THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1937.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOTONA1
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George A. Stites was looking after
come business matters in Omaha for
the afternoon Monday of this week
Miss Doris MitcheJl of Omaha and
a very close friend of Mary Becker
will be guest of her friend here for
Thanksgiving.
Henry H. Becker was shelling corn
for Lowell McQuin, the grain being
delivered to the Stites elevator for
shipment Monday of this week.
Edward Leach has just completed
the building of the old garage of Will
G. Cook and as well enlarging the
one already on the ground. This is to
accommodate the car and truck or
Mr. Cook.
L. R. Upton, jr., who is attending,
school at Lincoln, wa3 home for over
the latter portion of this week, ar
riving Wednesday evening and re
turing to Lincoln and his ftudies on
Sunday evening.
P. K. McGill and wife, former citi
zens of Cass county, making their
home near Union before they depart
ed for Kackentosh, South Dakota,
were visiting with friends in Union
and guests during their stay here at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. W. A.
Taylor.
Rue II. Fians and family of Syra
cuse were visiting in Union last Sun
day and while here were guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. Ray
Frans and were also attending the
celebration of the fiftieth anniver
sary of the organization of the Bap
tist church of Union.
Herman C. Ross who has been at
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an Uniana nospitai receiving treat-
ment, is reported as being in very j rick made a merry party who went
critical condition and while this is to Lincoln last Saturday and enjoy
so he is making a wonderful fight ; ed the game between the Cornhuskers
to regain his health and his many
friends are hoping that he may soon
ha nliiA tn ivinriio hmnp with the
battle won for the return of his trip and the cold to see this game
health. (Note Mr. Ross died later. ' which Nebraska won 2S to 0.
See the account of his death else-
where in this issue). i Two Honorary Members Present.
I Mesdames Jennie Frans. 8S. and
Entertains Teachers. for 50 years clerk of the Union Bap-
Miss Nola Banning was home for t5st cnurch and Mrs. Rachel Pell, 95
the week-end last week, she being a ast summer were selected as guests
teacher at Nebraska City, and was at tie 50th anniversary celebration,
accompanied by some ten teachers of;?,irS- Frans was not able to be in
the Nebraska City schools, st ring sup- attendance last Sunday, while Grand
per to them and as well to her friends j mother Pell, though 95. was in at-
here. Miss Hetty 1 pton. uaugnter 01
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Upton.
Phillip Rihn Improving.
Phillip Rihn who has been home
now nearly two weeks, while he is !
kept to his bed, is showing good im-
provement. and while the process has:
been slow he is showing much more t
strength and has promise of continued
improvement. However he has far to
go yet before he regains what he lost
in the serious hemorrhage.
Sustains Severe Injuries.
While Mrs. C. F. Harris was work
ing about the home last week she
stepped out of the door and her feet
slipped on an icy portion of the pave
ment she was hurled to the ground
with one leg turned under her as she
fell, greatly injuring the member.
It was feared at first that it might) An organization was completed
be fractured but after several days j wjth a membership of eleven as fol
she was able to walk with some diffi-!ows: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Frans. Mr.
culty and is now showing good gains.
Enjoyed Oyster Supper Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lidgett were
host and hostess at their home in 1
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MotheC heed the urgent advice
of doctors and hospitals: do as
they do; give your baby a daily
body-rub with the antiseptic oil
that chases away germs, and
keeps the skin safe That means
Mennen Antiseptic Oil. It's used
by nearly all maternity hospitals.
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Union Last Saturday evening when
they had as their guests Mrs. Lidgetts
mother, Mrs. Martha Lynn, the fam
ily of Henry H. Becker and Mr. and
Mrs. Glen Hoback, and as well Henry
Lidgett who a short time ago return
ed from serving a four year term in
the U., S. navy. A most delightful
evening was spent and all thorough
ly enjoyed the very pleasant evening
and-the fine oyster supper.
Eetter Watch. Your Step.
The new patrolmen for the high
ways which the new license is to pay
for. have been appointed and are now
on the job. They will see that the
excessive speeding will be kept in
control, that passing of other cars
will not be allowed on hills, inter
sections and curves, and that all cars
are equipped with good lights, brakes,
windshield wipers and a number of
other things, a copy of which was
given to all as they took their exam
ination for drivers' license. That this
should be done is evident when one
sees the amount of deaths that occur.
Our neighbor state of Iowa had last
week but 15 less than 500 deaths for
the current year and it is expected
the first of the year will show an
amount over the 500 mark.
Red Cross Going Strong.
On Monday of this week there had
been an answer to the Red Cross roll
call of 4S members and it is con
fidently expected that the number for
Union will reach the desired goal of
60 by Thursday night.
Attended Football Game.
Dr. R. R. Andersen. Eugene Roddy,
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and the team from the Hawkeye
state. They say that while it was
pretty rougn u was wen norm me
tendance
Union Baptist Church History.
In the fall of 1S87, at about the
same time the village of Union start-
e(j, a Baptist minister of King City,
Mo., by the name of W. G. Ball, came
to this locality to conduct a series of
special meetings, preaching in what
j3 known as the Taylor school house.
During his stay here he discovered
there were a number of Baptists in
and around Union so there was a
movement- set on foot to organize a
Baptist church.
On November 30th of the same year
a meeting was called in the home
of Henry Moore who at that time re
sided in the old house on the Karry
Frans farm, now owned and farmed
by Harry Gabelman, one mile east of
Union.
;and j,Trs. Henry Moore, Mr. and Mrs.
i Benjamin Frans, Mr. and Mrs. M. N.
Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frans and
Thomas Baker. Wm. Frans, who had
hpen made a deacon in Missouri be
fore coming to Nebraska, was elected
deacon of this organization and
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Too often the honeymoon ex
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tongue of a throe-quarter wife. The
wise woman never lets her husband
know by outward sign that she is
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For t hree generations one woman
has told another how to go "smil
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helps Nature tone up the system,
thus lessening the discomforts from
the functional disorders wluca
women must endure in the three
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proaching "middle age."
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Laughing Around the World
With IRVIN S. CObB
How Time Flies, To Be Sure!
By IRVIN S. COBB
AS I was told the story, a neffro in Sunflower County, Mississippi,
was tried and convicted of murder and sentenced for a certain date.
After he had been returned to his cell to await the time of execution
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it would appear that he practically was forgotten. The lawyer, who
had been appointed by the court to defend him, lost interest in the case.
He neither moved for a new trial nor did he take an appeal from the
Time slipped bv until, finally, it dawned upon the condemned darky
that, unless he took steps in his own behalf, Fomcthmjr of a highly un
pleasant nature shortly would be harper.mg. S-, he sat down and himself
wrote a letter to the governor of the state, reading as follows:
"Dere Guvnor: , . A, . , ,
"Th" w'iti folks is pot me in jaH here at this place and
I is in the middle of a right bad fix. So I tcks my .Pen in hand
to ax you idea?'-, M-'ster guvner, to do something fur me right
aW!1"Rfcni::p fW V fixin' to hang: me on Friday. And here
'tis Wednesday aW-ly!"
served in that position until his
death many years later. Mrs. Jennie
Frans was elected church clerk at
this meeting and has served in that
capacity continuously since and is the
only surviving charter member.
Rev. Thomas Stevenson, pastor of
the Baptist church at Weeping Water,
was called to preach for the church at
Union, doing so on Sunday after
noons, returning for the evening ser
vice at Weeping Water.
In the summer of I88S a church
building was erected and dedicated
free of debt. During the time the
building was under construction,
meetings were held in some of the
business buildings that were being
built in the new town and whenever
weather conditions would permit, ser
vices were held out of doors. After
completion of the church building a
revival meeting was conducted by
Rev. Thomas Stevenson and Rev. T.
K. Tyson and quite a number of
members were added to the church.
As time went on two more deacons
were elected to serve with Wm. Frans,!
they being T. J. O'Day and James
Talkington. each serving until mov-1
ing from the community. After the
death of Wm. Frans, his son Harry I
Frans was elected deacon to to serve I
111 his fathers place, a position he
filled credibly until his death, when
Mr. Charles Garrison was appointed
deacon, to fill the vacancy caused by
the removal of Mr. T. J. O'Day, in
which position he still serves.
Mr. John Niday was elected dea
con after the death of Harry Frans
and was a loyal and faithful servant
the remainder of his life.
Shortly after the church was start
ed a Sunday school was organized
and Thomas Baker was elected the
first superintendent and was followed
by Dr. Wiggins who served in that
capacity for some time. Robert Frans
was elected later and served for more
than twenty years.
During the fifty years existence of
this church it has had fifteen pastors
and has had the honor of having two
of its members ordained to the min
istry, they being. Rev. W. A. Taylor
of Union, who served as its pastor
for a number of years and Rev. Rufus
Keysor, now pastor of the First Bap
tist church of Grand Junction, Colo.
The church also has the distinction
of having one ot the oldest, if not
the oldest Baptist in the state as a
member, that being Mrs. Rachel Pell
who was 95 years old last July.
In 1917 the original frame church
building was razed and a modern
brick building erected and dedicated
to take its place. Rev. Ray York
preached Mie dedicatory sermon, this,
building also being dedicated free of
debt, and it is the hope and prayer of
all, that fifty years hence the Baptist
church of Union will still be an active
organization, devotedly serving the
Master, teaching and preaching His
gospel whenever and wherever pos
sible.
The Rev. W. M. Tark of Omaha de
livered the address last Sunday, cele
brating the passing of the golden an
niversary of the organization of this
church. Mrs. Jennie Frans, who has
been the church clerk for 50 years, on
accouut of her delicate health, was
not able to attend the celebration of
the church which she had served so
long and so faithfully.
Wedded at the Parsonage.
On last Saturday afternoon there!
appeared at the home of Rev. and!
RICHARD L. KING
Architect and Builder
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6feKt:t on time
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Mrs. W. A. Taylor Miss Emma J. Tig
ner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Tigner of Plattsmouth and Mr. Fran
cis R. Akensen, both of Plattsmouth
and desired to be married. They were
accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. George
Jordan,' also of Plattsmouth who act
ed as witnesses to the happy event.
The groom is son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Akensen, formerly re
siding near Weeping Water. Rev.
Taylor performed the ceremony in his
usual pleasant manner. The happy
couple will make their homo in Platts
mouth. Thanksgiving in Omaha.
C. H. Whitworth, the second trick
man of the Mo. Pacific station and
his family are enjoying today a visit
in Omaha and a dinner at the Rome
hotel.
Burglars Touch tip Pool Hall.
Late last week during the wee sma'
hours when the town was peacefully
sleeping some mauraders entered the
amusement parlor of Raymond Bram
blett and proceeded to appropriate the
slot machine, carrying it away and
taking the same to a spot near the
Union school where it was wrecked
and the contents taken. The amount
of money in the machine could not
be determined. There were also a
few things missing like a few pack
ages of cigarettes and other articles.
but not to amount to a great deal.
Missouri Pacific Improvements.
The Missouri Pacific railroad, in
an effort to make ends meet, have
been considering for some time the
institution of some mechanical coal
chutes for the handling of coal for
the engines. They arrived in Union
last Monday and some twenty work
men with their wives to remain in
Union for the remainder of the year
and they will build and install a
mechanical coal chutes. The chutes
are installed in a solid foundation of
concrete and are to be mechanical
in every respect and will require no
hand labor.
See the goods you buy. Catalog
descriptions are alluring enough,
but how about the goods when
you net them?
Walter H. Smith
LAWYER
Plattsmouth State Bank Building
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
NOVJ A&aW AC C OOWl
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EAGLE NEHS ITEMS
Mrs. E. R. Dana of Lincoln was in
Eagle Monday of this week looking
after business.
The Trinity Lutheran Aid held a
food sale at the Eagle firehouse Ia6t
Saturday afternoon.
F. A. Paine enjoyed having hie
brother from Elwood visit him sev
eral days last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Thomson and
son, Gary from Palmyra spent Sun
day at the J. L. Wall home.
The Blackbird club was entertain
ed at the home of Mrs. Howard Stege
near Elmwood last Friday evening.
Mrs. Talmage Norris of Fairmont
and Mrs. Frank Deason of Lincoln
visited relatives and friends in Eagle
last Sunday.
Mrs. Floyd Dysart was taken tc
Lincoln General hospital la6t week.
She was operated upon the latter part
of last week.
A son was born Monday, Novem
ber 22nd to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Um
land. Both mother and son are get
ting along nicely.
Mrs. Lydia Muenchau and Miss
Lillie Muenchau of Elmwood visit
ed at the W. E. Mdenchau home last
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hoffmeister
of Weeping Water visited Monday aft
ernoon with Mrs. Anna Earl and Mr.
and Mrs. Will Hudson.
Mrs. A. M. Longman was hostess
to the ladies of the Eastern Star Ken.
sington at her home on Wednesday
afternoon of last week.
Word comes from Charles Palmer
and Lloyd Trumble, who are located
near Mitchell. Nebraska, with the
CCC, that they are enjoying their
work.
Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Oberle on Tuesday evening of
last week were Mr. and Mrs. Will
Ossenkop of Walton and Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Hursh.
Ernie Thomas and family moved
into the Althouse residence last Sat
urday. Mr. Thomas will be employed
with the TVA group who are working
in this locality.
Miss rauliue Wall went to the
Bryan Memorial hospital last Thurs
day and underwent an appendicitis
operation Friday morning. She is re
covering nicely.
Mrs. N. E. Van Sickle of Farragut.
Iowa, and her son, G. R. Van Sickle
of Millburn, New Jersey, spent Wed
nesday of last week with Mrs. Saah
Keil and Dorothea.
Mrs. Irene McFall and Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde West and family had as their
guests last Sunday at dinner Rev.
and Mrs. D. E. Springer and Mr. and
Mrs John Fischer and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Umland and
son left Saturday for Venango where
they expect to visit over the Thanks
giving holiday with Mrs. Umland's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pump and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Sexson return
ed to Nebraska the first part of this
week from an extended visit with
their daughter, Mrs. Verle Rosenow
and family in California. They are
expected home soon.
Mrs. Paul Sutton spent several days
last week in Lincoln with her sis
ter, Mrs. Floyd Fisbee and Mr. Fris
bee Maria Mae, stayed at the home
of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Francke while her mother
was in Lincoln.
W. C. T. TJ. Entertained.
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. were
pleasantly entertained at the home
of Mrs. Perry Colbert near Lincoln
last Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Irene McFall led an interest
ing discussion, the topic of which was
"Thanksgiving."
Visitors were Mrs. Clifford Doran
and Mrs. B. H. Root.
The hostess served delicious re
freshments. Methodist Church Notes.
10 a. m. Sunday school.-'
11 a. m. Morning worship.
7 p. m. Epworth League.
Dr. Hunter from Nebraska Wes
leyan University will have charge of
the morning service and Dr. F. M.
Gregg will give a temperance lec
ture Sunday evening.
The public is always welcome to
attend all the services. Donald
Springer, pastor.
Whether your printing job is
large or small, it will receive our
prompt attention. Call No. 6.
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Murray
Henry Vest was visiting friends in ,
Nebraska City last Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Brendel and son,
Richard of Lincoln arrived in Mur
ray on Wednesday and will remain
the rest of the week.
Eugene Fitch and son were in
Plattsmouth where they were attend
ing a community sale which was
staged there last week.
Tommy and George Troop were in
Plattsmouth Monday of this week
looking after some business matters
and visiting with friends.
In the taking of the unemployment
census in Murray, Postmaster Spang
ler reported that there were about
fifty of the reports sent in.
Mrs. C. E. Carroll who has been
spending the past wee't Mith her son.
Ern Carroll and family of Omaha, re
turned home last Saturday.
Joseph Deitl of near Weeping Wa
ter was looking after some business
and meeting his friends here last
Monday.
Robert Bestor and wife of Platts
mouth were guests for the day last
Monday at the home of the parents
of Mrs. Bestor, Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Troop.
Herman Meisinger was in Murray
last Monday morning securing a fat
porker from a farmer near here
which he will butcher for his win
ter's meat.
Charles Herren of Plattsmouth was
a visitor at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. W. L. Renner and family for
Saturday and Sunday, returning home
Funday evening.
J. R. Mayfield of near Weeping
Water was a business visitor in Mur
ray Monday of this week, meeting
his many friends and looking after
business matters.
Joseph Richter was in Omaha last
Friday to see his friend. Harry Noell,
who is making satisfactory progress
at the Clarkson hospital since his,Sonie ti:ne ago tne church at that
operation last week. 'place burned and a new church build-
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Troop and their ! ing hag beeu erected as well as the
sons. Thomas and George were visit- parsonage rebuilt. As Rev. Stuart and
ing for the day last Sunday at thejfamiv had a residence here, they did
home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Troop ; not move at the Ume of aocepting the
at their home in Syracuse. , new charge.' but awaited the comple-
Postmaster C. D. Spangler and wife !tion of tho parsonage and church be
and Mrs. Margaret Todd and son, Dick fore movjn They were moved over
were guests for the day and a very;to their new home in Iowa where they
fine dinner last Sunday at the home:are now n;ceiy Settled in their new
of John A. uavis and his two aaugn -
ters.
Miss Freda Crunk, manager of the
Murray telephone exchange was a
visitor at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. D Crunk of near
Union where she spent Sunday and
enjoyed the visit very much.
Will L. Seyboldt who is one of the
regular jury of the district court was
in Plattsmouth Monday and was for
tunate in that he has not been kept
over night on any case, but some
times rather late in the evening.
Mrs. Edina Deles Dernier has just
had a new heating plant installed in
her home here, it being a hot air fur
nace, and which she is liking very
much. The installation was made by
the Bauer company of Plattsmouth.
Mj-s. Thomas Jennings who has
been kept to her bed for many months
seems in about the same condition
and while she is kept to her home and
bed seemed very cheerful under the
circumstances.
J. H. Burton, who has been con
fined to his bed for a long period of
time cn account of a fractured hip
bone, has to remain in bed most of
the time, only sitting up long
enough to have his bed made. He is
a very patient sufferer and seems
very cheerful when his friends come
to visit him.
Soliciting for Bed Cross.
Dr. and Mrs. G. If. Gilmore have
been giving a good deal of their time
to the cause of the Red Cross and
have been soliciting members. The
Red Cross needs all the money they
can get and find it most welcome in
relieving human suffering.
This is the Rumor.
The report comes from the north
eastern portion of the state, that
where there were beavers some years
ago they had disappeared and that
Your insurance may
have been adequate
when you bought it,
but does it meet your
present values?
Scarl S. Davis
OFFICKSi :D FLOOR
Platts. State Bank BIdg.
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just this fall they have returned and
are building dams across the streams
and are very active. Tire report also
that the Indians have a tradition that
when the beavers are active the fol-
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good crop year. Now let us see what
happens.
Minister for Christian Church.
At a meeting of the official board
and the -members of the Christian
church following the worship hour
last Sunday the church extended a
call to the Rev. Smith who has been
supplying here for some time past.
tn ministpr for the mr.rnintr services
, as thpy nm hQld evening
worship at this time. He begins his
regular work the coming Lord's day.
Worked at Plattsmouth
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Merritt and Mrs.
Vesta Clark were in Plattsmouth last
Saturday where they had a house to
paper and remained until late Satur
day night as they did not complete
the work, returning again Monday
'morning to finish the job. Mrs. Clark
visited at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Edgar Newton while there.
Visited at Nebraska City.
Mr. and Mrs. George E. Nickles
who took advantage of the lack of
clients at the lumber yard and both
worked during the forenoon and get
ting a good deal of the book work
done, and as they were both working
they did not have time to get their
Sunday dinner, so went to Nebraska
City where they enjoyed a very fine
Sunday dinner.
To Make Home in Iowa.
Rev. J. C. Stuart who was min
ister for the First Presbyterian
church in Murray for a number of
years, coming here about twelve years
ago and serving as pastor here, some
time ago accepted a call to the min
istry at Pratt Creek at a mission
church some SO miles from Iowa City.
;hom,, It is ,vilh rf,crrct that the'r
many friends here see them depart,
but are wishing them success in the
new charge.
Getting Along Nicely.
Harry Noell who has sustained re
peated attacks of appendicitis, after
a very severe attack last week was
taken to the Clarkson hospitla at Om
aha where he underwent an oper
ation and since has been making very
good improvement. Mrs. Noell has
made daily trips to the hospital to see
the husband and with the many
friends is much pleased at the very
fine progress he is making.
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