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Nebr. State Historical Society VOL. NO. LIV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1938. NO. 52 Miss Alice Eaton an Old Resident, Dies at Omaha Resident fo This City for Practi cally a Lifetime Passes Away Following Stroke. Miss Alice Florence Katon, 75, died Sunday night at Omaha, her passing following a stroke earlier in the day and from which she had failed to rally and gradually sinking into the last long rest. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Eaton, who leaving their New England homes moved to the south where on Septem ber 12. 1862, at Florence. Alabama, she was born. With the civil war raging the family, staunch anti slavery believers were forced to flee to the north. The family came to the new territory of Nebraska at an early day and located here. Mr. Eaton being extensively engaged in the land j business for several years. Miss Eaton was the last of her family, three brothers, Theodore, Frank and Fred, as well as the par ents, preceding her in death. There is surviving three nieces, Mrs. C. C. Wescott and Mrs. Frank L. Cummins of this city. Mrs. Maude Fricke of Lincoln and one nephew, Roy Eaton, residing in California. Miss Eaton was a member of the Episcopal church since her childhood and during the years that she made her home here was a well known figure in the social circles of the city. For a few -years Miss Eaton lived at Omaha with her cousins, Elizabeth and Kal Allen, later coming back here to reside. She just recently had gone to the Fontenelle Home for the Aged at Omaha. FUNERAL OF MISS EATON Frcm Tuesday' Dally This afternoon at the Sattler fun eral home the funeral services of the late Miss Alice F. Eaton were held and the simple and Impressive Episcopal burial service used for the last rites. The Rev. St. George Tyner. assist ant rector of Trinity Cathedral of Omaha, celebrated the office for the dead. Mrs. John E. Schuts gave the hymn, "Asleep in Jesus" during the services with E. H. Wescott as the accom panist for the song. The interment was at Oak Hill cemetcry in the west part of the city braska vs. C. O. Herman, was start- j Ham Gannay. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Phil where others of the family are at the ! ed in the county court before Judge jHps and family of this city and the last rest. The pall bearers were old A. H. Duxbury. This v. as a complaint Brown family comprised the enjoy- friends of the family. C. C. and E. II. Wt-Gcott. Fritz Fricke. Fred P. Busch. A. L. Tidd and E. H. Schul hof. RETURNS FROM WEST Miss Esther Oltjebruns has re-; turned from a two weeks' vacation of Mr. Clary will be taken, his phy-; trip to Wrav. Colorado, Denver and'sical condition being such that he Green River, Wyoming. She visited could not attend court, friends at these points and s.'.w the j Going to the bedside of the sick many beautiful and interesting man the court opened its sessions points in these states. Most inter-land the ailing man, storm center of esting mountain to Miss Altjenbruns ' the case, declined to make any sJate was that on which the airliner was'ioent. lost for so long. Troops from Green River helped to locate the plane. CALLED WEST BY DEATH Mr. and Mrs. George E. Nickles, of Murray, on returning home Wed nesday night after a trip out in the j state, found a messaee announcing the death of Arley Perry, uncle it Mrs. Nickles which occuired at his home in Holbrook, Nebraska, yester day. They left this morning for the west part of the state to attend the funeral services. POSTPONE BARBECUE The barbecue that was to have been given by the extension clubs of near Murray and Union, sponsored by the Social Circle club, on next Tues day has been postponed. This was necessary by reason of sickness among Social Circle club members. CARD OF THANKS We wish to take this means to thank our friends and neighbors for their comforting expression of sym pathy during our bereavement. It will always be held In grateful re membrance. Diekman Families. VISITS WITH OLD FRIEND Dr. G. H. Gilmore of Murray was given a very pleasant surprise a few days ago when an old friend and schoolmate in medical college, Dr. F. E. Wideman. of Terre Haute, Indiana, in company with Mrs. Wideman, stopped at Murray. It had been forty-live years since the two men had met and it was a very pleasant gathering and the re counting of old times and the ex periences that both have had since their school experiences. Dr. Wide man is a great traveler and has been all over the world several times in the interest of his study. "Medicine and the Savages," this taking him to all parts of the world and into many strange countries. Well Known Young People Married Today Miss Lucille Case and Mr. Harold Chandler Married at the St. John's Parish House. From Tuesflay's Dally At nine o'clock this morning Mr. Harold Chandler aud Miss Lucille Case were married. The wedding took place at the St. John's parish house with Father Robert Salmon conducting the ceremony. The bride and groom were attend ed by Miss Gertrude Brink and Mr. William Woolcott. The bride was dressed in white with white acces sories aud her bridesmaid in blue with white accessories. ine young people are very popular baby.B father. On Saturday, July 30, and have a great many friends in 1938 as the sun was peacefully low the community who will wish them!erinp: in the west y.'arden passed much happiness. Miss Case is thc!aw-ay. 1 daughter of A. R. Case and has been j surviving him are his wife and employed in the offices of Drs. L. S. Pucelik and W. V. Ryan. Mr. Chand ler Is employed at the' BREX shops. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Chandler. The happy couple left immediately after the marriage ceremony for honeymoon trip into South Dakota, former home of the groom. Upon their return they will start house keeping in the home they purchased and which is furnished and ready for their occupation. I HEAR CASE AT WEEPING WATER; From Monday. Dally This morning the preliminary hear-jthur ling in the case of the State of that charged the defendant with piac-jauie ticing medicine and treating an aged man named Clary at Weeping Wa ter. v After evidence of witnesses was taken here, the court and the wit-1 nesses and attorneys all drove to ; Weeping Water where the deposition ; In view of the lack of supporting evidence the case was dismissed by Jude Duxbury. VISIT AT ATCHISON Sunday Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Rea, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Nov.actk and Mrs. Charles Vitoucek of this city and Mr- and Mrs- scar White of maha Robert Rea and Edwin Hiber. mo tored to Atchison. Kansas, where they spent the day. They visijed the St. Benedict's college and convention of the Benedictine Sisterhood. Constance Rea and Pauline Now acek are members of the sisterhood and Faustine Nowacek is entering on 'his work for the priesthood of the Catholic church at the Kansas school. MAKE GUILTY PLEA This morning In the county court Clifford and Ralph Eaton, two local youths, were arraigned on a com plaint charging that they had stolen four chickens, the property of Dick Baker, a resident of near Kenosha. The two were bound over to the dis trict court for trial at the next term. It is expected that other arrests will be made in connection with the case. Sketch of Life of James Warden Heebner Native of Nehawka Who Passed Away Sunday at Omaha Where He Had Made His Home. James Warden Heetmer. son Henry and Mary Warden Heebner, was born in Nehawka. Nebraska, on February 22, 1901. On February 1C, 1P02. only den's first lew days before War - birthday, his mother, i Mary Heebner, died. He with his brother. Clarence, only a few years ! Carl's Market will remain in the pres older. was taken into the home of!enl location and the new store is a his mother's sisters, Misses Kate, 'separate organization entirely. Fannie and Nannie Warden and their! brother. Hugh. In this home Warden j lived through a happy childhood and grew to manhood amid the great, protection and care of his three de voted aunts and uncle. lie received his education in the Nehawka schools with the exception of a short time when' he attendod the Union school while living with his uncle. Hugh Warden and family t on a farm near there. 1 Employment has taken him away j from Nehawka for several years. He has lately been employed as chef in the Coffee Shop of the Paxton Hotel i in Omaha. On February 12. 193G, at Wayne. Nebraska, he was united in mar riage to Miss Bessie Middleton. To this union great joy and happiness came, just three weeks ago with the birth of a baby daughter, Jean Ann. aqua!This happiness was soon blighted by the sudden illness and death of the baby daughter, Jean Ann; brother, Clarence of Imperial, Nebr. ; his fath er, Henry Heebner of Murray; his aunts, the Misses Warden; an uncle, Hugh Warden of Union; one nephew, several aunts, uncles and cousins a,and a host of friends ENJOY FAMILY PICNIC Sunday the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown, near Union, was the scene of a very pleasant family gathering in honor of a number of the relatives here from Missouri to sPend a few da"9- Mr- and Mrs- Ar" Wynes and family of Mountain Ne-jLrove. .Missouri. Air. ana Airs. u picnic parij. HOME FROM SAD MISSION Mr. and Mrs. William Rice re- turned home Monday night from were' called Sioux City where ' tne deatn or tnelr son-in-law, can Mathison, who died the last of the week following an operation. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock -from the An derson funeral home. The interment was at Onawa, Iowa, with the Ma sonic lodge having charge at the grave. RECEIVE SAD NEWS Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holmes of this city received the sad message last night of the death at Haddon Field, New Jersey, of their .three-year-old granddaughter, Lillian Annette Holmes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Holmes. The little one died from a very severe stomach illness. Mrs. J. W. Holmes departed this morning on No. C over the Burlington for New Jersey to attend the funeral. CHECK UP CHICKEN THIEVES From Tuesday's Da!v Sheriff Homer Sylvester and ' De puty Cass Sylvester were out last evening checking over a number of the farms near this city where rather suspicious looking characters had been reported as having been nego tiating for the purchase of chickens. The officers failed to find any trace of the parties. CANDIDATE VISITS HERE Ray E. Norris of near Weeping Water was a visitor here Tuesday. Ray is a prominent farmer and Is running a good race for county commissioner. TO OPERATE NEW STORE The new store which- is to be opened in the Hatt building, while it is to be operated by Carl Oschlager, it is not the stock of Carl's Market and which is not to be moved from the present location in the Bekins ibuilding but continued there by Mr. Oschlager. The new store will be the White Spot Food Market and will be oper- oi'ated as a strictly casn ana carry j business and according to the plans will comprise a large'stock of fruits, vegetables and canned goods of all jkinds, the stock being kept strictly j up-to-date. The public is urged to note that Select Music Teacher for the Local Schools David Fowler, Jr., of Fremont Elected to Succeed Lee Meyers in Teaching Post. Isi The board of education in com- j pleting vacancies in the city teach-! ling force, has selected David Fowler, I Jr., of Fremont as music teacher in j the senior and junior high schools, to take up his duties at the opening of school early in September. Mr. Fowler is a University of Ne braska man and majored ip music at I the university, having also taken English as one of his chief studies. Mr. Fowler comes to the Platts- I mouth sthools very highly recom j mended and should be a splendid ad dition to the teaching force and prove a very capable successor of a series of able and talented teachers. RETURNING FROM BRUISE. The members of the party of U. S. midshipmen who have been on the summer chuise of the Atlantic, are expected to arrive back at Hampton Roads. Virginia. Saturday or Sun day. Among the party of midshipmen is James M. Robertson. II, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robertson of this . city. Mr. Robertson' has nad tne pleasure of a leave and visit at the ancestral home of the Robertsons in the Scottish highlands. He was given leave at Portsmouth and pro ceeded by train to Perth, Scotland, near where the late James M. Robert son, his grandfather was born. Dis tant cousins were living there and - showed the American member of the family a delightful time in visiting the points of interest in that historic part of Scotland and he was given the privilege of visiting the home where his ancestors had made their home for many years. It was a real treat that he will long very pleasant ly remember. SECURE CHICKEN THIEF Sheriff Homer Sylvester and De puty Sheriff Cass Sylvester were busy Sunday rounding up a case of chicken stealing which had occurred at the farm of Dick Baker south of this city. The sheriff enlisted the services of the state highway patrol and who later located the parties sought, at Nebraska City where they had taken the chickens for disposal. Clifford Eaton, who resided here, is alleged to be the ringleader in the affair and it is expected that com plaint will be filed against him. INJURED BY AUTO Prom Monday's Daily Mrs. W. H. Ofe and daughter, Mrs. , Richard Lind. departed this morning for Sioux City, Iowa, to visit their son and hi other, Arthur Ofe and family. A few days ago Ronnie Ofe, 3. son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ofe, suffered cuts about the face and head when he was struck near 14th and Grand view boulevard in Sioux City, by an auto. VISIT AT OMAHA Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kopischka were in Omaha Sunday to visit Mrs. Fred Druker and new daughter in the hospital there. They also spent a time with Mrs. Kopischka's aunt and in the evening all motored to Platts-mouth. Complete Changes in the Elmwood Bank ! New Officers Selected as John F. Cobb Disposes fo His Interests in the Institution. Some time ago the retirement of John F. Cobb, veteran banker and resident of Elmwood was made, Mr. Cobb and Mrs. Bess Streeter Aldrich, who have controlled the bank, dis posing of their interests. Before Mr. Cobb entered the bank ing business he was a prominent business man, having been a regis tered pharmacist and also engaged in traveling for a number of the lead ing wholesale drug houses. In IS 09 he and his brother-in-law. Captain Aldrich, purchased the Am erican Exchange bani: at Elmwood and which he has served as president over a thirty year periol and which 'duties he now lays down to his asso j ciates in the bank. The new officers of the bank as announced are Guy L. Clements, president; Emily Gonzales, cashier; Aletha McCartney, assistant direc tors. The board of directors com prises Guy L. Clements, chairman; Aletha McCartney, secretary; Frank Schulze. Fred Schulz. Emily Gon zales. All of the officers have been (Connected with the bank for a num- I ber of years. TELL OF TRAVELS Vacation days filled the larger part of the Rotary program Tues day at the weekly luncheon at the Stewart cafe, as many of the mem bers are still away to enjoy a rest and others have returned well pleased with the outings they have alreads enjoyed. President Arthur Troop told of the work of the district convention at Hastings and the many points of In terest that had been brought up for the consideration of the members. Frank A. Cloidt, who has just re cently returned from a trip to the ! Pacific northwest and Canada was called upon and gave a very inter esting account of his trip and con tacts that he had with Canadian Ro tarians at Calgary and other points where he had stopped. The trip had been very interesting and Mr. Cloidt gave many of the chief places of in terest that the family had visited. FEELS DEEP APPRECIATION Otto Schliscl:e, owner of one of the properties on Wintersteen Hill, saved from destruction by fire by the prompt action of the Plattsmouth volunteer fire department, is most ap preciative of the services of the fire men. Mr. Schliscke not only is feeling a great deal of appreciation at the fine work of the firemen, but is ex pressing it in a practical way. He is donating the sum of $10 to the fire department for their fund and to help them in their organization. This expression of appreciation is given in the true generous spirit of the donor for the fine work that fire men had given not only in this one case but in many others. PEEPERS REPORTED from Monday's Ds-lly Residents in the vicinity of Tenth and Granite reported last evening that some person was prowling about their places and attempting to peer in the windows of the houses. Offi- cers Pickrel and Johnson responded and made a search of the surround- ings but without locating any trace of the supposed snoopers. SELECT NEW TEACHER The board of education held a meeting Monday afternoon and made selection of a new teacher for the local grade schools, selecting Laurene Cummins, now teaching in the Cedar Creek schools, as the new teacher. This selection will fill a vacancy at the Wintersteen Hill school. VISIT IN THE WEST John Cloidt Jr. and John Brink are enjoying a camping trip through the west. They have visited at Wood River, Denver, Estes Park and Chey enne and expect to visit at many other Interesting places In the west. FORMER PASTOR HERE Rev. Harold Sortor, pastor of the First Methodist church of this city for several years, was in the city Monday afternoon to spend a few hours with the old friends and mem bers of the church. Rev. Sortor is now located at East St. Louis, Illi nois, where he has charge of a large church, one of the leading Methodist churches in that section of Illinois. Rev. Sortor is en route to Denver, Colorado, where he will spend a few days and receive from the University of Denver his master of arts degree. Rev. Sortor on leaving the charge here was for several years in western Nebraska and from where he was called to the Illinois conference of the church. Drum Corps at Fremon it Convention March in Parade This Afternoon Wearing: King; Korn Karnival Badges on Uniforms. From Tuesdays Daily Mecca of several thousand Legion naires and Auxiliary members for the annual state convention, Fremont is packed to capacity today with peo ple to witness the colorful parade of Nebraska ex-service men, with their bands and drum corps. Plattsmouth is represented by a good sized delegation among them the regular convention delegates and alternates the Legion sponsored Jun ior Drum corps and many who come within the scope of "just visitors." Six regular delegates from the Legion Auxiliary and two from the Legion post have been there attend ing the sessions of these organiza tions and will remain until afted the election of officers and adjournment tomorrow. In addition nearly that many more wprp there Sunday to look around and enjoy themselves on the open ing day of the four day session. Always the most colorful of any of the convention days, parade day draws vast crowds and with auspic ious weather today will be no excep tion in Fremont. The Plattsmouth Junior drum and bugle corps got away around 7:30 or 8:00 o'clock this morning. Ar riving there by ten, the boys were guests at a picture show. Luncheon at 12:30 was followed by the task of dressing for parade and marching up Main street past the reviewing stand, along with a dozen or more other junior corps, some senior corps and several bands. The parade is describ ed in press reports as being one of the most colorful in all the nine teen preceding years the Legion has been holding these annual meetings. Other entertainment for the boys and dinnelr at 5:30. Besides their attractive uniforms, the Plattsmouth corps is wearing a King Korn badge on the blouse of each and every member, telling the world that our forthcoming seventh annual on Sept. 21 to 24, will be bigger and better than ever. It is good advertising for Plattsmouth to be represented by this fine Junior musical organization. GOES ON 4-H CAMP Ben Olive and Arthur Fitzpatrick of Weeping Water were in the city Sunday for a few hours, taking their sons. Geo. Olive. II. Neil Fitzpatrick, john wolph and Jack Herman to Camp Brewster where they are to !spend tne week at the 4-11 club Icamn Ben Olive starts today on his en larged mail route at Weeping Wa ter and which will give him a very large territory to cover, he taking over the area formerly served by E. B. Taylor and the addition of sev eral miles of new territory. TO VISIT IN COLORADO Eddie Todd of this city In com pany with his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Todd, of Ashland, are leaving on a motor trip to Colorado where they will visit old friends and take In the many places of interest. They expect to Btop for some time at Fort Morgan, and then drive on to the mountains for a visit. 1 Cass County Candidates for State Office W. B Banning: of Union for Treasurer and George E. Nickles of Mur ray, Lieutenant Governor. On the primary nanot that will be presented the democratic voters of Nebraska next Tuesday, will be the names of two men well known In all sections of Nebraska, residents of Cass county, in fact being natives of the sate and county. These two men are W. B. Banning, or "Bill" as he is best known to the thousands of friends, who makes his home at Union, a'nd George E. Nickles, of Murray, well known legislator and who is seeking the office of lieuten ant governor ;nd Mr. Banning that of state treasurer. With these two stalwart demo cratic leaders in the contest it would seem that the Cass county voters should give them their full support as representatives of our own county, and the opportunity to place a fellow citizen on the ballot in November. The candidates are men whose records speak of fearlessness and in tegrity in their past political offices, Mr. Banning, a distinguished figure in many terms in the state senate where he was democratic leader In the years when democrats were few, and in later years when the party had a decisive majority in the body. Regardless of politics the judgment of "Bill" was sought by leaders in the formulation of state policies. Hid later service was a further evidence of fearlessness when he defended his position and what he believed to be Just and right. George E. Nickles, a practical business man, successful in the con duct of 'tis own private affairs, a resident in an agricultural commun ity. Is seeking the lieutenant gover norship nomination next Tuesday. Mr. Nickles In his service in the legislature became one of the best versed members in the finances of the state and was in the forefront of securing needed reductions in appro priations from original estimates and without the crippling of any worthy institution or cause. His fairness would make him a fine presiding of ficer and his long experience a valu able man in time of conference. While there are other candidates for these offices, let us in Cass coun ty give our native sons a splendid and loyal support. WARD REUNION Seventy-nine members of the late Oliver Ward clan met at the Bethany park for a reunion on Sunday, July 31. The three surviving members of this pioneer family were present. They are Mrs. Emily Sayles of Waver ly, who is 89 years old, J. O., of Oconto and Charles of Elmwood. The deceased members whose fam ilies were represented were Marian, Henderson and Margaret Ward Liv ingston. Charles Ward, Jr.. and son. Gall of Caldwell, Kansas, came from the greatest distance. There was an impromptu program following the basket dinner, with a ball game later in the afternoon. At the business meeting Mrs. Carla Sack of Lincoln was elected presi dent and Mrs. Guy Ward of Lincoln secretary-treasurer. It was voted to hold another reunion on the last Sun day of July, 1939. at the same loca tion. CAFETERIA AND ICE CREAM St. Paul's Ladies Auxiliary are serving cafeteria lunch and ice cream at basement of St. Paul's church. Saturday, August C. Serving start at 5 o'clock. Sandwiches, potato salad, beet pickles, cake, pie, ice cream, cot fee and lemonade. Each article 5c. Your patronage appreciated. a3-3td-ltw IN SERIOUS CONDITION Charles Wolf, a well known resi dent of near Murray, is reported as being very seriously ill at his home. The patient seems to be suffering from the effects of being overheated and his condition is such that mem bers of the family have constantly been at his bedside.