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i THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1939. P1AXTS1I0TTTH SEMI - WEEKLY J0TJRI7A1 PAGE THEEE ! i Anniversary of First Legal Cass County Hanging Harry Hill Executed at County Jail Here for Murder of matt AKe son, March 1, 1895. From Wsdnesflay's DaTty Today marks the forty-rourth an niversary of the first and only legal execution in Cass county, when Harry Hill was hanged by the neck in the yard of the Ca$;s county jail in this city on March I, 1893. The crime for which Hill was executed was that of the murder of Matt Akeson, a well known farmer of ami r h of Louisville, in the fall of 1893, the execution culminating the legal battle that had been made to keep Hill from the scafl'old Hill, with a companion, John Ben- well, had come to the Akeson home and hired out to help in the corn gathering, working for a couple of days and then quitting their em ployer. Iater the same evening Hill and Benwell again visited the home and entered as the Akeson family were at supper. The two men entered and commanded the members of the Akeson family to hold up their hands, at the same time starting firing with a revolver. Matt Akeson, the father, was shot through the left side, severing the main artery to his heart, causing instant death. Another shot struck the son in the abdomen. The two' men. Hill and Benwell, were arrested sometime later, hiding under a bridge in the Manley-Weep-ing Water -community. Sheriff Wil liam Tighe and a pose making the capture. The trial of the case was one of the most sensational in Cass county history. Judge S. M. Chapman pre siding on the bench and Harvey D. Travis, later a district judge was the prosecuting attorney, while Mat thew Gerin brilliant criminal law- yer, was delegated to carry on the defense. In the course of the period from the conviction to the final judgment of the supreme court Judge Travis and Mr. Tighe retired from office, and at the time of the execution in March 1895, J. C. Eikenbary was the sheriff that had charge of the hanging. The execution was witnessed by a large number of persons, admitted by the card of Sheriff Eikenbary, it being held in the yard of the old Jail, then located on Pearl street be tween Third and Fourth streets. One of those who witnessed the execu- Hon was Judge C. L. Graves, then a newspaper man at Union. Later the body was taken to the undertaking rooms of J. I. Unruh, in where is now located the Schmidt mann store, a crowd of some 2,000 passing through to gaze on the body of the unfortunate man. This is re called by Anton Trilety of this city who was then an assistant of Mr. Unruh in his business. Benwell received a life sentence and was in years laler given a par don and released. A "WHALE" OF A DIFFERENCE A Little Paint, Properly Applied, on a Lady's Face or the Interior or the Exterior of a Building Makes a "Whale" of a Difference. During the depression many build ings were neglected E.nd are now bad ly in need of Paint and Wall Paper. THE GOBELMAN PAINT STORE, Phone 580 at Plattsmouth. has the stock and equipment to serve you satisfactorily. Spring is "just around the corner." Undoubtedly you will want to bright en up your home and other buildings a bit. Mr. and Mrs. Gobelman, who have been in this business at Platts mouth for over 30 years, invite you to drop In to discuss your needs and to form your plans. Prices are on the up grade, place your contract with him now and se cure a big dollar's worth for your money. Nothing improves the ap pearance of a place like a good coat coat of paint or wall paper. Paint also protects the surface and is really a profitaBle investment. MR. GOBEL MAN carries a larf.e stock and will gladly assist you with your selection. His experience is to your advantage, as he is a specialist in his line and there are many examples of his abil ity throughout this community. Fig ure with GOBELMAN, who ha3 Cass county's leading paint store, on your next Job and you will be highly pleased. W-e take pleasure in recom mending Gobelman 's Paint Store to our readers. BUY FROM A HOME OWNED CONCERN, and yon see what you are getting, and you'll save money too. 101 YEARS AGO John Deere, the village blacksmith at Grant Detour, 111., was called upon by his friend, Lewis Chandall make a "plow that would scour," or he threatened to "go back east.' Wood and cast iron plows refused to scour in the heavy Mid-Western soil. Mr. Deere was called to the saw mill to repair a broken shaft and saw a steel saw glittering in the sun. He then and there conceived the idea of a steel plow lay and perfected it. It worked efficiently and from such humble beginning there sprang up a great industry with John Deere im plements leading the field for more than a century, produced in eleven large factories devoted exclusively to their manufacture. Glen Vallery, your John Deer dealer in Plattsmouth (South fith Street, phone 92) invites you to drop in frequently and look over his large stock of implements and machinery regardless of whether or not you are in the market for new machinery. All the latest improvements in farm machinery will be found at GLEN VALLERY'S. His is one of the best known Implement Houses of this territory and provides farmers with the best implements at money-savin prices, specializing on service to the customers. In his many years in bus iness. Glen has never felt his obli gation ceased with the sale of a piece of machinery, but sees that you re ceive satisfactory service from all implements he sells. He also features genuine parts and a very prompt re pair service on all implements. Mr. Vallery also features Cooks paints, batteries and repairs and carries a fine line of oils and greases at very special prices at this time. YOUNG PEOPLE MARRIED Sunday afternoon at 4:30 at the home of the bride's parents in the south part of the city, occurred the marriage of Miss Anna Margaret Sell youngest daughter of Mrs. Carl Sell and Mr. John William Bressman, Jr., of Bellevue. son of Mr. and Mrs. John William Bressman, Sr. The impressive marriage service was conducted by Rev. J. W. Taenz ler, pastor of the First Christian church and a large group of the relatives of the young' people' were present from Omaha, Bellevue and this city. The young people were attended by Miss Lova Sell, sister of the bride as bridesmaid and Chester Bressman, brother of the groom as best man. Following the marriage ceremony the bridal party were entertained at luncheon at the Sell home Mr. and Mrs. Bressman are to make their home in Bellevue and expect to start housekeeping at once. ENJOYS FINE TRIP Miss Anne Knieke arrived home Sunday after a very enjoyable sight seeing trip to the west coast. Miss Knieke spent the past two weeks vacationing and touring the many high points in Wyoming, Utah, ar.d California. She had the pleasure of witnessing the World's Fair at San Francisco, California, this being the most thrilling part of the trip. While in Wyoming Miss Knieke had the pleasure of visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Albert, formerly of Plattsmouth, who were married just recently, Mrs. Albert being formerly Miss Esther Oltejenbruns, sister cf Mrs. Arnold Lillie of this city. In California she was a guest and visi tor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Will and family, former residents of Plattsmouth. Dr. and Mrs. Frank R. Molak and family had as Sunday guests and visitors Mr. and Mrs. Neil Finnegan, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Guld, Gerald Mc Ginn, Marion Grace Finnegan, and Mary Haney, all of Omaha, and Page Ilillsenbeck of Oxford, Indiana. PAYS Increased membership enables us to reduce interest rates from 5 to Effective Feb. 24, 1939 South Omaha Production Credit Association Z411 L Street, Omaha, Nebraska Many Attend Declamatory Monday Nigh Winners to Participate in the Dis trict Declamatory Contests Many Fine Numbers. From Tuesday's Dally Despite the disagreeable weather a large groun of the school friends and natrons attended the annual de clamatory contest last evening at the Plattsmouth high school auditorium at 7:30. The inclement weather forced many to remain home. John Jacobs opened the program with a beautiful solo, "The End of a Perfect Day." with Ruth Westover 3erving as the accompanist. The following is the program heard during the evening: John Tidball was the only con testant in the original oratory and 3poke on the topic "Democracy Dramatized." He will represent the school in the district contest. The contestants in the intepret- ative oratory were Gertrude Cloidt, who had as her subject, "The Cock tail Hour," and Stephen Devoe who spoke very convincingly on the sub ject, "The Lost Generation." In this division Devoe was the winner of first honors and Miss Cloidt second. Clayton Sack was the only con testant in the extemporaneous divi sion and spoke on the subject, "Agri cultural Problems in the United States." Mr. Sack spoke mainly on the rural electrification problems of the farm and told of the three power projects now in progress by the pub lic works administration. He will represent the school in the district contest. The humorous . division had four contestants and each performed their part well. The contestants were: Kathryn Brink, "Brotherly Love," Mary McCarrolI. "One Big Happy Family," Dorothea Duxbury, "As Mother Always Says," and Shirley Walling, "Robert Makes Love." Miss Walling was first in the judging and Miss McCarrolI awarded second. The sirfth division of the conlest was the oral interpretation of poetry and prose. This was a new section this year. The contestants drew two se lections an hour before the contest nd then chose one within ten min- ues- Th contestants read their se lection and were rated for inter pretation, enunciation and articu lation. The time limit was three min ites. This section comprised James Sandin who spoke on "The Value of the Union," Edythe Lushinsky spoke on "Speech in Reply to Debate," Mary McCarrolI had as her subject, "The Gift of the Magic," Jacqueline Wetenkamp, "The Old Train," and Clare Kauble, who submitted a poem. The highest honor was awarded to James Sandin, and a tie for second between Edythe Lushinsky and Jac queline Wetenkamp. The dramatic division was one that was enjoyed by all present and was one in which great effort and skill was displayed by the contestants. "Submerged" was given by Edythe Lushinsky; "A Message to Khufu" by Allan White; "Juliii3 Caesar" by Jacqueline Wetenkamp, and "Cata racts" by Margaret Sylvester. Allan White was awarded first honor and Mis3 Sylvester second. Allan White rendered a trumpet solo. "The Gypsy Love Song" with Ruth Westover as the accompanist. At the conclusion of the contest a one-act play, "Little Oscar" was presented in a splendid manner by the following cast: Henry James Sandin Josie Corrine Drucker Fred Warren Reed Gussie Dorothea Fulton The Judges for the evening were: Mrs. Charles Howard, Mrs. J. Howard Davis, and Rev. Paul Dick who found the task of naming the winners a very difficult one. The contest was very much en joyed by all those in attendance. An extensive amount of credit is due Mr. Lumir Gerner, who served as di rector of the affair and he was ably LAND, FARM and RANCH BARGAINS FOR SALE Eight head horses from 4 to 6 years old. All broke to work. Twenty bred gilt to farrow in April. See or write Otto Schaffer at Ne hawka. m2-4tw WANTED Married man without children to work on farm. Must be good tractor man and also know how to care for stock. Year round job. J. W. Philpot, Weeping Water, Nebrl Phone 1113. f27-2tw FOR SALE Two Guernsey cows, one fresh, one in few days. Call H. J. Thiele, Ne- hawka. f27-2tw assisted by Miss Evelyn Ripa, Miss Genevieve Pohlman, and Miss Jane Oakes. MANY ATTEND GARDEN CLUB A large delegation of local garden club members were in Omaha Sat urday to attend the First District conference of Federated Garden clubs of Nebraska which was held at the Y. W. C. A. Mrs. E. H. Wescott is president of the organization, Mrs. Luke Wiles, secretary, and Mrs. P. T. Heincman is chairman of bird conser vation. All of these women, with the exception of Mrs. Wescott, were able to be in attendance. Eighty-four were present at the luncheon served at the noon hour. The tables were elaborately decor ated, Mrs. L. W. Egenberger of this city serving on the decoration com mittee. Mrs. Fred Grouseman, president of the Nebraska Federated Garden clubs, presided over the business discussion and the program which was given during the afternoon. A business discussion on the garden problems of the day was discussed after the luncheon. Mrs. Gardener of Des Moines, Iowa, spoke on "Unity in Garden Clubs," and Mrs. Lily Reug Button of Fremont gave a talk on "Bird Songs," identifying the birds through their songs. Moving pictures entitled "Nebraska Beautiful" were shown. Thoso attending from this city as delegates of the Garden club were Mrs. L. W. Egenberger, Mrs. P. T. Heineman, Mrs. A. H. Duxbury and daughter, Dorothea Mae, Mrs. Lil lian Freeman, Misses Clara Weyrich and Amelia Martens, Frank Kar- vanek. Anna Harris, and Mrs. Luke Wiles. MYNARD COMMUNITY CLUB The February meeting was held February 24 with a very large at tendance, the program being pre sented by the East Side committee. The "Battle of the Sexes" contest held the crowd in unusual interest. The ladies were Mrs. Katherine How ard, Mrs. Jennie Wiles, Mrs. Alice Perry, Mrs. Vivian Hild, and Miss Grace Louise Wiles, answering their questions cleverly. The men's team was kept a secret until time for the program and com prised Edward Wehrbein, Clayton Sack. Will Nolte, Roy Cole and Rev. Paul Dick, the men answering their questions so accurately they won the decision of the evening by a few points. The announcer for the ladies was Helene Perry and for the men was Raymond Cook. To give the contestant a chance to see what the audience could do, Cook asked them several questions that proved exciting. The judge and timekeeper was Richard Spangler who gave a well deserved decision. MYNARD COMMUNITY CLUB The regular meeting of the My-: nard Community club was Jield on Jan. 27. A large number attended the program sponsored by the West Side committee. David Fowler, the Plattsmouth high school music super visor gave several violin selections, being accompanied by Mrs. L. S. De voe. Of great interest' to the friends were the pictures shown by Dr. Heineman of the community club picnic held in August, also of his flower garden and of the Minnesota flower gardens and other pictures of interest. SUFFERS INJURED FOOT' George Tartsch is confined to his home as the result of an injury to a foot. He stepped on a nail that penetrated into the bottom of the foot and has made the Injury very painful and placed the victim of the accident on the inactive list. CJOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Honorable W. W. Wilson, Judge of the District Court of Cas3 County, Nebraska, entered an order on February 24, 1939, in the matter of the application of Clara E. Murdoch, executrix of the estate of George A. Murdoch, deceased, for license to sell real estate, which said order postpones the con firmation of the sale of the following described real estate, to-wit: The Northwest Quarter of Section Six (6), Township Ten (10), Range Thirteen (13), and the Southeast Quarter of Section Thirty-one (31), Township Eleven (11), Range Thirteen (13), all in Cass County, Nebraska which was heretofore offered for sale by the executrix of said estate on February 11, 1939. It was ordered by said Court that the matter would be continued until March 6, 1939, at ten o'clock a. m., at which time the sale heretofore had would be confirmed, unless ad ditional bids wore received on said real estate. ANY PERSON INTERESTED IN BIDDING ON SAID REAL ESTATE PLEASE COMMUNICATE WITH ONE OF THE UNDERSIGNED. Clara E. Murdoch, Executrix NEHAWKA. NEBRASKA J. Howard Davis, Attorney PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA , From Monday's Daily Attend Dancing Party Mr. and Mrs. George Lash of Ne braska City were here Sunday as guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Donat, the party with Mr andMrs. Vern Hendricks attending a dance at Peony Park at Omaha in the evening. Honored on Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. Minniear entertained at a 12 o'clock luncheon Sunday at their home on Main street in honor of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Carl burg who observed their 2Gth wed ding anniversary Saturday. Those present were: Walter Min niear and daugnters, ranees ana Helen. Mr. and Mrs. Perry A. Min niear, and the guests of honor, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Carlburg. Entertains Friends Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shaeffer entertained a group of friends and neighbors at a home gathering party at their home on Wintersteen hill Saturday evening. A number of the close associates were present. The evening was spent in playing cards, bingo and Chinese checkers. Following the party Mrs. Shaeffer served refreshments. Those present were: Delbert Nord, Howard Nord, victor Nord, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schlessl and daughter, Phyllis Louise, Frank Smith, Mr. and Mrs. John Kalasek, Harold Schaeffer, Vivian Hoenshell, Earl Lindner, Mr. and Mrs. Walfred Nord, Mr. and Mrs. T. Bomberg, Helen Franke, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Seay and the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Shaeffer. Enjoyable Family Dinner Party A large number of relatives were present at the family dinner party at the W. N. Brink home Sunday. The occasion was in honor of two of the Brink daughters, Gertrude and Dorothy, who have become brides during the last few weeks, and their husbands, Bronson Timm and Jack Don't Put All Your Eggs in One Basket Engage in Diversified Farming for More Profit, Advises Norfolk Packing Company Head. The Norfolk Packing Co. plant In Plattsmouth, managed by E. II. Bern hardt, is bringing many dollars into this community, not alone to the farmers who sell their products to them but to this entire section and the people they employ. Any farmer who wants ready cash for his products should contract with the Norfolk Packing Co. each year for the acreage of these products. In addition to being crops one can cul tivate along with their other crops, the pay is very satisfactory on all the products they contract for. Their plant is equipped with the most modern machinery for the pro duction of high grade canned goods. The products they pack are recog nized all over the country as being the best obtainable and a growing demand for Norfolk pack goods is ample proof of this fact. People of this section owe a debt of gratitude to the Norfolk Packing company that can best be paid by keeping them supplied with products sufficient to operate at lull capacity. They endeavor to secure the best that is produced, which is prepared in a most sanitary manner for the trade. Everything around their plant is spotlessly clean and sanitary. We are pleased to call attention of Journal readers to the Norfolk Pack ing Co. and the valuable service they are rendering the people of this ter- I ritory. Hess. The Timms were married Jan uary 30 and the Hesses last Tuesday, February 21, at New Albany, Indi ana, where Dorothy has been located several years as an X-ray technician. Mr. and Mrs. Hess arrived here the latter part of the week for a brief visit. The dining room decorations werJ yellow jonquils and orchid sweet sweet peas. Nearly two score enjoyed the fine repast, extending congratu lations and best wishes to the bridal couples. Those present included the Henry Timm family, the Joseph Knopp fam ily cf Hastings, the Peter Meehan family of York, Miss Leona Price, Mr. and Mrs. Bronson Timm, Mr. and Airs. Jack Hess and the W. N. Brink family. Mr. and Mrs. Hess return tomor row to New Albany, where they will make their home. Hold Coffee The Holy Rosary Altar society held a coffee luncheon Sunday after noon at the parish club rooms from 3 to 6 p. m. Due to the very good weather, a large crowd attended the affair. Hostesses for the afternoon were: Miss Anna Jirousek, Mrs. Frank Chovanec, Mrs. Joseph Kanka, Mrs. Ernest Janda, and Mrs. Michael Bajeck. Surprised on Eirthday Mrs. E. L. Creamer was given a very pleasant surprise Sunday after noon when a party of the relatives and friends visited the home to as- ist In the observance of her birthday j planned and very cleverly carried out J)(na pr Ad for Friday and Saturday, March 3 and 4 PKOHE 83 and 95 WE DELIVER hip iir- diidai cnunii unTPS SAVE nilFl CASH REGISTER SLIPS DOUBLE VOTES IF YOU nninnC Fancy Yellow VIIIVII 0 5-1 b. Bag nmriP Great Northern Quick Cookers, 5 lbs. POTATOES SSLE'SH A COFFEE nn rr ItllLil Butter-Nut Reg. or Drip, 2 Ib. Tin or Jar IP Anil ,r UUllli flACrirC Joe's Economy Fresh Ground. 3 lbs. FLOUR Lighthouse, 48-lb. flRIOPft or sPpy Shortening UUIUVV 3-lb. can A CRACKERS ftnnri M. B. C. Brand White Sodas 2-lb. Box 22 SALAD DRESSING ..23o AACCCC Paxton Gas Roasted, tin AC UUrrLlL or Jar. 1-lb., 23c; 2-lbs.. .t CM Finnf! Red Alaska Sockeye 01r gilLlilUUli Windmill. 1-lb. tin. .lIC MULLEN'S MEAT DEPARTMENT Phone 95 and 93. We have Four Deliveries Daily 8:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. BEEF ROAST, extra fancy quality, lb 170 BEEF SHOULDER STEAK, lb 190 PLATE BOIL, per lb He BEEF STEW, Cut, No Bone, lb 170 HAMBURGER FRESH CUT 2 lbs. 25c LEG OF LAMB, per lb LAMB ROAST, lb LAMB CHOPS, lb Pioneer Sliced 5 lb. Box .... I We Also have a Full Fresh Oysters, Dill Pickles by Mr. Creamer in honor of the wife. The afternoon was spent in play ing royal Rummy and pinochle and in which prizes were won by Miss Cleda Koukal and Warren Wheeler. At the close of the afternoon a very much appreciated luncheon was served the members of the party, this feature of the pleasant anniversary being prepared by Mrs. Ruth Koukal and daughter, Cleda. In honor of the anniversary Mrs. Creamer received a number of very beautiful remembrances. Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Al Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Huffer, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Alexander, of Omaha, Edward Fitzgerald, Fran cis Heatherington, Mrs. Ruth Koukal, Miss Cleda Koukal. Warren Wheeler, of Louisville, Mrs. E. Thrall and Mr. and Mrs. Creamer. P'om, Tuilty'i Dany Entertains School Gioup Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hansen. Mr. and Mrs. Marchie Schwartz, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Coltniier, Mr. and Mrs. An drew Laux, all of Omaha were week end visitors at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Eaton. Mr. Collins is the head football and basketball coach at South Omaha high school, and Marchie Schwartz is athletic director of Creighton Uni versity of Omaha. DRAWS SUSPENDED SENTENCE In county court Tuesday arter noon Harold Manners was given a fine of $25 and costs for assault and battery, the fine to be suspended on the good behavior of the defendant. BRING AD TO BE SIGNED! 15c OMAR Is FLOUR 43-lb. Sack $1-23 17c $1 -39 rrnrin Tan cans 25c llllliiU C for niI;MMacaron'. Spaghetti, Brown ft IlalSinSor Powdered Sugar, 3-lb...IU Tomatoes or Green Beans QQ. No. 2 Cans 4 torJC 39c SUGAR IS Gran. Beet Full lO-lb. Net XV t. Cloth Bag Bag..81c 50c V 1 I"""1 " " N . T IT - ci nrrrc millers 25c 3 Pkgs. 0XYD0L VJSOVU 21c CAfl D P & G, Crystal White or 4. OUil T o-K, Giant Bars, each Ht Grapefruit Texas Seedless Juicy 10 for 25c Pork Sasuage Pure Pork 230 20 c 250 Line of Cold Aleals - Fresh Dressed Chickens