Nebraska Newspapers

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VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MJJNUA, 1 FiililWuv .-. 1917.
No. 177.
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TWO STORES
IN MURDOCH
Another robbery was perpetrated
ia-r right or early this morning at
?.J;i!'i!.ck. when two of the .-tores in
that place v. ere entered and a large
f:uir.tity of jewelry and other articles
ttken by the robbers. The M unlock
"-'e'-cantile company and the Xeitael
r r' wen' both visited by the unwel
come visitors, and while the full ex
ter t of the articles taken ha? not he-en
a.-ca taino J it wii! amount to ouite a
-urn. The crvater part seems
i
" have i-ecr. ir. the line of jiwvlry. ;
The i r.bers after having .-(-cured v. hat j
ir.ey desired, securer a nanucar be
longing v the Rock Mard railraad
ai mad
tlieir escape" as far as South
- . i
ir. eras v-.av, an: iron i:inv
-1--. 1 r
aprartrntlv worked tr.oir wav !
1 a i'.-:
t . I;
ir.t i Omaha. Sheriff Qji.iton was
!ei this raornin of the robbery
a- ... )?i a? po.ssible hatetit J to
-CeKe
crime, teat
nir to
secured bv the i'v.r-jrlars
- irr.To.-.s:b!e to In
dicatior..- point to
them a:ai
heir having
vi to ( ma'ia to d
o.-o of
toe
the
to en c(i'i.,5.
From the number of
-m.a
1 1
pulled off in
tn;- coat.tv lr. tr.e
ra-t few months, it
-ems as though the wo- k wa- that
of a irar.ir v.o: kir.ir out of Omaha, as
in aih instance it i. ckarly irdicatrd
that the parties have ma J'- thtir cr
eate into that city to dk j ose " the
. .'Lr" s, .cued in th? robbe-it-s.
DOUBLE BIRTHDAY
t a ! 1 1 -, i r
kilMtl
pes ppATpn
V' "' !"-i.nV? Ia:'v.
Mr.-. V'iki.tm AVetenkamp. Hr., and
M -.-. Citaries V.'arr.er, two c f the es
timable ladies residhitr in the p'."v
cinvt have just celebrated tlieir r.ata!
r.r.niversaries together as the occasion
.pjv.-r.ed to
ba on the same date ana
eiicied that it woulu le
a..ie- 0
nt'.'.-t apj
'
i
e to nave trie ar.r.i-
toother.
ononiriy :i ir.
.-e'-.'ed at the
to a mur.ber
Judies. We
st oe'icious cir.ner wa.":
h ire of rs. Warner
f relatives of both
ire not at liberty to
-tate tr.e a::es cf the ladies, bu
t.,,
!: it to k?i-.-w that the dinner was a
--.-ided sucres.H if the word of those
:.:: tid.n-r the picasar: occasion car
t.e a.-cepted as they a!! seemed well
.,e:
..-ed wi:h ti.e hospitakty
e..,l t )-,.. n-r.r-" tI".- c-'io;r;
pie-vr were: Mrs. Will Warira.
..-n.of.tk. Mrs. Howard. Mrs. Ter
rry. Mr.:. Murray Mrs. William
amp. Jr.. M r.anl: M-se-n
and Neili-- Warne-, Mr.--. Mark
Weepin- Wfter: Mrs. Albert
i y i
W.
Wii
v-.
b-r-
rd-an-p. Mr.
Will l.-d G:
Roy I Ir
ant Wtie
ware!.
:kami.
Al
and -har:e- Warner.
f the .-'oral verera Ion the-re was
present e-Vr.t tTaMdchiidrtn el Mrs.
Warner and rare f the descendant-
rs. Vetf V; mr-:. Kv.rv;r.e had
a mo
el: iov,
t:
ard ail h.op-d
rave a birthday
arid serve such
that the
die? woua
every ?
di'irn. r:-
.nth if they
all the time.
THE TWINS GF OMUHA TO
GHAIiGE IN EASESALi
The base ball fr.
of this Vv
wii! be ir.t e: est ed in knowing th
of the fast amateur ball play
Omaha have advanced to faster com- usual pleasing manner, "Teach Me to
par.y. as the Topeka team of the j Pray," which added much to the pleas-We-tcr
n league has sitrned Geo- ge an 1 ( u,-es of the gathering. After the sing
.lim Sutcj to .play with thtm during jing. which was led by Mr. Dallinger
the 1M17 season. Doth of these hoys j in hi.- effective manner, the members
are well known in this city, where and their friends enjoyed a short so
they have played with a number of cial time, during which the committee
the Greater Omaha teams against the' in chartre treated the members of the
Red Sox. and George especially is a , party to some very much enjoyed re
great favorite, having been here a j freskments.
number of times with Cleve Hairs:
Omaha Gas Company organization.'
The bovs are good fast has" ball play
ers and wi'l no doubt make rood with
the Topeka team. The Sutej boys are T G. Dcvey & Son Saturday night,
twin? and twenty-two years of age, February 24th, at 9 p. m. Your sup
?.rd both hav had several years of ex- j port w ill be appreciated,
perience in the best teams of Omaha.' RUTH JOHNSON GRYBSKY.
DEATH OF LITTLE MILDRED
RUMMERFIELD TKiS A, M.
S I I. i I V.
rmng at lira o V oca
Mkdrod, the little five yar old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Rummer
ihh.f passed away at the home in
the south part of tiie city after an
illness d' a short time from who,,p
iiiir C' a:gh. The little one has been
suffering from diptheria tot the
);iT
e
three weeks and had no moi
covered from this malady than she
was taken down witn whooping cough
and in her weakened condition was
unable to withstand the second illness
and gradually grew worse until
e.
. ii
a mo to
nor
su:
The family has been quarantined for
s.eae time a a!! of the nine children
are sutfVrirg from the whoeping-c--u.'h
but Mildred was the only one
' f t a? family who had been atfl'cte'l
. : 1 Uj llI.tT ill.
. ! : . .1. .
The iuner;J. services
ere he'd this
in the h-me
aliernoun at 2:'i'i
tnd owin.ir to the fact
! 1
it L.Me
-.
:ilv were in ouarantine
private with. (.rJ.v the members
of the household beintr iirt-'ent.
int'rmer.t cas !te!d in the Oak
cemeterv .
Th.e
1 1 i 1 1
INTERESTING MEET
ING OF C- E- AT
THE CHURCH
Fr'Hi Fri'iP.v'? T';iit
The Christian Kndeavor meetintr
;t the rresbyteri.in church Wednes
day cveain was one of more than
us
a! interest
and despite the unfa
orabie weather conditiens quite a
'.'a diy number of the members were
pic-eat to take part in the me tir.;r.
The services were in keeping .iii;
t.nc ltiu-wceii prayer services
wa- in chartre of Ktv. H.- G.
anu
:y -pastor of the church.
the o.-.erartr of tiie prcrram a short
sortr. service was enjoyed by the
members bein.tr led by Mr. H. E. Ii!
lir.jer. of Omaha, whf lias so jren-ei-jt's'y
assisted the members of the
society durinrr their special services
and who-e work has won him a last
,rr (if-i,r of trratitude from the mem
bers of the society. D. C. Morgan
rave a -Tew reaiarks on the subject of
"prayer" which was very pleasing
and touched on the expression of the
Christian to his Maker through the
medium of prayer. Rev. II. G. Mc-Gi-sky
also ruve a few well chosen
remarks covering the nearness of God
to his children on earth. Durirjr the
r.rocrrain a ouartet composed (t Rev.
McClticy. R. W. Knorr H. E. Pd-linge-r
and V. A. Cloidt crave two
very ploasine: number?. "Wandering
Ch:"ld." and "Just Outside the Door"
which were much enjoyed and added
interest to the proirram.
I.a:-t evening the members of the
.-cc'c-ty had the pleasure cf having
with them Miss Grace Hooper of
Crete, field secretary of the Nebraska
Christian Endeaver, who in a pleasing
manner explained to the members the
workings of the efficiency chart, show
ing the activities of the society in the
v;a iocs lines of Endeavor work, and
which is a great aid to stimulating
interest in the work. P. F. Rhin and
M. S. Briggs of the Endeavor society
f-f the Christian church were present
and each gave a few remarks along
the line of the work in their organ
ization and of the Endeavor society
in its usefulness to the young people
belonging it it. The meeting was led
; by Ray Larson, vice president of the
Pre? i yterian Endeavor, who gave
i a few remarks along the line of the
I work cf the society. Carl Schmidt
J mann also spoke briefly on the subject
aiity of inducing others to affiliate with
two j the society. During the formal pro
' : td"j gram Mr?. R. G. Raw! sang in her
HELP ME WIN
ar.tomob'le to be given a wav bv
HELP MAKE IT .
A "SCENIC"
IfJLHMftV
15
c t
The King of Trails Highway is
preparing u take care of not less
than fil.y thousand touri-ts dti ring
ttl. ' or- i 11 c i 1 V A - ll
these tourists
will oa.-.s ir.rwuan in auto-, n. is im-
j pcrative that those v
i of the selecting of t
that those who are in charge
he route through
the citv, select one that will show
their ciiy to its be.st advantage and
thereby create a favorable impres
sion. This as you can see is a great
improvement over the railroad j
which as a rule passes through the
section of the citv that we would not j
have tha in s
of everv c.'tv
'i he railroad tracks
ire as a rule lined with
e levators, n e er r o
sierh.tly buikiing
liuts. and other vn
and this we v.i'l
rot have to contend with on this high-
way. Farmers should 1. urg.,1 to
keep their hedges and weeds tlim-
med; so as to ere;
favorable
pressi(.n of the country. The mail
ers have completed the marking from
Waco to Temple, Texas and it re at
present fir.i-hirar the marking be
tween Tempie, and Austin. which
i hey export to do in a few days.
THE PAVING INJUNCTION
CASE AGAIN POSTPONED
From Friu:' v's liailv.
Tiiis moriunir Judge Regley held a
short session of the distiict court and
called the d u-kct for the Februarv
term of the court which was to have
convened in this city on Monday,
but the court postponed the opening
of the jury term until Monday, Feb-j
rra ry Fkh. when tiie mcin't-rs of t he
jury panel wi!! be called for .service.
The injunction case against the city
in regard to the Washington aver.u;
paving which was to have- been tried
thus morning was laid over until
later as D. O. Dwver, one of the at-
torneys for the parties securing the
injunction, is snowbound in South
Dakota and was unable to be in court
this morning to represent his clients.
J udge , Pegley issued a number of
orders for service in suits to quiet
title, but nothing of importance was
taken up bv the court.
THERE SEEMS TO BE A
GREAT DEAL GF SICKNESS
The past few months has brought
on a gre-.t deal of sickness through
out the city and there is hardly a
home where some of the family has
not been afflicted with illness of some
nature. The sick folks have kept
the physicians of the city very busy
in looking after their welfare and
most of them are reprted as being or.
the highway to recovery. Two of the
latest to add to the s
aa -
list
Homer McKay and Mrs. S. E. Mc
Elwain, both of whom are sutferir.g
from bronchitis and have been con
fined to their homes for the past few
days. They are reported as doing as
we-Il as possible under the circum
stances and their family and friends
are hopeful that they will soon be able
to be up and around as usual.
MRS. G. H. MEISiNGER OF
NEAR MYKARD, ILL
From Saturuay's In:lv.
The many friends in this section of
the county will regret to learn of the
illness of Mrs. G. II. Meisinger, re
skiing west of Mynard, who is report
ed as suffering from a revere case of
gall stones. Mrs. Meisinger has been
feeling poorly for some time, and not
having secured the desired relief in
treatment, it has been decided to have
her taken to Omaha to be placed in a
hospital there for an operation in the
hope of restoring her to health. Mrs.
Meisinger expects to leave next week
for the hospital, and will remain until
her treatment is completed. The many
friends will anxiously await word from
her and trust that she may be com
pletely icstored to health.
Attorney C. E. Tefft. of Weepir.g
Water was in the city today attending
to srnoe legal, matters in the district
f-ourt.
WILL PROFST TAKES G1IJH8E
OF G4RA8E ON VINE SIHEET
From P.-1 r. rale s t :i '7 v.
Will P-op.-.t, who ha? taker. o
r tn
garage formerly orraoau by
of Patterson i': ymi. i - b
gaged in huv;i:r tr.e bv.Ihlli..
t i
. anij CM1U.J un o
the -.;...
pnratc.-y to the opening of ia
ie autoir
. .a, i
Loie sea-on or
on. t :s a I
young mar. v:u
:: ! :e- : !
- f th(.
s ma i a.
uk in thi:
In th( h..n(i!in,. of
a -a i ,
ml h;
hi-: v
splendid reputat ior.
line, and should in his re
'.' iocr
: n to
find much svece t. I;
a a
operation of the era
also agent for tht
automobiles nr.! wi
and sales room at
r y. - r
I'ai
; i iv
1
as :
.-.- i
. ra
they can be vir.vej hy p;-( -p
cha-
MJM PflRFRKU H?
I SHIWW EiJ.-.bI i t .
ii - i il I ' v 5
Yo,v rd-.y sr.-r:.:
Rcbortsoti a trnu
this city after hrr e
k l
once in the Ik.i lington
night near t'rastor; ItJ.
was ditched and a ar:
kiikd and wounded. ?
foi tur.au !v was ra t :
era ci'.
wi: n
a. :a;,
... i
e
i hut f'.ei
eratde
'. wa
i
cr.-u.
i-eVt 1-
f".i'vi
i nervot:
waeck whira wii; rauke a r
sary for a shjrt tir-e ta-i; -cover
from the c.T-vt.-. MI:
son
as ei.ro.o." fvr :'":lca
tirie-.or li e week t" ..f.
but the acci a at " -1 1 1 make
in her p'ar.s i or tiie ja-e-r-en
i cuangc
it t iea.-t.
Her brctr er. William A. Rober
parted for Cr-'ston Saturday,
as word of the wreck wa
rm! assisted his sister in re it.
;so;;, de
ft soon
eceiv vi
mmr to
her home ir. this city.
At the time of the wreck Miss Rob
ertson was in her be -th and as the
car in which she was t'aiwkr.g of
the track and tu? ned ever down the
embankment, the side of the car
which her berth was locate'! was
dragged along the cn
bar.kmert for
quite a instance a;
it i from the
fact that she was c:i the br.ver sale
of the car that Miss Roberts n es
caped frcm vi.:y serious injuries. The
occupants on the opposite .-ide of the
car were hurled fiorr. their berths
the
width of the car and one lady fell into
the berth of Miss Robertson, injuring
her quite badly. Although ba-iiy
bruised and shaken up and s kferirg
from an injured arm a;: well as small
scalp wounds. Miss Robertson was
verv fortunate in escaning as she a k
Tke dead
wrc k were all pas
sengers in the chair car, which wa;
hu.
!ed
'own the ergktv-
ioot cm a a n k-
meat, and the car being a vor den on.
was badly shatter: by the other car.
alighting on it and causing the deatl
of seven persons in the car.
"GOfHMDO APARTMENTS"
NAME OF APARTMEHT HOUSE
From Fii'lav'p 7'ai';.-.
The beautiful apartment building at
the coiner of Third and Vine streets,
which is just r.caring completion, has
received its name as the result of fhe
offer made- by the owners of the build
ing to have the public suggest the
name that the building was to hear,
and the name, "The Coronado Apait
nunts." has been chosen by the com
mittee in charge, and tiie prize of .i0
awarded to Miss Zora Smith of this
city, who suggested the name. This
building will soon be ready for occu
pancy and will afford a plear.ant home
with all modern conveniences to a
large number of families. The name
selected is one that is most appropri
ate and in one that recognizes one of
the early explorers of this section of
the west. The apartment house com
pany has erected a building in this
city that would be a c -adit to a much
larger town and one that is complete
in every detail to give comfort to
those who have apartments in it.
Mrs. C. A. Schultz of Havelock is
visiting at the John Wynn home for a
few days.
lift
burnt
bnUffon
lib 1 nib! n
Thnu:'h the Asist;Tr of Some of
the 1'iomini-nt Uus-ness .Men Such
lit itnt ions Wii! Appear.
Tiiror.uh -la' co-o;'Tation of
a! ministerial body consisting
tne
of
the
Mc-
I ia-v.
1 i .''.a s
A. T:a-a it pastor- of
v.d:-t chrrch. liev. II. G.
'.y. of the Pr,.!
Ik Perl.,e of
erian and Rev.
the Christian
r - i it ut in;
aal, Plat
i: a nam
tlu- lo.-al min
uiioat'n in con-
i i w
r o: tae otne
cities of t
;-ei.re on'
.-t, to has r.oen a t
'!' !e great iibam ir.ated
ch: is' !:n i. tilt tin
sappiied to twent
hoard- now being
-five towns in Ne-
ora.-
-he
Era-
a. a an extension of the work of
N'or.-Svrt arian Society for the
u raae-n-nt of Religious Faith,
y th- Ia-onarc! Fowler IJulletin ser-
; e a.nd the American Advertising
icaaany "f ric-'Moines.
T,a -e ' Corr.e to Church" bulletin
oa-os yz mad" of steel and are
i:'v tee; ..n- ;.rui ten feet wide and
oted v:tn eiettiicuy. The board
ill bo maintained for three years
ad f r. is for the irst year will be
I. ii
t i
in
l'-ture o: a. teaut;iul cnurcn and
r
rn
v.ali be the words
big k- te'-s. four feet high. "Come
' C u h" and the invitation
Ph.ii-in at!: and the Plattsmouth
"'.-. . a a -hes Weic..;rie You."
The secoral year there will appear
!'' tias -agn tiie iamous picture oi
iR'.i.h a'-ai Naontk This is one of the
lammar ',
nctures of the bible
vervbalv will recognise
it. It
ir-i-'t beau: iu;
i-' t a scene
thought and
the greatest
1 1
all b
:- that has more enduring
i ; e v etc
d sentiment clustering
around II. This picture is in color-
! Is di.-nlaved bv floods of light
w!-r a mare it a m
t fascinating one.
to the picture.
he v.'o'-d- suitablt
Whither Thou Gaest, I will Go" are
is t-pon the sign.
The third year the famous picture
oy
wi'
liartman, 1 he Prodigal on
a.- i
- a mast entrancing picture and
is no. h.ing so trucking to the
tie' re
h ir.ian heart as that of the erring
oev r. rra-ning after all his years of
v.. rah i'i r. r amid the alluring vice of
ti e v cka to the arms of the father.
It .-ia vs that after all there is no
pk ce as rcstfuh so wholesome and
T .s.e.--iag so much real contentment
and joy a- being sheltered within the
'ator!al roof of our Heavenly
Fat :. It is a picture that everyone
will look a; twice before g ing from
it. It is one of the masterpieces of
the vend.
The board is illuminated by oOO
watts of electricity and will certainly
be an attractive feature for the
Plattsmouth business district the
best part of it is that it appeals to
all that is best and all that is most
erahrring in man.
Through the curtesy of Mr. Citar
ies C. Parmele, president of the Rank
oi" I'a.-s County the bulletin board
will be placed on the top of the bank
building from where it can be easily
seen in all section of the city.
Those boards have been contracted
for at Nebraska City, South Auburn,
Falls City. Tecumseh and Ashland in
addition to Plattsmouth, and will ac
complish a great deal of good in their
use as well as he most attractive in
appea.rar.ee.
Rev. F. Ik Williams, of Nebraska
City, came to Plattsmouth and broach
ed tl.c subiect of the signboard to
Rev. T. A. Truscott and other min
is tr,.- wx Rev. II. G. McClusky
gave his time to the promotion of the
work and the following business men
and firms gave their financial sup
port to the church and its work along
these lines:
First National Bank. Dank. of Cass
Countv. Plattsmouth State Rank, E.
J. Rickey. T. II. Pollock, C. E. Wes
coff's Sons, E. A. Wurl. E. G. Dovey
Son. G. W. Thomas & Co., Wey
rich & Hadraba, J. P. Falter & Son,
Pl.il Thierolf, H. M. Soennishsen,
Fetrer Shoe Co.. Bestor & Swatek.
Rev. F. B. Williams, of Nebraska
City, and R. H. Floyd, special Sunday
-c' oo1 v.-crher, of Lewiston. Nebras
ka, helped a great deal in the pro
motion work and deserve a great deal
of credit in bringing success to the
enterprise
This bulletin will probably arrive
u
within the next month and be placed
in its place. It will certainly be rpjite
an electrical display and will be of
interest to all churches of Platts
mourn as its oDject is to create a
greater desire to attend church. Iti
invitation "Come to Church" and the
words of welcome to the house ot
worship, all ougaL to remind mo.-t
eve? bodv that there ale other duties
they owe bf-'d(s their duties to their
homes and families arid neighbors.
This is tiie highest of all duties, that
c.uiv to the Giver of all Good.
I ne Plattsmouth State bank is act
ing as agent for the Leonard Fowler
company and the churches in this
matter as well as for the people of
the community who have so gener
ously lent their aid to the enterprise.
CLARENCE AND WIL
LIAM BALDWIN
REFUSE TO PAY
Firm Fri'l.i y's Daily.
This morning Clarence and Wil
liam Baldwin were brought into the
court of Judge M. Archer to answer
to the charge of being drunk, fighting
and resisting an officer of the law.
Tiie two gentlemen had accumulated
a large cargo of the spirits of corn
juice which seemed to have affect
ed them greatly and caused the war
like fever to rage in them as they
started out on the street. Officer
McCrary encountered the two men
and requested them to accompany
him to the city bastile to rest up from
their load of intoxicants, but the boys
rejected the advice of the officer and
proceeded to make a warlike demon
stration by resisting when they were
placed under arrest, but were soon
subdued and taken over to be lodge-d
in jail. This morning they acknowl
edged that they had indulged too
freely in the flowing bowl and did not
knew just what they were doing up
to being lodged in jail. The court
after considering the facts in the case
decided that the offense would cost
each one ?1H and the trimmings and
in failure of their producing the
necessary coin of the realm they
were remande-d back to the city jail
to work out the sentence for the city
at hard labor.
AUDITORIUM AT
NEHAWKA RECEIVES
$500 DAMAGE
The beautiful auditorium at Ne
hawka was damaged to the extent of
SoOO Friday night when the high pres
sure water tank of 1,100 gallons blew
up and was hurled through two floors
of the building to the roof. The blow
up occurred during the night when
there was no one in the building and it
was not until Saturday morning that
the damage was discovered, when the
building was opened up. The water
tank is on the lower floor of the
building and is operated by an elec
tric pump. It is thought that the
pump failed to work properly and
caused the pressure in the tank to be
come so great as to cause an explosion
and with the result that the tank was
hurled through the two upper floors
of the building, tearing a great hole
in the floors and ceilings, and the
force of the tank was not spent until
it had reached the roof. The second
floor of the building is used as the
auditorium and the third, floor is oc
cupied by the Masonic and other
lodges as a meeting place. Those who
have investigated the damage done by
the explosion estimate it to be near
?."00, which will be required to place
the building in proper shape again.
This misfortune will be regretted
throughout the county as the audito
rium is one of the best and most con
veniently arranged buildings in the
city, and has been the sourse of much
pride to the enterprising citizens of
Nehawka, who erected it. The dam
age will be repaired as soon as possi
ble by the stockholders of the Audi
torium company and the building put
in first class shape.
M. B. Allen and son, Wayne, and
Hans Tarns, who were visitors over
Sunday with their families in this
city, returned this morning to their
duties at Gibson, where they are en
gaged in some work for the Burling
ton company.
1 1 a one pDniune
LHIIUL UI1UIIUO
ATTEND DANCES
SATURDAY NIGHT
If anyone had a desire to dance they
could have been amply gratified Satur
day evening in this city, where there
were three of the festival of terpsi
chore in full operation, and each of
them largely attended by the lovers
of the dance. Loth young and old. At
the K. S. Hall th? turner girls of
that society gave the ball that was
most pleasing to the large number of
young people present. The Platts
mouth orchestra furnished the music.
which was very enjoyable in every
way to the members of the party. At
the T. J. Sokol holl the Z. C. Ik J.
lodge and the members of the Bo
hamian National Alliance enjoyed a
very pleasant time both in the dis
play of the moving pictures which
displayed scenes of Bohemian life, and
also in the social dance that followed
the picture show. This occasion was
attended by a very large number of
the older members of the Bohemian
nationality and was filled with great
pleasure to all in attendance. The
Holly orchestra furnished the music
for the dance and a large number of
the favorite Bohemian national melo
dies w?re given. At the Woodmen
hall the old-fashioned orchestra enter
tained at elancing and a large number
were on hand to enjoy the cv nt, and
the old-time dances kept everyone in
the best of spirits until a late hour.
MRS. HALL RECEIVES
NEWS OF DEATH
OF HER BROTHER
Mrs. S. E. Hall of this city receiv
ed a letter Saturday evening convey
ing the sad news of the death of her
brother, D. M. Barr, at his home in
Curllsville, Pennsylvania, where he
had spent a great many years of his
long and useful life. Mr. Barr was
seventy-two years of age and is well
known to a large number of the resi
dents of Plattsmouth as for the last
five or six years he has spent his sum
mers in this city with his sister and
family. He was a veteran of the
civil war having served with great
bravery in the Union army. In tlu
last years Mr. Hall has been spend
ing his. winters in Georgia with re
latives and friends and the summers
in this city with his sister up to two
years ago when he moved his per
manent residence back to the old home
at Curllsville, Pennsylvania, where
he has since resided. The death of
Mr. Barr eccurred on Sunday, Jan
uary 2Sth. after a short illnes from
pneumonia, and the body was laid to
rest in the cemetery in that place.
The sad news will bring profound re
gret from the many friends in this
city who had learned to love and re
spect him during the visits here to
Plattsmouth and they will share with
the sister the grief that the message
has brought to her and the other
members of the family.
ST. LUKE'S LUTHERAN OF
OMAHA ARE TO PLAY HERE
The St. Luke's Lutheran basket ball
team of South Omaha will play the
Presbyterian team of this city tonight
at the roller rink. The St. Luke's
Lutheran team is touted as having
had few, if any, defeats against it,
and is tied for first place in the South
Side church league in Omaha, having
lost no games in the league.
The Presbyterians will be comprised
of the usual lineup with the possible
exception of Frank Marshall, who is
feeling poorly and not in the best of
condition to take part in the game. A
good preliminary game is scheduled
and Bobbie Propst saj-s that the hall
will be warm. A readjustment of the
heating plant has caused considerable
improvement and the hall can be heat
ed to the satisfacton of everyone at
tendng. Nick Baumgart of Crookstcn, Neb.,
who has been here visiting with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baumgart,
and other relatives and friends for
a short time, returned home this aft
ernoon. Mrs. Baumgart will remain
for a longer visit.