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Kcbraaka State Histori cal Society IT optima vol. xxxvn. PLATTSMOUTH, UEBRASKA. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1919. No. 22. plattsmoutb 0 GOLDEN WED DING CELEBRA TION TUESDAY L. C. W. MURRAY AND WIFE, OF WEEPING WATER SURPRIS ED ON ANNIVERSARY YEARS HAVE BROT CHANGES Four Daughters and Nine Sons Rear ed to Useful Womanhood and Manhood. From Friday's Daily. It was just fifty years ago Tues day, September 2nd. since L. ('. W. Murray and Miss Rebecca A. Wiles were united in marriage ami in honor of this their golden wedding day. the children of this estimable old couple planned and carried out a happy surprise on thm at their pleasant home in Weeping Water by going with well filled baskets and s-ponding the day with them. This day was also, the 2d birth day of little Dorothy Spangler, one of the grandchildren and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Spangler. It is wonderful to contemplate the many changes that have taken place during the 50 years which these f.no old people have traveled together and they have reared to useful man hood and womanhood four charming daughters and nine stalwart sons, and it was indeed a happy day for all present at this gathering. At the noon hour a b licious din ner was served picnic style on ' the beautiful lawn of the Murray home, which every one greatly enjoyed. Those present were Mr. and Mrs 1-. ." Miirrav: Mr. and Mrs. i-. - . -.. . . Spanuler ami chiMron. Fern. Pearl and Doris: Mr. and Mr3. Philip . i i mi. ; l : . I Spangler and daughter Dorothy, all of Weeping Water; Mr. and Mrs. David Murray and children. I-ouis and Margaret, of Union; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Murray and daughter. Mildred, of Plattsmouth; Mr. and Mrs. Guy Murray and son. Dale, and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Murray and the children. Clarice. Jane and Carol, of Mynard and Mrs. Isabelle Yost and daughter. Gilla. of Nebraska City. Mrs. Ida Berger. of York; Chas. A. Murray, of Alva. Oklahoma; I... C. Murray of Hennessey, Oklahoma and Kdward Murray, of Union, were un able to be present. Four other child ren are deceased. After wishing their parents many more happy years together each left for their homes, hoping to be able to help these fine old people celebrate more such pleasant anniversaries as was this one just past. BERT SPIES TO SEEK HOMESTEAD III WEST From Friday's Dally. Bert Spies came down from Oma ha last evening for a short visit with his parents and other relatives prior to leaving for Colorado where he goes to look over the land there with a view of locating on a home stead if possible. Mr. Spies will be eligible to file under the provisions of the solders' land act and as he spent something like three years in the service will have but little time to make up in order to secure home stead. Bert will Join his brother. Edmund Spies, who is already in Colorado and with him look over the land situation. Bert after looking over the land and filing if he finds snivthinc suitable, expects to return to Omaha where he is employed as a lintoype operator in one of the large shops there. VISITING OVER THE COUNTY. From Friday's Dally. This morning County Clerk Geo. R. Sayles departed for a tri$ over the county to post the notices of tii forthcoming primary election and to distribute the supplies to the different nrecincts. The election will be held on Tuesday. September 16, 1919, to select those who will appear on the ballot at the election in November for members of the constitutional convention of the state of Nebraska which will con vene in December. 1919. There are three candidates appearing ou the ballot from the 7th district consist ing of Cass county, being Searl S. Davis of Murray, Attorney A. I... Tidd of this city and Hon. E. M. Pollard of NVhawka. As candidates in the Sth district, comprising Cass and Otoe counties there is only one name on the ballot, that of W. H. Pitzer of Nebraska City and unless the voters write in 'the name of someone to oppose Mr. Pitzer at the November election he will have a clear field. IS VERY WELL PLEASED. From Friday? Dally. Philip Schafer of near Plainview. Nebraska. Is enjoying a visit with his old friends in Cass county, where he made his home for a great many years. Mr. Schafer left last spring for Plainview and located on a farm in that sect ion "of the state and has been very successful in his farm work there and been blessed with excellent crops. He is very well pleased with the country in general, and his friends in old Cass county are pleased that he has been so suc cessful in his new- home. CHAS, WITTSTRUCK ARRIVES. HOME Returns from the Orient where He Kas Been Serving- in the Army for the Past Two Years From Thursday's Dally. Last evening Charles Wittstruck returned home to this city after an absence of over two years, the great er part of which time has been spent in the service of the nation in the army. Charles was assigned to tne medical corps and has for the great er part of his term of service been in the Philippine Islands. This voting soldier has many friends in the city win were delighted to see him re- h.ma ill cur'Vl friTl h 1 1 ll mid lui 11 nviiiv . i . n ....... ... fi,u xierieiice has been such as to give him a broad view of the world. . . ... The record made by Mr. Wittstruck in the army has been a splendid one and one that his friends and family can well be proud of. Charles arrived In the United States the 28th of August after a voyage of thirty-five days across the Pacific. The trip was made from Manila on the transport "Sheridan" and grew very tiresome as weeks slipped by on the water with only stops at the Hawaiian islands to lighten the monotony of the journey. The climate of the islands of the Pacific. Mr. Wittstruck states, is very bad and especially to one from a temperate climate as the sun has fierce white heat and combined with the moisture makes it very un healthy and the vegetation in the Philippines especially is very rank and the jungles makes for the dis comfort of the soldiers who are sent there from the states for service. RETURN FROM DELIGHTFUL OUTING SPENT IN WEST T II Pollock, wife and daughter, Miss Alice, who have been in Colo rado for the past month enjoying an outing in the coolness of Estes park and at Grand lake, have returned home. The trip was one that was thoroughly enjoyed by the members of the family and they certainly bear the appearance of having had a real outing. The Pollock family was quartered at Grand Lake during the greater part of their stay in the . west and in the cool of the pine trees .spent the time living in the open, fishing and otherwise enjoying themselves to the utmost. The region of Grand lake is one of the best fishing re sorts in the west and Mr. Pollock has some interesting fish stories to tell. While at Grand Lake the family was joined by Charles A. Patterson, of Arapahoe, who motored out to the park and spent some two weeks in the delights of the Colorado re sort. The occasion has been one of much pleasure to the family and Miss Alice became quite expert in the fishing line and made a record catch of rainbow trout while there. Among the Nebraska guests at the lake during the stay of the Pollock family were ex-Governor A. C. Shal lenberger and wife, of Alma, who remained there for several weeks. SALVATION ARMY DRIVE IS COMING LAST TEN DAYS OF PRESENT MONTH TO BE DEVOTED TO RAISING FUNDS. MOST WORTHY ORGANIZATION $500,000 is Nebraska's Quota, which Sum a Large Portion is to be Spent in Omaha. of From Thursday's Dally. The last ten days of September are to be devoted over the nation to a drive for the benefit of the Salvation Army, to aid in carrying out the work of this noble organization in the home service in the United States. After the record that the men and women of the Salvation Army established on the battlefields and with the service for the troops in 1 France, there is little doubt that there- will be a generous response from the public. The Salvation Army for years has conducted the war against poverty Mid fin in the slums and by-ways of the great cities and in their self- sacrificing work-got in touch with a class that needed their services most and whose lives seldom .came in touch with the well-fed and cared for church congregations. But it remained for the trials and sufferings of war to bring forcibly to the pub lic eye the great value of the Salva tion Army, and through their work among" the soldiers" they" have 'won undying gratitude from those who served over there and from those over here whose loved ones were aided and comforted by the brave men and women of the Salvation Army during their hours of privation and suffering on the battlefields and In camps in a foreign land. In their work abroad the Salvation Army knew neither race, creed or color in giving aid and comfort to those who needed it and whether or not the soldier was able to pay was never asked by these faithful friends of the Salvation Army. It was simp ly a matter of come and take pay if vou were able but take anyhow. Nebraska's quota in this coming drive will be $500,000. a large part of which goes into the erection of a home in Omaha to assist in carrying out the good work of the army. This sum should be raised easily in the great wealthy state of Nebraska and especially now since the fact that the Salvation Army has delivered the goods, although they went into the field with less resources at their command than any organization, is made plain to everyone. VISITING WITH OLD FRIENDS. From Thursday's Daily. George W. Young, former county commissioner of Cass county, and for the past fifteen years a resident of Alva. Oklahoma, came up a few days ago to spend a short time here with old friends in Murray and vicinity and in this city. Mr. Young was in Plattsmouth today and is looking hale and hearty. Mr. Young is one of the active and progressive citizens of his section of Oklahoma and one of the big good roads men of that state. LETTER TO PATRONS OF R. F. D. EXTENSION From FrldayT Dally. Postmaster D. C. Morgan has ad dressed a letter to the patrons along the proposed extension of rural route No. 2 in regard to the condi tions prevailing along the route He calls their attention to the necessity of having proper mail box es installed along the course of the route and also to the condition of the road. It seems that a part of the road over which the route trav els is under the jurisdiction of the city and part under that of the county and at a great many places It is necessary to do work on the road in order that it might be able for tjie carrier to drive over the route. Mr. Morgan calls this fact to the attention of the patrons and urges them to make special efforts to see that the road i. fixed up be fore the time for starting the new extension as it is necessarily requir ed by the government that the road over which the rural route travels be kept in first class shupe. FUNERAL OF HENRY XAUFMANN Prom Thursday's Dallv. The funeral of Henry Kaufmaun n-aa held yesterday afternoon from the Sr. Paul's Evangelical church and was one that was very largely at (ended, the old friends from this section of the county fathering to pay their last tributes of respect to the memory of this good man. The sermon was delivered by Rev. J. 11. Steger, pastor of t;ie church, who spoke touchingly of the life of Mr. Kaufmaun and spoke words of com fort to the bereaved family of the departed. The chrr of the church rendered one of the old and veil loved hymns which had been a fav orite of the deceased during his life time. The pall b"r. rers were se lected from among the old friends being: William S'arkjohn. Fred and Peter Mnmm, It. M. Soennkh sen. John Rauer and George Meis inger. Interment was made at Oak Hill cemetery west of the city. THE DEATH' OF MRS. TURNER Z1NK Highly Respected Pioneer Citizen of Tovva and County Passes Awav. From Friday's Dally. Mrs. Turner Zink whopiad lived in the county forty-three years died at her home here early Friday morn ing after a serious 'Jness of a num ber of weeks duration. Funeral ser vices were held Sunday afternoon in the Congregational church (as the M. E. church is closed for repairs.) The services were conducted by the Rev. W. E. Haskins pastor of the M. E. church. The attendance was very large as manv old neighbors and friends from Wabash were present to show their last respects to this highly esteemed lady. Three of the pall bearers were our townsmen Win. Coatman, Clark Newlon and John Colbert, while the other three were nciahbors of years ago when they and the ZinVs lived near Wabash. They were George Towle and Neil McCrory of Lincoln and Sam Cox of Murdock. Relatives, from a distance who at tended the funeral other than the two sons of Murdock were her bro ther Walter Jones and his daughter Mrs. Thomas both of Springfield. Mo Walter Zink a nephew of Oma ha and Miss Erma Jarbo of Lincoln, adopted niece. Obituary. Lucy Jones was born near Zanes- ville in Muskingum t'ounty. unio. on Dec. 6th. 1 S 5 1 . and with her par ents moved to Illinois when five years of age. Here she grew to young womanhood and on Marcn 1st 1870 at Farmington she was united in marriage to Mr. Turner Zink. To this union four children were born, two sons and two daugh ters. Mr and Mrs. Zink moved from Illinois to Iowa in 1871 and from Iowa to Nebraska jn 187C, locating on a farm nine miles northwest of Weeping Water and after spending twentv-six vears on this farm, that is. seventeen years ago, removed to their late home in our city. Six vears ago last April Mrs. Zink suffered the loss of her husband. For a number of years she has been a great sufferer from rheumatism ajid for a number of weeks past a patient endurer of the fatal malady that re sulted in her death on Friday morn ine. August 29th. 1919. At the age of fifteen she united with the Methodist Episcopal church and remained a faithful member of the same until the day of her death She leaves to mourn her loss her four children, two sons Oscar and Fred of Murdock. Nebr.; two daugh ters, Mrs. Lora Rouse of Richmond, California, and Mr Herbert Rat- nour of Weeping Viter, Nebr.; one brother, Mr. Walter Jones of Spring field. Mo.; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Hunter of Weeping Water. Nebr and Mrs. Lou Chrisiuger of Deni- son, Kansas, other relatives and a multitude of friends. -Weeping Water Republican. LACKSMITKS CLEAN HOUSE LAST NIGHT GOT THE CRIPPLED MACHINISTS' GOAT IN THE RED SOX GOAT PASTURE. ONE MORE SCHEDULED GAME The Store House to Meet Black smiths Huia Won Overalls in Last Night's Contest. From Thursday's Dally Last evening at the Red Sox goat pasture the Burlington blacksmiths wiped up the slate with the machin ists, who were in a crippled condi tion owing to their star slab artist. Kdgar Hoggs, being out of the game, and as a result t lie blacksmiths came away with the goods by a score of 10 to 7. The chief features of the game were the fielding of Ru dolph Skalak at third for the vic tors and the batting of Schulhof and Hula.. Hula also enjoyed the dis tinction of securing a real honcst-to- roodness home run. putting the ball to the center field fence for a circuit of the bases. In the opening session Schulhof of the blacksmiths picked on an easy one and made two sacks on the hit, later ' scoring on a passed ball; Ska lak hit safe to short; Neil hit safe to center. Sk?!ak scoring on a pass ed ball and Neil coming in on the hit of Hula; Gradoville hit to center, scoring Hula; Ruhb hit to left and scored C.iudorillc. Yejvoda hit to short and registered Rabb; Schulhof was up for the second time and his hit scored Yejvoda. making a total of seven for the inning. In the third the Steinhauer colts added two more to their list. Grado ville hit safe to left and Yejvoda was walked by Burbridge. both men scor ing on the bingle of Jack Schulhof to left garden. The fourth saw more humiliation added to the machinists when four tallies were made by the black smiths. Neil hit a single to left; Skalak was safe on an error by short; Howe was hit by one of the spit pills of Burl-ridge and Hula leaned house with a three sacker to eft scoring his three teammates. Hula scored on the out of Gradoville at first. The machinists broke their jinx n the fifth inning when they were ible to pick up a couple of scores that cheered them up somewnat. Copenhaver was safe at first when veil failed to get down for a ground er at second and he was followed by Wilson who hit clean to the left gar den scoring Copenhaver and "Tex" cantered on in home as a wild heave to third base gave him the chance to score. In the eighth two more were ad ded bv the machinists as Janda was safe on the bobble of Hula at first and later scored. Tom Rabb hit safe to left garden for two sacks and cored on the hit of Kelly. The ninth was truly a swatfest with both teams going good and adding to the list of errors and hits. The blacksmiths opened, with a home run by Hula followed by hits by Yejvoda and Gradoville, but both of these were retired at the third sack. Rabb hit safe to left garden. Schul hof was walked. Persinger hit sate to left field and scored Rabb while Schulhof scored on a passed ball. In the machinists half of the in ning Wilson hit safe and scored when Janda retired at first; Bur- bridge was walked and scored on the hit of Boggs to right field; Tom my Rabb then made his second hit of the game and scored Boggs, clos ing the scoring for the inning. The final results showed the score to be 16 to 7 in favor of the black smiths. The next and final scheduled con flict in the league will be between the blacksmiths and the store house and unless different arrangements are made in the meantime it will be played next Monday evening. Ow no- to the earlv twilight at this " o - season of the year it will be neces sary to either start the game prom ptly at six o'clock or stage it durini the afternoon, and there is some talk of Sunday. If the store house is able to defeat the blacksmiths they will be tied up for first placet with the freight department, and extr; games will have to be played to de .terr.iine the real league champions. HAS HAND BADLY CUT. Frr.rn Thursday's Dnilv. Mrs. L'roy Christensen yesterday afternoon met with a very painful accident at her home in the south part of the city while engaged in canning some fruit. Mrs. Christen sen was tightening the lid on a glass jar and as she so engaged the jar broke and the left hand coming in contact with the jagged portion of glass was badly cut and lacerated and making it necessary to take seven stitches in the hand. The in jured lady i-; still suffering some pain from the lacerated hand but it is getting along very nicely. A SPLENDID SELECTION AS COUNTY CHAIRMAN From Friday's Dally. In the state and nation wide movement for a drive for the home service department of the Salvation Army, the quota assigned to the state of Nebraska is placed at 1500.- 000 and in turn the quota assigned to Cas oountv is $5,700, which cer tainly should not be hard to raise in this great and prosperous county. In order that the work may be prop erly handled in each county in the state a county organization will- be perfected and in Cass county Dr. J. S. Livingston of this city, has been named as chairman, and certainly no better selection could have been made. Each precinct of the coun ty will be organized with a chpir man of their own co-operating with the main organization and carrying on the work of securing this sum needed. The eyes of the world have been opened to the work of the Sal vation army both in this country in the big cities and in war stricken Europe where the members of the organization served with the armies of the allies, and from the hearts of a grateful people there should be a ready response to the appeal for the funds to more fully equip this org anization for their future good work. FALLS AND EREAKS RIGHT ARM From Thursday's na.ily Yesterday afternoon the little five-vpar-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Slafinsk'y. while playing around the house had the misfort une to fall and fracture the right forearm. The injured arm was set at once and the little sufferer made as comfortable as possible. IIBERTY LIFE INSURANCE COM PANY. 4TH FLOOR GANTEK , BLDG. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA. Liberty Policies. Are fault-proof and will stand the are made to sell on their merit and when sold will stay sold. Liberty Strength: Behind each policy are the best securities on earth, first farm mort gages, and government bonds. $100. 000 of such securities have been de posited with the state of Nebraska for the safety of the policy holders. GUY CROOK, General Agent. l. What An Account Here Implies When you receive a check drawn on this bank you can feel assured that the check is "good" and its maker reliable. Patrons of this bank enjoy a reputation for reliability in money matters. Accounts are not solicited from those whose integrity is not established. The First National Bank, Plattsmouth, Nebraska "The Bank where You Feci at Home'1 SAY SUGAR 'SHORTAGE' IN STATE A MYTH EXPERTS TELL SENATOR HITCH COCK IMMEDIATE NEEDS ARE PROTECTED. DUE TO THE HEAVY DEMAND And Failure of Wholesalers to An ticipate the Market at This Particular Season. From Friday's Daily. After a thorough investigation of the sugar shortage said to exist in Nebraska and other portions of the west, the sugar equalization board at New Yorl; today wired its r-uiu up of the situation to Senator lliu'li coek at Washington. In I he telegram it is pointed out that the pinion of the sugur ex perts is that wholesalers are trying to anticipate the market, and that consumers really have enough for mmediate needs. The telegram in full reads as fol lows: 'Short supplies, primarily df.e to general reticence to buv earlv in the vear bv wholesalers and iobbera who anticipated large supply, hi.. I possibly lower price. This with holding from the market caused large cumulative buying in the spring from cane refiner?, re.-ultui'? in large oversales. - The marine strike seriously interfered with raw supply from the West Indira for fully six weeks, and refiners are only Just about running full once more. "Refining capacity of country more than sufficient for need, pro vided used over entire year. but heavy - demand naturally C';vv with wanner weather and out;-:t i'l sufl'cient. it being necessary for t'.o cotin'iy to have some reserve i : r heavy summer demands. Histribu tion to country for first six inonti!.; about 200.000 long tons greater t':; .1 last year. Increase ascribed to ae r u:i:ii!at ion by householders ai.l i . creased manufacture of comino,. i i in which sugar is used. "We are i:f" lined today that con sumers in 'Nebraska seemed to havo sufficient sugar for needs, but wlm't salers and jobbers trying to antici pate the future. We are trying to buy California beet offering, there fore, 9 'z cents per pound net at factory, we reselling same at 9 cents nnd absorbing some freight t cer tain destinations in order to equal ize price and make it conform to regular selling price at that partic ular destination. Have wired Judge Rolapp of beet distribution commit tee. Chicago, and George Rolph of California and Hawaiian refinery. San Francisco, for best means to try to ai.eviate condition ,, .e,.,-.. FOR SALE. A number of Poland-China boars, March and April farrow. Inquire of Teter Halmes. Plattsmouth. Tel. 3803. 4-4tw Wall Paper, Paints, Glass, Picture Framing. Frank Gobelman. "3" 4r 31