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PLATTSilO DTH, NEBRASKA, MONEAY, JANUARY 19, 1920.
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WORDS OF
PRAISE FOR THE
CASS CO: FARM
SECRETARY STATE EOARD CHAR
ITIES AND CORRECTION IN
SPECTS FARM AND JAIL.
VERY EFFICIENTLY MANAGED
Gives Cass County Farm Honor cf
Best Equipped and Managed
of Anv in the State.
From Thursday's Daily.
The county farm owned and oper
ated by Cass county has long main
tained its position of high standing
in the county institutions cf the
state and there are few counties in
any of the western states that can
boast cf a more efficient or well man
aged farm. It has been a paying
proposition and this has been devel
oped under the careful management
of J. II. Tarns, the superintendent,
and is now one of the most up-to-
date institutions of its kind in the
west. Recently E. M. Johnson, sec
retary of the state board of chari
ties and corrections was in the coun
ty and made an inspection of the
county jail .:nd the farm and the re
sult of his observances can best be
told in his letter to the board of
county commissioners ;
Lincoln. Neb.. Dec. L'l. IS lit.
Chairman !ioard of County Com
missioners. Plat ts mouth. Neb.
Dear Sir:
Some weeks ago I had the privi
lege of inspecting your county jail
and poor farm. You have a splen
didly built a.id egaipped jail and we
found it in splendid condition ev
ery time we have visited the place.
The county farm is without question
the best in the state. There is no
county heme in the state that is bet
ter equipped or conducted on a high
er plane than yours. Mr. and Mrs.
Tarns are especially competent in
this position, not only the house but
all the other buildings are kern in
tip-top order. We cannot express
too highly our appreciation of the
good care of those who are committed
to your county furm. In cur opin
ion it would be a sertouT mistake o
lose Mr. and Mrs. Tarns from the po
sition th'-y occupy at your county
home.
Very trul yours.
E. M. JOHNSON, Examiner.
PIONEER OF THIS
CITY PASSES AWAY
George A. Mayer. Here L tue Early
Fifties. Passes Away at His
Home in Capital City.
From Saturday's Dally.
Ceorge A. Mayer, father of Mrs.
Henry Wetenkamp. died at his home
in Lincoln December 2 2. 1910. Mr.
Mayer was one af Nebraska's pio
neer settlers.
In last Sunday's Star appears an
interesting article too lengthy for
reproduction here, which tells of his
coming with his wife and eldest son
t Nebraska in 1S50. traveling over
the unbroken prairies of Wisconsin,
I twu and Nebraska ia a covered
v.:gon drawn by tvo yoke of oxen
and two cows. After six weeks of
s;duous traveling they stopped at
Plattsmouth. where they farmed for
three years. Then Mr. Mayer bought
10 0 acres seven miles east of Lin
coln on Holdrege street for $C00,
part of which was paid in gold dust
received in exchange for a yoke of
oxen. In 1SC." he filed a homestead
claim on 160 just across the road.
In 1SCS the first rchool or Lan
caster county was organized and
held in Mayer's two room log cabin.
The Mayers were always friendly
with the Indians, who called Mr.
Mayer "Good Buck." At one time,
when the Mayer children were with
out Bhoes, the father obtained moc
casins from a tribe of 600 Indians
who were camped on his farm in. ex
change for some onions. He also
traded them a rooster for ui3 first
butcher knife.
Lincoln was at that time compos-
etl of only a dozen houses and was
known as Salt Basiri. The first train
that eer run into Lincoln wus a
great curiosity. The family flood;
outside the house and wailed expe't
antly for the shistle, the first oik
they had ever heard. Mr. .Mayer j
was one of the twenty-three men ho i
voted in the first election held in j
j Lancaster county.
The old home farm where a fam-'
ily of six children was raised, was!
sold in 1910 and .Mr. Mayer moved
to Lincoln where he spent the re
mainder of his life. The funeral
was hld December 2 4th at the home.'
2Sl'" I street, in charge of Rev. 11.
M. Badger, the remains being; buried
at Wyu'r.a.
.dr. Mayer is survived bv three
sons r.nd three daughters, II. W
Mayer of Walton. Nebraska; W. L.
Mayer, of Beatrice; M. J. Maver. of
Denton; Emma B. Mayer and Mrs.
E. E. Mann, of Lincoln and Mrs.
Henry Wetenkamp. of Eagle. Eagle
Beacon.
YOUNG LADIES ENJOY
PLEASANT EVENING
Young Ladies Employed iii Mechani
cal Department of Burlington
Spend Social Evening.
from Thursday's Daily
Last evening the young ladies em
ployed in the offices of the mechan
ical department of the Burlington
enjoyed a very pleasant social even
ing. The ladies weie entertained at
a theater party at the Parmele the
ater to witness the presentation of
"'Fair and Warmer" and at the con-
elusion of the slioy.' were invited to
the Coroaado apartments where they
were the guests of Miss Mary Clark
for the evening. Several very en
joyable musical selections wero given
by members of the party and Miss
Belle Speck favcred the ladies with
several most enjoyalile vocal selec
tions. At a suitable hour a dainty
two-course luncheon was served to
add to the delights of the evening
and it was a late hour when the mem
bers of the party departed homeward.
DEATH OF MISS EMMA
Passes Away at Eearly Hour This
Morning After Illiness Covering
Period of Several Months.
From Friday's Dally
At an early hour this morning
Miss Emma Mann passed away after
an illness covering the past year and
during which time she has borne
with Christian fortitude the suffer
ings, calmly awaiting the end when
the messenger of death would bring
to her the peace and rest from the
long period of sickness. Her condi
tion has been critical for the past
two weeks and despite the ministra
tions of the loved ones of the family
circle the patient continued to fail
until the end of life came this morn
ing. Emma C. Mann was born in St
Louis. Mo.. April 19, 1S64, and came
to Plattsrnouth with her parents,
Peter and Elizabeth Mann. June 19,
1S71, and has since made her home
here in this city. When a child she
suffered a paralytic stroke from the
effects of which she never fully re
covered. She is survived by the mother,
three brothers. William H. and
George B. Mann of this city and Ed
win C. Mann of Son Francisco, and
one sister, Mrs. George W. Thomas of
Nebraska City. In the loss of the
daughter and sister the members of
the family will have the deepest
sympathy of the entire community
and the friends who had known and
loved the departed one will share
with the family the grief that her
passing has brought to them.
The funeral arrangements have not
been definitely decided upon.
FOR SALE
A choice 5 acres close in. Modern
house of C rooms, furnace, electric
lights, well, cistern, chicken house,
barn, some fruit. This property is
a bargain. Will be off the market
February 1st. Inquire of A. A. Alex
ander; phone 251. jl2-lwdaw
For Sale Fur rob; - See William
Rice at Richey lumber yard. Gtd-4tw
CELEBRATED
THEIR GOLDEN
WEDDING
MR. AND MRS. A. S. WILL OB
SERVE HALF CENTURY OF
WEDDED LIFE.
WhHh mAKKihU IN YlhliiN!Ai' some t, , in the
- T Tl -It - f,1 1-1 J- .1 .
nave .ttesiaea in mis coumy ior ine
Grater Part of Wedded Life En
joy Life With Their Family.
Krom Saturday's Daily.
Fifty years ago yesterday amid
the peaceful scenes and kindly faces
far away in the Old Dominion occur
red the marriage of Asgil S. Will and
Miss Barbara Ilerold. on January 10.
ISTO". The anniversary of that pleas
ant event was celebrated yesterday
at the beautiful Will home on Chi
cago avenue where the bride and
groom of Tit) years ago are spending
their declining years in the happi
ness of a well spent life.
Time has dealt gently with Mr.
and Mrs. Will and they are still in
the full flush of their lifetime E.nd
as they gather the children of their
lives around them and contemplate
the peace and prosperity that is
theirs they can feel well satisfied
with the time that has elapsed since
their marriage in Highland county.
Virginia, a half cer.turv ago. :
Mr. Will was born in Highland
county. Virginia. April 22. 1S49.,
while Mrs. Will was born in Pendle
ton. West Virginia. April 1. lS.r,2.
The family came to Nebraska in 1S79
and for a number of years Mr. Will
engaged ia farming in the. eastern
portion of Cass county.
The children of this estimable
couple are as follows: Fred S. Will,
Hennessey. Okla.: J. N. Will. Kettle
falls, Wash.: Nora Blanch Spangler,
Nuckolls, county. Neb.; Madora A.
Will. Long Btacii. Calif.; Thomas J.
Will. Plattsrnouth. Minnie Windham.
Lincoln. Neb; Grover H. Will.
Plattsrnouth: Fannie Thomas. Long
Beach. Calif.; Robert E. Will. Platts
mouth. Twenty-five grandchildren
and four greatgrandchildren are
numbered among the descendants of
Mr. and Mrs. Will.
The children to attend the golden
wedding anniversary were: Mrs.
Spangler. Mrs. Windham. Thomas J.
Will. Grover II. Will and Robert B.
Will. Everyone of the children re-mc-mbered
the parents with a golden
present in honor of the day.
Cass county numbers among its
citizenship no more estimable peo
ple than Mr. and Mrs. Will and their
many years of residence in this com
munity has won for them a host of
the warmest and kindliest of friends
who will rejoice with them in the
pleasant anniversary that they have
just observed. For many years the
family resided in Mt. Pleasant pre
cinct where they made their home on
one of the most prolific farms in that
section of the count v and continued
o make their home there from 18S3
until a few years ago wheu they re
moved to Plattsrnouth and erected
one of the handr.omest residences in
the city for their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. Will carry with
them the gracious spirit of their nat
ive state and in their dealings with
their fellow men have exemplified
the true Virginian in every sense of
the term, in strict and uriswerving
adherence to a high code of honor and
in generous and gracious hospitality
to all that come to their door.
It had been hoped to have all the
children present to take part in the
observance of . the day but this was
impossible and only those who were
nearer home were able to reach this
city in time to enjoy the pleasant
event. Nine children were born to
Mr. and Mrs. Will and they have
followed the footsteps of the parents
in making a success of their lives
and now are situated with their own
homes and firesides with the excep
tion of one son. Robert,
SOCIAL WORKERS
The social workers will meet with
Mrs. Peter Mumm "Wednesday, Jan
uary 21. All members please be
present. 2td-ltsw
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
OFFICERS FOR 1920
The members cf the christian En
deavor of the I'resl tt rian churc h at
their meeting this v.eek selected their
oficers for the ensuir.g year of HiL'O.
The following wej.- named for the
year's work:
President ML;
Vice President
Staats.
Secretary Trenr
Wtyiich. The meet ins; wa-
'"arolino Bnird.
- Miss Pea lie
rer Miss Clara
held at the home
of Rev. II. a. .MfCl. ,Uv "n,t it,. T,,,r i
sum of the planh for the ensuin
year that given pr -riise of being one
of the most siiccea- it in tu v, ;L-t ......
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0f .jie cOCjetv
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
JOINED IN WEDLOCK
Kiss Eatherine Pries and Fred M.
Warner Married Last Eenicg at
Horns of Rev. I. V7. Scctt.
From Saturday' D.iilr.
Last evening at 7 o'clock at the
parsonage of Christian church occur
red marriage of Mis Katheiine Pries
and Fred M. Warier, both of this
city. The wedding was a very quiet
one the contracting parties being un
attended. The marriage lines wet?
read by Rev. L. vv Scott, pastor of
f ' church, in a very impressive man
ner. Both of the contracting parties
r.rc well known t" a large circle of
friends in this community where
hey have made their home for their
lifetime and in tlnir happiness they
will reaeeive the hot wishes of their
many friends. The bride is a
daughter of Mr. ai;d Mrs. Mike Pries
and has been reared to womanhood
in Plattsrnouth while the groom has
also made his home in this commun
ity for his lifetine. being a son of
Mr., and Mrs. Ch; ries TI. Warner of
this city Th newly weds will
make their home on the farm of the
groom near Murray in the future.
SECURE COYOTE
BOUNTY YESTERDAY
Louisville Ken Have Scalps as Result
of Roundup and Trapping
Get Bounty from State.
Prom Saturday's Iaiiy.
Yesterday afternoon when J. O.
Ward and Lester Tennat of Louis
ville were in the city they made a
call at the office cf County Clerk
George R. Sayles and presented to
the clerk the scalps of three coyotes
which they had secured near their
hemes. Mr. Tennat has been engag
ed in trapping on his farm and se
cured two of the "varmits" while Mr.
Ward secured his one scalp as the
result of the roundup held near Lou
isville this week in an effort to se
cure several wolves which were re
ported to be active in that neighbor
hood. Upon the presentation of the
scalps to the clerk he had the two
gentlemen make affidavits to the
killing of the animals and thereupon
issued a certificate to them entitling
them to the sum cf $3 a head for
the scalps and this was presented to
the county treasurer who paid over
the amount.
SUFFERS PAINFUL
INJURY FRIDAY
Raymond. 12-Year-01d Son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. W. Smith. Has Teeth
Knocked Out by Gas Engine.
Yesterday afternoon Raymond, the
12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H.
W. Smith was quite severely injured
while engaged in helping his father
in setting up a monument at the Oak
Hill cemetery. The lad had started
to crank the small gas engine used in
operating the automatic tool and as
he was cranking the engine the
crank handle slipped off and struck
Raymond in the mouth, four of the
front teeth were knocked out by the
force of the blow and the handle in
flicted very severe cuts and lacera
tions on the mouth and face. The
injured boy was hurried back to the
city where the injuries were dressed
and he was made as comfortable tin
der the circumstances.
SELECTION OF
NEW
HIGHWAY
MMSISSIONER
C. F. VALLERY, FLATTSMOUTH
PRECINCT SUPERVISOR NAMED
BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
VERY WELL QUALIFIED CHOICE
Mr. Valiery Thoroughly Taniliar
With Road Work and Ne;ds of
the County.
From Thursdavs Daily.
After a deliberation covering the
past few weeks the board of county
commissioners yesterday afternoon
I appointed the new county road over-
KtT, an office created by the recent
legislature and who will have an im
portant part to play in the upkeep
and maintenance of the highways of
the county. For this position the
board selected C. F. Valiery of
PlattFmouth precinct, who during
his term of service of seven years as
road supervisor has had a great deal
cf experience in the road work that
will be valuable to him in his new
office. While there were a number of
candidates for the position of high
way commissioner and many of them
well qualified the board showed good
judgment in tendering the office to
Mr. Valiery and the new commission
er can be depended upon to give the
people of Cass county the full ser
vice of his time and ability in the
administration of the duties of the
position. Mr. allery has labored
constantly In seeing that the work
in his district was kept to as high a
standard a the means at uL com
mand would permit and- in the new
office he will serve the people equally
as well and without fear or prejudice
to any person or any locality.
The new position will pay a sal
ary of $1,200 a year and also a mile
age of 10c a during during the time
the overseer is on duty.
To aid in caring for the new state
highway one patrolman will be ap
pointed at the salary of $175 per
month and two assistants at $130
per month each and these will as
sist in seeing that the highway is
kept in good passable condition at all
times.
The representative of the state en
gineer's office was in the city yes
terday and was in conference with
Mr. Valiery and the county commis
sioners in regard to the care of the
new road that will be maintained
jointly by the state, the federal gov
ernment and the county.
WILL VISIT IN OLD
HOME IN EUROPE
Thomas Sedlak and Frank Slatinsky
of City Make Requests for Pass
ports to Visit Native Land.
Fotti Thursday Dally.
To view the old home in Europe
after the close of the great war that
has swept over that continent for
five long years is the desire of Thom
as Sedlak and Frank Slatinsky of
this city and they have made appli
cation with Clerk of the District
Court James Robertson to take up
with the state department the mat
ter of securing the necessary pass
ports that will permit them to make
the trip across the ocean. Both of
these gentlemen have been in the
United States the past 20 years and
desire to se their old home once
more. The changes that has occur
red there have been many and chief
among these is that since their de
parture from' the old country their
native land has ceased to be a pro
vince of the Austrian-Hungarian em
pire and become an Independent re
public. The clerk of the district court yes
terday also received the application
of Wilhelm Knaup of Murdock for
citizenship and in which, fc re
nounces all allegiance to the Germa
republio end all foreign rulers. Mr.
Knaup made application last year
for his final papers but crwlng .to
the fact that his first papers -were
out of date the application was de
nied and he will cow be compelled
to make the application anew.
VISITS FRIENDS HERE
From FYioay's Dally
C. H. Baker of Alberta. Canada
who has been in the city visiting
for a short time with his friend. Clar
ence Ledgway. departed yesterday af
ternoon for Chicago where he is to
visit at the home of his brother and
will later return to his home In the
northwest. Mr. Baker is located on
a homestead in Alberta and Is en
gaged in, farming- and his visit in the
states has been curtailed somewhat
fry his need on the farm.
OARIES COMPLETED
Commission That Has Been "Hearing
Petitions and Complaints
Adjourns.
From Thursday' Uallr.
The past three days have been
very strenuous ones for the member
ship of the commuislou appointed to
prepare the proposed school districts
in conformity with the recently pass
ed school law of Nebraska. The
members of the commission have la
bored long and faithfully in the pre
paring of the boundary lines for their
submission to the people of the vari
ous districts and are now through
with the first phase of the case. The
protests against the proposed dis
tricts will now be taken under ad
visement by the committee and they
will be given careful consideration
and without a doubht a number of
changes will be made in some of the
districts where an inequality may
exist and a relief given the petition
ers. The committee will then file
their report with the board of coun
ty commissioners and close tLelr por
tion of the work of the execution of
the Ia w.
LOCATING ROAD
'rom Frtdnv'B Datlv.
County Commissioners Miller and
Harris were in town this Thursday
morning. They were locating the
road parallel with the railroad east
of town around the stone hill; look
ing after a bridge near the Torrenc-s
Fleming farm and the bridge Just
wept of town.
Mr. Miller baid he wanted to get
his district fLxed up a little better
than Harris' district as he didn't
want anyone to tell the story on him
that was circulated about Harris'
district where a couple were prevent
ed from getting married because the
roads were so bad they could not get
to the preacher's. Weeping Water
Republican.
FOR SALE
Cottoawood and maple block
wood $4 and ?5 per load delivered.
Elbert Wiles, Telephone 3S21. tf-dw
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GOVERNMENT
SUPERVISION
"A Thrifty Nation is a Prosperous One. " National
Thrift Week January 17-24.
Systematizing the
The family that does its spending according to a fixed plan
avoids debt and is able to save systematically.
Divide your spendings about as follows and watch results at the
end of six months: Food 30, rent 20, general expenses
20, clothing 10, amusements
Thousands of families have adopted die budget systems to their
great advantage, financially and
trial.
First National Bank
The Bank where
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MEMBER
FEDERAL
Ttt SYSTEM
0
OF
HONOR MET
LAST NIGHT
GRAND CHIEF OF HONOR MRS.
FLORENCE OWENS OF YORK,
PRESENT AT MEETING.
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
Lruge Number of Members of L:
cal Lodge Present to Enjoy Meet
ingHear Address on Rates.
Prom Friday's Pally.
Last evening the ladies of the lo
cal lodge of the Decree of Honor
held a very interesting meeting at
their lodge rooms inr the Modern
vtodmen building and which was at
tended by a very large number of
the ladies. The chief feature of the
evening was the installation of ihe
officers of the lodge and ihe im
pressive ceremonies of the order were
carried out by Mrs. Florence Owens
cf York, grand chief of honor of the
Nebraska grand lodtre. who gave to
each of the newly elected officers the
responsibilities that attach to the
offices. The ceremony was very im
pressive and the officers installed
were: Past chief of honor. Mrs
Charles Ulrich; chief of honor. Mr1!.
Harry Johnson; Lady of honor. Mr.
Ruth Grabfiky; chief of ceremonies.
Mrs. Kdward Ofc; recording finar
cier. Miss Anna Hassler; uher. Mi.
James Bulin; assistant usher. Mrs.
B. J. Halstead; inside waf h. Mr.
Ella Wurl; outside watch. Mrs. M.
L. Buttery; musician. Mrs. R. W.
Knorr; trustees. Mrs. Nannie Buttle.
MrB. W. K. Rosencrans, Mrs. Anna
Ptak. -
The ladies were given a jhort ad
dress by the grand chief of honor.
Mrs. Owens, on the new rates that
had been adopted in October and
which conformed with the rat-s of
the national fraternal congress cover
ing the insurance of the various fra
ternal insurance orders of the na
tion. The chief of honor made cb- tr
the many points of advantage to the
order in the new rate that safe
guarded the investment of the insur
ance of the members and was listen
ed to with the greatest of intere?-t
by the large audience. At the close
of the business session light refresh
ments were served that added to ti e
r.leasures of the occasion and the
closing hours of the session were
spent very pleasantly in a social way.
FOR SALE
Fifteen tons of No. 1 alfalfa hay.
second and third cuttings. Also COO
buphels of white ear corn. I'yron
Babbitt, telephone 31-J. 2tw-2td
Family Spending!
10, savings lOyc.
otherwise. Give it an honest
you feel at home.
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DEGREE
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