Nebraska Newspapers

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VOL. XXXVIL
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 192Q,
No. 7G
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A SPLENDID
SHOWING FOR
FAST YEAR
Annual Meeting: of Stockholders of
Plattsmouth. Loan & Euilding
Association Held Last Night
A BIG INCREASE OVER 1919
Company Has Increased Volume of
Easiness $40,000 Over That
the Time of Previous Meeting
From Tuesday s Daitv.
Last night the stockholders of the .
Plattsmouth Loan A FtniliMnp- nctn. i
ciation met to consider the affairs of
the company and for the election of : From Tuesday's Daily,
the officers of the organization and The mother's day meeting the V.
the result shown is one very pleasing ; c- T- u- wa3 held yesterday after
to those who had invested n ths ' noon at the pleasant home of Mrs. F.
safe and conservative home financial i B- Shopp on west Marble street, and
institution. was Quite largely attended by the
.The association has, since the time members of the organization. Miss
of the last meeting in 1919. increased
their volume of business almost $40.
000 and it is rapidly growing as th
rei(!ents of the city realize the ad
vantages of this safe means of invest
ment place their money to the best
possible advantage. At the last earnest anu appealing prayer loucnea
yearly meeting the loans aggregated f the hearts of all the members pres
the sum of $24S.239.C0 and this year j ent. This was followed by the busi
they show $294. ."53. 23 a remarkably ! ness session of the afternoon cover
fine gain. The monthly payment ; ing the routine matters of the order,
stock has increased from SI 87.224.00 ! The program for the mother's
in 1919 to $210.S9C.OO at the meet
ing this year.
The association has had much sue- ms to sicwness u was necessary .or
cess in handling their investments ' Mrs. J. E. Wiles to take up this mat
and have now a large-number of ap- er and handle the interesting pro
plications for loans that will furnish gram.
n paying investment for the raTh -iir- j Mrsl'lT: CT. Med u sir y." Mrs.AV:
rdus that is on hand in the trea-1 Hunter. Mrs. It. B. Hayes and Mrs.
crv
surv. i
The careful handling of the financ- !
ers of the company through the em- !
dent secretarv, T. M. Patterson has j
aided creatlv 'in the success attained J
and the stockholders demonstrated
their confidence in their secretary by
re-electing him to that office.
The general condition of the as
sociation is the best of any previous
year and the outlook for the present j
Is for an even :euer success in uie
increasing number of persons who
re taking advantage of this oppor
tunity to invest.
The officers elected last evening
were as follows: President, E. P.
Lutz; vice-president. It. A. Bates;
secretary, T. M. Patterson; treasurer.
F. T. Ramge; solicitor, J. M. Leyda.
Directors. E. P. Lutz. It. A. Dates. E.
IT. Schulhof, T. M. Patterson, F. T.
Itamge. H. F. Goos. ( A. Johnson. T.
J. Janda.
YOUNG PEOPLE AT
TEMPT A SURPRISE
However, the Eest Plans Sometimes
Go Attray and Their Matrimonial
Secrfj is Able to Leak Out
From Monday's Dai.
Two of the young people of this
city recently decided to slip over a
surprise on their friends by quietly
being united in marriage and allow
ing their friends to remain in the
dark and the original plans were
beautiful to behold. The force of
ti:e county judge's office were sworn
to secrecy and the officiating minis
ter prevailed upon to say nothing of
the nuptials end the matter careful
ly handled to prevent the truth
reaching the light of day, but alas,
the information was too good to
keep and was told in confidence to a
few close friends and it has since
spread like wildfire and is now in the
possession of the many friends. In
fact it has reached such a state that
it has been announced in the papers
at Sidney, Iowa, former home of the
bride and we feel that .we are not vi
olating the confidence of the young
people in giving It to the general
public.
The facts in the case are that on
Saturday evening. March 3rd. Mis3
Glenna Dixon, one of the charming
and accomplished teachers in the
high school of this city and Mr. Rae
McMaken were united in wedlock,
the Rev. A. V. Hunter of the Metho
dist churchy officiating at the cere
mony that occurred at his home.
Both Mr., and Mrs. McMaken are well
known to a large circle of friends in
this city who will join in wishing
them much happiness and success in
their wedded life. ,
The bride has been a teacher in
the high school of this city and has
been most successful in her school
work and it is hoped she will con
tinue to have charge of her depart
ment in the school, at least until the
close of the present term. The groom
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Mc-:
Maken and is a very industrious and
capable young man who has made a
host of warm friends by his frank
and manly character.
W. G.T. U. HOLDS
MOTHERS' MEETING
TlTao lno ; TTV) J .4. TT t If.. T-l
i-iuu6 ai xiume ui jms. r
15 fctoopp and Quite Largely
Attended
Lucy Arnold assisted Mrs. Shopp as
hostess of the afternoon. The meet
ing was opened with a scripture les
son and followed by the prayer of
Grandma Shopp, who has past her
eightv-sixth milestone and whose
I .
meeting was to have been in the
hands of Mrs. C. C. Wescott. but ow-
I . . . . r
George Mann all had very interesting
Papers covering the subjects of moth
er's day and the program was added
to by a very pleasant instrumental
duet by Miss Genevieve Whelan and
Mason Wescott.
At the close of the afternoon very
dainty refreshments were served by
Mrs. Shopp and Miss Arnold.
FILES FOR OFFICE
OF COUNTY JUDGE
M. S. Brings Files Petition in Office
of County Clerk, for the Po
sition of County Judge
f r-m Tuesday's Daily.
The petition of M. S. Briggs for
the office of county judge of Cass
county, has been filed in the office
of County Clerk George R. Sayles
and Mr. Briggs will be a candidate
at the non-partisan primary for the
office.
Mr. Briggs has been a member of
the Cass county bar since June 24.
1894, and is well known throughout
the county as a man of sterling hon
esty and whose word is as good as
his bond and this fact is conceded
by all those who may, perhaps, dis
agree with him politically. He en
ters the campaign without malice or
desire for personal gain and will, if
elected, serve the people of the coun
ty to the best of his ability In this
office, which is one of the most Im
portant in the county.
So far there has been no other
filing for this office, but County
Judge Beeson has petitions awaiting
filing that will enter him in the
race with Mr. Briggs for the coveted
honor of presiding over the county
bench.
ERECTS FINE MONUMENT
Prom Tbr.-sdav'B rally
One of the handsomest monuments
in Oak Hill cemetery was placed
there a short time ago by Mrs. Henry
Kaufmann in the memory of her
husband, who passed away at his
home In this city several months ago.
The monument was designed and
erected by II. W. Smith of the Cass
County Monument works and is a
beautiful piece of work and one that
will last through ages.
FOR SALE
Five pedigreed poland china gilts.
i farrowed Sept. 20th. weigh 170
1 pounds. $40 each. Telephone 3513.
A. O. Ramge.
DEATH OF
DAN IV, COFFEY
IN OMAHA
DROPS DEAD WHILE ON WAY TO
HIS HOME LATE SATURDAY
AFTERNOON
WILL BE BURIED IN THIS CITY
Deceased Was for Many Years a Res
ident of This City Where He
Was Reared
From Monday's Daily.
The many old time friends and
associates in this city of Dan V. Cof
fey, were shocked and surprised yes
terday to learn of the sudden death
in Omaha of their old friend
Death came .very suddenly as Mr.
Coffey was stricken while walking
from his office In Omaha to his home
at 2604 Pierce street and before as
sistance could reach him he had
passed away.
Mr. Coffey has been a resident of
Omaha for the past fifteen years, and
has been making his home with his
sister, Mrs. C. II. Olsen and family
during his residence in that city. He
was in the employe of the American
Transfer Co.. as a collector and hav
ing completed his work for the day
was going to his home when he pass
ed away. He has, during his resi
dence in the metropolis, been very
active in the work of promoting the
Ak-Sar-Ben activities and was val
ued member of that organization.
For many years the Coffey family
were residents' of this city and were
among-the pioneer amities of this
community, but following the death
of a brother, C. Coffey, hera some
5-ixteen years ago the family removed
to Omaha and have since made theii
home there. Mr. Coffey was 5i
years of age and unmarried. Tt
mourn his death he leaves a sister.
Mrs. C. II. Olsen, formerly Miss May
me Coffey. The parents and brothei
having preceded him in death.
The body will be brought to thu
city tomorrow morning on No. 4 ov
er the Burlington at 10 o'clock and
will be taken direct from the station
to the St. John's Catholic church
where the funeral services will b
held by Father M. A. Shine. Th
burial will be at the Catholic cenie
terv west of this city.
FILINGS INCREAS
ING EACH DAY NOW
Many Seek Positions as Delegates to
Republican County Convention to
Serve Party Central Committee
Worn Monday's Dally.
The filing of applications for po
sitions as delegates to the republican
county convention and on the county
central committee are increasing as
the time for the close of the filings
draws near and the office of County
Clerk George R. Sayles has received
a number of applications for places
on the ballot. William Weber has
filed for committeeman and delegate
from the s'econd ward as has also S.
H. Shumaker, J. H. McMaken, M. L.
Friedrich. Mayor H. A. Schneider is
to seek the honor of being a delegate
from the first ward. J. E. Wiles,
Mrs. Robert Ward, J. E. Douglass
and O. C. Hudson are desirous of be
ing delegates from the third ward
and Mr. Hudson and Mrs. E. H. Wes
cott as committee representatives
from this ward. In the fourth ward
the filings are not numerous, Lee
Cotner seeking the position of dele
gate and committeeman and M. E.
Manspeaker as delegate. In the fifth
there are several candidates for dele
gates. Robert Harris, Oscar York,
and Miss Petersen are seeking to be
j delegates and B. C. Hyde, committee
man. SCHOOL HOLDS DEBATE
From Tuesday's Dally.
The pupils of the Central building
on Friday morning held a very inter-
i esting debate on the subject, "Should
j Foreign Emigration be Further Re
'stricted", with Margaret Jay as cap
tain of the affirmative side and as
sisted by Caroline Schulhof and Mor
ris Whittiker. Stewart Chasa was
captain of the negative side of the
debate assisted by Fred Duda and Joa
Stenner. After the thorough discus
sion of the question and in which
the members of the teams displayed
much enthusiasm and interest the
judges decided in favor of the affir
mative side of the question. The
school will have another debate on
next Friday morning when Margaret
Jay. Caroline Schulhof and Joe Sten
ner will debate on this same ques
tion with the members cf the eighth
grade. A
ICE STAYS LATE
IN THE RIVER
Crossing Made Over River March 10
Sets Record for Lateness Not
Equalled; in Years
From Monday's Da'l.
John Richardson, the ferryman.
who has been very familiar with the
Sowings of the mighty Missouri for
the greater part of his life time.
states that the ice has remained in
:he river unusually late this year
ind that on last Wednesday he cross
?d and returned over the ice from
the Nebraska to the Iowa shore, mak
ing the trip from" a point opposite
the Burlington station. On the fol
lowing day. March 11th. the river
commenced breaking up and the ice
started moving and if the weather
conditions will remain favorable it
will be only a short time until the
stream is open for use. Mr. Rich
ardson has his ferry all ready for
business this year and as soon as
the weather gets appropriate and the
river cleared of ice the old boat will
be on the job serving as the con
necting link between this portion of
the state and.Io.vKy.. . .
BANQUET AT LOUIS
VILLE A BIG AFFAIR
Odd Fellows Enjoyed Pleasant Get
Togetlier Spread Last Week
Large Attendance.
"rom Monday's Daily.
The Louisville Courier has the
ollowing to say about the Odd Fel
ow banquet there last week, which
-as attended by several Pluttsmouth
people, as noted in the columns of
he Journal the day following:
The Odd Fellows banqueted their
wives and families at their hall
Tuesday evening. A most enjoyable
time was had by all. A short pro
gram was rendered consisting of
songs, instrumental music and an
address by Jas. H. Short of Platts
mouth. Mr. Short was accompanied
v his wife and niece, Mrs. Bertie
Potts, of Lincoln, and their three
;ons. Harry, Sanford and Earl Short.
It was one of those occasions that
lives in the memory of those who
were permitted to be present. The
attendance perhaps was the largest
t any similar gathering ever held
in the hall. The readings by Miss
es Noyes, Besack and Haddon were
exceptionally, good and the music
by the Nichols orchestra was clas
sy as well as jazzy.
Lodge emblems were presented to
the ex-soldiers who are members of
the order, C. G. Mayfield making the
presentation address.
Perhaps the hit of the program
was the song by Sidney Spence, who
never fails to receive an encore. Sid
ney possesses a wonderful voice and
if he possessed the inclination could
easily sing his way to glory, and ev
erything. Mr. Short's address concluded the
program. lie was given fifteen min
utes by the toastraaster. but any
one who knows Short, knows he
couldn't get unwound in fifteen min
utes and Short has the reputation of
unwinding and winding up several
times when he gets a chance to talk
Odd Fellowship. In fact down at
Plattsmouth the boys refer to him
as a stem winder. He gave a brief
history of the origin of the order
and paid a fine tribute to the great
organization and brotherhood whose
motto is friendship, love and truth.
At the close of Mr. Short's ad
dress a two course luncheon was
served after which the evening was
spent in social conversation and
music. It was a great event and
enjoyed by all.
HECK COWS FOR SALE
Two good milk cows, just fresh.
At reasonable prices. Come and see
them at Murray. Theo. Bouton. tf
For Sale Three busnels of red
clover seed, re-cleaned. $30 per
bushel. O. A. Ramge, telephone
S513- tfw
BISHOP E. V.
SHAYLOR VISI
TOR IN CITY
HEAD OF EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF
NEBRASKA PAYS VISIT TO ST.
LUKE'S PARISH
HOLDS SPECIAL SERVICE HERE
Distinguished Clergyman Has Charg;
of Quiet Day Service for Womsn
of tiie Church Yesterday
L'rom Wednesday's Dally.
The city was honored yesterday by
a visit from the head of the Episco
pal church in eastern, Nebraska, the
lit. Rev. Ernest V. Shayltr, of Oma
ha, who came to conduct the quiet
day services held for the women of
St. Luke's parish and to preach at
the evening mid-week service held
at the church at 7:45 last evening.
This is the second visit of the bish
op to this city since his assumption
of the Episcopal seat at' Omaha and
his visitation was greeted by a very
large number of the members of the
parish and at the evening service a
number of those not members of the
church were in attendance to enjoy
the strong and eloquent sermon given
by the bishop.
The head of the church made an
earnest plea for the Christian life as
the means of successfully combatting
the spirit of unrest that is prevailii.g
over the nation, at the present time
and the entering into the work of
the church by those who would have
their part in the upbuilding and
st lengthening of Jhe . natjon and its
people.
The distinguished prelate of the
Episcopal church is one of the fore
most figures in the religious work oi
the Chirstian churches and his in
fluence and teachings have had a
most benefitting effect upon the re
ligious spirit of the state since he
has come to Nebraska. Bishop Shay
ler departed this morning for Omaha
and from there he goes to York to
conduct the special services in that
city.
CLARENCE BEAL
FILES PETITIOf
1
Decides to Enter Race For Office of
Clerk of District Court at Forth
coming Republican Primary
Kroni Wednesday's Dally.
The petition has been filed in the
office of County Clerk George R.
Sayles requesting that the name of
Clarence L. Beal be placed on the
ballot at the forthcoming primary
election on April 20th for the olfice
of clerk of the district court. Mr.
Beal will contest at the republican
primary with James M. Robertson,
the present occupant of the office and
who has also filed for re-election.
Mr. Beal was for some time serv--ing
as deputy in the office of clerk
cf the court prior to his entering
the naval service in 191S and since
his return from the east has been
engaged in work for the Burlington
in this city. He is a young man
well known to a large circle of
friends throughout the city and in
this portion of the county.
CELEBRATES SEVENTY-FOURTH
BIRTHDAY
Mrs. M. G. Baird is Surprised on Her
Anniversary by a Number of Old
. Friends and Neighbors
From "Wednesday' Daity.
The seventeenth of March, which
is observed over the world as the
anniversary of the birth of the pat
ron saint of Ireland is also a nota
ble event In the life of Mrs. M. G.
Baird. one of the old and well be
loved residents of this city as it was
on this date, seventy-four years
ago, that this estimable lady first
saw the light of day. To assist her
n the proper observance of the occa
sion the daughters, Mrs. G. L. Far
tey, Mrs. F. A. Jones of Ruskin, and
Missed Carrie and Estelle Baird, in
vited a number of friends and teigh-
bors to assist in the pleasures of the
afternoon. The time was spent very
pleasantly in visiting and renewing
the associations of the years gone by
and was an event thoroughly en
Joyed. Dainty refreshments served
during the afternoon also assisted in
making the occasion a most pleasrnt
one. Those who were invite! to
spend the occasion' with the guest of
honor were: Mesdames F. I. Lehn
hoff. Augusta Martens. G. K. Staats.
William McC'auley, Robert Troop. C.
II. Parmele. M. B. Allison, J. W.
Johnson, J. M Robertson, J. N. Wie
of Omaha, II. J. Streight. J. B. Mar
tin, D. C. Morgan, F. B. Shopp. W.
H. Newell. H. G. McClusky. W. H.
Mann. Ada Mccre, Misses Sarah Ba
ker, Olive Gass, Lucy Arnold.
CASE IS TAKEN UN
DER ADVISEMENT
Hearing on Application of John Lin-
derman for Permanent Injunction
Covering Bottom Land Heard
From Wednesday' ra!!j
The time of the district court was
occupied yesterday in hearing the
matter of the application cf John C.
Linderman for a restraining order
against Jess W. Bashus and others
to prevent them from entering upon
or otherwise molesting the land that
Mr. Linderman claims on the Mis
souri river bottoms near the pump
ing station.
This land has gradually been ac
cumulating as the wash of the. river
has cast up the debris and dirt un
til it has formed a tract of land em
bracing several thousand acres. With
the march of time and the increasing
land values the bottom land that was
fro years regarded as useless has be
come the object of much contention
and for a number of years prior .'to
T91S the port fori' Of land rtnme'ltate
ly east of the Burlington depot and
surrounding the base ball park was
in litigation between the city and
the various parties who had made
squatter settlement upon it and was
finally decided in favor of those who
had settled upon the1 land.
The situation has now been com
plicated by the fact that other set
tlers are disputing with the original
claimants of the land and in a num
ber of instances shacks have been
erected on- the disputed land to es
tablish a bona-fide residence for those
who desire the land.
The matter was threshed out be
fore Judge Begley and at the con
clusion of the arguments of the at
torneys the matter was taken under
advisement by the court until a later
date.
COUSIN OF SENATOR.
From Wednesday's Dally.
John Cory, the proprietor of the
Perkins hotel in this city has the
distinction of being a cousin of the
senior Nebraska senator, Hon. G. M.
Hitchcock. Mrs. Isabelle Cory, moth
er of the genial hotel man, was a
first cousin of Senator P. W. Hitch
cock, father of the present senator
and during her life time was a close
friends of her distinguished relative.
The relationship of Mr. Cory has
caused him to keep a keen interest
in the political fortunes of the sen
ior senator from the state of Ne
braska. .
With Perfect SaJety!
To Liberty Bond Holders!
Coupons on your Third Liberty Loan bonds
became due and payable on March 1 5th. Clip your
coupons and bring them here to be exchanged for
their cash equivalent.
If you have an account at this bank, you can
deposit them to your credit just the same as cash.
Whether or not you are a customer of this
bank, we'll gladly cash your coupons for you.
First National Bank
"The Bank Where You Feel at Home. "
W. F. MORRI
SON PASSES
TO BEYOND
For Many Years One of Prominent
Residents of This City During
Seventies and Eighties
WAS A MECHANICAL GENIUS
For Years Was Engaged in the Per
fection of a Boat For Navi-'
gation on Canals
From Tufsday'n Ial!y.
A ?iie.-sage wes received this morn
ing by the Journal "announcing the
death yesterday at O-.iesljy, Texas,
of William F. Morrison, or who was
better known as "Frank" to the old
er residents of the city. Mr. Mor
rison was born Ausut 24. IX. 'M and
at the time of hi3 death was over
eighty-five years of age.
During the seventies and early
eighties this gentleman wan ne of
the best known residents of this city,
where for a' number of years he
served as city marshal and was also
engaged in the conducting of a meat
market and was one of the nu-s-t gen
ial and popular men in the city. He
was possessed of a great mechanical
genius and was constantly cnas;el
in the perftction of a number of in
ventions, the chief of which was a
canal boat that would be self-rro-pelling
and his work in this li;i? at
tracted attention all over the Mate
and was at the time considered one
of the most perfect pieces of work of
its kind that had been placed in
practical work and Mr. MorrNon bad
his boat in operation here on the riv
er for several years.
The family removed from this ity
nearly thirty years ago and the do
ceased had since made his home in
Texas, where he passed away. One
son. Charles F. Morrison, resides at
Kansas City. Missouri, and a grand
daughter. Miss Edna Morrison, is a
resident of this city.
Mr. Morrison was also a brother
of James E. Morrison, one of the
prominent lawyers of pioneer days in
this portion of Nebraska.
CALLED TO WISCON
SIN BY SAD NEWS
This afternoon Mrs. A. F. Smith,
who has been spending the winter in
this city with her son. H. W. Smith
and family, departed for Lancaster.
Wisconsin, in response to a message
announcing the death at that place
of her father-in-law, Thomas Smith,
who passed away yesterday at the
ripe old age of 93 years. The news
of the death came as a very sudden
shock to the family who have held
in the'tenderest of feeling the aged
grandfather and Mrs. Smith at once
prepared to leave for Wisconsin to
attend the funeral services. The
press of business affairs would not
permit II. W. Smith to get away for
the length of time necessary to make
the long trip to Wisconsin for the
funeral.