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PLATTSMO UTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1920.
NO. 103
ALFA-MAIZE
CO. IS TO OPEN
FOR BUSINEES
WILL TAKE OVER INTERESTS OF
AUTO POWER AND MAX- '
LEABLE MFG. CO.
From Thursday s Dallj
The Alfa-Maize Manufacturing
company, of the state of Delaware,
and its officers are pleased to an
nounce that two years of dilligent
experimental and development work
in its new processes and machinery
have so far completed plans that its
large mill in this city will soon be
in operation.
This company has developed the
machinery and processes for milling
alfalfa, and compressing same, so
that it is possible to ship at least
live carloads of baled hay, after it is
milled in a single car. having re
duced the bulk of a bale of alfalfa
hay to a cube twelve inches square.
It has also developed the process
and machinery for milling corn fod
der so as to conserve all of the food
value in the corn stalk, and save the
millions of dollars of waste annually
in the present method of dealing
with the corn stalks by simply turning-
cattle into the stalk fields to
pasture after the com has been
husked.
This company has been organized
for the purpose of going into the
immediate territories where the raw
product of both alfalfa and corn
stalks are produced, and erecting
mills in such localities so that the
milling of these products saves the
producer the expense of baling and
shipping the product before it
is J
milled. - ' '
The agricultural department at
Washington has furnished the cora
piny with information showing that
about 40'i of the food value of the
corn plant remains in the corn stalk,
company has erected one of its mills
and that about 6(ce is in the ear.
The Alfa-Maize Manufacturing
in the city of Plattsmouth and is
now busily engaged in installing
the machinery in it. and will soon
have tiiis mill in operation. It is
contemplated in the general plan of
this company to build its own ma
chine shop in this city for the manu
facture of its machinery for the
numerous mills which it has plan
ned to erect in the next few years.
It has made arrangements with
Mr. K. C. Tilsley. of Salt Lake City,
to take charge of the sale of a por
tion of its capital stock. The com
pany has procured a permit from
the state of Iowa for the sale of
$ 2i r, o.d 00. 00 worth of its S C pre
ferred capital stock. The sale of said
stock will be commenced immediate
ly. As soon as a sufficient amount has
been sold the company wilf begin
the erection of its manufacturing
machine shop in this city.
The company now owns, and has
(lending about eighteen patents on
processes and machines.,
The development of the company
has proceeded to the place where
the company now desires to purchase
the real estate formerly purchased
1 y the Auto Power and Malleable
Manufacturing company.
Mr. I,. C. Sharp and Thomas
Young, out of their personal hold
ings in said company have placed
?10.000.00 worth of their own per
sonal stock in the treasury, eo hat
the company may be enabled to is-
r.iie stock to the holders of Auto
Power and Malleable Manufacturing
stock, dollar for dollar, to all of
alh of those who placed their stock!
in the hands of Mr. A. L. Tidd, for
the purpose of surrender to the
Auto Power and Malleable Manufac-
turing company, for which stock
title was acquired to the real estate
which had formerly been purchased-
by the Auto Power and Malleable
Manufacturing company.
Jt is the belief of the officers of the
Alfa-Maize Manufacturing company
that within the next few years it
may become one of the larger pro -
ducing companies.. Experts from the
Agricultural department at Wash-
ington have visited the plant in this
city, and have expressed the opinion
that the methods and processes of
this company are far superior io any
other milling process now in exis-
tence. And the milling of the corn
stalks has greatly advanced the con
servation of very necessary food
products.
Hay men from different hay mar
kets have visited the plant in Platts
mouth. and are greatly elated over
the prospects of the new processes
of milling, dehydrating and com
pressing the product. One of the
agents of the Omaha Hay Market,
upon the completion of his investi
gation of the plant and product pro
duced here in Plattsmouth was so
well pleased with the same that he
gave the company a written order for
the first two thousand car loads
which the company will be able to
produce, the price to be determined
by the market price at the time of
the delivery of said product. If the
Alfa-Maize Manufacturing company
is f-uccessful in the sale of -its stock.
it will bring to our city hundreds of
thousands of dollars to be expended
here in the development of its en
terprise. It will bring hundreds of
new families and expert mechanics
to this city. It will give increased
business to every business concern
in this city.
The alfalfa mill will make a home
market for the forage products of
the farmers of this territory. It is
the plan and purpose of this com
pany to buy direct from the farmers
and paj' cash for the raw products
at the current market prices.
By the achievement of the success
of t li is company each and every per
son who invested in the Auto Power
stock will be saved every dollar that
was lost by that investment. So far
this company has not asked the com
munity for a single dollar. The ef
forts of this company have been to
restore to those who lost in the in
vestment in the Auto Power com
pany every dollar so invested. It has
been solely through the efforts of
Mr. Sharp, Mr. Young and Mr. Tidd
that this has been accomplished.
Every such stockholder should es
pecially thank these gentlemen for
what they have done and give them
all the encouragement possible.
This company shall not offer any
of its capital stock for sale to any
one in this city. If any one desires
to obtain any of the capital stock of
this company he must do so by re
purchasing stock from those who are
now the owners of stock.
It is the belief of the writer that
every person within this city should
at all times and everywhere speak
a good word for this enterprise which
has been wholly financed by the peo
ple who are interested in the com
pany, and with out side money.
In the present stress of financial
conditions the bringing of a quarter
of a million dollars of out side money
at this time into the banks of this
city, will prove of untold benefit to
the banking Industry, and to the
farming and feeding industry in
this section of the country. And the
writer believes that the community
will respond with a whole heart to
this enterprise. The officers of the
company will appreciate your good
words more than your money.
Those who are personally inter
ested in the enterprise have been
giving a great deal of time and mon
ey and patience to its development
during the long period of two years
of study and experiment.
FEDERAL GAME WAR
DEN MAKES A RAID
Shooting of Migratory Game Birds
in This Locality Leads to Visit
from U. S. Authorities.
From Friday's Daily,
1 Yesterday afternoon this city was
j visited by a representative of the
office of the federal game warden,
, who had been sent to investigate
the shooting of migratory game birds
in the vicinity of the mouth of the
Platte. The game warden found evi-
dences of the fact that some parties
had been doing this shooting in the
last few days, but they made their
'getaway before the arrival of the
federal- authorities. It is thought
that the parties made their escape
'over the ferry into Iowa as no trace
'of their having left here over the
Platte river bridge or to the south
could be found.
The worK was undoubtedly that
of some outside parties who, discov
ering the fact that the mouth of -the
Platte was a favorite feeding spot of
the birds made away with a large
number before being stopped
SMALL FIRE AT THE
HATT & SON STORE
Closet Full cf Papers, Etc. Cctclics
Fire and Furnishes Scmo Ex
citement a Short Time
From Friday's Dally.
Yesterday afternoon a small sized
fire in the store of John Hatt & Son
caused not a little excitement on
Main street for a few minutes, but
the thoughtfulness of John Hatt, Jr.,
resulted in the extinguishing of the
blaze without any very serious loss.
The fire originated in a small
closet located beneath the flight of
stairs leading to the second floor of
the building and in which a large
quantity of wrapping paper was
stored. Shortly before the fire the
store force had "been engaged in
cleaning up the closet and it is
thought that the fire originated
from an open candle that had been
overturned in the closet and which
had not been noticed at the time.
There was very little damage done
to the closet as the main loss was in
quite a number of bolts of wrapping
paper that were destroyed or badly
charred, the only damage to the
closet itself being a few charred
places on the wooden partition.
The store room was filled with
smoke from the smouldering fire and
occasioned a great deal of excite
ment as it poured from the doors of
the building.
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
MARRIED IN VIRGINIA
Miss Ruth Virginia Fudge and Mr.
William Richard DuLaney Mar
ried at Montgomery.
From Friday's Dnlly.
The following account has been
received by the Journal of the mar
riage of Miss Rutfi Virginia Fudge,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hobert
Andrew Fudge, of Montgomery, West
Virginia, where the ceremony oc
curred. The bride is a granddaugh
ter of Mrs. GeoTge E. Sayles, of Cedar
Creek and a niece of County Clerk
George It. Sayles and Mrs. William
Seybert of this city, as well as of
Mrs. Andrew Thomsen of Cedar
Creek :
"The wedding ceremony of Miss
Ruth Virginia Fudge, daughter .of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrew Fudge
of Montgomery, and Mr. William
DuLaney, of Pearisburg, Virginia.
took place last Wednesday evening
at nine o'clock in the Calvary Epis
copal church. The Reverand John
Lowrv Hady officiated.
"This was a daisy wedding and
the color scheme of pure white and
lemon yellow was artistically carried
out both in the interior decorations
of the church and in the bridal pro
cession. The church was beautiful
ly decorated with ferns, white roses.
carnations and daisies. Over, tne
couple was Iiung a daisy bridal 1m?11
which showered rose petals upon
the bride after the ceremony.
( "The bride, gowned in a dress of
white silk crepe chiffon over white
liberty satin embroidered with pearls
was escorted to the altar by her
father, Mr. Robert Andrew Fudsre.
The maid of honor was Miss Ethel
DuLaney, sister of the groom. She
wore a dress of white georgette crepe
and carried a large shower boquet
of daisies tied with tulle and narrow
yellow ribbon. Mr. Robert Andrew
Fudge, Jr.. brother of the bride.
acted as best man. There were four
bridesmaids all of whom were dress
ed in pure white organdies, trimmed
with girdles of narrow yellow rib
bon. Each bridesmaid carried a large
bouquet of daises tied with white
tulle. The bridesmaids were Miss
Lynn Wilson, of Coffey ville, Kansas;
Misses Margaret Owens, Marie Smart
and Sydna Boling, all of Montgom
ery. Misses Emma Champe and
Janice Montgomery, of Montgomery
were the ribbon tenders. Mrs. D. I
Wolf, of Montgomery, was organist
and Miss Gladys Bowles, of Charles
ton, was soloist. The little Miss Ju
dith O'Neal acted as ring bearer.
The ushers were Messrs. Sidney
Randolph Clay, of Richmond, Vir
ginia; Emmet Talbott, of Bedford.
Virginia, and Carl Montgomery and
Montgomery Hancock of Montgom
ery.
"After the impressive wedding
ceremony the bridal party and many
guests wero served a buffet lunch
eon at the home of the bride's par
ents. Mrs. C. A. F.tdge. a sister-in-law
of Mr. Robert Andrew Fudge,
Jr., Mrs. C. I. Smith and Miss Gladys
Schumaker, all -f Covington, were
a few of the honore 1 guests. Other
friends from Charleston, W. Va.,
Richmond. Va., Pearisburg and Mont
gomery were present and the even
ing was spent in joyous sociability.
"Mr. and Mrs. ImLaney will make
their home with the bride's parents
after a short wedding tour to eastern
cities."
BEAUTIFUL COUN
TRY HOME WEDDING
Miss Glenna Barker and Mr. Forest
Leonard of Obeiiiii, Kansas
Married Wednesday
From Friday's Dally
On Wednesday evc;;in- June lf,th
at 7:30 o'clock occurred" the mar
riage of Miss Glen!.;; J. Barker of
Mynard, to Mr. Forrest Leonard, of
Oberlin, Kansas, at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A.
Barker, Rev. E. H. l'oniias official
Messrs. Virgil Perry and Everett
Spangler were the proonismen, and
Misses Mabel Leonard and Mae Bar
ker were t lie bridesmaids.
The bride was attired in a beau
tiful white georgette gown and
crowned with a ipray of lillies of
the valley from which flowed a love
ly white veil. The groom was dress
ed in conventional black. The bride
and her attendants each carried a
large boquet of roses.
The prelude to t'.to ceremony wus .
I
"The Melody of Love." sung' by Miss)
Helen Pontius, with Mis?, Velnia
Cook, cf Klmwood, as accompaniest.
Then came the we IJiug. march also
rendered by Miss Cook, during which!
the wedding party slowly made its
way to a beautifully arrancel arbor
in a corner of the yard where the
contracting parties stood beneath a
large bell of sprays of green and flow-
ers and through the medium of the;
impressive ring ceremony, the lives j
of two most estimable young people j
were blended into one, and Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard were introduced to
the waiting and interested company.
The sixty or more. guests present
then pressed forward with heart y
nd Mnrere congratulations and bes:t
wishes after which refreshments
were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard were the
recipients of a large number of beau
tiful and useful gifts as evidence of
the esteem in which they are held.
Thev will be at borne at Oberlin,
Kansas, after August 1st.
A CEMENT FACTORY
Marquette Cement Co., of Chicag-o,
Looking with Favor on Larsh
Farm for Factory Site. .
From Thursday's Dmly.
From present indications our
neighboring little city of Union bids
fair to secure a new industry to add
to their list and this is in the na
ture of a large cement factory that
the Marquette Cement company, of
Chicago is figuring on locating in
the west this year.
F. L. Jaeger, of Chicago, has been
in Nebraska City for the past few
days and in company with Prof. E.
II. Barbour of the Fniversity of Ne
braska, has gone over the John
Larsh farm near I n ion with a view
of obtaining data as to its possibili
ties as the source of cement making.
The, result has been that the pros
pects are bright for the company
erecting a plant in that place pro
viding the Missouri Pacific can be
induced to place a siding to the farm
to handle the products. Should the
plant materialize it will mean a
great boost for Union and vicinity.
ASKS PROBATE OF ESTATE
From Friday's Daily.
This morning in the county court
a petition was filed by Mrs. Gene
vieve Moore, asking for the probate
of the estate of her father, Douglas
Noble Taylor, who died at his home
near Eagle on June 5th. The estate
is estimated at $5,000 personal prop
erty and real estate in Otoe county
valued at $24,000.
NO MORE MOONSHINE
ON THE MOONSHINE
Iowa Farmers Who Have liquor,
Get in Hands of Federal
Authorities
From Thursday's raily.
Tho green spot in the f.e:ert of
dryness, that has existed in Mills
county Iowa, was rendered, as dry as
the veritable Sahara on Tuesday
night when a raiding party of feder
al officers swept down 0:1 the unsus
pecting distillers and proceeded to
1 put out of commission the stills as
well as the varioii3 stocks on hand.
Lieutenant Murray of the federal
enforcement office at Washington
and Federal Agent ' Summer Knox
were in charge of the raiding party
that swooped down on the manufac
turers of the sparkling liquid tonie-
times known as, "white mule" or
moonshine.
At the George Freeman farm three
miles south of Pacific Junction, the
officers found twenty gallons of corn
whiskey hid in the bedroom of the
owner under the bed and bureau in
old bottles, fruit jars and jug con
tainers. In a nearby shed were two large
barrels containing over 100 gallons
1 cf mash anil a large quantity of corn
j syrup u;ed in manufacturing whiskey
; but they located no still. At the pre;,
ent prices prevailing the whiskey is
estimated to be worth $'J0).
. The owner of the place at first re
fused to let the officers enter but af
ter a delay thPy were admitted to
the house that was a sight for the
i eves cf the drv anil thirsty with its
store of joy wate:
At the farm of Harry Vanderpool,
a relative or i-reeman, tne omcers
found only ons large jug partially
; titled with liquor.
The officers presented search war-
rants at two other farms and at the
Perkins restaurant in Pacific Junc
tion, but found no booze in either
place.
MINSTREL SHOW RE
PEATS ITS SUCCESS
Second Night of American Legion
Production Pleases Large Audi
ence at Parmele-Theatre ,
From Friday's Dally.
The American Legion cabaret
minstrel which enjoyed its premier
on Wednesday evening at the Per
niele theatre was repeated last even
ing at this popular playhouse and
was even more pleasing if possible
than on the first night as the mem
bers showed more ease in their dif
ferent roles.
The minstrel has covered the
young people taking part with ap
probation for their efforts and cer
tainly was a very agreeable surprise
to the public that such splendid tal
ent existed here in our own city.
George F. Dovey, who with Mr. Field
took tle chief comedy Toles of the
performance, certainly is to be com
mended on the clever and easy man
ner in which he carried out his dif
ficult act and if the young man
should continue his work on the le
gitimate stage it is safe to predict
for him a bright future as his nat
ural ability in this lin,e is' remark
able?. Mr. Field with his stage ex
perience proevd a strong factor in
the production and his hard work as
director certainly was responsible
for the developing of the minstrel to
its perfection.
The orchestra that assisted in the
production on the two nights was
composed of G. M. Duncan, director
and violin; Miles Altman, violin;
Honor Seybert, piano; Peter Grado
ville, cornet;. C. C. Burbridge, traps;
Clarence. Ledgeway, trombone; Jack
Ledgeway, cornet; E. II. Schulhof,
saxophone; W. R. Holmes and Cyril
Kalina, clarinets.
One of the pleasing vocal numbers
was that given by Miss Fae Cobb in
the second part of the show in the
Hula Hula act and which gave the
singer an opportunity of demonstrat
ing her very pleasing voice.
The exceptionally clever setting
for the opening portion of the show
was designed and prepared by the
Legion members themselves, John
Palacek, Carl Wohlfarth and John
'Wichmann having spent much time
in completing the scenery and sets
which added so much to the effectiveness-
of the show.
The local Legion "post will realize
in the neighborhod of $125 to $150
through their efforts in giving the
performance.
CELLAR WARD
Fmm Friday' Dally.
Pa Rourke's "Sterling Athletes"
are on the- toboggan cellarward
bound at a rate of speed seldom
equaled and never exceeded. All of
which indicates that Rourke is giv
ing Omaha about the same kind of a
team this year as he has in the past,
despite the fact it is one of the best
paying ball towns in the Western
league and is deserving of a better
aggregation. A few weeks ago when
the Omaha aggregation headed the
race for several days the support of
the fans was so great as to fill the
old grandstand, bleachers and part
of the lot itself and you can't con
vince a ten year old school kid but
what that wouldn't pay ball players'
salaries, especially at six bits a
throw, which by the way is the new
admission charge.
Since leaving home for its second
swing around the circuit, Omaha has
lost eleven of thirteen games played,
and jumped from the coveted first
rung of the ladder to fifth place.
HOLDS PICNIC FEED
Members of Presbyterian Church and
Families Entertained Last Evening-
at Church Parlors.
From Thursday's Daily.
L.ast evening the ladies auxiliary
of the Presbyterian church, who
1 ave earned a well deserved reputa
tion for hospitality, not only among
their own' church membership but
with the public as well, entertained
the members of the church and
their families at a very delicious
C:30 picnic supper. The supper wa
served in the basement of the
church which had been fittingly ar
ranged for the event. The long
tables, seven in number, were very
handsome with their snowy linen,
sparkling silver arid beautiful flow
ers and here the members of tl:
party were treated to one of the
feasts of their lifetime. The ladies
of. the Q. Z. society did the slervl.ig
of the feast that the auxiliary had
prepared.
FIXING UP THE R0ABS
Those driving to Omaha via auto
report a noticeable change for the
better in . Sarpy county, where the
Washington highway is being graded
and otherwise put in first class shape
for' travel. The grading outfit is
now working in the neighborhood of
Fort Crook, but is coming south
ward and we understand will con
tinue its work to the Pollock auto
bridge, thus providing a good road
way from this city to the metropolis.
Cass county has recently graded the
bluff road, which is now in good con
dition and with the work being done
in Sarpy county there will be a
noticeable improvement all along the
way.
Read the Journal want-ads.
The First national bank
THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOME
PLATTSMOUTH
LOUISVILLE
AGAIN VISITED
BY ROBBERS
STORE OF F. H. NICHOLS IS ONCE
MORE SCENE OF ROBBERY
DURING LAST NIGHT
From Saturday's Daily.
The store of F. H. Nichols, at
IxMiisville. which several months ago
was the scene of an attempted rob
bery and which resulted in the three
men being captured and sent to the
penitentiary, was again visited by a
gang of robbers last, night and the
stock depleted to the amount of ::.
worth of goods as far as could b"
judged in a hasty inventory made
this morning by the owner.
The robbers secured entrance to
the store by cutting the glass in one
of the re ir windows of the More
building and successfully made
their getaway after looting the stock
All the silks in the stork as well as
a large quantity of ladies and men':
hosiery, underware and a quantity
of cigars are among the goods taken.
The men also secured $1.T in m:ill
change, which had been left in the
store register over '-night. The rob
bery was not discovered until this
morning when Mr. Nichols opened
the store for business and as soon
as the visitation of the unwelcome
visitors was noted Mr. Nichols noti
fied Sheriff C. D. Quinton who has
tened to the scene and took up tie
search for the parties committing
the crime.
Members of a train crew oVr the
Burlington reported to the authori
ttes'that three men carrying black
leather traveling bugs similar to
some taken from the store at Louis
ville, were noticed along the right-of-way
between that place and Cedar
( reek anil at once tne slierin .ami a
searching party started to that point
to take up the trail and this after
noon the territory between the two
towns is being carefully searched in
an effort to locate the three men ii'
possible and to learn if they are tie
ones wanted for the robbery.
An attempt was also made to 'se
cure entrance to the postolfice at
Louisville as the rear windows of
the postoffice building bear the
marks of an attempt to cut the glass
ut the robbers seem to have been
Tightened uway before completing
heir task at this place.
The robbery has aroused the resi
Jents of our neighboring city and
:hey are preparing to maintain the
closest watch for a repetition of the
robberies and will meet out to the
ones they catch the same treatment
as was given to the three robbers
who were wounded by Postmaster
Ossenkop some months ago.
Now Is the Time To Get Rid of Your
Rheumatism.
If you are troubled with chronic
or muscular rheumatism buy a bot
tle of Chamberlain's Liniment and
massage the affected parts twice a
day with it. You are certain to be
very much benefited by it if not actu
ally cured. Try it.
Loaning Money for a Better Platts
mouth and Sourrounding Country!
The responsible farmer, merchant
and individual citizen will alike find us
ready to render prompt, satisfactory ser
vice jn making loans.
It is our earnest desire to co-operate
in every way toward the develop m en
of this community, and we are willing
to make loans on reasonable security.
In making loans, we have the facili
ties for expediting matters so that your
money is ready without delay.
NEBRASKA.