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Neb r .a ?i?-ie IIi'rrI ca.1 Society Platte omnia VOL. NO. XXXVII. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1920. NO. 2!) 0 REVIEW OF THE WEEPING WATER BOOSTER TRIP WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION BY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENT SNIPES. Friday. September 24th, was the day of the second boosters trip for the Cass county livestock show. This trip was more of a success than the iirst one as there was more interest shown and more boosters. There were ten cars left Weeping Water. The first stop was at Wade Por ter s. Weeping Water. where the boosters looked at Poland China hogs and continued on their way to Her man Wagoner's to look at a Short horn hull. Here there were eleven cars. The third stop was at Carl Day's, Weeping Water. Here the men iewed the Pertheron horses and Shorthorn cattle and were joined by Mr. Day in his car, making a total of twelve cars. The cars sped along toward Avoca. where the fourth stop was made at the home of Fred Carstens. The pro cession now numbered seventeen cars, and after looking at the Shorthorn cattle. Poland China hogs and Coach hordes, continued on into Avoca. at which place the band played and the bill-posters billed the town. On de parting from Avoca a total of nine teen cars were in line. The fifth stop was at the Carl Shroeder home near Avoca. where the Shorthorn cattle attracted attention; the sixth stop was at Tefft and Mor hy's, Avoca. another Shorthorn cen ter. Here the twentieth car to join the procession "fell in." The sev enth stop was at the home of George Mryer. likewise an admirer and a breeder of the Shorthorn family: the eifehth stop was at Pollard Bros.. Ne hawka. Hampshire hogs and Per cheron horses elicited favorable com ment from the boosters here. The ninth stop was at the home of Joe I.idgett. L'nion. Mr. Lidgett has a nice drove of Chester White hogs, which were admired by the travelers. From there the cars continued into Union, where the band played and the town was billed. From Union the boosters turned their radiators back toward Nehawka which was the scheduled noon stop on the trip. Arriving here the band played and dinner was served the somewhat tired and dusty aggrega tion in the auditorium, after which the band boys played again. R. K. Holland, of Lincoln, gave a very in teresting talk which was greatly en joyed by all. Twenty-six cars were in line leaving Nehawka and the band dispensed some more music Just prior to departing. The eleventh stop was at Bruce Stone's. Nehawka, a fancier of the Poland China type of hogs: twelfth ftp was at K. C. Pollard's. Nehawka. where the boosters looked at a fine drove of Hampshire hogs: the thir teenth stop was at Searl Davis' near Murray. Here the boosters looked at Shorthorn cattle and Duroc Jersey hogs. The procession had dwindled until there were but seventeen cars. The fourteenth stop was at Otto Shaffer's. Nehawka and the fifteenth ut Philip Shaffer's, Nehawka. Moth are prominent breeders of Duroc Jersey hogs and their droves attract ed no small amount of attention. At the latter home there were nineteen cars once more in line, ready to speed onward toward the county seat. The sixteenth stop was at John KaffenbTger's. Plattsmouth. Here the boosters looked at Hereford cat tle. The seventeenth stop was at l.uke Wiles' near Plattsmouth. The Red Polled cattle of Mr. Wiles at tracted considerable attention. The tourists then drove on into Platts mouth. reaching here about T o'clock. While the hand gave a street concert, members of the party billed the town. Leaving Plattsmouth. the only stop en route home was at Murray, where the band played and the bill posters distributed their advertising matter. Upon arrival in Weeping Water, the band, tired from their day's trip, generously furnished the home-folks with a number of selection's. Everyone enjoyed the trip and es pecially the feed at noon at Nehawka. A vote of thinks was given the Ne hawka people for the auditorium, the dinner, and the music they provided. Miss Bourke. the music instructor, 'rnve vocal and instrumental selec tions during the dinner hour, which were greatly enjoyed by all. The lunches were spread out on two long tables prepared by the Nehawka peo ple and everyone did Justice to them. Ice cream, ice tea and other good eats were furnished by the Nehawka peo ple and enjoyed to the fullest extent. Nehawka sure knows how to enter tain, as the band boys express it "Some feed!" Mr. West of Nehawka took pictures at noon. Other views were t2ken at different places on the trip. The Weeping Waterites feel that both booster trips were of great suc cess and hope they nay be able to repay the generosity of their Ne hawka friends who satisfied so hand soely the wante of the Inner man. A total of 75 mile? was covered on this latter trip, which was consider ably more than that of tte former one. through a different part of Cass count v. WEDDING AT COURT HOUSE From Monday's Daily. The office of County Judge Allen J. P.eeson was the only point of ac tivity in the county building today, and this was occasioned by the per formance of the ceremony that unit ed in wedlock Lawrence Wiseman and Miss Abbie Norton, both of Weep ing Water. The young people were attended by Mrs. James Wiseman, mother of the groom, and the cere mony witnessed by Mrs. Wiseman and Miss Lillian White, deputy in the office of the judge. CASS COUNTY SHOWS POPULATION FALL-OFF Report of Census Bureau Shows De crease of 1.757 in the Past Ten Year Period. The result of the 1920 census for Cass county was announced Saturday by the census bureau at Washington and the total for the county shows a decrease in the population of 1.757 during the. past decade. The announcement of the various towns shows that the total popula tion of the county is 18.029 and the percentage of loss over the 1910 cen sus is S.9 per cent. The different towns of the county are given the following population by the returns of the bureau: Platts mouth. 4.190; Weeping Water. 1.034: Alvo. 20S; Avoca. 231; Eagle. 369; Elmwood. T.58: Greenwood. 347; Louisville. 64',; Murdock, 206; South Bend. 143; Union. 292. The announcement of the census has proven a disappointment to the residents of this city who had been expecting that the population would show a decided increase instead of :i loss. There have been a- large number of new homes built here in the last few years and there is not now a vacant house in the city and it would seem that there certainly should be as many residents here as ten years ago if not more. DEATH OF THOMAS F. MAHONEY AT LINCOLN Aged MaJi Who Has Been in Hospital Since March. Dies After a Prolonged Sickness. From Monoay's Datlv. Yesterday morning Thomas F. Ma honey, an old resident of this city, passed away at Lincoln, where he has been at the hospital for several months Mr Mahnnpv ha hn in very poor health for the past year.! and li is condition has become such that it was necessary to have him cared for at the hospital. Thomas Mahoney was born at Har pers Ferry. Iowa, November 10. IS 62, and when eight years of age he was brought to Nebraska by bis parents, the family settling at Plattsmouth in 1S7. and since that time Mr. Ma honey has resided here, being en gaged for a long period of years as a painter and paperhanger. He leaves to mourn his loss three brothers, John Mahoney, of Barns- ton. Neb.. James Mahoney of Council P.luffs and Con Mahoney of Alliance. One sister. Mrs. Katherine Wales, of this city is also left to mourn his death. The funeral services will be held from St. John's Catholic church at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning, the body being taken direct from the Burling ton station to the church. Interment will be at the Catholic cemetery. SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT Saturday afternoon Ben and Harry Speck returned home from Sioux City, where they had been called by the report of the serious illness of their brother, Fred Speck. On their arrivel at the Iowa city they found Fred suffering from the effects of a very severe fall a few days ago and while he was feeling very poorly his condition was not dangerous. He will be off duty for some time how ever, and when able to travel will come to this city to recuperate with the home folks. The many friends of Fred will be pleased to learn that his condition is no worse and trust that he may have a speedy recovery. WELL SPEND WINTER IN SOUTH From Monday's Dally. Robert L. Propst and wife and children, Mayola. Roberta and Dwight. are expected to leave in a few weeks for the south where they will winter at West Palm Beach. Florida, and escape the rough and cold winter months of the north. They will enjoy a visit with Mrs. Addison Ki.er and family at the southern city and are anticipating a very pleasant time in the mild southern climate and while their many friends will regret to lose them for the winter they will trust that the Propst family may enjoy their stay in the south very much. Z- W. hrader, one of the rock ribbed democrats of Mt. Pleasant pre cinct, was In the elty last evening at teading the democratic meeting at the court house. A GLENWOOD LADY HAS NAR ROW ESCAPE CAME NEAR DROWNING WHEN CAR WENT INTO RIVER NEAR THE BRIDGE. From Morday'g Dally. Yesterday afternoon a narrow es cape from drowning occurred at the Missouri river ferry when the car of J. F. Ackerman of Glenwood. con taining Mr. Ackerman, wife and lit tle son. plunged into the river and Mrs. Ackerman had a very close call from death as she remained in the, water some fifteen minutes before Alf J Edgerton. with the aid of a motor' boat made her rescue. The Ackerman family had been en joying a picnic along the river bank north of the railroad bridge near the house boat of George B. Mann. As the- evening approached the family decided to start for home and at the time there were a number of cars go ing toward the ferry and two were quite close to the car of Mr. Acker man. When he attempted to get out into the road it was necessary to back a short distance and Mr. Acker man. as he started the car. backed f. tt-itVi thu riL-nlt iliot f lia I7nrt lilt' 1UI VIllll.ll7 1tr'Hllilt.ll-Av. plunged into the river into ...,, i t ... . . five feelof water. When the accident occurred the members of the family attempted to get out of the car and all succeeded in freeing themselves. Mr. Acker man grabbed the little son and was struggling in the swift current near the shore when George B. Mann, who was nearby, assisted them to the shore. Mrs. Ackerman had been swept out into the main current and was car-! ried down below the bridge, strug gling as the water was fast over- ! coming her strength and as she was j unable to swim her death seemed certain. The cries of Mr. Mann at tracted the attention of a number of men who were working at a motor, boat and they put out in an attempt tr rP9ih th Et rn i n it woman I Alf Edgerton was able to reach Mrs A r-l.-o.rma n n sh wns sinking for the last time and she was brought to shore, where she was found to be in a very serious condition, being al most drowned. The unfortunate woman was hurried up town and taken to the Hotel Wagner. Dr. T. P. Livingston being called to look after her and after a strenuous treatment the patient regained consciousness. This morning Mrs. Ackerman was feeling much better and will be able to return to her home in Iowa today. The aulo was brought out of the riv er thisaf ternoon by Claude Richard son. Mr. Ackerman and family are all i greatly shocked by the accident but ' feel grateful that it was not more serious and feel very appreciative of the parties who assisted in saving them from death PIONEER OF WEST VISITING IN CITY W. Newell of Seattle, Wash., One of Earliest Settlers of Nebraska, is Guest of Daughter Here From Monday' PITy. Mr. W. Newell of Seattle. Wash ington, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. W. L. Gilmore. this week. Mr. New ell is one of the genuine pioneers of the west as concerns Nebraska and eastern Colorado. He went into the southwestern part of Nebraska in the van of the first white settlers of that region. All over the country adja cent to the head waters of the Re publican and Platte rivers he was known as the greatest hunter of buf falo and antelope, and other wild game which made that country the paradise of the Indian, and for which they fought so bitterly before they gave it up. He was a contemporary of Buffalo Bill and although he was not written up in song and story by Ned Buntline nor exhibited in wild west circus and paraded all over this country and Europe, he was undoubt edly a greater factor in the conquer ing of that wild country than any other man that ever lived in the west. He homesteaded the original townsite of the town of Wray. Colo rado, and laid out that town after the Burlington road built through there to Denver". In 1889 he removed to the state of Washington and has been in the U. S. Fish Hatcheries in the Puget Sound country for many years He is known as the greatest expert in the propagation and artifi cial growing of fish in the country. Mr. Newell will be in Plattsmouth during this week, and then return to Seattle. PERFORMS OPERATION This morning Dr. H. C. Leopold operated on Miss Lena Engelkemeier for the removal of her 'tonsils and adnolds. The operation was very successful and the patient doing nicely. Yon will find a fine line of gift stationery at the Journal office. DOING VERY POORLY Reports from Omaha tate that wlm i at the St. Mis. Ed May bee. Joseph hospital in from an attack that city, suffering of bronchitis and pneumonia fever, condition and has is in verv sei n ils I failed to jshow t he signs of improvement that hud lne;i hoped for by her family nd friends. The patient has been at the hospital for the last five weeks and during that time her condition has grown mcr serious. Her husband was a visitor at the hospital today f r a few hours. SALVATION ARMY RE- ft! 51 Opportunity is Open for the Public to Assist in the Great Wcrk of Unstinted Service. The work of the Salvation Army is without parallel in the worhl. oper ating as ihey do in sixty--:x coun tries on the glnbe, you readily st-e their field is unbounded; and yet it is surprising at what a sriall cost. They make the statement that they "make a ten cent piece reach as far as any similar organization makes a dollar," and when you stoptto con sider salaries paid, it verities ihe statement. For example. Adjutant Ness, matron of the rescue and tn.i- . . , i leriuiv iiome in uuiuuj. an ouiiiioua i- ing one hundred and t wetity-five 'girls, in paid a salary of a week, although she is capable of command ing a salary of from 7-" w ?100 a 'week in any hospital. Th members of the Omaha corps of th army re ceive a salary of $5 a week, the over and above Adjutant. Nes.;'s sal- 'ary being paid in view of the fact jthat they board themselves. -.hi!- ishe is given board. I The maternity hm1 lias outgrown its capacity and steps art- being taker. 1 to erect a new one, more commodious jand of later equipment; perhaps you are thinking how can this home le 'of interest to Cass' county pe:ipl- Listen. f5 per cent of the girls eut'-r- : ing the maternity home come lro:n ' the rural districts. When a girl leaves the heme, it t is with Struggle the assurance that if the ever become-too heavy for her to bear, she ni4"feura and t-hey will care for her. Aid is extended to ach mid every human coming within their observa tion. They recognize no religious creed above another; both Catholic and protestant receive the same cour teous consideration i hey labor in behalf of fallen lnimar.ity. In supporting the above work i the local Advisory board, assisting nr bearing the social service burden, the be?f minds yr.d the most active men and women of every community. Al ready more than n nr hundred of these boards have been formed, en listing the activities cf nearly five thou:"Piid community leaders. It can not fail: it will live i.n.l thrive. Thus the field is open to everybody to enlist in this great work: to ex tend a helping hand to those les fortunate than ourselves ami make the world a little brighter. SCHMADER-LAMS9N ARE TO BATTLE AGAIN Bout Scheduled for Wednesday. Oc tober 13th, in Omaha Fire men's Relief Benefit. The two leading boxers of the state. Andy Schmader, of Louisville, and George Lamson. the Walt!, ill Indian. re scheduled for another meeting, according to an announce ment made by Ernie Holmes, the Omaha promoter, who has secured the promise of the two fighters that they will box at the Omaha audi torium on Wednesday evening. Oc tober 13th. for the benefit of the firemen's relief fund and the even is scheduled as one of the best box ing cards of the season. Mr. Holmes has the signature of Andy to the contract to appear and the verbal promise of L:mson that he wiil take part, but in the event that the Indian does not accept the offer Tony Utlchoir of Chicago, one of the leading light heavyweights of the country will be the opponent of Schmader. Inability to secure Bob Roper, one of the army heavyweight fighters, as first announced, is re sponsible for the change in arrange ments. "Kid" Graves expects to go to Louisville at once in company with "Roundy" Johnson, former shipmate of Schmader, and they will assist the Louisville lad in getting into shape for the big bout. Johnson is to be on the boxing card as the opponent of one of the Omaha local fighters. The recent meeting of Lamson and Schmader was far from satisfactory as the concensus of the opinion of the sport writers and those who saw the battle was that Andy had the best of the affair although the decision was given to Lamson by the referee on an alleged foul. Adam Meisinger motored in this morning from his home near Cedar Creek, bringing with him his nnrl and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George P. James Blake of Nehawka, was in Meisinger, and the members of the j the city today, calling on County party spent several hours here visit-! Clerk George R. Sayles to secure a li ing with relatives and friends. cense to sell tobacco. SUDDEN DE MISE OF AUG UST NOLTING WELL KNOWN AND HIGHLY SPECTED RESIDENT OF Tlilo COMMUNITY. DIES. Fro m Y-1 n-sl;i y s I i.i i! J: was the H'-ss that i!e ternof.n to i,: respected res My. August of his (le;:ih not only to children. L:i n. i t rt'lni: f udder. -yc-terday af :d a:s-l highly t h i hi i:iu!, ar.u tie reus a .-eveie blow nnl wife a:id i.ti f friends til car; .e of 111 i Jc nt Xc'.iir.z c;in-: the dt to ike WliO p.-et tmie have kn v.ti a".,i loved and re d Mr. Xd;ir.." (hiring his life residence lieiv in Cass count v. Mr. Nolting !ud on Tuesday ac quired a slitrht -i l 1 and was not feeling the 1ms! n Tuesday evening when retiring h;:t had showed some Improvement and ye.-terduy was out looking after a few of the smaller jol.s t,f work around rfse farm, cc til ing to tl.f h-.:use afier dinner and orripl-iining of r:ot ft-. ding well. He had spt-r.t a short time looking over his newspaper.- and on the sugges tion of the wife decided to take a re.-t and retired to the bedroom, ly ing down and wrapping himself up as he complained of feeling very chilly. It was shortly after this that the wife hearing him stirring in the bf'-.rooiu came in to lind that death v.rs fast tt-ttlrng its seal upon the husband. Medical assistance called from this ity but death before help could res eh him. cause of death was undoubtedlv was cam The hea it trouble cf very acute forni. August Nolting vas born at the farm where lie passed away in March lSt7. being a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Nolting. pioneer residents of Css county, here lie was reared to manhood and during his lite time made many v.arm friends by his ster ling qualities as a neighbor and friend. ).; I-v-bru-iry IS 92. Mr. Nolting wns 'iniie.1 in marriage to Miss Kath erire Kaber. the ceremony occuring at the home of the bridal party. To this union six children were born. wl;o, with the wife and mother sur vive file pushing oi (lie father. "Mrs. Bertha Reik". Murdock: Henry. FreJ. Ioia. Klizabeth and Marie, all of who reside near this city. One child died in infancy. Of the brothers anil sisters therf ieruains. to share the grief of the sudden death of Mr. Nolting. one brother. F. W. Nolting. and four sis tcs. Mrs. Leonard Born. Mrs. Adam Kf!nberg"r. Mrs. Peter Halmes. all residing in and near Plattsmouth ar.d .Mr.-. Anna Jasper of Idaho. One sister. Mrs. Peter Yelk of Oklahoma, preceded the brother to the better woi Id. i ne , Friday l the St. funeral services will be held afternoon at 2::'. 0 from Paul's church in this city. CALLS A HALT ON REPRISALS London. Sept. 2S. Serious iety over the recurrence of the pr.d tnn" reprisals in Ireland fleeted, by English newspapers anx 'black is re which sharply call for the government to liv the London halt what is described Times as "semi-official lynch law." Kailier occurrences in Ireland passed without much notice here, but recent raids, especially those on Balbriggan and Trim and the hike warm criti cism of the "black and tan' police forces by general Sir Nevil Mac lleadv, militarv commander of Ire land, are can-dug considerable dis ; 'iiiil tide. ! Condt.-mnation of recent disorders ! is not confined to newspapers which are avowedly sympathizers with the Irih nationalist movement the con l servative Graphic, which is an un- sparing critic of the Sinn Feiners, de claring: "This is not calm and orderly jus tice and punishment according to British ideas. It must be stopped." The Arhcbishop of Canterbury has issued an appeal to Christians to make national troubles the subject of prayer. "Endeavors on either side in Ire land." he declares, have been thwart ed hv TMAliiHiro t n fl a m a A nici:ir.n flouted for powerless, and libertvA travestied; while capable men are striving eagerly, but vainly to find a reasonable pathway through the darkening turmoil." NOTICE CO-OPERATIVE STORE There will be a Co-Operative store meeting held on Saturday evening, October 2nd at the Redman hall. Everyone interested is invited to at tend. The election of directors will be held at this time. CO-OPERATIVE STORE CO. H. H. Tartsch- and wife of Sioux City, arrived in the city last evening for a visit here at the home of Mrs. Tartsch's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Ballance aDd with George Tartsch, brother of Mr. Tartsch. They departed today for Excelsior Springs, Mo., where Mr. Tartsch will take treatment. NOW IN THE CITY I Saturday evening Ray Roche and i Edmund McAvoy. of Chicago, arrived j in the city to visit with their friend. 'George Krivanek. with whom they had served in the United States navy during the war. The young ui-n hav just been released from service in tbe navy and atier tneir iiit hre decided that the city look ed good and have accordingly -entered the employe of the Burlington in ti. e shops in this city. DRIVE-IT TEAM ERS BY A 2 TO 0 SCORE And the Nine Innings of Play Should Have Been Scoreless Errors Lost for Plattsmouth. The Drive-It-Yourself team, one of the best class A organizations of Om aha, were in the city yesterday af ternoon and as the result of their visitation the Red Sox were the losers in a close ball gain" which the visi tors annexed by the score of 2 to 0. For the Sox Walter Connors was in the box and plaed his usual excel lent game and divided th pitching honors with Sel Smith the star hurl er of the automobile concern. Pete Heroid was in his old position back of the bat as Eddie Gradoville has not recovered sufficiently to bt- back in the game and Pete was all to the aood in the backstop position. The chief stick work of the locals was by Bob Eaton, of l'nion. who oticiat ed at the third station and by Jimmy Collins who succeeded in nicking Smith for a two sacker in the seventh inning, but which did no damage to the visitors. The Omaha aggregation added their first tally in the opening frame when with one out. the batter drove a hot one through Eaton and the following batter was rapped by one of the i:i shots of Connors and on a ground'-r through short territory the visitors came across with the opening score of the gime. The second run of the game was secured bv the visitors in the sixth w iirnir.g '.rheTtthe .trrEt,;hatt'?T was wfeJM! on a hot drive through third and the following battel. repeated and Eaton threwto Christie, and on a wild heave 'o firt base the runner scored. Bill Mason, the left fielder of th locals, played bis usual splendid fielding game and aided in making the contest more interesting than otherwise. In the fourth inning he made a great one-h:: tided catch of a long fly and in the seventh on a throw from left nipped a runner at home plate. The Red Sox in the fourth looked good to score. Herobl was out on a foul to tbe catcher and Bob Eaton hit safe to right field. Fen wick laid down a safe hunt that advanced Eaton to third, but on a fake throw to second base Eaton tally and was caught attempted to off the plate several feet. The game was well attended and the fans well pleased with the play ing of the two teams and the Sox look good to be able to nab off a vic tory should they meet the crack Om aha aggregation again this season. Stimpson. a former pitcher of the Sox. who played in South Dakota a part of the season, was at the key stone station for the locals. MRS. SCHLATER IMPROVING. Reports from the Immanuel hos pital in Omaha are to the effect that rs. Frank E. Schlater is doing very nicely and her improvement has been marked and her family and friends are well pleased to know that she is recovering so nicely from her recent operation. It will bo some time, however, before she is able to return home. A Pricclss Asset Not Shown in Our Recent Statement! THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL. AT HOAAE PIATTSMOUTH MANY PLACES BROKEN INTO IN ONE NIGHT UNION BUSINESS HOUSES ENTER ED BY THIEVES SECURE SMALL PLUNDER. The w. quiet slumbers Clarke of the of mine host. Hotel Union. were disturbed at an early hour Sun- dav morning when the glass iu the front door of the Union drug store was shattered ry wouia-oe ourgiars. Hastily dressing, Mr. Clarke imme diately got out iiiid enlisted the as sistance of Or. Schwab, giving chase to the fleping miscieants, but to no avail as they succeeded in making pool their escape. E. W. Keedy proprietor of the drug store was fortunate in that thn only loss he sustained was the brok en glass. as the burglars did not have time to enter the store, but took to their hcls in fright. Investigation revealed that others were less fortunate than Mr. Keedy, however, four other places in Union having been successful broken into earlier in the night. Nothing of great value was secured from any of the visitations, however. At the lumber yard, where the safe is always left unlocked, the papers were gone through and things mussed up a little, but nothing taken. The proprietors say their place of busi ness offers mighty slim pickings for night-time prowlers, who always find the safe unlocked --but nothing in it. The the plan burglars door but post office was another of s entered. and here the broke the knob off the safe were unable to net it open. The open postmistress had Mr. Burbee the safe the next morning so .he count get i li e stamps and supplies out. The Union Market came in lor its shr-re of the depredations, entrance being effected through the cellar, but as elsewhere nothing of greater value than some candy, cookies and per haps a few pair of overalls, was taken. At the restaurant of Frank Boggs. the robbers added to their plunder by taking some cigars. This th---ku:iu-.lotA.l-tlwi' haul.. and all told the loss sustained is not a heavy one. It is thought the work was that of local talent or an itinerant tramp who had gotten hungry atid perhaps thirsty as well and hnd broken into tbe various places in the hope of se curing something valuable. Post office Inspector W. W. Coble was in town Monday and investigat ed t lie robbery so far as its connec tion with the postoffice was con cerned. He gave it as his opinion that the job was the work of tramps. A. L. Becker was more fortunate in that he had forgotten to turn out the electric lights in his store, and their burning brightly throughout the night undoubtedly detered the robbers from attempting to enter his place. The lights had been out and when he left the store he forgot to turn the switch. Later when the current came on the lights burned brightly throughout the night. SECURES MARRIAGE From Wednesday's laMy. LICENSE Yesterday afternoon a marriage license was issued in the office of County Judge Allen J. Beeson to George Murry of Oconto. Neb., and Miss Marie Glynn of South Omaha. Glen Pitman of this city and Miss Anna Rich of this city, were granted a license this morning in the county court and will be joined in wedlock this afternoon. The bride has been making her home at the Perkins ho tel for some time while the groom N an employe at the Burlington shops. They will continue to maka jheir home in this city. I There is one asset of the First Na tional Bank of priceless value and in calculable worth not shown on our last statement- listing the "total resources $660,000." It is the good will of our many pa trons won through keeping faith with them during the 49 years of our bank ing service to the people of Plattsmouth and community. This asset we guard as carefully as the more material item giving always a courteous service of genuine helpful ness to those we appreciatively call our M. patrons. NEBRASKA.
