Nebraska Newspapers

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ca.1 Society
Platte
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VOL. NO. XXXVII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1920.
NO. 2!)
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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
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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-
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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.