c3 Bistort-
cal Society
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VOL. NO. XXXVII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1920.
NO. 24
'DRIVE-ITS'
STEP ON THE
GASOLINE
HUMILIATE OUR WORTHY SOX
BY SCORE OF 8 TO 1 ONLY
ONE GOT TO SECOND
From Monday's Pally
Yesterday afternoon the "Drive-It-Yourslf"
base ball tram, of Om
aha was the attraction at the ball
park. taking on the Red Sox and the
automobile repairers certainly step
ped on the gas vhn they started
the procession of hits that gave them
the battle by a score of S to 1. and
wln-ii they did. not hit the errors of
the Sox players assisted them in
rolling up this score.
The first two innings passed very
quietly and it gave the appearance
of a real contest, but in t lie third
frame the visitors proceeded to warm
up and had it soft from then on.
The first man up rapped a drive to
left field that it was necessary for
Mason to race after in an effort to
catch it and failing, the man was
safe. The next gas artist to come
up also hit to left and Maon grab
bed the ball but in an effort to to tag
the runner at first threw in and
Christie failed to connect with the
sphere with the result that the run-
to r was able to pilfer second. The
next man was safe when Grassman
faib-d to handle the ball at short.
Connors retired one of the batters on
strikes and then the big ascension
took place as a hit to short was fol
lowed by a wild peg to first by Grass-!
n.an and two men were registered at
the pl..t". i
The vi-itors again got busy in the
fourth ami clunked up three more
runs on a combination of one hit and
two errors which gave them a lead
that it was impossible to overcome.
The sixth inning gave the visitors'
another tally and also was the scene
of the Sox scoring, in which Fritz
Huff, of Ixiiisville. who was cover
ing second for the locals was the
main fat-tor. Huff led off in the in
ning with a nasty rap to third base
Jhai gve.luju a &afcty and he was!
abb' to pilfer the second station.
S-.d Smith, who was In the box for
the visitors proceeded to pull a balk
and advanced Kritz to third base,!
and when Christie hit safe over short ;
he tallied.
The I rive-It-Yourself aggregation
cranked up their machine in thej
seventh anil proceeded to add anoth-i
er run for good measure and in the;
eighth inning. Pel Smith, the slabi
artist of the visitors, warmed things!
up with a
three bagger to the left
field fence that resulted in his scor-.
ing tn the throw in of a flv to cen
ter field. j
The game yesterday was vastly'
different from that of two weeks ago(
when the score was 2 to 0. and very i
disappointing to the fans who had
assembled hoping for another good
tight game. The game was in cham
pionship form however in that the
score was the same as that of the
Cleveland-Brooklyn battle. j
lr. O. Sandin officiated as umpire!
pnd did a very fair and impartial ;
job of handling the various decisions
during the sw.it fest.
RETURNS FROM COAST
Saturday eveiring Mrs. Martha J.
Petersen and daughter. Miss Myrtle,
returned home To this city after a
four months sojourn on the Pacific
const and timing which time they
have had a mt delightful time in
visaing at the various coast cities
"ifh rtlatives and friends. San
Francisco. Seattle. Portland. Los An-?-les.
Oakland and Tacoma were
among the points visited during the
ttip and they also enjoyed a visit to
the Orand Canyon in Colorado, one
f the wonder spots of the North
American continent while in the west.
Mrs. Petersen had the pleasure of a
visit at Oakland with her brother.
Mark Krwiiy. with whom slip had not
had an opportunity of visiting for
thirty-five1 years anil the occasion
was tine of the greatest of pleasure
::nd Miss Myrtle aVo vsiV'd her
brother, Arthur at Seattle. meef.Tnc
him for the first tin e in some years.
While in the west they viied the
farmer residents of Plattsmouth, who
are now living on .the Pacific coast
and among these spent some time
with the J. K. McIViniel family at
I.ind-ay. California, finding them in
the bst cf heaPh and enjoying the
greatest cf prosperity. Mrs. Peter
sen and daughter arrived in Omaha
Saturday evening and motored on to
the home here in Plattsmouth.
NOW AT GIENW00D
Mis Mary Hammond, who ha
been one of if," efficient members of
the staff of operators at the local
office of the Lincoln Telephone &
Telegraph Company for the past two
years, has resigned her position hpre
and returned to her home at Glcn
wood. The departure of Miss Ham
mond is much regretted not only
by the company with which she h2S
been connected bwt by the host of
friends as well.
W. T. Richardson, of Mynard.
writes insurance for the Farmers
Mutual of Lincoln. Phone 2411.
DODTGS LN DISTRICT COURT
Fr--m Thursdays Paili
Two new cases have been docketed
in the office of Clerk of the District
Court James M. Robertson. Mrs. M.
A. Huff vs. Silas Huff is the title of
one action in which ,the plaintiff
seeks the foreclosure of a tax lein on
certain property of the defendant.
Frank J. Spangler vs. Eberly Throck
morton, et al. is the title cf another
action, seeking the quieting of title
to property. C. A. Kawls appears in
both actions as attornev for the plain
tiff. In the case of John C. Rindeman
! vs. Jesse Bashus. et al. in w hich the
plaintiff asked for a ninjunetion to
prevent the defendants from tres
passing on certain lands claimed by
the plaintiff on theh Missouri river
bottom near the pumping station,
the court found for the plaintiff.
The injunction was granted as pray
ed for and to this the defendants e.
ceyV and are allowed forty days
to tile bill of exceptions. V. A. Rob
ertson appeared as the attorney for
the plaintiff in the action.
TRAGEDY OCCURS
AT WEEPING WATER
Russell Wiles. Twelve-Year-Old Lad,
Smothered in Corn Elevator
While at Play Saturday.
From Monday's Dally.
A tragedy that brought sorrow and
grief to the family of Leslie Wiles
and wife and to the relatives
and
fri-.'nls. occurred Saturday
afternoon
at Weeping Water, in the death of
Ru.sell. the twelve-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Wiles.
The lad, in company with a boy
companion, had been playing around
an elevator at which a car was be
ing loaded with corn, and the boys
were doing daring stunts, in which
each, was trying to excel the other in
the daringness of their acts.
Russell, in his play, ventured too
close to the chute through which
the corn was being drawn into the
tar and before assistance could reach
him he had been drawn into the
mass of gwin and death caused by
cmothering in the few minutes that
he remained in the grain.
.. Frank Taylor., vbo was.. wor k i n g
at the elevator made a desperate at-
tempt to save the boy but the mass
of corn was too great to permit of
:juick rescue and the result was that
before the lad could be taken out,
he had been suffocated.
Tlip' 1enth innip n n trriKle
shock to the family and friends and
the stricken parents are heartbroken j
over the tragedy that has
entered '
their home.
The funeral services were held to
d'y from the home near Weeping
Water and the body laid to rest
t here.
RAISE IN SALARY FOR
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS
From I.Ionday'8 Dallv.
The United States government is
advising of an examination for rural
carrier in this area, to operate out
on the routes from this city, and in
connection the post office department
advises that the salary of a carrier
on a standard route of twenty-four
miles in length, has been increased
to $1,S00 per year, with an addition
al $20 per mile per annum for each
mile or fraction in excess of the
twenty-four miles. Salaries on short
er routes have also been increased
proportionately. The salary of a
rural carrier on a route where motor
equipment is required now ranges
from $2,4a0 to $2,600 per year.
YOUNG MAN IS MARRIED
From Monday's Daily.
The former school friends and as
sociates in this city of Archie Wamp
ler, will be pleased as well as sur
prised to learn of his marriage In
Omaha last week. Archie has just
recently been discharged from the
army, having been in service durit.g
the entire period of the war and ex
perienced some very severe fighting,
lie is to take up vocation training
under the government to fit hitu for
his future. Since returning to Oma
ha he h;us met the lady who Is to
share his future life.
SELLS FORD CAR.
From Monday's Daily.
This morning Sheriff C. TV Quinton
was officiating as the auctioneer of a
Ford car that was confiscated under
the enforcement act of the state and
taken as the property of Tom De
Wolf of Weeping Water. There
were a number of bidders for the car.
wlrfeh was in rather bad shape and
will require more or less repairs and
the rar chine was bid in by Attorney
J. M. Levda, who paid $119 for the
Ford.
A HAPPY OCCASION
That kind old bird, the stork, this
morning paid a hurried call to this
city and the home of Mr. and Mrs.
August W. Cloidt was gladdened by
the arrival of a fine little daughter.
The occasion has brought much hap
piness to the parents as well as to
the little sister who has found a new
playmate.
LIGHT RATE
MATTER BEFORE
THE COUNCIL
PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE FOR
STREET LIGHTING IS HELD
UP AS TIE VOTE
From Tuesdays Dally.
The session of Jhe city legislators
last evening was largely occupied in
the consideration of two of the press
ing matters of the hour that of the
street lighting and increased rates
and the refunding of J9C.000 of the
city bonds at the first of the year.
On the lighting proposition the or
dinance fixing the terms of the con
tract between the city and the light
ing company was in the course of
the usual routine brought up for the
third reading and the vote on the
matter brought forth a discussion of
the lighting question. On the vote
for the passage cf the ordinance the
council divided, five for and five
against. Iverson. McCarthy, Howe.
Brittaiu and Vioman voting for the
ordinance and I'tacek. Lindeman, Ma
son. Schulhof and Maurer voting
against.
The announcement of the tie vote
that brought the matter up to the
deciding vote of Mavor Schneider led
j the mayor to briefly speak on the
' lighting proposition. He stated that
! while the city could terminate the
! contract for street lights he did not
know how it would work in effecting
j the interests of the private rnnsum-
er.
Assuming that the fight coin-
jiany were making a profit on the
street lighting contract he did not
know whether or not the company
might not advance the rate to the
private consumers to cover the loss
created by the discontinuance of the
street l:gh,ts.
The reports of the lighting com
mittee was then read covering the
meeting of the committee, the mayor
and city attorney with the officers
and manager of the lighting com
pany relative as to the contract and
which stated that the rate for ordin
ary consumers was at lic per kilo-
j watt
as at
for electricity instead of i:lc
present and $2.25 per thousand
feet for gas. The lighting company
through theeir officers had agreed to
pign an agreement that the rates to
the city and private consumers would
not be raised w ithin the coming year
and at the expiration of that time
,ne
rate.s could be adjured on the
of the prevailing rates for ma-
terial and labor. The committee
recommended that rates be accepted.
Councilman Ptacek stated that he
thought that an engineer should be
secured to examine the reports and
claims of the lighting company and
if found correct that the rates be
allowed hut to lock into the matter
more closely.
City Attorney C E. Martin read r.'
the request of the council the state
ment prepared by the lighting com
pany, relative to the increaed cost
of material and labor as well as their
operating expenses and which show
ed a deficit for the plant and com
pany. He did not know whether or
not these figures were correct but had
been offered as such by the company,
and stated that in his opinion that if
they were correct and true that any
court in the country would sustain
their contention for the raise in
rates. While Mr. Martin stated tha
he was in favor of a municipality
owning their utilities, this city did
not own theirs and it was merely a
j matter of the acceptance of the fig
lures on their face value.
Mayor Schneider then stated that
the issues involved were too import
ant to be passed over lightly and he
would withold his vote until the next
meeting and then be prepared to
make a decision in the matter.
The question of the refunding of
the $96,000. of city bonds maturing
on January 1, 1921, was brought up
by Mayor Schneider who stated that
he had talked the matter over with
a number of the leading financiers of
Omaha and who were familiar with
this line of business and the result
had been that a short term bond of
one year was found prcferrable to
one of longer term as it would save
a heavy discount to the city.
On motion of Councilman Vroman
seconded by Councilman McCarthy
the city was authorized to i-sue the
bonds for the term of one Tear at 5
per cent interest, and to proceed ac
cording to law which means the pub
lication of the intention of the coun
cil in the papers and also the post
ing of a notice of the date when cit
izens may appear and file their pro
tests if they have any in the matter.
Chief of Police Manspeaker report
ed that seven wrong doers had been
arrested in the past month.
City Clerk McKlwain reported that
as the result of his efforts the sum of
$2.4.r.9.76 had been added to the city
treasury and placed in the various
funds. Mr. McKlwain also reported
the list of those whom had neglected
or refused to pay their occupation
tax and on motion of Ptacek. the
clerk was ordered togive the parties
another notice and" if not paid by
November 1st to start court proceed
ings to collect the same.
City Treasurer Soennichsen re
ported the condition of the city fin
ances, showing a balance of $44,
101.81 in the treasury after the ov
erdraft of $17,000 had been deduct
ed and also registered warrants
amounting to 5124.2S1.29.
Police Judge Archer had a veiy
profitable month wiu the sum cf $ i;s
in fines and costs turned over to the
treasury.
Councilman Vroman of the ceme
tery crmmittte 'stated that he was
well pleased wfth the progress of
work in the cemetery ar.d also rec
ommended that a pump he placed in
tlie cemetery to replace the present
well as this could be done for the sum
of $32 and on motion the ?(-xtu:i was
ordered to go ahe.ui with the work
In the matter ef th Imninr plant
for the city hall, C ur cilm.n I.ind-.1-man
stated th;t i: had looked the
matter up and the installing of a
heating plant at, tin's time would be
too expensive tci undertake. C;nn
cllman MeCarthy'stated that the Ran
or garasre had agree! to f'.iro the
fire truck in their Lnil l:r.g and k.-fp
it in proper hcpri for the sum i"
$10 per moiii h ar.;2 i.l.-.o furnish a
driver when wecis.aiy for SI nc
hour. Councilmin Mm-r thought
that ad vort i ing ;f'-r bids f r soivg-'
and driver migi't bring better- rcsulis
hut on agreeniVT.t the mat'er w.;-
leTt t- the fire nr.'? war.
to look into further.
Councilman MCai t !
as the merchants und
commissioners hstl fixed
r committee
s red
tlie c
lip the
!h;;t
un'v
roa'!
c i t v
to the ferrv he thousht the
should take some step to improve
the street at the" foot i f the su'iw.y
and on motion this wa-- refern d t
the streets, alleys and bridges com
mittee. The following claims were a'lowi i
on tlie various fund by the finance
committ'.e and the city fither- tl.'n
adjourned to their homes:
L':Uis Horsak, work at ceme-
terv $
Neb. G.-s. & Klec. Co.. street
lighting
Plattsmouth steam laundry,
laundry to Jail
Mike Lutz. street commis
sioner John Zitka, f trcet finning-
(HI
:is.
l.
7 '.,
." t.4.
1 1 S.S'
177.71
9 J 0.0 0
4.::.".
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11S. S'
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SO.Oo
.so
l.or,
1 OO.OC
l.r-o
lOO.oi'
A. Xitka. street work
C. P. Hit hard.;, repairs citv
hall J--
Plattsmouth Water Co., hy
drant rental
William 1 1 assler . reia i rs
John Ct thai, street work
John Mhu-t, street work, m..n
ai.d team ;
Walter C;uicheno'.ir, s.une
Neb. (las & Kite. Co., liaht
city hall
Lincoln TeL &. T Co., phone
rent
M. Archer, salary
H. A. McKlwain. stamps
Weyrich & iladraha, incise, to
ri'y
Alvin Joih-'. salary
I. F. Wolff, auto livery
!:. Manspeaker. salary
nniTii nn udq
JOHN BAUGHMAN
Young Woman Stricken with S:)inal
Meningitis. Dies After Two
Davs of Illners.
From Monday's Dally.
The death of Mrs. John Tianahman
occurred yesterday morning at her
home in this city following a two
days" illness doe to an attack of
spinal meningitis. She was taken
sit k Friday and her condition grad
ually grew worse until the end when
leath came to relieve her su;feri:;g.
The sudden ne.-.-s of the visitation o;'
the 'death messenger has come as i:
severe blow to the husband and rel
ieves, and. in their sorrow they have
the deep sympathy of the community.
Mrs. Paughman v as nineteen years
of age at the time of her death, and
had sine1 her marriage five months
ago, made her home in this city,
where Mr. Itauuhman is employed in
'he railroad shop;.
Oladys Allen wn horn in Missouri
in 1901. the p-rents. Mr. and, Mrs.
William Russell, residing at r.ucUlin.
where the departed was joined in
marriage to John Paughman of this
city. Since her marriatre. she has
made her home in Plattsmouth.
A lady of unusual charm. Mrs.
P.aughman lu-.s made many warm
friend.' during her brief residence
here and to these friends her der.ih
comes as a profound sleep. To her,
life had bccii measured sparingly,
in the few years of her youth, and
while yet the future was aglow with
the golden promises of years of hap
piness and joy she has been called
away leaving the home over which
she had been called to preside for
so short a time disconsolate and be
reft of the love and care that she
had brought to it.
Only the merciful touch of time
can soften the grief tat her death
has brought to the young husband,
the parents and brothers and sisters,
but in her going from them into the
unknown, they cany the consolation
that while to them her life has van
ished for a brief time, for her the
future has brought the dawning of
a brighter day.
The body will be taken to the old
home at Bucklin, Missouri, this even
ing and funeral services held in that
city.
Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Blum, Mrs. Ilenni, Lydia and
Robert and Miss Marie Kaufmann
and aunt, Mrs. Justus Lillie, mo
tored out to the home of their sou
and cousins, Frank Lillie and family
living east of Murray.
REUNION OF
FRANS FAMLY
IS HE
descende:-:ts cf wii. fraxs
AND WIFE HCLD REUNION AT
TjTE C. H. HOME
From Tuesday'. I-.itty
The. home of M r. ;
Krans on v."c-t .M.-in
and Mr-. C R.
i ; reet v.-it -: l !e
ant ;.TH t ht ring t n
ii embers of the
( c m of a very pb
Sum'r.v win u t h
Fi'ar.s family, one I" t
Ca.-s county gathered to
day in a family i -nnie"
c a-it-n was rr.e ui jrr ;;t
llj yi)ient !).. l;.r;'e n
'-ndjr.ee.
olde- t in
brat e the
1 The oc
sure and
jer in at-
p;e..
I'.n'.
The greate:
of the family
lay in autos a
vt 11 laden ba
put of
arrived
r. 1 :ri-e
the nieniiiers
early in the
t-x with them
kets ;
the many good
if Nebraska can
things th;.t tin'
st a: (
produce and t-;i:nrin the appetites
f the member.-- i f the party. At the
hour a picnic dianer was served
in cafeteria style and the array of
frieii t-hichen. s. tr.tiwich.es and other
laintits .;". i disappeared before the
members .f the jolly party of rela-"ive.-.
The occasion was given over
; visiting and discussing the many
Intc-.vstii.g happenings in 1ho family
u-tory and renewing the associations
that the years have brought to the
amily. During the afternoon a num
ber oi musical st lections both vocal
and in-trumeut:'l were plven by Mr.
and Mrs. John T. I.yt n. and Ray
Frans t.f I'nion that added to the
iverest of the happy event.
The plans for the next reunion
were discu-sed but no definite place
for the gathering fixed upon at this
tite. but the men: hers of the fam-
ly will take advantage of the as--ocia'ior.
to meet in the coming year
af rr.e of tlie homus in Cass county.
This family, which embraces some
of the leading men anl women in
'he county, are der-cendent of Wil
li :mu and Rebecca Frans. pioneer res
idents of the west, and whose lives
of thrift and earnest Christian effort
are reflected in the splendid family
that they have ipfi behind - them
-'iiardfather Frans was a native of
Kentucky and the wife of Ohio, and
their live -s were united while they
wore residents of li:ch3n:sn c.mnty.
Mo., of their family of ten children
ib' are iiviuir. two, j h. Fivn- and
W. Frans having passed to the
rreit beyond several year; ago.
The lives of Mr. and Mrs. Frans
ire interwoven in'o the romance cf
the ci.nouerinu: of the vast wil dernes
of the unknown west and from tin
earliest pioneer days thoy had an ;t
tive pnrt in the creation of the great
agricultural empire of the mid-west.
The parents of William Frans settler
in northwestern Missouri in lSIt ant
in 1S4S Mr. Frans came to NVbrasks
for the first time, it being in the lfs'
year-' of the Mexican war and he stil'
in tlie government service, and ai
tlie age of eighteen years he entered
rn nis adventurous career in 'lie wesi
.'dr. Frans crossed the Missouri rive:
it wh?t wns known Fort Kearney
later Nebraska City, and here ht
continued in the services cf the gov
;rrmer.t as a te,imter. At that tim
this fort was occupied by five com
n.ini'."; of troops raised in Missouri
for the M'-xic-au war and which had
been sent to Nebraska City from Fort
Leavenworth. Kansas. The fall o!
iiie same year the fort was aban
doned at Nebraska City and the
troops sent to New Fort Kearney in
the western part of the state along
the br,T!ks of the Platte river. After
several trips across the plains Mr.
Frans was discharged from the gov
ernment service and returned to Mis
souri, later g-.dng to Plum Hollow, in
Fri nu nt county. Iowa, where he lo
cated on an SO-ncre claim and re
mained there until when he
rame to Nebraska and settled near
Rock Bluffs and with his father-in-law
seuired a claim, paying the In
dians who were then in that locality
?13 for the protection from harm.
In 1S62 he returned to Missouri and
continued to reside there until 18S4
when the family came to Nebraska,
settling near what was then Factory
ville and where the son, R. II. Frans
had the year previously started a gen
eral store. Mr. Frans continued in
this business for many years and and
the old home at Union has become the
center of the family activities and in
that locality the greater part of the
family still make their home.
Those in attendance at the reun
ion Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. W.
S. Smith. Murray, David Samson.
Plattsmouth: William T. Hutchison
and family. Plattsmouth: L. R. Fleu
ry and family, Randolph. Neb.;
Charles Garrison and family, J. H.
Frans, Union; Mr. and Mrs. O. Niday,
Coleridge; J. R. Gerking and wife,
Nebraska City; John Klaurens. wife
and two daughters, D. R. Frans,
Union; A. O. Rinehimer. wife and
daughter. Turlock. California; Mrs.
Isabell Thomas, Palmyra; Mrs. Flora
Sans, Murray: Mrs. Rosa Cogdill,
Plattsmouth ;Mrs. Flora V. Bennett.
Glenwood, Iowa; II. M. Frans and
family, T. G. Frans and family. Un
ion; John Sans. Murray: W. R. Carey
and wife. Mynard; Charles Sans,
Murray; W. P. Hutchison and fam
ily. Rock Bluffs; Will Oliver, wife
and' daughter, Louisville; II. L.
Thomas, Nehawka; H. W. Thomas,
Falls City; Mr. and Mrs. Terry Nick-
el-fi Murray: Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Boynton. i'lattsmouth ; Mrs. John
clans. Clyde F. Clans, Omaha: Mrs.
Bell Frans and family, Mrs. Jennie
Frans. Union; Mrs. Maggie Mason,
Plattsmouth :
Plattsmouth;
Mrs. Ielia F. Queen,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
children, Charles and
Murray; Mrs. C. R.
Botdt-ker and
Flora Jane.
! Frans. Plattsmouth; M
ss Beulah
.Sans. Murrav; Mr. and Mrs.
John T.
Lyon. Plattsmouth; Raymond Niday,
Randolph.
DEATH OF EX-CASS
COUNTY RESIDENT
II. D. Seed. Old Resident of Weep
ing; Water. Meets Death at
Home in California.
From Tuesday's laiiy.
Last Friday morning our citizens
were shocked to hear that H. I). Reed
had been killed at Red Wood City.
California. It a letter from Dr. Fred
Reed to Mrs. (J. W. Norton it was
learned that he was hauling fruit
from an orchard he had purchased
when the accident occurred. No one
was with him, so nothing is known
about how it happened, but he was
found unconscious on Tuesday even
ing with his back broken. He was
taken to his home and passed away
Wednesday morning at C, o'clock,
utVering intensely until death re
leased him.
Harry 1). Reed was born August
INO.'S. at Milford. Nebraska, and
'nine to Weeping Water when he
was three years old with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Reed and grew
up with -the town. lie spent his
boyhood days on a farm north of
town and has been a factor in the
"(immunity life all throui:h the years,
always cheerful, a booster, never a
knocker in the things that made
for betterment of his home town. A
lover of man. kind, generous to a
fault, and many a person who was
noor ami needy has been helped over
'he hard places and put on their feet !
by him.
Last winter he and his wife moved
to California and were very comfort -
ihly located and expected to enjoy
life for a good many years, but an
ver ruling power willed otherwise.
His wife and three children survive
him: IKmald of New Mexico; Riert I
)f Bayard. Nebraska, and Helen at
nresent a student at Doane College.
One sister. Mrs. Iza Thompson, ofj
'Jrinnell, Iowa, and a brother. Dr. j
Fred Reed of San Francisco. Cali-i
t'ornia. conclude the list of
relat i ves.
Interment was-made in San
isco on Saturday. October 2.
familv have the most sincere
living 1
Fran-!
Thej
sym-
pathy of their many friends here in
this dark hour. -Weeping Water Re
publican. Dr. B. F. Brendel of Murray, was
the city today for a few hours
.n me ciiy louay ior a lew nour
lookin
atui r-ome iiirtiuis ui wni-
. r 1 ;
.less
George J. Meisinger and wife, who
have been visiting in Omaha with
relatives and friends, returned home
last evening.
S. Ray Smith and wife motored
to Weeping Water today, where they
attended the funeral of Russell, the
little son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Wiles, who was killed there Satur
day. William Shopp and John Wichman
were visitors in Omaha today for a
few hours looking after some matters
f business.
B. F. Dill of South Bend, was in
the city today for a few hours at
tending to some matters of business.
Registered Poland Chinas
For sale, reg. pure bred, Poland
China hogs, male and female, ready
for service. G. S. Upton, Union. Neb.
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Pay Bills
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BUREAU NOTES
State Encourages Farm Ice Houses.
Farmers can have ice for com
paratively Miiall cost, according to
the State College of Agriculture,
which is encouraging the construc
tion of ice ponds and ice houses by
providing blue print plans. The col
lege will send any farmer directions
for excavating an ice pond which
can be filled from the windmill, or
for damming a small ravine to catch
the run-off water. An excavation 4
feet deep. :15 feet wide and 0 feet
long, will provide ten to twelve tons
of ice at a time. If a small ravine
is handy, it probably can be dammed
with le.-s work. The college also
provides for a small sum blue print
plans for several kinds of ice houses.
Ice houses may be conM ruct ed at
small cost, if desired, or a little more
time and money will build an ela
bora'e one. probably with a cooling
cellar, in connection. Work of
building the ice pond and ice house,
as well as harvesting the ice. can
be done in the fall and winter when
othtr work is slack. Once a family
enjoys the use of ice for a summer
they will never do without it again.
An ice house is one of the luxuries of
farm life.
Agricultural School Opens October 8.
Nearly Tl0 hoys and girls are ex
pected to enroll in the I ni versify of
Nebraska
opens at
17 vears
r-ho'd of agriculture which
Lincoln. Or'ob-r S. Boys
old and girls If, vears tbl
with at least an einh'h grade educa
tion may enter this school. Roys en
tering for the fir-t time must have
had at least three months of farm ex
perience. Short courses in agricul
ture and mechanical training will be
given by the state be!:,ning some
time in November. Krr further in
formation write the Principal. Sch oI
of Agriculture. University Farm. Lin
crdn. Ilrg Cholera Appears in State.
H:jg cholera has suddenly appeared
in -everal places in Nebraska and an
official warning has been sent out
urging farmers to be on their guard.
The State Serum plant and several
private serum plants reported heavy
calls for serum during September,
indicating that cholera or signs of
cholera were present over a consid
erable area of the state. Vaccination
is the enly way to combat the disease.
It may be that laxity in the use of
serum this year is the main cause
for the outbreak. Farmers are urged
to watch their hogs carefully. When
a sick hrg is found it should be iso
lated ?t o'ice pnd a diagnosis made.
Vaccination will prevent the disease
if applied in time.
L. R. SXIPFS.
County Agricultural Agent.
HAS NEW POSITION
John J. Jiiousek. sonf of Mr.
and Mrs. John M. Jirousek of thi
city, and who has for the past several
months been with the Burlington
supply department at Hannibal. Mo.,
has been transferred to Kansas City
where he has been placed in charge
of the fdore department at that place
and has been there for some time at
tending to his new line of work. Mr.
Jirousek is one of the capable young
men who have served the Burling
ton, he having been here for several
years as clerk in the office of the
storekeeper, and the new position i
an advancement in his chosen line
and gives promise of further advance
ment in his chosen calling.
With a Culbzransen Player piano,
vour home would be brighter, hap
pier. Handled in this territory only
bv A. Hospe Co.. Omaha. They've;
sold pianos for 45 years. Write or
phone them for terms on the famous
Culbransen.
by Mail!
It is not always convenient to pay
bills in person and when you do, it
often happens that you overlook your
receipts.
The easy, convenient and safe way
to pay bills, especially by mail, is to
open a checking account at this bank.
The endorsed check is a legal receipt
and your check book enables you to
keep an accurate record of bills paid.
Come in and get a check book!
KEURASKA.