Nebraska Stat Histori
cal Society
Seminal
vol. no. xxxvn.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1921
NO. 61
PLATTSMOUTH
CIVIC BODY IS
REORGANIZED
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE" IS
TITLE ASSUMED BY HEIRS
OF DEFUNCT CLUB.
From Thursday's Paily.
In response to the published call
for a meeting of the Commercial which an exchange of ideas among
club. a very pleasing number of, the citizens could be obtained. Such
citizens assembled last evening at J gatherings are the life of an organi
ihe auditorium of the public library zation, Mr. Schneider truthfully
to fake p;irt in the deliberations of 1 asserted and should be followed out
the organization that represents the .by the Chamber of Commerce In ful-
active boosters or business and civic
interests.
This meeting was the first public
gathering of its kind held since the
early days of 1917 and during the
passage of lime since the last gath
ering, there has been much history
made and the city as well as the
whole nation has been keyed to the
highest pitch in the war work and
the first days of the reconstruction
period.
The officers of the club during the
last two years have had a very
strenuous time in looking after the
problems of the commercial organi
zation and it is only fair to them
that they receive the just credit
they deserve for handling the many (
problems of war time, numerous of
which were greater than the aver
age citizen realizes who was not ac
tively eugaued in war work. This,
of course, has interfered with the
holding of public meetings and has
proven a distinct loss both to the
civic organization and the people of
the community.
Owing to the enforced absence of
President Frank M. Bestor, the meet
ing was presided over by former
mayor John P. Sattler. the vice
president of the Commercial club,
who briefly stated the object of the
meeting to be that of reorganization
of the club for the year's work and
the election of the new officers of
the club.
As soon as the proposition of the
election of officers was.Ijrought up,
Mr. Sattler. the genial presiding of
ficer found himself facing deep water,
as his- name was presented as presi
dent by the enthusiastic membership
of the club and the strenuous ob
jections of Mr. Sattler proved un
availing and no other name would
be considered, although Mr. Sattler
stated that business interests were
so pressing he did not believe he
could handle the office, .but on the
insistence of the members he, finally
was persuaded to take the chair for
the ensuing year.
Mr. Sattler has served the city for
seven terms as mayor and has always
been one of the active workers for
the welfare of the. community and
his election as president of the civic
organization is an assurance that he
will give it his very best attention',
even though it entails much personal
sacrifice. The election of Mr. Sat
tler is, to put it briefly, one of the
best accomplishments of the meeting
last evening in the way of stimulat
ing renewed interest in the city wel
fare interests.
For the office of vice president
some little disagreement arose, as
Guy Morgan placed K. H. Wescott in
nomination for the office and every
body in the room except Mr. Wescott
favored this proposition, but the vet
eran worker in the commercial, club
arose and nominated K, J. Richey
who right away countered with a
declination and once more Mr. Wes
cott faced the office, but finally placed
Waldemar Soennichsen in nomina
tion and succeeded in getting ex
cused as he reminded the members of
the years of service he had given the
club and the desire that others as
sist in the task of aiding in the work
of the organization. While the long
experience of Mr. Wescott would
have been very valuable in this of
fice, he has proven that he is en
titled to a rest from office in the club,
as a greater part of the time he has
served as secretary in the best years ,
of the club work and was always one
of the active wires in .the work of
boosting the city's - best interests.
While not assuming any office. Mr.
Wescott assured his friends in the
club that he was ready at all times
to do what is possible to advance the
best interests of the city.
For the office of secretary, Claude
Smith was nominated and elected
and It. W. Knorr, who has been the
keeper of the strong box for the
past year was re-elected as a reward
for his services and also because he
was not present to defend himself
against the office.
One of the chief matters of im
portance before the session was that
of changing the name of the organi
zation from the oft used and misused
title of commercial club to some
thing more in keeping with thenod
ern trend of civic organizations and
which would send the re-juvenated
organization forth under a new name
to carry on the good work of mak
ing Plattsmouth succeed. Thesugges
tion was given by Guy Morgan that
the title "Chamber of Commerce" be
adopted as the handle for the club
and after a short discussion, the
name was adopted by a unanimous
vote and hereafter this will be the
official title of the organization. The
new name is one that will be in
keeping with the other civic organi
zations over the state1 and nation
and represents the awakening; inter -
est that is being shown in commun-
ity work in all of the cities of the
country
I The two main matters of the week, so that they are entitled to
evening having been disposed of bylsome statement as to the falsej re
i the meeting, the gathering developed ports, having willingly given'their
into an informal tribunal for dis
cussion of things helpful to the
Chamber of Commerce and the com
munity at large and many interest
ing and vital suggestions were given
bythe various members present.
Mayor II. A. Schneider urged on
the club the need and advantage of
the regular monthly sessions of the
club in which everyone in the com
munity should participate and in
filling its true mission as the chief
aid in city development. The very
successful meetings of a few years
past were cited by the mayor as in
stances of the meetings that took
the form of a popular tribunal. Mr.
Schneider also urged a greater in
terest in public affairs by the busi
ness men of the community and the
citizens in general that more repre
sentative government could be se
cured, which would be beneficial to
the community at large.
E. H. Wescott, one of the directors
of the club during the past year,
stated that Ward Burgess, of Omaha,
had been secured for an early date
to address the Chamber of Commerce
and as soon as a definite date could
be secured, it would be announced
to the public.
Mayor Schneider struck a popular
chord when he suggested "banquet"
and everyone present was loud in
endorsement of bringing .together the
citizens at a great community feast,
where speakers of note could be
heard and where all could be brought
in closer touch with each other such
as can be secured in no other way.
In the informal discussion that
followed many very helpful sugges
tions were made that added together
form the basis of a helpful program
for the year's work and will furnish
the new president and the officers
with inspiration. Everyone present
was called upon for some suggestion
and many were given, some of friend
ly criticism for the things that had
not been done and others for the
things that might be accomplished,
all of which shows that everyone is
keeping a keen Interest in the city
welfare work.
Li. cT Sharp offered the suggestion
of the policy of other places of main
taining an office and a secretary to
assist in community publicity. W. A.
Swatek sounded the wish of many of
the assembly in urging the state aid
bridge over the Platte which has
been agitated for the past year. C.
C. Wescott urged that the organiza
tion take in all citizens of the com
munity and make It as broad minded
an organization rfs pissible. Two
very interesting .suggestions were
made by two of the members pres
ent. Don C. York urging that the
railroad men get in line and assist
in the club work, as they are vitally
interested in the welfare of the city
and Attorney Aubrey Duxbury mak
ing a bid for the city beautiful with
more attention to the beautifying of
the streets and avenues.
With an eye to the future, Rev. A.
V. Hunter urged the taking of more
interest in the boys and girls of the
community to hold them in this city
that they may become a part of the
community life Instead of leaving for
other . places and also pointed out
the value of the community spirit of
organizzd systematic boosting which
many cities have' made a great suc
cess of. Carl Kunsmann, one of the
former active business men said in
a few words a world of helpfulness
when he urged that all feeling of
selfishness be eliminated and every
one get in the harness and pull for
the success of the community.
Lack of space forbids the printing
of all the many clever and well put
suggestions given and the meeting
certainly was one of more than pass
ing interest in what was offered for
the advancement of the city and the
Chamber of Commerce.
Short talks were given by J.. H.
McMaken, Claude Smith, Guy Mor
gan. H. M. Soennichsen. Rev. A. G.
Hollowell, II. A. Schneider, E. H.
Wescott. A. W. Cloidt, E. A. Webb,
John Hatt, E. J. Richey, H. F. Goos,
Charles Parker. L. G. Larson, Gus
Olson, George Conis, C. F. Schmidt
mann, John Wolff, B. J. Halstead,
Jesse P. Perry, Fred Lugsch and a
number of others along the lines of
community helpfulness.
In order to Increase the member
ship to its proper standard and in
which it is hoped to enroll every
resident of the city and the sur
rounding farming community, a
boosting committee was named, head
ed by H. F. Goos, the veteran mem
bership gatherer, and composed of
Mr. Goos, Aubrey Duxbury and R.
W. Knorr, who will have charge of
the north portion of the city and
country, and Waldemar Soennichsen,
John Hatt and W. A, Swatek, who
will look after the securing of mem
bers on the south side.
It was decided on motion of Mayor
Schneider that the directors of the
club continue to pay for their own
dinners at the weekly meetings as
they have done in the past. A great
injustice has been done the gentle
men who have served on the board
the past year in reports that theii
dinners , were supplied by the' club,
when the facts of the case are each
one has paid for his own, and this
i feature of the year's work has' cost
j the -individual members something
i like $25 in addition to being away
I from their homes one meal .each
i
time to the community interest and
footed the bills themselves.
Just before adjournment it was
decided to hold the regular monthly
meetings of the entire membership
on the third Thursday evening of
the month in the future.
In reviewing the work of the meet
ing last evening it certainly looks
good to anyone who had the oppor
tunity of attending, as an evidence
of the desire of all classes of citi
zens to join in making 1921 the best
year yet in the history of the city.
ST. MARY'S GUILD
HOLDS MEETING
Ladies Gather at Rectory to Con
duct Business Session and
Lay Flans for Year.
From Thursday's Dally.
Yesterday afternoon the ladies of
St. Mary's guild were entertained at
the St. Luke's rectory by Madame
Leete and Mrs. W .S. Leete in the
first meeting of the Lenten season.
Owing to the observance of the
season of meditation and penitence,
there were no refreshments or social
features of the occasion. The ladies
spent the time in the plying of the
busy needle, preparing articles that
they are to offer at the annual shop.
During the afternoon several in
formal musical numbers were given
that proved a great delight to all of
the members of the party. Miss Mary
Rucker favored the gathering with
a delightful piano number, while
Mrs. A. T. Fitt, Mrs. T. B. Petersen
and Mrs. Percy Field each offered
vocal selections that were thorough
ly enjoyed by all of the ladies pres
ent. WILL TRY POPEL
ARSON CASE HERE
fcTanJC ropei, ACeusea 01 Arson aijhome Mr. Patch Iwss painted a life
Nebraska City, Secures a
Change of Venue.
From Thursday's Da!.
Following the decision of the state
supreme couri granting a new xriai
to Frank Popel, Jr.. formerly of the
Frontier hotel, the matter of a
change of venue was argued yester
day before Judge Begley at Nebras
ka City and the court granted the
request of the attorneys for the de
fendant and the case will be sent to
Plattsmouth for trial at the coming
term of the district court in March.
The defense produced a petition
signed by 150 of the business men of
Nebraska City stating that the com
munity there was prejudiced against
Mr. Popel and that it would be im
possible to secure a fair and impar
tial trial of the case in Otoe coun
ty. The complaint against Frank
Popel, Sr., it is stated, will be dis
missed. ' -.
AN APPRECIATION
We desire through the columns of
the Journal to express our deepest
feeling of appreciation to the kind
friends and neighbors and the child
ren who have assisted us during our
recent illness. Such kindness can
not be forgotten and will always be
cherished by us. Especially do we
desire to thank Mesdames Joe Liber
shal, John Libershal, Grandma Lib
reshal, Maggie Kaufmann, P. A. Mc
Crary, Julius Nielson, Alike Stiles,
Herman Gartleman, C. L. Herger, for
their donations of foodstuffs and the
S. S. Chase meat market for making
deliveries to our home during quar
antine. Also to the Burlington
blacksmith shop for their donation.
Mr. and'Mrs. George Lamphear.
MEET WITH MRS. STAN FIELD
Frem Thursday's Dally.
The Q. Z. society of the Presby
terian church held a very pleasant
meeting yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Earl Stan field at the
Coronado Apartments. A portion of
the afternoon was devoted to the us
ual business session, after which the
ladies indulged in various atntise
ments. interspersed with social con
versation and plying the busy'needle
on dainty fancy work. At a suitable
time the hostess served a flainty
luncheon, which was thoroughly en;
joyed by those in attendance. ' A t few
more moments devoted to a social
time and then the ladies dispersed,
very much indebted to the hostess
for the delightful afternoon's enter
tainment afforded them.
ENTERTAINS CLASS
The Christian church parsonage
was the scene of a very pleasant gath
ering on Tuesday afternoon when
the junior class of the young ladies
of the church school were entertain
ed by their teacher, Mrs. A. G. Hollow-ell.
The fternoon was spent in a
social way with games and amuse
ments that proved very enjoyable
while at a suitable hour dainty re
freshments added to the pleasures of
the young folks.
Blank Books at the Journal Office.
A REAL HOME
IN EVERY SENSE
OF THE WORD
NEBRASKA MASONIC HOME IS AT
TRACTIVE TO OLD PEOPLE AND
TENDER CARE GIVEN THEM
When we thinK '' a great insti
tution devoted to the infirm and aged
we are wont to pic lire a place of
stiffness and cheerlt ssness and one
that is merely a plfc e to stay for a
short time until de; th releases the
unfortunates, such however is not al
ways the case. A real "home" in
every sense of the term is the Ne
braska Masonic Home situated in this
city and where the, iged ladies and
gentlemen are resting in their declin
ing years and if there is anyone who
does not believe th u this is true
they have only to visit the institu
tion that the Masons of the state
have provided for their aged mem
bers and their families. Far from
the traditional "inst ftution" is the
bright and attractive home and ev
erything that the g' neious heart of
Masonary can conceive of has been
provided there for tl.ese old people
When the visitor enters the home
he is impressed with the bright and
attractiveness of the interior of the
buildings, their spotless cleanness and
the pleasant feeling of real home
like atmosphere that prevails there
The whole interior has been redecor
ated and painted tLe past. summer
and is finished in s-oft sooting col
ors that adds to th- general spirit
of comfort that prevails over the
building.
The parlors are tastefully furnish
ed and many of the rare aud valu
able furnishings that were once the
pride of the George Lininger home
in Omaha are to be found in these
parlors including a rare old ebony
cabinet, cozy fashioned chairs and
many of the choice pictures that were
? part of the priceless Lininger galJ
lery in Omaha, while also can be
found here as in the dining room ex
amples of the art work of J. V. D.
Patch, the distinguished portrait
like portrait of Col. Frank H. Young,
former president of the Masonic
1 Home association which hangs in
the parlors where there is also a tab
let to the memory of Mr. Lininger,
one of the founders of the home:
The halls of the lower floor are
wide and handsome and make a de
lightful place for the residents to
exercise when the weather does not
permit their getting out into the
open. On the first floor are a num
ber of rooms which the lodges of
the Masons and Eastern Star over
the state have furnished aud these
rooms are as pleasant and well fur
nished as any room in the best fur
nished home and fully arranged with
a view of the comfort of the old peo
ple of the home. The pleasant at
mosphere that one feels on entering
the home is reflected in meeting the
residents who. while most of them
are suffering from physical infirmi
ties, are cheerful and smiling and
their brave attitude in the face of
their suffering makes one ashamed
of the complaints that those in good
health are often given to making.
One of the cheerful ladies of the
home is Mrs. Sarah Parr, the old
est resident of the home, having been
brought there in 1903. and although
he is now confined to her chair or
bed by paralysis, she is as bright
and pleasant as though misfortune
had passed her by. Another of the
patient sufferers is Mrs. Harriet Van
Wie, who has been bedfast for the
past fifteen years and who patiently
and cheerfully, with true christian
faith awaits the time that will mean
rest from her illness. Mrs. Van
Wie enjoyed last week her first mov
ie show when she was taken to the
dining room of the home and saw
on the screen the pictures that al-
most speak and the sensation was
one of wonder to this grand old lady.
The dining room of the home is
located on the first floor and is a
room well lighted and cheerful and
the tables are arranged so that the
members of the home can gather
around in their intimate groups at
the meal hour. Superintendent W.
F. Evers, who is always on the alert
to make the home as pleasant as
possible has hit on the happy plan
of having one of the gentle old ladies
at the home at each of the tables
and they have added a touch of home
to the meals and especially as the
larger portion of the residents of
the home are old gentlemen. The
dining room has another of the fine
paintings of J. V. D. Patch on the
walls that adds to the attractiveness.
The kitchen of the home is a model
of efficiency in every way and as
thoroughly equipped and up-to-date
as any hotel kitchen in the 'state
and provided with the latest and
best methods of handling the food
supply. Thehome does their own
baking and a large electric dough-,
mixer is among the equipment of the
kitchen as well as a patent dish
washer that helps to lighten the la
bors of the cook and assistant. A
well stocked pantry opens off of the
kitchen and a dumb waiter is used
to convey the food to the second
floor where the real infirm and ted-'
fast are kept. An example cf the
earnest effort that is made to cater to
the complete comfort and pleasure
of the old people -is shown in the
preparation ' of the menu each day
as this is looked after by Mr. Evers
each lifYf find there is no constan
repet0in j 6f the same assortmen
of food 'Tvlt' every day it is divert
tied in such manner that it is en
joyable fo the old people. In a great
many places of this kind there is a
tendency to have the same menu
used several times, but not so at the
Masonic home.
"Incidently the dining room is the
oene each week of the picture show
an event always looked forward to
with interest by the old folks, the
room being the largest and best
adapted to this purpose. Mr. Evers
has a large screen that is placed at
one end of the room and the moving
picture machine that Plattsmouth
lodge No. presented to the home
does the rest of the work and the
dining hall rings with merriment as
the screen depicts the comedies and
the members of the big family forget
in the pleasures of the screen, the
pains and troubles that are their lot.
The second floor of the new addi
tion is devoted to the care of the fee
ble and bedfast patients and here
there is a most efficient organiza
tion to care for these sick folks.
There is a head nurse, one day nurse,
one night nurse and one man nurse,
who care for the old folks who are
not able to be around. A well
equipped diet kitchen has been es
tablished on this floor where dishes
for the sick who are on a diet, is
prepared by the nurses and here also
is a well stocked cabinet of medi
cal .supplies that can be used in the
care of the sick, together with the
charts that keep a complete record
of the sickness of the members and
their condition each day.
The second floor is bright and
pleasant to the patients and an ex
tra large hall affords room for the
ones who desire, to pace up and down
and exercise and if they desire they
can go out onto the largei porches
on either the east or west side or tne
building. These porches in the
summer time are ideal spots and on
the east side of the building the
view one enjoys is immense as the
hill on which the home is situated
allows a view of the old sluggish
Missouri river, the business part of
the citv and the many tree clad
hills of the residence section and
is well worth seeing.
The second floor of the older por
tion of the building is devoted to the
quarters of the employes of the home
and the office of the matron, Mrs.
Lillian Carraher. This estimable
lady is one of the efficient workers
of the home who has assisted in
making it the pleasant home-like
place that it is and her long service
there and acquaintance with the
members makes her service especially
valuable in 'caring for the old folks
who feel that they have an old
friend in the matron, second only to
that of the genial superintendent,
Mr. Evers, who is the prime favorite
of all of the old folks and wnose
pleasantness assists them in forget
ting their troubles and cares.
On this floor is also located the
guest room" where the visitor to
the home is cared for when the oc
casion arises. This room is furnish
ed with the finest and rarest of fur
niture that would delight the eye
of the 4ver of the beautiful, and
the articles are those formerly used
bv George W. Lininger in his home.
One of the valuable articles used
here is a bed covering of satin, which
is -composed of badges of gatherings
of the Knights Templar from all sec
tions of the United States and which
has in the centerpiece a large and
beautiful cross with the jeweled
crown of the Templar.
Both the main and second floor are
well equipped with strictly modern
baths and lavatories which are of
easy access to anyone in the build
ing and which are models of neatness
and cleanliness. '
Even the basement of the home
has felt the touch of the efficient
hand of Superintendent Evers and
here as in other portions of the build
ing there is no trace of dust or dirt
and everything is arranged in a busi
ness like and efficient manner that
tends to make things easy to handle
and much more satisfactory. Mr.
Evers has made a number of changes
in the basement of the building and
among these was the cleaning out
of an old corner formerly used as a
store room and which has been trans
formed into a lounging room for the
old gentlemen and where, they can
enjoy a social pipe of tooacco and
visit with each other to their hearts
content. , From the general spirit of
enjoyment prevailing there we will
say tbtj this has been a move that
the ",oj.cI gentlemen have appreciated.
In. thif portion of the building Is lo
cated flie ice making plant which
6uppiles,",t,h,e ice for the large boxes
in tjifly pantry as well as the meat
cooling room which is as fine and
up-to-date as that of any modern
meat market. The ice paint has the
best of machinery and in addition
to cooling the ice boxes and meat
room supplies the ice for the coolers
md other uses of the home. While
at the home we had the opportunity
of viewing the meat cooling room (
and the supply of meat that has been
secured from the recent butchering
of two of the hogs raised from what
was forpierly waste from the home.
The raising of the hogs was the Idea,
of Mr. Evers and has proved a suc
cess as it has cost the home but little
and given them a large amount of
meat and there are still eight of the
hogs left to add to the food supply if
necessary.
The basement also has three large
rtore rooms kept free from all mice
or vermin and as spotless as any
room in the house and the well stock
ed rooms speak of the efficient man
ner of handling the conduct of the
home.
The laundry building is another
of the modern features of the home
and it is thoroughly equipped to
care for the needs of the place hav
ing two modern washing machines,
two mangles for ironing, an extrac
tor that wrings the clothes free from
water and a fine steam drying room.
Here all the belting is protected by
frire netting to prevent accidents
and complies with all the require
ments of safety. The basement of
the laundry building is used as the
power plant of the home and even
here where the coal is constantly
being used there is the all-prevailing
touch of neatness and everything is
in first class shape.
The poultry houses at the home
are being removed to the west por
tion of the grounds near that portion
used as a garden spot and is being ar
ranged so as to make even this part
of the plant clean and neat in every
way.
It is planned during the coming
summer to carry the improvement
program to the grounds surrounding
the home and give them the atten
tion that will make them even more
attractive than they are at the
present time, although in the sum
mer season there are no more beau
tiful surroundings than that in
which the Masonic home is located.
Quite a number of persons are
employed at the home and more than
the average person realizes as there
are the superintendent, matron, head
nurse, assistant, night nurse, man
nurse, cook, assistant cook, two din
ing room girls, two hall girls, fire
man and laundress.
The Nebraska Masonic Home is an
institution of which the Masonic
fraternity can feel very proud and
which this city and its people have
a deep and abiding interest and the
old people there who have become
known to the residents of the com
munity hold a place all their own in
the estimation of the Plattsmouth
people and anything that they can
do will certainly be afforded the old
folks as has been shown on several
occasions in the way of special enter
tainments. Not the least of the causes of the
efficient conduct of the home is due
to the board of control of the home.
composed of prominent Masons of
the state and of which James M. Rob
ertson of this city is the president;
and this board is constantly on the
alert to do all possible to make this
the finest institution of its kind in
the west. The board has been for
tunate in securing Mr. Evers who
has been acquainted with the work
ings of the home for several years
and who has it now in the most effi
cient running condition of its his
tory. After seeing the home and realiz
ing what it means to the old and
sick of the order we appreciate more
the full significance of the spirit of
fraternity that ha3 led this great
order to prepare a real home for their
aged, members and the ladies of the
order.
MRS. LEE IMPROVING
From Thursday's Dally.
Mrs. May Lee who has been quite
ill for the past few days is now re
ported as showing some improvement
and is able to sit up for a short time
after a painful siege of lumbago.
Her many friends will be pleased to
learn of her improvement.
If it's in the stationery line, eall
at the Journal office.
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DEATH OF IRA BATES
OCCURS AT OMAHA
Cass County Man Passed Away at
Early Hour This Morning After
Long Period of Illness.
From Friday's Dally.
This morning at o'clock at Uie
University hospital In Jmalia oc
curred the death of ira Jatt-s. iwfig
a well known resident of t';i.i coun
ty, but who has tor s-nv iin' been
making his home in Nebraska City.
The death of Mr. Bates followed a
long illness for the last few days of
which he has been at the hospital
where an examination as to his con
dition was being made. It is thought
that the cause of death was tubercu
losis, but this will be fully deter
mined by the autopsy to be perform
ed today.
The body of Mr. Bates will be
brought to this city and the funeral
servcies held on Sunday at 1 o'clock
from the Christian church, conduct
ed by Rev. A. G. Hollowell and li.
terment made at the Rock Lien's
cemetery, amid the scenes of the ear
ly life of the deceased.
To mourn the death there remain
the wife and two adopted children.
Ervin and Helen Bates, three broth
ers, Lemon Bates, Nebraska C!t:
George Bates, Cheyenne, Wyoming:
Charles Bates. Thurman, Iowa; and
two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Blackmore
of Chicago and Mrs. Emma Durn
baugb of Cleveland, Ohio.
Ira Bates was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Julius Bates, old residents of
Cass county, and was born near Rock
Bluffs on January 17, 1878, and for
his lifetime has resided for the
greater part of that time in this com
munity, being engaged in farming up
to the last few months and during
the years of his residence heie he
made many friends who will deeply
regret to learn of his death at tills
time.
LOYAL WORKERS MEET
From Thursday's Dally.
The Loyal Workers of the Chris
tian church met at the home of Mrs.
A. Mi Sanders yesterday afternoon,
the hostess being assisted In enter
taining by Mr Edward Ofe and the
ladies' in attendance ne joyed to the
utmost the opportunity of partak
ing of the very delightful hospitality
afforded them. The ladies discussed
the plans for holding a market on
Saturday at the Chase meat market
and at the close of the afternoon
dainty and delicious refreshments
'were served that added to the de
lights of the occasion.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this method to thank
our friends for their words of com
fort and sympathy, and to those who
so willingly helped us in the illness
and death of our husband and father,
and to his fellow workmen, friends
and neighbors, for their beautiful
floral remembrance.
Mrs. Harriet McCauley.
Fred and Charles.
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