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Nebraska State Histori cal Society 3i urn f VOL. NO. XXXVUL FLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1921. NO. 19 LOUISVILLE BOXER BREAKS ARJP FIRST ANDY SCHMADER FORCED TO RE TIRE AND MARPLES WINS A TECHNICAL K. 0. From Thursday's Dally. ' The opening bill of the boxing unanimous in saying that this was game in this cify under the new one of the best seen anywhere. Lum state law, promoted by the local Doyle.stateboxingcommissioner.de-! American Legion post, was held last : clared after the show that it was un-' night at the Airdome theatre and the ' reservedly the best of the many he, show presented was one to delight has witnessed since the state law be the lovers of the manly art and good , came effective July 28th. fast preliminaries marked the goj Present at the ringside were a from start to finish. j number of the prominent boxers of The main event of the evening j the state, among them being George the ten round bout between Andy-Lamson, the Walthill Indian and his Schmader of Louisville and Jim Mar-f manager, Mr. Hale, of Lincoln; John pies of Chicago was rather disap-;nie Sudenberg who outfought Jack pointing to the fans on account of Dempsey in New York a number of the accident suffered by Andy in the J years ago, Kid Schlaifer, and Kid opening round when he fractured his Graves, former welterweight cliam right arm in a blow on the head of pion of the U. S., all of Omaha. Lani the Chicago heavyweight. (son came with a view to arranging a The fight program was supervised by John Kilmartin of Omaha, boxing inspector and among the officials at tending the match was Lum Doyle, of Lincoln, state boxing commission er. Alvin Graves, of Omaha, was the referee of the match and his work as third man in the ring was highly pleasing to the audience throughout. Some little criticism of the draw given the semi-windup boys was heard from the Omaha spectators, but the crowd generally concurred with the decision. Graves has had extensive experience in the fight game and his services as a referee will become more and more in de mand as he has opportunity to dem onstrate his ability along this line. The opening of the bill was the preliminary between Joe Smetana, former sailor and Young Galloway, an ex-soldier, both local boys, and this served as a fitting curtain raiser for the excellent program. Smetana had the best of the fight from the opening and had his opponent bleed ing freely in the rest of the four two minute rounds and while Galloway stood the grueling punishment in great shape, he lacked a good defense or the aggressive tactics to punish his opponent to any extent aud the decision in favor of the rx-gotr was decidedly unanimous. The second preliminary of six rounds was one that was fast and furious and in the opening Kid Ros coe, of Omaha, who was the opponent of George Schmader of Louisville, gave evidences of skill and general ship, but in the second the Louisville boy began to unloosen the stiff jolts i on his opponent that shook his con- fidence and in the succeeding rounds' George developed some splendid ring work that showed he had the Omaha lad in a bad hole and in the third Roscoe was forced to quit under the force of the rain of blows that was handed him by the Louisville boy - I til l 1.1. U L . J. 1-4 VV U W k. i. V- v, This was a very clever exhibition ofGtjves an(j close friends gathered to boxing aim uemonstrateu tnat ueorge Js a sure comer in the ring if he;ter an(j a(ij their congratulations to continues his present gait. those of the immediate family. The semi-final between Stanley Mc-j . Bride of Chicago and Harry Kinnear ARM SET LN OMAHA of South Omaha, was one of the best that has been seen in this part ofFrom Thursdays Dally, the state, and the two young scrap- Andy Schmader. the Louisville box pers gave a good account of them-ler who had his rij;ht forearm frac selves in the six fast and furious tQred in' the oppning round of his rounds of the bout. The Chicago , scheduied ten round bout with Jim man opened in a series of swift Marples of Chicago, at the Airdome punches that found a mark on the here ast niKhtt was taken to Omaha South Omaha lad and soon had him following , the fight to have the in bleeding freely and in the fourth jured arnj get under the X-rav. The round it seemed certain that Kinnear . ,mnnrriiv dressed bv Dr. was headed toward the land of dreams as McBride drovs him to the ropes and had him on the defense, throughout and the fifth was also de- cidedly in favor of the Chicago man. In the sixth and last round of the bout, Kinnear showed unexpected strength and rallied with a series of terrific blows that laid open the cheek of the Chicago boxer, although' Kinnear was suffering from a badly injured eye susiameu in me iour-inie rin" round and which had closed his op-j The unfortunate outcome of .the tic. The last round was decidedly j matcll has been greatly re in favor of the South Omaha man asgretted by tne host of friends here in he gave McBride a great deal of he city and countv who haVe been punishment and at the close of thej boosters for the Louisville rounu nei-ri cc uio w taucu uic . .r. t. M r a-Vi3nVt Iron' ffM h rr m 111 a I C It fX li Ll T U11.U ut r lll 111 OWlUC protest from the backers of the Chi cago man. but the decision stood and was generally the opinion of the ma jority of the crowd. The main event between the two heavyweights, Schmader and Mar ples. was opened in fine shape with both fighters going nicely and freely exchanging blows and" breaking in a clean and sportsmanlike manner in the clinches. In the middle of the first round Andy forced Marples through the ropes with a series of blows, but the Chicagoan was back in the ring in a few moments giving a good account of himself. In the last half minute of the round Andy landed a blow on the nead of his op ponent that caused the fracture of his right forearm. He continued to fight gamely until the gong at the close of the round, when the. frac tured arm. which had already began to assume a swollen state, was noted and the fight ended with the Chicago man scoring what is known as a technical knockout. Both fighters were showing class in their work, although the effective work of Schmader was such as to lead iis backers to the belief that the bat - tie was one that would have been an nexed by their man in the next few rounds as he apparently had the edge on the Chicago fighter in all naffc rf tin fi i t i r !T!.mo . f ! The accident to Schmader proved a bitter disappointmeat to the Louis-' ville man and he offered to continue in the ring, but the iiselersness of; further fighting was seen and the game boy compelled to retire from the ring. The bill was a strong one through out and the patronage was not as strong as the fights deserved. Those I who nave seen oiner douis in mis 'state in the last few months were match with Uie winner had not the fight had such an untimely ending. CELEBRATES BIRTH DAY OF MRS. HUNTER Children Give Mother Surprise at Heme in Weeping Water On Fifty-Eighth Birthday From Thursdays Dallj Yesterday a most delightful fam ily gathering was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Hunter at Weeping Water and at which time the fifty-eighth birthday of Mrs. I. X. Hunter was fttingly observed. The event had been planned by Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hunter unbeknown to the guest of honor and Rev. A. V. Hunter and family motored to Weep ing Water to be present at the event and a fiine dinner prepared for the anniversary. Shortly before the noon hour Mrs. E. L Hunter called the mother to come over as some mat ters of importance had arisen and aocording!y Mrs. Hunter hastened (to the home of her son to find there the husban-1 and two sons and their families as well as her parents and the party enjoyed a real delightful family dinner that certainly was much enjoyed by everyone of the fam ily. Those ta attend the dinner were Mr. and Mrs. I. X. Hunter, their sons. E. L. Hunter, wife and little ,..ifl aI-!d ,n Harold and Mr. and! Mrs s G cognZer the parents cf tr3 t v Hunter. Mr Cosrlizer the! fatner- is nast h-ls eightieth year i while the mother of Mrs Hunter is now in her seventy-eighth year and ; the family gathering was one that ; will not soon be forgotten. In the afternoon other of the rel- en j0y the occasion with Mrs. Hun- R. P. Westover, the official physician of the boxing match and at the re quest of Andy he was taken to Om aha to have the advantage of the X-ray in making the setting of te arm. The fracture semed to be of the small bones of the forearm and the brea"k occurred a few inches above the wrist and it will be a lone time before the clever boxer m be able to resume n5s work in fighter & WILL BE LAID UP TWO MONTHS. From Thursday's Dally. : t, Andy Schmader canle: down 'from Omaha this afternaonvfcHqwing the ! 1 . 1 1 1 . . . r. . 1 ' orueai 01 nuviiiK uiii. iraciuieu aim set by bone specialists there and re ports it will be two ipoathr before he can use it for boxing purposes with safety. Add to this aaiOtljer month, which will be required for training before he is in shape for another bout, it can be readily 6een how ex pensive last night's go will prove to the popular Louisville boy. Andy is cheerful in the face of his ill luck however, and evidences the same grit and determination that has made him the leading light-heavyweight in the middle west. His friends trust he may be enabled to enter the ring be fore that time, although it is ex tremely doubtful if he can do so. Advertising is printed salesman ship generalized sufficiently to carry appeal to the varied class of readers. Does your ad come within these re- j qrdrements T FUNERAL OF JOHN WATERMAN HELD Services at the Late Home Yester day Afternoon Largely Attend ed By Old Time Friends From Thursday's Dally. The fun?ral services of the late John Waterman was held yesterday afterncon at 1:30 from the home on Xorih Eighth street and largely at tended by th old friends and neigh tors of this splendid citizen who has been called tr. his final reward after a long an 1 useful life in the com munity. The sermon was given by Rev.-4I. G. McClusky, .pastor of the First Presbyterian church who spoke of the long and useful life of the de parted gentleman in this city and his christian life which had been an inspiration to his family and friends. During the services two numbers were given by a quartet composed of J. W.. Holmes, Miss Chelsea Swope, G. L. Farley and Rev. H. G. McClusky who sang, "Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me" ?nd "The Sweet Bye and Rye" both f which bad been great ly loved by Mr. Waterman during his lifetime. At the conclusion of the services the body was conveyed to Oak Hill cemetery where it was laid to rest, the pall bearers being J. K. and T. II. Pollock. A. W. and Frank Cloidt, W. A. Robertson and G. L. Farley. Among tfc3 relatives from out of the city to attend the funeral were the brother. Henry Waterman and wife of Crete, a sister. Mrs. Levings and son, Frank, and daughter, Mrs. Edwards of Omaha and Mrs. Lena Duke and daughter also of Omaha. FATTY ARBUCKLE FILM GANGELEDAT PARMELE "The Traveling Salesman" will Not be Shown Here. Hostettler Co. t Wires the Management. From Thursdays Iiaily. The charges brought against Ros coe (Fatty) Arbuckle as the result of the death of Virginia Rappe at San .Francisco, .have led .theatrical managers over the country to express their disapproval of the movie actor and the questionable affair and "as the result a large number of the lead ing theatres have cancelled the show ing of the pictures in which 'Arbuck le appears. The Hostettler Amusement com pany, copartners of the Parmele The atre company in this city, have got in lint with the other amusement enter prises of the country and set their seal of disapproval on all immorai actions either in the pictures or by the actors, as the following telegram, received by Messrs. Moore & Cloidt. managers of the Parmele theatre, shows: Omaha. Sept. 14. Manager Parmele Theatre, Plattsmouth, Xebr. To demonstrate our disapproval of questionable and immoral acts upon the part of motion picture stars and to prove to your patrons that this company will exhibit only clean pic tures, made by stars with clean repu tations, we have canceled your book ing of "Fatty" Arbuckle in "The Traveling Salesman" for next Mon day and Tuesday. To replace it we have booked a picture entitled "A Wise Fool," taken from the famous book, "The Money Master." If Arbuckle proves his innocence, we shall be very glad to use his pic tures, but until he proves to the world hi? moral cleanliness, this company will use none of his pro ductions. HOSTETTLER AMUSEMENT CO. FORMER RESIDENT IN AUTO ACCIDENT Justus Livingston Richey Victim of Auto Wreck Near Dubuque, Iowa, Results Seriously The pros dispatches from Du buque, Iowa, tell of a very serious auto accident near that place and in which one man, D. G. Van Dorn of Des Moines, a salesman, was killed and J. L. Richey of Dubuque, very seriously injured. Mrs. L. J. Cahn and Mrs. C. P. Wilson of Des Mcines who iwere occupants of Mrs. Cahn's automobiles were also injured and Mrs. j Cahn's condition considered critical. The other victims of the accident w-ere L. O. Hfllyard and wife' and R .P. Roedeil and wife of Dubuque, whose car crashed with that of the Des Moines party. Mr. Richey is a former Piatts mouth young man and the first in timation to the relatives or friends her of the accident was the notice received through the press dispatch es. Some six years ago Mr. Richey was injured in an accident at Des Moinles and In which he suffered the fracture of his right leg Phone the Journal office when you are in need of job printing of any kind. Best equipped shop in south eastern Nebraska. BURUNETON OFFICIALS HERE This morning vice-president E. T. Bracken of the Burlington arrived in the city in his special train ac-J companied y Chief Engineer New-! ton and L. B. Allen, manager of the j lines east and Thomas Roope, super-j intenaent oi moiive power oi uie lines west. The party had been on on insneetion tcur and stopped here to look over tha local shops. Mr. Brack- MRS. DORTHEA GOLDING PASSES en has charge of theextensions and AWAY YESTERDAY AFTER improvements of the roads and has urnn-Kr at jpt nx co been locking over the various shops' JMUUJM AiAljJj Vt Z. in this part of the system. m Friaay.8 CELEBRATES BIRTH- . DAY OF YOUNG LAD , ., , . . , , , ,, John Hlld IS Surprised on Eighteenth Birthday Anniversary by Num- 'ber of Young .Friends. , j From Friday. Cany. I A very pleasant birthday surprise .h hi f Mr and Mrs. Philip A. Hild, southwest of Mynard in honor of the eighteen th birthday anniversary of their son, John. The young people spent the evening very delightfully in playing games on the spacious lawn under the bright electric lights which had been arranged for the occasion by Raymond, who had connected them up with the lighting plant. At a late hour a delightful three course consisting of sandwiches, pickles, ice oi.. t, wn.Joi Li -trcL&u n iiu vane uu-a 1 1- uivin - one feature of the luncheon was the large birthday cake with its glow ing candles symbolizing the years of life of the guest of honor. Those attendintr the event were Tnn fniiin(rai I 7 ill OT1 Hfoici n ffol Tnrn ' Nolting. Mabel Hilfiker. Fay Gregory. Marv. Helen. Freda. Minnie and An - - 5, t nlo mo- na Otterstein. Laura Puis, Marie Puis. Mae Barker, Lena and Alvena Engelkemeier. Helen, Minnie and Pearl Hild. Otto E. Lutz. Roy Beins, Roy Engelkemeier, Fred. "Walter and Herman Engelkemeier. Fred and Er nest Koeler, Fred Terryberry. Lloyd Lewis, Herman Hennings and friend, Chester Renner, Earl Meisinger. John ". ft L'lmnr T n Knn an1 T?T-' V."V:V: Ar;,; vt.-r,- xfi Meisinger. Hugo Melsinger, ia Mel - . triif-i,- T,,ic Catherine Hild. Richard Otterstein, , , . j t .i t ..- iTn.nix Marie and Leonard Lutz, Harola. ,...u i t -0..1I 1 rari, ueiaiu auu out- x uis, L.-iiiiri , Malinda Margaret and Glen Puis and Wilma Frederich. John Parken ing and wife, Richard Otterstein and wife. Forest Leonard and wife, Fred Hild and wife, Fred Lutz and wife. F. J. Hild and wife. Otto Puis and i . Tr, . . . , .,,. ,T- wife. Louis Fredencn and wife, u. II. Puis and v. ife and P. A. Hild and wife. PLATTSMQUTH MAN IS GIVEN REWARD William Shea, Injured in Explosion of Steam Heating Plant, Gets Liability Compensation. From Friday's Dally. State Labor Commissioner Frank Kennedy announced yesterday a list ' of awards made by his department ,' in cases that have been pending for. some time ana among tnese was one , interesting talks along the line of made to William Shea. Jr.. of this the church work. It was decided that city. Mr. Shea was injured in De-.this winter the auxiliary would stu cember, 1919, by the explosion of a dy one of the greatest pieces of llt- steam heating plant at the Hoffland erature on church. "The Life of the potash plant at Antioch, and has! Church," which covers the study of since that time been a sufferer to a . the mission service of the christian greater or less extent from the ef- church from the time of Abraham fects of the accident. The state la- down to the present period. The la bor commissioner awarded him the' dies decided that at each meeting sum of $1.24 a week for three hun-j there would be one Jeader and three dred weeks and 99 cents a week for assistants selected who would bave the rest of his life, as the result of; partial loss of vision in both eyes. Mr. Shea was also awarded $15 a week for the time that he was being treated in the hospital for injuries received. ' GIVEN FAREWELL From Friday's Dally. Last evening the members of the Young Men's Bible class of the Methodist church met at the church in their regular session and at the close of the business meeting the members joined in tendering a fare well to Mason Wescott, one of their classmates who is soon to leave for Xorthwestern university to take up his course of study in the Windy city. j ' i T,i to furnish all members of the party an opportunity to join in the sing ing. It is with much regret that the members of the class part with Ma son, who, for two years past, has been a faithful .worker in ihe class and a pianist for the boys at their meetings and social evenings. , At a late hour the members of the party were treated to a watermelon feast and the jolly party numbering some thirty-five were able to dispose with her son, C. C. Wescott, were of six large juicy melons before ad-(visitors yesterday at Blair, where journing. i they visited the Crowell home there, ! and spent several hours with Mrs. Books' Books' Books' We have A- H- Knee- old lime resident of .books, ijooiws. jsooks. we nave. jty and found her in very. poor them till you cant lest, at the Jour- health. Mrs. Knee asked to be re- J nal Gifice. DEATH CALLS AGED LADY TO HER REWARD j Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Dorthea i Golding, one of the oldest residents ! of the city, passed to her final re- , ward after an illness covering a long period or years during which she has been an invalid. The last few years she has been confined to her home ' continuously. Mrs. Golding came to piattsmouth at a very early day nd j has resided here for the past fifty- i three years. j Dorthea Sanders was born at Kro- j terchin, Germany December 15. 1839 fnd etnt her girlhood in that coun- later emigrating to America, ing years. In the year 1867, at St. Louis, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Louis Golding and the same year the young people started farther westward to seek their for tune, traveling by train as far as St. Joseph, Missouri, and from there continued their trip by steamboat un til they reached the city of Piatts mouth, where they stopped and be ing much impressed with the appear- fncet of .th urr?.u?,dinss decided to locate in the little city nestling among the hills of the Missouri val , ley and both Mr. and Mrs. Golding resided here during the remainder of . their lives. Mr. Golding was called j to his reward some eighteen years agO, passing away October 31, 1903. To Mr- and TMrs- Golding there fns were born. Leonard, who died in infancy at the age of four years; Dr. t.' i 'ia ii ; i. r- w . uuiuii:gt ui. i icauu, vau fornia and Byron, who has made his home with the mother in her declin ing years and looked after her care. One brother, Lee Sander, of Helena, Arkansas, and three sisters, Mrs. I. i Nathan and Mrs. Bertha Golding. of ! Lincoln, and Mrs. R. Reich, residing m Germany, are lert to mourn tne Passing of the pioneer lady Three nieces and six nephews are also left ... . , r . , tto share the sorrow of her death. . . , . . ilia uciug auic iu aiieuu, i lie iulci- . .,, , , , . T, ment will be had at the Pleasant cemetery in Omaha, where the rfuiiiiub ui. nit uubuituu auu lamer are at rest. In their sorrow the family will be extended the deep sympathy of a large circle of old time friends and .those who in the years gone by have . , - had an opportunity of knowing Mrs. Golding. will especially feel the ef fects of her death. This afternoon it was announced that the service woufQ be held at 9: HO Sunday morning and the body tken to Omaha. EPISCOPAL LADIES MEET From Fridays Dally. The members of the Woman's Auxiliary of St. Luke's 'parish met yesterday afternoon at the heme of Miss Barbara Gering in one of the most interesting meetings of the Vear and one filled with the thoro discussion cf the nlans for the forth- coming year. Mrs. James T. Begley was the leader of the afternoon and various members cf the party gave charge of the program of the meet ing ana outline tne matters taken up and discussed. to be GIVE TEACHERS RECEPTION From Friday's Dally. Yesterday afternoon the teachers of the public schools were entertain ed very pleasantly at "Sunnyside," the E. H. Wescott home on high school, the occasion being an in formal reception to the teachers, old ond new. The event had been arranged by the two lady members of the board of education as well as the wives of the four men mem bers' of the board and the event was of the greatest delight to all taking part. The afternoon was spent in getting the members of the party ! acquainted and in promoting the closer social relation of the members of the teaching force of the city schools. Light refreshments were served during , the afternoon .that added greatly to the pleasantness of the occasion. VISITS MRS. KNEE From Friday's ' Dallv. Mrs. C. E. Wescott, who is visiting j here from Los Angeles, in company imembered to the old friends here. ATHLETIC CLUB LAUNCHED From Friday's Daily. The business men of the city in terested in the j. athletic club met last night at the high school "gym" to perfect their organization and get ready for the work of the sea son. The club. has found that owing to the limited space .allowed for the various exercises and games it was necessary to limit the membershin to a certain number and thee mem - berships have all been filled and are now "rarin to go." The officers of the club selected were Henry A. Schneider, president and H. F. Goos secretary-treasurer. NEARLY ELECTRO CUTED LAST WEEK Jake Lohnes, Weeping Water Man, Injured by Contact with Power Line at Stone Quarries Saturday morning's confusion and dismay following the storm was ad ded to when the report was spread that G. J. Lohnes had been electro cuted on the power line at Myers quarry. The hearse was sent down, but it was soon found that Mr. Lohnes was not dead and the hearse returned and secured ambulance equipment. He was taken to his home and as this is being written on Wednesday he is reported getting along well, sitting up some, and no serious trouble showing except in the foot, which was quite badly burned and from which he may possibly lose the great toe. Mr. Lohnes had climbed the trans former station to put in a copper fuse and in some manner came in contact with the curreat. He was knocked over onto a crossarm and from there fell some ten feet to the ground, while companions. Xoah Wanamaker and Chas. Sutton, were attempting to get him down. He was cut about the head in the fall and quite badly burned by electric ity, but 'soon returned to conscious ness. It was surely a narrow es cape. Weeping Water Republican. DEPARTS FOR FLORIDA From Friday's Dally. This morning Miss Robert! Propst departed for Falls City where she will be the guest for a few days at the Harry Thomas home and will be joined there by her mother, Mrs. R. L. Proosi. who will accompany her to Lakewood, Florida, to visit fcr sometime. Last evening the Propst home was the scene of a very pleasant gather ing of young people to tender a fare well to Miss Roberta on the eve of her departure for the southland and the occasion was one thoroughly en-j jcyed by all of the young people pre- j sent The evening was devoted to games and at a suitable hour dainty I storm occurred, noticed the peculiar refreshments were served that -added actions of their barometer. Having to the pleasure of the occasion., Those j noticed that it never behaved in the to attend were: Blanch Braun, Har-jsame manner before with the excep riett Peacock. Murn Wolff, Florence I tj0n of the time of the Easter tor Peacock, Marie Stenet, Marie Hun- nado, w hich struck Otoe several vears ter, Helen Wescott, Dorothy Cowles, ag0i Bhe immediately called the alarm Gladys and Pauline Liston, Maryjon tner ine but the storm struck Halas. Alice Louise Wescott. Caro-;before she was aDie to inform Avoca line Schulhof, Violet Vallery. little of the impending danger. Weeping iviiss corniene nansirom ana ivirs. j. Hi. i-iaiisirom, Avoca, Airs. i. a. Sindilar of Alliance, Mrs. cox. Ed Wil- Journal want ads pay.Try them. 1 - Is Ask Any Farmer what he has found to be the best all-around "investment" for crop proceeds and he will tell yoti "Certificates of Deposit." Why? Well, in the first place, they are always worth their face value, can be taken out for convenient periods of time, and are always negotiable. If issued for six months by the First Na tionar Bank, 'they draw interest at the rate of 4 per annum. The best investment? Ask any farmer. He knows. N2J The First national Bank THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL. T MOVNE s IL PIATTSMOUTH THE STORY OF THE AVOCA TORNADO Lengthy Account of Damage Sustain ed in that Locality as Result of Last riday's Storm. 1 Friday afternoon shortly before Fix olock. Avoca and vicinity was visited by the most destructive storm that has ever visited this section of the country. The tornado struck shortly before fix o'clock and lasted in its intensity until seven, although the storm was not entirely oer until some time afterward. Huge. Jagged pieces of ice fell with the storm, destroying vegetation and small stock. Window lights were smashed, chimneys de molished, barns and other outbuild ings destroyed. The terrible accom panying wind uprooled trees and windmills. After the lull in the storm everyone was astonished at the ter rible scene of desolation. The roads were blocked by fallen trees, boards and debris of various descriptions. People scarcely recog nized their own premises, so great had been the changes wrought by the storm. The miraculous part is the fact that in all the terrible destruc tion not a person was injured, so far as we have beeh able to learn. And yet, it appears there is not a home in Avoca or vicinity but which was dam aged in some way by the storm. At the Harry McGrady farm, two horses were killed, when the barn was destroyed. Albert Brummer lot three head of horses, Ben Xoell one, Chris Rasmussen two and almost ev ery farmer lost a great niny chick ens. The electric light wires and tele phone wires were down. A number of homes were unroofed and flooded. Avoca's many beautiful shade trees were broken or destroyed entirely. At the Oliver Harmon home the beautiful pine grove is a tangled broken mass, which will take months to straighten out. and clear away the debris. At the Ralph Graham, Gus Ruhge aud Fred Shaeffer homes ev erything was destroyed except the dwellings. Xearly all the fronts of the business houses' were blown in and flood and wind ruined valuable property in these buildings. Both elevators are undergoing re pairs before they will be able to take ra grain. Wm. Maseman was load ing a car of grain when the storm struck and proceeded to take a little joy ride down the railroad track, but escaped without injury. It is impossible to name all those whose property was damaged by the storm. We are mighty thankful that no human life was lost even though the property loss is so great. The s.torm ceme from the southwest and shifted several times during the bom bardment. Mrs. Henry Straub. living south- eact of town, shortly before the water Republican. If you want good printing let ui do your work. 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