Ketraa State Histori
cal Society
3v.
VOL. NO. XXXVHL
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, IfONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1922.
NO. 51
journal.
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SHIPS THAT
PASS UNNOTIC
ED INTHE NIGHT
NEW YEAR'S GREETING- FROM L.
C. SHARP KFG. CO. AND
.FORAGE EXT. MILLS
Twentv-five vears we were identi-
fied with the manufacturing inter-
ests of Oamaha. and in the develop-
ment of labor savimg tools and ma-
members of the Omaha Commercial
club in which we still hold member-
rhip
r
Our soecialtv has alwavs. been that
of developing new machinery and
manufacturing, also the laying of
successful patent foundations and
commercializing such products, i
in r i1 i u riiurior rT i ''iti i n rv -t
have never been identiSei with an
unsuccessful proposition save in one
instance where we were outvoted by
directors on a "method of policy and!
in this inrtance had our suggestions
prevailed successful results would
have been arrived at.
With a view of infcmrln.'j many
a--.-. .. nr- an-ofa rf t a v liar I on
we' bring behind our work and the
line in which we have beei uniform-
lv successful, we beg to suite
. -tro r.i-.nir5 in rnmrntr-'miitters
r-ivi .iT..r,n-, ,r, th .-.,?. o,-.. .'n '
1 1H1 lw - V !.; V tit i. k &1 V. f l iil I Ul a 1111
can and the manufacture of same. , cad valuable data on the milling and , j-"-
This is the can new seen and pur- j commercializing of milled rough for- v as no exception. Mr and Mrs S13
,k..h ,-r, oil c.r-r ctr.,. o Mn :,rp ti:.-i nnv mo ciur nrpwnt spent several months, here, leav-
made largely without solder. This machines are greatly improved over
type of tin can is now used all ever earlier machines and methods have
the world where such commodities advanced with our gain in knowledge
are demanded. The writer was in of requirements.
Germany two years developing cer-' Our machines, methods and pro
tain .features of same, also where a ducts are entirely new and a revela
num'ntr of the patents were sold, tion in the industry, our product hav-Latc-r
tte whole was acquired bv the ing received the endorsement of cx-
Amori.an Can companv of New York
City, v hi'ch concern is hot operating dairymen, as well as government de
nearly one hundred factories in the partments.
manufacture of same. The tin can) Our plans involve milling rough
census of 1919 stowed that more forage at the source, such as alfalfa,
than one hundred billion of such cans corn etalks. sudan grass, pea, peanut
were manufactured and u::ed accord-i and bean vines, beet tops. cane, and
ing to this system. (such extra rough stuff as sunflowers.
We designed and marrtrfa soured Texas thorny cactus, etc., etc., etc..
the first electric motors in Omaha-or all of winch are not only improved in
west cf Chicago. As ttiT-flyts Z 00 cf . feeding mine but anr reduced in vol
these motors were sold "in Omaha i wee to such extent as favors maxi
alone, some of which are still run-j mum car weight shipments from the
ning although built twenty years source cf supply. Tlu.s, instead of
ago. Manj' features of these fine mo- fhipping nine or ten tons cf balMl
tors are still ured by many manufac- hay which is all an ordinary car will
turers. Thi3 branch of work we sold hold, we mill the raw product un
to the Omaha Electrical works.
We were the ori-rinaters of the '
present system of electrical ignition bulk so that twenty-Sve tons or more
on the Fcrd car. These patents were can be leaded in a car. This feed be
sold to i firm in Racine, Wis., and ing perfectly rationed also eliminates
later appeared in the Ford engine. jv.-aste which occurs in feeding rough
We perfected the Rotary Neostyle. 'or baled stuff, also much of the food
a machine for duplicating typewrit- i "alue of alfalfa is lost in baling as
ten letters. This machine eve-ntuatei 'the leaves are shattered. We are also
into the hands of the A. B. Dick com-i able by our improved method to com
pany of Chicago, and is manufactur- '
ed and distributed by them all over
tne world, it v.-iii print 4i.eU'J legible ni use unj iniup uue uai.u uaj anu.
duplicate letters from an original very dry hay at that as their ma
made on a typewriter. j chines pulverize the material, while
We are pioneers in the develop-! cur machines steel cut it. thus pre
ment of machinery for comrrercializ-' venting scouring and saving of much
ing the manufacture of ice cream valuable food values,
cones and ours is considered the ' It is intended that our mills shall
.,. . . : r, n ,1 n,nv,;nn
ji-jl iiTi.L -u uu-.iuv mati-iiic - , , rf f f fl II I C I n n 'J
ever constructed for the purpose plentiful. One may be located in E-SsTFRTfc fS M!!'l5! WpHK
one machine matiiF more than ",0.- every county seat town, as one mill J I LI1 1 h.t. J. OLL-!aL UW
000 cones per day without any waste,
We are rtill making these machines
in Plattsmcuth. Thev are kno wn all
over th" world where machine bak-'
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now controlled bv the Americri Cone
. it--.-. v.-. i-
factorv in the U. S. A. ;
We designed the livdrulic butter
v,.,". -.... i
i-. .-.r.l;,,;-;.. 'r" r.t
print butter. These machines
n n l... .-. i-..ir
pound and cuarter pound prints
which are sold bv grocery stores ev-ja
ervwlie The 'riachiaev wiii cut
over 'iv thousand pounds of butter
. ... . .
tpt Hav. sivtv oi tne-se macnines .
have be?n made ir. our shop in Platts- I
mouth, furnishing emplcyment for ain:arily to supply local farmers with
em-loyment for a i
lare number cf rkiiled mechanics, i
!
Ti e machines handle the enormous :
products of ruch concerns as the
mont Creameries, who have plants
.
and them all ove,- the world. We are
ik.v i--tr n ' Thosf insrhines nre'cane mclasr.es forma an imnortant were also entertained
i.-, -,.-. a ti ..,nnM n.-i Tfmthprart. As mmv as fiftopn of fb 1 pleacing program consist
U 1 . r 1 J . - . . . . 1 ' - . Ml- w . . - . . , j T -
--ii, : - . rr. o o m r.rt i cori iii- i-ie lares m:Tii;rr nlants nre nratori in so.os ty ineocore l.aar?
V ' L . , -. ti few. - J -
ic ni,-tinir -n-ith t ipm frr thpiine ieed is shinned evervwhere I
ai'u ... t,v.iui-t.n - - . . . fr - - -
manufacture of many other lines of
machines as distributed by them and
to be delivered in Chicago.
We designed and manufactured
the only perfect steering gear for the;
r,.. ..1 - tt r..i
bousand of these ';;S have ben
nd raaikv more will be made.!
ear is distributed by the E. H.
Fold a
This gea
Sprague Tire and Rubber company, 1
of Omaha
We perfected and greatly improv
ed a practical auto-power device de
signed to attach to a Ford automo
bile, giving the ear owner immediate
access to 24 horse power at small ex
pense a very useful device which
would enable anyone to pump water.
raw wood, shell corn c;r grind and:rain "ens ana ao ousmess where
do many useful operations greatly , formerly it was difficult or imposs-
increasing the use of the Ford car. lble to cure hay or feed. Our late
The Auto Power and Malleable j model machines which comprise tte
Manufacturing companv, of Omaha, j system, are the most efficient and
attempted to capitalize our factory
here and alro to erect a large mal
leable iron foundry in Plattsmouth.
all of which would err ploy a large
number of men, and had it been op
erating during the war a fortune
would have been made because mal-
! leables were most difficult to secure,
i We endorsed this proposition because
'it had potential merit, and had the
; nece.-sary capital been raised Platts-'
i mouth would have had a mart im-!
portant industry. As for us. we had
no voice in the management of the
company, it lisving been organized
in Omaha prior to our coming to ;
Plattsmouth. We received no bene-j
fits from the activities of this com-
pany -w hatever. The property acquir-!
ed by the Auto Power company was'
i later transferred to the Alfa-Maize
Manufacturing company, a Delaware
company, and stock in that company
was issued therefor.
We were the originators or the
Alfa-Maize plan of milling rough for-
age and were identified in the foun-
a disagreement regarding the policy
cf the company warranted our with-
'drawing from same, and all the stock
held by the writer and our employes
was returned to the company
Later the mill company, owing to
adverse financial conditions, was un-
able to meet its obligations, and the
1 1 i 1 1 it- i i iii riiii imi nun ti if liri hi
cover same. Subsequently we pur-
chased this property from the buyer
ar.d at present are sole owners,
The magnificent mill here is the
product of our machine shop; we
were tne originators of the idea be
jhind it and are still cm-todians of
the icea and all its possibilities of
CiTTI TP, erCl H 1 i 7H 1 1 OT1 V( hTP h n f. it
ur.der development for three years, t
advancing carefully from season to iae Pasi ?eairs me uetiiiit. -
.season, gathering our data on all : gradual. It has been his cus-
relatiner thereto, until we:v''orth. and Mrs. Agatha Cavendar
now it n d on b t pd ! v nnP TTinre np-a-ttom
- - -w- v.-..v- --.,-. .-.. .
pert commision men, feeders and
j bcled and sack same. Ly which pro-
cess the product is greatly reduced in
mence milling at least two monfhs J
earlier than large city mills who can-j
InMte l in rictrirt; ivtiere hnv is!
would only wcrl; in a radius of say
ten miles, operating their own truck
trailer system, relieving the farmer
entirely of hauling his hay. We save j
V. i TT1 th.P Tf-Ct O f 3 1 1 T P" ft U'P Cfl Tl Til 1 1 1 I
i't into a better product for about the -
mt.. rnc i.aiinp- Thus nnr -mills
create r.everal benefits, one being that
a farmer (large or small producer)
Iran kpII .net v.t.nt hf hss ivVptber it
be one ten e:r a thousand. Thus con-
oper-!siderable money valu is brought out
which is of irre-'it service to all enn-
cerred. These mills not only create the entertaining and serving
fine improvement to the town where! .J00 .ere ery tractive
' lo.p.ted. but immediately create a hav j Wlth tfce Christmas decorations of
and feed market of profit ind con-irefJ aIld freen and .made a Phasing
! , . -. n 1 f-.qture of trie orfaKic.Ti.
wi-itm an. i
Tiiese mills are not intended pri- j
marily to supply local farmers with j "
the proau-t as usr.slly they have!' . 1 lumcuiyiai-
A. irirr . .lift rfnn- ti 4i. n flnn'riin '!
stu;i to sea. Dut tne product rrom
Fair-'these mill? is shipped to large mixing
plants who devote themselves to
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one city. From thee mixing plants
- -
animal rations. The extent cf these
sales mav l.e .iti.Ws. rwi u-tn n-o
hay that more than twenty-five thousl !
and dairymen are operating near one
city in the U. S. Thus we can easily
understand where the markets are.
These consumers are in position to
know immediately the value of con
centrated food which can be fed
without waste and great saving of;
valuable room and work handling!
the product. j
The character of our machinery is
also such that we can go into the
unique ever invented for the purpose.
e also win ne aoie to manufacture
from our own designs a portable'
farmers mill in which he with
a Fordson, mill all such material
which he uses himself. This mill can
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mostly to ether cities to be used by!serea 10 maKe ine event 01 more
dairymen and close feeders and oth-!tb?n usual pleasantness. The re
ers who understand the scientific ! niamder of the afternoon was spent
value o? feedinsr nmnerlv halaticri in lhe sewing of fancy work and
RETURN HOME FROM
FUNERAL OF FATHER
jr H A Qutlimara
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Return From Ainsworth After
Attending Funeral.
Frnm Friday s Uaiiy
Yesterday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Guthniann of Murdock were
i-i t
horn
the city for a short time enroute
e lrom Ainswortn. e)rasa.
where they were in attendance at
the funeral of F. W. Sisson. father
of Mrs. Guthmann. which was held
Sunday. The children of Mr. and
Mrs. Guthmann have been here at
the home of
the grandmother, Mrs.
F. R. Guthmann. during the absence
! of their parents.
I. 1 ! J. ! H
m speaking ci me ueain oi ur
Sisson, the Brown County Democrat
has the following:
"F. W. Sisson died at his home,
Tampa, Florida, December 28, ac-
r j-----.-
Wednerday afternoon
"Fred Sisson was one of the early
rioreers of Brown county, comin
here from Shelby county, Iowa, in
1SS2.
"Some ten vears ago, his health
failed, and he was compelled to seek
a warmer climate, locating in Flor
ida. For 'the first few years the
change proved beneficial, but for
to return to Alnswortn for the
ing for their southern home some
two months since. Recent reports
from the south were to the effect
tlat he was net so well, but the
news of his death came as a surprise.
"Mr. Sisson was one of the most
widely knoiun and best liked men
of Brown coun'y. lie was engaged
in the mercantile business here for
many years, adting from the lean
cay.?, and had accumulated consid
erable property.
"Fred W. Sisson was born at
Ilamden, Geaugo county. Ohio, Oc-
i tober 9. 1So2, and was tne young
est of a family or tnree cmioren.
7 lis boyhood days were spent in
Ohio. Several years after the death
of his father, whtch occurred in
1S70. the mother moved to Shclr
county. Iowa, where he was united
in marriage to Miss Stella Dickin
son. "In 18S0, A. L. Sisson. his elder
brother, came to Brown county, and
his mother followed in 1SS1. F. W.
Si&con came in 1S82.
"Mrs. Sisson died January 23,
i 1905, and January CO, 1906 he was
united in marriage to Miss ISellie
Warner, in this city.
"He is survived by his wife, one
.'on, F. W. Sisson. Jr., and four
daughters. Mrs. Frank Law of Ari
zona, Mr:-;. Nettie Guthman cf Mar-
dock. Mrs. E. L. Larson of Ains
" p " c t
1 Twq
ter, Stella and Mrs.
Eva Welh preceded their father to
the Great Bevond; Miss Stella died
in 1S90, and Mrs. Welch in 1912.
One brother, A. L. Sisson of this
city, and one sister, Mrs. Jennie
Mastick of alifornia. also survive."
ERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Mrs. William Heinrich was hostess
? the ladies of the Social Workers
of the Methodist church at their
meeting on Tuesday afternoon at her
cuzj nuuie uu l .uan. ,c
Und a very large attendance of tn
reel
e
e
membership was present to enjoy the
occasion. Ilrs. josepn jtaaraDa,
mother cf Mrs. Heinrich, assisted in
.
Among the business matters taken
.1 U"T , V "
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"-'
j';,.
-VjoTfh
: TliT
that they will hold
to
er's dav.
During the afternoon the ladies
by a very
ing of piano
iba and Alice
rooster as wen as a mo.t aeiignuui
' 3 o.u .., ..mm
social conversation until
an appro-
Priate iiour ween a dainty two-course
luncheon was served to the members.
xe P"- There were some forty
of ie ladies in attendance at the
EDITORS GET SQUARE MEAL
Whpn the Pnsa Pmintv 'Procc Ac.
sociation met in PlattsTnoiith lfLst
Saturday. County Attorney A. G.
Cole invited them to be his guests
at lunch at one of the srood rest.nir-
ants. The County Clerk furnished
the "eeegars." so the bovs had all
they needed for the noon hour. Sher-
iff Quinton was out of "evidence,"
for which he apologized. Weeping
Water Republican.
i
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. ?C aPPreciate 7 co-operation
111 helping us to publish all the live
news of the community. Call No. 6,
13 rinjjs.
CONDITION GRG7S WORSE
From Thursday's I:
This noon a mess..ge was received
here announcing th; : Frank JandaJ
Jr.. who has been ai the hospital in
Omaha for the past week has suffered
a very bad' night a; i his condition
today war. mucn v vse. r.ir. Janda.
was injured by hfenng a piece oi
steel run into his tck several days:
ago and for which was neoessarv J
to take him to the hospital and he !
has suffered a
time.
rrea: deal since that
SHORTER W0IIHO
HOOBS kl SHOPS
With
H- i. TT.V Tl T . i
Shops Will Ope: ate on Five-
Bay ScL.ed-.e Here
Vrom Thursday s Dai ;,.
The usual winter retrenchments ' old Renner; junior steward, Carl
that are made by t: rnilroads over Ofe; chaplain. Russell Perry; mar
the country has str;v.-k the Burling-j ?hal. Donald Dickson; almoner,
ton lines west and ::. their l.ge in-; Courtney Chandler; organu-t, Har
duztrial centers the. are miking ef-;""3 Smith; sentinel. Edgar Peterson;
forts to reduce the operating costs 1 first preceptor, Edward Matchalott;
by retrenchments
Iz the shop work
of the system.
In thiswcity the I.uriington shops
will he operated on :. five-day sched
ule in the future if . ad of the pres
ent six-day week aid this will en
able a larger numi. r of men to be
employed without 1: yoff than would
be possible otherwL- . This plan has
been instituted at 1 vcck and oth
er points on the sj'.- im and has re
sulted in a cutting of the operat
ing expenses ta qui:? an evtent.
The shops in this city have been
in the habit of r.:anufacuring a
gret deal of material for use on
nhcr points on th. system and as
be work' has lessens d it has brought
i corresponding sla'.'-.nesr- in cert.-.in
f the departments id therefore
uumber of the cnu loves haV? been
-eleased by the company, altho not
a larger amount than is uvaal in the
Llack months cf the winter season.
As it is. this city has fared very
well in tne matter of force reduc
tions and it is hoped to keep the
present force empH ed for the re
mainder of the win er, altho in the
atlroad work it is! always a matter
rin
of uncertaintv TV how the traffic
conditions will be.
mmm cass coost?
FAMILIES USE UfiiTEO
ILts. Nettie Horn Married Yesterday
Afternoon tc Xlr. Adam Jred
erlch of KcLean, Neb.
From Thurpdar's Dnity.
At the Eight Mile Grove Evang
elical church yesterday afternoon oc
curred the marriage of Mrs. Nettie
Meisinger Horn to Mr. Adam Fred
erick of McLean. Nebraska. The wed
ding was a very quiet one and the
Rev. Rhode, pastor of the church,
read the lines that united for life
the destinies cf this estimable cou
ple. The ceremony was witne.ed by
Mrs. Rhode, wife of the pastor and
Allie Meisinger, brother of the bride.
Immediately following the cere
mon
:y the bridal couple were brought
to Plattsmouth and departed at,
on
4:30 over the Burl-nsrton for Pekin,
Illinois, where they will enjoy their
honeymoon and then return to their
future home at McLean.
The bride is the youngest daugh
ter of the late Henry Meisinger and
has for some time made tier nome . (.arnivals anci other winter snorts in
with her mother and her brothers mlhe citv each Eeason an,i when high
this county. She is a lady umvers- j rhcol ilin was several degrees steep
ally loved and revested by a large j e and the o)d bob sleds loaded with
circle of the warmest friends m this the-merrv young people used to glide
portion of Cass county wno wnijdow. tfce bm over the ranroa(i
learn with pleasure of her new hap- k d onto the river and to
pmess.
The groom is one of the well
known residents cf near McLean and
is universally esteemed by a large
circle cf acquaintances in that place
and is now engaged in farming. He
is a nephew of the late Martin Fred
erich and well known to a great
manv of the residents of this county.
CALLED ON SAB MISSION
From Thuradcy'p Ially.
Yesterday afterroon the message
was received in this city announc-
rn V rloitti r 7. Tl Porpnrlar at
r . i i v u l v " . ....-
Clarinda, Iowa, the deceased being
the father of R. W. Cavender and
grandfather of C. M. Cavender of ,
this city. The new3 came as a severe
blow to the members of the family .
as they were called to Clarinda two
weeks ago by the death of Mrs. Z. !
D. Cavender and now the husband
has been called to join his helpmate j
on the brighter shore. Mr. Caven-1
der was eighty-three years of age j
and had formerly resided at New j
Aiarh-et. jowa, until ne, wun ms wne(
came to Clarinda to visit their daugh
ter, and it was while there that the
wife was stricken down and died,
and from the shock the aged htis-
band suffered greatly and Sunday
pvpniti"- Ktri.-k-pn nrTrn av.a from
max time until tne aeatn yesieraaj
llui ill lit; Krem suuueuiv voise. a -
son and wife and Mr. C. M. Caven-,
der left last evening for Clarinda,
to attend the funeral service?.
In the sorrow that has come to
me umuy iney win nave iue ueep
est sympathy of the hot cf friends
in this city and vicinity.
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Blank Books at the Journal Office,
SELECT OFFICERS FOR
BE MQLAY CHAPTER
Ulster Councelior Raymond Cook
Announces List of Appointive
Offices f-r Fis Tem
umces Ir l-S lerm.
. . a
The appointment of the remaining
Order of De Malay has been made
, by Master Councelior Raymond Cook
: and the new officers will assume
1
their duties at the time of their in-
! itallat ion-
January. 10th. At the
week ago Mr. Cook was
L
meeting
master councelior. Ray-
as senior councelior and
j Gesrge Scbmidtmann as junior coun
cellor, Harold Pitt, scribe, and Karl
The appointive officers just an
nounced are as follows: senior dea
con. Otto Trilety; junior deacon,
! r red Warren; senior steward, Har-
; second. Wayne Hudson; third. How
ard Dwyer; fourth, Morris hittl
ker; fifth, Harry Dwyer; sixth
.lames Warren; seventh, George Per
singer. LOUISVILLE GETS
RAID FROM STATE
deputy State Sheriil Fulton Secures
One Party in Visit to Neigh
boring City Tuesday.
rrom Thursday's Ia!ly.
Yesterday afternoon in the coun-
j court occurred the aftermath of
the visit to Louisville on Tuesday
afternoon of Deputy State Sheriff
Dick Pilton and Sheriff C. D. Quin
:on. This was the filing of a com
plaint ty County Attorney A. G.
L"ole against Romnin Maier of Lou
isville charging him with the pos
session of intoxicating liquor con
trary to the peace and dignity of the
Maws. of the state of Nebraska and
;he prohibition act. -
The officers had found a small
quantity of the famous corn juice on
the premises of Mr. Maier and which
r erved as exhibit "A" of the 6tate
in the case when it was presented
to the court.
The defendant entered the plea of
ruilty to the charge as preferred by
the state and was then fined in the
sum of $100 and costs totalling the
amount cf $114.30, which was paid
red the defendant allowed to return
10 his home.
OLD WEATHER BRIIiSS
OUT SKATES AfiB SLEDS
The cold snap with its accompany
ing fall of snow and accumulation
cf ice has brought out the small boy
with his sled and skater, and they
have made the fullest use of the op
portunities of sliding down the hills
nti r.Ti tbp email nonds. This i3 the
first opPortunitv for the skaters
hat is jce sjateSf not the variety
ir.ade famous by the flowing bowl.
?.Td is a reminder cf the real winters
that the old timers tell s.bout.
It is interesting to hear the old
residenters tell of the many festive
r,rci'ftn- n-tion tViprp were coastinsr
those who participated, it truly seems
that "Those were the days of real
sport."
ROAD NOT VACATED
The much discussed question of
whether or not the county should
vacate a road in Liberty precinct
and reopen another proposed road,
was brought before the county com
missioners at their session this week
and was put over until the Febru
ary meeting of the board in order
that the members might more thor
, , , .
fusuij .l luc.C3 cUC.
powers in the matter as to making
the vacation The matter is one that
as attracted more or less attention
the locality where the road is laid
and the next session of the board
win probably see a large number of
the petitioners on the job before the
board.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
- T-narv 1. 1S62. J. M. Teetrar-
den first saw the light in his home
in Indiana.
I When a young man he came toJ
'noninor W-i-tor a n A hrs q sines mnrlol
hi hQme bere He ig one of our ;
. . .. . 1
'sterling business men and -s loved :
and respected by a large circle of
friends.
Mrs. Teegarden invited Mr. and
,,, j , M.,pr nd faTnilv. Mis
Mabel Dudley and Miss Olive Stevens '
hnma heln pelehrnta thn
--. v. r
occasion.
The many friends of Mr. Teegar
den wish far him many happy re
turns cf tte day. Weeping Water
Republican.
CHANGES CLUB NAME
We are informed that the C. C. C.
dub. which ha been rrnwinr verv
rapiuiy in me last iew weens, nas
decided upon a change of the name
and will hereafter be known as the
C. C. II. club, the last letter being
indicative of one of the chief sup
porting principles cf the order. Pres
ident Robert Walling, as well as
Secretary Wayne Hudson and Treas
urer Harold Renner have decided
that this change will be fitting and
proper. The new addition to the title
is an important part of the secret
work of the order.
LAND VALUES SHRINK TO
THE LEVEL OF PRODUCTS
From Thursday's i:ally.
Attorney W. G. Kieck yesterday
held the sale of the land in the Lock
ie estate which had been ordered
sold by the district court in order to
secure a partition of the shares in the
estate and the results of the sale
Fhow the surprising shrinkage that
has occurred in the land values of
this portion of the state in the last
year. The land consisted of 240 acres
just over the line in Otoe county,
south of Elmwood, and eighty acre3
situated just across the road in Cass
county. On the 240 acres the price
of $100 per acre was secured while
on the eighty the price was $125. A
year ago either of these parcels of
land would have brought at h?ast
$200 per acre and in all probability
more. There were no bidders for
the land save the heirs interested in
the estate.
ENJOY PLEASANT TIME
Prom Friday's Dally.
Yesterday afternoon the ladies of
the St. John's Catholic church were
very pleasantly entertained at the
charming home of Mrs. P. J. Flynn
at an afternoon "coffee," and for the
occasion Mrs. Flynn and Mrs. Cyril
Kalina were the hostesses and pro
vided a most delightful time for the
ladies who were in attendance. Dur
ing the afternoon the guests were
entertained by numbers on the pi- j
ano by Mrs. Lillian Freeman and
Miss Florence Olson which proved a
most delightful feature of the very
pleasant event. The ladies spent the
remainder of the afternoon at high
five and in this pastime much enjoy
ment was derived. The refreshments
served were of the most delicious
and added to the general pleasant
ness of the afternoon.
LOOKING AFTER INTERESTS
From Fridayn Dally.
H. H. Antles of Lincoln, head of;
the state law enforcing department
of Nebraska, came in from Lincoln
last evening and spent a few hours
here today looking into some matters
pertaining to his office. Mr. Antles
is also head of the boxing commis
sion of the state and which at its
hearrng a few days ago in Lincoln
decided upon the indefinite suspen
sion of Andy Schmader. the clever!
young Louisville boxer, and also
gave George Lamson a month's lay-,
off from the fight game as the out-1
growth of the fight in Omaha on De
cember 17th.
Your ad will carry punch if you
write it as a plain "selling talk" in
stead of trying to fuss it up with j
frills and exsgeration. !
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ADDITIONAL FARM
LOANJS ASSURED
Million to be Expended on Paper in
Hands of Failed Bank Receiv
ers to Ease Situation.
Washington, Jan. 4. Approxi
mately $1,000,000 in additional farm
loans, to be extended on the security
of the good farm production paper
now in the hands of receivers of Ne
raska banks that have failed, ii as
sured to the state an a result cf t
two-day conference which terminated
tonight between Fred Thomas of the
Omaha National bank and Jess Palm
er, Omaha attorney, with Managing
Director Eugene Meyer of the war
finance corporation and the govern
ing board of the corporation. Thomas
and Palmer left for Omaha tonight
well satisfied with the result.
As pointed out by Thomas tonight,
the extension of war finance corpora
tion credit on this paper, which is in
receivers" hands, means that these
credits can be liquidated without the
forced necessity which would other
wise characterize their sale or dis
position, and a better value ob
tained. It also means, Thomas said,
"that this much more credit will be
immediately available through the
banks for the farmers."
"We are very well satisfied with
the treatment that we have received
at the hands of the war finance cor
poration," Thomas 6aid. "and with
the way Nebraska has taken care of
the farm loans." About $4,000,000
in loans has already gone forward to
the farmers of the state and the
board has approved $8,000,000 which
will go forward before long. Loans
are being made to Nebraska at the
rate of about $200,000 per day.
Attorney General Clarence Davis
came to Washington with Palmer
and Thomas, and assisted them in
the conferences with the corporation
The attorney general i3 accompanied
by Mrs. Davis. They left for New
York tonight and expect to be there
for a few days, and will return to
Washington before going back to
Lincoln.
BURLINGTON BUYS 59
MILES OF FREIGHT CARS
In order to be thoroughly prepar
ed for the great volume of business
which in destined to move with the
coming revival of business, the board
of directors of the Burlington rail
road has authorized the purchase of
7.300 freight equipment units.
Included in the purchase, are:
500 stock cars, 1,300 refrigerator
cars, 2,500 box cars, 3,000 composite
coal cars.
The primary requisite of these
cars is that they shall "stand up"
and "deliver" and to that end, the
best material that money can buy
and all approved improvements will
he incorporated in their construc
tion. Placed end to end. these 7.300
cars would make a single train L'J
miles long.
DOING VERY NICELY
From TtiurBday Oany.
The reports from the bedside of
Miss Verna Leonard at the Clarkson
hospital in Omaha states that the pa
tient, who was operated on Saturday
is doing very nicely and the hopes
for her speedy recovery are very
bright. She has suffered more cr less
pain but is showing as much pro
gress as could possibly be hoped for
at this time.
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