Nebraska Newspapers

    5eoraska State Hlrteil
cal Society
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VOL. NO. XXXVUL
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1922.
NO. 71
SERVICE MEN
ENJOY SPLEN-
DID BANQUET
PLEASING ATTENDANCE AT THE
FIRST ANNUAL REUNION
AT M. W. A. HALL.
From Thursday" Dally
Last evening at the Modern Wood
man hall was held the first annual
banquet of the Cass county serrice
men and for the occasion the hau
was transformed into a scene of
great beauty and attractiveness. The
south portion of the hall at the rear
of the speaker's table was gTaced
with the handsome standard of the
Legion post as well as the American
flags and the large and very artistic
American Legion emblem that had
been arransed by W. R. Holly for
the banquet and which furnished a
very pleasing touch for the decora
tions. The tables were very attrac
tive with streamers of red. white
and blue and with the red. white and
blue candles as well as red roses.
As the members of the banquet
Dartv proceeded into the hall, the
Elk3 orchestra, which was stationed
on the balcony played the march
"Young Veterans" to which the mem
bers of the party assumed their
places around the banquet tables,
and the first feast of reason and flow
of soul arranged for the service men
of the county was on.
The ladies of the American Legion
Auxiliary had the preparation of the
banquet in hand and had labored
very earnestly in securing the best
possible results for the boys of the
Legion and in this work they had
been assisted by Fred Wagner, of
the Hotel Wagner, who was at the
hall the greater part of the day and
divided honors with the ladies in the
preparation of the feast. The menu
served, which speaks for Itself, was
as follows:
MENU
Grape Fruit Cocktail
Rouelle de Pork a la Ritchie
Dressing au Jus .O'Connell-
Submarine Salad - ' ' French Rolls
Creme Pomme deTerre
Olives Pickles
Pie a la Mode
Coffee Nc-ir
Noix
The younger ladies of the Auxiliary
and their friends assisted in the
serving of the very dainty and well
prepared repast and to which the
members of the banqueting party
from the toastmaster down, assisted
in disposing of.
Before the guests and comrades
were seated. Rev. John Calvert, pas
tor of the First Methodist church of
fered the invocation and during the
serving of the meal the Elks orches
tra and the Harmony Banjo Duo of
South Omaha ably backed up by
Whistling "Red" Bear, furnished an
abundance of splendid music.
The toast list was arranged to give
place to the patriotic orders of the
city and which were well represented
at the banquet board and in their
splendid response brought a renewed
message of patriotism to the assem
bled service men.
At the close of the dinner the ser
vice men were provided with smokes
following which came the opening re
marks of the toastmaster, Elmer A.
Webb, who presided with dignity and
cleverness over the feast and made a
decided hit both with his introduc
tory remarks and jabs at the various
speaker of the evening.
Mr. Eugene Lister, post command
er, was the first speaker called upon
to present the post's welcome to the
comrades and guests and following a
moment of profound silence for the
men who gave up their lives in the
late war, told in a few brief but well
chosen words of the pleasure of hav
ing present so many of the comrades
and invited guests.
As indicated by the toast list the
speakers were of the various orders
and societies of the city which had
as their basis the same love of coun
try and patriotism as that of the
American Legion and the first speak
er on the list was Hon. R. B. Wind
ham, representing the thinning ranks
of the boys In blue who had carried
the flag on the battle fields cf our
nation's first great war and which
had saved the union of states from
destruction. Mr. Windham paid most
pleasing tribute to the world war ret
erans and on behalf of the G. A R,
charged them with the responsibili
ties which that order must hand to
them when the last of the veterans
had passed on and to carry on the
work of watchfulness over tne ideals
of the republic. Mrs. George Dodge,
ronrMPntin-f the Woman's Relief;
Corps, spoke briefly of the work, that j
this order is doing and na3 aone as
the auxiliary of the Grand Army and
closed with a very beautiful tribute
to the flag of our country.
As the representative of the Benev
olent and Protective Order of Elks,
Dr. J. S. Livingston, exalted ruler
of Plattsmouth lodge No. 739 re
sponded to the toast. "Cerres Alces"
and paid glowing tribute to the men
of America of all wars from the
birth of the nation down to the pres
ent time when the world war vet
erans returned home to take up the
puisuna ui ticc.c iiv i- 1
urged the giving of all aid and en-1
Mrs. William Baird represented
the Daughters of the American Revo
lution on the program and gave a
very charming talk as to the work
of the organization as well as the
apt and beautiful poem of Sir Harry
Lauder as a tribute to the boys who
responded to their country's call and
which found a place in the hearts
of her auditors.
To the toast, "The Greatest Moth
er of Them All" Judge James T. Beg
ley responded for the American Red
Cross, whose work on the battlefield
and In the home has wnn them nn-
dying gratitude from the nation. The! Fr Thursday. Daily.
Judge told of the activities of the . Th sad message was received here
local county chapter in the world latf last evening by Mrs. . V. Leon
war and some of the measures and ard announcing the tragic death of
actions that the Red Cross had car- her Iittle granddaughter. Marion
ried out in the great struggle. (Leonard, at Omaha yesterday after
For the American Legion Auxil-'noon' when tbe cnild was run over
iary Mrs. Fred Sydebotham. president Dv an automobile. The funeral ser
of the society, responded with a short vices w,u be held nere at tne Leon"
and very interesting speech in which ard home Friday afternoon at 3
she told of the desires of the organ!
zation to be a real factor in the life
of the nation and of the community.
One of the Impressive speeches of
the evening was that of C. E. Whit
taker, who was present at the ban
quet as a representative of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, and in his
remarks the speaker showed thought
fulness and made a most impressive
plea for the rights of mankind to
live and lnhor under the hetter con
ditions and to be able to give to;are mourning because of her death,
their families Rnme nf the lnv that I for she was the playmate of many
life in a free country should bring,
it-i -m m. i
nr. n uuiaKtr txiau bjhjkv ui me
feeling of good fellowship and
operation that existed between the
American Legion and the Federation
of Labor and which is shown by the
fact that one of the vice presidents
of the Lesrion i also nresirtent nf one
of the largest printing crafts unions
... - . . .
in tne nation, .air. wnittaaer urged
the Leeion to nrosrress onward wlth:
the Federation in making America
better for tbe masses of the people.
While not on the toast list, Walter
L. Anderson of Lincoln, speaker of
the house of representatives was
present and was called upon for a
few remarks that he gave and which
placed the audience In the best of
humor.
The state adjutant of the Legion,
Frank B. O'Connell, of Lincoln, who
was one of the honor guests, was
then introduced by the toastmaster
and in his very clever and witty
opening kept the assembled service
men fn a continuous' roar' of laughter.
He touched on Legion organization
In his main remarks and urged the
continued application of the work of
co-operation between all members
and the officers and that every man
In the post get, back of the organi
zation and do something to place it
on the highest plane of efficiency
and where it could give the service
men the highest service.
W. F. Sheely, representing the de
partmental work of the Veterans'
Bureau, was at the banquet and when
called upon by the toastmaster told
something of the workings of the
Sweet bill for the relief of the ailing
and disabled service men of the coun
try and pledged his co-operation in
every way to see that the men were
given full justice.
A short discussion of the compensa
tion was given by Frank Smith, In
which stress was laid upon the
"Mellon-choly" times that lie before
the veterans, as well as the desire of
the Legion for the securing of Jus
tice for the service men.
The address of William Ritchie.
Jr., state commander of the Ameri
can Legion, was one of the most in
spiring addresses that has been heard
here at any gathering and in it the
speaker carried to his bearers the
message of "Our Legion." The inci
dents of life in the army brought
many smiles while the stories of tbe
sacrifices, the sufferings of those
who are- still in homes and hospitals
fighting the war brought a tender
touch of pathos to the service men.
To maintain the honor of the nation.
the rights of the people under the
constitution of our country and the
principles of which the flag was a
living emblem. Mr. Richey urged
and he called for the service man to
look unflinchingly In the eye of his
opponent and speak out what he be
lieved to be right and just and for
which the service men, banded to
gether in the American Legion were
standing and would continue to bat
tle for until the last veteran was
swept away.
The banquet was closed with the
benediction by the chaplain, Byron
Babbitt and the members retired
feeling that it had been some event.
Not a little credit for the splendid
success of the banquet is due A. H.
Duxbury, committee chairman, who
labored hard in the arrangements of
the affair and with such success.
The personnelle of the orchestra
furnishing the delightful musical
SlS'ion of the matter here last Sat-
7 , , "V ,
J. P. Fogarty.. clarinet; E. H. Schul-.
hot, cornet; Clarence Ledgway, trom
bone, and William Kettleson, saxa
phone. REMOVES TONSILS.
From Thursday DaJ?-
Miss Agnes Holly, who is teach
ing in the Omaha public schools,
came down yesterday afternoon from
her duties In the metropolis and was
operated on by Dr. H. C. Leopold for
the removal of her tonsils and ade-
noids. The patient is feeling much
improved since the operation.
died
id at the Xagutl oJEoe.
LITTLE CHILD IS
CRUSHED BENEATH
AUTO'S WHEELS
Marion Leonard, Aged Five, of Oma
ha, Killed Yesterday Grand
daughter of Local Lady.
O CiOCK.
The details of the accident as
given in the Omaha Bee tell the sad
story:
"Little 'Bright Eyes' Marion Leon
ard. 5, one of the most popular of
the little girls in the neighborhood
of Forty-second and Wirt streets,
died last night as the result of a
neighborhood automobile accident.
"And the whole neighborhood
the elders as well as the children
and the favorite of the district.
! "She was railed 'Rrleht Eves' he-
i " .
co-jcause. of her sparkling brown orbs.
&1X OI ner 81" piaymaies, wno
were w1tn her- Baw ner thrown to
the Pavement by the automobile; saw
her crumpled little body bleeding in
? the street after the wheels had pass-
ied Jer ner- .
I tffTri a X' otaai i m a vita Wk fri trr t a it aH
i "
move or scream, as me driver or
the automobile, Harold Hibbs, lift
ed the little form Into his machine
and rushed away to the Methodist
hospital. .
"Then they realized the tragedy
and went scampering and screaming
ing through the neighborhood. 'Mar
lon was hit by an auto,' they cried.
"Mrs. Theodore Leonard, mother
of the child, who was home at 4270
Wirt street, heard the cries and
rushed to the hospital.
"But it was too late. Little 'Bright
Eyes' had died. ,
. "The mother became hysterical
and TtccoTding to Mr Leonard, "is In
a serious condition.
"Playmates of the little girl will
be pallbearers at the funeral.
"According to witnesses, Marion
and her playmates dashed across the
street In front of the machine and
Marion was the last in line. The
machine bore-down upon her, while
the others escaped.
Hibbs, who was driving a machine
belonging to the Central markets,
was arrested by Police Officer Sher
wood and was held for investigation
until the inquest is held."
BARGAIN DAY A
VERYBIG SUCCESS
Auction Sale Draws Many and Day
Greater Success Than Any Ex
cept December Sale.
From Thursday's Dally.
The bargain day sales held here
yesterday was one of the greatest
successes that has been held so far in
the ten months that the community
sale proposition .has been in opera
tion and there has been no one
month, with, the exception of De
cember, .that exceeded the present
month in the volume of business. Al
most every store had vastly increas
ing sales in all lines and the auc
tion sale, a new feature of the day,
drew very heavily. So great was the
success of the auction that one will
be featured on each bargain day.
This sale "brought together the pur
chasers and the sellers and proved
very satisfactory to everyone as good
bargains were offered and taken up
by the seekers after real bargains.
Auctioneer Rex Young was un
able to be present but sent two of
the best men in the western por
tion of Iowa who did a keen job In
getting the goods sold and certainly
were there and over Jn giving the
purchasing p-ublic the fullest satis
faction. CHILDREN TO BE REMOVED
From Thurdayn tallv.
Yesterday afternoon in the dis
trict court, the matter of the custody
of the minor children of Frank and
urday when the parents were separ
AttK v a a ivnr epar
ated (by a decree of divorce.
The condition of the invalid moth
er was such that the state felt that
the best interests of the children
would be served by placing them in
the bands of am Institution for their
care and accordingly the matter was
reopened, altho the mother had been
given the custody of the children
under the court decree.
It was decided that the children
be placed ln one of the state homes
T.-onin tw ,o
treatment in one of tbe hos-
pItals 43 8ne to ln po0r health
anA armr-xin- th. ,t,- .- .
tie ones will be removed to Lincoln.
Kt attfhWZ--fPnJ& aythin-Und
fry a Jouirjd ad, They satisfy.'
DAMAGE SUIT TRIED
from Thursdays uany.
This morning in the district court
the case of Elmer A. Taylor vs. John
Koukal, et al, was brought to trial
'
n the district court. This case grows
out of the injury suffered by Mrs.
Taylor whe nthe buggy in which she
with her mother, ?irs. Jiary Blount,
were riding was struck by the auto
driven by August Koukal, minor son
of John Koukal. The plaintiff asks
damages for the -injuries to his wife
the cost of the care of the wife and
other expenses.
FUNERAL OF MRS.
M. E. PETERSEN IS
HELD WEDNESDAY
Mother of Mr. T. B. Peterson of this
City Is Laid to Rest at Old
Home at Auburn.
From Thursday s Is.i:y.
Yesterday afternoon there was
faeld at the Method'st church at Au
burn the funeral services over the
body of Mrs. Mary Emma Peterson,
mother of T. B. Peterson of this city,
and who had died at the home of
her son. W. C. Peterson at Hiawa
tha, Kas.. on Tuesday. The services
were largely attended by the old
friends and neighbors, the Peterson
family 'baiing pioneer residents of Ne
maha count', and these old .friend.
took the opportunity of paying their
last tribute to the memory of the de
parted lady.
Mrs. MaTy Emma Peterson was a
native of Ohio, where she wa3 born
sixty-ifive years ago at Greenville,
and where her younger da3"s wer
tpent. She was married in that state
to James Peterson ana the young
people came west to Nebraska forty
five years ago and settled in Nema
ha county, where they continued to
reside until the death of the husband
and father, four years ago. Since the
death of the husband, the health of
Mrs. Peterson, has -been gradually
failing and she has made her home
in late years with; the son in Kan
sas, where her death occurred. To
bless .the life of Mr and Mrs. Pet
erson", eight childreh were bora, four
of whom died in childhosd and one
son, R. C. Pterson. passed away last
year. The surviving children are W.
L. Peterson. Schubert; W. C. Peter
son, Hiawatha, Kansas, and T. P.
Peterson of Plattsmouth. There are
also nine grandchildren left to
mourn the death of this splendid
lady.
FUNERAL OF MRS. A. L. IIUFFER
from Frinay's Dally. -
Yesterday afternoon the funeral
services of Mrs. A. L. Huffer were
held from the late home near My
nard and attended by a large num
ber of the relatives and friends. The
Rev. W. L.. Crum of the Mynard U.
B. church, gave a short sermon in
which he spoke words of comfort to
the sorrowing relatives and friends
and extolled the Christian life of the
deceased lady who had for so many
years made her home in this com
munity. The choir of the U. B.
church gave several of the old hymns
of faith and consolation that assist
ed the sorrowing family in bearing
their -grief. The burial was at the
Horning cemetery south of the city.
Among" those attending the funeral
from out of the city were William
Huger, wife and children. George
and Edna Huffer of Monroe, Ne
braska, and Mrs. B. P. White and
son. Clarence, of Omaha.
Miss Alice Fellows, daughter of
David and Adaline Fellows, was born
ln Butler county, Ohio, December 7,
1861. and moved with her parents
to Ithica, Ohio, about 1S71.
She was converted in the United
Brethren church in Ohio in the year
1878.
She was united in marriage to Mr.
A. L. Huffer in May, 18S1. To this
happy u&ion was born three child
ren, two sons and a daughter. Osil,
the eldest son died about 15 years
ego, Harry the other son, and the
daughter, Mrs. Pearl Beeson, are
present.
Mrs. Huffer has lived in this com
munity a long time. She came here
from Ohio with her husband in 1883.
She was a good woman. Theneigh
hors Join with the husband in prais
ing her, her children called her bless
ed. She has been a member of the
Liberty United Brethren church in
this community for about 36 years.
She bas lived a consistent. Christian
life, and now departs to be with her
Lord, dying in the triumphs of a
living faith.
She leaves to mourn her loss her
husband, ber son and his wife, the
daughter and her husband, and two
sisters, Mrs. D. White of Omaha, and
Mrs. Will Huffer of. Monroe. Neb.,
besides other relatives and a host of
friends.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this means of expressing
to our .friends our deepest apprec
iation of the kindness of the many
friends and neighbors to us in the
hour of our bereavement at the death
or our husband and father. We also
wish to thank the friends end par
ticularly the Boilermaker's Union
for their beautiful floral remem
brances. Mrs. George Klinger, Sr.,
-mi T j m 11 ir.
m. tj. MoSSOtmpr Henry
ST. PATRICK'S DAY
PASSES UNOBSERVED
Old Residents Comment on Lack of
Pep Shown in Yeais Past by
Irish and Near Irish.
From Fridays ralK
"St. Patrick's day ain't what it
used to be," remarked one of the old
time residents of this city as he led
jlnto conversion about Yhe ceiebral
tions 'that had been held here in the
past. In the eighties and the earlier
rortion of the uinties, Plattsmouth
has a very creditable population of ,
f ersons of Irish birth or descent, and j
iiese saw that the day dedicated to ;
tne patron saint or the ould sod, was
j observed in a fitting manner.
1 As our old friend remarked, the
boys would begin to asemble early
in the morning with plentiful dis
play of the bright emerald green
ribbon or tie and from then on un
til the shades of night fell there
would be something doing all the
time and sometimes several things
at once. It was a brave man in the
ould days that would wear anything
that might resemble orange color. It
is related of one of the prominent
and well known Irish citizens that
he came down early in the morning
to secure an eye opener and accord
ingly there were several other in the
same boat and the result was that as
the noon hour approached the afore
said Irish citizen was feeling so en
thusiased that he could have won
the battle of the Boyne all alone if
he had the opportunity, and hio
challenges to anyone who thought
they could equal the prowess of the
Irish in battle were uncalled. In
time the I. C. became more confus
ed and then some of the friends pull
ed a dirty trick by pinning a large
section of bright orange ribbon on
the back of his coat. He wended his
way home feeling that he had de
fended the race fittingly but had a
sad awakening when his better half,
who was also of the warm blood that
comes from south of the Shannon,
spied the orange ribbon and for a
few moments while -the chunks of
wood, rolling pins and other arti
cles were flying there was one Irish
man that acknowledged that he had
met bis equal on the fild of .battle
altho- he-was-proud of the fact -that
it was an Irishwoman that done the
job. ' - " '
FILES FOR RE
ELECTION TO OF
FICE OF CLERK
County Clerk George R. Sayles Will
Seek Re-Nomination at Re
publican Primaries..', . . 1
The latest filing for the July pri
mary election has been that-of Geo.
R. Sayles,' present county clerk, and
who will seek the republican nomi
nation for that office at the primary.
Afr Rfivl'fa was iplpftf.1 itn tlVA f-
Tina f ;nnfv in VnvpmW
1918, when he was elected by a large !
majority over Frank J. Libershal,
tlien the democratic oceuoant of the
office, and he is therefore just com
pleting his first term in the Office.
RING'S TRUCK TURNS OVER
WITH HUMAN CARGO
On Wednesday evening about 11
o'clock as O. M. Ring was returning
from Eagle, where he had been with
the players who gave "Miss Molly"
at the Eagle school bouse auditori
um his truck turned over spilling
the occupants. "
He was just this side of the school
house ist of Eagle when he was
shifting from low to high the truck
hit some soft dirt and gently rolled
over on its side. Those in the truck
were: Miss Vera Ward, Mrs. Llodge
Caygill. Mrs. Mae Malrs, Mrs. Maude
Bird, Ahlene Fitch. Ida McFall. Mr.
and Mrs. F. J. Fitch and Wm. Atch
ison. Fortunately no one was hurt.
Enough belp was present to turn the
(truck over on its wheels and to re
sume the trip home. Mr. Ring, the
flrlvpr- Tiros a. little KlrinnxH tin I
Elmwood Leader-Echo.
A NEW RECORD
Mrs. Ray Norris has a flock of
White Plymouth Rocks that are T)red. i
to lay and they sure deliver the '
goods. - '
She has 151 hens that have laid '
6474 eggs since November 1. '
"The year of 1921 she cleared $5.
09 per ben.'
Mrs. Norris says the three most
important things to make poultry
raising a success are breeding, cull
ing and care, and the one thing that
is the most helpful is the county
agent. j
Mrs.. Norris has sold 2,300 eggs
for hatching so far this year.
Weeping Water Republican. t
Hemstitching and picoting attach
ment; fits all sewing machines.!
Price 2; checks 10c extra. Lignts
Mail Order House, Box 127, Binning- .
ham, Ala.
j
Your ad wiii carry punch if you
write it as a plain "selling talk" in-'
stead of trying to fuss it np with J
frills and exagerations. " " r
ENJOY FDIE TIME
From Thursday Dally.
.
The Loyal Workers of the Christ-
an church were entertained yester
day afternoon at the church parlors
ami the hostesses, Mesdames W. F.
Clark and O. C. Hudson, presented
a well arranged program for the af
ternoon. Readings were given by
Mesdanies A. G. Hollowell, George
Decker and L. F. Pickett, piano
number by Wilma Decker and vocal
selections by Claudie Kuykendall
and Thelma Hudson. Refreshments
were served at an appropriate hour.;
PLAN SPECIAL
AUCTION SALE
FOR THE 25TH
Event Will Give Farmers an Appor
tunity of Disposing of Their
Surplus Stocks Etc.
From Friday's Datlj
The Ad club at their meeting yes-
terday took up the matter of hold
ing a special auction in tnis city at
1 p. m., Saturday, March 25th, and
at which time there will be an op
portunity for arl persons who have
household goods, live stock, mer
chandise or any articles for sale to
have them sold.
In the moving period at the first
of March the farmers especially find
themselves with a great many arti
cles that they cannot use to advan
tage and which are too good to be
thrown away and therefore the auc
tuion sale was decided upon to give
everyone havitg anything In this
line a chance to get rid of them. Rex
Young, the auctioneer, has promised
to be with the Ad club that date and
have full charge of the auction.
The auction sale will be held at
the M. E. Smith store on lower Main
street and anyone who has articles
for sale from a needle to a herd of
cattle, should get in touch with A.
G. Christ, chairman of the commit
tee of the Ad club or Mr. Young and
arrangements will be made for dis
posing of the articles.
E2JTERTAIN"S AUXILIARY j
-
Prom Tlmrsas,y''ljsJry-'f.,4.-
Yesterday afternoon the ladies
auxiliary of the Presbyterian church
was very pleasantly entertained at
the" church parlors with Mesdames
Robert' and Will Troop 'as hosteses.
The afternoon ' was spent in the us
ual business session as well as in
the enjoyment of a fine program,
consisting of a piano duet by Mrs.
J. W. Tritsch and daughter. Miss
Esther, a piano solo by Catherine
McClusky and a number of recita
tions ' by little four-year-old Lois
Troop which charmed everyone in
the gathering wit htheir cleverness.
At a suitable hour dainty and de
licious refreshments were served that
added to the enjoyment of the oc
casion. ENTERTAINS ST. MARY'S GUILD
Krom Friday's Dally.
The St. Mary's Guild of the St
ruke ur were entertained
Tuesday afternoon by Miss Anna
seuuerger, au was assisieu oy
Mrs. W. R. Egenberger. The time
n n
was occupied with the sewing by the ; est of the Bickert brothers. The re
ladies and the regular business ses-f mains were broght to Elmwood for
sion. Owing to the Lenten season burial. Services were held from the
there were no social features of the j Catholic church Thursday. Elm
afternoon I wood Leader-Echo.
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Collect Your Liberty Bond
Interest!
If you own third Liberty Bond cou
pons, your interest became due last Wed
nesday, March 1 5th. Clip the coupons
and cash them at this bank.
The man or woman who owns Liberty
bonds has an absolutely sure investment
which is yielding a good return. To trade
or otherwise dispose of these bonds as
an investment which has not been care
fully passed upon by your banker is invit
ing probable loss. Safety First!
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
THE BANK WHEfiE YOU FEEL AT HOME
OIATTSMOUTH "NEBRASKA.
Member Federal Reserve
iih!iiiii.qiiiii!iiiiiiiM
DANGERS THAT
SHOULD BE AVOID
EOBY PARENTS
Practice of Children Playing in
Streets and Climbing on Au
tos Should be Stopped.
7 ierlou. InJuVy
of some lrltle one by being struck
or run over by an auto or some si
railiar mishap that could ridily
have been avoided had the children
I.eea warned or compelled to keep
cut of the pathway of cars and oth
er vehicles.
Only today a number of children
were playing in the street where
cars were paslng to and fro with the
drivers exercising the utmost cau
tion there was nothing in the world
to prevent one of the little folk
from suddenly darting ln front of
the cars and perhaps knocked down
and killed or seriously Injured. A
great many accidents have occurred
a3 the result of a sudden decision of
the child to try and cross in the path
of an auto when i t was only a short
distance away and before the car
could be stopped the little one was
knocked down and Injured.
The parents 9hould look after the
playgrounds of the little folks and
particularly in a small city like
Plaittsmouth there are many places
that could be used as playgrounds
rather than using the streets. It is
a whole lot better to see that the
children are kept off the street than
to spend a lifetime cf regret. Of
course, the driver should exercise
all du precaution but they should
have a fifty-ififty break on the safe
ty first proposition with the par
ents. FUNERAL OF GEORGE HUNGER
From Friday's I?auy
Yesterday afternoon the funeral
services of the late George Klinger,
Sr., were held from the St. Paul's
Evangelical church and quite large
ly attended by the old friends and
neighbors who gathered to pay their
last tribute of respect to his metn-
i - ory.'Tce Kev. H. ivcttica, paior 01
the church, bad charge of the ser
vice and gave a short sermon ln both
English and German. The choir of
the church gave a number of the old
and well loved hymns during the
service. At the conclusion of the
church service the body win borne
to Oak Hill cemetery where it was
laid to the last long rest and the
many beautiful flowers attested the
deep feeling of esteem in which the
departed had been held.
JULIAN' BICKER T DIES
From Friday" Dalv.
Julian Bickert, brother of John
and George Bickert of this place, died
at bis home at Edgewater, Colo.,
near Denver. He had been in poor
health for some time and two yearJ
ago contracted flu. From that time
he gradually continued to grow
worse until bis death. He had moved
to Colorado In the hopes of benefit
ing hl3 health. He leaves a wife and
three children to mourn his depart-
ure. Julian Bickert was the young-
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