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tfhnft Stat. cal Society amonlfe mum VOL. NO. XXXV11L PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1922. NO. FUNERAL SERVICES OF MRS. J. W. SAGE Highly Esteemed Lady of This City Laid to Lart Long Sleep Yes terday Afternoon. From Thursday's Daw. At the home where in the years past she has spent so many years of nappiness and which had been the ob-j wt ,.f i,.r .r Mr. hirt th , i .-i nf m t, w Sage, whose death on Tuesday brot'in the rthKNf bJ"aska d,istrict and such a deep sense of grief to the old friends and neighbors in this com munity. The services were such a.3 ed, simple and quiet, as her life Has J re a "Nebraska does not enjoy been, and in their beauty and sim- ,he distinction or a lady representa plicity typifying the passing of a,tIve in the lower house of congress, kind and loving wife, sister, friend and neighbor. The Rev. John Cal-; vert of the Methodise church offered ( lesson while Rev. H. G. McClusky of the Presbyterian church spoke brief ly of the life of the departed lady and .to the grief stricken family "brought words of comfort and strength in- the hours of their trial. The body was tenderly borne to Oak Hill cemetery where it was laid to rest to sleep until the coming of the day all .things shall awaken at the Master's call to die' no more. Ionian toiler was Dorn way n,prom Thursday's Dally. ifcj.6. at lamotte, lowa. fche was tnei The 0ffjce Gf County Superintend youngest daughter of Augustus and' t Miss Aipha Petersen, as well as Louisa M. Potter. tne G. A. R. room in the court house. Her childhood and girlhood day3was filled thi3 morning With some were spent on the old home farm at seventv-five of the young people of the above named place. tne seVenth and eighth grades to December IS. 1S76. she was united ltake their examinations and the at in marriage to James W. Sage oftendance was tne largest that has Plattsmouth. No children came to been present at any of the examina "bless this union. Since her marriage tiong neid in this city outside of her home has always been at Flatts- the city scn0ols. The representation mouth, where her friends are many. jwas from Plattsmouth. Murray. My- For more than a year her health nard and cedar Creek and the young has been failing and all that money ( peopie were very much interested in and tender affection could do for her ; the work of the questions given them, was done, but all in vain, and after The f0n0wing young people were many weeks of suffering she passed refriBtered away at her home, April 4. 1922. j Plattsmouth Opal Hardison. Em Her gentle spirit has flown to ke!ily gtava. Fern Price. Mildred Smith, with the other ones she loved so j Kathleen Troop Dean Snyder. Glen dearly. God has taken her home. Shejand Walter Fulton. Pearl Hardison. is at rest. Frn Smith TJpIptip Perrv. Jean Besides her devoted "husband, she leaves only out sister. Mrs. O. M. : StrelgM. and nephews and nreces to ' mourn her loss CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY Last Friday, March 31st, marked the 30th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Lohnes of near Ce-1 Renner, Opal Reynolds, Mildred and dar Creek and in honor of the event Sterling Fleming, Ralph Wehrbein. the children of Mr. and Mrs. Lohnes Edith Todd. Lloyd Todd. Donald planned a pleasant surprise end at Born. Thyra Johnson. Carl Stoehr, a suitable hour the guests marched Mildred MeiSinger. Richard Living in on them and it was several mln-'ston. Een Hull and Earl Huddleston. utes before they realized the nature j Cedar Creek Lucille Horn, Eliza- most pleasantly in card playing and dancing end everyone enjoyed them- J selves to the utmost. Mr. and Mrs. i Lohnes have reared a familv of seven children now all grown to manhood ! on v--vmaT,hfwl In hamp? r.f their own with the exception of the two younger ones who are living at heme with the father and mother. , Mi- cnfl MrQ T jth rerpivtvl man beautiful presents and everyone de- j panea wtsnmg mrai niucii nappiues.s and hoping to return again after 30 years more to celebrate again. Those- present were: Mr. and Mrs. Anton' Meisinger and family, Mr. and Mrs. j Louis Friedrich and family, Mr. and J Mrs. Jor.n Kanenberger ana lamny, Mr. and Mrs. August Kaffenberger and familv. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sal?- " , -, j T, Tv, berg and family. Mr. and Mr. John liuscne, Air. ana -urs. jjr?in:e Busche. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hen- ( cer. Mr Mr. and Mrs. Martin innes. air. anu interesting to look through it and re Mrs. Ehnrr Lohnes. Mr. and Mrs. cali these faces. Some have moved John B. Kaffenoerger. Mr. and Mrs. awav hnt the great Der cent of them Ralph Hilt, Mr. and Mrs. George Hennings and son Dale, Grandpa Lo- hnes, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lohnes Misses Beulah Warren. Ella Lohnes. Fay Gregory. Florence Terryherry, Amelia Friednca, .Messrs. t.:mer . Chamberlain. George Miller, Ft?u i Terryberry. cnaries ingram, '"ie,Geo Cross, W. H. H. Cassell. H. Fried rrch. A PLEASAKT EVENT From Friday's Dally. home of Mr and Mrs Cju. Carey , othy .y---. one of the finest and JusU to" Hunter. D. s. Hoverstadt. Wm. H. ican boys that have made their ad- Ashman Jonn McCalg Mrs. uer, vent here in many W Dr. j. w. Thomas and scores of oth . little man tipped the scales i at eight seemg ann a nan uuuuua aim " ' mother is doing nicely. It is need less to say that the addition to the family has brought a great pride to the happy father and the other rel atives as well. The friends are join ing in wishing the little man a long and successful life. ALMOST T.TTTE SUMMER From Friday Daily. Yesterdav afternoon was a strik ing example of ti-e fact that the winter season is neing riiomiy &uucu into theJiscard and the temperature j causea icose w uu onn heavies on, to wish that they were stripped down to the summer weight. The warmth and general humidity brought on quite a lively shower in' the evening that also served as a' gentle reminder of the coming of. the good old summer time. To quote "Fattv" Foster, "There is nothing! like it." I HERE TO ATTEND COURT From Thursday's Dally. This morning Mrs. I. C. Buell of Ashland was in the city attending court in which she appeared for the plaintic in the case of the State of Nebraska, ex rel. vs. Allen J. Bee son, county judge, a mandamus ac tion in which the plaintiff sought to have the county judge restore an action to the docket after it had been uu "f" .u of he absence of the plaintiff in the a ,5"- . ... , Mrs- Buell is a candidate for the democratic nomination for congress ii t i i ii piirvK:i 1 1 i r i i u imi " , neys in the state and proposes to make an aggressive light for the nomination and it is not to be won- Lil'U I U i;iJIIII. LIU 1 1 I II UllHUI. EXAMINATIONS DRAW MANY Seventy-Five of the Seventh and Eighth Grade Pupils Here for the Spring Tests. Spangler. Covert and James Jean. Eldon Hull. Glen Hutchison. Harlan San3 Mabl; Furlong, Velma Slagel, Nora Wilson, Everett Parriott, Wal ter Wiess, Carl Keil. Florine Born, Harvey Meisinger, Albert Hilflicker, Bobbie White, Dale Schroeder. Viola Kaufman. LeVetta Renner, Gordon Wilcoxen. Oliver Meisinger, Chester Franke. Lorene Ault, Verne True, Alice True. Verna Meisinger. Beulah , Warren. Viola Meisinger and Ray Groom. Murray Violet Carroll. Freda Hill. Elmer Yardlev. Marie Meisine-1 er. Albert Kraeger. John and Milton Toman, Justus Lillie and Elmer Webb. Mvnard HplpnA Yallprv. Vprnpr Hild. Herman Hackenberg. Malvln . jeuuiugb, ivoy oeuis, nuiu nugue, Selma Kraeger and Jeneva Urish. L00RTNG BACKWARDS h. Hobson has an old ledger of Re9(j Bros., who were general change, amendment or modification of merchants in Weeping Water in an'tne federal reserve system as will ro- eariT dav Thi3 ledger begins on ll?e p,r!?p of th,? money power on e'y uy. iais icuser uc8'us the circulating medium of the I nited February 26, 1875. being forty-seven . states. years old I There are a great many names known to the old settlers and it is.ment of all debts, public or private. nave passed on to their reward. j Among the names are Wm. Jenks. Geo. Lambing, H. A. Farley. Watt: .Cordon, J. K. Stucker. Jas. Clizlje. j w c Ladd. R. N. Ingersoll. L. F.I Reed. E. I. Day. Jas. aiberson. Willis Horton. B. F. Allen, G. S. Berry. Strickland. A. P. Woodard. Judge Wolph. C. A. Colburn, Miss Hattie Fenn, O. Tefft, T.. N. Bobbitt, Mrs. Skinner, E. Ratnour, J. M. Beards ley. John Chase, Chas. Thorngate, S. A. Ripley. Geo. Adams. Wm. H. Reed. those we used to know in other davs In that year smgar sold 8 lb for $1.00 vinegar 40 cents per gallon; O. H. S. tobacco 40 cents per lb and Uncle Ned tobacco 30 cents a lb; eggs 10 cents per dozen; lemons 60 cents per dozen; brooms 23 cents each; overalls $1.00 per pair; pair of boots $5.50; suit of clothes $9.00; butter 20 cents per lb; rubber boots $4.75 per pair, etc. We notice that tobacco seemed to have been used in those day as much as it is now, for it seems nearly ev charge had tobacco ncluded. . , x,,- vv,. twQ Bi,bles.Weeping Water Report- il can. Golden Millet Seed ' . T ' . . Golden millet seed for sale, one dollar per bushel. H. E. Warden, TJn- ion- Phone 4503. m30-3sw " - Blank Books at tte Journal Ofice, GLEAN UP AND GET READY FOR THE SPRINGTIME Use the Hake, Paint and Paperhang ing Brushes Get Things Spic and Span for Summer. The season is now at hand when , , ; ., i v, I - . snrintr Reason and a eeneral cam- paign. not only for the improvement of their properties, but also to serve as a measure of safety in the way of lUUi C AiCCLl Lit 1. Ul LUMUL iiua auu prevention. There is nothing more unsightly than a lot of debris around the home or business house and which has a tendency to make con ditions dangerous from the point of tires or unhealthy spots that are epidemic breeders and which should be wiped out in a general clean-up of the city. To add to this feature of the campaign, there should be a general effort made to have the homes re paired and repainted and made ob jects of beauty to the eye and which will make the city as a whole much more beautiful and to the citizens it should bring a sense of comfort and pleasure that they cannot pos sibly find otherwise in more unsight ly circumstances. The civic bodies of the city will willingly lend their efforts to assist in the spring clean-up and general beautification of the city and the movement should be one that would have the heartiest support of every citizen and property owner. A beau tiful city is a credit to its citizens and with the natural beauty with which this city is blessed it should be made one of the feature spots of the fair state of Nebraska. EXPORT BOUNTY PLAN ON PRODUCTS OF THE FARMERS Judge Allen of Madison Makes Pro posals to Progressive Chair man J. H. Edmisten. Lincoln, Neb., April 4. An "ex port bounty" on agricultural pro ducts, to be paid direct to farmers, is proposed in a national platform of fifteen issues submitted by District Judge W. V. Allen of Madison, form er United States senator, to J. H. Edmisten, progressive state chair man, in a letter today. "A new idea and one that merits fjt He 'explains that this bounty to be Pald ' the government would give farmers the same advantage manu- f"1"1"6" now haJe i? f Prote?5lve tariff. One would offset the other. iuc pittiiurui iuuuks. Prompt and rigid retrenchment and reform in our national and state ex penditures. Opposition to treaties with roreipn J,0"" tions with all. Opposition to the enactment of any law looking to the establishment of an international hanking system and to the issuance of international money or currency. A thorough revision of our entire fi nancial system and particularly such All paper money or currency to be issued directly by the government and mnrip a full torwloff. fnr tlia Tin - and rates of interest and discount to be regulated by act of congress. Less, but more judicious lawmaking and a conscientious law indorsement. A careful revision of the so-called Ksch-Cummins interstate commerce act to relieve the government from all lia bility under present acts of congress. The collection of the debts due the United states from its allies in the late war and from the railroad com panies, the proceeds of which to be used for the formation of a sinking fund for the redemption of government obligation. Opposition to ship subsidies. Government ownership and operation of railroads. The right of all lawful labor orga nizations to collective bargaining. The improvement of navigable riv ers and harbors. The preservation of our forests and the reforestation of public lands adapt ed thereto. The enactment of a law for the pay ment of a reasonable export bounty on farm products. All members of congress to refrain from caucus dictation. NEW OVERSEER AND ASSESSOR The county commissioners at their session here this wreek appointed C. A. Trent as road overseer of Rock Bluffs iprecinct in place of J. E. Lan caster, who has removed from the district, and also appointed T. J. Brendel as the assessor for the pre cinct and approved the bond so that the assessor can carry on his work of rounding up the property in the district and. listing it for assessment. CARD OF THANKS To the kind friends and neighbors we -desire to express our lasting ap preciation of their loving kindness to us and to our beloved wife, sister and aunt at the time of her sickness and for the sympathy that has been tendered to us in our hour of sor row at her death. J. W. Sage; Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Streight and family. HAVE PLEASANT TIME From Friday's Dally.' Despite the iaci oi me rain, a number of the dance lovers cf this citv last evening braved the threat jening elements and made the trip to Glenwood. where the Southern Rag-a-Jazz orchestra, just recently returned from a tour of England, was the attraction. There were some fifteen from this city making the trip and all enjoyed themselves very much and had the weather condi tions been anyways favorable the attendance from this city would have I been very large, as a great mauv Ilau Iauueu lu uuclm Ulc eu-1Jl-- i ri'ii 11 i'i 11 nun ill : i ' j PIJCDICC OfTPIFQCQ OllLllir I UllUUnLv STILL AT LOUIS ViLLEYESTERBAY Also Brings in Two Mexicans Who are Charged with Having Been Owners of the Plant. From Friday's Daily. J. Emulating the example of their early Spanish ancestor. Ponce ae Leon, who conducted a search in this hemisphere for the fountain cf youth, two Mexicans residing out at Louis ville, decided to go Tor.ce one bet ter and rigged up a first clas:? still, that while it might not produce any youth producing drink, brought forth a liquor that had a kick far beyond the cne-half of one per cent that the eminent Minnesota congressman has set forth as the strength of the drinks of the American people. Yesterday afternoon Sheriff C. D. Quinton motoring o;t to . Louisville in company with Constable Frank Detiet. uneartnea tr.e stiii wtich is of the very latest 1322 model ar.d while it was not in operation tlit sheriff confiscated the still and also brought back with him the two Mex ican gentlemen who were the owners of the still. In addition to the still, the sheriff secured a small quantity of liquor, which however, was Omaha stuff, and with a strength far more power ful than embalming fluid. For their offense, the two mm will, bp ei-ven an inning before hff honor,- Judye Allen J. Beeson. i EXPRESSES APPRECIATION Recently the chamber of commerce cf the city assisted the American le gion basketball team to participate in the state basketball tournament with a number of the public spirited citizens assisting in the good cause. The following letter received by Sec retary Guy W. Morgan of the cham ber rpeaks very highly of the work of the chamber of commerce: Chamoer of Commerce, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Gentlemen: As a meniber of the State Athletic committee of 4he American Legion. I wish to express my sincere thanks to j-our body for your kind co-operation and financial help in sending the Plattsmouth Legion team to the state tournament at Kearney last week. Three of the four teams being from the central and western part of the state, Kearney was selected as the best located place for the hold ing of the tournament. This made it necessary for your team to go to a good deal of expense to travel so far to take part in the tournament. If it had not been for your kind help, the team would probably not have been able to participate, and the tournament would not have been nearly as much of a success. I believe that sending the team to Kearney to participate even tho they did not win out, did a good deal towards advertising the Ameri can Legion of your town and your tow nitself and will in the end rec ompense yo uentirely for the expense you have been to. On "behalf of the team I only wish to say that they conducted them selves as gentlemen while at. Kear ney and went into the games and played their best, even though they had to go into a game almost im mediately upon their arrival at Kear ney at 4 o'clock after having heen on the road since morning. Again expressing my appreciation of your help, I am Very trulv yours. WALTER R. RAEOKE. WILL REPRESENT GRAND AERIE. State Worthy President William Barclay, of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, has just received the an nouncement from the office of Grand Worthy President Morin that the grand aerie would designate Past Grand Worthy President A. B. Dun can of St. Joseph, Missouri, and P. J. Barrett, past worthy president of the South Omaha aerie as the repre sentatives of the grand worthy presi dent at the state aerie meeting in June at Grand Island. NEW METROPOLITAN OFFICES. Charles W. Hula, representative of the Metropolitan Insurance company, has moved his offices to rooms over the First National bank building and will be located in a part of the o.uar ters formerly occupied by Tidd and Duxbury with their law practice. Mr. Duxbury retains the balance of the suite for his law and city clerk's office. iERY PLEASANT ,VER IS GIVEN LAST EVENING Wah-Wah-Tasse and Toko CampSre Girls Hold Ever.t in Honor of Hiss Claire Creamer. From Frldav's Dwiiy. The elements did not provide the only shower last evening as the beau tiful home of Mrs. It. P. Westover on High school hill was the scene of a very charming pre-nuptial shower given Ly the young ladies of the Toko and Wr.h-Wah-Tasse carrr.pfires in honor of Miss Claire Creamer, one of their former members and whose marriago is to occur in the very near future. The members of the two organiza tions with their guardians, Mrs. Westover and Mrs. F. Ii. Gobelman. had arranged the home with very elaborate decorations appropriate for the occasion and cupids and hearts predominated in the decorative scheme throughout the rooms. Here the members spent the time delight fully in the games of childhood days, including "London Bridge" and other of the pastimes that served to keep a spirit of enjoyment prevailing for the entire evening. The young ladies also rpent some time in the renewing of the pleasant times of the past, when they were engaged in active campfire work and which served as a delightful part of the evening's entertainment. At a suitable time the bride was presented with a large basket very elaborately decorated in the hearts and cupids and within which was contained the large array of beau tiful remembrances from tbe friends to the bride-to-be and which will long be cherished as tokens of af fection from the friends of childhood days by Miss Creamer in her new home. The guest of honor was also presented by Mrs. F. R. Gobelman on behalf of the Campfire girls with a bracelet, emblamatic of the "fire maker" degree of the campfire work. The evening-was closed by tha serving o.X very tLunty ami delicious refreshment's by the guardians and which iTdded to.the un'ur.ual pleasant evening. The inclement weather served to keep a number from attend ing the delightful occasion, but the following were present: Misses Fae Ciiase, Clara Mae Morgan, Marguer ite Wiles, Pauline Bajeck, Alice Louise Wescott, Ruth Shannon. Hel en Wescott. Fern Niel. Emma.Wohl farth, Mary Margaret Walling, Viola Archer, Ilelene Gapen and the guest of honor, Claire Creamer. Mrs. C. L. Creamer and Mrs. Edgar L. Creamer-were present as guests of the oc casion. URGING MORE PAVING A number of the residents on the western part of Main street, from 10th street west to 15th street are agitating having the paving extend ed out on Main street as far as the Kopia store or 15th street. The hills in that part of the city become very bad in the wet season and make trav el very disagreeable and consequent ly causes the city to expend much money in keeping the roads dragged irp and filled or else let them go, greatly ,to the annoyance of the par ties residing along the street and this is the reason that the residents there feel that thejr would like to have paving placed there. If this work is carried out it will probably be by the use of concrete paving that has teen found so successful on the high school hill job. This would cer tainly add very much to the appear ance of that section of the city and in crease the value of the property there. Several of the large property owners would be quite heavily hit by the improvement, however, as there are two of the residents there who would have to pay for one block each cf the paving. LOOKING FOR LOCATION From Thursday's Dally. Thomas E. Dunbar, who for a number of years been engaged in the practice of law at Chadron. Nebras ka, and Newcastle, Wyoming, is in the city today looking over the pros pects for engaging in other lines of business that will permit him more of the enjojment of outdoor life and Mr. Dunbar is figuring on entering the garage business with John F. Wolff, the local Studebaker agent, in the auto business. It is to be hop ed that Mr. Dunbar will decide to locate here as it will mean the addi tion of a very estimable family to the city and to the musical circles especially, as Mrs. Dunbar, who was formerly Miss Ruth Flynn of Omaha, is a gifted pianoist, and prior to her marriage was one of the best known ladies in the musical circles of the state metropolis. Mrs. Dunbar is a gold medal student of the Chicago Conservatory of Music. A number of the Plattsmouth people are familiar with the musical work of Mrs. Dun bar and are hopeful that she may lo cate in this city. The best result are obtained from the carefully written ad placed in the printer's hands in time to permit of artistic "set-up." Don't neglect your advertising or compose it hur riedly if you would iret the greatest value for the money you expend. TO MARK GRAVES The board of county commispion- I tii nave reueneu a peiruun iruiu -iiie members of the G. A. R. of Kenesaw Post, and citizens of Eimwood, ask ing for the placing of twelve bronze markers over the graves of the old soldiers in the Eimwood and Wabash ' cemeteries and in compliance with the state law the board has granted the petition nd the last resting places of the3 splendid men wlio served their cenntry so well will be appropriately marked. This is the proper move and a just honor to the ol isoldiers and sailors of the civil war an dshould he followed in all )arts of the county. ONE WAY OF LOOK ING ATTHE MATTER Southern Town Mayor Soliloquizes Over Good Fortune m Being Defeated for Re-election For six years we have been the public complaint box and footwiner; we have settled land disputes, fam ily disputes, dog disputes and some unfair accounts; we have been in sulted, disgusted, spat upon and im posed upon; we have been handed bunches of flowers at the one hand snd a black eye at the other; we have locked up culprits for wrong doing and then envied them their places in limbo; we have been blam ed for stopped sewers, blocked streets, heavenly showers, poor telephone service and the present price of cot ton; we have been cursed for cut ting trees and threatened with death for allowing other trees to stand; we have been black-listed for the bum work of one policeman and ostracized for the sterling work of another; we have been called a liar until we al most believe it; we have become widely known as a grand rascal, an arch criminal, a desperado, a policy player and a bigoted fool; we have been credited with buying property with town funds, removing our own property from the tax books and ac cused of attempting to give the Pres byterian church a title to the town hall; we have been charged with false arrest, false statements and other faults; when we smiled they said we were a fool, and when we frowned they said we were a bully; mothers accused us of overrunning the town with dogs and the dog owners blamed us for the deluge of babies; one bunch wanted hogs in town, while others said there were too many hogs already; they cursed our name when mosquito time came; they yelled at us when the ditches ran over after having them filled to capacity by the good Lord; they blamed us for the many peculiarities of their neighbors, their neighbors' chickens, dog, man servant, maid ser vant and mule; when the baby had whooping-cough, it was because we allowed a ncrth wind to blow, and when it had the colic it was because we had allowed the dope fiends to) exhaust the supply of paregoric at the drug stores; some wanted the; Confederate monument to face south, while others said we should take the old man's hat off when the Civic league paraded by; one called us a gentleman and was promptly slugged by one who said we were a bum; they blamed us for this and they cursed us for that they heaped all of the troubles of the universe upon our weary bald pate and then lifted all of our burdens by beating us at an election Glory be! The Amer ican City. Consistent Businessmen who patronize this bank strongly endorse the cordial, willing, help ful service we have given them consist ently for more than 50 years. Their drafts, letters of credit, collec tions, checking accounts and investments receive our careful attention at all times. We invite the accounts of individuals and corporations who desire a connec tion with a commercial bank that has de veloped a service particularly for their needs. The First national bank THE BANK WHERE VOO FEEL AT HOME UUTSMOUTH JHI NEBRASKA. Member Federal Reserve WEEPING WATER LANDMARK IS FIRE SWEPT SATURDAY Euilding Occupied by the Landholm Garage One of the Old Familiar Spots in That City At pfeht o'clock Knttirdav incrninsr the community was startled by the shrill call of the fire whistle. The lire was soon located in Mr. La:id holrn's garage on North Randolj h street. Before the whistle had quit blowing, smoke and flaiuos buret out of the front of the building and had made such headwav there was no hopes of saving anything, so the fire men "just labored to keep tbe flames confined to the building. It was a brick veneered building and burned for hours. Fortunately there was no wind, so there was no danger at any time of the fire spreading or getting beyond control. The mechanics were using the welding apparatus and the liose blew off the gas tank scattering the oxy gen and hydrogen gas all over the room and filling the room with smoke and flames, compelling the men to flee for their lives. The firemen were on the Job and played three streams of water as long as it was necessary. Mr. McAvoy at the pumping station, was at his post of duty and kept the pumps busy, so the fire boys were not handi capped, thus enabling them to han dle the situation. Charley Selleck roomed upstairs and was wakened by the first explo sion, which threw debris on his bed. He couldn't see anything for smoke, but managed to find his overalls and shoes and then pot out onto the porch by crawling on his hands and knees. He trusted to his sense of direction and hoping he would not get into a hole and fall into the seething mass below. He was almost exhausted when he reached the air and was helped down stairs. This building was one of the old landmarks of the town, being built in 1888 by the Grand Army of the Republic for a hall. Mrs. M. A. Street had a millinery store and lived in the lower part of the build ing for nome years. Dr. F. N. Gibson bought the build ing and later gave it to the Academy and it was used as a boys' dormitory above and class rooms below and was called "Gibson Hall." Later Mr. McCormick bought it and run an ice cream factory and turned it to Chas. Joyce. For a year or so it has been used as a garage. Sam Baker sold the business a short time ago to Mr. Landholm. of Murdock. There were two cars destroyed. Ole Oleson's car and a service car belonging to Mr. Landholm. Mr. Landholm has the sympathy of the whole community. This is the second time he has been burned out in the past few months. The first time was at Murdock. Bad luck sure ly seems to be following him. Weeping Water Republican. INSURANCE I write for the Farmers Mutual and the Columbia. Your business will be appreciated, phon 2411. tfw-3td W. T. RICHARDSON. Blank Books at the Journal Office. Servico! u t- -3 ni Li t m m kit r - J y3 rrr. m 9