M&NDJOV MAY. 22. 1922.
PLATTS3I0TJTH - WEEKLY. . JOXTfcNAX
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Nehawka Department!
Prepared ia ths Interests of the People of Nehawka and Surrounding Vicinity Especially
for the Journal Readers.
A. F. Sturm loaded out a car load
of wheat last Friday, cleaning up
the elevator of that grain.
Frank Resnick was a visitor in
Omaha last Sunday and reports the
little one as being much improved.
" Mr. E. M. Ruby, of near Weeping
Water was looking after some busi
ness matters in Nehawka one day
last week.
Roy Klaurens was a visitor at
Plattsmouth last Saturday evening
and attended the carnival given by
the American Legion.
Robert and Earl Troop both took
a load of hogs to the South Omaha
market last Friday, 'receiving some
pretty good prices for them.
Fred Nutzman was looking after
some business matters at Louisville,
Weeping Water and South Bend,
making the trip in his auto.
Jack Douglas completed the plant
ing of his corn last Friday and is
now ready for the cultivating as soon
as the plants are large enough.
Vjnceut Straub, from near Avoca,
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selecting our line of gallon fruit, the best quality for
the money has been our aim rather than the lowest
prices. We have endeavored to secure fruit that is
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of it that you will be pleased with the quality.
You can find fruit that you will like from the list
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Red Raspberries
Yellow Cling Peaches
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Apricots
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was a business visitor in Nehawka,
having some business matters to
look after at the Bank of Nehawka.
A. C. Anderson of. the Sheldon
Manufacturing company, was look
ing after some business for the firm
at Denver during a portion of last
week
Fred Rose was a visitor in Platts
mouth last Friday making the trip
in his Ford sedan and looking after
some business matters at the court
house.
Miss Zupha Chriswisser. who is
attending the state university, was a
visitor at home for over Sunday,
coming to attend the Junior-Senior
banquet.
Miss Ellen Rose, who has been eo
sick, for the past two weeks, is said
to be slowly improving and hopes are
entertained that she may be able to
be out again.
W. T. Vallery, of near Mynard,
was a visitor in Nehawka, coming
to secure a quantity of the excellent
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flour which is manufactured at the
Nehawka mills. -
Mrs. Lova Thomas, formerly of
Nehawka, but now making her home
at Pawnee City, has been visiting
at the home of .her grandmother,
Mrs. Agnes Reynolds, for some days
past.
D. C. West and the family and
Walter Wunderlich and the family
were visiting and looking after some
business matters in Plattsmouth last
Tuesday, making the trip in their
auto.
Mr. Henry Kropp, who has been
feeling badly for some time past is
somewhat better of late and is able
to be out and get around in the auto,
which is an added pleasure this Sne
weather.
J. H. Ruhman from near Union,
was a visitor in Nehawka for a short
time last Thursday, and was also
looking after some business matters,
and visiting with his brother, Julius
Ruhman.
Messrs Miller and Gruber were in
Elmwood.last Friday, taking a bur
ial vault of their manufacture for
the use of the remains of Mrs. Chas.
Clapp. whose funeral occurred there
last Friday.
Business has been good at the Ne
hawka mills, they grinding all week,
and Mr. Hall of the institution was
making a number of trips over the
county with mill stuffs and flour for
the merchants of the different towns.
R. H. Chapman, who is of an in
dustrious turn, after having com
pleted the work on the mail route,
has been putting in the afternoons
repairing the roof at the home of
Mr. G rover Hoback, our genial post
master. F. A. Coedeker, who was in the
west for the past week or ten days,
reported that things are looking
very nice in the west. He returned
last Monday from Chase county,
where he was looking after some
business matters.
oos-eph DeCluse is building himself
a home just by the side of that of
Morris Pollard, and which will be
modern though small, containing in
the upper floor some three rooms
and bath. The basement will.be di
vided into coal or fuel bunkers.
H. W. Vallery living several miles
north of. Nehawka is becoming quite
a chicken fancier, and has accumu
lated a flock of some four hundred
fine. fowls. He had the misfortune
the other day to have a hen and her
flock almost entirely wiped out by
a passing auto. .- . .
Thomas E. Fulton, the blacksmith,
is well satisfied with business, hav
ing about as much as he and Warren
Alunn can. ycU do together. . How
ever, he does the kind of work which
lasts and gives satisfaction, and this
in a manner accounts for his good
business, his genial manners being
responsible for the rest.
r Mrs. Owen Willis and their little
son, now some two weeks of age.
who was born in Omaha, returned
home last Sunday, after a long spell
of illness of Mrs. Willis. Her many
friends will be pleased to know of
her being able to return home at
this time, and are extending con
gratulations upon the arrival of the
little son. and the returning health
of Mrs. Willis.
Entertained the Faculty
Mrs. Vilas Sheldon, as hostess,
entertained at her beautiful home
last Wednesday evening the teachers
of the Nehawka schools and Miss
Belle Bouck. The evening was ex
pected to have been spent in the
grove on the grounds of the Sheldon
home, but on account cf the coming
of a shower the gathering was had
indoors. The program was for a pic
nic dinner which was carried out in
the home. There were present for
the occasion. Superintendent W. L.
Burbee and wife with their little
daughter. Misses Gladys and Hazel
Scott, Grace Steinmeier, Elva John
son. Erma Graff, R. Jones, Edna
Reid and Belle Bouck.
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Announcement .
Miss Althea Pearl Stratton, gradu
ate of the music course of the Moody
Bible Institute in Chicago, who has
been engaged in evangelistic work
the past nine months, will spend the
summer with Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Douglas.
Miss Stratton will give both piano
and voice lessons during her stay, to
any one who would desire her serv
ices, information concerning prices,
lessons and appointments may be had
by consulting Mrs. Jack Douglas.
Miss Stratton will be here June 1st.
Is Home for Belief
J. A. Smith was a passenger to
Omaha a few days since, where he
goes to receive chiropractic treat
ment .for his eyes in the hopes that
he may have his eye sight in a meas
ure restored. Mr. Smith has been
afflicted with loss of vision for sev
eral months and to be able to see
again would be a great boon.
We are hoping that his treatments
may prove beneficial and that he!
may be able to see again.
Elect a Number of Teachers
At a meeting held recently by' the
Board of Education of the Nehawka
consolidated schools the following
teachers were elected for the coming
school year: Prof. L. W. Burby, su
perintendent; Misses Gladys and
Hazel Scott, Erma Graff and Grace
Stringmeier, there being three posi
tions yet to be filled, those being
high school teachers. The Misses
Johnson, Jones and Reid, present in-
'cumbents are expecting to teach else
! where next year.
I The schools have been very suc
cessful under the present efficient
'corps of instructors and it is very
1 gratifying to note so many of them
!will be back again next year.
The Junior-Senior aBnqnet
Following the beautiful practice of
the Junior classes of the high schools
over the country of banquetting the
Senior class, the Juniors of the Ne
hawka consolidated schools, banquet-
jted the Seniors last Friday night at
'the auditorium, there being present
ia very good crowd and a splendid
time was had.
The banquet room was decorated
in purple and gold, the colors of the
Senior class, with streamers running
from the center above to each plate.
The place cards were hand painted
iby members of the class, and con
tained a picture or tne former Ne
hawka school building when it was a
district school, number 103, while a
miniature of the present school build
ing stood as a center piece on the
table. The room was beautifully
decorated throughout. The Social
Workers of the Methodist church
served the banquet.
The reception room which was
down stairs, was decorated in the
colors of the Junior class, pink and
white, while an elegant banner in
pink announcing the class of 1923,
graced the wall.
Makes Two Good Trades
Mayor V. P. Sheldon, who is a
raiser of very fine hogs and of which
he has a number of fine specimens
now, is also a man who can dip into
another line when the necessity
arises and last week made two auto
trades. One he consumated at Lin
coln, acquiring a Hudson coupe and
a peach of a car it is at that. This
car looked pretty good and Mrs. Shel
don was well pleased with it as well
she might be for it is a beauty.
She immediately proposed a trade
with the Mayor and they soon arriv
ed at an equitable swap whereby
Mrs. Sheldon became possessor of
the Hudson, and Mr. Sheldon the
Lexington chummy roadster, which
has proven a good car.
The Blake Boys Better
James Blake, who was very sick
for some time has so far improved
that he has been able to get out
again, though not yet strong enough
to return to his work at the factory.
Charles who was po serious for a
while and whose recovery hovered in
the balance for some time, is now
mending very rapidly, but not as yet
able to be out, though he coon hopes
to.
Getting Down to Business
The first regular meeting of the
Nehawka Community club was held;
at the Auditorium with the follow
ing officers presiding: R. C. Pollard,
present; Mrs. Lottie Stone, secretary;
Prof. Burby, treasurer.
The following standing committees
were announced: '
Membership Belle Bouck, Chris
tina Steffens, Clarence Hanson, Mrs!
Dan Anderson and A. Ross.
Publicity Mrs. E. M. Pollard,
Ruth Hinton and Alpha Bell.
Finance Herman Thomas, Chas.
Adams and Nelson Berger.
' Entertainment Mrs. M. N. Tuck
er, Emily Wolph, J. W. Thomas,
Mrs. J. J. Pollard. Max Balfour, Mrs.
Omar Schlichtemeier and John W.
Heebner.
It was decided to assist the Amer
ican Legion in a suitable program
for Memorial day.
A discussion of the care and up
keep of the cemeteries was followed
by a vote to have the Executive com
mittee meet with the cemetery
boards for consideration of ways and
means.
The following program was ren
dered: Ladies quartette, the Misses Scott,
Steinmeyer and Graff.
Piano duet, the Misses Brandt.
Piano solo, Miss Margaret Culver.
Vocal solo, Mrs. John Hanson,
violin obligato by Walter Wunder
lich. Double quartette of mixed voices,
entitled "My Troubadour."
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee the following committee was
appointed for the Memorial day ex
ercises: Dr. J. W. Thomas, Rev. E.
O. Johnson, Rev. R. Simpkins, Mrs.
Irene Ross, Mrs. Minnie Giles.
School Notes
The Physics clas3 is studying wire
less now.
The seventh grade is drawing
maps of Africa.
Supt. Alpha C. Peterson was in
specting the schools Monday.
Virginia Pollard has been absent
several days because of sickness.
The seventh grade grammar class
is reading "The Courtship of Miles
Standish." .
A new electric pressure cooker has
been purchased for the Home Eco
nomics department.
The Bookkeeping class in the
eighth grade are posting from the
Journal to the ledger this week.
The greatest question among the
students at present is whether they
will get out of taTking their finals or
not.
The Juniors are working very hard
for the Junior-Senior banquet which
will be held Friday evening at the
Auditorium.
Miss Scott is reading a book to
the seventh and eighth grades, en
titled "The Home Run King." Frank
Pollard owns the book.
The sixth grade had a hundred
per cent arithmetic class Monday
morning and they felt that they had
made a good start for the week.
The school teachers have been in
vited to the home of Mr. and Mrs. V.
P. Sheldon Wednesday evening for
an outdoor picnic on their lawn.
The Baccalaureate sermon was
given at the auditorium on Sunday
evening. May 21st, at 8 o'clock. Rev.
McClusky of Plattsmouth preaching
the sermon.
Commencement evercises will be I
held at the Auditorium "Wednesday iD. 1922.
evening. May 24th. - Mr. H. E. Brad-j C. D. QUINTON, .
ford of the University of Nebraska,! Sheriff of Cass County,
will give the address. mll-3sw. Nebraska.
The Home Economics girls are
sewing again this week. They are
allowed to take their choice of what
to make. Pearl Chappell's new dress
attracts quite a bit of attention.
The English 2 class has been
writing plays recently, two of which
have been given before the class.
There is much originality among the
pupils although some have not real
ized it.
The Primary room had a picnic on
Monday. Mr. R. C. Pollard and Mrs.
Walter Wunderlich took their cars
and took the .children to Giles grove.
Mrs. Burby and Ruth were invited.
All had a very nice time.
It is rumored that at six o'clock on
Wednesday morning of this week,
the "school inarms" were seen pac
ing the streets of the village. What
ever called them out this early? Why,
Mr. and Mrs. Burby had prepared a
delightful breakfast to take to the
woods and didn't they know it? Of
course they did. Mr. and Mrs. Walt
er Wunderlich were also guests. Ev
eryone present enjoyed the occasion.
Class day exercises will be held at
the High school Tuesday afternoon.
May 23rd at 2:30 p. m. Because of
the lack of room, each senior has
been given tickets to admit their
friends. The program will be as fol
lows: Piano solo. Hazel Carper;
Class history, Ronald Schlichtemeier;
Class prophecy, Edith Hansen; Solo,
Roberta Jones; Class poem, Bessie
Murdoch; Class will, Lloyd August;
Valedictory, Alta Duckworth; Plant
ing of the Ivy, Class.
The Sunny Side Sewing club girls
had their final meeting on Tuesday
evening. They had a picnic in the
woods. Mr. Clarence Heebner being
in town with a large truck, he offer
ed to take the girls out. The ride
proved as- enjoyable as the picnic it
self. Various outdoor games were
played and then a number of girls
served picnic supper. The hostesses
were the girls who had had no op
portunity to entertain the club at
their homes during the school term.
Everyone present had a good time.
A GLASS OF FIVE
GRADUATE AT UNION
Splendid Commencement Program on
Last Friday Night Closes a
Successful Year.
The commencement exercises of
the Union High school were held on
Friday evening, a class of five being
graduated, as follows: Nina Dukes,
Pearl Eaton, Sarah E. Johnson, Ger
aldine Roddy and Elza L. Taylor.
The following program was ren
dered: Invocation, Rev. W. A. Taylor.
Unison Chorus. "God Bless Amer
ica," by Mrs. Harold Frans, Miss
Bessie LaRue, Miss Marie Frans, Mrs.
Fred Borne, and Messrs. Samuel Mil
ler, J. D. Cross, James Simmons and
D. C. LaRue, with Miss Carolen
Walbridge, accompanist.
Address, "The Knotted Rope," by
Dr. Geo. B'. Warren, University Place,
Nebraska. '
Ladies Trio, "Slumber Boat," by
Mrs. Frans, Miss La Rue and Mrs.
Borne, with Miss Augusta Robb, ac
companist. Presentation of Diplomas, by W.
B. Banning, president of the Board
of Education.
Quartette, "Bella Napoli." by Mrs.
Frans, Miss La Rue, Mr. Cross and
Mr. Miller, with Miss Robb, accom
panist. Benediction, Rev. S. Miller.
ECHO OF WABTIME
New York, May 18. An incident
echoing wartime animosities was re
ported by passengers on the steam
ship Seydlitz of the North German
Lloyd line which arrived today from
Bremen.
Tuesday night a group of first cab
in passengers were enjoying the ben'
efits of the smoking room, including
bar privileges unknown on an Amer
ican ship. A wine glass in hand,
Capt. Fritz von Falkenhayn, son of
a Prussian staff officer, rose and be
gan singing "Deutschland Uber Al-
les." The passengers, mostly Ger
man, stood.
Three Americans refused to rise
while the former German officer
sang. One of the latter was said to
be Mrs. Bertha Thiele of Philadel
phia. Finishing his song. Von Falk
enhayn demanded In a churlish tone
why the three Americans had not
stood.
An angry discussion resulted and
Von Falkenhayn is said to have
thrown his empty glas in the direc
tion of the Americans. It broke
against the wall near the woman's
head, passengers said.
The most exquisite line of birth
day and gift cards to be found any
where ! At Journal office.
SHERIFF'S SALE
In the District Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
The Bank of Union, Plaintiff, vs.
Thomas H. Cromwell, Defendant.
Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of a writ of execution issued
out of the District Court of Cass
county, Nebraska, I levied upon two
hundred (200) tons of ice situated
on Lot 3, in Block 1, South Union,
Cass county, Nebraska, and ' under
and by virtue of said levy of said
writ of execution. I will on the 24th
day of May, A. D. 1922, at the hour
of 1:30 o'clock p. m., on said prem
ises in the Village of Union, Cass
county, Nebraska, offer for sale -to
the highest bidder for cash the fol
lowing described personal property,
to-wit: Two hundred (200) tons of
ice, more or less, situated on Lot 3,
in Block 1, in South Union, Cass
county, Nebraska.
Said offer for sale will remain open
for a period of one hour, and the
terms of said sale are cash, and sub-
jjectsto a mortgage for $200.00
Dated this 11th day of May, A.
ALV0
W. O. Boyles of Lincoln was in
town Thursday.
Mr .and Mrs. Ganaway were Lin
coln visitors Wednesday.
L. D. Miller and family and C. C.
Bucknell autoed to Lincoln Thurs
day. Mrs. Alma Stone arrived Sunday
to be with her father who is ser
iously ill.
Miss Mary Taylor was a Sunday
visitor with her brother, Elbert, and
wife and baby.
Mrs. H. Moore, Mrs. Bert Kitzel
and Miss Winnie Walker autoed to
Lincoln Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Collins are
the proud parents of a baby boy
Lorn May 17, 1922.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lancaster and
children were Sunday guests at Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Prouty.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lynch and Mrs.
Waugh took dinner with Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Curyea Tuesday.
The 7th and 8th grades enjoyed
a party at the home of Miss Marie
Eichman Thursday evening.
Fred Weaver and son, Judd, of
South Bend, visited Tuesday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shaffer.
Corn Machinery Now!
With the new "RED BABY" that is our service
truck, we are in a position to supply you with what you
want in farm machinery the day following the order,
and in many, cases the same day.
Time to work the corn now! We have cultivators,
two row listers, and two row cultivators. Repairs for
Deering and McCormick machinery, Harvesting and
Haying machinery and binder twine. Better anticipate
your wants in this line and have your supply sure and
not have to wait.
Coatman Hardware Co.,
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W00LWINE TAKES CHARGE
OF FILM MARRIAGE PROBE
Lo Angeles, May 18.- Investiga
tion of the reported marriage at Mex
ican, Lower California, of Rudolf
Valentino, motion picture actor, and
Miss Winifred Hudnut was taken up
personally today by District Attor
ney Thomas Lee Woolwine, with the
announcement he would go to Mexi
can tomorrow to ascertain if a crim
inal proceeding could lie against
Valentino. An interlocutory decrec-ot
divorce was granted Valentino's first
wife. Miss Jean Acker, in Los Ange
les last January.
Mr. Woolwine planned to stop at
Palm Springs, a' resort in the east
ern section of Riverside county, to
investigate, a report that Valentino
stopped there last Tuesday night.
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Nehawka, Nebraska
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The Anco "Dry Storage Battery" is a
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the winter use, as it cannot freeze, and is
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about this WONDERFUL BATTERY.
Our repair department is just now much
busier than formerly and what work you will
be needing done, please get it so we can have
it done and remember we do the best work,
in time that you may have the car when you
need it.
The Lundberg Garage
"Always at Your Service"
NEHAWKA
DEPARTMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Johnathan McDow
ell of Palmyra are here visiting
the latter's father, C. R. Jordan, why
is very ill. '
Mr. and Mrs.' Elmer Barrett and
children of Havelock spent Sunday
with Mrs. Bennett's mother, Mrs.
Joe Armstrong.
James P. Rouse who has been ill
the past several months pased away
Saturday morning. May 13, 1922, af
ter great suffering.
Mrs. Fred Prouty read a telegram
of greetings on Mother's, day from
her daughter. Miss Marie Prouty,
who is teaching at Chadron.
Mrs. Alma Stone arrived from her
home at Montabello, Calif., to visit
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Jor
dan, and other relatives. Her father
who was qufte ill is on better.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sanborn
and sister Mrs. H. Moore, who have
been visiting Mr. Sanborn's small
son. Grant, left Friday evening for
Clay Center, Kansas, to visit the for
mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. A.
Sanborn, and other relatives there
and at Manhattan, Kansas, before
reparting for their home at Black
foot, Idaho.
Nebraska
Valentino is in Los Angeles, it
was stated at the district attorney's
office, while Miss Hudnut left him
yesterday and started for New York
city, where her parents reside.
School days mean school supplies.
The Journal has a large line of pen
cils, tablets, pens and all necessaries
for the students. All prices. Call
and look them oyer.
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