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ALVO DEPARTMENT
Mrs. A. I. Bird has been ill the
past week.
Mrs. R. J. Linch is on the sick
I list the past few days.
Mrs. Fred Prouty visited in Lin
coln Friday night and Saturday.
Rev. M. E. Stair returned home
from Lincoln Saturday on No. 6.
Mrs. Albert Toland of Monument,
Colorado, is here visiting friends.
M. B. Messier was in town last
week looking after the electric light
ttlant.
The Misses Ober and Peterson
were Lincoln visitors Friday night
and Saturday.
La Verne Stone spent Friday and
Saturday with his parents. Mr. and
Mr. E. M. Stone.
Emmett Friends has returned
home from Lincoln and reports his
wife doing nicely the last few days.
Mrs. Sarah Wyatt and son. of Mis
souri visited a few days recently
with the former's son, Walter Wy
att and family.
The Elmwood high school boys
and girls basket ball teams played
Alvo high school teams at Alvo on
Friday evening, carrying off the
highest score.
Fred Weaver and son Judd, also
his daughter, Mrs. Eula Lackey and
her sons, autoed up from South
Bend Sunday to visit at the Mrs. J.
A. Shaffer home.
John Skinner. E. D. Friend and
daughter. Miss Irene, autoed to Lin
coln Saturday to visit Mrs. E. D.
Friend, who is in the hospital there
and is reported getting along nicely.
The Pythian sisters held their
election of officers on Friday even
ing. Mrs. Mattie Skinner was re
elected M. E. C. Mrs. Alpha Ben
nett. M. E. Jr.. Mrs. Ruth Taylor,
M. E. Sr.. Mrs. Etta Ayres and Mrs.
Dora Suders, financial custodians.
M. E. Church Notes
Remember the tours for services
next Sunday. Aren't you coming?
Sure!
Quite a good attendance at the
official board meeting last Monday
night. Fine!
The parsonage folks spent a very
pleasant day In the Sulton home on
last Wednesday.
Sorry we could not hold prayer
meeting last Thursday night on ac
count of the icy sidewalks.
My! My! What a change since
the church has been supplied with
the new electric lighting system
that now has brought Alvo from
darkness to light.
Sorry to be absent from the serv
ices here last Sunday, but I felt un
der obligations to divide the sorrows
at the Weidmer home in Kennard,
where death laid claim to their 1S-year-old
daughter, Winifred, who
was assistant postmistress. It was
indeed a very sad funeral.
The W. H. M. society received the
following letter from the city mis
sion. 12th and Pacific streets, in
Os-alta: "There Trill be a runmage
sale at the Omaha City Mission on
December 16th. Anything in the
line of second hand clothing or house
hold articles will be appreciated.
The proceeds will be used to help
meet the expenses of the Mission.
Mrs. A. B. Shepherd.
At this very hour word from
Bethany Just came announcing the
death of my uncle, J. W. Watson,
superintendent of the schools at
Benkelman, Nebr. Funeral to be
text Sunday p. m. Perhaps at this
writing we are safe to announce that
Rev. Galloway will hold both serv
ices for us at Alvo in the absence
again of the pastor for next Sun
day. Glad for the presence and
good help of the Rev. Galloway and
wife.
. Who said that that old auto the
Blue Racer was a. slow one? The
contest 1b picking up great interest,
both In numbers and in purse. The
Captain of the Blues says he is feel
ing fine so far in the race and is
guite hopeful of the victory in the
end. Poor Reds! They can't fly.
Better Join the ranks of the Blues af
ter this race. We are 6orry but we
can't reach you Just now. Wonder
If they can fly?
Ton will find the finest lire of
Chriitmas stationery in the city at
the Journal office.
Era. Laura M. Hoyt Eecommends
Chamberlain's Tablets
"I have frequently used Chamber
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years, and have found them splendid
for headache and bilious attacks. I
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writes Mrs. Laura M. Hoyt, Rock
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We have mittens, gloves, pegs, hooks and all the
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Get ready for the coming cold weather. Is your
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Alvo, Nebraska
BASKET BALL IS
TAKING THE STAGE
With the Passing of Football Season
the Indoor Sport is Coming to
the Front in Schools.
The close of the football season
has heralded the coming of the win
ter sports and basketball is the first
of the season's offerings for the en
tertainment of the public.
- The high school basketball team
is cutting ready for the season and
already plans are laid for a double
header here on Wednesday, Docember
20th, at which time the Waterloo
high school and one other team yet
to be secured will clash with the
local basketballists.
The practices have started and
Coach Doolan is well pleased with
the form shown by the squad and
some fast players are being devel
oped in the school that will be cap
able of defending the Plattsmouth
colors in any field. There are three
of last year s team playing, Frank
Gradoville, forward; Harold Mullis,
guard ar.d captain, and Charles Eg
enbirger, forward. The newer play
ers are showing real stuff and prom
ise to prove some of the fastest in
yf-ars. Joe Krejoi. center: Russell
Wasley. center; Frank Koubek. for
ward; Harry Poisall and John War
pa. guards, and Fred Rebal. forward,
star of last year's junior hierh team,
are making a fine showing in the
preliminary practices.
GROOMING HER FOR
BOARDOF CONTROL
Friends of Mrs. Emily Hornberger
Desire that She Succeed Miss
Katherine Worley.
Friends of Mrs. Emily Hornberger
now in charge of the division of child
welfare of the state department of
public welfare and for many years
active in that sort of work, are boom
ing her for a place on the board of
control to succeed Miss Katherine
Worley of Omaha whose term expires
in July.
Under the law, the governor shall
submit to the January session of the
legislature for conlrmation the name
of the successor. Mrs. Hornberger is
a democrat. Altho her work has been
done in Lincoln for a number of
years, she is said to consider Omaha
her home. In which case she would
be eligible for appointment. The law
provides that no two members shall
came from one congressional district.
The First, Second and Fifth are now
represented but the Second will be
oncn at the expiration of Miss Wor
ley's term.
There is nothing to indicate that
Miss Worley will decline to be a can
didate for re-appointment. Nor has
the governor-elect indicated whether
or not he will name a woman. A. E.
Allyn is a republican and L. C. Ober
lies is a demorrat so that the ap
pointee, whether it be Miss Worley or
some one else, may be either demo
crat or republican. Miss Worley is a
republican.
W00DR0W WILSON
IS SLOWLY MENDING
Wife of Former President Says He
is Wonderful Patient and is
Showing Improvement.
Baltimore. Md.. Dec. 7. Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, who was the guest
of women democrats of Maryland at
a celebration of the recent democrat
ic victory, said that former President
Wilson, while not so far on tha road
to recovery as recent newspapers
have indicated, he is much better
than he has been at any time since
his recent illness.
"Mr. Wilson." she said, "is the
most wonderful patient imaginable.
He has the greatest store of patience
which it is possible to have and ! e
does exactly what he is told. He C. -pends
a great deal upon his cane. 1 't
this dependence is noticeably lc.s
than it was several months ago.
Ing the last summer he has ma''e
greater improvement than at a:-y
other time since his illness.
"One of the greatest assets is 1 is
willingness to obey orders. He dcs
exactly what the doctors tell him 'o
do and co-operates with them in e-
.ery way imaginable, so that we r II
'are delighted with the results."
PERSHING AND
DAWES AGREE
Two Generals in Accord on Need of
National Awakening to Dan
gers of Aggression.
Chicago. Dec. 7. General John J.
Pershing, in two addresses here last
night, metaphorically linked arms
with Brigadier General Charles G.
Dawes, in a plea for a national awak
ening to the dangers from external
aggression and "borers from within."
The two generals were the chief
speakers at a patriotic dinner of the
association of commerce. And a few
minutes later, General Pershing re
peated a part of his address from a
radio broadcasting station.
General Dawes spoke heatedly of
the "skulking cowards and dema
gogues in office." but his language
was unadorned by the adjectives
which gained him the nickname
"Hell Marie."
General Pershing also spoke re
garding the state and civic conditions
and pleaded for the "education of
the people up to their obligations as
citizens."
"You can have any kind of an ad
ministration in your state and city
you want, but you'll never change
things until you have educated the
citizens up to their obligations," he
said. Then General Pershing took
up discussion of the general defense.
"Some day war will come," he ad
monished with pointing finger, "some
day war will come and come it
will. We have come to the point
where we must consider national de
fense. "There is too much of a tendency
to tamper with the constitution, too
little respect lor the authority of this
country. The constitution is all
right; no need to tamper with it. If
those who wart to do that will let
it alone and live up to it. we will
have no more of a lot of trouble this
country is in right now.
Referring to the pledge. Gen
eral Pershing characterized it as "a
pledge of disloyalty." "If we are
wide awake we are going to start to
take sonie action in cases of that
sort." he said.
Two resolutions, one introduced
by General Dawes were adopted by
the patriotic meeting. General Dawes'
resolutino condemned Governor Small
for release of William Bross Lloyd,
wealthy radical and sixteen associ
ates from the state prison. The oth
er resolution introduced at the con
clusion of General Pershing's speech,
called upon the government to main
tain a standing army of 150.000
men.
SLOWLY GETTING
WOMAN'S HISTORY
Mystery at Falls City Likely to be
Cleared up Soon Found lion
day Night Near Station.
Falls City. Neb., D?c. 7. The veil
of mystery surrounding the woman
who Monday night was found wan
dering in a dazed condition on the
platform of the Missouri Pacific sta
tion is slowly lifting.
Monday evening, when shown a
letter addressed to Eelle Walker, she
disclaimed all knowledge of that
woman and insisted that she was An
na Mills. Then she sealed her litis
and declared she knew nothing more.
Last night she was visited by Dr.
E. R. Hays and another physician at
tho Sexton hotel, where she is being
held pending further information
concerning her, and the haze that
shrouded her mind slowly began to
lift. She said that she was Anna
belle Walker, known as Belle Walk
er, and that she had a husband nam
ed Albert Eugene Walker from whom
she had ben separated some five
years. He last lived in Los Angeles.
The name of Los Angeles was
open sesame for her conversation
and she grew loquacious about that
city and vicinity, describing certain
scenes and people minutely.
Mrs. Walker, as she claims her
name is. said her father's name was
Joseph B. Mayo and was a second
cousin to the famous Drs. Mayo. She
also claims distant relationship with
Senator Clark of Montana and with
Mrs. Lydig Hoyt, the celebrated so
ciety beauty.
GOVERNOR-ELECT
GIVES INTERVIEW
ON STATE ROADS
Matching Federal Dollars and John
son Additional Motor Tax
Plan Discussed.
Lincoln, Dec. 7. Governor-elect
Charles W. Bryan was asked today
j as to his policy on the state road
building program. The interview fol
lows: "Mr. Bryan, do you favor the leg
islature appropriating $5,586,000 for
the next four years to meet a like
sum which the federal government is
willing to give the state for comple
tion of the state road system?"
"I can't say at this time."
"In event you did decide it was
good business to do so, would you
favor the plan of George Johnson,
state engineer, to put an additional
tax on motorists to raise this mon
ey?" "T can't Bay."
"Could you beep your rre-election
promise to reduce taxes on motor
cars and recommend the Johnson
plan?"
"I said I favored a reduction on
auto licenses and didn't say anything
about other taxes that might be put
on motor car owners."
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AARV GEAHAA BONNER.
THE COLD SOUP
"There is such a thing," said the
soup, "as cold soup. Peiile like it la
the summer time. It is usually a
kind of soup jelly. In fact 1 should
think it could be called-a soup Jelly.
"That is all very well and good.
Cold soup that is supposed to be cold
soup should be cold soup."
"Well, well, soup, y'U don't say so,"
said one of the little hlseuits.
"I do say so." said the soup.
"That's exactly what I do say."
"Of course you say so." said anoth
er little biscuit. "Brother Biscuit was
only joking."
"It's no joking matter," said the
soup.
"I can see that you are in no mood
for joking," said another little bis
cuit. "The soup is in no mood for jok
ing," said the first biscuit.
"No mood at all for joking," said
the second biscuit.
"Well, I have a certain rightful
pride," said the soup.
"Indeed," said the first biscuit.
"Is that so?" asked the second bis
cuit, "Really?" asked the third biscuit.
And the other little biscuits all .ald:
"Indeed V
"Of course it is so," said the soup.
"I'm truthful. I'm very truthful. I'm
honest, too. There is no make-believe
about me.
"Now I will say that some soups
are not as honest as they might be.
"They're pretty scrappy und pre
tend to be what they aren't. But I'm
a soup with character. As the cook
says, there is something to me.
"Yes, indeed, there is a great deal
to me. I have a real meat bone In
me and I have real vegetables. I'm
not a soup of leavings that pretends
t be one of great strength and splen
dor." "Do soups ever pretend to be things
of splendor?" asked the first biscuit.
"Do they?" asked the second bLa
cult. "Do they?" inquired the third bis
cuit. "Do they ever pretend such things?"
asked the other biscuits in chorus.
"Oh, I should say they did," replied
the soup. "They're very conceited,
too. Let a member of the soup fam
ily get a little whipped cream on it
us son. times happens, and It is so
proud it is quite outrugeous."
"What does it do?" asked the first
biSL-uit.
"Yes, how does it show that it Is
proud?" asked the t-Hmi aeuit.
"Let us know how it shows that,'
urged the third biscuit.
"Do let us know," the other biscuits
all begged.
"It doesn't do anything," said the
soup, "except that it has such a rich
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A Soup With Character.
and snobbish look that you can see
that it is puffed up with conceit.
".Vow I am not conceited. I am
simply rightfully proud of my char
acter and my honesty.
"But I befran to tell you about cold
soup which should be cold soup. That
Is quite all right.
"But I am very angry. I am not
supposed to be cold soup. And what
do you suppose?
"The cook has called the family te
come for their dinner, and each one
of tliem Is fussing over something or
other. Anyway they are all late.
"And I shall show how disdainful
and proud I am, and how I w!sh to
punish them by being quite cold and
forbidding.
"Ah yes, I shall be cold soup, net
because I nm suppoted te be cold
soup but because I want to show
them that I have no warmth f af
fection for them.
"Not after the way they have treat
ed me when they have been warned
and told that the soup would get cold
if they didn't come.
"The coot knew that I would treat
them with cold disdain when they did
arrive If they didn't . arrive at once.
Of course disdain means looking down
upon them most haughtily.
"Ah, they're coming now. I shall be
almost frigid with coldness toward
them.
"And they'll feel how cold I am
when they swallow me. Oh yes,
they'll know I don't like them."
What Happened to Tyre.
Bobbie is a quick-witted lad and
sometimes surprises his teachers at
school.
"Bobbie," asked his teacher, "what
happened to Tyre?"
"It was punctured," Bobble replied
with a tnjnkle In his eye.
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SHIPSTEAL OPENS
FIGHTON BUTLER
Senator-Elect From Minnesota Sub
mits Charges Against Butler
as Supreme Court Judge.
Washington, Dec. 8. The fight
against confirmation of Pierce But
ier. St. Paul attorney, nominated to
be associate justice of the supreme
court, was opened before a senate
judiciary sub-committee by Senator
elect Shipstead, farmer-laborite of
Minnesota. j
Corporation connections of Mr.
Butler, especially in the present
Twin Cities traction fight, were un
derstood to have been referred to by
Mr. Shipstead at the hearing, which
was held behind closed doors in ac
cordance with senate customs in deal
ing with nominations. Prof. William
A. Shaper of Minneapolis formerly of
the University of Minnesota, of
which Mr. Butler has long been a re
gent, also appeared before the com
mittee in connection with his sever
ance from the faculty in 1917 for al
leged utterances on the war.
Further hearings on the nomina
tion will be held next Wednesday,
the committee, which is headed by
Chairman Nelson of Minnesota, ad
journinc until then, as Mr. Ship
stead asked for time to present wit
nesses in support of his charges.
Submits Detailed Charges
As the supreme court will adjourn
next Monday until January 2. it was
said it would be impossible for Mr.
Butler, if confirmed, to be sworn in
until that time.
Mr. Shipstead, as well as commit
tee members, refused to discuss his
testimony, declaring the matter was
executive, but it was learned that he
submitted a detailed statement with
four major counts attacking Mr.
Eutler.
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-CHRISTMAS-
a! the Journal Office!
Just glance over the following list
of gift goods and see if 'you cannot
locate just what you are looking for.
Any and all items are priced right.
Bibles
Manicure Sets
Sewing Sets
Eversharp Pencils
Fancy Box Paper
Desk Sets
Books of All Kinds
Popular Copyrights
Books for the Little Ones.
Kodak Books
Xmas Candles
Diaries
Calendars and Pads
In fact you -will be surprised at the
big line on display at the Journal
office this season.
ACCESSORIES
Dennison's Seals and Tags.
Tissue Paper.
Paper Boxes for packages
and
candy.
Package Dressings.
Crepe Paper and Decorations.
The greatest line of Xmas Cards
we have ever shown.
COME IN AND SEE
WHAT WE HAVE
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STATIONERY DEPT.
The principal one was understood
to -relate to the traction fight of the
Twin City Rapid Transit company,
of which Mr. Butler is counsel, and
certain phases of financing in con
nection with it. In this connection
Mr. Shipstead was said to have asked
that the committee summon Dr. De
los Wilcox, a New York expert, who
filed a report in the traction fight.
In opposing Mr. Butler, Senator
Shipstead was understood to have
emphasized the nominee's "long ser
vice as counsel for various corpora
tions," as having imbued him with
corporate "viewpoint."
Charges Partisanship
It was undrstood that Mr. Ship
stead charged Mr. Butler with being
the "constant and partisan advo
cate" of corporations, adding that
the' appointment of Judge Gary of
the United States Steel corporation
to be an associate justice would be
just as proper.
Mr. Shipstead also argued, it was
indicated, that Mr. Butler would be
disqualified to sit In railroad valua
tion cases because of his appearance
as railroad counsel before the In
terstate Commerce commission. An
other count of Senator Shipstead's
statement was understood to have
been that regent for the Univer
sity of Minnesota, he acted in an
"unfair and unjudicial manner" in
connection with dismissal of at least
three faculty members.
. John E. Schulhof, Jr., departed this
afternoon for Council Bluffs. Iowa,
where he wjll visit ovr Sunday with,
his wife and ether relatives ana old
friends.
SCOUT PLANES TO
HUNT U. S. FLIERS 4
Army Officers Scheduled to Arrive
at Tucson Thursday Morn
ing are Still Missing.
Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 8. No trace of
Col. Francis G. Marshall and Lieut.
Charles Webber, scheduled to arrive (
here yesterday morning had been j
found at 9:30 o'clock this morning.
The two officers left San Diego. Cal..
Huachuca. and were to have stopped
in this city yesterday, where Colonel
Marshall was to inspect the cadet
units at the University of Arizona.
Scout Planes Ready
San Diego. Cal., Dec. S. Army
aviation officers at Rockwell field
here were ready today to send a
squadron of scout planes to search
for Col. Francis C. Marshall, attach- j
ed to the staff of the chief of cavalry
in Washington, and Lieut. CharleB
L. Webber of the air service who left
San Diego at 9:15 o'clock yesterday
morning in flight for Fort Huachuca,
near Tucson, Ariz., and had not been
heard of early today. Fear was felt
for the safety of the two officers,
and the Rockwell field officers made
plans to canvass the country in
southern California and Arizona, if
there was no word of the missing
officers this morning.
The officers were expected to ar
rive at their destination within five
hours after they took off. Lieuten
ant Webber, an experienced cross
country pilot, was instructed to re
port by wire on arrival at Fort Hua
chuca. WHEN ASKED TO HELP IN
DOLLAR DAY, DO NOT SAY
"We are too busy." What are you
doing of real importance compared
with this?
"We have not time." Who has first
claim on your time?
"We cannot give." Is that true?
"We have had so many calls."
Never one like this. How many com
pared with your own demands for
yourself?
"We do not believe in it." God
does. Do you believe in Him?
The Christmas angels did not say,
"Good tidings of Great Joy to the
people in America," but to "All Peo
ple." Have you delivered the Christ
mas message to the people of India,
China and Japan You can do it to
day as you make your gift. Light at
least one candle which will burn
long after your ittle flame of life
flickers out.
Convert a man you convert an in
dividual. Convert a woman you con
vert a family. You will never save
the Orient till you save her women.
Illiterate, superstitious women are
holding back the East, ft is not safe
to give the East any but a Christian
education. Learning without the re
straints of Christianity is a menace.
Help these Christian colleges. Other
forces are rising in the East, not for
righteousness.
CHAPLIN AND NEGRI WED.
RUMOR AT HOLLYWOOD
New York, Dec. 8. Instead of
waiting till January, Charlie Chap
lin and Pola Negri are already mar
ried, according to an intimation
from Hollywood received here by
friends of the couple. How long
they have been married, if the cere
mony had actually taken place, none
of these acquaintances were prepar
ed to state.
Semi-official confirmation was
made here of the word recentlv re
ceived from the Pacific coast that
the couple were to be married next
month.
While no one at the Famous Play-ers-Lasky
offices, which have the
actress under contract, would com
mit himself, it was learned else
where that the pair had received the
sanction of Jesse H. Lasky for the
match. i
PLACE YOUR ORDERS NOW
It is now only a matter of thirty
days until Christmas and the thot
of the Christmas remembrances are
foremost in the minds of the shop
pers. Those who desire to have en
graved cards prepared for the holi
I day season should get busy at once
as it requires sometime to prepare
the plate and print the cards and or
ders should be brought to the Jour
nal office as soon as possible in or
der to avoid any chance of disappoint
ment at the Christmas time. If you
are thinking of having engraved
cards prepared plac? your order at
once.
ESTRAY NOTICE
Taken up by the undersigned on
Section 29, Eight Mile Grove pre
rinct, two red sows, two black and
white spotted sows, about 170 pounds
each, one shoat, about 35 pounds,
and two small red pigs. The owner
may have same by calling at my
home, paying damages and for this
advertisement.
HARVEY L. GAMER.
Cedar Creek, Neb.
MONEY TO LOAN
Loans negotiated on land or town
property. Five room cottage for sale.
R. B. Windham. dl-Ssw, 6dX
Misses Clara and Alice Weyrich de
parted this morning for Omaha where
they will spend a few hours attend
ing to some matters of business.
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DR. H. G. LEOPOLD
Osteopathic Physician
J. Union Block Phone 208
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MANLEY NEWS ITEMS
Hurley Herman spent last Sunday
with friends at Avoca. returning in
the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Harms spent
last Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Schliefert where all en
joyed the visit very much.
George Vogler has purchased a
new truck of the Cadillac variety
which he will use in his farm and
also will do hauling otherwise.
At the home of Fred Lauritsen
there is some Joy on account of a
visit of the stork, and its a boy with
everybody concerned getting along
nicely.
They say A. Steinkamp could not
navigate the streets of Manley was
so slippery and sustained a very se
very fall, on account of attempting
to cross on a slippery waik.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Humble and
Leda Fleischman and Alice Harms
enjoyed the play Monday evening
which was given by the school at
Avoca, they all making the trip in
the auto of Mr. Humble.
Omar Coon, who is interested in
the Texas excursions, departed last
Tuesday for the south again, this
time with a number of tourists who
go to look after some lands there as
well as to see the country.
Miss Mabel Hennings. who has
been visiting for some time past at
the home of relatives at Fremont re
turned home last Saturday. Mlaa
Mabel while in Fremont was visiting
at the home of her grandmother.
George Rau, of Utica, who has
been visiting for the past ten days
at the home of his brother. Mr. W.
J. Rau and wife, and accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Rau, was visiting
in Omaha last Friday. Mr. George
Rau departing for his home in the
west last Monday morning.
Mrs. Jacob Henings, who has
been feeling not the best for some
time, was taken to the St. Elizabeth
hospital, where she is receiving
treatment and with the hopes of a
restoration of her health without an
operation. It is hoped she may be
able to get through without having
to have an operation.
Herman Mann was a visitor at the
home of his brother, Wm. Mann near
South Bend, and spent the day also
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Aug
ust Mann, the former who is 87
years of age and the good wife, moth
er of the Mann boys, is 8 8. They
are both enjoying good health and
are able to get about nicely.
Dan Bourke, who has been stay
ing for a number of weeks past at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Ellen
Smith, near Elmwood, came in last
Wednesday and looked after the
things about home, such as hurry
ing the rose bushes for winter and
other things needing his care and
returned to Elmwood, where he will
assist on the farm for some time,
yet.
Rings ladies', gents' and child
ren's rings. John W. Crabill.
NOT GUILTY OF
SEDUCTION CHARGE
Governor Russell of Mississippi De
clares His Innocence With
Dramatic Emphasis.
Oxford, Miss.. Dec. 7. Bringing to
a climax a day crowded with sensa
tions, Lee M. Russell, governor of
Mississippi, proclaimed from the wit
ness stand in federal district court
his innocence of charges of seduc
tion and other wrongs made by
Miss Frances Birkhead, stenogra
pher and with dramatic emphasis
declared the charge false.
"If Miss Birkhead was seduced in
the'ofEce of the lieutenant governor
it was by some one besides Lee M.
Russell, because I was not there at
the time," he declared. Mr. Russell
was called as one of the first wit
nesses for the defense after counsel
for Miss Birkhead, who is suing for
1100,000 damages, rested their case
today.
Mr. Russell testified that Miss
Birkhead after spending some time
at Camp Jackson, S. C, returned to
Jackson during his campaign and
demanded that she be given employ
ment. "You fellows did nothing for me."
Mr. Russell said Miss Birkhead avow
ed after seating herself at a sten
ographer's desk in his office. "You
want to shun me. I am going to tell
them you seduced me." Mr. Russell
said when he refused she left him
with the declaration that she would
bring suit against him .
WILL GIVE ENTERTAINMENT.
The Reindeer club, recently form
ed and composed of Burlington em
ployes. Is preparing a program of
activities for its members Pince the
ban on focial gatherings has been
lifted. The management of the club
is announcing that they will give a
smoker and entertainment for the
members and one of the features of
which will be three good sparring
matches between the men employed
at the shops and wheih promises to
be very entertaining. They will al
so give a social dance on Monday
evening.
WILL HANDLE CASE
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Lincoln. Dec. 7. Earl M. Cline,
former state commander of the
American Legion and prominent Ne
braska City attorney, was appointed
by Attorney General C. A. Davis to
day to represent the state in the
forthcoming case against the North
western Bell Telephone company,
which is asking that the temporary
surcharge be made permanent.
A large assortment of beautiful ar
ticle suitable for Christina- tilts.
John W. Crtbill.