Nebraska State Histori
cal Society
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tsxral
VOL. HO. XXXVllL
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBEASKA, THUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1923.
NO. 83
platistnoutb
FORMER CASS COUPLE
MARRIED SIXTY YEARS
Sir. and Sirs. Venner, Kow Living at
University Place, Surrounded by
Children and Friends.
SETTEE WHITE YOUE FRIENDS,
! All Plattsmouth folks having dis
tant friends who own radio receiving
sets, should write them at once tell
ing them to tune to WOAWs S 60
meter wave on Tuesday night, May
t 15th, which will be Plattsmouth
j night at this powerful Omaha send
ing station.
I The arrangement of the program
'is proceeding nicely and it will be
rerdy to announce in
In the meantime, don't forget
write your distant friends, hose who
Mr. and Mrs. Venner celebrated
the sixtieth anniversary of their
marriage at their home, 110 West
Sundav. About one hundred guests don't possess radio sets will doubt-
BINGO
UT THE
OLD; RING IN
NEW COUNCIL
In regan? to the merchants' police
a petition signed by thirty-four per
sons for the appointcirnt of V. C.
Foster was received and also the ap
plication of Frank Detlpf for this po
sition but it was decided to take no
action until the mayor was ready to
announce his appointments.
Councilman Eestor stated that a
number of paries had violated the
WILL HOLD MAY
DAY EXERCISES IN
NEW ORCHESTRA HERE
A new musical organization has
appeared in this city and has been
organized by Miles Altman, violin
ist JjK flip l5Jf1fr nllfl will )it V ii r iv n
I O as the Musical Merrimakers. The
, orchestra has not been permanently
" of rubbish a!ong-he read cast of the
a few days .OLD MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL ! c,tr instead of at the regular dump-,
't forget to r-ro-r tttav t -ktcxtt nxrec I inS grounds and this natter was re-
organized, but when it is the mu-
I KipianQ will w rhla tr pivo tho lw.ct
j ordinance in regard to the dumping j AH Pnpils of the Plattsmouth Public ' kind of dance music of ar.v kind
called between three and five o'clock.
All the children were at home for
less be able to listen on the set of
someone else, and thus afford a sort
IN FOE TWO YEAES.
the occasion. Ophelia roses and ut Ilomeconns ir -iansmoutn peo-;
fSm fnrmpd the clrcnrntinn nn.l on i"e biranereu iu me tour corners OI
orchestra played during the after-
Mrs. H. R. Smith, a niece '
commended by the councilman to be
placed in the hands of the police to' t.
Schools Will Join in Big; Fere
the First Iby of Jlay.
the nation.
Prom Tuesday'B Daily.
The session of the city council last
.night was a double header as the oldjnu'n snu.ia De prope
j council cleaned up what was de- stead of being dumped
noon. Mrs. H. il. bmitn, a
presided at the table in the dining
room, which bore a failver basket of
Ophelias as a centerpiece. Miss Har
riette Smith, Mrs. O. S. Anderson,
Mrs. Guy Chapin assisted in serving
and Mrs. P. P. Venner and Mrs. Cobe
S. Venner invited the guests to the
dining room. Master Bob Venner
and Genevieve Smith received at the
door. George V. Venner and Martha
E. Shuck were bora and reared
Harrison county, southern 1
Tney grew from childhood in the
same neighborhood, went to the same
BEAUTIES OF HOME
SURROUNDINGS NOT
ALWAYS APPRECIATE
manding their attention and turned
the reins of power over to the new
members that win have the guiding
of the city destinies for the next
year.
"When the gavel of Mayor Johnson
I fell there were three absentees, Erit-
Sebatka and Sehulhof, but Brit
arrived later and got under the
wire for the opener.
rTVi rnmmnniVotinn nf " TV
ared in; Distance Lnds Enchantment and It(Berger relative to the completion of
ndiana. May be Why We Overlook the his work in the electrolier district
Local Scenic Beauties
was read but on the request of Coun
cilman McMaken the contractor was
notified to relay the paving that had
places
before
school and en loved the una and downs
. i i , j .i I Tt la nn p nf thp rnminn frilintrs
. . . i . ... 1 tiint ttio tiiinp'fj tK-o tdo f-fton wra oi. oeen iah.en up ana several
iut? ui iMtniv Lut v were' " - - ;., ,i , ,,
i.wi ir. icco t, v.ilow to now common nlaee and al- around the electrolier posts
was born September 20. 1S42, and though they may possess beauty and Payment was made to him
Mrs. Venner December 12 of the 1 charm they are not appreciated as' Permission was granted to Philip
fume vpar. Thfv snent about . tvtitr tney snoum De. ana one or tne tuu'"u" . Yl
. e ii. ; i i
f ' 1 r All V i I -vxr fli r - t ha lnpn 1 thi h
e r ruw'ieu- lie schools and which will be made a i
Som? of the stuff dumped wa. refuse custom f h fuure . h
from butcher shops and groceries chn!t, na arant tn , ' ,,,,,, iha
uh should be properly burned m- : f ;t ,, -
- A .' V VI 1 All UJ
,7 7 "festivities will be the election tomor- i
the old can and sweeping devices be . K. h I
placed in service and assist in keep- ' , ,! r . , . , . .
1 . . . , . ... " of May, one of the girls of the senior
ing the streets cleanand this was. . ; ' . r , u
i i v. . 4. t j l. i class to be chosen for this honor and
left ot the streets, alieys and bridges, Vl r . . ,,,.,.
... i the election by bailot, each student
committee. ,T . !in the high school voting. The sec-
Councilman McMakn called the ' , , ,i ...,n , , .
.. , 1 . . . , , ond highest girl will be maid of hon
attention of the council to the bridge i . Jf 4. ., .. . ,
f y r m ri t' r f . xt" n t n r nil n li Ii i In rill t r
oth treet and this was ordered. ; ...m i,
: acuiui is win uc iiiifiiuaiiis ui iiie
regal party. The result of the elec
tion, however, is to be kept a secret
until the ceremonies at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon of May 1 when the
queen will be enthroned.
The scene of the festivities will be
that is desired for entertainments.
I Composed of a jolly bunch of young
people they expect to have a great
There will be instituted on Tues-'('eal of enjoyment out of the orches
tra worK as wen a3 nnanciai return,
i
BEWARE OF LET
TING STRANGERS
INTO YOUR HOME
One Lady Eas Eather Startling Ex
perience With Man Who Stages
New Kind of a Game.
" . i r . e . w i thin (tc i civ. a t h o t Yi n r Tint fn I V
years ci iiieir marrien me in inQiana, ' """o . . - c w
eight feet to the rear of his building
movinsr to -Nebraska in 1882. Thev wurm oi, is
arrived at Tactoryville P'ebruary 15, tul natural scenery that marks this
18S2. They lived in the western
part of the state three years and
the wonder- on Main street.
' rho stnnnnrrt fill rnmnanv nun t-
l.ive been in the eastern part near
Lincoln since. Mr. and Mrs. Ven
ner have four boys living, Charles
and Grover at home; P. F.. at Eagle;
portion of the state and particular- que&ieu permission io erect a serwee
ly of that section in and near Platts-' station at the corner of 7th and Vine
mouth. j streets ana was granted tne same
Not long aso a number of young provided that the fire laws were ob
people from out in the western part'FerVfcd and the work done under the
of the state were here and thev w ere ' supervision of the streets, alleys and
PnV.p c nt HarriioV ihb-qt-.. h!h loud in their nraise or the beautv n urius loumucc.
six years ago. They have t.vo daugh- the hills and bluffs that fellow along j Chief Sandin of the fire depart
ters. Ida M Xeu of Lincoln and the winding course of the Missouri ment gave a report of the fires of the
7C(t, f -00,. ,r,0 Ti,a, oirivpr Rnnth of the ritv and well 1 past month which was received and
four erand children and" four ereat might they praise these wonderful ! referred to the fire and water corn-
grand children livine. State Jour- old hills.
nal.
mittee.
It in well worth the time of anv- councilman iMCiiaKen 01 me parns
one to take a Journey down among; and improvement committee reported
the hills and to appreciate and enjoy i that the old buildings on the Wash-
Air 1 Ti n .Ire I pr.if-r w & farmer
residents of Eacle where for nianv the great vision of the Missouri val-!iSton avenue park owned by Kroeh-
,o- i :iei7 that i dUriofie'i from thft laftv . ut brothers were being torn down
nnv th n-nivorv trio, i.. hills and bluffs and esDeciallv in 1 and also that so far the baseball team
timable old people, -Mr. nnd Mrs J the Bummeror late spring when the ! asking use of,the ball park had made
John Adams, Mr3. B. F."J"dffSlnand trees have" taken on" the garb or.no written agre2trent altho they
Mr. and Mrs P F Venner of Eagle ! green and the grassv hillsides bloom (had made a verbal one to'turn over
on
fixed as soon as possible.
The big show of the evening was
then brought on which included
three paving ordinances. The first
covered the work in the first ward
which would connect the present j
paving and pave the streets that now !
have curb and gutter: The second !
ordinance created district No. 2S j
which would embrace soveral blocks j
'ori ciriAf Aot T- Ilk Vt r-
District No. 28 included Sixth street. "rAhe beautiful 1ue. On the day
TORNADO SWEEPS
GAGE COUNTY; ONE
KNOWN FATALITY
Child is Killed Near Barneston as!
House is Eazed Others are
Injured Heavy Rain.
on the campus between the high
pchool and Central buildings where
the boys of the manual training de
partment will erect a throne fitting
A new kind of con game is report
ed to have been worked on one of the
ladies of the city and which shows
the necessity for viewing all strang
ers with the eye of suspicipn unless
they are able to show clearly the
legitimate purposes of their visit.
This lady, so it is related, was call
ed upon by a gentleman who repre
sented that he had a preparation
which would make old feather beds
like new and freshen and clean the
feathers with a Coue process that
saved time and trouble. Despite the
protests of the lady the man forced
his way into the house and going to
the bedroom proceeded to bring forth
a can and sprinkled some powdery
substance on the feather tick and
then requested the lady to come
across with $30 in the coin of the
of
member of
the coronation every
jthe schools will participate in the
j opening song, "Welcome Lovely
J Spring.'' and in the final selection,
"The Star Spangled Banner."
The various grade schools will
from Pearl to Marble and district No.
29 covered North 11th street.
When these ordinanfx's were read.
Councilman Saltier arosu and stated
that he was in favor of paving but
thought that there wee a time to dO. . - 4. ...
. , , .,, - , . fv!have dances and drills from the lit-
the work and not all Ik pushed thru).. , - t,n ,
. , tie folks from the first grade up
,, , , I which will be one of the most pleas
needed the most and that ten or . ,
iwt-lve blocks a year wotili give the
city sulstantial improvements. The
extensive work would mean a heavy
cost on intersection paving to the
city
ithe high school orchestra will fur
mg events or the day. The children
; of the Columbian school wrill have a
: hoop drill and Danish dance while
the little folks of the Central build-
i n rr ..-ill T 1 t " .1 ri 1 1 r 11 n n r A
in general as well as the heavy , , .,, 4.
- lrnv ftn'V rlrilla For tnpuf" ovpntQ
cost to the properly owners. He;;. :. . " .. ..,,
llllV T V 11 lliUi l 11 l Al . Ll. L I- V. . W A. 1. 1 V. v.u.
nances be referred
If v a nrl hril tpQ
over and report at the next meeting! 1 , . , . .
i I m cl rtrocirlont r t trio coninf riacs
of the council. This motion was car- ... , " . , .
ried and the ordinances turned over yf,111 liver a short address and plant
Councilman Sattli' ."fo sbd that
the ordinances against , digging up
ed to , tl e " streets al-i aish the accompaniment and add to
r J!t!I the interest and beauty of the cere-
s committee to look . .
were present.
with the wild flowers. i" per cent or tne gate receipts to
One of the attractive spots that af-'the city for the upkeep of the park,
ford a location fit for a castle like! On the proposition of the number
thote that line the Rhine in Europe' ing of the residence property of the
is that of the old Thomas place north I city. Councilman McCarty reported
of the Ferry landing on the hillside, j that he had taken the matter up with
Here the view is truly wonderful : the engineer and that he had agreed
and the equal of any that can be to make a plat of the city showing
Wound outside of the great Rockies of the different pieces of property and
itvio Ti-cc Tho ri-o avcoan an arpa'thpir nrnner numbers. These num-1 . . .
T5o,v n i- tt. mA T'lr"-. --t- . . " - - - , iwmter wnen n was lnniossiute io
jjcuxko onu yjyju.it, nuusc viuscu ui , that r.-acnes from tne uistanr Cltv OI :trs couiu ob uurinaseu lur irum
HOLIDAY OBSERVED
IN THIS CITY TODAY
Beatrice, Neb., April 23. South
eastern Gage county, which was del
uged by a storm of cloudburst pro-
k tornado late rK'whichautt l1- This Was P' the lady
n Sa ty and heavy damage "plained as she only had $20 in the
Evelyn, 'the 3-year-old daufhter of vse.Bo the granger demanded this
M , , , . . Ti . l. . i i ii in ci i-i i-i " in il mi. inn i . uuiu jiaic
r. and Mrs. Clvde Hnmsback. five' ...... . . . .
miles southeast of Barneston, was
killed when the farm house was turn
ed completely over by the wind. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Brunsback were in
jured, perhaps seriously, and another
child an infant was badly hurt.
The farm buildings were practically
wrecked.
At the Frank Fisher farm, two
miles distant from the Brunsback
homestead, every building was razed.
Mrs. Fisher, who was at home alone,
took refuge in a small cave and es
caped injury.
The high wind, which attained a
terrific velocity, was confined to a
narrow path in the district south
called for help, promptly stopped her
and compelled her to dig up the coin
and then made his escape.
This experience shows that the
safest way to do is to let the strange
visitors tell their story from a dis
tance as it is safer and cheaper.
GIVE PLEASING EECITAL
From Tuesdays Daily.
The voice pupils of Mrs. E. H.
Wescott enjoyed a very delightful re
cital at "Sunnyside" last evening
;that was very much enjoyed by the
members and their friends who had
been invited to be in attendance at
fields were badly washed.
Late Sunday night and early this
morning the same district was swept
by a rain storm during which four
the high school building and present inches of water fell within an hour.
t"he spade .used ia the. ceremony "to jThis afternoon two Inches fell with-
unanes . icorn-
the Beatrice Power
qti1 fioot nf TJ o ftioton DnillfncrD - I
nfwi t'r-r, i-he pleasant gathering. The program
I Tc?rt tlfe wa th junior class for the ivy planting rty minutes,
he streets and Parkways y e va- from burg, manager of t
trr, ?d. "p!e ; class to class in the future years. company, which i
11.. -. - - 1 A J
I LU1I1 . M I CI I V I'f Mil I ' 11 ft-'fl
and that t hey be required to replace ; nl a big hydro-electric project near
give the maypole dance and
Kill nur.u iaciu i. v ,1 it, .
Thellen of the light company was;"'
1 . ft., u ! The event will be one of the most
present auu iruiiiiv ii iuai ma vwlu-
uany would do their work of replac
ing the sod in proper shape in the
parkway as it had been dug up in the
the Day Bat Otherwise Usual
Business Eontine Held.
From Monday's ra'l
As tho date of Arbor day this year
fell vm Sunday, Governor Charles W.
Omaha to the softening shadows thr e to four cents each and the work
alonj the Iowa hills and at the foot Coue by the property owners and not
of which the Buckingham lakes oit more than fifteen cents for each
gleam in all of their beauty and place. In the event that the city had
charm. At the foot of the hill the to do the work the cost would, of
mighty Missouri river is flowing on
t--t, nrnHmpri TVfrTwin,r Anrii o 5 its 3j to me souinianu wuere us
the
waters with those of the Mississippi
mingle in the Gulf of Mexico and
sluggish stream is in itself an
course, be assessed against the prop
erty. This report was adopted.
The park board, composed of Rob
ert Hayes, George Luschinsky and
T h ti T 1 1 1 1 1-T- filnrl ttc rpnArt fnr '
J .. ii . . ui! . . V- V. . . V J ' V. V AW. ,
object of the greatest charm on the the past year showing the sum of!
S5S0.07 expended in the
as the day for observance of
trniv .np irasKa nn niav nn.i in com- i
nlianri with thp rAniifT.t nf the fruv- f the
4 - " . - " ... -l n
prnnr th. linnl-e r f tho ritv nsi Willi
as the court house were closed and : axy summer days ?ofc.0 . expended in the various
i o Ttiii rp5i n fin rs nx rnp i tsii. h mi tihi-ks rii nip r iv mtiii wrni'n rp-
plain lands the change to the hill3 ferred to the finance committee,
is one of the greatest interest and The last act of the old counciimen
these soots of natural beauty are was in the approving of the bonds of
among the real sights of this por- the newly elected members which
tion of Nebraska to the visitor, who were as follows, each bonds being in
j C3 they enjov Jjie wonderful scenic the sum of $ 1,000: Frank M. Eestor
beauties, realize tnat even tins por- cj. K. iiestor, II. t . uoos; John P.
tion of the west has been blessed , Sattler P. T. Becker, II. M. Soen
. with some magnificent scenery. loichsen; R. W. Knorr H. A. Schnei-
!der. G. W . Morgan; T. B. Peterson
j G. O. Dovey, R. W. Clement; James
Henderson J. B. Higley, H. M.
all legal business suspended for the
day.
The stores of the city and the Bur
lington sl.ops. however, continued
their pctivities as usual and the holi
day made little difference in the usu
al business routine.
Many of the residents of the city
observed the day by planting a tree
as was ursred by the founder of Ar
bor day. I lor.. J. Sterling Morton, and !
which in the years to come will
stand as living monuments to the
idea of the grcrt Nebraskan.
GIVES AWAY PEECULATOE
ENJOYING AIT OUTING
From t'.H.v n laiiw
Fred G. Egcr.bprger was out yes
terday for the first time in several
months to enjoy the fine spring at
mosphere and this morning ventured
down town to meet the host of old
friends who were more than pleased
to moct him and take the genial Fred
by
St
j The Nebraska Gas & Electric com
' pany have for the past two weeka
'. been conducting a guessing contest,
lhavincr arranged their show window
Soennichsen.
All of the newly elected members
were present with the exception of
James Henderson, and thy were duly
sworn in by Ma3"or Johnson and then
rerdy to function and after the roll
with a l.irfre variety of electric light
crlshon nf ri .fferont wnttntrp thft total
amount of which each person buying ca" the first matter to come before
a light globe was entitled to guess the body was that of the selecting of
on. and the one guessing nearest the tbe president of th ecouncil and for
correct number of watts was to re-.thls position Councilman Sattler
ceive a fine silver electric coffee per-' nominated Frank M. Bestor, who
-..latnr , was duly elected.
There were many guesses regis- jur junusyu uucnj iuhumu me
S counciimen ior ineir wore
e city in the midst of one of the
trying periods in the history of
y the hand Mr Egenbtrger is still jtered ,or tQ the cl0?e of the con. retirin
ar from wll and states that if his ; t at 5 n.ciock Saturday afternoon. ! for the
trength will return he hopes to be ' .. a tha fnmmi,t,0 fnmnnw.-i nflmost t
i.ie to go siiuin io enjoy a i.enuu ui . Frank Bestor, Frank Cloidt trnd ; tne cny.
r t rpcratiou there
FAEM HOUSE BUENS
From Moii day's OaJlr
Last night or early this morning
during the rain storm the farm house
of Mrs. O. Kramer located on the
Rock Bluffs road a short distance
south of the Mike Lutz farm, burned
to the ground. The house was a frame
building of three rooms and it is
thought was probably struck by
liehtning to cause the fire as there
Frank Smith counted the number of1 me new committees announced by
motto nnrwonteii hv the lRmnR and Mayor Johnson were as follows:
found them to De 6.4o.
The nearest correct gness was that
of R. A. Bates at 3.400 and 3.450.
Those coming next were Mrs.
Schiessl and Fred McCulloch
3,500 and Christine Coughlin
3.300.
with
with
RETURNS TO KANSAS
Finance? Bestor, Knorr, Sattler.
Judiciary Knorr, Sattler, Howe.
Streets, Alleys, and Bridges Sat
tler, McMaken, Bestor.
Fire and Water McCarty, Mc
Maken, Bestor.
Claims Peterson, Vroman, Brit
tain. Tarks and Improvements Vro
man, Howe, Knorr.
License Brittain, Henderson, Mc-
no? Knr, n t- t!i)nn l-m f V ah ei r
V " ii.iiiB in uuu3c,C his cousin, Charles
ior sonif time. The Tire was discov- ; famIiy, has returned to his
ered this morning by the neighbors ! f,0 cnfinwr ntnte Mr
-Howe, McCarty, Hender-
and had evidently burned sometime
about 1 o'clock.
DIES IN LINCOLN
John Reif, of Heston, Kansas, who rartv
: has been here visiting at the home( p0i"jc
f 'An it o r n t
home in, Cemetery Henderson,
Ken was ptrnTi
a resiaent nere in cass county some
twenty years ago and will be well v
rememDerea oy me n ouu iu j Mayor Johnson then announced
community as he was living here a!t. fo,,ow,n B-M.h
Ligjh(ing McMaken,
roman.
Brittain,
Peterson,
the time of his stay here. This is
his first visit here since removing to
Kansas.
Angus Green, aered sixty-six, a
former resident of Plattsmouth, died
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at a hos
pital in Lincoln. The body was tak
en from the hospital to the Alba
Brown funeral home where It Is held
pending the arrival of relatives to
maite funeral arrangements. The de- White Holland tnrkev T. B. tested
ceased has a .number ot the members ' eggs, 40c each. Day old poults 50c.
of his family burid at the cemetery Miss ' Etta Kickela, Murray, phone
in thi city. 1S11,
number of years and was engaged in;were dul confirmed by the council:
farming here for the greater part ofc A Rawls city attorney: j. X. E1.
EEST TUEKEY EGGS
liott, street commissioner; J. W. Tu
lene, sexton cemetery; Robert Hayes,
George Luschinsky and William
Schmidtmann, park commissioners;
P. J. Flynn, city physician.
The mayor announced that he
would defer for a period of two
weeka the matter ot the appointment
of the poliee force of the city and
would then name the force.
it properly.
The following claims were allowed
by tli? council before edjournmg: ,
Marshall Nursery Co.. trees to
city $24.00
C. Boetel. Sr., burying 1 hog, ;
3 dogs 2. CO
Frank Detlef, taxi police 1.50
Hnns Seivers. janitor work 2.00
Dalton Adding Machine Co., j
Ribbons and paper 3. S3 j
Perry Coffman, rent of room
for election 7.50 j
Modern Con. C6.. work at park 16.20 ;
Georg.? Taylor, 'street work 15.30 j
Walter Gouchenour, same 16.20 f
Dr. O. Sandin. same 3.10
John Maurer, Sr., same
extensive that has been given in the
city schools in recent years and will
be entertaining and inspiring to
those taking part and to the general
public.
; If possible the business houses
! will be urged to close one hour, 2 to
' 3. in order that everyone may get out
and enjoy Ivy day with the students
of the city schools.
DEATH OF WELL
KNOWN YOUTH OC
CURS EN CHICAGO
Barneston, on the Blue river, said
tonight the Tainter gates with which
the dam is equipped had met the test
was well selected and the manner in
which the different numbers were
given reflected greatest credit on the
members of the class and their very
efficient teacher. The affair was very
informal and those attending were
invited from the friends and families
of the class. The program given was
as follows:
Duet. "Come Unto Me." (Parks)
Harriett Peacock, Helen Wescott.
"Cuckoo Clock," (Grant-Schafer) ;
"My Dear Jerushy," (Gaynor)
successfully. Three of the four gates .,?C "Z I .. ,i. .v
were all that were neceRsarv to u.n Land of Mine, (McDermidt)
the river down to a normal "head" .John Ftady.
at the dam, although a twelve-foot
rise was registered up stream.
STILL COMMIT DEPREDATIONS
"On the Shore," (Neidlinger) ;
"Shadows," (Bond) Mrs. Pease.
"Winter's Lullaby." (DeKoven)
Marjory Pickett.
"Four Leaf Clover," (Coombs);
"I Doubt It," (Hosmer) Helen Wes-
The residents of the north part of jCOtt
the city still aDnear to be suffering "Springtime." (Polk); "The
from the visitation of some nartv or Wind," (Spross) Harriett Peacock
parties who make a practice of tak
ing the bottles of milk that may be
left outside of the homes at night.
This practice has been continued for
some time and the residents of that
pnrt of the city are getting very tired
of the annoying and expensive habit
:that is caused by the night caller
' J 1 s , - 1 , . . . .
anu ne is naoie to visit tne wrong
home and retire filled with a choice
HAS HARD LUCK
7.43 Paul Eillon, Who Was Here for Sev- assortment of buckshot.
eral Years, Passes Away fol
lowing an Operation.
Whistling Solos "Mighty Like a
Rose," "The Shepherd Boy" Alice
Louise Wescott.
"Till I Wake," (Finder): "Noth
ing But Love," (Bond) Mrs. Hilt
Martin.
"In a Garden," (Temple); "Snow"
(Parker) Mrs. Ed Roman.
Duet "Schubert's Serenade"
Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Wescott.
one of the "
young men of the city one who h yesterday the message was receiv-
rcached an age where he should) announcing the death at
know better wandered into one of rhi on Sundav afternoon at 3:30
our leading ana popular ousine ; f, M,..Mi 0
made his home in thi3 community.
For the past year Paul has resided
in Chicago, where the members of his
and was taken
sick a short time ago with the re
suit that he was compelled to go to
i tne nospuai ana ioiiowing an opera-
ai uu"""-" to,,1 T';ilrn u-hn fnr- cox-oral venro
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nouses to reau a iui&mc num uuc jl , . . . ,
his many ardent lady admirers. j
The billet d'amour was one of the
around in their chair and was full of f'?I?lly aJ! '0?aIea
the endearing terms that beckon to
v.i..u i col. ViQ oariftion aiea sunuay,
lltdU tLf U1UOU aLLKl "111 lit ll-uil
the letter.
Rut, to hasten on. as Laura Jean
Libby would say. The young man,
nfter reading the letter, hurriedly
left the store and in his haste for
got the letter and the dark work was
done. Friends of the young man se
cured the document and now they
know the whole of the sad, sad story.
The trusting heart that is still pin
ing to meet this Nebraska sheik, in
far away Wisconsin, is still without
the tender message that would bring
the word. "Come." And the lady is
still awaiting the ticket that would
bring her speeding westward to the
land of her heart's desire. However,
the friends state the lady had other
prospects so she is not so worse off.
but may find heartease in the domain
of Berger and Schlitz.
SHOW REAL ENTEEPEISE
The business men of Nehawka and
the live wires there have gotten to
gether and arranged a weekly enter
tainment at the fine municipal audi
torium in that thriving little city.
This will be in the nature of a free
picture show and at which the best! court entitled Cora
and latest releases will be shown for Sylvester L. Cotner.
The deceased young man was twen
ty years of age and was a gentleman
of the most genial disposition and
held in high esteem by a large circle
of friends. Mr. Billon was a charter
member of the DeMolay in this city
and while residing here was quite
active among a large circle of the
younger people.
The funeral of Mr. Billon will be
held in Chicago and interment had
there.
As far as could be learned here
the father of the deceased resides at
Ashland and the other members of
the family are located in Chicago.
DOINGS IN THE DISTEICT C0UET
In the case of Marie Jean vs. Will
Jean, heard late Saturday afternoon
by Judge James T. Begley, the plain
tiff was awarded a decree of divorce
as prayed for against the defendant.
Suit was filed in the office of the
clerk of the court entitled John M.
Kaffenberger vs. White et al,
Journal want adj pay. Try them.
Easiness forms of all kinds print
ed at the Journal office.
asking quiet of title.
An action for divorce was filed to
day in the office of the clerk of the
D. Cotner vs.
The petition
the benefit of the general public. The I states that they were married in
business men of Nehawka desire to j Council Bluffs, Iowa. October 31,
show their appreciation of the pat-11901. The petition also alleges de
ronage of their friends and neighbors sertion as the cause of action.
and take this form of giving them a j
real entertainment which will be the ! FOE RATT.
equal of any city showB. .
Alfalfa hay for sale. Inquire of H.
E. Warden, Union, Nebr.
Blank books at Journal office.
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Because the First National Bank is a part
of the Federal Reserve cable, it is able to serve
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