Nebraska State ffiitori
cal Society
journal.
DC
VOL. no. xxxvm.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1923.
NO. 95
PBOMHI BAN
KER SUFFERS
LEG
H. N. Dovey of First National Bank
Sustains Severe Injuries in an
Auto Accident Yesterday
From Monday's Dally.
When the oar in which he was rid
ing skidded into a small ditch along
the road a short distance from the
Platte river bridge, Horatio X. Do
vey. president of the First National
bank, sustained a serious fracture of
the left leg, some two inches above
the knee and also had a severe cut
on the right leg and on the side of
his face and when picked up after
the accident was in a semi-unconscious
condition.
The details of the accident are
somewhat at variance as to jU3t how
the victim of the accident came to
sustain his injuries altho on other
points there is little doubt of the
events that led up, to the accident.
Mr. Dovey in company with II. E.
YVeidnian. who was driving the car.
John Hatt and son. Jack, B. A. Mc-
Elwain and Parmele Dovey,
the
small son of George O. Dovey, had
started to Omaha in the nuto of Mr.
BROKEN
Dovey to attend the baseball game : tion lor a11 of the Party for a long
there between the Plattsmouth and t time.
Omaha Burlington league teams and The members of the party are all
after striking the road north of this , talented musicians and gave an after
city had been going at a very good noon of music with Mr. Ivan Iliatt,
rate of speed to keep ahead of a Ford hisses Mary and Mable Hiatt play
car that was following and which 'ing the violin. Miss Bertha fliatt at
seemed desiriou3 of passing them. As
they drew near the Platte river auto
and wagon bridge there wa3 another
oar coming from the north and Mr.
Dovey requested Mr. Weidman to
turn out for it which he did and the
tar ran into some loose, soft dirt
along the road which caused It to,
tip to one side. It was at this time'
that the accident occurred as Mr.
Dovey stated after the accident that
he had fallen from the ear and "was
apparenflr struck by the '.fender and
knocked
own ami th niTitilnflr
board of
thr far nassinc nvpr him i
caused the fracture of the left lee.
Others of the party were o the opin- ily gathering were: Misses Bertha,
ion that Mr. Dovey had jumped from j Frances, Mable. Ruby, Mary, Velma,
the car and as he fell Mr. Weidman I Ruth. Marjette, Lovey Iliatt. Ivan
grabbed for him and lost temporary ; and Edwin Iliatt, Gladys and Her
control of the car which skidded shal James, Messrs. and Mesdames
partially sideward over the lower F. E. James and Fred Hiatt, all of
portion of the body of Mr. Dovey be-Sidney, Iowa, and Dr. and Mrs. A. D.
fore it could be controlled. .Caldwell and family of this city.
When picked up Mr. Dovey was j The visitors motored home last
some ten feet back of the car and evening at 6 o'clock, following the
from the cuts on his face the blood .
was pouring profusely and caused a
great fear that he perhaps had been
fatally injured. The victim of the ac
cident was brouelit on to the city in
th r.ir rf Fir It P Wwtnvpr. whn
was passing, and received temporary I The Richardson home near the
treatment here on his arrival. Later, Missouri river ferry was the scene of
Mr. Dovey was taken to Omaha by a very pleasant family gathering a
his son. George O. Dovev, and his few days ago when the relatives and
family phvsieinn. Dr. T. P. Living- a few friends gathered to spend the
ston and placed in the Immanuel day with John Richardson and his
hospital for care. Mr. Dovey stood sons. Floyd and Claude and their
the pain of the accident and the families. The time was spent in vis
journey to the hospital in fine shape iting and a general good time, not
and was apparently suffering no bad ; alone mentioning the fine dinner
effects of the accident aside from prepared and served to the jolly par
the fractured limb. ty and which showed the skill of the
This morning, the reports from ladies of the party. Those who com
the hospital were that he was feeling prised the party were: Mrs. E. J.
in th best of snape and bearing Jackson, aged eighty-five of Council
with fortitude hi3 enforced idleness Bluffs, the oldest member of the par
as the result of his injury and thatlty; Messrs. and Mesdames I. J. Ho
there was no reason why he should : man. Omaha: Oscar Jackson, Coun
not have a speedy recovery from the cil Bluffs: F. W. Strother, Council
injury and this proved very pleasing Bluffs; Mrs. Rhoda Archer, Council
to the host of friends of Mr. Dovey Bluffs; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Carey,
over this section of Cass county. Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Rich-
lorliinn T!!11ln Ta flr anil TVanlr
WILL ENJOY VISIT HERE
From Monaayn Daily j
vtrr.w r,nrnfn VnftTnow Tier-
old. son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Her- .
old of this city, arrived home for a
visit with his parents for the first
time in nearly two years. Mr. Her
oM is located in New York City,
where he has been since his grad
uation from Harvard college, and he
has advanced rapidly in the practice
of his profession and is a partner in
one of the leading law firms of
Gotham and one that has very ex
tensive work in looking after the in
terests of large corporations and in
his work in this line Mr. Herold has
met with great success.
Mr. Herold will enjoy a visit in
the old home for some time and it is
expected later that his mother, Mrs.
Henry Herold, will join him in New
vrti-L- cvfoj,
Miss Ursula Herold is attending
school in the east as she is expecting
to attend the Cathedral school at
Washimrtnn TV n nn of th ioa- i
intr Emsconal church Rchnr.1 tn th
country.
RAIN STOPS GAME
From Mondays Daily.
Yesterday afternoon, the game at
the Fort Omaha grounds N between
the Plattsmouth and Omaha Bur
lington league teams was called at
the end of the fourth inning with
the score 4 to 0 in favor of Platts
mouth, the rain making it impossi
ble to continue play and this will
leave a game to be decided at a later
date when the other games have been
disposed of.
CARS HAVE SMASH UP
From Mondays tatly.
Yesterday afternoon, following
the rain, between 3:30 and 4 o'clock
an auto collision occurred on Pearl
street when the car of Peter Rauen
of Omaha crashed into the car of Ed
gar Meisinger, which was parked
near the George Ilild residence, and
did more or less damage to the car
of Mr. Meisinger. At the time of the
accident, Mr. Rauen was hurrying
to get home before another down
pour and the road being slippery he
crashed into the rear of the Meising
er car. The back fender and hub w.p
were damaged as the result of the
meeting of the care.
ENTERTAINS FOR
IOWA RELATIVES
Mrs. F. R. Gobelman Has Number
cf Relatives From Sidney, la.,
to Spend Sunday Here.
The pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank R. Gobelman was the scene of
a mast delightful gathering Sunday
when Mrs. Gobelman entertained
some twenty-four of her cousins and
uncles and aunts from Sidney, la., at
luncheon and the occasion was one
that will be a very pleasant reconec-
the piano and Miss Marjorie Iliatt on
the drums and Miss Gladys James and
Marjetle Iliatt, who are both talent
ed musicians, gave several selections.
The rooms of the Gobelman home
were very tastefully arranged with
decorations of pink roses and this
color scheme was carried out in the
table decorations, roses and the pink
place cards furnishing a pleasing
note of the decorative plan of the
occasion. In serving the dainty two
course luncheon, Mrs.' Gobelman was
assisted by ner cousin, Mrs. a. u.
Caldwell.
Those attending the pleasant fam-
ram Storm.
HAVE FINE TIME
Pf Mondays Dally
fllUOVU. -J A J -
Christy. Mrs. Virginia Adams of this
city, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Richard-
i j ti i ir
son anu sons. Joun ami r,nerjr, an.
and Mrs. M. C. Christy and children,
ana nennem o i r uw .
Mr- a,nd Mrs- Frank Harris. Pacific
Junction, Mr. and Mrs. George Barr
and children, Elsie and Melvin, Mr.
and Mrs. Theo Powles and son, Mr.
Hank Smother and Ethel Johnson of
Auburn.
ENTERTAINS FRIENDS
Miss Kathryn "Wadick very pleas
antly entertained Saturday at a 6
o'clock dinner a number of friends
at her home on West Vine street.
The appointments of the dinner were
appropriate of the late spring sea
son and the color scheme carried out
In decorations of roses. Those par-
ticipatiner were:
Misses Blanche
raun. v'r&lnla I!fTes?,n'lr E1Sj5i?
adick' Kathryn Wadick Messrs
Simmons.. Omaha; Harold
Gamaliel Renner, Frank Anderson.
Omaha, and-Robert Walling.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Saturday afternoon. T. H. Pollock
motored to Omaha and brought back
wun mm toward Patterson, wno nas
been at the hospital there for the
past two weeks recovering from an
operation for appendicitis. The
young man is feeling in the best of
shape and finds that the recuperat
ing period is one hard to bear with
the many pleasures that call him to
the great outdoors but In a short
time he will be able to resume his
1 former activities.
JURY FREES .
HERB COTTON
OF CHARGES
CASE GIVEN TO JURY SHORTLY
AFTER 5 O'CLOCK; VER
DICT REACHED QUICK.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Yesterday afternoon shortly before
3 o'clock the jury for the trial of the
case of the State of Nebraska vs. Herbert-
H. Cotton, charged with the
shooting with intent to kill of Thom
as Rabb, was selected, and the case
that has been hanging fire since No
vember 15th, was started to grind.
The jury picked comes from among
the leading residents of the county
outside of Plattsmouth and consists
of C. G. Bailey, S. C. Boyles. Ben
Dill. John D. Bramblett, Winfield
Swan, J. C. Dreamer, H. H. Gerbling,
J. H. Foreman, E. F. Marshall, A. H.
Eornemeier, John McKay and James
Pollard. After the completion of
the jury, the opening statements
were made to the Jury by the attor
neys for the state and defense and
the case then placed on trial.
The state presented as its chief
witnesses Thomas Rabb, the young
man whom Cotton is charged with
having shot, and his father, Andrew
Rabb, Sr., who was tht companion of
his son on the night of November
15, 1922, when the shooting affair
occurred on Washington avenue near
the home of H. S. Wilcox located be
tween 9th and 10th streets.
There were no new facts brought
out in the main trial as far as the
state's witnesses were concerned, the
testimony being practically that of
the preliminary hearing of the case.
Mr. Rabb detailed the story of his
passing Mr. Cotton on the sidewalk
near the Wilcox place and of acci
dently brushing against him and o
the fact of Cotton shooting at him
and the bullet striking him in the
shoulder and how he had stood for a
moment and as the second shot was
fired had started to run or walk east
ward along the sidewalk until reach
ing 9th stree. when he had been
overcome by the shock'-of the shoot
ing. Andrew Rabb, Sr. testified to the
facts as related by his son as being
the incidents that preceded and fol
lowed the shooting, but on cross ex
amination grew somewhat confused
as to the statements relating to the
shooting as in answering Mr. Wright
of the defense, he stated he was be
hind one of the trees that stand
along the walk.
The testimony of Louis Sedlak and
Joe Pries, the two boys who were
sitting along the walk at Washington
avenue and 9th street, was offered
to bear out the story of the shootin
and Mr. Sedlak especially made a 'the shops were kept there and not
very frank and effective witness for allowed to go to and from the shops
the state as to the manner in which) until some time later in the fall. The
the shots were fired, their number! men had later secured places to
and also the time that Mr. Rabb, room and board over the city and
the wounded man, had come down that shortly after that time the con
the walk where they were sitting j servative leaders of the strike seem-
and whom they had later helped tojed to have lost control of their men
carry into the residence of Dr. O.
Sandin.
Dr. R. P. Westover gave his tes
timony as to the nature of the wound
inflicted and the condition of young
Rabb when he attended him.
The trial was the first opportunity
of hearing the defense fully present
ed, as there had been little testimony
offered at the preliminary hearing
before Justice Weber.
J. T. Liston, Missouri Pacific pas
senger agent, testified to the fact
that he had been coming down town
from his home on Elm street, a short
distance from the M. P. station and
that he had been passed by the two
Rabbs who were also walking east
ward. He had later heard the sounds
er shots fired about a block and a ! erable clashing occurred between wit
half ahead of him and saw the flashes I ness and Attorney Tidd over the mat-
from revolvers. He thought that the
first shot had been fired from a dif
ferent gun than that of the two suc
ceeding ones, but was not positive
of this fact. He also thought that
the last two flashes of the gunfire
bad come from the south side of the
sidewalk instead of the north.
Robert Hayes, general foreman of
the Burlington shops was called to
the stand to show the feeling that it
was alleged prevailed among the men
as the result of conditions arising
from the strike of the union shop
crafts. He detailed a number of
incidents of the men at work in the
shops being very much wrought up
over the manner in which they had
been treated on the streets and also
of the fact that Mr. Cotton had come
to him some time before the shooting
and asked his opinion as to what to
do to protect himself. Witness stated
that he had told Mr. Cotton he would
not advise him, but that he would
in a similar case, take care of him
self. He also stated that workmen
had returned to the shops at differ
ent times with bruises and marks on
them from assaults which they had
claimed had been received outside of
the shops. He also told of the men
entering and leaving the shops being
watched by pickets and of some pick
ets carrying clubs. On cross exam
ination, Mr. Hayes stated that no one
had threatened or molested him in large and keenly interested audience Cotton, had been given to the jury
anyway during the period from July that the story of the defense was in the district court, it returned, in
1st to November 15th, when the given by Mr. Cotton. He told in his twenty minutes, a verdict freeing
shooting occurred. He also stated opening testimony of the painting of ,Mr. Cotton from all blame for the
that he did not see any assaults com- a death's head on his barn and later i crime which he had been charged
mitted himself and that he did not of the cutting of the tires on his cars with that of shooting to kill Thorn
know whether conditions were worse and other damage committed at hi3 as Rabb.
at other points along the railroad home by parties unknown to him. J The defense of Mr. Cotton, which
than here. j lie had driven to work the first day was in charge of William A. Bobert-
Special Agent Crofton of the Bur- he worked in the shops but abandon- son, Fred Wright and H. H. Kup
lington was also on the stand to cd that for the rest of the time and pingcr of Omaha, was conducted in a
testify as to conditions prevailing in walked to and from work. I masterly manner and the represen-
this city which might cause a great' He declared he had names called tatives of the defendant presented
fear of personal violence such as was him almost every day and had also one of the best defenses that has
alleged to have been held by Mr. been forced off of the sidewalks at been heard in the court for years,
Cotton preceding the shooting. Mr. different times, going to and from leaving no part of the theory of the
Crofton told of recommending the
sending of more guards to this city; Asked as to those calling him names
at the time of his visit in November, j witness stated that this had been an
as he considered there was a bad un- almost daily occurance. He had made
dercurrent of feeling over the strike, way on the walks, he said, "whenever .
On cross examination he gave the possible rather than have trouble,
statement of several men congregat-; Threats had been given from win-
ing in the park near the shops, but J dows over places of business on Main '
saw and heard no threats of violence . street to "get him," witness stated
at that time. jon the stand, but as thesehad been!
C. S. Johnson, yardmaster of the from behind screens he could not
uurnngton, testinea 10 tne iact mat
members of the crowds around the
passenger station had followed trains
at different times and particularly at
one time when an eraploye of the
Burlington was leaving who had been
engaged in taking pictures of pick
ets on duty near the shops. On cross
examination Mr. Johnson stated he
had not seen any violence personally.
Theron Evans was called by the
defense and gave the details of the
fight on Third street the day prior to
the shooting of Rabb and in which
a man named Dudley, an. employe in
the shops, had received very severe
injuries by being struck over the
head with a large hock or piece of
iron and which had severely injured
his eye. Witness stated that Tom
Rabb had struck the blow on Dud
ley. Fred Beil had al;o been in the
fight at the same time. When Dud
ley fell he was struck and kicked
several times the witness stated. Mr.
Evans had assisted Dudley on down
to the corner of the block on Main
street. On cross examination. Mr.
Evans stated he was crossing from
the Perkins hotel to j Third street,
when the fight occurred and he had
gone on up to the scene. He stated
that he had identified Rabb as the
man committing the aault. When
asked by Attorney A. L; Tidd whether
or not he knew that Andrew Pries
had been fined for the assault on
Dudley and that Dudley had pointed
Pries out as the man committing the
assault he stated he jid not. The
affair had created a great deal of stir
among the men in the shops, wit
ness stated. Rabb had been pointed
out to him as a scrapper.
Lester Wilson was also called to
the stand rnd state-i hwas working
on the street at the time ol the as
sault on Dudley and that ho had
been coining along some distance be
hind Max Pries and had seen Dudley
struck by Rabb. He could not say
whether Rabb had anything in his
hand at the time. He identified Rabb
as the man striking Dudley.
William Baird, shop superintend
ent, was called to testify a3 to the
condition of affairs and the general
feeling at the time of the shooting.
He stated that conditions at the
opening of the strike were very quiet
hut had grown more heated as the
new men 'Were brought here to work
and were such that the workers in
and the more radical element had
threatened trouble.
Employes at the shops had com
plained of small happenings such as
calling them names and in several
cases of stoning them. A number had
come to him to request permission to
carry fire arms, but he had told them
that he had no authority and they
must secure permission from the
county attorney. He stated that
guards or watchmen were sent here
after the first part of the strike and
remained until in November. On
cross examination he stated he did
not know whether they came armed
or not as they were not under him.
Had been used to escort men to an 1
frnm th dfnrt tn the shnns Consid
ter of the status of the guards and
their effect on the peaceful condition
of the community. Mr. Baird stated
that the guards had been used when
the civil authorities were apparently
unable to control affairs and remain
ed until the reorganization of the
civilforce by the appointment of new
policemen from among the citizens of
the community.
Mayor Johnson testified to having
stopped a mixup on Richey street
near the 'scene of the Dudley fight.
Just a short time after this event,
and having seen a number of 'shop
men as well as the Rabbs and Pries
struggling over the possession of an
iron hook and a 2x4. He had placed
the men under arrest and turned
them over to Chief of Police Bar
cla3' for investigation. He had notic
ed the complaining witness, Tom
Rabb, in the party and also had
learned later that the man had been
turned loose by the chief of police.
On cross examination he stated he
did not see the fighting on Third
street.
A. Ghrist testified as. to stories
heard by him in his place of business
.relative to threats on the life of Mr.
Cotton.
The defendant, Herbert Cotton,
took the stand at 11 o'clock this fore
noon to hear for the first time his
side of the story and it was to a
Jiome and hi3 work in the shops.
tell who uttered the threats. The
threats had led him to secure a 08
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The witness stated that the call
ing of names and threats had led
him to consult Mr. Wm. Baird. Mr.
Hayes and W. A. Robertson at dif
ferent times as to means of protec
tion and that Mr. Robertson had di
rected him to the office of the coun
ty attorney and he had asked for a
permit to carry a revolver as he be
lieved a legal permit was necessary.
He had been informed he stated that
it was not necessary to have written
permission, but that the need of pro
tection was all that was necessary to
warrant the carrying of a revolver.
After this time he stated he had car
ried tle revolver to and from work.
The beating up of Dudley on the
street had caused great fear among
the shopmen, himself included, Mr.
Cotton testified, and he had under
stood that Mr. Rabb was one of those
in the fight. He had heard that Mr.
Rabb was a "scrapper," he stated, in
reply to a question of Mr. Wright, his
attorney.
On the night of the shooting, Mr.
Cotton stated he had left the Bur
lington shops at 6 o'clock to go home
and had stopped at the Wescott
clothing store to purchase a pair of
trousers and also some overalls and
had then come on out Washington
avenue to his home. It was very dark
fi IwfA I fSJ, iVh 1 ',2 ch"ges and with his wife and child
he had used a flash light to shedl . . , . . s...
light along places where there were
tree3 or bushes as he stated he feared
someone would come out. and hit him
while he-was. not on the alert.
He described the scene where the
shooting took place . as. being dark
owing to the large trees near the
south side of the walk and also of
the fact that on the north side the
ground was comparatively smooth.
Witness stated he had bundle under
his left arm and carried flashlight
and dinner bucket in his left hand,
having hi3 right hand in the pocket
of the Mackinaw that he was wear
ing at the time. He had seen two
men approaching sixty or seventy
five feet away and thought that they
were Rabbs or Pries, he stated, not
being sure of which in the light that
struck them until they were close.
He had given all the room possible
on the walk, but did not remember
whether he had one foot on the walk
or not as they passed.
He stated that Tom Rabb had
lunged at him and with his shoulder
had partially knocked him off his bal
ance and turned him part way around
and he started backing up as Rabb
advanced in a crouching position, ap
parently ready to fight, the witness
stated. He had then drawn his re
volver as he recovered his balance
and fired at Rabb who was quite
close to him. He had then continued
to -step backward until some distance
away and had heard two shots fired
later from the direction in which the
Rabbs were standing, but he did not
know which of the men. if either,
fired the shots. He claimed to have
beard the bullets whistle past him.
Cotton stated he had put the gun
back in his pocket after the firing of
the first shot, and did not remove it
until reaching home when he had re
placed the discharged cartridge with
a new one and placed the gun back
in his pocket.
In reply to questions of Mr. Wright
witness stated that he had constant
ly been in fear of his life or from
receiving injuries. Mr. Cotton stat
ed that there had been no words ex
changed except that after the shoot
ing Andrew Rabb, Sr. had said:
"That's too bad" and Mr. Cotton had
replied: "That is indeed true."
On the cross examination, Mr. Cot
ton stated he had gone to work in
the shops August 14th. The sheriff
had visited his place four days after
the cutting of the tires on his car,
but that he had no direct knowledge
to give the sheriff of who had done
the work and the clues found had
proven fruitless. When asked wheth
er he had stepped clear off the walk,
witness stated he "did not remember,
but felt he should not have to give
all of the walk. He did not see any
weapon in the hands of Tom Rabb
at the time of the shooting.
Mrs. Cotton closed the morning
session with testimony bearing out
I tnat by her husband as to the
incidents at the home before and
at the time of the shooting relative
to the condition of Mr. Cotton from
worry over the threats alleged to
have been made.
From Wednesday's t5yy.
Last evening, after the case of the
State of Nebraska vs. Herbert H.
: defense that of self defense in fir-
ing the shot at Rabb open to the
state to break down and in the
course of the trial the attorneys for
the defense had skilfully presented
their case pprt by part that built up
to the plea of fear on the part of the
defendant for his life and caused
him to shoot in self defense,
The arguments in the case were
made in the late afternoon, Attor-
ney A. L. Tidd opening for the state
in which he denied the charges of
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hostile had been caused by the pres- aml wh,ch consiste)1 of rcadings
ence of guards of the railroad com- . moiM, 'anin..rtT,Q Mi,f.. rith-
pauy. Mr. Robertson presented the
opening argument for the defense
and made one of the best presenta
tions of a case that is to be heard in
any court room and brought clearly
and in a very practical manner all
of the points of the defense. Mr.
Wright in his statements stressed
the claims of the defense that con
ditions that had led to a number of
disorders had caused an intense fear
on the part of Mr. Cotton for his own
and his family's safety and led him
to prepare to defend himself against
the foes that had come in the dark
to destroy his property and paint the
death sign on his home. County At
torney A. G .Cole closed for the state
and urged the jury to consider only
the fact that the law of the state had
been violated in the shooting of a
citizen and to wave aside the appeals
to the sentimental in making their
verdict.
The decision of the jury followed
closely on the reading of the in
structions by Judge Begley, th
members of the jury retiring and
electing their foreman and reporting
back almost immediately with the
verdict that sent Mr. Cotton home
f vr m Vi r rr 1 1 1 auca frAtn thn
t ren to rejoice in his acquittal.
WILL GIVE MINSTREL
Another pleasant musical treat la
in. store for the Piattamouthpublic
in the near future, as announcement
has been made of the forthcoming
presentation under the auspices of
Fontenelle . chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, of a home
talent ladies' minstrel musical com
edy at the Parmele theatre on Juno
13th and 14th.
The rehearsals have been started,
with Mr. and Mrs. Payden directing,
and promises to be one of the biggest
events of its kind ever offered here.
There are seventy-five in the cast
and they are all working hard on the
production.
CORN LOOKS GOOD THERE
A member of the Journal force re
turned last evening from a few days'
visit in the northeastern part of the
state, where we found corn in the
vicinity of Norfolk, Plainview and
Creighton showing as good or better
growth as in this section of the state,
and small grain also doing well.
You will find nearly every maga
zine published on sale at the Journal
office.
A Recipe for Prosperity!
Here are three things which will help to
make 1 923 a more prosperous year for Platts
mouth and Cass county
Pay off outstanding notes;
Contract fewer new debts;
Avoid unnecessary expenditures.
Every borrowed dollar demands a salary,
and this salary, or interest, must be paid out
of your income. Every dollar spent means
one less dollar in the bank earning interest
for you.
Let's help prosperity instead of hinder
ing it I
the First inational bank
THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL. AT MOVB
PLATTSMOUTH
W. G. T. U. LADIES
HAVE A PLEASANT
TIME YESTERDAY
Flower Mission Held at Methodist
Church Pallors Yesterday end
Quite Largely Attended.
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Yesterday afternoon the flower
mission of the W. C. T. U. was held
at the parlors of , the Methodist
church, the meeting, on account of
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, .oa
erine Terryberry and Elizabeth
Hatt gave pleasing piano solos, and
readings were gvien by a number of
the ladies. Mrs. Gorder giving a
reading, "Mary, Martha and Laz
arus." Mrs. George A. Dodge in her
usual pleasing manner read a paper
on the life of Jennie Cassidy, the
originator of flower day, and Miss
Olive Gass gave a very interesting
account of the life of Frances E.
Willard. Mrs. Canfield gave a very
appropriate selection, "Beautiful
Flower." Mrs. J. E. Wiles a reading,
"Daddy's Easter Basket" and Miss
Elizabeth Spangler a very beautiful
poem. Among the musical numbers
given was a saxaphone duet by Har
lan and Frederick Gorder, who were
accompanied by their mother at the
piano.
The ladies at an appropriate hour
enjoyed very dainty and delicious re
freshments served by Mrs. Gorder
and Mrs. John V. Hatt, assistant
hostess.
The members of the mission pre
sented the Journal office with a very
handsome bouquet of flowers which
were very much appreciated.
ENJOYING VISIT HERE
Mrs. R. F. Patterson and family
are enjoying a very pleasant visit
from Captain and Mrs. Floyd Hard
ing, the latter being .formerly Miss
Edith Dovey, and the visit here is
enjoyed to the utmost by the father
of Mrs. Harding' George E. Dovey,
as well as the other relatives. Cap
tain and Mrs. Harding and little
daughter, Peggy, have been station
ed at Camp Benning, Georgia, and
will spend the summer here as Cap
tain Harding is to attend the train
ing school of the C. M. T. C. at Fort
Snelling, Minn., as instructor and
Mrs. Harding and little daughter
will remain here. Captain Harding
in the fall will locate at Lincoln
where he will act as an instructor
in the R. O. T. C. at the state uni
versity. BABY SWALLOWS NAIL
Froir Tuesday's DaHj
' This morning. Dr. P. J. Flynn in
company with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Blunt, departed for Omaha where
they took the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. Blunt, who a few days ago swal
lowed a nail and has since been suf
fering more or less from the fact
that the nail was lodged in the or
gans of the little boy. He vill be
taken to the hospital and an opera
tion performed to remove the offend
ing nail.
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