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PLATTSJ10UTH, NEBRASKA, XONDAY, JTTLY 23, 1923.
NO. 107
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DEATH CALLS .
CHRISTIAN GUERR,-
AN OLD SETTLER
Dies at Home in Murdock After Lone:
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rciiuu ui x vui ucoilu j. u.nci-
al Held Wednesday.
Mr. Christian Guerr, of Murdock,
who has not been in good health for
some time, having been in the hos-
pital at the time of the death of his
wife on May 15th, suffering from a
cancer, was abie to return home a
short time later, although the ravages
of the disease were not checked. In
termittently since his return he had
been able to bo up and around and
last Monday was a visitor to the busi
ness portion of the town as well as
calling on some of his friends in the
residence section. He had started
back down town from the H. A. Guth
mann home and as he neared the
residence of H. R. Schmidt, where
Mrs. Schmidt was sitting on the
porch sewing, when he uttered a
slight groan and fell forward upon
his face.
Mrs. Schmidt ran to the C. L. Mil
ler home across the road for assist
ance, and when she returned Mes-
dames Mat Thimgan and A. Stouse
were endeavoring to minister to his
needs. A phvsician was called and ."1 V. J . .V V, C 7 t
before his arrival a large crowd had;0?, ?ndiy aJ the Presbyterian hos
gathered. On the arrival of the ' ?lta , ln Omaha, the members of the
physician, it was found that he was
died, having died within a few min
utes of the time of his falling. .
Mr. Guerr was preceded In death
by his wife on May 15, while he was
called on July 16. He was born in
Germany August IS, 1850, and was
nearly 73 years of age. In 1S75 he'"rameu a"u urwu bh wb pdiww
was united in marriage to Miss Au
gusta Buchholz. they coming to
America and to Cass county in 18 S3,
where they made their home Just
north of Murdock during the Inter
vening years until they came to
town to live a few years ago.
The funeral' was conducted by the
Rev. A. Strouss, who delivered the
discourse in American while the Rer.
A. Brauchle made an address in Ger
man. Interment was made in the
cemetery of the Evangelical church
at Louisville, church northeast of
Murdock.
John Scheel, his friend, was born
in Germany but a short distance from
where Mr. Guerr was born. '
The deceased had been an excellent
citizen and was wel liked by every
one. He leaves two daughters, Mes
dames Otto Miller of South Bend and
Fred Backemeyer. of Elmwood. be
sides three grand children, children
of his two daughters. There was a
son born to Mr. and Mrs. Guerr, who
died in infancy.
A large number of friends attend
ed the funeral to pay tribute to the J Nebraska to California of Judge Ar
deceased and attest the high esteem thur G. Wray cost that gentleman a
in which he was held bv all.
BUCK DIFFERS
WITH TAGORE
v i ti -d
Nebraska Professor Does Not Believe
Mohammedanism Destined as
Religion of India.
From Thursday's Daiiy. '
ti, Atin-n rr sir Pahinrtrannth
Tagore that Mohammedanism will
soon train sunremacv over the Hindus:
in India, reported in Wednesday's
State Journal, under a Calcutta date
line, is not endorsed by Dean M. P.
Buck, of the University of Nebraska, .
who returned recently from India. I
pJfZ , t,.v- t rhrfSt!an
religion has made deep impress upon
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Tr,.iia .lthnnh tl,P numhcr of attual
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converts has been comparatively
small. The effect of Christianity is
noted by thoughtful observers in the(add to the probabilities of his chang
modification wrought in the oriental
religions. Ghandi himself was tempt
ed to accept Christianity. The Bramo
SomJ. which has had wide vogue,. Is
a mixture of oriental beliefs with
Christian tenets.
Mr. Buck found that the Christian
ized people in India were demanding
control of their own churches. He
says that the church ln India is be
ing taken from the missionaries to
be conducted by educated natives.;
The Church of England mission' in
the orient, known as the society for
the propagation of the gospel, allows
the natives full control where pre
pared to take it. Eventually, ac
cording to' Dean Buck, a church com
bining the essentials of Christianity j
with the best in oriental religions
destined to take strong hold -"In j orej population as some twelve ne
India. Dean Buck is engaged upon a'oe9 were brousht ln this afternoon
V w-vlr i t - H ? r Vi Viio nhoArriitinTiB will 1
be embodied.
A HAPPY OCCASION
The news has been received by
George E. Dovey of this city that he,
is the grandfather of a fine new
grandson who was born Wednes$y :
mornine at Minneanolis to Catrarfrf4nroDortion-some thirty years ago,
and Mrs. Floyd Harding, the mother I
being formerly Miss Edith Dovey of 1
this city. The family is stated at Fort '
Snelling during the citizens train-
ing camp where the captain is act-!
ing as instructor and Mrs. Harding
has been at the hospital in Minneap-
oils. Mrs. R. F. Patterson of this
city, lister of Mrn. Hardiag. has been
with her for some time and was able
to welcome the little nephew.
CANADA WHEAT PROSPECT
Ottawa, Canada, July 18. Reports
of a 500.000,000 bushel wheat crop
in Canada are "absurd" according to
officials of the Canadian department
of agriculture.
They declare that the official esti
mate for the ensuing year's crop had
not yet been completed but that the
half billion bushel figure was out of
i line with what th final rcnnrt
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shows.
The Dominion farmers planted 22,
432,693 acres in fall and spring
wheat, according to official reports,
which would necessitate an average
yield per acre of twenty bushels to
reach the total harvest reported aswav to be constructed from Manhat-
'probable,
UNDERGOES VERY
SEVERE OPERATION
AT THE HOSPITAL
Thomas Rabb of this City Operated
on "at" Presbyterian Hospital
and is Now Some Better.
Thomas Rabb of this city, who has
I been suffering for several months
i from the effects of his wounds re
ceived here in the shooting affray
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family report, and has been In very
serious condition since that time al
tho yesterday he showed some im
provement. Mr. Rabb had two ribs removed
and the wound, which had never
thoroughly healed as it should, was
is reported as suffering greatly from
the effects of the operation and ln
his weakened condition following his
lonk Illness It was especially dim-
pleasing to learn and the family and
friends are hopeful that he may soon
be able to return home If he has no
further complications In the case.
REMOVAL COST HIM
A SENATORIAL JOB
Politicians Think' Judge Wray Had
a Chance for the Job if He
Had Not Moved Away.
fYom Thursdays Daily.
Several Lincoln men whose minds
revolve in political gear express the
fervid opinion that the removal from
.'seat in the Lnited States senate rrom
Nebraska. They base this on the be
lief that conditions In Nebraska are
about as ripe as they were in Minne
sota for the success of a farm-labor
'candidate for the senate to succeed
Norris.
They further point out that If
Wray had remained on the ticket of
the progressives, which parallels in
i--i cor, f,.!,
political significance the farm-labor
party of the north, nothing couia
I beat him next year as a third party
I candidate. The progressives are In no
position to benefit by the ground
swell now Decause iney nave no uui-
standing man ln their ranks who
could piucK tne senatorial seai
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nSp! ffnrt Khm.bi The made to
a concerted effort should be maae to,
get ."sorris 10 cnange ms miuu.
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senator is not a man to readily
make his mind, and it would take an
Qimt nnimnn, call to make him
.even hesitate about saying "no.
,
vnrr) lltplv to sav that the re-
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publicans want him so as to save tne
.ticket in the state, and that does not .
ing his mind.
Some republicans refuse to get
panicky over the situation. They say
that a year Is a long time, and much
may happen in that time to change
conditiins. They point out that Min
nesota Is largely moved by economic
conditions and less likely to be In
fluenced by argument after they
have once made up their minds,
while in Nebraska the percentage Is
small. Then, too, labor forms a com
paratively small element of the vot
ing population In Nebraska.
HAVE COLORED POPULATION
por the first time in almost thirty
Vears Plattsmouth can boast of a col
r a. v 1 1 .
from St. Louis and will work at the
Burlington lumber yard in this city.
The negroes are mostly young men
and evidently, from the extreme
south. -
This city had a number of ne
groes living here for some years af
ter the Civil war, the old residents
state, and the colony reached quite a
having a colored church here and an '
increasing number of the colored!
folks, until one night the residence ;
of one of the colored families was J
found ablaze and while the fire was.
put out there was a very liberal
deluge of awter applied to the rest of
the colony and after the experience
for years old ."Uncle Ned" was the
sole and only colored man In the city
'and remained here until his death.
NEW HIGHWAY
THROUGH CASS
COUNTY SOON
TTil,To tvt v.nt.oHon Voices
to Omaha Will Pass Through
Cass County Towns.
From Fridav Dally.
Wepninz Water is deslenated as
I V, - , nr. t,a na'.ir V, 5 err,
tan, Kansas, to Omaha.
The proposed route was decided
upon Tuesday when 75 Kansas and
Nebraska, men attending a confer
ence at Summerfield, Kansas, which
is located 85 miles south and east of
Weeping Water, on the Kansas-Nebraska
line. There were 11 present
j from Cass county, nine of these dele
, gates being from Weeping Water.
They were Carl E. Day, Earl Towle,
L. R. Snipes. S. R. Bradley, Henry
Crozier, V. E. Smith. George Olive,
C. E. Butler and J. J. Meier.
The route had previously been de
cided upon from Manhattan to the
Nebraska line. The purpose of the
meeting was to designate the route
from the Kansas line to Omaha.
An association was organized for
the purpose of promoting this enter
prise. This organization is known
as the National Short Cut Highway
association. The name of the new
highway Is to be the National Short
Cut Highway.
The officers of the organization
are: President. J. M. Rhodes, Frank
fort, Kansas; vice president, W. F.
Diers, Louisville; secretary, J. P.
Murray,-Summerfield.
' When the meeting was called to
order a committee was appointed by
the president to formulate a propos
ed route for the new highway and
to submit it to the entire group.
,J iL?.
! Carl Day. Weeping Water, chair
man; Messrs. Johnson. Tecumseh;
Brumbaugh, Summerfield, and Diers,
Louisville.
This committee submitted two
routes. The one adopted by the group
designates that the highway shall go
through Tecnmseh.-Weeping Water,
Louisville and Millard into Omaha.
A publicity committee was named
to give the project proper publicity.
This committee is composed of L. J.
Mayfield of Louisville. S. R. Bradley
of Weeping Water, W. H. Keeler of
Summerfield and W. F. Hill of West
moreland. Each town along the highway was
assessed ten per cent of its popula
tion to take care of the marking of
the trail. Weeping Water Repub
lican. BARGAIN DAY
WAS VERY SUC-
nrOOrill flUC and lT GillesPie received several
lJ2N,yB (JjjDroken riDS and internal Injuries.
j John Ackles, who was working
! near them, says there was no warn-
'General Reports are Favorable on the
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Result of the Volume of Busi
ness Shoppers Pleased.
From Thursday's Dsiiy. J
The buying public took advantage
of the opportunities afforded by
I Bargain day yesterday in very large J
numbers and almost all of the stores
the city report a pleasing volume
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ul uusiusi auu in uisuusiuk me
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un-j""" " irT Q ""TT.
red at the pecIal barS.aln and
' mid-summer clearance prices.
i A great many of the farmers are
. wmw-r nf K
now 1U .uitfir uuwwi uu ui u
voa r a Tin finHi-n t that their timo is
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irom eany in me
morning until late at night, and this
has 6erved to keep many of them at
home who would otherwise have been
in for the bargain offerings.
' The crowd yesterday was here
largely ln the morning and the af
ternoon, the evening attendance at
the sales not being as heavy as last
month, although they were counter-
balanced by the larger day time
rrn-arila
crowds
Special features will probably
mark the next Bargain day as it will
be after the close of harvest and will
give more opportunity for the resi-t
j iu. . a . .
dents of the country districts to be
in attendance.
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ELMWOOD LAST NIGHT
j
From Fridsy's Daily J
The members of the police force,
were on the alert last evening for a
rsr ronnrtoH to hare hean ctolon from 1
the streets at Elmwood early
last!
evening and which it was thought
the thieves might be trying to get
into Omaha with. The car was an
Essex and of the touring car type.
according to the messages received
here by Sheriff Quinton and the po-
'lice. The sheriff was at the Platte
river bridge until late at night to see
if an attempt was made to cross the
river on the way to Omaha and the
police made a thorough search
around the city, but without locat-
Ing the much sought after car and it j
Is thought that the parties taking it j
probably made their way on into
Lincoln or some of the smaller!
towns near there to lay under cover,
for a time. -
' DEATH. OF OLD RESIDENT
Prom Friday' Dally.
The body of Anderson Rouse, old .
resident of Cass county, who died at i.
Richmond, California, will arrive in '
Lincoln Sunday. The funeral will be
held Sunday at 11 a. ni. from the
'Christian church at Greenwood with
Rev. Park in charge. Burial will be
at Greenvood. .
portion of Cass. county for a great!
many years and was for a time su-
perintendent' of the Cass county j
farm here prior to J. II. Tarns and'
larm nere nnor to j. 11. lams anu
after leaving her located at Green-
, WOfMl Wh(TI tip m( fi ll!S hOTTIP ffir a
number of years. 'He was the father
of Mrs. Grover Will of California and
an uncle of E. L. Roase, superintend-
ent of schools at Scottsbluff.
death of am.
6 AT-HOS
PITAL IN.D31AHA
Young Lad of 11 Years cf Age Dies
Following Operation Yester- v
day for Appendicitis.
From Thursdays IaJly.
This morning at 7:30 at the St.
Catherine's hospital in Omaha oc
curred the death of Elvin Fleming,
eleven year, old son of Mr. and Mrs.
M. P. Fleming, who reside west of
this city on the old Harman Bcstor
farm.
The death came ir-ry suddenly fol
lowing an acute attack of appendi
citis and the lad, who was taken to
the hospital, was operated on yester
day morning and ct that time it was
found that he was in a very serious
condition and has gradually grown
worse until death oarae to ease his
sufferings at an early hour this
morning.
ine aeceaseu was a ver ungnt (Iodge o lhe Elk3 at Atlanta, Geor-
and active lad and his death comes: s,. , '
as a severe blow to the parents and
brothers and sisters of the lad.
The funeral arrangements
not been made as yet.
have
APPinCMT &"n.-THC :
nwwlUkll I n I I Ilk'
KIEWIT QUARRYIS
NEARLY FATAL
Huge Stone Falls During Cave-in of
Tunnel Eussell Haines and
Pierce Gillespie Hurt.- ,
From Friday's buiT-
An accident occurred at the Kie
wit quarry north of town on the oth
er side of the river in which two
men were seriously Injured by fall
ing rock. Russell Ilair.es, a son-in-law
of Mrs. George Kobier, and
Pierce Gillespie were tunneling rock
in?- ftea a cracK1Df
noise and saw the rock loosening and
iumDed in time to escape getting hit.
As he jumped, he shouted to the men
land they had time to almost get in
the clear which saved their lives,
although they were struck
and
Knocked down
Messrs. Haines and nir.esuie were I
attended bv Dr. E. W. Worth man of!
Louisville and Dr. J. A. Peters of J
,. a
jMin iiiti i?ui aim Hfie i ii 1 1 r I t'Mitj 1 11
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could receive the best of nursing.
This may be a much cheaper way
of getting out stone, but it surely is
a aangerous piace xo worK as very
!itl Tm.a,tnn is lilron r -ru-nx-ant
. .
such' cave-ins as
occurred at
this 1
time and it is a lamentable thing
that a working man should be ex-
posed to
Courier.
such danger. Louisville
MADE GOOD WITH HIS WHEAT
Bert Jameson, one of our hustling
wheat this year. He sold his wheat
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last tan to one 01 me elevators ior
$1.00 a bushel.
He had 225 acres in wheat and got
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quality
a fine yield, and tne wheat is good
He had three binders in the field
last week to take care of the grain
oe i f rlnanArl CA fact Via lnil rrV. t Koct
not to trv riittitic it bv himse.f
Bert was not so fortunate last year
for he was in the hail district and
lost his entire corn crop. Take one
season with aifther, Nebraska usu-
ally treats her folks fair and square.
What la Tr.it one. vmi- to morln ,.o the.
next year, if you just have faith and;10 a11 unui. ine
keep smiling.
SHOULD CUT WEEDS
While the campaign is being push
ed to have the weeds cut over the
i.v uac iiic ccua LUl uwi
city, one of our citizens called the
attention of the press to the fact that
some of the worst places In the city
'are the grounds around some of the'ized y W. R. Holly, the director,
ward school buildings and along the 'and made ready for the summer and
school nrooertv. ffall work in the dance line. There
The weeds have been uncut for a
long time and the city council while
after the remainder of the citizens
will afto include the board of educa-ibe
tion in the list of violators of the
weed ordinance. '
OFFICERS SEARCH
FOR FOILED BANK
ROBBERS HERE
n,Vl PWV 4ti Ra-nlr r.r leaver Cross-
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Are Going East.
Yesterday afternoon a message
vrsterriav afternoon a
vi-2S received here bv Sheriff Quinton
' ocL-incr- him in h,a nr. (V,o prt nr tWf
men who yesterdav afternoon at-
tempted the robbery of a bank at
Beaver Crowing in Seward county.
J The men were reported as having
passed through. Crete and were
thought to be . Leading into Omaha
and all entrances to that city were
asked to be guarded in an effort to
apprehend the men.
The mo men. one of them par
tially masked, entered the bank
shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday af-
and on being told by Miss Helen.
Ross, clerk in the bank, that he was
absent, the two men seized the girl
and forced her into an adjoining
room and locKed ner in, according to
the reports received at Lincoln by.cjty have received notice of the ap
the state law enforcement bureau. ' pointment of their son. Edward
Miss Ross cried loudly for help ' Kunsman, to a verv flattering posl
ar.d the two men growing alarmed, tion with the Southern Pacific at
ran from the bank and joined a . Tucson. Arizona, and which is that
third man in a car that was waiting" Gf assistant master mechanic at-Tuc-near
the bank and made their escape. SOn. one of the most important points
State law officers believe that the Cf the g. P. line through the south
two men are the same ones that stole west. The position is not only an ad
a car at Omaha, drove it to Green- vance in rank for Mr. Kunsman but
wood where it was found abandoned, also brings with it a substantial in
stole another car and drove to Beav-icrea3e jn salary as he will receive
cr Crossing, which is situated on the from $375 to S400 ner month in his
Northwestern
Seward.
railroad southwest of
EETU2NS FE0H SOUTH
Postmaster J. W. Holmes, who has
il, ilea iciuiucu aiiu i c u ii a ci j
pleasant trip and a most interesting
meeting of the lodge. He states that
the special train on which he trav
eled was one that was prepared with
1 at the" Tarious towns the members of4with the Burlington. and learned kis
The party were entertained and
greeted by their fraternal brothers
and friends. The views of the south
enjoyed by Mr. Holmes Impressed
him very favorably and especially
the fine city of Atlanta. En route
home, Mr. Holmes stopped at Osh
kosh, Wisconsin, where he visited
with his brother, Troy Holmes and
family for a few days. Troy is nowo fl ,d k &nd wh,'
in tne automoDiie
Wisconsin citj-
ELMWOOD MAN
HAS A VERY CLOSE
GALL FROM DEATH
While Fixing up Fence lodge Cay
gill Has Startling Experience
With the Lightning.
Lodge Caygill, a well known resi
dent of Elmwood, had a very start
ling experience the past week with
'the elements of nature and in which
: he was compelled to play the unwill-
ing part of a human lightning rod.
Mr. Caygill was out iixing a wire
fence during the electrical storm
that visits that lncalitv and while
- - - - - .
he was holding the ends of the brok
en fence wire, one section in each
hand, the lightning struck and fol
lowing the flash of the lightning Mr.
Caygill was hurled to the ground and
reniainedvunconscious for some time
irom tne ecects or tne snocE.
After regaining consciousness he
felt very shaky and unstrung from
the effects of his experience and
while he has now recovered from
the effects of the unusual experience
he is not desirous of having another
like one.
PAVING IS DELAYED
From Friday's Dally.
Owing to the fact that the 'city
council failed - at its special session
last Monday evening to definitely
authorize the mayor and city clerk
to draw up and enter into a contract
for the paving in districts No.'s 26,
27 and 28, the final work of signing
up has been delayed. The council ac
cepted the report of their committee
and granted the contract for the pav
ing to the Modern Construction com
pany but the details important to the
final closing of the contract were
Omitted, It IS Claimed, and Will nave
session next Mon-
day to clear it up.
KE-OEGANIZING ORCHESTRA
From Thnrtidsy'B Dally. -
The Holly orchestra, which was
-
for a number of years one of the
popular aance orcuesiras iu mis set-
"on ci tne siaie, nas Deen re-organ
wiH be a number of additions to the
personnel of the orchestra and some
of the best musicians of the city will
found in the jiew line-up of the
! orchestra. They will play at the K.
' S. dance platform Saturday night. .
REPORTS A PROWLER
1 Last night the members of the Bur
rows household in the northwest part
of the city had what they think was
a visit rrom tne prowler who has
been reported around in other parts
of the city.
Mrs. Mary Burrows was aroused
by the sound of someohe walking
around the house and called her son
but failed to find anyone. The fact
. that several parties are reporting
this night time prowler looks as
though there wa3 someone snooping
around tne residences or the city and
V-ZIO Will DrOOail TeCeiVe a OOSe OI
buckshot
from some of the house-
holders.
ED KUNSfflAH RE
CEIVES A WELL DE
SERVED PROMOT'N
-Kade Assistant Master Mechanic of
Southern Pacific Railroad at
Tucson, Arizona.
r Mr. and Mrs Carl Kunsman of this
new position
For the past six years Mr. Kuns
man has been with the Southern Pa
cific at Yuma, Arizona, and his ex
cellent work there has won for him
the promotion to the new Job with
vancement in his line of railroad
i-
I w I rv .
The news of the success of Mr.
Kunsman will be very pleasing to his
friends here in the old home where
he spent his boyhood days. Mr. Kuns-
trade of machinist &t th Ilavelock
shops... . '
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- GIVES SURPRISE PARTY
From Thursday's Daily.
A surprise party was given for
Miss Mabel Brittain yesterday after-
young people present as they passed
the time in playing games in the
pleasant shade of the trees and with
the oolincr hrezps helniner make the
day more than usually pleasant. The!tonlSnt in the program to be broad
games proved a- pleasant diversion cast from WOAW, and which will in
for the partv and at 4 o'lock a very elude Hawaiian interpretations of -a
dainty and "enjoyable luncheon waslnumber of up-to-date song hits, also
served that aided in the completion eaxaphone and orchestral numbers,
of a day of the rarest enjoyment to and two or three male quartet ren-
aYl of th nartv anH nno whirh hpv ditiens.
will very pleasantly remember.
Those attending the event were'
Hazel and Helen Faunch, Helen Mary
Ellen and Opal Byers, George and
Edith Luschinsky, Mabel and Merlin
De Wolfe, Alfred and Janet Bennett,
Glen and Mabel Brittain.
F. G. Egenberger will write you a
policy in the New York Life Insur
ance Co.,- and look after your New
York Life business. J2-tfw
ffl CORDIAL j
FRIENDLY J -rBANKING
J
When The (louse Heeds Repairs
Every year brings the need for fresh paint
or repairs somewhere about the house.
It costs much less to attend to these things
promptly than to let the property become badly
run down.
Try the Savings Account plan of keeping
the house in. repair! Open an account at the
First National Bank, make regular deposits,
and you'll always have money on hand for
this purpose. Meanwhile, your deposits will
be earning 4 interest.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
THE BANK WHERE YOU PEEL AT MOE
PIATTSMOUTH
ITHE ARRIVAL OF
NEGROES HERE IN
THE YEAR 1876
Coming From Natchez, Mississippi,
Party Settled in Towns Along
the Missouri Eiver.
From Frldav'n Dally.
The arrival of the consignment of
negroes here yesterday afternoon for
work in the Burlington lumber yard
has occasioned a greal deal of discus
sion owing to the fact that there have
been none of the negroes living here
in many years and while discussing
the matter, noe of the old residents
here related the story of the coming
of the first negroes to this city back
in the year 1876.
At that time this city was free of
the colored people and It was learn
ed one fine summer day that a large
consignment of tfie -colored brethren
were coming up the Missouri river
and seeking homes and accordingly
a committee of citizens was appoint
ed to look into the matter and met
the party at East Plattsmouth whore
they had been unloaded and found
there several car loads of the colored
folks.
The members of the party told the
committee that they were from
Natchez, Mississippi, and had been
brought by steamer to St. Louis for
fz a nead and reaenmg that place
they had been taken over by a so
ciety and shipped west by train. At
Kansas City they were diverted to
the north arid scattered among the
towns along the Missouri river and
when they arrived at East Platts
mouth they were unloaded as their
funds were exhausted and they were
left to hustle for themselves.
The committed or Plattsmouth
people declined to receive the new
comers with open arms and selected
two families, on of which was that of
"Uncle Ned" Baker and allowed
them to come on over to the Nebras
ka side. of the river and settle but
the rest were ordered away and a
Iarg number journeyed down the
river to Nebraska City where they
located and which has furnished that
city its colored population. .
FINE POPULAR PROGRAM
TONIGHT; WEEPING WATER
IN THE AIR SUNDAY NIGHT
Frnm Thursday's Pally.
Lovers of the popular in radio mu
sic will come in for their share of it
Many are looking forward eagerly
to Weeping Water's program of next
Sunday night, which will be given
over wholly to musical numbers, most
of which are of a sacred nature in
keeping with the Sunday spirit.
Weeping Water has some excep
tionally fine artists who will certain
ly uphold the reputation Cass county
holds with radio fans as a result of
the two Plattsmouth programs al
ready broadcast.
"NEBRASKA.
