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THURSDAY. AUGUST 3, 1923
FAGS EXX
PLATTS20UTH SEill- WEEKLY JOURNAL
The Holeproof
"Extra-Stretch Top"
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OLD RESIDENT
GOES TO HIS
LAST REWARD
W. D. MESSERSMITH PASSES
AWAY LAST EVENING AF
TER LONG ILLNESS.
A VETERAN RILROAD EMPLOYE
Retired in 1902 After Many Years of
Service for Burlington Well
Known Over the City.
The Stocking You Have Been
Looking For
Smart style and real comfort is to be found in the fam
ous Holeproof Extra-Stretch Top. Instead of the regu
lar hemmed top, this style has a special ribbed top of
unusual elasticity.
It stretches wide without binding in the least and always
returns to shape.
Women who have trouble with stockings binding at
the top will find the Extra-Stretch Top a marvel of
comfort.
Silk Tull-Fashioned f 2.25 per Pair
Silk Semi-Fashioned 1.65 per Pair
Artificial Silk 1.00 per Pair
Lusterized Lisle .75 per Pair
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LOCAL NEWS
From Monday'! Daily.
V. E. Hand of Greenwood was
here this afternoon between traips
looking after some matters of busi
ness. Adam Meislnger of near Cedar
Creek was here today for a few hours
attending to some matters of busi
ness and visiting with his many
friends.
A. W. Propst and wife of Union,
were here yesterday visiting with
Mr. C. S. Johnson, father of Mrs.
Propst, and who has been quits poor
ly the past few days.
T. J. Brendel and wife accompan
ied by their little nephew, Richard
Brendel, came up la3t evening from
Murray and visited here at the home
of Col. and Mrs. M. A. Bates.
Mrs. Bennett Chriswlsser was at
Murray yesterday where she was in
attendance at the Woods funeral, Mr.
Woods being the father of Mr3. Ray
Chriswlsser.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Leach, Mrs.
Anna Mae Birr and son, Edgar of
Oakland. California, accompanied by
Mrs. Monte Streight, departed this
morning via auto over the Blue Grass
Trail for Peoria. Forreston and Chi
cago where they will spend a short
time with relatives.
Walter Scott Majoribank and wife
of Chicago, who have been enjoying
a visit of several weeks at Denver,
Salt Lake and the Yellowstone park,
stopped off in this city while en
route home for a visit at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Peterson and
with Mrs. L. C. Sharp and family,
and Saturday afternoon departed for
Chicago.
Prom Tuesday's Dally. j
Dr. G. H. Gilmore and son, John, j
and W. G. Boedeker of Murray were j
here today for a few hours attend- t
ing to some matters of business. I
Miss Doris Hanson and Mr. George j
Pollard of Nehawka were here today .
for a few hours looking after some
matters of business and en route for
Omaha to spend the day.
Misses Clara and Isabell Rainey
departed this morning for Omaha,
taking with them their little sister,
Winifred, who is to have her tonsils
removed at the hospital in that city.
Mrs. Charles Putman of Council
Bluffs and Mrs. John Cartwill of
Omaha were here yesterday after
noon as guests of Mrs. F. S. White.
The two visitors were old time
friends of Mrs. White in her girl
hood home at Louisville, Kentucky.
From Wednesday's Dally.
Rev. W. A. Taylor and wife of Un
ion motored up this morning to
spend a few hours here looking after
some matters of business.
Mrs. Ora Hillyard and daughter,
Miss Helen, of Gresham, Nebraska,
who have been here visiting at the
home of Rev. F. E. Pfoutz and fam
ily since Sunday, departed this morning-
for Omaha to spend the day.
D. W. Livingston, the well known
attorney of Nebraska City, was here
yesterday for a few hours attending
to some matters at the court house
and visiting with his many friends
in this city among whom the Journal
is pleased to be numbered.
D. A. Lewis, the genial and accom
modating clerk at the Morgan Sweet
Shop, today severed his connection
with that institution and departed
this afternoon for Omaha to visit for
a few days and from there will go
to Chicago to locate In the future.
From Wednesday Dally
Another of the old residents of the
city has passed to the Great Beyond
land laid down the burdens of this
mortal life, when last evening Wil
liam D. Messersmith, or as he was so
familiarly known, "Posey," passed
away after an Illness of some dura
lion. Mr. Messersmith was a veteran
railroad employe and for a great
many years was a familiar figure in
the local Burlington yards, retiring
from service In 1902 and has since
been engaged in the conduct of his
mall farm at northern boundaries
of the city and where he answered
the last call.
The deceased gentleman was sev
enty-four years of age and was a na
tive of Indiana, coming from his na
tive state to Iowa where he lived for
a number of years and in 1873 came
to Platsmouth to make his home and
where he has since resided. In his
long life Mr. Messersmith was a
staunch and tried member of the
democratic party and several times
he was named as a member of the
city council and took a great Inter
est in the development of the city in
which he had cast his lot in life.
He leaves to mourn his death the
aged wife, one adopted son, Harry
Messersmith of Council Bluffs, one
sister. Mrs. Homer McKay of this
city and a step-sister, Mrs. E. A.
Peel of Burlington. Iowa. A brother,
Joel Messersmith of Havelock, has
preceded him In death.
The community will miss the fig
ure of this pleasant and kindly old
gentleman, who always had a pleas
ant word for his friends and while
his life was not lived In the public
eye he wa3 a tried and true citizen
of the community and a friend and
neighbor whose friendship was a
real possession of worth.
The funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the late home and the services con
ducted by the Rev. F. E. Pfout of
the First Methodist church. ' The in
terment will be at the Oak Hill ceme
tery in this city.
"S
ALE" and "bar
gain" are attrac
tive. words. But
there is something:
more attractive in
Standard Goodyear
Service. For one
thing, it is trust
worthy. When you
buy a Goodyear Tire
from us authorized
Goodyear Dealers,
you knew we'll help
you get all the mile
age out of it. That's
reaeconomy. "Bar
gains" sometimes
aren't.
Am Goodyear Servica Station
Deaiere worn mell mrJ recom
mend thm new Goodyear
Cord with the beveled All
Weather Tread and back
them up with atandard
Goodyear Service
RETURNS FROM A
SCHOOL OF AERIAL
TRAINING AT K. C.
PLATTSMOUTH 110T0R CO.
A. 0. Ault Cedar Creek
A. D. Baake Murray
W. T. Kichardson Mynard
Union Auto Co Union
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GIVE FAREWELL DINNER
From Wednesday's Dally.
Last evening Misses Alice Louise
and Helen Wescott entertained very
pleasantly at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Wescott at a 6 o'clock
dinner given in honor of Miss Vir
ginia Beeson, who is to leave next
week for California where she will
spend the winter and attend college
there.
. The appointments for the dinner
party were in a color scheme of blue
and gold, the decorations of the ta
ble being in the flowers of the sea
son and made a very attractive set
ting for the happy event.
There were covers for some sixteen
of the young lady friends of Miss
Beeson and following the dinner the
young people spent the time most
delightfully as Is only possible in a
gathering of this kind.
Mrs. C. C. Wescott and Mrs. E. H.
Wescott assisted the hostesses in the
very delightful gathering, and which
was enjoyed very much by the guests
altho with the pleasure was mingled
a regret that soon there would be a
separation of the ties of association
between the friends and the guest of i
honor.
LITIGATION OVER
POWER RATES IN
OMAHA DISTRICT
Nebraska Power Co. Threatens to
Cut Off Service to Omaha &
Lincoln Railway.
Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep Dr. Thomas'
Eclectic Oil for such emergencies.
Two sizes, 30c and 60c at all stores.
August Clearance Sale!
Wa
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PIS
on all Wall Paper in Stock During the Month of August.
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From Wednesday's Dally.
The fact that the Nebraska Pow
er Co., of Omaha, had threatened to
cut off the electric current supplied
to the Omaha & Lincoln Railway &
Power Co., caused a stir in this city
last evening when it was first learn
ed as the Nebraska Gas & Electric
Co. secures its current from the rail
way company that supplies this sec
tion of Nebraska' and southwestern
Iowa with light and power through
the electric power lines, but the
alarm was without any real danger
as far as this city is concerned.
The immediate danger of the cur
rent being cut oT by the Nebraska
Power Co. was eliminated when Dis
trict Judge Hastings at Omaha issued
a restraining order against the pow
er company, but in,, any case this city
would have had light and power as
the plant here would be ample to
care for the needs of the city and its
immediate territory and Manager
Theleen-would have been able to
handle the situation here In' the
event that the issue between the two
companies had gone to a head and
the patrons of the. Nebraska Gas &
Electric company may rest assured
that they are on the safe side In any
event.
To give the details of the case in
brief the Omaha & Lincoln Railway
Co. has a contract covering the rates
to be charged until 1925 and the
Nebraska Power Co. has sought to
advance the rate which was resisted
by the railway company and led to
the threat to shut off the current.
The Nebraska Gas & Electric Co.
secures current from the railway
company that supplies' the towns of
Plattsmouth, Murray, Union, Ne
hawka and also Papillion, Louisville,
Murdock, Cedar Creek, South Bend,
Alvo, Elmwood and Avoca have cur
rent furnished from this same source
and would have suffered had the
fight between the two companies de
veloped to the stage where the cur
rent was chopped off.
The Nebraska Gas & Electric Co.
has a contract that runs until 1925
with the O. & L. R. R. Co., and is
now planning a line from Lincoln
that will make it Independent of the
Omaha source of supply for current
at that time.
With plants at Plattsmouth, Red
Oak, Clarinda and f Missouri Valley,
Iowa, the Nebraska Gas & Electric
Co. would be able to supply its lines
in any event, however, and there, is
no need for apprehension on the part
of the consumers.
Attorney W. G. Kieck Has Wonder
ful Experience in New and Up
to Date Training Course.
From Wednesday's Dally.
One of the leading factors in mod
ern warfare has been that of the air
service as was demonstrated in the
world war and the nations of tho
earth are now developing this fea
ture and among these the Lnlted
States is preparing the latest plant
and following the development In
aerial work very closely ami impart
ing this information to the reHrvo
officers of the service who, in tlnifj
of war, would be called Into active
service for their country.
Among the reserve flyers in thl
state is William G. Kieok of thi.s thy
who holds a commission as first lieu
tenant in the reserve air forces.
Mr. Kieck has just returned hom
from a two weeks course at the air
training camp at Kansas City and
while there was given a very strenu
ous workout in the various phuHew of
the air fighting that has been devel
oped since the close of the world war.
The camp where the training wan
carried on was located near Swopo
park, fifteen miles south of Kanaaa
City, and here the studf-nts were
quartered in a regular camp, living
in their squad tents and having their
meals served at the mess halla an in
the regular training camps.
The planes used at tho camp were
of the Dellaviland, Curtiss and Kck
ker types and were used in observa
tion, combat and bombing expedi
tions over the camp an despecial
training was given in machine gun
nery, observation and In the bomb
ing work. Planes would be sent out
over a wide area for observation of
things of military va.'ue and whi'h
were given in detail report to the
headquarters at the base. The latest
methods of handling the aerial prob
lems were given by a staff of regu
lar army flyers each day to the stu
dents and the lectures were placed
to practical purposes by the students
in working out the various prob
lems. To show the efficiency of the pho
tography and observation features of
the training, Mr. Kieck states that a
plane was sent out on a scouting ex
pedition and made a number of ex
posures and these were rushed back
ot the vicinity of the camp, the films
lowered by parachutes to the ground
where thejr were secured by a runner
on a motorcycle and hurried to the
headquarters and inside of twenty
minutes from the time the flyer left
the ground the pictures were devel
oped and printed and in the hands
of the officers and objects of military
value noted and marked for use.
At the camp there were seventy
five officers present from North and
South Dakota, Iowa, Nebarska, Min
nesota, Missouri and Arkansas and
from this state there were eight stu
dents present.
Mr. Kieck made several flights in
I training in gunnery, observation and
in the photographic work.
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There are periods in our individual and business
lives when we Have to call for HELP and CO-OPERATION
and that period has come to me.
I have decided to incorporate my business under
a State Charter. In order to do this, i must close all
my outstanding bills and start anew. And it is now
that 1 announce to my friends that I will certainly ap
preciate their immediate assistance in this matter and
ntk them to call at the store and arrange aTull set
tlement of thir old accounts in order that I may ful
fill th requirements to obtain a State Charter.
This announcement does not mean that we will
not grant, credit under the new firm, but it is simply
to nrrnnii a settlement of the old and start a new.
Assuring you all that the same service and ac
comodations will be granted in the future that has
been in the pl I am
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RECEIVES SEW CAE
One of thft v.'ru t-witl Dodge
tourine can has br:n r"iiv-d Lre
!by L. Sink, the iocal agent, and this reasons.
morning was the object of a great
deal of interest to the auto owners
and admirers to look over the fine
points of the new car and comparing
it with that of the present and past
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FOR SALE
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. county. No incumbrance. Write Lou
, E. DeWitt, general delivery, Omaha,
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For eczema, any skin itching. 60c
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Advertising will pay you.
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Whenever you have occasion to meet
friends or business acquaintances, name
the Farmers State Bank as the meeting
place.
Here you will have every conveni
ence to transact business and financial
matters promptly and in quiet.
Such information as we hold on busi
ness, finance and legal matters, we
will be glad to pass on to you freely.
Our service includes much more than
providing a safe place for your funds.
Make our service and equipment use
ful whenever you can.
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Plattsmouth, Nebr.
RETURN FROM HONEYMOON
From Weinesrtay Dally.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Brown have re
turned from their honeymoon trip
through the west in which they vis
ited at Salt Lake City, Denver and
the Yellowstone park, and are now
spending a portion of their time here
with Mrs. Brown's mother, Mrs. J.
A. Donelan and at Papillion with the
mother of . Mr. Brown, until their
new home which i3 under construc
tion is completed when they will be
at home to their friend3 at Papillion.
PARKER'S WONDERFUL
DISCOVERY GIVEN IN
DRINKING WATER
Rids poultry of mites and lice like
I magic. A real tonic. If you want win
, ter layers, now is the time to clean
' up your flocks. Sold and guaranteed
by Weyrlch & Hadraba, Plattsmouth,
Nebr. J12-4T
o We have no
bananas"
but say
we have bargains that are
"peaches."
For instance
Men's fine woven pongee color
shirts with soft collar attached
dandy for summer wear.
Sizes 14V2 to 17 $1.45
King Tut Knit Ties .50
Buttonless Underwear.... 1.00
Boys' Play Suits . . . ... 1.00
G. E. Wescotfs Sons
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Wagner Building
I See P. G. Egenberger ror real es-
tnt and Insurance rtfflpa 7th and
ON THE CORNER"
J Vine street. Tel. 372. m-tfd