ffebjT&a Stafa 22:;trri
cal Society
4
VOL. NO. XXXIX.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1923.
NO. 17
i
CASS COUNTY
SHARE RELIEF
FUND IS $900
AMOUNT CALLED FOE. AS PART
OF NATION'S CONTRIBU
TION OF $5,000,000.
SENT TO CHICAGO YESTERDAY
Chairman H. A. Schneider Sends the
Amount Requested to Aid the
Stricken Island.
From Friday' Dally.
The American Red Cross, which
has started the campaign to raise
the sum of 55,000,000 for relief
work in the stricken nation of Japan
where the earthquake and tidal wave
together with a great fire has laid
waste the cities and resulted in the
death of several hundred hundred
thousand people, has sent forth the
request for relief to the various chap
ters ovef the country.
The share of Nebraska has been set
at $65,000 and in this the quoto of
Cass county was fixed at $900 by the
central ' committee, acordlng to a
'Baf receiea nere oy ii. a. ,
ocuueiuer, cuairman 01 ine ass -
county chapter of the Red Cross. On :
the receipt of the message Mr.
Schneider at once sent the draft fori
the amount asked of Cass county and
which will go a great ways in help
ing to aid the stricken and suffering
in the island kingdom.
This amount was among the funds
or the lied Cross left from the war. show evidently as they lifted from
work funds raised in Cass county! his person $35 in cash while the ex
and comes in the right place to aid 'sheriff was busy looking over the fat
in the greatest disaster of recent j cattle and the various other exhibits
years and which has brought untold at the big show. The experience will
misery to the residents of Japan and give Mr. Hyers a real thriller and
death to a large part of the popula- j his many friends here will be inter
tion. It was urged at one time that ' ested in learning that after practic
this amount.be transferred to the, 'ally a lifetime spent in hunting out
general funds of "the Red Crosa but the violators of the law he should fall
the wisdom of keeping it in the local
chapter was shown as it was possible
to give immediate heed to the call
for assistance to the suffering in Ja
pan wmcn would nave oeen lmpcs-
Bible under any other circumstances.
The funds were raised at the time
of the war by membership fees and
shows that a membership in the Red
Cross is one of love and mercy in
peace as well as in war as this or
ganization Is first in the field to aid
the needy and suffering in a great
calamity such a3 befell Tokio and
Yokohama and the surrounding ter
ritory. The people of Cass county
should see that the membership of
the Cass chapter is kept up to its
war strength that the funds may be
available for aid in any emergency
that may arise and which might be
fall our own country as well as any
other land.
AN OLD TIME RELIC
From Friday' Dally.
Dur'ng the process of tearing down
the residence owned by William Bar
clay on Pearl street between Fourth men and u denominatioil3
and Fifth streets, a real old time rel- wh heUeve the whole bible ls the
ic was discovered by M S. Brlpgs . . d d f God Tfae officer3
who ih 1909 erected the house that association are: President,
Mr Barclay is r.ow tearing down. (Rev. H. Ellis LIninger. pastor of the
At the time Mr. Briggs changed Congref?ational church of Wisner,
over the house he used a number of KebhsL; vice president. Rev. W. H.
the shingles that were on the roof of (Jorda president Qmaha Bible In
the original house erected here in the stitut vice presideilt, Rev. S. S.
late sixties by Miles Morgan, and on Hi,sch of the Sectmd p.
visiting the scene of the dismantling byterian cnurch of Lincoln, Nebras
of the house yesterday Mr. Griggs k treasurer, Rev. John M. Johnson,
recovered a few o. these shingles taat Methodist evangelist of University
were in a good state of preservation. piace Nebraska
The shingles were the output of a , Th; memberstip of thig association
pioneer shingle mill located in what , r r.,ty,
was then st Plattsmouth and were
made in 1S6S and brought to this
ritv bv Mr. Morgan. The mill that
made the shingles was erected in j
I860 and they were manufactured by
being cut from a large block instead
of being sawed as was used later in
the process of milling.
The shingle tnat nas done service
for the past fifty-five years has been
placed in the McMaken collection of
old time relics at the office of the
Modern construction to. anu is an
f. . ; rr mamonin rT Tno ni.'i (i y ve '
1 II I CI t?? LI Life 41A i - - V . Hw.
Mr. Barclay will build a modern
bungalow on the sie of tb old
house.
SEVERE STORM IN OMAHA
From Thursday's Daily.
Today reports from Omaha state Rohin3 Baptist pastor of Denison,
that a very severe eiectrical storm Iowa
was raging in that city and ac- on" the first evening of the confer
companied by a cold rain-that fell I ence the addre88 will be given br
for several hours. The storm did not Mr Tidd on tne BUbject "Believing
do a great deal of damage, but was j in Christ and on afternoon
reported as very spectacular and to,Mr Ti(M flnd Dr w fi ,
have carried with it a great deal of Q deHver addresses. Thi is a
lightning and thunder ..'worthy compliment to the Methodist
In this city a small shower about v nf tV5e
two o clock did a much needed job
of settling the dust nd was preceded
. ......
Kr nnt a little dust nd airt Diowiner
,7r. etreeta of the ritv
on the main streets oi tne city.
o Jt it lf.n. . n I
those going to Omaha this morning
to spend the day looking after some
matters of business in that city.
WILL RELOCATE RESTAURANT
From Thursday Dally.
The restaurant of Fred Wagner
will be re-located in the building
that was for a number of years oc
cupied by the Lyric theatre, just
west of the Dunbar pool hall, accord
ing to the present plans. Mr. Wag
ner has arranged with the lease hold
ers of the theatre building, Messrs.
Moore and Cloidt, to have the build
ing remodeled for the use of the res
taurant and work will be started at
once to fix up the room so that there
will be s little delay as possible in
getting the room ready for the ser
vice to the public.
Mr. Wagner hopes to have a very
neat and attractive place that will
be right up ot the minute in every
way and where he will have plenty
of rooms for the uses of the cafe and
-restaurant' -
FORMER SHERIFF
IS VICTIM OF FAIR
PICKPOCKETS
While Viewing State Fair, Renben
Hyers, Former Cass Sheriff,
Gets Tonched Up.
From Friday' Dally. ,
The light fingered gentry that
make a practice of working in large
crowds wherever they are found are
no respector of persons it would seem
las former Sheriff Reuben W. Hyers,
father of Gus Hyers, retired State
sheriff, was one of the numerous
victims yesterday at the Nebraska
state fair at Lincoln.
uVOr -h hia to- f
om ln th late pities nnfl the
eariy nineties in uass county was a
terror to the evildoers, was not the
least terrifying to the members of the
pickpocket fraternity at the big state
a victim to the pickpockets.
However, it may be stated that the
work of the slickers at the fair is not
as strong as in the years past and
they are being held in very close
check considering the large crowds
,that are visiting the fair
PLATTSMOUTH
MAN TO SPEAK AT
CHURCH MEETING
Nebraska Christian Fundamentals
Association to Have Attorney
A. L. Tidd as Speaker.
From Friday' Dally.
The Nebraska Christian Funda
mentals association will hold their
first annual bible conference in the
First Baptist church in Omaha on
September 12, 13, and 14. This as-
devotion to our
npranTin, ant, rpfllftA tn hft
led astray and deceived by the false
l teachings of "Higher Critism," so-
called, and Modernism, or Modern
Theology, but cling to Jesus Christ,
the Son of God, our personal Savious.
tThey believe in prayer and personal
salvation. A most cordial invitation
j8 extended to the public to attend
,ail the sessions.
The leading speakers are Dr. W.
b. Riley, pastor First Baptist church
of Minneapolis, who has a regular
congregation of about three thou-?
sand people. Attorney A. L. Tidd.
who has been the teacher of the
Men's Bible class of the Methodist
church of Plattsmouth during the
last twelve years. Rev. Willard C.
Rrewer. Pi'eshvteriaTi nnfitnr nf PM-
Nebraska, nnrt Rev Wm TT
. t; tj ,
to Mr. Tidd. He was selected to rep-
reKPTit . t h SilTiHav crhnnl toarhorc
. . . rr
iaD" tne laymen , or ttie 'various
I tVlo, t. . .v,.-.
UUU
Ed Schnlhof, Piano Toner. Tele
phone 389-J. v
THE PASSING OF
FORMER PLATTS
MOUTH WOMAN
Mrs. Fanny Elson, Wife of Benjamin
Elson, of Los Angeles, Passes
Away at Age of 68.
From Saturday's Dally.
Died Fanny Meyers Elson,
wife of Benjamin Elson, Tues
day morning, August 28, 1923,
at 5 o'clock of Bright's disease,
at her home in Los Angeles,
California, aged 68 years.
The deceased lady was born in
Mississippi, June 26, 1855, and was
married to Benjamin Elson in April,
1875. Besides her aged husand, she
leaves to mourn her death two child
ren, Beulah Wolf of Los Angeles, and
Myron Elson of Milwaukee.
A few years after her marriage to
Mr. Elson, deceased, with her hus
band and two children moved to
Plattsmouth, where Mr. Elson con
ducted a clothing stpre for many
years. In the year 1905 the family
moved to Los Angeles, California, at
which place they have since made
their home.
Mrs. Elson has been none too
strong during the past five years, but
she fought her troubles with great
courage. The fore part of July she
had to take to her bed with what
proved -to be her last Illness. A month
ago sne suffered paralysis or tne
tongue aad vocal chords and never
after was able to utter a word and
for two weeks previous to her death,
it is doubtful if she was able to
recognize any one of the many old
friends who visited her bedside.
Dr. T. J. Miller, formerly of Ne-
braska, attended Mrs. Elson during
her illness and did all that he could
to alleviate her sufferings and re- When news of the stolen car was
store her to -health, but the hand of 'received here and the matter placed
the grim reaper, ever grasping, could ;jn the hands of Sheriff Quinton, in
not be removed and on Tuesday morn-! nuiries were sent to the adioininir
ing. the 28th, in the presence of her
husband and a few friends, Fanny
Elson'a sweet spirit left its earthly
abode and was wafted to its celestial
home in the great and unknown.
A week previous to her deata,
Mrs. Elson was baptised by the Rey.
Hasse, of the St. James Methodist
church and Thursday afternoon.
August 30th, at 2 o'clock, funeral
services were conducted at Pierce
Bros, chapel by the Rev. Hasse, who
paid an eloquent tribute to the worth
and deeds of the departed. Robert j
Brown and .Mrs. Hasse sang two i
numbers. The floral offerings were
in profusion and were wonderfully ,
beautiful. Many old Plattsmouth
'u"a " ,,V,K MTI -
lnir"f fe"We;25lribUti USl .
I ! I T III W 1 J UL IUCU UlUU.. A lUUJ
was interred in a lovely spot in
Inglewood cemetery, the pall bearers
being all old friends of the deceased
and former residents of Plattsmouth.
They were Dr. Albert Fricke, Mich
ael Mauzy, Robert Mauzy, George
Clark. T. B. Brown and Albert E.
Quinn.
Mrs. Elson was an honored mem
ber of Wade Hampton chapter.
Daughters of the Confederacy, the
Friday Morning club, the City club
and the Million club. She was also.
a charter member of the Los Angeles' a11 tne Prizes offered. This was little
Ladies Athletic club. jMiss Jennie Windham, who is very .
. . , ... . T .
During her years of life in Los An-'
" " I" f,
pital and other places of like nature,
and many a house where sickness had
entered, found her a frequent visitor
In her the needy had a true friend.
Her purse was open at all times to
help the unfortunate and it has been
well and truthfully said that she
never permitted her left hand to
know what the right hand doeth.
Those who knew her best loved Mrs.
Elson for her many sweet and kindly
graces and regretfully realize that
they have lost a friend who can never
be replaced.
Fanny Elson was a good wife, she
was a good mother and a good friend.
In her death she leaves an aching
void. She leaves a world the better
for her coming and carried to that
bourne from which no traveler re
turns, the message of many sadden
ed hearts. We weep for her and with
her bereaved husband and .children.
Her work is finished here and the
oia irienas ana associates in ner
home in the west and in the old home
here can enly whisper the wish that
God may bless her memory.
ENTERTAIN 'FOR BRIDE-TO-BE
From Trldaya Dally.
The young ladies employed in the
Burlington offices In this city were
very pleasantly entertained on Wed
nesday evening by Miss Mildred
Schlater and Miss Francis Bently at
the Schlater home on .T'orth Fifth
street. The occasion was in the na
ture of a farewell given in honor of
Miss Hilda Brinkman. whose mar
riage to Mr. Joseph L. Mahoney is to
occur in the near future. The eve
ning was spent in the enjoyment of
games of all kinds that were a source
of the greatest of pelasure to the
members of the jolly party and the
guest of honor was given the well
wishes of her many friends on the
approaching happy occasion. At an
appropriate hour the hostesses serv
ed very dainty and delicious refresh
ments. Miss Margaret Schlater of
Omaha was the only guest from out
of th city.
SELLS COUNTRY PLACE
From Thursday's Dally.
Yesterday afternoon A. C. Mutz,
the land dealer, closed a deal where
by Lambert Lister disposed of his
residence property and twenty acres
of land just west of this city to Mr.
Uhe of Papillion, who expects to
move here the next spring and make
his home in the near future.
The land consists of twenty acres
and was valued at $3,000. It is un
derstood that Mr. Lambert and fam
ily are expecting to leave in the
spring for California, where a num
ber of the children are now located,
and which draws the interest of the
parents to that locality.
HAS HIS HUDSON
SUPER-SIX STOLEN
WHILE IN OMAHA
Harley Becker Has Misfortune to
Lose Car While Attending a
Dance in Metropolis.
From Friday's Dally. ;
This morning, H. iE. Becker and
family are mourning the loss of their
fine Hudson super-sjx touring car
which they have driven the last two
years and which was taken last night
from the streets of Omaha.
Harley Becker, a son, had driven
the car to Omaha as the young man
was planning to attend a dance
there and while he was shaking a
limb on the dance floor some of the
bard boiled and experienced auto
thieves of the big town i-roceded to
annex the car and drive it away, and
as later developed, came right thru
Plattsmouth with the stolen car on
their way apparently to Kansas City.
towns to try and apprehend the driv
ers of the car as Joe Thompson, the
toll bridge keeper, reported that a
car answering the description of the
Becker auto and with the same num
ber had passed there during the eve-
ning and had twtnhSitL'in. the'ear -atj
the time. .
At 10 o'clock this morning a mes
sage was received here by Mr. H. E.
Becker from Lincoln announcing
that the stolen car had been recov
ered in that city by members of the
city detective force and with the car
was captured the man driving it who
tvi 11 ho Ti o 1 I fr t nmcooii t irn rv V rv
ch ar e ef auto stealing. Mr. Becker
Jg Vry much ffratified at recovering
the car and it shows very prompt ac-
"on in handling the case.
CAPTTJEES THE PRIZES
From Thursday's Dairy.
The' swimminsr snorts have raa.le
n. ereat hit with the vmiTiir and old ;
and this locality the present Eeasoajat the home or Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
and with the opportunities of the j Engelkemeier near Nehawka. when
Murray pool the swimming art has their daughter. Miss Alvena, was
been greatly revived. At the recent I united in the bonds of holy wedlock
Murray picnic one of the youngstr-rs j to Mr. Edward G. Meisinger ot near
of this locality made a exeat shov, inrr this citv.
' for one of her years and carried away j
smwiui in tne line or water sporrs
.amrtn.a.. t.a. QO o cr.TTici
has few equals in this locality.
STATE FAIR
PRIZE WINNERS
!
Cass County Sons and Daughters Bun .
Away With the Early Awards
Made at Lincoln.
From Friday's Dally.
Here are some of the awards won
by Cass county at the state fair.
Judging commenced Monday in some
of the classes, notably the Boys Pig
club, and we get these winnings from
the State Journal:
Poland Chinas boars, 1G entries,
Cecil Jacobsen, Eagle, first; sows,
37 entries, Harry Timblin. Alvo sec
ond; Elmer Huffman, Alvo, fourth;
litter, 10 entries, Cecil Jacobsen,
first; gilts, 35 entries, Clifford Jac
obsen, tenth.
Spotted Poland Chinas Boars, S
entries, Sterling Icgwerson. Nehaw
ka, first; Marion Stone, Nehawka,
fourth; sows, 18 entries, Sterling In
gwerson, Nehawka, fourth; litter, 8
entries, Marion Stone, Nehawka, sec
ond. Hampshires Sows, Frank Pollard,
Nehawka, second; boars, Frank Pol
lard, Nehawka, fourth.
In the Girls Clothing club exhib
its Cass county won awards as fol
lows: Bungalow dress Cass second.
Clothespin bag Cass second,
third and fourth.
Kitchen aprons Cass first.
Dress protector Cass first
second.
Princess slip Cass first, third and
fifth.
Sewing bag Cass first and third.
Middy club uniform Cass third
and fourth.
Middy and skirt Cass third.
Underwear Cass first.
Wash dress Casa first and
ond.
sec-
DEATH GOMES
TO MRS. WILLIAM
.B.
EUhLvMAN liPRP
11 Lit If Si-til II Lit L.
Passed Away Yesterday Afternoon at
Home of Her Daughter, Mrs.
John V. Hatt Here.
From Thursday's Dally.
Yesterday afternoon at 3:30 at the
(home of her daughter, Mrs. John V.
Katt, occurred the death of Mrs.
William Newman, who had been
Colorado, in a very serious condition
and whose recovery had been aban -
doned several das ago, but her de
sire to pass away amid the scenes of
her younger days caused the children
to bring her back to Nebraska, that
she might have her wish.
Mary Parthenia Chapman was
born May 24, 1861, at Wapeloo, Iowa,
and was brought to Nebraska by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Chap
man in her childhood days. She was
married June 29, 1884, at Nebraska
City to William Newman and the
family resided in Cass and Otoe coun
ties for a number of years and in
1906 moved to Frontier county, Ne
braska, where they spent four years
and from there moved to Sterling,
Colorado, where they have since re
sided. To bless the union of this es
timable couple were born five child
ren, :-irs. Delia iiatt, or Piattsmoutn;
Mrs. Viola Olson, of Padroni, Colo
rado; Charles Newman, of Sterling,
Colorado; Mrs. Ida Andrew, of St.
Joseph. Missouri, and Mrs. Jessie
Kostetter, who died in 190 9. There
ir- also one adopted son. Claude New
man, or Denver, Colorado. all or
whom were at the bedside of the
ir.othef to the end. Tere are also
surviving the liusband and three sis
ters, Mrs. Charles Steel, of Libby,
Montana; Mrs. H. E. DeClose, of
ScottsbluJT. Nebraska, Mrs. Etta Lit-
p r ri,,rc. x'v.n
fourteen grandchildren and a host of
friends. Mrs. Newman was a devout
member of the Evangelical church.
The funeral services will be held
Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the
J. V. Hatt home and interment will
be mad in the Wyoming cemetery in
Otoe coirnty. .-. - y -
YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE WEDDED AT
HOME OF BRIDE
Miss Alvena Engelkemeier and Mr.
Edward G. Meisinger United in
Marriage at Nehawka.
From Friday's Dally.
One of the pleasant weddings of
'the early fall season was that occur
ins on Wednesday evening at 6::;0
The wedding was attended by the
relatives oi the bride and groom anu
from this city there were present
airs, uorge a. ivieismger, motner oi
..o rnnrn u-iiiinm TUuinr
brother, L. G. Meisinger and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hanni and daugh
ter, Maxine, and Emil Meisinger,
wife and family of Ashland.
' Throughout the rooms of the spa
cious Engelkemeier home were the
bright and beautiful flowers of the
fall season that enhanced the charm
of the happy event and made a fit-
ting bower for the plighting of the
troth of the two estimable young
people. .
The bride and groom were unat
tended as they took their places be
fore the Rev. H. O. Rhode, pastor of
the Eight Mile Grove Evangelical
church, who read the marriage lines.
The wedding gown of the bride
was a very attractive one of blue can
ton crepe cut in very modish lines
and adding to the very charming ap
pearance of Miss Engelkemeier.
Following the reception the new
ly weds departed on a wedding trip,
the destination being kept a secret
from the family. 'Mr. and Mrs. Mei
singer will enjoy some time one their
honeymoon before returning to their
future home here in Cass countj
where the groom will have a home
prepared on the farm near Platts
mouth for the coming of the bride.
These two very fine young people
are members of two of the old and
distinguished families of the county
and they have grown to manhood and
womanhood here and where they
have a host of warm friends with
whom the Journal joins in wishing
a long and very happy married life.
PAYS OVER BOND
From Thursday's Daily.
Chief of Police Jones turned over
to Judge Weber last evening the sum
and of $8.50 which it was stated was col
llected as the result of a complaint
filed by the chief of police against
Harold Renner charged with speed-
1 ing. The offense, it was claimed.
was committed Saturday night.
Mrs. George A Meisinger and eon
William, are enjoying a two weeks
outing in Oklahoma with relatives
and friends.
SEVENTY YEARS OLD
From Thursday's Daily:
John Corv one of the old residents
of the city and the proprietor of the
Perkins hotel, has just passed his
seventieth birthday and bears well
the advance of age and which has not
j disturbed his usual genial good na-
ture. Mr. Cory was born in Iowa but
has lived in Cass county and Piatts-
mouth so many years of his lifetime
that he is practically a native son.
In honor of his birthday the mem
bers of the family tendered him a
fried chicken dinner Tuesdaj- even
ing and with the members of the
family here were Mrs. Ed Brantner
of Pender, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Cummings of Omaha and Harvey
r"ry' orbac Clt lowa' a Drotner r
- 1 y
YOUTH DOES A
BIG CHECK BUSI
NESS AT FREMONT
Fraudulant Checks on Plattsnionth
And North Platte Banks Used
In Fleecing Gullibles.
From Thursday's Dally.
A very prepossessing young man,
apparently in the neighborhood of
twenty years of age has been quite
acitve in Fremont in the last few
days in pushing fraudulent checks on
the residents there and two of these
checks were drawn on the Farmers'
State bank of this city. The checks
were all for $25 each and the man
ner of passing them very clever.
The young man, who was fairly
well dressed, made the rounds of the
Fremont banks and made a very fa
vorable impression and stated that
he was a student at Midland college
and that he had attended school at
Fremont the year previous.
Some of the checks drawn were
i. , .. ' . .
i to be relatives and one drawn on the
bank here was purported to be a
birthday present from a relative
and it was not until in the course of
exchange between the banks that it
was found that the check was "mere
ly a scrap of paper," as our old friend
Bethmann-Hollweg would remark.
OPERATED ON FOR APPENDICITIS
From Thursds r'm Dally.
Mrs. Cora Cotner, who was called
to Omaha on Tuesday by the ser
ious illness of her daughter. Miss
Gladys Cotner, returned home last
evening. She reports that Miss
Gladys was operated on late Tuesday
evening for a very accute case of ap
pendicitis and that the operation was
just in time, as her condition was
very serious and the patient was hur
ried from her home to the Lord Lis
ter hospital, where the operation was
performed. Mrs. Cotner states that
at the time she returned home, the
daughter was showing a very pleas
ing condition and regaining her
strength nicely following the sick
ness and operation.
MAKES BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT.
From Thursday's Daily:
From Omaha comes the announce
ment of the birth of a son, Albert
Patterson, on- Saturday last to Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Degan, of Chicago,
formerly of Omaha. Mrs. Degan was
formerly Miss Jeanette Patterson of
this city.
To All the
i-V -I Wl ME MBt
C 1 sl
sjjsssmsssssis r KJlnSM nx.Jit t t'Wm'
r" ' pfvrM VTA
be they old friends or new who will de
vote their efforts during the coming year to
training better citizens for Plattsmouth and
vicinity
WELCOME
We want you to consider this a personal
invitation to make the First National Bank
yours, and to call on us at any time for any
service we can render.
The First national Bank
THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOAe
MATTSMOUTH
COMMISSION
ERS TO ASK FOR
A NEW BRIDGE
COMMISSIONERS WILL SEND RE
QUEST TO STATE DEPART
MENT EOS HELP.
PREFER NEW STRUCTURE BUILT
Board Would Consider Purchase of
Present Bridge For Sum of
$25,000 or Less.
From Thursday s Dally
The board of county commission
ers at .their session yesterday took
action on the matter of the toll
bridge over the Platte river and the
demand that has existed for some
time for a state owned bridge, when
they passed resolutions asking the
state department of public works to
act on the application for a state
owned bridge over the river at this
point and which will form a part of
state highway No. 11 and which is
also a part of the federal highway.
The resolution passed by the board
pledged Cass county to the one
fourth cost of the bridge as requir
ed by law and proposed that this one-
fourth be raised by the charging of
toll on the bridge until the county
cost had been paid.
This action is similar to one that
will probably be adopted by Sarpy
county, the other county interested
with ours in the proposition.
In the request to the state depart
ment of public works the commis
sioners stated that could the present
toll bridge be purchased for $25,000
or less they would favor considering
the proposition but that their recom
mendation would be for the erection
of a new bridge of concrete and
steel that would cost in the neighbor
hood of 5100,000. as the ' present
bridge would probably require being
rebuilt in the next ten years at least
and at a high figure would be too
costly for the county to purchase.
The acquiring of the bridge by the
state and county would be a matter
of the great interest to all of the
residents of the southeastern part of
Nebraska ,or the building of a new
bridge if necessary, as the people of
this part of the state and the travel
ing tourists have felt that on a high
way of te importance of the King of
Trails and the George Washington
highway there should be free
bridges which will be possible when
the cost of the structure is secured
by the counties Interested as the
state will contribute its half to the
building or purchase of the bridge.
ACCEPTS POSITION
Miss Clara Wichmann has accept
ed the position as stenographer in
the office of County Attorney A. G.
Cole and today entered upon her new
duties. Miss Wichmann is a grad
uate of the class of 1923 of the local
high school and a well qualified
young lady for the position that 6he
13 now taking up.
71
Toachors!
NEBRASKA