Nebraska State Histori
cal Society
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VOL. NO. XXXTX,
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1923.
NO. 40
GASS COUNTY
YOUNG PEOPLE
AT WESLEYAN
Attend Senior Recognition Day Held
at State Methodist University
Wear Caps and Gowns.
From Friday's Daily
Miss Ruth Jacks of Plattsmouth,
Nebraska who is a member of the
senior class at Nebraska Wesleyan
university as -well as Miss Clara
Schlichtemeier and Donald Scbliehte
meier of Nehawka, participated to
day in the senior recognition cere
monies at Nebraska Wesleyan. The
seniors had Intended to hare a fine
breakfast on the morning of senior
recognition day. After hearing the
address of Conrad Hoffman, director
of the European student relief com
mission, they changed their plans. A
simple breakfast was enjoyed and the
difference in price was given the re
lief commission.
On this day the seniors wore for
the first time the academic caps and
crnu-ns Trio mactinir woe halrl in YV ctu- ,
fw " "i.- j
icjauo fcc nuunui mm. umui o,
with yellow and black caps, togas and
penants. formed an aisle thru which
the seniors passed to their s-eats in
the central body of the auditorium.
The penants held aloft made an arch.
The class was presented to the uni
versity by Miss Ethel Evans. Chan
cellor I. B. Schrenckengast accepted
the class.
.1 o occasin
n 1 v- k T -r v! " .
of Belmar. Nebraska. The orator
raised the question of the efficiency
f. . - T , , ,
vi iind luau luiiit. . iic Daiu in
brief: "The colleges do not seem to
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" 11 111 s fc'""" . . .
go into the world and contribute to
the social field and to science. This
may be due to the teaching or' to the I
T, ... !, 1
i not' an acauteition of facw but
learnlne b
lize thf faTs we observe Co lleeSs
should trttlir stents touUlS
experimentation and to take the in
itiative in pursuing problems. Af
terward comes the rearon!ng.jconclu
slon." DEATH OF OLD RESF
DENT OF THE COUNTY
'Carroll of St. Louis, umpire. In Al- down of the visitors in this quarter . rer street on the south and from
y- TnpiT.f,a GftmnT Pnwd Awav ' len's corner appeared Arthur Cham- I came from an end run and on the Spring street on the west to the Bur
' v i J nu o y . bers. lightweight champion, and try for goal the visitors were success- j linton property.
at the Hospital 01 Old Soldiers jjack Madden, his trainer. For Ho- ful. I The routes will require two car-
Home at Milford, Neb.
From Friday's Daily
Mrs. Lucinda Gilmore. an old resi-
dent of Weeping Water, died on Sun-
day. Nov. ISth, in the hospital at the
Old Soldiers home at Milford. after
an illness cf several month. She made
her home with her son. Chas. Gilmore
and family at Havelock for the past
year.
In August she went to the Old Sol-
dlers home at Milford, where she died
on Sunday.
She had a stroke cf paralysis, and
hoH Umnnrtrc f tl, l.rn
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bor and friend and l a fMthful lovlne
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madness to many who loved her in
. - - e
life
Miss
She lived in Ohio until she was
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grown, rsae was ine eiaesi 01 a iam
rr f" rhiirirpn nf hinY, fnnr nf
thP.ii and her mnthpr and father,
preceded ner to tne better land.
In 1SC9 she was united in marriage
to George W. Gilmore. and in March
of that year she and her husband
came to Nebraska and homesteaded
in CTflss oou dt v, near Weeping' Water,
and have made their home through
the years.
Five children were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Gilmore Charles Gilmore of
Havelock. Mrs. Edith Akeson, Mrs.
Hattie Rosenbaum, Raymond, and ;
.Mrs. tana itieuox. ui mis iamiiy
'ircle, tbe father, Mrs. Akeson and
Raymond Gilmore. have gone to their
reward, leaving a son and two daugh
ters. 20 grand children and six great
grand children..
The funeral services were held at
the Methodist church on Wednesday
morning at 10:30 a. m. Rev. C. I.
Rose, pastor of the Methodist church,
ronducted the services. The inter
ment was made In Oakwood ceme
tery. PASSES SIXTY-NINTH YEAR
From Friday's Daily
Yesterday was the sixty-ninth
birthday anniversary of our old
friend John C. York and he very
quietly observed the day by being on
the job working at the Burlington
Ftore department. The passing of the
day recalls to Mr. York the many
other anniversaries that have passed
over bis bead and at his home he has
many trophies that were tendered
him in the past and one of which is
a bow and arrow presented by Chief
Spotted Tail in the days when the
Redmen roved these parts and the
memories of the occasion when the
bow and arrow was presented brings
a srail to the face of the recipient.
born Dec. 17th. 1S46. in Highland r the army as a first lieutenant m own marsnai or .agie to unoom out -nhstract
county. Ohio, and died at Milford. the officers reserve and assigned to it was found there that he should cuJf ndct-haB lived in Louis
. ' , . - , , o th iiirip-o nrivn-nte' dprurtmont nt be arraiened at Plattsmouth and was r.irs. Oiinoru nas uvea in louis
UULlIlllfl X . II 11 111 II L .111 111 v a.r
belne 76 yean i 11 months and 1 day the armed forces of the nation. Mr. accordingly brought to this city by vHle since pioneer days and -she hd
oeing o years, xj. monins ana aay ?J j tti A- Tivd in her old home thirtv-nine
. t m n vfc i t n t n wnr in wsa r ain HGino r rr u ri iji iri-i hiiii i ri hcm iii i iih iu v -
RECEIVE HANDSOME GIFTS
From Friday's Daily I
The public schools nave recently ,
received two very handsome pictures
that will be U3ed in the decoration of ,
the school rooms, being the "Em
barking of the Pilgrims," given by
Mrs. M. A. Street for the history
er a very handsome picture donated
5-ev- if" - ?fc?,utksr 10 rm
of Miss Stewart which won the prize
in the recent poster contest held by
the public library.
STORY OF AN OLD
TIME PRIZE FIGHT j
, , !
iom Alien ana jacK nogn Bout at
Pacific Junction, la., Recalled
in an Old Time Dispatch.
From Thursday's Daily-
In the Chicago Tribune of a recent
issue appeared the account taken
from the files of the raper of a sport-
ing event of fifty years ago that was
staged in the vicinitv of this citv. at
- i i t - : T . - - A ...
uiu x-ariuc juuiuuu, jusi norm a
xew nines irom acme junction ana
in Tvnicn iom Alien, neavyweignt
champion, and Jack Hogan. one of,w fsu t, , va tut
the heavyweights of St. Louis, which !
was also the home of Allen, wprp th '
contenders.
after considerable difficulty as the
' ciui.. y v v a u iuv u 1 s a j n a. nc&D ,
termined to stop the fight and it was
onl" b-v clever work that the parties
met in the ring staked off on the
,ir,H th vr n m,,j
r 1 i uii vi., 1. x. lamuau iiai.&
and where the principals went to it
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v111 L"1'c mrec rounu
oout that was called a draw by the ,
foraa J
Thfre was a special train of 400
. 1 m 1 : I
u-11'Ul liUK IUCU i I uiu umaua KU1UU lO '
I the scene of the "t when they
halted in Council Bluffs by a
detachment from the national guard,
?n orders of Governor Carpenter of I
lowa ana tne train searcnea tor ai-
len and Hogan, but they had wisely
staved off the train and made their i
way to the scene of the fight by
crossing the Missouri river in a skiff,
and there being no reason to hold
the special train it was allowed to
go on to Pacific City where the ring
was hurriedly staked off and the
fight was on. Tom Riley of Kansas
City was chosen referee and William
!gan. John Sweeney of St. Louis and i
Sherman Thiirstnn nf rtmaho onnoir. i
ed. The fight broke up In the third
round when Hoean claimed a foul
and the fight was called a draw by
the referee. This decision caused a
small sized war among the specta-
tors and during the excitement the
stakeholder of the fight, it is related,
by the old timers, made his getaway
with the money that had been held
by him for the winner of the bout. .
The stake money was later divided to i
,the satisfaction of all of the parties.)
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MEMBER OF RESERVE CORPS
I
From Thursday's Dally- I
. . - .
Attnrr.ev JnKPr.h a Punwpll nf
n:iniwooa nas lust recently received
his commission in tbe reserve corps
his budding law practice to under-
n A V. I nn V. J
.
the field arms and spent nineteen
months serving in the Philippine Is-
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luriunra 01 war anu servea wua
honor and distinction to himself and
his country until the time of peace j
- ab edh im to return o
oian iv iuiu mc ia uusiucsa,
I!e is wel1 Pleased to receive the
.pcmimem in ine reserve wnicn win
ve him an opportunity of keeping
brushed up on the things military.
I
MYNARD MAKES IMPROVEMENTS
From Thursday's Daily
The village of Mynard is showing .
the world that it pays to keep in the;
vanguard. The city has adopted a !
new dress. The store of W. T. Rich-1 the coming of his 100th anniversary ; luncheon on Wednesday afternoon
ardson. the rustling merchant, has' and his many friends are hopeful and at which Mrs. Flynn and Mrs.
been treated to a number of coats of that he may attain this mark as he Thomas F. Murphy were the hostess
paint and looks the better for it. The is a man who has lived plainly and es. The color scheme of the lunch
church has been treated the same , has attained an age beyond that of , eon was in pink and white and the
way, and the parsonage has been j the alloted time of man. Mr. Ohlen- tables very attractiva in decorations
paintea dv the pastor, w. L. crumm,
who has likewise embellished the
garage as well. Thomas Ruby, the
mail carrier on the rural route run
ning out of Mynard, was the artist
with the brush who did the good
work at the Btore. The town sure
is looking better as a result of the
work done.
BURLINGTON OFFICIALS HERE
From Thursday's Dally:
Yesterday afternoon L. B. Lyman,
general superintendent of lines west,
Thomas Roope, superintendent of
motive power and N. C. Allen, divis
ion superintendent of the Burling
ton, was here for a few hours look
ing after some matters at the shops
for a few hourB and viewing the
work at this lar shop of tbe rail
road company. .
CRIPPLED BLUE
AND WHITE GOES
DOWN TO DEFEAT
' loses to Wahoo Hieb. School by the
Score of 20 to 6 on Local Grid-
l . . j
iron lesieruav aiiciuuuu.
From Saturday's Daily
With their lineup marked by in-'
jured players from the game of last
week and minus the services of some
of their oldest and most experienced
players, the Plattsmouth high school j
esterday afternoon was sent to de
feat by the Wahoo high school team.
which, however, when it was all said I
and done had little on the locals in
the way of weigbtor playing.
In the kickoff the locals the loss
of Carl Keil, one of their best line-
men, as ne was injured in tacKiing
"one of the onrushing Wahooers, the
man ne tackled kicking or hitting
an(j causing a fracture of the
ieft wrist that removed Carl from the
game for the reet of the afternoon
..-mi m,r r- Thmi-c-
eivine eame also
Th. ira. wore ni,.rtv in ih
rmenine- Quarter when thev made
resulted in their being held on their
c i. a k .,..
5 yard line and Gorder by quick
U-r,rl- r,unr,t,,l t(,o Kail fm h.ln.
locals and on securing the tall drove
Viii UUll i LUC: V - CIVU IUUV 11UU 1 11,
but their try for goal was without
result.
In the second quarter the locals
i ,.0.ti. v
ouvn i lai uiut ill kJ t t u bi uc LUC
scoring of Wahoo who had advanced 1
. . - , . ,
iu iut- o aru line ui uie lu.aia ana
were held there for the downs and
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unable to gain. In this quarter, Was-j
; ley, full back of the Plattsmouth
1 Aam Mrl anmA f An , 1 wnrl- onrl Tlari-
' - D---
raba with his tackling featured the
me. The quarter closed with the
ball in the center of the field,
On L the kickoff i the chlf
ivj j 1 1
fore being downed and made a game
battle to overcome the lead of the
.visitors, hoi fling Wahoo several times 'permanent connecting walks and are
j for the downs but tbe jinx pursued j numbered. One rote- on the north
j them as they suffered from another .side of Main street extends from
i ver5" costly fumble in their own ter-jMain to Walnut street on the north
; ritory and which eventually resulted; and from Spring or 15th street on
in a touchdown being pulled by the ' the west to the C. B. tz Q. right of
visitors in a line smash. The goal
tick was blocked. The second touch-;
In the last quarter the Plattsmouth '
team rallied from their downward
course and Krejci made two very fine
end runs that advanced the ball into
the Wahoo territory and the aerial
attack was then opened, a pass from
Krejci to Flynn resulting in Flynn ;
PinS ove" or the touchdown for;
Plattsmouth, but the try for goal-
em wiia. ine game enaea witn
the Dal1 in tDe center of the field.
GETS INTO TROUBLE
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r rum HlursUB.VS J.'Uli)
Yesterdav afternoon Sheriff Ouin-
ton had as his eBl for a few hours
Herbert Huffaker. who had gotten
into difficulties out in the west Dor-
iion 01 me county me nrst 01 me
week and had been taken by the
bastlle where he was left to rest un-
til n pnmn 9 nt wac filaA oirt net Vi 1 m
i r a i j
by County Attorney A
he was given an applicatic
inn nf thp
'rc5"u v" - "
"""- "t , 7 . , I' clluai,ruJ ' ;
Sloan's liniment, which amounted to
a fine of $100 and costs which to-
S
i. w & uo
ap-jway.
EIGHTY-SE YEARS OLD
From Saturday's Daily
One of the best old men of his
years in the whole state of Nebraska
is Uncle Fritz Ohlenhausen of this
city, who has observed teh passing of
his eighty-6ixth birthday the past.
w-eek and is now looking forward to
hausen was born in Hessen-Darm-
stadt on November 29. 1837, and
came to America In 1862, settling
rear Pekin. Illinois, where he lived
until in 1882 when with Adam For-
noff, Sr., and Chris Stoehr he came to
Cass county and engaged in farming
fo ra number of years. To this fine
old gentleman we wish "Gut Heil."
Annual Dinner and Bazaar
The Ladles Aid of the Baptist
church of Union will give their an
nual dinner, supper and bazaar at the
M. W. A. hall Thursday, November
29th. Everybody cordially invited.
nl5-2sw.
Buy your ink and pencils at the
Bates Corner Book and Stationery
Store.
ENTERTAINS BRIDGE CLTJ
From Friday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. George
K. Petring was hostess to the Bridge
club at her pleasant home on high
school hill and the occasion was one
of the greatest of enjoyment to the
members of the club in attendance,
i The first prize was awarded to Mrs.
1; A Do"el" n.t?e sef?tl .
, Tanfe DeAlolaf fi
game. ai a buiume noi
J. A. Donelan and tne second to Mrs.
til 1 at
our a
dainty and delicious luncheon was
'served that was the climax of a very
' happy occasion.
WORKING OUT AR
RANGEMENTS FOR
CITY MAIL SERVICE
Finishing Up Numbering of Resi-
dence Property and Placing the
Street Signs This Week
From Thursday's Daily
The work of completing the re
quirements necessary for the instal
lation of the free city mail delivery
being pushed in this city and the
al1'" Ui l"c uuull,ns 1UI lu.T
residence property of the city as well
as tbe ?lacinS ElSns at the various
street intersections over tbe tern-
TJ lUIil Will Ut SerVU IS I.ClIlg
The requirements are very strict
! .,,t.l, .ZllJtG?v:
ings, numbering of ; the uoi?res and
placing of the merkers for the vari
ous streets and the boxes for the
placing of mail ad it is planned to
make all cf these up to the placing
the recepticsls for the mail ani
j thp8p .?n v. ; t.ontl na fhfl
" I n .1 ' r.- f I I
final order for the sorting of tl.e
",.00 lo i.
re de
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partment.
The Chamber of Commerce has
agreed to see that the places for the
delivery of mail are ail placed as
soon as ordered.
Postmaster J. W. Holmes has re
ceived the proposed routing: of the
city and which will include all of the
territory that is provided with good
way. On the south sic"e the route
will extend from Main street to Sil-
riera and the city have two deliveries;
durins: the dav. in the mornine and
the afternoon.
I flT UnijjC JSJ CI (1011 '
LUul HUlVlL l. I -LULI j
MOW flVVJ1 KPW fHF-
IsJlt Ufl.iO fiLII UilL
Mrs. Mary Clifford moved Monday
i into her new home which was pur
chased for her from the money sent
!in for the flood sufferers and from;
the Red Cross. The house was form-i
rly the hme f &Ud Wra- Ha?3'
Loberg. who are now living in Rock-;
ford, Illinois. It was purchased for!
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delay in getting Mrs. Clifford settled
' "sI ,hMLit"and
auu ail I' IT UU3tSl'.IlS Willi 11,
she harelv escaped with her lifs.
ixiiaua louneu pieiij uai k iu iici.
However, through the generosity
of the Deocle who sent in their offer
inJrs nf money tocetber with the aid
JJ oI J SfJ Cros this com-
ie V,T
Co? m!n' ScU
with her over once more owning a
home of her own. and this time it
stands high and dry, on the top of
Gospel hill, in a beautiful location.
Louisville Courier.
ENTERTAIN AT KENSINGTON
From Friday's Daily
The home of Dr. and Mrs. P. J.
Flynn was the scene of a very de
lightful 1 o'clock Kensington and
of Mrs. Ward roses that added their
beauty to the scene. During the af-
ternoon in addition to their sewing
the ladies enjoyed two very pleasing
guessing contests and in the first
of which Mrs. L. L. Wiles was the
prize winner and in the second, Mrs.
Allen J. Beeson was awarded the first
prize. Covers were laid for twelve
at the luncheon.
MAKES AN IMPROVEMENT
From Thursday's Daily:
" The Main street store of A. G.
Bach has received a new addition to
tbe equipment in the shape of a fine
electrically operated cash register
which will be much appreciated by
the employes of the store and wiil
furnish the proprietor with a com
plete record of the business of the
tore.
BARRETT NAMED
HEAD OF FARMERS'
UNION 19TH TIMES
Committee Reports laid Over Until
xoday .Banquet ana miarious
Time for All Last Night.
From Thursday's Daily
For the 19th consecutive year,
Charles S. Barrett. Union City, Ga.,
and A. C. Davis, Grcveite, Ark., were,
elected president and secretary re-;
SDectivelv of the national body of
the Farmers' Educational and Co -
Operative Union at th convention
neing neiu in umana mis w reh. r.
L. Ihirrison. Lexington, Ky., wasj
re-elected vice president. t
The former board of directors re-i - -
turned to their work. The board is FrTom Thursday Daily
comprised of J. M. Collins. Eaton.! Last evening the first dance of the
f'olo C. J. Osborne, Omaha; J. Trom- season given by Plattsmouth lodge
bie. Salina. Kansas; John V. Batch- "39. B. P. O. E.. was held at the
elcr. Mission Hill, South Dakota, and club house on North Sixth street and
George H. P.ov.ies. Lvnch!)urr-. Va. very largely attended by the mem-
The report of the Krso'.utions bers and their ladies to enjoy the oc
committee was caried over until to- easion that had been prepared for
dav along with several other less im- them by the committee in charge,
portant committee reports. 1 The dance was held in the lodge
Vance Monroe, Denver, specialist room which had been lavishly deco
in child instruction in co-operation, rated with the Elk colors of purple
outlined the svstem in vogue in his and white, these being arranged in
state to teach the children of farmers the form of a lattice work over the
the value and significance of work-, dar.ee floor and festooned in the cen
iii" together. i ter where a large and handsome star
The whole movement, according to
r.ir.
Monroe, is self-governed.
The
children in these clubs have their' The Musical Mernmakers under
own code of honor, their courts and the direction of Miles Altman, fur
libraries and have full charge of nisbed the music for the dance and
their own credible programs. ; their jazzy tunes served to add to the
Children belonging to the 48 clubs delights of the jolly party of dancers
!n Colorado, representing 2.000 mem- and the dancing continued until a
bers, are shown to be more, dutiful late hour.
to parents and to be advancing more The Elks are planning a number
rspidlv in school. jof these mid-week dances during the
The various committees worked far:feason that will be open to the mem-
into the night preparing their re- J bers of the order and their ladies.
ports, while the more care-free aele-j
gates enjyoed the hilarity of the
banquet at the Omaha Gram Ex
change, the program of which was
broadcast by Station WAAW jnd was
heard by listeners at distant points
from Omaha, as evidenced by the
flood of telegrHms that started com-
inir in goon after the' program" fcepSnTT.rt tho TTnitP? ststpc for mntmnl
-
There were several vaudeville num-
bers, seme interesting speeches on the
toast program and incidental music j number defired and that these ex
furnished by Dan DesDunes and his 'animations will be held again on
band;
WANTED FOE BOBBING STORE
From Thursday's Dail
The party of men arrested here on
.Monday ry jmei or t-once jones are
to be charged with having burglar
ized a etore in Council Bluffs, a mes
sage from that city to Mr. Jones this
morning states. The men were wear
ine at the time of their arrest hunt-
ing coats which, ii is alleged, were
a part of the articles stolen from the
Council Blues store and also the fire-
arms that they had in their posses-
sion, it is claimed, were taken from
a hardware store at Glenwood some
time ago. The men apparently were
hard characters and their capture
will undoubtedly lead to their re-
ceiving the penalty of their offense
which in Iowa is very severe. When
their case comes, up. Chief of Police
Jones will probably be called upon
to testify as he was the arresting of-
ficer here and had them in charge un-
til they were turned over to the
sheriff of Pottawattamie county. Ia.
OBSERVED 20TH ANNIVERSARY
From Thursday's Daily
Yesterday was the twentieth wed
ding .anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
William Sitzman and in honor of the '
(ii''ncinn tho Tt ni rrYi lvnrc loct ovonfn I
very pleasantly surprized the mem
bers of the family and a most de
lightful evening was spent by all of
the party. The evening was spent in
the enjoyment of musical selections
and social covnersation and at an ap
propriate hour very dainty refresh
ments were served that added, to the
enjoyment of those who were in at
tendance. On departing . the mem
bers of the party joined in wishing
Mr. and Mrs. Sitzman many more ,
such pleasant gatherings. Those
joining the family in the observance
of the occasion were: Mr. and Mrs.
G. L. Thacker and family, Mr. and
Mrs. William Falk and family, Frank
Koubek.
RETURN FROM WEDDING
From Friday's Daily
l Mr. and Mrs. Roy Oberle are now
' at home to their friends at their
home on Sixteenth and Main streets,
. coming here direct from Des Moines,
I Iowa, where they were married last
Wednesday at the home of the par
ents of the bride. The bride was for
merly Miss Faye Jaunita Rawen of
Des Moines and has made her home
there for a number of years. The
groom is one of the employes at the
Burlington shops here and has made
his home here for the past year and
a half and is a young man hel din the
! highest esteem by a large circle of
' warm friends who are pleased to
learn of his new found happiness.
!Mr. and Mrs. Eberle will have a cor
j dial w-elcome to this city and the
wishes of the friends for a very long
and happy wedded life.
PETIT JURY EXCUSED
From Friday's Daily
The petit jury, which was to have
been called Monday, November 26.
has been postponed bv District Judge
ames T. Bugley until Monday, De-
ember loth, owing to the large
. amount of business before the grand
jury t!iat will proriably occupy the
r"u' t?JnS
all of the coming
e sec
ond week. The petit jury will prob-
jably be called upon to hear the case
J if any indictments are voted by the
grand jury.
: ELKS HOLD A FINE
DANCE LAST NIGHT
,
! jj Dance cf Ssascn Quite J.
ly Attended by Members of the
Order and Their Ladies.
added its beauty to the settings of
the dance
J CIVIL SEEVICE EXAMINA'
TI0NS TO BE GIVEN AGAIN
From Thursday's Daily
The Civil Service commission states
that in examinations held recently
jn Omaha and" other cities thrnnh-1
I ' w
arid eeamstres. Indian Service, ap-
plicanta were not secured In the
December 5th.
Persons interested in these or oth
er examinations Ehould apply to the
secretary or tne v. b. ivn Service
i ouaru hi me iot;ai posi onice ior ae-
' foliar? infftTmotlftn n n il a ? n w
jJrantgi
LEAVES F0S THE WEST
From Thursday's Daily
Frank R. Gobelman departed last
evening for a short outing and visit
in the west portion of the country
"U to enjoy a rest trom his work of
-he reecnt summer. Mr. Gobelman
is planning to stop for a short time
at Medicine Bow, Wyoming, near
where he has land interests and will
then go to Los Angeles to visit with
his sister, Mrs. Barbara Heiser and
family and also with Mr. and Mrs.
Mark White and enjoy the Californ-
ia country for a short time at least.
Mr- Gobelman is anticipating a very
pleasant visit and to view many
points of interest in the west coast
country which he nas been planning
to visit for a long time.
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MEMBER
FEDERAL
SYSTEM
One Cause for
With every Thanksgiving Day comes ad
ded proof that the business world is governed
less by the belief that business is a battle to be
won by the strong at the expense of the weak,
and more by the conviction that success rests
finally in unselfish service.
This bank will join with the people of
Plattsmouth in observing Thanksgiving and
will not be open on that day.
S3
The First national bank
THE BANK WHERE
PfJUTSMOLTH
DEATH OF MRS.
THERESA FIGKLER
OCCURS THURSDAY
Old Eesident of Cass County Passed
Away at the. Home of Daugh
ter in Lincoln, Nebr.
From Friday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon at 4:40
the home of her danehter, Mrs. I.
at
A.
Marshall, 14C So. 14th street. Lin
coln, occurred the death of Mrs. The
resa Marie Fickler, a pioneer resi
dent of Cass county and who is well
known in Plattsmouth and vicinity
where the family resided for a great
many years.
The deceased lady had lived here
up until the last two years, since
which time she has been making her
home with the children.
She is survived by her daughters.
Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Leonard Sutter
of Lincoln and three sons, Edvvara
and Lee. who reside in Canada and
Albert Fickler, a well known farmer
of the vicinity of Stanton. Nebraska.
She also leaves two sisters, Mrs.
Margaret Plumer, of Council Bluffs
and Mrs. Mary Metzger of Cedar
Creek, and one brother, Andrew
Wintz of Denver.
No arrangements have as yet been
announced for the funeral services.
HEAD OF DE MOLAY
SUFFERS ACCIDENT
Judge Alexander Cochran, St. Louis,
Grand Master Councilor, Falls
and Injures Hip.
From Priaay.a Daiiy
, The . , chame
The local chapter of the Order of
DeMolay has received word of the
serious accident that befell Judge
Akxander Cochran of St. Louis, head
of the grand council of the order, at
Washington, D. C, recently when he
attend the meeting of the supreme
council of the Scottish Rite Masons,
ru c;,,f
. A U13UUKU1SUCU iH3VLiil JUI1DI
and Mason had the misfortune to fall
and seriouslv fracture hi hln ai.J
and seriously fracture his hip aiui i
now in a Washington hospital re
covering from his accident.
Judge Cochran had just recently
returned from Eurone where he -s-
j tablished chapters of the order at
Rome and Milan. Italy; Paris, wh
icre
Jacques DeMolay, last grand master
of the Knight Templar, from whom
the order takes its name, was burned
at the stake in front of the Notre
Dame cathedral in the fourteenth
century, and in London, England.
In honor of the injured head of the
order, the local chapter is planning
a Judge Cochran class to be initiated
on December 5th.
CASS COUNTY ON STATE CAPITOL
From Thursday's Daily
On teh east facade of the new state
capitol, the second row from tbe
southeast corner of the building, ap
pears the name of Cass county as
one of the ninety-three counties o
the state whose names will be placed
on the building. The first county
)f the east side is Box Butte and be
side it old Cass appears, the visitors
to the new building state, who have
visited in Lincoln recently.
RESERVE
Thanksgiving!
YOU FEEL. AT HOME
NEBRASKA.