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Nebraska State Histori cal Society X VOL. NO. XXXIX. PLATTSLIOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MABCH 20, 1824. NO. 72 3 DEATH CO.MES TO OLD RESIDENT OF COUNTY TODAY Jasper M. Young Dies at His Home Here This Morning at 4 From Blood Poisoning. From Tuesday's Daily This morning at 4 o'clock at his home in the south portion of the city. J. II. Young, one of the well known and pioneer residents of this locality, passed away at the age of seventy-one years of age and as the result of a very severe case of blood poisoning, from which he has been suffering for some time. The attack started last Thanks giving time when in some manner Mr. Young had the back of his right hand scratched by a rusty nail and this was not at first thought to be sricus and allowed to go without medical treatment for several weeks and as the result an infection de veloped that has proven very seri ous and finally claimed the life of Mr. Young. The patient has gradually been growing weaker as the result of the progress of the blood poison in his system and last week was sod bad that he had" to take to his bed and has sine ebeen in very serious shape. The deceased was a member of one of the earliest pioneer families who came here in early territorial davs when the present state of Nebraska j hospital wnere she recently under- by all of the members of the parish was the frontier of the great andwent an operation in the hopes of . who were in attendance. The speak comparatively unknown west, anff giving her some measure of relief jer pointed out the duties of the in- his lifetime spent here has been a Dart of the historv of the settlement of Nebraska, and it was the privilege : of Mr. Young to watch through the years the gradual growth of the country where he has made his home to one of the greatest states of the union. Mr. Young leaves to mourn his ; community, un February la, 1885 death the wife and two brothers, onein this city the deceased was united of whom resides at O'Neill. Xe-1 in marriage to Mr. Virgel M. Mullis, braska. and one at Carroll, Nebras-Stne wedding ceremony being per ka. The deceased was also a cousin formed by the late Rev. J. T. Baird. of D. A. Young, one of the well . known residents of near Murray J. M. Young was a sen of L. H. Young and wife and was born in,Das be& gradually falling in health Mills counrr. Iowa, near' GTenwood, ',na for tne last year has "been eon March 19. 1353. The family came fined to her home the greater part to Nebraska in 1853 and settled in of the time. She was taken to the Cass county on a farm east of Mur- Immannel hospital two weeks ago ray and south or I'lattsmoutn six miles. The parents died later in - this city. The surviving brothers are Bvron Young of Carroll. Nebras- ka. and Edward Young of O'Neill. ' Nebraska, one sister. Mrs. Olmstead, . died a year ago in Oklahoma and is buried at Carroll. . , ; : j FIGURES GIVEN OUT o ON NEBRASKA TAXES Comparison of the Hates in Various "TV- ci,,- -Dinii-r-fi, Towns Siiow, Plattsmouth is ssoz unauiy xiign. From Tuesday's rai!y- The figures of the ratio cf taxation Nebraska have b;en issued from the office of Tax Ccir.niissioner W. H. Smith and show the various ratios that the cities are taxed. The hiehe.'t taxed city in the ?tate is Auburn v ith a t n t -s 1 tax levy cf 57.13 miils on each dollar of valua tion for upkeep of c:ty government, alone, and with the site, county and school taxes, t'.ie total levy on the people of that town amounts to al most six per cent on assesccd valua ffott-Io, N oV II mills or 3.91 tion. Tho total levy i last vear was about 39 per ceiiL on rieu vura .t.u.i. me iui in. uj, -.iwr , tv. r,j .f thia r-.cr- ... .........o , v . . cake occupving the place of honor ana passea away at tne nospuai in to take tne place or juage u. it. At tn e State were as follows: onH wifli oln. ;- ' ' Omaha March 11 114 aprprl fnrtv- ' ,1rinh lonoacoH enfd hp had nnt dp- Chadron 5 -Jti mills North Platte 51.41 P-roken Bow 4C.90 Alliance 42.80 Wahoo 41.50 Plattsmouth 39.30 Grand Island 35.20 Kearney 34.11 Nebraska City 32.10 Beatrice 31. SO Fremont 30.04 Falls City 29.54 SPRINGFIELD MERCHANT SUITERS FIRE LOSS t From Monday's Dally This morning Attorney W. G. Kieck f this city received a telephone call from his former home at Springfield, Nebraska, announcing that last night' the warehouse and a part of the gen-: eral mercantile business of his father, W. G. Kieck had been destroyed by fire. The loss to the buildings will be in the neighborhood of S3. 000. and is Dartiallv covered bv insurance, but not sufficient to cover the loss, ' - - Mr. Kieck departed this afternoon for Springfield, where he .will 'assist the' father in getting the matters cleared up following the fire. CAED OF THANES We desire to express our sincere Elledge and family of Council Bluffs, appreciation of the sympathy and Lee Johnson and family of Stella, kindness shown us in our sorrow and Nebraska, Mrs. I. J. Homan, of Om also for the, beautiful floral remem- aha. Haywood Elledge and family. brances at the funeral of our beloved husband and father. -Mrs. Chas; Mil - ler and Family. - GIVEN BIRTHDAY SURPRISE From Tuesday's Daily Last evening the boys' Sunday school class of Mrs. W. J. Schneider of Cedar Creek gave her a very pleas ant surprise at her home and which was in honor of the thirty-sixth birthday of Mrs. Schneider. The oc casion was a complete surprise to the teacher who was greatly pleased with the expression of love and es teem shown by the young people of the class. The evening was spent in playing games for a few hours that served to pass the time most delight fully and at an appropriate hour the I party enjoyed delicious refreshments cf peach sherbert and cookies which served to complete the most delight ful evening. At an early hour the boys depart ed for home wishing Mrs. Schneider many happy returns of the day. DEATH OF MRS. V. M. MULLiS AT OMAHA Following: Illness of Several Years, Lady Succumbs Last Night at Home cf Daughter. From Monday's Daily- After an illness covering a period I of several years. Mrs. . M. Mulhs the St. Andrew's church of Omaha passed away last night at 11 o'clock was the minister conducting the ser at the home of her daughter. Mrs. vice and gave a most interesting and Amy Newell in Omaha where she has inspirational talk on the "Practical, been for the past three days follow- Common Sense Religion." which was ins her return from the Immanuel followed with the greatest interest Iru'n ner sunenngs. ? Tne deceased lady was formerly i 'M1SS Anna yecn ana was oorn in Hennipin, Illinois, fifty-eight years j their heart that they might enter in ago and came to Plattsmouth and; to the full participation of the Cass county with her family in the ' year 1S79 and has since practically continuously been a resident of this pastor or tne first Fresbytenan church. In the past few years Mrs. Mullis " a uperaiea on mere 10 give her - relief and had id had apparently been her dautera ll 2a vs ner aaunter a .e uas feeling much the horre of aeo where she passed away. Resits the husband there remain children. Glen of Long Beach, California : Ralph of Alliance, Mrs. Muriel Bradv of Caspsr. Wyoming: I Mr. Amy Newell and Lyle Mullis of Omrha and Harold Mullis of Cas per. There is alao surviving a broth er. Isaac Cecil of this citv. It is expected to hold the funeral services Wednesday at Omaha at the 'home of Mrs. Newell and the body wi 11 thcn be brought to this city and tnken direct to Oak Hill cemetery . vhere ,t wi be ,aid to TesU I ENJOYS BIRTHDAY SURPRISE Fron1 Monday.s Dally Oris of the pleasant birthday ob rervanceH that has been held this season occurred on Saturda- evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter rtivra nf . i and carried out' a fine surprise on ! this estimable ladv that would give her the remembrance of the passing of the thirty-sixth anniversary. The home was arranged appropriately in the decorations of the St. Patrick wascn. green being used extensively . with th: shamrocks and other de - v, ..i . .v. . i of he 8nrroundingS- As a feature of ki.kjn- the supper there was a . uo ,ale,c ui.iuua,, - ...i.. t v lunuift, lauuira it-pie- caritlno. t i o r- 9 i : tn .1, . n a .V L I V 1 11 1. V. t li 1 .7 Vt L lilt: K.I L LLItJ JUtTaL ; of honor. The cake was prepared ;and presented to Mrs. Schneider bv: iMrs. Howard Wiles. ; The time was spent delightfully in visiting and a fine social time and at ;rne nomegoing nour me memners or tthe party Joined in- wishing Mrs. ; Schneider many happy returns of liit: uaj . ; Those attending were Messrs. and 1 Mesdaraes Harry Meisinger, Howard' ' He enlisted in the army at the out-' Wiles, John Blotzer and family, Fred break of the World war and with Hirz and family, Mr, and Mrs. Frankfaithful service until the close of the Blotzer, . Sr., Mrs. Sarah Schneider, f n n v rv Tlln-av n ,1 A TTnn T. 11. ENJOYS BIRTHDAY PARTY From Irfondar's Daily Mrs. James B. Higley of this city was given a very pleasant birthday . surprise on Saturday when a number of the family arrived to spend the time with the mother on the observ-, ar.pp nf her trixtv-fourth hirthdav an ntvpranrv The occasion of the fine: ------ - v - - supper prepared by the ladies of the.ream 01 oaiueneias no more; party was marked by a large birthday cake with. its sixty-four: glowing can- .dies that added a pleasing touch to the scene 'and" to enjoy the event there were thirty-four of the family present. The ones in attendance were jack Grover Elledgeand family, Mrs. Edna' . Denson, George Barr and 'family anVl John Richardson of this city. ST. LUKE'S PARISH HAS VERY PLEASANT SOCIAL EVENING Paiish Supper Held at the Home of Jnde and Mrs J T Be-lev juaee i ana pits. j. a. aeiey, many .are rresent. From Wednesday's Daily j-d&i eemug tue aetuuu ui me nce before and had promised to se- The announcement has been receiv series of the parish suppers given by cUre the 1924 license for the car but e;l here by Mr .sJ. H. McMaken of tne M. LUKes cnurcn 01 tins city, uunng me icemen feeasou, w a neiu at tne ver attractive nome 01 juage and Mrs. J. T. Begley on North Fifth street and a very large attendance of the membership of the church was iii miruuaui-e auu tnjujeu lue uiTa - sion very much. me lauies 01 me at. aiary s anu St. Luke's guilds who have charge of tne suppers rad arranged a very de- ncious menu and the tables were most charmingly arranged with the decorations of red roses and the snowy linen and silver and made a at the conclusion of the supper the regular mid-week Lenten services were held. The Rev. Daniel J. Gallagher of dividual to the church, the great ne eessity of the member of the church rooting out the evil that might be in Christian life with the real deep set inspiration of a pure heart and love of the Master that would give them the greatest of rewards. The prayers and hymns of the eve ning were given by Canon W. S. Leete of the St. Luke's church and the members present. Following the services Father Gallagher gave a very pleasing in formal talk on the effects of the na tionwide. campaign the .work of the. men of the church in his parish and also of "The Crozier," the official publication of the church in Omaha and of which he, with Father Jones and John Albert Williams, are the boarJ o uianaserSi and urged that the chUrth ershlp co-operate in t,.e support of the work of this branch of the churc hactivities. FUNERAL OF WELL . KNOWN UNION MAN Charles Francis Carraher Laid to Rest Amid Scenes of His Life time Near Union. From Tuesday's Daily Tho fnnornl firvir. nf Phnrles V Carraher. well known resident of Union and vicinity, was held at the East Union cemetery on Thursday morning and the body laid to rest in that beautiful city of the silent and the many friends and old time (neighbors to assist in the service. ' The Rev. W. A. Taylor of Union o i- "elated and spoke words of comfort j ? th,e OItes ?'h? Tler.e forrowing. t ' yr- arraner naa aiea at me not,-. ?ltal in UI?ana nere ne naa oeen for ?me Vm? ,n J1 Tuesday and . was orougni d-ck nome ai u eL Thursday and tl to the cemetery. r-Jinrl-Q Frani Charles Francis Carraher, son ofj Mr- and Mrs- F- Carraher. was Lorn at Thurnian. Iowa. June 16. 18S0. - - , , . . . n thrpp vpqtc picrht mrtnlhe n n twpn- ' wv J . i . j , n . u - " ty-five days. At the age of nine months Charles was left without a I ! mother's care and love when she passed away and he was brought to Nebraska and Cass county and rear- j eu Dy nis granuparents, air. ana airs. W. B. Davis, pioneer residents of near Union, until he reached man- uuuu a rsiaie. XJIS entire 1IIO uaa been spent in and near Union. wuuat uta ne was graniea an honorable discharge and returned home broken in health as the result 1 of his service to his country which: later resulted in his death. ne leaves to mourn his departure, one brother, W. C. Carraher of St. ; t -- , - ,ePn -Missouri, an v,i,. imsouun, ana . a numDer or uuu irienaa. SoV?.ier- rest thv warfare's o'er. Sleep the sleep that knows no'ranrv in a iudicial district the e-ov- awakening . .... . . Days of danger, nights of waking, UNCLATMED MATT. The folowing letters remain un claimed at the Plattsmouth postoffice ror tne week ending March 15: Mrs. Dewitt Surface J. A. Russell " The above letters wlll.be sent to, the Dead Letter office March 31st, unless claimed before then J. W. HOLMES, Postmaster. DRAWS DOWN FINE From Wednesday's Dally j Yesterday afternoon Tom Svoboda constable, made a trip out to the home of Nick Zolazki in the south portion of the city and summoned that gentleman to appear in the! court cf Police Judge William Web- er to answer to the charge of having operated his motor vehicle without the rPer number prescribed by the UU9 q( Xebraska as necessary for. motorists of the state to have in or der to trvael the highways. Mr. Zo- lazki had been approached by the po- iiad failetl to do so and the passage Gf time being greater than the etfi- Cers thought should be asked they decided to have the matter brought to the attention of the court. Judge Weber assessed a fine of S 5 and costs joa the defendant and iie was ordered tQ secure the new number at once or suffer a repetition cf the fine j ROY COCHRAN POINTS OUT NEED FOR GOOD ROADS State Engineer Commends Nebraska System of Numbering in Talk Befcre Association. From Wednesday's Dally In an address to the Omaha chap ter of the American Association of Engineers last night at the Burgess- Nash tea room. State Engineer Roy Cochran pointed out the gTeat in- crease in automobile traffic on the main highways of the state since leuerai aiu iiau oeen provided oy ine : national government, citing statis-( lies snowing an increase oi i.zuu per cent during the last ten years Regarding future road construc tion and repair Mr. Cochran stated that thirty-six contracts have al ready been awarded and fifty-three more are to be awarded for gravel ing and bridge construction, which said Mr. Cochran, "should bring Ne braska up to other str.fe: in the mat ter of good roads." "Nebraska, together with other states, has adopted a very commend able system of numbering reads that sives each continuous road the same number, enabling tourists to better follow the route they wish to trav- el," concluded Mr. Cochran. CUTTING DOWN TREES Kr m T ios.ay s Dafty I The work of demolishing the trees along Washington avenue and Elm 1 street was commenced this morning, by William Ferguson who has the contrrct for the work. This is the first move in the way of carrying out tha program decided en by the city : council at the last meeting and will jbe the basis of making a uniform 'pirn for the walks and trees along these important streets th?it lead from the Nebraska Masonic Home to the main portion of the city Many of the trees are quite large and will reouire some time to move them. GOVERNOR IS NOT DECIDED ' N Action on Anointment of Su- TrM t- Fill Late Jns- preme Judge to 111 -.ate Jus- ' Uce muuwis -riatc. 1 Governor Bryan, when, questioned in regard to teh probable appoint- mpnt of n indere of the sunreme court T . . . " v . . v . . . v. . -'.." " tainunal -wHptlpi ui-tinn rwn hie m rt let lUIUU It 11 1 11.. . 1 w in 1 should be taken. "If I should make up my mind to appoint to fill a vacancy." said the governor, "the next question would be whether an appointment should be one at large in tne state or con- fined to a district. The amended con- stitution provides for appointing irom aiSiriCIS DUl tile JUUge wnose ; piace is vacam was eiecieu Dy me state at lame before dislrirt.s were created. I am open minded in the question of an appointmentand have not determinea upon any course 01 action." Governor Bryan is said to be more friendly to W. H. Thompson of Grand Island than any of the candi- dates for judge of the supreme court, h-,it whether be will choose - - - - - . date or an attorney or experiexce iwho is not a candidate is not known, j Neither is it known when he will : appoint If at all. In the case of a va. ' ernor at one time discussed the ad- visibility of filling the vacany by ap- pointing the winner either after the primary election or the general elec- tlon in November. It is reported that the governor has been furnished with Information recently which causes him to arrive , , at the conclusion that there are ; l more nrominent attorneys fit for the i beprh than he ever dreamed of. i Amnne the names of attornevs brought to the governor's attention 1 ior Hjjpoinimeni iu me supreme erne ' bench are M. D. King of Minden and C. D. Ritchie of McCook. DEATH OF FORMER WELL KNOWN CASS BOUNTY WOMAN jjj.s . m Anna Zimmerman Wanier Dies at Hospital in Omaha Resident of Brunswick. : From Wednesday's Dailv the death of her sister, Mrs. Anna Zimmerman Wagner at the Meth- odist hospital in Omaha on March 17th, following an operation and the body is being 'taken to the old home at Springfield. Nebraska, where the services v. ill be held Thursday at 2 : ni The deceased ' lady was formerly Anna Busthe, a daughter of Mr. and mt.s rrank Uusene, sr., and was born in Illinois, March 23, 1S62, and while in her girlhood came to Ne braska with her parents and located in Cass county where she resided for a great many years. Her first hus band. Mr. Zimmerman, died in 1905 and later she was married the sec ond time and has been in the past few years making her home at Brunswick, Nebraska, where she was taken sick and taken to the hospital in Omaha for treatment and an op oration. The deceased lady was the mother of twelve children, several of whom died in the flu epidemic of six years ago. She also leaves two brothers, John H. Busche of Louisville and Frank Busche of Omaha and seven sisters Mrs. J. H. McMaken of this city, Mrs. George Laudenslager of St. Paul, Nebraska, Mrs. Hewitt and Mrs. Brsdy residing in California and one iter living in Arkansas, Mrs. Kelly Jardinc. Greenwood and Mrs. Lillian Rand of Council Bluffs. DIES AT LINCOLN HOSPITAL From Wednesday's Daily Mrs. Ida Craig, wife of Edward J. Crcig of Murdock, passed away on Tuesday afternoon at the hospital in Lincoln -.vhere she has been for some time, h&ving underwent . an .opera tion there a few days ago. " "It-bad been thought last week that Mrs. Craig was showing improvement and the brightest hopes of her recovery nau Deen enienamea up 10 ino.nrst :of tne week when a turn for the worfe occurred. In his loss, Mr. jnng win nave tne ue?p sympathy or tne large circle or menus over tne r o'.mty. PUSH RELIEF FOR GERMAN CHILDREN T.ncpl Cass Cnnntv Committee An- pointed to Carry on Work to Raise Nebraska's Sum. From Wednesday's Daily The American Committee for Re- Hcf of Starving German Children, headquarters at New York, of which Gen. Henry T. Allen, U. S. A., re- tired, is chairman, and of which a ; large number of nationally known ' men are also members, is endeavor- ng to raise a fund aggregating $10,- 000.000 for the United States, of which they have asked that Nebras ka contribute a share, to be expend- cd for food and medical supplies for destitute children in the densely r,opulated indUstrial districts and large cities of Germany. The Omaha branch of the relief rnm m i 1 1 00 Vi 1 a 'j n nniiTif.fl a o-nn nro 1 ,.ninnaicTi" fnr tiiA ePf.nrin nf fnnHc amI for this pUrpose are asking the ..- - g - - - w lll-UpiTStlUU Ul UUltr IUWHS OI lUe state and appointed a number of well known Cass county people on this emmittee to locally handle the sit uation. The local committee will meet at tne councli chamber in this city on Thursday evening at 8 o'clock and the membership of the committee wm be composed of Mayor C A Johnson John P Sattler Sear'l S mvic n'PM!i,f Af thp -homw nr nnmma-mo- T XT Tnllnr.t TNP,iMont ' of the Farmers' State bank: H. N. I Dover Dresident of the First Na-' tional bank- II A Schneider nresi-i ,iPnt nf ih.'pijitsmatith Qtnte hflnt. I.. G. Todd, president of the Bank of Union: Charles Philpot. president of tne First National bank of Weeping Water; C. E. Butler, president of the Nebraska State bank. Weeping Wa ter- Mrs X P Agnew president of 1 11c x tt 11 ri. ui v-w 111 ii:t 1 v. tj ui lAJuiaviiio, rharioo T PanVrmin nrocint nt the Home State bank of Louisville; j l. j. Marquardt. president of the Bank of Avoca; E. R. Straub, presi-I f fVo WrmoK:'' Cfo. h',ni, r ' Avoca: F. P. Sheldon, president of: the Bank of Nehawka. UVUl VI lilt AOllllI'lU - J CX LI J t t The committee will at its meeting endeavor to outline the plans for a successful campaign to raise what funds they can for the relief of the starving German children. r '- . "" . " " When arranging for the observance of Easter, remember that the Bates E00V and Stationery store has every- n..- ii. :n i.x t inm mai wui occasion one oi cnarm ana Deanxy. PRESENTS FINE APPEARANCE. From Tuesday's Daily The process of redecorating the third floor of the Cass county court house is now well under way and the decorator in charge, Frank Gobel ruan, with his assistants Joe Hiber and Val Burkle, are now finishing up the large district court room. The ceiling has been completed in a finish of ivory and blue that certainly is very pleasing to the eye and the side walls will be done in a tone of fawn color that will make the formerly From Monday's Daily drab looking court room an object of The plattsmouth basketball play beauty to the eye. The work will be ers are receiving their just recogni tion up in the other offices on the tinn this vPar from the snortine writ- third floor and when completed that er3 of the state and following the se portion of the court house is going iectjon of Joe Krejci, local high to be the real class. The place has Bf.,r,nl ntfr nn the Rernnrt all state long needed a cleanup and the result of the enterprise of the county com- miPSioners m looking after the coun- ty building is to be commended. MAKES PLEA FOR PER SONAL EVANGELISM Rev. Ripley, of Omaha, is the Speak er at Methodist Church Yes terday Morning From Monday's Daily The morning services at the Metho- iist church yesterday were marked by a strong appeal for the personal evangelism movement that is now being pushed by the church organi- :ation in getting in touch with the ndividual lives that are not identi fied with the church and its work. md which has proven very success ful where it has been carried out. The speaker was Rev. Ripley, of Omaha, who is in this personal evan gelistic work on behalf of the board of home missions of the church, and the speaker in his remarks told of the succes sof the movement in Om aha where the teams of workers go out and get in touch with the resi dents of the city who are not mem bers of the church and carry direct to them the message of the church and its mission. The whole subject of this import mt work that is supplanting the former mass appeal of the church, was covered.by.Rev. Ripley very thor oughly and was a most inspiring ad dress to the members of the church here and filled them with enthusi asm for the work and they will en deavor later to put it into effect here. ' ' At this service the members of the congregation also had the opportun ity of enjoying a very beautiful 6olo by Miss Dorothy Gray . of Omaha, "The Garden of Prayer," and in vhieh the voice of the talented sing or wes heard at. its best. At the church in the evening. Rev. rI. G. McClusky of the First Preeby trian church gave a very fine ser mon to the congregation in the ab sence of their pastor, Rev. Pfoutz, who is confined to his home by sick ness and the graciousnes3 of Rev. McClusky was very much appreciated by the members of the church. PRESENTS FINE PICTURE The public library has received a very fine steel, engraving of George Washington which was presented to the library by George B. Mann and will leceive a place on the walls of the library as a memento of the first president of the nation. The picture is a fine piece of work nd will be treasured by the library as a fine ad dition to its collection of pictures. jji Bank by U J LJU1 No matter how difficult it it is for you to make fre quent trips to the bank and any farmer can tell you it has been this winter you need not deprive yourself of the service of this strong institution. Our Bank-by-Mail Strvi . solves the problem. Ask us about it. The first National Bank THE BANK WHERE YOU PESL AT MOVVE M Hj PIJMTSMOUTH The Bank Where n - 3 ANOTHER PLATTS MOUTH ATHLETE IS GIVEN RECOGNITION Carl Schneider Picked by Gregg Mc Bride as Guard on Second All State Conference Team. teata Carl Schneider of the Hastings coll(3ge team. has been named by p.rflir!T t,,Hrid well known FDorts writer, as a member of the second state conference team as left guard. Mr. Schneider, who was also cap tain of the Hastings team this sea son, is well deserving' of the honor as his work this yen jas been bril liant and follows K. cars of ser vice on the Plattsniwii' n high school team from 1918 to T.!l when the team was one of the stiongedt in the state. The young ma: was also a member of the Hastings college foot ball team, 1923 champions of the state conference, and added to his honors in the basketball season just closed when he played in a num ber of their i-ardest contests and was a no' ib' actor in the victories of his team. The y ung man is a son of Mr. and Mrs. 11. A. Schneider of this city and is in his third year at Hasting?. OLEOMA GRAY FARIS, UNION GIRL, DEAD rrom Tuesday's Dally Cleoma Gray Faris. the 16 year old daughter of Mr.'and Mrs. Lee Farris, of Union, died yesterday shortly af ter noon at the family home near Union, after an illness of nearly six months duration. Death was due to a complication of diseases. She was born at Murray. May 14, 1908, and had passed her entire life in Cass county, where she was well known and very popular and had BMtny friends who will regret to learn of her death. She Is survived by her parents, one sister and a brother, Reba Doris Faris and Randoll Lee Faris. Funeral services were held at the home this afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev. Cuthbert L. Elliott of the Union Methodist church in charge and in terment was in the Mt. Hope ceme tery near Union. USE AN. EDISON Yom Tuesday's Dally As one of the features of the act of Collins and Harlan, appearing at the World theatre In Omaha this week, is one of the celebrated Edi son phonographs, of which the firm of Weyrich & Hadraba of this city is the local representative. The team of Collins and Harlan have made rec ords for many of the leading record making firms of the United States in their long and successful careers on the stage and of the various makes of instruments they have chosen the Edison for their act undoubtedly as it gives the most natural re-creation of their voices that they have found and will use it on their present tour in vaudeville. Blank book at Tournal office filail! NLBHASKA, You Feel at Home!