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Nebraska State Histori cal Society gMattsmoutb Journal ?0L. NO. XXXIX. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY. MAY 5, 1924. NO. 85 LADY GETS TAKEN IN HERE ON FED ERAL CHARGES Gertrude Johnson on Being Released Here Prom 30-Day Sentence, Taken by U. S. Marshal. From Thursday's Dally This morning the doors of the county jail swung open for Gertrude Johnson, who has been serving a sentence of thirty days for viola tion of the prohibition law, but the period of liberty for the lady was short as she found Deputy U. S. Marshal J. C. McClung awaiting her and she was at once placed under ar rest on a federal charge of violation of the liquor law and taken to Lin coln where she will be arraigned on these charges before Judge T. C. Munger in tht D. . district court. The lady in the case was arrest. l near Eimwood a month ago by I ie- puty State Sheriff Karl Schmitt and taken on into Lincoln in company with hpr romnaninn. Jacnh TI Smith and thev were later brought Yesterday at the hospital in Lin to Plattsmouth by Mr. Schmitt and coln here he has been for the past Deputv Sheriff Tom Carroll and lwo J'pars. Fred Schroeder. for many turned over to Sheriff E. P. Stewart years a resident of this county, and a charge o: violation of the Passed away following a prolonged liquor law was filed against the j Hness. from an attack of paralysis, parties by County Attorney J. A. 1 The deceased was born in Ger- Capwell. On the hearing here Smith was fined $20t and costs and committed to jail and to Miss Johnson a fine of $100 and co3ts was given by Judge Beeson and she also was committed to jail from which she has just been released by Sheriff Stewart to again face punishment for her trifling with the booze laws. Smith still has another moinh to spend in the Cass county jail and will then face the buzz saw in the federal court for his infratcion of the law. ANNOUNCEMENT OF BETROTHAL Miss Emma Haamsberget -a -Prospective Bride Honor Guest at Tea Tuesday Afternoon. From Friday's Daily Miss Louise Wiggenhorn enter tained Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock at a "Tea" which was giv en in honor of Miss Emma Harns- berger. a prospective bride. As the! gaests arrived they were presen'od I w;ih cards announcing the betrotLi! of Miss Harnsberger and Mr. George Herbert Tregear, of Leeds, Engl?:d. The little Misses Josehine and Ern estine Jones, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jones, of Omaha, pre sented the announcement cardc. In the receiving line were the hostess. Miss Louise Wirenhorn. the honor guest. Miss Harnsberger. Mrs. Arthur Jones and Miss Irene McCaig. of Omaha, and Miss Mar;-' Louise Bryan, of Lincoln. The living room was prettily dec fed with rise 8 room J ,1! roses and ferns were used. ora flow Ru The dining tnble held a centerpiece of the Russell roses and was lighte 1 with soft pink tapers in rose colored candlesticks. Mrs. Ada Lansing and Miss Eugenia Wiggenhorn presided at the Misses table and poured and the ! Hirh-iri Wicnlinrn and Louise Mathews served the dainty two course luncheon. There were several out of town guests present among them being BPeBU lue nine in a most uengntiui wora oi me lasi iwu weens iu wimu Mrs. Arthur Jones and little daugli-, maJer- the' have been rehearsing and the ters Miss Irene McCaig and Mrs T j Tue upper portion of the building two nights they have been present ly Rrirp of Omaha- Mss Dora p38 devoted to the card playing and ing the play at this place and at FrirV-P nf piptummith Mrs Rnln i Fnlrr.r.' Mrs CpnrP Christian and Miss Mary Louise Bryan, of Lincoln. ! The announcement of Miss Harns- - berper's approaching marriage came as a real surprise to many of her ; friends, which, however, did not de- tract from the pleasure and enjoy ment of the afternoon, though there as a feeling of sadness when :t was learned that her future home tftU be in Leeds. England. Ashland Ga zette. The prospetcive bride is well known to a large number of Platt.s mouth people as she has visited here ! quite often at the Fricke home and is one of the best known young la ... , dies in the social set of Ashland and the news of her engagement will be very interesting to her friends here. HAKES HOLE EN TWO From Friday's Dally The golfing honors of Dr. R .P. Westover were seriously threatened yesterday afternoon when M. D. Brown, one of the enthusiastic young golf fans of the city, came close to getting into the Hoie in One club While Mr. Brown did r.Dt attain this eminence he made a record that is considered very fine by the local Players. Mr. Brown wn shooting for the No. 7 hole on the course I which is one of the most difficult to make, the players assure us, and I made this hole in two. going onto the hillside in one and with a well placed shot making the hole iu the second try. This, it is stated, is one of the best shot seen on the lcal tourse this season. HERE FROM OHIO From Thursday's Daily: Mrs. August Swanson. of Lima. Ohio, is here arranging for the ship ment of her household goods to her new home from this city and visit ing for a few days with the many old friends in this community. Mrs. Swanson is delighted with the new home in the east and states that Lima is a fine large city and with a lot of industries that make condi tions there very good. She reports Mr. Swanson as being in very good health now although he was sick for some time last winter and is now busy all of the time at his work. DEATH COMES TO FRED SCHRGERER AT THE HOSPITAL For Many Years a Resident of Near Cedar Creek and Well Known Miller and Fanner. From Friday's Daily many in October, ls59. and tame to America when a young man and for more than twenty-five years he made his home in and near Cedar Creek, first as a farmer and later en gaging in the conduct of a flouring mill there and in which he proved very successful, having followed this trade of miller in the old home in Germany. Some fifteen years ago the wife, who had shared his joys and sorrows was called from his side and he has since been engaged in a number of occupations, farming for a short time and later working in Council Bluffs. Iowa. With the failing health of Mr. Schroeder came the necessity for his retirement from active life and for the last few years he has been in very bad shape physically and the death messenger came as a great re lief to ease his suffering and bring him rest from his ailments of the body. Mr. Schroeder leaves to mourn his parsing one brother and three sis ters, August Schroeder of Fort Cal houn. Nebraska;. Mrs. Chris Gauer. of Louisville; Mrs. Tim Pahl of Pipestone. Minnesota; Mrs. Jacob Arndust of Long Beach. California. The funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 o'clock from the St. Paul's Evangelical church in this city and the interment be made at ' he Oak Hill cemetery. CIRCLE NUMBER ONE QF WOMAN'S CLUB ENTERTAIN Dancing and Card Party at Knights of Columbus Hall Attended by vVrr PWH Cmwrf From Friday's Dally Last evening the ladies compris ing Circle No. 1 of the Plattsmouth v,Jui'lu s nuu were iiie mtiesst? at. e uauciug aim taru pany gieu an the Kniehts of Columbus hall and , which was attended by a very' pleas-j "'5 illinium ui me wm peupie iu j here were placed tables where bridge. high five and pinochle could be en- iyed b tne devotees of the game 1 "u a 'u'1 re many 1 8e ".r.ung games Pla'd b.he lil(hes and gentlemen, Ln tbe bridge contest. Mrs. Charles Hi. rianioru was awaraea tne nrst prize and in the hieh five contest Mrs. L. W. Lorenz proved the most!tne Methodist Sunday school was skillful and was awarded the honors of the evening In the lower floor of the building there was dancing by the lovers of this amusement and to the pleasing, . : i ' i. f ii n iph ui V t h n owili Ant n i n t luuaiv iui uiouru u j u;t- ui i. iicsii d uii- . dr the direct,on of Miles Altman.l 1 f"" B;. IT . J"'1' 'rifinT inp iiirif l ii ine i.niminir ni rnp measures of the dance for a period of f -ww- O w several hours. During the course of the evenipg the ladies served punch and wafers that added to th enjoyment of the occasion very much and when the hour for departure came it was with regret that the jolly party disbanded to wend their way homeward. MILK COW FOR SALE Extra good milk cow with heifer calf by side. Fresh last Saturday. Inquire at Perkins House. SEED CORN FOR SALE Yellow Dent seeu corn $2.00 and 53.00 per bushel. May be seen at store room opposite Journal Office. Russ Todd. m5-2tw, 6td All the home news delivered at our door daily for 15c a week. Y. M. B. C. PRE SENTS "AN ARI ZONA COWBOY" Young; People of the Presbvterian rw,h nff.r a vPrv Pi;, " J Western Comedy-Drama From Thursday's Daily The Young Men's Bible class of tne fresDyierinn sunaay scnooi last evening offered for the consideration of the amusement loving public of the city a very pleasing western com edy drama. "An Arizona Cowboy,' and the audience that filled the Par- mele theatre seemed well pleased with the offering and the manner in which the young people of the cast offered it for their consideration. The scene of the play was. as the title implied, in the wilds of Arizona in the period when the southwest was still debatable ground between the old times and the new days of the "law." The first three acts of the play were staged in front of the "Purple Dog Hotel" and the last in the fastness of the mountains and furnished a part of the atmosphere of the play. The young people of the cast had been assisted in the last two weeks of the rehearsals b L. I). Hiatt. who has had a great deal of dramatic ex perience and his ability in this line assisted materially in the handling of the play. The offering had plenty of fun and thrills In it for the lover of the drama and the manner in which the progress of the play was carried out was very much enjoyed by all of the audience, as the wild wtjst sheriff. "Hezekiah Bugg" Roy Olson) was particularly effective in the fun pro ducing situations of the play. The leading characters of the play were Edward Matschullat as "Farley Gantt" and Ethlyn Wiles as "Mar guerite Moore" and William Matsch ullat as "Duke Blackshear." Others of the young people who assisted in making the play a great success were Covert and James Jean, who did a very clever double personality act Paul anuervoort as low Kee. a Chinese resident. Myron Birdsley. El mer Johnson. Beulah and Mary War ren, Ella Margaret Miles. Ruth Camp bell and Gleno Henry, who were found in some of the attractive roles of the western drama, while the cow boys were impersonated by Herbert Johnson. Lloyd Todd and Forest H. Shrader. The Cole orchestra assisted in the entertainment of the audience during the progress of the play by several very pleasing musical numbers that were given in the usual artistic man ner of these talented musicians. During the intermissions between the acts, the male quartet composed of Frank A. Cloiert. Raymond Cook, H. G.'MeClusky and L. O. Minor fa vored the large audience with several of their always pleasing selections. PRESENT SHOW ABROAD From Friday's Daily The members of the cast of "An Arizona Cowboy" yesterday afternoon departed by auto for Weeping Water. v. here they presented the wes Jfma . ' ? 2!? ilp Z western ents pera house. The play was greeted by a fair sized audience and those who at tended felt well repaid for their at tendance by the fine manner in which the young people presented me tiay eiiiu ii y as iiru wir ji kh. uesi iiuine isicui pi lu u'- huu.- men. has ever been offered in that city The members of the cast are today rei upt raiiiij; iium iur ouruuumi Weeping Water. The play has re suited in the Young Men's Bible class of the Presbyterian church de- riving a neat sum to apply to their church work. PHILATHEANS ENTERTAINED T.ast pvpnini' the Phinthp.n i-lass of nrsi,most pleasantly entertained at the home of Mrs. A. Ghrist on North sixth strt in o'no of tho most in teresting and profitable sessions lhat the class has held for some tlUlt The chief feature of the evening was the informal address of Edgar C. Raine of Fairbanks, Alaska, who is here as the guest of his friend. George L. Kerr, who with Mr. Kerr, was invited to be the guest of the class for the occasion. The talk of Mr. Raine was very entertaining and overflowing with an abundance of humor and interest as he recounted the many places of interest that he had visited in the northern country, the quaint customs of the natives of that far northern land and his de scriptions of the country and its people was a real treat to the ladies of the class and will give them a clear and long remembered insight into this little known portion of the United States. At a suitable hour the hostess as sisted by her daughter, Miss Frances, served very seasonable refreshments that were very much enjoyed by all of the members of the party. Miss Dora Glenn departed this af ternoon for California where she ex pects to make her home for the present at least. MARRIED AT COUNCIL BLUFFS from Thursday's Dally Last Thursday at Council Bluffs, Iowa, occurred the marriage of Mr. Walter Weyers to Miss Clara Wolken. Mr. Weyers is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Weyers and Mrs. Wey ers is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wolken, both having resided in the same neighborhood south of i town. r-r i. n favorably known ami have a host of' friends who join us in wishing them a long, happy and prosperous wed- jec nf'c They have gone to house- keeping on the Wm. Hursh farm, of the Nebraska legislature author southeast of town, which Mr. Wey- ,ziner tne formation, among rural ers has recently rented. Eagle Bea- land owners of a district for the dis- con. SELECT JURY FOR THE MAY COURT TERM Panel Picked to Hear the Jury Cases Which Will be Called at the Next Term of Court. From Thursday's Daily District Clerk Jame? M. Robertson and Sheriff E. P. Stewart have) drawn tne jurv panel lor tne .May term of the district court and which n ill ii til i lie r Liii.iL die rii'iiuc. i ..nthe docket. I:iclud(d in these are the cases left over from the January term of court covering the indict ments returned by the recent grand jury- The members of the panel select ed were: Gus Stout, Plattsmouth: P. E. Colbert. Eimwood: E C. Ntuzman. Avoc::; E. H. Wescott. Plattsmouth; J. W. Hendricks. Plattsmouth; John Tidball. Jr.. Plattsmouth; F. EL Hen nings. Cedar Creek; William H. Bor- nemeier. Eimwood; George F. Oeh- lerking. Eimwood; B. W. Livingston. Plattsmouth; F. J. Knecht. South Bepd: Herman Rieke. Union; H. A. Doty. Weeping Water; F. W. Backe- meyer. Eimwood; H. P. Long. South Beud: B. Wolph. Nehawka ; Paul H. Marshall. Eimwood; Charles Swan. Union; W. H. Hell. Cedar Creek: John H. Weichel and Georsre Hall. Alvo; M. C. Brown. Plattsmouth; J. B. Wiles and'John Birfgaman. Platts mouth William Atchison. of Eimwood. has been designated by Judge Beg ley as the bailiff for the coming term of the district court as he hr.s officiat ed so well in the past. WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS ARE HON ORED GUESTS Plattsmouth Ladies Are Entertained at Anniversary of the U. S. Grant Corps of Omaha. From Thursday's Daiiv The Plattsmouth ladies who are members of the Woman's Relief Corps were most delightfully enter tained this week at the observan ce of anniversary of U. S. Grant Corps of Omaha and the occasion one of the most notable that has been held in the history of this splendid patri otic society. The members of the Plattsmouth branch of the organization who at tended the Omaha meeting were Mes dames M. E. Buttery. Julius M. Hall. George A. Dodge, C. S. Forbes, Wil liam Cowles. Mary Spencer and Miss Gladys Hall. The ladies are loud in their praise of the magnificent manner in which they were entertained in Omaha and every possible courtesy was extend ed to them by the Omaha ladies dur ing their stay in the metropolis. The members of the party were enter tained at luncheon at the beautiful First Congregational church which was most fittingly arranged for the event and In addition to the at tractive interior of the church there were decorations of flowers and the American flag that added a touch of color and charm to the scene. There were 200 members present at the gathering and which included the members from Omaha. Council Bluffs and Plattsmouth. In the absence of the president of the Plattsmouth corps, Mrs. George A. Dodge, patriotic instructor of the corps, made the response to the ad dress of welcome in her usual pleas ing manner. There were a large number of the old soldiers present at hte luncheon and the sessions and here is where the Plattsmouth veterans lost out as there were none of the old soldiers from htis city present at the meet ings. The local Relief Corps was very well represented at the meeting was the general expression and those going felt well repaid for their trip to the metropolis. Robert R. Hunter, who has been at Casper for some time, came in last evening and will probably resume his work here as representative of the World-Herald. Mr. Hunter states in the Burlington shops for the past that his brother, James Hunter, who year and a half and was injured was storekeeper of the Burlington at! there some months ago which has in Casper, has been transferred to La- capitated him for further service in Cross, Wisconsin, and that the moth-this line of work and he has de er will accompany him to that city, cided to embark in farming again. RURAL LIGHTING DISTRICT LAW UP HELD BY COURT e. . . .... j- e u , Statute Permitting Bonding of Prop- er- tn Pop fn-r IhttrihnhflTi System Declared Valid. From Thursday's Dailv The law passed at the 1!19 session tribution of electric current for light. ! heat and power purposes, was held , valid by the supreme court Wednes day. The case before it was one in which Ira Elliott and others included in a district formed in Platte coun ty by the Columbus Farmers' Light company attacked the law on the ground that it took private property for a private purpose without the consent of the owner. Other points of attack were that i the bill title was defective and that h was an attempt bv the legislature to levy a tax upon a political sub division without authority therefor. Justice Day, who wrote the opin ion, says that none of these grounds are well taken and that it is clear from the law that a public use and not a private use is contemplated by it. The legislature, he said, had pro Ivided a method by which the electors may organize a distribution district with corporate powers, but has left the question of issuance of bonds v. ithin certain limitations, and the imposition of taxes, within the hands of a majority of the electors of the district. It cannot be doubted, the court ay, that the legislature has power to authorize the creation of special districts comprising a part of the county for the purpose of promoting some object, for the benefit of the public. Examples of this character are found in the school districts, road districts, paving, irrigation and dm ina ere districts. The objectors based their case on the fact that they were being taxed for the cost of the distribution sys tem whether they patronized it or not. The court says, however, that it is plin that a public purpose is contemplated, and that the use of current is open to all inhabitants of the district at rates fixed by regula tion. The mere fact that some may not desire it does not militate against its public character. The usual prac tice is for the district to buy current rom a nearby center and to invest its bond money only in a distribu tion system. Several districts are now in operation. VISITORS AT NEBRASKA CITY From Thursday's Daily To Nebraska Citv Monday night came Senator "Bill" Banning, of Union, Dr. J. W. Tuck and L. R. Snipes of Weeping Water, to attend the Chamber of Commerce anti-tuberculosis dinner. In best bib and tucker the Cass county delegation sauntered into the Grand Hotel and made reservation in the dining room where, at the mom ent a road meeting was in pro gress. They merely looked at the 1888 calendar, or something like that. They'll be back next Monday night. Senator Banning said, eager to par ticipate in the festivities. Nebraska City Press. CELEERATING BIRTHDAYS From Thursday' Daily The towns of Nebraska which have pioneer history are preparing to cele brate their anniversaries and the first of these is Bellevue. where on May 10th there will be observed the 100th anniversary of its founding by the early French traders among the most prominent of whom was Peter Sarpy, whose name is borne by our neigh boring county where for so many years he made his home. Another of the cities which are dis cussing the observing of their "birth days" is Nebraska City, which is seventy years old this year, having officially been made an incorporated town in 1854. This leads to the proposition of Plattsmouth also cele brating as this city is one year young er than the Otoe county city and will be seventy years old in 1925. It is a good suggestion and a real rip roaring celebration could be arrang ed between now and next year when the anniversary occurs and Platts mouth should join in the celebrations of Bellevue and Nebraska City when thev occur. FAMILY LEAVES THE CITY From Friday's Daily Guy Murray and family, who have; been making their home in and near j Plattsmouth for the past thirty' years, have dearted for Summerfield, j Kansas, where they will make their home in the future. Mr. Murray has just purhased 120 acres of excel- lent farm land in the vicinity of Summerfield, and will be engaged there the coming summer. Mr. Mur ray is an excellent farmer and should do well in the new home in Kansas. 1 Mr Murray has been emloyed here BEAUTIFYING HOME From Thursday's Daily: The surroundings of the home of T. H. Pollock on High school hill is I being made more attractive by the ; placing of an ornamental hedge around the lot and driveway that breaks the former bareness of the lawn and will in time be a most pleasing addition- to the landscape gardening that surrounds the home. The hedge is one similar to that which has been in use at the Philip' Thierolf residence on North Sixth street, and which has been one of the beauty spots on this street of at tractive homes. CIGAR MANUFAC TURERS DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP Emmons Ptak Withdraws from the Firm of Ptak and Bajeck After 24 Years of Association. From Friday's Daily Yesterday on the twenty-fourth an niversary of their embarking in busi ness, the firm of Ptak & Bajeck was dissolved when Emmons Ptak. the senior member of the firm withdrew and the affairs of the firm will be looked after in the future by the Acorn Cigar company, of which John Bajeck will be the sole owner and proprietor. This company will continue the manufacture of the well known brands of cigars such as the Acorn and Cass which have been developed by them in the past years. The two gentlemen, Emmons Ptak and John Bajeck. were formerly em ployed in the Julius Pepperberg fac tory in this city, and decided to en ter business on their own initiative and accordingly on May 1, 1901, they launched the firm of Ptak & Bajeck, and which has been one of the lead ing cigar hrms or the city. Mr. Ptak, who Is withdrawing from the firm will on Monday start in to look after the management of the O K garage on Washington avenue for George Petring and be far from the lure of the tobacco leaves in the handling of the business of the gar age and oil station. ACCEPTS NEW POSITION From Thursday's Dally The Sink Auto company, who are operating their salesroom and service station in the Wetenkamp building just south of the court house, has se cured the services of Elmer Meising er as salesman. Mr. Meisinger has a wide acquaintance over the county and is a hustling young man who should give Mr. Sink a real salesman in handling the popular and well known Dodge Brothers cars. DIES IN SOUTH OMAHA Prom Friday's Daily Early Thursday morning, Mrs. John Harkins passed away at the hospital in Omaha following an ill ness of a week from pneumonia. The Harkins family reside at 4526 South Fourteenth street. South Side. The deceased lady is survived by the hus band, two sons and one daughter. Mr. Harkins is well known here where he resided for a great many years and the body of the wife will be brought to this city for burial, it is stated. The deceased lady was thirty-four years of age. That Dollar in will buy 100 cents worth of something- if you spend it today. But if you deposit it in our Sav ings Department it will buy 104 -cents worth next year. Open a Savings Account and make your dollars grow before you spend them. We pay 4 per; cent compound interest. The First Nioisal Ban k THE BANK WHERE YOU l El AT'HOME MJUTSMOUTH "The Bank Where CHANGES MADE IN VARIOUS CITY DEPARTMENTS pni.p rnTf je -Ram-on nifd tii1 , 0lle force is Reorganized and ess neiurns io ais Work s Commissioner. From Tliurbday's Dally This being May day .the first day of the glad spring month, the changes in the city police and street departments that had been arranged ; by Mayor Sattler took place and the j new officials were on the job in their j new positions. Jess Elliott, who has so accept ! ably filled the position of chief of police for the past several months, has at his request, been returned to his former position of street com mission and will look after the im provement of the city streets in the coming summer months as well as the other numerous tasks that this department of the city government calls for. Mr. Elliott is one of the very efficient standbys of the city and has proven a valuable man in , both the street and police depart- ments William Heinrichsen, who has been placed on the job as chief of police and today was walking his beat in the day time which is an agreeable change for him from the long night service that he has had As the regular night policeman. Joe Libershal will take up his du ties tonight and with the well known ability of "Teddy" he will undoubtedly make the city a good, faithful officer and see that the laws are enforced fairly and with justice Co all. The merchants police will be In the hands of Clyde Jackson, starting this evening. Mr. Jackson, who is a former service man. should be able to give a good account of himself in keepnig a check of the business houses at night to see that they are all locked up and fire dangers look ed after In the proper manner. This position has been in charge of Frank Detlef, who has been a very earnest aud faithful man on the job. FUNERAL OF HENRY LAH0DA From Friday's Dally The funeral services of the late Henry Lahoda were held this after noon at 2 o'clock from the home on Winterteen hill where for the past five years the deceased had made his home with the mother and his broth ers. A number of the friends and neighbors gathered at the home to pay their last tributes of love and esteem to the deceased. The service was in charge of Rev. H. G. McClusky. pastor of the First Presbyterian church. who spoke words of comfort to the bereaved family and the friends. During the service a number of the well loved hymns were given. Mr. Lahoda leaves to mourn his death two daughters, Mrs. Opal Par sons and Margaret Lahoda. six brothers, Joseph rd Louie Lahoda of Omaha and A; rs. Dewey Zuck weiler of Miller, o.'uh Dakota. The body was liorne to Oak Hill cemetery where it was laid to rest and the following were the pall bearers: Louis KroeMer, E. A. Fricke. V. T. Aru. H. G. Soennich sen. Fred Lugsch, John Svoboda. all members of the Modern Woodmen of America of which Mr. Lahoda had been a member in his lifetime. Your Pocket NEBRASKA. You Feel at Home!" ii m