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VOL. NO. TTTTY
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. JULY 31. 1924.
NO. 110
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AUTO SMASHUP OC
CURS 0 N PLATTE
BOTTOM HIGHWAY
Car of John Fife Fracticallv Destroy
ed When Struck by Another
Car Late Saturday Night.
From Monday's Dally
Late Saturday night when
JOIill
Fife was returning with his auto:
from Omaha he was the victim of a'
verjr severe auto accident that will
result in his having to have his Ford !
touring car practically rebuilt and'
also resulted in a great damage to'
the car of Edward Lewis which ha 1 "
collided with that of Mr. Fife.
Fortunately there was no great in
jury done to any of the occupants of
the two cars, the most serious injury j
being to the companion of Mr. Lewis. 1
a young man named Myers, who sus-'
tained a very severe gash on the left j
side of his face Just below the eye,
which laid open a wound to the cheek j Held at the Late Home on Granite
and required six stitches to el Stree: Saturday Afternoon and
up Very Largely Attended.
The accident occurred en the)
Platte river bottom road leading to j From Monday's Daily
the auto and wagon bridg- and wa The funeral services of Homer Me
at a point where there is being sori-e Kav weT nt.j,i at o:30 Saturday af-
roaa worK completed ami v.nien in-
eludes the placing of a nt w concrete
convert. The work has made the
road narrower at this point than at
the other places ond will hardly per
mit the passins: of two cars without
them usinc
great deal of
pr cau-
tion.
Mr. Fife was coming from Omaha!
with his car 2nd ctatfi fhnf lid v.-a'
pivutiiru me at-i muu. uaiii an uia.iiHiiuM luiaut imuuivu iu u mine
almost on the culvert r.pprorch when text the wor(i8 or jQb 14:14, "All I explosion and was now on his wax
he saw a car coining and was hug- th davs of rav appointed time will I ; to Kansas Citv and ultimatelv de
gmg closely the right hand side of:wait gi nT change come." sired to return to his native land of
the ro:-.d and thought that the ap-. The agt rjtes ef the services ; Greece This morning the man was
preaching ear would await his get- were observed at Oak Hill cemetery j able to find his ticket that routed
ting orer and to make the- culvert where interment was made of the re- him from Casper to Kansas Citv via
safely he had lowered his car to a mains. Omaha, and stated that he had gotten
low speed. Instead of the cars get- nTTlpr VrKs,v w horn . ffflh.II I off his train in Omaha and wandered
l..:- UCI TM .K LIUil' V IlfaU-
on. on top of the culvert and the car
of Mr. Lewis striking the car of Mr.
Fife, badly damaging the radiator on
the Lewis car and ''rove on alon
the left :-ide of the FitV rsr. unln? ai
great deal of damage to both of ti
cars,
from
the windshield of the LewKl!"" . .' - 1 " 1 - .....
car flew over the occupants of t
,
he!
cars and one of the pieces caused the
injury to Mr. Myers that mn.de it n'ic
essary to have him brought on to
this city where the injury was dress
ed by Dr. J. S. Livingston. Mr. Fife
was thrown against the steering
wheel of his car by the force of the
Impact and hi left shoulder barlly
bruised and the force with w hich j
he struck the steering wheel was suf-!
fici nt to bend it clear ovr th? gis
u.vr ah of thp narti?5 wro rlvm I
a trr.nr' shaking tin nnrl are
that their good luck was with them 1
that thev were not more erioosly
injured.
Mr. Lewi? states that when he ap
proached the culvert he saw the car
of Mr. Fife slow rtowr end was un
der the in.pression thrit it was stop
ping to permit his car to pass over
the fuivert and accordingly he had
hurried on to get over the cu'vert.
not imagining that the other car was
also going to try getting over the
culvert As the result both cars were
badly demolished.
golden m-' r?y.a
Farmers Threshing Over the Connty
and Grain Being Delivered to
the Elevators.
From Tuesday's Daily
From ail section of old Ca-ss coun
... i. . i. ti-h.-i'tt rrnn i frond
M ""I 1 ".:"nhr:uZri- ruling and designing pieces of architec
I 'II' ' ill I r iw i V . ' ' . . . . . . - . . l .
the Ci w t rop to the elevators by tht-
farm rs as the price of wheat is grow
ing stronger and bringing in the
wealth Horn the soil to repay the
farm r for his labor and for the first
time in several years the farmers are
getting a fair price for wheat and
prospects for even a further raise in
the price.
The fields over the county are
mark.d by the threshing outfits that
are busy every hour that the sun
shine-, helping out in the task of
bringing the 1924 crop to the mar
ket, f.nd in almost any direction on
the highways can be seen the smoke
of th outfits busy at work.
In the vicinity of Nehawka yes
terday there were fourteen threshing
crew: at work in the various fields
and the teams and wagons busy in
hauling the wheat to
the elevators;
and bins for storage.
The McCarty elevator at Fnion hasiW(- believe will be heaven's gain For
received 0,000 bushels of the year's!
crop that has been brought in by the
farmers of that locality. Ycsterday
Stuart Rough, the genial manager
of the Farmers' Elevator at Mohawks
was busy handling the grain from
nine threshing outfits which kept
him jumping for the entire day and! the many acts of kindness shown to
at the close of the day there was a 'us at the time of the death and dur-
very large amount of the grain on
hand in the elevator.
From over the county comes very
pleasing reports of the wheat yield sent the floral remembrances and do
and one of the farmers reporting his nated the use of cars for the funeral
result for the year is Knute Jensen
of near Weeping Water who, on sev-
enteen acres of wheat had a yield of
774 bushels or an average of 46. 2
bushels per acre. I
Another of the pood showings is
that of Waite Hall from south of
Kim wood who has fortv acres of
! wheat growing an average of 42
' bushels per acre and a very pleasing
crop showing.
ENJOYING VISIT HERE
From Monday's Dally
Miss Oiive Gass is enjoying a visit
from her cousins. Mr. and Mrs. W.
V. Hollenheck and throe children of
Pasadena. California. They made the
' "7 : .I.
trip m their Hupmobile in nine days
i without an accident. This is their
t ..net anrl nnf of ths crHkinsr
contrasts noticed is the wonderful
green grass and trees at this time of
the year.
FUNERAL SERVICES
OF HOMER MY
ARE HELD SATURDAY
; noon from the late home on (Iran
ite street. Tl e music was furnished
Dy .Mrs. t. . . Hudson wno presided
nt the piano and by Mrs. Hal Garnetta
and Mrs. irgil incent who sang
"Jesus Lover of My Soul." in duet.
Mrs Garnc-tt then sang the sacred .
icolo number. "Face to Face."
The nastor of the Christian church I
i i . i-- : l:
Pennsylvania, Julv 22. 1S41. and
parted this life July 24. 1924. aged
!u years and 2 days.
Mr tnl4'o crv l.w frnm r i l 1 f 1 1 1 rl m 1
! to "manhood in the state of Pennsyl-j
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At a
verv earlv aee he had'ua' aru undoubtedly Had gotten ai1"' '"-" l"c 1"'-u"' v-v"""-
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'WLv Zu. w,.
ui irei i rr.uf ill wl i :id i tunaiiuuu. i
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ti:ilc hi l j i '.an ui nnr iuici-uii-i
irnt he was tnnirht the enhinet mak-
nbinet mak-
to great ad-
1 others for
er's trade which he used
vantage to himself and
manv veart
Homer McKay, after he attained
ihe years of manhood, came west to
Indiana and Illinois in which states
resided tor some time, in eariy
K' ne embraced the faith of the
t'l.rintian church and while in these
otates he served as minister of a
teelfnc-lntllnVer of Christian churches
One
01 which wa located at JJanvnie,
Illinois. Later he moved to Iowa
and at Mt. Pleasant. July 2d, 1S90
was united in marriage to Sarah
R og( m. Th-- family came to Platts- upon for appendicitis as well as hav
.mth twenty-eight years ago and ing her tonsils and adenoids remov
iiv. since continuously resided here ed at the same time and came thru
with the exception of one year dur- the ordeal in fine shape and has ral
ire li end 199, which was spent lied nicely and is now on the high-
in Omaha. After locating at Platts-
month Mr. McKay entered the em-
ploy of the Burlington railroad,
wotKine in tne eoacn snop depart-
dm nt of the C. B. & Q. shops of this
city. Later he went to Omaha where
he worked as a harness maker for
thirteen years, but continued to keep
his residence here with the exception
;of one year.
Homer McKay was strenuously en
lergetic in his temperament and hab
! its and many are the pieces of archi
tecture in tne community that re
main to bear mute testimony to this
fact where he labored as a carpenter.
l.ut the labors ol Homer McKay
re not confined (as are those of so
many men) to the perishable things
of lite. While working with his hands
ior a iiveiinoou. ne was aiso tasnion-
rur in the form of Christian man
hood and womanhood which shall
adorn the mansions which he has
gone to occupy. As a minister of the
Go.-pel, he was efficient and zealous.
There remain to mourn the death
of Mr. McKay the widow and three
children: Mrs Maude Bunch of Oma-
ha: Mrs. W. E. Maxon of Santa Ana.
( alitornia. ana .Mrs. .Minnie rccsmra
Of this City.
There are also two grand children, funds he was unable to get the car
Haze! Burley and Wilma Pickard. 'out and running, and Mr Young, in
A good man has gone the way of restleatinc this storv found it with-
all the earth. The prelude to eter-
nity has been employed by him to
inc uL-iiem mjMcm bmm.
life and labors speak for themselves .
of his sterling integrity and worth. .
He has passed from our presence and.
our loss is great. Buf for him we
o l " nwuit: uauui
hope. We Will miss him hut our loss
a redeemed spirit after a sojourn here
has gone back to the God who gave
it.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to gratefully acknowledge
ing the sickness of our beloved hus-
band and father by the kind neigh -
bors and friends and to those who
and those who took part in the ser-
vices. Mrs. Homer McKay
Children.
and
STRANGER PUT OFF
OF MO. PAC. TRAIN
HERE LAST NIGHT
Nick Davakakis Enroute From Cas
per. Wyoming, to Kansas City.
Lodged Here For Night.
'From WedncsdaVs Dailv
,..: ov
Last evening while Sheriff E. P
Stewart was returning on the mid
night Missouri Pacific from Omaha
on his way home from Kearney where
he took Eugene Powell, he was at
tracted by a lively dispute that was
being indulged in by the conductor
of the train and a foreign appearing,
man who was unable to find his tick-j
el in failure of which the conductor
announced that the man would be
put off at Plattsmouth, the lrst stop
of the train.
When reaching here. Mr. Stewart
took charge of the man, who was
not acting in a rational manner and
was apparently partiallv blind and
unable to get around with ease, and
took him to the county jail where he!
was lodged with Deputy Sheriff Rex j
Young for the night. I
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i ne man v. a- in nan snape last.
nitrht and in addition to his poor eye-
sight had apparently suffered some
mental trouble and could not explain
. matters verv clear! v to th- sheriff
After the night's rest in the jail
le night's rest in the jail the
man seeme
meu more ruwoua. anu gave
r account of himself.
cleare
The stranger stated that his name
hi - as Virk Ttovnirnku nrt that he hud '
formerly been located at Casper. Wy
loming. and formerly was a miner and
several vparr aeo he had his pvesieht
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de-jthere for several hours and when he
returned to the T nion station to
board the train for the south had a
very poor recollection of where he
ha,J b or his companions of the
hold of some of the "wt-il known hm:
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?are oeddled in thf mptronnlis
tare neddled in th, mrimnH.
-
After hearinc his storv m! noting
" i
l"B ubpiuthkbi, ine auinoniies wu-1
'lowed the man to go and he boarded
t,;e niorning train over the Missouri ,
Pacific for Kansas Citv on his way i
nl improvement, me autlionties al
to tne old nome across th" S'.'a
WILL RETURN HOME SOON
Frmn Wednesday's Daily
With the pleasing reports from the
St. Joseph hospital in Omaha as to
the condition of Miss Eleanor Swat-
eh., n u ntipeu to naif inis nttie lariy
ready to return home in a very short
time following her series of opera-
tii.r.s. Miss Eleanor was operated
way to recovery. It
is needless to I
sav that the improvement has brot
a great deal of pleasure to the mem-;
hers of the family and the many
friends of Miss Eleanor.
PICKS UP STRANGE
MAN NEAR UNION
reputy Sheriff W. R. Young Gathers
In Stranger Giving the Name
of Albert N. Burg.
While Deputy Sheriff W. R. Young
not eiaciiv neaiinin in-pmrps that.'"''' nm... n.
was at Nebraska City yesterday Be call Marshal William Noma at kagie
had his attention calJpd to a rather j to be on the outlook for the man in
strange acting man tht was calling tease he should try to pass that place
on Sheriff Carl Ryder to make com-.before ho was overhauled by the de
r'.Pint of havin r f,ad a grin stolen. : nut v. When Mr. Ynung reached
but thought litti.' of the matter until j
last evening when ns Mr. Young was I
returning from Earls with a nrisoner !
yx. ran orito tne man a PeCond Mne Deputv Sheriff Young at once!
jn the vicinitv of I'nion and this time started back to Plattsmouth with his.
c,f0pp4(j to converse with the man. Atjprisoner and arrived here last eve-!
frion the man told a story of having ;ning after making a stop at Union
a rnr in the garage at that place, butt
owing to thp I.ipW of p-neolinn and
0ut foundation and ai-cnrrtinHv aftpr
some further conversation decided
tpit ne would bring the man on into
Plattsmouth to make further inves-'the
tigation to determine whether or not
he was wanted at some other place
as his stories did not nnit rirtr tmm
a searcn or the person of the man
revealed that he had a large arrav
J of keys and napers of various kinds
but which offered little clue as to
where he had come from or his busi
ness.
PURCHASED NEW FLINT CAR
George M. Hild is the owner of one
of the new Flint 6-4" an
the agency for the Flint
id has taken
ears. And if
you are in the market for a new-
; car, see George and he will
treat
you right on a real car.
j29-6d, 2sw
Gerald Fleming w-as in Omaha to-
day visiting with friends and look-
ing after some matters of business,
RECEIVE WORD FROM THE WEST
From Monday's Daily
Friends here have received word
from the John Chapman family at
Willard. Montana, in which they
send the good news of the improving
condition of their oldest child. Sam-!
ray. who a short time ago was oper-,
ated upon in the hospitai at Baker
for a case of appendicitis. The little
patient is doing nicely and has been
able to return home and seems well
on the way to complete recovery from!
his affliction. Mr. Chapman also re-;
ports the crops as being excellent
this year, with corn a little behind
but doing very fine at this time.
DEPUTY SHER
IFF YOUNG RE
COVERS I
JLATEIAS MARVIN HEADED OPT
AT EAGLE AFTER PURSUIT
BY DEPUTY SHERIFF.
- - , - -r aisrii rnnu nrtitsf ur.Tnai
flrS C I Aft L ft rhUSf! ULfin iWJ I UP!
when Caught. Man Claims to
JjM Team For $90 at La
x'latte From btr?nger.
Frorn Wednesday's Dally
While Sheriif E. P. Stewart was
at Kearney yesterday delivering a
youth to the state reform school.
Deputy Sheriff W. II. Young hr.d a
real chase over the eastern portion
of Cass and Dart of Otoe countv to.Rpv. Harry Kin. Soon after the cere
locate a man alleged to have stolen
a team of white Arabian horses from
the farm of Frank Backhuns near
Bennington on Saturday night and
search for which has been on for the
past two days by the authorities over
the eastern part cf the state.
Tin message was received here ye?-
thorities of the stealin- of the team
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fter tii Mr. YcKHtgf
received a message irom Lnion mat
received a message from Union
, , m. m . r '
someone had entered t.'ie barn of Raj ,
Becker near I'nion and purloined a
set of harnes
Young at o
might be a
of harness valued at $75 and Mr.
nee decided that there
connection between the
two cases of robbery. The name of
the man supposed to have taken the
horses from Bennington was given as
ktathias Marvin, who was also known
'as "Jack", whein he had worked in
the vicinity of Bennington and when
rnliinp- T'ninr. Mr Vnnnr fnnnri
,. r ,,,ia " b.,H .nrUfrl nt
the farm of Mr. Becker in the past
and had in fact sold him the harness
that had been taken and this cir-
cumstance was the same as at Ben- J for the honevmoon trip to San Diego
nington where he had sold the mte-upon which "the happv voung people
ing horses some time ago to Mr. j embarked after the dinner. Mrs
Backhuns. The tracks around theiMeisiuger wore a smart little black
Becker barn indicated that the party! ;i1f fropk emnroidered in brilliant
, visiting there had been acquainted co!oi. Stardust hose and gloves of
. and knew how to get around and i . ,
find what thev were looking for.
. - luiiu Miurs cie i-iarh.
A little more inquiry developed! x'pon their return thev will receive
the fact that a man with two white their hosts of friends at a nrettv lit-
norses answering tne description giv-j(ip
. o " uranire. and ivir. .Meisinger w in re-
I county had been seen by passersby lnlgum his placfl in the K E Watson
the vicinity of the Becker home and t drugstore of that citv Santa Ana
this was enough to give the deputy! (CaL) Register,
'sheriff a hot clue and he at once
st rted out to follow the trail of the
man.
Mr. Young drove to Nebraska City
but failed to find any trace of the
man wno was suppo.eu io nave fiont
that way with the team and then
turned his attention to the west road
from Union with th I that there;
were traces reported o the man be-i
in
g seen and this led Mr. Young to
Each
he found the man held there ;
and with him the horses and the!
harness that was missing.
where Mr. Becker identified the har-j
ness as belonging to him. j
The man Marvin acknowledged!
taking the harness of Mr. Becker but
denied stealing the team of horses,
,Q5rr,ino- that he had bought them
from a stranger at La Platte and had
paid $90 for them nut tailed to give
name of the man from whom he
j claimed to have bought the horses.
As soon as possible. Mr. Young
i reified the owner of the horses of
their whereabouts and last evening
Mr Rackhnns and H. H. Newmever
came down from Bennington and
drove out to Eagle where they will
secure the horses and return home
with them.
As the offense in Douglas county hall of "Calamity Jane," the gamb
to iho most serious it is nrobable that ling den where the devotees of bridge
the man Marvin will he turned over
ivm, atiiri-ities theif and pivpn a
trial in that county.
The prompt work of Mr. Young in
the matter has resulted in the restor-
ation of the valuable set of harness
jand the lne team to their owners and
(followed a very strenuous search over
in iriP nrpa of eountrv. It is need-
less to sav the owners of the stolen
property are feeling very apprecia-
- tive of the work of Mr. Young.
VERY CHARMING
WEDDING HELD
IN THE FAR WEST
Tlovd T ATeisinP-er Frrmer Platts-
hiOd L. meisinger. .termer nans
mouth Bov, is Married at Or
ange. California.
One of the charming little home
weddings whoso simplicity seems to
haw been so favored by the summer
brides. wai; that of Miss Lelia Rose
Stevenson, daughter of the Lawrence
A. Stevensons of Orange and Lloyd
L. Meisinger, son cf Mr. and Mrs. J.
!J. Meisinger of this city, which was)
one of yesterday's interesting events.
and occurred at the Stevenson home,
640 East Palmyra street. Orange.
Only their "nearest and dearest"
were bidden by the happy young
pair, to witness the ceremony which
was at o'clock in the afternoon.
All the pink and white blossoms of
l' ' Stevenson garden were chosen to
adorn the pleasant rooms of the home
and the living room was especially
lovely as a setting for the wedding
rites.
Miss Stevenson wore a girlish lit
tle gown of ivory lace and carried a
tl erown .f ivorv lace and i
cl arming ment of sw
eet peas.
Cecil Brunntr rose-buds, amaryllis.
j I i I f3 and maiden-hair fern as her
bridal bouquet. Her matron of hon
Haveior was the bridegroom's sister, Mrs.
Courtney ( handler, herself a bride of
but few days. Mrs. Chandler wore
the lovelf poudre-blue silk crepe
-own which she wore when as Miss
Cl'one Meisinger, she became the
if of Mr. Chrndlcr on Thursday.
July 17. Mr. Chandler assisted Mr.
M.isinger as best man.
The single ring service of
Christian church was read by
nii.-tor of the Orange church.
the
the
the
mony, the newly wedded pair and
their guests motored to this city
v. !. re an elaborate wedding dinner
served at Colonial club on North
Main street.
There the same pink and white
effect obtained in the formal dining
room where tall white candlesticks
adorned with pink tulle bows, held
ickering tapers. A basket of sweet
Tu-az. Cecil' Bri.nr.er roses and baby's
breah centered the table while rosy
place cards were at each plate. On
the sideboard anking the oral dec
orations were the tall brass cande!
;!ir:' which are among the treasures
of Colonial club.
Covers were laid for the bride and
groom. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Meising
er. their attendants, Mr. and Mrs.
Courtney Chandler. Mr. and Mrs. J.
J. Meisinger, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
A. Stevenson, Miss Floy Stevenson.
Bliss Marguerite Peers and Gilbert
Meisinger.
The wedding gift of Mr. Steven
ron to his daughter, a small coupe.
utc i n mudin t rl v rrf3Qtd into cpri'ipp
Lj
home
t b.si Kast Palmyra street.
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LEOION POST ELECTS
DELEGATES TO MEET
Name Members WiU OfficiaUy
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Represent the Hugh J. Kerns Post
at the State Meeting.
From Tuesday's T'ally
Last evening the members of Hugh
J. Kerns post of the American Le-
gion of this city met at their rooms
in the Leonard building and selected
the delegates to the state convention
at Grand Island in August. The dele-
gates named were A. H. Duxbury.
Gerald R. Holcomb and Emil J. Hild
and the alternates John Fife. Tom
Walling and . C. faehaus.
The tall restivai tnat is piannea ny
the Legion was discussed to some ex-
I tent and the preliminary committee
I which will putline the details of the
wild west festivity
was named by
j Commander W. R. Holly and will be
eomposea oi noncn xt.eeu. . xv. nui-
' comb. W. C. Schaus and Frank Smith,
On the occassion of this festival
it is the intention to transform the
scene to the days of 49 w hen the
pioneers were pouring westward and
the spirit of the west was represent
ed in the free and hearty welcome
and the unchecked spirit of democ
racy. With the festival will be the
usual features including the dance
and Mah Jang can rub shoulders with
the holders of a "full house," the
usual wild west bar and w-here
the scenery will be all there is
of the old time west, but the
committee nopes to neave tne real
spirit of fun and free heartedness
prevailing in the festival. i ne
days will be announced in a short
time for the big gathering bpt it will
be in the fall when the wheather is,
cooler.
ENJOY VISIT HERE
From Monday's Daily
Yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Bates enjoyed a visit from a number
of relatives and friend? at their home
on North "th street and all of whom
enjoyed a fine time in visiting and
enjoying the sights of the city. Those
l visiting here were: Mr. and Mrs.
H'ri":t DeMory, Mrs. Alice Sarrell.iMi Lorene Dempster, of Geneva
Migg Flon.nce xewton. Mr. and Mrs. 1 7 v ' ,. , ,
I Ed Stoner and Paul und Laura
iGrassman and Mr. Joe Mrasek of
Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Hillardl
Grassman and daughter. Jacqueline,
of this city.
PLATTSMOUTH PAR
TIES TAKE PART IN A
WRECK AT OMAHA
George Rogers Driver of One Car Fig
uring in Auto Wreck in Omaha
Saturday Afternoon.
From Monday's Daily
Several Plattsmouth parties were Mrs. E. J. Dempster of Geneva, her
in the car of George Rogers of this father being the head of the b. ink
city when the car was wrecked Sat-ers" guaranty fund of the star of
urday afternoon at 33rd street and j Nebraska, and is a young ladv of
Lincoln boulevard in Omaha, when much prominence in her home om
the car of Mr. Rogers and F. W. I inanity and who has had a very not-
Lovegreen. 2307 South 35th avenue,
met and were badly smashed up.
The most seriously injured as the
result of the wreck was J. A. Love
gren. aged 75, who was badly injured
as the result of the accident, but the
other occupants of the two cars were
not Eeriously injured aside from mi
nor cuts and bruises.
The car of Mr. Rogers was return
ing from a picnic at Riverview park
and in the car at the time were Mrs.
Herbert Cotton. 4222 Lafayette
boulevard. Omaha, and her three
children: Mrs. W. R. Holmes and two
children and Mrs. Mary Shanklund
of Plattsmouth. Mr. Rogers states
that when he was driving along the
street the trees that grow there as
well as the sun shining in his eyes
prevented his seeing the other car
until he had crashed into it.
The car of Mr. Lovegren was hurl
ed against a light pole and badly
wrecked. In the accident neither of
the drivers of the cars were injured.
Mrs. Cotton and Mrs. Holmes and the
children were treated at the office of
a physician as their injuries were
purely superficial. Mrs. Shanklund
was uninjured.
PLEASANT DANCE SATURDAY
Quite a number of the lovers of
the dance took advantage of the good
weather Saturday evening and the
fine music of the Gradoville orches
tra to enjoy the time at the K. S.
dancing platform on West Locust
street. There were many cars from
adjoining points bringing the young
people to the dance and all seemed to
have a real time in the delights of
the occasion.
The orchestra, under the direction
of Peter Gradoville. had as one of
the special features the services of
Guy Hemingway of Omaha as saxo
phone player. The dance floor at
the platform will be scraped the com
ing week and placed in the very best
of shape.
County Judge Allen J. Beeson was
in Omaha today where he spent a
few hourr- with his sister. Mrs. H. H.
Cotton, who was injured there a few
days ago in a very serious manner, j
A STRONG BANK
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If You Were a Banker
and your bank had held the confidence
and good will of the community for 53
years
wouldn't you be mighty careful to
conduct the bank in such a way that this
confidence would never be lost?
That's why the First National Bank
is a safe place for your deposits. Only by
holding fast to safe, sound, conservative
policies can we keep the high reputation
which this bank has enjoyed since 1871.
The First
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DING IS HELD AT
GENEVA SUNDAY
United in Marriage to L"r. laul
T. Heineman of This City
From Monday's Iaily
I A wedding that is of a great deal
jOf interest in this city occurred yes
; terday at Geneva, Nebraska, where
jMiss Lorene Dempster was united in
marriage to Dr. Paul T. Heineman,
of Plattsmouth.
I The marriage ceremony occurred
! at the home of the bride's parents
land was a very quiet ceremony at
tended by the relatives and a few
close friends of the contracting par
ties.
The young people will enjoy a
short honeymoon prior to coming to
this city, where they will make their
home in the future, the groom hav
ing a home in the Coronado apart
ments arranged for the coming of his
bride.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
able career in her chosen line of
work in literary and educational cir
cles. She is a graduate of Doane
college at Crete and also has attend
ed the University of Illinois library
school. For the past three years she
has been assistant librarian at the
Omaha Technical high school. Miss
Dempster has been a visitor in this
city quite often and is well known
to a large number of the Platts
mouth people.
The groom is one of the young
professional men of Plattsmouth and
is a graduate of the Creighton col
lege school of dentistry and a mem
ber of the Psi Xi Phi fraternity. He
has been located in this city for the
past year and has been very suc
cessful in his chosen work.
The many friends here of Dr.
Heineman and his charming bride
join in their best wishes for the fu
ture happiness and success of these
two estimable young people.
ORGANIZATION WILL
COMBAT THE KLAN
Crusaders" Plan to Hold a State
Meeting at Lincoln August 19,
It is Declared,
Omaha, July 27. An organization
to be known as the "crusaders,"
whose chief purpose, it was announc
ed, will be to combat the influence
of the ku klux klan, was formed
here Saturday at a meeting of Om
aha and out-state men.
P. F. O'Gara. of Hartington, Neb.,
was elected temporary chairman; Ed
win D. Crites. of Chadron. Neb., tem
porary vice chairman and Max Kat
tleman of Lincoln, temporary secre
tary. A statewide meeting was called
for August 19 in Lincoln, at which
perfection of a permanent organiza
tion is scheduled.
James Yelick departed this morn
ing for Omaha where he is engaged
in some work at the Bertschy factory
in that city for a time.
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