Nebraska Newspapers

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VOL. NO. XL.
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1924.
NO. 75
FIRE CAUSE
$10,008 LOSS
AT THE SHOP
LARGE SHED Or FINISHED LUM
BER AT BURLINGTON LUM
BER YARD CONSUMED.
CAUSE OF FIRE !S A MYSTERY
Surrounding Circumstances Indicate
That Blaze Might Have Been
Work of Fire Bug.
From Monday's Daily
One of the buildings in the south- and Are Bzing Used in Trail
ern portion of the liurlington Iuni- XTnn of flue
ber yard at the shops used for the in 111 pCS 0f Uue'
storage of fine finished lumber was '
discovered by Watchman M. I,. llut-
tiry, shortly after S o'clock Saturday From Tuesday's Dally
evening, to be in flames and before Probing the destruction by fire of
the ravages of the fire had been one of the !ar?c storage sheds in the
checked a loss of $10,000 worth of local Burlington lumber yards that
material was suffered by the P.ur- entailed a less of $10,000. the force
lington. of detectives under the direction of
When the Cre was discovered by Tom J. Smith of Omaha. Burlington
Mr. Buttery the whole interior of the
iiimoer sneu was a naso of flames tne Dioounounus irom i.eairice ior
and the progress of the blaze thru use in trying to unravel the mystery
t!ie mass of closely packed dried and o." the cause of the fire at the shops,
finished lumber was very rapid and Assisting in the investigation were
in a few moments the blaze broke on County Attorney Capwell and Depu
the exterior of the shed and raged so t" Sheriff Young in hopes of secitr
fast that it was impossible to save ; ing some definite information that
any of 'the contents of the shod. ! would permit the detectives to go
As the fire raged shover3 of sparks ahead on . the case,
fell aniens the adjoining pile3 of' The Leatrice hounds arrived here
lumber and even on some of the i shortly after C o'clock last evening
buildings of the mechanical depart- 'and were turned loose at the scene
i.ient of the bhops, tome distance of the fire to trace down the first
away, but prompt work prevented clues that had been received by the
any of the buildings from catching detectives as to the possibilities cf
r.f.rc, but the piles of lumber in the the fire having been set.
vicinity of th burning- shed were all Tne 'logs were used in the vicinity
very badly damaged and charred of the firo for several hours and the
from the heat and blaze and prac- county authorities as well as the
tically all of the lumber In the area company detectives are not ready as
adjoining the burning shed Is Lam- ' ypt to announce the result of the
aged. j first investigation although it has
Tne fire department we, summon- undoubtedly given them some
rd as soon as the blaze was discov-1 grounds to believe that their first
ered and to this was added a large 'supposition of the fire was correct
number of the citizens who were an'l that it was the -work of a fire
down town at the time and respon- : bug.
ded to the call. Members of the I The case should be thoroughly in
17th infantry who are encamped at ' veFtie.ated and if the party committ
the rifle range north of the city, iir.g the act is located he should be
were also down town and hastened . made to suffer the penalty for this
to the sconf of the fire and did some 'outrage that not only caused a heavy
very effective work in battling the . loss to the property nf the company
flanu-s ar.d several were water soak-; bat could easily have resulted in the
d from their efforts to check the ; destruction of the larger part of the
flames that for a time seemed to shops.
threaten the whole of the lumber; The final outcome of the case will
yard. 1 awaited with interest by the pub
The fire department had men atilic and with, the hope thatthe guilty
the scene of the fire until 8 o'clock I party will be brought to answer for
Sunday morning in case that the the crime.
Maze would again break out. but
fortunately there was no further
outbreak of fire.
The loss as estimated by the of
ficials of tho Burlington, will reach
the amount of $10.0jO.
The she J that vas destroyed eon-,yirl Saturday evening, the Chamber
tuincd a l.:rge amount of seasoned f c.I Commerce of the city did a much
and finished lumber that i3 used in appreciated and thoughtful act in
coach work and was the most vain- providing sandwiches and coffee for
pble inatrri;:! that i handled by thejtiie men who were toi'ing into the
lumber yard consisting of quarter-t long watoh'-s of the nitrht to check
sawed oa:-:. popinr and cherry lumber the fire and stop further loss of the
r.nd cnly Saturduy afternoon a large ' prnprrty cf the Burlington. The
. onsi-n:nent of lumber had been: chamber hr.d the toffee and sard
stored ia the shed. jwiehes sent from loc i restaurants
From the circumstances of the fire t the shops where they came in
and the fact that it had gained such rood service in helping out the fire
headway when discovered, leads
to ,
the belief that possibly the fire was;
the work of an incendiary, as the,
blaze had originated evidently in the
interior of the shed and after a g"od ;
Ktart spread rapidly through the dry i
and seasoned lumner until u nursi
through the exterior or the sued anl .
in a few moments the structure was
a roaring mass of flames.
Tom Smith and Mr. Underwood of ;
the investigation department of the by some twenty-four of the ladies of
Burlington arrived here last evening, the society.
and f p nt the night in looking over Mrs. J. E. Wiles gave a very inter
ihe surroundings of the fire in hopes esting and entertaining report of
of locating some clue to the possibil- the proceedings of the annual eoun
ity of the place having been set on ! ty convention which has just closed
fire. The investigation has led to Sat Weeping Water and in which the
the sending to Beatrice for blood- local union was represented. To add
hounds and which are expected here to the pleasures of the occasion, the
this' afternoon and will be put on i
the scene of action in the hopes of
discovering whether anyone was at
th sIiods prior to the nre. air,
Smith, who is one of the chief in-
vestigators, speaks very highly of
the excellent work of the tiremen,
the citizens and soldiers and the
Burlington emplo3-es in fighting the
f.re. He also states that no blame is
laid on any employe for any laxness
in regard to the fire. All possible
effort will be made to run down any
due and determine definitely wheth
er or not the lumber shed was set
on fire.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
From Tuesday's Dally
Last evening a number of friends
n v Knorr gathered at the
Knorr home on high sciiooi mil to memoereu Dy an oi inose present,
assin in seeing that the birthday ( The children attending the reunion
anniversary of Mr. Knorr was prop- ; were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Patton. and
erly observed and that the guest of son. R. H. Jr., of Grant City, Miss
honor was reminded of the fact that ouri; Ward Patton and wife of
another of the milestones of life had Council Bluffs;Mr. and Mrs. Jewell
massed.
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Thp pvenine was informally spent
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in playing Driuge at wuica a. grtii
deal of delight was experienced by ;
the members of the party in their,
display of skiII at tins fascinating
ga ni.
At a suitable hour the members of
the party joined in the presentation
to Mr. Knorr of a very attractive
gift as a remembrance of the occa
sion that-he v. ill long cherish.
During- the evening, Mrs. Knorr
served very dainty aid delicious re
freshments that wore very much en
joyed by all of the Jolly party.
Those attending- the event were:
Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Schneider. Mr.
and Mrs. Fr.mk M. Tester. Mr. and
Mr". J. V. Halt and Mr. and Mrs. E.
C. Harris.
BLOODHOUNDS ARE
USED IN EFFORT TO
TRACE FIRE CAUSi
Beatrice Doks Arrive Last Evening
special agent, yesterday summoned
HELPS FIRE FIGHTERS
Whi'e the firemen and citizens cf
this city were engaged in fighting
tho fire nt the Burlington lumber
fighters.
q j jj MEETING
From T'ipxriay's Dally
Yesterday afternoon the members
cf the W. C. T. U. society held a
very delightful meeting at the hand-
some country home of Mr. and Mrs. !
c. L. Wiles, west of the city, on the !
Louisville road, that was attended
Mynaru ladies gave a short musical
program that displayed the greatest
skill and artistic ability.
Appropriate refreshments were
served at a suitable hour by the
hostess that added to the pleasures
of the members present.
ENJOYS FAMILY REUNION
From Tuesday's Dally
The members of the family of Mr.
and Mrs. It. II. Patton gathered at
the home of the parents in this city
Sunday for the first time in a long
period and there were present all
of the eight children and their fami
lies. The members of the party en
joyed one of the fine dinners that
only Mother Patton knows how to
prepare and the time was one that
will long be most delightfully re-
Brown oi council ruuus;
Dean,
Ruth, Merritt, Gladys and Louis
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ruuuu ui
LITTLE ALICE WILES
HAS A CLOSE CALL
MONDAY EVENING
Struck by Passing Auto While Cross
ing1 Main Street Last Night
Injuries Not Serious.
From Tuesday's Daily
Last evening shortly after 9 o'clock
Alice, the eight-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Wiles, residing
just west of this city, had a close
call from serious injury when she
was struck and knocked down by a
passing auto.
The little girl with her mother
and little brother were coming down
the sidewalk on the north side of
! Main street and when near the
! Sohmidtmann store the mother and
brother started to cross the street,
to where their car was parked on the
south side, making the crossing in
the center of the block.
Alice had ran on ahead of the
mother down the walk and started
across the street from in front of
the Brown Cafe and at the time there
were a number of cars parked along
the curb and which evidently ob
scured the view of the little girl as
she started to make the trip across
the street. As she stepped from be
hind the parked cars it was to get
right in front of a Ford roadster
coming
west on Main street and at
this time the mother called to the
little girl, who was evidently con
fused and hesitated in the path of
the car. The driver of the approach
ing car was only a short distance
away when the girl darted out from
between the cars to cross the street,
and he made desperate efforts to
avoid the accident, putting on his
brakes and swinging the car to one
side so that only a part of the front
fender struck the child. The little
girl was hurled to the pavement and
rolled several feet and as the car
struck her screamed loudly and to
the terrified persons who were stand
ing nearby it seemed certain that
she had been killed.
As soon as the accident occurred,
the mother and the bystanders rush
ed to the side of the little girl and
carried her into the office of Dr. Joe
iiua.U In tlj2 SchaudUnuiin building,
where he with Dr. R. I. Westover
made an examniation of the injuries.
A bruise was found on the side of
her head, evidently being at the place
where she had struck the pavement
and was rendered unconscious for
several minutes. Xo broken bones
could be located and after the little
one had recovered consciousness she
was taken on to the home west of
the city.
The driver cf the roadster that
struck the little girl was a young
iran from near Ashland, but who
was blameless for the aecident that
was unavoidable and no one felt
worse over the affair than did the
gentleman who was driving the car.
The accident att rai ted a great deal
of attention and a large crowd col
lected on the scene of the accident
and remained there until the little
girl had been removed from the of
fice of Dr. Stibal and taken on home.
CANDIDATE KNOWN HERE
From Tuts-'ay's Dally
The nomination of Eugene J. Sul
livan, of Casper, Wyoming, as the
republican candidate for governor of
the state of Wyoming, has a particu
lar interest to Plattsmouth people
as the wife of Mr. Sullivan is a form
er Plattsmouth girl, before her mar
riage being Miss Susie Keefer, daugh
ter of .Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Keefer. at
one time residents here in the late
eighties and the early nineties and
who removed from this city to Om
aha in 1900, where Mr. and Mrs.
Sullivan were married.
Since their marriage they have
lived largely in the west, where Mr.
Sullivan has an interest in the live
stock business and has been highly
successful
As the republican candidate in
Wyoming, Mr. Sullivan will have as
his opponent for the office, Mrs. Ross,
widow of the governor of the state
and who has been chosen as the
democratic standard bearer. The old
friends of the Keefer family will
await the outcome of the battle of
ballots there with great interest.
OLD VETERAN "SIGNS UP'
From Tuesday's Dailv
The members of the local post of
the Grand Army of the Republic on
last Saturday afternoon held their
initiation ceremonies and took into
the ranks of their organization one
of the oldest veterans in the coun
try. Uncle Samuel Latta, of Murray,
who has for years been one of the
leading figures in that locality and
who coming here at an early date,
has assisted in the settlement of the
territory and in laying out the town
of Murray. Mr Latta is eighty-six
years of age and served in the Civil
war with distinction and honor to
himself and his country and is at last
enrolled in the ranks of the splendid
old men who in their youth defended
their country on the battlefields of
the southland.
Rev. H. G. McClusky departed this
morning by auto for Hastings, Ne-'
braska, where he will attend the
meeting of the Presbyterian synod of
i Nebraska that is meeting there to-
day for the opening of their ses-i
CI ATI n 1
sions.
HELD PLEASANT MEETING
From Tuesday's Dally
Last evening the members of the
It. S. T. club were most delightfully
entertained at the home of Miss Paul
ir.e Bajeck on west Main street and
the occasion enjoyed ;o the utmost by
the members of this jolly organiza
tion.
The evening. was spent in music
and dancing that served to pass the
time most delightfully until a late
hour, when the members departed
for their homes feeling that the oc
casion had been one of the rarest
enjoyment. The hostess served
very dainty luncheon that completed
the evening of the raret enjoyment.
PAYS VISiT HERE
THIS MORNING
Republican Candidate For Governor
Here For a Short Time and
Gives a Speech.
From fc'aturCay's Dally
This morning despite the fact that
i l wa s- rather early in the day for po
litical gatherings, a pleasing num
ber of the citizens assembled at the
court house lawn to hear Adam Me
Mnllen, republican candidate for
governor, present his claims for elec
tion as the state chief executive.
The candidate was given the dis
advantage of a very poor date which
served to keep many from attending
and hearing Mr. McMulIen. who is
one of the ablrst leaders of his party
in the state, but those who were in
attendance felt well repaid in the
short address that was given. The
cindidate and his party were de
layed in reaching h-re and it was
10 o'clock before he reached here to
deliver his address.
Mr. McMulIen discussed a number
of r.tate questions and paid particu
lar attention to the fact that the
state was in excellent financial con
dition and ascribed this to the work
of the legislature rather than the
governor of the state.
The candidate for governor also
criticized the presenl'Uuminifctiatioa
in the conduct of the department of
public works as cove-ring road con
struction over the state. Mr. McMul
Ien stating that $SC0,000 had been
appropriated for the road work by
the Inst legislature and whicli had
been handled by the department and
in the past period there had been
no constructive road work carried on
over the rtate. and charging that in
order to make a showing of economy
that the state administration had
not carried on the work as had been
nlanned. The force in the office of
the state engineer had been main
tained but given i:o real resuits. He
stated that the candidates on the
democratic ticket were pledged to
continue the policies of Governor
Bryan and disagreed with the meth
ods used in the handling of the af
fairs of state in the last two years.
Mr. McMulIen was introduced
briefly by Searl S. Davis and owing
to his lateness in arriving here. Mr.
McMulIen, who was scheduled on a
trip over th county, was forced to
curtail his address and leave for the
rest of the trip.
HERE FROM TEKAMAH
From Monday's Daily
John E. Rough, wife and two sons,
George and Harry, were here today
from Tekamah, being en route home
from a visit at Nehawka with their
relatives there and enjoying once
more the meeting with the old time
friends in that locality. Mr. Rough
and family have resided in Tekamah
for the past six years and ho is now
in business in that city and has done
very well in his business lines.
While here, Mr. Rough called at
the Journal office and entered his
subscription to the Journal for the
coming year.
MAKING DELINQUENTS HUSTLE
From Monday's Dally
Constable Tom Svoboda, who has
just recently been appointed the
truant officer for the schools of Cass
county, is making things very live
ly for the youngsters who are keep
ing out of school on some reason or
other. The law that covers the at
tendance at the public school was
enacted and designed for the purpose
of seeing that every boy and girl in
state is given a public school educa
tion and to safeguard the interest of
the child, the attendance at the
school is made compulsory so that
the responsibility cannot be shirked
and the child given as good an edu
cation as is possible, so that they
may become better men and women
and good citizens of the great repub
lic. The county superintendent, as
well as the city superintendents are
all working to see that the children
who are of school age are continued
in ssrhool ns a matter of nroteetion to
the interest of the children and Mr.
Svoboda is the officer selected to
look after the actual enforcement of
the law. The past week Mr. Svoboda
has rounded up some eleven of the
delinquents and of these a great ,
many have been remaining out of !
school without the knowledge of i
their parents or guardians and will j
be given a hearing by the school ;
authorities.
DEATH SUMMONS
WILLIAM B RISHEL
TO HIS LAST REST
Old and Highly Respected Resident
Of This City Passed Away Last
Evening in Omaha.
From Monday's Daily
One cf the long familiar figures in
this community was called from the
scene of his earthly activities late
yesterday when William B. Rishel
patJ-c-d away at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. I. X. White in Oma
ha, where lie has been for the past
several weeks and pra'dually grow
ing mere feeble in health after an
illness that has covered the past four ;
years.
In his years of residence here cov-
ering some thirty-five years, Mr.
Rishel has possessed a large circle of
warm friends who are regretting
very much the passing of their old
time associate and neighbor, but for
he aged gentleman the death mes -
monger came as a relief from his long
suffering and peace and rest from
his labors.
The deceased was born in Butler
county, Pennsylvania. August 4,
1S."0. and snent his early boyhood in
that locality, until reaching the age
f fourteen years when lie followed
the course of migration westward to
the new state of Nebraska and where
he has since lived and where he hsljn the squared arena and says the
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reared his family to become citizens
worthy of the great state of which
they are a part. Mr. Rishel first set
tled in Sarpy county and where forty-nine
years ago he was united in
.lMi-'age to Miss Delilah Archer,
who is left to share the grief of his
. ath as well as the six children.
George Hall. Mrs. James Yelik,
iin! James Rishel of this city, Mrs.
r. X. White of Omaha. Mr3. Adam
Kaffenberger of Cedar Creek and
Mrs. James Earhart of near Murray.
There are also twenty-three grand
children to mourn the passing of this
aged citizen.
During his residence here, Mr.
Rishel r-as very active in the local
camp of the Woodmen of the World
tnd servtl a commander ana clerk
for a great many years.
The body will be brougnt back to
the old home here today and the fu-
nenl services will be held at 2:30
Tuesday afternoon from the late
heme in Orchard Hill, near the Mis
souri Pacific passenger station.
CAUSES EXCITEMENT
From Tuesday's Daily
This morning Sam Conis. who is
looking after the business of his
brother, George Conis, at the Palace
Shining parlor here, received a
telegram that has him guessing as
to whether some one is trvincr to
kid" him or his brother has decided
to stray from the ranks of the single
blessed. George, accompanied by
Gus Stavro of Nebraska City, started
for St. Joseph and Kansas Citv
trip. This morning Sam had the
message handed him from St. Joseph
which stated, "Announcing Your
brother's engagement Monday
night." Now what is wrong or where
the situation lies is a matter that
Sam will give a good deal to under
stand.
REEIVES SAD NEWS
From Monday's Daily
William A. Swatek of this city was
called to South Omaha Saturday
evening by a message announcing
the sudden sinking of his father,
John Swatek, who has been in poor
health for some time and who passed
away Saturday evening at 10:30 at
the home there.
The deceased gentleman, who was
sixty-nine years of age has been suf
fering from dropsy for several years.
and which has in the last few weeks
grown more serious until the final
attack that resulted in his death. He
is survived by the wife and three
children, William A. Swatek of this
city, Edward Swatek and Mrs. John
Kramolisch of South Omaha.
The funeral services will be held
at 9:30 Tuesay morning at South
Omaha and the interment made there
in the atholic cemetery.
In his bereavement, Mr. Swatek
will have the deep sympathy of the
many friends in this city and vicin
ity in the taking away of the father.
ENJOYS WEINIE ROAST
From Monday's Daily
A number of the little folks of
the city enjoyed a very pleasant
weinie and marshmallow roast on
Saturday evening near the Burling
ton bridge, given by Jane Dunbar in
honor of Ruth Smith of Omaha, who
was here over Sunday a guest at the
Dunubar home. The time was spent
in games and the enjoyment of the
many good things that had been
provided for the occasion. The
young people had as chaperones for
the occasion Misses Anna and Jose
phine Rys and Marie Svoboda, their
teachers. Those who attended the
event were Laura Grassman, Helen
Sharp, Ruth Smith, Jane Dunbar,
Hazel Speck and Tootsie Sharp.
Rev. Frank Emory Pfoutz and
Jesse P. Perry motored to Eagle to
day where they attended a Sunday
school meeting there for the day.
MARRIAGES IN ST, LOUIS
Frmn Monday's Daily
The Plattsmouth people will be
interested in two marriages which
have recently occurred in which
former Plattsmouth young men were
joined in wedlock to two of the
daughters of St. Louis. The young
men who have taken tin to them
selves helpmates are Carl Hanacek,
Jr., and Leonard W. Hawkonbery,
and the two families have become
settled in their homes in the Miss
ouri city and are doing very nicely.
Their friends here will extend their
well wishes for their future happiness.
"KID" GRAVES
BACK IN FlfiHT
miiuj
! Former Welter Champion Appears in
Fast Ten Round Battle at
Tonopah, Nevada.
iFiom Tuesday's Dally
Friends here of "Kid" Graves, the
Roc't Bluff bov who won his way to
! woitprweicht. laurels in the light
I .-a nit will be interested to know of
;a i)0ut in which he appeared a few
days atro at Tonopah. Nevada. The
Tonopah Daily Bonanza, in a column
article covering the fight which was
between Les Odom and Graves, pays
high tribute to the work of the "Kid"
draw decision was a just and popu
lar one, as both boxers gave the fans
a run for their money and were very
evenly matched. During the early
rounds Graves was content to ride
along, but as the fight began nearing
the end, the clever Rock Bluffer cut
loose an offensive that astounded the
people of Tonapah, used as some of
the older fans there were to seeing
real action in the early days of Jack
Dempsey's career, when that section
of the west was the scene of most of
his battles that started him on the
road to success and the title. In the
last two rounds Graves was literally
"on top" of his opponent from gong
to gong and his defensive is describ-
ed.by the Bonanza as being well n'gn
perfect.
The Kid is well along in years now
but he is still able to demonstrate
his prowess in the fight ring and bar
ring a few of the leading welter
weight contenders he can give the
rest of the boys in this class a real
run for their money.
Graves is accompanied on his trip
by Johnny Harkins of Omaha and
Young Kid oraves, both of whom
appeared in other bouts on the Tono
pah, and it is probable the trio is on
a tour of that section of the country,
in which event the Journal expects
to receive news of Graves further
successful comeback.
ATTEND FOOTBALL GAME
From Monday's Daily
Among the football enthusiasts
who were in attendance at the foot
ball game at Lincoln Saturday be
tween Colgate and Nebraska were a
number of the young people of the
city. Were: Irving Wiltse, R. G.
Campbell, F. A. Rothert, Edgar Wes
cott, Kermit Wiles, Mildred Crom,
Dorothy Pond, Frances Fields, Irene
Parli, Alice Waters, Catherine
Schneider, Helen Wescott, Ray Lam
bert. 3
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BOY SCOUTS ENJOY
INTERESTING MEET
ON MONDAY NIGHT
Resume Series of Meetings and Dis
cussion of the Principles of
Organization This Week
From Tuesday's Daily
Last evening at the high school
the members of Troop 1 of the Boy
Scouts of America held their first
meeting of the fall season and at
which thev took ut the series of
! meetings that were continued over
i fro t:i the spring and in which the
principles of the order were beinn
discussed.
Last f-pring there were four of
these meetings held at which promi
nent citizens appeared and gave talks
on the various ideals for which the
Scouts are pledged and last evening
the fifth of the series was given. The
J subject was "Courtesy." and in
which Father W. S. Leete of the St.
Luke's church was heard in a very
able resume of this splendid principle
of the Scouts of being of helpfulness
and showing courtesy to those with
whom they came in contact.
The address will be delivered to
night to troop 2 and on Wednesday
night to troop 3 and will be on the
same subject.
These have attracted the greatest
interest and are a real inspiration to
the boys in their work.
SUFFERS PARALYTIC STROKE
From Tuesday's Dally
The old time friends of Rev. Sigel
C. Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Green, of Lincoln, will regret very
much to learn that Rev. Green has
sustained a very severe stroke of
paralysis at his home at Whittier,
California.
The stroke has not proven fatal,
but has been so severe that the suf
ferer has no use of hi3 arms and the
final outcome of the case is hard to
determine. Mr. Green lived in Platts
mouth a number of years ago and
was very active in the work of the
Sunday school and the Methodist
church and later entered the minis
try nnd has for several years been
located in California following the
teaching of the word of the Master
in that territory. The latest reports
received by the relatives in Lincoln
were to the effect that the patient
was showing some improvement and
may recover, but it will require some
time for him to be entirely free from
the effects of the stroke.
WORK IS PROGRESSING
From Tuesday's Dally
Tho contractors for the paving on
North Fourth street are now getting
busy and getting the street graded
out for the work of laying the brick
block paving that will decorate that
highway in the future. The district
consists of three blocks and when
the concrete base is laid and all in
readiness the work of placing the
brick will not require a great deal
of time. When completed this is go
ing to be one of the most attractive
streets in the city and one that will
greatly add to the value of the prop
erty in that section of the city. The
contract for the work is in the hands
of the F. L. Buche Co., of Omaha,
which is also winding up its con
crete paving contract on West Main
street.
investment