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VOL. NO. XL.
PLATTSUOUTH. NEBRASKA. MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1924.
NO. 76
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FATHER W. S. LEETE
TO LEAVE THIS CITY
FOR A HEW CHARGE
Episcopal Cliurch Lector Receives
Call To Larger Sphere of Ac
tivity in Colorado.
From Fridays Ia.:y
The Rev. Wilbur Scranton Leete.
who 1:3? for the past ton and a half
yars been a resid' nt of P! tttmouth
s.nd ?erving as the rector cf the St.
Luke's Episcopal church, has re
ceived ; call to a larger sphere of
activity in the church work and on
November :.'3rd will leave for hi:
new duti:s at Evergreen. Colorado,
the center of the Epis.' opal activities
in Colorado and on? of the largest
summer training schools of the
cliurch in the country.
In the departure of Father I.eete
C;d his wife. Mrs. W. S. Leete. and
Madame Lec-te. the community will
experience a distinct loss as they
have been very active in the relig
ious and social life of the commun
ity during their residence here in
Plattsmouth. Mrs. Leete is the state
president of the Woman's Auxiliary
of the Episcopal church of Nebraska
and has served as the repent of the
Daughters of th" American Revolu
tion and been very active in the eom
7. .unity life as has also be?n Madame
I.'ete. who by her gracious person
ality has made many warm friends
who recret very much to learn that
the family will leave the city.
Father Leete in his new charge
will he the- vicar of the Church of
the Transfiguration at Evergreen
and have charge of the vicarage end
the parish house there.
Everpreen is a thriving- little city
situated twenty-five. mi!s from D' li
ver up tho Hear Crock canyon at th
foot of Lookout mountain and with
in easy moorinc distance of the Col
orado capital city. It is the home of
largest summer conference of the
c-r.urch in the l mted states. 4tt) to
f)f' people attending the conferences
each summer. There are courses for
hitrh school students, church schools,
clergy and university students.
There are at the camp thre large
bui'.dingf, the Dan Hart Memorial
House for Men, house for women and
the auditorium.
The cominp summer it is hoped to
have two conferences for all types
of church workers on account of the
manner in which the work has
grown.
At a meeting of both bi.-hops of
Colorado. Dean Dagnell of St. Tobias
Cathedral of Denver. Dean Chalmers
f f St. Matthew's Cathedral of Dallas.
Txas. the preatest authority on
summer conference of the church;
rather Ilugbson of the Order of the
Holy Cross and Canon Douglas of
Evergreen, Father Leete was ap
pointed as a member of the general
committee cf these summer confer-
There will he a meotins of the
gi-neral committee at Denver on
Tuesday. October 28. and P'ather
L -to will lavf today to attend this
rr.-etinsr th:.t wil! carry on the plans
of the coming year's work. He will
preach ?umiay at Evergreen and
confer with Canon Douglas.
Frt'- r Leo:. has known both of
tho bi-hops a? well as Canon Doug
1 s for a number of years and has
hot r. a member and attend s! the
rummer conferences in 1923.
EXECUTIVE C0X3HTTEE MEETS
Yesterday the members of the ex
ecutive coT-'iutiee of t'ne Woman's
Auriiiary of the Episcopal church of
Nebraska, m't at the home of their
or - dnt. Mr-. W. S. Leete in this
citv. in a most delightful
11 day
f-oFsion ard whirli
all ol the members
was attention by
of the committee.
Mr?
Ernest V. Shr.yler. wife of
F.isboo FhayVr. and Mrs. Philip Pot
ter, president of the Church Service
League.
and ur:5
were
guesis of the day also
in the pleasant occa-
irted
sion.
The Tadios
pr-'.'oding the
enjoyed a social hour
noon iuneheou and at
noon th
gien by
prayers and hymns were
the members of the party.
Irs Lee'e. assisted bv Madame
I
ccte and Mrs. Frank H. Dunbar,
p,.rvfl a very dainty and delicious
three course luncheon to the mem
bers of the party.
Ir the afternoon there was a dis
cu:s!on by Mrs. Sliayler of one of
the leading religious works of the
year. "Money," and which was very
pleasing.
The resignation of Mrs. Leete as
president was received by the ladies
with a great deal of regret and which
is effective the middle of November
when the Leete family leaves for
Colorado. The election of the new
president will be marie in January
and during the period the office will
be filled by the vice president, Mrs.
Clinton Miller.
The members of the committee
here were: Mrs. Clinton Miller, rice
president: Mrs. Marion Tyler O'Con
nor, secretary; Mrs. J. B. Jones. Mrs.
Leigh Leslie and Mrs. S. S. Oakford.
members cf the committee.
Charles A. Patterson of Arapahoe,
vice president of the Farmers' State
bank of this city, who has been at
tending the bankers' convention at
Omaha, came In this morning for a
visit here with relatives and friends
for a short time.
SUFFESS SEVEEE INJUBT
S'rm Friiliiy's Ta:ly
Yesterday afternoon a large tree
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Wiles on west Locust street was be
!&!
ing cut down and as it lell .Mr:..
iles who was standing nearby was
! struck bv the branches, knocked to
jthe ground and pinned in that posi
' tion for a considerable time, while
lit required the combined efforts of
j Mr. Wiles and a neighbor to move
the tree so that she could he releas
ed. When Mrs. Wiles was finally
j rescued from her position, she was
! taken to the r.ouse and medical as
sistance summoned. It was found
j i hat the left leg was badly bruised
aud this caused the patient a great
ideal of pain, but she was reported
'this morning as resting as easily as
possible under the circumstances.
While the accident was serious
enough it is fortunate that it was no
worse and that Mrs. Wiles did not
suffer fatal injuries.
ROYAL NEI
OF AMERICA HOLD
VERY FINE SESSION
Entertainment Given Last Even::ng
at I-I. W. A. Hall One of
Finest of Late Season.
the
Vrir. Friday's Imily
j L;:st evening the members cf the
Roiay Neighbors of Auuricc held
ione of their most I:::ght!ui ni"e:-'
iir.rr of The present s -iFtn at the M. '
W. A. hr.ll and which was very I
.largely attended by tiie members cf -
thi3 live organization. j
t Tiie hr.ll was arranged in t'ne Ha!- ;
! love'eii colors and the fanciful de- j
itipns that mark this season of the!
'yr ;.nd throughout the evening the I
: spirit of HaMoweVn was in evidence. J
A very delightful proguri iiad ;
been arranced by the committee in j
! charge and which consisu-d of a j
j number of musical selections an.l J
reaemgs that reflected the greatest
credit on the members of the party
participating. j
i r. e rviii!;-er irio. tuirii'r.-:i ui
Misses Minnie. Edna and Freda
Klinger. p.vft several pissing num-
b rs and Mrs. Georgrr Klinger and
deuehter. Miss Edna, also gave a
Pleasing vocal duet that was very i
much appreciated, a piano duet by
Mrs. Helen Meisinger and Miss Pearl
Hild also proved very entertaining
as diu the violin number by Miss
Hudson. Liftle Miss Teresa Lil.tr
shal gave a very entertaining picno
f kction and the Misses Gladys Tu
ltr.e and Freda Klinger were heard
in readings that were very much
enjoyed by all of the large number
in attendance.
Other diversion.?, of the evening
co;i.-;;?t--u of fil:inz for peanuts nr.d
bobbing for apples at which a great
cVrl of pleasure was derived. A
guessing ecnte?t on a penny was also
rn tntertaining feature of the even
ire and the first prize was won by
Mrr. Mike Tritsoh. Mrs. Helen Mei
singer. Mrs. Anna Libershall and
Miss Teresa Libershull. The second
rrize was. awarded to Miss Eleanor
C'Prien and Mrs. Frances fnell.
TLe three course luncheon which
was f-----rved by the ho-tcsses, Mrs.
Pertha lulone and daughter, Miss
Gladys. Mrs. Edna Uuechler and
Mrs. Sadie Jones, was one of the fea
tures of the event that was most
Ihorou1-'' ;y appreciated by all of the
members of the party.
EELD PLEASANT MEETING
pror-i '"til ivIhv's O'.'lllV
The Ladies Aid soeuty of the
fhrisiian hurch nut with Mrs. V.
O. Vincent. The rooms were prettily
decorated in keeping with the Hallo
wed n i-eason. Preceding: the business
session a short talk was given by
Mrs. Herbert, of Pennsylvania, on
the subject. "Why Women Should
Vote." This was ably piven and very
much appreciated. Following the
business meeting a short program
i was given, including a solo by Mrs.
(George Nelor ; a recitation by Madge
Garnet: a solo by Marjorie Pickett,
and a solo by Mrs. Garnet.
Following the program, a daintj
lunch was served by the hostess, as
sisted by Mrs. Hal Garnet. Mrs. Chas.
Manners and Mrs. Luther Pickett.
The meeting was well attended
and at a late hour in the afternoon
all the ladies departed for thir
homes feeling their afternoon had
been well spent.
CLOSES REVIVAL SERVICES
From Thursday's Iaiiy
The revival services at the Chris
tian church at Murray which have
been conducted by the Rev. V. B. F.
Robb for the past two weeks, were
closed last evening with a very large
attendance and proved a very suc
cessful one throughout. The attend
ance has been very large and as the
result of the efforts of the evangelist
there have been a pleasing addition
to the membership of the church.
Last evening. Rev. S. R. Bardley and
a number of the members of the
Weeping Water church were present
and also the Plattsmouth church was
well represented at the meeting.
Rev. Robb will go to Ontario, Iowa,
from Murray to hold services at that
place.
Vote for A. H. Duxbury for county
judge. He has the qualifications.
C. J, TKELEEN RE
CEIVES A MERITED
ADVANCE IN WORK
Manager of the Nebraska Gas &
Electric Co., Goes to Norfolk to
Take Up Work There
Prom Thursday Daily
C. J. Theleen. manager of the
Plattsmouth district of the Nebraska
Cas & Electric Company for the lasi
two years, is to be manager cf the
Norfolk district of the same company
and will be suceeded here by Lee G.
Kepler, of Maryville, Mo., it was
announced here today by Mr. The
leen. The change will be made with
in the next few days. Mr. Theleen
said.
Mr. Theleen's new position carries
with it enlarging responsiblities. a:
the Norfolk district of the Nebraska
Gas & Electric Company embraces
all the property of the company
north of the Platte river. Among
the nineteen towns in which Mr.
Theleen will have charge of the com
pany's operations are Norfolk. Oak
land. Pierce, Tekamah. Stanton.
LEE G. KEPLER
Who Takes C. J. Theleen's Place as
Manager of Nebraska Gas c:
Electric Co. Here.
West Point, Newman drove. Genoa
and Fullerton. The district has more
than L'.jO miles of high voltage trans
mission line, two steam electric
plants and three hydro-electric
power plants.
Mr. Kepler, who becomes manage!
of the Plattsmouth district, comes io
Plattsmouth from the Maryvillr
Electric Light & Power Company, a
subsidiary of the Continental Gas .
Electric Corporation. He has had
wide experience in enpineering work
He was reared and educated in Ash
land. Wis., and for 1M years did
engineering construction work in tin
iron mining country of Minnesota.
From Minnesota Mr. Kepler went
to South America, where for three
years he h Id a responsible position
"with the Chile Exploration Company,
a large copper mining firm. He re
turned to the Vnited States a year
ago. and since his return has worked
on various properties of the Contin
ental Gas & Electric Corporation.
Mr. Kepler is a pleasant, aggres
sive mn who is determined to con
tinue in the Plattsmouth district the
high standards of service and court
esy set up by Mr. Theleen. He in
vites the company's customers to call
at the office and get acquainted.
The Plattsmouth district ol the
Nebraska Gas & Electric company,
over which Mr. Kepler will have
jurisdiction, includes the towns (n
Plattsmouth. Nehawka. Lnion, Mur
ray. Stella. Verdon and Shubert.
Mr. Kepler brings with him his
wife and their two children. Jack. 6
years old. and Phoebe, 2 years
old. The Keplers attend the Presby
terian church. They will live in the
Coronado apartments.
Mr. Theleen during his residence
in this city has been a very active
ligure in the community life and as
sited in every way possible advance
ment of the city and its interests.
His departure will remove one of the
live wires in the civic life that will
be hard to replace. The family have
also become acquainted here with a
large circle of friends and who are
regretting very much that this es
timable family are to leave us.
Everyone in Plattsmouth will join
in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Theleen and
their family success and happiness in
their new home.
REMOVING TO LINCOLN
From Thursday's Dally
Andrew Stohlman of Louisville
was here today for a few hours at
tending to some matters of business
and visiting with friends and it was
with regret that they learned that
the Stohlman family are planning to
remove from Louisville to Lincoln
where they will reside in the future
and the children of the family will
attend school. Mr. Stohlman also
states that his son, Leroy, was op
erated on the last of tho week for
the sixth time and is still in serious
condition after his long period of
illness and suffering due to an af
fliction of the bone of one of his legs.
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SUFFERS ACCIDENT
From Friday's Daily
Tins morning while Howard Jolly,
one of the truck drivers engaged in
the work of hauling concrete to the
paving on North Fourth street, was
engaged in making some repairs on
his truck be was the victim of a
very pait.ful accident. Mr. Jolly was
kneeling down by the side of his
truck, putting a pin in the wheel and
as he was in this position another of
the trucks was backed up and struck
him. Howard was union unate tnui'
to have one leg badly bruised and
skinned by the wheel of the truck
that struck him and was knocked
flat on the ground. As soon as the
accident occurred he was taken to
the office of Dr. 11. P. Westover.
where the injured leg was dressed
and the young ma:? made as comfort
able as possible.
OR, C. A. MARSHALL
PASSES AWAY LAST
EVENING IN OMAHA
After Very Long Illness Well Known
Citizen Called to the Last Long:
Rest Here for Manv Year.
Last evening at his home in
Omaha. Lr. C. A. Marshall. :.e of
old residents of Plattsmouth an. wer
ed the final summons and sank int:
the sleep that knows m wakit't-.
The deatli was riot unexpected :is
Dr. Marshall has been very low for
the past few weeks a.nd day by day
his strength was going from him un
til he laid aside the burden of his
pcin and affliction and entered into
t ti rna! rest.
Dr. C. A Marshall has for many
years been a prominent and will
known figure in th life of Platts
mouth and was a man held in the
highest estofm by a very large cirri-,
of friends. He cane here as a young
man and engaged in the practice of
his profession of dentistery and was
one of the best known man in his
profession in this part of the state.
Dr. Marshall came to Platsmou'h in
1ST! nd enter I. into partnership
with Dr. G. W. Clutter and later
entered into the practice cf his pro
fession in his own offices.
The family of Dr. Marshall has
been reared h're and been very
active in the life of the city and in
their hour of bereavement at the
taking away of the kind and loving
husir-iUd and father they have the
deepest sympathy of the host of
warm friends.
For many years Dr. Marshall was
president of the Plattsmouth board
of education and aided much in the
upbuilding of the school system of
this rity and retired from service
despite the protests of the friends of
the school wiio had wished to retail",
him in service but which failing
health forbid.
There remains to mourn the death
of this excellent gentleman the
widow and five children: Mrs. Edv:i
Petty? of Omaha. Mrs. Gladys Bull
of California. Ralph Marshall of
Omaha and C. A. Marshall. Jr., of
Dayton. Ohio.
The funeral services will be held
at the First Presbyterian church here
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock as
far as could be learned this omrning.
PLATTSMOUTH BOY
MARRIED AT SID
NEY, IA
TUESDAY
Wedding- of Miss Alta Mathes of
Farragut, Iowa, and Mr. Bernie
Rakow Occurs at Sidney.
From Thursday's Daily
The marriage of Miss Alta Kath
erine Mathes of Farragut, Iowa, and
Mr. Bernie Rakow of this city occur
red Tuesday afternoon at Sidney,
Iowa, to which point the young
people motored from the home of the
bride and were joined in the i.oiids
of wedlock.
The announcement was recr '-d
here yesterday of the happy ifca.
by the friends, who are awaiting I'ae
return of the newly weds to shower
them with their well wishes.
The wedding was very qui -t a' d
attended by only a few of thj mem
bers of the family.
The bride is a daughter of G. B.
Mathes of Farragut. and is a lady
that possesses a large circle of
friends in her old home where she
was reared to womanhood. She has
for the past two terms been teaching
in the schools at Bellevue. where she
met the j-oung man who has won her
as his bride.
The groom has been brought up
in this community and received his
education here and is at the present
time one of the rural mail carriers
out of the local postoffice. He is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. August Rakow
and a gentleman possessing the high
est respect of a very large circle of
friends and who are very much pleas
ed to learn of his marriage.
After a brief honeymoon, Mr. and
Mrs, Rakow will return to this city
where they will make their home in
the future.
VERY PRETTY HOME
WEDGING OCCURS
ST P.?i!SDtV
3Iiss Margery Walker of Murray and
Mr. D. Ray Frans of Union are
United in Bonds of Matrimony.
From Thursday's D:i:y
Yesterday afternoon at high noon
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. G. H.
Giimore. at Murray occurred the
marriage of Miss Margery Walker,
sister of Mrs. Giimore. to Mr. D. Ray
Frans, one of the well known busi
ness men cf Union.
The wedding was very simple in
response to the wishes of the con
tracting parties, and only the immed
iate members of the family were in
attendance to witness the ceremony.
The rooms of the home were
prettily arranged with decorations of
white and yellow chry.snthmums
and the autumn foliage that lent a
evry charming effect to the happy
occasion.
At the ('hinting cf the noon hour,
came the bridal couple to their sta
tions before Rev. V.". F Graham,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Murray, and the impres
sive ring service was performed that
united for life these two estimable
young people until the end of time.
The bride was very attractive in
a going away gown of lic.ht browii
Following the wedding ceremony
the members of the bridal part- and
the family were entertained a
luncheon and the happy coup!"
showered with the well wishes of
their friends ere they d parted for
Plattrmouth where they caught the
train for New Ordeans where they
will enjoy their honeymoon in the
pleasant surroundings of the south
land. On th'ir return Mr. and Mrs
Frans will be at home to their friend-,
at L'nion where they expect to reside
in the future.
The bride is the youngest daughter
of the late James A. Walker and
wife, and has spent her lifetime here
in Cass county and in Murray where
her friends are legions and has been
a prominent and active figure in
relisious and community work there
f be f, room is tii eiuVst boa of Ur?..
Jennie Frans and a member of one
of the pioneer families of the south
ern portion of Cass county, as his
father, the late R. H. Frans. was
one of the early settlers in that
locality. He is r.ow engaged in busi
n ess in Union and has during his
long residence there been an active
figure in the community affairs.
Those who attended the wedding
were Mrs. Jennie Frans. mother of
the groom. Mr. nad Mrs. Rue Frans.
Miss Rachacl Kendall of. Union. Dr.
and Mrs. G. H. Giimore and s.,n. Dr.
Walker Giimore and John Giimore.
DELIGHTFUL BRIDGE PARTY
From Friday's Dtly
Yesterday afternoon. Mrs. T. P.
Livingston was the hostess at a very
delightful 1 o'clock bridge luncheon
' at her attractive home on North
i Sixth street and which was enjoyed
j by some twenty four ladies.
The rooms were arranged in dec
! orations of the large yellow chrys
' anthumums and green foliage as
! well as the autumn leaves that added
i their beauty to the scene of enjoy
! ment.
This is one of a number of bridge
parties that are being given by Mrs.
Livingston and the afternoon passed
most delightfully in the playing of
this game and at which the prizes
were awarded to Mrs. T. F. Murphy.
Mrs. R. W. Clement. Mrs. James
Burnie and Mrs Luke L Wiles.
OPENING NEW BEAUTY SHOP
This morning Miss Marie Marovish
and Mrs. A. II. Zimmerer, of Omaha,
were here, making the final arrange
ments for the opening of the Mary
Ann Beauty Shop which they expect
to open here the last of the week.
The ladies will have their shop on
the second floor of the Soennichsen
Company building and will have it
equipped in the most up-to-date man
ner to care for the needs of the
I'lattsmouth ladies and will be able
to handle all beauty aids that may
j be wished for by the ladies. They
j have had an extensive experience in
! this line of work and come here very
highly recommended as experts in
their line and with their first class
equipment will be in a position to
do real work in the beauty line.
RETURNS FROM WISCONSIN
From Friday's Daily
This morning Mrs. Frank R.
Gobelman returned home from
Racine. Wisconsin, where she has
been for the past several weeks at
the St. Mary's hospital in that city
recovering from an operation. While
there Mrs. Gobelman had some foot
trouble corected at the hospital and
underwent an operation for appen
dicitis which has proven very suc
cessful and resulted in the improve
ment of the patient, and the many
friends of Mrs, Gobelman are de
lighted to learn that in a short time
she may be able to resume her usual
activities.
A. H. Duxbury will appreciate
your vote for county judge. He is
deserving of your support.
SERIOUS FIRE OCCURS
Kictii Friday's Daily
On Wednesday night shortly after
11 o'clock, fire was discovered to be
raging in the large bain on the farm
of C. E. Edwards, which ir- located
between Elmwood and Aivo and the
result v::- that the barn wa. a total
loss and tiie flames f pre ad to the ga
rage n arby which was also con
sumed. There w:-i the loss of tiie barn and
nine head cf horses, three cows and
TOM bushels of v. heat that was stored
in the barn and which wiil bring
the iOss in th" neighborhood of $7,
000. The garaire was burned but
Mr. Edwards and the nc ahbors ruc
ceeded in getting out the auto that
was stored there and removing it to
a place of safety.
The loss will be very- heavy to Mr.
Edwards as there was only a small
r.moant of insurance carried on the
structure and none on the contents.
BARNEY BARDWELL
STILL IN VERY SER
IOUS CONDITION
Former Plattsmouth Man, Victim of
Railroad Wreck, is at St. An
thony Hosiptal at Chi.
Harry Poisal of this city has re
ceived a letter from his sister, Mrs.
Barney BardweU. who is now at Chi
cago at the bedside of Mr. Bardvell
at the St. Anthony hospital, rtr-tir.g
that Mr. Bardwell is still in vi rv
critical (ondition but is making a
wonderful fight for his life despite
the odds that bav- been aaini-t him.
The attending physicians are a
Mi tie encouraged in the case as they
havf checked the effects of the
wound which Mr. Bardwell sustain
ed on the head and which threatened
serious injury to the brain.
The injuries to Mr. Bardwell oc
curred a week ago in a head-on col
lision of two trains on the Illinois
Central near Bloomington, Illinois,
.shore the Bardwell family have been
'iving. The encineer of the locomo
tive on which Mr. Bardwell was en
gaged as a fireman, jumped from the
?ngine when the smashup was seen
to be Impossible to prevent and was
o severely injured th."t he died a
few hours Iatfr. Barney in jumping
struck som? object that tore a hole
in his forehead and from which
there was a leakage of the brain. He
was hurried to Chicago on a special
train and placed in the St. Anthony
hospital where he has since been un
dergoing treatment.
The friends here have been much
interested in the outcome of the case
and are pleased that the patient is
showing even the slight improve
ment and trust that Barney may be
able to continue the battle until he
is out of danger.
SOCIAL WORKERS MEET
The Social Workers of the Metho
dist church enjoyed a very pleasant
meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. J. V. Hatt who was as
sisted in entertaining by Mrs. W. K.
Krecklow. The forepart of the af
ternoon was spent in a business' ses
sion and later a guessing game was
enjoyed at which Mrs. Jess Warga
received the first prize and Mrs. Ed
Roman the second. Dainty refresh
ments at an appropriate hour served
to complete the day of real enjoy
ment. if
Habits may be either helpful or
harmful.
The Pay -by-Check habit is a help
ful, profitable one. It does away with un
recorded spending, shows how much
money you have on hand at any moment
and automatically provides a receipt for
every dollar you spend.
This dependable bank will welcome your
Checking Account.
The First National bank
THE BANK WHERE. YOU FEEL. AT HOME
PIATTSMOUTII JgL EBI2ASKA
"The Bank Where Yon Feel at Homer
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DEATH OF EDGAR
MARK OCCURS AT
WEEPING WATER
Well Kncv.-n Resident of That Lo
cality Found Dead in Bed
Yesterday Afternoon.
Fmm Tl. 'irstl.i v's I tl v
Yesterday afternoon siiortly after
4 o'clock when friends of Edcar .
Mark, of Weeping Water, called at
his home f- secure him to go with
t'lim on a hunting trip, they w re
.- artied to find the lifeh-ss body of
thtir friend lying in the bed, and
having ?( n dead for a long period
evidently.
Mark, who is well known in
Weeping Water, had rot been seen
on the streets and his friends sup
posed that he had de'-ided to remain
at the home where he lived alone,
and accordingly they had prec-d d
there to arrange for a hunting trip.
On entering the home they found
him lying in bed and in the darkened
room they suppo-od that he was
sleeping. One of the friends ran to
the Led and started to awaken Mr.
M'irk but was surprised and horri
fi"d to lind that it was only the form
cold in death that lay before then:.
Medical assistaiue was summoned
and examination indicated that the
vi: tort unato man had b"on dead prob
ably since Tuesday night and had
apparently died of heart trouble an
the bod clothing was undisturbed
and gave no evidences of any s. nig
gle. The deceased gentleman LiJ re
sided in Cass county for the pant
thirty-two years and engaged Iarjc
!y in farming in this locality. He was
born in Ohio April 10, 1S72, and w as
fifty-two years of age at the time of
his death. H" leaves to mourn hi3
death two sons. Oeorge C. Mark of
the ;th U. S. Infantry, stationed at
Fayetteville. South Carolina, and
Hamilton Mark, cf Plattsmouth. He
w also survived by two brothers. W.
H. Mark, of Union, and George Mark
of Grant, Nebraska, and one sister
residing in Ohio. Two sisters, Mrs.
Louts Todd and Mrs. John Lowther,
have preceded him in death.
The funeral services will be held
cn Friday at 1 o'clock from the ot
terbein church north of Nehawka
and the interment made there in the
Otterbein cemetery.
HAPPY HUNDRED SUPPER
From Friday's Daily
The next Happy Hundred supper
will be held on Tuseday evening,
November 4th and this time the.
feast will be staged at the parlors of
tl;e First Presbyterian church. Tiie
orator of the occasion will be Hon.
Clark Oberlies, member of the state
board of control, that has charge of
the state institutions here in Ne
braska, and a speaker of national
reputation. On this occasion the
guests will be from Elm wood and
the committee in charge are pr par
ing to make the occasion a very
pleasant one for all concerned. The
FUPDer will start at 6: CO as u.ual
'and permit everyone to g'-t on; in
'plenty of tine to enjoy the election
j returns and the aftermath of the
! (lection.
! Mrs. J. P. Johnson departed this
morning for Omaha where she wiil
! visit for the day there, attending to
some matters of business.
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