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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUBHAX
THURDSAY, NOVEMBER 13," 1924.
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Nehawka Department!
Prepared in the Intsrests of the People of Nehawka and Surrounding Vicinity Especially
' for the Journal Readers.
Will Stoll and family spent Sun
day evening at John 1. Ptoll's.
ir. an J. Mrs. Irvin Markland enter
tained friends to Sunday dinner.
Mrs. Kugrne Fitch and children
f;:it Mon-.'.ty with her parents,
Join Kriahc-s.
FnniU Mnssie an ! wife and G rover
ls!:.k and family were Sunday vis
itors iu V::ion.
Ir. Taylor nd wife of Murray
enjo'.t l V.'.c aftrnoon Armistice day
in .!:;i wk.i.
'.';. McCarthy and family were
S.im'ay quest's at Mrs. Albertine Ost
in X(! :iwk:i.
Frank Trotter was looking after
su iit l)iiintss matters in Murray and
1' la Us mouth last Thursday.
(Jfor-'c IJ!?rd and v.ife were
.v.-ytft i r dinner at the Goo rev and
Jol.r. H;i"?-n iiorr sti nd Sunday.
Dr. J. W. Thomas was a visitor at
Wt-ping Watrr last Sunday and was
a visitor at the golf course ns well.
J. J. Pollard was a business visi
tor y.) Platter.. outh la'-t Friday, driv
ing ov r to the county jf-.ii in
c; r.
Simon Gruber of-Union was a visi
tor in Xohaw ka last M.-.r.d;-.y coming
over to look after some business mat
ters. C. I). St. John, the miller, was a
! uin'ss visitor Jn Union l;,i Mon
('ay morninc driving over with a
load of mill stuff for the Fnion mer-
-!: nt.-.
Hay Platz rnd wife and T. D.
.Toi.fs n.id wlfe'of Omaha were lsit-
one day last week, they making the
DEATH OF OLD RES
IDENT OF MURRAY
OCCURS SUNDAY
' j William Nickles Passed Away Yes-
I terday Afternoon at Home After
t
est was good, the sanitary conditions
were fine and the scholars seemed
to be making excellent progress. From Monday's Daily
When we met our eenial friend. Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock
Sereve Illness of Past Week
triD in the auto of the former.
Robert and Charles Troop, who
have been at Denver during the past
week where they purchased some Olaf Lundberg last trip to Nehawka at the family home east of Murray ;
ninety-five head of cattle which they we were challenged to his especially occurred the death or William
brought to Omaha and sold there. pleased expression. We have always Nickles, one of the pioneer residents
James Hill and the family and Joe known him as a most pleasant man, of Cass county. The death came af-
Ilill and family were visiting for tjUt the expression of his counte-1 ter a week of very severe illness and
last Sunday with their sister. Mrs. nance was so marked we wondered , during
which time the patient has
Minnie Newell, who lives near Mem- had he been blessed with a newly , been gradually growing weaker and
phis, making the trip in their autos. born grandson, but found that it was ( the hopes of his recovery abandoned
15ert Willis was a business visitor a Dodge sedan and which he thinks j by the members of the family,
in Union last Monday afternoon, the most wonderful car in existence. The deceased was a native of
driving over to get some repairs Sure it is a fine piece of machinery 1 Kentucky, having first saw the light
which he-was wanting to use at his and does excellent work on the road. ! of day near Pottsville, in 1843, and
garage in ra pairs which he is mak-j Sure it is an Essex and a peach at ! in common with the youth of that
ing. (that, it being a coach and a car J time grew to a hardy manhood in
Albert Dean and wife of near j which is a prince among aristocrats ! the pioneer surroundings of that.
Eagle were visiting near Nehawka j in motor cars and it is the property then frontier, state. When a boy
and Murray last week and were. of J. A. Magney and they say he is ! he came west to Missouri, where
guests at the homes of Bert Lloyd j feeling pretty well satisfied with the i the family resided for some time
and Herman Smith for the time re-j wagon. He went to Plattsmouth last ! and later migrated to the new ter-
Moi-dav morning for a license for j ritory of Nebraska, reaching here
the boat and when he was returning , in the year 1S64. Shortly after his
was not able to stop the critter until j arrival here Mr. Nickels was united
he had gotten to Nebraska City at-! in marriage to Miss Eliza Fletcher,
ter which he turned the craft to- v. ho was the daughter of one of the
wards Nehawka and finallv landed i pioneer families of near the old
main ing two days.
Jack Howard was attending the
football game which wc3 staged at
Nebraska City last Saturday and en-
his! joying the fact that his brother was
doing much to win the game for the
Kansas team.
There will be Justice in Nehawka
now for sure, as the electors on elec
tion day selected Henry M. Pollard
as Justice cf the peace and we are
certain that Uncle Henry will have
peace even if he has to fight for it.
Wm. Howard of Hiawatha. Kan
sas, was a visitor in Nehawka last
Sunday and was a guest of his broth
er Jack, after having been the one
inz at t!
Fundiiv.
J-s-i.- Vallrv
home of D, C. West last who won the game 6f football at Ne
braska City on the Saturday before,
was a visitor and I), c West and wife and Walter
.!- l'kir: after
t i : t r r j in
:.' i Vi-n '
W : ..
'-lay. d.iving over to the capital
in iiis auto.
"p!. Lewis sold pome hogs at the
:-.:?!;a City packing house last
ng trucked to that
Hi
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ill I I inip.
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IVrthn Switzer and son ac-
-Mianied by her parents and neice
. Mi'h LJeTtha Schumaker, motored to
W. . ring Wat"r Friday afternoon.
.Ti.hn O. Velscr of Omaha was a
i?:t-r in .V.t.iwka accompanied by
tV - wife r. r.d s.-n. were guests at the
! '-iu- .; Mr. id Mrs. A. P. Sturm.
M: !.!'-?). .: Troop and Miss Ed
?..: ui 1 WIIHtv, Gorder of Platts-ii.-.uth
were (tending the football
' aire at Nf ; pka City last Satur
day. Mr. ! Mr. Frank Lemon were
vi-itina: for the afternoon last Sun
day with fr!-r.d3 and relatives .in
Omaha, making the trip' in their
an to.
II. Tf. Sfoll and his neice. Miss Le
o!" Giammo. wer visiting and look
ing afier some shopping in Omaha
Bring in Your Re
pair
I ivill give it the most careful
attention, the best of materials
and careful auto repairing.
"The Best of Service" is
Our Motto
Kchawk;
some business . Wunderl'ch and wife entertained for
i'lnttsmouth last Satur-; dinner at the West htfme last Sun-
j day and had for their guests on the
. ?e was looking after : occasion from Oniafha as well, V. P.
s matters m Lincoln last ! Sheldon and familv and Mr. J. M
Stone. Sr.
Joseph Sterba and family, Joseph
Hoffman and family. Charlie Prchal
and fumily, Frank Vacek and Albert
Reidman. all of Omaha, spent Sun
day at the John Tomnn country
home and all claim they had a splen
did time.
The Nehawka Gun club will stage
a shooting match at their ground
southwest of Nehawka on the com
ing Sunday when they will be able
to shoot at real live game, such as
geo and ducks and turkeys if thev
can be obtained.
Miss Mable Poff of Omaha, who
hr.r, been visiting in the vicinity of
Nehawka and was a guest of Miss
Mayhell Troop, accompanied by Miss
Velma Wessell and Earl Troop, at
tended the football game at Nebras
ka City last Saturday
M. K. Young of near Prairie Home
wa3 a visitor in Nehawka and was
having some business matters to look
after at the home of Harry Knabe
no oeing interested in the same
strain of hogs as Harry, the cele
brated Hampshire strain.
Misses Mae Schlichtemeler and
Mable Weber were over to Shenan
doah, Iowa, last week and appeared
on the program which was broadcast
from the Henry Field studio on last
Wednesday at noon. Many friends
of these two popular young ladies
were pleased to listen to them.
G rover Hoback was chosen asses
sor for Nehawka precinct and "will
look after the cutting down of the
overhead of the residences of this
precinct for the coming year. G rover
is a good judge of property and can
well give the best service in this
line.
Mrs. Frank Sheldon and Mrs. Hen
ry Kropp were visiting the Nehawka
school last Monday, they being
guests at the department taught by
Miss Hendricks atid found the pchool
. j in excellent condition looking at it
INebraska- from all angles, the order and inter
it at home.
Still Playing Horseshoe
town of Rock Bluffs and where Mr.
Nickels had homesteaded. Mrs.
Nickels preceeded her husband in
deathsome years ago.
Surviving Mr. Nickels are ight
children: James Nickels of Rlocm
field; Mrs. Frank Albin, Creighton;
Mrs. Fannie Crosser, Rlooinfield;
Mrs. J. I). Wordeman, Leigh; Lee
and Miss Etta Nickels of
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GARAGE
The art of pitching horseshoes is
being perfected by a number of the
people of Nehawka and some are
getting to be expert in the fascinat
ing game. H. H. Stoll and Frank M.
Lemon are verv clever with the irons ! George
and thev can drop the shoes around Murray and Charles Nickels of
the peg as easily as the ordinary J Arkansas, who has been at the
l ov of 17 can run a Ford cpr. They I home here for the past sum-
are both emnloved in the auditorium i -t the home here for the past sum
and when the business is net so ! nier. There are also three sister:
brik they find opportunity to gt
r,vt and do a little practice game and
t'-.cy show much improvement. It"
there is any doubt as to their prow-t-ss
in the game, just drop down
there some sunny day and try them
out with a game.
Makes Good Sorghum Molasses
It is told on Elmer
he can discount the
which is considered in commercial
circles a3 the best. Some people who
are hero picking corn from Missouri
s3y that Mr. Philpot's 'lasses is bet
ter than that made in the "Show
Me" state.
ters
and two brothers surviving: Mrs.
David Owens. Oakville. Mo.; Mrs.
Arvilla Neili. Kansas City; Mrs.
Henrietta Simpson of South Al .'a,
California; Otis Nickels of Independ
ence, Mo., and Robert Nickels of
Murray.
The funeral services will he he'.l
on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Lewiston church and the
conduct the services.
r Phi!pot"Tiiat , tortage will leave the home at 1:30.
Missouri brand j H?v. W. A. Taylor of Unin, will
Celebrate Armistice Day
The American Legion of Nehawka
which is a live bunch and no rub
bing that out, celebrated Armistice
day in an excellent manner, they
having a good program oid instilled
in'o the younger: generation a love
of country and a patriotic spirit.
They also had secure ag overnment
licensed movie play of "Nebraska in
the War." showing what the Corn
husker boys did at St. Mihiel, Chat
teni Thierry and the Argonne,
which was most realistic and showed
what the boys did in the recent his
tory of the world. This show was
run both Monday and Tuesday.
FATHER LEETE DELIVERS
HIS FAREWELL SERMON
LOCAL NE
Dr. Heineman, Dentist,
Main Bldg., Phone 527.
Hotel
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-but there are some mighty important no
tions, if you stop to consider. Are you well
supplied with needles, pins and thread?
Have you embroidery and darning needles
and darning cotton when you reed them?
If .ou are in rieed of none of these thing;,
yt u will be interested in seeing our wcrk
baskets. A most acceptable gift. Stop in
and szc the many articles which have been
invented for the express purpose of making
the sewing task a pleasant one.
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ESTABLISHED 1838
Fhone Ko. 14
Nehawka, Nebr.
From Monday's Daily
Father W. S. Lette of the St.
Luke's church of this city with Mrs.
Leete and Madame Leete departed
Saturday for Omaha where they were
guests at luncheon of Bishop afld
Mrs. Ernest V. Shayler and from
there motored on to Ashland where
Father Leete ha3 charge of the St.
Stephen's chapel in that place. Fath
er Leete gave his last sermon at St.
Stephen's as he is soon to depart for
Colorado to take up his church work
there afld the occasion of his depar
ture was very much regretted by the
members of the Ashland parish who
have grown much attached to the
rector in the time that he has been
looking after the church work there.
While at Ashland the Leete family
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Wiggenhorn and family and
were most royally entertained. They
returned last evening to the home in
this city.
SUFFERS BROKEN LEG
From Wednesday's Daily
George Jacks, who has been en
gaged in hauling logs from the vi
cinity of southeast of Murray, was
the victim of a severe accident at 11
o'clock this morning which will
probably lay him up for the greater
part of the winter. Mr. Jacks, it is
reported here, was engaged in un
loading some of the los when one
rolled down and struck the left leg.
breaking both bones of the leg be
tween' the knee and ankle. The break
is a very bad one and the inlured
man was hurried on into thi3 city
and taken to the office of the Drs,
Livingston where the injured mem
ber was dressed and the patient
made as comfortable as possible. An
X-ray of the injured leg was taken
by Dr. J. S. Livingston and the splin
tered Done set but it will take weeks
for the injured bone to knit. Mr.
Jacks was laid up a greater part of
the winter last year by a similar ac
cident although not quite as severe
as the one experienced today.
From Monday's Daily
Carl Newman of St. Louis is here
enjoying a visit with his family and
friends for a short time.
Judge James T. Begley and Court
Reporter L. L. Turpin were in Pa
pillion today holding a short session
of court there.
J. W. Magney of Nehawka was
here today for afew hours looking
after some matters of busines and
visiting with friends.
General Manager R. E. Mattison of
the Lincoln Telephone company was
re-elected a director of the United
States Independent Telephone asso
ciation at the recent annual conven
tion held in Chicago.
Mrs. Grace Brainbridge, formerly
Miss Grace Hawkins of this city
came yesterday, from her home in
Lincoln, to visit for afew hours with
eld time friends. Mrs. Brainbrid
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
C. Hawkins.
E. C. Hill, wife and children of
University Place, motored down yes
terday to spend a short time here
with old friends and while here Mrs
Hill was taken quite sick and com
pelled to remain longer than had
been intended.
Mrs. W. II. Seybert, who has been
spending the past three months at
Dayton, Ohio, with her daughters.
Mrs. C. A. Marshall and Mrs. Charles
Allen, returned home this morning
on the early Burlington train and
reports the families at the Ohio city
as doing very nicely.
Mrs. R. F. Patterson, who has been
visiting her sisters, Mrs. George H.
Falter and Mrs. John W. Falter at
Falls City, returned home yesterday
after a very pleasant visit in the
Richardson county city. While in
Falls City Mrs. Patterson assisted
her sister, Mrs. J. W. Falter, in the
preparation of the American Legion
show that is to be given there next
week.
MOVES TO NEW EOME
Frr-m Tuesday's Dally
II. J. Stutt, the Avoca banker,
was here yesterday to spend a few
hours looking after some matters of
business and visit with friends.
Herman Weisse, who has been
suffering for some time with an af
fliction of the left eye. was in Oma
ha today where he is having the eye
treated by a specialist in that city.
Mrs. Carl Kopischka departed this
morning for Omaha wher; she will
spend a few hours in that city with
her daughter, Mrs. Gretchen Heil at
the hospital where she is recovering
from an operation.
The Rev. " ; . E. Goings of Louis
ville, one of the most forceful of the
cnristian ministers of the county
and who was conducting services at
Murray last evening, was here oviv
night as a guest at the-home of the
Rev. W. R. Robb, departing this
morning for his home.
From Wednesday's Da.ly
Judge James T. Begley and Court
Reporter L. L. Turpin were at Ne
braska City today to finish up the
LEAVES FROM THE BOOK O? NEBRASKA '
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This is cm of a series of
advertisements in nhicb
historic spots aid incidents
in Nebraska history will it
featured. If you desire a
complete fil: of them, trriti
theStandardOil Company
of NtbrasHa and the com
plete series U ill be mailed
to you as soon as the last ad
vertisement has appeared.
TiibrllY years Dciore the Pilgrims set lrxit on the snow-
iZS Hound shr.T; of . :!;;rirh'i;err; wlnfp mfn rro.l rht nVK
. I t ' J - - . w v. 11 1- tivil
'1 o prairies ot Kcbrai!::
yt: an tne spring ct i :. w oronaao set iorth lrom Mexico toex-
plore the va:t i : r. '. p. r ;t-.'.;r? to the north. By July, 1541, he
rcarhrd t!:e F:. c hu-.. -y z-r.d spent twena-nve days in "The
LinJ of Cvivera'- : :
The fe'rriii;y of her s I, her dim ate. her fruits an J inhabitants
were ncttJ. rut thrt-cc ..rv.:. h s rolled urourld before the white
man dain.eJ il-ls rich cloniaht f;r his own.
BIc;oJ::nl tol. hari ships and privations, -dirnculries and dangers
that only the r.. --t l-ero:c courage ?:id screngih could endure and
cverccrnc, form t!e Icrious heritage and the brave traditions of
Nebrasluu
The piorecr spirit transformed endless buflalo plains into smil
ing fa .-.is and rich cities :ao a wcil-peopied but uncrowded
empire cf per.ee, rogrc5s and prosperity.
In ro-sv;h and sound development, no state leads Nebraska.
She hr.s steadily advanced, m.:kirg new records in agricultural
wealth ind rnnufacrurts, in educational facilities and public
works. Las: year the value cf agricultural and live stock products
far each residen: of Nebraska was approximately $400, w hile for
the United States ic vas $125.
Nebraska is also great Industrially. The last U. S. Census proved
that the value of her manufactured products exceeds that of her
field crops. App'v vchrt mcasyrs or te$r yp.u please, Nebraska is
a land of promise, opportunity and-achievement; -
In its own held, the Standard Oil Company ofNebraska knows
the satisfaction of pioneer accomplishment. A strictly Nebraska
company with cornp'ue direction of the company's destinies and
operations in the hands of executives who are residents of the
state, its aim and effort have been to develop and maintain an
adequate and convenient service to keep step with the require
ments of bodi communities and individuals.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEBRASKA
Main 0ff.ee: OMAHA'
Branch Offices: LINCOLN HASTINGS NORTH PLATTE
A. H. RICHARDSON
President
GEO. M. SMITH
Vice-President
H.W. PIERPONT
Sec.-Treas.
C N. HUMPHREY
Asst. Gen. Mgr.
aha where they visited for the day
wun inenas there.
Frank J. Domingo of "Weenine:
Water was here last evening, motor-
ug over 10 spend a lew hours visit
ng with friends and attending the
Armistice day celebration.
George Fornoff of near Cedar
Creek, was here today attending to
some matters of business and while
here called at the Journal and re
newed his subscription to the semi
weekly edition of the Journal.
CARD OF THANKS
With the deepest sense of appreci
ation, we take this means of express-
ng our thanks to the neighbors and
friends for their words of sympathy
to us in the hour of cur bereavement
nd to those who were so generoug
tnelr beautiful floral remem
brances and especially to Mr. J. H.
Tsley for his kindness and assistance.
We also wish to thank those who as
sisted in the funeral services.
Clarence Meisinger and Familv: Mrs.
Will Hirz and Family; Mrs. Alhert
Cotner and Family; Elmer Meising-
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Reduced Mates
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AUTO TOP SHOP
Between
Phone OS.
6th and 7th
on Vine,
daw
The most sensational price offer
ings are to be found in Wcscotts'
Hour Sale Bargain Wednesday.
Watch it!
The W. P. Sitzman familv. who
have been making their home in the
south part of the city for some time,
Baiuruay moved to the residence
property at Thirteenth and Pearl term of district court in that citv
street that Mr. Sitzman has pur-1 Attorney C. E. Tefft of Weeping
the future. The home is nicely lo- fer omi v, i
catrd and will be found much handi- in after some matters of hnsirs
r tor the family .in every way. 1 at the court house.
Standard Crocl Singie
sjzt a
t t" ti i t f . . i
-r-.-i -, TT , . . vj. jr. neu, wiie ana son, aiuoiu,
fc iiiiss tiic oaie Dargains of near Cedar Creek, were here to
ut wvescous Dig aa. day for a few hours en
E. R-fiRYBSKY-
PlattsniGuth Phone 35C4
route to Om- Mynard, Nebraska
Round-trip winter excursion rates
now in effect to to principal re
sort places of Florida, Texas, the
Gulf Coast and all the South.
Let me assist .you in planning a
fine winter tour going one way,
returning another, embracing all
the chief points of interest and
with stopovers where you wish
along the way.
Comfortable, modern, reliable
BURLINGTON trains make con
venient connections at Chicago
and St. Louis with best through
trains via all routes South.
B. CLE&lEfiT,
Ticket Agent
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