Btaft IXbe JMattemoutb Journal. VOL. KO. XL. PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, HOHDAT, DECEMBER 8. 1924 NO. 88 DEATH OF HENRY BOECK AT LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Pioneer Resident of Plattsmouth An swers Summons at Age of 93 Years Thursday Morning- Prom Friday's naily This morning a message was re ceived by D. A. Young at Murray announcing the death of Henry poeck, one of the pioneer residents of this county, which occurred yes terday morning at his home in Los Angeles, where he has resided for the past seven years. Mr. Hoeck was one of the pioner business men of Plattsmouth and came her- at an early day and tn gaged in the furniture and under taking business and which he eon tinned for a great number of years, until his advancing years made his retirement necessary and later his removal to the west where up until th lust few months he has enjoyed very good health. Tiit deceased was ninety-thr'-years of age and was the dean of the Plattsmouth colony ;;t Los An geles and enjoyed the many meet ings with the old time friend-; and neighbors, who had gathered togeth er in the western coast city. While living here Mr. Boeck erect-, ed the building that is now occupied1 by the E. A. Wurl store and during ih- greater part of the residence of; the family here tiny resided in the apartments on the second floor of the building. Mr. Boeck was married in this eounty to Miss Jane Young, a dangn ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Young, pioneers of Cass county, and who were also parents of D. A. Young, of, near Murray. The message received hire came from Ed Hesser. an old frierd and' neighbor of the Boeck famiiy, and 1 did not give any of the details of) the death, hut stated that the fun-f era! would be held on Monday. No 1 statement was made as to whether ' or not the body would he brought back here for burial, although it is thought that possibly this is the In tention ?. it had been th wtsit of the family and they have a family lot in Oak Hill cemetery here. ST. MARY'S GUILD HAS A VERY SUC CESSFUL SHOPPE The St. Marv's Guild of the Episcopal m. i. tt' i j -ni,-.v, t u , Church Hold Debgktfn Bat hex- ing at the M. W. A. HaI16 j From Thursday's T'a :1 The St Mary's Guild of the Epis copal church hald another of their successful Christmas shops at the Modern Woodman hall yesterday afternoon and last evening and which was attended by a very large number of the Plattsmouth residents, who sought to secure tbe fine fancy and needlework that the ladies had ar ranged for the use Of the Christmas shopp n , The hall wa vrv prettily arrang- . ed for the occasion and during "Hs-roM :.ftei-iiooi t er. w.:c a large num?i in attendance at the event and in the late afternoon and early evening there were hundreds th re to attend the chicken pie fupper that had been arranged by the ladies, and. in fact, the number there was far greater than the supply would allow and gave the ladies a real problem in tWing to car for the crowd as they bad prepared for a certain number nd were more than overwhelmed by the great crowd that sought their repast there. The ladies have had a very busy eaSDB preparing for the shop and the result of the annual affair is vrr ratifying to them in every wa and will net them a neat r.-seult of their activities. sum as the MAY HAVE TO KESET KNEE From Ttiursoay s i'u.n Th- condition of Joe K-rejCl. nign nooi iwumii n..w ' : v ho was so severely injured at the football game at Nebraska City on 1 hunksgiving day. still eontmueo quite serious and the young man has suffered very much from the effects of the injured knee and his limb is i .ha. t ic tVirinirlit that , a . 1, IT otirt l:iGk .M I.T I S d . in sucn snai;t- .. " it it Will Deil t-v-vrcaij u .m in order to give the patient re- lief and assure a speedy recovery. The injured member is still very painful and in case that the opera lion is darned necessary it is prob . .hai th voune man will be tak- tr f hp C, Lai III uiiuiua iv ucc the i; Mt under the x-ray to as- as sure a perfect restoration of the knee cap The leg was given hurried at tention at the time of the accident and since that time Joe has been at home here and has now gotten so thst be can rest a little better but till is from recovery. Th 'oss of Joe from the baket ball team is being very much re gretted by the fans here and his as frciates at the high school and the Injury gives but little bona of his - ie" able to do anything In th line of sport this ssases. HOLD PLEASANT SESSION F.'fun Thursday's Dally The Loyal Service class of the Christian church enjoyed a most de lightful meeting on Tuesday after noon at the home of Mrs. Howard Graves that was very largely atten ded by the membership. The ladies hud as the chief business of the af ternoon the election of officers and selected the following: .Mrs. Con Tachert, president: Mrs. L. V. Ter ry berry, vice president: Mrs. Jess Woodard, secretary: Mrs. Harry Haimy. treasurer. The ladies also unanimously voted to re-elect Mrs. J. K. Stine as teach er and Mrs. Geo. Stones a.- assistant teacher. At a suitable hour in the afternoon tlie hostess served very dainty and de licious refreshments that were very much enjoyed by all of the party. COUNTY ATTORNEY WILLIAM KiECK RE CEIVES COMPLAINTS Reports and of Operation of Punchboards Other Devices Over the County Come In. Fruni Friday In the last few days. County At torney W. G. Kirck has received complaints from Greenwood. I'nion ami this city as to the operation of punchboards and other devices that come undf r the d- finition of gam'S of chance and Which the complain ants desire to have stopped. With tbe eoTiiplaints made to the county .1 department it will be up to the county attorney to have the matter looked into and lie is now I reparing to investigate the matter SB 1 see of tlie.-e cases of violation of the law are in existence and if so to have them attended to. Mr Kieck will take the matter up :nd within the next few days will begin the task of "punching" the punchboards out for the count in Compliance with the request of the partits who nave made th com plaints. PLEASANT ENTEETADTMENT From Friday's Iiaily "Sunshine Home," the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wiles, on West Locust street, was the scene of a very pleasant gathering on Wednesday when some fifteen of the ladies of the W. R. C. gathered there to spend the afternoon with Mrs. Wiles and enjoy a most delightful time. The I ladies spenl the time in the prepara tion oi a number of art pillows for the use of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Hom' at Mi', ford. Nebraska, and v, r handsome pillows were mi de during the afternoon that will . , pUu ,n Home where they will be very much appreciated. Af- i ier me moors oi tne aiternoon me members of the party were treated ti a most enjoyable two-course luncheon that they appreciated greatly and which completed an af ternoon of the rarest pleasure. The ladies had as a guest of the after noon. Mrs. W. H. Benson of Roee ville, California, who is a guest of th.- G. W. Goodman family. pio:tfEH LADY ANSWERS CALL Saturdays Daily ! Mrs. Willahemenia Maun, oue of ; the pioneers of Cass countv and lust approaching ninety years of age. passtd away at her home northwest of Murdoch on Wednesday evening Ol last week after a short ilness. Mrs. Mann was born in Germany and with the husband came to Amer j ica and to Cass county in 1882. they i-'ttling on the farm where they braved the early days when the mat ! ter of livelihood was difficult to win j in the west. They raised a family , which when they came to this coun try was composed of small children but who at this time are heads of families, they being: William Mann who makes his home with the par ents, Herman Mann who lives on a farm near Stanley, August Mann living near Battle Creek, this 6tate, where he is encaged in farming, and Mrs. Charles Schneider who ri i w I makes her home in Omaha. The hus- j han(J Mr August Mann, has been t coniinea to an oen lor some time on aocount ef an jnjury which occurred I Rome Wteks since hut from which he j M p ttjnB along nicely at this time, , Tn(J funerai occurred Saturday at 1 ( ooock in the afternoon and was j hel(1 from tho Lutheran church : c , . . .. . I i a - i . m i - - norm oi muraocK oi wnicn tnis ex- excellent lady was a member. SHOWING IMPROVEMENT The many friends of Mrs. Henry Leacock will be very much pleased learn that she is now showing w some improvement over ner recent i la.iroo u ur in au a.iav a u. L IX t 11 u and with the present rate of improve ment it is hoped that she may soon .be restored to her former good health. Mrs Leacock has been quite sick and her improvement is a great re- , lief to the members of tha family . .-ill .... ., ; r .' .1. A.. circle. Thp h'tr line nf fiift Goods At th "Rc-ps Book and Gift Shrro Now jUM aooe. ana uui anop ready for ywir selection. Suitable j gilts for every mBlber of th fajnily. DEATH OF OLD TIME RESIDENT OF THIS CITY IN NORTHWEST Mrs. Guy Moore of Seattle. Wash.. Formerly Mrss Jennie Dabb. Dies Yesterdav. From Saturday's Iaily This morning the sad news was received by Mrs. Thomas Dabb of The death at Seattle Washington, of her daughter. Mrs. Guy Moore, and the message came as a great shock to the aged mother and the sister. Mrs. Emma Morrison, ns they had received no intimation of the dan gerous condition of the daughter and Bister, Mrs. Moore has been ail inc to some extent for the past year but at Thanksgiving time the moth- I er had received a letter that she was j feeling some improved and which brought the news of her death as an added shock. The deceased was formerly M 1st I Jennie Vivian Dabb and was at the time of her death sixty years of age. She spent her girlhood here and i grew to womanhood in this city ; where her friends are legion and it , was here that s!;e was married to J Guy Moore. Following their wed jding they removed to Kansas City. Missouri, where they made their home for the greater part of the time until they removed to th- Pa cific coast to reside. There is left to mourn the Massinc of this good wo:, an the husband and four children r.ged mother. Mrs and the sister, Mrs. a well as the Thomas Dabb. Morrison of this city. Of the famiiy of ten children of Mr. and Mrs. Dabb there now re mains but the one daughter residing in this city, nine of the children and the father having passed to the great beyond. In the loss that has the mother and piste r com will to them have the tender sympathy of a host of in this community at th" away of their loved one. friends taking PLATTSMOUTH IS A FLOURISHING MAR KET FOR CHICKENS Good Shipping Facilities Fcand Here and Prices Higher Than at Other Points. Plattsmouth is rapidly crowing in- I to a real shipping point for poultry and from a radius of forty miles farmers and other having poultry to self are coming here to the market that is one of the best in the siate. j The excellent railroad facilities that are found in this city makes it especially attractive lo the shippers as they can find excellent service to the eastern and western markets here and the through shipments to the Atlantic seaboard are handled ; easily by the Burlington from this point and also to the Omaha and ; Kansas City markets. 1 The W. E. Kenney Co.. which has i for the past year been doing a very- large business in buying out of this city, announce that on the coming week it will be here on both Wed nesday and Thursday to handle the Itoultrv that mav be brought in and with the other companies offers the best market prices available. The parties selling poultry have found this a place easy to reach and with the best facilities for rapid re ceipt of their poultry and excellent prices that have proven very pleas ing. WINTERING AT LINCOLN From Friday's Ially Mr. and Mrs. .1. T. Liston. who hav been spending a few months in California, have returned to Nebras ka, and after a visit at Elmwood with friends have gone to Lincoln, where they expect to make their home for the winter. Mr. Liston was formerly the Missouri Pacific agent at this place and was retired on a pension by the railroad com pany and took advantage of the oc casion to enjoy a visit to the west coast. While there they were called back to Kansas by the death of a sister ot Mrs. Liston and will remain here in Nebraska for the rest of the winter. Miss Paulin Liston. who ac companied her parents to the west has been here visiting with the old friends for a few davs. SIGNS BRIDGE CONTRACT From Thursday's Dally The board of county commission ers at their meeting yesterday com pleted their part of the transaction covering the taking over of the Lou isville wagon and auto bridge, which was formally purchased by the state of Nebraska and Cass and Sar py counties some three weeks ago. The board here signed the contract officially and as far as Cass county is concerned the matter is closed and the Sarpy county board will take a similiar action todsy and wind up tne purcr.asinc of the brides Th mw requires tnar tnese contracts oe 1, at thB ewtfe bv ))0!in3s thjr ofniai go, a1l(j M i beisg done im this case. WHEN LIGHTS ARE POOR From Thursday's Dallv The stormy condition this morn ing at an early hour was greatly ag grevated from 6:30 to 7 o'clock hy the fact that the street lights on Main street were out. the street iiark as the inner tomb of an Egyptian king and the sidewalks with their slippery condition made travel cult for those who are by the of circumstauces called forth diffi force from their homes at this early hour. As for practical usefulness under the present system, the street lights might as well be extinguished at midnight, as the few who are on the street after that hour are not to be compared with the number that have to plod their way along in the dark anil storm after ti o'clock in the morning. SUPREME COURT PASSES ON CASS COUNTY CASES AFFIRMS CASES OF STATE VS. WILLIAM GREBE TRIED LAST WINTER. MODIFIES SOME OF THE FINES Supreme Court Cuts Down Fines Imposed on Julia Kaufmann and Alvin Jones. From Friday's Iaily The state supreme court in its Fri day report of cases heard and pass, d upon gives out the opinions in sev eral of the cases that wer" appealed from the Cass county district court on convictions secured under the grand jury indictments of a year ago ind affirmed all of the ca6es heard with modification in the fines in the CBBQS (,f Alvin Jones and Julia Kauf mann. In the case of-.th State of Ne braska vs. William Orehe in which he was charged with having commit ted an assault on Harold and Eisner Gaines, and which was tried before Judge James T. Begley, the finding of the court and the jury and the fine of $100 and costs in the case was affirmed by the supreme court, the opinion being by Justice W. H. Thompson. In the case of the state of Nebraska vs. Wiliam Grebe in which he was charged witli assault on Raymond W Hayward and which was tried here last January before Jurge Alexander C. Troup, the con viction by the jury and the fine of $100 and costs was affirmed by the court, the opinion in this case being by Chief Justice Morrissey. In the case of the State of Ne braska vs. Julia Kaufmann. the court through Chief Justice Morrissey. modified the fine placed on the de fendant by Judge John 15. Raper. who heard the case and sentenced the defendant following the convic tion by the jury' The sentence of the court was that the defendant pay a fine of $100 and costs on each of the four counts on which she had been convicted and this is modified by the court by cutting down the total of the fine from $400 and costs to $200 and costs. With these changes in the judgment tne case is affirmed. In the case of the State of Nebras ka vs. Alvin Jones, former chief of police, the court in the opinion of Chief Justice Morrissey. makes a modification of the judgment with modincation of the judgment of the lower court. The judgment on count one. charging the defendant with knowledge of illegal sale of liquor and failure to enforce the law by the arrest of the parties, is reversed and prosecution on this count dismissed. The court also on count two. charg ing the defendant with being intox icated, reverses the judgement of the lower court and prosecution on this count is dismissed. Count three in which the defendant was charged with possession of intoxicating liq uor, was affirmed by the court and the fine of $100 and costs imposed by Judge Raper is sustained by the higher court. The original fine im posed by the district court was $400 and costs and this is modified to the one fine of $100 and costs. This disposes of the misdemeanor cases that were handled fiere as the result of the grand jury indictments and affirms all of these that had been taken to the state supreme court. The grand Jury indictments were re turned a year ago Thanksgiving day and tried in December and January and being heard and by the supreme court good time in handling high court. passed upon makes very them in the MUCH ICE IN THE RIVEK John Richardson, who does the Charon act over the Missouri river at this point, reports that the river has a great deal of floating ice in it at this time and which the wintery ; conditions is increasing a great deal nut so ai tu5 nor no open Tne floating ice has made nec- .ssary tfra ceeBin of the niafct trips over the river by the ferry. A FUNERAL OF MISS EMMA EIKENBARY HELD YESTERDAY Services at Home of Mi and Mrs. W. J. Streight Yesterday Af ternoon Largely Attended From Thursday's Daily The funeral of the late Miss Emma Kikenbary w ere Ik !d yesterday af ternoon at 2 o'clock from the home of Mr and Mrs. William J. Streifiht and very largely attended by the old friends and neighbors who gathered to pay their last tributes of love and resnect to the memory of this esti mable lady. The death of Miss Eikenbary oc curred last week at Oakland. Cali fornia, and the body arrived h're yesterday morning on No. 0 over the Burlington and was taken direct to the Streight home where the friends were eiven an opportunity of taking a last farewell before the last ser vices. The Rev. H. G. McClusky. pastor of the First Presbyterian church, had charge of the services and spoke words of comfort to the members of the bereaved family and the old friends who had assembled at the home. During the service the male quar tet composed of 1.. O. Minor. Frank A. Cloidt. Raymond Cook and H. G. McClusky gave two numbers. "Beau tiful Isle of Somewhere" and "Abide with Me." both of which had been i"avor;ts of the departed lady in her lifet ime. The fioral tributes were numerous and beautiful and silently attested the feeling of deep regret felt by the community at the loss of this day who had been horn and reared in this vicinity. At the conclusion of the services the body was borne to the Horning cemetery where it was laid to rest hi side the parents who are sleeping the last long rest there. STORES TO REMAIN OPEN NIGHTS AFTER NEXT WEDNESDAY Starting Bargain Wednesday. De cember 10th. Stores Will Stay Open For Business. The business houses of the city have agreed that commencins next Wednesday. December 1 Oth . which is tilso Bargain Wednesday, the stores will be kept open in the even- ngs so that the Christmas shoppers who are unable to get down in the daytime to do their shopping may have the opportunity of doing so. The stores will give everyone a chance to shop early and have their troubles in the way of the Christmas shopping over in plenty of time to have- everyone supplied with their needs by the Christmas time. There are many large and fine stocks of Christmas goods to be j found in the business houses of the j city and with the extra hours of evening the shopper should have ample time to call and look o-er the various lines that are offered. A glance over the advertisements in the Journal will supply the shopper with a list of the places where the best in the Christmas line can be found and will he a great assistance to the busy shopper. TRAINS SUFFER DELAYS From Friday's Daily The state wide blizzard that was sweeping over Nebraska yesterday and last night caused a great deal of trouble to the lines of railroads op erating in the west and on the Bur lington into this city the trains from the west were all delayed. No. 2 the afternoon train from Denver, due here at 4:30. did not reach here un til late last night after an all day battle through the storm raging over the western portion of the state. The extent of the storm covered practically all of the west and sweep ing from the Rockies east the rain and sleet was followed bv snow. SOLDIERS HAVE ACCIDENT From Thursday's Daily Yesterday afternoon a truck load ed with members of the Seventeenth infantry returning to Fort Omaha from the rifle range just north of Plattsmouth. was overturned on the highway between LaPlatte and Fort Crook. The truck, it is stated by passersby. had turned out for a pass ing car and had gone too far to one side of the road and striking a re cent fill the truck was overturned into the ditch. Three of the soldiers were quite badly injured and were hurried to the post hospital at Fort Crook for treatment whi'.e the other members of the convoy remained to assist in getting the truck back in to the road Victor A. Johnson of Chicago, rep- Marx Co. of that city, was hf today to look after Ute interfere eft bis company in this well knrfww i clothine line. A VETERAN FIDDLER From Thursday's Daily: William Balfour, one of the best known residents in southern Cass county and the northern section of Otoe county, and who has passed his eightieth milestone, is still taking rank as one of the leading "fiddlers" in this part of the world, and his old time melodies on the instrument have delighted, and thrilled many hundreds around this section. Mr. Balfour has added to the scope of his audience by the fact that he has been heard over the radio by many more hundreds and on Wednesday eve ning he was at Shenandoah. Iowa, to take part in an old fiddler's contest from the Henry Fields radio station at tnat place. air. Kairour is a veteran of the civil war and is still very active despite his great age. CATHOLIC DAUGH TERS OF AMERICA ELECT OFFICERS The Local Council of This Has the Annual Election Meeting Last Night. Order at From Thursday's Dally Last evening the local council of the Catholic Daughters of America met at the St. John's school to take up the matter of the annual election of officers of the organization and the following were selected for the various stations: Grand Regent Mrs. P. J. Flynn. Vice-Regent Miss May Murphy. Prophetess-Miss Kathleen Darcy. Historian Miss Anna Rys. Financial Secretary Miss Eleanor Hi her. Treasurer Miss Genevieve Whe lan. Monitor Miss Mildred Schlater. Sentinel Miss Jeanette Weber. Trustees Mrs. Cyril Kalina. Mrs. Joe Libershal. The ladies also received a number of applications of new candidates, who will be received into the order in the near future. The C. D. of A. have been having a very successful period siuce their organization here and have enjoyed a substantial growth in their member ship. MAKES ANNUAL REPORT tTroin Thursdays Dallv In compliance with the require ments of the law covering the con duct of the county jail. Sheriff E. P. Stewart, this morning, filed in the office of Clerk of the District Court Robertson, his official report of the number of prisoners that have been housed in the Cass county bastile for the past twelve months. This report shows that there have been fiftv-two prisoners quartered at the I jail, an average of one each week in the year. This is the first report of this kind made in a number of years and gives the district court a record of the men who have been in the bas tile aud the manner of disposing of their cases and the conduct of the prisoners as well as the kind and variety of reading matter that is given the prisoners. All the home ncrwi uelivered our door daily for ISo a wmL Your business transactions with this bank are as confidential as the contents of a sealed envelope. Because we respect your confidence, we urge you to discuss your plans and problems with our officers freely so that we can work with you intelligently and helpfully. "Save and Thrive in '25 The first Nional Rank THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL- AT HOME PLATTSMOUTH 'NEBRASKA "The Bank Where Yu Feel mt Hme!" DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT OF CASS COUNTY OCCURS Mrs. Milton Irwin Passed Away the First of the Week in Boyd County Where She Has Been Living. Fiom Friday's Dally Just before the break of day las) Sunday morning. Mrs. Milton Irwin passed away. For a number of yea: the deceased has been au Invalid, land about two weeks ago she ap J peared to be in more distress. Sur rounded by members of her family the end came peacefully. Minerva A. Dowlcr was born on March 2f.th, 1855. in Jackson countv. Iowa, where her early life was Hpent. She was married to Milton Irwin on March .".0th. IS74 at Sidney. Iowa A number of years was spent in tbe home state ere the family nuved westward to Weeping Water, tti b and in lftOO they located in ltoyd county. Nine children were horn to this un ion, two preceding the mother in death. Those living are. Mrs Clara Fox. Primrose. Neb. ; Birty K Irwin. Hamil. S. D. : Mrs. Nellie Williams. Belle Fourche. S. D. ; James R Ir win. Long Peach, Calf.: Mrs. John son . Emma Viola Irwin, and Cline Irwin of Spencer, Nab. The nushand and one brother. Km- rson Dow ley, with a host of friend also mourn her loss. The homec om ing of her children recently had been I a great joy to her and the happy days that all people know who haw i lived and labored together were re called. March 30. 124 was the 5oth ; wedding anniversary of Mr and Ufa. j Irwin. The friends and relatives gathered for the service at the Congregational church Monday afternoon and inter ment was made in the silent city be side the daughter who was called ft years ago. A loving one from us has gone. A voice we loved is milled; A place is vacant in our home The world can never fill. Weeping Water Republican. WIRE SERVICE POOR From Thursday' Dfelly The storm of rain and sleet last night and this morning which pre vailed over this section of Nebraska and Iowa, has done a great deal of damage to the wires of the tele phone and telegraph companies and with the weight of the sleet on th" lines there has been more or les- trouble in keeping the lines in serv ice. but the extra work that ha been necessary has been looked altc and the companies had many forces of trouble shooters out to keep up the lines in as good a shape as pos sible. T. H. POLLOCK POORLY From Thursday's Daiiy T. H. Pollock, president of the Farmer's States benk. has, for the past two days, been confined to hi home suffering from the prevailing malady of throat trouble that has made it impossible for him to be out and at his usual activities as he might desire. The case Is not serious, however. ?nd Mr. I'olloc k hopes to soon be able to be around as usual. SEALED!