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Nebraska State Historf.
cal Society
VOL. NO. XL.
PLATTSil OUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1925.
NO. 9S
See
BLAZING TRAILS
SUBJECT OF A.M.
NEWENS SPEECH
STORIES CF OUTSTANDING EF
FORTS IN MARCH OF CIV
ILIZATION ARE TOLD.
HIPPY HUNDRED ARE PLEASED
Superintendent DeWolf Gives Some
Facts Relative to School Wcrk
In Piattsmouth Schools.
From Friday's Daily
The fourth of the series of the
flippers arranged by the "Happy
Hundred." the nun of the commun
ity that have gathered once each
month for a real time with each oth
er, was staged last evening: at the
parlors of the First Presbyterian
church and the usual large attend
ance of the -well pleased men of the
city 'were present.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church in their supper certainly sur
passed any previous Catherine of this
kind and won real sincere words of
praise for the unusually fine repast
that they had prepared and which
alone would have made the occasion
a plittering success if there had been
nothing else offered. Chicken pie,
such as only these ladies can pre
pare, accompanied by all .of" the
trimmings and completed " with a
dainty dessert made a real -feast for
11 those who were in attendance.
President Searl . Davis-" of . the
Chamber of. Commerce preside and
in. his usual jovial mood ' kept ' the
, meeting" at high . speed all .the way
through and the musical 'department
alro did itrpart in the entertainment
of the members: of the party, and
Sir. Irving" Wiitse, one of the-members
of the high school '. faculty,
gracefully responded to the request
for a vocal solo afcd.gave "Love'8
Old Sweet Sons." ."-s-,-o v J
Mr. JJiM-visantrfttiacfi- SMKifiBl.f
ent G. E. DeWolf of the xrtty schools
who in a few moments pave some
very interesting facts about the
schools that were little known by the
average citizen and furnished some
id -a of the importance of the school
in the community. There are at
the schci. 1 year from 1,000 to 1.200
pupils. Mr. DeWolf stated. They
represent 414 families in the grade
schools and 21 ?. families in the Inch
school and taking out the duplica
tion of children of the same families
th'-re are sor.ie "43 different families
with children in the Piattsmouth
schools. Th'-re arc TO non-resident
pupils of the high school whose edu
cation thrc : pr.id on the average
of $10 and from this department of
the school ho!.;p $7,000 is derived
;;'-h y:r. There ar 2T" in the
hih si ho'". a very p'eaing increase
fn the school attendance over the
p:.t year.-, and of these there are
fifty per rent receiving the college
preparatory course, 25 per cent the
normr-1 training p.a-l 2." per cent the
commercial course. Of th- teaching
fore- th.T are 39 employed, five
m:n and 34 f. male teachers and of
these SO per cnt ha e received nor
mal schorl training while the teach
ers in the high, school have all com
plied with the requirements of the
(,)!!?? e:?ii"aticns. In showing the
rtindinir ri the purrs v:!n have
err! ciliated from the sol. cols. Mr. De
V.'clf st". ted tlr.it inquiries had been
::i?de of "" students at '-he state uni
versity Mi-! other schools that were
graduates cf Piattsmouth High
rchocl and of these there were 711
grades Trade and showed very hfeh
vating. For the last three years in
the I. on r roll of the local high
s chool the re had been an equal di
vision of the boys and girl? altho
there were a far greater number of
girls in attendance. One year of the
highest ranking seven, five were
boys. One boy student from this
school had grades cf S2 and better
in his work at the university of Ne
braska. Last year in the commer
cial contests p.ning the leading
schools of the Ftate. Piattsmouth had
stood lirr.h in a list of 25 of the
best of th.o schools.
The songsters greeted with toasts
W. A. Robertson and his new son.
both of whom were absent from the
gathering.
The visitors who were present
from Mynard were also greeted with
a song and these included Rev. Ed
wards and 15. W. Livingston.
The Burlington employes were al
so requested to a rife and were greet
ed with a toast and made a very
pleasing showing for the large in
dustry at the P.urlington shops.
Dr. R. P. Westover sang a very
clever song that gave a glowing de
scription of the roads that exist over
the county and which received a
rousing hand from the members of
the party who were in attendance.
President Davis also urged that the
Piattsmouth join with the citizens of
the county in a demand for good,
permanent roads.
The new rector of St. Luke's
church. Father George D. Pierce, al
so was given a greeting and a hearty
welcome from the membcr3 of the
supper party.
The speaker of the evening, Ad
Han VI. Kwen of Lincoln, was in
troduced by Mr. Davis very briefly
and launched into a clever and de
lightfully humorous introduction to
his subject cf the evening.
The topic of the address was
"Blazing Trails," and in his open
ing statement the speaker pointed
out that the individual in the his
tory of mankind had made the great
advances along the trails of civiliza
tion rather than a nation or a race.
The power of the individual to reach
out and develop what might be in his
vision was the great movement that
had carried on the human race. One
of the things pointed out as the
achievements of the time was our
government which had been formed
by the acts of individuals in that
day and age when the birth of the
nation took place. He cited the
courage and perseverance of Wash
ington in carrying on the fight for
independence in the face of suffer
ing and darkness of defeat, the spir
it of Lincoln when he refused the
advice of his associates to make
peace and leave the question of na
tional unity go, when he refused and
said that there should be no dissolv
ing cf the union of the states but
that they must exist as one nation
for all time. Taking up as illustra
tions of what one person can do in
his own community, however small
or obscure may be their surround
ings. Mr. Newens told the story of
Ha'.lie Wilson, living at Berlin, New
Hampshire, an obscure paper mill
town near the Canadian border,
where the work of Miss Wilson in
the photographic line had brought
her n fame that was nationwide and
lifted her community from obscurity
,".s the home of a real genius. He
also told of a small junction town
in Texas where lives the greatest
taxidermist in the United States,
whose work has attracted attention
all over the world and to whom has
come the most expert work to be
performed for the great institutions
of the country. He also told of the
development of Imperial Valley, in
California, from a desert to. within
17 years, the most fertile spot in the
whole United States through the ef
fort of one man who had come there
and arranged the great irrigation
projects that had given the soil,
richer than the Nile valley, the
needed water to produce the great
crops. He also told the listeners of
the work of a former pupil of his
who had gone to the valley and de
veloped the production there to a
T -rgi wtrty-of proneitmcy sml
doubled -the output of the valley. In
conclusion the speaker questioned
whether in the future vears the resi
dents here in their going could leave
behind them the thousht that thev
had contributed materially- to the
advancement of the world and their
community.
The benediction was offered by
Father Pierce as the meeting dis
banded. '
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
MARRIED IN IOWA
Miss Ella Lohnes and Mr. Elmer E.
Chamberlain Are Joined in Mar
riage at Council Bluffs
From Thursilavs lanv
Yesterday afternoon at 2:30 at
Council Bluffs occurred the marriage
of Miss Ella Lohnes and Mr. Elmer
Chamberlain, both of this city. The
marriage was a very quiet one and
the young people attended by Jack
Hallcroft. of Council Bluffs, a cousin
of the groom.
The marriage lines were read by
Rev. Henry DeLong. veteran minister
of the Iowa city and who has offices
in the court house. The bride was
gowned in dark blue silk crepe with
hat to match while the groom wore
the conventional dark suit.
Following the wedding the young
people returned to Piattsmouth
where they were guests at a very
dainty and delicious wedding dinner
served at 6 o'clock at the home of
the bride's parents.
The bride is the youngest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John lohnes of
this city and a young lady univers
ally loved and esteemed by a large
circle of friends who will learn with
pleasure of her new happiness. She
has grown to womanhood in this com
munity and is a lady of charm and
talent.
The groom has been engaged in
farming in the vicinity of Cedar
Creek and was in the world war in
the service of his country as a mem
ber of the S9th division and had con
siderable service overseas with this
organization. He is a young man
held in high esteem by a large circle
cf acquaintances over this portion of
the county.
Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain will
depart today for Little Rock. Arkan
sas, going via auto and will remain
there where Mr. Chamberlain is ex
pecting to locate and make their
home in the future.
HOLDING PRODUCTION MEETING
From Thursday's Daily
This morning R. F. Nicks of Chi
cago, and L. C. Brow-n and H. J.
Utter of Lincoln, were here looking
after some matters of business for
the Burlington, being in attendance
at a production meeting that was
held at the local shops with William
Baird, the shop superintendent, and
in which the matter of the new
system of production output was
taken up by the railroad men and
discussed.
NEW COUNTY
OFFICERS ARE
SWORN IN
Officials Elected in November Assume
Their Offices Today and Are
Down to Business.
From Thursday's Daily
This morning was the day officially
set apart for the induction of the
newly elected county officials and the
ceremony that marked their taking
office was held at 10 o'clock in the
office of the board of county com
missioners. The oath of office was administered
by County Clerk George R. Sayles.
and the officers who took the oath
and entered in on the duties of their
positions were County Judge A. H.
Duxbury, Clerk of the District Court
C. L. Beal. County Assessor William
H. Puis and County Commissioner
Charles D. Spangler. County Attorney
W. O. Kieck and Sheriff E. P. Stew
art, who were elected to fill vacan
cies had taken their office immediate
ly after the election and were not it'
the party of newly inducted officials
The change was made quietly and
to the casual caller at the court
house there was no difference in the
general smooth running routine of
the various offices and the affairs of
the county were progressing right
along as the new and the old were
switched and the ship of state did
not even tremble as the change was
made.
The occasion was notable in that
it marked the retirement of two of
the oldest officials in point of service
in the court house. James M. Robert
son, clerk of the district court, who
had held the office for twenty-one
years and Allen J. Beeson, county
judge who has been in that office for
the past eighteen years. Mr. Robert
son is the dean of the court house
officials as he was first elected county
clerk in 195 and served two term?
there and was then deputy in that
office up to the time of his election in
1903 to the position of clerk or the
district court. Mr. Beeson was first
elected in 1907 and has served con
tinuously fcince that time, receiving
repeated re-elections to the office.
The past two days Mr. C. D. Spang
ler, of Murray, the new county com
missioner, has been meeting with
the board and getting onto the
routine of the office that he will be
called upon to fill for the next tern:
and is entering the duties of the
office like a veteran and can detect
a just or unjust claim as if he had
served on the board for years.
The call to the clerkship cf the
court finds Mr. Beal with several
years experience in the office as dep
uty under Mr. Robertson, and should
prove of the greatest aid to him ir
handling the affairs that come before
his department of the county govern
ment. Mr. Beal is retaining as the
deputy in the office. Mrs. Alma
Sydebotham. who has been the very
efficient deputy there for the putt
few years and who will aid in making
the office one of the most efficient in
the county as has been the case under
the splendid administration of Mr
Robertson and with the pleasant per
sonality and ability of Mr. Beal the
persons having business there can
rest assured that they will receive
every curtesy.
County Judge Duxbury, the young
est member of the bar and one of the
youngest men that has been called to
the office of county judge, is on the
job and the office in his hands will
have a clean cut and dignified admin
istration of the law and those who
have business at this important office
will find that the new judge is one of
the best that has served the people in
this office. Judge Duxbury enters the
office under the most favorable cir
cumstances and his knowledge of the
law and his energetic personality
will make him one of the outstand
ing figures in the official family of
the county. He will make a worthy
successor to the retiring judge who
has served so long and with such
general satisfaction to the people of
the county.
The new assessor, William H. Puis
brings to the office a very wide exper
ience that he has secured as a farmer.
a business man and also having serv
ed in the state legislature and given
him a several sided view of the tax
ation problem that will enable him to
give the office a very able adminis
tration.
To the new county, officials the
Journal extends the best wishes for
a very successful administration of
their offices, and to the retiring offi
cials the congratulations of their
well fulfilled duties and the best of
success and happiness as they take up
their private life after the service
to the public.
THE LOST IS FOUND
From Thursday's Dally
Several weeks ago when the first
cold zephers of winter came whist
ling around the corners and the
snow flurries heralded the coming
of the good old winter time, A. J.
Trilety, the real estate man, pro
claimed the fact that some hard
hearted person had purloined the
overcoat with which he had planned
to shelter himself from the blasts of
the Nebraska winter, and the wrath
of Mr. Trilety knew no bounds as
he swore dire punisbmjent to the
party committing th outrage pro
viding he could ' learn the identity ;
of the person.
As time passed on and no traces
of the overcoat-appeared, Mr. Tril
ety by the force -of circumstances and
the cold weather was compelled to
part with several hard earned dol
lars to secure another "Benny" and
wisely kept this co:tt under his per
sonal observation-rathe r than leaving
it hanging in the real estate office
where the first coat had hung.
Yesterday afternoon the long miss
ing coat made its appearance and
now Tony has two coats to shelter
him from the cold winds. The coat
was unearthed at the hardware store
of Bestor & Swatek where it was re
posing beneath a pile of sacks in the
rear of the store room and it is sup
posed that Mr. Trilety had come in
the store to weigh himself after the
usual morning daily dozen and toss
ed the coat on the floor and walked
out, forgetting ir. Mr. Trilety how
ever denies this and claims the mat
ter was a dark coc-piracy and that
the parties who were involved are
located not far from his own insti
tution. However, Tony is satisfied,
now that the coat is back.
MATTHEW SIEflOLD
MARRIED AT JERSEY
CITY, MEW JERS
Young New York Attorney and For
mer Piattsmouth Ecy Wedded
to Jersey City Girl.
From Friday's Daily
This morning the announcements
were received here !y friends of the
marriage on Mond iy. January oth.
at Jersey City. Ne..- Jersey, of Miss
Constance Patricia Ikgnan and Mr.
Matthew Gering Hrroid.
The marriage came as a surprise
to the many old time friends cf the
groom in thi3 city as Mr. Ilerold had
jeen here over the Christmas holi
1ays and had not divulged the plt-us-mt
fact that be was soon to join
the ranks of the Benedicts, and the
riends here are joining in wishing
Mr. and Mrs. Herold their most sia
ere wishes for many years of hap
piness. .
Tb bride is a daughter of Mr.
mil Mrs. Jamt-a iJegnan cf Jersey
LMty, while tie groom is the eidest
ion of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Herold of
his city. Mr. Herold is a graduate
)f the Piattsmouth High school and
if the University of Nebraska law
chool as well as the Harvard law
ollege. Since his graduation from
Flarvard. Mr. Herold has been locat
?d in New York and is engaged in
one of the largest corporation firms
in that city and despite his youth
!ia3 made marked headway in the
cgal profession in the national me
tropolis. Mr. and Mrs. Herold will make
their home in the future at Two
Grammercy Park. New York City.
NEBRASKA NATIVES
HOLDOrlFEBENGE
Second Annual Meeting of Native
Sons and Daughters of Ne
braska January 12.
From Thursday's Daily
The second annual meeting of the
Native Sons and Daughters of Ne
braska will be held Monday, Jan
uary 12 at the Lincoln hotel. Lin
coln, at 6 p. m.. preliminary to the
annual meeting of the Nebraska state
historical society on the following
day. There will be a reunion and
dinner followed by the completion of
the organization and a program of
unique interest giving by native sons
and daughters together with a gen
eral good time for all.
Reservations for native sons and
daughters, their husbands, wives,
parents and others interested in
Nebraska's past, present and future,
must be made thru the secretary,
Mrs. Margaret E. Thompson Shel
don. 1319 Soith Twenty-third.
Many of the well known citizens
of Nebraska are native born. Only
a few names may be given here:
Gilbert M. Hitchcock. S. R. McKel
vie, A. J. Weaver, John Maguire,
Harvey Newbranch, Charles Reavis,
Wallace Robertson. Henry Maxwell,
Ned C. Abbott. H. B. Alexander, Mrs.
C. G. Ryan, Fred G. Johnson. Mrs.
H. H. Wheeler, Louise Pound, George
B. Hastings. Hugh LaMaster, Ernest
Pollard, Mrs. F. M. Hall. Fred
Hawksby, W. H. Brokaw. H. J. Len
hoff, J. W. Searson, Allen Burke,
Mrs. T. J. Gist. John Wiitse, A. N.
Mathers. H. H. Harmon. Myrtle
Mason, Mrs. C. F. Ladd. C. Petrus
Peterson, E. C. Ames. Mrs. Helen
Nance Anderson, Margaret B. C.
Shotwell, A. W. Richardson, Bess
O'Linn Smith, W. L. Anderson, C. C.
Carlson, W. L. Loke.
EETUENLNG TO THE WEST
Sam Gapen of Hartsville, Wyo.,
who has been here visiting with his
brother, Oscar Gapen, and his sister,
Mrs. George W. Snyder, and other
relatives and friends for the past
week, departed this afternon for bis
home in the west. Mr. Gapen, while ; lessons so that he -will not lose his
in this city, was a caller at the j school work because of the accident.
Journal office and renewed his sub-' Joe is a member of the senior
ecription to the weekly so that he class and his loss in the athletic de
cani kep in touch witn tbe events partment of the school has been
back in the old home. jkeenly felt.
NEW rUKCfi
LINE ONE OF "
I BEST IN WEST
PLANTS CONTROLLED BY C0NTI
' NENTAL GAS & ELZCTRIC
CO. liOVJ CONNECTED.
WILL GARRY 66,000 VOLT
Only Half That Voltage Carried at
Present Because Plans Are
Not Completed.
Krurn Saturday's Daily
The completion of the high pow
ered transmi.-'sion line of the Conti
nental Gas &i Electric company be
tween Platismouth and Lincoln,
marks one of the most extensive
pieces of work that has been under
taken in this part of the west by
that great power company and fin
ished a. link in their interlocking
systems over eastern Nebraska, west
ern Iowa and northern Missouri.
The new line covers fifty-feven
miles and hrs been tested out to
demonstrate that it was ready for
service although it will not be put
Into active use until later.
The new line .insures service to all
nf the cities with which it is con
nected as it will be able to draw
power from several different points
if liecessary until such time as the
Continental company can fiilly ma
ture their plans for a super-power
station that has been often rumored
would be located at some central
point on the system and in which
thif" city ha often hern suggested as
the logical spot on account of its
many natural advantages that other
places go not possess m the vva
an inexhaustible water supply
of
for
use in the plant.
This high powered line 13 made to
carry si load of 66.000 voiis altho
at thf present time it expected
thtrt oi!y 23,000 v. ill be carried ana
the increase made n the demand in
creases, but the construction of the
line has wise!- provided for the ex
pansion cf the line as the increasing
amount of electric current for light
and power grows in demand.
In the past the lines have been ar
ranged in city to city lines, Lincoln
and the water power plants along
the Blue river as well as those at
York. Norfolk and Grand Island be
ins: hooked together while iu an
other group were the plants at Clar
irvJi. Missouri Valley and Marysville
and which in turn connected with
thi Plattsmoulh plant situated in the
center cf the system. The new line
takes up the link in the chain of
cities with the high tension line
from Piattsmouth to Lincoln.
The new line was started on Sep
tember 2C. 1924. and some of the
poles set a few days later and part
of the wires strung up by November
loth. All the line was strung by
December 17th and the first power
over the new line was turned on Jan
uary eth. The current will be turn
ed on permanently February 1.
In conrt ruction, poles 50 to 80
feet in length were used and these
poles were all treated against rot be
fore they were set in the ground.
Three thousand cross-arms. 23,000
suspension insulators, more than 700
anchors, 1,110 feet of 3-S-inch
stranded guy wire, 42S.000 pounds
of copper wire and four carloads of
hardware were used. Freight alone
on that amount of material is esti
mated at $2"., 000. Since the poles
are set 300 feet apart, the weight of
one wire in that interval amounts to
125 pounds.
These figures indicate the cost of
this line that has just been complet
ed and it is the best line of its kind
in the west. It is made to withstand
the elements as well as to transmit
power, and Nebraska's worst sleet
storms are not expected to. affect the
line.
During the construction of the
line there has been a large number
of the linemen located here as well
as at Murdoch and the work of con
struction has been under the super
vision of Construction Engineer
Jackson.
The new line will give Mr. Kepler,
local manager, the assurance of a
service that will not be affected by
Eforms and where service can be ob
tained from several points when
needed.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
From Friday's IXiily
Joe Krejci, star basketball and
football plaj-er of the local high
school, who has been confined to his
home since Thanksgiving day as the
result of a fractured knee cap, is
now slowly showing improvement as
he is able to be around the house a
part of the time with the use of
crutches and keeps up his school
work
through specially arranged
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY MEETS
Frem Friday's I'aily
The Woman's Auxiliary of the ?t.
Luke's parish met yesterday after
noon at the hospitable home of Mrs.
James T. Be'gle and a wry huge
nu-iibe r of the tuoihV rs v..re in at
tendance to meet the new rector.
Fa thi r George I), i'ltr.-e and wife.
who arrived here last week to take j From Nature of Accident He Con
char of the. parish here jders Himself Extremely
1 ne aiiiiuai eie-vuon 01 o.iiije s w .ss
also held at the meeting and the fol- i
owing were chosen: Mrs. Frank L. !
Cummins, president; Mrs. James T.
He gley. vice president: Mrs. R. F.
Patterson, treasurer, and Mrs. li. A.
Ro-uncrans, treasurer.
The Indies also devoted a great
.eul of their business session in ar
ranging the reports of the varioun
;i :i.i:min-i iui nit- annual utuiil.ll "I
the Auxiliary which will meet at
Lincoln on January 20-21.
Fsither Pierce gave the members
of th? Auxiliary a short talk on the
work of the cnurch that was very
much enjoyed by all of the largo
number that were in attendance.
At the close of the- afternoon. Mrs.
Begley served very dainty and deli
cious refreshments that were verv
much enjoyed by all of the party.
RETIRES FROM BUS
fNESS AFTER FORTY
YEARS OF ACTIVITY!
Fred T. Eamge, Long Time Con
nected With Meat Business
Here, njoying Rest.
From Thursday's Daily
When the day's labor was com
pleted last Saturday at the S. S.
Chase Meat Market, Fred T. Ramge,
who has been engaged there during
the time that Mr. Chase has con
ducted the shop, laid aside hi? apron
for the last time and will in the fut
ure enjoy a well deserved rest.
Mr. Ramge has for the past forty
years been engaged in the meat bus
in e;ss in thia city, both as an em
ployer and employe in this long pe
riod of years. He, with Ed A. Oliv
er, a brother-in-law, established a
rueat maiket here many years g
where the present building occupied
by the E. A. Wurl store now stands
nnd this business has been largely in
the hands of Mr. Ramge since that
time, the firm being first Oliver &
Ramge and later Carl Kunsman en
tered the firm and was associated
with Mr. Ramge for many years,
tiitil the business was sold to Mr.
Chase in 1617, since which time Mr.
Ramge has been assisting the new
owner.
Mr. Ramge feels that he has
served in this task as long as he feels
ju-tifies and believes that he should
enjoy a little of the journey of life
that lies before him, freed of busi
ness cares and as he has by careful
management and thrift acquired
enough of this world's goods to care
for him he cann fully enjoy a real
rest.
SWEET CLOVER SEED
Direct from grower at farmer's
prices. Phone me your estimate of
order. W. F. Nolte. J10-3td&w
Mis Marie Sperry was a visitor in
Omaha today to spend a few hours
looking after some business matters.
erc's Our Banking Policy
in a Few Words!
1
To do everything we conscientio
usly can to comply with the legitimate
requests of our customers, but to do
nothing which our depositors wouldn't
wish us to do with the money they have
entrusted to our care.
In other words, we seek your good
will by conducting your bank as we be
lieve you wish us to conduct it.
The First national Bank
THE BANK V'HPE VQIJ fcrl AT e-iQViE
PrjVTTSMOUTri J"! TJEBKASKA
'The Bcnk Where
Exit's v v nr't'
WILLIAM LONG HAS
A NARROW ESCAPE
SUNDAY MORNING
Lucky to Ee Alive.
From Flirt a'
iJ.wly
On last Sunday, Wm. !ng happen
ed with an accident that gave him an
experience' that he would not care to
undergo again very soon. The- lara-
l c Maimers car mat no owns riroK
1 dovn
somewhere near Wee pir g
with a broken axle. He had
: Water
gone with his boys to get it in shape
to bring home. The car was jacked
up and he had crawled underneath
to da some work when the jack slip
pel and the car fell, te-.-ting with
that end on his body. By the ouuk
work or those present the car was
( lifte-el up and he was gotten out
While it was a close call no bones
were broken, but he feels rather son
in the chest and one- aim.
Wm. Long tells of his experience
last Sunday: The axle in the large
Chalmers car had been broken ne;.r
Weeping Water and he and his son,
Myrle, had gone with George Bogcn
rief in his car tcj this place" to g t 1 1
Chalmers. The ne w axle had bee-n put
in anel things would have len in
shape in a short time- se thy ceu'd
go home. Mr. Long had told C,eert:e
that he could go on home any time,
but for some reason be waited In
the meantime Mr. Long had gotten
under the car to do a littl - work ami
was laying 011 his right tide. lle was
just finishing and without warning
the jack clipped and the spring of
the car struck him on the left shoubl
er crushing him down, apparently
the weight of the car was resting on
his shoulder. Myrle and George im
mediately saw the accident and us
quickly as you could say it they lift
ed it up. Mr. Long was able to get
eut without assistance althemgh the
boys said that he was black in the
face from the severe pressure- the
weight of the car had had on his
body. From his own words he re
lated that he could not have l ist, d
very long had the tar net been lilted
immediately perhaps only a few
mkmjlu lou&er. Mr. Long was im
mediately brought home without
waiting for the other car to be fur
ther repaired to bring home. In tell
ing of hi3 ride home he said that
he was not able to see very plainly
until he got home. Aside from a sore
shoulder and arm Mr. Long said that
he could not see that he was hurt
otherwise and that he intended doing
some work Tuesday. From the nature
of the experience he escaped luckily
and was not injured as badly as one
would think that he would have been.
This was probably due to the fact
that the jack slipped letting the car
ease down and also to the position
he was in when it hit. Elm wood
j Leader-Echo.
SHOWS PROSPERITY
The report of the Farmers State
bank, which appears in this issue of
the Journal, is another indication of
the steady growing prosperity of this
section of the west a the bank
shows a pleasing increase over their
past statement and increasing de
posits that show that the people of
the surrounding community are ac
cumulating more than they have had
in the la.st few years.
Yon Feel at Home!"
