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VOL. NO. XLI
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1925.
NO. 5
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EARL A. STANFIELD
DIES AS RESULT OF
BURNS SUSTAINED
Passed Away Saturda at Home in
Arapahoe Following Accident
Cf Last Friday.
From Monday's Pally
The message reached this city Sat
urdav night that Earl A. Stanfield,
victim of the fatal accident at Ara
pahoe, Nebraska, had passed away
as the result of the burns sustained
in the explosion of the keg of stock
dip.
The death of Mr. Stanfield oc
curred twelve hours after the acci
dent and was preceded by the utmost
agony and two-thirds of the flesh on
his body was burned and he was
blinded by the flames that had fol
lowed the explosion. Despite his ter
rible suffering and the severity of
the burns he retained consciousness
until the end and his death came as
a blessing to the unfortunate man.
Further particulars from Arapa
hoe state that the keg of stock dip
was being heated by Mr. Stanfield
over a gasoline stove and it suddenly
caught afire, oil being one of the
compositions of tho dip, and in an
instant the keg had blown up, with
the burning contents scattered over
the face and body of the unfortun
ate man. Blinded by the
intense
burns, he had tied from the House, charging him with having disposed
and not being able to see had run of 5,000 gallons to bootleggers, is
away from the house and made it better known here, perhaps than any
difficult for anyone to reach him in of the partieS in the booze mix-up.
time to render any effective aid un- He was nere ju 1922 as a commander
til too late to save his life. He was of a company of the Nebraska Xa
rc ached by a friend after he had run tinnal e-uard from Omaha and was at
some distance and fire extinguisher
used in getting out the flames but
the injuries sustained were too se
vere and from which he could not- ;
recover.
Mr. Stanfield was carried to the
home cf a neighbor nearby and there
lie was cared for until death came to
his renei and urougnt peace to 111s
interne FufTering. -
The tragedy has almost prostrated
the wife and little daughter, "Mary
Louise. who was tbe idol of her fath-
r, and they are being looked after
by friends at Arapahoe. j
Mr. Stanfield was a member of the
local commandery of the Knights
Templar of this city which received
word yest rday of his tragic death.
In their great sorrow, the wife
nnd little daughter will have the
deep sympathy of the many friends
in this conimunifv.
FLATTSMOUTH
ALUMNI EMM
CHARTER
Radio Cast of th University of Ne
braska Prorani Eniojei By
Former Students Here.
From Tuesday's uaiiy
Last evening a company cf the
former stuients of the University of
Xebraska who are residing 111 tnis
city, gathered at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. It. P. Westover to enjoy the
radio cast of the third annual cnar-
ter clay program a3 was given at the .
university last night.
The program was transmitted by .
long distance telephone from the un- '
iversity to the Hastings broadcasting
station. KKKX, from where it was
sent out to the wide world
The old grrds here recognized
clearly the voices of the instructors,
and friends who took part in the
program and it was like the old
scnoouiays 10 once more
ltaV ? 1 "Vol -,Pt i
studied, sp ak on familiar cts
Z&AirorSl
party.
In honor of the occasion the
Westover home was made very at
tractive with the bright colors of the
alentine s-ecson rnd the event was
one that will long .be very pleasantly
remembered by all those taking part j
jn it j
In addition to the enjoyment of
the program the alumni held their
annual election of officers of the
Cass county alumni association and
.elected George K. Petring as presi
dent and Edwin A. Fricke as secre
tary for the ensuing year.
During the evening light refresh
ments were served that added to the
pleasantness of the occasion, and in
entertaining. Mrs. Westover was as
sisted by Mrs. James M. Robertson.
ENJOY FINE DANCE
From Monday's Daily
One of the pleasant social dances
of the season was held Saturday
evening at the K. S. hall on West
Locust street and the event was at
1 ended by a very large srowd that
filled the hall to its utmost capacity.
The Gradoville orchestra furnished
the music for the event and it was
enjoyed very much until the mid
night hour when all adjourned for
their homes feeling that it had in
deed been an evening of the greatest
enjoyment. The proceeds of the
dance will be devoted to the Holy
Rosary parish of the Roman Catholic
church.
HARLAN GORDER ILL
From Tuesday's Ually
Harlan Gorder, one of the popular
young men of the local High school
and captain-elect of the 1925 foot
baal team, was taken quite sick Sat
urday afternoon and has since that
time been confined to his bed suffer
ing from what seems to be an attack
of appendicitis and his condition has
caused the family some apprehen
sion. He was' feeling some better
this morning but this afternoon his
condition is reported as not being so
well.
FIGURES IN BOOZE
CASE AT OMAHA ARE
WELL KNOWN HERE
Frank L. Peterson. Central Figure in
Scandal, and His Associate are
Well Known In This City.
From Tuesday's Daliy
The uncovering of the gigantic al
cohol deal in Omaha the past week,
involves two figures who are more or
less well known in this city one as
a suppo.-ed law enforcer and the oth
er as a. rum runner.
The chief storm center of the alco
hol conspiracy, Frank L. Peterson,
formerly in charge of the alcohol
supplv of the Rossville Distilling Co..
an(j who is now facing an indictment
that time intelligence officer of the
134th infantry, and during the Na
tional guard encampment here, was
nnro or lfss artivo in onpratine !
' fain r. nlkcul hootleereers. furnish
Jn5 nipn to act as evidence securers
for oca officials. From the reports
from Omaha. Peterson had evidently
if,tpr nff nj3 war on the vendors
of illicit boore and become one of
lhern lo a gT-eat extent, which mads
the operations of the smaller boot-
erers ioct insignificant indeed.
peterson. in the fall of 1923 was
hpre Q testifv for the defense in
riOr!Er nut nf the crand 1urr
inajCtIT1ents and which was his last
appearance here as far as is known
Since that time he appears to have j
been verv busy in supplying to the
Omaha booze ring their supply of j
"hard" liquor, at which vocation he;
jis alleged to have acquired ?20,000.
land which, he claims, has been dis
sipated. The man involved in the Peterson
(case as the one whom Peterson
'charges was the man making the
j "buy" of a great deal of alcohol,
Clarence Hanfeldt. is also known to
the authorities, although his opera-
than those of Peterson and he ap-
roared merelv as a-dispenser of the.-
ill-gotten alcohol. Several months
ago in the eariy fall, Hanfeldt was
cd ught north of this city along the
hi'rhwnv with r. car containing six
5-enlIon containers of pure grain al- 5 From Monday's Daily
cohol. J. A. Capwell. then county) The newly organized Young Peo
attornev, filed a complaint against pie's club of the Holy Kosary church
him PTid ho whs fined and the booze had one of their very pleasant meet-
rnd rar !a.;fn under the mandate of
the conrt, the car bing sold and the
30 nons of alcohol poured into the
peWer in front of the court house by
sheriff E. P. Stewart, as soon as the
case was disposed of.
polh Peterson and Hanfeldt are
ncw out on $5,000 bail pending the
hearing of the action against them
in te Douglas county court.
PLEASANT BIRTHDAY PARTY
. M -
Holmeg v;as a happy SCne on Sat.
urday afternoon when a number of
olks patbered to help Miss Jean
eith thday anni-
versa ry.
The rooms were tastefully decorat
ed with red hearts, candles, flowers
and valentines.
The afternoon was spent in games
and frolic dear to the heart of child-
hood and in songs recitations
piano selections. A heart hunt
and
was
a feature of the afternoon in which
Frances Gamblin proved the winner
of the prize.
At the close of the afternoon, Mrs.
Holmes, assisted by Theresa Liber-
shal and Jean Caldwell served a very
dainty two course luncheon in which
the color scheme of red and white
was carried out and the large birth
day cake of red and . white with its
eight red candles was cut and en
joyed by all.
After listening to some stories told
by Myra Jane Brooks, the guests de
parted leaving with Miss Jean many
lovely gifts which will long be cher
ished by her.
The invited guests were Vida Shif
fer, Rita Libershal, Evelyn Warthen,
Edna Carlburg, Myra Jane Brooks,
Mary Kathryn Wiles, Kathryn Bar
kus, Mildred Carlburg. Frances Gam
blin, Grace Simons, Virginia Trive
ly, Alice Louise Hiatt of Murray, Bet
ty Todd of Mynard, Maxine Edwards,
Clarice Parker. Catherine Hiner, Dor
othy Gillespie, Lucille Vetersnik,
Dorothy McCarthy, Mildred Murray,
Iris Alden, Louise Bakke of Murray,
Theresa Libershal, Jean Caldwell,
Laura Cotton and Evelyn Stanton of
Omaha
PASSES BAD CHECK
THIS MORNING AND
IS NOW IN CASTILE
Stranger Giving Name of Palmeter
and Residence as Yutan, Ne
braska, Nabbed Today.
From Monday's Daily
Last evening when the midnight
hour was falling on this peaceful
community. Constable Jack Brit tain
and Officer Clyde Jackson discerned
a stranger coming down the deserted
main street of this city, carrying
with him a large suitcase and was
apparently a stranger in a strange
land. He was asked as to his desti
nation and replied that he was
bound for the Burlington station to
spend the remainder of the night in
the warmth of the waiting room. He
v. as then requested by the officers to
accept the hospitality of the city and
accordingly was taken to the city
jail to rest for the remainder of the
night, remaining until this morning
at 7 o'clock when he was released
and sent on his way.
Instead of seeking the great spaces
of the west, the man hastened to the
clothing store of Philip Thierolf
where he purchased a shirt and in
return gave a check covering the
price of the shirt and some change.
It was only a short time later that
the check was found to be worthless
and accordingly the matter was re
ported to the police and Chief of Po
lice Hinrichsen. Officer Jackson and
Constable Brittair started out on the
trail and succeeded in running down
the man at the Burlington station
where he was awaiting a chance to
catch a passing train and get out of
the city.
The officers returned the man to
the city jail where he awaits the
judgment of the court as to his of-
fense.
Mr. Palmeter states that he lives
at Yutan and that his father there is
a very extensive farmer and that he
has been working on the ranch and
farm near that place.
The man when arrested was
dressed in a regulation cowboy cos
tume and his story as to having re
sided cn a ranch seems true. When
taken into custody he had all but
twenty cents of the sum that he had
secured at the clothing store on him,
having spent this sum for food, he
siatea.
CATHOLIC YOUNG
FEOFLE ENJOY A
PLEASANT TIME
Pleasant Time Spent Socially Last
Itlght at the X. E. Hall m the
West Fortion of City.
, m?s last evening at the K. b. hall in
) the west portion of the city which
jwas attended by some eighty of the
members of the club.
The members of the party had an
1 evening of the rarest enjoyment and
from the opening of the evening. un
til the party disbanded at 11 o'clock
there was fun and frolic among the
members of the jolly party.
In the popularity contests. Miss
Agnes Slavicek was awarded the first
honors and Miss Alice Wooster, sec
ond, each lady receiving a fine box
of candy while in the gentlemen's
contest, Joe Krejci was given first
prize, a carton of cigarettes, and
Emmons Holly the second, receiving
a pie as his award
The members of the party then
spent the time in games of all kinds.
as well as several card contests in
which the greatest of interest was
shown and those who desired danced
to the excellent music furnished bv
the Gradoville orchestra and which
kept the dance floor well filled dur
ing the evening hours.
At a suitable hour the members of
the party were served with delicious
pie a la mode that came as a fitting
close to a most enjoyable occasion
TRUCK DAMAGES ELECTROLIER
From Tuesday's Daily
Last night one of the trucks be
longing to the Higgins Transfer line
of Nebraska City, was engaged in
backing up to the curb in front of the
soft drink emporium of Gid Archer,
at Sixth and Main streets, when the
driver gave the machine a little too
much juice and it crashed into the
paving and incidently the electrolier
post on the corner with the result
that the large ornamental glass globe
on the top of the electrolier was
broken. These globes have a value
of some $14 each and which will
serve to take off a great deal of the
profit of the trip for the transfer
company when it is settled. This
one post is the cause of a great deal
of trouble as this is the second time
that it has been broken, as only a
short time after it was installed, a
car crashed into it and broke the
globe and the post as well.
ENJOYABLE BRIDGE PARTY
From Monday's Dal'.y
Saturday evening Mrs. H. E. Brady
was hostess to a number of friends
at a most delightful "Valentine bridge
party at her home in the Coronado
apartments. The rooms were very
i gala with the bright red of the val
entine decorations, and in these
; pleasant settings three tables of
bridge were enjoyed for several
hours. The first prize was awarded
to Miss Mathilde Soennichsen while
the consolation prize was given to
Mrs. Waldemar Soennichsen. In en
tertaining and serving the very
dainty two-course luncheon Mrs.
Brady was assisted by Mrs. A. O.
Moore and Mrs. Waldemar Soennich
sen. DAUGHTERS OF
AMERICAN REV
OLUTION MEET
Entertained at the Home cf Mrs.
James W. Burnie Saturday
State Regent Present.
From Monday's Daily
The members of Fontenelle chap
ter of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution we're very pleasantly
entertained on Saturday evening at
the home of Mrs. James W. Burnie,
and the occasion made doubly inter
esting by the fact that Mrs. Eliza
beth O'Lynn Smith of Chadron, state
regent of the organisation, was pres
ent at the meeting ted took part in
the most interesting discussions of
the order.
The members of the chapter also
held their election of the delegates
to the state conference which will be
held at Beatrice March 15 to 17, and
to fhis were named Miss Eleanor
Burnie as delegate snd Mrs. E. H.
Wescott as alternate and to which
the local regent, Mrs. William Baird,
will aleo be a delegate.
In the selection of the representa
tive to the Continental Congress
which will meet in April in Wash
ington the ladies decided to wait and
have any of the members who could
get away to make thn trip represent
rbe chapter in ths", to.nal gather
ing.
Mrs. Smith, the state regent, gave
a very interesting discussion of the
work of the D. A. R. over the na
tion and the splendid patriotic meas
ures that they are carrying out all
over the country to stimulate the
study of the American government
and its policies and inspiring the
eve of American institutions.
At a suitable hour, Mrs. Burnie
served a very dainty end delicious
luncheon that was very much en
joyed and appreciated by the ladies
who were in attendance.
MASONS HOLD
VERY IMPRESS
SIVE SESSION
Confer Fellowcraft Degree on Four
Candidates and Entered Ap
' prentice Degree on One.
from Tuesday's Dally
Last evening, Plattsmouth lodge
No. 6, A. F. & A. M., held a very
largely attended and interesting ses
sion at their rooms in the Masonic
temple, the occasion being the con
ferring the degrees of membership
on several candidates.
The members and the candidates
enjoyed a very delicious supper
served at 6 o'clock which was fol
lowed by the work of the evening in
conferring the degrees. There were
four candidates for the Fellowcraft
and one for the Entered Apprentice
degree, the work being conferred in
a most-impressive manner by the of
ficers of the lodge.
HEARS MOTHER DEAD
Last Tuesday A. O. Ault, of Cedar
Creek received a message telling of
the death of his mother, it being
his step mother, which occurred at
her late home at St. Paul. She had
been sick only four days. Mr. Ault
and sister, Mrs. J. E. Edwards de
parted for St. Paul immediately and
were present for the funeral Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs. George W. Ault was born 73
years ago in Virginia and leaves the
husband and five children, all growrn
to maturity. In her departure, Mr
Ault has the sympathy of his host of
friends in this vicinity.
SHOWING SOME IMPROVEMENT
From Tuesday's Daily
W. H. Mann, who has for the past
several days been very seriously ill
at his home, was reported this morn
ing as showing some signs of Im
provement and his condition seemed
slightly improved. Mr. Mann spent
a very peaceful night and the rest
seemed beneficial to his case and al
lowed him to show increasing
strength, although he is still in seri
ous shape.
Fred Wr. Mann of Casper, Wyo
ming, arrived here this morning to
visit with his father, William H.
Mann, who has been in very poor
! health for the past several days.
LOCAL GORGES
BREAK IN PLATTE
RIVER SUNDAY
Floating Ice Flows Quite Heavily in
the North Channel, bnt No Ser
ious Damage to Bridges
From Monday's Daily
Following a few days of warmer
weather during the last of the week,
the first indication of ice gorges
breaking in the Platte river north of
this city appeared yesterday after
noon, but today with the colder
weather the flow of the ice has ceas
ed and no serious damage apparently
was inflicted on any of the bridges
spanning the river.
The north channel, where the cur
rent is usually very light, was the
first to open up and the breaking of
local gorges west of the bridges caus
ed the fiow of a great deal of very
heavy ice yesterday and which bat
tered against the ice breaks of the
various bridges but did not apparent
ly do a great deal of damage to any
of the structures.
At the auto and wagon bridge there
was considerable ice formed that had
made its way under the larger and
higher built railroad bridges, but
the ice breaks which are heavy at
the wagon bridge broke the force of
the ice and while somewhat batter
ed, there was no injury to the bridge
structure itself and crossing over the
bridge was not interfered with at
all.
This morning men were engaged
in working on the; ice west of the
Missouri Pacific railroad bridge, at
tempting to blast open the south or
main channel of the river which
would permit the ice to pass out more
freely and save the danger of the
formation of gorges a little later that
might cause heavy damage if they
are allowed to grow to large pro
portions. It is stated that under present con
ditions there is no danger of damage
to the bridges, the ice apparently
having shown no more serious effect
than in the past years, but of course
there is always the possit.illty of
greater gorges being formed that will
have to be guarded against by the
watchers at the bridge and every
precaution will be taken until the
danger is entirely passed and the
river cleared of the floating ice.
REV. W. A, TAYLOR
IS TO GO TO MAYO
BROS. HOSPITAL
Well Known Cass County Minister to
Have Examination Made by
Famous Physicians.
From Tuesday's Daily
For many years, Rev. Wr. A. Tay
lor, of Union, has been laboring in
the vineyard of the Master as a
preacher of the gospel, and in which
service he has not only assisted in
the betterment of his community,
but he has given words of comfort
and cheer to large numbers over Cass
county in the hour of their sorrow,
no other minister in the county hav
ing officiated at so many funerals as
has the pleasant and genial Union
pastor, and his sermons have light
ened the burdens for many of the
sorrow-stricken residents of the
county in which he has so long lived
and served.
After all these years of service,
bearing the message of the Savior to
his fellowman. Rev. Taylor has been
touched by the hand of suffering
himself and for the past year his
physical condition has been quite
serious as ho has been gradually fail
ing and in the next few days he will
leave for Rochester, Minn., where he
will enter the Mayo hospital for a
clinic to determine the cause of his
illness and the remedy for it.
The friends all over the entire
county are trusting that the trip to
the hospital may give to Rev. "Billie"
Taylor a permanent relief and that
he may again enjoy the vigor that
has enabled him to serve so faith
fully and well, in the cause of the
message or the cross.
Rev. Taylor is one of the real men
of the county and the Journal, in
common with the other friends, is
hoping that our old friend will re
turn home again filled with renewed
health and energy for his tasks that
are yet uncompleted.
YOUNG GIRL HAS HEARING
This morning in the county court
complaint was filed by County Attor
ney W. G. Kieck, against Alice Hue,
a minor of thirteen years, charging
her with being incorrigable on the
complaint of her father. The court
after hearing the case decided that
for the welfare of the girl it would
be best to have her cared for at the
home at Geneva and accordingly she
was sentenced to the girl's school
The county attorney is endeavoring
to get in touch with relatives of the
girl out of the city in order to see
if they will care for her and relieve
the necessity of sending her to the
state school.
HERE FROM LOUISIANA
From Monday's Daily
George Schanz, Jr., of Vinton, La.,
is here enjoying a visit at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Schanz, for a time. The health of
the mother has not been the best and
George has come north to spend some
time with her as well as the aged
father.
Mr. Schanz has resided in . the
south for the past twenty-four years
and has become a real southerner
and is greatly tpleased with that por
tion of the country. Mr. Schanz
states that there is a great deal of
activity in the oil business in his
section of the south, both in Louis
iana 'and nearby across the line at
Orange, Texas.
DEATH OF MRS.
WILLIAM E. MAR
TIN AT OMAHA
Lady Was Former Resident Here and
a Sister of Mrs. Val Burkel
Funeral at Lincoln.
From Monday's Daily
Following an illness of some dura
tion, Mrs. William E. Martin of Lin
coln, an old time resident of this
city, passed away yesterday morning
at 12:40 at the Immanuel hospital
in Omaha, where for several weeks
she has been taking treatment and
in very serious condition.
The deceased lady was a former
resident of this city where her par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Sampson,
were old time residents, and she
spent her girlhood days in this com
munity and later after her marriage
to William E. Martin in Lincoln, re
turned here where Mr. Martin was
engaged as a telegraph operator at
the local Burlington station.
Mrs. Martin will be remembered
here by the older residents as Nellie
Sampson and during her j-outh was
one of the popular young ladies of
this community and to the old
friends the news of her death will
come as a great regret. Some 0
years ago the family removed to Lin
coln where they have since made
their home.
She is survived by the husband.
three sisters, Mrs. Val Burkel of
Plattsmouth;. Mrs. Ida May Foster of
Tacoma. Washington; Mrs. E. P.
Curtis, and four brothers, Robert
and James Sampson of Tacoma,
Washington; Wr. L. Sampson of Mos
by, Montana, and Fred Sampson, of
Marion. Ohio.
The body was taken back to Lin-
coin yesieruay anernoon ana is ue-
ing held there pending word from
the relatives at distant points as to
the funeral arrangements.
The funeral services will be held
on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the late home in Lincoln, mes
sages from that city this afternoon
stated.
FLOWER VENDERS GRIEVE
Paris, Feb. 15. The owners of
the flower shops in the Madeleine
district don't care much who is pres
ident of France, so long as he is mar
ried. A bachelor president has no
flowers sent him, they point out, and
since M. Doumergue has held the po
sition they have lost trade which
ther ruefully estimate at nearly
500,000 francs a year.
Harnessed
The First National Bank is a1 strong
bank. That much is readily shown by its
total resources of $600,000.00.
What is of especial importance to its
customers, however, is that this strength
is harnessed to willing and efficient serv
ice to give the co-operation which rein
forces their own individual efforts to gain
success.
Deal with this strong bank and profit
by its strength!
The First national Bank
THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL AT HOMt5
PIATTSMOUTH
"The Bank Where
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KLANSMEN MAKE
DEMONSTRATION
HERE SATURDAY
Fiery Crosses Are Burned in All Sec
tions of City Saturday Night
Handbills Distributed.
I
KVnm Mnnrlnv b l)ailv
The peaceful residents of the city
were much stirred up Saturday
night between S:30 and 9:30 when
in all parts of the incorporation
there were found blazing crosses
which represented, it was supposed,
the flaming emblem of the Knights
of the Ku Klux Klan. It is reported
that there were some thirteen of
these crosses and in all parts of the
city.
There was one reported from the
vicinity of the baseball park, Gar
field park and Washington park, one
near the High school, one at the top
of South Sixth street and also sev
eral ii the north and west portions
of the city.
In addition to the burning crosses
there was found yesterday, scattered
about the yards and in mail boxes,
in all parts of the city, handbills
settin? forth certain facts about the
Klansmen. The bills had evidently
been imported from outside sources.
This is the first activity of the or
ganization, which has been reported
to have existed here for the past two
years, since last summer when a pa
rade was held through the streets
and an open air meeting staged near
the Wiles farm west of the city.
The exact significance of the
crosses is not known, whether as
merely a demonstration by the order
of its existence or a warning of pun
ishment, and, accordingly, has ex
cited a great deal of curiosity among
the residents who are not affiliated
with the hooded organization.
W. G, T, U. OB
SERVES FRANCES
WILLARD DAY
Anniversary of Birth of First Presi
dent of National W. C. T. TJ.
Marked by Fine Program.
From Tuesday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon the ladies of
the W. C. T. U. of this city enjoyed a
very delightful time at the home of
Mrs. H. C. Leopold on the occasion of
the observance of the anniversary of
the birth of Miss Frances E. Willard,
organizer and first president of the
national W. C. T. U.
TLe program of the day was laid
around the life of Miss Willard, the
members of the society giving a num
ber of readings and papers on the life
of the venerated lady who had given
her life in the cause of temperance.
The various papers covered from the
early childhood of this pioneer in
the cause of the Union, to her more
mature years and the final triumph
of the cause in which she had given
her life.
Several musical numbers by the
members also added to the enjoyment
of the afternoon and at the close
dainty and delicious refreshments
served by the hostess that brought
to the close the afternoon of great
pleasure and enjoymeDt.
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Strength!
NEBRASKA.
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