VOL. NO. XII
PLATT6M0UTH. TTEKttAfiYA. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1925.
NO. 17
BE
ENGINEERS HERE
TO SUPERVISE
BRIDGE BUILDING
j verdict for the plaintiff in the sum
Work On King of Trails Bridge WiU,0'2 is cne appealed from the
Probably Begin This Week, : county court, and in an action in
Engineers State. , which the plaintiff company insured
an auto belonging to Lloyd Wolcott
From Monday's rar.y of Weeping Water and which was
State Engineer Cochran, with Geo. damaged in a collision with a truck
E. Johnson, president of the Eton- belonging to the defendant Scatter
omy Bridge Co., of Lincoln, which good. The plaintiff claimed damages
has the contract for the construction in the sum of $347. S2, while the de
of the i.ew King of Trails bridge, tendant denied responsibility for the
planned to be built the coming sum- accident and claimed counter dam
rr.er over the Platte river river north ages in the sum of $75 for damage
of this city, were here yesterday to his truck,
looking over the situation end mak- :
ing the plans for the commencement
of the work tlu;t it is hoped to have
started this week. j
Mr. Cochran has been interested j
in the construction of ti e bridge, as I
it is stated is to be constructed along j
the lines approved by the state de-j
partment of public works under the
stipulation made that the bridge will
le later purchased by the state and
two counties of Css and Sarpv. and : , t, , . ,t
the state engineer will inspect the.Number of Termer Graduates Here
plans and arrangements for the; Are Taking Active Part in
bridge to see that they are strictly! University Work,
up to the required specifications. j
Mr. Johnson, whose company is to ' From Tuesday- Drily
have charge of the work of erecting ; There are 8tVf.ral of the foriner
the bridge, was here to finally com-l pinttm.lth hjrh s,.hon, rrn(llnt
irfn v. i . 1 , -, - n,nnn
and was joined hre by Charles Ogle,
engineer of construction, who will
remain here in active charge of the
work now until the bridge is turned
over by the contractors to the stock
holders of the bridge company.
lne engineer is expecting- tne . j:a js to send out in the spring vaca
grading gang here this week to start ' tion period seven cf their students
the construction of the grade and : over the eastern portion cf the state
fill on the north- approach to the new 'to gather data that will be used in
bridge and have i: in readiness when )e preparation of bulletins on the
the active work of bridge construe- ; management of business houses based
tion starts. The fill will be of rock ; ou the observations and deductions
and black dirt and the top of the fill Df the student research workers. In
will be of gravel that will make a the number that will visit this por
hard surfaced approach to the tion of the state, W. Dean Douglas
bridge. i of this city has been assigned as cne
The pile driving outfit will be cf the students to visit Falls City
hero as soon as possible and be -ready . anj gather information on the op
to start in on the driving as soon as , crating of shoe and grocery stores.
Xhe steel reaches hre, as it is pln- other of the towns that will be vis
ned to have the steel construction tted by the students will be South
follow closely the pile driving and'sioux City, Norfolk, Falls Citv. Ne
as fast as the piles are placed the i braska Citv. Fremont and Omaha,
steel gang will follow up with their in the athletic field there are sev
work and in this way it is expected ' eral from here who have acquired a
that a great deal of time will be very fine standing at the university,
saved in getting the bridge structure , among whom is Vern Hendricks, son
up and give plenty of time for pour- ; cf Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hendricks, of
ing the concrete floor cf the bridge near Murray, who, in the recent
and have it all set by the date of track team trv-outs. was the first in
September 1 when the bridge is sup- the 330-yard dash, making a record
posd to be turned over to the com- that gives him a place in the track
pany that is having it constructed. ; activities cf the universitv. Vern is
The engineers will push the con- a graduate of the local high school.
Etruction work and if necessary to, Frank Grauoville. also an old grad
get the bridge in readiness it is srat-((f Plattsmouth high school, is to be
ed that day and night shifts will be . one of the varsity baseball squad that
operated at the structure in order to w-ill start on the spring playing trip
rush the work through by the com- through the south where they have
pletion day. : tramps with Missouri. Oklahoma and
The officers of the company and Kansas. Frank will play at short,
the construction company will em- jn -which position he has often ap
ploy as much local labor as possible ppar.nl on the local diamond and his
in constructing the bridge and al- work here may be accepted as the
ready a very large number of appli- guarnntee that" he will make a real
cations for positions have been re- r,iaver for Nebraska,
ceived at the local offices of the new " "
bridge company. .
Mr. Ogle, the engineer in charge.
of the work here, is also looking af- .
ter a graveling projec t for the state '
, cm- ,nntr tt r, t r,t 1 0 a
11 U fc .71-1 1 m' V V i A I 7 bt.Ul V J 1 1 I -l.piliU . J
the graveling of the highway from
South Omaha to La Platte.
YOUNG MEN JAGGED
From Monday's Tiiv
Saturday evening Sheriff E. P.
Stewart was called to the Platte river
auto and wagon bridge by a message
announcing that a trio of young men
were there suffering very much from
their over indulgence ir. the wild and
unrestrained juice of the Nebraska
cornfields, whif-h ha grown so popu
lar in these Volsteadian days. When
the sheriff arrived at the scene he
found that the reports were not er-1
larged at all and that all three of
the young men were in varying stages;
of intoxication, one medium tanked. ;
one hanging onto the ropes and the,
intra in mat state wnero ne was un-
able to tell whether he was here or
in his native heath of Nebraska City, I
where the trio claimed to make their
home.
The men had driven up to the
bridge but in their condition Joe
Thompson, the'toll keeper, was afraid
to trust them to j.-"rnev over the an niu !,'ueui " t'L"y: UItu i"Y"
hridee for fear that they would in-1 urda night at the Douglas county
jure themselves or wreck some other ! hospital in Omaha where for several
car that might come onto the bridge j wetks she has been undergoing treat
and he ordered them to back their ;meiV-- . . .
ar along the roadside. This they did ! Mrs- Borden has made Platts
after much difficult and awaited mouth her home since the middle
there the coming of the law. eighties, coming here from Sioux
Sheriff Stewart brought the trio on City, where the family had resided,
into this citv and they had com- i Several years ago this unfortunate
plaint filed ae-ainst them by County woman was taken ill and has been a
Attorney W. G. Kieck. charging them charge of the county since that time
with being intoxicated. The men gradually growing more feeble and
gave the names of Glen Straw, Claude infirm until within the last few
Evans and Jack Goldsbury. Aftr weeks when it was found necessary
hearing the evidence. Judge Duxbury to have ner taken to tne hospital
cave them a iolt of S2:. anr! pruita nnH
in taiiure to pay tn's amount they
were turned over to Sheriff Stewart
to enjoy their pork chops and coffee
at the county jail until the wrath of
indignant justice is appeased.
Dennison Easter novelties,, crepe
paper and napkins, favors and deco
rations for Easter at the Bate Book
and Gift Stop.
VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF
! From Monday's Daily
! The last jury case of the March
term of the district court was closed
Saturday afternoon when the case of
the Capital Insurance Co. vs. Lester
Scattergood was argued and submit
ted to the jury. The jury returned a
FORMER PLATTS
MOUTH STUDENTS
AT UNIVERSITY
1 -
who are attending the University of
Nebraska who have acquired a very
distinct place in the school activities
and on the athletic field that they
ere filling most acceptably.
The College of Business Adminis
tration of the University of Nebras-
DEATH OF LITTLE CHILD
,
Vr" TuMdV .
Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Rhoden,
who. reside on the William Weten
kamp farm, two miles west of My-
nard. were called upon yesterday to
; part with one of thir twin children
' who were born on February 7th. The
iliitle child has been poorly for some
time and several days ago was taken
to Omaha for treatment but which
was without avail and the little son
vvps called by death yesterday morn
'. ing. The other child, a little girl, is
dcir.g very nicely and not showing
' any sickness.
I The funeral services will be held
j at the late home this afternoon and
ithe interment will be made at Oak
Hill cemetery wert of this city.
In their los-3, Mr. and Mrs. Rhoden
v.m have th(? d?ep svmpathv of the
hoflt cf fnnds over 'the community
in thtk tVAnz away of the little one
wfco for PO j, a time has been a
part of the family c5rcie.
DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT.
From Monday's DaiJv
Following an illness of some
months duration Mrs. Mary Worden.
iio oe uaceu iui.
AGED MAN POORLY
Claus Boetel, Sr., -who has been
quite poorly the past few weeks, is
now able to be up and around the
home of his son, Claus Boetel, Jr., is
still feeling poorly and suffers a
great deal of pain that prevents him
taking up his former activities and
has for some time had him bedfast.
MASONS HOLD
PAST MASTERS
MEET MONDAY
PLATTSMOUTH LODGE NO. 6, A.
F. & A. M., ENJOYS INTER
ESTING SESSION.
HISTORY GF LOCAL LODGE
Given By Hon. Francis E. White,
Grand Secretary Judge Jas.
T. Eegley Speaks.
from Tuesday's Dally
Last evening, Plattsmouth lodge
No. 6. A. F. & A. M.. held its first
observance of Past Masters' night,
an occasion set aside to honor those
who have in the past presided over
the destinies of the fraternity in this
city since the first organization of
Masonry in Plattsmouth in 1857.
There were some 150 of the mem
bers present including a number of
visitors from Omaha and out in the
county to enjoy the occasion with
Plattsmouth lodge and to participate
in tin: line banquet and tne excel-
lent program thct had been arranged
bv the committee in charge.
The session of the lodge was pre-
sided over by Luke L. Wiles, master
of tne lodge, and many entertaining
features were given by the members
along the line of honor to the past
masters. The quartet, composed of
Harley end Clifford Cecil, John E.
Fradv and Frank A. Cloidt, also gave
several numbers in the lodge session
that added to the enjoyment of the The court after hearing the argu-! church and was called to order by
occasion. ment by Mr. Martin and the reply of i Mrs. E. C. Yont, of Brock, district
During the evening the members the state by County Attorney W. G. j president, and with the rap of the
of the lodge joined in the splendid Kieck, overruled the motion for the! sr.; el the twenty-second annual con
repast that had been arranged by new trial and pronounced sentence ' v r.tion was starting on its interest
the committee in charge and which on Mr. Biddick. Under the indeter-Jing three-day ression.
offered a real treat to the members of ruinate sentence law the court pro- j)e members of the gathering en
tile fraternity that they will long re- , nounccd the judgment cf the court j0ved a period of song at the open
member. The menu was as follows: t to be that Mr. Biddick sh. uld be ccD-iir,V Gf the meeting thrt v. as a Dlcas-
Salted Pen nuts
Sliced Pineapple au Grautin
Roast Pork, Apple Sauce
Mashed Potatoes Erovn Gravy
Creamed Peas and Carrots
Pickles
Rolls Jelly
Pie a la mode
Coffee Cigars
The toast list was presided over;
bv Past Master W. A. Robertson in ;
his usual pleasing manner, who in
troduced the various speakers of the
evening.
Rev. ii. G. Mcciusky and following '
which the members joined in the.
singing of "America," which was a
n-ost inspiring opening for the even
ing program.
William G. KWk. county aitor-
rev, and a past master of Springfield .
ledge No. 112, gave a very pleasinsrla very pleasing triumpn :n tne mgu
reading on the craft that was a raott : school and college commercial con
eniovable feature of the evening. j te sts held at Auburn the past week
The Masonic quartet, composed of j which reflects the greatest credit up
Frank A. Cloidt. Ravmond C. Cook, I on the students of thi- city as well
Harry G. McClusky and Lynn O. i as the instructors of the various
Minor, gave several numbers during subjects.
the program that were inspiring ( jn the penmanship contest,
and gave a most pleasing effect to j Plattsmouth carried off the first, see
the general program. ' ond and third prizes. Louise Rum-
William Baird. past master of ;
Lancaster lodge. No. 19. of Lincoln,
was called upon and responded to the
toast, "Past Masters," in his usual
effective manner.
The members of the banquet party
gave one of the songs that is most
typical of the fraternity, "Onward,
Christian Soldiers." which proceeded
several of the most interesting ad
dresses df the evening.
Judge James T. Begley, who is a
very close student of Masonic his
tory, gave a very able address on
"Masonic History." covering the
earliest data on the order in the
first dawning of time down to the
present day and was one of the clear
est and most concise histories of the
order that has ever been the pleas
ure of the local lodge to enjoy.
Francis E. White, secretary of the
grand lodge of Nebraska, A. F. & A.
M., and also a past master of Tlatts
mouth lodge No. 6. gave a short his
tory of the local lodge and Masonry
in Cass county, dating from 1857,
when on call of the members of the
fraternity among the pioneers, the
first steps were taken for the forma
tion of a Masonic lodge which was
organized and started giving the
teachings of Masonry here in the
year 1S58. This address was very
fine and especially enjoyed by the
younger members who received it as
a real lesson in local Masonry.
Past Grand Master Lewis E. Smith
of Omaha was also called upon for a
few remarks and expressed the pleas
ure of being present at the gathering
and to mingle with the Plattsmouth
Masons.
Following the singing of "Blest Be
the Tie That Binds." the benedic
tion was offered by the Rev. Frank
Emory Pfoutz, which brought to a
close one of the greatest gatherings
in the history of Plattsmouth Ma
sonry. The list of the past masters of
Plattsmouth lodge No. 6 and the
years of their service is as follows:
E. A. Donelan, 1858; J. W. Mar
shall, 1859; Daniel H. Wheeler,
I860. '61. '62. '71; E. C. Adams,
1863; E. T. Duke. 1864, '65, '66; R.
R. Livingston, 1867. '68, '73; J. Val
lery, Jr.. 1869, '70, '72; Francis E.
White, 1874. '75, 76, '77, '78, 79;
J. Finley Johnson, 1880, '81; V. V.
Leonard. 1882, 'S3, '84, '85. '90. '91,
'92, '93, '94, 1903, '04; J. G. Richey,
18SC, '87. '89; Henry J. Phelps,
1895, '97, 9S, '99; Adam Kurtz,
1900; Michael Archer.. 1901, '02;
William L. Pickett, lfiOo, '06. '07;
Oliver C. Dovey. 1908, '09. '10, '11,
'14. '15, '16; William A. Robertson,
1912; George W. Thomas,, 1913;
William J. 'Streight, 1917; Nelson
Jean. 191S; John McLean. 1919;
William F. Evers. 1920; James T.
Begley. 1921; Leon L. McCarty,
1922; Leslie W. Niel, J923.
Among the visitors' from out of
the city to enjoy the ccasion were:
Francis K. White, Lewis E. Smith,
Rev. Luther H. Kuhns. John L. Lich
tenwallner. Brothers McCormick and
Dostwick of Omaha; G. W. McCrack
en; W. G. Boedeker, Ed S. Tutt, G. I. j
Lloyd. Anderson Lloyd, Vearl Smith.
Murray; Elmer Hallstrom, Daniel S.
Sumner of Avoca; C. D. St. John, of
Nehawka.
STEVE BIOOIGK
RECEIVES SEN
TENCE TODAY
j auditorium of the First Methodist
1 church yesterday afternoon and last
Under the Indeterminate Sentence ; evening.
Law, Receives From One to Three j Tlie committees of the Platts
Vore in PeTn'teTWorrr mouth club who are the hostesses of
J From Monday's Daily
This morning in the district court,
Judge James T. Eogley heard the
motion of the attorney for the de-!
fense, Charles E. Martin, for a new
trial in the case of the State of Ne- each arriving train and extended a
braska vs Steve Biddick, who was! greeting to the delegates and pro
convicted here several days ago ofjvided for their care and comfort
arson, in connection with the burn-J while in the city.
ing of a lumber
shed at the Bur-
lington shops
fined in the state
Lincoln for a period ot from one to
three years.
PLATTSMOUTH
WINS IN COM
MERCIAL MEET
Receives First, Seccna and Third
prizes in Penmanship. Third
and Fourth in Spelling.
Prom M.ojidar'6 Daily
The Plattsmouth city schools won
mell being first; Martha Gorder, sec-
ond, and Alice Wooster, third,
jn the spelling contest:--. Platts-
mouth carried off the third and
fourth prizes, Henry Wooster and
Helen Sharp being the winners.
In these classes the winners will
take part in the state commercial
contest that will be made up of all
of the different districts of the state.
The winners in the typewriting
and shorthand contests have not as
yet been announced by the judges.
In the contests there were a num
ber of the leading schools of the
state participating, Omaha Central.
Peru Prep, Nebraska City, Falls
City, Humboldt, Ashland, College
View, Syracuse and Auburn were
frmtetiTif with the Plattsmouth
schools stands, and in view of this j
fine array of rival schools the work
of the Plattsmouth schools stands out
in fine shape.
The penmanship contestants were
under the direction of Mis3 Marie
Kaufmann, city supervisor of pen
manship of the Plattsmouth schools,
and Miss Isabel Hartley had charge
of the commercial department of the
city schools.
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS
ENJOY BREAKFAST
Proa Uottr1! D&iir
Yesterday morning the members of
the local court of the Catholic
Daughters of America were most
pleasantly entertained at the resi
dence of the Ursuline Sisters. The
members of the court had a most de
lightful time in the enjoyment of the
repast following the religious ser
vices held at the St. John's church
nearby and spent several hours very
pleasantly with the members cf the
sisterhood of the church who are
conducting the church school in this
city and the event was one that all
of the members will long pleasantly.
FOR SALE
Pure bred Wnite Plymouth Rock
eggs for hatching. 54.00 per hun
drad. Call pho.ne 3T13, Plattsmouth.
ml9-Ssw
shsssthsss
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CONVENTION OF
WOMEN'S GLOBS
MEETEfGS OPEitfED LAST EVEN
ING AT FIRST METHODIST
CHURCH. '
SFLEN0I0 PROGRAM IS GIVEN
Rev. A. A. Erooks of Lincoln and Dr.
Georg-e E. Condra of the State
University are Speakers.
This citv has the pleasure of en
tertaining the ladies of the first dis
trict section of thf Nebraska Federa
tion c f Women's clubs which is meet
ing in convention this week and a
very large nuirber of delegates were
rej'.isterod at the convention hall, the
.tr.o frnivf-ntinti wuro rm tno irw enrlv
end even detail that might tend to
the pleasure and comfort of the visi
tors was carefully attended to as the
members arrived here to take up
their taks cf the convention
ctivi-
; ties. Th" recc-ptirn committee met
The first meeting of the conven
tion was last evening at 7:30 at the
r?r", tiaxy atjir, banpy opening of the rou-
i&ppy opening or
tine of work.
Rev. Frank Emory Pfoutz, pastor
cf the First Methodist church, of
fered the invocation.
The delegates were given a hearty
welcome to this city by Searl S.
Davis in his usual happy manner,
for the city of Plattsmouth, and by
Mrs. P. J. Flynn, president of the
Pir.ttsmov.th club, on behalf of the
ladies of this city and which gave
the visitors a most hearty greeting
ard welcome to Plattsmouth.
The ret-pense to the address of
welcome was given by Mrs. J. A.
Daugherty, of Pawnee City, secretary
of the district convention, in a very
clever manner, this talented lady
singing a few appropriate verses of
response to the welcome.
In the nusical program of the
evening. Miss Helen Wescott and Ed
gar Wescott gave a selection on the
marimba that was much eujoyed and
the high school orchestra also fur
nished several numbers that were
fine and appreciated by all of the
members of the convention and the
audience.
The state superintendent of the
Women's clubs. Mrs. Paul C. Terrj--man.
was then introduced and gave a
brief address that was much enjoyed
by all of the large sized audience.
Rev. Arthur A. Brooks of Lincoln,
one of the ablest pulpit orators of
the state, was then introduced and
for forty-five minutes gave the con
vention a very interesting address on
"The Responsibility of Dad in the
Home," which was to the point and
covered most interestingly the du
ties and responsibilities of the par
ent in the home and in the training
of the members of the family.
The convention also had a real
treat at the close of the evening pro
gram in the illustrated lecture, "Ne
braska, the Beautiful." given by Dr.
George E. Condra, of the University
'!of Nebraska, in which Dr. Condra
showed his moving pictures of the
manT places ot Deauty over in is
great commonwealth, with these of
fering an interesting lecture con
cerning the state and its resources.
The scenes were beautiful and to the
members of the convention and their
friends was a treat in showing the
points of natural beauty and histori
cal lore that lie within the confines
of this great state.
After the adjournment of the con
vention the delegates were served
dainty and delicious refreshments in
teh parlors of the church which fur
nished a social feature much en
joyed. There is also located in the par
lors of the church a wonderful art
exhibit in, charge of Mrs. A. O. Peter
son of Omaha that has been visited
by a very large number of Platts
mouth people and is well worth the
time of viewing as it contains some
very handsome specimens of art
work which has been gathered for
the purpose of exhibition.
The Wednesday morning session
opened with the convention singing
enthusiastically, "Nebraska, I'm All
For You," led by Mrs. Luce of Have
lock, followed by the Lord's prayer
in unison. Mrs. R. C. Blankhard,
district parliamentarian, held her
Darliamentarv round table. The
' high school choral club sang two
' numbers that were enjoyed very
much. In the absence of Mrs. Hen-
sel, Mrs. Penny gave the talk on
j "Junior Work," and said she could
I have no finer introduction of her
! subject than the young ladies who
had partaken in the previous num
ber. In sul stance, she said all clubs
should interest themselves in joining
junior clubs and give our girls the
benefit of chib work. Mrs. A. D.
Caldwell gave two violin numbers,
accompanied by Miss Frances Fields,
which were very pleasing to all.
j Mrs. Perry man gave quite some
time to round table work of interest
to all members and opened the eyes
of the members so some thirgs as
done by our census takers in regard
to illiteracy.
There are now registered forty
three delegates, twelve state and
district officers and a large number
of visitors.
Following adjournment the ladies
partook of the luncheon prepared
for them at the Presbyterian church,
AMERICAN LEGION
OA
RE
BE HELD APRIL 15
Will Be held at Modern Woodmen
Hall on Wednesday Evening April
15th; Good Program Arranged
The banquet to be given by Hugh
J. Kearns Post of the American
Legion of this city, will be held on
Wednesday evening. April 15th at the
Modern Woodman hall according to
the arrangements made by Chairman
J. A. Cap well of the banquet com
mittee. The toast list is being prepared
and will include among the speakers j
a number of the leading service men
of the state and of thi3 vicinitv who'
will be here to mingle with the
Legion men.
A musical program will also be
given that will add to the interest of
the gathering and which as an enter
taining feature will be one of the
most pleasiag that has been held
here in many months.
The members of the American
Legion Auxiliary will serve the ban
quet and the ladies who are past
masters in the art cf preparing and
serving the most delicious of repasts
will be on hand to see that all who
attend the banquet are given their
fill of the good things to eat.
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN ON
From Tnudi.y c Ca.ll7
The residents of the city are now
busily engaged in looking after their
annual cleanup of their places in
preparation for the growing season
of the vear. The yards and lawns
are being raked and cleaned up and!
all over the hills of the city in the
evening can te seen tne oonnres
where the dried grass and rubbish is
being burnt and cleaned up for the
spring season. The gardens are be
ing spaded or plowed up and every
one who has a home outside of the
business district is talking and
planning for the garden season. This
is the time of year when the resi
dent of the outlying district has it
on his less fortunate neighbor who
dwells in the apartment houses and
in the business section of the city.
Joe Stenek departed this morning
for Omaha where he will meet his
sister, Mrs. Mary Racek, who is com
ing from her home in Minnesota to
attend the funeral of her mother,
Mrs. Anton Koubek, Sr.
What Is Your
fp
To make a personal call every time
you pay a bill is to place a very small
valuation on your time.
And when the first-of-the-month col
lector comes, it's embarrasing not to have
the exact change and to have to send him
away, when a check book would have en
abled paying the exact amount and in
sured a lawful receipt.
Pay by mail or in person with the
assistance of a Checking account at the
First National Bank and save ever being
exiled upon to pay a bill twice.
The First N&riomt Bank
THE BANK
FLMTSHCUTH
"The Benk Where
DEATH QF MRS.
LOUISE KOUBEK
LAST SATURDAY
Well Known Resident of West Part
Of City Dies After a Brief Ill
ness From the Flu.
From Monday's Laily
Saturday evening, Mrs. Louise
Koubek, -who has for the past forty
years made her home in this city,
passed away at the family residence
in the west part of the city after a
very brief illness. Mrs. Koubek was
ttken with cold and flu the first of
last week but her condition was not
thought to ho serious until rtiurs
day when she became worse and Sat
urday evening was called from the
scne of her earthly activity.
The deceased lady was born in Bo
hemia sixty-tight years ago, coming
to Plattsmouth in the year 18S4 and
has since made her home in this com
munity. She was married here to
James Sunek. who preceded her
in death thirty-three years ago. To
this union there were born four chil
dren, three of whom are still living
Joseph Stenek of Ilavelock; Emil
Stenek of Sedalia. Missouri, and Mrs.
Mary Raucek of Meadowsville, Min
nesota, one child dying in infancy.
Mrs. Stenek wa3 married twenty
two years ago to Anton Koubek, Sr..
and to them was born one son, Frank
J. Koubek, who with the husband
and father survives her death. Mrs.
Koubek is alo survived by two step
sons, Adolph and Anton Koubek, Jr.,
both residing in this city.
Since childhood. Mrs. Koubek has
been a faithful and devout member
of the Roman Catholic church and
during her years here has been a
I member of the Holy Rosary congre-
gation.
The deceased lady was quiet and
unassuming in her daily life, devot
ing her time to home and family,
earning a warm friendship among
those who were fortunate enough to
be numbered among her circle of
friends.
The funeral services of the dv
ceased lady will be held on Wednes
day morning at 10 o'clock from the
Holr-Flwsary Catholic church at lGth
and Pearl street and the interment
will be at th3 Catholic cemetery west
of this city.
RECEIVES WORD OF DEATH
Jack Pearce left Sunday for Chi
cago upon receipt of a telegram in
forming him of the fatal injury of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Petts of that
place, who were struck while in
their auto by an electric train near
Maywood, a Chicago suburb, Sunday.
Mrs. Petts is a sister of Mr. Pearce.
'Mr. and Mrs. Petts were on their
way to place flowers on the grave of
their twelve-year-old girl who died a
year ago Sunday.
Douglas Pearce, a nephew of the
couple, also received word here Sun
day of the tragedy. Mr. Petts had
been employed by the Carson Pirie
Scott company of Chicago for the
past twenty years. He and Mrs. Petts
were known to many in Lincoln as
they had often visited here. State
Journal.
The Tearce family were long time
residents of this city and the mem
bers of the Petts family are well
known to a large number of the older
residents of this city, who regret
very. much to learn of the tragedy
that has again visited the family.
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