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VOL. NO. XLI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19. 1925.
NO. 74
CASS COUNTY LADY
PASSES NINETIETH
MILESTONE OF LIFE
Mrs. Emeline Mayfield. Widow of the
Late Elder Geo. W. Mayfield,
Reaches Rice 013 Age.
From Thursday's Laiiy
Yesterday marked the ninetieth
birthday anniversary of one of the
real pioneer women or the west, -Airs.
George W. M;t field, w ho is now liv
ing restfully in the twilight of life
in the community where for so many
years she has been a farr.iliar and
well loved figure.
The story of Cass county ".s closely
interwoven witii the life of Mrs. May
fit hi as she has spent the greater
prirt of her lifetime in this section of
the west, and since her marriage in
to George Y. Mayfield. better
known in later years as Klder May
field, she has been a resident of Cass
county, they being located at Platts
mouth, Weeping Water and Louis
ville. Mrs. Mayfield was formerly Miss
Emeline Todd, daughter of Thomas
Jefferson Todd and Mary E. Todd,
two of the earliest residents of Cass
county. When this family came to
Nebraska there was still th. wild un
broken prairie, the Indians camped
along the rivers and creeks in this
section of the state and the habita
tions of the white men few and far
between. The sacrifices and priva
tions incident to the life of the fron
tier were endured by the Todd fam
ily and it was in these suiroundings
that the daughter was reared and
with her early training she has been
well suited to the life in the new
west and been able to lend a great
dea' of assistance in the development
of the communities in which she has
lived.
The husband. George W. Mayfield.
was engaged in the Indian wars in
th early days from 1SS5 to 18G0 in
the western part of the state and
later after his marriage in lR.r,S he
came to Plattsmouth and in later
years was engaged in the newspaper
business, having established the Re
publican at Weeping Water and later
was engaged in newspaper work at
Louisville.
The birthplace of Mrs. Mayfield
was at Norwalk. Ohio, and she was
one of the first pupils of Oberlin col
lege, now one of the leading educa
ional institutions of the 1'nited
States. Mrs. Mayfield ha3 teen noted
for her artistic work and up to the
time of her very great ace she was
actively engaged in painting and had
a number of work that attracted a
great deal of attention.
Despite the great years of her life
Mrs. Mayfield still lives ir. ber own
home, performing a large number of
her accustomed daily tasks and en
joys walking, in pood weather, to and
from church each Sunday and has
been able to enjoy every year of her
life in taking a keen interest in the
work of the community and. the prog- ;
ress of a busy world. Her eyesight
has remained good and proven a com
fort as she is able to keep in touch
with the progress of events in her
reading.
The son:- of Mrs. Mayfield have all
been more or less id -ntifii -d with the
newspaper work with cue exception.
Clarence G. Mayfield. the eldest son.
who has dvoed his activities to the
farm and at which he has been very
successful. Eugene O. Mayfield is
Sunday editor of the 0::i: ha Wcrld
Heralci, Leroy J. Mayfield. editor and
publisher of the Louisville Courier;
O. M. Ma field, of Valley, Nebraska;
A. C Mayfield of Denver, and George
A. Mayfield of Ariesia. California, be
ing the remaining sons. There are
two dauchteis in the family, Mrs.
A. Seeord o" Omaha and Mrs. W.
Valentine of Los Angeles.
F.
W.
RECEIVES PROMOTION
Fr.
mi Friday's" Ijailv
The many friends of Miss Lena
Hirz. well Known Plattsmouth lady,
will be pleased to learn that she
has jui received a well deserved pro
motion at the Missouri Pacific hos
pital in Si. Louis where she has been
for some ti rae. Miss Hirz has been
encaged in the nursing profession for
the past three years &nd was for
some time engaged at the Liberty
hospital in St. Louis following the
completion of her work at the Still
hospital at Kirksville, Missouri, and
on the completion of the fine new
Missouri Pacific hospital in St. Louis
she was offered a position there with
added responsibility and salary. Af
ter a vacation here this summer. Miss
Hirz took up her duties at the new
hospital and after a month there was
given another promotion that has
placed her in charge of the surgical
dressing room at the hospital. This
talented lady has devoted much time
to her work and enters into it with
splendid training that should prove
very valuable to the hospital.
SHERIFF HOLDS AUCTION
From Thursday's Pally
Sheriff E. P. Stewart yesterday
held the sale of a Ford roadster that
was taken recently on court order as
the propery of a man named Dixon,
who had been arrested charged with
having liquor in the car. The com
petition for the purchase of the car
was not very keen and it was sold
for f IS to M. S. Frail. Jr., of Weep-
int TVtT.
STT?ANf;n5 APT STTSPTfTnTTC t
From Thursday's Daily
Late yesterday afternoon Chief of
Police A. R. Johnson was busily en
gaged in rounding up two men who
had been reported as soliciting over
the city without the proper creden
tials and license necessary for that
purpose. The chief rounded the men
up and had the matter threshed out
with the city attorney with the re
sult that the gentlemen in the man
ner of the Arabs of fabled story, fold
ed their tents and made their way
hence. The men claimed to be rep
resenting the Meredith Publishing
company, of Pes Moines. Iowa.
PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE
TO RETIRING METH
ODIST MINISTER
Rev. A. A. Brooks of Lincoln. Well
Known Here, Honored by His
Former Church Associates.
From Thursday's Pally
The many Plattsmouth friends of
Rev. A. A. Rrooks. for the past sev-
oral years in charge of Trinity M. E.
churc h at Lincoln, were much inter- rjts from many lands and to show his
ested in the reports from the con- friends many of the curios and arti
.ference of the Methodist church that Hes that ihat he had gathered from
transferred Rev. Rrooks from his the four corners of the worid.
Lincoln charge to Pes Moines. Iowa. Mr. Kennish was a brother of Wil
Rev. Rrooks has become an out nam Kennish. the contractor, who
standing figure in the work of his,-, the foundation for the statue of
church in this state and as well a jjbert v in New York harbor and
one of the most popular of the pul- j 'i'ncle Tom" was one of those who
pit orators in this section of the . assisted in the work of preparing the
state, having
a speaker in
been on two occasions!
Plattsmouth. once as
the commencement orator of the high
school and also as the speaker of
the Y. M. R. C. banquet at the Meth-
odist church.
Rev. Rrooks goes to Des Moines to
head the campaign there for the e-rec-!
tion of a jr.i'O.not' church building.'
one of the largest churches in thej
country of this faith. He being death came to his relief at the hos-
ected out of all of the ministers of r,itai Wednesday, October 14.
the Nebraska conference for the re- ' Mr Kennish was 8:1 years of age
sponsible task, which is a real man's brt (e5pite his advanced age he ten
job and one that calls for all 'hati(,erc,j njs services to his country
the minister can give. 'during the World war. being reject-
The recent issue of. the "Tnnity;ed for actuai service although he was
News Letters. the publication oi
the Lincoln church, was devoted tc j
tributes to Pr. Rrooks and his service
to the people of that community and
was a real heartfelt expression of,
the members of the church of which
Pr. Rrooks can well feel proud. i
Incidently Pr. Rrooks is the last
of the well known Broo'Ks family to
leave this state, as this family of sev-.
eral sons are all now located at points j
out of Nebraska. W. G. Rrooks, form
er superintendent of schools at'
Plattsmouth. Nebraska City, and
York, being now the superintendent
of schools at Rurlington. Iowa.
DOUBLE WEDDING SOLEMNIZED
From Thursday's Dally
The Cass county friends
of the
John P. McDride family will be in-
terested to learn of the marriage yes
terday at Omaha of Miss Margaret,
the youngest of the children of the
McBride family.
The marriage
Grace Methodist
Ardath Margaret
lied to Kirby H.
Illinois, and Miss
occurred at the
church when Miss
McBride was mar-
Kittoe. of Galena.
Marie Ruth Reatty
and George II. Roessig were united
in marriage.
Rev. Rert L. Story, pastor of Grace
Methodist church officiated, assisted
by Rev. C. C. Wilson, secretary of
the Methodist conference. Some 3uu
guests attended the an'air.
Mrs. J. E. Ringer was at the piano.
Miss Laura Peterson sang "I know a
Lovely Garden" by DoHardelot and
"At Pawning" by Cadman. The
ushers were Pick Garrity, Al Cong
don and John McBride.
The bridal party departed for Chi
cago for their honeymoon and will
leturn to Omaha were they will make
their future heme.
The McBride family have madei
their home in Omaha for a number
of years and Miss Margaret has been
reared to womanhood there as she
was a very small child when the fam-i
ily resided here. She is a graduate;
of the South Omaha high school.
The father of the bride was the!
late John P. McBride, for several'
years sheriff of Cass county and later
a well know commission salesman at
the South Omaha stock yards.
The McBride family reside at 2309
F street, South Omaha.
DEATH OF JUDGE SLATTERLEY
From Thursday's Pally
The death of County Judge Slat
terley. of Dawes county, occurred
yesterday at Chadron, after an ill
ness of some duration. The sad news
was received with a great deal of re
gret here where the Judge was known
to a large circle of friends. Mrs.
Slatterley was formerly Miss Maude
Foxwell of this city and Lincoln, the
family having resided at Chadron for
a number of years.
JOE BELL STILL POORLY
From Thursday's Daily
The many friends of Joe Bell, one
of the residents south of this city,
will be sorry to learn that Mr. Beil is
still quite poorly at the hospital
where he has been for several -weeks
past. The condition of Mr. Beil has
been bad for some time and has
hcrvn but little lprrowmwit.
OLD TIME SAILOR
IS GALLED TO HIS
LAST REWARD
Thomas Kennish, Better Known Here
as 'UncIe Tom," Dies at Hos
pital in New York City.
From Fridays raily
Mrs. R. F. Patterson of this city
has just leceived a letter from Mrs.
T. C. Shtpherd of Joliet. Illinois, con
veying the sads news of the death at
a hospital in New York City of
Thomas Kennish. brother of Mrs.
Shepherd and well known in Platts
mouth. Mr. Kennish made his home here
at various times with the George E.
Dcvey family, being a distant rela
tive of the late Mrs. Dovey, and his
visits here were occasions of the
greatest interest to the young people
of this city and especially the boys,
as "Uncle Tom." a sailor of the old
sailing days on the seven seas, had a
wonderful fund of experience and
Utnrics of life on the brinv ileen that
thrilled and delighted his auditors
for hours at a time and it gave him
the greatest of pleasure to relate sto-
foundation for the great statue that
was Presented to this country by
France and which
is now world fa-
mous.
The last visit of "Incle Tom" here
was some eight years ago and since
tiiat time he has been living in the
sufferer from cancer of the liver
lu-tiirli p-'-ndimllv weakened him until
assigned to Y. M. C. A. work among
the sailors at New York and contin
ued in that service until his last ill
ness. His tdd friends and acquaintances
here wil reirret very much to learn
of his death which removes another
of the fast vanishing type of old time
sailors.
WELL THOUGHT OF
From Friday's Pa ily
The Cass county friends of the W.
G. Schuetz family will be interested
in the following items taken from the
Falfurrias (Texas) Facts, which
give the expression of the community
there of the Schuetz family, who
were former residents of this local
ity: "W. G. Schuetz. one of the solid
and substantial citizens who pursues
the even tener of his way supplying
his customers with real bargains in
light hardware, and household uten
sils. Mr. Schuetz has been in the
Falfurrias country many ears, com
ing here from Nebraska at the very
beginning and in addition to being a
successful merchant and bank direc
tor, he is one of the strong boosters
for Falfurrias country as an agricult
ural section and practices what he
preaches. A good citizen, a good
business man citizen, good farmer.
Falfurrias will welcome all men like
him that Nebraska will spare."
"Joe Shuetz, all-round good fel
low, everyone in Falfurrias knows
Joe Schuetz. He has a smile for one
and all. No matter how fast they
crowd him at the fountain in Fal
furrias Bakery Joe just works the
harder and smiles the broader. He
came here with his parents from
Plattsmouth. Nebr., 13 years ago
and during this time he has accu
mulated not such hordes of worldly
wealth but a host of good friends; a
charming wife and the finest kid in
Texas at least Joe and Mrs. Schuetz
say it is. It is such men as Joe
Schuetz who cheer and encourage the
sad and sorrowing thru life. If you
don't know Joe Schuetz get acquaint
ed with his at once."
LADIES AUXILIARY MEETS
From Friday's Daily
The members of the auxiliary of
St. Luke's parish of the Episcopal
church were most delightfully enter
tained Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Henry Herold on North
Fourth street.
The ladies took up as their study
course for the coming season, "That
Freedom," one of the leading works
on Latin America which will furnish
the ladies with much valuable infor
mation as to the little known coun
tries of the southern continent. The
interest shown was such as to make
a great promise for the next few
months of study. The meeting was
led by Mrs. Kittie Roberts and the
members joined in the work with the
greatest of enthusiasm.
At a suitable hour dainty and de
licious refreshments were served by
the hostess, Mrs. Herold.
Have you anything to sell or tmy T
Then tell the world about it through
1 the Journal Want Ad cxrtraji.
RETURNING TO CALIFORNIA
From Friday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. George Halmes
their daughter, Rosalie, and
John, motored from San Jose.
with
son.
Cali-
fornia. to the home of Mrs. Halmes'
mother. Mrs. John Klimm. of
hawka. and her brothers. John and
Henry and Tony and Mansa Klirnm.
and sisters, Mrs. Ltn Austin and Mrs.
Julius Neumeister. They also visit
ed witii Mr. Halmes' brothers. Mr.
Pete r Halmes of Ashland and Nicho
las Halmes of Omaha, and his neph
ews, John and Will Hahm-s of Platis
mowth. After a delightful visit with
relatives and old frier'.'. s. they rre re
turning to their home in California.
POPULARITY CON
TEST AT CARNIVAL
COMING MONTH
American Legion and Elks Will Offer
Fine Tiizes to the Winning
L-dy at This Event.
Frm Friday's Daily
One of the features of the Amer
ican Legion Elks- carnival whi'h is
to be held here on the week of No
vember 9th to 14th. will he the popu
larity contest in whb h the two or-
iinizations will offer three verv fine
prizes for the three ladies who are
voted as the most popular by the peo
ple of the community in the contest.
There will be a ballet appearing in
the Journal in a sh'jrt tim which
will give each canurk:io loon votes
n- the first round as well as placing
them in nomination. The ballots will
then be sold at PH votes for P'c cr
lc a vote and which can be deposited
at the ballot boxes that will be locat
ed at various places over the city for
the accomodation of the public.
In addition to the votes that arc
handled in this way each lady that
may bo in the conte.-t can have the
opportunity of aiding: in her cam
paign by the sale of the admission
tickets which also crrry with the;a
the opportunity of participating in
the prizes at large. The committee
has decided to allow each contestant
a 10 per cent advantage in the sale of
the books by allovJug 1,0 (m on
each book sold so that in this way
the contestants can secure a goodly
number of votes to help them in the
contest.
The popularity contest will be
closed the last night of the carnival
November 4th and the winners of the
prizes be awarded them.
The ladies of the city and their
friends should watch for the coupon
thai will appear in the next few days
auu get reauy to enter tne contest
for a successful campaign.
GIVEN BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
From Friday's Daily
In honor of the birthday annivers
ary of Herman Tiekotter. Jr.. which
occurred the first of the week. Mrs.
Herman Tiekotter. Sr.. mother of the
guest of honor and Mrs. Carl Tiekot
ter. arranged a very pleasant sur
prise on Herman Tuesday that was
verv much enioved by the jolly party
of young people who had been invit
ed to be present.
The young man was unaware ci
the nlans of his friends and it was
tint until thev arrived at his home to
shower him with congratulations that
h wns aware of what a delightful
time had been planned. The evening
was snent in tdaving games and en
joying a renewal of the school clay as-
snrintinns as the members ot ine
party were largely all of former class
mates of Herman. The guest of honor
iriven a very pleasing rememner-
ance of the occasion by the friends.
At a suitable hour dainty and de
licious refreshments were served that
niieied to the pleasures and delight
of the members of the party.
Those in attendance were: -Misses
Mable Sullivan. Freda Klinger,
Laura Peterson, Margaret and Bet
ty Sitzmann. Dorothy Sattler. Messrs.
George Ebersole. Roy Olson. Paul
Vandervoort, Edward Gradoville,
Herman Tiekotter and Rernard Mei
singer. MRS. ERUGER SERIOUSLY ILL
From Thursday's Pally
Mrs. Glenn Kruger has for the past
several days been very critically ill
at the home of her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. John Meisinger, Jr., the patient
having been confined to her bed and
the condition of the young lady hav
ing caused the family the greatest of
apprehension as to the outcome of
the case. It is hoped that the next
few days may bring a more favorable
change in the condition of the pati
ent and give the family more en
couragement as to her recovery.
PROTEST ARBUCKLE'S
PLACE ON PROGRAM
Los Angeles, Cal.. Oct. 5. There
will be no revel of the Masquers'
club in Hollywood High school's
memorial hall unless Roscoe Arbuckle
former film comedian, stays away.
This was the ruling handled down
by the board of education here late
today after receiving a flood of pro
tests aimed at the ex-actor's sched
uled appearance on the program. The
board explained that the appearance
of Arbuckle in the Bchool auditorium
wouia brtn undirble rroblrefry.
WOMAN'S CLUB
! HAS FINE
SES-
I SION LAST NiTE
j Musical ProgTam at Home of Mrs.
I John Gorder Pleases Laie At
j tendance of 2Ier.:bers.
' The Plattsmouth Woman's ciub
.had one of the most delightful meet
ings of the season last, evening at the
hospitable home of Mrs. John Cordcr
and fitting, indeed, for this home
where music is so popinai. tae spun
of the social evenirg was the de
lightful musical program that had
been arranged by the committee in
charge.
There was a short business session
over which Mrs. A. J. iieeson. pt'e'-i-dnt.
presided and at its cloe the
meeting was turned over to the music
d'.'-partinent of the club which offered
a program of the greatest interest.
The program presented wa large
ly by the newer residents who have
come here in the last few weeks to
make their home for a time ;it Ie:ist
and from the program that was (
tT'd by the school p-ople as well as
others, this citv lias been most for
tunate in having this wonderful ar
ray of talent here this year.
Witii i ho exception of Harvey
Johnson, gifted violinist, s.ll the num
bers of tne program ver.- r :v;r. r
the ladies and gentlemen who are cn
.caged in teaching in the high and
grade schools. Those who partici
pated in the program were Misses
Vyria Fossler, Florence Frahm. Lucy
Coll. Pearl OuiIlic.lt, Helores Kossee.
Messrs. Leftoy P. Eager. I. V. Wiitse.
rnid B. E. Woodward, of the public
l.ool teaching force as well as Har
vey Jo'.in-on of the Burlington.
Every number ws. s most artistical
ly o fie red and it was a real revela
ticn to the Plattsmouth ladies in ihe
excellent addition to the musical cir
cles of the city tliDt was offered.
Eh !i one- of the selections wa en
jnyed to the utmost and it was the
general expression that the public
should have a greater opportunity of
meeting tliee new artists.
At the close of the meting. Mrs.
Corder served dainty and delicious
lef resl.inents that aided in the com
pletion of tli most pleasant evening
for all i.f the purty.
CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY
Freim Friday's Iiaily
It has been the hapiness of but few
persons to live to enjoy the sixty
fourth anniversary of their marriage,
but this good fortune has been given
to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Green, old
time residents of Plattsmouth now
living in Lincoln. The happy event
was celebrated on Tuesday. October
l.'Jih and a very delightful dinner
v.-as enjoyed by a number of the
friends at the Miller & Paine cafe
which was tendered as a tribute to
this estimable couple of old time
Nebraskans. The children of Mr. and
Mrs. Green. Mrs. George L. Printiss.
Frank E. Green, state editor of the
Lincoln Star. Harry Green and Mis-;
Clara Green are all residents of Lin
coln and able to join in the happy
eve nt.
Mr. and Mrs. Green came here in
the early eighties and lived here for
a long period of years. Mr. Green
being a workman in the Burlington
shops for a great many years. While
here Mr. and Mrs. Green were very
devoHt members of the First Metho
dist church and their old church as
sociates here will be pleased to learn
of their happy anniversary.
RATES TO WOMAN'S CLUB
CONVENTION OCT 20-22ND
The convention of the Nebraska
Federation of Woman's clubs will be
held on October 20-22nd at Scotts
bluff. Nebraska, and for this occa
sion a special rate has been announc
ed by the Burlington that will be of
interest to the club members in this
city. The special rates will be effec
tive on the dates just prior to the
meeting of the federation and the
ladies will be accomodated on train
No. 41, leaving Omaha at 4 o'clock
and connection with which can be
made by train No. 23, leaving Platts
mouth at 3:05 p. m. The rates an
nounced are $24.50 for the round
trip and the Pullman rates an
nounced are $3.38 for a lower and
$2.70 for an upper berth on the train.
There are a number planning on at
tending the convention and this in
formation is given for their benefit.
CENTRAL PARENT-TEACHERS'
ASSOCIATION HOLDS MEETING
The Central Parent-Teachers' as
sociation met Thursday afternoon at
3:30. The attendance at this meet
ing showed a marked improvement
over last month's meeting.
A splendid talk was given by Miss
McNair. the nurse who is examining
the school children at this time.
The study of the book. "The Child.
His Nature and His Needs," was tak
en up. Mrs. Frank Barkus took up
the first chapter and Mrs. Frank B.
Shopp the second chapter.
Mrs. Brubacher's room was award
ed the prize picture for the largest
number of mothers of the pupils
present.
In Wisconsin a couple about to
marry were shot to death and thir
bodies found undw a hsv itack.
MUSHROOMS ARE RIPE
From Fri Jay's Pany
The title of the champion mush
room gatherer of this city is un
doubtedly held by Frank Woosttr,
who was out yeste rday afternoon for
a few hours and with the assistance
of Mrs. Woostcr was able to gather
some six market baskets of the well
known dainty. The- mu.-hrooms are
all of good size and will provide the
mean;' of a dainty dih in the next
few days. Mr. Wooster took a large'
basket of the wild "fruit" to On, aha
this morning where they were pre
sented to Anton Wooster. a son. and
family.
HEW MINISTER AT
ST. PAUL'S EVAN
GELICAL CHURCH
Rev. 0. G. Wichriann Arrives Here to '
Take Over the Charge and Will
Serve the Parish.
I"r..m Thursday's Patty
The St. Paul's Evangelical church
in t! i city which lias been without
the f vices of a regular minister
since i he illness of Rev. H. Kottich.
has at last been fortunate enough to
have a regular minister assigned here
who will tt'ke over the work of the
parish an& see that the church activi
ties are- kept up to their standard
that they have been in the past.
The new minister assigned here is
the Rev. O. G. Wichmann of Lara
mie, Wyoming, one of the ablest of
the teachers of this religious faith
in the western states. Rev. Wich
mann is a graduate of the University
of Wyoming and his last charge was
at Denver, Colorado, which charge he
gave up when leaving for Europe
where he traveled quite extensively
and had just re turned home when he
received the call to the church here.
Rev. Wichmann is a very pleasant
gentleman and with his splendid
qualifications should give the mem
bers of the congregation of St. Paul's
ehurch a strong and vigorous admin
istration of the church and its inter
ests. ANOTHER PLATTSMOUTH
RADIO PROGRAM NOV. 13
From Friday's roily
That Plattsmouth talent is stag
ing a come-back in the radio world,
after a long dormant period, is evi
dent from the fact that two programs
in a month, one from KMA, Shen
andoah, Iowa, a few weeks ago, and
the other to he given from WOAW,
Omaha, the night of November 13th,
comprise this town's offering before
llie lull I iipiiuur ioi iiir o.-irni u t; laiu
scattered over the country from
Maine to Mexico. This latest pro-:
gram, being arranged by Frank Cloidt
and Raymond Cook, will soon be j
ready for publication and the Platts-1
mouth Ad club will sponsor the',
printing of a large number of com-1
plimentary copies, so that every one
wishing to send the same to distant
friends may do so.
The program will be broadcast be
tween the hours of 9 and 10:30. on
the regular 52G meter wave length
of WOAW.
Watch for the complete program j
winch will appear in a few days.
School supplies at the;
Bates Book More.
Keep up the
balance in your
bank account!
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PIATTSMOUTII 1ST "NEBEASKA.
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vOrtnrfi?rn!nirniinnninr-Tninriirr:r
CAR CRASHES INTO
DITCH NEAR SPRING
FIELD, NEBRASKA
Ed Heil and Family Have Close Call
From Injury When They Drive
Into Larjre Ditch.
Kivijti Friday's Pally
A verv close call from
verv scri-
jous if not fatal injury was experi
enced by Ed Heil and family and
; their re latives, the Sc hafer family of
Knox county, last Wdn'sday on the
-highway a half mile north of s'pring
liehl in Sarpy county
The party bad been in Omaha and
on their return decided In fake the
trip via Springfield and Louisville
and return to Cass county over tlie
Louisville bridge. The party who
wen riding ma ue-o touring car iiuu
reached the vicinity of Springfield
where there- a great de-l of road im
provement work going en and as
they were a half mile north of Spring
field they noticed a sign which re-ad
"Detour." planted in the road, but
there was a well worn track around
the sign as though tin- autos bad
been going through and accordingly
the party followed this same route,
not aware of the condition of tin
road. After driving a short distance
ihy ran into a large ditch that wax
being constructed to put in a new
culvert and which was from live to
six feet in depth. It is stated that
there were no lanterns oer the x
ravation and as a result the drive r
was into the ditch before he realized
that there was danger ahead of TTim.
The ear was very badly damaged
in the accident and all the occupants
of the car badly bruised and shaken
up ami for a time it was thought that
one of the ladies sustained very se
vere injuries as she was much bruised
and seemed to suffer a great deal.
The parties who seemed to snifter
the most from the accident were giv
en medical aid and it is thought will
progress very nicely although they
will long1 remember the accident that
they have been through.
RETURNS FROM THE WEST
Yesterday afternoon Willi, im
Stark john returned home from a brief
visit to the western portion of the
state where he has farming interests
near Gothenberg and to which place
he- makes trips each year to look over
the gathering of the crop on the
farm.
Mr. Starkjohn states th tt the small
gr-iin in the vicinity of Gothenberg
has been about the same n- n ii-
see .on of the state but that ;"n corn
ciop in that pa it of the stj'c- .as
!-ot beer. neari as good as tn h
eastern part of Nebraska as there are
many light and worthless corn ears
owing to the drouth that had pre
vailed over the state in the mid-sum-ner
months.
FOOTBALL TEAM TO ASHLAND
From Friday's Daily
This afternoon. Coach Fritz Roth
ert and the members of the football
squad of the local high school de
parted for Ashlard where tin local
team is to meet ihe Ashland High
school team this afternoon. Ashland
was defeated by a very decisive score
by Weeping Water High school last
week and the local team anticipate-s
adding a game to their string of vic
tories for the season.
It's a mark of
dependability, trust
worthiness and sound
business judgment.