Nebraska State Histori cal Society BARGAIN Wednesday EDITION BARGAIN Wednesday EDITION VOL. NO. XLH PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1926. NO. 10 tb Scum Family Enjoys Reunion After a Separation Ray Denham of Cedar Creek Finds Father Thought Dead for Long Period of Years. From Monday's Daily Ray Denham. Burlington agent at Cedar Creek, and well known in this city is playing a part in a story that reads like a page of some work of fiction and in which family ties broken years ago have been united and a very happy time is anticipated by the members of the family cir cle who have for years considered each other lost or dead. Some two months ago Mrs. F. S. Fry, 2012 West Broadway, Council Bluffs, aunt of Mr. Denham, was re-united with her son, Pearl Gilbert, whom she had not seen for a period of 37 years and who had thought in all of these years that the mother was dead. When Pearl Gilbert was three years old the father and mother separated and the baby boy was later kidnapped by the father and taken away, when he was old enough to understand he was told that the mother was dead but all through his life there lingered the memory of the mother and he finally began to doubt the story that had been f ioiu mm ana several monins agojurday aiternoon ana proveu a uis started the search that led to the j appointment to the local fans in that finding of the mother in Council ' our fast quintet was assigned to class Bluffs. Pearl Gilbert is now forty years of age, married and has two children and when he came from hte home at St. Paul. Minnesota, to Council Bluffs the family reunion was a most pleasant one. The happy reuniting of the mother and son gave Mr. Denham an in spiration to seek to find his father who he had not seen from his baby hood and whom the family had led to believe had been killed years ago in an accident in South Omaha. The family ties had been broken and the father and mother separated with Ray then a child of three be- ing taken by the mother. A short , time later a friend brought word j that an unknown man had been kUled fn a railroad accident at' South Omaha and which was sup-j posed to have been Mr. Denham. After the reunion of the aunt and! cousin In Council Bluffs, the un-. team in the second round as the nortn certainity as to the death of the siders should be able to lay away father struck Ray Denham and he(Chadron Prep. -t;-rted the search that has ltd to! In class B with the Plattsmouth the finding of his father. After , team are some very fast organizations, much search Ray was able to locate Geneva. Indianola, Clay Center, North the family of Dr. Pauleys of Ober-.htek. Chadron Prep. Central City, lin. Kansas, who has reared Mr. ! Alliance. Ansley. Randolph, Have- Denham and from them was gleaned the information that Mr. Denham was last heard of at Tulsa, Okla- homa. years after he had supposed to have been killed and that he had tCtt" l" luu",am":'u " visited at the Pauleys home nofot known and without his services more than two years ago. Ray Den- locals will be somewhat handi ham then took the matter up with capped m the playing of the games the postmaster at Tulsa and also hat they may have in the state with the city editor of the Tulsa . tourney. n-.-ij t,. r. t io,t Our neighboring city, Nebraska an ad in his paper and with the re-. suit that in a few days. Fay O. Den- ham. well known paint contractor of " , , A, ,,, ot,j i f Tulsa answered the inquiry and it ?L St1. i lUl ui , iuUaUi aU greatest basketball tournament. j and son were overjoyed to learn of b their kinship and the reuniting after. ttto itt?! Tints tiiv ! many years. Ray also learned of j NATURALIZATION DAY the fact that he hai two brothers and two sisters in Tulsa and ex- From Monday's Dally pects to leave in about a week from Th opening of the March term Cedar Creek to join in the family of the district court today was mark reunion ed by tne usual naturalization hear- ings and three applications for final GIVEN FAREWELL From Tuesday's Daily A farewell party was given for Nelson Sherrow at the home of his Sunday school teacher Mrs. Hans school teacher Mrs Heinrich, 414 Gold street on Satur day afternoon in which the associates : 1 . . . ,1 1- t - l V.k i , V t .-TTi little lad joined. The little folks enjoyed games of all kinds from 2:30 until 5 o'clock and which proved a real pleasing diversion of the oc- lly by all of the members of the party. Prizes were won by Jean Holmes and Kathryn Armstrong. A3 a token of remembrance the little guest of honor was presented with a very pretty gift by the class, their teacher and Jean Holmes, and which will be cherished as a token of the friends here in this city. At an ap- propriate hour a dainty luncheon was served that added very much to the pleasures of the event. Those attend- Legion program to be broadcast from ing were: Jean Holmes, Ruth Ann Station WOAW, Omaha, prior to the Hatt, Kathryn Armstrong. Richard district convention here, has been set Hatt, Winston Holmes, Billie Arm- for Thursday evening. May 6th, just strong, Harold Stewart, Edwin Roman two weeks before tbe convention and the guest of honor. date. A strong array of talent has been listed and it Is safe to say the NOW SHOWING IMPROVEMENT forthcoming program will be fully, X-mJi 1 up tQ the 6tandard maintained in j - . the past, when a half dozen or more, From Tuesaays Dally I broadcasting dates have been filled Mrs. James T. Begley. who was from the Omaha station. The program ' operated on at the Methodist hospital : will occupy the time from 9 to 10:30 , at Omaha on last Friday, is now show- of that evening, and in addition to ing very pleasing improvement altho musical numbers a brief invitation she Is still feeling to some extent the will be extended to Legionnaires of effects of the operation and her poor the First Congressional district to' health of the last several months. The attend the big convention at Platts many friends of Mrs. Begley will be mouth. Further details will be given it, !earn of ner improvement from time to time and the complete, and trust that it may continue until 'program published for distribution she is entirely recovered. at a later date. VISITING OLD FRIENDS From Tuesday's Daily This morning Mrs. C. E. Wescott, who has been spending the winter here at the homes of her sons, C. C. and E. II. Wescott, started on a visit to a few of the old time friends re siding out in the state, going first to Lincoln, where she will be a guest of Mrs. S. A. Davis and be entertain ed at a meeting of the Plattsmouth club of the capital city, composed of a number of the iormer residents here. At Lincoln Mrs. Wescott will be joined by Mrs. E .H. Wescott and the two ladies go to Superior to en joy a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac King for a few days. Mrs. Wescott returns here later for a visit before starting back to her home at Los Angeles. Local Quintet Lands in Class 'IT at Tourney Large Number of Fast Teams Makes Classification Difficult and Dis appoints Local Fans. From Monday's Daily The classification of the high school teams for the Nebraska state basket ball tournev which ODen3 at Lincoln on Thursday, were announced on Sat- B Instead of class A as had been hoped for from their fine showing of the last season. In the season just closed Platts mouth won from a number of the teams that were placed in class A., notably Creighton Prep and Fremont as well as Nebraska City with whom they split even in losing one game on the Nebraska City floor. With the character of the teams plaj'ed and the showing it was thought that the locals should have a try in the highest rank of the state basketeers but the wisdom of the board making the selection willed otherwise and the locals win De seen in me rea not battles that will mark the class B games. In the opening Bsme of the tourney Plattsmouth will play Clay Center and if they are victorious win then meet the fast and clever North high' iock, button, uotnenDerg, tnivers,u) Place. Kearney and Columbus, Whether or not Coach F. A., Rothert will be able to accompany the j City, was drawn in class A and have ; f3 their foe in the opening game, Lincoln which team is expected to be one of the contenders in the finals in ticipate and which is the world's' citizinship, Peter Opp of Nehawka. Mrs. Lena Kopp of Louisville, and Otto F. Lau of Weeping Water were heard in the applications granted. To add to the impressiveness o! occasion and the ereeting of the! now iM.pn fl dr, was by the little folks of the room of Miss Amelia Martens in the Central ' building, the little folks giving a . .... , nAAnA the beauty of the ceremony of re ceiving the citizens. Mrs. J. S. Livingston on behalf f thelDaU?te ' tSetArc Revolution also presented to the new citizens the manuals of citizenship that contain some very valuable facts 39 to tne government of the United States. RADIO PROGRAM MAY 6TH From Monday's Daily The date set for the Plattsmouth Rev. H. Kottich Ends Life Early Last Saturday Tragedy Occurs at Home Near Falls City After Long Illness Due to Nervous Breakdown. From Monday's Dally The. news received here late Sat urday evening of the death of Rev Hans Kottich. age 30, former pastor of the St. Paul's Evangelical church of this city, came as a very great shock to the many hundred of friends of the estimable young pastor, and especially in the manner in which the tragic death had occurred. I " Rev. Kottich. who since his illness of more than a year ago, has been staying at the home of his father, Rev. W. Kottich, a retired minister of the Evangelical church, eleven miles northeast of Falls City. The form of the illness of Rev. Kottich was that of a nervous breakdown from which he had never fully re covered, although he was much bet ter in the last few months and it was hoped that he would be able to se cure a permanent relief from his long standing ailment. The young pastor had been very despondent of late as to his health and his enforced rest weighed heav ily on him as he was of a very active and nervous type and this despond ency was the cause or the tragic event that ended his life Saturday. Rev. Kottich arose early Saturday morning and as was his custom an nounced that he was going for a walk, he having been in the habit of these long walks each day for his health. When the young man did not re-appear at breakfast time, the members of the family started to in vestigate and were shocked in a few moments by finding the body of the young man swinging from the rafters in the large granary on the farm. It seems that the former pastor in one of his spells of despondency had climbed to one of the rafters in the granary, attached a rope to the raft er and placing the other end of the rope around his neck had made the jump that ended his life so suddenly. During his service here as pastor of the St. Paul's church. Rev. Kot tich was one of the popular and well known residents of the community and his pleasant greeting and genial and attractive personality made him well liked among a very large circle outside of his church congregation, and he was especially esteemed by his associate ministers of the city. His death comes as a real personal loss to those who had the privilege of know ing him and in his death the family will have the deep sympathy of the host of friends in this community who too had known and loved this splen did young man. From Tuesday's Dally Yesterday afternoon at the com munity church eleven miles north west of Falls City was held the fun eral services of the late Hans Kottich, whose untimely death on Saturday came as such a crushing blow to his family and the many friends at the old home and here in Plattsmouth where L: served so acceptably as the pastor of the St. Paul's Evangical church. From the St. Paul's church here there were a number of the repre sentatives of the church and the vari ous societies present. Rev. O. G. Wichmann. present pastor of the church, John Albert and Mike Hild of the official church board and Mrs. George Klinger and Miss Emma Hirz of the church societies attending the services. The local also with the societies and Sunday school sent many beautiful flowers as tributes to the memory of their kind friend and pastor. The funeral services were con ducted by the Rev. H. Kochheim of Falls City at the Kottich home and the body was laid to rest in the beautiful burial ground near the Boughmann church of which Rev. W. Kottich, father of the deceased young man is the rector. The attendance at the funeral was very large and the expressions of love and esteem numerous and beautiful. ADDRESSES FINE MEETING From Monday's Dally Yesterday Rev. Luther M. Kuhns of Omaha, well known minister of that city and active in the work of the Nebraska Masonic Home, was here for a short address at the First Metho dist church. Rev. Kuhns had planned to 6peak before the Y. M. B. C. and the Philathea class of the church at the Sunday school hour but owing to train delay did not arrive here in time for this meeting and kindly con st nted to speak at the regular morn ing worship hour. The address of the distinguished clergyman covered a re view of Japan and China and the var ious institutions that are maintained there by the Methodist church and as well many Interesting narratives of the trips through the Holy land of the near east. There was a very large! number present despite the unpleaa- ant weather and the addresa; was one that all enjoyed to the ut- most. MISSOURI RIVER RAISING From Tuesday's Dally The Big Muddy yesterday took a sudden raise and in the space of a few hours had shown a very noticeable raise, the water coming very sudden ly and evidently from the releasing of some laree body of water that had been held up by ice gorges. William Grebe, the dean of the Missouri river fishermen, states that the river had been quite loy up to yesterday when the sudden change came and with the increasing volume of wate came a large amount of floating ice that moved out rapidly in the mild weather conditions. Mr. Grebe is of the opin ion that the raise in the river will bring in its wake a great deal bet ter fishing and will permit them making some record catches such as they had last fall at this point. Boy Wanderers End Journey in Jail Last Night Night Police Gather in Two Young Lads Supposed to be From Oma ha and Hold Them. From Tuesday's Dally " Late last nhrht Officers Joe Liber - shal and Clyde Jackson discovered two lads who appeared about 13 years of age quartered at the Burlington station and as the boys gave no very clear reason for their being at the station the police had them taken to the city jail and where they have since rested. The boys told several conflicting stories to the police as to their homes, cluaiming at first that' they had come from Kansas City and St. Joseph and later on being questioned farther ncai experience in tne anairs or lire gave their residence at Omaha. The!that wiU assist him in his conduct of bovs gave the names of Oran Supton and Almon Tollol. and their ages as!voters- f a ver' genial and pleas 16 year9, altho they were apparently considerably younger. After spending the night In the ail and feeling a little more home- sinch the boys stated that their homes were just out of South Omaha on a rural route. Chief of Police Johnson was engag ed today in .getting in touch with the authorities at South Omaha in the hopes of securing some definite in formation aa to the boys and whether or not they were runaways from the metropolis. YOUNG PEOPLE MARRTET) From Monday's Dally Miss Mildred Alwin of this city and Mr. Vern Younker of Union were united in the bonds of wedlock at Omaha on Saturday afternoon, the marriage lines being read by Rev. Allen of that city. Following the wedding ceremony i. city where a very charming wedding here at the time of the death of his supper was enjoyed at the home of ; step-father, Edward Stoner and has the bride, Mrs. Ruby Wells Mrs. C. I since been visiting here with the rel F. Boynton and Miss Margaret Alwin, I at Ives and friends for a few weeks arranging the pleasant surprise fori'but feels that he should be back at the newly weds. his duties and accordingly has depart- mier a. lew uajs uere mr. uiiu i ft j i it. i Mrs. Younker will leave for Colorado 1 where they expect to make their home in the future. The bride is a daughter of John Alwin of this city and has made her , home here for the past four years j and during that time has formed a very large circle of acquaintances'01 1 aui or e soutn a group or tne that are regretting very much to learn of her forthcoming departure from this city. The groom has been making his home in Union for the past winter, coming here from Colo rado where he has been engaged in farming and will return there to resume his work in a short time. MRS. SHANNON FILES From Monday's Dally One of the latest filings to be re ceived at the office of County Clerk George R. Sayles for the coming pri mary election is that of Mrs. Edna D. Shannon, county register of deeds. The filing of Mrs. Shannon was made late Saturday afternoon and in which the candidate states her inten "u"-u luc wuu,u,uc otolCT "C1 tion of submitting her name to the . . August. Mrs. Shannon was first elected to the office of register of deeds in 1918 and re-elected in 1922. serving eight years in this office. The register of deeds was formerly a resident of Weeping Water and after her elec tion to the office came to this city where she has since made her home. HOLD FINE MEETING From Tuesday's Dally 'neighbors in our recent bereavement The Merry Workers club of near at tne death of our beloved husband Mynard held their meeting Tuesday, an(j father, we wish to extend to March 2nd at Mrs. Chris Zimmer- those who were so kind to us, our man's home. Design principles of most heartfelt thanks. Mrs. M. J. gowns and color harmonies were the ny3 an(j Family. subjects for study. The officers of the club are, president, Mrs. L. G.l r!n!1 o otiyipt nf Tia Ra Hackenberg; sec-treasurer, Mrs. Fred Hanni; project leaders. Mrs. E. G. Ruff ner, Mrs. Ed G. Meisinger. Each member spent a very enjoyable aa well as profitable afternoon. at the close of which the hostess served a - delicious lunch. , . fits UlCOlUCUl. 1U1 B. uiaui Harrison Gayer Files for Office of County Clerk Well Known Young Farmer of Mur ray Enters Race on Democratic Ticket Today. From Tuesday's uaily The political entries for the forth coming primaries was increased this Afternoon when Harrison L, Gayer, well known farmer from east of Mur - ray tiled his name as a candidate lor the office of county clerk on the demo- cratic ticket, this being the first filing for this office so far in the political marathon. Mr. Gayer has made his home in Cass county for the past eight years and has a very large circle of friends! 'over the county who will be interested. ; in learning that he has decided to en- .1 er the political arena and offer his services to the citizens of the coun- itr as their representative in the office The new candidate has been at the hospital in St. Louis for several weeks taking a course of treatment for in juries that he has suffered as the re- I suit or nis service in the world war :and expects in a very short time to be able to recuperate from the effects ior tne injuries and the treatments and will then be in a position to meet the voters of the county and become better acquainted in the portions of the county where he may not be as well known as in the vicinity of his home. Mr. Gayer is a young man well qualified for the position to which he aspires as he has received a col lege education and has had a prac- ine omce snouid ne be selected by the ant personality he has made friends wherever he has gone and who will warmly support him. During the world war Mr. Gayer served with dis tinction in the greater campaigns in France and was wounded in action as a member of the 2Sth infantry of the l6t division and was promoted to the rank of eaptain for his services. Since the -wa- he has made his home on the farm east of Murray with his wife and two little children and become a real part of the community life and where he is held in the highest es teem. DEPARTS FOR FLORIDA Prom Tuesday's Daily- Last night Paul Grassman departed on the 12:30 Missouri Pacific train for Florida, resuming his duties with the Brown Electrical Co., at Cocoa, where he has been engaged for the Past six month in learning the elec- trifai rrflrtp tnero n I u.-na nation eu ior ine soutmana. ne nas Deen very much pleased with the south and his situation at Cocoa and will re main there while he completes his trade which is one of the fast grow ing occupations in that section of the country. In view of the coming departure iamny eie cuiruinucu ill ine iiume of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bates here on Sunday afternoon and evening, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Short, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Manasek of Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Hillard Grassman and children. with Mrs. Edward Stoner and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bates and Miss Laura Grassman joining in the farewell to the young man. INJURED FOOT BETTER From Tuesday's Daily Harry Speck, who some time ago had his foot quite badly injured is now so much improved that he can use the injured member altho he is not yet dancing on the injured pedal. The injury was sustained a short time ago at the home of his brother, Ben qnArv on the P T Becker farm wpst SJe' onJJ Jl 2 ing clear up a section of old hedge The ax with which the j'oung man was cutting the hedge, made a glanc ing blow on some of the hedge and deflected from its course onto the left foot of Harry making a nasty and painful wound that checked his ac tivity for some time. CARD OF THANKS Deeply appreciative of the many acts of kindness and the words of svmnathv from the friends and . a m . . i . B00K ulIt snoP ana enrou in ine ffee classes that are learning the new decorative art work in lamp .v.jp nj crrPn! Tt iV n YilMaTit SAaaes ana screens, it is a pleasant an attractive work that any lady can find most profitable. ENJOY FAMILY REUNION From Wednesday's Daily A very pleasant reunion of sev eral members of the Cory family was held here yesterday at the Hotel Per kins when John Cory was visited by his sister, Mrs. Frances Tiberghein and her daughter, Mrs. Maude Lemon of Sac City and Mr. and Mrs. Dar row Lemon, son and daughter-in-law i of Mrs. Maude Lemon, as well as II. W. Cory, a brother of John Cory. The party was one that was enjoyed by all of the members of the family circle and was the first time in a long period that the brothers and sisters were able to get together for such 1 a pltasant visit. Mr. and Mrs. Lemon 1 were cnroute to Texas where the wmon iamny are expecting 10 mane their future home. Mr. and Mrs. Ed iBrantner took a number of the party j back to Omaha and where John Cory 1 will enjoy a visit there for the next few days. County Clerk, George Sayles, Makes Filing Present County Official Will Again Place Name Before the Voters For Consideration. From Wednesday's Daily While things in general at the court house were decidedly dull to day the political entries continued to come trickling in and assuring the voters that, they would have plenty of candidates for their consideration at the coming primary election on August 10th. The latest of these filings was that of County Clerk George R. Sayles, who paid over to County Treasurer Miss Mia U. Gering the sum neces sary to permit his placing his name on the ballot for the consideration of the republican voters at the coming primary election. The present county clerk has filled that office for the past eight years, having first been elected in 1918 and later re-elected in 1922 for his sec ond term to the office. Mr. Sayles has been a lifetime resi dent of Cass county and was for many years a resident of Cedar Creek where he had grown to manhood and engaged in school work there as well as later being in the grain business at that place. On coming to Platts mouth to reside Mr. Sayles continued his work as grain dealer and in the insurance business until he was elect ed as city clerk in 1918 and held this position until in the fall of that j-ear when he was elected to the county office that he has since held. George has a very large acquaintance over the length and breadth of the county and has made many friends by his pleasant personality who will be pleased to learn that he is to again be in the race for the office that he has held in the past eight years. With the filing of Mr. Sayles for this office the lists on both tickets are now ready for the consideration of the voters as Harrison L. Gayer of Murray also filed for the clerkship yesterday on the democratic ticket and with Mr. Sayles looks good to be the entries at the November election when the voters wil pass on the merits of these two pleasant gentlemen. Have you anything to Dny or sell! (jO'Operation If T Greeting to Our New Neighbors! - We're proud that the Plattsmouth com munity is attracting new people that an era of progress is at hand. At this early season of the year letting of a contract for our new community building is soon to proceed, work has been started on a new garage building. Let's keep the good work up. At this bank, new residents and old will find not only a courteous, but cordial welcome, and a willingness to be of ser vice in every possible way. The First national Bank THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL. AT HOME PUNTTSr-lOUTH iiiiuiill;ilUiiiiitilitilliiMt'';tii.,ii;iuiiiii1iiiiUiinii,iiiiLiLLiim: Motorcycle Driver Caught with Booze Carl Hiskey of Eldorado, Kansas, Captured by Sheriff Stewart With Small Hooch. From Wednesday's Dally A few days ago Carl Hiskey, aged IS years, stari.td from his home .it L'dorado, Kaitas, vrt the motor cycle route for the j-ieat city f Omaha, to the north where oppor ti.'iUy seem -d to betk-.n il3 iiemt and offer a greater chance in life that could be found in the oil city of the southwest. All went well as the put-put of the motorcycle hurled him on his way to the fair land of Nebraska, but alas. Carl tarried in the great metropolis of western Missouri, Kan sas City, where it is said the women are fair and the whiskey almost fo. While there Carl conceived the idea that as he journeyed onward to Omaha he might "live by the way" as Thomas More has expressed it, and in order to make the living easier he decided to carry with him a cargo of the liquid that Volstead has made a household work, the powerful spirit of 188 hitched to a small quanity of water. The first part of the journey was very pleasant as the young man came through the villages and cities where the thirsty were gazing for some green oasis and where his beverage brought as great relief as the rain to the Ancient Martner, and by his judicial sales he made the journey pleasant as well as profitable. As he came farther nor th the supply deminished in the demand of the arid Nebraskans and the amount seemed hardly more thin would last until the great city of Nebraska was reached. He had lain behind him the miles of territory until reaching Platts mouth, that classic city nestling among the seven hills ana wnero even tbe color or smell of liquor has long been forgotten save by the old est Inhabitants who can recall thit once on a time there was something of that nature known in these parts. Here fate that had been hovering along his pathway overtook him In the person of Sheriff E. P. Stewart who descended upon the young man as he was resting at the Missouri Pacific station and the end of the story brought to the trip from the oil fields of Kansas. The young man as well as his puddle jumper was brought to the county Jail and the scene laid for the last act. This morning complaint was filed against the young man charging him with the possession of three pints of the forbidden beverage and in keeping with the law in the case County Judge A. H. Duxbury Impos ed a fine of $100 and sixty days in the county bastile on the young man. Being without the means of paying the fine he will also rest this out in the county jail as the guest of Sheriff Stewart. Ifltost every school demand In th way of stationery, pencils and ink may be had at the Rates Look and Gift Shop. The very best grade ot history paper for 75c per ream. ITTHlMTHniFTTflrT .1! "NEBRASKA Crag 31 13 g an