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VOL. NO. XLn
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1926.
NO. 17
Teaching Force
of City Schools
Now Secured
Few Changes Made This Year in the
Personnel of Teachers in High
and Grade Schools.
From Tliursday's .Dally
The Plattsmouth city school sys
tem will retain for the coming term
prectically their entire-teaching force
of the past year as the result of the
final completion of the contracts and ;
their return by the, teachers and this
condition of affairs is very pleasing
to the members of the board of edu
cation and the patrons of the school
in general as it means a great deal
more efficient handling of the affairs
of the schools.
Two changes have been made in
the high school force and two in the
grade schools and these will be the
sum total of the new teachers to be J
added to the city force this year. I
KimprintPTiflfmt P.pnrcs V. TWWnlf '
who has so efficiently headed the
city school system for several years
past will remain here In all proba
bility and which assures his present
able management of the school sys
tem will be continued. Mr. DeWolf
has been one of the ablest men that
has ever filled the position of super
intendent and his pleasant personal-
t A 11 U 1
ity has made him one of the most'r'T" inu. "5 .' ""p'.dlin"'
popular residents of the city, both j
with the general public and with the !
scholars of the city schools. j
Tn thp hifh srhnnl J
W. Poynter,
nrn. nrinfinai -0.511 rprn.ir,' nT,,i
the other members of the faculty for!snwea t,!e cnurcn to De m nne snape
the coming year will consist of Mrs.
Pearl Mann, mathematics; Miss De-
lores Bosse, English: Miss Estelle
Baird, language; Miss Esther Delzell
history and debating; Miss Pearl
Staats. normal training; V. D. Mc-:
Mahon, commercial; Ralph Howland. i
commercial; Miss Isabel Welch, home j
economics; Floyd E. Flack, science, I
and F. A. Rothert, manual training
and athletics.
The Junior High force this year
Clara Weyrich composing the teach- i
will remain unchanged, M,iss Anna ' ,luutrisuu- reau, ruus U1 1 "liable road conditions th
Heisel, Mrs. Cora Jones. Miss Teresa ! iasi session ana aiso on tne cnurcn !a Change of sentiment
uomr.i, nr.-co vrroi fncdni- a n Teo : rolls which showed a very pleasing) iofsT, y,at nir
ing force in this department or the'8iaua contriDution to oenevoieuces
schools. i this past year.
In the grades the teachers selected.! The missionary society of the
but who are as yet unassigned, will church broke its record by a large
be Miss Amelia Martens, Mrs. G. E. increase in their missionary offering
Brubacher, Miss Lucy Goll, Miss for the 'ear-
Clara Triletv, Mrs. W. G. Kieck. Miss! The Sabbath school report evid-nc-Eva
Crook, Miss Marie Svoboda, Mrs. I cd a well organized department and
Nellie Carlson, Miss Anna Rys, Mrs. the officers selected for this depart
Blanch Gamer, Miss Mildred Walker. ment of the church were C. A. Rawls,
Miss Marion Walker, Miss Jessie superintendent. Miss Pearl Staats, as
Whelan, Miss Nettie Hawksworth, : Ftant superintendent, Mrs. Verna
Mrs. Mae Farlev, Miss Pearl Guill- Goos. secretary. Miss Estelle Baird,
iott. Miss Cordelia Fields, Miss Mary pianist. Misses Helen and Edith Far
Eastwood, Miss Rose Prohaska. ; ley, assistants. Mrs. Anna McCarty,
The supervisors of the departments ' superintendent of cradle roll,
of the school system will remain as- In the election of the church offi
at the present time, namely, Leroy i cers George L. Farley was named as
S. Fager, music; Miss Marie Kauf- treasurer of the session, D. B. EDer-
mann, penmanship; B. E. Woodward,
physical training.
The last of the high school teach
ers to be sitmed is Ralph Rowland,
as one of the commercial teachers,
and who comes very highly recom
mended as a graduate of Cotner uni
versity, having been engaged in this
line of work at the Lincoln Business
college since his graduation from
the university.
DRUNKEN DRIVER FINED
From Thursday s Pally
Yesterday afternoon as the shades
of evening were falling A. V. Roberts, From TiurdaVs Dally
the man who was arrested yesterday The funeral services of the late
noon by Officer Joe Libershal for op- Valentine Tomaszwki were held yes
erating a car while in a state of in- terday morning at 10:30 from the
toxication. was brought forth to an- St. John's Roman Catholic church
swer for his offense, he having slept of which the deceased had been a
off the effect of the jag and feeling in lifelong member and the service was
his normal condition. one that was attended by a large
The man appeared very appreciative number of the old time friends and
of the fact that he had been locked neighbors.
up before he had killed himself or; The sorrowing wife and children
someone else by his wild driving and as well as Albert Tomaszewki, bro
also for the fact that someone on the ther of the deceased were present
way from Omaha had lifted his liquor at the service and their sorrow was
supply. It seems from the story re- shared by the many old time asso
rted by the man that he some booze elates of this city and vicinity,
with him when he had left Omaha The Impressive requiem mass of
but he had run his car into the ditch tne church was celebrated by Mon
along the road several times between signer Michael A. Shine, the choir
Omaha and LaPlatte and had been of the church assisting in the serv
helped by parties to get the car out iceR and in which Mrs. William Wool
and in some of these cases the helpers cott and Mrg p j. Flynn were heard
helped themselves to the surplus sup- j lo numbers
S0tM0niCllwdWhiCh t'aSthel,UCk"i At the conclusion of the services
hit Ml Qte7 vnappenedt ? the body was borne to the Catholic
hi ws drlvMn ,m h tbat cemetery where it was consigned to
Hscrted S COD" the last long rest. The pall bear-
After hearing the evidence in the re re Jhn .l???
case Judge William Weber decided ?ach' 5 ?1"esP1- Jonn C1ldt' Je
that the stranger had fared very nice-, LlbershaL . Johp Clmvanec. .
ly in being saved from hurting him-!
self or someone else and accordingly1
L. L. M'CARTY GETS GARAGE
he assessed the defendant the sum of'
$25 and costs which totalled the Hum'From Thursaar'8 Pally
,of $38. The stranger and his wife L" L- McCarty, proprietor of the
departed last evening on thmr i. Collins Oil station was the successful
to Kansas City where the man is
supposed to take the liquor cure in
one of the hospitals there.
J
CARD OF THANES
ve wish to thank thp
fHe1; KandMtrhe, lattSmoutQ '
wa -JX bfautIruI flowe that
and for thl "8
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Atterbery rm. Mrs-. Jesse
OPEN NEW PRODUCE STATION
This city now has a new poultry,
cream and produce station in full
operation starting today, Messrs J. T.
Gourley and J. F. Mauk, representing
the Armour Cream and Produce Co.,
of Creston, Iowa, opening up their
station in the frame building just
west of the Donat building.
This new concern announces that
they are on the market for all poul
try, cream, and farm produce as well
as hides, furs and wool which they
will purchase and handle along with
their other lines.
The two gentlemen that are to
manage the new station are preparing
to move here with their families as
soon as a suitable location can be
found and be a part o the community
life.
Presbyterian
Church Holds Its
Annml ftf Q - l.
illlllcli lYlCviillH
j Election of Officers and Reports of
Various Societies Received at
the Meeting.
From Thursday's Daily
The congregational meeting of the
First Presbvterian church of this
city was held last eening at
tile
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D' in niemners 01 me cnurcn to near
. e rePrtf of tAe various church so-
cieties ami 10 participate in me eiec-
tion of the church officers.
1
The reports from all departmen
f , V - , ,.r 'ru-,tfsa ,
in all lmeS Ot the CnUrCIl lite.
The report of tae treasurer also was
Bieu aim juuicmru b"u jiiirtutiai
condltion of th church. The coming
ea.r wiH ra,n a larper budt duei'cf the traveling public.
10 r . UUI1sdl,UIl-
1Jle sion was presided over byjin gf0ve cr(,ek for the hard sur-
ev- H- McCmsky as the modera-;face,j roa(s js a pleasing change in
tor- the services opening with a short Sntiment as a similar proposition
service of scripture, prayer and song. ,vas defeated last year but the past
' : clerK or tne session. James -
increase in membership and a sub-
soie ana u. a. icawis as eiders 01
the church for a term of three years,
J. W. Holmes was re-elected trustee
for three years and John L. Tidball.
Jr.. was elected to fill the vacancy
caused by the removal of Will Warga
from the city.
The church named as the deacon
cses of the organization Mesdames
H. A. Schneider, Frank B. Shopp and
.John F. Wolff.
The meeting was closed by prayer
by the moderator.
X UJN.E1Xk.aX1 V UJuU Xwi.DiJJJl.JXl
v : ,i .1 .v. 1 l
uiuuci dl lilt? UL luc gaiagc
cated on the building site of the new
community auditorium held at the
office of the Plattsmouth Motor Co.
last evening. Mr. McCarty's bid was
$65, the stipulations being that he
is to remove it from the premises by
. , .
A number of those interested in
Becuring the building found the price
?noted ? vinS it to their prem-
ding and Mr. McCarty's bid was the
oaiy one BUDmittea.
Stove Creek to
Have Graveled
Roadway Soon
Precinct Votes by 245 Majority for
Having Graveled Road Created
ng Graveled Road Cre
Through That Locality.
r.v.i, xiiUaH jjunj-
nie special election caueu ior
April 1st in Stove creek precinct for
the purpose of authorizing a levy to
ld" "UL iiif giau'imi; ui luur
and a half miles of highway running
north and south through that pre-
cinct resulted in the proposition car-
rymg oy a very large vote, tnere De- poUnds lighter he found that the
ing a majority of 2S4 rolled up for (.ourse fo treatment failed in the re
this proposition by the progressive ,i,,,.in- , lft him iwiin" fin, ht,
I voters of the precinct.
The result of the election was that
1 334 votes were cast in favor of the
I making of the levy for the graveling
and 50 votes against the pre
leaving a wide margin of vi
the surfaced roads.
proposition.
ctory for
The nronnsed trravplinsr starts at
north boundary of the precinct and
runs south two miles to the northern
; boundary of the town ofElmwood and
jalso runs from Elmwood south to the'
"O" clroot rr'i (1 t wr miles n i-1 nno '
! half mile west on the "O" street road
to connect with gravel that will be
lntpr nlnffft nn thie s'atc
and fed-
, y,
This hard surfaced road will be
joine(j hy the town of Elmwood plac-j
ing a grrveie(j highway through their
city and v.njcn gives a completed
hard surfaced highway from t
5ipart of the precinct clear to
the north
the "O"
street road ln the town of Elmwood
there will be a great deal of curb
Inrwl irnttir nrV onz-l o-o i r, cr ,.r,yr-aA
out tlis peason an(j Dy tne coming of
,ate .n, or fau the highwav will
Ue completed and ready lor the iue
This strong showing of sentiment
season in the mud and with impass-
re has come
ivith the real-
Dad roads in the winter and wet sea-
sons is to have roads surfaced with! The petition for the injunction was Mrs. Gertrude Barnard giving sev
gravel or other material that will filed by Thomas H. Pollock, of this era piano numbers. Mrs. John E.
permit the roads being used at all . city, owner of the Plattsmouth Auto Schutz, a vocal selection while Mrs.
seasons of the year. ; and Wagon Bridge Co., as a taxpayer e. H. Wescott gave a number of
Stove Creek is the second of the of Cass county, asking that the state tjje love songs that were most ap
county precincts to get busy on the be enjoined from paying over the propriate to the occasion while Mr.
surfacing of their highways as Louis- sum that wras required for the pay- E jj Wescott gave several piano
ville last year made their way to the ment of the state's half of the bridge, selections that added to the enjoy
front with a fine sjstem of graveled The petition claimed that the proper ment Gf tne event. One feature of
roads and now that Stove Creek has legal steps for the purchase of the tnP afternoon was the offering of
joined the procession there is no rea- King of Trails bridge had not been tn(; groom who demonstrated "that
son why other localities should not
et busy and do likewise.
The hard surfaced road programs
make stronger than ever the need for
the surfacing of the Louisville road
through Plattsmouth and Eight Mile
Grovp Tirpfinrts and also thp CfrtaT
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- . fn iuau cm 11 Din iuis ciiy imu
Plattsmouth and Eight Mile Grove
preciucts.
APRIL FOOL DAY
From Thursday's Dally
The first day of April which has
Ila!'
sinr-P pnriv tim hppn i-nn-urn no tfco
ice early times been known as the
day of pranks and jokes is upon us
,1Q
today and the observance of the day
was started early ,n the morning by
residenters on their friends and many
v. J4J 4
r K.ri r. " .V"?Z "t::
given unwelcome surprises. One well
known citizen was awakened this
morning by his better half with the
sharp, clear call for breakfast and
also informed him that another snow
storm had again visited this section.
The announcement of the snow made
no hit with the man and he was
muttering his opinion of the weather
and the fact that he would again
have to clean off the sidewalks when
he happened to glance out of the
window and was informed that it
was "April Fool." The kids of the
community were also busy in hand
ing each other surprises and "sells"
that makes the day one of fun and
enjoyment to those who are not be
ing ".kidded."
PARENT TEACHERS MEETING
From Friday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon the members
of the Parent-Teachers asociation of
the Central building of the city
schools met at the rom in the school
building and enjoyed very much the ;
study period that had been arranged j
for the occasion. Mrs. E. H. Wescott J
was the leader of the meeting and i
the members or the asociation spent
several hours very- pleasantly and
profitably in the study of matters per
taining to their work.
LITTLE ONE SICK
From Friday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Knorr and
children and Mrs. Frank M. Bestorijorie Am and Vernon Am, called
have been as Hastings for the last
several days visiting with relatives
and friends and yesterday the little
daughter. Jean Knorr, was taken sick and the little folks gave a most en
with an attack of measles that has tertaining evening for the residents
connnea ner 10 xier oea ana greatly
interferes with the visit of the fam
ily in the central part of the state.
Blank books at the Journal office.
RETURNS FROM HOT SPRINGS
From Thursdays Daily
Last Evening Attorney D. O. Dwyer
i retursed home from a two weeks rest
and recuperation at Hot Springs,
Arkansas, and bearing in his appear
ance and manner the benefits of his
stay in this popular health resort
that is nationally famous for its
! norts a fine time" and' returned in the
pink of condition, receiving the great-
test benefits from the baths and the
rest tnat ne enjoyeu irom tne legal
business. Mr. Dwver enioved verv
niuch the long walks and outdoor x-
ersise that he took as part of his
treatment ana aauea to wnicn was i 0id an(i hi"-hlv esteemed resident
tne Daths which have made thej0f the citv "observed the passing of
Springs famous. While the genial their fiftieth wedding anniversary.,
attorney had expected to return many :,he briUe and room of tne half ten-
invigorated in every way.
Loses Suit to
Enjoin Purchase
of New Bridge
Judge Shepherd at Lincoln Denies
Petition for Inmr.tion Against
gtats 0f Nebraska.
From Saturdays Pally-
The district court at Lincoln yes
terdav afternoon handed down a de
cision which denied the petition for
an injunction against Roy Cochran,
state engineer. Governor Adam Mc-
Mullen and the state department of
public works, to prevent them from
(.nmnlotiticr tlio mirrhQca rf tllo i n f
of Trails bridge over the Platte river
north of this city.
The action was tried before Judge
Fred Shepherd of the Lancaster bench
and in his decision on the case the
court has held that there is no legal
bar to the state of Nebraska, with the
counties of Cass and Sarpy making
the purchase of the King of Trails
bridge as v.as proposed in agreements
and resolution adopted by the two
county boards and transmitted to the
Lincoln. :
taken, and that the bridge is not
properly constructed or worth the
$125,000 which was estimated as the
cost of the bridge.
The defense contended that the
bridge was properly built under plans
tliat harl tho annrnvsl of the ctnto Hp-
. x ,. t.
yti imtui ui p ill) lie v. uihs, i.t'iut; siin-
ilar to the plans of the bridge at Yu-
j tan and other places where state aid
jlbridges were constructed, that all
changes and modifications made in
I the plans had been made with the di-
fh
rection and approval of the state
partment of public works. That
v ""v v .
company constructing the bridge had
at tne time of organization adopted
g bVmwith tSe desire to
; Jdge v iaa built h e t0.
; gue a rree DriQge Dy selling tne struc -
iture to the state and rmintips when
completed. ,
The case has been watched with !
interest in this community where the I Hghtful violin selection with Mrs.
bridge in question is located and Cole as accompanist. Raymond Cook
where the plaintiff lives and the King! was heard in a group or songs that
of Trails Bridge Co. has its head- J were in keeping with the anniver
quarters. j sary and Mrs. Elbert Wiles a group
u lietner or not the decision of the
district court will be appealed has
not been learned.
The court decision if the matter is
not appealed will allow the state in
a very short time to complete the
J steps necessary to make the payment
01 their half of the purchase price of
the King of Trails bridge and wHTcn
will then be placed in the hands of
Cass and Sarpy county to collect
tolls sufficient to pay their half of the
purchase price of the bridge and
which will then be made a free struc
ture. As soon as the King of Trails bridge
is taken over by the state steps will
be taken to start the road construc
tion that will make the new highway
from this city north to the bridge and
also which will be graveled and sur
faced by the state and federal de
partments, completing the graveled
road from Fort Crook to this citv and
giving a completed gravel road from
Omaha to the Kansas state line.
ENTERTAIN OLD PEOPLE
From Friday's Daily
Last evening the aged residents
at the Nebraska Masonic Home
were given a very pleasant surprise
when the orchestra composed of
Dickie Avard. Jean Caldwell. Mar
at the Home and gave a very pleas
ing program of standard and popu
lar music that proved a real treat
of the home and who are hoping
for a return of the little orchestra
at some future time to give them
more of their pleasing musical selections.
Golden Wedding
of Esteemed Old
Residents Here
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson Observe
the Occasion at Their Home
Friday Afternoon.
From Saturday. s imiiy
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I ant home on east Oak street Mr i
jaml Mrs. Harry Johnson, two of thej
tury being surrounded by their re
latives and friends in large num
bers to make the day one that will
always be a very pleasant memory
to all those in attendance.
The home where for twenty-five
years of wt-dded life Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson have-resided, v.as made at
tractive with the yellow jonquils and
white Easter lillies in profusion
while streamers of the yellow and
white added a pleasing touch to the
decorative plan of the home. The
flowers were gifts of the friends.
The bride and groom have been
among the loved and highly esteem-
eu resiuenis oi riaismouLj
years and their happiness at the
passing of the f0th wedding anni
versary is one that is joined in b3'
the host of warm friends who have
known them in the years past and
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anticipate
the pleasure of many
more years of association in th;
future.
At the home yesterday the guests
were received by Mrs. tenerman Cole
a (1 a 11 h t Pf . whilp TrS V.. V firvh
-ky. another daughter presided over
the guest book. Mr. and Mrs. John
son received their guests in the par-
lors of the house and which was
filled with large numbers of the
friends during the afternoon and
evening, the reception covering from
2:39 to 5 in the afternoon and 7
to 9 in the evening. There were
some eiehtv friends calling at the
home during the course of the gold-
en wedding observance.
f ul informal program was "enjoyed.
the years have laid lightly on him
Vt pirinc n tinmlifr nf thp Flnfrlih
foik dances that were very much
enjoyed by all of the members of
the party.
In the dining room Mrs. Fred II.
Mumm
presided while Mrs. C. L.
Wiles and Mrs. Ida Cole served, be
ing assisted by Mrs. Lillie and Mrs.
John Iverson. In the evening Mrs.
Ray McMaken assisted in the din
ing room as well as the other ladies.
The evening program was one of .
the rarest charm and served to fit-
as 1 1 . 1 1 . : . . '
t i n - U- rlnso tho nipnsnrt nwadnn n3
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rt to making this feature of the
reception most delightful. Ira Mumm
iqoo5t, ,.ri,-T, r,.,mh0, tv,
Save a Pleasing violin number, the
accompaniment being given by Mrs
A. D. Caldwell, who also gave a de-
oi nuie selections, ooiu unug
ac
companied by Mrs. Cole at the piano.
Rev. H. G. McClusky of the First
Presbyterian church gave a few
words of greeting to the happy bride
and groom and the lovely sentiment
that attaches to the golden wedding
anniversary which so few have the
privilege of enjoying, and to this
greeting Mr. Johnson very feelingly
responded. Mrs. George A. Dodge
and Searl S. Davis also gave w-ords
of greeting to the bride and groom
that expressed the sentiment of the
members of the party present.
The guests of honor received a
large number fo very beautiful gifts
including a purse of gold that was
given by the friends and associates!
of the past years. Also there was
an unexpected pleasure in a cable-1
gram from th sister of Mrs. John
son from Leeds, England, who with
her daughter extended their best j
wishes for the day. Miss Anna Has-
sler of Dunkirk, New York, was an
other of the friends to extend a mes-j
sage of congratulation. I
Harry Johnson was born March j
14, 1854, at Thursk, Yorkshire,!
England, while Jennie Jane Lawn J
was born September 3, 1S59 at Carl-ton-Hustwart,
Yorkshire. England,)
living in the peaceful and beauti
ful section of rural England in their,
boyhood and girlhood days and on I
April 2. 1876 at the Kerby Wisk J
parish church in Yorkshire, theyj
were joined in holy wedlock that!
was to give them years of happiness f
and joy together. Mr. and Mrs. ;
Johnson arrived in the United States !
in December 18S4, spending their,
Christmas holidays on the high seas )
and locating in Canada for a period j
of one year, coming to Plattsmouth
in December 1SS5 and where they J
have since made their home. ;
T J) Ti f Af rc Tnincnn u-.ra Viloca.
. . ' 1 . V A. I' 1 1 . I . . V - ' . J
ed with seven children, four of
whom have passed on and there are
now living three daughters, one re
siding in California and Mrs. Ruth
Grybsky of this city and Mrs. Jen
i nie Johnson of Mynard. They also
j have two grandchildren, Willis and
Richard Cole
Mr. Johnson 13 the last of his
family while Mrs. Johnson has two
sisters and one brother, Mrs. Han
nah Pierson of Leeds, England, Mrs.
W. E. Barker of Skipton, England
and J. G. Lawn of Yorkshire, Eng-
land. There are also a number of test was held this morning at the con
neices and nephews to Join in the vocation period of the high school
well wishes to the jolly bride and and which attracted the greatest at-
groom among these Larry Lawn of
this city.
Police Discover
Box Car Robber
in Local Yards
3T?3lt Police Stiprise Robber Who
Ilekes Escape After Officers
Fire on Him.
Frrm rr;''aVs Dai!v
Last night while OfScers Liber
shal and Jackson were making their
rounds of the lower portion of Main
street their attention was attracted
by an unusual noise in the direction
of the freight depot of the Burling
ton and accordingly they started in
to investigate the matter and as thej-
approached the string of freight cars
standing near the freight depots the
form of a man darted from one of
the cars and started running south
toward Granite street. Officer Jack
son who was walking along the side
of the string of cars from which the
man sprang, started to try and halt
the man and called on him to stop
but instead he increased his speed
and the officer fired several times
in order to try and halt the man but
without any measure of success and
he continued on his way until swal
lowed up in the darkness. The seal
on one of the cars had been tamp
ered w ith and lid the officers not
arrived on the scene when they did
the robber would probably have been
able to make away with some of the
merchandise from the car but as it
was the railroad was saved a loss
and the party attempting the robbery
will hesitate sometime before he at
tempts another robbery. '
CALLED ON SAD MISSION
From Saturdays Daily
Last evening at the conclusion of
the special Good Friday services at
the First Methodist church, Rev.
Frank Emory Pfoutz departed by
auto for Gresham, Nebraska, where
he was called on the mission of offi
ciating at a funeral today and this
evening will have to drive back to
this city to be here for the Eeaster
services. The mission was doubly
sad for Rev. Pfoutz as the death was
of an old and valued friend and wholfather- Ah
had been as kindly as a father to'remembran
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Tf.., ,1 ntD re., .
luul uunug me
thev were at ttrpshn .
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in charge of the Methodist church
in that city.
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High School
Declamatory
Contest
Very Interesting Contest Staged at
the High School This Morning
Good Showings Are Made.
From Friday's Daily
A verv pleasing declamatory con-
tention from the young people or tne
Fchool and the contestants made a
very fine showing in their offerings.
The contest was judged by E. R. M in
ner School of the Spoken Word and
Fine Arts of Omaha, and the follow
ing were selected in the respective
classes:
Extemporaneous "Prohibition,"
Evelyn Robb,, first; "The British
Rubber Monoply," George Swafek,
second.
Dramatic "The Wheel9 of Time."
Helene Perry, first; "Strongheart,"
Dora Soennichsen. second.
Humorous "Isn't the country
Beautiful." Violet Begley, first;
"Jimmy Under the Table," Emily
Stava. second.
The winners of the first place will
be given a gold medal and the win
ners of the first place in each will rep
resent Plattsmouth in the sub-district
contest to be held at Platts
mouth on Friday evening, April th.
The contestants taking part in this
sub-district contest will be represen
tatives of high schools in Nemaha,
Otoe, Richardson and Cass county.
DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT
From Friday's Dal?;
This afternoon the body of Mrs.
William Mandernoch, who passed
away yesterday at her home in South
Omaha, arrived in this city for in
terment, reaching here on the 2:33
Missouri Pacific train and being met
at the station by the hearse of the
Sattler funeral home and conveyed to
the - Catholic cemetery west of this
city where the interment was made.
At the cemetery the commital service
of the Roman Catholic church waa
celebrated by Monsignor Michael A.'
Shine of the St. John's church.
The Mandernoch family were form
er residents of this city and left here
some twenty years ago for Omaha
where they have since made their
home and the mother is being laid to
rest beside the children who have
preceeded her in death.
The body was accompanied by a
number of the relatives and friends
who gathered to pay their last trib
utes to the memory of the wife and
mother.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our thanks to
the many friends and neighbors for
their acts of kindness shown us dur
ing the illness and at the time of
death of our beloved husband and
father. Also for the beautiful floral
ces. Their acts in re-
SDOndine to OUT need Will alwaVS be
appreciated. Mrs. Valentine Tomas-
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Year of Progress!
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