THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1920.
PAGE SIX
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOURNAL
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OP TIIK
PLATTSMOUTH STATE BANK
Of Plattsmouth, Nebr.
Charter Xo. 7SS in tlie State of Ne
braska at the close of business
June 30, ll'C.
resources
Loans arvl li.oounts ....
ovT"Iraft-! . . ..
15nls iiti'l securities ...
I':tnkins? lions", furniture
. . ?12?. 4 9.9 !
. . 1 !i.-, 7s."..y:
fixtures
other rfjil estate
linkers' t 'otiservat Ion fuii'l..
iMie from National
.-iii.i State lnks . .$li:i.!:O:l.rt0
Cash in ..nik I9.4s4.::;
"...ooo.no
n 12. 4 s
::s7rrt
1S1
TOTAL
, . .$10-',M7.:!
MAIIILITIKS
Capital stock
Surplus lun-1
T'n-li vi.i-.l profits. (Net)
ioi-.o".,)
". j.;'.r, is.y i
I nil i vidua I tit-posits
siiiij.-t-t to t-iift-k. . $:;oi.f,t"9.c.t;
Time certificates of
C10,!fiS;27
Cashier's cheeks
,::"lV.,.,,,x"f,..A;,i - n.i "
I.. -inks
1,'f -discounts
l!il!s i-ayii!ile
I itpt.siftr's guaranty fii'itl
none
TOTAL ?1.'..:l.s17.".')
Stxite of Nebraska 1 i
' i ss. !
County of Cass J
T. II. A. Selin. i.ler. President of the
tti'AX
ctirrect cotiv hi I..
report made t the
lH-nurtnient of Tra'V j'r.d Comrtierc-
II. A. SCIINKIUKK,
Attest: Pre:dent.
IIKN'liY HOI1V. TireCtor.
I'KANK A. CI-OIDT. lirctor.
Sui.sc-riitt.-.i nn.l sworn to tietoie me ,
before me
this .;th .lav of j u v. I;'-';- I
(Seal)
Notary 1'uMie. :
(My commission expires Ausr. 19. 197.) .
' i
DOINGS OF THE COMMISSIONERS
I
From Wednesday's lally
At the session of the beard of
county commissioners yesterday the
board approved the appointment of
A. A. Boanlman as justice cf peace
of Stove Creek precinct and also
granted permission to Edward Mar
shall to move his pool hall in Cedar :
Creek from its present location to
the John Bus?lie building.
The board of commissioners made
their second payment of the auto aiu'.
wagon bridge purchased from the
King of Trails company, paying over
the second installment of $3,500 and
which makes the total paid in tolls
bv the commissioners on the nur-
chase price of the bridge of $7,000.
thus reducing this amount on the
$6 0,000 share of Cass and Sarpy
county on the purchase price of the
bridge. j
feOW IS t&O
Time to buy a
For Some Real Bargains,
SEE
Searl S. Davis
Farm Loans
Investments
Insurance
Real Estate
A
EAL
tsass
Farm!
SUNDAY
One of the big scraps in the Sarpy-Cass
County League.
Fiaiismouih vs. Papillion
PLATTSMOUTH PARK
Plattsmouth will endeavor
Papillion to reach
Gome and See
Game Called
ADMISSION..
Gentlemen 35c Ladies Free.
Cut of 10 Per
Cent in Cost of
School Expense
Board of Education Able to Make
Reduction From 20 Mills to 18
Mills on Levy.
From Wednesday's Daily
The hoard of education of Platts
mouth has given the residents of the
city- a very happy Fourth of July
present that they are just announc
inar. and this is a reduction of ten
jper cent in the operating expenses
'of the city schools for 192G-27 and
without anyway interfering with the
splendid operating machinery of the
I school system. The levy will be two
! mills less this year as the result.
i The law reouires a certain fixed
charge in the levy for the sinkin
Vnl to pay off the amount of the
bonded indebtedness 01 me scnooi
nn? district, some $G5.000. and in addi
7?o." j tion to this the board of education
must lew sufficient tax to get the
funds that will operate the schools
puv the teachers and maintain the
school system at the standard requir
ed bv law. The Plattsmouth board
of education has maintained the sink-
I. flin(j jeyv amj hav(. on nallJ KC
i 130.000 thai will be used in the
some
re-
'tirement of the bonds that have ten
years yet to run, the accumulation
in the sinking fund has in the last
two years been re-invested by the
board in approved bonds and war-
rants that return lrom seven 10 ne
per cent to the board of education
i'.nu on wmcu un'j ifaiiie i n
neat sum each year, the interest
that the bo;ir,j pecures for the bene-
fit of the taxpayers being from $1,200
to tfre8t money is being use(1
to aid the taxpayers by giving them
a reduction in tne amount mat me
board must levy for school purposes
and is the first time in years that
the taxpayers have had the oppor
tunity of experiencing a relief from
the burden and which certainly will
be hailed with joy by all of them.
The board has also established
strict business, methods in the con
duct of the affairs of the city schools
and has been able to make many
material reductions in the cost of
the operation of the schools in all
parts of the city by careful cheeking
and account of the various articles
that are purcnasen ior ine use oi me
schools.
In making the reduction in oper
ating expenses the board has found
that they have not had to curtail
in the least any of the teaching
force or in any way make changes
in the courses of study, they all be
ing kept at their present high stand
ard. The board of education that is com
posed of Searl S. Davis, president,
Frank A. Cloidt. secretary; Dr. Frank
L,. Cummins, airs. John F. Oorder.
Emil A. Wurl and Mrs. Grace V.
Chase, has made a real and earnest
effort to give the city a strictly busi
ness administration .of the school af
fairs and by their careful methods
and investments of the funds of the
school district as well as the in
troduction of the requisition system
of purchasing supplies, have been
able to secure seme real material re
ductions in the cost of operating the
schools and which they will now
give to the taxpayers in for a light
ning of the levy for the ensuing year.
The bonds that are outstanding in
the district were issued ten years ago
and are a straight twenty year bond,
there being no provision made at
the time for an optional bond and
this makes' necessary the accumu
lation of the entire $C5.000 in the
treasury to meet the bonds when
they fall due. Heretofore this sink-
'ini fnr.fi lma rpmnincil idle until the
present board of education started
it working for the taxpayers and
making the cost of the schools less.
In addition to the regular expenses
of the school the board of education
has been compelled to pay a judg
ment of $7,000 that was rendered
against the school district over the
litigation over the boiler that was
placed in the high school in 1917.
i This was an extra item that had
to be covered by the board and in
SCRAP
in
to get in second place and
a tie for first place.
a Groat Game!
at 3:00 P. M.
Bft
DR. JOE J. STIBAL
Telephone No. 3
spite of this they have worked out
the very pleasing cut in the school
expense.
The taxpayers of the city will feel
appreciative of the work of the board
of education and are strong for a
continuation of their good work.
Series of Acci
dents in Eagle
the Past Week
Two Daughters cf Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Caddy Injured Cleo Bergman
Victim of Torpedo.
It has been said that misfortune
runs in series of three that a fire,
a death or an accident is usually
followed by two others. This seems
to have been the case in Eagle this
week. Last Saturday little Ruth
Caddy fell in some manner while
playing and dislocated her shoulder.
The accident, tho painful, was not
serious enough to keep her in bed
for long, and she is up and dressed,
apparently enjoying her
self. On Monday her sister, Edith,
fell from a tree and broke her arm
in two places. This also, while pain
ful, is not of a nature to keep her
confined to her bed all the time. The
third of this series of accidents oc
curred Tuesday evening, when Cleo
Bergman attempted to bite a Fourth
of July torpedo and it exploded In
his mouth. .
Immediate care from the doctor
enabled him to be out on the street
this morning, but there is always a
possibility of serious consequences
from the explosion of fireworks and
the danger of infection Is not pass
ed with the first dressing. At best
a mouth which has housed an explod
ing torpedo is not a desirable one to
carry about, and it is hoped it may
soon heal. Eagle Beacon.
WILL ABANDON APPEAL
From Tuesday's Dally
This morning in the district court
the motion of the defence in the case
of the State cf Nebraska vs. Bota
Harpster. for a new trial came on
for hearing and the motion was over
ruled by Judge Begley.
The verdict of guilty given by the
jurv against the defendant who wa
charged with transportation of liquor
was followed by the sentence of the
court that the defendant pay a fine
of $100, that the car that was used
in the transportation of the liquor
be sold and that the prisoner be given
a Jail sentence.
In view of the fact that this was
the first offence of the defendant and
that the imprisonment would serve
n good purpo.c;e, th defendant's at
torneys secured the consent of the
court for the suspension of the jail
sentence with the defendant paying
all costs and the line and the car bet
ing sold.
The penalty as it standr. is quite
severe as the car that was taken
vus one val.ud at $2,300 and was
just out of the factory and had not
bten used prior to being taker on the
ill fated trip by the defend int.
With the settlement of the case the
appeal of thi rase has been abandon
ed by the defendant and he- attorney
and who will accept tl judgement of
the court hera.
L. W. BTJRBY FAMILY
LEAVE NEHAWKA
la. W. Burby and family have their
household effects all loaded and with
favorable weather will leave Nehaw
ka tomorrow morning for Barnston,
Nebraska, where they will make
their home. Mr. Burby has been
superintendent of the Nehawka
schools for five years and goes to
Barnston where he will hold the
same position in the schools of that
place.
Mr. BUrby's work in Nehawka was
very satisfactory and was re-elected
to the position again this year but
thought it bust to make a change.
The Barnston school is larger than
the one we have in Nehawka and of
firs better Inducements to him.
He and his family have made hosts
of friends while here who regret to
see them leave our midst and who
wish them success in their new lo
cation. Nehawka Enterprise.
GIVES SOME LEMONADE
From Wednesday's Dally
Some conception of the large num
ber of persons that were here Mon
day for the celebration may be gain
ed from the fact that Sam Giventer
of the People's Market, who was
giving a supply of fresh ice cold
lemonade to the crowd, used 3,000
gallons of the lemonade and the mak
ing of which kept the store force
busy in preparing altho they had a
large fifty gallon container In which
to mix up the delicious beverages.
Some six cases of lemons, three cases
of oranges and a large amount of
sugar was required in the making of
the lemonade. While the task proved
a real one to supply the needs of
the public Sam came through his
part of the bargain in fine shape.
Cash counts on cozy coats at the
Ladies Toggery. Special low prices.
WEDDING AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
From Tuesday's Dally
Mr. Frank J. Bonacci of Des
Moines, Iowa, and Miss Clarice Bishop
of Gretna, Nebraska, were united in
marriage at elevn o'clock yesterday,
July 5th, at the Christian church of
Plattsmouth. Reverend Walter R.
Robb, pastor of the church officiating.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Bishop, farm residents
near Gretna, Nebraska. The bride is
a graduate of Peru State Normal and
has been of late teaching in the
schools of Omaha.
Mr. Bonacci is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Bonacci of Omaha. The
groom's father owns and operates the
Bonacci Printing Co., of 3019 South
19th street, Omaha Neb. Mr. Bonacci
of the wedding party however, is em
ployed by the Studebaker Sales Com
pany, Inc., of Des Moines, Iowa. It
is in that city that the newlyweds ex
pect to begin housekeeping.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Timple of 3 413
Patrick Ave., Omaha, accompanied the
bridal couple by auto to this city
and acted in the capacity of best man
and bridesmaid. Mrs. Timple was a
classmate of the bride at Peru,
in a gown of white georgette and car-
The bride was attired very daintily
in a gown of white georgette and
carried a mott beautiful boquet of
American beauty roses and appeared
very sweet and lovable as a bride.
The bridesmaid was also gowned
beautifully in white georgette. The
groom was attired in blue as was also
Mr. Himple who attended him. After
the ceremony had been consumated
the bridal . party motored back to
Omaha where friends were awaiting
them to celebrate the happy nuptials.
.T..T..T..T..T..T..T..T...T
t FARM BUREAU NOTES
J Copy for this Department
furnished by County Agent
T" " . i . 'i 'i 'i . i t i IT T
Absent From County.
I will probably be absent from the
county beginning July 19, until
sometime during the week of July 26.
Can the Rosters.
The old roosters will not lay any
eggs this summer but they will spoil
a lot of those that are laid, simply
because fertile eggs will not keep as
well as infertile ones in warm weath
er. The hens will lay just as many
eggs if there are no male birds in the
flock. They will give some returns
for the feed they eat, the roosters
will not. It is good business, the
Agricultural College poultrymen say,
to dispose of all the male birds as
soon as the hatching season is over.
They will eat more than they are
worth before another breeding season
is here. At this season of the year
any roosters left in the flock should
be considered a nuisance and either
eaten, canned, ' or sold. Prices are
higher now than they will be later
in the summer.
Canning chicken is a practical way
of handling several birds at the
same time and a good way to dis
pose of the roosters. They should
be well chilled after killing and
dressing. The pieces may be packed
in quart jars uncooked or they may
be fried until brown, then packed.
The jars should then be filled with
.boiling water to within a quarter
of an inch of the top, and a tea
spoon of salt added to each quart
then partially sealed and placed in
the kettle or boiler. The choice
pieces should be packed in one group
of jars, the soup meat in another,
and the giblets in another. The wa
ter in the boiler should be kept two
inches above the tops of the jars for
three hours while the meat is cook
ing, then the jars may be removed
and immediately sealed.
Salt Them.
Salt for pigs only after they are
grown is as practical as flowers for
people after they are dead. All farm
animals need salt. It whets their
appetites, stimulates their digestive
glands and aids in preventing diges
tive disturbances. If is a promoter
of general good health and vigor
ous growth. The habit of keeping
a supply of salt before farm animals
all the time is a fine one for every
livestock owner to acquire.
An irregular supply induces over
eating which often results in diges
tive disorders and, in the ease of
hogs, may cause death from salt
poisoning.
Li. R. SNIPES,
Co. Exten. Agent.
4- K-H-i H-I-I-M-X-H-H
j Cass Co. League 1
J. Team Standings 4
P W L Pet.
Greenwood 7 6 1 857
Nehawka 7 5 2 714
Cedar Creek 7 4 3 571
Louisville 6 3 3 500
Manley 8 2 6 250
Eagle 7 16 143
Saturday Night
PHILPOT'S
HALL
Weeping Water, Nebr.
Good Music Come Have
a Good Time. '
W. H. HOMAN, Mgr.
Sunday Outing
Ends in Death for
Omaha People
Two Young Men and Girl Drown in
Platte River Near Cedar Creek
One Body Recovered.
From Tuesday's Dally
River Gives Up Dead.
This morning at 11:30 the bodies
of Beniamin Krenek and Robert
Upah, drowned in the Platte river
near Cedar Creek, Sunday afternoon,
were recovered from the stream where
they with Lorainne Pokorski, had lost
their lives at the close of their day
of outing, while they were wading in
the river. The bodies were found in
the shallow portion of the river by a
party of the relatives ci the two
young men that have constantly kept
a patrol of the river bank.
The place where the bodies had
washed into the shallow water was
two and a half miles east cf where
the unfortunate young people met
their death and a mile and a half
east of where the body of the girl was
found yesterday afternoon.
The toll of death exacted by the
Platte river of a party of South Side
young people of Omaha, near Cedar
Creek Sunday, numbered three, the
dead being:
Benjamin Krenek, 20, 1620
Drexel street.
Miss Lorainne Pokorski, 23,
2523 I street. , ;
Robert Upah, 20, of Sarpy
county, near Omaha. j
These three, with, Clara Rydisky,
17, a step sister of Lorraine Pokorski, j
comprised the ill fated party of Om
aha people that in the course of a:
few moments Sunday faced death and i
all of which with the exception of
Clara Rydisky were drowned and she
owes her narrow touch with death to j
the fact that a party of Omaha fisher-'
men were able to reach the scene of
the tragedy to remove her more dead
than alive from the river. She was
hurried to Plattsmouth and after sev
eral hours of strenuous work on the
part of Dr. T. P. Livingston was so
far revived that she was able to be
removed to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William Baird, who had so kindly
offered their home for the use of the
unfortunate people. j
These persons were part of a pic-j
nic party of four Omaha couples who,
had come to Cedar Creek about 10;
o'clock Sunday morning to enjoy the'
day in fishing and bathing and the ;
party were just about ready to tsart
back to Omaha when it was decided j
that they would all enjoy another i
swim or rather wade in the waters
of the Platte.
The four bathers had started to i
wade out into the apparent shallow!
waters of the Platte and suddenly
without warning the sand had evi-'
dently shifted and opened up a!
pocket from which they could not '
escape. The three who were drown-j
ed disappeared without any cry or
warning, the members of the party
on the bank state.
News of the drowning was sent to
Plattsmouth and Sheriff E. P. Stew- j
art and County Attorney W. G. Kieck
hurried to the scene to join in the:
frantic search that was being made;
in vain for the bodies of the victims.)
All night long the search continued j
in the hope that the victims of the!
drowning might be recovered, but it!
was not until late Monday morning,
that the body of Lorrain Pokorski
was washed up by the river on a sand
bar a mile east of where the tragedy
took place.
The search was participated in by
hundreds of the residents of the vi
cinity as well as the sheriff and the
county attorney of Cass county, a
party of four members of the South
Side police department and John
Briggs, of Omaha, an uncle of one of
the unfortunate young men, boats,
hooks, seins and all other means of
trying to reach the bodies being em-
nloyed without success in the search
and the river is still being patrolled j
by relatives of the unfortunate vic
tims of the tragedy, although now j
the hope of recovering the other;
bodies at once has been practically
given up.
The place where the drowning oc
curred is just north of the two sandj
pit lakes that are favorite resorts ior
the residents of this part of the state,
and the Platte at this point is shal
low, but of a very shifty nature, the
sand moving very swiftly and chang
ing constantly and it was one of these
changes in the sandy bottom of the
river that swept the three young
people to death.
One Tells Story
"My sister and I were sitting in
the car waiting for the rest when
it all happened,", said Marion Bald
win. "We had a fine time up until
then" and were going to start for
home."
Russell Henningsen, 19, of 1712
Monroe street, an eye witness of the
triple death, was fishing with Fred
White, 22nd and Jefferson streets and
White's brother-in-law, Carl Smith,
when the accident occurred.
"Benny, Lorraine, Clara, 'Fat Fis
cher, Dee Schiefelbein and Bob Upah !
were wading in the river up to their
knees," Henningsen said. "They'd
been wading about twenty minutes
and- had gone a half a block. j
"All of a sudden it seemed like one
right after the other dropped out of
eight. We couldn't see Ben, Lorraine, '
Bob or Lorraine's sister, Clara. The
boys all could swim and I believe the
girls could too, but I think they got
a cramp from the cold water and the
shock when they struck the step-off.
None of them uttered a sound, but
just dropped down.
Pulls Youth Under
"Carl grabbed Clara, but she start-
ed to pull him under, when we swam .
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to the place they went under. White
grabbed a hold of Carl and I grabbed
a hold of Fred, and it was all the
three of us could do to get the girl
to shore," Henningsen said. "By the
time we got her out the rest disap
peared." "It was sure tough to lose Benny,"
he added, "lie and I graduated from
Madison school together."
- Schiefelbein was unable to swim
and was wading a short distance be
hind the others when they disap
peared. A group of Highland Park life
guards on an outing at Cedar Creek
hurried to the river and dove unsuc
cessfully for the bodies.
"The current was awful. We could
WH
Y
Mr
When White Gold plus ANTI-FLY SALINE
means a larger Bank Balance for you.
Professor J. W. McCullock, Department of Ento
mology, Kansas State Agricultural College, said:
"Flies are unquestionably an important factor to
the live stock industry. Their presence results in
worry and irritation to the animal, which is re
flected in loss of appetite and the general run
" down condition of the animal. Where abundant
flics cause a serious loss of blood to animals by
their piercing and sucking habits. Dairymen fre
quently report a loss to the milk supply of from
40 to 60 per cent in years when the flies are es
pecially troublesome. The loss of weight is also
an important item to beef cattle and to work an
imals. In some years, losses of from 10 to 25 per
cent in weight have been noted. One other item
which might be mentioned is that of the loss of
time to the farm operations, since it frequently is
impossible to work horses owing to the presence
of large numbers of flies in the field."
The stable or stock fly is a farm robber that
unless checked, produces great losses
to owners of all kinds of stock.
The J. & R. Stock Salt Co., of Omaha, Nebraska,
manufacturers of Anti-Fly Saline, the modern fly fighting
method, has made it possible for stockmen, dairymen and
horsemen to combat the fly pest by supplying your mer
chant with Anti-Fly Saline which you can purchase in
25, 50 and 100 pound white cotton bags. This product
is a pinkish white and is fed in the usual way at your
salt licks. It is safe and sure, and costs but very little
over other salt prices. Ask your merchant. Once you
feed Anti-Fly Saline you realize what a haven has been
discovered for your stock. They can feed contentedly
during the clay. No more loss of milk yield and the vi
tality of your stock is not impaired by the blood-sucking
Romomhsr Anti-Fly Saline
Stock likes it. Stockmen praise it. The J. & R.
Stock Salt Co., of Omaha manufactures it. And your
merchant will supply you with Anti-Fly Saline. Start
feeding it today and stop feeding stock to feed flies. ;
Your merchant can supply your needs in specially
packed 25, 50 or 100 pound bags. Anti-Fly Saline will
cost you about 10 to 12 cents per month per head to
immune stock. If your local dealer cannot supply you,
write
Pfl
County Distributor
PLATTSMOUTH -:- -:- NEBRASKA
Anti-Fly Saline is Sold by the Follow
ing Cass County Dealers
Tutt & Brubacker, Murray Farmers Union Mercantil Co.,
J. H. Steffens, Nehawka Louisville
George M. Pollard, Avoca E. L. MsDonald, Greenwood
A. Jorgenson, Weeping Water G. Bauer, Murdock
Your Trip
$3.50
not do a thing," Henningsen said.
The drowning occurred about four
hundred yards from a camp where
15 auto parties of campers were
stopping.
Vern Hendricks, who is working
at Lincoln during his summer vaca
tion, enjoyed a visit with hi par
ents, Mr. and Mr?. J. W. Hendricks,
near Murray, ever the week end and
remained to attend the big celebration
here Monday. While working at Lin
coln Vern is also attending Rummer
school and advancing his studies.
You can buy a new Spring coat at
a mighty big reduction now at the
Ladies Toggery.
Stockman
Procrastinate?
Not protect your profits?
Feed stock to feed flies?
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