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VOL. NO. XLH
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1926.
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Russell Hacken
berg is Victim of
2 Stick-Up Men
Holdup Occurred Last Night on North
Sixth Street and $6 Cecured
Suspects Released.
From Thursday's Daily
Last night shortly after midnight,
Russell Hackenberg, well known
young man of the city, was going
down North Sixth on his way homo
to the south portion of the city and
as he came down the street he noticed
two men standing as if in conversa
tion and not suspecting anything was
wrong he came on and had started
to pass the men who were strangers
to him when they stepped out in
front of him and asked if he had
any money and if he had to come
through with it.
The suddenness of the stickup had
startled Mr. Hackenberg and he at
first told the men that he had no
money but they demanded that he
allow them to search him and the
pocketbook of the young man contain
ing some $6 was unearthed in the
hip ocket by one of the strangers.
After taking the money the two
men told Hackenberg to beat it and
after he continued on south on Sixth
stree he saw the men start west
down the hill.
The young man continued on down
to the main part of the city and re
ported the matter to tlie police and
Officers Libershal and Jackson at
once started out in search of the
men that had committed the crime.
Two strangers were located by the
police and brought in to the city
jail where they- were Held for in
vestigation in regard to the robbery.
This morning the two men were
turned over to County Attorney
V. G. Kieck for investigation as City
Attorney Capwell was absent from
the city. The men were confronted
by Mr. Hackenberg who. however,
could not identify the parties as those
who had held him up and the men
were not attired as Hackenberg had
claimed his robbers had been. As the
result of the failure to Identify the
men as the ones wanted they were
released.
SURPRISE PARTY
From Thursday's Dally
On Monday afternoon Miss Alice
Barbara Wiles was very pleasantly
surprised by some two dozen little
folk come to celebrate her ninth
birthday. Her mother, Mrs. C. L..
Wiles,- had kept the issuing of the
invitations and the plans for the party
a secret and it was not until half
the guests had arrived that Alice
Barbara discovered that she was hav
ing a party. '
The children had a happy after
noon playing games on the lawn un
der the beautiful trees and at five
o'clock Mrs. Wiles served them with
ice cream, wafers, lolly pops and
red lemonade. The birthday cake
created much excitement and the lit
tle honor guest extinguished the nine
little pink and white candles with
one blow. Mrs. Wiles was assisted
by Mrs. Sherman Cole and Miss De
lores Wiles.
At five-thirty the children depart
ed bestowing many well wi3he3 up
on Alice Barbara while she express
ed her joy and thanks for the lovely
gifts she received.
The invited guest3 were: Dora Fae,
Ralph, and Ray Davis. Carrie, Rosie,
Florence and Frank Kalasek, Mild
red Zatopek, Margaret and Earl Tay
lor, Verona Propst, Eleanor and Man
ford Biggs. Ida and David Taylor,
WeBley Gradoville, Lawrence Nelson,
Robert Patton. Betty Todd. Gertrude
Vallery, Billy Starkjohn, Willis and
Richard Cole, Lois Jean, Betty Ann
McCarty, Eleanor Olson, Alice Louise
Hiatt and the guest of honor Alice
Barbara Wiles.
GO TO THE WEST
From Friday's Daily
Thla mnrnlne the force of workmen
of the Modern Construction Co.. of
this city, together with a large fleet
iMisira that nre used in road con-
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struction work, departed from this
tv fnr the west Dart of Nebraska
where they will look after a job of
n-nrir at TiriderPDort wnere mere is a
nrtoncivp nroeram of grading
and graveling of the highways in
that locality. The worn win rate
some thirty days at least it is es
timot onri the force of workmen
and truck drivers will have some
real experiences In that section or tne
west.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
vt-nm Thursday's Dally
Mrs. Fred Sydebotham of this city,
who has been at the Immanuel hos
pital in Omaha for some time past
ranvoHn? from a very severe opera
tion performed the first of last week,
is reported as showing much improve
ment and her gain in strength has
been a great source of encouragement
to the family and friends. With the
present rate of improvement it is
hoped that the "patient may be able
to sit up a part of the time in the
near future.
RETURNING TO NEBRASKA
From Thursday's Dally
The old Plattsmouth friends of C.
P. Stoutenborough, atone time agent
here of the Missouri Pacific, will be
interested in learning that Mr. Stout
! enborough, who has for the past
I fifteen years made his home on the
Pacific coast, is returning to Ne
braska. Mr. Stoutenborough will
make his home with his daughter,
Mrs. Frank Gorton and family at
Dunbar in the future and is expected
to reach Dunbar from the west on
next Saturday.
Police Make
Capture of Booze
Last Evening
Omaha Man Apprehended Here and
Found with Nine Pints of
Liquor in Grip.
From Thursday's Daily
Late last night Officers Joe Liber
shal and Clyde Jackson made the cap
ture of an Omaha party who has been
under suspicion for some time as be
ing a vendor of illicit liquor, and
with the man nailed some nine pints
of the hootch that he had evidently
brought in for the purpose of selling
it in this vicinity.
The man was arrested on North
Sixth street just after he allighted
from a truck on which he had ridden
from Omaha and on being approach
ed by the officers offered some ob
jection to having his grip searched
and with good cause, as when the of
ficers opened the grip they discover
ed reposing therein some nine pints
of hootch, a colored liquor that was
evidently to be disposed Of as whis
key.
When arrested, the man gave the
name of J. C. Wheeler and his placet
of residence as Omaha.
The police took the man to jail,
where he was held in custody await
ing hearing on the charge of posses
sion of intoxicating liquor.
The hearing was held just before
the noon hour today . before Judge
William Weber and - the defendant
entered a plea of guilty to the charge J
mace, un nearing me lacis in me
case, Judge Weber assessed a fine of
$100 and costs on the defendant and
he was remanded to the city jail un
til the amount is forthcoming to set
tle the same.
ENJOY PICNIC
From "Wednesday's Daily
A fine time was enjoyed on Sunday
when the friends and neighbors of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Campbell gath
ered at the pasture on the Camp
bell farm to spend the day in a
most delightful outing. The time was
spend in playing games, which some
of the members of the party had not
played since their childhood days and
from which everyone is still laugh
ing. A short program was also given
by the members of the party that
added to the enjoyment of the jolly
crowd. A horseshoe pitching contest
was also staged and in which Peter
Campbell and Greeley Beil were the
champions.
At a suitable hour the members of
the party enjoyed a dainty and de
licious repast that all did ample jus
tice to.
Those who attended the occasion
were: Joe Campbell, Herbert Camp
bell, of Murray, Peter Campbell, Fred
Beil, Greeley Beil Herman Kuhns
Merle MeCormick, Frank McCormick,
Henry Kuhns, Katie Campbell, Gladys
Campbell, of Murray, Joy Campbell,
Minnie Beil, Grace Beil. Minnie
Kuhns, Freda McCormick, Mable Fur
long, Velma Slagel and Ritchie Beil.
SUFFERING FROM INJURED EYE.
From Thursday's Daily
Mrs. W. F. Clark, of this city, has
been suffering for several days past
from a very badly infected eye as the
result of an accident Monday after
noon which at the time was not con
sidered serious, but has since devel
oped into a very sore eye.
Mrs. Clark was out in the yard
gathering up apples when she stooped
over to pick up an apple and was
struck in the left eye by a small
branch of the tree and which caused
the eye to water freely, but which
was not considered serious. The eye
has grown much more sore and as the
result the patient has been compelled
to go to Omaha, where she will con
sult Dr. Gifford in regard to the eye
and will try and secure some relief
from the suffering occasioned by the
afflicted member.
HOLD PLEASANT MEETING
From Thursday's Daily
The Loyal Service class of the First
Christian church met at the home of
Mrs. Walter Steinkamp in the south
portion of the city on Tuesday after
noon in one of the most delightful
gatherings that the ladies have had
for some time-and the greatest of in
terest was shown in the proceedings
of the business and social sessions of
the organization. At a suitable hour
a dainty and delicious luncheon was
served that aided In the completion
of an afternoon of real enjoyment.
Sheriff Arrests
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Couple Wanted
at Dallas, Tex.
John Cawthor, Alias J. H. Allison,
and Louise May Crabtree are
the Parties.
From Friday's Dally
Last evening Sheriff E. P. Stewart
placed under arrest John Cawthor,
alias J.-H. Allison, aged 32, Louise
May Crabtree, aged 18 and Harold
Rhoden. aged 16, all of Dallas, Texas,
the first two being held in connec
tion with violation of the Mann act
nd the latter on a charge of having
taken a car from Lincoln several days
ago.
The parties, so the information re
ceived by the sheriff states, left
Dallas several weeks ago and in their
going Mr. Cawthor or Allison left
behind him in the Texas city a wife
and three children while the whole
party took with them a Ford coupe
which its is claimed belonged to some
other parties and which will be add
ed to the list of charges preferred
against them. On reaching this state
the party proceeded to Lincoln where
their coupe broke down on them and
there they are alleged to have stolen
a Ford roadster on which they plpac
ed the Texas license plates from the
coupe and came on to this county.
The party has been visiting with
relatives of Mr. Rhoden in this sec
tion and who were unaware of the
circumstances under which the party
had left the Lone Star state and the
first intimation that they received
was when the sheriff appeared on
the scene.
The office of Sheriff Stewart was
notified by federal authorities to be
on the lookout for Cawthor on the
charge of wife desertion and also of
the Mann act in bringing the young
girl to this state, while Sheriff Claude
Hensel of Lancaster county called to
notify the sheriff to round up the
parties on the charges of taking the
car from Lincoln.
The parties were all brought In and
placed in jail and where they came
through with the story of their short
comings and the truth of the charges
made, altho each of the man claimed
that the other one had taken the cars.
SURPRISE ON FRIEND
From Thursday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon the home of
(Mrs. James Ault was the scene of a
very delightful social time when a
number of friends were invited in to
enjoy a surprise given in honor of
Mrs. Jesse Blunt, daughter-in-law of
Mrs. Ault.
The guest of honor had been ask
ed to come over to the Ault home to
assist in somehousehold duties and
while there was very much surprised
to have a large party of friends ar
rive to assist in reminding her of the
fact that it was her natal day. Many
handsome gifts were received from
the friends.
The dining room was very hand
some in flowers in a combination of
green and yellow that made a very
pretty setting for the happy occasion.
One of the features of the dainty four
course luncheon served by Mrs. Ault
assisted by Margaret Ault, was the
handsome birthday cake that had been
prepared by Mrs. A. R. Stokes for the
celebration.
Those who attended the occasion
were Mesdames Ward Clark, Edward
Cotner, Charles Renner, Albert
Stokes, Wiliam Mendenhall, Joseph
McCarty, Lena Wilson, Los Angeles,
Misses Catherine McCarty and Thelma
Mendenhall and Mrs. Ault and Mrs.
Blunt.
FUNERAL OF MRS. WOODS
From Thursday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon at the First
Methodist church occurred the funer
al services of the late Mrs. Roy Woods
and a large number of the old friends
from this section of the country were
in attendance to pay their last trib
utes of love and respect to this lady
who had been so suddenly called
from the scenes of her earthly ac
tivities. The services were conducted by
the Rev. W. A. Taylor, of Union, an
old friend of the family, who had laid
to rest a little child that had pre
ceded the mother in death.
During the services Miss Helen
"Wescott gave two of the well loved
hymns, "Abida with Me" and "Jesus
Lover of My Soul."
At the conclusion ut the service the
body was borne to the cemetery south
of thi9 city, where it was laid to the
last long rest.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this opportunity
of expressing to the many kind
friends and neighbors in Plattsmouth.
our appreciation of the many acts of
loving kindness in our bereavement
and for the assistance rendered to us
at the funeral services. Especially
do we wish to thank the Boy Scouts
and the Sunday school class of Mrs.
McCleery for their flowers sent to our
loved one. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dur
:ham and family; Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Wall; Mr. and Mrs. John Wall.
DRAWS DOWN FINE
From Friday's Daily
This morning in the police court
Judge Weber was called upon to sit
on the case of the City of Plattsmouth
vs. Frank Hugy, the charge of oper
ating a motor vehicle at a rate of
rpeed greater than the law permitted
being filed against the man by Officer
charges and the testimony that was
offered the court decided that Mr.
Hugy would have to part with ?5
and costs, amouting to $8..r0 which
was paid and the defendant sent on
his way rejoicing.
Aged Lady is
Injured in Leap
from Son's Car
Mrs. Audrey Hall Becoming Fright
ened at Approaching Train,
Suffers Injuries.
From Friday's Daily
Last evening Mrs. Audrey Hall,
age 56, residing in the south portion
of the city, suffered very severe in
juries when she leaped from a mov
ing auto at the Missouri Pacific rail
way crossing north of Mynard. Mrs.
Hall became frightened at an ap
proaching train and made a leap to
escape what she feared would be a
collision with the train.
Mrs. Hall was driving into Platts
mouth with her son, J. C. Masters,
and as they came along the highway
north of Mynard they saw a train
some distance away, which Mrs. Hall
became frightened at, as she sup
posed the train was moving, when in
reality it was stopped, and before the
son could prevent it the mother had
the door of the Ford roadster open
and had leaped from the car, alight
ing in such a manner as to cause her
very severe injuries and for a time
it was feared that she has suffered
injuries that might prove very ser
ious. The injured woman was hurried on
into Plattsmouth to the office of Dr.
R. P. Westover, where she was given
an examination and it was found that
she had sustained the fracture of her
left arm and wa voif severely bruis
ed and shaken up but was not injured
internally as was at first thought had
been the case.
The patient was made as comfort
able as possible and was taken on to
the hospital in Omaha where her arm
was set and the lady made as com
fortable as the circumstances of the
case would permit although she was
suffering a great deal from the effects
of the shock as well as the pain of
the injured arm.
GOT INTO DEEP WATER
From Friday's Daily
Last evening a party of Platts
mouth young men motored out to the
Platte river to take a dip into the
waters of that stream to cool off from
the heat and disagreeable features of
the hot and sticky day.
It was thought that as the Platte
was at its lowest point there would
be little difficulty in swimming the
river even though the boys were not
experienced swimmers. There was no
one in the party who could be con
sidered a first class swimmer and
that fact gave three of the members
of the party a close call from being
numbered among the victims of this
river.
The party had started across the
stream from the Cass county side
with the intention of wading and
swimming over to the Sarpy side of
the river. With the present shallow
condition of the stream there was
little difficulty encountered until the
three young men were nearing the
north side of the stream where the
main current is now flowing and
here they all three suddenly stepped
off into one of the deep holes that
characterize the stream and in an in
stant the boys were in water that re
quired their best efforts to extricate
themselves from the dangerous posi
tion. Fortunately they all made
their best efforts to swim and did not
get excited and were able to reach
a bar where they rested from the
exertion of the battle with the wat
ers of the river. One of the mem
bers of the party while not an ex
pert swimmer, was able to handle
himself in better shape than the rest
and was able to give his companions
a lift out of the stream.
HERE ON VACATION
From Friday's Daily
Rev. Frank M. Durliner and wife
of Newman Grove, Nebraska, form
erly in charge of the First Metho
dist church of this city, arrived here
this morning by auto on their vaca
tion trip out over the country, be
ing enroute to Iowa where they will
spend some time with relatives and
friends. The Druliner family left
here some ten years ago and have
been living in the northeast part of
the state for the time since that
time. The old time friends here were
delighted to meet with the genial
pastor and his wife and enjoy the
time visiting with them.-
Planning a picnic or party? Call
at the Bates Book and Gift Shop and
see the many things the Dennison
line oners.
To Auement
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Street Decora
tion System
Ad Club Eacks Plan to Have Large
"Welcome" Pennants Displayed
on Special Occasions.
From Friday's Daily
The Plattsmouth system of street
decorations, in use for several years,
is to be augmented with "Welcome"
pennants for each of the flag poles,
if plans of the Ad club meet with ap
proval of the business firms, who
will be asked to bear the expense of
procuring them. The pennants are of
red, white and blue fast color cotton
bunting, with the word "Welcome"
printed thereon in large letters. By
purchasing them in a considerable
quantity the Ad club has been able
to get a price of 75 cents per pen
nants. There are numerous times thru
out the year when the display of
street decorations is in order, but it
is a matter of common knowledge
that display of the flag except on
regularly recognized flag days Is not
proper. Despite this fact, it has been
the custom to unfurl Old Glory to
the breezes for every convention or
out-of-the-ordinary gathering in the
city, laying ourselves open to criti
cism of all those informed in flag eti
quette. It is for this purpose that the Ad
club proposes to conduct a canvas in
the near future and endeavor to sell
one of the "Welcome" pennants to
the owner of every flag pole in the
present system of street decoration.
They are interchangeable with the
flag and there are many times dur
ing the year when they may be used.
The cost is a very small item and it
is highly improbable that anyone who
has invested the 1 4 to purchase a
flag outfit will hesitate to spend the
additional 75 cents for a pennant.
The American Legion, which spon
sored installation of the system of
street decorations several years ago,
has purchased a quantity of large
size posters containing "Rules for
the Display of the Flag," with illus
trations in cIor. and will distribute
these to all business houses in the
near future, as well as a card show
ing the days when the American
flag should be displayed. Then with
the new "Welcome" banners to fall
back on for other occasions, there
will be no need of improper or ill
timed display of Old Glory in Platts
mouth. C. E. Hartford is chairman of the
Ad club committee that will make
the canvas for sale of these pennants.
CANDIDATE IS ILL
From Friday's Dally
Miss Jessie M. Robertson, candidate
for the republican nomination for
the office of register of deeds, has
been comoelled to lay aside her work
of completing the pmirary campaign
by the fact that she has been taKen
down with an attack of smallpox
that has curtailed the last days of
her campaign and is now confining
her to her home in this ctty.
Miss Robertson will have to de
pend on the efforts and assistance of
her friends over the county to assist
her in her candidacy as the malady
from which she is suffering will not
permit her to be out and visit the
voters as she had wished.
The candidate is one of the well
qualified candidates that are making
their appearance this summer in the
primary and the voters will find any
assistance that they give Miss Robert
son will be well bestowed and in her
hours of sickness she can depend on
the loyal support of her friends all
over Cass county.
VISITORS AT KFNF
From Friday's Dally
Among those who have visited at
Shenandoah, Iowa, at station KFNF
the past week Were Mrs. Bert Donald
son, Mrs. Elmer Elliott, Pauline A.
Parker, Ben Parker and Nancy Pat
ton, who motored to the Iowa city
and visiting the Henry Fields seed
house and radio station had one of
the most pleasant times that they
have enjoyed in recent years and
found a great deal of interest in the
sights of the Iowa city and the work
of the broadcasting station.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
From Saturday's Dally
Louis Kroehler of this city who has
been at the Immanuel hospital in
Omaha for the past two weeks suffer
ing from a general breakdown and an
.attack of severe kidney trouble, was
bperated on yesterday at the hospital
and the attending surgeons were com
pelled to remove one of the kidneys
of Mr. Kroehler in order to check the
cause of the trouble and to give the
patient some measure of permanent
relief.
August Roessler and wife and Mr.
and Mrs. W. II. Hohmann, who have
been visiting in the western part of
the state for the past several weeks,
returned home this afternoon where
the Hohmann family will visit before
returning to Newton, Kansas, where
J they reside.
MAKING TOUR OF THE EAST
Mr. and Mrs. Jack McCourt of Los
Angeles, the latter being formely Miss
Loretta Clark of this city, are now
traveling through the east via the
auto route and have been visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Weckbach at Crete, Mrs. Weckbach
being a sister of Mrs. McCourt. While
at Crete they were visitors at Horky's
park where they spent a short time
with Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Morgan, who
were there enjoying a rest and outing.
Receives Three
Months for Steal
ing Chickens
F. S. White Captured East of Murray
Wednesday Pleads Guilty and
Receives Penalty.
From Saturday's Daily
This morning in the district court
F. S. White, the man who was cap
tured last Wednesday afternoon east
of Murray where he had raided the
chicken yard at the William Wehr
bein farm, was arraigned for hear
ing and decided that he would change
the plea made in the lower court of,
not guilty and enter a plea of
guilty.
The defendant gave, a very strong
story of his past life that has ranged
from school teaching to preaching
and later to a general canvassing
business over the country and to the
act that resulted in his getting into
the hands of the law.
The law gave the court a great
range of power in the punishment
of cases of chicken stealing, ranging
from ten days in jail to three years
in the penitentiary, the sentence be
ing intended to cover the severity
of the offense. As Mr. White had
taken but two chickens of the total
value of $1.50 and was in advanced
years, the court sentenced him to
serve three months in the county
jail as a punishment for the offense
with which he had been charged.
REPORTS CORN DRY
From Saturday's Dally
Loili3 Keil, one of the candidates
for the democratic nomination for
sheriff, who has been out in the west
ern portion of the county for the past
several days, came in last evening and
reports that the conditions west from
Murdock regarding the dryness is
much more severe than in the mosre
easternly sections of the county and
the corn bears very strongly the
marks of the extreme hot and dry
weather that has prevailed in June
and July and as that section had far
less rain than the eastern section of
the county the crops suffered accord
ingly. Mr. Keil Is making a short tour,
of the county in the interest of his
candidacy and meeting a great many
of the democrats of the county.
LITTLE SON ARRIVES
From Saturday's Dally
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred G.
Nolting, west of this city, is rejoicing
over the advent there of a fine little
son and heir that came to make his
home with the family Thursday. The
little one tipped the scales at 10
pounds and is a fine and husky spe-
cime of a young American. I
Three Things Are Sure
when you send money by
BANK DRAFT
1 If the draft should be lost,
your money would NOT be
lost.
2 If the wrong person should
get possession of the draft,
he couldn't cash it.
3 BUT the person for whom it
is intended can cash it with
out delay at its full face
value.
Drafts for sending money safely to any
distance cost only a trifle at this bank.
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THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
THE BANK WHgRE YOU FEEL AT HOMB
MATTSMOUTH lp 'NEBRASKA
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Police Unearth
Liquor in Call on
Family Quarrel
Investigating Complaint at Lester
Wright Home Reveals Supply
of Liquor.
From Saturday's Daily
Last , night Chief of Police A. R.
Johnson and Officers Libershal and
Jackson were called to the vicinity
of Garfield park where it was report
ed that a small sized family riot
had taken place and the officers at
once hastened to the home of Lester
Wright where enighbors had made
complaint.
When the police officers arrived
at the home they found that the
chief actor in the family drama had
gone hence, and the only evidence
of the riot was the marks that were
borne by the wife and who claimed
that she had been the target of sev
eral well placed blows and kicks from
the head of the household early on
Friday morning. From the reports
made to the police the lord and
master of the household had started
the fireworks about 4 o'clock Fri
day morning with a general order to
other members of the family to leave
and the wife was enjoined not to
shown herself around the house with
the penalty of having another round
as the sparring partner of her hus
band according to the police who
made the raid on the place.
The cause of the domestic differ
ences was traced to the old, old foe,
liquor and accordingly the police
proceeded to look over the place with
the result that twenty-four quarts
and several pints of what seemed to
be either beer or cider was located.
That it is warlike was shown by
the fact that one bottle blew up
while the police were loading it into
the McMaken truck for transporta
tion down to the main section of
the city. As the city has no suitable
place to keep the liquids until they
are needed in the trial of the case
the stuff was locked in the vault at
the office of the county attorney.
The police maintained watch all
night for the return of the man
Wright in order to place him under
arrest but he had apparently gone on
an auto trip as the car was missing
from its accustomed place.
This morning Mr. Wright made his
appearance and was arraigned on a
compalnt filed by County Attorney
W. G. Kieck charging him with pos
session of intoxicating liquor. Judge
A- H. Duxbury gave a fine of $100
and costs for the offence and in fail
ure to pay the same the man was re
manded to the county Jail to remain
until the amount of the fine was
forthcoming.
VISITING IN THE WEST
From Saturday's Daily
Mr. and Mr3. Karl Brown of Papll
lion and Mrs. J. A. Donelan of this
city, mother of Mrs. Brown, departed
yesterday for the west where they are
to enjoy a very pleasant outing In the
points of interest in that portion of
the country. They will enjoy a short
visit at Denver and then go to Estes
perk from where they go to ZIon na
tional park in Utah and at Salt Lake
and the wonderful points of Interest
in and near the Mormon city.
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a "Year of Progress!
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