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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 16, 1926.
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Meisinger Fam
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Reunion Sunday
Bad Weather Interferes With Gather
ing But Organization for Next
Year Is Started.
From Monday's Dally '
Yesterday afternoon at Cedar Creek
where more than fifty-six years ago
the first members of the family set
tled in Cass county, was held the
preliminary reunion of the members
of the Meisinger family, one of the
largest and best known families in
eastern Nebraska.
The event was not as large as had
ueen piannea owing to me uaa
weather conditions that had led many
to believe that the reunion would be mt niinois and Henry Fornoff also re
postponed and the time was largely Sjdjng jn that state,
spent in planning the reunion next Tne oldest member of the family
year when it is hoped to have every preSent yesterday at the first reunion
member of the family and their de- was Jonn Meisinger of Cedar Creek,
scendents present to join in the pres- a&e(j 54 years
ervation of the family history and It was decided that the family
tics- . would hold another reunion in 1927
There is not in all Cass county a and as a conimjttee to arrange for
larger or more highly respected fam- tnis event Adaam Meisinger. W. G.
ily than that of the Meisinger de- ieisinger and J. C. Meisinger were
scendents. who have by their labors appointed to arrange the date and
and ernest efforts had a great part place of hoidin& tne gathering,
in the developing of Cass county in Those who braved the threatening
the agricultural field as well as in weather to attend the event were:
establishing a high standard of citi- Mr John Meisingert Mr. and Mrs.
zeT p' . Peter Meisinger and family, Mr. and
There have been two branches of Mrs p H Meisinerer and familv. Mr.
the family locating here in this coun-
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ty, both come from the beautiful and
aiiraciive pruwnces 01 nesseu-iMim-
stadt. Germany, in the early forties
and established their homes in the
states of Illi nois and Xebraska, the
greater part of the family having first
settled in and near Pekin and Peoria,
Illinois, on arriving in this country
ana iaier migrating 10 .eorasKa
where they settled in Cass county, a
greater part in Eight Mile Grove pre-
cinct.
Older Branch
The older branch of the family was
represented by four brothers, Michael,
Philip, Baltz and Anton, the first two
having moved to Cass county while
the latter two died in Illinois.
Of this family Michael Meisinger
has but one child living, "Mrs? Wendell
HeiL Mrs. Emma Weidman. another
while the other children have gone on
before. dine and familv, Mr. and Mrs. F. G.!n miancy ana one son at tne age 01
Philip Meisinger and wife left as Meisinger and "family of South Oma-'4 years. The living children are Mrs.
their children Peter Meisinger, John ha. Mrs. Albina Meisinger of Council Fred Kroehler. Havelock; Mrs. Fred
Meisinger. George A. Meisinger and Bluffs, la., Mrs. Lorine Urish and fam- "W. Ebinger, Plainview; Henry E.
George (III) Meisiger. and of these ny, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Meisinger and . Weidman. Chicago; .Mrs. Fred Wag
Peter Meisinger has as his children family. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hild'ner, Plattsmouth; George E. Weid
John P. Meisinger, George H. Meising- Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fornoff and fam- man. Plattsmouth; Mrs. Earl R. Bllsh,
er, William Meisinger. Baltz Meising- ily, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Meisinger and! Buffalo. New York; Fred Weidman,
er, Mrs. Maggie Meisinger, Misses family of Springfield, Mr. and Mrs. J Plainview and Mrs. Nelson Jean, My
Lula, Kate and Mary Meisinger. (John P. Meisinger and family, Mr. 1 nard.
John Meisinger has as his children and Mrs. Lester Meisinger, Mr. and' In addition to the children there
Anton Meisinger. Mrs. Dave Jardine, Mrs. H. J. Meisinger, Mr. and Mrs. (remain eleven grandchildren and
Mrs. John Gauer. Mrs. Phillip Schafer. p. j. Libershal and familv, Mr. W. G. twelve great-grandchildren to mourn
(Mrs. Jeff Salsburg and Emil Mei- Meisinger and family, Mr. and Mfs. the loss of this splendid lady as well
6inger. Chester Minnier and family, Mr. and as one sister, Mrs. Wendel Heil of
George (III) Meisinger had as his ;Mrs. Philip Heil and family, Mr. and Louisville, one brother and two sis
children, George J. Meisinger, John Mrs. Edgar F. Meisinger, Mr. and Mrs.-ters have preceded her in death.
R. Meisinger, Henry Meisinger. Fred l. a. Meisinger and family, Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Weidman after their
Meisinger and Mrs. Anna Kraeger. .Mrs. Ed G. Meisinger, Mrs. Mary , marriage came to Nebraska in 1868
George A. Meisinger has left as hia Becker and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Louis and settled on a farm where they re
children Louis Meisinger, Emil Mei- g. Meisinger and family, Mr. and sided until 1877 when they came to
ringer, William G. Meisinger and Ed Mrs. Andrew Shoeman and family, Plattsmouth and have since made
Meisinger. i Mr. and Mrs. Irven Meisinger, Mrs. their home in this community, loved
Baltz Meisinger, one of the broth-, g P. Meisinger, Mr. and Mrs. Louis and respected by the host of friends.
-rs of the older branch has as his de- Born and family, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. The home circle was broken on March
ecendents Mrs. George (III) Meising- Meisinger, Mr. and Mrs. George Wal-jl9. 1899 when the husband and
er and Mrs. George A. Meisinger of linger and family of Ashland. Mr. father answered the last call and pre-
this citv.
Of the Anton Meisinger family the
members of this branch have lived in
Illinois. j
The descendents of this portion of 1
this county. j From Monday's Dally
Younger Branch. j Yesterday morning there was serv-
The younger branch of the Mei- iCe held at 11 o'clock at the St.
singer family, descendents of George Luke's church, by Dr. Middleton. who
and Elizabeth (Lannett) Meisinger, has been sent here to look over the
came to this country in the early for- church with a view to locating. The
ties and both of the founders of this y0un& man who may be sent here as
branch of the family now rest here pastor made a most pleasing impres
in the land that they chose as their si(m on the members of the congre
home the father dying in 1897 at the u that were present. The pastor
0at8theyaegeSofn8d7 yelrs1 '"je at the service and his sermon
The seven sons of this family,! J8 ?ne of .force ad 77
Baltz, Michael. Conrad, Henry, Jacob, , dteP impression on the regation
George P. and Philip H. Meisinger I The Sunday services were also
have all lived in Caps county and one marked by two special musical num
brother. John, dying in Illinois. The bers which were given by Chief
first of this branch of the family to Caupolican, the noted opera singer,
come to Cass county in 1870 were who is here for a concert and who at
Baltz. Conrad and Michael, who were tended the services at St. Luke s, giv
followed later by the brothers Jacob, ing two of the beautiful sacred selec
Henry and George P. and later the tions that added to the impressiveness
parents and the youngest brother, of the service.
Philip H., arrived in this country to
make their homes
Of the second generation of the
two families there is but one living.
Philip H. Meisinger of this city, the
last of the seven brothers and of the
younger family and of the four cous-'system of the Qmaha city schools for
ins of the older branch of the family. the past few ears hag been app0int-
The Baltz Meisinger family have 1 as ed ag the principal of the West Side
their sons. G G Meisinger L. A. Me - schoo, f h leading Bchools in
singer. P M. Meisinger W G. Mel- tnat sect,on f 0maha and has taken
singer. John B Meisinger Conrad Qver her new f w)rk Mlga
Meisinger and Mrs William Heil and F reputation as an
Mrs. Eva Dreeson, both deceased. . " a .
Of the children of Mr. and Mrs. ; educator and was for two terms the
Michael Meisinger there are P. P. n"Vrl"te?d ll ? SSLnt
.Meisinger J. G. Meisinger. Mrs. f avnd taught in the schools of
Michael Hild. Henry Meisinger. John 0mah,a for some years. Her many
Meisinger, Mrs. L. W. Lorenz and blends r Cass county will be in
Mrs. Frank J. Libershal. terested in learning of her new pro-
The family of the late Jacob Mei-(motion-
singer and wife consist of George P.
Meisinger, Jr., John Meisinger, Jr., One of the greatest literary SUC
C. J. Meisinger and the late Mrs. cesses of the year is "The Cutters,
MaT7.r?iC c, fa,-w wJ the latest work of Bess Streeter Aid-
are Adam Meisinger, AUie F. Meising -
er, w. h. Meisinger, George L. Mel-,
singer, Philip Meisinger, Mrs. Anton
Meisinger, Mrs. Louis Born and Mrs.
Adam Frederick.
The George P. Meisinger family
consists of Henry Meisinger, Irvin
Meisinger, Mrs. William Meisinger,
Mrs. Henry Thierolf and Miss Ger
trude Meisinger.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Philip
H. Meisinger consists of Mrs. Edward
H. Tritsch, Mrs. William K. Tritsch
and Carl C. Meisinger.
In the Conrad Meisinger family,
one of the largest of the younger
branch there are J. E. Meisinger, P. A.
Meisinger, J. Leonard Meisinger, Mrs.
Ludwig Miller, Miss Laura Meisinger,
J. C. Meisinger, Mrs. Eva Stoehr,
fMrs Lizzie Stoehr, Mrs. Emma Hen-
nings. Mrs. Anna Meisinger,
. The deceased sister of the seven
brothers, Mrs. Eva Muelhauer, leaves
Kcvpral rhildrn. all of whom reside at
mhor noints. Mrs. Elizabeth Thierolf
'nf Ww Jprspv. Mrs. Louis Wilfprt of
pe0ria Mrs Otto SDreick Leonard
Fornoff Qf California Philip Fornoff
j tit,. ao m.ic;nrn. tm-
cluu. 1 o. fx.ua. 11.1 uuici . lui . auu
j,ira Hugo Meisinger, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Salberg and family, Air. and
umer Wendt and family Mr
and' Mrs j E Meisinger and 'fam-.
jj. ajjd Mrs. J E Meisinger and fam-1
jjy" Mr and jjrs' Ed Tschirren, Mr.
, v" John MeUintrpr Jr ' and
famiiv jir and Mrs. F W Meisinger
and famjiy, r. and Mrs. John Gauer parents naa settea on coming to mis
and family,' Mr. and Mrs. Otto Sprieck country from their home in Germany
and family, .Mr. andMrs. C. E. Heim in the early forties. When a child of
Jand family Mr. and Mrs. F. W. tender years she was brought by the
! Schmidt and family of Council parents to Pekin, Illinois, where the
Bluffs, la.. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beck, family settled in 1 855 and it was here
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Meisinger, Mr. and that the deceased lady was reared to
Mrs. John Parkening and family, Mr. I womanhood.
and Mrs. A. F. Meisinger and family.! On August 24, 1867, Miss Meisinger
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Meisinger, Mr. and was united in marriage to George P.
Mrs. John M. Meisinger and- family,' 'Weidman, a young veteran of the civil
Mr: and Mrs. Philip N. Schafer andtwar who had served through the
family, of Plainview, Mr. -and airs, 'great civil conflict in Co. A 44th Illin-
i.niii MiKtTieT- Tirt fnmilv. Mrs. Geo. I ois infantry. To blsa their lives there
A. Meisinger and son. Mrs. D. B. Jar-:
Harlev Meisineer. Miss Mildred
Thierolf, Miss Alice Lorenz and Miss
Mildred Stoehr.
SERVICES AT ST. LUKE'S
APPOINTED PRINCIPAL
From Tuesday's DUy
Miss Marv R. Foster, who has been
rflT1T1-rtfl with thp Americanization
! rich, Nebraska's own authoress. For
sale at the Bates Book & Gift Shop
Mrs. Emma Weid
man Passes Away
Suddenly Sunday
Well Loved Resident of this Com
munity Hears the Last Clear
Call. ' .
From Monday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon shortly after
5 o'clock, Mrs. Emma Weidman, one
of the old and well loved residents of
the city passed away at the family
borne in the north part of the city
I after an illness of some duration from
diabetes, death coming quite sudden-
ly as the patient has been seemingly
in Qer usual condition and the mem-
Ders oi tne iamny were unaware or
itne approaching end until a short
time before the spirit of this good
woman took.its flight to the Maker
that had given her life.
"The community is poorer indeed in
the passing of Mrs. Weidman and to
the host of old time friends and
neighbors the blow of her passing
comes as severly as to the bereaved
family circle. In her long residence
here in this community Mrs. Weidman
has lived her life quietly and peace-!
fully, her sphere of life being the
home that she has so adored and her
family circle that she found the
greatest of pleasure in waiting and
serving with loving care. The life of
Mrs. Weidman will live as an inspira-j
tion to her family and friends as that!
of a devout and christian livincr
a
woman and a kind and loving mother
wnose long me nas Deen nnea eacn
dav "with kindly acts and deeds for
those she loved.
Emma Meisinger, daughter of Mr.
ant Mrs. Michael Meisinger, was born
October 21, 1849 011 a farm near Phil-
adelphia, Pennsylvania, where hen
came ten children, one daughter dying
ceaea tne wue 10 me oener worm
During her girlhood days Mrs.
Weidman became a member of the
German Lutheran church and was for
years a devout worker in the church
here.
TRAVELERS GET MIXED UP
From Tuesday's Daily
Last evening the members of the
family of John Bajeck, who reside on
high school hill, were more or less
istartled when a large sized car, bear
ing an Iowa number, came crashing
into their yard and for a time seemed
bound to drive right on into the side
of the house. The car was from our
neighboring state of Iowa and the oc
cupants, two gentlemen who were evi
dently far off their route of travel.
One of the men had come into the
yard and was inquiring as to the road
that they would take to get onto the
highway to Omaha when the other
occupant of the car evidently made
the wrong move and the car crashed
across the roadway, over a ditch and
into the yard of the home and led to
the fear that perhaps it was headed
into the house. After getting their
bearing the car occupants loaded in
the gas wagon and made their get
away to seek the road that led to
Omaha, their destination.
SAM GIVENTER AT HOSPITAL
From Tuesday's Daily
Sam Giventer, the manager of the
People's Market in this city has for
the past several days been at the
hospital in Omaha where he is tak
ing treatment and also resting up
from his very hard labors of the
past few months in the conduct of
hts business here. Mr. Giventer has
been suffering from an attack of cold
that seems to have settled on his
stomach and as the result he has not
been feeling the best of late and
decided that it was necessary to have
the case treated by a specialist. It
is hoped that Mr. Giventer will in
a few days be able to return home
and resume his usual activities.
CASE IS DISMISSED
Prom Tuesday's Daily
The case in which C. Lawrence
Stull was the plaintiff and E. H.
Douglass, the Nebraska state depart
ment of public works and the Cass
county board of commissioners the
defendants, and which was to be
heard on Friday in the district court
here, has been dismissed by the plain
tiff without prejudice.
This case was onie in which the
plaintiffs sought to prevent the de
fendants from opening ditches and
waterways along the highway on the
Platte bottom and for which an in
junction was asked and on the hear
ing denied by the district court.
A hearing on the merits of the
case was to have been held on Fri-
ray but in view or the dismissal
there will be none held in the case
Death of Former
Resident of This
City in California
George Mittlemeyer Passed Away at
Los Angeles, California Fun
eral at Omaha.
The sad news was received here
Saturday by friends of the death at
Los Angeles, California, . of George
Mittlemeyer, at one time a well
known resident here in Plattsmouth
where he was employed in the shops
and the family resided here up until
some twenty 3-ears ago when they
left for the west coast.
Last year Mr. Mittlemeyer suffered
the loss of his wife and life long
companion and after staying for a
short time in Omaha he left for Cali
fornia where he has resided with a
daughter at Los Angeles since that
time. Shortly after going to Califor
nia Mr. Mittlemeyer suffered a stroke
of paralysis and since that time has
been in increasing feeble health un
til death came to his relief.
The deceased has two sons, Ber
nard and Louis Mittlemeyer who are
living in Omaha and the body will
be taken to the late home, 27th and
H. streets, South Side on its arrival
In Omaha today. '
Mr. Mittlemeyer was a native of
Wurtenberg, Germany and was born
in the same city in that privince
of the German republic as John Kopp
of this city and was the companion
of Mr. Kopp when they came to
America some forty years ago to make
their home. The death of the life
time friend has come as quite a blow
to Mr. Kopp as the old friends had
kept in constant touch with each
other in uall of these years.
INJURED IN AUTO CRASH
From Tuesday's Daily
On Sunday Mrs. George Shrader
who lives east of Avoca. and who has
been visiting at the home of cousins.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wolfe in Ne
hawka, being taken home by Mr. and
Mrs. Wolfe and their daughter in
their auto, and as they were nearing
the home of Jerome St. John, they
were struck by the auto of Harrison
Wade of Weeping Water, which in
jured Mrs. Shrader quite severely, her
nose being broken and a very bad
gash cut in her face, -which bled pro
fusely. The car In which they were
riding also was badly damaged and
one wheel broken entirely, and
shaking up the remainder of the
party very badly. The Wolfe party
had turned out of the road to avoid
getting hit by the other car, but they
were not able to miss the car coming
the other way. The car was taken to
Nehawka, where it is being repaired,
Harrison Wade being chargable with
the repairs.
Mrs. Shrader is feeling pretty well
shook up, and it will be some time
before she will be herself again.
LOCAL SCHOOLS WIN PRIZES
Tom Tuesday's Daily
The Plattsmouth city schools
which have in the past years been
among the leading educational insti
tutions in the state in the showing
at the state fair, again won another
honor in the selection of the pupils
in the art and penmanship contests
The Plattsmouth high school won
a first at the state fair In penman
ship in a large field of contestants
and the 7th and 8th grades in draw
ing won a first premium. The 5th
and 6th grades also won in the sec
ond penmanship honors and in the
6th, 7th and 8th grades there were
second prizes awarded.
Miss Anna Peoples also was award
ed a first prize on her copy of the
painting, "Madonna and Child"
which attracted a great deal of at
tention at the fair.
SOME TALL CORN
H. H. Askew brought a stalk of
corn to town Monday which measur-
ed fourteen feet. This stalk had one
good ear about seven feet from the
ground. Mr. Askew said he had 140
acres of corn like this which was
raised by B. H. James and if weath
er conditions are favorable, he will
have a good crop on this farm.
Thurman (la.) Times.
Commissioners
Seek to Advance
New Highway
Steps Were Taken Yesterday at
Meeting for Starting the Work
on Omaha Boad.
From Wednesday's Daily
The board of county commission
ers yesterday held a session to try
and push the work on the construc
tion of the highway north of this
city to the Platte river as part of
i the state and federal highway pro
ject that it is hoped may be gravel
ed before the winter season but
which has been suffering from sev
eral delays in the past few weeks
that has laid the work back to a
greater or less extent.
The board received the request of
the state department of public works
of Nebraska for the change in thi1
highway from a point north of the
Clen Vallery farm to a point near
the railroad tracks at Oreapolis, the
proposed line of the highway follow
ing the right of way or the Missouri
Pacific railroad to a point where it
will cross the tracks of the Burling
ton and agin join the present high
way of the state department and to
authorize the purchase and securing
of the land needed which it is es
timated will be some 8 acres.
The commissioners took the mat
ter of the purchasing of the land up
with the owner, C. L. Stull, through
whose farm the new highway will
run and the owner of the farm asked
the sum of S 10,000 for the purchase
of the land and this price being
considered excessive the board of
commissioners voted to take what
processes would be necessary to se
cure the appointment of appraisers
for the condemnation of the land and
the fixing of the amount of the dam
ages that might be due Mr. Stull for
the land.
The proposed road will be of the
width of 6 6 feet and which will
provide the necessary ditches and
draining of the highway.
It is hoped by the state depart
ment, the commissioners and the
general public that the matter may
be' gotten in such shape that the
work of constructing the highway
may be started soon. The contractors
on the grading had hoped to be
able to start in on grading the road
from the north city limits north, this
week, but the work will be held up
until the necessary preliminaries can
be disposed of and the contractor be
allowed to go ahead. When the grad
ing is started the contractor on the
culverts and tubing will also get
ready to start and clear their part
of the work away for the placing
of the guard rails where needed and
the gravel work will follow immed
iately on the completion of the first
steps in the road construction.
The Omaha highway has been
very bad for several weeks and the
people who use the road are cer
tainly hoping that the conditions
there will be changed.
VISITED HERE SUNDAY
From Tuesday's Daily
E. F. Preston, of Imperial, togeth
er with his family were here over
the week end visiting with relatives.
they haring been in Lincoln for the
state fair last week. Preston reports
that Roy Holly, who has been resid
ing with them on the ranch since
he left here in July, is kept more
than busy with contracts for instruct
ing bands and other work just now.
He has charge of bands at Wauneta
and Imperial and is also directing the
American Legion drum corps at Im
perial and will have charge of the
Legion's indoor carnival mere me
latter part of October. Preston let
loose a deep secret namely, that Sir
Roy is making eyes on an Irish school
teacher in the neighborhood and the
wheels of the coupe are kept rolling
nightly to and from Imperial, a dis
tance of 11 miles. During the ab
sence of the Preston family, Holly
has been cooking for Mr. Preston's
hired man as well as looking after
car repair work in the neighborhood
and between this and his courting is
kept pretty busy. Although Roy has
written to numerous friends here, he
has failed to mention the Bchool
ma'am and the information from Mr.
Preston was seized upon by his old
chums here as an indication that pos
sibly Roy's bachlorhood days are
soon to end.
HERE FROM WYOMING
From Tuesday's Daily
Sam Gapen of near Hj'attville,
Wyoming, is here to spend a short
time with his brother, Oscar Gapen
and other of the relatives and old
friends. Mr. Gapen came to Omaha
with several car loads of cattle for a
number of the neightiors as well as
himself. While here Mr. Gapen call-i
oH Qt tho Tonrnal and renewed his
Bubscription. He is anticipating a
very pleasant visit here among the
old friends and neighbors an dwill
remain here until the end of the week
at least.
Business forms of all kinds printed
at the Journal office.
HOLD PLEASANT MEETING
From Wednesdays Daiiy
Last evening the members of the
W. B. A. held a most delightful
meeting at the home of Mrs. Sophia
Mayfield and despite the rain there
was a very goodly number out to
join in the combined business and
social session of the order. The ladies
spent the time in visiting and having
a general good time until an appro
priate hour when dainty and delic
ious refreshments were served by
Mrs. Mayfield who was assisted by
her daughter. Miss Irma, in serv
ing. The ladies are planning to hold
their October meeting at the home
of Mrs. J. H. McMaken in the north
portion of the city.
Heavy Rain
Visits This Local
ity Last Night
Rainfall of 1.67 Inches Causes Much
Surface Water Due to Other
Rains No Damage.
From Wednesday's Daily
A rainstorm that commenced last
night about 8:30 and raged until
11 o'clock caused a fall of 1.67
inches of water according to the gov
ernment guage at the Burlington
station, and also occasioned several
anxious moments for the residents
of the downtown district.
The long continued rainy season
has thoroughly soaked the ground
and practically all of the water fall
ing last night was kept on the sur
face and soon was running along the
watercourses, sewers and overflowing
into the main streets of the city.
The huge volume of water that
flowed down Chicago and Washing
ton avenues swept down on into
north and south Sixth street and
thence into Main street which was
transformed into a raging river but
fortunately no property damage was
occasioned in the downtown district.
The box Bewers on Sixth street
were working to full capacity and
handled the large flow of water in
fine shape and with their carrying of
a large part of water held off the
flow that otherwise would have swept
over the walks along the Maiii street
area. This was due to the fact that
the iron guards that formerly were
placed in the sewers had been re
moved and allowed the water to get
into the sewers as heretofore the
guards had held the debris and plug
ged them up and which caused a
heavier flow of water on Main street.
The guards at the sewer inlets on
Main street caught a great deal of
debris that prevented the sewers
handling the full volume of water
and as the result in a number of
places debris was washed up on the
walks. From the showing made It
would seem that the guards should
be removed from all the sewer in
lets in the business section.
At the corner of Main and Sixth
streets a little water ran into the
Charles Herrin soft drink parlor but
did no damage beyond dirtying a
small section of the floor.
The baseball park and the land on
the Missouri river bottoms just east
of the sewer mouth was under water
for some little time after the storm
and a part of the baseball fence was
broken down by the force of the
water.
The Good Grows Better
Fifty-five years ago this bank was es
tablished with good service for farmers as
one of its most important aims.
And today -farmers will tell you that
this good service has continued to grow
better year by year!
Couldn't YOU use this
service to good advantage?
The First NinoNAt Ban k
tHE BANK WHgRE YOU PBB U AT MOAaf
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Kettlehut Estate
Now Before the
Supreme Court
Daughters Objected to and Broke Will
Because Brothers Received Major
Part of Farmers Property.
From Tuesday's Daily
Attorneys for the estate of Henry
Kettlehut. who formerly owned 320
acres of land in Lancaster county
near the town of Eagle, have filed
with the supreme court a brief in
which they ask that tribunal to over
turn the action of a Cass county Jury
that held the last will and testament
presented for probate had been pro
cured by undue influence and was ex
ecuted at a time when Kettlehut was
not competent to make disposition of
his property.
The Kettle-huts had eleven children,
five sons and six daughters. Th y also
had three farms, two eighties and the
quarter occupied at the home 1 lace.
One son ran away at an early ape and
another went to Milwaukee and en
gaged in business. The three others
remained at home and farmed the
land after the father and moth r, be
cause of age, had moved to Eagle,
where they owned property.
Before death Kettlehut, following
the custom of European countries, it
is set out, sought to give all the land
to the sons. Deeds wers executed giv
ing Henry and Otto each the ighty
on which they' had been living and
for which they paid rent, William got
the home place, Rheinhart a piece of
property in Eagle and Albert the home
in that village. The deeds to tl.e land
were burdened with provisions that
required the payment of a total of
$9,000 to the daughters. The will
gave the remainder of the property to
the sons and recited that the daugh
ters had been provided for in the
deeds.
Five daughters, all married, and
Rheinhardt and Albert Joined in the
contest. The brief sets out that when
the daughters heard of the deeds they
became much Incensed, and there
after did not visit their parents or at
tend their funerals. It is contended
that the evidence does not sustain the
Judgment of the Jury and that there
was error In Instructions. State
Journal.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
From Monday's Dally
This morning Frank Wooster, who
has been in very poor health for the
past several weeks was taken to Oma
ha where he will be placed in the
hospital at that place for treatment.
Mr. Wooster has not shown the im
provement that had been hoped for
in hte last week and his condition
has become such that the attending
physicians and the family have be
lieved that he could be cared for bet
ter at the hospital.
VISITING FRIENDS HERE
From Monday's Daiiy
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Doup of Kan
sas City and Rev. and Mrs. William
Doup of Rochester, Minnesota, have
have been here over the week end
as guests at the home of Judge and
Mrs. James T. Begley. They are
driving to Kansas City and from
where Rev. Doup will go to Austin.
Texas, to accept a position as one of
the deans in the A. & M. college of
the state of Texas at that place.
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