MONDAY DECEMBER .
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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -.WEEKLY JOURNAL
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Alvo Department
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r. J. Linch. who has been having
Eomewhat of a time with rheumatism,
is able to be about, but not feeling
very well.
Joe Viifcer, who has been rustling
at the corn picking himself, is get
ting along nicely, thinking he will be
through early this week.
James Weber, living northeast
cf Alvo. was shelling and delivering
some of this year's corn during the
latter portion of last week to the
Rehmeyer elevator.
W. L. Copple lias completed the
picking of his corn and is surely well
pleased that the work i3 done, al
though the yield was not as heavy as
he would have liked.
The Alvo schools are arranging for
an operetta, which will be given near
the Christmas time, and which is now
being rehearsed by the scholars under
the direction of Miss Connelly, one
cf the instructors in the Alvo schools.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Methodist church of Alvo held a
bazaar and served an elegant supper
at their church basement on Friday
of last week, the same being enjoyed
by a large crowd of people who were
there.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Rehmeyer
were looking after some business
matters and al.-o visiting with friends
in Lincoln on last Wednesday. They
also spent last Sunday with relatives
in Weeping Water, where they en
joyed the day very nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mickle and fam
ily were at Weeping Water on last
Wednesday, where they were attend
ing the funeral of a niece. Marjorie
Mickle. who died in a hospital at Lin
coln on last Monday, following an
operation for appendicitis.
H. D. Richardson and family, who
are making their home at Kearney,
were visiting with friends at Alvo for
a short time last week, being guests
at the homes of R. M. Coatman, A. B.
Stromer. P. E. Cook, Simon Reh
meyer. J. W. Bropst and Herman L.
Bornemeier. while here.
Ray rarscll. living south Of Elm
wood, was a visitor in Alvo with his
parents with the family on last Sun
day, where all enjoyed the occasion
very much. Ray has completed the
picking of his corn, getting done the
day before Thanksgiving, and is well
pleased that he is done.
The Alvo Woman's Reading club
met last Thursday at the home of
Mrs. J. W. Banning, where they had
a most worthwhile program and a
most delightful afternoon, every min
ute of which was enjoyed by the la
dies, who declared Mrs. Banning an
excellent entertainer. They were
served with delicious refreshments.
The Ladies Ai society of the
Methodist church met on last Wed
nesday cA -the horn- of Mr. and Mra.
A. B. Stromer. where they were most
graciously entertained by this genial
hostess and where they looked after
the work which they had in hand.
They were served by exquisite re
freshments at the close of the pleas
ant afternoon.
The scholars of the Alvo schools are
to sell stamps for the benefit of the
tuberculosis hospital, and which is
an institution that needs to be as
sisted for a number of reasons one
because it is right and those who are
afflicted have a right to our help
from purely charitable causes. Again,
it is a protection to those not afflict
ed to as nearly eradicate the white
plase as possible.
While R. M. Coatman has been at
Plattsmouth as a member of the jury,
the folks have been rather busy with
the store and the trucking line. Mrs.
Coatman has been assisting at the
store as well as Paul Coatman, and
during the time when he was not at
Omaha, J. B. Skinner has been look
ing after a portion of the work at
the store. They hare been caring
for th business in good shape, how
ever, while Roy has been away.
Will Have Book Shower
The Alvo schools are getting ready
for the school library, which will be
a certainty in a short time and will
have a shower when all who are so
disposed may donate to the library,
which will be housed in the school
building space that is bring pre
pared for it. The shower is arrang
ed to be held on December 19th. They
re arranging to have the daily pa
pers, magazines, maps and all that
will interest the one in search for
knowledge. Get after this matter
and see what interes-ting books you
have.
No Swearing; Allowed
We wore pleased when we read at
the barber shop the sign printed in
bold re-ief, "No swearing allowed;
this means you." Many people have
considered that they are licensed to
swear as much as they wish in a
barber shop, and; have made a nuis
ance of the place of business of many
Go dry shod through the wet weather and have your
feet warm. The cold days of winter has to be forti
fied against by good reliable clothing.
"GOODRICH who makes the best line in the long
run," also makes the best footwear. We sell them.
Men's, Women's and Children's.
iAIseholior Your Radiators!
Coatman Hardware Co. -
ALVO -:- -:- NEBRASKA
a barber. We are pleased that Mr.
lEidermiller has put his foot down on
j the practice. It does no one good
and many a man narm.
Buried at Weeping Water
Marjorie F. Mickle, thirteen-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lauren
II. Mickle. who formerly resided near
Alvo, died at 2 p. m. Monday, in Lin
coln.. Her home is onejnile north of
Denton. She is survived by one
brother and three sisters. Funeral
services were held at 9:30 Wednesday
at the home, with Rev. Mr. Davis in
charge. The body was later taken to
Weeping Water for services at 1:30
p. m. and burial in the cemetery at
that place. Lauren Mickle. father of
Mariorie. is a brother of Wm. Mickle
iof this place and the entire family
1 are well remembered here, where they
resided for a considerable time.
Remembered by His Friends
On last Friday, a week ago, C. II.
Kirkpatrick celebrated the passing of
his Slst birthday anniversary, which
was made more interesting by the
shower of cards and greetings. At
last reports he had received some 92
of the greetings from his friends
from every quarter of the country,
the last coming from a friend down
in Texas. Mr. Kirkpatrick was born
November 27th, 1S45, coming to Ne
braska first in 1S65 and returning to
come again in 1S68, this time to make
his home and took a homestead claim
where Glen Lewis now lives, residing
thereon for 39 years, after which he
removed to Alvo, and has made his
home here since.
Mr. Kirkpatrick is one of those
srrari old nioneers who by hard
I knocks helped transform a raw prair
ie into what is now one of tne garaen
spots of America and the excellent
state in which we live is in part the
production of the work of this man
and his fellows who in the early days
by hard work and perseverance
wrought from the bleak prairie the
fertile fields which now smile on us
so graciously with aboundant crops.
Mr. Kirkpatrick is feeling very fine
for his more than four score of years
and was pleased to greet his many
friends as well as to receive pleasant
remembrances from so many of his
acquaintances.
It was on his farm that the Rock
Island railroad wreck occurred in
1922, when a number of lives were
taken as toll.
Card of Thanks
I wish to thank my kind friends
fnr th nnKtal card showpr I received
on my Slst birthday, and also Mr. and
Mrs. Glenn Lewis and family, who
baked. .the.. cake and also look dinner
with us, and I will also think my
better half for getting up the show
er and fine dinner we had. With
many thanks and hoping you all live
to be 100 years oil, I am. yours very
truly. C. II. Kirkpatrick.
ADDRESS HIGH SCHOOL
From Friday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon the students
of the Plattsmouth high school had
the opportunity of enjoying a very
interesting" address given by Bagdasar
K. Baghdigian. a native of Armenia,
and who is now living at Kansas
City. The speaker is touring over the
western country giving talks on the
near east that have proven very in
teresting and while the time of the
.speaker was curtailed here to a large
extent he gave a very interesting dis
cussion of that little known and mys
tic land of the east where the land
has been the ' battleground of' cen
turies between the Armenians and the
Turks.
The speaker related his childhood
days in Armenia and the dangers tc
which he was exposed and also the
feeling of gratitude that he felt on
being an American citizen and enjoy
ing the right of freedom in his re
ligious ami personal life.
TWO MINISTERS TO MEET
Paris, Dec. 2. Sir Austen Cham
berlain, British foreign secretary, ar
rived here tonight to confer with For
eign Minister Briand on matters of
mutual interest which are likely to
come up during the league of nations
council next week. The French and
British ministers will probably settle
conditions tomorrow under which the
left bank of the Rhine will be aban
doned and military control of Ger
many turned over from the present
inter-allied organization to the
league of nations.
M. Briand and Sir Austen, it is
understood, will press for a solution
of the question of German disarma
ment and the transfer of military
control to the league at the council
meeting.
VLIFE TO YL5
DR. JOE J. STIBAL
Telephone No. 3
LOCAL NEWS
Br Heineman Dentist Hotel Main
Hi. Jiuneman, tenuis t, xlulci maiu.
Dr. 0. C. Hudson, Oesteopathic Phy
sician and Surgeon. Phones 31 - 477.
From Thursday's Dally
E. M. Griffin of Manley was here
yesterday and last evening looking' greatest number of people. Every
after some matters of business for ajono of them makes regular scheduled
few hours stops at Plattsmouth,
James Stander of Louisville was . Following is the new schedule put
here today for a few hours attending e1 th&,n Jt
. P kq:t,q .i luxe train No. 109-110 which has just
ing with rriends.
J. B. Roddy of Union was here
last evening for a few hours attend
ing to some matters of business and
visiting with friends.
Adam Meisinger, of Cedar Creek,
was here today for a few hours look
ing after some trading and visiting
with his many friends.
Mrs. William P. Sitzman and
daughter. Miss Betty, were in Omaha
today where they spent a few hours
with friends and also enjoyed a visi
with the relatives.
County Commissioners C. F. Har
ris of Union and lied II. Gorder of
Weeping Water came over yesterday
afternoon to meet with Commission
er Charles D. Spangler on some mat
ters of importance.
Mrs. George A. Fingarson who has
been here as a guest of the old time
friends for the past few days, de
parted this morning for Omahj
where she is arranging to remove
to the new quarters at Fort CrooV
where Captain Fingarson has been
f.ssigned.
From Friday's Dailv
Iaae Wiles of Weeping Water was
here today for a few hours visit,
looking after some matters of busi
ness. G. W. Snyder was among those
?oing to Omaha this morning to
?pend the day looking after some
matters of business.
John Gauer of near Cedar Creel:
was here for a short time today
visiting with friends and looking
after some - matters at the
house.
'
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Wiles were
in Omaha today where they spent a
few hours at the hospital witty Mrs.
John Vallery, sister of Mrs. Wiles
who is at the Immanuelvhospital.
Mrs. A. E. Courtney and children
who are moving from Humbolt.
Tenn., to Dixon, 111., are in this city
visiting at the home of her brother.
W. B. Tracey and wife and with her
aunt, Mrs. A. II. Bushnell and fam
ily. Mr. Courtney left a short time
ngo to have the new home ready for
his family.
rrom Saturday's Dally
Troy L. Davis of Weeping Water,
representative-elect, was over from
his home today to look after some
matters for a few hours.
Judge A. H. Duxbury departed
yesterday afternoon for St. Joseph.
Missouri, where he was called by the
illness of his father, Frank Duxbury,
who has been in very poor health for
some time.
Mrs. C. L. Wiles and sister. Mrs.
Glen Wiles, departed this morning
tor Omaha where they will spend the
Jay visiting with Miss Delores Wiles
daughter of Mrs. C. I. Wiles, who
is taking nurse training at the Uni
versity hospital.
POULTRY COURSE OFFERED
A poultry short course will be of
fered at the Nebraska college of
agriculture January 11 to 14. A re
gistration fee of one dollar per per
son will bo the only charge.
This year special emphasis will be
placed on the feeding problem. How
more eggs may be gathered and more
pounds of poultry may be sold for
each dollar's worth of feed, will be
one of the main topics of discussion.
Other subjects of interest will be
newer knowledge on- culling and
breeding, hatching and brooding,
keeping the poultry hock in health
and the marketing of poultry pro
ducts. .
The instructions will be given by
lectures, demonstrations and a study
of houses, birds and eqrfipment in
use at the college of agriculture
poultry plant.
A five reel motion picture show
ing the different phases of poultry
production on the Pacific' coast will
be given in the student activities
building Wednesday night, January
12. This picture will give people
residing in Lincoln and' Lancaster
county a chance to get some worth
while instruction in one night. "
WORK SENDS A WARNING
Washington, Dec. 3. A warning
to congress to judge sharply in
weighing the question whether
guardianship of natural resources of
the United States should be turned
over to the state was delivered to
day by Secretary Work
Writing to
Chairman Sinnott of the house pub-'at
lie lands committee the interior
retary placed a value of $13,697,-
500,000 on the domain "which
posed legislation would entrust en
tirely or - in patt . to 1 tho soverlgn
states. The pending bills,! he warn
ed jeopardized the whole future of
national conservation.
Missouri Pacific
Makes Changes
in Train Time
New Schedule Became Effective on
Sunday, Dec. 5th Another
Train Placed in Service
The Missouri I'acifio railroad, with
the placing in service of its new de
luxe train vesterdav. also provided
for a number of changes in the time
. . . . ,
this city
The road now provides patrons with
four north and four south bound pas
senger trains daily, operated on a
schedule calculated to serve the
been added to the service:
North Ecund
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
No.
105 C:23
109 . 6.51
103 3:53
107 . 7:23
South Bound
104 t':30
10S 2:35
110 6:39
106 12:30
A. M.
A. M.
P.
P.
M.
A.
P.
P
A.
M.
M.
M.
M.
There are a number of changes in
the new time card from that of the
or.j that has been in use for the pas
several months and the running time
of the trains should be carefully
looked over by the traveling public
INDUSTRIAL NOTES f
4 4
The Crete mills have for several
years been selling electric energy to
the municipality, which has aistriD
uted the current at a considerable
profit over its own pole line system
Uerentlv the mill, which had, in
turn, been buying from a transmis
sion line company, asked to be re
iieved of the contract with the city
The transmission line company then
proposed to sell direct to the munici
pality and the contract was submitted
at a special election last week, with
the result that the high-line contract
was not endorsed, although the ad
verse majority was very small. There
are those who favor building a muni
-iciuill uidui, suiui; uiftMig r am "
1 A. i : 1 I
er irom me rsiue river. uu eiisiuc
salesmen are very active, according
to a local newspaper, in advocating
the building of an isolated plant.
" The Platte Valley Power company
which operates 'out of Omaha and
Valley and recently purchased the
electric coniDanv at Hooper, has
merged with the Central West Public
Service company, headed by W. N
Albertson. of Milwaukee and which
lately acquired the electric company
at Albion and the gas companies at
Columbus and Norfolk. Under the
management of Max McGraw of Sioux
City and A. J. Cole of Omaha, the
Platte Valley company and the Mc
Graw company will operate all of the
combined Nebraska properties.
According to a survey completed
by the New York Edison company
it has been determined that Broad
way's Great "White Way uses enougl
electric power in its giant signs to
provide for all the illumination needs
of a town of 10.000 population. The
nitrhtlv consumption is said to be
17.S00 kilowatt hours.
Chicago's State street recently
celebrated the investment of $100,-
000 in a new lighting system with a
three-day illumination festival. State
street will now be the most brightly
lighted thoroughfare in the world.
Fifth avenue. New York, not except
ed.
The village of North Loup is ser
iously considering closing down its
oil-engine electric plant and leasing
its distribution system to a trans
mission line company that promises
to retail energy at a rate considerably
below the present municipal sched
ule.
Three dollars worth of white paint
and eight dollars worth of labor on
the walls of a Nebraska factory
made a saving of twice that amount
in electric light in three months time
and added greatly to the comfort and
output of the workers.
Bancroft, Nebraska, has signed a
ten year contract with the Nebraska
Gas & Electric company for electric
current to serve its municipal elec
trie system.
' A new water tower is being erect
ed in Ainsworth.
The successful culmination of the
Legion's annual Indoor carnival at
Plattsmouth, when more than $1,000
was cleared, brings the total for the
community building fund to within a
few dollars of the $10,000 goal and
insures erection of the building this
coming summer.' In. addition to the
cash fund, the Legion owns a $3,000
building site located close to the busi
ness section of the city.
WILL HOLD CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Golden Rod Study club and
the U. B. Aid Society will have their
'Christmas party Thursday afternoon
the home of Mrs. Howard Wiles,
sec-(Hostesses Mrs. Howard Wiles and
Mrs., Charles Barnard. Everyone
pro-luring a gift not exceeding 25 cents
iq cost.
T
Mr. and JMrs J. C. .Comstock and
children were In Omaha today to
epend a few hours there with friends.
Urges Need of
Hospital in This
City Next Year
Secretary Davis Touches on Import
ant Matter of Public Improve
ment in Notes.
Considering we spent four years oi
our young and tender life in Florida
am quoting from the Sparta (Mich.)
Sentinel on that state the state
: u herp Tnrsrminp find a nernetual
haven of delight; where cock-roaches
grow as big as mice; and the sweetest
grape-fruit and oranges in the world
bloom, and fill, in the Eternal Flor
ida Sunshine!
Florida is the chin whiskers of
tho United States: It is six hun
dred miles long, two hundred
wide, and three feet high. It is
bounded on the north by the
eighteenth amendment and on
the other three sides by the three
mile limit.
Florida is inhabited by ln-c
dians, Americans, white men, and
feed-bag tourists. The reds live
on the Everglades, the blacks
live on the whites, and the
whites live on the tourists, and
the tin-canners on the municipal
camping grounds.
Florida's principal resources
of income are hotels, fruits, al
legator shins, tourists, and the
vest pocket press agents of Cal
ifornia. But the big outstanding
feature of Florida is its fruit:
orange raising coming fist. Rais
ing oranges is a cinch; all that
is required is enough money to
live on while raising them.
The next Florida fruit is the
grnpe fruit. A grape fruit is a
erVss between a lemon, a dose of
quinine and a pumpkin. It has
the color and disposition of a
blonde ticket seller at a movie
picture show. It is usually eat
en at breakfast thus combining''
the advantages of a meal and a
morning shower-bath at the same
time.
The tangerine is a distant
- cousin of the orange. It wears a
loose and careless mother-hub-bard
style of wrapper and is
much easier to disrobe than the
orange, but it has a more dry,
withered disposition when un
dressed. The kumquat is the
only thing in Florida that lives
up to its name and acts just as
it sounds. So there
The Recreation Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce whose names
were ommitted the other day consists
of Misters Hartford, Hatt and Bestor.
Jump on 'em!
One young man approached for a
membership in the Chamber of Com
merce replied, "Why, I don't own any
property here." However he receives
his daily bread from his work here;
has received his education from our
schools; has the benefit of our police
protection; yet couldn't see how he
was interested in the Chamber of
Commerce! In other words, whatoell
is Plattsmouth to him!
Observing a news item a few days
ago that a very popular Plattsmouth
lady was dangerously sick and in
too serious a condition to take to the
Omaha hospital. "Ain't" that enuff
said? Suppose it was your wife, or
child or husband in that shape it
would be a personal matter then. As
fas as Plattsmouth is concerned, it
is a personal matter to all of us.
A man said the other day "Why
Plattsmouth has gotten along for
fifty years without a hospital, guess
she can do it again." He didn't stop
to count the number who have likely
suffered and died because there was
no hospital here. What a mud-street-wooden-walk-no
light-no fire department-no
church-no nothing city we'd
have if there had not been live men
of vision in charge instead of "dead-
ones."
Let's throw out our water works
and go back to the old "town pump"
and "bucket-brigade!" Just as sensi
ble as to the reason given by this
man.
Detter yet, prescribe leeches for
pneumonia! Or says there are no
germs! Quick, Watson, the needle!
We are indebted to Paul Vander-
voort for a very clever and original
poster, which has been hung in the
office. Mr. Vandervoort is taking a
course in poster and display with the
International Correspondence school
of Scranton, Pa., and this is a sample
of his splendid work.
That darn'd old remark about fifty
years lias gotten under my collar.
Just telephone Rea of the Nebraska
Gas & Electric company and ask if
he can't shut off the gas and electric
juice, as we had one citizen whe,
wanted to go back
lamps! Atta boy!
W. G. DAVIS.
Secretary.
rAre you a member of
the Chamber of Commerce?
P. S. First thing some fool, will be
trying to tell us "there ain't
no
Santy Claus!"
W. G. D.
WILD BULL TERRORIZED
TOWN TILL SHOT TO DEATH :
Dallas, Tex., Dec. 1
A wild Bra
the crowded
hma bull terrorized
streets or uanas toaay oeiore it wasi
shot and killed by a deputy sheriff. !
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The animal jumned-an eight foot
fence at a slaughter plant, was chas
ed through river bottoms for an
hour and then tore thru the -down
town section, upsetting automobiles
S?r.ir
1 iP , sngntiy injurea
m dashing to places of safety.
All local news is rn the Journal,
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FLOUR Frost King, 48-lb. bag. .$2.09
SUGAR 10 lbs. for. . . , ... .69
ENGLISH WALNUTS 3 lbs. .. . 1.00
MIXED NUTS 4 lbs. for ... .95
PINK SALMON Tall cans, 2 for .35
PEANUTS Salted, per lb .25
SOAP Creme Oil, 3 bars for 23
MINCE MEAT 2 pkgs. for. ... .. .25
See our large Christmas display of
Chinaware -
Fruit
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We deliver
Santa Claus to
Pay a Personal
Visit to City
Committee Will Greet the Genial
Santa and Have Him Here to
. Visit the Boys and Girls.
From Friday's Dsiiy
W'Viila Yt a it ti i -i ! nnrl inviol Santa
Claus is expecting to visit all of the! Edward Rlnpllnj of circus fame died
u rnifcHihere early Friday night. He Was
fy j ry uuu & 1 i o iiiw iinv.u i
States on Christmas eve, he is also
making a short pre-Christmas visit
to the different parts of the country
at this time and is expecting to make
this city one of the points that he will
touch on his trip.
Santa arrived a few days ago from
the northland, making the trip from
nd of Alaska by boat
is now on his way
the reindeer la
to Seattle and
eastward, being greeted by the boys
and girls of all ages as he comes on
his way to the eastern points.
Santa is due in Omaha tomorrow
morning and when his puffing and
panting reindeers pull into the big
town they will find awaiting him a
committee of Plattsmouth citizens, C.
C. Wescott, W. G. Davis, J. A. Cap-
well, Judge Duxbury, Roy Knorr.
Fred Busch. Henry Soenichsen. Guy
3Iorgan, I-ouie Egenberger and Emil
Wurl, who are to present the offi-
cial invitation to Santa to visit this
city on one day of the coming week
tn iv v-r ti,o nitv Qn,i m doa- tho
boys and girls as well as the older
folks that he will slip in on later on
Christmas eve
The reindeers that Santa is expect -
ing to use on Christmas eve are tired
out after their long journey and they
are to have a well deserved rest, Santa'
has intimated in a message from
Dutte. Montana, when he reaches
Omaha and the Plattsmouth commit
tee will have to secure him transpor
tation to this city as he wants the
reindeers fresh for the big night on
December 24th when they are going
to reach every home in the country.
Watch the Journal fpr the further
announcements of the' visit of the
genial Santa and be ready to be here
to greet him when he comes to Platts
mouth for his surveying trip.
SWEET LITTLE DAUGHTER
RECEIVES HEARTY WELCOME
A sweet little daughter that ar
rived at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
La Rue Williams on Sunday morning.
November 28, 1926, received a royal
welcome, not only from her parents,
but also from her grandparents on
both sides of the family.
The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
tM. L. Schoeman and Mr. and Mrs
"f- . Yua" -JU
- L?.1,1,!,am3" 13 nakess Mr; and
Irs-, "ams a little family of two
to kersosenei(,au8nters' t,ie first aby, Marguerite
now oeing two years old and very
handsome and popular among their
many friends.
Mrs. LaRue Williams was former
ly Mies Genevieve Schoeman, a form
er Louisville young lady. She ia also
a granddaughter of George Delezene,
an old pioneer of this vicinity. The
Courier joins with the friendsin ex
tending heartiest congratulations.
Louisville Courier.
GERMAN REICHSTAG BARS
ALL OBSCENE LITERATURE,
i u i i ti tar jm. I n a . r ai r n or a r l
Berlin,
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-The Reichstag,
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after spirited debate, Friday adopted Christmas cards is convincing, tin
u .iuUuSuih imeuunu w cuc
a
the publication of all types of ob -
cfpna nnrt immnrol lltsmti.ro I
j The socialists and communists op
posing the bill, regar'd'its passage as
a "black day for German culture." -They
expressed the fear that It
a -black day for German culture."--
- Ty, eTredhe fear thatt "
v-ould ca(J t0 arbitrary suppression
of real literature -and contended that
Imany classics, even the Bible, could
'"be barred under the bill. J
Toys - Candy
Nuts, Etc.
'Years of Service
Phoned
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Charles Ringling
oi Circus Fame,
Dies in Florida
Was One of Seven Brothers Who
Achieved Fame in Show Business
From "One Ring" Start.
Sarasota, Fla., Dec. 4. Charles
stricken with cerebral hemorrhage at
5 Friday afternoon and died within
two hours. ... .
Charles Ringling," one of the young-""'
er of the "eTp-n-son of "the-circus
family,' was stlf-educated and with
four of his brpthers early gathered to
gether enough money to form the
nucleus of the organization tha
brought them all fame and fortune.
that
From a beginning which was mere
ly an entertainment in their tiny
home town, the circus with which
Charles was identified grew yearly,
until at present it has a practical
monopoly on the business in this
country and Canada.
"The Greatest Show On Earth" de
veloped from the "Classical Concert
llltf, mdB,L "se"
the phenomenal growth of the bun-
n ess, according to one of the Hing-
lings, was "hard work, common
henesty. and a close sti
thl,pubI,c wants- t
The five youngsters,
tudy of what
sons of a
harnessmaker. living in a little town
called MacGregor. Ia each mastered
one musical instrument, as well as a
' iV" inesUng and acrobatic tricks,
ev pt up a program, which they
P,ave1. at scho1' church and town
ga; "i'ff" , . .. .
I" one of the brothers went
. , u!" u ,' ucu ul
road show then touring the west un
der canvas. He returned in the fall
full of enthusiasm which he commun
icated to his brothers. They invested
their savings with Robinson and Join
ed him as partners. "
Except for the horses drawing the
15 wagons, there were no animals in
the show. A wire-walker trapeze
artists, jugglers, contortionists and
musical features supplied by the five
boys, the eldest of whom was then
just out of his teens, comprised the
entire, circus. It was three years be
fore they added animals.
"Yankee" Robinson died at the end
of their first year and the brothers
continued the show under their
name.
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