r7 TWO PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL THURSDAY, MARCH 17,1927. Democrats Se i lect Ticket for Nehawka Department! Prepared in the Interests of the People of Nehawka and Surrounding Vicinity Especially for the Journal Readers. I f 1 City Offices Will O. Troop and son, Robert were in attendance at the liore sale which was held by E. E. Leach 2 Union last Saturday. W. Bright of Eagle was a visito: in Nehawka 0:1 last Monday where he was looking after some business matters at the Nehawka mills. nr. A. It. Kintner was called to Union on last Monday and made the trip in his auto, notwithstanding the very bad condition of the roads. While in Plattsmouth last Friday Thomas E. Fulton was the guest of his old time friend. Herman L.. Thomas, the agent for the Missouri Pacific at the county Feat. F. R. Cunningham with a crew of workmen has been cutting and get ting in readiness for sawing logs a few miles from Elmwood. where thcy are working on the cotton wood trees. Messrs. II. l Taylor and Wm. August, were cutting and getting in readiness for hauling to town some walnut logs which have been grow ing on the property of C. D. St. John. Clyde Svitzr and Granville Ilecb ner were enjoying the basketball tournament which was held at Lin coln, they driving over and enjoying the games, the playing being very! fine. 1 Pert Willis was a visitor at the ha on Monday of this week, being accompanied by Harry Swanson of the Federal Land bank, they being called to look after seme business in that line at the places named. Lawrence Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Smith, departed on last Monday for Plattsmouth where he went to accept a position with a crew of road buliders who were work ong on the building of the road be tween Omaha and Plattsmouth. Herman L. Smith has been assist ing in the work at the blacksmith shop of T. E. Fulton, and is thus materially assisting in getting the work out which Mr. Fulton has to do. Mr. Smith was looking after the work while Mr. Fulton was in Platts mouth last Friday. The matter of graveling the streets of Nehawka as well as the road tc "O" street was consdiered at a meet ing which was held in Nehawka dur ing the past week, just how far the project will proceed no one kowns until it is fully known just how much the desired work will cost. The enterprising firm of Miller and Oruber are at this time constructing animal. They will expect to repeat the performance again the coming week end. Albert Wolfe, and family received the notification of the passing of one of the uncles of Mr. Wolfe, Madison Wolfe, who has been ror some months? making his home in Union, and who passed away at early morn in Union Sunday. The funeral was held on Wednesday of this wees and the in terment made at the Lewlston ceme tery which is east of Murray. Mr. Wolfe was over to Nebraska City to assist in the selection of the casket on last Monday afternoon. Exceptionally Strong Ticket Is Pick ed for the Consideration of the Voters. From Wednesday s Daliy The democratic city convention met last evening at the district court room and was one of the largest that has been held in the off year, the court room being filled when at 8 o'clock Chiarman Fred Stewart of the city committee called the meet ing to order. The convention selected D. O. Dwyer as the chairman of the con vention and after a short address by the chairman the meeting proceeded to business. The secretary of the convention was Jesse P. Perry. The first of the matters to come Will Present the Gold Bngr. The .Tnninr rlas of the Nehawka high school are practicing for thej1,cfore the meeting was that of the presentation of the class play "The. nomination of the candidates for Gold Bug." which they will put onjthe members of the board of educa the boards on Fridav, March ISthJtion and while a number had ex this is an esneciallv fine Dlav aiid one 1 Pressed their preference for the con- which all will eniov. steD ud and ob-' ference nomination of a joint ticket tain a ticket, and enjoy the really good play of the season. Police Dcg; Puppies, have a number of police do; reservoir at the home of Martin ! puppies for sab?. Males $25.00, Fe- Ross. south of Nehawka, who is mak ing some very substantial improve ments at their home and when it is homo of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. completed this will make a very de Robert Willis, he spending Sunday Ejrar.ie ulace to live when the work evening at the farm home where he men ha"ve gen through with the and they enjoyed the occasion very ( chan;e3 ami alterations which the much. I plans consider. George Troop was a visitor in; Thomas E. Fulton the village Plattsmouth on last Saturday evening smitnev was a visitor in Plattsmouth driving over in his car for the occa-,on jas"t Saurday, being aeeompan eion and enjoying a visit with friends jed ,)V L j Allstin. they both be there as well as attending the movies in cal,(1 as witnesses in the trial wnicn were on at mat time, being staged there wherein Louis Walter J. Wundenich was a visi tor in Mynard, Plattsmouth and Oma- males $15.00. Clyde Switzer, hawka, Nebraska. ml' Ne- -2tw Always D ependable The Crosley Radio We also sell thz Eadiola. Come and hear them and let ns tell you about their superior reception qual ity. A demonstration will convince. Light and Power for Work Kahler of Kohler Electric Plants. Ask ns for information about them. THE LUNDBERG GARAGE Nehawka - Nebraska Stoltenberg had brought suit against Charles Hathaway for ten thousand dollars for alienation. Mr. Fulton while in town was a visitor with hir many friends in the county seat. C. M. Chrisweisser was a visitor in Omaha on Friday of last week, taking with him a load of cattle, and hurrying home that he might ac company Mrs. Ciirisweissrr to Lin coln where they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Halter, and where Mrs. Chrisweisser visited during the afternoon, while the gentlemen en joyed the basketball which was ? portion of the state tournament, and at which there was some very fine playing. Some of the ones interested in the matter of breaking and training horses, held a Rodeo at the park of the Nehawka ball team, and had some very worthwhile sport. One of the horses which was a western one was particularly obstreperous, and for z fnie it was thought it would win ir the contest, but at the end Harold Reynolds succeeded in subduing the 80-Mile Gale Sweeps Away Mininsr Town Dwellers Awake to Find Homes Be ing Lifted From Over Eeds; Swept Down Canyon. Attention, Farmers! Here is the Solution to Your Feeding Problems Why pay $60.00 to $S0.00 per ton for what you raise on ycur farm? You can get balanced feed in any ratio with any percent of Tank age. Bring in your own grain, and we will balance it for you, grind ing all together. Come, see us fcr what you want in the feed line. The Nehawka Mills C. D. Saint John Nehawka, Nebr. Tonopah, Nov.. March 15. A C0 mile gale, accompanied by hail and snow, tore down Weepah's "tent city" Monday. Everything moveable went down the canyon in a wild swirl of tin pans, tin camp stoves gasoline cans and canvas housing. The storm swept over the camp from the direction of the Silver Peak mountains. As the gale struck t lie tent city, dwellers there awoke sud denly to find their homes being lift ed bodily from over their beds. The time-honored custom ci going to bed fully clad prevented addition al hardship, for the prospectors were in condition to grapple with the storm as soon as they awoke. They made a mad scramble to save a3 much as possible from their belongings. , Many found refuge in the camp of Judge J. A. Houlahan, where there are four houses of substan tial construc tion, and a cyclone 'cel lar extending eight feet under ground with a well-rounded roof of cement ed rocks. HORSES STILL DYING OF CORN STALK DISEASE with the republicans, the convention took a decided stand fcr their own ticket on the inotion of Mrs. William Wool cot t. The nominations for the board of education resulted in the names of Dr. R. P. Westover, Henry F. Goos. ( Mrs. J. T. Regley and J. A. Capwell being placed before the convention and in which a clove and spirited race was enjoyed witli the result that Dr. Westover and Henry Goos were selected as the nominees of the convention. The various meeting were then held and the candidates for council men selected and with the result that a set of fine clean cut men were picked for these positions. The nom inations in the various wards were as follows: First ward Philip A. Horn. Second ward Claude C. Smith. Third ward William H. Puis. Fourth ward John Lutz. Fifth ward Arthur R. Blunt. The members of the city central Committee were also selected at the ward meetings these being: First ward Frank M. Bestor, Mr3. A. G. Bach. Second ward Cyril Kalina, Mrs. F. G. Egenberger. Third ward John ClDidt, Mrs. W L. Ileinrich. Fourth ward H. R. Baker, Mrs J. C Peterson, Jr. Fifth ward G. II. Manners, Mrs. Arthur Copenhaver. The convention also voted as th Two big points about Red Grown. It's always good and you can always get it STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEBRASKA "A Nebraska Institution" chairman of the city central commit tee to have Frank M. Bestor as the guiding hand and the nomination wr.s made unanimous by the conven tion., The committee was authorized to name their own secretary as well ns the other matters that might de mand their attention. March 13. Farmers in 0 Soys Blouses! Good wearing and nicely fitting blouses for the grow ing boys. Made of fine count percals in many at tractive figure. An economical buy. Girls' Middies! White Jean Middies in regulation style. Well made and neatly finished 98 cents. Phillips south and west part of Hamilton county are again losing horses from corn stalks. A lull in horses report ed dying from this disease was brok en the past week, when a number were again stricken. Some farmerr have lost as high as five and six head, or their entire lot of farm horses. A number of car3 of grain, both corn and oats, have been shipped in to Phillips and are being sold out through the Farmers elevators of thi? place to farmers for feeding pur poses. It is being purchased by farm ers in 50, 100 and 200-bushel lots. CHICK HATCHING CENTER IN CLAY COUNTY Daykin, March 15. A canvass of j this vicinity proves that it is btcom- MJing a wonderful chicken raising com Himunity and that the fowls are nav- tjing a good share of the living and 3 "profits of the farmers today. There Ijjjare hatcheries and incubator manv Ifi ! faeturies at Clav Center. Fairburv R 'and Alexandria, all near here, which turn out thousands of chicks each season. They report a volume of busi ness this season 10 times that of last year. Eggs are brought in by cus tomers, about 10.000 chicks being taken off each week. oys' and Girls9 Hose! Ribbed cotton hose in serviceable weights. Black or Brown. Sizes 5 to 10 only 35c. Li a xtxs u k3 sasi &su S J ESTABLISHED 1888 Telephone No. 14 Nehawka, Nebr. Wher.2 Customers Feel at Heme FARMERS LOSING HORSES North I-oup, March 13. Farmers in the Davis creek territory are re ported to be suffering deplorable loss es of valuable farm animals from the so-called "corn stalk disease." Ed gar Davis has lost four horses re cently and a neighbor farmer, Earl I Bingham, has lost five. Many other? b i have lost one or more animals and 3 i the epidemic seems to be growing 3 'more serious as the season advances. LOCAL NEWS Dr. Heineman, Dentist, Hotel Main Eldg., Phone 527. From Monday's Daliy George W. Snyder departed thi morning for Omaha where he was called to attend to some matters o business for a tew hours. Mrs. Charles A. Troop was among the visitors in Omaha te'day to spend few hours in that city looking af ter some matters of business. S'?arl S. Davis, the well known real estate man was in Omaha and Papil lion today to attend to some matter? of business there for th day. P. A. Hild from Mt. Pleasant pre cinct was in the city today for a few hours looking after some matters of business and visiting with friends. County .Superintendent Miss Al pha Peterson departed this morning for Omaha where she was called tc look after some matters in regard to the school affairs. William II. Shopp. who is located at Havelock with the store depart ment of the Burlington, was her" over Sunday visiting with the rela tives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Rainey were in Omaha today where Mr. Rainey was called to consult a special isi as his health has bpen very poorly for some time and he has not made the progress that had been hoped for. Miss Elizabeth Thieroir of Utica, arrived Saturday evening to be here for a lew days as a guest at th horns of her aunt. Mrs. Fred G. Mor gan while her mother was at Kearney to attend the Daughters of the Am erican Revolution. Mrs. Gertie Beckner departed thip morning for Omaha where she was called to consult a specialist in that city and visiting with friends. Mrs Beckner has not been in the best of health for some time and it is hoped that she may derive some benefit from the course of treatment. From Wednesday's Daily- James and Charles Wooster of Sed- alia, Missouri, are here to spend s short time, being called here by the condition of their father, Frank Wooster. W. D. Wheeler came in this morn ing from his home near this city and departed for Omaha where he wae called to look after some matters of business. ' ' ' L - William Starkjohn was a visitor ir Omaha today to spend a short time there with his friend, Fritz Ott, at the hospital where he has been for some time past. Mr. and Mrs. Anton Wooster of Omaha are here to spend a few days with the relatives, being called here by the critical condition of the fath er of Mr. Wooster. Mrs. William Hunter departed this morning for Omaha where she is taking treatment at the hospital in that city and was accompanied to that city by her daughter, Miss Helen Hunter. Miss Kate Sidenstriker of Omaha, was here today as the guest of a few of the old time friends, coming down to attend the funeral of Mrs. S. H. Shoemaker, but as she had been mis informed as to the date of the serv ices, she missed attending the burial her friend and neighbor of many years standing. SOCIAL WORKERS MEET ASK CLEMENCY TO McCEAY Mashington, March 14. Another plea for clemency to Warran McCray former governor of Indiana, now in Atlanta prison, was presented to I President Coolidge today by Repre sentative Wood, Indiana. The peti jtion was signed by all members of ! the Indiana senate, ninety-two raem- H bersof the Indiana house Of represen tatives and by the governor and lieu tenant governor. Mr. Wood said the president held out some hope for ac : tion in McCray's case. The Indiana governor was sentenc- From Tuesday's Daii.v Claude Shoemaker arrived this morning from Los Angeles called here by the death of his mother, Mrs. S. II. Shoemaker. John Bergmuim was among the visitors in Omaha today where he was called to look after nome matters of business. Mrs. Ed Knipe of Emporia. Kansas, arrived here last evening to attend the funeral of her sister-in-law, Mrs. S. H. Shoemaker. Mr. and Mrs. John Sneed of Sioux City, who have been here visiting with relatives and friends, departed this morning for their home. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Maxwell of Blanchard, Nebraska, who were here to visit at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. ;F. L. Adams departed this morning; ror tneir nome and were aeeompan From Wednesday's Daily Yesterday afternoon the social workers of the Methodist church were most delightfullly entertained at the home of Mrs. John V. Hatt on Pearl street and with a very large number of the ladies in at tendance at the meeting. Mrs. Hatt was assisted by Mrs. Harry Bethel in entertaining and serving. The gathering was in the nature of a St. Patrick's day party and was most enjoyable to all of the members- of the party in attendance. Mrs. Fred Lugach gave an interesting ac count of the life of St. Patrick anil Miss Treva Edgerton added to the pleasures of the afternoon with a piano soio. JHlss Louvisa Albert also gave a series of dramatic poses that showed the greatest skill on the part of this talented young lady while Donald Cotner, one of the clever young musicians of the city was heard in two saxophone numbers that were given very skillfully and clever. At the close of the afternoon dainty and delicious refreshment? were served. Male Member Has Show of Bravery Declares She Is Not Always in Chair on Third Reading and Argues Against Lifting of Bill. Representative Gillespie of Sarpy, only woman member of the legisla ture, discovered in the hou:;e Mon day that one member of the stern sex stood ready not only to oppose her motion to lift bill but to pro claim that sho had not always been in her chair at third reading, a vio lation of one of the rules. The wo man made a strenuous attempt to resurrect H. R. 4 69 and while Wild man of York, the stern man who argued against it was on the floor, she stopped him so often that he finally appealed to the speaker. The bill provides that when ap plications for high school tuition 1 purposes in any district exceed forty in number, payment shall be made ial order of II. R. 332, teacher ten ure bill for Thursday. Radio Control Board Meets Says Plans to Unscramble "Chaos, of Air" Will Silence Some Stations. Washington, March 15. Members of the new federal radio commission met informally Monday to consider the gigantic job of unscrambling the rad io broa derating- JnmWe.- - -The- f-cs-Eion preceded the first'- formal" SObsitni Tuesday. . . r. . Several major tasks must be ac complished before the listener gcis r.ny benefit of-regulation: .Division of the country into radio zones within which broadcasting stations will have wave length sepa ration of at least 10 kilocycles. Shift of American stations from wave lengths allotted to Canadian, by the district in which their par- i .Mexican and Cuban broadcasters. ents or guardians reside. While the member from York was talking against the bill. Mrs. Gillespie said: "I am surprised that after giving this measure two hours study you know enough about it to take the floor aaginst it. I have studied it two years." Again when Judge Wildman de clared that it is a measure to cor rect a fault of Sarp county, the mem ber from that county asid: "Sarpy has no faults.' ' Mr. Wildman said that passage of the bill would mean approximately $2.S00 increase in one district. Chair man Davis of the committee on edu cation which put the bill to death. opposed resurrection. Representative Landgren, also of the education com mittee, said that the bill was killed Determination of what stations must reduce their power and solution of the question of time division to eliminate simultaneous operation on similar wave lengths of nearby or powerful stations. Scientific research shows that o00 stations properly divided geographic ally and by kilcycle frequency may operate. in the United States without serious interference. The new commission faces a situa tion where nearly 700 stations are on the air nightly. MYNARD U, B. CHURCH Sunday school at 10 a. m. Ser mon by the conference superintend ent at 11 a. m. Services will be in hall. Time of quarterly conference by divided vote and that had a full will be announced later. The . M. membership been present it may have 'A. is invited to meet with the W. C. been reported out. The motio to life T. U. Monday afternoon. Work is was defeated, the result of the stand- 'commenced on the church basement, ing vote being 35 to 3. The mover Chicken pie supper at the parsonage of the motion demanded a roll call on the 17th. and resurrection lost 34 to 46. G. B. WEAVER, The house refused to make a spec- Pastor. f2 COAL OUTLOOK BRIGHTER Cleveland, O., March 14. The out look for averting suspension of bitu minous coal mining in Ohio when the Jacksonville wage agreement expires on April 1 appeared brighter today with overtures for a new joint con ference of miners and operators to negotiate a new wage scale. LOST Trailing hound, with black ears large black spots, black specks all through white portion. Any infor- ied as far as Omaha by Mrs. Adams, niation as to. his whereabouts will be Mrs. J. H. McMaken. who has been 'appreciated, call w I, crun. union of wn,,.. vohracko rnr-PieD. fnone wo. l&ii ana reverse can 3SS - QUITTING BU SI1ESS SE! EH Another Cut in Prices on every item in our Men's, Women's and Children's Furnishings and Shoe Stock. Values that spell Savings! ea io a ten vear term on a cnarce oi vis tin? ai using the mails to defraud. lie will some time with her daughter. Mrs. cnarges. be eligible for parole on August 1. Sherman Taylor, returned home last. evening and the occasion haa brought i Garden deeds cf the highest qual- a great deal of measure to the mem- Get ycur order in SHCU ity at Bestor & Swatek's. m7-2wsw lers of the family here. . & Swatek's. Xew low prices on nursery stock. now at Bestoj m7-2wsw Men's Coveralls, good weight ..... .$1.48 Ladies' House Slippers, 1 -strap .... .$1.25 Men's Lumber Jacks, worth to $8. . . . $3.89 Men's Dress Shoes, black or tan .... . $2.98 Children's Shoes, special. Ogc Boys' Gym Shoes, $2.50 value. $1.29 FREE! A Ten Quart Galvanized Backet given avoay absolutely FREE with every purchase of $1.00 or more. FREE! The Economy Store OPEN EVENINGS 122 No. 6th Street Plattsmouth, Nebr. i 4 t ( S ft t VJ