PIATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
PAGE TTTO
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1927.
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i little lady who came to the home of O
sJU!UU5 i liC
Occurs in Mynard
Neighborhood
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Coatman, to
gladden the lives of this estimable '
'couple as well as the sisters and i
.brothers who were gladdened by the.
'advent of the little lady. The mother
and young Miss are gettingfl along
nicely end it is thought with care
ful nursing that the proud father
jwill pull through.
Goods for Sale
Two individual hog houses, one 60
. gallon hog waterer, one saddle mare,
six years old, a fine animal; one 10
months old horse colt. Harold Nick
els, Alvo phone 1203. 2t Adp.
i Gave Excellent Play
j The two classes of the Methodist
Sunday school, the young ladies' and
Alvo Department
Genuine Glass Cloth at Banning's time on last Wednesday, those shell-
Lumber Yard. 3"c per yard.
in? being Dick Elliott. Edward Fish-
Charles Godbey was superintend-j er and . E. Heir, which kept tne
ing the dragging of the streets of genial elevator man humping to care
Alvo and had them in line condition ; for it.
last week. I John Wood was a visitor in Lin-
Carl Rosenow is employed in Mur-'coln on Wednesday of last week,
dock at the barber shop while Emil ' where he was looking after some
Kuehn is looking after some business . business matters and was aecompan
elsewhere. ' lied by Joe Ladoras. who went over
S. L. Dinues. of Palmyra, accomp-jto see about securing work for the
anied l v his son. George Dmges, were. summer,
! Large Earn and Contents at Home
of A. A. Wetenkamp Complete
, ly Destroyed by Fire.
From Thursdays Dolly
This morning at 1:30 the family of
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Wetenkamp were
aroused by a telephone call from one
of the neighbors and which conveyed
the message that the large barn on
the Wetenkamp farm was afire. A:
the young men's class, joined in giv- the family rushed to the barn it was
Ing a play known as "When a Feller a seething mass of flames and ro
' Needs a Friend." and which was pre- suited in the destruction of the barn
.sented at Jordan's hall on Friday of and all rf the contents. When tliej
liast week. The play, which had been family discovered the fire it was so,
'prepared by the young people, was far advanced that nothing could be)
J Well received and enjoyed by those done to check the l'ames that filled i
jwho were in attendance. Below is every part of the barn. j
i the cast of characters: ; The loss will be very heavy as)
Tom Denker, an artist Clyde M. there were six horses used in the
Johnson. , farm work, caught in Hie flames and;
Bob Mills, a magazine writer burned to death and the larger part j
Harold Niekle. of a carload of hay also was in thej
Mrs. Reese, their landlady Paul- barn and destroyed as well as the
line Snavely. harness and other equipment of the j
j Jerry Smith, just returned from ' farm which was in the barn was j
i"Over There" Arthur Roelofsz. i sacrificed to the blaze. I
' Liz, Mrs. Reese's Btepdaughter J Four cows had been in the barnj
Marguarite McCartney. j but as the upper portion of one of i
"Ring" Dickson, Liz's steady ,the doors was open it is thought that I
Donald McKinnon. i one of the cows in escaping broke j
William Denker, Tom's uncle open the lower portion cf the door j
Ross Chenelworth. and which allowed all of the cows to
Alice King, Tom's aunt Alta H. reach safety.
Reed. The loss will mount to several
Elaine Lynne, Alice King's ward thousand dollars it is thought as the
iClarice Kitzel. .barn and contents was only partially
I Angela Scott, Bob's fiance Lelia ' covered by insurance and much of
IShelton. the value of the contents will be aj
A cure for
tired balky motor;
visiting in Alvo. being guests of Ar
thur Hinges for the afternoon.
( harks F. Wood, of Elmwood, was
a visitor in Alvo last Wednesday j tern constructed or the home which
morning, being a guest of his broth- will add much to the value of the
er and v. as looking alterf some busi-I property and be a great help for the
L'ncle Joseph Armstrong is con
tinuing to make improvement on his
property in Alvo and is having a cis-
ness as well.
housewife.
Robert Crawford, of Murdock, was I Mrs. Herbert Strong is staying at
visitor in Alvo for a short timeithe horn" of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Coat-
afternoon, driving
and looking after
last Welnesday
over in his car.
fcorue business.
John Coleman has been construct
ing some hog houses for Simon Rch
meyer, who is embarking in the hog
man and is caring for the little
daughter which recently arrived, as
well as taking care of the mother of
the little newcomer. All are getting
along nicely.
John W. Banning, the lumber man
business on the plot of ground which1 is building some brooder houses at
he has near the elevator. Jthe lumber yard with the assistance
Oscar Hoffman was a visitor in 'of John Coleman, the carpenter,
Alvo on last Wednesday, coming over which he is having in readiness for
from Piattsmouth to see John Cole-(those who may need them for the
man regarding some property which early chicks.
Mrs. M. Coleman has in Alvo for sale j The citizens of Alvo and vicinity
or exchange. are much interested in a move to 6e-
The Ladies Aid society met at the ; cure better roads running through
basement of the church on Thursday J Alvo north and south, as they are
of.lutU. , week, ..where they, looked after I composed much of a mail route and
the work which comes under their the roads over which the students of
supervision and also enjoyed a very jthe Alvo schools are transported to
sociable time. land from school.
See the ad of David L. Boothley in Albert Hanson, who lost so heavily
this issue. He is carrying a line of, by the fire and whom the people of
samples for the sale of clothing and 'Alvo gave a shower, are very appre
storm coats. Drop in and see him, 'ciative of the kindness. Mr. and Mrs.
lie has m iii" very appealing prices on ; Hanson are well acquainted here and
clothing which will sav you money. ;have many friends who are only too
Simon Rehmeyer was receiving well pleased to render such assistance
corn from three shellers at the same , as is in their power.
j l'ncle Henry S. Ough and Robert
;Parmenter and family who departed
some time ago for the south, arrived
;at" Norwood. Mo., in due time and are
getting things in readiness for farm
ing, wiiich is much more advanced
Stop at the Fairmont Cream tnore than u i3 here-They found the
0 . , . . weather nice and mild on their ar-
otation and let me show you rival.
my Sample books of Clothing, James Pilkington. who has been
T . m; . tj C A employed on a building which was
Kam CoatS, Water rrOOt Ap- under construction at Lincoln during
ions and 40 Other items that a the Past winter, completed the work
about a week ago and has since been
at home, where he will remain until
son.t thing new opens up at Lincoln,
I which should be soon, as the capital
city is experiencing quite a building
boom at present.
I The Farmers Union of Alvo and
vicinity are doing some very frood
work along the lines of their organi
zation, they having had a meeting at
the Methodist church, with a very
.prominent speaker from Lincoln to
make an address, and a very enter
itaiuir.g and worthwhile program be
dsides. There was also a most appe-
SYNOPSUS
Act 1 A room in Mrs. Reese's
apartment house, 10:00 a. m. ,
Act 2 The same, 11:00 3? m.
Act 3 The same, 12:00 M. :
Time A Friday afternoon in No-'
vernier, 1!)1D.
Place New York City.
total loss.
The fire burned for some time rnd j
was one of the largest that has o- '
(Hired in that part of the county for
some years and the b'aze from the
bain illuminated the s'iies for many
miles in the vi -inity oi." the fire. No
cause of t he tire is known.
LOCAL NEWS Fonds far the
Building Coming
in V ery Rapidly
ix Members of Committee Looking
Work Let Contract Soon.
men in town
housewife can use every day.
I INVITE YOU
David L Boothby
AIvc, Nebr.
Brooder House
3
Cg r CederS and Indl- Pared by the ladies and when the
? i jr .ladies do prepare something to eat
iuuovi i you may Know it is the best
Carried in Stock end
Made lo Your Order.
We have plans and will tell you the
cost of &ny size. Come in and look
them over. Always glad to show you.
Hemcmber, Proper Housing
h essential for Poultry and
Kocr Profits.
Attended Funeral in Iowa
Mrs. J. J. elites was called to
Woodbine, Iowa, one day last week
on account of the death of the wife
of her brother, Mrs. Willard Camp
bell and was there for the funeral,
remaining for a few days. Her broth
er. William Campbell, brought Mrs.
Clites home during the week, she
staying with her daughter, Mrs. El
mer Bennett.
Banning Lumber Yd
AIvc, Nebraska
Did You Get a Cigar?
j Well, they were going round a few
,days since, but as we do not smoke
we did not use any. The occasion
was the arrival of a very diminutive
Dr. Heineman, Dentist, Hotel llain
Eldg., Phone 527.
From Thursday's Uaiiy
Attorney C. E. Teft, of Weeping
Water, was a visitor in the city to
day to spend a few hours attending
to some matters at the court house.
at Des Moines where he is taking a
course of treatments there from a'
specialist and resting up from hi ' vrom Thursday's Pally
work. t Collection of subscriptions to the
Mrs. Elmer Kummel and little American Legion community build
daughter, who have been at the hos- ing is progressing most satisfactorily,
pital at Omaha arrived home last Once in a while a solicitor finds some
evening and the little lady is now one who thinks the money isn't need
becoming acquainted with her. future ed until construction actually starts
home. .a few weeks hence. This is not the
Mrs. John W. Dutton of Kansas s however, as it is necessary to
City arrived here last evening for a the money in now and then de
visit at the home of her mother. Mrs. termine upon the amount necessary
S. E. McElwain. who was injured a to borrow, making arrangements ior
IF your motor is carbon -choked knocks
and loses power on the hills or when snow,
slush or mud makes the going hard fill up
the tank with Red Crown Ethyl Gasoline.
It's the winning combination old reliable
Reel Crown Gasoline for power, and EthyJ,
that "knocks out the knocks" under all
driving conditions.
It actually makes carbon a source of added
power, because Red Crown Ethyl Gasoline
works best when compression is high.
There's nothing like it for putting pep and
power into a motor.
At all Red Crown Service Stations. Costs
a little more, but well worth it. Fill up with
Red Cvowti E.thyl Gasoline and see what
your air can really do.
short time ago, but who is now show
ing a great deal of improvement.
Judge Dan Lynn of Union was i:
town this morning locking after
some business matters and war. ac
cmopunied by his daughter, Mrs.
John Lidgeti. and nephew It. E. Hast
ings, they driving up in their auto.
From Friday'.? TXiilv
Miss Elizabeth Spangler departed
this morning for Omaha to spendVhe
day there looking after some mat
ters of business.
W. C. JIcLenon of the Elmwood
state bank, was here today for a few v eil as a stated time
hours attending to some matters at the payment,
the court house. j xor should anv contributor
the loan before the call for bids can
be announced. Then, there will be
v.o after delays due to lack of money
or inability to collect on subscrip
tions. For the most part, subscribers are
paying their pledges in cash, but in
a few instances the payment is be
ing stretched out over two, three or
lour equal monthly installments se
cured by note. There is no objection
to this, as it enables the committee
to 1 ly the notes on the table when
making arrangements lor the neces
sary loan to erei t the building and
provides assurance ot payment as
for receiving
To avoid dilution, drain your tank before
you fill ii with Red Crown Ethyl Gasoline
for the first time, and use Red Crown
Ethyl exclusively thereafter.
'STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEBRASKA
A Nebraska fmUluthn
RED G
fATM
TURNS CARBON INTO POWER
with j
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Towle of Weep
ing Water were here yesterday to
spend a few hours and while here
were gusts at the borne of Sheriff
and Mrs. Bert Reed, old time friends.
from Saturday's Dally
Harley Wiles was among the visi
tors in Omaha today where he was
called to attend to some matters of
business.
Mrs. W. II. Rainey departed this
morning for Omaha where she will
spend a few hours with Mr. Rainey
at the hospital where he has been
for the past several days.
William Hallance who has been
spending a short time herre looking
after his property interests depart
ed this morning for Lincoln and
thence to Sioux City where he is
now making his home.
County Treasurer John E. Turner
m v jtj l . ..i iiii nixM 111:15 iwi i'j 1 uj w nm (
to join Mrs. Turner who has been j
visiting there and at Lincoln for the
past week. The Turner family will
spend Sunday at Elmwood. '
Sheriff Ilert Reed. County Attor
ney W. G. Kieck, Attorney V.'. A.
Robertson and Fred Ruerstetta. re
ceiver of the First National bank
drove to Lincoln today where they
attended a hearing in the civil ac
tion over the county funds in the
First National bank.
the interes of seeing the building
(onstructecKat heart, object to this
form of settlement of his obligation.
Contractors have plans out now for
making of estimates and as soon as
the outstanding sums are in the call
' ior bids will be announced.
i With a large number to be seen by
the committee, it is only delaying
matters to put them off or have them
call on you again. So let's stay be
hind the project wholeheartedly and
make good on our pledges, either
with all cash or short-time negotiable
notes.
Presbyterian
Church Planning
Old Age Pensions
Pension Sunday, April 24th Plan Will
Be Presented in Campaign
for $15,000,000.
al assembly meeting at San Fran
cisco May 29th. The country-wide
campaign is under the direction of a
national laymen's committee with
Will ll. Hays as chairman and An
drew W. Mellon as treasurer.
HATCHING EGGS
White Plymouth
hatching, for sale.
Mrs. C. L. Mayabb.
for
Rock eggs
Phone 3713.
ml6-2tw-6td
Legal blanks of all kinds for sale
lot the Journal oT.;ce.
DIED IN CALIFORNIA
Spring On the Jump!
How are your Farming: Implements? Need
any repairs or new machines? Is the harness
all oiled and ready for the Spring work?
Hardware of All Kinds
Call Our Truck for All Hauling
Coatman Hardware Co.
ALVO -:- -:- -:- NEBRASKA
From Friday's Daily
Mrs. Martha M. Wetenkamp of this
city, received the sad news of the
death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. W.
II. Barker at Long Beach. California.
Mrs. Barker's home is at New Ray
mer, Colorado, but she has been in
pour ueaun iu0 last iwo year3 anu a ww W1 riflfpr n 0.;,rp vn., jf
little over a year ago she and her'1 Wiiat W ,0ffer t0 le . ??.U
husband
health.
Scientific Welding
The campaign of the Presbyterian
church to raise $15,000,000 for the
inauguration of a thorough-going
pension plan to provide for the old
age cf the ministers of the church.
hieh has swept its way so success
fully through the eastern states, has
now arrived in Nebraska and in par
ticular in the Nebraska City Pres
bytery. Judge II. D. Lund is of Sew
ard is Presbytery chairman and he
has established headquarters in the
First Presbyterian church at Lincoln.
In a recent interview he states that
this Presbytery, containing 39
churches, has for its minimum goal
the raising of $37,301.40. Plans are
now in operation to secure the co-op
eration of the outstanding leaders of ;
all the churches of the Presbytery;
and throughout the state of Nebras- i
ka. The plan is to inform and in- j
spire the individual members of the!
churches by personal contact. j
Pension Sunday, April 21, the!
pension plan will be presented by !
ministers in all of the churches of
the remaining fourteen Btates in
which the campaign is now being
promoted. This will be followed by
the actual solicitation of funds to be
compelted May 9th. Judge Landis
announces that a strong executive
committee consisting of leaders
throughout the Presbytery will soonj
be appointed and organized for the)
MANY USE TOURIST PARK
MARRIED AT PAPILLI0N
Miss Eldora Baldwin of Weeping
Water and Herbert C. Lohnes of
Omaha slipped away and were (juiof.
ly married Thursday afternoon.
March 10, 1927, at "5:30 o'clock at
the Methodist parsonage at Papil
lion. Thev were accompanied by-f lie
The Plattsmouth tourist park onimoti,er of tho uridPt Mrs. C. C. JUld
Washington avenue has been usedwlu of Weeping Water. The, 'hapflv
a great deal more than many of the!(.miple nia'Ke their home in South
residents realize, the showing from j Omaha. - -ef
June 1st to December l.th being one) Botu" nf the voung people, a no, VAjll
that demonstrates that the park is.knowll having been born and rear
one that the traveling public makes GfJ i:i this vi.initVf an,i ju, grodu
use of for their stays while passing! ated from the high schooi in :Veop
through the city. This part of the jnr, Water
park system has been under the su-l ?fhe ,)riae ig hc younResf daugh
pervision of Mrs. E. II. Wescott of;tpr of Mr ar(1 Mrs. Ch as.' Baldwin
the park board and Mrs. Fred Kuns-jof this (.ity amt thp pi.0(n i:s a BO
mann. who resides near the park, has of Mr an(, Mr3 Jake Ij0hneat aiHf,
had the charge of the management of jof this ciy The Republican jnih.
the park as custodian. wth thoir R1 friends in Wishing
auere were Digram parueu ai im- (nem a happy nnd prosperous life in
the future. Weeping Water Republican.
park in the period That has been
checked and 1.C78 persons were shel
tered there in the summer months.
This showing more than justifies the
use of the tourist park.
All local news is in the Journal.
t v I .
r !il 1 . . f - ' 1 ! f'lin ni icrn
went to California for her'iavor us wiia your order, uur wcui- ft. . I
,ties are the latest and best and cur' e can vpa, gn n M ch!gan. OJuo ;
Further notice will be given in the welders the most sk llfjl and exner- i,-m !, co J
??UJLL iunr,a1' "pon Rrnva1.ienced. You take no chances what- 000.000 to the fund, which now to-!
of relatives from Colorado.
HATCHING EGGS
ever when you do business with this als nearly $10,000,000. This task
firm.
' White Wyandotte eggs for hatch
ing r$3. 50 per 100. Mrs. Jamep
Madison. Phone. Platts. 2102. j
uil7-2dlsw
Frady's Garage
Phone 58
nf raisins' SI 5.000.000 is the ErrparoKf
(undertaking in the realm of finance j
t by any religious body in the history
of Christendom and all hands are
'confident that the amount rejuired'
to put the plan into operatioa willj
be successfully reported at the gener-j
INSURANCE!
I WRITE FOR THE-
Farmers' Mutual of Lincoln.
Equitable Life of New York.
Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n.
Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Associa
tion of Iowa.
In the Farmers' Mutual of Lincoln, you have no renewal
premiums to meet.
In the Mutual Benefit H. '& A. in case of total disability
either from sickness or accident, you draw from $40.00 to $80.00
per month.
Your business is selicited.
W. T. RICHARDSON,
Mynard, Nebraska.