KOITDAY, APBJX 25, 1927.
PIATTSIIOIITH SEMI
WEEKLY
JOURNAL
PAGE THESB
THE ADVENTURERS
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Once upon a time legislation abol
ished crime.
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Napoleon's libarary contained more
than 4,000 volumes.
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Oatmeal grown in America is eaten
in more than 90 countries.
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Half the garage equipment in Dub
lin is from the United States.
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The rains are over, they say. But
"they Bay" don't go far enough.
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The sweet mamma of today thus be
comes the alimony widow of tomor
row. :o:-
The people of Nebraska should feel
themselves fortunate in this stormy
season. We have not suffered much.
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Vice President Dawes seems to have
hosts of friends throughout the west
even for the nomination for presi
dent. -:o:
Johnny Wolfe is a baseballist from
the ground up, and will manage the
ball club as It should be majjaged.
Get to work now!
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The Boston Transcript explains
that the reason Uncle Sam doesn't pay
tax on his 4-bIUion dollar Income is
that he has a dependent congress.
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Now that night club performers in
New York have been ordered to wear
clothes, we presume that
the pro-
prietors will add to the cover charges
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With anapologetic bow to Dodge
Brothers, we euggest that the prohi-i
bition enforcement slogan be. "Con-
stant improvement,
models."
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but no yearly
The editor of the Atlantic Monthly
ays Gov. Smith has "answered not
deviously and with Indirection. But
traightforwardly, bravely, with the
clear ring of candor."
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ernaps tne eartnquaKe at uo
Ageles Friday was to relieve for aj
moment the Buffering of the local!
Citizens as they watched the flood
news from Missouri and Arkansas. I
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A German film maker says that the
American motion picture is standard
ized like the American automobile.
Well, an automobile gets somewhere,
and It
there.
does not take so long to get
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The lady-killer of the movie, johni
nil hurt crnt on a A m n V anil crnt V im '
c)w v " ei. .-
self in Jail. The Smart Alecks get it
In the neck once in a while as well
as other people
John nridS Tlimsplf
'
on his prettiness, but there are others
better looking Richard Dix, for in
stance, who Is not a fool with it.
Dr. John A. Griffin
Dentist
081c Konn: 9-12; 1-5.
Bttt4ays and evenlngi
br cvpOlmtzaent only.
PHONE 229
Soennlclisen Building
,1 i T-T-i,T-;,-t-; i ; t i
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Farmers Mutual Insurance
COMPANY
off Cass County, Nebraska
was organized by Cass County Farmers in 1894.
During the Company's existence our members have
saved money on insurance premiums, and we have
paid our losses promptly.
If you are looking for good insurance at a reasonable
rate we invite you to become a member of our Cass
county Institution.
For full particulars write
Secretary
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
Postal receipts in Germany are in
creasing. :o:-
It takes a whale of a liar to be a
good thief.
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Many industrial concerns
tria are consolidating.
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in Aus-
I
Nebraska is really one of the most
fortunate states in the union.
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Snow in April isn't so bad. if it
won't occur on the Fourth of July.
It is as hard for a man to live up
to his reputation as it is for a woman
to live up to her photograph.
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Forty thousand homeless in Ar-
kansas alone,
Other states are nearly,
as bad.
bo in.
It sure is an awful plight to
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Tornadoes and floods spread dis
tress and death over a large scope
of country, and don't seem to get any
better.
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Plattsmouth ought to support the
best ball club they have had in years,!
and the money should be raised with-
lout any trouble.
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Then again the Chinese do not have
a reception committee, organize a
parade and give the key of the city
for all those visiting naval officers,
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The democrats have acted the fool
about long enough, and now they have
gone to work to bring the right kind
of prosperity to the people who need
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The report that New York is try-
ing to clean up must be greatly ex-
agerated. because it has Just sent a
man to the- penitentiary for using a
"bathtub
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in for her
Illinois always comes
share of everything, good or bad
grafting and plitical chicanary. Now
it is floods and tornados. The wicked
must suffer.
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Clarence Darrow says that while
he is an optimist of a sort, he is not
a shouting optimist. His enemies.
while retaining the adjective.
will
deny that he is an optimist
Another effort that seems
pathetic just at this time is that to
arounse indignation over changes in'
basketball rules just when the base-
I ball races are getting under way.
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ot, , . 1
i ine uemocrats are not asietp. anu
don't you believe they are not getting
reauv for one or tne most vieorous
- .
: .I . . , ,3 x, n
.i:npai6LS cm iuuuttru '" 1""'.'
along tne line 01 tne rignts 01 me
common people.
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Before the DeoDle of Missouri vote
on the proposition to pay members of
the legislature $1,000 per session, it
might be a good idea to consider if
that might not be a means of getting!
legislators worth that much. !
.0.
It is true that the constitution
guarantees you the right to life, liber-j one year in the federal penitentiary
ty and the pursuit of happiness, but at Atlanta.
don't be too sure about that happiness I So seriously does Mr. Caroll object
stuff. You must go to Jail if caught to penal servitude that he pulled off
with a bottle of it in your possession.'" fainting spell and a state of coma
t
MUM
SZ ounces ??
JLX$ for JDC
More than a pound tod a half
for a quarter
aim
for over
GUARANTEED PURE
Jlil!ms of pounds used
by the Government
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GEN. WALLACE'S BEST SELLER
The recent centenary of the birth
of General Lew Wallace was a signal
for a renewal of the discussion of
years
why his "Ben Hur" has, next to the Qne wonders what these men will
Bible and "Uncle Tom's Cabin." fceem,in x.,f.n the earth no lorer has anv
read by more American readers than 1
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m net ri t inn tt- Vi- nno-n in t 1 ' Hi C
UlUJl tiiLiLb wnu viiduru in UiC
.,,... MX bark lik thpir nredeces-L.,
sorSj upon the most convt.ntional andjthi be EO hardship-'we are too
;,t PTni,not;nn- "v.m tinr" i non-L, .v i '.
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:ular because it deals with the story
of Christ.
This, it seems to us, is utterly in-
adequate to account for the
novel's
vogue.
tremendous and
continued
Thousands, even hundreds of thous-
jands. who were indifferent to its sac-
Ted elements have read and enjoyed ;
"Ben Hur." A more just explanation i
of its popularity would be that it is'anrl back. If so. the race of the rest
a co-ordination of religious appeal. lrs3 footed will be saved; not in many,
exotic and romantic charm, and melo- I manv centuries could they ever fin-
drama.
While there are descriptive pas
sages in it over which one sleeps,
there are others of undeniable beauty.
However, its charm is not only in its
j setting, but even in the names of its
(characters. Could there be more musi
rather cal and romantic names than Judah,
Ben Hur, Messala. and so on?
But even more important than this
charm in explaining its permanent ap
ipeal is the fact that it has two ele
! meets of melodrama. It portrays a
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ix,u.iivi utimi e i uuauui-.
terated villiany ard a hero of immac-
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uiate virtue, ana 11 conrams one ui:auupu iiiai inet' iiumuie men wno u-
tv, mrct onnvintinn!il fu!itnri; nf en". !
-" "4 " ' -c. . ,
ressiui iueiouraxiii uom nieriij anu
'cinema, an exciting race.
Small wonder, indeed, that it has
been a best-seller as a book, as a
drama, and as a movie.
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EARL CARROLL'S STUNT
Earl Carroll. New York theatrical '
producer, of girl-in-the-bathtub, ser
i . . i
'lously objects to serving a sentence or
i . i i r a. a ;
while enroute to prison. Tne doctors
with their usual love for glittering
generalities, called it a nervous break-
down.
I We cannot see how any man who
.has made his living on Broadway
could object to a period of service in
.the federal penitentiary. Truth is, hejber of times I have seriously consid-;
should welcome the opportunity to be
thrown in contact with the past-masters
of sin, hailing from every nook
and corner of the country. In France,
during the war, unseasoned troops
were sent back of the line periodical
ly for what was known as intensive
training in the profession of arms. It
did them good. After a 3'ear in this
well known Southern resort, Mr. Car
roll may return to Broadway a better-rounded
man for the place than
he ever was in his checkered careed.
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The principles of Democracy will
live always. And when the people be
come thoroughly convinced that graft
is the principle theme of the repub
lican party the honest people will de
sert it like rats desert a sinking ship.
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OAK POSTS AND STOVE
WOOD
FOR
SALE
Leave orders at Soennichsen's groc
ery store or address box 36. R. C.
Cook, four miles southeast of Platts
mouth. al2-2wsw
Knud Rasmussen, distinguished
arctic explorer, went through some.
rather uncomfortable, trying days on
his long journey overland from Danish,
Greenland to Alaska, a few years ago. j
Yet, in a preface to a book he has
just written about his experiences,
he says:
"I bless the fate that allowed me
to be born at a time when arctic ex
ploration by dog sledge was not en
tirely a thing of the past. I bless the
whole journey, forgetting hardships
and chance misfortune by the way,
in the exultation I feel in the success
ful conclusion of a high adventure."
Mr. Rasmussen's remark is prob
ably a simple summation of the creed
that has motivated exp'orers and ad-J
venturers since the first priniative'
... i
man ventured out on me sea in nis
('ugcut canoe to t-e what lay beyond
the horizon.
Kxplorers and adventurers gener
ally are impractical foik. Like Co
lumbus they discover new worlds and!
see others collect the rewards. They
may talk bravely enough of "opening
new trade arteries" or of "paving the
way for new empires," but in reality
they care little about such things. It
is enough for them if they may have
the high privilege of rishing their;
lives on the far frontier; if they may;
sail seas that no one else has sailed,
or stand on mountain peaks that other
men have but glimpsed from the long
distance.
These men are seldom well paid;
and so we are forever in their debt.
They are our advance guard on the
march of civilization. They stay well
ahead of the procession; let a new
continent become civilized and they j the railroad service of the Rock Is
flv on tr. the ncTt Thov r fnrevr land over wheih she made her re-
restless, forever seeking the new and
the strange.
linknOT;n corners Some day there will
be nothing left to explore. There win
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0 Tir ccrana f mm rTvi 7t nn -t.t-
" v,k."
v ivcri irturiru L v J uui ' aa uuui a lt4jo
to go seeking strange dawns on dis
tant sea.
But for the born adventurer the
world will have turned very fiat and
insipid.
Perhaps, by that time, some genius
will Lave perfected a new kind of fly-
ing machine, that can dart afar thru
tvp c-,-rs to thp other sid. nf th mnrm
ish their explorations of the four cor
ners of the milky way.
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NO TDIE FOR ART
It is only natural that America is
known ?s a nation that has little ap
preciation of finer arts, Lorado Taft,
former sculptor, said recently in an
address at Yale university. America,
he pointed out. was settled and devel
oped largely by men of humble origin,
in whose experience beauty was asso-
i,lo,l M, Inflv .,-;V, 1 : 1
...m-w ..n7i mm u.n.
True enough. Mr. Taft might have'aI1(j j3 a favorite among the young
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VplnnH tills rntint-T- frtnn rl tVit.ii" Inh '
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ut ,IiPUJUUS luai 11 lIlt,m 111
time for any of the less utilitarian '
graces. Americans, ever since the
Revolution have been too busy cutting
down forests, digging mines, building
railroads, establishing cities, and ex
ploiting the earth to turn out sculp-
tors or musicians or poets with two
or three notable exceptions, of course, j
- But we need not despair. There are '
sign3 that
, .BajecK, deceased,
renaissance is coming., tYlCk nr.OI,,tnr.a nf aaiA -etat-
Gradually we are finding time to sus-
pend our feverish workaday activity
and to try to make life yield beauty
as well as nroft
as well as profit.
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A Kansas City man declared with
considerable rride that he had been
married for thirty years and had never
beaten his wife, and when somebody
EPKed if he thought he deserved
credit for that he replied: "I certain-1
ly do, when I think of the great num-'
ered doing so."
A Word With .
the Old Folks
Elderly People Are Learning Importance
of Qood Elimination.
rtf the later years of life there is
apt to be a slowing up of the
bodily functions. Good elimination,
however, is just as essential to the
old as to the young. Many old folks
Wus. -
have learned the value of Doan's
fins wnen a sumuiant diuretic to the hour of ten o'clock of each day
the kidneys is required. Scanty or j respectively, to received and examine
burning passages of kidney secre- ' all claims against said estate, with a
tions are often signs of improper kid- !view to their adjustmeift and al
r . - . Ilowance. The time limited for the
ney function- In most every com- i r.rntat,nn nt riaims flralnst said
m unity are scores of users and en
dorsers who acclcim the me
Doan'a. Ask your neighbor !
dorsers who acclcim the merit of
DOAN'S'T
Stimulant Diuretic to the Kidney
Foater-MXIbura Co., Mfg. Chem.. Buffalo. N. T.
Moye Pays Cash
for
Poultry, Eggs, Cream
Hides and Furs
I
Highest Market Prices SIX Days in
the week. Bring US your produce.
We Sell Oyster Shell and
Just-Rite Chick Feeds
!
Moye Produce Co.
Telephone 391
Plattsmouth, Neb.
! RETURNS FROM PLEAS
ANT VISIT IN DENVER
Mrs. G. W. Mayfield, mother of the
Courier editor, returned home last
Saturday afternoon from Denver
where she visited another son, A. U.
Mayfield and family, the past winter.
jShe made the trip alone, both going
and coming and enjoyed the evperi-
ence very much. She speaks highly of
turn journey, and in going to Colo
rado over the Union Pacific, she met
with the same courtesy and fine
treatment from all of the employes.
While in Denver, she had the pleas-
; ure of meeting a number of former
t : .. : 1 1 , : j i i , ,
gtay in the city and calIed upon ner
. .
at the home of Ler son at 2620 Cherry
street. Mrs. Walter Holliday, form
erly Miss Ida Rockwell. W. T. Fergu
son, John Line, Mrs. Harry Pinker
ton, formerly Miss Martha Korn
were among those who came to see
her, and she was delighted to renew
old acquaintances.
Last Sunday she received many
visits from her friends here and her
son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. O. M
Mayfield, of Valley; her daughter
Mrs. F. A. Seeord and her grandson
and wife. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. May
field, of Omaha, drove down to spend
the afternoon with her. In the eve
ning she attended the preaching serv
ices at the Christian church, where
she met a host of old time friendf
who gave her a royal welcome. "At
the age of 92 she is still finding life
interesting and enjoyable and is very
happy to be settled again in her own
home on North Hill, where she hopes
her friends will often come to sec
her. Louisville Courier.
SURPRISED FRIENDS
Donald M. Philpot and Miss Olga
Elgaard drove over to Kimball and
were quietly married by County Judge
Vogler at 12 o'clock on April 12th.
Mrs. Philpot is the daughter of Mr.
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, n-ppnir.ir Water hieh school
ioiks.
,!
DOU is & fine VOUD
man and is the
TH,!lrvt Phoi-rMot
company, and a hustler who will
make good. May they enjoy and get
the gooa tnmgs oi lire is our nearty
wish. Weeping Water Republican
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Th Stat( of v-ebraska. Cass coun-
ty, ss.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Paul
You are hereby notified that I will
sit at the County Court room in
' Plattsmouth. in said county, on the
!9th day of May A' D" 1927' and on
the 1Qth day Qf AngusU A D 1927
at ten o'clock a. m. of each day, to
reCeive and examine all claims
against said estate, with a view to
their adjustment and allowance. The
""ltu l"r tu "l
claims against said estate is three
fmm tho Qth v r,t Afav a
D. 1927. and the time limited for
payment of debts is one year from
sai ia Gay OI. J' . .
J Witness my hand and the seal of
.7C U U L J vvi. I. . W V J w
April, 1927.
A. H. DUXBURY,
(Seal) all-4w . County Judge.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The State of Nebraska, Cass Coun
ty, ss.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Al
fred B. Hass, deceased.
To the creditors of said estate
You are hereby notified, That I'
will 6it at the County Court room in
Plattsmouth. in said county, on the
1 12th day of May. A. D. 1927. and the
;13th dy of Astf A. D. 1927, at
day of May A. D. 1927, and the time'
limited for payment of debts is One
Year from said 12th day of May 1927.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said county court this Sth day of
April 1927.
A. H. DUXBURY.
(Seal)All-4w County Judge.
The State of Nebraska, Cass coun
ty, S3.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of Con
rad Heisel, deceased.
To the creditors of said estate:
You are hereby notified that I will
sit at the County Court room in
Plattsmouth. in said county, on the
9th day of May, A. D. 1927, and on
the 10th day of August. A. D. 1927.
at ten o'clock a. m. each day, to re
ceive and examine all claims against
said estate, with a view to their ad
justment and allowance. The time
limited for the presentation of claims
against said estate is three months
from the 9th day of May, A. D. 1927,
and the time limited for payment of
debts is one year from said 9th day
of May, 1927.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said County Court, this Sth day of
April. 1927.
A. II. DUXBURY.
(Seal) all-4w County Judge.
SHERIFF'S SALE
State of Nebraska County of Cass,
ss.
By virtue of an Order of Sale issued
by Golda Noble Beal. clerk of Dis
trict court within and for Cass coun
tv. Nebraska, and to me directed. I
will on the 14th day of May, 1927,
at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day at
the South Front Door of the Court
House in the city of Plattsmouth, Ne
braska in said county, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash
the following Real Estate, to-wit:
Lots Nine (9) and Ten (10),
Block Ninety-Six (96) in the city
of Plattsmouth, Nebraska
The same being levied and taken
as the property of Laura G. Marshall,
defendant to satisfy a judgment of
said court recovered by The Standard
Savings and Loan Association of
Omaha. Nebraska, plaintiffs against
said defendant.
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, April 9th.
A. D., 1927.
BERT REED,
Sheriff, Cass County,
Nebraska.
All-ow.
NOTICE
John Livingston will take notice,
that on the Sth day of April. 1927.
A. H. Duxbury, County Judge of Cass
county, Nebraska, issued an order of
attachment for the sum of $193.48,
in an action pending before him,
wherein Sinclair Refining Company,
a corporation, is plaintiff, and John
Livingston, defendant;
That property of the defendant,
consisting of one Ford Coupe, one
Ford Touring Car, model 20, one
Ford Touring Car, model 20, one
Dodge car, model 19, one barrel
Polarine Ford oil, two barrels Mobile
Arctic oil, six Radio gray tubes; one
31x4.95 tube, one 31x5.25 tube; two
Ford armatures, one armature No.
S17221, four Hassler Snubblers, one
Chevrolet shaft, one axle shaft, one
heating stove, one Unitron rectifier.
one barrel Mobile oil. 50 gallon, one
barrel Mobile oil, 20 gallon, one
Weaver jack, one Moore way stove,
one Weaver grease gun, has been at
tached under said order.
Said cause was continued to t,he
2Sth day of May. 1927. at 10:00
o'clock a. m.
SINCLAIR REFINING CO.
A Corporation
By LEON L. McCARTY,
Its Duly Authorized Agent.
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NOTICE OF HEARING
Petition for Determination
of Heirship.
on
Estate No. A-207, of Mary Kelly,
deceased, in the County Court of Cass
county, Nebraska.
The State of Nebraska, To all per
sons interested in said estate, credi
tors and heirs take notice, that Nellie
Kelly, who is one of the heirs of said
deceased and interested in snch, has
filed her petition alleging that Mary
Kelly died intestate in Manley, Cass
county, Nebraska, on or about Janu
ary 14th, 1924, being a resident and
inhabitant of Manley, Cass county,
Nebraska, and the owner of the fol
lowing described real estate, to-wit:
The southwest quarter (SWU)
of Section thirty-four (34),
Township twelve (12), Range
twelve (12), and Lots thirteen
(13), fourteen (14), fifteen
(15), sixteen (16), seventeen
(17), eighteen (IS), nineteen
19), twenty (20). twenty-one
(21). twenty-two (22), twenty
three (23). twenty-four (24),
twenty-five (25), twenty-six
(26), twenty-seven (27) and
twenty-eight (28). inclusive, in
Block eight (S), in Manley, Ne
braska leaving as her sole and only heirs at
law the following named persons, to
wit: Maggie Sheehan, age 50 years,
Manley, Nebraska, a daughter;
John D. Kelly, age 49 years,
Alvo, Nebraska, a son;
Edward P. Kelly, age 47
years, Manley, Nebraska, a son;
Nellie Kelly, age 44 years,
Manley, Nebraska, a daughter:
William J. Kelly, age 39
years. Cedar Creek, Nebraska, a
son;
that said decedent died intestate;
that no application for administra
tion has been made and the estate of
said decedent has not been adminis
tered in the State of Nebraska, and
that the Court determine who are
the heirs of said deceased, their de
gree of kinship and the right of des
cent in the real property of which
the deceased died seized, which has
been set for hearing on the 20th day
of May, A. D. 1927, at 10 o'clock a.
m.
Dated at Plattsmouth, Nebraska,
this 13th day of April, A. D. 1927.
A. H. DUXBURY,
(Seal) al8-3w County Judge.
How about Decoration Day? It
is drawing near, and will be proper-!
ly observed, as usuaL j
Accredited Barred Rock Eggs.
Average egg production 142.9. High
fertility. Per setting $1.50. Four
settings for $5.00. Phone 3421.
MRS. C. L. WILES
al2-2w Plattsmouth, Neb.
Parties having Designers and De
lineators at the Bates Book and Gift
Shop are requested to call for them
at once.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids will be received at the
Department of Public Works in the
State House at Lincoln. Nebraska, on
April 27th, 1927 until 9 o'clock a. m.,
and at that time publicly opened and
read for Gravel surfacing and inci
dental work on the Union-Eagle Pro
ject No. 256-A, Federal Aid Road.
The proposed work consists of con
structing 5.1 miles of Gravel road.
The approximate quantities are:
64,000 Sq. Yds. 3 Gravel Sur
facing. Plans and specifications for the
work may be seen and information
secured at the office of the County
Clerk at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, or
at the office of the Department of
Public works at Lincoln, Nebraska.
The successful bidder will be re
quired to furnish bond in an amount
equal to 100 of his contract.
Certified checks made payable to
the Department of Public Works fct
not less than fiive per cent (5) of
the amount of the bid will be re
quired. This work must be started previous
to May 15th, 1927 and be completed
by September 1st, 1927.
The right is reserved to waive all
technicalities and reject any or all
bids.
GEORGE R. SAYLES.
Co. Clerk, Cass. Co.
R. L. COCHRAN
State Engineer..
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids will be received at the
Department of Public Works in the
State House at Lincoln, Nebraska, on
April 27th, 1927 until 9:00 o'clock
a. m., and at that time publicly open
ed and read for grading, gravel sur
facing, culverts and incidental work
on the Nebraska City-Lincoln project
No. 133-c, Federal Aid Road.
The proposed work consists of con
structing 2.0 miles of gravel road.
The approximate quantities are:
3,600 Cu. Yds. Common Exca
vation. 6,000 Cu. Yds. Sta. overhaul.
S3 Sta. Station excavation.
29,000 Sq. Yds. Sand Gravel
Surfacing. 3 Deep.
15 cu. yds. Common Excavation
for culverts.
20 cu. yds.. Wet Excevation
for culverts.
44 Cu. Yds. ReinL Concrete
Class A.
Plans and specifications for the
work may be seen and information
secured at the office of the County
Clerk at Plattsmouth. Nebraska or at
the Department of Public Works at
Lincoln, Nebraska.
The successful bidder will be re
quired to furnish bond in an amount
equal to 100 of his contract.
Certified checks made payable to
the Department of Public Works for
not less than five per cent (5) of
the amojnt of the bid will be re
quired. This work must be started previous
to May 15th, 1927, and be completed
by September 1st, 1927.
The right is reserved to waive all
technicalities and reject any or all
bids.
GEORGE R. SAYLES.
Co. Clerk. Cass Co.
R. L. COCHRAN.
State Engineer.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids will be received at the
Department of Public Works in the
State House at Lincoln, Nebraska, on
April 27th, 1927 until 9:00 o'clock,
a. m., and at that time publicly open
ed and read for Grading. Gravel Sur
facing, Culverts, One Bridge, Guard
Rail and incidental work on the
Union-EImwood Project No. 256-B,
Federal Aid Road.
The proposed work consists of con
structing 13.5 miles of Gravel road.
The approximate quantities are:
6.5 Acres Clearing R. O. W.
6.5 Acres Grubbing R. O. W.
261,000 Cu. Yds. Common Ex
cavation. 195,000 Cu. Yds. Station over
haul. 222,000 Sq. Yds. Sand Gravel
Surfacing. 3" Deep.
1,239 Cu. Yds. Common Exca
vation for culverts.
1.051,672 Cu. Yds. Reinforced
concrete Class A.
1.0S8 Lin. Ft. 24" Culvert
Pipe.
364 Lin. Ft. 30" Culvert Pipe.
336 Lin. Ft. 36" Culvert Pipe.
4,488 Lin. Ft. Guard Rail.
82 Each Anchors for Guard
Rail.
8 Each Extra Tosts for Guard
Rail.
Bridge at Station 542-74 1
45' Span Pony Truss with con
crete Floor and abutments.
Plans and specifications for the
work may be seen and information se
cured at the office of the Counfy Clerk
at Plattsmouth. Nebraska, or at the
office of the Department of Public
Works at Lincoln, Nebraska.
The successful bidder will be re
quired to furnish bond in an amount
equal to 100 of his contract.
Certified checks made payable to
the Department of Public Works for
not less than five per cent (5) of
the amount of the bid will be requir
ed.
This work must be started previous
to May 15th, 1927 and be completed
by December 1st, 1927.
The right is reserved to waive all
technicalities and reject any or all
bids.
DEP'T OF PUBLIC WORKS.
By: R. L. COCHRAN,
State Engineer.
GEOv R. SAYLES.
Co! Clerk, Cass Co.
