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VOL. NO. XLHI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1827.
NO. 26
Bridge and High
way Association
to fee Continued
Meeting at Court House Saturday
Decides on Carrying on Wcrk
of Association.
From Monday's Dallv
The Cass County Bridge and High
way association, the parent organiza
tion of the state that led the fight
for the securing of bridges over the
Missouri river in this state and served
to tee the passage of the bridge bill
in the state legislature, is to live
the meeting held he-re on Saturday
voting that the organization be con-!
tinued in the field where it has many
tasks yet to accomplish in the final
securing of the bridges and the bet
tering of the highways.
The meeting was held at 2:30 and
while at a very busy time for the
residents of the farming districts as
well as the merchants, there were a
very pleasing number to ' come out
and hear the meeting.
J. A. Gardner, veteran Eagle editor, t
and also one of the first to propose j
the Missouri river bridge proposition
and to suggest the place for one of
the bridges at Plattsmouth. presided,
in his usual pleasing manner. I
As the meeting came to order Mr.'
Gardner, the president, called upon.
Trey L. Davis, of Weeping Water,
Cass county's very able representa
tive in the state legislature and who,
has been active in the securing of
the passage of the bridge bill through
the legislature. Mr. Davis told of th
fight that has been made for and
against the bridge legislation and
u.e great neeu m grate ueteiepmtni ; cbur(h membership to attend this
that bridges were consiuerd by th- tribute to the dparted and the ever
membors of the house and senate and lasting rest of hls soul in the borne
wno nnany uy a large majority pass-.
ed the bill and made the entering
wedge for the realization of the long ,
desired wish of the people of the
bridges and served to supply tte
state for good roads that led to good
bridges and also to supply the:ofns Father Bernard O'Connor ol
residents with means of getting to!
and from the adjoining states.
Judge James T. Begley, vice-presi
dent of the state bridge association
also spoke briefly of the needs of
bridges at points along the Missouri j
river that would eliminate the need '
of fortv and fifty mile detours and -
make for the progress of the state
and the west. Judge Begley also dis- j
cussed the various plans that were
available for the bridge work and ' church has been called upon to hold
the securing of the operation of the ! services of this nature in honor of
state law and the adoption of a sim-! their departed rector, the first of these
ilar one in the state of Iowa. Judge : being in honor of Father T. J. Car
Begley paid a fine tribute to the work t nty, long time priest in this charge,
of all of the members of the bridge I
association and particularly that of
President Gardner and members of
the association that had been active
ly engaged in the campaign for the
bridge program.
On motion it was decided then to
have the bridge and highway aso-
ciation to continue to function until, from the national capitol city, where
the ultimate goal of is success bar j be will continue his work for the
been attained. j Fruit Growers Express Co., whose
The meeting odop'ed the motion j headquarters are at that city. Mr. Ol
that the president. Mr. Gardner, be son has for some mouths been engaged
re-tlect-d to his ollice and that sl-i ; here with this company and the ex-
Treasurer V.". B. Banning bo agai
secured to take care of th cah ofi has led the company to secure his ser
the as-ociation while S. S. Davis of j vices at the-ir headquarters in the Vir
this city was named as the secretary ; ginia city in the auditing department
of the association. j and where the business of the entire
E. II. Wescott of this city moved : system of shops will be handled in
the adoption of a vote of thanks to j the future. Mr. E- A. Wiggins, who
President Gardner, Senator W. B. has been hr? as auditor for the corn
Panning. Representative Troy L. ! pany also go-?s to Virginia.
Davis and Judge James T. Bev!'y ' I honor of Mr. Olson a number of
for their services in the bridge f : bis friends were invited to participate
and that the Cass County Asso. a- ,n a very delightful wenie roast on
tion let them know that their aid Friday evening which was tendered
was appreciated 13 the residents of
this sectien of th state.
After the allowing of a few bills
the association meeting was adjourn
ed to m-et at some future time.
NEIGHBORS HAVE TROUBLE
ir rom Tuesday's Iaily
This morning William Shera was
in the city from near Rock Bluffs
and a caller at the county court
house where he called at the office
of County Attorney W. G. Kieck and
stated that he hal an altercation
with a neighbor, Frank Slagle and
that bed had placed a small blow to
the neck of Mr. Slagle and for which
be desired to enter a plea of guilty
The plea w-as accepted to a charge of
assault and battery and Judge Dux -
bury gave the sentence of a fine of
t.o iur iUe u.i :r. ui.
returned home. The trouble was oc
casioned by some cattle on the high
way near the farms cf the two parties
and which led to words and later
more drastic moves on the part of
the men
LADIES MAKE A SUCCESS
From Tuesday's Daily
The Catholic Daughters of Amer
ica who have staged many very pleas
ant social events in the city in the
past scored another pleasant success
in the benefit bridge party given j
on Monday evening at the Hotel . thanks to all who assisted in making
Main. There were some twenty tables (the "Better Homes" display last week
of the players at the games of bridge the great success it proved to be, both
and high five and to enjoy the de- in the way of contributing articles for
licious refreshments that had been the display and in otherwise helping
provided for the event by the com-'with the work connected with ar
mittee in charge. ranging same.
SECURES SOME REAL RESULTS
The Morrow Hatchery of this city,
which has been having a very suc
cessful season, is handling a great
manv settings for the chicken own-
iers of this community and with thej
i greatest of yield in the number of the
j chicks hatched. Each month the
Hatchery tries to surpass their pre
vious records and the la&t month the
record was secured by a hatch made
for W. H. Seybert, where 97 out of
107 eggs were hatched out into fine
little chicks. The hatch was even in
larger percentage, as several of the
eggs were rejected after the first few
days when they failed to germinate
as they should. Mr. Seybert states
that the eergs wtre not especially
...elected and they speak well for his
excellent fiock cf chickens and tc
which the new chicks will soon
be
added.
Mass Said in
Memory of Msgr.
Michael Shine
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; Celebration of the Month s Snnd Mass
Observed at St. John's Church
This Morning.
From Monday's Daily
This morning a Month's Mind mass'Ple J tha excursion party.
was celebrated at the St. John's
church in this citv for the repose of
the soul of the late Monsignor Mich-
ael A. Shine, for nineteen years the
Tprtnr nf the rhnrrh !
large gToup of the members of the
Catholic clergy of southeastern Ne -
braska and a very large number of
the members of the local parishes as.
well as friends from outside the
0j eternity.
Thf reiehrant of the mass was the
eTy Rev. pother Francis A. O'Brien
of Hastings who was assisted in the
msg bv Father Stolz and Father ,
Takath of Nebraska City as the dea-;
Kavelock served as the master ol ' :
ceremonies.
Other of the clergy attending the
mass were the Verv Rev.- Theodore
Saurer of Nebraska City; Father John '
j. Hoffman, Falls City; Father W. L
D. Higgins, Manley, and Father C. F.
Boermann of Paul.
The mass was one of the most im-
pressive that has been held In the i
church and the second time that the
EAVES FOE. WASHINGTON
From Monday's Dallv
Roy Olson, son of Mr. and Mrs. T
' E. Olson, of this city, departed Sat-
urdav afternoon for Alexandria, Vir
ginia, located just across the river
cellent record that he has made here;
by Gerald Fleming, friend of school j
days of Mr. Olson. The wenie roast !
was held in the north portion of the
city near the pumping station of the
water company and was enjoyed by
some fourteen of the close friends of
Mr. Olson.
The departure of this young man
brings a great regret as he has been
an active figure in his school work in
this city and also as a leader in the
entertainment circles of the city.
GOING TO DENVER
From Monday1? raily
Mrs. W. S. Leete, who nas been at
New York attending a meeting of
the national board of the Women's
Auxiliarv nf tha Vr-ia-i Vi,,v.
jwho was called back tQ Denver b
itht death of hpr nother.,n.lawf
Madame Frances Leete, reached
Omaha yesterday on her sad mission
back home. Mrs. Leet was joined
at Omaha by Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Tungate and Miss Ilanna, who will
accompany her to Denver' to attend
the funeral services which are to be
held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning
at Denver while services will be hell
here at St. Luke's church at 11
o'clock to correspond with the Den
ver time.
CARD OF THANKS
The Woman's club "Better Homes"
committee wishes to publicly express
Omaha Autoists
Visited the Apple
Orchard Section
Large Caravan Tours Through Ne
maha and Richardson Counties
and Enjcys the Day.
From Monday's Daily
Yesterday the Omaha Garden club,
piloted by Fred Grouseman, secretary
of the club, visited the apple growing
sections of the state and spent the
time in the apple orchards of Nemaha
and Richardson counties.
The caravan departed from Omaha
at S o'clock Sunday and there were
some 150 cars in the party as they
left the state metropolis and headed
south on the King of Trails highway
for the garden spots of the state and
traveling through Sarpy. Cass, Otoe
Nemaha and Richardson counties, a
journey of 200 miles amid the great
est orchard and agricultural country
of the middle west.
The party passed through this city
jat S:S0 and the large busses and cars
'attracted much attention as thev came
through the city heading over 7th
street from Washington to Chicago
avenue and thence on south over the
gravel highwav to the land of bloom
(and beauty. It is estimated that 1,000
Mrs. Fred Groueman, acting
as
'"Ean of the tour, recounted th
nrh J03 of, V1 two hundred-mil
he
e
trip Sunday night.
"It seemed as though every apple,
1 cherry, plum, peach and pear tree in
mrouiru na-o
S,prad "1 in ful1 bloom to make the
day a pleasant one," she said, and
where the fruit trees were absent the
red bud trees appeared everywhere In
the hills, like huge bouquets."
First Stop at Union.
The first stop was made at the or
chard of Senator W. B. Banning at
Union and then to the state expert
mental farm between Union and Xe
braska City. From there the itinerary
included the Joy Morton orchard and
a trip through Arbor Lodge at Nebras
ka City; then southeast via the river
road over Kearney hill to Peru, where
;a stop was made at the state normal
school; along the picturesque road
. leading through the E. TZ. Ccod or-
chard of ISO acres of apple trees all
in full bloom; the Stull orchard at
Brown ville; Mahles park in Brown
ville, where a stop was made for lunch
and where the travelers were given an
enthusiastic reception by the Cham
ber of Commerce of Peru. Brownville,
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The tourists left Brownville and
went to the Dustin orchard set out by
the late Governor Furnas 38 years
ago; then to the Dave Jones vineyard,
.et out by Governor Furnas C2 years
aero; the E. E. Moore orchard at Hos
terman's corner.
Supper at Arbor Lodge.
The McCandlass and Frank Shu-
bert orchards near Stella were the last
ones visited before the tourists started
on the homeward journey that carried
them to Arbor lodge where they ate
supper.
Big crowds greeted the caravan at
every stop and extended a cheery wel
come and a bid for another visit.
"We are planning additional tours
to points of interest in the state so
that people who wish may learn more
about Nebraska," Mrs. Grouseman
said.
ENJOYS AUTO TRIP
From Tuesday's DaJly
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hennessey of
this city were maong those who en
joyed the Apple Blossom trip to
Nemaha county on Sunday and re
port the event as one of the greatest
enjoyment and pleasure. They were
the guest cf W. F. Dunn of Omaha
a relative and member of the Omaha
club sponsoring the tour. They re
port the most royal treatment at all
of the places visited and at Brown
vill they enjoyed a real old time
picnic with all of the trimmings and
load3 of lemonade and ice cream to
top off the feast.
NOW TAKING TREATMENT
From Tuesday's iJally
William Wynn is at the Methodist
hospital at Omaha where he has been
for the past several days taking treat
ment for an attack of gall stones from
which he was a sufferer for some time.
Mr. Wynn was expecting to have tc
undergo an operation for this trouble
but it is thought now that it may be
possible for him to escape this by the
course of treatment that is being
given him. Mr. Wynn has been In
rather poor health for some time past
and his family and friends are hopeful
that he may derive some real benefit
from the stay at the hospital.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET
From Tuesday's Dally
This morning the members of the
board of county commissioners, C. F.
Harris, of Union, C. D. Spangler of
Murray and Fred H. Gorder of Weep
ing Water, arrived here and started
the regular monthly session of the
board and taking up the various mat
ters that were demanding their atten
tion. The opening of the session was
largely occupied with the considera
tion of the claims against the county
for the past month and which were
taken up and audited by the board.
JUNIOL-SLNIOR BANQUET
From Tuesday's Dally
The annual banquet tendered by
the Junior class of the high school to
the Seniors will be held on Wednes
day evening at the Modern Woodmen
Hall and will be one of the social
features of the school year that is
looked forward to with the greatest
of interest by all of the members of
the two classes.
The graduating class of 1927 is the
largest ever sent from the local high
school and the very large Junior class
will make the banquet one of the
i largest held in the history of the
i school. !
j The custom of holding these ban
; fillets has prevailed for a number of
j years and each year the Juniors in
; arranging the event look forward to
the year ahead when they are to be
;the guests instead of the hosts of the
big school event.
Views of the
'Good Old Day
sJ
in Plattsmouth
H. M. Soennichsen Co.. Has Display
of Old Time Pictures cf the
Greatest Literest.
The II. M. Soennichsen Co.. ha
arranged a windov. at their upper
Main street store tl-.at is one filled
with the greatest of interest to the
passerby, a very interesting part of
the early histor- of Plattsmouth and
also in the period some thirty-five
and forty years ago, in the gry and
giddy eigbtiest and the naughty nine
ties. One picture represents the store of
Soennichsen & Shirk, which wss lo
cated in a frame building where th'
Knights of Columbus hall mw stand?.
In the picture Mr. Soennichsen ap
pears as a very youthful grocer and
as at the present time was busily en
gaged at work in tli store.
There are several, pic tures of the
old time bands and many of the mem
bers are still living and known tc
the Plattsmouth people of the pres
ent day.
The collection embraces several
pictures of grorp- .;t the employes
of the Burlington shops in the sev
eral departments who were there in
the early nineties and wtich show
among others Henry Ofe and John
Lutz in the machine shop and Ed
Schulhof as the apprentice boy of the
shop.
Other pictures are a sleighing
party with the members in the very
strange appearing dresses of the
nineties, the views of a number of
local scenes, a reunion of the old
soldiers at the McMaken home, a
home talent cast and also a group of
the members of the I. O. O. F. order.
The pictures are a page from the
past and especially interesting to the
present day residents as reminders
of the many men and women who
have made this cmomunity their
home.
CELEBRATE 20TH ANNIVERSARY
From Monday's rauy
Sunday was the 20th wedding an
niversary of Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Nielson, well known residents of thi-
city and the event w&s most fitting
ly observed at the home in the sou-1;
part of the city and which was par
ticipated in by the members of the
family and the members of the bridal
party of twenty years ago.
As this was the china anniversary,
Mr. and Mrs. Nielson received u large
number of beautiful gifts in china
and a well a large and handsome
May uasket of sweet peas and ferns,
the gift of the daughter, Miss Char
lotte. Miss Josephine Ferlin and Mr.
Julius Nielson were united in mir
riagetfat Omaha on May. 1, 1907 and
at once came to this city where they
have since made their home. In their
residence here they have made n.a.y
friends who are delighted to learn
of the very happy event that they
have just observed.
The event was featured yesterday
by a wonderful dinner at the home
r.nd the chief feature of which was
a fine wedding cake. Attending the
anniversary were the two attendants
at the wedding. Miss Anna Anderson
of Omaha and Mr. Carl Johnson of
Lincoln. Miss Mildren Johnson of
Lincoln and E. E. Bock of Omaha
were also here to attend the very
pleasant anniversary.
OLD TIME BALL PLAYERS
Few persons would suspect that
T. H. Pollock, the staid and dignified
president of the Farmers State bank,
was once a real baseball player and
one of the best that the city could
boast, but such seems to have been
the case. In the collection of old time
photographs at the Soennichsen store
is one that shows Bert in the uniform i
of one of the Plattsmouth teams ini
the year 1S87 and with him on the
team were James, Sam and Tom Pat
terson, all of whom are away from '
the city of their nativity with the
exception of Tom Tatterson. On this'
team Mr. Pollock officiated in the left
garden and was one of the heavy
swatters on the nine.
All local news is in the Journal.
John Maurer
Dies Suddenly
at Omaha Home
Former Plattsmouth Man
Passes
Away Sunday Morning While
Sitting at Home.
From Monday's raily
John Maurer, for many years a
i resident
of Plattsmouth, died very
suddenly Sunday morning at his.
. . t
coming as the result of a visitation'
of heart trouble and his going was a
great shock to the wu? who wa.:
alone at the home at the time of the
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usual good health and aad arisen at
the usual time and partaken
hearty breakfast and was
a rocking chair reading
when he suddenly collapsed and as
the wife reached his side was beyond
help. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Maurer
of this city, had started for Colum
bus, Nebraska, early in the morning
and decided to stop at Omaha to vi?it
the parents of Mr. Maurer and ar
rived at the home just a short time
after the death of the father.
John Maurer was born August 25
lcSnT in Gottenhime Brersnch. Ctor
erzoik, Baden, Germany, and grew to
manhood in that section of the then
German empire, coming to the Unit
ed States in 1SS0. After reaching
this country he made his home for a
year in New York and came to Platts
mouth in 1SS1 where he continued
to make his home until the fail of
1923 when the family moved ot Oma
ha and where they have since re
sided. In September, 18S5, he was
united in marriage in this city tc
Miss Rosana Stoll, who is left to
mourn his loss. Their life was bless
ed with six children, one son, the
youngest, Raymond, preceding the
father in death In 1915. The sur
viving children are Edward W. Maur
er, Plattsmouth; John W. Maurer.
Summerfield, Kansas; Eugene Maur
er, Omaha; Mrs. Oscar King of Fre
mont and Mrs. L. K. Stephens of
Omaha. Mr. Maurer was employed
by the Burlington in the local shops
for a long period of years and later
was engaeed in work for th
city: un -
til in 1925 when he sold the family
home in South Park and removed
from this city to Omaha.
The deceased was a man held in
him and in his daily tasks of life was
a real neighbor, friend and citizen of
the community and his death brings
a great regret to the old time friends
and associates in this community.
SOCIAL CIRCLE CLUB MEETING
From Tuesdays Daily
One of the youngest and most ac
tive of the county farm extension
clubs is that of the Social Circle
club of Lewiston, just east of Mur
ray, and this organization has had
numter of very
pleasant meetings
but none more so than that which
was held on Tuesday at the home of
Mr. and Mis. Fred Hanni. four and
a iiair miles soutn or .Murray.
There was a very large number of
the members of the club in attend
ance and the greatest of interest was
shown in the proceedings of the even
ing by all of the members of the
club.
The chief portion of the evening
was devoted to snort taiKs ny coun
ty Agent L. R. Snipes on the work
of the extension farm bureau work
over the county and as well the mem
bers of the club had the opportunity
of enjoying a talk from Mr. Wood of
the state agricultural college who
gave a thorough and careful account
of the operation of the trench silo
on the farms and their benefits to
the farmer.
The members of the club felt very
grateful to both Mr. Snipes and Mr.
Wood for their splendid contribu
tion to the club program by their
interesting addresses, as the men
members of the club are real farmers
and appreciated the many points of
interest that the speakers brought
out.
After the address the members of
the club enjoyed a social hour that
was entered into by all of the mem
bers of the party with the greatest
of pleasure and was made doubly en
tertaining by the delightful manner
in which the members were received
by the host and hostess and appre
ciate very much the opportunities
of being guests at the Hanni home.
The next club meeting will be on
Fridav, May 6th at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Tony Klimm and which the
members are all urged to attend.
RECEIVES SAD NEWS
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celved tU S rews&yesterday of the
, .Vu AV,. t.-1v1 . ' r
little nine year old niece, Lela May
Stout, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Frank
Stout. The mother of the little one
was formerly Miss Agnes Foster of
this city, the youngest daughter ofi
Mr. and Mrs. C
M. Foster, one cf the
old time families of this city and who
have for the past thirteen years been
making their home at Yakima. The
liie aeceaseu was a man ueiu iu ""- - -
the highest respect by all who knew.trict convention at Shubert on May
many friends of the family here will services were held at 2:30 a', tho
regret very much to learn of the sor-: Baptist church conducted by Rer. W.J
row that has come to them- JA. Taylor. j
DEATH OF ALEX 2ALLANCE
Alex Ballance. an old time resi
dent of this city in the early eighties
and a brother of William Ballance.
who i.s now at Sioux City, passed
away on Friday at his hum' ir.
Michigan City, Indiana. The n.ws of
the death was received here in let
ters to old friends from the inrnibv-rs
of the Ballance family. The deceased
j bar, been a visitor here quite often
in the last years and wnn nis wiie
who was a sister of the late Mis.
William Ballance. was known to a
large number of the Plattsmouth peo
ple and who learn with regret of his
death.
Owing to his poor health William
Ballance was unable to attend the
.
i services at Michigan v. lty.
The ue-
teased is survived by four
brothers
(William of Sioux City, Sam
and
Bal-
George cf Lincoln and Frank
lance of Benton Harbor, Michigan,
thfiSersiNew 'Nebraska
Song is Bringing
Strong Response
State Song Originated in This City
Promises a Real Hit as Tune
ful, Boosting Melody.
From Tuesday's raJly
The song, "Nebraska," written by
B. A. Rosencrans of this city, seems
to have hit the bulls eye of favor
among those who have had the op
portunity of hearing the catchy state
slogan musical offering, and Mr.
Rosencrans has already received some
700 orders for the song from all parts
of the state and at the rate orders
are coming in for the song, it will
not be long before the 1.000 mark is
reached in the sales of the song.
It i3 one of the real sure fire offer
ings that has been presented by a
native Nebraska composer and its
snappiness and easy adaptness to all
occasions and large or small gather
ings where a state spirit is desired,
makes it very popular with all who
have heard it.
The composition Is dedicated to the
American Legion of Nebraska, and
jits use in all of the posts of the state
is a matter or dui a snon ume anu
the local Legion delegation la ex
pecting to have it staged in real
cViarto at Itio fifct rnncrpssinnal riis-
6th. when its notes will resound
over this pretty little city of the
apple growing section of the state.
The first formal introduction of
the song on the radio will be made
in a short time and it is expected to
have this sang from KFAB, WOW,
KOIL, as well as the Shenandoah
stations, KMA and KFNF.
The song bids fair to rival the
celebrated Iowa corn song as a state
offering and will give this state a
song that will afford it standing In
the musical world along with the
a;other gtateg that have gongg extoll
. jng tfae Tirtue3 of the state;
BOOSTING C. M. T. C.
From Tuesday's tally
Attorney J. A. Capwell .chairman
of the Cass county campaign for the
Citizens Military Training Camp, was
at Union today where he was accom
panied by Dr. G. II. Gilmore of Mur
ray, and the two gentlemen present
ed the matter of the training camps
to the young people of the Union
high school and pointed out the ad
vantages that can be found in the
month of training under the direc
tion of the army officers in the de
velopment of the youth in body and
mind and the value of the discipline
that is received at the training camp.
The fact that the training camps
in the Seventh area have been en
larged to include a camp at Fort
Crook this year, has brought a strong
response from the young men of the
community and while the camp is
still several months away, from Aug
ust 1st to 31st, there have been a
number enroll with Mr. Capwell from
this city and immediate vicinity and
who will be given training at the
camps this 5-ear.
Several Plattsmouth young men
have attended the camp in the last
few years and a number will be
ready to complete their full 4 year
course in the training camp and be
eligible for the examinations for offi
cers in the officers reserve corps cf;
the army if they so desire.
GOES TO PENITENTIARY
From Monday's Daily
This morning Sheriff Bert Reed,
Deputy Sheriff Rex Young and Clyde
Jackson motored to Lincoln, taking
with them Jess Green, who was sent-
term in the state penitentiary for the
third offense in connection with the;
illegal possession of liquor.
FUNERAL OF MRS EATON
From Monday's Daly I
This afternoon a short funeral ser-
vice was held at the Sattler funeral
home at 4th and Vine street for the
late Mrs. Sarah Eaton. The funeral
corltge drove to Union where the
Retirement of
an Able Official
on School Board
Retiring President of Board of Edu
cation Ka3 Eeen a Very Hard
Worker for Schools.
The reorganization of the board of
education of the city has taken from
the board one of the nutft active, if
not the most active, workers in the
educational life of the community in
recent years.
This person is Se-arl S. Davis, who
has been serving as the president ot
the, board and who has devoted a
great deal of his time to this thank
less task, but which is a part of citi-
, zenship responsibility and which Mr.
Davis has very ably and courageously
performed.
The operating costs of the school
have been lowered during the term
of Mr. Davis by his insistence and in
which be was joined by the other
members of the board that the ex
penses be held at the lowest possible
figures and the schools still maintain
ed at their high standard that has
given them rank among the best in
the state.
Not the least least of the work per
formed by Mr. Davis and his assoc iates
on the board and which was largely
done through the aggressive policy of
the president, was that of the invest
ment of the school bond funds so that
instead of lying idle or receiving very
small per cent of return, they were in
vested in gilt edged warrants and
bonds that are returning from five
to six per cent and adding some $1,200
each year to the taxpayers of the city
that may be applied on the bonds now
outstanding and this amount will
grow each -ear until the savings and
interest will enable the amount of the
bonds to be raised several years be
fore maturity of the school bonds by
reason of the Interest that is being
added each year to the city revenue.
Mr. Davis has had many disagree
able tasks in the discharge of the
office as has had everyone who serves
on the board of education, at some
stage of their service and he has
6howBuourage in his acts that he be
lieved to be for the best Interests of
tiie community.
BETTER HOME EXHIBITION
From jtenday'i Dally
The Better Homes exhibition that
was held at the Coronado apartments
the past week has proved one of the
most successful affairs that has been
held in the city and the members of
the Plattsmouth Woman's club who
were the sponsors of the exhibition
have felt that their efforts were
greatly appreciated, aa the attend
ance from the city and the surround
ing territory was very large, 300 be
ing registered and almost a hundred
that failed to register being In at
tendance. Among those who attended
were representatives from Murray.
Weeping Water, Louisville, Mynard
and the Social Circle club of Lewis
ton. The home was very beautifully ar
ranged and with the very latest de
vices that might make homes more
attractive and save the long laborous
tasks of the housewife that marked
the old time homes.
In the exhibition of the model home
the merchants of the city were par
ticipating and gave of their stocks for
the use of the committee In arrancing
the home and where the visitors were
able to see the very beautifully ar
ranged rooms from 2 to 10 o'clock
each afternoon and evening for the
three days that the exhibition was
given.
Each evening there were programs
given and in which the Six Musket
eers, the Masonic Quartet, Mrs. Robert
Walling, piano and Mrs. Thelma Nel
son and Mrs Hal Garnett were heard
in vocal numbers.
Tea and wafers were served by the
ladies, the tea donated by W. A. Wells
and the wafers by the IL M. Soennich
sen Store.
The following representatives of
business interests gave of their Ftocks
for the exhibition: J. P. Falter, use
of apartment; Henry Jasper, Sowers;
J. V. Hatt, groceries; Plattsmouth
Journal, advertising; F. It. Gobelman.
poster all apartment; Christ & Christ,
furniture, rugs; H. M. Soennichsen
draperies, china display; Nebraska
Gas & Electric Co., electric equip
ment: M. D. Brown, pictures; J. W.
Crabill, Orthophonic Victrola; J. F
Warga, electrict heater; John Bauer,
electric upholstery cleanor; Mauzy
Drug Co., toliet display; R. A. Bates,
magazines, books, baskets, lamps; F.
G. Fricke. drugs; S. S. Chase meat
display; Weyrich & Hadraba, electric
atomizer; Bestor & Swatek, electric
washing machine; F. P. Busch.
dresses; Mrs. Emma Pease, millinery;
C. H. Martin, fresh vegetables.
The committee in charge of the
exhibition was composed of Mrs. J.
E. Wiles, chairman. Mrs. A. J. Bee
son. Mrs. Henry Soennichsen, Mis?
Mathilde Soennichsen. Mrs. Ralph An
derson. Mrs- A. S. Christ. Mrs. L. L.
Turpin.
One of the greatest literary suc
cesses of the year is "The Cutters."
the latest work of Bess Streeter Aid
rich. Nebraska's own authoress. For
sale at the Bates Book & Gift Shop.