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VOL. NO. XLHI
PITTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1927.
NO. 3G
Flag Day One
That Should be
Fully Observed
Tuesday, June 14th. will be Birth
day cf Stars and Stripes Pro
gram Being Arranged.
From Monday's Dally
There is one occasion in the his
tory of our country that is little
heeled or properly observed and this
is the anniversary of the adoption
of the present design of the flag and
too manv pass bv the significant oc
casion of the birthday of Old Glory
as a mere matter of course. This an-
niversarv one week from Tuesday, on
June 14th. is a noteworthy one, and
this year will be given a little more
than passing notice in this commun
ity. The Daughters of the American
Revolution, who have been most ac
tive in building up a more patriotic
spirit and in preserving the history
and incidents of early American life,
through the local Fontenelle chapter,
are planning to make this flag day
an occasion of patriotic honor.
When the Colonies rebelled against
the English government, the various
section of the colonies each bore sep
arate flags to designate them, which
served well the purpose they were in
tended for, the rattlesnake flag of
the Carolinas and the pine tree flag
of the New England states with the
varied adaptions of the English flag
used in different sections of the col
onies. When the purpose of the revo
tion became fixed and the forming of
a new nation was under way, it was
necessary to have a banner distinctly
American and for this purpose a
committee was appointed from the
Continental congress to select a de
sign for a flag and to aid them they
secured, so popular history tells us,
the services of Mrs. Betsy Ross, who
made the first flag for the commit
tee, which was adopted, and which,
with a few minor exceptions, is the
same as the present National emblem
they being the rearrangement of
the stars in the field of blue. At the
present time these stars represent
the different states in the union, be
ing 4S in number.
The D. A. R. are planning to have
an observance of Flag day here on
Tuesday. June 14th. at 7:30 a. m.,
a short program being given at Gar
field park on this occasion and which
should be attended by all who can
be present to pay honor to Old Glory.
The Burlington shop whistle will
sound at this hour and the flags in
various parts of the city will be un
furled at the same time, if possible.
COLORED BOY GOES HOME
From Monday's Dall
This morning Albert Hp.11, who has
been an enforced guest hert for the
past thirty days of Sheriff Bert Reed,
was released and returned to l.L
home at Greenwood where he ha?
been engaged" as a brick nias.m help
er for a period of several years. Tin
young man got himself in trouble
when he accepted an invitation t.
ride from Omaha to Greenwood with
a stranger who claimed to reside in
the south part of the state. They
had hardly got on their way when
the stranger produced a bottle of
wicked and potent white mule and
they drank a portion and became so
lit up that they were unable to suc
cessfully navigate the car and led tc
the smashup at Greenwood and the
arrest of the parties. Hall. In answe;
to the tearful story of his companion
took the ownership of the hootch or.
himself and accepted the jail sentence
to allow the other man to get out
with a fine and be able to resume hi?
business and after his very generom
deed he has not heard a word from
the man that he befriended and saved
from jail.
PLATTSMOUTH MUSICIANS
Two former well known residents
of this city, Anton Bajeck and Frank
Ptacek, now located at Sedalia, Mis
souri, are making a decided hit in
that city in the musical lines and
are playing in the Missouri Pacific
Booster orchestra there, which is
playing at the Booster country club
three nights each week. Mr. Bajeck
has just purchased a fine new rair
amba that is a beauty and will be
heard in special solo numbers at the
entertainments given at Sedalia dur
ing the coming season. Mr. Bajeck is
also a member of the Missouri Pacific
band at that place.
LEAVES FOR DENMARK
From Monday's Dalty
Yesterday afternoon Minicus Good
who has made his home in this city
for the past few years, departed for
New York, and from there will sail
for his old home in Denmark to visit
the parents whom he has not seen
for six years, since he came to this
country to make his home. Mr. Good
goes direct to Copenhagen, where he
will first set foot on his native soil
and then goes to Als, the home of his
parents, some distance from the Dan
ish capitol city. Mr. Good expects to
be absent some four months and will
then return to his home here.
DELZEXL-BROWNELL
From Monday's Dally
Dean V. N. Delzell. of Peru, an
nounces the engagement and ap
proaching marriage of his daughter,
Esther, to Samuel M. Brownell of
Albany, X. Y., son of Prof, and Mrs.
Herbert Brownell, of Lincoln:
The wedding will take place June
2.'!, at the home of the bride's father.
Miss Delzell is a graduate of Peru
State Teachers college and for the
past two years has been an instruc
tor in the High school here.
Doctor Brownell is a graduate of
the University of Nebraska, and has
spent three years in the graduate
school at Yale. He is at present a
member of the faculty of the New
York State college for teachers.
The many local friends of Miss
Delzell will be interested to learn of
the date of her approaching marriage
and will wish her every happiness.
Chamber of Com
merce Endorses
Citizens' Camp
Adopts Resolutions Endorsing the C.
M. T. C. Which Starts Aug
ust 1st at Fort Crook.
From Monday's Dally
The local Chamber of Commerce, at
their meeting the past week took a .
very decided position in the endorse-j
ment of the Citizen's Military Train- j
ing camp as one of the movements;
in the nation worthy of support and ,
a great measure of benefit for the !
youth and a guarantee of peace in
the nation.
The resolution adopted was as fol
lows: "Whereas, the Chamber of Com-
mcrce rf rMnttsmmith TCphra;V.i
a firm believer in the policy for Na-i
tional Defense as a means to prevent
future wars, and have been firm ad
vocates of the Government plan of
training the young men of our coun
try by establishing Citizen's Military
Training Camps, thus affording the
young men of our High schools and
colleges the" opportunity of obtaining
without personal expense the rudi
ments of military training and are
taught the responsibilities of Ameri
can citizenship, therefore be it
"Resolved, That the Chamber of
Commerce of Plattsmouth, Nebraska,
by the authority of its Board of Di
rectors, are desirious of co-operating
with the proper authorities in carry
ing out the provisions of the Nation
al Defense Act. as amended in 1920;
and be it further
"Resolved, That we recommend to
cur members that they use their in
fluence in procuring candidates for
the Citizens' Military Training camps j
and encourage the patriotic activities!
of the Reserve Officers' Training corps I
towards stimulating an interest in
the efficiency of the three compon
ents of the Army of the united
States."
ENJOY BIRTHDAY DINNER
From Tuesday's Dally
In honor of the birthday anniver
sary of Mrs. John Toman of the vi
cinity of Murray, a fine birthday din
ner was enjoyed at tne pieasanii
country home of Mr. and Mrs. George j
Toman on Sunday and at which a
large group of the friends gathered j
to join in their well wishes to the j
guest of honor. I
The fine birthday dinner and thej
general pleasant time will long be
delightfully remembered by all of the
party. Those attending were Dr. and
Mrs. William Stacia, Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Frazner. Mr. and Mrs.
Steven Barling, Miss Marie Engle
bert, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sterbh
and son. Joseph, South Omaha; Mrs.
Steven Barling. Mrs. A. D. Asch, Mr.
and Mrs. George Toman, Mr. and
Mrs. John Toman. Milton, John, Da
vid, Arthur and Dorothy Toman.
TO SUPERVISE CHAUTAUQUA
From Tuesday's Dally
Miss Clara Trilety, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Trilety, and former
teacher here in the locar schools, de
parted this morning to take up her
work as director of the junior Chaut
auqua department of the Standard
Chautauqua company. The work of
Miss Trilety will tako her into the
Rocky Mountain districts including
the states of Wyoming, Colorado and
New Mexico and where she will spend
the summer months. Her cnarges will
be the features of the children's por
tion of the programs and Miss Trilety
with her experience and success in
the schools with children will be a
most valuable assistant for the Stand
ard company.
' VERY HAPPY EVENT
From Monday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs.. W. T. Distell of this
city are rejoicing over the fact that
there has arrived to gladden their
home a fine little son and heir, who
was horn at the hospital In Omaha
Saturday. The little son is the ob
ject of a great deal of admiration
from the two little sisters and the
family circle is one of the happiest
in the city over the event.
Pappio Drops
a Fast Game to
Local Team
Platters Take Revenge on Visitors
by Score of 5 to 1 Show
Real Stuff.
From Monday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon the fans and
fanettes who assembled at the hand
some baseball park that Carl Kuns
mann has just finished laboring
with, were treated to a real exhibi
tion of the national pastime on the
part of the Platters and not so good
a demonstration by Jimmy Bartholo
mew and his crew, as when the final
blow was struck, the record showed
that Plattsmouth had crossed the
.
plate five times while but one lonely
dweller from the Pappio had been
able to exercise his dogs over the old
home plate.
By his performance yesterday af
ternoon, Swanson, local hurler, won
a place in the hall of fame with other
noted Scandinavians including the
popular Flying Lindbergh, as he had
the visitors on his list at all stages
of the game and after the opening
stanzas of the game made the foemen
look humbled.
Locally the game was what Elea
nor Glyn would call a "sweet game,"
with everybody taking a little of the
honor and some good fielding adding
to the measure of the struggle. In
this part of the game Joe McCarthy
in the center garden stepped into the
spotlight by grabbing off four long
drives in his territory, one a sensa
tional one handed grab of King's bin
gle that robbed that worthy of an
otherwise safe hit. The fans also had
an opportunity of seeing W. T. Dis
tell, new find of the locals in action
at the red hot corner of the diamond
and in this place and in his general
playing Distell demonstrated that
making refrigerator cars is just a
side issue with him and that he had
a lot of real baseball dope stored
away in his dome that he can use.
and which will be a great asset to
the locals as the season advances. A
perfect fielding record and one hit
marked his first day in the ranks of
the Platters.
In the opening of the game things
looked not so good for the locals as
Papillion seemed to be determined to
defeat us right at home and their
work in the initial stanza set wild
their frenzied fans who accompanied
the team here. Magaret, youthful
second sacker of the Papillion gang,
took kindly to the offerings of Swan
son and placed one through second,
advancing on the sacrifice of Siebold
and scoring when Ruff singled to
center, but the locals tightened and
stopped any further demonstration
on the part of the visitors.
Just to show that they were out to
hang the Jinx on the Pappio tribe,
the Platters also started to go place.5?
and do things in the last of the
first inning. George Reichart, our
clever second sacker, warmed up one
of Jimmy's offerings and gave the
bill a ride for two bases to the right
field and when Pete Herold poked a
safe one to left field, George regis
tered, but further scoring was stop
ped as Art Klauschie was whiffed,
while Spidell secured a safe hit, but
Herold was tagged trying to pilfer
second, while Distell -was put out on
a foul at third base.
Again in the third Inning, there
was an offensive on the part of the
locals, in which they were assisted
by their foemen with two bad errors.
Herold opened, but was nipped by a
fast catch by Ruff at third. Klaus
chie planted a hot one to Ruff at
third which Blondie kindly messed
up and allowed Art to reach first and
later pilfer second. Spidell was whif
fed and then the fireworks started,
with Distell driving a hard grounder
at short that Machies booted. Distell
later stole second and while the ex
cited Pappio gang was attempting to
place the KO on him. Art came home
with the needed run to give the locals
a lead.
In the sixth once more the old
scoring machine got busy after Ma
son and McCarthy had retired, when
Hans Newman celebrated his return
to the staff of hitters by lacing out
a clean hit over second and later
stealing the second base from the
watchful eye of King, scoring from
there when Swanson happed one to
right field.
The seventh inning furnished a lot
of fun for the fans, exercise for the
local players and a great deal of
trouble for the boys from way up
north when the Pappio gang became
thoroughly disorganized and allowed
two more runs to be chalked up
against them. Jimmy Bartholomew
was in a generous mood and hit Pete
Herold, adding to Pete's many
wounds, but was able to fool Art
Klauschie and strike him out. Spidell
then hit a slow grounder and started
for first base, falling down when some
feet from the bag and crawling the
rest of the way. Distell hit safe over
third and filled the bases. The visi
tors were demoralized and Pete reg
istered at the plate on the out of
Mason at right, while on the at-
tempt to catch Distell
catcher registered.
our young
This is how they performed:
Plattsmouth
AB H PO A
Reichart, 2b 5 2 10
Herold, lb 3 10 1
Klauschie, If 5 0 2 0
Spidell, c 4 3 6 1
Distell, 3b 4 15 3
Mason, rf 3 10 1
.McCarthy, cf 4 0 4 0
Newman, ss 4 2 0 2
Swanson, p 3 10 1
35 11 27 9
Papillion
Magaret, 2b -
Seibold. If -
Haberline, If -
Macheis, ss
Byrne, ss
Ruff, 3b
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0
0
0
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1
0
0
0
1
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1
1
0
1
2
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9
0
1
4
1
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2
0
0
0
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1
2
4
1
3
2
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4
4
9
.King, c -
' Oliver, rf
! ordf.s' rf, T 2.
! Beerline, lb 4
LaHey, cf 4
Bartholomew, p 3
35 8 24 S 7
John W. Haynie
Dies at Omaha;
III Long Time
Prominent Resident Here and Long
Time Resident of Mills County
and This City.
xom Tuesday's Daily
The death of John W. Haynie
well known resident of this city oc
curred late Sunday night at the
Nicholas Senn hospital at Omaha
where he has been for some time and
where he was recently operated on
for the removal of a badly ir.feeteC
leg that has been giving him a great
deal of trouble for some little time
Mr. Haynie has been In failing
health for the past two years and in
the hope of giving him some relief
he was taken to Lincoln six weeks
ago and' placed lr4 the sanitarium
there for treatment for his infected
limb that had been giving him a great
deal of trouble. At the sanitarium
the amputation of one of the toes
was made in the hope of checking the
infection and the patTent given :
course of treatment but which was
without the desired effect and the
patient was taken to Omaha and plac
ed in the hospital there where he
passed away after the operation.
The deceased is survived by the
widow and five children, Mrs. II. 11.
Steinhaus, Gordon. Nebraska: Mrs.
E. F. Steinhaus. Ashland; Mrs. E. L.
Fox. Pekin. Illinois; Walter Hnynic
of Northbro, Iowa and Miss Viola
Haynie at home. A sister, Mrs. Ben
nett Chriswisser of this city is also
left to mourn his death.
GREENWOOD TROUBLES AIRED
From Tuesday's Daily
The outbreak at Greenwood last
Friday night is being given an airing
here in the county court and the
parties complained of in the matter
being given their hearing In court.
A number of men are charged with
assault and battery on Jess Dilldine
Grant Peters and Mays Stradley be
ing here yesterday and entered a
plea of guilty to the charge while a
complaint of intoxication was filed
against Frank Stradley. All of the
parties were given a fine of ?25 and
costs each.
Complaint was also filed this morn
ing by County Attorney Kiecl: against
C. E. Bright, Earl Hurlburt and II
L. Beckman, charging them with as
sault and battery on Jess Dilldine
and they were brought in this after
soon to be tried for the offense.
MOVES FAMILY HERE
From Tuesday's Daily
Dr. John A. Griffin, who has for
the past three years neen located
in this city and engaged in the prac
tice of dentistry, has now become a
full fledged resident of the city and
Mrs. Griffin and the household goods
arrived here yesterday and hence
forth this city will be the residence
of the Griffin family. Dr. Griffin has
been making week end visits with
the family in Omaha but they will
now be together in tYiis city. Mrs
Griffin will find a hearty welcome
here from the host of friends of Dr.
Griffin and rest assured of a real
home city to dwell in.
DOING VERY NICELY
From Monday's Dally
The host of friends in this city of
Mrs. Harry Long will be pleased to
learn that Mrs. Long is doing just
as well as possible following her
very serious operation Friday at the
Immanuel hospital in Omaha. Mrs.
Long has undergone a -very seriour
operation that has taxed her strength
and which will require some time to
determine the outcome of the case,
but the condition of tne patient is
all that could be expected at this
time.
Journal Want. Ada cost but little,
and they rare do get results.
Helen Jefferies
Dies at Hospital
in Capitol City
Member of One of the Early and
Prominent Families of
This City.
From Tuesday's Dally
The older residents of the city will
learn with much regret of the death
of Mrs. Helen Waugh Jefferirs whicli
occurred yesterday at Lincoln where
the family have made their horr.e for
the past twenty-two years after leav
ing Plattsmouth where the Waugh
family was for many years numbered
among the prominent residents of the
community.
The deceased lady was daughter of
the late Samuel Waugh and was just
growing into womanhood when the
family departed from this city for
Lincoln and the greater part of her
lifetime has been spent there and
where she was married to Ernest E.
Jefferies. who passed away a year
ago. The Jefferies family resided at
:'23 4 Sewell street. The funeral ser
vices will be held on W ednesday
morning at 11 o'clock from the Rob
erts chapel and the interment be
made at the Wyuka cemetery.
The death of Mrs. Jefferies was
quite sudden and fcllowed an oper
ation that was performed Sunday in
the hope of giving her relief from a
very serious condition.
Of the members of the family Mrs.
Jefferies is survived by one daughter
pged 14, her mother, Mrs. Samuel
Waugh and her brother, Samuel
Waugh, Jr., both at Lincoln, three
-isters, Mrs. R. W. Arndt and Mrs.
Frost Buchtel, both of Denver and
Mrs. Grant Humphries of Mississippi.
In their bereavement the member?
of the family will have the deep
sympathy of the many old time
friends in this community.
WEDDED AT SIOUX CITY
From Tuesday's Dally
The parsonage of the First Meth
odist church at Sioux City, Iowa, was
the scene of the marriage of two of
the well known young people of this
community on last Sunday when Miss
Edna Newton and Mr. Paul Long en
tered into the bonds of wedlock there.
The bride and groom accompanied by
Edgar Newton, brother of the bride
and Miss Mildred Clark of Union
motored to Sioux City for the wed
ding and from where Mr. and Mrs.
Long continued on to northern Min
nesota where they will enjoy a two
weeks stay there with relatives and
friends.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
Ada New-ton of this city and was
born and reared in this community
and where she was graduated from
the local schools. She has a large
number of friends in the city and vi
cinity who will be pleased to learn
of the new found happiness that has
come into her life. The groom is
one of the industrious young men of
the community and has been engaged
in farming near Mynard for some
time. On their return from their
honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Long will
be at home to their friends on the
farm after July 1st.
CHARGED WITH GRAVE CRIME
From Wednesdays Daliy
Complaint was filed this morning
in the county court against John C.
Meehan. a resident of Havelock.
charging him with breaking and en
tering and Sheriff Bert Reed depart
ed today for Havelock to secure the
man who is wanted.
The crime with which Mr. Meehan
is charged is the breaking of a seal
on a refrigerator express car of the
Burlington railroad and entering the
car and taking therefrom one carton
of meat loaf and one carton of dried
beef of the value of $10. The crime
occurred at the village of Greenwood
in the western part of this county
and the man will have to stand trial
here in the local courts for the of
fense. When accused of the crime i1
is stated that Meehan confessed his
guilt and many other articles were
found at his home that had been evi
dently taken from railroad cars while
the articles were in transit.
The offense with which Meehar
is charged carries with' it a sentence
in the penitentiary.
MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE
From Wednesday's Daily
Yesterday for the first time in sev
eral days Judge A. H. Duxbury was
called upon to brush up his favorite
form of marriage service and officiate
at the wedding of Henry Homack
of Glenwood and Miss Helen Minnig
of Rapid City. South Dakota. The
wedding was witnessed by Miss Lil
lian White, deputy in the office and
Miss Jessie M. Robertson, register of
deeds. After the wedding the young
people returned to Glenwood where
the groom is engaged as a steam
fitter in that place and where they
will make their future home.
Parties having Designers and De
lineators at the Bates Book and Gift
Shop are requested to call for them
at once.
BUILDS NEW BARN
From Wednesday's Dally
J. H. Tarns of Omaha, who has
been for the past several weeks en
gaged at his farm two miles east of
Murray, supervising the construction
of a new barn there, has completed
the work and deoarted this afternoon
for his heme in Omaha. Mr. Tarns
states that he bought the lumber from
tho firm of Gordon-Vantine of Daven
port, Iowa, makers of the collapsible
houses and barns and had Herman
Tiekotter of this city set up the barn.
The barn cost seme $1,700 and Mr.
Tarns feels well pleased with the
structure and the- structure will add
greatly to the general equipment cf
the farm. The Tarns farm is occupied
by R. J. Hall as tenant this year.
Henry Mauzy
Retires from the
Railway Service
Has Eeen Employed in the Burling
tcn Shops for Forty-Five Years
and Now Rests.
From Wednesday's Dally
For many years, the lifetime of a
great many, one of the familiar sights
of the early morning has been the
figure of Henry Mauzy, one of our
old time residents, wending his way
to the Burlington shops for his daily
labors there, but no moro will Mr.
Mauzy make this journey which has
in the last few years been growing
more tiresome and taxing, as Mr.
Mauzy has retired from the service of
the company after forty-five years
and three months of good and faith
ful service.
Mr. Mauzy who is now in his seventy-sixth
year, came to this city a:
a young man from the old home in
the Virginia hills and entered the
service of the Burlington railroad In
their coach shop in this city on March
1, 1882 and has since been engaged
there, missing but few days in the
faithful service that he has given
the railroad company. At the time
that he entered the service of the
company here the coach shop was
presided over by the late Washington
Smith as foreman, and Mr. Mauzy cap
the honor of being practically thr
last surviver of the group that was
then a part of the workmen making
the new railroad to the west, the
others having heard the last lon
call or passed from the service of the
company and taken up other posi
tions. It is characteristic of Mr. Mauzy
to remain faithful to his work and
to continue on in the lines he has
chose as his life work, as he has
made but little changes in his resi
dences or lifework. After coming here
with his family Mr. Mauzy resided
for a short time in a property in the
north part of the city owned by the
Dovey family and then moved to the
present home which he has since con
tinuously resided and where he will
spend his remaining years in a well
earned rest and watching the rest
of the world go by.
Mr. Mauzy has been a good citizen
in the community and has the affec
tion and respect of those who have
the pleasure of knowing him and I
Is the wish of all that he may enjoy
long the well earned rest.
MRS. T. T. FRY DIES
From Wednesdays Dally
Last evening as the day was draw
ing to its close Mrs. Mary Fry, widow
of the late Theodore T. Fry, closed
her eyes in the last long sleep, the
end coming as a blessed relief from
a long period of illness and in which
the members of the family had real
ized the fact that the mother was not
to survive the passing fo many days,
but was soon to be called to her re
ward at the age of seventy-one yearf
and five months.
Mrs. Fry came to Plattsmouth in
1886 from Warren county, Iowa, an
has lived in thi3 community since
that time, quietly passing her day?
in the circle of her loved ones and
the friends that she had gathered by
her splendid personality. Her resig
nation and christian faith sustained
her as she drew near the valley of
the shadow and was with her as the
final summons came.
The deceased lady is survived by
two children, Mrs. Grant Hackenberg
of this city and Mrs. Philip F. Rhin
of Union. One brother, S. E. Wat
son of Colorado Springs, Colorado
also survives her passing.
The funeral services of Mrs. Fry
will be held on Friday afternoon at
2:30 from the First Christian church.
Rev. Walter R. Robb, ormer pastor
here conducting the service.
ATTEND GRAND LODGE
From Wednesday s Daily
A number of the Platstmouth mem
bers of the Masons were at Omaha to
day where they attended the opening
sessions of the grand lodge of the
A. F. & A. M. of Nebraska at the
Masonic temple in that city. James
M. Robertson, past high priest of the
R. A. M. and past commander of the
Knights Templar, Judge James T.
Begley, past master, W. F. Evers
past master, W. R. Holmes, present
master and Raymond C. Cook, master
elect of Plattsmouth lodge No. 6 A.
F. & A. M.
Mrs. Louisa
Spies Hears
the Last Call
Dies at Home in West Part of City
After Dlness of Some Duration
Here Since 1572N
From Wednesdays Daily
Last night at 8 o'clock at the fam
ily home in the northwest r'ft 'f
the city Mrs. Louisa Spies, passed
away, her death coming at the con
clusion of a long illness and during
which she has gradually been fail
ing and in t lie last few days hor re
covery being practically abandoned
by the members of the family. A
few weeks ago Mrs. Spies was taken
very seriously ill and all the mem
bers of her family circle were here
and spent some two weeks here, they
then returning to their home with
the exception of a daughter, Mrs.
Frank Schuldice of Omaha, who has
remained hero with the mother, and
to the members of the family lust
evening was sent the sad tidings of
the passing of the mother.
The deceased lady has been a resi
dent of Plattsmouth for the past
lif ty-fi ve years, coining here when a
child with her mother. Mrs. Helena
Egenberger and her family from tlK-ir
home in Germany, who came here
with her little family to find a. new
home and where the family has since
grown to manhood and womanhood.
Louisa Egenberger, daughter of John
V., and Helena Egenberger was born
in Malthousen, Baden. Germany,
sixty-two years ago and- following
the death of the husband and father
the family came to the United States
to make their home.
It was in this city that the deceas
ed lady was married to Herman Spies,
then a young cigarmaker, and in this
city their family was born and rear
ed to manhood and womanhood. The
husband passed away some two years
ago. Of the family there remain s;i
children, Edmund L. Spies of Bran
son, Colorado, Mrs. Frank H. Schul
dice, Omaha, Mrs. Walter W. Moore.
Des Moines, Iowa, Bert Spies, San
Francisco, California, Elmer Spies
and Mrs. Marie Cline of Kansas City.
There are also surviving two bro
thers and two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Weckbach, Fred G. Egenberger, Mrs.
William Weber and L. B. Egenber
ger of this city.
No definite funeral arrangements
have been made pending the arrival
of the members of the family from
distant points.
B. I. L.'S. ARE HOSTS
From Wednesday's Dally
Last evening the B. I. L.'S. as tho
male adjuncts of the members of the
P. E. O. society are termed, tendered
the ladies the annual social enter
tainment that they honor the ladles
with and which was one of the most
pleasant in the history of the P. E. O.
chapter.
The committee in charge decided
that they would make the event a
little more impressive than usual ami
staged the affair as a dinner and thea
tre party at the state metropolis, the
thirty-five members of the jolly party
making the trip by auto to Omaha.
The ladies were first guests of hon
or at a 6:30 dinner party at the Hotel
Fontenelle, the dinner being served
in the Pompadour room of tho hotel
and amid the most beautiful of sur
roundings. The tables were arrang
ed with bowls of roses and daisies,
the latter the flower of the P. E. O.
and carrying out the colors of that
order, yellow and white. Dainty and
attractive place cards were also used
in the decorative plan of the tables
and made a pleasing feature of the
evening.
After tho delightful four course
dinner had been enjoyed, C. A. Ilawli
representing the B. I. L.'S. gave r
few words of appreciation of the gen
tlemen of the ladies and their so
ciety and of the opportunity that they
had so often had of being the guests
of the P. E. O. members, welcoming
the ladies to the treat that they had
arranged. Mrs. L. O. Minor, presi
dent of the P. E. O. very cleverly
responded for the ladies and assurred
the B. I. L.'S. that they were more
than pleased with the entertainment
arranged and anticipated many moro
such happy occasions in the future.
After the dinner the members ef
the party were entertained at the
beautiful new Riviera theatre whrrt
the wonderful music and the pplen
did acts and the picture served to
complete the perfect evening.
It was late when the members of
the party returned to their home:
here and all felt that It was a won
derful time and one that they will
all long remember.
SUFFERS INJURED FOOT
From Tuesday's Daily
This morning the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. George Downs was quite
severely injured at his home when
he stepped on a large piece of glans
and had the left foot badly cut by
the glass. The injured boy was hur
ried by the parents to the office of
Dr. R. P. Westover where the In
jured foot was dressed and the boy
made as comfortable as possible un
der the circumstances.