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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY, SEPT. 12, 1927.
NO. 63
Teachers of
City Schools
are Assigned
New and Old Members cf the Force
aie Now Eusy in Their Var
ious Departments.
From Thursday's ratlv
The teaching force of the city
si liools for the present terra is novv
Lll organized and the teachers on
their various charges for the school
year. Tiie teaching force and as
signment for the present year is as
follows:
R. E. Bailey, Superintendent.
J. V. Simon, Principal.
F. E. Flack. Assistant Princi
pal and Science.
W. D. MrMahon, Commercial.
R. F. Patterson. History and
Debate.
R. B. Thornton, Commercial.
Mary Tidball, English. ,
Pearl Staats, Normal Train- '
inc;.
Estelle Eaird. Languages.
Pearl Mann, Mathematics.
Elizabeth McVey, Home Eco
nomics. F. A. Rothert, Manual Train
ing and Athletics.
Junior High
Helene Phillips, English and
Art.
Cora Jones, Reading and Pen
manship. Jessie Whelan, Geography and
Music.
Clara Weyrich, Arithmetic
and Physical Education.
Gladys Harding. History and
Civics.
Central Grades
Amelia Martens, Principal,
Grade C.
Edith Abbott, First grade.
Margaret Mahaffey, Second
grade.
Seima Diehms. Third grade.
Lydia Todd, Third and Fourth
grades.
Lora Kieck, Fourth grade.
Colda Mason, Fifth grade.
Ariel Moore, Fifth grade.
Blanche Gamer, Sixth grade.
Nellie Carlson, Sixth grade.
Columbian School
Nettie Hawksworth. Princi
pal. Grade 5.
Amana Hiatt, Grades 3 and
4.
Iola Norhstedt, Grades 1 and
o
Betty West, Grades C and 1.
Wintersteen School
May Farley, Principal, Grades
C and 1
Joy Craven, Grades 2 and 3.
Outlying Schools
First Ward Christine Ras-mu-en.
Mercerviile Helen Farley.
West Second Ward Rose Pro
haska. Supervisors
Marie E. Kaufmann, Penman
ship and Art.
Roth Lindsay. Music.
Ti. E. Woodward, Physical
Education.
ENTERTAINS FOR NIECE
From Thursday's iairy
Yesterday afternoon Misses Mia
and Barbara Gering entertained very
charmingly at their attractive home
on North Cth street complimentary to
their niece. Miss Ursula Herold, who
i.s sunn to leave to resume her stu
dies at Smith college.
The hom was very attractively
arranged with the decorations of)
golden rod that lent a pleasing touch
to the decorative plan and made the j
handsomely arranged roms even;
morq charming to the eye.
The afternoon was in the form of
a bridge tea and in the contests at
bridge Miss Helen Farley proved the
most successful while Mrs. Karl
Brown of Papillion was awarded the
consolation prize.
The guests of the afternoon were
the group of girls that are soon to
leave to take up their school work
in colleges and universities and who
have been home to enjoy the summer
vacation period.
HAS AUTO ACCIDENT
From Thursday's Dally
W. S. Wetenkamp of Mynard suf
fered some damage to his auto on
Tuesday when his car and one driven
by Mis Johnson of near Avoca collid
ed on the highway couth of Weep
ing Water. Both cars were damaged
to more or less extent and Miss John
son suffered injuries that made it
necessary to have her taken to the
hospital at Weeping Water where
she is now being cared for. Mr. Wet
enkamp suffered no serious injuries
nnd was able to return on home to
Mynard altho he was somewhat
shaken up through the effects of the
nccidest.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to convev nnr earnest
thankfulness to the friends for their
hlp and sympathy in our bereave
ment in the death of our little daugh
ter and granddaughter Mr. and'
irs. Webster Warthen. Mr. and Mrs.
frank Harris and Family. Mr. and
-nrs. ii. B. Warthen and Family.
ENJOY FAMILY REUNION
From Thursday's Daliy
John Alwin of this city has just
returned from Denver where he has
been spending a few days at the home
I of his daughter. Mrs. Nelson Eater.
and visiting with the new grandson
v;ho arrived Saturday at thi Eutcn
home. The new arrival is a fine nine
poind boy and was a surpr.se to
Grandpa John as the child was born
just a short time after his arrival
there. Mrs. Eaton was formerly Miss
Mary Alwin. While at Denver Mr.
Alwin had the pleasure of having
two other daughters come for a visit
from their homes in Kansas and the
l occasion proved a real family re
union.
Death Comes
to Frank Roucka
Last Ni?ht
Eesident of This City Since 1906
Dies as the Result of Pneu
monia Attack.
From Thursday's naliy
Last night at 11:30 at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. Frank Kozak
occurred the death of Frank Roucke
aered 71 years, the death coming as
the climax of a severe attack of
pneumonia from which he has suffer
ed for several d.ivs nnd from tn-hir-ti
he has gradually grown worse until
ti,
his death
The deceased was born in Bohemia
find came to the United States in
1906. settling at Plattsmouth where
l:e has since made his home. For
some eighteen years Mr. Roucka was
in the employe of the Burlingtor
store department and retired with
the advancing years that made it
impossible to continue his work.
Mr. Roucka was a pleasant and
genial gentleman and held a -warm
circle of friends among those whe
were privileged to know him and tc
the friends as well as to the mem
bers of his family circle his death
comes as a severe blow.
The deceased is survived by the fol
lowing children: Frank Roucka, Jr.,
residing at the old home In Bohemia.
Jcsph and Peter Roucka of Sadslia
Missouri, Mrs. Annie Kozak of this
city, Mrs. Lillian Neitzel of Omaha
and Charles Roucka of St. Louis.
The wife and mother preceded Mr.
Roucka in death three years ago and
since that time Mr. RoucRa has made
his home with his daughters, Mrs.
Neitzel and Mrs. Kozak.
There have been no definite ar
rangements made as to the funera1
services owing to the awaiting of the
members of the family from distant
points.
SOCIAL WORKERS MEET
From Thursday's Dally
The Social Workers of the Metho
dist church held a very pleasant
meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. W. A. Wells on North
Cth street and who was assisted by
Mrs. W. L. Heinrich in entertaining
and serving and a very large num
ber of the ladies were in attendance
at the meeting.
During the afternoon a very pleas
ing musical program was given. Mrs.
Gladys Groff giving a vocal number
"In the Garden of Prayer" and Mrs,
E. II. Douglas, a very beautirul piano
number.
The ladies also made plans for the
holding of a bazaar in the fall that
wiil be of the greatest of interest to
the general public.
At a suitable hour dainty and de
licious refreshments were served by
the hostesses that aided in the com
pletion of the pleasant afternoon.
GIVE PICNIC DINNER
From Thursday's Dallv -
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Weiss, who
reside northwest of this city gave a
very delightful dinner at Riverside
hill in the pasture on the farm of
Mr. Weiss. The event was given for
the members of the threshing crew
that had been working at the Weiss
place. Those in attendance were:
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Becker, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Koke, Mr. and Mrs.
Louie Schiessl and son, Junior, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Coffelt and children,
Laurice, Lauretta. Lloyd and Wayne,
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Siemoneit and
daughter, Dorothy and Mr. Arthur
Siemoneit. Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Weiss and children, Walter, Arthur,
Gustof, Raymond, Ella and Albert,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Koke, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Meisinger and children,
Harold, Eugene, Stuart and Janet.
LICENSED TO WED
From Thursday's Dally
Among the marriage licenses issued
in Omaha Wednesday appears that
of Harry E. Miller, of Fort Omaha
and Mis3 Georgia M. Tuma, of that
city. This is of some interest here as
the bride has been a visitor here fre
quently at the home of her sister,
Mrs. W. P. Stizman, and is well
known to a large group of friends
here. The groom is a member of the
17th infantry Btatloned at Fort
Omaha.
Have you anything to bny or sell?
Try a Journal Want Ad.
Martin Johnson
Ends His Life by
Hanging Today
Owner of Lower Main Street Meat
Market Found Dead in Shop
by Friends.
From Friday's Dally
Martin L. Johnson, aged 58, well
known meat dealer of this city at an
early hour this morning ended his
life by hanging, the suicide occurring
in a small room adjoining the meat
market. The hanging occurred as
near as can be estimated sometime
between 7 and S o'clock and the body
was discovered at 8:30 by friends.
Mr. Johnson has made his home
with the J. C. Peferson family for
the past thirty-five years, rooming
at their apartment over the meat
market, and this morning arose as
usual and after partaking of break
fast had gone down to the meat mar
ket, to open up. About S o'clock it
was noticed by the other business
men and clerks in the adjoining
places of business that the meat mar
ket was not open and this led some
time later to Dave Wallengren, pro
prietor of the adjoining cigar store,
noticing the fact that the meat mar
ket was closed and no sign of any
one being around the place making
inquiries that led to the discovery of
J tM.trJi?..e(??r
I Mr. alb
allengren called to the mem
bers cf the Peterson family as tc
where Mr. Johnson was, and they
told him that he had gone down to
the shop as usual and the fact that
the place of business was not open
led to the investigation of the mat
ter by Claude Smith and Mr. Wallen
gren. Mr. Smith made his way
through the Peterson apartment tc
the rear stairway and down into the
meat market, to be horrified at open
ing the door leading into the main
market to find the lifeless body of Mr.
Johnson hanging from the wall at
the side of the doorway.
The body was hanging, the toes
touching the floor and death having
occurred but a short time before as
the body was still warm when found
altho all signs of life had departed.
The hanging was by the use of s
heavy halter rope that had been pre
pared with a slip noose and which
had caused the death by strangula
tion. It is thought possible that Mr.
Johnson had stood on a chair which
was near the body and had jumped
from the chair with the purpose of
ending his life.
Seemingly the unfortunate man
had made a previous attempt at
hanging as a broken clothes line near
the body bore the marks of having
been used but had broken with the
weight of the man and led to his
selecting the heavier rope that had
allowed the accomplishment of the
rash act.
The only motive that could be as
cribed by those intimate with the de
ceased is worry over ill health and
financial worries, as Mr. Johnson has
not been feeling the best for some
time. Several years ago members of
the Peterson family state, Mr. John
son had been ill and had discussed
at one time the ease with which one
could end their life by leaping into
the river and it is thought that in a
sudden spell of despondency that he
had committed the rash act today.
There was no trace of any com
munication or note found on his per
son or in the meat market and room
of the deceased and he left no fare
well to the friends or explanation of
the suicide.
Members of the family state that
he seemed as well as usual this morn
ing and in his pleasant manner had
conversed with the members of the
family at breakfast and had then
gone on down the stairs to commit
the act that ended his life.
Mr. Johnson it is stated was in
the neighborhood of fifty-eight years
of age, and was unmarried. His only
known relatives are two sisters who
reside in Denmark, where Mr. John
son was born. He has lived in this
city for the past forty years and has
been engaged in the meat business
for the greater part of this time. He
was of a quiet and retiring disposi
tion and had but a small circle of
friends but was generally highly es
teemed and respected as a pleasant
and genial gentleman by those who
had the pleasure of knowing him. He
was very prominent in the local lodge
of the I. O. O. F. and had been an
officer in the order for a number of
years.
Sheriff Bert Reed and County At
torney W. G. Kieck were called after
the finding of the body, but as the
cause of death was apparent there
was no inquest held. The body was
removed to the Sattler funeral home
pending the arrangements for the
funeral.
ADOPT CLOSING HOURS
From Friday's Daily
A number of the stores of the city
who have had the policy in force for
the summer season of having their
places of business open on each Wed
nesday evening, have again adopted
the fall and winter policy of having
the stores closed at 6 p. m. after the
C I I .LI. 111 1- - 1
force witn the store3 tnat are af.
filiated with the Ad club.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
From Friday's Dailv
Last evening Mrs. Charles Grado
ville, Sr., was given a very pleasant
surprise at her home in the west
part of the city when the members
of her family who are residing in
this city and vicinity gathered at the
family home to assist iae mother in
the observance of her fifty-third
birthday anniversary. The evening
was spent in visiting and a general
good time and which all of the mem
bers of the family enjoyed to the
utmost. To add to the pleasure of the
occasion Mrs. Gradoville had the fact
of the arrival of a new grandson on
her anniversary. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served during
the evening.
Tournament a
Fitting Close of
Baseball Season
Plans for the Tonrney Here on Week
of September 19th Offers
Treat for Fans.
From Thursday's Dully
The baseball tournament that is
planned here for the week starting
September 19th, will be a fitting close
of the baseball season in this section
and offers the opportunity of getting
together all of the teams in the coun
ty in an interesting series of games
that will test out their playing qual
ities and give the fans the opportun
ity of some real baseball.
The tournament will be quite a:i
expense in that it will require con
siderable amounts for the trophies
that will be offered in the tourna
ment for the different class winners
and which it is expected will he rait
ed by the sale of the season tickets.
This city has not had an event of
this kind for some ten years and the
effort that the baseball management
here is making in promoting the
event should be followed by the cor
dial co-operation of everyone in put
ting it across. The tournament will
be made self supporting by the ad
vance sale of tickets and the admis
sions and all thai: is necessary to
help put over the event is to get iu
with a purchase of a ticket to the
big event when approached to do so
It is not a donation at all as the
teams competing will give a real
treat to the baseball lovers of the
community and make the tournament
one of the best sporting events that
has been held in this locality in many
years.
APPRECIATED CONTRIBUTION
From Thursday's Dallv
The Legion Building committee
feels greatly indebted to Manager F.
I. Rea of the Nebraska Gas and Elec
tric company for an additional dona
tion made by the company in the
installation of a switch box. interior
conduit work, etc., carrying their
heavy lead lines some thirty feet in
side the new community building to
the main cut-off control panel. The
material and labor on this job came
to some $20, a receipted bill for
which was placed in the hands of the
committee. The company subscribed
$50 to the building fund early in the
drive and in addition has been most
accommodating in the loaning of
tools, etc., to the volunteer force of
workmen installing the 700 feet of
conduit encased wiring in the build
ing. Another volunteer offer that will
be taken advantage of is that of
George Taylor to furnish a team and
Fresno scraper for some exterior
grading work, that will get the site
in shape for the laying of sidewalk.
The concrete floor in the check room
not provided under the general con
tract, will be laid by William Kief,
being his further donation to the
cause, at the same time he puts in
the sidewalks.
Final polishing and waxing of the
5,000 square feet of maple floor in
the assembly room will be done Sat
urday and by that time the general
contractors hope to have the build
ing ready to turn over to the Legion
In an all but finished state.
The exact date for the formal open
ing has not been set, as there re
mains considerable wiring to be
done that has been held up due to
non-arrival of the panel switch box
and additional porcelain receptacles.
Bills of lading on these materials
were received today and they are ex
pected to arrive in time for further
work on the wiring over the week
end.
The committee again urges all con
tributors whose pledges are unpaid,
to meet same at once as the balance
due the contractors must be paid
and the money is badly needed.
VERY HAPPY HOME
From Friday's Dafriy
.Last evening there arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Noble
on west Marble street, a fine son
and heir. The mother and little one
are doing nicely and the occasion
proved a most happy one for the,
proud father as well as the other re-'J
latives and the many friends of Mr.
auu Mia. ayuuic j
Sues for $15,000
for Alleged Malic
ious Prosecution
James Topp, Farm Hand Residing
Southwest of Murray Plaintiff
Against Group of Neighbors.
From Friday's Daily
As a sequel to the filing of a com
plaint here on August 15th against
James Topp. alleging that Mr. Topp
had threatened several parties resid
ing in the neighborhood between
Murray and Nehawka and on which
charge Mr. Topp was acquitted, there
has been filed in the district court
here an action for damages in the sum
of $15,100.
The petition gives the title of the
case as James Tepp vs. Dale R. Top
liff, J. Vance Pitman, Ivan DeLes
Dernier, Nick Frederich, Herman
Wohlfarth and Roy Gerking. It is
alleged in the petition that on Aug
ust 15. 1927 there was filed by the
defendants against the plaintiff in
the damage suit, a complaint charg
ing the plaintiff with having threat
ened the defendants, that on said
complaint and warrant the plaintiff
was taken into custody by Sheriff
Bert Reed and was a prisoner in the
county Jail, that on the hearing of
the case in the county court the
plaintiff was acquitted of the charge
and released from custody. The peti
tion gives as the case of action in
the damage suit malicious prosecution
and names the above defendants in
the cause of action.
The plaintiff in his petition claims
tht he has suffered damage in the
sum of $15,000 and expended $100
for attorney fees and asks judgment
of the defendants in the sum of $15,-
100 and the costs of the case.
The troubles in the neighborhood
where the parties in the action re
side has attracted a great deal of at
tention in that portion of the coun
ty and at the recent hearing of the
insanity complaint filed against Mr.
Topp by Willard Hale, al arge num
ber from that part of the county was
present to hear the case that resulted
in the release of Mr. Topp.
INCREASES FORCE
From Thursday's Dally
The Burlington Refrigerator Ex
press Co. shops in "this city have in
the past two days taken on more
than ,the usual activity and added
some fifteen men to their employes
in the plant here where the refriger
ator cars for the Burlington are re
built and repaired.
The company has called back into
service some fifteen men who were
laid off some time ago and who are
now connected with the company
payroll again.
The local shop has secured a large
number of cars for repair and which
necessitates the engaging of more
men for the work and gives the op
portunity of the men who were laid
off sent back to duty.
The lack of cars at times curtails
the work of the refrigerator shops
but with the close of the summer the
cars are commencing to come in at a
more lively rate and add to the in
crease in employment in the shops,
the one here being the BREX repre
sentative on the Burlington lines.
The employment of the men is very
pleasing to the community and that
the extent of the work may be in
creased to permit a larger force than
ever is hoped-for.
MAKES REAL CONTRIBUTION
From Friday's Daily r
Elmer Hallstrom, Avoca banker,
and also member of the Hugh J.
Kearns post of the American Legion,
is showing the real old spirit in re
gard to the community building here
in this city which is being sponsored
by the Legion and is now nearing
completion. Mr. Hallstrom, who has
a warm interest in the old home and
where his parents. Mr. and Mrs. John
H. Hallstrom reside, made a contri
bution of $50 to the building fund
and this morning while in the city
Mr. Hallstrom called at the office of
the adjutant and gave not only the
$50 butr aised his contribution to
$60 in good hard cash and which
comes at a most appropriate time to
the building committee of the Le
gion. FINALS IN GOLF
From Friday's Daily
The championship finals in the
Plattsmouth city golf tournament i
will be played on Sunday, Septem
ber 11th at the course of the local I
golf club. The contenders of the j
event will be Dr. R. P. Westover
and A. O. Moore, who has just won
from Donald Pitman. The contend
ers in the semi-finals were both the
youngest members of the club and ,
gainst whom the Doctor and Andyj
had to work hard. j
The championship battle will be I
thirtv-six holes, eiehfeen heine- nlav-I
ed at 8 a. m. and eighteen at 4 p. m.
and the winner will be officially de
clared the city champion.
The championship consolations
will be between C. A. Rosenrans and
J. F. Warga.
Journal Want Ads cost but little.1
and they sure do get result.
HERE FROM SOUTH DAKOTA
From Friday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
E. O. Lyman and family, Stanley.
Aurora Lee, Marcia and Mary, ar
rived here by auto from their home
at Veil, South Dakota. The Lyman
family will spend a short time here
visiting at the home of Mrs. Lyman's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Young
cf near Murray and also with the
other relatives in that locality and
in this city. The Lyman family had
a tint trip on their way here and re
port that the beet crops in their
country is the finest that they have
had for years and that all crops in
general that they have noticed has
been of the best.
Mary Louise
Spies Thought
to Be Kidnaped
Young Girl Who Has Been With Aunt
at Kansas City Since Death of
Grandmother Missing.
From Friday's Daily
Mary Louis Spies, thirteen year
old daughter of Elmer F. Spies, and
who had made her home in this city
since she was three years old, with
her grandmother, is thought to be
kindnaped from the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Marie Cline at Kansas City
Missouri.
The young girl who had lived here
up to the time of the death of her
grandmother, Mrs. Louise Spies, was
taken to Kansas City by her aunt
and where also her father, Elmer
F. Spies, is making his home. On
Wednesday the childr was found to
be missing from the home of the
aunt and efforts to locate her has
proven unavailing so far, messages
from Kansas City state.
The girl was brought to this city
on April 1, 1917, then being three
years of age, her father having been
in the service of the U. S. in the
army and as claimed later in litiga
tion the parents decided to send the
child here to the grandmother. Later
on February 1, 1919, the mother of
the. child, Mrs. Maryland Spies, de
manded the custody of the child
which was refused by the grand
mother and action started here in the
district court under a writ of habeas
corpus secured by the mother, to se
cure the possession of the child. It
being contended by the grandmother
that the care and custody of the
child had been given her at the time
the child was sent here for care and
education. In the hearing in court
here the custody of the child was
vested in the grandmother. Mrs.
Louis Spies and with whom the child
made her home until the death of
Mrs. Spies.
The mother of the child is now
residing at Chicago while the father
resides at Kansas City to where the
child was taken. No clue has de
veloped as to the whereabouts of the
child but it is thought that possibly
the girl has been taken or gone to
the custody of the mother.
ARGUE RATE CASE
From Saturday's Dally
The hearing of the case of the
Plattsmouth Water Co, vs. the City
of Plattsmouth, a suit involving the
request of the water company for
permission to raise the water rates in
this city, is being held today at the
federal court in Omaha before Judge
J. W. Woodrough, U. S. district Judge
for the Omaha district.
In the hearings held before the
specfal master appointed by the court
the water company was awarded a
valuation of $120,000 on their plant
in this city and on which valuation
the rates would be based. The report
of the master, however, has to be
approved by the district judge and
the matter is being presented by the
attorneys in the case to Judge Wood-
rough for his consideration as to
whether or not he will approve the
valuation placed by the master.
The decision of the court will be
the basis on whether the rates are to
be raised or the amount of raise in
rates that will be made.
PURCHASES HATT MARKET
From Friday's Daily
This morning the sale of the stock
and equipment of the Hatt meat
market and grocery which was turn
ed over by the owner to the Omaha
Credit association, was nad at the
store building.
The stock and equipment were pur
chased on the bid of A. J. Trilety for
$925 and the sale will have to be
confirmed by a majority of the credit
ors of Mr. Hatt.
A number of the other merchants'
were present at the sale and offered
bids on parts of the stock but it was
the desire if possible to dispose of
the stock in as near a bulk as pos
sible and in which Mr. Trilety was
the highest bidder.
NEW BOY ARRIVES
From Friday's Daily
-This morning the stork visited the!
home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gallard
on South 10th street and left in'
their care a fine little eight pound
son and heir.
K. of T. Bridge
is Fast Paying
for Its Cost
Cass and Sarpy Counties Pay Off
$5,000 on Bridge for August
From Tolls Collected.
From Saturday's Dally
The King of Trails autr nnd wa
gon bridge over the Platte riv r north
of this city is fast being paid for
from the tolls collected by th- coun
ties of Cass and Sarpy arid it see ms
but a matter of a few months wlini
the amounts collected will pay tin
amount that the two counties ad
vanced for half of the purchase price
of the bridge nnd the structure bet-erne
a free bridge.
For the month of August the coun
ty commissioners have paid over to
the bridee company that erected th
bridge, the sum of $5. (too, one of the
largest payments tfiat has been made
on the structure and materially re--ducing
the amount that the coun
ties have yet to secure to insure the
structure being a free bridge.
The payments have average d about
$3,500 a month for the time that
the bridge has been In control of th"
state and counties and since the com
pletion of the gravel on the K. of T.
highway from this city to Fort Crool-v
the amounts received are steadily
mounting and with the fall and win
ter months and the geiod roads there
will be a steady stream of travel
over the highway.
With the rate that the tolls have
accumulated P will be only a matter
of a very short time until the pay
ment of the cost of the bridge is ac
complished and the late winter or
early spring should se the structure
given free to the people of the state.
The bridge suffered a great deal in
loss of tolls in the spring by the fact
that the roads were impassable but
with the graveling of the road there
should be little falling off in the
travel during the winter the coming
season and adding to the rapidity of
paying for the bridge.
SOCIAL CIRCLE CLUB MEETING
From Saturdays Dally
The Social Circle club south of
this city have had two very enjoy
able meetings in the last few weeks
that have come as most pleasing di
versions of the summer season and
enjoyed by large numbers of the
members.
Mrs. Wjll Cook was the hostess at
one of these pleasant events and
which was in the nature of a water
melon social. Not the least pleasing
features of the occasion was the fact
that the men of the community had
furnished the melons and also did the
serving of the feast. The repast con
sisted of the greatest pleasure and
the gentlemen will find that they be
greatly in demand in the future as
hosts. The entertaining features of
the occasion was one that all of the
members will long pleasantly remem
ber. Mrs. Val Gobelman was hostess to
the Social Circle members on Friday,
September 2nd at her country home
and which was marked by a very
large attendance of the members and
Mrs. Gobelman entertained the mem
bers of the party in her usual pleas
ant manner . The meeting was mark
ed by a fine program and entertain
ing features that all of the ladies ap
preciated to the utmost.
TO HEAR MURDER CASE
Frorr. Saturday's Daily
Judge James T. Begley goes to
Falls City on Monday where he will
preside in the hearing of the murder
case of the State of Nebraska vs.
Clarence Lavendar. The defendant is
charged with having killed a young
lad in a crap game in Richardson
county a year ago and Lavendar wa?
just recently arrested and (harge-d
with the crime. The case will take
the greater part of the week for trial
it is thought. County Attorney R. C.
James of Richardson county and C.
W. Matson, former county attorney
of Lancaster county appears for the
state while the defendant ii repre
sented by A. S. Ritchie of Omaha
and Wililam Mullen of Falls City
The case has attracted a great deal of
attention in Richardson county and
will be the most notable trill held
there in many years. Judge John B.
Raper of the first district ha? Just
recovered from a severe illness and
does not feel equal to the strain of
the Ion gtrial and has asked Judge
Begley to hear the case for him.
ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE
From Saturday's Dally
Last evening Miss Alice Ptak en
tertained very pleasantly at he r home
on west Pearl street a group of
friends at bridge, the event being
one of the most pleasant to the mem
bers of the party. The rooms of the
home were arranged in the fall
flowers whose bright coloring added
to the features of the evening. In
the playing Mrs. Adrain June of
Sheridan, Wyoming, was awarded the
first prize while the second honors
were won by Miss Helen Farley. At
a suitable hour dainty and delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostess that made the completion of
an evening of the rarest enjoyment.