Nebraska State Histori cal Society platlamnlfe VOL. no. xun PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, OCT. 13, 1927. KO. 72 St. Paul's Church Holds Its Thirtieth Anniversary larg-e Congregation Observes Event, Yesterday Many of Original Congregation Present. From .Monday's Taily The thirtieth anniversary of St. Paul's Evangelical church of city was observed yesterday at church and was an event that the this the was made more than usually impressive ; by the splendid services that had ! been arranged. This church was erected in thei summer of 1S!7 and was dedicated at that time, the church building j having been erected at the cost of j Si. 400 on the lots at the corner of j 5th and Vine street, which has been j purchased by the group of the mem bers who had been holding their ser vices prior to that time in one of the halls in the city. i At the services yesterday there was . present Rev. H. Kruegei. of S'ein-j hauer, who pave the dedication se r- j mon thirtv vears ago and assisted the- then pastor. Rev. F. II. Freuuu. in the opening of the young church thai City. Missouri, occurred the marriage has since served as one of the lead-f twit of the popular members of the ing relipious institutions of the city. J teaching force of the city schools. The services yesterday opened with 'Miss A. Christine Ramussen and Mr. the services by the choir in the hymns. W. I. McMahon, the wedding cominp in both English and German and j as the culmination of a romance of the sermon by Rev. Krueger. (several years standing and which At the noon hour dinner was' had its inception in the days when served by the ladies of the various j both of the young people church societies and who also served i dents at the state normal the evening supper at the church toiPeru. the very large congregation. On the resumption of the services in the afternoon the vested choir of the church had charge of the musi cal part of the service while the ser mon in English was delivered by Rev. George Duens-ing of Nebraska City while Rev. A. Lentz of the Eight Mile Grove Lutheran chunh gave the ser mon in German. Mrs. Mike Kaffen berger. one of the leading members of the musical department of the church gave a very pleasing stAo at the afternoon service. In the evening the Junior church clu.Ir had charge of the mnic.with r-f-pecial solo number by Miss Mar garet Ergelke meier. The service in the evening were conducted by Rev. V.". Kocheim of Omaha and Rev. J. H. Steger of this city, the latter 3 farmer pastor of the St. Paul's church. There were twenty-si;; present at the servics who had been members r.f the church at the time of its dedi cation, altho there are many others who are still members but who were unable to be pre- nt at the services A greater part of these were yt.unp people at the time and now are men and women of mature age and ap preciated the opportunity of being present at the services cf the thir tieth anniversary. Tlure has in the thirty years of the church history been five min-i.T'-rs serve the charge of this city Rev. F. H. Frtund of Portland. Ore gen, who pent his message of greet ing to the church and which was re-ul by the Rev. O. G. Wichmann the present pastor. Rev. II. Bach mann. Rev. J. H. Steger. Rev. H. Kottich rnd the present pastor Rev. O. G. Wnhmann. The church has under the pastor ate of Rev. Wichmann in the past two years shown a great progress ir membership and in the improvement of the church building and the con gregation have just had completed the addition of a basement to the church that cost ?2.100 and alsn hr.o the rnain auditorium redecorated ar well as having the entire building repainte d and placed in the very best of shape. The sr. Paul's, church and splendid congregation jc j real credit to the city and on the thirty year anniver sary t!:ey have- the well wisBes of the mn. unity for many year or ser-vi-e in the cause of the Master. MIXING MACHINES BUSY m T'i.--silay's raily The large mixing machines that prendre the concrete to be used on the several paving jobs over the city ' -tv" In n installed on the siding r e;tr the Burlington freight house by ! I John Kearns Construction Co.. t lias the contract for the paving : this morning started In on the ih of handling the mixing of the fete for the new wort. The ma- .1 ! consist of a large loading and nring machine that registers the :':'"jnt of the sand that is to be used '' .ih load of paving and another i::ix7 a's ) handles the cement that 1 ! r.ri-l into the rnixer from the sa ks ;.i (i thence is loaded into the 'nicks that haul the mixed c-onerete t the scene of the paving. HERE FE0M CALIFORNIA Vr'-rr. Monday's rais- r Mi-s Henrietta Martens is here ' ''" San Francisco. California, for r- visit with her mother, Mrs. Aug- ---rrK,:a Martens, as well as the many e irir-ncis. mips Martens has in S;:n Francisco for the past yars nursing in one of the IS there. She ha a leave D.e-nce for the next three months.' ENJOYS VISIT IN SOUTH On Sunday Mrs. Rudolph Ramsel who has been visiting: in Missouri the past week returned home, and was met at Pacific Junction by Mr. Ram sel with their car. She was in Ama zonia, where she was visiting at the home of her aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fuller, formerlv of this place but who have been making; their home in Missouri for some time.j Mrs. Ramsel reports things looking very pood in our sister state, with I crops very pood. There has been j much rain in that section for the fall J months. However, Mrs. Ramsel en-i joyed the visit there very much, but still old Plattsmouth looked pood U her on her return. School People are Married at Kansas City Wedding of Iliss A. Christine Ras- mussen and W. D. McMahon Follows School Eomance. From Monday's Iailv On Saturday morninp at Kansas were stu-: school at 1 ! The wedding was very quiet and the two happy young people return- ed last evening to this city to re- sume their activities in the city ' schools. The bride is engaged in teaching at the first ward biulding in the grade schools and while this is her first year in the teaching force here; she has many friends here which, she has made in her frequent visits to this city and in the course of her school work at the Peru normal. The bride is an Omaha girl and where ber parents reside. The groom is the head of the com mercial department of the Platts mouth high school and is now en gaged in his third year here as a member of the faculty and enjoys a very wide and warm friendship among the students of the school and the residents of the city and is one of the most popular members of the high school faculty here in many years. The many friends will be pleased to learn that Mr. and Mrs. McMahon are expecting to continue their school work here and wilLmake their home in this city for the present at least. GIVES FINE TALK From Tuesday's Pally Last evening the members of the Young Men's Bible class of the First Methodist church had a very Any time at their rooms in the church on the occasion of the visit here of J. P. Cleland of Omaha, well known trav eler and a representative of the Unit ed States postal service, in which he has had the opportunity of a great deal of foreign travel. The topic of the delightful infor mal talk of Mr. Cleland was that of the comparatively unknown country of Siberia, which to the average citizen brings a vision of snow, cold and fur garbed residents, but which under the graphic description of Mr Cleland became a country of wonder ful possibilities and resources and the inhabitants placed in a real light before the listeners. The speaker gave a general outline of the coun try which is immense in size, its re sources of coal. iron. gold, and oil, all of which are practically in virgin shape and little developed by thr hand of man or the great processes of machinery that has brought all or our great resources to the forefront The speaker also discussed the political life of the country, the cen turies of the oppression of the ezar istic regime that had kept the people in the state of serfdom and made the life of the individual subject to the whim of the autocrats that had ruled with a rod of iron. He also describee1 the changes that had occurred in the great revolution of 1917 and the wars that had devastated Siberia in the struggle of the Soviet and White armies in the days of 1919-1920 and which had made the whole of Siberir a great battle ground of warfare be- i tween members of the same race of people. After the very enjoyable addres? the members were served delightfu' light refreshments which had been arranged by W. G. Kieck. who wa: the host of the class on the occasion ANDY TH0MSEN BETTER From Monday's Dally The reports from the Methodis1 hospital in Omaha state that Andy Thomsen, well known Cedar Creek man, is now showing a gratifying change for the better and is now able to take nourishment and seems to be gaining ground very nicely af ter his very severe sickness and severe operation. The news of the improvement in the conflltlon of Mr. Thompen will be most pleasing tti his many friends over the county. Colored Boys Lose Last Base Ball Game Here Locals Hop on the Gold Coast Champs of Omaha for a 4 to 3 Vic tory Yesterday. From Monday's raiiy Yesterday afternoon while the gentle autumn breeze gave the in timation to the shivering fans that the season of the great national pastime of swan song, team hung U. P. Gold baseball was singing its the Plattsmouth baseball up a victory against the Coast Champs of Omaha. a fast colored their previous organization that on visit here had a 5 to 4 victory. This time the locals had the edge 4 to 3. The pame was a pood one through out and the fielding honors of the day may justly be given to Hans Newman at short and Alex Schliscke who labored in the right garden, with Herb Klauschie at first. Hans was having a real day and made one brilliant stop and throw in the ninth inning that was a real thriller, while Alex stopped one of the colored boys at the plate by a hard and perfect drive. Both Swanson and Henderson pitched a good stiff game with Hen derson striking out nine and Swanny five, but the colored hurler gave a number of passes which resulted in to first, one the scoring of of Plattsmouth in the first inning, In the opening frame Herold grounded to. first and then Hender- 'son the ebony hued hurler gave Joe McCarthy where lie Klauschie i tree trip to nrst irom first readied second wane ri was striking out. nann Newman dumped a beautiful two saeker in second that scored Joe but when Hans tried to make a triple he was caught. The visitors grew chesty also in the opening of the second inning when Mananger was passed to first as the first man up and who was registered on the sacrifice fly of Owens to cen ter field, scoring on the throw in. In the second inning Plattsmouth also checked up one. Herb Klauschie hitting a good clean one to short center and being sacrificed to second by Mason and from where he scored tn the error of Young. It looked like the show was over in the fourth when the local lead was increased two more runs as the colored folks grew demoralized and in the opening of the inning Herb Klauschie was safe on the bobble of Lee at first, advancing on the wild peg of Young and finally registering when Young had a passed bail. Bill Mason drew a walk to first and pil fered second and from where he raced home on the clean hit of Glen Spider to the center garden. This was the last of the scoring of the locals. In the eighth Hicks drew a walk and was scored on the hit of Law son to right garden. The last score of the visitors was in the ninth inning when Mananger third saeker picked on one of Swanny's drives and placed it over the right field fence for a home run after that it was "too bad" for the visitors. The tabulated score was as follows: of the game Plattsmouth An h ro a K . 3 0 2 4 0 . 3 0 1 1 0 . 4 0 0 2 1 31340 . 4 1 11 1 0 . 1 0 1 0 0 .41710 . 4 0 2 1 0 . 3 0 0 1 1 29 3 27 15 2 AB H TO A F 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 41100 .31141 4 1 10 0 1 . 3 0 0 1 1 -31010 - 4 2 0 2 0 3 0 11 0 1 32 C 24 8 4 Herold, 2b McCarthy, tf A. Klauschie, h - Newman, ss H. Klauschie, lb Meson. If Spidell. c Schliscke Swanson, p TOTALS Gold Coast Triggs, If ' Foster, 2b Lawson, rf Mananger, 3b Young, c Owens, ss Hicks, cf Henderson, p Lee, lb TOTALS 32 LOSE TO MALVERN From Monday's Tally Yesterday afternoon the town foot ball team journeyed over to Malvern. Iowa, where they met defeat at the hands of the team of that place by the score of 10 to 0 in a hard fought game. The locals were shy several of their principal players and which handi caped them to some extent and also the fact that the team has had but a few workouts aided in the defeat. Jerry Adam. Frank Sedlacek and Chet Renner were large figures in the work of the locals. The Malvern team found effective ness in the aerial attack on the lo cals and made five of eight passes good for a great deal of ground, a twenty yard pass figuring in the first touchdown for the Malvern team. The locals will play at home on next Sunday when they will have the West Side Athletic club of Omaha in what promises to be a red hot jiame and -well worth enjoying. WORK ON CONCERT Preparations for the Sacred Con cert to be given at tfce Parmele thea tre on Sunday, Oct. 16th at 3:00 p ra., are now in full tv.ir.g. The var ious musical organizatrons are work ing hard and getting highly satis factory results. Not wishing to over look any of the local musical organ izations. Carl Weigel who is in charge would deem it a favor to have his at tention called to any such possible oversight. The above mentioned con cert is not to be a benefit perform ance of any kind, but purely an un selfish offering of sacred music by Plattsmouth talent. It is absolute ly free to the public who are cord ially invited to attend. Much credit i". due to Messrs. Moore & Cloidt for the free use of the Parmele theatre. Plattsmouth Lady Heads the Vets Auxiliary j? Mrs. William Baird Named as Head of Burlington Veterans Aux iliary at Omaha. From Tuesday's nai-y phvsician. Mr. Soennichsen going di- The auxiliary off the Burlington rt.ct to tne offu.0 of Dr. G. C. Hudson Veterans associations at the seventh the forearm was fast showing the e f annual convention in Omah? named fects of the poison from the bite as the head cf the ladies branch of' being r(.-i ar.d inflamed and startinr the railroaders organization. Mrs. i William Baird of this city, who ha-- been active in the organization and a talented lady whose services, have been most valuable in the work of the society. At the convention tne ladies were welcome by Mrs. G. W. Hold- , the widow cf long time . manager of the railroad and one of the great railroad builders of the period from 1S79 to 1S90 when the railroads of the country wen laid to open the great west tc settle ment and to the development that has made the west as great as it now is. Mrs. Baird made a fine response to the welcome and gr.ve an outline of the development of the Burlington and paid a very high tribute to Mr Holdrege and other of the leaders of Le railroads of the nation. As the convention convened for the election of officers Mrs. Baird re ceived the unanimous vote of the ladies for the office of president of the auxiliary and the ladies were de lighted with her acceptance of the honor. Mrs. Baird has been one of thf most prominent figures not only in the Burlington Veterans association auxiliary, hut many other of the ladies societies of the state and hat served as the state president of the I. E. O. society as well as being very prominent in the Eastern Star and the Nebraska Federation of Women':' clubs. The many friends in Platts mouth are well pleased with her se lection as the head of the auxiliary and the city feels itself honored in the naming of this talented lady. New Business House to Open Here Scon George F. Dovey Will Open New and Up to Date Cleaning Plant in the Bates Building From Monday's Pallv A new business house is to open here in a very- short time it is an nounced by George F. Dovey, who is planning to have a new and strictly up to the minute dry cleaning es tablishment opened in the Bates building on 5th street and which will be a fine addition to the business life of the community. Mr. Dovey has recently located here in the old home after being en gaged in business in Chicago and has plans for giving this city a modern cleaning establishment and has secur ed a room in the Bates building fac ing on 5th street and where in the next few weeks he will have his new place ready for the formal opening. The machinery that is necessary in a plant of this kind has been ordered by Mr. Dovey and as soon as the room that he has rented is made ready, the work of installing the ma chinery will be started and the new plant made ready for active oper ation. JUDGE WEBEE AROUND From Tuesday's iJallv Judge William Weber, the police magistrate of the city, who has for the past several weeks been in rather poor health at his home on Vine street, was able yesterday afternoon to come down to his office in the city hall and to look after what matters were demanding his attention. The genial judge has not been in the best of health for several months and his condition was at several times quite grave, but he is now feeling a great deal better and ho'pes with care to be able to resume his official duties and to be out and mingling with, his many friend6." All local news is tn the Journal Prominent Mer chant Bitten by a Tarantula M. Soennichsen While Opening Bunch of Bananas Has Misfor tune to Have Hand Bitten Fr m Tiio'sday's Iaflv II. M. Soennichsen. one of the best known retail merchants in this part of the state of Nebraska, had a very grave experience yesterday afternoon with a tarantula that for seme time made the condition of Mr. Soennich sen the source of a great deal of worry as to the result of the bite of the vicious member of the spider i family. j Mr. Soennichsen was engaged inj working at his grocery store and was j unwrapping a bunch of bananas to; hang them up for display, and rcaeh- into the wrapped up fruit tc secure a liotd to lit t them from the i crate he came in contact with the tarantula that vented its displeasure ! by biting the merchant on the right hand. While a very few moments was lost in getting to the office of a to swell. The upper portion of the arm was secured with a tourniquet that stopped the blood from circulat ing in the lower part of the arm and one of the fingers was lanced and the blood that had gathered in the fore arm forced out and the swelling in the arm reduced. The hand still bears the effects of the bite of the giant spider but the patient is doing nicely and was able to resume his activities last evening a few hours after the experience and is showing1 little ill effects of the ordeal. The tarantula was captured and is safely caged in a jar and preserved in alcohol where it may be viewed by callers at the store and a warn ing to all to stop, look and listen when unpacking the bananas In the future. TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL From Monday's Pailv This morning while T. H. Pollock was en route from this city to spend a short time over in Sarpy county on some business matters, he was sud denly taken very ill and for a few moments was in very serious condi tion. Mr. Pollock seemed to have suffered a form of heart attack that rendered him unconscious and which but for the fact that friends were passing might have had most serious effects. As Mr. Pollock crossed the auto bridge that he owns he felt badly and when reaching the north side of the bridge his condition grew worse and he fortunately retained his fac ulties sufficiently to run his car to the side of the road before relapsing into unconsciousness. Albert Funk was a short distance behind the car of Mr. Pollock and noticed the car as it was swung to the side of the road and recognized Mr. Pollock's car. He stopped and was startled to find Mr. Pollock unconscious. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott were also pass ing and stopped and the announce ment was sent to this city of the con dition of Mr. Pollock and R. F. Pat terson. E. J. Richey and Dr. R. P. Westover at once drove out to the bridge and where treatment was given the patient. Mr. Pollock after being revived was brought on home to this city and after a few days of rest and quiet will recover from the effects of the attack, it is thought, without any serious effects. Late reports from the bedside of Mr. Pollock this afternoon state that he has gained very rapidly in strength and is able to converse readily with the members of the family and seems to have come through the heart at tack without serious effects. He is anxious to resume his usual activi ties but it Is thought by the attend ing physicians that he best remain at home for a few days. It is thought that the attack of the heart was brought on by the con stant work of Mr. Pollock in his many business affairs and which de mand a greater part of his time. VERY SERIOUSLY ILL From Wednesday's Dallv The condition of Mrs. William March, who is here at the home of 1 r. . . n w i A . 1 .1 : her daughter. Mrs. Virgel Arnold, is quite serious and the patient has been failing in the last few days. The condition of Mrs. March is such that it was thought best not to have her removed to the hospital and she J' being cared for by a trained nurse Mrs. Merle Jennings of Hamburg, who with the members of the famiy1 are caring for the patient. The many friends of Mrs. March over this section of the county will regret very much to learn of her serious condi tion and trust that she may be able to show some improvement in the next few days altho her ease is very serious- Call No. 6 job printing. with your order for RECEIVES ATE GREETING ! From Tuesday's Ially ! Byron Golding of this city yester I day received a radiogram from his ! neice and nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Al bert Grunsfeid, who are living at Ft. Shafter. near Honolulu, Hawaii, and j which is very pleasing to Mr. Gold j ing. The message was sent to San Francisco, it being dated at Fort Shatter on Oct. 4th and reached San .Francisco via the air and from there I was sent on to its destination here ( via the air mail, leaving the Califor j nia city Saturday and reaching here ' yesterday morning. This message would have, under the conditions pre vailing a few years ago. required weeks and is a startling demonstra tion of the stride of progress. To Pay General Fund Warrants State Treasurer Stebbins To Begin Cashing Those Issued in April. Fmm Wednesday's I 'ally nejemption of all registered war rants issued last April against the state general fund, amounting in gross to $5 4S.rS4, will begin Tues day at State Treasurer Stebbin's of fice. Interest totalin 710,375 har been computed upon them up te Oc iober 11 and will be paid in addition to the face of the warrants. The rate is 4 per cent, as provided bj law. The Woodmen of the World. Oma ha, has sent in ? CO. 000 of April war rants, being the last lot which it ac cepted at par value. The National Bank of Commerce. Lincoln, ha: turned over $3S,000 of them: the Beatrice National bank. $2S.OO0; and the First Trust Co.. Lincoln. S2C 000. The rest are in smaller batches and in some cases individual warrant holders who have retained possession of them all the time will presen' them directly and get the face amount with interest. Interest stops on all these obliga tions October 11, the date of the call so that it will be of no advactagi to hold them any longer. The state treasurer's office will make the pay ments as fast as its force of employe can handle the warrants and checks. Since the latter part of April, gen eral fund I. O. U.'s have been at a discount of 1 per cent at the banks. However, a few state officers and employes have been successful in dis posing of their pay slips from time to time at par. a few private invest ors being willing to take limited amounts of them that way. HAVE STOLEN CAE ALARM From Wednesday's Pally This morning Sheriff Reed and Constable Tom Svoboda had several moments of excitement when a report was received by the sheriff as to an abandoned car near 12th and Granite street and which was thought to be a stolen car as it bore a Lancaster county number and residents in that locality at once visioned car bandits and all of the like and as the result the sheriff was soon called into ac tion. After an investigation it was found the car was the property of the Pepperberg Cigar company of Lin coln and this strengthened the be lief that the car might have been stolen. Later the matter was cleared up when the traveling salesman of the cigar company appeared on the scene and claimed the car, he havinp ran out of gas last night while in the west part of the city and as the oil stations were closed he decided tc wait until morning to start the car out and had gone on to a hotel and was unaware of the excitement that had been created until he came on the scene this morning and found the authorities in possession of the car. HOLD PLEASANT MEETING From Wednesdays Dally The W. B. A. last evening held a very pleasant business and social j meeting at the home of Mrs. John j Bajeck on high school hill and which; was quite largely attended by the. members of the society and who pass-' led the time in transacting such busi-l iness as demanded their attention and' also the devotion to the delightful social affairs that had been arranged for the evening. At the conclusion of the evening dainty and delicious refreshments were served that proved a most enjoyable feature of the vent. It was a late hour when the ladies departed for their homes, feeling that -. 1 . . . , it had been a more than ant occasion and very of the hospitality of Mrs appreciative Bajeck. VISITING IN THE CITY From Tuesday's Iaiiy ! The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hadraba and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wooster is the scene of a very pleas ant visit from group of the rela tives and friends from Dewesse, Ne braska, who motored In Sunday to enjoy a few days where with the old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Muzik and family, James Mazour and Father Cadek are the visiting party and their stay here is one that Is enjoyed to the fullest by the members at the two , Plattsmouth families. Move for Per manent Roads is Growing Daily General Plan to Connect Up All Towns of Counties by Graveled Eoads Meets Approval. From W't-dnesflu y'5 T'a:i The movement that lias beei, start ed to have a general system of grav eled roads started in (ass county seems to have attracted a gr;t !e.-:! of attention in all localities and es pecially in the central and nurthern parts of the county where the n-.-i-dents have long suffered by having the roads in bad shape in the wi:itr and spring rnd in the vt atiier. The auto travelers who hae vKi! -ed Sarpy county have been n.ur h im pressed by the fact that it Is possible to reach every town in that county on a groveled road and the inter locking system of county roads a real service to the reside nts f ihut county as well as the travelers from other localities that may be passing through. The state aid roads that ;re not graveled as yet are the Red Ball highway west from Murray Mid the highway from We ping Wat r to con-nee-t with the "O" str-t ro;,d. and whic h roads will be grave b d in tb course cf time by the state. This leaves a large number of th towns that are not given graveled service and one of the main highways of which is that section from Platts mouth to Louisville and from Iouis ville precinct to Greenwood and also into Cedar Creek, as well as inte Murdock, Alvo. Mynard. Manby and other of the towns that have no gravel connections. This county that is large in area and wealth and splendidly fixed in i. financial way should be able to take up the problem and give the resident a fine system of county roads that will serve all sections. The good roads movement is not a sectional matter but one thM in terests all parts of the county and v general, program that will cover some years could very readily be' handled without any increase in taxes or the laying of exce:ive bur dens on the people of the county. SELECT JURY LIST From Tuesfiny'8 Patts- This morning the members of the petit jury panel for the November term of the district court were drawn by Sheriff Bert Reed and Clerk of the District Court Mrs. Golda Noble Real, as the law provides anil the following were drawn from the list submitted by the board of county commissioners: Charles Kraft, Louisville: P. P. Rose. Louisville: L. E. Elliott. Platts mouth; B. H. Speck. Plattsmouth: Albert Anderson. Nehawka; II. C. Backemeyer. Greenwood: J. C. Me i singer. Cedar Creek: Clarence Fool. Weeping Water; Oscar Huffman Plattsmouth; J. R. Gerking. Mur ray: E. C. Harris. Plattsmouth: R. C. Pollard. Nehawka; J. C. Lennn. Greenwood; George P. Nickel. Mur dock; August Johnson, Alvo; C. A. Buckmaster, Greenwood; John A. Box, Flmwood: Philip Springier Weeping Water; H. G. Klinrer Plattsmouth: Earl Towle, Weeding Water; Merle McKay, Weeping Wa ter; D. T. Halay, Plattsmouth: Harry Henton. Louisville; H. C. Gaeb 1 Louisville. HOLIDAY TODAY From Wertriesda v'n Pnity The usual activities around the county court house as well as t he banks of the city, were curtai'ed to day by the fact that thi is the anni versary of the date of October 12, 1402, when one Christopher Colum bus early in the morning sighted ar unknown land in the midst of the heretofore unexplored section of the ocean, thereby giving to the world the new land of the America--. The date is a holiday in a gre-a! mrny of the states atid in Nebraska with the exception that this is on1 of the holidays on which the courts can funct'on. The county snd district courts and the office cf the clerk of fhe district court were the only oner open at the court house1 this morning. The banks of the city Mere closed fnr the dry and the larger part of the banking interests found re-creation for the day or in attending the Cpss County Bankers association at Union. The Burlington shops and the busi ness houses of the city however, ob served the date as merely another day. RETURNS FROM TEXAS Fmni Tuesday's PaJ.y Frank E. Vcllery who conducted a party to the fertile Rio Grande vr.l ley of Texas, has returned home after a very enjoyable trip to the southern country and found the conditions the very best possible in that nprt of the country. Mr. Vallejy hac a party of well pleased people with him after they had viewed the land that ir rapidly being developed into a rreat fruit and market gardening tection of our country and everyone felt that the trip was a real treat.