Nebraska Newspapers

    vol. no. xun
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, OCT. 20, 1927.
NO. 74
Fire Sweeps
Outbuildings at
County
Farm
T
S4.000 Loss Sustained in Burning of
, . b
Horse and Cow Barns. Grain
Sheds and Hog House.
From Monday's railv .
Sunday night between 9:30 and
10 o'clock fire of an unknown origin
caused the los of some $4,000 worth
of property at the county farm west; 'hich has resulted in her being kept
ut this city and resulted in the total' confinpa to xho "oust. It is thought
loss of the cow and horse barns, the!that tbe Patient will be taken to
prain sheds and hog ho-i-e j Omaha to consult a specialist as soon
The fire was discovered' bv Claude a" n be Possible to have her
MavaLb. who was ras.-ing the farm ! mov('l as her case s 0 that causes
ami noticed the breaking out of tbeja prt"at 2eal of apprehension to the
tlames in the barn ana ar once ran members of the family circle.
i'lto the farm and aroused the super
intendent and others who were sleep
ing in the main building and who re
sponded iu an effort to check tht
spread of the fire but without success
as the fire had a good start and in
the hay and grain made fast progress
and soon the skies were lighted with
the lurid fl nines as thev took toll of
the outbuildings of the farm.
One cow was caught in the barr
and it was found impossible to rescue
the animal, she perishing in the fur-
nuce of blaze and destruction but
other animals and hogs were able tc
be gotten out of danger, altho the
harness and other articles in tlit
two barns were lost in the Games.
The Plattsmouth fire department
responded to the fire alarm and ar
rived at the farm in a few moments
atfer the alarm was given but werf
unable to dr ?ny effective work with
the chemicals carried on the truck
ar; the fire was spread over the en
tire group of buiidincs in a very few
moments and it was impossible tr
check the fire.
The fire department and resident""
of tfce farm were able to hold the
1 lane to the outbuildings however
and savrd the main building from de
struction. NEW GAS STOVE ARRIVES
frfim '5TnT.daTs"T7anv
The new Roper double gas range,
purchased through the Iowa-Nebraska
Litrht ar.d Power company for use
ir the Legion community building
kitchen, arrived today and as soon
as gas service installaticn to the new
building is completed, will be hooked
up in readiness for service in pre
paring banquets. The range is one
of the latest approved hotel size mod
els and Las twelve surface burners
and two large ovens. The retail
value is $196 and it is indeed a fine
stove and one that will take care of
all the culinary requirements for the
lartrest sort of feeds.
Building of tables and arrival of
the chinaware service for 200 will
enable the Legion Auxiliary or other
organizations desiring to rent the
hall, to contract for banquets and
dinners in the near future, and the
new building will soon be put to its
first use as a banquet hall.
Glassware, including footed gob
lets and sherbets of a popular Fos
toria pattern, have already arrived.
Installation of the furnaces is un
der way. with excellent progress be
insr made and heat will be available
within the next week.
The chair list has continued to
grow, until it is now past the 425
mark, and with a few late comers
this week is expected to equal the
4 'I dozen chairs that are being pur
chased. SOLDIERS GET IN BAD
From Monday's Daily
This morning the court of Judge
William Weber was the scene of the
1n.-riii(r tilt. f-i r. r r fl ft.! h Ct'
Attorney J. A. Cap well against Jaci: j
Daniels and John II. Keko. ,,oth !
rlaimintr to le im-mbfrs of the mili- j
..,1 n.'pnrt'rrnrA The t wo men I
vert charged with having been in a
state of intoxication and they plead
guilty to this charge. Reko drew a
fine of $10 and costs and the sentence
was suspended on the recommenda
tion of the city attorney while the
case against Daniels wan carried on
over until a later date.
WILL WINTER IN CALIFORNIA
From Tuesday's. Dally
,, r, r,.,.,i ,. -;tr !
received won from her father. M. L ;sorl Pnints and also at Orange, when
Ruhr of McCook. announcing the fact the 'ere utstsT ?V ome of Mr.
that" Mr. and Mrs. Ruby had arrived! ,n ''hl 1
M Los Anceles after a fine auto trip
.I.-!,!, ir. W.C.rn V.hMo.'a
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ka and that they expected to make
their home until March in the Cali
fornia city. Mr. Ruby has two daugh
ters living in the west coast coun
try. HAS CALIFORNIA EZHLBIT
The disnlav window at the H. nevroiei coacn ior ms iamuy. will
Waintroub' store has a very fine ex- has had a Ford coupe for several
hlbition of California fruits that was years, but it was to small for his
sent by Charles Kirsch, a step son of family to enjoy. Sunday they made
Mr. Waintroub and who is now lo- a long trip to Omaha. Benson. Irving
cated at Fresno. California. The ex- ton. Blair and Calhoun to see the
hibit includes pmegranates. blue relatives and back to Plattsmouth in
grapes, peaches and plums which are the evening. It was a lovely trip,
very fine specimens ana" which 3fr. j
Waintroub is very proud of. All local news is ft the JouraaL
MRS. SVOBODA ILL
From Monday's Dally
Mrs. Thomas Svoboda was taken
very seriously ill yesterday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Svoboda
and her condition is such that she is
still at that home, being unable to
be taken to her own home. Mrs. Svo
boda has had several operations in
last few ye1!"s b has 1teIy been
, feeling very well and yesterday morn
ing: was in the best of health, ap
parently, and as she was sitting in
a chair at the home of her sister she
suddenly fell to the floor unconscious
and it was some time before she
could be revived and later in the
day suffered a second attack and
Football Battle
Goes to a Tie on
Local Field
Plattsmouth Athletics and the West
Side Athletic Club of Omaha
Fight to Scoreless Tie.
From Monday's ra!ly
The first football game of the sea
son on the home lot yesterday after
noon resulted in a scoreless tie be
tween the Plattsmouth Athletic club
Mid the West Side Athletic club of
Omaha, the two teams staging a
great fight and their fast defensive
work preventing either icam from
crossing the goal line for the coveted
touchdown, altho the Plattsmouth
players were threatening at various
stages of the bame and in their yard
age the locals gained a great deal
more than their opponents from up
the river.
The locals looked good and their
speed and skill showed well against
the more experienced Omaha team
and gives promise of a real football
team for the 1927 season.
The whole Plattsmouth team show
ed a great deal of fight in their bat-!
tie for a score and George Sedlacek '
was among the outstanding figures
of the local lineup and aided in the
sraining of a great deal of the ground
for the Athletics.
The locals have just started in
their practice in the last week or!
ten days and their increasing im-j
provement over their showing in the
Malvern game of a week ago was
marked and the boys who comprise :
the lineup of the team will be able '
to give a good account of themselves
before the season comes to a close.
AGED MAN INJURED
From Monday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon Harry John
son, one of the old time residents of
the city suffered a rather painful
Injury as the result of being struck
a glancing blow by an auto while
he was crossing Washington avenue i
in the vicinity of the Heisel mill. Mr.'
Johnson as well as the driver of the i
car. a young man named Winscott
had seen each other and Mr. John
son had stopped apparently to let the
car pass and the young man driving
the car had also stopped for a few
seconds until he saw that Mr. John
son had also stopped and then start
ed the car out just as Mr. Johnsor
also started on across the street. One
of the front fenders struck Mr. John
son, knocking him to the paving and
inflicting several painful cuts on the
head that required the services of a
physician to dress and making tht
aged man as comfortable as possible.
Mr. Johnson was shocked and dazed
j-X the effects of the accident f
ittle t,me Mr. Johnson h
for some
as had
trouble with his eyesight for several
months and which made it very diffi-
tult for tim t0 JudKe the distance
i away of the approaching car when
! the accident occurred.
RETURNS FROM CALIFORNIA
From Monday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. James Bulin. who
have been spending some time visit
ing in California, have returned home
to in is city after a very pleasant out
ing. They spent some time in Los
A n o-cil oc Qintn Ann. T .rr cr Tinn i t I
, '
ul:ltr U1 me suuiutrn uiuorma re-
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fllie t,me 00 th? trlP an(J return
home greatly refreshed by the out-
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A NEW CHEVROLET COACH
From Monday's Dally
Wm. Henrichsen on North 3rd
street has bought a new model 1927
Sacred Concert
Attracts Large
Number Sunday
Parmele Theatre Is Scene of Very
Delightful Musical Offering
From Church Choirs.
The beaut- and charm of an ideal
Sunday afternoon in this city was
enhanced by the very pleasant and
inspiring sacred concert given at the
Parmele theatre starting at 3 o'clock
and which covered a long and well
arranged program and which lasted
for some two hours.
The management of the theatre
and Carl Wei gel. organist at the
Parmele had taken up the matter of
the sacred concert with the members
of the various church choirs of the
cuv anu me lesuit was iiiui. CMfi-
day the delightful musical treat was :
offered.
The church choirs that participat
ed were those from the Presbyterian.
St. Paul's Evangelical. Christian and
Methodist churches and a number of
the best known vocalists as soloists
during the course of the afternoon
program.
The members of the choirs occupied
j the stage of the theatre and filled the
; stage to its capacity,
j The accompanists for the afternoon
i were E. H. Wescott for the Methodist
'choir. Mrs. H. F. Goos for the Pres
byterian choir. Miss Eula Reed for
the Christian choir and Miss Amelia
Martens was the accompanist for the
St. Paul's church, all playing the ripe
organ with the exception of Miss
Martens, who played the piano. Carl
Weigel served as the accompanist
for Mrs. Begley and Mr. Cook.
The vocal solos offered were very
beautiful as was the entire program
and each number was well selected
and beautifully given. Mrs. E. H.
Wescott was heard in "Come Ye
Blessed of My Father," Mrs. James
T. Begley in "Hold Thou My Hand."
Miss Ruth Lindsay in "The Lord Is
My Light," Frank A. Cloidt in "Open
the Gates of the Temple," and Ray
mond Cook in "The Lost Chord."
The quartet cumber. "Whispering
Hope" was given by Mesdames Ed
Roman. E. G. Shallenberger, Harry
Leosis and Harry bchulz. as well as '
the duet, "If I Could But Tell all of
the Glory," by Mrs. Hal Garnett and
Mrs. Harold Harmon, were among
the pleasing features of tht concert.
Mrs. Robert Walling was also
heard in an organ solo, which was
vtry beautifully given and the ar
tist selected as the offering the "Bar
carolle" from "The Tales of Hoff
mann" by Offenbach.
The concert was one of the most
successful musical offerings ever
triven in the city and was an event ;
that was well given and worthy of 1
the splendid array of talent taking
part.
PLEASANT BIRTHDAY PARTY
From Tuesday ? Imttv
The passing of the tenth anniver
sary of little Miss Ruth Slavicek was
made the occasion of a very delight
ful birthday party on Sunday after
noon at the home on west Main
street and which was attended by a
group of the little friends. The after
noon was spent in playing games of
all kinds and in a special contest ar
ranged for the occasion Eleanor
Swatek was the winner of the first
prize with Grace Pilne3 securing the
second honors and Rosemary Cloidt
and Dorothy Zitka the consolation.
In honor of the birthday the guest
of honor received many very attrac
tive gifts as remembrances from the
little friends.
At the close of the afternoon a
dainty and delicious luncheon was
served and which was featured by the
large birthday cake and its glitter
ing candles.
Those attending the event were:
Anna and Dorothy Zitka. Antoinette
Koubek, Eleanor Swatek, Mary Ann
Hadraba, Reta Libershal, Creda Kou
kal. Lucille Vitersnik, Rosemary
Cloidt, Margaret Lahoda. Ruth Rot
ter, Lillian Sedlak. Marion Grado
ville. ASKS FOR DIVORCE
From Tuesday's Daily
In the office of the clerk of the
district court today there has beer
filed an action entitled Mabelle C
Ashton vs. Fred L. Ashton, in w1-"
the plaintiff asks for a decree of di
vorce from the defendant. The peti
tion states that the parties were mar
ried at Superior, Nebraska on June
19, 1901. and that the defendant
has deserted the plaintiff and neg
lected to care or provide for the
plaintiff or their family. The plain
tiff resides at Murray It is stated in
the petition.
GOING TO MINNESOTA
From Monday's Daily
F. S. Rice and family, who have
been located at Artesia. New Mexico,
for the past two years, is moving
from that section of the country to
a very much different portion of the
United States as the Rice family are
leaving the arid regions of New Mex
ico and will locate at Boy River,
Aliuuesota. io the heart of the great
lake country.
COMPLETES NEW STOREROOM
From Tuesday's Daily
The new display room for the Sat
tler Funeral home at Fourth and
Vine streets has just been completed
and is a very attractive addition to
the splendid equipment of hte home
and gives Mr. Sattler a large and
adenuate room for the display of tht
large line of caskets that he handles,
The new display room has been
prepared in the basement of the home
which has been remodeled for the use
of Mr. Sattler, the basement bing
floored with concrete that has been
painted a dark tan while the wall.
and ceiling are covered with steel to j the "hollow" of McClusky's back yard
make the building absolutely damr(ast evening.
proof anu tne wans ami celling are:
finished in a light tone of cream that
makes the rooms bright and light
New lighting effects in the room also
gives a fine effect and permits tht
display of the line of caskets when
needed and the room which extends
j under the greater
j house will be amp!
portion of the
e lor the use of
'Mr. Sattler.
Lincoln Sends
Large Delegation
Here Yesterday
DeMolay Band Furnishes Fine Con
cert at the Nebraska Masonic
Home for Residents.
From Monday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon a delegation
of several hundred members of the
various Masonic bodies of Lincoln
were here to visit the Nebraska Ma
sonic Home and to enjoy the glorie:;
of the wonderful autumn day in
traveling to this city from the stat
capitol city.
The one ideal for the enjoyment
of the outdoors and it was on the
beautiful lawn of the Masonic Home
that the Lincoln DeMolay band stag
ed their concert that was tendered
as a compliment to the aged residents
of the Home and the largp number
of Lincoln friends that had accom
panied the band.
The DeMolay band. is a very pleas
ing musical organization and the
members of the band that were here
I made a decided impression on the
Plattsmouth people for their skill and
the wonderful tone qualities of the
numbers that were given during the
course of the afternoon.
The band is under the leadership
of George S. Brinton, who has de
veloped some very clever artists from
the young men comprising the band
membership. The work of Robert
Kiffin. solo cornet player was espec
ially fine and he gave several selec
tions that were received with the
most marked approval by the aud
ience. The young men also presented
several numbers by the brass quar
tet composed of James Smith, Robert
Kiffin. Lester Schick and Walter
Ducker that added very much to the
interest of the concert.
The members of the Lincoln party,
to a large number, had brought with
them picnic lunches that were en
joyed on the lawn of the Home dur
ing the course of the afternoon.
After the concert a number of the
prominent Masons among the visitors
including George T. Sprecher. grand
commander of the Knights Templar
of Lincoln gave a few brief remarks
appreciative of the great Masonic
Home and the opportunity of being
present at the concert.
VERY ENJ0YAELE DANCE
Saturday night's dance in the new
Community building was a very en
joyable affair with the large crowd
voicing general approval of the mu
sic furnished by Angelo Lupo and his
Carter Lake club orchestra. A flood
light for moonlight dances was tried
out with Fplendid success and with
a pair of these at opposite corners of
the hall throwing beams of multi
colored light over the dancers, the
appearance of the swaying crowd will
be most pleasing.
The second big mid-week feature
dance in the new building will be
held Wednesday night of this week,
with Leo Beck's 10-piece band of
Lincoln furnishing the music. This
is the capitol city's most popular or
chestra and the same one that has
pleased the dancers at Capitol beach
throughout the season just closing.
Regular Saturday night dances are
to be featured in the new building,
with one or two big mid-week fea
ture balls each month. The popular
ity of Tracy-Brown's orchestra that
played for the opening dance will
probably result in their being book
ed for a return engagement in the
near future.
REJOICE OVER NEW SON
From Monday's Daity
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Pat
Eagan at Omaha is made very happy
by the fact that a fine ten pound
son and heir arrived there the last
of the week to make his home in the
future with the family. The mother
and little daughter are doing nicely i
and the event is more than pleasing Softly rise and go.
to the proud father. Mrs. E4T Tts Solemn -was our meeting
formerly Miss Josephine II i oft In the fire light,
this city. JSo with happy faces.
Camp Fire Girls
Hold a Pleasant
Time Last Night
j Outdoor Meetin Held in the Yard
of the Home of Rev.
Mrs. McClusky.
and
From Wednwnay p faily
A delightful meeting was held ir
Mot hers
and another guest were
invited.
Miss Mary Tidball acted as guard
ian for the opening song by the girls.
The girls were dressed in their
ceremonial gowns which were very
beautiful and artistically decorated.
The guests were seated in the back
ground and the girls circled around
a large fire which was lighted by
three of the girls who presented the
impressive fire lighting ceremony.
No beads however were awarded
and no ranks were given at this
time.
The program consisted of two
speeches by some girls, two solos "He-
Wo-Lo-Se" and "The Council Fire."
by Margaret Engelkemeif-r, one solo
"By the Waters of the Minnetonka"
by Catherine McClusky and two songs
by the whole group.
The honor for the ideal campfirc
girl was awarded to Mildred Schutz
after a very close contest.
The meeting was presided over by
the president, Bernice Am, and she
was assisted by some other girls.
All the visitors were delighted
with the meeting and the girls were
also pleased with the result.
Perhaps you'll hear more from
them in the future.
It might be interesting to know
that 3 girls, Marjorie Arn. Bernice
Arn and Catherine McClusky have
taken second rank. Fire Makers, and
C girls. Carlyn Thomas, Jean Hayes,
Louvis Albert, Margaret Engelke
meier, Mary Swatek, Mildred Schutz.
have taken 1st rank. Wood Gatherer,
and the remaining 9 girls have no
rank as yet.
Special mention is due Catherine
McClusky who had the entire plan
ning of the meeting, and also was
the composer of the poems read, and
the songs which Margaret Engelke
meier sang.
Catherine is one of the most tal
ented girls of the Campfire organ
ization and the He-Wo-Lo-Se group is
very proud of her.
The following are the poems and
songs which were used.
Camp Fire Aim
In all the lonely places
No matter what we're about.
With a sunny smile on our faces
We seek the beauty out.
We glorify work. We don't shirk.
We love to give our service
We hold on to health, for health
means wealth
And health means "never nervous."
We all love a college
But to pursue knowledge
We needn't go so far
We must always be trustworthy,
Be truthful in duty
No matter wherever we are.
(Read by Margaret Iverson.)
Indian Maiden's Prayer.
Great Spirit on high
Hear an Indian maiden's cry.
Hear her voice and hear her speak.
Help her o'er the rugged peak.
Great Spirit on winds
Lift and confess my 6ins,
Forgive a maiden of her wrong.
And fill her life with love and song.
Great Spirit in the breeze
Help me to be true to these
To these who know and love me best
Pull her thru this life's hard test
Great Spirit in earth
Thou who giv'st all joy and mirth
Teach me how I may give
To others and then happily life.
Great Spirit, dear one
When the maiden's life is done.
Leave her earthly friendships here
For only Thee does she care to be
near.
Great Spirit rn dreams
Always you are there. It seems.
Watching o'er us day and night.
Guiding us from wrong to right.
(Read by Catherine McClusky.)
Council Fire.
Sung to the tune of "Love's
Old
Sweet Song."
Campfire maidens sitting on the floor
Campfire maidens now our meeting's
o'er.
Happy arriving, happy go away
Campfire maidens happy all the day.
Old Mammy Moon looks down on
Maidens fair.
She keeps us all completely in her
care.
Lovely Campfire maiden
As the lights burn low
We will, in our places.
Bid we, "good night,
"Good night."
Ee-Wo-Lo-Se
Sung to the tune of By By Black
ibrd." Indian maidens, you can guess
By our beads, by our dress
He-Wo-Lo-Se."
We are happy all the day
In our work, in our play,
He-Wo-Lo-Se.
We seek beauty all the year around
Beauty, health and knowledge we
have found.
To our camp fire we'll be true.
Trustworthy and friendly too,
He-Wo-Lo-Se.
AVERAGE GRAIN YIELDS
SOUTH DAKOTA STATION
Hot Springs, S. D., Oct. 16. Fig
ures from the govt rnment experiment
station near Ardniore, in the south
ern part of Fall River county, indi
cate quite closely the average yields
of grain in the farming districts of
the county.
Club Ladies
Enjoy an Even
ing of 'Carmen'
Music Department of Women's Club
Holds Meeting at Home of
Mrs. E. H. Wescott.
From Tuesday's Daily
Last evening the music department
of the Plattsmouth Women's club
held a very delightful session at the
home of Mrs. E. H. Wescott on high
school hill and with a very large
number of the ladies in attendance.
The department is taking up the
opera as the subject for the winter
season and last evening "Carmen"
was the opera that was taken up and
discussed by the ladies and the his
tory of the opera given by the mem
bers. To aid in the thorough apprecia
tion of the opera a large number of
selections from the Bizet masterpiece
was given, Mrs. James T. Begley giv
ing two of the well known selections
while there were a large number of
the records of the noted artists in
cluding John McCormick, Mary Gar
den, Geraldine Farrar and others who
have made records of the different
numbers given.
The interest of the members of the
department has been thoroughly
aroused over the fall and winter pro
gram as outlined and the remaining
operas that will be taken up during
the season will give a wonderful ar
ray of features to be looked forward
to with the greatest anticipation.
COUNTY TREASURER ILL
From Tuesday's Dally
The office of the county treasurer
seems to be visited by a great deal
of sickness in the last few days, start
ing with Deputy County Treasurer
George L. Farley, who was forced tc
go home last week and has since
been confined to his bed by an in
fected leg, now being followed b?
Treasurer John E. Turner, who was
home today as the result of an at
tack of the flu. Mr. Turner has been
feeling badly for the past several
days and last evening his condition
was so serious that he was compelled
to return home and is taking treat
ment in the hope of getting back in
shape in a short time so that he can
resume his work.
Miss Ruth Patton, clerk in the of
fice of the treasurer is the only sur
vivor of the force and has a real
time in handling the many phases of
the work that comes up each day in
this department of the county gov
ernment where there is always a rush
of work to be handled.
TO FEED SHEEP
From Wednesday's Dally
This morning James and Albert
Warga, well known farmer from
south of the city were here for a
short time looking after the two car
load of sheep that they recently pur
chased at the stock yards at Omaha
and which arrived here last night.
The sheep arrived over the Bur
lington and were unloaded at the
local yards and then driven by the
Warga brothers to their farm some
five miles south of this city near
Queen bf 11.
The Warga brothers have fed a
great many sheep in the last few
years and have been very successful
at this line of stock raising, their j
farm being situated for the handling,
of a large number of sheep and with ;
the very best of results.
SUFFERS MASHED FOOT
From Monday's PalV-v
Yesterday George Madden, who
I was engaged in unloading a load of
coal at Cedar Creek, had the misfor-t
t tune to drop a large chunk of coal
! on his right foot and as the result
sustained a very severaly mashed foot
that required the services of a physi
cian to dress and will make It very
difficult for Mr. Madden tt get around
in the next fev day. j
Paving Work in
City is Nearing
Its Completion
Several Blocks That Had Been Creat-
j ed This Fall Now Being Rush
! ed to a Fnish.
I From Tupsday'F ; -ali
The paving program of tie year
in this city is being rush d to its
(completion by the contractors, the
j John Kearns Construction company
j of Omaha which has been busy the
'last week in having the paving hi id
in a very rapid manner.
The paving this year is all of the
j re-enforced concrete type arid m the
residential sections of the- city where
it will relieve the tasK oi constant
repition of work on the dirt r"ad--and
assure a permanent road that
will be possible to travel at :.ll sea
sons of the year.
The various districts this year were
created by petition from the resident
property owners and the distiicts are
smaller than usual and take cure t.f
some of the bad pieces of ro;.d that
have in the wet season bet n (iilla ult
to travel.
The districts that are belnr paved
is Pearl street from Fourth to Sixth.
South Ninth street from Chlcaao ave
nue to Diamond street. South lfitli
street from Main to Pearl, and S.uth
Eighth street from Main lo Pearl.
For the last few years it has been
a matter of difficulty of getting to
and from the Holy Rosary church
in the west part of the city in the
wet seasons of the year with funeral
eortages and which led to the resi
dents there securing the paving of
one block that will allow the travtl
to come and go to the church at a!l
times.
The South Ninth street paving is
one that will permit the travel to
and from South Park in the bad
weather and is the only street that
has been completed so far south as
to give a way of getting to ar.d from
the extreme southern portion of the
city iD- bad weather.
The Pearl street paving will make
that 6treet paved from Third to
Tenth street and the street will prob
ably in the next year or two le com
pleted from Tenth on to the top of
the hill at Thirteenth which would
eliminate a hill that is very difficult
of travel in bad weather.
WOULD SIGNAL AIRMEN
From Tuesday's Daily
One of our citizens who keeps up
with the pace of modern events and
developments has offered a very
worthy suggestion to the members of
the American Legion here us to their
new building.
It was suggested that on the large
roof of the community auditorium
that the name "Plattsmouth" be
painted in large letters, the larg-i
flat roof giving a fine chance to place
the letters so that they could be seen
by the air men as they might make
their way over the city on.jthe Kan
sas City-Omaha air lines of travel.
The letters would have to be very
large in size to be vi.-ible plainly
from the height that the planes travel
and the dark colored roof would show
off the light colored letters to the
best advantage.
The matter will be taken up by
the Legion later to determine if the
move is one that will appeal to the
membership of that body ond which
might authorize the officers to get
busy and have the sign made on the
roof.
HOLD PLEASANT PICNIC
From Tuesday's Paiiy
Last evening the members of the
leaching force of the city school;
took opportunity of the fir.e fall
weather to stage a picnic party down
near the Missouri river bridge.
The members of the party wend
ed their way to the scene of the
picnic at the close of the afternoon
session of school and enjoyed the
beauty that marks the stately bluffs
that are now blazing in the colors
of the autumn season.
The chief feature of the evening
however, was the fine weinie roast
that was arranged and served by the
ladies and which made the comple
tion of a real afternoon with the
many other good things that aided
in making a fine luncheon.
LARGE DEPARTMENT STORE
Frorn Tnepday'R Dally
The Butte Miner, one of the large
western dailies that is published at
Butte, Montana, has a large supple
ment in one of the late issues that
is devoted to the Symond department
store, one of the largest stores in the
west. This is of interest here a?
Glen Rawls. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Rawls of this city and for a number
of years clerk at the Wescott cloth
ing store here, is connected with the
men's furnishing department of the
big western store. The newspaper
edition had a fine picture cf Mr.
Rawls among the other members of
the staff of the store and in which
the former Plattsmouth boy fhowed
up splendidly.
Phone us the newt.