THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 1928.
PAGE TWO
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL U'L.-, . . - .- - - -
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Nehawka Department!
Prepared in the Interests of
The Band Box
RADIO
The last word from the
Crosley Factories.
A full line of Electrical
Supplies in stock.
U. S., Goodyear and Good
rich Tires and Tubes.
The Best Service
at All Times
Lundberg Garage
Nehawka, Nebr.
Good baled hay for sale by bale
or ton. Julius Ruhmann, Nehawka,
Nebr.
Mont Shrader and the good wife
were over to the county seat for the
day on last Saturday.
Something new. "Auto Dance" at
IMattsmouth. Read the article about
it on page 6. You auto go.
Eugene Nutzman and Robert Tay
lor were vaccinating the hogs of the
latter on Monday of this week.
Frank P. Sheldon was a visitor in
Union on last Monday afternoon, go
ing over to look after some business
matters.
Joseph Lindsay, of near Union, was
a visitor in Nehawka for the day last
Monday, called here to look after
some business.
Mrs. John O. Yeiser. who has been
staying in Nehawka for some time
past, departed on last Montfay ' for
her home in Omaha. - ". ;
R. B. Stone and wife were visiting
for a few hours in Plattsmouth on
last Sunday, they driving over in
their car for the occasion.
D. C. La Rue was a visitor in Ne
hawka on last Monday, called here
to look after some business matters,
and driving over in his auto.
Mr. and Mrs. George McFadden
were guests for the day at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Munn. where
all enjoyed the occasion very much.
The revival at the United Breth
ren church north of Nehawka. which
has been in progress for some time, is
progressing very nicely and creating
much interest.
During the time Mr. and Mrs.
Stewart Rough were away the first
portion of the week, the elevator
was looked after by James H. Pal
mer, who well knows the duties of
the position.
Mrs. E. E. Leach, who has been
quite poorjy for some weeks past, is
reported as showing some improve
ment during the past few days. Her
many friends are pleased to know of
her improvement.
Frank Trotter, the freighter, was
a visitor in Omaha on Monday of this
week with a load of stock for the
farmers in and around Nehawka and
also bringing a load of goods back
for the merchants.
Nickolas Klaurens has been kept
pretty busy during the past few
NOTICE!
Having taken the agency for
the Aermotor Windmill and re
pairs for Murray and Nehawka,
would appreciate your call for
anything in windmills or re
pairs. Also oil for windmills.
H. M. Smith
Nehawka - :- Nebraska
Rout 1 Box 65
Hew
Spring
A variety of new patterns in all
colors. More beautiful than ever
before.
Percale
Latest and newest English finish
Printed Percale.
. Linen Lunch Cloths
48 inches square, with fast color
borders. An ideal between-meal
cloth.
Remnants
A large assortment of Remnants
at real bargain prices.
P. P,
ESTABLISHED 1888
Telephone 14 Nehawka, Nebr.
Where Customers Feel at Home
the People of Nehawka and Surrounding Vicinity Especially
for the Journal Readers.
weeks dressing hogs for the people
in and about Nehawka, and fortunate
is the city that it has so competent
a man for the position.
Charles R. Troop was a visitor in
the neighborhood of Nehawka from
his home at Plattsmouth and was
looking after the cattle which he and
his brother, V. O. Troop, have on
feed at the farm north of town.
Lycurgus McCarthey, who has been
staying in Union for some time past,
was a visitor for a short time in Ne
hawka on last Monday, returning to
Union when he had completed the
business which brought him to Ne
hawka. Victor Plunkett and family, of
Bolivar, Mo., who with the family,
have been visiting in Los Angeles for
several months, stopped in Nehawka
lor a few days and were visiting at
the home of Ray Campbell and fam
ily. Mrs. Campbell being a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Plunkett.
Phillip Sauter was a visitor in Ne
hawka for a short time on last Aion-
iv it heinsr his first time in this!
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City, noiwiiiisiaimms uiai iic n-ti-
in the county seat for some time a
number of years ago. Mr. Sauter was
ereatlv inmressed with the stir and.
i business prospects of the town. I
Marion Tucker and a number of.
others of the Masonic order were over (
to the home of Wm. Gilmour. where i
they attended as Masons the funeral
of this pioneer. The Masons had;
charge of the funeral services at the
grave, while the funeral oration was
delivered at the home by the Rev. I
V. A. Taylor, of Union. !
Harold Dane and the family, of
Iowa Citv. Iowa, drove over from the
Hawkeye- state for a few days' visit i
with the parents of Mrs. Dane. S. J.
Rough and wife, and all enjoyed the
visit very much and on Saturday they
all went to Crete where they were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Wilson
tor a couple of days. Mrs. "Wilson and
Mrs. Dane being sisters and daugh
ters of Mr. and Mrs. Rough.
Something- New "Auto" Dance
Read full announcement about it
in special article on page C. this issue.
You auto go. Many valuable prizes.
To Have a Wolf Hunt
The country just south of Nehaw
ka. but in Otoe county, has organiz
ed a wolf hunt, which is to be held
on Saturday, February 12th and will
embrace some twenty-five square
miles of territory, being five miles
square and lying just south of the
Cass-Otoe county line.
Edward Johnson Dies Saturday
Edward Johnson, who has been
very sick for some time past and
who was taken to Omaha recently in
the hopes that at the hospital where
every appliance and expert special
ists could treat his illness, might im
prove, failed to respond to the aid of
expert medical science, and gradual-!
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ly sank until the end came last week
Mr. Johnson's remains were brought 1
back to Nehawka and the funeral
held here on Tuesday of this week,
with interment in the Mt. Pleasant
cemetery. Mr. Johnson was a young
man and robust and full of strength
and vitality prior to his severe ill
ness, which was diagnosed as pneu
monia, and while everything possible
was done, he did not seem able to
rally from the attack and after hav
ing made a wonderfully strong fight
against the odds imposed on him by
the disease, passed away as stated. A
more complete account of his death
will be found in another column of
this paper.
Thomas Fulton Very 111
Thomas E. Fulton, the village
blacksmith, who has not been feel
ing well for some time and was last
week taken down with an attack of
Prints!
intestinal flu, has been confined to
his bed since then. The many friends
of this excellent gentleman are Imp
ing that he may be able to return to
his place of business in a short time.
Farm Supporters
Rally Around Fee
Tobacco Grower Official Insists on
Measure or No Bill at All Ed
itor Theatens Coalition.
Washington. Jan. 30. Friends of
the McNary-IIaugen farm bill, giv
en the right of way today in the
house agriculture committee's hear
ings, rallied to the support of the
measure's controversial equalization
fee provision.
J. N. Kehoe, of Mayville, Ky.. vice
president of the Burley Tobacco
! Growers Co-operative association, as
witness, insisted on the equaliza
tion fee or no farm relief. A similar
stand was taken by A. W. Ricker.
editor of the Farmers Union Bulle
tin, at St. Paul, who conveyed his
views to the committee by means of
a letter.
Kehoe. first of several score of
I witnesses Chairman Haugen pf the
I committee intends to have his col
leagues hear in support of his re
j vised farm proposal, urged euact
i ment of the bill and termed the
equalization fee "the salvation fee of I
the farmer." The measure was deem- j
I ed by the tobacco man the best solu-
tion of the farm problem. ;
A Minnesota editor in his letter
declared the farmers of this section
would look upon any farm measure
which does
tion fee as
letter also
thousands
would use
not carry the equaliza-,
a "mere gesture." Th" j
brought a threat that i
of northwest farmers j
their ballots to punish !
those persons,
who failed to
irrespective of party,
meet the requirements
of the situation. State Journal.
FACTS AGAINST THE GOVERNOR.
Osceola, Neb.
Jan. 20.
To Editor World-Herald:
On page 17 of your paper issued
on the 19th of January, there is an
article by your staff correspondent
from Lincoln wherein it is stated
that our governor. Adam McM alien,
is reported to have stated that coun
ty treasurers have been misleading
taxpayers by telling them that doub
ling of the state levy has sent taxe
skyward. The governor states i"ur
ther. that no well informed ' county
treasurer would tell taxpayers that
that the state levy caused the in-
crease
In my capacity as county
treasurer of Polk county. I am oblig
ed to take exception to these state
ments, which I will endeavor to sub
stantiate with the following compari-
son of taxes on
I , - . 11
a quarter section
land in Polk county for the years
1926
and 1927. These figures are
taken from the official tax rolls as
certified to by the county clerk. The
land is described as the SW'i of 2 1-14-3
and has an assessed valuation
of $26,700 for both 1926 and 1927.
For 1926 the taxes on this piece-
were as follows:
county. $5S.74; road
State. S4S.06:
$26.70; school.
$4:
high school tuition, $37. 3S.
making a total of $213.60.
For 1927. state. $100.13 (an in
crease of $52.07); county. $58.74;
county road. $26.20; school. $42.72:
high school tuition, $32. 04 (a de
crease of $5.34), making a total of
$260.33.
Therefore, it will be observed that
there is an increase of $52.07 in state
taxes and a total increase of $4 6.73
in the total taxes on this quarter
over the 1926 taxes. In the above
comparison it will be observed that
the county consolidated, county road
and school levies are identically the
same for both years, and the high
school tuition levy has been lowered.
If the increase in the above taxes has
been caused by the cost of local gov
ernment, as stated in the article by
the governor, then the officials ol
this county are struggling along un
der a false impression. And, further,
it would appear that when the own
er of the above mentioned land makes
inquiry as to what caused her taxes
to increase $46.73 over 1926. I will
be forced to tell her the facts, and
that the money is being used to take
up the state deficit which is estimnted
at over four millions.
K. A. CORNISH,
Co. Treas., Polk County.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
From Tuesday's ra!iy
Mrs. Emil Ptak, who is at the
Methodist hospital in Omaha recov
ering from the effects of an oper
ation for tumor, is now doing very
nicely and her condition seems to
be all that could possibly be desired
and her recovery seems to be but
the matter of time as she is gaining
very rapidly and should soon be well
on the highway to recovery from
the effects of the long illness and
the ordeal of the operation.
M'NEILL ARRIVES SAFELY
Dublin. Irish Free State, Jan. CO.
Traveling under rumors of a plot
against his life by Irish extremists,
James McNeill, the new governor
general of the Irish Free State, ar
rived here safely tonight after an
uneventful crossing from England.
He was accompanied by detectives,
sent along to guard him, and numer
ous police were waiting at the pier,
but there was no indications that
their services would be needed.
Preparing for
Boy Scout Week
in This City
Carlton Hyde of Nebraska City, Area
i Tlvecntive Officer Here to i
Approve Plans.
From Tuesday's lailv
As the coming week will be offi
ciary designated as Boy Scout week,
the local committee and the Scouts
are planning a very active program
of work that will make the occasion
one that will be a notable chapter in
the history of Scouting in this city.
Last evening Carlton Hyde of Ne
braska City, executive head of the
Nemaha area of the Scouts was here
and met with the local board and
Scouts to discuss the plans for the
Scout week observance.
r a. i ,...!- ..-ill rincn w IP.
special services and sermons arranged I ted States 20 years ago. Production
at the First Presbyterian and First ia about equal in Iowa and Wiscon
Methodist churches on the subject of sl,,, while Minnesota produces al-
Scout work and other
of the churches
are to be approached on arranging
services that will be fit tin?; for the
event and for the boys of the differ
ent religious denominations that may
be members of the Scouts.
The banquet of the Fathers and
Sons which will be held on Wednes
day evening at the Fellowship room
of the First Presbyterian church
will be one of the. high lights of the
weeks' program and in, which the
public will be participating.
Each day aiul evening there will
be special features arranged for the
Scouts that will be of the greatest
interest and stimulate to a marked
degree the interest in the work of
Scouting in the community.
HOLD ENJOYABLE SOCIAL
From H'cdncfiii.v's lnilv
The meeting of the W. II. C. held
on Tuesday atternoon at the home of
Miss Anna Heisel and which was
given under the auspices of the color
bearers of the natriotic organization
prov.d a most delightful occasion to
the large number in attendance.
The program of the afternoon was
opened with the singing of the
I patriotic songs with Mrs. James t .
! Doyle at the piano and which was
1 joined in by all of the members of
the party.
Mrs. John E. Schutz gave a very
delightful vocal selection with Mrs.
John F. Goider as the accompanist.
Mrs. Alwin gave one of her pleas
ant readings that added a great deal
to the interest of the afternoon meet
ing. Warren Taylor, r;i:e of the best
known young men soloists of the city
was heard m one ot the enjoyahie
which the
numbers provided and
in
voting m;n showed a great deal of,
skill. i
Mrs. Robert fl. Walling in her
usual artistic ' nftnner presented a
piano solo thnt 'wan much enjoyed j
and reflected the char mand beauty
of this talented artist. !
T,ittle Miss Anna May Sandin in
her charming manner gave a read-:
ing and Mrs. Robert Troop, one of i
the bevt known dramatic readers of,
the city, also added in the comple-j
tion of the program by a reading of)
the greatest beauty. j
At the close of the program all j
joined in singing America and in
giving the flag salute. j
At the completion of the after-;
noon dainty and delicious refresh-
ments were served by the commit
tee in charge composed of Miss Anna
Heisel. Mr. M. R Buttery. Mrs
Jessie Hall and Mrs. Elmer Taylor.
GET HEATED UP
From WeitftesJa v's tally
Last evening when the cooling
breezes sprang up from the north
west and made the outdoor life far
from pleasant. Officers I.ibershall
and Pickrel received the applications
of some eight of the drifters passing
through the city for permission to
rest in the farm and attractive in
terior of the city jail and were so
accommodated by the night police.
When the men were being checked
in the city's free boarding house, it
was found that four of the men were
all "heated up" as the result of hav
ing had several of the favorite high
balls of the hobo, a dash of canned
heat, which had given them a very
good jag and they enjoyed the stay
in the city lockup as well as they
would have some gilded palace. This
morning when the time for releas
ing the nun came and Officer Pick
rel announced to the members of the
party that they should arise and get
themselves from the city, they at
first declined and preferred the
warmth and pleasant atmosphere of
the jail, but when the police in-!
tinnted that the city had a great,
deal of excavation work to be done
on the streets, well, then there was i
a grand rush for the door and for
the nearest exit trom the city limits.,
DOING VERY NICELY
From Tuesday's rallv
The reports from the
hospital in Omaha state
Frank Mullen of this city
the hospital is now doing
Methodist
that Mrs.
who is at
very nice-
ly and it is hoped that within a few
days she will be well on the high
way to recovery and it is most en
couraging to the friends over the city
that the lady will soon be able to be
some, it being the expectation that
the last of the week may allow her
to return home.
Mrs. J. E. Sites was a visitor in
Omaha today where she will visit
with her two sons at the University
hospital where they are recovering
from an operation for the removal
of their tonsils.
The comic valentine that always
bring: a lot of fun are now on dis
play at the Bates Book & Gift shop.
Call and secure one now. All prices.
Butter Fat
Production
Moves West
Three states Produce More Creamery
"Riittpr Than Entire U. . 6U
Years Ago
The center of American creamery
Iter production has moved stead
ily to the northwest since 1S70. Cur
rent federal data fixes it now approx
imately in the heart of Iowa.
Since 1004 production has increas
ed 120 per cent, half of the increase
occuring in the last six years. Cream
eries now produce almost 1,500,000.
000 pounds a year, compared to about
500.000,000 pounds of farm butter.
Iowa. Minnesota and Wisconsin
now
n mil nee more creamery outier
riian was Jiuuuitu in
the wnoie uni- j
-
most 100.000.ouo pounns nioie man
either of the two. Wisconsin pro
duction has doubled in the last 20
years. Iowa's has increased two and
a half times and Minnesota's four
and a half.
Minnesota in Lead
ti.iite their great increase in
re-
'cent years. Minnesota produces three
and a half times as much' creamery
butter ai; the 13 southern states, twice
as much as the northeastern states
'produced 20 years ago. ar.t! more than
seven times as much as all those
states now produce.
j Frcm 1004 to 1926 the southern
states increased from about 0.2 per
cent of all creamery butter produced
!in the eountrv to 5.6 per cent of th?
total amount. The 10 western states j
in the same period increased from i
1 9.5 per cent to almost 1" per cent.
Illinois. Ohio. Indiana and Michigan
'increased from 12 to 19 per cent
while Kansas. Nebraska. Missouri and
North and South Dakota made the;
greatest increase in iiiujHMiiini
butter manufactured ironi iu per
cent in 1904 to 19 per cent in 1926.
During the same time the north
eastern states, including New York.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland
and Delware, decreased from 26 per
cent of the total production to scarely
more than 2.6 per cent.
s-natui; wou ld r&vaz i
A. T. & T. COMPANY
Washington. Jan. SO. A resolu
tion proposing an investigation int(
the relationship of the American Tel
ephone and Telegraph company and
it.-; suhsidiaiies has been prepared by
Senator Johnson, republican, of Cali
fornia.
Read Journal Want Ada.
S'i imf tin mm j
m
Friday Saturday
February 3rd and 4 th
-BIG SALE OF-
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COTTON GOODS -
WOOLENS - SILKS
Men's Trousers
Young men's wide cuff bottom mod
els in fancy stripes, pair iU.D."
Dress Shirts
Exceptional values in men's "Beau
Brummel" dress shirts. Short lots
from regular stock much higher in
price. While they last, each $1
Men's Socks
Plain colors, cordovan, gray, tan and
black. Firmly woven, long wearing.
Six pair for 690
Jersey Suits
Boys' line
and fancy
to 6. Per
wool jersey suits, belted
trimmed models. Ages 2
suit $2.59
Men's Overalls
Full cut. 2:20 weight blue
"Big Moore" make. Waist 32
Price, per pair
Work Shirts
Fast color blue or grey
and cheviot. "Big Moore."
to lit, inclusive
chambray
Sizes 14 J
89c
GENUINE OLD FASHIONED
2g
DBfflffiKS
Legion Bldg.
Music by Barnyard Twins 4-piece Orchestra, playing all the old-time
numbers You will enjr- dance. Expert "Caller" has been
teemed. If you want r.e of there dances, come out to Ifcis oi.e.
Free Hot Dog Srndwiches Served During Intermission
Dancers and Men Spectators, 50c
Unaccompanied Ladies, 10c Ladies with Escort, EE EE
Legionnaire Don Sievers in Charge
Big Highway Suit
Arouses Interest
in District Court
Case Was Started When Charles W.j
Bryan Alleged Existence of Pub
lic Fund Deficiency.
Lincoln. Neb , Jan. 31. The $90.
000 highway suit started tnree years,
ago at rormer uovemor ui jan n
hest against Former State Engineer
George Johnson and Edward Peter
son, an Omaha contractor, came to
a climax here Monday when trial
was started in district court. Charges
of a public fund deficiency were link
ed by Bryan with the discovery that
in federal aid project, 66 a 25-mile
road job near Valentine, the state
engineer and contractor signed a
supplemental agreement after com
pletion of the job. That agreement is
pointed to by the state as evidence of
fraud and corruption, while the de-
i fense
calls it simply a means of ob
taining the federal aid money from
Washington.
Sixtv-four thousand dollars in au
dition to $232,776 already received
is asked by Peterson in a cross-petition.
Not only did he fail to profit
on the job, says he, but he lost
money and received less for the work
than he would have under the strict
terms of the contract.
Contracts for this job were let and
the work done in 1920, during the
McKelvie administration. The state's
story of the affair, as told to the
jury by Assistant Attorney General
Dort, is that the supplemented agree
ment was signed so Peterson could
get $S2.SSS more than was due him.
That sum, together with interest,
now amounts to over $90,000.
In the original contract, dirt
excavation was priced at 45 cents a
CURTAIN GOODS
- WHITE GOODS
MID-SEASON PRICE CONCESS'N
Here is your opportunity to
buy a new up-to-the-minute
Overcoat at a big saving.
Your choice of any Overcoat
in our stock at
denim,
to 42.
$1.29
Representing former selling prices to $29.50.
Just seventeen coats in the lot, so come early!
hH.M.Soenm'cksdTv Co.
mm
itto
Plattsmouth
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ifn'i .
cubic yard, and "hard clay" at $1 a
yard. Under the supplemental agree
ment rock excavation was to be done
at $25.50 a yard.
TEAM GOES ON T0UH
"mm Thi'mI.t." raiiv.'
The Plattsmouth high school
ketball team will make an
has-
th. r
Friday
braska
journey away from home on
evening when they visit N
City
with
j will
! they
for the first clash of
t he Ft jise.n
the purple and gold. The h cil
find a much better team than
battled last year as the Otoeans
been laying away a numb, r !'
teams this j-ear including the
h a ve
j .
fast Havelock five :.nd throwing a
real scare into the rnieiity Pbie,
team, that ranks ammg the b"st in
the eastern part of the sfte.
Visiting teams have fou-ei th"
small gym of the Nebraska Ciiy t i
a handicap in tb- jr floor work and
with the gifat improvement that the
team there h:ts shown over th ir
form of last year, tin re is nr thir.-;
"soft" in the ga?n at that place this
year for the Platters altho they wen
easy winners last season in both
games.
The Nebraska City quint t ch re;
the basketball season h- re on March
second and both gomes should be real
basketball events for the fans.
CLINK" IS
EEADY
FOR RECORD TRY
Richmond. Va., Jan. 30. Clareiic
I). Chamberlin. trans-atl.intie Wyv,
landed at Byrd field Sunday after a
flight from New Voik in the P,el
lanca plane in which ho will attempt
to break the world's endurance flight
record here Tuesday. Roper q. Wil
liams, co-pilot, and A. R. M.'.itine.
New York owner of the plane, ac
companied him.
J. F. Warp a and Phil Pecker weie
at Omaha today where they were in
attendance at the state hardware
dealer's convention at that place.
IWfcii.iii im
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Unbleached Muslin
Light weight, unbleached. Th" 1Hi
ol many uses. 15 yards for '2m
Pillow Cases
Hemstitched. Size 42x:'.t; in. he-.
Special price, each
Turkish Towels
Fancy border. Size l."x27 itciies.
Priee", each lOr
Crepe de Chine
3S-inch width, in colors. Washable.
All pure silk, regular quality,
at, per yard Sfl.IJO
33-Inch Ginghams
Cood quality at a low priee. Special,
per yard tOr
29-Inch Cheviois
Fast color, firmly woven, long wear
ing. Per yard
Curtaining
Fancy Marquisettes, white or cream.
Per yard lOr
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