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VOL. NO. XLTV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA,, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1928.
NO. a
List of Filings
for the Primary
are Completed
Little Local Interest Save in the
Nominations for Commissioner
in First District.
From Thursday's Dally
The date of the filing of the names
of prospective candidate for state and
county offices for the primary elec
tion on April 10th has been complet
ed as the zero hour for the candi
dates was midnight last night and at
which time the acceptance of the fil
ings closed.
The interest in the local offices
was very slight and the candidates
were loath to get into the race with
the exception of the commissioner
ship in the first district, where five
candidates are listed. Roy Howard
of Murray was a last hour filing for
the republican nomination and the
acceptance of Commissioner Charles
I. Spangler, democrat was also re
ceived at the office of the county
clerk late In the afternoon.
In the county on the judicial tick
ets the filings are as follows:
State Senator
William B. Banning, Union, demo
crat
State Representative
Troy L. Davis, Weeping Water, re
publican. Commissioner 1st District
Charles D. Spangler, Murray, dem
ocrat. Charles L. Martin. Plattsmouth,
democrat.
George L. Farley, Plattsmouth, re
publican. J. G. Meisinger, Plattsmouth dem
ocrat. Roy Howard, Murray, republican.
County Surveyor
Fred Patterson, Plattsmouth, dem
ocrat. District Judge
A. L. Tidd. Plattsmouth.
Jam?s T. Begley, Plattsmouth.
County Judge
A. H. Duxbury. Plattsmouth.
M. S. Briggs, Plattsmouth.
U. S. Senator "
R. B. Howell, Omaha, republican.
O. S. Spillman. Pierce, republican.
Aaron C. Read, Madison, republi
can. Richard L. Metcalfe, Omaha, dem
ocrat. John H. Morehead, democrat, E. E.
Placek, of Wahoo, nominated by peti
tion, have until the close of March
15 to file acceptances of senatorial
nominations.
Presidential Preference
George W. Norris, McCook. repub
lican. Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Omaha, dem
ocrat. Governor
Arthur J. Weaver, Falls City, re
publican. Charles W. Bryan, Lincoln, demo
crat. Robert G. Ross. Lexington, repub
lican. Roy M. Harrop, Omaha, republican.
Lieutenant Governor
John R. Liddle, York, republican.
George A. Williams, Fairmont, re
publican. A. T. Gatewood, McCook, democrat.
Frank A. Dutton, Beatrice, demo
crat. Secretary of State
Frank Marsh, Norfolk, republican.
Walter A. Rose, Falls City, repub
lican. E. O. Lindburg, Omaha, republi
can. Francis A. Amberry, Broken Bow,
republican.
Charles W. Pool, Lincoln, demo
crat. State Auditor
L. B. Johnson, Omaha, republican.
Fred C. Marshall, Lincoln repub
lican. Fred H. Johnson, Lincoln, repub
locan. Land Commissioner
Dan Swanson, Fremont, republi
can. George W. Marsh, Lincoln, repub
lican. State Treasurer
W. M. Stebbins, Gothenburg, re
publican. J. P. Linch. Lincoln, republican.
W. H. Steffen, Malcolm, republi
can. M. L. Endres, Omaha, democrat.
Attorney General
Lloyd Dort, Falls Qity, republican.
Lee Basye, Lincoln, republican.
Bert M. Hardenbrook, Ord, repub
lican. Henry D. Payne, Omaha, republi
can. Charles D. Morearty, Omaha, re
publican. C. A. Sorensen, Lincoln, republi
can. (Petition not yet accepted.)
Bernard R. Stone, Omaha, demo
crat. Howard Saxton, Omaha, democrat.
John A. Lawler, Hastings, demo
crat. ,
Harry E. Siman, Winside, repub
lican, acceptance not filed.
Railway Commissioner
C. A. Randall, Newman Grove, re
publican. Joseph O. Beebe. Omaha, republican.
John E. Curtiss. Lincoln short
term, republican.
W. H. Green. Omaha, democrat,
short term.
Ira D. Tolin. Old. republican.
T.- P. Johnson, Lincoln, republi
can. John A. Harrison. Lincoln, short
term.
Congressman 1st District
Ralph S. Mosley. Lincoln, repub
lican. John Wiltse, Falls City, republi
can. Frank P. Corrick, Lincoln, repub
lican. Thomas L. Hall. Verilon, republi
can. Walter Kiechel, Johnson, republi
can. Fred H. Humphrey, Lincoln, dem
ocrat. E. L. Burkett, Lincoln, republican.
John II. Morehead. Falls City,
democrat. No acceptance.
Plattsmouth
Debaters Win
from Wahoo
Local Young People Secure Award
in Debate Over Luther Col
lege Yesterday.
From Thursday's Dally
After meeting with a reverse in
the opening debate of the season
three weeks ago with Luther Col
lege of Wahoo, the Platter debaters
came back strong yeesterday and won
the decision from the Lutheran
speakers. The question debated was
the League subject: "Resolved that
congress submit to the states a new
child labor amendment." The affirm
ative was upheld by the following
Plattsmouth speakers: Marie Sperry,
Mary Swatek and George Thacker.
The negative team from Wahoo
was composed of Hilding Fron, Fred
erick Lauerson and Vivian Gulleen.
Marie Sperry and George Thacker
have had previous debate experience
and it was expected that they would
make a favorable impression which
they did. Altho engaging in her
first contest, Mary Swatek made an
unusually fine showing and has two
more years in which to deveiop.
The Lutheran speakers in contrast
to the Plattsmouth "rapid-fire" talk
ers, were more reserved in their de
livery but presented a formidable
array of facts.
The critic judge was Prof. Cecil
Strimple, Coach of Debate at South
Omaha. He congratulated the con
testants upon the quality of the con
test and then gave a detailed criti
cism of the debate that was very
valuable to the speakers. He stated
that he awarded the decision to
Plattsmouth because of their readi
ness and willingness to attack the
visitors and clarity in presenting
their own cases.
HOLD FINE MEETING
From Thursday's Ditiy
This noon the luncheon of the
chamber of commerce was very large
ly attended and the greatest interest
shown in the subjects that were
brought up for discussion at the
meeting.
The members of the directors and
tthe committee heads who were
present had the pleasure of having
present at this time Henry Clay of
the Peterson Construction and Sup
ply Co., of Chicago who discussed
the proposition of a cheese factory
and cream buying industry in this lo
cality and where the outlook is very
good for an institution of this kind.
There were also a number of the
newer residents of the city present
to meet the members of the chamber
and discuss the matters that were
to come up for consideration.
The graveling of the highway be
tween this city and Louisville was
also discussed and the good roads
committee showed very pleasing pro
gress In the line of carrying out the
proposition.
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
From Thursday's Dally
This morning an action was filed
in the office of the clerk of the dis
trict court in which Lois Gillin is
the plaintiff and Carl Gillin, the de
fendant. The action is one for di
vorce and in which the plaintiff al
leges cruelty as the cause of action,
claimin gthat the defendant had
struck the plaintiff at divers times.
It is also stated in the petition that
the parties were married at Warsaw,
Missouri, July 24. 1923 and have re
sided at Louisville. Nebraska, since
1924. The plaintiff asks a decree of
absolute divorce, the custody of the
minor child and suitable alimony.
The defendant is employed by the
Missouri Pacific at Louisville.
RECOVERS FROM OPERATION
From Thursday's Daily
Mr a. Joe Manacek of Omaha, who
has been at the St. Catherine's hos
pital in Omaha recovering from a
very severe operation, is able to be
out again and to return to her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Manacek and Mrs. Belle
Stoner and Paul Grassman motored
down from Omaha Tuesday evening
for a short visit with relatives. Mrs.
Manacek will be remembered here as
Miss Florence Grassman.
Music Memory
and Apprecia
tion Contest
Annual Event of Music Department
of the City Schools Will
Start Soon.
From Thursday's Dally
The music Memory contest has be
come an annual event in several hun
dred cities and is now being made a
state-wide activity in several states
in the general national awakening
to the need of more and better music
in home, school and community.
The thought of directing the atten
tion of pupils in the schools toward
a given number of standard selec
tions of music, for an intensive
"drive," as it were, originated with
Mr. M. C. Tremaine in 1916. It has
proven to be a powerful factor in
the efforts of schools, club.s, music
ians and the general public in bring
ing beautiful music into service as a
cultural element in the lives of our
youth, and also in raising the stand
ard of appreciation of the world's
best music.
It is safe to say that through the
Music Memory Contest several hun
dred thousand children have become
interested in good music, have learn
ed to know some really fine composi
tions and some interesting facts
about the great composers and their
works. This means added health, joy
and happiness to our individual and
national life.
In the ideal plan, toward which
most schools are turning, music ap
preciation will become a regular part
of the curriculum. Then the contest
will come simply and naturally as a
resume of the year's work, growing
out of the regular course, precisely
as a test or examination is held in
any other subject. In such case the
intelligent hearing of the numbers
used as illustrations for the regular
lessons throughout the year will be
much more valuable and will be re
tained as permanent possessions bet
ter than by the present plan, which
yet remains more or less of a cram
ming process. Even so, the results
ie-so wonderfully valuable that they
will inevitably point the way for ex
pansion into an all-year Music Ap
preciation course, culminating in the
contest.
Work on the contest in the Platts
mouth schools will begin next week.
Miss Cole, the supervisor of music,
urges that parents co-operate in ev
ery way possible in order to make
this a home project as well as that
of the school.
There will appear in this paper
from day to day, synopsis and mater
ial concerning the records which the
pupils will study.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
From Thursday's Dally
The ninth birthday anniversary of
little Miss Rachel Robertson was ob
served on Tuesday afternoon at the
Robertson home on North 6th street
and with some thirty of the little
school friends participating.
The time was spent in playing
games by the jolly little folks and
which made the time pass very rapid
ly until the close of the afternoon
when the dainty and delicious birth
day luncheon was served and which
was featured By the large birthday
cakes and the glowing candles.
In honor of the event Miss Rachel
received many very pretty gifts that
will be a reminder of the many
friends.
Mrs. Robertson was assisted In en
tertaining and serving by Misses
Vestetta Robertson and Eleanor
Steger.
ENJOY NEW ROOMS
From Friday's Daily
The ladies auxiliary of the St.
Paul's Evangelical church held a
very fine meeting yesterday afternoon
at the basement of the church and
which was very largely attended by
the ladies. This is the first meeting
in the new basement of the church
since the floors have been relaid and
the ladies were delighted with the
wonderful improvement that has
been made in the church social meet
ing place.
Mrs. Catherine Nolting and Miss
Elizabeth Hirz were the hostesses
and furnished very delicious refresh
ments that added to the enjoyment
of all of the ladies present.
Mrs. Ann Kaffenberger gave a very
fine reading during the course of the
afternoon.
LITTLE ONE DIES
From Thursdays Dally
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Hardison will regret very much to
learn that this family has been be
reft of the little babe born yesterday
morning and which died a few mo
ments after its birth at the Univer
sity hospital in Omaha. The condi
tion of Mrs. Hardison was reported
as well as possible under the cir
cumstances. This is the second child of Mr.
and Mrs. Hardison that has died at
birth, the former child dying in Sep
tember, 1926 and the parents feel
very deeply the sorrow that has come
to them. - . -
HAVE MUCH TROUBLE
From Friday's Dally
This morning a gentleman claim
ing Omaha as his residence and his
business as that of the buyer of poul
try and farm produce, was in the
city and with a tale of his misfor
tunes that befell him at Weeping
Water and for which lie was thirst
ing for redress and enroute to hi
home city to secure talent that
mi'; lit represent him.
The statement of the man was that
lie had gone to Weeping Water to
buy poultry, and when- he was ar
rested on a dispute as to the owner
ship of the crates in which the chick
ens were found, so In- claims, having
apparently had some trouble with the
persons from whom She chicke-is were
nought. 1
The man claimefi to have bc-en
placed in jail and that he was cie
prived of his liberty for some time
and later fined in the municipal court
of Weeping Water. The Omaha gen
tleman. vl:o was of the Jewish race.
was red hot to have the matter aired
and on his way to Omaha to secure
attorneys and promising much liti
gation over the matter.
Boys and Girls
Club" Work in Co.
is Important
One of the Chief Means of Interest
ing the Young People in the
Work of Farm.
The organization of the baby beef.
calf and pig clubs over the county
have been very important in the de
velopment of the interest of the
young people in the lines of scientific
hog and cattle raising and in mak
ing for a very high standard in the
raising of these important lines of
the agricultural interests of the
county.
There have been a number of suc
cessful clubs organized in the west
part of the county; and which have
ranked high in state and interstate
chows and developed some of the best
stock and hog men in the state and
enabled the young farmers to secure
higher prices ' Toi "vtu; products cf
their farms and a high standard of
efficiency.
It is desired that the club work,
which is under the direction of the
extension department of the state
university, be extended into this sec
tion of the county and with this ob
ject in view there will be a meet
ing here on Saturday that will fur
nish the young people of Eight Mile
Grove, Plattsmouth and Rock Bluffs
precinct, with the opportunity of get
ting into this line of work and aid
ing in the development of the stock
and hog raising part of the farm
work in the county.
The invitation is general to the
young people from eleven to twenty
years of age to come here and meet
T. H. Pollock, chairman of the agri
cultural committee of the chamber
of commerce, at the Farmers State
bank at any time up to 2 p. m. Sat
urday and get lined up on the work
and totake part in the meeting that
will be held on Saturday afternoon.
County Agent L. R. Snipes will be
here to assist in the meeting and to
give the young people the advantage
of his experience in getting their
club work started.
SUFFERS SEVERE ACCIDENT
From Friday's Dally
This noon Ted Eaton, one of the
salesmen for the Chevrolet sales com
pany of this city suffered a severe
accident that was most painful to
the young man. Mr. Eaton was
opening the door at the north en
trance to the sales rooms, preparing
to leave for dinner, when the south
door of the rear of the room was
opened, the result being a stiff cur
rent of air that slammed the north
door shut and incidently catching
Ted's index finger of the right hand
between the door and the door sill
result the first joint of the first finger
was practically severed! and makes
an injury that will require some
time to recover from.
FIRST FORD HERE
From Thursday's Dally
The Plattsmouth Motor Co., today
received their first of the new 1928
Fords for delivery to the trade, a
fine two-door sedan being delivered
to John Svoboda, Jr., and who has
the distinction of being the first
Plattsmouth resident to secure one
of the fast and snappy new Fords.
It is expected that the supply will
now be pushed in order to serve the
patrons who have- placed their orders
for the new cars.
TRAIN HITS STOCK
From Thursday's Dally
Several head of stock belonging to
C. Lawrence Stull. well known farm
er of northwest of this city, are re
ported to have been killed yesterday
on the right-of-way of the Missouri
Pacific, they having been struck by
one of the freight trains yesterday
morning. ..Mr. Stull has his pasture
lands adjoining the line of the rail
road and the cattle had gotten out
and gone onto the track with the
fatal result.
Blue and White
Take Rough Game
from the Otoeans
Game One of Roughest Seen on Lo
cal Floor Score of 38 to 22
For the Platters.
From Saturday s Dally
The Platters closed the 192S bas
ketball season last night in a blaze
of glory when they humbled the
purple and gold of Nebraska City by
the score of 3R to 22. The game was
one of the roughest seen on the
floor and had the refereeing been
of the strict type the members of
both teams would have beon penal
ized on fouls, but in this the visitors
were the chief offenders and even the
lack handling of the game drew four
fouls and which the locals made two
good. x
For the Nebraska City team Ster
ner, center and Rogers, forward,
were the chief factors in the tally
ing of baskets, making sixteen of the
visitors points.
The Platters divided the scoring
honors in fine shape with Wescott
at the lead with thirteen poiMs. Hatt
and Galloway with eight each. Perry
seven and Iladraba, two.
In the opening quater the locals
started in with the scoring with a
field goal by Wescott who repeated
and Galloway then dropped in two
good field goals with Perry adding
one for good measure. The scoring
for the purple and gold in the open
ing quarter was two goals by Ster
ner and one each by Rogers and Mc
Intire. The score at the quarter was
10 to 8 for the blue and white.
The second quarter was a riot for
the locals with Hatt and Wescott
each securing two field goals. Perry
and Hadraba one each and Perry a
free throw. Mclntire was the only
Otoean to score. The score at the
half was 23 to 10 for Plattsmouth.
In the third quarter the Nebraska
City team outpointed the locals by
one point. Galloway with two field
tosses, Perry one and Wescott's free
throw. Sterner of the visitors scored
two and Stuart and Rogers one each.
At the third quarter the score was
30 to 18 for the locals.
In the last quarter the purple and
gold had two field goals by Rogers
while Hatt and Wescott had two
field goals apiece and finished hte
score at 3S to 22.
The locals will rest from now un
til Wednesday afternoon, when they
leave for Lincoln for the state tour
nament which opens on Thursday.
The tabulated score "of the game
was as follows:
Plattsmouth
FG FT PF TP
Hatt. rf 4 0 0 8
Mason, rf 0 0 0 0
Wescott, If 61 0 13
Perry, c 3 117
Hadraba. rg 10 0 2
Galloway, lg 4 0 0 8
TOTALS
Nebraska City-
.18 2 1 38
Ff, FT PF TP
.4018
.10 0 2
.0010
.0 0 0 0
.4 0 1 8
.2014
. 0 0 0 0
Rogers, rf
Stuart. If
Sarrart, If
Persell, If
Sterner, c
Mclntire, rg
Hodgens, lg
TOTALS 11 0 4 22
In the preliminary the Plattsmouth
high school faculty won by the score
of 26 to 16 from the Union town
team. Coach Rothert of the faculty
was the high pointer for the locals
with fifteen points while Coach
Schriner of the Union schools was
the high point man of his team with
eleven points.
For Plattsmouth Simon secured
nine points and Flack two. Mead of
the visitors annexed four points and
Niday two.
FRED KUNSMAN POORLY
From Thursday's Dally
The friends of Fred Kunsman, long
time resident of this city, will regret
to learn that Mr. Kunsman is still
in very poor health at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Guy Miller, at
Winner, South Dakota, where he and
Mrs. Kunsmann have been for some
time. Mr., Kunsman was taken by the
daughter to Norfolk and Winner to
receive treatment for his illness
which has been of some duration, but
the patient does not seem to have
rallied as was hoped for and is still
very poorly. If possible it is expect
ed to bring Mr. Kunsman back home
the last of the week or the first of
the coming week.
SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT
From Friday's Dally
Mrs. Barbara Bookmeyer is re
ported as showing Kome slight im
provement at her home in this city
altho her condition is still quite ser
ious and at her advanced age of seventy-six
years makes her condition
that much more serious. The mem
bers of the family are here assisting
in the care of the aged lady and do
ing all possible for her comfort and
improvement.
Journal Warn Ads cost bnl little
and they sure do get results. (
PROMISING YOUNG ARTIST
From Saturday's Dali
Charles Newasek of this city, one
of the promising young musicians of
the community, has for the past few
months been taking pipe organ in
struction of Carl Weigel, premier or
ganist of the Parmele theatre, and
last evening Charles officiated at a
part of the evening program at the
theatre. The young man has a real
love of music and his artistic hand
ling of the organ program shows the
same skill and musical appreciation
that he has given to his piano num-
I hers and in which he has often le
I lighted the Plattsmouth music lov
ers at various gatherings. Such
promising talent in the city is a
source of pride to the residents and
the young piano and organ artist
should be given every encouragement
in his work that he is so wrapped up
in.
Plattsmouth
Made Goods
on Market
Giffy Rim Tool Made in This City Is
Finding a Ready Sale Through
out the East.
The name "Plattsmouth" is being
carried out through a number of the
states of the central and middle west
by a little divice that is being turn
ed out every day in this city and
whose usefulness and simplicity
makes it a much needed article in
the kit of every auto owner.
This article is the "Giffy Rim
Tool" manufactured at th.e Vallery
Sales pavillion where Charles Val
lery is kept busy all day in making
the tool that is selling by the hun
dreds and keeps the manufacturer
busy in getting the articles ready
for the market.
.The little article has all of the
markings of one of the small articles
that leap into almost universal use
and particularly in this age of the
growing automobile industry. It is a
device that takes away a large part
of the trouble, dirt and general un
comfortable feeling that comes with
the necessity of changing tires and
particularly when on the road with a
car in disagreeable weather.
The rim tool is made to fit any
make of rim or size and a few sec
onds only will adjust it and permit
the tie to be taken from the rim in
record breaking order.
Mr. Charles Vallery, the manufac
turer, has disposed of several hun
dred of these rim tools through Illi
nois and Wisconsin and wherever the
tool has been shown it has brought
a quick demand.
This is an industry that has quiet
ly started in our community and
should be given a boost as it bears
all the marks of a real comer, and
one on which the demand will be
growing every day. The greater the
demand will come the expansion of
the business and ultimately be a real
plant and supply the whole west and
central parts of the country.
RIG ROTARY DOIN'S
From Saturday's Dally
Dr. Paul T. Heineman, the secre
tary of the local Rotary club, has re
ceived the following letter relative
to the district convention that is to
be held at Council Bluffs and at
which the greater part of the local
membership will be there with real
Plattsmouth Rotary spirit:
"This letter is to tell you some
thing more about the district conven
tion to be held in Council Bluffs, on
April 16 and 17. The big banquet,
program will be built around a series
of "television" scenes of Rotary pro
grams from other countries. This
will be new, and the local club is
spending a scad of money and energy
on it. The music will be atmospher
ical. You'll think you're in Spain
when the Spanish club meets. You'll
find yourself swaying to LaPaloma,
or 3-ou don't have the Rotary strain
in you. That's just one bit of the
two days' program, however.
"But here's something that will
come earlier than the convention.
About the first of April the date
to be announced to you a little later
the Council Bluffs club will put
on a radio program from the local
radio station KOIL. You fellows
will want to listen in, and if pos
sible arrange a meeting for that
night, so you can tune in as a club.
President Jake Perkins, Ed Jackson
and others will talk. There will be
snatches from the convention pro
gram to come. We defy you to listen
to this program and not hanker toj
come to the convention."
HAVE SMALL WRECK
From Friday's Dally
Early this morning while the dawn
was just commencing to streak the
skies, a Ford roadster bearing two
young men from the state of Arkan
sas, met with a small wreck at the
corner near the B. W. Livingston
place on the K. of T. highway and
which resulted in one of the rear
wheels of the car being knocked off
and busted up. The young men se
cured the needed repairs and were
able to continue their way north
ward after the slight delay.
Local Citizen
Replies to Letter
from City Store
Sees Need of Support of the Home
Stores 2nd Institutions and
Says So in Plain Words
From Thursdays Dally
Several days ago a well known
resident of this city received a let
ter from a large and well known
Ftore in one of the adjoining citis
j that is given below together v.ith
that of the reply of the genii man
tin question and vhich about hit
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lile spill, in uir aj ii iroi"i mm
home trading is the best plan.
The letters are given below:
Dear sir:
In checking over our books, we
find that your name is not among
our charge account customers tn
your city, and we would like very
much to number you among them.
We believe the advantages of trad
ing at this store aie so great, both
in values and assortments, that you
will find it both economical arid
most satisfactory to establish credit
relations with us.
Having an account, you can take
advantage of the lower pi ices this
store offers from day to day in var
ious departments to phone or mail
if not convenient to come to Omaha.
Naturally, you buy many of your
needs in your home town: but in
such things as your home stores can
not provide, we are sure you uill
find good assortments hre at the
lowest possible prices.
We are pure that u charge account
with this store payable every thirty
days will prove an appreciable con
venience to you and your family.
For your convenience, we are en
closing an application. Won't you
please fill it out so that all arrange
ments may be made in time for your
spring buying.
Yours very truly,
The Reply
Gentlemen :
Replying to your letter on the op
posite side of this sheet am please:,
to say that you do not possess my
nm amni'j rhr.rv.. accCit
customers of this city. I may udd
that 1 am somewhat pained to know
that you have a charge account
against the nam' of a single citizen
of this otherwise splendid city to live
in.
It is in my opinion a beginning of
bad practice to start such an account
because most people are prone to buy
oftentimes when they are really i.ot
in need of the things they buy at the
time because the cash is not immed
iately demanded.
I do not know cf a single thing
that is required in my everyday life
but that can be furnished m by our
local merchants. I have lived here
over thirty years and there are but
few instances in all that time when
I have permitted anyone to indue'
me to buy from him or her an article
which I was able to purchase here.
I have always felt that I not only-
benefited the merchants here but
that I indirectly at least also bene
fited myself in doing so. I am still of
that opinion and while I appreciate
very much your desire to number
me with your charge account cus
tomers I must respectfully decline to
become one.
The merchants here in general
have been and are kind to me ani
I feel grateful to them for it. I also
feel it my duty because it is the
home of myFelf and family to pat
ronize those that are assisting to bear
the burdens in making my home town
as good as it is. And that is why I
say or have said that I am somewhat
pained when I learn that not all of
us do as I have done in this respect.
I admire you for your effort to se
cure more business provided how
ever it is profitable business and I
have always doubted that phase of
charge account business but that of
course is your affair and if you suc
ceed at it certainly you will tie en
titled to the fruits of ycur success.
Thanking you for tne courtesy of
your offer to extend me credit which
I must decline to avail myself of its
advantages, I beg to remain.
Yours respect fully.
CONDITION IS CRITICAL
From Thurnday- Dally
The condition of Mrs. T. P. Liv
ingston at the Clarkson hospital in
Omaha is leported today an being
very critical and t he attending phy
sicians and specialists are not so
hopeful of the general condition of
the patient. The trouble and the
complications are of a nature that
are not thought the best and cause
a great deal of apprehension to the
family and the physicians. Dr. Liv
ingston was at Omaha today and ban
been at the hospital the greater part
of the time since the wife was taken
there and assisting in her care.
SUFFERING FROM FLU
From Thursday's Dally
George Lutter, who is employed
by Frank R. Gobelman in his paint
ing and decorating work, is confined
to his room at the Gobelman home,
suffering from a very Bvere attack
of the flu that has made his condi
tion very uncomfortable.