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VOL. NO. XLTV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1928.
NO. 16
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Teahing Force
for City Schools
are Signing Up
There Wille Be But Few of the
Teachers That Will Not Be
Back Here for the Year.
From Monday's IJallv .
The board of aducation have so
far received the acceptances of the
greater part of the teaching force of
the Plattsmouth schools and there
are only a few teachers that have so
"war announced their intention of
quitting the KChool service here for
the 192S-29 term.
In the high school acceptances
have been received by the board from
Principal Simons. Floyd E. Flack.
Miss Estelle Baird, Mrs. George B.
Mann, Fred A. Rothert. B. G. Wood
ward. Miss Mary Tidball. Miss Pearl
Staats, Mr. Thornton, while the ac
ceptances of R. Foster Patterson
and W. I. McMahon have not as vet
been received by the board but it is
thought that these gentlemen will
probably remain here for the coming
year.
In the grade teachers the board
has received the resignations of Miss
Edith Abbott, Miss Golda Mason and
Mrs. G. Ruck, who will not
teach here thecoming year, but oth
erwise the grade teachers will all be
back on the job when school opens
next September.
As soon as all of the teachers have
signified their acceptance or rejection
of the contracts for the coming term,
the board will proceed with the
filling of the vacancies that may exist
and to get the teaching force lined
up for the season and make the plans
for the next year's work in the high
school and grade schools of the city.
THE CEMETERY PROBLEM
The nearing approach of the
memorial day, brings to mind a
problem that is always more or less
with us and that is the care and
preservation of Oak Hill cemeteryt
where sleeps the members of many
of the families of the community.
The cemetery has. since its organ
ization in the dim distant days of the
city's organization, been a part of
the care of the city government and
the care and supervision of the silent
city has been with the members of
the city council, the committee in
charge being one usually that was
constantly changing as the chairman
ship devolved on one of the new
councilmen and in the second year
usually the former chairman been
advanced to some other committee
and the cemetery again placed in the
hands of a new and unfamiliar mem
ber. Despite this fact the cemetery
has had the beet service that is pos
sible under this method and the com
mittees have done all possible to do
their bit on the job, but it is some
thing that is really removed from the
sphere of the city council.
What has been found to be the
most successful in other places and
wfuld be here as well, is the placing
of the cemetery in the hands of an
association or have it turned over
to the supervision of the Women's
club or some other ladies organiza
tion to supervise, as the ladies are
largely more familiar with the ceme
tery and its needs than the male
portion of the city.
Another step that would add to
the upkeep of the cemetery would be
to have the custodian or" sexton of
the cemetery placed on a living salary
that would permit the occupant to
devote all of their time to the care
of the cemetery and each day be able
to put in time in looking after the
keeping of the place in good shape,
while under the present condition the
sexton has to make his living in
some other way and work at the
cemetery as it was possible to do so.
With the revenues of the cemetery
turned into the cemetery treasury,
the pexton placed on a good living
salary and the association of ladies
in charge of the affairs of the ceme
tery it would be made a place of great
beauty at all seasons of the year in
stead of merely memorial day and
also at an expense that probably
would not exceed that of the present
method.
ANOTHER RECORD CROWD
Attendance at the Legion dance on
Saturday night again reached a high
record mark with something over a
hundred couples present. So pleased
was the crowd with Scbreiner's old
time df.nce band that arrangements
were made to book them regularly on
Saturday nights for the next several
weeks. They have also been booked
by the American Legion Auxiliary,
which has rented the hall and will
put on a combination dance Wednes
day night, April 25th.
FECES LARGE MORTGAGE
From Tuesdays DaJiy I
This afternoon County Register of Colorado, will be interested in learn
Deeds. Miss Jessie M. Robertson re-1 ing that on Friday their home was
eeived the second largest mortgage gladdened by the arrival of a fine
that has been received in her office, little son to become a member of the
the amount being $50,000,000. The family circle. Mrs. Spies was for-
Missouri Pacific railway company has
made the mortgage to the Guaranty
Trust Co. of New York and the prop-
erty covered is the railroad property ture welfare and happiness of the lit
in the state of Nebraska. tie one. '
FIXING UP HOMES
From Monday's Daily
The sound of the hammer and saw
was to be heard in all parts of the
city the past week, where the owners
of residence property are having im
provements made to their homes and
the building of new additions,
porches or reshingling and repairing
goes on apace to fix the places up in
the best of shape for the springtime.
These activities are to be noted in
all parts of the city and will result
in a great general improvement over
the past year in the residence sec
tion. Many of the homes are also
being given a touch of paint and
freshened up to add to the beauty of
the community in this ideal home
city.
Young People
Wedded Here o
n
Saturday Eve
County Judge Duxbury and Rev. H
E. Sorter Have Two Happy
Events Before Them.
From Monday's Dally
Saturday afternoon as the offices
of the court house were closing for
the week end holiday, County Judge
A. H. Duxbury had two young peo
ple. Wendell A. Sutton and Miss Iola
Williams of Rising City. Nebraska.
call upon him and ask the court to
officiate at the ceremony that would
unite them for life. The court is al
ways glad to accommodate those who
are about to commit matrimony and
accordingly a hurry up call was sent
over the court house for the neces
sary witnesses and C. E. Ledgeway,
deputy clerk of the district court
and Bert Reed, sheriff, were called
upon to serve as the necessary wit
nesses.
Saturday evening Rev. H. E. Sor-
tor, pastor of the Methodist church
was the officiating clergyman at the
ceremony that united the lives and
hearts of Carl Tilton and Olive G.
Hastman, both of Omaha, the young
people being married at the church
parsonage to wrhich place they had
hastened after securing the necessary
marriage license.
ENTERTAINS FOR SISTER
From Monday's Daily
Miss Lucille Horn very delightfully
entertained in honor of the birthday
anniversary of her sister. Miss Marie,
on Friday evening at the Horn home
in the north portion of the city.
There were a large number of the
young lady friends of the guest of
honor invited in to enjoy the event
and the members of the party spent
the time in bridge and other card
games as well as musical selections
that added in making the time pass
most delightfully. The guest of hon
or received many handsome gifts. At
a suitable hour there were dainty
refreshments served and featured by
the birthday cake with its sixteen
glowing candles. The event was at
tended by the following:
Miss Viola Meisinger, Mrs. Edward
Fullerton. Miss Florence Thacker,
Mrs. Dick Beverage, Misses Eliza
beth and Marie Nolting, Mrs. Earl
Becker. Miss Florence Terryberry,
Miss Eleanor McCarthy, Mrs. James
F. Doyle, Misses Anna and Helen
Smetena, Mrs. Robert Hill of Fre
mont. Mrs. II. G. Goodchild and little
daughter, Jean of Omaha, Misses
Marie and Lucille Horn and Mr. and
Mrs. P. A. Horn and son, John.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
From Monday's Dally
Yesterday was the fifty-second
birthday anniversary of Mrs. P. A.
McCrary, one of the highly esteemed
residents of the city and in honor
of the occasion she was given a very
pleasant surprise at the family home
on South 6th street. The event was
arranged by the members of the fam
ily circle without the knowledge of
the mother and her surprise was
complete when the members of the
party arrived at the home to spend
the day.
At the noon hour a fine chicken
dinner was served and which was
featured by the birthday cake baked
by Mrs. Will Renner. a sister-in-law,
and which, blazing with the glowing
candles that denoted the years of life
of Mrs. McCrary.
To enjoy the occasion W. D. Mc
Crary of Lincoln came down to visit
with the mother and Mr. and Mrs,
George Privett of Cedar Creek and
Mr. and Mrs. Caesar Baumbart. Miss
Artensia and Merle McCrary of this
city.
The guest of honor also received
a number of attractive gifts in honor
of the occasion.
NEW CHILD ARRIVES
The friends in this city of Mr. and
Mrs. Edmund Spies of Branson,
merly Miss May Peterson of this city ,
,and the family will receive the well ',
wishes of the friends here for the f u-
I 4
Rotary Club Has
Its First Annual
Election Today
Fred I. Rea Is Named as the Second
President of the Plattsmoutk
Rotary Club.
From Tuesday's Dally
This noon the Plattsmouth Rotary
club held their regular weekly meet
ing and which was featured by the
election of the officers for the ensu
ing year, it being the second election
j in the history of the club and in
1 Willi; il a great ucui ui liiitiehi was
shown and the nominating committee
had made the choice of two for the
offices and who were balloted upon
by their associates in the club.
The following officers were named:
President Fred I. Rea.
Vice-President Searl S. Davis.
Secretary Dr. P. T. Heineman.
Treasurer Edwin A. Fricke.
Sergeant at Arms John L. Tid
ball. Jr.
Directors R. W. Knorr and Wil
liam Baird.
The new president of the club is
the district manager of the Iowa-Nebraska
Light & Power Co., and one
of the most able and popular officials
of the power company in this part
cf the west and his services to the
local Rotary organization has caused
his fellow members to demand that
he serve as the "prexy" of the club
for the ensuing year and succeeding
in this office Searl S. Davis, the first
president.
GIVEN BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
From Tuesday's Daily
In honor of her fourteenth birth
day anniversary. Miss Mildred Carl-
berg was given a very delightful sur
prise at the home on Friday after
noon and in which a number of the
young friends joined and made the
event one that this lady will long
pleasantly remember.
The time was spent in games and
contests, and in the corn guessing
contest Anna Duda proved the most
successful while in the contest tn
form the largest number of words
from the word "birthday" the guest
of honor received the prize.
At a suitable hour Mrs. Carlberg
assisted by Miss Dorothy Elliott
served very delicious refreshments
and which was featured bv the fine
birthday cake that was provided for
the occasion.
In honor of the birthday Miss Mil
dred received many fine gifts.
Those attending the birthday par
ty were: Amy and Dorothy Elliott,
Florence Wright, Mary Ellen Byers,
Virginia Galloway, Edna Carlberg.
Glen Carlberg, Doris Peterson. Edith
Elledge, Vivian Taylor, Mildred Al
len, Mary Ann Chancellor, John El
liott and the guest of honor. Miss
Mildred Carlberg.
HAS A GOOD SEASON
From Monday's Dally
"Business is Good," isn't just a
meaningless statement when applied
to the implement business of Joe
Mrasek, of this city, as he states that
he has had one of the best seasons
in a great many years and the last
two weeks business has exceeded that
of many months in other years.
Joe and his assistants have been
kept busy delivering implements to
the residents of the localities in and
near this city and as far south as
the Otoe county line where the In
ternational line has made a demand
for them. Mr. Mrasek states that in
a great many cases there are machin
ery of which he sells only one -or two
a season, while this year the demand
has been six or seven times that of
other years. The orders have includ
ed several tractors and larger farm
implements and from the outlook Joe
will have a very busy season for the
entire summer.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
John Lahr, manager of the Platts
mouth exchange of the Lincoln Tele
phone & Telegraph Co., who has been
sick the greater part of the time
since the second of February, has
been taken to the Immanuel hospital
at Omaha for treatment. Mr. Lahr
was flrst taken with flu and later an
attack of pneumonia developed and
from which he suffered for several
weeks. Mr. Lahr was able to be out
a few days a week ago but suffered
a relapse and has since been, confined
to his home and his condition has
been such that it was decided to have
him taken to the hospital for treat
ment. SUFFERS INJURED FOOT
From Monday's Dally
Mrs. E. J. Rummel of near this
city has just received a letter from
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lambert
Lister, who resides at Burbank, Cal
ifornia, in which the information Is
given of a very painful accident that
occurred to Mr. Lister a week ago
while he was entraered in his wort
A large section of iron pipe fell on
the right foot of Mr. Lister and as
the result the member was very badly
mashed and injured and has caused
air. LiEter more or less pain and an
noyance and kept him from his re
gular duties for a number of days.
DIES IN NEW YORK
From Tuesday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon George W.
Rhoden of this city received a mes
sage that announced the death at
New York City of Mrs. Richard
Air. unoueii anu a icmuciii ior many
years at Fremont. The deceased lady
was formerly Miss Tempest Search
of Fremont, and where she was mar
ried to Dr. Richard Rhoden and
where the family resided until after
the death of the husband some years
ago. Since the death of Dr. Rhoden
! the wife has made her home in New
' York City where her daughter,
j Beulah, is a practicing physician,
j At the time of the death of Mrs.
! Rhoden she was in her sixty-third
year. The funeral arrangements
have not been announced and altho
Dr. Rhoden is buried at Fremont,
whether or not the wife will be
brought back to the old home for
burial has not been made known.
Return of Coach
Fred A- Rothert is
Very Pleasing
Popular Manual Training Teacher
and Athletic Coach to Be
Here Next Year.
From Tuesday's Daity
The mooted question that has been
agitating the minds of the young
people of the high school and a large
part of the public as to whether or
not Fred A. Rothert. athletic coach
of the high school for the past four
years, was to again serve in the
capacity of coach and manual train
ing teacher, has been settled by the
acceptance of the contrat tendered
by the board of eduation and "Fritz"
will be on the job when the school
opens the next season.
Mr. Rothert has been an outstand
ing figure in the high school faculty
during his services here and has
been most valuable in handling the
young men that have been engaged
in athletics, his splendid character
and his quiet and unassuming man
ner winning him the high respect of
the boyd that have been under his
supervision. From his splendid per
sonality the young men have gather
ed inspiration and his service here
has been for a great good among the
young men of the high school and
this is one of the reasons that the
general public feels that the com
munity is fortunate in having Mr.
Rothert here for another year.
The coming year will be import
ant in athletic circles of the school
as the coach will have the task of
forming practically new teams as
the veterans have all graduated with
the present year and will make nec
essary the drafting of new players
and trimming them into shape for
the football and basketball season,
but from the material on hand there
will be a good team ready to go
when the athletic season opens up.
CHARGED WITH RECKLESSNESS
Phil Thierl of Cedar Creek, Neb.,
was taken to the police station and
charged with reckless driving Sun
day evoning. His arrest followed a
thrilling chase by Tom Dow, 3908
U street, Donald Thomas, 2718 South
Eighteenth and C. W. Anderson, 712
South Sixteenth street.
Dow and Thomas were sitting in
the Dow car which was parked by
the curbing. Thierl attempted to
pass a west bound car, struck the
front end of the car, tearing open
the doors and damaging the bumper.
It then struck the Dow car parked
at the curb. Anderson, a passing
driver, seeing the accident, picked up
Dow and Thomas and they gave
chase, which resulted in the arrest
of Thierl. South Omaha Sun.
FIRST RAIN OF SPRING
From Monday's Daily
April showers will now be the or
der of the day as the first rainfall
of the spring season swept over this
locallity last night and brought a
very welcome moisture and the gentle
and slow falling rain that covered
a period of several hours made for
the general benefit of the community
and for the starting out of the veg
itation for the spring. The rain came
at the conclusion of an unusally hot
dav and in which summer like con
ditions prevailed, he rain was fol-J
lowed by considerably cooler weather j
that will remain with us a few days
the wenthpr man states
HIKERS VISIT HERE
From Monday's Dally , I
On Saturday evening the city wasj
visited by some thirty of the members '.
of a Hiking club of Omaha and the
young people that comprised the
party spent some time in the city
in a most enjoyable way. The party
came on a special chartered bus of
Ike Gilinsky of the DeLux bus line
and the party enjoyed a dinner party
at the Royal cafe and later after
looking over the city hiked back to
the metropolis and enjoyed very much
the thrill of the eighteen mile hike
over the hills that lie between this
city and Omaha.
Journal Want Ada bring result.
New Baseball
League Proposed
for This Section
Omaha Teams, Plattsmouth, Nebraska
City and Louisville Proposed
In New Loop.
From Wednesday's Dally
"Last evening representatives of
several Omaha baseball teams were
here to talk over with the local
barcball management the proposition
of the creation of a new baseball
league that would include in addi
tion to several Omaha teams, a num
ber of the baseball teams of this sec
tion, of the state and if carried out
would make a good fast league.
The teams that are tentatively pro
posed for the new loop s are the
Knights of Columbus, Vinton Street
Merchants, North Side Athletic
clubs of Omaha, Plattsmouth, Ne
braska City and Louisville.
The local team had planned on
playing independent ball thi3 year
and dropping from the Sarpy-Cass
County league in which they have
played for the past two seasons, many
believing that more games at home
would stimulate the local interest in
the great national pastime, but they
will give the new league serious con
sideration as it will embrace a num
ber of fast and aggressive teams that
should make a hot race for the league
leadership.
The Nebraska City team has play
ed independent ball throughout and
what views the team there will have
on the proposed league will be taken
up by the sponsors of the new or
ganization and it is hoped that the
fast and aggressive Otoe team can
be landed in the league camp as it
would give a new field of operation
and help in the league interest.
A meeting of the various teams is
planned for Sunday at Omaha, when
the final plans will be discussed and
the status of the organization deter
mined for the coming season.
HAS LOTS OF STEAM
From Wednesday' Dally
Last night while the early watches
of 2 a. m. were drawing near, the
night police force was atti acted by
the loud and forceful cries that arose
on the night air and as the vast ma
jority of the residents of the city
were wrapped n slumber and even
the belated bridge players were safe
at home, the representatives of the
law started an investigation. It was
found that the loud cries eminated
from a stranger within our midst,
who had arrived from the state
metropolis to the north and was
filled with that strange brand of
Omaha liquor that moves man to do
many 3trange things. The police were
able to temporarily still the unmusi
cal noises and to get the stranger
over to the palatial city jail and
where he was quartered for the rest
of the night and to await the coming
of the dawn and the verdict of Judge
William Weber as to his ultimate
fate. The cold stone walls of the
prison failed to check the enthusiasm
of the man, however, and he con
tinued to burst forth into the shrill
bird calls until a group of the vic
tims of republican prosperity who
were sheltered for the night in the
jail to protect them from the cool
breezes, were able to close the cut
out of the stranger and then a deep
silence fell over the city prison.
GREAT EGG MARKET
From Tuesday's Daily
The past week has seen one of the
greatest movements of eggs in this
city in many years, states George W.
Olson, local produce dealer, there be
ing over $300 more paid to farmers
the week of March 19 than any time
during the residence of Mr. Olson
here and far exceeding the same per
iod in 1927. .
There were over 200 cases of eggs
sold at twenty-four cents and which
was worth $1,440.
Last year the price of eggs at this
timewas eighteen cents or six cents
less a dozen and the farmers realized
$360 more for their eggs this -year
than they did last year.
This is the largest amount of eggs
that has come to Plattsmouth which
is a great poultry and egg market
and where the high prices have at
tracted a great many from all parts
of the country to come and bring
their produce. Mr. Olson is well
pleased with the showing and feels
that the farmers have received a
good return and the community bene
fitted by the growing market for the
poultry and eggs.
HOLD BIRTHDAY
From Wednesday's Dally
The Social Workers Flower Club
held their annual celebration of the ;
birth of the club as well as good old j
St. Patrick at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Kaufman, south of this '
city, on last Saturday evening. Al-!
most all of the total membership, as
well as their families attended, mak-
ing more than 80 guests. A splendid
program composed of readings, songs,
club paper, style show, and biography
of the club was given. If any doubt ;
the sumptuousness of the luncheon,
just ask any one who attended. ,
ENJOYING SERVICE IN NAVY
From Wednesday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. It. B. Tompkins of
this city have received word from
their son, Donald, who enlisted in
the navy a year ago, announcing
that he was leaving with part of the
Pacific coast fleet for Honolulu where
the fleet will visit at the naval base
there, and go through the spring
training period. Donald has been on
the battleship Maryland, for the
greater part of his enlistment and
has been stationed at the naval base
at San Pedro, California, for the
greater part of the time, aside from
trins tn the cnmil zone and on the
J voyage to Boston with a large party
of recruits. His friends here will be
interested in learning of Donald's
activities in the navy and his enjoy
ment of the life of the sailor boy.
Death of Former
Resident of City
in California
Mn. Albert Quinn Passed Away Mon
day at Her Home Formerly
Miss Mae Patterson.
The announcement has been re
ceived here by relatives and friends
of the death on Monday, March 26th
at Los Angeles, California, of Mrs.
Albert Quinn, for many years a resi
dent of this city and well known
to a great many of the older resi
dents of this city.
The deceased lady was formerly
Miss Mae Patterson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Patterson, pio
neer residents of this county and
she was born and reared in this com
munity, and where she was married
some eighteen years ago to Albert
Quinn, at that time in charge of the
News-Herald plant in this city. The
family left shortly after that time
for the west coast and have made
their home in Los Angeles and vicin
ity since.
There remains to mourn the loss of
Mrs. Quinn, the husband and one
sister, Mrs. Irene Murphy, of St.
Louis, Mrs. T. H. Pollock and R. F.
Patterson of this citj are cousins of
the deceased lady.
The interment of Mrs. Quinn will
be made at Los Angeles where a large
number of the old friends reside.
RIVERVLEW CLUB MEETS
Riverview club held their regular
monthly meeting at the home of Mrs.
George Meisinger on Friday after
noon. This meeting closed the work
for the year.
The work taken up this year was
Time Saving in Sewing," and has
proven very beneficial as well as in
teresting to the members.
The ladies had a very fine exhibit
at their meeting, each member hav
ing one or more garments for exhibits
Plans were made to attend the
County Achievebent day to be held
at Weeping Water on April 19th,
when the different clubs throughout
the county will meet and report on
their year's work. Each club will
exhibit their work and also take some
part in the program which will be
gin at 1 o'clock.
The club plans to meet once a
month during the summer for some
study work and will in September!
again take up the project work that I
has proven so helpful in the past .
year. At the close of the arternoon i
very delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess, assisted by
Mrs. John Ketelhut. The social meet
ing for April will be held at the
home of Mrs. John Kaufman.
WELL KNOWN LADY HONORED
From Wednesday's Dally
The Daughters of the American
Revolution at their state convention
at York the past week selected as
the chaplain of the society for the
state, Mrs. Charles Mullen of Omaha,
aunt of Mrs. T. B. Bates of this city
and well known to the Plattsmouth
members of the society a3 she has
been a frequent visitor here. The
nomination of Mrs. Mullen was made
by the Plattsmouth representatives at
the convention, Mrs. Minor and Mrs. j
E. H. Wescott and this talented lady j
was given the unanimous election to,
the office. Mrs. Mullen has been very '
active in D. A. R. work over the state .
and is a well known authoress, her
poetical works having been well
known in this part of the state and
in the various offerings of her pen
are several poems dealing with
Plattsmouth and its people.
APPLICATION FOR MORTGAGE:
From Wednesday's Dally I
An action was filed In the district
court yesterday afternoon in which
the board of trustees of the First
Methodist church of this city ask the
court for permission to place a mort
gage on the property of the church
here to clear up outstanding indebte
dness in the sum of $4,100. The
property is to be mortgaged to the
Peters Trust Co. of Omaha, and the
preceeds will be used In clearing up
the balance remaining from the cost
of the erection of the parsonage here.
The trustees aek permission to re
tire as much of the debt at each of
the interest paying dates as possible.
Missouri River
Barge Lines to Go
Into Operation
Inland Waterways Corporation Head
Impressed; Figures Will Be
Presented to Committee.
Washington. March 2S. Barge
lines on the Missouri river as fast as
the channel can be opened, will be
recommended, it is said, by Gen. T.
Q. Ashburn, director of the Inland
Waterways corporation as a result
! of the showing made by the recent
I survey of tonnage available,
j The survey, which recently took
W. H. Smallwood of the department
of commerce and a group of assistants
to Kansas City, Omaha, t'ouncn
Bluffs, Sioux City and Yankton, has
revealed a total tonnage available
on the river from Yankton to St.
Louis of 8.445.350 tons. Of this there
was revealed 3,729.437 tons of
freight available for the barge lines
from Kansas City south and 4,715,
918 on the upper river, from Kansas
City to Yankton.
Ashburn Impressed.
From the department of commerce,
which gathered the information for
the War department, 1he finures
have been subntftted to Secretary
Davis, and the war secretary plans
to present them shortly to the house
interstate commerce committee for
consideration in connection with the
discussion of barge line legislation.
General Ashburn, it is understood,
has been so favorably impressed
with the tonnage showing that he
will urge that the Missouri river sec
tion of the barge line start off with
an appropriation of $3,000,000 for
the establishment of a line to Kan
sas City, his sum would Jurnish K
of the most modern towboats and
six of the latest tug boats.
Figures Larger.
The tonnage facts revealt-d by the
Missouri river survey, surpass the
expectations of the moi-t ardent
river navigation advocate. The fig
ures are larger than those revealed
in the Mississippi river survey last
fall, on the basis of which addi
tional barge line equipment Is plan
ned for the upper reaches of that
river. Those figures showed only 6.
997.918 tons of freight available.
The barge line established on the
Mississippi has been swamped with
business. It is argued by Missouri
river advocates now in Washington
that the comparative showings prove
the need for immediate action along
the lines of General Ashburn's pro
posed recommendation. Omaha Dee
News. NEED OF REPENTENCE
From Weanesaay's Dallv
The attendance and interest has
been growing in the special services
being held at the Methodist church.
Last night Rev. Druliner again held
the close attention of his audience
as he presented the necessity of hum
ility and repentence before the
Christian life can be started. His text
was taken from the words of Christ
in the Gospel of Matthew in which
Christ stated that "except ye turn
and become as little children, ye can
not enter into the kingdom or
heaven," Whenever any member of
any church causes criticism because
of hypocritical living, it is almost
without exception beause he has not
had any experiene to tie Us life to
and is not in reality a Christian.
Rev. Druliner also stated that be
coming as a child did not mean to
become childish, but to possess the
innocent faith in God and men that
children possess. The necessity of the
life of a Christian life is to know
it's master. There is no place for a
guess so in a Christian's life. It U
a positive life and as in the epistle
of John the "We know" is the very
heart and life of it. The burden of
the message of John the Baptist wa
"Repent Ye for the Kingdom of
Heaven is at Hand" and with that
message he emptied the rities and
filled the desert with people who
came to hear him. The message of
Christ was "Repent ye for the king
dom of heaven is here," and with
this message down through the years
sin sick men have found siitisfaction
in their lives by repenting and be
coming childlike in their living. The
meeting begins tonight at seven
thirty and the people are urged to
tome.
HOLD FINE MEETING
From Wednesdays Daily
Last evening the W. H. E. L. club
was very delightfully entertained at
the home of Mrs. Guy Long and
which was enjoyed by a large num
ber of the members of thi Jolly or
ganization. The time was spent in
the plying of the busy needle on
many dainty articles of needlework
until an appropriate hour when the
most dainty and delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostess that
added to the completeness of th
evening. Very artistic Easter designs
were used in the refreshments of
the evening.
Get your school supplies at the
Bates Book and Stationery Store,
where you will find the corcplete line
at all times.