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VOL. NO. XLTV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1928.
NO. 17
Local School
Debators Close
a Fine Season
Plattsmouth Debators With Ashland
and Wahoo in a Tie for First
Place for Season.
Prom Thursdays Dally
The Plattsmouth high school de
bating team ha3 closed one of the
most successful seasons that has
marked this line of school work in a
great many years and the Platters
have shown exceptional ability In
this line of work for the season and
hold leading rank with the schools
of this district. The team this year
has been in charge of R. Foster Pat
terson, member of the high school
faculty and whose brillian work
in this line of instruction has given
the school its most successful team,
The last debate of the season was
to have been held here on Friday
with Ashland as the opponent of
Plattsmouth, but yesterday the Ash
land team was forced to call the lo
cal school and forfeit the debate with
the locals as well as one with Wahoo
This leaves the three teams in this
subdivision of the Northeast Nebras
ka district in a three cornered tie,
Plattsmouth, Ashland and Wahoo
each being credited with winning
two debates and losing two. The
final outcome of the tie will be In
the hands of Prof. Wicks of the Fre
mont schools, the district chairman.
who will determine the method by
which the schools can settle the tie.
The three teams named above are
the sub-division of the district and
the other three teams in the north
ern half of the district are Blair,
Fremont and Columbus, the winners
of the southern half being pitted
against the winijing team of the
northern section, which this year, is
the Blair school. The winner of the,
district debate will be sent to the
state contest to meet with the win
ners of the other districts.
In the debating work the state is
divided Into twelve districts that em
brace eighty-eight schools and in the
adjustment of the districts the
Plattsmouth schools are a part of the
Northeast district. In addition to the
district record the Plattsmouth
schools have a tie In the debate with
the Lincoln high school held at the
beginning of the season as a non-conference
event.
As has been said before, the local
team has advanced farther than any
of the debating teams that the school
has had to represent them in a great
many years and the success of this
year should be even greater next
season, as there are but two lost by
graduation from the two debating
teams that the school has organized
the past season, Henry Marshall and
Miss Marie Sperry, being the two
that will complete their school work
and of the regulars there will re
main George Thacker. Doris Young,
Hazel HarkinB, Mary Swatek, and
Dorothy Brink.
All of the members of the squad
mave won their letter in debate this
year and are deserving of a great
deal of praise for their work and Mr.
Patterson a great deal of credit for
his efficient handling of the team.
HAS FRACTURED SKULL
From Thursday's Dally
Ernran Galloway, of Louisville,
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Galloway
of this city, was very seriously in
jured yesterday at the Ash Grove
cement factory at Louisville and is
now at the Wise Memorial hospital
at Omaha in critical condition. Mr.
Galloway, who Is engaged as a steam
fitter at the cement plant was en
gaged yesterday morning in fixing a
pump on some of the machinery some
forty feet from where a group of
workmen were blasting. The force
of the blast dislodged a large amount
.of rock and one large piece struck
Erman on the left temple, inflict
ing a very severe wound and causing
a small fracture of the skull. The
young man was knocked unconscious
and remained in that condition from
the time of the accident at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning until after 10
o'clock last night. He was operated
on at the hospital for the injury,
the ordeal covering some time and
this noon he was reported as resting
as easily as possible under the cir
cumstances, altho he is still In bad
shape.
GOOD CAUSE SOCIAL
From Friday's Dally
The Good Cause social held last
evening at the I. O. O. F. hall on
lower Main street was one that was
of the greatest enjoyment to the large
number in attendance and providing
a very fine means of entertainment.
The hostesses MeSdames Ed Brant
ner, Mrs. Fred H. Mumm and'T. E.
Olson, had arranged a very interest
ing series of contests and in which
Mrs. Frank Walton, Miss Anna Leach
and Miss Jeesis Robertson were the
most successful.
During the evening high five and
pinochle served to pass the time and
in which the members of the party
enjoyed themselves to the utmost.
At the conclusion of the evening
dainty and delicious refreshments
were served.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
From Thursday's Daliy
The Plattsmouth friends of the
L. W. Lorenz family are delighted
with the fact that Miss Alice, the
daughter, who has been in very poor
health for the past several years, has
so far recovered that she has been
able to return home and is enjoying
a wonderful improvement in her
health and it is hoped a permanent
reetoreation to her old time health
and vigor. The young lady had been
in failing health and it was decided
to have her given a course of treat
ment at the hospital, which has re
sulted in the moet favorable outcome.
It is needless to say that Mr. and
Mrs. Lorenz are delighted to have
the daughter back home and Miss
Alice to again be with the parents
and old time friends.
Large Class is
Initiated by K. of
C. Last Night
Seventeen New MemDers are Received
Into the Order District Dep
uty Kennedy Present.
Last evening the local council of
the Knights of Columbus held a very
largely attended meeting at their
hall on Chicago avenue and at which
time there was a class of seventeen
young men of the community receiv
ed into the first degree of the Knights
of Columbus.
The council had as their guests for
the evening, B. A. Kennedy, Omaha.
district deputy; B. H. Patterson, of
Kearney, state secretary; C. H. Mar
ion and T. H. Marhar, of Omaha.
The active work of the confering
of the degree was made by the team
composed of William Woolcott, grand
knight; B. A. Kennedy, chancellor;
Mike Vitersnik, deputy grand knight
and George 11. Sedlacek, warden.
The work was very beautifully
given and the candidates impressed
with the mission and purpose of this
great order that embraces the men of
the Catholic faith and the candidates
will be given the second and third
degrees at a later session of the
council. !
At the conclusion of the active
work of initiation there were brief
remarks given by Mr. Kennedy, Mr.
Patterson, Mr. Marion and Mr. Mar
har as well as a number of the can
didates who have just been received
into the order.
A smoker and luncheon was en
joyed at the conclusion of the even
ing and in which all derived a great
deal of pleasure and enjoyment.
HAS HAND INJURED
From Thursday's Dally
Last evening Ray Cavendar was
the victim of a very severe accident.
while engaged in overhauling his auto
at the Chrysler garage on Main
street. Ray had the car jacked up
and had his right arm under the car
engaged in making some adjustments
and cleaning the car, when the Ford
slipped from the jack and started to
settle down. Ray made an attempt to
get his arm out from under the car
and succeeded in getting all but the
two first fingers of the right hand in
the clear of the car.
The two fingers were caught by the
front spring and the first finger of
the right hand had the first joint
torn almost completely off while the
end of the second finger was badly
lacerated.
The seriousness of his injury was
not realized at first by the young
man as he continued his work, but
the pain soon caused him to remove
his glove to find it full of blood and
the torn end of the first finger just
barely hanging on the finger. The
hand was dressed and the victim of
the accident made as comfortable as
possible, but the injury is giving the
young man a great deal of pain.
NEW INTERSECTION MARKERS
From Friday's Dally
This morning the new intersec
tion markers were installed in the
business section of the city, replacing
the large and heavy concrete blocks
that have for years been a menace
to traffic in the street. The new in
tersection markers to direct traffic
are the small regulation "warts" and
are painted a bright orange that
cannot fail to attract attention and
are not so high as to construct an
obstruction as were the old markers.
The new "warts" were placed in the
streets under the direction of Carl
Kunsmann, chairman of the streets,
alleys and bridges committee of the
city council.
RECEIVE NEW DANCE
FLOOR PREPARATION
The American Legion has received
a shipment of "Spangles, the new
dance floor preparation put out by
the makers of 20-Mule-Team borax.
This product is said to be the great
est find of its kind ever unearthed,
and is being used by an the larger
dance halls in the country.
The new product was sent compli
mentary by the Pacific Coast Borax
company and will be given a trial
on the large 5,000 square feet of
dance floor in the Legion building.
Style Show is
One of Beauty
and Interest
Showing at the Parmele Last Eeven-
ing One That Is a Great Credit
to the City.
From Thursday's Dally
Last evening at the Parmele
theatre at the close of the regular
program of entertainment, there was
presented one of the most pleasing
events that has been offered here, the
style show, which was in its entirety
one that would do credit to a city
many times the size of Plattsmouth
and which demonstrated in the show
ing the splendid offerings of a group
of the local stores in the spring and
summer lines of wearing apparel.
both for gentlemen and ladies.
The beautiful gowns of the ladies
and the snappy spring and summer
designs of the men's and boy s ap
parel vied with each other and gave
the audience that filled the theatre
to its capacity, the opportunity of
seeing "what's new" for the young
old, slim, stout or medium and was a
real revelation of the opportunities
of the local stores in styles and de
signs that would suit the most dis
criminating.
The style show was staged largely
under the direction of Carl Weigel
the premier organist at the Parmele
who has worked very hard in ar
ranging the preliminary details and
in the actual stagings each of the
stores representated had stage man
agers on hand to assist the models
in the showing of the snappiest
things of the 192S season in this
part of the west.
Five of the leading business houses
of the citj the H. M. Soennichsen
Co., the Ladies Toggery, Mrs. Emma
Pease, Philip Thierolf and C. E. Wes-
cott's Sons were the firms that par
ticipated in the unusual and attrac
tive display of the dainty things of
the season for the ladies and the
newest in the market of the men's
In the display there was the color
ful silk ensembles, party dresses,
tailored traveling suits, sport togs,
lounging robes, pajamas and the
dainty hosiery of the ladies with the
new spring and early summer togs
of the men and boys and embracing
the snappiest of the suits for the lit
tle lads to the more sedate garb of
the mature. In the dainty little
ladies gowns there was a gorgeous
showing that attracted the closest at
tention of the audience.
The models were well chosen and
the beauty and charm of the ladies
enhanced the gowns shown while
the little tots with their youthful
costumes were a real delight to the
eye. The manly appearing men
models and the clever young lads
made the men's showing a revelation
to the beholder.
The H. M. Soennichsen Co., had as
their models in the ladies and misses
gowns, Thelma Kroehler, Ruth
Janda, Alice Crabill while in the tots
there was Mary Wetenkamp, Doro
thea Mae Duxbury, Shirley Walling,
Peggy Wiles, Betty Bulin and Helen
Hiatt.
For the Ladies Toggery Doris
Young, Helen Clement, Pauline New
asek, Mrs. L. B. Rakow, Viola Mei
singer, Mrs. Walter Reed, Leona
Hudson, Marie Meisinger and Ruth
Sitzman, modeled very artistically
the beautiful gowns. In the Toggery
exhibit the ladies also had the skill
ed services of the Etta-Belle beauty
parlor in preparing them for . the
charming display of youth and
beauty.
Mrs. Emma Pease staged a very
beautiful showing which included
the gowns and the fine lines of mil
linery and hosiery of the establish
ment. Mrs. Robert Hill of Fremont,
Mrs. Dick Beverage, Frances Ghrist,
Olive Huffer, Marie Sperry, Isabel
Marshal and Edith Bulin carrying
out the display of the garments,
while the dainty little page, Jeanette
Hirz also added to the delight of
this portion of the showing.
The Philip Thierolf clothing store
had as the models for the garments
for the small boy up to the more
mature type, Chris Bulin, B. A.
Rosencrans. Max Novinsky, Philip
Rosencrans and George Dovey and
who carried out the showing in
splendid shape and with some of the
classiest models that has been offered
here.
For the firm of C. E. Wescott's
Sons, the showing of the newest in
the garments of the men was dis
played by Edgar Wescott and Covert
Jean for the more mature type of
garment, while Vernon Am, Jr., and
Richard Lahr showed the high school
youth and the boy garments that
gave everyone a full appreciation of
what the best dressers are wearing.
During the progress of the show
Charles Newasek, popular young
man of this city presided at the Wur
litzer and gave an appropriate musi
cal setting to the event.
It is planned to make this a semi
annual event at the theatre and an
other style show arranged for late
in the summer or early fall.
Get yonr school supplies at the
Bates Book and Stationery Store,
where yon will find the complete line
at all times.
WILL BECOME FLYERS
Two more young men of Cass
county are to enter the growing mod
ern profession of .aviation and pre
pare to be able to take their places
in the ranks of those who are being
called into the service of this new
means of transportation. Charles
Barrows and Clell Gansenier of Mur
ray, are planning on h-uving the com
ing week tor Chicago, where they
will enter an aviation school to
learn the profession of pilot, and
gather a thorough knowledge of the
planes, with a view of making this
tneir tuture proies5s"n. jjoin are rinf
voung men juid bright and alert and
should make real aviators when they
have completed their work. Mr. Bar
rows has long beep an enthusiast in
this work and the opportunity of go
ing to Chicago is (one that fulfills a
long felt desire.
Sand Pits are
Beginning to
Lctivitv
Employes Increasing Number of Men
at the Plant North of City at
Platte River.
From Friday's Dally
The sand pit that is being oper
ated by the Lyman-Richey Sand Co.,
at the Platte river north of this city
is preparing to start into real active
work in a very short time and already
they have a considerable number of
men of the city engaged in the pre
liminary work that is necessary for
the preparation to run the plant in
full blast in the summer season in
producing the sane! that is shipped
to all parts of the west.
The company is having the firm
of Coleman & Pittman erect a num
ber of buildings at the new pits that
will be used in tb handling of the
business of the company and some
fifteen men have been engaged from
this city to help in the general work
at the pitB as well as a force that has
come here from Louisville where the
pits were formerly, located.
The superintendent of the plant.
Mr. Taylor, is renx. "ing from Louis
ville to this city and the former J. G
Richey residence at 11th and Granite
streets is being repainted, papered
and placed in first class shape for
the occupancy of Mr. Taylor and his
estimable family very soon.
This industry with that of the
ravel companies that are to operate
along the Platte in the close vicinity
of the city, will be a great asset to
the community and with the increas
ing demand for both sand and gravel
should be a real boost to the indus
trial life here.
FAVORS CEMETERY MOVE
From Friday's Dailv
After reading the article in the
Journal a few days ago urging the
placing of the cemeteries of the city
in the hands of a commission of citi
zens and operated along the lines of
an association, with a custodian pro
vided with a living salary to devote
all of the time to the care of the
city of the silent, one of the prom-
nent ladies of the city called to ex
press her approval of the proposition
that would make a more beautiful
place of the cemetery which would
not make a great deal of cost.
Other cities have long since adopt
ed this plan and with the greatest of
success, as in our neighboring city
across the Missouri, Red Oak, Iowa,
the association there has a fee of
$2.50 per year for the care of each
lot in the cemetery or the payment
of a lump sum of $50 that will cover
all of the future care of the lots
and they are kept in the best of
shape.
Relative to the water proposition
at the cemetery one of our residents
states that at York the residents of
that city have solved the problem bT
having erected a large windmill that
pumps water into a large storage
tank and from which pipes are laid
to various parts of the cemetery, as
the tank is shut off In the winter
season the pipes are laid only shallow
below the surface of the ground and
n the summer serves to give wate to
all sections of the cemetery. There
the cemetery is very level and the
fall not as great as would be possible
at Oak Hill if a mill was installed.
At York the tank is vine covered that
hides the outlines and makes a very
sighty appearance, altho the wind
mill Is not an object of beauty but
does a good service.
ENJOY FINE OPERA
From Saturday's Dall
The Chicago civic opera company
presented a very delightful rendition
of the great opera of Verdi, "II
Trovatore," at Lincoln on Thursday
evening and which was attended by ,
a group of the Plattsmouth lovers of
the opera. Superintendent and Mrs. '
R. E. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Simons
and the Misses Sylvia Cole and Betty;
West formed a party attending the I
offering. The opera company is plan
ning to make this visitation to Lin
coln an annual event as a part of the
nation wide tour of the company. The
opera was presented in the coliseum
of the state university and 8,400 per
sons were in attenaance at the big
musical event of the year.
John Edmunds
Dies Suddenly at
Murray Home
Old Time Resident of County Stricken
and Passes Away an Honr
Later
From Friday's Dally
John W. Edmunds, one of the old
and highly respected residents of
Murray, passed away at an early
hour today at his home, death com
ing very suddenly to this splendid
old gentleman. Mr. Edmunds had
arisen as was his custom shortly be
fore 7 o'clock and was apparently
feeling in his usual spirits and while
moving around the house he was
taken with a sudden stroke a few
moments later and lapsed into un
consciousness, growing gradually
worse until death came to his relief
shortly after 8 o'clock.
Mr. Edmunds has been suffering
from heart trouble for some time
but not thought in dangerous con
dition and his sudden attack came
as a great blow to the family.
John W. Edmunds was born in
the state of Michigan, November 20,
1849, and came to the vicinity of the
present town of Muiray, a little over
fifty years ago and has since been
one of the prominent and active
leaders in that community. After the
location of the town of Murray Mr.
Edmunds served as postmaster for
many years and also engaged in the
conduct of a lum"ber yard and har
ness shop. In late years Mr. Edmunds
was in charge of the cream station
at Murray and in which he was en
gaged at the time of his death. He
was one of the leaders in the estab
lishment of the town and was for
years one of the most prominent res
idents of this section of Cass county.
The deceased was one of the lifelong
members of the Modern Woodman of
America, belonging to the Murray
camp.
Mr. Edmunds is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. William Sporer, who
was living at the parental home at
the time of his death. Mrs. A. G.
Long also of Murray and Mrs. Homer
Miller of Plainview, Nebraska- Mrs.
Edmunds passed away some eleven
years ago.
MALVERN BRIDGE BOOSTERS
From Thursday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon a group of the
leading business men of Malvern,
Iowa, were here to look over the sit
uation as regards the new bridge over
the Missouri river at this place and
to pledge their full efforts in making
the bridge a reality in the coming
vear and to afford a means of rapid
communication between this locality
and Queen Mills across the river and
which territory, while a close neigh
bor so far as miles are concerned, is
far removed from active contact.
Those in the party were Fred Dur-
bin, banker; F. E. Mulholland, one
of the leading merchants in south
west Iowa; J. E. Ronderson and R.
K. Piper, prominent business man of
that city.
The visitors were enthusiastic over
the prospects for the bridge and are
as interested in the successful culmi
nation of the long struggle for a
bridge as the most rabid boosters in
this section and state that their ter
ritory is 100 per cent for the new
bridge at this point.
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS
From Fridays Daily
B. A. McElwaln, who has been a
famiiar figure in the business life of
the city for a great many years and
whose attractive jewelry store has
carried one of the most tasty and
well selected of stocks for the needs
of the residents of this locality, is
to retire from active business life.
For the past few years the health
of Mr. McElwain has been poorly and
he has undergone short courses of
treatment and been able to keep the
active management of the store, but
his condition has grown more severe
and developed a chronic phase that
makes it necessary for Mr. McElwain
to close out his business and undergo
a long course of treatment in order
to try and regain his health That
"Bert," as he is so well known in
the community can find relief and
recovery from his illness is the wish
of the many friends in the commun
ity. ASKS FOR DIVORCE
From Saturdays Dally
This morning in the office of the
Clerk of the District Court was filed
an action in which F. M. McCrory
was the plaintiff and Ivy M. McCrory
the defendant. The action is one for
divorce and the grounds urged by the
plaintiff is that of desertion. The
parties were married August 7, 1925,
at Council Bluffs, Iowa, the petition
states.
B. F. Dill, assessor of South Bend
precinct and his daughter-in-law,
Mrs. O. B. Dill came in yesterday
and spent a few hours here visiting
while Mr. Dill was attending the
assessor's meeting.
Legal blanks of all kinds for sale
at the Journal offioe
HANDLING ETHYL GASOLINE
From Friday's Daily
The Ofe Oil company, who are
handlers of the better grades of gaso
line and motor oils, and have ever
kept abreast with the demands of the
motorist, and handles only the best
of gas and lubricants, have Just in
stalled a new pump at their oil sta
tion on Chicago avenue, and are now
prepared to serve the celebrated
Johnson Ethyl gasoline, the product
of the Johnson Refining Corporation
of America. This product has been
given the most exhaustive tests and
found to produce the results which
is claimed for it. Especially does
this remove the knock from the en
gines and thus prolongs the wear of
the motor and gives always the best
results in the running of the motor,
for ease, least wear and economy.
Well Known
Union Lady is
Called Away
Mrs. Ethel Saxon Dies at Home in
Southern Part of Connty
Funeral at Union.
From Friday's Dally
In the death of Mrs. Ethel Saxon,
aged 73, which occurred at her home
in Union on Sunday, the community
has suffered a distinct loss in the
passing of this splendid christian
lady who has long been active in the
religious life of the locality where
she has made her home.
Mrs. Saxon was born at Prescott,
Wis., May 14, 1854, and came to
Bellevue, Nebraska, with her parents,
the late Mr. and Mrs. John Freeman,
in the fall of 1868, he family mak
ing the long trip from their old
home by the ox team route and ar
riving in this state when it was still
unsettled save in a few river' points.
In 1869 the family moved to Ne
braska City where they remained for
two years and then removed to a
farm near Union where they have
since made their home. The deceased
lady was married on December 24,
1881 at Union, to John Saxon, who
has preceded her In death November
7, 1924. In her lifetime Mrs. Saxon
was a devout member of the Baptist
church and was active in the work of
the church at Union for the many
years of her residence at that place
and was known and loved for her
splendid character. She is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. Iva Pond, At
lanta, Georgia, and four sons, George
K. Saxon, Ruben Saxon, John F. Sax
on, Omaha and Floyd Saxon of Union,
as well as a vast number of sorrow
ing friends and old time neighbors.
The funeral services were held on
Wednesday at Union with Rev. W.
A. Taylor of the Baptist church con
ducting the services, there being a
very large number In attendance at
the services to pay their last trib
utes to this estimable lady. The In
terment was at the Union cemetery.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish In this manner to express
our heartfelt gratitude to the many
kind friends and neighbors who were
so tender in their assistance in the
last illness of our loved mother and
for the beautiful flowers and words
of sympathy at the time of her pass
ing, as well as to those who assisted
at the funeral services. The Chil
dren of Mrs. Ethel Saxon.
VERY HEAVY SNOW
From Friday's Daily
The Burlington trains from the
east this morning bore the Indica
tions of the heavy snowfall that visit
ed eastern Iowa and Illinois, as the
mail coaches which came through
Chicago bore the heavy snow that
they had passed through. The snow
east as well as south was much heav
ier than in this locality and the re
gions that have long been in need
of additional moisture have had a
very pleasing visitation of the mois
ture. SUFFERING FROM ILLNESS
From Thursday's Dally
Joe Ellington, who has been serv
ing as the toll keeper at the bridge
of the Plattsmouth Auto and Wagon
Bridge Co., over the Platte river, was
taken sick last night and his condi-
i tion became such as to necessitate his
returning home to this city and tak
ing treatment. Mr. Ellington is do
ing as well as could possibly be ex
pected and his friends are hopeful
that he may soon recover from his
indisposition.
DOES ENJOY SOCIAL
From Thursday's Dolly
Yesterday afternoon the B. P. O.
Does enjoyed a very delightful social
session at the Elks club house and
which was attended by a very large
number of the ladies. The time was
spent in bridge and in this pastime
Mrs. Frank M. Bestor proved the
most successful and was awarded the
prize. At the close of the afternoon
dainty and delicious refreshments
were served.
I Have yon anything to sell! Tell
the world abont it through the Jonx
(nal's Want Ad department
Death of Wei!
Loved Resident
of Cass County
Mrs. Montgomery Robb Called to the
Last Long Rest Last Night
After Long Illness.
From Thursday's Dally
Last night at 11 o'clock at the
family home at Union occurred the
death of Mrs. Montgomery Robb, one
of the beloved and highly esteemed
residents of Cass county and a lady
' who was universally esteemed by a
large group of friends In the com
munity where sixty-two years of her
lifetime had been spent.
The death of Mrs. Robb came after
an illness that has covered the pat
seven years and during which time
Mrs. Robb has been gradually failing
in health, but it was not until the
last few days that her condition was
recognized as being critical and from
this time she gradually grew worse
until death came to her relief.
The deceased lady was formerly
Miss Jessie Waldbridge and was born
in Plymouth, Indiana, April 3, 1854,
and when a child was brought by her
family to Nebraska, they arriving at
Nebraska City in 1865 and settling
in that locality and where on June
29, 1876 was united in marriage to
Montgomery Robb, a son cf Hon. F.
W. Robb, one of the pioneers of Otoe
county.
After the marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. Robb they located on the farm
near the town of Wyoming and where
they have since resided for the great
er part of the time and where their
son, Fleming Robb, now resides. It
was in the attractive home surround
ings that the family was reared and
eight years ago Mr. and Mrs. Robb
removed to Union, where they have
since resided, to spend thir declin
ing years in peace and rest. In 1922
the family circle was broken when a
son, Hugh Robb was called to the
last rest and which blow has great
ly affected the parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Robb resided for a short time at Lin
coln, where Mr. Robb was employed
and later came to Plattsmouth where
they were in charge of the Main
htel- for a few years,, goint; from
her? back to the old home near
Unltn.
M:s. Robb was a lady of the most
Christian character and a devout
member of the Episcopalian church,
retaining her membership In the St.
Mary's church at Wyoming and was
very active in the work of the
church, giving a great deal of her
time to the advancement of the work
of the church.
Of the family there remains the
aged husband and two children.
Fleming Robb and Miss Augusta
Robb, the daughter being at home
where she assisted in the care of
the parents. The aged husband Is
also in very poor health at this time.
One brother, Charles - aldbifidge.
of Holly, Alabama, also is surviving-
In their loss Mr. Robb and chil
dren will have the deep sympathy of
a large circle of friends over Cass
and Otoe county, and in their sor
row they have to comfort them the
memory of the splendid life of the
wife and mother to inspire them un
til the time when the partings here
shall be blessed with the reuniting
of the broken bonds of love.
PUMP HOUSE NEARLY
BURNED TO GROUND
From Friday's Daily
On Tuesday night about the hour
of twelve o'clock the fire siren was
heard roaring, and the citizens called
to the fire which happened to be the
city pump house. The fire had gain
ed considerable headway and the en
tire roof was in flames which were
leaping to a considerable distance in
to the air and threatened other build
ings, especially that ofE. T. Comer,
as the wind was blowing strongly
from the southeast. The fire boys
got into quick action and two hoses
were soon playing strongly on the
flames which were extinguished in a
very short time. The fire boys are
to be congratulated upon their quick
work. One person was heard to say
that it was the most sensible fire that
he had ever seen, as the fire fighting
equipment was right there. It is not
known Just how the fire caught, but
from all indications it caught in the
west part of the wall of the building
running up the side into the roof.
which was set on fire. Wm. Long
night watchman discovered the flam
es and turned in the alarm. It was
fortunate that it was discovered Just
when It was for in five or ten minutes
more the building would have been
burned to the ground. Elniwood
Leader-Echo.
VERY HAPPY EVENT
From Thursday's Dally-
Yesterday, when the stork was
traveling over the city he stopped at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
Gorder and left in their care a very
fine little daughter, who with the
mother is doing very nicely and the
occasion has brought to the father
and other relatives the greatest Joy
as this Is the first child in the fam
ily. Mrs. Troop was formerly Miss
Maybelle Troop, daugbtur of Mr.
and Mrs. William Troop cf near Ne-hawka.
