Histori-
Uebiftska State
nl Society
VOL. NO. ZUV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1928.
NO. 20
journal
Damage of the
Snow Storm is
Being Repaired
loss to Telephone and Power Lines
in Storm Area Will Be Great
Service Being Restored.
From Monday's Dally
The snow storm that raged Thurs
day night and Friday morning in the
Missouri valley area has inflicted
damage on the lines of the telephone
and electric power lines that will
run into a cost of several hundred
thousand dollars it is estimated.
The Lincoln Telephone & Tele
graph Co. as well as the Bell com
pany and the Iowa-Nebraska Light
& Power company have conducted a
day and night battle since the heavy
snowstorm to get their lines back in
telephone companies are still crippled I
to some extent the work of the re-1
storation has been rapid and at the.
most exacting toil on the part or,
th t fmTiT r f tUe co.mpani8-. . I
Locally there are still a number of
the telephone lines out of commis-j
sinn H 1 1 t r thu f -i of that I
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result of the wires weighed with
the heavy wet snow, causing them
to fall and the telephone lines placed
out of commission. The toll lines
that connect up the cities in the
storm swept area are now all prac
tically restored, the companies hav
ing a force at work all day Friday
and Saturday in getting the main
arteries of the phone service back in
shape. All over the city there can be
found phone lines and poles down
and as fast as the force of workmen
can be hurried to the scene this dam
age is being repaired.
One of the sections that was suf
fering the greatest from the storm
was that between Omaha and Papil
lion, where practically every tele
phone and light wire was down and
in many cases the highways blocked
by the fallen poles and wires and
which required a great deal of work
to get Into shape.
The local department cf the Iowa
Nebraska Light- & Power company
have had a real struggle with the
effects of the storm a'ad every man
in the employe of the company, even
those of the business office and sales
department were equipped and sent
out on the line forces to aid in get
ting the service back in shape and
despite the great handicap that was
suffered in the storm they had the
service locally restored by Friday af
ternoon and it has been operating as
usual. Manager Rea has had a
practical sleepless task since Friday
morning dawned with the hea V snow
demolishing the poles and wire and
his force has responded splendidly
to the call of the needs of the patrons
and assisted in getting the lines back
in shape again.
The storm was worth millions to
the farmers and while the damage to
the telephone and power lines have
also been heavy the blessings of the
heavy snow has more than outweigh
ed the losses that it may have caused
and brought a smile to those who till
the soil.
HAS AUTO SMASHUP
From Monday's Dally
Leslie Gansemer. one of the well
known young men of west of Murray,
was one of the victims of a very an -
noying accident near tne .Missouri
Pacific crossing at Union. Leslie was
en route home and owing to the con
dition of the roads was compelled to
go via Nehawka and as he came
through Union a large Oakland car,
driven by Omaha parties and which
was without lights, crashed into his
Fori! coupe. The radiator of the car
of Mr. Gansemer was badly damaged
while the Omaha car was also dam
aged to a greater or less extent.
Fortunately none of the parties
were injured in the accident.
ADD TO EQUIPMENT
From Monday's Daily
1 The Cream of the West bakery Sat
urday received three units' of a fine
up to date glass and marbledisplay
case that will be installed at once
in this fine and progressive bakery.
Mr. Wentworth has made the bakery
one of the best in the state and the
many fine articles of baking that are
turned out in the bakery can now
be displayed in the proper manner
and be kept in the most sanitary way.
The residents of the city are pleased
with the advancement of the home
institutions and the Cream of he
West has helped to put this ciy on
he map with heir fine baking.
FUNERAL OF W00DE0W BOETEL
From Monday's Dally
The funeral services of the late
Wood row Boetel was held on Satur-
day afternoon at the Sattler funeral
home at 4th and Vine streets with ray were held at the Christian church
a large number of the old friends and at Elmwood, the funeral party leav
neighbors in attendance. The ser-iing this city at 12:30 and going di
vice was held by Rev. H. E. Sortor ' rect to the Elmwood church, where
of the First Methodist church and a large number of the old friends
during the service a number of the had gathered to pay their last trib
old and loved hymns were given by utes to this loved lady. The cortage
the choir of the church. The body had gone to Elmwood Friday, but
was then taken to Oak Hill ceme- owing to the condition of the high
tery for the final interment, the pall way was compelled to return here
bearers being uncles and cousins of J and await until Sunday for the ser
the young man. I vice.
FREEZE DOES DAMAGE
From Monday's Da.!!y
The cold last night that brought
the mercury down to within fifteen
degrees of the zero mark, has done
considerable damage to the early
fruit in this section, a number of
the fruit growers state, pears, early
plums and apricots being the chief
sufferers while in a few cases the
earliest peaches were caught In the
cold. The apples are not thought
i to be damaged as they were not as
) far advanced and were able to stand
the cold Fnap in a great deal better
shape. The lull extent of the damage
cannot be fully estimated until
warmer weather fully develops the
suffering that the fruit has suffered.
Knights Templar
Hold Easter Ser
vice Yesterday
Sir Knights Attend the Service at
the First Methodist Church
Sunday Afternoon.
J
The annual Easter observance of
ft .
Zion commandery of the
Knights Templar was held Sundaj
afternoon at the First Methodist
church where the members of the
order attended in a body the services
especially arranged for them.
There was a large number of the
Templars in attendance and the
marching ranks of the Sir Knights
with their plumed hats and the
waving banners of the order made
a very impressive sight as the pro
cession moved from the Masonic tem
ple to the church at 7th and Main
street.
The processional recessional at the
church was the marching hymn of
the Templars, "Onward Christian
Soldiers," played at the organ by
E. H. Wescott, the organist of the
church.
The sermon was one of the most
inspiring that has been heard in the
city, the pastor. Rev. H. E. Sortor,
giving his address along the spirit of
the resurrection and the hope and
promise of the christian faith as
given in the death and glorious ex
ample of the Christ, in defense of
which faith and teaching the
Knights Templar has been a great
factor in the history of the world.
During the service the choir of
the church gave the wonderful Easter
cantata, "Penitence, Pardon and
Peace," which was delightfully ren
dered by the fine voices of the large
choir of the church.
After the service the Templars re
turned to the Masonic temple to dis
band and en route moving pictures
of the marchers was taken by Emil
Weyrich which will preserve a last
ing history of the notable occasion.
NATURALIZATION DAY
From Monday's Dally
This morning at the opening of the
April term of the district court, at 9
o'clock, the class of applicants for
citizenship were present to be ex
amined as to their knowledge of the
American government and its prin
ciples. The Patriotic Council of the city
had arranged a program for the
event ana in wnicn tne memDers oi
the Daughters of the American Revo-
jlution. the Woman's Relief Corps and
I the American Legion Auxiliary par-
ucipaiea
At the opening of the pleasant
program, Mrs. E. H. Wescott gave a
brief history of the song "America,"
from its origin and to the general
adoption as the hymn of patriotic
worship and at the close of her re
marks, the audience joined
in the
singing of this song.
A very pleasant recitation of "The
Flag," was given by little Miss Ber
nese Herrick of the Columbian
school, that was enjoyed and was a
very fine tribute to the flag.
Mrs. Harrison L. Gayer and Mrs.
Frank R. Gobelman, representing the
American Legion Auxiliary presented
each of the applicants .with a very
beautiful flag and the book of the
flag code for their future reference.
Mrs. L. O. Minor, regent of the
Fontenelle chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, present
ed the new citizens with copies of the
D. A. R. manual of citizenship, which
gives a large number of interesting
facts as to the history of the coun
try, the American form of govern
ment and the principles of our foun
dation. At the close of the program. Judge
Begley thanked the, ladies for the ar
rangement of the program and their
participation in the induction of the
new citizens.
BUREED AT ELMW00D
From Monday's Dally
Testerday afternoon the funeral
services of the late Mrs. Martha Mur-
Easter Day
Well Observed
in This City
'events have been prepared.
necial Services Mark the Dav in' n Sunday occurred' the twenty
wpecxai services iwuarK tne jjay in third anniverf:ary of Miss AliCP ,j0r
Churches Cold Weather Checks enz and in honor or th? occasion a
the Fashion Show. most pleasant dinn r was held on
j Sunday evening, the dining room aril
From Monday's Dally table being arranged in a color
Easter day in this city was as scheme of pink with the pink roses
usual very extensively observed in and pink candles being used in the
all of the churches and while the decorative plan.
cold winds and rather wintry at- Today is the fiftieth anniversary of
mosphere checked the parade of the - Lorenz and the family have a
Easter finery, it did not hold back o'clock dinner in honor of the oc
the large number of worshipers that casion, in which the golden note will
assembled at the various houses of e carried out in the y. How roses and
worship , yellow candles as the color scheme of
Q t0v- riiTii-f.i the event. The Lorenz familv will
ai. rauis hurcn 'have as their guest 1): T. P. Livins-
At the St. Pauls Evangelical v, fmlir nhvd,;.,,, .v.- ,
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uuuri'U. ine uay s strvire upeiieti niui
the sunrise service at 6 o'clock and
at which there was gathered a very
large number of young people.
At the Sunday school hour a spec
ial Easter program was arranged,'
with the young people of the church I
participating and the distribution of (
the Easter gifts and in which there ,
were a very large number taking j
lart. despite the fact that the bad j
roads held back many of the country
members.
At the morning worship hour, the
pastor, Rev. O. G. Wichmann, pastor,
of the church, held the celebration of ,
vice. The subject of the mom ins
a i i..e i.u xuu oui .vc ht at Tjun!4ton. Oklahoma.
A very large collection was given at urred the dtath of William Tav
the Easter offering. j 1qj. the oldest son of Mrs A B
St. Lukes Church ; Taylor of this city, fol!owing a long
The Easter services of the Episco- illness that was caused from the ef
pal church was celebrated at 8:45 fects of an Injury suffered several
with the Holy Eucharist being ad- months ago by Mr. Taylor in an
ministered by Father Stanley Jones, auto accident.
of Omaha, who is serving as the rec-( The deceased was sixty-seven
tor of the parish. years of age, and he was born in Cass
The church was very beautifully county where his parents were both
arranged with the Easter lillies and pioneer residents and he made his
other flowers banked at the altar and home here for a gieat many years
before which the members of the prior to leaving for Oklahoma to
parish received the Eucharist. i make his future home.
Father Jones gave a very impres-- The aged mother was called to
sive sermon on the Easter spirit and Oklahoma early in . the winter and
the choir of the church gave the mu-. remained - there srvtml months as
sical setting of the service in a verysisting in the care of the son and
beautiful manner. There were some i early in March she returned home
fifteen of the yeung people of the St. only to be summoned last week back
Martin's church of South Omaha, to Dunston as the son had failed
present at the service, they coming very rapidly in the last few days,
with their rector. Father Jones. j The funeral services will be held
St. John's and Holy Rosary ,at Dunston and the interment made
The Easter day service at the St. a the cemetery there in the corn
John's and Holy Rosary Catholic munity where Mr. Taylor has long
churches drew out very large num- made his home. The news of the
bers of people at the morning masses death will bring a great regret here
and the beautiful and impressive Eas- among the old time friends and
ter service was celebrated by Father neighbors of Mr. Taylor.
George Agius at the St. John's church
and Father Jerry Hancik at the Holy i GIVE SUPPER-DANCE
Rosary church. Both churches were'
beautifully decorated with the Easter pr0m Tuesday's Daily
flowers and the gleaming candles Last evening the Altar society of
made a wonderful picture during the the St. John's church gave a supper
masses. antj dance at the American Legion
First Methodist Church 'Community building that was a won-
The First Methodist church saw a derful success both in the fine sup
very large number present at the per and the delightful dance as well
Sunday school hour and a special as in the return that the ladies will
Easter service in the various depart ; receive for their efforts,
ments was held. The supper was served from 5
The morning worship hour brought o'clock on and there were over 300
a large congregation that heard a tickets sold, but despite this large
most inspiring sermon from Rev. H. number there was a great array of
E. Sortor. pastor of the church, on the toothsome viands on hand for
the resurrection, that was given in he feast and everyone had a most
the usual forceful manner of this j wonderful supper and amid the
talented pastor and placed the con- choicest of surroundings. The ladies
gregation in the proper spirit for the had a menu that could not be sur
Easter day. The large choir of the Passed and all who attended were
churcli" gave special Easter music , served with all that they could eat.
that had a most fitting setting for The serving and was earned out in
the services. There were a number fine shape by the ladies of the
received into the church at the morn-!churcn in their usual Phasing man
intr rvio 5 .0ii Qo fant ' ner and without confusion the large
tic.
At "the evening service Rev. Sortor'
spoke on "Looking Forward." a mes-,ale nai IO,,oweu' , .
sage of leadership for the church in I , The dance .was ?ne f he larf
the coming year. I f rom the Pint i attendance that
TnT n, , has been held in the city and almost
v u Ch?rcl, equalling the great crowd that the
The Christian church held a pray- j American Legion had at the Tracy
er service at 5:30 at the church, at Brown dance in November. The
which there was a very pleasing num- music was gjven by the Orioles of
ber of the membership present to Omaha one of the snappiest orches
join in the service that was to fit- tras in that city and who have in
tingly open the Easter day. Jthe past entertained at the American
At the service in the evening. Rev. ; Legion dances here. The dancing was
Thompson gave the Easter message j enjoyed by the large crowd until 1
in his sermon, telling the story of the o'clock when the strains of the home
resurrection and the promise that the
world had received in the glory and
death and the resurrection of the
Christ.
RECETVES PROMOTION
Prom Tuesday Dally
Captain George Grissom of the
Samaritan army who a few days ago
opened the mission in this city where
he is preaching the doctrine of sal
vation to the residents of the city
and also conducting a campaign to
supply the needv with clothine. has
just received a well deserved recogni
tion of his services in the cause of
the Master, from the headquarters of
the army, being advanced to the
rank of major. Major Grissom has
been one of the hard workers in this
worthy cause for a gTeat many years
and has been responsible for a great
deal of good in the cause, and feels
pleased and appreciative of the
honor that has been conferred upon
him.
Have yon anythimr to ouv or sell t
Try a Journal Want Ad.
CELEBRATE EIRTHDAYS
From Tuesday's Patiy
The last few days have been busy
ones at the L. W. Loren home us
the natal day of two of the members
of the family have occurred within
the three day period and in honor of
the occasion two very delightful
inr tuiiiiij j h-iuii nil IliUll.t
years.
William Taylor
Dies at Home in
Oklah oma
Oldest Son of Mrs. A. B. Taylor Dies
l,ast Night After Illness Due
Q Injxuie
From Tuesday.s paily-
number were served and the hall
made ready at the close for the
j waltz was sounded.
The ladies in charge of these two
very pleasant events are entitled to
a great deal of credit for their part
and all for seeing that it was made
such a great success.
ANNOUNCES WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. Ilenning Larson of
Ashland announce the marriage of
their daughter, Blanche, to Alfred
Calvert of York, which took place
March 31 at Glcnwood, la. At pres
ent Mrs. Calvert is a teacher in the
Diller schools and will continue her
work until the close of the school
year. She has attended Wesleyan
university where she is a member of
Delta Phi sorority. Mr. Calvert is
the son of Rev. and Mrs. John Cal
'vert of York. He will graduate in
June from Wesleyan where he is a
member of Everett fraternity. He also
attended the University of Nebraska
where he is a member of Beta Theta
Pi.
Take home a pound of taffy today,
25c per lb. Bon Ton Sweet Shop.
Impressive
Services for
E a T
clSlCa IJcLj
'
Presbyterian Church Has One of the
Most Impressive Many are
Re-
ceived Into the Church
TIip F.nstor scrvic-p at the First
Presbyterian church in this city were
of a most impressive nature and at
I tended by a very larje congregation,
the beauty of the church decorations
jand the joy of the celebration of the
i resurrec tioi; making the day one of
the greatest interest.
The altar was banked with the
Easter lillies. carnations, tulips and
ferns that made this part of the
church a scene of the greatest beauty
and before which the services of the
day and the reception of the new
members of the church were held.
The day's service opened with the
Christian Endeavor joining with the
?::abSewna,t!a mUngeio:!3ge Suit From Vicinity of Elm-
duction to the worshipful spirit of
the dav ami in which a larjre number
of the young people of the church
participated.
The Sabbath school hur was de
voted to the spirit of Easter, which
was carried out bv reflations and
songs by the pupils of each depart-
ment of the sschool.
At the morning worship hour at
11 o'clock there was a very large
c ongregation- despite the fact that
. i .1 : l
ma ii y wtTf Kepi iruiu aiienum y: ay
try districts. I in the sum of $7,000. which it was
The musical program of the ser- alleged was occasioned by the ser
vice was verv impressive and the solo ious illness and breakdown of the
numbers and anthems were by the ' plaintiff, following what the plain-
choir under the direction of Miss Syl -
via Cole, as well as the organ selec
tions given by Mrs. II. F. Cloos, who
had as the prelude "Night Song," by
Stultz and the organ offertory "Hu
nioresque," by Dvorak. The special
numbers by the choir was the an
them "Magdalene," while Miss Cole
gave a very beautiful offertory 6olo,
"Consider the Lillies," by Maunre.
The choir appeared for the first time
in the white cottas. the uniformity
of the robed choir adding very much
to the reverence of the service and
making a great impression on the
audience.
A very beautiful infant baptism
service was conducted by Rev. H. G.
McClusky, Frances Cloidt and Helen
Hiatt serving as flower girls during
this part of the service and at which
seven infants were presented for bap
tism. One of the impressive features of
the morning service was the ordina
tion of George L. Farley as an elder
of the church and in which the
charge was given to this new mem
ber of the governing body of the
church.
There were a very large number of
adults received into the church by
confession of faith and by letter, this
class numbering some twenty-five who
were impressively received into the
body of the church. A number of
others of the class were prevented by
the storm from attending the service
and being given the rights of con
firmation. The sermon of the day was one of
greatest beauty, the pastor taking as
his subject, "There Shall be a Resur
rection the Dead, the Just and the
Unjust," and forcibly brought the
lesson of the Easter day to the mem
bers of the congregation. Owing to
the length of the service, the sermon
hour was much curtailed, but was a
wonderful message of the day and its
meaning to the world.
The service was crowned by the
administering of the Lord's supper
to the members of the congregation.
MORE ARE INVESTING
The list of those who are investing
in the Plattsmouth Country club is
growing each day and the citizens
as they recognize the advantages of
this club to the community as well
as to the persons as an 'investment,
are responding to the call in fine
shape. The following are additional
to those whose names were published
a few days ago in the Journal:
George Mann
E. B. Thrall
Frank A. Cloidt
E. P. Stewart
E. H. Wescott
F. J. Walton ,
Miss Amelia Martens
C. A. Rosencrans
William Tritsch
Frank Bestor
UNDERGOES OPERATION
From Tuesday's Daily '
Yesterday morning at the Wise
Memorial hospital in Omaha Mrs. N.
P. Schultz, formerly of this city was
operated ou for a trouble of some
duration. Mr3. Schultz has not been rare for their pigs, by their leader,
well for some time and it was de- The members of this club are Homer
cided to have the operation performed gpangler, president; Noble Kiser.
in the hopes of giving her some relief, vice president; George Lepert, secre
She was resting as easily as possible ( tary-treasurer; Frank Lepert, Mar
at the last reports and while it was
too soon to fully determine the case
she was dong as well as possible,
Mrs. Schultz was formerly Miss
Frances Coiy of this city and herj
sister, Mrs. Ed Brantner, accom-
panied by Mr. Brantner visited her
at the hospital today. j
LEAVES FOR BEATRICE
From Wednesdays Dally
This morning Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Tlennit, departed for Beatrice, where .
they expect to make their future ;
. home. Mr. Hennis has secured a fin
position in one of the leading dru
stores at that place and will hav
rug,
e
charge of the store as manager and
J'" M HennL 'ST a"' very
efficient and pleasant gentleman in'
his dealings with the public and
while he has been here in the em-
Ploye of the Mauzy Drug Co.. he has
made many friends, who regret very
much to s-:ee him and his charming
wife leave the city. In the new home
Mr. and Mrs. Hennis will take the
best wishes of their many friends.
Directed Ver
dict in Bogenrief
Damage Suit
wood Results in Verdict
for Defendants.
From Tuesday's Dai.y
The first case of the April term
or the district court c
ame to a con-
elusion yesterday afternoon
when
Judge James T. Begley directed the
jury in the case of lrginia ( . Bogen-
j reif vs. John Lynn, et al., to return
a verdict in favor of the defendants
' in the action.
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fendaiit sotierht recoverv of damages
1 tiffs alleged was tne denial oi tne
nomestead rignts oi tne piainiin to
a residence property in t.imwooa.
In the petition of the plaintiff it
was alleged that during the illness
of David Bogenreif a deed was given
transferring the residence property
to Spencer Bogenreif with the un
derstanding that the wife should
have the use of the home during her
life. It was claimed that a new lock
.was. placed on the home and the
plaintiff denied the entry to the home
and also that the household goods of
the plaintiff had been removed from
the house without her consent and
placed in a barn. The suit was filed
alleging that the plaintiff had suf
fered a breakdown as the result of
these acts and that for this reason
she should recover damages against
the defendants.
After hearing the evidence in the
case the court decided that the facts
presented did not warrant the
charges made and directed the mem
bers of the jury to give a verdict
in favor of the defendants in the ac
tion and releasing them from fur
ther liability in the matter.
Following the hearing of this case
Judge Begley excused the members
of the jury panel until Wednesday
morning in order to allow them to go
to their homes and vote and to report
Wednesday.
SUFFERS AN INJURY
From "Wednesdays Dally
Last pvpnine durine the vaudeville
act of the Sayvillia Brothers at the, young man in his work aid studies.
Parmele theatre, one of the members! Tht accident occurred in a rather
of the clever and entertaining team unusual manner as it happened hen
sustained severe injuries that will Joe was engaged in rep ennhlng he
probablv prevent the company from 0" n the furnace at the res.dei.re
giving their entire act in the imxned- re he make, hw Lome He bad
. . r t the door of the furnace open and
ZJ- 'was stoking the stove with coal
of theii
sir aerial acts when the acci-j
occurred, the Injured man be"
me who wa3 shot from the
dent occui
ing or
springboard up r.o catch foot in
the loop held by another of the
company, suspended from the trapese.
The man missed the awaiting loop
by a Tew inches and fell back on
the floor of the stage with a great
deal of force and for a few seconds
seemed -to have been injured very
seriously if not fatally. He was
taken from the stage and given medi
cal attention and it was found that
he had suffered a severe strain to
the back as well as injuries to his
legs, but no bones were broken.
The accident compelled the stop
ping of a part of the program altho
the wire act and the clowning por
tion of the act was completed.
PLATTSMOUTH ROOTERS
From Wednesday's Dally
The first meetine of the
Platts-
mouth Rooters" pig club was held;everai tnousanu uoiiars since n wan
at Mynard Community hall on . formed a few years ago in caring
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Mor crippled children, whose parents
The meeting was called to order ere unable to give them proper medi
by the president. Homer Spangler. ' cal care. The people of the commun-
Aftor the business sessinn (hp STlldv .
period was conducted by their leader
John Kaffenberger. Problem VI.
Feeds and Feedintr. was studied and
discussed. The boys were given seme
very helpful instructions on how to
ion Speck pnd Willis Cole, reporter
We would like to have some more'
boys join our club as the work is hospital for the past several days
very interesting. (taking treatment, is reported as do-
The next meeting will be heldjng very nicely and yesterday was
Thursday evening, April 19th,. at'able to sit up for a short time and
eight o'clock at the Community Hall. seems to be well on th- highway to
Mynard, Nebr. (recovery from Lis illness.
Election Re
turns are Slow
in Cass County
i
' Howell Ha-Large Lead in Ccnnty
with fcorensen Leading lor
Attorney General.
From Widni1iy' I'ally
The returns from the primary elec
tion in Cass county were slow in be
ing reported today as the bud coml.
tion of the roals made it difficult to
travel by auto and those from the
north and central part of the county
that made the trip with the return
wer compelled o either take the rail
road or travel to Omaha and down on
the gravel, as the Louisville road a
well as the Murray road were not
suitable for cars to get through.
The reception of the return by
telephone was a'so impcwsl'de owing
to the recent heavy snow that had
broken clown miles of wire and poles
county clerk's office from the various
voting places impossible.
The republican contest in the coun
ty for senator was one i:i which 'H-
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lerai race rorensen was mmiiiiik iw
field, their standings here 1 ing prtc-
tically the same over the Mate and
assuring their nomination.
The democratic senatorial r;ice
was one on which Richard L. Met
calfe was showing a good lead over
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K. I'lacek and in the national
committeeman contest IwtvfUi Wil
liam Ritchie, Jr.. and Arthur Mul
len, the veteran of many CimpaiKn.
Mr. Mullen wa maintaining a p'l
lead, altho Ritchie made many t r " rt c
gains over the county.
The contest for the republican
nomination for county con. minion- r
gave George L. Farley 319 over Hoy
Howard with 179. Farley receiving
a large vote in this city ic the con
test. The republivan vote for conjjruw
man was scattering with 1". J. Bur
kett showing a email bad. John
Wiltse and Thomas L. 1 all lieint;
close on the frail of th f rmr sen
ator. Aside from the race fo'- national
committeeman and senator the demo
crats had little to Interest them and
a very large vote wa rolled up for
Congressman Morehead and Charb-H
W. Bryan for governor.
The belated returns has made im
possible the tabulation of the full re
turns of the county, as but twenty
two of the twenty-four preoints were
received at the noon hour.
SUFFERS INJURED HAND
From Wednesday s DaTTy
Joe Krejci, one of the :ort tam
of the Peru state normal who ha
been home for a short vacation with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S-verin
Krejci, has returned to hi studies
in company with Russ :i Vasb y and
Frank Godwin, also Htudents.
Jee sufficed a few days aK a
most unfortunate accident that re
sulted in the breaking of two of th
fingers of his right hand and which
! has been quite a handicap to the
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when his right hand struck against
oor of the furnace and caused
fracture of the two fingers.
It is an unfortunate accident, but
Joe feels that he was mighty lucky
that the accident did not occur in
the basketball season, in which be
again starred for Peru at the center
position.
B. P. 0.
ELKS TO
GIVE BENEFIT DANCE
From Wednesday's fatly
The B. P. O. Elks of Plattsmouth
are arranging a benefit dance to b
given at the American Legion build
ing May 17. This dance will be give n
for the purpose of raising money to
contribute to the State Elk's Crippled
Child Movement of Nebraska, and
also to help furnish the new Coun
try Club building which we are to
have In the near future.
The crippled child movement is a
state-wide organization and has sp nt
UY OI t iatismoutn 8IIOU1CJ not Iiesi
tate in giving their support to this
worthy cause.
In addition to having a ilrst class
orchestra for the dance a new Mode!
a f oro car win be given away.
FRED SMITH BETTER
From Monday's Dall
Fred Smith, member of the Smith
Bereer Chevrolet Auto Co.. of this
city, who has been at the Methodist