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VOL. NO. XLTV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1928.
NO. 22
1
Brakeman Has
Hand Cut Off
by
Freight Train
Albert Shields, of Creston, Iowa, buf- to ake part in the meeting. Among
fere Severe Injury in Local those from Fremont here were Her
Railroad Yards. 'man Crowell, Allen Locker and Miss
Irene Pfoutz. Miss Pfoutz took ad-
From Monday's Dally vantage of the occasion to visit with
Ea-lv this morning while Albert a number of the old time friends in
F'.iilds. f Creston. Ia.. a brakeman the city and on her return was ac
,.r th Uiiriino-tr.i, .... t,t. frt.M-.t rm, companied by her sister, Miss Irene.
from Omaha to Creston. was engaged
in doing some switching in the local
yards, he was the victim of a very
revere accident that resulted in the
revering of his right hand.
The freight arrived shortly after
midnight and as the local switching
crew wus not on duty it was neces
sary for the crew of the freight train
to look after the switiching and Mr.
Shields was called upon to push down
the pm lifter between two of the-
moving car:-, the lever came loose'
from t.l;.. car "and Mr. Shields fell
near the rail with his arm lying!
across the rails and in the path of'
!. moving cars. The brakeman was-
able to get all of his arm with the
exception of the hand out of the way j
but the har.d was caught and severed
irom me arm iy tne wheels of a nox
Cj. r.
I'". J. 5. Livingston was called and
immediately cared for the wound and
the injured man wau then hurried "
the hospital at Omaha. where
will b cared for until he is able to
" t ut aain.
This Is: the first serious accident
that ha.-; occurred in
for som? time.
The injured man
is quite well .
rn-wn here, as he has been on the
CrcEton-Omaha run for some time
and his severe accident brings a
great refret from his many friends
in the train service, but Mr. Shields
is fortunate that the accident was not
more severe and that he did not lose
the entire arm or receive fatal in
juries. SUFFERS INJURED KNEE
J. L. Stamp, one of the well known
residents of the vicinity of Rock
Bluffs, is suffering from the effects
of an experience that he sustained
Saturday from an unruly horse and
which will make it very painful for
Mr. Stamp to get around for a long
time. Mr. Stamp was working around
with the horses and was engaged in
watering one of the animals which
was rather unruly and the animal
started to run away and in doing so
threw Mr. Stamp down and caused
his knee to be twisted very badly and
which caused the victim of the acci
dent a great deal of trouble.
The injury will keep Jack on the
retired list for a few days and it is
fortunate that Jack Poland, the uncle
of Mrs. Stamp, is here on a visit from
Fort Leavenworth, where he is en
gaged at the Soldiers home, as he
an look after the work on the farm
until Mr. Stamp recovers from his in
jury. MARRIED IN OMAHA
From Monday s Dail
The wedding of Mr. Frank Blotzer, ' men who will be employed here in
Jr.. of this city, and Miss Frances addition to the local force in getting
Birfcach. of Omaha, occurred in the the lines in this city back in shape
state metropolis Saturday morning following the heavy snow storm of
and the happy young people returned the past wetk and which has caused
here Saturday afternoon to receive a loss of several hundred thousand
the well wishes of their many friends, dollars to the telephone company in
The bride is known to a number of -this part of the state,
the Plattsmouth people, as she has' There are hundreds of poles down
been here as a guest at the Blotzer and lines out of commission and these
home on a number of occasions. are being repaired as rapidly as pos-
Mr. Blotzer is one of the well sible, but with the wide scope of the
known young men of the community storm in the southeast part of the
and has been engaged here for some state, the work has been great and
time in the operation of a garage. made necessary the securing of all
The wedding was very quiet and available men to help out in the work
the friends here were unaware of of getting the lines back into some
the happy event until the return of thing of their normal condition. The
the newlyweds to this city and since force of men will be kept here until
which time Mr. and Mrs. Blotzer have the lines are back in shape and the
been busy receiving the well wishes service restored to the former high
of the many friends in the commun- standard.
it v.
GOES TO HOSPITAL
From Monday's DaiJy I
This morning Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Luschinsky departed for Omaha, tak- the past several weeks, has returned
ing with them their little daughter, and while he was given successful
Edith, who has for the past several treatment for the removal of the
days been suffering with a very se-' growth from the mouth, he is still
vere attack of pneumonia. The little very weak and confined to his home,
one has been in very serious condi- Mr. Smith is seventy-nine years of
tion and it was decided to have her age and has felt very much the effects
taken to the Methodist hospital for of the treatment and which has made
treatment in the hope of securing him very weak. The many friends
some permanent relief from her ill- will be pleased to learn that he is
ness. The family was joined by the doing so well and trust that a few
grandfather of the little one, George days at home will permit him to re-
Luschinsky, in making the trip to
Omaha this morning.
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
From Monday's Dally-
This morning an action was fied From Tuesday's Dally
in the office of the clerk of the dis- I H. P. Tucker, yoeman, first class,
trict court in which Aulty C. Hinkle TJ. S. N. and Ben Witkoski, boats
is the plaintiff and Delia A. Hinkle man second class, U. S. N. were in
is the defendant. The action is one the city today, visiting from the
in which the plaintiff asks a decree United States naval recruiting sta
of divorce on the grounds of cruelty, tion at Omaha, to. interview appli
The parties, the petition states, Were cants'for enlistment in the navy. Ap
married at Denver in October, 1924 plication literature may be obtained
and the plaintiff has for the past from the .postmaster for anyone de
two years been a : resident of Cass siring to enlist or who desire infor
county. Ralph Mosley of Lincoln, is mation regarding opportunities offer-
the attorney in the case:
HOLD DISTRICT MEETING
From Monday's Dally
I Yesterday afternoon the cabinet of
the Omaha district of the Epworth
League held their meeting at the
First Methodist church in this city
and with a number of representatives
present from the societies at Omaha.
T1 . A 1 n i 'I Plittcmnnth
home. Miss Irene having been here
for a few days visit with friends.
Local Rotary
Has a Part in
District Meet
, , . . -
Plattsmouth Club Furnishes One of
the Programs at the Luncheons
at Council Bluffs.
From uvrin-MlaVs iMy
Tn Plattsmouth Rotary club was
one or those designated to furnish a
program at the district convention
luncheon held yesterday at Council
Bluffs and with the usual spirit of
the local organization they presented
a program that ranked" as one of the
most pleasant and entertaining in
the convention.
The luncheon at which the Platts
mouth entertainers anDeared was
the local yards j staged at the large Y. M. C. A. audi
! torium where there was present some
300 of the Rotarians of Omaha, Sioux
City and Plattsmouth to enjoy the
event.
Seaii S. Davis, past president of
the local club introduced the various
numbers in his usual pleasing man
ner and his clever introductions was
not the least of the entertainment.
The Rotary Quartet composed of
Frank A. Cloidt, L. O. Minor, H. G.
McClusky and L. D. Hiatt, gave sev
eral selections that were received
with the greatest of enthusiasm by
all of the large audience.
Attorney W. A. Robertson was on
the program with one of his pleas
ing Swedish stories for which the
genial attorney is justly noted and
which brought a great laugh from
the delighted Rotarians.
The solos numbers by Frank A.
Cloidt and L. O. Minor were also
much enjoyed and these two real
songbirds filled the auditorium with
the sweet strains of the melodies,
the offering of Mr. Cloidt being two
tenor solos while Mr. Minor was
heard in a bass solo.
The offering of Edgar Wescott on
the miramba was also one of the big
hits of the program and the young
man proved himself a real artist on
the instrument. The accompaniment
was played by E. H. Wescott, father
of the young artist.
REPAIRING TELEPHONE LINES
From Monday'i Dally
The Lincoln Telephone and Tele
graph company yesterday afternoon
sent in a force of some thirty line-
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
From Monday's Dally
V. T. Smith, who has been at the
hospital at Savannah, Missouri, for
gain his strength and be able to re-
sunie his usual activity in a short!
time.
ON RECRUITING DUTY
ed young men in the navy.
Sub Station is
Being Made a
Beauty Spot
Grounds and Buildings Being Ar
ranged to Present a Place of
Charm and Beauty.
From Tuesday's Daily
The sub station of the Iowa-Ne
braska Light & Power Co.. south of
the city, is being made a place of
real beauty and the fine $80, 000
station is one of the largest and best
in this part of the state and also is
being given a fitting setting by the
company that owns Jind operates it
The whole grounds has been sown
to grass that this summer should
J give an unbroken green setting to
the switch house and tne towers 01
the transformers and power conduct
ing instruments.
The walks as well as the portion
of the plant that is used in the care
and upkeep of the transformers, i
finished with crushed rock whose
whiteness will be a vivid touch
against the green of the grass that
.-urrounds it.
The building that houses the
rwitches valued at many thousands
of dollars, is kept in the most spot
less of condition and the whole struc
ture is one that is a credit to the
city, not only as a point of light and
power distribution but as well as an
object of beauty to the city.
At night the electrical, sign illum
inates the surrounding roadway and
guides the passerby on his way to
and from this city with its gleaming
message of service and efficiency that
the Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power
company represents to this part of
Nebraska and western Iowa and
northern Missouri.
The plant is one that the city is
proud to have located here in the
heart of the territory that is served
by this company and those who have
never visited the plant should avail
themselves of the opportunity.
RUNAWAY BOYS FOUND
From Tuesday's Dailv
This morning shortly before 5
o'clock. Officers Libershal and Pick
erel found two young lads wandering
around the streets and well worn out
from a bicycle ride from Omaha. The
lads were thirteen and ten years of
age and the youngest of the two was
very much "all in" as the result of
the eighteen mile bicycle trip. The
boys were taken to the warmth and
shelter of the police station and
there they gave the story of the wan
derings. The boys gave the names of Ed
ward and Donald Patterson and stat
ed that their parents reside on Dewey
avenue, but could not remember the
address of their home.
The boys' had left Omaha yesterday
afternoon and took the precaution
of taking with them a small handbag
filled with eatables and which they
had tapped quite freely when found
by the police. The boys seemed will
ing to be taken back home and were
left resting in the jail until the Om
aha police department could get in
touch with their parents.
CANNOT ATTEND MEETING
From Tuesday's Dally
Edgar Wescott of the local high
school, who was to have appeared at
the first district oratorical contest at
Falls City, was unable on account of
illness to make the trip yesterday to
the Richardson county city to ap
pear in the contest for the local
school. Mr. Wescott has been sick
since Friday and Saturday and Sun
day and wa3 confined to his home
for the greater part of the time
and is still unable to resume his
school work. The fact of his in
ability to attend the contest was a
distinct disappointment to Mr. Wes
cott as well as his friends in the
school and in the community who
had been hoping for his success at
the Falls City meet.
B. A. McELWAIN VERY LOW
From Monday's Dally
Yesterday B. A. McElwain, who
has been in very serious condition for
the past few weeks, was taken to
Omaha and placed in the Lord Lister
hospital, as he has been gradually
failing in the past few days, and es
pecially since the death of his broth
er, Myron McElwain, at Kansas City,
ten days ago, has there been a very
noticeable change in his condition.
A message from the hospital this
morning stated that Mr. McElwain
was in such serious shape that his
recovery was given up and it was
questioned whether he could live
more than two days, as his illness has
made such headway that it was im
possible to give him any relief.
JUDGE WEBER ILL
From Monday's Dallv
Police Judee William We her wan
confined to his home today suffering
from another attack of illness with
which he has been troubled for the
past several months. The illness of
the police Judge made necessary the
postponing of several cases which'
were pending in his court for infrac-j
tions of the law. J
GIVE FINE RECITAL
From Tuesday's Dally
Last evening the piano pupils of
Mrs. J. M. Roberts wt-rc heard in a
very charming recital at the attrac
tive Robert home on high school hill
and which event was attended by a
very large gathering of the relatives
and friends to enjoy the delightful
occasion and the wonderful artistic
work of the young p.-ople who took
part in the recital were: Jean Knorr.
Betty Jane McKenzie. Wave Charlotte
Smith. Stephen Davis. Mary Ann
Rosencrans Eleanor Sr.setana. Estella
Parkening, Catherine .Meisinger, John
II. Becker, Jean Hays. Ellen Nora
Meisinger, Catherine 1 1 i Id. Alice Wey
rich, Malinda Frederich. Leona Hud
son, Mexine Cloidt, Hilda Frederich.
Mildred Hall. Catherine McClusky
Rules of Inter
national Beauty
Contest Given
Entrance Open to Cass County for the
Awards to be Made Here on
Monday asd Tr.e:day.
We are pleased to print herewith
some of the important!- ules govern
ing the international i.eauty contest
to be held at Galvecto'i. Texas. June
2, C. 5 & 5th. 1928.
Contest is cpen to official repre
sentatives of any city or nation in
the world except Galveston.
Entries must be selected by elim
ination contfst in each city.
All contestants must be between
16 and 25 years of ag" and unmar
ried.
Contestants must be of good moral
character and any unbecoming con
duct upon the part of such contest
ants, during the life of the pageant.
will result in disbarment and for
feiture of all rights.
All contestants and their sponsors
must agree that the pageant commit
tee will retain exclusive rights to
all pictures, both motion and still.
Contest is open to amateurs only.
Any participant found to have had
stage motion pictutv. or similar pro
fessional experience, will be disquali
fied. Contestants must agree not to
make public appearances, advertised
in advance and to which an admis
sion is charged, prior to the pag
eant, unless by special permission of
the pageant committee.
Previous participation in any Gal
veston pageant will render an entry
ineligible.
The local contest will be held on
April 23rd and 24th at the Parmele
theatre. All young ladies of Platts
mouth and vicinity (including Cass
county) who are desirous of enter
ing this contest are invited to regis
ter at the office of the Parmele
theatre as soon as they possibly can
as there is a possibility of the regis
tration being closed quite some time
before the date of the contest.
Free Photograph
for the Children
en n .
01 ass couniyj
I
Cream of the West Bakery Offers a'
Splendid Opportunity to the
Little Ones Under 12.
Plattsmouth. Xebr.
April IS, 192S.
To the Mothers of
Cass county:
Dear Madam: "V e have made ar
rangements with the Mcrarlancl
studios in the Bekins building to
make one 8"xl0" Portrait Free of
every child under twelve years of age
who will deliver to him one hundred
Cream of the West bread labels be
tween the dates of April 20th and
June 20th.
Each child must be accompanied
by a parent or some responsible guar
dian when the labels are delivered, so
that satisfactory appointments may
be made for the sitting.
Only one portrait will be made
free for any child. You are under no
obligations to buy any additional pic
tures.
Cream of the AVest Bread is sold
by all Plattsmouth grocers. Ask for
Cream of the West and get this por
trait FREE.
Yours truly.
CREAM OF THE WEST
BAKERY
GRANDPA HENRY AGAIN
From Tuesday's Dally
Those who have had the pleasure
of meeting Henry Sanders .the offi
cial mail carrier of Uncle Sam in the
last few days, have noticed the happy
smile that has chased itself across ;
the countenance of the genial Henry, j
There is a reason for this happiness 1
and it is due to the fact that a fin
little daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Albert at Omaha on Sun
day morning. Mrs. Albert being a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sanders of
this city. The Albert family reside in
the vicinity of Cedar Creek. ;
Lose anything? Advertise for it! j
Anti-Saloon
League Play
FT!ir 1t?nvr
1lavVS Ifldny
'
Methodist Church Filled to Capacity
Last Evening Interesting De-
-Interesting
bate cn Sunday.
From Tuesday's r-ailv
Last evening the Anti-Saloon
League cU.sc-d a very successful in
stitute, which they have held in our
city during Sunday unci Monday, by
giving the trial. "Who Killed Ear
Wright." It was given to a c-apaci
house at the Methodist church and
proved a rare treat to those who had
the opportunity to be in attendance.
The trial is one that actually took
place in Iowa and was given last
night by our own townspeople tak
ing the important roles. The trial
is that of Frank Lloyd (Prof. II. F.
Patterson 1 a boy of high character
and cue of the mcst influential boys
of ilie community, who. while under
the influence of intoxicating liquor,
accidently killed his best friend. Earl
Wright. The important witness in
the case was Mrs. French (Mrs. It. B.
Hayes! at whose home the accident
occurred, and whose husband had
gotten the liquor from Tony Zlzn
icusc, a bootlegger (Mr. J. C. Bridge
water). TXe coroner, Geo. W. Cook,
(Rev. H. G. McClusky) was also an
important witness. Prof. It. E.
Lraney as juuge proved a very strong
character, and while the sympathy of
the court was with Lroyd. he show-
ed clearly in his decision that justice
must be meted out, and though one
is not wholly responsible for the act
while intoxicated, the law' does not
'.-xcuse the act. The lawyer for the
state, Mr. R. E. Owen and the coun-
cil for the defendant. Mr. San DeFur
in their closing arguments were the
high points of the case, and held
the audience spellbound by their
eloquence. The part of bailiff (J. A.
Capwell), sheriff (C. A. Rawis) Mrs.
Lloyd (Mrs. Charles Troop) and the
court reporter (Helen Keinrich) were
all well taken. The jury, composed
of J. H. Graves, Herbert Nelson,
Mrs. Am. Mrs. Stine, Mrs. G. O.
Schweneker, Justice Lillie, G. L. Far
ley, Mrs. Alpha Mauzy, Mrs. J. E."
Wiles. Myron Beardsley, Mrs. Coryell
and Mrs. Gorder returned a verdict
for the state.
The dramatic debate, "Can the
Law Be Enforced," given by J. A.
San DeFur and K. L. Owens at tne
FresDyterian cnurcn sunaay nigm
brought out the fact that it takes the
co-operation of the citizens and offi
cers, to enforce the law and hat
neither can do the work alone.
Taken as a whole, we feel that it
has been a great privilege to the
people of Plattsmouth to enjoy this
institute and we feel that great good
to our community will be the out -
come
HTfitr-rc rn WTTir TTiYMT
MOVES TO NEW HOME
From Tuesdays Dauy-
, t-. t 11 1
L P. Langhorst. well known Cass
county man who has moved here
from Elmwood, is now getting settled
as a permanent resident of this city
and has moved into the Herman
Hough residence on North 6th street,
which will be the future residence
of the family. Mr. and Mrs. Lang
horst have rseided so long in the
county that they have a wide ac
quaintance here and are scarcely new
comers to the community, and the
Plattsmouth residents are well pleas-!
ed that they have decided to make
this city their permanent home.
IS RECOVERING SLOWLY
Frnm Mondav'n Dallv
The reports from the Wise Memor-
ial hospital at Omaha state that Er-
man c.allowav. who is there recover-!
ing from a fractured skull. Is show-
ing good physical gain, but his men -
tal faculties and nervous system is
suffering from the effects of the se
vere injury. He is able to sit up
now, but cannot as yet concentrate
his mind and write or clearly con
verse, but it is hoped that with the
proper sort of treatment, this condi
tion may be cleared up.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
From Monday's Daily
JTVurl Smith nf tho firm nf Smith Xr
Berger, local Chevrolet dealers, who! bowling tournament, at Omaha, has
has been at the Methodist hospital atlbeen notified that they were the win
Omaha for the past two weeks, re- ners ,?f thf twenty-sixth Good Fel
turned home Sunday. Mr. Smith I owship prize in the contest. The
was in quite serious condition for! local K. of C. members are very much
some time but has now improved very 1 Pleasei that they have been able to
much under the course of treatment.0"1, away one of the prizes from
given at the hospital and is now be- the big bowling contest.
liovert to he well on the hiehwav to!
permanent recovery although he still
feels to some extent the effects of the
severe attack of gall stones from
which he has suffered.
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
, , ,
Last evening at the meeting of
Plattsmouth lodge No. 739 of thei
Elks. Dr. J. A. Griffin was elected!
to the office of esteemed lecturing Kansas, 13 nere ior a isit at im ant was charged with the offense of
knight, one of the important offices home of her father-in-law, Frederick being intoxicated and contrary to the
of the lodge which was left vacant Ohm and assisting the family in get- peace and dignity of the people of
at the annual election at the first ting the home rearranged as Mr. Ohm the 6tate of Nebraska. After hear
meeting in April. Charles K. Bestor &nd daughter, Mrs. VanMeter are ing the evidence the court found
was also named as the tyler of the 'moving back here from Kansas. .that the defendant was guilty a
lodge, succeeding Dr. Griffin in this
office.
WILL ASSIST SUPREME COURT
From "Wednesday s Dally I
District Judge James T. Begley has
been requested by the state supreme
court to assist them in the hearing)
f caSfJS before the court and will go
to Lincoln May 23rd to hear a num-
her of matters that come before the
supreme court. The second district
Jud(5 haB b(.en aSRjfiling the supreme'
court on a number of occasions and
his decisions strengthening the com- j
pensation laws of the state in pro- (
tecting the workers is one of the
importa.it matters on which he has
established a precedent in his de
cisions while on the supreme bench.
y Jury Gives
Verdict for Julia
Kratochvil
Ffnd for Plaintiff in the Sum
S4.800 After Several Hours
of Deliberation.
of
From Weanesaay's uallv
The case of Julia Kratochvil vs.
the Estate of John Koukal. deceased.
was closed at noon Tuesday when the
arguments to the jury were made by
the counsel and the issues submitted
to the jury for their judgment, they
returning a verdict in favor of Mrs.
Kratochvil in the sum of $4,S00.
The plaintiff had sued for the sum
or $10,000, which was asked as a
claim for services that had been given
ny tne plaintiff in the household or
j,er father, John Koukal it being
claimed by the plaintiff that she had
returned from Wisconsin where she
had gone to reside with an aunt and
had then started in to care for the
home, her mother being ill and later
grew worse and lingered for over a
year and was under the care of the
plaintiff, it also being alleged in the
petition of the plaintiff that she had
jthe care of the entire household as
, well a3 the twin children that were
born a year previous to the death of
' the other. For these services the
plaintiff filed the claim of $10,000.
It was contended by the defense
that the plaintiff had shared the
work of the home with the other
members of the family and had
agreed to the distribution of the es
, tate as was arranged by the members
0f the family at a meeting and which
had included the plaintiff receiving
' a share of $500 more than the other
.members of the family.
LITTLE ONE OPERATED ON
From Monday's Dally
The many friends over Cass county
of Judge and Mrs. A. H. Duxbury,
will be pleased to learn that their
. little daughter, Dorothea Mae. who
: was operated on at tne aietnoaisi
j hospital in Omaha late Saturday af-
j ternoon, is now doing nicely and has
rallied fine from the operation for
appendicitis. The little daughter was
taken with a very severe attack on
Saturday and on arriving at the hos-
wag ouml that djs
hfld ruptured and the operation was
performed just in time as an infec
tion had already settled in. Dr. C. R.
Kennedy, prominent Omaha surgeon
and former Plattsmouth young man,
performed the operation.
IS SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
From Wednesday's Dally
The many friends over Cass county
ot John Lahr, manager of the Platts-
mourn aisinci 01 me wncoin ieie-
pnone & leiegrapn io., win oe inter
ested in learning that Mr. Lahr is
now showing the most pleasing pro
gress at the Immanuel hospital at
Omaha where he has been for the past
several weeks taking treatment for
the complications that followed a
v?ry severe case of pneumonia. Mr
Lahr enjoyed a visit yesterday from
from
a delegation of the Plattsmouth Ro
tarians who were in Council Bluffs to
attend the district meeting and took
advantage of the occasion to call at
the hospital and visit with their ail
ing member and friend.
WINS BOWLING PRIZE
From Monday's Dally
The Officers team of the local
Knights of Columbus council, which
participated in the recent K of C
STRAYED
Two black horses, one roached and
one foretop roached. Any informa
tion as to whether you have seen or
taken up these horses, so he may find
them, will be greatly appreciated by .
tho rix'Tai T-T Vava nhnnA i 1 (1
111 V . ' 1 1 - 1 , ' . .A. . 1 . V. , LT V I VJ ,
Mrs. Frank Ohm of Marysville.
j Journal Wast Adl bring results,
Country Club
Project is a
Certainty Now
On Hand Suffi
t;
cient to Pay the Purchase Price
of the Wiles Farm.
Frnm Wednesdays Dally
Plattsmouth is to have a real hon
est to goodness country club which
is to be located at the Luke Wile
farm at the southwest boundary of
the- city and as soon as possible the
final deal lor the transfer of the
property from the present owners to
the County Club association will be
made.
This project has been moving at
high momentum for the pa.st two
weeks and the committee in charge of
the project has been working hard to
see that the project was put over, and
while there is still some funds to be
raised for the improvements that art
planned in the club !ious- and
grounds, there has been an anipl
sum to defray the cost of the land
and the Wiles home that is to form
the basis of the club hous-.
The Wiles farm that will be the
site of the new club occupies one of
the most sightly locations in or near
this city and the location of the club
house will give a great vim- of th
city and the distant Iowa hills and is
a picture that will always make th
scene one of charm and delight. it
location but a very short drive from
the main part of the city is also an
added advantage to those who will
enroll in the club as well as making
the land very valuable as an invest
ment if nothing more.
This move for a country club wan
started by the members of the Elks
and the golf club, both of which or
ganizations are thoroughly interested
in the move and the driving force of
the campaign has been carried on by
the Elks lodge and with th- live wire
committee has put the proposition
over in fine shape. The property of
the new country club and the Elk
has been placed in the assets of th
new club and which gives excellent
security to those who have invested
in the stock of the country club.
In addition to the Elks and the
Golf club members the 'general pub
lic can become members of the
new country club on the payment
of dues and charges and the whol
move made into a community affair
in which everyone has an interest.
In the last few days the additional
subscriptions received that have put
over the dtfive have been LI R.
Sprecher, Mrs. J. A. Donelan, Miss
Gerda Peterson, Mrs. Eleanora Jez
ewski. James Mauzy, Dr. R. P. Wes
over, James E. Warga. Dr. C. R. Ken
nedy of Omaha. A. G. Bach. Mis
Mathile Soennichsen, John Bauer. R.
W. Clement and JoBeph Fetzer.
As soon as the additional fund
are available the work of starting
the reconstruction of the Wiles home
and improvements on the golf course
will be under way and one of the
big community projects of the year
will be realized.
GIVE FINE CARD PARTY
From Wednesday's Dally
The benefit card party given last
evening at the American Legion com
munity building by the Legion Aux
iliary, attracted a very large crowd
and there were many tables of bridge,
high five, pinochle and pitch en
gaged in by the young and old and
which served to make the time paw
most delightfully. The ladies had a
large array of prizes that were dis
tributed among the various skillful
card players and which represented
many worthwhile and pleasing
trophies of the evening. Among the
winners was Mayor-elect John P.
Sattler, who demonstrated his skill
in pinochle. The ladies served very
dainty refreshments during the
course of the evening.
GIVES DIRECTED VERDICT
From Wednesday's Dallv
Yesterday afternoon the case of the
contest of the will of the late Ell
M. Smith of Union, was terminated
in the district court after a very
short trial by Judge Begley instruct
ing the Jury to render a verdict find
ing that the paper writing that had
been admitted in the county court
as the last will and testament of Mr.
Smith, was the sole will of Mr. Smith.
The will was opposed by several chil
dren of a former marriage, who were
not named in the will as heirs of
the deceased. The document was
drawn in January 1927 and the death
of Mr. Smith occurred a few months
ago at the home near Union.
DRAWS SMALL FINE
From Wednesday's Daliy
This morning in the county court.
Judge A. H. Duxbury was called up
on to serve as the police magistrate
of the city in hearing the case of
the Cjty of Plattsmouth vs. Wil
liam Schuldice, in which the defend-
charged and assessed a fine of 110
(and costs against the defendant
