PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
PAGE FIVE
THTTESDAY, JUNE 28, 1928.
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ENTERTAINS AT SHOWER R
ATTEND C. E. MEETING
From Monday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon a group of
thirty of the young people belonging
to the Christian Endeavor of the
Presbyterian church, motored to Bel
levue where they spent several hours
very pleasantly. The members of the
party took with them well filled bas
kets of the good things to eat . that
formed the basis of a fine picnic
luncheon served amid the beautiful
surroundings of the Bellevue college
and where there were a number of
the C. E. Chapters in attendance.
At the close of the picnic supper
the members of the party were parti
cipants at the evening service held at
the college building and which mark
ed the last meeting of the summer
conference of the Presbyterian peo
les societies that were being held at
that place.
From Monday's Dally
On Friday evening Miss Emma
Johnson and Mrs. Herbert Beins
were Joint hostesses at a very charm
ing miscellaneous shower, given In
honor of Miss Nora Wilson, whose
marriage to Walter Johnson is to
take place in the near future.
The pleasant event was held at
the Johnson home and was enjoyed
by a group of the lady friends of the
bride to be. The shower was carried
out most cleverly, the gifts being
concealed In a parasol andw hich
the bride was requested to open and
was showered with the remem
brances of the friends.
The ladies spent the time pleas
antly in the hemming of tea towels
that were later presented to the
guest of honr.
Dainty refreshments were served
at an appropriate hour by the hos
tesses who were assisted by Mrs.
J. P. Johnson, Mrs. Emma Dutson
and Mrs. Ray Afton of Los Angeles.
Pow-Wow to
be Held Friday
Nite at Library
Nehawka Girl
Wins the State
Essay Contest
Monthly Meeting of the Chamber of, Mary Pollard to Receive John G
Commerce to Be of the Great
est Interest to All.
DEATH OF THOMAS THOMAS
From Monday's Dany
The announcement was received
here today of the death this morning
at South Omaha of Thomas J.
Thomas, member of a pioneer Cass
county family and for many years a
resident and business man in Platts
mouth. Mr. Thomas, who is well
along in years had been conducting a
meat market of South 24th street on
the South Side for a considerable
period of years.
The deceased was a son of Thomas
Thomas, a pioneer of Cass county and
he was the last of his immediate
family, his brothers and sisters, Hon.
Samuel L. Thomas Mrs, E. R. Todd.
James W. Thomas. Mrs. O. M. Carter
and George W. Thomas having pre
ceeded him In death.
He is survived by two sons, Geo
rge Thomas of Los Angeles and Victor
Thomas of Des Moines, and three
daughters, Mrs. Gay Coglizer of Oma
ha, and two daughters now living
at Los Angeles.
From Wednesday's Dailv
The residents of the city and the
surrounding community are urged to
be present on Friday evening at
8 o'clock at the public library audi
torium when the monthly meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce, other
Iwise known as the "Pow-Wow" will
be held and at which time there will
be matters that are of the greatest
importance to the community at
large discussed.
The meeting is held that the
greatest possible scope of expression
may be had from all ranks and class
es of the residents of the city and
the opportunity is one that the citi
zens should take advantage of to
give their views on the questions of
public interest and welfare in the
: civic life.
i It is urged that as many as can,
avail themselves of the opportunity
of being present at this meeting
which is the public forum of the
Chamber of Commerce for the com
munity to set in whether members
J or not and help by their presence
I and advice in guiding the affairs of
the civic organization.
Remember that the meeting is to
6tart at 8 o'clock feharp on Friday
and every man or woman that has a
real interest in the city should be
on hand to take part in the meeting
and to help boost the Chamber of
Commerce in the plans for the ad-
vancement of the interests of the city
industrially and in a business way
and to give greater opportunities for
the residents of the city in all lines
of activities.
for June
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AGNIFICENT advance styles the very latest fashion tendencies the most
CASS COUNTY LEGION
PICNIC BEING PLANNED
The Legion posts in Cass county,
five in number, are considering the
holding of a county Legion picnic on
some Sunday during July, probably
the 15th. Following ra conference of
members of the Nehawka. Greenwood
and "Plattsmouth posts at Nebraska
City last Wednesday, where the idea
met with ready response, officials of
the new Louisville post were consult
ed Thursday and found to be in com
plete accord with the plan. The Elm
wood post is the only remaining one
of the five, and yesterday letters were
sent to all the posts asking for a
meeting next Sunday in the vicinity
of Louisville to select the site and de
termine upon the date.
Each of the posts will probably
contribute three or four dollars for
the purchase of pop and possibly ice
cream for the children, while families
of Legionnaires are expected to bring
their own picnic dinner. Following
the dinner, a program of sports will
be held, with small prizes contribut
ed by Legion members who are en
gaged in business in the various towns
of the county awarded to the win
ners. The picnic idea is something new
in Legion circles and is meeting with
widespread enthusiasm. In other
communities, where it has been tried,
it has been made an annual affair.
The Plattsmouth Legion post is one
of the livest ex-service men's organi
zations in the state, and with the aid
of the other four posts in the county
may well be expected to put the pic
nic project across in grand shape, as
it has don with all the other projects
it has undertaken in the past.
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CAR GOES INTO EIVER
Jim Wade of Springfield, Neb., had
a narrow escape from a watery grave
aturday when his new uoage touring
car went through the railing at the
turn out on the Platte river bridge,
near Louisville and turned upsiae
down in deep water, pinning the
driver underneath.
Wade was driving over the bridge
Hner the turn out when
he saw another car approaching.
Wade intended to turn in the turn
out to permit the other car to pass,
but was unfamiliar wun tne opera
tion of a gear shift car and was un
able to make the turn out in time to
avoid a collision with the car. He
tried to avoid an aimost certain col
lision and went through the railing
of the bridge into the water of the
river beneath. The river is high due
to the recent rains and when the car
came to a rest in the water it was
upside down with the wheels barely
staking out of the water, with Wade
in thetonneau beneath the water.
Fortunately a number of autoists
witnessed the accident and imme
diately formed a rescue party quick
ly extricating the victim from his
predicament. The man was unhurt
other than suffering from shock and
chills. He was rushed to his home
in Springfield and given medical
attention. He quickly revived and
is no worse for the experience.
Quick thinking followed by quick
action on the part of the rescuers
whose names were not learned un
doubtedly saved his life. South
Omaha Sunt
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14-inch tractor plow, all in good con
dition. MARTIN SJOGREN,
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The Latvian parliament has just
ratified a treaty of trade and friend
ship with the United States. Now
we can all go back to our work
again, relieved to know that we're
not in immediate danger from for
eign invasion.
Maher Award Will Bead the
Winning Treatise.
Most pleasing news was received
Saturday afternoon by County Super
intendent Miss Alpha Peterson from
the office of the state superintendent,
Chas. W. Taylor, at Lincoln, advising
that the essay of Mary Pollard, stu
dent in the Nehawka public schools,
had been awarded first place in the
state-wide contest sponsored by the
American Legion, and would receive
in addition to the first Cass county
medal, the John G. Maher medal as
well. Maher, who was first depart
ment commander of the American
Legion in Nebraska has arranged for
a similar contest each year, the con
testants to write upon some live sub
ject, that for this year's contest be
ing "Why Every Citizen Should
Vote."
With the announcement received
by Miss Peterson came a request that
publicity be withheld until July 1st,
when photo and a news story con
cerning the winning contestant
would be available. However, the
story leaked thru Associated Press
channels and appeared in yesterday's
state papers, so the Journal is like
wise passing the news along to its
readers.
When the state contest was first
announced, the Plattsmouth post de
cided to get behind it and ask the co-
operation of other posts in purchasing
suitable medals to be awarded the'
winners in the county wide contest,
scarcely hoping that a state winner
might be selected from our county.
Elmwood and Nehawka posts join
ed in the plan and contributed to the
fund for the purchase of such medals.
Twenty or more entries were received
by Miss PeterBon who sent them to
the state normal school at Peru for
judging.
When the essays came back in time
to forward the winning one to Lin
coln for entry along with those from
some forty other counties in the state
contest, it was known that Miss Pol
lard was the winner, but at the re
quest of Miss Peterson publicity was
withheld and presentation of the
county awards deferred until the re
sult of the state contest should be
known.
The four ranking highest in the
Cass county contest, to whom medals
will be awarded by Cass county Le
gion posts are as follows:
Mary Pollard, Nehawka.
F. R. Guthmann, Murdock.
Doris Marie Parsell, Elmwood.
Dorothy Brink, Plattsmouth.
The winning contestant is a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pollard, of
Nehawka and has just completed her
Senior year in Nehawka High school.
She is an exceptionally bright student
and her essay on this timely subject
was a masterpiece of English and
diction, well deserving of the award
it has received.
The judges who passed on the state
awards were Prof. C. C. Wiedemann,
University of Nebraska; Prof. B. E.
Ogden, Cotner University; Prof. Glen
Callen, Nebraska Wesleyan univer
sity. As was the case with judging
of the county manuscripts, the name
and address of each contestant was
covered and a number substituted in
stead, so that the judges had no
knowledge of the personality of the
writer.
The state medals gold, silver and
bronze for the first, second and third
prize winners, have been on display
in a Lincoln jewelry store for some
time, where they have attracted much
attention. They are made from a
special die bearing the coat of arms
of the United States in colors, sur
rounded by the words "Videamus Dil-
igenter Re3 Publicas." The reverse
side will be engraved with the prize
winner's name and bear the legend of
the contest.
The county medals are none the
less imposing in appearance. On the
face of each appears the Goddess of
learning, in the center, holding in
her suspended hand an olive branch.
At the left are a stack of books, sym
bolic of learning, a globe and the wise
old owl. On the right a column sup
porting a burning taper, with the
American Legion emblem on the face
of the column.
To be Publicly Presented
Presentation of the state first med
al and the four county medals to the
respective winning contestants named
above will be made at a public meet
ing to which the parents, teachers
and friends of the recipients will be
invited.
At this ceremony, Miss Pollard will
read her prize-winning essay.
County Legion "Commander W. R.
Holly is arranging a conference with
Nehawka Legion officials at which
it will be determined whether the pre
sentation ceremeonies will be held in
the Legion community building here
or the Nehawka auditorium, also the
date of holding same decided upon.
A speaker from the state university
will probably be present and it is
quite possible that John G. Maher
himself can be induced to come here
for the ceremony. Miss Alpha Peter
son, county superintendent, who has
given freely of her time to promote
the contest and the commanders of
the three participating Cass county
posts will also have a part on the
program.
The winning of this state prize
speaks well for the conduct of the
schools of Cass county and Miss Pet
erson may well take pride in the re
sult as announced from the office of
the state superintendent.
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PETER A. SAKPY
A man who settled in Nebraska
105 years ago, and who spent most
of his life here was honored Satur
day afternoon when his portrait was
presented to Sarpy county at Papil
lion. The man is Peter A. Sarpy,
one of the first white pioneers, to
enter the land newly acquired from
Napoleon, and to establish in hat
territory trading posts and homes.
Peter Sarpy, born in 1804, came
to Bellevue in 1823, when he was
19. He took over the management
of the trading post there when he
was 20, and immediately showed his
capabilities in dealing with Indians
and settlers.
A life of intense activity, a charac
ter eminently that of a pioneer, Peter
Sarpy contributed much to the deve
lopment in early days of Missouri
river territory. It was he who saw
need for ferries over the Elkhorn if
trading was to be successful, and it
was he who made of Decatur a point
of barter.
Could Not Be Swindled
Picturesque accounts of his deal
ings with the Indians and his warm
heart, and also to his acumen as
a business man. He could not be
swindled, he could not be imposed
upon.
Sarpy maintained two residence?
in Bellevue, and one at Traders
Point, la., a town which he founded,
and another in Plattsmouth, which
was only recently removed.
Sarpy epitomized the Gallic charac
ter; he was quick of temper, and a
lover of sport. More at home in the
camps of the Indians than in the
civilized communities, he won many
friends in the tribe of the Omahas.
Peter Sarpy died at Plattsmouth in
1865. He was buried there, but six
months later, his body was taken to
St. Louis, the home of his parents,
and his birthplace.
Copy of 1854 Painting
A photographic copy of an 1854
painting of Sarpy, now hangs in the
Sarpy county courthouse.
The photograph is finished in a
deep, rich Van Dyke brown, and is
enclosed in a massive Roman gold
frame with polychrome trim. The
original painting is the property of
the State Historical society.
The presentation program which
was in the nature of a reunion, be
ginning at 2 Saturday afternoon, with
the Bellevue band furnishing music.
N. O. Abbott gave the formal pre
sentation address, his subject being,
"Peter Sarpy and the Pioneer."
Sam W. Gramlich spoke on pion
eer men of Sarpy county; Mrs. J. A.
Frye on Pioneer women of that coun
ty and other pioneers made short
talks.
Judge James T. Begley presented
the portrait and Gates Lilley, chair
man of the Sarpy county board the
acceptance.
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This chart show, the average markef price for hogs In Chicago for the
past 20 years. See the big difference between September and Decem
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A straight corn ration lacks minerals to grow big frames and certain
proteins needed for speeding up growth. It won't get your bogs to
market when prices are highest.
But add Purina Pig Chow to your corn and watch
them grow fast. Pig Chow builds big frames and
strong tissues.
See the Bates Book Store's large
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you buy your supplies this year. We
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