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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1923.
NO. 48
VOL. NO. XLTV
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Legion Picnic
at Louisville was
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a VlFeat OUCCeSS
Despite the Threat of Rain in 2Iany
Localities, Large Number Are
in Attendance.
From Monday's Dally '
The first annual Dicnic of the
American Legion of Cass county was
held yesterday afternoon at the
Riverside park at Louisville and -was tne coming year and with her quali
a distinct success in every way de- fiCations should make a great success
spite the fact that threatening of jjer chosen line of activity.
mis locauiy Kept a numuer ui i nt?
Iattsmouth boosters home, altho at
. - i a i m i x, n '
the occasion. J
There were large representations'
from the Plattsmouth and Green-1
wood posts and Nehawka was alsoj
present with a large number of their J
members and the families and friends
of the Legion members.
The first part of the day was oc
cupied with that most pleasing of
picnic pa'stimes that of enjoying the
delicious luncheons that had been
prepared by the ladies for the occa- J Saturday night on the occasion of
sion and which contained everything ; their third booking, having been
from the wonderful fried chicken t':stormed out on two prior attempts to
the dainties of pie and cake and ice reach here for a scheduled entertain-
cream. The main part or the tour
ist park has stoves and tables ar
ranged for the guests and this was
filled to the capacity with the groups
from all sections of the county while -
others enjoyed their full appreciation
of the
picnic with tne leasts ar-
ranged
in true camp style on the
ground.
The various posts had secured ice
cream for the children and the
Louisville Chamber of Commerce had
provided ice cold lemonade for all
of the members of the party that
added much to the .pleasantness . cf
ThTTlouisviffeMunicipal band un
der the direction of P. H. Nichols
gave several selections during the
course of the afternoon "and which
was a wonderful feature of the picnic
hour.
The members of the picnic party
spent the time in visiting among
themselves end several attempts -were
made by ae of the Plattsmouth.
members to raid the Bachelor's
special and secure the roast duck and
the only pie known to be on the
piemu siuuuua, uui u;1J14i:
were repulsed with great loss to the
invaders.
The Louisville ani Nehawka base-
ball teams were seen in a very dose.
and interesting battle n which .
Louisville was leading until the last,
V souliieru S Z
slipped in two runs and finished by
a score of 6 to
Nehawka aggregation.
As soon as the regular baseball
game was over. County Commander
W. Ft. Holly, who wa3 f cr the occa
sion arrayed in a Spanish costume.
Ann-ui itK
game of three innings. The teams
were selected from among the mem
bers of the Plattsmouth, Greenwc 1,
Louisville and Nehawka posts and in
.t1Q'TTTTlrr "f ' Ti ii t ti Lain, mi -
Mhawi wn-Htei Mint T)nis.
.hHMiliHiiiW '
ville ang Greenwood, in the playing,
and the Legion members, most of
. .
whom had not piayea nan ior years,
were called upon to do their stuff.
The umpire was selected from one
of the visiting Legion members, Roy
Vickers of Palmyra who at times
demonstrated that his eyesight is
failing but then what s an umpire.
The Louisville-Greenwood team
held a 2 to 0 lead over Plattsmouth
when the daring base running of the jU 1 At,flntrc
visiting team caused the Greenwood-! across the waters of the Atlantic
Louisville ex-doughboys to throw the The concert was featured by offering
ball around and made it possible for;" the various talented members
four runs to be annexed by the visit- of the Passenger list as well as the
ing team. The final score was 4 to ; orchestra of the great liner. The con
2 in favor of the Plattsmouth-Ne- tribution of Mrs. Johnstone was a
hawka (group of the contralto soloes, these
The 'races of various kind proved ) being given in Spanish, Italian, Ger-
n onnrre of the greatest of fun and
the young stars especially were de
lighted with the various events and
entered Into the spirit of the occa
sion in great shape and showed Cieir
class In the speedy events tha JfMr.
Holly supervised. ; J
The fat men's race that had teen
widely advertised by the comrattee
in charge of the picnic, proved &suc
ess as well Adjutant E. A. "Wlebb,
of Plattsmouth, who has been fea
or i-iasnuW, , ?;a; t?at the Iramenuel hospital at Omaha,
tured as the challenger, had a great., ti . .,,; ..,i
JJlVXlff.iih..BCt of the wounds and both
uucKnexi. T" r-r.r:-
mm u warren n umuic ua jjag"; t a.ui
com o, vvjiii MfcL
the ever T hat ws doped as allTsermay be permanently stiff s the
'hptween Webb and Bucchell
w -kv T,iimrh ;a 'tank
outsider, that had entered U f the
last minute Mr. Lugsch received a
nrize $2 worth of traae t ax s tne
Lugsch cleaning establishment.
-?hrm,Eh the efforts of the Louis-
ville cost of the American Ltgion,
cards were Issued to an oi tne visi
tors that entitled them to freo ad
mission to the baseball parkland to
enjoy the many other features cfithe
day free or cost.
Tiina nnrir made -a ,rv
fine sDot for the picnic and the charm
ond the beauty of the situation of
the park, as well as its many icon-
veniences made it a very fine rilace
for the gathering1, that with i the
torpt and the hospitality oil the
; Louisville people made It a very fine
day for all of the Legion members
and their families and friends.
The success of the initial picnic
assures that this will be made an
1 annual event in the future and pro-
vide a great outing Tor the Legion
and its 'amines and friends. ,
COMPLETES SCHOOL WORK
Miss Marie Meisinger, who has
been taking summer school work at
the Peru state normal school, has
completed her work and is now home
to enjoy a rest and short vacation
hcfnrp thi nnpninp of the sr.hool in
1hf faii MiM Meisinerer will teach
in one c,r the schools of the county
Gypsies Please
Large Audience
Favorable Weather on Date of Their
Third Booking Had Been
Rained Out Twice.
j From Monday's Dally
The KMA Gypsies came to town
ment under auspices of the American
Legion.
Although the weather looked a bit
dangerous, nothing materialized of it.
and with good roads and fair pros
jpects, the farmers came to town in
large numbers, it being the first Sat
urday night in about three weeks it
had not literally poured down.
The Gypsies have a large repertoire
and their entertainment was most
pleasing to the audience. Perhaps no
more popular number was heard than
Gypsy John's interpretations of the
vorimia farm V-frf -wnlTttrt 1 "
sections of western Nebraska.
The number, "My Little Gypsy
Sweetheart," in dialogue, voice and
violin solo combinations, was render
ed with the flood light playing on the
different entertainers as they render
ed their part. -;
Many other selections were render
ed that drew forth the applause of
The entertainment lasted from 10
'mlnutes o 9 to 10 o'clock and there
wm not a moment of dead time( ln
,the mora than an hour;.
Following the entertainment, the
auditorium was cleared of chairs and
tIancing, admission being free
whQ had purchased enter-
tickets, and there was one
of the largest dance crowds present of
. .na ,0 CTllT1, Aan0f,
ta fSSrt tSii"? :u-5!f l.?e aance
W It II lrilCJi-DIUwuo.
The seeming popularity of such en
tertainments will be sensed by the
Legion iind if interest warrants other
radio and stage entertainers brought
'l r--. 1 ti n. v Ittia at a ri rtm i n ft 1
.admission charge.
ENTEETAINS ON OCEAN TBTP
Mrs. Marguerite "Walters Johnaone,
. ..;-,-r, - wyTnrt inirhtpr r
Ul uuciiunu. . II J . "r
nr. ' if. -cti woUoi-o nf
ttis city who is enjoying a tour of
the principal European countires, had
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a most delightful voyage to the old
lworidt letters received here state.
Mrg . j0iinstone, who has a wonderful
, contralto voice, was in demand on the
tr, ovr OQ the Hamburg-Amerika
Unep Hamburg as an entertainer
. owaTltro, a fiT141 nrtn(.cr nrn?rntn
that was presented in the ball room
of the liner on Tuesday, June 26th
man and English In the usual charm
ing and delightful manner of this
talented, lady.
STILL AT HOSPITAL
Mrs. Fritz Siemoneit, who was the
victim oi several shot irun wounds
received at the time that Joe Alts
chaffle ran amuck at tne Siemoneit
home northwest of this city, is still
arms are ept In bandages as the
- . .
result of the wounds and her
one
cUit UJ- -uc iujujjco . ". vueuiku tuitucu ocuu v as vn,
shoulder ! suffered, the nerves being; will assist Bill In the harvesting of
. shot away and making the wound
most severe. The patient is standing
"'" Tti uWnc.,
t remains cheerful and has overcome
the severe shock that the shooting
had given her. .
THE POWER OF ADVERTISING
Expenditures for advertising by
the nublio utilities of the United
States in 1927 anm-oximated 28.!
000,000, of which more than half was
used for the purchase of newspaper
space. This is double the amount ex-
pended five years earlier, and It la es-
timated that the total expenditure in
192S will exceed the 1927 total.
Golden Wedding
of Mr. and Mrs.
Hans Rathmann
Observed at the Home Where Aged
Bride and Groom Have Spent
Many Most Happy Years.
From Monday's Dally
The golden wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs. Hans Rathmann, aged
and highly respected residents of .this
city, was observed yesterday at the
home on Wintersteen Hill, where for
many years this estimable couple
have resided.
The Rathmann home was very
beautifully arranged for the happy
occasion, the rooms being arranged
with the decorations of the golden
streamers, the yellow gladiolas and
Shasta daisies being used In the deco
rative scheme of the home, and whose
golden beauty made a fitting touch
for the event.
The day was spent in a family re
union and at the noon hour a sump
tuous dinner was served which was
featured by a beautiful wedding
cake prepared by the eldest daughter
of the family, Mrs. Albert Thompson,
of Omaha, and which ' was presented
to the bride and groom of a half cen
tury. The event was doubly happy to the
aged parents, in that they had present
at the gathering all of their children
to share the happiness and to wish
the parents many more years of hap
piness as they completed life's jour
ney. Anna Margaret Kuhr and Hans
Rathmann were married on July 15,
1878, at Owschlacht, Germany,
where they-had spent their childhood
years and in the succeeding year,
1879, they came to America, locating
first at Denison, Iowa, where theyre-
inl 88 3"they came to Plattsmouth,
where they have since made their
home, gathering a large number of
friends in the passing of the years,
who join with the family in the well
wishes to this estimable couple.
Those attending the happy gather
ing yesterday were: Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Rathmann and sons, Louie and
Owen;' Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rath
mann nl don, Norman ; Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Barnes and son, Charley, of
Sioux City, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Thompson and son, Victor; Mr. and
Mrs. Adolf Thomson and daughters,
Ruth Elaine and Doris Jean; Mr.
and Mrs. B. A. Davis, of Omaha; Mr.
and Mrs. John Bergman and children,
of Missouri Valley, Iowa; Louis
Rathmann, of Rochester. Minnesota;
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stewart and son,
dward, and the guests of honor, Mr.
and Mrs. Hans Rathmann of this
city.
H0N0B DEPARTED MEMBEB
At the meeting of the Women's Re
lief Corps held at the court house on
Saturday afternoon the members
joined in "a memorial service to Mrs.
Elizabeth Forbes, a long time mem
ber and pas president and secretary
of the society
The ritualis'tlcnserviees of the order
i . . . . - , . it
were observed as tne cnarier oi me
Pst was draped in black and tne
; beautiful and impressive remember-
1 amaah -- trtam haF tiro e T Q 1 rf
ances to the loved member was paid
by the entire post. During, the ser
vices, Mrs. James Doyle, organist of
the post, played "Nearer My God to
Thee," as the impressive service was
conducted by the officers.
The long services of Mrs. Forbes
in the organization and her always
pleasant and genial friendliness and
interest in each member, has made
her loss felt very deeply and there
were few unmoistened eyes among
the members as they viewed the seat
she had so often occupied and recall
ed in the golden recollections of
memory her many kindly acts and
her great service to the W. R. C. and
the old veterans of the Civil war in
the long years that she had served in
the order.
Clarence E. Ledgewayj deputy
clerk of the district court, has laid
aside the cares of his office and is
spending a few 'days out In the wide
open spaces of this locality where
women are women and men are har
vest hands.
"Chick decided he would gath
er a little first hand information as
to crop conditions of the county and
hied himself out to the farm of his
brother-in-law, William Kraeger,
having first ascertained that the
the oats and wheat crop which is
quite large this year. Mr. Ledgeway
as a boy spent many of his vacations
on the farms in this locality and
when he gets back Into the swing
after a few days will be able to
set a hot pace for the other farm
workers. If the work on Bill's farm
runs out "Chick is expecting to visit
other farms in that section of the
county and wind tip the work in
proper style, in tne meantime tne
typewriter in the clerk's office which
types. out the stories of punctured
romance, and other forms of lit!-,
Ration is silent.
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I TLtzA Jcmsl XZszi ilia.
"SWANEE" HAS ACCIDENT
From Tuesday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon Herbert Swan
son, proprietor of the "Sportsman"
He-ur store was the victim of an:
auto accident near La Platte, which '
fortunately did no injury to Mr.'
Swanson or the occupants of the car-
a very bad )y reTni Tfflir and ;
will reauire considerable
ie repair work,
before it is back in shape. j
Mr. Swanson was just preparing to i
make the turn onto the railroad
crossings at La Platte, comh.g east
when suddenly a combination of cir-
cumstances made the aucident pos-
sible. One of the tires suddenly blew
out, a pile of soft gravel was hit and
the car rolled over twice baore the
startled members of the pa-ty were
able to get out of the car. j
The windshield was broten, the
right front fender and lanp were
both badly bent aud the bunper torn
off, but otherwise was not arparently
damaged to any extent and as soon !
as the car was righted the journey
on back to this city was lesumed.
New League
Entry Trims the
Local leam
Score of 3 to 1 Marks Ragtd Game
That Julien-Essex Team
Locals Fail to Hi
From Monday's Dally
The Plattsmouth - team o:
the In-
terstate league slipped yestjrday af
ternoon in their game hie with
the Julien-Essex team of Orfaha, the
new team that has replaced the Mis
souri Valley team in the league, the
visitors coming home withkhe vic
tory, by.a... 3 to ...Xseore.-. .-m-'
"Stettin "gwmetfriat? Ie"T:o"
get theirictride in hitting land the
loose fielding also served t aid the
automobile followers to slirjover the
victory on the Plattsmouth team and
wh lie Eaton hurled a goid game.
lack of the needed punch wiii the bat
to garner a few scores speltd defeat
for the home boys, j I
,The visitors - sconl . Hr4. in the
second inning whe'u Maillyit" '.saTe
to right, followed by a sacrifice by
Steck and then Wicheft was hit by
Eaton, placing two on the bags and
then Turner hit, scoring two runs.
The fifth inning also saw the visi
tors slip into the scoring column
with a safe bingle by Hibbler, Julien
hurler and who registered later on a
hit by Swatky, and an error by Gan
semer. The tabulated score of the game
wa as follows: ' - -
Juliens
AB II PO
Laird, If 5 2 3
T. S'tky, 3b ' 3 11
A
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
4
Baumer, cf 3
B. Manley, c . 3
C. Steck, 2b - 4
Wich'rt, lb 3
Turner, rf 4
Cornett, ss 3
Hibbler. p . 3
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
6
1
9
2
2
0
Vans
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AB II PO A i-:
Distell, 3b 3 0 0 0 -1
O'Donnell, lb 4 0 9 0 0
Shirley, If 3 0 10 0
Krejci, cf 4 2 0 0 0
Newman, ss 4 1 10 1
Mason, rf 2 0 2 0 0
Sxozoda, rf 0 0 0 0 0
Gansemer, 2b 3 0 2 3 3
Spidell, c 3 1 12 1 0
Eaton, p 3 10 6 0
29 5 27 11 5
Score by innings:
Julien H.-E. Co. 020 010 000 3
Plattsmouth 000 001 000
Runs Laird. Manley, Wichert,
Hibbler. Distell. Two-base hit B.
Manley. Sacrifice hits? C. Steck,
Cornett. Stolen bases Distell ( 2 ) ,
Krejci, Wichert. Double plays
Hibbler to Cornett to Wichert
Struck out By Hibbler, 6, Eaton 10.
Bases onbls Offibbler
full i Cfciisrssi x i ii i.rir Los ing" pi tell
er Eaton. Hit by pitcher By
Eaton (Wichert).. Lett on bases
Ju liens 7, Plattsmouth 3. Passed
balls ManlejV Ump-ire Eiiickson.
Scorer Monty. Time of game
1:50. .
FINDS CONDITIONS GOOD
Searl S. Davis, well Known real es
tate and insurance man of this city.
(USB in. Lilt? pas L Yieca uciuicu a
deal of time out in the country dis
tricts adjusting small losses occasion
ed by the storms of July 3rd and
July 7th, and In his journeyings he
has had occasion to observe the crops
over all sections."
Mr. Davis states that the pastures
over the county are in the very -best
of shape and that in all sections over
the county the wheat and oat har
vest Is now on in full blast and
many starting threshing and har
vesting the crop that seems to be
' one of the best in years. In the past
week the corn has made great strides
in the most favorable weather con
ditions and while there have been
eraall losses by reason of the wind :
storms uprooting and breaking down
parts of the corn, the outlook Is for'
a .Terv heavv cron of this creat Ne
braska staple.
Fred Warner,
of Near Murray,
Meets Sad Death
Vatermg Horses at Farm Falls
uno xreep wen ana uies xc-
fore Help Arrives.
From Tuesday s Daily
Frederick Warner, 4 2, well known
farmer residing in the vicinity of
Murray was killed late yesterday af-
ternoon when he fell into a well t
feet deep, and before he could be
rescued from the well was dead.
Mr. Warner had come in from the
field late in the afternoon and had jgj-aska,
four horses with which he had Deenjcourse.
working and which he desired to
water before turning them loose ior
the night. The stock is watered at
a well which is .some seventy-five
feet deep and from which the water
is forced up by a pump. As the stock
stood around drinking they became
restless and started to fight with
each other, the animals in the mean
time having gotten the lines around
the pump of the well and as they
became more violent they started to
stampede and in so doing tore the
pump and platform from the well
and apparently Mr. Warner, who
was standing on the platform could
not escape and was hurled into the
well and to his death.
At the time of the tragic accident
Mrs. Warner and the three children
were the only ones at home and were
unable to get the husband and father
from the well and the wife, frantic
and terrorized by the accident dis
patched the eldest daughter, Barbara
Ellen, aged eeven, to the farm home
cf Guy Wiles, some distance away,
for help. When Mr. Wiles arrived
with help, the body was finally
brought to the surface, but life had
"The tragic accident came as a
great shock to all of the members ot
the family and the messages here
to the parents and the brother and
sister, bowed them with grief at the
untimely death of. ..their loved one.
and in their bereavement they will
have the deep sympathy of the many
friends over this section of Cass
eounty.-. , - . -. , '
The deceased was born : in Cass
county where his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles H. Warner, were resi
dents for many years on the' home
stead of west of this city, and his life
time with the exception of a few
years has been spent in this com
munity. Mr. Warner Is survived by
the widow and three children, Bar
bara Ellen, aged 7, Frederick, aged
5, and Betty Lou, aged 2, and two
children, Gretchen and Donald War
ner children of a former1 . -arriage.
There also remains the aged parents
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Warner of this
city and six sisters and one brother,
Mrs. W. P. Warga, Mrs. Mary Terry-
berry, Mrs. Nellie Hutchison; Miss
Helen Warner, Mrs. William S. Wet
enkamp, Mrs. Roy E. Howard and
Wallace Warner, all residing In this
city and vicinity.
HOLD PICNIC SUPPER
From Tuesday's Ially
The ladies of the W. C. T. U. held
a very pleasant meeting yesterday
afternoon at the Fellowship room of
the First Presbyterian- church and
which was quite largely attended to
enjoy the fine program as well as the
refrshments that were provided for
the picnic feature of the event. The
program embraced several beautiful
musical numbers, dramatic readings
and political discussions as well as
temperance appeals.
Mrs. C. C. Wescott gave a very
interesting paper on "Letter to Moth
er and Daughter," while Mrs. Jessie
Hall read a paper, "Down in Texas.
The ladies had the pleasure of two
whistlinK numbers given by Miss
Alice Louis Wescott, '.Little Mother
O' Mine,' a'nd "A Shady Tree," the
accompaniment being played by Carl
Weigel, organist at the Parmele
theatre.
The ladies had the pleasure of of
iittTemu'sician3l"Mary Ann Highfield
giving "My First Waltz," Mary Cath
erine Wiles, "Summer Dream," Marie
Nelson, "Birds of the Morning,"
these being all piano solos that re
flected the greatest credit on the
young people offering them;
Miss Helen Wiles gave two dram
atic readings In her usual charming
manner, "God's Gold" and "Just a
Girl," which were especially appre
ciated by all of the members of the
party
Mrs. S, A. Wiles was leader in ico ani South America. Mr. Wlch
holding of the "Little Recruit Ser- mann Js a graduate of the University
vices" and at which time three little ;Df Wyoming and has a masters de
girls, Helen Larson Barkus, Betty ,-gree in. mining engineering from the
May Barkus and Dorothea Mae Dux-j university of Washington. Mr. Wick
bury were received into the Union., raann lias for the past six years been
During this service JeaaHales sang located, in South America with the
very charmingly "Mighty Lak. auraderi Copper Co., with his head
Rose," the accompaniment being by j quarters at Chaletones,. Chile. He is
Mrs. Hayes. one of the best known members of
After the program the baskets of the engineering forces of this great
good things wre opened and a very
fine supper was served that everyone
appreciated to the, utmost.
Harold Squires, who has been as
sisting at the local Burlington sta-
tion,iis telegraph operator, departt ; , - . ;
ed this morning for his home at Ash-j : r--.kfln-.-i, r. 7nrrRI X7n7it
land. A. O. Moore, the regular W-:flX
ator returning this morning to hls.AdS WW yotrr ries.w3 p.2Cd, there
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VISITS OLD FEIEJTDS
From Tuesday's Ually
Mrs. D. C. Morgan, Miss Grace
Nolting and Gertrude L. Morgan re
turned Saturday evening from an
auto trip to the western part of the
state. Miss Nolting visited school
friends at Kearney, Hastings and
Ravenna. Mrs. Morgan and Gertrude
were guests at the home of Kenneth
v...., ww..-..--D,
Haskell, Arnold, and Dr. J. H. Sals
j bury, Cozad.
I James Russel Salsbury, son of Dr.
'and Mrs. James H. Salsbury, former
pastor of the Presbyterian church
here, was married June 12th, to Miss
. M TT1 XT, l, A
urace .yoaun, 1' ,
are living in Kansas City, Kansas. .
LI! rraif theVudorium of the public li-
in
electrical engineering
Pretty Church
Wedding is Held
This Afternoon
Marriage of Miss Gertrude Roessler
to Arthur P. Wichmann, Prom
inent Mining Engineer.
From Wednesaays DaHr
The marriage of Miss Gertrude
Roessler of this city and Mr. Arthur
P. Wichmann, well known mining
engineer of Chaletones, Chile, oc
curred this afternoon at 2:30 at the
St. Paul's Evangelical church, the
ceremony being attended by a party
of the relatives of the contracting
parties.
The altar was very statefully ar
ranged in the decorations of the sum
mer flowers whose wealth of color
ing added to the beauty of the church
marriage vows were plighted.
The bridal, party entered the
church as the "Lohenghrin" wed
dine march was sounded by Miss
Dora Wichmann, sister of the groom '
and the party advanced to the chan
cel of the church where the marriage
lines were read by the Rev. O.. G.
Wichmann, father of the groom and
pastor ot St; . Paul's ehurch. The
beautiful and impressive rlnp wervtce
was used in the joining of the lives
of these two estimable young peo
ple. The attendants of the bridal cou
ple were Miss Marie Malmberg of
Falls City as bridesmaid and Mr.
Harry Masiman of Falls City as best
man. ,
The wedding gown of Miss Roes
sler was a modish costume of orchid
georgette crepe and she carried an
arm bouquet of the Ophelia roses and
baby breath.
Miss Malmberg wore a very strik
ing gown of yellow georgette and
with which she carried an arm bou
quet of the pale pink roses.
Following the marriage ceremony
the young people received the well
wishes of their relatives and the
party were entertained at the home
(i-rmr.r T-QfTp- lunrhf"" Thr.ms t
? ;,jfcJ .III il " I J I, nnrrt-n1r(n rr a Clll-vov f.f
Roesslev home 'was arranged
ev horn? 'was arranged in the
decorations of the late summer flow
ers. Mrs. W. H. Hohmann of New
ton, Kansas, and Mrs. Rueben Fah
renbech of McCook, sisters of the
bride served during the luncheon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wichmann departed
at 5:30 over the Burlington for Chi
cago, where they will stop for a
short visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Karl Roessler and then ' go to
New York from where they will sail
on July 26th for their home at Chale
tones, Chile.
The bride is one of the popular
young ladies of this city, the young
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August
Roessler and was born ond reared
f n this city where she has been a
great favorite with a large circle of
warm friends. The bride was edu
cated here and was a graduate of the
Plattsmouth high school in the class
of 1918 and has since her completion
of her school work been engaged in
nursing, being a graduate or tne
school. She has been in charge of a
hospital at Falls City up to the time
of her wedding, resigning her posi
tion a hort time ago. The bride has
long been an active figure in the
social life of the St. Paul's church
in this city.
The groom is a son of Rev. O. G.
Wichmann of this city and has for
the past several years engaged in
his work as a mining engineer, be
ing engaged with the Guggenheim
copper interests in Alaska, New Mex
-copper company,
The many friends here join In the
well wishes to the young people for
their jluture years of happiness and
successi, in their life in the south-
land. .
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Commerce Meet
ing July 31st
Regular Monthly Open Fonim Meet
ing to Be Held and the Pub
lie Is Invited.
The residents of the city and the
adjoining territory are urged to be
out and take part in the regular
monthly 'Tow-Wow" of the Cham-
ber of Commerce, which is to be held
Dintr toc,,v iiv aist
The first six months of the year
has found the Chamber of Commerce
functioning in a very fine manner
and which has brought forth a great
many very successful projects for the
advancement of the city and Ints in
terests, which is due to the splendid
spirit of co-operation that has been
shown by the members of the organ
ization and the residents of the city
at large.
The Chamber of Commerce holds
noonday luncheons twice a month at
which the members who desire and
the committee heads in particular
gather and discuss the plans and the
various suggestions that some up,
each member paying their own
luncheon cost and these meetings
have been productive of a great deal
of good to the organization.
The luncheon meetings of course
come at a time when a greater part
of the residents are unable to at
tend and in order that a full and
general expression of the residents
can be secured it was decided to have
once a month an open public meet
ing that would be held in the even
ing when representatives of all class
es of the people are urged to be out
and participate in-tbe-tratherinc'.7II
"eiHwggl C fs'o f th e" Chamber oV
Commerce are desirous of having the
fullest interchange of ideas from the
residents of the community in order.
that the best of these thoughts for
the community advancement and bet
terment may lje had and or this rea
son the open meetings are especially
created.
-Ther notices of the "Pow-Wow" on
July 31st have been made in ample
tirofhatrTeT7t)ne ' can plan to
attend and the residents of the dis
tricts near this city are urged to note
the time of the event and to come
in and participate in the meeting, as
the interests of the territory adjacent
to the city i3 as of much interest as
that which lies within the corporate
limits of the city.
Remember the date and the time
and place and make it a point to be
in attendance at the meeting as it Is
destired to make it a very representa
tive gathering from all classes of the
people.
CHIEF HAS A BAD HAND
From Tuesday's Taliy
Chief of Police A. R. Johnson is
wearing his richt hand in albandaged
condition - the result of having had
contact with one of the celebrated
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the creamery interests. The car In
which the chief was riding stopped
and made necessary the getting out
and coaxing of the gas wagon back
into activity by cranking. The chief
started ln to crank and about the
first turn his hand came in contact
with the number plate of the car
and cut a severe gash on the hand
between the thumb and first finger
and which made necessary the seek
ing of medical aid to have the mem
ber dressed.
CLOSED FOR RENOVATION
Saturday evening at 8 o'clock the
Walton cafe on the north side of
Main street was closed at the con
clusion of the days business and with
in the next two weeks the interior
of the building will be re-decorated
and given a thorough overhauling
by the owner of the building, William
JiL-JJarclay. The exterior of the build
ing tf.s been re-decorated In fine
shape' And the interior will now be
placed in first class shape by the
ownerU
Whi the building is all completed
and pliced in first class shape, the
restaurant will be re-opened with
Mr. and Mrs. Barclay in charge of the
business and who will again be active
in the operation of the restaurant
that tf?y j so successfully conducted
for seftral years and will give the
city another high class cafe and eat
ing house. ::
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JUNIOR C. D. OF A. MEETS
The I'mior Catholic Daughters of
Americq, and their councellors were
guests f ; Miss Theresa Bierl and
AureliaU nd Inga Reichstadt at a de
lightful? picnic held at the country
home o4 Theresa Bierl, Sunday after
noon, fhe hostesses had devised all
sorts of; ?araes with prizes for the
successffil contestants. A lovely lunch
was serf yd in the late afternoon be
fore tha guests departed for their,
homes.
The Junior court members are ex
pecting o go to camp at Seward for
a week'4 outing with the Columbus
court. Tie Junior girls will be ac
companies by Mrs. Lon Henry and
Miw-M ay Murphy.
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