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VOL. NO. XUV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, IlONDAY, SEPT. 10, 1928.
NO. 63
Legion Trans
acts Much Busi
ness at Meeting
Making Numerous Improvements to
Its Building and Getting Beady
for Annual Harvest Festival
At its meeting Wednesday night,
the American Legion voted to em
power the trustees to have the win
(low areaways at the rear of its build
ing raised some three feet to a point
above the proposed alley grade, so
the city can go ahead and grade the
alleyway up for the benefit of resi
dents of the block who wish to use
it for a driveway.
It was also decided to have thy
rear chimney raised some ten feet to
help eliminate the smoke nuisance,
which proved annoying to residents
of the vicinity last year.
The masonry work on the area-
ways is being done by Emil Walters,
sub-contractor on the construction
of the building and will be completed
today or tomorrow.
Arrangements are also being made
to accept sealed bids on coal require
ments for the year, it being decided
to use Franklin County No. 1 nut
coal, a grade that was found very
satisfactory last year. The initial
order will be for 12 ton, with the
unit price per ton holding good for
maximum requirements up to 20 ton,
delivery as wanted. All Plattsmouth
coal dealers will be given opportunity
to bid, and bids are to be in by Sep
tember 15th, with delivery of first
twelve ton not later than Oct. 1st.
Work of rebuilding the stage, to
be larger and higher than the pres
ent orchestra platform, will be begun
this week, Legionnaires doing the
work themselves. It is expected to
have it ready for the date of the
opening mid-week dance of the Fall
and Winter season, on Wednesday
night. Sept. 26th, when Burnham's
big recording orchestra will be here.
This orchestra has been playing an
entire summer's engagement in
Texas and is the same organization
that was featured at Krug park last
year while on . tour of the country.
They have been east a number of
times on recording trips and are well
known over the country. This or
chestra is secured at heavy expense
for the opening anniversary dance,
and the Legion hopes that by holding
the admission to regular price it will
have a record crowd.
To insure not going in the hole,
it is probable an advance ticket sale
will be conducted as was the case
with the opening dance last year.
The interior entranceway, which
has become unsightly from dirt and
match-scratches during the past year
will also be touched up with a coat
of gray paint to match that on the
steel posts in the interior and a lat
tice will be placed at the east of the
building closing up entrance along
that side between the building and
the Evangelical church parsonage.
It was decided that at the October
meeting a feed and smoker will be
held, with members of the posts at
Greenwood, Louisville, Elmwood and
Nehawka as invited guests.
The chair rental question was an
other matter that was definitely set
tled at the meeting. Although it is
desirable to hold to a set rule that
no chairs be taken from the building,
it has been found that rental chairs
are not available in Plattsmouth in
sufficient number to meet demands,
and as the public contributed to the
purchase of the chairs it was decided
to rent them out, the rate being set
high enough to cover breakage (an
Item that is already quite heavy) and
in the future will be $1 for the first
' dozen and 50 cents for each succeed
ing dozen, with a minimum of one
dozen. Applications to rent chairs
should be made of Maldon Brown,
chairman of the trustees, who also
has supervision of rental of the build
ing. In addition to the business trans
acted, reports were heard from those
attending the state convention held
at Grand Island last week.
The Legion is well pleased with the
successful operation of its building
during the past year since it was
formally opened last September and
is arranging a series of fall mid-week
dances that will bring to Plattsmouth
some of the biggest and best orches
tras in the middle-west.
Plana are also being laid for the
'annual Harvest Festival to be held
the week of November 10 to 17. For
entertainment, it is planned to go
into the vaudeville field and secure
some high class acts thru Omaha
booking agencies and off the Or
pheum circuit as an added drawing
card for the 10c admission charge
A fine capital prize and nightly door
prizes will also be featured.
One proposal made that may yet
materialize is that all carnival work
ers post a forfeit of $10 under the
stipulation that they let their whis
kers grow from now until the close
of the Festival and if this strikes a
responsive chord, the cash customers
will see a coterie of "bearded beau
ties" as attendants at the different
concessions. County Commander W,
R. Holly broached the proposal -and
stands ready to post the first $10.
Fhone us the news. No. 6.
NEW POULTRY DEALER
A. It. Case of Corning, Iowa, one
of the best known poultry and pro
duce dealers of southwestern Iowa,
has located in this city and will
hereafter handle a car here each
week to handle the poultry that may
be offered.
Mr. Case and family have secured
the John Vondran residence at Ninth
and Pearl streets and where they are
now at home and are much pleased
with the new location.
Mr. Case represents the Golden
Valley Creamery of Osceola, Iowa,
and will look after the interests of
his company in this locality in the
future. Mr. Case has purchased the
interests of A. J. Snyder in the poul
try business in this city and will
have his location in. the building
that has heretofore been occupied by
Mr. Snyder near the Burlington sta
tion.
Football is
Taking Stage of
School Sport
High School Boys Aie Getting Out
,to Start Grid Work for Open
ing of the Season.
With the opening of school on
Tuesday, the athletic program of the
schools opened up and on Tuesday
afternoon Coach F. A. Rothert of the
high school had the first grid prac
tice of the season, there being some
twenty of the boys out for practice
and Including some who are Just
starting their high school sport
career.
There is a very considerable group
of the veterans of the last year5
team back in the game this year, al
tho a number of the stars of the last
two seasons have said good bye to
the high Bchool sports. Among the
Vets are Robert Hadraba, captain of
this year's team. Bob Fitch, John
Teepell, Warren Farmer, Lyle Law
ton, Homer Spangler, the hero of
the Wahoo game last year, Ira
Mumm, Chet Wiles.
The.new recruits are showing up
nicely and in the next week or ten
days the team should be whipping
into shape for the season.
The first game of the fall schedule
is on Friday, September 28th at
Omaha when Creighton Prep is the
foe of the Platters and the Junior
Jays will strive to recover the pres
tige lost here in the game last year
when, they met defeat.
The schedule of this year is as
follows:
Sept. 28 Creighton, there.
Oct. 5 Tecumseh, here.
Oct. 12 North, there.
Oct. 19 Ashland, here.
Oct. 26 Wahoo, there.
Nov. 2 Auburn, here.
Nov.. 9 Open.
Nov. 16 Pawnee City, there.
Nov. 23 Peru Prep, here.
DEATH OF MBS. EDITH
CLEMENTS AT LINCOLN
From Thursday's Dar.y -The
death of Mrs. Edith Clements,
aged 50, widow of Bert Clements,
former publisher of the Elmwood
Leader-Echo, occurred yesterday at
Lincoln, where she has made her
home for the past several years.
Mrs. Clements was formerly Miss
Edith Reeves, member of one of the
old families of the vicinity of Elm
wood. and she has spent her lifetime
in that community and during the
time that her husband was engaged
in the newspaper business at that
place, was very active in his asist-
ance and had a large circle of friends
and acquaintances in the community
where she made her home for so
many years.
In the past few years, she has been
suffering from diabetes and gradual
ly grew worse until she was taken to
the hospital, where death relieved
her of her suffering. The husband
preceded her in death some twelve
years ago. She is survived by one
son, Harry Clements of Omaha.
The funeral of Mrs. Clements will
be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from the Methodist church at Elm
wood.
ASK FOB RETENTION OF
COUNTY FABM BUBEAU
At the session of the Board of
County Commissioners this week, a
petition was filed with the Board,
signed by some eighty of the residents
of the county, asking that the County
Board make a levy for the maintain
ance of the Cass County Farm Bu
real for the coming year of 1929, as
provided by law. The Board receiv
ed the petition and voted to grant the
request of the petition for the main
taining of the Farm Bureau the com
ing year.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
I wish to thank those who have
favored me with their trade and pat
ronage in the past and wish them to
know how much I appreciate the
very pleasant relations with the pub
lie In the conduct of my poultry and
produce business. Having disposed
of this business to A. R. Case, of
Corning, Iowa, I bespeak for him the
cordial co-operation of the patrons
A. J. SNYDER.
Sketch of John
Meisinger, an Old
Time Resident
Resident o the Vicinity of Cedar
Creek for Many Years Highly
Respected Citizen.
In the passing of John Meisinger,
long time resident of the vicinity of
Cedar Creek, the community has lost
a most valued citizen and one that
has done a great deal in the upbuild
ing of the community in which' he
has made his home.
The deceased was born March 18,
1845 in Germany and was at the time
of death aged eighty-five years, five
months and twelve days. He has
lived in the United States for seventy-four
years, his parents migrat
ing to this country when Mr. Mei
singer was a lad of tender years. The
family located in Tazewell county,
Illinois, where a large number of the
relatives had located and assisted in
developing that portion of the state.
It was in Illinois that the deceased
was married to Miss Magdalena Mei
singer and shortly after their mar
riage the family came to Nebraska
and located in Cass county where
they have since made their home.
The wife and mother died on July
14, 1924 and since that time Mr.
Meisinger has made his home with
the children and where he has been
given every care and tender atten
tion in his declining years.
There is left as the sole survivor
of his brothers and sisters, but one
brother, Peter Meisinger of Platts
mouth. Mr. Meisinger leaves a family
of two sons and four daughters, Anton
and Louis of the vicinity of Cedar
Creek, Mrs. Philip Schafer of Plain
view, Mrs. John Gauer, Mrs. Frank
Salsburg and Mrs. D. B. Jardine.
The funeral services were held
Tuesday at the Glendale church with
Rev. H. G. McClusky of the First
Presbyterian church of Platsmouth
conducting the services who gave
words of consolation and hope to the
bereaved family. The large number
of friends and the beautiful flowers
silently attested the affection in,
which the departed had been held.
During the service the male quar
tet composed of Frank A. Cloidt, L.
D. Hiatt, L. O. Minor and H. G. Mc
Clusky gave two of the old hymns,
Rock of Ages," and "Jesus Savior
Pilot Me." The pall bearers were se
lected frpm the members of the fam
ily circle and the interment was at
the - Glendale cemetery nar thei
church.
CLOSING) OF CONCERTS
From Thursday's Daily
The presentation of the band con
cert last evening by the Eagles band
marked the close of the series of sum
mer concerts which are sponsored
jointly by the city and the Chamber
of Commerce, once a week in the
summer season.
Director W. R. Holly is hoping
to be able to stage a complimentary
concert in the next few weeks which
the band will offer to the residents
of the community and will also give
a concert at the Nebraska Masonic
Home in honor of the aged residents
there in the near future.
The band this season has given
some very enjoyable concerts and
their programs have been of the high
est type, both the standard and the
high class popular numbers beinp
used in the splendid programs that
were made a part of the summer en
tertainment. It is to be hoped that the band will
be able to resume their concerts the
next summer as this is one of the
most pleasing forms of entertainment
to the general public that can be
found and pleases the greatest num
ber of people of all ages. Music is
one of the greatest factors in the
advance of the culture of the people
and the band concerts give a very fine
expression of this art, at little cost
and which reaches a very large num
ber of people and for this reason
should be made a .regular sumei
feautre.
RETURNS F0BM VEBM0NT
From Thursday' Dally
This morning Mrs. Ruth D. Pol
lard and Mrs. B. Wolph of Nehawka.
who have been spending some t;;e
in the east in Vermont, the ancestral
home of the Pollard and Sheldon
families as well as in Massacnusets.
entered here via the Burlington
While in the Green Mountain stte
they vloited at Ruthland, one of
most atti ctive cities in Vermo it anl
spent some time in driving over the
various points of interest and visit
ing with relatives.
The ladies found a great difference
In the country from the fine fertile
fields of Cass county to the rocky
and barren lands that make up the
state of Vermont and where the farm
ing is indeed a very hard proposition
and have led to many of the farms
being abandoned in the past twenty
five years. The scenery is wonderful
however, the ladies state and the
mountains and the green trees make
very beautiful scenes and the great
amount of moisture that has been
had in that section of the country
has tended to make the vegetation
very fine despite the general rocky
formation of the soil.
ENTERTAINS AT LUNCHEON
From Friday's Dally
Yesterday Mrs. J. II. Donnelly of
Omaha entertained at a noonday
luncheon in honor' of her daughter,
Mrs. George A. Fingarson, who is to
leaving soon for Fort Benning, Ga.,
where she will join Captain Fingar
son, who has been assigned to the
service at that army post.
The delicious luncheon was of
three courses and following which
the members of the party enjoyed
bridge for some time, in the playing
the honors of thej high score being
won by Miss Barbara Gering. At the
luncheon covers wfer elaid for tight.
Those enjoying the occasion were
Mrs. Mary Cline, Omaha, Mrs. E. A.
Fricke, Mrs. J. S.J Livingston, Mrs.
Henry Herold, Mrs. R. F. Patter
son, Misses Mia and Barbara Ger
ing and Dora Fricke.
Death of Mrs.
Thomas1 Tilson
at Murray Today
Highly Esteemed Lady Dies
the Result of Complication
of Maladies
as
From Friday's Da'r
This morning at the family home
near Murray occurred the death of
Mrs. Thomas Tilson, a loved and
highly esteemed resident of that por
tion of Cass county, where she has
spent her lifetime.
The deceased lady was a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Vallery an'
was born in the vicinity of where
her final chapter of life was written
and where the friends are legion. In
the past few months Mrs. Tilson has
gradually been growing weaker a.c
the progress of her case brought
many complications that medica
skill and loving care could not check
and it was with disparing hopes that
the members of the family circle saw
their loved one gradually pass from
them.
To mourn the loss of this splendid
lady there remains the husband and
one son, Alvador Tilson, the aged
father and mot Gift;' Mr. and Mrs
T. W. Vallery, three brother and two
sisters, Frank E. Vallery of Omaha
Glen and Charles Vallery of this city
Mrs. Wade Porter of this city and
Mrs. Margie Willis of near Nehawka
To the sorrowing husband and
son, the broken hearted parents and
the brothers and sisters there Is ex
tended the deepest sympathy of the
many friends over Cass county ir
the bereavement that has come t
them.
HAPPY SURPRISE
From Friday's Dail I
Last evening the immediate
neighbors of Mrs. Fred Lehnnoff
planned a very successful surprise for
her on her eightyfourth birthday.
She and her daughter, Miss Tillie,
were taken unawares as about twenty-five
of her friends marched into
her home about 7:30 carrying chairs,
baskets and mysterious packages.
The evening was spent visiting and
reminiscenting which was a treat to
all present. Generous portions of ice
cream and cake were served which
enlivened the sociability and a birth
day cake carrying a lighted candle
was left with Mrs. Lehnhoff besides
a special gift to remind her for
sometime of the occasion.
Mrs. Lehnhoff was born in Sch
wegenheim, Bavaria, eighty-four
years ago and came to this country
with her parents, settling first in
Ohio. At the age of fourteen she
came with her family to Nebraska
which was then a territory and here
in the vicinity of Cullom was mar
ried" as Miss Catherine Reihart to
Mr. Fred Lehnhoff and has made
Plattsmouth her home for some sixty
years. She is still young and enjoy
ed the evening with her friends as
much as any of them, from the chil
dren to the oldest neighbors.
Little Miss Edna Mae Peterson
gave two readings that added much
to the pleasure of all and her grand
mother, Mrs. Rath and daughter from
Chicago, were also present. Mrs.
Rath and daughter have spent seven
weeks at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Charles Peterson and are soon
returning to their home
Wishing Mrs. Lehnhoff many more
returns of the day, the company dis
banded early as several city teach
ers were present and felt they must
be fit for the next day's work..
SUFFER SLIGHT ACCIDENTS
From Thursday's Dally
This morning just before the noon
hour, John Wickman, one of the vet
eran employen of the planing mill at
the local Burlington shops had the
index finger of the right hand par
tially cut off and several of the other
fingers slightly injured when the
hand was caught by one of the saw?
which Mr. Wickman was working.
Russell Wasley, who is employed
in the store department of the BREX
was also injured today while at his
work, a large knife cutting a severe
gash on the abdomen of the young
man, but the injury Is not thought
to be dangerous but will make nec
essary his remaining on the Inactive
list for some time- at least until the
Injury is healed.
Tells of the
Products of the
Corn Stalk
Charles Hartford, Jr., of the Iowa
State College, Addresses the
Chamber of Commerce
From Friday's Dally
At the nnnnilnv liinrVienn of the
Chamber of Commerce at the Hotel
Perkins, the members of the directorp
of the civic bodv had the oDDoriunlty
of hearing a great many interesting
Tacts on the development or a new
industry of the west and which wa?
Ii.ikp1 on the use of what has hereto
fore been a waste product of the soil.
the cornstalk.
Thp sneaker of the occasion waf
Charles Hartford, Jr.. of the Iowa
State college of Ames, Iowa, wnerc
hp is associated with Dr. Sweeney
in research work along the lines of
the development of the various by
products of the common cornstalk or
the western country and which har
heretofore been useless save as used
in cattle feeding or in being plowed
info the soil.
The Iowa State college has con
ducted a great deal of work along the
lines of touching on the puss; Dinner
of the stalks and have found that
rrom the stalk itself, the pulp and
the corn cobs there can be found a
great many uses, some of which have
proven revoluntionary in the indus
rtial life of the nation in the making
of silk from the stalk pulp that l
mnidlv hecominer very DODuTar an-
which will in time mean many silk
factories over the west engaged In the
making of the silk, altho at this time
there is but one active factory, that
at Danville, Illinois. This shk r
what is known has rayon silk and
is a very staple variety of the silk
that has grown in the popular ravtor
in the last few pears.
Other of the product or tne corn
stalk as has been develotied In Iowa
and related by Mr. Hartford was tha
of the manufacture of building and
insolating board from tne staiK anr
factories to handle which are already
in operation at Ames, ana uuDuque
lnw.i nil A also St Josetm. Missouri
Thia lMwfd has been found very prac
tical and useful and its lightness and
adaptability has made it greatly ir
demand where it has been possible
to spfiirp anv lare amount of thf
board and means a source of much
cheaper material in building that war
formerly possible.
Mr. Hartford stated that the
stalks as sold in the field without
being moved or handled was $7.50
a ton and erave the farmer some $15
on each acre of the land for the
stalks. . Where the stalks were bailed
they bring $10 per ton.
The talk of Mr. Hartrord was mosi
interesting throughout and gave the
TYipmhprs of the luncheon party a
clear insight into the possibilities of
the development of a. great Industry
in the next few years in tne west
and which the humble cornstalk
would provide.
RECEPTION TO PASTOR
From Friday's Dailv
A number of the members of the
First Christian church of this city
gave a reception and pound party at
the church building last evening in
honor of Rev. and Mrs. Grassmueck,
who have Just recently come to the
charge in this city to look after the
church and Its people.
The evening was marked by the
enjoyment sof a very fine program of
readings and musical numbers which
the members of the party presented
in very fine shape.
The pastor and family were great
ly surprise on entering the rooms
to find a table laden with a great
array of gifts from the members of
the congregation which were pre
sented as tokens of love and esteem
to the pastor and his family.
Rev. Grassmueck responded to the
expressions of the members with a
very appropriate talk that was much
enjoyed and all who were in attend
ance at the event felt that it was one
of the h.mniest events that thev had
had the opportunity of participating
In tor some time.
HAS NEW POSITION
The many Plattsmouth friends of
Fred W. Mann, former well known
young man of this community, will
be pleased to learn that he has been
transferred from Graybull, Wyoming
where he was foreman of the repair
shops of the Burlington at that place
to Sheridan, where he will have e
similar position. The mother and
sister who have been making their
home with Fred at Graybull, will
move to Sheridan and where they
will find a very pleasant location in
this splendid little western city which
is one of the most active In that sec
tion of the country.
VERY HAPPY EVENT
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Fickle in the south portion of the
city was made very happy on Wed
nesday afternoon when an eight and
a half pound son arrived at the borne
to dwell with them in the future
The mother and little one are doing
nicely and the event has brought the
greates of pleasure to the pround and
happy father.
NEED ROAD PROTECTION
From Saturday's Dally
A number of persons who ari '
familiar with the road conditions in '
this section, have pointed out one I
particular place where there Is a real j
need for-some protection to the trav
eling public, that being at the ap
proach to the small bridge or culvert
on the King of Trails highway just
north of the E. H. Spangler resi-i
dence and where the road makes the
turn south. j
There has been a great many acci-
dents at this place none of them
fatal, fortunately, but all could have
b.. avoided if the approach to the
be great and would make a great
,lpl mn afltief.n,tnrv nrnt.Hinn to
deal more satisfactory protection to
the traveling public and especially
those who. being unfamiliar with
the road, can very easily drive into
.-.
the deep ditch.
Cass County
Fair to be Held
in Ten Days
Three Day Gathering Will Enter
tain All Parts of County ac
Weeping Wa'.i .
Prom Saturday's Dally
The Cass county fair, three day
festival of entertainment and ex
hibits of the great crops and stocks
of the farms as well as the handi
work of the farm women and girls
In the canning, cooking and needle
work, as well as the school exhibits,
will be held at Weeping Water on
September 19th, 20th and 21nt.
The first day of the fair will be
Farmers Union day and which it is
expected will bring to the fair a
great many of the representatives of
the various far morganlzations over
the county.
The committee has designated the
second day of the fair as republican
day and on this occasion E. J. Bur
kett of Lincoln, will be the speaker
and" divide honors as an entertainer
with the Alvo-Weeping Water base
ball game.
The third and last . day will be
democratic day, the fair managers
announce and on this occasion Frank
A. Dutton of Beatrice, candidate for
lieutenant governor and Congress
man John H. Morehead will be the
speakers and present their views on
the public questions of the day. This
day will be the occasion also of the
parade of the live stock, floats and
autos and also see the Elmwood and
Weeping Water high schools play
the opening football game of the
season.
As is the custom, this city will
send a very large delegation to thejten after one of the on companies
fair to enjoy the showing of the pro-. that hnn(nPS eas and oil from Omaha
ducts of the county and which will
probably make their visit on the clos
ing day of the county exposition and
extend the greetings of this city to
the fair.
SECURES BRIDGE CONTRACT
The contract for the new bridge
to be built on the south highway
leading from Nehawka to the "O"
street road, was let yesterday after
noon by the board of county commis
sioners to the Monarch Engineering
Co., and the new bridge will be of
the latest type and one that will be
adequate for the rapidly increase in
auto and truck traffic. The success
ful contractors, the Monarch Engi
neering Co., of Falls City, are among
the best known companies in the
state of Nebraska and their work in
the bridge line and other public work
has been of the highest type. This
company has had a greater part of
the county bridge work for a num
ber of years and also had the con
tract for the paving of Washington
avenue here some ten years ago.
HAVE ENJOYABLE TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Wiles andit
Mrs. Mattie G. Wiles of this city.j they might be able to make the home
have returned from a very pleasant "f th daUgnter. The remaining un
outing trip to the mountains and ried daugbter Mis3 Ella Mar-
wnicn nas inciuaeu i enowstone
far ana many poims 01 mieresi in
that section of the west. The trip
!fLejI
. , nnn,rt..nUUa nf taVIno- in ino
ilia ii jr vjj-r jjvyx Lunikivo v. vuni o
various points of interest and the
great beauties of the mountain re
gions. On the way home the members
of the party stopped at Big Horn
where they spent a short time with
Samuel Gapen, an uncle of Mr. Wiles
and a former resident of this section
of the country.
ENJOY VISIT HERE
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Mrs C. L. Herger of this c ty has returned t Kangag cit D tra, The
had the pleasure of a very Pleasant engaged in the tile
visit with a number of her relatives busIneBg at 'KanBM clty and have
in the last few days, Miss Katie brancheg In varloU3 partg of the
Nickle. a niece arriving last evening count one son beIn located at
to attend the teachers' meeting and En,d 0kiahoma and one6at st. j,,,
bringing -with her some pears and whHe the otber lg at 0mafca and Mr
grapes from the farm of P W. Nickle. Coat , ch of th ,n offIce
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jnapel of Lexing- t Kangaa
ton, Nebraska, also were at the Her-.
ger home for a short time, motoring , . i
in from Lincoln, where they have! There IS no slack business period
been at the state fair, Mrs. Jnapel for the merchant who advertises his
being a niece of Mrs. Herger., jgoods the year 'round.
School Insti
tute Brings a
Large Number
221 of the Cass County Teachers
Registered at the County
Court House
Saturday.a Da!ly
,
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'"e cene today ot the Cass oo.inty
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X superintendent, had arranged.
The number of teachers register-
ing was 211 and made a 100 per
?nt attendance from every part of
the county and the vicinity of the
court house was packed with the
cars that had brought the teachers
from every section of the county to
take part in the meeting.
The district court room was used
for the general sessions of the in
stitute and was filled to its capacity
with teachers. The institute was
opened formally by Miss Peterson
and who introduced City Attorney J.
A. Capwell, who welcomed the visi
tors on behalf of the city of Platts
mouth. The large number attending and
the division of the institute into
special groups comprising the super
intendents and principals, the rural
teachers and the teachers in the
town schools, made the .use of the
county and equity court rooma nec
essary as well as the main court
room.
The speakers on the program in
cluded Dr. Crago of the state teachers
college of Peru, Dr. Itosenlof of the
state superintendent's office, E. A.
Horsemann, stcretary of the Nebras
ka State Teachers association, R. E.
Bailey, superintendent of the Platts
mouth city schools, Mrs. Ainsworth
of Omaha, state nurse and who had
charge of the health phase of the in
stitute, and Miss Chloe Baldridge,
head of the department of rural
schools of the state superintendent's
office.
The sessions covered the entire day
with-but little delay in the handling
of the various parts of the programs
and kept the teachers very busy in
attending the different groups of the
school work.
AFTER OCCUPATION TAX
From Saturday's Dally
The police force and the city clerk
have been busily engaged in the task
of getting the new occupation tax
lined up and trying to collect the
new addition that has been made to
the ordinance and which covers the
concerns that do a trucking busi
ness into this city from .outsido
noints. The citv authorities have eot-
here and i this company has not as
yet paid in their tax altho posting
a bond to cover the same unless they
decide to litigate the matter. The
tax on the bread trucks is also cov
ered by the ordinance and the city
has notified these companies of the
amount that is asked under the ordl-
! nance for the purpose of doing busi
ness, this form of tax being levied
on all business Interests of the. city
aswell aa non-residents. Just what
action the baking companies will
take is not stated but as they are
litigating with the city of Fremont
over their odninance, they probably
will take the same attitude here,
altho the Fremont ordinance is much
higher than that which was passed
by the Plattsmouth city council.
REMOVES TO LINCOLN
The B. F. Wiles family, long time
residents of this community, have
removed from this city to Lincoln
where, they are to make their home
in the future and where Miss Flor
ence, the youngest daughter of the
famil", will attend Wesleyan uni
versity the coming term. The par-
Antc nrfchlntr tfl tto with t Vl H (lailfrh-
to locate at Lincoln that
; t ,g teachlng thf3 year and
.... . rt nn,v th nar(,nta here ni1
capitol city to be nearer the
. UdUS'lieRi
VISITS OLD HOME
From Saturday's Dally
Last evening W. W. Coates, one
time resident here and who was an
extensive owner of Plattsmouth prop
erty, was here for a few hours visit
ing with the old time friends, com
ing up by auto with his son, William
W. Coates, Jr., who. Is located at
