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Nebraska State Histcri
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VOL. NO. XLTV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 13, 1928.
NO. G4
Plato
Omaha Man is
Drowned at the
Cedar Crk. Lake
Hans Larson, Aged 57, Meets Death
While Swimming Sunday Af
ternoon in Lake.
" Sunday afternoon at 4:30 Hans
Larson, 57, residing at 2410 South
60th street, Omaha, met death while
swimming in the lakes near Cedar
Creek, where he with a party of
friends had cone to spend the day.
Mr. Larson had been enjoying the
day fishing and while he was near
the edge of one of the lakes he drop
ped his watch in the lake and at once
stripping off his clothes with the ex
ception of his underwear, he plunged
into the lake and succeeded in recov
ering the watch as that portion of
.the lake was quite shallow. Later
he decided to take a swim and ven
tured out farther into the lake and
his companions were shocked to see
him sink from sight in the deeper
waters and he never came to the sur
face again.
Parties who were Sundaying at the
lake tried to rescue him but w;ere
unable to reach the body and bring
it to the surface and finally a rale
hay rake that has been used in the
recovery of bodies, was secured and
after an hour of work the body was
brought to the surface.
One of the members of the party at
the lake was experienced in first aid
and attempted to revive the man and
but little water was brought from his
lungs, this leading to the belief that
the death of the man had been occa
sioned by a sudden heart attack in
the cold water of the lake.
Sheriff Bert Reed was notified of
the death and hastened to Cedar
Creek and assisted in the work of
trying to get the man out of the
lake.
The body was brought here to the
Streight undertaking rooms where it
is being held pending work from the
relatives at Omaha as to their wishes
in regard to the disposal of the body
and unless word is received the body
will probably be buried here.
Mr. Larson was a well digger by
.occupation, the members of, the
outing party state and had " been j
separated from his wife, but has five
sons, some of whom are living in
Omaha, but whos - addresse s were un
known to the friends of Mr. Larson.
It is stated that the unfortunate
man had some money at Omaha that
should more than pay the cost of his
burial but the arrangements for the
funeral cannot be completed until the
family are reached and their wishes
ascertained.
ENJOY GERMAN REUNION
A splendid social time was enjoyed
on Sunday at the country home of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dietl, near My
nard and at which there were pres
ent a large number of the residents
of this part of Cass county and among
these were the friends and neighbors
who had come here from Germany
and are now numbered among the
splendid residents of this community.
At the noon hour a wonderful pic
nic dinner was served by the ladies,
the feast being such as only the Cass
county ladies know how to prepare
and which made a great feast for all
of the Jolly party. Ice cream was
also served to add to the dainties of
the occasion. '
During the course of the after
noon the old time games were play
ed, the well loved German songs
were given that brought memories of
the old home across the ocean and an
acordian solo was given by one of
the party that added very much to
the pleasures of the afternoon. The
members of the party also enjoyed a
very fine time in dancing to the old
time tunes of the accordian music.
Toward the close of the afternoon
lunch was served and the children
of the party treated to a weiner
road that added much to the pleas
ures of the occasion.
Those who attended the occasion
were:
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Altschaffle
and sons, Albert, John and Joe, Mr.
and Mlrs. John Fischer and children,
Florence and Stephen, Mr. and Mrs.
Herman "Wiess, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Bierl, Arthur, Gustave, Raymond and
Albert Wiess, Teresa, Anna and
Mary Altschaffle, Frank Bierl, Ther
esa. Sophia. Frances and Virginia
Bierl and Ella Wiess, all of Platts
mouth; Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Ulich
and children, Dorothy, Helen and
Bernard, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dieth
anddaughter, Mildred, Carl Ulrich.
Anna Ulrich, Joe and John Dietl, all
of Mynard; Mr. and Mrs. H. A. John
son and son, Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Andrews nnrt enn "Timmie"
Mrs. George Wagner and two daugh
ters, ana xvirs. w m. "am Lsacn, ana
Mr. Schielrts. nil nf Omaha- A1 and
Mrs. C. L. Schields of Lyons, Ne-
DrasKa.
We have a full stock of rough Cy
press Cribbing, 6 and 12-inch, and
Cedar Poles. If you are going to
build a new crib or repair the old
one, it will pay you to see us. We
deliver anywhere. Cloidt Lumber
& Coal Co., Plattsmouth, Nebr.
Phone us the news.
CORN PRODUCTS SHOWN
The display window at the C. E.
Hartford feed and coal office has a
wonderful showing of the various
products that are obtained and manu
factured rom the cornstalk, the pulp
and the corn cobs. The great array
of articles that can be secured from
the corn stalk i9 truly a matter of
real wonder and the products range
from building board, silk, down to
alcohol and other liquids that are
developed from the cornstalk. This
display is a part of the exhibit used
by Charles Hartford, Jr., who is a
research engineer at the Iowa state
college at Aames, under Dr. Sweeney
and who has made a study of several
years of the cornstalk and its possi
bilities.
Andy Moore is
Winner of City
Golf Tourney
Great Struggle with Dr. R. P. West-
over Requires Thirty-Eight
Holes to Win One Down
From Monday's Daily
One of the golf struggles that will
be the topic of conversation for many
weeks among the local golfers was
that which was staged yesterday at
the Country club course for the city
championship between Dr. R. P.
Westover, last year champ, and A.
O. Moore, an ex-champion and who
demonstrated that in this game the
retired champ can come back.
The players were running in great
form, battling constantly to a tie
throughout the long contest. As the
finish of the thirty-six hole limit for
the championship drew near. Dr.
Westover was two down on the 34th
hole, but succeeded in gaining the
two succeeding holes to stand in a
tie at the finish of the 36th hole. On
the tie two more holes were to be
played to decide the championship
and both tied on the 37th hole, but
on the 3 8th, the title holder missed
by one stroke and the championship
cup was awarded to Mr. Moore.
The play in the four rounds com
prising the thirty-six, holes, was as
follows: - - -.
First Round
Moore 3 3 4 4 3 3 7 6 4 37
Westover 4 4 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 35
Second Round
Moore 4 4 3 4 5 3
Westover 533432
4
5
4
4
4
5
36
34
34
36
37
36
Third Round
Moore 3 4 4 4 4 4
Westover 3 4 3 4 5 4
Fourth Round
Moore 3 4 5 4 5 3
Westover 3 5 4 4 5 3
In the fifth round both tied on the
first hole with 4 apiece, but Moore
sunk the ball in the second hole with
3, while Westover required 4, thus
ending the contest in the 38th hole.
with Westover one down.
In the President's flight, the win
ner was Paul Wohlfarth, who won
from John Bauer in the finals, 5-6.
The consolations brought out a
number of contests and in the cham
pionship consolations rank Horsack
was the winner from Sidney W. Bell.
In the President's flight consola
tions. E. J. RIchey was the winner
over Charles E. Hartford, 2-1.
HOLD FAMILY REUNION
From Monday's DaJjy
Yesterday the members of the fam
ily of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Meisinger, held their annual family
reunion at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank J. Libershal in this city. The
occasion was one of the greatest
pleasure as the members of this
splendid family that has had a large
part in the history of Cass county in
the past fifty years, gathered together
to join in the renewing of the ties
of friendship and love.
The members of the party came
with well laden baskets and which
provided the means of a wonderful
dinner which had all of the gooc
things to eat that can come from'
this great county.
Those who enjoyed the afternoon
were:
Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Meisinger, Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Meisinger, Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Hild, Mr. and Mrs. L.
W. Lorenz and daughter, Alice, Mr.
and Mrs. John M. Meisinger and
daughters Marie and Lucille, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry J. Meisinger and children
Harold, Eugene, Stuart and Janet
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Libershal and
children Francis, Theodore. Teres?
and Mary Irene, Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Hild and daughter LaVaughn, Mr
and Mrs. John Parkening and sons
John and Virgil, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo
Meisinger and son Bobbie and Wayne.
Ralph. Mrs. Lorine Urisn and son
and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Meisinger.
MARRIED AT NEBRASKA CITY
The wedding of one of the well
known young ladies of this city. Miss
Bernice Eleanor Price, to Mr. Lyle
Newburn, occurred on Saturday af
ternoon at Nebraska City. The wed
ding was performed by County Judge
Dierks, of Otoe county.
The marriage ceremony was wit
nessed by Mr. and Mrs. Vera. Price,
parents of the bride, and Mrs. Clar
ence Price, they motoring down from
this city for the wedding.
Platters Take
Great Game from
Omaha K. of C.
Score of 1 to 0 in Eleven Inning
Battle Thrills Fans With
Fast Fielding.
From Monday's Dally
The baseball fans that journeyed
down to the riverview-park Sunday
afternoon had the opportunity of see
ing one of the most exciting games
that has been staged on the local lot
and one in which the visiting K. of
C. team of Omaha and the Platters
both showed some real fielding to
make the game go into the extra
irames.
The Knights of Columbus were in
the finals in class B at the Council
Bluffs tournament and have proven
themselves one of the fastest team?
in the big city but yesterday were
one point behind the locals when
the game closed with a 1 to 0 mar
gin in favor of Plattsmouth.
Herbert Swanson for Plattsmouth
and Gepson for the Knights of Co
lumbus each hurled a nice game of
ball with Swanny giving eight scat
tered hits and Gepson four, but both
hurlers had the sweetest of support
both in the infield and the outfield
and many sure hits were knocked
down and grabbed off by the fleet
footed fields of both teams. In this
part of the game Nick at short. Kin
near at third and Walsh in center
field for the visitors, showed class,
while Newman, Klauschie, Krejci,
Distell, Trumble and Spidell all pull
ed off real fielding stunts that check
ed the hopes of the visitors.
-The Platters looked good to do
some business in the second inning
of the game when Joe Krejci led off
with a two base rap, the longest hit
of the game. Bill O'Donnell drew a
walk from Gepson and then Spidell
hit a short fly to right that brought
Krejci to third and filled the sacks
with no one down. A golden oppor
tunity to score failed when the sig
nals were all twisted up, Krejci start
ing from third for home as Svoboda
grounded to Gepson and Joe was
caught at the plate and Svoboda also
checked jit first base. When Swanson-
grounded to Nick at short Spidell
was caught at second and ended the
chance of scoring.
When the game swung into the
extra innings in the eleventh the
visitors made a desperate attempt to
get into the scoring when Walsh
opened with safe a drive over short
stop and was able to get to
second on a passed ball, Nick
was out on a grounder to Swanson
who threw him out at first and then
Camero, the receiver of the visitors
proceeded to make a bid for victory
with a short hit to right that was
safe for Camero but was too bad for
Walsh, as Walsh attempted to score
and Trumble threw from right into
home and Spidell had the ball wait
ing for Walsh. Camero was out when
he was caught between first and sec
ond by Gansemer and O'Donnell.
As the last of the eleventh came on
the visitors weakened and Gapson
decided not to pitch any more of the
game and Walsh had to come from
the center garden to try and dish
out the balls and strikes to the
Plattsonians with the result that Dis
tell reached first safely on the error
of A. Nick and was able to stroll
around the bases as Trumble was be
ing walked and on a wild heave at
the plate by Walsh that Camero
missed, Distell scored and the game
was over.
The tabulated score of the game
was as follows:
Plattsmouth
AB II PO A E
Distell, 3b 5 113 0
Trumble, 2b-rf 4 0 2 4 0
Klauschie, If 2 13 0 0
Newman, ss 3 0 4 2 0
Krejci, cf 4 12 0 0
O'Donnell, lb 3 0 14 10
Spidell, c 4 16 5 0
Svoboda, rf 1 0 0 0 0
McCarty, rf 3 0 0 0 0
Gansemer, 2b 10 110
Swanson, p 4 0 0 2 0
30 4 33 18 0
K. of C.
AB H PO A E
Walsh, cf-p 4 12 0 0
Nick, ss 5 12 7 0
Camero, c 5 3 6 2 0
A. Nick, lb 3 1 14 1 1
Kinnear, 3b 4 0 3 1 0
Bloomer. If 3 0 10 0
Vogel. 2b 4 0 12 0
Murphy, rf 4 10 0 0
Gepson, p 4 114 1
34 8 30 17 2
RETURN FROM WESTERN TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stamp returned
from the western part of the state
where they have been visi'ing at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Pugsley
of Bayard, Nebraska. They were ac
companied by Dr. Pugsley on a trip
to Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming,
then to Steamboat Springs, Colorado,
over the Continental Divide where
they visited with Mrs. E. O. Furlong
and family. From there they depart
ed for the Black Hills In South Da
kota and spent several days at Hot
Springs.
Read the Journal Want Ads.
RETURNS FROM MISSOURI
A well known young man employ
ed in the local Burlington shops has
just returned from. a vacation trip
down in old Missouri, and parti
cularly that parr that lies amid the
beautiful wooded areas of the Ozarks.
The young man had enjoyed his va
cation very much fc?d the friends
state is again .becorjling used to the
necessity of wearing shoes, forego
ing chewing long green and other
of the pleasure of the country of the
houn dog and possom. However,
much the friends may joke, Paul says
he had a fine time a:.d enjoyed the
wonderful meals that the land of
southern hospitality is famous for
and of which there is none more hos
pitable than that section of the Mis
souri Ozarks.
Stolen Dresses
Found Concealed
Along Roadside
Garments Taken From the Pease
Store Saturday Afternoon Are
Found by Clyde Jackson
From Tuesday's Daiiy
Late Saturday afternoon Mrs. Em
ma Pease suffered the loss of two of
the fine tailored dresses from her
stock at the store on upper Main
street and at once suspicioned that
the garments had been taken by a
man and woman claiming Omaha as
their home, who had been in the
store a short time before the dresses
disappeared.
The matter was reported to the
authorities and Deputy Sheriff Rex
Young hastened out on the high
way in the hopes of overhauling the
parties and securing the goods. The
car number that had been given the
deputy was one that he was unable
to locate but he found a car headed
for Om.iha that had a number some
what similar to that which he had
received and thinking that the
parties might be the right ones, Mr.
Young stopped thera and gave the car
the once over as well as searching
the occupants but to o avail as the
stolen dresses couu . not be found.
When Mr. Young returned he called
at the store and the description giv
en of the parties tallied with that of
the occupants of the car that he had
stopped, but as he had hurried out
after the parties he did not receive
the description until too late, but
the fact that the dresses were not
visible in the car or concealed on
the persons caused a doubt as to
whether after all a mistake had not
been made.
Yesterday afternoon Clyde "Stone
wall" Jackson, former police officer,
who is now engaged as watchman at
the sand pits northwest of thi3 city,
was going to work when he discover
ed along the curbing out on Webster
boulevard a package that when open
ed revealed the fact that it contain
ed two dresses and this fact was com
municated to the sheriff's office with
the result that it was found they
were the garments stolen from Mrs.
Pease's store and were restored to
the owner. They were undoubtedly
hidden by the parties that were later
searched by the deputy sheriff, but
the parties taking the goods had not
been able to get back and secure the
garments.
ASKS FOR PARTITION
From Tuesday's Dally
An action has been filed in the
office of the clerk of the district
court in which Julia C. Kratochvi'
is the plaintiff and Joseph G. Kou
ka, et al, the defendants.
The petition states that the par
ties to the suit are the heirs at law
of the deceased John Koukal, that
the plaintiff and the defendants pur
chased the interest in the estate of
John A. Koukal, an heir, and that
now they each possess seven forty-
eight interest each in the estate of
their deceased parents.
The petition asks that the court
determine the heirship and the var
ious interest of the parties to htf
suit and that the real estate of the
estate be sold and the proceeds be
divided among the parties in the
action.
The real estate consists of the
farm northwest of this city.
SCOUTS HOLD FIRST MEETING
From Tuesday's Daily
Last evening at the high school
gym the members of the various
Plattsmouth units of the Boy Scouts
held their first meeting of the school
year and with a very pleasing num
ber of the youngsters in attendance
at the meeting.
The boys had the pleasure of meet
ing the new head of the local troops,
Scoutmaster Sloan, who is the suc
cessor of Floyd Flack as the scout
master and will have active charge
of the work of the Scouts this year.
The Scouts will get busy at once
on their program for the year and
it Is expected that a very busy time
will be had by the Scouts in the fall
and winter program of activities that
will cover several months and in
which the members" will work for
their various merits in the Scout
work and for advancement in their
grades In the Scouting lines.
Rotary Club is
Host to Going
Away Students
Number of the Local Young People
Soon to Leave for School
Are Entertained.
From Wednesday's Ialiy
Iast evening th. Plattsmouth club
of the International Rotary enter
tained a large group of the young
men and women of Plattsmouth and
vicinity who are soon to leave for
their studies at various universities
and colleger to carry on their educa
tional woiu in a larger field.
The dinner was held at the parlors
of the First Methodist church and
which were very attractively arrang
ed in the decorations of the garden
flowers in the color scheme of pink
and white and made a most plead
ing setting for the happy event.
The Rotary had invited some thirty-two
of the young people, but a
number of the students had been
compelled to leave before the date
of the dinner to take up their school
work and were unable to be in at
tendance at the event.
The dinner was opened by the sing
ing led by Frank A. Cloidt and gave
all an opportunity to become better
acquainted and to start the ball roll
ing in the pleasant time that was to
follow.
The dinner was delicious and pre
pared in the usual pleasing manner
of the Methodist ladies in their ef
forts in this line were very much ap
preciated by the members of the
party.
At the conclusion of .the dinner
F. I. Rea, president of the Rotary
club tok charge of the program and
a very interesting evening was en
joyed. Miss Catherine Schneider was
heard in a group of two songs that
gave full expression to the beautiful
voice of this talented lady.
Ted Hadraba, who is attending the
Northwestern university at Evans
ton, Illinois, responded to the toast
as to the boy's viewpoint of college
life and its advantages.
Miss Helene Perry, a former stu
dent at Rockfordand now entering
Nebraska university, gave "two jety
deiightful dramatic readings in- her
usual charming manner.
Miss Helen Wurl, Nebraska uni
versity, responded to "The Viewpoint
of a Girl in College Life," that was
much enjoyed.
Charles E. Hartford, Jr., Iowa
state college, who was present told of
his work in the research department
of that school and many of the in
teresting points that his work had
covered.
President Rea in a few brief re
marks told of the Interest that Ro
tary felt in the boys and girls as
they left their homes for school and
the fact that the community would
follow them in their future work, to
watch their development and re
sponse to the calls that they might
receive in their future years and in
which they would without . doubt
prove a great honor to their parents
and to their home community.
At the close of the meeting the
students were requested to stand and
each told where they were to attend
school and the courses that they ex
pected to follow.
The students in attendance and
the colleges that they are to attend
were Richard Livingston, Margaret
Bauer, Mary Ellen Vallery, Jean
Spangler, Helen Wurl, Helene Perry,
Harlan Gorder, Catherine Schneider,
Linville Wiles, Kathleen Troop, Jean
Tidball, Edgar Wescott, all to attend
Nebraska; , Ralph Gansemer, Creigh
ton; Frances Christ, Drake; Ursula
Herold. Smith; Ted Hadraba, North
western. Among the students who have al
ready left for their school work and
were unable to attend were Joe
Krejci, Russell, Wasley, Bernard Gal
loway and Marie Sperry, Peru State
Teachers college; Martha and Fred
erick Gorder, Iowa State college;
Helen Wescott and Florence Wiles,
Wesleyan.
GOES TO HOSPITAL
From Tuesday's LJally
This afternoon Miss Pauline Grad
oville, who has been engaged in
working at Papillion for the past
several months, was taken to the St.
Catherine's hospital at Omaha where
she will enter the hospital for an
operation for appendicitis. Miss
Gradoville was taken 6ick yesterday
and her condition grew worse so
rapidly that it has been found neces
sary to hurry her to the hospital for
an operation.
The many friends of this popular
young lady are sorry to learn of her
illness and trust that she may soon
recover and be able to return home
and relieved of her Illness.
ENJOY VISIT HERE
Mrs. R. C. Byers and daughter.
Miss Margaret, and Mrs. J. A. Van
Anda of Fremont and Mrs. E. C.
Hawkins of Sioux City, who have
been guests here at the home of At
torney and Mrs. W. A. Robertson,
have returned to their home and
Mrs. W. A. Robertson accompanying
the party of former university friends
back to Fremont for a short visit at
the former home of Mrs. Robertson.
FUNERAL OF LITTLE CHILD
From Tuesday's DaJly
Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Bennett of this
ctiy were at Malvern yesterday where
they were called to attend the fun
eral services of the little three year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Green,
the little lad being a nephew of Mrs.
Bennett.
The Green family who were former
residents here, have made theih home
in Malvern for some years and the
news of their sorrow is learned with
the greatest of regret by the many
friends in this community.
The little one died on Saturday
afternoon at 1:30 at the family home
at Malvern and the funeral services
held at the home on Monday after
noon with the interment at the Mal
vern cemetery.
Young Fliers
Return from
Western Trip
Raymond Hild and Brother, Verner,
Enjoy Air Trip Back from
Cornish, Colorado.
From Wednesday's Duly
The young Cass county aviator,
Raymond .Hild, who has made al
number of very successful air flights
of distance, and who has been visit
ing in Colorado with his uncle, L.
H. Puis and family, has returned
home in company with his brother,
Verner, who made the trip with him.
The two young men left the land
ing field one morning several weeks
ago with Cornish, Colorado, as their
destination and by 1:15 that day
they were sitting down to noonday
dinner at the home of the uncle and
aunt in the northern portion of Colo
rado. They have spent some time in short
flights over the mountain regions as
well as motoring and hiking trips
over the most interesting parts of
Colorado and have had a real time.
Yesterday Raymond and Verner
arrived back home after another suc
cessful flight and included three stops
on the way. The two young men
stopped at Grant, Nebraska, where
they were the guests of Walter
Kraeger at dinner and - enjoyed a
short time in visiting the friends In
that locality before they resumed
their trip back to the eastern part of
Nebraska and home. The plane was
also stopped at the landing field at
North Platte for a short time for re
fueling and getting ready for the
last lap of the Journey. The aviators
reached Lincoln Monday night and
also stopped to visit friends at that
place for a short time and yesterday
the plane gently settled from the
skies onto the Hild landing field at
the farm west of Mynard.
Raymond Hild has gained quite a
reputation in this part of the state
for his excellent work as a pilot and
has showed the greatest skill in the
handling of his plane and done much
to put aviation on the map in this
part of the west.
DEPARTS FOR WEST COAST
From Monday's Daltv
This morning Edward Patterson,
eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Pat
terson, departed for Omaha, from
where he leaves via the Union Pa
cific for the west coast, with Oak
land. California, as his destination,
and where he expects to locate.
This splendid young man gradu
ated this summer from the Platts
mouth High school and has several
pleasing opportunities on the west
coast that he is planning to take up
and may decide to engage in the elec
trical engineering line, in which he
has taken a great interest since his
graduation.
Mr. Patterson is one of the popular
young men of the community and his
friends are legion here not only
among the school associates, but all
those who have the opportunity of
knowing him and in his new home in
the west he will take the best wishes
of the friends for success and happi
ness in whatever line he may decide
to make his future life work.
VISITS IN THE CITY
Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Briggs of Oma
ha were here Sunday as guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester
Welshimer, the former a nephew of
Mir. Briggs, the party remaining here
for luncheon and dinner at the Wel
shimer home. Mr. Briggs is a prom
inent contractor in the drainage
business in the state metropolis with
the firm of Briggs & Drew, his part
ner being Clyde Drew, former resi
dent of this city. The party made the
trip in the seven passenger Lincoln
car of Mr. Briggs.
IS YELL0WAY AGENT
Ike Giliinsky, who operates a U3
line from this city to Omaha and re
turn, has been designated by thf
Yelloway bus lines as their ticket i
agent In this city for the handling j
of the long distance trips through
the different parts of the country!
Mr. Giliinsky is associated with the!
Interstate bus lines and with which:
the Yelloway has connections ant?
the company has asked Mr. Giliinsky
to act as the agent here for thf
through lines. '
iMrs. E. D. Cum-
mins Dies at Lin
coln Tuesday
Former Resident Here and Very Pro
minent Socially Funeral Here
Friday Afternoon
From Wednesdays Dally
Mrs. Alice Cummins, 65, wife of
Dr. E. D. Cummins, for many years
a prominent physician of this city
and now practicing at Lincoln, died
Tuesday morning at 10:45 at thf
Lincoln General hospital where Fhe
was operated on Monday for ninu
trouble.
Mrs. Cummins has for the past
year been suffering from asthma in
a very aggravated form that ha?
caused her a great deal of suffering
and it was decided to try and give
the patient relief that an operation
on the sinus would be necessary.
Yesterday morning Dr. Cummin?
visited the hospital and was pleased
at the favorable reports on the con
dition of his wife and was shocked
when he received a call at his office
a few moments after his return that
the wife was dying.
The message of the death came
as a great schock to the many friends
in this community where the family
were for years very prominent
socially and the deceased lady wa.j
very active in the Presbyterian
church.
Alice J. Phillips, daughter of John
and Emma Phillips. was born
April 22. 1SC3. at Ottowa. Illinois,
her father being an ordained minis
ter of the Baptist church. The early
girlhood of the departed lady wap
spent in the Illinois home and where
on May 12. 1S91. she was marriec
to Dr. Edgar Dean Cummins of
Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Following
their wedding Dr. and Mrs. Cummins'
returned to this city and resided for
many years in the home on Pearl
street adjoining the Cummins home
stead, the residence of the parents of
Dr. Cummins and which is now oc
cupied by Dr. Frank L. Cummins and
family. During the residence of the
family here. Mrs. Cummins was very
active jn Chapter F...1'. E. O. And In
the various societies" of the Presby
terian church. The Cummins family
moved on January 1. 1916 to Lincoln
and have since made their home in
that city. The deceased lady is sur
vived by the husband, two daughters.
Mrs. Mildred Grosbach of Chicago
and Mrs. Emma Babst of Lincoln, as
well as two grandchildren.
There will be a short funeral ser
vice held on Friday at 10 a. m. at
the home. 1959 South street. lle
Paul Johnson and Chapter K., P
E. O. of Lincoln in charge. The fun
eral party will come to Plattsmouth
immediately after the service ut Lin
coln and a short service will be held
at 2:3W naay auernoon ai me inmc
or Dr. and Mrs. F. L. Cummins. 9th
and Pearl street, conducted by Rev.
H. G. McCIusky. Chapter F.. P. E. O.
will have the services at the grave.
SENTENCED TO REFORMATORY
From Wednesday's Dally
This morning Warren Harraer was
brought before Judge Begley on a
charge filed against him by County
Attorney W. G. Kieck. charging tne
young man with the crime of break
ing and entering. The place of the
crime was the oil station of H. C.
Mvers at Weeping Water and to the
charge as preferred the defendant en
tered a plea ot guuty. me young
man stated to the court that he was
twentv vears of age and had been
out of school for the past five years.
He told the court that he had been
mixed up in another small law vio
lation for which he had been fined
at Weeping Water. The court arter
hearing the evidence of the young
man srave him a sentence of from
one to two years in the state reform
atory at Lincoln.
DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT
From Tuesday's Dally
The message was received here
last evening anouncing the death at
Joliet, Illinois, of Mrs. T. C. Shep
herd, for many years a resident of
Plattsmouth and a sister of the late
Thomas Kenish, and aunt of the late
Mrs. George E. Dovey.
At the time of her death Mrs.
Shepherd was in her eighty-third
year and has been gradually failing
in health.
Mrs. Shepherd is survived by four
children, Clifford, of Detroit. Mich
igan, Charles cf Saginaw, Michigan
and Margaret and Mayme of Joliet.
The Shepherd family left here
many years ago but the son Charles,
and daughter. Miss Margaret, were
here recently to visit the relatives
and friends in this community.
BUYS NEW CAR
James M. Robertson, president of
the Nebraska Masonic Home associa
tion, as well as one of our honored
and loved citizens, is sporting a fine
new Graham-Paige sedan that he se
cured from Fred Ahrens, local rep
resentative. The car is one of the
latest of the 1929 models and will
make Mr. Robertson a car of com
fort, speed and convenience.