o WebrR-iM -3te Histori cal Society VOL. NO. XLTV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOV. 15, 1928. NO. 82 be onteaKStt Union Bridge & Construction Co to Handle the Construction oS the Latest Type Bridge winrnnnw Success Due to Hard Work of the Local Boosters Eastern Cap ital Is Financing Work From Wednesday's Dally The dream or the past several years in which the residents of this com munity had visioned the erection of a bridge over the Missouri river at this point that would join the great states of Iowa and Nebraska and give extension to the great national high way systems of the west, is now to be realized and ere the passing of the next two weeks the work of con struction will be started on this bridge. . The Plattsmoutb Bridge 'Co.," or ganized through the efforts of Platts mouth and Omaha business are tc erect the bridge which will cost some $700,000, and is financed by eastern capital, the structure to be a tol bridge until the time that the twc states of Iowa and Nebraska and the surrounding sub-divisions near the bridge can purchase the structure and make it a free bridge. When the first steps were taken for a bridge at this point which if acknowledged to be one of the most logical in the state for a wagon and auto bridge, the sentiment was strong for this structure in Cass county and Mills county, Iowa, and the residents on the east side of the Missouri have awaited as eagerly as the Nebraska residents the time when the bridge would be a reality. Meetings over the county were held in the past three years that have builded the 6trong support for the erection of the bridge and the news that it is to be an ac complished fact is "a grand and glorious feeling." At this time it might be stated that the community owes a great deal to the untiring efforts of Henry A. Schneider and Judge James T. Begley of this city who have given unlimited time to the accomplishment of the success of the project and have been on the job for the past year in seeing that it was made a go and interesting the necessary capital that would make the bridge possible and without campaigns among the residents o' the community for the financing of the project. Last winter at the session of con gress, Hon. John H. Morehead, con gressman of this district introduced the measure for the securing of the necessary permission for the crossing of the river with the bridge, guiding the measure through congress and as sisting in its passage In the senate where it was sponsored by Senator R. B. Howell. With the passage of the bill Mr. Schneider and Judge Begley took up the matter of getting a definite and clear bridge program outlinec and in which they were joined by a group of Omaha business men and the articles of incorporation of the Plattsmouth Bridge Co.. was made and the officers named for the com pany that have successful brought the bridge to an actual fact instead of a mere dream. The officers of the com pany are as follows: President H. A. Schneider, Platts mouth. Vive-President R. A. Omaha. Leussler Secretary and Counsel Glen H Venrick. Omaha. Treasurer John W. Towle, Omaha Directors James T. Begley, Platts- mouth and Carl Vogel, Omaha. as soon as the company was form ed the officers took un the matter of the adoption of the plans and ir wnicn they secured the services of i some of the most eminent engineers or me nation and then offered the planB to the war department of the U. S. government and with the result that the plans were approved and the permission to erect the bridge "ac cording to the plans were confirmed. To secure the financing "of the bridge .surveys were made by repre sentatives of large eastern financia! institutions whose report favored the Left 8j? BJcsw itiebj aits bridge and led to the securing of the aid in the bonding of the bridge and the successful handling of the n small task of the $700,000 bridge structure. In the last few weeks the Platts mouth Bridge Co., have called for bids for the actual construction of the bridge and the contract for the pier work and the bridge foundation? was let to the Union Bridge and Con struction Co., of Kansas City, Mis souri, one of the leading bridge con- j struction companies in the west. This company now has the equipment nec- j essary for the sinking of the pier: 1 and other foundation work loaded and expect In the next ten days to ar rive here for the first physical work of the the construction program. The Union Bridge & Construction company will bring with them ? force of 126 skilled bridge workerr that will be employed In the sinking of the piers and the carrying out of the preliminary work in this portion of the construction program. The Burlington is now laying side tracks on both the Iowa and Nebraska sides of the river where the material will be handled and assembled or the scene of the work of construction and this part of the work cost the bridge company $6,000 for the trackage that will be necessary. On the Iowa side the tracks will be plac ed under the east part of the Burl ington railroad bridge and place the material right at the hand of the workmen. The steel work of the bridge will be handled by the Omaha Steel com pany and which company will have the material hurried so that there will be no delay iln the starting of the steel work as soon as the pier? and foundation work is started. The wagon and auto bridge wiT be 1.416 feet and four and a half inches In length and will span the Missouri river at a point some three hundied feet south of the present Burlington railroad bridge. " There will be six spans of the bridge to be placed, the structure resting on piers sunk to bedrock and giving the bridge a strength that will carry a great weight necessary In the size of the bridge and the heavy traffic that will pass over the struc ture. On the west side of the river where the first pier is placed the bridge will have a height of Beventy-three feet and a gradual slope of the structure toward the eastern end of the bridge. The three piers will be placed in the main portion of the river, resting on bedrock will raise fifty-five feet above the water level to conform with the regulations of the war department for the navigation of the Missouri river. On the east there will be an ap proach that will lead onto the bridge proper and which will be pushec along with the erecting work on tne bridge. The bridge will have a roadway of concrete that will be wide enough for two lines of traffic and to accomodate the large trucks and heavy traffic that will cross tne Driage on tne great east and west route. This. bridge will mark a great ad vance step in this part of the west and will remove the barrier that the Missouri river has created between the states of Iowa and Nebraska anr will mark the extension of the Hard ing highway that at the present time ends at Glenwood and then is de- toured to the south and north The new bridge will mean to the residents of southwestern Iowa r saving of forty miles in getting tc and from the great stock marketf of South Omaha, the travel through this city saving the heavy city trif fie that is made necessary in going through Council Bluffs and Omahr and wttbr the free bridge over the Platte river will bring this section of the country that has been handl caped in reaching the large market! into a closer touch. The new bridge will mean a great deal to this city and is one of the most advanced steps in progress that the community has enjoyed in it: long and should be a great boom to the business interests of the com munity. Leading to the bridge from thn side will be a graveled highway that will skirt the south portion of Win tersteen hill and come into the city on Lincoln avenue and thence north to the main section of the city. The Iowa boosters are back of the bridge and promise that a graveled highway on the east will be extended to the bridge and connect with the great paved road system at Glenwood. FIND "HOOTCH" CACHE rora Tuesday's Dally This morning while Section Fore man Marshall and his gang were working along the Missouri Pacific right of way they stumbled on what proved a veritable mine of bottled "hootch" that someone had secreted along the right-of-way and with the evident purpose of selling. The section men first noticed a bot tle lying in the grass along the road way and further investigation show ed that there were two or three more of the bottled corn extract and then Mr. Marshall decided to call Sheriff Bert Reed and who with De puty Sheriff Young motored out to the scene of action and after a fur ther search there was found scatter ed groups of two or three bottles and when the vicinity was finally combed by the searchers there were twenty-two of the pint bottles un earthed and turned -over to the au thorities and safely locked in the vault of the county attorney's office. The large number of bottles and their contents leads to the suspic ion that someone was planning a small retail booze business and that they will be about as mad as any one could well be when they visit the scene of the booze warehouse that was the result of the section disappeared. The general knowledge of the find that was the result of the sectioi men locating the cache will probably result in the owner of the bottled goods keeping a tight mouth as to the ownership of the wet goods. HAVE ARMISTICE PROGRAM From Tuesday's Dally At the weekly luncheon of the Plattsmouth Rotary clubb this noon at the Barclay restaurant, the meet ing was given over to a touch of the war days of 1917-1918 with the Armistice atmosphere prevading the meeting. The patriotic atmosphere of the meeting was afforded by W. R. Holly, one of the department managers of the H. M. Soennichsen Co. store and who during the war was first sergeant of the headquarters company of the 355th infantry of the 8th division and participating in the St. Mihel and the Argonne offensives of the Amer ican army and whose division war near Sedan when the Armistice came. Mr. Holly related many interesting experiences of the camp days as wel) as the battle front and the days of the army of occupation in Germany. During the meeting Joseph A. Cap well, also a world war veteran was heard in a vocal solo, the patriotic song, "Home Again" being used. SPEAKS AT HIGH SCHOOL From Monday's Dally This morning at the convocation hours at the high school, the stu dents and members of the faculty paused in the regulation routine of the school to take part in a short Armistice day program which con sisted of a short address by Rev. H. G. McClusky. The speaker gave a short historical resume of the world war, the various stages of the great struggle and the results to all of the countries of the world that par ticipated. The speaker also told of the efforts to promote International peace and to remove the causes of war among the nations of the earth. WILL CONFER WORK On Friday evening Plattsmouth lodeg No. 6, Masons, will have the pleasure of a visit from the members of the Masonic lodge at Glenwood the visitors coming over and con ferring the M. M. degree for the local lodge on the candidates. The Plattsmouth -Masons were., at Glen wood last week and gave the Nebras ka form of initatlon and the visitors will now confer the Iowa form on the local candidates at the session of the lodge on Friday evening. .Phone your news to the Journal. WILL MOVE BUSINESS HOUSE From Monday's Dally The cigar and confectionary of Emmons Ptak which has been located for the past three years in one of of the Leonard buildings on Main street between Fourth and Fifth streets, is to move on Tuesday to the building on South Sixth street which was formerly occupied by the Martin grocery. The new location will give Mr. Ptak a larger room and where his business can be .handled with r great deal more ease and convenience. The change has been contemplated for sometime as the' location of Mr. Ptak does not allow of the expension of the business and handicaps the owner as well as his customers and for this reason it was decided te locate in the Sixth' street building which will take the business house some distance from tle present location. - . Royal Arch Masons Hold Their Election Henry F. Nolting Is Named High Priest of Nebraska Chapter No. 3 at Meeting Last Night Last evening Nebraska chapter No. 3, Royal Arch Masons, held their an nual election of officers at the lodge rooms in the Masonic temple and with a large number of the members in attendance to participate in the selec tion of the new officers for the com ing year. The following were the elective officers. High Priest Henry P. Nolting. King Raymond C. Cook. Scribe L. W. Niel. Secretary W. F. Evere. Treasurer Frank A. Cloidt. The elective and the appointive of ficers will be installed at the chap ter meeting in December following the session of the grand chapter of Nebraska which will be held in Oma ha in the early part: of December. Nebraska chapter No. 3 is planning on having a large initiation in the next few weeks and: at which there will be as guests- ia-cmbers of the chapters at Nebraska City and Omaha and to witness the work of the loca! Royal Arch Chapter in the degree conferring. FUNERAL OF MRS. GODWIN From Monday's Dally The funeral services of the late Mrs. Ralph Godwin of Omaha were held Sunday afternoon at the Sat tler funeral home at Fourth and Vine street and attended by the old friends and neighbors who came to pay their last tributes of love and esteem to the memory of this excel lent lady that had been called to the last reward. The service was conducted by Rev. K. L. Grassmueck of the First Christian church, who paid a trib ute to the memory of the departed and spoke of her life as a doer of good deeds to others, scattering the flowerB along the pathways of others rather than the awaiting of death to send the flowers. During the service Mrs. Hal Gar nett and Frank A. Cloidt with Mrs. O. C. Hudson at the piano gave two of the loved hymns, "Sometime We'll Understand" and "Abide with Me." There were a number of the friends from Omaha here for the service and at the interment at the Oak Hill cemetery. Clara Palmer was born in Platts mouth, January 29, 1888, and spent her girlhood here and on May 13, 1905 was united in marriage to Ralph A. Godwin, the family mak ing their home In Omaha since their marriage and where the wife was called to the last reward on Thurs day evening at the hospital after a short Illness. Mrs. Godwin is sur vived by the husband and two bro thers, Dr. Walter Palmer of Black well, Oklahoma, and Ralph Palmer of Omaha. BOY RAN OVER BY TRUCK From Monday's DaJly This morning at 9 o'clock Clifton Cark, aged 12 years was struck and run over by a delivery truck at the intersection of Fifth and Main street and while the light truck passed over the body of the boy he suffered only minor injuries as the result of the accident. The truck was coming from the north and the boy crossing Fifth street when the accident occurred, the boy being struck by the lamp and front fender of the small truck and knocked down and the truck passing over his prostrate body, the wheels passing over the middle of the body and that the boy was not dangerously hurt was most fortun ate. As soon as the accident occurred the boy was taken to the office of Dr. E. J. Gillespie near the scene of the accident and where it was found that his injuries were largely bruises and small cuts caused by the fall onto the pavement and which were dressed by the physician and the patient able to walk on home. The truck was one used, in a de livery system and -waa driven by a young1 man named Furry. - Will Seek to Have Four Mile Creek Straightened Land Owners Near the Month of the Creek Seek to Have Course of Waterway Straightened In the past the overflow of the Four Mile creek west of this city has caused more or less damage in rainy seasons by overflowing and draining as it does, a great flow of water after every heavy rain and as the result large acreage along the creek suffers from the overflow at certain period of the year. A group of the lan.l owners along the creek located near the northern part of the creek and near where it empties into the Platte river, have filed in the office of the county clerk a petition asking for the creation of a drainage ditch and the necessary preliminary work that will give them relief from the overflowing. It is asked in the petition that the creek be straightened and deepened to carry the flood waters and which will lessen the chances of overflow after each heavy rain as has been the case in the past. Those who have signed the peti tion are George Slander, Mrs. Grace Finch by C. L. Wiles, representing the Thomas Wiles estate, T. E. Todd, Elizabeth Kaffenberger by John Kaf fenberger and Mary Starkjohn by Theodore Starkjohn. The petition will be placed before the Board of County Commissioners for their action and to give the op portunity for the creation of the dis trict which the petitioners are so de lirious of having placed in this ter ritory to protect their land holdings and lessen the danger of overflows by this creek that has a very crooked course over the section of the coun try that it traverses and which the petitioners feel will be relieved by the straightening of the stream. FUNERAL OF MRS. GO U CHEN OUR The funeral services of the late Mrs." Sarah Gouchenour were held on Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the First Christian church and with a very large number - of the relatives and friends being in - attendance at the services and to pay their last respects to the memory of this aged lady that had made her home in this community for so many years. The 6ervices were held by the Rev. H. L. Grassmueck, pastor of the church and who brought to the be reaved family a sense of comfort in the deep sorrow that has come to them in the calling from her earth ly activities of the mother and grand mother. During the services Mrs. Hal Gar nett and Frank A. Cloidt gave three of the well loved hymns and which had been requested by the departed lady to be given at this last sad ser vice, "Rock of Ages," "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere" and "Safe in the Arms of Jesus. OBITUARY Sarah L. Russell was born neai Albio, Monroe County, Iofa, March 9th, 1854; and passed away at her home south of this . city, November 10th, 1928 at the age of 74 years, eight months and one day. She was united in marriage tc Isaac N. Gochenour at Glenwood Iowa, July 15th 1872. To this union were born six sons; Samuel of Mis souri Valley, Iowa; Walter, Claude Harry and John all of Plattsmouth, Neb.; and George who died in in fancy. Besides the children whe mourn the loss of this precious soul, there are also two brothers and one sister who are N. J. Russell of Paci fic Junction, Iowa; S. S. Russell of Lincoln, Nebraska, and Mrs.. C. W Barker of Decatur, Nebraska. Also three half sisters and 4 half brothers, twenty-five grand children and ten great grand-children, be sides a host of other relatives and friends. She was united with the Baptist church when a young woman and wae a true and faithful worker. She also was an active worker in the W. R. Corps. The family moved to the farm south of the city over 30 years age having moved here from Mills coun ty, Iowa. And after the death of her husband she still continued tc make her home here until she willing answered the call to the home of eternal rest. Lovable and kind; beau tiful character. When on my new fledged . wings I rise To tread those shores be yond the skies What object first shall strike my eyes? And where shall I begin my joys? I'll run thru every golden street, And ask each blissful soul I meet, Where is the God whose praise you sing? Oh! Lead a stranger to your king. - ' When entertaining, nse Dennison decorative material, favors,etc. The Bates Boole and Gift Shop carries the entire Dennison line. -- - WINS BY ONE VOTE The result in the contest for road overseer In Plattsmouth precinct haF been one of the closest in the county with Charles W. Stoehr, democrat nosing out Charles C. Barnard, re publican, and the present overseer of the highways by a one vote margin. This one vote lead was the result on the count made in the precinct and the fact that there were four mail ballots from Plattsmouth precinct made the final result depended on their count. At the canvass of the votes made Saturday afternoon it wap found that Mrj Stofhr and Mr. Bar nard each received one vote in the mail result, two of the ballots not showing any vote for overseer anc" accordingly Mr. Stoehr will have tin job of handling the road work for the next two years. Greenwood Precinct People Want Graveling Petition Filed Asking for Graveling of Road Five Miles North From Alvo to Precinct Line The residents of Greenwood pre cinct in which the village of AJvc is located, have filed a petition in the office of the county clerk in which a large number of the free holders of that precinct ask the board of commissioners to make a levy not to exceed 2.2 mills for a period of one year on the taxable property of the precinct for the purpose of graveling highways in that precinct The highway which it is asked tc have graveled is that which extendr five miles north from Alvo to the pre cinct line and will enable the resi dents to make a connection with the highways leading to the D. L. D. at Greenwood. This petition Is filed under the agreement recently made by the board of county commissioners in whicl they agreed to meet fifty-fifty any levy or donations made by the resi dents of any precinct in the county for the purpose of securing graveled roads. . - . - - - The wish of the residents of Green wood precinct will probably have r favorable action given by the board of commissioners and if so the levy will be made on the 1929 taxes in that precinct for the one year period and which will raise the necessary amount for half of the cost of the graveling that will be done on the highway. VISIT LINCOLN CHURCH From Monday's Dally Yesterday some twenty of the mem bers of the choir of the Methodist churhc of this city motored to Lin coln where they attended the services at the Westminster Presbyterian church and to hear the Cappella choir of that church, one of the finest in the city of Lincoln and which has a nationwide reputation. The service was of added interest to the Platts mouth visitors as Edgar Wescott Is a member of this choir. The service was in honor of Armistice day and the pastor, Rev. Paul Covey Johnston had his sermon along the thought of the abolishment of war. While the M. E. choir was at Lin coln Sunday the members of the Phil athea class of the church some eigh teen in number with Mrs. Wiley Sig ler as pianoist, gave the musical por tion of the worship hour. MRS. HERGER POORLY From Monday's Dally The many friends of Mrs. C. L Herger, one of the old residents o' the city, will regret very much t' learn of the fact that Mrs. Hergei has been quite seriously ill for the past several days and on Sunday her condition was not so good and the patient suffered a great deal from the effects of her illness and caused r great deal of apprehension to the friends in the city. Mrs. Herger haF not been in the best of health foi some months and her present condi tion has caused some apprehension to the many friends in the community. CONTINUES IMPROVEMENT From Wednesday s DaJly Mrs. W, P. Sltzman who is recover ing from a very severe operation at the University hospital at Omaha is reported as showing marked improve ment and her condition is very part ing to the attending physick.:n and n.t rubers of the family and V is hoped that the present excellent condition r the patient will continue until e is able to return home. PAY FOR ROAD GRAVELING From Monday's DsJly At the eesion of the board of coun ty commissioner the board received the report of the collection of $2, 441.66 for the purpose of graveling the road from the "O" street roae" to Weeping Water and also $869.04 received for graveling the road from "0".. street to Avoca. The commis sioners .voted the remainder of the amount under the 60-50 basis for the payment for the road graveling. Older Boys Conference will be Held Soon Plattsmonth High School will be Rep resented in Meetings to be Held Over State Plattsmouth High school boys are locking forward with great interest to the 13th annual Older Boys' con ference which will convene in thrt-e Nebraska cities Auburn. Norfolk and Grand Island Friday, November 30th and continuing through Sunday, December 2nd. That the conference for this section of the state will b. held in Auburn this year is of espec ial interest to our local boys, as it will be possible for more to be in at tendance than were able to make the journep out to York last year. These conferences are held yearly under the auspices of the Nebraska state Y. M. C. A. in recognition of the accepted fact that a nation's "greatest asset is the character of Its sons," and it brings together for in spiration, instruction and informa tion, boys and young men from fif teen to twenty years who are capable of genuine Christian leaderehip in their several communities. It is ab solutely non-sectarian in its purpose and organization and appeals to all creeds as a real effort to stimulate sturdy character and high ideals in the everyday situations In a toy's life. The theme of the conference this year is: "Finding Ourselves in the Changing World." Nationally known men of years of experience in boys' work and problems are on tthe pro gram and the people of the confer ence cities have pledged their un stinted hospitality to make the ses sions as pleasant as possible. The registration fee of $3 covers all ex penses including the banquet on Sat urday night. Plattsmouth was well represented at York last year and an even larger delegation promises to be present at Auburn this year. Prin. Simon Is the adult leader of the local group. Any movement which has for its purposa the ..training, of our boys for com munity leadership of the right sort merits the moral and material sup port of our entire citizenry. Parents who are interested should get in touch with Prin. Simon immediately in order that transportation plans may be completed. Additional information in regard to the program will be forthcoming within the next ten days. MRS. MURRAY AT REST Sunday afternoon a large number of the friends and neighbors of the late Mrs. Chris Murray gathered at the First Christian church to pay their last tributes to this lady whose death early Friday morning came as a great sorrow to the community where 6he has so long resided. The services were presided over by Rev. H. L. Grassmueck, pastor of the church and the sermon was delivered by Rev. Murray of Alva, Oklahoma, a brother-in-law of the deceased lady and who paid a tribute to her life and gave words of comfort to the sorrowing relatives. During the services Mrs. John Al win and Mrs. Hal Garnett gave two of the songs that were favorites of the departed, "Does Jesus Care," and "Whispering Hope." Nana Speck was born at Platfs mouth, September 24, 1887, and her girlhood was spent in this commun ity and at the age of fourteen she was converted and baptised in the church of her faith and in which she has been a very devout member until death. On October 22. 1910. at Plattsmouth, she was united In marriage to Chris Murray. Since their marriage Mr.- and Mrs. Mur ray have made their home on the farm near Weeping Water and where there came to bless the home three daughters, two of which have pre ceded the mother In death and one, Clarice Jane, with the father, sur vives the passing of this good woman. There are also three sis ters and five brothers to mourn the death of Mrs. Murray. The interment was at the Oak Hill cemetery. NEW BUTTERMAKER HERE From Tuesday's Dallv The Cass County Creamery & Pro duce Co., which is soon to open for active business in this city, has se cured the services of an expert in tn line of buttermaking who will b in charge of this branch of the creamery when it ready for busines. this winter. The buttermaker If Philip Hoffman, who has been witb the state agricultural department of the University of Nebraska. Mr. Hoff man and his family arrived here yes terday and will make their home in the F. L. Adams residence property In the south part of the city and ' where they will be settled in the next few days. Mr. Hoffman comes here very highly recommended and will make a most efficient man In the line of work for which he has been select ed and assuring the creamery com pany the best of services in the pro duction Of th better at tie rw plant.