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VOL. NO. XLTV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DEC. 27, 1928.
NO. 94
Greet Christ
mas Holiday with
Carol Singing
Community Even Is Held at Legion
Building Sunday Afternoon
Large Number Attend.
From Monday's Dally
On Sunday afternoon the commun
ity singing of the Christmas carols
was held at the American Legion
community building and enjoyed by
a very large number of the residents
of the city who Joined heartedly in
the beautiful custom of ushering in
the Christmas season.
The event was sponsored by the
music department of the Plattsmouth
Women's club of which Mrs. James
T. Begley is the chairman, and in
the observance the Chamber of Com
merce as well as the American Le
gion aided in the success of the
"sing."
The direction of the community
singing was in the very capable
. hands of Mrs. E. H. Wescott.
One of the outstanding features of!
the afternoon was the fact that this
waa the first public appearance of
the Women's club chorus and the
newly organized Men's glee club,
both organizations adding very much
to the strength of the program and
their organizations holding the
promise of some very fine musical ef
forts in the future.
The invocation and the reading of
the Christmas story was given by
Rev. H. G. McClusky, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church and which
made a beautiful prelude to the song
story that followed.
The little children of the first ward
school were heard in two of the songs
of the glad Christmas season and
their part in the program was very
much enjoyed. Miss Helen Farley be
ing the teacher.
The trio composed of Mrs. William
Woolcott, Mrs. Charles Peterson and
Mrs. Fred I. Rea, were heard in the
charming Christmas song, "Adeste
Fideles" and in which the ladies
served to give the full beauty to this
great number.
Jimmy Begley, one of the youth
ful musicians of the city also added
to the interest of the program with
two songs.
The accompanist of the carol
singing was played by E. H. Wes
cott and gave a fine setting to the
songs of praise and rejoicing that
expressed the community apprecia
tion of the Christmas seaBon.
HOLD FINE SERVICE
From Monday's Dally
The Christmas spirit was manifest
throughout the days' services Sun
day at the Presbyterian church.
Special music at the morning ser
vices by the male quartet and a solo
by Mr. Frank Cloidt was heard.
The pastor's message was on "The
Joy of Christmas," two large bo
quets of roses adorned the rosbrum.
One is sent annually in memory of
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Roberts, whose
home going took place at this season
of the year.
The other bespoke at the missing
presence of Mr. John Tidball. sr.,
who just last sabbath sat among
the worshipers, and at that hour was
being bourne to his last earthly rest
ing place.
The evening service was a depart
ure from the usual.
Rev. Mrs. McClusky had Invited
the young people to take tea with
them at 5:30 p. m. The hour found
4 5 gathered in the candle light,
where they partook of a dainty tea,
featuring the Christmas season. The
hostess was assisted by Mrs. C. A.
Rawls. Miss Estelle Baird, Miss Pearl
Staats, her daughter Catherine Mc
Clusky and Miss Jean Caldwell, who
Is the guest of Miss Catherine over
the holiday season.
Immediately following a candle
light vesper service was held, led by
Mrs. McClusky. This service was a
hour of worship by story and song.
Urshed in by the clear tones of the
shepherd's flute heard from the dis
tance and closed with the happiest
of Christmas carols "Joy to the
World the Lord Has Come." a solo
by Mr. Cloidt and a duet by Vestetta
Robinson and Jean Caldwell, inter
spersed the story of Christmas.
SUFFERS AUTO ACCIDENT
From Monday's Dally
Yesterday while Mr. and Mrs. H.
E. Wilcox were motoring home from
Lincoln where they had spent the
day with friends, they were victims
of a very severe auto accident on the
"O" street road and which caused the
Ford coupe of Mr. Wilcox to be al
most destroyed and Mrs. Wilcox suf
fered the fracture of one of her ribs
In the accident.
The car was struck by an auto
Ist who was going west on the high
way and in the smashup two of the
wheels of the Wilcox car were torn
off and Mrs. Wilcox thrown out of
the car and in alighting she. sustain
ed the fracture of one of the ribs.
Mrs. Wilcox was taksn on into Lin
coln where the injuries were dressed
while the car was left there also
until the owner could have the dam
aged car taken into Lincoln for re
pairs. Read the Journal Want -Ads.
HOLD IMPRESSIVE SERVICES
From Monday's Dally
Last evening at the worship hour
at the First Methodist church a
series of six scenes of the prophecy
of the coming of Christ, the scenes
of the Nativity and the Adoration
were presented in a most impressive
manner. Mrs. William Baird gave the
readings of the story while the vo
cal offerings were presented by Miss
Helen Wescott. During the progress
of the scenes the organ accompani
ment was given most artistically by
E. H. Wescott.
l nis feature or tne service was
arranged through the efforts of the
Y. M. B. C. of the Sunday school
and was a very much enjoyed fea
ture of the service.
Seek Damages
of $25,000 for
Alleged Injury
Action Against Iowa-Neb., Light &
Power Co., for Burns and Shock
From Electric Wire.
From Monday's Dally
A damage suit in which the plain
tiff is Theodore Baker, Jr.. by his
father and next friend, Theodore
Baker, has filed in the district court
here against the Iowa-Nebraska
Light & Power Co., the plaintiff in
his petition filed asking the sum of
$25,000 for alleged injuries.
The petition of the plaintiff filed
by the firm of Donovan & Myers of
Omaha, claims that on July 6, 192S,
the plaintiff was playing near the
family residence in Nehawka, and at
that time a wire belonging to the
electric power line of the defend
ant company had broken loose and
was lying on the walk and ground.
that the plaintiff in his playing had
come in contact with the wire which
It is claimed was charged with the
electric current, and as the result of
this the plaintiff minor received a
severe burn on his hand and sustain
ed a very severe electric shock that
affected his system and made neces
sary medical treatment and care.
The plaintiff through his attor
neys asks the amount of 125.000 as
damages for the injuries and the ex
penses caused by the accident and
for which they seek to place the lia
bility on the defendant company, a
corporation operating light and pow
er plants in the states of Iowa, Ne
braska and Missouri.
CHRISTMAS AT MASONIC HOME
Christmas eve 1928 at the Masonic
Home just a word picture given by
a poor artist, of the pleasant time
the members of the Home and their
guests enjoyed on Christmas eve. The
decorations in the dining room were
just like Christmas thoughts, bright
and cheerful, the color scheme be
ing red,' a canopy of red, green and
silver crepe paper ribbons, extend
ing over the wide aisle from north
to south, a Christmas tree at thte
east end of the dining room, bright
with colored lights, and a walk rep
resenting red brick extending from
the Christmas tree the whole length
of the dining room. On this walk
was arranged long rows of boxes de
corated with red flowers, two boxes
for each member, these gifts were
from Plattsmouth Lodge No. 6 and
Vesta chapter No. 6, O. E. S. Omaha,
Nebr. A fine supper was served to
visiting guests and members, among
the guests being Mrs. Hamilton and
Mrs. Jones of Omaha, who have done
so much eacn year to maKe our
Christmas a happy one. Other Oma
ha guests present were Worthy
Matron of Vesta chapter, Mrs. Por
ter and Mr. Porter, Wrm. Hamilton
and Mr. Jones.
As each member entered the din
ing room they remained standing at
their places and facing the flag at
the east, singing "America," led by
Mr. Frank Cloidt. Supt, Evers gave
a wonderful blessing of thanks. Af
ter supper we had a few remarks by
President Robertson and other guests
then came several musical numbers,
the first one a violin solo by Master
Billy Evers, followed by some very
sweet singing by little Janet and
Ruth Westover, then two recitations
by a very young lady of ninety-four
years, Mrs. Mayfield, also a recitation
by Miss Nickson. While waiting for
Santa Claus to appear Mr. Cloidt
sang two Deautitui numoerB anu
every one knows how we all enjoy
ed his singing. Then in bounced
Santa and with helpful assistants
soon distributed the gifts gifts for
everyone, gifts of gold and frankin
cense and I heard of one that will
be given the first of the year by Vesta
chapter to a member of Vesta In this
Home, a wonderful quilt. We all take
great pleasure in thanking Mr. Evers,
our superintendent and Mrs. Lawton,
our matron for the beautiful decor
ations and other things that were
done to make this Christmas eve so
pleasant for all. One more year is
almost gone and one more milestone
passed for the dear Masonic Home.
A Member,
MARIAN DeLAND ROBERTSON,
Mr. and Mn. H. E- Brady and ana lueTf arueB De 8ePa
daughter, Jean, of Lincoln were,rated since January 1928.
Christmas visitors here at the homej . .
of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Leyda, par-B t Large S1ZC maps of Cass COTClty tm
of Mrs. Brady. j EsJe at Journal office, 50c eado.
Last Services
for Loved Resi
dent of City
John L. Tidball, Sr., Is Laid to the
Last Re?t at Crete, His
Lori; Time Home.
From Monday's Dally
Ve;terilnv w :t e iWl tl-i lact rites
for John L. Tidball. Sr., one of thewas served that all enjoyed to the
highly respected
rpCl n (JM T C r.l T fit I
community and whose death on Fri -
day afternoon cauie as such a shwcU
. . . ...
ig me manv nienas in inis ctai-
munitv.
A short service was held at thel"11"1.' lliKr uismuuie un
late home here Sundav morning at
o'clock and where a group of the
most, intimate friends wore present
to pay their last tribute to the mem-
vy vi Mr. Tidball. Rev. H. G. Mc
Clusky of the First Presbyterian
chinch of this city had charge of the
serv'ce and gave in his brif remarks
hop and consolation fov those who
were left to mourn.
The funeral party drove from this
city to Crete, the old home of the
family, and where a service was held
at 3 o clock at the First Congrega
tional church of which the departed
had been a most faithful member
for many years. The interment was
at the Riverview cemetery at Crete.
John Leonidas Tidball, was born
in Newcastle. Pa., Oct. 6, 1S44. His
boyhood and early manhood was
spent in Newcastle. Pa., and Warren.
Ohio. In 1SC9, he came west, set
tling in Ashland, where he conduct
ed the lumber business. This was
before the days of the railroad nec
essitating the freighting of his stock
by team.
In 1S70 he pushed further west,
finally settling in what was then
known as Blue River Valley, where
he conducted a general merchandise
store. In these early days Mr. Tid
ball led the colorful life of a pioneer
full of rich experiences which he
loved to pass on to his children and
grandchildren. Here he built the
first home for his bride. In 1871. he
returned to Warren, Ohio, where he
married Emily Spaulding Fuller. Mr.
and Mrs. Tidball were active in the
upbuilding of the community which
was later known as Crete. He was
one of four who constituted the cor
poration of Crete Academy whictt
afterwards was absorbed by Doanemotion picture houses in the central
college in 1872. He was a trustee
of Doane college from 1888 to 1910.
In 18S5 he organized the First Na
tional bank of Crete, retiring from
its presidency in 1902. He was a
member of the First Congregational
church of Crete until his removal to
Holdrege in 1910, where he joined
the First Presbyterian church. Mr.
Tidball was a member of the Ma
sonic lodge for sixty-two years. At
the time of his death he was a mem
ber of the Blue lodge and chapter
of Royal Arch Masons at Crete, Ne
braska, and of the commandery and
Shrine at Lincoln, Nebraska. Mr.
Tidball. after a residence of fifteen
years in Holdrege, moved to Platts
mouth where he resided up to the
day of his passing. Mrs. Tidball died
May 22. 1910.
His children are Clayton F. Tid
ball of Cheyenne, Wyo., Mary T.
Reed of Boulder. Colo., Catherine T.
Johnson, of Thermopolis, Wyo., John
L. Tidball of Plattsmouth. Nebr.. and
Harriet T. Johnson of Holdrege, Ne
braska. Nineteen grandchildren and
six great grandchildren. Riley R.
Tidball of Lincoln, Nebraska, a bro
ther, Mrs. L. J. Cooper of Crete, Ne
braska, and Mrs. Margaret Lawerence
of Newburg, Indiana, sisters.
SANTA HAS A REAL BUSH
Santa Claus that had charge of the
candy treat at the American Legion
building on Monday night had a real
task on his hand and one that caused
his assistants to do a lot of hustling.
The candy arranged for by Santa
was based on the number of children
served on the previous Christmas
eve, but when the doors were to
swing open there was a great crowd
of the children at the building and
who continued to come until the line
was large and the amount of candy
that was sacked and ready for dis
tribution, disappeared like snow be
fore; the noonday sun and caused
Frank Rebal, the chairman of the
committee to make a grand rush for
re-enforcemenis to give the young
sters the necessary candy and after
a short delay the remainder of the
candy was sacked and given out by
Santa and but a few sacks were left
when the final child was served by
the Legion's acting Santa, these be
ing later given to children who were
unable to attend the treat.
ASKS FOE DIVORCE
From Monday's Dally
An action has been filed in the
office of the clerk in the district
court in which Fern Long is the
plaintiff and Merle Long the defend
ant. The petition of the plaintiff
states that the parties were married
on October 9, 1927 and tha' the de
fendant has been guilty of cruelty
in the language toward the plaintiff
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SOCIAL WORKERS FLOWER CLUE
From Monday's Daily
The members of the Social Work
ers Flower club held a very fine
meeting on Wednesday at the homn
of Mrs. James Lepert and where the
home had been arranged in the
ChrLstmas decorations of the red and
prppr anfl mjirlp n verv nrettv et-
tjng for tne happy occasion.
The meeting was an all day affair
and the ladies occupied the first part
of the day with their work on the
quilt that the society is preparing.
At the noon hour a fine dinner
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j"11 "uy "i"K"'f cuveieu uihii oi
hGme OI int! ui"' me reason.
Tlit I rimes Jilsn wnrlced cm trie crim.
7 . r :
ipletion of the Christmas baskets and
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ine next meeung oi me ciuo win.
be on Wednesday, January 22rd at
the home of Mrs. Joe Sykora.
Parmele The
atre Purchased by
.
1 r) s lit FvJor
IjiiiUUlIi ivldlA
W. J. Seydlitz to Take Over Manage
ment cf the Parmele Theatre
on Sunday, Dec. 30th.
From Monday's Dally ring bearers, little Misses Vivian
The Parmele theatre that has fori Earner and Be,tt' Mae Hutchison,
the past ten vears been operated byjusins of the bride, Vivian carrying
the firm of Cloidt & Moore, composed jtne grooms ring wnue tsetty Mae
of A. W. Cloidt and A. O. Moore, 'carried the ring of the bride, each
has been disposed of by the present. rinS resting in the heart of a large
owners to W. J. Seydlitz, well known rose- Vivian wore a winsome frock
moving picture magnate of Lincoln,, lavender crepe while Betty Mae
and who will take over the active .wore pink crepe.
control of the theatre on Sunday,! The bridesmaids. Miss Marjorie
December 30th. I Joyce of Weeping Water and Miss
Mr. Seydlitz was formerly withGretchen Warner of Plattsmouth en
the Capitol theatre at Lincoln and tered with the ushers, Mr. William
also had a movie house in Havelock ' We tenkamp. Jr., and Claude Hutchi
for some time and is an experienced ipon- Miss Joyce wore a modish gown
man in this line of entertainment ,of pale pink satin while Miss Warner
and amusement and has had large .wore a gown of deep orchid. Both
connections with the main film pro- carried arm bouquets of roses. The
ducing companies- 'gentlemen were dressed in the con-
The Parmele theatre has under 'ventlorral tfark stilts. -
the nivspni management maintained I Miss Helen Warner of Plattsmouth,
a very high standard of motion pic -
tures and the past year had install-
ed a line new $10,000 organ as
part of the equipment and which
makes it one of the most up to date
west
The new owner will continue the
policv of showing the verv best and
latest of motion pictures and with his Sl,a"u "l peans, mr 6hl ui iue 6iuum
long experience and qualifications in jand a brilliant bracelet, the gift of
handling this line of work should Iher father.
make a great success of the new At the altar the bride was joined
theatre 1 1)y the room ana" tne best man,
The new owner of the Parmele isjCharles Howard, brother of the bride,
a former resident here and where! The beautiful and impressive dou
members of his familv still reside ble ring service of the church was
and his location here is in the na- (Pronounced by the Rev. J. C. Stew
ture of a homecoming for this wasiart. pastor of the church,
his home up until twenty-five years During the wedding ceremony Mrs.
ago when he located in Lincoln. J- C. Stewart played very softly ar
Mr. Sevdlitz will be here Wednes-jthe vows of love were plighted,
day to arrange the plans for the fu- Following the wedding ceremony
ture policy of the theatre and the i an informal reception was held at
changes or improvements that he,
may
ix-ich tn mnke and which in his
opinion might make for a more ex
tensive program of amusement ac
tivities.
GIVE A FINE PROGRAM
On Saturday afternoon a group of
the young people of the city present-
ed a very fine program at the
braska Masonic Home and which was
very much enjoyed by the residents ,
of this great institution
The members of the party joined
in the singing of the Christmas carols
that were joined in by many of the
residents of the Home while the fol-
lowing program was offered
Reading "Christmas In Heaven"
Mrs. J. C. Peterson, Sr.
Vocal solo "Birthday of the King"
Betty Ann McCarty
Flute solo Catherine McClusky
Vocal solo Mrs. Gladys Groff
Piano solo Janet Westover
Vocal solo Margaret Shallenberger
Vocal solo
"Holy Night. Silent Night"
Catherine McClusky, Ves
tetta Robertson
TOWN TEAM DROPS ONE
Saturday evening the Plattsmouth
city basketball team journeyed up
to Omaha to play the Jewish Com
munity Center team, one of the best
of the amateur teams of the big
town and in the game the locals
were defeated by the score of 4 0 to
27.
The local team had as members of
the team Joe- Krejci and Russell War
ley of the Peru normal quintet as
well as Bernard Galloway of Peru
and many of the local high school
stars of the past years, but the more
experienced and practiced team of
the Jewish Center were able to put
over the victory.
The local team also suffered as the
result of the decision of the referee
of the,ame as he hung a large
number of penalties onto the locals.
Miss Anna Seiver, who was here
over the Christmas holiday visiting laid to rest beside that of the hus
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hans 'band who preceded her in death some
Seiver, departed this morning for her
duties at York, where she is head
operator of the Lincoln Telephone Co.
at that place.
Beautiful
Church Wedding
on Christmas
Miss Mable Howard United in Mar
riage to Mr. Herman Meisinger
at Church at Murray.
From Wednesday s Dally
One of the most brilliant of the
weddings of the holiday season was
the marriage of Miss Mable Howard
of near Murray to Mr. Herman Mei-
I . .-
: singer oi soum oi cms ciiy, wmcu
; occurred at the First Presbyterian,
clmrch at Murray Christmas day at
2 o'clock in the afternoon.
The tnurch was v(.ry attractivelv
in the Cf,ioriul rainbow de-
.eolations in which the tones of pink,
j green and orchid were most eharm
jingly arranged and formed a very
j pretty setting for the happy occa
jsion. j Preceding the ceremony Mr. Ray-
mond C. Cook, sang the beautiful
lnvp c;rin c 'T 1 ivt Vnn TVulx.-" q nH
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as lhe Dridal party arrived at the
church the prelude and the "Bridal
j Chorus" from "Lohenghrin" was
; played by Mrs. J. C. Stewart with
! the violin obligato by Miss Grace
Lindner of Murray, Mrs. Stewart also
! serving as accompanist for Mr. Cook.
I The bride was preceded by the
iw"as maid of honor, wearing a very
.handsome gown of pale pink orchid
a:sawn crepe iiu un aim uouquei oi
'roses.
The bride entered on the arm of
;ter father, Roy E. Howard, and was
most ciiarming 111 a weuuins gown
ot deep pink satin with silver lace
; overdress. The bride wore a triple
the home of the bride s parents tor
r. anu mis. aieiMiieci, uu
and Mrs. Meisinger, who de
parted in the evening for a Bhort
honeymoon. The going away gown
of the bride was of "brown satin
crepe, brown velvet slippers with
coat of brown and hat to match.
Mr. and Mrs. Meisinger on their
friendg &t tne farm SQUth of thU city
where tney w511 make their future
Ne-jnome
The bride is the only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Howard of near
Murray and has grown to woman
hood in this community where she
was born. She is a gra
Plattsmouth high school in the class
of 1924 and also has attended the !of 1907 when he moved to Nebraska, firmed by the senate. The new mem
University of Nebraska. Since leav-!j iD ,r r,,rror n-fcoro hp ber of the board must be a demo-
ing the university the bride has been
one of the accomplished teachers of
the Cass county school system. The j
Dnae is a granaaaugnter 01 air. anu
Mrs. Charles H. Warner and Mrs.
Martha Wetenkamp of this city.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. George H. Meisinger and is one
of the industrious young farmers of
this section of Cass county and a
young man highly respected and es
teemed by all who have the pleasure
of his acquaintance.
In company with the many friends
over the county the Journal joins in
the well wishes to this estimable
young couple.
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN KLIMM
The death of Mrs. John Klimm, one
of the old residents of Cass county,
occurred on Monday night at 11:20
at the family home north of Avoca,
the death coming as the result of an
illness of some duration.
The deceased lady was seventy
one years of age and has made her
home in Cass county for the past
thirty-nine years and has a host of
friends over the entire county who
learn with the greatest of regret of
her death.
The funeral services will be held
on Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock
at the late home and the body will
be brought to the Horning cemetery
'south of this city where it will be
twenty-five years ago
A more complete sketch of the life
of this splendid lady will be given
later in the Journal.
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RECEIVE PLEASANT MESSAGE
From Wednesday's Dally ,
This morning Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
Patterson of this city had the pleas
ure at an early hour of receiving a
telephone call rom their son, Ed
ward, who is now located at San
Francisco.
Edward has been located in the
- ! sraI nths a?d n r?ach"
nig nit- wrsi uuasi was luriunaif in
getting located with the Pacific Tele-
phone Co., one of the largest systems
in the country and with whom Mr.
! T l ... . - i r .
L a y l ue rosiuon. state administrative code system and
The Christmas message sent to the the fiimhjMion of certain code de
parents carried with it the greet- ,rf T,i.,?P.ri hv :,.v.m,,i.-
ings from Edward to his host of
friends in this city and his best
wishes for the best of luck to the
old friends.
Christmas is
Day of Rejoicing
in This City -
Beautiful Weather Conditions Make
Day One of Greatest Charm
Many Home Gatherings
From Wednesdays Dally
The Christmas day of 1928 was
one in which the weather conditions
were ideal for the residents of the
city to most fittingly enjoy the day as
the balmy weather and the bright
sunshine made the day one of un
usual charm.
All business activity in the city
was stilled for the day and the var
ious merchants and professional men
spent the day in the midst of their
family circles or with friends and
me uaj who uijc uriuiru iu laiiiuj
gcttiiei in&a twiu piraauirs iui luyt uaj i
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aaJ
anu Willi i lie picai ieuiuMia
Christmas dinners and treats being
enjoyed in all of the homes of the
community.
JIMJUUB lc llic.llili-
mas day a group of the
uaruieia ul
Christmas message to the community,
the songs ringing out to bring to
the residents the rejoicing of the
day of days.
At both the St. John's and Holy
Rosary Catholic churches there were
the midnight Christmas masses cele
and wHh speaYchal set-
r the masses of the church.
brated
tings for
the celebrants being the Rev. Father
; O Tn'. hnrr.h
4 Vv y-v T, . n4 V T r r-, mi n i r- i A rrt d
of the city singing: their songs of . I
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UfUl Kr Atlas d l iiir- ol. j v ii u n vjuuivu .
and Father Jerry Hancik at the Holy department of trade and commerce of
Rosary church. 4which Clarence G. Bliss will con
Special Christmas eve programs t'nu " secretary Lntil the legis
were given by the Sunday schools lature 'determines the status of the
of the First Methodist and First state banking department Mr. Bliss
Presbyterian churches and at which retain his post,
there was the visitation of Santa Other Changes.
Claus with treats for the little folks Although Harry B. Scott, state tax
and the very inspiring settings given commissioner, will act as head of
by the programs during the evening the state finance department, there
added much to the enjoyment of this will be no finance department when
hayyp occasion. Mr. Weaver goes into office. He con
DEATH OF GEORGE SHIELDS
From Monday's Da.!ly
Vpstprrlav afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the home near Murray occurred
the death of George W. Shields, a coin, primary canuiuaie iui n.uie
resident of that locality for the past auditor. The Johnsons' are not rela-twenty-one
years, the death coming tives. ...
as the result of an illness of several T. w. Bass, who retains nis post,
days and in which the aged man has as head of the state gasoline bureau,
been suffering from the effects of probably will be transferred to the
the flu and complications. state treasurer's department if the
The deceased was born at Mart- legislature adopts Mr. Weavers re
insville, Indiana, on January 26. commendations for further elimin
1857. and when thirteen years of ation of code departments
age came with his parents to Glen- Appointment of a member of the
y where she oodf Jowa and where the deceased
duate of the!made h5g home and engaged In farm-
ir. iy.at T;.jn.v ntii the enrinc
has followed his chosen vocation of
great many friends in the commun-
ity. Mr. Shields was one of a family
of eieht children and he was the
last of his family circle. The deceas-
ed was unmarried.
The funeral of Mr. Shields will be
held on Wednesday arternoon at 3
o'clock from the Sattler funeral
home and the services will be con-
ducted bv the Rev. Stewart of the
Presbyterian church of Murray.
CREAMERY DOING BUSINESS
From Monday's Dally
farming and at which he has been second, iourtn, or nun
very successful. Mr. Shields has al districts. Mrs. F. J. Bms of Oma
farmed the same farm since locating ha will retire this year unless reap
in this county and his industry and pointed. Mr. Weaver declined to
splendid character has made him a say whether or not he would name
Some of the best butter in the during me past xen aays, uoin neie
United States is being turned out in nd in Omaha, making his plans and
this city now, the creamerv plant arrangements for the presentation of
here making their first run of butter some of the new and outstanding pic
today and which produced 650 tures of the coming year,
pounds of butter of the very highest Having had many years experience
quality and which was produced in this line- Mr- Seydlitz is a real
under the direction of Mr. Hoffmann, ve wire and a booster for every
of the university of Nebraska, the thing that is good for a town and
buttermaker of the company and Plattsmouth is to be congratulated
Mr. Andy Weinberg, the representa- on getting a man of this calibre as
tive of the Peterman company, the a citizen.
company installing the machinery e wish Mr. Seydlitz the best of
for the plant success and believe that the people of
In the butter produced the Cham- the community will, after becoming
ber of Commerce secured the first acquainted with him, wish him the
pound and for which they gave the same.
sum of $500 as an appreciation of Again thanking you for your
the effort of our live wire farmers patronage, we are
in getting the plant started here; Your retiring movie servants,
and opening the way to greater ex- j CLOIDT & MOORE,
pension of the agricultural interests
of the county. j Phone your news to No. 6.
Ernest Pollard
to be Part of
Weaver Staff
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w clime ttliu i.uuui xfrjjiu miciii
Cutz Code Force.
Revision and simplification of the
elect Arthur J. Weaver in his earn
paign speeches, will po into effect
on January 3, Mr. Wtav- r announc
ed Monday.
He said that in his inaugural mes
sage to the legislature he would urge
further elimination of code bureaus
in furtherance of greater simplifica
tion of state government, economy
and elimination of duplication.
He will ask the legislature to
ransfer several bureaus and divi
sions to state officers and may pos
sibly ask that the code departments
be reduced to three, instead of the
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finance and trade and commerce. La
bor and public welfare will be com
i bined. Departments of agriculture.
and public works will be retained in-
tact. He said he had gone as far as
possible without legislative action,
The code system has been in effect
since 1921.
Discards Svstem.
In making his appointments to 10
state offices, Mr. Weaver virtually
threw the code system into the dis
card. H said he would combine the
public welfare and labor departments
under one head, which he announc
ed would be Ernest M. Pollard of
V, n 1-Q former .nr. P-rct m u n
1 PnllorI oa unrcl
Mr. Pollard, as secretary of the
labor-welfare department, will suc
ceed Lincoln Frost, secretary of the
welfare department, who has been
elected district judge of Lancaster
,. Pr,nl- A Kpnl,.-lv cf D,
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ha, who was secretary of labor, died
Duroont, Omaha insurance
man, who nas been neaa of tne state
insurance department under Gover
nor McMullen, will not be a hold
over. Neither will Jesse Craig of
Lincoln, head of the division of se
curities. Their positions will be fill
ed by C. B. Anderson, Lincoln, for-
tate senator, who will be known
chief of the insurance-securities
bureau.
! -i'l AMUflSUll Will Uf III .Llf M U I r
m a i : m 1 ; x, ..,. A
siders it a duplication of the work
of the state auditor and will ask
the legislature to abolish it.
1 Frank Johnson, private secretary
to Governor wcAiunen. win De suc-
ceeded by Fred H. Johnson of Lin-
state board of control will not '
made until after Mr. Weaver tak
es
office as his selection must be con
"at and must come from the first.
a woman.
TO THE PUBLIC
Having disposed of our moving pic-
ture business to Mr. W. J. Seydlitz
and not being able to see all of our
patrons personally, we wish to take
this means of thanking you for your
Datronaee during the past eleven
years during which time we have
striven to give you the best possible
entertainment the market offered.
Mr. Seydlitz of Lincoln, a former
Plattsmouth resident has been busy