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VOL. NO. XLTV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JAN. 21. 1929.
NO. 101
Young People
are Wedded
Last Evening
Miss Elsie Barr of This City Weds
Mr. Arthur Shrader of Omaha
at Presbyterian Manse
From Thursday s Panv
A very quiet and impressive cere
mony marked the marriage last eve
ning: at S o'clock at the Presbyterian
manse of Mis Elsie Barr of this city
and Mr. Arthur Shrader of Omaha.
The marriage lines were rear by
Rev. Harry G. McClusky, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church and
in joining the lives of the two happy
young people the impressive ring
service wa.j celebrated.
The bride was most charming in
a gown of blue silk crepe, made with
full skirt and overlaid with ecru
lace, chiffon hose and the black satin
slippers completed the costume. Miss
Barr wore a corsage of rosebuds and
sweet peas.
The bride was attended by her
cousin. Miss Edith Elledge. who
wore a very attractive dress of the
light shades of blue georgette and
with a corsage of the sweet peas.
The groom was attended by Noel
Herman of Omaha as best man and
both of the gentlemen wore the con
ventional dark suits.
Preceeding the wedding the mem
bers of the bridul party were enter
tained at the home of the bride's
parents where a most delicious re
past was arranged and enjoyed by
the immediate family of the bride
and groom. The decorations were
in the delicate hues of the sweet
peas and the centerpiece of the table
a large and handsome wedding cake.
After the congratulations of the
relatives Mr. and Mrs. Shrader de
parted for a short honeymoon
through North and South Dakota and
northern Iowa where they will be
the guests of relatives and friends
and on their return will be at home
to their friends at the new home
at 2302 South 4Cth avenue. Omaha.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Barr and was born
and reared to womanhood in this city
and where she was educated In the
local schools. A lady of much charm
she has a very large circle of friends
in the community who will learn
with pleasure of her new happiness.
The groom is a Bon of Mr. and
Mrs. Gustave Shrader of Omaha and
where he has grown to manhood and
is at the present time a radio expert
in the employe of the Schmoller &
Muller Co.. and a young man held
in the highest esteem by all who have
the pleasure of his acquaintance.
Those here to attend the wedding
from out of the city were Mr. and
Mrs. Gustav Shrader. parents of the
groom and Donald Shrader, a
brother.
VICTORY DAY PROGRAM;
From Thiirsflav'f PtT.j
Yesterdav afternon the members of
the Plattsmouth W. C. T. U. held
their victory day observances, mark
ing the ninth anniversary of the en
actment of the eighteenth amend
ment to the U. S. constitution rel
ative to intoxicating liquor.
The meeting was held at the home
of Mrs. R. B. Hayes and was very
largely attended by the members of
the society and their friends adn a
splendid atfernoon was enjoyed by
all of the members of the party.
Mrs. C. C. Wescott opened the
meeting with the devotions and took
as her text the sixth chapter of Sec
ond Kings and the subject, "Fear
Not.'
Mrs. Edward Roman, one of the
long time members of the Union led
the singing of the song. "It Is There
to Stay" and in which the other
members joined.
Mrs. E. II. Wescott gave a very In
teresting talk in which she reviewed
the conduct of the liquor traffic from
189C down to the enactment of pro
hibition and the conditions that
have prevailed since 1920, taking up
the V. C. T. U. slogan. "Give Pro
hibition a Chance, the Liquor Traf
fic Has Had Its Day."
Mrs. A. L. Tidd gave a fine paper
on the condition of saloon operation
in 1907, taken from the book of Dr.
Crothers "Making of America and
in which the operation of the sa
loons and the liquor traffic was cov
ered very thoroughly.
The meeting was closed by the
V. C. T. U. benediction and was
followed by the serving of very dain
ty refreshments by Mrs. Hayes who
was assisted by Mrs. Fred G. Mor
gan and Mrs. J. E. Jones.
CLOSE STUDY CLASS
Prom Fridays Dany
The Study Center class which has
iiopn held here at the office of Coun-
tv SuDerlntendent Miss Alpha Peter
son each week since the close of
September has closed its activity.
This class has been enjoyed by a
group of some twenty teachers of
the city and county and have en-
ioved the court of training given bv
Prof. Brown of the state teachers
college at Peru. The subject covered
has been that of "American Govern
ment.
DEATH OF PIONEER
Mrs. R. H. Patton of this city has
had the sorrow of having an aunt,
Mrs. Eliza Drake, of Blairtown, Iowa,
pass away, one of the last of the
members of the family of Mrs. Pat
ton. The deceased lady was past her
ninety-eighth birthday and was a real
pioneer and a member of one of the
first families to settle in the state
of Indiana, where her father, James
P. Thomas, and grandfather of Mrs.
Patton, was the first white boy born
in Indiana, the family settling in
what is now Clay county at a very
early day. Mrs. Drake, who has just
passed away was a resident of Iowa
for the past fifty-five years.
Plattsmouth
State Bank Has
Annual Election
Present Officers Are Again Placed in
Guidance of Affairs of Largest
Bank of County.
Prom Thursday' Dally
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Plattsmouth State
bank was held yesterday afternoon
at the bank building and the matter
of the election of the officers of the
institution as well as the reports of
the year's business was received.
The present officers who have so
excellently handled the affairs of the
bank were all re-elected, they being:
President H. A. Schneider.
First Vice-President Henry Horn.
Second Vice - President Phillip
Thierolf.
Cashier Frank A. Cloidt.
These officers also constitute the
board of directors of the bank for the
ensuing year.
The reports of the year showed
that a very fine record had been made
and that the bank had progressed
in every way in the past year.
Following the fire of several weeks
ago the bank building has been re
decorated and the annual meeting
was held in the newly repaired di
rectors room and which makes a very
fine and attractive -plar? for these
meetings and the conferences of the
bank officers and patrons.
HAVE A FINE PROGRAM
From Thursday's Dally
Last evening the Parent-Teachers
association of the Wintersteen hill
school held a very fine program at
the school and which was partici
pated in by a number of the talented
oung people of the school.
The program was opened at once
after the close of the regular busi
ness of the evening.
A very clever dialogue was offered
by Frank and Max Schiknes and as
well as recitation by FTitz Schiknes.
Miss Helen Ledgeway was heard
in a very delightful piano solo dur
ing the course of the evening.
A delightful recitation was given
by Darwin Pitz that reflected the
greatest credit upon this young lad.
Another of the numbers much en
joyed was the accordian solo given
by Norman Warthen and which this
clever young musician was at his
best.
As the study subject of the evening
Mrs. George L. Farley, gave a most
interesting talk on "Good Citizen
ship" and which was very much ap
preciated by all of the members of
the party as a worth while contribu
tion to the evening.
The meeting was closed by the
serving of refreshments by the com
mittee in charge.
HOLD SOCIAL MEETING
From Thursdky's Iany
Tjst eveninc the Catholic Daugh
ters of America held a Tery pleasant
social meeting at the home of Miss
Minnie Guthmann on North TOurtn
street and who was assisted by Mrs
.TnKenh Libershal. Mrs. W. A. Swatek,
Mrs. Anna Zitka and Miss Betty
Sitzman as hostesses.
The chief diversion of the evening
wan cards and several tables of botn
bridge and pinochle were enjoyed by
the ladies and in which the keenest
interest wsa shown by all or the
members of the party.
In the bridge contests Mrs. W. T
Distell proved the most skillful while
Mrs. F. R. Guthmann was awaraea
the second prize.
In ninoehle Mrs. Charles M. Grado
ville was winner of the first honors
with Mrs. F. I. Rea receiving the
consolation orize of the evening.
A verv daintv and enjoyable lunch
eon was served by the hostesses at
the close of the evening and which
made the event one of the greatest
Pleasure ror all in attendance.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
From Thursdays Dally
The many friends here of Miss
Artensia McCrary will be interested
in learning that she is now Improv
ing nicely from the effects of her
recent operation for appendicitis at
tne L.ord Lister hospital at Omaha.
The patient has rallied nicely and
with the fact that her mother. Mrs
P. A. McCrary, haa been with her
tne greater part of the time has made
ner stay more pleasant.
Eastern Star
Installs Officers
for Ensuing Year
Dinner Attended by 125 Followed by
Installing by Grand Conduct
ress of Nebraska.
From Thursday's Dally
Last evening Home chapter No.
189, Order of the Eastern Star of
this city, enjoyed one of the most
largely attended meetings of the pres
ent winter season and which also
marked the installing of the new of
ficers of the chapter.
The chapter served a fine dinner
at 6:30 which furnished a most pleas
ing part of the evening program and
with the local members and their
guests enjoying the delicious repast
to the utmost.
Following the dinner the newly
elected officers were duly inducted
into their stations, Mrs. Nan Martin,
of Omaha, gTand conductress of the
O. E. S. of Nebraska, serving as in
stalling officer and assisted by Mrs.
John F. Gorder, retiring worthy ma
tron of Home chapter.
The officers installed were as fol
lows:
Worthy Matron Mrs. Louisa Val-
lery.
Associate Matron MrB. Clara Lee
White.
Conductress Mrs. Glenna Mc-
Maken.
Associate Conductress Mrs. Golda
Noble Beal.
Worthy Patron Raymond C. Cook.
Associate Patron Leon L. Mc-
Carty.
Secretary Miss Clara Weyrich.
Treasurer Miss Mary Peterson.
Chaplain Mrs. Martha Peterson.
Marshal Mrs. Louise Tritsch.
Warder Miss Helen Warner.
Sentinel Glen Wiles.
Pianist Mrs. Pearl Cole.
Adah Mrs. Lenora Cook.
Ruth Mrs. Rose Mae Duxbury.
Esther Mrs. Emma Nolting.
Martha Miss Edna Warren.
Electa Miss Eleanor McCarty.
In acknowledgement of the splen
did service that Mrs. Gorder has
riven Home-chapter in the two terms
that she has served the order. Mrs.
Nan Martin presented the retiring
officer with a beautiful past matron's
ewel. to which Mrs. Gorder respond
ed. The members of Home chapter
also presented Mrs. Martin and Mrs.
Gorder with handsome bouquets.
There were present for the occasion
a number of visitors, including Mrs.
Greisser, worthy matron, Mrs. Kirk
ham, marshal, Mr. and Mrs. Jensen.
the latter worthy patron of Liberty
chapter of Omaha, Mrs. William
Kieck, past worthy matron of
Springfield chapter, Mrs. Eva Reese
of Bovina, Colorado, Miss Lloyd.
Omaha.
DAD'S NIGHT AT CENTRAL P-T-A
From Friday's Dally
Central and first ward P. T. A. met
at Central building last night and
a goodly number were inattendance,
especially "dads," as, with fewr excep
tions, they had charge of evening
program and entertainment.
Mrs. Golda Noble Beal was elected
vice- president to fill a vacancy.
Rev. Grassmueck had charge of
the program giving a survey of "The
Nebraska Parent-Teacher" magazine,
bringing out the value of this maga
zine to both parents and teachers, in
that it has articles contributed by
prominent educators over the state.
This magazine is sent free to all
paid up members of the P. T. A.
The topic of the evening "voca
tional and Economic Efficiency" was
ably discussed under four heads as
follows:
1. "Let the Toddler do it Him
self," by Mx. Jensen.
2. "Does the School Foster Spec
ial Apitude?" by Miss Martens.
3. "Vocational Guidance" by Supt.
Bailey.
A. "What Can ParentB do in Help
ing a Child Choose His Vocation?"
by Rev. Grassmueck.
The male quartette composed of
Messers Cloidt. Hiatt, McClusky and
Minor, furnished spice to the pro
gram by their two numbers: "High
ways Are Happy W ays" and Hie
Away! Hie Away Home."
Miss Helen Farley's room earned
the prize for having most "dads" in
attendance.
Mr. Hillard Grassman. with the as
sistance of Mr. Hatt had charge of
of the social hour and refreshments
which were quite elaborate and a
fitting close to an evening well spent
and enjoyed by all present.
BLAIR PEOPLE MARRIED
From Friday's Daily
Last evening at the residence of
Rev. H. E. Sortor occurred the mar
riage of John Hilton Rhodes and
Miss E. Lucille Jensen, both of Blair,
Nebraska. The young people motored
to this city and after securing the
necessary license to wed drove to the
Methodist parsonage where the cere
mony that was to make them as one
was performed. Following the wed
ding the bridal couple motored back
to their home In the north portion
of the state.
Your ad in the Journal will be
read, and they sure do get results.
DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT
From Thursday's Datly
The news has been received here
of the death at Fairbury of Mrs.
Adeline Billings Millar, a resident of
Plattsmouih for a great many years
and well known to the older resi
dents of this city r.ml vicinity.
While a resident here the deceased
lady was united in marriage to
George Billings, who proceeded h r
in death a number of veins ago and
following his death the family re
moved from the city and located at
Fairbury where Mrs. Billings was
married the second time to Mr. John
Miller.
There is survivii g the husband.
John Miller, five sons. Clinton. Sam.
Louis. Bradley and Jack Billings,
one daughter, Mrs. ! Avery Norris. a
sister, Mrs. W. O. Burbee. Union and
a brother, Monte Butler of Port
land. Oregon. She was preceded in
death bv one daughter. Flora, who
died November 29. 127.
The deceased lady was born at
Glenwood, Iowa, May 1, lT'i and
was fifty-four yearr, seven months
and six days at the time of her ch-atli.
The funeral services were held
from the Richard funeral chapel at
Fairbury on Wednesday and con
ducted bv the Rev. William Paiks.
Death of Old
Time Resident
of This City
Mrs. Elizabeth Gobshm?.n After Long
Illness Passes to Her Last Re
ward Funeral Saturday
From Thursday's Dally
Last evening another of the long
time residents of this city was call
ed from the scene of earthly activi
ties when Mrs. Elizabeth Gobelmai;
passed away, death coming as the
result of an illnesss cf some dura
tion. Mrs. Gobelman has made her home
for a great many years with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. George Lunchinsky and where
she remained until her final call.
since the death lu'AIrs. Luschin-ky
she being cared for by other mem
bers of the family circle.
Elizabeth Albrecht. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Urban Albrecht. was
born seventy-eight years ago in Swit-
erland and when aged three years
the family removed to the United
States and located at St. Jacob's.
Illinois, where the parents settled
and where the daughter grew to wo
manhood and was married in that
place to John Gobelman. Mr. and
Mrs. Gobelman came to Plattsmouth
in 1SS1 and when on December 4.
1S!4, the husband passed away and
since which time the wife has made
her home with her daughter.
The deceased lady was a quiet ar d
honieloving character and in the
members of her family circle four.d
her greatest harpiness and joy and
quietly and unassumingly she has
passed the years of life devoted to
good deeds to those whom she loved
and making for herself a circle of
firm and devoted friends.
There is surviving three daugh
ters, Mrs. Mary Russell of Bellevue.
Mrs. Kate Menefee of Aptos. Calif
ornia, Mrs. Mollie Ackerman, Wy
more. one son. George Gobelman of
Santa Ana. California and the son-in-law.
George Luschinsky of this
city. Two daughters. Mrs. Barbara
Luschinsky and Caroline, have pre-
ceeded her in death. There also sur
vive fifteen grandchildren and twen
ty great grandchildren. The de
ceased lady was also an aunt of F.
R. Gobelman of this city.
WELCOME HOME AGAIN
From Friday's Dally
Rev. O. G. Wichrcann, the genial
pastor of the St. Paul's Evangelical
church of this city who for a number
of weeks has been at the Immanuel
hospital at Omaha recovering from
the effects of a broken ankle sus
tained early in the winter when he
fell on the sidewalk near the post
office building and injured his ankle.
While the confinement and in
activity have irked the energetic pas
tor to a great extent he has been
able to find diversion in reading and
in letters and calls from friends
which has made the time a little less
hard to bear. In the last few days
of the stay at the hospital Rev.
Wichmann has been able to be around
and enjoy visiting with other
patients and which have aided him
in passing the time.
Rev. Wichmann will have a hearty
greeting fro mthe many friends here
on his return and he will spend
several days with the Henry Horn
family while his home is being ar
ranged for his return.
DRAWS SMALL FINE
from Thursday's Daliy
This morning before Police Judge
Charles L. Graves was heard the
complaint in which Max Engel. a
soldier was charged with an assualt
on Ralph Bailey, a young lad and to
that charge the defendont entered
a plea of guilty and claimed that
Bailey had incited the attack by call
ing Engel a name. After the hear
ing of the case a fine of $1 and costs
was imposed and the defendant re
leased from custody.
Civic Body in
Start of New
1929 Program
Chamber of Commerce to Make 1929
as Active as Past Year in Com
munity Progress.
From Friday's I tolly
The first of the noonday
of the Chamber of Comim
tors and committeemen
luncheons
ice direc
v.ere held
yesterday at the Hotel Perkins and
ail were filled with real enthusiasm
for the outlook for 32! in the civic
organizat ion's progra m.
The year closed has been one that
has shown the most cordial spirit
of co-operation among the members
of the directors, executive officers and
committee workers and to this cord
ial pulling together can be laid the
successful culmination of many of
the Chamber's objectives and illus
trating the possibilities of an even
greater enlargement of the commun
ity interests in the coining year.
The Chamber of Commerce is plan
ning on selecting definite objectives
for this year as in the last that would
tend to make for an enlarging of tk
community and making for the ad
vancement along industrial lines as
well as the greater activities among
the neighbors of this city in both
Iowa and Nebraska.
At the meeting President Wescott
announced the standing committees
of the year and who numbfr several
new faces in the lineup of battlers
for the civic advancement. The com
mittees announced wert as follows:
Finance and Budget F. I. Rea,
chairman. August Cloidt, Lynn Minor,
E. H. Schulhoff, P. T. Heineman.
STANDING COMMITTEES
Industries R. W. Clement, chair
man. Wm. Baird. L. D. Hiatt, L. F.
Langhorst.
Legislative James T. Begley.
chairman, W. A. Robertson, J. A.
Capwell.
Good Roads S. S. Davis, chair
man, George K. Petring, John P. Sat
tyer, John E. Turner.
Amusement and Recreation J. W.
Holmes, chairman. R. E. Bailey, Dr.
Joe J. Stibal. Robert Walling.
Railroad E. J. Richey, chairman,
Dr. J. S. Livingston. R. A. Bates,
D. O. Dwyer.
Publicity Frank Smith, chair
man. Elmer Webb. L. L. Turpin, C.
II. Jensen.
Agriculture T. H. Pollock, chair
man, John Bauer. W. F. Nolte, J. P.
Falter. Myron Wiles. Rex Young.
Civic Improvement W. G. Kieck,
chairman. Fred Lugsch. A. II. Dux
bury. Joe McMaken.
Retailers E. A. Wurl. chairman.
Labor Bureau Phillip Hoffman,
chairman.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Missouri River Bridge II. A.
Schneider, chairman. James T. Beg
lev. Frank Bestor.
Happy Hundred E. II. Wescott,
chairman. Lynn Minor, Roy Knorr,
S. S. Davis, toastmaster.
HOLDING MANY SALES
From Friday's Daily
Rex Young, whose reputation as
an auctioneer covers the state from
the banks of the Missouri where he
resides, to the Colorado line, has
been kept as busy as the proverbial
cranberry merchant in the last few
weeks. Mr. Young is handling a
great many sales this season and has
a hard time trying to find days
enough in the calendar to handle all
of the demands that are made upon
him. He has had a number out in
the state already and now has a long
list in this section to handle. Wed
nesday Rex conducted the sale at
the Ed Gansemer farm and had a
very successful sale in all lines of
the stock and machinery offered. One
team of horses of Mr. Gansemer
brought $780 for each horse. Mr.
Young reports that cows and dairy
stock this year has brought very
strong prices and is in great demand
in all parts of the state.
RECEIVES DIVORCE DECREE
Tron- Saturday's Pallv
This morning in the district court
the case of Lucille Wiles vs. Isaac
Errett Wiles, an action for divorce
came on for hearing before Judge
James T. Begley, and in the case the
court found for the plaintiff. The
custody of the minor children was
given the plaintiff with the provision
that they spend the summer vaca
tions with the defendant. The parties
arranged a property settlement out of
court.
CLLNGS TO HOMESTEAD
Beatrice. Neb.. Jan. 17. Mrs.
Agnes Freeman, vidow of Daniel
Freeman, first homesteader in the
United States, celebrated her eighty
fifth birthday a few dsys ago on the
old homestead six miles west of here,
where she has lived in a comfortable
cottage since the death of her hus
band nearly 20 years ago.
Edward J. Kruger of near Ne
hawka was here today Ioking after
some matters in regard to the clos
ing out of his farming and expect3
to locate at Unadilla. where his son,
Edward Jr., is located.
AULT STORE ROBBED
From Saturday's Dally
Last night th- A. O. Ault store at
Cedar ( reek was visited by burglars,
word received here at the office of
Sheriff Beit Reed states. The parties
making the unwelcome call gained
entrance to the building by breaking
in a rear window of the building and
apparently the parties were alter a
little "jack" as the only object that
suffered from the visitation of the
burglars was the cash register where
the burglars or sneak thieves were
able to garner some $1' in small
change that had been 1 ft in the reg
ister nve r night.
leipk Ride
5
Results in Frac
tured Skull
Howard Jolley Thrown From Bob
Sled and Sustains Serious In
jury to Head Last Night
Ki'im Saturday's Pall
Last evening to enjoy a sport that
for several winters has not been pos
sible in this section of Nebraska
that of bob sled riding, a number of
the employes of the McMaken Trans
fer company and their friends started
out last evening and the pleasure
ride terminated in the serious in
jury of Howard Jolley, one of the
employes of the McMaken Co., and
who sustained a fractured skull when
the bob sled overturned.
The bob sled was hitched onto one
of the large trucks of the transfer
company and which gave good speed
to the sleighing party as tluy drove
ofer the various streets of the city.
The bob sled party drove to the
Burlington station and back out
Washington avenue to the O. K. gar
age where the trucks are stored and
as the truck turned to make the
driveway into the garge the bob sled
runner struck a large chunk of ice
or an icy rut and in an instant was
over turned, all of the numbers of
the auto party being hurled out and
scattered over the landscape, but all
with the exception of Mr. Jolley es
caped without any serious injury.
Mr. Jollv was handling the brake
on the bob and was watching
when the sk-d overturned and he
this
was
hurled from the sb'd evidently struck
fVit. fiirli rr rm- l:irp-e rhiink of ice
and sustained a fracture on the left
side of the head.
The injured man was taken to the
garage and Dr. O. C. Hudson called,
who found a fracture o fthe skull
that had rendered the patient uncon
scious and he remained in that con
dition for some time.
Later Mr. Jolley was taken to his
home and this morning was reported
as doing Just as well as could be
expected under the circumstances
the case.
of
NO BOUNTIES PAID NOW
From Thursday's
This morning
Dally
G. D. Boedeker
near Nehawka, was in the city and
a caller at the office of County Clerk
George R. Sayles. Mr
Boedeker
brought in a fine coyote skin
and
head, the coyote having been killed
by Mr. Boedeker a few days ago near
his home. The marksman brought
in the scalp to secure the bounty but
found that the payment of these
bounties has been changed by the
1927 legislature. By the amendment
of the law the counties are allowed
to pay bounties only for animals kill
ed between the first day of April and
the first day of October of each year.
The old law allowed a longer period
for the payment of the rewards for
ridding the communities of the coy -
otes but under the new law this has
been changed and now only the six
montns period irom Apru j.m iu ee-
tober 1st is allowed to pay the bounty
of $2 per scalp.
PLEASED WITH SALE
Fruir saturrtav's Tjatlv
The office of Sheriff Bert Reed has
received something that is unusual in j
their office that ot a woru oi com-
mendation for work in civil matters.
Attorney I'ohock oi ttanton, wno nau
charge of the administrators sale of
the Fickler land south of this city,
writes that he is delighted with the
manner in which the sale was held
and the excellent price secured for
the farm that was sold to Jams
Lepert. well known young farmer
of this locality.
Deputy Sheriff Rex Young held the
sale and with the large number cf
bidders on hand Rex put on his stuff
and soon had the bdiding going
briskly and the result was one that
was very pleasing in bringing up the
price of the land which lies in the
vicinity north of Rock Bluffs.
GOES TO FEDERAL COURT
From Friday's Pally
The case wherein Theodore Baker,
Jr., is the plaintiff and the Iowa-Ne
braska Light & Power Co.. the de
fendants, in a damage suit for ?25.
000. which was filed in the district
court here several weeks ago, has
been transferred to the U. S. district
court at Lincoln. The case was trans- r-erchant who E-vertises rer-
ferred to the federal court on the -lt ercnant -wno aver uses reg
motion of the defendant company ularly the year round, knows of no
which is a non-resident corporation, slack business period.
Country Home
Scene of Very
Pretty Wedding
Miss Dorothy Marie Sullivan Married
to Mr. Frank L. Cross of To
ledo. Ohio. Wednesday.
From Friday's Daily
; The hospitable country home or
;Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Sullivan, t-.nr
' miles south of tiiis city. was t he so i -;
c f a very pretty home wedding.
! Wednesday afternoon. January 1.
J 1 9 1! , when their d:iugh r. Miss
: Dorothy Marie, was united i:i mai-
riage with Mr. Frank L. Cross of
Toledo. Ohio.
The bride was attended by her
cou.-in. Eleanor Magill. of Falls City,
while Newton Sullivan. th bride's
brothel, attended the groom.
The simple but impres.-ive ring
i service of the United Brethren
'church was used. R. v. G. B. Weaver,
jof Mynard. officiating,
i The bride was beautiful in a gown
of brown chiffon with a cor :aire of
Ophelia rose;-, while the bridesmaid
v ore a brown satin with a boucju '.
of sweet peas.
After receiving the congt at ulni i'ns
of their friends a bountiful and de
licious wedding dinner was .-erved.
The bride is the charminir and ac
complished daughter of Mr. and Mr:'.
Sullivan and has grown to young
womanhood in our midst u':i! is h v. d
by all who know her for he
.ways. The groom, who is
tive of Nebraska, having
win nn. v
lso a i.a
rrown tu
manhood at Beaver Crossing
young man of sterling qualiri
is a
and
fine business as evidenced by his pro
motion recently as office mana r of
the International Harvester Co. of
America, located at Toledo. Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Cross departed last
evening for Toledo. Ohio, where th-y
are to be at home to their friends.
The guests were the immediate re
latives of the bride and groom, Mr.
and Mrs. A. N. Sullivan. Nwt-.u
and Ralph Sullivan and Herman Ti -kotter.
all of Plattsmouth. th- mo:hT
of the groom. Mrs. George W. Norris
also two brothers; Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Cross. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Cross, all of Beaver Crossing S-
1 1)1 aska ; Mr. and Mrs. George Sehatt r.
i Omaha, Nebr.: Mr. and Mrs. K. 11.
I -Magui.
'Greene
and Dr. and Mrs'. J. !
Falls City. Nebr.; Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Wehrbein. Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Wehrbein. Mr. and Mrs. An
derson Lloyd, all of Murray, Nebr.;
David Cochrun. Seelly. Wyo.
The many friends of these young
people join in wishing thm much
happiness.
PRESENT FINE PROGRAM
From Saturday's Danv
Yesterday afternoon there wa an
exceptionally clever entertainment
presented at the public library audi
torium as a feature of the story hour
and for which Miss Edith Abbott 'f
the first grade of the Central build-
ofjing furnished the program. The af
ternoon had been designated as 1 lie
I'uppet Show," and in which very
; clever stunts were given. The little
(orchestra of the tots made a great
hit and several piano numbers by
the talented youngsters and the ac
cordian solo by Joey Horsack h Ip' d
make the program very pleasant. An
other of the features ot the ilay t-.'V
the little tots was the Thanksgiving
pictures which had been prepa
the pupils and made a vt-iy
pat of the program.
The attendance was such th
capacity of the library was
ed by
happy,
at
the
ed
eal
t;
a
and all t tit that it had leen
entertainment.
j
TARFL
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ASSAILED
FOR PRISON
RUSE
Washington. Jan.
Walker Willebrandt
IS. Mrs.
assistant
at n! -c
iti-
ney general,
cized in the
will be severely
forthcoming report o
the congressional committee which
investigated affairs
eral prison, it was 1
Mrs. Willebrandt
at Atlanta ft
d-
arned Friday,
put an under-
j rnVl r rrent or
justjce into the
' w n rr fx r. 4 r , f t In.) h. til l't Tm t
of
prison under an as
sumed name, as a prisoner, in order
to make reports to the department on
the administration.
Members of the investigating ctn
mittee c onsider that she overstepp- d
the law.
MARRIED HERE T0DA
!
Frnrn aturdiiy'. Pally
This morning at the icsider
Rev. H. E. Sormr. pastor of the
Methodist church occurred th"
riage of Ross F. Richards ard
Marie Hansen, both of Omaha,
young people made the trip by
and after the wedding moor'd
to the metropolis.
Ce o
Firs
he
:-u;
bat
i CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our apprecia
tion of the kindnesses shown to us
by the Catholic Daughters of Amer
ica, during the period of sickness in
our family. -Mr. ana Mrs. josepn
Heigel and Family.