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VOL. NO. XLV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1929.
NO. 12
Passing of
Old Time Rail
road Worker
Con Gillespie Passed Away Sunday
Night at St. Joseph Hospital
After Long Illness.
From Monday's Daili
Last -vening at C:30 at the St
Joseph hospital at Omaha occurred
the death of Con Gillespie, veteran
Burlington employe and a resident of
J'lattsmouth for the past forty years.
The death of this genial resident
brines to a close a long and useful
lifetime, largely spent in this com
munity and where the deceased has
been a real friend to a large number
of associates and no task was too
exacting that he would not do for
one that he knew as a friend.
Cornelius Gillespie was a native
of Ireland where lie was born some
sixty-five years ago near the town of
Ijondonderry, and where when a child
of tender years he was orphaned and
was brought up by an uncle residing
near the town of Londonderry. At
the time of Mr. Gillespie's youth Ire
land was in the midst of the worst
of the oppression and opposition by
and to the English government and
the coming of the young man to
America was the outgrowth of these
conditions. Mr. Gillespie has often
related the circumstances of his leav
ing Ireland. He with a company of
young men had been to town cele
brating, and on their return home
ward were engaged in singing some
of the Irish songs, several of which
were under the ban of the English
and accordingly the young men were
stopped by a number of the English
constables and ordered to stop sing
ing. The order given the young Irish
men was followed by a general attack
and in which the constables were
roughly handled and thrown In a
peat bos. Con returned to the home
of his uncle and was concealed there
until it was possible to smuggle him
to the coast and where he was placed
aboard a boat bound to the land of
freedom the United States.
Mr. Gillespie arrived here when
eighteen years or age and has sine
made his home here, becoming a citi
zen and a loyal and earnest defender
of the teachings of the American
government. Shortly after reaching
the United States the young man
was engaged in working in the east
and later came west to Nebraska,
where he located at Plattsmouth.
On locating in this city Mr. Gil
lespie entered the employe of the
Burlington as a member of the sec
tion force of the railroad at this
place and has been an employe of
that line of service since that time.
For many, many years, the deceased
was foreman of the section here and
ws3 known by almost every trainman
in the service of the company on the
lines west.
Some five years ago Mr. Gillespie
was retired from active work on the
section force and has since that time
spent the time in work at Omaha
which did not require the exacting
services and was soon to have been
pensioned from the railroad service.
Mr. Gillespie has been in poor
health for several 5'ears and was
operated on several years ago in the
hope of giving htm some relief, but
later he has been in failing health
and conditions finally made necessary
his going to the hospital three weeks
aso and where his condition was
found to be such as to give no hope
of hi? recovery.
The deceased is survived by a sister
living in Ireland and which i the
only close relative surviving.
DEATH OF MRS. CREELEY
The Sunday morning Mrs. C. F.
Creeley. one of the residents of west
Marble street, passed away at the
home after an illness of several years
duration and in the past three years
she has been an invalid and confined
to her home for the greater part of
the time.
The family came to this city some
seven years ago and Mrs. Creeley has
made home here with her sister. Miss
Effa Creeley, since that time. While
suffering from very poor health and
unable to enjoy the usual activities
of life, Mrs. Creeley made the friend
ship of a large number and who re
gret very much to learn of her pass
ing and extend to the family the
deepest sympathy in the hour of sor
row at the taking away of the mother.
Mrs. Creeley was born July 23,
1859 near the present site of Te
kamah, Nebraska, and has lived her
lifetime in this state. She is sur
vived by two children. Miss Effa of
this city and Frank Creeley of Falls
City.
DELPHIAN SOCIETY MEETS
From Tuesday's Dally
Last evening the Delphian society
met at the home of Mrs. C. C. Wes
cott at Seventh and Main street and
with a large number of the members
present to take part in the meeting.
The subject ol the evening was that
of "The Constitution," as a part of
the American history program that
the society is studying for this year.
Miss Mia Gering was leader of the
meeting and a very fine lesson pre
sentation was enjoyed by the members.
HENRY BARTEK FUNERAL
From Wednesday's r-aliy
This morning the fnneral services
of the late Henry Bartek were held
at the Holy Rosary church on west
Pearl street and very largely attend
ed by the friends and associates of
the deceased young man whose death
as the result of injuries received in
an auto accident occurred Sunday
morning.
The requiem mass was celebrated
by Father Jerry Hancik. pastor of
the church and assisted by the choir
The burial was at the Catholic
cemetery and the body was borne to
the last rest by cousins and close
friends of the departed, James and
John Wondra, George Sedlacek,
Frank Bueacek, Emil A Koukal and
Frank E. Koubek.
Well Known
Poultry Dealer
Recently Wed
Sam A. Moye of This City and Bride
Announce Wedding Occurring
Last Fall at St. Louis
Sam It. Moye, local poultry and
produce dealer, last October stole
away to St. Louis with the announced
intention of attending the Worlds
series and while there also scored a
"homerun" himself, the announce
ment being made yesterday of the
marriage of Mr. Moye and Mrs. Ida
T. Cox. which occurred on October
Sth at St. Charles. Missouri.
The wedding marks the culmina
tion of a schoolday romance when the
bride and groom were youngsters in
Posy county. Indiana, where their
families have been numbered among
the earliest settlers of near New
Harmony, Indiana, the young people
were friends there as their families
have been for many years, but later
Mr. Moye removed from that locality
and in the years both were married
and now in the later years again find
their romance renewed and culmin
ating in the happy marriage at St.
Charles.
The wedding was a very quiet one
and the bride coming from New
Harmony, met Mr. Moye at St. Louis
and they -were married at the par
sonage of the Fifth street Methodist
church at St. Charles, the wedding
being kept a close secret from the
closest of the friends both here and
at the home of the bride in Indiana.
Sunday Mrs. Moye arrived here
from New Harmony and the family
are now getting settled in the apart
ments in the Wurl building at Sixth
and Main streets and where they will
be at home to their friends in the
future.
The many friends in this city will
join in their well wishes to this es
timable couple and a hearty welcome
to the charming lady that has come
here to make her home.
FUNERAL OF WILL HIRZ
From Monday's Dally
The funeral services of the late
Will Hirz were held yesterday after
noon at the Sattler funeral home
at Fourth and Vine street and was
attended by a very large number of
the old time friends and neighbors
who gathered to share with the mem
bers of the family circle the soi row
that the death of the departed had
brought.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. O. G. Wichmann. pastor of the
St. Paul's Evangelical church, who
gave a short sketch of the life Of
this young man, born and reared in
Cass county and who died as the ef
fects of the injuries received In an
auto accident at Omaha on the night
of March 4th, and the pastor ulso
gave words of comfort and hope to
the members of the family circle in
the message of the future reunion in
the hereafter when partings shall
have ceased.
The junior choir gave two of the
old and loved hymns, "Asleep in
Jesus." and "If I Could Be."
At the close of the services the
body was taken to the Oak Hill ceme
tery to be consigned to the last long
rest in that city of the silent.
PLEASED WITH SUCCESS
Tn the snellinB- contest here Satur
day afternoon Miss Rubv Sutton was
second in the written and Miss lone
Rarnnrd one of the leading contend
ers in the oral spelling contest. Both
of these young girls are pupus oi
the Kenosha school in district No. 8
and of which Miss Gladys Bushnell,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. n. Busn
nell. and a graduate of the Platts
mmith hiirh school is the teacher.
The success and showing of the
young pupils was most pleasing to
the teacher and the ladies were here
over Sunday as guests of Miss Bush
nell. UNDERGOES OPERATION
From Tuesday's Daiiy
Mrs. E. A. Fricke of this city was
operated on yesterday afternoon at
the Nicholas Senn hospital at Omaha
and at the last reports was doing
just as well as could be expected
under the circumstances and the
short time following tne poeration.
It is hoped that Mrs. Fricke will soon
be able to recover her former health
and return home to this city.
County Spelling
Contest Held at
the Court House
Dorothy Gollner, of Avoca, and Leo
Sikora of This City Win Writ
ten and Oral Tests.
The county spelling contest held
at the court house here last Satur
day drew a large number to i'latts
mouth from the towns and district
close to the gravel roads and some
twenty-seven pupils were present at
the district court room when the con
test was opened by Miss Alpha Pet
erson, the efficient county superin
tendent, whose interest in the de
velopment of this line of study has
clone much to improve the standards
of the young people of the schools.
The contest was conducted by R.
W. Eaton, of Omaha, who gave the
words to the contestants and the
papers were judged and graded by
R. Foster Patterson, of the Platts
mouth high sc hool. Miss Jessie Whel
an and Miss Marie Kaufmann of the
local school, and Mrs. Wm. Sehniidt
mann, Jr.
In the written contest held first in
the morning. Miss Dorothy Gollner,
of Avoca, was the first place winner.
with Miss Ruby Sutton oi south of
this city, second.
The oral contest in the afternoon
was one filled with the greatest of
interest, first honors being won by
Leo Sikora. age 13. a pupil of the St.
John's parochial school of this city,
with Be mice Ripley, of South Bend.
second.
The contest between the written
and oral winners for the honor of
representing Cass county in the state
wide contest sponsored by the Oma
ha World-Herald was a real contest.
including both written and oral
tests, and resulted in Leo Sikora be
ing declared the winner and as a re
sult he will represent Cass county ra
this event.
The two winners Miss Gollner
and Master Sikora will represent
the county at the Interstate contest
to be held at South Sioux City and
also at the state fair contest in Lin
coln next September.
The success of the young man from
the local parochial school has been
very pleasing to the instructors of
the school, where a special effort is
made to teach correct spelling as one
of the basic rudiments of learning nt
St. John's school.
YOUNG PEOPLE MARRIED
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Ruth Frances Thomsen,
second daughter of Mrs. Ruth Sayles
Thomsen, and the late Andy Thom
sen, to Mr. John Milton Newton,
both of Plattsmouth. which occurred
Saturday March ninth at 12 o'clock
at Council Bluffs. Iowa.
Ruth Frances has been a moM
popular young lady among the young
er set and beloved by all who have
made her acquaintance. She is an
accomplished musican and a senior
in high school.
Mr. Newton is widely known in
this community having been here
since childhood and is a man of scrl
ing qualities.
The bridal couple were attended
by Hope Thomsen. sister of the hride
anil W. Kdward Kru? of Wells. Kan
sas, acting as brides maid and best
man.
The bride was very beautiful be
ing gowned in a prey tweed ensemble
suit with hat and gloves to match,
while the brides maid suit was a
beautiful tan tweed ensemble suit
with hat and gloves to match.
The groom and best man were at
tired in blue serge suits.
The brides mother assisted by
Mrs. C. A. Marshall, Jr., served a
bountiful 6 course evening luncheon
to the bridal party on their return.
The young couple expect to make
their home in Omaha in the future.
SHIPS BROOMS TO OMAHA
From Tuesday's Dally
This morning James Rebal, the
local broom maker, shipped a large
consignment of his well known
brooms to Omaha, where they are
being handled by the stores at that
place who recognize the quality of
the Plattsmouth made brooms and
are taking advantage of the oppor
tunity of securing them. Mr. Rebal
has been engaged in this line of
work for many years and produces
brooms of all kinds that compare
with any sold any place In the coun
try. The brooms were sihpped via
the Burlington to Omaha and will
give the householders there the
chance to secure the very best kind
of a broom at the most reasonable
price.
VERY HAPPY OCCASION
From Wednesday's Dally
The announcement has been re
ceived here of the arrival at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Squires
at Dixon, Nebraska, of a fine seven
and a half pound daughter. Mrs.
Squires is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Rauen of this city and the
news of the happy event is learned
with pleasure by the old time friends
in this community.
VERY HAPPY EVENT
Miss Sharon Catherine Hill,
rived Saturday evening at the M
odist hospital at Omaha and
make her home with the parents,
and Mrs. Robert Hill, in the fut
ur-eth-will
Mr.
ure.
The occasion has "brought a great
deal
of happiness to the parents, this
ing the first child in the family
also has brought a great deal of
be
an d
joy
the
hi Id
do-
to Mr. Murray Hill of Fremom,
little lady being the first grandc
in the family. All concerned are
ing nicely. Mrs. Hill was form
erly
Miss Sylvia Noble, daughter of
and Mrs. A. R. Noble of this citv.
Mr.
Death of Henry
Bartek, Victim
of Auto Wreck
Unconscious for Six Days. PlattS'
mouth Young man Dies at St.
Catherine's Hospital.
From Monday's lailv
The second death as the result of
the auto accident in which the auto
carrying Henry Bartek and William
Hirz of this city crashed into a street
car at Jeffeison street and Railroad
avenue, Omaha, occurred early Sun
day morning when Mr. Bartek pass
ed away, William Hirz dying at the
hospital on Thursday evening.
Since the accident on Monday
night Mr. Bartek has lain at the St.
Catherine's hospital in an uncon
scious condition and while every ef
fort was made to give him some re
lief from his suffering and to revive
him from the coma into which he
had laid since being brought to the
hospital. The attending surgeons
have had but little hopes of his re
covery as the injured man was suf
fering from a severe concussion of
the brain.
The deceased was twenty-eight
years of age and was born in Cass
county, residing on a farm near this
city for a number of years. He was
reared and received his education
here and possesses a very large circle
of friends in this community who
have anxiously awaited word from
his bedside hopingJJat he might be
able to rails' and recover from the
effects of the auto accident.
Mr. Bartek is survived by the
father. Paul Bartek, Sr., the mother
preceding hi min death, six brothers
and one half-brother. John Fessler
of Omaha, Paul. Fred. William,
George Bartek of this city and Wes
ley Bartek of Pueblo, Colorado, as
well as one sister, Mrs. Joe Benak
of this cbity.
The body of Mr. Bartek was
brought to this city on the 4:20 Bur
lington train and taken to the Janda
mortuary until the funeral on Wed
nesday morning.
High Water
Traps Family
on River Bar
Sudden Raise in Missouri Here Makes
Necessary Rescue of Grover
Elledge Family Today.
From Wednesday's Dally
A sudden raise in the water in the
first channel oi the Missouri river
east of the city baseball park, trap
ped Mrs. Grover Klledge and the five
children in their home on the large
bar east of the first channel and made
necessary the rescue of the family by
boat from the house where the waters
were threatening to sweep into the
building at any moment.
The plight of the family was dis
covered by Richard Schliscke who
was looking after some stock at the
farm just east of the Burlington sta
tion and was attracted by the cries
of the members of the Elledge fam
ily from the house a short distance
away, across the channel.
Mr. Elledge had gone to Omaha
this morning to work and left the
boat that has been used since the
opening of the river to get back and
forth across the channel, on this side
of the stream. At the time there was
no apparent showing of high water
and it came very suddenly. A small
gorge of ice forming caused the water
to rise very rapidly and soon had the
house surrounded and with the in
creasing raise the water was soon
over the bar and fast approaching
the house where the members of the
family were unable to make their
escape.
Mr. Schliscke came on up to the
main part of the city and getting in
touch with Ed Brantner at the Hotel
Perkins, the services of John Rice,
experienced riverman, was secured
and he rowed across the channel, now
a real river in size, and was able to
bring the members of the family to
the Nebraska shore and where they
will have to remain until the dangers
of the high water go down.
The Elledge family have had to
move several times in past years from
the island home in the high water
periods, but the raise was so sudden
this mroning that they were unable
to get any of their household goods
or even the members of the family
from the danger zone before the
rushing waters surrounded the house
and offered a real danger to them.
Fire Damages
Gobelman Paint
Store Last Night
Fire Gains Much Headway and Only
Hard Work by Department Con
fines Fire to Building.
From Tuesday's Icuiv
Last night at 12:'.U) Clarence Cot
i;er, bus driver starting on his home
ward journey up Main street was
attracted by a glow on the interior
of the F. R. Gobelman paint and
wall paper store in the A. W. White
building near the corner of Sixth and
Main street, and as Mr. Cotner stop
ped to investigate he saw the tongue
of flame sweep upward along the
side of the enclosed stairway and
the starting of a fire that did a great
deal of damage to the building before
the blaze was finally extinguished
through the splendid work of the fire
department.
The fire originated in the rear of
the main store building and was
caused either by the stove or combus
tion of rags which may have been
left there. Fire Chief O. Sandin.
rather favors the combustion idea as
to the cause of the fire.
Near where the fire started in the
enclosed stairway and which catching
on fire allowed the blaze to travel
upward and on to the frame work
of the skylight and the flames were
soon shooting skyward from the rear
part of the main store room.
The night police secured entrance
to the store building and at that
time the fire was making much head
way and past the stage where the
chemical fire extinguishers were able
to hold the blaze down and it was
not until the arrival of the fire de
partment and the playing of two
streams of water on the blaze that
it was under control.
The fire gutted the ceiling at the
rear of the main store room and the
portion of the cfiling has sagged
badly in that part of the store as the
result of the destructive work of the
fire.
Volunteer workers were able to re
move the stock or brushes in a snow
case at the front of the building as
well as a case of high priced enamels,
before the fire had reached its worst
stage, the bucket paints are not dam
aged beyond the water soaking, but
the stock of wall paper is a practi
cal loss from the smoke and water
and as well a great many barrels of
the dry color paint suffered damage
from the water that was necessary to
pour in on the fire.
A sheet iron partition separating
the two story building from the one
story addition at the rear of the
building, held the fire from this room
and which probably saved the sur
rounding buildings as there were a
number of barrels of oil. varnish and
other inflamable material stored there
and which if exposed to the fire
would undoubtedly have caused ex
plosions that would have spread the
blaze into the adjoining buildings,
occupied by the II. M. Soennichsen
Co., on the east and the E. A. Wurl
store on the west.
No estimate could be made by Mr.
Gobelman this morning as to the ex
tent of his loss, but several thousand
dollars will probably be required to
replace the stock when it is checked
over. This stock had some insurance
that may cover the loss.
The building owned by A. W.
White carried a policy of $3,000 and
which will care for the repair and
redecorating of the building.
The cellar of the Gobelman build
ing as well as that of the Soennich
sen building adjoining, had consid
erable water, but which was carried
off by the floor drains and there be
ing no stocks there the loss will be
slight.
On the second floor of the Soen
nichsen building where are located
offices and also some of the store
stock, suffered a great deal from the
smoke and this was the largest item
of damage to the big Soennichsen
store aside from water that crept
through several places in the wall at
the front of the store along the west
wall.
The E. A. Wurl store, located just
west of the burned building suffered
but little damage, the east wall be
ing somewhat dampened by the wa
ter seeping through and a very small
amount of the water ran into the cel
lar of the building but doing no par
ticular damage. The upper portion
of the building occupied by apart
ments was smoked up considerably
and the residents of the apartments
forced to vacate the rooms while the
fire was raging.
Mr. Gobelman stated this morning
that he would have a temporary par
tition placed at the rear of the main
room and clean up and remain in
the room with the retail store while
the repairs are being made on the
building. This being the busy sea
son of the year for a store of this
kind the owner feels he should re
sume activity in the retail store as
soon as possible.
In connection with the fire a great
deal of praise is due the fire depart
ment for handling the blaze as well
as they did and confining it to the
limited space as it had all of the
marks of one of the most destructive
fires that had been seen in the city
and was only stopped by the prompt
and energetic work of the volunteer
firemen.
HELD UP BY HIGH WATER
t
Mrs. A. S. Christ and daughter.
Miss Frances, who have been visit
ing at points in northern Iowa for
the past several days, are being de
tained from their return home by
the f;ict that there is considerable
high water in that section of Iowa
where they are visiting and which is
crippling very badly the service on
the Chicago and Northwestern rail
road. They were at Des Moines and
then came on to Jefferson, where
the mother of Mrs. Christ resides and
just after they reached that place
the Des Moines river started a sud
den raise and which has interfered
with travel and also smalled streams
arc up and making trouble with auto
and railroad travel in
of Iowa.
that section
Seining in the
Missouri River
Under State Rule
Supreme Court Holds That State of
Nebraska Has Jurisdiction
Over Half of River
The sunreme c ourt entered an
order dismissing the suit brought in He do the will of his father. He en
Lancaster county and won tuere by ters the agony at Gethsemane. He
W. H. Miller and other fishermen in-the last night of his life at the
who use seines and traps to catch celebration of the passover feast
their prey in the waters of the Mis- washes the feet of His disciples. He
souri river, and who asked for an so performs an act that usually is
order enjoining the department of left to the servant. And then He
agriculture from interferrlng with rises and tells them: "I have given
their operations. A state law prohib- you an example, minister to each
its this sort of fishing in that stream, other as I ministered to you." This
and the plaintiffs, who say they make idea of service is eminintly practical,
a living catching and selling fish In order to fulfill the purpose of our
therefrom contended that a law made life we all must be servants. In com
by Nebraska could not be operative merce and trade the idea of service
unless Iowa, which exercises juris- das become preeminent. To be suc
diction to the middles of the stream, cessful we must serve. How can
joined with it in such prohibition. Plattsmouth be of service? Let it be
In an opinion written by Justice the place, the home of birds and
Rose, the court says that the flowers. Serve the sti anger who en
states have r.o treaty right power;?: ters our gates the tourist who is
that the east boundary of the state passing thru. Let every house be n
of Nebraska is in the middle of the service station. Take up the idea for
river, and that the act of congress your own life.. Be a servant and by
granting the two states concurrent and by you will find yourselves a
jurisdiction does not prevent Nebras- j master of the situation. Christ un
ka. from exercising criminal and '( doubtedly has become a master thru
civil jurisdiction over its half nor service. Serve but only for the end
from enforcing law forbidding nets.
traps and seines in that part of the
stream.
If the two states do not agree that
does not leave the river without po-
lice protection where offenses against
the criminal law may be committed
with impunity. The state nas tne
sovereign power to define crime and
the enforce penalties inherent in a
state government. It says that it
may exercise its police power to pro
tect food at its course of supply, this
being a legislative function of sov-
ereignty, and it may extend tnat
protection to fish in the river up to
the border line between the states,
When there is any doubt as to ex-!away memory becomes strengthened
act situs of the crime, the state tnat,and the object is found. The idea
first acquires jurisdiction may retain
it to the exclusion of the otber.
It follows, therefore, that the law
sought to be enjoined is valid en
forceable, and that the fact that in
the exercise of police power prop
erty is depressed or destroyed, where
its use. thru a change of policy be
comes unlawful, is not a valid reason
for withholding an order of enforce
ment. FUNERAX OF MRS. SVOBODA
wnnMv rativ
The funeral services of Mrs. Frank
I. Svohoda of Fort Calhoun. Nebras-
ka. were held yesterday afternoon
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis , for the services. The choir of the
Kostka. the former a brother of the st. John's school assisted in the mu
deceased. The services were attended siC of the mass, this being an espec
by a large number of the old time jal tribute to Mr. Gillespie, who was
friends of the family and the Kostka a great lover of children,
home on North 10th street was filled j The body was borne to the Cath
by those who came to pay their last ollc cemetery where it was laid to
tributes bf love and respect to this the last long rest in that city of the
estimable lady who had been called silent.
to the last rest. J A large number of old time friends
The death of Mrs. Svohoda oc-anci acquaintances from Omaha,
curred on Saturday evening at the Gretna and nearby points were here
Swedish Mission hospital at Omaha 1 or the last services of this splendid
where the patient has been for some citizen who had gone to the last long
time taking treatment. The body rest.
was brought here to the old home ,
city of the family to he laid to the
last long rest.
At the services Rev. Cejar of the
Bohemian Presbyterian church and
Kev. kokoi. Dotn oi irnuua
words of comfort to the bereaved fam-
ily and friends. During the services
the choir of the Omaha Bohemian
Presbyterian chudch gave a number
of the old and loved hymns.
The interment was at the Oak Hill
cemetery in the west part of the city
in the family burial plot there.
The pall bearers at the service
were Cyril Kalina, Frank Rebal, Joe
M. Sedlak, James Cerney, Frank
Kozak and John Zatopek.
Mary Kostka was born September
3. 1897. near the town of Budweis
Bohemia, and came to the nited
States in 1915. locating at .plaUs-
mouth and where she was united in
marriage to Frank J. Svoboda. the
family continuing to make this city
their home up until six years ago
when they removed to near Fort Cal-
houn and where they have since made
their home. She is survived by the
husband and children and the bro
ther, Louis Kostka of this city.
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service is
Subject at St.
Paul's Church
The Individual as a Servant in Deal
ing With the World Is Subject
of Rev. Wichmann.
From Monday's Dally
"The servant" was the subject of
the sermon in St. Paul's church yes
terday. Some time a book was written "The
.Servant of the House." In a family
in whieh the domestic relations were
entirely in the wrong a new servant
'appears. His position gives him ac
; c ess to all rooms. He is conscien
tiously serving everybody and soon
;has access to all hearts. Absolutely
impartial he slowly but surely dis
entangles the difficulties and the
family is reunited.
The idea of service is taken from
the Bible. In the old test the servant
of God is promised and finally ap
pears in Christ the son of men the
ideal man:
Christ emphasized the idea that Ho
came as servant ever and ever, re
minding his audiences that He has
come to do the will of God. To do
the lwll of God is his meat. I hat
pf serving not with the idea of be
ing a master and you will succeed.
The services of the evening became
a success. The audience brought ques-
tions and they were answered. For
instanct: What is your first thought
in the morning? The first thought
of tne morning usually becomes the
ruling idea of the day. Another ques
tion, What must I do to ilnd any
thing lost? Speak it over with God.
In olden times the people went to
the soothsayer in order to find out
where lost things were. Even now
: peope are doing that. The Christian,
steps to God in prayer. The prayer
j sobers njs mind clears the cloud3
of the open forum struck and the
"quiz service" may be repeated next
month.
LAID TO LAST REST
Prom Wednesday's Daily
This morning at 9:30 at the St.
John's Catholic church was held the
funeral services of the late Con Gil
lespie, veteran railroad worker of the
Burlington. The impressive requiem
mass of the church was celebrated,
by Father Moran, associate pastor or.
the St. Peter's church of Omaha, an
i old time friend of Mr. Gillespie, the
very Rev. J. W. Stenson, pastor of
the church being unable to be here
ROADS GROW SOFT
1 I2
From Wednesday's Dally-
Thu IT nf T h i crVi vmv n rvrf h tt
this city has become very soft, owing
tQ thp frogt comIng. out of tne hign.
way and severaI piaces along the
nlghway from this city north to
the K Qf T bridge over the Platte
agt evening were jn such bad shape
that it wM only with dlfficulty that
carg were able tQ get through. Tne
road was blockaded for some time
wUh carg ag the regult of buse3f
truckg and heavy cars and tne reSult
wag that tne bus travel was verJr
much shot
The trough bug 1Ines from Fal,3
CUy tQ 0mana( were compelled to
abandon service last evening owing
tQ bad road condjtionB BOUth of Ne.
braska Clty but the bright and warm
weather today has aided In helpin the
roads and it is hoped a few good daya
may place tnem back ln snape
Frank Newman was a visitor In
Omaha today for a short time to
look after some matters in connec
tion with his work as a member of
the bridge carpenter force of the
Burlington.
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