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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1929,
NO. 14
VIE- V
Men Driving
Stolen Car Get
into a Wreck
J. Harris of Omaha Victim of
Crash When Driver of Stolen
Car Crashed Into Auto
From Monday's rai1v
This morning at 1 o'clock Sheriff
IU rt Rful and Deputy Slu-riir' Rex
luting were called out to the vicin
ity tA the George Ray farm home
wh-re an auto wreck was reported
and the victim of the wreck called
lor ihf assistance of the omcers to
aid in the apprehension of the two
men responsible for the wreck.
When the officers arrived at the
ceiie- they found F. J. Harris of
Omaha there and who related that
v.as driving north on the King
of Trail-- highway last night his ear
was ran into by : car ccming from
the north and resulting in the knock
ing off of one of the whet Is of the
Harris car. also breaking the glass
in the car and as the result of this
Mr. Harris received several cuts
about the face and he?.d.
When the accident occurred the
car causing: the trouble had also been
damaged and Mr. Harris getting out
of his wrecked machine compelled
the two men occupying- the other car
to alight. He had held them in the
road until a truck came through and
stopping: this had asked the truckmen
to watch the two men while he went
to one of the nearby farm houses to
call the sheriff in Plattsmouth.
On the return of Mr. Harris to the
highway he found that the two pris
oners had disappeared and also the
truckmen and no trace could be
found of any of the parties and in
cjuiries by the officers failed to lo
cate the men.
The car abandoned by the two men
was a new Gardner auto and was
stolen yesterday at Omaha from a
man named Schwartz, the Cass coun
ty o dicers calling- Omaha and learn
ing of the fact that the car was
stolen.
Mr. Harris was brought on into
Pint tifliout h by '!" aftrriff and de
puty and was able to go on to Oma
ha to have his injuries looked after.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
A delightful St. Patrick's party was
enjoyed on Saturday evening at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. H. G. Mc
Clusky and which marked the eigh
teenth birthday anniversary of their
daughter. Miss Catherine.
The young people spent the even
ing in pantomining songs and in var
ious clever games as well as in sing
ing. The petting of the luncheon was
very cleverly arranged with the in
dividual candles at each place to mark
the birthday anniversary. In the re
freshments the St. Patrick's idea was
carried out very cleverly. Mrs. Mc
("lusky was assisted in serving by
Misses Carrie and Estelle Baird, Miss
Pearl Staats and Miss Ruth Lindsay.
Those attending the party were:
Jean Haves. Elizabeth Hatt. Marie
Yalk-iy, Maxine Cloidt, Vestetta Rob-
rtson. Marjoiie Am, Louvisa Albert,
Irma Mayfield. Margaret Shellenbar
ger. Laura Skalak, Janet Snyder,
Hilda Johnson. Teresa Libershal,
Fern Stivers. Margaret Iverson, Leona
Hudson. Bernice Am, MisH Estelle
P.aird. Miss Carrie Baird, Miss Pearl
Staats. Rev. and Mrs. H. G. McClusky
and Miss Catherine McClusky.
WILL OPEN FERRY SOON
From Monday's Daily
John Richardson, owner of the
Missouri river ferry at this place was
busy today with his sons, Floyd and
Claude in working the roads from
this city to the ferry landing and
placing the min shape for travel as
they have been in very bad condition
for several weeks, but John states
they will be good for travel in the
next few days. Mr. Richardson is
waiting until large ice floes reported
in the upper Missouri to pass this
point and will then place the ferry
in service for the summer. He ex
pects to have the ferry in the river
by the last of the week if the river
conditions improve and will be ready
for the handling of traffic.
Mr. Richardson is giving return
rates this year on tickets that are
good only on the day of issue and the
party securing the round trip tickets
must use them the same day as is
sued. UNDERGOES OPERATION
The many friends of Harlan Gor
der, former popular high school stu
dent and athlete, will regret to learn
that this fine young mnn is now at
the Lincoln General hospital recov
ering from the effects of an operation
for an acute attack of appendicitis.
Harlan was taken ill on Friday
and at first it was not thought ser
ious but later he became worse and
medical aid being called he was sent
from his home at the fraternity house
to the hospital. The condition of the
patient was such that it was neces
sary to operate Saturday afternoon
and at the last reports the young
man is doing just as well as could
possibly be expected in the short
space of time after the attack and
operation.
ENJOY FINE MEETING
The members of the American Le
gion Auxiliary were most delightfully
entertained on Friday evening at the
home of Mrs. Edwaid Fullerton and
for the occasion Mrs. James F. Doyle
Mrs. John Parkening and Helen and
Edith L. dgev.ay and Celia Palacek
were associate hostesses.
After the business session the
ladies had a very fine talk by Mrs
.. u. rvieCK on a number oi pieces
of legislation covering child welfare
and child labor and which gave the
members a fine insight into these
laws.
At the close of the evening the hos
tesses served a very daintv and de
licious refreshments that all enjoyed
to the utmost.
Plattsmouth
Students in
State Contest
Elimination Contests to Decide Local
Team, Will Ee Held on
Tuesday Evening
From Monday's Pany
Plattsmouth High School is tak
ing part in the State Declamatory
Contest this year. Thirteen students
are preparing selections. They are
being coached by Mr. Patterson. Mir.
Rothert. Mr. Thornton. Miss Tidball,
Miss Staats, Miss Baird, and Miss
McVey. There will be four sections
to the contest: Extemporaneous
speaking. Oratorical. Dramatic, and
Humorous. Four participants from
each school will be allowed to take
part in this County and Sub-District
contest.
The local elimination contest will
be held in the high school auditor
ium. Tuesday evening March the
13th. will determine who will be
eligible from the Plattsmouth high
school. The local elimination con
test will begin promptly at 8:00
o'clock. Miss Pearl Eberly of the
Misner school of Expression of Oma
ha will be the judge. The admis
sion will be 15 and 23 cent.
Friday-March the 22nd the win-,
ners will journey to Weeping Water
to take part in the County Declam
atory contest. This contest is open
to all school of the county, allow
ing four students to enter from each
school.
March the 29th Miss Tidball will
take the Plattsmouth participants to
Auburn for the Sub-District contest.
The following group of students
are competing for places on the
Plattsmouth team Tuesday evening:
Goris Kigcr, Doris Young. Dorothy
Brink. Chris Bulin, Bob Hadraba,
Clelland Retelsdorf, Maxine Cloidt,
Ruth Rotter, James Begley, Ruby
Carter. Oval Worthan. Bernice Ho
gue. Margaret Shellenbarger.
The program Tuesday evening in
the high school auditorium should
offer an interesting program for all
lovers of declamation.
DISMISS COMPLAINT
From Tuesday's IT1 any
This morning the greater part of
the time of the district court was
occupied in hearing a complaint that
had been filed against Joseph Koukal,
charging him with having slapped
or struck Miss Henrietta Koukal.
The hearing of the case resulted in
the charges being dismissed by the
court and the costs taxed against the
complainant, John Koukal.
The testimony of the complaining
witnesses was that Miss Koukal had
been coming from the district court
room and at the head of the Etairs
leading to the second floor the de
fendant and two other Koukal boys
were standing and had said some
thing to the plaintiff and John Kou
kal and it was claimed that Joe Kou
kal and had struck Miss Koukal by
slapping her and she had then slapp
ed him. Miss Koukal claimed that she
had dared the brother to repeat what
he had been saying about her and
this was followed by the alleged
slapping.
The defense in their testimony oi
Joe Emil and Raymond Koukal was
to the effect that none of them had
said anything to the sister and that
she had slapped Joe Koukal and deny
ing that he had slapped her or had
called her any names as was alleged
Testimony of other parties was to
the effect that the three boys had
preceded the complainants down
stairs, that Miss Koukal had been
saying something that they could
not hear as she came from the court
room. They had not seen any blows
struck
After the testimony was received
Judge Duxbury rendered his decision
that released Joe Koukal from the
charges and attaching the costs to
the complainant.
All of the parties to the suit have
been Interested in the long litiga
tion over the John Koukal estate of
which they are the heirs.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our apprecia
tion of the many kind and thought
ful acts performed by the neighbors
in the time of 6ickness and assure
them that these acts will always be
most gratefully remembered. Mr
and Mrs. W. F. Gillespie.
Barn at County
Farm Destroyed
by Fire Last Nite
Frame Structure Is Burned to the
Ground Cause cf Fire Thought
to Be Incendiary.
From Tuesday's TTa!l y
Last night at 11:40 the frame barn
at the Cass county farm west of this
city was discovered to be in flames
and in a short time was burned to
the ground, the second time that
barns have been burned at the farm
in the past year and a half, and the
structure burned last night was one
built last summer to replace the barn
burned on October 16, 1927.
The fire had gained a good start
when discovered and it was only with
the greatest of difficulty that Mr.
Elliott, the superintendent of the
farm and the residents there were
able to get the horses and live stock
from the bain and two of the calves
that were kept in the barn were bad
ly scorched by the flames before they
were taken to a point of safety from
the burning building.
The barn took with it in flames
a large amount of feed, hay and
straw as well as the harness used on
the horses in the farm work, it be
ing impossible to save these in the
rapidly spreading flames and which
barely allowed the live stock to be led
and driven from the roaring furnace
that marked the barn in a very short
time after the blaze was discovered.
The cause of the fire has not been
fully determined, but coming closely
after the fire of a year and a half
ago has led to the belief that it was
of an incendiary origin and Mr. El
liott had the Beatrice bloodhounds
brought here this morning as soon as
possible after the discovery of the
fire to be used in trying to trace the
possible fire bug.
The blood hounds were unable to
locate any scent and at the present
time the cause of the fire seems un
determined, altho of a mysterious na
ture.
The board of county commissioners
have policies on both the barn and
the contents that will fully cover
the loss of equipment, grain, etc..
n the building and also have $1,000
on the building itself.
DEATH OF OLD TIME CITIZEN
The announcement has been re
ceived here of the death at Tacoma,
Washington, on March 6th, of John
Sharp, aged seventy-seven and for a
number of years a resident of Platts
mouth, where the deceased was em
ployed in the Burlington shops, go
ng to Tacoma some sixteen years
ago to make his home.
Mr. Sharp is survived by the wid
ow, Airs. Alice fc-harp, four sons. Her
bert, George, Charles and Albert;
one daughter, Mrs. Mary Thomas, as
well as nine grandchildren and five
great grandchildren, all of the fam
ily residing at Tacoma.
The funeral services were held at
Tacoma on March 8th, and the in
terment had at the Mountain View
burial plot at that place.
The news of the death of Mr.
Sharp will be learned with great re
gret by the old time friends in this
community, where the family form
erly lived.
DEATH OF MRS. E. E. CLARK
Friends in this city have received
the sad news of the death of Mrs.
E. E. Clark of Montrose, Colorado.
Death occurred recently in a Mont
rose hospital, after an allness which
dated from the birth of a child. The
child died at birth, and the condi
tion of the mother grew more ser
ious from that time on. The body
was taken to Delta where services
were held from the Baptist church,
with the Royal Neighbors attending
in a body, the deceased having been
a member of that order.
Mrs. Clark was formerly Miss Mil
lie Goodwin and with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goodwin resided
in this city for a number of years.
The family moving to Delta, Colorado
six years ago.
Mrs. Clark was born in Metz. Mis
souri, January Cth, 1900, passsed
away March 3, 192!). Millie Irene
was united in marriage to E. E.
Clark on December 19, 1925.
She leaves to mourn her passing
her husband of Montrose and her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Goodwin
and one brother, Buford of Grand
Junction, Colorado.
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL
From Tuesday's Ia.ity
This morning Mrs. W. F. Gillespie
was taken to the Immanuel hosiptal
at Omaha where she will be given
treatment for the very severe case
of blood poisoning from which she
has been suffering for a short time.
Mrs. Gillespie was some better it
was thought but the case is still
critical and it was thought best to
have her taken to the hospital to be
cared for until the poison is worked
out of her system. The many friends
are hopeful that the patient may
soon recover and be able to resume
her former activities.
Legal Blanks of all kinds for sale
at the Journal office.
SUFFERING FROM BLOOD POISON
From Monday's Dally
Mrs. W. F. Gillespie is quite ill at
her home on North 7th street as
the result of an attack of blood
poison and which i has confined her
to her home since Saturday and un
der the almost constant care of a
physician. Sometime ago Mrs. Gil
lespie had a small partical cf screen
wire seritch the right thumb and
while this was sore it did not iive
her a great deal of trouble and heal
ed up. Later the thumb was injured
by being stuck with a sliver and a
severe inflamition j-oon developed
and which has spread through her
arm. j
,
Knights Templar
Elect Officers
for the Year
Oliver C. Hudson Named as Eminent
Commander of Mt. Zion Com
mandery of This City
From Tuesday's Lally
Last evening Mt. Zion eomman
dery No. 5. Knights Templar held
their annual election of officers and
the following were selected to head
the order for the year:
Eminent Commander O. C. Hud
son. Gerenalissimo--A. H. Duxbury.
Captain General W. F. Evers.
Treasurer Philip Thierolf.
Recorder John E. Schutz.
Following the election of the of
ficers the Red Cross and Knight of
Malta degrees were conferred upon
a number of candidates and the com-
mandery will hold a session on next
Mondav afternoon opening at 4
o'clock and at which time the Temple
degree will be given with a banquet
at 6:30.
At the close of the evening dainty
and delicious refreshments were serv
ed to the members of the comman-
dery.
V. C. T. U. Has
Big Anniversary
Meet Monday
Fifty-fifth Anniversary Marked by
Fine History of Local Society
by Miss Olive Gass
From Tuesday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon the ladies of
the W. C. T. U. enjoyed their ob
servance of the annual Union Signal
day as well as the fifty-fifth anni
versary of their society in Platts
mouth and both events were most
fittingly recognized by the ladies.
The meeting was held at the home
of Mrs. C. C. Wescott and with Mrs.
A. Wiles as the associate hostess
and a very pleasing number of the
members were present to take part
in the meeting.
In the Union Signal day observance
Mrs. Mattie G. Wiles was the leader
of the meeting and conducted a very
fine program.
Mrs. S. A. Wiles and Mrs. J. fc..
Wiles gave a very interesting dia
logue on "The Value of the Union
Signal" and which brought out many
interesting facts as to the organ of
the society.
Mrs. S. A. Wiles also read the lite
of Neal Dow, the father of prohibi
tion, in which the character and life
of this Maine statesman was dis
cussed and Mrs. R. B. Hayes also
read a paper of Miss Frances E. Wil-
lard. describing the visit she naa
made to the home of Senator Dow and
the impressions gathered from this
great leader of prohibition.
The fifty-fifth anniversary oi me
local Union was marked by a verj
fine Daner bv Miss Olive Gass in
which the history of the local society
from its inception in 1S74 was given.
The Union had as the charter mem
bers fifty-three ladies and of these
but three are living, Mrs. Rasmus
Peterson of this city. Mrs. Flora Wise
of Kansas City and Mrs. Alpha Conn
Mitchell of Omaha. The history cov
ered the long battle of these ladies
to the final victory for the cause
for which they had served so earn
estly.
A very enjovabie part of tne ai-
ternoon program was the piano duets
by Cecil and James Comstock, pre
senting "Military March" and "Bugle
Call."
At the close of the afternoon
dainty refreshments were served by
the hostesses which added greatly
to the enjoyment of the event.
TO THE PUBLIC
I wish to announce to the friends
and patrons over Cass county that I
have removed my implement stock
and supplies from the Harris build
ing to the Egenberger building on
the south side of Main street, direct
ly across the street south from the
old store.
I will be pleased to have all the
patrons and friends, old and new,
call and look over the new store and
our large stock of McCormick-Deer-
Ing implements and farm machine
supplies.
JOE MRASEK.
Cedar Creek
erchant Very
Badly Injured
A. 0. Ault Falls From Freight Plat
form to Railroad Tracks Has
Skull Fractured in Fall.
From Tuesday's liai.y
Last evening while A. O. Ault, well
known resident and business man of
the village of Cedar Creek, was en
gaged in assisting in the unloading
of a tractor from a truck to the plat
form, he received very severe injuries
that made necessary his being taken
to the Methodist hospital at Omaha
for treatment.
Mr. Ault had assisting him at the
tim- his young son, Kenneth, and
Phillip Thierolf. and just how the
accident was caused still is somewhat
clouded as the injured man has never
recovered sufficiently to give a clear
idea of the facts of the accident, but
it is thought that the truck slipped
and struck him a blow sufficient to
knock him off the edge of the plat
form and to the railroad tracks below,
the tracks extending up to the plat
form. In falling Mr. Ault alighted on the
heavy steel rails, his head striking
the rail and laying open the forehead
and part of the scalp and a part of
the skull was fractured in the fall.
The injured man was gathered up
by his companions and taken home
and Dr. Worthman of Louisville call
ed to the Ault home and dressed the
injuries of the unfortunate man who
was still unconscious and remained
so for over an hour and a half.
Late in the evening it was de
cided that it would be best to have
Mr. Ault removed to the hospital for
care and accordingly he was loaded
into an auto and hurried on to Oma
ha, his daughter, Miss Bernese, who
is residing here, accompanying the
family to the hospital.
Mr. Ault revived to some extent
after reaching the hospital and it is
hoped that as he has regained con
sciousness and seems to be rallying
that he may be able to get out of the
effects of the accident without serious
or permanent injury, altho it will re
quire several days to fully determine
his case.
LIKE GRAVEL MOVEMENT
The residents of the eastern part
of East Rock Bluff precinct, adjoin
ing the proposed gravel on the Rock
Bluffs road through Plattsmouth pre
cinct, which will give the residents
along the gravel the opportunity of
connecting with the King of Trails
highway, are becoming very enthus
iastic over the proposition County
Surveyor Fred Patterson states. The
dwellers in the vicinity of the old
townsite of Rock Bluffs, one one of
the thriving river cities in territor
ial days, have experienced a great
deal of difficulty in getting to and
from their homes in rainy or winter
weather and in the graveling to the
north in the adjoining precinct they
see a great help and feel a desire to
do whet they can to secure gravel
into their section for a few miles at
least.
A number of the residents of Rock
Bluffs are urging that the citizens
join in the effort to raise funds suf
ficient to secure help on extending
the gravel for some distance farther
south into their precinct and giving
them a road that will be of service at
all seasons of the year. This sec
tion has great difficulty on getting
in and out in bad weather over the
highway leading out to the K. of T.
highway or this city and tbey feel
that they should have a read that
will give them greater service.
ELKS ARRANGING MINSTREL
The Elks lodge of this city are
preparing to hold a ministrel show,
the date to be announced in a short
time and which promises to be one
of the biggest entertaining features
of the year. L. D. Hiatt, who has had
a very extensive stage experience
that will be a great asset in pre
paring for the coming minsrel and
with his musical training is able to
give this feature of the show much
assistance. In the musical work B. A.
Rosencrans is assisting and helping
to arrange the number that will be
given.
There will be some thirty-five in
the ensemble and the musical pro
gram will be one that will have in
terest for everyone" with the song
gems of the past and the present be
ing used in the program.
A special orchestra will be arrang
ed for the occasion and which will
add very much to the presentation of
the show.
RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS
Saturday afternoon Joseph Elling
ton, who has been quite ill for a lonp
period of time, was able to be out
and down in the main part of the
city for the first time since his ill
ness and while he still feels to some
extent the effects of the illness he
is delighted with the opportunity of
being able to be out and around and
to meet with the old friends. Mr.
Ellington was suffering from heart
trouble and has had a very severe
ordeal of this malady.
DOING VERY NICELY
From Wednesday's Dally
The reports from the Methodist
hospital at Omaha states that A. O.
Ault, well known Cedar Creek resi- i
dent who was injured Monday eve
ning by falling from the loading
platform at the Burlington station
to the tracks, is now doing very
nicely. An X-ray examination made
of the head of Mr. Ault which was
struck on the steel rails, failled to ,
disclose any fracture as had first i
been surmised and beyond the long
and severe wound on the forehead
and the scalp as well as the slight
concussion, the patient seems to be
doing nicely and while he will have
to wear his head bandaged lor some
time otherwise he is improving nice-
ly.
Edwin Fricke
to Enter Bank
ing Business
, , . , r
Popular and Prominent Young Man
of This City to Remove to
Ashland Very Soon.
Edwin A. Fricke. prominent young
business man of this city, who has speecn. Botn boys are to oe con
been associated since completing his gratulated upon the splendid inter
universitv work, with his father, F. pretation given these masterpieces
G. Fricke in the F. G. Fricke Co., j and the audience could sympathize
drug business in this city, is to leave, with the judge when she said that
the citv soon to locate at Ashland. j this was a close contest to decide.
Mr. "Fricke has been offered and! In the dramatic section. Doris
accepted a position in the Farmers & i Young stood out well above the ether
Merchants bank at Ashland, one of two contestants and was awarded
the largest banking institutions in first place with her selection, "The
the eastern portion of Nebraska and Last Word.". Her voice and interpre
which has long been one of the strong tation of the characters in a diffi
financial institutions of the state. I cult piece of this type were escel-
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. ! lent. Doris Kiger won second place
Fricke will regret very much to learn ,with "The Story of Patsy" and Dor
that they are to leave this city, the othy Brink third with "The Swan,
childhood home of Mr. Fricke and Song."
where he has been active in the af-1 lu the extemporaneous division,
fairs of the community and one of Clelland Retelsdorf, captain of the
the most genial and highly esteemed "debate team, had no opposition but
young men in the community. Mr. was assigned to the subject of "Hoo
Fricke is the serretary of the local ver's Cabinet" thirty minutes b-efore
Chamber of Commerce and also is ac- be appeared which was chosen from
tive in the Rotary as well as Masonic a group of twenty-five subjects to
circles of the city and In his departure used in the contests this year,
the community -will have a distinct His excellent filafe"presence and abil-
loss in a good citizen who has given ity to analyze a subject should make
splendid community service and a him a strong enry in the ccunty
real gentleman in every sense of the contest.
term. It was in the humorous section that
With regret at their going, the the most contestants were found,
friends here who are legiori will join with a list of seven aspirants for the
in the very best wishes to Mr. and right to represent Plattsmouth in this
Mrs. Fricke in the new home in Ash- field. First place went to Ruby Car
land, which, however, is the former ter who gave an excellent descrip
home of Mrs. Fricke who was former- tion of what may take place "At the
ly Miss Louise Wiggenhorn of Ash- Swimming Pool" when mother is at
land. Mr. and Mrs. Fricke are plan- tempting to learn to dive. Second
ning to leave for their new location Place was won by Margaret Shfllen
by the first of April if possible. barger who read, "Corner on Wil-
liam." The Judge was especially com
plimentary in regard to Margaret's
SCOUTS HOLD FINE MEETING voice. Third place went to the only
boy in the list, James Begley, who
The court of honor held on Mon- read, "A Simple Case of the Grippe."
day evening at the high school gym James ably represented the boys, and
was very largely attended by the can be counted on to capture this
members of the local troops of the contest ere he graduates.
Boy Scouts as well as a number of Music for the occasion was sup-
parents and friends and in which the
merit badges were given out and also
advancements made in the ranks of
the Scouts.
The court of honor was conducted
by the executive committee of the
city organization and the services ac-
tively in the hands of troop No. 1
of which Roy Perkins is the scout-
master, the patrol leaders also as-
sisting the scoutmaster in the work,
One of the beautiful features of
the evening services was the candle
lighting, this being used as the laws
were given and the candles lighted to i
show the twelve Scout laws
There were eight Scouts admitted
to the tenderfood rank with the ap
propriate ceremonies.
In the advancement from tender
foot ot second class Scout, these be-
vcr Cfnirt Pnrtor ' t-i r Paul TaliriP"
Rnhort Hall rm nf tho ndvnncpd
Scouts was given the rank of Star
a.,t r.r,o F ho TiScrh rnnVa th
organization.
The merit badges were awarded to
the various Scouts for their profic
iency in their work and Warren Tay
lor, one of the scoutmasters was
o Ti" i r"1iiz1 4 Via iltof Inn f rv rx fir-ia voo ra
service in scouting, the presentation
being made by F. I. Rea.
pre'senteT by WSeckTn'f wMch
will be filled by the various mem-
bers. '
Mr. Kieck also presented to the
members of the executive committee
and the scoutmasters the certificates
earned in the six weeks course of
study held here under the leadership
of Carlton Hyde last fall.
The meeting was presided over
by C. L. Slown, assistant area Scout
executive and the active head of
Scouting in this city.
IMPROVING VERY NICELY
From Wfonwiars Uatlv
The reports from the hospital at braska university has brought out a
Lincoln state that Harlan Gorder, fine aray of talent in the lower class
son of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Gorder es who will make future members of,
of this city, and student at the state the Cornhuskers and among the new
university, who was operated on Sat- er recruits of the football squad is
urday for appendicitis is doing Frederick Gorder of this city, who
very nicely. The many friends of today reported for practice and was
Harlan in this city will be well assigned a suit to Join in the upringr
pleased to learn that this fine young practice. Fred is former captain of
man is doing so well and trust that the 1926 Plattsmouth high school
he may soon be able to be out again team and was a real battler in hi3
and resume his school activities. high school days.
Declamation
and Oratorical
Contest Held
Many Enjoy Fine Treat at the High
School Auditorium Last Ever.
. ing AwaTd Places.
From Wednesdays Dally
a large and appreciative audience
heard tlie preliminary declamation
and oratorical contests held in the
high school assembly last night to
select speakers to represent Platts-
mouth high school in the county con
test to be held at Weeping Water
Friday night of this week. There
. were thirteen entries altogether in
the four divisions: oratory, dramatic
jand humorous interpretation and ex-
temperaneous speaking and three
I places were awarded by Miss Ebber
ley, critic judge, of the Misner school
of speech of Omaha. The winners of
first places will represent Platts-
mouth in the county contest.
' The oratoiical division was repre-
sented bv chrig Bul,n am, Robert
Hadraba. The former delivering a
plea for peace entitled. "Lest We
Forget," and the latter Patrick
Henry's immortal "Liberty or Death"
plied by Sam Am and his Syncopating
Cardinals and two pleasing piano
solos were played by Winifred
Rainey. The boys octette was well
received in its first public appear-
ance this year. Catherine McCusky
was also heard In a flute solo.
It will be interesting to follow the
results of the county contest which
will be held Friday night at Weep-
ing Water with a rather large entry
list insuring keen competition.
TJJJJJL OPEN NEW
rcTA'RTTCTTVT'KTT
Louis Kohrell, old time resident of
this city who has just recently mov
ed back to this city from Nebraska
City, is to become one of the figures
in the business life of the commun-
ao "c evu.T-u iuc u.u.iu.Mj,
formerly occupied by
the Sportsman
OSar MUie l Jill 6IIU
Main street and
expects in a very short time to open
a soft drink and cigar store at that
place. Mr. Kohrell is an old timer
in this locality and his many friends
in the community will be pleased to
learn that he is to become a resident
?.ere ana De a part
of the community
RECOVERING FROM INFECTION
Miss Margaret Mapes. who has
been quite ill for the past ten days
as the result of an attack of blood
poisoning caused from the infection
of a boil on the face, is now getting
along very nicely altho she Ik still
forced to have her face bandaged
and to be under the care of a physi-
cian- However the patient Is im-
proving and it is hoped will soon be
entirely over the effects of the infec
tion.
DONS THE MOLESKINS
The spring football practice tit Ne-