MONDAY. APRIL 1, 1929. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI -WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FIVE MURDOCH ITEMS John Amgwert. of Lincoln, was a visitor in Murdock, looking after sonic business and also visiting with his many friends. Herman Kupke was called to the county seat last Wednesday, where he was looking after some business matters for a time. Mrs. Erwin Schupe, of Lincoln, was a guest at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Dr. L. D. Lee, for a few days during the past week. H. W. Tool and the family were visit ins for the afternoon in Lincoln on last Tuesday, where Harold was also looking after some business mat ters while there. John Scheel and wife were visit in?: with thei r son. Herman and family and also looking after some business matters at Ashland for the dav last Wednesday. Mr and Mrs. Elza Winget and Dnle Rinrer and Miss Vivian Hoen shell were visiting for a short time on last Tuesday evening at the home r.f Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hoenshell. John and Herman Gakemeier were over to Plattsmouth on last " ednes day. where they were looking after some business at the court nouse Thv made the trip in their auto. Hei.rv Heinemann was assisting with the work at the home of Robert Crawford, where they were making repairs to the water pipes, which were frozen during the extreme cold weather. The opening of the baseball sea son at Murdock was held on last Tuesday, when Elmwood and Mur tioi k crossed bats, and which was won by the visitors by a score of 8 to 6 for the home team. Homer H. Lawton and P. P. Leis are painting the Murdock hotel build ing and when completed will make the place present a very nice ap pearance, as well as protecting the building and adding much to the bet ter appearance of the town. Little Naomi Ruth Rikli. who has bee!-, at the Lincoln General hospital, F.t Lincoln, where she underwent an operation last week for the removal of a mastoid growth on her head, was s tar recovered that she was abb to be brought home last week and is making satisfactory progress toward ultimate good health again. Ruth, the young- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bornemeier. who was operated upon for appendicitis, by Drs. Lee of Murdock and Waters, of Omaha, last week, is now getting along nicely and will soon be in her usual health again. Her brother, Ralph, who was sick with pneumonia, is reported to be getting along very r. ice'.y at this time. On last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. Nutzel and their granddaughter, Ms El-annr Neitzel. of Murdock, and Dr. McDermid and family, of On. aha. were at ilavelock, where they were RUsts at the home of Mr. and Mrs O. J. Hitchcock. They en joyed the day visiting together and also attended services at the Metho dist church, where Miss Olga Mary Hitchcock was received into mem bership of the church. A. J. Bauer and wife and Miss Fan hion Robir.sor.. their granddaughter, wh is making her home with them, were visiting last week at Weeping Water, being guests at the home of Hi hv Boldin. where they visited, and (ij: iZ the dav Messrs Boldin and I v t HaU'-r were over to Plattsmouth, '. ' r they were looking for a house " rent, a? Mr. Boldin is desirious of .akir.sr his home in the county seal. :.ey did not find the place they de ired and wiil try as-ain. Rr-- -'-yd Hire and A. H. Ward w it;: re iii..-i,y engaged getting the wir r completed last week for the light- "NONE BETTER" 4& STOP! Then Think! of thU wonderful valua m 13 Plate Battery doirnad for such can aa Light Buick. Chevrolet, Pontiac. Whippet, Ford, and many others. ttvrT, Dtpcad. ble. Quick Starting. Grant Batteries are made In a wide range of Sizes and Types, to meet every require ment. Thousands are sold every Week they have been on the market for more than ten years, and actual usage has proved them to be of such excellent quality, they re to be compared with only the finest on the market. Our contract to buy them direct from the factory enables us to sell them at p-.ce that will save you up to 2i'Je, ac cording to Size. But ry Size, regardless of what you pay for it, is fully guaranteed some for one year and others up to two years. You'll make no mistake in buying a Grant. A glance et this remarkable cattery will convince you there's "None Better." Distributed by Ward's Service Sta tion and Garage Murdock - - - Nebraska ing of the filling station, which has been prepared for better lighting and which they have delayed in getting done on account of the inability to get the proper lights until the house in Omaha received them from the factory. They will soon have the job completed and be ready to turn on the juice, which will light up the station and show it off in grand style. Mrs. M. J. Crawford, who has been spending a number of weeks at the home of her daughter, Mrs. M. E. Bushnell during the cold weather, and while she was so poorly, with the coming of warmer weather and returning health, desired to return to her home in Murdock and was accordingly brought home last week. A number of her lady friends went to the home last week and straight ened the house up. as she had not been there for some time. Mrs. Crawford appreciated the action of her friends and is very thankful for the kind act. Chick Starters We are handling and carry in stock Victor Chick Starter and also the American chick starters. Call at the elevator and see the testimon-' ials. as well as get our money saving price. , Farmers Union Elevator, Murdock, Nebr. That Road Marke The decision of the state legisla ture leaves Mr. Matt Thimgan in a peculiar position as to the road mark er which he has an application for a patent on. He submitted with the state, through its purchasing agency, a proposition for the furnishing of some nineteen thousand of the mark ers, which is known as the covered wagon design, and had to make a de posit of a certified check for one thousand dollars, as a guarantee that the markers would be furnished in ase the state should accept the prop osition of Mr. Thimgan to furnish them. This was on March 29. 1926, and immediately Mr. Thimgan ap plied for a patent thereon. Later Mr. Thimgan's bid was turned down and the state returned his guarantee check, giving an order to some com pany for the manufacture of these markers, which are now used over the entire state. Now the turning down of the ap plication of Mr. Thimgan to permit him to sue the state seems rather hard, when it was his idea and his design and was protected by the ap plication for a patent. It looks like injustice, for he should surely be given opportunity to try the matter out in the courts. 80 ACRE FARM FOR SALE For Sale: My SO acre well imprcv- ed farm, one and a quarter miles j north of Murdock. Call and see this i place. Buy direct from owner. EMIL LAU. Purchases Additional Lands Fred Stock, Sr. last week purchas ed an SO acre tract of land just east of what he owned on the Louisville Greenwood road, and where Robert Stock, his son. lives. Thi land will continue to ie larmed by the son. The eighty was formerly owned by Wm. Wilkin. Sr.. and is an unimprov ed eightv. This makes three eighties for Robert to farm and will keep him hustling a little harder. At Trinity Lutheran Church There were special services at the Trinity Lutheran church, north of Murdock on Easter Sunday, includ- ;g a splendid cantata, work on the preparation of which had been going on for some time. Melvin Buskirk Home Melvin Buskirk.who was so severe ly injured while chopping trees at the home of Gus Stock recently and who was taken to the hospital for treatment, was found to have a broken hip, broken ankle and broken arm, all of which were set and placed in casts. The accident causing the injury occurred when Mr. Buskirk assayed to dislodge a tree which had fallen against another tree. It will he some time before Mr. Buskirk will be able to work again. He is now at the home of his father, Doty Bus kirk, near Greenwood. Ladies Enjoy Meeting ladies of the Evangelical The church day at of Murdock met last Thurs- A. D. Zaar, the home of Mrs. where they were entertained by Mrs Zaar, who proved a most accomplish ed entertainer, and where the ladies enjoyed the occasion very much. They first looked after the business which had called them together and then enjoyed the social hour, which is a very pleasing feature of their meetings. The gathering was made the more enjoyable by the delight ful luncheon that was served by Mrs. Zaar. Resigned the Position Homer H. Lawton, who has been the constable for Elmwood precinct, has offered his resignation as such, to take effect immediately, and says that in laying down the affairs of the office, he is pleased to be relieved of the work, as he is aware that his of ficial acts have not met with the ap proval of some, and that any one who desires to can have the oppor tunity of being that officer as far as he is concerned. Had Successful Sale The Ladies Aid society of the Evangelical church of Murdock held a very successful food sale at the Golden Rod cream station, which is operated by Mrs. Bertha Heinemann, on last Saturday afternoon. Will Live in Ithica Smith and wife, who have in Murdock for some time Win. resided past, moved t home at last week to their ioriu- lthica, where they will reside this summer and where they will farm. A truck came from Ith ica came and did the moving. 'The residence here will be occupied by Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Lee during the summer while Mr. and Mrs. Smith are away. Bills Passed to Speed Up State Highway Work Permit Counties and Cities to Pledge Anticipated Gas Tax for Road Improvement Lincoln, March 27. The three companion bills permitting counties and cities to pledge their anticipated gas tax earnings to vote bonds for the construction of highways were passed by the state senate Wednesday morning, two by a margin of four votes and the third by five. An at tempt to pass the measure with the emergency clause failed. The bills. Senate Files 19S.199 and 200, have been the object of a hard fight for the last month. Once before on final passage they were killed by a close vote, but the sponsors succeed ed in having them brought back for further action. Speeds Road Work. Under their provisions counties may vote bonds not to exceed 10 times their yearly anticipated gas tax refunds to aid state and federal high way projects. This will enable many counties to complete their road pro grams within two or three years, it is estimated. The old-age pension bill, senate File 245, was passed by 20 to 12. It establishes a vote oi a county commission to care for the pensioning of all citizens over 65 who have no means of support and who are now usually housed on poor farms. In no case is the pension to excel $25 a month. The money is to be paid out of the poor fund of the county. Three Others passed. Three other bills were also passed by the senate. They were: Senate File 202. lates to judgments and method of plication of lien. re-ap- Senate File 1ST. limits to 2 the amount of life insurance that comnanv may write upon a single .000 any life without medical examination. Group insurance exempted. The effect is to allow policies of $2,000 or less to be written without medical examination. Senate File No. 1S2 relates to the sale and transfer of personal property mortgaged or purchased under a con ditional sale contract. Omaha Bee News. STDIS0N STUDIES DUTIES Washington Henry who will be sworn in L. as Stimson, secretary of state late Thursday by Chief Jus tice Taft, spent his first full day Wednesday in the state department continuing his conferences with Sec- retarv Kellogg and other official While Mexican affairs and the com- ing preliminary disarmament comei ence at Geneva are the chief sub jects, he is studying. Mr. Stimson is likely to find a much more difficult problem after final reports are re ceived on the sinking of the Canad ian schooner I'm Alone by coast guard .vessels in the gulf of Mexico. j The report requested by the Can adian minister as to the facts prob ably will be sent forward early next week and soon thereafter exchanges on the incident will require the at tention of the new secretary. This will be the second service of the former governor of the Philip pines in the cabinet. His first was as secretary of war under President Taft. Senator Borah of Idaho, chairman of the senate foreign relations com mittee will have a conference with Mr. Stimson Thursday for a discus sion of the world court and other questions. STRIKE REPORTED VOTED Dallas, Tex. Allho a spokesman for railway brotherhoods of the j Texas & Pacific railway declared i Wednesday that the members had i voted almost 100 per cent in favor of j a strike, officials of the line here de- I clared they had not been notified of j the move. Four thousand train, engine and yard employes were aeciareu to nave voted in favor of the strike because of differences with the road other than wage matters. The strike vote was announced by Fred Barr. vice president fo the Brotherhood of Loco motive Firemen and Enginemen, as spokesman for all the brotherhods affected. The Texas & Pacific changed its division point from Longview, Tex., to Mineola, Tex., in January. Many rail employes owned or were buying ; homes on time payments at Long i view. They claimed the road should .' ma"ke good their property loss. Med iation failed, and the strike vote was taken. Some of the rail officials and employes today were hopeful that ar bitration would save the situation. JOLLY PEARL STANLEY DEAD Detroit "Jolly Pearl" Stanley died Wednesday, victim of a freak of nature which for fifteen years had earned her a living by making of her a laughing stock of the world. "Jolly Pearl." twenty-seven years old. weighed 643 pounds and since her eleventh birthday had been a "fat lady" in carnival shows. She was but 4 feet 5 inches tall and accord ing to the guady placard outside the carnival tent within which she died, was nine feet around the waist. ! Pearl died of heart disease the organ wearied by its long fight to support the mountain of fiesh which was Pearl, and she died sitting up, for she had been unable in more than eight years to lie down. Her home was in St. Charles. 111. Slie is survived by her husband whom she met in Tulsa, Okl., ten years ago. Governor Signs Four Cent Gas Bill on Friday I and! Bill Carries Emergency Clause Now Goes Into Effect All Over the State. Governor Weaver signed the 4 cent gas tax billat 1:30 Friday. The bill carries an emergency clause and is therefore now in force. The event was celebrated by the passing out of eight different pens to those in terested in the signing process. A picture of the group was also taken. Those present when the governor approved the bill were State Engineer Roy Cochran. Representatives Bow ring, Sprick, Orrin, Jones, Staats and Oliver Stephenson of Nebraska City, president of the Nebraska good roads association. Governor's Statement. Governor Weaver issued the fol lowing statement: A careful exmination of House Roll 242. providing for an increase of the gasoline tax from two to four cents, convices me that the measure as a whole is constructive and de sirable legislation for the state. The legislature has given careful and I earnest consideration to this measure. As in matters of this kind there is rarely an unanimity of opinion. Many of the members would undoubtedly have changed some of the provisions, the same as I would, or other citi zens. The outstanding feature in this bill in my opinion is that for the first time in the history of our road legislation we are providing irom uir gasoline tax a means of building farm-to-market roads. This is se cured by crediting to the several counties one cent of the gasoline tax based on the number of registered automobiles in each county. This with the 70 per cent of the auto mobile registration fees will give them a real road building fund. Without these farm-to-market roads the highway system of the state would never bo complete, and because Nebraska is an agricultural state, this provision I regard as fundamen tal. The additional cent, which goes to i the state, and concerning which there ihas been some difference of opinion, 'is fully justified by the needs of the j state as detailed to me by Secretary I Cochran of the Public Works depart ment. Specific provision is made for the division of thfs additional cent. One-half is to go for state roads ' where inequalities exist between j counties. This inequality is appar jent when we realize that many coun Ities thru the same expenditure in ithe past, have more roads than other I counties, caused entirely by differ ence in topography. additional 'streams, and so forth. The remain ing half a cent will meet federal aid ion which we are now in arears three and one-half millions, and a need ! which c ould not in any event be lonser deferred, that of providing tor paving where gravel fails to carry the traffic. I emphasize the tact. is 1 have many times before, that Nenras ka is not yet ready for any extensive paving program. Our first duty is to extend the benefits of the gravel sys tem to all parts of the state under the r.rogir.al two cents tax and to sup ply farm-to-market roads and to equalize the inequalities referred to as provided by this act. A small amount is provided each year for pav- iiisr where navinsr is indisnensible fori carrying traffic, such as low sandy stretches or other places where gravel is not siu ce.-.sful. In such places, the federal governmen is opposed to the expenditure of further funds on the present type of construction. As to the necessity of the addi tional allowance of on cent for fed- rai aid. I approve the opinion of Mr. Cochran as entirely sound. This bill in my opinion will mark a new era for Nebraska, and I be lieve will meet with the approval of the vast majority of our people who are opposed to bond issues and prop erty tax for the highway system. CAROL PROMISES BEHAVIOR Bucharest. Rumania Dowager Queen Marie Friday from Spain in formed the government that former Crown Prince Carol, with whom she -pent two days recently in 1- ranee, fully recognizes his situation and the futilitv of anv attempt to return to Rumania or to regain its throne. He ' pledged his mother that he would do nothing to embarrass her or the regency b5 unseating his young son Michael as king. ; Simultaenously it wis made known that all political leaders, in cluding Premier Juliu Maniu had ap proved of the queens meeting her son. Her principal object was to ob- . tain a (Infinite promise that he would i refrain fram participating in the po- ' litical and dynastic affairs of Ru mania and to attempt to persuade the . prince to follow a rather more con ventional life for the sake of his family. I STATE MILEAGE ALLOWANCE CUT Lincoln, March 29. ,ployes of the various iierealter cm- state depart-; ments who drive their cars from one county to another in the pursuit of their assignments, will receive 6 in stead of 8 cents a mile for this ex pense from the state. Determination to reduce the ex pense allowance was announced Fri day by Governor Weaver in a letter to Harry W. Scott, tux commission er, who investigated the matter at the former's request. "From your investigation I have concluded that too much is being expended for this purpose, that the total expenditures lor this purpose jduring the last year was approximate ly $200,000." the governor declared. Asserting that commercial firms allow but 6 cents per mile, the gover later amount would be the rate of nor decreed that after April 1, the allowance. 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. i JOE MRASEK. Girl's Body May be that of Smith Coed Corpse Lodged in Boughs of Water Logged Tree Is Found by a Large Dredge Springfield, Mass. The body of a girl was found in the Connecticut river Friday afternoon in Long meadow, a suburb, and Police Chief John S. Henderson, jr.. of Longmea- dow that New who Jan. expressed the belief that it is of Frances St York. Smith mysteriously John Smith of college student, disappeared on 13. 192S. The body was discovered by work men from a dradge who were drag ging the river for a fellow worker who had fallen to his death several days ago. It was lodged against the bough of a waterlogged tree float ing down stream. Chief Henderson, after checking the body closely with circulars of missing girls. Paid the description of Miss Smith talied in several de tails. While the only means cf iden tification that now remain are the teeth, Mr. Henderson said the body had a bulging forehead, mentioned in the desreription of Miss Smith, and that a fragment of the dress was of orange color, the samp as the student wore on the day she disappeared from the college at Northhampton, attorney Tor St. John Smith of New York, father of the girl. Attorney Hammond has been in charge of the search, which has extended over a year. Chief Renderson said he did not J:ink the body was that of Alice Corbett of Utica. N. Y.. another Smith college student who also dis appeared mysteriously from North hampton on November Iv. 1925. He pointed out that the body had been in the river only for about a year. Miss Smith was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. St. John Smith of New York City. A reward of flO.OOo was offered by the family and' a search for her conducted for more than a month. State Journal. E0MBERS ARE TOO LATE I'.i. marc k. N. D. What is to be done with thirty-seven tons of high exj.!osive bombs which arrived here T"r;.'!;'.y. to lat'- to be of any use in breaking up the hug" ice gorge in the Missouri river south of here, was a problem confronting Capt. Earl C'. Ewert, ordnance officer in charge. The bombs had been ordered here, to be dropped from bombing planet; on the tons of ice jammed in a twenty-five mile stretch or river near Huff earlier in the wi-ek. Three of the six army planes here to assist in the work of breaking the gorge de jiartr'd today and the other three will return to Selfridge Field. Mich, Sat urday. Meanwhile the huge gorge disin tegrated by spring temperatures and dynamite blasts was being washed down the river, which rolled peace fully along, eight feet below the flood stage and was steadily drop ping. Among the suggestions concerning disposal of the bombi; is one that they he left here for future emer gencies. This plan was strongly supported by O. W. Roberts, federal meteorologist, who said that when action is taken to free the river of ice, it must be done quickly to be effective. A supplj- of bombs would Kreatly simplify matters should gorges form in the future, he said. HAMMTLL HITS BACK AT FOES Des Moines, March 29. In a for mal statement issued late Friday Governor llammill struck back at in formants who placed before the elec tions committee of the house of rep resentatives information purporting to show that he violated the primary f election law with reference to the filing of campaign expense accounts in the last primary election. The executive's reply was forth- comning when informed that Rep re-i sentative Byron Allen of Pocahontas county, a member of the house elec- tions committee, had filed in the lower house of the legislature a sub- resolution to that of the committee, asking for a house elections commit tee inquiry into primary campaign expense accounts of candidates for state office, but based on specific charges laid before the committee, STATE SEEKS BANK DEPOSIT Lincoln, March 2 9. Another at tempt to recover for the state of Ne braska $4,000 invested by former Treasurer Charles D. Robinson in de posit slips of the defunct First Na tional bank at Carroll, was begun in district court here Friday with Mr. Robinson himself as defendant in the suit. The other suit, brought against the bank's bondsman, failed six months ago when the supreme court declared that the transaction did not constitute an actual deposit. D. B. Cropsey, Robinson's predecessor, had acted as intermediary in the deposit slip business. Phone ytur news to No. 6. Legislature Repents Blow at Primaries Both Houses Move to Modify Changes to Prevent Veto by Gover nor Weaver. Lincoln, March 29. Both houses of the Nebraska legislature prepared Friday to recant their recent votes to abolish the presidential primary and make the vote on selection of delegates to national party conven tions of the party. i Although Governor Weaver was saying nothing except that the bill passed by both houses had been re moved from his hands for further j engrossing, it was the governor's im plied threat of veto that moved the legislature to act. Senator Dwight Griswold, author of the bill, admitted the governor wanted the bill changed. He asked for suspension of the senate's rules and return the bill to the senate. Similar action was taken in the house. The bill goes to the conference committee, where the plan is to re tain the presidential primary and remove the proposal for secrecy in j selection of delegates. 1 Senator Griswold hopes Governor Weaver will sign the bill with these two changes. It is Griswold's plan to leave the bill selection of delegates to national conventions by state party conven tions, instead of by direct the people, as at present. Delegates to the county tions also would be selected vote of conven at cau- cuses instead of by writing in names on the primary ballot. Omaha Bee News. ORDER OF HEARING on Petition for Appointment of Administratrix The State of Nebraska. Cass coun ty, ss. In the County Court. In the matter of the estate of Jo seph Fctzer. deceased. On reading and filing the petition of Charlotte Fetzer Patterson, pray ing that Administration of said es tate may be granted to Charlotte Fetzer Patterson, as Administratrix; Ordered, that April 26th. A. D. 1929, at ten o'clock a. m. is assigned for hearing said petition, when all persons interested in said matter may appear at a County Court to be held in and for said county, and I show cause why the prayer of peti tioner should not be granted: and that notice of the pendency of said petition and the hearing thereof be given to all persons interested in said matter by publishing a copy of this order in the Plattsmouth Jour nal, a semi-weekly newspaper print ed in said county, for three success ive weeks prior to said day of hear ing. Dated March 30th. 1929. A. H. DL'XBURY. (Seal i al-w County Judge. ORDER OF HEARING Petition for Appointment Administrator on of The State of Nebraska. Cass coun ty, ss. In the County Court. In the matter of the estate of,2 Henry Bartek. deceased. On reading and filing the petition of Paul Bartek. praying that admin istration of said estate may be grant ed to Frank A. Cloidt, as Adminis trator: Ordered, that April 26th. A. D. 1929. at ten o'clock a. m., is assign ed for hearing said petition, when all persons interested in said matter may appear at a County Court to be held in and for said county, and bhow cause why the prayer of peti tioner should not be granted; and that notice of the pendency of said petition and the hearing thereof be given to all persons interested in said matter by publishing a copy of this order in the Plattsmouth Jour nal, a semi-weekly newspaper print ed in said county. -for three success ive weeks prior to said day of hear ing. Dated March 27th. 1929. A. H. DirXBURY. (Seal) al-3w County Judge. ORDER OF HEARING AND NO TICE OF PROBATE OF WILL In the County Court of Cass coun ty, Nebraska. ! State of Nebraska, County of Cass, ss. To all persons interested in the estate of Lorina Creely, deceased: On reading the petition of Emmett. I. Ellis praying that the instrument filed in this court, on the 27th day of March, 1929. and purporting to be the last will and testament of the said deceased, may be proved and al lowed and recorded as the last will and testament of Lorina Creely, de ceased; that said instrument be ad mitted to probate and the adminis tration of said estate be granted to Emmett I. Ellis, as Executor; It is hereby ordered that you. and all persons interested in said matter may, and do, appear at the County Court to be held in and for said county, on the 26th day of April. A. D. 1929. at ten o'clock a. m.. to show cause, if any there be. why the prayer of the petitioner should not be granted, and that notice of the pendency of said petition and that the hearing thereof be given to all persons interested in said matter by publishing a copy of this Order in ' the Tlattsmouth Journal, a semi weekly newspaper printed in said county, for three successive weeks prior to said day of hearing. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court, this 27th day of March,' A. D. 1929. A. H. DUXBURY (Seal) al-3w County Judge.. I-H-H-I-I-I-H' -r-l-I-H-I-I- 4 SOUTH BEND J Mr. Joe Knecht drove to Lincoln Sunday. Luther Winget has purchased an Ottawa tree and log saw. Mrs. John Sweeney spent Tuesday at the Floyd Haswell home. Albertina Kupke is doing practice teaching in district S6 this week. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Armstrong went to Havelock Monday evening. Mr. Virgel Besack and son, Har old, were Plattsmouth visitors Mon day. Henry Mann of Battle Creek, Neb., i came Saturday to work tor Mr. Ed iRau. I Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Graham spent j Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Vyrle 1 Livers. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Long spent Wednesday evening at the Douglas Kitrell home. Mr. and Mrs. George Vogel spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Haswell. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Long spent Tuesday evening at the Walter Thimgan home. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Roeber spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Roeber. Mrs. Viola Long spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. J. A. Hagan in Ashland. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. O'Brien spent Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Graham. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dill and sons spent Sunday evening with Mr. and and Mrs. Clyde Haswell. Mr. and Mrs. John Grabaw family spent Sunday evening at the Virgil Besack home. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mooney return ed home Wednesday after visiting relatives in Missouri. Mr., and Mrs. Robert Long and son. Jack, spent Friday evening the the Henry Stander home. Margaret Henton, Geraldine and Laverna Gakemeier spent Sunday af ternoon with Doris Oliver. Mrs. Emma Calder and Mrs. Myrth Ross spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Henry Stander. Mr. Alex Mitchell of Weeping Water spent Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell. Mrs. Vernor Wallinger and Mrs. Oscar Neuman spent Wednesday af ternoon with Mrs. Floyd Haswall. Mr. ,md Mrs. Chester Campbell of near Elmwood spent Sunday after noon with Mr. and Mrs. John Camp bell. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gaebel and family and Miss Etta Gaebel spent Sunday afternoon at the Ed Rau home. Harold Besack of Beatrice spent from Fridny until Tuesday at tin home of hi psarents, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Besack. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rau and family and Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Roeber and sons spent Sunday evening at the Fred Neuman home. Mrs. Phillip Klin ie spent l ridi. v afternon with Mrs. Mrs. Clyde Haswell Henry Stander, and son, Rich- ard. were also callers. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Long and sons spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Long's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernes' Sturzenegger near Gretna. Mr. and Mrs. Jason Streight have moved from the Fisheries into one of Mr. Graham's rental houses and Mr. Streight will work at the sand pit. Mr. and Mrs. Paut Reinke and Mr. ml Mrs. Albert Blum and son, Allen, and Mr. Dallas Hunt were Sunday dinner guests at the Herman Thie rr.an home. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Johnson and daughter, Creda. and Mr. and Mrs Henry Romaine and sen. Carl, spent Fridav evening with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Haswell. I Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Besack and family and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ros anl family drove to Weeping Water Friday evening to attend the count;' l declamatory contest. ' Joe Peterson. Murle Schwartz. Ruth and Haze! Carnicle were sup per guests Sunday at the Clyde Has- well home. Mr. and Mrs Oscar Dill were evening callers. Mr. William Richards. Mr. Mrs. John Sweeney, Mr. and Orvill Richards and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Haswell and Mrs. anii and family drove to Havelock Sunday and spent the day with Mr. and Mr:;, j Willis Richards. 1 Mr. Herman Thleman. accompanied- by bis brother-in-law, Mr. Wm. Lau, left Saturday to see Dt. ' Ortman of Canistopa, S. D. Bot'i of these gentlemen have not bee-i very well and their many friend , hope they are benefited while there. Two contestants from Poverty Point district went to Weeping Wa ter Friday to take part in the coun ty declamatory contest. Jean Ross took part in the dramatic and wo'i third place. Henry Grabow took part in the oratorical. Miss Herni of the Misner school of Expression of Oma ha, was the judge. The Poverty Point Womans Club met Thursday. March 21 with Mr. Henry Stander. Making salads was the lesson for this meeting. All the members except one, were present. There were four visitors. Mrs. John Kupke. Mrs. Herman Gakemeier. Mrs. L. J. Roeber and Mrs. Bert Mooney. All joined the club except Mrs. Rceber. RE-OPENS BLACKSMITH SHOP The North closed owner Hassler blacksmith shop on Fifth street which has been since the death of the formev wi.U now be re-opened. All of blacksmith ing looked after. m2S-ltd ltw. kinds Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smetana or Sedalia, Missouri, arrived here todry to spend Easter here at the home cf Mr. Smetana's pareutB and tin many old time friends In this com munity. Legal Blanks oi all kinds for sale at the Journal office. I