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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
MOKDY. HAY 20, 1929.
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SSE3SS
Let Us Glean and Press Your Clothes
Cleaning Pressing Tailoring
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Dry
MOW is the time to have your winter clothes
A Cleaned, and stored away for the summer. We have
just received a supply of Sanitex Moth-Proof Sacks to
take care of your needs. Positive protection against Moths.
WORK CALLED FOE AND DELIVERED
Telephone No. 4
conomy Cleaners and Dyers
"It's Clean if We Clean It"
Lawns and Flower
Plots Beautify
Home Settings
Urging cf City Beautiful Through
Planting and Care of Flowers
Proves Worth
E.A.Kirkpat
rick Dies at the
Masonic Home
Prominent Resident of County Since
Pioneer Days Passes Away After
a Long Illness.
From Saturdays Dally
Yesterday afternoon at the Ne
braska Masonic Home where he has
been since April 26th, Hon. E. A.
Kirkpatrick, one of the pioneer resi
dents of the county passed to the
last reward after an illness that has
covered the last few months and in
which the patient has been gradually
sinking: until death came to his re
lief.
Mr. Kirkpatrick, who has resided
in Nehawka since 1855 when his
father. Hon. S. M. Kirkpatrick came
to Nebraska to settle on a homestead
in that locality, was one of the best
known residents of Cass county and
the news of his death will bring a
great regret among the hundreds of
old friends over the entire county.
For some time Mr. Kirkpatrick has
been very ill and was treated for a
time at the hospital at Nebraska City
and later recovered sufficiently to be
brought home to Nehawka, but ow
ing to the poor health of the life he
was brought to this city and has
MAY GO TO CHICAGO
Those who have been over the city
in the past few weeks have been im-prt-ssfd
by the wonderful beauty that
is evidenced in every section by the
well Kent lawns and in many cases
the in ils of tulins. or other early
spring flowers, while ninny have the
(lowering shrubs a settings for their i
lawns ai.d which add.; a very effective
touch toward making a beautiful
home.
The committee of the Chamber of J
Commerce which has had this line j
ot work in cnarge has been urging
that the residents of the city plant
flowers in their own lawns and also j morning for Omaha where she was
in neighborhood activities in eliniin- called by a message announcing that
ating any unsightly spots, vacant lots her daughter, Mrs. Charles Richards,
or parkings that might detract from I Jr.. had been taken quite ill this
an otherwise beautiful locality. j morning.
llus year mere ras oeen a rar
greater number of residents in the
:.nviy of biruillfiers of the home as
a drive over the city will demon
strate, the season having been very
fine for the growing of grass and
which is now in the best of shape
and with the Moral displays coming
on makes the homes of the city ob
jeets of the greatest charm.
If you are not already enrolled in
the ranks of the home improvers and
gardners now is the time to start the
good work out and make your place
of residence or its surroundings at
LOCAL NEWS
From Thursduy'u Dally
Atcrney O. W. Johnson of Omaha
was here today for a few hours at
tending to some matters of business
and visiting with friends.
Adam Wolff was among the vis
itors in Omaha today where he spent
n fcAW liz-uiru in fh.it rttv with friends
and also receiving medical treatment. ben at the infirmary at the Nebraska
, i r.1 i Masonic Home for care and treat
Sheriff Bert Reed and Edward I t
state of Iowa, where he was born at
Wapello, on August 27, 1844, and
when a boy came with his parents to
Cass county where they settled near
Nehawka. Mr. Kirkpatrick was a
veteran of the civil war. serving in
jthe Second Nebraska until the con
clusion of the war. After the return
of peace Mr. Kirkpatrick was for
some time engaged as clerk in the
office of the surveyor general, then
located at Plattsmouth and while re
siding here in the seventies Mr. Kirk-
patricK sunereu tne loss of one arm
as the result of an accident whil
, hunting. He was married in this
city to Miss Oella Black, a daughte
of Dr. John Black, a pioneer residen
of the county and who with several
sons survive the passing of Mr. Kirk
Patrick. The family later returned
to Nehawka where they have since
Kirkpatrick has been a member of
to which place the sheriff is taking a
young nan to the state industrial
school.
Mrs. Robert H. Pat ton departed
this morning for Omaha where she
will spend a few hours and will then
go on to Ashland to spend the day
there visiting with a sister.
Hon. William Ritchie, well known
Omaha attorney and former state
commander of the American Legion
was here for a few hours attending
to some matters at the court house.
Mrs. Albert Stokes departed this
Jiomer Spangler who won first
place in the Nebraska university field
and track meet for the high schools
or the state, may have an oppprtun
lty or displaying his wares at the
national high school meet at Chicago
on May 30th and June 1st.
Coach Rothert has desired to have
Spangler enter in the national meet
and if he goes to Chicago the coach
will probably accompany him and as
sist in the getting ready of the local
athlete.
i nc iiuuiucr u commerce nas
voted $15 to aid in sen dine our
mller to the national meet and the
senior class also voted $15 for the
cause, and it is expected that other
organizations and individuals will
bring up the sum necessary to see
that the local trackster is allowed to
go on to Chicago with Coach Rothert.
Fine Concert
Presented at the
Public Library
Musicians From High School Give
a Fine Presentation of Pro
gram Last Night
from Friday's Dally
Attorney Guy Clements of Elm-
wood was among the visitors In the '
city today to look after some
lets at the court house.
F. I. Rea. manager of the Platts
mouth district of the lowa-Nebraska
Light Power Co.. H. A. Schneider
and Cor.aty Treasurer John E. Turn
er, motored this morning for Lin
coln to ::pend the day.
Cyril Powell, who was at Omaha
for a iViv days taking treatment for
tonsil trmihln rinip Hrwmo lnt
least n place of natural beauty with illK and wi remain here for a sbort
of
A
the use ( f a little effort and a few
rents worth of flower
well placed.
or grass seed
time, expecting later to go to the
hospital to have the tonsils removed.
AUXILIARY HOLDS MEETING
Fr.im Saturday's" Dsnv
The American Lesion Auxiliary
met last evening at the Legion build
ing with Mesdames G. R. Holcomb,
Don Sievers. Mike Hild. Wallace War
ner, Max Vallery and W. II. Rainey
as the hostesses.
The ladies discussed the plans for
the decoration of the graves on mem
orial day and also the popy sales for
the world war veterans hospital
funds.
It was voted to give S2.50 to the
lushest ranking Cass county student
at the C. M. T. C. at Fort Crook this
summer.
At the close of the evening very
dainty refreshments were served by
the hostesses and which completed
tlie evening's activities.
, Prum Saturday's Dallv
! C. F. Morton of Union was here
last evening to look after some mat
ters of business.
Oscar McDonald of Murdock was
a visitor here yesterday to enjoy the
track meet and to attend the base
ball game.
1 J. B. Randolph of Omaha and At
torney C. L. Graves motored to Union
today to attend to some legal mat
ters in that place for the day.
Attorney Carl Ganz and his son.
Dale, of Alvo. were here today look
ing after some matters at the court
house and visiting with friends.
Edward Kelly of Manley was here
Friday afternon to enjoy the track
meet and bringing over a number of
the boys from his section of the county-Ben
Olive and L. R. Snipes of
I the soldier's relief commission
Cass county and active in the G
R. circles of the county.
I The deceased has long been iden
tified with the Masonic order iu this
county, having been a charter mem
ber of McCoy lodge in this city, or
ganized in the early seventies, and
later was a charter member at Weep
ing Water and when the lodge was
established at his home town of Ne
hawka, he was enrolled as one of
the first members. He was also a
member of Nebraska chapter No. ?,,
Royal Arch Masons of Plattsmouth
Very Pleasant
Shower for Bride
Mrs. Harley Meisinger Honor Guest
at Social Function Held at
Heme of Her Father.
Mrs. Harley Meisinger, one of the
recent brides of the community, was
given a miscellaneous shower last
Fiiday afternoon at the home of her
father, John Bornmann, west of
Louisville, in honor of her marriage.
VISITS IN THE CITY
which occurred nn U'prlnocil'iv Mur
w... A'.. ..: ,t. , ' . . , ... j
......b .-r, vimiuis ueic l8t at the parsonage of the Rev. G.
nday to witness the track meet and a. Zoch. nastor nf th T.mw..
From Frirtay's Ttally t
?.liss Eunice Chapin, managing edi
i"r of McCiIl's magazine of New
York, with her mother. Mrs. L. C.
liuphi and sister. Miss Mary Chapin
: tu! cousin. Miss Mildred Chapin,
notcred down from Lincoln yester
day and were guests at the home
f Mr. and Mr?. Searl Davis. Mrs.
Davis was a very close friend of the
Chapin family while residing at Lin-
the Murdock-Weeping Water base
ball game.
i Joseph and Frank Bauer and
Orval Hathaway cf Union were
among the visitors in the city yes-
. terday to look after some matters in
the county court.
I Mr. and Mrs. George Lohnes of
Cedar Creek were in the city today
and while here they were callers at
the Journal office to renew the sub
scription cf Jake Schafer at Pekin,
Illinois.
B. W. Robbins of Denver, well
-In and enjoyed the opportunity of
.i visit with the family here very known in this city, is here visiting
much. While back home for a visit at the home of his sister, Mr. W. T.
Miss Eunice Chapin also stopped for Richardson and family at Mynard
. d:ort stay with Mrs. Bess Stretter and with the many old time friends
AH rich, the well known Nebraska in this locality.
uthor at her home at Elm wood. i Jack Hatt, who has been snendinir
some time in the southwest in Mew iter, Mrs. F. F. Ross. Mrs. Will Oliver.
FIND NO OIL AT TAPILLION WELL Mexico, returned home yesterday af- Mrs- Harry Henton and two children,
ternoon. Mr. Hatt left here with Mrs- Henry Hopp, Mrs. Fred Hopp
Hope of finding oil at the well George Caldwell and George Thacker , and son, Miss Mary Hopp. Mrs. V A
link four miles south of Papillion and who are now af Reswell, New Besack, Mrs. C. M. Thornton, Misses
A. Zoch, pastor of the Lutheran
church near Murdock. She was form
erly Miss Amanda Bornmann, pio
neer of this vicinity.
The shower was planned by her
neighbors and friends and she re
ceiver som ebeautiful and useful
gifts. A splendid lunche was served
and a most enjoyable time is report
ed. For the present the young coup
le will make their home with Mr.
Bornmann, but they expect to make
their home in Omaha eventually.
The groom is a son of W. G. Meising
er, east of Louisville, on the Cedar
Creek road.
Those present at the shower were
Mrs. John Kupke, Mrs. Henry Stan
der, Mrs. Bert Mooney and little son,
Mrs. Herman Gakemeier and daugh-
Frnm Thursday's Dally
Last evening! the pupils of the
high school who are interested in
the study of music, presented a very
fine program at the public library
auditorium which was heard by a
very large audience and which was
delighted with the fine presentation
of the various numbers by the talent
ed young people.
The concert was arranged by the
music committee of the Plattsmouth
Woman's club with the co-operation
of the music teachers of the city and
which gave everyone an opportunity
of enjoying the work of the young
musicians and noting their progress
n the study of music.
The program was marked by a very
arge number of the piano selections
being presented by pupils of the var
ious piano instructors of the city and
which covered the best of the stan
dard and classic offerings of the
music masters.
On the program was also presented
a number of vocal selections that
added to the pleasure and interest
of the program.
Those who were heard in the piano
numbers were Vestetta Robertson,
James Comstock, Marjorie Am, Cecil
Comstock, Antointette Koubek, Mil
dred Murray, Margaret Nelson. Mil
inda Friedrich. Catherine Hild. Max-
ine Cloidt. Amelia Kief. Dorothv
Newton, Robert Bestor, Allen War
ren, Jeanne Parker, Hilda Freiclrich,
Gwendolyn Hansen.
The vocal numbers were offered
by Eugene Bushnell, Margaret Shai
lenbarger, Jean Hayes, James Reg-
ley, Jr.
A very pretty violin duet was pre
sented by Marie Vallery and Donald
Rainey while James Comstock pre
sented a t rum net solo with his bro
ther, Cecil Comstock, serving as the
accompanist.
This was the last recital of the
season and came as one of the music
week features that had been ptst-
poned. The recital was one that gave
everyone a fine appreciation of the
talented young people taking part
.nd the growing interest that is be
ing felt in music in the schools and
the homes.
Weeping Water
High School Lads
Win Fine Game
Team Shows Its Class by Defeating
Murdock 18 to 2 in the County
Championship Meet.
From Saturday's Dallv
As the closing feature of the Cass
county track meet held here yester-
iay, the W eeping Water and Murdock
baseball teams battled for the Cass
county championship in this snort
and with the result that the Weep
ing water boys were easy winners
by the score of 18 to 2.
The Weeping Water team this
year is one of the best high school
oaseban organizations in the state
and. recently laid away the Lincoln
high team as well as the teams in
the eastern part of this county. Mur
dock has had a good season and dis
played much class in the west part
of the county and the game yester-
lay was the meeting of the two chief
teams of the county.
Spangler, hurler of Weeping Wat
er, was master of his foes at all
stages of the same and retired four
teen ot the .Murdock team by the
strikeout route. He was given splen
did support and the receiving of
Tommy Snipes also featured the
game.
rri . .
i ne game was a real nnish or a
fine athletic day and enjoyed bv a
very large crowd from all sections of
he country and the Weeping Water
team won a deserved victory as they
showed real lorm in their work.
PURCHASES NEW HOME
From Friday's Dally
F. E. Scott, who has been residing
on the r. M. oung rami south or
this city which is now owned by
II. Pollock, yesterday closed the
deal for the purchase of the Ben
Beckman place on the K. T. highway
northeast of Murray. Mr. Scott paid
$10,0 00 for the eighty acre farm of a
total of $125 per acre and will lo
cate cn the new farm next year when
possessnion will be given by Mr.
Beckman. Mr. Scott is planning on
making some extensive improvements
on the farm among them a new
house and other buildings that will
make the place one of the most at
tractive in this part of the county.
Danley to be
Memorial Day
Orator Here
Public Ceremony Honorirg; Heroic
Dead of All Wars to be Held
at Community Building
ANOTHER FINE FOUNTAIN
faded Friday when drillers reached
the Wilcox sands, supposed to be a
sure sign of the presence of oil, only
in find water. The drilling rig is to
be left at the field temporarily.
Selma and Clara Neumann and Miss
Luella Hell. Louisville Courier.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Burrows and
Mr. and Mrs. Con Lynch departed
afternoon for Omaha where they will family and is now visiting over the
enjoy a visit with mends. west with the relatives.
Mexico.
G. W. Warner, who has been visit
ing in Arkansas at the home of his
son, arrived here this morning for a ' Fred G. Coryell was a visitor Vr
visit at the home of his brother, C. day at Blair where he spent the day
H. Warner and family. Mr. Warner there at the home of his daughter,
has been making his home in Illi-' Mrs. Frank Curley and family and
nois, the old home of the Warner visiting the manv old frinda
From the surface indications the
resent season should be a real busy
one in Plattsmouth In the fountain
rade judging from the rush of new
fountains that have been installed
the last two weeks.
The Peterson recreation parlors is
the latest place to receive one of
the snappy new models of the soft
drink providers and which Is now in
full operation. The new fountain is
of white and dark gray marble and
is a very handsome addition to Mr.
Peterson's popular place of enter
tainment and is of a size that will
permit faster handling of the trade
in the busy summer season.
Phone your news to the Journal.
The average distance of Venus
from the sun is 67 million miles. The
planet receives no more than 48 de-
! grees of heat from the solar disc.
Dr. R. C. Danley, eminent physi
cian and surgeon, World war veteran
and District American Legion com
mander, of Hamburg, Iowa, has con
sented to make the Memorial day ad
dress in Plattsmouth this year.
The public ceremonies participated
in by all patriotic organizations of
the city will, as usual, be held in the
afternoon, taking place in the assem
bly room at the American Legion
community building.
In the forenoon the different orga
nizations will participate independ
ently in the task of decorating the
graves of veterans at Oak Hill ceme
tery, the Legion firing squad being
expected to fire the cutomary volley
over the (J. A. R. memorial plat, as
well as its own plat. This and other
details of decorating G. A. R. graves
will be participated in by the Legion
and Legion Auxiliary as a mark of
respect to the thinning ranks of Civil
Aar veterans, who find themselves
no longer able to personally look af
ter the duty of keeping fresh in the
memory of mankind the deeds of valor
pertormed by their sleeping com
rades when this nation was rent in
twain by the dark clouds of civil
strife.
Then, in the afternoon, every pa
triotic organization and society in
the city will join hands In paying
further tribute to the brave deeds of
all our soldier dead.
The program committee is busy
arranging the program, which will
be ready for publication in the near
tut ure.
Dr. Danley, who is owner of the
Hamburg hospital, is a prominent
Legionnaire in Iowa and is a poten
tial candidate for state commander
of the American Legion, having es
tablished a great record as district
commander. He has frequently been
heard on Legion radio programs
broadcast from KMA, at Shenan
doah.
A
6"V
'rtlauifln rn&im
in this community (name on request) sent us
an advertisement he received from a mail
order concern offering to sell him 12 pairs of
Silk Hose for $6.95 and along with it was
this note : "I have seen these sox and can hon
estly say they do not in any way check up
with socks I purchased of you at a price of 12
pairs for $6." Ask to see our Wilson Bros.
Buffer Heel and Toe Silk Sox at 50c per pair.
They Simply Can't be Beat
1879
1929
Legion to Give
Last Banquet of
1929 Season
Annual Table Spread and Talk Fest
of Hugh Kearns Post Expected
to be Last Until Fall.
What will probably be the last
of the popular banquets or suppers
that have been held throughout the
fall and winter season will be the
annual Table Spread and Talk Fest
of Hugh J. Kearns post, American
Legion, booked for Wednesday even
ing of next week. May 22nd.
The Legion is laying plans for mak
ing this spread the climaxing one of
the year, so far as fun and enter
tainment is concerned and It will be
pretty much devoted to the lighter
forms of entertainment, in line with
the season, when everyone is pretty
much bored with long-winded after
dinner speeches.
The program arrangements are in
al number of Legion men who will
attend, the total number of plates
will probably run close to 150.
Anyone who may be missed by the
committee in their canvas may make
their reservation with Commander
Lugsch. It will be necessary to know
by Tuesday noon the exact number
that will be present.
HOLD LAST MEETING OF YEAR
from Friday's Daily
The Central and First Ward P. T.
A. met last night at the Central
building.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. William Rob-
ertson and after a short business ses
sion a fine program was enjoyed by
all present. Mrs. Frank Cloidt pre
sided over the program. The sub
ject for the evening was "Health"
and the topics were interspersed with
musical numbers as follows:
Piano solo Herbert Minor.
"Parents Health" Mrs. Frank
Barkus.
Clarinet Solo James Robertson,
Jr., Vestetta Robertson, accompanist.
"Health at School" Mrs. G. O.
Dovey.
Musical Reading -"Songs That My
Bernice Arn,
the hands of Frank Smith, who will
be toastrnaster, and who will be ablv ' Mother Sang to Me"
assisted in "putting it over" by sev- accompanied by Marjorie Arn.
eral of Plattsmouth's leading jesters I "Health at Home" Mrs. Robert
and fun-makers, both from within j Hayes.
and outside of the Legion. Piano Trio Jean Hayes, Maxine
There will be some genuine sur- Cloidt and Lucile Albert
WILL RUN BUSSES BETWEEN
LINCOLN, OMAHA, AND UNION
Two motor bus service schedules
one between Lincoln and Union and
the other between Omaha and Kan-
sis City, were submitted to the state
railway commission Friday morning
by the Missouri Pacific railroad
company tor approval
prises in store for the banqueters
during the serving of the dinner by
the ladies of the American Legion
Auxiliary.
The principal (and only) serious
minded speech on the program will
be that of John Curtiss, chairman of
the state railway commission and a
past national vice commander of the
American Legion and anyone who
heard John speak at a Happy Hun
dred banquet at the Methodist church
two years ago knows that while his
speech will contain much "food for
thought" it will be far from dry
Special emphasis is being laid on
the couisine and one of the best ban
quets ever served in the new Com
munity building will be provided
Instead of the customary 75 cents
per plate paid to organizations serv
Ing former banquets, the Legion is
paying 9 5 cents out of each dollar
ticket sold and will pay incidental
costs out of its own treasury. This
will insure a real feed, with all the
trimmings, including a round of good
smokes during the after-dinner por
tion of the program.
The ticket committee headed by
W. T. Distell and comprising John
The present officers of the P. T. A.
were unanimously re-elected to hold
over for another year.
AFTER ELUSIVE FISH
The Lincoln to Union schedule I Turner. Harrison Gayer, Dr. Heine-
uheJdventures QHie Fire Hellion
SEARL S. DAVIS
Farm Loans and Lands
y-fif nif L fSST) 71 Ke.d again
y.'r HEY! JOHN! Y . , I GET AN j V I CANr BEAT AM I
T A-t''yi THOSE SPARKS J 3 Ss, JmiCINERATOR r INCINERATOR r
Do every
thing" you
can to
prevervfc
Fire-
then
insure
with a.
Hartford
contemplates two round trips daily
with busses leaving Lincoln at 7 a.
m. and 1 p. m., and arriving from
Union at 11:30 a. m. and 8:45 p. m.
One round trip will be made be
tween Kansas City and Omaha with
the bus leaving Kansas City at 7:30
a. m. and arriving in Omaha at 4:30
p. m. Another bus will Wave Omaha
at 8 a. m., arriving in Kansas city
at 5 p. m.
The busses leaving Lincoln will
connect with the Omaha bus to
Kansas City at 9:30 a. m. while an
other will connect with the train to
Kansas City at 2:58 p. m.
The bus leaving Union at 7 p. m.
will provide connections to Lincoln
with the train from Kansas City.
The route of the Omaha-Kansas
City line will pass through Leaven
worth. Kas.. Falls City, Auburn. Ne
braska City, Union, and Platts- ,
mouth. i
man and Leslie Niel are out today
getting lined up on the number who
will attend, and as this banquet, like
Happy Hundred suppers is open to
the general public, with the addition-
From Saturday's Dally
County Attorney W. G. Kieck,
Frank A. Cloidt, cashier of the Platts
mouth State bank and Henry Stark
john, are leaving Sunday for a fish
ing trip that will cover some two
weeks and in which this trip of ex
perts anglers expect to snare a great
many of the early fish of the season.
The party are planning on going to
the Ozarks in Arkansas, after their
original plans of fishing In the Minn
esota lakes were upset by the state
ment that the fishing season in the
northern state does not open until
in July. The fishermen are anticipat
ing a real trip In the southland and
many startling stories from Fort '
Smith, Little Rock. Hot SpriiiKs or
Eldorado may be looked for n the
next week.
s-r-r-i-r H-I-M
Thomas Walling Company 4
Abstracts of Title
Phone 324 - Plattsmouth
I"M"I-MmMm!.im..i..I,.H,h,
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FOR SALE
First cutting of alfalfa. Will sell
as It stands or will deliver on rack
at $8 per ton. Phone 1403, Murray
exchange.
J. D. EARHART,
m!6-3tw. Muray. Neb.
RADIOLA No. 20. cabinet loud speak
er, dry cell battery, priced reason
able. Call at 419 Marbel street or
call phone 309-W. ml4-3td ltw.
Phone your news to No. 6.
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in
Straw Hats will win eventually. And al
though it's time it's a little cool. Pick
your straw now, cause these are going to
walk out of the store at the first crack of
the gun.
We've some new things to show you in
straws. Light weight, soft Milans and they
shed water like a duck.
Agent
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