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VOL. NO. XIV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY. 27, 1929.
NO. 33
American
Legion Holds
Fine Banquet
Large Number of Residents of City
At Event John E. Curtiss
Gives Fine Address
Frons Thursday's Dally
Last evening at the American Le
gion community building was held
the banquet at which the members
of this service men's organization and
the men of the community joined
and a very pleaeant affair socially
was enjoyed by every one of the
party.
The first portion of the evening
was devoted to the delicious repast
that the ladies of the Ameican Le
gion Auxlillary had arranged and
which provided a very fine menu
and served In the usual charming
Btyle of the ladles of this organiza
tion. The tables were very prettily ar
ranged In the red candles, the spring
flowers and streamers to make a most
delightful setting for the supper and
the hour and a half of entertain
ment that followed.
The opening of the program of the
evening was the Invocation offered
by the Rev Stanley Jones, rector of
the St. Luke's episcopal church, one
of the newcomers to the city and
the benediction was also given by
one of the new ministers of the city,
the Rev. Father Marcellaa Agius of
the St. John's Catholic church, who
has Just come here to take the pas
torate of the church during the ab
sence of his brother. Father George
Agius In the west.
The members of the banquet par
ty had a very pleasant radio pro
gram given them as a feature of the
evening and which was carried on
during the serving of the dinner It
self, this feature being made possible
through the kindness and hard work
of Harvey Gamer, Plattemouth's elec
trical and radio expert and who had
Installed the equipment to make this
a real feature and was directly In
charge of the handling of this part of
the program. -..
Eugene Konexy, program director
of lh Woodmon of the World radio
station at Omaha came here to aid
the Legion In the program and was
at the "mike" during the evening
Id giving the various numbers and
his splendid work as that of his as
sistant. A. J. Golfarb, also cf WOW,
mads the program in this feature a
real puocesa. Mr. Golfarb gave a
very fine feature to the banquet
with a greeting from Paul McNutt,
national commander of the Ameircan
Legion and which received a very
enthusiastic reception from all of
the members of the banquet party.
During the banquet a large num
ber of fine musical selections were
offered as well as friendly roasts on
the various members of the local
Legion post the jokes being present
ed by Mr. Koneky .
For their services the Legion post
feels a very deep obligation to Mr.
Gamer and the two Omaha radio an
nouncers, whose services made possi
ble this feature of the banquet.
The address of the evening, given
by John E. Curtiss. state railway
commissioner, was one full of pertin
ent faots. bright and sparkling
humor and given with the force and
punch that Is characteristic of the
genial and able member of the rail
way commission. Mr. Curtis is one
of the oustanding men of the state
government and is one of the real
workers in the Legion cause In the
state and past national vice com
mander. His message was both to
the Legion membership and to the
community, urging co-operation of
the Legion and ther community in
common building for a better city, to
carry on the Ideals of the American
government. To the American Le
gion members Mr. Curtiss urged the
continuance of the work of personal
service for each individual member,
to serve In the aiding of the sick
and unfortunate of the members, to
aid In any way the program of com
munity service that has made each
Legion post a vital factor In almost
every city of the nation. Mr. Cur
tiss pointed out that a live and ac
i tlve Legion post was a real commun
ity asset and that the poet should
give its fullest measure of service
to the place where it was located as
loyalty and aid to the home com
munity came second only to the aid
and comfort of the disabled and ail
ing service men and their depend
ents. Mr. Johnson waB accompanied here
by Hugh Drake, secretary of the
state railway commission and Max
Johnson, adjutant or the Lincoln
post of the American Legion and
whose presence was very much en
joyed by the members of the local
port.
COOK-BORNEMEIER
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edgar Cook
of Alvo, announce the engagement
and approaching marriage of their
daughter, Alice Meredith, to George
A. Bornemeler, son of Mr. and Mrs.
August Bornemeler of Elmwood. The
wedding will take place In June, at
the home of the bride's parents. The
couple will make their home near
Elmwood.
Bead the Journal Want-Ada.
GRADUATES FROM NEBRASKA
Among the graduates from the
University" of Nebraska on June Sth
will be Miss Helen Wurl. daughter
of Mi. and Mrs. E. A. Wurl of this
city. Miss Wurl, who was one of the
outstanding students of the Platts
mouth school In her younger years
has had a very successful four years
in the state university and ranks
high in the graduates, receiving her
bachelor of science degree at the
conclusion of her school year. Miss
Wurl has majored in mathematics
at Nebraska and in her work has
reeetved high recognition. Miss
Wurl is a member of the Delta Delta
Delta sorority at the state university.
of which a number of Plattsmouth
ladies are former members from
their university days.
Pleasant Event
Marks Close of
the School Year
Mothers of Mynard Students of High
School Entertain Scholars and
Faculty Last Night
From Thursday's Dally
The graduating class of 1929 of
the Plattsmouth high school as well
as the lower -classes of the school em
brace a large number of young peo
ple residing in the Mynard commun
ity, in whose honorTast evening the
mothers of the students with Mrs.
G. A. Weaver and Mrs. E. H. Spang
ler, tendered a very delightful ban
quet at the Mynard community build
ing. .
The banquet room was arranged in
the colors of yellow and white, the
summer flowers being used in the
decorative plan while the glowing
candles aided their pleasing touch to
the scene.
The ladies of the community had
arranged a most charming menu and
which was enjoyed to the utmost by
the students and members of the fac
ulty of the local high school who
were guests of the evening.
In the course of the evening Mrs.
Arthur Troop gave a number of very
fine piano numbers while Miss Ruth
Lindsay, music supervisor was heard, j
In a very charming vocal number, j
the accompaniment being played by
Miss Estelle Baird.
Miss Vivian Livingston, one of the
outstanding members of the senior
class, presided as toastmistress of the
evening and in her usual gracious
manner introduced and called upon
the friends who were to respond to
toasts. A few very brief and enjoy
able remarks were given by Super
intendent R. E. Bailey, head of the
city schools, as well as Homer Spang-
ier, who has completed a very fine
year in athletic work .
The members of the class of 1929
taking part were Hamilton Meising-
er, Miss Vivian Livingston, Homer
Rpangler and Miss Thelma Rhoden."
Other of the high school students
participating were Janet Vallery,
Richard Spangler, Towner Livings
ton, Newton and Ralph Sullivan,
Chet Wiles, Lucille Pace and Jack
Troop. The faculty members present
were Miss Ruth Lindsay, J. V. Simon,
Cyril Slown, Mrs. Pearl Mann, Miss
Pearl Staats. Miss Estelle Baird, Miss
Mary Tidball, Fred A. Rothert, Miss
Elizabeth McVey, Miss Marie Kauf
man, B. E. Woodward.
RECOVERS BOAT
Joe Shera, young man of south of
this city, has recovered his stolen
row boat, but not without the as
sistance of being advised as to the
proper course of detective proce
dure by Eddie Gerber, court house
janitor at Nebraska City, as well as
Flax Hardick, old-time fisherman on
the river.
Shera's boat was taken from his
home by two weary travelers who
left an old flat boat in its place.
The Itnerants drifted down the river
Monday night and made camp near
Squaw creek, near Nebraska City.
When Shera missed his boat he
hastened to the Otoe's county's cap
Itol. He was instructed to watch
the river banks for the approaching
thieves, and enlisted the services of
Hardick. The two went up the river
a couple of miles and found a camper
along the side of the stream. The
man was approached and confessed
that he had appropriated the row
boat, willingly agreed to turn it over.
He was forced to bring the boat to
the foot of Central evenue where It
was anchored. Then he was released.
He then announced he would re
turn to Plattsmouth and get his dis
carded boat.
Shera departed Wednesday morn
ing in his row boat for Plattsmouth,
having brought a motor with him.
FOIL JAILBBEAK AT
NEBRASKA
CITY
Nebraska City, May 24. Because
they attempted to dig their way out
of the Otoe county jail Thursday
night, Chester Thompson and Char
les Streeter were in solitary confine
ment Friday. Sheriff Carl Ryder
caught the men using a small piece
of iron loosening the stones in their
cell. Thompson is charged with
auto theft, and Streeter has been
convicted and sentenced to from 1
year to 18 months in the reformatory
for raising the figures on a check.
Class of 1929
Bids Farewell
to High School
Class of Fifty-nine Graduate Last
Evening Dr. Frank G. Smith
of Omaha, Speaker
From Saturdays Dally
The great event that is always
the glittering goal of the boy and
girl in the public schools gradua
tion day came last evening for the
fine array of young men and women
of the class of 1929 of the Platts
mouth high school when they re
ceived the diplomas that represented
the outward expression of the twelve
years of school work that they had
performed diligently and faithfully,
to earn this coeted honor.
The auditorium of the school was
wholly inadequate to hold the large
audience that de3ired to attend the
service? and long ere the doors were
swung cytn to the public every seat
was taken by the relatives and close
friends of the class who had been
given tickets by members of the
class.
The processional was played very
charmingly by Miss Marjorie Am,
member of the Junior class and to
which the gray gowned young men
and women with their traditional
mortor board caps entered the audi
torium and took their place on the
platform.
The graduation ceremonies were
presided over by Superintendent It.
E. Bailey and who also introduced
the speaker of the evening.
The invocation and the benedic
tion were offered by the Rev. O. G.
Wichmann of the St. Paul's Evange
lical church.
The first of the numbers on the
very interesting program was the
flute solo, "Chant du Soir" by Kohler,
played most charmingly by Miss
Catherine McClusky, one of the tal
ented musicians of the class.
The saluatatory was offered by
Miss Laura Skalak, second ranking
student of the class, who briefly and
very happily expressed to the school
and to the relatives and citizens of
the community, the appreciation that
the. class membership has felt at the
opportunity that was theirs to be
able to complete the course of the
school and which the class would
try and repay by being the kind of
men and women that their parents
hoped them to be.
The address of Dr. Frank G. Smith
was one of the greatest force and
delivered in the unexcelled skill of
this gifted pulpit orator, who had
come from his charge at the First
Congregational church at Omaha to
bring tto the class of 19 29 the mes
sage of "The Fundamental Elements
of a Satisfied Human Experience."
The speaker stated that his subject
covered several heads that he would
discuss and all of which entered into
this human . experience Life but
he would take them in the reversed
order of their presentation. In all.
happiness is the one great aim in
life. Dr. Smith stated, it is the sat
isfying f?nse of the human exper
ience and which the man or woman
struggled to attain, to realize the
fullest elements of life. One of the
needs of the satisfied human exper
ience was that of an adequate phy
sical body, to have the appreciation
of being properly clothed, fed and
supplied with the physical comforts.
In touching on This Dr. Smith pointed
out that of the 1,800,000,000 people
of the globe, 900,000.000 of these
had been without food every night.
The care of the body, the greatest
piece of machinery in the world, was
one of the prime needs of the men
and women. Another phase of the
human experience was that of the
steady progressive mental develop
ment in which the man and woman
would realize the value of clear
thinking, the power to weigh and
adjust the problems of life in their
own mind and in- this the speaker
illustrated with several examples of
the various forms of thinking so
common to the human race. The for
mation of a just and brotherly social
program was also a vital part of life
that would give man a closer touch
with and appreciation of his fellow
man. The last phase of the satisfied
human experience and its greatest,
was that of the development of the
spiritual side of life, the creation of
the comradeship with God that
would enrich and glorify the life
of each Individual and make their
life a beauty and happiness for all
time. In his closing Dr. Smith elo
quently pleaded with the class to
seek the glorious light of divine
guidance in their daily walks of life
that they might attain the highest
glories of living.
Miss Leon a Hudson, another of the
outstanding: musical students of the
class was heard in a very beautiful
contralto solo. "Moon Behind the
Cottonwood" by Cadman. and in
which the voice of the singer was
most effective. Miss Lindsay served
as accompaniest for all of the musical
numbers of the program.
The valedictory was given by Miss
Christine Reinackle, the highest
ranking student of the class and was
a fittingly presented farewell of the
class of 1929 to the old school of
their earlyx training and a worthy
expression of the feeling of both
happiness and regret that the class
is experiencing at- the close of the
school days. The memories brought
regret and with it came the desire
to do what would make of the class
worthy examples of the school and
the repayment of the efforts of pat
ents and teachers to aid the class
in reaching their goal.
The American history prize given
by the Daughters of the American
Revolution of Fontenelle chapter was
very ably presented by Mrs. Pearl
Mann, regent of the chapter, to Clel
land Retelsdorf for his splendid
standing in the history studies in
the past two years.
Superintendent Bailey made the
announcement of the scholarships
and honors to the graduating class
and in the Palmer certificates these
were awarded to Christine Reinackle,
Margaret Iverson, Leona Hudson,
Alice Funk, Fein Stivers and Vivian
Livingston.
The commercial certificates were
awarded to Wilhelmina Heinrichsen
Laura Skalak, Leonard Stoehr, Wil
liam Mrasek, Irma Mayfield, Jean
Fitch, Janet Snyder and Helen Stout.
The scholarship honors given by
the denominational schools of the
state were presented to Miss Chris
tine Reinackle, and in this Superin
tendent Bailey pointed out that both
of the honor students had attained
a high degree of proficiency and the
determination of the awards had been
very close. Miss Laura Skalak, the
second student, receiving the scholar
ship given by the four state teach
ers colleges of the state.
The senior boys were heard in a
very beautiful number, "Dune" by
McGill. and In the group giving the
rendition of this number were
Thomas Svoboda, Chris Bulin, Joe
Knoflicek, Clelland Retelsdorf, Rich
ard Freidrich, Eugene Bushnell,
Robert Hadraba, Allan McClan...ian.
The diplomas were presented by
President Frank L. Cummins of the
city schools in a very able manner
and which marked the climax of the
very important evening in the lives
of the young people of the class.
The members of the class of 1929
comprise the following:
Mary Adam, Harold Albert, Bern-
ice Arn, Dorothy Brink, Chris Bulin,
Eugene Bushnell, Helen Byers, Ro
bert Fitch, Jean Fitch, Lloyd Frady,
Richard Friedrich, Alice Funk, Al
bert Griffin, Robert Hadraba, Joe
Hartford, Wilhelmina Henrichsen,
Richard Herold, Sophie Hofaker,
Leona Hudson, Margaret Iverson,
Hilda Johnson. Joe.. Knoflicek. . Lyle
Lawton, Paul Lemke, Teresa Liber-
shall, Leonard Lutz. Allan McClan
ahan, Catherine McClusky, Isabella
Malley. Irma Mayfield. Mamie Men-
denhall, Tom Mendenhall, Hamilton
Meisinger, William Mrasek, Charles
Miller, Charles Nelson, Florence
Newton. Herbert Patterson, Chris
tine Reinackle, Clelland Retelsdorf,
Thelma Rhoden, Claire Shellenbar-
ger, Laura Skalak, Janet Snyder,
Otto Soennichsen, Homer Spangler,
Charles Sporer, Fern Stivers, Helen
Stout, Thomas Svoboda, Ruby Tay-
or, John Teepell, Dorothy Tomp
kins, Floyd Yelick, Edward Yelick,
Doris Young, Leonard Stoehr. Viv-
an Livingston. Wilard Brink.
Cave In Of
Sewer Fatal to
Louisville Man
Charles Jacobs, Laborer, Meets
Death When Walls of Sewer
Trench Cave In
From Friday Dally
This morning shortly after 11
o'clock, Charles Jacobs, laborer, who
was engaged in the construction of
a sewer at the property of H. A.
FroIIch, met his death when the dirt
embankment of the sewer trench
caved in and buried him beneath
thirteen feet of dirt, he being smoth
ered before he could be extricated
from the small and narrow trench.
Mr. Jacobs had been employed to
remove a septic tank from the Fro
lich property and to construct a cess
pool for the use of the property and
it was while he was engaged in the
construction of the trench for the
pool that he was caught unawares
in the hole when the dirt gave way
and buried him beneath its weight
and bringing death in a few mo
ments.
The unfortunate man came to
Louisville several months ago and
had stated that he was from the state
of Arkansas, but little was known
of him at Louisville as to his age,
home or family.
The victim of the accident was
taken from the trench and the body
conveyed to the undertaking rooms
of P. C. Stander to await the out
come of the attempt to locate rela
tives in Arkansas, if possible.
Deputy Sheriff Rex Young motor
ed to Louisville at noon to look into
the case and assist In anyway in
the attempt to locate some relatives
of the deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Purdy of Al
liance, who have been here visiting
at the home of Mrs. Frances Purdy,
grandmother of Mr. Purdy, have re
turned home after a most pleasant
stay here with the grandmother
whom they have not seen since the
world war.
There is no slack "business period
or the merchant who advertises his
goods the year rounL
Young People
are Wedded
Last Evening
Miss Percy Alice Meisinger United
in Marriage to Conley
Hill Bailey
From Thursday's Pally
Last evening at 8 o'clock the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Meisinger, Jr.,
on North Third street was the scene
of a very pretty wedding when their
daughter, Miss Percy Alice was unit
ed in the bond3 of holy matrimony
to Mr. Conley Hill Bailey.
The wedding ceremony was wit
nessed by only a group of the rela
tives and very close friends of the
contracting parties.
The Rev. H. G. McClusky, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church read
the marriage lines and the beautiful
and impressive ring service was em
ployed in the joining of the lives and
hearts of the two happy young peo
ple. The bride was gowned in Alice
blue silk georgette and carried an
arm bouquet of the Bride roses and
was attended by Miss Margaret Bail
ey, sister of the groom as brides
maid. Miss Bailey wearing a gown
of flowered silk georgette and carry
ing pink roses.
The groom was attended by Mr.
Harvey Meisinger, brother of the
bride, both gentlemen being attired
in the conventional dark suits.
The home was very prettily ar
ranged in the profuse decorations of
bridal wreath, iris and roses and
made a most attractive setting for
the happy occasion.
Following the wedding dainty re
freshments of ice cream and cake
were served by Mrs. Meisinger, as
sisted by Mrs. Fred G. Morgan. Mrs.
George Fornoff and Miss Florine
Born.
Later in the evening a large group
of the young friends of the contract
ing parties from Cedar Creek, Louis
ville and Omaha came to the home
and joined in the well wishes to the
young people.
The bride is the third daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Meisinger. Jr.,
and vas born and reared in this
community where she received her
education and possesses a very large
circle of warm friends who are join
ing in their well wishes to the young
people.
The groom has made his home here
for the past several months and is
an employe of the union Bridge &
Construction Co.. and has been en
gaged here in the work on the new
traffic bridge. He formerly resided at
Memphis. Tennessee and is a young
man held in high esteem by his as
sociates and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Bailey will remain
hero for the present during the bridge
work and will locate later at Okla
homa City where the groom expects
to be employed.
ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE
Two very pleasant social events
of the week were the bridge parties
held at the home of Mrs. James T.
Begley, on Tuesday evening and
Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Begley
and Mrs. Harry Piatt being joint
hostesses on Tuesday, while Mrs.
Begley entertained alone on Wednes
day. The decorations of the two pleas
ant events were in a color scheme of
pink and white, the large baskets of
cut flowers being used in the decora
tive plan of the occasion.
In the playing on Tuesday Mrs.
John A. Griffin received the first
prize while Mrs. L. L. Turpin re
ceived the second honors.
On Wednesday tbe first prize was
awarded to Mrs. J. W. Holmes while
the second prize was awarded to Mrs.
Barbara Cook.
LEAVES FOR CALIFORNIA
From Thursday' Dally
This afternoon Mrs. A. A. Stillger
and little daughter, Marion, who have
been here visiting for some time at
the home of Mrs. Stillger's mother,
Mrs. C. H. Lewis, departed for their
home at Huntington Park, Califor
nia. Mrs. Stillger was called here on
the sad mission of the death of her
father and has since remained to aid
in the comfort of the mother. En
route home they will stop at Fort
Morgan, Colorado, to visit with John
Lewis and family. On reaching home
Mrs. Stillger is expecting to visit
B. A. McEIwain, old time resident
here and convey to him the greetings
of the old time friends.
FIFTY v YEAR MERCHANTS
From Thursday'! Dally
The World-Herald of yesterday
carried a very fine picture of the
members of the firm of C. E. Wes
cott's Sons of this city, who are
numbered among the fifty year busi
ness firms of the state. The pictures
of Messrs C. C. and E. H. Wescott,
who have carried on the business es
tablished by their father in 1879,
gave a fine part of the anniversary
year of the firm and is a fine feature
of the observance of . this old and
reliable business house. The Wes
cott firm has long been a landmark
here and have followed closely the
teachings of the founder as to busi
ness ethics.
HAVE A FETE PARTY
From Thursday's Dally
Last evening the devotees of cards
were given a very pleasant evening
at the Elks country club when the
public card party was staged in the
very pleasant surroundings of the
club house. The time was largely
spent in bridge and pinochle and in
the bridge contests Mrs. E. J. Richey
received first honors and Mrs. Em
mons Ptak the second, while in the
gentlemen Dr. R. P. Westover held
the high score and Frank M. Bestor
the second. In the pinochle games
W. T. Distell was awarded the prize
as being the most successful player
of the evening. The committee in
charge served very dainty and de
licious refreshments that added a
great deal to the pleasures of the
evening.
Heavy Rain
Falls Through
Cass County
Areas Over the County Report a
Very Heavy Downfall Dur
ing the Night
From Friday's Dally
While this city and immediate
vicinity was visited by only a very
light shower last evening, other sec
tions of the county have reported a
very heavy rainfall and which was
especially marked north of Union
two miles and west of this city some
seven miles.
North of Union for a stretch of a
mile and a half the rain fell very
heavy and the streak of moisture ex
tended west to the north, the rain
being so heavy that the Weeping
Water creek swollen from the waters
of the rain. was at a stage this morn
ing where it was threatening to over
flow into the lowlands along the
creek, being at one of the highest
stages this season. ,
West of Plattsmouth and east of
Louisville another belt of the coun
try reports a very heavy rain and the
travelers from this city and Louis
ville today found a stretch of the
roadway that had been well soaked
with the water and along the road
ways there were large pools of the
water still standing as the result of
the storm that swept there last night.
The heavy clouds forming in the
south and west here last evening
threatened for some time to bring
one of the hard summer rains to this
locality but the storm passed by this
immediate vicinity by several miles
and only the tailend of the rain
reached here.
DEATH OF MRS. SMOTHERS
From Friday's Dally
Mrs. Eliza Smothers, wife of Henry
Smothers, an old and well known
resident of this locality, occurred yes
terday at the family home on the
east sidt' cf the Missouri river, a
short distance from the ferry land
ing. The deceased lady was sixty
nine years of age and has made her
residence in this community for a
great many years and the many
friends In this city will regret very
much to learn of her passing.
Mrs. Smothers has been quite
poorly for the past several months
and her condition has been such as
to give but little hope of her recov
ery and her passing brings a relief
from the long period of suffering.
She is survived by the husband,
two sons by a former marriage,
Henry Robinson, of this city and
Albert Robinson of Council Bluffs,
and three brothers, Joseph and Al
bert McCord of Nebraska City and
Harrison McCord of Cheyenne,
Wyoming.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION
The Community Planning commit
tee which met last week for the first
time to discuss the possibilities of
a general civic planning organiza
tion, met last evening at the home
of Mayor John P. Sattler and the
steps looking to a permanent organ
ization was taken up. A committee
was appointed consisting of Robert
M. Walling, L. D. Hiatt and Mrs.
Helen Heinrich to prepare a by-laws
and constitution for the committee
and under which they could operate.
Pending the creation of the per
manent organization Mrs. E. H.
Wescott was named as chairman and
Mrs. W. G. Kieck as secretary.
The committee will meet next
Wednesday at 8 o'clock at the home
of Mayor Sattler to hear the report
of the by-laws committee and get
started on the permanent organiza
tion.
WILL OPEN NEW RESTAURANT
A. L. Brown, who has been iden
tified with the restaurant business of
thi3 city for the past few years, Is
to again be found in this line of work
as he is preparing to open up a new
restaurant and short order eating
house In the Leonard building just
across the street from the Journal.
Mr. Brown until recently was with
the Coffee . Shoppe on North Sixth
street and since closing his connec
tion there has been enjoying, a vaca
tion and rest and will now resume his
former activities.
Local Creamery
Makes Great Pro
gress in Work
Output One-third Greater Than at
to Be Added Soon
The Farmers' Co-Operative Cream
ery in this city, opened on December
27th, has shown a wonderful pro
gress in the time that it has been
in operation and now has its plant
operating at increasing output, the
butter making last month showing
20,000 pounds produced or one-third
niore than that of the first month of
operating and this month will show
even larger figures on the amount
of butter that is being turned out.
Last Saturday was the largest
cream day at the plant and with the
flow of the cream coming from the
farms the plant can be operated much
more extensively to supply the large
number of orders that are constantly
being received from eastern points
where the surplus of the plant is
handled. Local county business has
also showed gains that have more
than exceeded the hopes of the group
of progressive farmers that estab
lished the plant and justifies the
slogan that the Plattsmouth made
butter melts in the mouth.
Mr. Phillip Hoffman, manager and
butter maker has produced a brand
of butter that is not excelled any
where in the United States.
The local plant in the next two
weeks will have installed the addi
tional machinecy that will permit
the manufacturer of cottage cheese,
a dairy product that is much in de
mand and which will be a fine ad
dition to the output of the Farmers
creamery here.
The increasing business both in the
creamery business and the poultry
and egg departments of the creamery
has made necessary the building of
a warehouse on the south of the
creamery building where the poul
try and egg department and supplies
may be handled and give much need
ed room in the main building for
the dairy products.
The room at the north of the
building used for a store room will
be- turned into the butter wrapping
and packing room where the butter .
will be prepared for being placed in
the cooling rooms and shipping to
the outside points.
Mr. Hoffman has just' returned
from Central City where he attended
a meeting of the state co-operative
creameries and reports that thirty
eight of the forty-three creameries
were represented and the meeting
was one filled with the greatest in
terest to the members attending,
there being 150 of the creamery men
in attendance at the sessions.
ENJOY FAMILY GATHERING
From Friday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. George Mark, old
time residents of the county, who
have recently moved here from Weep
ing Water, had the pleasure this
week of enjoying a family gather
ing that brought four generations of
their family here, the four genera
tions being represented by their
grandson, Stanley Miller and his
two little sons, Junior and Billy, and
who are the great grandsons of Mr.
and Mrs. Mark. The members of the
party staged a fine picnic dinner at
Garfield park where the well laden
baskets brought by the members of
the party provided a rare treat. Those
attending were Mr. and Mrs. Pat
ridge, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Miller
and sons, Mrs. William Guisett and
two children, Marion and Bessie, Mr.
and Mrs. Sterling Hayes and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Woods, all of" Weeping
Water.
JUDGE HAND VERY ILL
The host of friends over Cass
county will regret to learn that
Judge W. E. Hand of Greenwood is
In very serious condition at his home
in that city and the malady of the
patient gives but little hope of his
recovery and his condition is such as
to give a great deal of apprehen
sion to the members of his family
circle. Mr. Hand has been one of the
prominent residents of the county
and at one time was representative
from this county in the state legis
lature and has long been active In
the life of his home community and
a man held in the very highest es
teem by those who have the pleasure
of his acquaintance.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
From Friday's Daty
In the county court yesterday af
ternoon Miss Ruth Staples of Man
ley, charged with assault and hat-
tery on Margaret Bergman of Man
ley, appeared and entered a plea of
not guilty to the charge as preferred
against her by the state. The de
fendant is represented by Attorney
Charles E. Martin of this city and
on the appearance of the defendant
in the case the matter was laid over
until May 28th when the hearing
will be had before tbe court. The
state and complaint is represented
by acting county attorney J. A.. Cap
well. Just a few of the Cass county maps
left. While they last, SOo each.