Nebraska Newspapers

    Hebmqka State Histori
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VOL. NO. XLV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1929.
NO. 34
Popular Young
A.
People
Married
at Hiawatha
Miss Iola Nahrstedt and Carl Ofe of
This City are Wedded Sat
urday Afternoon.
From Monday's Dally
The marriage of two of the well
known and popular young people of
this city occurred on Saturday af
ternoon at Hiawatha, Kansas, when
Miss Iola Nahrstedt, who has just
closed her year here as teacher in
the city schools, was united in mar
riage to Carl Ofe. The wedding had
been anticipated by the friends to
occur in the near future, but the
young people quietly left Saturday
by auto for an unknown destination
and on reaching Hiawatha had the
ceremony performed that would
unite them for life.
Both of the contracting parties
are well known in this community,
where for the past two years the
bride has been one of the accomplish
ed members of the teaching force of
tiie city. The bride is a member of
one or tne prominent tamiiies oi
Madison county, Nebraska, and her
home has been at the city of Madi
son, where she was reared to woman
hood and where she has a very large
circle of friends.
The groom is the youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ofe, of this city,
where he was born and reared and
is numbered among the most highly
esteemed young men in the commun
ity and is identified with the busi
ness life of the community by being
associated with his father and broth
er in the conduct of the Ofe Oil
company in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Ofe will, on their
return home from a short honey
moon be at home to the friends here
in their home in the Herold apart
ments, where the groom has the
home arranged for the coming of the
bride.
The many friends In 'this city and
vicinity will join in their well wishes
to Mr. and Mrs. Ofe for many, years
of happiness and success as they take
up the journey of life together.
NEHAWKA MAN HURT IN CRASH
E. Schomacher, Nehawka young
man, received severe cuts about the
head and face Friday night when
his automobile met head-on two
miles west of Nebraska City, with
an auto driven by John G. Rowe, Ne
braska City. The Schomacher ma
chine was badly damaged.
John G. Rowe, who was coming
from the west in a Hudson sedan,
escaped injury, although his wife
Buffered a nervous shock.
Schomacher was travelln geast
and had been following a car driven
by Ed Murray, also of Nehawka. Sud
denly Schmocher pulled out to the
lt-ft and started to pass Murray and
in bo doing he tore the running
board from Murray's car. He was
near the summit of a hill by this
time, and suddenly Mr. Rowe hove
into view. He applied the brakes, and
when the colision occurred, the
weight of his car withstood the as
sault and the damage resulted in a
broken windshield, and bent wheels
and axle.
The Schomacher car was damaged
almost beyond repair, it was stated.
Murray turned his car around and
took Schomacher to Nebraska City
where his injuries were dressed, and
Mr. Rowe and his wife returned to
their home under the power of their
automobile.
DEPART FOR ILLINOIS
Sunday morning at an early hour
Mrs. Erie Teepell and son, John, de
parted from this city, their home
for the past three years, on their
first step of the Journey to their new
home at Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Knight of Mattoon,
Illinois, parents of Mrs. Teepell, who
were here to attend the graduation
of John from the high school, had
motored here for the occasion and
took their daughter and grandson
back with them to Mattoon for a
short visit before starting for the
south. Mr. Teepell is at Atlanta with
the Refrigerator Express company,
as storekeeper, and the family ex
pect to make their home in that city
fur the present at least. The many
friends regret to see this estimable
family leave this city and Join In
wishing them well in the southland
and a safe and pleasant journey to
the new home.
DEPARTS FOR THE WEST
Sunday afternoon Miss Henrietta
Koukal of this city departed for Fort
Morgan, Colorado, where she will en
ter the employe of one of the leading
law firms of that section of Colorado
as a stenographer. Miss Koukal has
taken up her stenograph Work here
at the law offices of Attorney D. O.
Dwyer and has been under the in
struction of Mrs. Dwyer and has made
a splendid success of her work and
become a very efficient and able
etenographer and law office clerk and
should be a most valuable aid to the
lew firm where she is to be located
In the future.
ENJOYS VISIT AT HOME
From Monday's .Ially
Miss Dolores Wiles, who has been
on night duty at the Methodist hos
pital at Omaha for the past month,
has been home enjoying a few days
visit and yesterday returned to the
duties as nurse at the hospital and
was accompanied to that city by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Wiles
and brother, Chet, the family enjoy
ing a fine picnic party for the day
in the Omaha parks. Miss Wiles en
joyed very much the stay at home
for even the short time and eppects
to have her regular vacation here in
August with the home folks.
AskS15,000in
Damages for an
Auto Accident
Mrs. Ora Hauschildt Files Suit Here
Against William O'Brien
for Accident
Prom Monday's Lialiv
With the increasing number of
autos on the highway has come an
incrusiiig number of accidents- and
which have led to many damage
suits in the local courts in the past
few years, a case of this nature ask
ing $15,000 damages was filed today
in the office of the clerk of the dis
trict court.
In this action Mrs. Ora Hauchildt,
a resident of Sarpy county, is the
plaintiff and William O'Brien, pro
minent resident of South Bend and
lotmer fish commissioner, is the de
fendant. The petition of the plaintiff as
filed in court here alleges that on
June 9, H28, the plaintiff was rid
ing in a car driven by hoi husband,
Henry C. Hauschildt on the D. L. D.
highway and that when a short dis
tance from the town of Gretna, the
car was stopped on account of en
gine trouble, that the car was driven
to one side of the road and stopped
and that the husband left the car to
seek assistance in fixing the car leav
ing the plaintiff seated in the car.
It is claimed that the defendant, Mr.
O'Erien. came along later in his car
and struck the rear of the Haus
chiUit car. causing it to be pushed
forward and doing damage to the
car and also causing the plaintiff
to suffer several bruises and injuries
and which the plaintiff alleges are
of a permanent nature and prevent
ing her from her usual activities on
the farm. The defendant is charged
with driving his car at an unlawful
rate of speed.
The injuries to the plaintiff are
claimed to be such that she asks the
sum of $15,000 in damages from
the defendant.
FISHERMEN RETURN
Worn Mondays Dally
The members of the perch, bass
and other finny tribes that inhabit
the lakes of Minnesota can now sport
the lakes in freedom as the trio of
Cass county fishermen who have been
at Henning, Minnesota, for the past
week returned last evening from
their outing. The party comprising
Henry Starkjohn, William G. Kieck
and Frank A. Cloidt, arrived safe
in the car of Mr. Starkjohn and from
their tanned appearance and general
aspect had a real time on the outing.
To vouch for their skill as fishermen
the boys brought back a fine bunch
of fish that they claim to have caught
and which gave them much trouble
to get to this city safely as they
were compelled to stap at several
Iowa towns to re-ice the fish. A box
of sardines was received at the
Plattsmouth state bank a few days
ago and which led to the fear of the
friends that the catch of the fisher
men had been confined to this variety
of fish and their cousin, the canned
salmon, but such was not the case.
The members of the party had a real
time and report that Minnesota has
two good crops, fish and ice and
plenty of both in season.
WILL MARK STREETS
The action of the city council in
deciding on the adopting of a sys
tem of signs for the residence sec
tion of the city which has hereto
fore been without the regulation
street markers, will mean probably
that the city mail delivery will be
greatly enlarged to cover the city
more thoroufhly and to serve many
more patrons. The government makes
requirement of the city to have the
streets marked and also to have the
proper sidewalks in the territory
where the mall patrons are to be
served and without these two re
quirements there is little chance, of
the mail routes being extended. The
localities that do not have the per
manent sidewalks will not be in
cluded in the mail routes but where
they have the walks that connect
the different sections there will no
doubt be an extension of the route.
It is thought that the extension of
the route will lead to the employ
ment of an additional mall carrier
to look after the needs of the patrons
of the postofHce in the way of city
delivery.
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terest in phoning ns the news. Call
No. 6 any time.
Close of Year;s
Work at the St.
Johns School
Fine Program Given Last Evening
at the K. of C. Hall Very
Largely Attended
From Tuesday's Dally
The commencement exercises and
program of the St. John's parochial
school held last evening at the
Knights of Columbus hall drew a
packed house, largely parents and
relatives of the children who are at
tendants at the school.
The program opened with the ex
tending of "Welcome" by little El
more Brink and lasted fully two
hours, comprising a number of drills
and exercises by the younger stu
dents, while the older pupils put on
several short playlets, a two-act
sketch and a five act melodramatic
skit, that showed the result of long
and diligent preparation and train
ing. The sketch "Kathleen" or "The
Cost of a Promise" was especially
pleasing, and included a cast of some
twenty pupils from the higher
grades. The lead parts were played
by Lucile Case as Kathleen; Anna
May Sandin as Granny Gilligan, an
old apple woman, and Margaret Berg
man as Mrs. Royalton. This was por
trayed in five scenes and took more
than an hour to produce.
The boys' play, "Up Caesar's
Creek," was also presented in an
able manner, with lead rolls by Rob
ert Rea and Bernard Knofiicek as
the typical country and city boys,
who aspire to leadership of the
club." The first scene was at the
shanty and the second at camp,
where the tables were reversed and
the city youth's counsel was found
defective. Ernest Zitka as "Spider"
Kelly, the harmonica enthusiast, pro
vided plenty of comedy throughout
the two acts.
Following the conclusion of the
program, the graduation exercises of
the eighth grade students was in or
der, the clas of ten being seated on
the "stage. Anna May Sandin, who
has completed the entire eight grades
as a pupil of St. John's school, gave
the valedictory oration, her dramatic
ability standing her in good stead
to rise to the climaxes of her well
prepared discourse.
The address to the graduates and
parents was given by Rev. Francis
G. Deglman, S. J., of Creighton uni
versity, who has long been a teacher
and is familiar with all phases of the
educational program. His counsel
was timely and filled with good sug
gestions. He likened the child start
ing to school as a flower in nature's
garden, which can not grow wholly
on sunshine alone, but must have in
addition the raindrops, which he said
represent the moral and religious
training necessary to establish a
proper background for every career, j
At the close of his address. Rev.
Marcellus Agius, who is acting pastor
of St. John's parish during the en
forced absence of his brother on ac
count of sickness, took charge of
the distribution of diplomas and
awards.
The graduates are!
Ruth Shiffer. Lucille Case, Mar
garet Bergman. Helen Woolcott,
Anna May Sandin, Vitalis Murphy,
Leo Sikora. Robert Rea. Francis Lib-
ershal, Albert Toman.
Among the numerous prizes award
ed were those for highest grade aver
ages from the 8th down to the C
class, being as follows:
Highest average, Sth grade Leo
Sikora.
Highest average in
7th
grade
grade
John Kubicka.
Highest average in
6 th
William Starkjohn.
Highest average
in 5 th grade
in 4th grade-
Albert Timmas.
Highest average
Erie Pittman.
Highest average in 3rd grade
Joseph Kavill.
Highest average in 2nd grade
Charles Gradoville.
Highest average in 1st grade
Jacqueline Distell.
Highest average in kindergarden
Edwin Hiber.
Prize for free hand drawing
Helen Messersmith.
Perfect attendance at school
Margaret Bergman, Helen Woolcott,
Albert Toman, Francis Libershal.
Prize by the C. D. of A.
Catechism in senior room Mar
garet Bergman. Lucille Case.
Good conduct Robert Rea.
Completion of entire eight grades
at St. John's school Anna May
Sandin.
Penmanship Vitalis Murphy.
Prize to Sth grade by the C. D. of
A. Ruth Shiffer. Lucille Case,
Margaret Bergman. Helen Woolcoot,
Anna May Sandin, Vitalis Murphy,
Leo Sikora, Robert Rea, Francis
Libershal, Albert Toman.
Music Culture Pin presented by
Art Publication Co. of St. Louis
Ruth Shiffer.
Progress in Music Lucille Case.
Diligence in Music Margaret
Bergman.
Fancy Work Margaret Bergman.
Second Prize Fancy Work Irene
Converse.
Catechism in Primary room El
more Brink and John Kenneth Bes
tor. Catechism in Intermediate room
Mildred Knoflicek, Cleda Koukal.
Good Conduct Anna Marie Rea,
Frances Hadraba.
MAKES GREAT SHOWING
Assessor John McKay of Weeping
Water precinct, whet has completed
the work of assessing this year, kept
an agricultural cue
frk of bis pre-
cinct and made some
observations of the
Jvery interesting
results of the
assessing work. In fhe precinct six
miles square there were 152 auto
mobiles owned. 1.4 9S acres of fall
wheat reported, 667 acres of alfalfa.
In the live stock line the precinct
produced .3, S00 pigs for last year and
715 brood sows, 497 head of cattle
fattened in the precinct and the re
ports shows 20.010 chickens raised
and seventeen colts raised in the
precinct. This is a most interesting
record and shows the interest and
care that Mr. McKay lias taken in his
work as well as disclosing that it
is one of the well to do precincts
in the county from the agricultural
standpoint.
Paving of the
K. of T. Highway
Omaha to Union
Work of Paving Will Start This
Year Seems Assured and Will
Relieve Condition
From Wednesday' Daily
The paving of the King of Trails
highway. No. 75, from the Douglas
county line to Union the coming sum
mer now seems assured reports
reaching this city from Lincoln state
as the surveying and preliminary
work having been carried out, the
work of arranging for the contract
for the work in a very short time
seems to be certain.
It was first thought that the work
would be held up until the overhead
road crossing at Fort Crook and La
Platte were completed but with the
need of replacing the gravel on this
highway, one, if not the heaviest
traveled highways f' the state, both
in trucks and autos, tbe paving work
wiM be extended this year. .
The paving will in all probability
be laid to within a quarter of a mile
cf where the new crossing will be
placed and leave this part un paved
until the crossings are completed.
and later these small stretches will
be completed.
The paving will relieve a very bad
condition on the highway through
Sarpy and Cass county in the rainy
and winter weather where the gra
vel on the roads suffer a great deal
from the effects of the heavy travel
that makes it difficult to maintain
the roads in the proper shape.
This will be a great improvement
n the highway system of the state
and carrying the paving program as
far as Union this year will enable the
work to be extended the coming
year to Nebraska City on highway
75 without doubt and add to the in
creasing area of the paved roads in
Nebraska.
MAKES BIG DISTURBANCE
From Monday's Dally
Late last evening a man giving
the name of Matthews, created more
or less excitement around the Royal
cafe and his outbreak continued un
til it was subdued by William Gallo
way in a very effective manner. The
affair as related was that the man
had come to the restaurant late at
night and purchased a hamburger
and also asked to purchase some raw
hamburger. The cook on duty at
that time, Jean Chancellor, failed to
get the raw hamburger out in the
time that was desired by the irate
stranger and he accordingly entered
the kitchen of the cafe and threaten
ed the cook and used very harsh lan
guage, it is claimed that he secured
a platter and started after the cook
when Mr. Galloway interfered to
protect the cook and planted a well
directed blow on the face of the
warrior. The police took Matthews
in. charge and later he asked that
they accompany him home to secure
the fund for a cash bond. An ar
rival there the man refused to pro
duce the bond or return to the city
jail without a warrant and while
the warrant was being produced the
man disappeared and is still among
the missing, altho a search was con
ducted today to learn if possible the
whereabouts of the missing man.
HOLIDAY VISITORS HERE
From "Wednesday's Dally
The home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Geiser in the north portion of the
city i3 to be the scene of a very
pleasant family party over the holi
day season when a number of the
relatives from several localities will
be here for the day with the parents.
Mrs. H. - W. Henryes and small
daughter, Marian of Lead, South
Dakota, the former a daughter of
Mrs. Geiser have been here for some
time and Thursday the party will
be joined by Mr. and Mrs. Walter
E. Edwards of Omaha, the latter also
a daughter of Mrs. Geiser, and A.
W. Bradway of St. Louis, a son of
Mrs. Geiser will come in tomorrow
morning for the holiday here at the
old home.
Phone your news to the Journal
Fire Destroys
Barn at Sulser
Farm Saturday
Hay Barn Burned to Ground Late
Saturday Night With Loss of
Several Tons of Hay
From Monday's Dally
Saturday night at 10:30 the hay
barn on the farm of Matt Sulser,
just west of this city, was discovered
to be ablaze and at the time the fire
was first noticed the barn was burn
ing so rapidly that it was impossible
to check the fire. Only by the work
of the neighbors who hastened to the
Sulser home, was the stock barn.
near the burning structure, saved
from also being wiped out by the
blaze and the barn was badly scorch
ed by the flames from the burning
hay barn.
The burned barn contained several
tons of hay and which made fuel for
the flames as they swept through the
building and in a few moments re
duced the building to ruins.
The cause of the fire is not known
as the structure was burning so bad
ly when discovered that it was im
possible to learn how the barn was
caught, but as there was no inflam
able material in the barn it is
thought that perhaps the barn was
set on fire. The fact that it may
have been an incendiary blaze is
strengthened by the fact that the
members of the family heard the
dog who was in the yard making
a disturbance sometime before the
blaze was discovered, but thinking
that he was barking at some passing
parties, little attention was paid to
the matter until a few moments
later when the barn was ablaze.
Parties driving along the road
near the Sulser place later reported
finding an empty bottle that seems
to have contained kerosene and
which may have been used in firing
the barn.
In the past year two barns on the
county farm, a short distance west
of the Sulser farm, were burned and
as in this case the cause of the fire
was unknown and has never been
definitely ascertained as to how the
buildings were caught on fire.
HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICES
From Monday's Dally
Yesterday morning the memorial
Sunday services were held at the
First Presbyterian church and which
service was joined in by the members
of the Methodist ''church.
A large number of members of
patroitic societies were present, while
the fast thinning ranks of the Grand
Army of the Republic was marked
by the fact that but one member, A
Shallenberger, aged 86, was in at
tendance at the services, the other
members of the local G. A. R. post
not being able to be present at the
services.
The prayer and scripture lesson
were iven by the Rev. H. E. Sortor,
pastor of the Methodist church.
The sermon by Rev. H. G. Mc
Clusky was one filled with tribute
to the men of the civil war days that
had battled to preserve the nation
to the present generation and kept
the government from perishing from
the earth. The pastor urged the
heeding of the lessons of service
given by the men of the trying days
of 1861-65. by the present genera
tion and the future to whom the
preservation of the blood bought
liberties must be carried on.
During the service Miss Rpth
Lindsay gave a very beautiful solo
number. "Leave It With Him," a
very appropriate number for the
memorial service.
GIVES SHOWER FOR BRIDE
Mrs. L. F. Langhorst and daugh
ters Ethel and Mrs. S. J. Moore of
Omaha, entertained very charmingly
at the Langhorst home in the north
port of the city on Saturday after
noon, the occasion being a miscellan
eous shower in honor of Miss Helen
Williams of Elmwood, whose marri
age is to occur in the near future.
There were some thirty-five Elm
wood ladies present as guests as well
as Mrs. John E. Turner and Mrs.
J. A. Capwell of this city and Mrs.
A. Grear of Omaha present to enjoy
the occasion and to shower the bride
to be with a large number of very
handsome and attractive gifts in
honor of the forthcoming wedding.
The hostesses served a very dainty
and delicious two-course luncheon
that was enjoyed to the utmost by
all of the members of the party.
CLOSES SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Miss Eula Reed, who has been
teaching school in western Cass
county near Ashland, closed her
school Friday afternoon and a very
fine picnic was held in which all of
the parents and friends of the young
people were in attendance. The
event was attended by Sheriff Bert
Reed and wife and a great feast was
provided by the good people of that
locality and with the exercises of
the closing of school made a very
gala occasion. Miss Reed has been
re-elected to this school for next
year, a very fine recognition of her
fine work as a teacher and the high
regard that tbe patrons of the school
have had for her services.
ENTERTAINS AT BRIDGE
From Wednesday s lally
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Frank J.
Morgan gave a very delightful bridge
party, one of a series of charming
social events that she has given in
the past week. The members of the
party were entertained at a very
delightful 1 o'clock luncheon at the
home of Mrs. Oscar Gapen and fol
lowing which the members of the
party adjourned to the Morgan home
where they spent the time in the
playing of bridge in which the first
honors were awarded to Mrs. George
O. Dovey while the second prize was
awarded to Mrs. James W. Holmes.
Lewiston Aid
Society Has a
Great History
Organized in 1901 This Organization
Has Carried on Religious and
Charity Work.
The ladies of the Lewiston Aid so
ciety met at "Cedarcrest Cottage,"
Tuesday afternoon and arranged
their rooms and planned their work
for the year.
This society was organized in
February, 1901, at the Kenosha
school house, with Mrs. James Chal-
fant, president; Mrs. W. F. Campbell,
vice president and Fern Chalfant
secretary-treasurer, and was known
as the Kenosha Aid society.
The Kenosha church was built that
year and this society aided material
ly in financing the building of the
church and the services that were
held there.
In 1909, under the leadership of
Mrs. Lelia Queen the society was re
organized and named the K. N. K.
The first Thanksgiving dinner was
held in 1911. with Rev. W. A. Taylor
of Union, the regular pastor.
After the tornado destroyed the
Kenosha church in March, 1913, Miss
Etta Nickles, president of the society
at that time, went to Lincoln, and
asked permission of the presiding
elder, Rev. J. W. Emberry, of the
Methodist conference to let the so
ciety hold their meeting in the Lew
iston church.
Rev. Emberry very gladly consent
ed to have the church used and cared
for by these ladies. Some time later
the name was changed to the Lewis-
ton Aid society, on account of the lo
cation. Rev. Taylor held regular ser
vices and Sunday school until 1919.
The ladies, with the help and as
sistance of Mrs. A. D. Asche repair
ed the church on the exterior and
interior.
A great many people, no doubt,
will remember the ministry of Rev.
Taylor, the Thanksgiving dinners, so
cials, school picnics, and programs,
and a number of people will no doubt
remember the services rendered to
their loved ones when brought there
for burial. The Lewiston cemetery
association was organized under the
direction of the aid society, and will
continue to care for the cemetery.
Mrs. Nelson Berger, Home County
Agent at that time, directed the ex
tension work there for three years,
and organized the girls club, which
met there. I
During the World war the aid so- !
ciety did their quota of Red Cross)
work at the church. The Social
Workers Flower club and Lewiston
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A1U, BClYtU C11C luanmglllllg uiiii.i
and held their market and sale for
the benefit of the Red Cross in 1919,
for which they received $579.70.
The aid society continued to care I
for the church, and hold their regular
meetings there until October, 1928,
the last meeting being a shower for
Mrs. Anderson Lloyd, in October.
Plans were being made at that
time for the sale of the church, so
upon the advice of their attorney, Mr.
C. E. Martin, the society moved their
personal property to the farm home
of Mr. R. R. Nickles.
The group of people that repre
sented the cemetery and sacred in
terest of the church wish to thank
Judge Begley for the respect and con-
eideration shown to them. I
The Lewiston Aid society and the ;
Lewiston Study club are in no way
connected with the Lewiston Com-'
munity Center. They will hold their
meetings at "Cedarcrest Cottage, ;
and continue their social gatherings, i
their object being to assist in chari- l
table work, carry on the study course
from the extension department of the
state university, have a good time so
cially, quilt, and other things in
which they may become interested.
This write up is a correction of the
statement that the Lewiston church
had been vacant for a number of
years before being sold.
Considering the ministry of Rev.
W. A. Taylor and the activities of
the aid society it was far from being
vacant from 1913 until November,
1928.
LEWISTON AID SOCIETY.
Mrs. E. H. Wescott departed yes
terday for Lincoln where she at
tended the Mayflower dinner last
evening and will remain over for
the Ivy day exercises Thursday and
the graduation on Friday at which
time her daughter, Miss Helen, will
graduate from the Wesleyan univer
sity.
Proposed Road
to New Bridge
is Gone Over
State Engineer Cochran and Local
Officials Go Over Route Pro
posed for Road
From Wednesday's Daily
The streets, alleys and bridges
committee of the city council, mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerce
good roads committee as well as
County Commissioner George Farley,
yesterday afternoon accompanied
State Engineer Roy Cochran over
the proposed routes for the highway
from this city to the new Missouri
river highway bridge.
The state engineer who has en
deavored to reach here several times
in the past few weeks to go over
the route, at last was able to get
away from the many duties at Lin
coln long enough to motor down
from Lincoln in company with one
of his assistants, Fred Kleitsch, a
former Plattsmouth and Elmwood
boy and go over the route suggested.
The settling of the highway loca
tion is a matter of the greatest im
portance as the work making the
highway will be no small task and
one that should be all completed by
the time the bridge is thrown open
for travel in the late fall.
The route as suggested will make
a very attractive winding drive
around the crest of the bluff that
leads to the western approach of the
bridge and from there the road conies
along the Otterstein and Pitz place
to the east side of Happy Hollow
and thence on down along the side
of the Burlington right of way to
the foot of Granite street. This is
tentative on the successful efforts
to arrange the routing along the
railroad property and is a matter
that will be taken up at once in
order that the county and city can
have a definite understanding with
the railroad as to their willingness
to have the highway follow their
right of way for a short distance.
Other routes may be necessary in
case the use of the part of the Burl
ington right of way is not secured.
The highway from the east end
of Granite street, as proposed would
come west over the railroad tracks
leading to the Burlington shops and
to the intersection of Granite and
Richey streets and thence north
along Richey street to Main street
and then west through the main
part of the city.
The routing through the city will
bring the highway into Main street
at the Farmers Co-Operative cream
ery and this will make a much bet
ter highway in the opinion of those
who have gone over the route than
by bringing the higway along South
Third street as it eliminates a very
bad corner at Third and Granite
street, the turn at Richey street giv
ing a turn that is not obstructed and
a view of the highway for several
blocks each way is possible.
There is need for prompt action
on the construction of the highway
to have it in readiness for the for
mal bridge opening and as this is
a matter in which every resident
in this section as well as Mills coun
ty, Iowa. i3 interested there will
no doubt be strong pressure to have
the route fixed and work started
in the next few weeks.
The Iowa people are getting their
plans laid for the route of the high
way on the east side of the river
to follow practically the lines of the
present Glen wood-Pacific Junction
highway and with the highway be
ing located and laid out from the
bridge to this city there should be
a fine route in readiness by the time
the bridge is thrown open for travel.
MAKES VISIT HERE
From Monday's Dally
Yesterday Ray Keller of Minnea
polis was i:i the city for a few hours
enjoying a visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Clement and the
other relatives, while enroute to the
south to look over his trade territory.
Mr. Keller is general manager of the
Dupont company in the middle west
and has the states of Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas, Texas and Missouri
under his jurisdiction and which re
quires a great deal of his time on
the road. Mr. Keller is the husband
of the former Miss Dorothy Britt of
this city and is well known to a
large circle of friends here.
PASSES ANNIVERSARY
The birthday anniversary of T. H.
Kahoutek. one of the popular resi
dents of the city was most delightful
ly observed at the home in the north
part of the city. A number of the
friends arranged and carried out a
very successful surprise on the guest
of honor and as a remembrance of
the event. The evening was spent
in visiting and dancing, while at
an appropriate hour a fine luncheon
was served by Mrs. Kahoutek that
added in the completion of a most
enjoyable event and at the close of
the evening the guests departed
wishing Mr. Kahoutek many more
such pleasant events.
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