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VOL. NO. XLV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUJIE 13, 1929.
NO. 33
Plattsmouth
Motor Company
Plant Robbed
Robbers Secure $15 from Office Some
time Alter Midnight Sunday
Discovered Today.
From Monday's Tallv
The parage of the Plattsmouth
Motor company at Sixth and Pearl
tret t w as made the object of a visit
from robbers sometime after mid
night last night and as the result
some ?lf in change was stolen from
the office of the garage building.
The parage has a night man on
duty until midnight and during his
stay, there was no unusual occur
ance at the garage, but this morning
when the force of workmen arrived
at the building it was found that
there had been a robbery of the of
fice of Mr. Petring and $15 in change
that had been kept there over Sun
day was taken.
Entrance was gained to the build
ing by breaking a window in the
rear of the structure where there is
little opportunity for the party or
parties pulling off the robbery to be
observed. After breaking tho window
the robber or robbers made their way
on through the building to the of
fice and after a search had located
the change left ther for the U3e of
the office Monday morning.
This morning when the activities
of the garage opened up. it was
found that the money was missing
and the fact of the broken window
discovered by the officers.
The party that pulled off the rob
bery was evidently familiar with the
fact of the night man leaving at
midnight as well as that some money
was left there over night.
The oil filling station just west of
the garage was also entered but noth
ing was reported missing from this
building.
It is supposed by the officers that
the robbery was carried out by the
same parties that robbed the Ofe oil
station just a block west of the
Plattsmouth Motor Co,, garage
building.
SURPRISE FRIEND
Mrs. Con Lynch was made the re
cipient of a very cleverly arranged
surprise on Saturday evening to
honor the passing of her birthday
anniversary and which event was one
that the guest of honor will long
vost delightfully recall. The guest
of honor had been induced to drive
! Omaha by Mr. and Mrs. Lester
Pnrrows and while absent the friends
jr:itherd at the Lynch home, greet
i!irr Mrs. Lynch in a complete sur
prise as she entered the home. After
! t- guest of honor had recovered
f:i Li the shock of the surprise, the
vering was spent in dancing and a
r-al delightful social time. Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Kohrell furnishing the music
t r the occasion. A fine luncheon
w :is served from the well filled bas
kets. Those who enjoyed the event were
Messrs and Mesdames H. A. Sniffer,
IMward Kohrell. William ODonnell,
W. H. Mason. Oeorge Weaver, A. F.
Meisiiifer, William Bergin, Peter
Gradoville. J. L. Burrows and Wal-J
:r Victor of this city: H. Grimm, of
Omaha, and Messrs. Robert Gentry
and William Kief.
OLD RESIDENT DIES
From Monday's lallv
The message was received here yes
tt nh.y by relatives of the death at
Chrspp'.-ll. Nebraska, of Peter M. Ak
eson. who is seventy-eight years of
:.ge. has resided in the west part of
the state for a great many years and
a as one of the early residents of
that st-ction of the state. The de
fused was a son of Matthes Akeson.
who was murdered some thirty-six
y.'urs ago at his farm home south of
"i:isvil!e hy Harry Hill and a man
irmi'-d Henwell and which which
Hill was hung here in Plattsmouth
it: lS9't while Renwell was sent to
the penitentiary for life but was
h'.ter released after several years
confinement.
The deceased is survived by a son
and two daughters. Mr. Akeson was
a brother-in-law of Joseph Hadraba,
night policeman and an uncle of
Mrs. Blanche Price and Mrs. Helen
Hetnrich of this city.
Mrs. Heir.rich departed this morn
ing for Chappell to attend the fun
eral services which are to be held
at that place on Tuesday.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
Miss Margie Denson of this citv
was operated on Saturday at the
University hospital at Omaha, the
patient having for some time been
suffering from appondicities and
with which other complications
made the operation a very severe
one. The patient is doing just as
v.-ell as possible under the circum
stances but her condition is still
serious. It is hoped, however, that
te next few days may show an im
privement in the condition of the
ratient that will give assurance of
her recovery.
Read the Journal Want Ada.
LEAVE FOR THE WEST
From Monday's Daily
Postmaster J. W. Holmes and Mrs
Holmes departed this morning for
the west on a short outing trip, they
going to Chase county for a few days
visit and where they will look over
the farming lands of Mr. Holmes
in the vicinity of Imperial. Later
Mr. and Mrs. Holmes will Jr.otor
on to Colorado and enjoy a stay in
the scenic country of the west, spend
ing some time at Colorado Springs
and Denver and other points of in
terest in that section cf the wet?t.
Young People
are Wedded at
South Omaha
Miss Lillian Hrbacek and Joseph
Strilka, Jr., Married Bride
Born in This City
The marriage of a former Platts
mouth girl. Miss Lillian Hrbacek to
Mr. Joseph Strilka. Jr., occurred on
Wednesday, June 5th at the Church
of the Assumption at South Omaha.
The nuptial mass was celebrated
by Father John Krajicek. pastor of
the church and was attended by a
large group of the relatives and close
friends of the contracting parties.
The bride was most charming in
a wedding gown of silk chiffon with
beaded effect, the flowing bridal veil
being worn and caught in place by
a bandeau of orange blossoms. Miss
Hrbacek carried an arm bouquet of
the Bride roses and lillies of the
valley. The white slippers and hose
completed the costume.
The bride was attended by two
bridesmaids. Miss Bessie Drozda, a
cousin of the bride, who was gowned
in light yellow georgette with slip
pers and hose to match, with an
arm bouquet of pink roses, and Miss
Mary Slatinsky of Plattsmouth, who
wore a most attractive costume of
pale lavender georgette with slip
pers and hose to match. Miss Slatin
sky carried pink roses.
The groom was attended by Frank
Drozda, cousin of the bride and
George Cherney. as best man. The
gentlemen wore the conventional
dark suits.
After the wedding the guests were
entertained at a wedding breakfast at
the home of the bride's parents at
5002 So. 20th street, Mrs. Hrbacek
being assisted by Mrs. Joseph Drozda.
Following the reception Mr. and
Mrs. Strilka departed by auto for
Denver where they will enjoy a short
honeymoon and on their return ylll
be at home after June 15th at 5004
So. 20th street.
Those from out of town to attend
tbe wedding were Mr. and Mr9.
Frank Aschenbrenner and sons.
Frank and John, and Miss Mary
Slatinsky of this city; Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Strilka and daughter, Lillian,
of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. George
Zima of Dodge. Nebraska; Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Burke and daughter,
Elsie of Brewster, Nebraska.
The bride is the eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hrbacek and
was born in Plattsmouth where she
spent her younger years and was a
student at the St. John's school here
for several years. She is among the
most popular of the young people of
her home community and a lady of
great charm and personality.
The groom is the youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseh Strilka, Sr., and
is a foreman engaged in one of the
South Omaha packing plants, and
is a young man held in the highest
esteem by a very large circle of
friends.
PRESENT FINE PROGRAM
At the morning worship hour Sun
day at the First Methodist church
the time was occupied in the presen
tation of the Children's day program
of the Sunday school in a wonderful
program of drills, songs and recita
tions that gave to the audience a
great appreciation of the work of the
school. In the observance the pri
mary, beginners and cradle roll de
partments . took part and those on
the Drocram afforded a very fine
presentation of this part of the
church work.
The program and obsrevance was
carried out under the direction of
Mrs. R. B. Hayes and Mrs. R. E.
Bailey and these ladies' skill In ar
ranging the observance aided greatly
in its success and in their efforts they
were assisted by a group of the
vouneer girls. Mrs. Bailey being as
sisted by Fern Jahrig and Gladys
Bushnell, while Mrs. Hayes was as
slster by Alice Crabill, Marjorie Arn
and Jean Hayes.
REBEKAHS HOLD ELECTION
From Monday's Dally
The local lodge of the Rebekahas
at their meeting on Friday evening
held the annual election of the of
ficers of the lodge, the following be
ing named:
Noble Grand Miss Helen Johnson.
Vice-Grand Miss Dora McNurlin.
Secretary Miss Marie Kaufmann.
Treasurer Mrs. Fred H. Mumm.
The newly elected officers aa well
as the appointive officers to be named
by the noble grand, will be installed
at the meeting to be held in July.
Ofe Oil Station
Visited by Rob
bers on Sunday
Discovery of Robbed Station Made
Early This Morning: by Police
Secu.se Small Amount
From Monday's Dally
The station of the Ofe Oil Co.,
situated on Chicago avenue at the
intersection of Pearl and Seventh
street, was again visited by robbers
sometime Sunday night, the robbery
being almost a duplication of that
of several weeks ago when two men
coming here in a stolen car from
Lincoln robbed the Htation and were
captured by the officers near the Mis
souri Pacific railroad station.
This time, as in the first robbery.
the station was entered by breaking
out a part of the glass in the front
door of the station and then unlock
ing the door and making easy en
trance to the office.
The robbers had searched the
place and found 150 pennies and
thirty-five cents in nickles that had
been left out of the safe when the
station was closed for the evening.
The robbers that have visited the
station seem to have a desire for
firearms and for the second time
the revolver belonging to Henry
Ofe, Jr., was stolen, it having been
recovered from the parties in the
first robbery.
The robbers overlooked a rifle
which had been left in the station
and with the loot of $1.S5 and the
revolver, made their escape from the
scene of the robbery.
The night police on their rounds
about 2 o'clock this morning made
the discovery that the station had
been entered and at once notified
the owners of the station who came
down and checked over the contents
of the station to determine just what
had been taken. Deputy Sheriff Rex
Young was also notified and came
down to join the police in the at
tempt to locate the robbers if pos
sible.
Two strangers were picked up by
Officers Pickrel and Hadraba a short
time after tbe robbery and who had
in their possession a revolver but
which was of a different make from j
that while had been taken from the
oil station and no trace of any pen
nies could be found on the men, who
however, were locked up for inves
tigation. It is thought that the robbery was
the work of some highway hoboes
passing through the city and secur
ing the small loot from the oil sta
tion continued on their way.
HOLD FINE RECITAL
The recital of the dramatic art
and piano pupil3 of Mrs. Joseph A.
Capwell was held on Saturday eve
ning at the auditorium of the pub
lic library and was a most delight
ful evening of music and one in
which the young people taking part
offered a very fine rendition of the
various numbers that reflected the
greatest' credit upon those taking
part as well as the splendid train
ing that has been given them by
Mrs. Capwell. Those who took part
in the program offered piano solo
numbers by Amelia Kief. Granville
Sigler, Rachel Robertson, Herbert
Minor, Dorothy Engelkemeier, Ger
trude Vallery, James Begley, Doro
thy Newton, Vestetta Robertson,
Helen Vallery, Jeanne Parker.
Piano duets were given by Twila
Fay Hendrix and Mrs. Capwell and
Miss Vestetta Robertson and Miss
Dorothy Newton.
The Misses Helen, Marie and Ger
trude Vallery presented a very beau
tiful piano trio number in "Schu
bert's Serenade."
In the dramatic art class selec
tions were given by Betty Hall.
Dorothy Eugenia Turner and Janet
Westover, these little ladies giving
very clever offerings.
GRADUATES AT OMAHA
The many old time friends here of
the Coffey family will be interested
to learn of the graduation the past
week from the high school of the St.
Mary's seminary at Omaha, of Helen
Claire Olsen, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs.. Charles Olsen, the latter former
ly Miss Mayme Coffey of this city.
Miss Alsen was the highest ranking
student of the St. Mary's high school
and has had a great record in her
four years course of study, standing
as the highest student in her four
years schooling. She also has a re
cord of never being absent or tardy
in the four years of school work. In
recognition of her work Miss Olsen
received the honor of a two years free
course at the seminary and which
she will take up this fall.
BOX SUPPER AND WETNER ROAST
The Lewiston Study club gave a
box supper and weiner roast at the
home of Mrs. George Parks on Sat
urday evening.
A large fire was built on the Parks
grounds and the members of the club
and their friends had a very enjoy
able time at the good old sport of
roasting welners. and are all looking
forward to another one of these good
times.
GIVES DELIGHTFUL OFFERING
From Mondays DaJly
There wa? an exceptionally large
congregation present at the First
Presbyterian church yesterday morn
ing to hear the special numbers
given by Mrs. Marguriete Waiters
Johnstone, who sang in her charm
ing manner the beautiful sacred
song, "The Holy City." Mrs. John
stone was also heard with Frank
A. Cloidt in the duet, "Mv Faith in
Thee."
The artists were assisted by Mrs.
J. A. Capwell. piano, and Oliver
Johnstone on the cornet.
Mrs. Johnstone .motored to Bea
trice in the afternoon where she
sang last evening at one of the
churches in that city.
District Con
vention is to be
Held June 20th
Greenwood will be Host City to the
Legicnnaires of Southeastern
Nebraska on that Date
The looked-forward-to summer
time frolic in American Legion cir
clet? the big district convention is
to be held on Thursday, June 20th,
at Greenwood, where the live Amer
ican Legion post commander by Col.
Phil Hall, is making extensive prep
arations to entertain the Legionnaires
from over southeastern Nebraska in
a regal manner.
Greenwood was awarded this year's
convention at Nebraska City last
year and has been laying plans ever
since aimed to put the affair over
big and provide the boys with some
thing new and different in the way
of convention entertainment.
Another of the live wire members
of the Greenwood post is Adjutant
George Bucknell, whose enthusiasm
has been running higher and higher
as the time for holding the meeting
approaches and what George hasn't
thought up in the way of entertain
ment would scarcely be worth think
ing of, anyway. Then, of course,
there's "Doc" McFadden and Earl
Stradley and half, a hundred other
Legion members of the Greenwood
post who are solidly behind the post
officers in their efforts to make this
a little the biggest convention of
all that have been held to date.
To keep the machinery the boys
will set in motion well greased and
functioning properly throughout the
day. the merchants and business men
of Greenwood are providing some of
the necessary funds and every citi
zen of the town will join in extend
ing welcome to the World war vets,
who. although the years are slowly
creeping upon them, still like to get
out one day in the year and relive
the stirring days of '17 and 1S when
they were the flower of America's
manhood and came through with fly
ing colors in defense of Uncle Sam
and the home folks.
Plattsmouth post will be repre
sented at the convention by a good
sized delegation, all of whom are
counting on a big time and it surely
looks as though Greenwood will not
disappoint them.
WORLD TRAVELERS HERE
Tom Tuesday's Pally
The Misses Mia and Barbara Ger
ing and Mrs. Henry Herold, of this
city, are entertaining this week sev
eral of the relatives who are return
ing home from journeys to widely
separated sections of the globe, Mrs.
Emma Pfeiffer Merner, of Palo Alto,
California, coming Saturday from
her long trip to South America,
while today Garfield Merner and wife
arrived from a long stay in Africa.
The members of the family are meet
ing here and after a visit will start
westward to California, their home.
Mrs. Merner was here last year for
a few days, while enroute to the east,
and is well known to many of the
residents here. In her recent trip,
she has followed very closely the
same route taken by President Hoov
er on his South American tour, go
ing down the west coast of the South
American continent to Chile and
thence over the Andes to Buenos Aires
and on to Rio De Janeiro, thence up
the east coast of the continent and
back to New York City, where she
has visited with the members of the
family for a short time.
Mr. Garfield Merner and wife have
been spending the past few months
in the study of the mysterious Afri
can continent and enjoyed a fine op
portunity of viewing the wonders of
Egypt, with a trip up the valley of
the Nile river and into the southern
reaches of this great river.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
From Tuesday's Dairy
Miss Mildred Schultz who was
operated on a short time ago at the
Lord Lister hospital at Omaha, has
so far recovered that she was able
to return home last evening and is
now feeling very much improved and
well on the highway to complete re
covery. The many friends of Miss
Mildred are pleased to see her home
again and trust that she may con
tinue to improve and be able to re
sum her usual activities.
Phone your news to the Journal.
Complete List
of Teaching Force
of the Schools
New Science and Commercial Teacher
Secured for Plattsmouth
City Schools
From Tuesday's Pally
The hoard of education has com
pleted the work of the s--lecting of
the iiiHulitrs of the- teaching force
for the city schools f;r the eiisuin
yar with the selection of a new
science teacher to succeed C. L.
Slown and a coiuinercial teacher to
replace W. I. McMahan, both of
whom are to yo to other schools the
coming year.
The new science teacher will be
J. Russell Iieeder of Colorado
Springs, who is coming to this city
very highly recommended in his
chosen line of work and with sev
eral years experience. Mr. Reeder
is at the present engaged by the
Carnegie institute in research work
which he will complete before com
ing here in the fall to take up his
teaching work.
The new commercial teacher
selected is not a stranger to this
city as he will be Carl Cunningham,
himself a former Plattsmouth high
graduate and who has had several
years teaching experience in the
state and conies to this city from
Auburn where the family are now
making their home. Mr. Cunning
ham has been active in school work
for the greater part of the time since
his graduation and his experience
in commercial work should make
him a valuable asset to the local
school.
The other teachers who will be
in the high school are Miss Florence
Beighley of O'Neill, who will head
the mathematics department of the
school and conies to this city very
highly recommended with college
degrees and several years teaching
experience. Miss Beighley will suc
ceed Mrs. Peril Mann, one of the
most efficient teachers of the city
staff and who has for a number o'
years headed this department.
Jn the home economics department
Miss TheTesa Haley of Greeiey, Ne
braska, will be the successor of Miss
Elizabeth McVey and comes to
Plattsmouth with the very highest
recommendation from the state uni
versity as being an outstanding
teacher in this department that can
be found in the state and with a
very brilliant record in her school
work.
In the Junior high Miss Leyla L.
Kittle of Minatare will be the head
of the English department of the
school and is another of the highly
recommended teachers of the staff
for next year.
The teachers who will be in
the grades and are as yet unassigned
will include Miss Grace Noltin,
former Plattsmouth girl and teacher
for several years at South Sioux
City, a Nebraska university gradu
ate and an outstanding teacher. Mia3
Dagny Simmousen of Hartington.
Miss Alice Bly of Beaver City, Miss
Helen Quin by of Lincoln. Miss Mary
Louise Curtis of North Bend and Miss
Alice James of Ord.
ENJOYED A FINE TIME
The representatives from this lo
cality at the 4-K club week at Lin
coln, Miss Florence Schutz and
George Lepert, have returned home
after a very interesting and profit
able week devoted to the study of the
4-H subjects and the entertainment
program arranged for them.
The registration in both the boy's
and girl's sections opened up Mon
day and this occupied the larger part
of the day. The members were quar
tered in the student activities build
ing at the state university and the
groups were under the supervision
of the club leaders.
Among the outstanding features of
the week was the luncheon arranged
by the Lincoln Rotary club, the Ne
braska Farmer theatre party, the
Chamber of Commerce banquet and
trips over Lincoln. On Friday a spec
ial train took the young people to
Omaha where a day was spent in
sightseeing with tris to the stock
yards and many of the industrial
centers.
There were 378 enrolled and thirty-three
from Cass county which had
the honor of the largest representa
tion of any county in the state.
WILL TEACH AT NORTH PLATTE
Miss Helen Wurl, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wurl, who gradu
ated with very high honors at the
University of Nebraska Saturday
with her A. B. degree, and taking as
her major at the university, mathe
matics, will enter the teaching pro
fession this fall. Miss Wurl was
tendered a fellowship in education
at the Ohio state university, but de
ciding that she would prefer the
teaching work, Miss Wurl has declin
ed the offer, and will take up active
work in the fall. Miss Wurl will
teach mathematics in the hisrh school
at North Platts, one of the high rank
ing scools of the state and with her
unusually brilliant record in this
phase of school work should make a
splendid addition to the teaching
force of the North Platte school.
DECORATE GRAVES
Sunday morning the decorating
committee of the I. O. O. F. and the
Rebekahas visited Oak Hill cemetery
where they placed floral remem
brances on the graves of the deponed
members of the two orders and gave
their expression of loving memory
to tht associates of the past who
are to come no mere. The floral re
membrances were very beautiful and
all of the graves were reached by
the committees with their taken of
unforgtting love as expressed in the
flowers of the summer season.
Local Creamery
Sends Butter to
Eastern Cities
Three Thousand Pounds of Casco
Butter to Telp Feed New
York State Cities
From Tuesday's Pallv
The residents of Rochester. IJing
hampton and New York City are
among the thousands who are every
day becoming users of Casco, "the
butter that melts in the mouth,"
and the l:eal creamery of the Farm
ers Co-Operative creamery is kept
busy in supplying- the needs of the
residents of the cities in New York
state.
The past week the local creamery
shipped three thousand pounds of
this fine brand of butter eastward
to help feed the city dwellers and
which with the growing demand on
the creamery is making the work at
the plant here rushed in every de
part ment.
The creamery is churning every
day now and sometimes the demand
is so strong that two churnings
are necessary to fill the orders re
ceived, locally the demand is gtltir.g
much larger fcr this delicious brand
of butter.
The creamery is also planning on
getting their cottage cheese depart
ment in operation in a short time
and which will add to the output
of the plant in this dairy product
and the demand for which is very
large.
The supply of cream to the plant
is growing and which furnished the
farms of the county with additional
revenue from the dairy herds and
with the splendid growth of the
creamer1 business opens a real source
of revenue to the farms that will aid
very much in settling the farm prob
lem and giving a return to the farm
er on his cows that will help stem
the low prices that corn and grain
might bring in heavy crops seasons.
HAS ATJTO ACCIDENT
From Tuesday' Dailv
Late yesterday afternon C. A.
White, traveling man for the Seco
Steel & Wire Co., of Omaha, was
the victim of an auto accident on
highway No. 75 north of this city
when his car suddenly got from his
control and swung to the east side
of the road while Mr. White was
drivng into the city. The car nar
rowly missed the Cappulo fruit truck
that was returning to Omaha from
this city and then the car, a new
Ford coupe ran partially up on the
bank along the roadside and traveled
along for quite a distance, two wheels
on the bank and the other two on
the roadway. The car finally stopped
and the owner of the car was assist
ed from the damaged coupe by pass
ing autoists. Mr. White was brought
on into the city and taken to the
office of the Drs. Livingston where
an examination failed to reveal any
serious injuries beyond severe bruises
and a general shaking up. The
damaged car was taken to the Platts
mouth Motor Co.. for repairs while
representatives of the company em
ploying Mr. White came on dow n and
took him back home.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Frorr. Tuesdays Taiy
Yesterday was the fifth anniver
sary of little Miss Peggy Jane Wiles
and in honor of the occasion some
twenty of the little friends gathered
at the Wiles home to spend the af
ternoon with the little guest of
honor. The time was spent in games
of all kinds and in which the great
est enjoyment was derived by all cf
the members of the party. In honor
of the occasion Peggy Jane received
a very large number of attractive
gifts to assist her in the reminder
of the happy event.
At the close of the afternoon dain
ty refreshments were served by Mrs.
H. G. Wiles assisted by a number
of the mothers and one of the fea
tures of this portion of the program
was the handsome birthday cake pre
pared for the event by Mrs. Wiles.
UNIQUE WINDOW TRIM
In connection with the advertising
of Carter's genuine Australian Kan
garoo shoes, the Fetzer Shoe Co. has
installed a very unusual and inter
esting window display.
The display has as it's central cen
tral unit a stuffed speciman of the
Australian Kangaroo. "Little Joey"
is a friendly Kangaroo and not the
least bit malicious.
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Call for Bids
for Paving on
Kins of Trails
Twenty-Two Miles of Highway Will
Be Paved and Work Started as
Soon as Possible
Frctn Wf-f1nesil;iy's Puily
, State Engineer Cochran yesterday
at Lincoln, issued calls for bids tor
state highway work for the corning
summer and which aggregated the
sum of $2. 500, 000 in paving, gravel
ing and grading highwas i:i se veral
parts of the state.
The largest project that is railed
for is that of paving some twenty
two miles of highway No. 75 or
the King of Trails highv ay. this
being the first link in the paving
of tue highway from Omaha to the
! Kansas line.
I This project wi'l sta" a: the
; Douglas county line which is as far
as the paving extends at the present
time and will he divided in;o dis
tricts, the first being that from Oma
ha to Fort Crook and from Fort
Crook to La Platte ar.d from the
Platte river to this city as well as
from Plattsmouth to Union. The
paving will be extended to within
a quarter of a mile of the railroad
crossings at. Fort Crook and La
Platte where there will be o;e
spaces left for the future change to
overhead crossing but which will be
handled later. The state depart
ment is anxious to have the paving
completed this summer and will do
this work and leave th" crossings for
a later time when agreement with
the railroad companies can be reach
ed and the crossings installed
This paving will r-l:ve a very
bad condition for the state it: road
maintaining as this is one of the
heaviest traveled highways in the
state and carries more heavy truck
ing than any state highway which
has caused the gravel surface cf
the higway to suffer a great deal
and in the winter and early spring
was very ostly in maintaining for
the state.
The highway carries all of the
travel from Omaha and Kansas City
and particularly the heavy stock
trucking to and from the Omaha live
stock markets and with the new Mis
souri bridge at Plattsmontli will
hava leven heavier demands mnde
on the highway in the lit stock
trucking from the western Iowa
farms into Omaha.
As was stated a few days ago in
the Journal, work will probably be
under way in July on the paving
project through this city and onto
Union.
Another 11-mile project west of
Schuyler, when completed will pro
vide paving all the way between
Schuyler ar.d Columbus on the Lin
coln highway. At the last letting, a
contract was awarded for the p-iving
of five miles east of Columbus to the
Platte county line. This is crother
road where soil conditions and the
heavy traffic have made it almost
impossible to maintain a good gravel
surface.
Another portion of the Lincoln
highway to b paved is a stretch of
9.6 miles between Central City and
Chapman.
At Grand Island, 2.7 miles will be
paved south to the Platte river
bridge.
Three miles cf the Meridian high
way about 7 miles south of Norfolk
is also to be paved. This strip of
road has been difficult to maintain
because of the sandy texture of the
soil.
With these new projects placed
under contract, together with those
which were let several weeks 8 go,
this year's highway improvement
program will include the following:
72 miles of paving; 420 miles of rw
and resurfaced gravel: and -121 miles
of new grading.
These new construction projects
represent an expenditure of nearly
$4,000,000 of state and federal aid
money.
WILL NOT BE OPERATED ON
From Tuesday'" ral!v
The many friends of the J. C.
Comstock family will be pleased to
learn that the examination made yes
terday bv specialists at Omaha of
the condition of their son. Cecil
Comstock, resulted in the specialists
deciding that an operation at this
time was unnecessary and that the
young lad would probably grow out
of his trouble without the necessity
! of an operation being performed.
, The family returned home very
much pleased with the result and
none more so than tbe prospectlce
patient himself.
IMPROVING SHINING PARI0R
! George Con is, proprietor of the
; Palace Shining parlor, is having his
' popular business place much more
attractive with a new floor covering
of the dark green battleship linoleum
which is being laid and adds very
much to the appearance of the room.
!A general program of cleaning and
redecorating will be carried out by
Mr. Conis to make the shining par
lor a real object of beauty to the
eye.
Jnzt a few of the Cass county maps
left. While they last, 50c each.