Nebraska Fite Histori
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VOL. NO. XLV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1929.
NO. 44
journal
Death Calls
Pioneer Resi
dent Sunday
irs. inomas A. aunivan uanea to
Rest at the Ripe Age of 89
Years A Loved Lady
Mrs. Sullivan one of our very
earliest settlers in Cass county, pass
ed away at 8:40 in her residence
803 Pearl street, Plattsmouth, Ne
braska, Sunday morning, June 30th
19:19.
Mrs. Sullivan was born December
29th, IS39, daughter of Jonathan and
Elizabeth Burger Murray, being of
Scotch, Irish. English and German
parntage. who were stury pioneers
of Tennessee, afterwards came to the
blue grass region of Kentucky, mov
ing later to Moniteau county, Mis
souri in 1833 where Mrs. Sullivan
was horn. In her early childhood
they moved to Waubonsie. Iowa and
with her parents came to Rock Bluff,
Nebraska, which was the main trad
ing post in the year of 1S54.
The trading at that time was car
ried on chiefly with the Otoe Indians
who were settled here. Her children
recall her telling about this tribe,
stating they were a very peaceful
people, but would frighten the chil
dren by looking in the windows in
stead of coming to the door in making
their visits. Mrs. Sullivan has lived
the remainder of her life in this
community:
Mrs. Sullivan's mother was a Miss
Elizabeth Burger whose ancesters
came to Pennsylvania in the 15th
century, her grandfather lived to
the age of 104 and entered the Amer
ican Revolution at the age of IS
years and remained until the close.
Mrs. Sullivan being a Daughter of
the American Revolution, repeated
many statements she heard her
grandfather repeat, as to the hard
ships at that time the principal one
was the dreadful hunger of the sol
diers she has also repeated the early
training of her mother in carding,
spinning, how to weave and etc.
They made their town linens and
ginghams, in fact all domestic ap
parel. Mrs. Sullivan survived the pioneer
days and was a woman of remarkable
vitality, she was. a lover of the soil
which kept her close to her great
Creator all of her life. She was also
in her early days a good horsewoman
loving to ride and drive spirited
horses and drove them as late as in
her seventies. Since the death of her
hut-band in 1905, has lived in Platts
iuouth where she has had her garden
and flowers which she so thoroughly
enjoyed until the end.
Miss Mary J. Murray was married
to Thomas A. Sullivan, who was a
merchant of Ottawa, Canada, prev
ious to the gold craze of California
and crossed the plains at that time
in covered wagons, both Mr. Am
brose and James Patterson of this
(ity being in the party. At his re
turn stopped at Rock Bluffs, where
he met and married Mary J. Murray
January 2Gth. ISC 2.
Mi-3. Sullivan was the mother of
seven children of which three sur
vive, as follows: Mrs. John Spang
ler. Morvill". Iowa; Mrs. M. E. Phil
lipson. Chicago and Arthur N. Sulli
van of this community.
Mrs. Sullivan was the oldest
daughter in a family of thirteen
children which there are but two
sisters survive. Mrs. A. B. Taylor,
Plattsmouth, and Mrs. Z. V. Shrader
of Nehawka.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Saturday was the birthday anni
versary of one of the highly esteemed
residents of this community, Mrs.
Christina Rummel, who observed her
eighty fourth anniversary here at
the home of her son, William Rum
mel and family, with whom she has
made her home for a number of
years. Mrs. Rummel is one of the
old time residents of Cass county,
coming here in November 1SG5, with
her husband, the late Peter Rummel,
and they pre-empt led a homestead
near this city and have resided here
in this community over a period of
sixty-four years. Mrs. Rummel was
a daughter of acob and Mary Val
lery and was born in Pike county,
Ohio, on June 29, 1845. and was
married there on March 22, 1S64, to
Peter Rummel. the young pioneers
migrating in the fall of the follow
ing year to Cass county Nebraska.
The husband passed away in March,
1SS5. and left the rearing of the
family and the conduct of the farm
to the wife and sons, then young
lads in their teen:.. Of the family
there were four sons, one of whom,
George F.. has passed on and the re
maining sons being Jacob of Beaver
City, William and Edward Rummel,
residing in and near this city.
In honor of the occasion of the
birthday of this splendid lady, af
fectionately known over this part of
Cass county as Grandma Rummel,
she received a very handsome birth
day cake and the aged guest of honor
had the pleasure of having a num
ber of old friends in for the day and
evening. Mrs. Rummel is a sister of
C. F. Vallery, one of the well kncwn
residents of the city.
Your ad in the Journal will be
read, and they sure do get result.
VISITS WITH OLD CITIZEN
Sunday James K. Pollock of this
city motored to Brownville and Peru
where he spent the day in that very
attractive section of Nebraska, and
on his stay at Peru he had the pleas
ure of meeting Col. Thomas J. Ma
jors, one of the oldest pioneer resi
dents of the eastern part of the state
and veteran of the state normal
school board. Mr. Majors was an
old friend of the older families In
this locality and the Pollock family
were among these and it is needless
to say that the opportunity of the
visit was much appreciated by Mr.
Pollock. Col. Majors has just passed
his eighty-second birthday and is
very alert and active and able to take
care of his daily business and retain
the great interest in the school af
fairs of the state. Col. Majors wished
Mr. Pollock to extend his well wishes
to the Plattsmouth friends.
Young Man is
Killed at Louis
ville Saturday
Walter J. Armburst, Suffocated When
Falling Into Bin of Crushed
Rock Saturday.
Late Saturday afternoon Walter
J. Armburst, 22, Lincoln, Kansas,
an employe of the Ash Grove Cement
Co., at their plant at Louisville, was
killed when he slipped and fell into
a large bin of crushed rock and was
suffocated beneath the finer rock that
was swept in on top of him.
The young man, who was employed
as a laborer at the cement plant was
engaged in pushing down crushed
rock into a chute and in some man
ner unknown had apparently slipped
and fallen into the stream of crushed
rock and being unable to extricate
himself had been suffocated by the
smaller stream of rock and dust that
was poured into the chute leading
to the storage tanks in the plant.
The fact of the death of the young
man was not ascertained for some
little time as none of the other
workmen at the plant noticed that he
was missing. As soon as the fact of
the accident was learned the fellow
workmen rescued the body from the
mass of rock but not until death bad
come to him.
The young man came only recent
ly' to Louisville and had not been
working at the plant for any great
length of time.
The body of Armburst "will be
taken to Bloomfield, Nebraska, where
members of his family are residing
and where the funeral services will
be held on Wednesday afternoon.
WRECKED NEAR MURRAY
From Monday Dally
Yesterday afternoon while Ren-
ner Spidell, Louis and John Wondra
were motoring to Murray to enjoy
a dip in the waters of the swimming
pool, they were victims of an auto
accident that very badly damaged
the car of Spidell and also cut and
bruised up the victims of the ac
cident to a greater or less degree.
The young men were just turning
west near the McCarty & White oil
station on the K. T. highway onto J
the Red Ball highway to go west to
the bathing beach, when the at
tention of Mr. Spidell was detract
ed from the steering wheel and in
an instant the car had crashed into
a fence and wrecked itself. The car
was turned over and the top being
down all three of the occupants of
the roadster were thrown out onto
the graveled road. As the result of
the accident John Wondra had a bad
cut caused by the rough gravel, in
flicted on the left knee and small
cuts on the hand while Louis Won
dra received a bad bruise of the fore
head and Spidell was also suffering
from slight lacerations caused by the
gravel on the face and hands. The
car was badly wrecked but was fi
nally moved from the scene of the
accident to a garage for repairs.
WILL VISIT IN STATE
Sunday the force of trucks and
employes of the Modern Construc
tion Co., of this city departed for
Lakewood, Nebraska, In the vicinity
of Alliance, where Henry McMaken
has a state contract for a great deal
of road work in that section of the
state. Mrs. McMaken and sons, Wil
liam and Eddie, as well as Mrs.
Howard Jolly and little daughter and
Mrs. Tom Thompson, accompanied
the party and will spend the summer
camping in the northwest part of
the state while their husbands are
engaged in the road work.
PREACHES FINE SERMON
Prom Monday's D.ny
The members of the congregation
of the First Methodist church had
the opportunity last evening of hav
ing a very fine, sermon delivered by
the Rev. George W. Warner, of Illi
nois, who is here visiting with his
brother, Charles H. Warner and fam
ily. Rev. Warner who has been a
minister of the Christian church de
livered a very fine address and which
was much enjoyed by those fortunate
enough to be in attendance.
Athletics Win
Season Opener
Here Sunday
By Score of 6 to 1 the Locals Tramp
on Omaha Team of Auto
Body Builders
From Monday's Dally
The first baseball game of the
Beason in this city was staged yes
terday afternoon at the baseball park
east of the Burlington station when
the Athletics of this city proceeded
to do things to the players repre
senting the Omaha Standard Auto
Bodies Co., of Omaha, a team that
is playing in one of the Council
Bluffs leagues arid has not as yet
met defeat.
The score at the final was 6 to 1
for the Plattsmouth Athletics and
while the error column of the locals
loomed large there were none of a
costly nature and succeeding plays
wiped out all danger from the wob
bles. The hitting of Joe Krejci and
John Svoboda featured the game as
each of these had three safe ones
to their credit, Including a homer for
"Big Joe" and a double for John.
For the local team William Har
vey Mason was sent to the mound and
safely held the visitors to five bingles.
three of which in the opener ac
counted for their tally. With the
strenuous work of the day the vet
eran ball player took a rest in the
seventh and was succeeded by Joe
McCarthy who held the visitors
scoreless altho they were threaten
ing in the seventh and ninth, but
doubles spoiled any chance that
might have been for the victory of
the auto makers.
In the opener Anderson .the visit
ing hurler, nabbed the grounders of
Herold and Louie Svoboda for outs
and then John Svoboda and Joe
Krejci singled but without result as
George Sedlacek was out on a liner
to Anderson. For the visitors Mort
ison opened with a blow to short
center and was followed by Madegan,
with a hot one over third that Her
old tried to stop but it was useless
and in this Mortison was nabbed on
the throw in from Sedlacek, catching
the runner at third. Madegan scored
on the hit of Miller to center.
For the Athletics there was noth
ing stirring until in the third frame
when John Svoboda. with two out. hit
safely through short and was at first
base figuring interest when sudden
ly Joe Krejci bent against one of the
slants of Anderson and with the re
sult that the ball was sent over the
center field fence for a one way ride
and right away Plattsmouth had two
scores and took the lead from which
they were never displaced during the
game.
The sixth wrecked the hopes of the
Bluffs leaguers for victory when the
Athletics added two more tallies, J.
Svoboda opening with a double to
center and followed by Joe Krejci
who Bingled and advanced Svoboda to
third, Anderson then passed Sedlacek
and the bases were filled. Frank
Krejci was struck out but Alex Sch
liscke came through with the needed
poke, a fly to right that was gather
ed in to retire the batter but on the
throw in Svoboda was safe at home
and on a wild heave Krejci also came
over for the second run. While An
derson was trying to retire Rich Her
old. Sedlacek scored on a wild pitch
and closed the scoring.
The last of the scores was in the
eighth inning when Joe Krejci re
ceived a wild heave of Anderson on
his person and was given a free trip
to first and then Anderson let the
hot one of Sedlacek get away from
him. Joe was at second and George
at the inital sack. Frank Krejci plac
ed one to short that Schoeaberg failed
to handle safely and as the result Joe
tallied at the home station.
Te following is the tabulated score:
Plattsmouth
AB H PO A E
Pete Herold, 3b 4 15 2 3
L. Svoboda. cf 3 0 0 0 0
J. Svoboda lb 4 3 7 0 1
J. Krejci, ss 3 3 5 0 1
Sedlacek. If 3 0 0 1 1
P. Herold. If 0 0 10 0
F. Krejci. c 4 0 7 5 0
Schliscke. rf 3 1110
Martin. 2b 1 0 0 0 0
R. Herold. 2b 2 0 10 1
Mason, p 2 0 0 2 0
McCarthy, p 1 0 0 2 0
31 8 27 13 7
Standard Bodies
H PO A E
Mortison, lb 4 19 0 0
Maregan. 2b 4 12 3 0
Schoeaberg, ss 3 0 0 2 0
Miller, If 4 3 0 0 0
Bishop. 3b 4 12 0 1
Hule. c 4 0 7 1 0
McKain. rf 2 0 0 0 0
Edminston. rf 2 0 10 0
Anderson, p 2 0 14 1
Moore, cf 3 0 10 0
32 6 23 10 2
Mr. and Mrs. James Rebal, Jr.,
of Omaha, were here Sunday for a
visit at the home of Mr. Rebal's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Rebal
and to take their daughter, Dorothy,
back home after a visit here. On
their return they were accompanied
by Jane Rebal for a short stay in
Omaha.
VISITING FROM THE WEST
Mrs. Glen Neal, of Bethany, Wash
ington, formerly Miss Irene Hart
wick, who has made her home in
the west for the past nine years, ar
rived late last week from Chicago,
where she had gone to visit with her
sister, Mrs. Joseph McLeod, and
where Mrs. Neal spent a week. She
then came to Omaha and was brot
to Plattsmouth by her friend, Henri
etta Creamer, and has visited here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
J. Hartwick since, and will depart
tomorrow morning, for Winner. South
Dakota, where she will visit for
two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Le
land S. Briggs and family. Mr. Briggs
and family will bring her to Platts
mouth some time in July, and they
will visit for a week. Mrs. Neal
will remain for at longer visit with
her parents and old friends here be
fore returning to her home in the
west.
Eugene Poels
Knocked from
Car and Killed
Mills County Youth Killed Near Bart
lett, Iowa, Sunday Afternoon
While Riding on Car.
Prom Monday's Patty
Eugene Poels, aged 14, residing a
few miles east of , the ferry landing
in Mills county, was almost instantly
killed yesterday afternoon when he
was swept from the running board
of an auto by a passing truck and
terribly mangled, dying almost in
stantly.
The young man had gone with a
neighbor on an auto trip and as the
car was loaded with members of the
family the youth was standing on
the running board of the car as it
was coming north a short distance
out of Barlett. A truck, coming from
the north was passing alolTg at a
very good rate of speed and passed
so close to the car that the young
man on the running board was
knocked from thar and under the
wheels of the truck.
The death of the young man oc
curred almost instantly and the body
was brought on home by the horri
fied companions.
The driver of the truck was re
ported as a resident of the same lo
cality as the unfortunate young man.
The tragedy has come as a great
shock to the residents of the neigh
borhood south of Pacific Junction
where the family of the deceased
have long been residents.
DEATH AT MASONIC HOME
from Tuesday's Iatly
Yesterday afternoon at the Ne
braska Masonic Home occurred the
death of Miss Voe Ratcliffe, who has
since April 1926, been a resident at
the home. For the past several
months she has been failing very
rapidly until death came to her re
lief and brought peace and comfort
to her. The deceased lady was born
in July, IS S3, at Aurora, Nebraska,
and her family resides at Callaway
and Stratton. Nebraska, the funeral
services being held at the latter place
on Wednesday afternoon. Miss Rat
cliffe was admitted to the Home
through Robert Burns lodge of Strat
ton of which her relatives are mem
bers. J. S. Ratcliffe, of Callaway, a
brother arrived here today and will
accompany the body back to the old
home for the funeral and burial.
SUFFERS A SEVERE FALL
Harry Kruger, the well known
paper and paint dealer and decor
ator, is confined to his home as the
result of a very severe fall that he
sustained a few days ago while work
ing at the Henry Meisinger home
west of this city on the Cedar Creek
road. Mr. Kruger was engaged in
painting on the exterior of the house
and while he was on the ladder it
slipped and he fell a distance of
some fifteen feet to the ground. As
the result of the accident Mr. Kruger
suffered very severe bruises and had
his hip injured to some extent and
since that time has largely been con
fined to his bed. It will be several
days before he is able to be around
to any great extent.
NEW ARRIVALS HERE
The stork has been quite active in
the community the past few daj's and
in his flight has left a fine little
daughter at the home of Lee Slyther
and wife and a boy at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gouchenour.
The little ones are doing fine and the
happy events brought much happi
ness to the members of the two fam
ilies. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. C. O. Carlberg, who was oper
ated on three weeks ago at the Uni
versity hospital at Omaha, has so far
recovered that she was able to return!
home Saturday afternoon. The many
friends of Mrs. Carlberg will be much
pleased to learn that she is feeling
very much improved and is well on
the highway to recovery.
Plattsmouth
Girl Married at
Historic Church
Miss Frances Ghrist Married at "The
Little Church in the Vale" at
Nashua, Iowa.
Sunday morning at 9:30 at the
historic "Little Church in the Vale"
at Nashua, Iowa, occurred the mar
riage of one of the charming and
popular young ladies of this city.
Miss Frances Ghrist to Mr. Glenn O.
O. Starkey of Ie sMoines, Iowa.
This church Is one of the most
famous in the nation and was im
mortalized in the beautiful song,
"The Church in the Wildwood,"
written by Rev. Pitts, pastor of the
church in 18C2 which song has been
one of the favorites of the nation
since that time. The church is
sought by young people from all parts
of the nation for their marriage cere
monies and it requires much effort
to secure an hour for the ceremonies
so many are the requests for the use
of the church. One of the beautiful
and old customs of the church is that
the bride immediately after the cere
mony ring the bell of the church in
honor of the marriage.
The marriage lines of the Ghrist
Starkey wedding were read by the
Jtev. J. L. McCorison, pastor of the
church.
The bride was most attractive in a
gown of white satin with overdress
of pointed lace and carried a bouquet
of the Bride roses. The groom wore
the conventional dark suit.
The ceremony was witnessed by
the relatives of the contracting
parties, the family of the bride
motoring from this city for the happy
event.
The wedding is the culmination of
a romance of university days when
both of the young people were stu
dents at Drake university and their
acquaintance there developed into the
deeper feeling that has led to the
very happy event.
The bride is the only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Ghrist of Platts
mouth and has spent her girlhood
largely in this city where she was
graduated from the local high school
in the class of 1928. The bride has
been very active in the social circles
of the city and in the work of the
Methodist church of which she is a
member. A lady of exceptional charm
of personality she has a very large
circle of friends in this city who will
extend to the young couple their
heartiest well wishes for the future
happiness and success.
The groom is a young business man
of Des Moines and where Mr. and
Mrs. Starkey will make their home
in the future and where their home
is awaiting the coming of the bride
to preside over it in the future.
VINCENT PILNEY POORLY
From Tuesday's Dally
Vincent Pilney. employed in the
Burlington store department at Lin
coln, is ill here at the home of his
relatives, suffering from what is
thought to be an attack of intestional
Inflamation and which has kept him
confined to his bed the greater part
of the time since Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Pilney motored down
from Lincoln Saturday evening for
an over Sunday visit and when start
ing home Saturday evening had
driven as far as Murray when Mr.
Pilney was taken with a very sharp
pain and which was so intense that
it was necessary to drive back to
this city and summon medical aid.
It is thought that in the next few
days, however, he will be able to
be around as usual.
LEFT PARK IN FINE SHAPE
The Bernardi Shows, during the
time while the trucking company
was hauling their wagons from the
Tourist park early Sunday morning,
detailed one of their workmen to
"police' the grounds, gathering up
all refuse, paper, etc. and burning
it. As a result, when the last wagon
was pulled off the lot, the tracks of
the catepillar tractor presented about
the only visible evidence that there
had been a week or unusual activity
there. The American Legion is ar
ranging to have the ground dragged
which will not only smooth up the
tracks left by the heavy tractor, but
get the lot in better shape than it
has been any time this summer.
DEPARTS FOR WEST COAST
From Tuesday's Dally
This morning Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
Sydebotham, well known residents of
this city departed on a very pleasant
outing that will take them to the
Pacific northwest where they will en
joy a sight seeing trip through that
section and also make a visit of sev
eral weeks with their daughter, Mrs.
B. H. Swift and family at Portland,
Oregon, at which place they will
make their headquarters during their
stay in the northwest. They also ex
epct to spend some little time at
Spokane, Washington, with the rela
tives there and are planning on en
joying the outing to the limit.
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HITS LOOSE GRAVEL
From Monday's Ds!:y
Last night about 9:30, Louis
Baumgart, who was out driving, was
wrecked on highway No. 75 near the
Stull farm, the car skidding in the
loose gravel and crashing into one
of the posts of the guard rail along
the highway.
Mr. Bcumgart was passing an
othsr car at the time of the accident
and had driven over to the extreme
right of the road and in the loose
gravel was unable to control the car
that skidded on into the fence.
The front wheels and axle were
badly bent by the force of the im
pact and also the rear left wheel was
completely smashed. The driver of
the car fortunately was not injured
although the glass from the car was
plentifully scattered over the scene
of the accident.
Plattsmouth
Night at Union
Chautauqua
Friday Evening Has Been Designated
as Such by the Committee of
the Chautauqua
The promotors of the chautauqua J
at Union which opens at that place
on Thursday and continues over :
July 7th, have announced that on ,
Friday evening, July 5th. the chau- j
tauqua will observe Plattsmouth
night and the residents of this city
have been invited to be present and
enjoy the program that will be pre- '
sented.
The local chamber of commerce
directors have placed it in the hands
of James W. Hoinies, chairman of
the entertainment committee, who I
will look into the situation and seek !
to enlist as many as possible of the '
residents of this community to motor ;
down to Union w here the enterpris- i
ing residents of that most interest- .
ing little city have planned a fine
program that will be both interest- j
ing uplifting.
Those from this city who are plan- '
ning on attending are urged to get
in touch with Mr. Holmes and make
arrangements to attend and join in ,
the festivities of the occasion. i
INJURED IN WRECK
In the many auto mlxups that
marked the past Sunday, Emmett
Rice, wife and little son had a very
narrow escape from fatal injuries
when the Dodge touring car in which
they were driving was overturned on
the road leading to the Gouchenour
island southeast of this city.
The Rice family had started to '
drive to the island to enjoy a short
outing and had just commenced the
descent of a very steep hill road that
leads to the bottom land and the
island and when in a very narrow ;
place in the road met the car driven 1
by Walter Gouchenour coming up
the hill and Mr. Rice turned out to
permit the two cars too pass and
had evidently driven to the extreme
edge of the narrow road and in an
instant the car was overturned and
the occupants caught under the
wrecked car. Mr. Rice had two ribs
fractured and was very badly bruised
while Mrs. Rice had the nail on one
toe torn off in the accident. The
little son of the couple escaped with
out injury. The injured people were
brought on into the city and their
needs looked after by physicians but
it will be several days before they
will be able to resume the usual .
activities. i
TO STUDY FOOT COMFORT
Notice was received today by Clem-,
ent Woster of the Fetzer shoe store,
to report to the Scholl Orthopedic
Training School at Chicago. It may
be recalled that Mr. Woster was
awarded a scholarship to this school
because of his ability as a shoe man
and practipedist. The course be s
to follow is one of Advanced Foot
Comforts, Orthopedics and Retail
Merchandising, under the supervi
sion of Dr. Wm. M. Scholl, the inter
nationally known foot specialist, who
has branches all over the civilized
world and main headquarters in Chi
cago. Friends of Mr. Woster will be
(greatly pleased at this good news.
for although they have always re
ceived excellent service in the fitting
of shoes and foot comfort from Mr.
Woster when he returns he will
be better qualified to give greater
service and more practical advice to
all his patrons. All Mr. Woster's
friends wish him well and anxiously ;
await his return. He will leave here j
on Thursday to take up his course of
study. t
FINE LITTLE DAUGHTER
From Tuesdays lajy
Last evening the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Gradoville was made
very happy by the arrival of a fine
nine pound daughter, who has come
to make her home with them in. the
future and with the mother is doing
very nicely. The occasion has
brought a great deal of happiness to
all of the members of the family cir
cle and the many friends who are
joining in their wishes for the fu
ture happiness of the fine little lady;
Memorial and
Patriotic Meet
ings by W.C.T.U.
Very Inspiring Meetings and Splendid
Programs Are Presented by
Ladies of Society
Frotr Tuesdays ia.1y
The local W. C. T. IT. has held two
very interesting meetings in the last
week that have had as their sub
jects the memorial to the faithful
members of the society and the pat
riotic theme that independence day
brings to the nation.
The memorial services were held
at the attractive country home of
Mrs. S. A. Wiles just south of the
city and where the members gather
ed in a very large number to render
their tributes to those who have
ceased their activities in the order
and to the great reward. At this
service their was the conferring of
the white ribbon ceremony on the
Little Recruits which was carried
out by Mrs. V. T. Arn. pinning the
white ribbon on the two little girls.
Charline Ellen Spangler and Annaice
Young, while Mrs. S. A. Wiles pre
sented the little ladies. Mrs. R. B.
Hayes gave a very fine vocal num
ber "Mother's Jewls" and Mrs. Troop,
"Hello Boby." The memorial service
was in charge of Mrs. C. A. Troop
and was most impressive as Miss
Olive Gass read the list of the depart
ed members and Mrs. Troop gave a
scripture reading for each of the
names of the departed. Mrs. George
A. Weaver of Mynard offered the
memorial prayer. The memorial was
closed by Mrs. R. B. Hayes with the
vocal selection "Beyond the Gates."
The patriotic meeting was held yes
terday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
E. H. Wescott on high school hill
and with a very large number in
attendance. The meeting was open
ed with the sinking of "The Star
Spangled Banner" and which served
as a fitting induction to the fine
program that was arranged. Mrs. S.
A. Wiles gave a very interesting
paper on "Displaying the Flag" while
Miss Olive Gass gave the famous
Gettysburg address of Abraham Lin
coln. Mrs. George A. Weaver spoke
on "July Fourth. 1923" and Mrs.
Adelaide Boynton on "Our Flag."
Mrs. E. H. Wescott was heard in a
very fine patriotic number. "The
Grand Old Flag Goes By" while Mrs.
Robert Troop closed the program ,
with two readings, "America" and
"Old Glory."
RETURNED TO NAVY
From Tuesday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon Sheriff Bert
Reed and Chief of Police Libershal
motored to Omaha where the sheriff
took into custody Forest Daniels, a
young man formerly of this city and
who was reported to the sheriff as
absent without leave from the navy
in which he had been serving on the
battleship Arizona, stationed at Nor
folk, Virginia. The young man had
been given a furlough from his
duties to come home to Nebraska and
at the expiration of the furlough it
was claimed he failed to return to
his station and which led to the
notification of the authorities. Mr.
Daniels and wife have been residing
at Omaha since the first part of May
and he engaged in the carpenter
trade in that place. The young man
claimed that he had been given an
extension of his furlough and was
not A. W. O. L. as claimed. The
young man was held here over night
and this morning turned over to the
recruiting office of the marine corps
at Omaha for delivery to the Arizona
at Norfolk.
COMES FROM GERMANY
From Tuesday' Daflv
Paul Jasper, brother of our local
florist. Henry Jasper, arrived here to
day from Germany, comine: to this
countrj' to make his home in the fu
ture and will make an extended visit
here with the brother while getting
acquainted with the new land that
he is to make his home in the future.
Mr. Jasper while a native of Lippe
Detmold, has for the past fifteen
years made his home in Berlin, the
capitol city of the German republic.
This visit is one of the rarest pleas
ure to the brothers as they have not
met for nineteen years when Henry
left his native state in Germany to
come to the United States. Mr. Ja3
ner arrived in New York Sunday and
loft at once for the west to seek the
brother and in this great section of
the American republic to find a new
home.
REACHES CALIFORNIA
From Monday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Patterson of
this city received word yesterday of
the safe arrival at San Francisco,
of their sons. Edward and Herbert,
who are to be located in that sec
tion in the future. Edward has been
there for the past nine months with
the Pacific" telephone company and
Herbert will be located with a lad
der manufacturing company with
which their cousin. James Patterson,
Jr., is the head. The young men had
the pleasant surprise of having their
cousin meet them at Oakland when
they arrived thre and who assisted
them in getting settled in the now
locations.