Nebr. Stale Ji: Icil.al Society
journal
VOL. NO. XLY
PLATTSMOUTH, KEBR A SKA, THURSDAY, AUG. 8, 1929.
NO. 54
Meisinger
Family Holds
Reunion Here
Dependents of One of Best Known
FamiHtes in Eastern Nebras
ka Enjoy Reunion
From Monday Daily
Yesterday at Garfield park in this
city was held the annual reunion
of the members of the Meisinger
family, descendents of the hardy men
and women who came to this county
while it was still in the developing
stage and by their efforts made it
one of the greatest counties in this
great state.
The two previous reunions were
held at Cedar Creek, near where the
older members of the family had
Fettled in the seventies and eighties,
but owing to the fact that the rains
of the past few weeks had caused
the grounds to overflow, the gather
ing was changed to Plattsmouth and
where Garfield park proved a most
pleasant selection.
The day was one of informality
and in which the members of this
large family group enjoyed the op
portunity of visiting with each other
and in the interchange of greetings
and the renewal of the ties of rela
tion ship.
The day was featured by the
pleasant picnic dinner parties as the
committee in charge, Adam Mei
singer, J. C. Meisinger and W. G.
Meisinger had arranged to have the
large tables at the park and around
which the members of the party
gathered to enjoy the fine array of
dainties that the ladies had prepared
for the occasion while ice cream and
pop for the children helped to keep
them feeling well pleased with the
efforts that the committee had put
forth to make the reunion a great
success.
As the members of the family
gathered for the dinner hour Mayor
John P. Sattler, in his usual genial
manner welcomed to the city all of
the members of the party and ex
tended to them the freedom of the
city. Mr. Sattler also on behalf of
the city as well as the Chamber of
Commerce extended the invitation to
hold the 1930 reunion in this city.
The welcome of the Chamber of
Commerce was as follows:
Plattsmouth. Aug. 3.
The Meisinger Reunion,
Plattsmouth, Nebr.
Dear Friends:
In view of the fact that you are
holding the Meisinger Reunion in
Plattsmouth for the first time, we
take this means of expressing to you
our pleasure and delight in having
you choose Plattsmouth as your meet
ing place. We hope you find the
grounds and the surroundings con
genial and pleasant for your reunion
and that the weather shall be agree
able and everything contribute to the
success and pleasure of your pro
ject. We want you to know Plattsmouth
feels highly honored to have in its
midst such a representative family
as the Meisinger family is in Cas3
county. Your type of citizenship is
the kind which makes for the well
being and prosperity of the commun
ity, and we doubt if there is another
family of any one name which has
among its numbers so many highly
respected and substantial citizens.
We consider Cass county as fortunate
In having you select this section of
the country for your residence. We
are glad you came here and we are
glad you came to Plattsmouth for
this reunion, and we assure you If
there is anything we can do to con
tribute to your pleasure we shall be
more than glad to do it.
We hop you will be bo well pleas
ed with your reunion here that you
will decide to make Plattsmouth the
regular place of meeting.
Assuring you of our hearty good
wishes.
Very truly yours,
PLATTSMOUTH CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE.
C. C. Wescott.
President.
The Farmers Union band of Louis
ville, in which organization is num
bered of the members of the eMising
er family and their descendents,
gave a very fine musical program
during the afternoon and which
greatly added to the enjoyment of
the day and reflected the greatest
credit on the members of the band
and their leader. Will B. Green, of
Lincoln.
The members of the party joined In
the selection of the committee for
the next reunion and to form the
committee John P. Meisinger, H. G.
Meisinger and Anton Meisinger were
named as leaders to organize the pro
gram for the next year.
The location of the picnic grounds
proved very pleasing to all of the
members of the party and which
afforded ample -oom. p. well shaded
and attractive spot where the band
stand gave opportunity of comfort
for the band and where a program
could be held very readily.
James Kearney, representing the
Safety First department of the Burl
ington, was in the city yesterday
afternoon, looking after his line of
work in the shops here and with
various groups of employes of the
railroad.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
From Monday's Daily
John Sanders, who was taken ill
on Friday became so ill Saturday
mat it was necessary to have him
taken to Omaha where he was placed
in the Lord Lister hospital and un
derwent an operation there Satur
day night. The condition of the
patient was found to be quite ac
quite and a delay of a few hours
would have resulted in the rupture
of the appendix and a further com
plication of the case. At latest re
ports Mr. Sanders is doing very nice
ly and seems well on the highway to
recovery altho it will be several
days before the patient will be defi
nitely on the highway to recovery.
Athletics Win
Game from Red
& White Stores
Local Team by Score of 13 to 3 Win
Slugging Match at Cedar Creek
Park Sunday Afternoon
From Monday's Dally
The Plattsmouth Athletic baseball
team, playing on the Cedar Creek
diamond Sunday, proceeded to trim
up the Red and White stores team
of Omaha by the decisive score of
13 to 3 and in a contest that fea-
treud the hard hitting of the locals
during the battle.
The Athletics had planned to play
Cedar Creek and found on their ar
rival there that the boys from the
Platte had also a game with the
Red and White stores of Omaha, one
of the reputed fast organizations of
the big town, but the Cedar Creek
team having several or their stars on
the retired list decided to turn the
contest over to the Plattsmouth
team with the results sad to relate
for the Omaha invaders.
The chief feature of the game was
the hitting of Joe Krejci who se
cured a double, a triple and a home
run to add to his credit for extra
base hits during the season. Harry
Newman also took one of the Omaha
pitcher's offerings for a ride and a
circuit drive.
The locals showed a good fielding
game and with the excellent work
of Alex Schliscke In the box they
were able to keep the Omahans at
the small end of the score and amass-
ng a lead that enabled them to win.
In the seventh inning the Red
and Whites sent Hess, Omaha hurl
er, who has been tried out with
Tulsa, to the mound and put a
stop to the batting spree of the
Athletics but his team mates were
unable to garner hits sufficient to
overcome the large lead of the
Plattsmouth aggregation.
ENTERTAINS AT DINNER
From Monday's Daily
Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. George
Barr entertained at a very pleasant
fish dinner at their home on North
8th street in honor of Mrs. John E.
Hewitt and daughter, Rhoda. of St.
Louis, the former a niece of Mrs.
Barr, as well as Mrs. I. J. Hohman,
of Omaha, a sister of Mrs. Barr.
The dinner was one of, the most
delightful and the deliciously pre-
nared fish served to make the repast
one that will long be very pleasant-.
ly remembered by all who were In
attendance. Mrs. Barr was assisted
in serving by her daughter, Mrs. Ar
thur Schroeder, of Omaha.
Those who enjoyed the occasion
were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schroeder,
Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Lainhart, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Carey and children.
Margie and Charles, of Omaha; Mrs.
Hewitt and daughter. Rhoda, of St.
Louis. Mrs. I. J. Hohman, of Omaha,
and Mr. and Mrs. Barr and son, Mel-
vin.
SUFFERING FROM BAD FOOT
Councilman Carl Kunsmann, chair
man of the streets, alleys and bridges
committee has for the past few days
been suffering from the effects of
njuries received while attending to
some of the city work on Winter
steen hill.
Mr. Kunsman was on the scene
where members of the street depart
ment were working and stopped to
assist in some of the work and a
large and sharp piece of wire thai
was lying on the ground penetrated
the left shoe of Mr. Kunsmann and
thence into the foot. It occasioned
a very painful injury and made neces
sary the services of a physician, but
is now getting along very well and
it is thought the danger of infection
is past.
RETURNS HOME
From Mondays Dally
Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lahr
of Hastings motored down from their
home to visit the old friends and
also to secure their daughter, Geor
gia, who has been here for the past
week visiting with Miss Emily Lor
enz and Miss Catherine Terryberry.
After spending the day here with
the old friends the party departed
for Hastings and were accompanied
by Miss Lor en z and Miss Terryberry
who will enjoy the many points of
interest in and' near Hastings for
the next week or ten days.
Very Pretty
Home Wedding
at Fort Crook
Miss Grace Schntz Is Wedded to Mr.
Paul Mills, Sunday Afternoon
at Bride's Home
The pleasant home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Schutz at Fort Crook was
the scene of a most charming wed
ding Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock
when their daughter. Miss Grace,
was united in marriage to Mr. Paul
Mills of Fort Crook.
The home was very pleasantly ar
ranged with decorations of the sum
mer Cowers, the color scheme of pink
and white being carried out in the
decorations while a very beautiful
arch of the flowers had been arrang
ed and beneath which the marriage
vows were taken.
The bride was attended by her
cousin, Miss Catherine HIrz of Platts
mouth as bridesmaid and the groom
had as his best man, Fredrick Schutz,
brother of the bride.
The marriage ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. O. G. Wichmann,
pastor of the St. Paul's Evangelical
church of Plattsmouth and the beau
tiful ring service was used in the
joining of the lives of these two
estimable young people.
Preceding the ceremony Mrs. John
E. Schutz of Plattsmouth sang very
sweetly, "I Love You Truly" while
Miss Florence Schutz of Plattsmouth,
played "the wedding march as the bri
dal party entered the parlors of the
home for the wedding service.
Following the marriage the young
people were showered with the well
wishes from the family and the close
friends and acquaintances who were
in attendance at the wedding.
The members of the wedding party
were entertained at a delicious 6
o'clock dinner served at the Schutz
home and where the decorations fol-
owed the color scheme of the pink
and white. Friends of the groom
assisted in the serving of the repast.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Schutz. former resi
dents of Plattsmouth and Murdock
and is a lady of the greatest charm
cf personality and who has a very
large circle of friends in htr former
homes and at her new home at Fort
Crook.
The groom is a young business
man at Fort Crook where he has
charge of the store there and has
been very successful in his work and
is a young man held in the highest
esteem by a very large circle of
friends.
The Cass county friends will join
in their well wishes to Mr. and Mrs.
Mills for many years of success and
happiness.
HAVE BIG PICNIC
From Monday's Dally
The outing park of the South Om
aha EagleB north of the Platte river
near La Platte, was the scene of a
great picnic yesterday afternoon, the
South Omaha aerie staging the event
and inviting in the members of
Plattsmouth and North Omaha Eag
les, the auxiliary and their families.
A fine program of sports, danc-
ng and other attractions was ar
ranged for the event and which
proved entertaining for the young
and old alike and 1,100 members and
their families were present at the
park during the afternoon. The
Eagles supplied free ice cream and
lemonade for the event.
The larger part of the members
came with well filled lunch baskets
and which provided a fine dinner for
the members of the jolly party.
The Plattsmouth and North Omaha
Eagles will hold a picnic at the La
Platte park on Eunday, August 18th
it was announced today.
VISITS OLD FRIEND
Miss Olive Jones, librarian, has
Just returned from Peru, Nebraska,
where she has been the past few days
visiting Dr. E. C. Reed, a sick friend.
Dr. Reed is the daughter of Dr. B.
Reed, one of the oldest physicians
in Nebraska and a former resident
of Cass county.
A graduate of the Chicago College
of Medicine, and lated of the Johns
Hopkins University, Dr. Reed is a
recognized specialist in the medical
world.
Dr. Reed has also had experience
in the East Side Hospitals of New
York City, and was well known there
for her fearlessness in relief work,
being the first woman to undertake
this task at some of the hospitals.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
From Monday's Dally
The many friends in this city of
William H. Shopp will be pleased
to learn that Mr. Shopp is now doing
very nicely at the Fitzsimmons hos
pital at Denver where he has been
for the past several months and he !
now seems to be showing a fine rate west, is here for a time visiting with
of progress and his case is such as jthe many friends here that he made
to give the brightest hopes for his during his very successful campaign
recovery, altho the treatment will for the H. M. Soennichsen Co., as
require some time. Mrs. Bertha well as looking after some business
Shopp, mother and Miss Marjorie, matters in this part of the state. Mr.
sister of Mr. Shopp are remaining for Harris is a very aggressive and alert
a visit at Denver for a longer time J man in his line of work and thor
while Louis Lohnes. who was also oughly alive on the matter of trade
at Denver returned home Sunday. I activities and business expansion.
OFF ON VACATION
From Tuesday's Dally
Henry Woster, clerk in the office
of County Treasurer John E. Turner,
is now enjoying his vacation by auto
into the wide spaces of northern Ne
braska and South Dakota, leaving
yesterday on his trip and accompan
ied by Emmons Ptak who will enjoy
a visit with relatives at Armour and
other points in South Dakota while
Mr. Woster is visiting with his rela
tives and friends in that section. Mr.
Woster expects to visit at Neligh and
other points in Nebraska and then
go to Lake Andes, one of the well
known resorts in this part of the
west where he will enjoy fishing
and boating for a r.hort time before
returning to) (the fall and winter
work in the office of the treasurer.
Sues for Dam
ages for Auto
W reck Sunday
Jess Nickles and Mrs. Myrtle Nickles
Are Plaintiffs Against C.
0. Browning
From Tuesday's Daily
Two actions for damages alleged
to be due from an auto accident on
the "O" street road Sunday, was
filed today in the oSce of the clerk
of the district court, one action be
ing for ?2,500 for damage claimed to
b due to the car belonging to Jess
Nickles and the other filed by Mrs.
Nickles asking the sum of $10,000
for personal damage.
It is claimed in the petition of
the plaintiff that they were driv
ing their car east on the "O" street
road, twenty-five miles east of Lin
coln going at what they state was a
very reasonable rate of speed and
met the car driven by Mr. Browning,
alleging that the defendant was driv
ing in a reckless manner and as the
result it is claimed the cars collided.
Mr. Nickles asks that he receive
the amount of $2,500 for damages to
his car while Mrs! Nickles claims
to have sustained a large gash on
the forehead that will result in a
disfiguring scar as well as being
bruised and injure-in a very pain
ful manner and for which she asks
the $10,000 in damages.
Attorney L. R. Doyle of Lincoln
is appearing in the action for the
plaintiffs.
STUDY CLUB MEETS
The Lewiston Study club met- at
the home of Mrs. George Parks,
Thursday, July 23, 1929. The sub
ject of the meeting was Parlimen-
tary Law. led by Mrs. Will Wehr
bein. The regular club lessons were
finished in June but the club con
tinues to meet, studying (Whatever
they wish.
The meeting was conducted in a
patriotic manner it being July and
a short program was had Including
readings by little Robert Nickles and
Alice Campbell.
Mrs. Parks had arranged the rest
of the afternoon be devoted to a
shower for Nelly Jean Lloyd, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Lloyd.
The gifts were very beautiful as well
as useful and the shower was a great
success.
A very dainty lunch was served
by Mrs. Parks and assistant hostess
Mrs. Clara Campbell.
The guests of the day were Mrs.
Verle Smith, Mrs. Wella Kidwell of
Auburn, Mrs. Mary Wiley and Mrs.
Rose Cagdill of California.
The next meeting to be held the
18th of August will be a picnic, the
pdace as yet undetermined.
LOOKING AFTER COLLEGE WORK
Monday afternoon W. J. Shall-
cross, member of the board of con
trol of the new Junior college at
Bellevue and his daughter. Miss
Ruth, were in the city in the inter
ests of the college that is to open in
September.
The Bellevue college will provide
a very fine two years of college work
nearer their homes and from this
city, South Omaha and nearby points
would allow the young people to at
tend the school and also remain at
home, eliminating the necessity, of
living elsewhere and at a very great
saving to the student.
Mr. Shallcross is one of the board
as well, as E. H. Wescott and H. G.
McClusky of this city and while here
Mr. Shallcross had the pleasure of
meeting Mr. Wescott altho Rev. Mc
Clusky is out of the city at the pres
ent time.
The president of the new junior
college will be C. A. Spacht, former
instructor in the local high school
and well known to the residents of
this locality.
EFFICIENCY EXPERT HERE
B. A. Harris of Grand Island, one
of the best known efficiency experts
and trade campaign managers in the
Weeping Water
Man Makes At
tempt at Suicide
Ira Smith, Tailor, Despondent Over
Death cf Wife and 111 Health
Tried Shooting
Ira Smith, 47, tailor, residing at
Weeping Water, is at the University
hospital at Omaha suffering from
probable fatal injuries from a self
inflicted wound as the result of his
attempt to commit suicide on Sat
urday. The fear of losing his eyesight
as well as ill health and his inability
to carry on his work as a tailor are
the reasons given for the rash act,
and that the attempt at suicide was
not a success is due to the fact that
the failing eyesight of Mr. Smith
did not permit his shooting ac
curately. The shooting occurred late Sat
urday while Smith was alone in his
tailor shop in Weeping Water, the
bullet entering the breast and miss
ing his heart by'only an inch. The
wounded man was hurried on into
Omaha and taken to the University
hospital where at first it was
thought that the injuries were not
of a fatal nature but later peri-
tionitis developed as the result of the
rupture of an internal organ and
Monday afternoon an operation was
performed but little hope was held
out that the man would recover.
The wounded man living in the
dread of the loss of his eyesight was
filled with regret that the attempt
had not been successful.
"I kept thinking about my wife
and I just couldn't stand it any
longer," Smith said. "Doctors told
me that nothing could be done to
help my eyes. I'm going blind and
can't do hardly any work."
The unfortunate man has been
in business for eight years at Weep
ing Water and has been unable to
support his four children since the
death of his wife two months ago,
and three of the children have been
given into the care of relatives.
There are four other children by
a former marriage.
The first wife of Mr. Smith who
resides at Omaha, has been at the
hospital to see the unfortunate man.
AUTO DRIVERS LICENSE
The Journal has received many
inquiries from auto owners and driv
ers as to the nature of the questions
required to be answered in making
application for the license that Coun
ty Treasurer John E. Turner has ar
ranged a list of the questions re
quired to be answered:
For how long a period prior to the
date of this application have you
operated a motor vehicle?
Do you suffer from any physical
defects that would detract from nor
mal ability to safely operate a motor
vehicle?
Have you suffered dismemberment
of foot? leg? or arm?
Are you subject to vertigo or faint
ing spells?
Are you deaf?
Is your hearing highly defective?
Are you blind?
Is your eyesight highly defective?
Has your operator's license ever
been revoked or suspended, and if so
give date and period of suspension?
Do you now own a motor vehicle?
Age?
Race?
Complexion?
To all of these questions the ap
plicant must make oath to the truth
of these statements to the county
treasurer or duly authorized agent.
LAW HITS SCHOOL PUPILS
The state superintendent's office
is receiving many inquiries from
county superintendents and parents
of pupils under sixteen years of age,
who live in rural districts and have
been accustomed to driving automo
biles to high school in town, as to
how they will be affected by the new
drivers' license law.
The drivers license law does not
fix the age of persons eligible to ob
tain a license to drive, but the old
law makes it unlawful for anyone,
under sixteen years of age or intoxi
cated persons to drive on the high
way. Many boys and girls under six
teen have been living at home and
driving a car to high schools several
miles away. County treasurers are
the officials who first pass on the
licensing of drivers. Jf the old law is
enforced in connection with the driv
er's license law treasurers will re
fuse to license any one under sixteen
years.
WILL LOCATE IN WEST
From Tuej1a ' . Dally
This morning Cyril Powell depart
ed for Omaha from where he will
start on his journey to the west
where he will make an extended
visit with his sister in Wyoming and
also take the opportunity of see
ing the great mountain country with
a view of locating in that section.
Mr. Powell will stop at Lincoln where
he has relatives and friends and
Tuesday he expects to start on the
westward journey that will take him
to Denver and thence on north into
Wyoming.
GRAVELING FORCE HERE
A force of men to be employed on
the graveling work along the detour
of the K of T highway in this lo
cality arrived here Sunday and are
now getting ready to take up their
work when the weather conditions
will permit them to start in on sur
facing the road from the Platte bot
tom south to the Tritsch and Kehne
farms and thence on south to the
O. A. Davis farm west of Murray on
the Red Ball highway.
This work will take some time and
will require the services of a con-
siaeraoie numoer or men in nancning
the job, a good many of whom are
now on the scene and ready to start
spreading the gravel.
Death of an
Old Time Resi
dent of County
Henry Beins Passes Away at His time with her daughter. Mrs. Jennie
Home in Furnas County After Fran?, at- U,n'on' but whtn ,weather
J ; permits in the summer she loves to
a Long Illness .be at the old home, to enjoy the
! scenes of her long life, familiar to
The old time residents of Cass her and associated with many happy
county will regret to learn of the as well as sad memories of the years
death of Henry Beins for many yeari that are gone.
a highly esteemed resident of this j Mrs. Fitch has a very striking per
community, but who has in the last sonality and altho having passed al
years resided in the western part of most a century of life she enjoys life
Nebraska. j to the fullest and appreciates the
Henry Beins was born at Platts- fact that she has been alloted much
mouth, Nebr.. December 31. 1871,;more of life than falIs to the usual
and died at his home in Maple Creok man or woman and is happy and
SnVa Furns county. br- cheerful each day as she carries on
h 9q h 35ed S earS' 6 m.onthts' the usual duties and enjoys to the tiff
and 29 days. He was married to . . , . . ,
Miss Percy Harvey, at Plattsmouth. mo ,tne vlslts.of nends an,d ac;
March 17. 1879. To this union were quamtances at her home, altho the
born nine children: Mrs. Anna Wil-
liams. Charles, John. Gilbert. Har-
vey, Stewart, Mrs. Dorothy West, and
Freddie. An infant son died at
Creighton, Nebr. Mr. Beins was also
one of a family of nine, five bovs
and four girls. August, the eldest,
died at Plattsmouth in 1910. Mrs.
Ida Hull, of Big Cabin,. Okla.; Mrs. ; er part of Jackson county, was be
Anna Sprutee, of Farmington, Minn.; yond the wildest dreams of the dwell-
Mrs. Minne Hill, of Baldwin, Kans. ;
Mrs. Amelia Cook, of Orleans, Nebr.;
Fred Beins. of Pekin. 111., Ed Beins, 1 -with her three brothers and sisters
of Piattsraimth end John Beins who vrcre left to the care of her grand
died at Plattsmouth at the age of narents Mr gnd Mrs Jprsp LpwIs.
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In 1903 Mr. Beins came with his
family to Furnas county, residing
there for six years. They then moved
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county, where thev have since resid- .sh made, h" home with her uncle
ed and been numbered among the and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
best, citizens in the community. j Blakley. remaining there until her
To know Htrnrr Beins well was to ! marriage. At this time : Iowa Point
know a friend, loyal and true. A , a tiny trading post in the Indian
man deeply devoted to his family. , country and the uncle, Mr. Blakley,
Naturally he was of a jovial disposi- ; was engaged in ferry business, run
tion. Long did it seem the cruel ning a boat across the Missouri river
darts of disease tortured and heck- for the pioneer travelers into the land
led his body, yet like the soldier who of the redman. On September 2, 185S
disregards his wounds, he kept sturd- she was married to R. H. Fitch at
ily on in life's battle. But like the Iowa Point, and the family continued
prudent man who trusts not in his to make their home in Kansas until
own strength alonge but trusts in an the civil war broke out and then the
arm that is stronger, in 189 6 at little family moved back to the state
Plattsmouth he expressed his faith cf Missouri where they resided until
in the Savior of men, and unted after the re-election of President
with the Christian church at that Lincoln in 1S64, when they came to
place. He was also a member of xebraska then a growing territory
the Modern Woodmen of America, h.3 Bnnn tn hp state, locatine at
membership bein
in the Platts-
mouth camp.
Funeral services were at the Pre
cept Community church, Friday af
ternoon. August 2, conducted by Rev.
E. B. Kentfield, and interment was
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in the Maple Creek cemetery near
the home of the deceased.
WILL LEAD MUSIC WORK
Mrs. E. H. Wescott of this city. ' living children are John Fitch, Ne-
one of the best known leaders in hawka; James Fitch, Plattsmouth;
the advancement of musical woik Robert H. Fitch, Plattsmouth; Bud
in the state, is at Curtis. Nebraska. Fitch, Union; Mrs. Jennie Frane,
this week where she will be in char Union; Mrs. Belle Frans. Murray;
of the Mother's Vacation Camp b-i- Mrs. Joseph Campbell, Plattsmouth,
ing held at that place under the aui- Mrs. Gertie Briggs, Brewster, Ne-
pices cf the extension department o: braska. One brother of Mrs. Fitch is
the college of agriculture of the Uni- still living in Jackson county, Mis-
versity of Nebraska. souri, and one sister and one brother
Mrs. Wescott has been an out- are dead. Mrs. Fitch has not seen
standing figure in the music work o' her brother for fifty years. There
the Nebraska Federation of Women's are also twenty-three grandchildren,
club, serving as chairman of this de- aIuj eighteen great grandchildren
partment, and her splendid ability whQ are joiningin the shower of good
and recognized success in this line wishes to the grandmother and great
led the extension department heads grandmother.
to seek her services in aiding in j '
making the Curtis musical program j
a real success.
At the camp Mrs. Wescott will
give short talks each day on the
value of music in the home, the
value to the individual, the church
music and the general factor of
music in the community life. In aU-
gram Mrs. Wescott will also lead the signed to Co A of the student regi
singing at the camp and-give dci.:- nient and is liking the work of sold
onstrations of the best music and 5ing In first class shape, altho
which will aid the mothers in the
advancement of the uplifting and
miing appreciation of music in ih
home and the community.
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The many friends of James Rainey
will regret to learn that he is at the
Immanuel hospital at Omaha and
his condition is quite serious and
causing a great deal of worry to the
members of his family and friends. 1
Mr. Rainey has been in failing
health for some months and his case
has grown such as to cause much
worry- "
Mrs. Mary Fitch
One of the Few
Pioneer Women
Ninety Years of Life Marked by This
Splendid Lady Will Give
Card Shower.
Friends and neighbors of Mrs. R.
tt. Fitch, pioneer resident of the
westf are planning a general post card
shower as a special tribute to this
grand a(y who hag just ceiebrated
her ninetieth birthday anniversary
and the friends and acquaintances
over the state are being urged to
join in their greetings to Mrs. Fitch,
: who has been making her home on
the family homestead south of this
; city, where she resides in her own
home, altho her son, James Fitch,
and family reside in a farm home
adjoining that of the mother. In the
winter season Mrs. Fitch spends the
UM! ut
, das hv lonS since passed on
' Mary L. Lewis was born m Jack-
j son county, Missouri, on August
18.S9, when that section or tne great
. state was but the outpost or wnite
' civilization and the great city of
Kansas City which now fills the larg-
. ers on the frontier. When but a
small girl her parents died and she
the subject of this sketch being but
six years old at the time of the
death of the parents. When twelve
,fl shg removed to Iowa Pointf
in Donovan county. Kansas, where
Plattsmouth, where they resided for
some time,. Later they located in the
country where Mr. Fitch homestead
ed as well as continued his work as
a carpenter in the pioneer settlements
,
Ul I"1., luu";j', . , .
Fitch eleven children were born.
eight of whom are living and three
have passed away. The husband and
', father died seventeen years ago. The
VISIT TRAINING CAMP
From Wednesday's Daily
Lost evening Mr. and Mrs. Frank
M. Bestor and family visited the
C. M. T. C. at Fort Crook where
Robert Bestor of this city is one of
the student soldiers. Robert is as-
nVin.y are xtM;" !us Vl , 1
illations and vaccinations received
ia'sl 1BUM l luc "
camp. The boys are getting down
to the close order drill period of
the camp that wH1 fit them for the
formations and marching and later
will be given the more technical
training of the camp including their
range work, guard duty and the like
routine of the soldiers life. Carl Keil
of this city is also at the camp but
is in the more advanced sections
as he has received training at three
previous camps as well as a year at
a military academy, Mr. Keil being
the winner of a scholarship at one
of the training camps at Des Moines.
