Kefcr. State Historical Society
plattemowtlb
3routnal
VOL. NO. XLV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPT. 9, 1929.
NO. 63
Death Calls a
Pioneer Surveyor
of Nebraska
Alexander Schlagel, One-Time Resi
dent Here, Dies at Home in
Los Angeles Age 82
Word h&a been received in this
oity of the death on last Saturday
at Loe Angeles, of Alexander facnia
ael. a pioneer surveyor of Nebraska
and who was In the early seventies
connected with the office of the sur
veyor general, then located at Platts
mouth. At the time of his death
Mr. Schlagel was eighty-two years
of age.
The deceased came to Plattsmouth
In 1871 with General E. E. Cunning
bam, who had recently been appoint
ed surveyor general, and while the
office of the surveyor general was
maintained here, he served as the
draftsman and bis work was out
standing in bis mapping of this part
of the west.
It was one of tbe tasks of Mr
Schlagel to assist in laying out and
making records of tbe counties of
the northwest part of the state and
Brown, Holt, Rock, Cherry, Dawes
and other of tbe counties be spent a
number of years after leaving this
lty.
The family located at Lincoln in
tbe eighties after leaving here in
18S1 and they made their home there
tor tbe greater part of the time, al
though Mr. Schlagel was forced to
put in much of bis time on work in
other parts of tbe state during bis
younger years.
Mr. Bchlagel was a veteran of tbe
Civil war and was a member of a
battery of artillery under command
of General Frank Sigel, a noted gen
eral of tbe Civil war and who com
manded a large detachment of German-American
troops in the cam
paigns in the south.
At the time of the Spanish-American
war Mr. Schlagel was assigned
to work In caring for government
surveying records and at the con
olusion of tbe peace treaty and Its
ratification be was sent to Porto
Rico to assist in tbe auditing depart
ment of the American territorial
government, remaining there for a
number of years and then returning
to Lincoln.
Some years ago Mr. Schlagel re
moved to Los Angeles, where he has
since made bis home with bis only
daughter, Mrs. Grace Record, and at
Tfhose home be passed away, bis wife
having preceded him In death some
yearn ago. He Is survived by the
daughter and three sons, Everton
Bvklagel. of New Orleans; Lester and
Howard Bchlsgel, of Lincoln.
' T t ik - . i i ,
I; n iwtisj mr, jar. ocuiagei
&& back often for visits, being a
friend of the R. R. Livingston
family and these pleasant visits con
tinued until bis removal to Cali
fornia. i': The: deceased Is well remembered
hf the older residents as a very clever
gentleman and one who was honor
ed and esteemed by those who knew
alto.--
; sTATtRTTD AT COURT HOUSE
trtnm Trlday's DaIIj
' This morning at the court house
occurred the marriage of Miss
Trances P. Godfrey of Nebraska
City and Mr. Herman E. Sullivan of
this city. The wedding was very
Quiet and the ceremony witnessed
by S. E. Godfrey, father of the bride
and Mrs. Blanche Rakes of Nebraska
City.
The groom Is well known in this
eity where he has made his bome
since a small boy and was a stu
dent at the local schools for several
years altbo in the past few years he
fcasbeea engaged in working. He is
a son of Mrs. Ernest Porter of this
city.
ABLE TO BE OUT
From Friday Dally
Tbis morning Ray McMaken. one
of the victims of the auto accident
near LaPlatte last Saturday night
and in which Herman Gansemer was
fatally Injured, was able to be out
for a short time and while he is still
suffering from the effects of the
broken ribs and general bruised up
condition, be Is getting along very
well. Mr. McMaken has been con
fined to bis bome since the accident
and for a few days was unable to
leave bis bed, but his Improvement
now gives hopes of his speedy re
storation to bis former good health.
BUFFERS FBACTURED ABM
Pros Thursday's Daily
This morning while playing around
the home, tbe elgbt-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Armstrong, fell
and fractured bis left arm. The frac
ture was near the shoulder and the
bone of tbe arm was quite badly
splintered. The member was given
temporary attention by Dr. R, p.
Weetover and the boy was later taken
to Omaha to have the member set
by a bone specialist. The lad was
accompanied by bis mother to the
hospital and where she remained un
til it was possible to bring the young
bUh back bona.
DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT
A message was received here last
evening from Peru announcing the
death at that place of Mrs. J. D
Graves, who is perhaps better known
in Cass county by her maiden name
of Dr. Capitola Reed. The deceased
lady who was near her seventieth
year, was the daughter of Dr. Reed
a pioneer physician who was located
at Rock Bluffs in the late sixties and
the early seventies and the daughter
following the profession of the father
was for many years an active mem
ber of the medical profession and
served the residents of her home
community. The deceased lady was
a very close friend of Miss Olive
Gass of this city, who just recently
was at Peru to visit the friend. Mrs.
Graves having been in failing health
for several months.
Enrollment of
the City Schools
Shows Decrease
Junior High and Freshmen Classes
Smaller Than in Eecent Years
269 in High School.
The enrollment of the Plattsmouth
city schools for the year 1929-1930 so
far reported is 837 in all departments
of tbe school, a slight decrease over
that of recent years, there being few
er in the freshman class and in the
junior high school than has been in
recent years.
Tbis enrollment figure will be in
creased Bome by the end of the week
as there are a number of tbe pupils
returning from vacations while oth
ers have been with parents at tbe
state fair and who will be back in
school for the next week.
Tbe enrollment in the high school
shows 269 in all four of tbe classes
of tbis senior department, while in
the junior high there are 110 en
rolled for the term.
In the grade schools ' the Central
shows the largest with 264 students
while at tbe Columbian school on the
south side 117 are enrolled. In the
ward buildings, the first ward shows
16, tbe west secoTxi ward 15 and tbe
Mercerville 6Chool has ten so far
registered for the school year.
The various teachers are now get
ting in the regular routine of school
work and the first two days with Its
necessary organization Is now past
and the students getting down to the
regular grind of their studies.
OFFICIALS UP IN AIR
From Thursdays Dally
This morning the plane of the
Klopp Printing Co., of Omaha with
William Metcalf. the salesman of
the company, as well as an exper
ienced pilot, arrived in the city to
give the Cass county officials a treat
in an air trip if they so desired. A
number of the officials motored out
to the landing field on the Luke
Wiles farm southwest of the city and
where the plane and Mr. Metcalf was
awaiting the coming of the officials.
County Attorney W. G. Kieck, him
self a former members of the U. S.
air corps, was an interested pas
senger. The various officials, clerks and
their guests who enjoyed the oppor
tunity of a trip up among the clouds
were Hans Seivers, Clarence Ledg
way. County Commissioner Geo. L.
Farley, County Treasurer John E.
Turner, Mrs. W. H. Metcalf, Regis
ter of Deeds Miss Jessie Robertson,
Miss Ruth Patton, Merton Scott, L.
L. Wiles, Linville Wiles, Mrs. Robert
Walling, Miss Mary Persinger, Mrs.
Golda Noble Deal, Henry Woster,
Sam Reed, Miss Klopp, A. T. Klopp,
president of the printing company,
and W. H. Metcalf, regular represen
tative in this territory.
CONSTRUCTS OWN PLANE
Seymore Mayabb, of Grand Island,
brother of Claude Mayabb and a
nephew "of Lester Burrows of this
city, has constructed a plane of his
own design and which he flew re
cently at Grand Island with the
greatest success and which was one
of the best planes shown at the third
city. Mr. Mayabb made his initial
flight in the plant on Labor day and
the event was watched with consid
erable interest by the residents of
the central part of the west. The
young man is planning a trip here
soon by plane to visit his brother
and uncle and enjoy the fine trip
over the fertile country between the
Missouri river and Grand Island.
BETUliNS WANTED MAN
From Thursday's Dny
Yesterday Constable Tom Svoboda
was called to Louisville to secure
Claude Oshell, wanted at Parsons,
Kansas, on a felony charge. The
young man has been working at the
Ash Grove Cement Plant for the past
few weeks and his arrest and deten
tion was asked by Sheriff Earle John
stone, of Parsons, who arrived today
to take the man back to Kansas for
trial. The charge against the young
man was thought by Cass county of
ficers to be that of removing mort
gaged property from the state of
Kansas.
Very Enjoyable
Time at the Ed
C. Ripple Home
Mr. and Mrs. James K. Lee and Web
ster Lee. of Hamilton, Ohio,
are Guests of Honor.
Mr., and Mrs. James K. Lee and
daughter. Cleo May and Webster
"W. Lee, of Hamilton, Ohio, arrived
last Saturday night and spent the
past few days visiting with thei
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C
Ripple and other friends and rela
tives. The Lee boys formerly lived
here and worked at the local shops
and in the country and both are
well known here. For the past sev
eral years the boys have been work
ing in a large steel mill at Hamil
ton, Ohio, Webb operating a 600
watt electric welding machine, while
James is now assistant foreman in
the plant and looks after a large part
of the mechanical drafting. Both
of the boys are making good. A good
many Plattsmouth residents will re
member them a-? the boys who at
one time carried the World Herald
route over the entire city.
On Wednesday evening a farewell
dinner was given in honor of the
visitors who were leaving Thursday
morning for their home. Those pres
ent included the guests of honor, as
well as Mr. and Mrs. Harley Gadway,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sands and son,
Morris Charles, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Cheval and daughters, Deloris and
Margaret and son Frank, Jr., all of
Omaha; Mr. Frank Gadway, of North
Platte; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Core and
Mr. A. C. Core, of Louisville: Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Hiner, daughter, Cather
ne and son, Wayne, Miss Adelia Lee
and Mr. and Mrs. Ripple.
The boys intended to make a stop
at South Sioux City to see an uncle,
and then on to Ralston, Iowa, to see
their youngest brother, Robert Lee,
who formerly lived here and went
to school here. They expected to be
back on their jobs again next Mon
day. It has been four years since
they left here.
Owing to the nice rain that we
had, the boys were not able to get
out and see all their friends as they
would have liked to done, but they
expect to be back again next year.
YOUNG MAN IS IMPROVING
The many friends in this section
of the county of the T. E. Todd fam
ily, will be pleased to know that
their son, Albert, 14, is now show
ing much improvement and it is
hoped that he may entirely recover
from an attack of diabetes that he
was stricken with while en route to
California. The Todd family left
this city to make their journey to
Long Beach, California, for the win
ter and had driven as far as Fort
Morgan, Colorado, when Albert was
taken very seriously ill and when
medical aid was called it was found
that he was suffering from an at
tack of diabetes and was very poor
ly. The family remained at Fort
Morgan for several days and after
a course of treatment the condition
of Albert improved so much that he
and Mrs. Todd were able to continue
their journey west, taking the train
at Fort Morgan for Long Beach,
while Mr. Todd drove on with the
auto.
It has been expected to have the
young man attend school at Long
Beach and the illness will probably
interfere with this to some extent.
OLD FRIENDS MEET
Last Sunday morning Mr. C. L.
Wiles, or Ted, as he is better known,
was happily surprised when his boy
hood friend, Fred Crawford, wife and
son drove into his home from Al
liance, Nebraska.
It was the first meeting of these
gentlemen in nineteen years and the
occasion was a very happy one. Dur
ing tbe conversation that followed
during the day, their boyhood days
were lived over again.
Old friends of the Wm. Crawford
family will recall that the Vetersnik
farm was formerly owned by Wm.
Crawford, father of Fred Crawford.
The family moved from Platts
mouth twenty-nine years ago and
Mrs. Wm. Crawford now resides at
Alliance, while one son, Paul, lives
in Canada, and the other son, Fred
owns a large ranch twenty miles
from Alliance.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crawford and
son remained at the Wiles home
till the following day, when they
continued their trip, motoring to
Shenandoan, and other towns in
Iowa, to visit with relatives.
GUEST AT WILES' HOME
At the home of her parents Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Wiles west of this
city. Miss Delores Wiles had as her
guest for a few days, Miss Hazel Sud-
duth of Omaha.
Both Miss Wiles and Miss Sudduth
are in nurse-training at the Ne-i
braska Methodist hospital at Omaha.
A picnic dinner at King Hill, hon
oring Miss Suddth was a most enjoy
able occasion, as was also the time
spent at the Murray bathing beach
during her stay here.
HAS FINE TRIP
G. K. Petring and party of thir
teen Ford dealers who left Omaha
in p. Ford all metal tri-motored air
plane at eight thirty-five central
time Monday morning arrived at
Chicago twelve ten; had lunch and
departed for Detroit at two arriving
at Detroit at four p. m. centred time.
Actual flying time five hours, thirty
five minutes; total elapsed time sev
en hours, twenty-five minute;;; dis
tance six hundred seventy miles;
average flying speed one hundred
twenty-five miles per hour. Excel
lent weather at five to eight thous
and feet altitude at which height
they traveled most cf the way and a
most , delightful journey was thor
oughly enjoyed by all members of
the party. Their program there in
eluded a thorough tour of the Lin
coin and Ford plants, the Stout air
plane factory and the Ford experi
mental laboratories at. Detroit and
Dearborn. The fourteen members o
the party left Detroit this mornin;'
in new Lincoln automobiles each o
which they have purchased for their
own personal use. With favorable
weather Air. Petring will arrive home
Sunday or Monday.
Game Fish Park
on 65 Acre Tract
Near Louisville
Eight Sand Pit Lakes in New Park
Secured by State and Which
Makes Ideal Spot
The state park board at their
meeting at Lincoln Wednesday
authorized the purchase of a sixty-
five acre tract of land near Louis
ville which is to be made into a
game fish reserve and provide a real
place for the enjoyment of the sport
of angling. The price agreed upon
was $50 an acre.
This new park site is owned by
he Lvman-Richey Sand Co., of
Omaha and it has on it eight lakes
which have been created from sand
pits and from every standpoint it
s an ideal location for a series of
fishing lakes. The water. in the pits
varies from three td thirty feet and
s very clear and well suited for bass
as well as other vanties of game fih
It is planned to have the new park
arranged for a most attractive re
creational spot and being located
only short distances from Omaha and
Lincoln as well as smaller eastern
Nebraska cities will give this sec
tion a very fine fishing spot. The
plans of the state park board call
for the planting of trees in the park
nd the sowing of grass seed along
the lake shores and the park in gen
eral will be made as attractive as
possible.
The state is planning to nave a
caretaker at the park in the summer
season to look after its upkeep and
the general supervision of the park
and its stock of fish.
FUNERAL OF OLD PHYSICIAN
from Saturday's Dan
This morning Mrs. W. II. Rainey
departed for Peru. Nebraska, where
she attended the funeral services of
Mrs. J. D. Graves, or better known
as Dr. Capitola Reed, her maiden
name. Mrs. Rainey when a girl, re
sided near Peru and was the first
patient that Dr. Reed had on com
ing to that place to start in on the
practice of her profesison. This was
back in 1885 and Mrs. Rainey was
suffering from diptheria and through
the excellent treatment and care of
Dr. Reed was able to regain her
health.
TEACHERS HOLD MEETING
From Saturday's Dally
This morning the teachers over
the county in the one and two room
school buildings, held a very inter
esting session at the district court
room at the court house. There were
some seventy-five in attendance and
from all parts of the county.
Lectures were given by Superin
tendent R. E. Bailey of the Platts
mouth city school. Prof. Tyler of the
Peru teachers college, Miss Marie
Kaufmann. art supervisor of the
Plattsmouth schools and Miss Mc
Nairs of Omaha.
CALLED ON SAD MISSION
Mrs. B. F. Goodman of near Cedar
Creek has gone to Chicago where she
was called by a message from her
brother, stating that the physicians
had stated that the mother of Mrs.
Goodman was sinking very rapidly
and that her death was the matter
of only a very short time. The mo
ther has been ill for several months
suffering from cancer of the stomach
and for several weeks Mrs. Good
man was with her to assist in her
care.
DIES IN CHICAGO
From Friday's Daily
A message was received by mem
bers of the family at Cedar Creek
giving the sad news of the death
of the mother of Mrs. B. F. Good
man which occurred at Chicago, Mrs.
Goodman being able to reach the bed
side of the mother. The body was
taken to Johnsburg, Illinois, for
burial.
Death of One
Time Resident
of This City
E. C. Stiles, Yardmaster of the C.
R. I. P., Dies at His Home
in Pratt, Kansas.
The last issue of the Rock Island
magazine contained among the do
ings of their employes along various
lines, an account of the passing of a
former resident cf this city, E. C.
Stiles, who has for several years
been engaged as the yardmaster of
the railroad at Pratt. Kansas, and
where his death occurred early in
August.
Mr. Stiles was born in 1873 at
Plattsmouth, where he spent his
boyhood days, and when he had at
tained the age of fourteen years, he
entered the employe of the Burling
ton as a telegrapli operator and af
ter learning his profession followed
it for some three years with the Bur
lington. In 1893 he entered the em
ploy of the Rock Island as an opera
tor and was stationed at Council
Bluffs, under C. W. Jones, then the
division superintendent. After a short
time at that place, Mr. Stiles was
promoted to be night yardmaster and
later to general yardmaster, which
position he held for eleven years
and was then sent to Des Moines as
general yardmaster, where he re
mained but a short time, and on ac
count of poor health was transfer
red to Delhart. Texas, as yardmas
ter in 1911 and in 1912 was sent to
Pratt, Kansas, as the yardmaster at
that place, which position he has
since held.
In recent years the health of Mr'.'
Stiles has failed very rapidly and
he has been in serious shape for the
past several months.
Besides his wife, he leaves three
sisters, Mrs. Marie Olds, Pittsburgh,
Pa.; Mrs. Rudy Von Gunton and Mrs.
E. T. Scahill, Kansas City, and a
stepson, Fred Meek, of Pratts, Kan
sas. I
The deceased was a member of
the Masonic order, Knights Templar
and of the Shriners, which organiza
tions assisted in the funeral services
which were held in the First Metho
dist church at Pratt. He was laid
to rest in the Greenlawn cemetery
at Pratt.
THE TRAGIC RECORD
As another summer draws toward
its close the newspapers are crowded
with reports of devasting fires. A
dropped cigar or cigarette, a camp
fire incompletely extinguished
such little careless things as these
have resulted in the destruction of
magnificient forests, great factories
and thousands of homes.
The most tragic part of it all is
that the waste is entirely unneces
sary. It is a matter of moments only
to properly put out a fire or step
on a burning cigar stub, or properly
nc-pect a building for possible risks.
Yet when these small tasks are left
undone the result may be a conflag
ration that wrecks the work of years.
A little care and a little knowledge
and a little energy on the part of
our ciUzens would reduce our fire
loss to a minimum. The fact that
osses have been decreasing, slowly.
for two years, Is hopeful but incon
clusive. Our fire record remains a
national disagrace, a black blot on
our efficiency and prosperity.
Insurance and fire-resistant con
struction of buildings and fire patrols
n our parks and forests, are neces
sary protections. But valuable as
hey are, they can never be a sub
stitute tor, individual "fire careless
ness." And we pay each year for
our carelessness with close to half a
billion dollars, beside the inestimable
loss in business and in human lives.
KANSAS CITY PARTY COMING
The representatives of the Kan
sas City wholesale houses who are
to make a trip through their neigh
boring territory of Iowa, Nebraska
and northwestern Missouri, have
notified the local Chamber of Com
merce that they will be here on the
scheduled date of Wednesday, Sept.
25th. This party will stay over
the night of September 24th at Ne
braska City, and will reach here on
the 25th and spending a short time
here go on to Omaha where they
will cross the Missouri river and
will make their night stop on Sep
tember 25th at Red Oak, Iowa.
UNDERGOES AN OPERATION
From Friday's Daily
This morning Joseph Schiessl of
this city was operated on at the
Clarkson hospital at Omaha, the oper
ation being for the purpose of the
removal of a growth from the lower
lip of the aged man. The operation
was performed and the patient was
resting as easily as possible this af
ternoon and it is thought that the
operation will be a success and re
move the cause of the illness of Mr.
Schiessl in the last few years.
When entertaining, use Dennison
decorative material, favors, etc. Hie
Bates Book and Gift Shop carries the
entire Dennison line.
NEED FOR' MORE ROOMS
With the large number located I
here at present and engaged in the j
bridge work, paving and graveling
projects that are now being carried
on in this locality, there has come an
incerasing demand for furnished j
rooms or apartments where light J
housekeeping may be carried on.
There has been dozens of inquiries
each day at the Journal office as well
as at the .office of the president of
the Chamber of Commerce, asking
as to rooms of this kind and which
are available. This unusual demand
for this class of rooms has more than
taken un all the available apartments
of this kind and those who have
rooms that they will allow to be
used for light housekeeping are
urged to get in touch with the Cham-
ber of Commerce to list their places
so that those seeking rooms of this
type may be accommodated.
Seek to Prevent
Use of Farm for
Road Purposes
James Elbert Wiles Secures Tem
porary Order Against State
and Appraisers
From Friday's Daily-
i ma morning in me omce ui u
clerk of the district court was .filed
the petition cf James Elbert Wiles
against Orin A. Davis, Frank P. Shel
don and Charles Troop, appraisers
appointed by the county court to ap
praise the land of the plaintiff for
road purposes and also against Roy
Cochran, secretary of the state de
partment of public works and A. L.
Lobdell, assistant in the state depart
ment. The temporary restraining order
was issued by Judge James T. Beg
ley and the hearing on the injunc
tion was set for Friday, September,
13th at the district court in this
city.
This case is one growing out of
the changing of the route of high
way No. 75 at the south outskirts
of the city, where the road was
changed .from the present course to
a line through the farm of Mr. Wiles
and which the land owner has ob
jected to on the grounds that his
farm was very greatly damaged and
that the state was unable to pay the
proper amount of damages for the
taking of the land. The road as out
lined was to have taken a southwest
course through the Wiles farm and
would bring the road Into the pres
ent highway near the E. H. Spangler
farm.
Under the terms of the restraining
order the appraisers as well as the
state officers and highway engineers
are ordered to keep off the property
of the plaintiff and from pursuing
any further steps toward the road
construction.
SHOULD INSPECT CHIMNEYS
The fact that the mercury this,
morning was at only 45 degrees!
above zero has led Chief Sandin of
the fire department to urge thatj
property owners look after the care;
of the flues and chimneys of their
homes before the winter season
starts in and the danger from fires
originated In the defective flues Is
increased. -
The greater part of the fires in ;
the winter season occur as the re-
suit of defective flues which go ne-
glected until the real cold weather
comes and the necessity for heating
causes the starting of furnaces and
stoves and then the next thing that
is Known, mere is a nre.
It requires but a short time to
have the chimneys examined and
cared for and which may save the
heavy loss of property or even lives had attacked the wrong fellow. In
and this is a matter that all of the gtead of staying and finishing what
property owners should heed and th. ha. -ttpmnted thev took to their
see are cared for now and not wait
Until tOO late.
Our fire record in Plattsmouth is
very good, but could be made even,
better if the property owners would '
only get busy and see that the de-
letuve emmney ur any uiuer lire
cause that may exist around their
property is eliminated. With this in
view there should be a check over
of the chimneys of the homes and
business houses of the city to dis-
cover any defects that might exist'
and have them corrected at once. i
DOING VERY WELL
From Friday's Daily
The reports from the ClarKson
McMaken who Sere Vecove'rlJg
fJSma his' oration o7 Tuesday il '
showing good strength and while he
has suffered a great deal as the re-
suit of the long sickness and the
severe operation, he is now showing
a good rate of progress and . it is
hoped that the next few days may
result in a decided change for the
better.
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CARD OF THANKS J
'
We wish to exnres3 our sincere
thanks and appreciation to the
friends and neighbors who were so
kind to us in the loss of our dear ;
father, Asbury Jacks, and also for
the many beautiful floral offerings. '
The Children.
Women's Glub
Hostess to the
City Teachers
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Very Laree Number of Residents of
City Attend Reception at
M. E. Church
From Saturday's Dany
Last evening the Plattsmouth
Woman's club were hostesses at a
very delightful reception to the meni-
bers of the teaching force of the
local schools, the reception being
staged at the parlors cf the First
Methodist church.
The ladies had arranged the church
parlors very tastefully with the
bright colored asters of the fall sea
son which had been provided by Mrs.
W. A. Bennett, making a very charm
ing feature of the evening.
The guests were received by the
chairman of the social and courtesy
committees. Mrs. Robert Reed,
Mrs. J. A. Griffin and Mrs. D.
O. Dwyer and the members of the
party soon were acquainted and the
local people had the opportunity of
greeting the new teachers as well
as the ones who have been here in
the past years as efficient teachers
of the school.
The program of the evening was
in charge of Mrs. James T. Begley
Mrg E Wescottf president of
t,,e loc-, Woman.a cluh wno gave
the address of welcome to the teaeh-
er's from the ladies civic organiza
tion. The response for the teachers was
given by R. Foster Patterson of the
high school faculty and who ex
pressed the appreciation of the
teaching force at the delightful time
that had been arranged for them.
President C. C. Wescott of the
Chamber of Commerce also welcomed
the new teachers to the city and ex
pressed the great interest and eatis
faction that all have felt in the suc
cess of the schools and their excel
lent management.
Frank A. Cloidt, member of the
board of education, and one of the
talented vocalists of the city was
heard in two delightful numbers,'
"The Old Refrain"" by Kreisler and
"My Hour" by Ball, which gave a
very fine feature of the evening.
On behalf of the school faculty
Mr. R. E. Bailey spoke briefly of
the schools and their work and the
fine manner in which the present
teaching year had been started.
Mrs. J. A. Capwell was heard in
a very artistic piano number and
which was so heartily encored that
she was compelled to respond with
a pianologue that was given in her
usual delightful manner.
The musical portion of the program
was closed with two vocal selections
by Miss Helen Wescott, one of the
gifted younger musicians of the city
and whose number was a very en
joyable part of the evening's pro
gram. "'ie ladies of the ciut served dainty
refreshments at the close of the pro
gram and which was a fitting climax
of a very pleasant evening,
1
HOLD TJP FOILED
The Trunkenbolz Oil station wa3
an exciting place for a while last
Wednesday night. Just as John Hart-
sock, the attendant at the station
was preparing to lock up for the
Inieht two young men about 23 years
0id. walked into the station. One
young man walked into the office
where John was working. Drawing a
eun he demanded that John hand
. over the day's receipts, but John
. T)rovfd he could move faster than
the hold-up anticipated, and instead
of John handine over the money he
hecan handine him his fists. The
ther man stepped in to fielp bia
Unrtner hut thev soon discovered they
feet and made a hurried getaway.
tti .- hitf hw tho ttma thov
ar.rivoA wor nr. ninre to he found.
,T TTrtariol, nTT1Pl nnt nf thft mix
lhp :, Ravfi for ft bumD on
his head, resulting from a blow dealt
hv ty,a mar. -.uh th ,n Knt until
' ,t ftI.nfn- whPn John took an
,nvantnrv n, tppth rtiri h dia-
. a y,aA ,t nna tho nlpht
before in the mix-up. Eagle Beacon.
,rr-r -cr t ttatt a
x nanus, ax-uiuwi
Thursday, August 29th, the Spang
I ler family reunion was held at the
iPhilin Snane-Ier home. Thev enlov-
-,i of h
,ot aaoan cnMai timo -a cnnt
Those Present were PhIH SpanIer
?,nd iPir' 'Snt,
J" ?nd fMr3' reT Sbeimani
Cyrus Livingston and family; Frank
Spangler. and family, of Weeping
arer; -onn spangier, oi iouisviue.
Air. ana Mrs. vai uooeiman. ait. ana
Sirs. Harry Gobelman, Mrs. Ezra
Albin. Union; Lewis Stander and
children. Archer, Nebr. ; Wilson and
Rachel Spangler and Clara Miller,
Callaway, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Christman, Miller, Nebr.; Mrs. Al-
bert Shellhorn, Louisville; Mr. and
Mr. George Munn and daughter;
Fred Spangler and family; Ed Lutz
and family, Plattsmouth;. Chris
Spangler and family, Reuel Sack and
family, Mynard. Weeping Water
Republican.
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