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VOL. NO. XLV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPT. 30, 1929.
NO. C9
F. L. Busche is
Low Bidder on
Road to Bridge
Secures City Contract and Large
Part of State and County Let
ting Work Starts Soon
From Thursday's Dally
The city council chamber was
filled to overflowing latt evening
when the letting of the contract for
the city. state and county on the
road work for the new highway lead
ing from this city to the Missouri
bridge was let. there being many
contractors, material men and others
on hand to witness the letting of
this contract that will mean so much
to the community in providing a
real road to lead to the new bridge
that will unite Cass and Mills coun
ties and the states of Iowa and Ne
braska after beventy-five years of
isolation because of the difficulty of
transportation aside from the rail
road or ferry.
The city council received and
checked their bids while the state
department of public works through
Engineer Kleitsch received and
awarded the work for the state.
The entire program will amount
to $14,979.60 on the state, county
and city sections of the roadways,
this not including the overhead
crossing on Granite street which is to
be erected by the Burlington.
In the letting bids were offered
by the Yant Construction Co., of
Omaha, II. A. Rist Pipe & Construc
tion Co., of Nebraska City, Metz Con
struction Co. of Springfield, Roberta
Construction Co., of Lincoln, F. L.
BuBche of Omaha, George Cronkhite,
Perry, Iowa. A number of the bid
ders merely covered special items on
the contract and did not bid on the
entire job, the largest single item
being that of grading.
The city council had the matter
of their bids referred to the streets,
alleys and bridges committee, R. B.
Hayes and II. F. Lutz and in the
absence of Chairman Carl Kuns-
munn Claude Smith was made a part
of the tabulating committee. It was
decided that F. L. Busche was the
lowest man on the items that covered
practically all of the city work and
he was awarded the contract, his
lowest bid being $7,9S4, with the
Metz Construction Co., as his near
est competitor.
The state in their award of the
contract for 17,011.60, divided the
work in several parts and In which
the II. A. Rist Pipe & Construction
Co., of Nebraska City received the
contract for graveling for $1,113.60;
F. L. Busche, grading, $4,680.30;
. L. Busche. culverts, $568.60;
George Cronkhite, Perry, Iowa, guard
rail. $649.10.
The city council passed a resolu
tion that the contractor on the city
work be requested to use as much
local labor on the construction work
as was possible with all matters
equal and also that local bonding
company agencies be given the sup
plying of the bond for the work.
The bonds of the various contrac
tors were then signed up by the
state and city and the council ad
journed. PREPARES FOE SCHOOL MEETING
Superintendent R. E. Bailey was
a visitor at Omaha Thursday where
he attended the meeting of the ex
ecutive committee of the second dis
trict teacher's association. Mr. Bailey
Is vice-president of the second dis
trict association and the president
of the superintendent's section of
the state association. The meeting of
the second district association Trill
be at Omaha on October 31st, Nov
ember 1st and 2nd inclusive. The
committee are endeavoring to get
ppeakers of national reputation for
the meeting at Omaha and which
will be announced later as soon as
the plans are perfected for the meet
ing. The annual women's dinner of
the association will be held on Fri
day, November 1st at the new Pax
ton hotel while the men's dinner
will be held on the same date at the
Elks club. The meetings of the as
sociation will be held at the Fon
tenelle hotel.
ALTAR GUILD MEETS
From Thursday's Dally
The Altar guild of the St. Luke's
Episcopal parish of this city, met
last evening with Miss Laura Grass
man at the R. A. Bates home on
North Seventh street. The young
ladies spent the time in discussing
the plans for the fall and winter
work in the guild and the church.
The members were very much
pleased to have both Father and Mrs.
Stanley P. Jones present to take part
In the meeting. During the evening
dainty and delicicus refreshments
were served that added much to the
Interest of the evening.
HAVE CHICKENS STOLEN
From Friday Dally
Last night Troy Jewell, who re
sides a few miles northeast of Weep
ing Water Buffered the lose of one
hundred chickens from his flock at
the farm,v reports reaching the of
fice of Sheriff Bert Reed this morn
ing states. The sheriff motored out
to the Jewell farm to look over the
situation there as the work seems to
hare been that of local parties.
HAS UNIQUE RELIC
From Thursday's Dally
D. A. Young, one of the oldest real
dents in Cass county, was in the city
today and had with him a very uni
que relic of the history of the na
tion It being a $20 bill that had
been issued by the Confederate gov
ernment during the Civil war days
The bill bears the picture of Jeffer
son Davis, the first and last Dresi
dent of the Confederacy and also
has a picture of the capital at Rich
mond. Virginia. The bill was dated
under the act of February 17. 18C1
and was given to Mr. Young by his
mother many years ago, when the
present possessor was a young lad.
Death Comes to
Mrs. C. W. Haffke
at Home Here
Highly Esteemed Lady Passed Away
Last Night After an Illness
of Over a Year
From Thursday's Dally
Mrs. C. W. Haffke, one of the high
ly esteemed residents of the city.
was called to the last reward last
night at 7 o'clock, her death com
ing aiter an l linens or over a year
and in which time she has been
gradual! growing weaker until in
the last few weeks her recovery was
abandoned and with christian faith
and ccurage she haB awaited the call
to the last long rest.
The deceased lady was born in
Gertlauken, East Prussia, Germany,
June 15. 1857, and spent her girl
hood days In her native land, coili
ng to the United States when a
young woman and has since made her
hcut. in this country. She was mar
ried to C. W. Haffke in 1882 and
for many years the family made their
home in Omaha where they had Bet
tied when coming to Nebraska. In
1905 Mr. and Mrs. Haffke removed
to Plattsmouth and settled In the
home on Wlntersteen Hill where
they have since resided and where
the departed lady received the last
call to rest.
Mrs. Haffke Is survived by the
husband, one daughter, Mrs. Anna
Wilson of Omaha, two sons, Fred
Haffke of this city and William Haff
ke of Omaha. There are also five
grandchildren and three great grand
children surviving her passing.
Mrs. Haffke was a lady that spent
her life largely In her home affairs
altho she was active in the aid so
ciety of the St. Paul's church of
which she has long been a member.
Her love of her family and home
filled her life and In her quiet way
she has added to the community life.
She was a great lover of nature and
her home surroundings attested this
appreciation of the beauty of the
flowers and the charm of nature in
the home.
The funeral of this estimable lady
will be held on Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock from the St. Paul's
Evangelical church and the inter
ment will be at the Oak Hill ceme
tery In this city. The body is at the
Sattler funeral home awaiting the
final services.
HAS ANOTHER MISFORTUNE
From Saturday's Dally
The Georce Schanta family re
siding in the south part of the city
has been having a great deal of
trouble In recent years as the result
of the illness of Mrs. Schantz who
has been an invalid for some years
and now Mr. Schantz has been strick
en with a very severe attack of rheu
matism. The right hand of Mr.
Schantz has been rendered practically
useless for the nresent as the result
of the attack and it is with difficulty
that he is able to feed himself and
look after the other work and aa
he has the care of hla wife also the
situation has been very serious for
the members of the family.
MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE
From Saturday's Dally
This morning Judge A. H. Dux-
bury was called upon to lay aside
the problems of probate matters and
turn his attention to another phase
of the county judge's duty, that of
the granting of marriage licenses
and in this case the court also the
pleasure of performing the ceremony
as well. The contracting parties were
Miss Rose V. Hrouda of Dodge, Ne
braska, who was married to David
L. Morse of North Bend. Nebraska.
Following the ceremony the parties
motored to their ftuure home at
North Bend.
VISITS AT HENRY FIELDS
From Thursday's Dally
, Yesterday Mrs. Martha Chrlswis
ser, Mrs. E. D. Cotner, Mrs. Louis
Ralston, Mrs. A. R. Stokes and Mrs.
C. M. Chriswisser motored to Shenan
doah, Iowa, Wednesday where they
enjoyed the day taking In the many
points of interest and attended the
big jubilee that is being held at
radio station KFNF and the ladies
had the pleasure of hearing the many
artists that are taking part in the
program as well as viewing the ra
dio station and the large mercantile
establishment cf Mr. Fields. . . -
A few Cass county maps left at
the Journal office. 50c each.
Arrests Made
Here Smash Big
Robber Ring
Arrests and Confession Lead to Re
covery of Much Loot From
Rushville Store
From Thursday's Dally
The sifting out of the members of
the robber gang unearthed here on
Tuesday has resulted in the clearing
up of a number of unpunished rob
beries over the northwestern part of
Nebraska and in South Dakota and
the recovery of a great deal of loot
taken several days ago from a hard
ware store at Rushville as well as
several ttmaller burglaries that took
place In northwestern Nebraska.
The authorities here are holding
the woman, Mrs. Vern Heyett, who
was captured on Tuesday morning
at an early hour by local police and
which started the trail that has been
followed until the gang has been
given a body blow that will discour
age any similar organization for
some time, and she will probably be
turned over to the Sheridan county
authorities together with Tilson
Powell and Perl Kimbler, all being
implicated to a greater or less de
gree in the robbery of the hardware
store at Rushville as well as at Mer-
riam, Nebraska.
The confession of the woman and
Powell In the case fix the crimes on
the members of the gang and the
boy. Tilson Powell, who is only sev
enteen and a relative of Vern Heyett,
has been used as the gang as their
chief operator in the crimes altho
Heyett was the head of the gang and
planned the various crimes that have
been pulled off in the state.
Yesterday Sheriff Bert Reed and
Chief of Police Libershal recovered
double barreled shotgun, stolen
from a Btore at Merrlam, Nebraska,
and which had been sold to Dale
Porter at the filling station some
days ago by Heyett for $2, Mr. Por
ter paying over the money on the
hardluck story of the man and it
was his first intimation of the rob
bery yesterday when the sheriff and
hief of police came and requested
the gun be turned over to them.
The officers over this state and
Iowa are on the watch for the man
Heyett who it is claimed is wanted
in a great many places on a large
and varied array of charges which
include forgery, bigamy and robbery.
A great deal of commendation is
ue the county authorities and city
police for their successful efforts in
stamping out this gang aa this Is the
second organized group of crooks
that they have wiped out of exis
tence, having smashed the ring of
cricken thieves In eastern Nebraska
and western Iowa a number of
months ago. These cases require a
great deal of time and some fast work
to handle and certainly the local of
ficers have been right on the Job in
handling the case. In investigating
and working on the case Pat Reed,
local deputy assisting In the case
has not had his clothes off or enjoy
ed a good sleep since the first alarm
In the case Monday night.
SUPPORT OP MUSIC CULTURE
The interest shown in the Choral
Union which has just been organized
n this city has been a striking note
of the large number of people here
who have a real musical appreciation
and desire to see the opportunities
for a wider musical field developed
In this city.
At the last meeting of the Choral
Union there were ninety-seven pres
ent, a gain of twenty-four over the
previous meeting.
In speaking of the benefits of this
musical training under Director Lo
gan, who has charge of the Choral
Union and the preparation for the
presentation of "The Messiah," Mrs.
Robert Reed, one of the talented
musicians of the city glvea her tes
timonial of the worthwhile value of
this training:
"Appreciation of music is a mark
fo refinement and culture. Commun
ity music development cannot be
over estimated. It makes a finer and
higher type of citizenship and fulfills
the longing for beauty in the hum
drum of life."
ENJOY FAMILY PICNIC
The members and relatives of the
Barthold family, the children and
relatives of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Barthold, gathered the first of
the week at the Ralph Barthold home
on Wlntersteen hill where they spent
the day in renewing the pleasant as
sociations of the past amid the
scenea where the Barthold family
was reared. All of the party came
with well laden baskets of the good
things to eat and which provided a
very fine picnic dinner at the noon
hour which everyone enjoyed to the
utmost. Those who enjoyed the event
were: Mr. and Mrs. Karl V. Halter
and son, Gerald, of Lincoln; Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Chriswisser of Nehaw
ka; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dick, Mr.
and Mrs. George Hall, Mary Ellen,
Mable Jane, Alta Glenora, George
and John Hall, all of Glen wood; Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Tuttle and J. Denson
of Council Bluffs; Mr. and Mrs. P. J.
Wheeler and daughter, Shirley Jean,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Barthold
of this city.
Phone your news to the Journal
ATTEND CHAPTER MEETING
From Thursday's Dally
Last evening a delegation of mem
bera of Nebraska Chapter No.
Royal Arch Masons visited at Oma
ha where they attended the meeting
at Bellevue chapter and where
number of the local members were
given their degree work by the well
known Omaha chapter. Among those
who attended the : meeting were
Henry F. Nolting, high priest, W. F
Evers, Roy O. Cole,- Elmer Tritsch
Lester Meisinger. The candidates
from here were Elbert and Myron
Wiles, Clyde Orave and William
Kreager.
Twenty-Five
Years of Service
for Telephone Co
Great Advancement in Service
Is
Noted by Subscribers Here
From That of Past
"The year of 1929 marks the sil
ver anniversary of the Lincoln Tele
phone and Telegraph Company,"
states C. II. Jensen of the Lincoln
Telephone and Telegraph Company
One week beginning Monday, Sep
tember 30th. has been set aside to
celebrate the companies' silver an
niversary, i
"In celebration of this event the
company will conduct what is term
ed a Bllver anniversary jubilee cam
paign through the territory served
by them. During this period all em
ployes of the organization through
out the 22 southeastern counties of
Nebraska will not only acquaint
their friends with the organization
and growth of the company; but will
also point out to their friends those
telephone services which they are
not now using, but which they could
use to their advantage," says Mr.
Jensen.
The older subscribers in Platts
mouth who had telephone service 25
years ago. admit that It now takes
less time to complete a long distance
call to New York than it then took
to complete a call to Omaha or" Ne
braska City. The general public is
constantly demandtngTT'quicker " and
better service and It is the desire of
the Lincoln Telephone and Tele
graph Company to be fully abreast of
these demands at all times.
During this silver anniversary
ubilee campaign, special emphasis
will be placed on the speed and clear
ness that out-of-town calls are sent.
Many people have not yet learned
that today long distance calls to
many places are completed like local
calls, you give the operator the num
ber of the distant telephone, and she
gets your party on the line without
you hanging up your receiver.
"Employes will fuily explain how
subscribers may take advantage of
low evening and night rates for out-
of-town calls. During the year, the
company has added material to its
llnea. These additions were made be
cause of the rapidly increasing de
velopment of long distance and out-of-town
calls. In other words 'Peo
ple are becoming telephone minded
nowadays,' " says Mr. Jensen.
UNDERGOES AN OPERATION
From Saturday's Daft
This morning at the St. Joseph
hospital in Omaha Fred Bartik, form
erly of this city was operated on and
at the last reports was doing just
as well as could be expected and
every prospect is for the speedy re
covery of the patient from the opera
tion for appendicitis. Mr. Bartik is
a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Born of near this city, who. with
Mrs. Will Bartik, a sister-in-law,
were at the hospital to remain until
after the operation.
DIES AT LINCOLN
Mrs. Mary Gourlay and infant
daughter, passed away at Lincoln
Friday evening and the boay is be
ing held there at the Splain & Splain
undertaking chapel pending the
funeral arrangements. Mrs. Gourlay
was formerly Miss Mary Sheehan and
made her home in this city some
years ago. She is survived by her
husband, John Gourlay, her father,
Edward Sheehan of Rushville and
one brother, Joseph Sheehan of Fre
mont. ENJOYING VACATION
From Friday' Daily
Vacation days have been a real
treat to Lester Burrows, who in com
pany with the good wife have been
taking many ploasant auto trips the
past week while Lester has been en
joying a rest from his work on the
delivery wagon of the Railway Ex
press Co. This afternoon Mr. and
Mrs. Burrows motored to Louisville
for a visit and yesterday they en
Joyed a trip to Omaha to view the
sights.
25TH ANNIVERSARY
from Saturday's Darty
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wescott are
celebrating their twenty-fifth wed
ding anniversary today. They will
be at home Sunday afternoon in
formally, Sept. 29, from 3 to 5
o'clock to receive the congratulations
of any of their friends who may eare
to call. .
Officers Raid
Still Operating
Near Murdock
Plant Operated by Omaha Italians Is
Captured at Early Hour This
Morning by Sheriff
From Thursday's Dally
On the site of a large Ktill cap
tured several months ago by federal
raiders from Omaha on an old farm
northwest of Murdock, Sheriff Bert
Reed, Deputy Pat Reed, General Wil
Ham Rowan, fedcal enforcing off!
cer and several deputies and Deputy
State Sheriff Hasson, this morning
captured one of the largest booze
plants in this part of the state.
The farm which figured in the pre
vious raid has been under the sus
picions of county and federal auth
orities for some time and a check
made of the place where a quantity
of mash was discovered and this
morning culminated when the owners
of the plant arrived from Omaha
with the still and to get ready to run
off the "hootch," only to fall into
the hands of the law.
The officers arrived at the farm
during the night and finding that
no one was present decided to await
and see what the night might bring
forth and early this morning as day
was just starting to break, Tony
Canigalia, of Omaha and two of his
associates drove into the farm yard
with the machinery necessary to turn
the mash Into the raw corn spirits.
As the Omaha distellers alighted they
were surrounded by the officers and
placed under arrest and later taken
back to Omaha as they are residents
there and will probably face a fed
eral charge. The farm is owned by
Omaha parties and is leased by Cani
galia and who has evidently decided
to again break into the hootch manu
facturing again.
The plant consisted of a still cap
able of running from 125 to 150 gal
lons of spirits while there was fifty
barrels of fifty gallons capacity filled
with the working mash. Seven hogs
heads capable of holding five barrels
each were also discovered located
around the old barn where the dis
tillery was being operated.
The plant was one that waa . worth
from $7,000 to $8,000, Deputy. Pat
Reed and the officers stated, and is
one of the largest that has been vap-
tured in the vicinity of Omaha.
It was thought the plant was a
valuable unit of the supply for the
Omaha bootlegging fraternity and Its
capture will add to the drouth in
the Italian colony of the big city.
INTEREST SHOWN IN BRIDGE
The residents of Glenwood and
Mills county, just across the river
n Iowa are very much Interested
n the progress of the new highway
bridge that is being erected over the
Missouri river by the Plattsmoufh
Bridge Co., and they are most anx
ious to see the day when traffic will
be rolling over the structure and it
will be ready for the residents of
their county and their neighbors
across the river in Nebraska. The
construction of the highway to the
bridge on both the Iowa and Nebras
ka sides is now the most Important
matter that is confronting the com
munities as the bridge is showing
a nice rate of progress that should
lead to its being opened in the late
fall or early winter and with the
proper road arranged travel will be
able to start at once over the main
highways that connect with the
bridge. The structure here will save
a great deal of time and mileage for
the traveler as was shown a few
ays ago when the Kansas City
boosters had to drive to Omhaa to
cross the river making a journey of
some forty-five miles out of their
way to reach Gleuwood which Is
only eight miles from this city.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
From Uaturday Dally
Joseph II. McMaken, who has for
the past several weeks been at the
Clarkson hospital at Omaha taking:
treatment and recovering from the
effects of an operation, has so far
recovered that he was able to return
home yesterday and will recuperate
here at the family home. Joe is
feeling very much improved and it
is hoped that he will soon be able to
resume his usual activities and to
be restored to his former good health.
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
From Saturday's Dany-
The reports from the hospital at
Omaha state that James -Rainey of
this city, who has been there for the
past several weeks, Is in very ser
ious condition and with his long ill
ness and weakness his recovery is a
matter of the gravest doubt and his
condition has caused a great deal of
apprehension to the family and
friends of Mr. Rainey.
NEW DAUGHTER ARRIVES
The home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Nave north of this city is rejoicing
over the fact that a fine little daugh
ter, tipping the scales at nine pounds
made her appearance at their home
on Thursday night. The mother and
little one are doing very nicely and
the occasion has brought a great
deal of happiness to the members of
the family circle.
TO LOCATE IN THE WEST
Miss Freda Wohlfarth, who has
been for several years an employe
of the II. M. Soennichsen Co. store
in this city, is to make her home in
the future at Los Angeles to which
place she has departed and has a
very fine position awaiting her In
that city. Miss Wohlfarth has been
one of" the active members of the
St. Paul's church in this city and
her work and efforts in the church
affairs will be greatly misled by the
associates there. The many old time
friends here are trusting that Miss
Wohlfarth may find nuccesn and
happiueHH in hr new home in the
west.
Pioneer Lady
Passes Her 92nd
Anniversary
Mrs. Elvira E. Ozbun of This City
Beaches Ripe Old Age A
Pioneer of the West
From Friday Dally
Today marks the ninety-second
anniversary of Mrs. Elvira E. Ozbun
of this city who has made her home
here for the greater part of the time
n recent years with her daughter.
Mrs. M. S. Briggs and family.
Mrs. Ozbun is a real pioneer of the
west, having been born near the pres
ent city of Kokomo, Indiana, on Sep-
New York, investigations are being
conducted to provide better methods
of selection. He declared that at
present many who would make fine
teachers are rejected, and many
qualify who are not properly fitted.
The things which a good home in
culcates are caught rather than
taught, he warned. He emphasized
therefore the advantage to normal
schools in having dormitories and
resident students, where the inti
mate relationships between instruc
tor and student helped to develop the
fine qualities which characterize the
better homes of the country. He con
sidered that the state should assume
the burden of expense, providing
dormitories and living for its future
teachers.
Mr. -Bagley referred to the enor
mous increase in secondary educa
tion recently. Formerly secondary
education was class education. To
day it is mass education. The teach
ers, he said, are required to train the
masses without elimination. It was
an enormous problem. A new type
of teacher was demanded. Normal
schools and teachers' colleges, he
said, are in the best position to meet
this changing need.
Mr. Cooper declared that the tend
ency will be to extend the normal
school course to four years and
therefore to award the Bachelor's
degree. The amount of knowledge
necessary to impart in the training
of Intelligent teachers cannot, he
said, be acquired in the two years
allotted in some states.
The anniversary celebration closed
with a colorful historical pageant
and a banquet, followed by final
musical exercises and an interesting
account of the history of the Salem
Normal School by the principal.
LIBRARY NEWS
The Public Library has Just re
ceived a splendid new two volume
work on Abraham Lincoln. It is
The Prairie Years" by Sandburg.
This biography tells of Mr. Lincoln's
life, to the time when he entered
the White House. We hope that the
biography will be added to later.
Many people do not care for Mr.
Sandburg's poetry, but they cannot
help enjoying his prose in "The
Prairie Years." It flowg along so
smoothly and beautifully and gives
a vivid picture of Abraham Lincoln,
the boy and the man.
The users of encyclopedias will
soon find a set of the American En
syclopedia in the library. Miss Jones
has ordered a set. This ia a splendid
and easy-to-use reference work.
Ninety-three children enjoyed the
treat for completing the summer
reading course. These people had all
the pleasures of their reading and a
reward for doing it besides.
The library has been unusually
busy with reference work, with the
opening of school. There have been
2 new borrowers registered in
September. The Increase in circula
tion for September 1929 over Sep
tember 1928 is 111.
CARL ULRICH HOME
From Saturday's Dany
Thia morning Mr. and Mrs. Ewald
Ulrich of near Mynard motored to -friends of the Are menace.
Omaha today where they visited with i Every time the fire engines dash
their son, Carl, and finding the young out in their race against time it
man so much improved over his re-'means that someone has done some
cent operation for appendicitis, were thing or failed to do something that a
able to bring him back home with little intelligent thought would have
them to recuperate at the family warned him against. We Americans
home. Carl is doing nicely and It is are the most careless of peoples when
thought will be back in his former it comes to fire, and the most waste
good health in a short time. ful.
Fire Prevention Meek will shortly
RADIO EAR PHONES : be here- 11 wlu be a ood time to
ON FRENCH TRAINS ?roflt ,bfv the kn?wIe,5e an
ings of the experts who are fighting
Parisfi Sept, 27. Radio ear phones ' th discouraging war against fire.
will be at the disposal of passengers Almost every great conflagration
of the Paris-Havre trains beginning would be prevented if we spent a few
this October, bringing everything more dollars or a little more time In
from eannlnsr relne to rrand onera
Into the tearing of the people mak
ing the three to four-hour journey.
Chicken Steal
ing Brings Hot
Barrage of Shot
Murray Farmer Finds Unwelcome
Callers Robbing Hen Boost
and Goes Into Action
From Saturday's Dally
Lout night a few moments after
9 o'clock, Ed Neal, residing ou a
farm northwest of Murray, was
aroused from his Blumbers by the
sound of disturbance in the vicinity
of the chicken house of the farm and
at once started an inquiry into the
why and werefore of the noise among
the feathered dwellers of the farm.
As the owner approached the chicken
house he saw a man run from the
I building and as the culprit ran the
farmer lifted the shotgun and plac
ing his sights on the target of the
fleeing man proceeded to fire and the
result was that the speed of the flee
ing man was hastened and he disap
peared into a nearby cornfield with
more of the buckshot pursuing him.
After the owner of the farm had
had the battle with the chicken
thief a call was put in for Sheriff
Bert Reed and who with Constable
Tom Svoboda hurried to the scene of
action. The course of the chicken
thief through the cornfield was fol
lowed until the tracks led to a road
and here the signs were plain that
the party had loaded into a car and
was traced by the sheriff and con
stable along the road in the direc
tion of Weeping Water but it was
impossible to get trace of the party
farther. The robbery of a number
of chickens from one of the farms
near Weeping Water on Thursday
night leads to 'the belief that pos
sibly the center of activity in that
line is located in that section.
One of the most effective methods
for the farmers to cope with the
chicken stealing activities is to be
on the alert and on any alarm in
the chicken pens or houses to ad
minister a load of shot to the in
vaders and which will carry a most
effective lesson. Mr. Neal in this
case thought that be. had winged the
fleeing chicken thief but so far there
has been no reports received of any
injured parties but a general policy
of warfare on the chicken thieves
will bring the desired result and
cure some of the parties of their
hunger for other people's chickens.
HOLD RALLY MEETING
From Friday Dally
Last evening the Philathea
class of the Methodist church held
their first meeting of the fall sea
son at the home of Mrs. Otto Keck
on North Eighth street and who
was assisted in the event by Miss
Helen Warner.
The ladies held a very Interesting
business session at which a great
many important matters pertaining
to the class work was discussed and
the class planned for the coming
months when they will resume their
fall and winter activities. At the
business session Mrs. V. E. Handley
was named as corresponding secre
tary of the class, succeeding Mrs.
Agnes Moore, who has resigned the
position.
Following the business meeting
the members had a very fine social
hour In which they enjoyed games
and contests of all kinds, in which
Mrs. Elmer Eliott was the prize win
ner of the contests.
At a suitable hour the hostesses
served very dainty and delicious re
freshments that added very much to
the pleasures of the evening and en
joyed by the exceptionally large
number who were in attendance.
RECIPES OF DESTRUCTION
Here are a few good recipes for
destroying your home, factory or any
other property:
Let your electric wiring go with
out repairs or inspections over a long
period of time; leave piles ct oil
soaked ragB or other waste lyin?
around in corners of your garafr-J or
basement; don't use flre?reslstive
construction In building, because it
costs a little more; drop lighted
matches and cigarette butts where-
ever you may happen to be; light
your fires with gasoline.
No one, of course, is going to con
sciously use these "receipts" of de
struction, or any of the many others
of the same nature. Yet It Is sate to
say that millions of Americans have
equal fire risks in their homes or
places of business. Laziness, carelesa-
! nesa. ignoranc
these are the best
yarning against tisks. .Begin now.
Phone your nevqs to the Journal.
