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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOUHXAL
THURSDAY, Iv'OV. 21. 1929-
Nehawka
George Lopp and wife were visit
ing and looking after some business
matters in Plattsniouth for the day
on last Monday.
C. E. Hoyt of Omaha was a busi
ness visitor in Nehawka on last Mon
doy afternoon, and was visiting with
bis many friends while here.
George Troop and Doni'ld Rhodon
jr., were over to Plattsniouth on last
Sunday afternoon where they were
visiting with friends for a while.
Mrs. A. 15. Taylor, a sister of Mrs.
Z. V. Shrader, who is making her
home with her sister, is feeling much
better, as she has been rather poorly
for some time.
Attorney W. A. Robertson of
riattsmouth was a visitor in Nehaw
ka on last Monday afttrnoon. where
he was looking after some business
matters for a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Young and Mrs.
Sadie Oldham were over to Omaha
for the day on last Sunady. where
they were both looking after some
business matters as well ;.s viniting
with friends.
W. O. Troop and son, Robert, and
brother, Charlos, were all over to
Omaha on last. Wednesday where
they were looking over the stock
yards with a view of buying sonu
feeders for their yards.
W. O. Troop who has been hustling
where tfie sun shone or the clouds
rolled his way has completed the
picking of his corn which w:is rai.-.ed
at home and is hot after th corn
on the rented land, which he will
get out as soon as possible.
Henry M. Pollard was a visitor in
Plattsniouth on last Monday driv
ing over to the county seat, to look
after some business and incidentally
called to the court house to pay ifis
taxes, and found the omriais not
ready to receive the money.
Mrs. Wm. Oorder who is attend
ing school at Peru, was a visitor at
home for over Sunday and as she
went to Plattsniouth, stopped and
visited with her parents and was ac
companied by her sister. I-ois. who
spent Sunday with the Gorder fani
ily.
Wm. Patterson and wife of north
of Nehawka. were down to Nebraska
City on lust Monday where they were
visit'ng with Mrs. Oertie Pecker and
son Stephen, for the d:iy. Mrs. IVrU
ner and son returned with Mr. and
Mrs. Patterson for a viVil at their
home for a few days.
Mis. Louis Ross was operated upn
lart week for apnendieiti;-:. and who
was very :eriously ill followiirr, is
reported as getting along nicely at
this time and it is hoped that she
will soon be so natch improved that
Making Repairs at Elevator.
Stewart Rough, and Fred Dow
were looking after the mixing of
concrete at the Farmers Elevator on
the early portion of this week, which
they were running into the lower
portion of the elevator to rebuild
some walls, and which was being
done by the masons who were out of
sight.
to
her
h ave the hopr.it::?
home.
of Weeping
Nehawka for
Water
a short
she will be aM
and return to
Don Philpot
was a visitor in
t:ne o:i last Tuesday afternoon, de
livering oil and gas for the Farmers
Oil company, R. E. Morse of Union
representing the Standard Oil com
pany and an Independent Oil com
pany representative from Nebraska
City, all being here at the same time.
The musical eapabilitios of the
voting people of Nehawka is being
looked after well, for a bind and iy
orchestra have both been organized
and are oeprating in good shape, for
they are hotii practicing and develop
ing much skill and showing aptitude
for music, and we are sure they will
make good progress in their studies
In this line.
Mrs. Jchn Hanson was taken with
the measels and as this malady goes
very severe with grown persons, she
was seriously ill with it, and follow
ing was so sick, that it was deemed
advisable to have her taken to the
Cl.irkson hospital at Omaha where
she is being treated. Her many
friends are hoping for a speedy and
permanent recovery of this excellent
woman.
W. E. Countrymen from the west
rrn portion of the state, who has been
farming during the past summer was
a visitor in the neighborhood of Ne
hawka and Plattsniouth for the past
few days, looking after som busi
ness, and wa3 a guest at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Troop for last
Monday evening. Mr. Countrymen
will move to near Paxton. Nebras
ka, in the spring where he has a
farm of 6 4 0 acres which he will
farm.
Historic Building Burned.
Monday afternoon, at about 3:30.
fire broke out in the attic of the Isaac
Pollard home which was built in
1S58, 71 years ago. This place is
now owned by Roymand C. Pollard
and was occupied for the past four
year by Melvin Sturm who farmed
most of the Pollard farm. The origin
of the fire remains a mystery, and
was when discovered under consider
able hearway. Most of the furni
ture was saved, with the exception
of two beds and furnishings which
were in the attic and a few closets
and some money of a man. who was
picking corn for Mr. Sturm. Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac Pollard and the good wife
came to ,Mirii?Kn aim sei.ieu i .'
hawka in 1S."6. there was no Nehaw-
k:i here at that time. There was one
house, which was built by Mr. S. M.
Kirknatrick. and which was built in
isrif. He was father of the late F
A. Kirkpatruk. this house was con
snn.ti lv nre some nine years .ic
t that time the Dronerty of
Ne'son Rerger. Another house was
thp L.iwson Sheldon home, where the
c:hf.tri.Tii fjirnilv all were born and
grew up. and is now owned by A. F.
Sturm and is near the home of Frank
I". Sheldon. This house was built i
the year 1S3 7. In 1S5S. the Pollard
home was built, they having lived
in a log house for two years. In this
hitnrir home, was the children of
Mr. Pollard born. The oldest of the
children beine Mrs. Hattie Willis of
Lone Beach. California, another sis
tor, now Mrs. Shotwell. who reside
at Seattle. Earnest M. Pollard of
Lincoln. Mrs. Ella Hilbon of Long
Beach, two having died, they bein
Herbert and Mary, and the youngest
being R. C. Pollard of Nehawka who
owns the place and lives just over
the wav from this historic house.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Pollard, who serv
ed their country 1 well and assisted
in bringing this county and state
from its raw nature into the very
finelv cultivated territory which it
is at this time. With the burnini
of this house which was built ove
three score anil ten years ago, th"rc
is removed two of the three of the
oldest buildings which have distin
guished this portion of the state
from many others with its early da;
improvements. There art' a numbe
of ether old buildings, but not dat
ing back to the time when tb'se
were constructed. The brick were
made near Nehawka which were use.l
in the manufacture of the home, and
the lumber was sawn from walnut
logs which grew along the Weeping
Water creek, near where the building
stands. The entire wooden portion
was built of black walnut, even to
the doors, the floors. theinner-cas
ings avl the dimention as well.
Committee to
Assist in Welcome
to Santa Clans
Local Business Menn Will Look Af
ter the Arrangements for the
Gifts for Youngsters
The Chamber of Commerce is go
ing ahead with their plans for the
visit of Santa Claus here on Satur
day. December 14th and will have
their plans all made when the re
sponse of Santa is received ;o tne
invitation to come to this city to
pay a visit to tne youngsters.
The committee appointed to look
alter the arrangements ior me re
membrances that will be given out
by Santa on his visit here through
the presentation of cards that arc
redeemed by local business houses
and professional men with suitable
gifts, will get busy in the next few
davs in the soliciting cf the business
houses.
The committee selected will con
sist of W. L. Gabriel. Carl Ore. A. G.
Bach and Harry Kruger and who will
make a canvass of the business and
professional men of the city to see
iust what can be lined up in this
part of the program.
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thia Department
by County Ageat
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Winter 4-H Clubs.
4-II projects are not for rummer
months alone. Some interesting pro
jects for winter clubs are engineer
ing, rope, keep well, and hot lunch
for schools. Scout around in your
neighborhood and see if there aren't
some young folks that would enjoy
a winter club. If you are interested
in any of these please get in touch
with the Farm Bureau for further
particulars.
Court Ruling
on Tax of Cattle
Makes Much Work I
County Officials Over the State Will
Have to Revise Much of Per
sonal Tax Schedule
Deliehtf;:! Sweets for Children.
Wholesome Thanksgiving (or
Christmas) sweets for the children
may be made from fruit. These swec ts
are more healthful for the young
sters than the rich sugar candies and
will satisfy their cravings. A ground
fruit candy may be made of equal
parts of dates, raisins, figs and nuts.
Some cocoanut may be used. Grind
through the food chopper enough
graham crackers to make the mixture
hold together. Form into rolls, balls,
or pats and roll in cocoanut or shaved
peanuts or dip into melted fondant.
The paste may be shaped into a long
roll and sliced, and rolled in granu
lated or powdered sugar. i
Cass County D. H. I. A. j Nance, Merrick. Hamilton, Clay ami
The October report of the Cass j Nuckolls counties.
County Dairy herd improvement as-i Entries are open to members e.f
sociation shows W. G. Hoffman of
Alvo the leading men on the list of
high herds, with 14 Ilclstein cows,
averaging 794 pounds of milk and
30. G pounds of butterfat. R. B. Stone
of Nehawka as a close second with a
herd of 19 Guernsey cov.s. averaging
r91 pounds of milk and 29.7 pounds
butterfat.
Donald Belknap, the tester, is back
on the job again after undergoing an
operation for appendicitis in Sep
tember. .'!r. Belknap says he is only
six days oehind with his testing now
and the association wiil be back to
it's regular schedule by December
first.
W. T. Fager cf Avoca had the
highest producing cow for the month,
which was a purebred Jersey, and
produced 1249 pounds milk and J0
pounds butterfat.
There' are 2S7 cows in the asso
ciation that average 474 pounds of
milk and 19. S pounds butterfat.
the Nebraska Crop Growers' associa
tion and to boys and girls who are
members of officially organized corn
ehibs in Nebraska. Any farmer or
corn grower, desiring to enter his
corn but not a member of the asso
ciation may become eligible to com
pete by paying $1 as life member
ship fee to the association.
were
in cash, 3
number
t'.
silver trophies,
of ribbons will
winners cf the
Annual Cor:: Show
Nebraska's Annual Corn Show will
be held during the week of the Or
ganized Agriculture meetings, Janu
ary 7-2, 1930 at the Co!!.ge ci Agri
culture, Lincoln.
TJie state is divid'-d into three sec
tions in awarding premiums. The
eastern .section is open only tc corn
growers in counties cast of the wert-
rn boundaries cf Knox, Antelope,
I he decision of tre Nebraska su
preme court a few days ago in which
that held that the rules of the
tax board that prescribed an in
crease in the taxing of cattle m the
state was invalid, will mean a great
deal of additional work to the coun
ty clerks and assessors over the state
in the levismg of the personal tax
schedules of the state.
The tax lists have been prepared
ind turned over to the county
treasurers over the state and a large
number have already paid their pr
sn.;;:i taxes for the year at the ten
j- r c nt advance in cattle and which
will now make it necessary to make
refund of the taxes on the cattle
hieh was under the 1929 law.
TIME IS DRAWING SHORT
WINTER MILKING COWS
I
have v. r-nir dozen heavy spring
ing Jersey heifers, some will he fresh
in ten days others running to thiry
days. They are fine. Come see them
and take your choice.
R. D TAYLOR.
n21-2tw. Nehawka, Neb.
The date of the presentation of
the Handel oratoria, "The Messiah"
at the Omaha auditorium, will be
on December 16th and the date is
now fast approaching for this event
which will be one of the outstanding
musical offerings of the season in
this part of the west. The oratoria
of esjiecial interest aside from the
wonderful beauty of the offering, in
number of the
will take part
that have per
been given the
it rese-rvaiions
NEHAWKA HOME 3URNED
I he home of Raymond Pollard at
Nehawka, was considerably damaged
on Monday evening when fire swept
the building and caused the gutting
of the interior of the house.
The blaze broke out early in the
evening and the small fire fighting
apparatus available while holding the
burned for several hours before it
was finally subdued.
Mr. Pollard has lived in this fam
ily home which is one of the oldest
residences in Nehawka, for his life
time.
lhe inside or the house was gut
ted but the brick exterior of the
building was not so severely dam
aged.
the fact that a large
residents of this city
in it.
The cutstate cities
sons taking part have
preference in the se;
and L. O. Minor is the Plattsniouth
representative who is to handle the
reservations. Those who are plan
ning on attending the event should
get busy at once while there are still
excellent seats to be secured, as the
auditorium will be taxed to its ca
pacity in to accommodate the crowds
that will wish to hear the offeriner.
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
From Tucsdav's Dally
This morning an action
was filed
Fresh and toothsome cashew, al
monds and pecans, also chocolate
coated almonds and peanuts at the
Bates Book & Gift Shop.
9S
for Children!
They're good looking shoes. Heavy, solid
leather shoes. Triple stitched, full leather
sole, heel and counters. A shoe that will
give wonderful hard service.
Warm Gloves cr Children
Leather, Wool Knit and Jersey
Overshoes and Zippers
A size for
Footwear.
every shoe. Goodrich Rubber
There is none better.
F P.
SHELOOPi
ESTABLISHED 1888
Telephone 14
Nehawka, Nebr.
in the office of the clerk of the dis-
ii ice e-oun eniuiea trma v. ..leurary
vs. Patrick A. McCrarv. in which the
Plaintiff asks that she be granted a
decree of divorce from the defendant
aim an allowance tor the care or a
minor child. The Detitior recites
that the parties were married at
Emporia, Kansas, on May 17, 1SS6.
A restraining order is also asked
against the defendant to prevent him
from trespassing at the family heme
and also from any act of violence to
ward me piaintin. me hearing on
the order has been set for November
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porary order has been issued.
$ WTT Fasticus the
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Ky&imW V lire s
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$1G
and a large
be awarded to
various classes.
A. I,. Frolik. of the College cf
Agriculture, Lincoln, and IJryan
French of Page, members of the Corn
Show Committee are handling the
details of the show.
For further information regard
ing rules and p'tmiurn lists for the
corn show, write either. County
Agent D. I. Wair.seott, P. H. Stewart,
secretary of the Nebra.-ka Crop Grow
ers' Association or A. L. Frolik, chair
man of the corn show committee;
College of Agriculture, Lincoln.
Tree Application Blanks.
Nebraska farmers may now get
their application bianks ior the gov
ernment trees ' for windbreak and
wood lot planting at the Farm 15 urea u
office in Weeping Water. The blanks
were sent out from the extension
service and are ready for distribu
tion now.
Every farmer will be entitled to
inn t nr 100 more than
available" last year. The broadleaf
and evergreen variety will again oe
offered to Nebraska farmers. A total
of 800,000 will be distributed this
year. v
Application blanks will be honor
ed as they are sent back to the ex
tension service at the college of agri
culture. Agent Wainscott advises the
Cass county farmers to get their ap
plications in as soon as possible.
D. D. Wainscott. County Extension
Agent; J. II. Baldwin, Asst. County
Extension Agent.
EIGHT
KILE GROVE
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Sunday,
9:20 a. m.
10::i0 a. m.
7:30 p. ni.
Sunday
J::5 0 a. m.
10:;jO a. m.
Lord's supper
November 24th.
Sunday school.
German .services.
Luther League.
, December 1st.
Sunday school.
English servies.
will be given to
who were unable to attend the
er celebration.
The
those
form-
The early Christmas shopper can
find everything in readiness for their
selection of the cards for ths season.
Order now and have them engraved
as you may wish, at the Bates Book
& Gift Shop.
All kinds of Dusines3 stationery
printed at the Journal office.
MRS. BURROWS HOME
Prom Tuesday's Datlv
Mrs. Lester Burrows, who has foi
the past two weeks been at the Wise
Memorial hospital at Omaha recov
ering from an illness of some dura
tion irom inroat trouble that neces
sitated an operation, has so far re
covered that she was able to be
brought home yesterday and is now-
recuperating here at the family
home in the north part of the city.
Mrs. Burrows has gained in strength.
in the last few days and it is thought
is now on the highway to permanent
recovery. This will be most pleasing
to the many friends in this commun
ity who have been quite anxious In
the past few weeks as to the condi
tion of this estimable ladv.
CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY
Prom Tuesday's tany
Just about the time that the world
was rejoicing over the sienine- of
the Armistice eleven years ago, a
large and jolly gentleman was taken
into the service of the then Adani3
Express Co., in this city and yester
day he was celebrating his eleventh
anniversary in this line of work.
This gentleman was Lester Burrows,
wnose faithful service in the work
of delivering the express 13 only sur
passed by that of "Dick," the horse
that has for many years hauled the
express wagon over the city streets.
Mr. Burrows has been an efficient
and faithful worker for the express
company.
Asa EJraasal Showing and Sale o
Country Over Sold by Many Exclusive
MiSHnery Establishments
a
Smartest c the Fall and Winter Modes!
K1
have just made a most extraordinary purchase of an en-
mple line of these hats that include everything that's
for 1929-30 season. No need to tell you what Styletex
are worth in Millinery stores over the country. They're
cne or the leading trade marked lines and our assortment in
cludes the popular Browns, Purples, Navys, Tans and Blacks
l.r i 1 l r.i i-i ai r r.
a nat ior every neaa ana no two or mem aiiRe. noout nity
this lot and they'll go mighty fast so come early Saturday.
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xsZantey impress Uzel upon all vjho see them!
They're "Quality Plus" in every way and right up to the minute in style. Our De
Luxe line, specially priced at represents the equal cf coats selling at $85 and
up in many exclusive city style shops. Lavish fur trimming beautiful shawl col
lar and deep cuffs that set them off as far above the ordinary and stamp them as
ouisanding values. In the lower priced field we are showing many other stylish Fur
Trimmed Coats that are exceptionally good values, priced as follovs
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AH the above coats have two season guaranteed linings and are wool interlined to assure warmth and com
fort. You will also find in our stock at this time a special showing of Stouts.
And for those who would step down still further in price, we call attention to our Fur
Collared Coats-partial vocl interlining and durable lining some as low as $5.95.
The Psrlce Range on this Line runs up to $19-75
Knock About Cloth Coats for everyday wear good and warm. Only $3.95
NORTHERN WEIGHT SPORT COATS '
Possessall the warmth of genuine Fur at a fraction of the cost. Made of heavy weight coating material in
ice range $7.95, $10.75, $13.75, $16.75, up to $29.75popuIar colors. Ideal for car and all outdoor wear. Pr
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