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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
MONDAY, DEC. P.O. 1929.
100 More flew Models Just Received
FOR OUR SENSATIONAL
Flat Crepes, Crepe Satins, Prints and
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Your Choice for Only
No Refunds or Exchanges Alterations Extra
ALL SALES CASH
In our I 5 years in business in Plattsmouth, we
have never been able to offer a greater value
than this. Full cut high grade Silks from an
overstocked wholesaler every one of them a
late Fall and Winter model, made to retail at
$8, $10 and $12 during the pre-Christmas
season.
Last Thursday (too late to get an ad in the
Semi-Weekly Journal to our farmer friends)
we bought 75 of these dresses, thinking they
would last thru several days selling. Saturday
morning at 9, we placed them on sale, with
only an ad in Friday evening's Journal and a
window display. At 1 0 o'clock one hour af
ter the sale began our stock was so depleted,
it was necessary to phone for an additional 1 00
of these extraordinary value Dresses, which
reached us by mid-afternoon and were half
gone when we closed the clay's business.
Now, we are getting another lot of fity, in
order to supply continued demands. No greater
proof of the exceptional value of these gar
ments could be given than the way people have
flocked to our store and bought not one, but
in many instances two, three and even four!
We simply cannot impress upon you in cold
type the unusual value the sheer beauty of
these Dresses. You must see them yourself.
This DRESS SALE waa planned as the opening gun in
our Big January Clearance of Coats, Dresses, Hats and
Odd Lots of Seasonable Merchandise. Yellow "Clean
Up" price tags throughout the store tell a very interest
ing story of savings on wearing apparel. Watch our
ads for further sensational sale announcements better
still, come in frequently and look around. You'll be
surprised at what you can save.
Ladies Toggery
The Shop of Personal Service"
SCHURMAN QUITS
AS GERMAN ENVOY
Berlin, Dec. 27. Lr. Jacob Gould
Schurman, American educator and
diplomat. Friday announced hia res
ignation as American ambassador to
Germany, a post which he had held
since 19 25.
The ambassador, who, celebrated
his 75th birthday last May, announc
ed that his resignation had been ac
cepted at Washington but that he
would remain at his post until next
January.
The ambassador's resignation call
ed forth universal regret in official
Germany, as well aa among the Ger
man people. He had attained wide
spread popularity.
Remember your friends with a fit
ting New Years greeting by one of
the beautiful line of greeting cards
carried at the Bates Book and Gift
Shop.
If the old boy failed to bring you
just what you wanted in our line
to wear, don't fail to come in and
buy it for yourself . ... That's one
way of getting what you want
and we have it.
Bellwood Bank
is Held Up by
Unmasked Man
Bobber Surprises President as Bank
Being Closed for Day; Es
capes with $1,165.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 27. An un
masked robber, nervous and hurried.
whose description tallied closely with
that of the holdup who raided the Ex
change National bank of Minden of
$300 a week ago, held up and rob
bed the Dank of Bellwood, in Hutler
county of $1,165 in currency at 4:05
p. m. today.
After ordering J. P. Kreizlnger,
president and cashier of the insti
tution, who was just closing the bank
for the day, to "fill this sack with
your money or I'll fill you full of
lead," the bandit escaped from town
in a car in which a companion is
said to have waited near by.
No one pursued the machine from
the village.
A traveler entering the town is
reported to have met the bandit car
speeding westward toward Columbus
Just after the holdup. A suspect was
arrested by Columbus police, but was
released when President Kreiziriger
did not identify him as the robber.
The bandit was described as being
about 5 feet 10 inches tall, of slender
build, 27 or 28 years old, protrud
ing cheek bones, sallow complexion
and wore a brown overcoat of some
kind. His build and personal appear
ance, with the exception of his age.
corresponds closely with that of the
Minden robber. He was dressed prac
tically the same.
The robber followed Kreizinger
around the counter and stood by him
as he took the money from the cash
drawer.
"I took about $865 from the draw
er and put it in the sack," the bank
er said. "This included twenties and
tens and fives. There was a .32 cali
ber revolver in the back of the drawer
under some papers but with the man
standing beside me with his own gun
prominently displayed, I had no
chance to reach for it.
"Then the man asked me if there
was any more money. He appeared
highly nervous and his face was
twitching a good deal, so 'I thought
I had not better try to hold out a
lot of him. I went to the safe in the
vault and got three packages, each
containing one hundred new $1 bills.
We had just received them Friday
morning from the Federal Reserve
bank of Omaha." World-Herald.
CRUISER OMAHA
HONORS HUSKER
Crete, Dec. 27. Capt. John Down
ea of the U. S. S. Omaha has written
to Mrs. B. G. Miller of Crete that his
Bhlp for three successive years has
won the battle efficiency pennant and
the gunnery trophy for light cruis
ers. His letter was in, acknowledgement
of the receipt of one of the first
manufactured Nebraska state flags,
sent scarcely two weeks ago, together
with its hiBtory. Mr. Miller is orig
inator and designer of the flag.
A song, "The Living Christmas
Spirit," as composed by Lumir Hav
licek, director of the Nebraska Med
ical Regiment bank, also was sent
him.
"We are striving to win again
thia year," Captain Downes
wrote. "We sincerely hope the
people of Nebraska may have
Just reason to be proud of the
ship which bears the name of its
largest city, as proud as we are
to serve on the light cruiser of
that name."
FAREWELL FOR FRIENDS
Friday evening, December 6th, the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George Toman
was the scene of a very pleasant
gathering. The neighbors staged a
little surprise party for their young
friends.
Mrs. Toman has long been a mem
ber of the Lewiston Study club but
must resign as she is leaving short
ly. They are to make their future
home in Omaha. These young peo
ple will be sincerely missed when
they go as Mrs. Toman's talent has
done much for the little club. She is
a talented musician in singing, play
ing and whistling.
The party was really a handker
chief and sack shower, and the gifts
were numerous and pretty as well
as very useful.
The evening was spend in playing
cards and various other game3 and
at a late hour, the well filled bas
kets of the ladies were produced and
all ate heartily, after all what is
anw party without meat and drink?
The crowd departed wishing the
young couple a prosperous New Year
in their new home.
SALE OF
HOUSEHOLD GOODS!
The household furniture be
longing to the late Mrs. C. L
Herger, will be sold at public
auction on
Saturday,
Jan. 4th
at 1:00 P.M.
Sale will be held at
residence, 605 Third
Avenue (Marble St.)
This sale will include many
fine articles of Furniture and
Household Effects.
Weeping Water
Men Draw Jail
Terms for Rum
Lawsoxi Conrad to Spend Sixty Days
and Ross Dennis to Take Forty
Day Stay in Jail
From FrMay's Daily
Yesterday afternoon Lawsnn Con
rad and Ross Dennis, both of Weep
ing Water, were present in court to
answer to the charge of violating tho
prohibition law, Mr. Conrad bein
arraigned on a second offen:-e in the
district court while Dennis war? given
his hearing in the county court.
Mr. Dennis entered a plea of
guilty to the charge preferred, that
of possession and also acknowledged
that he had been engaged in the sell
ing of liquor some time ago altho
now out of business. As the defend
ant was frank in the matter of the
charges. Judge A. H. Duxbury gave
a sentence of forty days in the county
jail as well as the payment of the
costs of the case.
Mr. Conrad was arraigned in the
district court on the charge of a sec
ond ocense and was given a sentence
of sixty days in' the county jail as
well as the cost of prosecution.
OSCEOLA BANK OFFICIAL HELD
Osceola, Dec. 27. Charged with
conversion of $9,000 from the Bank
of Polk between June of 19 27 and
September of 1929, Raymond L. Cox
of Polk has been arrested at Osceola.
Complaint was filed by County At
torney J. C. Stanton in county court
here Dec. 16. Nine separate counts
are listed against Cox. He surrend
ered voluntarily, yesterday and was
bound over .until Jan. 6. Bond of
$2,000 was furnished by Henry S.
Knerr, a retired farmer.
Cox had been connected with the
bank, which failed in September, for
20 years. His father, Joshua Cox of
York, was president of the bank at
the time it was. taken over by the
state.
CORRECTS LAND PRICE
From Saturday' Dally
In the account of the purchr.se by
Roy Cole of the Ed Rummcl 120 acres
near Mynard, published several days
ago it was stated that the price paid
was $160 per acre, which covered
only forty acres of the farm as the
remaining eighty acres was sold at
$150 or an average of a fraction
over $153 per acre.
New Years cards of all kinds and
prices at the Bates Book and Gift
Shop.
OFFICERS HOLD A SUSPECT
Florence, Wis. A suspect said by
the Florence county authorities to
answer In every description of Erd
man Olson, central figure in Wiscon
sin's most notorious murder case, wa3
arrested at a lumber camp in the
woods near here Friday. The suspect
refused to give his name or to answer
questions of Sheriff Miles Davis. Of
.ficers of Crawford county, Wis., who
have for two years conducted a na
tion wide search for Olson, accused of
flaying his sweetheart, Clara Olson,
arranged to send a man here. He is
not expected to arrive before Sunday.
Sheriff Davie said that he arrest
ed the youth on a "tip" after keep
ing him under observation for sev
eral days while he worked in a camp
near Tipler, twenty miles from this
town and near the Wisconsin-upper
Michigan border.
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Farm Loans and Lands
Chamber of
Commerce Annual
Meet Jan. 3rd
Selection of Officers and Goal for
Coming Year Activities to
Be Discussed
From Saturday's ralry
The annual meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce will be held at the
auditorium of the public library on
Friday evening, January Hrd, rt
which time their- is to be h 11 the
election of officers of the civic body
as well an a general discussion of
the plans for the year.
The Chamber of Commerce h;.s
been active in aiding and promoting
the new creamery and Missouri river
bridge at this place in the past year
and a half and as a result of their
activities there has; bviu u great in
terest shown in the general gravel
ing and surfacing of highways over
the entire county.
The. coming year should have many
vital problems to be outlined for
the Chamber of Commerce and one
of these will be the task of prepar
ing for the coming of Missouri river
navigation which is to mean much to
the west from an industrial stand
point and in which the river cities
will have the problem of preparing
adequate shipping and receiving
points for their territory.
The completion of the new bridge
here means that this community and
that on the east side of the river
will be more closely in contact and a
good will and get-to-gether program
will be necessary to promote the
fullest realization of the possibilities
of the new bridge as a community
developer.
Among the purely local proposi
tions that will be marked for 1930
improvements here will be that of
the creation of an athletic field for
the schools of the city which can
be made a permanent field and one
that can be tired in all seasons of
the year.
The public should come out and
join in the work of the Chamber of
Commerce as it is not right or just
to ask that a few of the residents of
the community do all of the work of
civic boosting at the expense of their
own private business affairs. Come
out and take part in the meeting at
7: HO on next Friday night.
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We have a number
Boys' Overcoats
in Ages 3 to 8 Years
on which we are able to make
you some very low prices to
close. They are good values.
Well made and riht in styles.
The colors are blue, KraY and
brown.
Ask to see them!
1879
Wescotts
1929
States to be
Busy with Con
struction ork
Twenty-Six Report Plans for an Ex
penditure of $825,000,000
in Next Year.
LEWISTON STUDY CLUB
Th" I.i-wistnn fituclv club held
their annual Christmas party at the
home or Mr. and -Mrs. i.eorrre i-ar..
Faturday evening l-ccmber 21st.
Notwithstanding the cold, there
was quite a largo crowd. Mrs. Turk
had provided a Christmas tree and
thre was great fun pulling a string
to find out what each gift was.
The evening passed Quickly and
gayly in sinking Christmas songs
and playing g?.mes.
Mrs. Park with th aid. of assistant
hostesses seved a delicious hot
lunch and all departed for home
rather late, but full of Christmas
cheer.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Lewiston Study club was held
at the home of Mrs. George Park.
Thursday, December 19th. The
meeting was opened by Mrs. Hend
ricks and the members joined in
song. Mrs. Wm. Wehrbein led the
Lords Prayer, after which in place
of the usual Hag drill. Mrs. Charles
Keil read and discussed "The Christ
mas Story." The song for the month
was "It Came Upon the Midnight
rionr" led hv Mrs. Keil. Mrs. Park
as usual had charge of the Parlia
mentary law drill for ntteen min
utes.
Mrs Wm. Wehrbein led the les
son for the day in place of Mrs. Vic
tor Wehrbein who was unaoie 10
attend. The Roll call was answer
ed with "Once When Patience Count
ed." The meeting was very interest
ing. a n matter of unfinished busi
ness the Christmas boxes to the needy
were discussed nad lamuies tieciueu
upon to give them to.
As a matter of new business the
ladies discussed the ways and means
of serving lunch at George Toman's
sale in January.
Mrs. Park served a loveiy luncn
and the meeting adjourned to meet
in January the new year at the home
of Mrs. Perry Nickles.
CHILD SWALLOWS NAIL
Tiohbv ShroDshire. three-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Shropshire
of near Weening Water, was me
victim of a verv nainful accident thai
occurred Wednesday afternoon while
the child was playing at tne ramuy
home. The little one had secured
n hnx of nails and was playing with
them on the floor and childlike
placed one of the nails in his mouth
and swallowed one of the nails which
i ftnimed to be some three inches
in length. The child was hurried on
into Omaha and placed in the uni
versity hospital at that place for ob
servation and to determine the loca
tion of the offending nail that it
may be removed.
FARM LOANS
I have $5,000.00 to loan at 5
on good security. No commission.
Terms to suit borrower.
Also have a good 80 acre tract of
land for sale, 2 miles west of Mur
ray. Bonded Abstracts of Title to Real
Estate also at reasonable rates.
Fire Insurance written.
JOHN M. LBYDA,
Bates Bldg., South P. O.
d21-8sw, 4S
Drop in and look over the large
line of New Years greeting: cards at
the Bates Book and Gift Shop when
you are seeking some remembrance
for your friend.
Washington Proposed construc
tion of public works to the amount
of $S2o,000,000 in twenty-six states
of the nation during 1930 a figure
expected to be doubled for the coun
try at large was reported Friday
from the white house. The total was
compiled from reports President Hoo
ver received from governors of the
states as a result of the program of
public construction he urged after
conferences with business leaders.
A report on Christmas business
thruous the country, showing that
the level this year had been fully as
high as that of last year, was re
ceived with gratification at the white
house from the commerce depart
ment. It was said there that the
mercantile communities had expect
ed a falling off in business of about
15 per cent because of the break in
the stock market.
The reports from the governors
were made in response to requests
sent by Mr. Hoover to have surveys
made of public works programs which
would be undertaken during the year.
Some of the reports received were
not complete summaries of all the
work to be done. The president ex
pects to have a complete list of the
public improvements to be made in
the various states tabulated by the
first of the year.
Some sections of the country, it
was said, suffered a falling off in
Christmas business but other sections
showed increased buying. The sec
tions which declined were not named.
but it was regarded as normal that
there would be low spots.
The surveys are being made as a
result of conferences held by Mr.
Hoover with the various business in
terests of the country shortyl after
the break in stock prices in Novem
ber. At that time he urged that a
program of public improvement be
undertaken wherever possible to as
sure a minimum of unemployment
and act as a stimulant to business.
State Journal.
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RHINELANDER HIS DIVORCE
Las Vegas, New Leonard Kip
Rhinelander, scion of a wealthy New
York family, was granted a divorce
decree by the district court here Fri
day from his octaroou wife, Mrs.
Alice Jones Rhinelander. The divorce
was not contested, and Mrs. Rhine
lander was not represented in couit.
Harley A. Harmon, personal cou;i.-d
for Rhinelander, was the only at
torney to appear at the brief hearing.
Rhinelander was present when tlie
decree was granted, but had no com
ment to make, other than to say that
he intended to continue his residence
in Las Vegas.
Rhinelander came here a year ago.
living for a time in seclusion in the
hills. He had been here some time
before his presence was discovered,
and his purpose of establishing resi
dence to divorce the former Alice
Jones, daughter of a New Rochelle.
N. Y., negro coachman, was revealed.
7 GET SCHOLARSHIPS
Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 25. Recipients
of seven one hundred dollar scholar
ships at the University of Nebraska
were announced today by Chancel
lor A. E. Burnett. They are:
Hail N. Andersen, Lincoln: Clara
N. Bratt, Arapahoe; Paul M. Drucse
dow, Sutton; Fern Shelton, Central
City; Evelyn J. Smith, Lincoln; Byr
ton Tullis, Lincoln, and Darrell
Schneider, Sterling. Lois Pavies,
Aurora, was named alternate.
The scholarships were awarded on
a basis of scholarship and financial
need.
BUS BUSINESS GREATER
Des Moines, la., Dec. 26. More
than $1,103,67S.20 in revenue from
bus line passenger service in Iowa
was reported to the state board of
railroad commission by less than 20
companies doing business in 19S.
These carriers are rated as Class 1
carriers. Revenue of Class 2 lines,
doing Intrastate business exclusively
was not reported. The gross revenue
reported by the Class 1 is an increase
of 50 per cent over the business of
1927.
TAX CASE TO COURT
Washington Authority of the
Government to tax profits made by
buvine: and selling state, county and
municipal bonds is requested in a
case now before the supreme court in
which the government seeks to have
decisions of the lower courts which
held against the United States set
aside. In that case the right of states
to tax profits made on government
bonds also will be decided.
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