Xebr. STale RVrtxl Society
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VOL. NO. ZLV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JAN. 27, 1930.
NO. 103
Philathea Class
Has Election of
New Officers
Mrs. W. L. Heinrich Retires After
Pive Years of Presidency Mrs.
W. A. Wells to Head Class
From Fridays Darty
The Philathea class of the Metho
dist church, comprising a very huge
number of the younger ladies" of the
church membership, met last eve
rung at the home of Mr?. Ed Wil
cox and to hold the annual flection
of officer of the clans as well as the
enjoyment of tnc social portion of
the evening.
The election of the officer?? result
ed in the following: being; named:
President Mrs. V. A. Wells.
Vive-President Mrs. M. K. Brant
ner. Corresponding- Secretary Mrs.
Ilallie Perry.
Attendance Secretary Miss Helen
Warner.
Treasurer Mrs. Bert Coleman.
Publicity Chairman Mrs. Otto
Keck.
The class also unanimously voted
to have C. C. Wescott. the teacher
of the class since its commencement,
coninue in the post of teacher of
the class at their weekly services
on Sunday when they enjoy the study
of the Bible.
It was voted that the time of the
meetings be changed from the fourth
Thursday of each month to the four
th Tuesday, the next meeting being
at the home of Mrs. James C. Mauzy
on February 25th.
The class regretted very much to
see their very efficient president.
Mrs. W. L. Heinrich retire from the
office that she has filled for the past
five years in a splendid manner, but
yielded to the insistence of the presi
dent that she be relieved of her of
fice at this time. Mrs. Heinrich has
been untiring in her work in the
class and given every aid to its ad
vancement and progress and her
services has been such that the class
cannot but feel a deep regret that
she can no longer act as their head.
The officers of the class were call
ed upon and all expressed their
views of the work of the class for the
year and the outlook for the exten
sion of the class activities.
In the social hour the members en
joyed the sinking of the old songs
as well as hearing several very
clever readings by little Miss Shirley
Keck and the meeting was closed by
the serving of refreshments by Mrs.
Wilcox, Mrs. Martin Peterson. Mrs.
Fred Armstrong and Mrs. Clarence
Cotner.
PLATTSMOUTH DEBATORS WIN.
From Thursday s Danv
The Plattsmouth debating team,
taking the negative side of the de
bate question, "Resolved that the
present jury system in criminal
trials in the United States should be
abolished, scored a victory over the
affirmative team of Valley, last even
ing at the high school.
The Plattsmouth negative team
was composed of Robert Livingston,
Mary Swatek and Gerald Sperry. The
major argument of the local debat
ors was that the evils of the jury
system as pointed out by the Valley
speakers was not inherent in the
system and could not be remedied
without destroying the whole struc
ture. The Valley affirmative team was
composed of Gretchen Roberts. Helen
Mactler and Charlotte Byars. they
being coached by Richard L. Hall.
The Plattsmouth team was coach
ed by R. Foster Patterson, principal
of the High school..
The debate was judged by C. C.
Strimple, debate coach of South High
of Omaha, who rendered an oral de
cision at the close of the debate with
constructive criticism for each speak
er. The judge praised the Platter
team for their delivery and the re
buttal offered and the Valley team
for the logic of their argument.
The result of the debate evens the
score of the two schools as Valley
won last year from the locals. The
Plattsmouth-Valley debates will In
all probability become an annual
affair as the relations have been the
most pleasant in the past.
The Plattsmouth and Auburn de
bating teams will meet this afternoon
and evening, Plattsmouth's negative
and Auburn's affirmative in the af
ternoon and the Plattsmouth affirma
tive and the Auburn negative team
in the evening.
HEARING CONTINUED
From Friday' Dany
The case of the state of Nebras
ka vs. Harold Schreiner, in which
the defendant has been charged by
County Attorney W. G. Kieck with
manslaughter in the d:r.th of Miss
Bertha Lancaster, has been continu
ed over until Thursday, February
20th. Mr. Schreiner was driving the
car that struck that in which Miss
Lancaster was riding, on the highway
near Murray, and from the effects of
the injuries received in the accident
Miss Lancaster died later at the hos
pital in Omaha. Mr. Schreiner is
represented in the case by Attorney
W. A. Robertson while the state is
represented by the county attorney.
RECEIVES SAD NEWS
From Friday's Dally
. This morning James Yelick of this
city received a message from Long
Beach, California, announcing that
his brother, Mike Yelick. had passed
away at that place yesterday after
noon at 4:30. The deceased has rnaiie
his home in California for the past
few years and will be well remem
bered by the older residents here as
he made his home here during his
boyhood days. The message did not
state whether the body would be
brought here for interment or not.
First Filing
Made for Com
ing Primary
Robert J. McNealy of Louisville
Enters the Lists as a Candidate
for County Attorney
From Friday's Dally
The first filing for
election in August was
the primary
made yester-
day afternoon when Robert J. Mc
Nealy of Louisville, entered the lists
as a candidate for the republican
nomination for county attorney, Mr.
McNealy coming in and depositing
his entrance fee for the political free
for all with County Clerk George
Sayles.
Mr. McNealy is one of the younger
members of the bar of the county,
having been admitted to practice
last summer and has since been en
gaged in the practice of lav.' in his
birthplace, Louisville. He is a young
man ot very pleasing personality and
has a large acquaintance in and near
Louisville. He is at the present time
serving as police judge of the town
of Louisville.
The new candidate will have as
his opponent County Attorney W. G.
Kieck who will enter tne list for re
election, as he is just completing
his first term in the office, having
been first elected to serve the unex
pired term of A. G. Cole and was
elected four years ago for the regu
lar term in the office.
CORRECT HONOR ROLL
From Friday's Dailv
The high school honor roll which
appeared in the Journal last eve
ning contained the correct list of
names but indicated a group who
had won honors the first quarter.
This was incorrect as this list was
published at the close of the first
quarter. It should have read as fol
lows:
Those who have three A's or more
for the second quarter are:
Seniors Bernice Hogue, Beatrice
Kr.oflicek. Robt. Livingston. Ellen
Nora Meisinger, Ira Mumm. Jean
Parker, Geo. Sayles, Frank Schack
neis. Mary Swatek.
Juniors Theresa Bierl, Katherine
1 1 i Id, Josephine Janda, Constance
Rer.. Vestetta Robertson.
Sophomores John Becker, Ed
Eeenberger. Madge Garnet. Aulton
Holland. Irene Simons. Eleanor
Swatek, Winifred Rainey, Helen
Warga.
Freshmen Geo. Adam. Donald
Burhnell, Margaret Lahoda, Stuart
Porter, Murseilla Ramel, Mata
Schnackneis.
Those who have three As or more
for average grades for the first Se
mester, which includes both first and
second quarters work are as follows:
Seniors Ruby Carter, Bernice
Hogue, Beatrice Knoflicek, Robt.
Livingston, Ellen Nora Meisinger,
Ira Mumm. Jean Parker. Geo. Sayles,
Frank Schnackneis, Mae Shrader,
Mary S vatek. Alice Taylor.
Juniors Th?resa Bierl. Patricia
Ferrie, Katherine Hild. Josephine
Janda. Constance Rea, Vestetta Rob
ertson. Sophomores John Becker, Ed
Egenberger. Marge Garnet, Eleanor
Swatek, Winifred Rainey, Antoinette
Koubek. Helen Warga, Irene Simons.
Freshmen George Adam, Donald
Bushnell, Margaret Lahoda, Stuart
Porter, Marseilla Ramel, Mata
Schnackneis, Elinore Smetana.
This gives credit to students whose
work entitles them to recognition
for a high class of work done con
sistently over an eighteen week per
iod. UNDERGOES OPERATION
From Thursday's Datlv
Charles Koke, residing west of this
city, was taken to Omaha a few days
ago and was operated on at the Im
manuel hospital for appendicitis. The
operation was quite successful and
the patient is doing very nicely at
the present time. Mrs. Koke, who
was formerly Miss Grace Arnold, re
mained with the husband until after
the operation. Mr. Koke is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Koke of this city.
UNDERGOES AN OPERATION
From Thursday's Dany
The many friends of A. C. Schroe
der will be very much pleased to
learn that he is now doing fairly well
following his operation on Tuesday
at the M. E. hospital at Omaha. Mr.
Schroeder has been suffering from
an attack of appendicitis for some
time and it was found necessary to
operate In order to give him any
measure of relief.
F. H. Brooks
is New Head of
Light Company
Well Known Figure in Nebraska
Utility Circles Is Selected as
Head of Corporation
The resignation of C. N. Chubb,
as president of the Iowa-Nebraska
Light iz Power Co., which is one of
the largest utility companies
central west, has advanced
presidency of the company.
Brooks, one of the veterans
in
to
F.
of
the
the
II.
the
organization and who has, for many
years been identified with the likht
and power interests of the nation.
The new president of the company
is well known in this city where he
has often visited as head of the Ne
braska Gas & Electric Co., and his
election will bring a great deal of
pleasure to the many friends in this
community.
The retiring president, Mr. Chubb
was honored on Wednesday evening
at a banquet at the Hotel Cornhus-
ker at Lincoln and which was at
tended by Fred I. Hea. manager of
the Plattsmouth district among the
other representatives of the com
pany. Mr. Chubb, who has been twelve
years with the United Light and
Power, which is holding company
for the Lincoln corporations, leaves
Feb. 1 for Europe where he will
represent a group of American
bankers to advise them in purchases
of common stock in foreign mili'ies.
Mr. Brooks preside 1 and con
eratulatory talks were given by O.
R. Mallat. C. C. Helmers. E. R.
Hein?y, George A. Lee and Harry
Robinson, all of Lincoln, and George
Steinmayer, Beatrice, Charles H.
Kelsey, Norfolk, and B. J. Denmar..
Chicago. Following Mr.
sponse a one reel motion
shown, depicting safety
ods.
Chubb's re
picture was
first meth-
HOW TIMES CHANGE
While the extreme cold weather
was gripping thi3 locality in the
semi-arctic temperatures. J. H. Mc
Maken. one of the old time residents
here, was remarking on how little
he liked the cold weather, whereas
a short space of fifteen years ago he
was always keen for the coming of
the midwinter cold. In those days
the community derived its ice sup
ply from the frozen waters of the
Missouri river and the McMaken firm
was the means of supplying the ice
to the -people, filling their own ice
houses and the private ice houses
over the city. With the first few days
of the extreme cold Joe and his
force would hasten to the river to
measure the ice and if of sufficient
thickness, the equipment for cutting
the ice would be conveyed to the
river and for several weeks all of
the extra labor in the community
would be engaged in cutting the ice
and hauling it up for storage for
the summer season.
The march of progress has wiped
out this line of activity now, as sev
eral years ago the light and power
company installed an artificial ice
plant here on east Granite street
that supplies the needs of the pub
lic much cheaper and efficiently than
the longer more strenuous job of
gathering the ice from the river.
Now the electric refrigeration
systems that are rapidly coming into
the homes of the community, are re
placing the ice man and his burden
of frozen necessity, the new refriger
ators making it possible to have ice
constantly as long as the electricity
is available.
SENIOR PROGRAM
From Friday's Daily
The convocation program at the
high school this morning was in
charge of the Senior class. Ira
Mumm was master of ceremonies and
introduced first a group of Seniors
who presented a clever pantomime
entitled "The Lamp Went Out."
Mary Swatek acted as interlocutor
and the cast was composed of Eliza
beth. Hatt, Gerald Sperry. Marjorie
Arn. Chester Lund. This amusing
feature was highly amusing and was
well performed.
Eight Senior girls were next pre
sented in a dance entitled "Scarce
crow Dance." The girls were cos
tumed to represent the familiar gar
den scarecrow and were called back
by the audience for an encore. The
girls taking part were Lola Dow,
Laura Grassman. Melba Epler,
Carter, Jeanne Parker, Lucille
Helen Koubek, Wilma Pickard.
Ruby
Pace,
Mar-
jorie Arn was accompanist.
Mr. L. L. Starrett, who took over
his duties as instructor in the com
mercial department, last Monday,
made a real hit with the student
body with two beautiful solos. Mr.
Starrett has a splendid voice and he
was generously applauded by the
students. Mr. Starrett sang, "LiCTIe
Mother O' Mine" and "O Sole MioJ"
Then Chas. Nowacek, the popular
pianist of the class was called upon
for a few numbers. Among the popu
lar selections which he played was
a song dedicated to the Seniors which
Charles had written.
A pep meeting for the basketball
team which plays at Ashland tomo'r
roy night closed the program with
a few rousing P. H. S. songs and
yells.
WILL RESUME TEACHING
Miss Janet Bajeck who has for
several weeks been compelled to take
an enforced vacation from her work
as teacher in the Lincoln schools,
due to a severe attack of eye trouble,
is to resume her work on Monday
in school. Miss; Bajeck had a very
severe ordeal with her eyes and
which threatened the sight of the
eyes for a time but thin has cleared
up nicely by the course of treatments
by the specialists. The many friends
here will be much pleased to learn
of the improvement of Miss Bajeck
and trust
permanent
that she may enjoy a
relief from this trouble.
Former Union
Boy Reported
m
as missing
Cloy Atkinson, Who Traveled With
Car of Household Goods Failed
to Arrive at Destination
From Saturday's Psmv
Cloy Atkinson, 1C. who left Union
on January 17th with a car ;f house
hold goods cf the family, his des
tinaton being Silver Springs, Arkan
sas, has been reported as missing
when the car arrived at the destina
tion and so far there has been no
word m received at Union as to whe
ther or not the missing boy had
reached Silver Springs.
The missing boy 5s a son of Mrs.
V. E. Oliver and the family recently
secured a farm in Arkansas on which
they are settling and the boy was
selected to make the trip to the new
home as guardian cf the car of house
hold goods that were shipped over
the Missouri Pacific from Union. The
boy is reported to have ridden in
"the caboose ef the freight train un
til after the train left Falls City
and which seems to have been the
last seen of him by the trainmen.
The first intiruation that was re
ceived at Union of the disappearance
of the boy was when a message was
received by his sister, Blanch, who
is making her home at Union r.nd in
which the members of the family in
formed here thai he bad not reached
Silver Springs.
It is thought that perhaps the boy
was confused in reaching Kansas City
where the car was to be transferred
from the Misesouri Pacific to the
Kansas City Southern road, missing
his proper connection. The young
laH had some $30 on his person at
the time he left Union and some
fear was entertained that he might
have met with foul play in the rail
road yards at Kansas City.
E. P. Stewart
to Take Over
1 the Royal Cafe
Former Sheriff and Mrs. Stewart to
Take Charge of Popular Cafe
Starting on Monday
From ssaturciyB Dany
The Royal cafe, one of the pop
ular eating places of the city, which
has been under the management of
Harry Leosis for the past several
5ears. was yesterday sold to E. P.
Stewart, former sheriff, who with
Mrs. Stewart will take over the es
tablishment on Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart were en
gaged in the conduct of a cafe at
Louisville for several years after
leaving this city and had a very
fine business there in the days when
the Ash Grove cement plant was be
ing erected at that place, later dis
posing of their business and have
been located on the farm in the
west part of the state up to a few
weeks ago when they returned to
this locality and decided to make
this city their home again.
With their experience in this line
of work Mr. and Mrs. Stewart should
make the Royal a real success and
provide this community with an
other very attractive cafe to serve
the demands that will be increased
very much by the increasing travel
through the city by reason of the
new bridge over the Missouri river
being open.
Mr. and Mrs. Leosis have not fully
made their plans as yet as to the
future but will probably locate in
Omaha for the present until they de
cide on some new location.
COUNTY SPELLING BEE
County Superintendent Alpha C.
Peterson has announced Saturday,
February loth as the date on which
the county spelling contest will he
held at the court house in Platts
mouth. At that time a champion
will be picked to compete with other
county champions in the state con
test. The winner of the state contest
will be proclaimed state champion
and will be sent to Washington at
the expense cf the Omaha World
Herald to compete in the national
contest, the first prize of which is
$1000, in addition to the champion
ship honor. The Nebraska winner
is sure to win some prize as a total
of $2500 In awards will be distribut
ed among the state champions.
Cass County
Students at the
State University
Plattsmouth and Greenwood Have
Fourteen Students Each Enroll
ed at State University.
Cass county contributes ninety
eight of the University of Nebraska,
a recent survey shows. This gives
the county one of the largest repre
sentations of students from any Ne
braska county. Of this number thirty-four
are enrolled in the fresh
man class, thirty-five in the sopho
more class, twenty-one in the junior
class and eighteen in the senior class.
Plattsmouth and Greenwood each
have fourteen students enrolled in the
university, having the largest dele
gations, while South Bend and Wa
bash contribute one each. Elmwood
sends eleven students. Eagle has ten
and Nehawka nine. Weeping Water
and Alvo both contribute seven, Mur
dock six. Union five, Mynard three
and Murray and Avoca two students
each.
Students from Plattsmouth are
among the most active on the Uni
versity of Nebraska campus, belong
ing to many campus organizations
and taking part in numerous extra
curricular activities.
Jerry J. Adam is a sophomore in
the Teachers College this year; Mar
garet Bauer is a sophomore in the
Teachers College, a member of the
sophomore commission and the Y. W.
C. A., and also is a member of the
Elementary Club; Martha L. Gor
der is a freshman this year and is
enrolled in the Teachers College;
Teresa Libershal is also a freshman
in the College of Agriculture, be
longs to the Home Economics club
and is active in intramural sports.
Edward Matschullat is a senior in
the College of Arts and Sciences,
William Matschullat a freshman in
the College of Law and both are affi
liated with Delta Theta Phi, pro
fessional legal fraternity Donald
Pittman is a freshman in the College
of Engineering; Catherine Schneider
is majoring in Fine Arts and is a
member of Delta Delta Delta sorority;
Jean Spangler is a senior in the Col
lege of Agriculture and Is a member
of Kappa Sigma fraternity. George
F. Swatek is a freshman in the Col
lege of Engineering.
Kathleen Troop is a junior in the
College of Agriculture, bne is a mem
ber of the pan-hellenic council and
is a member of Pi Beta Phi sority.
Edgar Wescott is a sophomore in the
College of Arts and and Sciences. He
is majoring in journalism. Last year
he worked on the Daily Nebraskan,
student newspaper. He is a member
of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
Linville L. Wiles is a sophomore
In the College of Arts and Sciences
and a member of Phi Kappa Psi fra
ternity. Robert Wurl is enrolled as
a freshman in the same college and
is a member of Beta Theta Pi fra
ternity. Approximately twenty-five per cent
of the students from Cass county in
the university this year are engaged
in some kind of outside work in ad
dition to doing the regularly required
college courses
BRIDGE FAME GOES FAR
The new traffic bridge over the
Missouri at this place, while there
has been no formal opening with the
ceremonies that befits an occasion of
this kind, no sounding bugles or
flights of oratory, has acquited a
fame over the country that is sur
prising. Every day there are many here
from widely scattered sections of the
country who have learned of this
mileage saving link between Nebras
ka and Iowa and on the main high
way to Chicago and the east. One
party from Texas came north over
the K. T. highway and reaching here
made this city the destination where
he was to cross into our neighboring
state of Iowa and saving the extra
miles that would he necessary to
go to Omaha before reaching on of
the main highways through south
central Iowa.
There is no doubt that when the
bridge is formally opened, the high
way all surfaced and ready, that a
vast volume of traffic will flow over
the structure and especially in the
summer when the bridge serves as
an inviting link between the great
cities of the east and the playground
of summertime in the Rocky moun
tain states or the Pacific coast.
NOT SO COLD TODAY
From Thursday s Dally
Today was one of the mildest in
the past week and gave indication
of a breaking of the protracted per
iod of real cold weather that has
gripped this section cf the west. The
mercury this morning registered a
mere on below zero and which was
mid-summer heat compared to that
of Wednesday morning with twenty
five below as the record. The sun
shine and moderatir g weather causes
a part of the snow that has laid
for the past week to start thawing
where the sun could have a clear
sweep at It.
HAS A VACATION
From Friday's Dally
E. II. Schulhof. well known piano
tuner and band director, has for the
past few days been enjoying an en
forced vacation by reason of skidding
on the ice and sno-.v of a sidewalk
in the vicinity of his home that re
sulted j:i a fail and spraining th"
right wrist. The injury is one that
prevents Mr. Schulhof from look
ing after his work and it will be
some time before the injured mem
ber is in shape to allow him to re
sume his tuning work.
Plan Intercity
Social Meeting
South Omaha and Plattsmouth Legion
Dinner-Dance on February 6th
to be First of Series.
From Saturday' Darty
Last evening a group of local
Legion members drove to Omaha and
were guests at the meeting of South
Omaha post. The object of their visit
v.-as to confer with the South Omaha
comrades on detail of a proposed in
tercity social function and get the
date and other details worked out.
A goodly number of the South Om
aha Legionnaires had been here in
November for an evening at the local
post's indoor carnival and suggested
at that time the arranging of some
sort of social gathering for members
of the two posts and their wives, as
well as Auxiliary members and their
n on -Legionnaire husbands.
They were most enthusiastic over
the proposition again last night and
after a conference between the two
committees, it was voted that the first
meeting be held at Plattsmouth on
the evening of February 2 6th. in the
nature of a dinner dance. The affair
will Ue held at the Legion commun
ity building here and some local or
ganization will be secured to serve
the dinner, inasmuch as Auxiliary
".embers, who are usually active in
this capacity, will themselves be
guests at the party.
It was voted to set the cost at $1.30
per couple. South Omaha and Platts
mouth Legionnaires eaxh paying this
sum. For the dance, an eight to ten
piece orchestra from the Omaha post
band will be provided.
The South Side boys expressed
confidence that they would have at
least forty and possibly fifty couples
here for the event. The plans also
call for Plattsmouth sending a simi
lar sized delegation to Omaha for a
return, visit at a dinner and theatre
party or some other function a few
weeks later.
The South Omaha post was in
midst of plans for entertaining
district convention on February
the
the
10.
which claimed considerable attention
at the meeting and although Platts
mouth is in a separate district, it is
quite probable a number of Legion
naires from here will attend the Om
aha meeting in preference to going
to Lincoln.
Those who made the trip last night
were Chairman Leo Boynton and Roy
Holly, members of the Intercity En
tertainment committee. Adjutant El
mer Webb and Finance Officer Mal
don Brown.
THE PASSING GRAND ARMY
The members of the union army j
in the great civil war of 1861-65 are j
fast passing from the activities of
life and the nation that they fought j
to preserve in the trying years of j
the war of the rebellion will have but
a few more years to honor in person '
these gray haired veterans, who as '.
boys of 17 to 20 years served their ;
country on the battle fields of a great
war. j
The reports from the state depart- j
ment at Lincoln state there are but
sixty posts in existence in the state
and these number 4 SO of the vet- j
erans where a few years ago there .
were many more hundred of the eld
veterans embraced in the ranks of j
the Grand Army of the Republic. ;
The Farragut post of Lincoln has '
the largest number of any In the ;
state. 65, or one eighth of the local
membership while Old Guard post of ,
Omaha has the second largest post j
with 4S. !
The local post has
tact altho the years
the membership to a
and these grand old
remained in
have reduced
scattered few
veterans lire
largely unable to maintain
tive organization that once
the ac-embrae-
ed hundreds of the residents of this
community.
Among the veterans here who are
retaining their interest in the work
of the local post and are the last
reminders of the gallant band of men
that served their country are Col.
M. A. Bates. John Fight, Robert
Troop. A. Shellenbareer. W. 11. Fries
sel and W. II. Venner.
SUMMER LIKE WEATHER
i
From Frtday'8 Dally
This is what the weather seemed
today after several days of real win
ter, the temperature showing cloven
above zero this morning at the Burl
ington station when the official rr.d -irg
was made by Agent Clement.
This is the warmest that it has ben
for the past week and seems like'
the breaking up of the real cold
weather. ,
AH Counties
Must Elect a
Co, Assessor
. Thirty-Seven Counties That Have
Abolished Them Kay Vote
! Again to Abolish
! Secr.":ary of State Marsh made
public Friday an opinion given him
by Attorney General Sorenseu hold
ing that it is compulscry upon al!
' counties in the state to elect il conn iv
assessor at the general letj,,:i in
19 30.
Th" opinion car.ie as a bop.i-shell
in the camp of thirty-seven counties
or the state which have abolished
county assessors and where the
! county clerk is acting county ass -
sor with whatever extra pay er.unty
board may allow the clerk for hi
services as county assessor or his help
hired for that purposf. Lancaster
and Douglas which are ;.mrng the
counties now electing county ;:s.-es-sors
will not be affected by the new
ruling
Clerks of the district court and
county assessors obtained the passage
of a bill extending their term- two
years on the ground that th. ir eltc
tion should be changed from presi
dential year to another time The
same bill re-enacted the original pro
vision of law requiring each county
in the state to elect a county asses
sor, but changed the date to
as a beginning point
Attorney General Sorcnsii s;.ys
in his opinion:
"It is our opinion thn.t section
190! as amended rpniies to all the
counties in Nebraska and at the gen
eral election in 192! a crunty asses
sor must be elected in each, coun-
tv Of course if at the s;.m
( !ec-
tion the voters decide against th
election of a county as-es.-' r rs n
election county assessor never takes
ofTice"
Altho many differ with this inter
pretation of the liw. Secretary of
State Marsh is informing ail (enti
ties of the holding
The original lav.- creating county
assessors was enacted in 190. ef
fective in 1904 In 1911 a lnw was
passed to permit counties cf abulitdi
county assessors by a. majority of the
vote cast on the subject The submit
abolishment requires petition of 10
percent of voters in two-fifths cf the
precincts
The term of o3ice is four years.
If county assessors are elected this
year the person chosen will fii.d the
old salary law not very attractive.
It provides that in counties having a
population of 5.000 inhabitants the
paw shall be $230: 3.000 to 10.000,
S50; 10.000 to 20.00". $f.00: 2',
000 to 30.000. $700; 30.0nO to r,o,
000. $?00; 30.000 to 100, roO. $1.
S00: over 100.000 inhabitants.
000.
LARGELY ATTENDED DANCE
From Thursday's Dally
-One of the largest social dance.s
of the season was that held at the
America ii Legion building last eve
ning last eveniDg under the aus
pices of the local Legion post. The
attendance was such as to crowd
the spacious hall and large croups
were present from Omaha. Nebras
ka City, Weeping Water, Manley,
Union and Murray as well as a num
ber coming over from Glen wood to
become acquainted with this popu
lar dancing place.
The music was furnished lv Nip
and His Miami Loons, a hot orches
tra of Om3ha and who have a fatr.e
over the west through their radio
concerts from station WAAW of Oma
ha and also in playing at a number
of the dances in the larger cities of
this part of the west.
Every number of the orchestra
was received with the greatest of
enthusiasm and the dancers indi
cated by their actions that it was
one of the most enjoyable dances of
the season.
A special feature cf the occasion
was the dancing and singing of Miss
Eleanor Wolft. entertainer of Oma
ha, who gave several very clever
'umbers for the entertainment of
the auditors.
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
From Saturday' Datlv
This morning in the office cf he
clerk of the district court an action
was filed entitled M?yhcl!e Jane Ra
kow vs. Lcren B. Rakow, in which
the plaintiff asks for a decree of di
vorce. The cause of action given i
cruelty. The parties were married
at Bladen. Nebraska, on November
12, 1919, ard have for the pa-t few
years been residents of Cass county.
Charles E. Martin appears in the
pction for the plaintiff.
AN APPRECIATION
We wish to express to the mem
bers cf the fire department, the busi
ness men and friends and neighbors,
our deepest appreciation of their
many acts of kindness to us at he
time cf the fire at our home. Their
work made it possible to save the
building and their service in remov
ing our furnishings was duly appre
ciated. These acts will long be grate
fully remembered. Mr. and Mrs. S.
W. Bell.