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"Nebr. State Historical Society VOL. No. XLVI PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY. MARCH 3, 1930. NO. 9 Men s Meeting Held at Presby terian Church Fine Repast Enjoyed and a Wonder ful ProgTam cf Addresses and Music Offered to Men From Thursday' Dally Last evening, a hundred men who are interested in the work of the Presbyterian church, gathered in the Fellowship Hall of the church to par take of a splendid dinner prepared by the Ladies Auxiliary and to hear :t direct and vivid outline of the work of the church as presented hv speak ers drawn from the membership of the local church. The purpose of the dinner was to acquaint the men interested in the church with the problems and needs of our local church and the church at large. The res-ponse on the part of the men was gratifying to the highest degree and was of a source of abundant encour agement to the pastor and all in terested in carrying forward the great work of the Presbyterian church. Hugh Wallace of Omaha was pres ent and added immeasurably to the success of the occasion by his rare ability to lead mass singing. Team ed with E. 11. Wescott at the piano, this feature of the program was most enthusiastically enjoyed. After dinner, the toastmaster in troduced the speakers of the eve ning who gave short talks on phases of church work that were informing and inspiring and will do much to foster a spirit of cooperation and ac tivity in matters pertaining to the men's obligation to the work of the church. Each one was attentively listened to and heartily applauded. The selections of the Presbyterian Men's quartet added a fine touch to the program. This quartet was com posed of Frank Cloidt, I... D. Hiatt. II. G. McClusky and Roy Knorr. Miss Kstelle Baird was the aceompani.-t. Another delightful musical number was presented by George Sayles who sang two numbers. "My Task" and "Invictus." Miss Ruth Lindsay ac companied at the piano. At the close of the program, a mo tion waR made that this feature should be continued as an integral part of the church and a committee was appointed to have charge of ar ranging another similar event in the fall. Those appointed were Lynn Minor, chairman, Leslie Neil. H. A. Schneider and Franklin Wehrbein. The meeting was almost unanim ously representative of the men of the church both old and young. Of the hundred men, at least twenty of them were drawn from the young er ranks of the church. The entire event was indeed a tribute to the splendid character of the men of the church and was ample evidence of the fact that they are interested in carrying forward the aims and ob jectives of the church. The spirit that prevailed was not only gratify ing, if was prohpetic of greater greater things for the organization of which these men are a part. The program was as follows: Toastmaster R. F. Patterson Invocation The Pastor A Few Songs Hugh Wallace Everybody Sing. E. H. Wescott, Accompanist Dinner Served by Ladies Auxiliary A Rusiness Slant on the Church H. A. Schneider The Real Sprit of Giving C. A. Rawls A Little Close Harmony Quartet Cloidt, McClusky, Hiatt and Knorr Estelle Baird, Accompanist. As the Young People See the Church Franklln Wehrbein Our Church's Budget This Year L. O. Minor Solo Geo. Sayles "My Task" by Ashford and "Invictus" by Huhn. Ruth Lindsay, Accompanist The Glory of Our Church Rev. H. G. McClusky Benediction Our Pastor The men were indebted to Ira Mumm for organizing the orchestra composed of: Marvin Tritsch. Sam Arn. Ed Egenberger. Don Rainey, Chas. Nowacek. John Albert and Ira Mumm. CARD OF THANKS The members of the Finance com mittee of the Woman's club wish to express to the individual members of the club their deep appreciation of the aid and splendid co-operation given in the arranging and serving of the Legion banquet. Also, It is desired to express appreciation to the Legion in giving the club the ban quet menu and for the donation of the building and equipment. MRS. FRANK MULLEN. Chin. Finance Committee. SECURE SOME BOOZE From Thursday' Iatiy This morning as Chief of Police Joe Libershal was at the Burlington sta tion as No. 4 trom the west pulled into the station, he noticed a man alighting from the train with a pack age and becoming suspicious the chief placed Riley McFarland under arrest It was found that the package con tained a gallon of liquor ana accord lngly a charge of possession will be lodged against the prisoner. SUFFERS SEVERE INJURY From Thursduy'a Danv Owen Willis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willis, of Nehawka, was brought to this city yesterday after noon. I he young lad. who is some six years of age. having suffered a frac tured collar bone. The injured boy was taken to the office of Dr. Gilles pie, where the injury was dressed and the patient made as comfortable as possible. The little lad was injured while coasting down a hill on his ejele, it overturning and throwing the boy out in such a manner that he struck his shoulder and caused a fiacture of the collar bone. Local Officers Aid in Trailing Joy Riding Boys Omaha Youths Found Here Last Week Prove Part of "Gang" Working Motorists The three Omaha youths who were apprehended here u few days ago by Officers Pickrel and Hadraba, while the boys were hovering around an auto parked near the Ofe Oil Station, have proved to be a part of a "gang" that has made 33rd and California street, Omaha, their "hangout," who were taken in by the Omaha police and given a hear ing on their shortcomings. The Omaha detectives of the auto theft bureau have been working on the many cases of auto stealing and taking a tip from the arrests here and getting in touch with the local officers and learning their names, the Omaha detectives proceeded to round up the gang of young men and with the result that a large number of auto theft cases have been cleared up. There were five boys rounded up and these con: 'ssed that they had participated in .-om throe to four teen joyrides in .stolen cars in the past three weeks. District Judge Herbert Rhodes of Omaha, who heard the case was very severe in hs denunciation of the street corner gang as the "nest" from which the youthful car steal ers had sprung. All the boys said they hung around Thirty-third and California streets and that the first cars us ually were taken from that vicinity. Sometimes they would drive awhile in an auto, abandon it to take an other. Last Saturday night 17 cars were reported stolen and five were traced to one chain of joyriders. De tective Buglewicz of the auto theft bureau said. The judge sentenced all the boys to the industrial school at Kearney and then suspended the sentence and paroled one to Dr. Phillip Sher, president of the Jewish Community Center, and three to A. A. Schab- inger, director of athletics at Creigh- ton university, who was one of their victims and whose car was left, partly wrecked, in a ditch near Un ion last Sunday. The fifth Ikv was held for mental and physical exam ination. She older men are Paul Riley, 19, of 4 390 Nicholas street, and Don Fielding, 23, of 825 South Thirty fifth avenue. DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT Announcement has been received here of the death at Bellingham, Washington, of Mrs. Charles Quin- land, formerly Miss Claire Drum- mond, who was born in Plattsmouth and spent her early girlhood in this community and will be recalled by the older residents of the city. The death of Mrs. Quinland occurred on Saturday, February 22nd. Pleurisy which developed into into heart trouble, was the cause of the death and the patient has been suffering from this affliction for the past two months. The deceased lady was the eldest daughter of Mrs. Milton D. Polk who is now living at Nampa. Idaho, and where also the deceased made her home for some time as well as at Boise, Idaho, and was engaged in newspaper work until her marriage to Mr. Quinland. She leaves besides the husband and one adopted son. the mother and three sisters, Mrs. Frank Banks of Owhee Dam, Idaho, Mrs. Charles Burky of Arcadia, California and Mrs. George P. Fox of Oakland, Cali fornia. Complying with the request of Mrs. Quinland. the body was taken to Portland, Oregon, where it was creamated. A HIKE Trom Friday's Dany The Glowabeha Camp Fire girls had a weiner. roast yesterday even ing. They hiked with their guardian and three guests to a fine place about two mlies east and south of town. ,When they arrived their guardian demonstrated a way of making a fire which held much interest for all. After this they roasted. the weiners. enjoyed good camp fire spirit and started home singing and racing. They expect to have a candy sale sometime soon. Read the Journal Want Ada, Double Church Wedding Sunday at Louisville Misses Leda and Elsie Jochim Mar ried to Ruben Meisinger and Louis Kupke. Febr. 23rd. An event of outstanding interest to the community took place at the Im- manuel Lutheran church of Loui ville last Sunday afternoon, Febru ary 23rd, at 4 o'clock, when, at a double wedding. Miss Leda Jochim became the bride of Ruben Meisinger and her sister. Miss Elsie Jochim, joined her life with that of Louis Kupke. Lohengrin's wedding march was played by Mrs. Charles Drake of Oma ha, daughter of the pastor. Rev. Theodore Hartman, who spoke the solemn words that united these splen did young people in the holy bonds of matrimony. The double ring cere mony was used. j Miss Leda had as her bridesmaid her sister. Miss Thelma. The groom was attended by his brother, Arnold Meisinger. Miss Elsie's bridesmaid was Miss Elsie Kupke, sister of the groom and the latter was attended by Martin Bohlsen, of Omaha. The brides were gowned alike in independent blue gorgette with hats and slippers of the same matching hue. The bridesmaids wore gowns of biege crepe with hats to match. The brides wore double strands of pearls and crystals, the gifts of the grooms, and carried boquets of briar cliff roses. The bridesmaids carried bo quets of butterfly roses. The grooms wore dark blue serge suits, black shoes and black bow ties. They also wore boutonnieres to match the brides boquets. The best men wore daik blue suits also and bouton nieres to match the bridesmaids bo quets. After the ceremony, the pastor de livered an address to the contracting pairs, pointing out their duties in their new roles as home makers, ad monishing them to remember the teachings of their pastor and their church as to the solemnity of their vows, impressing upon their minds that such vows are binding, in sick ness and health, for better or worse. giving them encouragement to face their trials with patience and bear their triumphs with modesty and if they remember the many words of loce and wisdom which fell from the lips of the pastor, they will always act and speak commendably. Because of the prominence of the brides and grooms and their families, and also as it was the second double wedding ever held in the church, the beautiful service was witnessed by an unusually large attendance of friends and relatives. The wedding party then drove to the home of the brides' parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Jochim, where a re ception was held and a sumptuous wedding dinner was served at six o'clock to the parents, the immediate relatives and near friends, the bridal couples and their attendants and the pastor and wife. The house was fes tive in pink and white decorations with boquets and flowers on the tables. The brides baked their own wedding cakes, which were beauti fully decorated in pink and white with a bride and groom in miniature on each cake. Later in the evening a large chari vari party arrived to give the young couples a rousing serenade and to add their good wishes and congratu lations and shake hands with the brides and grooms and were given the usual generous treat. This is a long standing custom and one much enjoyed by the charivari party and those serenaded, being made up most ly of neighbors and friends. The brides both attended high school in Louisville and Miss Elsie was graduated in the class of 1927. They are young ladies of beauty and refinement, well skilled in housewife ly arts, which will well qualify them as splendid helpmates. The grooms are young men of ex cellent character, industrious and progressive, both engaged in farming and highly respected by all who know them. Mr. Meisinger is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Meisinger, near Cedar Creek. He and his bride will go to housekeeping on the farm known as the G. P. Meisinger farm one and one-half miles north of the Eight Mile Grove Lutheran church. Mr. Kupke will take his bride to the old farm home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kupke. who have retired from active farm life and now live in Murdock. Their farm home is three and one-half miles northeast of Murdock. Both of these young couples are highly esteemed by a large circle of friends among whom they have been popular and much loved for their many fine qualities. The families represented are among the oldest and most prominent in the communities in which they have lived since pioneer days and they begin their wedded life under the brightest circumstances, surrounded by every thing that adds to happiness and success. Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Meisinger were given a miscellaneous shower on February 15th, by the groom's moth er, the guests being the relatives, neighbors and near friends in that vicinity, many handsome and useful gifts being showered upon the young couple. Both brides are receiving many gilts and several showers are being arranged this week in their honor as a token of their popularity among their friends. Ruben Meising er is probably better known in this vicinity than Mr. Kupke as he has been a member of the Farmers l.'nion band, but both young men stand high and command the regard of all who know them. Louisville Courier. Development of Cornstalk Plants in West Plant at Dubuque, Iowa, One of the Largest and Under Supervision of Plattsmouth Man The cornstalk products develop ment promises to be one of the big things in the future in the great corn growing states and develop ments in this line are always watched and particularly through the Mis souri valley where ,the greatest corn yields are reported". The National Cornstalks Processes Inc., have opened a great plant at Dubuque, Iowa, with a daily capac ity of 100 thousand square feet of insulating wallbourd, this plant be ing under the suprtvision of Charles Hartford, Jr.. former of this city and a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hartford. The company pays $10 u ton for cornstalks bailed and de livered, which price it is estimated gives the farmer $3 a ton for the stalks in the field. The study of commercial u:-es for cornstalk products was carried on by Burton F. and George X. Peek of Moline, 111., in association with Ches ter C. Davis and Byron Hunicke of Chicago and Willis S. Brown. Belv dere. 111. The investigation disclosed that practical processes for the manu facture of wallboard 'and other ma terials had been developed nl Iowa State college, Ames, under the dir ection of Dr. O. R. Sweeney, head of the chemical engineering depart ment. Dr. Sweeney Retained. The partners and processes owned by the college will be used by the new corporation, which has retained Dr. Sweeney as consulting engineer. The college,, under its agreement with the 19 underwriters, will super vise the development of the products past the experimental stages. Be sides wallboard. many other products may be manufactured, such as mach ine gears, pressed board and imita tion wood. "The primary interest of the com pany, said C hester c. Davis, one of the underwriters, "is to develop an industry which promises to have considerable value to the agricul ture of the corn belt states in gen eral, and particularly to the com munities in which plants are locat ed. As the uses expand, the indus try will provide new cash income from material which heretofore had no cash sales value. Expansion Planned. "The Dubuque factory has now been producing long enough to dem onstrate that a building and insu lating board of highly satisfactory characteristics can be produced by the methods developed at the col lege. The intention of the new cor poration is to lead in the establish ment of new manufacturing units in Iowa and elsewhere as rapidly as uses and demand for the products of cornstalks are developed." The corporation was organized through refinancing at the Maize wood Products corporation, reeently formed to manufacture only insulat ing wallboard from cornstalks. The underwriting group acquired con trolling interest in the Maizewood company last June, and started prod uction on a limited scale in Novem ber with Charles E. Hartford, jr.. as manager. Hartford was associated with Dr. Sweeney in experimental work while stationed at Ames in em ploy of the federal bureau of stand ards. George T. Baker, chairman of the Iowa state board of education, was named by Davis as a prime factor in bringing about the financing for the commercial development of the Ames patents. Woods Is Stockholder. The underwriters and original stockholders who financed the cor poration without public offering are: Former Governor Frank Lowden of Illinois: George M. Bechtel, Day enport, la.; Colonel G. W. French, Davenport: Joseph L. Hecht, Daven port: Henry A. Wallace, Des Moines. H. B. Hurd, Joseph E. Otis, Eu gene V. Thayer, William V. Kelley, Herbert F. Perkins, George R. Ran ney, A. E. McKinstry and Chester C. Davis of Chicago. Charles D. Wilman, Burton F. Peek, George N. Peek and Charles N. Stone of Moline, III.; Franw H. Woods. Lincoln, Neb.; and Bernard M. Baruch, New York City. Attorney H. E. Maxwell of Omaha, was here today, for a few hours at tending to some matters in the dis trict court. Legion Posts of Two Cities Hold Banquet South Omaha and Plattsmouth Vet erans and Auxiliary Have a Wonderful Gathering From ThurFflny's rri!!y Last evening was an occasion of more than usual interest in the his tory of the local American Legion and Auxiliary as it marked the ban quet and get-together of the Plaits- " mouth and South Omaha posts and with their ladies ami the members of ' the Auxiliaries of the two cities. The event was held at the local Legion community building and some 2lo were served at the banquet and j the large and spacious hall was a J very attractive wene with the long J tables with their snowy linen, sparkling silver and china end the green of the St. Patrick's day dec orations which were used in the table colorings. The members of the Plattsmouth Woman's club served the menu and which was one that was tempting to the most discriminating and enjoyed to the utmost by all of the banquet party. In the dessert, green ice cream added a St. Patrick touch to the menu. In the group singing the members of the party were led by Dr. R. P. Westover and a greater part of the banquet party joined in the singing of the old familiar songs. The banquet was presided over by W. G. Kieck as toastmaster and the responses to the toasts were short and snappy as the members of the party were anxious for the com mencement of the entertainment and dance that was to follow. The address of welcome to tin South Omaha visitors was given by E. A. Webb, local adjutant and to this Louis Cinek, well known South Side coal dealer and business man. responded for "The Melting Pot" Post" as the south side legion organ ization is known. Mr. Cinek also very cleverly had groups of the mem bers of the post join in singing songs of the different nationalities that are listed in the membership of the post. E. IT. McCarty. past commander and one of the live wires of the south side, gave a few remarks of ap preciation of the fine time afforded and urged the Plattsmouth members to respond to the invitation of his post and visit the magic city, our neighbor eighteen miles away. County Commissioner John Briggs, who in wartime days served as a member of the 6th Nebraska, in which many of the Plattsmouth veterans were members, also gave a word of greeting to the banquet party and particularly the old time friends and expressing the apprecia tion of the excellent feast that the Plattsmouth ladies had arranged. W. R. Holly, who has served as through the Council Bluffs team to one of the local men on the joint - score another basket. For the vis banquet committee was called upo.i j jtora jn tnP iast half Fitzgerald how- and urged the Plattsmouth post to J eVer, continued his attack and every- j turn out as well as their visitors had time he secured a shot it was good, done here when the locals visit South ) e adding three baskets and a free j Omaha. I toss while Stewart also hung up a Other officers and members of the ' basket and a free throw. Rooney, one Plattsmouth and South Side posts 0f the guards of the visitors made a 1 were greeieu unu funi a iwuim ui applause as they stood to receive the honors. In the entertainment program two of the clever little Plattsmouth ladies were featured, Janet Westover and Jacqueline Distell, both daughters of veterans. The recitations of Miss Westover as well as the acrobatic dancing of Miss Distell received a very fine reception and the little artists deserve much praise for the artistic manner in which they car ried out their part of the program. The climax of the entertainment came when the South Side post pro- umeu ruunia, uu in a. irs ui graceful moves started into the fam- ous nuia, uie national uume ui Hawaii and received a real ovation for the manner in which the dance was put on. The remainder of the evening was devoted to dancing and to the popu lar dance selections o "The Ques tion Marks" well known orchestra of Lincoln. HOLD BENEFIT PARTY Frora Saturday's Patlr Last evening the members of the Catholic Daughters of America en tertained at a benefit bridge at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Distell and which was quite largely attended by the publie that enjoy this pastime Tn the hridce contests Mrs. J. A. Orif- fin was the winner of the high score with Mrs. William Schmidtmann low, while for the gentlemen. Frank M. Bestor held the high score and John Bergman low. In the pinochle games Mrs. John Svoboda won the first honors for the ladies and W. P. Sitzman for the gentlemen and Mrs. K. A. Webb and Adolph Koubek as the consolation winners. The rummy games resulted in Miss Jirousek re- ceiving the first prize and Miss Jose- phine Rys consolation. At a suitable hour the hostesses, Mesdames W. T. Distell. Charles M. Gradoville, W. H. Wooleott. Misses Betty Bergman. Theresa Rauth and May Murphy, 6erved very dainty and delicious refreshments. - Read the Journal Want-Ala. DOING SOME IMPROVING The interior of the Hotel Riley is being given a spring cleanup and E. .1. Richey, the owner of the hotel is now busily engaged in seeing that a number of the rooms are being re papered and re-decorated and other improvements made that will add to the neatness and general appearance of the interior of the hotel. The work is being looked after by H. L. Kruger and his force of workmen. A greater part of the rooms have been re-decorated in recent years and this added amount of papering and painting will make a pleasing addi tion to the comfort of the hotel. Blue and White Drop Final Con test of Season St. Francis Academy of Council Bluffs Are Winner of Hoodoo Game by Score of 18 to 10 Kmm Saturday's D&ny The basketball season in this city. as far as the Plattsmouth high school t is concerned, closed last evening when the Platters lost a real hard luck game to the St. Francis academy of Council Bluffs by the margin of IS to 10. The victory can be ascribed to the deadly shooting eye of Fitz gerald, forward of the visitors, who scored fourteen points of his own in the battle to add to his total of 20 5 points in the season, as well as the fact that the Platters, while making many shots at the basket, were simply unable to make them stick, the ball bouncing out, around the rim of the hoop and dozens of apparently perfect shots went for naught. The first half produced not a score for the Platters despite the desperate effort that the blue and white warriors made to sweep to the goal of the fighting Irish from up the river, Galloway, Hartford, McCleary each missing the hoop by the narrowest of margins repeatedly. In the first period Fitzgerald of the St. Francis team slipped in a field goal to leave the score 2 to 0 at the close of the period. The second quarter saw the Plat ters again work through the visitors defense but to no good while Fitz gerald added twx more field goal. for his team to leave the total 6 to 0 for the visitors at the half. The third quarter was well under way when Mumm drew a free toss on the foul of Rooney to make both shots good for the first Plattsmouth scores and then the tide of battle turned and Hartford broke through for a field goal to be followed in a few seconds by another shot by Mc Cleary that was good. Galloway drew a free shot that he made good as did also McCleary. Chet Wiles, one of the hard fighting guards, swept up tree tnrow goou ere ue was exueu from the game on four fouls. Both teams played a fine defen- sive game and the floor work of all of the Platters was outstanding in their j defense and despite hard luck at basket shooting they maintained a ! real fight that was plenty hot in the final moments of the contest. The tabulated score of the game was as follows: j Plattsmouth FG FT PF TP Gallowav, f 0 1 2 1 McCleary, f 1 1 1 3 j Hartford, c-f 1 0 0 2 iMunim C Lp 0 2 0 2 g o u v l" McCrary, g - 0 0 10 Wiles, g 10 2 2 10 St. Francis TP 14 ' 3 t 0 I 0 ! IS UNDERGOING OBSERVATION From ttaturdara DaH j Alfred W. White, Plattsmouth old ' 'est resident, who has made his home : here continuously since 1857. was taken to Omaha yesterday where he entered the Immanuel hospital at that place and will remain there under observation for some time. Mr. White, who is nearing his eighty- fourth year, has not been in the best of health for some time and his con- dition Thursday evening was such as to cause the decision to have him taken to the hospital. The host of j friends here of this splendid gentle- man and citizen are trusting that his J case may prove only a slight indis- position and that he may Boon be able to return home and once more mingle' with the old friends and neighbors. ; . 1 Deeds. Mortgages. Contracts and; all kinds of legal blanks for sale at Journal office. FG FT rr Fitzgerald, f 6 2 1 Stewart, f 111 Ryan, c 0 0 0 Rooney, g 0 14 Eastland, g 0 0 3 7 4 9 To Let Over 2 Million Worth Road Contracts Sixty-Three Miles of Paving Includ ed. Ten Miles of It West of Lincoln The first major awarding of road contracts for 1930. involving the es timated expenditure of Jl'.lOO.OtiO by the state will be held at the cap itol on March 27, State Engineer Cochran said Friday. The construction involves sixtj--three miles of paving, ninety-two miles of gravel surfacing, ten miles of graveling with culverts and in cidental work, and two bridges. In addition to this work there will he approximately 200 miles of mainten ance gravel on which bids will be received. Of the estimated cost of this work the state will pal $1,200,000. and the ffderal government $900,000. The state and federal government will not share the expense alike. State Engineer Cochran explains because much of the work is being done on state aid roads, and the eo-t is not participated in by the federal gov ernment. The expenditure from the federal aid fund will leave the $2. 500.000 appropriated for 1930 un encumbered, a portion of which will be used this vear and the remainder utilized in 1931. It was explained by Mr. Ciohran, that this letting would constitute about 15 percent of the gravel to b contracted this year, and about percent of the paving. The reason for contracting such a large amount of the paving at this time is because of the large amount of preliminary work to be done and the more elabor ate arrangements necessary on the part of the contractor for this klr,d of work. "The greater part of the work, however, to be performed under the direction of the department of pub lic works during the first part of the year." State Engineer Cochran said, "will be work which was contracted for during the latter part of 1929 for completion In 1930. This repre sents about three hundred mlUra of grarel, two hunJrea mile of grhJiaf and thirty-four miles of pavenve-nt. all of which was contracted prior to Jan. 1 of this year." A 14.6 mile stretch south of Ne braska Citj- on the road to Auburn will be paved, as will 13.9 miles be tween Vroman and Sutherland. Be tween Schuyler and Ames 23.2 miles of pavement will be laid during this year. The completion of the 1930 high way program will see a vast improve ment in the roads of northwestern Nebraska in the sand hill territory. These will be mainly graveled and oil surfaced roads, ad the paving pro gram for the near future involves only those roads which bear the bulk of traffic in the state. The vast in crease in maintenance costs, ha made necessary the permanent eur facing of many of thf highways, if a large bulk of the highway funds are not to be diverted from new pro jects to the upkeep of improved roads. The work contemplated in this con tract letting is made up of the fol lowing: South of Nebraska City to Auburn, 14.6 miles concrete pavement. West of Emerald, 10.C miles con crete pavement. Between Cambridge and Indlanola. 13.6 miles gravel. Northeast of Alma, 2.8 miles of grading, gravel and one bridge. Between Beverly and Hamlet, 12 miles gravel. In stretches between Vroman and Sutherland, 13.9 miles concrete pave ment. Between Beason and Potter, 11.4 miles gravel and guard rail. Between Big Springs and Jules burg, 4.9 miles gravel and guard rail. Between Dalton and Bridgeport. 8 miles gravel and guard rail. i Between Ellsworth and At-hby, guard rail. Between Kilgore and Crookston. 11.1 miles gravel and guard rail. Between Broken Bow and Merna, 9.5 miles graved East of Crosley. 7.9 miles gravel. Between North Loup and Scotia Junction and Scotia. 5.2 miles gravel. Between Johnstown and Wood lake, 7.3 miles grading. Between Clark3 and Osceola, guard rail. From Schuyler south. 0.2 miles pavement. Between Schuyler and Ames. 23.2 miles concrete pavement. Between Schuyler and Pilge-r, guard rail. Between Arlngton and Kennard, guard rail. Between Dawson and Auburn, 5.9 miles gravel. Between Lincoln and Emerald, 0.1 miles pavement. CARD OF THANKS I .wish to express my appreciation of the many kindnesses shown to me at the time of my illness by the friends and neighbors and whWh as sistance 'will he long very tenderly remembered.. Henry Vaflery. Just a few of the Cass county xaapt left. Wfcila thej last, 30c eack.