"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. ;
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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.
