FLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
THURSDAY. APRIL 3. 1939.
WEEPING WATER
Carl Schlophoff of near Murdock
was looking after some busness mat
ters in Weeping Water on Tuesday
of this week.
Robert Baker is reported as being
quite ill at his home near Weeping
Water, having been kept to his bed
for a number of days.
Ralph Lindsay and the family were
visiting in Murray on Tuesday of
this week where they were looking
after some business matters as well.
A little babe came last week to
gladden the home of Leonard Doty
and wife with all getting along nice
ly and happiness reigning supreme.
The Rev. C. F. Snyder, pastor of
the Meninite church of Weeping
Water together with the good wife
were visiting in Lincoln for a time
on last Monday. They also did some
shipping.
A. E. Lake and wife of near Mur
dock were visiting with friends and
also attending services at the Con
gregational church in Weeping
Water on last Sunday making the
trip in their Model A universal car.
Walter A. Cole and wife and V. O.
Miller as driver, were over to Shen
andoah. Iowa, on last Monday where
they were visiting at the two broad
casting stations and also were look
ing after some business matters as
well.
On last Tuesday arternoon E. C.
Wright and wife of Papillion came
this way on their way to Lincoln
and invited Mrs. J. S. Williams to ac
company them which she did. and
all enjoyed the visit to the big city
very, much.
L. L. Cagle anil family of Elmwood
and L. F. Towle and family of Lin
coln were enjoying a visit in Weep
ing Water on last Sunday they all
being guests at the home of W.
Earle Towle and wife of this place
while here.
L. R. Lane was a business visitor
in Council Bluffs and Plattsmcuth
on Monday of this week, driving over
for some goods for the Handy Oil
station also looking after some mat
ters and visiting with friends at
Plittsmouth.
Little Doris Hayes who was in the
hospital at Lincoln but who has been
at the home of Frank E. Wood where
she has been under the case of her
aunt, Mrs. Wood, is doing nicely
and nearly well from her very ser
ious operation.
George Schackley of Avoca and
one of the very best of painters and
interior decorators was doing some
work in Weeping Water during the
past week. No one makes a mistake
when he secures George to do his
work in this line.
Mrs. Oscar L. Hoffman and their
little son were visiting with friends
in Nebraska City on Tuesday of this
week. Mrs. Hoffman was also look
ing after some business matters as
well, she driving over to the hustling
Otoe county town in her auto.
Rev. C. 1. Scott, superintendent of
the Menonite churches of this dis
trict and located at Lincoln, accom
panied by the wife and son, were vis
iting for over last Sunday in Weep
ing Water, where Rev. Scott preach
ed both morning and evening to a
greatly interested congregation.
Mrs. Jans Petersen of Aububon,
Iowa, and formerly Mrs. Nels So
gaard, was a visitor in Weeping
Water and a guest at the home of
her brother. Mr. Chris Rasinussen.
where they were all enjoying a very
nice visit. Mr. Rasmussen and sis
ter were over to Alvo on last Tues
day afternoon where they went to
look after some property which Mrs.
Petersen has there.
Visit Plattsmouth New Bridge.
A party comprised of J. M. Tee
garden and wife, Mrs. Edna Shannon
and Miss Mabel Dudley, with one
car and Henry Crozier and wife, ac
companied by Mrs. A. M. Russell
went over to Plattsmouth where they
crossed-the river over the new bridge
on last Sunday and visited with
friends in Glenwood, Iowa, and when
after having enjoyed a very fine vis
it, returned coming via Council Bluffs
and Omaha. They enjoyed a good
time, and why not for they traversed
a fine portion of the garden of Amer
ica. Pioneer Buried Tuesday.
Mrs. George Stoner and formerly
Miss Ellen Malinda Wart, was born
in the state of Pennsylvania on June
13th. 1S51, and there with her par
ents lived for a few years and when
she was but a child came with them
locating in the state of Missouri then
a very wild place. They resided
there for some time and there was
united in marriage with Mr. George
Stoner. They later came to Nebras
ka and located In Weeping Water,
where the family resided for some
time and a very happy family. The
union of this couple was blessed by
eight children, one of which died
in Infancy. Mrs. Stoner united with
the Baptist church in early life and
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Uariety Store
Elmer Jlichelsen, Owner
Weeping Water :-: Nebraska
remained a devoted and consistent
member of the church during her
life. The father and husband died
in 1922, a number of the family also
following, a son Earnest died In
1926, and was the husband of Mrs.
Nellie Stoner of Weeping Water.
Mrs. Stoner, or better known as
Grandmother Stoner, has been mak
ing her home with a daughter, Mrs.
Lena Stoner of Papillion, and it was
from here that she was taken to the
hospital at Omaha several weeks ago
for treatment, she dying at the later
place on Sunday last. The remains
were brought to Weeping Water for
burial, the services being conducted
by the Rev. George E. Morey, pastor
of the Methodist church. The inter
ment being at the Oakwood cemetery.
Celebrated Sixty-Sixth Birthday.
Last Sunday being the passing of
the sixty-sixth birthday anniversary
of our esteemed citizen. Andrew W.
Olsen, a number of his friends gath
ered to give the occasion a fitting
setting. A magnificent dinner was
served and there was present for the
occasion H. E. Wiles and family, Mrs.
Wiles being a daughter, Peter H.
Miller, Cris J. Elgaard and family,
Lars Nelson and wife. A most pleas
and afternoon was had and all on
departing extended the wish for
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many more such pleasant meetings.
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Has Exciting Experience.
While Elton Moore was driving
to the south portion of town on last
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Sunday evening and had just passed
over the railroad tracks south of the
Jamison shops, the steering gear of
his model T Ford broke and he was
catapulated through the iron guard
rails and wire netting, and hurled
over the bank into the creek some
twentv-five or more feet into the
ber
bed of the Weeping Water creek.
turning completely over and the car
alighting on the wheels in the bot
tom of the creek. The car was badly
use
wrecked and it was a wonder that
were
Mr. Moore was not killed out right,
but he suffered but minor injuries.
receiving some bruises and a small
cut on one leg. The car was so bad
ly wrecked that it was left there,
that is the body, what parts that
ney
could be were salvaged among which
the motor and cushions and steering
apparatus.
Goes Out of Business.
The pool hall which was estab
a
lished in Weeping Water some weeks
on
since has gone out of business and
the sportsmen were were delighted
with the amousement which was put
up By the institution are now with
out their games.
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Injured In Auto Wreck.
A couple of young men of Weep-
were
inf Water while returning home late
the
last Sunday evening struck a soft
place in the roadway some few miles
south of town with the result that
their car was thrown into the ditch
by the roadside and both more or less
be
injured, one being cut and locerated
more than the other. The car was
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very badly wrecked.
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Odd Fellows to Gether.
On last Monday a delegation from
Weeping Water went to Nehawka
where they met with the Nehawka
Lodge of the I. O. O. F. and where
were delegates from Elmwood and
Avoca. All had a splendid time and
following the meeting which was
wrought with good results in the
direction of the object of the gather
ing the orgination of a district meet
ing which was decided to be held
at Nehawka on April 28th, they had
a most delightful banquet to which
all did ample justice. The delega
tion from Weeping Water were E.
F. Marshall. A. J. Patterson, Oscar
Anderson, C. II. Gibson and Elmer
E. Michelsen.
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Election Day Quiet.
Last Tuesday was election day
and a very quiet day it proved as to
the election, during the day there
was but a few votes cast and little
interest seemingly, but still all were
alert to the best interests of the wel
fore of the city.
LIVES TAKEN IN BI0TING
Calcutta, India. A new rule which
forbids carters to take their buffa
loes out during the hottest part of
the day led to rioting here Tuesday
In which five persons were killed.
Fifty policemen and fifty civilians
were injured, while twenty persons
were arrested.
Students also demonstrated in
sympathy with the carters outside
the student hotel in Cornwallis road.
They erected barriers formed from
material taken from a road repair jib
and threw brickbats at the police.
The police retaliated by dispersing
them with barrel staves. Double po
lice patrols were in the streets Tues
day night to prevent further disor
der. Some of the districts where
fights occurred resembled battle
scenes, with the streets jammed with
abandoned carts, man yoverturned
and minus wheels.
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PROHIBITION CASES
SHOWING A DECBEASE
Washington A decrease of 614
in the number of prohibition cases
pending in the federal courts on Jan.
1, 1930, as compared with the same
date the year previous was shown
Tuesday in a statement issued by the
department of Justice saying that at
the start of the present year 20,
554 cases were on the court calen
dars. The statement compared the
prohibition prosecutions in the last
six months of 1929 to those of the
last six months of 1928.
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EIGHT MILE GROVE
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Sunday April 6th.
9:30 Sunday school.
10:30 German services.
7:30 Luther League.
Friday evening April 4th the Lu
ther League is giving a play in the
church parlors.
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George Lyon
Leads Weaver
at Falls City
Mayor Is Out in Front by 543 to 188,
With One-Third of Votes
Counted.
Falls City Mayor George Lyon
in his race for re-election Tuesday
was leading Paul B. Weaver by 543
to 188, with about one-third of the
votes counted.
The vote Tuesday was the heaviest
in the history of the city, 2,276 cast
ing ballots. This compares with 1,-
714 in 1928, when the question of
Sunday movies was up.
A close race was being waged be
tween Wilber Prichard and John
Mosiman for councilman from the
First ward. With one-third of the
votes counted, Prichard was leading
to 80. In the Second ward Grant
Windle appeared to be having things
his way. He was leading Westel
Morsman by 132 to 51. For council
from the Third wart Art John
was leading Charles Holland,
to 120.
Mrs. Myrle Naylor Sutton was in
lead for city clerk, 421 to 307,
Becky Kinderfather.
Rohn Loses at Fremont.
Fremont John Rohn, democrat,
president of the local school board for
the past six years and mayor for the
last year, Tuesday lost his race for
a fourth consecutive term as a mem
of the school board in an election
in which public allegations of black
mail, extortion, lack of co-operation
among law enforcement officers and
of public office for personal gain
made.
A charge that Rohn. is causing a
breakdown of local law enforcement
by serving as a defense attorney for
persons whom his appointed police
have arrested were hurled by Rod
Dunlap, republican committee
chairman.
Rohn countered with charges that
county officials and a local newspaper
are protecting a man connected with
recent trial of persons charged with
complicity in an illegal operation up
a young Schuyler woman.
The democrats will control the city
council six to two next year as a re
sult of Tuesday's election. Those
elected were Fred Drew, republican,
Claude Douglas, Golhard Gorman
Fred Hahn, democrats. Lloyd
Moffett and Emil Hahn, republicans,
the successful candidates for
school board.
Appleeet In Lead.
Beatrice With four wards yet to
heard from Police Magistrate Ap
pleget was leading Shaw two. to one
in the city election here v .Tuesday.
city commissioners, Reed- was
leading with 828 votes, Barnard had
759. High 628, Hefflefinger 544 and
Davison 443.
Wood River Vote Light.
Wood River F. L. Bald and E.
H. Benson were elected to succeed
themselves on the school board at
election here Tuesday. J. C. Beck
If. H. Eaton and S. A. Herrerd.
were re-elected members of the vil
lage board. A light vote was cast.
Power Proposal Carries.
Wymore The proposition of the
Gage County Electrical company that
it be allowed to furnish power on a
fifteen year contract and that the city
its own $75,000 plant in readi
ness for an emergency was carried
here Tuesday in the election. An of
fer of the Iowa-Nebraska Light and
Power company of $175,000 for the
plant if given an exclusive franchise
was defeated.
Mayor Dick Huseman was re-elected
over Clayton Lasher by a vote of
686 to 460.
The second time in the history of
the city that a woman has a place
on the school board was brought
about by a vote of 707 for Mrs. Bessie
Danforth. Her nearest opponent re
ceived 570 votes. City Clerk A. I.
Baker was re-elected with 638 votes
his opponent, George Coffey with
474.
Moss Mayor of McCook.
McCook George Moss was elected
mayor here Tuesday, 777 to 727. Dr.
E. W. Parmenter and Frank Whit
ney were elected to the city council.
David Magner, incumbent, defeated
N. Hamilton in a close race for
police Judge. Rolland Larmont was
chosen city treasurer, M. C. Reid de
feated Roy Duel for city clerk and
Ed Hoyt and F. L. Schwab were re
elected to the school board.
COMMUNISTS HURT MISSION
Amoy, China Communistic poli
tical interference has forced the mis
of the Reformed Church of Amer
to withdraw its workers from the
interior districts of South Fukien
province. The mission, which has
headquarters in Philadelphia, has
been active in Christian affairs in
.this part of China for many years
and heretofore has been permitted
to carry on unhampered its business
of converting Chinese to the religion
the westerner.
Within the past year, communist
uprising and depredations of roving
bands of unattached soldiers and
bandits have combined to make the
of the missionaries exceedingly
NILE BOAT CARRIES
WALES ON WAY NORTH
Khartum, Sudan, Africa, April 1.
The prince of Wales today was
aboard the Nile steamer Omdurman
the trip north. The arrival of the
party here Is expected within a fort
night. He Is expected to fly from here
to Cairo.
Phone yoci news to the Journal
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ABOUT every four months the average man, woman
jljX and child buys a new pair of shoes and in the
picture we see the Jones family on their way to make
another investment in footwear.
The Joneses are a good average type of American
people. They are neither miserly nor extravagant.
They like to dress well, but they are not going to
waste their money.
They want stylish shoes, but they must be goo&They
expect from the shoes they buy the good lasting ap
pearance and the solid comfort that only shoes made
of all good leather can give.
And so they buy "Star Brand" shoes yes, sir, for
they've learned from experience that the International
Shoe Company, the makers of "Star Brands", build
good, alMeather shoes that wear well, look well and
fit well.
They know that "Star Brand" shoes represent the
greatest dollar value in footwear that they can buy.
On top of it all, they want their shoes properly fitted
as to sise and width and they want to buy them at
the store that likes to live and let live
So the Joneses are corning to see us.
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