Nebraska Newspapers

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VOL. No. XLVI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, HAY 1, 1930.
NO. 26
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Death Calls
Oldest Resident
of This City
Alfred W. White, 84, Hears the Final
Summons Resident of
City Since 1857
From Monday Da!ly
After a lifetime of many years,
filled with the glamour and romance
of the old west and the great empire
ci the present day, Alfred William
Vnite. who since IS 5 7 has been a
continuous resident cf this city,
passed away on Saturday night at
11:30 at the Immanuel hospital in
Omaha, here he has been lor the
p:-.st two months taking treatment.
To this giand old gentleman life
v as !;ind ai.d it was only in the past
few days thut his condition was such
that he failed to keep his daily in
terest in life, as late as Thursday
he planning ihe return home soon
to this city and the scenes that he
had beon familiar with since his boy
hood days. It Is a comfort to the
family that the loved father was able
to retain his interest and usual ex
cellent spirits until the last pages
of the book of life were closed.
The departed was a member of
one of the oldest and most disting
uished families of the state and cne
that gave much in the making of
Nebraska as a state and particularly
in the formation and development of
the city of Plattsmouth.
It was in March of 1855 that
Francis S. White with his wife and
family of children left their ances
tral home in old England to turn
their faces westward to the new
world where another great English
speaking nation had been founded,
they coming to America with a party
of the Mormon missionaries who had
drew many thousands over the sea
with their glowing pictures of the
wonders of the great republic beyond
the seas and particularly the promis
ed land on the shores of the great
Salt Lake. The White family came
west to St. Joseph. Missouri, then
the frontier of civilization for the
west and started in the long wagon
train for the future home beyond the
Rockies. In the covered wagons,
drawn by oxen, of which the little
lad, Alfred White was one of the
drivers, the party arrived at their
destination. Here at Salt Lake they
found the dreams and hopes of the
future shadowed by their practical
experiences in the land dominated by
that great figure of the western civil
ization, Brigham Young, the Whife
family deciding with several other
families to again return east, left
the settlement of the Mormons, sacri
ficing many thousands of dollars that
had been invested, rather than to re
main If. the conditions in which they
found facing them. After a long
journey beset with the dangers of
the hostile Indian as well as the
fear of the vengence of the Mor
mons, the party finally reached the
Platte in the territory of Nebraska,
the trip leaving many deep impres
sions on Mr. White altho he was then
but a lad of ten years. The party
forded the Salt Creek near the pres
ent town of Ashland and on June
lth. 1837, the party camped on the
Pour Mile Creek just west of this
city, taking up their journey the next
day and arriving at the frontier town
of Plattsmouth. Here fate played a
part in the lives or the family as
the father was taken ill here and
the party remained here for some
months and then decided to make
this city their future home.
After locating here A. W. White,
then a boy. made several trips across
the plains with wagon trains plying
between Plattsmouth and Denver,
this part of his life being filled with
romance and colorful incidents of
the perils of the plains, then in
fested with Indians and in this per
iod many parties of hostile Indians
made the trip west one of the great
est danger.
In later years Mr. White was en
gaged in the commercial life of the
city and in the last years he took
over the store that had been estab
lished by his father, F. S. White, and
conducted it up until some fifteen
years ago when the business was
closed.
Alfred W. White was one of the
veteran members of the Masonic or
der in this city, being an early mem
ber of Plattsmouth lodge No. 6,
A. F. & A. M.. of Nebraska Chapter
No. 3, Royal Arch Masons, arid Mt.
Zion commandery No. 5, Knights
Templar. He was also advanced to
the thirty-second degree in the Scot-
ici TMto M.'isons and was a mem
ber nf the Shrine at Lincoln. In the
Masonic order he held many offices
and was treasurer of the local bodies
for many years until his advancing
years made it necessary to abandon
his activities to some extent.
Tt was on December 24. 1869, in
this city that Mr. White and Miss
Tmma Eikenbarv were united in
marriaee and built the home here
that they enjoyed for many years
until the wife and mother was canea
tn thp last reward. The children
vhn are left to mourn the' nassing of
the father are: Mrs. Frank D. Bur
gess of Omaha: Mrs. J. A. Donelan
of this city: Mrs. J. C. Thygeson of
Nebraska City, and Ralph W. White
of Dallas, Texas. One son, Frank A.
White, has preceded the father in
death. Of the brothers there remain
but two, Hon. Francis E. White, now
living at Los Angeles, California, and
Arthur White of Pueblo, Colorado,
and one sister, Mrs. Hose Leonard of
this? city.
The life of Mr. White is a golden
memory to his family as he was
of a kindly and genial disposition,
thoughtful of others and a man who
left no one to say that he had in
jured anyone in the long years that
he had lived. He took his fellowmen
in their shortcomings with a broad
christian charity, and in his living
he gave to the world much more than
tin. world to him. He will be missed
us-ipiy by the old friends but his
fpltndid unselfish life should keep
his memory green long after the suns
in..! s;iovs of years have rested on
hit- home in the silent city. Platts
mouth has lost a splendid citizen and
the Ii lends an associate that they
wiil long miss.
Death of Bert
McElwain Occurs
at Greenwood
Former Plattsmouth Jeweler Dies
After Period of El Health
Bodv to Come Here.
From Monday's Dally
The message was received here this
noon announcing the death at Green
wood of Bert A. McElwain, lifetime
resident of this community and a well
known jeweler, following an illness
that covered several years.
The deceased was sixty-two years
of age and was born in Plattsmouth
in February, 1868 and has spent his
lifetime in this community with the
exception of some months spent in
California, receiving his education
here and after learning the jewelers
trade was engaged in this line of
work a great many years until his
physical breakdown made necessary
his retirement. Mr. McElwain was
taken ill four years ago and has been
gradually growing worse until the
past few weeks when his condition
has grown much more serious. Fol
lowing the death of the mother, Mrs.
S. E. McElwain, for whom Mr. Mc-J
Elwain cared for many years, he was
taken to California by his brother,
Roy McElwain and remained there
until the death of the brother, and
returning to Nebraska has made" his
home with a cousin, Fred Etheridge
at Greenwood.
Mr. McElwain is survived by one
sister, Mrs. John Dutton of Kansas
City, two brothers, Roy and Myron
McElwain preceding him in death.
SHERIFF HAKES ARRESTS
The visit of Sheriff Reed and his
force out in the county Saturday
resulted in a number of arrests be
ing made in and near Weeping
Water, the parties being arrested on
alleged sales made to undercover
men in the past few days.
The men arrested were Ernest
Baker, residing on a farm near Weep
ing Water. Lawson Conrad, Ross
Dennis, William Douty, In and near
Weeping Water while Marion Mor
gan of Eagle was also arrested on
the alleged sale made to the agents.
The charge against Conrad in
volves a third offense while that of
Dennis a second offense, and to the
charges both men plead not guilty
Saturday evening and were released
on bond, the hearing of Conrad be
ing set for May 3rd and that of Den
nis on May 10th.
This morning the complaint
against Ernest Baker was brought up
for hearing in the county court and
to the charges of making the sale,
Mr. Baker plead guilty and was given
the sentence for the offense that is
set by law, that of sixty days in jail
and a fine of $100. Mr. Baker stated
to the court that he had no liquor
of his own, that he had been ap
proached by a man named Biggs, a
few days ago who was with a com
panion and the men had asked him
if he knew where they might pro
cure some liquor, that he had refused
and the men had insisted on getting
some, stating that they needed a
quart to help in selling insurance,
they had also inquired about Con
rad and Biggs had stated that he
knew Conrad as he had been in jail
with him at Plattsmouth and after
some insistance. Baker told them he
knew where Conrad kept some of his
whisky hidden and if it would accom
modate them he would try and get
them some, going to the cache which
was not on the. Baker place and had
given them a quart for which they
had paid $3. The defendant is a
renter farmer and his wife and eight
small children were here at the trial
to lend a pathetic phase to the case
as they are now placed in very
straighted circumstances.
The hearing against Morgan and
Douty will be taken up later.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Sunday afternoon Mrs. M. S.
Briggs was brought home from the
Immanuel hospital at Omaha, where
for the past ten days she has been
taking treatment. Mrs. Briggs stood
the trip in excellent shape and rest
ed very well during the night and it
is hoped that she may continue to
improve as she has in the past few
days, until she is entirely over the
effects of her long illness.
Playground for
Every Neighbor
hood is Needed
Clean Up Week Demonstrates There
are Manv Vacant Lots that Can
be Used for Such Purpose
Why do children play in the
streets, in hourly danger of being
run over by automobiles, as hundreds
are every year, when there are plenty
of vacant lots in which they could
play and where there is actually
more room and less danger and in
terruption of play? The answer is
simple. It is because their parents
are neglectedful of a plain duty and
an easy opportunity.
Clean Up week in Plattsmouth has
' shown up" so to speak a great many
vacant lots that could easily be made
into playgrounds with just a little
work. And how much better it would
be to put them to such good use than
to continue permitting them to run
to weeds and blossom in tin cans.
A number of these lots are owned
by home people; others belong to
former residents who have moved
away. Some of them are in process
of foreclosure for taxes. But withal,
it should be an easy matter to gain
consent to put them to such good use
as neighborhood playgrounds, be
cause that would mean keeping them
cleaned up.
The weeda that are now coming
up should be kept cut, or better yet,
the ground plowed, leveled and roll
ed. A little baseball diamond can
be laid out for the small boys to
play on. Also posts can be erected
at each end for basket ball just a
hoop serving for a basket. In the
fall the boys can play football on
the bared lot and in the spring mar
bles and top.
This is simple equipment. More
could be done if the neighborhood
people were actually in earnest, such
as putting up a swing or two, mak
ing a small handball court, etc., but
unless there is supervision of resi
dents living nearby who will keep an
eye on things, it would not do to un
dertake to put much equipment on
such a lot, because there are always
destructive boys who make such
things short lived. Just clearing the
lot, plowing and smoothing it will
make a fine playground.
An example of what can be done
in furnishing a desirable place for
children to play is demonstrated in
the tennis courts west of the Herold
apartments. Last year Mr. Herold
gave the park board permission to
provide a public court on this ground
where he had once maintained a pri
vate court for residents of his apart
ment houses. The telephone com
pany co-operated by donating a num
ber of poles and the park board paid
for their erection and the stringing
of the necessary netting and the
boys themselves are taking care of
the grounds and keeping them up in
splendid shape. In this way, with a
very small expenditure there has
been provided a place where daily a
number of youths gather to engage
in play off the streets and away
from the danger of being run over
by cars.
This is one of the objectives the
National Clean Up and Paint Up cam
paign seeks to accomplish, but such
an undertaking necessarily takes
considerable time more than a week
or so. Last week's Clean Up drive
has brought the unkept vacant lots
into greater prominence than ever
before. Now is the time to get busy
on them and see what can be done
toward converting them into play
grounds. ARRANGING CELEBRATIONS
The Women's Relief corps at their
meeting on Saturday afternoon took
up the matter of the observance of
Memorial day as well as the cele
bration of the completion of Living
ston road from this city to the Mis
souri river bridge.
The W. R. C. has asked that the
American Legion provide the speaker
of the occasion on Memorial day and
as well providing the building for
the exercises of the afternoon with
the two organizations co-operating in
the program.
It was decided to have the cele
bration of Flag day on June 14th.
made the occasion of the dedication
of Livingston road and for this pur
pose the ladies are planning a suit
able marker to honor the memory of
General Livingston and the men of
Co. A., First Nebraska. The ladies
will present their request to the
council to be permitted to mark the
highway.
CANDIDATES ARE INITIATED
Sunday the Plattsmouth court of
the Catholic Daughters of America
sent three candidates to Omaha where
they were given their degree work
in the order by the Omaha court of
the order. The candidates who were
received into the order were Mrs.
John Cloidt, Mrs. Emmons Ptak and
Mrs. E. Bennett. The candidates
were accompanied by Mrs. Frank
Mullen. Mrs. Fred Egenberger and
Mrs. W. H. Woolcott. After the
initiation the ladies were guests at
a very fine luncheon served by the
Omaha court at the Knights of Col
umbus club.
SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY
From Monday's Daily
Last Friday night a group of the
young friends of Meridith Chancel
lor gathered at the Chancellor home
on Pearl street to participate in a
pleasant surprise party in honor of
the young man's birthday. The affair
was arranged by .his mother, Mrs.
M. Chancellor and proved a complete
surprise.
The evening was spent in playing
various games and other entertain
ment, delicious refreshments being
served before the Lour cf departuie.
Those present were Margaret Snod
grass. Agnes Gochenour, Fred Todd,
Theodore Todd, Fretfrieh Wehrbein,
Ralph Wehrbein. Frank Wehrbein,
Don Warner, Alice Smith, Frank
Smith, Vivian Moore, Mary Ina
Chancellor and Elwood Snodgrass.
Citizens are
Urged to Check
Up on Census
Returns So Far Received May Mean
Some Have Been Overlooked.
So Help in Work
The taking of the census in this
community is progressing to the
close and there is the necessity of a
very careful check of the city to
see that every resident here is count
ed in the final result.
Preliminary reports made on the
second ward show 1,041 persons, in
the third 1,025 and in the fourth
ward 597, which is considerably be
low that of ten years ago according
to local figures. The first ward, one
of the largest in point of population
owing to the compact nature of the
ward, as well as the fifth ward, are
yet to be reported. ;
The list of those taken by the
census takers are to be checked up
and it is hoped that it may be possi
ble to uncover any that may have
been overlooked by the census takers
or that have moved in since the start
of the census and have not been
listed.
Citizens who have -ot be-en visited
or knowing others wo have not. are
urged to get in touch with the suit
able authorities by calling the Eve
ning Journal, phone No. 6 that their
names may be prepared for the check
up of the list of the residents.
Stand up Be counted.
New Head for
Music Depart
ment of Schools
Miss Cora Williams, Successful
Teacher at Elnrwood to
Hold Position Here
With the decision of Miss Ruth
Lindsay, supervisor of music' in the
local schools, not to take up her
teaching work the coming year, the
board of education has been up
against a real problem as Miss Lind
say has been so very successful in
her work and advanced to a very
high standard the music work of the
local schools.
The selection of Miss Cora Wil
liams of the Elmwood schools, as the
supervisor for the coming year in
the Plattsmouth schools is a most
happy solution of the problem of the
board, as Miss Williams has been
most successful in her work in the
Elmwood schools and her musical
groups have scored high in all con
tests over the state in the time she
has served as the head of the music
department.
Miss Williams is a graduate of the
University of Nebraska school of
music and has had several years of
teaching in the state since gradua
tion and her selection to teach here
is most gratifying to the patrons of
the school and the students of the
music department of the schools.
The host of friends here of Miss
Lindsay are regretting that she is
leaving the city where she has be
come so popular in her stay of the
last few years, but are much pleased
that while she must go such a talent
ed and able successor has been se
cured. WILL APPEAL DECISION
Ernest Baker, who on Monday pled
guilty to the sale of liquor, yesterday
filed notice of the appeal of the plea
and the sentence of the court which
was for sixty days and a fine of $100
and costs. The defendant in court
claimed that he had been talked into
the violation of the law by evidence
men and that he had had no liquor
but had secured some from another
person at the insistance of the men
who later proved to be evidence men.
The necessary appeal bond was sup
plied "and the man was released to
return to his home. Mr. Baker i& a
tenant farmer residing near Weep
ing water and has a family of a wife
and eight children, the eldest of
which is thirteen. The appeal will
permit Baker looking after the pre
liminary work on the farm before the
case is disposed of in the district
court.
Col Phi! Hal!
to Speak Here
Decoration Day
Well Enown Figure in Nebraska
Legion Circles to Be Orator at
Service on May 30th
The selection of the orator for the
annual memorial day services in this
city has been for the past few years
the American Legion's contribution
to the formal program of the after
noon and the committee in charge of
the Legion participating have been
fortunate in securing one of the best
known figures in the ranks of the
former service men in Nebras-ka.
The speaker this year will be Col.
Phil L. Hall, of Greenwood, who will
bring a most fitting message of the
annual day of honor to the veterans
of all of the wars of our nation
sounding the service man's view of
the sacrifices that his comrades in
arms have given in all of the past
years that the nation might live.
The Women's Relief Corps will
have charge cf arranging the re
maining portions of the program and
features in keeping with the patrio
tic spirit of the day will be provided.
The morning program will as us
ual be divided among the organiza
tions, the W. R. C. carrying out the
task of fiaging the graves of the
civil war veterans, of whom a very
large number are at the last long
rest while the world war organiza
tions will look after their dead as
well. Services will be held at the
G. A. R. mound in the old addition
to the Oak Hill cemetery as well as
at the Legion plot in the new ceme
tery and in which all organizations
will participate with the firing squad
and the ritualistic services.
TRADE EXPOSITION ENDS
LAST SATURDAY NIGHT
The four-day Merchants' Trade Ex
position and Style Show held at the
Legion community building last week
under auspices of the local Legion
post, came to an end Saturday night,
with the record attendance of the
four nights, approximately .900.
The total number of paid admiss
ions for the four nights will run
around 2,500. Had the weather
been favorable the last two nights
of the show, this figure would un
doubtedly have been exceeded by be
tween six and eight hundred more.
Saturday night's crowd was plenty
big enough, however, to tax the floor
space outside the booths.
The opportunity to get better ac
quainted with people living in this
trade territory through the medium
of personal contact at the show was
greatly appreciated by all those hav
ing booths at the show and especially
so with the case of those having a
definite article to sell, such as auto
mobiles, electric refrigerators, radios.
stoves, etc., as it enabled them to
list a large number of prospects.
The Orioles orchestra, of Omaha,
furnished music for the dance which
began at 10 and lasted until after
1 o'clock.
The Legion put in a lot of hard
work getting their hall ready for the
show and building the booths and
still have left the task of tearing
down the lumber portion, but the
merchants are requested to remove
the crepe paper decorations from
their booths, and in this manner can
preserve their signs and other mater
ial they wish to keep.
Next year, the installation of a
ceiling in the building will prevent
the mooring of booths to the ceiling
joists and it is probable a knock
down permanent type of booth will
be devised that can be taken down
and set up at will.
At Lincoln they have this type of
booths, but made of pipe, which does
not lend itself well to decorating,
either with crepe paper or other ma
terial, and it is likely the booths
here wil Icontinue to be constructed
of wood.
WINS TRACK EVENTS
In the track meet held between
Peru Teachers college and Tarkio
college at Peru the last of the week,
Bernard Galloway, sophomore at the
state school and former Plattsmouth
high school athlete, was one of the
featured men for the Peru team, he
winning the half mile in an easy
fashion and distancing the Missouri
school's two mile man. With the
Peru relay team taking in other
meets Galloway was forced to sub
stitute in several events and was
unable to run in the mile, his fav
oriate race. The many friends of the
young man will be pleased to learn
that he is making so fine a showing
in his athletic work.
SECURES SCHOOLS
Two students in the Normal Train
ing department at the high school
presided over by Miss Pearl Staats
have secured schools for the coming
year. These are Mary Swatek who
will teach District 97 east of Cedar
Creek and'Bernice Hogue, District
No. 60 southwest of Murray. Both
of these girls have made splendid
scholastic records during their four
years in high school and should make
splendid teachers for the rural
schools.
HERE ON HONEYMOON
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. DtGeest of
Armour, South Dakota, with Mrs.
Fred Sharpnack of Lincoln are here
for a visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Emmons Ptak, parents of Mrs.
Sharpnack and uncle and aunt of
Mrs. DeGeest. The wedding of Miss
Irene Ptak and Mr. A. J. DeGeest oc
curred a few days ago at Lincoln to
which place the young people motor
ed and the wedding ceremony held
with Mr. and Mrs. Sharpnack as the
attendants at the wedding. After the
week spent here Mr. and Mrs. De
Geest will return to Armour, where
they will make their future home.
The bride is a daughter of Frank
Ptak, a former resident of this city
and who will be well remembered
by the older residents of the com
munity. Iowa-Nebraska
Expects to Have
Gas Here Soon
Local Company Will Have Connection
With One of the Largest Com
panies in the Nation.
The trainloads of huge twenty-four
inch pipe that is to be used in the
construction of the natural gas lines
from the Texas and Oklahoma fields
to Chicago and now arriving in this
part of the west and a great quantity
of the pipes have been unloaded at
Lincoln where the Iowa-Nebraska
Light & Power Co., are to start in
on the construction of a line that
will lead over their system in a
gigantic feeder of the natural gas to
the towns that are now served by the
company.
With the dispatch with which the
Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power com
pany are getting into the new organ
ization that comprises some of the
largest companies in the world it is
not going to belong before the ter
ritory served by this company will, be
provided with the natural gas.
The rates that will be arranged
will give the patrons a very low rate
for "the service, the Iowa-Nebraska
Co.. as one of the many units in the
link up of the great gas companies,
are preparing schedules that will give
the very best rates possible with the
maintenance of the lines.
The patrons of the gas company
in this city can rest assured that
the local company will see that they
are well cared for both In the matter
of service and a fair and equitable
rate.
GIVE A FINE PROGRAM
The program given at the Nebraska
Masonic Home on Sunday afternoon
was one of the most delightful that
has been heard at the Home for
some time and was presented by the
Bee Hive lodge of South Omaha. The
Bee Hive chorus, one of the best
known Masonic musical organiza
tions in the state furnished the chief
numbers with the well trained group
in the special choruses, while the
quartet was also enjoyed as was the
special offerings in the Scotch songs
by "Scottie" Gunn.
The members of the mixed quartet
were Miss Valeria Wells, soprano.
Miss Bess Rhyno, contralto, Aug. E.
Ituser, tenor, Herbert J. Wells, basso.
The Bee Hive chorus have been
heard in many places over the state
and the officers of the organization of
some twenty voices comprises M. R.
Jackson, president. E. C. Ringo, vice
president, E. G. Kehrrnan. secretary
treasurer. Fred G. Ellis, director and
Mrs. Will Rath, accompanist.
The special entertainer was Mr.
Gunn, the clever and versitile Scot
tish singer.
The program giiven represented
the follwoing numbers.
I'd Like to Go Down South
Once Mo' Parks
Nelly Was a Lady Foster
Bee Hive Chorus
My Task King
Alone Thomas
Mixed Quartette
Friend of Mine Sanderson
The lind Ploughman Clark
Bee Hive Chorus
Special Scotch Numbers
Scottie Gunn
Praise Ye the Father Gounod
Steal Away Parks
Bee Hive Chorus
The Great Red Dawn Wilson
Honey Town Foster
Mixed Quartette
There Is No Death O'Hara
Bee Hive Chorus
TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Rokahr, the
latter formerly Miss Ann Hiber of
this city, who have been spending
the winter in Arizona, where it was
hoped Mr. Rokahr would be bene
fitted by the climate, started for
home Friday but have been checked
by the illness of Mrs. Rokahr. When
they reached Raton, New Mexico,
Mrs. Rokahr was taken suddenly
very ill and had to leave the train
and enter the hospital for an oper
ation, she suffering from an attack
of appendicitis. The relatives here
are anxiously awaiting further word
from her bedside and trust that she
may soon recover. Mrs. Rokahr is
a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hiber of this city.
Gala Program
to Feature Open
ing of Bridge
Governor Weaver Main Speaker and
Mayors of Iowa and Nebraska
Cities Are Invited.
From Wednesday" Daily
The committee that has in charge
the exercises to mark the formal
opening of the Missouri river tranic
bridge at this place, met this morn
ing to discuss the plans in connection
with the big evert.
Invitations are being sent to the
mayors of cities in Iowa and Nebras
ka from Burlington west to Hast
ings and also up and down the Mis
souri river as far as St. Joseph. M'.,
and Sioux City, Iowa, to be present
on this gala day and with them tns
presidents of the Chamber of t'oin
merce of each town or some other
civic organization.
The opening will be on Fridiy,
May 16th and very elaborate ar
rangements will be made to make it
a most notable occasion.
A complimentary dinner to the in
vited guests will be held at 12 o'clock
(noon) at the American Legion com
munity building and from where the
party of guests will be taken to the
Nebraska side of the bridge where
the formal exercises will be held, the
weather permitting, and here Gover
nor Weaver will formally unite the
6tates of Iowa and Nebraska throueh
the medium of the new bridge.
It is expected that there will be
very large delegations from Omaha,
South Omaha and Lincoln here for
(the occasion as veil as visitors from
jail of the cities along the highways
! that lead to the bridge.
The committee is announcing
'their plans as rapidly as they are de
iveloped and every effort will be made
to make this a real festive occasion.
It was also announced that there
will be no toll charges on this clay,
the bridge being free to the use of
the public on May 16th.
HOME FOR A VISIT
William H. Shopp, one of the past
commanders of the American Legion
post of this citv. who has been in
(Colorado for the past year, taking
treatment at the Fitzsimmons hos
pital at Denver, is home for a visit
with his mother. Mrs. F. H. SlK.pp,
and his sister. Miss Marjorie.
Mr. Shopp has done very nicely in
the past year and is feeling very
much improved and his condition was
so favorable that the attending phy
sicians decided that he might return
home for a visit and forlough, but
in case of his finding this climate
too severe he was to return at once
to the hospital to remain until his
affliction has entirely passed away.
The host of friends are pleased to
see Mr. Shopp and are hoping that
he may find it possible to remain
here now with the mother and sis
ter, but in the best of condition Mr.
Shopp must remain inactive for a
long time.
WILL LOCATE IN CALIFORNIA
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cappell and
little child departed Wednesday
I tor San Diego, California, where they
nre to enjov a visit at the home of
I Mr. and Mrs. William Bell, the Lit
i ter a sister of Mrs. Cappell. They
j are planning on locating in Cali-
fornia if the conditions there are
i favorable and are anticipating a very
pleasant time on the west coast. The
many friends here while regreting to
see this estimable family leave here
will extend to the Cappell family
their best wishes for a safe and pleas
ant journey to the west.
JOHN A SURE SHOT
John Gauer. Cass county's crack
trap shorter, was called unon a few
days ago to demonstrate his skill as
a marksman, when an old coyote was
caught in a den on a farm near Cedar
Creek. The coyote was in the den
and the residents of that locality
prevented its escape until John ar
rived on the scene and the coyote
was dispatched. The pelts were
brought in by Elmer Stoehr and
Floyd Gauer, there being that of the
old coyote and six young ones that
were unearthed in the den.
GEORGE BARR HOME
From Monday DaHv
Yesterday afternoon John Rich
ardson drove to Omaha where he vis
ited the Methodist hospital and re
turned home with his nephew, Geo.
Barr, who has been there for the past
few weeks, first undergoing an oper
ation for appendicitis and later be
ing taken down with an attack of
smallpcx. The patient is feeling as
well as possible under the circum
stances of the case and it is hoped
that at home he may soon recuper
ate from the illness.
Father Marcelles Agius deported
this morning for Lincoln where he
Iwill attend the banquet givn by
jthe priests of the South Piatt dio
cese to Archbishop Francis J. Beck
man, who is leaving the Lincoln
; charge for his new see in Dubuque.
t Iowa.
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