Ne"br. State Historical Society
VOL. No. XLVI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1930.
NO. 35
Death Comes to
Mrs. W. T. Rich
ardson at Mynard
One of Best Known and Highly Es
teemed Residents of Commun
ity Called to Beward.
From Thursday' Dallv
Mrs. W. T. Richardson, 62, one of
the Lest known residents of this sec
tion of Cars county and a lady uni
versally esteemed by a large circle of
friends, passed away very suddenly
yesterday at the family home at My
nard. death coming at shortly after
3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Richardson had been a suffer
er from heart trouble for some time,
but was not thought to be in dan
gerous condition, and yesterday was
apparently in her normal health, com
ine to the store operated by Mr.
Richardson several times in the fore
roon, to all intents apparently In
her usual health. In the afternoon,
she was suddenly stricken and pass
ed away in a very short time.
Kate M. Robbins was born in the
state of Ohio, June 5, 1867, at the
time of her death being within a
few days of her sixty-third birthday.
When six years of age. with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Robbins, she
came to Nebraska and settled at
Plattsmouth, where she grew to
womanhood and was educated in the
schools of this city, graduating from
the high school here. On December
24, 1890, she was;unlted In marriage
to William T. Richardson, one of
the prominent residents of the coun
ty and for some twenty-four years
the family resided on a farm, moving
in 190 6 to Mynard, where Mr. Rich
ardson has been engaged In the gen
eral mercantile business. To bless
the life of Mr. and Mrs. Richardson
there were five children born, three
of whom have preceded the mother in
death, while two, Mrs. Pheme Cathey
and Mrs. Emma Todd, of Waterloo,
Iowa, with the husband and father
are left to share the sorrow that the
death of Mrs. Richardson' has
brought. j
Mrs. Richardson was a member of
the United Brethren church and has
been in the past years very active in
the church at Mynard and the var
ious societies of the community.
SHOWEB FOB BRIDE
The ehower given May 20th by
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Malfleld in honor
of. Miss Elizabeth Tritsch was very
nearly a deluge, especially as to
numbers present, but the evening
was fine and when the spacious rooms
were filled, chairs were placed on
the lawn where early blooming roses
and other flowers made it very beau
tiful. A very fine program had been
arranged ana was carried out as fol
lows: Vocal duet. "Sweet Genevieve"
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ingram; read
ing "Pa Buys an Apartment" Ray
mond Mayfleld; piano solo, Mildred
Murray; vocal duet, Wauneta and
Evelyn Doty; reading. Vera Rohr
danz; music, Mr. Urlsh, violin, Miss
Geneva, banjo; playlet, "The Etiqette
of the Occasion," Harold Grier and
Chas Livingston; vocal eolo, Mrs.
John Terryberry. accompanied by
Miss Esther Tritsch, piano; vocal
solo, Chas Livingston: music, Henry
Heil, violin. Mrs. J. W. Tritsch,
piano.
Then came the mock wedding.
Harold Grier, as the bride, of course
was the center of attraction, entered
carrying a huge bouquet of onions
and eating a dill pickle. Harrison
Livingston as groom did his part
nobly, considering everything. Ed
ward Ingram of Louisville carried
the harness ring on a large pillow
while Arnold Heil of Cedar Creek
held the bride's bouquet of onions
and other delicacies. The costuming
of this bridal party was a work of
art, presided over by Mrs. J. R.
Mnvfipld. while the chief executor.
Cyrus Livingston, with highly roug
ed nose, moustache and chin whis
kers was far from dignified Cyrus
is postmaster at this from of en
tertainment and hi3 unusual and
rtritrinni nuestions. created a great
deal of merriment. At the close of
the formal program the guest3 en
tfcmsplves in a good old-
fashioned visit while refreshments
were served by the hostess assisiea
by a large number of helpers. The
young men who assisted deserved a
great deal of credit lor tneir quic.
ness and ability.
HOLD FINE PICNIC
The Sunday school class of the
girls of high school age of the Metho
dist church, of which Mrs. E. H. Wes
cott is the teacher, held a very pleas
ant birthday party at "Sunnyside,"
marking the culmination of "Heart
Sister Week."
The young ladies had planned to
hnlrt the nlcnic on the lawn, but ow
ing to the rather cool weather pre
vailing, it was decided to adjourn
the meeting to the home and where
for several hours there was great
pleasure and merriment prevailing.
The members of the party enjoyed
the fine social time and tha luncheon
that had been arranged and while it
was not served io true picnic style
in the open, it proved a most pleas
ant event lor all.
HOLDING PICNIC TODAY
From Thursday's Dally
The St. John's parochial school Is
holding the year-end picnic today at
the country club, with a large at
tendance of the pupil3 and some of
the parents. The newly organized
Parent-Teacher association of the St.
John's school, has looked after the
preparation of the picnic dinner and
a big feed was in store for the pic
nic party during the noon hour.
This afternoon a program of con
tests and sports has been arranged,
including a double header baseball
game at which Dr. C. M. Gradoville
will officiate as umpire.
Elks Enjoy Fine
Time in Junior
Golf Tournament
Losers Entertain the Winners and
Their Wives at Fine Steak
Supper at Country Club
From Thursday's Ially
Last evening the "little tourna
ment" of the Elks country and golf
club was held at the beautiful and
attractive course at the country club
and followed by one of the jolliest
and most pleasing social affairs that
the members of the club and their
wives have enjoyed in many months.
There had been selected two teams
of seven members each, one side
headed by Dr. R. P. Westover and
the other by Jess Warga. the cap
tains setting the time for holding
the contest for last evening and as
the result the golfers and their ladies
arrived at the country club at 5:30
last evening and the big match was
on. The totals of the two teams were
added and the lowest score was to
decide the winners of the event.
When the tabulations were com
pleted it was found that the team of
Dr. Westover had a narrow margin
over that of Jess Warga, the West-
over team scoring 310 while that of
Mr. Warga had 325 to their credit.
The lowest individual score of the
contest was that of Clate Rosen-
crans. veteran golfer, with a perfect
36 to his credit, which aided his
team very much in the winning of
the battle of the mashles and drivers.
Following the golf games the mem-
ehrs of the party with their ladies
were entertained at the country club
at a steak supper prepared by Mr.
and Mrs. A. W. Cloidt, the custodians
of the club house and which was a
real feast in every sense of the word
and one that all will long very pleas
antly remember as one of the out
standing social events of the season.
MARRIED AT 1CLF0ED
Froca Ttourfed&r'a Oailp
Last evening at Milford occurred
the marriage of two of the well
known residents of near Murdock,
Miss Mildred Fosler, teacher in the
Murdock schools and Rev. Hugh A.
Norenberg, pastor of the Calahan
Evangelical church of Murdock. The
marriage was celebrated at the home
of the parents of the bride.
A number of the close friends of
the contracting parties motored over
from Murdock for the event and en
joyed the very happy occasion and
Joining in the reception tendered to
Rev. and Mrs. Norenberg following
the wedding ceremony.
The bride has been one of the ef
ficient teachers of Cass county and
has for the past five years taught
in the Murdock schools where her
work has been outstanding, and as
well she has formed many warm
friendships among the pupils as well
as the community at large.
The groom has been the pastor at
the Calahan church for the past three
years and is a gentleman held in
the highest esteem by the members
of his congregation and the com
munity at large and they will learn
with pleasure of the very happy event
that has come to the estimable cou
ple. Rev. and Mrs. Norenberg will
make their future home at Murdock
and the host of friends are much
pleased that they will continue to
make their residence in the commun
ity where they have been such prom
inent and active figures.
WILL UNDERGO TREATMENT
From Thursday's Dairy
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Falter, who
have been for a short time at Kan
sas City to visit their son, George
H. Falter and family, returned home
yesterday, being accompanied by the
son, George. Mrs. Falter has not
been in robust health for some time
and wlvile at Kansas City was under
observation by specialists and now
will go to Omaha where she will
enter the Methodist hospital for ob
servation and treatment by Dr. C. R.
Kennedy.
LITTLE SON ARRIVES
From Thursdays Da.il r
A message was received today by
Arthur Sullivan of near .this city,
anouncing the fact that a son was
born this morning to Mr. and Mrs
Robert Foster at Chicago. Mrs. Fos
ter is a daughter - of Mrs. Maynie
Sullivan Phillipeon,- and a niece of
Mr. Sullivan.- All are reported as do
ing very nicely.
Iowa Man is
Named District
Rotary Head
Wallace Caswel! of Cherokee, Iowa,
Named at Omaha Meeting
Large Number Present.
Rotary clubs of Nebraska, South
Dakota and western Iowa were urged
to do their part in the movement for
international peace, in a stirring
address by Allen D. Albert of Chi
cago, international president in
1915-16, at the close of the Nine
teenth district convention Thursday
afternoon at the Elks club at Omaha.
He asked each club to establish
intimate and continued correspond
ence with a club in some other na
tion. He suggested that members of
all clubs make known their love of
peace to their congressmen and sen
ators. He made a plea for the intelli
gent study of conditions which are
favorable to peace, and for "a study
of the condition of American youth,
which must bear the burden of war if
it comes."
"Is not American youth to pre
cious to be shot down?" he asked.
The speaker continued: "I don't
think, so simply of the world peace as
the editors of certain newspapers.
Peace is not so simple that it can
be had merely by being ready for war.
We do not march toward peace to
the tune of martial songs, with rifles
over our shoulders.
"Think of the Tree."
"International peace is the fruit of
a tree with many branches, which
include trade, travel and the ex
change of visits, common inheritance
of learning and adequate protection
against assault from without. The
trunk of the tree must be the sincere
wish for the things that make peace
by the peoples of the world.
"This entire discussion by Rotary
is futile if we can't suggest some
thing definite for each of us to do.
"Our first responsibility is to the
dependents in our own families; the
second is to our city, county and
state, and the third to our nation.
"No man can really serve his land
without knowing something of other
lands. I
Have Much to ain.
"We are not the most cultured peo
ple in the world, though we would
aspire to be. This, if it comes, will
be through education in our public
schools. Neither have we yet pro
duced the greatest art in the world,
nor the greatest philosphers. We are
a young people, glaring in the faults
of our youth, but with rich promise
of tomorrow.
"We have much to gain by contact
with those beyond the ocean and by
having them come and visit us. There
is a distinct gain us us in trade with
other countries. The peace of the
world depends, in a sense, upon the
trade of the world, but in no war has
trade alone provoked the killing of
brothers. War is a very complex
thing. It has been deliberately in
voked by reigning houses for fear of
division of support.
"We shall not achieve peace when
party is more precious."
Mr. Albert, author, social worker
and lecturer, now is assistant to
Rufus Dawes, prseident of the Chi
cago Century of Progress world's
fair, to be held in 1933. He has made
a special study of the growth of cities.
and has visited more than four hun
dred cities in North America.
Chicago Is Beady.
He told the delegates that Chirago
is prepared to accommodate more
than 20 thousand delegates to the
convention of Rotary International
this summer. A water parade will be
one of the features.
It was decided that a dinner for
Nineteenth district Rotarians will be
held during the Chicago convention.
David Allen Anderson of Aber
deen, S. D., president of Northern
South Dakota Teacher's' college and
a brother of Rotarian Ben Anderson
of Omaha, addressed the conference
on the development of the individual
Rotarian in his desire and capacity
to serve his community.
"Too often we are suffering from
occupational stiffness of the intellec
tual Joints." he said. "Rotary means
service before self. Refinement of
manhood is the greatest service that
Rotary can perform. Rotary is a
symbol of humanity's idealism, and
its transforms ideals into realities
and forms avenues of service. It is an
instrument to tune in on the world
call for better living, and it helps us
to shake loose our selfishness. Rotary
-expects its members to respond to
that inward, upward striving within
them. It gives a member a new vision
of human well being and brother
hood. It isn't having everything that
contents us. It is the desire to serve.
This idea of brotherhood Is not a
dream or a myth."
Keeps Principles Alive.
John C. Bryant of Red Oak, la.,
where Rotary meets in the evening
instead of at noon, told of the in
dividual's "desire for service to a Ro
tary club. -
."If a member needs stimulating,
give him something to do," said the
speaker. - - , '
"Rotary is not offered as a relig
ion or a substitute for it. It offers no
new principles, but it keeps alive old
principles."
The 1931 convention city of the
Nineteenth district will be decided
later by the new district governor
and club presidents. Lincoln, Neb.,
and Rapid City, S. D., have extended
invitations.
Resolutions on Conduct of Rotary
affairs, as submitted for presenta
tion on the floor of the international
convention were approved, with a
few minor exceptions, but it was ex
plained that no delegate to the Chi
cago meeting shall be bound, by this
vote, as to how he shall vote there.
Caswell New Governor.
The resolutions provide for hold
ing of joint service memberships in
Rotary, appointment of a special
magazine committee, elected of one
member of the board of directors of
Rotary International by members of
clubs in Spanish America and Brazil
and establishment of rules of pro
cedure for area administration.
Wallace Caswell, president of the
Cherokee, la., farm implement manu
facturing company which bears his
name and past president of the Cher
pkee Rotary club, was elected by ac
clamation, unanimously, as the new
governor of the Nineteenth district
of Rtary International, embracing oil
of Nebraska and South Dakota and
western Iowa. He succeeds George
W. Johnston of Omaha.
Total attendance at the conven
tion was 770, announced John M.
Douglas, secretary of the Omaha club.
This includes 495 Rotarians and 275
Rotary Anns. Fifty-eight of the 63
clubs in the district sent accredited
delegates.
State Rounds
Up Violators of
Traffic Rules
Driver of Interstate Bus is Arrested
Near Union and; Brought Here
to Face Speeding Charge
A number of thi . representatives
of the state department of public
works, in which is vested the en
forcement of the laws governing
traffic on the highways of the state,
paid a visit to this section yesterday
to check up on the manner In which
the rules and laws governing the
operation of ears, trucks and busses
Is being observed by the traveling
public.
While near Union the officers took
into custody Carl Mason, driver of a
bus of the Interstate company, who
was charged with speeding, the offi
cers claiming the bus was exceeding
the forty-five mile speed limit on the
highways. The young man was
brought here and bond arranged for
his appearance here later for trial In
the county court.
The officers also checked up on
one of the most common violations
of the law, that of operating motor
vehicles under paper numbers in
stead of the regular license plate pre
scribed by law. There were also
checks made of trucks operating on
the highways, there being complaints
that many trucks were traveling
overloaded.
The growth of the amount of
travel on the highways has become
such that more and more regulatory
measures are necessary for the pro
tection of the public and the time
will not be far distant when con
stant patroling will be necessary for
the benefit and protection of the
public.
PAYEES HAVE MIX UP
From Friday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon Judge A. H.
Duxbury was called upon to listen
to the tale of the battle between
two of the employes of the paving
force that is working on highway
No. 75 south of this city.
One of the men. Jack Capek. a
boss in the paving gang had been
involved in an argument with J. T.
Swlnney, one of his workmen and
the argument grew from words to
action and it was claimed by Swln
ney that Capek had hit him In the
mouth with his fist.
The court after hearing the evi
dence offered and the statements of
the parties decided that a fine of $1
and costs would satisfy the feelings
of outraged justice and according
Mr. Capek was compelled to pay
over $7.50 to the court.
CONDUCT BUS TOUR
From TbursJmys Oany
The College Expedition busses
passed through Plattsmouth this
morning, picking up at this point,
Grettal Hackenberg and Eva Bintner.
The busses carry 250 teachers and
college students and will tour the
southern and eastern states, stopping
at all points of historical interest,
the battlfields of the Civil war, sev
eral days at Washington, an ocean
trip at Atlantic City and north up
the Atlantic coast, a week in Ndw
York City, on into Canada, a few
days at Niagara Falls, and Chicago
before returning home.
The expedition carries a cafeteria
bus and its own camping equipment,
and a bus for carrying baggage. The
tour will require seven weeks.
Omaha's Youth
ful Firebug Cap
tured Near Here
Mentally Deranged Lad Who Escaped
a Week Ago Captured at Platte
River Last Night
From Saturday's Dally
Sebastian Miletti. 18. youthful
Omaha firebug, who escaped a week
ago from the home of his parents in
that city and has since been searched
for in this part of the state, was cap
tured last night near the Platte river
bridge, where he had remained for
over an hour almost waist deep in
the water of the river and shouting
defiance to the officers who sought
his capture. The mentally deranged
young man was taken only after the
greatest difficulty on the part of the
Cass county officers.
A fishing party from Omaha had
been camped along the Platte, their
camp being on the Cass county side
of the stream and just northeast of
the highway, and yesterday afternoon
the young man had appeared at the
camp and had inquired as to where
he could find a grocery store to pur
hcase some supplies and he spent
some little time in conversing with
the members of the fishing party.
Later while the youth was still hang
ing around the vicinity of the camp,
Frank Petello, of Omaha, a close
neighbor of the Miletti family, hap
paned to pass in a car and had called
to the boy and tried to induce him
to -get in the car and return to his
home at Omaha. The sight of the
familiar face of the neighbor re
called the fact to the youth that the
family and authorities would start
their efforts for his capture and
shouting his refusal to return home,
Miletti plunged through the weeds
and underbrush into the shallow
waters of the Platte river.
The young man waded out almost
half way across the river and stand
ing with the water almost to his
waist he refused the efforts of the
friend and others to come to short.
With a great deal of traffic on the
highway nearby it was only a short
time until the roadway was lined
with cars and the great number that
was lining along the road and the
river bank added to the fright of the
youth.
Sheriff Bert Reed, Deputy Sheriff
Young, Officer Dave Pickrel and Con
stable Svoboda were finally called and
when they arrived at the scene dark
ness had settled and making more
difficult the efforts to get the young
man into the short. To the calls of
the officers Milletti responded, "you
are cops, I can see your uniforms,"
I'll drown myself before I'll come
In" as well as stating that "I am
freezing out here," which fact was
borne out by the shaking of the flash
light that he held as he was chilling
so badly that he could hardly hold
the flashlight.
The capture of the youth was
made when a boat was secured and
paddled by Edward Yelik and with
Deputy Sheriff Young with him. the
boat was headed from the bridge
to the center of the river where
Miletti was located. As the boat ap
proached he made an to attempt to
get to the Sarpy side of the river
but a few shots fired In the air by
Mr. Young and the command to come
and get In the boat had the desired
result and Miletti was brought on
into shore. The young man was very
badly chilled as the cold night air
struck him and it was necessary to
wrap his drenched form in a blanket
from the car of Mr. Young. The offi
cers hurried the young man on into
the city where he could be placed
in the Cass county jail and given
dry garments and to remain until his
parents and the Omaha police would
come for him.
Since his wandering away from
home Miletti has been keeping in
hiding the gretter part of the time
and finally reached the vicinity of
the Platte river where he has spent
several days.
Miletti said that since he had been
away from home he had been hiding
constantly from police, because he
had left home In fear that they were
planning to Fend him back to the
asylum from which he was released
some time ago.
"The Finger on Me."
"I don't want to go back to Lin
coln," he said. "The folks there are
all crazy. I had a fine time in Cali
fornia when they let me go out there
after they let me out of the asylum,
but when I came back to Omaha ev
erybody was putting the finger on
me as the 'firebug,' and I saw they
were fixing to send me back to the
asylum.
"I'm all through setting fires. I
know it's hard to build houses, and
I don't want to burn any more. The
only fires I'll ever build now is to
get warm.
"I saw they were after me, so last
Monday afternoon I just slipped
away. I had a couple of dollars, and
thought I'd go out and get me a job
and start life all over where folks
didn't know me.
"I stayed in Omaha the first night
and the next day. But everywhere I
went I saw - somebody who - seemed
to recognize me, and it kept me busy
running around. I slept the ' first
night in a vacant house near Seven
teenth and Leavenworth streets. .Next
day I went Into a drug store to buy
a candy bar and they called the po
lice. But those cops couldn't run
worth a nickel.
Had Little to Eat.
"The next day I went over into
Iowa looking for work, but couldn't
find any. Thursday night I slept in
a vacant shack near Plattsmouth. I
was pretty hungry, for I had only
two candy bars to eat since I left
home. So Friday morning I went on
into Plattsmouth and bought another
candy bar, as I was afraid to go into
a restaurant.
"Then I decided to walk back to
Omaha, but when I saw Petella at
the bridge I changed my mind again,
because he tried to catch me. I just
wanted to go home peaceably, but
it seems they wouldn't let me even
do that.
"Friday morning while I was walk
ing into Plattsmouth I found a poc-
ketbook with the name of Mrs. John
Smith and $60 in it. I threw it away
in the river when those cops were
after me in the boat, because I was
determined they shouldn't get it.
"I hope they'll let me go home
and leave me alone now. I'm not
building any more fires, and don't
want to."
Soldier Fatal
ly Shot Scoring
in Range Pit
Accidentally Wounded as Automatio
Eifle Bullet Bicochets; In
quiry It Ordered.
Henry L. Smith, 23, a private in
Company C of the Seventeenth In
fantry at Fort Crook, died at 4:20
a. m. Friday at the post hospital of
a gunshot wound received last Tues
day morning while he waB scoring
targets on ttie rifle range north of
this city.
Smith was shot through the ab
domen by an automatic rifle bullet
that apparently richoeted into the
pits below the target after striking
some metal on the target frame.
Eighteen men were on the firing line
at the time and army authorities do
not know who fired the bullet. About
30 'men were in the pits.
Smith was operated upon at the
post hospital soon after the accident,
but failed rapidly.
Because the circumstances of
Smith's death are not definitely es
tablished, a board of inquiry will be
appointed to investigate. There is no
intimation that the shooting was
other than accidental. The deep pits
beneath the target are ordinarily con
sidered perfectly safe. The six-foot
targets are run down into the pits
for scoring, so that the scorers need
not expose themselves at any time.
Smith's home is at Harrisburg, Ark.
He came to Fort Crook last Novem
ber when the Second battalion at
Fort Des Moines was made inactive.
His brother, John W. Smith, was
transferred at the same time from
the Second battalion to Company K
at Fort Omaha. He was on the range
at the time his brother was shot and
was with him until he died.
CABS HAVE SMASHUP
From Saturday' Dairy
The intersection of the Louisville
road and the detour of highway No.
75, west of this city, was the scene
of two more auto accidents Friday
afternoon and which while fortun
ately resulting in no dangerous in
juries to the parties caused the cars
to be very badly damaged.
The first accident was shortly af
ter noon when Dr. O. Sandin, the
veternarian, was returning home
from a call in the country and as he
crossed the intersection a car coming
from the north proceeded to crash
into his car, forcing the machine of
Dr. Sandin into a ditch and more or
less damaging the car. While Dr.
Sandin was working on his car and
awaiting the arrival of a wrecker he
was a witness to the second accident.
The Chevrolet coach of Frank
Rebal was almost demolished at the
intersection Just a short time after
the Sandin accident, that the mem
bers of the Rebal family were not
killed was almost a miracle. Mr. and
Mrs. Rebal and their children, Jane
and Ronald, were driving west and
were almost across the roadway when
a Ford sedan coming from the south
struck their coach, the impact itself
not being so severe but sufficient to
overturn the Rebal car and which
rolled over twice, the entire top of
the car being torn and mashed off,
the fenders and wheels badly dam
aged. The occupants of the car were
able to extricate themselves with
some difficulty and were brought into
Plattsmouth by passing Omaha mo
torists and their injuries were exam
ined. The members of the Rebal fam
ily were all bruised and suffered
small cuts but none of which were
thought to be serious.
Mrs. John E. Schutz and daugh
ter. Miss Florence, departed last
night for Colorado where they will
enjoy a visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Spier at Brandon for
a short time, and take in the many
points of interest in that locality.
Read the Journal Want-Ads.
City Pays Honor
to the Heroes of
Grateful Nation
Impressive Services Mark Both the
Morning and Afternoon Observ
ances of Memorial Day
From Saturday's Dally
The community yesterday laid
aside the usual activities of business
and commerce to pay tribute to the
memory of those who came no more,
the men and women who have served
the nation on land and 6ea in the
years of the nation's life, the vet
erans of the war of independence, the
war of 1S12. the Mexican conflict
that freed Texas, the great civil war
that tested the nation's life and the
Spanish-American war as well as the
World war.
Not in many years had the Oak
Hill cemetery been as beautiful as
it was on the glorious sunny day,
the deep green of the vendure and
the great array of the bright hued
flowers making a wonderful scene
for those who visited this peaceful
city of the silent.
In the morning the American
Legion, the Women's Relief Corps
and the American Legion Auxiliary
of the city, embracing in their serv
ices the especial honor to the de
parted soldier and sailor dead as well
as fraternities and hundreds of the
citizens visited the cemetery to ren-r
der their tribute of love and respect
to those who sleep in the last long
rest.
The ritualistic services of the
Grand Army of the Republic was
given at their mound in the older
section of the cemetery and while
the veterans of 61 were unable to
be present the W. R. C. conducted
the services and decorated the graves
while at the American Legion sec
tion in the newer addition there was
a short service conducted and in
which the officers of the post and
Chaplain H. E. Sortor officiated. The
firing squad from Fort Crook under
the ommand of Lieut. J. A. Capwell
gave the last salute to the departed
and the honors that the army gives
to their departed members.
Following the exercises at the
cemetery the firing squad and the
Legion officers motored to the new
Missouri river bridge where the
flowers of remembrance were strewn
on the waters of the mighty river,
the prayer offered by Rev. Sortor
and the salute given to those who
have perished at sea while in the
services of their country.
The formal community observance
of the day was held at the American
Legion community building at 2
o'clock in the afternoon where the
program arranged by the patriotic
societies of the city was offered.
The meeting was presided over by
William G. Kieck, county attorney
and member of the American Legion. '
Miss Margaret Shellenbarger. one
of the talented yoirhg ladies of this
city, was heard in a number of the
war songs of 17, including "The
Flag Goes By," "Keep the Home Fires
Burning" and "Over There."
The roll call of the civil war vet
erans surviving at this time was
given by Mrs. Robert Troop, the vet
erans remaining who are credited
to the local G. A. R. being Col. M. A.
Bates, John Fight. W. H. Venner,
Abram Shellenbarger, O. N. Bar
rows, T. W. Glenn. R. W. Hyers, C.
R. Kennedy, Robert Troop, with the
reading of these names Mrs. Troop
also gave the recitation of Walt
Mason's poem, "The Little Green
Tents."
The Spanish War veterans were
igven by Louis Rheinackle, one of
the veterans of '98 and showing the
list of the veterans passed away as
being H. G. Livingston, Charles
Spenser, George Mostin, Hiram Ro-.
bine, Oliver Dinwiddle, Frank Wales,
Chris Miller and James Hamilton.
The world war veterans passed
away were given by Commander Otto
E. Lutz of the local post of the
American Legion and included Clar
ence L. Beal. D. Harris Cook. Floyd
Mason, Lee Bennett, Glenn Pittman,
Percy Warthen. Hugh J. Kearns,
Matthew A. Jirousek, Henry Hirz,
August Hesse, Edward Ripple, Otis
Christie, George Kopischke. John
Lenz, Albert W. Vallery, Edward
Fullerton.
The address, "If Ye Ereak Faith."
which won for Charles Nowacek the
honors in the district high school
debating contest was given by this
very able young man and was a stir
ring plea against the things of a
military nature, the training of the
youth to arms, the compulsory train
ing at the land grant colleges, the
training camps of the country, the
use of the papers, movies and news
reels to promote the spirit of mili
tarism. The mixed quartet composed of
Mrs. E. H. Wescott, Mrs. Harry
Schulz. Rev. II. G. McClusky and
John E. Frady, gave a group of the
civil war songs that had been so
popular in the days of 61-65.
The Gettysburg address of Abra
ham Lincoln was given by Robert
Ramsey Livingston, grandson of Gen
eral Robert Ramsey Livingston who
had served in the command of the
first Nebraska in the civil war, and
also a nephew of H. Guy Livingston
killed in the Spanish-American war.
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