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Tebr. State Historical Society
VOL. No. XLVI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 30, 1930.
NO. 43
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Unemployment
Figures Given
for This City
The Census Figures Show the Unem
ployment in the City at 109
and County at 192
The census returns as gathered In
this district and reported by Super
visor Ilarley O. Parsons, covering
the unemployed, shows that the num
ber reporting from this city to the
census takers, as without a job were
109 while for all of Cass county,
the number out of work were 192..
The unemployment is largely in
the cities both large and small as the
figures from the various counties
show. In Otoe county the number
of unemployed is given as 149 and of
these 13 6 are in Nebraska City.
Sarpy county with only the small
places and farming communities
shows but 75 persons listed as be
ing among the unemployed at the
time the census was taken.
In Lincoln the unemployed was
reported at 1,301 while at Hovelock
the number reported was eighty
four. These are from the answers given
the census enumerators and covers
all those usually working at a gain
ful occupation, out of work and able
to take a job if the opportunity af
forded. These figures do not include,
however, those who might be sick
or were Just temporarily laid off,
covering several lines of the in
dustrial work.
CALLED TO CINCINNATI
II. J. Spurway. who has had
charge of the receivership of the
First National bank of this city, for
the past year and a half, has been
called to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he
goes to take charge of the receiver
ship of the $5,700,000 bank of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks which
was closed Thursday. Mr. Spurway
will be succeeded in the bank here
as well as at Shenandoah, Iowa, by
James Fitz, who has been his assist
ant in handling the affairs of the
various banks.
Ilaveth E. Mau, United States dis
trict attorney, at Cincinnati, said
the bank's closing was a direct re
sult of the $1,000,000 check kiting
operations of A. W. Shafer, who is
under indicement for having embez
zled $210,162.50 of his firm's money
and charged with having caused the
closing of the Cosmopolitan Bank and
Trust company sixteen days ago by
his alleged speculations.
Fifty-one per cent of the total
stock was owned by 122,000 United
States and Canadian membeis of the
Brotherhood of Railway and Steam
ship clerks. Freight Handlers and
Station Employes.
The brotherhood bank board of
directors voluntarily closed the in
stitution afier depositors withdrew
$1,000,000 in the last three days.
The run followed the resignation
of three high bank officials last Mon
day. Two of those former officials,
Lyman E. Norris, vice president, and
Harry Rosenblum, cashier, were ar
rested on warrants sworn by Uni
ted States District Attorney Haveth
E. Mau, which charged conspiracy
to violate the national banking act.
They pleaded not guilty and were
held under $25,000 bond each.
EETUENS FEOM THE WEST
Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Walling
have returned from a visit at Sheri
dan, Wyoming, and vicinity, where
they enjoyed a stay at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Adams, parents of
Mrs. Walling and with Mr. and Mrs.
A. D. June, the latter a sister of
Mrs. Walling.
The Plattsmouth visitors also en
joyed a fine outing in the mountains
near Storey where they were the
guests of friends at a weeks' fishing
trip and in which Mr. Walling, an
enthusiastic fisherman, had a fine
opportunity of catching many a fine
trout.
While at Sheridan Mr. Walling
who is a member of the Rotary, at
tended the club luncheon and met
there Dr. Paul Hayes, brother of Rob
ert B. Hayes and a former resident
here and also the opportunity of a
fine visit with Edward McMaken, a
brother of J. H. McMaken of Platts
mouth, Mr. McMaken joining Mr.
Walling on one of the fishing trips.
While in the mountains Mr. Walling
met another old time resident of this
city, August Carlson, .who many
years ago was an employe of the
Burlington in this city.
CALLED AWAY BY ILLNESS
From Thursday DaTly
This morning D. C. Thornton,
court reporter for Judge James T.
Begley, was called to Neligh, Ne
braska, by a message announcing the
serious illness of his father, S. D.
Thornton, one of the best known
members of the bar in the north
east section of the state. The elder
Mr. Thornton suffered a slight stroke
some time ago and has not improved
as was hoped for and last night was
much more serious than he has been
and making necessary the calling of
the members of the family to his
bedside.
HAS TONSILS BEHOVED
From Thursday's Dally
Miss Ruth Sitzman of this city
was operated on Wednesday at the
University hospital at Omaha for the
removal of her tonsils and came
through the ordeal In very nice
shape and altho feeling the effects
of the operation was resting very
easily last night and with the
brightest hopes of her early recov
ery. She is at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Floyd Sealock and family
until she is over the effects of the
operation. Miss Sitzman has been
engaged in clerking at the Sheldon
store at Nehawka but owing to her
tonsil affiliction has been taking an
enforced vacation.
Harry Palmer
May Make Race
for Governor
Well Known Attorney and Former
Louisville Man, May Get
Into State Contest
With the political kettle com
mencing to boil in all parts of the
state, the candidates who have been
hesitating are commencing to come
out in the open so that they may
be under the wire by July 3rd, the
last day for filing for the prinmry
election.
One of the latest suggestions made
fcr the office of governor of Nebras
ka Is Harry O. Palmer of Omaha,
former- resident of Louisville and
well known over Cass county. Mr.
Palmer is reported as meditating on
leaking the race for the republican
nomination against Governor Arthur
Weaver and to lend c lor to th- re
port Mr. Palmer is reported as re
setting the chairmanship of thi re
publican committee in Douglas
county.
Mr. Palmer has always taken an
active interest in the republican
politics of the state, serving as a
hewer of wood in the party ranks,
not aspiring to office but lending aid
and comfort to the candidates of his
party In many campaigns. .
If the genial and popular attorney
decided to enter the race he no doubt
would receive a fine vote from the
friend3 and acquaintances in Cass
county where he is so well known
and where he has land interests in
the vicinity of Louisville.
C0NCEET PLEASES MANY
From Thursdays Dally
Despite the fact that the carnival
at the Tourist park was a counter
attraction, the concert given at the
court house lawn by the Elks band,
last evening, was enjoyed by a very
pleasing number of the, residents of
the community.
The program was one of the usual
excellence, embracing the high type
of musical offerings including the
ever popular "Lustspiel" overture
and the witching strain of "An
Autumn Serenade," a serenade by
King.
Special features of the program
was the trumpet solo, "The Commo
dore Polka" played by James Corn
stock. Jr., one of the youthful mem
bers of the hand and who is one of
the best known young musicians of
the city, the young man giving a
very fine rendition of the number.
In the popular song hits of the
day, Happy Days Are Here Again"
was selected for the evening's offer
ing and James Begley, Jr., was heard
in the vocal refrain of this song.
As is the custom, the concert was
closed by the playing of the "Star
Spangled Banner."
FUNERAL OF WM. SHEA
The funeral of William Shea, Sr.,
was held Wednesday morning from
the St. John's Roman Catholic church
with a very large number attending
the last services for their departed
friend and neighbor. A very large
number of the Burlington employes
were present to pay tribute to their
associate of many years gone bye.
The requiem high mass was cele
brated by Father Marcelles Agius,
pastor of the church and who gave
the last rites and blessing of the
church on the departed ere the body
was laid to the last long rest.
The burial was at the Catholic
cemetery west of this city and the
pall bearers selected from the old
time friends of the family, they be
ing A. G. Bach, Frank M. Bestor. Joe
Libershal, L. W. Lorenz, John J.
Cloidt and Edward II. Schulhof.
HEARING CONTINUED
From Thursday's Dalty
This morning was the date set for
hearing the complaint of the State
of Nebraska against Frank Harme",
who was charged with having stolen
three red pigs, the property of Mar
tin Jensen and Henry Huntermann,
the pigs alleged stolen having been
taken from one of the farms in the
extreme south part of the county.
It was agreed by the parties that a
continuance be taken in the case un
til Thursday, June 3rd when the
case will come up- for hearing before
Judge Duxbury. Te defendant, Mr.
Harmer as entered a plea of not
guilty to the charges preferred
against him.
Local Young Peo
ple are Wedded at
Nebraska City
Miss Ida Warstad and Mr. Julian
McNatt Are the Contracting
Parties Well Known
From Friday's Dai'y
Yesterday at Nebraska City occur
red the marriage of two well known
young people of this community,
Miss Ida Warstad and Mr. Julian Mc
Natt, the ceremony being performed
sit the office of County Judge Dierks
at that place.
The bridal couple, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. Don Sullivan of this
city, motored to Nebraska City to
have their lives happiness consum-
ated and after the ceremony return
ed to this city where Mr. and Mrs.
McNatt are to start housekeeping
at once.
The bride wore a green flowered
chiffon voile as her wedding gown
with Beige hose and slippers and
picture hat of the light tan.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
Augusta Warstad and has made her
home here for the greater part of
her lifetime, the family coming here
from Minnesota and later going to
Chicago where they resided until
three years ago when they again lo
cated in this city. The bride is at
the present time engaged as steno
grapher in the offices of Attorney A.
L. Tidd.
The groom is a son of the late A.
J. McNatt, one of the old time resi
dents of the vicinity of Rock Bluffs
and was born and reared in that
section of the county. He has spent
the greater part of his lifetime on
the farm until the past year when
he has made his home in this city
and was engaged in the road con
struction and paving work in and
near this city.
The many friends of the contract
ing parties in this city and vicinity
will join in their well wishes for
the future happiness and success of
Mr, and Mrs. McNatt.
DEAD LINE IS APPROACHING
The dead line for which filings can
be made for the primary election is
now fast approaching, at midnight
on next Thursday the bars being
down and those who fail to get in
will be barred from the race.
Aside from the filings for sheriff
and county commissioners from the
second and third district, there has
been but little interest shown and
few candidates have indicated their
desire to get into the limelight poli
tically. The filings that have been made
so far embrace the following:
State Senator WT. H. Pitzer, (R.);
Geo. W. Olson, (D.); W. B. Banning,
(D. ), not accepted.
State Stepresentative Troy L.
Davis, (R.); Paul Schewe, (D.).
Clerk District Court C. E. Ledge
way, (R.) ; Michael Hild, (D.).
Sheriff Bert Reed, (R.); Theo
Davis, (R.); E. P. Stewart, (R. ) ;
Geo. Trunkenboltz, (D.).
County Attorney W. G. Kieck,
(R.) ; R. J. McNealy, (R.) .
Clerk Geo. R. Sayles, (R.).
Treasurer John E. Turner, (R.);
F. G. Egenberger, (D.); J. L. Stamp,
(D.).
Register of Deeds Jessie Robert
son, (R.); Lillian White, (D.).
Assessor W. H. Puis, (D.).
Commissioner, 2nd Dist. August
Oehlerking, (R.); P. A. Jacobson,
(R.); C. F. Harris, (R-); E. B. Chap
man, (D. ).
Commissioner, 3rd Dist. Rex
Peters, (R.) ; A. E. Ethredge, (R.);
E. W. Thimgan, (R.). petition not
accepted; Fred H. Gorder, (D.);
Fred Schafer, Sr., (D.).
County Supt. Alpha Peterson,
Non-Partisan.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
From Thursday's Deny
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Edward
Donat, Jr., entertained a number of
friends and little folks at her home
on Pearl street in honor of her son's
Edward III. fifth birthday.
The afternoon was very pleasantly
spent by all and Mrs. Donat with
the assistance of Mrs. Hamilton
Mark, served a very delicious lunch
eon.
Little Edward received some very
nrettv crifts which will recall mem
ories of his birthday for a long time.
Those being present were Kosaiyn
Mark, Norma and WTalter Bryant,
Marion Bahula. Omaha. Neola Toppy
of Omaha; Jerry and Frank Bahaula,
Omaha, and Edward Donat.
Mrs. Forest Rhodes. Mrs. Edward
Donat Sr., Mrs. Hamilton Mark, Mrs.
Andrew Bahula, Mrs. L. Toppy, Mrs.
John Bahula and Mr. A. Bahula, of
Omaha and Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Donat Jr.
MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE
From Friday's Dally
The marriage of John W. Noland
and Mrs. Iva Lott, both of Leaven
worth, Kansas, took place yesterday
afternoon at the county court, Judge
A. H. Duxbury performing the cere
mony that joined their hearts and
lives, the ceremony being witnessed
by Miss Lillian White and Rex
Young.
IS NOW IMPROVING
The Plattsmouth friends of the
Edward E. Leach family of Union,
will be pleased to learn that their
daughter, Harriett, is now showing
some improvement and it is thought
now is well on the highway to re
covery from her illness of the past
several days. The condition of the
patient was very grave for some
time and required special treatment
to relieve the patient. Serum neces
sary in the case was secured at one
of the Omaha hospitals and rushed
to Union by Rex Young, an old
friend of the family and where Dr.
J. S. Livingston of this city adminis
tered the serum, since which time the
patient has been showing more signs
of improvement.
Cedar Creek
Young People
are Wedded
Miss Marie Schroeder United in Mar
riage to Mr. Chris True
Here Wednesday
The wedding of two of the popu
lar young people of Cedar Creek oc
curred Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. H. G. Mc
Clusky', the contracting parties be
ing Miss Marie Schroeder and Mr.
Chris True.
The double ring service was used
in the performance of the marriage
ceremony by the Rev. H. G. Mc
Clusky. The bridal couple were attended
by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Krejci, the
latter a sister of the groom.
The bride wore a frock of pink
chiffon with accessories to match and
carried an arm bouquet of Bride
roses and baby breath, while Mrs.
Krejci wore orchid chiffon.
Both the groom and best man wore
dark suits.
The young people are members of
prominent families of the Cedar
Creek community, the bride being a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Schroe
der and the groom of Mr. and Mrs.
John True. They -irave spent the
greater part of their lifetime in that
community and where they have a
host of warm friends who will learn
with pleasure of the new happiness
that has come to them.
Mr. and Mrs. True will continue
to make their home at Cedar Creek
and will be at home to the friends
there.
Paul Schewe of
Murdock Files for
Representative
Will Seek Legislative Office Subject
to the Wishes of the Demo
cratic Voters
Wednesday Paul Schewe, one of
the progressive farmers near Mur
dock, and a man who studies condi
tions from the point of the citizen
and farmer, was in from his home
and while here dropped into the
Journal office and had the paper sent
to his address, wanting to keep well
in touch with the happenings of the
county. Mr. Schewe also while in
town filed for nomination for state
representative, subject to the voter
desire of the democratic party. Mr.
Schewe has resided in the vicinity of
Murdock for many years and has
always been a student of political
and economic conditions of the coun
try. As a real dirt farmer and a man
who has given his years to the study
of conditions which effect the wel
fare of every man who has to work,
Mr. Schewe would mke an ideal
representative of the people and it
is to such men that we must look
to to solve the questions which come
to us in these days of complex bus
iness and political questions.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
From Thursday's Dany
Herbert Engelkemeier, one of the
well known young men of the vicin
ity of Murray, has been quite poorly
of late and his condition growing
more serious, he was taken to Omaha
yesterday to be placed in the hospi
tal at that place for treatment and
observation. The illness of Mr. En
gelkemeier was not fully determin
ed but gave some of the symptoms
of spinal meningitis. The many
friends over the county will regret
to learn of the illness of Mr. Engel
kemeier and trust his case may not
be as serious as feared.
HERE ITLOM SEDALIA
A large number of the former
Plattsmouth residents n6w living at
Sedalia, Missouri, arrived here this
morning to spend some time here
with the old time friends and their
relatives, taking advantage of an
other shutdown of the Missouri Paci
fic shops at that place, to come back
to the old home. Among those com
ing up today were Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Brinkman and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Sedlak, Anton Ba
jeck and Theodore Johnson.
Will Make Race
for State Senator
in the Primaries
Attorney J. A. Cap-well of This City
will File for Democratic Nomi
nation Active Party Man
The democratic nomination for the
office of state senator from the sec
ond district composed of Cass, Otoe
and Sarpy counties, will be sought
by Attorney J. A. Capwell of this
city, at the urging of a large number
of friend?) in the three counties of
the district.
Mr. Capwell has had under con
sideration the matter of the filing and
has decided to yield to the very gen
eral request that he enter the race
and to help the legislative ticket for
the primary when he and George W.
Olson of this city will contest for the
nomination.
Mr. Capwell lias been a very ac
tive figure in the democratic circles
of the county and Is now serving as
the chairman of the county central
committee in which capacity he has
acted in the last two campaigns. Mr.
Capwell is a very close student of
public affairs and his ability along
this line is marked, assuring that if
he is nominated and elected that he
would make a fine official and one
keenly alive to the best interests of
the people of his district as well as
the state.
PAVING OPEN SOON
The paving from this city to Mur
ray will soon be thrown open for
travel at all times, altho it is closed
now during the working hours while
the force of workmen are engaged
in shouldering up the roadway and
making it all ready for the use of
the public. In the evenings and Sun
day the paving is open to travel but
owing to several small accidents oc
curring while work was in progress
on the road, it was decided to keep
travel off until the work was all
completed.
The. paving is one of the nicest
pieces of work in this part, of the
state at least the part near this city
and will be a much appreciated high
way when it is finally ready for full
use. For years the public has strug
gled with the muddy roads then the
period of gravel and changing roads
and detours, now this is coming to
the end and a real highway is in
prospect for this part of Cass coun
ty and connecting up with the ex
tensive graveled road program of
Cass county which is growing so fast
that soon every part of the country
will have a close connection with
each other.
ARRIVES BY PLANE
From Saturday's DcJly
Henry R. Herold of Oklahoma
City, who is the representative in
the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma
and Louisiana for the Richard Hud-
nut Co., of New York, arrived in the
city yesterday afternoon via the air
plane route. Mr. Herold reached the
Omaha airport Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock after having left Oklahoma
City at 10 o'clock in the morning.
a four hour trip that otherwise
would have taken a day and a half
to make by land transportation. The
trip was made .nicely and Mr. Her
old had a fine opportunity to view
the country as he came north through
Kansas, crossing over the Mississippi
and thence up the Iowa side of the
Missouri river. The only rough air
currents encountered was from the
bridge here to the mouth of the
Platte, the pilot stating that a rough
air pocket was found in this limited
area, caused apparently In some man
ner by the junction of the two rivers.
RETURNS FROM OUTING
From Saturday's Dairy
Last evening County Treasurer
John E. Turner with Mrs. Turner
and their daughter, Dorothy Jean,
William Bedson of Los Angeles,
father of Mrs. Turner and A. W.
Bedson of Lincoln and Mrs. Charles
Summerville of Denver, brother and
sister of Mrs. Turner, returned home
from an auto trip through the east.
The party spent some time at De
troit with relatives and enjoyed to
the utmost the opportunity of tak
ing in the points of interest in this
large and atractive city. They also
motored to Port Huron and hence
through Canada, visiting at Wind
sor, Hamilton and Toronto to Ni
agra Falls, to view this great na
tural wonders and then returning to
Detroit for a short stay before start
ing back to Plattsmouth.
LITTLE ONE ARRIVES
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Allan
T. Clark at the Herold apartments
was made very happy this week when
a fine little son came to make his
home with them in the future. Mr.
Clark is engaged as a representative
of the state of Iowa at the local
gravel pits where material for road
use by the state of Iowa fs secured.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford
Spangler was also visited by the
stork to leave with them a fine little
son and whose coming has brought
a great deal of pleasure to all of the
members of the family circle.
WILL UNDERGO OPERATION
From Thursday's Dally
Peter Rauen, of Omaha, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rauen of this
city, who has for a great many years
been suffering more or less from the
effects of an injured limb, is to enter
a hospital at Omaha and have an
operation performed on the leg. Mr.
Rauen had his leg very badly in
jured in a railroad accident in Mis
sissippi in 1903 and at which time
it was feared that he might lose the
member and his life as the result
of the accident. Later Mr. Rauen re
covered and has been able to be
around looking after his usual activ
ities but the leg has bothered him
to a greater or loss extent since and
made necessary the operation.
Fourth of July
Will be a Quiet
Day in This City
No Celebration to Be Held Here cr
in Immediate Vicinity Stores
Close at Noon
From Friday's Dally
The observance of the Fourth of
July in this city wlil be a very quiet
one from all indications and with but
little aside from individual demon
strations to mark the anniversary
of the national birthday.
The business houses of the city
at the meeting of the retail section
of the Chamber of Commerce yester
day voted to close the stores at noon
in all cases where possible, allowing
the business men and their employes
at least a partial celebration of the
day.
This year Glenwood, which usual
ly stages an old time celebration, is
not giving any public observance and
the residents there as well as in this
city must seek other localities for
their days outing if they wish a gen
eral celebration.
The late years has caused the
Fourth of July to be less a day of
noise and demonstration and in
many places ordinances against fire
works has caused a check on this
part of the day which had endeared
itself to the youngsters and not a
few of the older celebrators.
MINIATURE GOLF COURSE
From Thursday's Daily
Miniature golf courses established
over the country have proven a great
success and advancing in popularity
to such an extent that many are be
ing established in the cities over the
country.
Plattsmouth, where golfing is a
very popular sport, i3 to have one of
these popular entertainment places
as D. W. Droxell of Eureka, Kansas,
was here today to arrange for the
pacing of the course and which it
is hoped to have ready and in oper
ation by July 4th at the outside.
Mr. Troxell has secured as the site
for the miniature course the frac
tional lot on Chicago avenue just
east of the residence of Mrs. J. R.
Vallery and which will permit a very
fine miniature course being laid out
with the greens farways in regula
tion style. The course will be pro
vided with hazards to make the game
full of Interest to the golfer and to
test their skill. The course will be
eighteen holes.
The opening date will be announc
ed as soon as it can be arranged by
Mr. Troxell but will be some day
the coming week.
FIRE DESTROYS RESIDENCE
From Friday's Dally
Late last evening the fire depart
ment was called to the northwest
part of the city where the old Bau
meister house, north of the Missouri
Pacific station, was found to be on
fire and sweeping through the un
occupied house, the flames soon had
a roaring furnace of the building
and when the department arrived at
the scene of the fire it was impossible
to save the building. There is no
water service near the house, the
nearest being at the M. P. station,
and the fire gaining such headway
that the chemical supply could not
cope with the flames. The depart
ment was able however, to stop the
burning of several telegraph and
telephone poles near the house. The
residence property is located along
the Missouri Pacific right cf way
and had for some time been unoc
cupied. The property is owned by
Iowa parties.
The cause of the fire could not
be determined, whether from parties
entering the house and causing the
fire or from sparks from passing
locomotives.
VISITS ALMA MATER
Miss Helene Perry of south of this
city has just returned from attending
commencement at Rockford college,
Rockford, Illinois. Miss Perry at
tended college there for two years.
While visiting there Miss Perry saw
many of her old friends. She visited
in Madison, Wisconsin, and Chicago,
Illinois.
Miss Perry has returned to look
after the home while her mother,
Mrs. Glenn Perry is in the Imman
uel hospital receiving treatment.
Stickup Men
Invading the
Country Side
Art Jacoby Has Startling Experience
With Holdup Man While at
Work on Farm
The auto bandit is extending his
sphere of activity into the farming
sections as was discovered by Art
Jaccby, well known resident of this
community and working on a farm
near Mynard, on Thursday. Mr.
Jacoby had gone out to the field to
work on the farm west of this city
where he is employed and later de
cided to go down to a part of the
field located near the detour of high
way No. 75, to gather some potatoes
from the patch and he found that
it was too wet to dig the potatoes
and was standing in the patch when
a car stopped along the highway and
a man came from the car and into
the potato patch and requested a
match be given him. Mr. Jacoby
reached in his pocket to get the
match, as he brought out the match
from his pocket he was very much
startled to find the stranger had a
gun on him and the weapon was
shoved against the side of Mr. Jacoby
who was requested to stand still
while he was searched. The stranger
proceeded to take the pocketbook of
Mr. Jacoby and taking out four $1
bills he pocketed them, handed the
pocketbook back and with the ad
monition for Art to stand still, step
ped into the car and as he did a
girl or woman setting in the car
started it up and away the car sped
with the occupants and the $4 of
Art. The car headed north in the
direction of Omaha and the car as
far as Mr. Jacobly could ascertain
had no license plate or any other
means of Identification. The man
was dressed in overalls, Mr. Jacobly
states, and wore a white hat, but
beyond this he could give but littlo
description of the man.
CROP PR0SPETS GOOD
The many friends of the John F.
Gorder family will be pleased to learn
that the crop conditions near Bov
ina, Colorado, where Mr. Gorder has
large land interests, is the very best
altho there is rain needed in that
section of the west, but the wheat
and other crops seem very good at
this time. Mr. Gorder has been en
gaged in farming in the west for
several years and Mrs. Gorder and
the family are now there to enjoy a'
part of the summer on the farm.
The Reese family, also former resi
dents of this city, have land inter
ests in that section of Colorado also.
VISITS IN MINNESOTA
Mrs. Phillip Lepert, of south of
this city, who has been visiting in
Minnesota for a short time at the
home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
William Hendricks, has returned to
the family home here. Mrs. Lepert
made the trip by bus and enjoyed
the scenes through the Minnesota
country very much. The Hendricks
family reside at Fairbault and here
Mrs. Lepert was able to enjoy several
days stay.
WILL ATTEND FUNERAL
Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson de
parted this morning by auto for Lin
coln where they were called to at
tend the funeral services of Andrew
Jensen, a brother-in-law of Mrs.
Nelson. The death of Mr. Jensen,
who was aged 72 years, occurred
very suddenly Wednesday evening
as the result of a heart attack, com
ing as a great shock to the members
of the family. The deceased was an
eld time resident of Lancaster coun
ty. WILL ENTER THE NAVY
Floyd Cline, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Cline of this city, who has been
engaged in working for the P. F.
Peterson Baking Co., at Omaha, for
the past few months, is to engage in
a new line of activity as he has en
listed in the navy. Floyd has not
received his traveling orders as yet
as to his training station but will
prcbably be sent to the San Diego
.-nation for preliminary training be
fore being sent out in the service.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our apprecia
tion to the many friends and neigh
bors wh worked so nobly to save our
barn, and other buildings, and our
horses and other property. We thank
you very kindly, and hope that such,
a misfortune may not come to you.
Again we express our thanks for
your kindness. Maurice Stander and
wife.
RETURNS HOME
From Thursday's Dally
John Thomas returned home last
evening from Omaha where he was
operated on Tuesday for the removal
of his tonsils. The operation was
performed at the Clarkson hospital
by Dr. Cassidy and proved most suc
cessful and John is feeling very much
improved.
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