Historical Society
Stbt. State
VOL. No. XLYI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, HONDAS, JULY 14, 1930.
NO. 47
journal
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Death of Mrs.
Adam Kaffenberg-
er Wednesday
After Long Illness and Suffering.
Well Known Lady Goes to
Last Reward
The death of Mrs. Adam Kaffen
berger, Sr., occurred Wednesday af
ternoon at 2:33 at the family home
on west Elm street following an ill
ness of Rome six months duration
and in the last few weeks of which
hope of her recovery had been aban
doned. In the long days of suffering
ehe had the tender ministrations of
her family to make her last days as
peaceful as was possible.
Wilhelmina Nolting was born at
Watertown, Wisconsin, February
l.rth. 1858. and spent a part of her
childhood in that section, moving
with her parents to Nebraska in
1S65, they locating in the spring of
that year on the farm west of Platts
mouth which was destined to be the
family home for many years. She
resided at the family home until
February 12, 1878, she was united
in marriage to Adam Kaffenberger,
who preceded her in death on De
cember 9, 1919.
Mr. and Mrs. Kaffenberger re
sided on the farm near Cedar Creek
until March 1, 1916, when they
moved to Plattsmouth and have
since made their home in this city
until called to the last reward. To
Mr. and Mrs. Kaffenberger ten chil
dren were born, five boys and five
girls, one dying in infancy. The liv
ing children are John, Adam, August,
Fred and Mike, all residing in and
near this city, Mrs. Clarence Mei
singer, Mrs. George Stoehr, Mrs. Jul
ius Ililflicker and Mrs. John Kauf
man. She is also survived by one
brother, Fred Nolting of Plattsmouth
and two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Holmes
of Plattsmouth and Mrs. Anna Jas
per of Filer, Idaho, one brother and
four sisters have preceded her in
death. There are also seventeen
grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
The funeral services of Mrs. Kaf
fenberger will be held on Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the St.
Paul's Evangelical church and the
Interment will be at the Oak Hill
cemetery.
RETURNS FROM: DENVER
From Thursday's Dally
Mrs. William Baird returned this
morning from Denver where she has
been for the last few days enjoying
a visit with her daughter and son-in-law.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Cecil.
Mrs. Baird left here Monday and
reached Denver on Tuesday and with
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil, motored to
Troutdale in the Pines, one of the
most noted and popular resorts in
Colorado mountain districts. The
stay at Troutdale was most enjoy
able and afforded a very fine time
in the coolness and charm of this
resort. Mrs. Baird also had the
pleasure of a visit there with an old
school day friend, the wife of the
founder of Troutdale and the re
union of the old friends was most
pleasant. Denver was very uncom
fortable this week Mrs. Baird states
and the temperature on one occas
ion registered 11C in the downtown
districts of the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil are planning
on driving to this city in the next
few weeks to enjoy a part of the va
cation here with the relatives and
old time friends.
ENJOY RAND CONCERT
From Thursday's Dany
The Eagles band concert last
night drew out one of the largest
crowds of the season who were seat
ed in the benches around the court
house lawn and in the cars parked
along the street to hear the fine of
ferings of the band.
Plattsmouth's own youthful vocal
star, Margaret Shellenbarger, was
heard in the refrain of "Tip-Toe
Through the Tulips With Me." giving
a very charming rendition of this
number while in "Happy Days Are
Here Again," a girl's quartet com
posed of Margaret Shellenbarger,
Lucille Albert, Helen Schulz and
Winifred Rainey. furnished the re
frain and made a decided hit with
their offering.
The heat of the night made the
concert a fine means of spending a
part of the evening and getting the
benefit of the cool breezes that could
be found.
FILING MANY CONTRACTS
With the extension of the natural
gas pipe lines in this county has
come a rush of business at the office
of the register of deeds, there hav
ing been already fifty-four of the
contracts filed in the office of Miss
F.obertson. with a great many others
to come in the near future to be reg
istered. .There has also been twenty deeds
filed In the register's office covering
title to lands secured as right away
of roads by the state of Nebraska.
Among those filed are deeds to lands
from S. A. Wiles and Mrs. Ida Cole
for lands used in changing the route
of highway No. 75.
WILL REMAIN IN WEST
Mrs. W. J. Hartwick, who was
called to Seattle, Washington, a few
days ago by the illness of her daugh
ter, Mrs. Glen Neal, will remain
there for a few weeks more, as Mrs.
Neal is still quite poorly and is suf
fering from a kidney attack that
has been most severe and not typhoid
fever as was reported here.
Mr. Hartwick is expecting to leave
on Sunday for Winner, South Dakota,
to visit his daughter, Mrs. Leland
Briggs, and will be accompanied by
his granddaughter, Miss Eunice
McCloud of Chicago, who will ar
rive here on Saturday for the trip
to Dakota.
Secretary Poi
lard Makes Plea
for Children
Urges That Those suffering Physi
cal Defects Ee Given Aid
by the State.
The number of Nebraska school
children whom their teachers report
ed suffering from one physical defect
or another, and the uncertainty as
to how consistently these defects are
being remedied, presents to Secretary
Pollard of the state welfare depart
ment a serious situation.
"As I view it," Mr. Pollard said
Wednesday, "the state is in duty
bound to see that this great army
of prospective citizens is relieved of
every physical handicap possible, in
order that these boys and girls may
have an opportunity to develop into
strong, vigorous men and women.
Not less than half the public school
children in Nebraska have some phy
sical defects, Mr. Pollard deduces
from tabulations just completed by
the bureau of health. Reports from
6,418 of the 6,835 school districts in
the state show that 211.949 children
were examined during the past year
for physical defects and 8,238 were
not. Secretary Pollard quotes the
Sturm law of 191, which says these
examinations shall be made by physi
cians, and says this was done in but
603 districts, teachers officiating in
all the rest. The condition disclosed
by the reports is alarming, Mr. Pol
lard says. He goes on:
"According to these examinations
there are 37,592 children that had
defective eye sight, 12.5S3 with ear
defects, 44,331 with some form of
nose or throat trouble, and 102,296
with bad teeth. The Sturm law made
these physical examinations manda
tory but did not require the defects
to be corrected. The law directs the
teacher in every district to report to
the parents in writing and reads as
follows: 'If such test determines that
any child has such defect, it shall
be the duty of the teacher to notify,
in writing, the parent of the child,
of such defect and explain t osuch
parent the necessity of medical at
tendance for such child.'
"The law did not require the teach
er to report back to the department
the number of corrections made. We
have no figures to show the extent to
which the parents made use of the in
formation furnished by the teacher
by correcting the defects reported.
However, this report does disclose
that there was a total of 196,802 de
fects among the 219,191 school chil
dren in the state. Just how many
children were affected with, two or
more defects, thus reducing the to
tal number of children who were de
fective, we have no way of ascertain
ing from the reports received by this
office. I feel quite sure, however,
that it is safe to say that not less
than half the school children attend
ing the public schools of the state
have physical defects in some form
or other."
HOLD FINE PICNIC
From Thursday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon the Junior de
partment of the Methodist Sunday
school held a very delightful picnic
at the Riverview park at Omaha, the
members of the party leaving the
church at 530 and by auto going to
the very attractive park in the city
for the outing.
With the torrid atmosphere pre
vailing the cooling waters of the
swimming pool called the members of
the party and here the heat was for
gotten in the delights of the water
sports. Others of the party enjoyed
games of all kinds as well as viewing
the many animals that Joe Hummell
has been able to secure for the park
zoo.
As the evening shadows came on
the members of the party unloaded
the baskets of the good things to
eat and in the cool of the park en
joyed a picnic lunch that will long
be very pleasantly remembered.
The Junior department which is
composed of the young people from
nine to twelve years of age, has had
a very successful year under the able
leadership of Mrs. H. E. Sortor, de
partment superintendent and her
staff of efficient teachers, compris
ing Miss Catherine Terryberry, sec
retary and organist, Mrs. Lawrence
Sprecher, Mrs. W. L. Heinrich, Miss
Alice Funk, Mrs. Harry Schulz, Harry
White and Howard Dodds.
Public Library
One of Best in
Entire State
Service Given the People of City
Makes Institution One of
Bes; in State.
The Plattsmouth public library
is one of the public institutions
which many of the citizens of Platts
mouth and Cass county use, but one
which few of them really appreciate.
There are some very interesting
things about our city library which
every person in Plattsmouth should
know.
Not only has our library gained
fame and favor among the residents
of this city and the surrounding com
munity, but its fame has been recog
nized all over the state as being one
of Nebraska's finest libraries.
The Plattsmouth city library is
the fourth largest library in the state,
being headed only by the libraries
of Omaha, Lincoln and Beatrice. Ne
braska. Its circulation per capita is
not excelled by any other library in
the state, its circulation for the year
beginning June 1, 1929 and ending
May 31, 1930, totaling 37,297.
Contrary to conditions found in
other cities it has been found in
Plattsmouth that the circulation of
books from the library among the
adults of the city is very great, and
that the adults who frequent the li
brary find reading not only a means
for enlightment and the development
of their minds, but a great many of
them find a good deal of pleasure in
the kind of books that the city li
brary affords.
There are, in the library, books
which wTill meet the needs and de
mands of all types of people, there
are books for those who are scien
tifically minded, bcKjflss for those who
are interested in history, biographies,
art and literature. The library tries
to cater in a large measure to the
needs of the students of the public
schools of the city, due to the fact
that the schools do not have libraries
of their own, It Is necessary for the
city library to furnish the students
with all the supplementary reading
material which they are expected to
have access to, and which the stu
dents would be expected to purchase
if they could not get them at the
public library. Nearly all the refer
ence work which students of the high
school are required to have they find
at the public library. Besides all this
material the library also affords a
splendid collection of periodicals and
circulars.
Of all the good work that the pub
lic library is doing in this community
there is nothing which is more com
mendable than its splendid work with
the children of our city. Through the
co-operation of the teachers in the
public schools and the city librarians'
reading clubs for the children have
been organized in which the children
manifest a decided interest. During
the school year they have organized
the children into a club called the
'Banner Reading Club," and during
the the summer months the children's
interest in reading is kept up by their
being enrolled in the "Summer Read
ing Club." It is not compulsory for
the school children to enroll in eith
er of these reading clubs, but the
enrollment in each is very large.
Aside from these reading clubs the
library has a "story hour" for the
children of the city schools, this
"story hour" is held in the down
stairs of the library every Wednesday
afternoon right after school. It is
presided over by the teachers of the
schools, who often have the pupils of
their room give a short program after
the story telling.
Another of the outside activities
of the library is the furnishing of
books to the State Masonic Home.
As many as 120 books have been left
at the Home at one time for the
people who are there.
Since the Plattsmouth library be
came public it has enjoyed a steady
growth both in circulation or its
books and the number of books
which it has been able to purchase.
The circulation for the past year has
shown a monthly circulation of about
200 books per day.
New shelving and new filing cases
have lately been installed for the
purpose of taking care of the great
number of clippings and pamphlets
which the library keeps for refer
ences. There are other improvements
which really should be made in the
library, there should be some way
provided for better ventilation In the
main auditorium, there should be
more room provided for reading room,
there should be more shelving in or
der that the books might be kept in
an uncrowded condition. All these
improvements should and will be
made in time.
Citizens should look with a great
deal of pride upon their city library.
It has grown from a small Institu
tion to one which is recognized as
being one of the foremost institutions
of its kind In the state. It is an in
stitution which is busy in building
up the minds and characters of Its
patrons. It is doing a wonderful
work among the children of the com
munity, and deserves all the support
that the people of Plattsmouth and
Cass county may be able to give it.
RECEIVES SMALL FINE
From Thursday's Dally
This morning the county court
was the -scene of the discussion of
a neighborhood squabble from Win
tersteen hill and wherein William
Grebe was charged with having tri'd
to provoke an assault, the complaint
being filed by Mrs. Hazel Lahoda.
The plaintiff and the defendant had
very conflicting stories of the inci
dents on which the complaint was
based and which apparently grew
out of trouble over an alleged boa-d
bill of Charles Lahoda. After hear
ing the testimony Judge Duxbury
gave Mr. Grebe a fine of $1 and costs.
The action asking that Mr. Grebe be
placed under a peace bond was dis
missed by the court.
John Porter
Has Startling
Experience
Men Attempt to Stop His Car and
One Is Knocked .From Roadside
Identity Unknown
From Friday's Dany
John Porter, one of the residents
of the vicinity of Murray, had a
very startling experience last night
about 1 0 o'clock as he was driving
home, as when he was near the Fight
farm going south two men came out
into the roadway waving their hands
and apparently attempting to stop
Mr. Porter and his car. With the
recollection of recent highway stick
up jobs in mind, Mr. Porter did not
stop his car but continued onward
and one of the men was hurled to
the side, of the road as the Porter
car sped on.
Some distance south of the place
of meeting the two men Mr. Porter
noticed a car parked with two women
seated in it, and when reaching home
Mr. Porter decided to drive back
with a son to see if the men tind
women were still along the highway,
thinking perhaps thft -after all they
might be a stranded' auto party in
stead of holdups as he liad feared
they were.
There was no trace of anyon-? or
the car as Mr. Porter came on north
and he proceeded on into this city
to report the matter to Sheriff Bert
Reed and to inquire if any trace was
seen of the parties.
Whether or net the two men and
the two ladies were members of the
same auto party is of cour.se un
known altho the circumstances
would indicate that fact.
STEAMBOAT GOES UP RIVER
From Thursaay's DsTry
Yesterday afternoon shortly after
2 o'clock the residents along the
vicinity of the Missouri river had the
thrill of old time days when a stern
wheel steamer came up the river
and wending its way northward to
Omaha.
The steamer was the "Santa Fe"
whose home port is St. Louis and
headed for Omaha and Sioux City to
be operated as an excursion boat
and to afford a means of summer en
tertainment by the trips up and
down the river.
This is the first boat up the river
since the snag boat. McPherson was
here last summer and was a very in
teresting sight.
With the river development pro
gram of the government being car
ried out in the next few years the
boats will be common on the Mis
souri river.
PRETTY HOT SETTING
From Thursday's Dany
This morning one of the drivers
of a wagon used in the city street
department, came up Main street
seated in his wagon and as he near
ed the intersection of Fourth and
Main street a small cloud of smoke
commenced to roll out from the sack
on which the man was setting. The
driver apparently was unaware of
the smoke until persons standing at
the front of Peerless Ed's place call
ed his attention and he discovered
that his seat was about to break into
flames. The sack was extinguished
and the driver stated that he had no
pipe or cigarettes lying on the sack
and that it must have caught fire
from the effects of the sun's rays.
Those who were out in the sun could
well agree with the driver of the
wagon.
TWO SQUARE CLUB MEETS
The Two Square bridge club met
at the home of Mrs. Cyril Kalina
Thursday afternoon and despite the
extreme heat of the day there was
a very pleasing number of the ladies
in attendance to enjoy the time in
the fascinations of the card games.
In the playing Mrs. John Hadraba
was awarded the first honors while
the consolation was secured by Mrs.
John H. Palacek. During the after
noon dainty refreshments were serv
ed by the hostess which added much
to the pleasures of the occasion.
Large map of Cass coun,ty on sale
at Journal office. 50c each.
Good Weather
Helps Out on
Street ork
Lack of Usnal Summer Rain Storms
Allows the City to Keep
Dirt Streets Up
The unusually long period of dry
weather that has prevailed in June
and so far in July has proven a boon
to rt least one line of activity in
this section and that is the city
street department of Plattsmouth.
The city street department has
been able to carry out a great deal
of work on the dirt streets of the
city and which has been able to be
completed and practically all streets
placed in good shape in the weeks
of sunshine.
The department has made a much
needed fill on Rock Bluffs avenue that
has eliminated a low place in that
highway and one that in rainy
weather was a mud hole, but the
new fill has been made so high that
it should be able to keep the road
dry all of the time. Another exten
sive improvement and one badly need
ed was at Fifteenth and Pearl street
where a low place in the road caused
a bog in rainy weather, the water
from four sides flowing to this in
tersection, which now has been raised
and drainage placed to carry off the
water that may come in the late
summer and fall rains.
All over the city the roads have
been dragged and smoothed up and
due to the fine weather this work
has lasted and not been washed out
by rains which generally keeps the
department doing over and over the
same work on streets to keep them
in passable shape.
Commissioner Elliott and the
streets, alleys and bridges commit
tee of the city council are having
the weeds cut over the city and
which will add very much to tho
general appearance of the city.
SCHMTDTMANN HOME VISITORS
Mr. and Mrs. William Schmidt
mann have as their guests several
of the relatives and old friends.
Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. George Sch
neider and their daughter, Mrs. Lelia
Gelinskey and son, Walter, arrived
from Portland, Oregon, for a visit
here with the Schmidtmann family.
Mr. Schneider is an old boyhood
friend of Mr. Schmidtmann and it
is needless to say the visit is a most
pleasant one for the two families.
Mrs. Jack Patterson and children,
Tom and Jane, of Wheeling, West
Virginia, are also here for a visit
at the Schmidtmann home and with
the other relatives and friends here
and in Omaha. Mrs. Patterson and
children will spend some time in
this part of the west and their visit
is much enjoyed by the old time
friends.
TREAT FOR THE KIDDIES
From Friday's Datty
This evening at 7:30 Chief San
din of the fire department has ar
ranged to have a real treat for the
kiddies, he having made plans for
giving them a real shower bath on
Main street by use of the city hose.
The age limit of the splashers will
be up to twelve years and they must
come in bathing suits or overalls to
enjoy the cooling effect of the water
which they will have the opportunity
to play in for some time. This should
help make the hot weather more
bearable and will no doubt prove a
real boon to the youngsters of the
city who are hot and worn out by
the week of excessive heat and they
no doubt will be envied by the older
residents of the city who cannot have
this opportunity.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Tuesday was the fifteenth birth
day anniversary of Richard Hirz and
in honor of the event a number of
the young friends gathered at the
Hirz home to aid him in seeing that
the event was most fittingly observed.
The time was spent in games of all
kinds at which a great deal of pleas
ure was derived and the young man
showered with well iwshes of the rel
atives and friends In honor of the oc
casion "Dick" received a number of
very handsome presents. Those at
tending were: Misses Arleen Rager,
Dorothy Hirz, Grace Welch, Alice
Jane Hirz, Doris Peterson, Leola
Hirz, Messers Delmar Rager, Walter
Doyle of Omaha, Henry Krejci,
Robert Sedlak, Howard Hirz, Robert
Hirz and Richard Hirz.
DAVE DOLLS UP SMOKE HOUSE
Dave Wallengren, mayor of east
Plattsmouth, who is owner of the
Smokehouse, popular cigar store on
Main street between third and fourth
street has had his place of business
fixed up in very nice shape. Mr.
Wallengren has had a new floor plac
ed in the building and also repainted
the interior and redecorated in a
most pleasing manner. He has in
stalled a line of soft drinks for the
convenience of the card players and
customers and states that he is all
ready for 500 men to come and help
empty bottles at the newly renovated
place of business.
MANY WORKING NIGHTS
From Friday's Dall
Many of the farmers have been
taking advantage of the bright moon
light of the past week to look after
their work in the harvest field and
in plowing corn, the old moon mak
ing the landscape as bright as day
and its rays a great deal more pleas
ant to work under than the blister
ing glow of the sun. The intense
beat of the past seven days has
caused much suffering to the men
working in the fields as well as the
horses and mules and the opportun
ity to do a part of the work in the
more cooling hours of the evenng
has been much appreciated
Auto Owner Asks
Damages Against
Truck Owners
As Result of Accident Near Elmwood
Patsey Hayes Sues Dunn
Brothers Company
From Friday's Dal?y
In the county court has been filed
an action in which Patsey Hayes of
Colfax, California, is the plaintiff
and the Dunn Brothers Co., a firm
engaged in handling the hauling of
pipe for the new natural gas lines,
is the defendant.
The plaintiff in his suit claims
that on June 30th, 1930, the plain
tiff was driving east on the "O"
street road south of Elmwood, when
a truck owned by the defendant com
pany and operated by one of their
drivers came along the highway and
passed the plaintiff in his car and
that owing to the narrow road, pro
per precautions were not used by the
truck driver and a trailer carrying
the large gas line mains, swu.ng and
caught the car of the plaintiff, caus
ing much damage to the car of Mr.
Hayes and making it almost a total
wreck.
The plaintiff asks that the court
give him a judgment of $600 for the
payment of damages to the car as
well as for the other losses sustained
by the plaintiff.
The defendant company Is the one
that has the contract for the haul
ing of the material for the new gas
line and are now engaged in work
ing in the vicinity of Manley.
HAS CAR DAMAGED
Earl Hoenshell, who was for sev
eral years engaged here at the local
Burlington station, and is now third
trick operator at Nebraska City, had
a close call from serious injury on
Wednesday when his car was side
swiped by a truck. Mr. Hoenshell
was driving along highway No. 24,
headed for Nebraska City, when a
truck swiped the side of Earl's car
tearing off the fenders and breaking
one wheel. The driver of the truck
was apparently asleep as the truck
was taking the entire roadway and
while Mr. Hoenshell crowded his
car over as far as possible to the
side of the road, he was unable to
escape the path of the truck. After
hitting the Hoenshell car the driver
of the truck apparently awakened
and stepped on the gas to escape be
fore his number could be discovered.
WILL GO TO HOSPITAL
James Stockham of this city, one
of the ex-service men of the com
munity, who has for some time been
in bad health as the result of his
service in the world war, has re
ceived notice to report to the Vet
erans hospital at Kansas City. Mr.
Stockham has been poorly since his
return from the service but of late
has gradually been growing more
serious until the matter was taken
up by the local Legion post with the
Veterans Bureau to secure some re
lief or care for the young man. The
Stockham family are having more
than their share of sickness as Mr.
Stockham is at the hospital recov
ering from the effects of an opera
tion for appendicitis.
STILL SCORCHING WEATHER
Prom Thursday's Dany
The weather today continued to
show advancing heat conditions, the
mercury registering 92 degrees at
8 o'clock and at 2 this afternoon was
steadily climbing upward with 103
registered and it is expected that
the high point of the day will reach
105. There is little prospect of any
relief for at least a few days altho
the weather wise are predicting a
change following the change in
the moon, but on the surface it seems
to be for more "fair and warmer."
CALLED TO LOUISVILLE
from Friday' Dairy
Yesterday Mrs. Lou Vallanding
ham, chef at the Stewart cafe, was
called home to Louisville by the
serious illness of her mother, Mrs.
Higgins who was taken more ser
iously ill Thursday morning and
made necessary the presence of the
daughter to assist in her car. Mrs.
Higgins has been quite poorly for
several months and recently was
operated on in the hope of securing
some relief but has not rallied as
hoped for.
Omaha Brokerage
Firm Raided on
Blue Sky Law
4
Complaint Against Frederick Sloan
& Co., Made hy Platts
mouth Kan
Frorc Saturday's Dally
Acting on a complaint signed by
"Everett" J. Richey of this city.
Deputy County Attorney Jack Marer
of Omaha, yesterday had the offices
of Frederick Ploan & Co.. a broker
age firm in that city, raided and the
employes as well as the records of
the firm were taken to the police
headquarters.
The charge made against the firm
i.s that of the violation of the blue
sky law of Nebru-ska which requires
that the brokerage firms have a li
cense to do business in the state.
The complaint filed charges that the
firm offered securities for sale with
out the proper permit issued by th;
state of Nebraska.
The violation of the blue sky law
is made a felony by an act of the
legislature and the penalty is a pen
itentiary sentence up to a term of
five years.
Acting on the complaint, a squad
of a half dozen police detectives,
headed by Deputy County Attorney
Jack Marer, swooped down on the
place. They failed to find Sloan who,
with J. O. Brooks. John Gold and 10
others, is alleged to operate the busi
ness. But the three principals walk
ed in later and were arrested.
Following a preliminary investi
gation of the records, county officials
said that the firm had been doing
business by telephone with about SO
customers in Nebraska, Iowa, Min
nesota and Wisconsin.
The books showed receipt of $C
000 from these customers in the past
five days, Marer said, but did not dis
close that any stocks had been pur
chased to comply with orders of the
customers.
The company's telephone calls
averaged from $250 to $350 a day.
according to the books. The tele
phone company was being paid
daily. Marer said.
FUNERAL OF MRS. MIN
NIE KAFFENBERGER
The funeral services of the late
Mrs. Minnie Kaffenberger were held
on Friday afternoon at the St. Paul's
Evangelical church of which she- has
so long been a member.
The church was filled to its capac
ity as the friends came from all sec
tions of the county to join the fam
ily in the last tributes to this loved
lady who had at the close of a long
and useful life gone to the last re
ward. Rev. O. G. Wichmann, pastor of the
church paid a fine tribute to the
life of Mrs. Kaffenberger in the com
munity and in her devotion to her
family and the church of which she
was a member for so many year.-, and
giving words of comfort and hope to
the bereaved children, grandchildren
and the other relatives.
During the services the chi 'r c f
the church gave several of the old
German hymns which had been
favoriates of the departed lady as
well as English hymns.
The interment was at Oak Hill
cemetery where it was laid to the
last long rest beside the husband
who had preceded her in death in
1919.
The pall bearers were composed of
members of the family of the depart
ed they being Albert Hilflicker. Vic
tor Stoehr, Elmer Stoehr, Verner
Kaffenberger, John Kaffenberger
and Fritz Engelkemeier.
VERY EAPPY OCCASION
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton
Meisinger near Murray is one of the
happiest in the entire county and
due to the fact that a fine eight and
a quarter pound son arrived there
last evening to make his home in
the future and share with the par
ents the joys and sorrows of life.
The little one is doing very nicely
and has brought a great joy to the
parents as well as Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Meisinger. it being the first grand
child in the family and doubly pleas
urable that it is a grandson to carry
on the family name. The maternal
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. John
Griffin of Lincoln are also joining in
the general happiness that the event
has occasioned.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt
' appreciation of the many acts of
. kindness shown our leved mother in
i her last illness, for the beautiful
'services given by the minister and
members of the St. Paul's choir.
Also we wish to thank the ladies
aid society of the church and those
who sent the beautiful flowers. The
Children of Mrs. Minnie Kaffenber
ger. 1 Mr. and Mrs. R. Foster Patterson
came in this morning from Lincoln
to be guests over the week end of
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schneider. Mr.
' Patterson has four more weeks of
' his summer school work at Lincoln
tto complete before he can enjoy the
t vacation days.
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