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(1 llcto. State Historical Society oum VOL: No. XLVI PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPT. 1, 1930. NO. 61 7 Democrats Se lect Delegates to State Meet Large Number Attend Convention D. 0. Dwyer to Head Coun ty Central Committee From Friday's Daily- One of the most largely attended democratic conventions in recent. years assembled yesterday afternoon at the equity court room to elect the delegates to the state conven tion as well as to hear the expres sions or the candidates for the coun ty offices and the rousing and en thusiastic address of the chairman of the convention, D. O. Dwyer. who m real old time enthusiasm urged harmony and concerted action on the part of the members of the party at tne November election. Miss Lil lian White, candidate for register of deeds, was named as the secretary of the cnovention. The attendance at the convention was largely from the precincts over the county as few delegates were present from this city to take part In the deliberations of the meeting The various candidates of the par ty, George Trunkenbolz, Greenwood, for sheriff; J. L. Stamp, Rock Bluff, for treasurer; Michael Hild of this city, for clerk of the district court; Fred II. Gorder, Weeping Water, commissioner; J. A. Capwell of this city, state senator; Paul Schewe, Murdock, state representative; E. B. Chapman, Union, commissioner; Miss Lillian White of this city, register of deeds, were presented and made brief remarks. The delegates named to the state meeting at Lincoln were: Mrs. O. A. Davis, Murray; James Stander, Louis ville; George Lohnes. Cedar Creek; Simon Reihmeier, Weeping Water; Oscar Zaar, South Bend; Fred Car stens, Avoca; Paul Schewe, Mur dock; J. A. Capwell, Carl Kunsmann, W. H. Grassman, W. D. Wheeler, Plattsmouth; Elmer Hallstrom, Avo ca; M. G. Kime, Nehawka; Peter Olson, Weeping Water; W. A. Shep herd. Weeping Water; L. G. Todd, Union; Ed Carr, Eagle. The alternates to . the state con vention were: Alfred Nelson, Weep ing Water; John Wunderlich, Ne hawka; Art Dinges, Alvo; Chris Ras mussen, Weeping Water; Mrs. Ras mus Laurentzen. Weeping Water; George Walter Olson, Plattsmouth; J. L. Stamp, Rock Bluffs; C. S. Boy les, Alvo; C. D. Spangler, Murray; John Gustin, Murdock; William Sheehan, Manley; John Spangler, Louisville; M. M. Straub, Avoca; B. F. Dill,. South Bend; J. G. Meisinrer, Mrs. Lottie Rosencrans, Plattsmouth. The convention had many of the familiar figures of the party of the years past in attendance, W. D. Wheeler, the long time leader, M. G. Kime, of Nehawka, former state rep resentative, John G. Wunderlich, al so of Nehawka; the three war horses of South Bend; Oscar Zaar, William Richards and B. F. Dill, L. G. Todd of Union, Henry Snoke and Ed Carr of Eagle, two of the veterans of many campaigns, Adam Meisinger of Cedar Creek and William Sheehan of Man Icy. The'convention had a great many ladies in attendance at the meet ing and who took a great interest in the proceedings. SOUTH BEND WOMAN IS HURT IN CRASH Victims of a collision between a sedan and a heavy truck at Sixtieth and Q streets, Omaha, Thursday, Mrs. Charles Buell, South Bend, Neb., is in a critical condition at St. Cath erine's hospital, her husband is there with a fractured skull and a broken leg. and Herbert Nielsen, Papillion, Neb., is in South Side General hos pital, with injuries that may include a skull fracture. When Buell's small sedan and the truck, belonging to J. Lietz of Pa pillion, and driven by Nielsen, came together, the truck tossed the lighter car several feet, then plunged thru a small brick wall into a truck be longing to H. J. Schlekay, injuring Schlekay. who was sitting in his truck. He received slight cuts about the head. Dr. Frank Lovely, police surgeon, said early Friday that Mrs. Buell has a good chance of recovery. Con ditions of all three were reported good. MAYOR TO RETURN SOON Cards received here from Mayor and Mrs. John P. Sattler from Er bach, Germany, state that they are planning on returning home about September 3rd, after a visit that has been one of the rarest enjoyment to all of the members of the family, they having spent the greater part of the time with the three sisters of Mayor Sattler who reside in and near Erbach. One of the sisters resides at Darmstadt, the capitol of the state of Hessen-Darmstadt and here they have also visited as well as In the other interesting cities in that part of Germany. Deeds, Mortgages, Contracts and all kinds of leeal blanks for sale at the Journal office. I FUNERAL OF JOSEPH TUBBS The funeral services .of the late Joseph Fitch Tubbs were held Thurs day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the United Brethern church at Mynard, I mey oeing anenaeu Dy a very large group oi me om time menus and neighbors of the depared. The Rev. George A. Weaver, pastor of the church, gave a brief tribute to the departed and also brought to the bereaved family words of com fort and hope in their dark hour of separation. At the church a mixed quartet composed of Mrs. E. II. Spangler, Mrs. C. C. Barnard, Charles Jean and Raymond Cook, gave three numbers, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," "In the Sweet Bye and Bye" and "Abide With Me." The Masonic services were held at the grave in Horning cemetery by Plattsmouth lodge No. 6, of which Mr. Tubbs was a member. Dr. R. P. Westover, master of the lodge con ducting the services and L. L. Wiles, past master, delivering the oration. The Masonic quartet composed of Frank Cloidt, R. C. Cook, R. W. Knorr and Dr. R. P. Westover .gave two numbers, "Jesus Savior Pilot Me" and "Rock of Ages." The pall bearers were named from the members of the Mason3 and the old friends, they being W. F. Gil lespie, J. A. Pitz, John Wehrhein, F. A. Cloidt, Myron Wiles and W. T. Richardson. Wiles Family Holds 25th An nual Reunion Gather at Homestead of the First of Family to Settle in Cass County in 1855 From Friday's Daiy Yesterday the twenty-fifth annual reunion of the members of the Wiles families of Nebraska, Iowa and Mis souri, was held at the farm just west of the city, where in 1S55 the first member of the family arrived in Cass county and preempted the land as a homestead. This farm is that occupied by Cash Linville Wiles, the grandson of Luke Wiles, the ori ginal founder of the homestead, Mr. Wiles and his son, Chester, the great- grandson of the founder, farming the homestead. The place selected was ideal for a gathering of this nature and here there were 183 of the members of he family registered with the sec retary, I. J. Hall, ere the close of day. This family are descendants of Thomas Wiles and Elizabeth Hob- son, whose marriage at Deep Creek meeting house of the Quakers in the state of North Carolina in 1816, led to the founding of the family as from their large number of children has come a family that now num bers some 500 members and are scat tered in twenty-nine states of the Union. At the beautiful grove yesterday, long table was spread, on which was found the many delicious offer- ngs of the culinary art, the while party symbolic of the family asso ciations being seated at the table. Charles Leslie Wiles, the patriarch of the party, who resides at Glen wood, gave the benediction for the dinner and the prayer was offered by Rev. Charles A. Finch of Kirks ville, Missouri. Here after the breaking of the bread and the close of the dinner a number of very inspiring remarks were heard from members of the party, Rev. Charles A. Murray of Alva, Oklahoma, Rev. George War ner of Miami, Florida, Rev. Finch of Kirksville, Missouri, and Thomas F. Wiles of Omaha, speaking. The ad dresses of the afternoon were along ; the line of the appreciation of these gatherings, the beautiful custom of maintaining the family spirit among all of those who had sprung from ' the same family and blood ties. In the election of the officers the present occupants of the various positions were all named again so splendidly had they -served in the guidance of the family association, i In the family record of the Wiles' as given by Secretary Hall, there were five marriages, ten deaths, seventeen births, nine girls and eight boys. It was voted to have the reunion in 1931 at Garfield park in this city and to which all members of the family are earnestly urged to attend. MARRIED IN OMAHA The wedding of Miss Dorothy Per- i singer and Mr. Charles Janacek. well known young people of this commun- ity . occurred Friday afternoon at Omaha. The wedding was a very quiet one and the bridal couple were unattended. The bride Is a daughter of Mrs. Stella Persinger of this city and has been, for the past two yearsV ono-ocrarl aa nlorlr in tlio nfflKo the register of deeds,. The groom is t "J,.yjluu . a resident of Sarpy county and has ueeu cusseu in ciieiueernis work with the highway department, Mr. and Mrs Janacek will make their home in this city in the future and will reside in the Hirz property on boutn bixtn street. J Journal Want Ads get results. School Days are but Short Time Away On Tuesday the Scholars From All Parts of the County Will Gather to Start Work On next Tuesday morning over the various communities will start the long stretch of nine months of study and school work for the 4, 000 boys and girls of Cass county. The final details of the school work are now being arranged in all of the schools, the teaching forces are perfecting their organizations so that when the opening day of school arrives all will be in readiness for the reception of the pupils and the starting of the school year. The teachers of the rural schools are to meet here Friday and take up with County Superintendent Miss Alpha Peterson the various odds and ends of the school detail and be ready to start in on their tasks on Tuesday. In the local city schools the regis tration in the high school i3 being conducted today and Friday so that the youngsters may be all ready to commence their regular grind and the school greet the new freshmen who will start their high school work on the opening day. Principal R. Foster Patterson is in charge of the registration at the high school and giving advice to the- parents and teachers on the studies in the col lege preparatory and the commer cial courses of the school. The coming of the school year is awaited with mixed feelings by the students, some with rejoicing thatr they will again be assembled in the great democracy of the public school while others regretfully part with the carefree vacation days, while to those who are completing their school work this year the intervening months until the close of school rep resents the time that they must set tle their future plans when they step forth to battle with the world, and its problems. PLATTSMOUTH GOOD OI? AWT CTlTPPrKrr TnTOT ., fi . , . , I well as the other weaknesses of the This city which has in the rastjIaw deprecated by the conven- three years developed a considerable jon Importance as the site of a number j ., rna , trk . , , . i . I The convention was called to or- nasvSk .Xl'jfTj" Ho- Charles E. Noyes of shipping point for the gravel that ! ou,sv ,le; the ch,a rman .f e cou is used in highway work in various central committee, and the meet points over the west. i ing organized by the naming of C. E. This city has the very best rail- Teftt of Weeping "V ater as the chair road facilities for reaching all parts man and George L. Farley of Platts of the west with east and west ser- j mouth as the secretary, vices on the Burlington and a north I The chief matter was that of the and south route both on this rail-j naming of the delegates to the state road and the Missouri Pacific, both convention at Lincoln on next Thurs lines having: eood connections. day and the following were selected: The Lyman-Richey company has H. L. Bornemeier, B. I. Clements, shipped a great deal of the road 1 William J. O'Brien, John Menden gravel this season to Missouri for I hall. Elmer Sundstrom, Carl Tefft, J. road work and this has largely come C. Mayfield, Louis Mayfield, Mrs. Ivan from this city where the facilities are j Balfour, O. A. Davis, Arthur Sulli more direct for this service than at 'van, E. F. Marshall, H. A. Schneider, any other point that the company has its pits located. Kirchman is Found Not Guilty by Saunders Jury Wahoo Man I'tO Charge -lJ- - t--.. Of Using His Bank Wltn in- The conVention brought here many tent to Defraud. 'of the well known figures of the party including Troy L. Davis, state repre- Seward W. H. Kirchman, former j sentative, from Weeping Water, L. A. cashier of the State Savings banks of Tyson, former county clerk, of Elm Wahoo, was Wednesday night declar-! WOO(j, e. F. Marshall and C. E. Tefft ed not guilty of the state's charge of . of weeping Water, B. I. Clements, using his bank with intent to defraud I aiso OI Elmwood, and H. L. Borne Edith and Olive Lasure. j meier and C. G. Mayfield of Louis The jury returned soon after lP'ville. men that have grown gray in o'clock after being closeted more than seven hours. By agreement of counsel for the defense and representatives of the state, a second count, using his bank with intent to defraud the First Na tional bank of Lincoln, was delayed. Just when trial on the second count will come up was not made known. The case was given the Jurors at 2 p. m. and aside from approximately an hour for lunch, the fate of the for mer banker was in the balance. When the verdict was returned the largest part of the crowd has become , tired and departed. The defendant thanked the jury for the verdict. The charge against Kirchman grew out of the failure last spring ! ""r cuumj. ou -uu.uu.. HAVE CAR STOLEN mi i VIU OaiUI KimX-J a Jttlljr ! o- r,o .iaim n ho engaged In selling magazines and wprs TicaHoif fnr TnncVii Kansas ptnn. ped in this city last evening for a short time, they making the trip In ",l ,BrvrJl i iwo auios. l nis morning onerm xteea was notified by members of the party that one of the young men had taken one of the cars, a Chrysler sedan and proceeded on his way. The youth tak- ing the car was not the lawful owner nnH the 'sheriff la encacorl in Irvine ' to locate the missing car. VIEW OF OLD TIMES This date, August 30th, is the fif tieth anniversary of the opening o the Burlington railroad bridge at this place which was made a most notable occasion on jAugust 30th 1880, when the the locomotives test ed the bridge out and the first train rolled over the structure to mark a new era in transportation for the west and making it possible for pas sengers to travel to thewestern term inus of the Burlington line in the western part of Nebraska without the necessity of bein ferried over the Missouri. j In honor of the event the show window at the C. E. Wescott's Sons store has in interesting display o view of the bridge during the con struction and the completed bridge a relief map of the city made by Her man C. Schmidt in 1!80 and which shows many of the more prominent buildings over the city. There are also on exhibition a directory of the city for that year and a book of tar iffs for river boats. One of the most interesting views is that of the steamer the "Vice-President" which was used to transfer cars over for the railroad prior to the erection of the bridge and of which vessel Peter Mann, father of George B. Mann of this city, was the captain for many yea rs. Republicans Ask Change in Primary Law C. E. Tefft Presides Over the Meeting Candidates Make Addresses to the Delegates. From Friday Dany The convention of the republican party oC Cass county was held yester day afternoon at -the district court room at the court house and in a ringing resolution declared for the amendment or repeal of the state pri mary law that would prevent the conditions that existed this past year at the primary election, to either purge tne law or us naws or repeal it. lne t",Prallon 01 names on me oti- c. A. Rawls, Frank A. Cloidt, C. E. Tefft, John Ledgway, W G. Kieck. The selection of the country cen tral committee was left for a later time as several of the precincts were unrepresented, but the convention selected as the chairman of the com- imittee, Mr. Noyes, who has conduct I ed the past three successful cam 'paigns and who is an able and faith 1 ful worker in the cause of the party I that he has espoused. George R. tne party service and who have had a large place in the affairs of the county. The candidates who were able to be at the meeting were called upon and presented to the members of the convention. ROBBERS AT NEBRASKA CITY From Thursday's Dally The Missouri Pacific passenger station at Nebraska City was stuck ud and robbed at an early hour this morning by parties who were able to successfully make their escape As learned by the police here, two men had entered the station and getting into the office of the station "" M"VT " , .X "Lr Hie KLO.L1U11, (tuiuuiiiuib iu ovuic yv. The telegraph instruments had start ed to operate while the men were In the station and they instructed - , the operator to answer It and while he -wa-. so "d.f " ' - The local police and county officers kept watch here for any persons answering the description of the xT.,f ovldentlv f.iipH tn v The MissoJuri Pacinc 8tation at Nebraska CIty ls located at the foot of central avenue in the extreme eastern part of the city and some . n mnln kii.innnn nn ... of the city. Aged Man Dies as a Result of Auto Accident Richard Wurl of Stanton, Wei Known Here Succumbs to Com plications After Injury The message was received here late Wednesday of the death of Richard WurJ. of Stanton, Nebraska, who passed away at the hospital at Norfolk following an auto accident that he sustained on last Friday evening. Mr. Wurl was a brother of Mrs Augusta Martens of thi3 city and uncle of Emil and B. G. Wurl and Miss Amelia Martens of this city. On the receipt of the announcement of death Mr. E. A. Wurl left for Norfolk and Miss Amelia Martens this morning to be with the bereaved relatives. Mrs. Martens and other relatives of the family will go Fri day to Stanton for the funeral. Mr. Wurl who is nearing his eighty-eighth birthday was injured Friday evening when with an auto party of two cars of relatives he was returning home from a trip to one of his large farms near Stantcn. Mrs. Martens and daughter, Miss Amelia, and son, Henry, were in one car and preceded that in which Mr. Wurl was riding and did not learn for some time of the accident and then hastened on to Norfolk where the aged man was taken. He was suffering a skull fracture and at the time but little hope of his recovery was held as pneumonia rapidly de veloped and at his age, hope was abandoned for his life. The deceased was well known here where he frequently visited at the home of his sister, Mrs. Martens and his brother, the late B. G. Wurl, Sr., he was unmarried and in the years of his residence in Nebraska he has acquired a great deal of land inter ests in and near Norfolk and was one of the most well to do residents of Stanton. The last visits of Mr. Wurl here were on the occasion of the funeral of his niece, Mrs. Mary Cline, and his sister-in-law, Mrs. B. Wurl, Sr., a short time ago. CROPS ARE EXCELLENT Attorney W. A. Robertson who with his family have been vacation ing in Wyoming and Yellowstone Park, states that the crop conditions n Nebraska are much better than nywhere they have visited. They traveled through the entire state and Mr. Robertson states that in Chase county they found corn the best that they saw on the long trip, stopping a short time at Imperial and look ing over the crop conditions there, as many former residents of Cass county are now located in that terri tory and also in Perkins county. The crops between the extreme west part of the state and the eastern portion were not so good but reaching this part of Nebraska they found crops that compared the best with the large yields of Chase and the western coun ties. Mrs. Rosencrans to Continue Her Splendid Work Local American Legion Auxiliary Leader Re-Named as Rehabilita tion Chairman of State Mrs. Clayon A. Rosencrans of this city, who has for the past year served as the chairman of the re habilitation work of the department of Nebraska, American Legion Aux iliary, has been notified by, the new president of the state department that she has been reappointed to the position for another, year. In this work which has to do with the contact of the Auxiliary with the sick and disabled members of the American Legion and all serv ice men in the hospitals In the coun try who are residents of Nebraska, Mrs. Rosencrans has been untiring in her work and her able efforts have resulted in bringing many comforts and words of cheer to the service men to whom the war Is not yet over and who are suffering from the disabil ities and sicknesses that their serv ice brought on. This line of work is the greatest that the Legion and its auxiliary carry on and both organizations have placed this work first on their pro gram, a sacred charge to the unfor tunates of the war and which they are constantly carrying on. The many friends over the state and those familiar with the work of Mrs. Rosencrans are delighted that she is to continue in this work and it assures a definite and effective handling of the relief work and at tention to those who are most en titled to it the sick and disabled victims of war's wreckage. FOR SALE Eighteen acres standing sweet clover. S. T. Gilmour, phone 3903. a27-2td-2tw NEW FIRM IN CITY The O. K. Garage building on Washington avenue, one of the hand- somest buildings In the city, was today leased by the Phillips Pero leum Co. of Des Moines, who expect to use it as the headquarters for their line of products The building will be occupied by . L. McCarty, representative of the Phillips company and C. A. Marshall, who will operate the Plattsmouth Tire shop and garage in the build ing, wnun Is nuut especially tor mis use and will make a spacious and at- tractive piace or Dusiness. It is stated that the new business house will carry a full line of all of the products of the Phillips com- t, entered the ranks of the T!cne pany, one of the largest concerns of dJ ng rfuTlline"of tires and 'repair -work on tires of all kinds under the sup - ervision of Mr. Marshall, who is an expert in this line of work. The building can also be used for storage for cars in the winter sea- gnu nn,i th handling nf far rpnnir work of all kinds. Marcus L. Poteet is New Legion Leader South Omaha Loses Case for Abro gation of Boundary Line ; Argu ment Is Heated. North Platte, Neb., Aug. 27. Mar cus Ld. Foteet, Lincoln, veteran or the Rainbow division, will lead . Ne braska legionnaires for the next year. Mrs. W. R. Cochran of Chappell will direct activities for the women's aux iliary, having defeated Mrs. J. P. Jen sen, Blair, only other candidate. Poteet's election was conceded by his lone opponent, Lloyd Kain, Lex- ngton. Fifth district commander, be fore the count of the first ballot was completed. The final outcome was Poteet 284, Kain 104. Albert A. Borg, Wakefield, and E. H. Evans, North Platte, were elected department vice-commanders under a new ruling adopted at this conven tion, which reduces the number hold ing this office from three to two. Sam Reynolds, Omaha, without op position, was re-elected national com mitteeman. He has held office for several years. Frank Warner, Nor folk, incumbent, was re-elected a3 alternate. Rev. John W. E. Wall of Stroms burg was elected chaplain of the de partment, succeeding Rev. George E. Jonaitis of Stanton. Other officers of the state depart ment will be appointed by ommand- er-elect Poteet. Final adjournment of the legion was delayed until midafternoon after a concerted attempt by. the South Omaha post, aided by several other small posts, had failed to overturn the executive committee ruling ad hering to the South Omaha-Omaha boundary line agreement. The convention was deadlocked and amid catcalls and boos from those anxious to get home, an exchange of personalities developed between Ilird Stryker of the Omaha post, and R. A. Kirkpatrick of the Bellevue post, for mer member of the Omaha unit. The latter led a movement to overrule the executive committee and was sup ported by members of the South Oma ha post. Questioning the rights of the Omaha post to prevent the or ganization of other units in that city, declaring it was "domination," Kirk patrick read a number of figures op posing the Omaha post that conten tion that welfare work demanded that it be allowed to govern in that i f Niobraa according to Lloyd W. cty. Longnecker, joint secretary of prison "Bill Of Rights" Accepted. welfare society, who is assisting the A subsequent motion by Bob Arm-; residents in their attempt to replcn strong of Auburn, to table Kirkpat- ; ish the depleted cocks, rick's resolution and another offered i There are but two gobblers left by Paul Jordan of South Omaha for ( in this part of the country and the a board of arbitration to settle dis-(plan is to import turkey hens, he putes between the two posts, was said. carried with heavy odds. Louis Cinek and Jordan of South WHY NOT GRAIN DUMP? Omaha declared their unit would abide by the executive committee it has been suggested by one of ruling and as evidence of god faith jhe residents of this city who has presented a check for more than $682 given the sutject some thought, that for that post's membership in 1931. a grain dump should be erected here Fremont will be the next meeting ' along the Burlington tracks, either place for the Nebraska American Le- near the foot of Granite or Vine gion, it was decided following the street. This dump would permit election of officers. -wagons or trucks being driven onto The "bill of rights" proposed by the platform and the wheat or corn the McCook post was unanimously unloaded into the cars without the approved by the convention. It will . necessity of Bhoveling the grain by now be passed on to the national con- hand. vention. It memorializes the govern- This would seem like a very worth ment to print a history of soldiers ( while and practical proposition and aid work in the United States since WOuld be a great convenience to many revolutionary war time and distri- Gf the farmers of this section who bute it at cost. ' could find a most convenient place Auburn Drum Corps Wins. for the disposal of their grain and Final standings of Nebraska Amer- corn, lean Legion drum and bugle corps This matter will be taken up by in state competition, were announced the Chamber of Commerce at their today as follows: First, Auburn; sec- next meeting and discussed on its ond. Central City; third, Columbus; fourth, Schuyler; fifth. Grand Island; sixth, Lincoln; seventh, Tecumseh; eignin, OUIlon. iaewinmnS uniue- ceived a check for three hundred dollars. World-Herald. i Call No. 6 with your rush order, for Job Printing. Plattsmouth High School Teacher Weds Geraid Kvasnickn Teacher in His ueraa vasniCKR, Aeacner m His tory Returns to His School Work a Benedict. The members of the feartlnir force of the city schools as well as the many friends are extending their con- gratuIatlon3 to one of the facuUy mmhsr9 wnrt ,n iho (ammr Jf'f aompanied by his charming i .... , ... The bridal couple are Mr. and Mrs Gerald Kyasnika. the happy event v eciueuny, Ausmiim ai oeaiute, iur., uu in the presence of the Immediate fam- Hies of the young people the mar riage vows were plighted. The mar riage lines were read by the pastor of the Christian church, Rev. C. O. Stuckenbrush. The bride was formerly Miss Alice Rucker of Haddam, Kansas, a daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rucker, prominent residents of that city and where she has grown to womanhood and received her education in schools of that place. Mrs. Kvasnicka has long been one of the most popular of the younger set of her home com munity and her departure will bring much regret among the old friends and associates. The groom is well known here where he is starting his Becond year as instructor in history in the high school and is one of the highly es teemed and popular members of the faculty. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kvasnicka of Narka, Kansas. The groom was educated in the schools of his home community and at the University of Nebraska where he was graduated with high honors. Following the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Kvasnicka motored to Lincoln where they visited at the home of the grandparents of the groom, Mr. and. Mrs. J. A. McChesney. Mr. and Mrs. Kvasnicka will re side here in the Herold apartments where the groom, had a home await ing the coming of the bride. WILD TURKEY REFUGE ASKED A petition signed by 421 residents of northeastern Nebraska asking that the wild turkeys of that sec tion be given a refuge on the Nio brara island and that the much de pleted stock be replenished was sent to Governor Arthur J. Weaver, Thursday. The petition: "We, the undersigned, resi dents of northeastern Nebraska who are interested in the re e&tablishmeut of the wild tur keys in this section submit the following: 1. At present there are two wild turkey gobblers on the Ni obrara game bird refuge and no hens. This condition should be changed. The south end of the Niobrara island park affords excellent natural conditions for the raising and care of these birds under the supervision of the caretaker. , "2. That an accurate count and record should be kept of the people using the park for recreation purposes and we ask that you appoint a committee of Niobrara business men, who, In conjunction with the care taker, shall keep such a rec ord." This island, in the Niobrara river. Tina Itaan r f v-1; i t hn otntn liv t fl O f i t V merits. MEISINGER REUNION Tha 9nn.,a1 rennlnn f tho MH. fan,niM wl1i h iiri at r.ar- field Park at Piattsmouth on Aug. 31st. In case of bad weather will be held Sept. 7th. By COMMITTEE, al8-4tw