Nebraska Newspapers

    Nebr. State Historical Society
lattemoutb
ournal
VOL. No. XLVI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. JAN. 8, 1931.
NO. 98
Thomas Troop
Killed by Hit-and-Run
Driver
Aged Man Instantly Killed When
Crossing Chicago Avenue on
Way Heme Last Evening
From Monday's n.HTr
Thomas Troop. 77. a long time resi- !
dent of this community, was instant- j
y killed Sunday night shortly at- ;
ter i o CKCB while hf was crossing
Chicago avenue to go west to his
home at Ninth and Granite streets,
a hit ;-nd run driver making his es
cape from the scene after striking
Mr. Troop.
In the accident Mr. Troop suffer
ed a hroken neck which was the di
rect cause of death and as he was
dragged some distance after being hit
the right leg sustained a double fiae
ture below the knee and the head
and body was very severely bruised
as was the right forearm.
The identification of the car that
struck Mr. Troop could not be made
i:i'ho Bert Donaldson, who was ap
proaching the .scene thought the car
to be a Chevrolet coupe but the num
ber of which could not be learned.
Merton Scott was working at th'
Ofe Service station a short distance
north of the scene of the accident
and heard the impact as the car
struck Mr. Troop and at once started
to run to the scene and called to Dick
Elliott who was also at the station
to bring a car. As Mr. Scott started
to the scene the death car was speed
ed up and started away. On reacn
ing Mr. Troop it was found thru he
was dead, having suffered very se
vere injuries on the body and in
ternal injuries that were fatal. The
body was taken to the Sattler fun
eral home at once.
Mr. Scott and Mr. Elliott started to
pursue the car of the killer and drove
south for several miles but were un
able to find any trace of the car and
the occupants of a car that were
standing near the Shell station on
highway No. 75 reported that no car
had passed there and which leads to
the belief that the car that killed
Mr. Troop was driven west on the
Louisville road.
The car that struck the unfortun
ate man had evidently suffered the
loss of one of the front lights as well
as the windshield as the glass was
scattered for some distance over the
paving near where the body of Mr.
Troop lay.
Thomas Troop was born in August.
1853 at Davenport. Iowa, where his
parents had come at a very early day
and in that community he spent his
youth. Following the marriage of his
older brother. Robert Troop, in 171.
Thomas accompanied his brother and
wife when they located for a time in
Milwaukee. Wisconsin, and later
when they came to Plattsmouth. Mi.
Troop came here with the brother
and wife and has made his home
here with them since that time.
While Robert Troop was engaged in
the grocery and later the coal and
feed business. Thomas was his as
sistant and worked in both lines of
business as long as they were oper
ated. Of a quiet and retiring dis
position he has spend his lifetime in
an unassuming way in the commun
ity and made many friends among
those with whom he came in contact,
and was firm and devoted in his
friendship?. He was a member for
many years of Platte lodge of the
L O. O. F. of this city and active in
its workings. He is survived by one
sister. Miss Mary Troop of Beatrice.
Nebraska, the sister-in-law. Mrs. Rob
ert Troop, with whom he has so long
made his home and a large number
of nieces and nephews. Charles Troop
of this city. W. O. Troop of Nehawka,
Mrs. George Rhoden and Mrs. Don
Rhoden of Murray. Mrs. W. A. Lewis
of Union. Mrs Jane Brooks of this
citv Miss Mary Connor and Miss
i i7ie tlreee of Coal Valley. Illinois
A.tr.rp-i Inrri of Council tfltins. :
Hnnnl C.reze and Mrs. Bessie Ties-
sel of Moline. Illinois, Peter Ccnnor
of Charade. Illinois. Mert. and
Charles Connor of Farmington. Illi
nois. This is the first death here by a
hit and run driver altho with the
terrific speed that the cars and
trucks are driven on both Chicago
and Washington avenue it is more a
matter of good fortune that othtr ac
cidents do not occur and the death
of Mr. Troop will no doubt lead to
some drastic action being taken to
stop the speeding.
HOLD SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECTION
From Monday's Dally
Yesterday the St. Paul's Sunday
school held their annual election of
officers for the ensuing year and the
following were named:
Superintendent Margaret Albert.
Supt. Primary Dept. Elizaleth
Nolting.
Secretary Emma Albert.
Treasurer Clara M. Wickman.
Asst. Treasurer Max St hakneis.
Organist Leona Meisinger. Ger
trude Mortensen. Pearl Hild.
Librarian Sophia Kreager.
Guardian Birthday Cake Eliza
beth Hirz.
Teachers 'Elizabeth Nolting.
Amelia Kief.-Eirzabeth Hirz. Emma
Albert. Eva Wichmann, Gertrude
Mortensen, Margaret Albert. Clara
Wickman. Rev. O. G. Wichmann.
DRAWS DOWN FINE
Saturday night at a late hour Of
ficers Joe Libershal and Dave Pkk
rell gathered in a man named CJeoige
Smith who was in the advanced
stages of intoxication. The man
claimed to be engaged in working
on the natural gas pipeline force and
stated that he had gone to Omaha and
there had procured a supply of the
famous corn juice and while the li
quor did not result fatally it had a
very decided kick and rendered the
drinker out on his feet. Sunday Judge
Graves held a special session of the
police court and gave the man a fine
of $10 and costs, which amounted to
$13.50 and which was paid and the
prisoner allowed his freedom.
Henry Heigel
Seriously Injured
Near Homer, Neb.
While Engaged in Pipeline Work
Local Young Man Has Severe
Blow on Head
From Monday's Da:iv
Henry Heigel. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ijnsenh Heigel of this citv. is at the
St. Vincent hospital at Sioux City.
Iowa, in very serious condition as
the result of an accident that he sus
tained while engaged in pipeline
I work near Homer. Nebraska, Satur
jday afternoon.
The young man had been working
; here but a week age was transferred
to the force engaged at Homer in the
laying of the natural gas pipeline
into Sioux City and while at work
Saturday he was injured when struck
on the side of the face and head by a
large crow bar. The young man
: was taken into into Sioux City and
placed in the hospital and where he
has since been in a partial conscious
' condition.
Whether the patient sustained a
skull fracture has not been fully de
termined but his condition is regard
led as very serious by the attending
surgeons and he is only conscious a
part of the time.
The parents and brothers were at
; Sioux City Sunday to be with the in
jured young man but he was only
able to recognize them at short in
tervals.
CLOSE PERKINS HOUSE
The Perkins House which has for
the past few years been conducted by
Mr. rnd Mrs. M. E. Brantner. is now
out of active operation and the forr.i-
!er proprietors are caring for their
trade at the residence property a
block north at Third and Vine street
I to which place they moved a few
days ago. The hotel property was
I recently sold and the owners of the
property have not as yet fully de
cided on the policy to be taTien with
the hotel. The Perkins House was
erected here in 1881 and was named
in honor of C. E. Perkins, then presi
dent of the Burilngton railroad and
was for many years operated by the
Guthmann family until some twenty
five years ago when it was sold to
Mr. and Mrs. John Cory who operat
ed it until their deaths some two
years ago and since which time it
has been conducted by Mr. Brantner.
The closing of the Perkins House
leaves but one hotel in operation in
the city, that of the Hotel Riley
which is conducted by E. J. Richey.
owner of the property.
SHOWING EXCELLENT PROGRESS
Crow Monday's Daily
Raymond J. Larson, who has for
the past several weeks been at the
Methodist hospital at Omaha, under
going treatment for what was
thought to be ulcers, is feeling great
ly improved and Saturday was able
to return home to spend Sunday with
;the members of the family, returning
i ins morning
to Omaha to undergo
an examination
by the specialist in
charge of his case. Mr. Larson has
shown much improvement in the past
week and which gives hope that he
may be able to resume his usual ac
tivities by the end of the next two
weeks.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
John F. Ciorder of this city was
operated on Saturday at the Metho
dist hospital at Omaha, he having
been very poorly for some time and
to secure a relief for the patient it
was decided to have the operation
performed at this time. Mr. Gorder
was not feeling as well as he hud
at the last reports from the hospital
and has suffered a great deal from
the effects of the ordeal and his per
iod of illness. It is hoped, however,
that he may be able to show more de
cided change for the beter in the
next few days.
TO ATTEND FUNERAL
Mrs. F. W. Nolting of this city is
at Gregory. South Dakota, where sli
was called to attend the funeral
services of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
; William Steppat. who passed away
on Thursday, her death following a
jvery sudden stroke and from which
the lady passed away a few hours
later. Miss Ann Steppat of Omaha
accompanied Mrs. Nolting to Gregory
for the funeral services.
Cass County
Farmers Win in
Pipeline Case
Continental Construction Company
Agiees to Pay Laiger Sum for
Right-of-way.
Cass county farmers blocking the
progress of natural gas pipe line
through their land won a victory in
Federal court at Lincoln Saturday,
when the Continental Construction
Co. withdrew its injunction suits and
I agreed to pay ten times the original
I price for the rights-of-way.
Attorneys for the eight families
named as defendants in the injunc
tion actions based their defense on
the facts that the notary public's ac
knowledgments of the signatures on
the contracts were invalid and that
threats had been used in securing the
'agreements.
The hearing before Judge T. C.
Monger came to an abrupt close when
Henry A. Cozier of Weeping Water,
the notary public, admitted on the
stand under the questioning of the
corporation's own attorney, that he
had acknowledged several signatures
without personally seeing the persons
involved. In six of the cases, he had
seen either the husband or wife, but
not both. "I was given to under
stand that the signatures were valid
and that it would be all right if 1
acknowledged them." he said.
Got Amount Asked.
While Crozier was still on the wit
ness stand, the corporation's attor
neys asked for a recess and went into
! conference with several of the de
fendants and their attorneys. After
wards, it was learned that the com
pany was willing to pay $5 per rod
for the rights-of-way In question, in
stead of the original 50 cents. Five
dollars is the estimated damage per
rod expected from laying the pipe
line, as stated in affidavits signed
by each of the defendants and read
into the record of the hearing.
Among the defendants who testi
fied were Charles Heebner. Mr. and
Mrs. John Keebner. Frank Cox and
Lester Shrader. Each declared that
they had agreed to the easements on
their land only after the -orporation's
representative had threatened that,
"the pipe line will be pushed through
anyway."
They claimed that the man told
them that the Continental Const ruc-
! tion Co. was a common carrier and
could exercise the right of eminent
idomain.
Denied Threats Made,
i J. O. Scott, the corporation's rep
resentative, denied these threats. He
admitted mentioning the size of the
i resources of the company, but dis
claimed any attempt to use the fact
in connection with a threat.
E. J. Ervin, engineer in charge of
that part of the pipe line's construc
tion which is in Nebraska, testified
regarding the cost and progress of
the project. He said that a total of
about ST miles had been constructed
j in the state, starting at a point on
the southern boundary aof Nebraska,
just above Concordia. Kas.. and head
ed for a point on the Missouri river
near Plattsmouth. He said that what
pipe had been laid cost about $5 per
foot, and that the crossing under the
i river, which was almost complete.
; was costing about $300,000. A gap
remains in Cass county across the
land owned by the defendants,
i The Continental Construction Co.
is building a 24 in h main from the
Texas gas field to Chicago.
E. B. Perry and Lloyd Marti of
jthe firmy of Perry. Van Pelt and
Marti, and ('. C. Cartney appeared for
the defendant-. J. J. Hedrich and
W. A. Robertson of Kansas City rep-
resented the corporation
PROVES A REAL HERO
Jimmie Lloyd. 7. a son of Mr.
;and Mrs. George T. Lloyd, former
; residents here has proven himself a
real hero by the rescue of Lucille
Myers. 10. a, playmate, from the skat
ing pond at Lakewood. near Ralston.
The children and their parents.
Mr. r:tid Mrs. George T. Lloyd. 3130
North Forty-seventh avenue, and Mr.
land Mrs. O. P. Meyers, 823 South
i Thirty-fifth avenue, had been invited
( . , . . - v . , a r n
to go sKatuig at uikewuuu. Aiiei
the skating, and while the grown
ups were in the house, Jimmy and
Lucille were playing on the lake.
Lucille "tested" some ice near an
open channel and it. gave way and
i let her into the water. She grabbed
the edge of the ice. and yelled for
I help. Jimmy ran to her. sat down on
the ice. and took hold of her hands.
"I just braced myself and shut my
teeth tight, and tugged and tugged
with all my might," he said after
ward. Their combined efforts landed
her on firm ice, and together they
trudged to the house, two blocks
away.
SUFFERS FRACTURED ARM
The sma'l son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Martin suffered a. very severe
fracture of the right wrist and also
the upper part of the forearm on
Saturday. The injured boy was taken
i to the office of Dr. R. P. Westover
where the injured member was set
and the lad made as comfortable as
possible.
Phone your Want Ad to No. 6.
AN APPRECIATION
The Henry Steinhauer family of
Midland, Wyoming, are taking this
(means of expressing their apprecia
tion to the old friends in Platts
mouth. of the generous remembrance
'sent to them at Christmas time. Mr.
I Steinhauer has been in bed as the
result of s'roke since July and Mrs.
jSteinhauer and Edgar are both poor-
I I v also and the family feels most
grateful that they wen so well and
geiieronslv remembered by the
time friends.
old
Creamery Co.
Holds Election
of Directors
A. Wetenkamp and Nick FTiedrich
Are Re-Named as Members of
the Official Board
The stockholders of the Farmer-Co-Operative
Creamery Co.. held their
annual meeting on Tuesday after
noon at the district court room and
which was attended by some 140 of
the stockholders of the company,
representing the farmers of the com
munity who have been interested in
the development of dairy industry
in this part of the stat
The stockholders were called up
on to name two directors on the board
of seven members and selected tho
two retiring members to serve again
on the board, they being A. A. Weten
kamp and Nick Friedricli.
The directors at their first meet
ing will name the different execu
tive officers from their membership.
The holdover members of the direc
torate are W. F. Nolle, Henry F.
Nolting. John Hobscheldt. Jo.. E. H.
Spangler and Harrison L. Gayer.
The stockholders enjoyed a fine
talk from Fred Davis, who has just
taken over the management of the
creamery plant and will conduct it
in the future, being an experienced
creamery man and one who should
be able to make the plant a real suc
cess and a profitable investment for
the stockholders. Mr. Davis urged
the hearty co-operation in getting
the ptafit on a piano ith other suc
cessful plants of this part of the
west.
Land Owners
to Appeal Dam
age Findings
Defendants in Six of Ten Cases
Appeal From Awards to the
District Court
to
From Tuesday's raly
Notice was filed today by the at
torneys for the defendants in six of
ten cases of land condemnation pro
ceedings instituted by the Missouri
Valley Pipeline Co.. that there would
be appeals taken from the findings
I of the appraisers appointed by the
(county court.
The pipeline company which is
desirious of extending their line from
inear Wabash to Louisville where
I they will have the opportunity of
j providing natural gas for the large
! plant of the Ash Grove Cement Co..
(started proceedings in the county
I court to have a right oi way from
ithe junction of their line at Wabash
to Louisville and which required the
securing of the right of way through
a number of farms. Under the law
Judge Duxbury appointed a board
of appraisers to view the lands that
were involved and assess the amount
of damages that would be inflicted
on tne tarms in tne opinion oi tne
appraisers.
The cpurt named as the apprais
ers R. A. Troop. William Atchison.
L. J. Marquardt. W. A. Ost. Charles
God bey, Henry Born. O. E. Domingo,
Henry F. Nolting and C. D. Fulmer.
they being named from all parts of
the county.
The awards made in the six cases
that are now being appealed to the
district court. Messers Troop. Atch
ison and Marquardt. who checked
over the John C. Spangler farm, as
sessed his recovery on the two par
cles of land at $1,825 and $1,340 or
a recovery total of $3,165. while the
appraisers comprising Messer.-s Ost.
Godbey and Born assessed the land
that they examined for damages at
$190 for Frank J. Spangler. et al.
$173 for August Stander and Andrew
V. Stander and $175 for Catherine
Christman and others. The third
group comprising O. E. Domingo,
Henry F. Nolting and C. D. Fulmer,
set the damages for Bertha Schlie
fert and others at $212.50.
The matter will be brought to
the attention of the district court
when the appeals are perfected and
the ease will be tried before Judge
Begley.
IMPROVING FROM FLU
Homer Shrader, residing on North
Fourth street, who has been suffer
ing for the past week from a very
severe attack of the flu is reported to
be somewhat improved and it is
hoped Will soon be out and able to
resume his usual activities.
The Growing
Auto Death List
Real Menace
Local Conscience Awekened by Death
of Aged Man Here Beneath
Wheels of Speeder
Most people are seemingly indif
ferent to questions of great national
and state problems until it comes
into t'ieir own lives and communities
to stalk its way, one of these great
national problems is the fast mount
ing toll that the auto and truck are
exacting of human life in the coun
try. On Sunday this problem
he merely one that affected
Other places and became
ceased to
Omaha or
as well a
I'lattsmouth problem, when an aged
resident of th's city was struck by
a speeding auto on Chicago avenue,
knocked to the pavement and almost
instantly killed, the body dragged
almost a block before the driver of
the ki'ler car could be ridden of the
body and then speed away in the
darkness of the night.
The police bare long protested
against the violations of the traffic
laws and regulations but on tiie
avenues there has been little chance
of checking the law violaters unless
some means of pursuit was arranged
that would allow the culprits to be
run down and arrested and the rate
of speed maintained has been as
great as the cars or trucks would
travel.
It has been no uncommon sight to
see these cars madly racing out Chi
cago and Washington avenue, the
cars quivering under the speed that
was being placed on them and in
most cases the drivers were merely
out for a pleasure ride or to give
some admirer a thrill.
The two avenues that intersect the
ity are crossed several tim-s a day
by hundreds of little children bound
for school and that there has not
been fatalities among these along the
two thoroughfares is to be thanked.
The speeding, however, is not alone
on the avenues as the streets sur
rounding the high school and Cen
tral school buildings are also hot
spots for the speeder and especially
at the most dangerous times when
the children are coming or going
from school.
The traffic laws were made for the
safety of the public and steps to see
that the speeder and reckless driver
are checked should be taken.
W. C. T. U. HOLDS MEETING
The W. C. T. U. met on Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. V. T.
Arn on Pearl street and where Mrs.
Arn was assisted as hostess by Mrs.
Martha Chriswisser. the ladies hav
ing the honor of the New Year's
meeting of the union.
The program which partook of the
New Year spirit was in charge of
Miss Elizabeth Spangler and com
bined some very interesting facts as
to the national and state organiza
tion of the W. C. T. L.
Mrs. C. O. Troy was in charge of
the devotions and also gave the new
year greeting from Mrs. Boole, na
tional president of the W. C. T. U.
which the president was extending to
every union and member or the so
ciety. In the roll call each members g ive
some individual resolution for the
new year or a suggestion as to the
work that would aid in the extendr
ing of the W. C. T. U. influence In
the country.
One of the special features of the
meeting was the discussion of the
plans of the Scientific Temperance
Instruction which was presented by
Ifrs. Robert Hayes, local chairman
of this line of work.
Miss Etta Perry Barker gave the
new years resolution of the national
organization, their aims and pur
poses for the year and which were
adopted by the local Union as their
own aims and purposes.
A short musical program was
given consisting of a piano duet.
"Beside the Woodland Stream."
which was given by Louise and Bur
ton Rishel and Louise was also heard
in a splendid solo number. "The
Battle of the Nations."
At the close of the afternoon the
hostesses served dainty and delicious
refreshments.
ROTARY CLUB MEETS
From Tuesday's DaJly
The weekly luncheon of the Ro
tary club was held 'his noon at the
private dining room of the Majestic
cafe and where the, member.- enjoy
ed a program of all Plattsmouth
tai i;ts and covering several lines of
the club activity,
was the leader of
R. A. Bates gave a
tivities of the club
while E. A. Wurl
James G. Mauzy
the meeting and
review of the ac
in the year 19 30
gave the outline
of what promise 1931
held for the
club and its activities.
The high school students who are
to be Rotarians for the month of
January were present at this first
meeting of the month, they being
Leo Heigel. senior, and Louis Knofli
cek, junior.
Frank A. Cloidt, the sweet singer
of Rotary, was heard in the beauti
ful song, "The Rosary'' with E. H.
Wescott at the piano.
ATTEND MOTHER S FUNERAL
From Tuesday's Daiiy
Mr. and lira, George Born ami Mr.
and Mrs. B. G. Wurl have reen at
1'lainview for the past few days, be
ing called there by the deatii of Mrs.
Mike Horn, mother of Mrs. Born and
Mrs. Wurl. Mis. Horn, who was 83
years of age had been visiting at the
I home oi her daughter. Mrs. Clarence
Anderson at Sioux City. Iowa, when
she was suddenly taken ill and passed
I away in a few days. The body was
taken to the home at Plainview where
the funeral was held on Monday. Mrs.
! Horn is survived by four daughters.
Mrs. H. G. Hoffart, of Plainview. Mrs.
I Born and Mrs. Wurl of this city and
Mrs. Anderson of Sioux C ity.
Local V Oman's
Club Invites the
County Meet
Extend Invitation to County Feder
ation to Come Here Hear
of Indian Life
From Tuesday's raiy
The Plattsmouth Woman's Club
at their meeting last evening at the
public library was quite largely at
tended by the members and who had
an evening of the greatest Interest
in music and in the business of the
lub that was demanding tr.eir at
tention. The club voted to extend the coun
ty federation of Women's clubs an
invitation to come to this city with
their county meeting in the fall,
one of the outstanding features of
the club year.
The roll call was on Indians and
their reservation and a general re
view of Indian life and this feature
was enhanced bv the fact that J. H.
McMaken was present with Tils very
extensive collection of Indian relics
collected by the late H. C. McMaken
and which were explained to the
ladies and served as a mos' inter
esting feature of the evening.
Miss Alice Crabill gave a very in
teresting paper on "Indian Lore"
that was much enjoyed and brought
interesting
out a great many very
facts as to the beliefs and supersti
tions of the Indians.
The ladies had as the high school
girls as members for the meeting,
Agnes Brink and Riene De Les Der
nier. The musical program of the eve
ning was in charge of Mrs. E. H.
Wescott and who gave a very inter
esting talk on the Indians and their
customs, while the program gave a
fine insight into the music of the
Indians in the splendid and well se
lected program which was as fol
lows: The program of the evening fol
lows :
Piano Solo
Mrs. Robt. Reed.
Songs of Childhood
Indian Cradle Song Woodman
Mrs. Robt. Hayes.
The Bird and the Babe Lieurance
Lucille Albert.
Tribal Songs
j Her Blanket Lieurance
iThe Weaver Lieurance
Mrs D. O- Dwyer.
Son??s of Nature
Whispering Mallards FlyL euranee
Mrrgaret Shellenbarger.
Paper, Indian Lore
Alice Crabill.
Love Songs
I Indian Daw;; Zamecnik
Gladys Bushnell.
;Flu'e Solos
By the Waters of Minnetonka
I Lieurance
From the Land of the Sky Blue
Water Cadman
Mrs. Elbert Wiles.
My Sweet Lovo Call Grumm
Mrs. ES. G. Shellenbarger.
Indian Love ('ill Friml
Jean Hayes
Accompanists Mrs. Robert Reed
and Mrs. Joe Capwell.
YOUNG LAD PICKED UP
From Wednesday s Patty
Last evening Officers Joe Liber--hal
and Dave Pickrel were notified
that Harold Connors. 16. of Omaha
was thought to be in this city, as
he had been out traveling for some
time and it was thought came to this
city where he had lived when a little
lad. A lad of his description had
been given shelter at the city jail
for the night and an Investigation
disclosed that he was the desired boy
and accordingly the family at Omaha
notified of the fact. The boy is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Connors.
'former well known residents here.
DO WORK AT OMAHA
From Wednesday s naTtv
A number of the employes of the
local Burlington shops were at
Omaha today where they were called
to look after some renovating al the
offices of Edward Flynn, general
manager of the lines west of the
Burlington. The office of Mr. Flynn
is in the Burlington headquarters
at Tenth and Farnam street and the
local workmen were engaged there
for the day in the task of getting
the offices arranged and placed in
the best of shape for the manager of
the road.
Changes at the
County Offices
Occur Thursday
Mrs. Golda Wiles. Miss Jessie Rob
ertson and C. F. Harris Will
Retire From Service
Thursday will mrtk the few
change that will be made in the
official family of the county at the
court house when a number of those
who have given the county good and
faithful service over a period of
years will retire to private lite and
, to look after their individual lines
of activity.
j In the office of the clerk of the
'district court. Mrs. Golda Noble
Wiles, is retiring from the office, re
fusing to be a candidate for the of
fice after a service of seven years
and will devote her future attention
to the home life on the rami near
this city. Mrs. Wib s will be a figure
that will be greatly missed by those
who have occasion to visit the court
house as her pleasant and cheertwl
j disposition and cleverness has made
her one of the most popular of the
: officials that have held office in re
'cent years. Mrs. Wiles entered the
office seven years ago following tne
death of her husband, Clarence L.
Beal, the then clerk, and while a
stranger to the line of work, soon
'mastered the business of the office
jand has made a most efficient and
(capable official and she can feel well
i pleased with the record that she is
leaving behind and the many friend
j ships that she has made among the
residents of the county who have had
I occasion to visit the office. The pn -lent
efficient standard of the olio
jwill be maintained however, in the
'future as Clarence E. Ledgway. who
served as deputy for Mrs. Wiles, will
take over the reins of office and serve
ithe people of the county in his al
i ways capable manner.
I The register of deeds office will also
I have a change as Miss Jessie M. Rob
lertson retires after a four year term
j to be succeeded by Miss Lillian G.
j White, former clerk in the office of
ithe county judge. Miss Robertson
i188 proven a most efficient officer for
i
tne county aim nas uiuugiii in uci
service the splendid qualification
that she has in educational lines to
the work of the business of the regis
ter's office and has had many large
!and complicated jobs to care for in
cluding the great volume of oil land
leases and natural gas pipeline
leases to care for which in her serv
ice in the office in addition to her
other work in the office and leaves
the work in splendid shape to be
turned over to her successor. Miss
Robertson has been most courteous
and genial in her dealings with the
public that have visited her office
in the past four years and her ab
sence will be regretted very much by
the friends that she has made in the
years that she has served in the of
fice. The retiring register has not
fully determined as to what activity
she will follow after leaving office
but may decide to again engage in
educational work for which she is
so eminently fitted. Miss White is
no stranger to the official family of
the court house and will be prepared
to at once take up the work of the
new office and continue the able and
business like administration of this
important office and for which she
is well qualified.
The only other change in the of
ficial family at the court house will
be that of the retirement of County
Commissioner C. F. Harris of Union,
who is to be succeeded by his friend
and neighbor. E. B. Chapman, in the
commissionership of the second dis
trict. Mr. Harris has served as com
missioner for the past twelve years
and in that time has never missed a
session of the county board and has
been attentive to the needs of the
whole county as well as his own par
ticular district and is leaving a rec
ord of able and business handling of
the county affairs. Mr. Harris is a
very extensive land owner in Libt rty
nre'einct and with his retirement will
bnve r lareer oooortunity to look
af-
ter his own private interests.
PIN0CHLE CLUB MEETS
From Tuesday's Danv
Last evening Mrs. Walter Reed
was hostess to the Indies of the
P. F. F. pinochle club at her home
in the Harris apartments and where
for several hours the time was spent
most delightfully in the fascinations
of this game. In the playing Mrs
Ray Herring was the winner of the
first honors. Mrs. Guy Long, second
and Mrs. Ted Eaton the third prize.
At the close of the evening very
dainty and delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess that aided
in the enjoyment of the Jolly party.
TRADE
WIND' HOP
HALTED
BY RAINS
Hampton Roads. Va., Jan. 6. Wil
liam S. MacLaren and his daring red
headed co-pilot, Mrs. Beryl Hart, took
a peek at the rainy weather here
abouts before dawn Tuesday and de
cided to postpone their attempt to
"find" the Bermuda islands unul
Wednesday morning
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