ffebr. State Historical Society . 1 ' JMattemoutb ourna VOL. No. XLVI PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JAN. 19. 1931. NO. 101 t I T I t M. W. A. Holds Installation of Its Officers Splendid Gathering and Officer In ducted Into Office by Visiting Omaha Delegation. From Thursday's Dally Last evening Cas3 Camp No. 332 of the Modern Woodmen of America and Kester Camp No. 3405 of the ladies organization of the Woodmen, held a very fine meeting at the Eagles hall and which was largely attended and at which the newly elected offi cers of the two camps were installed by members of the Douglas county committee of Omaha, embracing members of B. & M. camp and Dia mond camp. The visiting drill team was under the direction of Captain Boyd DeVol of B. & M. camp of Omaha while the installing officer was W. B. Reynolds of Omaha. Others who participated in the installation were Thomas P. Lindsay, consul B. & M. camp and vice-president of Douglas county cen tral committee, Joseph O. Berger. state consul of the M. W. A., Mrs. L. J. Johnson, deputy for the Platts mouth area, Mrs. B. E Reynolds, consul of Diamond camp No. 235 and several of her camp as well as B. & M. camp. Henry Taggart of Omaha was also present and in charge of the boy's contest that is being held by the Woodmen. The officers installed were as fol lows: Cass Camp No. 332 Consul O. C. Pinnyfrock. Past Consul Clarence Favors. Advisor Fred H. Vincent. Banker Edward Gabelman. Clerk H. F. Goos. Escort Harry Rainey. Trustees V. T. Am, George Lusch insky, A. J. Snyder. Watchman William Schuldice. Sentry Merdith Chancellor. Kester Camp No. 3405 Worthy Consul Mrs. Elisabeth Vincent. Past Consul Mrs. Ella Cottier. Advisor Mrs. Nellie Stone. Banker Mrs. Lulu Rhodes. Clerk Mrs. Sadie Fifcnyfrock. Escort Mrs. Anna Belle Rainey. Asst. Escort Edna Smith. Trustees Mrs. Hazel Lahoda. Mrs. Beatrice Bruce, Mrs. Mary Gabelman. Physician Dr. R. P. Westover Watchman Mrs. Sarah Gouchen our. Sentry Mary Ann Chancellor. At the close of the evening he members enjoyed some very dainty and delicious refreshments and later dancing was the order of the even ing and enjoyed by the members of the two camps and their guests from Omaha. HOLD FIRST MEETING From Thursday's Dally This noon the first session of the directors of the Chamber of Com merce was held at the Majestic cafe and with some thirty-three of the members present to take part in the meeting. President H. A. Schneider delivered the firs t address to the members and which was a stirring appeal to the citizenship of the com munity to get into the harness and assist in putting over all possible measures for the advancement of the city. The list of committees was then read by the president, this list ap pearing elsewhere in the Journal The interest was very pleasing and the president made it known ".hat anyone who wishes to attend these luncheons on the first and third Thursdays of each month is welcome and all that is necessary to make the proper reservation so that the num ber of plates can be arranged. The luncheons are all "dutch treat" af fairs and all that is necessary tc at tend is the urge and the price of the meal, whether a director or not, does not matter. Several projects were discussed and plans made for the ensuing year to advance the interests of the city and a number of its institutions. HONOR VISITOR From Frldy' Daily Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Birdie Chancellor gave a luncheon at her home, in honor of Mrs. Louise John son of Omaha, Deputy and organizer of the new Camp Kester Woman's lodge of the M. W. A. When the guest of honor arrived, accompanied with her daughter. Miss Lois, she was greatly surprised to find her supposed business call was misrepre sented. The afternoon was spent in playing games and during the close of the entertainment the group of friends presented Mrs. Johnson with a leather purse. Light refreshments consisting of sandwiches, salad and cake were served and the guest de parted, each expressing a polly time. CHATTLE MORTGAGE RECORD The chattle mortgage record in the office of George R. Sayles for the year 1930 shows that there were 1918 instruments filed in the office and of the value of $1,252,138.03 and that the number of mortgagee released amounted to 1215 and of the value of $877,233.29. WILL LOCATE AT NEBRASKA CITY Mickey Powell, son of Mrs. J. S. Powell of this city, who was dis charged on Jan. 10th from a four years service in the marine corps, has returned to this section and will make his home in the future at Ne braska City and to which place the mother is planning to move in the very near futur .md to keep house for the son there. Mr. Powell has spent the greater part of his time in foreign service and was for some two years in China with the forces of the United States, later being sent back to the United States and discharged from the Marine base at Mare island. California. Committees for Year in Chamber of Commerce President Schneider Announces Var ious Units of the Organization to Serve for Year The various committees that will function for the year in the Cham ber of Commerce have been announc ed by President H. A. Schneider af ter the meeting of the executive committee last night. The commit tees are practically the same as last vpar with a few minor lOllttMi m..i!,. 8nd the organization will now be ready to function in fine shape for the year. The list of committees will comprise the following: Finance Fred. Rea. E. H. Sehul hof, L. O. Minor, C. A. Rosencrans, Dr. P. T. Heineman, J. H. Davis and George Luschinsky. Industries C. C. Wescotu L. D. Hiatt. William Baird, S. S. Davis, J. H. McMaken. Legislative James T. Begley. Robert M. Walling, J. A. Capwell, C. E. Ledgway. Good Roads John P. Sattler. Frank M. Bestor. R. W. Knorr. Geo. Petring. John Bauer. Amusements and Recreations J. W. Holmes. H. G. McClusky. Harry Kiuger, Carl Ofe. Glenn Woodbury. Railroads E. J. Richey, J. S. Liv ingston. R. W. Clement. Publicity E. A. Webb. R. A. Bales. Frank H. Smith. R. Foster Patterson. Agricultural T. H. Pollock, E. H. Spangler. W. F. Nolte, C. H. Jensen. Civic Improvement A. H. Dux bury, W. G. Kieck, William Baird. G. L. Farley. Rev. O. G. Wichmann. Happy Hundred E. H. Wescott, L. O. Minor, S. S. Davis. Retail Section E. A. Wurl. Harbor and Docks S. S. Davis. Henry Herold, D. O. Dwyer. R. A. Bates. D. A. R. HOLDS MEETING The Fontenelle chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion held a very pleasant meeting this week at the home of Mrs. Henry C. McMaken in the Coronado apart ments and which was enjoyed by a very large group of the members. The meeting was under the leader ship of Miss Caroline Baird and in the course of the study subject of the life of John Adams, first vice president and second president of the United States. Mrs. Fred G. Morgan also gave a most interesting account of the life of Benjamin Franklin, one of the revolutionary statesmen and whose services to the nation as the colonial representative at the French court was of great value in bringing to the aid of the colonies the force of the French iavy and money. It was decided by the ladies to hold a Colonial tea on Saturday. February 21st, the place to be de cided upon later. ROUND OVER TO DISTRIST COURT From Friday's D&uy In the county court yesterday be fore Judge A. H. Duxbury was heard the complaint filed against Everett Stewart of Greenwood, charging the young man with robbery, he being charged with taking $39 from John Mick, Greenwood pool hall proprie tor. To the charge filed by County At torney W. G. Kieck, the defendant, Mr. Stewart entered a plea of not guilty and waived the preliminary hearing before the county court and was bound over for trial before the district court. The bond was set at the amount of $1,000 and pending the supplying of which the young man was remand ed to the custory of Sheriff Bert Reed. TO STUDY AERO MECHANICS Lyle Lawton, son of Mrs. Ona Law ton of this city and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Young of Murray, has enrolled at the Lincoln Airplane & Flying school, Lincoln, Neb., for a master automotive mechanics course. Mr. Lawton graduated from the Plattsmouth high school in 1929. The Lincoln Airplane ft Flying school was the first school of its kind In America. Not only was it the first school In the country to teach men how to become automobile me chanics, but it was the first school ever to teach commercial aviation and airplane mechanics. Kruger-Pfeffer Wedding Held at Omaha Church Bride Daughter of Formei Residents of This City. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kroger Hold Reception The marriage of Miss Jane Kruger to Mr. William Pfeffer was celebrat ed at Omaha on Monday morning at the St. Joseph church at Sixteenth and Center streets, the impressive services being conducted by the pas tor of the church and in the presence of a large group of the relatives and friends of the young people. The bridesmaid. Miss Reggner, gown of white satin with an over dress of lace and with the long flow ing veil which was held in place by a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried an arm bouquet of the Bride roses. The bridal couple were attended by Miss Theresa Reggner as brides maid and Mr. Fred Rabb, uncle of the bride as the best man. The bridesmail. Miss Reggner, wore a very modish frock of light green chiffon, carrying an arm bou quet of red roses and also wore a headdress of pearls and brilliants. The groom and best man wore the conventional dark suits. Following the wedding the mem bers of the bridal party were enter tained at a most delicious wedding luncheon at the home of the bride's parents and where there were 150 guests present to join in the well wishes to the newly weds on the most auspicious occasion. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kruger. former residents here and the bride was born and spent her childhood days in this city and where she has a great many friends who will learn with pleas ure of her new happiness. The Plattsmouth guests at the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rabb. Sr., grandparents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rabb, Jr.. uncle and aunt of the bride. Miss Hilda Rabb and Louis Frady. TALENTED VIOLINIST HERE This city has the distinction of having as a resident one of the most gifted of the woman violinists of the country in Miss Agnes Knoflickova, who has just recently opened a studio here and is engaged in the teaching of the violin. This talented lady is perhaps better known here by her family name of Knoflicek, as her family are old residents here and it was here that she spent her younger years before taking up music as a career. She took up the study of the vio lin under the first instructions of her father, who was a student of the violin in his early days in the old world and the love of the music of this instrument was transmitted to the daughter. After her early days of study here Miss Knoflickova was sent to Austria to study under the music masters of that country, only to have her musical work broken in to by the outbreak of the World war that compelled her to flee from Aus tria to France and then on home to the United States. Later she studied in this country and was heard on the concert stage in many sections of the nation and has in recent months made her home again in this city. The studios of this talentM lady are at the L. D. Hiatt home ui Seventh and Oak streets and where she has a number of students already en rolled to take advantage of her splen did training ability as a teacher of the violin. SOCIAL WORKERS MEET The Social Workers of the Metho dist church held a very pleasant meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the church parlors and for the occasion Mrs. C. C. Cotner and Mrs. H. E. Wil cox were the hostesses. The chief business of the session was the election of the officers of the society for the year and those named were: Mrs. Howard Davis, president; Mrs. E. G. Shellenbarger, vice-president; Mrs. Otto Keck, sec retary; Mrs. W. A. Wells, treasurer. The ladies were disappointed to learn that the play that they had planned on presenting on January 29th and 30th, could not be shown here as they had been notified by the producing company and this will have to be abandoned by the society. The ladies spent some time in the discussion of other plans for the year and at an appropriate hour the hos tesses served very dainty and de licious refreshments. SUES FOR DIVORCE From Thursday s Dally This morning an action was filed in the office of the clerk of the dis trict court entitled Amanda Harris vs. Earl P. Harris. In the case the plaintiff in her petition asks for a decree of divorce, custody of a minor child and a suitable support for the child. The petition of the plaintiff filed by her attorney, W. A. Robert son, alleges among other things that the parties were married on June 26, 1916, at Kearney, Nebraska, that the defendant has failed to provide for the plaintiff and child since March 1930. VISITS IN THE CITY From Friday's Dally Mr. and Mrs. Elmer J. Wheeler and Mrs. Waggoner of Lincoln, were in the city for a few hours today, motor ing down from tbeir home, Mr. Wheeler to look after some matters at the Burlington shops in connec tion with his work as an inspector and Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Waggon er to visit here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bates, friends of many years standing and at whose home they were luncMeon guests. Mr. Wheeler is one of th best known of ficials on the Burlington lines west and is a frequent visftor here at the shops. Viaduct Work at LaPlatte will Bring Men Here Work to Start Soon and Many Are Seeking Living Quarters Here for Their Families The construction of the overhead crossing at La Platte which is to start in a short time now, is bring ing a number to this eity to make their home for the time that the construction work is on. There were several parties here Thursday in search of furnished residence thar they might occupy duriifc the weeks that the viaduct is under construc tion. This overhead crossing Is a great safety measure for highway No. 75 as it removes the menace of the dou ble grade railroad crosng which has so long been the subject of neg otiation of the federal Jroad authori ties to eliminate and which at last have proven successful. The work at La Platte will be quite extensive in the grading and the actual construction yt the struc ture and which will furnish employ ment to a large force ofmen for sev eral weeks at least and help aid the unemployment problem. Auburn Takes Game from PHS in Extra Period Exciting Contest Tied by Platts mouth in Last Half Won by Brod of the Bulldogs From Saturdays Dally The Platters in their basketball game at Auburn last night dropped a heart-breaking contest to the Bull dogs after Chet Wiles In the dying seconds of the game had tied the score with a field goal and in the extra five minutes of play. Brod. right forward of the Auburn team was able to snag a field goal and also a free toss for a victory of 21 to IS over the Blue and White. In the opening quarter, Jimmie Begley. playing forward for the Platters hit the hoop for the first score with Galloway. Donat and Merle McCrary each looping one for a total for Plattsmouth of eight at the half while Brod was successful in hitting for three field goals, Smith center, securing a free toss and An drews, right guard, a field goal and a free toss for the total of ten points. The second half saw Brod lead the Bulldogs with two field goais while Andrews snagged two in the third quarter of the game to retain their lead. In the last quarter the Platts mouth team battled manfully to gain the lost ground and a lead as the struggle closed, Johnny Galloway looping two and Donat one while M - Crary had his shooting eye to make two free tosses good and then Wiles scored a field goal to tie up the game in the last seconds. The extra period saw Brod. for ward and captain of Auburn, wreck the hopes of the locals with his goal and free toss and white the blue and white battled strongly they were un able to register against their oppon ents. The tabulated score of the game was as follows: Plattsmouth FG FT PF Ti1 Galloway, f 3 0-1 Begley, f 1 0-4 Donat, c 2 0 Wiles, g 1 0 McCrary, g 1 2 1 1 0 1 o 8 2-5 5 18 Auburn FG FT PF TI1 Brod, f 6 1 1 13 Bohl, f 0 0 2 0 Wheeler, f 0 0 1 C Smith, c 0 10 1 Andrews, g 3 1 0 T Handley, g 0 0 10 9 3 5 21 The Platters will journey this eve ning to Peru to play the Bobkittens in their own lair and stinging under the defeat of last night the Platters will do their best to retrive the lost honors. The Journal Job Department is equipped to turn out anything from calling cards to sale catalogs. New Industry is Outlook for Mo River Lands Grape Vineyards on Rugged Bluffs Lands Would Create New Field for the Farmers . This section of the west where the Missouri river bluffs offer the great est possible field for expansion of the grape industry, is attracting at tention in many parts of the coun try as a future place for the estab lishment of branches of the manufac turing of products of the grape. It has long been urged by many of our people that the hills and bluffs along the Nebraska side of the Mis souri river would make wonderful vineyards and in fact the farmers who Lave established small vineyards have received a splendid crop from them but the fact that the market for this product was limited has dis couraged a great many from trying to increase their output of the grapes. The suggestions as to the estab lishment of factories over this part of the west to take up and use the grape crops is one that should be given serious consideration by ttie communities that are located near the Missouri river as here is the great est natural field for the propagation of vineyards and whi-h in its char acter is not unlike the famous Rhine valley of Germany where some of the largest grape crops cf Europe are grown. There are many varieties of prod ucts that can be derived from the grape and which has not heretofore been taken up strongly In the cen tral west altho it is one of the larg est industries of the south Pacific coast country and has in the past years grown to be a great asset to that part of the west with the devel oping and expansion of the industry and which has been recognized by the federal farm board as one of the main crops of the country. There is no doubt that a supply sufficient to maintain a large factory could easily be raised in the vicin- Mty ct PlaitsmouUi and which would give a new field of operation to the farming communities and utilize land that is not the very best for the growth of corn or other farm crops. CRIBBERS" VISIT GLENW00D Wednesday evening eight of the cribbage players of this city journey ed over into Iowa, where the tall eorn grows, for the sole purpose of giving the Glenwood "cribbers" a few pointers as to just how their favorite card game should be played. At the Glenwood Armory the visitors were given a cordial welcome, and pairing off at four tables the contest was on in earnest, with eight play ers of each city fighting for victory. At close of the contest at 11:30 the score showed that Plattsmouth had won 2S of the C4 games, while Glen wod had a total of 36. Then the visi tors were invited to partake of a splendid luncheon with the Iowa victor.-, wiping out the little sting of defeat, and promising another meeting in the near future. Wni. Barclay and Geo. B. Mann received the guest prize. The Plattsmouth team consisted of E. H. Sehulhof. George Mann, Frank Bestor. William Barclay, Her man Thomas. Claude C. Smith. Char les Bestor and C. L. Graves. WILL OPERATE POOL HALL From Friday's Daily Yesterday Charles Ault and Louis Lohnes, well known young men of this city, closed the deal whereby they become the owners of the pool hall on the south side of Main street which was formerly owned and oper ated by A. If. Arries. The new own ers are very popular among a large circle of friends over the city where they have made their home for their lifetime and should enjoy a fine pat ronage in their new place of busi ness as they are both very clever and genial gentlemen and with Oie'r very wide acquaintance should be able to largely increase the volume of business. Mr. Ault has been in the employe of the Iowa-XebrasRa Light & Power Co. for the past sev eral years and Mr. Lohnes has been engaged in various lines of activity here since moving to this city from the country a number of years ago. BREX WORK SIX DAYS From Friday' Dallv The shops of the Burlington Re frigerator Express Co.. in this city are now on a full eight-hour six-day week schedule to care for the large amount of car work that has accumu lated over the last of the year. The force are all at full time employment and in addition several new men have been taken on in the past few days to assist in the work. The shops have over the past year been in very good shape as to employment and the new year is starting out most auspicious ly for the BREX. Superintendent W. T. Distell feels well pleased that the shops have been able to resume their full time schedule and is also very pleasing to the force there as it will mean a more lucerative return on the pay checks. RECEIVES RECOGNITION Mrs. Robert G. Reed of this city, one of the talented musicians of the community, has received a very pit as- j ing recognition o; ner talents as a I pianist by being selected as the ac- I companist at the voice studios of ! Prof . Walter Wheatley at Omaha. I Prof. Wheatley is with the school of music of t lie Universits ol Nebraska and has opened a studio at Omaha in connection with his regular stu dios at Lincoln and feels very for tunate in having secured so talented a lady for the accompaniment work at the studio, a task that requires the greatest skill and musical ap preciation on the part of the pianist. Mrs. Fred Guen ther Called to the Last Long Rest Parsed Away Late Friday Afternoon Following Hlness of Some Dur ation, at Home Here. Fn.m Saturday.-. Dairy Mr. Berger to Nebraska, arrived at On Friday afternoon as the day Rock Bluffs on JuJy 10th- 1S' was drawing to a close the spirit of 'here they camped on the side ot a Mrs. Fred Guenther. Sr.. wa called hill, and during the night a heavy to the last reward, her death com-'rain storm came, flooding the Rock ing after an illness of some duration (-'reek, reaching from one bluff to an- and in the last davs of which it was other md flooding many residences recognized that the long and useful and business houses. The Berger life of this estimable lady was of family remained there for some time but short duration. and later engaged in farming. Mr. Mrs. Guenther, since the death of Berger only coming to Murray to re- the husband on December 20. 1923. side about 25 years ago has largely made her home with the I While in Winterset. Mr Berr r children here being with her eldest worked as a printer s devil for the daughter. Mrs. John Bauer, Sr., for Iowa Pilot, a newspaper published some time, but following an acci- there. Later the Pilot was sold and dent several months ago that resulted the name changed to the Madisonion. in an injury to her hip she has been which it still retains, after three at the home of another daughter, quarters of a century Mr Berger Mrs. H. E. Becker, and where she re- then a lad of eleven and twelve, was reived the last summons. printer s devil on both papers. Elizabeth Kunzmann was born When he was in his teens, he with Mav 10. 1843 at Eisingen. Baden, some other young people went to Lin Germany and in which community coin when the town was just aborn she passed her girlhood days, being ing. and great excitement was there, confirmed in 1857 in the Evangelical as many lots had been laid out and . -hurch and in which faith she was a the first city had been platted. He firm believer until death sealed her was there when the first paper was life story printed, the Nebraska C omnion- In;he !--: rni to AmT- wealth, and he knowing a smattering lea with' her brother. Jacob Kunz- about the art preservative stepped mann. thev moving to Nebraska and up to a printer s case and set a small for some time she resided here with article of news telling of the visit her sister. Mrs. Christina Snyder, un- of himself and friends at the state til on February 10. 1868. she was capitol Mr. Berger has resided in married at Plattsmouth to Frederick Cass county first at Rock Bluffs, later Guenther. then a voung farmer of on a farm and for many years past this community and where for the in Murray for some seventy-three long period of years they made their years. home, engaged in farming near this He passed the day quietly in Mur- city until some vears ago when they ray, receiving the congratulations of moved into Plattsmouth and made his many friends and relating many their home here, spending happily incidents of the early life ot Old the declining vears until the hus- hand and father was called to the last rest. To bless the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Guenther six children were born, five of whom. Mrs. John Bauer. Sr.. Frederick Guenther. Jr., of this citv. Mrs. J. J. Lohnes of Grant, Ne- braska. Mrs. H. E. Becker of this citv. Mrs. Geo. Wallinger of South Bend, survive, one daughter, Mrs. P. T Becker, having preceded the par- ents in death in 1921. There also re- ..... main nine grandcniiuren ana one great-grandchild. ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION The miniature locomotive which was constructed by John W. Crabill. local jeweler, over a period of several years and which la an exact repro- j duction of the large type locdmotiveB used on the Burlington, has attracted a great deal of attention over the country. The locomotive was first shown here and later was taken to Omaha where it was featured at th' Burlington st"- Burlington stu opening of the new . j tion I ne mu.ngton ornc, us secure., permission of Mr. Crabill to take the model to Chicago and where it is now being shown by the Burlington. The model at Chicago attracted the attracted the attention of thousands and Mr. Crbaill has received a great many letters from persons interested who have congratulated the builder on his work. I lie renruary num- her of Modern Mechanics has a very interesting illustrated story on the locomotive. PLEADS NOT GUILTY From Saturday's uTty This morning Everett Stewart, Knights Templar of southeastern Ne chaiged with robbing John Mick of braska have been planning a corn Greenwood of $39.. was arraigned in petitive drill contest in preparation the district court to answer to the for tne grand conimandery of the charge preferred against him by state and a group comprising the County Attorney W. G. Kie k. To eommanderies of Plattsmouth. Ne ttie charge the young man entered a braska City. Auburn. Falls City and plea of not guilty and the oase was Tecumseh are to participate in the set for hearing on Monday, January coming weeks to prepare for the 26th, the amount of the zond being gtate gathering. Mt. Zlon comman fixed at $1,000 and until that is sup- dery No. 5 of this city, is preparing plied the defendant to rema-n in the 0 Send a team of twelve Templars custody of Sheriff Bert Reed. Coun- under the direction of Captain ;en sel to represent Mr. Stewart will be erai v. F. Evers. to Auburn on next appointed by the court at the re- Tuesday for a drill and the follow quest of the defendant. ing week it is expected the other Templars will be here for the drill. SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT Frank A J Miller, who suffered a fainring attack the first part of I the week while en route to his home on South Fourth street, is still con- ' Phoenix, Ariz. Charles Trimble fined to his bed at the family home of Omaha was elected president of but is showing some improvement the Western Fruit Jobbers' associa and it is hoped will soon be back in tion of America Friday. C. R. Good his former good health. The many ing of Chicago was elected treasurer friends will be pleased to learn of his and William Garfitt of Chicago ra improvement and trust that it may elected secretary and business man continue, ager. James W. Berger, Pioneer, Passes 85th Milestone Well Known Resident of MurTay Has Had Colorful Career as a Pio neer of the West. From Saturday's Dally James W. Berger of Murray, whom all call Uncle B., yesterday passed the Soth anniversary of his bin li. ' He was born at Savanab, Mo., on 'January 16th, 1846. ) With his parents, be went to Win terset, la., when a year of age. Here the family remained until he was twelve years of age and in 1858 mov ' ed to Rock Bluffs, Nebr., then a hustling frontier town and a depot for the emigrant trains which made j regular trips across the prairie to (Denver and Salt Lake City, and were t.OIiiposed mostly of oxen trains. j which required a long time to make a rounu trip. The pioneer train which brought Kock Blurts, wnen james raueiwu and James Walker, Stanford and Spratlin and many others of early days were there. The late Judge B. S. Ramsey was school teacher there in an early day, and was one of the first instructors of Judge C. L. Graves, Win. Ellington was the first sheriff of Cass county and will be remeni- bered by the older residents of this portion of the county. At one time Rock Bluffs bid fair to become the ....! t I... -, t, ond U'QC t i , W - i-upnui i " ' ' "T netitor with Plattsmouth tor me honor of being the county seat of Cass county. Mr. Berger tells some very Interesting and amusing inci dents of the early days of this county and state. CHARGED WITH ROBBERY K'-irn Thursday s Dallr Last evening Pat Reed returned from Greenwood and bringing with him Everett Stewart, against whom a complaint of robbery had been ,odert at the ffice f CUnty At,r" w g. Kieck and the young man nev - linR tne flUnE of g, rharge8 , claimed that Mr. Stewart is the man that held up Jonn mick. Greenwood pool hall owner, and re lieved him of some $30 in cash that he was carrying at the time. Mr. Mick nrtfl son. so it is reoorted. were on tneir way home after the closing of tne ponI naIj at njKht and were arcoHted on the street by Stewart aml wno t js alleged took the amount of money from Mr. Mick. HOLD COMPETITIVE DRILL Th v.iriouw rommanderies of the OMAHA MAN PRESIDENT OF THE FRUIT JOBBERS