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A.
lattemoul
VOL. No. XLVI
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JAN. 22. 1931.
NO. 102
be
9 BSk
Inas Wever is
Found Guilty; To
Serve Life Term
Jury Returns Verdict This Morning
at 8 :45 Setting Penalty Accord
ing to Judge's Request.
The jury that has deliberated
oi the case of the State of Ne
braska vs. Mis. Inas Wever.
charged with murder in the first
degree, returned a verdict this
mcrning at 8:45 finding the de
fendant guilty as charged ard
carrying with it the penalty of
life sentence to the state peni
tentiary. Prom Tuesday's Danv
The Wever murder case was start
ed on its course of several days dur
ation on Monday and a jury was se
lected at 3:30 following: the exam
ination of the panel which had con
tinued from 9 a. m. until the last
man was accepted and the jury sworn
in by Judge Begley.
The members of the jury s- iei ted
were, as had been anticipated, prac
tically all from the western and cen
tral part of the county and comprised
William Schumaker. C. E. Heim. Carl
Sehlaphoff. Lawrence Group. C. L.
Meierjurgen, Eugene Colbert. Elmer
Frolich, Herman Wegner, G. L. He ne
ger. George Domingo, W. M. Pears
ley, Ray Keller.
The state in the first witnesses
called attempted to lay the ground
work for a motive for the alleged
paisoning by presenting several wit
nesses to show Mrs. Wever's friend
ship with Edgar Glaze.
Myron Birdsley. employe of the
Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
was called and testified as to having
seen Mrs. Wever and Mr. Glaze at
Johnson. Nebraska, last fall while he
was engaged in his telephone work
at that place and the witness had
recognized both of the parties, but
his testimony was somewhat shaken
under the questions of Mr. Jamieton.
Roy Cavender, barber, called "by
the state, gave testimony as to the
visit of Mrs. Wever to his barber
shop in November and where she
had discussed her family troubles
and quarrels with Mr. Wever and
also where witness stated she had
told him that her friend's wife had
left him and that she must be free
of her husband also. In response to
questions of the state Mr. Cavender
stated that Mrs. Wever had said
that she must be free of her husband
by the first of the year.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adams of Fre
mont, in whose residence the Wever
family at one time resided several
years ago. testified as to the actions
of the parties while living there and
Mrs. Adams also testified as to the
possession of a hotel key by Mrs.
Wever to a room in one of the local
hotels.
Mrs. Irene Wever. wife of Russell
Wever, brother of the dead man, in
her testimony stated that she had
stayed at the George Wever home
last October while Mr. Wever was
out pheasant hunting in Loup coun
ty, going there at the invitation of
Mrs. Wever. The witness testified
that
Mrs.
that
she had been out ruling wnn i
Wever on one afternoon and
Mrs. Wever and she had gone
into
the store on west Main street
where Mrs. Wever had called up
Edgar Glaze and invited him to come
to the house that evening. Witness
testified that she had been at the
Wever home in the evening when
Glaze had called, that Mrs. Wever
and Glaze had gone into the kitchen
and witness had remained in the
dining room. On getting ready to
go up stairs witness testified that she
had overheard an alleged conversa
tion between Mrs. Wever and Glaze
in which there had been statements
of affection. Witness had then gone
up stairs and went to sleep and did
not hear anything further until later
when she had awakened and secured
drink of water and at which time
Glaze was leaving the house. In
reply to the defense attorney the wit
ness stated Mrs. Wever had not made
any attempt to have her leave th3f
house and that she had remained
tnere for the night and had slept
with Mrs. George Wever. She also
related Mrs. Wever had showed her
a diamond ring; that she said Glaze
had given her.
Jess Elliott, chief of police. Testi
fied that he had been called to the
Wever home on several occasions, the
last being a short time prior to the
death of Mr. Wever. that the hus
band and wife had been quarreling
apparently over a telephone call of
the wife and Mrs. Wever had asked
the witness to do something about
the quarrel but that he stated he
could not until some complaint was
filed. They had continued to quarrel
and Mrs. Wever had sid that if
Wever quit drinking that they could
get along much better.
Otto Hike was called to the stand
and testified that he had been with
George Wever on the Saturday pre
ceding his death, that they had gone
to the Eagles dance and had one
drink that Wever had secured from
a bottle in a coat in the cloakroom
of the hall. Wever had only ore
drink that night and that at the
close of the dance witness and wife
and Mr. and Mrs. Wever had gone to
a restaurant and had a bowl of chili
ard then gone on home. On cross
examination by Mr. Jamieson the
witness stated that he had been at
the Wever home previously and
drank some whisky that Wever had
brought out. they drinking about a
pint apiece. On the questioning of
Mr. Jamieson witness testified that
on the night of the dance they had
not gone direct home from the res
taurant but hat. stopped at a resi
dence and where they had a little
wine.
The Testimony of Russell Wever,
brother of (Jeorge Wever and bur,-
band of Irene Wever, covered the in-
cidents of the quarrels of Mr. and
Mrs. George Wever. particularly that
of Thursdav, December 4th; when.
with his wife he had gone to the
George Wever home in the evening:
and they had found them quarrel-
in? anrt Mrs Wever had snirl "Vrtn
have come just in time to see a hell be similar to another and result in
of a fiht." and she had said, "What a confusion of mail. The railroads
can vou do with a m:,n that is al- rtcB too- that two stations on their
ways accusing you." The quarrel lines to do not get the same or simi
had apparently been over a telephone lar names. Generally, local senti
call. The husband and wife had meiu rules in picking names for
talked of seperating una Mrs. Wever towns, though in the days of settle
had threatened to leave and Wever ment of Nebraska a number of fac
had told her to go but she could tors entered into the naming of a
not take the boy with her. The wit- town. A settlement might be made
ness testified that he had lived with ,)V People from the same place in an
George Wever and wife at different eastern state, then the name of the
times and never had a quarrel with town from which they would be given
them. He has seen his brother the new Nebraska town. The names
George on Saturday and Sunday pre- of generals and statesmen of the Civil
ceding his death and he had not com- war period are generously given the
plained of being sick. Witness stat- counties and towns of Nebraska, re
ed that Wever'B drinking had been fleeting the patriotic ardor that ruled
one of the matters of lisnnte at the in ihe days of settlement. Sometimes
quarrel at the home on December
4th.
Ralph Wever, another brother of
Gvorge Wever. testified as to the
quarreling of George Wevers' which
he stated had covered a number of
years. He testified as to quarrels over
the adopted boy of the family. He
had not heard of any particular ser-
ious illness of George and Mrs. Wever
had called at the home of witness
and his mother and had got a hot
water bottle for use of George. Bay-
ing he had a cold. The next time
he had seen them was after the death
of George. Witness had discussed a
post mortem on the bodv of George
with Mrs. Wever and he had said that 1
Ihe did not believe in this and Mrs.
Wever had said George was opposed precinct and the Jown was named
to that practice also. The witness after the precinct. The name is prob
had lived at the home of his brother I ably derived from Thomas Moore's
from the fall of 1029 to the spring (poem. ' Sweet Vale of Avoca." A
of 1930.
Court convened at 9:00 a. m. be
fore District Judge Begley.
Defendant. Mrs. Wever. came into
court room with same assurance and
gracious ease which she has display
ed throughout trial. Was prettily
dressed in black satin gown, chic
black felt hat. scarf and kerchief to
match. Kad spent a restful night at
county, jail. Cass county. Platts
mouth. 1st Witness: Wm. O'Donnell.
coachman, C. B. & Q. RR shops. Testi
fied that deceased and himself had
made a trip to the country after
horseradish. Upon returning, deceas
ed and Mrs. Wever had an argument
about whether or not George (Wever)
had poured out jug of liquor. George
had poured it out and handed empty
jug to O'Donnell. O'Dor.nell smelled
empty jug and commented, "George
did not drink that stuff that smells
like fomaldahide." Two days later
at shops George told O'Donnell about
having had cramps in his stomach
and legs. The following day, Geo.
Wever died. Witness testified that
Georere worked until 1:30 p. m. on
Monday.
2nd Witness: Mrs. Otto Hike:
Farmer's wife from near Cedar
Creek. Witness and husband attend
ed dance at the Eagles hall at
Plattsmouth. on Saturday night be
fore George Wever died on Tuesday.
After dance they went to a chili par
lor and later to Pete Harold's where
they had some wine to drink. Wit
ness testified that no one was drunk.
Hikes again visited V evers the next
day (Sunday) and spent the day so
cially no drinking and went home
about 10:00 p. m. George Wever
only complained of cramp in his knee
that day.
3rd Witness: Arnold Lillie: Bar
ber. Plattsmouth. Testified that he
and his wife (now divorced) had fre
quently been guests at Wever home.
Drank beer often but never saw the
deceased drunk. Tells of Mrs. Wever
and George Wever quarreling often.
Said on one occasion that Mrs. Wever
struck George with stove poker,
knocking him out and he had to be
revived with cold water.
4th Witness: A. H. Duxbury.
County Judge. Plattsmouth. Witness
testified that on Dec. 9th Mrs. Wever,
Edgar Glaze, and her brother-in-law-called
at his home, he helping them
make out government insurance
relative to amount due them. Later
discussed autopsy with Judge.
5th Witness: Edgar Glaze, Platts
mouth. No questioning by either
State's or defendant's attorneys.
6th Witness: Olive Johnson,
widow. Plattsmouth. Occupied same
house with the Wevers. Witness testi
fied she never saw any rats about
the house. Said Wevers quarreled
often but George always kind to Mrs.
Wever. Said Mrs. Wever very severe
with adopted son. Billy. On one oc
casion boy told his father that cer
tain man (Hank Klinger) hung
around their house all the time upon
which mother slapped boy in the
mouth so ha'-d that he fell" from his
chair. Witness testified that she saw
a man (Bill Jorgensen) in the hall
Continued on Page 5.
How Names of
Cass Co. Towns
Originated
Interesting Story of the - nner
Which the Towns of the Coun
ty Were Named
in
TT . ,
H(,w ',ld towns et tlulr "ames?
Dld lhe names just happen or Is
lh?re some plan in use by the post
offi(e department or the railroad com-
Pny that decides what the name
U In OI Pnst "ffices,
lhe P offlv does exercise a pretty
close censorship to see that a new
oflice does not get a name that will
lhe desire to find a name that was
different ruled in selecting the town's
name. Generally there is a reas; n
for every name of every town and a
1'ttle investigation of the names of
the towns in Cass county discloses
some interesting results:
('ass county was named in honor
nf General Lewis Cass (1782-1866 1.
the American statesman and patriot,
Its boundarb s were defined by an
act of the legislature approved March
. WW. redefined January 26, 1856.
Alvo This town was named by
the post office department in Wash-
ington. D. C, and apparently with-
out reference to any person or place.
Avoca The site of Avoca was plat-
ted in 1957. It was located in Avoca
river of Ireland and many towns in
the United States have this name.
Cedar Creek In the early days the
creek just west of this town had many
cedar trees along its banks and so
it was called Cedar creek. When the
town was laid out in 1S56 it was
named after the creek.
Eaerle Shortly after IS 72. a con
ference of the settlers was held at
the home of Mr. Edwin Post, three
I and a half miles northeast of the
present site of Eagle. This meeting
jdrew up a petition for the establish
ment of a post office and chose the
name Eagle. When the post oflice
wrai established Mr. Edwin Post be
jcome the first postmaster. A few-
years later the office was moved a
few miles farther northeast and the
name changed to Sunlight. Three
or four changes of location followed
with an occasional change of name.
Later the post office was moved to
a country store located at the cross
roads just east of the present site of
Eagle and the former name of Eagle
restored. Mr. J. A. Blanehard, the
proprietor of the store, was the post
master and he continued in that cap
acity for several years after the vil
lage of Eagle came into existence.
The town of Eagle was founded ir.
1886 on the advent of tl Missouri
Pacific railroad and took its name
from the post office in the vicinity.
The name was probably adopted be
cause of the presence of the eagle
i bird i in the vicinity during the
pioneer period.
Elmwood This post office was es
tablished in Stove Creek township
in 1S66 and located two and a half
miles north and one mile east of the
present site, near a grove of elm
trees. The first postmaster. David
McCraig. named the place Elmwood
after the local grove of trees.
Greenwood This town received
its name from Greenwood creek, a
small stream emptying into Salt
creek about two miles northeast of
the town. Greenwood creek was nam
ed in honor of a Mr. Greenwood, an
early settler, who lived near the
creek a short distance from its
mouth. A neighboring precinct has
the same name. Gannett's work on
place names states that the village
received its name from J. S. Green,
an early settler.
Louisville There are several cur
rent reports as to the naming of
Louisville. A man whose father
owned the land now occupied by
Louisville before the town was plat
ted believes that it was named for
Louisville, Kentucky, which seems
its most probable origin. Another
old settler thinks the town was nam-
!ed in honor of the American explor
er. Meriwether Lewis C1774-1809).
Still another old settler says that the.
town received its name from a man
named Louis who operated a little
one-burr grist-mill on the bank of
Mill creek which runs through the
town. Louisville was laid out in
Jr.nuary and platted in February,
1S57. It was incorporated by an act
of the legislature approved February
10. 1S57.
Manley This town was first call
ed Summit and later its name was
changed to Manley. About forty
years ago there were three ranch
man living in the vicinity and it is
thought that the town was named
for them.
Murdock Murdock takes i(s name
from one of the members of the town
site company. This ccmpany owned
the town sites of several of the smaii
stations along the Rock Island rail
road in Nebraska.
Murray This town was first call
ed Fairview. but when it was found
that there was auother Fairview in
the state, the name was changed to
Murray. The present name was
given :he town in ho.ior of the R v
erend George L. Murray who was
pastor of the United Presbyterian
church and a very influential man
in the town.
Mynard Mynard was named for
Mynard Lewis, a former civil en
gineer on the MissoBri Pacific rail
road. Nehawka This town received its
name in a peculiar way. When the
government granted a post office to
the farmers along the north branch
of the Weeping Water creek. Isaac
Pollard, one of the settlers, stopped
at the post office department in Wash
ington, during a trip to the east, to
select a name for the new office. He
wanted to use the Indian name for
"Weeping Water," but the only one
he could find was too hard to pro
nounce. Finally he came across the
word "Nehawka" which meant some
thing else, but which he thought
sounded well, and so tnis name was
agreed upon. Nehawka is a white
man's approximation to the Omaha
and Otoe Indian name of the "reek,v
Nigohoe. which does not mean
"weeping water" hut means the
sound of water as it runs over low
falls, that is "rustling water." See
Weeping Water.
Plattsmouth Plattsmouth. the
county seat of Cass county, was so
named because of its location at the
mouth of the Platte river. It was
laid out and platted by O. N. Tyson,
surveyor for the Plattsmouth Town
Company, in November. 1854. It
was incorporated by an act of the
legislature approved March 14. 18S5.
Rockbluff A locally descriptive
name for a village on the Missouri
river in Rock Bluff precinct.
South Bend South Bend was so
named because of its geographical
location on the south bend of the
Platte river. It was laid out in
1857.
T'nion Soon aft'" , -b inity
was settled a post oflSce was estab-
lished and named Union in harmony
with sentiments prevalent durinp
that decade of the Civil War. Later
the town was founded and named
after the local post office.
Wabash Some of the early set
tlers in the community came from
Indiana and at the time the town
was platted named it after Wabash.
Indiana.
Weeping Water This town is sit
uated on the creek called by the
French "L'eau and Pleure," or the
"Water that Weeps." and is named
for the creek. There is an interest
ing Indian tradition concerning the
origin of this stream. It is saiu tnat
near the source of the river once
lived a powerful and peaceful tribe
governed by a mild and valorous
chief. The warriors of the tribe were
strong and fleet. The maidens were
lithe and lovely and their beauty ex
ceeded that possessed by the maidens
of any of the neighboring trtbes. The
chief's daughter was the fairest of
all and so beautiful, indeed, that the
icniei 01 a puwenui nioe in me wer-i
fell in love with her and asked her
father for her hand in marriage. He
was refused, but one day succeeded
in abducting her while he was bath
ing with her companions in a lake
near theVillage. Pursuit immediate
ly followed with disastrous results,
for all of the pursuers were killed
in the fight. After three days wait
ing, the women who had been left
in charge of the camp started out in
search of the warriors and found
them dead on the battlefield. This
caused them to weep so long that
their tears formed the river "Weep
ing Water," which still exists. The
town was incorporated February 13,
1857.
The Omaha and Otoe Indian name
of the creek is Nigahoe. from ni,
water, and gahoe. the rustling, swish
ing sound of water runnine over low
falls, or "rustling water." The ho
is an h with a gutteral sound. The
name was confused by white men
with Nihoage which means "weep
ing water" from ni. water, and ho
age, weeping. The legend of "weep
ing wrter" is a white man's tradi
tion or invention to account for the
word "weeping water," a mistrans
lation as stated above.
WILL LOCATE AT HAVEL0CK
William K, Krecklow, who has
been cashier at the local passenger
station of the Burlington here and
also in charge of the local freight
house of the railroad, will locate
in Havelock in the future it was
stated at the local station, this fol
lowing a change in the status of the
work at the freight house which is
now changed to combine the work
there and that of looking after the
car checking in the yards and par:
of the passenger station work. Mr.
Krecklow to retain his seniority as
a cashier finds It necessary to re
move to another station and accord
ingly will ask for the position at
Havelock. Who will have the position
in this city has not as yet been determined.
Blue and White
Drop Close Game
to Peru Prep
Bebkittens Acquire an 8 to 1 Lead
in First Half to Win Contest
by Score of 10 to 8
The Plattsmouth high school bas
ketball team in their game at Peru
Saturday night were at the short
end of a 10 to 8 score against the
Bobkittens of the Peru Prep school.
The locals were unable to get go
ing to any success in the openiug half
of the game and the contest was one
slow and dragging on the part of
both teams, with the score at the half
heing S to 1 for Peru, the only Platts
mouth tally being a free throw by
Arn. local forward, this margin be
ing sufficient to win for the Peru
vians. In the second halt" the Platters
were showing more of their real
form. Donat opening with a free toss
for the locals and field goals by Wiles
with two and Galloway twing up the
game but the Peru Prep team was
given the victory with a long shot
from almost the center of the floor
that gave them the only points in
the second half but these two points
proved sufficient for the winning of
the game.
The high school game was played
in the intermission of the Peru
Teachers college-St. Benedicts con
test and which was won by Peru by
a 33 to 23 margin over the Kansas
team.
Plattsmouth
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VETERAN RAILROADER DIES
The old time railroad men of this
city as well as the old residents of
this city, will regret to learn pf
I the death of Byron N. Loverin. one
of the old time railroad men of the
j state and who for many years was
la conductor on the Burlington run
ning tnrougn tnis city on no. to ana
No. 23 and was perhaps one of the
best known men on the service out
of Omaha and Lincoln, he making his
home at Lincoln.
Mr. Loverin has been ill for some
time and passed aw.ay Sunday after
noon at 1:30 at his home 1924 South
Twenty-fourth street, retiring from
active service in 1925 after a service
of forty-two years.
Mr. Loverin came to Plattsmouth
from Iowa in 1881. later living at
Kearney and moving to Lincoln in
1910. He was a member of Robert
Morris Masonic lodge, Kearney; Tem
ple chapter No. 271. O. E. S.; Scot
tish Rite, and the First Plymouth
Congregational church of Lincoln.
Surviving are his wife, Cordelia M.,
and a daughter. Miss Madge W. lov
ierin, Lincoln. Funeral services will
ibe held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at Wad
low's. Rev. Arthur P. Newell. Blair,
officiating. The body will be taken
to Princton, 111., for burial. Masons
in charge.
MRS. TRITSCH INJURED
Mrs. Walter Tritsch. residing on
the farm west of this city, was very
painfully injured Saturday at the
home while she was engaged in hang
ing out the family washing. She
had stepped out on the back porch
of the home which stands several
feet from the ground and was pullir.g
in the line which is arranged on a
pully when her feet slipped on the
frost covered floor of the porch, she
losing her balance and falling to the
ground. In the fall Mrs. Tritsch suf
fered a laceration of both the upper
and lower lip as well as injury to
her nose and several small gashes
on the face and in addition being
bruised quite badly. She was brought
on into this city and placed under
medical care.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
From Monday's Dally
Wallace Terryberry. son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. F. Terryberry, who has
been suffering from an affliction of
the neck and throat for some time,
will be taken to Omaha this after
noon to be placed under the care of
Dr. Cassidy. specialist at the Meth
odist hospital. The condition of the
lad has grown such that it is thought
that he is developing a mastoid and
which will necessitate his care at the
hospital.
Mrs. William Tlppens departed
this morning for Omaha where she
was called to look after some mat
ters of business.
MANY ENJOY HUNT
The wolf hunt which was held
here on Saturday for the puiposeof
ridding the surrounding country of ;
the coyotes and wolves, proved a
most interesting event for the hunt
en altho the only trophy of the hunt j
was one lone wolf that was shot by j
Jack Tower northwest of the city.
The wolf had evidently been trapped
and escaped dragging the trap as it ;
was siill on the animal when it was j
shot by Mr. Tower.
Knights Temp
lar Install Officers
LastEvening
A. H. Duxbury Installed Eminent
Commander Hon. J. M. Rob
ertson Installing Officer
From Tuesday's r.a.ny
Last evening Mt. Zion commandery
No. 5, Knights Templar, of this city,
installed their officers for the ensu
ing year, the following being install
ed by Hon. James M. Robertson, past
grand commander of the Knights
Templar of Nebraska.
Eminent Commander Aubrey H.
Duxbury.
Generalissimo Henry F. Nolting.
Captain General Wm. F. Evers.
Senior Warden Charles L. Carl
son. Junior Warden Frank A
Cloidt.
Prelate Raymond C. Cook.
Treasurer Philip Thierolf.
Recorder John E. Sc hutz.
Standard Bearer Lester W
singer.
Mei-
Sword Bearer Harrison L
Gayer.
Warder Ward M. Whalen.
Sentinel Lynn O. Minor.
The new commander has served as
generalissimo for the past two years
and as head of the other Masonic
bodies of the city and has long been
active in the affairs of Mt. Zion com
mandery, being ,past high priest of
Nebraska chapter No. 3 and Platts
mouth lodge No. 6 of the A. F. &
A. M.
Woman's Club
Has Fine
Trip
in Pictures
Miss Marie Kaufmann Gives Views
Taken in Switzerland and
Germany on Tour.
The Plattsmouth Woman's club
had a very pleasant meeting on Mon
day evening at the home of Mrs. R. B.
Hayes and who had as associate hos-
tessis
Frank
well.
The
cn the;
Jame5
Mrs. Fred G. Morgan, Mrs.'
J. Morgan and Mrs. J. A. Cap-
iadies had a very fine report
radio program given by Mrs.
G. Mauzy and a discussion of
the World Court presented
D. O. Dwyer which was
with the greatest interest
members of the club as this
is now one of the greatest
by Mrs.
followed
by the
question
interna-
tional interest.
Miss Marie Kaufmann wp.s chair
man of the program and as a part
of the entertainment of the evening
gave a fine showing of the motion
pictures of her recent trip to Ger
many and Switzerland and which
covered the great scenic beauty of
these countries as well as the cities
and places of the greatest interest
and was a fine presentation of the
travel among the scenes of charm in
the old world.
Mrs. J. A. Capwell and sister, Mrs.
Ray Otredosky. were heard in a very
charming and artistic piano duet
that was very much enjoyed.
Two very pleasing music al num
bers were the violin solo by Master
Bobbie Hayes and a vocal number of
Miss Jean Hayes, both being very ar
tistically given and reflecting the
greatest credit upon the young peo
ple. As guests of the club Miss Flor
ence Nelson and Miss Thelma Hutch
ison were present and enjoyed the
opportunity of participating in the
gathering.
REBEKAHS INSTALL
Bud of Promise Rebekah ledge No.
40. held installation Friday evening,
Janpary 16. D. D. P. Georgia White
bread of Louisville and her marshal,
Mrs. Busche, Sr., assisted by a num
ber of local past Noble Grands were
the installing officers. The following
is the list of elective and appointive
officers for the ensuing term:
N. G. Emma Olson.
P. N. G. Hilda Coffman.
V. G. Mary Kruger.
Secretary Marie E Kaufmann.
Treasurer: Anna E. Leach.
R. S. to N. G. Martha Petersen.
L. S. to N. G. Susie Bates.
R. S. to V. G. Mary Taylor.
L. S. to V. G. Susie McNurlin.
O. G. T. E Olson.
I G. Geo. Pick.
Chaplain Sybel Brantner.
Six visitors were present. Sister
Ms B. Kennedy of Lincoln, gave an
interesting talk, and the Louisville
visitors also responded and gave the
: Plattsmouth lodge a corditl invita
jtion to visit the Louisville lodge. Re
freshments and a social hour follow
ed the installation.
Woodman Circle
and Juniors In
stall Officers
Meeting's Are Held at the Home of
Mrs. Harry Kruger on Sat
urday Afternoon.
A most interesting meeting was
held at the home of Mrs. Harry Kru
ger last Saturday afternoon. The of
ficers of the Junior Circle, auxiliary
to the Woodmen Circle, were install
ed by Mrs. Ida B. Kennedy of Lin
coln, district manager for the Wood
men Circle. The officers for the te rm
are as follows:
Guardian Elva Olson.
Past Guardian Louise Pfitzmayer.
Advisor Alice Hiatt.
Chaplain Warren Lillie.
Secretary William Pfitzmayer.
Treasurer Mildred Zatopek.
Attendant Frances Marie Lillie.
I. Sentinel Marion Olson.
O. Sentinel Edward Stewart.
Board of Managers Kathryn Shel-
lenbarger, Marvin Lillie, Clifford
Dasher.
I The Junior Circle now has a mem
bership of more than forty. The
youngest member in attendance Sat-
: urday to answer to roll call, was
three years old. After the business
session the Juniors were given a treat
by the hostess. As their visitors the
Juniors had six mothers present. It
I was decided to hold a Valentine party
!at the next meeting which will be
held at the home of Mrs. L. D. Hiatt
jon February 14.
After the close of the Junior meet
ing the Woodmen Circle session was
called to order. The following elect
1 ed officers were dutly installed by
'their district manager, Mrs. Ida B.
Kennedy:
Guardian Elizabeth Buttery.
Advisor Rozina Ripple.
Secretary Marie E. Kaufmann.
Banker- Mary Kruger.
I Chaplain Adeline Lee.
j Inner S. Bridget McGuire.
j Junior Supervisor Marie E. Kauf
mann. Auditors- Mary Hartwick. Anna
Pfitzmayer, Adeline Lee.
MANY AT MASONIC HOKE
The Nebraska Masonic Home in
this city at this time is crowded to
its capacity with the resident who
have come there to make tholr home
and a great many applications are
pending before the admissions com
mittee of the board from the aged
and infirm members of the order who
seek to com? here and make their
home in the great institution that
Masonry has provided for the case of
their members.
Superintendent W. F. Evers
has
the
found a great task in getting
arrangements made to care for
residents and several former rest
the
and
recreation rooms at the home have
been changed into s leeping wards
for the new arrivals at the Home.
It is expected that the great num
ber seeking admission that it will
be necessary to build a new unit to
the plant here in the next year and
which matter will be taken up at
the grand lodge session of the Masons
this year, the building to be placed
in service on the diamond anniver
sary of Masonry in Nebraska in
1932.
FUNERAL OF MRS. GUENTHER
The funeral services of the late
Mrs. Fred Ruenther. Sr.. was held on
Monday afternoon at the St. Paul's
Evangelical church of which she had
been a member for so many years
and in whose congregation she will
be so greatly missed.
The services were very largely at
tended by the old time friends, the
Frauenverein of which Mrs. Guen
ther was a member being present
in a body as a guard of honor for
their departed member.
The services were in charge of
Rev. O. G. Wichmann. pastor of the
church who gave words of comfort
to the members of the family circle
and the old time friends who have
known the departed lady in her long
lifetime in tMs community.
During th? services at the church
the choir gave several of the old
hymns that had been favorites of
' t lie departed while Frank A. Cloidt
was heard in a solo number, "Rock
of Ages." The Faruenverein gave
their farewell song aa the service
closed and the body was born to the
last resting place in the Oak Hill
cemetery.
MOVES TO NEW LOCATION
The garage and offices of Rea Mc
Maken and his trucking line is be
ing removed from the former location
at the O. K. garage to the garage
building on lower Main street just
west of the Egenberger store. The
change will give Mr. McMaken a
downtown location and also a build
ing that will be much more con
venient in the winter season for stor
age of his trucks and equipment. The
trucking company has added a new
refrigerator truck to the equipment
of the line and which is now in ser
vice and proves a very pleasing ad
dition to the line that is used in
handling the trucking business.
Journal Want Ads get results and
the cost is very small.