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Nebr. State Historical Society
lattemouth Joucna
VOL. NO. XLVII
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA. MONDAY. FEBR. 2. 1931.
NO. 1
Lln
Nebraska Deaf
Scores Victory
Over Platters
Makes Most Impressive Showing of
Any Team Here This Season
to Win by 33 to 20
From Thursflay s OafiJ
The basketball quintet that calls
the Nebraska School of the Deaf a
Omaha, home, journeyed down last
evening to engage the Platters and
emerged the victors by the score of
33 to 20.
The visitors presented the smooth
est working basketball team that has
been here this season or in fact has
ever played on the Plattsmouth floor
and their work in every department
of the game was excellent and the
showing of the locals was good
against them considering the height
and the unerring passing and shoot
ing of the visitors.
The metal of the visitors was
touched in the opening quarter when
Elliott, right guard, annexed three
field goals and Pettit a field goal
and a free toss and Spatz a field goal
to give the Deaf 11 points while a
tree toss by Am represented the
Plattsmouth scoring.
In the second period the Platters
proceeded to
show more fire with;,.ro88 over into Cass county on the
Galloway and McCrary being sent
into the game, as they were able to
hold the visitors to a fifty-fifty break
on the scoring of ten points each to
make the score at the half 21 to 11,
Galloway. Wiles, Donat and AlcCrary
each scoring a field goal and Gallo
way and Duiiat each a free toss, while
Jehnel. Spatz and Elliott were the
lucky members of the visitors quin
tet. The third period saw the Platters
hitting a hot stride that kept the
Deaf from scoring a field goal, free
tosses by Elliott and Pettit repre
senting their efforts in that quar
ter. Begley and McCrary each scored
a field goal and Galloway a free toss
for Plattsmouth to make the 23 to
16 for the visitors as the tlilrd quar
ter ended.
The blue and white defense weak
ened in the final period and the vis
itors run up five field goals for ten
points as the Platters strove to bat
tle to the visitors goal and in which
Galloway and McCrary were able to
score from the floor.
On the local side Galloway and Mc
Crary tied for the scoring honors
while Donat and Begley played a
good floor game and helped check
the visitors.
A very large number of Omaha
people accompanied the team, alumni
of the school and while not cheering
made themselves known that they j
were real boosters.
In the preliminary game the Plat
ter reserves made away with the Ne
hawka team by the score of 29 to 11
and in which the locals made a very
nice floor showing while Nelson was
the outstanding player of the Xe
hawka redbirds. the work of Yelick.
Robert Hirz, Forbes and Maynard
McCIeary featured the game while
Bill Ronne. Robinson and Knoflicek
also helped on the way to victory.
At the half the score was 19 to 9
for the blue and white.
The tabulated score of the big
battle was as follows:
Plattsmouth
FG FT PF TF
0 1-2 0 1
0 0-0 0
2 2-2 2 6
11-4 0 3
10-11 2
1 0-0 0 2
3 0-0 0 6
8 4-7 5 20
FG FT PF TP
2 2-2 1 6
4 0-1 1 8
4 0-3 2 8
5 1-1 1 11
0 0-0 2 0
15 3-7 7 33
Arn, f
Hartford, f
Galloway.
Donat, C
f
Begley, g
McCrary,
g
Nebraska Deaf
Pettit. f .
Spatz, f .
Jehnel, c
Elliott, g
Robb. g .
(C)
INJURED EN ACCIDENT
Mrs. A. L. Cockle. 704 South Thirty-sixth
street, Omaha, was bruised
about the arms when struck by an
automobile at Sixteenth and Harney
streets in that city Thursday night.
Driver of the car that struck her
was H. E. Lang. 4714 South Forty-.-v-nth
street. She s attended
at the Clarkson hospital.
Mrs. Cockle was formerly Miss
Eda Marquardt of Avoca. and served
in superintendent of schools of
countv from 1911 to 1919 when
was married and removed to Om
whene the family have since re-
GOES TO HAVEL0CK
r v. -r K Kreck-
Havelook where he
up his work as cashier
siatior and freight
at that place following tne
fa the local station office
is Vmt to the consolidation of
of caahler aal nacsage-;
Mr. Kracklow will be su -
by Kerry Cibaoe. whe
baas taa ocropaat of tha
itian HTWk
cm
WILL LOCATE IN IOWA
George E. Kebal, who has since
his graduation from the Plattsmouth
high school in 1W27, has largely been
engaged in the management of
Piggly-Wiggly stores at Omaha, has
been called to Cedar Rapids. Iowa,
to take over a store of the company
at that place. Mr. Hebal has been
very successful in his work at Omaha
and with his fine personality and
splendid ability should make a fine
addition to the staff of the company
in their Iowa store, one of the larg
est that the company has in the state
of Iowa. Mr. Rebal is the youngest
sen of Mr. and Mrs. James Rebal of
this city.
Pipeline Work
Moving Rapidly
Toward This City
Line Now Reaching Boundary of
Cass and Otoe Counties on the
Way Toward Plattsmouth
The natural gas pipeline which is
being built from the Oklahoma gas
fields to Chicago, is now reaching
this section as the work of laying
the large twenty-four foot mains has
now reached northern Otoe county
and in a short time will be ready to
way to Plattsmouth where the cross
ing lines over the Missouri river are
ready to receive them and complet
ing the line from this city to the na
tural gas fields.
A large consignment of the twenty-four
inch mains have been receiv
ed here over the Burlington and un
loaded in the local yards and from
where it will be taken to the route
of the pipeline in this part of the
county.
The line will bring with it the
great activity of last summer in this
part of the county as the work re
quires a large force of men and al
ready the city is being filled with the
families of the workers who are ex
pecting to reside here while the con
struction work is on and the line
pushed on toward the eventual goal
at Chicago. A very large number of
the employes are married men and
are bringing their wives and famil
ies along with them and thes- are
settling here as the most logical spot
for a residence over the period that
the pipeline work will be on.
The line is being laid by the Con
tinental Construction Co.. and is one
of the largest and most extensive
j pieces of work of its kind that has
'been started and the method of carry-
i ing the line along the bottom of the
! Missouri river has attracted the at-
tention of engineers over the coun- ;
try and even in Europe
DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT
Mrs. John A. Davies. who will be
well remembered by the older resi
dents of the city, who has for a num
j her of years resided at Butte. Nebras
ika. passed away a few days apo at
the Methodist hospital at Omaha and
the funeral services were held at the
late home at Butte and with the in
terment at that place. Mrs. Davies
was formerly Miss Alberta Hyers.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ruben W.
Hyers and was sixty-one years old at
the time of her death. She was born
in Tazewell county, Illinois, near
Pekin. and came here with her par
ents in the early seventies, settling
first at Weeping Water and when
her father. R. W. Hyers, was elected
as sheriff, the family m&yed to Platts
mouth and where they made their
home for a great many years. It
was in this city that the deceased
lady was married to John A. Davies,
then an attorney and prominent re
publican political leader in Cass
county. In the late nineties the fam
ily removed to Butte and where they
have since resided. She is survived
by the husband, four sons, John, of
Omaha; Edward of San Francisco;
Wayne and Robert of Omaha. The
aged father is also living, making his
home on the west coast with his son.
Gus Hyers, former state sheriff. Mrs.
Davies during her residence here was
a very active figure in the local pres
byterian church. She was a cousin
also of Oeorge K. Staats. the last of
the family to reside here.
Y0LNG LAD STILL POORLY
From Thursday's Daliy
The reports from the Methodist
hospital at Omaha are to the effect
that Wallace Terryberry. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard F. Terryberry of
this city, is still very poorly and
while it is such a short time after
his second severe operation for mas
toid, to fully determine the outcome,
the lad has suffered a great deal.
The condition of the boy is such
that only the parents and ( lose rela
tives are allowed to see the patient
who has been only partially able to
reanz wno ins eauen hi-
DOING VERY NICELY
Mrs. James Bolin. who underwent
a minor operation at the Clarkson
hospital at Omaha on Tuesday, is
now reported s- doing verv nicely
The many friend here will be pleas
ed to learn that she is doing so well
and trust That she may soon be
woll on the highway to reovsry
Father and Son
Banquet Set for
February 12th
R"nwne "FVirmpr T.inonln Wio"h
Coach tc Be the Speaker Din
ner bv the C. D. of A.
The observance of Boy Scout week
from February 8th to 14th will be
very extensively observed here among
the Scouts and their friends and will
open on Sunday. February 8th with
Boy Scout Sunday and completed on
the following Saturday with a hike
and outing.
The opening day, Sunday, it is
hoped to have recognized in all of
tlie churches of the city, each mem
ber of the Scouts is asked to attend
'the church of his or his family choice
ion this day as a fitting opening of the
big week of interest and uplift along
the lines of Scout work.
On Monday night. February 9th
will be held the Court of Honor, at
which the Scouts will be given recog
nition of their services in the organ
ization and merits for their faithful
ness to work.
On Tuesday. February 10th wiii be
held achievement day at which time
the Scouts will be asked to complete
at least one of their tasks to secure
a merit reward for the day.
The Scouts on Wednesday, Febru-
iary 11th will observe recruiting day
and each Scout is expected to enroll
at least one Scout to join the ranks
of the local troops.
The dinner on Thursday will be
the feature for that day and will be
served by the Catholic Daughters of
America at the K. of C. hall at 6:30
and at which the Scouts and their
fathers or other deputized fathers
will be present. Coach W. H. Browne,
now assistant at the University of
Nebraska and former athletic coach
of the Lincoln high schorl will be
the speaker.
On Friday. February 13th will be
observed Hotne day and at which the
Scouts will perform some useful work
at the home and aiding their par
ents. The closing day will be devoted to
a hike and a general day of outside
activities among the Scout members.
FIRE ON WTNTERSTEEN HILL
From Friday's Dally
Early this morning the frame resi
dence on Wintersteen hill which has
been occupied by the Frank Shel
don family, was burned to the ground
together with the barn near the resi
dence and a large part of the wooden
fence that surrounded the premises.
The fire was discovered by residents
in 'he neighborhood shortly after
1 oclock and at that time the blaze
was shooting out of the roof and
the structure was ablaze all through
'he upper portion of the house and
the roof a roaring mass of flame. The
sparks and the intense heat soon
caught the barn, a frame structure
which was nerr the house and this
too was soon burning.
The Sheldon family had moved
from the house Thursday afternoon
to another location but had left a
large number of chickens at that
place and who were in the basement
of the old house and as the result
are now well baked chickens.
The fire department was called by
the neighbors but by the time they
were able to reach the scene the
house was a total wreck and the barn
soon consumed by the flames. A
stream of water was played on the
smouldering ruins and also on the
adjoining property which for a time
was threatened by the blaze.
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
Frederick Obernoite, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Simon Obernoite. was born
August lfi. 1881. near Wabash. Ne
braska. He grow to manhood in this
community and made many friends
and acquaintances.
For the past five or six years, he
has been employed by the "Vitality
Mills Inc." of Kansas City. It was
there at the mill .hile on duty last
Tuesday, January 27th, 1931, that
death came to him suddenly as the
result of an accident. At the time of
his death he was 4 9 years, 5 months
and 11 days old.
His father, Simon Obernoite, and
one brother, George, preceded him
in death.
He leaves to mourn: his mother,
Mrs. Lena Obernoite of Wabash; five
brothers, Edward of Wabash; Wil
liam of Nehawka; Albert of Califor
nia; Simon of Oakland, and Henry
of Wabash, also one sister. Mrs. Min
nie McBride of Wabash, and many
other relatives and friends.
AGED MAN POORLY
Frcm Saturdays bany
The condition of Lora Davis, aged
resident of this city, is very critical
at this time and his recovery has
been abandoned by the attending
physicians and the members of the
family. Mr. Davis is now in his
eighty-first year and has been grad
ually failing in health in the last
years. Mr. Davis with his twin sis
ter Mra. Laura Peters n. are mak
ing their home with their niece.
Mii,s Ella Kennedy, who has cared
fr them for several years pa.
Phone your Want Ad to No. 6.
RECEIVES GOOD NEWS
The many friends here of Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond H. Rebal will be very
much pleased to learn Chat they have
been made very happy by t lie ar
! rival on Monday at their home at
Great Fa"lls. Montana, of a fine lit
j tie son. The little one was born on
Monday and with the mother is do
,ing very nicely and it is needless to
I say that the occasion has brought a
I great deal of pleasujVe to the parents
land the relatives Of the little lad.
Mr. Rebal is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
James Rebal of this city and was
for a number of years with the Jour
nal here as a linotype operator and
is following that trade on the Great
i Falls Tribune.
Balmy Weather
Leads Farmers to
Start Field Work
Much Plowing Being Done in This
Section of State and Cutting
Stalks for Start of Season
From Friday's Dany
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As the result of the unusuahy mild
weanier luai lias jutvciueu 101 nit
months of November, December and
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work that is usually handled In the
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time- - . .
The mild weather has made it pos-
sible for a great many of the farmers
to start in on their plowing, some
thing that is a real rarity in Ne
braska in January and there has been
an unusually large number doing
their plowing in Cass and Otoe
counties.
The farmers also are cutting stalks
and harrowing and a visit over the
countryside would impress one that
it was In the spring instead of mid-
winter and in what has heretofore
been one of the coldest periods in this
part of the west.
The temperature Thursday reach-
ed 63 degrees to establish a r,e rec-
ord for January weather in this sec
tion. The fine weather has been a
great bcm to th" hei dents of the
community in the way of saving fuel
but has not been so satisfactory to
the coal dealers and clothing men
as it has checked the sale of the
ntm.'il u-intpr lin ni r'lnfhinr si n rf
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coal.
Henry Hubbard
Resident of Cass
County 74 Years
Deceased Weeping Water Veteran fan,iiy being my mother's playmates j story building on Main street be
Came Here in 1859 and Estab- and chums, growing up together and tween Fourth and Fifth street paint
lished First Mill There. finally drifting apart, although one led, as well as having the word work
' son, Charles, who saved my mother of the Hotel Riley building also
The death of Kenry Hubbard. 94, from drowning when she was a yourjt painted up. The three fronts are
which occurred at Weeping Water! girl, died three or four years ago at very attractive in appearance and
Friday, removed one of the oldest : Plainview. Nebraska, about 25 miles jthe new paint on the hotel building
residents of Cass county, and whose ' from here. Inot only adds much to the general
life has been closely interwoven with; Mother received no schooling as :appearance of the hotel but is an
the history of the county and the de- s"e was 17 years old before they had j improvement that has long been
velopmer.t"of the community in which any schools in that community. Moth- ,needed.
he lived. jer oftPn relates stories about the In-1 mr Rchey has also just a few-
Mr Hubbard came to Weeping Wa- dians and how they would prowl m0nths ago completed a very exten
ter as a verv voune man and at once (around the house at night, trying tojsive pr0grani of remodelling and
started in to assist in the building of
the then small frontier settlement
and seventv-four vears ago assisted j mouth when they came there, but
in the erection of the first grist mill many new ones were built that foj
erected in that section of Cass county j lowing summer. My grandfather a
.,,,.,., ti.o nris nf the roiif.nTs family at one time lived in the vi-
of that locality who had heretofore
had to go to Nebraska C ity. Fiatts- ; us omuw. u..,
mouth or Rock Bluffs to secure the j it was there the Indians camped,
grinding of their grain. The mill was ; holding their pow-wows and councils
owned bv William Reed and it was of war night after night, as many
necessary to haul the material forjas 1.000 of them there at the same
the mill from the river towns of time. - .'
pi. Rnrt- Rinffs When the Mormons migrated to
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Mr Hnhl.n t"1 in tKfi? en istp: in
the second Nebraska fnf.ntry andjkilled they c.N .n rted for .
was assipned to the company rom- month on my giandfather s land
manded by Captain Isaac Wiles olwMcCBWw.
Plattsmouth and served with "is! he time grandfather filed i on ' his
company in the campaigns against
tho TtiHinnc xchn were then verv aC -
tive in the state and threatened the
frontier settlements many times.
Upon the close of the campaigns in
1864 Mr. Hubbard returned to Weep
ing WTater and brought with him his
bride, they continuing to make that
place their home for the remainder
of their life.
PLAY AT FLORENCE
From Saturday's ratiy
Last evening the Florence Mer
chants entertained the Plattsmouth
town team at the Omaha suburb and
as the result of the basketball con
test the Florence Merchants were the
winners by the score of 44 to 25.
The local team embraced a large
number of one time hieih school stars
including Joe Buttery, Hubert and
Hershel Dew. Roy Turner. Jack Hatt.
Randal and Denzel Oldham.
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
Max Scharkneis. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Schackneis, Ss.. is well
on the highway to recovery, having
had an opperation for a serious at
tack of appendicitis. The many
friends will be well pleased to learn
of hi improvement and trust that it
may continue. .
Road Work on
No. 75 May Cause
Travel Trouble
'Plattsmouth dance lovers who motor-Pavmg-
at North End of the Platte jed to Omaha to spend the hours
River Bridge May Compel dancing to the music of Paul W hite
Lone Detouis Soon, man and his orchestra. The dance
" ' I was one of the greatest successes of
Thee onstruction of the overhead jthe so' ial season in Omaha and was
crossing at La Platte in a short time Preceded by a large number of din-
is making the way clear tor tne
paving of the remaining units of
highway No. 7f from the Platte river
bridge north to the paving on the
other side of La Platte. This work
is an important and much needed
highway improvement and everyone
will be more than pleased to see it
carried out but it too offers some
problems.
There will be necessary the paving
of that section immediately north of
the bridge and over the fill made
when the bridge was built and this
la where there may be some problem
In hnnHlinfr thp trHft'if wiTnnnr the
' necessity of a long and expensive de-
I
tour.
When the road reaches a point
some distance north of the bridge the
i detour is an easy one as a short de-
I tour will take the road through La
. .itK :
paving
north of that place, but how to get
t hi T-rkii crn t r tlit Hctin V vrn rl frnm T l '
lbrittee is what is worrying those who to be in good condition and that the
nave a reat deal of traveling to dolnatronage of the Louisville toll
as they do not want to face the proi-
labilities of having to go clear to
; 7 .n,,iKVm tfl ,.rf,ec. nv1. ,hp Tiatte to
reach Omaha.
One solution of the problem sug
gested is that the paving of that part
of the highway from the bridge north
to the detour road, be done half at
a time so that one side of the road
ran be kept open at all times for
travel and permit reaching the detour
at La Platte without the necessity
of a long and costly detour.
The local Chamber of Commerce
land other civic bodies will take up
jthe matter and it is hoped that some
solution of the question can be ob-
I tained through the state department
of public works so that the unneces
sary delays to travel can be avoided.
THE PIONEER F0RTJU
Having seen your request for let
ters giving experiences of Nebraska
I pioneers, I am writing this for my
mother. Mrs. Eva Lautenschlager,
! 'ho is unable to write having come
liu tins siaie in oov, wiicn uui iviu
and a half years old. Her father,
Jacob Horn, with his wife and three
small children, my mother being the
eldest, came to Plattsmouth by boat
and were compelled to live in town
! for two years before he could move
'on the land he filed on, as it was oc
jcupied by the Indians until they mov
; ed out from town onto the land.
Moses Stocking and his family were
their nearest neighbors, one quarter
.tlr, i, .,.,,t Vio mnM frllrs nf the
i see through windows. mere 'were
!nniy mree ueii.i1K uuuB i.. r..u-
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. , nnix t , v,, -OTOiOI me
SI. tail, me lime x.vvv ui -""' " ' '
,1a. . u - ZvZL X rTT
l'iiv auu mv kwm i"' "."j
tection an axe.
I could relate many stories of pio
neer days that mother tells of how
tiiev had to almost exist on corn 1
bread, without even enough lard to
crease the pan it was baked in and
how those early settlers would even
divided their small piece of meat
rind to share the "greaser" with
some other poor family. Mother is
quite strong yet at the age of 79.
Perhaps some of mother's old friends
will remember Tffie Horn. Mrs. H.
P. Hamilton. Antelope Co., in Ne
braska Farmer.
HONOR MOTHER DERTHDAY
From Saturday's nally
Mrs. Hamilton Mark and Mrs. For
rest Rhodes entertained a number
of guests last evening at the Hamil
ton Mark home, honoring their moth
er. Mrs. Edward Donat's birthday an
niversary. The evening was spent most pleas
antly wishing Mrs. Donat many more
such birthday.
The out of town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Verne Hendricks of Omaha.
St. Valentine's day is Saturday.
February 14th, make your selections
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of valentines now at the Bates Book
& Gift Shop.
MANY ATTEND BALI.
i From Friday's KS.it
Tl.. I ,.ko.it,. kali
i uc miir ut umi i . . . . I I Mail
at the Ak-Sar-Ben coliseum at Omahi.
last evening was enjoyed by some
5,000 Dersons and among the large
crowd of dancers that attended the
ball were a great many of the
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clubs.
Louisville
Bridge Proves
Money Maker
Annual Meeting Held and Officers
Re-Elected H. A. Schneider
One of Directors.
The first annual meeting of the
Louisville Bridge company was held
in the Odd Fellows hall at that place
j Tuesdav afternoon at 2 o clock and
was well attended. The report of
, vw, , m clinu.a t im in i mm ta i n
bridge is above the expectations of
the officers.
The bridge was opened to travel
on December 11 and it is found that
the toll receipts will justify the pay
ment of an 8rc dividend on .ill stock
issued prior to October 1st, 1930.
The present board of directors was
re-elected for the coming yei.r. They
are: E. H. Worthman, R. K. Hastain.
F. H. Nichols, H. A. Schneider and
L. J. Mayfield.
The bridge was built by the Om
aha Steel Works under state super
vision and is unquestionably the best
and most serviceable structure of its
kiud ever built over the Platte river
in the state and the fact that it is
able to pay a dividend after being in
operation so short a time is evidence
of its popularity. Louisville is en
titled to commendation on the pos
session of such a needed improve
ment. Starting operation as it did
in mid-winter and yet paying a divi
dend out of earnings leads -he man
agement to believe that with the re
turn of prosperity to the country at
large and the ever increasing tourist
travel, the receipts by the middle of
next summer will be considerably in
creased. PAINT TJP BUILDINGS
E. J. Richey. one of the extensive
property owners of the city, is a
firm beliver in making his property
as attractive as possible and accord-
intrlv h:is Tinn flip TTirPP rroill One
;modernizing the hotel.
ILLNESS OF AGED LADY
From Saturday's Dally
Mrs. M. S. Briggs was called to
llndianola. Iowa, today by a message
announcing the illness of her mother.
Mrs. Elvira Elliott Ozbun, aged
ninety-three, -who has been poorly
for the past few days and whose con
dition at her advanced age has caused
much apprehension to the members
l of the familv. Mrs. Ozbun has made
I , , .:v. i j v.. fny
frel
, borne
ThZVlMrge circle of frtds here
h regret of her ser-
' ious condition. She has for the past
several months been at Indianoh
with her daughters. Mrs. W. L. Hun
nicutt and Mrs. A. H. Thomplinson.
CLAIMS GANGSTERS ARE
INVADING HOT SPRINGS
Little Rock. Ark. Al Capone. Chi
cago gangster, was charged on the
floor of the house of representatives
Friday with having acquired gambl
ing interests at Hot Springs. Repre
sentative Cannon introduced a reso
lution, which was tabled, asking for
an investigation by a house commit
tee. "I have been reliably informed."
Cannon said, "that certain Chicago
interests headed by Al Capone have
acquired certain gambling interests
in Hat Springs and that Garland
county is rapidly filling up with Chi
cago .gangsters."
300 STUDENTS ESCAPE
ALLIANCE SCHOOL FIRE
Alliance, Jan. 30. Three hundred
nnnils nf St Acmes academy marched
,out through smoke-fllled corridors of
I the institution Friday when Are
h thfe f.Pf,1 da JT
ed a portion of the altar and dam-
aged woodwork, plastering and a
statute. Firemen checked the blare.
Charles Hart
ford Develops
New Resources
Maizolith Developed From Cornstalk
Pulp Much Like Hard Rubber
and Grows in Favor
The work of Charles Hartford. Jr.,
son oi Mr. ;ud Mrs. C. E. Hartford
of this city, who is a graduate of
the Iowa State college at Ames and
now superintendent of a plant at
Oubuque. Iowa, engaged in the manu
facture of cornstalk products, has at
tracted national wide attention and
in which the research bureaus of the
U. S. government is interested.
Mr. Hartford on his graduation
from Ames prepared a special thesis
on the manufacture of a composition
of cornstalk products that produced
a result in the finished product not
'unlike hard rubber and this was ex
plained in detail at the bureau of
standards at Washington where Mr.
Hartford was called.
i Since that time Mr. Hartford has
been largely engaged in the manage
ment of the plant at Dubuque. Iowa,
where the manufacture of Maize
wood, a composition of cornstalks to
replace wood in building material
has been turned out.
The development of the earlier
product of Maizolith has attracted
much attention over the country and
the government is now taking renew
ed interest in this new rubber substi
tute as is shown by the following
press dispatch from Washington.
i The story is that so much public
interest has been aroused on the sub
ject of Maizolith. developed by Mr.
C. E. Hartford cf the United States
Bureauof Standards that the Bureau
has had to take up the work again
in order to supply the demand lor
samples.
The story of Maizolith concerns a
senior student in the Iowa State Col
lege, and his laboratory thesis.
Young Mr. Hartford, who was
working for his degree at Iowa State,
discovered that if cornstalk pulp is
put t"hf"bugh certain mechanical oper
ations and then combined with wa
ter it Will form a tough jelly. Wtien
this jelly dries, it is tough and horny
and much like hard rubber.
The Bureau of Standards asked Mr.
Hartford to come on the govern
ment payroll and work on his corn
stalk rubber. Mr. Hartford came to
Washington, completed his work,
wrote a paper on it, and resigned.
The Bureau considered the matter
closed and the work finished, but
suddenly there developed such a con
tinuous public demand for samples of
Maizolith. that a man had to be put
back on the cornstalk rubber detail.
"The project is active," says the
Bureau.
GRADUATE FROM UNIVERSITY
Lincoln Six Cass county students
graduated from the University of Ne
braska at the end of the first semes
ter term Friday. They include one
from Plattsmouth. one from Eagle,
and four from Weeping Water.
Jean Henry Spangler of Platts
mouth was granted a degree of Bach
elor of Science from the college of
agriculture. Arthur Reid Reitter of
Eagle received a Bachelor of Science
degree in architectural engineering
from the college of engineering.
Charlotte Angela Joyce Olson was
the recipient of a Bachelor of Science
degree in home economics from the
college of agriculture. She was mar
ried to Carl Olson of Lincoln early
this week and will live in Lincoln.
Formerly her home was in Weeping
Water.
Other Weeping Water students to
receive degrees were Florence Mildred
Jewell. Bachelor of Arts from the
college of arts and sciences; and
James Anderson Elgaard and Frank
lin Marshall Wolcott, Bachelors of
Science in electrical engineering from
the college of engineering.
A total of 160 students were grad
uated at the end of the first semester.
CALL FOR AID ANSWERED
Chicago Edward G. Seubert. pres
ident of the Standard Oil company
of Indiana, telegraphed Governor
Woodring of Kansas Friday that his
company's offer to buy 3,000 more
barrels of oil daily from Kansas dis
tress wells had been refused by the
Prairie Oil and Gas company, and
"we possess no means of compelling
them to accept."
Replying to an appeal telegraph
ed him by Governor Woodring sevei
al days ago, he said: "While we are
doing more than any other company,
we cannot settle the problem alone.
It is unfair for you to ask us to do
the impossible."
FILM OF ROSENWALD
STOLEN AT CHICAGO
' Chicago A six reel film, made un
der the personal direction of Julius
Rosen wa Id, its subject, museums, was
stolen Thursday nigbL by burglars
who broke into an outlying film lab
oratory. Valued at S25.000. the pic
ture was composed of scenes taken
for the philanthropist on a recent
European trip. He had interpellated
"shots" of many European museum,
intending to call the film "The Muse
um of the New ."
