ebr. State Historical Society
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VOL. NO. XLVn
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA. MONDAY, FEBR. 9. 1931.
NO. 3
United Gas
Service Officers
Look Over City
Company Having Franchise for Nat
ural Gas Service Pay Visit
Here and Secure Maps
On Wednesday afternoon B. H.
Snow, manager of the United Gas
Service Co.. of Bartlesville, Okla
homa, with several of the engineer
ing force of the company were in the
city looking over the situation here
where the United Gas Service Co.
had a franchise granted last summer
to permit them to lay mains and sup
ply the community with natural gas
from the line laid hy the Continental
Construction Co.. and which is now
nearing completion.
Mr. Snow and his engineers se
cured a number of maps of the city
showing the streets, alleys and other
highways while here and the offi
cers stated that they expected to j
carry out all of the provisions of
their franchise as far as applies to
the service of natural gas to this com
munity. The United Gas Service Co. secured
a franchise here in August and with
the rate schedule which was approv
ed by the council and later a fran
chise was also granted to the Mis
souri Valley Pipeline Co.. which is
now supplying the natural gas for the
Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power Co..
which is supply the consumers at
this time with the natural gas.
The new company that proposes
to enter the city with their supply
lines, will furnish a great deal of
artivity in the soming summer if they
carry out their announced intention
of coming here, as they will have to
lay new mains over the city as well
as establishing a control station and
business office.
While here Mr. Snow visited with
various city officials and announced
that his organization proposed to be
here with their lines and to serve the
people of this community with na
tural gas as i hey had announced at
the time that 'he franchise was
granted them. This company also
has a franchise at Glenwood. Iowa.
ENJOYS BIRTHDAY PARTY
The home of Mr. and Mrs. L. R.
Sprecher on high school hill, was th
scene of a very pleasant gathering
of young people on Tuesday evening
in honor of the birthday anniversary
of Miss Germaine Mason, niece of
Mrs. Sprecher.
The evening was spent in playing
bridge and in dancing and at which
a great deal of pleasure was derived
by the jolly group. In the bridge
contests Madge Garnett received first
prize and Rose Ferrie the second
honors.
In honor of the occasion the guest
of honor received a great many very
beautiful remembrances of her an
niversary. At a suitable hour dainty refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Sprecher
who was assisted by Mrs. W. H. Ma
son. Mrs. Bernard Meisinger and
Mrs. J. F. Warga.
Those attending the event were:
Madge Garnett, Ruth Warga, Elea
nor Swatek. Jean Fitch, Helen Price.
Margaret and Florence Nelson. Ves
tetta Robertson. Patricia. Ruth and
Rose Ferrie. Constance Rea. Velma
Fulton. Maxine Cloidt. Germaine
Mason. Mrs. John P. Sattler. Sr., Mrs.
J. F. Warga. Mrs. W. H. Mason and
children. Shirley and Donna. Mrs
Bernard Meisinger.
HERE FROM CALIFORNIA
Fmm Thursday's Dally
This morning M. M. Beal, long
time resident of this city, who has
for the past two years made his home
at Midway. California, with his
daughter. Mrs. B. L. Kirkham and
family, came in to enjoy a visit with
the old friends here. Mr. Beal has
on the way from the west coast stop
ped at Denver for a visit with his
sisters at that place and then came
on "back home" to Plattsmouth. Mr.
Beal reports that Mr. Kirkham, who
was for many years in the newspaper
business, has again embarked in the
printing business and has a small
Job office at Midway. The Kirkham
family are all doing nicely and en
joying their new home on the west
coast, altho Mr. Beal states he would
prefer a 160 acres of Iowa or Ne
braska to all of the alluring lands
of the golden west.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
HAS FINE MEETING
The W. F. M. S. of the Methodist
church met at the home of Miss
Emma DeHart on Wednesday. Febru
ary 4th. A profitable and inspiring
time was enjoyed by all. Mrs. How
land led a splendid devotional ser
vice, having as a subject. "Through
the Temple Doors to the Great Phy
sician." Mrs. C. C. Wescott had pre
pared an intensely interesting pro-
gram and gave with the assistance i nesaay ior umana wnere sne enters
of others the third chapter of the'the Immanuel hospital at that place
study book. "A Cloud of Witnesses." to undergo hn operation for goiter
Mrs. Howland gave a very helpful from which she has been a sufferer
and inspiring talk on, "Why I Am a for some time. Mrs. Jasper will nn
Tither." Mrs. Lightbody had charge (dergo a few days treatment before
of the mystery box and the presl
dent. Miss DeHart . prasided at the
business session.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
Fntn ThurKiiav s l-aliy
Charles Gradoville. Sr.. was oper
ated on yesterday at the University
hospital at Omaha for the removal of
(a grc.wth from the left eye and the
patient came through the operation
in very fine shape and last night was
'reported as resti.. easily and it is
! thought the operation will be a real
success and the trouble that has af
ifected the eyesight of Mr. Gradoville
j has been successfully removed. Mr.
i Gradoville will have to remain at the
hospital for probably a week until
tKe eyes are restored to normal con
'dition and he is compelled to have
ooth eyes bandaged tor several days
at least.
William Goodreau
will be Sent to
State Hospital
Local Authorities Will Seek to Have
Youth Cared for In Iowa
Institution
From Thursday's Dally
William Goodreau. IP. who was
arrested yesUrday at Council Bluffs,
charged with having taken eighteen
snikes from the main line tracks of
the Missouri Pacific railroad at this
place, will be given treatment la
some institution. County Attorney
W. G. Kieck. sta'ed today at his of
fice at the court house.
That the youth who pulled out the
spikes from the tracks with the in
tention of making a train slow down
so that he could secure a ride, is
mentally defective, was clear to
those who conversed with the youth
in his examination at the court house
here, as he seemed to realize but lit
tle the seriousness of what might
have occurred as the result of his
act.
With the clear case of being a men
tal defective it would have been un
just and unfair to have the youth
placed in a penal institution when
his case demands that he should have
treatment and care in some institu
tion devoted to the mental cases.
also his being allowed to remain at
large could not be tolerated as he is
liable to commit some offense even
more serious than that which has
led to his arrest.
The youth is a resident of Iowa
and accordingly the county attorney
will seek to have the youth placed
in some institution in that state but
in the event that this will not be
approved by the Iowa authorities it
is probable that the youth will be
sent to the feeble minded institute
at Beatrice to be cared for.
Goodreau stated to the authorities
that he has an uncle residing east
of this city in Mills county and where
he frequently visits and which ac
counts for his being here on last
Saturday and Sunday.
COMMISSIONERS HOLD MEETING
From Thursday p ran v
The board of county commissioners
of Cass county held their regular ses
sion at the court house this week and
following the allowance of bills on
Tuesday took up the matter of the
awards of contracts for a number
of items of county work for the com
ing year as well as approving sev
eral appointments.
The contracts for the county phy
sician work in several districts were
awarded on bids as follows: Dr. J.
H. Hall, first district; Dr. J. F. Bren
del. Murray, second district; Dr. J.
W. Brendel. Avoea. third district;
Dr. E. H. Worthman, Louisville,
fourth district: Dr. N. D. Talcott,
Greenwood, fifth district: Dr. G. G.
Douglas, Elmwood and Dr. E. M.
Stewart. Eagle, sixth district.
The contract for the county print
ing was awarded to the Elmwood
Leader-Echo, which has had this
'work for the past two years.
The burial of the county charges
was awarded to John P. Sattler of
this city.
The board also received the re
appointment of Thomas S. Svoboda as
constable for the court of Justice
Charles L. Graves and for County
Judge A. H. Duxbury and which was
approved by the board.
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
from Thursday's Dally
F. G. Coryell, who has been quite
poorly for the past two days from
an asthma and slight heart attack,
was much better today and able to
be up and around a part of the time
nd while still suffering to some ex
tent from the effect of the attack
seems well on the highway to re
covery. The many friends will be
pleased to learn that he is doing so
nicely and trust that this condition
may continue.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Mrs. Henry Jasper departed Wed-
the operation and It Is hoped that
she may soon return restored to her
former good health.
Chamber of
Commerce 0 Ks
Funding Ponds
Largest Attendance or. Record at
Yesterday's Luncheon Discuss
Rank Liquidation. Etc.
From Friday's ra:ly
With every available seat taken,
attendance at yesterday's noon-day
luncheon of the Chamber of Com
merce directorate set a new high
mark for these semi-monthly meet
ings. Thirty-eight responded to roll
' all.
This was the second meeting of
the new year, the first meeting three
weeks ago being largely devoted to
completion of organization plans and
allowing very little time for the
transaction of general business, so
the greater part of the time yester
day was taken up with consideration
of questions in which the Chamber
of Commerce is vitally interested.
A report was had on the proposed
bill extending state aid to towns of
18,096 and under for the replacement
of paving on state and federal high
ways through the towns and the Good
Reads committee was instructed to
immediately get in touch with all
towns and cities in the state located
on state highways which would come
under the provisions of this law and
secure their aid in urging its pass
age by the legislature.
Tbe Industries committee reported
progress in getting workmen located
in homes and apartments and that it
had been instrumental in securing
loeatien for the Smith Bros, repair
shops here, thus keeping a large force
of mechanics and helpers here for
from sixty to ninety days longer than
otherwise.
Civic Improvement committee re
ported plans were under way for a
real Better Homes and Gardens con
test this year and that they expected
to again push the Clean l"p and Paint
Up move when spring gets here for
certain.
The matter of seeming delay in
dosing up the affairs of the defunct
nm National Bank was discussed at j
considerable length, correspondence
Croon the secretary's office to the re
ceiver being read. Several plans for
speeding the final liquidation were
proposed and finally a motion pre
vailed to have the executive commit
tee ' heck up on the remaining assets
and co-operate with the receiver in
every way possible looking to their
early disposal and closing up of the
business, when it is anticipated the
final dividend to depositors will be
come available.
The Junior College plan, now up
for legislative action, was also dis
cussed and the special committee in
vestigating this directed to continue
its activities toward having Platts
n i uth included in the list of cities
where colleges might be opened un
der financial aid from the state.
The Junior college plan provides
for Freshman and Sophomore year
training in home communities with
credits, making it necessary for boys
and girls to go away from their home
community only two years in order
to complete a four year college
course. Encouraging reports of suc
cess come from Iowa where there are
numerous of these colleges, including
one at Creston. where G. E. DeWolf.
a former superintendent here, is now
superintendent of schools.
Mayor John P. Sattler gave a re
port on the proposed bond issue of
? 4 9,500, to be voted on at a special
election March 3rd. This money, de
clared Mayor Sattler. was not ex
pended fbr regular city expenses, but
represents registered warrants in im
provement districts that were of too
small sums to be bonded separately,
and some $18,000 in general fund
warrants that covered the cost of the
new Livingston road, city's part of
the viaduct, etc. Mayor Sattler also
stressed the fact that every penny of
this $49,500 was expended for im
provements for which there had been
a demand on the part of the taxpayer
and in which the city had realized
full value for the sums expended.
He also stated that with county
co-operation on a large cement cul
vert within the city limits, contribu
tions by the Bridge company and the
Burlington railroad and the payment
of one-fourth of the cost or grading
and graveling by the state, the city
had not been called upon to pay more
than half the actual cost of construc
tion of the road and viaduct.
The outstanding warrants, said Mr.
Sattler. are drawing 6 per cent in
terest, with a few of the older ones
drawing 7 per cent, and it is simply
proposed to transfer these warrants
into bonds at a saving to the city of
at least 14 per cent, or some $800
per year, and after stating that our
bonded indebtedness is the smallest
of any town in the state of 2.500 or
over population. Mayor Sattler asked
the endorsement and co-operation of
the Chamber of Commerce to the end
of effecting this saving for the city.
Declaring that if the voters were
properly enlightened on the matter
he did not see how anyone could vote
against it.
Questions were invited and a gen
eral discussion of city finances en
gaged in that consumed the remain
ing fifteen minutes of available time,
ending with a motion by W. G. Kieck
that the C. of C. endorse the funding
bends as a wise and economical move
for the city and lend its aid to en
lightenment of the voters on the ac
tual issue at stake.
Passage ot this motion brought a
belated adjournment at 1:35.
BISHOP PAYS SCHOOL VISIT
St. John's parochial school of this
I city received an unusual honor Tues
day when paid a vfait by Bishop
Louis B Ku;era. recently named to
succeed Bishop Beckjnan as head of
the Lincoin diocese. Bishop Kucera
was accompanied by Monsignor Pet
rash. a priest in thei diocese, and al
ter their tour of the s-.hool the two
were loud in praise fat the work be
ing done. The enrollment at the St.
John's school now tbtals 120, with
lis in daily attendance.
Local Students
Place Well in
Peru Contest
David Robinson Scores First in
Tenor Solo and Quartet Places
Second All Show Well
The Plattsmouth entires in the
MINK music contest held at the Peru
Teachers college, made a very Sue
showing in the strontr competition
that was offered from the different
schools in Iowa. Nebraska, Kansas
and Missouri, the students of Iftea
Cora Williams, supervisor of music,
making a most pleasing showing.
The only first scored by Platts
mouth was that of the tenor solo
class which was won by David Rob
inson, who was making his first con
test appearance and made a decided
impression on the judges.
The Plattsmouth high school girl s
quartet composed of Maxine Cloidt,
Constance Rea, Margaret Shellen
garger and Jean Hayes, secured the
second honors In the meet and won
many expressions of commendation
from those who attended the contest.
In the individual solo sections Miss
Margaret Shellenbarger secured third
in the contralto class, James T. Beg
ley, Jr., third in the baritone solo
and James Comstock third in the
trumpet solo section
A number of the local students re
mained over to enjoy the contests
today and will return home Sunday,
being the guests ot" the Plattsmouth
students at the college. James Beg
ley returned home last evening in or
der to play in the basketball game
and his showing there was as fine
as in the music contest.
All of the contestants that have
placed will receive medals for their
trophy of the contest while David
Robinson in addition has received a
free music scholarship at Peru col
lege which will entitle him to two
lessons a week for a year at the
music department of that institution
if he decided to attend fhis school.
The showing of the local students
was very fine and they as well as
their instructor. Miss Cora Williams,
are to be congratulated on the splen
did recognition that they have won
for the Plattsmouth high school.
ELECTS CHURCH VESTRY
The meeting of the members of
the St. Luke's parish of the Episco
pal church of this city was held on
Tuesday evening at the church build
ing and attended by the members of
the church, to hear the reports of
the various societies and organiza
tions received and to discuss the
plans for the forthcoming year's
work. The election of the members
of the vestry for the year was held
at this time and the officers renamed
for the ensuing year, they being: R.
W. Clement, senior warden: Dr. J.
S. Livingston, junior warden: Judgt
James T. Begley. Henry Herold. Miss
Mia Gering. Miss Dora Fricke. Mrs.
J. A. Donelan, members of the ves
try. M'ss Mia U. Gering was elected
as the church" secretary and Mrs. J.
A. Donelan as church treasurer.
BELLEVUE LADY DIES
Mrs. Marie M. Homan. 70. mother
of Bert Graves, who died of pneu
monia while overseas during the
world war and after whom Martin
Graves post of the American Legion
at Bellevue was named, died Wed
nesday afaternoon at her home in
Bellevue. She lived there 25 years.
Surviving are her husband. B. E.
Homan; six sons. Jack Clifford. Ar
lle, Amiel, Altis and Theodore; two
daughters, Mrs. W. E. Shipley and
Mrs. Nicholas Bain and a sister, Mrs.
Alice Hawn of Lexington, Neb.
Mrs. Homan was formerly Mrs.
Dury Graves of this city and will be
remembered by the older residents of
the city where she resided in the
nineties.
GIVE A FINE DANCE
From Thursday's Dally
Last evening the Ladies Auxiliary
of the Eagles gave a fine dancing
party at the Eagles hall that was
very largely attended and where the
evening was one of the most pleasant
that has featured the winter dancing
season here. The dance was very
largely attended and until a late
hoar the jolly crowd enjoyed them
selves to the utmost and the occa
sion proved a ral mieres in vary
way.
Report of the
Funds Raised
for Red Cross
Officers Present Report and Shows
Amounts Raised and Purpose of
Disposition of the Same
The response to the Red Cross call
jwas most generous as the following
iist will show. Our quota was fl&O
for the National call for relief in
states of Arkansas, Missouri. Okla
homa. Tennessee and Ohio.
Witli some of the remaining money
we are planning to buy yardage to
furnish to the Home Management
(class which has been organized by
jthe Woman's Club which meet cer
tain days of the week at the G. A.
R. rooms to sew. Garments are made
or mended, also quilts or comfort?
have been tied and then given to a
needy local family.
The Red Cross fund is the only
money available for immediate re
lief. It may be for food, mericine.
clothing, shoes, or fuel. Our Asso
ciated Charities' general fund is
$35.23 which will not be sufficient
to supply the local needs until Dec.
i.9l.
The EagJes have announced a mask
ball, one half of proceeds to Red
ii)ss. Wednesday evening. Febru
ary, 11th. Tickets will be placed on
sale Saturday.
Without the cooperation of the
good people, this committee would
not be able to take care of the many
many needy calls.
Be assured we truly appreciate the
splendid co-operation of every one
in National and local relief requests.
Mr. Wm. J. Howland $ 5.00
Mrs. Wm. Baird 2.00
H. E. White .50
Ben Livergood 1.00
Mrs. Charlotte Johnson 1.00
Walter Herger 1.00
Chas. O. Troy 1.00
Miss Dora Fricke 1.00
St. Mary's Guild 5.00
T. H. Pollock 25.00
J. P. Perry 1.00
J. K. Pollock 5.00
Delphian Society 5.00
St. Paul's Evan. S. School 5.00
Mrs. J. M . Roberts 5 00
Chas. K. Bestor 1.00
Fred Ramge 3.00
Horning Sisters 2.00
Ed Steppat 1.00
S. S. Davis 10.00
Mrs. G. M. Holcomb 1.00
Geo. Luschinsky 1.00
Mathilda Soennichsen 5.00
L. D. Hiatt 2.00
Chris Wohlfarth 1.00
St. Paul's Ladies Aid 5.00
M. Hild 100
Geo. Born 1.00
Pearl Staats 2.00
Mrs. Harriet Cole 5.00
Mrs. John Albert 2.00
Mrs. Phil Harrison 1.00
Mrs. Henry Herold 1.00
P. A. Orr 2.00
Gering Sisters 3.00
O. C. Dovey 2.00
Mrs. J. A. Donelan 2.00
Mrs. H M Soennichsen 5.00
Edna Warren 1.00
H. A. Schneider 10.00
Post Office Employees 7.00
BREX Employees 22.25
John Elliott 5.00
W. G. KIECK.
President
H. A. Schneider. Treasurer.
Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans, Sec.
ISSUES MANY LICENSES
The office of County Treasurer
John E. Turner has issued so far 4.
680 licenses for autos and trucks
which is the largest number of any
previous year and ther are still
other licenses that will be applied
for as each day sees a few of the be
lated owners of cars coming in for
their license plates. Saturday was a
red letter day in the treasurer's of
fice as $3,050 was taken in in fees
for the auto licenses and the force
of clerks were kept busy the entire
day on this line of work, there be
ing a constant stream of applicants
who were getting under the wire
for the first day of February.
OPENS NEW REPAIR SHOP
Ray V. Bryant, who has for the
past year and a half been in charge
of the repair work and machine shop
in connection with the Service Chev
rolet Co., is now opening his own
shop on Main street, locating in the
west side of the Wetenkamp build
ing and adjoining the McMaken
Truck Line Co., office and garage.
Mr. Bryant, who is a skilled me
chanic in all lines of auto repairs
and overhauling, has added a new
group of equipment that will give
him a very fine array of material for
the carrying on of his line of busi
ness. The new repair shop is now
ready for the needs of the public
and already Mr. Bryant has had a
number of calls on his service in the
new location. The new repair shop
will be one of the best in the city
and the proprietor will be pleased
to meet his friends at the new place
of business. .
Valentines from lc up can be
fonnd at the Bates Book & Gift Shop.
Call and look over the line before it
is broken.
VISITING OLD FRIENDS
From Friday's I'aiiy
Mrs. Lena Droege. long time resi
dent of Plattsmouth, who has been
spending the past year and a half
in California with her son Emil
I Droege and family, has returned to
Nebraska and has been located for
the past two weeks at Omaha with
her daughter. Mrs. Gale Connors and
j family and with Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Droege. coming down Thursday for
a visit here with the many old time
: friends. Mrs. Droege has a very
wide acquaintanceship in the city
and tne many oici Time irienus are
delighted to see her again arid to en
joy the pleasant association witli the
old time friend.
Paving of High
way from Union
South to be Let
Ten Miles of Paving on Highway No.
75 to Be Let February 27th
by State Department.
Another link in the paving of high
way No. 75, state and federal road
from Falls City to Omaha, is to be
let on February 27th, reports from
Lincoln state and this section will
embrace ten miles from Union to
Nebraska City where it will connect
with the paving already in and which
extends to wthin a few miles of Au -
. . .
inis section oi cue lusuwaj ueu
completed will give a sixty-five mile
paved highway from Auburn to Om
aha and passing through this city,
and has been long looked forward to
with expectation by the residents of
the territory through which it passes
Another of the improvement pro
grams that will be carried out on
No. 75 this season will be the over-
will permit the paving of a section e A
of the roadwav that was held open man' Sd ?hnce fat, thte. bf e
until the final consumation of the Bef d the first for the toeak
erecting of the new overhead cross- Jth a field goal and then Smith of
ing that does away with the present visitors slipped in a counter for
double railroad crossing. j,wo P01"1,8 to make thifi Part of ln
The new road from Union south. garaf a tle
will be placed on the road that goes ! The second quarter against saw
east from Union and which cuts two ' Smith score a field goal and a free
miles from the distance between toss with Baker of the visitors also
Union and Nebraska City and will scoring a free toss while for Platts
require a great deal of grading and mouth Calloway started the big push
preparatory work to get in readiness Hh two field goals and Am also
for the paving that is to follow. The Placed one in the basket for a two
road as planned will eliminate the Point margin to give the score at
sharp turn west at Union and will the half 11 to 6 for the Platters,
continue directly south into the Otoe' In the third round on th- maple,
countv seat, making a fine straight Begley and Galloway were the point
roadwav and which will eliminate gainers as Jim took two field goal-
many-
railroad crossings which have
been a menace to the traveler on the
old road and which heve resulted in
a number of fatalities.
UNCOVER BOOZE CACHE
Prim StnrdV DaTTy
The old time expression of the
pioneer miner, "thar's gold in them
thar hills" may be changed to the
more modern term "thar's liker in
them hills." if the practice which
was accidently revealed yesterday by
a little school girl, is followed to a
large extent by those who deal in
the illicit traffic.
Shirley Keck, little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Keck, who attends
the Central building was en route
home from school Friday and hap
pened to pass through the north
east part of the school grounds whic h
is rough and broken and with a
number of small gullies, and while
walking through here Shirley dis
covered that one of the gullies con
tained a cache of liquor which had
been covered over with leaves and
was evident the base of supply of
some booze handler. The discovery
was reported to Sheriff Bert Reed
and who investigating was shown
the spot by the little girl and a
search uncovered some nine pints
of what is supposed to be hootch.
The bottles were removed to the
court house as the discovery was
made in the middle of the day and
the owner of the liquor was no doubt
aware of the fact that the source
of supply had been discovered, and
leaving them there was of little bene
fit as far as locating the owner.
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
From Friday' Dany
An action wa filed this morning
in the office of the clerk of the dis
trict court entitled Ella D. Barker
vs. William O. Barker, in which the
plaintiff asks for a decree of divorce
and custody of the minor children.
The petition states that the parties
were married in Omaha on June 2,
1920 and that on September 20.
1926. the defendant deserted
plaintiff and children and has
since cared for them.
the
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CARD OF THANKS
,
We are taking this opportunity of
expressing to the host of friends over
i i , , . , .
me city, our aeep ana i.eariieu ap
preciation of the many acts of kind
ness and sympathy shown us dur
ing the illness of our brother and
uncle, as well as to those who took
part in the funeral services and sent
the beautiful floral remembrances.
Their kindneaeee will always be a
eheriahed memory of real friendship,
Mrs. Laura Ratenfon, Mis Ella
Kennedy.
Platters Take
Havelock for a
27 to 24 Loss
Last Minute Rally of the Visitors
Fruitless as Shooting Eye of
Locals Holds Good
I rrom Sntnr(1ay . oan
The Havelock Engineers, under the
pilotage of Coach Delaporte. came
down last night to engage the nat
ters and with the result that they
were submerged by the blue ami
white by the score of 27 to 24 in
a contest in which the locals led
in all departments and with the ex
ception of a tie in the first period led
the visitors up to the last quarter
when Havelock was able for a few
seconds to tie the score 21 to 21.
only to have Galloway break the tic
with a free toss and then the locals
again led away in the direction of a
well deserved victory.
Smith, forward and captain of
Havelock was by far the outstanding
figure of his team with thirteen
points against the Platters and was
the cause of the apprehension of the
local fans as he grew warm in the
last quarter and threatened the com
fortable lead the locals had piled up
at the opening of the final period.
In the Plattsmouth scoring Johnny
Galloway, forward and James Beg
ley. center and guard, had close
ri;.alrv in a(.orinPi Galloway teev-
ling ten points and uegiey nine, out
Galloway had his shooting eye work
ing and snagged four out of five free
.tosses, two of these when badly
needed in the last stages of the
game. The floor work of Wiles and
Am was also a large part of the
(Platter victory as they checked many
attempted rallies of the visitors near
the local anal.
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and a tree toss and daiioway a nelci
goal and a gift shot to run the Platts
mouth margin to nineteen against
thirteen for the visiting quintet.
Smith again getting hot with two
goals and two free tosses and Baker
against garnered a free toss.
The final quarter saw the visitors
gradually cut the lead of the locals
as they pressed the Plattsmouth
guards closely and kept the ball in
action and were able to make good
a number of long shots. Young scor
ing two field goals and Donner. his
guardmate. one while Smith and
Harrison also secured one goal apiece
in their attacks on the local defense.
For the Platters there was some ac
curate shooting that aided in the
victory as Galloway and Hartford
each made good their two free shots
for four points, while Chet Wiles
broke through the visitors for a
pretty side shot for a field goal and
Begley also scored a field goal.
The contest was refereed by Coach
Kanuple of Central high of Omaha
and who did a nice job of the game
with quick and impartial handlinp
of the several plays on which he was
called to pass judgment.
The Plattsmouth Reserves and the
Nehawka high school quintet played
following th main game due to the
lateness of the visitors in arriving
and in this contest the locals were
the winners by the score of 27 tnlo
The Platters have two games
scheduled for the coming week
which will take them away for the
two contests, they playing Nebraska
City at that place on Friday evening
and on Saturday. February 14th they
journey to Omaha and return the
visit of North high, which team was
defeated here early in the season
IB to 9.
The tabulated score of the game
was as follows:
Plattsmouth
FG
FT PF TP
Galloway, f 3 4-5 3 10
Hartford, f 0 2-2 0 2
Arn. f 2 0-2 0 4
Besrley. c 4 1-2 0 9
Wiles. g(C 1 0-2 3 2
McCrary. g 0 0-0 4 I
10 7-13 10
Havelock-
FG
FT
3-4
1- 2
2- 4
0-0
0-0
PF
4
1
3
2
3
TP
13
Smith, f (C)
Harrison, f
5
1
0
Baker, c
voune e
2
ronner z i
9 6-10 13 24
NOMINATION SUBMITTED
Washington. D. C, Feb. 6 Preei-
dent Hoover today sent to tb sen-
ata the nomination of Ourtis M.
Johnson. Rush City, Minn., to be
collector of customs at Duluth.