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Nebr. State Historical Society lattemouth 3outna VOL. NO. xivn PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY. MARCH 2. 1931. NO. 9 gajbraf! PsCufl avail W rinaJ IP Presents Story of the Mass of Catholic Church Rev George A. Keith, S. J.. In Beau tifully Pictured Story Tells oi Church's life. From FridaVp Daily Last evening Rev. George A. Keith. S. J., before an audience that filled the Parmele theatre to its capacity, presented ably and eloquently the position of the Roman Catholic church in the world of christian faith, illustrating his remarks with beautifully prepared pictured repre sentation of the story of the birth of Christianity as well as that -jf the old testament days of the first man and of the prophets that were to her ald the coining of the Christ, as well as the present day observance of the church. In a world founded on sacrifice, in pictured story Father Keith traced the offerings of burnt offerings tc the God of the Hebrews by the an cient patarichs. as the acknowledg ment of the spirit of meekness and submission to the will of one higher, beautiful pictures selected from among the world's choice art gal leries. From the old testament days to the coming of the Christ, covered there was presented the scenes of the na tivity, the teac hings and life- of Christ and then the sacrifice of Christ for all mankind that believed in Him. His suffering on the cross, death and resurrection in the body to visit His followers before His ascension. "The Sacred Love Story of the Mass." was the title of the offering - . , , . . V of this able and forciful member of i the Society of Jesus, presenting with feeling and courage the story of the mass of his church. The meaning of the vestments of the priest, the sig nificance of its symbols and altars laid the background for the present ation of the story of the mass. Clear ly and ably Father Keith gave the priest at all of the principal parts k - of the mass and benedictions, their - " "of being: just at its close. Mrs. Schilder pre- significance in the life of Christ whojPjone the altar, the budding of had founded the church, how each !ab,f ldentVfZ Lh. Purcliaeer or tne L- mnvomont nf rho r.rist nt thp altar represented the acknowledgmeni of the church to the Master and Prince of Peace. The Holy Eucharist, the christians sacrifice today is acknow ledgment of the goodness of God and t Ki fnrfriranocc nf tho Cif .Ti wac OY plained in detail by Father Keith ! lea there has not been any appar with earnest plea for the members of ent clue revealed as to anyone having fi,, or, oil d,... ,r. mnrt.;r trying to dispose of any radios in 111.-1 U UW 11. . H A 1 Mf V often partake of this sacrifice. I ne nuptial mass as en as tup, J , . . : runii om -mane nf the. rhlirph wrft thf church were i w : trlH in -niftiirH stnrv and ahlv and eloquently Father Keith urged his J church followers to live their lives ! that they might approach the altar with clean hearts and in the spirit . of the church receive its blessings in their daily life and at the last the final benediction of the church. Many beautiful pictures of the churches of the world, the services in the trenches and out of the way places of the world were shown. bringing home the fact that the mass l of the church is the same here, in ; Europe. Asia or any place tn tne j world and given in the ancient lan- guage of the church. Latin. The lecture was attended by large groups of non-Catholics and who fol-;jn lowed with the greatest interest the unfolding story of this ancient Chris- tian faith and its true meaning as carefullp presented by its earnest and able son. Among the distinguished guests of the occasion were Judees James T. Begley and A. H. Duxbury and wife. may dea, wilh the question intelli- meeting most successful and inspir Sheriff and Mrs Bert Keed. Mayoi gently when tne neCessity arises to ational. Dr. Schaum will speak at and Mrs. John P. Sattler. I rincipal j take definite action and this has I Plattsmouth M. E. church Sunday ot tne rtign ocnooi re. r. raue.suu ; brought them in touch with a num and wife. Rev. and Mrs. C. O. Troy. ,ber of oommunities in the southeast Kev. anu ALrs. l. racciUhKy, xvev. O. G. Wichmann. Father O'Sullivan of Fremont. Fathers Weiss. Stolz and Martin of Nebraska City, John Fass bender of Nebraska City, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bates. PURCHASE AN ELEC TRIC REFRIGERATOR From Friday's Dally Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Maugay and Daniel Lynn all of Union j witli the printers. Ole was showing were in town looking after some j tbe hand which he so seriously in business matters for the afternoon I inrad when he came in contact with Mr. and Mrs. Maugay making tr-e purchase of an electric refrigerator. vh'ch they are having installed in knocking the bandit in the ditch by their home at Union, rrd also visiT-ithe wayside, and enabling Mr. Olson ing with friends here. This is the ian(j wife to make their escape. Mr. first time Mrs. Maugay has been in Olson's hand is badly swollen yet and Plattsmouth since last fall, as she very painful. He says for everyone had the misfortune to slip and in soiwno can to keep off the highways doing fell, dislocating, one of her I af ter njgbt when possible, for they ankles and laying her up for the en-jare dangerous places. tire winter and is feeling mucn tne better at this time. Mr. Lynn was here to see the county surveyor. Fred Patterson, but as he was attending the funeral fo the late W. D. Wheeler he did not get to see him. PAINTING UP SHOP The barber shop of Anton Trilety is being given a general decorative overhauling, the interior of the shop being newly painted and papered and who resides at the county farm was with the spotless white paint makes a in the city today and spent the day very neat and attractive object to the j at the home of his son, Claus Boe eve. This is another of the move- tel. Jr., where the members of the ments for the spring clean up and i paint up rnovonject at the on in the city FINDS CHICKENS From Friday's Dfl) Sheriff Hert Reed was notified this morning that a crate containing some thirteen chickens had been found near Weeping Water and the sheriff had the fowls taken on into that city to remain until claimed. A search of the neighborhood of Weeping Water failed to reveal the owner of the chickens and it is thought they wer- stolen from some other locality and probably lost oft car or truck while being transported by the thief. Seek Member of Robber Gang in This City Suspect From Omaha Brought Here tc Try and Locate Party Nam ed in Confession. From Friday's Dally Last evening Detective Palmtag of the Omaha police department was here for several hours, having with him Don Vincent. Omaha man ar- rstr! Thnrsrinv in rnnnwfinn with the operation of a gang of robbers man" ot her hearers could not but that have operated in a large number see how far short 'e trust 9od vut of Omaha groceries and drug stores. the home base- or taU to llve 111 tne The visit of the officers here fol- fullness of His promises Just before lowed the confessions of Vincent anditne lumn nour- Mrs- Ella atROn of Otto Glazier .arrested with their Lincoln and corresponding secretary wives and Arthur R. Tor. in which !of tne Topeka branch, made the an the men implicated Tov as a "fence" nouncements of the great pageant, for the stolen property and in this : "The Golden Bowl in seven episodes nnfpinn th iCr, .iimoH that ' o be given at t he Lincoln I in versity some Plattsmouth party was Impli- cated in the series of thefts and had a large amount of the loot that had jbeen taken from Omaha stores. The Omaha parties arrested eon- fessAd to thefts that a erprn t erl to neUs . tiiat aggregated L"e " months and :tu,e,e" luc i""1 "A8"" lBeu" ruuut-nt m me uibwij According to reports of the state-,for ments of the Omaha parties they claimed to have disposed of a large number of radios, cigarettes and other articles to a Plattsmouth man. but were unable to give his name , . v. i; i i. . v,iann tne round tauie was conuucieu SLUle" P'opcn.y uui nm.Ul as the prisoner was unable to find described each stone she called anyone that he could pick as the on each secretary to explain the la wanted man. It is stated the alleged !hor necessary to place that stone. Plattsmouth man purchased SOme $1.".00 worth of the goods for $100. So far as local authorities could , . "U.i.iV.!-. 'confession was a hoax or that the I 1 r M f I l M II II II IW I I i t : I ' Mr" : . " nri snnpr; u-prp mistaken in the cttv i" lsul";l B w c 1 iuiaiincu in iuc -"J 1" lsu"el b iuisiaKeii ..tij.n,. .f tKii n.irphocor nf tiio H 1 V i t i . ' . i L11V jfli I V - t i stolen property. OFFICIALS VISIT FALLS CITY From Friday's Dally This morning Mayor John P. Sat tler and a number of the members of the city council motored to Falls City where they were guests of the city water and light department and shown over the municipal plant at that place. The representative of Palls City here Thursday to attend the meeting to discuss the problems Qf a uniform occupation tax. invited the Plattsmouth officials to drive to i Fails City and look over their plant order to gain an insight into the j workings of their system, one of the best and most modern municipal plans in the state and which has proven a great success. The local officials are trying to secure as much information as p. .-.! on tne water i Inlant nronosit ior in order that the" t f th KTat .h(1rP nlnnts simi lar to one that would be required here are in operation. OLE OUSON IN CITY From Friday Daily Ole Olson of Weeping Water wa a visitor in Plattsmouth looking af ter some matters of business yester day and also dropped into the Jour nal office for a short time to visit the highwayman near York some two j weeks ago. and when he discomfited ! CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY From Friday- Daily Claus Boetel, Sr.. one of the old time residents of this city, is cele brating his eighty-seventh birthday today and for his advanced age he is feeling very fine and while unable to get around with his old time vigor is still able to retain a large interest in the affairs of the day. Mr. Boetel. family gathered to spend a few hours with bim and to enjoy the passing of the anniversary with the father. Foreign Mis sionary Society Has Fine Meeting Session at Nebraska City Is Attend ed by Members of Me'" ndist Church Bodies. On Tuesday Pebruarv 24th. there was held a two session eroun meet ing at Nebraska City for members ana irienus oi tne foreign mission ary society of the Methodist church. Mrs. I'aul Niemann, local presi dent, called the morning session to order with all present joining in a familiar hymn and devotions led by Mrs. Gates of Lincoln, past corres ponding secretary of the conference. Roll call introduced ali those pres ent and brought together many from nearby towns. Mrs. Schilder. secre tary of Omaha district introduced Dr. Lydia Schaum who served years as physician in the Sleeiier Davis hos pital in Peiping, West China. No one has ben sent to fill her place : since her return. She gave a talk on Ithe home-base as a missionary sees lit .which was such a revelation that House on March Sth at eight o'clock. The different churches of .Lincoln are taking charge of differ- ent ;Plsoaes aua tae. Proceeds win De ,,ven l lne "one s w or 1 iCKeis are su cents ior auuns, aiiu sphnn, airp dnx,n and to be sent local pastors nearby and seats may be reserved by mail adults 50c extra, but no extra I iw tuim.eu :seems to oe come competition as to which will be the best episode, A delicious luncheon was served h Nebraska City ladies at noon i &e conterence treasurer. Airs, uregs of Lincoln, reported the first stone in place; two thirds dues- paid by December 15. The Christmas offer- ing stone which sends new mission- anes to tue neiu as anuum j Miss Watson who through two years of travel visited all the work of Meth ,.jic( the fioirt inrt all tu lOdlst omen on tne neici ana iii eist I . . . . ... . . she Had time to visit, toliace not.- noi - - nermit review ot all stones nut n was both illuminary and inspir ational. The afternoon session was opened with devotion by Rev. Albright .local pastor, followed by a demonstration "Self or Service" or "Service Plus." given by the Plattsmouth delegation, and much appreciated by the at tendants. Dr. Schaum again spoke on "The World Family," in a most im- , i - ni'i r !i ur -I Ti Ti Wat-inn Lave a closing talk on the letter from I M(.nOWP!i whose late wife was .,. nf th funeral Executive thirteen years and vice president at large nine years, just having been released in Nov., 1930. by her re quest. Also Miss Watson gave a vivid picture of just one Sunday spent in Isabelle Thaburn college with its girls. Several choice solos were given during the day by the ladies of the local church and the visit s return- .a toir raroi vr.tinc thp eveninf. March 1st at 7:30. public is cordially invited. The HONOR DEPARTED OFFICIAL From Thursday's Dally The Cass county court house was closed this afternon from two until three o'clock in honor of the mem ory of William D. Wheeler, who had served the county faithfully and well in the offices of county sheriff and county treasurer over a period of years. The county officials were prac tically all at the funeral services which were held at the late home, "Oakwood." near Rock Bluffs and where friends from all parts of the state gathered to pay their last tri butes to the memory of this splen did citizen, now laid to the last long rest. Mr. Wheeler has long been a prom inent leader in the county and it was a fitting tribute to him that the court house where he had served so faith fully and well for many years should be closed in his honor. WEDDED AT COURT HOUSE This morning at the court house occurred the marriage of Miss Flor ence Helen Harter of Louisville to Charles C. Isaacson of Unadilla. Ne braska. The wedding ceremony was performed by Judge A. H. Duxbury and witnessed by Mrs. Grace Har ter. mother of the bride and Miss Clara Wickman, clerk in the office of the Judge. After the wedding the bridal party motored back to Louis ville. Read the Journal Want-Ads. SHERIFF HAS BUSY NIGHT Sheriff Bert Reed and his force had a very busy night Wednesday when in response to the message from the state sheriff's office ihat the Hast ings bank rohbers might be headed for eastern Nebraska, he was out patrolling the highways in this vicin ity. The rubbers, however, had ap parently chosen some other route, as they were not heard from in this sec tion of the state. One of the men was reported as captured at Hebron 1 where he was located in a wounded condition witti nis v.m- and cnild jai,d is lield at a hospital there Hundreds Pay Tribute at the Wheeler Funeral r Friends From Ail Sections of Old Cass County Present at Last Service Thursday The services ;n memory of William D. Wheeler held on 1hursday after noon at the late haote. "Oak wood." near Rock Bl'.tffs, Was one of the most largely attended that has been held in the county for many years, hundreds coming from all parts oi Cass county to join in the tribute to "Billy" Wheeler, their friends of many years standing. Rev. J. H. Salsbury. of Wood River. Nebraska, a friend of many years standing of Mr Wheeler, was in charge of the service and gave a beautiful tribute to i the old friend that he had known so well when both were residents of this city. Rev. Sals- bury as pastor of the First Presbyter ian church and Mr. Wheeler as coun ty treasurer. To the sorrowing fam ily and the bereaved friends he spoke J the christian hope of the hereafter and the award that comes to the be liever in the faith. During the service the Masonic quartet of Plattsmouth gave two numbers, "Sometime We'll Under stand" and "Safe in the ArmB of Jesus." while L. D. Hiatt gave a solo. "Death Is Only a Dream." At the conclusion of the service the body was borne to the last rest ing place in the Horning cemetery, a very large number OTT.be old friends forming the cortege that followed the departed to the final repose. The pall bearers were old friends and neighbors, A. L. Tidd, William Sch- midtmann. G. H. Meisinger. W. T. AdMna, Edward McCulloch and John Rauth of Manley. Representatives of Many Cities Here for Meeting Discuss the Means of Providing Uni form Ordinances to Deal With Present Conditions rm Thursday's Duny This noon and afternoon there as sembled in this citv a group of the representatives of many of the citie of eastern Nebraska, coming here at the invitation of the retail section of the Plattsmouth Chamber of Com merce and to discuss the problems of the several cities fa the way of occu pation tax levies. There were present representatives from Nebraska City, including Mayor Yaughn and Citv Clerk Henry Cleve. Fremont. Auburn. Weeping Wan-. Louisville. Elmwood. Tecumseh. Falls Citv. Pawnee City and the members of the local city council that have in formation the ordinance for Plattsmouth. as well as Mayor John P. Sattler. The smaller cities have in the pas' had varying ordinances that pre scribed different levies from each other on the several lines of local and foreign business enterprises and it is the desire and purpose of the meeting to formulate uniform ordi nances that can grapple with the needs of these cities and be just and equitable to all parties, both local and transcient. This city has been discussing the matter of revising their occupation tax ordinance for the past year and now feel that the time is ripe for all of our neighboring cities as well as our own to group their common needs in an ordinance that can cover the situations in the smaller towns and stand litigation if necessary in the courts. The meeting was one of the great est interest and many very able ideas on the civic needs of the several places were expressed by their repre sentatives at the meeting, gathering from each other many valuable ideas that can be woven into practical ac tion by means of city occupation tax ordinances. SUFFERING FROM GRIPPE Mrs. Martha J- Peterson, one of the old and highly respected residents i of the city, has for the past week been confined to her home as the re- suit of a severe attack of the flu, the mother doing very nicely. The and while she is some better she is family have resided here since the unable to leave the house and willjdeath of Mr. Capper some three require some time to reoovar from the effects of the attack. Platters Win in Spirited Game from Glenwood Q,. v-w. oa on t i Tnir- Bv Margin of 24 to 20 Locals Take Last Home Game of Season From Iowa Visitors "n.m Thursday's Danv In the las' home game that th Platters or lf)'0 Ml will stage, the local cuin'et las' evening turneii hack 'he black aad gold of Glen wood by the score of 24 to 20 a one of the inos' exc't'ng games of the season and which in its finish gave the fars some real thrills as the two teams s-wed the result up to the last few minu'es of te game when j long shot by Wiles and an under basket shot of Begley placed the Platters on the winning side as the whistle sounded that terminated th' struggle. It was the last borne game for John Galloway. Captain Chet Wiles, Merle McCrary, and Jrmes Begley. who remained in the contest from I the start to the finish. Henry Donat. junior, center, retiring in the last few moments of the game to give way to Arn, and the locals made plen ty of talk for the fans in their ex cellent floor game and the effect sub cellent floor game and the effective submerging of Hatcher, the scoring ace of the visitors. For the first time this season the Platters showed hot in their open ing quarter and held a commanding lead over the visitors at the end oi the opening stanza, it showing Gallo way and Begley each scoring two field goals and Wiles one to take a ten to three lead over Glenwood. Hatcher with a free toss and Evans with a basket making the visitors score. The second period was a blank for the Plattsmouth five and the fast and furious floor game resulted in Glenwood garnering some four free throws from the Platters, making all of their gift shots good and Schneck loth, who was the leader of the visi tors scoring, also sang a field goal, to make the count at the half, ten to nine for Plattsmouth. As the half opened up the visitors showed more spirit in their floor work and were able to tie up the score as Schneckloth tallied two field goals and a free toss and Hat cher thrilled his followers with a goal, but Donat. McCrary and Wiles added one field goal each for the locals to make the count sixteen all as the team entered the final strug gle. The final stage of tbe struggle was a real battle and one that brought the fans to their feet as the two teams would forge ahead and again tie until the very last of the game. Schneckloth of the visitors forged his team to the front with a field goal and for the first time in the con flict Plattsmouth was dragging, then Merle McCrary in a beautifully plac ed long shot had the old scorebook all tied up. with eighteen alike, only to have Cheney, Glenwood guard, break through the Platters to sink one to put the Glenwood quintet out in front and looking like a winner, hut again McCrary proved the un doing of the visitors as another long shot was good and again the score was tied twenty alike and the furious way In which both teams were play ing, an extra period loomed in tbe road, but Captain Chet Wiles sank a bullet like shot in the old basket to make the score twenty-two to twenty and the time hanging on a thread Continuing to battle to the last whis tle the Platters passed into the Iowa territory to Begley who landed a well placed shot to make the count twenty-four to twenty and then the silvery notes sounded on the whistle by Russell Reeder. made history of the game. In the preliminary the Platter seconds made a victory 15 to 14 over the Glenwood reserves in another close and exciting battle and in which Robert Hirz gained fame &a the leader of the local scoring, so all in all it was a very satisfactory evening for the Plattsmouth basket ball fans. The story in figures is as follows: Plattsmouth (24) FG FT Galloway, f 2 0-0 Begley. f-c 3 0-2 Am, f 0 0-0 Donat. c 1 0-1 McCrary. g 3 0-0 Wiles, g (C) I 0-0 PF 1 2 0 O 0 o TF 4 C 0 2 6 6 12 0-3 Glenwood (20) Hatcher, f (C) .. Schneckloth, f Evans, c Hall, g FG 1 4 FT 1- 2 2- 2 1-1 0-1 99 PF 1 1 0 0 TF 10 I 0 4 1 0 1 Cheney, g . 6-S 20 BIRTH OF LITTLE SON Prom Saturdays Dally A fine little seven nound son ar rived at the home of Mrs. H. L. Cap- ner last evening, the little one and months agro on the farm home south of this city. RAVE FALSE ALARM From Friday's Daily The fire department was called late yesterday afternoon to the resi dence of Louis Horsack. on South ; Maiden Lane near the golf course. When arriving there it was found ithe house was full of fHHfrTT but the ' alarm as to fire had been premature. 1 i ne cn n icy oi me nouse was not drawlng UIld the raoke driv , v thfc wind had gone back into the borne and caused alarm to the residents that the place was on fire. Former Quarrif Manager Sued for Sum of $44,000 Ole Olson of Weeping: Water Brings Action Against W. Earl Towle, One Time Employe Prom Saturday's Dally In the office of the district clerk this morning an action was filed en titled Ole Olson vs. W. Earl Towle, j former manager of the Olson Quarries at weeping Water and now a resi dent of Milwaukee. Wisconsin, and . in which the plaintiff asks judgment i in the sum ot $44,004.96. The petition of Mr. Olson alleges many instances of the sale of the products of the quarries by Mr. Towle to various companies over th.6 coa try and which it is claimed in the petition was never accounted for by Mr. Towle to Mr. Olson. The com plaints of the alleged sales covers the years 1925, 192C and 1927. dur ing which time Mr. Towle was the manager of the quarries of Mr. Olson at Weeping Water. The plaintiff also asks the issu ance of a garnishment on the proper ty of Mr. Towle that may be in the hands of the First National Bank of Weeping Water, the Nebraska Na tional bank of that ciiy and J. M. Ranney. J. A. Capwell of this city appears in the action for Mr. Olson. HAVE FINE TRIP 1 some of the most humble homes tru- From Saturday's Deny ly a restful object to the lover of Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Morgan re- natural beauty, turned last evening from Hay I Th" Tlattsmouth residents should Springs. Nebraska, where they have 'bear the contest in mind and await been for the oast week visiting with the further announcements that will relatives and friends in that city and .be made regarding this most laudible vicinity. They enjoyed the oppor- community enterprise. Flowers. tree3 tunity of a visit with many of the (and bulbs in the glory of the sun former residents of this community . shine and rain can transform the who are now living in the northwest most worn and roughened lands'-ape part of the state. They visited a great into a thing of beauty and a joy for part of the time at the home of their all the summer season, so household nephew. Paul Morgan and family and er prepare to make your home at also were dinner guests at the George tractive to tbe passerby as well as Koehnke. Phillip and Henry Horn u source of comfort and pleasure to homes while in Hay Springs. '. yourself. The Koehnke family have a large potato ranch near Hay Springs and where they raised 25.000 bushels of potatoes this year, shipping out thre" car loads while Mr. and Mrs. Morgan were there, these going to the south for seed potatoes, where they are planted and later shipped back north as early potatoes. There are great cellars at the Koehnke place that hold thousands of potatoes. At the George Horn pig ranch they say 4.000 nead of tne pigs, large ana small and which were being gotten j ready for the market, shipments be- mg made all of the time to the large ther Keith, as well as the very ar- market centers. tistic prelude for the showing of One of the most vivid remem- the story of the mass. The violin of brances of the trip was the airplane ferings of Miss Knoflickova given ride that Mr. and Mrs. Morgan en- during the seating of the audience, joyed, Fred taking a 300 mile trip . embraced some of the choicest corn while Mrs. Morgan was more modest position of the masters of the world's in her initial air venture. The planes music. In her violin selections Miss are owned by a company in which Knoflickova was accompanied bv Paul Morgan is interested tind the Mrs. Grace Leidy Burger of Omaha, planes are largely used ty the busi- whose very beautiful technic added ness men in their trips to the east and much to the musical portion of th? Denver. evening. The old Plattsmouth residents arc , This was one of the first oppor sending greetings to their many tunities that the Plattsmouth public friends in this community. Mr. and has had of hearing our talented ar- Mrs. Morgan also report that Phillip Horn, brother-in-law of the late Mrs. Frank J. Morgan is feeding very poorly of late. EAGLE AUXILIARY MEETS From Friday's Da'v Elmer Chamberlain will be pleased Last evening the members of the to learn that there little seven -Ladies Auxiliary of the Eagles held months-old son. Donald, who MM a very delightful meeting at the ten days ago swallowed a part of Eagles hall and with a very large an orange and for some time threa' number of the ladies in attendance ened to choke to death, has so far at the event. recovered that he and the parents After the business session of th were abl3 to come here for a visit lodge had been disposed of, the ladies over the week end at the home of and friends joined in a most enjoy- Mr. and Mrs. John G. Lohnes. par able card party that covered several ents of Mrs. iMianiberlain. The little hours most pleasantly. In the play- lad still is suffering from the effects ing Mrs. Allie Meisinger received the of the ordeal that he has been first prize and Fred H. Yincent won through but it is hoped that he mav the consolation at pinochle. soon be entirely over the effects of At the close of the evening the the accident. ladies served a very delightful lunch eon of sandwiches, cake and coffee and after voting it a most pleasant evening all adjourned to wend their way homeward. PAINTING UP CAFE The interior of the Leonard build- ing on Main street occupied by the i Brown cafe, is being repapered and painted by Frank Gobelman and his force of workmen and when com- pleted will make a very pleasing im- ! provement to this popular eating I place The work is being handled by Frank R Gobelman and his workmen. Yard and Garden Contest is to be Held This Spring Civic Bodies Will Back Proposition to Create Greater Pride in the Appearance of the City With the view of adding to th'1 beauty of the city the members of the civics improvement commuter of the Chamber of Commerce, the civic committees of the Woinan'. Club and Rotary and the city park board, are planning on a campaign this spring for "Better Yards and Gardens" and which will be saore fully explained in the rules and conditions to be given later by the committees in charge of the event. The contest is one that will make for a much more attractive commun ity and as the motto of the contes implies "You Win If You Lose." everyone that takes part will have the satisfaction of knowing that they will have improved the surroundings of the homes and properties. A preliminary meeting was held last evening of several of the civic organizations and the first plans plans launched for the work of the contest, which will open entries on March lr.th and will continue on over the spring months, culminating it is expected in a flower show to be j htU in May at the American Legion community building, but this last has not been fully worked out by the organizations and will be left largely 'to the committees in charge. In the various committees selected i Frank A. Cloidt was named chair man of the judging committee. A. L. i Tidd of the education and planting ! training; L. D. Hiatt, awards and prizes; G. L. Farley, publicity; Mrs. E. H. Wescott, entries: with mem bers of the several organizations co operating in the work of the con , test. ! The contest held last year devel oped a great deal of community in jterest and many attractive lawns and gardens were found over the city i where a wealth of floral beauty made OFFERS REAL TREAT Music lovers of the city were af forded a most pleasing artistic treat ag well as educational presentation at the showing at the Parmele thea- tre on Wednesday night of the "Sa- ort.(j iove Storv of the Mass." i The wonderful story was enhanced by the musical setting that was given by Miss Agnes Knoflickova. widely known violinist or this city, playing the accompaniment for many of the impressive scenes presented by Fa- tist since she has opened her studio in this city and was a treat uia! appreciated to the utmost. aM LITTLE ONE IMPROVED The many friends of Mr. and Mr. HERE FROM LINCOLN Frm Fri1iy Daltv Yesterday Harry Graves and wife of Lincoln, were here visiting with the father of Harry, Judge Chas. L. Graves, and here met his uncle. Sherd Graves of Rock Bluffs, and with the father took his uncle in the car to the eld homestead at Rock Bluffs. where they visited for a time. Mr and Mrs. Graves then brought Judge Grave? back to Plattsmouth before returning to their h mo in Lincoln. Phone your Want Ad to No. 6. HHHHsHHHi