Hebr. State Historical Society
S be
lattsmoutb
Journal
VOL. NO. XLVH
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA. MONDAY. JULY 20. 1931.
NO. 49
Murdock Bank
Robbers Make
Jail Escape
Overpower Turnkey at the Douglas
County Jail and Escape in
Auto No Trace Yet
Fr-im Thursrtav s tuilv
Herman Banning and Harry Bor
toff. bank bandits charged with hav
ing robbed the Bank of Murdock in
this county of $13,000 on Saturday.
June 2?th. are again at liberty, mak
ing a sensational escape from the
Douglas county jail at Omaha short
ly after 11 o'clock this morning.
In the message received here by
Sheriff Reed from the office of Sher
iff McDonald at Omaha, stated that
the two men charged with the Mur
dock crime as well as a third man.
had complained of being ill and were
being taken from the main jail sec
tion at the court house to the office
of a physician nearby. The three
mt-n, so the report states, leaped on
the turnkey, in charge of the men.
overpowered him and made a dash
fr liberty. The two men wanted for
the Murdock robbery are reported to
have made a get away in a Lincoln
sedan number 1-63 S28.
The third of the prisoners had been
recovered at noon as he did not get
far from the scene of the escape, but
the two desperate bank bandits are
still at large altho all possible effort
to apprehend them is being carried
out.
The two men. Banning and Bor
toff. are men with long prison records
and Banning has served two terms
in the Missouri penitentiary on lar
ceny charges and Bortoff one term
on the same charge. The men are
hardened criminals and evidently of
a desperate type as Banning was
wounded in a gun battle with the
Council Bluffs police at the time he
was captured.
Deputy Sheriff Rex Young de
parted for Omaha this afternoon to
look into the case and to assist in
the sending out of the warning for
the apprehension of the two wanted
bank robbers.
The men were awaiting trial here
at the November term of the district
court and had been confined at Om
aha where there were better facili
ties for guarding them, but they
seemed to have been able to success
fully get away.
The escape today is the fourth in
the last few months where men have
made safe get aways from the Doug
las county officers.
HUNDREDS ATTEND CONCEPT
F- T hi rflayi r
The baud concert last evening at
the court house lawn, given by the
band of American Legion post No.
1. of Omaha, drew one of the larg
est crowds that has attended a simi
lar event in this city in a number
of years and for the duration of the
concert the vicinity o' the rcurt
house was a mas3 of spectators and
autos.
The band is under the direction
of Keith Latey. one of the leading
band men of the west and comprises
some of the leading musicians in
this part of Nebraska, as was evi
denced in the fine program that was
offered as a compliment to the Platts
mouth people by the Omaha Legion.
The program embraced a number
of the standard competitions includ
ing the overture. "Luftspeil." and
the waltz. "Tesoro Mio" and selec
tions from "Prince Charming." Joe
Dubinsky. presented a very beauti
ful euphonium solo. "The Old Home
Down on the Farm." whirh was
given in a very artistic manner.
The handling of the traffic grew
to be a real problem as the number
of autos from this community was
added to by the large number from
Iowa that were In the city and row
after row of cars in double parking
was necessary to handle the crowd,
while the seats and the lawn of the
court house was covered with the
the concert the mem
bers of the band and their ladies
w-ere served refreshments at the
Stewart cafe, the Chamber of Com
merce being the hosts of the eve
ning. CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this means of ex
pressing our heartfelt appreciation
of the many acts of kindness that
were shown to our loved one in her
illness and the sympathy and com
fort given to us in our bereavement.
These acts will always be a pleasant
memory of the kind friends and
neighbors. Henry Sanders and Family.
LUCILLE ALBEiiT HOME
Miss Lucille Albert, who was very
seriously injured several weeks ago
in an auto accident on the Louisville
read west of this city, has so far re
covered that she was able to return
home Friday. Mi.-s Albert, who suf
fered a pelvic fracture as well a
severe lacerations of the face and
head and a broken jaw. is now able
to walk and the injuries to the head
and face have practically all healed.
Her condition at the time of the
accident was such that her recovery
was the matter of grave doubt and
now that she is able to be home
has brought a great deal of pleasur-.
to the host of friends in this section
of Cass county.
Cass County
Students at the
State University
Some Nineteen Are Enrolled From
the Connty in Various Courses
at Summer School
Nineteen students from The schools
of Cass county are taking summer
land: Cecile Newkirk Lee, a senior in
the arts and sciences college: Eleanor
Margaret Stroy. junior in Teachers
college and a teacher at B'ngham:
Carl John Br.umgartner. junior in the
college of medicine at Omaha, and
Percy Theodore Johnson, graduate
student.
Marcaret Grace Carver. Willene
Elizabeth Fager. Billy Merle Carver
and Leonard Leroy Larson, a junior
in Teachers college, will teach at
Avoca this year. Willene Fager is
a sophomore in the college of agri
culture. Billy Carver is a sophomore
in the college of engineering, and
Leonard Larson, who teaches at
Avoca this year, is taking graduate
work toward an advanced degree.
Alma Rosina Althouse. a junior in
Teachers college, who is teaching ir.
Lancaster county this year, and Ger
trude Christenson. a sophomore in
the arts and sciences college, ar-3
from Alvo. Alfred Theodore Sned
gen. also of Alvo. where he will
teach this year, is taking graduate
The majority of the students en
school work at the University of Ne
braska, according to registration fig
ures released today by the regis
trar. Among the towns in Cass coun
ty, Murdock is represented by five
students. Avoca by four, Alvo three,
and Eagle three.
Four are from Weeping Water.
Bernice Belle Burch. who will teach
at Sargent, and Wilma Ruth Burch.
who wil! be at Lyons this year .ar"
both juniors in the Teachers college.
William Lester Armstrong and Flor
ence Mildred Jewell are taking work
in the graduate college. Mr. Arm
strong is tea hing at Weeptng Water
taring the coming year.
The five students from Murdock are j
Hildegarde A. Baumgartner. a grad-
Date student who will teach at Ash
rolled in the summer session are
teachers who taught school during
the past year. Of the 2.713 resi
tered. 1.6 ST are of this group. Those
who attended school during the regu
lar session are number 916. while
jthe remaining 110 were ensaged in
.various occupations.
Registration of totals show a
slight increase over the number tak
ing work at the university last sum
mer. Most outstanding is a 23 in
crease in the graduate college, with
many teachers returning to work to
ward advanced degrees. Those tak-
ling me six es lerm cumpieie
their work Friday. July l.th. The
nine weeks session ends on Augus:
5th.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAYS
From Fridays Dally
Last evening a number of the
friends of Miss Ruth Janda and
Louis Sedlak joined in the observance
of the birthday anniversaries of
two young people and the event was i
most fittingly enjoyed in a wenier
mast and outing which was staged
on the Platte river near Naeves park.
The members of the party assembled
at the James Holy home and there
were taken by auto to the scene of
the pleasant gathering and where
the time was spent in the enjoyment
of the refreshments provided by the
ladies and in visiting. In honor of
the occasion the guests of honor were
presented with a remembrance of the
event. Those who attended were
Misses Mary Holy. Ruth Janda. I
Frances Sedlacek and Helen Kornik.
of Omaha, and Miss Catherine Janda
of Hovelock. Messrs Louis Svoboda.
Theodore Ptak. James Holy. George
Sedla ek. Frank Koubek. Cary Speck.
Frank Smith.
RECEIVES FINE FISH
From Thursday rall
Charles K. Bestor and J. C.
i Daddy Coleman, who are spend
i
ing their vacation m Minnesota.
fishing, have sent to a number of I
the relatives here some fine speei- j
mens of the fish that abond in the j
lakes of that part of the country.
The Plattsmouth fishermen are en
joying themselves very much and
have not decided just when they ex
pect to return and will remain un
til the fish cease to bite good.
Plattsmouth to
Be Link in Mo.
River Work
Export Made on Progress of the Work
and Plans to Make Channel
in Missouri bv 1932
Members of the Missouri River
Navigation association, who Wed
; nesday listened to the confidential re-
fTi ui tapim i neoaore wyman.
jr.. district engineer at Kans.t City
. l- the progress of the river channel
vork. expressed themselves ar high
ly optimistic as to future progress
on the upper river. .
Thev viewed as particularly im
portant rhe assurances of Captain
Wyman that an economical and nav
igable channel can be constructed
north to Omaha and Sioux City. They
w-re especially pleased with Um
businesslike manner in which the
work is proceeding under the direc
tion of Captain Wyman.
"The report was most encourag
ing." said former Governor Arthur
Weaver, chairman of the commit
tee. "We believe now that the work
on the upper river will bet well
under way next year, and that we
will soon have not only a naviga
ble but a dependable channel to Ne
braska City and Omaha.
Maintenance Cost Low.
"Also the maintenance cost, we
are told, will be less than the nor
mal 3 per cent the first year, slid
ing down to a negligible point in
three or four years.
"It was certainly encouraging to
hear Captain Wyman's report, and
to know that an engineer is in
charge of the work who is so en
thused and confident of the success
of the project." said Alvin F. John
son of Omaha.
Detailed informations as to the
plans for the upper river are ex
pected to be made public upon the
visit of Major General Lytle Brown,
chief of the army engineers, who
will make an inspection trip along
the river beginning August 1.
Captain Wyman said five
crews of surveyors and engi
neers, with 17 men in each par
ty, are now at work on the
"middle river" between St.
Joseph an i Sioux City. Four of
them are worknig in Nebraska.
One is at Florence, one near the
mouth of the Platte, one at Ne
braska City and one at Rulo.
The surveyors are using two
steam boats, two pile drivers
and a fleet of six barges.
They are makin? borings, in
vestigating the river i&oitom,
taking hydrographis data and
investigating the silt deposits.
Simultaneously, experimental
work is being done at Sioux City
to discover the type of like best
suited to middl-eriver conditions.
All this work should be fin
ished by December 1. Captain
Wyman said. Then .as soon as
the lower river work is com
pleted and funds are appropri
ated by congress, the war de
partment will be ready to start
work on the middle river.
North of Kansas City.
Work is now being pushed be
tween Kansas City and St.
Joseph, he related. Six con
tracts are in process of com
pletion, and when they are fin
ished about half of the river be
tween Kansas City and St.
Joseph will be open for naviga
tion. That probably will be next
year, and then contracts will be
let to finish the work as far as
St. Joseph. After that Ne
braska and the port of Omaha.
"River work will start in
several localities, working from
spots where nature has already
stablized the channel." Captain
Wyman said.
Those places already stabil
ized, such as Florence. Omaha.
Plattsmouth and Nebraska City,
will serve as "anchors" for the
links in the river improvement
project. In the end. all will be
joined.
George J. Miller of Kansas
City, executive secretary of the
committee who came to attend
the meeting, said that soundings
taken in completed sections of
the lower river in the past month
proved the feasibility of river
improvement.
Fears Groundless.
Two hundred thirty-six sound
ings were taken, he related. At
only one point was the dept
less than six feet. At seven
places the depth was less than
seven feet, at 13 places it was
less than eight feet, and at 24
it was less than nine feet.
"And there has been no high
water for two years." Mr. Miller
added. "If there had been, those
few shallow places would have
been washed out."
Fears that use of the Platte
river for irrigation would inter
fere with Missouri river naviga
tion were called "groundless"
by Captain Wyman. at the
luncheon of the group. He said
he favored Platte river irriga
tion. A. C. Wiprud. St. Paul, coun
sel for the Upper Mississippi
River Barge Line company, ad
vocated a federal bond issue of
lOu million dollars a yt-ar for
five years, to supplement con
gressional appropriations for riv
er navigation.
ENJOY PICNIC PARTY
Frotr Thursday's Dally-
Last evening the Sunday school
class of Mrs. E. H. Wescott. met at
"Sunnyside." the Wescott home on
high school hill. The girls, m
twenty-four in number, came with
the baskets of the gof j things to eat
and which formed the basis of a very
delightful picnic supper. Following
the picnic the members of the party
enjoved the band c inert held at the
court house lawn.
Legion Auxi
liary Names
its Delegates
I way of office comfort and convenience
Selects Ladies Who Wffl Represent110 the employes and also to the pub-
I lie
Local Unit at State Conren- With the always paramount wish
tion at Fremont of the Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power
Co.. to serve the public, the company
The local unit f the American
Legion Auxiliary met Friday after
noon at the American Legion com
munity building to take up the regu
lar routine meeting of the organiza
tion and had as their chief business
there was the election of the dele-
t cls t r r h o cTito : rr ... i mn m a I
v1.ih at Prmnn. nn inmist o 1 1 h m
or.,
Tho risisntK c1ertH hi- the nn ir
comprise the following: Mrs. R. J.
Larson, local president. Mrs. J. P.
Johnson. Mrs. C. A. Rosencran- and
Mrs. Otto Keck. The alternates nam
ed were Mrs. J. H. Palacek. Mrs. Fay
McClintock. and Mrs. Adelaide Boyn
ton. There was not a crpat deal of !
business to occupy the remaining
part of the meeting and owing to the
heat of an earlv adjournment was
taken following the serving of the
refreshments hv the hostesses. Mes-
dames J. H. Palacek. Ernest Melbern.
I W. T. Melbern. David Pickrel and
AueTist Roessler.
Rebekabs Hold
Installation
of Officers
Rud of Promise Lodge Has Interest-
e
ing aiccniig ATCUILLJ diaic
President Here
From 9aturea.j- Dany
Bud of Promise Rebekah lodge
held their installation of officers at
the lodge rooms last evening with
District Deputy Mrs. Harry White
bread and staff, comprising Mrs.
John H. Busche. Mrs. Clarence Bus
che and Mrs. Jack Schlater. all of
Louisville, were in charge of the
initiatory work of the evening.
The officers of the lodge installed
were as follows:
N. G. Mrs. Harry Kruger.
V. G. Mrs. T. E. Olson.
Secretary Miss Marie Kaufmann.
Treasurer Miss Anna E. Leach.
Warden Mrs. Anna Ellington.
Conductor Mrs. Katherine Hall.
Chaplain Miss Birdie Ellington.
Inner Guard George Pick.
Outer Guard T. E. Oison.
R. S. N. G. Mrs. Hilda UJman. The members of the birthday party
L. S. N. G. Mrs. R. W. Cavender j were jary Evers. Frances Krejci.
R. S. V G. M"s. Martha Peterson. ; charlotte Cotner. Rose Mary Step-L-
S. V. G. Mrs. Susie Bates. ; pat jeanette Hirz. Jacqueline Kre
Mrs. Clara Lush of Omaha, vice- jjci Alice Jane Hirz. Raymond Evers,
president of the Rebekah assembly ; Robert Krejci. Donald Steppet. Ed-
gave a very elpful and Interesting
talk and pi .-ed that she would re
turn later .ak- up a school of in
struction when the weather became j
more suited to the activities of the i
work.
Mr. Fred Lush was here with his
wife as well M Mrs. Ella Galloway i
and Mrs. Ida Rogers of Alpha lodge i
of Omaha.
After the lodge closed the members
of the party were invited to the Tap-
lett sweet shop where very dainty
refreshments were enjoyed and ;
which had been arranged by the
lodge as a treat to the membership
and their guests.
TELEPHONE EMPLOYES PICNIC
From Friday s Dany
Last evening the operators at the
local exchange of the Lincoln Tele-j
phone company, as well as the line-
men who are connected with the lo-
cal exchange and the special force
here from Lincoln, enjoyed a very
delightful picnic party.
The members of the jolly crowd,
some twenty in number, motored out
to the country home of Mrs. Ruth
Koukal. one of the staff at the ex
change, and in the pleasant sur
roundings of Um Koukal home sev
eral hours were most pleasantlv
spent. The fine array of the good
things to eat were prepared and a
campfire arranged for the roasting
of weniers and which proved a very I
toothsome addition to the picnic
lunch. After the enjoyment of
the i
evening the members of the party
at a late hour retorned to their
homes and trhsting that many more I
such happy occasions would be en-j
joyed in the future.
Opening of New
Offices of Iowa
Nebr. Company
Beautiiul New Headquarters Throng
ed for the Day by Residents
of the Community
From Friday' Pa!". v
The formal opening of the new
' offices of the Piattsmouth district of
i the Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power
Co.. was held today and the beautiful
and well arranged office room was
, filled by the patrons of the company
; and the general public to inspect the
j new headquarters and also to meet
I the representatives of the services
'company who were receiving the
guests.
The offices are a distinct addition
I to the business sec: ion of the city
I and offer the latest devices in the
has arranged a very artistic rest
room at the front of the building
and here the ladies who are now
in the business section, may drop
in to rest or to visit with each other
and in a most charmingly arranged
spot be able to visit with each other.
Assisting in the opening today
mere was present laDer. assistant
general manaeer in cnarge oi mer-
chandising and offices
Harold Wil
son. of radio, industrial and com
mercial light and power department.
C. Goodwin, of the department of
heating in which he is the special
ist, and Mr. Thurmin. who is to be
the heating expert in the Plattsmouth
district, and Miss Nurnberger. home
service demonstrator, all of the Lin-
coin offices.
Tbe local foree comprised F I.
R?a. the district manager. Walter
Gabriel, the sales manager of the
I district, and William Hlghfield of
the service department.
During the entire day refreshments
were served in the new offices room
where a force of young ladies were
busy serving and each of the visitors
to the new offices were presented with
a suitable remembrance of the oc
casion. The company was presented with
a very beautiful basket of summer
flowers by the Chamber of Commerce
of the city and the officers of the
company were kept busy acknowledg
ing the congratulations of the eiti-
fn ?n the splendid addition that
, they have made to the general ap
pearance of the business section by
the new offices.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
The fourth birthday anniversary
of Master Billy Hirz was celebrated
on Wednesday at the family home
in the north part of the city by the
gathering there of a number of the
little friends, making ;ht day one
of the greatest pleasure for al! of
the members of the jolly party. The
time was spent in gauges and a gen
eral good time by the little folks
until an appropriate hour when the
members of the party were treated
to dainty refreshments that were
served by Miss Leola Hirz. The
luncheon was marked by the usual
I birthday cake and its candles to re
i mind tnedittle guest of honor of his
j anniversary. The mothers of th
little folks also attended the even'.
win Steppet. Trow Cotner. Billy Hirz.
VISITS OLD HOME
Mr;. Ann O'Neill of Ann Arbor.
Ifltui 1 in the rirr Thursrfar
: wtmM ' 'itn th n,n
time friends in thi3 community where
she had made her home some forty
one years ago. Mrs. O'Neill was a
dauehter of Michael J. O'Reilly, a
stonemason of this city and who was I
also for some years in the employe ,
of the Burlington here. Mr. O'Reilly
was the contractor that placed the
foundation for the Cass county court
house. This was the first visit of
Mrs. O'Neill here since the family
removed manv years ago and she
j spent the time looking over the once
familiar scenes and getting in touch
with the old friends cf her school
days, now men and women of middle
'age. She was called to Omaha on
j business and took advantage of the
. occasion to drop down to this city
for a short time.
ENJOYING MOTOR TRIP
A motoring party composed of
Miss Alpha C. Peterson. Miss Gerda
Peterson. Miss Marie Kaufman- and
Mrs. Justus Lillie. are enjoying an I
auto trip through the Black Hills I
with a short stop at North Platte,
where they called aT the Fred H. j
Mumm family for a
fore continuing on
short time be- i
to the scenic
beauties of the "Hills'' and where
they expect to spend somu time. They
will also attend the international
Educational Association meeting at
Denver, one of the largest world
meetings of educators from all parts'
of the world.
CHANGE IN MANAGERS
The Hinky-Dmky grocery of this
city, which has for the past several
months been in charge of Glenn !
(Groff. has been given a change of
'management. Mr. Groff zoing to one
;of the Omaha stores and E. B. Sharp
of Omaha sent here to take over the
control of the Plattsmouth store of w t
jthe company. Mr. Sharp has been George K. Hettnck of Creston. Iowa,
jin active charge of the store since. Will Take Place Here as Gen
i Wednesday and is now getting set- eral Manager
i tied here with his family. While ,
, resiuents nere ir. uror ana muqr
made many friends and who regret
i very much to see them leave and
trust that they may enjoy in their
new location the success that they
so well deserve.
County Audition
to Be Held Sun
day, August 2d
the business ifTairs and active oper-
, , . , . 'ating work of the creamery. The
l or test Will Be Held at First Meth- r.ew manage! - i Kebr ika man.
odist Church and Manv Con- 1 having b-en reared
tesants are Entered. section of the state and is thoroueh-
ly familiar with the condition that
j exists in this line of work. He has
The first Atwater-Kent audition j been in charge of creameries in Lin
!or Cans county will be held at the coin and Creston. both as bu::ermak
Firt Methodist church in this city er and manager and bring? o the
at S p. BL on Sunday. August 2nd. local plant the advantages of this
Mrs. E. H. Wescott. county chai'-- long experience.
man of the ::jdition states. There is j Mr. Hettrick is to strive and oper
still time for those who wish to en- ate the plant economically and effi
roll for the event to get in the con-iciently and to make this one of the
test nnd while a very fine li;t is al-lmoet successful creameries In the
rc-dy entered it is urged that ul of state.
the martially talented young people: Mr. Fred Davis who is connected
in the county take part. with the Golden Valley Creamery
The various county auditions will interests in western Iowa, will re
be followed by the district contests ' sume his activities in that ompany
which will be held by the 10th of as he moves from this city bark to
September and the state contest in.iowa. Mr. Davis in retiring is urg
Otober. The wealth of musical tal-iing that all persons who have checks
ent in the county should make a list of the Plattsmouth Produce Co.. of
of contestants that will be real con- which he is in charge should turn
tenders for the state honors. 'these in at once so that the change
Th contestants that have enrolled in the management can b made as
so far in the audition are as follows: . speedily as possible.
Miss Leona Hudson. Plattsmouth;
Miss Evelyn Summer. Avoca: Har
vey O. Wall. Eagle: Miss Margaret
Engelkemeier. Plattsmouth; Miss
MiMr-d Hall. Plattsmouth; David
Robinson. Plattsmouth: Mildred D.
Hoback. Avoca: Jean Hayes. Platts
mouth: Miss Helen Wescott. Platte-
mcutn; airs, mmer xoiatn, eep-
ing Water: Raymond Lourilxen,
. w a.ri j T"w "
W-eping Water.
The general committee for the
county comprises Mrs. Eugene Nutz-
man. enawKa: -Mrs. can uay.
Weeping Water: Miss Cora Williams.
Elm wood: Mrs. Cruse. Eagle: Mrs.
Mary Harmon. Avoca and Mrs. C. B.
Smith. Union.
The Plattsmouth committee is as
follows: Mrs. E. H. "t escott Mrs.
J. A. Capwell. Mrs. Robert Reed. Mrs
Hal Garnett
J. Wevrich.
Frank A. Cloidt, Emil
Those who have not as yet entered
their names for the audition should
do so at once ana prepare tor me
contest to be held soon
In speaking of the contest Mrs.
Wescott states that the members
draw for numbers, the three judges
unaware of the identity of the singer,
as the contestant will sing from be
hind a screen and every means tak
en to see that the result is deter-
mined solely on merit and the voice
tBibilities of the contestants. Mrs.
Wescott also states that where wish
ed accompanists will be furnished the
singers, but those who wish to have
their accompanists provided here
should get in touch with the com
mittee. FUNERAL OF MRS SANDERS
The funeral services of the late
Mrs. Henry Sanders was held on
Thursday afternoon from the St.
Paul's Evangelical church, where
had gathered a large number of the
old time friends from all sections of
Cass county to pay their tributes of
love and respect to the memory of
this splendid lady. The pastor of
the church. Re-. O. G. Wichmann
brought a message of hope and com-
fort to the members of the bereaved
family. During the service the choir
of the church gave several of the
old and loved hymns.
The body was laid t? the last long
rest in Oak Hill cemetery, the pall
bearers being selected from the
neighbors rnd old friends, they be
ing Hans Seiver. Louis Keil. Harry
Schulz. William Starkjohn. George
Fornoff and August Engelkemeier.
SCHMADER WINS BOUT
From Friday's Dally
Georre Schmader. local boxer, was
the winner of a six round bout at the
athletic show at the West Brothers
shows. The battle between the local
fighter and Ellis, the carnival boxer,
was a good one and enjoyed very
much by the large crowd that was
in attendance. In the fifth round
Schmader was awarded the fight in
a technical knockout as Ellis was
down three times in this round for
the count of seven atd nine and in
the final knockdown he was forced
to remain down.
The athletic show is owned by
William F. Dyer and who has in his
show the only champion boxer and
wrestler. The show ia one of the big
attractions of the West shows and
one that has given plenty of enter-
tainmeat for the fans here this week,
New Manager
is Selected for
Local Creamery
George K. Hettrick of Tresron.
Iowa, has been selected as the man
ager of the Farmers Co-Operative
creamery, whioh has for the past
several months been under the man
agement of the Golden Valley Cream
I ery Co.. he taking charge at MM
'and starting in on the task of oper
jating the local plant.
Mr. Hettrick has had some twenty
years experience in buttermaking
and also business management of
creameries and the officers and
stockholders of the company feel
well pleased that he has been secured
: for the important task of taring for
MERLE McCRARY DfJTRED
From Friday a Daily
i jserie Jcrary. one 01 tne popu
lar young men of the city and a mem-
i ber of the clas of I9?l of the Platts
mouth high school, was verv wvere-
lv injured ljujt nlhl in an unUsual
arrJdpnt -t crnival rroundu
where the West Brothers show are
ioratej
The
oung man had been stand
ing on a wire of a fence tfiat was
used to enclose the grounds and ap
parently the wire had broken and
Merle was impailed on ttie sharp
T-el nnsto that vu naed to hold
the wire the lnfliclinK a tern.
b,e wound the yoUng man being
h -,lla. the -nd helDless
to extricate himself from ?he poi-
tion. The plight of Merle was no-
hv . - .hn
unable' to get the suffering young
maR Qff thff post the your,Kr
ran to one of the carnival shows and
secured the assistance of Ed Yelick
and Lyle Lawton. they placing the in
jured young man in a car and hurry
ing him to the office of Ir. R. P.
Westover. The terrible Injury caused
the loss of a great deal of blood and
the examination at the offii e of ir.
Westover disclosed the injury was
such that an operation would be nec
essary to permit the injury being
properly handled. The injured young
man was hurried on into Omaha to
the Methodist hospital w:i-re Dr. C.
R. Kennedy, eminent Omaha surgeon
was awaiting the coming of the ac
cident victim and at once he was
taken to the ooerating room. Merle
was on the operating table over an
hour.
i The accident is very severe and
fcas caused a great deal of suffering
to the young man and while he ia
progressing as well as possible it
will be some time before he is over
the effe?ts of the injury that he has
suffered.
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1 WILL START VACATION
1 rom saturcav nn v
Glenn Woodburv. district court re-
r, 0r t,e second district, is plan
ning on his summer vacation ana
which he hopes to spend with Boh
Nichols of Louisville in the north
woods and mountains. The tim -f
the vacation is to be determined,
however, by the court work a.; the
reporter has been on the grind for
the pist week at Papillion and whe
ther the cases there will be d:-p
of in time for the start of the vaca
tion next week, as planned, remains
to be seen. The two young man are
planning to make their trip to the
north by auto and will camp along
the journey to the land where men
are men. and the Mounted always get
their man.
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WITNESSES JAILBREAK
I
While in Omaha Thursday morn-
ing Mr. and Mra. Louis W. Egen-
berger of this city, were eye wit-
nesses to the break made for liberty
by the two suspected Murdck bank
robbers as they made their eacape
from the Douglas county jail. Mn.
Egenberger was sitting in the parked
car when the car which Mra. Kate
Smith Jensen war driving w:th a
bandit holding a razor to her throat
swept by carrying the prisoners on
their way to a successful escape.
