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State Historical Society el oucna VOL. NO. XLVH PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY. JULY 23, 1931. NO. 50 2 be jDlattemoutb r Death Ends Fishing Trip of LinLln Family Mrs. Antone H. Austrum, 26. Dies in Platte River Sunday Steps Into Deep Hole From Monday's Daily A tragic climax to what was to have been a pleasant Sunday fishing party, occurred Sunday morning north of this city when Mrs. Anione H. lustrum, 26. of Lincoln, was drowned or died of heart failure in the Platte river. The members of the Austrum fam ily and brother of Airs. Austrum were camping along the river and enjoying a fishing trip and several of the party decided to try wading or swimming in the Platte and Mrs. Austrum was one of the party to en ter the water near the Burlington railroad bridge and where the water was apparently shallow as others were wading there and she had walked out into the river up to waist deep water when suddenly she sank beneath the water and was swept into the rather swift current that seta in just below where she had s:;nk. Several times the unfortunate woman came to the surface but was swept on down and while her bro ther. James W. Corey, attempted to aid her he was unable to reach her j owing to the swift current and twice had to be helped to shore by Paul j Taylor, a member of the party. The reports of the accident tele phoned to this city brought a large number of the residents to the scene of the tragedy and the section of the river where she met death was soon filled with those who were search ing for the body and Uich was found some two hours later by the searching party, a half mile east of where she had disappeared in the waters of the stream. Attempts to revive the unfortunate woman were made by Boy Scouts, camped near the place and others, but without success. It was thought that Mrs. Austrum had suffered a sudden heart attack as she stepped into the deep water over her head and was unable to aid herself and died instantly as she was swept away by the current. The husband was at the fishing camp at the time of the accident and was unaware of the tragedy until the cries of others of the party called him to the scene. The members of the fishing party from Lincoln comprised Mr. and Mrs. Austrum. their daughter. Viola June. Mr. and Mrs. James W. Corey and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Taylor. Mrs. Austrum is survived by her husband and two children. Viola June and Richard, the parents. Mr. and Mrs. Luther A. Corey, three bro thers, Leonard. James W.. and Lyle Thorn is Corey, all of Lincoln and one sister. Mrs. A. A. Berry of Lincoln. MERCEANTS TAKE VICTORY The Plattsmouth Merchants Sun day afternoon took the baseball team of the Rushton Pie Co.. of Omaha, to defeat by the score of 14 to 7. The local team had Walter Connors, the veteran hurler of Omaba on the mound for them and "Cod" demon strated that he has lost none of his skill in tossing the pill over the plate, holding the visiting team in his con trol all of the time. "Happy" Con nors was at the receiving end of the battery and also was one of the big factors of the game in his stick work. "King" Poisall who was pit king them up at short in great shape, en livened the last of the game with a smash that netted a home run. The game was featured also by the field ing and stick work of Richard Her olri and "HaPDV." The game was enjoyed by a good sized group of the fans and the two teams gave a very gocd exhibition of the national pastime. The visiting team was captained I by Ernest Buttery, former Platts mouth boy. he playing at the initial sack. IMPROVES OFFICE The Cloidt Lumber & Coal Co.. office has just been given a thorough overhauling and redecorating and which makes a great deal of im provement in the general appearance Of the building. The old plastering in the office was all removed, some of which had been placed on the walls fifty-four years ago. this be ing replaced by a new form of pias ter which comes in several varieties of tints and shades, all ready to be mixed and placed on the walls and ceiling. The office fixtures ar re arranged also and makes for the con venience and comfort of the office force. MARRIED AT M. E. PARSONAGE Prom Monday's Dally Rev. C. O. Troy, pastor of the First Methodist church, was called upon to unite in the bonds of wed lock Mrs. Helen Lucille Hesford Den nis and Harold C. Wolfinger. both of Omaha. The bridal couple were accompanied by several friends from Omaha and after the ceremony the members of the party -eturned to their homes in the metropolis. FARMERS WIN BATTLE The Lyman-Richey baseball team Sunday met their ancient rival, the Becker baseball team, on the Graham diamond west of this city and as the result the Becker team were the vic tors by the score of 26 to 6. The report cf the game states that the farmer boys proceeded to annex ten runs in the opening inning and then coasted on into an easy victory. The game was featured by a large num ber of errors on the part of the gravelers and which helped swell the scoring sheet of their opponents. The local Lyman-Richey team is preparing to battle the team from the Fremont sand and gravel pits on next Sunday and when these two teams meet there will be some gravel flying. Think Banning May Have Made Way to Omaha Reports That Man Answering De scription of Wanted Man Boarded Tram Prom Tuesday's V-ally The city of Blair continued at a heighth of apprehension Monday night as Herman Banning, escaped bank robber was still thought to be in that locality and the citizens armed, maintained a watch on high ways and guarding their homes. The probability was advanced that the man might have made his way on a freight train into Omaha was also advanced on a report received by the officers who are directing the search and which is continuing un abated. Jesse Osborn. who lives at Tenth and Colfax streets in Blair, told Sher iff Marion Sutherland there just be fore 5 p. m. that while standing in front of his home near the railroad tracks about 4 o'clock he saw a man wearing overalls but apparently naked from the waist up. emerge from the shrubbery and weeds across the tracks, run up the embankment survey the terrain and again disap pear into the brush. Shortly afterward a freight train headed toward Omaha passed the spot, and it is possible that Ban ning, if it was he. hoarded the train and came into Omaha on it. Omaha officers were notified and rushed to Florence, arriving there after the train had pulled in. They found no trace of Banning and train men, while saying several hoboes had left the train here, had not noticed that any of them was shirtless. Word from Blair also was that three citi zens rode every train through tfejB town to prevent the fugitive getting away in that manner. After the freight train had lef Harvey Heinberling. living near Os born home, reported that while the posse was beating the bush he saw a man run in a crouching position north along the railroad tracks. He could give no definite description of the man, however, who he said dis appeared almost at once in a weed patch. The posses found, in weeds and j brush 10 feet tall near where Osborn j had seen the man. a "nest" which i looked as though someone had rested there for some time. Then about 7 o'clock Julius Pe terson. 14. and his brother. Oscar. 19. driving home the cows on the Grim farm about half a mile south of the Osborn home, saw a man Tur ning through the pasture. He was wearing overalls, the boys said, but j they could not be sure if he had a I shirt on. When he saw them, they told offi- j cers. he jumped into a creek bed and went through a culvert and disap peared. Posses searched the creek bed for a mile without findine the man. but as the creek is bordered hy cornfields, they believe he found re fuge in one of these. HONORED WITH BEACH PARTY A delightful event of the week end was an all-day beach party en joyed at Boca Chica hy a group of Harlingen people Saturday. The af fair was in honor of Miss Charlotta Nielseon and Clarence Nielson, who are the guests of Mrs. Edna Copen haven and her daughter, Marion. A delicious picnic dinner and sup per were enjoyed by the following: Mr. and Mrs. Don C. York. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Perry. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Beem. Mrs. Newton. Mrs. Edna Cop enhaver. Misses Virginia Lee Perry. Mackm Copenhaver. Charlotta Niel son. and Messrs. Don York, BilJie Holloway, Joe York. Dick Hollowny. and Johnnie Coston. Harlingen Star. IS SHOWING IMPROVEMENT The many friends here of Mrs. Robert Troop, president of the Wom an's Relief Corps, will be very much pleased to learn that she is doing very nicely following her operation at the Immanuel hospital at Omaha j on Friday. Mrs. Troop is well ad- vaiiceu in years out nas siooc inc operation in splendid shape and do ing just as well as could be expected and it is hoped that she will soon be on the highway to complete recovery from her sickness and operation. Bortorff , Bank Robber Suspect is Recaptured Taken at Farm at Outskirts of Blair Saturday by Possees Shows Strain of Hunt Deputy Sheriff Re:-: Young return led frcm Blair Saturday night where he has bee" assisting in the man (hunt for Harry Bottorfl" and Herman l Banning, which culminated in the capture of BottorfF o a farm near Blair at C:10 Saturday evening. Botorff was taken on the old Ker rigan place, west of the citj", by Deputy Sheriff Gustin of Blair. Al fred Sick, lawyer and newspaper man. ad Russell Harrison of Blair. Deputy Sheriffs Ready and Fee brought him back to Jail at Omaha at 7:26 :ust 56 hours and 40 min utes after he took his leave. A deputy gave him a cieraret and he smoked it calmly as e posed for photographers. He would not answer Questions. Banning Still Free. Herman Banning, the second fugi tive, is still r.t liberty. The capture of Bottorff was a result of ar independe.it investigation by three Bla!r men Harry Krause. the man whose car Banning sought to board on Friday night. J. E. Camp bell and Sick. The three went west of Blair Sat urday morning and found tracks through a cornfield on the Jens An derson farm, just west of town. They followed th tracks through the field, found nothing, and returned to Blair for help. Deputy Sheriff Gust in was assign ed to the search. He was accom panied by S'ck and Harrison. Part of Over? lis Fourd. They picked up the trail again on the Frank Jenkins farm, west of the Anderson place. At one place they found the torn bottoms of overall legs, the man had apparently torn them off because they were too long. Following the trail to a heavy weed patch. Gustin thought he saw the weeds moving. "Come out or I'll shoot." he shouted. Shot Three Times. There was no reply. Three times Sick repeated the or der. There was no answer. Then Gustin fired his pistol twice in quick succession, over the tops of the weeds. Bottorff jumped up. his hands in the air. The men brought him to the Blair jail. He refused to discuss his ad ventures since fleeing from the jail. Needed Food. He appeared haggard and worn by his long flight. A heavy growth of beard was on his face. He said he had had little to eat and asked for food. It happened that at the moment they arrived at the jail Deputy Sher iffs Rooney and Peterson arrived from Omaha to relieve Deputies Ready and Fee. Sheriff Sutherland attempted to question Bottorff. but the latter refused to talk. "All right, gentlemen." said Su therland to the Omaha officers. He's your man. Take him." The deputies at once shackled Bot torff with two pairs of handcuffs, and sped off for Omaha. Bays Was Asleep. Coming in to Omaha. Bottorff told the deputies he had been asleep when taken. "The first I knew was when they started shooting over me," he re lated, the deputies said. "Then I jumped up and gave myself up. "I had been sick as a dog. That's why I couldn't make it over to the car to go with Banning last night, f When Banning commandeered the car of Harry Krause. Blair city clerk). I could hardly put one foot ahead of the othr." VISITING EN THE CITY Misses Barbara and Genevieve Wil son of St. Louis, are enjoying a visit here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Reed, the former heine: an uncle of the young ladies. Miss Bar bara has the distinction of being an Eaglet Campfire Girl, the highest honor that is conferred on the mem bers of the organization. The recep ient of this recognition had the add ed honor of being presented the medal by Atlmiral Richard E. Byrd. the conquerer of the north and south poles, who visited St. Lnuis and made the presentation to the young lady and this has made the event one of the greatest interest to Miss Wil son. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY At the home of B. W. Livingston south of this city was the scene of a delightful gathering on last Sun day. The occasion being a picnic dinner to celebrate the birthdays of Mrs. B. W. Livingston and daugh ter. Yivian. and sons-in-law, John S. Vallery and J. D. Rising, also B. R. Davis of Wayne, Nebraska. Those attending were the child ren and grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Livingston. Anne Ulrich. Henry Hild. and Burr R. Davis of Wayne, Nebraska. GOES TO MAYO CLINIC From Monday's Dan 7 George Chrisos. who was for some time with the Majestic cafe in this city, is at the Mayo clinic at Roches ter. Minnesota, where he departed for the early pafrt of last week and is expected to be operated on this week to try and rid him in his afflic tion cf failing eyesight. While here in the cafe Mr. Chrisos had suffered from eye trouble and which was gradually growing worse until on the advice of his physicians he en tered 1 he clinic at the Mayo hospital. Mr. Chrisos has been at Nebraska City where his sister. Mrs. Gus Stav ron resides and on his trip to Roch ester he was accompanied by his brother-in-law. Mr. Stavron and Tony Chandler. Rotary Club Hears of Chile and Its People Arthur Wichmann, Engineer With American Copper Co.. Talks of the Southern Conntrv Prom Tu Sclav's Pattv The members of the Plattsmouth Rotary club had the opportunity of hearing first hand today of the re public of Chile, one of the great na tions of South America. Arthur C. Wichmann. engineer for one of the large American copper companies, giving his observations of several years of service in that nation. Mr. Wichmann was able to give many vivid descriptions of the coun try, its people and customs and of the various methods of handling the affairs of the government, praising many of the laws of the country which have been framed to care for the welfare of the common people, citing one instance in the old age and unemployment pensions laws. Mr. Wichmann was situated in the mountains of the republic and in his travels iias come in contact with all classes of the citizens ana w:is warm in his praise of the residents of the various sections and particularly those of the high class type. In addition to the excellent ad dress of Mr. Wichmann. the members of the club had the pleasure of sev eral dramatic readings given by afin Helen Wescott. in her usual artist Ic manner and which added much to the enjoyment of the program. In the absence of Frank Cloidt. L. D. Hiatt served as the official song leader for the Rotarians. City Seeks to Enjoin Placing of Gas Pumps Temporary Restraining Order Against Frank Rrejci to Prevent Pump Placing Prnm Wednesday's Talty The city of Plattsmouth again took steps to prevent the installing of curb gasoline pumps along the streets of the city when a restrain ing order was asked by City Attor ney J. A. Capwell against Frank Krejci. tenant, and George Sedlacek. owner of the property on Third street which is occupied by Mr. Kre jci as a garage. The defendant. Frank Krejci. yesterday installed a new electric operated gasoline pump for the sale of the Mono Motor gasoline of which he is the local agent and had the pumps installed and ready for ser vice when the restraining order was issued. The pumps in question are locat ed in the parking between the side walk and the curb and which the city contehds is in violation of the city ordinances. This curb pump question is one that the city has battled for sev eral years and which will be threshed out in the court at this time to de termine the legal status of the rights of the garage operators or oil sta tion owners to maintain curb pumps. There are several of these pumps in the city that were placed before the passage of the ordinance and which includes the former pump of Mr. Krejci at the point where the new pump has been installed. Mr. Sedlacek is made a party to the suit merely by reason of having claim to title of the property on which the garage is operated. RETURN FROM SUMMER SCHOOL The Plattsmouth teachers who have been attending the summer school at the Peru state normal for the past five and a half weeks, com pleted their course for the present year and have returned home. The ladies will continue their teaching work this fall and winter in the schools of the county and have en joyed very much the summer work at the state normal. In the group from here were Misses Mary Swatek. Dora Soennichsen. Eula Reed. Marie Nolting and Mrs. Dora Trively. Mis Margaret Iverson, who was also at Peru, will remain over for the next I six weeks of special teaching work. Local Lady En joys Tour of the Pacific Coast Miss Mary Peterson Reiurns From Travel Over the Pacific Coast or. Special Train Miss Mary Peterson, bookkeeper at the office of the Cloidt Lumber Co., is now back at her work after a trip of some two weeks duration over the Pacific northwest and Cali fornia, she being a member of the I party of lumber dealers and their families which took in some 8.000 miles of the United States and in sections that were particularly of in terest to the lumber industry. The trip was made by special train and which started on the long trip from St. Paul. Minnesota, :i':d from that city until the return the members of the party were feted at the different cities that they visited and while in the northwest were the guests of the large lumber com panies in the state of Washington where a great deal of the lumber of the country is manufactured. Th- arrival of the train at Spokane. Washington, brought them into the real lumber producing regions and gave them the opportunity to observe the great trees arriving at the lum ber camps and mills where the raw material was converted into the fin ished lumber and made ready for market, a most interesting sight for the members of the party, all of whom were interested in this industry. Other of the Washington cities visit ed was eSattle where lumber is shipped to many parts of the world, as well as at Tacoma, where M i.- Peterson had the opportunity of a visit with two of her sisters, Mrs. Minnie McBride and Mrs. Frank Cook, she finding the families well and doing nicely. The party were also taken to Vancouver. British Col umbia, where they viewed this inter esting Canadian city, one of the ac tive ports ol western Canada. Th? members of the party after their tour of the lumber regions were taken along the Pacific coast to San Francisco and Oakland o Los Ange les and the playground of southern California, being given a continual round of siretrips to all of tne points of the greatest interest In that part of the country. On the return trip the train was routed through Sa't Lake City and Denver and at Salt Lake the party was taken over the city and viewed the many points of interest including the Mormon taber nacle, one of the greatest houses of worship in the nation, as well as the many places of historic incident cov ering the period cf the branding of Utah by the Mormon people under the leadership of Brigham Young, who in addition to his leadership and ability as a statesman, also won fame as the husband of some fourteen wives and leaving a family of fifty two children. Miss Peterson states that the real ly best part of the trip was. however, when they reached Nebraska and once more viewed the broad and fer tile Missouri river valley. In addi tion to Miss Peterson. John Crane. Manley lumber dealer, was on the train to represent Cass county on this great trip over the west. B0WEN IN HOSPITAL Pat Reed returned Sunday from Ellenbepg. Washington. bringing with him William Bowen. who is to face charges here of forgery. Bowen has suffered very much from the effects of injuries that he re ceived when his car crashed down a 175 foot embankment near Ellen berg and which led to his capture. The man has one leg entirely paral ized and his back has been cut and injured and it was with the greatest difficulty that Mr. Reed was able to secure his release from the hospital to be brought here as the hospital officials were of the opinion that the man should be kept there for some weeks. Bowen was unable to help himself and it was necessary for Mr. Reed to 'lave assistance to move the man o" the train and off from Washington. On the arrival at Omaha Bowen was taken to the University hospital to be cared for. The arraignment of the prisoner here in court will present difficulties as it will be necessary to bring him here to appear and make his plea to the charges preferred against him. A REAL ANNIVERSARY from Tuesday's T;arty Today marks red letter day in the family of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. j Marshall, it being the birthday of Mr. Marshall and also the eleventh wedding anniversary, but the chief feature of the day was the fact that a fine eight pound son arrived early this morning to gladden their home and to make the date even more memorable in the family history. !The mother and little one are doing nicely and the happiness that the little one has brought is shared by the members of the family and es pecially the two little brothers. Cary A., junior, and Robert Seybert. This is the second grandchild of Mrs. W. H. Seybert to be born in the last few weeks and the occasion has brought her much pleasure. IMPROVES PROPERTY The residence property at Thir teenth and Main street, so many years owned and occupied by the T. S. C. Dabb family, has been great ly improved in the past few months by the new owner, Thomas Walling. Since the Dabb family had moved frcm the home it has been allowed to run dov. n and Mr. Walling and his father-in-law. Michael Bajeck. have added materiul'y to its improve ment v ith new floors la several of the rooms, redecorat ion of the house and repainting and the placing of walks around the house. The changes in the property has made it one of the attractive homes in .liai part of the city and restoring it 10 the excellent condition maintained by Dabb family for so man years. Unearth Ancient Pottery in Old Indian Mound Prof. Robert Gilder and Party Find Stone Vef.sell With Finger Prints on It A party of research workers head ed by Dr. Robert Gilder, well known Omaha artist and delver into the early history of te settlement of the Missouri valley, unearthed near thB city Sunday an arcient piece of pottery and cn which was found what was thuoght to be the fingerprints of one of the dwellers of this sec tion of the world back in the dim centuries of the past. The pottery was discovered in a mound in the vicinity of Swallow hill near the rifle range and its finding has aroused the keenest interest among the students of the early set tlements of the west. The excava tion work will probably be continued in the hope of unearthing some more traces of the early inhabitants of this section. The early residents of the com munity here state that the vicinity of Swallow bill was a favorite gath ering place of the Indians that roayr ed over this section, the high hill being a place where a great many of the Indians were buried. Tn the seventies and the early eighties there were many of the Indian graves found and from which relics of the red man were taken by the residents here, beads, pottery, arrows and ar row heads being found in abundance with the "bodies of the buried war riors. In recent years there has been n explorations of the section for traces of the early inhabitants of tMs lo cality unti1 the part of Omaha ex plores and geologists paid their visit to this section. The work of excava tion will be continued it is stated, the government authorizing the work to be carried on and the findings turned over to the State university. Among the assistants of Dr. Gil der here were Carl Peterson. Coun cil Bluffs. Frt;d Yocum, Logan. Iowa, A. L. Bishop and Clarence Sterns of Omaha. SCHOOL HOUSE BROKEN IN From Monday's Dally The high school building was broken into sometime between Fri day evening nnd this morning, it was disclosed today when Miss Wilhel mina Henrichsen, secretary of Sup erintendent R. E. Bailey discovered that someone had been ransacking the papers in the office. Investiga tion by Chief of Police Jess Elliott disclosed that the party had gained entrance through a window in the mus'c room on the ground floor of he Luilding, this being on the north side of te school building and where it would not be readily observed. The party that made their entrance into the build'ng had then broken the glass out of the docf leading to the corridor and had also apparently searched among the woodworking and other tools in the manual train ing department. The entrance to the superintendents office; had also been gained by smashing in the glass of a door. So far as ascertained there was nothing of value missing but a check of the tools In the manual training department will be neces sary. There was no valuables or money in the office of the superin tendent and as far as profit to the robber, the burglary was a flop. HAS PLEASANT SURPRISE Dr. J. H. Hall was given a very pleasant surprise Tuesday afternoon when his cousin. J. Ed Hall and wif of Alexandria, Indiana, with sev eral friends, arrived here for a short visit with Dr. Hall, they being en route to Denver. The Indiana party are to visit a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hali at the Colorado city and enjoy a vacation in the pleasant and cool surroundings of Denver. Ed Hall will be rembered by the older residents of Cass county, he having taught school at Weeping Water for a number of years while his brother. Dr. Joe Hall was located at that place. The visit of the relatives was much enjoyed by Dr. Hall as he had not seen the relatives since his trip back to Indiana a yearago. All the local and county news in the Journal. Auto Caravan from Texas to Pass Thru City Delegates to Convention of Highway Association of No. 75 I j Be Here Ne::t Honda A large delegation of ant cm bear- .ing representatives of the city of Galveston. southern terminus of highway No. 75, as well .'is repre sentatives of cities along the route of the highway through Oklahoma and Kansas, is to visit thil city '-n next Monday, en route to Win-iipctr. Canada, where the highway reach m its northern terminus and wlMfl UM convention of the highway assoc la- , tion is to be held the coming week. ; This highway is one of i n"-t important in the lnit d W (tea and follows a straight north a id s"ii'h route through the nation from the Golf of Mexico to the Canadian line, being rapidly made into an : 11 paved highway for its entire course. Sev- eral of the most extensive improve ment plans on the highway 1.- ! ing made in this section where two over- ' head viaducts are being constructed, at La Platte and Fort Crook, as w as the completion of the paving pro gram from iKrth of Fori Crook to the Platte river, work that was d layed by the fact fTiat the grade crossings over the two lines of rail- : road had been in the way of the completion of the program but thse I are to be eliminated tr.ls summer ,and joining up the Rawing betv the Platte river and Omahi and leav ing only a small portion of roadway i from the Stull farm to the Platte river bridge to be completed and this awaiting decision as to tae route of 'the highway from Oreapolis to the bridge. The visitors can appreciate the very great improvement that has been made in the highway since the last convention at Winnipeg, mak ing a personal inspection or tne "Highway wcrk along the entire length 1 of the highway. It is expected that there will be from fifty to seventy-five c::rs in the caravan when they reach this city. It had been planned to have th Omaha civic bodies and good roads organizations meet the visitors in this city, but owing to the road work north of this city this has been abandoned. What local recognition will be given the arrival of the caravan has not been announced by the Chatnb- r of Commerce, but it is probable that the visit of the delegation of the southern good road boosters wtll be made the occasion of a greeting and acknowledgment of the visit of the highway representatives. ARRANGING FOR PICNIC From Monday's Oalrr Father Edward J. Chapuran. pas tor of the St. Wencelaus Catholic church at Omaha, was In the city today. d's ussing wPh tve members of the committee on arrangements and Father Marcelles Agius. details cf the big picnic which is to be held at Naeves park on Sunday. August 2nd. The orchestra from the St. Wencelaus parish will be one of the attractions at the picnic, they being popular radio entertainers from sta tion WAAW at Omaha and also theie will be present a large group of the Catholic turners, both the men and women's classes being present for drills and apparatus turning. It is hoped also to have the Platts mouth Elks band present to take part in the program of the day. giv ing a short concert in the afternoon. The ladies of the church are plan ning on serving a picnic dinner at the park and sports, dancing and musical program will- mft ;ne cay one of the greatest pleasure for all who attend. IMPROVES RESIDENCES j One of the most striking sind at tractive residence properties in the city is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Pease at Tenth and Mar ble streets whic h has just been re modeled and redecorated and adds very much to the charm of t!n- be u tifiil home. The unioue shingled exterior of the houGe in the gr.iy- . brown finish and the red roo and windows and doors makes the house one that is a distinct addition to that section of the city. The residence owned by Mr. Mary Weckbach on Vine street haa also been dedecorated and pla d in first class shape in every way and will be occupied in the future by Mrs. Sadie Shrader and son The house adds much to the general ap pearance of that section. CONTINUES TO IMPROVE From Monday's Iariy Merle McCrary. who is a: the Methodist hospital at Or. aha recor ering from the effects "f injuries re ceived here in an accident at the carnival grounds on Thursday night, is continuing to improve very nicely and it is thought that his case is progressing just as well as possible. The young man i resi :::g compara tively easy now nnd barring any pos sible infection should soon be well on the highway to complete recovery. V