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VOL. NO. XLVn
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY. AUG. 17, 1931.
NO. 57
2 be
Burlington Refrigerator Express
to Take Over Shop Buildings of
the 'Q Beginning September 1st
Will Have Full Use of Railway Shop Equipment
Here Action Follows Conference of
Officials Here Yesterday.
WILL MEAN INCREASED EMPLOYMENT
Re-opening of Mill and Other
Necessity of Shipping In
in the Repair of
From Saturday's nally
The various departments of the
Burlington shops which are being
closed by the railroad, were visited
Friday by a large group of the offi
cers of the Burlington railroad and
of the Burlington Refrigerator Ex
pess Co. .
The refrigerator express company
already has a large part of the shop
ards occupied by their plant where
the refrigerator cars are built and
repaired. With the ceasing of the
railroad use of the buildings in the
south portion of the yards, the re
frigerator company has been given
the opportunity of securing these
buildings and the machinery for the
use of their own plant, making it
possible to make an expansion of the
shops. 0
The visiting officers of the BREX
were shown through the plant and
inspected the workings of the differ
ent machines that the Burlington
have used in their car work here,
a number of which have been used in
the past in the preparation of ma
terial for the refrigerator car com
pany.
Catholic School
to Enlarge Its
Play Grounds
Purchase Three Lots of the D. 0.
Dwyer Property to Be Used
for School Purposes
The lots on N'orth Fifth street
owned by Attorney D. O. Dwyer.
which have been vacant for several
years since the residence property
of Mr. Dwyer was burned, has been
purchased by the St. John's Catho
lic church parish and the St. John's
school and will be used as a part
of the school property.
The school has felt the need of
expansion of their grounds as there
was not the proper facilities for the
use of the school playground and
which the new property will be con
verted into.
The lots will give the Catholic
parish all of the block with the ex
ception of the residence property of
Mrs. Rose Leonard which occupies
three lots of the northwest corner
of the block.
The lots are being cleaned off to
day preparatory to be graded up and
will be surrounded by a steel orna
mental fence to form the playground
and where the children can enjoy
themselves and not have the danger
of rirfaning into the ufeet where
the auto traffic is very heavy.
The purchase of the property is
very pleasing to the residents of that
section of the city as it will assure
the property being kept up in the
best of shape and serve a useful pur
pose in the fuiure.
The St. John's school serves the
educational purposes of both of the
Catholic parishes of the eft jr.
VETERAN VISITS THE CITY
J. L. Jones, ninety years of age.
who is a resident of the Soldier's
Home at Marshalltown, Iowa, and
who has been visiting here with his
brother. J. R. Jones, has returned to
his home in Iowa. Mr. Jones stopped
tor a short time in Omaha while en
rout'' to enjoy a visit with old friends
there and taking in the points of in
terest in that city, looking over the.
old marks of the pioneer days that
he once knew.
Mr. Jones served in the civil war
as a soldier under General Grant in
the west campaign and later was a
member of the force that marched
with Sherman to the sea.
He was an early resident of Mills
county. Iowa, and has many inter
esting stories of early days to re
count. Mr. Jones was T ore a year ago
when the discovery was made of
skeletons in the vicinity of Council
Bluffs and recalled the fact that in
his boyhood a large party of Mor
mon emigrants were stricken with
smallpox in the vicinity of where fhe
bones were revealed, this being the
mute story of the fate that had over
taken the unfortunate group. Des
pite his age Mr. Jcnes has a very
keen memory and especially as re
yards early incidents .
Departments to Eleminate the
Supplies Used by BREX
Refrigerator Cars.
The1 local management of the Bur
lington shops here were notified this
morning by E. Flynn. general man
ager of the lines west, that the
BREX would take over the major
portion of the buildnigs of the Bur
lington and the power plant of the
shops, effective on Tuesday, Septem
ber 1st, and thereafter the shops
would be used exclusively by the re
frigerator company.
The acquiring of the entire Bur
lington plant will give. a large and
up to date equipment for the build
ing or repair of the refrigerator cars
and this will make it a great deal
more convenient for the company as
it will provide the facilities to manu
facture and handle the material for
the refrigerator work which has in
the past been hampered by the lack
of machinery.
The matter of the force engaged in
the refrigerator work cannot at this
time be definitely stated, depending
largely on the extent that the expan
sion program is carried out. but an
increased force is practically assurred
by the change.
County Fan
Boosters Pay a
Visit to City
Large Number ol Cars With Nehaw-ka-Lewiston
and Weeping Wa-ter-Avoca
Bands Here.
From Friday's Daily
The boosters for the Cass county
fair which is to be held at Weeping
Water on September 15th to ISth in
clusive, were in the city today to
advertise the great county agricul
tural exposition.
The Cass county fair has improv
ed in the passing of the eleven years
since the fair was revived and it is
an event that gives a fine apprecia
tion of just what a wonderful coun
ty we have and the products that
come from the farms and towns of
the county.
The boosters carried with them
two bands, the one comprising the
Nehawka-Iewiston t)and and the
other the Weeping Water-Avoca I
band, both of the two musical organ
izations being heard in a short con
cert at the court house lawn and at
the intersection of Main and Fifth
streets.
The tour of the county took the
boosters through the east portion
of the county in the morning, visit
ing Nehawka. Union. Murray, Platts
rnouth and Cedar Creek, the noon
stop being made at Louisville. This
afternoon the boosters were visiting
the towns in the west part of the
county and to complete their tour
when they arrive at Weeping Wa
ter and disband.
There will be a large delegation
from this city to attend the fair this
tall as is the custom and the day set
uside as Plattsmouth day is always
the occasion of a pleasant outing for
the local business men in visiting the
show.
DOES A GOOD BUSINESS
The business at the Farmer's Co
operative Creamery in this city has
shown a decided improvement in the
past month. Manager Hetrick of the
plant states, as the receipts of cream
and poultry have both shown de
cided gains in the last few weeks.
On last Wednesday the Creamery
purchased some 2.000 pounds of
poultry, a great deal of this being
from Iowa, with the prices good and
the results very pleasing to the
Creamery as well as the persons
bringing in the poultry.
Mr. Hetrick also states that they
are now turning out from 4,000 to
5,000 pounds of butter each week
and which is finding a ready market.
The Creamery is owned by the
Cass county farmers and provided a
means that can be used in the main
taining of a ready market for the
products of the farm and the indus
try should have the support of the
people of the community.
Deeds, Mortgages, Contracts and
all kinds of legal blanks for sale at
the Journal office.
COUNTY SCHOOL OPENING
The rural schools of Cass county
will soon be opened tor the regular
fall term. In several cases the schools
have selected September 7fh as the
official day of starting the term. The
various school boards over the coun
ty select the date thai their own
particular community may wish.
County Superintendent Miss Alpha
C. Peterson is arranging to have a
meeeting here on Saturday. Septem
ber 5th of the rural teachers of Cass
couniy and at which tmie many of
the problems of the opening days of
school will be taken up and discussed
by the teachers and the superintend
ent. D. A. R. Meet
ing to be Held in
Omaha in Sept.
Western Division of the Society Will
Hold the Sessions at the
Paxton Hotel
The second divisional meeting of
the western division of the Daugh
ters of the American Revolution will
be held in Omaha. September S and
9. according to Mrs. E. H Wescott
of Plattsmouth. regent for this state.
Members from nine states, including
South Dakota, North Dakota. New
Mexico. Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri.
Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska, will
be here. The convention will be held
at the Paxton hotel.
Chief among the honor guests
will be Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart
of Washington, D. C, president-general
of the organization. State re
gents from all states also are ex
pei ted.
The Omaha convention will draw
many members of the association
from this territory who are unable
to attend the national conclaves in
Washington, according to Mrs. Wes
cott. Mrs. Hobart has notified mem
bers that meetings will be modeled
after those at the "Continental Con
gress." or national gathering.
Mrs. Joseph Lawrence of Omaha
is iu charge of publicity for the con
ference. Four vice-president generals are
included in this territory and have
been invited. They include Mrs.
Benjamin Leslie Hart of Kansas
City. Mo.: Mrs. Robert Bruce Camp
bell. Wichita, Kans.: Mrs. Frances
Cushman Wilson. Santa Fe. N. M.,
and Mrs. J. T. Rountree, Paris. Tex.
All expect to be present.
The eight other state regents ar
Mrs. David Geyer. Roswell, N. M.:
Mrs. William Berry McFadden. Beau
mont. Tex.; Mrs. Frank Marshall.
Enid. Okla. : Mrs. H. L. Lincoln.
Fargo. N. D.. Mrs. Howard Bailey.
St. Louis, Mo.: Mrs. Emily Randall.
Rocky Ford. Colo.: Mrs. J. W. Kirk
patrick. El Dorado, Kans., and Mrs.
Charles Lafferty, Huron. S. D.
Five hundred delegates are ex
pected .according to Mrs. Wescott.
and this number nay be exceeded if
weather is favorable for motor driv
ing from the nearby points, she be
lieves. LEAVING THE CITY
With the closing of the Burlington
shops in this city there is departing
one of the employes of that place,
who has in the nine years of his
residence here made many friends.
This is Antonia LaManna. who has
since 1922 been an employe at the
shops and was known to all ol the
employes as well as residents of the
business section of the city as "Tony"
and with his very pleasant and gen
ial disposition made a great many
friends. "Tony" was a native of
Italy, but has lived in this country
for a great many years, formerly
living at Omaha, before coming to
this city. In the old world he had
Berred as a cook in the family of
one of the nobility of Italy, and it
was one of his greatest pleasures to
apply his culinary art, he using the
kitchen of the Hotel Riley, where
he resided, for the preparation of the
various dishes, he often entertain
ing his friends at meals that he had
arranged in the manner of his native
land. He is going from here to Om
aha where he has relatives, but may
decided to take a trip back to the
shores of sunny Italy.
HOME FROM HOSPITAL
Millard Estes who will work for
the Watson Transfer line, operating
trucks between Kansas City and
Sioux City, is rejoicing over the ar
rival of the wife and son from the
University hospital at Omaha, where
the young son was born on August
1st. The mother and young son are
doing nicely and that the family is
able to get together again is a pleas
ure to all. Mr. Estes will be em
ployed as driver of one of the trucks
for the Watson line, having head
quarters at Nebraska City.
CARD OJ THANKS
To all our friends and neighbors
who kindly assisted in the funeral
service and burial of our loved one.
Mrs. Emma Baldwin, and especially
for the music, we tender our sin
cere thanks and high appreciation.
Deeds of kindness in times of sor
row can never be forgotten. Sisters
and Brothers.
Wedding of a
Popular Couple
is Announced
Marriage of Miss Cecile Kalasek and
W. E. Reinsh of Omaha on
January 29th.
From Saturday's Dally
This morning Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam E. Reinsh departed from this
city for a belated honeymoon to the
west coast and with the departing
made announcement of their mai
riage. Mrs. Reinsh was formerly Miss
Cecile Kalasek of this city and The
wedding ceremoj y was performed on
Thursday. January ?th at the home
i Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lovely at
Omaha, but as the bride was engaged
:s a clerk in the tmtes Book & G.;jt
shop in this city, the announcement
was delayed until the bride and
groom were ready to start their home
in Omaha.
The bridal party are leaving for
an auto trip that will cover several
weeks, going to Los Angeles where
they will spend some time with rela
tives of the groom and then will take
a trip along the west coast to San
Francisco, Portland, Seattle and then
to Pocatello. Idaho, where the" will
visit at the home of a sister of the
bride, then returning to Omaha
where they will make their home in
the future, being at home to the
friends after October 1st.
Mrs. Reinsch is the youngest
daughter of Mrs. Josephine Kalasek
of this city, born and reared in the
community and for a long period of
years has been a familiar figure in
the business life of Plattsmouth, as
she was for a number of years en
gaged as clerk in the E. A. Wurl
store and later at the Bates Book &
Gift shop. She has a very large circle
of friends here who will join in
wishing the best of happiness to
this estimable couple in the years to
come.
The groom has made his home in
Omaha for practically his lifetime
and is at this time engaged as the
district manager of the Massachu-.-etts
Bonding Co.. and is connected
with the Harry KocS Co., of Omaha.
He is a gentleman held in the high
est esteem by his business associates
and friends, who will learn with
much pleasure of the happiness that
has come to him.
Truck Derails
a Northwestern
Train Friday
Driver of Truck Gives Name of S. E.
Prickacek and Eesidence
as Plattsmouth
A train on the Chicago and North
western railroad was derailed Fri
day afternoon near Howells. Nebras
ka, when struck by a loaded truck,
reversing the usual order of the
truck being smashed by the train.
The truck which was heavily
loaded struck the rear of the train,
knocking the rear truck of the mo
tor car and one coach from the track.
The driver of the truck was slight
ly cut about the fare and head in
the collision and none of the occu
pants of the motor train suffered
any injdries.
The driver of the truck gave the
name of S. E. Prickacek, of Platts
mouth, hut the man is unknown as
far as could be learned among the
local truckers.
ROAD WILL STAY OPEN
From Saturday s Dally
The matter of the closing of the
highway at the north end of the
Platte river bridge during the paving
of some 150 foot of roadway, seems
to be like the Irish section man, off
again, on again, away again Flinni
gan. Originally it was planned to
have one side of the road paved at
a time as far as the detour, then the
notice that the road would have to
be closed for a day or two while the
paving was laid. Now the contrac
tors on the work state that there
will be no closing of the road as
there will be a small detour from the
bridge that will permit cars to pass
single file while the paving is being
done. Fast drying cement will be
used and this small part of the pav
ing is expected to be completed in
record time.
MANY ENJOY DANCE
From Tliursday's Dally
The first dance of the late summer
and fall was held last evening at the
American Legion building and at
tended by a large number of the
younger social set of the city. The
music of the dance was furnished
by the popular Collins orchestra and
whose rendition of the popular num
bers served to make the dance one of
the most enjoyable that has been
held in this city in a great many
months. A large number from out of
the city were in attendance at the
dance, many from Glenwood and
Omaha coming for the dancing treat.
Journal Want Ads bring results.
GO TO SEE SISTER
From Friday's Patty
This afternoon. Fred J. Franzen
and wife and their three children of
Omaha, coming this way and picking
Op Mesdames If. S. Briggs and sister.
Lydia M. Davis, continued on to In
dianola. Iowa, where they will spend
a few days with relatives, going es
pecially to see Mrs. A. H. Tonnlnson
who has been at the Lutheran hos
pital at Des Moines and where she
recently has undergone an operation,
but as yet has not been able to leave
the hospital. She however is mak
ing lair progress and is expected to
be able to return to her home in a
few days.
Pacific Junction
People to Hold a
Big Picnic Here
Methodist People oi Our Neighboring
City Will Meet at Garfield
Park Wednesday
From Friday's Dally
This city will be host on next
Wednesday to a very large group of
the residents of Pacific Junction,
Iowa, who are motoring Here to en
joy a picnic party at Carfield park.
The picnic party will comprise the
members of the Methodist church
and Sunday school of Pacific Junction
and which will bring a large num
ber of persons here for the gala oc
casion. The local Chamber of Commerce
are planning on assisting in any
way possible the visitors and their
picnic party and assure them of a
very cordial welcome to this city.
It is expected that the picnic party
will spend the greater part of the day
here enjoying the many points of
interest fn this community.
Cass County's
Share of State
Tax $108,696
Department of Taxation Gives To
tal of tax Total in 1929
was $135,378.
The state tax levy for 1931 has
been fixed by the State Board of
Equalization and Assessment at 2.04
n ills o:. the dollar valuation. This
is equivalent to $2.04 on each $1,000
of taxable valuation.
Cass county, on this basis, will
be charged with $1 OS, 696 in state
tuxes in 1931, as compared to $ 1 L.r
378 in 1929.
The total state taxes levied ihru
out the state in 1931 is $6,213,419.16
as compared to a total of $7:879.328
charged to the counties in 1929.
Of the state levy made iu 1931.
1.93 mills is for general fund pur
poses, and .11 mills is for the capitol
lund.
The total assessed valuation of the
state in 1931 is as follows: Tangible
Property. $3,045,793,706; Class A
Intangibles. $87,990,379; Class B In
tangibles. $118,331,009.
The law provides that emergency
appropriations made by the legisla
ture shall be provided for in the first
levy after the adjournment of the
session, hence the comparison of
1931 with 1929. as both levies pro
vide for the emergency appropria
tions of the two sessions.
PLATZ THEATRE OPENING
l'r(im Thursday's Tally
Manager G. G. Griffin of the
Platz and Ritz theatres, is announc
ing that the Platz. formerly the Par
mele, will open to the public on next
Tuesday evening.
The theatre is being entirely
cleaned and renovated as well as be
ing repainted and placed in the very
best of shape, being restored to the
excellent condition that it enjoyed
in its earlier days.
As the opening picture at the
Platz, Mr. Griffin lias secured "Smart
Money." one of the season's best pic
tures and which stars Edward C.
Robinson, who appeared in the lead
in "Little Caesar." who in his latest
picture is seen as "Nick" the Greek
barber.
In addition to the screen attrac
tion there will be several acts of
vaudeville which embraces:
Prof. L. F. Hume who is now be
ing heard every day on the radio
from WAAW. Also the Hogan sis
ters, singers and dancers; Junior
Hume the juvenile singer, and other
radio entertainers. Prof. Hume will
answer all questions asked it will
be a real treat to see him in person.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. J. P. Falter, who several
weeks ago fell and suffered the dis
location of her hip, has since return
ed home from the hospital at Omaha
where she has been cared for since
the accident but the attending sur
geons felt that she has progressed
so well that she might return home
and complete her recuperation here
in the family home. The niany
friends are pleased to see Mrs. Falter
home and trust that she may con
tinue to improve until she is entire
ly over her affliction.
Rifle Range is
Scene of Practice
bytheCMTC
Tiucks Haul the Youthful Student
Soldiers to Range Today for
Two Duv Shoot.
From Tliursday's Dally
This morning aimy trucks loaded
iritta the young men who are stu
dents at the Fort Crook military
training camp, passed through this
city to the government rifle range
where the next two days will be oc
cupied with the students shooting
their rifle and machine gun courses
on the range, qualifying in marks
manship and other recognition of
their skill.
The members of the C. M. T. C.
have an overnight camp at the range
and have the thrill of the exper
ience of some of the actual conditions
under which an army in the field
will operate.
The detail of cooks from the regu
lar staff at Fort Crook will be on
hand to see that the boys are sup
plied with the best of food which is
prepared at the permanent kitchen
that has been built at the range in
the last few years.
The members of the C. M. T. C.
Lave looked forward to the visit at
the range with the greatest of inter
est and which will give them the full
opportunity of testing out their
marksmanship in the rifle and ma
chine gun, the machne gun section
of the provisional regiment of stu
dents taking part in the shoot this
year.
The Plattsmouih group who are
attending the camp were given passes
last evening and came home for a
brief visit with the home folks, all
being very enthusiastic over the
training and the splendid course of
exercise and study that makes up
their day's work at the training
camp.
The boxing exhibitions staged
among the students is a very attrac
tive entertainment for the whole
group and these are staged once a
week in the early evening on the
parade grounds of the fort. Of the
local group Ed Howard has been the
only i ne to enter rn this elsss of
sport and while Ed is not the size of
Schmeling, he showed well in the
contest in which he was pitted. The
boxing shows are supervised by the
athletic officer of the 17th infantry
and the several events refereed and
handl?d by the commissioned officers
of the post.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
The passing of the seventy-sevent h
birthday anniversary of Mrs. W. B.
Rishel was very pleasantly ob
served Thursday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. James B. Rishel. in Orchard
Hill, a number of relatives being in
attendance at the passing of another
milestone of the guest of honor.
Mrs, Rishel was formerly Miss
Delilah Archer, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James B. Archer, and was born
August 13, 1854, near Canton. Ohio,
where her parents were early set
tlers. When she was growing into
womanhood the family moved west
and settled in Sarpy county. Nebras
ka, where they made their home for
a number of years before coming to
Plattsmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Rishel I
were married in Nebraska and made'
their home in this city ever the past
half century, the husband passing
away some four years ago.
One happy feature of the day was
the fact that the daughters of Mrs.
Rishel. Mrs. George Hall, M's. James
Earhart. Mrs. James Yelick. Mrs.
Mike Kaffenberger of this city and
Mrs. I. M. White of Omaha, were
all able to be in attendance at the
birthday observance. The son, James
B. Rishel, who is employed at Louis
ville, was unable to - be in attend
ance at the gathering. A group pic
ture of the mother and daughters
was taken during the afternoon.
The members of the party spent
the day in visiting and at a suitable
hour a very dainty and delicious
luncheon was served that all enjoy
ed to the utmost.
ENJOYS BIRTHDAY PARTY
Thursday was the birthday anni
versary of Joseph McMaken, III., al
so better known as "Sonny," who
was passing his sixth anniversary
and in honor of the occasion the
little friends were invited in to as
sist in the proper observance of the
event.
The McMaken home on North
Eleventh street was the scene of a
great deal of merriment among th
little folks as they played their
games and held the different con
tests and in which Rachel McMaken
and Betty Kalina proved the win
ners. During the afternoon dainty re
freshments were served and which
was featured by the birthday cake,
presented by the aunt of the guest
of honor. Mrs. Ralph M Wiles.
Those who enjoyed the event were:
Betty Ann Thomas, Joan Tiekotter,
Peggy Jane Wiles. Shirley Walling.
Rachel McMaken. Anna May M
Maken. Sharon Hill, Betty Kalina.
Helen Kostka. Raymond Evers. Don
Steppatt. Dick Livingston. Cary
Marshall, Robert Seybert Marshall.
Joe Noble. Bob Beal, Dick Noble.
Jimmie Noble and the guest of
honor, Joe McMaken.
OLD RESIDENT OF COUNTY
From Friday's Dally
Henry Irons, one of the old tim
residents of Cass county, war- in the
city for a short time today looking
after some business and visiting witu
his old time friend. Pert Reed. Mr.
Irons came to Cass county with his
parents some fifty years ago from
northern Iowa, he having a very
clear recollection of the covered wa
gon tint the parents drove and the
crossing of the Missouri river at this
print. From here the Irons family
proceeded westward to the vicinity
of Elm wood where they nettled and
: where Mr. Irons has sine made his
home.
Gold Star
Mother Guest
in This City
Mrs. Dorothy Aurelia Hilton of Cali
fornia Here for Visit at J. H.
McMaken Home.
Miss Dorothy Aurelia Hilton of
! Ocean Park, California. who has
been in France on the Gold Mother's
pilgrimage, arrived in Plattsmouth
Wednesday for a visit at the home of
her old time friends. Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. McMaken. as well as ith . - ' t
the old time friends.
Mrs. Hilton arrived on July 3rd at
New York from the trip to France
and came west, goinfg first to Wa
basha, Minnesota, where she has
spent several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. H. O. Knight and family.
The trip to the battlefields of
France and the grave of her son,
Howard E. Hilton, will be one of
the never to be forgotten incidents
in the life of Mrs. Hilton, when as
the guest of the government she was
taken to the land where her son had
so gallantly given his life in the St.
Mihiel campaign.
Mrs. Hilton was with a party of
175 of the gold star mothers that
sailed on the steamship. "Republic"
en June 3rd and arrived at Cher
bourg. France, on June 13th. where
they were formally received by the
representatives, of ihe L'oiteii States
and France. They were then taken
to Paris and lodged' at ohe M the
finest hotels i nthe French capitol,
every possible aid and comfort b"ing
given them by the representatives of
the Fnited States.
At Verdun the Gold Star Mothers
were divided into groups according
to the cemeteries they wished to
visit, and Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, June 18. 19 and 20. were
spent in visiting the various ceme
teries and some of the battlefields of
the great war. There are eight per
manent American military cemeter
ies in Europe, at which 30,8 IS mem
bers of the American expeditionary
iorces are burid.
Records of the United States gov
ernment show that SI. 155 men in the
A. E. F. gave their lives during the
World war. At the request of rela
tives, 46,296 of these wer returned
to the United States. 605 were sent
to other countries, 74 were left in
their original graves outside of the
permanent American cemeteries, and
32 were removed to Laytayett- Esca
drill memorial. There were .-pec-ial
cases (returned at private ex
pense, cremated, turned over to rela
tives, etc.). and 3,301 bodies have
not yet been recovered, of which
1,798 were lost and buried at sea.
The Meuse - Argonne American
military cemetery near Rmagne
contains 14.187 graves, being the
largest of the permanent American
cemeteries. The soldiers who rest in
this cemetery came from almost
every division in tht expeditionary
forces, most of them having given
their lives in the Meuse-Arconne op
eration. St. Mihiel cemetery near Thiau
ecurt. in which Mr:,. Hilton's son is
buried with 4.151 o'her soldiers, is
one of the largest American military
cemeteries. With its many long rows
of white marble crosses, it is a most
impressive sight. Mis. Hilton raid.
Fpou each cross appears the name fo
the hero, and over the grave the Am
erican and French flags fly together.
Each Gold Star Mother was given
a large wreath of roses to place upon
the grave she cherished on the first
visit to the cemetery. On Mrs. Hil
ton's second visit to the cemetery
two days sater. she placed another
wreath, which she had purchased, on
her son's last resting place.
Each permaneni American ceme
tery has a large memorial erected to
honor the memory of the soldiers
buried there. St. Michiel has a most
impressive monument, a beautiful
memorial chapel and an erceedingly
attractive and comfortable hostess
hoose. Most of the soldiers buried at
St. Mihiel were members of the Am
erican divisions attacking in the
great offensive action of the first Am
erican army which resulted in the
reduction cf the St. Mihiel salient.
Mrs. Hilton's son belonged to the
26th division and met his death in
the BeMeau Wood operations
IS GRANTED DIVORCE
From Saturday's Dairy
This morning in the distric t court
a decree of divorce was granted to
Mrs. Mable Wollen from Phillip Wol
len. The plaintiff is also given the
custody of the minor child, Kenneth
Wollen. The parties in the case are
residents of the vicinity of Weeping
Water.
