Nebraska Newspapers

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VOL. HO. XLVH
FLATTSHOUTIX, IJEL2ASZA. MONDAY, SEPT. 14, 1931.
NO. 65
Vurl-Hinman
Wedding is Held
at High Noon
Popular Plattsmcnth Young Lady
Wedded to Prominent Business
Man of North Platte.
from Thursday's Dauy
The marriage of Miss Helen Wurl
to Mr. York A. Hinrnan, Jr., was sol
emnized at noon Thursday at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Wurl. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. H. G. McClusky
in the presence of the immediate
members of the two families.
The fireplace, banked with bas
kets of pink roses and gladiolas form
cd a beautiful background for the
simple ceremony. The bride wore her
going-away costume and carried an
arm bouquet of President Hoover
roses. There were no attendants.
The' ceremony was followed by a
luncheon served to twenty guests.
The bride's cake occupied the center
of the table, and pink tapers and
cosmos were used for decoration in
the dining room. Out-of-town guests
were Mrs. Y. A. Hinman and Mrs.
Crusen of North Platte, mother and
grandmother of the groom, Miss Mar
tha Wolf of Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Bannar and Mr. Otto A. Wurl
of Council Bluffs. The groom's moth
er has many friends in Plattsmouth,
having visited here as state regent
of the D. A. R.
The bride was born and reared in
Plattsmouth and has taught in the
North Platte high school for the past
two years. She is a graduate of the
University of Nebraska and a member
of Delta Delta Delta sorority. The
groom is a prominent young busi
ness man of North Platte, is a grad
uate of the University of Nebraska
and a member of Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity.
The bride's traveling costume was
of midnight blue fashioned with
cream-colored bodice and fitted hip
length jacket. She wore a blue Eu
genie hat and accessories, and car
ried a beige lapin coat. After a
motor trip through the south, Mr.
and Mrs. Hinman will make their
home at North Plattelwhere'-the
groom- has a charming new home
awaiting t-hem. --
BETTORS FE01X CONVENTION
Thursday afternoon Edgar Wes
cott of this city with Russell Meusel
of Hastings and William Irons of
Lincoln, arrived here from an auto
trip in the east and where also they
have attended the national conven
tion of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
The young men are all members of
the Nebraska chapter of the frater
nity at the state university at Lin
coln, Mr. Wescott being the presi
dent of the chapter, in which capac
ity he attended the national meeting.
The convention was held at Muskoka
Lakes, Canada, a short distance from
Toronto, and which was attended by
some 250 representatives of the var
ious chapters over the country. En
route to the meeting the three young
men had a very fine sightseeing trip,
visiting at Washington, D. C, New
York City and Boston, and on the
return trip they had the opportunity
of visiting many of the large cities
oeiween nere ana uunaio.
The party drove on to Lincoln 10-:
day and will start in on the work of
the school year and prepare for the
"rushing" season which marks the
opening of the university and the
entertainments for the freshmen and
prospective frat members.
SMOCK-PBICE WEDDING
Clara M. Smock, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Smock of Mynard,
Nebr., and Kleener J. Price, son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Price of Platts
mouth, were married last Wednes
day, September 2nd at Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Harter of
Louisville, Nebr., were the attend
ants. The bride and groom left im
mediately for eastern Iowa, coming
home through southeastern Nebras
ka Sunday. They expect to make
their home in Plattsmouth in the
near future.
The many friends are wishing
them much joy and happiness.
BRIDGE CLUB MEETS
The Two Square bridge club held
a very delightful meeting on Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
William H. Woolcott and the ladies
spent the time in the fascinations of
the game and in which much pleas
ure was derived by all of the mem
bers of the party. In the playing
Mrs. Cyril Kaline was the first prize
winner, Mrs. Fred Rea, second, and
Mrs. John L. Hadraba, the third
prize winuner. During the after
noon dainty and delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostess
that added very much to the enjoy
ment of the occasion.
IOWA PEOPLE WEDDED
' Thursday afternoon Rev. C. O.
Troy of the First Methodist church
was called upon to -unite in the bonds
of wedlock Miss Roxy Ellis and Ger
ald Randleman, both oLCarroll, Iowa.
Following the wedding ..the., newly
weds returned to their home in' Iowa.
WILL ATTEND PERU
Miss Theresa Bierl, one of the
honor students of the high school in
the class of 1931, has left for Pern
where she will attend the State
Teacher's College at that place. Miss
Bierl was awarded a scholarship for
her excellent showing in her school
work here and has chosen to accept
that offered by the state normal
school. With the fine scholastic rec
ord that Miss Bierl made in the high
schol here, he no doubt will be an
outstanding student at the state col
lege.
Henry Voster
Has Close Call
in Auto Vreck
Car Almost Demolished As It Crashed
Into Track Parked Along the
Boad Without Lights
From Thursday' tany i
Henry Woster, clerk in the office
of the county treasurer, had a very
close call from serious if not fatal
injuries when the Ford roadster that
he was driving crashed into the rear
end of a truck parked along high
way No. 75 near the A. J. Trilety
residence.
Mr. Woster, who lives a short
distance south of the scene of the
accident had started for the city
shortly after dusk last evening and
was driving along at a very fair rate
cf speed when a car whs seen coming
from the north and as it passed Mr.
Woster's car he saw looming up a
6hort distance ahead of him in the
dusk, a truck, parked along the road
way and without lights. The distance
was too short to stop the car and it
was either to hit the truck or the
other auto and to avoid the danger
to the occupants of the car Mr. Wos
ter took the chance on the truck.
The force of the impact caved in
the radiator of the Woster car.
smashed both front fenders as well
as bending the frame of the car very
badly. The windshield was of shock
proof glass that merely shattered
and did not break, otherwise the
A v4 wit. 41ia ' wnnM npnlio Klv
have been badly injured. Mr. Wos
ter had a severe bruise on the chin
where he struck the steering wheel
as well as having bruises on the
arms and legs, but which has not
interf erred with his work.
The truck was owned by Joe Rait-
sten, of Omaha, and had been stop
ped to fix a punctured tire when the
accident occurred. That the truck
was a small one is one of the things
that prevented the severe injury of
Mr. Woster, as a larger truck would
have torn the top off the car with
the force of the impact.
QUEEN ESTHERS MEET
From Thursday's Dally
The members of the Queen Esthers
class of the Methodist church hel.l
very enjoyable meeting last eve
ning at the home of Mrs. Edgar S.
Newton, with a very lara number of
the class in attendance.
The business session was largely
taken up with the naming of the ofh-
cars of the class it being necessary to
'n. - me a successor to the late Mrs.
VrAa
Freda Sprecher, the president, and
changes that were mad 3 in the other
offices of the class. Miss Mary J'er
singer was named as the new presi
dent, Miss Germaine Mason as vice
president and Miss Vivian Lightbody
as the secretary of the class.
The members enjoyed games of
various kinds and visiting with each
other and at the close were treated
to very dainty and delicious refresh
ments. :
ENTERTAINED FOB MBS. SPEIB
Mrs. W. C. Soennichsen and sister,
Mrs. E. B. Hickman of Moline, Illi
nois, were joint hostesses at a very
charming afternoon bridge Wednes
day at the Soennichsen home. The
event was in honor of Mrs. Evi Speir
who is to leave the coming week for
Lincoln where the family are to
make their home in the future. The
time was spent most pleasantly in
the fascinations of the game and in
which Mrs. A. O. Moore was the win
ner of the high score and Mrs. C. A.
Rosencrans the consolation while
Mrs. Speir received the guest prize.
At an appropriate hour very dainty
and delicious refreshments were serv
ed that added to the pleasures of
the occasion. The friends regret very
much to see Mrs. Speir leave the city
and her absence will be most keenly
felt among the circle of friends in
this community.
GE0B6E SATS HE IS BIGHT
George W. Olson, of this city, can
didate last year for the democratic
nomination for state senator, has
evolved a method of dividing an angle
into any equal parts, which is some
thing new and has attracted a great
deal of interest from those who have
had the. method of Mr. Olson ex
plained to them. This is a new theory
and George states that he is right
and the rest of the world all wrong.
He applied today for a copyright on
his theory and which he is expecting
to make quite a stir in the scientific
world when it is made public.
Fred Patterson
Found Murdered
in Country Store
One of the Pioneers' of Bock Bluffs
Found Shot to Death Sun
day Morning
The community of Rock Bluffs was
profoundly stirred Sunday morning
when Jean Hull, 10, going to the
Farmers Cash store of which Fred
Patterson, county surveyor, was the
proprietor, finding the store locked.
looking in the window ,at the store,
discovered the body of Mr. Patterson
lying on the floor against the north
wall of the store room, the floor being
covered with blood.
The child ran to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Shera, the latter a
daughter of Mr. Patterson and re
ported the grewsome find, the daugh
ter then sending for Frank Smith
and Fred .Hull, two young men re-
siding nearby, to whom was given
a key to the store and entrance made
and the sheriff notified of the crime.
As .the horror stricken residents
gathered near the store to await the
arrival of the officers, the scene was
a reminder of another almost similar
tragedy, twenty-one years ago,-when
in her store the body of Mrs. Anne
nette Shera, was found, also shot to
death, the store building being on
the site of the one that was built by
Mr. Patterson in 1925. That the
connection of the two cases was felt
in the mind of the people of the com
munity was apparent in the murmurs
of the crowd as they awaited the com
ing of the law.
On entering the store the body of
Mr. Patterson was found lying face
down on the floor at the north end of
the store room, just at the end of
the counter that runs north and
south through the store, a large gap
ing wound in the back of the neck
at the base of the brain, telling the
story of the slaying. Death had ap
parently been Instantaneous, there
being no indication of a struggle aft
er Mr. Patterson had been shot.
It was apparent that Mr. Patter
son had been either going around-the
end of the counter to secure some
article for the slayer or had been
shot as he came out from behind, the
counter, and from the few clues that
were to be learned he had apparent
ly been waiting on someone at the
time.
Mr. Patterson had been in the
habit of usually retiring around nine
o'clock each night, but Saturday eve
ning his son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patterson as
well as Mark Furlong, an old neigh
bor, had been at the store to visit
the aged man, Mr. and Mrs. Patter
son leaving shortly before ten o'clock
and Mr. Furlong a few moments
later. As Mr. Furlong left for home,
Mr. Patterson walked with him from
the store to a gasoline pump at the
roadside and locked the pump as he
bade Mr. Furlong what was to be
the last good night of the old friends.
As Mr. Furlong drove away he saw
a car approaching and wnen he was
turning south at the corner a short
distance east of the store he noticed
a car stop at the store. The Sherd
Graves family who residesouth of
the creek a short distance from the
store, were up rather late Saturday
and noticed that the light at the
store was extinguished at near 10:30
and which is approximately the time
that the aged man was shot to death.
Sheriff Reed and Deputy Sheriff
Rex Young, found the store appar
ently undisturbed when they arrived,
the amount of $44.80 in the till of
the store indicating that the crime
had not been for robbery at the hands
of some wandering bandit.
In the bed room of Mr. Patterson,
a small room adjoining the store on
the west of the store and with which
it was connected by a door some dis
tance from where the body was
found, there was no sign of disturb
ance, the bed still made up and not
slept in, beneath the pillow the re
volver of Mr. Patterson, while at the
head .of the bed, placed between the
bed and the wall was a large corn
knife, such as used by farmers, and
which had apparently been kept by
the aged man as a defensive weapon.
After the survey of the premises
the body was removed to the Strelght
undertaking rooms in this city where
FRED PATTERSON
the post-mortem was held by Dr. Rol
and Tyson, of Murray, he securing
the bullet, which was lodged against
the bone of the skull just above the
right eye. The bullet had taken an
upward course and was found to
have been fired front a 38-calibre re
volver. .
The theory that the death had
been caused by the motive of revenge
was discounted by tfce relatives Sun
day, he never -having had as far as
known, any enemies, altho he was
a man that was outspoken in his
opinions. -
Mr. Patterson had frequently stat
ed to 'Mends and acquaintances that
there was some menace to him from
parties that he feared and in thiB
conenction the former murder, that
of Mrs. Shera, was a part.. Mr. Pat
terson had indicated that he had
some knowledge of the case, telling
this many times and, which the rela
tives ascribe as a possible motive for
the slavinr of the aged man.
The scene of the Crime was visited
Sunday by Deputy State Sheriffs Bat
ten and Benton, who; spent some time
looking over the situation and pick
ing up what possible clues could be
found or basis from which they might
work in conjunction with the local
officers. .
Mr. Patterson has lived his life
time in thetommuntty where he was
killed, being brought here by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Patter
son, when but a child of three years.
He has served as coanty surveyor of
Cass county partically., continuously
for the past twenty iyears, being re
turned without opposition to office
at each succeeding election. He was
long active in. the life of the Rock
Bluff community.. Mr.iPatterson was
twice married, both of his wives pre
ceding him in death He is survived
by two sons and three daughters,
Chase and Robert Patterson, Mrs.
Joseph Shera,- and MrsW. A. Baker,
all of the vicinity of Rock Bluffs,
and Mrs-. . Edna - Baker of Nebraska
City. .
tTV .1
Hunter, a Long
Iezo Hecident
After XSaetf cf tLTt Tow Ten
One of Highly Esteemed Citi
zens Goes to Best. .
From Friday's Datty .v
This morning shortly after 10
o'clock William Hunter, one of the
long time residents of Cass county.
passed to the last reward, his death
coming after several years of failing
health, he passing away at the fam
ily home on North Eighth street.
William Hunter was born Febru
ary 10, 1861, at Fowles, Perth, Scot
land, where he grew to manhood
and on June 10, 1888, he arrived in
the United States with his uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Colin Hunter,
they going first to Cheyenne, Wyo
ming, where for a number of years
Mr. Hunter resided and engaged in
the racnhing business. It was while
a resident of Wyoming on October
11, 1891. that Mr. Hunter was mar
ried to Miss Anna Bock, who is sur
viving him. The family came to Cass
county some thirty-one years ago and
located on the farm west of this city
and where they have resided for the
greater part of the time since, mov
ing into this city several years ago
and later returning to the farm, but
with the poor health of Mr. Hunter
they have made their nome in this
city in late years. The deceased was
a lifelong member of the Presbyterian
faith and a member for many years
of the First Presbyterian church of
this city. He was a man honored
and esteemed among those who had
the pleasure of his acquaintance and
his death will bring much regret
from the old time friends.
There is surviving the passing of
this good man, the wife, four chil
dren, Mrs. Clara Hunter Brewer,
Callaway, Nebraska, Miss Helen
Hunter of this city, Wallace Hunter
ot, Norfolk, Nebraska, Mrs. Marie
Hunter Ingwerson of this city. One
child preceded the father in death.
There are also surviving the aunt.
Mrs. Colin Hunter of Cheyenne, and
one brother, Robert Hunter, residing
in the old home in Scotland.
NOTED VOCALIST HEBE
Mr. Joe Bjorndahl, one of the
leading baritone singers of southern
California, was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Tidd at their home Thurs
day afternoon. Mr. Bjorndahl's home
is in Long Beach, and he has estab
lished a wide reputation on the
Pacific coast as a radio singer and as
soloist in many of the largest
churches in that section of the coun
try. He was on his way to Oberlin,
Ohio, where he will take special voice
training in ' the Conservatory of
Music at Oberlin Colleke. With Mr.
E. H. Wescott, as his accompanist.
Mr. Bjorndahl sang a number of
selections, which charmed his hear
ers, and demonstrated the high qual
ity of hie rich baritone voice. He has
wonderfully pleasing personality.
Mr., and Mrs. Tidd hope on his re
turn next June to give the music
lovers of this city an opportunity to
hear him.
Cr" J9xsssl Job Csartment it
tzjzi t tan out aaytiizj ffrca
Awards TJade
in Yard and Gar
den Contest
Yard of C. C. Wescott Beceives First
Award and That of Mrs. Frank
Blotzer, Sr., Second
The Better Yards and Garden con
test which has been staged the past
several months in this city, -was
closed yesterday when the awards
were announced by the judges of the
contest, the judges having in the
past week made a tour of the city
and inspected the yards and gardens
that had been entered in the contests.
The judges of the contest were
Charles W. Andrews, of the Marshall
Nurseries of Arlington and Omaha,
head of the landscape department of
the nursery, and Carl Taylor, of Om
aha, landscape architect.
The judges in their visit over the
city were much impressed by the fine
showing and neat and attractive
home surroundings, which were ex
cellent despite the fact that the in
tensely hot summer has made it diffi
cult to maintain the beauty of the
lawn and flower gardens.
The awards made in the contest
and the reasons are as follows:
First Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wescott,
general design embodying the prin
cipal of good yard design, making
yard livable by use of seats and
benches, successfully locating pool on
hillside, lighting effects.
Second Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blot-
rer, Sr., indfvidual ideas in planting,
greatest variety of annuals, general
garden plan. '
Third George "A. Kaffenberger,
the greatest improvements in sur
roundings, vegetable graden free of
weeds.
Fourth C. W. Daniels, greatest
amount of labor on surroundings, ef
fort put forth In improving surround
ings and yard. -
Fifth Max Bowman, growing Iris
and shrubbery on west slope, also two
lilly pools, no city water making
working under a handicap.
Sixth Mrs. Jennie Whalen, great
est variety of 'flowers, annuals and
perannnals. . - .x
To.ihe . following, prizeawiii be
awarded , as far as possible by the
committee in charge of the contest
and honorable . mention is given to
all of these:
C. E. Hartford, F. M. Bestor, E.
G. Shellenbarger, Louis Lorenz, H.
F. Goos, A. L. Tidd. L. D. Hiatt, T.
P. Livingston, A. W. Cloidt, S. S.
Davis, R. P. Westover, Mrs. J2. II.
Wescott, John J. Cloidt, A. H. Dux
bury, C. A. Rawls, Henry Horn. Eli
zabeth Spangler, W. G. Kieck. Henry
Starkjohn, Ralph Hilt. J. G. Mel-
singer, Rex Young, John Wynn, J.
A. Pitz, Anton Hula, M. Hild. Thos.
Walling. Mrs. E. Schubeck. Mrs. O.
Gapen, J. H. Davis, H. E. Becker, F.
A. Cloidt, Chas. Vitousek, Mrs.
Frank Slavicek, John Tidball, W. H.
Verner, Joe McMaken, Otto Keck,
Herman Thomas, John Meisinger. J.
J. Nowacek, Cyril Janda, E. J. Wey
rlch, Mrs. Adah Moore, Augusta Mar
tin, Jonas Johnson.
ADDS REFRIGERATING SYSTEM
The A. G. Bach store has just had
installed as a part of their equip
ment a new Frigidaire which has
been placed in the large ice box and
will be used in caring for the meat
supply, of the store, making a very
much more ' convenient means of
handling this department of the
store. Mr. Bach is also to have a re
frigerator display case arranged at
once to be used in the store to care
for the lines of the stock that are
perishable. .
MARRIAGE BUSINESS GOOD
There is no depression effects
shown in the marriage license de
partment of the county judge's office
altho the rest of the world may be
singing the blues.
In the first ten days of September
there were fifteen couples licensed
to wed and one couple was refused
the license because of the fact that
the bride-to-be was not -yet sixteen.
the legal age at which a marriage
license can be Issued in Nebraska.
CHICKENS STOLEN
From Friday's DmSXy
Sheriff Bert Reed was called to
the vicinity . of Union last night
where a number of chickens were
reported stolen from the Niday farm
southeast of that place. The owner
could not estimate just how. many of
the chickens had been taken. The
sheriff spent some time in checking
up the locality and it is thought that
the party that took the chickens may
be located.
HEW TAXI USE
From Thursday rn j
This city which has been without
the services of a taxi line since in
July, is again to have this accom
modation to those who travel and
do not wish to walk, John Sanders
today starting the management of a
line that will care for the needs of
the public. The taxi service will
have its headquarters at the Hotel
Riley: as in the past.
FIND ABANDONED CAB
From Thursday's Dafly
Last evening the members of the
night police force were notified of
the fact that an apparently aban
doned car was parked along the high
way north of the Nebraska Masonic
Home. The car which was an old
type Ford coupe, was brought on into
this city and to be held here until
claimed. The car had paper numbers
from Douglas county and the author
ities will take steps to try and locate
the owner of the car and the reason
for the car's abandonment.
Reception Ten
dered to City
Teaching Force
American Legion Building; Scene of
Very Pleasant Event Sponsored
hy Board of Education
and Woman's Club
From Saturday Dairy
The spacious American Legion
community building was the scene
of a very charming social gathering i legislature was not based upon the
last evening in the reception or ra- actual census figures but was pur-,
ther homecoming to the members of , posely manipulated in order to In
the teaching force of the city school, ' sure to Omaha and the north Platte
all but one of whom are members of counties, the upper hand In the tm
the staff of last year. Iportant matter of locating the capi-
The event was sponsored by the tol. But quite aside from the ques
Plattsmouth Woman's club and the , tion as to the veracity of the oppor
Board of Education and was at-1 tionment, the fact remains that the
tended by a very large number of : legislature met in Omaha as appor
the residents of the city to join in.tioned by Gov. Cuming and the nar
the hearty welcome to the members row margin given to the north Platte
of the teaching force. The hall was was sufficient to carry the capitol to
very attratively arranged In the dec- Omaha. The personnel of this first
orations of the fall flowers that lent political body ought to be Interest
a colorful Jouch to the scene. ing important enough from a hts-
Following the greetings to the torical standpoint to record here,
teachers a very delightful program Richardson county: Council J. L.
was presented, the address of wel- Sharp: House J. A. Singleton, D.
come being given by Mrs. James T. M. Johnson.
Begley, president of the Woman's Forney: Council Richard Brown;
Club and which extended the greet- House J. M. Wood. W. A. Finney,
ings of the community to the city Pierce: Council Hiram Rennet,
teachers and to which Superintend- C. H. Cowles. Henry Bradford: House
ent R. E. Bailey very cleverly re- J. H. Decker, W. B. Hall, J. H.
sponded. . Cowles, Gideon Bennett, Wm. Mad-
The program of the evening was dox.
under the direction of Mrs. Robert Cass:- Council Lafayette Nuck
Reed. chairman of the music depart- oils; House J. M. Latham, Wm.
I ment and -conprlBed' two -very fine
vocal offerings by Frank A. uioiat, mm: council a. it. roiBon:
"The Hills of Home." and "Sittin House J. B. Robertson, H. C. Pur
a Thinkin,," while during the eve- pie.
ning Bob Nichols of Louisville and Douglas: Council O. D. Richard
Glen Woodbury gave a number of son, A. D. Jones, T. O. Goodwill, Sara
very delightful piano and saxophone Rogers; House A. J. Hansrom, A.
selections. Mrs. J. A. Capwell. tal- D. Goyer, A. J. Poppleton, Fleming
ented dramatic reader, was heard in Davidson, Wm. Clancy, Wm. By ere,
a fine number, "Mrs. Ruggles of ! Thos. Davis. R. B. Whited.
Red Gap." Dodge: Council M. H. Clark;
Rev. H. G. McClusky of the First , House J. W. Richardson, EH Doyle.
Presbyterian church was called up-j Washington: Council J. C. Mit
on for a few remarks and Canon Pet- Jchell; House Anselm Arnold, A. J.
ter, rector of the St. Luke's church : Smith.
was also presented with Mrs. Petter j With the claims of Omaha and
to the members of the reception BeIlevue; the ire aroused by the ap
party. . . parent preference of Gov. Cuming
The remainder of the evening was j for Omaha and the conclusion that
enjoyed in games of all kinds and a the opportionment of the legislature
general social time under the super- was not honest, we have the legis
vlsion of Mrs. E. H. Wescott, proving lative stage set for the battle which
an exceptionally pleasant event tort took place In the House and council,
all of the party. I Add to these facts, the division of
Refreshments were served at the the territory Into two hostile camps
close of the evening and which add-' with the Platte as the dividing line
ed to the enjoyment of all. and the setting appears for the out-
The event was in charge of the standing feature of this first legisla-
committee of which Mrs. Bert Cole-
man was the chairman and the splen
did work of the committee was re
flected in the good time of the eve
ning. SEEK FAIR PREMIUMS
J. J. Meier, well known druggist I Mr. Latham moved that it be ad
and O. C. Hinds, the cashier of the j vanced to second reading. The mo
First National bank of Weeping tion carried 16 to 9. The original
Water, were in the city Friday for bill designated no town. leaving this
a short time to interview the mer-'for the legislature to supply. Im
chants and business houses relative j mediately following the vote on Mr.
to donations to be given toward the Latham's motion, Mr. Kempton, also
premium list of the Cass county fair, ' of Cass county, moved to insert
opening at Weeping Water on Tues-, Plattsmouth In the bill. Mr. Latham
day for a four day showing. The; took . the floor In support of the mo
visitors received a very generous re- tion and pictured to the House the
sponse from the business houses here . advantages of the location of Platts
and whose offerings will prove very, mouth. He alluded to 'the injustice
attractie to the winners of the prizes , done the South Platte counties in
at the fair. The county fair is a pro-, the opportionment and "spake in
ject in which the entire county is in- J rapture of the lands far away to the
terested and a very large atendance setting sun and of a railroad to the
is expected from all parts of the. pacific coast from Plattsmouth." Mr.
county when the big event opens.
TENDER TEACHER FAREWELL
In the closing hours of the session ToteorI1p'a"8mout1?; b.ut " ,the pro"
of the high school Friday afternoon. '1 failed, he would "vote for some
the members of the school joined in Pjfce "rtjL, ,f J f. Jj!
an expression of their appreciation ;f"ernn session, Mr. Thompson, the
of the services of Miss Mary jane third Cass county representative ex
Tidball, head of the department of Pned his posit on by stating that
English and dramatics, who is clos- J1 was hl constituents from
ing her school work. The apprecia- the south Platte to put the capitol
tion of the school was voiced by Miss were Ititwu,d be, 'or th h.? ln
Madge Garnett. one of the students terests of the territory and that he
of Miss Tidball, who touched on the;thouSht Plattsmouth was the most
many pleasant relations of the teach- central point and had the most na
er and the students and the regret tural advantages and therefore was
that is felt, at her departure. The re- the placed he wanted the capitol to
sponse by Miss Tidball was filled with be located. "But If I cannot succeed,
many remembrances of the happy I have another place in mind I will
times in the school and the friendly vote for."
association with the students in their Thus the record shows that all
work. three Cass county delegates in the
! Hhouse actively advanced the cause
Hew store, new merchandise, new of Plattsmouth in the beginning, at
prices. Watch for the opening of
The Eeliahlc 5c to $1.00 store.
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at JourzxL cZZza. C2s tssX
Early History
of Plattsmouth
is Recounted
njr RflDF.RT FOSTKH PATTKRSOX
Principal riaUnmonlh II. S.
Gov. Cuming claimed that he
found that the north Platte counties
I had the largest population but his
; own figures repudiate him. Thene
'gave the south Platte counties a
population of 1.818 as against 914
i for the north Platte region. This
.'shows rather conclusively that-the
j apportionment in the two houses was
, not honestly based upon the enum
erated populationand permitted the
balance of power to swing in favor
I of the Omaha area.
I In further support of the conten-
.tion that tht apportionment of 1855
was false, the census of 1855 may
be cited. It gives the south Platte
counties a ppoulation of 2.944
against 2,065 in the north Platte
counties.
The foregoing facts seem to point
conclusively . to the fact that Gov.
Cucing's apportionment of the first
Kempton,-J. D. Thompson.
j ture, the capitol quarrel.
It Is particularly interesting to
note that the first motion on the
capitol question in the House was
made by Mr. Latham of Cass coun
ty. On January 24, 1855, House File
No. 8 to locate the seat of govern
ment was read for the first time and
Kempton spoke in behalf of bis mo
tion and went on record that he In
tended to follow the will of his con
stituents who had instructed him to
i least, yet it is made clear that if
5"1" 1fucce1 ln he!r lnten"
jtlon that "they will vote for some
tloned. Whether this opened the way
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