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FL&TTSZ0UT1L NEBASA. MONDAY, OCT. 12, 1931.
NO. 73
Squatter Rights
on Land South of
Union are Aired
G. S. Upton, Pioneer of Union Finds
"Squatter" on Land Formed by
Changing of Missouri
The changing course of the Mis
souri river, which has formed land
along the original boundry, washet
out the land and again restored it.
has started a "squatter" claim to
pome land southeast of Union which
was purchased some years ago by
G. S. Upton, a pioneer resident of
Liberty precinct. liter washed away
by the river and which has now for
med another large accretion.
The land in question is located
in Otoe county just south of the
George Everett farm and G. S. Up
ton, the original owner of the land,
was at Nebraska City Tuesday to take
up with the board of commissioners
there, the matter of his right to the
land.
About forty years ago Mr. Upton
purchased lt8 acres of land near
the Everett farm and was engaged
in farming this until thirty-seven
years ago the old Missouri river con
cluded to change its course, swung
over to the Nebraska side of the
stream and gradually washed away
forty acres of the Upton land. A
few years ago the river again chang
ed its channel and swung east to
ward the Iowa side and gradually
a large bar was formed between the
main channel and the remainder of
the Upton land, only a small amount
of water remaining in the channel
on the Nebraska side of the stream.
Last spring, a man named James,
appeared on the island and planted
some twenty acres of corn and word
cf his farming finally reached Mr.
Upton and who made a trip to the
island which he had considered his
land as restored by the river. Mr.
James informed Upton that he had
"squatted" on the island and pro
posed to homestead the same, if it
was possible.
Mr. Upton gathering; up his ori
ginal deeds and papers that gave
him the right to the land purchased
forty years ago, came to Nebraska
City to lay the- matter before the
board of commissioners, who stated
that they would have to consult the
county attorney as to the rights of
the original owner and the "squat
ter" to the land.
This case is somewhat similar to
one that for several years was In
court here when title to the land
east of the Burlington right of way
was in dispute between the railroad
and the city which claimed the ac
cretion land and those who had farm
ed the land over a period of several
years. After the legal battle In the
court the title to the land here was
vested in the persons that had
prempted the land, the city being
given title to the old baseball park
that had been held as a public park
through fencing and right of set
tlement, the farming land being vest
ed in the settlers.
HIGH COST OF JAIL FEEDING
The cost of the cities of having to
feed prisoners who are held for
minor offenses is a large one in the
course of a year and many of the
city executives take the view that
if a prisoner will get cut that it is
better than to force the city to go to
the cost of food. This city has been
saved a great deal in the past in the
cost of jail upkeep by allowing the
wanderers to "escape" or by permit
ting prisoners to make partial pay
ments of fines rather than have to
board them.
The following from the Nebraska
City News-Press tells of the prob
lems that is found there:
"Mayor Miles M. Vaughih, when
asked what he thought of the two
escapes from the street crew of pris
oners who had been fined in police
court and were without money to
square accounts, said it was better
to get rid of them than to feed them.
"The mayor said it costs 75 cents
a day to feed a prisoner In the city
jail and he thought if they were taken
out to work and then escaped " it
would result in their staying away
from the city in the future.
"He also said that the chief of
police had been given instructions
to give every man a 'chance. '
PREPARE NEW DIRECTORY
The Lincoln Telephone St Tele
graph Co., are preparing to issue a
new directory for the fall season and
copy is now being placed in the hands
of the Journal for the printing of the
directory. Those who may desire to
be listed in the telephone book are
urged to get their names into the
office of the company as soon as pos
sible in order that the list may be
as complete as possible when the di
rectory is printed. ' '
IOWA PEOPLE WED
License was Issued on Wednesday
afternoon at the office of County
Judge A. H. Duzbury to L. Morgan
Pauiey-and Rose M. Walling, both
of Hamburg. Iowa. The young peo
ple are to be married at Union by
the Rev. W. A. Taylor, pastor of the
Baptist church of that city.
APPOINT BOAD OVERSEER
The board of county commission
ers at their session Wednesday made
the appointment of the road overseer
in West Rock Bluffs precinct, the
position having been made vacant
by the death of Green Piggott, who
Lad held the position for a number
of years.
The board had a very large num
ber of applicants for the office and
after some deliberation voted to ap
point Herman Wohlfarth, one of the
well known residents of that locality
as the new overseer. Mr. Wohlfarth
was a candidate for this position at
the last election but was defeated by
Mr. Piggott.
As soon as Mr. Wohlfarth qualifies
for the office he will take over the
work of caring for the road system
in the precinct and which includes
the town of Murray.
Nehavka Youth
Drav Suspended
Sentence and Fine
Three Young lien Charged with
Maliciously Destroying Prop
erty Under Parole
from Thursday's Dally
This morning in the county court
the cases of the three Nehawka
young men. Bennett Rose. Charles
Rose and Niel Pierce, came up for
hearing before Judge A. H. Duxbury
on the question of the sentence of
the trio, they having made a plea of
guilty last week to the charges filed
against them by the officers in three
school districts where the damage
was claimed to have been done.
Each of the young men was charg
ed in three separate counts, the dam
age to the buildings having been
perpetrated in three separate dis
tricts of the county, the offenses be
ing alleged to be breaking windows
out of the school buildings as well as
overturning out buildings.
On the first count of each case
there was a fine of $25 charged
against each of the boys, on the sec
ond and third counts a jail sentence
of thirty days was given by the
court. The court agreed to suspend
the jail "part of the sentence provid
ing the three young men would com
ply with the terms set by the court
abd which it was agreed upon. The
three are to be paroled to Deputy
Sheriff Rex Young and Albert Wolf,
marshal at Nehawka. The boys are
not to remain out after 10 p. m. un
less in company with their parents
and also they must not associate with
each other for the one year period of
the parole.
AN OCTOBER BALLY
On Wednesday afternoon, the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
were pleasantly entertained at the
home of Mrs. Harry White, the pres
ident of the organization.
Mrs. Harry Lightbody was the de
votional leader, her topic being
"With God," and as a part of the
devotions Mrs. Hayes sang a very
appropriate hymn.
Mrs. E. G. Shellenbarger gave the
lesson which was a brief preview of
the coming year's work.
Miss Ella Kennedy then, with the
assistance of several other members
reviewed the W. F. M. S. magazine
for the month.
Mrs. Hayes read a very interest
ing letter from Suzana, Kahn of
Ajmer, India. She is the student
whose tuition the local society pays
each year, and she told of her appre
ciation of the kindness shown her.
In concluding the meeting Mrs.
Frank Barkus gave as the steward
ship lesson a brief excerpt from Gor
don's "Quiet Talks on Prayer," which
left the thought that in the Bible
study, it was well to read prayer
fully and thoughtfully.
This was followed by an interest
ing discussion of the same. Plans
were then laid for a Calico Party
which is to be the first event of the
year's program." Simplicity and sac
rifice are to be the keynotes of every
thing done.
Following this delightful refresh
ments were served by Mrs. White,
assisted by Mrs. Pickrel.
VISIT AT NEBRASKA CITY
From Saturday OaTly
Mrs. Frank Mullen and daughter.
Mrs. Lon Henry, were at Nebraska
City last evening where they were
guests at a bridge given by Mrs. Ar
thur Holcomb, well known in this
city as the former Miss Still well.
The event was in honor of Mrs.
Reeves Burksby of LeMar, Colorado,
who is visiting the old friends at
Nebraska City. In the playing Mrs.
Henry was awarded the first prize
and the second honors given to Mrs.
Wright Davis and the guest prize
to Mrs. Burksby.
HOLD FOOTBALL SALLY
From Friday's DallT
The students of the high school
last evening staged a rally for the
Falls City-Plattsmouth football game
this afternoon. The students enliven
ed the business section of the city
with their yells and enthusiasm for
the football team of the blue and
white as they contest against the
warriors from down the river.
High School
Band Popular
Organization
Organization Has Occupied a Large
Place in the Affairs of
the School
The high school band, one of the
important units in the school or
ganizations, has proven one of the
most pleasing features of the school
life, furnishing music for the var
ious events and at the football and
basketball games, making for en
thusiasm and school feeling.
The band also develops the musi
cal training of the boys of the school
and few schools have a large and
snappy a band, composed of boys,
The band was first organized by B.
E. Woodward several years ago and
this year as Mr. Woodward was re
tiring from the school work, the
band was very fortunate in securing
L. D. Hiatt. well known local musi
can to devote two mornings a week
to the band and assisting them in
carrying on their work.
There are twenty-nine members of
the band and the membership of the
band is composed of the following:
Trumpets -James Comstock. Mar
vin Ttritsch. Francis Libershal, Wil
liam Henrichsen. Vernon Taplett,
John Kelly, Donald Streart, Vernile
Pullen.
Clarinets Selby Lightbody, James
Robertson. Lawrence Rhodes, Otto
Stodola, Billy Jensen, H. Guy Mc-
Maken.
Oboe Aulton Rolland.
Saxophone Ed Egenberger, Her
bert Minor, Dale Hennings,, Joe Ben
ak. Donald Cotner.
Alto Geo. Luchinsky. Stephen
Davis. Joe Hendricks.
Baritone Stewart Porter.
Bass Arthur Kopp, Robert Hall.
Drums Kenneth Armstrong, Ce
cil Comstock.
Cymble George Adam.
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS MEET
From Thursday's Daily
The members of the local court
of the Catholic Daughters of Amer
ica held a very Interesting meeting
iaar evening at the St. John's school
building with a very large attend
ance of the members. The chief busi
ness of the evening was the election
of the officers and the following were
selected:
Regent Mrs. Fred I. Rea.
Vice-Regent Mrs. William Wool
cott. Prophetess Mrs. W. A. Swatek.
Historian Miss May Murphy.
Financial Secretary Miss Theresa
Rauth.
Secretary-Treasurer Mrs. F. G.
Egenberger.
Monitor Mrs. John L. Hadraba.
Sentinel Miss Betty Bergman.
Lecturer Mrs. E. O. Bennett.
Organist Mrs. Charles Peterson,
Jr.
Trustees Mrs. Frank Mullen,
Mrs. F. M. Bestor.
After the election of the officers
the members had a very impressive
talk given by Mrs. W. A. Swatek,
program leader, who gave the his
tory of the rosary and as a fitting
close Mrs. William Woolcott and
Mrs. Rea gave as a duet "The Ros
ary," making a most impressive
close of the program.
At the close of the evening dainty
refreshments were served as a treat
of the new regent of the court.
SELECT PLATTER STAFF
The staff that will have charge of
"The Platter." official high school
monthly publication, has been named
and the new organization will in a
short time have the preparation of
the first issue of the present term
started. The editor of the Platter
this year is Miss Helen Warga, while
the assistant editor will be Louis
Knoflicek. The business manager
this year will be Edward Wehrbein
with Marvin Tritsch as the assistant.
The circulation manager will be
James Nowacek.
The departmental editors will in
clude, Keith Snyder, Joke editor;
Helen Schulz, alumnas editor; George
Adam, athletic editor.
, The typists who assist in the pre
paration of the copy for the paper
will be Anna Kniecke, Mildred Carl
berg, Estella Parkenlng.
The reporters, representing the
classes are as follows: Irene Simons,
senior; Gertrude Vallery, junior;
Earl Lamberson, sophomore, and Carl
Hula, freshman.
A PLEASANT OCCASION
- The friends here and at Murray of
Mr. and Mrs. Clell Gansemer, will
be pleased to learn that they are the
happy parents of a fine little daugh
ter, born on Monday at the Clarkson
hospital at Omaha. Mr. and Mrs.
Gansemer having made their home
in that city for the past several
months. The occasion has brought a
great deal of pleasure to all mem
bers of the two families, especially
the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
M. Sedlak of this city and Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Gansemer of Murray, this
being the first grandchild in the
Sedlak family. The little lady has
been christened Joan. The friends
will join In their well wishes for the
future happiness of the little one.
DBAWS DOWN FINE
From Saturday aJT
Late last night the night police
received a message from Patrol Of
ficer Gates of Sarpy, county that a
car bearing an Otoe county license
number was headed this way and
with the driver cf she car apparent
ly intoxicated. 104 car was pursued
to the Platte river By the Sarpy coun
ty officer. The police officers, form
ing a reception committee, drove out
to the vicinity of the Heisel mill on
Washington avenud where they were
awaiting when the? Otoe car arrived.
The driver of thf car was brought
on down to the city hall and where
he gave his name" as Paul Winton
and Nebraska City as his home.
Judge Charles L. Graves was aroused
at his home and came on down to
hear the case and after the facts
were presented a -fine of $20 and
costs was assessed against Mr. Win
ten and which was' paid and the de
fendant released, i
Creameryjis
Being Given a
Renovating
Plattsmouth Produce Which Now
Operates Creamery Plant Hav
ing Improvements Made.
The creamery plant of the Farm
er's Co-Operative Creamery which
has been for the past few months
under the direction of G. T. Hetrick,
eteran creamery man, i3 being given
a thorough cleaning 2nd repainting
to place it in the most approved con
dition for the work of butter niak
us.
The plant is now operated as the
Plattsmouth Produce and handles a
jueat deal of business, the volume
having shown a pleasing increase in
the last months an-1 under the cap
able management of .Mr. Hetrick is
developing into one of the be3t plants
in this section. ;
The present manager was one 0
those first engaged in the creamery
plant at Orleans, one of the largest
co-operative plants In the west and
which has proven very successful.
The local creamery was built by a
gaonp of - the - Causes rfeunty farmers
and gives a long felt want in making
a market for the products of the
farm and the production of butter
the equal of any made in the country
and which has found a ready sale in
the markets of the east.
Jury in Patterson
Inquest Fails to
Name Slayer
Find That Surveyor Came to Death
by Being Shot by Party Un
known No New Clues
The coroner's jury which was im
panneled on September 14th to hear
the evidence as to the death of Fred
Patterson, aged county surveyor,
who was shot to death at his store
in Rock Bluffs on the night of Sep
tember 12th. todav re-convened to
hear what might be offered in the
nature of testimony.
The jury had held one hearing and
adjourned "after being unable to
reach a decision that would permit
the naming of any person respon
sible for the death.
While the office of the county
sheriff has been working hard on the
case since the murder, there was
nothing in the way of concrete evi
dence that could be offered to the
jury aside from that which had been
aduced at the previous inquiry.
The jury finding that there were
no new facts to be heard by them as
to who might have committed the
crime, after a deliberation returned
their verdict "That Fred Patterson
came to his death by being shot by
some party unknown."
A large number from the vicinity
of Rock Bluffs and also from this
city filled the court room to hear
what might be developed but were
doomed to disappointment.
WILL RECUPERATE HERE
Prom Saturday's IaTTy
Mrs. J. H. Carter, who was operat
ed on a short time ago in Omaha, has
so far recovered that she was able
to be brought here yesterday after
noon to the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Egenberger and
where she. will recuperate among
the surroundings of her childhood
home and with the care of the mother
to assist in her recovery. Mr. and
Mrs. Carter have made their home
in Omaha since their marriage.
COUNTY OFFICERS REPORT
The various county officers made
their report for the third quarter t
the year to the board of county com
nfsioners at the session Thursday.
The amounts if-ported were as fol
lows: Clerk of the district court,
1731.45; register of deeds, 1491.75;
county judge, $1,243.50; sheriff,
1190.60; county clerk, $175.18.
Journal Want A2t get results.
Leviston Band
Represents Com-
munity Pride
Organization of Youngsters Formed
Last February Offer Very Fine
Musical Features
The Lewiston band, composed t.f
the ycung people of that community
located southeast of Murray, have
made a fire reputation for themselves
in the nine months that they beve
been grouped as a musical organi
zation. The band has been under the di
rection of James Smith since organi
zation and was for the greater part
of the time operated in connection
with the Nehawka band but is now
conducted as a distinct unit by Mr.
Smith. .
This organization has appeared at
a number of the places over the coun
ty in the past summer, their last ap
pearance being in the concert here
on Wednesday evening at the cayrt
hcuse lawn and where their concert
was enjoyed to the utmost by the
music lovers cf the community.
The band was featured at the Ne
braska State fair this year and re
ceived a wonderful praise for their
fine wcrk from the directors cf the
musical work of the fair. They also
appeared at the county fair and nt
various community gatherings over
the county.
The band is now playing in the
fourth grade music and under the
skillful direction of Mr. Smith has
won a real place for themselves in
the musical organizations of the
county.
The members of the band are as
follows: Mary and John Gayer,
Gwendolyn Hansen. James Hessen
flow. Fern Frans, Robert Wolfe. Ver
nile Pullen. Louis Pell, Howard Por
ter, Joe Shrader, Ruth Chapman.
James ChriswLsser, Ethan Allen.
Alex Campbell, Otto, James, Florine,
and Kathleen Schafer, James and
Robert Jay, Grant Howard. Marion,
Stephen and Grace Wiles, Ora Clark,
John Wiles.
The organization is one in which
their olrn community as well as the
entire county can feel very proud Of.
and one that will be' heard bfa -great
deal in the future years if the young
people are continued at their work.
RETURNS FROM VIRGINIA
Tron: Saturday's Dalljr .
C. "F. Harris of Union, former
county comm Listener, was in the city
today for a short time looking after
some matters of business. Mr. Har
ris has just returned heme from a
month spent in his old home in Vir
ginia and at Washington, D. C. Mr.
Harris spent the greater part of the
time in and near Marion,- Virginia,
his birthplace, located In the south
west part of the Old Dominion, from
which place he left forty-seven years
ago for the west. There the crops
are fine, Mr. Harris reports, and the
apple crop there is the largest in a
great many years. Since leaving the
old home he has mad esome twelve
trips back but this 13 the first time
in nineteen years that he has been
back to the old home.
' Mr. Harris found much change at
Washington where he had not been
for the past twenty-five years, the
many new buildings and beautifying
of the city making it one of the most
atractive capitol cities in the world.
However. Mr. Harris is well pleased
to be back in old Cass county and
f.mong the old time friends here of
his home mature years.
HAS A CLOSE CALL
Friday afternoon while Dr. O. C.
Hudson was returning home to this
city from Kirksville, Missouri, he
was the victim of a painful altbo
fortunately not a dangerous accident.
He traveling along one of the gravel
ed highways in northern Missouri,
where the gravel is very large and
while a large Buick car was passing
that of Dr. Hudson, one of the large
pieces of gravel was thrown up from
the tires of the other car and strik
ing the windshield cf the Hudson
car, -a small part of the windshield
was broken and the particles of the
glass showered over Dr. Hudson. He
was wearing a pair of colored glasses
over his regular spectacles at the
time and the - colored glasses were
broken but the others were not
touched. Two pieces of the wind
shield glass struck him in the face
and a laceration made on the left
cheek. With his face showered with
glass Dr. Hudson momentarily lost
control of the car and it ran into a
small ditch but without any serious
damage.
SHOWER FOR BRIDE
The members of the Queen Esther
class of the Methodist church, fol
lowing their regular business session
at the home of Mrs. C. C. Wescott,
their teacher, on Thursday evening,
gave a very delightful shower for
Mrs. Gilbert Hirz, one of the mem
bers of the class. The bride was pre
sented with a most attractive bride's
book from the members of the class
and many individual presents that
were most beautiful. At a suitable
hour very dainty and delicious re
freshments were served.
A REAL STEEPLE JACK
John C. Brittain, one of the well
known painters of the city, has a
task on. bis hands that requires real
nerves and a capacity for working
at a height. Mr. Brittain has been
assigned the task of painting the flag
pole on top of te court house tower J
and also tne race or tne ciock on tne
tcwer. It was possible to lower. the
pole fcr painting, but the painting
of the face of the clock is a real, Job
and one that there is no one in this
community would care to undertake
the job unless it was Jack who has
done a number of these daredevil
painting jobs in the past. In paint-
ing the clock face it was necessary
to crawl out of the small door in the
face of the clock and then stand on
tne narrow ieage arouna tne ciock
to do the painting.
Death of Fred
H. Jess Occurs
at Omaha Home
Funeral Services Held This Afternoon
for Former Resident of This
City Burial at Oak Hill
Prom Saturday's ran
Fred H. Jess, 43, former resident
or fiausmoutn, aiea late mursaayt - c. . m. t
ti.. .. , ' 11.. 1 me c . 'of this city. She later was sent by
Forty-eighth avenue. Omaha, his
doath coming after a period of fail -
ing health for the past few years.
The news of the death came as a
- - . , . T.wt
family in this city where Fred was
renred to manhood and where so
many cf the old time acquaintances
remain to share the sorrow of the
brothers and sisters at his passing.
After his schooling hre the deceased
was engaged in work in the local
Burlington shop for several years.
later removing to Omaha where he
was engaged in carpenter work for
the past sixteen years. He was en
gaged with his brother-in-law. C. J.
Balser in the carpenter contracting
business for some years and later was
engaged in this line of work for
himself.
The father died while the family
were still residents here and the mo
ther' passed away last year Tit Omaha.
There are surviving, 'three brothers.
John and Claus of Omaha, and Henry
cf Diller. six sisters. Mrs. B. B. Gil
bert, Miss Irene Jess, Mrs. C. J Bal
ser, Omaha. Miss Margaret Jess, of
California. Mrs. Catherine Mayes of
Fremont and Mrs. E. H. Hahne of
Chicago.
The funeral services were held this
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the fam
ily home and the body brought to
this city where it was laid to rest
In the Oak Hill cemetery beside that
of the parents.
ENJOY GOLF DINNER
From Friday's Daliy Moore, for many years a resident of
Last evening a group of the mem- J Rock Bluffs, was born in the state
bers of the golf club with their ladies ' of Missouri. He came to Nebraska
gathered at the Elks country club about sixty years ago, and for many
to enjoy the feast that had been ar- years was a resident of Rock Bluffs,
ranged for them by Mrs. L. L. Mc- I and some quarter of a century ago
Carty and her assistants. , went to Walthill to reeide. There
The dinner was one that was to about fifteen years ago, the wife
mark the junior golf tournament and passed away, and since then Mr.
which had been played Thursday aft- Moore has been making his home a
erncon with the result that the side ! portion of the time with his children
headed by Dr. R. P. Westover was and during the past winter, had gone
decisively defeated by the group of to the Hot Springs sanitarium of the
Frank Horsack. government, where he was making
One of the most interesting bis home at the time of his death,
matches was that of Clate Rosencrans The remains were brought to Walt
and Leslie Niel and in which Niel hill, where on Thursday they were
was the victor altho his side was de- laid beside the wife. Charles M.
feated by the Horsack followers. 1 Moore, son, living east of Union, was
The event was one that everybody notified and desired to go to the fun
enjoyed to the utmost and which fit- eral of the father but the very ser
tingly started the ball rolling for feus illness of their son. Carl, two
the annual city championship tourna- 'years of age. prevented his attending,
ment which it is expected to have, Tommy Moore will be remembered
on by the first part of next week, by the older residents of the county
the qualifying rounds being played ' and especially Rock Bluffs. Murray,
today, Saturday and Sunday. A. W. . Union and Plattsmouth. He was a
Cloidt and L. L. McCarty are taking 1 wonderful Bible scholar and greatly
the entries for the annual city classic 'delighted. to discuss the phases of the
and those who wish to get into the t
big event should do 60 at once.
RECEIVES 100 FINE
From Ttiurdavn Dally
This morning in the county court t very serious accident that was sus
the case of the State of Nebraska vs. ' taincd by Mrs. Johnson on Thurs
Mrs. Clara Novak, came on for hear-' day. In a letter 'to his aunt, Mrs.
ing after having been postponed over J. H. Adams. Mr. Johnson states that
a period of several weeks. The com- ' Mrs. Johnson was standing talking
plaint was for the possession of li-jwith a friend on the sidewalk near
quor and after hearing the ' state- their home and later starting to walk
ments of the witness and the defend- across the street, fell and fractured
ant the court assessed a fine of $100 both bones of the right wrist. She
and costs, the total amount being is resting as easy as possible. tUe let
$142. ter stated. Mrs. Johnson Just a year
The defendant is a resident of ago suffered the fracture of her right
near Louisville and at whose place shoulder blade in an auto accident
of residence a quantity of beer was near Auburn.
taken in a raid some time ago by the
county officers.
The amount of the fine was paid
and the defendant returned to her
home near Louisville.
MOVING TO NEW HOME
, tne Memoaisi nospiiai ai ismana.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hirz. who The operation was very successful
have been making their home in the and the little patient stood the or
resldence property at Ninth and Gold deal in fine shape and was resting
streets, are removing to the D. C. cg easy at the last reports.
Morgan : property on North Sixth ' - . ;
street 'where they are to reside in f If yon Wint the best in school SUp
the future. The new location will pliet for lcast money buy at the
make It much closer for Mr. Hirx in . . fiff- cn.
his work at the Red & White meat BatM x ld Stationery Store in
department. Plattsmouth.
Agnes Knof lic
kova, Noted Vio
linist, is Dead
. . . . .
Daath Ccmes to Prominent Musician
. at Home of Parents, Mr. and
Hxs. A. F. Knoflicek.
From Saturday's rail
At an eariy nour this morning
occurred the death of Agnes Knof-
HCkova, as she was best known in
her musical work, the death oecur-
ring at ihe home of her parents. Mr.
and Mrg A F Knoflicek in the
northwest part of the city and as
the result of an attack of tubercu
losis and from which she has failed
very rapidly in the past few weeks.
The deceased lady had a most
promising musical career, having
been heard in concert work over the
country in the last years and this
career was checked by ber failing
health, she spending the greater part
of the past two years here at the
home of the parents in an effort to
regain her health.
Agnes Knoflicek was born in this
city August 21. 1898. receiving her
education in the local schools and
where ehe developed a wonderful
talent for the violin, later taking up
the study of this instrument under
Prof. F. J. Kolbaba. then a resident
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war broke out and had great diffi-
fulty in getting from Austria to
France where she sailed for home.
She later was engaged in study at
Chicago and for a number of years
was engaged as teacher of violin as
well as a concert artist. While In
.Chicago she was married and later
returned to this city where she Bas
made ber home for the greater part
of the time. A lady of charming per
sonality as well as ability her pass
ing will bring regret t oa very large
circle of friends among the musicians
of the country as well as the resi
dents of this community. She is sur
vived by one child, Billie Reddie,
who is here at the home of the
grandparents, the parents, Mr. and
Mrs. A. F.--. Knoflicek, four brothers,
August of Chicago j Joseph, Louis,
Bernard of this city; five sisters.
Mrs. R. E. Lang. Chicago. Mrs. Mary
Stethdan, Omaha, Helen. Chicago and
Beatrice and Mildren of this city.
The funeral services will be held
on Monday morning at 9 o'clock
from the Holy Rosary Catholic
church on wet-t Pearl street.
PASSING PIONEER NEBRASKA!!
On Tuesday of this week at the
Soldiers Home at Hot Springs, South
Dakota, Thomas Moore, 86, passed
away after a short illness. Thomas
Moore, better known here as Tommy
Bible, which he loved to study.
SUFFERS BROKEN WRIST
The friend3 here of the Jay John
son family will regret to learn of a
HAS TONSILS REMOVED
Vkwa Aatuvita
Little Miss Dorothea Mae Duxbury
.underwent an operation for the re
tmoval of her tonsils this morning at
