Nebr. Sfafe Historical Society
Journal
VOL. NO. XLVIII
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1932.
NO. 41
Visit BREX
Shops; Accept
'Ak' Invitation
Chamber of Commerce Adjourn Bi
weekly Luncheons till Fall To
Sponsor Omaha Trip.
From Thursday's Daily
Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce
directors adjourned shortly after their
noon-day luncheon today, to go in a
icily on a tour of inspection of the
BREX shops. Plattsmouth's largest
industry. This visit comes as a fit
ting climax to a series of industrial
exploitation that included having the
various local manufacturers as guests
at the luncheons and later tours of
inspection of the larger industries, in
cluding the new canning factory, the
basket factory and now the BREX.
It was also the closing meeting
unless called by the president of di
rectors until after September 1st.
The directors recessed last year
during the hot months of July and
August and decided to follow the
Fame practice this year.
Inciclently, it was voted at today's
meeting to start the fall luncheon ser
ies in the Riley hotel dining room,
served from the kitchen of the A. L.
Crown cafe.
Th bi-wf ek!y meetings have
ie.ui heM at the Majestic cafe for
tho pa-t several years, following
a change to that location from the
lining room of the old Perkins
ii on sr.
Committee reports took up but a
short time, following the luncheon,
but disclosed some important matters,
to-wit :
Road. ReErravelinir of Louis
ville road thru Eight Mile Grove
r ncinct, rest of this road havingr
previously Leen re-graveled with
in ;he lasx few xeek5. Also prom
ise f ?tate Highway department
to take care of bad stretch on U.
S. 75 from end of pavement to the
I'latte river hridtre.
Civic Improvement Men re
ceivinsr county aid bein? griven
vxf'i-k mowimr v.-eeds along-avenues
in. I i,n front of abandoned prop
erty. cr'-atly improving appear
air f the city.
Publicity Reported invitation
from Ak-Sar-Ben to attend I'latts
ui"Uth nlrht at Ak-Sar-Ben coli-M-'iin
in July. On motion the in
viiatirrn was accepted and com
i? i i i t directed to go ahead with
arrangements. It is planned to
hav." the bar.d accompany a large
delegation and some other stunts
t. advertise Plattsmouth.
Visit BREX Shcps
The visit to the BREX shops was
begun at 1:05 and it was well past
the usual adjournment hour of 1:30
when the last group had left the
Fhcp-yarJ en route back to their
places of business after a very prof
itable and enlightening half-hour
rpont in witnessing the work of tear-i
ing down, repairing and rebuilding of
refrigerator cars.
iluf h of this work i3 done on a
r!e?- work scale and the speed with
which the workmen perform the var
ious rperations was a revelation to
r.uinerous cf the business men who
l ad not visited the shops in a good
many months.
As one aptly expressed it, "Such a
high industrial efficiency as this de
pression has developed, when pros
perity once more heads our way, will
doubtless cause us to ride the crest
cf a better times wave? never before
witnessed or contemplated."
Improved method3 of doing things
are constantly being devised and the
BREX steps is no exception. A steady
inflow of bad order cars keeps the
men busy most of the time and the
number and duration of lay-off per
iods have been comparatively small
in the ten months since this organi
zation took over the former Burling
ton shops, with a promise that they
would do their best to supply jobs
for the men thus summarily thrown
cut of work.
The general appearance of the shpp
yards was commented upon by many
(f the visitors, offering a landscaped
effect around the main buildings and
proving that even industrial plants
can go in for civic improvement and
"city beautiful" plans.
A number of the directors also
dropped in at the new, canning fac
tory, but were disappointed to find
the day's run of pork and beans com
pleted and so will have to wait till
some later time to witness this in
teresting work.
HAS TONSILS REMOVED
Jack Kubicka, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Kubicka of this city, was
operated on this morning at the of
fice of Dr. L. S. Pucelik, the young
lad having his tonsils removed. The'
j-oung man has been a sufferer from
the effects of the diseased tonsils for
some time and it was decided to
have them removed.
Bottorf Seeks
Release from the
State Prison
Man Arested for Murdock Bank Rob
bery and Later Made Escape
from Omaha Jail.
Harry Eottorf, of St. Joseph, Mis
souri, who is held at the Nebraska
state penitentiary under a two year
sentence, is seeking his release from
the sentence for jail breaking.
Bottorf, with Herman Banning,
was arrested in connection with the
robbery of the Bank of Murdock in
this county last year. The two men
were being held at the Douglas coun
ty jail at Omaha for safekeeping
when last July they staged a sensa
tional break for liberty. Later while
the two men were at large the real
bank robbers were captured in Kan
sas and confessed the robbery.
With the confession cf the bank
robbery by the Kansas trio. Banning
and Bottorf were free of this charge
but they gained themselves another
punishment for jail breaking. Bot
torf was captured a few days after
the jail break, near Blair and re
turned to Omaha. Banning is now at
Milwaukee serving a year sentence
and will later be returned to Omaha
to face the jail breaking charge.
IMPROVING BOAD
The large road maintaining outfit
has been busy in the construction
work of the road from this city to
Rock Bluffs and has graded up an ex
cellent road if the weather condi
tions will permit the road to become
settled. The main road to the old
town of Rock Bluffs has been graded
up and the ditches opened to carry
the water so that it will not overflow
the road as it has in the past. The
road force has made a complete swing
around the reads into the old town
and have also graded up the road
running north frcm. the east portion
of Rock Bluffs and which joins the
other highway at the "four corners."
Near the Stava farm the commissVm
ers secured a small corner of the
farm land and have built up a new
road through the bottom, which
when settled will be excellent. The
change of the road near the Stava
place was made necessary by the fact
that caveins of the creek had threat
ened the former road and made a
very dangerous place which is now
eliminated.
ADDS NEW MACHINERY
Wednesday afternoon the Norfolk
Packing Co., of this city received an
addition to the equipment of the
pjant. Four of the large cookers
which will be used to supplement the
present equipment, was brought here
from Rockwell City, Iowa. The cook
ers will be placed in the plant at once
and will add to the capacity of the
cannery. With the start of the corn
pack all of the cookers and machin
ery will bs placed in service and a
full capacity output of the plant will
be pushed. The plant here is one of
the largest in thi3 part of the west
and when in full swing will be one
of The busiest places in the city. The
orders here have been large and kept
the present force working hard.
WETS BICYCLE RACE
Marion Meisinger, sen of Mr. and
Mrs. Allie Meisinger, while visiting
at Scribner, Nebraska, was winner
in one of the events held at the an
nual Scribner celebration. The
young lad is an enthusiast in
bicycling and at the celebration en
tered two of the bicycle races, win
ning both events. It is needless to
say the young man was well pleased
over the showing made.
Masonic Lodge
Installs Officers
for Coming Year
W. A. Eobertsor., Grani Junior Dea
con Officiates as Installing
Officer cf Lodge.
From Saturday's Xaily
Last evening Plattsmouth lodg
No. 6, A. P. & A. M. held their in
stallation of officers for the ensuing
year, a large number of the member
ship being present to take part in
the installing of the elected and ap
pointive officers.
William A. Robertson, grand junior
deacon, of the grand lodge of Ne
braska, served as the installing o"
Seer of the evening and was assist
ed by William F. Evers, past master
as the marshal.
The officers installed were as fol
lows:
Worshipful Master R. M. Painter
Senior Warden Leonard F. Terry-
berry.
Junior Warden Leonard A. Born
Secretary L. W. Niel.
Treasurer Frank A. Cloidt.
Chaplain Harry G. MrClusky.
Senior Deacon Carl J. Schneider.
Junior Deacon Lester Meisinger.
Senior Steward Robert Foster
Patterson.
Junior Stevard Anderson Lloyd
Tyler John E .Schutz.
Following the session of the lodge
the members were invited to the din-
ng room where a fine luncheon had
been prepared as a treat by several
of the members and which proved a
most delightful part of the program
of the evening.
C. E. Wilson, superintendent of the
Minnesota Masonic Home, located at
Minneapolis, was present and gave a
very pleasing compliment to the Ne
braska Home located in this city for
the efficient manner in which it is
conducted. Mr. Wilson and wife, the
latter matron of the home at Min
neapolis are en route to St. Louis to
attend the meeting of the national
association.
HOLD SOCIAL MEETING
The Women's Relief Corps held a
very pleasant social meeting on
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Fred G. Egcnberger, quite a
large number of the members being
in attendance.
The members of the party joined
in the singing of the songs of the
civil war days and the present time.
The members of the party also
had the pleasure of several fine read
ings which were given by John Ken
neth Bestor, one of the youthful art
ists of the city, as well as Mrs. Lois
Troop and Mrs. Frank Mullen. All
of the" numbers were very much ap
preciated by the members of the
party.
At a suitable hour dainty and de
licious refreshments were served by
the hostess and members of the com
mittee.
QUEEN ESTHERS MEET
The Queen Esthers of the M. E
church were most pleasantly enter
tained Thursday evening at the coun
try home of Mrs. Victor Meisinger,
west of this city. There was a large
number of the members present to
enjoy the hospitality prepared by
Mrs. Meisinger and Mrs. Charles
Janecek, the associate hostess.
In the business session of the class
Mrs. Justus Lillie was elected to
the position of secretary which posi
tion has been vacant.
The remainder of the evening was
spent in games of all kinds and the
pleasant occasion closed by the serv
ing of dainty and delicious refresh
ments. HAS ARM BROKEN
From Friday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon Miss Mildred
Haecke of La Platte, was brought to
this city suffering from the effects
of a broken right arm, which she
sustained in a fall at the family
home. The injured lady was taken
to the office of Dr. O. C. Hudson,
where the injured member was placed
in a cast after an X-ray made of
the injury at the office of Dr. Heine-
man. The patient was made as com
fortable as possible but suffered a
great deal when brought here.
SECURES EQUIPMENT
The Nebraska Basket Co., in this
city has secured additional equip
ment for the factory here that will
add to the efficiency and output of
the factory. The plant has a new-
saw mill, operated by steam and
which will be used in the dressing
of the native lumber tor basket mak
ing. The saw mill prepaies the lum
ber in proper slabs for the shredding
machine, the invention of Mr. Tom
Slayman of the company. The new
machine is being placed and will per
mit a much larger output from the
factory at all times.
erchants of
City Offer Real
Trade Incentive
A Group of the Local Business Men
in Special Trade Stimu
lating Opportunity.
From Saturday's Daily
A group of the local business men
co-operating have arranged a special
trade stimulating activity for this
section and which will provide some
real opportunities for the residents
of this trade section on next Wed-
esday.
The merchants are offering all
lines cf goods at the lowest figures.
figures that have seldom been found
in recent years and which should be
able to bring forth the money that
may be held from circulation. There
has not been for two decades the
opportunity that the prices of today
are giving. Those who can, should
not fail to take advantage of the
Wednesday special with the Platts
mouth merchants.
WED ON WEST COAST
The marriage of Miss nna Pur-
viance, former Cass county girl and
Perry Murdock, motion picture star
and former member of the Univer
sity of Southern California football
team, occurred at Hollywood, Cali
fornia, a few days ago
The wedding occurred at the Wee
Kirk O' the Heather at Hollywood,
with a large number of the friends
being present to witnes3 the cere
mony.
The bride is a radio singer over
station KHJ Columbia network and
also has been a soloist at the Roose-
elt hotel. Mr. Murdock is an actor
in western melodramas at the mo
tion picture studios of Hollywood.
The family of the bride is well
known in CaE3 county, she being a
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Willis E
Purviance of Los Angeles. Mrs. Pur-
viarce was born and reared in Cass
! county, and is a niece of Mrs. A. D.
Asch of Murray. Dr. Purviance was
formerly located at Omaha where he
4 was engaged as a chiropractor.
SOON TO LEAVE THE CITY
From Saturday's Paily
Dr. E. J. Gillespie, who has for
the past few years been located in
this city, engaged in the practice of
his profession of physician and sur
geon, is expecting to leave Monday.
Dr. Gillespie will go from here to
Ashland to rpend a short time with
his sister, Mrs. T. F. Dailey, and"
will then start on an auto tour which
will take him through the Black
Hills and other parts of the west.
The genial physician will enjoy a
vacation that his quarter of a cen
tury of practice has won for him
and expects to retire from active
practice for a time at least. Dr. Gil
lespie has a warm spot for the com
munity here and when the wander
lust has passed, he expects to re
turn for a visit with fhe old friends
and associates of the past years and
may decide to make this city his
headquarters.
RIVER SHOWS RAISE
From Friday's Daily
The government register of the
Missouri rirer today showed the
river to be at 9.03 feet stage, a raise
of a foot and four-tenths inches over
that of Thursday. The river has
been on the raise for the past week,
indicating that the June raise is on.
The stream is filled with logs and
other matter floating down the
stream from the headwaters of the
river further north.
Fruit Farm
Furnishes
Employment
Local Feople Have Found Straw
berry Season Profitable at Carl's
Fruit Farm Here.
Carl's Fruit Farm, located at the
southern boundary of the city, own
ed by Carl Ohlschlager, has been
the means of furnishing employmen
to a great many men, boys and worn
en in the last few weeks as the
strawberry crop was being gathered
The owner of the farm has kept
it at a high standard of efficiency
and as the result of care and atten
tion has secured some splendid re
suits from the fruit growing.
The strawberry crop this year
showed a yield of over 8,000 quarts
of the most luscious fruit and to
gather these there was a daily aver
age of from twenty-three to twenty-
seven pickers busy in the patch each
day, gathering the fruit for the mar
ket. The workers picked from twen
ty-three to sixty-seven cases a day
as the season was at its height.
The persons engaged at the farm
were all local people and the wages
given ranged from $2 to $4.50 per
day which over a period of some three
weeks when the strawberry season
was strong, brought a good return
to the large number of persons who
were so engaged.
Mr. Ohlschlager has had a brisk
demand for the berries and many
from Omaha have driven here to
buy the fruit and a customer once
usually returns again to secure these
berries. Mr. Ohachlager is an ad
verf.ser in the Journal m the fruit
season and finds little difficulty in
getting rid of his crop.
The showing made by this farm
shows the possibility of fruit farm
ing In this " locality"" "where proper
attention is given to orchards and
plants and the result has been that
a great many have found employ
ment.
ENJOYING VACATION
Attorney D. O. Dwer has returned
home from Knasas City, where he
accompanied Mrs. Dwyer that far on
her vacation trip to the south. Mrs.
Dwyer is expecting to spend a short
time at Birmingham, Alabama, and
her old home at Americus, Georgia.
Mrs. Dwyer has had a very busy sea
son at her law work and is anti
cipating a rest' and recreation for
several weeks of the heated spell in
the familiar scenes of the southland.
Mr. Dwyer i3 expecting to leave the
latter part of next week for Chicago
where he will attend the democratic
national convention. Mr. Dwyer was
elected as an alternate at large to
the convention, but as Judge W. H.
Thompson cf Grand Island, will be
unable to attend the convention, he
Has been asked by Mr. Thompson to
serve as the delegate. The Nebraska
delegation will caucus next Saturday
at Chicago to arrange the various
committee assignments for the con
vention.
TO ATTEND CONVENTION
William F. Evers, superintendent
of the Nebraska Masonic Home in
this city, is to leave Monday for St
Louis, where he will attend a meet
ing of the heads cf the various Ma
sonic Home groups of the United
States. Mr. Evers attended a similar
meeting last year at Minneapolis.
The Nebraska Masonic Home is one
of the leading plants of its kind in
the country and has a reputation for
it3 excellent conduct and adminis
tration under the business like man
agers of the officers and superin
tendent.
VISITORS FROM ARIZONA
Mrs. Herbert Rokahr of Phoenix,
Ariz., who with Mr. Rokahr is the
guest of hi3 parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Rokahr, was feted at a bridge
uncheon given by Mrs. Harry Rokahr
at her home at Lincoln. The twelve
guests were seated at a table center
ed with pink roses, larkspur and
ivory tapers. Mr. and Mrs. Rokahr
will remain in Lincoln a month.
Mrs. Rokahr was formerly Miss
Ann Hiber of this city, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Hiber, and with
her husband has been residing in
Arizona for the past year.
HAS HEAD INJURED
Frank, four-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Madison, residing
on the Horning farm, south of this
city, suffered a severe injury Thurs
day afternoon. The little lad was out
in the garden where others were
working and he suffered a cut on the
head from a hoe. The injured boy
was brought in to the city and the
injured head dressed by Dr. Hudson.
The lad is reported as doing nicely,
but suffering some from the effects of
the injury.
Former Cass
County People
T 1
are OlVOrCeQ
Mrs. Rose Edna Evans Secures Dc
cree from John T. Evans, For
merly cf South Bend.
In the district court at Lincoln
Thursday a decree of divorce was
awarded by Judge Fred Shepherd to
Mrs. Rose Edna Evans frcm John
T. Evans. The charges were cruelty
and desertion .
The parties in the case were many
ycars residents of South Band where
the plaintiff, a daughter of W. L.j
Wells, pioneer Cass county resident
had grown to womanhood. The
Evans family made their home at
South Bend for several years, later
moving to Lincoln where they have
since resided.
Mr. Evans was one of the prom-
inent capitalists of this section of
Nebraska for a great many years,
being engaged in the grain business
for years and later in a general brok-
erage business.
The parties were married at South
-"11
1
Bend on St. Valentine's day in 1894.
the petition filed in the district
court states.
DEATH OF MRS. J. 0. WAGNER
From Saturday's Daily
The death of Mrs. J. O. Wagner,
of Gretna, Nebraska, occurred at an
early hour today at the St. Joseph
hospital at Omaha. Mrs. Wagner,
who is a sister of Mrs. Charles Mc -
Guire of this city, is well known
heie. For months she has been in
failing health and her condition be-
came such that it was necessary tof
have her taken to the hospital for
treatment.
The deceased lady wa3 sixty-four
years of age and was bcrn in Sarpy
county and has spent her lifetime
in the vicinity of Gretna. She isjniake their home in Missouri after a
survived by the husband and a fam-
ily of seven children, all of whom
are grown to manhood and woman-
hood. I
Mr. and Mrs. McGuire departed
day for Gretna and will remain for
the funeral services which will be
held Monday morning at 10 o'clock
at the St. Patrick's Catholic church.
HELD PICNIC PARTY
The members of the Vacation Bible
school, numbering some fifty-eight, hers, is to stage a grand ball on Sat
enjoyed a picnic Friday afternoon atjurday. June 25th .The dance Is to
Garfield park, marking the close of.be held at Butcher's Workmen hall
their school work. The young people 'at 25th and M streets. South Omaha,
with their teachers and leaders.1 The association is organized for the
spent the afternoon in games of all, purpose of protecting the rights of
kinds and as the afternoon drew to! the fishermen on the Missouri river.
a close, dainty reiresnmenis were
served that added to the enjoyment
of all of the party.
The school will formally close
with the play, "The Secret of IIappi-!of
ness," and also the exhibition of
the school work on display in the
basement of the church.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
George Wallinger, one of the prom
inent residents of the territory be
tween South Bend and Ashland, is
at the Lord Lister hospital at Om
aha, where he was taken Thursday.
Mr Wallinger is suffering from an
attack of appendicitis and in addi
tion to an operation for this.
also had a gall stone operation per
formed. Mr. Wallinger has a large
circle of friends in this city who will
regret very much to learn of his ill
ness and trust that he may have a
speedy recovery from the operations :
and a restoration of his former good
health.
Journal Want-Ad cost only a
few cents and Bet real results I
Gifted Lady
Heard in Fine
Dramatic Reading
Miss Helene Perry Presents "Qua!
ity Street," by Barries, Tak
ing Fourteen Roles.
From Friday's Daily
Last evening at the Presbyterian
church a good Bized audience wel
comed Miss Helene Perry in her
j initial appoarance as a dramtic read
er. Her reading was the well known
Play, "Quality Street," by Barrie
which she gave in a very artistic
manner. Her production was of high
'class, her ability was seen in a high
ly marked degree, and her charm
ing personality carried her hearers
along in company with the many
chaacters she portrayed with such
rplcndid distinction.
It required four acts to present
this drama reading, which covered a
time period of nearly two hours. Miss
Perry "as master of every moment
and each situation thoughout this
presentation. She is to be highly
commended for her marked success
jn performing so arduous an under-
taking.
Tne intermissions were used to
present several musical numbers.
Mrs. Neilson and Mr. Frank Cloidt
Eang a duet entitled, -'Whispering
Hope." The Masonic quartet sang
two numbers. "Po Little Lamb," and
"Believe Me if All ThoFe Endearing
Young Charms." Mr. Raymond Cook
sang two numbers, "The Trumpeteer"
'and A Brown Bird Sincine" The
' accompanists were Mrs. Goob, Mrs.
Knorr, and Mrs. Cole, respectively,
Many lingered at the close to talk
.together of Miss Perry's remarkable
talent, and all expressed pride In the
Iact that fhe is "one of ours." We
Inrrdiot a brilliant future for Miss
Perry In her chosen line of work.
MARRIED AT CITY HALL
The wedding of a former Platts
mouth resident occurred on Thurs-
day afternoon at the office of Judge
Charles L. Graves at the city hall.
The contracting parties were airs.
Fair Misegadis and John Grant, both
of Galnsville, Missouri,, Mr. Grant
Having lormeny uvea in mis cuy.
The marriage ceremony was per-
formed in the usual impressive man-
iner OI Judge uraves ana was wn-
nessed by Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Scott of
this city, relatives of the groom,
The newly weds will continue to
rbort honeymoon, the groom having
made his home there for the past
year.
Tbe frier ds here will Join in their
to-'best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Grant
for their future welfare and happl-
ness.
FISHERMEN TO DANCE
The Missouri River Fishermen's
association, of which a large num-
ber of the local fishermen are mem-
naming u isige mciuucioniii m o.
the communities from Blair to Rulo.
The association is back of the bill
Introduced by congressman uaiange
Omaha for the changing of the
law enacted in 1845, that gave the
full control of the fisheing in the
Missouri river to the state of Iowa.
Their organization was also able to
secure the repeal of the Nebraska law
relative to seining and fishing in the
stream.
TO ENJOY REUNION
From Saturday's Dally
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
E. Hartford is to Je the scene of a
very pleasant family gathering the
coming week when all of the four
sons will be here. Joe Hartford, who
is attending Iowa State college, at
Ames, is here for the summer vaca
tion; Charles Hartford, Jr., of Du-
buuc - Iowa- Is ere this
evening, ana w uus xiaruura ui run
Dodge, Iowa, will arrive some time
during the coming week. Robert
-
ison. complete me iaiaiiy party.