State Historical Society
Platte
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VOL. HO. XLVTH
PLATTSMOUTH, HEBEASXA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1932.
NO. 54
Murdock Store
Suffers $300 Loss
from Robbery
Business House of Gottleib Bauer
Visited by Gang of Bobbers
Early Sunday Morning.
The general store of .Gottleib
Bauer, at Murdock. was looted of
some 8300 worth of merchandise
sometime early Sunday morning, the
robbers being able to make their get
away before the robbery was dia
covered Sunday forenoon and the
sheriff's office notified.
The store building had one win
dow with a broken pane of glass and
which had been nailed over by a
cardboard covering and it was
through this window that the rob
bers were able to make their en
trance to the store.
The articles taken were largely
overalls, shirts, gloves, cigarettes
and a large amount of these had
been loaded into a truck and car and
hauled away.
Efforts of Sheriff Thimgan to se
cure finger prints were fruitless as
the parties had evidently worn
gloves.
The investigation of the sheriff at
Murdock disclosed that last week a
car containing two men had been
seen around the town and the party
had driven away only to return a
short time later with another car and
different numbers on it.
That the party who made the sur
vey around the town is the same
that committed the robbery is borne
out by the fact that a car with the
same numbers and containing two
men crossed the Platte river bridge
at Louisville early Sunday morning.
apparently headed for Omaha.
It is thought by the officers that
the -lubbeiy - yrsm - goasurittyt by- a
gang that has been operating over
this part of tue state, hitting the
Email town stores In this part of Ne
braska. HOLD OTOE COUNTY KAN
From Monday's Daily
Clarence Thacker, a resident of
Nebraska City, was taken in cus
tody late Saturday night by Sheriff
Kyder of Otoe county, at the request
of Sheriff Ed W. Thimgan of this
county.
The arrest of Thacker was made
on the charge that he was operating
a motor vehicle on a number plate
other than that issued to him.
A car bearing the number plate
issued to Thacker was one of three
cars found near the Glenn Todd farm
near Murray on Thursday night,
which contained a large number of
tacks in which there were chicken
feather3 and which led Sheriff Thim
g"an to hold the parties but who were
later released as there was no evi
dence to connect them with the
chicken stealing cases.
One of the parties arrested was
fined on the charge of the posses
sion of liquor and is now serving a
sentence in Jail here.
This morning Thacker was ar
raigned in the county court before
Judge A. II. Duxbury and to the
charge as preferred by County At
torney W. G. Kieck. he entered a
plea of guilty. On hearing the plea
and the inability of the prisoner to
pay the fine, lie was remanded to
the custody of the sheriff to serve a
thirty-day sentence in the county
Jail.
BETTTENS TROM HOSPITAL
Tritz A. Frlcke has returned home
after a stay of several weeks at the
Methodist h Capital at Omaha where
he ha3 been for the past several
weks. Mr. Fricke has undergone a
very severe operation and the friends
fcre much pleased to find that he is
now feeling much Improved and it is
hoped will soon be on the highway
to complete recovery.
VISITING IS COLORADO
Sunday morning Mr. and Mrs. H.
A. Schneider departed by auto for
Colorado where they are to visit for
a 6hort time at Loveland, with Mrs.
John Ramsey, a Bister of Mrs.
Schneider. While In the west Mr.
and Mrs. Schneider will visit the
various points of interest in the
mountain state.
ABLE TO BESUME DUTY
Miss Alpha C. Peterson, county
superintendent of schools, who was
quite seriously ill for several days
the past week, has so far recovered
that she was able to be at the office
a part of the time Saturday. Miss
Peferson has not been well for the
past several months and has been
confined to her home several times
in the last few months. The many
friends trust that Miss Peterson may
soon be entirely over her indisposi
tion and be able to carry on her
usual work which will be much
heavier than usual with the open
ing of the schools, but a few week3
away.
Cass County
Farmer Loses in
Pipe Line Appeal
District Court Judgment of $2,556
for Damages Is Held to Be
Excessive Amount.
The Nebraska state supreme court
has set aside a verdict obtained by
Phillip Schaier, in the Cass county
district court, on the ground that
the verdict cf $,556, was excessive
and not warranted.
The action was commenced by Mr.
Schafter against the Missouri Valley
Pipeline Co., asking damages for the
laying of the natural gas pipeline
through the farm of the plaintiff
Damages were asked for the destruc
tion of a spring on the farm, as well
as the foundering of several cows
that had ate too many oats from a
field in which the cows had been
permitted to enter by the employes
of the pipeline company, it was
claimed.
In the trial of the case here In
the district court the Jury he
case returned a verdict for Mr.
Schafter. ?
The state supreme court in Its
findings says that the verdict is be
yond any reasonable limit of com
pensation warranted by the facts and
the result of prejudice.
GOLFEBS VISIT CITY
Sunday morning, despite the rain
that had prevailed for several hours
party of some fourteen golf en
thusiasts of Ashland arrived in the
city to play the local golfers at the
Elks country club. The visit was a
return of the Plattsmouth visit at
Ashland last Sunday. While the
weather was cot all that had been
hoped for, it was an event that
everyone enjoyed to the utmost and
some interesting matches were staged
during the forenoon and early after
noon. In the play on the course the Ash
land players proved to be the most
successful and the aggregate score of
the visitors exceeded the locals. The
visitors were a fine Jolly group and
comprised some real golfers and who
njoyed the hospitality afforded them
by the Plattsmouth golfers. The
weather served to keep a number of
the local players from Joining the
party at the course.
VISITS IN THE WEST
Otto E. Lutz has returned home
from a very pleasant trip to the
mountain country, visiting many
points of interest. Mrs. Lutz and lit
tle daughter, will remain at Denver
for some time as Mrs. Lutz is a suf
ferer from hay fever.
The party made the trip by auto
and had a most pleasant time in
viewing the various places of in
terest in that section. They spent
some time at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Puis at Cornish, Colorado,
as well as at the John Kreager home
at Fort Collins, these being old
friends and former residents of the
vicinity of Murray. They also at
tended the Frontier days at Chey
enne as wen as visiting uenver,
Colorado Springs and Estes Park.
PAYS VISIT HEBE
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Samek of
Brule, Nebraska, and Miss Virginia
Samek of Weston, Nebraska, are here
to enl-JT a visit at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Capwell and Mr. and
Mrs. Ray OterdorBky. Mr. Samek and
Misa Virginia are Bisters of Mrs.
Capwell and Mrs. Otcrdorsky.
Interesting
Account of
Florida Trip
'Herb" Sundstrom Tells of Sleeping
Above Clouds on Stone Moun
tain En Eoute Home
Concluding what is described by
Scoutmaster Murphree as the "great
est trip we have ever made in spite
of tire trouble," Louisville Scouts are
due to arrive home late tomorrow
night or some time Friday. They left
Birmingham at 7 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
Sunday night at Louisville the 20
oos matting tne round trip (one, a
brother-in-law of Rev. Murphree, re
mained at his home in Alabama) will
occupy a place on the rostrum of Rev.
Murphree's church and individually
tell the congregation some of their
experiences and impressions of this
four weeks' trip.
Accompanying Rev. Murphree's
note was the weekly report of "Herb"
Sundstrom, Louisville Scout, who was
elected as the official reporter prior
to their departure July 11th, as fol
lows:
By "I?FRI1 SIMISTHOH,
Official Pmw nrprraentatMc JH32
L.,ulavllle cout Trip
This is sort of a farewell letter, as
we are leaving for our home in the
htst state of nil the TT C A Vohroc
ka and home and we are all more
or less anxiously awaiting that time,
e will go first to Florence, there
10 mane a lime more extensive study
of Muscle Shoals and Wilson dam.
Here we will pick up Mrs. Biggs (a
Louisville lady who made the trip
that far with the party on the way
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night or some time Friday
We spent a very quiet Sabbath yes
terday, observing it in a quiet, whole
QATTtA TV fi T) T m9 VV A wan W r V 11 Vin
And Sunday school in tke mornta.
tTtoleTt(ReT.TOnrptiTee) -preached the
sermon mat morning ana evening
also.
The Trip to Jacksonville
Aftei- BTmnfUrtP' slmnst nil Hnv last
Monday (July 25) in preparation for
our departure for Atlanta, we finally
got started about 4 o'clock in the af-
lernoon. ve were accompaniea ny
Agnes. We made good time with our
new and larger trailer. We camped
that night at the Fassbender filling
siaiiun aooui 10 nines iroiu rit?mn,
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T. Distell was located in charge of a
large refrigerator car repair shop be-
fore coming to Plattsmouth).
luesaay morning we arose eariy
and continued on to Atlanta. We ar
rived there at 2:30 and prepared a
late dinner which we ate in Grant's
park. After dinner we spread out to
view the wonders of this magnificent
park. We saw the animals and all of
the other points of interest. We left
the park and continued on to Stone
Mountain. We arrived there and
camped for the evening at the bottom
of the mountain. This mountain is
one solid rock the largest in the
world and has been set aside as a
monument to the confederacy. Stat-
utes of a large group of Confederate
generals on horseback are to be carv-
i in the tnn ninn it Rlde. visible
for many miles. Only a small portion
of this work has been completed as
yet. but when finished our Georgia
wonder of the world.
Slept Above the Clouds
Five boys had a very thrilling night
when they pitched their tents at the(Mr Graves took advantage of the
summit of this mountain. The splen
dor of a rising sun was spoiled by a
dense fog, but the sleep above the
clouds was thoroughly enjoyed.
Our first plans had been to continue
on from here to Charleston, S. C, an
Atlantic seaboard town and site of
one of Uncle Sam's navy yards, com
ing back via Chattanooga and Look
out Mountain, but the plans were
changed and it was decided to head
lor Jacksonville, ioriaa, instead.
Wednesday was a rather unevent-
ful day. We made good time and
camped at a filling station. It rain-(read
ed during the night, and but for a
school house we would have all been
soaked.
After a good drive Thursday, we
arrived in Jacksonville early in the
afternoon and went on to Jacksonville
Beach, a distance of twelve or four-
teen miles from the town itself, which
is located on the St. John's river, a I
considerable distance inland, but a
itovtiraKIa atrafim fin nilii orHvol of
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the beach, we quickly prepared for
our first dip in the Atlantic ocean, a
most enjoyable event. By the time
our first swim in the salty water was
concluded it was bed time and we
turned in to rest, with the boom of
the waves, breaking on the shore re
sounding in our ears
Friday morning we got up before
Bunrise to see the tide come in and
take another swim in the ocean. After
the splendor of the Atlantic had died
away we packed up and left for the
return trip to Birmingham, over a
different route. Although it was al-
most noon when we left Jacksonville,
we made fine time over U- S. 90 thru
the everglades (swamps to you) of
northern Florida. On and on we sped,
through Lake City, Live Oak, Madi
son, Monticello and 'past Tallahassee,
the capital, with a record run of some
200 miles that afternoon. This drive
was most interesting along tree-lined
highways, the trees being covered
with moss that hung like drooping
willows and gave them a very pic
turesque appearance.
"With 300 miles to make Saturday,
we started out early and arrived back
in 1'irmingham about C o'clock, pitch
ing our camp on the lot near the
church, where we had camped part of
the week before and are now anxious
ly awaiting the time when we will
ltave for home. We are not exactly
vhat ycu call homesick, but the de
sire to see our folks and friends "up
north" overwhelms our desire to stay
so. we'll be "seeing youall" soon.
The weather down here is wet.
We had rain for three days on our
trip. The last trip laescrioea above)
was our best one while down here,
and we made 500 miles in one and a
half days with but one flat tire to
worrv us. Well. I trill close. There
will be one more article (after we ar
rive home)- covering the return part
of our journey. i
Four Mile Club
Enjoys Picnic
Party Sunday
Ladies Extension Clufc with Mem
bers of Their Families Join
in Fine Time.
The Four Mile extension club,
composed of a large group of the
ladies residing Just west of Platts-
mouth, staged a fine picnic party on
Sunday at Riverview park at Omaha,
which was very largely attended.
The ladies had their husbands and
families as guests of the day and
who Joined in the Jolly festivities
that marked the picnic
While the weather man was un
kind to the party the great help that
the rain- was bringing to the crops
j more than made up- for- tfee incon
venience that it might have occa-
Isioned.
Owing to the rain the main part
e iesnvuies v,as nem ai iue
pavilion of the park and here the
many good things to eat that had
brought in the well laden bas-
kets. was spread and the dinner held
During the day the members of
tb nnrtv. takine- advantage of the
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111 It riil IOCS UClttCCU BUUWfia,
visited the various parts of the park
and viewed the many interesting
features of this well known and
popular Omaha park.
VISITS IN OLD HOME
From Tuesday's Iaily
Carl Graves, of Sioux City, Iowa,
a son or tne late a. j. uraves, was
a visitor here last evening to spend
a short time visiting with the rel
atives and old time friends. Mr.
Graves, who was more familiarly
known as "Cal." was a resident hero
twenty-five years ago and was
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one or tne Desi Known DaseDaii piay-
ers in ttm city, piaymg witn ine
local team for a number of years.
He ,ater moved to Iowa and has Bince
resided there. He is en route home
from Texas where he has been look-
ing after the disposal of real estate.
opportunity to visit with the old
friends here. Mr. Graves made the
trip from Texas via the bus route.
OMAHA PEOPLE Iff A BP TED
From Monday's Dally
The wedding of Miss Ann Ludwlg
and Merle Gilbert, of Omaha, took
lUiua-
nee of Judge A. H. Duxbury, wno
the marriage lines that made
t,arn ttB
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This morning Miss Mercedes Jane
Dohle and Vincent F. Saitte were
joined in the bondB of wedlock at
fa h f Rpy Q G Wichmann.
Pastor of the St. Paul s Evangelical
church. The bridal party was ac-
companied by the father of the
Dnae
TO VISIT AT CHICAGO
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Soennichsen
departed Saturday for Chicago where
they expect to spend some time
visitinir with friends and acauain-
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tanceB in that city. They made the
trip by auto and will take in the var-
ious places ot interest along the way
to and from tne windy city. Mrs.
mr ... . , .
Marr Hickman accompanied Mr. and
Mr8' Soennichsen, on the Journey.
Death of George
Kfinger, a Long
Time Resident
Honored and Bespected Citizen Call
ed to Last Best After Illness
of Several Months.
From Wednesday's Daily
This morning at 6:45 at the fam-
iiy home in the south part of the
city, occurred the death of George
Klinger, one of the old residents
tfce community and one highly es-
leemea uy a large circle 01 irienas.
Mr. Klinger has been bedfast a
greater part of the time for the past
several months, he having suffered
from heart attacks and in the last
few weeks there has been little hope
of his recovery. In the hours of his
illness he received the tender and
sympathic care of the wife and chil
dren and who ministered to every
want to ease the last days of life
Mr. Klinger was born in Germany
July 22. 1S7C, coming to the United
States when a youth with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Klinger,
Sr., the family settling in this com-
munity and where the parents re-
sided until their death. Mr. Klinger
grew to manhood here and learned
his trade as tinner and plumber in
the local shops. He was for some
time engaged in the hardware busi-
ness in this city and later at Oehl-
rich. South Dakota. Mr. Klinger was
married to Miss Louise Wolff at
Ravenna. Nebraska, some thirty-one
years ago and they have since made
their home here for the greater part
Of their married life.
There is surviving, the widow,
Mrs. Louis Klinger, three daughters,
Mrs. illiam Ketelsen, Mrs. J. J.
Stiball and Mrs. Ray Herring of this
city, and one son. Bernard H. Klinger
of Omaha. There also survivea oDelranBtes on Wo. 24 west-from the
brother, Henry Klinger, and on eiTJrrton corner and the junction with
ter, Mrs. Bert McKinney, both ofNo. 75, west six miles to past the
Plattsmouth. The deceased was
nephaw of
this city.
George Shantz, Sr., of I
The deceased was a lifetime mem
ber of the Evangelical church and
very active in the work of the St.
Paul's church in this city.
The funeral services of Mr. Klin -
ger will be held on Saturday after- construction work at the stock feed
noon at 2:30 from the St. Paul's ling yards of the Norfolk Packing
Evangelical church, with the inter-J Plant, there was a long line of ap
ment at the Oak Hill cemeTery. Iplicants for positions.
T.AfMVF. PTmrrP.!? TS TVEATi
Mrs. Minerva Trimble, Beventy-1
eight, widow of George C. Trimble, available. The only ones taken on
pioneer Eagle, Neb., merchant, died this morning were those who re
at the home of her son, George, at placed the men called back to ser-
Eagle Monday at 9 a. m. She had
lived there ever since coming to the
town with her husband in 1887. She
was born in Indiana. Surviving be-
sides George are three other sons,
Austin J., Eagle; R. B.. Topeka,
Kas. ; Clyde H., Los Angeles, and
three daughters, Mrs. Cora Vinson
and Mrs. Bessie Oberle, Eagle, and
Mrs. Alma Stewart, Fairmont, Neb.
There are also a sister, Mrs. Martha
Snyder, Piqua, O.. thirteen grand-
children and three great grandchil-
dren.
SET SCHOOL OPENING
From Tuesday's Dally
The board of education at their
meeting last evening set the formal
date of the opening of the public
schools as Tuesday, September 6th,
the day following Labor Day,
The board also let the contract
for the new flues in the boiler at the
high school and which was awarded
to John Bauer of this city, who will
have the work completed and in
readiness for the opening of school.
In the matter of the elimination
of the teaching place held by the late
Miss Gertrude Mortensen, the board
decided to await the school census bo
as to determine just wnai snuts 1
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migai ue maun iu permit, iiauuiius
the pupils in a consolidation.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
From Wednesday's Daily
Late last evening A. M. Searle, one
of the old residents here, was taken
to Omaha to be placed in the Im-at
manuel hospital for treatment. Mr. I
Searle has been suffering from gland I
troubje for some time and his case I
became so acute that it was neces-ling them last evening at the Wee
sary to hurry him to the hospital forlcott home as they departed this aft-
treatment.
TO BEING FAMILY HEBE
George Jeager, new superintendent
of the Burlington Refrigerator Ex
press Co., shops, departed Saturday
for his former home at Indiana Har
bor, Indiana, to arrange to bring hisj
family to this city to make their
home.
The family expects to become set
tled here within the next few days
and commence housekeeping in the
new home.
The residents of the community
will extend a hearty welcome to the
Jeager family and they will find here
ofa most pleasant home and the asso-
ciation of splendid educational, re-
ngious and social advantages.
State to Complete
Gap in Paving on
K T at Oreapolis
Announcement Is Made Work Will
Be Done This Week to Place
All Paved Highway.
In the announcements made at
Lincoln Monday of the various high-
way projects to be handled this year
are two that are ot much interest
to the residents of this section.
Qne of the projects will be the
paving of the mile and a half gap on
No 75 north of this city, starting
from the present paving and running
north to the Platte river hridire. Ab
has jjn Btated before, this piece of
paring will be laid on the new road
to De constructed as near in a
I straight line as possible from the
IhHrtire unnth tn th navinir. This will
remove a piece of road that has been
very annoying to the traveling pub-
nc and will complete the paving from
Omaha to below Auburn.
Another of the projects Is that
alronf1 ieadinir into Kehawka.
MANY SEEK JOBS
From Monday's Dally
This morning, fired by the report
that a large number of additional
workmen would be taken on in the
The applicants at the office of
William Baird. representing the
Burlington, was large, and there
were ten for every place that was
vice at the BREX shops.
The superintendent of the work
was out of the city and which held
up the further enlarging of the force
0f workmen who are now busy in
eettine the yards and its eauiDment
arranged.
The fence is being erected around
the new feed yards located south of
the present shop yards on Smith
avenue, as well as a driveway that
nas been bullt from the unloading
yard9 in the south part of tho shop
grounds, the cattle being driven
through the driveway to and from
the feeding yards.
The erecting of the new feed
yards is a reminder to the old resi
dents of that part of the city of the
former stock yaijds and slaughter
houses that were very active in the
late eighties and the early nineties.
DeWOLF FAMILY HEBE
Mr. and Mrs. George E. DeWolf
and children G.eorge and John, ar
rived in the city last evening for a
short stay and were guests at the
E. H. Wescott home, "Sunnyslde,"
for the time of their stay in the
city. The DeWolf family have been
eniovinc a visit in the west part
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101 xMeorits&a. lur buuib unit) uuu i
en route to their home at Downer's
Grove, Illinois. Mr. DeWolf, former
superintendent of schools here, is
now located at Downer s urove, eerv-
ing his second year at this large and
important school
WTTIle en route
home Mr. and Mrs. DeWolf will stop
Creston, Iowa, where they resided
for several years prior to going to
Illinois. A few of the old time friends
were given the opportunity of visit-
lernoon for their home,
William Baird
Tells Story of
Railroad Growth
Burlington Veteran Is Chief Speaker
of the Luncheon of Local
Botary Club.
Tuesday afternoon at the luncheon
the local Rotary club, William
of
Baird, euperintendent of the BurMng
ton chops in this city from 1908 to
1931, was the speaker of the occa-
Bi0n
I Mr Tiairrl had h-en akeil tn tell
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of his experiences in railroading,
but his talk, most interesting was
In tracing the development of the
railroad interests of the nation from
th earlieEt days down to the pres
ent time.
Mr. Baird had his first experience
in railroading in Lincoln in 1693
as an employe" of the building de
partment of the railroad and was
later engaged in St. Joseph, Missouri,
and other points until he came to
Plattsmouth.
The speaker traced the coming of
the Burlington, then the B. & M.
R. R., to Nebraska, when the line
extended from Plattsmouth west to
Kearney, with a Elde line built into
Omaha to compete with the Union
Pacific. The first mileage of the rail
road was 1,000 mile3, exclusive of
side tracks, while now it was 4,701.
In the days when the speaker had
entered the railroEd work the chief
mode of travel was by means of
trains while now the railroad bat
tles with other modes of traffic for
its existence as a passenger carrier.
One of the greatest developments in
the Tailroad growth was that of the
locomotive, the first light, email
locomotives having gradually given
away to growing monsters of eteel
and Iron and now locomotives" were
in service that could haul .trains
that would require a half dozen of
the smaller locomotives of the pio
neer days. From his long experience
in railroad shop work, Mr. Baird
told of the belief that the steel coach
was the best and safest, also of the
fact In the wear and tear of years
the Bteel becomes infected with a
rust that leaves only a thin veneer
on the cars. A well built wooded
coach, constructed along modern
lines, will last fifty years, Mr. Baird
stated.
The address of Mr. Baird was fol
lowed with great interest by the
members of the club of which Mr.
Baird is a past president, but this
had been the fir3t time he had 173
cussed the subject of his life work
railroading.
As the muBical offering of the
program which was under the direc
tion of Frank Bestor, a very charm
ing piano duet was given by Anna
Margaret McCarty and Lois Bestor,
which was artistically presented by
the young ladies.
ENTEBTAIN FRTT.NDS
From WedneBday Dally
Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Rea
F. Patterson entertained at dinner.
Col. and Mrs. Helms and eon, George,
of Fort Omaha. The occasion was
doubly pleasant by the fact that Col.
Helms has just been transferred to
Omaha from San Juan, Porto Rico,
where the Floyd Harding family is
stationed. Captain Harding has just
recently been destignated as the ad
jutant of the troops located at San
Juan. Mrs. Harding was formerly
Miss Edith Dovey, daughter of
George E. Dovey and fclster of Mrs.
Patterson, and the opportunity of
hearing from them through the mu
tual friends was very much enjoyed.
IN SEBIOTJS CONDITION
The many friends of George Spi
dell, a former resident here, will
regret to learn that the young man
is critically ill at his home in Pacific
junction. The young man was first
taken ill by what seemed an attack
or quinsey ana wnicn causea mm s
'great dea of Buffering. Later com-
plications arose and a few days ago
he was stricken with pneumonia. His
case is so severe that artificial res
piratlon has been necessary a part
of th time. Mr. and Mrs. Fay Spi-
dell of this city were at Pacific Junc
tion Sunday and Mrs. Spidell re
mained there to assist in the care of
her brother-in-law.