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MONDAY, OCT. 3, 1932.
FADE TWO
Ford Leads the
Field in Sales
Past Slimmer
Stepped Into IFirst Place as Produc
tion of Hew V-8 llonnted
Ford Trucks Also Ahead
Since June, when volume deliver
ies of the new Ford V-8 cars began.
Ford has led all competitors by a wide
margin in sales of passenger cars,
commercial vehicles and trucks, ac
cording to official figures reported to
day by G. K. Petring, local Ford deal
er. "Ford took the lead In national
motor car sales in June, increased his
lead in July, a3 production of the
new Fords mounted, and maintained
the lead throughout August, accord'
ing to reports for that month already
received from 34 states," Mr. Petring
declared. In addition to this, the
latest reports also reveal that Ford
led in sales in the largest cities dur
ing the first ten days of September.
In June, the first month when vol
ume deliveries of the new Ford cars
were available. Ford's share of total
passenger car sales In the United
States reached 35.9 per cent as com
pared with 24.9 per cent for its near
est competitor. Ford commercial
cars vvere 50.5 per cent of all such
vehicles sold, as compared with 37.6
per cent for Its nearest competitor,
while Ford trucks represented 35.7 of
r-11 truck sales, as compared with 27.6
per cent for the nearest competitor.
Ford sales in July, as revealed by
official registrations, mounted over
June figures and Ford's share of the
business was increased. Ford passen
ger car sales reached 38.4 per cent
cf the total business as compared
with 2 4.2 per cent for its nearest com
petitor. Ford commercial cars were
54.4 per cent of all car3 sold, giving
Ford a greater percentage of the to
tal business than all other manufac
turers combined. The Ford share of
national truck sales was 34.4 per cent
as compared with 27.1 per cent for its
nearest competitor. The reporting of
registrations In August In various
e tales Is not complete, but on the
basis of reports thus far received
from 34 states, Ford sales again led
the field.
Since volume deliveries of the new
Fords began in June, Ford has ac
counted for 41.5 per cent of all new
passenger car Bales In Nebraska, as
compared-with- 499-per cent fat? Its
nearest competitor, Mr. Petring ad
ded. Ford sold 1,428 of the total of
3,437 cars of all makes sold in the
state In June, July and August. Ford's
total commercial car and truck sales
for the first two months was mater
ially in excess of sales of its nearest
competitor. August sales were not re
ported when these figures were com
piled. -
Ford Salon This Week
The local Ford agency is announc
Ins a Ford Salon at their salesrooms,
6th and Pearl streets, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, at
which, for the first time, all fourteen
of the new Ford body types will be
on display here. A cut-away chassis
will also be on display so visitors can
examine every working part.
cn the farm of Harrison J. Livingston,
the order of business being picking
up potatoes and making hay, which is
keeping them busy at this time.
Miss Anna Rauth is to sing at the
Corn Festival at Plattsmouth on Fri
day evening and will be accompanied
by George Rau, the two making one
of the most enjoyable of musical and
singing numbers combined.
Mrs. Herman Dall, who was so ill
for some time during the past few
weeks, Is at this time feeling much
improved and was able to get out for
a short ride in the car, which was a
pleasure and a benefit to her return
ing health.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Rau were over
to Omaha on last Thursday and were
looking after some business matters
as well as enjoying the merry crowd
who were there to see and hear the
next president of the United States,
Franklin D. Roosevelt. While they
were away, George Rau was looking
after business at the bank.
Messrs and Mesdames A. B. Hill
and Edward Murphey went to Omaha
Wednesday, for a visit, and to hear
the next president of the U. S., Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, speak, there
Thursday. They also visited at Wat
erloo, where the presidential candi
date was dining on a farm home and
took time from his busy day to meet
the farmers who came to see him.
They are All great admirers of Mr.
Roosevelt and firm in their convic
tion that he will be elected.
James O'Neill
Founder of City
of Plattsmouth
Pioneer, Who With Samuel Martin,
Made First Settlement Here in
1855 After Indian Treaty.
Edward Heeney Answers Call
Edward Heeney, who was born In
Iowa some 72 years ago, passed away
m Thursday of last week, the funeral
being held Saturday from the Saint
Patrick's Catholic church in Manley.
Deceased was a brother of the late
William Heeney and had for some
ime been making his home at that of
his sister-in-law, Mrs. Mary Heeney.
Arthur Mockenhaupt on Ship
Arthur Mockenhaupt, who has
been in naval training at the U. S.
navy base at San Diego since early
"n June, was assigned to a ship dur-
ng the past week. His parents, Wal
ter Mockenhaupt and wife, received
letter from him early last week tell
ing of the change. This was pleasing
news to the'young man and shows he
las been making good progress with
'lis work in order to thus early re
?eive a ship assignment.
Will Have Their Display ,
Harold Krecklow and George Rau
will be at the Corn Festival in Platts
mouth this week with their exhibit
'f lawn furniture and will provide a
plendid showing of the products of
their handiwork. Better make it -a
ooint to be there and see this exhibit
vhich will be more extensive than
shown at the county fair. By the way,
you win aiso enjoy tne restlvai, as
lot of entertainment 13 being pro
vided. Remember the dates, October
5, 6, 7 and 8.
Manley News Items
Walter Mockenhaupt and wife and
John C. Rauth were visiting on last
Cunday at the home of Miss Lillian
Tlhe, In Omaha.
Herman Rauth has been placing a
cencrete floor in his chicken ' house
and also in the garage which he has
recently constructed.
Mrs. Evans, of Omaha, who is a
sister of Mrs. Mik'e Honor, ha3 been
visiting in Manley at the home of
frienda as well a3 with her sister, for
a number of days last week.
Charles Griff is has been assisting
Mrs. Harms Much Better
Mrs. Teddy Harms, who has been
lick for a number of weeks past, and
whose condition was so serious that
apprehension was felt for her recov
ry, has been showing splendid gain
recently and it is with pleasure that
the friends of this excellent woman
learn of the dismissal of the trained
nurse, as her condition no longer war
rants such exacting care. Her mother,
irs. Henry Peters, and sister, Mis3
Leta Peters, are now caring for the
convalescing patient.
More Heat?
figuring on chang
ing to slightly heav
ier underthlnss?
Manley Feeling Very Fine
in a post-season play-off game to
wind up the C. S. and L. league sched
ule. Manley was victor over Louis
ville by a score of 21 to 0.t The game
was played on the Manley diamond
and the boys from the cement city
didn't have a look-in.
C 1 . n,
muaiey piays ai 1'iaitsmcutn on
Thursday afternoon as part of the
Corn Festival celebration and will
meet the Murray Red Sox for a real
battle to settle for once and all the
mailer of supremacy., Each team has
won a game from the other in the
past 15 months and there is plenty
of argument about who 13 rightfully
the champion.
An admission fee will be charged
for this game, since it was necessary
for many of the players on both the
teams to lay off work, and the pro
ceeds will be split 60-40 between the
two teams. It will be one of the few
You'll find them here entertainment features at the Festiv-
readv for vou in anv aI to whIcn admission win be charg-
free.
wanted weight and fab
ric, and at prices you 11
not pa3s.
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Harrison Livingston Sells Corn
Harrison J. Livingston has recently
sold his corn crop of last year to
feeders at Springfield and has secured
Howard Johnson and Venie Rockwell
to shell and deliver the cereal. They
havo the shellcr set and shell their
trucks full when they stop and de
liver the shelled corn to Springfield,
after which they return and shell
more. They are getting along very
nicely with the work.
With the old settler and home
coming day scheduled for Thursday
October 6th, it is fitting that the resi
dents of the community learn some
thing of the early settlement of the
town and its founders. The Journal
has been fortunate in securing
sketch of the life of James O'Neill
one of the two men to establish
Plattsmouth and who resided for
many years in the homestead south
of the railroad shops.
This name is to be held in rever
ence as long as Plattsmouth shall
stand, as that of one of the gentle
men to whom belongs the honor of
having been one of its founders. And
perhap3 we may justly assign to his
wife the honor of suggesting this at
tractive spot as a fine place to locate
a town.
While Nebraska then considered
part of the Great American Desert
was still the home of the Indian
shared by the buffalo, the deer, the
antelope and other wild animals, with
scarcely a white settlement within
its borders, there came the cry heard
around the world, of the discovery
of eold in California. That event
which was, perhaps, one of the means
of bringing about a change here, the
old order yielding place to the new
and soon the sound of the tramp of
the thousands echoed across these
vast, lonely prairies, as they hurried
on eager to reach the goal cf wealth
While thus passing through the
country they could not fail to note
what a goodly heritage lay in this
fair land, with its sunny skies, genial
clime, and fertile, well watered soil.
although they little dreamed that the
wealth they were seeking was ob
tainable here. Taking advantage of
the rush of emmigration across th
border. James O'Neill pioneer of
Mills county, Iowa, where he owned
a large tract of land, moved to the
east bank of the Missouri river to the
point called Plattville, for the pur
pose of establishing a ferry to con
vey the emigrants across the stream;
he had three fiatboats, and made
that, his principal business. ( -Que
day while, looking across the. river to
the opposite bank, Mrs. O'Neill re
marked to her husband that it would
be a good place for a town. He re
plied that as soon as the Indian
treaties were ratified and the land
thrown on the market, he would
cross the stream and lay out a town.
Tarly in the spring of 1855 he
put his plan into execution. He and
his friend Mr. Martin, with whom
he carried on a mercantile business
in Plattville crossing the Missouri
on the ice and making a claim to
the land on which Plattsmouth now
stands, built a log house on the hill
southeast from the present site of
the depot, the house being a rude
structure, with an earth floor and
stick chimney at one end on the out
side. That spring Mr. O'Neill's fam
ily came over and occupied the house,
and immediately planned a village
and commenced to sell lots and dur
ing the summer there were probably
a dozen houses erected here. Thus
originated the thriving city of Platts
mouth.
But while it is flourishing and ev
ery day extending its interests and
increasing it3 wealth and prosperity
the brave old pioneer of whom we
write i3 numbered among the dead.
Long may his memory be cherish
ed and his name handed down from
generation to generation for his
share in laying the foundation of
thi3 city.
Mr. O'Neill was born in Hocking
county, Ohio, September 24, 1815
nis iamer, James o Neiii was a na
tive of Ireland, who came to America
when a young man and settled in
Ohio, being an early pioneer of Hock
ing county. He became the proprietor
of quite a large tract of land there
and was extensively engaged in farm
ing for the remainder of his life. His
wife was born in Scotland. She came
to Nebraska with her son, she was
the mother of ten children, nine of
whom grew to maturity, was reared
in the Presbyterian church and was
ever a faithful member.
The subject of this sketch spent
his early life in his native county.
Ke was reared to the life of a farmer
and though he never learned a trade
he was very proficient in the use of
tools and he was and did the most
of his own carpenter work. He mar
ried in his native country and con
tinued to reside there until about
1848 when he sold his farm and
moved to Iowa in the month of Aug
ust with a wagon and three horses.
accompanied by his wife and four
children. They had their cooking
utensils with them, and when the
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You are cordially invited to attend a salon of. the
New Ford V-8. For the first time all fourteen of
the new Ford body types will be on display here.
You can inspect them conveniently, carefully and
at your leisure.
One of the features of the show is that arrange
ments have been made for you to ride in and drive
the cars if you wish. There is, of course, no obliga
tion. We sincerely want every one to ride in this
great new car and realize, first-hand, the thrill of
its amazing performance. Don't miss this splen
did opportunity.
A cutaway chassis is also on display. You can ex
amine every Working part, see how it functions,
learn the care with which it is made and realize the
simplicity and sturdiness of Ford construction.
There arc talking pictures and special exhibits
which show many of the new features.
Attendants will be on hand to give ycu any
information you might wish about the cars, or the
details of their construction.
If you phone us, we'll gladly pick you up at
your home or office and bring ycu to the salon any
time convenient to you. Ladies especially invited.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
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shades of evening fell or the sun
marked the hour of noon they camp
ed and cooked their meals, and ob
tained needed rest. At length they
reached their destination in Mills
county and there our subject took up
large tract of land. The country
was sparsely settled and but few im
provements had been made in any
direction. There' wefe no railroads
and all travel was done with wagons.
We have spoken of the removal of
our subject to Plattville not long af
ter and of his connection with the
foundation of Plattsmouth. Besides
attending to the ferry, which he es
tablished in the fbrmer place, an"U
looking after his mercantile busi
ness, wmcn ne carried on in partner
ship with Mr. Martin and was also
associated with his brother, William,
in raising stock, of which they own
ed a large herd.
In the fall of 1855, Mr. O'Neill!
came to Cass county and was a resi
dent here the remainder of his days,
He and his family settled south of
the city and built the old homestead
he retired from active duties of life
until his death in 1880.
Our subject undoubted wa3 equally
indebted for hi3 prosperous clrcum
tances to the fact that he was bless
ed wtih a good wife whose Judicious
counsels strengthened and encouraged
him, while her helping hand was
never withheld when he needed her
assistance. Mr3. O'Neill's maiden
name was Rachel Auberv and she
was born in Belmont county, Ohio,
October 27. 1824. Her father was
born in Virginia and a pioneer of
Belmont county, where he died in
1826. The maiden name of his wife
was Rachel Gillen, she was a native
of Belmont county, Ohio, but spent
her last years in Hocking county,
In that state.
Mrs. O'Neill's wedded Ufa with
our subject was blessed by the birth
of eight children, as ofIIow3: Eliza
beth. John J., William, Albert, La
fayette. Georee. Lvdia. Frank, and
Lewis.
Otoz Taxpayers
vill Take Fight
Into Courts
Board of Commissioners Won't Place
Proposal to Abolish County
Agent on the Ballot.
GUARD TURKEY FAEJIS
Chili, N. V. Automatic burglar
alarms are guarding many a Thanks
giving dinner in this section, noted
for its fine turkeys. Tired of losing
their birds to thieves! farmers bare
installed alarms on ihe doors of
their poultry houses!
Talmage, Neb. A. ' A. Mlsegadls,
secretary of the Otoe county taxpay
ers league, Friday announced that
the league has decided to carry Its
fight for abolishment of the county
agent office into the courts. The de
cision was made after the Otoe coun
ty board of commissioners had ruled
that the proposal to abolish the of
fice could not be placed on the county
ballot. - .
This decision by the county board
was based on the finding that the
petition requesting the abolishment
Otto Soennichsen, former Platts
mouth boy, accompanied by Lauren
Storjohn, of near Spenser, Nebraska,
motored In Friday to spend a few
days here with the old friends and
enjoying a short outing from their
farm work.
RULES FOB DILAP
IDATED AUTO RACE
1. Any car can be entered in the
race which does not have a value
over $25.00. If any one offers the
owner of the car $25.00 for the same.
the owner must either agree to sell
the car or stay out of the race.
2. Car to be stripped of any of
It 8 parts. If desired.
3. Only one person to ride in each
car that enters the race.
4. In the event of a tie, these two
cars to run the race again.
5. No person In the race, or spon
sors of the race to be liable for acci
dents of any kind, or for damage to
other cars in the race. Entrant to
sign such an agreement before the
race.
6. Entrance fee $1.00.
7. Decision of two judges to be
Union Drug
Store is Looted
of Narcotics
W. E. Moore Drug Store Suffers Loss
of Large Amount cf Cigarettes,
Toilet Articles and Drugs
8. Race to bo Friday, October 7th,
of tno office cid not contain one-
eighth more names of persons actually J final
and actively engaged in farming who jgjjg at 2 '30
nave noi aiso signeu original pen- 9. FIrst prize 0ne-half of all en
tions for the employment of a coun-1 trance fees; Second prize one-third
ty agent. '. ' of all entrance fees; Third prize one-
Tk. .,-,,-,.,.,;,,,. i isiztn of an entrance fees.
io. Race track to be 34 miles
ea a leuer irom Attorney uenerain0ng; to begin at 15th and Locust
Sorensen in which ths attorney gen-lstreet and end at 8th street and Chl-
eral wrote "according to the strict caS avenue.
terms of the law those who signed the
petition in 1928 cannot now sign the
remonstrance, petition however, our
office has serious doubte as to the
constitutionality 'of tifla provision ,
we think that a court decision should
be secured."
Decision to co Into district court
with a Suit contesting, the legality
of the law fllawed.--State Journal.
Everything for school most
complete line In Cass county at
uaies uook store.
The W. E. Moore drug etcre at
Union, one of the main business
houses of that community, was rob
bed on Wednesday night and a large.
quantity of valuable merchandise se
cured by the robbers.
A large amount of narcotics was
secured by the robbers, being stolen
from a Fafo in the store. The safo
was locked with a key and the rob
bers unlocked the safo and made
away with the contents. Morophine
tablets, cocaine and heroin powders
and opium tintures were among the
things taken.
Twenty-four cartons of cigarettes.
twelve boxes of fifty cigarettes, a
small amount of mor.cy, tokit
articles, gum, watches, cigars and
fountain pens were also in the loot
that was taken by the mauraelern.
The robbery Is being investigated
by Sheriff Thimgan of t'ass county
as well as Sheriff Ryder of Otou
county.
LOCAL Ti E 17 S
From Tliui-adHy'i pally :
County Attorney w. u. Kiecit was
at Lincoln today where he - was call-
ad on Eomo matters of. business.
Henry Snoko and Arthur Adams,
of Eaglo, wers in the city today for
a few hours attending to some mat
ters of business.
W. A. -Ost of . near Nehawka was
here today t enjoy a tew hours visit-
Ine with friends and attending to
some matters in the county court.
From Friday's Daily ' 1
Miss Emma DeHart Is spending a
few day3 at Malvern. Iowa, where she
Iz the gueit of relatives and friends.
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