Bebr. Stat? Historical Society
IIIH
vol. no. xr.rx
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1933
NO. 83
Former Pastor
Writes of Life
in California
Rev. 0. G. Wichmann, Now Pastor
of Church, at Pomona, Calif.,
Sends Greetings.
Pomona, Calif., Nov. 23.
The Journal is coming to me regu
largly twice a week. I am certainly
glad to read it. Even a person like
me, who has been living in so many
states and localities is a little home
sick after leaving Plattsmouth, -where
to many good and kind people are
living.
Over six weeks I have spent by this
time in California. I must say it is
a wonderful country. Pomona, they
say. is the place where the paradise
once was. I should not wonder if it
is true. It is as near a paradise as
any country can be. Its air is soft
and balmy. The sun has been shining
every day, only once in six weeks the
sky was overcast almost all day.
Once there was rain, overnight.
The walnuts have been harvested
and the trees have been pruned by
thi3 time. The oranges have been
mostly shipped, so have the almonds
and the olives. The grapes are be
ing cut fast. The roses are Btill in
bloom, they are of all colors in which
roses appear and are of the sweetest
fragrance. The latanas do not smell
so nicely, but they are blooming pro
fusely in five or six different colors.
Daily the hummingbirds are flutter
ing aorund them seeking food.
In the morning it is cool, about
40, but at noon the thermometer
climbs up to the seventies and
eighties.
Last Sunday a party of former
Plattsmouth or Cass county people
came out to Pomona on a visit. There
is a lovely picnic - place in Ganesha
Park two blocks from my house.
There they gathered. They surprised
me by sending a delegation to church
where I Just happened to be installed
as pastor of my present congregation.
After the services they stepped for
ward to greet me. The people that
had come to visit were: Mr. and Mrs.
C. T. Bridges (Wohlfarth) Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Hesse, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Frederick,
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Lindner, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Fisher, Mr. and Mrs.
James Cunningham and daughter,
Kathryn, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rice.
They had their lunches with them
and had a good time in the park. As
there was a dinner also in the church
to celebrate my installation, I could
not follow their invitation immediate
ly, but went later and stayed over
till after supper. How delicious the
fruit. I could only eat sparingly, but
enjoyed it immensely.
Solemnly and kindly the palm
trees waved down to us. We did not
r.eed their shade. It was getting cool
in the paradise. We all retired to
the spacious home of the Hesses', con
structed in Spanish stucco style. How
cozy those places are. Late we sepa
rated and I left happily to my home,
gratefully realizing that all these
good people counted me as one of
their own. It was like an oasis in
the desert of loneliness and the self
chosen life o? a hemrit.
Yet California is the America of
the future. With greetings to my
many friends whom daily I met on
the streets or in the stores of Platts
mouth, some of them every day, some
from time to time. A friend of your
paper. O. G. WICHMANN,
LAID TO LAST REST
The funeral services of the late
Paul Roessner were held on Sunday
afternoon at the late home in Lin
coln and the body brought to tbiB
city for interment The Masonic serv
ices were held at the grave in Oak
Kill cemetery. Members of the fam
ily from this city motored to Lincoln
for the services there and returned
with the cortege for the final service
here.
VISIT HERE SUNDAY
Miss Jane Fricke, who is a stu
dent at the University of Nebraska
school of nursing, was in the city
Sunday to visit with her mother,
Mrs. Maude Fricke and the sisters and
brother. Miss Fricke returned last
evening to Omaha to resume her
trainnig at the University hospital.
HAVE FINE BUSINESS
One of the leading stores of the
city reports that Saturday was the
largest sale day that they have had
for the nast two years, the sales
mounting up to a large figure for the
day's business. The large amount of
extra work that ha3 been promoted
in this section in tstate and govern
ment enterprises has started a great
deal of money Cowing in the com
munity and which has proven what
was desired, that this was one means
cf striking directly at the depression.
Dust and Wind
Sweep Over This
Part of West
Starting in This Locality Shortly
After Noon, Storm Rages for
Remainder of Day.
Eastern Nebraska, Iowa, Minne
sota and Illinois, lay under a mantle
of dust Sunday as the result of a
severe wind storm that swept down
from the northwest, hitting this sec
tion of Nebraska Ehortly after the
noon hour.
The skies darkening around noon
with the dust hued clouds gave warn
ing of the coming of the storm and
which raged for several hours be
fore 1 he wind died down and left in
its wake the dust and in many places
much damage.
The high wind swept across fields
in the country districts and raised
dense clouds of dust that at times
made traveling on the roads and
highways a matter of difficulty for
drivers of cars. Several cases of trees
and branches being broken by the
force of the wind are reported in this
city and vicinity.
In Omaha the storm was appar
ently even more intense and windows
in the business section of the cityj
were blown In by the fores of the
wind, while at Clinton, Iowa, a fatal
ity i3 reported as the result of the
storm, a man working cn a scaffold
being fatally injured when the scaf
fold was blown down by the force of
the wind.
The storm caused a general scurry
of the Sunday auto drivers for their
homes as the strong wind and dust
stcrm swept down on them.
INDIAN SUMMER
Every year, or almost every year,
there comes a long spell of mild
weather, after the first sharp drop in
temperature, which over most of
America is known as "Indian Sum
mer." An old saying used to be that
Indian Summer never came until after
there had been a fall of snow "deep
enough to show rabbit tracks." That
early snowfall was known to our
pioneer ancestors as "Squaw Winter."
This was the hunting season of
the Indians, as it is the hunting sea
son for the white folks today. It is
a hazy, pleasant interlude between
the end of Summer and the onset of
real Winter. It is the time of year to
take one's gun and one's dog and go
out into the woods, after anything or
nothing. It is the last, or almost the
last chance to be outdoors in com
fort until another Springtide comes.
In spite of the haze and the smoke
from brush fires, the eye seems to
penetrate farther in Indian Summer
than in real Summer. The trees are
nearly leafless now, and through their
bare branches the stoller in the woods
sees farther and clearer. Things that
were hidden are now disclosed. The
whole landscape takes on a new and
somewhat sad aspect.
That is Indian Summer as it is
known in the North and East. In the
milder South, however, it is not un
known. There is that period, nearly
every year, between the hurricane
season and Christmas, when it seems
the perfection of happiness just to
be out of doors. Farm work is over
for the year. The mosquitoes have
gone into winter quarters. The slant
ing sun peering over the bulge of
the earths girdle cheers without
burning. Under the liveoaks, among
the pines, wherever one chooses to
wander there comes to feeling that it
is good just to be alive.
There is nothing like the Ameri
can Indian Summer anywhere else in
the world. European Summers leap
right into cold rainy Winter. Amer
ican Springs are brief; our Summers
come early. But our long, lovely Au
tumns make up for the short Spring
Urged Macadam
ized Road to the
Uo S. Rifle Range
Movement hy Seventh Army Corps
Heads to Secure Much Needed
Improvement to Road.
The commanding officers cf the
Seventh army corps are sirongiy urg-
ing the construction of a macadam -
ized road from the junction of the
paving on highway No. 75 to the
U. S. riSc range and through the
range to connect with paving on
Eighth street.
The proposed road would rtart from
the paving near' where the old high
way was formerly located and then
run east along the road that divides
the Stull and Rutherford farms and
leading around Swallow hill to the
rifle range, thence through the range
and army reservation to the paving
on North 8th street, giving the troops
a fine and up to date highway and
that can be in service at any scazen
of the year.
The government is making expen
ditures of a great deal cf money fori
crpairs and improvements at Fort i
Crook and other army posts and it
is felt that the building of this road!
will be a great advantage to the
handling of the troops.
County Commissioner J. A
and County Attorney W. G.
Pitz
were at Omaha today where they were
conferring with the army officers and;
to see what the county would be
expected to do in the way of helping
advance the work to a ruccessful con
clusion. HAS CAR DAMAGED
Deputy SbcrilT J. E. Lancaster Lad
his car badly damaged Sunday even
ing as he was out patrolling the high
way in search for bandits that a
short time before had held up and
robbed a son of County Treasurer
Kelly of Otoe county, near Auburn.
The robbers, four in number, were
supposed to be traveling in a Chevro
let coach, Kansas license No. 32-3C34,
and as the deputy sheriff was driving
out Washington avenue he saw a car
similar to the one the robbers were
supposed .to be driving. The officers
started to try and catch up with the
car, a model T Ford being ahead of
the car3 and the Chevrolet success
fully passed the car and as Mr. Lan
caster started to pass, the Ford was
swung over into the path of his car
and while not hitting the car with
the front of the machine, the rear
portion of the deputy sheriff's car
caught the Ford and pushed it from
the roadway. In the collision the
running board, fender and the rear
hub cap wa3 badly damaged on the
car of the deputy. lie was able, how
ever to continue after the Chevrolet
coach, but it was found to be a Mis
souri car and not the Kansas car that
he sought.
The high wind and dust ad'Jed to
the trouble in driving and was the
primary cause of the accident.
SPONSOR POSTER CONTEST
The retail section of the Chamber
of Commerce of this city is sponsor
ing: a noster contest and which is
now open and ready for the parti
cipation by the contestants. This con
test i3 for original posters that will
convey the sentiment, "Buy Platts
mouth," which wording must appear
on the poster. The drawings must
be original, no tracings being allowed.
The contestants may use pen and ink,
pencil, water colors, crayon or other
drawing material in the making of
the posters, but the poster must carry
out the idea of the Buy Plattsmouth
spirit.
In the city and parochial schools
the contests will be from the fourth
to the twelfth grades inclusive, and
also the contest will be open to any
one in the city.
The posters can be in any size or
color.
The prizes are as follows: Prize3
shall be 50c for a first and 25c for
a second, in each of 4th, 5th, 6th,
7th and 8th grades; $1 for first and
50c for second In the 9th and 10th;
and the same in the 11th and 12th.
All may participate In this contest
including post-gradutes and adults in
the city. $1 prize, no second. Judges
will grade the work 50 on origin
ality, and 50 art. Start at once.
Contest closing date to be announced
later.
HERE FROM EAVELOCK
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Vallcry,
accompanied by Feter J. Vallery,
father cf Will, came down from their
home at Ilavelock Sunday for a few
Iiours visit. They tpent some time
visiting at the heme of Mr. and Mrs.
1 James E. Warga south of the city,
cousins of Mrs. Vallery and also with
j triends in this city. The Vallery fam-
ily are former residents of this city
and the father of P. J. Vailtry was
j one of the pioneer recidents cf Cass
county.
Maiiona! Book
Week Observed
in This City
Public library Is VtVg Display of
Bocks at Several Places
Over the City.
National hook week is being ob
served here by displays of books of
all types in several places over the
city. The windows oFthe E. A. Wurl
i store have a fine showing and the
i window of the Dwyer building also
has a nice array of bocks that have
been placed by the public library.
Book week shows the splendid ad-
vrtitnros that tT-i nm niunifr pntovo
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t permits the circulation of books into
I the homes cf the city and gives the
students in the city school the oppor
tunity of a fine reference library that
otherwise would entail an added cost
to the schools.
The local library has filled a large
field here and for years has been an
unfailing source of cultural advance
ment by reason of their large and
well selected array of books of all
kinds. In the local library the eld
masters of the literary world, the
best of the modern ik-lion writers as
well as histories and general refer
ence works are to be found. Through
the local library homsa are supplied
with good wholesome reading matter
that otherwise they might not be able
to secure.
This book week should bring a
keener realization of just how much
the city of Plattsmouth and its people
owe to the library that they are for
tunate to possess.
NEBRASKA CITY FRIDAY
The Platters are to have as their
opponents at the local Athletic park
Friday, the purple and gold warriors
of Nebraska City, in what is usually
tone of the most interesting games
of the annual schedule.
The Plattsmouth and Nebraska
City high schools have long main
tained athletic relations -and their
games both in football and basket
ball have been hotly contested strug
gles and which have attracted larger!
crowds than any other game on the
schedule. j
This year Nebraska City has not
had a3 large or heavy a team as in
the past years but have been able to
give a good account of themselves
and were nosed out by one point in
their game last week with Auburn
with whom Plattsmouth had a score
less tie. Nebraska City also suffered
the loss of several of their backfield
men in the Falls City game and who
will be out of the game here.
The Flatters are in good shape as
far as injuries are concerned and all
will be able to get in the game Fri
day and may be counted on to do
their stuff against the Otoeans.
HERE TO ATTEND COURT
With the calling cf the docket for
the November term of the district
court there were a number of the
attorneys from nearby cities here to
attend the calling and the assign
ment of cases for the jury term
which is to open on November 20th.
Judge Jesse L. Root, former member
of the supreme court commission and
for many years a member of the local
bar, being county attorney and state
senator of Cass county for several
terms, 'was one of those present as
well as Attorney T. F. Wiles of Om
aha, former Plattsmouth man, Attor
ney Carl D. Ganz of Alvo, Attorney
C. E. Tefft of Weeping Water, Attor
ney Guy L. Clements of Elmwood.
The Journal alms to print all
the news and will appreciate your
assistance to that end. Call Ho. 6.
Cases Assigned
for Trial Before
the Petit Jury
Term Will Open cn Monday, Ncvenv
fcer 2Cth When Jury Arrives to
Take Up Regular Term.
The calling of the docket and the
assignment of cases for trial before
the petit jury of the November term
cf the district court was made by
Jud?e Jsmc5 T. Begley Tuesday in
the district court.
Th? members of the jury panel for
the turm will comprise the follow
ing: J. L. Carnicle, South Bend;
Charles Jacobson, Eagle; J. II. Stef
fens, Nchawka; William Rueter, Wa
bash; Elmer Taylor, Wiley Sigler,
Plattsmouth; Peter Olson, Weeping
V7ater; Louis Reinackle, Plattsmouth;
Louis Roeber, Ashland; Eugene Col
bert. Wabash; George Tartsch, Platts
mouth; Fred Berner, Avoca; Andrew
Schlirfert. Manl?y; Herman Schwep
pe, Wabash; Herman Hough, Platts
mouth; Ralph Murphy, Weeping Wa
ter; August OsTcnkop, Louisville;
William Kief, Plattsmouth, John Val
lery, Mynard; John Hopkins, Weep
ing Water; T. G. Klimm. Platts
mouth; L. R. Rhoden, Elmwood;
August Keil, Plattsmouth; C. E. Pool,
Weeping Water.
The cases assigned for trial will
carry over into the middle of Decem
ber, and the cases ar.d dates will be
as follows:
November 20, 10 a. m. State of
Nebraska vs. Loute Lohnes.
November 21, D a. m. State of
Nebraska vs. Ernest Melbern.
November 22 Rose Wark vs. Ter
race Hennings, Pitman estate.
November 23 Inger D. Frimann
vs. Estate of Terrace H. Pitman.
November 24 Mary S. Cheval vs.
Estate of Terrace H. Pitman.
Noember 27 James V. Pitman vs.
Estate of Terrace H. Pitman.
November 28 Nebraska State
Bank vs. W. M. Philpot, et al.
November 29 Fred Lugsch vs.
Mildred Carlburg. et al.
December l--Bank of Logan Coun
ty V3. Charles H. Dill, et al.
December 4 Joseph B. Dawson, et
al vs. Elmer C. Philpot, et al.
December 5 John Deere Plow Co.
vs. Lloyd Holman, et el.
December C Securities Investment
Co. vs. M. A. Krejci.
December 7 Lawrence Erhart vs.
Rcy Steinkamp.
December 8 C. C. Cartney vs.
Emma Schlaphoff, et al.
December 11 Lloyd P. Wolcott vs.
Isaac Wiles, et al.
December 12 Abraham L. Tidd vs.
C. Lawrence Stull.
December 13 Clarence Hansen vs.
Elmer Wcssel.
December 14 Farmers State Bank
vs. Alma Rainey.
December 15-18 Relocation of
public highway No. 75.
WOULD IMPROVE ROADWAY
The proposal of the military au-j
thoritcis at Fort Crook to create a
macadamized road from highway No.
75 east and around Swallow bill j
through the rifle range grounds and
thence to North Eighth street, is
one that should be taken advantage
of by the residents.
The road would furnish a surfaced
highway to the residents of that sec
tion and one that will cost them noth
ing and give them a permanent road
way. The government will furnish the
cost of the surfacing and labor while
the county and city will co-operate
with grading and other small details
of the road work in order that the
highway may be secured.
The military authorities however,
will not make purchase of any land
or offer damages, as the roadway will
be over the present authorized roads
and no additional roadway will be
made. Demands for damages or pro
tests against the road will mean that
the work will not be done and this
section lose the chances of getting- a
good road for practically nothing
and which will be extensively used
in getting to and from the rifle range
WILL PLAY AT HARVARD
The town football team is expect
ing to journey to Harvard, Nebraska,
Sunday to engage the town team of
Coach Fred Rothert's home commun
ity. The Harvard team is rated as
one of the best in-- that section of
the state and should give the local
warriors plenty to worry about, if
the Harvard players are the same as
our athletic coach and Kenneth Arm
strong, local high school tackle, both
of these hailing from Harvard.
ATTEND BANKERS MEETING
From "Wednesday's Daily
The Nebraska Bankers' association
which is meeting for the next two
days at the Hotel Fontenelle, is at
tracting to that city members of
banks from all parts of the state.
This morning II. A. Schneider, presi
dent of the Plattsmouth State bank,
was in Omaha to represent his bank,
which T. H. Pollock, president, and
R. F. Patterson, cashier of the Farm
ers State bank, were representing
that institution.
Miirdock will
Remain in the
Dry Column
Water Eonds for $10,400 Lack Nec
essary Majority and Beverage
Sale Loses in Vote.
The voters of the village of Mur
dock at their special election Tues
day decided to remain dry, rejecting
both a proposition for water bonds
and also voting against the sale of
3.2 beer in the village.
The proposition of voting the f 10,
400 bonds for the erection and main
taining of a municipal water works,
received a majority of the vote, 73
for the bond3 and CO against the
proposition, but lost owing to the
fact that the bonds required sixty
per cent of the vote cast to allow it
to carry. !
On the proposition for legalized
sale cf 3.2 beverage the voters gave
a majority against the proposition,
51 voters favoring the sale of the
beverage and 73 desiring to prohibit
its sale in the village.
The water works bond election
created a great deal of interest and
meetings to explain the proposition
were held prior to the election while
opponents of the bonds were active
in opposing the issuance of the
bonds.
The beer or anti-beer campaign did
not attract the attention that the
bond issue did and several failed to
vote on this proposition.
GREGG CLUB MEETING
The Gregg club held Its firs; meet
ing Monday evening at the high
school. The program was as follows:
Mr. Socrates SnooksVirginia Trively
Selections on Guitar Glen Puis
What I Expect of My Secretary
Mr. Devoe
Mr. Devoe's discussion, very effec
tively disclosed the situation that
exists in the commercial field today,
and very forcibly showed the greater
proficiency required of the modern
stenographer than that which was
required in past years. He indi
cated that due to present employ
ment conditions that the steno
grapher who expects to receive em
ployment must be prepared with a
greater knowledge and stenographic
skill if she hopes to secure a position
under present conditions.
During the course of his speech he
gave a spelling test of 150 most com
monly misspelled words. The follow
ing members of the group made a
very good snowing along mat line:
Helen Messersmith and Madge Gar-
nett had a perfect score.
Game3 were played until refresh
ments were served.
At a previous meeting the follow
ing officers were elected for the first
half of the year:
Lillian Sedlak President
Marion Fricke Vice President
Madge Garnett Sec.-Treas.
The Gregg club meets every month
during the school year Some inter
esting features and demonstrations
will be taken up during the school
year.
STEAM SHOVELS HERE
Two new steam shovels arrived
here Saturday and will be placed at
work on the Gilmour farm southeast
of this city where the Cass County
Quarries are turning out rock to be
used in the river work at this point.
The shovels will expedite the work of
clearing off the earth surface and
getting at the rock. Manager Ole Ol
son of the quarries is of the opinion
that the rock is some of the beet that
he has uncovered in this section of
the state. With the shovels working
it is hoped to greatly increase the
output of the quarries.
Praise Service
Held at the Pres
byterian Church
Woman's Missionary Society Enjoys
Epkndid Meeting and Illus
trated Lecture.
The Annual Praise Service of the
Woman's Missionary society r,t the
Presbyterian church was held yester
day afternoon, in the Fellowship
room, and was well attended by the
women of the church.
The service of praise and thanks
giving wa3 led by Miss Friedda
Hughes and was mot ins-pirlng and
helpful. Mrs. John Figlcy led the
congregational Hinging and rendered
two beautiful solos, appropriate to
the theme of the afternoon. "Grate
ful. O Lord Am I." and -This Is My
Father's World." Mrs. H. F. Coos
served as accompanist.
Stereopticon slides entitled, "New
Camp Fires Along Ne-w Trails." were
hown, and very clearly explained by
Mrs. II. G. McClusky.
These pictures gave a Fplendid in
sight into the Indian life in our coun
try, and of the work conducted by
the Presbyterian church, among
them. The women enjoyed a social
hour together during which time de
licious refreshments were served by
the committee of the day, Mesdames
John Wolff. C. E. Hartford, Glenn
Vallery, H. A. Schneider. George
Fornoff. Phillip Hirz, and Miss Car
rie Baird.
The Thank offering received be
spoke the abiding cf the grace of
gratitude in the hearts of those in
attendance cf this service of praise
and thanksgiving.
In the evening the pictures were
again thown and enjoyed by the
Westminster Guild girls. Doth the
missionary society and the Westmin
ster Guild appreciate the service of
Miss Marie Kaufmann In using her
lantern to show these picture Elides
for them.
R0TARIANS AT OMAHA
A number cf the members of the
Rotary club and their wive3 were at
Omaha Tuesday evening where they
were in attendance at the intercity
party arranged by the Omaha club
and which included repre-s ntativea
from many of the citeis of western
Iowa and eastern Nebraska. The
members of the party had dinner at
the Hotel Paxtcn and later attended
the horse show and rodeo at the Ak-Sar-Ben.
Among those from this city
to attend were Judge and Mr?. A. H.
Duxbury. Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Devoe,
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Stewart, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Walling, Mr. end Mrc.
C. A. Rosencrans. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Baird. Mr. and Mrs. Gtorge
Jeager.
HOLD PLEASANT MEETING
From V.Jne?dy'a Tal!v
The home cf Mrs. Everett Good
ing was the scene of a very pleasant
gathering last evening, the member
of the W. B. A. meeting in regular
session for a combined business ar.d
social session.
After the business of the order the
members enjcyeJ the remainder of
the evening at cards, the prize win
ners being Mrs. John Bajc-ck ar.d Miss
Mary Holy, who proved the most fckill
ful In the gamer.
During the evening the ho. te?r. as
sisted by her daughter. Mia Evt!yn.
served dainty and delicious refresh
ments that were much enjoyed.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. John Eajck and at
which time there will be initiation
and election of oilictrs and all mem
bers are urged to be in attendance.
LEARFS OF DEATH
Announcement has been received
at Louisville of the death on Tues
day at Sutton, of Mr. M. Figl. father
of Mrs. Sarah Breeder., well known
Louisville lady. Mr. FIgi was one of
the prominent resident of Sutton, be
ing engaged in the banking business
as well as an extensive land owner.
Death came very suddenly, the brief
announcement received at Louisville,
states. He is survived by two sons
and three daughters, one son being
Dr. Fred Figi, member of the staff cf
the Mayo clinic at Rochester, Minnesota.