HcIjt. State Historical Society
VOL. NO. L
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 14, 1934.
NO. 22
Pretty Home
Wedding is Held
Wednesday Nite
Hiss Catherine Ellen Terryberry Is
United in Marriage to Mr.
Charles Alvadore Tilson.
A charming home wedCing or the
spring season was held Wednesday
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard F. Terryberry, when their
daughter. Miss Catherine Ellen, was
united in marriage to Mr. Charles
Alvadore Tilson, well known young
man of this community. A few of
the relatives witnessed the cere
mony.
The wedding ceremony took place
at 6:30, the service being held be
neath a beautiful arch of snowballs
and greenry in the living room of the
home. A large white wedding bell
was suspended from the center of the
arch.
The marriage lines were read by
the Rev. C. O. Troy, pastor of the
First Methodist church.
The young people were attended
by Miss Lucille Albert as bridesmaid
and Mr. Chester Wiles as the grooms
man. The wedding ring for the cere
mony was borne in the heart of a
large American Beauty rose by little
Miss Mary Lou Warner, cousin or
the bride.
The bride was charming in a gown
of white silk crepe with pink taffeta
with accessories to match and car
ried an arm bouquet of pink roses.
Miss Albert was gowned in blue
silk taffeta with a corsage of sweet
peas and roses.
Little Mary Lou Warner was win
some in lavendar crepe de chine.
Following the wedding the mem
bers of the wedding: party were "in
vited to the dining room where they
enjoyed a delicious dinner, featured
by a massive wedding cake prepared
in honor of the happy occasion and
which the bride in the traditional
ceremony cut and distributed to the
guests. The serving was carried out
by Mrs. Claude Hutchison, Mrs. Wal
lace Warner, Mrs. Charles Vallery,
Miss Helen Warner, Miss Fay Hen
nings. Miss Helen Warner.
The young people were showered
with the well wishes of the relatives
that had been guests at the ceremony
and later departed for a short wed
ding trip.
The bride and groom are well
known and popular in this commun
ity, they being members of the grad
uating class of 1932 of the Platts
mouth high school and have both
grown to manhood and womanhood
in thi3 community. The bride is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Terry
berry and has been well known In
the musical circles of the city ana
is a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. H. Warner, prominent residents of
this portion of Cass county. The
groom is the son of Thomas Tilson,
one of the leading residents of the
Murray community and where tne
groom spent his boyhood days.
Mr. and Mrs. Tilson are to make
their home in the future on a farm
northwest of Murray where the
groom has a home awaiting the com
ing of the bride.
SERIOUS AUTO ACCIDENT
From Thursday's Dai:y
Last night at 10:30 a serious auto
accident occurred on highway No. 1,
three miles north and three miles
east of Weeping Water when the
cars driven by Ed Gansemer of Ne
hawka and S. C. Boyles of Alvo,
crashed headon.
The dust storm which was blow
ing during the afternoon and even
ing had made driving very bad and
obscured the vision of these driving
cars to a large extent and is thought
may hae been the cause of the acci
dent. The cars were badly damaged and
in the smashup Mrs. Gansemer had
her shoulder badly wrenched and Mr.
Gansemer was also badly bruised and
shaken up. The occupants of the
Boyles car also were bruised and
shaken up, but fortunately escaped
serious injury.
Sheriff Homer Sylvester was re
turning from Weeping Water at the
time and took Mr. and Mrs. Gan
semer on to their heme, while assist
ance wa3 secured to take the Boyles
family on to Alvo.
WAIVE PRELIMINARY HEARING
Following their arraignment in
the county court Wednesday morn
ing, late in the afternoon Gilbert
Burke and Mrs. Helen Craig, charged
together with Napoleon Posten with
kidnaping, changed their mind as to
the trial of the case. They had asked
for a postponement of the prelimin
ary hearing until May 17th, but later
decided to waive the preliminary
and go direct to the district court
for the trial of the charges against
them. The hearing will be held later
before Judge Livingston and the jury
under the not guilty plea cf the par
ties.
Arnold Lillie
Files for State
Land Official
Plattsmonth Man Will beek. Demo
cratic Nomination at Pri
maries August 14.
Arnold J .Lillie. who was the
democratic candidate for mayor at
the last city election, filed Wednes
day with the secretary of state as a
candidate for the democratic nomin
ation for the office of state land com
missioner. This office is at present held by
Harry Conklin of Minitare, who is
under charges in connection with the
investigations of the janitor force at
the state house.
The filing of Mr. Lillie will be of
great interest to his many friends in
this community and he will be as-i
sured of a large vote in this city and
county and if named would make an
excellent candidate for the position.
Mr. Lillie has been engaged in the
barber business m this city for a
number of years - and Jias. taken a
great interest in the political affairs
of the local community and state.
The entry of Mr. Lillie into the
race brings Cass county's entries to
two as W. B. Banning of Union has
filed as candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor.
E. F. PATTERSON DELIVERS
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSES
Robert Foster Patterson, principal
of the Plattsmouth high school, has
won a most enviable reputation as
one of the leading public speakers of
this section of the state and he has
had a large number of engagements
to demand his attention in the next
few weeks. Mr. Patterson has been
invited to give the commencement
addresses at a large number of
schools as well as at other gather
ings. Mr. Patterson was the speaker at
the Avoca high school commencement
exercises last evening, his subject was
"Old Cards in the New Deal," and
was a very fine and ably delivered
address to the young men and women
of the Avoca school who are now
closing their high school work.
On Monday Mr. Patterson will be
the principal speaker at the Fathers
and Sons banquet to be held at Weep
ing Water, one of the annual events
of our neighboring city.
During the coming week in addi
tion to the Weeping Water engage
ment, Mr. Patterson will be the
speaker at the graduating exercises
of the Elmwood and Murdock schools
and will bring to them a message of
real value.
URGED FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
Among the visitors here for the
memorial services for Judge James
T. Begley, was George H. Heinke,
county attorney of Otoe county,
which position he has filled for sev
eral years. A petition has been filed
signed by residents of Otoe county,
asking that Mr. Heinke make the race
for the republican nomination for
attorney general at the August pri
mary. Mr. Heinke is one of the outstand
ing prosecuting attorneys in the
state and has a very enviable repu
tation for his work in the office of
Otoe county attorney and if selected
for the office of attorney general
would fill that office with honor to
himself and the state. Mr. Heinke
has tried cases here several times in
civil matters as well as assisting In
criminal matters and his handling of
cases has demonstrated that he is an
outstanding lawyer.
Drouth Coun
ties of State May
Need More Aid
Federal Relief Administrator Haynes
Fears Weather May Yet Affect
the Whole State.
Rowland Haynes, fede-ial relief ad
ministrator, has telegraphed Wash
ington authorities he anticipated a
50 percent increase in thir, state's rt- j
lief load if the drouth continues.
Haynes said $15,5 S3 or cats was
distributed to families in old Nebras-!
ka drouth counties in the north-j
eastern part of the state as seed for j
stock feed in April, but a consider-1
able proportion of the S30S.902 ex-!
pentled in this state in April for,'
work relief also should bo attributed
to the former drouth conditions.
"That is a past drouth," Haynes I
said. "That affects only r.bout tenj
counties, but If this kind of weather;
continues it will affect the entire
state."
Haynes
said possibly tbirty-nve:
counties had to be given supplemen
tal allotments last mouth to enable
them to carry their relief burdoi. A
number of the counties with cities
where cash work relief way permit
ted face overdrafts fcr April. Haynes
reported, because cf a misunderstand -
mg.
Most of the counties wnere supple
mental allotments were necessary, be
said, failed to understand that the
work relief program was a relief pro
gram and tried to continue it virtu
ally on a CWA basis. Overdrafts in
counties where cash work relief was
permitted, he said, were a result of a
mistaken belief that work relief for
cash could be paid in addition to the
eounty allotments made by tae state
relief committee, whereas the work
relief money had to come out of the
allotment.
Haynes sent Harry Elmore, field
supervisor, to Beatrice to complete a
cnecs or lunds tnere. Relief was
stopped this week because of over
drafts, but Haynes said his investi
gation here indicated Gage county
may have had only an $1,S00 over
draft for last month instead of the
$5,000 estimated by Gage county re
lief officials. If this is true, he said,
between $3,000 and $4,000 would be
available for Gage county for the rest
of this month. He said he was not
alarmed at the Gage situation be
cause the county had sufficient money
on hand to meet relief needs.
REMINDER OF OLD DAYS
In the east window of C. E. Wes
cott's Sons store there is shown a
photograph that is a reminder of the 1
days when the cigarmaking business
was one of the main industries cf the
city and the aroma of Pepperberg's
Buds was produced by riattsmouth
made cigars. The picture is of the
force of workmen that were at that
time employed in the factory of Julius
Pepperberg, who some thirty years
ago moved his factory to Lincoln.
The picture is one of the collection
of George B. Mann, who has a won
derful collection of old times and old
residenters of the community. In the
picture are John Uhlik, George An
derson, Henry Lahoda, Otto Book
meyer, Mike Bajeck, Jacob Koch, Mr.
Pepperberg, Alice Eikenbary, Her
man Richter, Jack Bennett, Henry
Zimmer, John Kalasek, Emmons
Ptak, John Bajeck, Ed Brodie, Nick
Leonhart, Anton Kalasek, Abe Pep
perberg. ENTERS SHERIFF RACE
From Friday's Dally
Ray F. Becker of Union Is the
latest entry into the race for the
republican nomination for county
sheriff, filing yesterday for the com
ing primary election on August 14th.
Mr. Becker is well known over the
county, having served as deputy sher
iff from December, 1931, to Novem
ber, 1932, and had a great deal of
experience in the work of the office,
both in the office and field work.
He has been engaged in farming
near Union since leaing the office of
the deputy sheriff.
Mr. Becker is a son of A. L. Becker,
one of the long time residents of Lib
erty precinct, the new candidate hav
ing been born and reared in that sec
tion of the county.
CAR-TRUCK SMASHTJP
Wednesday evening shortly after
G o'clock a small accident occurred
near Seventh and Pearl streets when
Harte, pastor of the St. Patrick
'.li
! church at Mauley a;u: a truck bs-
j longing to the uecsuey company of
Syracuse collided . the car being dam
aged to some citcit iii the rcehlent.
It was fortunate that Father Harte
was not seriou!y irjurfu by tho Sir.
pact cf the largo and heavy tiuck,
i he was able i .oniinue en to
his home.
Murray -Youths
Tell Story of
Bandit Ride
Douglas Tilson and Ernest Vallerj
lletnrn Heme Thursday vith
Stoiy cf Kidnaping.
Thursday Douglas Tilson and Ern-
J
j est Vallery, Murray young men, re-
turned hone after an absence since
Tuesday morning and related a story
cf a thrilling ride with gunmen from
Murray to Kansas City.
Tilson is the night man at the
Hock Creek filling station and on
Monday night his friend Vallery was
; there with him for company. Short-
ly before T o'clock on Tuesday two
men had entered the station with
drawn revolvers and demanded that
th? two young men take them to
Kansas City and at ence. The ban
cits stated they did net wish to hold
up the station but w.ic determined
lo et to the Missouri city and want
ed tin tv.o young men to drive them.
The two men had waited around
the station until Tilson could fill up
his car with gas aiu -take .an addi
tional ten gallons along, for use, they
then loading in the car end drove
without stop to the destination in
the Missouri city. Reaching Kansas
City the men who had kept the Mur
ray youths under menace of their
guns, left the car.
One of the men was described as a
tall man with red hair while the
other wa3 short and dark complected.
Both men were well dressed and ap
parently were cool and collected in
their kidnaping as they showed no
signs of nervousness or fear as the
car relied on its way southward.
The Rock Creek vlling station is
near where a car was reported sev
eral days ago with five men and ma
chine guns and the occupants of the
car had inquired the nearest road to
Denver and the west.
The kidnaping of the two young
men or their disappearance was not
reported to the office of the sheriff
here.
HAVE PLEASANT TIME
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Loe L.
Kinnamon. in the south part of town,
was the scene of a very enjoyable
evening Tusday, the event being a
surprise birthday party party on the
daughter. Pearl Taylor.
Games and visiting were enjoyed
until a suitable hour when a delight
ful lunch consisting of ice cream and
cake was served by the mother, Mrs.
Kinnamon and Mrs. II. J. Gartel
mann. Those present were: Misses Delta
Day, Kathryn Armstrong, Margaret
Yelick, Vlasta Adam, M a y m i e
Schwenneker, Mr. Kenneth Holman,
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Bushnell, Mr.
and Mrs. Loe L. Kinnamon, Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Gartelmann, Miss Nina
Johnson, Weeping Water, Mr. Royal
Holman, Nehawka, Miss Fern Scher
ner, Mr. Dave Carpenter, Mr. Louis
Secora of Omaha, and the guest of
honor, Miss Pearl Taylor, who re
ceived manv beautiful gifts.
AWARDED NUMERALS
Coach "Indian" Schulte of the Ne
braska University track team has an
nounced awards of numerals to two
of of the local athletes of the high
school. Howard Hirz, sprinter and
hurdler, has been awarded a full blue
numeral while Earl Taylor of the
track team has been awarded a half
blue numeral for their excellent work
in the past season. These awards are
given each year to the tracksters of
the Nebraska schools that has shown
exceptionally well in their work dur
ing the season.
D :
esgiis r osiuon
as Re-Employm
Bureau Director
Judge A. H. Buxbnry Who Has Served
in Office as Manager, Lays
Bovn Exacting Position.
Judge A. II. DuxbuiTt who has
served as the manager cf the Cass
County Re-employment bureau since
August, was at Lincoln Friday
and presented his resignation of the
position and which was accepted, but
with great regret by the state di
rector, Francis Cornell.
Judga Duxbury has served in this
position without remuneration of
any kind ai;d his work has been un
tiring, he having to keep long hours
into the night to carry on the work,
also serving in his official position as
judge and which has proven too
great a burden. Judge Duxbury has
served well and in every way pos
sible has tried to secure positions for
as many men in the county as pos
sible. Judge Duxbury states that he has
been informed that outside of Doug
las and Lancaster counties that Cass
county has had the largest amount of
work and the largest number of men
engaged.
To succeed Judge Duxbury as the
manager of the re-eniplcyment office
A. E. Edgerton has been named by
Mr. Cornell and will at once take up
his duties. Mr. Edgerton has served
in the office as assistant manager
of the re-earpioyment department
and is familiar with the work in
every way.
PRESENT FINE PROGRAM
Friday afternoon a group of the
PlattsmQUth. fclgh sc hool' , students,
members of the musical and dra
matic departments, were at Elmwood
where they returned the former visit
of the Elmwood students at the local
convocation.
The group was in charge of Miss
Cora Williams, music supervisor,:
who has had charge of the training!
of the students since their entrance!
into high school and who directed j
the Elmwood program of
which
school she was for a number of years
music supervisor.
The girl's sextette composed oi"
Mary Ann Rosencrans. Helen Gii
mour, Jane Boedeker, Vclma Wells,
Virginia Trively and Lois Bestor,
were heard in several fine selections
that were much appreciated by the
Elmwood students.
The string quartet composed of
Mildred Knoflicek, Alice Hiatt,
Rachel Robertson and Mildred Kno
flicek gave several numbers that were
very much enjoyed and reflected the
greatest credit on the young people.
Bernard Knoflicek, who won su
perior in the district contest at Om
aha and superior in the state con
test at Lincoln, gave "Nomad," a
very beautfiul selection and which
was presented in artistic manner by
the young man.
Frederick Fricke, winner in the
declamatory contest here and at Au
burn, gave a reading, "No. G," a dra
matic reading that reflected the
greatest credit on the young man.
SUFFEES BROKEN LIKE
Miss Anna Hassler, former resi
dent here, who is now located at
Dunkirk, New York, suffered a se
vere accident a few days ago that
will make necessary an enforced va
cation from her duties as teacher in
the Dunkirk Business College. Miss
Hassler with a number of friends,
including Mr. and Mrs. Charles S.
Schulz, was out on a hiking party
in the vicinity of Arkwright Fall3,
near Dunkirk, when she fell and suf
fered the fracture of a leg. She is
now at the home cf Mr. and Mrs.
Schulz and will remain there until
able to resume her work in the busi
ness college.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
This morning Betty Ann, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John San
ders, was taken to Omaha where she
was placed in the hospital there for
care. The little one has been taksn
down with pneumonia which has
grown worse until it was found nec
essary to have her taken to the' hospital.
GIVE FINE PERFORMANCE
From Friday's Daily
An entertaining feature of un
usual value was given last evening
at the American Legion builJing
when the "Breadline Follies," staged
by the Omaha Transient Bureau was
presented. The company had a fine
array of entertainers and musicians
and the musical numbers as well as
the vaudeville specialties were re
ceived with the greatest of enthus
iasm by the audience. It is to be re
gretted that a larger number did not
avail themselves of the opportunity
of seeing this shew and assisting tre
worthy cause of raising funds for the
transient camp recreation activities.
Second District
Bar in Tribute
to Judge Begley
Special Session cf District Court
Here Attended by Large Group
cf Lawyers of District.
From Monday's Dally
At a special session of the district
court last evening the bar of the sec
ond judicial district paid tribute to
the memory and the services of the
late Judge James T. Begley, for
twenty-one years presiding on the
bench.
Resting on the desk of the cl?rk of
the district court v.-as a large and
beautiful bouquet of American Beauty
roses.
With the convening of court by
Judge Daniel W. Livingston, succes
sor of Judge Begley on the bench,"
William A. Robertson, president ot
the second district bar association
presented the committee on resolu-l where' ' mhidful of the past pcr.
tions, composed of W. il. Pitzer, Ne- i0Tlcc.s Cf mankind, not accepting pre
braska City; Judge Paul Jes3en, Ne- cepts and principles merely because
braska City; G-ETeffC Weeping ancient, but lather on their merits.
TV-stnr- v ? vi.tcrc Pr, nil i in,-
the resolutions being read by Mr. Pit
zer and later were ordered by the
court to be made a part of the per
manent record in each of the three
counties of - the district. The resolu
tions were:
Before the District Court of Cass
County, Nebraska.
In Memoriam, Judge James T.
i Begley, deceased.
Report of Bar Committee cn Reso
lutions. May it please the Court:
We, the Committee of the Bar of
the Second Judicial District of Ne
braska, to whom was assigned by ap
pointment the matter of preparing
and submitting for consideration on
thi3 occasion an appropriate estimate
and testimonial of and to the life,
character and service of our deceased
Judge James T. Begley, do now re
spectfully report:
It is most fitting that we lay aside
for the moment our various respon
sibilities and join in this assembly
to do honor to his memory, to the
memory of one who, as friend, asso
ciate, counselor and jurist, was eo
long and well beloved.
James Thomas Begley was born in
the year 1881 in South Omaha, in
Sarpy County, Nebraska. Kis par
ents and grandparents were among
the earliest settlers in Douglas Coun
ty. His education was acquired in the
common and graded schools of his na
tive county and in the University of
Nebraska. His university and law
courses were completed in 1906 and
in the same year he engaged in the
practice of law in Papiliion, Nebras-
ka. In May, 1907, he was appointed
County Judge by the county commis
sioners of Sarpy County to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of the county judge elected for that
term. He was elected to succeed him
self and continued in office as county
judge until he became county attor
ney in January, 1912, by election to
that office, and held the office of
county attorney of Sarpv County un
til 1913.
He was occupying that office at
the time of the death in 1913 of Har
vey D. Travis, District Judge of the
Second Judicial District of Nebras
ka. That district for a long time em
bracing only Cass and Otoe counties,
had only recently been enlarged to
include Sarpy County. The unexpired
term of the district judgnhip was to
be filled by appointment by the Gov
ernor, and John H. More head, the
Governor, recognized the very fine
official record which had been made
by him and appointed him to be
District Judge of this District.
Thereafter, for successive four
year terms he was elected to the same
office and at the time of his death j
was serving in his twenty-Crst year
of his district judgeship.
He was married at Papiliion in
the year 19C9 to Miss Erma M. Carr.
Mrs. Begley and their two children,
Violet and James F. survive him.
James F. is attending the University
of Nebraska, completing his law
course. Violet, now Mrs. Dale Jacques
is married and now resides in Alex
andria, Nebraska.
In 1916 Judge Begley and family
removed to Plattsmouth, and there
established his home where his death
occurred March 4. 1934. at the ace
of 53 years, twenty-t isht years of
which had been spent in the practice
and administration of the lav. .
Judge Begley was always respon
sive to calls fcr service other than
that involved in the performance of
his official duties. He tserwd uur
ing the entire period of the Woild
War as chairman of American Red
Cross cf Cass County and Cass Coun
ty War Relief Committ"--. Jle v. as
President cf the Chamber oi Com
merce in Plattsmouth lor two ytais
and was always ready to assist and
co-operate in any movement for com
munity beenfit.
He was a member and lay reader
of St. Luke's Episcopal church at
Plattsmouth.
Following the adoption of the
amended onstituticn of Nebraska in
1920, making District Judges cf the
state subject to call or appointment
by the Supreme Court to assist in
hearing cases on appial. Judge Leg
ley lectived frequent calls by the Su
preme Court for service in that court
in his capacity of associate judge.
The value of his assistance was recog
nized in the frequent calls made oa
him, and at the time immediately
preceding his death he was engaged
in completing opinions in cas-.s sub
mitted in the Supreme Court ami
which had lten assigned to him for
examination, and preparation of the
opinions of the Court.
In the administration of justice
during the many years of his Judge
ship, he became well and personally
known throughout the entire judi
cial district. He was popularly know n
and considered to be able, lair and
impartial as a judge, and although
jubi unci cicie;miiiieii in mc vumi lc
meiit of the law, for the punishment
of crime and protection of the rights
of individual and society, yet he was
considerate and sympathetic in cases
of distress
His mind and thought were con
servative, being at all times, in the
'.H.nli.ictMtinn rf -inctirv ijnil t-lse-
I and recognizing that .n c t art ing any
new course the way already traveled
in human experiences must be known
and considered.
Lawyers in practice before him and
submitting issues of law and fact
recognized that in the consideration
and analysis of such issues he was
alert and comprehensive w ith a trend
toward a short course to a logical
conclusion. So marked was this char
acteristic cf Judge Begley that on
many occasions count-el, engaged in
establishing successive premises de
signed to lead irresistibly to a It gal
conclusion, found that Judge Begley
had taken a short-cut, so to speak,
to a conclusion, which if not iden
tical, was as logical and will-sustained.
In hi3 administration of Justice
from the bench he had always fore
most in his mind the right to be en
forced, the wrong to be prevented.
Rights of liberty, of security in per
son, property and religion, and of
freedom of movement and contract
were considered by him to have been
embraced in the fundamental concep
tion of liberty as expressed in the De
claration of Independence and the
Constitution of the United States.
These were considered rights guar
anteed by the Constitution to the in
dividual and contractual in their na
ture between the individual and so
ciety to such an extent that the
humblest citizen wan entitled to be
protected in his enjoyment of these
rights against the distress and storms
of changing times.
Respect for law and the necessity
of its enforcement in the protection
of both the individual and society
were r.o pronounced and outstanding
ing his life and thoughts that th
word.-? of Governor Richardson. Tei
ritorial Governor of Nebraska, writ
ten during ancther crisis in ti e na
tion's history, during the Civil War
in 18 63, seem appropriately descrip
tive cf that irdividual obligation
considered by Judge Lesley to be es
sential to good citizenship and tho
lines referred to some characteristic
of him, and are these:
"Whether the laws that are
passed are wir;e or unwise,
whether the government is w ise
ly or unwisely administered,
every citizen owes a sole:i:n duty
to obey the law, to support the
Constitution, to repel invasion
and defend the flag."
Not by length alone, but also by
its depth and breadth is the fullnss
of any life measured. Judge Lesley's
life, though not so long in years,
was lived actively and intensely, la
his youth he observed and exper
ienced the haidships of agricultural
and industrial depression in the
nineties. In his most active middle
age he felt and participated in the
tremendous activities of thp period
of the World War. In his later years
his faith in American manhood and
citizenship led him to be hopeful for
a full and complete recovery from
the material and spiritual national
reaction of the post-war period, and
again from the dangers of material
and moral collapse characterizing the
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