Be?-. 8'at? Historical Society VOL. NO. L PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1934. NO. 4G Twenty-Four from Cass County in Summer School Plattsmonth Kas Seven in the Var ious Colleges Taking Special Work ior Degrees. Lincoln, Nebr. Twenty-Tour stu dents from Cass county are register ed for the current summer school ses sion at the University of Nebraska Of this group, seven are from Platts- mouth, three from Weeping Water, two from .Avoca, two from Cedar Creek, two from Elmwood, two from Nehawka, and one from each of the towns: Alvo, Eagle, Louisville, Mur dock, and Murray, and Mynard. To tal enrollment for the summer at the University is 1,665. Plattsmouth students are: Mar garet E. Bauer, enrolled as a junior iin the teachers college; James F. Begley, senior in the college of arts and sciences; Maxine G. Cloidt, with junior standing in the college of arts and sciences; Lowell S. Dtvoe, taking work toward the degree of mcster of arts; G. Fern Hackenberg, registered as a junior in teachers college; Rob ert M. Mann, who ranks as a senior in the college of engineering; and Charles G. Nowacek, studying in the college of arts and sciences. Enrolled here from Weeping Wa ter are: Kathryn M. Ellis, third year student in teachers college; Jem G. Jones, registered in the college of arts and scinces; and Virginia A. Wiles, working toward her master's degree in teaching. Avoca is represented by: Willene E. Fager, of sophomore rank in the college of agriculture; and Francis B. Marquardt, enrolled as a first year student in the college of arts and sciences. j Cedar Creek students are: Bernese D. Ault .enrolled as a senior in teach ers college; and Lorene A. Cummins, taking freshman work in teachers college. From Elmwood are: Ella R. Bliss, taking advanced work in the grad uate college; and James II. Green, registered in the college of engineer ing. Nehawka is the home of: Velma J. Munn, 6enior in rank at the Univer sity teachers college; and E. C. Stim btrt who is studying toward his de gree of master of arts. Doris I. Coatman is listed as a Junior in the teachers college for Uni versity summer school, and she is from Alvo. M. Edith Robertson of Eagle ranks as a sophomore in teachers college. Arthur H. Ilartman of Louisville is taking his Junior work in the college of arts and sciences. Douglas A. Tool, Murdock student, lis regstered as a senior in the col lege of arts and sciences. John Gilmore of Murray has Junior standing in the college of arts and sciences. Lois M. Keefer of Mynard is tak ing senior subjects in the University teachers college this cummer. DEATH OF BABE The little child born to Mr. and Mrs. John Bergniann, of this city, at the hospital at Omaha, Saturday, died a few moments after birth and was buried here Sunday, being laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery. The services were conducted at the grave by Father George Agius of the St. John's church. Mrs. Bergniann is reported as be ing KomewLat improved at this time and in their loss Mr. and Mrs. Bsrg mann will have the deepest sympathy of the many friends in tlm community. Judge Duxbury Returns from the Rotary Meeting Retiring President of Local Club Finds Great International Gath ering Most Interesting. Edward Carr, Prominent Cass Co. Man, Die DEPART FOR THE EAST Long Time Kcsident of Near and Prominent Democrat Bieo Suddenly Monday Night. From Monday's Dally Dr. and Mrs. II. G. McClusky de parted today on their summer vaca- ! lion trip to the east, planning on spending some weeks at the summer jcanip of a brother of Dr. McClusky in .New York state. The camp is located in the mountain section of New York and is one cf Cue most iopular resort sections of that state. Tiny expect to HERE FROM TEXAS Mrs. Nelson Jean and four chil dren, of Donna, Texas, are here to en joy a visit with the relatives and the old friends in this community. They have been east to enjoy a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blish. at Sr.yer, Pennsylvania, and will visit here and at Havelock with the relatives and then go on to Plainview where they will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred V. Ebinger and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weidman. Mrs. Jean was formerly Miss Frances Weidmr.n of this city and the many old friends are de lighted to enjoy the opportunity of a visit. FAIR VIEW CLUB The Fairview Club held a nice meeting and election of officers at the home of Geneva Franke, with Dolly Terryberry, Ella Ilild. Marie Speck and Florence Fullerton as the associate hostesses. The annual club picnic will be July 26 and the covered dish luncheon will be Aug. 9 at Elea nor Terryberry's. The new officers are: Emma Terry berry, president; Geneva Franke, vice-president; Ella Hild, secretary treasurer. The leader of the afternoon was Lila Jordan. Saturday evening Judge and Mrs. A. II. Duxbury with their children. Dorothea Mae and Dickie, returned from their oting in the east and which included a visit at the Rotary International convention at Detroit, oe of the largest that the organ ization has held. The Duxbury family made the trip east by auto and enjoyed a most de lightful outing in the many places that they visited on their jorney. The first stop of their trip was. at Springfield, Illinois, where they visit ed at the home of Abraham Lincoln which is now a national shrine and also at the tomb of the great civil war president. The party motored to Detroit to join the 12,000 Rotarians that had assembled there to take part in the international meeting.of .the society. The city was filled with Rotarians and the day filled with meetings, banquets and many social features that were arranged for the entertain ment of the visiting Rotarians. Dickie Duxbury was given recog nition as the youngest son of a Ro tarian present at the convention and with his sister, Dorothea, had their pictures appear in Detroit papers. The Duxbury family later motored to the east ar.d visited at the Roy crofters shop at East Aurora, New York, once operated by the late El bert Hubbard r.nd which is still car ried on as one of the best known printing establishments in the cast. BACK OK THE JOB From Monday's Dally Mr. and Mrs. Elmer A. Webb and youngest son, Donald, arrived home last night from a six day visit with Mrs. Webb's aunt, Mrs. Albert Tin schert, at Creighton, Nebr., during which time Mr. Webb was complet ing the required recuperation from his recent operation. The two older boys remained in Creighton for a longer visit and will return home on the train in a few weeks. Enroute home, they visited at the home of Fred Hoist, a cousin of Mrs. Webb, at West Point, and also call ed on Rev. R. D. Murphree and fam ily at Valley for an hour last even ing. The Murphrees had just re turned from a week's trip to Arkan sas, and previous to that Rev. Mur phree had been at Columbus for ten days in charge of the annual Epworth League institute held there. Mr. Webb resumed his work In the Journal composing rooms this morn ing after an absence of nearly four weeks and is feeling much improved as a result of his recent operation at the Veterans' hospital in Lincoln. HAS HAND INJUHZD William Patrick O'Donnell, Jr., who Is engaged as a clerk at the L. B. Eegnberger grocery and meat market, suffered a painful injury to his right hand Monday afternoon. Vhe young man had been engaged in making hamburger with a large power grinder and after the meat had been ground had slarted to clean a part of the machine without shut ting off the power and the middle finger of the hand was caught in the grinder and with the result that the tip of the finger was cut off. The in Jury was dressed at once but makes the hand quite sore and the young man will feel the effects of the In jury for several days. The death of Edward Carr, 70, oc curred Monday night at the heme near Eagle following a sudden Le.ut attach, he pursing way Lei'jre med ical aid could reach him. Mi-. Curr had not been in the best cf health for the past year and Monday aluv noon had returned home mid com plained of fet ling poorly and Liill'ci ing from hi:; heart but had rested and seemed to be about as usual when the fatal atlr.ck claimed bis life. Mr. Carr has been a very prom inent figure in the affairs of ('ass county and lo;ig had been an out standing figure in tho democratic politics uf the county, being active in the tions and work of t lie party. He was a lifetime friend of the late William Jennings Bryan and of Governor Charles W. Bryan. The deceased v.as a native of Ken tucky where he was born on Novem ber 27. 1SC3, but spent hi3 younger years in Ohio, coming to Nebraska in 1SS7 and located in the vicinity of Greenwood and later moving to near Eagle where he had been en gaged in farming and hud extensive land interests in that section of the county. He is survived by the widow, ore son, Marvin and two daughters, Mrs. Carl Bengen and Miss Lola Carr. The family have made no definite arrangements for the funeral pend ing word from a brother in Kentucky, but it is probable .that the services will le held on Thursday. Jiemain in the east until Augm.t 12th ! when they will ictura home. During Names Craft for Members of Lewis and Clark Party Boats to Make Trip Up Missouri River Revive Memory of Ex pedition of 1803. Under the heading, "Government ! Tfiwl.(.:its T'.l.iyiiic n. Vv Water ithe aor.er.ee ot the pester irom tue . , , ! j ran, me lvansas cjity siar gives u , , ... graphic account of two new goveni- tervices, altho the usual Sunday and , . .... ., , . , .irutnt towboats that are now paddling young peoples meetings v.iil be held . . , up the Missouri river from Gasconade, at the church. (, T1 ,; i.iei., iij i on recK, mum., u uisiuuie rf 1 S.7T. tnili-. Tluv n:i-'-.r-i1 Platls- WpPTHnO" 'SMrltfrY mouth this morning at 0:30. f V CCpIli VS rhe bQats are cinytem.d tne John Ordway and the Patrick Gass. The boats are following the roman tic trail of Lewis and Clark expedi- ion, symbolical of these first explor- rs. The boats are named after two ' sergeants of the Lewis and Clark Ex Sources of City Water Supply Drying ntcKtion. Sergeant Gass and Sergeant Ordway. The boat trip is also a pio neering venture, for just as the ex plorers opened the country to white Weeping Water and its people are; men, these two boats herald the being faced v.itn a very serious proo-j coming of river traffic from St. Louis km in the last few eoks. that of an I to Fort Peck, Mont. Incindentally adequate supply of vattr for the j two of the dredges will be known as SENDS REGARDS TO OLD FRIENDS HERE While in Flainview Saturday, a member of the Journal force called on Fred Weideman at his place of business located just off Highway No. 20, as has been cur custom in nu merous years past when up in that part of the country. Fred has a nice auto supply and filling station busi ness in Plainview and his wife oper ates a hemstitching shop in addition. Their eldest boy, George, has recent ly returned home from a C. C. C. camp in Oregon. He enjoyed hearing news of old friends here and was looking forward to a visit from his sister, Mrs. Nelson Jean and children, who is now here visiting, as well as other of the relatives here who will probably accompany her to Plainview and asked that we convey his regards to all the old acqhaintances in Platts mouth. Federal highway No. 20 has been paved from the cast edge of riain view to a point three miles west cf the town and now promise is held out that it will be paved east to its Junc ture with U. S. No. 81 near Osmond, a distance of some fifteen miles. BENCHES FOR BALLPLAYERS The players in the kittenbal) games at Athletic park have in the past been forced to sit on the ground at the park owing to the lack of play ing benches. E. G. Shellenbarger, one of the umpiring staff decided to rem edy the situation and secured the donation of materials and funds for the placing of benches in the park for the players. These benches are for players only and not for the kids or general public. The donors who made the benches possible were E. G. Shellenbarger, Rex Young, War ren Farmer, John Svoboda, Dr. O. Sandin. Fred Lugsch, Herb Schutz, Sam Am. Howard Fullerton, Dr. G. L. Taylor, George Conis, Clement Woster, W. H. Puis, Adolph Geise, Frank and John Boetel. MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE On Monday afternoon at the court house occurred the marriage of Miss D. Louise Johnson and Mr. Carl Timm Rector, both of Weeping Water. The marriage lines were read by Judge A. H. Duxbury in his usual impres sive manner and witnessed by Mr. Elmer Klepser and Mrs. Jennie Klep Ber. Following the wedding the bridal party returned to their home at Weeping Water. Faces Problem of Water Supply,5 Up and Leaves Grave Situ ation for the Citizens. community supplied by the city water system. - The rupply of the city water has been from Crystal lake and the creek that feeds it and both these water sources have been gradually drying up in the long drouth period and at this time there is only a small re serve supply left in the lake. In the past two months the city officials have urged the citizens to conserve the supply as f&r as possible and sprinkling of lawns or all un necessary use of city wattr has been discontinued for several weeks now by the residents of tho. community. To add to the water shortage a few nights ago some pennon visited the reservoir which carried the sup ply for the water main3 and opened the outlet of the reseivoir and let out the supply of water. The condition of the water supply is such that the city probably willj have to seek other sources for their water if the drouth and dry condi tions continue to dry up the lake and creeks. OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY Sheriff and Mrs. Homer Sylvester observed their twenty-first wedding anniversary on Friday of the past veek at their home in this city, the occasion being a very pleasant family party. ; In honor of the parents, the daugh ters of the family prepared a delight ful dinner which was served to the the Lewis and the Clark. In connection with the govern ment's recognition of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, extracts are given below from a talk by Miss Olive Gass bfff.ie the Lewis and Claik chapter cf "The Delphians." "The Lewis and Clark Expedition was the great empire-making adven ture of Thomas Jefferson, who bought from Napoleon, for $15,000, 000 the great territory of Louisiana which then extended from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. Nowhere in the annals of exploration is there a record -ot so magnificent an adven ture as this one. The plan called for a trip around the world. "The obje-ct was expolration and a complete record of the condition of the country, the Indians, the animals and plant life cf the Louisiana Pur chase. "The Lewis and Clark Expedition consisted of about 30 young men. They left St. Louis in the fall of 1S03 and rowed up the Missouri river in barges. "Among these 3roung men waa First Sergeant Patrick Gass, for whom one of these 1934 boats is christened. "Patrick Gass was my father's great uncle and my father. Perry Patrick Gass, was named for him. "Tills Patrick Ga3s of the Lewis and Clark Expedition was selected by the government to write the Journal of the Expedition. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1771 and died in West Virginia in 1870, at the age of members of the family and a few, 99 years. Mr. Samuel Waugh, for guests who had been invited in. In addition to the members of ihe fanir ily there were present, Cass Sylves ter, Miss Minnette Bloom and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walling. After the dinner party Sheriff and Mrs. Sylvester ar.d Mr. and Mrs. Walling enjoyed a theatre party at Omaha to complete the anniversary observance. VISITS IN THE CITY Monday evening Leonard Hawk enbery, former Plattsmouth young man, was in the city for a short time to meet a few of the old friends and associates of the years past. Mr. Hawkenbery is now the general foreman or" the shops of the American Refrigerator Transit Co., at Pueblo, Colorado, and has been in Omaha for a few days to secure additional car men for work at the shops at Pueblo. Mr. A. F. Glatt, of St. Louis, travel ing car agent cf the transportation department of the company, accom panied Mr. Hawkenbe-ry here and en joyed a visit with the local people. GOES TO WEST COAST Mr. and Mrs. E V. Hunnicutt and family of Des Moines, were here Sun day for a short time to visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Briggs, the latter being an aunt of Mr. Hun nicutt. The party is en route for the west coast where Mr. Hunnicutt Is to open an office at San Francisco as well as a branch at Los Angeles for the "Successful Farmer and Better Homes and Gardens," well known publications with which he has been connected for a number of years. mer officer in the First National bank lure, was with him when he died. "In July 1904 this expedi tion passed the site whore Platts mouth is now located, and on up the river to where Council Bluffs was afterwards built. At this point the expedition held a concil, hence the name. "In the Journal the passing of the site of Plattsmouth is designated as Saturday, July 21. (1804) 'We had a breeze from the southeast, by the aid of which we passed, at about ten miles, a willow island on the south, near highlands, covered with timber at the bank, and formed of limestone with cemented shells. On the oppos ite bank is a bad sandbar, and the land near it cut through at high water by small channels, forming a number of islands. The wind lulled at 7:00 o'clock, and we reached. In the rain, at a distance of fourteen miles, the great river Platte. " 'On the morning of the 22d of July (1804) the party again set sail, and having found, at a distance of ten miles from the mouth of the Platte, a high and shaded situation on the north side of the Missouri (Bellevue) they encamped there to make observations and to send for the neighboring tribes of Indians.' "The expedition then moved on up the Missouri river and when near the present location of Sioux City, they lost one of their men by death. Sergeant Charles Floyd. This was the only death among the men dur ing the expedition. Floyd was burled at this place and a cedar post with his name upon it was placed at the grave. The state of Iowa, assisted by the government have erected a monument to Charles Floyd. This monument is just south of Sioux City and many Plattsmouth people have visited the spot where this monu ment stands. The expedition continued its way up the Missouri river and at the site of Mandan, North Dakota, they erect ed a fort which they named Fort Mandan. They wintered at this fort, and in the spring continued their Journey to the Pacific ocean. The expedition returned to St. Louis and the members were muster ed out in 180C. Red Sox Win Game Sunday by 16 to 0 Score Baker Ice Machine Co., of Omaha, Take Whitewashing from the Local Team. The Red Sox Sunday arternoon gave the Baker Ice Machine baseball team a whitewashing at Athletic park by the score of 10 to 0. It had been expected to have the strong Greenwood team here for the Sunday game, but this was cancelled in the morning and the Omaha team dated. The locals had the game in the bag from the start and the visitors were unable to solve the delivery of Bradley and Sylvester, eleven being retired by the strikeout route. Krejci and Oliver led the team in hitting. Joe securing two doubles and two singles, while Oliver had two singles and a double The tabulated score of the game was as follows: Baker Ic2 Machine Co. AB It II PO Linder. lb 3 0 Graham, 3b 4 ' 0 Black, 2b 3 Kirby. If Peterson, cf . Sailing, e T. Kirby, if Danielaen, ss Tillman, 3b . Red Sox Schliscke, 3b Oliver. 2b Svoboda, lb Krejci, ss Stone, c-cf Pierce, rf Thimgan, If McCarthy, cf . Huntley, c Bradley, p Sylvester, p 4 . 3 C . 3 3 . 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 8 2 0 1 4 2 4 0 A 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 3 4 24 11 AB It II PO 6 4 4 5 3 4 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 t 0 10 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 A 3 3 0 G 0 o 0 0 0 2 40 16 14 27 16 2 MARRIED AT LINCOLN On last Saturday at the Westmin ster Presbyterian church of Lincoln was celebrated the wedding of Miss Harriett Cheney and Mr. George Fit simmons. The ceremony occurred at 9:30 in the morning. After the cere mony at the church the bridal party went to the home of the bride's moth er, Mrs. G. W. Cheney, where a re ception waa held, following which the bridal party departed for their home at Minneapolis where they will be at home to their friends after August 1st. The bride is the accomplished daughter of Mrs. G. W. Cheney of Lincoln and formerly resided at Union, the family removing to Lin coln a few years ago. The groom is a young business man at Minneapolis. Those from Nehawka attending the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. Marion Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond C. Pollard and two daughters, Misses Virginia and Leona, Mrs. Jul ian Pollard, Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Shel don and daughter. Miss Jane, Geo. C. Sheldon and wife and daughter, Ruthanna. RECEIVES SAD NEWS Mrs. J. F. Clugy Monday received the message telling of the death of a niece of the late Mr. Clugy, Mrs. Amelia Boardman. Mrs. Boardman had been making her home in South Dakota and Mrs. Clugy was unaware that she was ill until the message came that she had passed away Sun day morrnlng. Mrs. Boardman leaves her husband and seven children. Owing to the poor health of Mrs. Clugy she has been unable to make the trip to Dakota to attend the funeral services. Norfolk Packers Win from BREX Last Evening One of the Best Games Staged on the Local Grounds Won by the Packers, Score 4 to 2. From 'Wednesday's liily One of the real thrillers i.i tbe kittenball league was affordcJ the customers last night when the Nor folk Packers won from the liKKX team by the score of 4 to 2. The game was a great hurling contest between March of the BREX and Rolph of the Packers, Rolrh be ing especially effective In the pinches and held the usually hard hitting shop team to a fwe scattered bingles and but for an outfield bobble should have had but a single score tallied against him. The BREX took the lead early in the game and held this until the sixth Inning when they were swept from the lead by the timely blows of the Packers that brought over the necessary runs to give the Pack ers the lead. The BREX made a desperate rally in the seventh inning to stave off the defeat, but Rolph proved effective and the Packers checked up the win. The box score of the game was as follows: EREX AB R H PO A K Spidell. c 4 0 2 8 0 0 Swoboda, ss 3 0 110 1 Hall, cf 3 0 0 2 0 0 Schliscke, 2b 3 0 1 0 6 2 Gradoville, 2b 3 1 1 1 2 0 O'Donnell. lb 3 1 1 5 0 0 White, rs 3 0 0 1 0 0 Long, rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 March, p 3 0 0 0 0 1 Mason. If 2 0 0 0 0 0 Koubek 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 2 6 18 7 4 Norfolk Packers AD It II PO A E Christy, cf 3 1110 0 Schroeder. lb 3 1 1 9 0 0 Napier, c 3 1 0 5 0 1 Broman, ss 3 0 113 1 F. Nelson, 3b 3 0 0 0 2 0 Chandler, is 3 0 0 1 0 1 Rolfe, p 2 0 12 10 Benish. rf 2 0 0 1 0 2 Haney, If 1 0 0 0 0 1 C. Nelson. 2b 2 1110 0 Thompson, If 1 0 0 0 0 0 2G 4 5 21 6 C Umpires t Handler. Shellenbar ger. Taylor. Struck out by Rolfe ; by March 7. Bases on balls off Rolfe 1; off March 0. Koubek batted for Mason in 7th. HAS SERIOUS ACCIDENT Merrtit Pollard, of Nehawka, who seems to have an evil nemesis fol lowing in his footsteps, suffered a third very serious accident within a short time one day last week. Mr. Pollard was hauling a load of hay when the wagon went Into a chuck hole causing a sudden lurch of the wagon and its load, throwing Mr. Pollard from the load and caubing him to alight on his shoulder, frac turing his shoulder blade and collar bone. The fractures were reduced and Merritt made as comfortable as pos sible. A few months ago he was kicked and trampled by a vicious horse when his collar bone wan frac tured and four separate fractures caused on his leg. Later when they were about well he suffered a frac ture of one of his wrists, and thi.t an followed by the accident last week. It looks like he is having plenty of bad luck. His many friends are hop ing that he may soon be well again. CLUB HAS 1IEETLNG The "Nimble Thimble" sewing club held their regular meeting July 5 at Mrs. Guy Riser's home. There were fifteen members present and one visitor, Ruth Anne Blotzer. The lesson was discussed by both classes. Judging of dust cloths and princess slips in the second class. The club was dismissed to meet again on July 19. Delicious refreshments were served by Helen Louise Blotzer and Lavina Troop. WHIPPLE LEONARD. News Reporter. Mr. and Mrs. Will:am liaird of Salida, Colorado, arrived here Satur day to enjoy a visit here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Farley and with Misses Caroline and Estella Baird, the ladles being (Bisters of Mr. Baird.