Netr. State H'storieal Society
VOL. NO. L
PLATTS1IOTJTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1935.
110. 93
Corn-Hog Con
tracts to be Signed
Coming Month
Educational Meetings to Ee Held Over
tne County Uurmg the Month
to Aid the Signers.
The progress that will be made to
ward the actual signing of the 1935
corn and hog contracts will be as
follows in Cass county: Monday,
January 14th. the allotment com
mittee with the agricultural agent.
D. D. Wainscott, attended a district
conference at Tecumseh to go into
the details of the new contract and
had many of their questions about
the various features of the program
answered.
From Tuesday until Friday the
committee worked out a schedule for
the educational campaign and a no
tice is to be sent each producer in
the county as to the time and place
they may attend the educational
meetings.
Friday, January 18th, a contract
writing school will be held by the
agent and district supervisor to train
those that will assist in writing the
contracts. The following week, the
educational meetings will start. The
schedule will probably be as follows:
Monday, Jan. 21, Greenwood.
Tuesday, Jan. 22. Eagle.
Wednesday. Jan. 23, Elmwood.
Thursday. Jan. 24. Murdock.
Friday, Jan. 25, Weeping Water.
Monday, Jan. 28. Glendale Church.
Tuesday. Jan. 29, Mynard.
Wednesday, Jan. 30, Nehawka.
This is only a tentative schedule
and more definite arrangements for
buildings, etc., will need to be made
which may cause some changes. The
exact schedule will be on the notices
sent out to the farmers. If this
schedule works out a3 expected, con
tracting writing will start about
February 4th.
FUNERAL OF WM. SPLITT
Mr. William Splltt had cot been
in the best of heal for the past sev
eral years, having suffered heart and
stomach trouble. He had not been
seriously ill until about three hours
before his death. He had not felt
the best in the evening, but was
feeling better when he retired.
During the night he was awaken
ed by very intense pain. The doctor
was summoned at once, and every
thing possible done to relieve hi3 suf
fering, with no avail, until death
came to his relief at 2:30 o'clock
Tuesday morning, the cause of death
apparently being heart trouble and
complications.
William Splitt, a son of Mr. and
Mrs. August Splitt, was born April
9, 1S78, at the heme of his parents,
the site of which is now a part of
the city of Omaha, and passed away
at his home in Imperial. Nebr., Jan.
8, 1935, at the age of 5G years. 8
months and 29 days. His childhood
wa3 spent at his home in Omaha, un
til at the age cf seven years, he with
his parents and family went to Ger
many, remaining only a year. On
returning the family settled in
Plattsmouth, later moving to a farm
southeast of this city, where he grew
to manhood.
It was near here he was united
in marriage to Miss Gertrude Camp
bell, and lived until 1917, when with
his family he moved to Imperial, since
then living on the farm, where his
death occurred.
Besides his wife he is survived by
a son, John, a daughter, Mrs. W. B.
Davis and four grandchildren of Im
perial and a sister, Mrs. F. W. Beil,
Plattsmouth, a brother, Gus Splitt of
Murray, besides many other relatives
The funeral was held Thursday
afternoon from the Lutheran church
of Imperial, where he and his wife
were members, they having been af
filiated with this church in 1932. He
was baptized in the faith as a child.
Interment was made in the Im
perial cemetery, which was once a
part of his farm. The profusion of
beautiful flowers and the wonderful
manner in which his neighbors and
friends showed their love and respect
for the deceased, spoke of the high
esteem in which he was held, the
funeial being one of the largest ever
held in Imperial.
Mrs. Dora Peacock, who has been
visiting with relatives here for a
short time, returned Sunday to her
home In Lincoln.
ROYAL HIGHLANDERS MEET
The Craigmiller Castle No. 384 of
the Royal Highlander lodge met at
the home of Miss Etta Nickles on
north Fifth street Friday evening.
The officers elected fcr the com
ing year were: Miss Nickles, secretary-treasurer;
Mrs. Wm. Fuls, illus
trious protector; Mrs. J. L. Stamp,
chief counselor.
Following the installation cere
monies the ghests enjoyed a social
time at cards. Those in attendance
from Murray were Mrs. Fannie Cross
er, Mr3. Henry Creamer and Mrs.
John Farris.
A dainty two-course luncheon was
served to complete an evening of real
pleasure to all the members.
Omaha Parties
Fali Into Hands
of Lav Sunday
Joy Riding Party Charged With
Speeding on Main Street and
Also Breaking Glass.
Sunday afternoon a party of Om
aha young people who had evidently
arrived in the city to show the na
tives a few stunts in fast driving and
a general good time, fell into the
hands of the law in the person of
Chief of Folice Libershal.
The excessive rate of speed at
which the car had come down Main
street was witnessed by the chief of
police and who accordingly followed
on their trail. As the auto party
came down the "main drag." one of
the ladies in the party tossed a glass
bottle from the car onto the paving
and broken glass scattered over
Quite a wide area of the street.
The Omaha party finally made a
stop for additional refreshments and
where the chief took the driver of
the car who gave the name of Paul
Dunn, into custody on the charge of
speeding. The chief also commanded
the ladies of the party to hasten out
into the streets and gather up the
fragments of broken glass.
A cash bond of $10 was supplied
by the driver of the car and the group
allowed to go on their way but at
a more moderate rate of epeed.
GET LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT
A committee cf the Chamber of
Commerce, composed cf Fred I. Rea,
president, L. O. Minor and Judge A.
H. Duxbury, were at Omaha Mon
day afternoon where they visited
with Captain Wayman, in charge of
the supervision of the improvement
work cn the Missouri river. The
committee had urged the continuance
of the work in thi3 locality as long
as possible in the winter season and
while their requests were listened to
in a sympathetic manner, there was
little encouragement offered. The
engineers are anxious to maintain
the work as it is a re-employment
as well as a navigation project, but
the contractors doing the work had
felt that cn the projects requiring
water work that it would not be
satisfactory and had better be delay
ed until the passing of the winter
season.
PASSES TO LAST REWARD
The death cf Oia A. Fitch, 5S. oc
curred at the Nebraska Masonic
Home on Friday night, following an
illness of some duration.
Mr. Fitch was born at Madison,
Iowa, on April 13, 1876, where he
spent his younger years and later
came to Nebraska to locate at Om
aha, where he became a member of
John J. Mercer lodge No. 290 and
was active in the work of the A. F.
& A. M. for many years. He was
admitted to the Nebraska Masonic
Home on July 11, 1933.
Mr. Fitch is survived by three
sons, John R., Robert and Raymond,
all of Omaha, as well as one daugh
ter, Mrs. Roberts, also cf Omaha.
The body was taken to Omaha Sat
urday for the funeral which was held
at Elk City on Sunday.
SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT
Fred W. Guenther, residing west
of this city, who has been confined
to his home on the farm as the result
of a heart weakness, is reported as
somewhat improved. Mr. Guenther
will be forced to take a rest of some
duration and avoid any heavy work
for a long period of time.
Chas- H. W arner,
Long Time Resi
dent, is Called
Honored Resident of Community Is
Called to Rest Resident cf
Nebraska Since 1S76.
From Tuesday's Dally
This morning shortly after the
dawning of the new day, death call
ed to Charles II. Warner, long time
resident cf this community, who for
weeks has been gravely ill at the
family heme on North Eighth street.
Until the infirmities of age forced
Mr. Warner to remain in the quietude
of his home, he was cn active figure
in the community and a gentleman
loved and honored by all who had
the privilege of his acquaintance.
Kindly in his dealings with his fel
low man Mr. Warner had held the
highest respect of all with whom he
came in contact.
Charles H. Warner was born cn
December 25, 1S54, in Woodford
county, Illinois, the son of Calvin and
Nancy Warner. The Warner family
had come originally frcm Pennsyl
vania where the first members of
the family had migrated from Ger
many. When Mr. Warner was a boy of
only seven years of age his father
passed away and he was taken into
the heme of an uncle, Ruebea Skin
ner, whose wife was a sister of the
deceased father. When he had reach
ed fourteen years of age he came
west to start life for himself and
for a time was engaged in work in
the then territory of Nebraska. Later
he removed to Texas to spend several
years.
It was in the year 187G that Mr.
Warner came to Cass county to make
his future home and where he has
been one of the leading citizens of
the community. On Chrl3tmas day ol
1S79 he was united In marriage to
Miss Barbara E. Wiles, the daughter
of Stephen and Catherine Wiles, pio
neer residents of this part of Caes
county. Mr. and Mrs. Warner es
tablished themselves on a farm a few
miles west of this city where they
spent many happy years and where
their family was born and reared in
the loving care of these two estim
able residents.
Mr. Warner was a member of the
United Brethren church which he
joined a great many years ago.
There is left to mourn the pass
ing of thi3 good man, the aged widow,
Mrs. Barbara Warner, one son,
George Wallace, and six daughters,
Mrs. Alta Gertrude Warga, Mrs. Mil
dred Mable Howard, Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth Terryberry, Mrs. Emily Fran
ces Wetenkamp, Mrs. Nellie Mae
Hutchison and Miss Helen Wiles
Warner, all residing in and near this
city. One son, Frederick and an in
fant daughter, Catherine Louise, have
preceded the father in death. There
is also three brothers living, Wil
liam, of Alvo; Frank, of Lincoln;
Rev. George Warner of Miami, Flor
ida. Two si3ters have gone on be
fore. FUNERAL OF CHILD
The funeral services or Frances
Erelene Sigler, aged seven months,
was held on Sunday afternoon at
2:30 at the Sattler funeral home
and attended by a very large num
ber of the friend3 of the family who
gathered to share with the family the
sorrow that her passing ha3 brought.
The services were in charge of Dr.
H. G. McClusky, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, bringing words
of comfort and hope to the members
of the breaved family circle.
During the service two numbers
were given by Frank A. Cloidt and
Mrs. J. R. Reeder, Miss Estelle Baird
being the accompanist.
The Interment was at Oak Hill
cemetery, the pall bearers being a
group of little girls being selected
for this service, Dorothea Mae Dux-
bury, Dorothy Jean Turner, Helen
Barkus, Elizabeth Ann Wiles, Betty
Jean Vroman and Anna Marie Rea.
PLACED UNDER PEACE BOND
From Tuesday's Daily
This morning in the county court
Charlie Shryock was arraigned on a
peace complaint which was filed by
a sister-in-law of the defendant. The
court granted the prayer of the peti
tion for the complaint and Mr. Shry-
jock was released on his own bond.
DIES ON WAY TO HOSPITAL
The G-week-old son c: :.Ir. and
Mrs. Albert Philpot of Overton, Neb.,
died early Tuesday between Valley
and Omaha as the parents were rush
ing him to Clarhson hospital at Om
aha for treatment of an inostinal dis
turbance, Ccrcner's Investigator Matt;
I). Jaap of Douglas county, report
ed. The body will be itturncd to
Overton. j
Albert Philpot is a son cf Mr. and j
Mrs. William Philpot, members of j
cue of the prominent families of:
Cass county and a cousin of Mibs:
Helen Hunter and Mrs. irttiling I:.g
v. erson cf ohis city.
Young People
Announce Mar
riage at Papiilion
Hiss Mary Mrasek and Ir. Edward
M. Egenberger of This City
Wedded June S, 1334.
From Monday's Dally
This morning the announcement
was made cf the marriage on June
8, 1934, at Papiilion, Nebraska, cf
Miss Mary Mrasek and Mr. Edward
M. Egenberger, both cf this city.
The wedding had been kept a close
secret by the young pecple and the
many friends will be delighted to
learn cf the happiness thct has ccme
to them In the joining of their heaits
and lives.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Mrasek and has grown
to womanhood in this city where shs
v." as educated in the local schools and
graduated in the clas3 of 1933.
The groom is the son cf Mrs. Ed
ward Kelly and was born and reared
in Plattsmouth where he was grad
uated in the class of 1932 of the
local schools. A younjr'.inan of high
character and industry'fce has'-grown
to manhood here and coniinajids the
respect and esteem of all who have
the pleasure of his acquaintance. Mr.
Egenberger is at the present time em
ployed at the Cloidt Service station
in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Egenberger are to
atart housekeeping at once and the
many friends v. ill join in wishing
them many years of happiness and
success in the future.
ENJOY SOCIAL GATHERING
The members of the local court
of the Catholic Daughters of America
were most delightfully entertained
on Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. John J. Cloidt with Mrs. Em
mons Ptak, Mrs. Emil Koukal, Miss
Elizabeth Bergman and Miss Minnie
Guthmann as the associate hostesses.
The ladies spent the time at cards.
contract bridge and pinochle being
the diversions of the evening and in
which Mrs. Lcn Henry wa3 the win
ner of the high score In bridge and
Miss Josephine Rys in the pinochle
games.
There were a number of guests
present to enjoy the delightful even
ing, among these being Mrs. Edward
Kelly, Mrs. I. L. Kccian, Mrs. Joseph
Weber. Mary Ann Hadraba, Lucille
Meisinger, Cleda Koukal, Erma Pit
man, Betty Vrcbril.
At the close of the evening the
hostesses served a dainy and much
appreciated luncheon that brought
to a close a most pleasant event for
all.
VERY HAPPY EVENT
From Wednesday's Dally
This morning at an early hour at
the St. Catherine's hospital at Om
aha, a fine little daughter was born
to Mr. and Mrs. James E. Warga of
south of this city. The reports from
the hospital state that the mother
and little daughter are doing nicely
and the proud father is very happy
over the addition to the family circle.
Mrs. Warga was formerly Miss Irene
Taplett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Taplett, the family formerly
residing at Tyndall, South Dakota.
WILL UNDERGO OPERATION
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Walllnger
of Ashland were in the city Sunday
for a short time while en route to
Omaha where Mrs. Wallinger will en
ter the Lord Lister hospital for
treatment and an operation. Mrs.
Wallinger is a sister of Mrs. Louisa
Bauer. Mrs. H. E. Becker and Fred
W. Guenther of this city.
Omaha W oman
Head of Episco
pal Auxiliary
Mrs. W. W. Hcagland, Well Known
Here, Kc-electcd to Position
Hiss Gering OiTicer.
Mrs. W. W. Hcagland for the fifth
time was relccted diocesan president
of the wemen's auxiliary of the Epis
copal church at All faints church,
Omaha, Tuesday afternoon at one cf
the series cf meetings for church
men and women during a three-day
session which concludes Thursday.
Eishcp E. V. Shayler is presiding.
Other officers elected were: Mrs.
Thomas Eccson, Fremont, vice-president;
Mrs. Edward H. Vrana, re
cording secretary; Mrs. L. T. Wil
cox, corresponding secretary; and
Mrs. S. L. Morris, treasurer, the lat
ter three r.ll of Omaha.
Mis3 Barbara Gering, Plattsmouth,
was elected treasurer of the united
thank offering; Mrs. Frank Melling
er, Cn.aha, secretary of supply bu
reau; Mrs. E. R. Leverton, Lincoln,
educational secretary; and the fol
lowing vice-chairmen of the deanery:
Mrs. William Cosh, Omaha; Mrs.
Harold E. Tagg, Schuyler, western
division; Mrs. Walter T. Staver, Lin
coln, southern division.
New Trends in Missions.
Foreign missionary work in the
Episcopal church which often in
the past received but scant sym
pathy from the average laymen
lias now taken two definite trends
away from parochial and evangelical
efforts, said Rev. Herbert W. Prince,
rector of the Church of the Holy
Spirit. Lake Forest, 111.
He addressed the women's mission
ary society Tuesday morning.
The speakers defined these two
trends as the ' establishment and
maintenance of humanitarian pro
jects, such as the great St. Luke's
medical center at Tokio and St.
John's university at Shanghai, and
the withdrawal of white mission
aries from certain districts with the
shifting of responsibility to native
Christian priests.
Points to Progress.
'In one missionary area in Japan
there are 9S Episcopal priests, only
six of whom are American the other
two being native Christians," he
said.
In the face of many discouraging
obstacles, the speaker cited this, and
ihut an East African area, entirely
l agan in 1900, now has 100 thousand
Christians and 1,200 churches, as
pointing to the important growth of
missionary work.
A hanniipt of the Nebraska Church
men's club was held last night at'.the southeastern section of the state
the Elks' club in connection with
these diocesan meetings. Today 150
lay end clerical delegates will gath
er at All Saints for the sixty-eighth
annual diocesan council.
The council meeting, usually held
at Trinity cathedral has been trans
ferred thi3 year to All Saints' as a
housewarming for the remodeled
church. The territory of the diocese
embraces Nebraska as far west as
Hastings.
Shayler Gives Message.
Bishop Shaylor delivered his mes
sage 3esterday afternoon.
Mrs. Hoagland conducted the
morning session of the women's mis
sionary society, when Mrs. A. J. Ford
of Hastings talked on "Better Church
Schools," Mrs. E. L. Leverton of Lin
coln on diocesan educational work,
Mrs. Herbert Cooper of Lincoln on
the social service work carried on
hv Tmrrh wnmpn. nnd Miss Eleanor
Sprague of Omaha on religious edu-
cational activities.
Those from this city to attend
the meeting at Omaha were Misses
Mia and Barbara Gering. Mrs. Henry
Herold, Mrs. Perry Coffman. Miss
Jessie Robertson, Mrs. J. A. Donelan,
Mrs. R. F. Patterson, Mrs. R. W.
Clement, Mrs. H. C. McMaken. Among
those who attended the conference
were Mrs C. B. Tungate of Omaha,
former resident here and Mrs. Flem
ing Robb of Lincoln, well known in
this city.
Floyd II. Gerbellng, local repre
sentative of the Standard Oil Co.,
with Howard Davis were visitors on
Saturday at Elmwood and Nebraska
City where they were called to look the retiring noble grand of the local mer being a sister of Mrs. Egenbcr
after some business matters. lodge. jger.
HAS HAND INJURED
R. D. O'Brien, one of the long
time residents of Center precinct, was
severely injured Tuesday when he
had two fingers of his right hand
bud'j . lacerated while cutting wood
at the farm of his son, Walter. Mr.
O'Brien was working with a power
saw and as he was handling the wood
into the saw two cf the fingers were
caught and lacerated and may result
in their loss.
Mr. O'Brien has a large circle of
friends over the county who will re
gret to learn of his accident. Mr.
O'Brien, who is well advanced in
years, makes his home with his son,
Karry, in the Manley community.
Rotary Hears of
Life in the Far
Away Orient
Captain David Barrett, Seventeenth
Infantry, Fort Crook, Guest
Speaker on Tuesday.
An unusually clear and interest
ing story of the life of the peoples
cf the oriental countries was given
Tuesday noon at the luncheon of the
local Rotary club. The speaker was
Captain David Barrett, 17th infantry,
Fort Crook.
The foreign service of Captain
Barrett had included the Philippines,
China stations and gave him the op
portunity of observing the people of
these and other nations of the orient.
The speaker discussed the mode of
living of the natives of the country,
their ability to subsist on very little
and in the great populated areas of
China human life i3 perhaps the
cheapest commodity that can be
found. The wage scale of the coun
tries of the orient is al3o at a very
low figure, their highest paid artisans
not teceiving more than the lowest
paid classes of the United States,
even in these depression times.
The address was very interesting
and gave many facts as to the coun
tries that are little known and which
Captain Barrett had gathered from
personal observation.
J. A. Capwell, an officer of the
reserve corps, was also present as a
guest and a friend of Captain Bar
rett. CAPTURE HAY THIEVES
From Wednesday's Dally
This morning two colored men,
giving the names of Earl and Roy
Alexander and their homes as Te
kamah, were arrested at Blair with
a load cf two tons of hay. The Blair
authorities had received the tip that
the men had been stealing hay in
and accordingly, notified Sheriff
Homer Sylvester at his office here.
The hay that was found in the
possession of the two men was taken
from the farm of C. L. Wiles, near
this city and the sheriff had just
returned frcm an investigating trip
to the scene of the crime when the
message was received from Blair of
the capture.
The two men are also thought to
have stolen a load of hay from a
farm in the vicinity of Blair and
Sheriff Carl Ryder of Otoe county has
been seeking the thieves for the past
!two days.
INSTALL OFFICERS
From TVednesday's Dally
Last evening Plattsmouth lodge
No. 7, I. O. O. F., held their in
stallation of officers at the lodge
rooms in the Odd Fellow building, a
lar&e number being present to attend
the ceremonies.
The installation ceremonies were
In charge of W. L. Hughes, Green
wood, district deputy grand master,
who was accompanied by his staff
to fittingly induct into service the
new officers. The officers selected
Noble Grand H. M. Lillie.
Vice-Grand C. S. Sutton.
Secretary C. R. Olson.
Treasurer C. D. Palmer.
There were a number from Louis
ville and Greenwood here despite the
bad driving conditions and who with
the Plattsmouth members enjoyed
the fine luncheon that had been ar-
ranged by the committee in charge
C. R. Olson, the new secretary,
State Bond Bills
Find Support in
the Legislature
Muddle Created by Lack cf Bond of
State Treasurer, Takes Atten
tion of Lawmakers.
Calling upon the Nebraska bouse
of representatives judiciary commit
tee to approve his state bonding bill.
Representative Cone, democrat. Val
ley. Tuesday night raid approval of
the measure would "demonstrate the
state is bigger than anything in it."
No action was taken following the
public hearing attended by approxi
mately 200. Chairman Dugan of
Omaha said the group may act Thurs
day afternoon.
Bonding companies caused tem
porary closing of the state treasury.
Cone said, thru their refusal to write
a million dollar surety bond for State
Treasurer Hall. This led to drafting
of the measure which he said would
set up a $200,000 revolving fund
and would provide surety bonds fur
all public officials in Nebraska.
Premiums now paid on all official
bonds in the state has been esti
mated at $420,000 a year, he s.UJ.
Arguments against the measure
were based upon the fact that the
guaranty fund had failed, as well as
a state hail insurance plan. State
Auditor Price, Representative Cush
ing, republican of Ord, Dr. A. 1'.
Fitzsimmons of Tecumseh and Repre
sentative Doyle, democrat of Greeley,
spoke in behalf of the measure.
Hall, opposing the plan, said he
thought the $10,000 biennial pre
mium asked by the bonding com
panies was reasonable. E. H. Heriin,
representing an Omaha bond concern
made the principal attack on the bill
and Representative Runn, republican
of Lincoln, also voiced opposition. He
reported South Dakota abolished its
state bonding fund after a deficit ac
crued. Kefiin said one of the principal
reasons for increased surety bond
premiums in Nebraska is the liabil
ity of bond companies for losses by
public officials in banks.
Questioned by Representative Corn
stock, republican of Lincoln, Hall
denied he was able to get a bond
at the statutory premium rate of
$5,000 for two years. He said a cer
tain bondsmen had told him they
could produce bonds for that pre
mium but had failed to obtain them
at that price.
Cone's supporters followed the
same arguments he used. Dr. Fitz
simmons, however, merely described
the government bonding company op
erating in the Philippine islands,
and which he directed while treas
urer of the territory frcm 191G to
1922.
The bill's author said, "the public
don't belong in private business ex
cept to wring the neck cf monopoly.
I think the time has come to give
the bond companies a twist."
Price deprecated the unfavorable
publicity given the state by Hall's
difficulties. The auditor described
the state's financial condition as th
best in its history, and asserted,
"there's nothing wrong with Nebras
ka's treasury or treasurer."
RETURNS FROil CONTENTION
A. E. Stewart, general manager
of the Norfolk Packing Co., ar.d E. H.
Bernhardt, superintendent, have re
turned from Chicago where thoy were
In attendance at a convention for
the past few days. The meeting was
in reality a gathering of three great
organizations, the National Canncrs,
the National Wholesale Grocers and
the Food Jobbers, bringing together
several hundred of the leaders in
these lines cf food production over
the nation.
The convention was one filled with
Interest and all large manufacturing
companies in all lines cf food prod
ucts were in attendance. The Nor
folk Packing company is ore of the
best known companies in the west
and they supply a large trade terri
tory In the central west. Rocky Moun
tain and southern sections.
Mrs. Tillie Hotz and son. Dr. Ilar
ley Hotz, of Omaha, were in the city
Sunday to visit at the home of Mr.
island Mrs. L. B. Egenberger, the for-