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VOL. 270. II
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1935.
NO. 42
e Crowd to
Witness Donkey
Ball Contest
New Mexico Burros Live Up to Repu
tation Many Hits,, Few Scores ;
Fords Win Irom Engineers.
A large crowd was present Sun
day qvening at Athletic park to wit
ness the burro ball game in which
North and South side residents,
astride the untamed New Mexico ani
mals sought to test their ball play
ing ability.
The result was a 2 to 0 victory for
the northsiders in the few hectic in
nings that were played and while
the mounts of the players suffered
little there was more or less shaking
up of the players. j
In base running as well as fielding
the players were required to be
astride the animals and some fun
provoking situations arose as the
players attempted to carry on the
game. The batters could hit the
slants of Hilt Martin and Doc Sandin.
the opposing pitchers, but getting to
first base well that was another
story. Many of the batters slimming
the ball were unable to get their
mount ready for the race to first base
and the fielders also found that the
burrow when he makes up his mind
to stay put does that and nothing
else.
Gib Hirz of the Southsiders seem
ed the most successful in handling
the untamed steeds and was able to
do a great deal of the fielding for his
team. Byron Conn of the Northsiders
was in a scoring point at third when
the burrow decided that he was
planted for the night and there he
remained, altho others mounted on
more spirited steeds awaited the op
portunity of scoring.
The large attendance should net
the kittenbalt league a neat, sum. for,
the use of Improving the lighting
system of the grounds.
Ford V-8's Win Game
Following the burro game the Ford
V-8 team and the U. S. Engineers
played their regular scheduled con
test and in which the Fords were the
winners by the score of 9 to 6, the
Fords showing a snappy exhibition of
base running that aided in their
scoring.
Gradoville proved the chief sticker
of the Fords while Kennedy and Stiv
ers of the Engineers were able to'
smack the ball for circuit drives.
The Fords were able to get many
passes to first base that later were
scored as they played a smart game
on the sacks as well as their timely
hitting.
Kennedy, hurler of the engineers,
struck out twelve of the Fords and
gave four passes while March of the
Fords struck out one and gave two
passes.
This game leaves the Fords still
at the top of the league standing
with five wins and no defeats.
The box score of the game was
as follows:
Ford V-8'i
Larg
An It H PO A E
Spidell. c 4 2 2 1 0 0
Gradoville, Sb 4 2 2 5 1 0
Ofe, rf 4 2 1 0 0 0
J. Krejcl, 2b 1 2 0 8 1 1
Newman, ss 4 0 1 0 5 2
Svoboda, lb 3 0 1 5 0 0
Turner, If 4 0 0 2 0 0
Spangler. rs 4 13 2 10
Krisky, cf 2 0 0 0 1 0
March, p 2 0 0 0 0 0
Long, cf 1 0 0 0 0 0
33 9 10 21 9 3
Engineers
AB R II PO A E
Harrison, 2b 3 0 0 2 1 1
Hathaway, c 4 1 113 0 0
Stivers. If 3 1 2 0 0 0
McGrath, 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1
Stevenson, rf 3 0 0 0 0 0
Malek. ss 3 0 0 0 2 0
Knofiicek, lb 3 2 1 3 0 1
Hendreson, cf 3 1110 0
Kennedy, p 2 1110 0
Rozmagll, rs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Marshall, rs 2 0 0 0 0 0
30
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MANY VISIT GARDENS
Sunday afternoon a large number
of the beauty lovers and garden en
thusiasts of the city were out to visit
a number of the floral and vegetable
gardens of the city. The hours set
to call were from 4 to 6 o'clock and
during this time several of the
beauty places of the city were visit
ed and admired by the group of enthusiasts.
IS UNDERGOING TREATMENT
Mrs. Elizabeth Cavendar of this
city Is at an Omaha hospital where
she is taking treatment and will
probably have to undergo an oper
ation in the near future. Mrs. Cav
endar has not been in the best of
health for some time and has been
at the home of a sister at Sidney,
Iowa, for some time. The condition
of the patient was such that it was
deemed necessary to have her treated
at the hospital and she was taken
there Saturday by her son, Ray Cav
endar of this city.
Omaha Young
Man First Victim
of Swim Season
Titus Aleton, 20, Colored, Perishes
in Deep Waters of the Lyman
Richey Pits Late Sunday.
The first victim of the 1925 swim
ming season in this locality was re
corded late Sunday afternoon when
Titus Aleton, 20, colored, of Omaha,
perished in the waters of the Lyman-
Richey sandpits northwest of this
city.
The young man was out in the
deep water, estimated at some sixty
feet, when he sank and failed to come
to the surface and altho every ef
fort was made to recover the body of
the unfortunate young man, it has
no- been brought from the depth of
the pit.
The deceased lived at 2627 Jeffer
son street. Omaha and is survived by
the father, step-mother, three bro
thers and two sisters.
Efforts are being continued to res
cue the body but have proven un
availing up to the noon hour.
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY.
Saturday evening a large number
of friends surprised. Mr. and Mrs.
John C. Woest, it being their twenty
fifth wedding anniversary. A lovely
gift was presented to the couple,
after which a most delicious buffet
dinner was, served.
The rest of the evening was spent
in playing cards and visiting. All had
a most delightful time and at depar
ture again wishing the celebrants
many more happy anniversaries.
Those present for the occasion
were: Mr. and Mrs. Orlin Graham
and sons, Ralph and Donald, Mr. and
Mrs. Clinton Green and sen. Donald,
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Harrison and son,
Stanley of Bellevtie, also Miss Coy
Williams of Jefferson City, Missouri,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hawthorne, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Henderson and son,
Louis, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kunz,
Mr. and Mrs. Alle Maddox and son,
Alle, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Hadley My
ers, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pearson, Mr.
and Mrs. William Wells and daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pearson, Mr. and
Mrs. William Wells and daughter,!
Dai3y, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Woest,
their son, Robert and daughter,
Ruth.
GARDEN CLUB ACTIVITIES
The Plattsmouth Garden club Is
planning a number of activities for
the summer months, one of these be
ing that of the pilgrimages to the
gardens of the residents of the com
munity on Sunday, these being ar
ranged as suitable to the seasonal
flowers and the convenience of the
owners.
The last meeting of the club,
which was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Julius A. Pitz, arranged for
the pilgrimages, the first of which
was held Sunday, as well as the
charting of the trees of the city to
determine the different varieties that
are to be found in the community.
The members of the club also en
Joyed the opportunity of visiting the
gardens of Mr. and Mrs. Pitz which
are among the most attroctlve in the
city and where the wealth of bloom
able to all of the members of the
made the meeting there most enjoy
club. VISITED HERE SUNDAY
Miss Adele Schaeffer of Sheridan,
Wyo., -where she has taught school
for the past 25 years is visiting with
her cousin, Fred Ramge of Havelock
for the Eummer and was guest at the
home of another cousin A. O. Ramge
south of Plattsmouth Sunday.
Passing of Long
Time Resident
of Near Murray
Mrs. Eneline Knirs, S2, Dies at Old
Home East of Murray, Sunday
Afternoon at 4 O'Clcck.
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Women engaged in working in restau
the old home east of Murray, occur--rants and taverns. He will be held
red the death of Mrs. Enieline Kniss, j for investigation by the poiice.
one of the long time residents of thatl :
section of Cass county, death coining
r rm 4lm ft T n0 - 4 T ? r. f t- V Vl !
covered the past two weeks and in
which time the patient ha3 failed
very rapidly.
The deceased lady was formerly
Emel'ae Smith, daughter of Jan:es
and Sarah Smith, being born near!
Wabash, Indiana, August 5, lS5o
the parents later taking their family
with them started on the long migra
tion to the new state of Nebraska,
the journey being in covered wagons
and all of the privations of the long
and tiresome days of journeying.
The family reached the old time
town of Rock Bluffs in the year
1S67 and there desided to ljcate and
the members of the family circle
have since resided in this county and
where the parents passed away many
years ago.
In 1882 at Plattsmouth, Miss
Smith and Amos Kingsley Kniss
were united in the bonds of wedlock
and for the remainder of their life
time resided on the farm cast of Mur
ray. Following the death of the hus
band in 1900, Mrs. Kniss had with
her the children until they separated
for their own homes and in recent
years the son, Edmund Kniss, has
made his home with the mother and
assisted in her care.
In her girlhood she was united
with the United Brethern church and
remain id firm in that faith until her
death.-1 ; ; ,
There 13 surviving two sons and
one daughter, Lee Knis3 of Alkam
bra, California, Edmund Kniss and
Mrs. Pearl Lloyd of Murray. There
are also two brothers and one sister.
J. L. Smith of Nehawka, P. B. Smith
of Laramie, Wyoming and Mrs. S. D.
Smith of Havelock. Four grandchil
dren also survive her passing.
The funeral services will be held
on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the Otterbein church north of Ne
hawka, with interment at the ceme
tery there. The funeral will be un
der the direction of the Sattler fun
eral home of this city.
GAS LINE OUT
From Monday's Dully-
The Great Northern Natural Gas
Co., owners of the pipe line through
western Iowa, supplying Glenwood
and Council Bluffs, had a great deal
of difficulty last night when a break
in the line occurred just east of this
city n?r where the pipe line passes
unc'er the Burlington tracks on the
leva sule of the river.
The company rushed repair crews
from Omaha and the J. H. McMaken
Co., of thi3 city also was called for
men and equipment to get the line
back in shape with as little delay as
possible and not to cause any incon
venience to the consumers of the gas.
The line was closed on both slues
of the break and repair work carried
on as well as possible in face of the
rising waters of the Missouri river.
Large industries that were using
the gas were closed in order to con
serve the store in the pipe lines to
supply the more immediate needs In
the homes and business establish
ments In communities affected by the
break.
RIVER STILL RISING
The Missouri river, which has in
the past few days showed a steady
rise, was reported this morning as
some four Inches higher than on Sun
day and is still flowing over into
the lowlands on both the Nebraska
and Iowa sides of the river. The
high water In the stream has served
to check the river Improvement work
as the water is too deep for the work
men to carry on their mat work.
VISIT AT LINCOLN
From Wednesday's Daily
Mrs. Fred Lugsch, Mrs. Ralph H.
Anderson and Mrs. A. H. Duxbury
departed this morning by auto for
Lincoln where they will spend the
day visiting with Mrs. L. S. Devoe.
ARREST SUSPECT
Sunday night Officers Dave Pick
rel and Roy Stewart arrested a young
man giving the name of Robert Lang
ley, aged 26, who claimed to be stay
ing at the boys camp north of this
I city. The young man is being held
by the police as a suspect as a prowl-
er along the alleys here at night for
the past several weeks cd who it is
alleged also has been anncying young
Telephone Co.
Officials Visit the
Local Exchange
Eistinguished Party of OH'icers of the
Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph
Co. Here This Homing.
From TuMfy" DKt
This morning a distinguished party
of the officials of the Lincoln Tele -
V-t-o X, T1o--otVi Cn vi m in V-r
city to spend a few hours looking
over the local exchange and plant of
the company.
There .were present John Agee.i
general manager of the company, M. : by persons in Cass county but cred
" , , iited to Cass County Chapter by head-
T. Caster, plant superinUaoexit. H-'yuarter. St. Louis. $140.00. Total to
F. McCulloch, general commercial jate, $601.10.
superintendent and II. II. Wheeler,' This amount has been sent in to
chief engineer. ' ''e used for the relief designated.
The company has a larse program
of improvement for the local plant
and exchange and arc replacing l:r.c3
in the city and the connecting units
of the company and with R. M. Mls
ncr. area commercial manager, look-
that are being made in this city.
The distinguished party had the
opportunity of visiting with a num
ber of the local people who are very
appreciative of the company's pro
gram of iaiprovement-,Ce"city.
RETURN FROM CONFERENCE
The Plattsmouth people In attend
ance at the annual summer confer
ence of the Episcopal church, held
at Crete, have returned home after
one of the most enjoyable meetings
in the history of the church. This
meeting was held from June 7th to
June 24th.
Those from here were Canon Pet
ter, rector of the St. Luke's church,
Frederick Fricke, Earl Alby, Jessie
Robertson, Catherine Scott, Margaret
Will, Janet and Ruth Westover and
June Griffin. Donald Stewart and
Herbert Minor were also visitors at
the camp on last Thursday.
The speakers included Mrs. A. F.
Ford of Hastings, nationally known
for her work in the church school
activities; Father Brandt of the All
Saints church of Minneapolis, who
spoke on the Fellowship movement;
Father Henry Langley, Des Moines,
who spoke on the forward movement
in the church. Bishop Ernest V.
Shayler also lectured on the lives of
the apostles.
On Tuesday the Plattsmouth
group furnished the program for the
conference, piano numbers being
given by June Griffin and Ruth
Westover as well as a reading by
Janet Westover and a talk by Fred
erick Fricke on "The History of the
Church."
BEAUTIFYING GROUNDS
For many years the yards of the
Burlington shops here were places of
cinders, steel and the piles of ma
terial that was entering into the
manufacture or cars and materials
used in the railroad shop work.
A few years ago the plan of mak
ing small parkings over the grounds
was started and the result wa3 a
much more attractive setting for the
various buildings situated in the
shop yard3.
Since the leasing of the buildings
to the Norfolk Packing Co., and the
taking over of many of the former
shop buildings by the Burlington Re
frigerator Express Co., this plan has
been carried on very successfully.
George Jaeger, the superintendent
of the BREX shops has started a new
campaign to even further beautify
the grounds and parkings and the
last of the week was busy in plant
ing hollyhock seeds which will in a
few weeks produce a great array of
the bright blooming plants that will
add a great deal more attractiveness
to the shop yards.
Report of the
Flood Relief
Funds of ARC
List of Contributions From the Var
ious Branch Chapters as Re
ported by Secretary.
The Cass County Chapter, Amer
ican Red Cross reports, June 24, the
list of contributions received for re
lief to be used in tne devastated area
of southwestern Nebraska in the re
cent Hood, and the towns from which
it was received.
Alvo ?25.00
Avcca 10.00
i Cedar Creek 16.00
Eagle 23.00
Elm wood 54.50
Greenwood 14.85
L.JU1SV1UC O .UU
Mauley 25.00
Murray 21.00
Murdock 51.75
Mynard 50.00
Nehawka 18.85
South Bend 20.00
' Ui) lOIl 52.15
Wabash 5.00
Weeping Water 39.00
TOTAL, direct $461.10
Contributions to Lincoln chapter
Later lists will follow as contrlbu
i tions keep coming in.
MRS. HENRY A TOOL,
Secretary - Treasurer of
Cass County Chapter,
A R, O
i SCREEN DOORS AT SCOUT CABIN
Through the co-operation of a num
ber of local parties, screen doors have
been made and hung at the Boy Scout
cabin at Camp Wheeler. At the time
of finishing up the cabin, pearl wire
screens were placed on all the win
dows, but the ending of CWA came be
fore screen doors could be made and
the cabin has been without them.
Those responsible for getting them
installed at this time are: Dr. O. San
din. who furnished the lumber; Frank
Bestor, who furnished the screen and
Andy Kroehler, who supplied the
hardware, while Wm. F. Evers, car
penter and cabinet maker, made the
new screen doors and hung them.
This has been a needed addition at
the cabin and the interest of the gen
tlemen named in providing the ma
terial, making and hanging the doors
Is greatly appreciated by the Scout
members and executives.
A final drive is being made for the
payment of membership dues in the
"150 Club" this week, so the Scout
budget for the current year may be
met and all those who have not yet
contributed their dollar are urged to
leave same at either Wescott's store
or Roscy's barber shop.
At the same time, it is announced
by the Scout committee that any local
organization desiring to use the cabin
and grounds for a picnic may have
free use thereof. Requests should be
made through E. II. Wescott, one of
the local Scout executives.
PRESBYTERIAN PICNIC
From Wednesday's Dally
The annual picnic of the Sunday
school or the First Presbyterian
church was held today at the beauti
ful Riverview park at Omaha. There
were a large number of the young
people of the school on hand this
morning to make the trip and the
members of the church provided the
cars to take the Jolly party to the
scene of the day's outing. The time
was spent in games and looking over
the many beauties of the great park
and featured by the picnic dinner
and refreshments that had been pro
vided by the church organization.
UNDERGO OPERATIONS
Tuesday afternoon at the office of
a local physician, Mrs. Harry Nielsen,
from west of this city underwent a
tonsilectomy which proved very suc
cessful and the patient doing very
nicely and in a few days is expected
to be able to resume her usual activ
ities. Kenneth Barthods was also oper
ated on for the removal of his tonsils
and the young man is now recuper
ating at his home and expects in a
short time to be able to resume his
usual activities.
RETURNS FROM THE WEST
Mrs. John Meisinger,
has been spending the
weeks in Furnas county,
returned home Sunday,
Jr., who
past two
Nebraska,
bringing
with her, the father. C. A. Harvey,
who will make a visit here with the
old friends.
Mrs. Meisinger visited with her
sisters, Mrs. Henry Beins and Mrs.
George W. Goodman while in the
west and had the opportunity of
viewing a great deal of the flooded
area of that portion of Nebraska.
Rotarians In
stall Officers for
Coming Year
Dr. H. G. McClusky, D. D., New Head
cf the Organization William
Baird Does Ins tailing.
The Plattsmouth club of the Inter
national Rotary held the annual in
stallation of their officers Tuesday
at the weekly luncheon of the club
held at the Stewart cafe.
The new officers were installed by
William Baird, past president, in a
most impressive ceremony as he gave
the charges to the various officials.
The officers installed were as fol
lows :
President Dr. H. G. McClusky,
D. D.
Vice-President Frank A. Cloidt.
Secretary Ray Misner.
Treasurer Frank M. Bestor.
Directors George Jaeger, L. S.
Devoe.
The club also received the reports
of the committees for the year on the
activities of the organization in the
several departments of Rotary activ
ity, showing a real accomplishment
under the very able leadership of L.
O. Minor, the retiring president of
the club and the fine spirit of co
operation of the club members In
their committee work.-'
INSTALL FINE NEW CASE
The meat department of the Black
& White grocery in this city, has
just installed one of the latest and
most modern type of refrigerated dis
play cates which wras delivered here
early Sunday and installed to be
ready for service today.
The growing business cf the meat
department has made necessary the
Installing of the large case and
which will be found a great deal more
convenient for the workers in the
department as well as the shoppers.
The case is equipped with the
Westinghouse refrigeration and was
secured through the local representa
tive of the company, William
Schmidtmann.
The new case is one that adds to
the efficiency of the meat department
and one that Mr. Arn and his work
men will appreciate very much in the
daily handling of the large volume of
business that comes through their
department.
MURRAY WOMAN WEDS
Miss Riene De Les Denier, former
ly of Murray, but who for the past
two years has been employed in Om
aha, was married Saturday, June 22,
1935, at Fremont to Edward C. Brit
ton of Omaha. The young people
were attended by Florence Bartlett,
and Jack Britton, brother of the
groom. The double ring ceremony
was used.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnson also were
present, the latter being known as
Agnes Britton of Radio Vaneties.
Mrs. Britton was a graduate of
the Plattsmouth high school in the
class of 1931, later attending the
Van Sants School of business at Om
aha. They will make their home In Om
aha where the best wishes of friends
will follow them.
ARRIVAL OF LITTLE SON
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Meisinger are
rejoicing over the arrival at their
home of a fine seven and thre-quar-ter
pound son that has come to make
his home with them in the future.
The mother and little one are do-
1 4 Vi a nAKicInn TlflR
lllLClj aim iug vx.w
broueht the greatest happiness to,
all of the members of the family
circle. The little one is a grandson
of Mr. and Mrs. V. Pilmey. Sr., and
Mr. and Mrs. John Meisinger, Jr.
Predicts Rise
for Nebraska
Realty Values
Executive Secretary of Title Asso
ciation Talks Eefore State
Group in Convention.
Increased real estate values
throughout the nation wen: report
ed by J. E. Sheridan, Detroit, execu
tive secretary of the American Title
association who addressed Nebraska
Title association convention dtle
gates at a dinner at the Paxton hotel
at Omaha, Tuesday night.
"I was amazed at the man
ner in which Nebraska values
have come back," he said. "I
drove through the state last
year and saw the drought dam
age. This year there has been
plenty of rain and with heavy
grain crops assured, Nebraska
real estate will enjoy a substan
tial rise in value."
Verne Hedge, Lincoln, past pres
ident of the association, was toast
master at the dinner. Ivor MacFar
lane, manager of the regional Home
Owners' Loan corporation, was the
principal speaker. Other guests were
officials of the home owners loan cor
poration. Federal Land bank, and
the Shelter Belt.
Two-Day Meeting.
The association opened Its 31st an
nual convention Tuesday with the
principal business before the two
day session a plan to bring about
uniformity and simplification of com
piling abstracts.
A. B. Capron of Ord, president,
said in some Nebraska cities there
are as many as five or six ways of
compiling abstracts.
Such a remedy would have three
desirable results, said James E. Sher
idan, executive secretary of the Am
erican Title association, attending
the convention.
Greater Protection.
He said uniformity would (1) give
greater protection to home owners
and investors in mortgage paper;
(2) enable greater speed in real es
tate transactions; and (3) accomplish
saving in interest charges which in
Nebraska alone, he estimated, would
run into six figures annually.
Sheridan said he had noted in all
cities he has visited a "stiffening"
of rents, a material increase in con
struction and a great increase In
"undoubling of families" sharing
one dwelling place.
Speakers on the morning program
were Harvey M. Duval, supervisor of
title examiners for the Omaha Fed
eral Land bank, and Clayton B. Wat
kins of Lincoln, director of the
Plains Shelterbelt project.
Afternoon speakers were R. P. Bar
clay of Washington, abstract advisor
to the Home Owners Loan Corp. and
James A. Roth of Omaha, associate
counsel of the regional HOLC.
DEPARTS FOR EUROPE
Miss Marie Kaufmann of this city
departed Tuesday afternoon for New
York City and from where she will
sail in the first few days of July for
a visit of several months In Europe.
Miss Kaufmann has made several
visits to Europe and on those visits
she has been able to enjoy seeing
many of the most notable rputs In
the history of the old vorld oa well
as in the scenic wonders of the var
ious countries.
She expects to visit France, Ger
many, Switzerland and Holland and
will spend some time in Switzerland,
the land of her ancestry and whose
great Alps and wonderful fertile
vallies have made it famous us one
of the greatest scenic beauty in the
world.
Miss Kaufmann expects to Join
Miss Amelia Frederlch In Europe in
the next few weeks. Miss Frederich
preceding her in the crossing.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Tuesday afternoon was celebrated
the seventh birthday anniversary of
Leslie Nlel, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leslie Niel. The friends and asso
ciates of the young man had bt-en re
quested to meet at Garfield park and
later Leslie was brought there to
receive a real surprise. In honor of
the
event he was presented with a
large number of very beautiful and
attractive gifts. After the games and
entertainment, dainty refreshments
were served the little folks.