Nebr. State Historical Society
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VOL. NO. in
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1936.
NO. 19
Masons Pay Honor
to Grand Master
William Ramsey
Plattsmouth lodge No. 6 and Omaha
Chapter of Sojourners Have De
lightful Gathering.
From Thursday's Dally
Last evening one of the lar
gatherings ol the Mason3 held in this!
city in many months was held at the
lodge rooms of Plattsmouth lodge
No. C, A. F. & A. M., and for which
occasion they were joined by Omaha
chapter No. 19 of the National So
journers. The meeting was to honor
William C. Ramsey, grand master of
the Nebraska Masons, a former
Plattsmouth resident.
The group, numbering 175 were
served a very delicious dinner at
6:30, arranged by the Plattsmouth
Masons with Carl Schneider, Ralph
Wehrbein and Wayne Rennet as the
chief cook directing the feed. The
serving was in the hands of a very
capable group of the Masons, Elmer
Tritsch, Fred Tritsch, Herman Hen
nings. Charles Janeck, Fritz Nolt
ing, John Parkening, Loui3 Fred
erich, John Janeck.
The menu was as follows:
MESS
Seafood Cocktail
Overseas Plums - Mixed Forage
Contraband Rations
Potato Canoes - Tackle Beans
General Staff Rolls
Army & Navy Blend Java
Admiral Byrd Desert
Smoke Candles
During the serving the members j
of the party were entertained by a
violin trio of high school students,
Rachel Robertson, Billy Evers and
Wallace Terryberry, with artistically
given selections, Jean Knorr being
the accompanist.
The invocation was offered by the
Rev. V. C. Wright while the bene
diction was by Rev. H. G. McCluky.
The skipper of the battleship "So-!
journer" was Judge A. H. ' Duxbury, !
who introduced a part of the pro-
gram while at "Fort William I.
Jones," Captain H. L. Gayer, proved
a clever and entertaining toast
master. Lester W. Meisinger, master of the
Plattsmouth lodge extended greetings
to the visitors and which was re
sponded to by Major William I. Jones,
president of the Sojourners.
Lewis E. Smith, a distinguished
and honored figure of Nebraska Ma
sonry, for many years grand secre
tary, spoke briefly.
One cf the interesting features was
the dialogue between Luther M.
Kuhns, D. D., and Raymond C. Cook,
deputy grand custodian, the Dr. as
Jonah while Mr. Cook responded for
the whale in the well known biblical
incident.
Superintendent L. S. Devoe of the
city schools was called upon for a
few remarks that he responded to in
his usual clever and entertaining
manner.
William A. Robertson, grand senior
warden, gave a few brief remarks on
the program in greeting to the local
and visiting members of the order.
On behalf of Plattsmouth lodge No.
6, Mr. Robertson presented a past
masters jewel to Carl J. Schneider,
who has just retired as the master of
the local lodge.
Judge Duxbury from the good ship
"Sojourner," presented Grand Mas
ter Ramsey to the dinner party and
who was most enthusiastically re
ceived among the members with
whom he has been so intimately as
sociated in the years of his activity
in Masonry.
Mr. Ramsey made a very able talk
along the work of Masonry in the
state and the ceneral eood of the
order and commending the fine record
that has characterized the activities
of Plattsmouth lodge and the group
of soldier Masons who form the mem
bership of the Sojourners. The op
portunity of having the grand master
of the state with them was one that
was much appreciated by the large
group of Masons.
During the evening the members of
the Sojourners held an open meeting
of the chapter to add to the impres
siveness of the occasion.
The gathering was one that will
long be remembered as one of the
highlights of many fine gatherings
of the Masons of Plattsmouth and
Cass county.
There were representatives from
lodges in fifteen of the states of the
United States present at the dinner.
HERE FOR VACATION
Miss Jane Boedeker, member of
the graduating class of 1935 of the
Plattsmouth high school, is home for
a short vacation with her parents,
Mr. ami Mrs. W. G. Boedeker of Mur
ray. Miss Boedeker is attending the
William Woods college at Fulton,
Missouri, one of the best known girl's
schools in the west and where she
has established a splendid scholastic
. i record. Mis3 Boedeker is one of the
imost talented musical students that
the Plattsmouth schools have had in
their classes and the many friends
here are very happy in her success.
Creamery Proves
a Real Asset to
the Community
Has Established Firm Reputation for
Products and Covers a Wide
Territory Over County.
George K. Hetrick, or the Platts
mouth Produce Co., operators of the
Farmers Co-operative Creamery in
his city, has established a great repu
tation for the concern that is result
ing in a constantly mounting demand
for the output of the company and
enlarging the field of producers to
all sections of the county.
The Casco brand of butter is one
of the most popular in eastern Ne
braska and it is in constantly increas
jing demand from those who have
J been users of the popular brand of
butter. The demand far exceeds the
'capacity of the plant and keeps the
'. operation at the highest peak with
orders from all sections of the coun
try. The company during the recent!
cold weather that held all of the
countryside blocked in by the snow
on the highways, maintained their
trucking service to secure cream for
the plant and also doing a good turn
for the farmers who were locked in
by the snowbound roads. The cream
was delivered where possible at a
farm accessible to the trucks and in
turn the truck driver would take out
mail and groceries for a large area
and leave them at the common meet
ing place. This service not only kept
the plant operating but also did a
good turn for the farmers and their
families.
DIES AT MASONIC HOME
Mrs. Emma C. Eelden, 80, died
Wednesday morning at the Nebraska
Masonic Home where she has been a
resident since 1931, following a long
illness. Mrs. Belden was born in
Poleville, Greene county, New York,
on February IS, 1856. She was for a
number of years a resident of Omaha.
and where in 1913 her husband pass
ed away. She made her home in the
east for a number of years, later re
turning to Omaha where Bhe resided
until coming here to make her home.
She was admitted to the home on
February 18, 1931, from Bee Hive
lodge No. 184, A. F. & A. M.
She is survived by a brother and
sister residing In the east.
The body was taken to Omaha
where it will be laid to rest at the
Graceland cemetery on the southslde.
WEEPING WATER ELECTION
The voters of Weeping Water at
the election on Tuesday displaced
the present administration of that
city with a group of new officials
headed by Oscar C. Hinds, of the
First National bank, as the new
mayor of the city. The election was
one that brought out one of the
heaviest votes cast in the history of
Weeping Water.
Other winners were C. V. Wrallick
and John N. Cole, councilmen; Her
bert C. Wilkerson, clerk; Henry
Mogensen, city treasurer; Clyde Jen
kins, police judge; Frank J. Domingo
and Irvin L. Markland, board of edu
cation. NEW DAUGHTER ARRIVES
Mr. and Mrs. Cass Sylvester of this
city are the proud and happy parents
of a fine little daughter, born to
them last night at an Omaha hos
pital. The mother and little one are
doinjr nicely and the event has
brought the greatest happiness to the
deputy Eheriff. The little lady has
been christened Carol Ann.
Nehawka Loses
Wei! Loved and
Honored Citizen';"4
W. S. Norris Laid to Last Rest on
Thursday in Community Where
Ke Lived so Long.
A deep sorrow has come to this
community in the death of its loved
citizen, W. S. Norris. Mr. Norris was
stricken seriously ill Monday after
noon, having suffered a cerebral hem
orrhage. Medical and nursing skill
could not avail, and he died about
one o'clock Wednesday morning.
Win Geld Scott Norris was born on
February 23, 185C, in Taylor county,
West Virginia. With hi3 parents he
moved to Redkey, Indiana, where hej
-
resided until he was twenty-one years
of age. He then came to Nebraska
where he engaged in farming, living
for a few years in Antelope county,
a few years near Plattsmouth, and
then in Nehawka ior the past thirty
years.
October 25, 1SSS he was married,
in Nehawka, to Miss Mary C. Mur
doch. He was a member of the Con
gregational church and was affiliated
with the Independent Order of Odd.
Fellows lodge.
He died April 8, 1936 at his home
in Nehawka after a thirty-six hour
illness, leaving his wife, one sister,
Miss Alice Norris, and two brothers,
Gus and Chester Norris, of Bruns
wick, Nebraska, and several nephews
and nieces.
Funeral services were held in Ne
hawka at the Methodist church on
April 9, at two o'clock in the after
noon. The Rev. George Carter, local
pastor, officiated and was assisted by
Rev. Otto Engebretson, of the United
Brethren church.
A"' quartet consisting of Mesdames
Wm. Obernalte and Melvin Sturm and
Messrs. Wr. "H. Kruger and Verner
Lundberg, with Mrs. H. L. Kuntz, ac
companying them, sang" a few of the
old familiar hymns.
Pall bearers were Marion Tucker,
John and Fred Norris, Troy, Guy and
Paul Murdoch.
Floral offerings were many and
beautiful. A number of out of town
relatives and friends were in attend
ance as well as many neighboring
friends.
Interment was in Mount Pleasant
cemetery near Nehawka. j
Thus briefly do we sum up this long
life. But no brief words can sum
marize the richness within that life,
for Mr. Norris was a man who won
and held the love of those about him,
wherein lies a man's greatest wealth.
Gentle, retiring, kindly, he loved
his neighbors. Association with his
many frlends"was ever his great hap
piness. Indeed if one were to epito
mize this kindly man with a single
word, that word would be "Friend."
Bound by unusually strong ties of
love and companionship to his dear
ones, nis nome was close to his heart.
His lodge with its ties of friendship,
love, and truth, was dear to him.
He softly trod his simple way and
looked on life with quiet eyes.
The loving memory of Scott Nor-
ris, friend, will ever been green in
our hearts. Nehawka Enterprise.
YOUNG PEOPLE WEDDED
Thursday evening at the home of
Judge A. H. Duxbury occurred the
marriage of Miss Mildred K. Gates
of Fort Crook, to Mr. Merle L.
Parker, also of the same place. The
young people were accompanied here
by Miss Lorraine Theissman of
Papillion and Royal R. Cochran of
Lingle, Wyoming, who witnessed the
ceremony.
The marriage lines were read by
Judge Duxbury and the bridal party
later motored on back to their home.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs .Harold Gates, well known resi
dents of east Sarpy county, while
the groom is at this time engaged in
CCC work at Fort Crook where they
are expecting to reside.
REPORT CHICKENS STOLEN
Prom Frlday'a Dally
Sheriff Homer Sylvester was" noti
fied this morning that a large num
ber of chickens had been stolen from
farms near Nebraska City and also
at Auburn. The sheriff was check-
Ing up the matter here but no trace
bf the missing
vealed.
chickens was re-
ATTENDS SCHOOL MEETINGS
Miss Alpha C. Peterson, county
superintendent of schools, was at Om
aha Wednesday where she took part
wo school meetings. In the morn-
she was engaged in a conference
of county superintendents and In
which there were fourteen counties
of the state represented, a fine pro
gram and discussion being enjoyed.
The afternoon was taken up with
a district meeting of the Parent
Teachers association and which was
very largely attended.
South Sixth
Street Paving
Nearing End
'
But Little Will Remain When Work
Week Closes North Blocks to
Then Be Completed.
The long cherished dream of a two
i block section of 6th street paving be
tween Vine and Pearl, seems to be
soon a realization at the present rate
that the work is being pushed.
The concrete paving on the south
block is now fast nearing completion
and will make a fine and up to date
paving to replace the old bumpy brick
paving that for several years gave
the street a state wide reputation for
roughness. The workmen ere now in
the last sections of the paving and
then will be left only the clearing
up of the sidewalks and placing them
back in shape and all will be lovely
in that section of the city.
The workmen that are assigned to
the WPA project have all been busy
this week on the south side and as
soon as this is completed they will
! be shifted to the north block to push
the work there as rapidly as possible
and by the real opening of spring
the street should be ready for travel.
The work has been in progress for
several months and. 'Jta -completion
will be greeted with enthusiasm by
the business men and residents of
the street who have been more or less
handicapped by the necessity of hav
ing the street closed while the work
was in progress.
FIRE DESTROYS SMOKEHOUSE
Wednesday afternoon shortly be
fore 4 o'clock a fire originating in
the smokehouse at the farm of Mike
Hausladen, south of this city, threat
ened for a few moments the destruc
tion of the home as well as other
outbuildings on the place.
There was a large amount of meat
in the smokehouse that was being
cured and it is thought that the fire
started from this source and whipped
by the strong north wind spread very
rapidly.
The fire was first discovered by
Mrs. Hauslden and whose calls for
help were heard by Walter Gouch
enour, a neighbor, who secured
James Lepert and Emll Koukal and
hurried to the scene of the fire and
their prompt action was all that
saved all of the buildings from being
swept away.
The fire spread from the smoke-
house to a large pile of wood that had
been arranged for fuel and the wind
drove fire through there and in the
direction of the house and several
smaller buildings until it was finally
checked.
The smokehouse and its contents
were entirely destroyed.
Mr. Hausladen some two years ago
had his barn burned with the loss
of several horses and hay at a very
heavy loss to him.
HOME FOR VACATION
Plattsmouth students at the Uni
versity of Nebraska are home to en
Joy the Easter vacation with the
home folks. The group includes Miss
Anna Margaret McCarty, Miss Lois
Besior, John II. Becker and Dorothy
Farmer. Miss Mary Anne Rosencrans,
another of the Plattsmouth students,
i forced to Bpend her vacation in
the Bryan Memorial hospital .where
she is reported as recovering very
nicely from an appendectomy.
RECOVERING NICELY
Relatives who have been visiting
with Miss Mary Anne Rosencans at
the Bryan Memorial hospital at Lin
coln, report her as recovering nicely
from her recent appendicitis oper
ation.
Plattsmouth
Music Students
Second at Tarkio
String Quartette, Vocal Sextette and
Violin Soloist Are Awarded
High Honors.
From Saturday's Daily:
In the Tri-State music contest held
at Tarkio.Missouri, yesterday, repre
sentatives from the Plattsmouth high
school made a splendid record.
Miss Mildred Knoflicek was rated
superior by the judges, for her out
standing performance. At their re
quest, Mildred remained for an even
ing appearance also.
The string quartet, composed of
Mildred Knoflicek, Rachel Robertson,
Bill Evers, and Wallace Terryberry,
with Jean Knorr as accompanist,
rated excellent. These respective
ratings were received by Mildred
Knoflicek and the quartet in their
appearances at the M-I-N-K contest
in Peru and the district contest in
Omaha.
The violinists all are pupils of
Mrs. Grace Leidy Burger of Omaha.
The pianist, Jean Knorr, is a stu
dent of Mrs. Kittie Roberts.
The vocal sextette of the high
school al30 scored an excellent rating
for their splendid offerings on the
afternoon program. The sextette
comprises Maymie Sclrwenneker, June
Sumner, first sopranos; Betty Ann
McCarty, Mildred Knoflicek, second
sopranos; Marjorie Fitch, Wilda
Johnson, altos. Miss Edna Mae Peter
sen played the accompaniment for
the sextette in the contest.
In the musical section the Platts
mouth high school entries scored
second place, Sidney, Iowa, which
had a large group of entries, win
ning over the local school by twol
points.
In the oratory class of the declam
atory contest James ,Yebb. of , this
city was awarded good for the orig
inal oration, "Breaking the Depres
sion," and Miss Kathryn Armstrong
also scored a rating of good in her
dramatic section in the contest.
ELMWOOD ELECTION
The annual village and school elec
tions at Elmwood were held on Tues
day, April 7th. Voting was not very
heavy, only a small vote being polled.
In the school election the results
were as follows:
Dr. O. E. Liston 116 votes; Henry
Eornemeier 75; Mrs. E. Cook 36;
Paul Bornemeier 35. Liston and H.
Bornemeier being the two high can
didates were elected to serve on the
school board of district 95 for the
term of three years.
The result of the village election
was as follows:
George W. Blessing 91 votes, Fred
Kunz 85: Emil Rosenow 45 and
Chas. West 44; A. H. Rase 41; Elmer
Shreve 24, Paul Bornemeier 35. The
three high candidates. Blessing,
Kunz and Rosenow were elected for
two year term of office. There were
some scattered votes. Everett Lynn
6, and a number were voted for by
one vote.
RETURN FROM KANSAS CITY
From Saturday's DaJty:
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Graves returned
home this morning from Kansas City,
Missouri,, where they have been for
the past month. Mr. Graves was
taking treatment at the Thornton &
Minor clinic in that city and returns
heme feeling very much improved
in health and it is hoped will derive
permanent benefit from the course of
treatment.
TWINS AT STAVA HOME
Twin girls were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Stava of south of this
city on Tuesday, one of the little
ones passing away a few moments
after birth while the other one is do
ing very nicely and it is hoped that
both the mother and child will soon
be out of danger.
DOING NICELY
The many friends of Little Miss
Peggy Jane Wiles will be pleased to
learn that she is doing very nicely
after a three weeks illness. She has
been suffering from a kidney Infec
tion and which made necessary her
being under medical care at home.
VISITS IN CITY
E. C. James of Ord was In the city
today In company with his friend,
Clarence M. Davis, also of Ord, who is
a candidate for the republican nom
ination for attorney general. Mr.
James is the father of Mrs. Fred A.
Rothert, formerly Miss Alice James,
one of the popular members of the
teaching force cf the Plattsmouth
schools for a number of years. While
here Mr. James was able to meet a
large number of the local people.
Cass County
Supplies Call
for CCC Camps
Eleven Selected to Be Sent for Ser
vice in Public Work Another
Call Is Anticipated.
Another selection of Cass county
young men for the Civilian Conser
vation Corps has been made and
eleven have been sent out to be as
signed to camps later.
The young men who were selected
were: Vern Harter, Weeping Water;
Clarence Gardner, Eagle; Russell
Witt, Greenwood; Thomas Deal, Lloyd
Stratton, Waldemer Long, Irus Ger-
des, Louisville; Lawrence Oxley,
Cedar Creek; Floyd Eastridge, Platts
mouth; Edward Hicks, Union.
The young men were sent at once
to Weeping Water where they will
receive their inoculations and vac
cinations and the preliminary train
ing before they will be assigned to
their permanent camp.
The present selections is depleting
the list of those available for the
CCC work and it is hoped that more
will call at the office of Mrs. C. A.
I Rosencrans and register as another
n ,n ahnrt tiTT1p
TO SELECT DINNER MENU
Councilmen Tippens and Palmer
and their wives will meet tonight to
select the menu for the League of
Municipalities convention and enter-
tainment here on April 22. Five local
women's organizations have submit
ted menus to the reguar committee,
which is made up of parties having
some connection with different orga
nizations bidding, and these have
been typed and given a number, so
the identity of the different bidders
will not be known to the special com
mittee, none of whom have any con
nection with the bidding organiza
tions, to select what they deem the
best one.
It is expected there will be more
than 200 visiting city officials here
from the 91 towns in this region to
attend the conference.
Rehearsals are under way for the
one-act skit, "Model Session of a
Town Board," which is to be one of
the features of the evening's enter
tainment. PRESENT FINE PROGRAM
From Saturday's Daily:
Last evening the choir of the First
Methodist church presented at the
church "The Seven Last Words of
Christ," by Dubois, one cf the im
pressive cantatas of the passion week
observances.
Walter Dale, well known Omaha
soloist, was here and assisted in the
production with his masterly rendi
tion of the tenor solos of the cantata.
The choir gave a very much en
joyed rendition of the impressive and
inspiring musical story of the last
hours of Christ on the cross and
which was heard by a large congre
gation. VISITS IN CITY
Harold Jordan and Miss Helen
Harso, of Valentine, Nebraska, were
In the city Friday for a short time,
being dinner guests at the home of
County Treasurer and Mrs. John E.
Turner. Mr. Jordan was for several
years a teacher in the commercial de
partment of the Plattsmouth high
school.
FILES SUIT IN COURT
An action has been filed In the
office of the clerk of the district
court by Lillian Livingston vs. John
Livingston, asking for a decree of di
vorce, as well as custody of minor
children. W. G. Kieck appears as at
torney for the plaintiff in the action.)
B. J. Reynolds,
Former Resident,
Dies in Omaha
Veteran Switchman at This Place
Passes Away After an Illness
of Some Duration.
Benjamin J. Reynolds, 75, a resi
dent of Plattsmouth for a great many
years, died Wednesday morning at
the family home, 2424 Cuming street,
Omaha. Mr. Reynolds has been in
poor health and only recently return
ed to Omaha from the west coast
where he had visited his relatives and
since that time he has been bedfast.
It was one of his last desires to visit
with hi3 old associates in the rail
road work but which he was unable
to do.
Mr. Reynolds was born at Cumber
land Gap, Kentucky, January 30,
1861, and grew to manhood in that
locality, going when twenty-one years
of age to Missouri where he spent
several years. In 1886 he moved to
Sidney, Iowa, to make his home until
he later moved to Nebraska City and
in 1889 came to Plattsmouth where
he entered the seivice of the Bur
lington railroad in the switching
crce in the local yards. Mr. Reynolds
made his home here until ten years
ago when he moved to Omaha where
he continued his work for the rail
road company up to 1932 when he
was retired from service.
Mr. Reynolds was twice married,
four sons and four daughters survive
by the first marriage and the widow,
Mrs. Dora Reynolds and one son,
Lyle L., of Omaha survive from the
second marriage. The other cnilclren
are Edward of Lincoln, Charles of
Montana, Joseph of Oklahoma, Ger
ald of San Francisco, Mrs. Jennie
Barkus of San Bernandino, Califor
nia, Mrs. Ruby Mapes and Mrs. Lu
cille Holmes of Lincoln and Mrs.
Jessie Clifton. Marshalltown, Iowa.
There are two brothers, Joseph and
Boone, of Council Bluffs and a sister,
Mrs. Rebecca Bouger of Wichita,
Kansas. There is also three step-
SODS and one step-duughter surviving
J The funeral services will be at Om
aha on Saturday afternoon at the
Crosby-Carlson-Meyer's chaped at 2
o'clock. The body will be brought to
Plattsmouth for burial and the fun
eral party is expected here at 3:30.
The casket will be opened at the
grave for the old friends in this city.
TO HOLD FORMAL OPEITNG
OF NEW STORE THURSDAY
The formal opening of. Mullen's
new Cash Market is to be held next
Thursday evening, April 16th. No
merchandise will be sold during thu
opening, and the public is invited to
attend, going through the new store
and inspecting the fine new equip
ment for the handling of groceries,
fruits, vegetables and meats that has
been secured by Mr. Mullen for his
new place of business in the Masonic
building.
More than $50 worth of groceries
and meats will be given away in
baskets, the retail value of which will
bo at least $2 each. Coupons entit
ling the holders to participate in
these awards have been printed and
will be distributed free to all per
sons who call at the store between
now and the night of the iormal
opening.
VISITS IN ILLINOIS
Mrs. Hallie Marshall departed
Wednesday evening for Macomb, Illi
nois, where she will visit with an
aunt in that city. The aunt has not
been in the best of health for some
time and at her advanced age It has
made her condition a matter of
worry to the relatives. Mrs. Marshall
expects to spend a short time with
the relatives whom she has not seen
for ronie time.
SHOWING DIPROVEMENT
Mrs. Julian McNatt, who is under
going treatment at the Nicholas Senn
hospital at Omaha, is reported as
showing a great deal of improvement
and which has been most pleasing to
the relatives and attending physi
cians. Her condition the first of the
week was very serious but she has
rallied nicely and is now able to sit
up a part of the time.
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