THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1936.
PLATTSMOUTH SEMI . WEEKLY JOURNAL
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Weeping Water
The tank which wa3 dug up at
the Handy filling station after it had
teen repaired has been installed
again.
Ernest Jamison was looking after
some business matters in Avoca last
Tuesday, also visiting with friends
while there.
Earle A. Oldham was in Omaha
Tuesday with a load of produce and
on the return trip brought back a
lead of feed and other good3.
Mrs. Guy Lake and daughter, Miss
Maxine of Lincoln and Mrs. Louis
Bradley were visiting In Weeping
Water last Friday with Miss Agnes
Rough.
Ross Shopshire and the family who
have made their home in Weeping
Water for many years, last week
moved to Omaha to make their homo
in the future.
Clifton Jones and wife of Lincoln
were guests for the afternoon and
evening last Sunday at the home of
the parents of Clifton, Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur H. Jones.
Art Rough and wife and Miss
Agnes Rough were over to Lincoln
last Monday where they were looking
after some business matters and as
well were visiting with relatives.
Among those who purchased May
tag washers during the past week
were M. B. Honor of near Nehawka
and Earl Freeman of near Avoca,
while they were in Weeping Water.
G. R. Bingcr aqd'ohn Bolz have
both been struggling with cases of
hay fever gv summer flu which, have
a portiogof the time kept these gen
tleyfygn in their bed, but they are at
Jsfia time feeling better.
Dennis Oldham was a visitor at
Syracuse on Tuesday, of thi3 week
where he was looking after some
business in the trucking line and as
he has recently purchased a new
stock truck is now seeking employ
ment in that line.
J. A. Chapman and son, Tommy of
Lincoln who a number of years ago
was engaged in the drug business in
Avoca and later in the same business
at Union,, but who has since been
making his home in Lincoln, was
looking after some business matters
in Weeping Water. Mr. Chapman has
purchased the J. J. Meier drug 6tore,
taking immediate possession, and will
move to Weepinf Water.
Miss Reba Stock wno is employed
by the Rudge and Gunzel company in
their Weeping Water office, was a
visitor in Plattsmouth at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. James Warga south of
that city last Tuesday "afternoon,
where she was looking afte? some
matters in connection with the sale
of the Maytag washer.
A. I. Bickford, a long time resi
dent of Weeping Water, has been, in
very poor health for some time and
i3 still so and to add to the many
troubles of the family, their son,
Melvin Bickford, was taken with an
attack of appendicitis and has been
taken to the University hospital at
Omaha where he recently underwent
an "operation for removal of the ap
pendix and is reported as getting on
very nicely since the operation.
Joe Bender, who has been located
at Sioux City for the pa3t more than
two years where he has been engaged
in business, ha3 disposed of the same
and last week moved to Weeping
Water where he with the family now
are located. He has accepted a posi
tion with the Knude Jensen Market
and is now working there. Joe is
well known here and has many
friend3 who will be pleased that he
has returned to Weeping Water.
Signs for Connty School.
Mis3 Donna Lee Baker, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Baker, who
taught in Kansas last year, at Re
serve, has been offered a number of
schools since returning home. Miss
Donna Lee is attending summer
school and was a visitor home for
over last Sunday and while here ac
cepted the offer as teacher at Fac
tory ville which is a few miles from
Union and is the school which teaches
the scholars now living in the vicin
ity of the former manufacturing town
cf southeastern Cass county, for a
number of years a very lively little
manufacturing frontier town, but
now like some twenty-nine others in
the county, is only a ghost town. As
Xehawka got their mill which i3 lo
cated on the historic Weeping Water
and most of the business houses went
to Union when that town was organ
ized and the Missouri Pacific railway
was built. The residence was mostly
torn down and moved to other places.
Once there was a high school and
manufacturing plant there.
Daily Vacation Bible School.
One of the needs of the times is a
knowledge of the Bible and the con
ducting of a Daily Vacation Bible
school is one avenue to impart that
knowledge to the people and a good
way for those who are needing the
knowledge to get it.
We are pleased by the manner in
which this is being handled in Weep-
ing Water. At the Methodist church
is a school whose scope is the teach
ing of the primary pupils of the com
mon schools, and the teaching of the
more advanced pupils in the com
mon schools is being provided at the
Congregational church, thus both
churches co-operating in the conduct
of the Bible teaching.
The Presbyterian and Christian
Bible schols of Murray have recently
closed a Bible school conducted by
the co-operation of the two schools
at Murray arid' with excellent results.
We are hoping the same fine results
may be attained in Weeping Water.
Visited in Plattsmouth.
Fostmaster Sterling Amick and the
family, accompanied by Mr. Amick's
mother, Mrs. Nettie Amick, were
guests at the home of the parents of
Mrs. Sterling Amick, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Engelkemeier of Plattsmouth
last Sunday where all enjoyed the
day splendidly and as well an excel
lent dinner.
Will Have Charge of Services.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist church of
Weeping Water, will have charge of
the preaching hour at the Methodist
church of Weeping Water the coming
Sunday and will provide the wor
shiper with an excellent progrs.ni.
Better come and see what the world
is needing and what these brave and
courageous women are doing for the
reclaiming of the world for Christ.
Visiting in the West.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hobson de
parted last week for the west, going
first to Los Angeles where they visit
ed with relatives for a time and later
to San Francisco where they also
have relatives and friends, and are
now spending some time at Seattle,
Washington where they will visit for
some time and will later decide
whether they will sail for Hawaii,
as they had considered going, but
have not fully decided.
Vacation in the West.
Knude Jensen and family departed
last Tuesday for the Pacific coast,
where they will visit at numerous
places and see the country there at
its best. The store is left in charge
of Oscar Xelson, Joe Bender and
Miss Agatha Colbert.
Engages in Business.
J. Johnsen who has been in the
employ of the Knude Jensen market
for some time past, has severed his
connection with that institution and
ha3 purchased the meat market de
partment of the C. H. Gibson store
which has been conducted by anoth
er man in the 'past and has taken
charge of this line of work there.
Found Streets Congested.
Ralph Keckler and wife were visit
ing last Monday at Manley, where
the hustling citizens there fea
ture a moving picture, free to every
body every Monday night and which
draws many peope from over the
county to enjoy the free open air
concerts and movie shows which are
presented. He says it was almost im
possible to cross the street and was
dangerous as well from the rapidly
moving autos.
Injured in Car Crash
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Livingston,
of Yakima, Washington, met up with
a severe auto accident Wednesday
at a point some two miles north of
Elmwood, just as they were starting
back to their home in the west after
a most pleasant visit of some three
weeks' duration here and in Chicago.
As a result of the accident, their car
was badly demolished and they were
cut and bruised, their return trip to
the west being delayed. At the time
they were headed for Lincoln, where
they expected to visit over night be
fore starting out for the west early
Thursday morning. The car with
which they collided was driven by
Kenneth Wiles, being occupied by
himself and wife and mother, Mrs.
Arthur Wiles and a two months' old
baby of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wiles.
Their car was also badly damaged as
a result of the impact and Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Wiles received minor
cuts and bruises, while Grandmother
Mrs. Arthur Wiles was the more ser
iously injured, as she sought to pro
tect the little baby who was in a
basket sleeping, when the crash came,
receiving numerous bad cuts as well
as being badly bruised. The little
baby came out uninjured and was
scarcely awakened, however.
Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Lee were sum
moned from Murdock and treated
the injured parties at the scene of
the crash, caring for them in such
manner that they were able to go
on their way. It was fortunate that
none of theme were severely injured
or killed.
It will be recalled that Mr. and
Mrs. Livingston came here for a
visit from their home in the west 3
weeks ago and were honored guests
at a family reunion and dinner at
AVOCA NEWS
Dorothy Gollner was home from
Omaha to enjoy a week end visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Goll
ner. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rebers and
daughter, Alma were guests at the!
home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCann
last Sunday.
Dr. J. W. Brendel was called to
Lincoln Tuesday of this week to look
after some professional business mat
ters for the day.
Mrs. Alice Bassett of Nebraska
City has been visiting for a few days
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert McCann.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Corbin was
called to Murdock by the illness of
a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Corbin re
maining for some days while Mr. Cor
bin returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Thomas and
two daugTilers of Shenandoah were
here last Sunday visiting with the
father and brother of Mrs. Thomas,
Postmaster W. H. Bogaard and son,
Clyde.
Edwin Schumaker and Wm. Ober
naulte, both of Nehawka, were in
Avoca and south of town iast Tues
day where they were building a
chimney on the property of Mr.
Schumaker.
Cyrus Everett cleaned up the Avoca
cemetery and made it look very fine
with the grass nicely cropped and
the flowers blooming and made it a
beautiful place and attractive to the
travelers going by.
Henry Hunteuien shipped a car
load of cattle from Avoca to the Kan
sas City Market Tuesday of this week,
accompanying them to see them sold.
The cattle were fine and should bring
the top price at the market.
Marion Pittman at this time is
taking his vacation from the work of
carrying the country mails and with
the wife is enjoying a trip. The mail
is being carried by Ed Morley during
the time Mr. Pittman is away.
A large crowd of the countryside
and some from a distance were in
Avoca last Tuesday to enjoy the
first of a series of picture shows
which is to feature the entertainment
of Avoca in its out of doors amuse
ments. Elmer Hennings, the accommodat
ing barber of Avoca, was over to Otoe
where his friend, Max Straub, jr., is
recovering from injuries sustained in
an auto wreck, an account of which
will be found in another column of
this paper and shaved his friend,
finding him showing improvement
and hoping to soon be out again.
Beznembered His Friend.
When Paul Ottens left his native
land, Germany, many years ago like
many young immigrants, brought to
America an outfit which would stand
him well in keeping his personal ap
pearance and among which was a
razor which had been in the family
for many years, and which he had
kept during his more than fifty years
in this country. Much of the time he
shaved himself and since his resi
dence in Avoca had occasion to have
the razor touched up, which was done
by hi3 friend, Elmer Hennings. The
two gentlemen became fast friends.
When the time came for Mr. Ottens
to go, to leave this world, he com
municated to the family that he de
sired Mr. Henning to have his razor,
which was presented to him after
the death of Mr. Ottens. Mr. Hen
nings prizes the razor highly, but the
friendship of his friend much more.
Visiting in Dakota.
Robert L. Propst of Lake Worth,
Florida, father of Mrs. E. J. Ilall
strom, arrived in Avoca last week
and accompanied by Mrs. Hallstrom
and the children, departed for
Mitchell, South Dakota, early this
week where they are visiting at the
home of another daughter, Mrs.
Maude Test where they will visit for
some time. Mrs. Test is to celebrate
the passing of her wedding anniver
sary this week.
Entertained for Friends.
Mrs. Fred Marquardt was hostess
on Wednesday to a number of her
friends from Louisville at her home
in Avoca where a very pleasant day
was had and a very fine dinner as
well. There were there for the occa
sion Mrs. Berdella Stander, mother of
Mrs. Marquardt, Mrs. Gertrude
White, sister of Mrs. Marquardt, Mrs.
Ben Dolan and Mrs. F. H. Nichols, all
of Louisville.
the home of his brother, Cyrus Liv
ingston, two weeks ago, afterward3
going to Chicago for a visit and re
turning here on Tuesday to remain
over night at the homes of Cyrus and
II. J. Livingston, before leaving Wed
nesday for their home in the west.
Grover Livingston is a former Cass
county boy, having been born near
Louisville and remained in this coun
ty until 25 years of age, when he
went to the state of Washington to
make hi3 home.
SUITS
Ready to Wear
$12.50 to $29.50
Tailored to Measure
$15.75 to $40.00
Wash Pants$1.65 to $2.25
Dress Straws65 to $2.50
Work Straws25 to $1.25
WESCOTT'S
Personalized Tailoring
Seeks Federal
Aid in Fighting
Grasshopper
Governor Cochran to Asks Speedy
Help Other Pests Reported
Not Serious.
Governor Cochran said Sunday he
would seek immediate federal aid
against the imminent grasshopper in
festation in Nebraska. The resettle
ment administration was mentioned
as a possible source of assistance for
farmers whose fields are threatened.
The governor said reports indi
cated serious grasshopper invasions
in all sections of the state and even
worse conditions in the Dakotas. Re
quests for help will be dispatched to
Washington officials Monday.
There are no state funds available
to assist in fighting the hoppers, and
farmers have been advised to pur
chase poison at their own expense.
Nebraska farmers have nothing to
fear from other insect pests at the
present time, however, O. S. Bare,
extension entomologist of the Uni
versity of Nebraska college of agri
culture, said Sunday night.
Altho weather conditions are fa
vorable for the increase of Nebras
ka's regular crop destroyers, reports
indicate conditions are not serious
and give no signs of becoming ser
ious, Bare said.
Farmers have reported a few
chinch bugs in southern and south
eastern counties, but the infestations
are light and scattered. The worst
chinch bug counties are Nemaha
Pawnee and Jefferson. Most of the
bugs are invading barley fields, the
entomologist said. Unless there are
untoward developments. Bare said he
expected little difficulty in combat
ting the bugs.
Bed Spider Seen.
If hot, dry weather continues the
red spider may make Itself known,
particularly in the western end of
the state. Box Butte county farmers
have sighted the pest in spots and
have made preparations to check its
advance. '"'
The red spider, which thrives be
tween the middle of July and the
middle of August, attacks trees,
shrubs and gardens. Bare said addi
tional moisture in the infested area
would check serious spider damage.
Other pests which have been seen
in scattered areas are the melon
aphis which attacks melons, cucum
bers and similar crops; the squash
bug and the striped cucumber beetle.
These three bugs, however, are ex
pected annually and indications are
their existence this season i3 only
about average. The college has re
ceived no word of hessian flies as
yet. The fly thrives mostly in cool,
damp weather.
Rain would halt the invasion of
most of the pests from which Ne
braska crops suffer. The grasshopper
threat remains immident, however.
The entomologist said in a recent
visit to Cuming county he found ex
cellent co-operation among farmers
who attended mass meetings in at
tempts to organize a stop-grasshopper
campaign.
Phone news items to No. 6.
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George Trunkenbolz was looking
after business matters here Monday.
Robert Troop and wife, of Syra
use, were visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Troop last Sunday.
Jean Burton was at Palmyra over
the week end, visiting at the home of
her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Burton.
Tommy Troop and sister, Lois,
drove to Lincoln Saturday in order!
that Miss Lois might take her vocal
lesson. They also attended a show.
Mrs. Z. W. Shrader, who has been
in poor health for some time, was
taken to the Bryan Memorial hospital
in Lincoln, where she is under obser
vation and treatment.
Genevieve and Donald Rutledge,
daughter and son of Glen Rutledge,
were at Syracuse last Saturday and
Sunday, where they visited their
mother, Mrs. C. R. Troop, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Lloyd en
tertained at a party for their daugh
ter, Nelle Jean, age 6, having a
large number of her little friends
present to enjoy the occasion.
Albert Anderson was looking after
some business matters in Omaha on
Monday and while he was away, Mr.
Monday and while he was away, Mrs.
Anderson was assisting with the
work at the store.
Ray Creamer and Roy Gregg, who
are working together, began cutting
their wheat on Wednesday of this
week, finding it fully ripened and
ready for harvest.
George Sheldon and daughter,
Miss Ruthann and J. H. Steffens and
daughter Maxine were in Lincoln
last Sunday, where they went to at
tend the passion play. They speak
very highly of the drama.
Ole Olsen, of Weeping Water, was
in Nehawka during the past week,
looking over the field with a view to
opening a stone quarry here and thus
providing work for an additional
number of unemployed men.
Edith Landergren, of Greenwood,
who was in Nehawka for some time
taking lessons in cream testing with
Mrs. Susane Buskirk, went to Lin
coln to take the required examina
tion and was granted a certificate for
testing cream. She is now operating
a cream station at Murdock.
John Rough and wife, of Tekamah,
were guests last Friday at the home
of his brother, Stuart Rough of this
place, going from here to Lincoln for
a visit at the home of Mrs. Jacob
Goehry, mother of Mrs. John Rough.
The Goehry family formerly resided
in Nehawka, Mr. Goehry conducting
a blacksmith shop here for a good
many years. They also visited with
Arthur Rough of near Weeping Wat
er before returning to their home at
Tekamah.
Attended Dedicatory Services
While we were not able to get a
complete list of Masons from here
who attended the service on Sunday,
June 14, at the old cemetery south
west of Nehawka, among them were
Robert II. Chapman, James M. Pal
mer, Stuart Rough, Marion N. Tuck
er, Andrew F. Sturm, C. E. Stimbert,
worshipful master of the lodge, C.
D. Adams, W. A. Taylor, Joseph W.
Banning, W. A. Ost, B. E. Summers,
Edwin Schumacher, J. II. Steffens,
J. J. Pollard, V. P. Sheldon, Ray
mond C. Pollard, J. J. Pollard, Nel
son Berger and George A. Stites.
little Son Dies in Omaha
Douglas, the four year old son of
Mrs. Lester Waldo, who died at the
hospital in Omaha last Saturday, was
buried on Tuesday, the funeral being
held there and interment was in an
Omaha cemetery. A number of the
relatives from Nehawka were present
at the funeral.
Come to Nehawka July 4th
The American Legion and the
Legion Auxiliary ladies are making
preparations for the giving of a fine
celebration on the 4th of July, and
will have a carnival here at that
time. All who come are assured of
an excellent time as there will be
something doing every minute of the
day. Keep this in mind, and arrange
to spend the 4th at Nehawka.
Two Lodges Join in Celebration
Away back in 1860, and even be
fore that time, early settlements were
being made jn Cass county, there be
ing some thirty townsites, many of
which have since passed out of the
picture. One of these, Cassville, was
located where the old Mt. Pleasant
church and school now stands. An
other was Waterville, located where
Mr. Akin resides on the old Pollard
homestead, now owned by J. J. Tol
lard. A man came from the east and
established a mill on the banks of
the Weeping Water, which was a
much larger stream in those days
before the land had been broken up
and put to farming use, which takes
It Costs No More
to Use the
Funeral Home
This funeral home of ours is so com
plete and desirable that some per
sons have come to the conclusion
that it must cost more to make use
of its facilities. This is not true;
Sattlcr service costs as little as any,
and no extra charge of any kind is
made for the use of the funeral
home.
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a much greater amount of the rain
fall than the unbroken prairie did.
The story goe3 that heavy rains
brought flood waters that took part
of the mill and damaged the dam for
the building of which the man had a
license from the government at Wash
ington. He was discouraged at the
loss when along came Lawson Shel
don and Isaac Pollard, who purchas
ed the site and erected a mill there
on, the place being known as Water
ville. This is practically where the
town of Nehawka (meaning Weeping
Water in the Indian language) now
stands.
Other settlements sprung up about
that time, one of them being in the
vicinity of what is known as the
Young cemetery (not the one near
Murray, but on the county line about
five miles southwest of Nehawka).
This was about the year 1S69.
Dr. A. Young, who was a physician
and member of the Masonic order,
was buried there, also his son some
four years later.
Recently Will Ost, a member of the
Masonic lodge here became interested
in the matter and upon investigation
found that Dr. Young was a Mason.
A rucle stone wall was laid around
the place enclosing the graves, and
this with a Masonic emblem buried
in the ground with the passing years
was about all that designated this
spot as a burial ground, although a
number of others were buried there.
Arrangements were made whereby
the Masonic lodges of Nehawka and
Dunbar marked the graves of Mr.
Young and his son, with a cement
wall replacing the old stone one,
and a slab of concrete connecting the
graves, in which was set the Ma
conic emblem, to preserve it.
A memorial celebration had been
arranged for Sunday, June 7, which
is Masonic memorial day, but on ac
count of bad weather, was postponed
until Sunday, June 14, the two lodges
joining in the memorial program
that included a number of talks on
pioneer days in Nebraska.
Dr. G. II. Gilmore, who is well
versed in early Cass county history
and an archologist of note, gave a
very interesting address covering the
early times. Other speakers included
Attorney Varro N. Tyler, of Nebras
ka City; Worshipful Masters Baker
of Dunbar lodge and Stimbert of Ne
hawka lodge; Rev. W. A. Taylor, of
Union, and a Mr. Hershey of Ne
braska City. There were about 160
present at the ceremonies.
As a result of the interest of these
two sister lodges, this old cemetery,
which had been neglected and con
verted into a pasture, will be cared
for and perpetuated in the future.
In all, there are about fifteen graves
there, part of which are marked with
stones of some sort.
One of the interesting stories re
told concerns a man who was alleged
to have traded a barrel of whiskey
for a quarter section of Cass county
land, and who considered that he had
paid too much for the ground.
United Brethren in Christ.
NEHAWKA CHURCH
Bible church school 10 a. m.
Evening gospel service at 8. Mr.
Carlson will preach.
Mid-week prayer meeting Wednes
day evening.
The Woman's Society will be en
tertained by Mrs. Burton Wednesday.
The Young People will meet on
Tuesday evening. The choir will also
rehearse that evening.
OTTERBEIN CHURCH
Bible church school 10 a. m.
Morning worship service at 11.
The Young Feople will meet at
Guy Murdoch's this week.
The prayer meeting will be held
on Thursday evening.
The Woman's Society will be en
tertained by Mrs. Engebretson on
Thursday, July 2.
Our churches were blessed by the
lectures of Dr. E. W. Raetz of Chin;-,
on Sunday. The services were well
attended and a commendable offer
ing given.
On Sunday, July 12, Bishop A. B.
Station of Kansas City, Mo., will
speak at our churches. We will have
three services on that day. A bap
tismal service will be held in th2
afternoon. Plan to be with us on
that day.
"We walk by faith and not by
sight."
PLATTSJIOUTII NETTLES
EEAT FALLS CITY, 6-2
Falls City, Neb., June 22. The
Plattsmouth tennis team won from
Falls City, 6 to 2, here Sunday. A
return match will be played at
Plattsmouth July 12. Results:
Singles
Raj' Larson (P.), defeated Ernie
White (F. C), 6-4, G-2; Jim Ram
sey (F. C.) defeated Ralph Mason
(P.), G-l, 4-6, 6-3; George Sayle.s
(P.), defeated Claude Ramsey (F. C.)
6-2, 6-1; Sheldon Giles (P.), defeat
ed John Falter (F. C), 6-0, 7-5;
James Comstock (P.), defeated Wal
ter Juergensen (F. C.) 6-1, 6-4;
Floyd Shanholtz (P.), defeated Vance
Ramsev (F. C), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles
Sayles-Giles (P.), defeated C. Ramsey-Walter
(F. C), 6-4, 6-1; White
Juergensen (F. C), defeated Larson
Mason (P.), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.
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