I r f. .- i MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1937. PAGE TWO PIATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL I Ihe PSattsmouth Jeornai PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA Entered at I'ostoffice, Plattsmouth, Neb., a3 second-clas? mail matter MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.00 A YEAR IN FIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living in Second Postal Zone, $2.50 per year. Beyond 600 miles, $3.00 per year. Rate to Canada and foreign countries, $3.50 per year. All subscriptions are payable strictly in advance. AV0CA IMward Shackiey ai.u Chris IVr rilin were in riattsmonth last Mon i!jy, Iiaving business matters to look utter there. Frtd I. Bukcman, who hasi 1 eon seriously ill for some time at his home in Avoca. is reported con siderably improved. Matthew McCann and Miss Lillian L'.eber of Dunbar visited in Avoca one day last week and were dinner quests ;it the- McCann cafo. Th-? daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Les ter Ilobaik, wlio was a patient in an lima ha hospital recenr iy, was able to return home early last week. C.lvin Carsten and bride returned l.-.st Wednesday afternoon from thei" iiruOircun and are now at home or lii-j farm southeast of ttuvn. D: J. V. Brendel was eompelleo :ain at home on account of an to re:.: attack or inuuenza. out is now aim 1 i t'C is and about and look after act ice again. Mr. and Mrs. Carl O. Zaiser and I Irs. K. J. I lallsmmi were in Lincoln lar-t Ti;o:,i!;iy, where i hey looked af i : l i ?i;i :.s matters and visited v. ill irier.f's- for a short time. Le. --lie i'otts, who formerly residec 'are and was engaged in the truck ing l.usir.-'ss. mi-virg to rear Murray las' i prir.g, vus calling on his many irier.ds in Avoca last Tuesday. Peter Juigenson. Leo McCann and William Kuntz attended a wolf hunt e ver near Xehawkn last Sunday, ant v. !.; rif le :o kill cm- of the seven v.tilvis that were shot that day. .Members of the Stuhhcndb ' wadding partv were in Lim o'.i -Huge worn ormed iay to have pictures taken in vtddiag co.itumcs. which were at the weddi"g ce: ciiioi-y per:" at the North Branch church tl lo ing evening. fol- Wcn One, Lest the Other The Brock a. id Avoca first and sec ' ii I basketball teams played a pair ; games !a team winr.ing the Avoca see ra iser. zi. week, the Brock tirst the main event, while onds took the curtain- To Celebrate Silver Wedding- Mr. ami Mrs. Carl Balfour wili ib.erve their 25th or silver wedding ; rniw rsary on Sunday. February 1Mb. with a reception for a largy nunibe-r of their friends. Elaborate preparations are beirg made for the v-'cbraii'Mi of tiiis very pleasing Entertained Ladies Aid . Mesdai.it. J. M. Kokjer ar.d Henry Mar -man were hostesses at Ike hemic. :.' the i'ori..er v.iim they entertained the Ladies Aid cf th: Avoca church. Following a business meeting at which plans were discussed for the coming year, a very delicious lunch ton was served by the hostesses. Attended Funcrsil at Louisville Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mareiuardt were tailed to Lcuisviilc and Murdock last Tuesday to attend the funeral of a eoiisiii cf Mrs. Mareiuardt, Charles Stander, who passed away at Denver on Friday of last week. Mr. Stander led been a sufferer from tuberculosis SIMPLIFIED PS &EftAE?i DA 1 F.T 53 rl M CI L - For Individual Employees Whether you employ one person cr many, you will find these individual record books most valuable in keeping permanent records of the wages paid, as well as deductions made for the employee and amounts paid by your self under the hew Social Security Lav. Each bock contains 55 triplicate sets suffi cient tp make weekly reporter for an entire year. You will need one book for each person you employ. Don't pay strangers exorbitant prices get them here at ZQt per Book BATES BOOK. STORE Printed and Ruled Forms for Every Business Need and had gone to Colorado in search of better health. The funeral was hold from Trinity Lutheran church north of Murdock, of which the deceased had been a member. Rev. Krey, pastor of the church, conducted the funeral, and interment was in the church ceme- i tcry located nearby. Resumes Work at Station Phillip Hogenr.iiller, Missouri Pa- cific station agent here, was able to return to work the fore part of last week alter a severe illness from in fluenza, that required the assignment oi a relief agent to handle the duties at the station All are pleased to see Mr. Iloge:i- viiller back on the job. Wen, but Only fey Three Hours Ralph Morloy and Calvin Carsien, cusins, had boasted that each would e wedded before the other. As the vedding of Calvin was to take place t si:: o'clock Wednesday, February 2nd, Ralph and his fiancee came to .ttend the wedding. Calvin greeted :im with the statement, "Weil, 1 lave won," but Ralph surprised him .hen he said, "Meet Mrs. Morley, my vife we were married at 3 o'clock his ai ternoon." Thus be won the verbal wager. Will Hunt Again There is to be another wolf hunt m Sunday. February 21st and Win. Kuntz. Leo McCann and Peter Jur rescn expect te) join the group and !o their best to help rid tho country ,f these animals, which have become !1 too numerous and arc raiding the kkken houses also killing pigs and )at)v lambs in some instances. Good Record as Hunter Leo McCann, who loves to hunt ind is a good marksman, joined a w-clf hunting party near Nehawka a week ago Friday and was able to ;et one of the live wolves that were bagged that day. Again on Sunday, vith others, he participated in a sec iid hunt and v. as one of a gremp o three from this vicinity who bagged me oi the seven wolves that were ;. ken that day. Another hunt is to he held soon and you may be sure Leo will be on the firing line., for he dearly loves to take up the chase. DO YOU KNOW- -That the term "Dixie" for the South originated from a bank note issued by a New Orleans bank in the early days. These notes vere printed in French and English and bore the French word for ten, "Dix". They became known as "Dixies" and the South as Dixieland. ill 3 per Dozen Laughing Around the World With IRVIN S. COBB An Echo from 1865 By IRVIN S. COBB NOW this present story may be of any age you please, but to the host of my personal knowledge and belief it belongs to our own Civil War Period. fcliSiliiilS The narrative runs that in the last days of the war a raggeu wornout hungry, half-crippled, half-dead Confederate straggler was UmZg alon a Virginia highway striving to catch up with h,s ; com mand Where there wts a puddle in the ruts ne stopped .to bathe his SSd and blced:ng fet. As he sat at the roadside dabbling his JjJollen tow in the if ter a Union skirmisher, well fed and lusty, stepped from ! behind a tree with his musket raised to his shoulder and yelled out exultantly: "YasdfawllTthe Southerner, "an a hell of a gft you gotl" Plattsmouth Men Injured in Arkansas JvYerett' Pickens and John Stnpp in Hcsmtal at Fayetteville, Suf fering from Injuries. Everett P;c!tens and John Stapp, j The Plattsmouth high school bas oi ;Iiis city, arc at the City General let t ball team Friday evening jour h(pital at Fayetteville. Arkansas, neyed over over to Malvern, Iowa, sitlToring from injuries revived 'n to add the Iowans to their list of wins auto wrccK Tnursday n;s;ht. Mr. Pickens sustained a severe back and also a leg injury that itas a real threat but after this period is thought will require his remaining at the hospital for some time. Mr. Stapp suffered many small cuts and is severely bruised, tut it is thought w " 1 1 be able to return home in the next few days. Ilalph Buchanan, a companion of the two injured men, v ;.s not injured beyond bruises. Tho your.g had been enjoy- n, g a vacation trip in the south and i held the Iowans effectively. McCar vere on their way home when the i ron jIui Seitz continued their scor-oce-dent occurred. None of the par-jhig bee in the third period and Miller (iculurs of the accident were learned j an,i Woostcr also registered lor the here other than that the car of Mr. !ocal?. i icutns in wn-.cn tney were rm.ng. , : . dam ped to a great extent. II I." Tl. !..1 ..;.. i,. i. imMiuiMi l.. .u.ai .-nnt o; the l S. engineers, learning of j ihe accident, wired the hospital last night and received the information ' tl at the injuries were not serious. Robert M. Walling and Kenneth Schmidt, friends of the injured men, 1 ; ft last night for Fayetteville, ar riving there this morning about S oclock. Following their arrival, they called friends here telling of the ser- ii us injuries that Mr. Pickens had si' ffered. It is expected that the leys Fer ioi'oly injured members of the party will accompany Mr. Walling back home. LIBRARY BOOKS Miss Sophia Kreager has donated "Gardens in Glass" by Andrews to the Plattsmouth public library. This book was in great demand at the time of the flower show and will 1)3 appreciated by members of the gar den club. Seven new books came in this week for the pay shelf. Probably the one which has been in greatest demand is "An American Doctor's Odyssey" by Lr. L'eistr. Another book which promises to be a favorite is "The Man Who Caught the Weather" by Aid rich. Others added to the pay shelf are: "Deep Water Island" by Lemay; "Dr. Scarlett," Liang. "Lancer at Large," iirown; "Death of a Man," Doyle; "Man from the Xorselands," IJrichan. Two mystery books will go on the seven-day shelf, "Captain of Souls" iby Edgar Wallace, and "Corpse in jthe Crimson Slippers" by Walling. ; Other seven-day books are: "Natives I of Vl'f'hilnc TIi-ill T ;.....- .....I Tl..:... er; "Cap'n Sue," Footner; "Play Itioy, t,cnnen; "Too Uood Looking." i J surges ; "Lternal Deep," Passett; "Man Prandeis," Robertson ; "John Dawn," Coffin; "Old Misery," Pen dexter; "But Iieauty Vanishes," Blacker; "Wooden Pillow," Fallas: "Red Bill," Chrisholm: "Men and i Brethren," Cozzens. I "Jefferson in Power" by Bowers . a.so came in with the new shipment. This book has received a great deal of attention recently by the reading public. IN D0ANE COLLEGE PLAY Mr. Frederick Frickc of Plats mouth, who is a sophomore at Doane college, has been cast for the role of Hortensio in Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew," which will be pre sented by Doane Players for many Nebraska high school audiences this spring. . .. j Platters Show ass Against Malvern Team Blue and White Win by Margin of 40 to 16 from Iowans Seitz, McCarroll Lead Scoring. l.v the wide maririn of 40 to 16. The Malvern team opened the game the Platters paced by Max Seitz and Don McCarroll, pulled far in the lead and were never n danger of being headed. The score at the half time was 25 to 12 in favor of Plattsmouth. In the second half Coach Boggess j sent in his reserve force for the j greater part of the contest and who i the dosing portion of the game! ivebal. Hayes, McCarty and Wall were . . sent into tne game to nnish with Falk the v. reckage of the hopes of their opponents . - , t Jackson, guard! 'was the thief scorer of Malvern, having eight of their sixteen points to his credit. j The second team in the opening had a real thriller with Malvern, the Iowa reserves coming from behind to take the young Platters by the I store of 22 to 21: Joe York, Warren Reed and Don Wall were the chief scorers for the Platters, while Walker of Malvern had the high scoring honors. The score, at the half was 17 to Z for the Platters. The box score of the game: Plattsmouth I TC, FT I'F TP Woostcr. f 2 0-1 1 4 j Seitz. f f, 3-4 2 15 IRebal, f 0 0-0 0 0 Hayes, f 0 0-0 0 0 .McCarroll, c 6 1-1 0 13 McCarty. c 0 1-1 0 1 Miller, g 1 l-;; o 3 Wall, g 0 0-0 0 0 Falk, g (t) 1 2-4 14 16 S-14 4 40 Malvern ; FT VP TP Schoening. f 1 2-2 0 4 Knight, f 1 0-0 0 2 Swain, f 1 0-2 4 2 Regenaver, c 0 0-0 1 0 McCormick, c 0 0-0 0 '0 Jackson, g 4 0-1 3 S Walker, g 0 0-0 1 0 Breeding, g 0 0-0 1 0 7 2-5 10 16 LAND, FARM and RANCH BARGAINS FOR SALE Fe w fresh milk cows. Plattsmouth. John Becker. fll-2tw JERSEY COWS FOR SALE A few Jersey cows, fresh soon. See Fred Kahler, 7 miles west of Murray. f 15-2sw HORSES FOR SALE Several head of horses for sale. Myron Wiles, Plattsmouth. j8-2td-4tw MARE WITH FCAL FOR SALE I have a good true work marc, wt. 1C00 lbs., with foal, for sale. ROY GREGG, Murray. f8-4t sw FOR SALE 1 team black mares coming 4 years old. weight 2S00. well broke, sound, and gentle, 1 mi. west. 1 south of Union, Nebr. Fred F. Baker. Greenwood M. M. Hansen went to Lincoln on htiBineus hint Thursday. (Men Peters attended a session of the state legislature at Lincoln on Thursday. The Auxiliary will meet with Mr. Mae dribble Wednesday of this week, February 17th. John Armstrong of dlenwood is visiting his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. William Armstrong. Mr. and Mis. Walter Farmer of Ashland and Mrs. Shaffer were visi tors in Lincoln Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Jardine, of Sioux City, spent Sunday with her father, William Itenwanz. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Knolie, of Platts mouth, spent Saturday and Sunday at the L. C. Marvin home. Mrs. Ti. M. Hansen will entertain at a Missionary meeting at her home on Thursday, February IS. Mr. and Mrs. Keeler and Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Farnday of Lincoln visited at the dlen Peters home Thursday evening. Mrs. James Bright returned home Sunday after spending a week with Iter sister, Mrs. William Lumbers, at Fremont. Mrs. Frederick Anderson and the new baby girl returned home from the Bryan Memorial hospital in Lin coln last week. Mr. and Mrs. William Willis re turned home last Wednesday from Burton, Kansas, where they have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Hillis. The Guild will meet Tuesday, February 2", at the church, with a covered dish luncheon and sand wiches. The time will be spent in quilting. Miss Lucille Ktlly returned to her home last Frit? ay from the St. FJiza beth hospital in Lincoln. S!:e is much improved. Her mother, Mrs. Elsie Kelly, is still at the hospital, where she is also reported better. Mrs. Pearl House, who has been quite ill ard has been staying at the borne of her daughter, Mrs. Clyde 'cwkirk, returned home last Mon day. She ii reported as being a little better at th-3 writing. Mrs. Joe Brown is caring fcr her. Mrs. L. C. Marvin, with Mrs. N. O. Coleman assisting entertained the T f, ,,, ,, i,,,,,,,,,,,, ut v v.. ....... party at her home last Friday even ing. Five hundred was played. Mrs. Ralph Clymer wen high among the ladies and E. A. Landon was high among' the men. To Hold World-Wide Service On Wednesday evening. February 17, a World-Wide rcrvice will be held at the church. These services will be held with ail 'fellowship members of the Methodist church. The speak er will Le E. Stanley Jones of Xew York, (hi the broadcast program. A basket dinner vill be served. I, C. C. Cluh Mrs. Everett Cope entertained the L. C. C. card club at a 1 o'clock luncheon at her home last Thursday afternoon. Those receiving prizes were Mrs. Goodhart Vant, for high score, and Mrs. Evan Armstrong lor second high. Mrs. Henry Armstrong received the guest prize. Other guests were Mrs. Jack dribble, Mrs. John Downing and Mrs. Leonard Jardine. Guests of Wholesale House Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McDonald, Mr. end Mrs. Jack dribble, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Cope and Mis. Ray McXurlin attended the Granger Bros, fiftieth rnnjversary party at the Lincoln hotel Saturday night and Sunday. Shower for Bridc-to-Re Mrs. Elmer Mathis, Mrs. John Lam bert and Mrs. Cedric Fulmer gave a miscellaneous shower Saturday after noon at the Methodist church in honor of Miss Thelnia Lec sley, who is soon to become a bride. There were one hundred guests and Miss Leesley received many beautiful gifts. A most delicious lunch was served and everyone had a fine time. Contrifcuions for Flood Relief That the people of Greenwood and WHETHER or You can be stylishly dressed in our Tailor-cd-to-Order Clothes. They're made to fit and to wear. Pure Virgin Wool $22-so up WESCOTT'S Since 1879 m ES&HNK E!AirSIE!EKnr Friday, Febr. 19, 1 O'clock F. M. Our 28,000 Egg Capacity Incubator Vill Bs On Display. Hatch Just Started PROFESSOR FAIRCHILD, late of Purdue, Indiana, now with the Allied Milling Co., will speak cn Care and Feeding of Baby Chicks, also of Feeding Hogs and Cattle. We ure everyone to attend this opening. Gifts will be given. 333 Main St. Phone 10? Plattsmouth, Ncbr. vjcinity are not unmindful of the urgent need for assistance among the Ohio and Mississippi river valley flood sufferers, is shown in the following list of contributions. The sum of C0.19 has been collected through the efforts of Dr. Talcott, chairman of the drcenwood Red Cross chapter, aided by the American Legion, and 1 as gone forward to assist with the work of caring for the refugees. Ihe list, of contributors is as fol lows: American Legion Auxiliary 7.12 Greenwood Public Schools 7.57 American Legion Dr. X. D. Talcott J. S. dribble Mr. and Mrs. Ben Howard K. H. Armstrong Dudley Clouse Everett Cope Watson Howard Cbas. Armstrong H. E. Warren John Downing Ed Landergreen Cnicn State Bank Phil Reece 1 D. Ileadley K. A. Landon E. L. McDonald P. E. Clymer W. A. Armstrong V. alter Weidenian Harry Marloff 5.00 5.00 5.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .50 .50 .50 .50 .50 1.00 1.00 1.00 C. A. Mathis B. M. Hanson Pete Hilt Mr. Harntd C. W. Xewkirk Raymond Xewkirk ! Emil Bauers Warren Boucher Andrew Meyer Wesley Miller l'c'ith Fin ley TOTAL SUBSCRIBED $ CO. 19 JURY HAS VACATION With the termination of the Harni er casi. the members of the petit jury panel were excused by Judge W. G. Kicck, subject to call. It is not expected that the jury cases will j be taken up until later, the case of the State of Xebraska vs. P. B. Cruise being laid over until April for trial. Horse I Mule Sale Over 35 Head in This Sale to be held at the II. G. Todd farm, 2 '-a miles south of Murray, and 514 miles north of Union, Xebraska, on Saturday, Febr. 20 beginning at 12: HO p. m., with lunch served on the premises by Lewiston Community Center. Horses and Mules Black and baj mare team, S and 0 years old, wt. C20i, black mare with foal; Team bay marcs, 6 and 7 years old, wt. .'000; Team black geld ings. 5 and G years old, wt 3000; Team of Jack mules, 0 and 10 years old, wt. 2400; Team bay geldings, 9 and 10 years old. wt. 2700; Team bay and black mares, coming .1 years old. weight $400; Team, black mare and gelding, 4 years crfd, wt. 2600; Team gray mares, with foal. 5 and i i . t 1 i . n rr i years om, wi, .iiuw; learn mares smooth mouth, wt. 2400; Team of smooth mouth geldings, wt. 2500 Black mare, coming 3 years old, wt i:.0; Black gelding, fi years old, wt 1400; Bay gelding, coming 2 years old, wt. 1000; Bay gelding, 7 years old, wt. 1400; Black mare, 9 years old, wt. 1600; Sorrel gelding, smooth .mouth, wt. 1350; one Jack mule. years old, wt. 1400; Sorrel mare with foal, 7 years old, wt. 1500; Bay mare. smooth mouth, wt. 2400; Bay mare, smooth mouth, wt. 1300; Sorrel mare, smooth mouth, wt. 1200; Sorrel geld ing, smooth month, wt. 1300; One 4- year old gelding, wt. 1350; Bay sad dle horse, smooth mouth, wt. 1250 Will have more horses to sell by sale day. Farm Implements One 20-30 Wallis tractor; one Fordson tractor; two John Deere 2 row machines, like new; one Bailor 2-row cultivator, like new; three Dempster 2-row cultivators, good con dition; two 2-row John Deere horse listers, good condition; two McCor- mick-Deering 2-row machines; live sets good harness, oileu aim repaired. Also various other articles. Terms are Cash A. L. CARPER OWXER Rex Young, Auct. Reynolds, Clerk FIRE AT OMAHA There was no one at the Ralph Codwin home, 3141 So. 13th St., Om aha, at 2:30 p. m. Thursday when a pan of grease left on a lighted stove took fire and caused neighbors to call the fire department. The blaze was confined to the frying pan.' Mr. Godwin, orr.cr of the home is well known here and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Cod win, residing in the ccud ravt cf C12 city. AIT APPRECIATION Words cannot express our feelings toward our neighbors and friends who have been so kind and helpful through their donations toward help- j ing us defray expenses during my wife's illness. May God bless you all. Roy Beins. AM kinds of commercial print ing dene prcmptly at the Journal office. to te held at the OTTO SCHAFER farm, six miles west and one-half mile north of Murray; six miles east and one-half mile north of Man ley on Gravel Highway No. 1 Tuesday, Febr. 23 beginning at - 12:00 o'clock noon, sharp. Lunch, will be served '-on the premises by Ladies Aid of Eight Mile Grove Lutheran church. 40 HEAD Horses and Males to be Sold One black team geldings, 0 and 7 years old. weight 3150; One roan team geldings, 8 years old. weight 3000; One gray team geldings, C years old, weight 2S50; One roan team geldings, 4 years old, weight 2S00; One bay team geldings, 3 and 5 years old, weight 2S50; One bay team geldings, S and 'J years old. weight 2750; One gray team, mare and gelding, smooth mouth, weight 2700; One bay team, mare and gelding, 3 years old, weight 2900; One bay team mares, 2 years old, weight 2600; 'One gray team, mare and gelding, 2 years old. weight 2550; One black team mares, 2 years old, weight 2600; One gray team, mare and gelding. 2 years old, weight 2550; One cream colored team, mare and gelding, coming 2 years old, weight 2000; One brown gelding, 2 years old. weight 1275; One bay mare, 2 years old, weight 1350; One sorrel mare, 2 years old. weight 1250; One black mare, 3 years old. in foal, weight 1500; One black mare, 2 years old, in foal, weight 1250; One black saddle horse, 2 years old. broke to ride; One black gelding, 5 years old, weight 14 50; One sorrel gelding, G years old. G 9 weight 1250; One black gelding, 9 years old weight 1350; One sorrel mare, 10 j-cars old. in fcal. weight 1500; One black gelding, smooth mouth. weight 1250; One team molly mules, smooth mouth, weight 2700; One spotted saddle horse, 1 years old, very well broke, anyone can ride. The teams in this sale are all well matched. All horses are gentle and come from a country where they raise horses to sell in western South Da kota. All horses are broke to work except those coming three years old. Terms of Sale Six months time will be given on bankable notes drawing S per cent interest per annum. No nroncrtv to be removed iom the nrcmisps until settled for. Otto SchaEer & Son OWNERS Rex Young. Auctioneer First Na tional Bank. Weeping Water, Clerk li0fS0ill8 r.K V .4, V