THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1937.
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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
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Ihe Plattsmouth Journal !
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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
Entered at Postoffice, Plattsmouth, Neb., as second-class mall matter
MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher
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$3 50 per vear. All subscriptions are payable strictly In advance.
T. B. Hardison
Dies at Omaha
Hospital Monday
im for a Long Period and Suffering
From Eff-r-t of Stroke Resi
dent Here Since 1918.
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Weeping Water
Earl Murdoch was shipping a num
ber of his cattle to the Omaha mar
ket Tuesday of this week.
Fred Alien and wife were over to
.Mauley last Friday night attending a
gathering at the Manley hall.
County Commissioner Fred II. Gor
der and wife and their daughter,
Dorothy, were visiting Tuesday at
Lincoln.
K. J. Doedeker and wife of be
tween Murray, and Weeping Water
were in town last Tuesday where
thye were doing some shopping and
visiting with friends.
A number of the workmen employ
ed ia the government quarry east of
Weeping Water were layed off dur
ing the early days of this week await
ing further instructions as to the
work which is to be done
his mother, two brothers and another
sister. After attending the last sad
rite3 they returned, arriving
Weeping Water the latter part
last week.
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Will Have an Apprentice.
Wm. Stuart, the shoemaker has ac
cepted the tutorship of Richard John
son, who starts this week as an ap
prentice in the boot and shoe making
and repairing business.
Monday evening at C:30 at the
Clarkson hospital at Omaha, T. B.
Hardison, resident of Plattsmouth
since 1918, died as the result of a
stroke that he suffered some time ago
and from which he failed to rally. iast Sunday at the home of Mr
The condition of Mr. Hardison was Mrs. Ora A. Davis.
Rex Young of Plattsmouth was a
visitor in Murray Monday, called to
look after some business matters.
Dr. G. II. Gilmore and O. A. Davis
were over to Nehawka last Saturday
attending the funeral of the late G.
A. Murdoch.
John A. Davis and two daughters
were over to Nehawka last Saturday
attending the funeral of the late
G. A. Murdoch.
Mrs. Glen Perry and daughter,
Miss Helene, were guests for the day
and
Union Pacific In their general offices
during week days.
such that his recovery was dispaired
of several days ago.
Mr. Hardison was born in Dallas
county, Missouri, fifty-three years
ago and made his home in that sec
tion of Missouri for a great many
years, coming to Plattsmouth in
1918 and where he has since made
his home.
He has been an employe of the
BREX shops in thi3 city during his
residence in this community and was
Entertained for Dinner Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gardner It. Dinger a gentleman highly esteemed by his : papering at the new home of
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Frank Under and Albe Dodson
were on the market early thi3 week
with hogs which they have been fat
tening on their respective farms.
The Riggs show which wa3 show
ing in Murray last week departed for
Nehawka where they are staying and
will probably exhibit there for a
time.
Earl MeriMtt was in Plattsmouth
the fore part of this week doing some
painting and decorating as well as
Robert
were nost aim nosiess ai ineir uuuie
for the day last Sunday, notwith
standing the severe gales which were
blowing and had as their guests for
the occasion Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Fernbaugh, their daughter, also two
brothers of Mr. Fernbaugh, all of
Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. John Bolz
and wife. Ralph Dinger, who at-
Miss Gladys Homan who has not tends school in Lincoln, was unable
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been in the very best of health for io oe presem
some time, was taken to the St. Eliza
beth hospital where she underwent
an operation and is reported as bc-j
ing some better at this time.
Stuart Rough of Nehawka came
over to Weening Water last Sun-, school on
Have First Aid School.
The government quarry in
associates and those who had
privilege of his acquaintance.
Mr. Hardison was a member of the
Christian church and was quite ac
tive in the work of the church of
this city, of which heand his family
have been members.
He is survived by the widow, two
sons and two daughters, Clifton, of
Omaha; Earl of this city; Mrs. Earl
Meisinger of Cedar Creek and Mrs.
Floyd Stratton of Weeping Water.
junction with the American Legion;
and the American Red Cross hold a
each Tuesday evening at
his sister, Miss! the American Legion hall where they
cou-i FUNERAL OF T. B. HARDISON
day and pkkir.g up
Agnes Rough, went to Lincoln where1 give instruction to the twenty mem
they enjoyed the day visiting with
relatives, notwithstanding the in
clement weather.
Ralph Keckler and wife were "over
to Manley last Monday evening at
tending the gathering at the Manley
hall. Pinochle and other other en
tertainment was provided. Mr. Keck
ler says when anyone cannot beat
him at this popular game he is a very
poor card player, and he declares he
was able to win over Fred Allen.
bers of the class in first aid work.
While the management is endeavor
ing to prevent accidents at the
quarry they also are schooling the
force employed in caring fcr the in
jured in case of an accident.
On Their Way to West.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennie Oldham who
departed for the Pacific coast last
Sunday arrived Tuesday evening at a
point in Arizona where they were
Joe Wolpert v on the quilt : visiting relatives and on Wednesday
However
which was up as one of the prizes and morning were leaving for the last
now he is looking for someone to lap of their trip to L.os Angeles
share it with him. You know Joe is ' where Mr. Oldham has a job await
a marriageable hatchtlor and the' ing him. A brother who has been
young women should know thq rest.
Joe would make an ideal husband.
Truck Cattle to West.
Wallace M. Philpot who has his
farm here and as well much land in
terests in the western part of the
state where he has extensive pas
ture interests shinned three truck
loads of cattle to Gandy where they
will be placed on pasture. The trucks
were driven out by George Sell,
Ralph Maddox and Frank Nelson.
Mr. Philpot also accompanied the
shipment.
ii the west for some time, secured
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the position for Dennie.
Home from the West.
Banker Oscar C. Hinds who was
notified of the death of a sister in
Montana some time ago immediately
departed for the home of the late
sister to attend the funeral. He drove
in his car and was accompanied by
Will Live in East.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Norton de
parted on Tuesday morning for New
Jersey where they will make their
home for the summer with their son.
Weaver Notion who makes his home
in the east. Weaver has been with
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany for a number of years and has
a good position in the cast.
From Wednesday's Dally
The funeral services for Thomas
Benton Hardison were held this aft
ernoon at the First Christian church
on North Sth street, a large number
of the old friends being present to
pay their last tributes to his memory.
Rev. J. W. Taenzler, pastor of the
church, conducted the services and
paid a tribute to the life of the de
parted as a kindly husband, father
and neighbor.
During the services Mrs. Hal Gar
nett and Frank A. Cloidt gave three
of the old hymns that had been
favorites of the departed. "In the
Land Where We Never Grow Old,"
"Sometime We'll Understand," and
"Going Down the Valley One by
One."
The interment wassa,t the fuk Hill
cemetery in the west portion of tha
city. ' ' " " "
Mr. Hardison was bcrn at Urbana,
Missouri, on February 24. 18S4, and
! spent his younger years in that com
munity and where he was united in
marriage to Miss Floy Penn. The
family has made their home here
since 19 IS and Mr. Hardison em
ployed in the BREX shops.
thei Fitch, jr.
Mrs. Gordon Smith of Omaha,
daughter of Grandmother Redden,
has been here for a few days assist
ing in the care of the mother who
has been very ill for some time.
Frank Liuder and W. O. Troop
were over to Syracuse Wednesday of
last week where they attended the
community sale. Mr. Troop pur
chased a Jersey cow while there.
John A. Davi3 and two daughters
were enjoying a visit Thursday of
last week from Guy Davis and wife
who were visiting at the Davis home
west of town as well as looking after
some business.
Tormny Troop departed early this
week for Mitchell, South Dakota
where he will visit for a time at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Lois Bestor
and husband, Robert Bestor. He is
making the trip via bus.
Thomas Christian and family of
Weeping Water were guests for the
day last Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Hobart Blake, their daugh
ter. A very fine visit was had dur
ing the day and the guests returned
to their home in the evening.
Enjoyed Family Gathering.
Grandmother Redden who has been
quite ill for some time and has been
cared for by her daughters and
friends in Murray, was duly surprised
when her daughter, Mrs. Mary Jett
and husband and Mis. Redden'8
granddaughters, Mrs. Victor Voss
brink all of St. Louis, arrived last
Saturday and with Mrs. Gordon
Smith of Omaha and Mrs. Kinney of
Murray made a happy home gather
ing and was the means of cheering
Mrs. Redden nicely and it seemed she
was better by the visit of all the family.
Home From Lincoln.
Grandmother Perry who has been
for some time visiting in Lincoln and
staying with her son, George Perry,
and other relatives and friends, ar
rived home last Saturday, being
brought to Murray by Mrs. Earl Cole
her daughter, who was accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Lois Cole, in
structor in the public schools at
Madison. Mi3S Lofs only remained a
day, returning to her school work,
but Mrs. Cole remained for the cele
bration of the birthday Thursday of
this week and on Friday will go to;
Hastings where she will attend a mu
sical contest where her son Elmer
Cole is attending school and will play
the trumpet in the contest.
Mrs. John L.. Young accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Boe
dekerfi II departed last Sunday morn
ing for Clearfield, Iowa, where they
spent the day visiting at the home of
Rev. II. E. Hutsman and wife and
where they also visited C. H. Boe
deker, sr., who is making his home
for the winter with his daughter,
Mrs. Hutsman. C. VII. Boedeker is
father of Mrs. Young, Glen Boe
deker and Mrs. Hutsman, and grand
father of C. H. Boedeker II.
Secures Employment in West.
As noted in last week's paper, Wil
lard Allen and his friend,. Mr. Poyu-
ter departed for the west. They went
together to Denver where they sepa
rated, Mr. Poynter tarrying at Denver
while Mr. Allen proceeded westward.
He stopped at Haley, Idaho, where
he immediately accepted a bit of
work which cared for his immediate
needs and also was able to pick up
some odd work for a little money.
He is liking the country there and
will remain for the present, hoping
to secure work on a ranch in that
vicinity. Employment in that line
will not open until some time in May.
Corn Crib Wrecked.
Thfteorn crib standing near the
highway north of Murray across the
road from V. W. Perry was wrecked
by the strong winds last Saturday.
While it stood for holding a crib fill
ed with corn, the wind shook it so
badly that an entire side was blown
out and the crib rendered useless.
At the home of M. II. Warthen
west of town the chimney of the
kitchen was blown from the house
which rendered it very inconvenient
as the stove would not draw and
smoked them almost out of the
house.
HERE FROM MISSOURI
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Stewart and
son. Donald, of Springfield, Missouri,
arrived here Saturday for a visit
with their many friends in this city
and at the farm of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Kreager near Mynard.
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Will Visit Here Soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Perry of
Orange, California, are now on their
way east, driving in their auto and
will expect to arrive by Mother's day
when they will spend the day with
Ladies Aid to Meet May 5
The ladies aid of the Christian
church will hold a meeting Wednes
day, May 5th at 2:30 in the afternoon
in the church parlors. Mrs. George
Parks will be leader. A fine program
on Mother's day has been arranged.
Mesdames Martin Sporer, Fred Druck
er, Lloyd Leyda and Veil Smith will
be hostesses. A full attendance is
desired.
Celebrated Eighth Birthday.
Patty Long, daughter of Mr. and
Walter's mother, Grandmother Perry j Mrs. Lester Long, who make their
as he has now for the past four years.
FORMER RESIDENT HERE
Prices Advance
May 1st
on Suits and
Tap Coats
Wo have been expecting
this it can't be helped.
Get your order in before mid
night Apr. 30 at the old prices.
WESCOTT'S
Personalized Tailoring
looking After Business Here.
On last Tuesday A. O. Anderson of
Wahoo where he is engaged in the
automobile business, was looking af
ter some business matters in Weep
ing Water last Tuesday. It will be
remembered that he was formerly lo
cated in Greenwood before going to
Wahoo.. Mr. Anderson has main
tained a branch in Weeping Water.
Will Improve Theatre Building-.
Workmen are now employed on
the Liberty theater building getting
I things in readiness for the build
I ing of a new front on the building
i and otherwise making improvements.
CCHSTF.UCTI0N GANG HERE
George Cunningham, a resident of
Plattsmouth many years ago, was
here Monday i'or a short time en
route to his home at Shenandoah,
Iowa, after being at Avoca to attend
the funeral of O. II. Tower, father
of Mrs. Cunningham.
Mr. Cunningham is a son of Nick
Cunningham, a resident here a great
many years and he left here some
thirty-three years ago and has made
his home in Iowa largely since leav
ing here.
Mr. Cunningham spent a short
time here in looking up old friends
of his boyhood days, who have grown
into men of the middle age and of his
circle of old friends many are missing.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
The Lincoln Telephone & Tele
graph Co., have an extra gang here
i mis v.cck to cnecK v.p and repair
i damages caused by the high winds
jof Saturday and Sunday. The com
pany lias in this territory probably
i frcm seventy-five to one hundred
j poles that are down and which will
have to be replaced. It is expected J dition quite grave for some time and
j that the work will take from two to jit v.a3 necessary to give him two
The condition of James Short, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Short of this
city, is reported as being much im
proved at the hospital at Omaha
where he has been for several days.
He was suffering from a ruptured ap
pendix and which had made his con-
three days to complete.
I blood transfusions.
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v::. . , .v...- Ss.
2,000 White Rocks
800 Rhode Island Reds
500 Buff Orpingtons
Also Barred Rocks, Wyandottes and
White Orpingtons
Some Chicks Started All going at g each rest of this week.
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Telephone 107 BMP RJ A f (P PJMffB 333 Main Street
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Visited Here lor Sunday.
Mrs. Margaret Brendel and son,
Richard of Lincoln, where Richard is
attending the medical, school of the
state university, were here for the
week end and visited friends, being
guests at the homeN of Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Seybolt. They were accom
panied here who also went on to
Plattsmouth for the day by Cecil and
James Comstock, also students at the
university and who make their home
with Mrs. Brendel.
Murray Has a lTev Barber.
Murray has a new barber in the
person of Alva Jensen who comes to
Murray from Lincoln and who was
here and conducted Jhe barber shop
last Saturday, doing a fine business.
He returned to Lincoln cn account
of the illness of his fifteen year old
daughter who has been in the hos
pitla for some time and where she un
derwent an operation. Mr. Jensen ex-
jpects to return to Murray immediate
ly and as soon as he can will make
his heme here with his mother as his
housekeeper.
Mr.
Visited in Iowa Sunday.
and Mrs. W. G. Boedeker and
home in Omaha was celebrating her
birthday anniversary the same day
as Shirley Temple, she being the same
age. Mrs. Ralph Kennedy and daugh
ter, Miss Hetty Lou were in Omaha
to celebrate the occasion with her
little cousin.
LAND, FARM and
RANCH BARGAINS
FOR SALE 1936 yellow seed corn.
S. T. Gilmour. Phone 3903.
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WANTED Cattle to pasture, 3'j
r..iles west of La Platte. James
Holoufcek, Ft. C:o, Nebr. 2(J4sv
TOIL SAIL
193 G white seed
97. Ray M. Wileo.
corn. State test.
FOE SALE
Visited Here Sunday.
Some two weeks ago at Oklahoma
City, Ckla., was united in marriage
Mrs. Marie Stiner, daughter of Mrs.
Susie Perger, where the bride has
made her home for some time and
where she was united in marriage
with a Cass county man, Mr. George
Hild. The newlyweds were visiting
at the home of the bride's mother in
Murray and with other relatives and
friends.
193C early yellow seed coin in
ear. High germination. $2.50 a bu.
Chas. Wcrga, Plattsmouth.
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F0R SALE
600-ogg incubabtor; 12 b- P- gas
oline engine; double tub washing
machine. Frank M.Cormick, Rock
Bluff Ave. ltw
SEED CORN for-sale, early and
late varieties of yellow and white
ccrn. 6G years in business guaran
tees you a good grade of corn. Our
j corn is hand picked, each ear care-
fully examined, tipped, shelled and
J graded. Otoe county grown. $3.0(1
I per bushel. Edward Bartling Seed
iCo.. Nebraska City, Nebr. 29-2sw
Services at Christian Church.
Last Sunday O. B. Chastain, a min
ister of the Christian church who has
been ministering at the Christian
church at Benson, was a visitor in!
Murray last Sunday and conducted
services at the Christian church. Rev.
Chastain has visited here before and
was for a time minister of the Chris
tian church at Plattsmouth. The
membership here was greatly pleased
to listen to him as many have been
favored by hearing his discourses in
the past. Rev. Chastain preaches
on Sunday and is employed with the
We have a special Farm
Rate on car insurance.
See us before you buy
or renew your insurance.
insurance
We will write Hail Insur
ance on Growing Crops!
Wheat - Oats - Corn
INSURANCE
AND
BONDS
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JUST AS T WAS BEFORE PROHBTON
5TORZ BEER First
STORZ sells 36 more than the 2nd beer
STGRZ sells 82 more than the 3rd beer
Those are facts, confirmed Ly 1936
official tax records. STORZ is the most
popular beer sold in Nebraska.
Gotdieb Storz founded the Store Brew
cry and has been making beer in Omaha
since 1876. Storz was the-leader before
prohibition. During prohibition, while
other Nebraska breweries were falling
into decay, Storz was making Storz Prod
ucts under the Storz Brand keeping its
CONTINUOUSLY
OPERATED BY
. ITS FOUNDER,
GOTTLIEB STORZ,
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experienced staff together - keeping its
equipment modernized.
Today new breweries have sprung up.
Some have even bought the use of old
Trade Brand labels to give an impression
of age and experience.
But die public judges beer by its qual
ity and quality requires skill, born of
years of experience. Gottlieb Storz brews
beer like the best European beers
choicest grain, mak and hops plus
Storz own natural Slow-ageing process.
That . accounts for the superior Storz
flavor and the reason why Nebraska
drinks more Storz beer than any other.
TRIUMPH
FILSENER CLUB
FiNE LAGER
Plattsmouth
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