Nebr. Elate Historical Society
3JW it'll
NO. 27
vol. no. un
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 10, 1937.
Nehawka Youth
Suffers a Skull
Injury in W reck
Harvey Lincoln at Home of Friends
at Platte City, Missouri, in
Serious Condition.
Platte City, Mo., May 5. The con
dition of Harvey Lincoln, 22, Ne
hawka, Neb., who was injured in a
motor car accident four miles north
of here Sunday mornins. remained
critical tonight,
Mrs. Tom Wilhoit a few hundred
yards from the scene of the crash.
On the advice of a Platte City phy
sician, Lincoln was not moved to a
hospital after the accident in which
he suffered a fractured skull and a
broken jaw. His 24-year-old brother,
Leslie Lincoln, who suffered two
broken ribs in the crash, remained at
the Villhoit home to be near his
brother. The physician said last
night the two would be removed to
the St. Joseph hospital in Kansas
City tomorrow if Harvey Lincoln im
proved sufficiently.
Also injured in the crash were Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Rymer of St. Joseph,
Mo. Mrs. Rymer suffered a crushed
nose, a severe laceration of the mouth
and a slight fracture of the skull.
She was taken to the St. Joseph hos
pital in Kansas City following the
wreck. Mr. Rymer suffered two
broken ribs. Their 3-year-old son,
Tommy, escaped injury.
The crash occurred shortly after
10:30 o'clock Sunday morning
when a transport truck crashed into
the rear of Rymer's car, throwing the
sedan into the path of Lincoln's mo
tor car. The truck driver was not
injured.
MYNARD LANDMARK GOES
The Misouri Pacific railroad was
constructed from Union to Omaha in
1S91 or 4G years ago. V. F. Gillespie
and Joseph Adams each were farm
ing near the town of Mynard before
the coming of the railroad. When it
did come, a siding was made where
Mynard was called Long's Switch in
honor of Si Long. On this switch
Y. F. Gillespie loaded corn. Later an i
depot or station house was built and For the fourth year, R. F. Patter
the town named Mynard. Joseph son, professor of American History
Adams and W. F. Gillespie built an , and Government at Tarkio college
elevator. Also Wm. Murray built and former principal of Plattsmouth
one. The town became a very lively 1 high school, has been invited to de
tradirg post for years. There came nVer the address for the graduating
reverses. People w ent and people ! class at Elmwood.
came. Busines flourished and the Trof. Patterson began his com
same waned. Both elevators finally j mencement speaking career while at
fell into the hands of the A. B. Wil- j Plattsmouth and gave his first ad-
son Grain Co. Now the first elevator
after 4C years is being torn down.
Font Wilson of Murray and Herman
Meisinger, of Mynard, both employes
of A. P.. Wilson of Nebraska City,
are tearing down the old landmark,
which served its purpose for near
half a century.
MAKES HEAL PROBLEM
For the past several days Sheriff
Homer Sylvester and his family have
been having a real problem on their
hand3 as the result of having four
men who are held here for transfer
to the state hospital.
The patients have been raising
much disturbance during the night
and their noise and demonstrations
keep the family aroutsed as well as
residents in the neighborhood of the
jail. One of the patients created
much excitement by trying to tear
out the plumbing in the jail and
then decided to take a shower under
a small faucet that is used for drink-
ing water.
The patients have been kept here
until room can be made for them in
the state hospital at Lincoln and the
sheriff is hoping that he can be rid
of them in the next few days.
RECEIVES FINE REMEMBRANCE
Mrs. John Hatt received a very
beautiful remembrance of Mother's
day in a large box of flowers that
came to her from Seattle, Washing
ton. The flowers embrace a large
variety and are raised at the flower
gardens of Mrs. Ina South, a sister-
in-law. they having one of the larg-
est establishments of its kind on the
west coast. The flowers are the gift
of Richard Hatt and Mrs. South.
WILL DELIVER ADDRESSES
R. Foster Patterson, professor of
American History and Government
at Tarkio college, has been invited
to deliver the commencement address
to the eighth grade graduates of the
;Otoe county schools at Nebraska City,
May 22.
This is the third successive year
that Mr. Patterson has been invited
to the Nebraska City exercises and
is a fine tribute to his outstanding
ability as an orator.
Mr. Patterson is also to speak at
the Elm wood graduation exercises, large group of the men of the com
making his fourth visit there. He has munity and honoring a large delega
and Sidney, Iowa, and at Brock,
Stella, Syracuse and Arlington in Ne
braska. Jack Ledgway
Goes to Chicago
for Burlinsrton
Former Plattsmouth Young Man Is
Made Chief Clerk for Commis
sary Department.
From Thursday's Dally
Jack Ledgway, a former resident
here and a son of John Ledgway, is
moving with his family today to Chi
cago, where Mr. Ledgway will take
up work as chief clerk for the com
missary department of the Burling
ton railroad, a very important post.
Mr. Ledgway has been connected
with the store department of the
Burlington since he quit school, first
in the local store house and later
transferred to Lincoln and Havelock
where he remained until his latest
promotion.
The new position is one in con
nection with the department that
purchases and handles all supplies
for diners, private cars, food and
other supplies over the system, in
volving a great deal of responsibil
ity. The many friends here will be
pleased to learn of the promotion
of Mr. Ledgway and his transfer to
the headquarters of the system at
Chics
WILL SPEAK AT ELMW00D
dress at Elmwood in the spring of
R. FOSTER PATTERSON
1929. Since then he has spoken for
j more than ninety graduating classes,
j This year Mr. Patterson will speak
for 12 schools in Iowa, Missouri and
j Nebraska. His schedule for the last
j 10 is as follows:
i May 10 Blanchard
la.
May 11 Northboro, la.
May 12 Bratton-Union, Hum
boldt, Nebr.
May 13 Brock, Nebr.
May 17 Sidney, la.
May IS Stella, Nebr.
May 20 Syracuse, Nebr.
May 21 Arlington, Nebr.
May 22 Nebraska City, Nebr.
May 25 Elmwood, Nebr.
RETURNS TO SCHOOL
Miss Agnes Muenster, who had an
operation recently for the removal of
i iter, returned to Plattsmouth
j Tuesday evening. She began teach-
I inS in the Central building after sev
eral weeks of absence on Wednesday.
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Legion Hosts
at Community
Meet Thursday
State Commander Verne Taylor oil
North Platte Here with Group
of State Officers.
The Hugh J. Kearns post No. 56,
of the American Legion of Nebraska,
were horts on Thursday evening to a
tion of the state and district officers
present to participate in the gather
ing. The visitors were headed by Verne
Taylor, North Platte, state com
mander; E. A. Nutzmann. Nehawka,
first state vice-commander; R. C. Pat
terson, state adjutant; Fred Liebers.
Bennet, district commander; Henry
Kriz, department service officer. A
large group of visiting members was
in attendance and among these were
William Kruger of Nehawka and Roy
A. Vickers of Palmyra, past district
commanders.
The first portion, of the evening
was taken up with the reports of the
various committees and activities of
the local posts, the community and
youth activities of the post making a
very impressive showing. The local
legion post has been active in the
sponsoring of Boy Scout activities,
the junior drum and bugle corps for
the past several years and are now
sponsoring the junior basebail activ
ities for the summer in this city. The
local post also during the winter
maintained a shoe fund that supplied
some 119 pairs of shoes to the school
children of the city, the funds being
derived Crom the community club
funds. With this program that cov
ered so many activities, the local post
has also been able to make large re
ductions of the debt of the commun
ity building. ' 4 '
Each phase of the community and
youth service was explained at some
length by the committee heads and
showed activities that later won high
praise from Commander Verne Tay
iDr.
Commander H. L. Gayer, who pre
sided, introduced Fred Liebers of
Bennet, the twelfth district com
mander, who was making his first
visit to the post and who compli
mented the members on the work and
also offered some suggestions as to
membership and growth of the post.
Charles Raymond, of Lincoln, was
present and gave a short talk on the'ed with much real information as to
plans to secure the co-operation of
Legion members in securing a large
uniform group for ceremonials and
meetings.
Several of the local people to speak
on the activities program were Cary
Marshall, L. S. Devoe, E. A. Webb,
R. J. Larson and E. H. Wescott, the
three latter covering the Scouting
activities very thoroughly.
R. C. Patterson, state adjutant.
was presented and "Pat" explained
at some length the Legion program
in the nation and in which the na
tional organization was united in
plans that would secure the nation
firm in the ways of peace. The speak
er pointed out that the Legion was
firmly for an adequate defense, a
small standing army that if adopted
would place us nineteenth in the list
of nations, a navy capable of defense
from an invading foe that might seek
to take from us a part of our nation.
The universal service act was also
lauded by Mr. Patterson as a means
of checking war, it taking out of
war the excess profits that had cre
ated 20,000 millionaires in the last
war. This act would make capital,
labor and man power all equal in
service and not penalize the man that
offered his life for service of his
country on battlefield or sea.
The audience had a very pleasant
treat in the appearance of the high
school boys quartet which gave two
numbers, "Home on the Range" and
"Alexander" both being well given
by the group, Robert Vallery, Dick
Hall, John Jacobs and John Tidball.
Miss Jean Knorr was the accompanist
and the group was accompanied by
their local director, Lee Knolle, of
the local school.
Henry Kriz, department service of
ficer, gave a'very fine talk on the re
sponsibilities of the Legion and the
nation to the men that had suffered
in the cause of their country and to
their helpless dependents. Mr. Kriz,
who daily deals with hundreds of
cases of those suffering from war
disabilities, spoke feelingly of the
conditions that the disabled man
found in having" his case adjusted,
that under the law, the forces op
posing the contention were also the
judges of the merits of the case. Mr.
Kriz made a very able pita for the
continuance of peace and the support
to the Anverican Legion plan for uni
versal peace and for justice and care
for the service men of the nation and
their widow and orphan. Mr. Kriz
had many graphic illustrations to
carry out his points in the talk.
The state commander received a
very hearty welcome from the Legion
members and the representatives of
the community present and gave a
very interesting talk on the service
of the Legion. Mr. Taylor had many
clever and interesting stories to give
in his talk as well as the more serious
thoughts of the Legion activity. He
discussed the Arbor day activities of large circle of friends,
the Legion over the state when a Mr. Tidball was born at Crete, Ne
vast tree planting program was car-ibraska, where his parents had been
ried out and which far exceeded the j early day settlers and he spent his
expectations of the state department, younger years there and received his
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length the activities of the Legion, city.
among the boys, praising highly the' In later years the family located
local efforts in this direction and; at Holdrege, Nebraska, where Mr.
which he amplified into the national ' Tidball was engaged in the lumber
program that had made Legion base-j and coal business with his father,
ball nationally popular and thii year ; they moving from that place to
thirty of the former Logion junior j Plattsmouth in 1924 and have since
leaguers were in the big baseball ,
league. Mr. Taylor also discussed the
Sons of the Legion and which meni-
bership is confined to the sons of;on the business of the Tidball lum
the service men of the nation and isiber and coal yards,
now organized in many states. Mr. He is survived by the widow, four
Taylor also discussed the formation : daughters and one son, Mrs. Karl A.
of the American Legion in the Paris! Koch, Presque, Isle, Maine; Mrs. Car
caucus in the early part of 1919 andjter A. Strand, Chicago; Mrs. Edgar
later of the joint meeting of the ! S. Wescott, Lincoln; Miss Marjorie
AEF members and those in service in I Ann Tidball, and John L. Tidball,
this country and which led to the
formation of the service organization.
The close of the war found the gov
ernment facing the problem of the
return of orer 4,000.000 raen from
service into their formal normal life
and much fear had been aroused that
tho fmTc mi-p-ht return ir, nthpr
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self. The preamble of the Legion Jed. He was also a member of the Ma
had wiped out this fear and assured , sonic order and the Knights Templar
1 1 i 1 1 1 1 1 v in ktrM i mm SMivpriiiiiMin i i
that the organization was one of con-j
tinued service and not a destructive
force.
Following the address of Mr. Tay
lor and the formal closing cere
monies, the members of the large
group were served refreshments of
coffee, doughnuts and cakes to make
a very pleasant evening and one fill-
the why and wherelore cf the Le-
gion.
NOW PLACING ROCK
From Friday's Dam
Three trucks were busy today in
hauling rock from the Joe Wheeler
farm in Rock Bluffs precinct, to the
Wintersteen hill crushed rock sur-
faced highway project and the rock
is being spread over the roadway.
The Wintersteen hill proposition
will soon be completed as far as the
present setup is concerned and will
give the residents cf the hill a much
needed surfaced highway that will
serve in all kinds of weather.
The road leading up the hill has
in past years been a real problem to
those who had to travel it in bad
weather and the new roadway will
certainly be appreciated by the resi
dents of that section of the city.
It is hoped to have the surround
ings along the highway landscaped
and made in keeping with the new
road and make a fine addition to the
street system of the city.
MANY ATTEND SERVICES
From Thursday's Daily
Services were held today in the
Catholic and Lutheran churches,
marking the feast of the Ascension
with large congregations in attend
ance at the servicse. This event is
one of the most widely observed in
the Christian world and in all parts
of the world services were held.
HERE FROM SIOUX CITY
Mrs. Carl Mathieson, of Sioux City,
Iowa, arrived here Thursday to spend
Mother's day with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Will Rice, Sr. On the trip
by auto from Sioux City, Mrs.
Mathei3on was in rain the greater
part of the -time and which was very
heavy most of the way.
John L. Tidball
Passes Away at
Omaha Hospital
Prominent Figure in Eusiness Life
cf the Community Dies After
a Prolonged Illness.
From Saturday's Daily
This morning at an early hour,
John L. Tidball, 54, passed away at
ihp Tn.mfimiel hosnital at Omaha
where he has been for several weeks j
nmlor t t tv un t unrl fr.l'inwilltr a TITO-!
longed illness.
The passing of Mr. Tidball takes
from the community one of the lead
ers in the business life of Platts
mouth and a man who has been a
loved and honored figure and one
that will be greatly missed by the
fwl 1 t i .1 -1 I I 1 i '1 tl1 . , 1 1 i s ' .1 in t 'A t
been residents here, 1 he latner pass
ed away several years ago and since
which time Mr. Tidball has carried
III, of this city. Three sisters and
one brother also survive, Mrs. L. T.
Johnson, Hastings, Nebraska; Mrs.
L. F. Reed, Boulder, Colorado; Mrs.
A. D. Johnson, Denver; and Clayton
F. Tidball, Cheyenne, Wyoming
Mr. Tidball has been verv active
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in the KOtarV ClUb Of tlllS CltV anQ
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in v uiinr v.11 lit lie t 111 u rr ruui i iii 100
at Holdrege, Nebraska.
He was a member of the city coun-
cil from the second ward and during
his service there was among the
leaders in that body.
MRS. McCLUSKY HONORED
From Thursdavn Taily
The delegates returned from Te-
,.,,mco, locr ovpii n!' rpnnrtmsr tne
Presbyterial meeting a very inspiring
one.
Mrs. Sterling Ingwerson and Mrs.
Li. O. Minor were the Federation
delegates. Mrs. F. A. Cloidt attended
as a Guild Patroness, while Mrs. Mc
Clusky attended as treasurer of the
Presbyterial, and spoke on the Tues-
j day afternoon rrogram on the sub
ject "Budget Frocess
Yesterday, Mrs. Roy Knorr, Mrs.
John Palacek, Mrs. Ray Larson, Mrs.
Luke Wiles, and Mrs. Anton Trilety
drove to Tecumseh to attend the last
day's sessions.
Mrs. McClusky was re-elected trea
She consented to take the;ship Presented by the university. Hejp p Goos and C:;rl Kur.Fmann.
surer.
work last year, when two others who
had been elected, found it impossible
. Tko UMin fic f -
fice comes as a tribute to the efficient I
manner in which she has performed
her work.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express to the old
friends and neighbors in
PlattS-
mouth, our deep appreciation of the
many acts of kindness shown us
our bereavement and at the funeral j The petition sets forth that the
of our loved one. We especially wish j plaintifff Laura Henry and the de
to thank Mrs. W. R. Young, those j fendant Charles Henry, were mar
taking part in the funeral and forjr-ed on November 13 193c, and that
the cars, and the Sattler funeral
home for their services. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Haney, Mrs. Alvina Dal
ton and family.
HAS HAND INJURED
Grant Hackenberg, of near Mynard,
suffered a painful injury on Thurs-
day at the farm where he was en
gaged In shelling
thumb was caught in the belting
and the nail torn off, making a very
Dalnful injury and the thumb was
so badly mashed that it was neces-
sary to have it placed in splints.
COYOTE BUSINESS GOOD
Friday was a good day in the coy
ote bounty department at the office of
County Clerk George R. Sayles as two
of the residents of the county brought
iin their finds.
tvniiur xi. luiiiuu, 01 i latisuiuuiu i
. . 1 it m . -r- i . , , , It
had discovered a colony of eight of
the young coyotes and which he
brought in and received the ?1
bounty that is paid for these farm
annoyances.
Martin Neilsen of near Weeping
Water, captured seven of the coyotes
in
a den on his farm and which he
brought in yesterday.
r'r.-ir.tv PIcvU Q.,vloo ' -I t .c that
'only the scalp need be brought in.
j the two ears and down to the nose
of the animal being all that
quired to secure the bounty.
is re-
Death of Youth
as the Result of
Severe Injuries
t. TT , , -j. nn ttti c a- ,
Enul Hobscheidt, 23. Who Suffered
Ereaking of Eoth Legs and Hand
Passes Away Early Today.
From Saturday's Pally-
The death of Emil Hobscheidt, 23, his organization he trained at Camp
occurred this morning at C:"0 at the! Cody. New Mexico, until in the sun
St. Catherine's hospital at Omaha mer of 191S when he spent pome
where he has been in critical condi- j time at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where
tion since the accident on Wednesday : the Fourth regiment, then the 127th
morning at the farm home south of j field artillery received its tmal train
Murray. ing and in late 191 S was Bent to
The young man had su fi"e red a frac- j France where they remained until
ture of both of his legs, the fracture
of the right hand and a very severe
shock to the nervous system and
from which he failed to rally.
When taken to the hospital his
condition was pronounced very grave
and for the last two days he has been
unconscious and little hope held for
his recovery.
Emil Hobscheidt was the eldest son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Hobscheidt,
prominent residents oi me iuurray
fnmm 11 n 5 tir n n A nhsro Vi o i o o cr--i-n
l""""u""' e,"
un and had lust started to onerate
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farming for himself. He was clearing
some land of stumps w hen the
j breaking of a doubletree on a stump
- puller caused his fatal injuries.
He was born November 30, 1913
and has spent his lifetime in this
community, a loved and highly es
teemed young man and who had the
friendship of all who knew him.
He is survived by the parents, four
brothers and one sister, John, George,
Frank, Margaret and Henry, all re
I oiuinf, o.L iiuiue.
Funeral services will be on Wed-
nesday morning at 9:30 at the St.
John's Catholic church. The Sattler
funeral home will have charge.
HAS HIGH SCHOLARSHIP
Orin Contryman, of Oshkosh, Nebr.,
iwas recognized by the University of
iNebraska for outstanding scholastic
achievement at the annual honors
I convocation in the university
seum recently.
By ranking in
the
upper 10 per,
cent of the senior class. Contryman
wen a certificate for high scholar-
is a senior in the college of busi -
ness administration. Mr. Contryman
iis a grandson of Mr.
md Mrs. Will
Oliver of this city, and a nephew of
Mrs. Harry Henton.
ASKS MARRIAGE ANNULMENT
An action has been filed in the
district court in which James J.
i Peterson as father and next friend
i r T n n-o ITarrv nctc frr Iho nnrml-
l i till i.V I. O . . . I "
ment of the marriage of the daugh
in;ter to Charles Henry.
the plaintiff, Laura Henry, was at the
time sixteen years of age and a minor
and that the ties, of marriage should
be dissolved. Cruelty is also charged
by the plaintiff.
DR. THOMAS SHOWS PICTURES
Dr. J. R. Thomas of the state de
- ;partment of health presented educa-
corn. The leftltional sound films to the children
of the Plattsmouth public schools
Thursday. Dr. Thomas is of the ma -
ternity and children's department.
jHe was in Plattsmouth in the interest
jof dental hs'giene.
Death Comes
.Suddenly to Frank
Aschenbrenner
War Veteran Long 111 Passes Away
as Arising for Daily Tasks
Eorn and Beared Here.
Frmi .--'.itiii ilay'.-i I'aily
Frank J. Aschenbr !iw r, 4S, world
war veteran, died this momir.g at
an early hour at the fan:i;y hm r
n r , 11
!pCri(d Of failillg health.
lone
Mr. Aschenbrenner was arising for
his daily tasks when he v as Midd li
ly stricken and died almost it. slant ly
from the effects of the he.trt attack.
The deceased was born April 1,
1SS9, in this city and where his life
time has been Fju-nt among th-i
friends of childhood days. He re
ceived his education here and when
a youth entered the employ of Loieni
av
Brothers where he took up th-
p'ocation of sausaue maker ani
i butcher, continuing i h$ work un-
'til in April 1917 when our n.lio:i
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emereu me w ui iu m- juiuru inc
forces of the United States. c-ulit-ing
in the headquarters company c t
I the Fourth Nebraska infantry.
With
in December 19 IS when the re:
returned home.
;imt :it
Following his return
home Mr.
Aschenbrenner was married here on
j February
; Sebatka.
1, 1921. to Miss Bessie
they locating after their
marriage in the homestead on west
Vine street where they have since
resided.
There is surviving the widow, two
sons, Frank, 15. and JuL.ii. 1Z years
j nj,e, ci numr, iur .i(,eu
.ToSPTlh A SChptl bfPnnpr 3 n (1 One
bro-
ther, Louis, of Rhinelander. Wiscon
j sin, two sisters, Mrs. Pete Rom hka
j of St. Louis and Mrs. Jesse ValUry
lof near Mynard.
j He was a member of the American
Legion of this city.
FUNERAL OF MRS. HOFFMAN
The body of Mrs. G. G. Herman,
who passed away Friday at Holly
wood, California, arrived here Wed
nesday morning and wa? taken to the
Sattler funeral home where it lay in
state until 3 o'clock in the aftcri (n
when it was taken to the Oak Hill
cemetery.
Rev. G. A. Tahl. of the St. Paul'
Evangelical church, of which Mrs.
Hoffman was a, charter nicr;b-r. toii-
I ducted the short services at the c r.i-
i , s th,.re nad been a servic e held
; at Hollywood before starting -ast.
Rpv Pah, paid a f;np triute to the
long and useful life of the departed
coli"!ladv and her service to the comrr.un-
ity and friends.
Th n iH.al(.rs vrre old family
j friends John Lutz J(.hn KaffetitT-
er, Philip Born. E. H. Meisii:gr.
; yyc bodv
wa.c accompanied
Mrs. C. V.. Haney
here
, the
by an(j
jlatter a daughter
Mrs. Hoffman
and with whom she had made her
home.
The relatives and friends here for
the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Her
man Lade, Hazznrd. Nebraska; Mrs.
Fred Kohls, Litchfieli; Guvtav and
John Lade, Kearney; Frad Bailee h.
Burchard; Eric Bauch. Steinauer;
Mrs. Albert Steiner. Sfeinauer; Miss
Hilda and Dwight Schliefert. Man
ley. E. J. WHEELER DIES
From Saturday's Iai:y
Friends in Plattsmouth were shock
ed this morning at the news of the
death of E. J. Wheeler at Denver,
Colorado Friday, May 7. He was for
many years general car inspector for
the Burlington. He and Mrs. Wheeler
made their home in Lincoln and were
- ! visitors quite often at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bates in Platts-
: mouth.
! Mr. Wheeler had retired from ser-
j vice and was living in Denver, Colo.,
at the time of his death. Funeral ser-
; vices w ill be held at Wadlow's in
j Lincoln Monday afternoon at 2:20.