PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOTJENAL PAGE SEVEN THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1937. i ) Murray better known as Grandmother Perry was -there for the occasion. Entertained for Mother's Day. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Brubacher and little daughter were hosts for the day at their home in Murray on Mother's day. They had as their guests Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Lash of Thomas Nelson was in Omaha last Sunday visting his son and family. J. A. Scotten and his crew of work- j r.un are building a shed for a party; ... trw.V I'.lefTc i . VnVn ! Auburn, parents of Mrs. Brubacher, Win Hrnndt from near Neliawka v. as luokiug after some business mat- j tirs in Murray last Monday. i,,..-.'! Mnvii who some time ago , . ni,,. . j They all celebrated Mother's day very TMiiihr...il t ho ivennedy place, lad J wuk moved there and is well pleased Senate Raises State Budget Expenditures From Monday's Daily Mrs. Fred Rothtrt and son, Fred, Jr., are guests at the Glen Vallery Last Major Obstacle to Adjournment : kme this we- t,Supt. and Mrs. L, M. Ilauptman of j the Alvo schools, the latter also be ing a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lash. pleasantly. Is liking the West. Willard Allen who has been in the west for some time is now locatea with the new hum. Alva Jensen, the new barber, was .fencing Mother's day at Lincoln and remained until Tuesday before returning to Murray. Mrs. Vesta Clark was in Union last Sunday spending Mother's day with her two daughters, Mrs. O. Y. I innpv ;ii l Mrs, Kdfrnr Newton. , , f- t t..,,.1 tells of the rice being sown from air- At the home ot Mr. and Mrs. r.aili . .... , , ,, v, planes with a oevire which is oper- Lnucasttr last Sunday were all the,1 a . numbers Of the family where ther eat hercd to observe Mother's day. Is Hurdled: Passage Ex pected on Friday. Hal Woodard and family of Om aha visited Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Oliver. Misses Etta and Pearl Miller, of iGlenwood, were here Sunday, spend- Lincoln, May 11. The gruelling task of manning: Nebraska's financial course for the next two years caraejing the day with relatives. to an end in the legislature tonight Mr. and Mrs. Frank Warren were . - . 1 j. v.. hAma rf "Mr an1 "Mre and senators again set their slgnts : gue&ia mC Patrol and Drivers License Act is Signed State Engineer Tilley Appoints Engi neer Culwell Chief of Motor Vehicle Division. N ITE1S, .?..? : . . . . . . A A A A A Gov. Cochran signed bill 147, the measure creating a state highway pa trol to be supported by a new sched ule of drivers' license fees, drivers re quired to obtain new licenses within for Friday or Saturday night ad-'Richard Beverage for Mother's day. U0 days after Sept. 1, licenses good ,m,rnmt I Mrs. A. P. Christiansen ana Miss,for two rs It crcates a division near the town of Willows. California. I Members affixed dozens of amend-' Vivian Warner spent Sunday in Iowa where he has a bit of work on a meats to the huge biennial appro- j visiting at the Pete Christiansen ranch. I for. a rice farm, where the water is ! turned in on the growing plant. He ated by electricity. Grandmother Redden who has hi en very ill for some time at her of highway safety and patrol in the highway and irrigation department. 1 - - - . . . ! frr.1 - . . . . 1. Vt 1. , I . .1 1 lie has been building dykes priatiens bill today ana wnen mey uumc. ine euu- eiiBiiieei lo finished the totals read like Mrs. AY. x . t-mnitri, unn ; rector of the motor vehicle division. ! taken to the Kani hospital in Omaha j state Engineer Tilley announced Friday, is reported to be getting j the appointment of R . W. Culwell as along very nicely. Mrs. Ethel McCarty and daugh ter, Betty were in Cedar Creek Sun- Total tax funds recommended by ! day where they visited at tne jonnfor tne state under bill 3S8 Governor R L. Cochran 511. S4U,- n'ii)uvi. home in Murray, is still very poorly. 5-he is being cared for by her daugh ters. Herman C. Ross of near Union was looking after some business mat ters in Murray, getting some sed i Services at Christian Church. Services were conducted last Sun- iday at the local Christian church by I Rev. O. B. Chastaiu, former minister jof the Christian church at Benson where Rev. C. Loyd Shubert received a call. A large audience was pres- were this: Total from tax funds for 19S7-39 $12,3S6,637. Total from tax funds for 1935-37 ?12,254.f24 52S. chief of the division. The chief will be paid a salary of $250 a month and will also serve as licensing agent a bill Nelson Berger of near Nehawka j was looking after some business mat Uers in Union last Monday afternoon. Mont Robb has not been feeling so well during the past week as he was not able to get down town for the past few days. Mrs. C. L. Greene prepared a very fine program which was presented at the Baptist church last Sunday, fea turing Mother's day. W. II. Marks was called to Platts mouth last Saturday to look after some business matters, driving over to the county seat in his auto. Ralph Opp, station agent of the Missouri Pacific with the family were over to Nehawka last Sunday to visit with the mother of Mr. Opp. Mr. and Mrs. H. AV. Griffin were at the home of Dwane Karnopp and Sunday for a very fine dinner honor ing Mother Griffin "on Mother's day. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Karnopp and - Thcmas Walling Company ! Abstracts of Title v Plattsr.uiuth coming year as foliovs: C. K. Morris, mavor: Charles L. Grtne. in usurer ; D. Ray Krans, seen tary Morris as city commissioner. and John maibhal end ft ret t ta- s, me 5 2. 0 0 a r!anfiit rj Ticjps Lfil. Helen and which provides for licensing of deal-. oj.ma of Lincou were Sunday gut.sts Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hallas of ;ers and saiesmcn jn automobiles and of cut iiid an interesting service for t-n from the Frederick Seed turn- company. j Ray Frederick with his r.ssistar.ts wtre in Murray last Monday and v ne shipping feme 200 bushels of Beed corn to Blair where he had an i Mother's day. order for the grain. Margaret Brendel and son, Rith l:c1 were spending Mother's day in Murray and for a portion of the time; Richard was at Omaha to waUh an ; operation as a portion of his studies, j Raymond J- Mayficdd was in Mur-j day last Monday, pitting some plow t lays which he had Oliver Lloyd sharpen and also secured some seed corn from the Frederick Seed com pany. John Poynter and family were en joying a visit from two brothers of lilakcs a Mistake. Earl Lancaster began the planting of his 195 acres of corn last Satur- day, malung a sngni mistake wm-u j insures a good outcome. Kager to ! get started, having the planter in the : field, he thought he would not wait i for the team to go out to take the seed corn, and seeing a sack about half full, he shouldered it manfully and trudged out to the field, about a ! half mile away so that the planter could be filled and ready to go, but 'when he arrived and opened the sack he found that he had packed up a part of the wife's chicken feed. Increased Items. Increases in property tax expendi-'. Mr. Hallas tures could be attributed largely to las, on Motherys day. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Byers sity of Nebraska, a $50,000 item for Walthill .spent Sunday in this city, bindweed eradication, $35,700 lor jvisums wr. ujeis .-.i"". Burnett and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Max Vallery were guests at the home of Mrs. A'allery's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Dunn in Omaha Sunday. Mrs. F. AA. Nolting returned from the hospital Saturday. She had her tonsils removed but is reported to be getting along very nicely. Omaha were guests at the home of j regUiates prices of new and used cars mother, Mrs. Mary Hal- and nrovides a svstem of "fair trade new legislative expenses, 15,000 for lav.- enforcement under the state sheriff's office, and an accumulation of smaller items. The total budget, including tax, cash and federal funds, reads this way. Grand total for 1937-39 $54,446,- 492. Grand total for 1935-37 $37,S7S,- i n Grand total recommended by the i governor $ 4 a , t 4 , o i. Most of the increase is due to in creased federal spending for high ways and for social security. Last Obstacle. Last major stumbling block in the path of tired members, the appropria- practices." Culwell, 37, has been associated with the department of highways for nearly 17 years. He was born in Nemaha county and 'lived in Aurora prior to entering the state university. During the course of his educa tion at the University of Nebraska in 1918 he enlisted in the U. S. army and wa3 receiving instruction in an officers training school in Kentucky at the time the armistice was signed. Culwell's first work with the de- Nathan Schutz, Mr. and Mrs. Nellie , partment was as an engineering Bethel, and George Winter and chil- j draftsman, then as project engineer dren were guests Sunday at the homeand chief draftsman. For the past Making Good Improvements. The Missouri Pacific railway hi. been doing much work at tin ir tion in Union, spendin in the raising of the station a foot, as well as also the tracks in front and the brick pavement and v. ill i:i a short time in.-tall a new fleet He signaling device at the crossing. In the latter the state is joining in or der to keep the highway .-afe a. y sible. The signal doue v. ill be in stalled the coming v. eek. the nvw computing the tignuld at MLriay this week. Have Excellent Display at P. 0. The scholars of the history i lu:.se.s !at the homeof Dwane Karnopp any wife. . , - i National Music eek was ooserveu : f Jh i-u;on s hool.s have an t xc 11 nt last week at the Methodist church by di.j,lay of history papeis : t the Uni :i appropriate musical programs, en- post )ffh.e xvl;ieli treats of Anieii joyed by a large number of music hi:.tc.y the lia,,trs tw. wring I". S lovers. liUtm-v X'..brnckn liistnr-. C.i.v'. n'lli:- ty history and the l.ittory i-f Union as weil as the hhtory of Wal.ii.- Pather Very S Tr ti.-i Tvc Tinhnvt T'ni.p nnd 'tmnQ full iiVfibahiv will be reauv lor Mr. leynter, uames i 05 nie. 01 ; daugtter Wfer over to v.'eeping Wa-! third reading and final passage Fri- emi. iUo., anu 1.. v. iujuiu frr lat!t e..11lrl;1v visitinir for the dav dnv morninsr. Senator Robert M. f t. Louis. Both are guests here for this week. num. ...i.exv i....u. t. n Ll' a:id ;,irs. Thomas Christian. The visit ! view, said everything else should be cmana lor uoeacKer ana couius- ..... c. .v. 1 ham, taking hogs to the market. trr last Sunday visitinsr for the day dav morning. Senator Robert and celebrating Mother's day at the j Armstrong of Auburn, chairman of home of Mrs. Blake's parents. Mr. ! the committee on enrollment and re- . , 1 1 this time Noddlemaii and hogs for Frank Schlictmeier.- '-- " - ' ' ' George Perry and wife of Lincoln were visitors in Murray to observe Mother's day wiih the mother. Also; Mrs. AV. A. Cook and son and wife! v. ere here and enjoyed the gathering j at the home of Guy Riser. j Mr. and Mrs. George Nickles were; dinner guests at the home of Mr. j r.nd Mrs. Chester Shradtr of South i Omaha Sunday. They drove past the Oak II iil cemetery first as they went to Omaha, to look after the graves of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Long, par ents of Mrs. Nickles. The membership of the Presby terian church was very much pleased when Everett pangler presented the j was particularly to see the father, j out of the way by the time the bud ; Thcmas Christian who is very il lat ' get bills come up for final vote. Tax fund changes today included: Allocation of $35,000 to the attor ney general's office for North Platte Ililkcd All the Cows. A story is told of two of cur enter prising citizens who went over to Shenandoah and as it began to rain they started for home and were not making the best time for the car had started to spit. So they stopped to see v hat v as the matter and discovered river water litigation; in committee of the whole $45,000 was recom mended. Ten thousand dollars added for ad ministration of unemployment insur ance. Fifteen thousand dollars added to jof Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ohlschlager. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tunnell and Mr. end Mrs. Frank Gobelman drove to Sidney, la., Sunday . where they visited at the home of Mrs. David Hiatt. Guests from Omaha at the home of Miss Etta Nickles Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. AA'ilson, Mr. and Lippold. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Eager of Louisville were in Tlattsmouth yes terday. They attended the concert at the Masonic Home and remained for the evening services at the Chris tian church. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Graves and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Hutton and Miss Evolyn Brosnahan were visiting in Ashland Sunday after noon at the home of a brother of Mr. Hutton, Charles Hutton and family. they were out of gas and while one 1 pay the tuition of army and navy board with a number of Chinese elms l which they planted about the manse j and grounds and with what they purchased besides is making the! grounds very beautiful. Rev. Shubert was down last Sat urday, taking Mrs. Shubert to Ben fo!i with him for over Sunday and Sunday evening returned to bring her back tor school. Rev. Shubert then returning: to Benson. They will move to Benson at the end of next week and will be located at 2910 north G5th street. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Perry arrived in Murray last Friday, coming from their home at Orange, California, to celebrate Mother's day with the mother of Mr. Perry. They are stay ing for about a week. The celebra tion was he'd at the home of Mrs. Guy Kiser where ail relatives met for the observance. Mrs. Katherine, watched the car the other went to borrow gasoline, and found the farm- 1 er busy milking, and had no gas ex j o opt in his car, who offered ift he party would milk he would drain the ca-, which he did, but not until the milking was done. They were able to get but little gas, which carried them only a shcrt distance. One of the party said confidently that they visit ed every farmer from where the3" ran out of gas to the Missouri river and had to milk a cow at each farm and got home at 6 o'clock the following morning. men living in Nebraska school districts. NEBRASKA EAKKS LOSERS Eix years he has been assistant to the construction engineer and has been closely connected with motor vehicle matters for the past several months. Drivers holding a license will pay a fee of 75 cents for a new license good for two years, and those not holding a license must pay a fee of $1 and thereafter all shall pay 75 Mrs. Frank cents renewal fee every two years. It is the intention to start with a patrol of about 4 0 men to be appoint ed by the state sheriff who shall fix their salaries for enforcement of traf fic and motor laws. Mrs. M. G. Tracy who has been chief clerk of the automobile regis tration department for several years will continue in her present position, State Engineer Tilley said. Gov. Cochran signed bill 502, ap propriating $15,000 from the state general fund to pay tuition of chil- Mrs. A'esta Clark of Murray and I Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Newton and the little son of Plattsmouth v.ere guests for Sunday at the home of Mrs. Olive Finney. Mrs. AA'. A. Taylor and her grand sons, Donald and Ivan Hoback were over to Nebraska City Saturday of last week where they were enjoying a show. Frank and Anna Bauer were guests for the day last Sunday at Greenweod where ihey were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Schroader for the day. Professor Kuth of the Union schools in recognition of the excellent work which the members of his class ton. Lincoln and F. I. Ro-.is It. Among other subjects arc the uni cameral legislatuit, awatinn, air.o and other late ui.seoveries. Celebrated Passing Birthday. On Monday of this week. May K. L. G. Todd one of the foreinot-t citi zens of Union and a man v l,u has been with Union i:i all In 1 strug gles for prosperity v;.s horn near this city on May 10. 1S73. Mr. Todd U made his home in Ntbraska arid Ca. s county and in the vicinity of l':ii.-n for his entire life and would like t have been doing gave them a supper I reside her for another hundred jears. Miss Nora DeCory of Lincoln and dren of officers and men of the U. S. I Hazel Baier of Plattsmouth attended army who are attending public the baccalaureate sermon for the J schools at Lincoln. Omaha, Bellevue graduating class of the Blue Hill: and Crawford or elsewhere in the At the Preshyterian Church. There v.-a 3 a very interesting ser vice at the Presbyterian church fea turing Mother's day and with the very delightful decorations which v.ere in evidence made this parti cular service the most interesting. FUKEEAL OP VICTIMS New York. Over the flag draped caskets of 24 German victims of the Hindenburg disaster, funeral services will be held Tuesday night on the North l iver pier of the Hamburg Am erican line. Guards of honor from the U. S. army, navy, and coast guard will be mounted du.ing the memorial rites. Des Moines, la. The Iowa supreme court decided against the State Bank of Benkelman, Neb., and the Lincoln National bank and Trust company in their suit to recover the value of $17,700 in liberty bonds claimed stolen at the Lincoln bank Sept. 17, 1930. The court upheld a Polk county district court decision which denied the banks' judgment for the amount against the Iowa-Des Moines Nation al bank, Dewey Berlovich, the Victor J. Silliman company of Des Moines and others. The Nebraska institutions claim ed the liberty bonds in question were owned by the Benkelman bank and held in Lincoln for safe keeping. They contended the Iowa-Des Moines National bank bought $G,000 worth of the bonds and the Stilliman com pany $11,700 worth. The supreme court's opinion said there was nothing in the record to show the bonds v.ere owned by the Benkelman bank and included in the stolen bonds, or that the Iowa-Des Mcines National bank had received notice that bonds v.ere stolen high school in Blue Hill Sunday eve ning. Miss Baier taught in the Blue Hill high school last year. Rev. and Mrs. J.- AV. Taenzler and family were guests Sunday at the home of Rev. Tacnzler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Taenzler in Tabor, la. The parents came to Plattsmouth in the evening and heard Rev. Taenz ler deliver the Mother's day address. Renewal was made of the sub scription to the Plattsmouth Jour nal of Mrs. Sarah McCulloch Satur day afternoon. Mrs. McCulloch is nearly ninety years of age and, though living just a short distance from the city, has not been in riatts mouth for sixteen years. IIAIJGS SELF IIT EAH1J Harrison, Neb. Funeral services were held Saturday for Edward De-, Kay, about GO, who' authorities said thangrd himself in the barn on his farm. He is survived by the widow and several children. """"" EC" From Tuesday's Daily Mrs. Henry Goos, Miss Minnie Guthmann, and Mrs. O. C. Dovey were Omaha visitors Monday. Miss Evel3n Kelley of Omaha ar rived last evening to spend the week with her sister, Mrs. Floyd Yelick. AATord comes that Mrs. Herbert McClain of Lincoln is having an ap pendectomy at the Lincoln General hospital today. Mrs. McClain is a former Plattsmouth resident. Mrs. Kate Morgan, of Omaha, was here teday to enjoy a visit with Mrs. state, the money to be apportioned by State Superintendent Taylor as other school funds are apportioned. It is estimated there are 200 chil dren in the state coming under this law. early this week. Blair Porter who resides near the Weeping AA'ater creek and therefore has a fishing license, slipped out early Sunday morning and was able to secure a good batch of fish. Lonnie Meade and family departed i Tuesday of this week for near St. Joseph, Mo., where they are expect ing to make their home in the fu ture. The family of C. W. Hoback was enjoying a visit at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. AA'. A. Taylor where they gave honor to Mrs. Taylor, mother of Mrs. Hoback on Mother's day. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Todd were guests of the parents of Mrs. Todd, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schnott of Nebraska City where they celebrated Mother's ctay v. itli Mrs. Todd's mother. Harrison AA'ade and two sons, Rob- Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Rihn had as their guests Mr. and Mrs. ToIJ in a trip to Peru last Sunday where thy enjoyed a very pleasant ride- to look at the apple blossoms of which theie v as many. FIGHTS FOR TREE MEASURE Commencement on Thursday. The commencement of the Ur-! :: high school will be held on Thursday of thi3 week when the graduating class of the school wiil be audre.:e 1 by the Rev. Narckhj. pastor of the Presbyterian churth of N -hi ' City. A most interest'iig adJri.-.- v--.i had and one bearing hope :.i:d en couragement for each member tf the class who goes out in the world li win for themselves a place. Entertained La:t Sunday. Mr. .and Mrs. Otto Ehk-rs e itei tained the two families at th- ir home ert and Rex, making their home in j last Sunday and hai. as th ir .-pe(..il AVashington. Rep. Henry C. Luckey warned against pursuit of "a blind economy program," in help- ing push the $2,500,000 farm forestry bill to house approval. "AATien you spend money to make money, that is good business and the expenditure of this money for farm forestry is just such an expenditure," he told the house. "The most foolish position this congress could take would be one of blind pursuit of economy that would give a 'penny vise, pound foolish' economy." The Nebraskan said tree planting is a vital necessity in the great plains area "if we are ever to overcome the disastrous dust storms and water erosion that is sapping the life blood of the richest and most productive agricultural area in the United States. guests for the occn.ion tne pa. i.t. of both Mr. and Mrs. Khht s a.- v. as the families of the o'her i:iei.,l . of the family, the mi.tl.ir of Mr ..ir. i-U- 1 F. AA Jackson, of Chicago, who is Berlovich, former Des Moines night here to visit with ?d friends in this city ana vicinity, fene says Nebraska is much more attractive in the spring than California. club operator, is serving a life term for the murder of Donald Merrigan, Des Moine3 relief worker. Cass county nas no Donded In debtedness, as, like the state, we have paid cash fop our hard sur faced roads and other Improve ments as we went. rvu n K rs lis - FH0TEGT your BABY Mother, most hospitals now safer against germs So. protect their babies against mother, do as hospitals do, as germs and skin-infection by doctors recommend Give rubbing Mennen Antiseptic your baby a safety-rub with Oil all over the baby's body- Mennen Antiseptic Oil daily, every day This keeps the Buy a bottle of the oil at your baby's skin healthier and druggist's today. MEnnn cAnUuiu oil From Wednesday's Iaily Miss Margaret Scotten spent Tues day in Omaha where .he celebrated her birthday with friends. Mrs. AAr. E. Rosencrans and Mrs. AV. C Soennichsen were guests at the heme of Mrs. E. T. Hughes in Omaha Tuesday. Mrs. Howard Scott, of Lincoln, is here to spend the remainder of the week with her mother, Mrs. Anna Rys and her sister, Miss Josephine Rys, as well as the many old time friends. Franklin and Arthur Kief have returned from Columbus where they attended the sessions of the grand aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Arthur Kief i3 a past state 1 grand worthy president cf the order. AA'eeping AA'ater were looking after seme business and as well were visit ing friend3 in Union last Sunday, guests of E. E. Leach. The people of Union w ere rather j Ehlers and the niotl. -r of surprised when a one horse rig came ( being honor guests. into town last Monday delivering! cream from the country as most 1 farmers come with their autos and trucks for this purpose. Mr. and Mrs. M. G. McCarroIl and Nels Madison and w ife were over to j Lincoln last Sunday where they cn- joyed a movie picture show during j the afternoon and returned to visit j at the Madison home in the evening. Mrs. George Stites and daughter,' Gwen were in Avoca last Sunday visiting at the home of the mother j honored. There w.is here frem m. of Mr. Stites, Mrs. Edwin Tyrrell ; Louis Mr. C. B. Lynde and Dr. I.-.nui- and husband. Mr. Stites had to re- and fdster. Mrs. R. L. Upton. Th y main home on acount of some work all made the trip to Li:i'(,:n wh.i. he had to look after. they visited at th" home of a t-i.-wr The game of baseball played last j of Mrs. It. L. Upton. Sunday at the Union park between! Jimior-SonicV Banquet. The two clatses of the U:,i-!i schools enjoytd a moM ru-iiy tint when they banquet ted to" thej- ;. r. ! were served by th lJie., e: the Methodist church. Visited Here Mother's Da 3. At the home of Mr. and Mr... L. R. Upton was gath red the r. t:ib is oT both families and ln.th mot l. v.e:.- MITCHELL MUST PAY TAX New York. The U. S. circuit court of appeals Monday ruled unanimous ly that Charles E. Mitchell, former president of the National City bank of New York, must pay $728,709.84 taxes on his income for the year 1929. In his tax return for the year 1929 Mitchell deducted $2,872,305.50 which he claimed was a loss incurred by him thru the sale of 18,300 shares of National City bank stock at $212 a share to his wife. ATTENDING CONVENTION From Tuesday's Daily AA'illiam M. Barclay, rast state president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, is at Columbua, today to at tend the sessions cf the state aerie, now meeting in that city. Mr. Bar clay was accompanied by Robert Sedlak. Phone news Items to Ko. 8. Union and the CCC beys of AVeeping AA'ater, was won by lUe visitors 11 to 6. The Union team will play, the Ne braska City Boosters at Nebraska City the coming Sunday. Ralph Meredith who joined the CCC from here has been stationed a COED ACCIDENTALLY CHGT Columbia, Mo. Hetty Ptao?k of Columbia, a 21-year-old s ;1 er.i-'i e at the University of Mi-.-eu i i :-i a serious cenditi n in a !.;':.;... 1 vi: it a gunshot wound in h'r 1 .. .-t. Mi .i few miles from Halsey in tiie western 1 Peacock was hot accidentally at l. r portion of the state as a forest weath- j home about midnight by Cole PS. er and record keeper of the condi-jlips, 18, Omaha, also a sophs. n. '.re tions of the weather had mention in the school. the Omaha Bee last Sunday. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meri deth of Union. Mrs. Alfred Griffin, of San Diego, California, whose husband i3 station ed with the American navy, was a visitor in Lmon w itn the it. . Urn- j sandwiches, ire gun Cn family last Sunday night and j automatic rifle, was h .1 Dick Reed. P.Iar BluIT, Mo., a witness, said the shooting v. acci dental. Phillips s..i:l the t?if-o:i:. occurred at the kitch'ti of the P . -cock home where he had be"i: fa lie, 1 by the girl to have se me cake a: d a 12.,aiiV.- u g ( t i 1 while here attanded the baccalaureate sermon to the senior class of which Paul Griffin is a member. The ser mon was delivered by Rev. Boohcr and assisted by Rev. AV. A. Taylor. kitchen wall and he took it c. v. n ! examine it. Both he and lied ;'i; ;( . the ejector without any cartridi-. coming out, he said. "I had the gun in m right hir. with the stock under my an: ." 1 h.! New City Officers. 15rs 6aid- "l heard Betty v..::. en The newly elected officers and city and I turned amuud to e v.ht- board were gathered for their first she was going ani the gun went f.. meeting and elected officers for the! Phillips is not held by police.