PIATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
MONDAY, MAY 17, 1937.
PAGE TWO
Ihe Plattsmeuth Journal
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AV0CA NEWS
Roy Stuart, of Aivo. was looking
r!ter some lmsincFS matters in Avoca
Tuesday of last week.
Dr. J. V. Prcndel was called tc
Or.iahn to look after some business
matters Wednesday of last week.
IT. M. Lnm and Leo McCann were
l':oI:ins after some business matters
i:i Louisville and Omaha last Mon
day. Earl Freeman and family visited
i:i Plattsmouth last Saturday. Mr.
Freeman having business matters to
look alter there.
Mr. and Mrs. James Mauzy and
rm. Jimmie. of Plattsmouth, visited
;-t the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmei
J. Hallstror.i last Sunday.
YV. H. Dogaard, Avoca postmaster,
l::is been making some improvements
ui the p-.-.st office, including a new
r;of and interior decoration.
X. J. Everett and wife, of Lin
coln, were visiting in Avoca last
Sunday, coming to visit Mrs. Rachel
Everett, mother of Mr. Everett.
Leo MiCann has accepted a posi
tion working in the stone quarry at
'ehawka. This will provide hin
r.ith work three days out of each
week.
Fred Marquardt purchased a new
tractor to facilitate his farming in
terests ami is getting the work well
organized and going forward very
ill; ely.
Leu Ilauptman and wife, of Aivo,
pent a portion of the day last Sun
day at the home of Supt. Haupt
r.iaifs parents, greeting mother on
Mothers Day.
Manus Nikon is getting back to
the farming proposition and is work
ing as much as he can. as he Is
railed away a part of the time to
look alter other business.
ir.g a Hock of sheep at the lumber,
yard and on the grass plot nearby. I
finding them just what is needed to j
kcfii down the grass and weeds.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Marquardt,
f f Lincoln, were guests for Mothers'
Day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H.
If. Marquardt. coming to spend" the
day with Mother and the family.
Albert Cockel and wife and Miss
Selma Marquardt. with Bobbie
Cockel. all of Omaha, were guests
for the day last Sunday at the home
1' Mr. and Mrs. 15. C. Marquardt.
Miss Dorothy (lol'.ner was home
for Mothers' Day, visiting with her
j.iotlier. Fred Oollner, who is now
in Chicago with a traveling show,
called over long distance to greet
1. is mother.
Ceorge She.ckley is painting the
home of 15. C. Marquardt, putting it
in excellent condition to withstand
the sun. wind and rain that exact
such a heavy toll on unprotected
wood fnrfaces.
Carl O. Zaiser took the car which
was wrecked recently on the O
street read to Omaha, where it was
turned over to the insurance com
pany that carried the risk on the
wrecked machine.
Fred Marquardt visited in Onmhn
Tuesday, marketing a portion of Ins
cattle and V.cxs which have been on
feed dining the winter and sprirg
and were in prime condition. He
found a ory good market.
Mrs. Ceorge Stites and daughter.
Miss Gwon. of Union, were here
last Sunday, coming to visit Mrs. Ed
win Tyrrell, mother of Mr. Stites.
He was not able to get over to see
his mother, but sent greetings.
Earl Freeman, with the- family,
were over to Union lat Sunday,
where with the families of Oscar and
Mat Midkiff they visited with Mr. j
and Mrs. Ed Midkiff on Mothers'
Day, an excellent time being had by
all.
D. S. Sumner, former rgent for the
Missouri Pacific, but now agent for
the company at Plattsmouth, was in
town last Monday and was looking
after some business matters and
jneeting with his many friends here,
lie having some business with the
present agent, P. M. Ho.genmiller.
E. W. Thinigan, in charge of the
.
Thomas Walling Company
2- Abstracts of Title
- Phone 324 - Plattsmouth
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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
Neb., as second-class mail matter
WPA sanitation project of the gov
ernment, was a business caller ir
Avoca Monday of last week. A large
number of the outdoor toilets being
constructed by the men working on
tins project have been sold tc farm
ers over the county. The price, in
stalled, is based only on the cos: of
the material used, with the govern
ment paying the workmen. Materials
can be purchased through any lum
ber deajer the purchaser designates.
Planing- Many Trees
Henry Kammon has been planting
many trees at the farm north oi
Avoca, putting out a total of 1,200
trees. The greater part of them arc
Chinese Elm, and the balance fruit
trees.
Will Form Eittenball League
Superintendent Jensen of the
Avoca schools is taking steps tc
organize a kittenball league, to be
composed of teams from a number
of towns in this vicinity. Further
details will be given a3 soon as the
league is formed.
Heme Town Best
J. II. F. Ruhge, who was born
57 years ago last Tuesday on a farm
four miles from Avoca, and who at
the age of seven years moved to
town with his parents, has lived
here continuously for 50 years, re
siding in but two places, the one he
now occupies and one just across
the street. Mr. Ruhge has traveled
over a good portion of the country
but says he ha3 found no place he
likes as well as Cass county, and es
pecially the territory within a few
miles radius of Avoca.
Henry Ludwig is another well
known Cass county citizen with a
long period of residence here. He
was born December 2G, 1S7C sixty-
r -. ... .... fV . i 1 1- ,-.:. f if
the P"ent site of Avoca, for there
was KO town here tlien- 8,1 hein
raw prairie land, lie was nere v. nen
the railroad came and the townsite
was laid out. He. too. says he is
well satisfied to reside here the rest
of his life and feels, as does Mr.
Ruhge, that there is no finer place
than Avoca, with its friendly people
as neighbors.
Raise Funds for Cemetery
A program and luncheon was hell
at the church basement last Friday
for the purpose of raisins funds for
the upkeep of the Avoca cemetery.
Members of the cemetery auxiliary
sponsored the entertainment.
In previous years a "Dollar Day"
has been sponsored, but this year
crift offerings of varying amounts
were received. The cash donations
at the meeting totaled $45 and the
lunch fund, $1.20.
Silas Everett was given the con
tract for the care of the cemetery
lor the season at $00. The members
and officers of the auxiliary were
very well pleased with the returns
of the entertainment.
ATTENDS SCOTTISH RITE
EANQUET IN OMAHA
Fn.m Friday's Uaily
Wm. Robertson attended the ninety-third
traditional consistory ban
quet at the Scotti;;h Rite Cathedral
in Omaha last evening. The Scottish
Rite orchestra furnished music dur
ing the banquet. William Critcs
Ramsey acted as toastmaster. Among
the speakers were Honorable Frank
C. Fattoii, W. Chancellor PhiUips.
U. E. Clarence Dawson, and Hon.
G. C. Xiemeyer. The banquet was
served by the Scottish Rite Woman's
club.
RED CROSS OF CONST ANTINE
rrom Friday's I;a!ly
Will Robertson will attend the
meeting of the Red Cross cf Constau
tine in Omaha this evening. The
main event of the meeting will be
the initiation of present Grand Mas
ter Chancellor Phillips of Cambridge.
Mrs. Robertson will accompany her
husband to Omaha.
$ $
s t y $ $ s $f $
Prompt Clcsinqs
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Elm wood News
Mr. and Mrs. Max Lund, of Wahoo,
were guests in Mother's day at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Greene.
Mrs. Pess Streeter Aid rich spent
Mother's Day with her daughter,
Mrs. Milton L'cechner and husband,
in Lincoln.
Mrs. Frank Gillett, who has been
very ill for some weeks, is still con
tinuing to improve and is getting
on nicely at this time.
Mesuames 'William Flcischman and
Preston were visiting in Lincoln, at
which place they were guests of
friends and looked after some shop
ping Tuesday of last week.
Miss IJertha Ellington, a niece of
Mr. and Mrs. George Kunz, has
been spending the past week with
her uncle... and aunt. Miss Rertha
resides in Plattsmouth and is the
daughter of Mrs. Kunz' sister.
Seriously 111
Uncle Henry Ha yea, who is one of
the pioneer citizens of this part of
the county, having resided here for
almost half a century, has been very
sick at his home here, and while
everything possible has been cUu.c
.'or this grand old man, he still re
i.iains in a very seriou3 condition.
It is the hope of hi", many friends
that he may rally from his illnets
and be-restored to health.
Honored Charter 'Member
Louis Uhley, who thinks much of
the Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows, in which he ha:? held member
ship almost 50 years 59 o be
exact is the only charter member
jf the local lodge, organized in 1S.SS,
who is alive today. Last Saturday
evening a number of his friends and
lellow members of the order went to
his home to heip provide a most
merry evening for their aged friend,
who has remained such a loyal mem
ber throughout the years.
Visited Friends at Euvchard
Rev. Ernest E. Paker and wife,
accompanied by Mrs. Yorna Olson
and daughter. Pec-trice, departed
early last week for Pure hard, where
they went to vuit for a few days at
the home of Supt. Spencer L. Ledger
ar.d other members of the family. It
will be remembered that Mr. Led;-,'. "
was superintendent of the Eln.wno!
schools for a number of years and
a very earnest worker in the Chris
tian thurch while here.
Beautifying Heme
Charles West, the barber, with
his son. "Shorty," have been build
ing a fence alone; the street in front
of the residence portion of their
property. Mr. West l.nr, long been
endeavoring to r.e'-ure a good growth,
cf blue srass. but found it impossible
to do so as long as the plat of
ground was so convenient to pedes
trians, who walked over the grass
before it could get a start.
Passin?; of Mrs. I. M. liston
Mrs. I. M. Liston, age 7L mother
of Dr. O. E. Liston. who was visit
ing at the home of her daughter at
Lane, Kansas, the old home, where
she was born n.ny years ago, pass
ed away there last week. The re
mains were brought to Elmvvood last
Tuesday evening. Funeral services
were held at the Methodist church,
conducted by the Rev. Fantil. with
interment in the Elr.ivvood cemetery
north of town.
Mrs. Liston bad been making her
heme with her sou and family here,
but recently went to Lane. Kansas,
to visit at the home of her daugh
ter. The husband preceded her in
death some years ago. There remain
to mourn her passing. Dr. Liston.
of Elmwood. and Mrs. Ada Reynolds,
of Lane. Kansas, her two children,
as well i:s throe grandchildi c:i, How
ard Liston and Mrs. Ted Hall, of
Elmwocd. and James Liston.
Dr. Lislcn and Pud Clements went
1o Kansas last Tuesday to bring the
remains of the mother back to Elm
wood for burial.
Tricking Good Progress
X. 1). Pothweii, who returned
from the hospital in Lincoln last
week following his operation, con
tinues to make very fair progress to
ward recovery. Although he is feel-
5
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ZINSEPComnnnnd
quicklv corrects conditions t
ci eour.gassystomach.mdi
gostion, dyspepsia, nausea,
vomiting, heartburn, head
acne, dizziness, etc.
Mrs. II. J.Tanner,3S32 S
2Gth St. Omaha. XpbT'-o
Writes! "Fr.rvpnraTmiffrofl
untoKlaconyfrom Rsinstomaoh
iiiuiK -Liuii niiu was told oy
doctors that I hart ulcers. The
f - very url Dottle ot ZlNaEPjtave
me more relief than vp.it nf
Je1! doctoring." Vour druirsist will
E- K reland you mon.'y if ZiNSP
JSirj fails to relieve you. Get '
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5 l& Copt I9JT, Cine F it.jrot S-.T-jtt, Inc . W'or!J
well, h
strength has not re-
turned sufficient to permit of his
doing any great amount of work.
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See Zueoe Graduate
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Renter went
to Gram! Junct'on. Iowa, last woe!:,
for a visit at the home of Mr. Reu-ie:'--
b. -other, Henry Renter and
family and to be pr'-Sv't.; at tne
graduation of a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Renter and a niece
of Mr. and -Mrs. 'Wm. Renter. They
remained for several days.
Mr. Router reports things looking
nlcelv in that p: rt of the country.
'but not r.s far advanced as here.
Observe 3Iotr.evs' D.y
At the home of Mr. ai.d Mrs. L.
A. Tys;n was e lebratetl last Sun
day r.rcjthers' Day, when the families
of Silas Tyson, of Peru. Dr. R. W.
Ty.o:i of Murray and that of Marion
McCrore-y gathered. Mrs. Fleming
W. Rob!), of Lincoln, who has been
heie caring for her mother, Mrs.
L. A. Tyson, was also a member of
the house party. Mrs. Tyiion. who
has been rather pnuiy, is reported
somewhat better at this time.
Ladies Get Together
The members of the organization
knov. n as the M-'ihers and Daugh
ters Council of Elmwood got togeth
er last Thursday, when a very de
lightful time w
had in the form
jf a banquet in which both moth
ers ar.u oaighters did full justice!
vlien it crime to the eats, and also
In the toasts, which told of the en
joyment of this meeting.
C:? joyed Lathers Bay Sunday
At the home if Mr. and Idrs.
Harry A. Williams on Mothers' Day,
there were gathered a very merry
;:rowd of friends who fund pleasure
in paying tribute to the mothers
present. Tho'-:? w !.o were gathered
for this occasion were Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Reeder, of Piattsmculh. Mis.
Carl Schneider, Mrs. S. J. Moore and
family of Omaha and L. F. Lang
hoist and wife of Elmwood.
Not So Weil Now
Mrs. August Rornemeier, who was
A new kind of Deodorant
It only takes 2 dabs of Yodora after
which it vanishes instantly.
Soothing as a cold cream ar.d does not
stain delicate clothing.
Vou Ret positive protection with Yodora.
Quick to disappear there's no waiting,
no "drying". You can use it right after
shaving. Yodora protects from the mo
ment you apply it. It brings you security!
Yodora is ideal for sanitary napkins
scothir.g and sale. In Tubes and Jars
ech 25;.
-At Ycur Fovoritz Druj Store
Will They frlarch Right Down
rft.tl ttxrvcS
S one of those injured in the wreck
i which occurred when the family Ave
retnrnirg from the funeral oi her! Following the funeral services. ; the present.
mother, wh.it h was hold at Amelia, j which were held at the Methodist The four musicians who rerivsent
Xcbrasha, in which the entire fam- j c!:ur; li. the remains were buried in ied the t cl ; 1 v.cre winn r:-: at the na
i!y were i.'.ore t r le.-s injured, is net i the Wabash cemetery. tiona! rr.usic conte.-t t .vo years a';;.
ro-ovo;!!.-r trcim I c r m:ur:es as rap-
idly i.s
;,ov. see
h ,:v .1 f..r. he others are
:i,:y a;: "T-r ii:e:r injuries, i
hi
she r i.iaii::; e:u
I)'V1!' V I l!P
accident occurred near
Madison.
' went;
::u! Voxs'i
C, ran dr.
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OI.:. .s v;. :
born in Illino!-?
ka nirny ; " :
an early da a t
members v.-hen
this co nr. try a:
I)ing phv. ; bfiv
miles wist of I
She recalls di.
farms be inc c-
u:A ca n,-- to Xebras- j
a g-. ir. fa i r.t r.uclt ,
bat she c". is;; nelly re-1
tl: ; Indians roamed
cl the re was no stop-
c. ii x :;:. h-i:-ie t It rev
"iriAo'-d and vi.inity.
'i'y t he cl: efereu
Hied bj- liardy id.)
titers a:rl the 1: :.u - tir.it le-s:i ap
pearing on the :r.v.' ,--rairi'" is dif
ferent pe.-ople ca!:!C to this country
from the east to reside. She remem
bers the family go'r.g to Ashlami to
trade when there v.v: hut a im'.i
dozen houses at most between their
place and Ashland. She has reside!
on the farm where rhe r.u.v lives for
r.f) years and L: the c-cunty for a
eonsiderabdy longer period. Althe.u -,h
she has done trading at A.-hla
and !
Lincoln numerous tiii.es ia this long
period, i ho has never been to Platts
mouth, the county seat.
Pioneer Citizen P?sses
Oeorge Frisbee was horn
Weeping Water "August' "0,
where, with the parents, he
during iiis boyhoed
nd attended the
public schools
and the Weeping
Water Academy. Upon attaining his
majority, he engaged in farming
near that place and later near the
town of Aivo, but has been making
his home in Elmwood in recent
years.
Mr. Frisbee was united in mar
riage to Miss Fannie West on April
1.1. RSI'S. He has been a member of
the Methodist church during his en
tire life. He is survived by three
daughters and one son, as follows:
Mrs. Louella Fisher, Mrs. Doris Lin
New is the time to insure
your wheat. The HART
FORD pays hail claims
at ence. Buy the best!
WMW
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Again?
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instruments. They had insti
L. Coalman and Miloiv. hich were used i:i prehistori
dor and Mrs.
Fi'isbec.
j JUDGE HAS BUSY DAY
Judge W. W. ilson of Xebraska
City, w'.io held a aetsion f ciiiaict,
court Thursday heard a large num- (
1 bor of motions and arguments for j
; new trials in a xiumb?r of cases that ;
j bad been passed upon at the jury
i term.
In the ca;;c of Joseph C. Wheeler
vs. The Deitz Hill Development Co.,
the notion for a new trial was over
ruled by the court. The case it is
ixpcstcd will be appealed to the sa
! ore me court.
1 In t'a:- Department of Ranking vs. i
I
P. L. and Vada Hall, the motion for j
a r.ev.' trial made by the defendants;
;.s submitted and taken under ad-
i: e meat.
In the c-.s? of Matilda Ramsel vs.
Orville C. Hudson, the motion of the
defendant for a new trial of the
ca..:e was argued and taken under
advisement by the court.
In the case of Frank Ronne vs.
F. J. Fitch, et al, the mtoion for a
.-i 1 .1 .1 - .1 ..
heard and overruled by the court.
HEARING ON EEER BOTTLES
The r.fate liquor commission an
nounced it would conduct a hearing
r'c:'rjMay 24 to determine whether its
s'-,lncw order restricting the size' of beer
lived J containers should become operative.
Tho regulation was to have become
i 0jyC(.( jVe May 15 but the commission
suspended operation of the order after;
a delegation from three breweries
and distributing companies entered a
protest.
The order limits beer containers to j
12. and C4 ounce bottles or cans. J
Chairman Gass said 10 and S2 ounce ,
containers are now on the market. '
Cass asked the distributors to pre-'
vent shipments of odd sizes from en-;
tcring Nebraska until the issue is
decided.
Don't Neglect Them 1
TJature dpsiprpd the kidneys to A
marvelous job. Their task is to keep ths
flowing blood stream free of an excess of
toxic impurities. The act of living lift
ilsclf is constantly producing wast
matter the kidneys must remove from
tbe blood if (rood health is to endure.
When the kidneys fail to function as
Nature intended, there is retention of
waste that may cause body-wide dis
tress. One may suffer nairpini? backache,
persistent headache, attacks of dizziness,
(retting up nights, swelling, puiriness
under tha eyea feel tired, nervous, all
worn out.
Frequent, scanty or burning passage
may be further evidence of kidney or
bladder dis'.urbance.
The recognized and proper treatment
Is a diuretic medicine to help the kidney
tet rid of excess poisonous body waste,
'se Doan'i Pills. They have had more
than forty years of public approval. Ara
endorsed the country over. Insist 03
Doan't. Sold at all drug stores.
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Cass County
One
way oe
IT
iVork Sponsored Ly AAA Officials at
, Washington to Secure Air Maps
of 25 Nebraska Counties.
Fred Wallace, chairman of thi
state agricultural onscrva t ion .;--mittee,
said at Line ( In Fi idv
'eastern Nebraska c.muti.s j -. i -1 . 1 . ; ! y
! v. ould be r.iappi d by aerial pi;..i-.-j
graphy this sr.iu:i:i r to i-rovi i ; .
! manent, accurate record:- ( !' .
lands.
Ground map.s o. t!;.. nrc-po( :i
already have . :x s ht to Wa: '.;:,.
ton, Wallace s.;id. and mv u " 1
in shelving ?i?!s on t he ac-rial -ping.
He explained ; i. , t;.kci:
from an altitude of ;;K..;: i .i:.a t
ion nays when no t hani.: (.;- (!.,-',
I)rc!:ent.
Experiir.'-ntal aerial work i:i !i. r
states lias been puree:;.
i Gam, but h" pointc
! which at;m' -;!'i ric
j :;;:it:-hl- arc r-iative
Counties in which
j is propci-ed are:
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MUSICAL I'EOGI
AT SCHOOL
lit prcs
School oi
ntativ-s of th Pa vii ..i
?-!usic of Si-ux Cif. I.:..
(presented an i:itcrcsi i;;:r t.rogram be-
fore the
I scmb -,-
Iatt'-:r.(.uth hi-r:i r-clieo;
Thu rsdu v
altc I'll'
on.
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music was puivtd
on b'rass ::is m
s 1 vo an exhibition
ment.. Tin y al-o ;
of the old lriisica! boras :i i
r d
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t i::u s
:) to
?.;. A these of di;:"ere;;t period.
i 1 ne program opened at one o'clock.
DECEIVES SAD I'LLtSA'JE
Fred II. Sbarpnar-': of this city re
ceived the sad message Thun-day of
the death of i:n uncle, Edwaid Mill.-,
r.2, of Hotu-ton, Texas. The dc-c asi-d
v.i.s a resident of Lincoln for a great
meny yer.i-3 and was engaged as a
railway mail clerk. lie ha:; been ill
over a long period of time.
This is the third time i:i recent
months that the family of Mr. Sliarp
naek has been visited by death, an
I uncle being killed in a railroad wrec
near Denver, then his grandmother
died at Lincoln and now the uncle
in Texas.
EECEIVES NEW POSITION
Robert Hill has accepted an xe cu-
Jtive position with the I 'nited Trans
fer Lines in Chicago. Mr. Hill had
been transferred to Omaha by the
company in which he was employed.
After spending. a week here he re
tifrned to bring his wife ami family
here when the offer from the Fnitod
Lines came to him. The new job
is a fine advancement. The United
Lines are owned by the Darlington
and Fuion Pacific companies in the
interest of Chicago.
Deeds, Mortgages and all sorts
cf legal blanks for sale at Journal
office.
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