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VOL. NO. Lin
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1937.
NO. 39
Mrs, Louis Ottnat
Dies at Nebraska
City Wednesday
Former Resident of Murray and j
Plattsmouth Passes Away After
Illness of Past Year.
Mrs Lillian Ottnat, 67. died Wed-!
iwsilav afternoon at 4:30 at her home !
Nebraska City after an illness ,
in
that has covered the past year, but
only in the last three weeks has her
condition been critical.
Mrs. Ottnat was born October 22, j
S7 0. at Hock Bluffs, Nebraska, where j
her parents. Joseph V. and Caroline!
Sans, had been early settlers, she;
growing to womanhood in that com-;
mnnity and at Murray.
She was married on June
1902 !
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at the farm home of her parents to
Louis Ottnat and for a number of!
years they resided here where Mr. j
Ottnat v as engaged as a painter and J
decorator, thev later moving to Ne- !
1 raska City where they have madej Miss Louise Harris, daughter ofjat the institute is offered in connection-
home for the past twenty-five j Mr. and Mrs. It. S. Harris of Omaha jtion with, but not as a part of the
y(.;1rs. 'and granddaughter of F. G. Fricke ! summer session of the Peru Teachers
There is surviving her passing one !Df this city, became the wife of Wil- j college; the personnel of the institute
con. Julius Ottnat. chief of police of ; ijam Shearer, son of Dr. and Mrs. ! faculty having been elected from the
Nebraska City; four daughters. Mrs. w. l. Shearer, at a beautiful wed-' regular institute faculty.
John Kieke. Weeping Water; Mrs.; dins at the Trinity Cathedral at S Theme of the institute is 'Enrich-
I'.enni Janes. Mrs. Richard Kotas.
Nebraska City. Mrs. Grant Fallers. '. Stephen McGinley performed the topics on the program are:
Syracuse. 0:e daughter, Henrietta, ceremony. Dr. Stanley played the Know Your Furniture (with ex
died in 1913. There is also three pipe organ. hibits).
brothers. Joseph of Berthand. Colo-! The bride w ore a pi incess dress or ! Let's Talk About Flowers,
ratio; Charles and John of Murray ;; white organza. She carried a shower ; Symposium (radio, antique furni
or.e sister. Mrs. Duke Frans, Auburn; bouquet of white flowers and wore a ' ture, writing, old glass),
and three half sisters, Mrs. Charles floor length veil of lace net. Her j The registration for all five ses
Garrison. Union; Mrs. Betty Bar-j attendants were dressed in pinkjsions is one dollar ($1.00). The fee
rows and Mrs. W. G. Boedeker of ; organza and carried nosegays of pink j for three sessions on Thursday in
Murray and a half brother, Walter j carnations. Mrs. Wilson was the ma-j eluding reserved seats for the eve
Sans of Omaha. jtron of honor and Miss Margaret Har-1 ning Budget Event will be seventy-
The funeral services will be held 1 ris, sister of the bride, maid of honor, j five cents (75c). Twenty-five cents is
nt the Fassbender funeral home at Misses Elizabeth Shearer and Kath
Nc braska City on Friday afternoon at erine Shearer, sisters of the bride
2 o'clock and with Rev. W. A. Taylor groom were bride's maids,
of Union and Rev. IT. Bryant of Falls Mr. Shearer was dressed in eve
City conducting the services. ' ning attire. He was attended by
The burial will be at Wyuka ceme-1 Clark Murdock as best man.
tery at Nebraska City.
The death of Mrs.
Ottnat takes
trom the family a loving wife and j home of the bride's parents, Mr.
mother and to the members of the;and Mrs. Harris. Wedding cake and
family circle will be extended the 1 coffee were served. .
consolation of the manv friends here
in this section of Cass county.
TRUCKS RESUME ACTIVITY
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The settlement of the truckers .
strike at Omaha and Lincoln Wed-j
liisday afternoon resulted in the re-!
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sumption or activities oi trie trucks
or tlie largo companies which have! Mr. and Mrs. Emil Droege and chil
l.c ii tied up by the strike. ! dren, Elda and Peggy, of Green
Local trtuk concerns which have:Kiver, Wyoming, have been visitingjthe Catholic church at Auburn, one
been inactive owing to the tieup at n Omaha and Thursday afternoon j of the best known priests of the Lin
;hc b ailing docks and the efforts of Mr. Droege motored in with his moth- i coin diocese, died Thursday night at
the strikers to prevent the handling ei Mrs. Lena Droege, to spend a few I the St. Joseph hospital at Omaha
of merchandise by truck, today hours with old friends. This was the Inhere he has been for the past two
started in on hauling between this nrst visit here in eighteen years for ; weeks.
city and Omaha. 1 Mr. " Droege and he noted many Father Hoffman was for a period
During the strike a great deal of changes in the community where hisif twenty-seven years the pastor of
the merchandise hauling was made boyhood days had been spent. A;the church at Falls City, until, with
by freight and express and this city greater part of the old time friends: his health failing he was sent to the
escs.ped a great deal of the incon-;have gone from the city or passed j St. Patrick's church at Manley where
veiiienco that was felt in the smaller away and he found but few of the he served several months, being trans
! luces where it was necessary to de- close friends of the past. j f erred in November, later he was
!e!:d wholly on the trucks as the. Mr. Droege has been with the transferred to Auburn,
means of hauling. 'Union Pacific for many years and; The body was taken to Auburn
The absence of the usual flow of,up until the last year has been play-j this morning to lie in state there and
M in k business through this city was ns ball, his favorite sport and iniwiH he taken to Falls City Saturday
m t noticeable in the all night oat-;which lie started many years ago injwnere services will be held at 10 a.
l,' plac es which have had a very j the old Red Sox of this city. m. Monday, with interment there.
- n.,,! patronage from the truckers en j Friday the Droege family accom- Rt. Rev. Monsignor Adolph M.
urn!" to or from Omaha. With thelpa21ie(i by Mrs. Lena Droege are to Mosler of this city, vicar general, was
i lose of the strike the usual activ-j leave Omaha for the west and Mrs. j at Omaha today to look after ar
ities wil! be resumed. ! Droege will make her home for the j rangements for the funeral.
Many delayed shipments to local
merchants that have been held up in
i he Omaha warehouses were being
rushed out todav.
PRESENTS BEAUTIFUL PICTURE
Those who attended the present-
at 'on Thursday evening of "King of
Kings" at the First Presbyterian
church, found a beautifully present-
ed story of the Christ.
This sound picture arranged by
ec il B. DeMille, takes up the life of
Christ from the starting of his min
istry down through the death, re
surrection and the ascension.
It is very reverently presented and
at its close left the audience silent
in their deep appreciation of the
magnificent story that had been given
them, a story that vividly portrayed
'.he incidents of the life of the Christ
and the
faith.
message of the Christian
LEAVE FOR COLORADO
R. Foster Patterson of the faculty
of Tarkio college, was in the city
for a short time "Wednesday to visit
with old friends and later going on
to Omaha where the Tarkio male
quartet was heard in concert.
M.r- Patterson and family are;Second
living ioua u ca, ior oiorauu
here they vin spend lhe summer
at Boulder and Mr. Patterson attend
lhe University of Colorado where the!
'"?aba"1 i"--1""' I
most I)OPular o the summer schoH,s i
of the west
Harris-Shearer
Wedding Held
Last Evening
.jj.-.u.. f v Twice
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This city MarTied at Trinity
Cathedral in Omaha.
From Thursday's Daily
o'clock Wednesday evening. Deanjment of Adult Life." and among the
Following the wedding the bride
'and groom received the guests at the j
Those attending from Plattsmouth
were F. G. Fricke and Miss Dora j
Fricke, Misses Mia and Barbara Ger-:
mg.
Dr. and Mrs. Frank Cummins, j
and Mrs. Rae Patterson, and i
Mr.
Mrs.
J. A. Donelan.
HERE FROM WYOMING
(summer at least in Green River.
HERE FROM FLORIDA
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Neil and
i daughter, of Delray Beach, Florida,
'are in the city to spend a few days
j with Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Lancaster,
the latter a sister of Mrs. Lancaster.
I From here Mr. and Mrs. Neil plan
to go on to Montana to spend the
remainder of their vacation.
Mrs. Neil will be remembered here
! as Miss Julia Madsen, daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Madson.
HOME MADE ICE CREAM
Home made ice cream at the My-
nard community hall Friday evening,
I June 25, 7:30. Intermittent program
j through the evening. Public cordially;
invited. Business meeting of the com
! munity club at 9 o'clock.
j21-2td&w
First District
Women's Clubs
Summer Meet
Annual Institute Will
Be
Held at Peru July 1-2
Many to Attend.
R Pate wife Q. rresklent
Pate of Peru Ttate Teachers college,
is director of the second annual sum-
mer institute of First District Ne-j
braska Federation of Women's clubs j
to be held at Peru Ihursday and
Friday, July 1 and 2. Mrs. E. H.
Hayward, wife of Professor Hayward,
:is the corresponding secretary.
President Pate will give the wel
come address and the responses will
be by Mrs. John Beetem of Douglas,
the district president; and by Mrs.
M. F. McDuffee of Norfolk, the state
president.
Mrs. In ice Dunning, dean of women
at the college, will lead the group
singing. This course of instruction
the admission for the two sessions on
Friday.
Luncheon tickets will be forty
cents (40c); picnic supper thirty
cents (30c), and breakfast on Fri
day thirty cents 30c). Rooms and
bedding will be furnished without
cost in the homes of the Peru club
j hostesses.
I iIrs- pate as director says: "Will
!you who are planning to attend please
enroll and enclose the fee at once?
This will enable us to secure a room
for you and will also avoid the delay
in registration which was exper
ienced last year. Late registration
caused many to miss interesting num
bers on the program."
DEATH OF FATHER HOFFMAN
The Rev. J. J. Hoffman, pastor of
The death of Father Hoffman will
be learned with much regret in this
county where he was well known. He
served as the toastmaster of the in
vestiture banquet for Monsignor Mos
ler. ENJOYED PICNIC
On last Sunday, June 13, a group
of Manley girls and boys went to
South Bend where they enjoyed a nice
picnic supper. Then they went boat
riding and swimming. On their re
turn home they went' to the show in
Louisville. Those present were Rev.
Father Hennessey, John and Ellen
Kelly, Margaret Jane Robinson, Miss
Leona Darbeaux, William George,
Maurice and Marion Erhart, Herbert,
Harold and Rosemary Stander, Lor-
etta Sheehan, Ernest Utterback,
Katherine Sheehan, Mr. and Mrs.
Linus Massath, Herman Bergman
and Paul and Leo O'Brien.
SUSTAINS COMPENSATION
Judge W. W. Wilson in the case
of Edward Barker vs. August Ossen
kop, has sustained the holding of
the compensation court in the settle
ment of the case.
It is ordered that the defendants .
pay to the plaintiff the sum of $11.20 : Mr &nd Mrg pfcavmona j. Larson and j lhe western sources it is expected
per week for a period from August! Children Visit Relatives and jthat the Missouri may be at fiood
16, 1934 to July 4, 1935 as tempor- Friends in California. Itide in ,his section of the river and
ary disability and which sum has al- ! j at this time some water has already
ready been paid to the plaintiff. ,
The court also ordered that the
defendants pay to the plaintiff the:
sum of $11.20 per week for a period j
of 215 weeks as disability.
Chamber of
Commerce has
Final Meeting
Adjournment for Summer Members
Discuss Necessity for Action in
P-rntrirlino- "Rtter Drainap-e.
"
J. Howard Davis was named as
the new treasurer of the Plattsmouth
r,l-olri tif fmmtivcp at the lnnch-.f
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eon Thursday noon. He will serve
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in the place of Frank Bestor who
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was forced to give up the work be-
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cause of illness.
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Sum.marv reports were given by
the chairman of the various commit-.
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tees for the closing of the year. The
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until the first Thursday m Sept- .
JTTihr
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Afpmliprs of the chamber vere
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tnorouglliy arouseu n uc u me iimuci
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nf the rlramapp of Sixth Ktreet was
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mentioned. Different members
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tributed suggestions for a remedv of
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OL me C1L council tin iauiuc lvi ianc
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definite action.
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The group went on record as
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tavoring an immediate change in the
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rlro nc TVio frrnn n vntcn to spnn n
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recommenaaiiou 10 me mayor abioue
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a special session of the council as
,
soon as nossible. The -srout) -also
urgcu mat mc cacluuic lumiuuic
of the Chamber of Commerce be I
present for the special session and j
that Emil Weyrich present plans fori
an efficient draina? system.
Correspondence was also read from;
radio station WOW offering a local !
broadcast, preferably during July, to!
the city of Plattsmouth. The matter ;
was referred to the Ad club with the;
recommendation of the chamber for;
such a broadcast. !
Reports of much activity were j
made for both the Norfolk Packing i
company and for the B.R.E.X. shops. '
HONOR LOCAL MAN
work Monday as a supervisor in the;said that Kentucky blue grass is the
T. M. Patterson, representative of.xebraska City telephone office. Miss j best type for thjs section and sug
the Bankers Life Insurance company O'Brien has been assistant to the p-ested" that y)?ar-old seed germinates
of Nebraska, will leave within thejchief operator in Tlattsmouth. Shejmuch m0re quickly than that of the
next few days for Lincoln to attend j has been located in the Plattsmouth current year. He also stated that by
an agency convention of the com-j office since June 11, 1928. I fertilizing, feeding, and watering
pany's leading producers in celebra-j Last evening the operators gave a ' lawns the danedelions would be
tion of the fiftieth anniversary of ; party in honor oT Miss O'Brien. Fol- j crowded out. He said that many peo
the Bankers Life. j lowing a lunch the women went to j ple niow their lawns too close and
One of the oldest of the "western j lne office w here a farewell gift was ; too often.
companies, tne uanKers liie oi -e- ;
I. 1 . V. lnnn- V r rl rt rM'APIorA110 !
oiasiwi na luufi i' ur:'
agency in this city. Mr. Patterson
who is one or tne eompanj s leaaers,
holds the distinction of having pro
duced new business for 614 weeks
uesiue uen.s
Mr. ratterson is one oi me iew
resentatives of the Bankers Life who
has represented the company tor
more than 25 years. He will be given
special recognition, both for his pro
duction accomplishments and his
lencrth of service. at the company's
agency convention.
VISIT LINCOLN LODGE
Friday evening Vv. A. Robertson, time and his death proved very sud
worshipful master of the grand lodge! den, his sister finding him dead in
of the A. F. & A. M. of Nebraska,
paid a visit to Lancaster lodge No.
54 of Lincoln, to attend the con
ferring of the Master Mason degree'
on several members of the Acasia
fraternity of the University of Ne
braska. Mr. Robertson was the presi
dent of this fraternity during his uni
versity days. William Baird, a mem
ber of Lancaster lodge ad W. F.
Evers, superintendent of the Nebras
ka Masonic Home accompanied Mr.
Robertson. Mr. Baird enjoyed meet
ing the members of his home lodge
very much.
Mr. Robertson extended greetings j family at Rock Bluffs. Mrs. Tillman
to the Lincoln lodge and to the fra-jis also planning on coming to Ne
ternity brothers. J braska for a reunion of the sisters.
Return From
Trip to the
Thursday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Larson and children, Lars
and Ray. returned home from an
outing trip of several weeks on the
I Pacific coast and several of the na
tional parks.
In going west they took the south
ern route and bad the opportunity of
; visiting the interesting desert coun
try of the southwest before reaching
'southern California and Los Angeles.
They had the opportunity of meet
. ing many old friends and acquaint
ances while in southern California
and among these the Robert Will
and Thomas Will families, who are
iboth doing nicely in their new homes.
At Alhambra, California, they
: visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.!
r 1 'ircnii tlto fi-vrni- q VrMlhir I
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, T .. ,. -.church parlors Thursday afternoon, in this county realize the danger of
of Rav, finding them very successful 1
.1. . . , , ,,.o:The federation then divided into j erosion. A few errors in engineer-
m their western home and neve l
t - i v. i circles and elected officers for the i ing were shown up with small breaks
Mr. Larson is engaged with a bridge I . .
,. ! ensuing vear. i in contour or in terrace farming yes-
construction company. - ,
. . . . .. Mrs. J. B. Rishel is the new chair- treday but on most of the farms laid
They also enjoved a visit at the, l '
- i .v. .man of the Naomi circle. Mrs. Frediout in the new system perfect sou
osemite national park in the east
. . , ! Rourck was named vice chairman; control was seen and even where
central portion ot California and1
,,... . .,,, Miss Wi'.ma Pickard, treasurer; and some erosion was seen, it was found
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nifictnt trees and natural wonders i
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marie the trin one lbnt thev will;
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loner l-emeniber. i
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niiiif ill oau r laiitLiai uiev uau i
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the onnort 11 n 1 1 v or crrissiiif the HPM
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con-.Golden Gate bridge, one of the great'
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engineering wonders of the world, i
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lli ociii ridiuistu ni tx ibil 1111 i
iT ... , , ; Wm. Evers was selected as vice chair-;
j James V, arren, former Plattsmouth i
. , , , , !man; Mrs. Gearge Mann, secretary;
bov and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank!
i land Mrs. J. E. Wiles, treasurer,
; E. Warren. i ,
! . . .. . . . ... ... The new y(ar for the federation
The fjimiiv r.nrl n rpa thrill while
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uohl riuins near ios Aiigeies wneii
i.. 4 . , . , . j be made during the summer and com-
the engine that operated the boat ,
. . , , . ... . - jmittees appointed. During the busi-
stalled and the vessel drifted fori
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jwinc nuic wciui c a i csi. uc nun cu
to tow them into port.
On their return trip they came by
the northern route and stopped at
the Yellowstone national park to
spend a short time there looking over J
the world famous geysers and the!
other features of this wonderland,
The younger members of the party
found much interest in the bears that
are pets in the park.
jjjgg ELEANOR O'BRIEN
RECEIVES PROMOTION
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aiiss Eleanor u cnen nas recen eu
a fine promotion. She is to start
presented to the departing member
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; ot tne stan.
j Those attending the party were
; Mrs. Ruth Koukal. Miss Rose Janda. i
ilSS tielen Ledgwav, MlSS MarjOrie
Wnhlfarth T rn T T '.3 7 o 1 .Tampcnn Afre
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M'ea u yiin. Miss Margaret Long, and
T 1 II' 1 w . r . . . .
iep-iMiss Hilda Wallengren
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DIES ON WEST COAST
Wes Stoneking, a resident of
Plattsmouth. some forty years ago,
IrlUil Mo.. rrV, r, Almtrlail C O 1 1 .
u iru w 1 1 iuaj muiii ai in iiiu vi i i., v . .i. . i
I fornia. relatives .here have learned
Ke has been making his home with
'a sister, Mrs. Frank Stoop for some
his room as she came to awaken
him.
Mr. Stoneking will be remembered
by older residents of this city and
in Rock Bluffs where he made his
home for some time. He is survived
by three sisters, Mrs. Stoop, Mrs.
Sherd Graves of this city and Mrs.
Tillman who resides in Illinois.
Mrs. Stoop is now at Savannah,
Missouri, where she is taking treat
ment at the Nichols hospital and is
expecting to stop here on her way
home to the west and will visit at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Graves and
MAY HAVE HIGH WATER
The Missouri river at Bismarck,
North Dakota, is reported at a twelve
foot staere bv the V. S. weather bu-
lflf cf" !reau and "hich is exceptionally high
COL VUdbL,for this time of the year.
"With the rise of the river toward
overflowed some of the dikes.
With the extreme high water it
may be possible that the lowlands
east of the city will be oversowed.
Circles Elect
Officers for
Coming Year
Ladies of the Methodist Federation
Organize for Beginning of
Year in September.
Mrs. Don Seiver named the mem-
hers of the Naomi, Gleaners, and
Dorcas circles at the meeting in the.
Mrs. Clement Woster, secretary,
Officers named in the Gleaners
circle were Mrs. R. W. Walton, j
chairman; Mrs. Paul Long, vice chair-
man ; Mrs. Edgar Glaze, secretary;
and Mrs. William Henrich, treas-
urer.
Mrs. Howard Wiles was chosen as,
cha ir man of the Dorcas c irele ; Mrs.
; opens in September. Year books will
t neas meeting the ladies reported a
clearance of over $40 on the White
Elephant sale held recently.
Committees from each circle
as-
sistod with the serving.
Tbe tables
were
centered by bud vases with
roses. Other spring flowers were used
as decorations.
GARDEN CLUB MEETS
Henry Herminghaus, landscape
architect of Omaha, was the speaker
at the meetir.g of the Plattsmouth
Garden club at. the Hotel PlattsmoMth
Wednesday evening. He gave many;but a Wonderful prospect for a hump
helpful suggestions to the members
; upon the care of their lawns. He
j a. L
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Tidd reported upon the flow-
er show. 270
hibited there.
specimens were ex
Reports were also
given
by those who attended the
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! flnwoi- Khntt s at StiPiwnnnh anil nt
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, Luiicoiii. iiiviie 01 me ineiuueis ai-
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tended the National Peony show
in
j Lincoln. They were Mrs. Luke Wiles,
Mrs. George Mann, Miss Sophia
Kraeger, Mrs. Lillian Freeman, Mrs.
John Crabill, Mrs. L. W. Egenberger,
ofjJ. A. Pitz, Mrs. John Woest, Mrs.
J. A. Pitz, Mrs. John Woest, Mrs.
; Freeman McFarland, Mrs. J. M. Rob -
erts. and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Tidd.
FORMER RESIDENT HERE
Pmm Tlnirfidav'n riailv
Mrs. Warlow Weatherbee, of Om-
aha, was in the city last evening to
spend a few hours at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wescott, old time
friends. Mrs. Weatherbee will be re
membered here as Miss Gretchen
McPrang, a former teacher in the
Plattsmouth city schools in 1918-21,
durintr the sunerintendency of Mr.
G. E. DeWolf. She has made her j with alfalfa, which supplies nitro
hr, in nmah ince leaving the i sen to the soil, it will maintain a
local schools and has a very charm
ing home and family.
NOTICE, TAXPAYERS
The second half of 193G personal
taxes will be delinquent July 1, 1937.
JOHN E. TURNER.
County Treasurer.
View Latest
Developments
on County Tour
Farmers Give Enthusiastic Response
to New T3-pe of Cultivation
in This Section.
Over 100 farmers went on the all
day soil conservation tour of Cass
county Friday. D. L. Gross, exten
sion conservationalist for the state
of Nebraska, and D. D. Wainscott,
agricultural agent of Cass county,
directed the trip which covered over
40 miles. Explanations of the meth-
jods of soil conservation were made
by officials from the C.C.C. camp of
Weeping Water. Those assisting
were Howard B. Ellis, camp superin
tendent; H. A. Milieu, camp conser
vationist; Jim Carrigan, camp engi
neer; J. A. Climber, soil technolo
gist; and N. W. Owens, assistant to
the technician.
Torrential rains which total near-
ly five inches in the first 19 days of
this month lu.ve made the farmers
to be far less than on the farms
which cling to the old straight row
method.
Start from Farm Bureau Office
Two C.C.C. trucks and the caravan
of cars left the Farm Bureau office at
;:U0 a. in. Friday. The first farm
visited was probably as beautiful as
is to be found in the state this year.
It is the Frank Domingo farm east
of Weeping Water. A quarter sec
tion of land has been laid out in
contour farming and buffer strips.
Rows follow the perfect contour
of the land at the top of the hill.
The corn rows are followed by a
buffer strip of wheat. The buffer
i strip will later be planted to per
manent grass. It is of variable width
grass so that short rows are elimin
ated. The buffer strip provides per
manent guides for the contour rows
as well as spreading and retarding
runoff. Another series of rows or
corn follow and barley is planted in
the gully. The land now in barley
will also be turned into permaneut
pasture. A quarter of section of land
has been turned over to experi
mental work and yesterday's view of
the land showefl no erosion whatever
er crop. Buffer strips are placed at
intervals to take care of a twelve to
fifteen foot vertical drop. All short
rows point into the buffer strips.
Excellent -Brome Grass
Parr Young's farm was the second
stop on the tour. Here the group saw
pasture terraces. The terraces were
built with county maintainer equip
ment. The "scooped out" section is
about three feet across and the em
bankment thrown up is slightly over
a foot. The terraces are level with
closed ends and are placed from 30
to SO feet apart on the slope. The
cost of terracing the 19 acres was
$12.50. After the terracing the land
has been planted to permanent pas
ture. The terracing will hold a 2Vs.
, int.h ru.0fi- which is equivalent to
'a r jnth rain
I TVf.hahiv the most enthusiasm rec-
istred on the trip was that shown
j when the men saw Parr Young's field
;0f brome grass. It stands four feet
j tall and is mixed with timothy.
alfalfa and orchard grass. The field
was planted a year ago last fall. It
is as valuable as bluegrass for pas-
ture ana nay.
Valuable Feed
Brome grass is growing rapidly in
popularity among farmers. A mix
ture of brome grass and alfalfa forms
a tough non-erosive sod. Brome is
not destroyed by silting. It will be
come sod-bound and unproductive
when seeded alone but when seeded
vigorous growth for many years. It
has been known to have hardy
growth after 28 years and alfalfa
is still in it at the end of that time.
It stood the drouth of 34 and 36
as well as the heavy freezing when
many pasture grasses were killed. It
is ideal for buffer strips. A vigor
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