Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1937)
MONDAY, SEPT. 27, 1937. PIATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FIVE HURDQ6K- -ITEMS Fred Hesse was at Ashland last Monday, where he purchased a lead of hogs to feed his crop of corn to. Mr. and Mrs. Fred II. Gorder and daughter Miss Helen were guests last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Tool. Last Tuesday night's kittenball games resulted in a victory for the Kids over the Tigers. 24 to 9, and Callahan over the Bible school, 10 to 5. J. Johansen and Henry Heine n.an were at Weeping Water last AYednesday afternoon, where they looked after business matters for a short time. Meredith Weddell, who is employ ed in Lincoln is taking his vacation and went to Chicago for a brief visit, expecting to go on to Cleve land, where he was to attend a con vention. August Ruge had a colt taken ill with the sleeping sickness so preva lent among the horses of this part of the country, and although . he made every effort to save the animal, it finally died. The Murdock Softball team was at Flattsmouth Thursday evening for a game with the Korn Klub team as cue of the attractions at the Korn Karnival. Plattsmouth won the game by a score of 5 to 2. William Sheehan, of Manley, was a business visitor in Murdock, com ing toj look for a team of horses, which he is desirious of buying. He had also been at Alvo, but found none at either place. W. O. Gillespie and A. H. Ward were unloading a car of coal for the T. W. Engles Lumber company, mak ing delivery of same to various cus tomers who believe in being ready for winter when it comes. Frank A. Melvin, the carpenter and builder has just completed con struction of a new corn crib on the farm of Mrs. Amelia Gakemeier, to take care of the corn crop that is being raised there this year. Rev. F. C. Weber and wife and Mr. and Mrs. Gus Stock were in Louisville last Sunday, where they attended the ministerial meeting, and also met L. N'eitzel there, as he had been in riattsmouth during the morning. Walter Stroy was assisting with the painting of the Murdock Mercan tile company store, doing much of the' interior decorating. The building is being repaired and painted, inside presenting a greatly improved ap pearance. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Bradford and little son were guests over the week end at the home of the parents of Mrs. Bradford, Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Tool. Mr. and Mrs. Bradford re side in Beatrice, where he is an em ployee of the First National Bank. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Koall, of To peka, Kansas, were visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Tool over the week end. From here they went to Canada, where they expect to visit relatives of Mr. Koall. Later they will also visit at Demont, Iowa, before returning to their home in Topeka. Entertained Ladies Aid Mrs. Matt Thimgan was hostess to a meeting of the Murdock Ladies Aid which was held at her home in Murdock Wednesday afternoon of last week. A goodly number of the members were present and much v.ork was done for the betterment cf the church and community. Shower for Miss Panska Last Monday afternoon a shower was given ait the home of Mrs. W. II. Zabcl in honor of Miss Wilma Panska who is to become an early fr. 11 bride. A large number of ladies of the community were present and a very merry afternoon was enjoyed. The guest of honor received many appropriate tokens as expressions of the well wishes of her friends. De licious refreshments climaxed the afternoon's festivities. Grandmother Rikli Poorly Mrs. Margaret Itikli, age 82, who makes her home east of town, hav ing as a companion and nurse, Miss King, has been quite poorly the past cruple of weeks. Every attention has been given the patient in the hope that she may be restored in health. Gathering His Corn Fred Buell has been picking corn at his farm home and is pleased at the yield and condition of the grain, considering the dry weather that Crtly IC3 of tios9 laying Leghorn Fuhetr left at 63c. Get yours now. HARRY LEESLEY Greenwood, Nebr. ioinglery Fast Beery Recovering From Wound I'm -7 hi Wallace Beery Wounded above the right kneecap by the accidental discharge of a gun Curing a movie production scene. Wallace Beery is recovering from his injury in a Los Angeles hospital where his daughter. Carol Anne, helps him to pass the tim prevailed during part of the grow ing season. After a number of days at the work, he has concluded the average yield on his farm will be in the neighborhood of twenty bushels to the acre. Not so large as one might desire, but well above that of last year, when very little corn was raised in Cass county or any part of the state. Murdock Cafe Changes Hands The cafe here which has been con ducted by Joe Johnson and wife for some time, was disposed of by them last week to J. Johansen, who took over the eating house last Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have gone to Ashland to engage in a similar line of business. The new proprietors, Mr. and Mrs. Johansen, are well acquainted here, having resided in this vicinity many years, and we are confident they will enjoy a good business. Attending School at LeMars Last week Rev. F. C. Weber and wife and their son Maldon went to LeMars, Iowa, where the young man entered Northwestern college, an in stitution of learning maintained by the Evangelical church. Richard Tool, former Murdock young man, is located there in a bank, and there are also a number of other students frcm Murdock and vicinity register ed at the college there, so Maldon will not be among strangers. Visiting Friends Here Ferdinand Rosenow, of Clay Cen ter, Kansas, arrived in Murdock the fere part of last week, coming to visit and be with his mother, Mrs. Louise Rosenow, on the occasion of her 9 4th birthday. The aged lady, who is in good health and quite active, makes her home with her 3on, Frank Rosenow and family. Accompanied by his mother and Mrs. Frank Rosenow, Ferdinand drove to Plattsmouth Tuesday to look after business matters. Ferdinand expects to continue his visit here for some two weeks. In speaking of conditions in his home county in Kansas, he says it has rained there considerably the past few weeks and the ground is now in fine condition, although it had been pretty dry up to that time. Visiting Here from Denver Mr. and Mrs. Harold W Tool," of Denver, where Mr. Tool i3 engaged in veiling lumber on the road, spent hc week end lure as guests at the A J. Tool and Henry Amgwert homes. They also visited set Weep ing Water at the home of a sister of Mr. Tool, Mrs. Fred H. Gorder and husband. Home from the East Mrs. Merle Gillespie, who has been in the east for the past three weeks, spending the time in Wisconsin, where she enjoyed a fine visit with her parents, arrived home last Wed nesday. Although she enjoyed her visit greatly, she was glad to get back home again. W. T. Weddell Sick W. T. Weddell, manager of the T. W. Engles Lumber company's Murdock yard, was quite ill the past week or ten days and was confined to his home and bed most of the time. He is able to be out again at this writing and hop?s to resume his duties. Gave Excellent Concert The Weeping Water band in which some six young men from Murdock and vicinity play regularly during the summer season, gave a very pleura nt toncert on the streets of Murdock Wednesday evening. In the "4 - f i and daughter i neighborhood of 600 people were on j hand to hear the fine music which ! was rendered. The six from here who play with the band are C. I. Long, Clarke Miller, Vernon Rikli, Donald Rikli, Wayland Ward and Miss Aleen Ward. Stork Visits Schliefert Home There was joy at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Schliefert when the stork brought them a ten and a half pound baby boy on September 16. Mother and son doing nicely, and a smile of happiness radiates from the father's beaming countenance. Trinity Church Convention There will be a convention of the members of the Trinity church on Sunday, October 3, at the church north of Turdock, where addresses will be delivered by the Rev. Ditz man of Omaha, one in English and one in German. .The one in German wilF be delivered at 9:45 in the morning. Rev. Gerdes of Winslow and Rev. Schlict of Orchard are among the other speakers who will be present at the convention. This promises to be a most worth-while meeting and every member of the church should be present. Lost Their Pet Pcny Some time ago Roy Gorthey pur chased a pony from a man residing near Avoca. The pony was very kind and gentle and grew to be a great favorite with the family, with the spread of the sleeping sickness mal ady among hoses, the pony was also stricken and died. The children and parents had become greatly attached to the animal and were very sorry to lose it. IDEAL MARRIAGE AGE SET AT 25 BY REGISTRAR BOSTON (UP) Young couples would have a better chance at mari tal happiness if they waited until they were 25 years old to wed, accord ing to Mrs. Hilda Quirk, recently re tired Boston marriage registrar. Mrs. Quirk believes the age before which girls must obtain parental con sent for marriage should be raised to 21, the same as now holds for boys. A difference in age of man and wife, if not too great, will not affect their happiness, especially if the man is about 40 or 50, according to Mrs. Quirk. MURRAY STUDY CLUB The Murray Study club will meet at Mrs. Ray Dill's Thursday, Sept. 30 for a 12 o'clock luncheon. All members are urged to be present as a great deal of business must come before the club. There will not be a lesson but please answer roll call by current event. A social time after business meeting. I! ONLV A FOOL &OES J U 'round bor.rovj irV K 1 TROUBLE. VJHtN RES J B GOT PLENTY AT Elmwood News Joe. Stokes, who v.zs "oeen living in the eastern part of town moved last wceic to the western portion of the city. John Kuntz lost a horse from the sleeping sickness last week and has three others afflicted with the dis ease. Mrs. Charles West and son Ken neth were in Lincoln last Tuesday n-crning. where they visited and did some shopping. Ralph Greene has had a stoker in stalled in the furnace at his home, getting ready for the wintry blasts that will soon be here. Ronald Schlichtemeier was called to Lincoln to look after business matters Tuesday afternoon. While he was away, J. L. Hayes was looking after business at the garage. Carl Schneider, Fullerton, Nebr., jeweler and husband of the Elmwood postmistress, spent last Sunday with his wife and members of her family, Mr. and Mrs. IIA. Williams. Edward Bornemeier lost three horses from the sleeping sickness and still had another one down with this malady last week, which it was feared could not be saved. Dr. O. E. Liston, who has been kept pretty busy the last few months, ac companied by Mrs. Liston, are spend ing two weeks in the south. Most of the time will be spent in Texas. Herbert Olsen was in Lincoln last Wednesday, going to bring Mrs. Olsen and their baby daughter born at the hospital there home. Mother and little one are getting along very nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Clements en joyed a visit last Sunday at the home of Sanford Clements, brother of Guy, at Peru, where Sanford is one of the instructors in the state normal school. F. I. Fitch, the land man, and J. P. Cobb, local banker, made a trip to Omaha last Monday, where they had business matters to transact. Return ing, they stopped at Plattsmouth and secured their drivers' licenses. Little Lyle Buell, grandson of Mrs. Lucy Lyle and son of Mrs. Cbarles Buell, was spending last Tuesday in town with his grand mother, and enjoyed meeting many friends among the boys about town. Emil Rosenow and wife were in Lincoln last Friday, where they vis ited W. F. Rosenow at the Bryan Memorial hospital, finding him re covering nicely from his recent major operation. The two men are broth ers. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hoover, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hill, Albert Theil, Sr., and Edward Rosenow made up i party that went to Lincoln Sun day to visit W. F. Rosenow, who is convalescing following his recent operation there. Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Dearing, of Onawa, Iowa, visited over Sunday in Elmwood, guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Greene. The two 'adies are sisters. The Dearings, in addition to his practice of medicine at Onawa, operate a hospital there. M. G. Keedy, who is engaged in business in Fairbury, visited in Elin wocd last Tuesday, coming to look afier business matters and also the upkeep of the residence property he owns here. He enjoyed meeting a great many of his old time friends while here. The fire department held its regu lar meeting Monday evening, discus sing matters of interest and planning how they could better serve the city and surrounding territory, provid ing more adequate protection from fire. At the close of their business meeting, they enjoyed a social hour. Mesdames Emil Rosenow and George Nickel were in Lincoln last Monday, paying a visit to the hos pital where Miss Gertrude Fanders, W. F. Rosenow and Mrs. Herbert Olsen are all convalescing. Miss Ger trude is feeling much better than formerly, while Mr. Rosenow, who underwent an operation, is also mak ing very satisfactory progress. Visiting at Kansas City T. L. Colburn, viio has been the Missouri Pacific agent in Elmwood for a number of years and who has now reached the age of retirement on a pension, and will be succeeded by B. E. Sumner, who has been at Nehawka for some time, but will ccme here as soon as it is settled who will take the office there. During the time it will take for this matter to be adjusted, Mr. Colburn is visit ing at Kansas City and J. J. Gleason, au extra agent for the railroad com pany, is looking after the Elmwood office. Suffers Fractured Leg "While Jeanne Fiuieil was riding her bicycle in company with another girl of about her own age, they had a collision in which Jeanne was thrown frcm her wheel and suffered a fractured leg. She was taken to the Bryan Memorial hospital in Liu- coin, where the fracture was reduced. She will remain for some time be fore she can be brought home. The injured member is still very painful. Work Not So Plentiful Clyde and Kenneth West and Loren Dennis who recently secured Jobs in the Burlington shops at Havelock, with a seasonal falling off of work there have been laid off un til such time as the work picks up again. They had secured a tar to be used in transporting them back and forth, which will be very useful for other things. Enertained Kensington Mrs. Louis F. Langhorst was hos tess to the Kensington club Thurs day of last week. A large number cf the ladies were present and a most enjoyable time was had. Trades Elmwood Property Though the agency of F. J. Fitch, Miss Nora Eveland made an exchange of her property in Elmwood for a farm in Decatur county, Iowa, near the city of Leon. The farm contains 12S and a fraction acres and has an excellent crop of corn on it this year. Attended Wedding Frolic A number of the citizens of Elm wood were at South Bend Monday evening, when the newlyweds, J. F. Knecht and wife entertained their friends with refreshments and a general good time. Lester Bogenrief and Frank Ohm were over and re port a very good time was provided for the visitors. Seeing the East N. D. Bothwell with the wife and their daughter, Jean Adair Bothwell, left some two weeks ago for a visit at the home of an uncle of Mr. Bothwell at Ottawa, 111., from there went on to New York, where they at tended the national convention of the American Legion and were well pleased with the big show, especial ly the colorful parade on Tuesday, when 20 hours were required for the entire procession to pass a given point. They remained until the close of the convention and enjoyed it im mensely. Met in the Country The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church of Elmwood met last Tues day afternoon at the country home of George Miller, where they looked after the business coming before the society and planned for future work to be done.' They enjoyed the four mile ride to the home of Mrs. Mil ler, the splendid meeting and the re turn trip. Met at the Church The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian church gathered at the church parlors on Tuesday afternoon of last week, where they looked af ter the business of the society and laid plans of how the could be of greater assistance to the church in carrying on its work and helping to raise funds for same. Called to Scene of Wreck Cass Sylvester, deputy sheriff of Cass county and Joseph A. Capwell, county attorney, were called to the scene of the wreck one mile south and three miles west of here, last Sunday, to conduct an investigation into the same and determine what should be done. Accompanying them was County Treasurer John E. Turner. Mrs. Em ma Studor lost her life in the crash, which was a very bad one. Entertained for Sunday Dinner Mr. and Mrs. Orest Cook, who reside northwest of Elmwood, enter tained a group of guests at their home last Sunday, among them Os car Turner, father of Mrs. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Clements of Elm wood, Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Turner and family of Marquette and Coun ty Treasurer John E. Turner, wife and daughter of Plattsmouth. Moving to Lincoln Joe Mrasek, of Plattsmouth, a trucker, came through Elmwood last Tuesday with the household goods of Charles V. Barrows, who for some time prist has owned and operated the Hi-Way service station and tav ern a short distance south of Platts mouth on highway 75, but sold out last week. Mr. Barrows has purchas ed a similar station west of Lincoln on O street, but will reside in Lin coln, as he could not secure living quarters where the station is locat ed, and will wait for some time be fore building tame. Visitor from Kansas Ferdinand Rosenow of Clay Cen ter, Kansas, was a visitor in Elm wood at the home of his brother, Emil Rosenow, and also visited at the hospital in Lincoln with W. F. Rosenow while en route here. From here he went to Murdock to visit at the homo of Frank Rosenow and especially to call on his aged mother, Louise Rosenow, who has reached Laughing Around the World With IRVIN S. COBB A Voice from the Ranks By IRVIN S. COEB ' I 'HE man from whom I got the yarn couldn't recall the name of the battle in which this thing occurred but: he was quite sure it was one of the bloody fights of the final Virginia campaign shortly before Lee's surrender. The general engagement had commenced. The brigade to which Captain Farinholt belonged was drawn up in reserve awaiting the com mand to advance, when a small battery of Union guns opened upon it from the top of a nearby hill, doing1 considerable damage. An order was given that Captain Farinholtfs company should capture the battery and silence the bothersome guns. This meant that unless some one devised a better plan, the detail must rush the hill by a frontal attack. It also meant that the little assaulting force must suffer heavy casualties even if it were not entirely decimated; for there was no cover. They must charge the enemy across an open space where the Federal pieces might play directly upon them. . Atne men awaited the word to advance, the company cojnmander felt it his duty to advise them that this was a most desperate adventure n which they were about to start. His own instructions, he explained, were not specific. He merely had been told that he must eliminate those pestiferous Yanks. Then, departing somewhat from strict military discipline, he asked whether any individual present carerl to make a suggestion whereby the enemy's ba-ttdry could be taken with the least possible loss of life. A pause befell. No one, it seemed, could think of an easier way than the one already decided upon. AxPIX.ate' who stutteretl badly, broke the silence: W -h-h-a-a-t say, fellers, 1-e-e-s just c-h-i-p in a-n-d buy the d-a-a-mned thing?" (American News Features. lnc the advanced age of 94 years, still enjoying good health and able to be about every day, enjoying fancy work and other light duties. She is making her home with her son, Frank and family, at Murdock. Besides visiting his mother and other relatives there, Ferdinand will spend pa-rt of the time at Alvo and here, expecting to enjoy a most pleasant two weeks in Cass county, where he resided in early life. Visited at Milwaukee Chris Backemeyer and wife left last Wednesday for Milwaukee and other points in Wisconsin where they will visit relatives and friends, ex- j pecting to spend ten days or more there. During their absence, Maur ice Penterman is in charge of affairs at the lumber yard. Seventy-Two Years Young On Tuesday of last week, William Hulfish was passing his 72nd birth day anniversary. Mr. Hulfish was born in Indiana on September 14. 1865, spending his boyhood days in that state. When he had attained the age of 14 years, the family came west and settled at Bushberry, then a trading post between the present locations of Alvo and Murdock. After five years there, he and his father, who were engaged in the mercantile business moved to the newly orga nized town of Wabash, where they resided and continued in business for a number of years, later coming to Elmwood. For the past 39 years, Mr. Hulfish has been caretaker of the Elmwood schools. Notwithstand ing his 72 years of age, he is able to get about with the agility of a much younger man and care for the school building and grounds in the same ef ficient manner as during the past two decades. He enjoyed the pass ing of his birthday and received the congratulations of a large number of his friends. New! D-iJifiA Sanitary Protection without napkins or belts H! ere is sanitary protection that does away with napkins and belts . -. . that is completely invisible, and . 'so comfortable that there is no con sciousness of. wearing sanitary protec- tion at all. B-ettes are approved by physicians ... acclaimed by women everywhere as the most comfortable;' most convenient method ever devised.. Boxes of 12. . .39 Handbag Packets of 3. . 12 Manufactured by B-ettes Co., Inc., DuBois, Ta. Knorr's 5c to $1 Store -Ladies Toggery See the goods you t.uy. Catalog descriptions are alluring enough, but how about the goods when you get them? ioing Uery Fas Only ZOO cf thoss laying Leghorn Pullets left at 65c. Get yours now. HARRY LEESLEY Greenwood, Nebr. spendable insurance BUY YOUR INSURANCE FROM THIS OLD, ESTABLISHED LOCAL AGENCY Service and Protection IN CASE OF A LOSS, WE ARE ALWAYS HERE TO HALP WHEN NEEDED CALL OR SEE INSURANCE- AND BONDS o Phone- 16 Plattsmouth nv r . m v i m n I I ill .rvw - 1 LM