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
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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
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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.
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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.
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