PAGE TWO
MONDAY, MAY 9, 1938
Ihe Plattsmouth Journal
PUBLISHED SEMI -WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA
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MUCK ITEMS
Paul Sdiewe transacted business
in Lincoln last Thursday.
Parker Otte. Wabash barber, paid
;: fraternal call on his friend. Eddie
Craipr. one day last week.
Edward 5anaway. the shoemaker,
was a visitor at the home of his
daughter in Lincoln from Sunday
until Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Edsar of
Wahoo were week end quests at the
home of Mrs. Ed star's mother. Mrs.
AtiRiist Panska.
Victor Thimgan was a visitor in
Hastings during the past week, hav
ing business matters to transact at
that place and also visiting friends.
A group of young people from the
church here were at Dawson Sunday,
where they attended a church gath
ering and participated in the line
program that was held there.
.Air. and Mrs. Diller Utt and Mrs.
Owen Runyan. the latter employed
at a cafe in Lincoln, were guests
last Sunday at the home of their
mother and grandmother, Mrs.
George 1'tt.
Vernon Scliewe, who is farming
with his father east of town, has
moved into Murdock. as this is near
the farm and will make it very con
vient for him to continue his work
on the home place.
Open Kittenball Season Soon
The first kittenball game of the
season on the home court will be
played Tuesday evening. May 17.
During the past few years kitten
ball hs proven very popular here,
resulting in the securing of lights
for the field two years ago and dur
ing the regular playing season large
crowds turn out each night. Local
teams are getting in condition for
the opening night's play, further
details of which will be brought to
you in next week's Journal.
Attended Trial at Plattsmouth
I. C. Mif'rorey and Victor Thim
gan were at Plattsmouth last Wed
nesday, where they went to attend
the trial of Marjorie Twiss versus
the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph
company. A number of parties from
Murdock and vicinity were called as
witnesses. Although rain fell most
of the day. the Murdock folks were
in the dry ai the court house.
Visited at Manley Wednesday
A merry party of members of the
Koyal Neiahbors of America lodge at
Murdock went to Manley last Wed
nesday where they met with the
bulge at that place. The members of
these two lodges often meet with
one another and a fine spirit of
friendship prevails.
Visited Alvo and Lincoln j
L. Xeitzel the circuit-riding mod-
crn day Pilgrim reports a red let-'
tcr day last Sunday. A fine men's!
class at Alvo was his lirst ai-m-!
ment and he says it was a pleasure
to talk to this intelligent and ap
preciative group whom he has hones
of being able to visit again. j
At 2 p. m. he was in Lincoln to!
attend a meeting at the Citv Mission !
Soda Fountain
NOW OPEN
On May 1, we began serving Ice
Cream, Soft Drinks and Novelties.
ICE CREAM FOR PARTIES
Larger Quantities Delivered
McDonald's Store
Murdock, Nebraska
ATLAS
SARGO SEED
State Tested. 98'.; Pure
Price, per lb.
WM. KNAUP
Murdock. Kebr.
which he describes as the climax of
the day. Besides the regular class,
about thirty "down and outers," of
whom nearly half were colored boys,
composed the group to whom he
spoke. Happy, but tired, he arrived
home in the early evening, bringing
showers of rain with him.
Found Fishing; Very Good
Lacey McDonald and A. J. Tool
were over to the fishing grounds
along the Platte river near Fremont.
! where they spent a good portion of
a night and were rewarded by a
nice catch all the laws of the state
permit. When they reached that
number there was nothing else to
do but pack up and come home. As
a result of their angling ability,
they not only had plenty of fish for
their own tables, but a generous
supply for their friends.
Of course they have made many
trips when the circumstances were
not favorable, but this time luck
was with the boys and they sure
did win.
Juniors Decorated Hall
Members of the Junior class of the
Murdock high school were busy last
Wednesday afternoon making the
auditorium a place of beauty, as
they were to entertain the Senior
class at a banquet Friday evening.
Through the ingenious use of deco
rative material, the Juniors were
able to transform the hall into a
veritable bower of beauty and a
picturesque place for the holding of
the annual banquet.
Likes the West
Old time friends willbe interest
ed in learning that Mr. Stephen
I'. Leis. former resident of Mur
dock. is now located in his home
on the west coast. lie is at Ore-
gon City. Oregon, Box 310, RFD No.
! 1. He is having the Journal sent to
jhim in the new home to keep in touch
with old friends.
Turn Down Beer License Applicant
The town board of Murdock con
sidered the application of a Louis
ville party for a license to operate a
tavern here, and when the same
came up for consideration, refused
to grant it. So far Murdock has con
tinued without a tavern, being one
of the few towns in the county that
has said "Xo."
The state liquor commission,
pledged to uphold the wishes of the
local governing bodies is expected to
concur in the decision.
i Junior-Senior Banquet Friday
j The annual feature of the two
highest ranking classes in the Mur
dock high school, the Junior-Senior
banquet, was held Friday evening
at the Modern Woodman ball. The
Royal Neighbors ladies served the
splendid meal which was enjoyed by
all.
The Senior class that is to gradu
ate in the near future, is composed
ol a studious bunch of young people
who have made exceptionally good
scholasitc records and should bo able
to go forth into the world to make
a name for themselves, or continue
their education in higher institutions
of learning with credit to the fun
damental knowledge gained in the
local schools.
The Junior class is also composed
of a fine group of students who will
step into the Senior class role next
year with plenty of ability to carry
on successfully and live up to the
traditions of the Murdock schools.
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Elmwood News
Donald Gonzales was home over
Sunday with his mother, Emily Gon
zales. Albert Kuntz, L. Ling and Henry
Wendt were in Lincoln Monday of
last week on business.
A new roof has been placed on
the building in which the cafe of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Flaischman is
located.
The work of rebuilding a bridge
on the Missouri Pacific west of Elm
wood has been completed and the
bridge crew moved on to other work
last week.
The Senior class play was held
last Friday, when they presented
"Speeding Along," which was filled
with fun and laughter. A large at
tendance is reported.
Albert Kuntz and daughter, Miss
Doloris. were in Lincoln last Sat
urday, where they were looking af
ter business matters and visiting
friends and relatives.
Will Atchison and sister Ella vis
ited in Omaha Tuesday of last week,
stopping in Plattsmouth for a short
time to look after business matters
and visit with friends.
Emily and Donald Gonzales en
tertained Mrs. Sadie Baker. Mr. and
Mrs. John Weilage of Crete and Mr.
and Mrs. John I'. Gonzales and
Clark Rachel and Charles Gonzales,
at dinner Sunday.
Mrs. Maude West served as hos
tess to the M. I. S. S. club Sunday,
May 1, at the home of Mrs. Hattie
Rosenow. A delicious covered dish
dinner was served at one o'clock.
Nineteen members were present.
Fred Rosenow son Richard and
daughter Alma Hildenbrandt, Mrs
Ivan Rosenow and Mrs. Raymond
Rosenow and son of Clay Center,
Kansas, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Emil Rosenow Saturday evening.
Albert Flaischman, who is engag
ed in farming pursuits near Decatur
visited in Elmwood a number of
days during the past week, being a
guest at the homes of his brothers.
William and Fred Flaischman while
here.
Otto Ring, of Gregory. South Da
kota, visited friends in this vicinity
during the past week. He formerly
resided at Elmwood where he was en
gaged in the trucking business, and
is now engaged in the same line of
business at Gregory.
Fred Schaeffer Passes Away
Fred Schaeffer. age fi2, who re
sided near Elmwood the past forty
years and was engaged in farming,
passed away last Sunday after a
prolonged illness. He had been sub
ject to severe attacks of asthma for
some time. Funeral services were
held Tuesday with interment in the
cemetery north of town.
Mr. Schaeffer was an exempliary
citizen, well liked by everyone who
knew him. He leaves to mourn his
passing, the widow, one son Henry
and one daughter. Miss Elizabeth.
The son is at home and the daugh
ter is taking a course in beauty cul
ture at an Omaha college.
Attend Two Conventions
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Greene were
in Omaha last Tuesday, where they
were guests of the Rexall company
at a meeting of druggists who han
dle that line of products. Thursday
they went to Grand Island, where
they attended the meeting of the
Nebraska Retail Druggists associa
tion. They report druggists at this
meeting from every part of the
state.
Raymond Norris and wife, ac
companied by Mrs. Anson Norris, de
parted last week for points in Illi
nois, where they formerly resided
and will visit relatives and old
friends. They are making the trip
by automobile.
Thirteen to Graduate
The Senior class of the Elmwood
high school will receive their di
plomas at the commencement exer
f'ises to be held May IS. Scholar
ships will be awarded to Howard
Liston and Miss Clara Dennis, both
of whom scored exceptionally high
ratings.
The class is composed of thirteen
members as follows: Wellington Den
nis, Lois Hall, Robert Aldrich, Mary
Pool, Elizabeth Wiseman, Dwight
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Clement, Howard Liston, Donald
Kelley, E. Julian, Mary Brinton.
Clara Dennis, Warren Pahl and
Marie Koubal.
Visited at Sargeant Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hall and son
were guests at the home of a cousin,
George Crawford at Sargeant last
Sunday. They made the trip in the
new Ford V-8 which they just re
cently purchased, finding the going
good, with just a bit of rain in the
early morning. Returning they had
good roads all the way until they
left the hard surfaced highway a
short distance from home, finding
plenty of mud as a result of the inch
or more of rainfall here.
Uncle Very Poorly
Mrs. George Blessing, Sr., received
a message advising her of the serious
illness of her uncle, P. K. Talhurst,
at Big Timber, Montana. George left
tor his bedside Saturday. Mr. Tal
hurst is suffering from a severe at
tack of pneumonia. He has long been
engaged in the ranching business
near Big Timber, but just recently
retired and held a closing out sale,
He is a brother of Mrs. Blessing's
father.
Buys Business in Weeping Water
Stanley Wood, who has been with
the Standard" Oil company and as
well engaged in other matters, the
first of last week concluded a deal
whereby he becomes the owner of
the business formerly owned and
conducted in Weeping Water by
Rasmus Lauritzen. Mr. Wood plans
to move to Weeping Water soon to
make his home there and look after
the business he has purchased.
Visited Here Last Week
Emmitt Cook and family have
been enjoying a visit from a broth
er of Mr. Cook, Howard Cook, who
has been making his home in Colo
rado for a number of years. He was
on his way to Oakland to visit at
the home of his parents. Conclud
ing his brief stay here, he was taken
to Greenwood Saturday by Emmitt
Cook and family to catch the train
for Oakland.
While in Greenwood. Mi
rokl
and family visited a short time at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. S. Mathis.
Eldon Panska Very Sick
Eldon Panska, well known farmer
of this vicinity,
with smallpox,
for by Mr. and
and a sister of
is ill at his home
He is being cared
Mrs. Wm. Keckler
Mrs. Keckler, who
have both had
the disease. Due to
the fact that he became ill while at
tending church services last Sunday,
considerable apprehension has been
felt by others present at the services
and a good number have been vac
cinated against a possible attack of
the disease, which, should it be con
tacted will be in much milder form
as a result of the vaccination.
NEW G.O.P. CANDIDATE
HASTINGS, Xel., May 7 (UP)
Kenneth H. Gedney, 43, Hastings
architect announced last night he
will seek the republican nomination
for governor. A newcomer to state
politics, Gedney said his backers are
organizing a statewide volunteer
movement to be called "The Circle N
ranch."
C. E. Linn, Hastings clothier, lias
assumed chairmanship of the organ
ization locally and letters have been
sent to political leaders in various
sections of the state. Gedney, an ex
service man, has been active in Le
gion, Shrine and Rotary affairs here.
His family consists of his wife and
four children.
RECEIVES LONG SENTENCE
OMAHA. May 7 (UP) Joe Han
ley. Sioux City, Iowa desperado to
day was sentenced by Federal Judge
J. A. Donohoe to 55 years in prison
on two counts.
Hanley yesterday pleaded guilty
to kidnaping Sheriff Herman Bred
ensteiner and his deputy. Dean James
from Nishnabotna.
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Add re .
Story of Bands
Plattsmouth Has
Had in the Past
H. Schulhof Has Interesting Storv.made a fine impression while there.
of the Various Organizations
... ...
That Were Formed Here.
There must have been bands in
j Plattsmouth at an earlier date but
jthe first in my recollection was the
I Plattsmouth Silver Helicon Band
! about 1S7 6. The band had a bass.
baritone, two tenors and two altos
that were helicon instruments, hence
its name. These instruments were
circular in shape and the performer
had to put his head and right arm
through the loop and let the weight
rest on his left shoulder. The cornets
were about the same as present day
cornets except shorter, and the band
was composed of the above helicon
instruments, one ordinary alto, three
cornets, two drums and no clarinets
at all. Tlv first director was a Mr.
Fowler and after him came Alex
j Clark who acted in that capacity for
; many years
In 1882 the band became the
B. & M. Band with very gorgeous uni
forms, a membership of twelve and
noted for its music and fine military
appearance. The personnel of the
band changed frequently, but they
kept going as an organization until
the earl' nineties.
Fred Ramge, retired merchant, was
a member of both bands from 1S7G
on and has many reminiscences of the
early days of these bands. Fred was
delegated to collect the money for
uniforms for the B. & M. Band, most
of which was donated by the Burling
ton shop men. He tells that Geo.
W. Holdrege and Superintendent of
Motive Power Hawksworth each gave
$25.00 to the fund.
In 1S79, what we called the Bo
hemian Band, settled here, coming
direct from the old country and
'bringing with them the first clari-
nets heard by the writer
small band of six men,
being Janda brothers.
Frank, Antone, Tom,
This was a
five of them
They w ere
Joseph and
Cyril.
Of these, Frank of Omaha and
- 'n' 11 l,lls cuy are sun uwug.
i c t .n.. . , : i i l
This group of musicians became im
mensely popular and were in constant
demand for dances, picnics and pa
rades. The hand was increased early
after its arrival by three new mem
bers, James Bajeck, John Karvanek
and James Ptacek. Later on two
drummers were added and are group
ed with the rest of the band in the
picture shown at the music display
room where they are called the City
Band. This organization kept to
gether for over thirty years and weve
always popular.
About 1SS3 Frank Hewitt, tuba
player in the B. & M. Band organized
a juvenile band which had no other
name than the "Kids" band and
these "kids" fell heir to the old heli
con instruments discarded by the
B. & M. band. Nearly every boy in
town had a tryout at some time or
other in the first two years of its
existence. Joe Hawksworth was our
solo cornet player and leader and
the writer hereof the proud possessor
of a valve trombone (bought on the
installment plan) on which instru
ment he performed so lustily he was
relegated to the woodshed to do his
home work as a precaution against
wrecking the plastering in the house.
Several of the members of this band
graduated to membership in the
B. & M. band in later years and
the rest drifted into other pursuits.
About 1SS9 a band was organized
in South Park and went by that
name, with the writer as teacher.
The band rehearsed in the "Taber
nacle" a frame building erected by
the Baptists and used by them as a
place of worship. The minister's
name was Woods and his son was the
solo cornet player, and believe it or
not John Crabill and E. M. ("Lije")
Godwin, were members and many oth
ers whose names I have forgotten.
John and "Lije" could tell some in
teresting stories of thi.s band and its
rather short and hectic existence.
The B. & M. band was reorgan
ized about 1S98 and with the splen-
j did cooperation of the B. & M. rail-
way officials became one of the best
known bands in this part of the
state, the membership being almost
100 per cent railway employees.
This band was chosen by the Jack
sonian club of Omaha to accompany
them to the democratic national con
vention in Kansas City in 1900 and
! rr .
This band was disbanded in 1904
after the shop force was reduced by
about 50 per cent and never reorgan
ized.
The writer left town that year and
on his return in 1011 organized the
Elks band which was the leading
band here for several years after
ward, becoming the Eagles band and
later the Elks. During my absence
from 1904 to 1911 a band known as
the M.W.A. band was organized and
became very popular.
Our high school band is now in
operation under the direction of Prof.
Myers and doing some splendid work.
Peter Gradoville has charge of the
band of the Recreation Center and
has a large group of musicians in
constant practice. They are making
fine progress under Mr. Gradoville
and in connection with the school
band and several out of town bands
will be heard in concert on Satur
day, May 7th.
All bands have their ups and
downs the same as groups of hu
mans in any other profession and the
personnel of the B. &. M. and the oth
er bands were constantly changing.
At times we had no band at all and
then some new musicians would come
to town and we would start going
again. The B. & M. band had several
directors, ' Mr. Fowler. Alex Clark,
Lew Foote, A. H. Dray. Ed Schulhof.
The Elks band Ed Schulhof, and W.
R. Holly. The high school band.
Prof. Woodard. Griffin. Hiatt, Knolle
and Myers. The members of the
school band are given credits for
their work in that organization and
some very good performers have been
developed.
It was the year 1S93 Demmle Hiatt
and Calvin Atwood then boys in
school caused to be financed and or
ganized the first high school band.
The only music then being taught
I w as vocal by a Miss Paul. The move-
mcnt received hearty approval by
the superintendent, Mr. McClelland,
but to finance the pfcni was the prob
lem, as no funds were available with
which to purchase instruments. So
Hiatt and Atwood suggested they be
allowed to raise the money and a
canvass for donations among the
business houses and professional men
was made and a sufficient amount ot
cash given to finance the plan. Dem
mie Hiatt was delegated to make the
purchase of used instruments in Om
aha and together with these and a
few horns donated by individuals the
band was soon ready for rehearsals.
Frank Hewitt was secured as direc
tor and each of the fourteen mem
bers paid twenty-five cents per week
for his services. Rehearsals were held
in a little house just west of the
Knorr home, which has since been
removed. A few of the members of
this band are still active musicians.
Many of the old time band mef
are still living, Fred Lehnhoff in
Omaha. Walter Holmes, Los Angeles,
Joe Hawksworth, Omaha, Wm. Rich
ardson, Kansas City. G. E. Lngert,
Beloit, Wis., and many here in Platts
mouth. Roy Holly, director of the Elks
band the last few years of its exist
ence organized a Little German band
for our Korn Karnival at the time
these fall festivals were started and
this band is always a hit and draw
much applause in the parades with
their versatile drum major, "Bub"
Martin leading the group and dis
playing his bag of tricks. Let us
hope we will always have a band in
Plattsmouth. The delight afforded
to all by a good band both audience
and performers can't be measured In
dollars and cents. I will never for
get the first time I heard the Bo
hemian band. How thrilled I was
at the music and the expert per
formance of Cyril Janda on his E Flat
clarinet. These events stay with one
after the serious things have been
forgotten. Here's best wishes to all
the band boys of long ago and good
luck and a strong lip to the new
veneration. ED SCHULHOF. j
Don't Neglect Them !
Nature designed the kidneys to 4
marvelous Job. Their task is to keep the
flowing blood stream free of an excess of
toxic impurities. Ths act of livinj Ufa
itielf Is constantly producing waste
matter the kidneys must remove from
the blood if food health is to endure.
When the kidneys fail to function as
Nature Intended, thers is retention of
vasts that may cause body-wifls dis
tress. One may suffer narainf backache,
persistent headache, attacks of dimness,
retting up nights, swelling, puffloess
under the eyesfeel tired, eervous, all
worn out.
Frequent, scanty er burning passages
may be further evidence of ltidney ot
blsdder disturbance.
The recognised and proper treatment
Is a diuretic medicine to help the kidneys
tet rid of excess poisonous body waste,
ise Doom's Pill. They have had more
than forty year of public approval. Are
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AVOCA NEWS
Lloyd Behrnes, local merchant,
transacted business in Nebraska
City Tuesday.
L. E. Julian, of Elmwood, was
looking after business matters in
Avoca last Monday.
Rev. J. M. Kokjer and R. D. Hall
were in Omaha last Monday, where
they attended a church convention.
Marius Nelson and John Stuben
dick were at York last Monday on
business, making the trip in Mr.
Nelson's truck.
Monte Lum was a visitor over
the week end with relatives in Ver
don and on Wednesday was called to
look after someb usiness matters at
Omaha.
Elmer Hennings and 'wife, and
Louis Carsten were at Plattsmouth
last Tuesday, where they attended
the funeral of the late John Hall
strom. Henry Maseman was attending
the funeral of the late Fred Schaef
fer, at his late home. A second ser
vice followed at Elmwood, where
interment was made.
Mesdames J. W. Brendel and Caro
line Marquardt, who were elected to
attend the church convention in Om
aha, as delegates from the local
church, attended the various ses
sions there last week.
Some of those who attended the
funeral of John Halstrom at Platts
mouth Tuesday were Fred Carsten
and wife. Calvin Carsten and wife.
Oscar Zimmcrer and mother, and
Fred Marquardt and family.
It has been reported (but lacks
verification) that a wild cat was seen
in the jungle which was set out by
Monte Lum and Henry Maseman
week before last. If there are any
further developments that can be
authenticated, we will notify the
public regarding same.
Elmer J. Hallstrom and family
together with a large number of
Avoca residents were at Plattsmouth
last Tuesday to attend the funeral
of Mr. Hallstrom s father, John Hall
strom, who passed away on Sunday.
The deceased was a long time resi
dent of Plattsmouth and a veteran
Burlington shop employee.
Woman's Club at Church
The members of the Avoca Wom
ans club were gathered at the church
basement where they sipped delicious
tea and considered matters of inter-
f St tn th U'plfflrp of (ho rnmmini.
ity.
Teachers Take a Trip
Three of the teachers of the
Avoca schools. Miss Bertha TeSelle
of Firth. Miss Elizabeth Beise of
Dunbar and Rene Roddell, depart
ing early Sunday morning went to
the home of Miss Rodell. where they
enjoyed breakfast and after a short
visit went to Firth, home of Miss
TeSelle, where they attended Bible
school and church and remained for
dinner. They then turned towards
home, arriving at Dunbar for sup
per and evening services and reach
ing here late that night. Like the
little boy of lyric fame, they must
have had a busy day.
Death of Adolph Wolffe
Adolph Wolffe. age 20, who re
sided on a farm east of Otoe, died
suddenly last Saturday. He was tak
en with a sudden and severe attack
of appendicitis that required an
emergency operation, from which he
failed to recover. Funeral services
were held on Monday.
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