THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 1938. PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE TWO fhe Plattsmouth Journal PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY AT PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA Entered at Postoffice, Plattsmouth, Neb., aa eecond-clasp mail matter MRS. R. A. BATES, Publisher SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $2.00 A YEAR IN FIRST POSTAL ZONE Subscribers living In Second Postal Zone, 52.50 per year. Beyond 600 miles, $3.00 per year. Rate to Canada and foreign countries, $3.50 per rear. All subscriptions are payable strictly in advance. Weeping Water Mr. and Mrs. Ross Shields were in Nebraska City last Sunday en joying a visit with friends. Fred Beverage from northwest of Murray was in Weeping Water last Tuesday bringing with him some exhibits for the county fair. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Freeman of Avoca were visiting in Weeping Wa ter at the home of the parents of Karl Monday evening of this week. Ward Tefft who is a student in the Nebraska state university at Lincoln was spending a day or so at the county fair, also enjoying a good visit with his many friends. Edward Dowler of Omaha, whose family make their home in Weeping Water as well as Edward who s working in Omaha, was in Weep.' Water over the week-end. visi'int with the family, returning to his work in Omaha early Monday. By proclamation of the mayor of Weeping Water, the city has been put in ship shape, with the weeds cm and trimmed, making everything look neat, with the refuse, if any, cleared away, making the city clean for the holding of the county fair. To Make Home in West. Postmaster Stirling Amick will at tend th? national convention of the Amc-rican Legion at Los Angeles, and will be accompanied by Guy Garrison as the driver, while L. C. Stock and little son. Eugene, will accompany thera on the trip. Mr. Sto:k and son expect to make their home in th-3 west and will locate near Sacra mento. After attending the Legion convention Postmaster Amick and Mr. Guy Garrison will return to Weeping Water. . Getting Alonj Nicely Now. Mrs. J. I. Corley. who was. in the hospital fcr a time and undervent-.a major . operation, was able to retuni home later is reported as getting along very nicely now and is feeHng better than for a long time prior to her undergoing the operation. Her many friends are pleased at the im provement of Mrs. Corley. Coanty Fair Opens Tuesday. The Cass county fair opened Tues day, with prospects for one of the very best county fairs held in many years. Eariy in the morning with much apparatus for the concessions on the streets and the rain pouring down in torrents. covering the streets, and filling the Weeping Wa ter creek much fuller than it has been for the past seven years. The sky overcast made it gloomy and it looked like the rain had set in for a week. However, near 8 o'clock the rain ceased and after a time the sun tame out and thing3 looked much better. Everybody was pleased with the coming of the best rain of the year. As the streets dried after the water, had run off. everybody having any thing to do got out and got to work. Putting up amusement apparatus Fuch as Ferris wheels, merry-go- A la Will pay the following Cash Prices for Poultry Friday and Saturday Sept. 16-17 HENS 5 lbs. and up, lb.. . . 15p Under 5 lbs., Ib 12t Leghorn Hens, lb. . . 10 SPRINGS Heavy, 5 lb. up, lb.. 130 Under 5 lbs., lb 110 Leghorn Springs, lb. 100 - If there is any possibility of higher prices, we will pay them. Bring us your Cream. PLUTTSr.lOUTH CREAMERY Lower Main St. Phons 94 rounds and miniature auto races, speakers stands, eating stands and all kinds of amusements, went for ward rapidly and by noon everything looked aa if a carnival had come to town. J The many halls, floral. 4-H club workers and fancy work, stock and what not, made a lively scene with promise of a record crowd. At this time it looks like a record fair with an abundance of farm products, stock of all kinds, implements, and all things that go to make up a first lass county fair. Return to Eastern Home. Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Tefft. who have been visiting in Weeping Wa ter an dother places in Nebraska de parted Tuesday morning for their home in Chicago. They were guests while here at the home of Sheldon's 1 in rents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tefft. Won at the State Fair. Lymon Rehmeier, who had two very fine calves at the state fair was able to pull down two first pre miums on them. He is exhibiting them at the county fair and will also be placed on exhibit at the Ak-Sar-Ben stock show about the middle of October. Win 12 Blue Ribbons at State Fair. The fact that Cass county is grow- them was convincingly demonstrated by the winning of 12 blue ribbons at the Nebraska State fair. This is evidence that the boys clubs are alive to the best breeding and grow ing methods. Still Very Poorly. Carl Jensen who was injured in an auto crackup last week and was taken to the St. Mary's hospital at ! Nebraska City, is reported as still un conscious early this week with the attending physicians feeliug rather disappointed over the failure of -the patient to respond to treatment. Boys Visit County Fair. Three members of the Nebraska Masonic Home at Plattsmouth were in Weeping Water Monday to visit the county fair and enjoy getting out in the country to see thing3 group. They were Judge Baldwin and Messrs. McGinnis and Jenkins. JAMES ROOSEVELT IMPROVING ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 14 (UP) The Mayo clinic today issued the following bulletin on the con dition of James Roosevelt, son of the president, who underwent an operation for ulcers Sunday: "Mr. James Roosevelt enjoyed a comfortable . night. Although the critical period has not passed, we feel he is making satisfactory progress. Temperature, 99.5. Puis, 84. Respir ation and blood pressure, normal." HANK NEAR RECORD DETROIT. Sept. 14 (UP) Hank Green berg needs to hit two home runs today to maintain the record pace set by Babe Ruth when he hit 160 in 1927. j ;Today's tilt with the Red Sox is jthe 136th game of the season Tor the : Tigers, and Hank's home total is f0. j Ruth clouted his 52nd in the Yankees' 136th game of 1927. We can TurnTsTi you wTUi Tiu'o bcr Stamps made to order at a price considerably below that you have been paying. Prompt service. If you need stamps, see us. LAND, FARM and RANCH BARGAINS A LL A PAT I C A GARDEN'S Plenty of Peaches and Tomatoes. Martin Sporer 1 miles south of Murray on Highway 75. b15-1sw FOR SALE 1938 New rop Honey. Bring con tainers. J, J. Stones. Murray, Nebr. WANTED ALFALFA SEED We can pay attractive prices for good alfalfa eeed. Submit cample for our bid. Edward Bartling Seed Co., Nebraska City,. Nebr. ' s8-3sw James O'Neill One of Founders of Plattsmouth Member of Sturdy Irish Race That Came to America to Es tablish Home. By MRS. DOit.i TIDD His Grand-daughter ..' The O'Neill family was an Irish clan tracing descent from Naill, king of Ireland carlv in the 5th century, and known in Irish history and leg end as Naill of Nine Hostages. This king had fourteen sons from whom the O'Neills of later history descended. Daniel O'Neill of the 17th century was a member of the Clanaboy branch of the family, and spent much of his early life at the court of Charles I, and became a Protestant. In 1G49 he was made a major-general, and but for his Protestantism would have succeeded Owen Roe O'Neill as chief of the O'Neills. Approximately one third of the Protestant population of Ulster migrated to America during the half century preceding the Revo lutionary war. Among this migra tion James O'Neill, the father of the subject of this sketch came to Penn sylvania, settling in the vicinity of Harrisburg, and later removed tc Hocking County, Ohio, where the James O'Neill, subject of this sketch was born. September 24, 1S15. He spent his early boyhood and manhood on his father's farm near Lancaster Ohio. He was educated in the country schools of hi3 native county. Though he never learned a trade, he was very proficient in the use of tocis, and did most of his own carpenter work. He married Miss Rachel Avery, who war born in Belmont county, Ohio, Oct. 27, 1821. Mr. O'neill acquired a farm near his father's farm, where he and his good wife, resided, and two of his children were born, a daughter Eliza beth, and a son John Henry. In 1848, he sold his farm, and with his wift and children, came west in a covered wagon, and first settled in Mills coun ty. Iowa. He established his new home near Keg creek, where he ac quired a large tract of land. The first winter was a severe one and the family endured the greatest hardship His wife and family were greatly dis couraged and wanted to return to their Ohio home, but when the spring came the crops were planted, which brought fourth an abundant rvest this pioneer f af.iily 'became "oetabjished as a part of the Great West. -He sub sequently moved to a point on the east bank of the Missouri river in 1850, from which point he and Wheat ley Mickelwait operated flat boats to transport immigrants across the river. In 1853, James O'Neill and Col. J. L. Sharp assisted Samuel Martin in bringing logs across the river on the ice from Iowa, with which they built a substantial two story Duiiaing on Lots G and 7, in Block 31. This was known as the "Old Barracks" and for several years it was the outstand ing trading post of the ne' town of Plattsmouth. In 1855, the Territorial Legisla ture granted a charter for a ferry tc James O'neill, Wheatley Mickelwait J. L. Sho.rp, J. G. Palmer and Lafay ette Nuckolls, and he continued to operate the ferry until 1857. In the latter part of 1S53, he built a small house near the "Old Barracks" to which he moved his family In 1854. He took up a claim of a considerable tract of land just south of where the P.urlington shop yards are now lo cated and later a portion of this land was platted and laid out as O'Neill's Addition. On this claim he found a spot where limestone was near the where the limestone was near the surface and a spring was flowing from the rocks. This was the very spot cho:-:en by him on which to build his hemestcad. With pine lumbei purchased from the lumber yard at Eellc-vuc he began the building of p. very substantial residence, the founda tion of which was laid on nolid rock, the interior war. furnished in walnut the stairway being built of solid wal nut brought from his own sawmill in Mills county. Iowa, the old fashioned doors were made of the same kind r?f weed. He being a carpenter this hous3 was his handiwork and was one of the out-tar.ding residences in it? day. He dug out and walled up the spring that flowed from among the rocks, over which he buiit a stone house with a stone passageway lead ing to the residence. There alwayr as an abundant flow of pure cold water. To the hundreds cf weary travelers and settlers who stopped tc quench their thirst at this spring, this place became "a home by the side of LARGE 4 DELICIOUS MppieS 63 and up R. E. DOUD Phone 4203 the road and a friend to man". To the hungry his good wife gave food and milk to drink. Among these weary travelers was Nicholas Halmas, who stopped and remained for some time with the O'Neill family. James O'Neill was a man of modest education, but was also a man of great energy, force and capacity to do things. He was a hard worker and he wanted everyone around him to work. . On October 2G, 1851, James O'Neill. Samuel Martin, Columbus Nuckolls, J. L. Sharp, Manly Green and Lafay ette Nuckolls, organized the Platts mouth Town Company. In November 1854. O. N. Tvson. the surveyor of ' - v ' - the company, assisted by O'Neill, laid out and platted the original City of Plattsmouth, which was approved by a special act of the legislature in corporating the city, on March 14; 1S55. At the same time the legis lature by special act fixed the bound aries of Cass county and designated Plattsmouth as the scat of justices. Early in 1856, James O'Neill built the first school house on gospel hill, where the fine school system of Platts mouth held its first session of school also the first session of the district court of Cass county, was held in the same school house. He also served as a member of the school board and justice of the peace, as well as a mem ber of the City council. His wife was of sturdy Virginia stock, whose wise counsels strengthen ed and encouraged him, while her helping hand was never withheld when he needed her assistance. This pioneer family was endowed with eight chil dren who grew to maturity, namely.. Mrs. Elizabeth Herold, John Henry O'Neill, W. A. O'Neill, Lafayette O'Neill. George O'Neill. Mrs. Lydia Bodien, and Frank and Lewis O'Neill. At the old homestead James O'Neill in 1880, passed on to the great beyond leaving those with whom he had toil ed to build a city in pioneer days and to future generations to reverence his name as one of the founders of Plattsmouth. FILE PETITION IN ERROR LINCOLN. Sept. 14 (UP) George Craven. Lincoln attorney, filed a petition in error with the district court today against the Eastern Ne braska public power district asking dismissal of State Engineer A. C. Tilley's order of June 27 pointing boundaries of the project. Under terms of the order which had been requested by the district board. Lancaster county was elim inated except for Mills and Stevens Creek precincts. This act resulted in the dropping of George Kline and Mrs. Belle Betz of Lincoln as direc tors of the ten member board. Craven, a bitter adversary of the board's majority, attacked the alter ation as unconstitutional, contending that the 1937 law permitting public nower distri.-ts to change territory was invalid as a delegation of legis lative power to, the board. In his petition Craven repeated his earlier charges that the rcorgan ization was aimed at him because he had differed with majority members of the board. MAKE TEST FLIGHT FRIEDRICIISHAFEN, G e r many. Sept. 14 (UP) The Zeppelin LZ-130 successor to the Kindenburg that burned at Lakehurst. N. J.. went aloft today on its first test flight carrying Dr. Hugo Eckener as com mander and 7 4 passengers and crew Although built for non-infiam mable helium gas. the dirigible tised hydrogen because of the United States embargo on helium. It was making a brief flight over thi3 vi ciuity. DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE MEETS LINCOLN. Sept. 14 (UP) The first meeting of the new democratic state central committee will be held in Lincoln Monday, Sept. 19, to draw up plans for the fall election cam paign and to transact other business. State Chairman J. C. Quigley an nounced Tuesday night. The committee will also hoar a few contests over the selection of state committeemen and women from several districts. ANOTHER SIT-DOWN STRIKE DETROIT, Mich.. Sept. 14 (UP) A sit-down strike threw 9,000 em ployees of the Briggs Manufacturing company's Mack avenue plant into idleness today. Tho strike was the first major labor disturbance since automobile companies began 1939 model production. Thomas Walling Company Abstracts of Title Phone 324 - Plattsmouth IS f ..I-I-I-I-I..I"I..I-K"I"I 'M-X-fr f Nehawka Dr. R. R. Andersen was called to both Murray and Union last Monday morning to look after some profes sional business. Senn Waddell has purchased a four door Plymouth sedan recently and the Sprague sisters of near Weeping Water a new Chrysler. The Hansen sales agency took one of their Farmall tractors to Weep ing Water where it was placed on exhibition at the Cass county fair. Phyllis Ann Switzer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randall Switzer, who sustained a fractured collar bone some time ago is now getting along nicely and it is hoped will be entirely well soon. Visited With Mother. The children of Mrs. Ruth Lan caster who makes her home with Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Sturm as house keeper, spent last week with the mother and other friends The chil dren make their home at Wyconda, Missouri. The son. Jack, who is now about grown is at a CCC camp in Missouri, while the daughters. Crys tal and Susan are making their home at Wyconda. They also visited rel atives at Murray, being guests there at the homie of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Lancaster for a few days. They re turned home last Monday. Back to School at Crete. La Verne Steffens who has been spending his vacation at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H Steffens, returned to Crete and Doane college with the opening of school the first of this week. The parents drove to Crete to take Verne to school last Sunday evening. Visited Here. From West. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Carrouthers of Long Beach, Calif., where they have resided for a number of years, arrived in Nehawka last Sunday and were guests at the home of a sister of Mrs. Carrouthers, Mrs. Forrest Cunningham. They were formerly Miss May Vallery and Miss Martha Valley. Jack Doing Very Nicely. Jack Wunderlich who suffered a fractured arm when he was thrown from a pony which he was riding some time since, being required to go to the hospital for treatment has so far progressed that' he was ble during the past week to return home. He is getting along very nicely at this time and is soon expected to be entirely recovered. Making Improvement in Health. Uncle John G. Wunderlich who was so seriously ill for many weeks and whose return to health has been Very slow, is now showing good improvement and is able to be about and get out on the porch, enjoying the outside air. The many friends are very anxious that he will so far recover that he may be able to get down town again soon and above all be so he can go fishing again. Entertained for Sunday Dinner. Mrs. Anna Harshman was hostess last Sunday at her beautiful coun try home for the day and dinner to a number of friends and relatives The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harshman, her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Dodson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Verner Lundberg and children. Mrs. Lundberg is a daughter of Mrs. Harshman. Mr and Mrs. Olaf Lundberg were also present. A most enjoyable time was had. Re-elect Teaching Force. At the Methodist Bible school re cently when the Bible school held their annual election, the entire ros ter of officers and teachers were re-elected and the work of the school went on as usual. Incidentally, the pastor or tne cnurcn at ienav. u auu Weeping Water, Rev. W. D. Lenker, was returned to tne two cnarges iui another year. Subscribe for the Journal. MOSCCOOCGOSOCOOOCCOOOOSerj DID YOU EVER SEE 3 Neckwear Made o from Cow's 8 Mill: 8 ? We have them, and they arc beauties ! What's more, they won't turn sour on you. Have a look! Only 75c WESCOTT'S Wher Quality Counts occososeocoscscoosccosccc NOTE W GCOQLBREn OH PARENTS HEALTH A Breakfast-Time Story for the Grown-Ups in Your. Family In return for all the bed-time stor ies father and mother have told you, we present a breakfast-time story you canytell father and mother. Once upon a time about fifty years ago a scientist discovered that with out a certain marvelous substance found in only certain foods, good health, even life, was impossible. So for years and years scientists worked in great laboratories to learn more about it. And slowly, but sure ly, they did learn until today its chemical secrets have finally been re vealed. This marvelous substance is named "Thiamin" and is sometimes known at Vitamin B-l. Now father and mother must have Thiamin just as RAILROADS REAP HARVEST OMAHA, Sept. 14 (UP) Repre sentatives of the Nebraska Commer cial Truckers association and the general drivers union went to con ference this afternoon to attempt to reach a basis for settlement of the tleup of the Nebraska trucking in dustry. While both sides were loathe to talk for publication neither seem ed sanguine that an early agreement will be reached. The conference was arranged after L. L. Wade, president of the oper ators association Bent a letter to the local union last night stating the operators had always been ready to negotiate. The letter was for the purpose of clearing up an impression that had gained credency that the operators had refused to resume ne gotiations, . Wade explained. Railroads were reaping a harvest as a result of the strike. For a week shippers, fearing a truck strike here have been sending their shipments by rail. JOE LOUIS INJURED CHICAGO, Sept. 13 (UP) Joe Louis, heavyweight boxing champion of the world, was laid up today with a walking cast on his right foot, in jured during a slide in a softball game recently. The cast was set at Provident hos pital last night. Louis spent the night there but planned to return to his home today. TO ATTEND UNIVERSITY William E. Rosencrans, II, of South Bend, a graduate of the class of 1937 of the Plattsmouth high school, is among those entering the University of Nebraska. He is to take up forestry in which he has been very much interested in his Scout work and which he expects to make his major subject. OLD TIMER HERE Edward Brantner. of Omaha, was in the city Monday afternoon for a few hours to visit with the old time friends and primarily to visit an uncle, Thomas Clifford, who is back here after a great many years spent on the west coast. When a boy Mr. Brantner made his home with Mr Clifford and family at Denver. MARRIED HERE MONDAY The wedding of Clarence Elmore of Lamoni. Iowa and Velma Nina Pchne of Leon, Iowa, took place Mon day afternoon at the office of Judge A. II. Duxbury, who read the mar riage lines for the happy young peo ple. The wedding was witnessed by Jacnueline Grassman and Minnie Hild. An Apjirovert ThcnlPi- Shon Ine C?ntni IMotnrcn! FRIDAY AND SATURDAY l.ovI stone, Mlckr?- Itnnnrr nml Jml y (;rlan In 'Love Finds Andy Hardy Amerlras favorite family returns in their very best picture. Also Laurel & Hardy Cormdy and Chapter 1 of New Serial. "Il-k Tmry llrtiirnv." Matinee Saturday at 2:."!0. Night pIiohs, 7 and 9. Adults 25c Children. . ,1Cc SUNDAY . MONDAY Hick rwll mid m O'HrlfMi In 'Cowboy from Brooklyn' You're hendin' for the laucrh roundup! Also Comedy. News and Kxtrn Added Attraction. The Dlonne Darlings In Qiilntiirlnnri,' See them on skis, hear them sin;?: 'A show all will enjoy! fT!nY M4TIXFK AT 2iSa Matinee. 10-25c Nights, 10-S0c TUESDAY ONLY UariEHln Show Fnnl .Mnu'. Uellr Dm l 'Bordertown' Return of their prentest dramatic pic ture. Also foiti-l y nml Cartoon. Mat inee at 2:30. Nisht shows at 7and 9. i All Shows, 10 and 15c WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY Itot'trt Tr? !er nsJ ViTrn O'?'.""!' oj ' Ihc Cro-.vd Roars Also Mtiiral Hnlrw and Onr he Coined;. Kofculu.1- admission, -" and 10. you must have it for best health. In fact, everybody must have Thiamin to nourish the millions of nerves in the body. Thiamin also sharpens the appetite and promotes better digestion. Since the body cannot store up Thiamin, new supplies are continually needed. So father and mother and you should eat foods that contain Thiamin every day. It is true that Thiamin is found in many different kinds Qf things to eat. but nature's richest economical source is oatmeal. So you can tell father and mother that just as you should drink your milk and eat your spinach, they, as well as you. should eat Quaker Oats for breakfast. Because they are larg er than you, they really need more Thiamin. So they should eat more Quaker Oats too get more Thiamin. Adv. TWO STORIES OR ONE If the Journal's story of Saturday pertaining to community building plans may have led any of our read ers to believe a "skyscraper" sort of building is being planned, we are in deed sorry. When we said "the other two stories would lie added'' we had no intention of misleading anyone. The plans remain the same in this respect ts when they were consid ered eleven years ago, namely an ruditorium iloor above the present basement room, of a:r.ple hight to provide for proper acroustics and possible basketball games. In the construction of the auditorium room and stage of sufficient height, there ib space for second story rooms over the ticket office and entrance way, which may be used as meeting place for various smaller groups. So, two stories or one, take your choice, but don't vision a skysrrapor under consideration by the Planning Board that has recommended the proposition to the City Council. PLEDGED IN FRATERNITIES A number of the Cass county boys at the University of Nebraska are being pledged in the various fra ternities as the rush season is now on. The new pledges announced com prise the following: William E. Evers, Plattsmouth, Acacia, Masonic fraternity; Bob Aldri;h, son of Mrs. Bess Streeter Aldrich. Elmwood, Alpa Sigma Phi; Bob McCafferty, Louis ville, Delta Upsilon; Dwight Clement, Howard Liston, Elmwood. Sigma Phi Epsilon; Boyd Mayfield, Weeping Water, Farm House; Ed Steckley, Weeping Water, Sigma Phi Epsilon. Among the Lincoln pledges is Cal Parmele, of Lincoln, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pollock Parmele, former resi dents here, in the Sigma Chi. MOVE TO MISSOURI From Wednesday's Iiatly Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tuttle and R. L. Schwenneker left this morn ing for Rockville, Missouri, taking a part of their household goods to their new home there. GOES TO UNIVERSITY William E. Evers. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Evers, departed for Lin coln where he will prepare to take up his work at the University of Ne braska. K IF you want to get in on oil the latest news, gossip the joys and sorrows of a town ... GET ON What's It All About? Well, we'll let you in cn all the details in this spacs next week. Until then, ell we can ray is: It hes to do with onn of the most popular radio pro grams ever on the air . . . Starting Soon cn KOHL LIE . TOW rn