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VOL. NO. UV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1938.
NO. 63
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Plattsmouth
Deanery Holds
Meeting Here
Holy Rosary Parish Hostess to Meet
ing of the Catholic Ladies
Have Fine Program.
The fall meeting of the Piatts-
mouth Deanery of the Diocesan Coun
cil of Catholic Women was held on
Thursday afternoon in the Holy
Rosary Parish club rooms. Mrs.
J. C. Rautn, president, presided.
The meeting was opened with
registration, invocation and salute
'to the flag, led by St. Benedict's
parish of Nebraska City. Rev. J. R.
Sinkula gave the address of wel
come and Rev. E. C. McFadden gave
the response. He expressed great
pleasure to be at the meeting and
called attention to the record of this
Deanery, it being the best in the
diocese, with only two parishes un
affiliated. Tlie entire delegation then sang
the deanery hymn. "Our Lady of
Good Counsel," led by St. Joseph's
parish of Paul. Rt. Rev. Monsignor
George Agius and Rev. J. P. Hen
nessy gave very interesting resumes
of their trips abroad to the Island
of Malta and Ireland respectively.
Rev. Charles Bauer, C. P. P. S.
gave a very inspiring address on the
-"Sanctity of the Home." and the
great responsibility of a mother, also
of the bad consequences of "birth
control" and "divorce." Father
Bauer's address wa3 listened to with
great interest.
John Cloidt of St. John's parish
gave two vocal solos "Holy City" and
"I'll Take You Home Again Kath
leen," Mrs. Cloidt being the accom
panist. The Holy Rosary parish fur
nished two interesting numbers.
Wilma Swatek gave a reading, "The
Dentist," in her usual fine manner.
Bernard Knoflicek gave a Tocal solo
accompanied by Dorothy Swoboda.
Miss Phyllis Straub of Avoca Bang
"Ave Maria" accompanied by Mrs.
J. J. Cullen
There was an attendanceof six
priests and fifty-four members and
guests. Rev. John Kean of Palmyra
and Douglas; Rev. A. M. Faessler of
Paul: Rev. E. C. McFadden of Syra
cuse; Rev. J. r. Hennessy of Manley;
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Geo. Agius of Platts
mouth; Rev. J. R. Sinkula of Platts
mouth were the priests who attended.
The hostess parish. Holy Rosary
church served a very delicious lunch
at the close of the meeting.
TARKIO WINS GAME
From Friday's Dally-
A large group of Plattsmouth peo
ple were at Red Oak, Iowa, last eve
ning where they witnessed Tarkio
college win from Simpson college in
their annual football tilt by the
scor of 16 to 0.
Th Plattsmouth group were well
pleased with the fine work of the
twocld Plattsmouth high school grid
sters. Stuart Porter and Kenneth
Armstrong, who played important
part in the winning of the game.
Wayne Falk and Joe Case were both
out of the game owing to injuries.
Armstrong showed his old kicking
ability by a place kick of thirty-five
yards for a field goal for the Tarkio
team. Porter was one of the spark
plugs in the backfield and in the pass
ing attacks.
Simpson threatened several times
but the great defensive work of
Tarkio had them smothered.
RETURN TO CHICAGO
From Friday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Roessler of
Chicago, who have been visiting here
with relatives and friends for a short
time, departed last evening for their
home. They have been visiting their
parents, Mrs. August Roessler and
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Svoboda, in
this city as well as with other rel
atives and many old time friends.
EAST ROCK BLUFFS DEMOCRATS
There will be a caucus held at the
schoal house at Rock Bluffs, Wednes
day, October 5th, at 8 p. m. of the
democratic voters.
The caucus will nominate candi
dates for justice of the peace, pre
cinct assessor and road overseer.
MIKE KAFFENBERGER,
d&w . Committeeman.
LANDON MAY VISIT HERE
Cass county people may have the
opportunity of seeing and hearing
former Governor Alf M. Landon, of
Kansas, republican candidate for
president in 1936. The county com
mittee has received word that the
former governor is coming into Ne
braska for a series of addresses and
that it may be possible to secure him
for a Cass county meeting. The visit
of a national figure as Mr. Landon
would be of great interest regardless
of the political aspect of the tour.
Pioneer Tells
of Indians of
This Section
j.
A. Kiser Recalls Incidents of the
Indians Who Maintained Camps
Near This City.
J. A. Kiser, who has spent some
sixty-two years in Cass county, has
a very interesting story of the early
days in this section when there were
still members of the Indian tribes in
habiting the lands along the Mis
souri and Platte rivers.
In 1S7C Mr. Kiser relates there
was a rovine trine oi maians en
camped about a mile west of Orea
polis on one of the hills that over
looked the broad and glittering
Platte river, the peak making an ex
cellent lookout for the Indians. The
Indians dug caves, shaped like cis
terns in the hillsides and where they
buried their supplies and Mr. Kiser
states that two of the caves are
visible today.
The Indians lived by fishing and
hunting, there being plenty of
beaver, some deer and plenty of fish
ing and smaller animals and fowl
to be shot for food. '
The members of the tribe, mostly
squaws, made pilgrimages over the
country and begging of the white
residents who were glad to get rid
of the squaws with some article,
sometimes being an old fat dog. a
most tasty treat for the Indians for
soup.
At that time Mr. Kiser states
there were large migrations of wild
ducks and geese in the spring and
fall, millions of them and making
the air vibrate as they flew over the
communities and making the earth
shake as they rose up from their
feeding grounds to move on. They
had to be driven off the grain fields
by farmers to save their crops from
the thousands of wildfowl.
The Indians also had a peculiar
ceremony of burying their dead, Mr.
Kiser states, placing them in a blan
ket and then leaving the body swing
ing from the limb of a large burr
oak that stood on their camp ground.
In one case the Indian swung in his
blanket in winter and summer for
two years before the blanket gave
way and the skeleton dropped on
to the ground to await the great
spirit.
JUNIOR CLASS PLAY SELECTED
The Junior class have selected the
play: "The Family Upstairs," by
Harry Delf, to be their offering to
the theatrical world of Plattsmouth.
The play will be given some time
the early part of December by spec
ial arrangement with Samuel E.
French company of New York.
This play is an unusually fine
comedy and shows the life of the
average American family.
The committee in charge of the
selection of the play were: Whipple
Leonard, chairman; Darlene Hen
nings, Helen Hiatt, Stephen Devoe,
Allan White. Lumir Gerner, faculty
representative.
HERE FROM AUBURN
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Riioades of Au
burn were here Thursday to spend
a few hours attending to some mat
ters of business and visiting friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhoades are former
residents of this community and
while here enrolled for the Journal
to keep in touch with the old friends
of this section of Cas3 county.
WILL GIVE CHICKEN SUPPER
The ladies of Eight Mile Grove
Lutheran church will give a fried
chicken supper at the church par
lors on Friday evening, Oct. 28.
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Funeral of
Keith Ost Held
at Nehawka
Large Number Attend Services for
Popular Young Man Called
From Life So Suddenly.
Keith Nutzman Ost, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Ost, was born
June 24, 1918 and departed this life
on September 25, 193S at the St.
Catherine hospital, Omaha, Nebraska
at the age of 20 years, 3 months
and one day.
He was born south of Nehawka,
at the pioneer home where three
generations of Osts have resided. He
attended grade school at Factory
ville, after which he entered Nehaw
ka high school, received his diploma
in the spring of 1935. Since grad
uation he has been actively engaged
in assisting his father in diversified
farming.
His character was irreproachable
and one of which any parent might
well be proud.
His pleasing personality, and abil
ity to make friends, and keep them,
were sterling qualities of this young
man, that made him so outstanding.
To have a speaking acquaintance
with Keith was a pleasure, but to
know him was to love him.
Keith participated in many differ
ent kinds of sports. He thoroughly
enjoyed basketball, tennis, hunting
and fishing and anxiously awaited
the football season of the year and
was an ardent supporter of both
local and state teams.
Ke was affiliated with the Otoe
chapter, Order of DeMolay at Ne
braska City and served as fifth pre
ceptor, senior deacon, junior coun
cilor, and was elected master coun
cilor and served until April, 193S,
and in June was elected as state pre
ceptor. He was the youngest member of
the Cass County. Historical society
and was also elected president of the
Nehawka Alumni association for the
following year.
He is survived by his father and
mother, William A. and Clara N. Ost,
a sister Betty, two grandmothers,
Mrs. Albertina Ost, and Mrs. Mary
Nutzman, uncles, aunts and nine
cousins.
The funeral was held Thursday,
at 2 p. m. at the home. Rev. Jordan
Kokjer. and Rev. William Taylor
conducted the services, and the Otoe
chapter of DeMolay had charge at
the grave.
Mrs. Lois Troop Bestor and Miss
Dorothy Yost, former classmates, sang
"The Lord is My Shepherd."
Those in charge of the flowers
were, the Misses Charlotte Mayfield,
Clarabelle Phillips, Beatrice Chap
man, Ruth Ann Sheldon, Edith
Bertha Shomaker, Mina Jean Young,
Betty Ross, Mrs. Verle Pierce.
Pallbearers were Oscar Brandt,
Boyd Mayfield, Billy Pierce, Julian
Johnson, Marion Stone and Delbert
Lindsey.
ATTEND MEETING
From Saturday's iJally
Dr. and Mrs. J. J Stibal have spent
the last " two days in Lincoln where
the Chiropractors of the state had
their annual convention. After the
business sessions the doctors listened
to lectures ard observed demonstra
tions on abdomonal or soft tissue ad
justing for the replacement of drop
ped organs. They also voted to place
the name of Dr. Stibal before the
governor for appointment to the state
chiropractic examining board.
HAS BUSY WEEK
Raymond C. Cook, deputy grand
custodian of the grand lodge of the
A. F. & A. M., has returned from a
very busy session with lodges in the
south part of the state. Mr. Cook
held Masonic schools at Sterling and
Pawnee City and at which there
were officers of twenty-one" lodges in
attendance and the work took a
great deal of time. The schools made
it necessary that Mr. Cook miss the
King Korn Karnlval.
VISITS IN THE CITY
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Farney of Will
iamsburg, Kansas, are here for a
visit at the home of their son, Milo
Farney and family and William Far
PAROLE REVOKED
Friday afternoon in the county
court a hearing was held on the mat
ter of revoking the parole of Wood
ard Davis. The defendant had been
sentenced on September 17th in the
county court to ninety days in the
county jail on charges of assault.
The sentence was suspended pend
ing the good behavior of the de
fendant and Friday the complaint of
parole violation was filed. The court
oidered the parole revoked and the
sentence enforced.
Ed V. Thimgan
will Make Race
for Sheriff
4
Petition Filed Asking Placing of
Name on Ballot at Fall Elec
tion for This Office
rnclay aiternoon a petition was
filed at the office of County Clerk
George R. Sayles asking that the
name of Ed W. Thimgan of this city
be placed, on the ballot at the No
vember election, as a candidate for
County Sheriff. Mr. Thimgan has
made known his acceptance and will
be a candidate at the general elec
tion against Sheriff Homer Sylves
ter, democrat, and Joe Mrasek, re
publican. Mr. Thimgan is well known over
the county as he has been a life
long resident of the county. He was
reared in the western part of the
county and was engaged in farm
ing and business enterprises in and
near Murdock for many years. His
family were early day residents of
tuat part of the county.
Mr. Thimgan was first a candi
date for public office in 1922, when
be ran for sheriff against the late
C. D. Quinton and lacked but 14 S
votes of defeating t!i. veteran sher
iff. At the death of Sheriff Bert Reed,
Mr. Thimgan was named by the
board of county commissioners as
sheriff and entered on his duties in
January, 1932. He held the office
until in November, 1932, when he
was succeeded in the office by
Homer Sylvester, the present sher
iff. Since leaving the office of sheriff.
Mr. Thimgan has made his home
here and has been actively engaged
in government work.
The new candidate has a wide ac
quaintanceship over the county and
the many friends will be interested
in learning that he is to be a can
didate for the office of sheriff. j
HAVE A FINE MEETING
From Saturday's Dally
Last evening Plattsmouth lodge No
G, A F & A M held a very largely
attended meeting and at which the
Master Mason degree was conferred
on two candidates, C. E. Ledgway,
clerk of the district court, and Warren
Scharfenberg.
There was a number of visitors in
attendance at the meeting including
Ray Haslm, master, and a group of
the members of Euclid lodge of Weep
ing water.
Following the lodge work there was
a very much enjoyed luncheon served
to the members by the committee in
charge.
MRS. GAEELMAN ILL
Mrs. Edward Gabelman, wife of
the firth ward councilman, has been
confined to her home for the past
Beveral days, suffering from what
seems an attack of flu. Mrs. Gabel
man is under medical care and it is
hoped in a few days that she may
show improvement.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. Raymond Halth and babe re
turned Friday from the hospital at
Omaha and the family are now all
home together. Mrs. Haith and babe
are doing well and it is a great
pleasure for the family to have them
back with them.
REJOICE IN NEW SON
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Meisinger are
the happy parents of a fine boy born
on Tuesday at the St. Joseph Hospital
in Omaha.
Platters Win
from Valley by
a 12 to 0 Score
Victory Cinched in First 12 Minutes
of Play All of Squad See
Action During Game
The Plattsmouth high school foot
ball team Friday afternoon took
ample revenge for their defeat last
season at the hands of Valley, they
taking a 12 to 0 victory from the
Douglas county boys. The game was
played at Valley.
The Platters had an easy victory
and it gave Coach Hoffman an op
portunity to swing his entire squad
into action during the game. Al
though the substitutes did not score
they held their opponents from mak
ing any serious advances into Platts
mouth territory.
The first touchdown of the Plat
ters came early in the opening per
iod when a pass from Reed to Stein-
kamp paved the way for the latter
to plunge over the Valley line for
the coveted score and was the start
of a brief but impressive march to
victory.
The second and last of the scores
also occurred in the opening half of
the contest when Warren Reed, who
played a fine game throughout the
afternoon, took the pigskin and raced
forty yards to tally. Both tries for
the extra point were futile.
With the home team well out in
front. Coach Hoffman permitted all
the Plattsmouth players to get into
the game and fight off repeated at
tempts of the Valley team to threat
en the local goal.
In the Plattsmouth line some fine
work was shown by llson, Ed
Smith, who was at center position.
Gradoville and Stava. In the back-
field, Steinkamp and Rebal were able
to make the most yardage in the
line plays, while Reed showed well
in his ball handling and speed in
the plays.-
C Anderson, Blake and Grimes of
Valley showed well in their offensive
and defensive plays.
The Platters will journey to Sid
ney. Iowa, next Friday to meet the
strong aggregation of that city ana
will then return for the greater part
of their games at home aside from
the Nebraska City contest.
The summary of the game: Yards
from scrimmage, Plattsmouth, zzv,
Valley, 82; Pasess completed : Platts
mouth, 1. Valley, 1; Passes incom
plete: Plattsmouth, 1. Valley. 6;
Passes intercepted: Plattsmouth, 1;
Average length of punts: Platts
mouth, 41 yards. Valley, 27 yards;
Punts returned: Plattsmouth, 37
yards (by White), Valley, none;.
Fumbles: Plattsmouth, 1, Valley, 2;
Yards lost: Plattsmouth, 7, Valley,
25; Penalties: Plattsmouth, 4 5
yard3, Valley. 5 yards.
RETURN FROM TRIP
From Friday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Palmer
Mrs. C. I. Chandler returned
and
last
evening after a trip to Des Moines
and Lamont, Iowa where they visit
ed with relatives. From there they
went through Missouri to Kansas
City, Kansas where they visited with
other relatives.
TO ATTEND WEDDING
From Friday Dally
Miss Maxine Cloidt, teaching In
the high school at McCook, Nebras
ka, arrived home last evening for a
visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank A. Cloidt. She is to be a
member of the bridal party of a
sorority friend at Omaha.
WITNESS GOPHER-HUSKER TILT
Edward Gradoville and Wilbur
Hall departed Friday night on the
football special frqm Omaha for Min
neapolis where they are witnessing
the great football contest of the
mid-west between Minnesota and
Nebraska.
HERE FROM FREMONT
Mrs. Fred L. Adams of Fremont,
was here Friday to visit at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Manners,
old time friends and neighbors of
the Manners family.
PROWLERS REPORTED
Residents of the north part of
the city Thursday evening reported
prowlers around their homes and
which led to a search of that part of
the city by the members of the po
lice department but without success.
It has been some time since any
reports of persons prowling around
the homes has been received by po
lice or the sheriff's office, altho
earlier in the year there was a great
many complaints as to prowlers and
peepers.
Mynard Club
Hears of State
Patrol Working
Very Interesting Program is Given
Friday Evening at Mynard -Community
Building
The Mynard Community club had
a very fine meeting Friday evening
at the community building, with a
large crowd in attendance to enjoy
the program and a very fine talk on
"Highway Safety," touching on the
Nebraska highway patrol and its
work in the state.
The committee in charge of the
annual picnic of the club gave their
report of the picnic which was held
in August at the Wetenkamp grove.
This was largely attended and es
pecially by the business men and
Rotarians of Plattsmouth.
Roy O. Cole was in charge of the
entertainment and had provided a
very fine program that was of the
greatest interest.
Robert and Eloise Cole were heard
in a lovely piano duet, which these
young people rendered very artis
tically. The Golden Rod Study club pre
sented their, members in three group
selections that the' ladies gave in
their usual clever manner and which
were very much appreciated.
State Highway Patrolmen Witt
and Ellingson were present on the
invitation of the club and gave a
concise statement of the state high
way patrol and its workings. This
proved moet enlightening to the
audience. Mr. Witt was the speaker
and detailed the organization of the
patrol, its non-partisan character,
the methods of financing and the
responsibilities that a patrolman has
in his line of duty.
The patrol has as its greatest
objective increased safety on the
highways and this involves many
details that must be looked after
well and faithfully. The patrol is
charged with the rendering of first
aid to travelers in case of accident,
also the helping of motorists who are
in trouble along the road and must
see that reckless drivers and intoxi
cated drivers are kept off the high
way or properly punished.
One of the interesting facts that
was brought out in Patrolman Witt's
address was that in the wars of the
United States there have been 241,
000 killed while inthe last fifteen
years a total of 4 4 0,000 persons have
met death in highway accidents.
At the close of the meeting, Mr.
Witt answered a large number of
questions in regard to the safety
movement.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to thank all of the
friends and neighbors for their kind
ness and sympathy during the ill
ness and at the death of Ray Misner.
We want all who helped in the home
and those who by words and flowers,
expressed their sympathy to know
we deeply appreciate what they did.
Mrs. Ray Misner, Mrs. W. R. Simp
son, Mrs. Troy Endicott, Mrs. Wen
dell Wilson, Fay Misner.
MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE
Thursday afternoon at the court
house occurred the marriage of Miss
Ruth Baur of Murdock and Homer
A. Babbitt, of Omaha. The marriage
lines wer read by Judge Duxbury
and the ceremony witnessed by Miss
Minnie Hild and Miss Georgia White.
The bride is a daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Bottlob Baur, resi
dent for many years at Murdock.
We will appreciate phone calls
of news Items from our readers.
Postal Clerks
Enjoy Meeting
Held at Union
Dinner Enjoyed by Some Thirty of
the Cass County Employees Pay
Tribute to Dr. Cummins
From Friday's 1'm.ny
Thirty postal employees of the
county met in the basement of the
Baptist church in Union as guests
of Postmaster Augusta Robb, of that
place. Her assistant. Opal Griffin,
met the party at the entrance with
the request to sign the register as
among those present.
Dinner was served by the ladles
of the church and the menu consist
ed of fried chicken, mashed potatoes,
string beans, candied sweet potatoes,
tomato salad, hot rolls, butter, jelly,
pumpkin pie, coffee, nuts and mints.
Miss Griffin had prepared place
cards, folders representing a pout
office window and which contained
the menu and the names of the
guests. Before being seated at the
table the group assembled sang the
doxology. The table decorations were
In the theme of autumn colors.
The salute to the flag was given
after the dinner and the council
remained standing for a few mo
ments of silent tribute for the late
Postmaster F. L. Cummins of Platts
mouth. A note fo appreciation was
read by the secretary from the rel
atives of the departed.'
The Red Cross roll call in Novem
ber was announced as was the new
ly established holiday, November 11.
It was moved and seconded that
the council extend an invitation to
all postal workers to become mem
bers of the Red Cross.
Also moved and seconded that
the flower bill and postage bill be
paid as they became due!
Roll call, minutes of the last
meeting, treasurer's statement, and
announcements were taken care of
in their order. Membership by-laws
were read. Invitation was given by
Postmaster Clemens of Nehawka to
meet with her in January, accepted
by the council.
The results of "Clean-up rural box
week" over the county were numer
ous and varied. The best reports
came from Murdock and Union. The
carrier at the former place decided
the best way to accomplish the task
was to do it himself, so he purchased
a stencil outfit and some paint and
fixed them all up in good shape. At
Union thirty boxes were either re
placed or put Into better condition.
Acting Postmaster Larson of Platts
mouth, gave a sketch of the civil
service bill which was recently pass
ed, putting postmasters of first, sec
ond, and third class offices under
civil service, giving them unlimited
tenure of office instead of the four
year term now in force.
Rural carrier of Elmwood gave an
effective talk In response to Miss
Robb's request to offer his ideas
about the value of a service council.
Mrs. Jennie, Malmo postmaster and
state league president was the prin
cipal ,guest speaker and told of the
council plan that Saunders county
follows. She gave encouragement for
the success of the Cass county coun
cil and ended with the following
verse:
"In volumes three
The past, the present, the yet
to be.
The first is finished and laid
away;
The second is living here to
day; And the third and last of the
volumes three
Is locked from sight.
God keeps the key."
The Murdock male quartet was
present and offered several much ap
preciated selections as did also Miss
Mildred Eurbee of Union with her
piano accordian.
The meeting closed with words
of appreciation for their part in the
program.
ATTENDING MINNESOTA GAME
From Saturday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sattler, Jr.,
and John II. Becker, old grads of the
University of Nebraska and rabid
football fans, departed Friday for
Minneapolis. They will attend the
Nebraska-Minnesota football game
today, one of the big games of the
nation.
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