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PLATTSMOUTH SEMI - WEEKLY JOURNAL
MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1939.
the IPlattsmouth
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AVOCA NEWS
Jobn and Henry Sudmen attended
the rodeo at Sidney one day last
week.
Fred Marquardt and family vis
aed friends in Nebraska City last
Sunday.
Jesse Toyles, wife and daughter
were guests last Monday at the
home of Fred Myers, east of Otoe.
Alvin Bassett and family of Syra
cuse were guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert McCann last Sun
day. Bob Hallstrom was looking after
the service station for Edward Mor
ley while he was attending the Sid
ney rodeo.
George Sell of "Weeping Water
was a visitor in Avoca last Tuesday,
having some chicken feed to be
ground at the elevator.
'Mr. and Mrs. Bud Greenrod and
Mr. and Mrs. Matt McCann were in
Nebraska City last Friday, where
they looked after business matters.
In attempting to arise from a
rocker on the porch, Esther Kruz
slipped and fell from the porch to
the ground below, suffering a badly
sprained ankle.
, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Freeman and
son were in Weeping Water last Sun
day, where they were guests at the
home of Earl's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward .Freeman. , .
A party consisting of Ed Morley,
Calvin Carsten, Ilrry Franzen and
Senator Fred L. Carsten were at
Sidney, Iowa, last Tuesday, where
they attended the opening day of
the rodeo.
William SteinhofT, of Avoca, ac
companied by his brother, Henry
SteinhofT. of Syracuse, were in Huron,
South Dakota, several days last week,
looking after business matters. They
arrived home last Monday and report
crops look only fair up that way.
Dr.' and Mrs. J.' W. Brenpel were
guests last Sunday at the home qf
Mrs. Margaret Brendel at Murray.
Other guests there that day includ
ed Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Seybolt of
Murray and Richard Brendel, who is
attending school in Omaha and came
home to visit his mother.
Harold Greenrod, Leo Hauptman
and Claude Hollenberger have been
Tainting the Platte river bridge at
Louisville, but were rained out last
Tuesday afternoon and could not
work. The job will be completed and
the bridge present a very fine appear
ance when the state takes it over
and makes it a free structure, Sep
tember 8 the occasion of n. three
day celebration in the cement city.
Mrs. M. C. Pittman and daughter
Jean. Mrs. . Wm. Gollner and daugh
ter, Dorothy, who is taking her va
cation at this time, departed last
week for their old home in Minne
sota, where they resided before com
ing here, and expect to spend some
ten days visiting relatives and old
friends there. Mrs. Pittman drove
the car.
Rev. R. D. Hall, pastor of the Con
gregational church of Avoca, was
taken to the Bryan Memorial hospital
in Lincoln for an emergency opera
tion for strangulated hernia. Fol
lowing the ordeal, he was reported as
resting easily and hopes are enter
tained that he will soon be restored
to his former health.
PJayed Ball Sunday
The Greuber baseball team, which
is a . peppy organization and knows
how the National game should be
played. . crossed bats with a team
from . Weeping Water last Sunday.
The game was played on the diamond
south of town, and the Greubers were
defeated by the visitors by a score
pt 12 to 7.
Horseshoe Court Lighted
C W. Everett, employee of the
Nebraska Power Company, was in
Avoca Tuesday afternoon and in
stalled flood lights at the horseshoe
court here, which are a much appre
ciated gift from the company to the
town. Their use Will "enable many
to play, who are working during the
daytime and have heretofore .been
unable to enjoy this popular sport
f.o. any great extent.
Golden Wedding Anniversary
On last Sunday, at the home of
Jtfr. and Mrs. Louis Rubga, there was
celebrated the fiftieth wedding anni
versary of Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Kok-
jer, who were united in marriage on
August 13, 1889. A large number of
friends of this popular couple were
present to properly celebrate the
golden wedding and the guests of
honor were the recipients of many
valuable and useful presents, given
them as a token of the esteem in
which they are held by their host
of friends.
Taking Vacation in West
Oscar Zaiser, bookkeeper at the
Avoca bank, is taking his v-cation
at the present time, and accompan
ied by his mother and Joe and Clar
ence Wirth of Nebraska City, left
last Monday for a trip to Estes park
and other points of interest in the
west, where they will spend the next
two weeks.
City Aids in the
Purchase of Land
for Cemetery Use
Loan of $800 From General Fund Will
Enable Purchase of 13V2 Acres
South of Present Cemetery.
Enjoyed Visit to "Jungle"
The Avoca Garden club members
enjoyed a visit to the Lum "jungle"
last Monday afternoon and all 'were
pleased with the great success that
has come to Mr. Lum in the estab
lishment of this paradise, resplendent
with trees, shrubbery and other vege
tation of many kinds. Praise was also
freely bestowed upon Henry Mase
man as caretaker of the grounds,
incidental to their visit, three new
and rare plants were presented by
some of the club members to be added
to the large collection now growing
there.
Visited in Avoca
Mrs. Emma Davis, who resides in
southern Missouri, Glen and John
Paul Pickwell of Columbus, Ohio,
and Gayle Pickwell of California, ar
rived in Avoca last, week for a visit
at the home of their sister and hus
band. Mr. and Mrs. George Shack
ley. After a short stay here, they
went to Murdock, where, on Sunday
there was held a family reunion of
the Pickwell family.
Home from the West
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Brendel, Mrs.
Carl O. Zaiser and Miss Leona Ever
ett, who. have been touring the west
in the Brendel car, arrived home on
Friday of last week. They visited at
Estcs Park, in Colorado Springs and.
viewed Pikes Peak, besides seeing
many other picturesque and interest
ing sights. Miss Everett, who was en
joying her first vacation and had
never seen mountains before, was
greatly impressed by the unfolding
panorama of that rugged country
which unfolded itself from day to
day. All the members of the party
enjoyed the trip very much.
CID RESIDENT VISITS HEBE
James C. Perry, of Coffeyville,
Kansas, accompanied by E. L. Gillitt.
is here to enjoy a visit with his
brother, George Perry and other of
the old time friends. Mr. Perry is
an old resident of Cass county and
for a number of years was engaged
with his brothers in the operation of
a farm west of this city. Leaving
here thirty years ago, he has found
many changes in the old town and
few cf the residents that he knew in
his younger years.
Mr. Gillitt, who accompanied him,
Ya a machinist on the Coffeyville
Journal, and is on a vacation trip to
the north. He paid the Journal com
posing room a visit today. The Cof
feyville paper operates seven lino
types and a radio station.
HAS TONSILS REMOVED
From Saturday's Daily
Miss Margaret Enid Bruce under
went an operation thi3 morning at
7:30 at the offices of one of the
local physicians, for the removal of
her tonsils. She came through the
operation in a very good condition.
Her mother was with her during
the ordeal.
INSIOH $1.11
The city council at their meeting
Monday, Aug. 14 took action to make
possible the purchase by the ceme
tery board of much needed land for
the expansion of Oak Hill cemetery
as the lots in the present cemetery
are constantly growing less.
President W. F. Evers of the ceme
tery board was present with Secre
tary L. W. Niel and J. C. Comstock,
member of the board, they presenting
the matter to the councilmen. Mr.
Evers stated that there had long
been a need for the acquiring of ad
ditional land for cemetery use, this
being agitated for several years, but
it had been impossible to secure the
land best suited for this purpose,
in March it had been possible to
secure an option on thirteen and a
half acres just south of the present
cemeteries and which would connect
up the old and newer additions of
Oak Hill as well as making possible
the creation of the new addition. The
option from C. L. Wiles, the owner of
(he land was for $250 an acre, or
$3,375 for the plot of land. This
option was to expire on September
7, 1939, for this reason they bring
ing the matter up at once. Mr. Evers
stated that efforts had been made to
ell in advance lots at $100 in this
proposed addition which was to be a
modern memorial park type of ceme
tery, that $1,200 of the lots had been
purchased to date, that the Nebras
ka Masonic Home association had
pledged the purchase of $1,000 worth
af the land for their use, and which
left something like a thousand dol
lars to make the payment to secure
the property. The sinking fund of
the cemetery had $284 in it at this
time and it was the desire to have
the city advance the extra amount
to complete the purchase price. Mr.
Evers stated that under the plan
the new addition would have lots at
$100 or $25 a grave and that these
would be given perpetual care. Un
der their plan the new cemetery
would not have to cause additional
taxes to maintain but would be selfi
sustaining and give a permanent
beautiful park.
Messers Niel and- Conrrstock pre
sented their views and Mr. Comstock
asked .that the city ..transfer the sum
needed from the general fund to the
remetery fund, this to be repaid later
as the lot sales were increased. In
reply to J. H. Davis, city attorney,
Mr. Comstock stated that it was de
sired to have the funds handled as
in other cases and the amount not a
grift but to be replaced in the gen
eral fund of the city.
Mayor Lushinsky asked that all of
'- councilmen express themselves,
the result being a unanimous senti
ment to secure the needed land, that
it was a very good buy and one bad
ly needed.
The council approved the purchase
and will prepare a resolution at the
next meeting to transfer the funds.
The meeting also received the re
ports of the various city officers for
the month of July. City Clerk Olson
reporting $64 collected; City Treas
urer M. D. Brown a balance of $14,
484. S3 in the treasury,' while the
police chief reported the sum of
$25 and costs received from five ar
rests. Judge C. L. Graves reported
one arrest for the week of July 27th,
two arrests for the week of August
3rd and four arrests for the week
of August 10th and $43 collected.
The council granted permission to
former Councilman Fred H. Vincent
for' sanitary improvements at his
home.
The communication from John Al
win regarding the raising of walk
and curb at his property on Chicago
avenue, was referred to the streets,
alleys and bridges committee.
Petition for an electric light at
Eighth and Pearl streets was re
ceived and referred to the lighting
committee for their action.
The State Volunteer Firemen's as
sociation notified the city that the
state meeting will be held October
17th tQ 19th at Kearney and asked
tht the. city send their chief of the
department. On motion of Schutz,
the sum of $25 was appropriated to
permit the attendance of Dr. O. San
din at the meeting.
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Chairman.. Jtebal. nf. the. judiciary
committee reported that .the bicycle
safety meeting was . very successful,
67 registered,1 the first night, and
now all 100 of the tags had been put
out and fifty more were needed.
Mayor Lushinsky congratulated the
committee on their excellent work.
Chairman Rebal also brought up
the matter of the occupation tax on
beer delivery trucks operating in and
out of the city and the result of the
correspondence and with other
places. City Attorney Davis report
ed that replies had been received
from ten towns, among these Wahoo,
Nebraska City, Crete, Kearney, Au
burn, Hastings, Beatrice. All of these
had reported no tax on the beer
trucks, with York reporting making
the tax. In the reply from Nebraska
City, City Attorney Tyler had advised
that a beer truck tax would have to
be appealed to the supreme court as
the lower courts had ruled against
this. Councilman Webb pointed out
that there were thirty-five different
trucks operating in and out of the
!city and making deliveries, keeping
business from the regular truck line
operators. City Attorney J. H. Davis
reported that Nebraska City had a
tax of $5 on the general truck classi
fication and $10 on trucks over one
ton. The matter was referred back
to the judiciary committee to draft
an ordinance.
The tax and property
through Chairman
that the committee had disposed of
some forty properties to place them
back on the tax list, that it was pro
posed to have the WPA clerks pre
pare a transcriDt of the various
properties as a permanent record.
The committee reported two bids for
property in the city, one of $300 by
R. C. Shellenbarger, for the north
96 feet of lots 11 and 12, block 95,
original town. This is the former
Windham property. On motion the
bid was accepted and the owner to
?arry on the 1939 and succeeding
taxes. R. G. Baird was sold lot 18
in block 2. Stadelman's Additions,
on a bid of $20, this being a vacant
tot.
committee
Webb reported
On motion the clerk was author
ized txr notify the board of r equal-;
ization of the sale of the property
and that it be placed on the tax roll.
Mayor Lushinsky complimented the
committee very highly on their sys
tematic handling of the many tax
property cases. ' '
Ordinance No. 741 was placed on
its reading, this providing for the
sale of several pieces of tax title
property not needed for municipal
purposes and on motion was placed
on the second and third readings and
passed.
Chairman Gabelman of the streets,
alleys and bridges committee report
ed that the street work was progress
ing and that 10th street'had been
graded up for rocking if desired. He
arged that the city clerk write in
and secure definite prices on tires
for the city tractor.
Mr. Gabelman also presented the
report oi tne commiiiee recommeuu
ing the purchase of a dump truck
and body from the Cass County Mo
tor Co. for the sum of $894.64 as
jubmitted by, bids to the committee.
. There was some discussion of the
matter and the methods of raising
the funds as the road fund is now
overdrawn, but after the discussion
It was voted to have the truck pur
chased. The matter was referred to
the finance committee to arrange to
try and finance the purchase of a
dump truck.
The following claims were ordered
paid by the council:
Platts. Water Corp., fire hy
drant rental $483.96
Iowa-Nebr. Light & Tower
Co., lights city hall 3.00
Platts. Journal, printing 24.80
H. M.' Soennichsen Co., cloth .93
Harry Gochenour, cleaning
streets 15.20
George Taylor, street work,
team 88.40
Harry Gochenour, cutting
weeds , 28.20
Fritz Schllscke, repairs -
Dr. O. Sandin. hose gaskets
Tidball Lumber Co., tile,, as
phalt ; 26. bO
Ray H. Wiysel, repairs grader
Kroehler Bros., supplies
E. J. Richey, cement and
supplies 23.15
D. T. Haley, sand and gravel
Duplex Mfg. Co., repairs
Cappell Elect. Co., lamps,
labor
F. G. Fricke & Co., supplies
Golding & Stibal, supplies
Hercules Munitions Co., gas
pens for police 12.40
WPA Chicago Avenue
Joe Mrasek, sand, gravel $
Tidball Lumber Co., supplies
H. L. Kruger, four steel
buckets
C. E. Markham, truck hire
ra Clinkenbeard, same
Charles Crawford, same
Co., street lights
. 250.95
George Taylor, street work - 64.36
Harry Gochenour, same 20.40
D. L. Ramel. graderman 64.13
Franklin Kief, street work 57.00
Sinclair Refining Co., gas 19.80
Ray F. Becker, register of
deeds, six deeds recorded 7.50
Bates Book Store, office sup
plies 4.38
Albert Olson, revenue stamps,
expenses .75
J. Howard Davis, stamps 3.00
F. R. Gobelman, painting 2.00
Tidball Lumber Co., ma
terial 9.32
Iowa-Nebr. Light & Power
1.50
2.25
7.50
7.77
3.00
8.22
3.05
.70
.70
46.40
40.74
1.40
64.57
54.60
32.50
The Plattsmouth Semi-Weakly
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entire year.
FUNERAL OF BABE
From Saturday's Daily
Funeral services were held this
morning at the Horton funeral home
for "Jimmy" Haley two and a half
year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt
T. Haley, who passed away on Friday
morning at Omaha where he had been
under hospital care since Wednesday.
Rev. J. W. Tacnzler, pastor of the
Christian church brought the message
of hope to the bereaved family in their
loss, telling the joys of the new world
that had revealed to the little one at
the call to rest.
Mrs. Hal Garnett and Mrs. M. S.
Kerr gave two vocal duels, "Safe in
the Arms of Jesus" and "Under His
Wing".
The interment was at the Oak Hill
cemetery in the family plot at that
city of the silent.
CALLED ON SAD MISSION
O. O. Graham, Inspector on the
Missouri river work at this point,
was called to Trenton, Missouri.
Wednesday afternoon by the news
of the death of Jack Herren, a
brother-in-law. Mr. Herren was
killed by being struck by lightning
but the message gave no particulars
of the death.
NAGGING BACKACHE
Modern life with Its hurry and ent headache, dizctnets, getting tip
worry, irregular habits, improper eat- nights, swelling, pnfflnes under the
log nd drinking, exposure, contagion, eyes a feeling of nerrona anxiety
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boij, hoipitil. signs of kidney
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of ten times people suffer without know scanty or too grateful rpU M
ing that disordered kidney action may frequent Mlna- ih.ri -D kmm
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to remove excess acid and other harm- gometn- iMB favorably known. Use
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whole system. M riends for more than forty years.
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