. State Histonod Society
DC
Vol. No. LV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1940.
NO. 101
Rev. John H.
Bishop Answers
Death Summons
Father of John R. Bishop of This
City Passes Away at Meth
odist Hospital, Omaha.
From Thursday's Dally
One of the well-known and pioneer
Methodist ministers in the north
west district, Rev. John H. Bishop,
Aikinson, Nebraska, passed away at
the Methodist hospital. Omaha, yes
terday afternoon at 3:20 following
an illness of several days. At the
line of his death the deceased was
sixty-five years of age and would
have been sixty-six February 14.
Born in Plymouth, England on
February 14, 1S74. Rev. Bishop came
to America in 1912 and was follow
ed by his wife and only son, John
R., a year and a half later. Arriving
in America the Bishops came direct
ly to Nebraska and first settled in
Bartlett, Nebraska. During his resi
dence in England Rev. Bishop was
engaged in the mercantile business
and had distinguished himself as a
political leader.
He was ordained to the Methodist
ministry in America in 1922 and
has served as a Methodist minister
in the northwest district for twenty
two years. At the time of his death
he was pastor of the First Methodist
church at Atkinson. Nebraska where
he began his fifth year as pastor this
year.
The deceased was an active mem
ber of the Masonic lodge at Atkin
son, Nebraska.
Rev. Bishop and his wife are well
known in this city as they have been
frequent visitors here as guests of
their son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
nnd Mrs. John R. Bishop. The news
of his death serves as a shock to
those who have known Rev. Bishop
personally.
Rev. Bishop is survived by his
wife. Ellen; son, John R. Bishop;
and one brother, William Bishop,
Cardiff, Wales. Several nieces and
nephews, who reside in England, also
survive.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday morning, January 20 at
10:30 at the Trinity Methodist
church at Lincoln. Dr. C. Prouty,
superintendent of the northwest dis
trict where Rev. Bishop served as
minisier, conducted the
service
. nnd he was assisted by Rev. Mc
Caskell of Seward. Interment tcck
place at the Lincoln Memorial ceme
tery. VISIT AT NEBRASKA CITY
Friday evening a group of Platts
mouth Masons were at Nebraska
City to attend the installation of
the officers of Western Star lodge
No. 2, A. F. & A. M.
The installing officer was Ray
mond C. Cook, deputy grand cus
todian, of this city with William F.
Evera as the ceremonial marsha'
and William A. Robertson, past grand
master, as the ceremonial chaplain.
In addition to the impressive
ceremonies the members enjoyed a
very delightful luncheon.
The officers installed were as fol
lows: Ben C. James, W. M.; W. R.
Conley, SW; Harry Lisby, JW; James
T. Shewell, treasurer; Charles Ott,
secretary; William Wurst, SD; Ly
man T. Howe, JD; H. Bowelier,
chaplain; Robert R. Lloys. SS; Hugh
Rich. JS; W. P. Frank, tyler.
Those attending the meeting from
here were: W. A. Robertson, W. F.
Evers. R. C. Cook, Frank A. Cloidt,
Warren Kr-harfenbers. W. A. Ben-
nett.
John K. Turner, and sam
Gapen of Hyattville, Wyoming.
MRS. HELL IMPROVED
Mrs. William Heil, who has been
a sufferer of pneumonia for the past
several days, is showing rapid im
provement at her home west of My
n?rd. VISITS FRIENDS HERE
Prom Saturday's Dally
County Attorney and Mrs. Walter
H. Smith have as their guest today,
Miss Theresa Peter, of Omaha, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Val Peter.
PINOCHLE SCORES LISTED
From Friday's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Konfrst, Jr.
of Bellevue, Nebraska were pro
nounced the winners at the pinochle
tournament last evening. The ex
treme cold weather prevented a num
ber of Plattsmouth people from at
tending. Mrs. Frank Konfrst, Sr.
served as hostess to the group. Th3
occasion took place at the Recreation
Center at Third an A Main street i
The following is a list of the pinochle
players and their scores: Mrs. Frank
Konfrst, Jr., CO00; Mrs. Frank Kon
frst, Sr.. 5350: Frank Konfrst, Jr.,
3310; Jerry Konfrst, 5030; Lee Phil
lips. 5000; James Clark, 4680;
George W. Olsen. 4 500; Frank Ka
lasek, 4."30; Ed Stewart, 4520
Woman's Club
is Planning for
Golden Jubilee
Golden Jubilee Party Planned for the
Last of March in This City Will
Be National Observance.
The Plattsmouth Woman's clun
together with the Junior club are
busy making plans for their Golden
Jubilee birthday party which will
be held in Plattsmouth March 2Sth
or 29th. Definite date will be an
nounced later.
These parties are being held over
the entire United States with the
idea of recalling club history in each
club and honoring the pioneer wome i
in each club. These pioneer women
will be honor guests at a banquet.
The women whom we will honor,
rand who will be honored through
out the Union, were the mothers of
the club movement, that lifted the
status of women in our country and
spread around the world. They
blazed the trails for us; they opened
closed minds; they proved the worth,
of the feminine contribution to civil
ization as they built libraries, im
proved school standards, developed
sorial service work, and established
adult education through club pro
grams. In connection with recalling local
club history Mrs. E. H. Wescott is
writing the history of the Platts
mouth club.
There will be a program portray
ing the growth of the club work
showing the far reaching effect
of the General Federation in these
United States.
MANY SECURE JOBS THRU
NEB. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
A report received by the Journal
states that 1.797 persons secured
jobs through twenty local offices of
the Nebraska State Employment
Service during the month of Decem
ber. Although about on a par with j
the number for the same period a
year ago, the figures indicate an in
crease of about 40 per cent in the
number of jobs in private employ
ment. The private placements last month
totaled 1.12S and 461 of this num
ber are described as jobs of "regular
duration." This is the greatest num
ber of private placements for any
December since the public employ
ment service in Nebraska in 1933.
December was the tenth month in
1939 when private job placements
exceeded the number made during
the same month of 1938.
CARD OF THANKS
To the many old friends and for
mer neighbors, we wish to gratefully
ATnroco mir nnnrorintiAn fnr tVip manv
-
kindly deeds and sympathy shown
us in the death of our husband and
father. We are especially appre
ciative of all those taking part in
the funeral services. Mrs. Pheme
Cathey, Lucy Ann and Cameron
Cathey, Jr.
LEAVING FOR WHITE CLAY
Miss Mary Solomon, who has been
In this city visiting with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Solomon since
Christmas, is returning to her home
in White Clay, Nebraska Sunday.
Mary is the third eldest child in tho
Solomon family.
Death of Mrs.
Mary Burnett
This Morning ;
Member of the Graves Family and
One of the Pioneer Residents
of Cass County.
From Thursday's Daily
This morning at 9:4 j at her home
in this city, Mrs. Mary E. Burnett,
1
age of eighty-four years.
Mrs. Burnett had sunerec: a
paralytic stroke two months ao, i,ut t
had partially recovered, but two!
weeks ago suffered a second stroke !
Irrtfl. from which she failed to raliv, '
; trowing- much worse in the last few i
i .
uays
until death came to end her
sufferings.
Mary Elizabeth Burnett was bora
August 15, 1855, in Missouri, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
W. Graves, she being one of a fam
ily of twelve children. The family
moved to Cass county in territorial
days and located at Rock Bluffs
where she grew to womanhood. She
was married to Joseph Byers, whoiSearl S
died at Rock Bluffs in 1S98. In later
years she married J. W. Burnett, who
preceded her in death several years
ago.
Mrs. Burnett was the mother of
five children by her first marriage,
Will, who died at the age of two
years. Mrs. Lena wyatt. who diea
four years ago. The living children
are Charles Byers of Walthill, Nc-
braska; Lee Byers of Omaha, and
Walter Byers of this city. There also
survives one brother. Judge Charles
L. Graves, the last of the pioneer
Graves family.
Mrs. Burnett has made her home
it- Plattsmouth for the past thirty
years.
DEATH OF JULIUS 0TTNAT
After an illness that has covered
the past year and a half, Julius Ott
nat, 44, of Nebraska City, died Fri
day morning at the U. S. Veterans'
hospital at Hot Springs, South Da
kota. Mr. Ottnat was a son of Louis
Ottnat, making his home in Platts-
mouth during his childhood days
where his parents were well known
residents.
Mr. Ottnat was born Sept. ?
189C,
at David City, Neb., the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Ottnat. Leaving
Plattsmouth in 1906 the family have
since lived in Nebraska City. He
was a member of the Nebraska City ,
fire department and served five years
in the police department before he
resigned in 1924 to practice his trade
of electrician. He returned to the
force as chief of police in 1932 and
served in that capacity until June.
1938, when he entered the Veterans'
hospital in Lincoln. He returned
home the past year, then entered Hot
Springs Veterans' hospital. His
health continued to decline, how
ever. He entered army service June 15,
1918, at Lincoln, Neb., and served at
Camp Meade, Md., in Company C,
Sixth Tr. Bn. Signal Corps. He re
ceived his honorable discharge Jan.
IS. 1919. In 1931 he was elected
commander of Adam Schellinger post,
American Legion of Nebraska City.
He was also a member of the Ma
sonic lodge. ; '-VrIZr!
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Faye
Atha Ottnat; his father, Louis M.,
Nebraska City; four half-sisters;
three children, Elizabeth of St.
Joseph, Mo., Mary Ann and Louis
Franklin, both of Nebraska City.
His mother died when he was four
years of age.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to thank our friends and
neighbors who were so kind and as
sisted us in any way, during the
illi.rr and death of our mother and
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Fleming.
Especially do we wish to thank Mrs.
Roy Dew and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie
Stapp and the members of the "Inde
pendent Church of Christ," as well
as all the many old friends and rel
atives in and around Riverton, Iowa.
These acts of kindness will never
be forgotten.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Redd, Aulton, Mary and Phyllis.
TAKEN TO PENITENTIARY
Thursday afternoon Sheriff Joe
iMrasek and Deputy Sheriff Emery
Doody drove to Lincoln, taking with
hem Marquise Thompson and Meril
Keith Coble, who were sentenced
I by Judge W. W. Wilson to the
state penitentiary for grand larceny.
The officers on their return stop-
iped at the U. S. Veterans' hospital
jto visit with C. E. Ledgway, clerk
t of the district court, who ia there
mndereoine treatment. Thev found
Mr j pd y much improved in every
! respect, he is now ab;e to sit up in
.bed some and feels very much bet- item appears in the county nev.s
jter. 'papers. It is the suggestion of the
Chamber of
Commerce Hears
of Year's Results
way much of the misunderstanding
Scarl S. Davis Presents Resnme of; about allotments on tenant farms
the Various Activities in the 'may be avoided.
City the Past Year. j Farmers of Cass county have put
The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce at their meeting Thurs
day had a very interesting review by
Davis of community enter-
irises and financial ana business ac -
Sivities during the past year and a
rery fine group of suggestions for the j loans.
cming year, j The progress of the 1939-40 corn
Mr. Davis called the attention of ;loan pi.ograInt now jn fun swing, in
the directors to the effects in city and ;ciicates that the amount of corn which
county to cut down expenditures ia
the economy moves. He also called
"ttention to the exceptionally fine
record in property movements in the
past 5'ear, new homes and many re-
cncdeled and placed in first class
shape for the future. He also urged
i greater appreciation of the pay
i-oll industries of the community,
abor employing sources which were
making possible a great deal of pros
perity in the city. He urged that the
Mvic organizations make greater ef
forts in bringing more meetings to
the community and show the true
varm welcome to those who may visit
in the cit7.
RECEIVE SENTENCES
From Thursday's Dally
This morning in the district court
before Judge W. W. Wilson, the three
men arrested and held in the alleged
slaving and removal of a calf from
lhe farm of Arthur Weiss, were ar
raigned.
The defendants entered pleas of
jguilty to the charges preferrci
'against them by County Attorney
Walter H. Smith.
Judge Wilson gave sentence to the
men and who will be taken to Lin
coln as soon as possible to start
serving their ser.te"ce. Marquise
Thompson, charged with cattle steal
ing was given a flat, sentence of three
years in the penitentiary, Mariel
Keith Goble, charged with grand lar
ceny, was given one year in the peni
tentiary, Richard Thompson, charged
with grand larceny was paroled for
two years to Sheriff Joe Mrasek, to
report once a month at the office of
the sheriff.
SUSTAINS SPRAINED KNEE
Mrs. Edith Hitt. who was at Oma
ha visiting with her granddaughter.
Mrs. Howard McGrath, had a very
painful accident Wednesiiav. She fell
on the sidewalk, injuring her knee
and for a short time it was thought
that possibly the cap had been frac
tured. Examination however has
.shown that the knee is not fractured
but quite badly sprained.
LEAVES FOR CHICAGO
From Saturday's Daily
This morning Mrs. James Ptacek
and daughter, Miss Gertrude, depart
oq for their home at Chicago after a
visit here with relatives and friends.
They were guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Yelick, the latter
a daughter of Mrs. Ptacek.
GRANTED A DIVORCE
From Thursday's Daily
Judge W. W. Wilson this morn
ing at the session of the district
court, granted a decree of divorce
to Amanda Garrison from Fred Gar
rison. The plaintiff was granted ali
mony of ?35 per month.
Allotments in
Mail for Farmers
andLandlords
619.579 Bushels of 1939 Corn Crop
Are Placed Under AAA Loan
Since December 19th.
On Januarv 20th all allotments
were mailed out of the countv office
and should be received bv the land-
jlerds and tenants
by the time this
1
county committee where a new ten
lani moves on another farm in 1940.
!if he will notify the county office
iat Weeping Water and give the legel
! description of the farm on which he
jis moving, then the allotments will
jbe mailed to the tenant for their
! particular farm go described. In thi?
iC19.579 bushels of their
1939 corn
crop under AAA loan since Decem
ber 19, 1929 when the first loan on
1939 corn was made, according to
Evan H. Armstrong, member of the
pountv
Agricultural Conservation
'committee
in charge of commodity
will be placed under seal in Cass
county will exceed the amount sealed
under the 1938-39 loan program.
Cass county AAA co-operators sealed
334, S45 bushels of 1938 corn.
Loans on 1939 corn will be avai1
able until March 31st at the rate Df
57 cents per bushel in the commer
cial corn area and 43 cents in the
non-commercial area. Cass county
farmers 'are eligible for the 57-eent
rate. The loans will be due August
1, 1940.
Mr. Armstrong pointed out that
the three per cent interest rat3.
which is one per cent lower than
the rate on 193S corn, will bring a
considerable saving to farmers. He
also revealed that banks and other
local lending agencies have handled
100 per cent of the loans made so
far.
The simplified method for taking
out corn loans by which a farmer
may sign his note and chattel mort-
jgage and obtain his insurance certi
jficate in but one trip to the county
office has materially speeded up the
work of making loans. Mr. Armstrong
said.
JUDGE SUSTAINS DEMURRER
Honorable W. W. Wilson, judge
of the district court, sustained the
demurrer filed by the county of Cass
in the suit commenced by the Con
solidated Chemical Laboratories com -
pany against Cass county. This suit
brought for the sum of $502.64 was
based on a delivery of soap and dis
infectants by the plaintiff company
to the sheriff of Cass county, Ne
braska, in 1936 and 1937. In sus
taining the demurrer the court ruled
in effect that the county of Cass was
not liable under the alleged contract
for the soap and disinfectants.
i 1 ne piainun was represemeu uy
Attorney Howard Saxton of Omaha
and the defendant county by Attor
ney Walter H. Smith.
FOR SALE
All furniture and
equipment
of
the Elks Building.
Consists of pool and billiard tables,
piano, 6 lodge room chairs, 9 leather
covered lodge room benches different
lengths, 9 large upholstered rocking
chairs. Also heavy arm chairs, kitch
en chairs, mirrors, card room table3
and many other articles.
Can be seen any afternoon from
2 to 5 o'clock or by appointment at
any time by calling Frank M. Bestor.
j22-ltw-2td
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. Henry Timm returned home
Wednesday afternoon from Omaha
where she has been for the past
seven weeks undergoing treatment.
She has improved very much in
health and it is hoped will soon be
able to resume her usual activities.
ATTENDS COMMITTEE MEETING
From Friday' Daily
II. A. Schneider, president of the
Plattsmouth State bank, was at
Beatrice today where the members
of the republican state committee are
meeting to select a candidate for the
vacancy in congress caused by the
death of Hon. George H. Heinke. The
committee Asill endorse a nominee
whose name will be voted on at the
primary election on April 9th. Among
those suggested are Mayor Copeland,
cf Lincoln, Kenneth Wherry, Paw
nee City, J. Hyde Sweet, Nebraska
City, Robert Armstrong, Auburn.
The democratic committee meeting !
will be at Lincoln Saturday to select
their candidate for the post.
J. Hyde Sweet
Named by GOP
for Congress
Nebraska City Publisher, Secretary to
Congressman George Heinke
Named for Vacancy.
J. H. Sweet was nominated on the
second ballot over Kenneth Wherry.
On the first ballot Sweet received 9;
Wherry 15; with others scattered. On
the second ballot Sweet received 24
Votes with the rest scattered.
BEATRICE, Jan. 19 (UP) P.e-
j publican delegates, assembled in con-
vention here today to name a can
didate for the short-term congres
sional candancy in the first district,
postponed action past noon awaiting
a statement from State Central Com
mittee Chairman Wherry as to wheth
er he would be a candidate.
"As the thirty-eight delegates rep-
resentjns: party organizations in the
first district were called to order at
11 a. m., the names mentioned often
est for the candidacy were those of
Wherry, Pawnee City; Mrs. Heinke,
Nebraska City, wife of the congress
man whose death caused the vacancy
and J. Hyde Sweet, Nebraska City,
Heinke's secretary and publisher of
the Nebraska City News Press.
Popular feeling at the convention
seemed to indicate that Wherry might
withdraw as a candidate Mrs.
Heinke's support was attributed to
the popularity of her husband as was
in some degree that of Sweet.
Numerous candidates for state of
fices were present, including republic
an gubernatorial candidate Dr. A. L.
Miller, Kimball. D wight Griswold,
Gordon, Ed Baumann, Westpoint and
Charles Warner, Waverly. A. W.
Jefferies, of Omaha, United States
senatorial candidate who it was re
ported in Omaha today may with
draw from the senate campaign to
enter the congressional race, was
also present.
- Frank Todd, Atchison, Kansas state
republican chairman, was scheduled to
address the nominating meeting.
ATTEND ASSISTANCE MEETING
Wednesday afternoon several of
the local staff of the assistance of
fice were at Lincoln where they at
tended a child welfare institute at
which Harry Becker, director of this
work was a speaker.
Those from here attending were
Miss Helen Porter, county assistance
director, Paul Vandervoort, II, Mrs.
Rimer Sundstrom, L. L. Laase and
Mirs Rita Libershal.
SUFFERS SERIOUS ATTACK
From Saturday Daily
This noon Carl Oschlager, prop
rietor of Carl's Market, local grocery
store, suffered a very severe heart at
tack while at the store and has since
been under constant care. Mr. Osch
lager has had a number of these at
tacks but this today seems the most
serious and caused a great deal of
apprehension to the family.
SALE IS POSTPONED
The farm sale of B. W. LivingBton
& Son, which was to have been held
Thursday at the farm near Cedar
Creek, was postponed owing1 to the
very cold weather. The sale 'will he
held on Thursday, February 1st and
it is hoped that the weather con
dition may be better.
Platters Win
41 to 30 Over
N. C. Pioneers
Locals Show Skill and Power Against
Long Time Rivals Great De
fensive Game Shown.
From Saturday s Dally
The Plattsmouth high school bas
ketball team last evening were the
winners over the Nebraska City Pio
neers on the local court by the score
of 41 to 30. The game was hard
fought and one of the roughest that
has been seen on the Plattsmouth
maples for a long period.
In the scoring attack of the Plat
ters, Noble and Steinkamp garnered
eleven apiece and Captain Ed Smith,
ten. For the visitors Bob Boucher,
playing his last game for the purple
and gold, annexed nine points, play
ing a fine game throughout.
The locals suffered from the pen
alties as Davis, outstanding guard.
Bill Steinkamp. forward and Jim
Yelick, guard were out of the game
in the last period because of fouls.
while Jack Ryder of the Pioneers also
sought the showers.
The game was just seconds in
the going when Boucher dumped in
the first basket for his team and the
contest was off to the making. Platts
mouth had time out to confer and
then opened the firsworks, Noble tied
the score and from then on the
Platters were leading as Steinkamp
scored a field goal, while Smith made
good four, gift shots. Yelick and
Noble one each from the foul line.
The score at the quarter was 10 to 4
for the Platters.
The second quarter was a continu
ing march of the Platters toward vic
tory with Noble and Steinkamp lead
ing the way. Both teams played a
hard: game., the defensive work oZ
both quintets being among the best
seen on the local floor this season.
The half time score was 16 to 9 for
the Platters.
The third quarter was where the
blue and white warriors really show
ed their power as they swept over
the visitors in the fast and furious
plays that held the audience at a
tense enthusiasm. Smith, Steinkamp,
Noble. Davis. Martin, all carried the
fight to the purple and gold bucket.
For the visitors Boucher and Ryder
carried the chief scoring for the visi
tors. In the final quarter the Nebraska
City team made a desperate bid for
the victory with Ryder leading the
way. the game growing rough with
players well scattered over the court
in the close defense plays. Noble
scored the only field goal for the
Platters in this stanza, free throws
being two by Smith, one each by
Velick and Steinkamp. Ryder made
two field goals for his team in this
last rally.
In the game Nebraska City re
ceived two technical fouls, one for
a player failing to report and the
second where members of the coach
ing staff had talked to a player in ac
tion on the floor.
The arbiter of the game was C. L.
Grace of the University of Nebraska.
The box score of the game was a?
follows:
Plattsnvmtli (41)
FG FT
PF TP
3 10
Smith, f 2
Steinkamp, f 5
Martin, f 1
C
1
0
1
3
0
0
0
4
2
4
0
4
2
11
2
11
5
0
2
0
Noble, c 5
Yelick, g 1
White, g 0
Davis, g 1
York, g 0
15 11 21 41
Nebraska City (30)
FG FT PF TP
Sharp, r 13 15
Simpson, f 0 111
lorden, f 0 0 0 0
Weddle, c 1 3 t 5
Helm, c 1 1 0 3
Boucher, g 4 119
Lathrop, g 0 0 2 0
Ryder, g 3 14 7
10 10 13 SO
t Technical foul.
The second team of the Nebraska
City Pioneers were the winners over
the Platter reserves by the score of
34 to 30, th contest being a real
battle, the Platters sparked by Don
ald Martin, coming from behind to
threaten an early game lead of the
Nebraska City group.
