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PAGE FOUR IRDOGK ITEMS Ray Gamlln was in Omaha last Wednesday with a load of cattle for a number of farmers near Murdock. Wayland Ward was busy one day last week unloading a car or coal lor the Farmers Union Grain company. Robert Addeman of Louisville was in Murdock one day last week and was looking after some business mat ters while here. Paul Stock delivered a tractor to a purchaser residing near the Chilson school, some ten miles from Murdock, last Wednesday. Mrs. A. J. Tool returned home on Sunday evening from a visit of sev eral days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Work, in Omaha. The stork paid a visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Backeroeier last week and left them a fine baby girL Mother and daughter are doing very well. Mrs. Wayne Swarts, Carroll and Stanley, of Hemingford, are spending some time at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gakemeier. in Murdock. The Woman's Missionary society met at the parlors of the Evangelical church last Wednesday afternoon, hearing reports and planning work for the future. A. D. Zaar living over north of town was in town looking after busi ness, and was telling that he had gotten through the winter without a cold until last week. Marion Sen were and wife with their little one, who make their home in Denver were spending the week end at the home of the parents, all enjoying a very fine time. George Schaffer, brother of our townsman, Charles Schaffer of Mur dock, who makes his home in Omaha, was in Murdock last Sunday visiting at the homeof his brother and fam ily. W. D. Banning of Union and Fred L. Carsten of Avoca were both in Murdock last week looking after their campaigns, both running for nomination to the unicameral legis lature. ,W. A. Robertson of Plattsmouth was visiting in Murdock Wednesday of last week, meeting the voters and passing out cards, telling of hia can didacy for the position of district Judge.:: : : , , ir.:,i: The Farmers Oil company of Elm wood have decided to place another oil truck on the road, and the job has been proffered to Mr. Schlaphoff and accepted by him. He should make an excellent salesman. Mrs. Elmer Schliefert was taken to the Bryan Memorial hospital last Tuesday by Clement's ambulance, Dr. Formanak assisting. Her condi tion was said to be quite serious, urenic poison was said to be her trouble. The R. N. A. lodge met last Wed nesday afternoon at their lodge where they were looking after what business came before them and also spent an hour in social relaxation and planning work for the summer. Robert Emans of Lincoln, father of Mrs. W. H. Zabel, arrived in Mur dock last week and has been enjoy ing a visit at the home of his daugh ter, Mrs. Zabel. Overtake Woman Bilker. It will be remembered that a wom an came along and sold space on a curtain which she said was to be placed in the Grand Prairie school AMI It's no joke to have a fire, a car accident or other loss and find you have no insurance. DEPENDABLE INSURANCE There are no jokers" in our policies. We offer only good, sound insur ance in stock companies. ra insurance- "7, Plattsmouth for theatres and plays which the school planned to have. But after havi:ag collected the money she dis appeared and the authorities have been looking for her since until an article appeared in the Maryville, Mo. paper telling of her being arrest ed and after a trial was sent to the state prison at Jefferson, Mo. for a stay or two years. It is expected she will find another way of making .a living after she has served-her two years.' ' ; ' 1 i , Moved to . Near Alvo. John Schlaphoff moved last week to a farm over near Alvo where he will farm. The many friends here while they dislike to lose them as neighbors are hoping that they will like their new home and as well prosper and make many friends there. Begins Taking Census. W. J. B. McDonald, who has been selected as the census taker for Elm wood precinct which includes the two villages of Murdock and Wa bash started his work e&rly last week and will be required to complete the work by the first of May. When we viewed the blanks which are to be used it appeared to us that there was plenty of work to be done be fore all of the residents of the pre cinct have been contacted. Class Has Pictures Taken. There are fourteen members of the 1940 senior class of the Mur dock high school who are to gradu ate at the close o,f the school year. They were over to Lincoln last Wed nesday where they went to have their pictures taken for the use of the closing days of school and later. Will Take a Vacation I. G. Hornbeck, who has been the geu'al and accommodating agent for the Rock Island railroad for nearly forty years at their local station, de parted Monday in company with his brother, Louis Hornbeck, who is a traveling auditor for the Modern Woodmen of America, and was going south to take up his work in the state of Arkansas. Our fellow towns man i3 going at this time to be with his brother and follow his usual cus tom of spending some time at Hot Springs each year, taking advantage of the medicinal baths available at that place, and he will spend some three weeks there while his' brother wcrks a surrounding territory. Results of Village Election The village of Murdock held their election Tuesday ' along with other towns and cities over the state. With two places on the town board to be filled, there were four candi dates on the ballot, Henry A. Tool, I. C. McCrorey, W. J. B. McDonald and George Cruse, with Charles Long as a "write-in" candidate. George Kruse and Henry A. Tool polled the highest number of votes and were the winning candidates. ' With two to be elected on the school board, there were likewise fcur names on the ballot, I. C. Mc Crorey, Charles Schaefer, Herman Kupke and Ferdinand Reichman. The two highest were Mr. Reichman and Mr. Kupke, and they will hold office on the school board during the en suing term. With all good men running for the various offices, it was difficult for the voters to decide between them and there was no great difference be tween the number of votes polled by the winners and those polled by the losers. The town and schools are as sured of a good, business-like admin istration of their affairs. OUR FEE . FII1CES ARE LOW Owing to Low Price of Chick ens and Eggs, we , are selling our Teed at a price you can afford to feed your Hens and Chicks. Hote the following low prices on 100-lb. bags and get your supply now. Starting Kash $2.65 Starting Mash Pellets. .$2.70 Growing Mash $2.45 Concentrate, 32 $2.75 All Mash Laying Pellets $2.00 Busy Bird Laying Mash$1.35 ALL GOOCH BEST FEED PLATTSMOUTH GREAE.1ERY LOWER MAIN St. PHONE 94 14 i; Elmwood News Mr. and Mrs. George Eidenmiller were looking after business matters in Lincoln last Tuesday afternoon. Henry Mollen, who is engaged in business in Eagle, was looking after business matters and visiting old friends here last week. ; Harry Linder of the Elmwood Hardware company was looking after business matters in Wabash Tuesday afternoon of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schroder and Dick Mckinley and wime of Wahoo were over Sunday guests in Elmwood, visiting at the home of Mrs. Wiggart. William Winkler, who has been making his home in Lincoln for some time, arrived in Elmwood last Mon day and is visiting at the home of a sister. The Norville D. Bothwell family were in Lincoln Sunday, where they visited with Grandmother Bothwell, mother of Norville and found her in good health. When Harry Greene was over in northwestern Iowa on his trip selling wall paper, Mrs. Greene accompanied him and visited a number of her former friends at Rockwell City. j Miss Shirley Greene, who has been visiting for a time with relatives and friends in Chicago, returned home Sunday evening. She reports a very enjoyable stay in the windy city. Frank Farnham, a member of the Nebraska Masonic Home at Plattsmouth, was visiting friends in Elmwood last Tuesday and enjoyed meeting a number of Masons while here. A group of members of the Murray Christian church and Bible school came to Elmwood to attend revival services at the local Christian church, which are being conducted by the evangelist, P. T. Hubbell. Mrs. Lucy Lyle, chief operator for the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph company, is taking a short vacation,' and has been visiting with a sister at Odessa, Mo., and a brother who makes his home at Kansas City. John Stokes, who resides south ea3t of town, is reported quite sick and confined to his home most of the time. He was able to make a trip to Murdock one day last week, but has not been about since. Mr. and Mrs.. Henry Frisbey,' who have been residing at Wabash, were here Wednesday to -visit' - Mllo D. Frisbey, nephew of Henry, prior to departing for California, where they sxpeet to make their future home. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Penterman and son Morris and wife called on friends in Lincoln last Sunday. En route there and back they noticed th.it the wheat land is in need of rain as the ground is dry and dusty. While Mr. and Mrs. Martin Zoz and children were visiting at the home of the parents of Mrs. Zoz, Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Coatman, Mrs. Zoz and the children were taken with the flu. They have now recovered and return ed home. Harry Marshall has received a let ter from relatives living in Chase county, telling of a ten inch snow there the past week, which was fol lowed by a four inch rain, bringing a great deal of needed moisture to that section. Oscar Turner, father of Mrs. Syl via Bothwell, who is making his home here, took advantage of the warm days and got busy in the gar den, As a result, the ground is in shape for planting and some of it has already been planted. A number of friends and relatives of the late Edward Bogenrief went to Eagle last Sunday to attend his fun eral. Mr. Bogenrief and wife form erly resided here. and have many old friends in this vicinity, who will be pained to hear of his death. Death of Mrs. Martha Drumm Mrs. Martha Drumm (nee Martha Folden ) was born west of Union near the banks of the Weeping Water creek on October 11, 1854, and pass ed away at the home of her daugh ter. Mrs. W. W. Coatman last Tues day, April 2, at the advanced age of 84 years, 5 months and 21 days. Following her marrla'ge to Mr. Help your ftccfth shino like the stars . . .use Calox Tooth Powder r-H help bring out loom powoit ffi ft )fc.ll, Former Platts mouth Man Has Coin Collection Raphael Janda of Kansas City, Ex hibits His Collection at Numis matic Week Observance. Numismatic week is a time set aside, which was observed in Bonner Springs, Kansas, Thursday, March 28 and climaxed yesterday, by collec tors of. old and rare coins to bring the attention of people to this hobby. To focus attention at Bonner Springs, the Commercial State bank, working with Frank Stuchllk, assistant cashier who is a Plattsmouth high school graduate of the class of 1926 and who is a second cousin of Mrs. Charles Vitousek, had arranged with Raphael M. Janda, 4241 Harrison avenue, Kansas City. Missouri, to have his collection at the bank in Bonner Springs Thursday morning, March 28. Janda has been collect ing for the past sixteen years and has many coins which were used at some time as a medium of exchange. The coin collector is very well known in Plattsmouth. He is the son ot Mrs. Josephine Janda, who resides at 1423 Main street, and a brother of Mrs. Harold Lillie, who resides at the same address. It is assumed that the first money was coined in China about 1200 B. C. and bears no resemblance to the money of today. Coins on display included a series of nickels of each year from the first stamping in 1866 to the present time; pennies from the first coinage in 1793; a .1799 dollar; paper money of the denominations of 3c, 5c, 10c, 15c, 25c and 50c, used In this country many years ago. He also has bullet and glass money of the early ages, as well as coins from the Vatican City of the old Roman empire; Spade money used in 800 B. C; Bar money of 1330 A. D.; and Sword Money of 1200 B. C. These and many other coins were seen. ' . .. Mr. Drumm, three sons and two daughters were born to this union. Up to some eight years ago, Mrs. Drumm made her home at Weeping Water, .where she had resided since 1906,' when' her husband died. Later she lived for about five years at the home of a daughter,'' Mrs. Marion Thacker, at RoekVille, in the western part of the state. During the past three years she has lived at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Coatman. Two sons, Ora and William, reside in Cali fornia. Mrs.' Drumm suffered a severe at tack of pneumonia' and this coupled with her advanced age and feeble health resulted In her death. Be sides her own immediate family, she is survived by a brother, Edward Fol den, who resides at Scottsbluff, Nebr Her father operated a mill along the Weeping Water creek in early days, was a minister of the Methodist church. She had 'been a member of that church for many years. Funeral services were held Thurs day from the Weeping Water Metho dist church, and burial was in Oak- wood cemetery at Weeping Water. Touring the State Louis F. Langhorst, who is one of the well known democratic leaders of the state, with Todd West as his driver, has been touring the state in the interest of the candidacy of Sen ator Edward R. Burke, and was down in the vicinity ot Falls City on last Tuesday. i Here from West on Business Lodge L. Caygill, who with his wife have been spending the winter at Long Beach, California, with a daughter, arrived, here Sunday night and will remain. Mr. Caygill has considerable land holdings In this vicinity which will require his atten tion. Mrs. Cayeill remained in the west for the present and expects to re'turn home In May. Subscribe for the Journal. Many of Hollywood's brightest stars use Calox to the natural lustre of their teeth ana you can rely on L.aiox too. Pure, wholesome, pleasant-tasting, approved by Good Housekeeping Bureau. Five tested ingredients, blended accord ing to the formula of a foremost dental authority, make Calox an economical tooth powder that can't harm tooth enameL Get Calox today at your drug store. Five sizes, from 104 to $1.25. ' ' Cost. 1939 VIcKmsoo Bobbin. too. Greenwood Walter G. Holt is now employed at the Waverly depot. ' Mrs. Dudley Clouse called on Mrs. Thelma Casey Tuesday evening. The Woman's club met Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Elsie Peters. Mrs.' Fred Holka and Thelma vis ited Mrs. Joe Kyles Tuesday after noon. Misses Margaret and Mamie Holka visited their parents Wednesday evening. . Mrs. Maurice Fitzgerald of Lincoln was a week end guest of Mrs. Frank Hurlbut. Miss Phyllis Weidman of Califor nia spent several days visiting Mrs Vedah Hall. The Junior class was host Friday night at a school dance held at the auditorium. L. C. C. met Thursday for their one o'clock luncheon. Mrs. Mae Gribble was hostess. Mrs. Darrell Barger of Ashland visited her mother, Mrs. Elsie Twe ton Thursday. Frank Cleveland, of Virginia, Ne braska, cami Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hurlbut. Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Ottoe and son of Ithaca were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hurlbut. The M. E. Guild met Tuesday at the church basement. Mrs. John Lam bert and Mrs. Delbert Leesley were hostesses. Miss Arnetta Brokhaga was honor ed at a birthday dance given by her parents Wednesday night, March 27, at the hall. A Surprise Birthday party was held Thursday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Elsie Tweton. It was a neigh borhood party. ' Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kyles, Mr. and Mrs. Elton Keller and children were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Kinney at Alvo. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Maher and Catherine and Miss Maxine Hurlbut took Grace Maher to Omaha last Sunday, where she remained for a visit. Aaron Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wright was taken to the Nicholas-Scnn hospital in, Omaha Thursday morning for an appendicitis operation. , Mrs. Wir.. King passed away at her home in Ashland. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in Ash land. Mrs;v'King: was the mother of Mrs. Garfield Elrod. Kelly-Butler Nuptials Miss Lucille ' Kelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kelly, of Green wood, was wed to Edward R. Butler of Diamond, Oklahoma, on March 26 at the First Baptist church at Scotts bluff. Nebraska. Rev. Allison Mc- Henry read the marriage lines. The bride wore a rose silk crepe and lace dress with a corsage of pink roses, while gardenias and forget-me-nots. She was attended by Miss Irene Kelly, who wore a powder blue dress with a corsage of pink roses and car nations. The groom -was attended by his brother of Amarillo, Texas. Following the ceremony, a recep tion was held at the apartment in Scottsbluff which Mr." Butler" had in readiness for his bride. Wedding cake, ice cream and coffee were served. ( NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of Cass Coun ty. Nebraska. To the creditors of the estate of Joseph H. Hall, deceased. No. 3468: Take notice that the time limited for the ; Ming and presentation of claims agiinst said estate is August. 5th, 194C; that a hearing will be had at tie County Court room in Plattsmouth on August 9th, 1940 at ten o'clock a. m. for the purpose of examining, hearing, allowing and ad justing all claims or objections duly filed. Dated April 6th, 1940. A. II. DUXBURY. (Seal) a?-3w County Judge. SHERIFF'S SALE State of Nebraska Countu of Cass S3. By virtue of an Order of Sale issued by C. E. Ledg way, clerk of the District Court within and for Cass County, Nebras ka, and to me directed, I will on the 4th day of May, A. D. 1940, at 10 o'clock a. m. of said day at the South Front Door of the Court House in the City of Plattsmouth in said County, tell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the follow ing real estate to-wit: Southeast Quarter of Section 31 in Township 11, North Range 12, East of the 6th P. M. in Cass County. Nebraska; The sane being levied upon and taken as the property of Lee Brown, single, a widower, et al, Defendants to satisfy a judgment of said Court recovered by The Federal Land Bank of Omaha, a corporation, Plaintiff against said Defendants. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, March 27, A. D. 19 40. JOE MRASEK, Sheriff Cass County, m28-5W Nebraska. Phone Printing orders to No. ft NOTICE OF PARTIAL SETTLEMENT In the County Court of Cass Coun ty, Nebraska. To all persons interested in the estate of Byron Goldlng, deceased. No. 3410. Take notice that the administrator with the will annexed of said estate has filed his partial account, and a petition for' examination and allow ance of his administration accounts, for determination of. heirship, and for an order for. partial distribution or the assets of said estate now in his hands as sail administrator; that said petition and report will be heard before said '.Court, .'on. . April 19th, 1940 at ten o'clock a. m. ; - : Dated March" 18th,; 1940. ' . ' . .'.A. II. DUXBURY, (Seal) m25-3w County Judge NOTICE OF HEARING ' In the County Court of Cass Coun ty. Nebraska. .- . ro all persons interested in the matter of the Guardianship of Sarah Mcculloch, Incompetent, now de ceased. No. G-1031. . . You and each of you are hereby notified that W. A. Wheeler, Guar dian of the aforesaid Sarah McCul- loch, an incompetent person, has filed herein his final report as guar dian, together with a petition pray ing for a final settlement and allow ance of his guardianship accounts heretofore filed and for a complete exoneration of himself and bondsman from all further liability in the premises; You are further notified that said petition alleges that the said Sarah McCulloch is now deceased, having departed this life on March 10, 1940, and that by reason thereof, said guardian has completed his trust as such guardian, and that said guar dianship proceedings should now be terminated and said guardian dis charged; You are further notified that a hearing will be had upon said peti tion and final report on April 26, 1940, at the hour of ten o'clock a. m.; before this "Court; all objections thereto must be on file on or before eaid date and hour of hearing. Dated this 29th day of March, 1940. " A. H. DUXBURY, County Judge, Cass County, (Seal) al-3w Nebraska. SHERIFF'S SALE Sfafe of Nebraska 88. County of Cass J , . By virtue of ' an Order of Sale issued by C. E. Ledg- way, Clerk of . the District Court within and for Cass County, Nebras ka, and to me directed, I will on the 15th day of April, A. D. 1940. at ten o'clock a. m. of said day at the south front, door of the court house in the City of Plattsmouth in said county, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate, to-wit:. - The Wtst Half (W) of the West Half (W)'ot the North west Quarter (NWi) of Sec tion 27, and the East Half (E) of . the East Half (E) of the Northeast Quarter (NE ni of Section 28. all in Town ship 12, Range 12, East of the 6th P. M., in Cass County, Ne- The same being levied upon and taken as the property of Fred Heil et al, Defendants, to satisfy a judg ment of said Court recovered by Searl S. Davis, Trustee, Plaintiff against said Defendants. Plattsmouth, Nebraska, March 13, A. D. 1940. MRASEKi Sheriff Cass County, Rv Nebraska. EMERY J. DOODY, Deputy. ml4-5w NOTICE OF HEARING on Petition for Determin ation of Heirship In the Coxmty Court of Cass Coun ty, Nebraska. Estate of Mary Jane Wilson, De ceased. Estate No. 3474. The State of Nebraska: To all per sons Interested in said estate, cred itors and heirs take notice, that Wil liam E. Straub has filed his petition alleging that Mary Jane Wilson died intestate in Cass County, Nebraska on or about December 26th, 1889, be ing a resident and Inhabitant of Cass County. Nebraska and died seized of the following described real estate, to-wit:1 ' - ' An undivided one-eleventh in terest In and to the Northeast Quarter of Section 35. Township.. 10 NorthRange 11, East of the 6th P. M., Cass County, Ne- b 13 sll 3. loavimr as her sole and only heirs at law the following named persons, to wit: Oti3 T. Wilson, husband, Ada Canfield, daughter, and Anna Maud McGrady, daughter; That no application for adminis tration has been made and the estate of said decedent has not been admin istered In the State of Nebraska; That the Interest of the petitioner . . m I A t.m in the above descrmea real estate owner of the above described real estate by mesne conveyances and praying for a determination of the time of the death of said Mary Jane Wilson and of her heirs, the degree of kinship and the right of descent of the real property belonging to the said deceased, in the State of Ne braska. , . . Tt la ordered that the same stand for hearing on the 19th day of April, 1940 before the County Court of Cass County in the Court House at Platts mouth, Nebraska, at the hour of ten o'clock a. m. Dated at Plattsmouth, NebrasKa, this 20th day of March. A'. D. 1940. A. H. DUXBURY, (Seal) m2E-3w county juage. NOTICE TO CREDITORS' In the County Court of Cass Coun ty, Nebraska. To the creditors of . the estate of Dorothy C, Kloepper, deceased. No. 3464: Take notice that the time limited for ' the' filing and presentation of claims against said estate is July 22nd, 1940; that a hearing will be had at the County Court room in Plattsmouth on July 26th, 1940 at ten o'clock a. m. for the purpose of examining, hearing, allowing and adjusting all claims or objections duly. filed. Dated March 20th, 1940. A. 11. DUXBURY, (Seal) m25-3w County Judge. NOTICE OF SUIT TO QUIET TITLE In the District Court of the County of Cass, Nebraska Edgar F. Melslnger, ad- ministrator de bonis non with will annexed of the Estate of Peter Meisinger, deceased, Plaintiff, ; vs. Isaac N. Hanson, et al, De fendants. NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS Isaac N. Hanson, Rachel S. Hanson, Calistia Smith, Charles P. Smith, the heirs, devisees, legatees, personal represen tatives and all other persons inter ectated in the estates of Isaac N. Hanson, Rachel S. Hanson, Calistia Smith, and Charles P. Smith, each deceased, real names unknown, and all persons having or claiming any Interest in and to the northeast quar ter (NEU) of section three (3), township twelve (12), north range twelve (12), east of the 6th P. M., in the County of Cass, Nebraska, real names unknown. You and each of you are hereby notified that Edgar F. Meisinger, ad ministrator de bonis non with will annexed of the estate of Peter Mei singer, deceased, filed a petition and commenced an action against you and each of you in the District Court of Cass County, Nebraska, on March 12.. 1940. The object, purpose and prayer of which is to obtain a de cree of court, quieting the title to the northeast quarter (NE',4) of section three (3), township tvelve (12), north range twelve (12), east of the 6th P. M., in the County of Cass, Nebraska, and for equitable re lief. - You and each of you are further notified that you are required to answer said petition on or before Monday, the 6th day of May, 1940, or the allegations contained in said petition will be taken as true and a decree rendered in favor of said plaintiff and against you and each of you. according to the prayer of said petition. Dated this 19th' day of March, 140'' "- l" " " ' ' EDGAR F. Meisinger, ad ministrator de bonis non' with will ' annexed of the estate of Peter Meisinger,. deceased. Plaintiff. W. A. ROBERTSON, Attorney for Plaintiff. m25-4w NOTICE OF HEARING on Petition for Determin ation of Heirship In the County Court of Cass Coun ty, Nebraska. Estate of Gilbert W. Cheney, De ceased. Estate No. 3475. The State of Nebraska: To all per sons interested in said estate, cred itors and heirs take notice, that Vernie B. Griffiths has filed her peti tion alleging that Gilbert W. Cheney died intestate In Cass County, Ne braska on or about June 6th, 1927, being a resident and inhabitant in Cass County, Nebraska and died seized of the following described real estate, to-wit: Undivided one-half interest In one acre of land described as: Commencing at a point 9 rods and 5 links east, and 62 rods and 9 links north from the south line of the section on the line running north and south through the middle of the south east quarter of Section 22, Township 10 North," Range 13, East of the 6th P. M. in Cass County, Nebraska, thence west 20 rods, thence north 8 rods, thence east 20 rods, thence south 8 rods to the place of beginning, containing one acre of land; and the right to use a certain private roadway now establlsh . ed and in use running along the east side of said land, to the Bouth line of said section 22.: leaving as his sole and only heirs at law the following named persons, to wit: .Vernie B. Cheney, widow; Harriet Fitzsimmons, a daugh ter, of Chicago, Illinois; Thomas W. Cheney, a son, of Rock Island, Illinois, and Madge Cheney, a . daughter, of Lincoln, Nebraska, all now of lawful age. That no abdication for adminis tration has been made and the estato of said decedent has not been ad-" ministered in the State of Nebraska; That the Interest of the netitlonrr in the above described real estate I as the widow of said deceased, and the mother of all of said children, and nravine for a determination of the time of the death of said Gilbert v, Cheney, ana or nis neirs, the de srree of kinshin and the riffht of descent of the real property belong ing to the said deceased, In the State of Nebraska. Tt fa orrlprprl that fho isnma ctnnri for hearing on the 19tti day of April, 1940 before the County-Court of Cass County In the Court House at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, at the hour of ten o'clock a. m. Dated at riattsmouth, Nebraska, this 20th. day of March. A.' D. 1940. A. H. DUXBURY. (Seal) m25-3w County Judge.