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THE PLATTS MOUTH, NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAGE FOUR Thursday, June 9, 1955 Mrs. Ivan Armstrong Mrs. Henry Timm and Miss Darlene returned home Friday evening after a three week's auto trip to California going out the southern route and returning, home over the northern. While in California they visited Mr. Timms sister-in-law, Mrs. George Hessheimer in Los Angeles anu went sightseeing from there. They spent one day in Catalmn Island. Henry Fisser of Lincoln was an all day Monday guest of his sister, Mrs. Henry Klipp' and Mr. Klipp. John Gustafson returned home from the hospital Saturday after quite-a stay there. He is now resting in bed at home and will not be able to have callers for a few days but will be glad to have his friends call after that. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Veale of Ottawa, 111., spent a few days last week with Mrs. Veale's brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Parks. Mrs. Parks sister, Mrs. Elsie Kelly of Greenwood was also a guest at the Parks home a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bachman were hosts at .a steak fry at their home Monday evening honoring Andrew Walradt of Omaha on his birthday. Other guests were Mrs. Walradt, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Sterzbach of Fremont, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Marolf of Greenwood and Mrs. L. J. Walradt. The group had attended the Memo rial day dinner at the Legion hall in Greenwood earlier that day. Mrs. Beryl Keetle, Alan and Donna Jean, attended a birthday celebration for Jean Seabeck on her fourth birthday at the Don Seabeck home Thursday after noon. Mrs. Joe Liggit and Susan came from New Haven, Conn., Thursday. Her parents, Mr. and MtSt Raymond Nelson, met her at the airport in Omaha that Wheel Balancing . Save Tires O Save Tie Rod Ends O Save Wheel Bearings Enjoy Your Summer Trip DODGE Cr PLYMOUTH SALES & SERVICE USED CARS R.V.BRYANT Motor Co. - 125 North Srh St f Portsmouth Phone 283 "stay neif Ideal for Homes ...Offices ...Stores 410 Main Street SiilesrEiis . sf ydeiif s' r8iis ly & -&r ? & & Phone 1502 morning. She will spend a part of the summer here and with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson spent Wednesday evening with Mr. anc. Mrs. Joe Liggit, Sr., in Omaha. Mrs. Jack Walters and chil dren of Havelock were Monda. afternoon guests at the Raj Bower home. Mr. and Mrs. Frea Stickney and family were Fri day evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bower. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Jones and family went to Wabash Sat urday evening where they joined a group of relatives to help Mrs. Jones' sister, Mrs. Lawrence Earl and Mr. Earl celebrate their 17th vedding anniversary. South Ashland Attend Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Simpson went to Falls City Saturday whre they attended the wedding of their nephew, Donald Simp son and Mary Elizabeth Helzer at St. Peters Catholic church. There were 300 guests in attend ance. South Ashland Douglas Williams accompanied the Murdock Merry Milkers Dairy 4-H club on an excursion trip to Lincoln Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Brauck muller of Gardner, S. D., were Saturday supper guests of Mrs. Henry Timm and Darlene, and Mr. and Mrs. George Planer. Virginia and Patty Ann Fel ker, Beverly, Billy and Neal Baack, Kathryn and Jimmy Bond are attending Bible school at the Methodist church in Ash land. Marjorie and Dicky Jones, Bobby, Linda and Sally Long and Sarah Humston attended the E. U. B. Bible school in Murdock. Their picnic and program was held at Murdock Friday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wes lake and family of Eagle were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Kellogg and family. They were celebrating Mr. West lake's birthday. Mrs. George Bornman and Mrs. Bennett Bornman went to Lincoln Wednesday afternoon and visited Ruthie Bornman at the Bryan Memorial hospital. Ruthie had fallen from a swing and broken her arm in three places. She is home again after a week stay at the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Jenkins and Theresa of Waveily were house guests-.at the Harold Buell home a. part" of last week. Recent callers at the Raymond Nelson home were Mrs. Nell Simpson and Hazel x Hagenbach of Wahoo. George Mansfield of Holton, Kansas, spent Monday night with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mansfield. Mrs. George Mansfield .went on to Fremont where she joined her parents, and orderly If If V 1 H This versatile Cole steel desk keeps work near and orderly I Has four roomy drawers for stationery, supplies cr reference materials ... 3 adjustable storage compartments, under lock and key, to prevent petty pilferage. So smartly styled, so beautifully made, and priced so lowl 40" high, 18 deep. Olive green or baked enamel finish. budget priced & tr & TJ? if-" I? . i if it - i. I This sturdy fortress, on .the banks of the Missouri river near Plattsmouth isn't one, no matter how much it appears to be. . The guns jutting from these stone pill boxes are -actually only huge bolts which will hold suspension cables Air. and Mrs. C. P. Busche of Schuyler and left from there for a trip to Illinois. Mrs. Harold Shaw, Ivan and Lloyal of Haven, Kansas, came Thursday for a two weeks visit with Mrs. Shaw's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan E. Armstrong and other relatives. Mrs. Lloyd De Freece, Linden, Lotys and Ly anne were also guests at the Armstrong home this past week. Mr. and Mrs. George Gade, George, Jr., and Robert enter tained Mr. and Mrs. John Erick son of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Erickson at dinner Sunday. Mrs. Raymond Nelson honored her husband with a dinner party one evening last week for hiJs birthday. Their guests were their daughter, Mrs. Joe Liggit and little daughter of New Haven, Conn., Miss Marcie Ortmeier and Duane Nelson of Lincoln, Or ville Sandy of Greenwood and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Richards and their grandson, Ricky Zieg enbein. Mr. and Mrs. George Bornman and Mr. and Mrs. Darold Miller attended the wredding of Miss Glendora Campbell and Donald Bundy at the Christian church Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Probst, Steven and Walter of Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Haase were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kupke. wide, 29V2m Cole gray No. 756 , I $M at only Kzs Phone 241 & Dr -fc Standing Guard; Only fir V ? 2 brcycr ux Mr. and Mrs. George . Gade, George, Jr., and Robert, with a group of other relatvies went to the Henry Breyer home Friday evening where they celebrated Mrs. Breyer's birthday. South Ashland Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Wil liamson, Connie and Gary of Plattsmouth spent Sunday at the Oliver Felker home. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Buell and Raymond were Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Skogg in Omaha. , . Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mollsr ' of Ashland were Sunday, dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Farmer and family Mr. and Mrs,. George Gade and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Erickson went to Omaha Monday evening where they met their sister and daughter, Mrs. Arnold Weed and Billy of Gooding, Idaho, who will visit here fcr a few weeks. South Ashiana , ; Armstrong Note I 4Dth Anniversary n-.' . Mr. and Mrs. Ivan E. Arm strong observed their 40th wed ding.anniversttry Saturday. Their three daughters, Mrs. Harold Shaw and little sons, Ivan, and Lloyal of Haven, Kans., Mrs. Lloyd DeFreece, Mr. -DeFreece and family of Cairo and Mrs. Willis James, Air. James and family of Grand Island came to help them celebrate. Mrv Arm strong's sister, Mrs. Pearl Norris of Haxtum, Colo., and his aunt, Mrs. Rose Hart, also of Haxtum joined the group for dinner. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Dean of Memphis were evening guests at the Arm strong home. South Ashland Mr. and Mrs. Willis , James, Margaret, Tom and Lynn went to Peru Sunday evening where they will spend the summer. Mrs. James vill attend P. S. T. C. there and the children will en roll at T. J. Majors training school. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Roeber were Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mooney of Ply mouth; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mooney of Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Roeber and family and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Roeber and sons. Supper guests were Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mooney and family of Sutton and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mooney. Court House Marriage licenses issued: To Willard Garner, 39, Louis ville, and Alice Jayne Grosshans, 32, Plattsmouth. To John Lee Carper, 19, Alur ray, and Shirley Ann Story, 17, Plattsmouth. County court: Kenneth Aleisinger, Louisville, $15 and $4 costs, speeding. Jerry AlcKinstry, Weeping Water, $5 and $4 costs, improper muffler. Norman Alley, Ashland, 319 and $4 costs, failure to stop at stop sign. Leonard Damm, Elk Creek, $10 and $4 costs, speeding. Roy C. Anderson, Moline, 111., $11 and $4 costs, speeding. Curt Joseph Saurer, Detroit Alich., $16 and $4 costs, speeding. Charles O. Slaby, Wichita, Kans., $11 and $1 costs, speed ing. Donald E. Kindberg, Omaha, $1. and $4 costs, no operators lieense. Donald E. Conyers, Platts mouth, $r and $4 costs, no oper ators license. Dorothy Goff. Louisville. S10 and $4 costs, failure to stop at SELECTIVE STUDENTS stc-, sigu, 1 With1 rising college enroll- 3 1 chrad G. Windrum, Lincoln, ments presenting the nation's $lf and $4 costs, speeding. colleges with a number of in- Roy D. Hartzell, of Stella, $10 creasing problems, the Carnegie and $4 costs speeding. Corporation of New York has George I. Darst, $10 and $4 prosposed that a screening pro costs, speeding. ' . ', eess be applied to applicants in Ed Bradlsy and Sons, Omaha, ; order to select those students $10 and $4 costs, improper use j "who can profit most from col of local plates. i lege." Bolts fit , i $ - - r t 4- - I v 4 - - -.-'- 1 1 i to anchor Northern Natural Gas company's new gas-line bridge across the Missouri at Platts mouth. The suspension bridge, which jumps the river cn three towers, will be one of the longest of its kind. Bridge is still in the construction stage (Journal Photo). Mrs. Florence McDonald Phone 2871 or 2322 Bible school closed last Fri day with the annual picnic, which was very well attended. A program was given in the aft ernoon at the church basement. In the evening a wrcmanless wedding was presented at the school gymnasium. Mrs. W. O. Schewe, who was taken to the hospital two weeks ago is still gravely ill. Donald Schewe of Indianapolis, Ind., came Saturday to see his mother and other relatives. . Mrs. Ed McHugh underwent surgery at the general hospital on Monday. Airs. Everett Lindell was taken to the Syracuse hospital late Monday evening On Sunday the home of Air. and Airs. Harry Stock was the scene of a 25th wedding anni versary in honor of Mr. and Airs. Floyd Miller of Lincoln. There were about 30 relatives present for the occasion. Air. and Airs. Ted Harms and children of Aurora, 111., who have been visiting relatives here for 10 days, left Sunday evening for their home. Robert Litchenburger, son of Mr. and Airs. Bob Litcheuburger, underwent surgery at the Lynch hospital at Fairbury on Alonday. Carl Buck of Lincoln spent Saturday visiting his parents, Air. and Airs. J. H. Buck. Airs. Elsa Hornbeck left Tues day for Jefferson, Iowa, where she will visit friends for a week or so. Mr. and Airs. Floyd AlcKee and Mr. and Airs. Harold Schlie fert celebrated their 25th wed ding anniversaries at the home of Air. and Airs. AlcKee by hav ing a buffet dinner -for relatives. Air. and Mrs,. John Krueger and Air. and Airs. John Amgwert left Lincoln Sunday evening for California where they will visit relatives for 10 days to two weeks. Those attending the Kuehn Rosenow picnic at Beatrice from Murdock were Mr. ana Mrs. Frank Rosenow and Willard, Airs. Martha Thimgan, Air. and Mrs. Robert Stock. Park, Recreation Committee Meeting To Be HeSd Later A meeting of ihe Plattsmouth Park and Recreation Committee, which had been set for June 13, has been postponed, Airs. Gordon Wasson has announced. A date will be announced later. Police Court Thomas E. Fenton, Platts mouth $1 and $4 costs, overtime parking. Dick Rhoades, Plattsmouth, $1 and $4 costs, overtime parking. Vernon D. Schuster, Tecum seh, speeding, forfeited $20 ap pearance bend instead of $100 as previously reported. FLYING MACHINE? ORANGE, Texas A car hit a road repair barrier, sailed over a six-foot fence and buried itself radiator first in a mud hole. The two occupants were unhurt, and Constable Ezra Bilbo is still try I ing to figure out how they es i ?aped injury. ff L$7f Log - True Pioneer Story by Donald Beckman It was in the year 1851 when Luke and Lucinda Wiies with their nine year oil son Thom as came down the cut-off trail, a branch of the Oregon trail, across the Missouri River Valley, and ents.ed into the nswly. op ened Territory of Nebraska. Luke's family had ah :ady helped push the civilization into the VC They had extended it now ohey muse settle it. Th?y, iilie many other pion eer, were guided across the river by uie giant cottonwood trees .veil stood several miles from river. If the wagons stayed n line with the two trees, they wouldn't have any trouble cross mg the river because the water would be shallow enough for the wagons to float across. On the 'river bank was only a trading post which was a place of much activity. Not only river boats stopped here, but also the settlers on their way west by wagon. The Wiles' decided to settle near the river because they were assured of supplies. Those liv-! ing away from the river some times had a hard time gettinj supplies, especially in the wint er. They purchased some land from, the Indians near their cemetery, situated on the main trail now being well traveled. Chief Kirkwood was the prin ciple Chief. Mr. Wiles offered the Indians gold. Although they knew nothing about it, they took gold and moved off of the land. The Indians had their village near the cemetery, they were root farmers. There were also many Indians living along the river. Luke and Thomas chopped trees from the nearby forrest and built a cabin 14 x 16. Later they added a lean-to which they lived in. In part of the cabin they operated a store-hotel-stable. Luke hauled supplies up from St. Joseph in a wagon to sell to the settlers going to Cal ifornia. Thia trip took as long as ! two months to make. The U. S. Stage Coach and Pony Express, both having reg ular schedules, stopped at the cabins to change horses. There were usually from ten to twelve passengers staying over for the night. The Overland Route carried supplies to those living away from the river. When the rail road came through it killed the overland business. Lata in the fall of 1854, the Indians living along the banks of the Alfssouri burned their vil lage and went over near the Wiles homestead to live for the! winter. The year after they came to Nebraska. Thomas and Luke split the rails and fenced in; thirty acres of prairie land. They i raised their first crops of wheat j in the year 1856, the fenced in thirty being put to corn. Later Air. Wiles hired the In-! dians who sold him the land to build a fence around more of the land. Kirkwood is who he dealt with. He wTas also to be the fore man. The two men made an agreement as to how much the Indians wrould.be paid for doing the job. The Indians went to work. For days they worked hard chopping and building and fit ting together. The fence was finally done. When Luke went to settle . up with the Indians, they decided they weren't get ting enough (although they didn't know anything about money). They took the money anyway and went off very un satisfied. That night the family heard a terrible noise, they knew what was happening. The next morning they went out to find the fence tern down and all of the logs laying in one big pile. Luke went down to the Indian camp and talked to the Chief. Shaking his finger at him he said crossly: "We made an agreement on the price to be paid your men for building that fence. They took the money and then came back and tore down the fence. Now, I want that fence put back up." The next morning the fence was back up. It was in 1856-57 that many rumors were started that there were Indian raids along the four-mile-eight mile-Weeping Water Creeks. None of these ever ma terialized. Everyone was cn the watch out though. One of th-3 worst Indian battles ever to take place in the west between Indian Tribes was fought on the ! banks of the Weeping Water be tween the Omahas and the I Otoes. The Indians lived on river and creek banks because they used the wrater for travel. There are usually lots of trees along creek and river banks. In the pioneer days they, both Indian and White, used the wood for many things," mostly to keep warm. The Indians burnt out the logs and made fine boats. During the hard winter of 1855-56, it was bitterly cold. One of the worst winters known to either White Man or Indian. There were many blizzards. The snow lay four foot deep on the level and had drifted to sever al times that depth in many places. The prairie was impas sible for many weeks, the river was frozen over with many inches of ice. During that wint er Luke and a neighbor Andrew Stain killed fifty-six deer. In the spring they took the frozen hind quarters and skins to St. Joseph where they were traded for supplies. It was bitterly cold that night, the wind was blowing hard against the cabin and the snow already deep, was coming down Cabin -ard to 'make a blinding buz ard. 'The door was rattling, al most coming open. Luke thought le luaro. someone knocking. He got up from the fire side where he was reading. Airs. Wiles was hard at work at her spinning wheel. Thomas, getting a home -aucation, was studying by candle-fire light Abe Lincoln Ayle. When Luke opened the door he was met by a whole tribe of Indians, men, women, and chil dren. They had very few clothes on. He couldn't turn them away on a night like this. He told them to come cn in and sleep where ever they could find room. They laid here and there all spread out. The family didn't sleep that night, they were to busy watch ing the Indians-who seemed to be resting very peacefully. In the middle of the night one of the babies began to cry. The squaw picked him up, opened the door, and threw the baby out in the cold, right into a deep snow bank. She came back in and started to lay back down. This made Luke very mad. He said to the squaw motioning. "You go get baby or baby come in and squaw go out." The squaw looked at him like she could have killed him but went out and got the baby. The tiny little baby never whimpered the rest of the night because it was so scared. More settlers came west and the family became more busy. The flood of people flowed in to the west to claim homesteads. Some who stopped at the store went on to Oregon and Califor nia. The crossing of the 'prairie was hard because it was the hunting ground of many tribes of Indians who were on the war path, killing settlers who took away their hunting grounds to plow and build fences on. In Alay 1856, 2,300 wagons passed the Wiles homestead. The 1 trail was now wide, the ruts deep, making one of the best highways' into the west. To help the wagon trains across the riv er, a ferry boat was built. Mdre wagons could get across faster. This service didn't last long be cause it struck a snag in the middle of the river and went down. As new settlers began coming west, claim jumping became a common practice. Lawless men came into the territory and left only when men got together and drove them out. Some of these men in this part of the coun try were the Johnson men and a man r imed Kelley. A. Vigilance ccrre-e'vas formecLand were gem;- to send these men. and oth down the river. These Dae to the illness of Herman Meisinger we will need a temporary manager for our Mynard elevator. Those interested may apply in person or write to our Nebraska 4 City effice. For information cn wheat storage contact Herman Wohlfarth at our Murray elevator. lHl!SFaster'Better iWBW t, Easier Typing u?W "T'fo!-'.T"- THE ONLY PORTABLE WITH MIRACLE TAB! The,.PIattsmouthr Journal Main Street men, finding this, out, came to iuice and begged him to inter cede for them, premising to re form ahd leave the country. Luke out cf sympathy for the wemen'of the family who seem ed to be nica people, went on board the beat and talked with ihe men on the committee but they would not agree to re lease the lawless men. Luke left the boat which went down riv er. When it returned the men were not in evidence. After several years in Nebras ka Luke and Lucinda moved back into Iowa, tired of the hardships of the American Frontier. Thomas, then a very young man, was left to farm the homestead and live in the Little Log Cabin. It is said that these men were made to float on boulders of ice found in the river and were drowned however this is not authenic. Grasn Testing AEr Examinations Open Civil Service examinations for grain testing aid positions are announced by the Board of Civil Service Examiners for the U. S. Department of Agriculture in Lincoln. Appointments from these ex aminations will be with the Commodity Stabilization Service in the States of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Alissouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Da kota. Starting salary for the GS-3 grade is $2950 per year and for the GS-4 grade is $3175. Ap plicants must be between the ages of 18 and 62, except that $ge limits do not apply to per sons entitled to veteran prefer ence. Qualification requirements re detailed in the examination announcement. To file, send Card Form 5000 AB to the Executive Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Ex aminers, Room 604. Rudge and Guenzel Building134 South 12th Street, Lincoln. This form may be obtained from any post office. ANTI-TRUST SUITS The Justice Department has filed an anti-trust suit against six major publishing and ad vertising associations, charging violations in the placing of na tional advertising in newspapers and magazines. The complaint charges a conspiracy in restraint of interstate commerce, alleging that the various associations had agreed upon uniform practices in connection with the placing of national advertising in print ed media. Several of the press units have denied violations. RADIATOR REPAIRING ONE-DAY SERVICE Plattsmouth - Motors Washington Ave. Th. 287 NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA t: its .$00 A WEEK After Small Down Fjpwit Plattsmouth, Nebr.