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r THE PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL AQH TWO t ... , Thursday, October 18, 196-' KEEP IN TOUCH Kelly Jo White, daiiRhter cf Mr. and Mrs. Bud White cele brated her 5th birthday at her home In Lincoln Sunday. Those attending besides her parents were her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob White and Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Bronowski; her uncle, Mel Bronowski; and her aunt, Mrs. Louella Kehne. Kelly received many gifts. Mrs. Ray Bourne had major surgery Monday, and Is in St. Joseph Hospital, Omaha, room 466. Her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Schae fer, Ames, Iowa are here. The Schaefers visited their son at college in Laramie, and will leave for Ames today. Rick Harbaugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tine Harbaugh, Ne braska City, former Platts mouth residents, was Injured playing football Friday night. He Is in St. Mary's Hospital in Nebraska City, and would ap preciate hearing from his riatlsmouth friends. Caldwell ambulance took Alice McNiff of York to St. Mary's Hospital In Nebraska City. She is a sister of Mrs. Helen Woolcott, Plattsmouth. Mrs. Robert Keller returned home Sunday evening from Kansas City, Mo., where she was with her sister-in-law who had undergone eye surgery. Scouts Mr. and Mrs. Walter Glcason have returned from a ten day visit with their son Burton and family in. Dallas, Texas. Mr. Gleason attended a few foot ball games at the Cotton Bowl. The couple stopped In York for a couple of days. OaJtsh Mrs. Edward Van Horn Phone 823-5305 Mrs. Clarence Stewart of Ver don was a Sunday evening caller of Mrs. Edward Van Horn and Carol. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Buch holz and family of Avoca and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Allgayer and family of Nehawka were Sun day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Allgayer. Ricky Cooper was to enter the Clarkson hospital in Omaha on Thursday and undergo surgery Friday . morning. Mrs. Clifford Cooper, Ricky, Debbie, Sheri and Kit Cooper were Tuesday afternoon guests of Mrs. Amos Bates. Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Coop er and boys of Omaha and Ricky Cooper. were Wednesday supper guesta of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Coope'r. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Kinton were Sunday dinner and supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Martin and family in Havelock. Mr., and Mrs. Owen Burger and family and Mr. and Mrs. William Heebner spent Sunday In Shenandoah sightseeing. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Graham and Chris of Louisville, Mr. and Mrs. David Wiles, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wiles and Kathryn and Mr. and Mrs. Arvin Patton and family, were Sunday supper guests : of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wiles, St. Mrs. Wayne Wiles and Donna were Sunday morning guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Wiles. Mr. .and Mrs. Ruel Sack of Murray Were Sunday guests of Mr. and . Mrs. Cyrus Livingston. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kearns and Billy Joe of Lincoln visited with Mr. and Mrs. Eanos Plun kett. ; , Mr. and Mrs. Harry Critser were Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Nielsen. Mrs. Amos Bates was a Mon day afternoon guest of Mrs. Clifford Cooper. Mrs. Bert Philpot and Mrs. Adam Cook were Sunday dinner and supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Chittic at Pawnee City. Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Cook of Nehawka spent Sunday at Co lumbus. They visited on Sunday evening, with Mrs. Adam Cook. Mr., and Mrs. Lester Shrader of Nehawka were Sunday eve ning guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Livingston. Mrs. Fred Neumeister spent from Thursday until Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Schmidt and family at Cook. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Campbell and William of Ashland were Sunday dinner and evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Plunkett and Wendell. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Burger and family and Mr. and Mrs. William Heebner were Saturday evening visitors in Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Allgayer f pent Friday in Sioux City where they visited friends and rela tives. Mrs. Harold Brims was a busi ness visitor in Plattsmouth on Friday morning. Continued from Page One there, will have a display of tracking and stalking to show how boys learn about habits of wildlife and how to follow a trail laid down by another Scout us ing trail signs that have indi vidual meaning for the boy as he comes onto them. Alvin Ost hus is Scoutmaster. Troop 471 of Murray, spon sored by Murray businessmen, will have a display of wha it takes to advance from the rank of 1st Class to Eagle. When a bov becomes a Tenderfoot, he starts on the long trail toward Eagle rank, the prized Scouting goal. Olin Morris is Scoutmas ter. The final stage of a boy's life in Scouing Is Explorers, for boys aged 14 and older. It Is the "higher adventure in Scouting." Explorer Post 399 here is spon sored by the Plattsmouth Junior Chamber of Commerce. Russell Nielsen Is advisor. The public Is Invited to at tend the "Trail of Scouting." There is no admission charge. Additional adult leaders for Scouting are needed in the com munities and those in charge point to the display Saturday night as an "outstanding oppor tunity for boys and adults to see what Scouting really is." -Wiles -Carsten Continued from Page One Find Contest in Lincoln Nov. 11. Mrs. J. L. Gilley, Nehawka, and Mrs. Raymond Freeman, Weeping Water, were the judges. Mis. Ervin Albert, Louisville; Mrs. Herbert Oehleking, Elm wood and Mrs. John Albers, Avo ca, served on the Talent Find Committee. t President Richard O. Cole call ed the business meeting to order immediately following the Tal en: Find Contest. In his President's Report, Cole noted that the Cass County Farm Bureau float had won first prize at the Cass County Fair and the same float was en tered in the Kass Kounty King Kern Karnival at Plattsmouth in September. Mr. and Mrs. John Albers were in charge of the float. They were assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Rinhard Pratt. Elmwood, Mrs. James Meyer and Arnold Geb- ers, Avoca. In his report, Insurance Agen cy Manager Arnold Gebers, Avo ca, said that a 10 per cent div idend had been given to claim free drivers. He also said the company maintains an "Excel lent" rating. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: president, Calvin Carsten, Avo ca; vice president, A. J. Roe lofsz, Alvo; woman-at-large, Mrs. Herbert Oehlerking, Elm wood; youth-at-large, Marvin Oehlerking, Murdock; delegate chairman, John Foster, Uniom Voting Delegates to the 1962 State Convention Howard A. Pool, Elmwood; Richard O. Cole, Plattsmouth; and Calvin Car sten, Avoca. The following Board Members were elected for a two-year term: District 2, William Klem me, Nehawka; District 4, Ervin Albert, Louisville; District 6, Howard A. Pool, Elmwood. Board members for Districts 1, 3, and 5, were elected in 1961 for a two-year term. Calvin Carsten, vice president and resolutions chairman, pre sided over the resolutions por tion of the meeting. Twenty-one resolutions which had been made at several district meet ings in September, were pre sented for discussion and ap proval or disapproval. 'Intermission was held between the Farm Bureau meeting and the Co-Op meeting. Mrs. Her bert Oehlerking, Mrs. Calvin Carsten, and Mrs. John Albers served cookies, coffee, and hot chocolate. The Cass County Non-Stock Co-Op Association report was given by Manager, J. L. Gilley who reported a "prosperous year." Kenneth Boyd of Weep ing Water has been the retail fie'clman and expects to con tinue in this capacity for the ccmir.g year. A new anhydrous plant was installed at Richfield in friiriiv County last May at the request of Sarpy County Farm ' Bureau members. Continued from Page One enough and went away dissatis fied. That night, the family heard a terrible noise, and knew what was happening. The next morning Luke corn ered Chief Kirk wood and, shak ing his finger crossly, declared "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 up. The winter of 1855-56 was a hard one for both the white man and the Indian. One bitterly cold night Luke thought he heard a knock at the door above the whirr of his wife's spinning wheel. He opened the door to confront a whole tribe of In dians, men, women and chil dren. Unable to turn them away on such a night, he told them to come in and sleep wherever they might find room. 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, then she came back in. But Luke was angry at this and told the squaw flatly, "You go get baby or baby come in and squaw go out." The squaw was angry at his interference but nevertheless obeyed him. The tiny baby never whimpered the rest of the night. That was the winter Luke and a neighbor killed 56 deer near their cabins. They were skinned and the meat buried in the snow drifts. In the spring Luke took them to St. Joseph where he traded them for supplies. Another time some of his chil dren were playing in the forrest when a big blanket-wrapped bundle fell out of a tree. The children, curious, ran up and opened it and then ran scream ing to the house. Their father came and dug a grave for the dead Indian but from that time on the children carefully avoid ed the "skeleton tree." Luke's brother Stephen, was a great hunter and kept several greyhounds. His first child born in Nebraska would have been the first white child born in this county had not Mrs. Wiles, fear ing the wilderness, gone across the river to Coonsville (Gien- wood) for the event. Another brother, Captain Isaac Wiles, came to Cass Coun ty four years after Stephen and Luke. He was a captain In the Second Nebraska Calvary dur ing the Civil War. After the war, he returned to Nebraska and served one term in the Legislature. During his term in office, he suggested the state motto: - "Equality Before the Law." He was also in strumental in drawing the state seal. Luke Wiles and his family spent only 12 years in Cass County but when he and the rest of the family returned to Iowa, 13-year-old Thomas remained on the homestead alone and farmed. The U. S. Stage Coach and the Pony Express both made regu lar stops on the Wiles home stead to change horses or spend the night. Often from 10-12 pas sengers would stop for the night. The trail known as the Over land Route was hollowed into wide ruts and finally obliterated by the railroad but the old trail served its purpose in this era of the wanderlust and the iron track was but another dream fulfilled. Thomas raised three children amidst the rapidly changing prairies; Loren, a Christian minister; Canna Grace Finch, who married a minister, and C. L. (Ted) Wiles who took over the homestead after his father. Ted and his wife also have three children. Chester is now farming on the old homestead, making the fourth generation of Wiles's on the land and constant Wiles ownership for 108 years. Their daughter Deloris Trilety lives in Cincinnati where she is a nurse. Her two children are married and also live in Ohio. The younger daughter Is Alice Grosshans, who has three chil dren Jim, Marjorie, and Teddy. Chester has two children, Alan and Janice, and a grand son, Alan Jr. The Wiles have seven great-grandchildren. Ted Wiles is still actively farming and maintains a fine orchard. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wiles were active members of the Mynard Community Club. They live in Mynard in a lovely brick home which they remod eled after they moved there in 1946. Mrs. Wiles is active in the Women's Club of the EUB church and is past matron of OES 139. She is a charter mem ber of the Goldenrod Study Club and helped to organize it in 1924. Mr. Wiles is a Mason. One of the big events of the year for the Wiles family is the reunion held every yenr. in IWfi the first reunion was held and 100 people signed the register. Union Items Mrs. L C. Todd The Baptist Missionary Soci ety met at the home of Mrs. Fred Baker last Wednesday aft ernoon. Elinor Easter was a guest. Mrs. Violet Attebery led the devotions and Mrs. Elmer Pike had the lesson. Mrs. Fran cis Leiner conducted the Bible Quiz. A gift of one thousand quilt blocks and a gift from each member of the Society were in cluded and sent to missions. The next hostess will be Mrs. Violet Attebery. Mrs. Leon Richards spent last Wednesday evening at the John Foster home and was an over night visitor at the home of Rube Foster. Funeral services were held for Mrs. John Eaton Oct. 13 at the Baptist Church. The Rev. Rus sell Jones officiated. Burial was in Sciota Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Francis Leiner, Henry Becker, John Everett, Melvln and Kenneth Hoback and Loy Clarence. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Johnson and family of Mead and Rev. Joseph Huntly of New York City were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Verl Ackley and family. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Meis inger and family of Plattsmouth were Sunday evening callers at the Frank Anderson home. On Tuesday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Reed of Council Bluffs, spent a few hours with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson. The Reed's are cousins of Mrs. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hen drix, Karen, Gary, Kirk and Laurie Beth of Carter Lake, were Sunday afternoon and sup per guests of Mrs. L. G. Todd. In the evening they all drove out to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Todd, Sr. where they were joined for the evening with Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Todd, Jr. and family. Mrs. Ivan Balfour spent four days last week in . Kearney, where she attended the eighty seventh annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temp erance union. Mrs. Balfour will be hostess at the WCTU meeting at the home of Mrs. Walter Dun ning at Plattsmouth this week. Mrs. Sarah Rich and Mrs. Mildred Harris, attended Open House at Grace Bible Institute in Omaha last Friday evening. Irene and Tola Rich, daughters oi Mrs. Rich, and students at the college. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Lein of Gretna, Neb., are the proud par ents of a baby girl bcrn October 13th at the Clarkson Hospital in Omaha. They have named her Carolyn Marie. Mrs. Lein is the former Lynn Paasch. Mrs. Ada Van Petten of Lin coln was a weekend guest cf the Paasch family, Mrs. Elsie Port er and other relatives. Saturday evening supper guests of Mrs. Sarah Rich were Mrs. Donald McQuin and daugh ter Patty of Underwood, Iowa. On Sunday Mrs. Rich's dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Der- ward Erickson of Hartington. ine HiHCKson's also visited Alma Hathaway and Mr. and Mrs. James Fitzpatrick at Ne braska City. Mr. Erickson is County Assessor at Hartington and came to Omaha last week to attend a County Assessor's Con vention. Mrs. Lewis Mougey was a dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cross and Iva Mougey at the Harvest Home Dinner at Lewiston last Sunday. In the aft ernoon they all enjoyed a long drive around the countryside. Quiet Celebration The Department of Agricul ture has just celebrated its one hundredth birthday and the Billie Sol Estes case isn't mak ing it feel any younger. The Evening News, Bufalo, N. Y. Every year since that time large crowds have gathered for this event. They come in big shiny cars over the broad pavement that has been laid where once deep wagon ruts were carved and the old ones look back and recall stories of the days when the In dians came to trie cabin, the pony express rider passed daily, and the two tall cottonwoods welcomed the prairie schooners. xne aays tnat are gone have built mighty stepping stones to wards the days that are to come ! f HE FLATTS.MOUTH JOURNAL Official County and City Paper Established In 1881 Entered at the Post Office at Plattsmouth, Nebraska as sec ond class mail matter in accord ance with the Act of Congress of March 8, 1879. Published Semi-Weekly, Mon-da-s and Thursdays, at 410 Main Street, Plattsmouth, Cass Coun ty. Nebr. (Subscriptions: 25 Cents foi 2 Weeks by carrier inside Platts mr.tith; By Mall-$100 Prr year. Cass and adjoining counties, 5.uo per year, elsewfcern.) 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