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Winning History Contest Essays Printed AVOCA Essays written by Billle Lou Edwards, 14, eighth grader, and Michael Baler, 13, seventh grader, were judged winners In the History Contest sponsored by the Jonathan Cass Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution during February in the Avoca Public School. Evelyn Wolph Is American History Chairman for the DAR. Mrs. Dwight Cook is Regent of the Jonathan Cass Chapter. The essays: THE LOUISIANA- PURCHASE BY BII.LIE LOU EDWARDS Eighth Grade The Louisiana Purchase In! to resist them. Consequently, ty reached the land of the friend he needed money. So he astoun- ly Mandan Indians. Two more ded Livingston and Monroe by people Joined their expedition offering all of the Louisiana Territory to the United States for fifteen million dollars. Livingston and Monroe had not been allotted such a large sum and the United States didn't need all the land but they felt it was too good of a chance to miss because it included 885, 000 square miles making the un belleveable cost less than three cents per acre. The treaty for the sale was signed May 2, 1803. This treaty was not to cause any tears but was to bring hap piness for the human race. After the purchase of this low was erven us name aut-r , , ,e(;e q and m the king of France, Louis XIV, thought who had encouraged its explora- fnat the new latld Kconsisted c( tion- I nothing but wild animals and At this particular time in his- j Indians. Jefferson sent Captain tory President Jefferson want-, Meriwether Lewis and Captain ed to protect the welfare of the! William Clark to explore this West and also prevent war, so rew iamj. The Journey was to he instructed Livingston, minis-jbe a difficult but important one. ter of France, to buy New Or-i They were to explore the rivers, leans. Mr. Jefferson also sent mountains, and land from the James Monroe to Paris to help; Mississippi River to the Pacific Livingston with his business, j coast and study the Indians. The people of France were ; animals, vegetable life, soil and presently rebelling against their j minerals, king, Napoleon Bonaparte. He j planned to regain the part of; The expeditloners were ex the new world that France had i pected to take notes of the trip, lost to Spain by purchasing it I To keep the notes dry, oilskin from them. But before he had!wraPPe were provided. done everything that he wanted ! They took a large boat 55 feet making the total number of the party at thirty-five. They were a French-Canadian fur-trader and his wife Sacajawea, the "Bird Woman." Sacajawea, a Shoshone Indian, was of great help as a translator when the explorers got among her people. She also served as a guide whom Lewis and Clark referred to frequently in their Journal. The reports of this expedition caused further exploration, pav ed the way to fur trading, and lcid a basis for our claim to the Oregon Territory. They safe ly returned in 1806. THE PLATTSWIOUTH, NEBRASKA, 8EMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL PAOE FOUR Section B Thursday, March 21, i63 News From Greenwood Mrs. Frank Hurlbut Phone 789-3435 Mrs. Pete Hilt entered St. Elizabeth Hospital March 13. Mrs. Roy Love entered St. Catherine's Hospital of Omaha Monday, March 18 and under went surgery Tuesday. Mrs. Walter Marolf returned home from the hospital Satur day. Mrs. Minnie Marolf helped out at the Walter Marolf home while Mrs. Marolf was hospitalized. became a part of the United) Wednesday evening guests of States through the Louisiana Purchase. Acts or congress made it a part of the Indiana nr....it,.,. f,.,.,n n,. 1 tr July 4, 1805, with its capitai at 1a"dllnMrs Viiicennes; a part or ine louis Mrs. Nlles Coleman were Mr and Mrs. Roger Harbert, Jeff and Tommy of Oreeley, Colo., Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tate of iana Territory from July 4, 1805, to Dec. 7, 1812, with its capital at St. Louis, and a part of Mis souri Territory until 1821, the capital remaining at St. Louis. In 1821 Missouri was maae a Watson Coleman of Lincoln Ben Howard was Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Finlay and they called on Wat son Howard at the Elmwood nursing home. Wednesday morning caller on .. a 'h. woh, oiro roiin ! Emil MeLslneer was Emll Rieke was thus cut off and left under Mr and Mr Charles Seefeld no organized white government nd Mr and Mrs. John Seefeld until 1834 spent Friday and Saturday at Davenport, Iowa visiting at the The Louisiana Purchase gave home Qf Charles and John See. the country a chance to expand fek,.g aUter anJ hef famlly A done everything that he wanted! mey iook a large ooai do ieei , th p jfi 0ccan wnich i - --- nenhews returned to do, Great Britain with the j ling which carried the men and ; would nave bPen Ukely to "'e" neph e "tufrh? strongest navy, made it impos-! their equipment. sible for the French colonists ! In late October, 1304, the par- UBLIC SALE Dakota. North Dakota, NebraS' I will sell the following described personal property ka, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, parts of Montana, Wyoming, Kansas. Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Minnesota. These lands offered a wealth of natural resources. Farming and mining were to be very important In the Nebraska part of this land, farming soon be came the chief occupation. The habitants of this part r.f thp 1'tiited States were euar- FARM EQUIPMENT anteed and are still enjoying 1955 John Deere 60 Cas Tractor with live lift, cylinder, and i tne Protection of their liberties, power steering; 1954 John Deere 2-row No. 200 Cultivator i Property and religion. with Quik-Tatch tor 50-60-70; 1954 John Deere 2-row 730 Lister; John Deere 540 Lister; 1954 John Deere 15-ft. Disc with hydraulic wheels; 1958 John Deere 850 4-row Co-Devil; 1958 International 3-14 Plow; 1959 John Deere No. 45 self- propelled Combine, 12-foot Header; 1959 John Deere 227 Corn Picker with 60 mountings; 1961 John Deere 210 Corn would not have been I'yto , home with them to be with thm ! nappen n uny uwitr uau ; severa weeks ! would have owned this territory . j Glen wllllss was tne honored The northern boundary in 1818 gUMt for hl8 Dirtntjay Sunday . was declared to be the 49th , at lne nome of Mr5. Mabel Lam- parallel from the Lake of the bert olner dlnner gueM,g were Woods to the Stony Mountains. Mrs Glen williss. H. J. Wllllss This purchase consisted ofiand Mlss Gladys Williss of thirteen states. They are: South i prairie Home. Mr. and Mrs. Wil- at public auction at the farm located 4 miles east, 1 mile north of Greenwood; 4 miles south of Ashland; or 1 mile east and 1 mile north of the Creenwood Interstate interchange, on Monday, Mar. 25 Sale Will Start at 12:30 P.M. Sharp. Lunch served on grounds by Crange THE HOMESTEAD ACT BY MICHAEL BAIEK Seventh Grade Almost everyone who came to the Nebraska territory was Head, fits No. 45 Combine : lohn Deere No. 953 Wagon Gears ; anxious to secure land of his with flare bo and hydraulic hoist; 1955 Massey-Harns 7-foot! own. Either a farm or a piace Mower; John Deere 3 -section Harrow with steel evener; 1953 Massey-Harris 7-ft. Clipper Combine; Case 24-7 Drill with seeder; David Bradley 4-bar Rake on rubber; IHC Wagon Gear, 5-ton; Letz No. 220 Mill, P.T.O. and truck; John Deere Model H Spreader; IHC 2-row Co-Dig; 3-pen Hog House; Smidley 45-bushel Hog Feeder; International 45 Power Washer Separa tor; 300-gallon Barrel and stand; 50-foot Endless Belt; Com fort Cover for John Deere 60; Few Steel Corn Tunnels. AUCTIONEER'S NOTE: This is a very good line of machinery with few small items, so come early. TERMS: Cash, day of sale. Not responsible for accidents. MARTIN LEAVER, Owner REX YOUNG and EDWARD MORRIS. Auctioneers Plattsmouth Phone 4153 Ashland Phone 944-8218 AMERICAN EXCHANCE BANK, Elmwood, Clerk in town. At that time all the land was owned by the lederal government. The first step was to survey the land. Within a few weeks they had the Kan sas line set. Here an iron post was placed to mark where they started. It was a slow Job and wasn't surveyed completely un til 1910. The law said that any home steader could stake out a quar ter, or one hundred sixty acres, of ground if they lived on It and irrmroved it. Later it would be put up for sale and they could have first chance to buy It for $1.25 per acre. Before the ter ritorial and county governments son Lambert and boys and Wil lis Lambert. Sunday visitors at the Ted Stratton home were Mr. and Mrs. Herman Zlerott of Mur dock. Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Osburn were Mrs. Lassie Billings and daugh ters of Ashland. Sunday afternoon visitors with Mrs. Nlles Coleman were Mrs. Carrie Leaver and Evelyn. Ben Howard was a Friday evening dinner guejst at the Vern Shapler home at Springfield to help their son Bob Shepler cele brate his birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tennant and sons attended the 8 1 a t e During the Civil War the Homestead Act was passed. This act gave a quarter section of land free to anyone who would: live on It for five years. This act was passed May 20, 1862. The first homestead in the Un ited States was In Oage County by Daniel Freeman, a soldier In the Union Army. While in Nebraska on his furlough, he selected his homestead along Cub Creek and persuaded the head of the land office at Brownvllle to open up for a few minutes shortly after midnight Jan, 1, 1863, so he could file before leaving to rejoin his regi ment. The fee for the land that the settlers paid was sixteen dollars. Mr. Freeman died in 1908 at the age of 82. Later his claim were well organized the settlers ' was entered as Entry Number started a claim club. It pro tected them lrom claim Jump ers. The claim jumpers were looked upon as a little better than a horse thief. ATTENTION! See Lloyd L Fitch For Your INSURANCE NEEDS! FIRST NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY of USA Croup Savings ; - Retirement & Security I 1 ' f "' - " i Life f ' '1 ; 4W r ' Health & Accident ' V . . f Hospitalization V . t ' '. . ' Debt Cancellation f Family Plans ,V etc. j , - i Phone 9240 For Qualified Insurance Counseling. One and still later It was mark ed Certificate Number One and Patent Number One at the Brownville land office. There were a lot of other entries In other land offices which were I: marked number one entry on I'that very same day. The people : I of Brownville still recall him filing so early In the morning i I He was staying In a note be- i! side the land office. j The Free Soil Party was a I political group organized In ! Buffalo. New York, In 1848. The j ; members of the party many of i I whom had once belonged to the ; I Liberty Party, opposed the ad j ! mission of any new slave stat ! ; es Into the Union. The party ! I was joined and strengthend by I a discontented faction of the : Democratic party In New York ! , known as the Barnburners. I Martin Van Buren was the I I free soil party's candidate for president In 1848. The campaign "Free soil, free speech, lree labor and free men." The party didn't carry any state but poll ed over 291.000 votes. Thirteen Free Soil candidates were elec ted to the National House of Representatives and one Free Boiler, Bamuel Chase of Ohio, won a seat In the Senate. The Free Soil Party lost the support of the Barnburners be fore 1892. j Some people who were In dire ! need of the land paid from 25 to 100 per cent Interest. One million homesteaders lived in ! Nebraska. One hundred twenty ; five million acres of ground were sold. The Homestead National Mon ument In Oage County, Nebras ka, is one part of Freeman's claim. Last June, a homestead centennial celebration was held at Freeman's homestead near Beatrice, Nebraska, marking the signing of the act. This homestead act fielped Nebraska in a big way. It help ed build new communities and aided In the settlement of the West. tournament basketball games In Lincoln Friday bight. Emll Melslnger spent Sunday afternoon at the Richard Todd home. Sunday supper guesU of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beller were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Orady and sons of Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Buchholz of Murdock. Ad ditional evening guests were Mr. and Mrs. Robert May of Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Boiler spent Sunday afternoon and evening with Mr. and Mrs. Mar lon Dlmmltt of Ashland. Sunday afternoon and eve ning guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gor don Hansen were Mrs. Hansen's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Ziemer of O maha. Mrs. Oordon Hansen spent Tuesday with Mrs. Jake Ham mer of Eagle. Sharon Hansen was Friday overnight guest of Kay Orlfflth. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Seefeld were Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hatzenbuchler and family of Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Simpson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Oene Barkhurst of Weeping Water. Sunday evening visitors with Mrs. Lytha Bauers were Mr. and Mrs. Everett Lapham of Ash land. Tuesday afternoon visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kyles were Mr. and Mrs. Ottis Rager of Oordon and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Kinney of Palmyra. Mr. Rager Is Mr. Kyles nephew. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Stratton at tended a Pollard Hereford sale at Clarinda, Iowa, Friday and called on Mr. Stratum's sister at Shenandoah, Iowa when en route home. Sunday afternoon callers at the Mrs. Mabel Lambert home were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dy er. Thursday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Carter were Herbert Carter, Jeffery and Douglas of Omaha. Mrs. Ous Brakhage received word that her sister-in-law, Mr. Minnie Beyer of Pierce died March 16. Funeral was at Pierce Tuesday, March 19. Mrs. John Johnson and Ar lene attended the Mrs. Charles Parka piano recital, at the Ash land MethodUt Sunday after noon. They also called on Mrs. Walter Marolf at her home af ter the recital. Sunday afternoon visitors with Mrs. Elsie Kelly were Mr. and Mrs. Carl Parks of Ashland. Saturday and evening visitor with Mr. and Mrs. Turley Wall was their grandson, Micheal Wall of Ashland. Sunday afternoon visitors with Miss Lola Allen were Mrs. Lyle Retghard and girls of Lin coln and Mrs. Roy Relghard. Sunday supper guests of Miss ; Lola Allen were Mr. and Mrs. 1 Harry Weichel of Alvo. Sunday visitors at the Lloyd Orady home were Mr. and Mra. ! Jim Piatt and family of Lincoln, i Mra. Clara Pershing received word, her brother W 1 1 1 1 a m Scnildmeyer underwent surgery at the Veteran Hospital at 5901, : East 7th St. Long Beach, Calif. Mr. Schtldmeyer formerly lived near Ashland. The Busy Bees 4-H Club met with their leader, Mrs. A. W. Velder, Tuesday after school hours with five members pres ent. The girls made corn bread. Next meeting will be with Su san and Sara Oreene at their home March 27. The Greenwood Womans Club met at the home of Mrs. Ed Stradley March 12. Mrs. Dee Card was assistant hostess. Members of Fine Arts Commit tee were in charge of the pro gram. They contributed hand craft, art and literature. Mrs. Harold Wright represented the club at the District I Fine Art Festival w held at the Miller and Paine Auditorium In Lin coln. Election of officers will be at the April meeting. Dorcas Society met Friday at the Christian Church with Mrs. Aaron Wright as hostess. Mrs. Wright aLso presented the devo tions. The St. Joseph's Altar Society met Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Bill Lesley with seven mem bers present. The American Legion had a St. Patrick's Dance at the Greenwood Legion Hall March 16, with a good attendance. Two guests were present at the meeting ot Little Mis. Muf feU 4-H Club when they met March 11 Guests were Patty Wall and Cindy Bluhm. President Retha Hansen made a motion to have a bake sale before Easter vacation, which met with approval of all present. Sandra Wright and Terry baked corn bread at the meet ing, but met with little resis tance when the electricity in town went out due to the high winds. They borrowed Mrs. Tin- Open House To Honor Couple GREENWOOD (Special) The children of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Brakhage will honor their par ents on their 57th wedding an niversary at an open house Sun day, March 24 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ous Brakhage in Oreenwood. Friends and relatives are in vited to call without further In vitation. The couple requests no gifts. Bridal Shower Of Interest-Here Miss Ellen K. Born who will wed Mr. E. O. Robinson, River side, Calif., on April 12, was honored at a personal shower March 18 during the evening hours at the home of her par ents. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Don Born, former Plattsmouth residents, now of Riverside; and Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Robinson, also of Riv erside. Mrs. Dorothy Stoehr, who will be matron of honor at the wed ding, was hostess for the brftie elect. Colors of the bride-to-be, apricot and blue, were carried out In room decorations and flowers. Refreshments of ice cream, cake, coffee and tea were served. Bride bingo prizes were won by Marylnn Richards ar.d Marie an Der Toorn. Among those invited were mothers of the nuptial couple; Mary Jane Damron, grandmoth er and Jane Jones, sister of the prospective bridegroom; Mrs. Ralph Schell, aunt of the bride elect, of Downey; and Mrs. Laura Peets, aunt of Mr. Robin son, of Riverside. Out-of-town guests were from Oaiden Grove, Long Beach, Fallbrook, Anaheim, Idllywild, Downey and Corona. Union items Mrs. L C. Todd Mr. and Mrs. Wither Witt of Omaha were Sunday afternoon j callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Zorn. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burbee were: Louis Burbee and son Dennis of Weeping Water and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Kriefcls and family of Nebraska City. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cross and Mr. and Mrs. George Stine I drove to Elkhorn on Monday,! March 11th where they attended! funeral services for Ernest Car roll at 10:30 a.m. The School Carnival was held at the Union School House on ' Friday evening, March 15th. j There was a fine crowd and plenty of amusement. Booths to entertain the guests. The "Mys-i tery Woman" was quite a prob- lem to solve but finally she un-! m;..sked and was found to be Mrs. Win, Whipple. The Camp Fire Girls attended services at the Methodist Church last Sunday. Mrs. George St:ne Is their leader. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lelner, Mrs. Mabel Wolfe and sons Tom and Edwin, Mr. end Mrs. Jim Burbee and Rev. and Mrs. Rus sfll Jones and family, attended the Baptist Missionary Confer ence at Omaha last Sunday eve ning. The conference is spon sored by the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. Word has been received that Mr. Julius Orunwald of Weeping Water, and father of Robert Orunwald, had died last Mon day. No further details are known nt this time for funeral arrangements. Mrs. Donald Wolfe received woid last Monday from Keits villc, Mo., that her mother had undergone serious surgery that morning. A Fellowship Supper was held at the Baptist Church last Mon day evening with about twenty five in attendance. Many were unable to attend on account of bad weather and bad roads. At eight o'clock a meeting was held in the sanctuary with Mary Suderman, a Missionary nurse from India was the guest speaker introduced by Rev. Jones, pastor of the Baptist Church. Miss Suderman gave atalk telling of the work being done In India. Mrs. Earl Wolfe modeled the native Sari worn by all Indian vomen. Miss Suderman draped the six yards of material into the garment. Journal Want Ads Pay Dr. O. E. Smith D. C. CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC Clcnwood, Iowa . 203 So. Walnut OPEN Tucs., Weil., Thuri., Sat 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Evenings By Appointment New 4-H Club Is Organized GREENWOOD (Special) The Greenwood 4-H Leaders are starting a club for third and fourth grade boys. As yet the club Is un-named, but has a membership of seven boys and has made a dUplay for 4-H. The first projects planned are yard beautification and garden ing. First project planned for citi zenship Is to clean-up and beautify the park In town. First meeting was scheduled for March 20 at 4:30 at the home of Mrs. Kenneth McDonell. After the meeting the boys will test the tine March winds by flying kites. Menial Footwork "Does your husband get much of a kick out of his vacation?" "Indeed he does. 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