The Phonograph from St. Paul, Nebraska • 1

1-1-33 Addison Brate. Historical Sheldon Society THE 1873. THE PHONOGRAPH, VOLUME LIX. Established ST. PAUL, NEBRASKA ROOSEVEL1 Mrs.

William Alexander Passes to Her Reward One of the Pioneers of Early Days in Elba is Called to Cease Earthly Labors. Mother of a Fine Family Last week we briefly told our readers of the death of Mrs. William Alexander, pioneer resident Howard county, which occurred at her home, in this city on Monday, October 1932, she having reached the ripe old age of 82 years, seven months and eighteen days. Mrs. Alexander had been in poor health for some months, being confined to her bed since last February.

Ailments incident to old age were the cause of her death. For some little time condition had been worse and her death was expected. Maggie Jane Cootey was born on March 13, 1850, at Kenosha, Wisconsin, and when small child moved to Clinton," Iowa, where she grew to womanhood. On December 21, 1869, she was married to William Alexander, and year and a half the newlyweds resided at Clinton, coming to Nebraska in 1871. They came directly.

to Howard county, where Mr. Alexander took up a preemption, selecting for his home the farm now occupied by Charles Mitchell. Later on he took a homestead, taking the place known as the Moffat Creek ranch, now owned by H. B. Hansen, and for many years occupied by the Walter Riness family.

Here Mrs. Alexander came as a bride and on these two farms she did her pioneering. It was some experience for the young woman to go through in a new country where neighbors were few and far between. A very few people lived in the vicinity of where Elba now stands. When this family, which then consisted of Mrs.

Alexander, and named Charles Alexander, landed in this county on June 28, 1871, in a covered wagon, they were beginning a residence here that has endured for more than sixty-one years. Mrs. Alexander lived with her family in the vicinity, of Elba until 1907. At that time they moved to north of St. Paul where they moved onto and took charge of the county farm.

They conducted that farm for nine years, or until 1916. During the years they resided in the vicinity of Elba Mrs. Alexander was known as one of the biggest-hearted women in the country, her home, was always open to everybody it was the meeting of all the young folks of the country One in of the the vicinity young of who resided Elba more than a quarter of a century ago was heard to remark he at the funeral on Wednesday that never went to a place in all his life that he liked as well as the home of Mrs. Alexander. Tears came into his eyes as he recalled the many times he had enjoyed the motherly hospitality of her home.

Then Mrs. Alexander spent nine years looking after the few wards that were cared for in the county home and she was idolized by them because of her warm heart, her interest in their care and the kindness which showed each and everyone of them. A womanly woman, a lady-like lady, a good wife, a motherly mother, a neighbor and a loyal friend Wm. partially tells the story of Mrs. Alexander.

Twelve children were born to Mr. and Mrs. William Alexander, six of whom survive. Four sons and two daughters and the husband preceded her in death. The surviving children are W.

Charles, Alva H. and Grover St. Paul; Nicholas Elba; Warren Grand Island, Raymond (Continued on Page Three) CANDYLAND IS REDECORATED The work of repainting, repapering, and the laying of a new floor, cupied in by the Candyland Masonic was building complet- leted last week. The place was closed to business for a day and a half. The ceiling was repainted and the walls repapered and the new gives the mestablishment a floor, needed The Masonic lodge is to be congratulated on the improvements they have made in their building, the half occupied by the Power Co.

having been completed the previous week. Visit these two business place and note the beauty of the interiors. Your favorite pie made to order at Clark's Cafe. Price 25c. 1t PHONOGRAPH WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1932.

Peace, Peace, Peace! -By Albert T. Reid UNN I. Reid AUTOS PUBLIC LIBRARY GETS MORE BOOKS The library board wishes to announce that the library will be open on Thursday evenings instead of Friday evenings beginning November 10th. Within the very near future, an up-to-date reference be found in the city library and the members of the library board hope the public will make good use of this reference set. In addition, a complete set of Carpenter's travels will be available.

The following books were added to the library: Juvenile. "Ernest the Policeman," by S. G. H. Beaman; "The Gypsy Story Teller," by Cora Morris; "Gulliver's Travels," by Jonathan Swift; "Joan Manning-Sanders, a Young 'Quicker Than the by John Mulholland; "Boy Scout Around the World," by Palle Huld; "Adventures of Huckleberry Mark Twain; "Tom Sawyer," by Twain.

Adults. "Calico Bush," by Rachel Field; "Flood Fighters," by Thomas Williamson; "The Martial Spirit," by Walter Millis; "Savage Messiah, by H. S. Ede; "On the Bottom," by Commander Edward Ellsberg; Last Post," by Ford Maddox Ford; "Henry Esmond," by William Thackery; "Golden Treasury," by Francis Palgrave; "Nebraska of "Pearls of Fortunes," by Alice Alison Side and Alison Johnson; "White Leopard," by Inglis Fletcher; "Circus," by Paul Eipper; "Ood-Le-Uk," Side E. Johnson; "Coronado's Children," by J.

Frank Dobie; by Pearl S. Buck, P. T. A. book, sequel to "Good Earth." These books are at your disposal.

In addition the following azines have been ordered: Parents Magazine, Child Life, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Hygeia, Reader Digest and Popular Mechanics. Magazines must be read in the library room. After the magazines are a month old they may be checked out for a period of one week. ST. PAUL AND WOOD RIVER PLAY TIE Coach Joe Toman's St.

Paul high school football team went to Wood River Friday and there met the high school team of that city. A close game was played, the score resulting in a 6-6 tie. We do not have the information necessary for a complete writeup of the game. It is said that St. Paul team out played Wood River until the closing minutes of the game, when the Wood River boys scored a touchdown to tie up the game.

Every St. Paul player got a chance to play in this contest. A ORO88 in this square will inform tha about our to expire. subscription If has or you THE PHONOGRAPH SEND IN YOUR RENEWAL J. F.

WEBSTER, Publisher NUMBER 45 VICTORIOUS DEMOCRAT RALLY HELD AT BOELUS A crowd estimated at about one hundred men and voters of the Boelus neighborhood met at the hall there Thursday evening to hear a discussion of the political issues of the day. Supt. W. C. Clark of Boelus presided over the meeting.

Short talks were made by Edd Peterson, C. V. Svoboda, Harry Lingford and Robert Obermiller. Attorney Kroeger of Grand Island made a fine talk and brought out some interesting figures which made people think of the national issues. The meeting was an interesting one to all present.

Red Cross Needs Support of Everyone This Year Local Red Cross Funds Rapidly Diminishing; Quota for Howard County is 500. Many People Need Help The saying of a wise man, "Words of wisdom are like music, they must be heard several times before they are appreciated" are applicable to the Red Cross roll call. Human nature, being what it is, forgetful and inattentive, even to what is manifestly for its own best interests, it is well for us all to be reminded in concrete ways and with concrete examples of what even our familiar and cherished American Red Cross is doing, lest our pride in it become blurred and perfunctory. There can be no doubt that the only survival for our race depends upon our learning how to use in daily life the power and determination and patience which the unmistakably life-and-death nature of warfare brings to the top. When we realize as we do with the immediate physical danger of war time -that we and our families are in peril, we can stand together, work together, sacrifice together and triumph.

The devoted work of countless Red Cross nurses, opening our eyes to the fact that war-time perils are not the only ones, reveal opportunities for us to be as efin peace time as we are in war. time. The Red Cross is doing splendid work in helping out disaster, but just as fine work in making us see that exactly as an epidemic of sickness in city slums or under privileged country homes actually our own health and our children's safety. We often hear these questions asked, "Why don't the more intelligent people living in the 'nice' part of town do something about dangerous misery that may be found in that community? How can they not realize their duties to their neighbor, in cases of undeserved suffering? Why don't some of them go in to help those who need help We are proud to remind you that is just what they are doing. The competent, kind nurse who bends with so motherly an attitude suffering mankind, submitting themselves trustingly to her care she has been sent to help them by you, by me, by every one of us who are Red Cross members.

Annual roll call is not a drive, but an opportunity. We should look upon this event as an opportunity for those of us fortunate enough to know something of the Red Cross and its work, those of us who are members, to offer opportunities to others of enrolling also and becoming a part of this great organization, which is the American people, belongs to the American people and can never be taken from them. With a plan, with community interest, with sincere workers and sincere leaders we can offer the opportunity of membership in Red Cross this year to more people, more men and women, than since the war days, when we gave until it hurt. We need to do that this year. hurts, Let but us let not us only work give until until it hurts.

Our local chapter, under the Chairmanship of Mrs. Fred Haggart, who is also chairman of the county Red Cross organization, with branches at Dannebrog under the chairmanship of H. E. Sorensen, and Boelus under the chairwith divisions of St. Paul at manship Harry Ericksen, Elba, Cotesfield, St.

Libory, Farwell and Cushing, under leadership Mary Gregersen, Mrs. W. J. Barnes, Frank Miller and Mrs. Fred Jensen, respectively, are submitting to the people of (Continued on Page Three) Bryan Re-elected Entire State Democratic Ticket May be Elected Four Democratic Congressmen Assured.

May Have All Five In one of the greatest country lias ever known, John N. Garner, democratic to the presidency and States Tuesday. In the that the democratic party Congress, giving President-elect so-operation in that source. Meager returns from Governor Charles W. Bryan governor's chair for another a great probability that cratic ticket will be swept that extends from coast to "I congratulate you upon the opportunity that has come to you to be of service to your country." That was the message by which President Hoover conceded Governor Roosevelt's election at 11:45 p.m.

yesterday evening. From dio returns it looks as though Mr. Hoover will not carry any more than six states, if he gets that number. Governor Roosevelt's electoral vote will, without doubt, exceed In the Nebraska four returns hundred markieen slow, although the state is definitely in the Roosevelt column. Governor Bryan is having quite a battle for re-election, but his victory seems assured.

Also it looks though the entire state ticket will be carried into office on the wave of the demo landslide. Reports from all over the nation show that the democrats made enough gains to control of both houses of Congress in Washington. Democratic gubernatorial candidates all over the country were being carried into office by the Roosevelt switep. David Lawrence, political writer of repute, placed Roosevelt' popular majority at ten million Howard County went democratic in big way. Democratic candidates for every office were given good majorities In eleven precincts that had reported at 2:00 a.m.

Wednesday. There were more straight ballots cast in the county this year than ir -some time. The voters were after a change and they got it. political upheavals the Franklin D. Roosevelt and candidates, were elected vice-presidency of the United election it was also assured will control both houses of Roosevelt aid and TAXPAYERS HAD MEETING TUESDAY Last Tuesday evening about 70 taxpayers of the county assembled at the court house to discuss the organization of a Taxpayers' League in Howard county.

W. A. Prince of Grand Island, president of the taxpayers league of Hall county, addressed the crowd on some of the ways in which taxes can be reduced, and on the functions of a League of this nature. Stanley Mead was elected temporary president of the society and Henry Jorgensen the temporary secretary. Another meeting is being considered to be called in December.

The date has not been fixed as yet, but will be announced later. P. T. A. WILL MEET MONDAY EVENING Next Monday, November 14th, will be the regular meeting of the Teachers Association of the St.

Paul schools. A good crowd is expected to be present. A fine program has been prepared by the committee and refreshments will be served. Plan to be there on Monday next. The program is as follows: Community singing, led by Mrs.

T. C. Christensen; talk by Dr. T. M.

Thomen on "Influence of Motion Pictures plucationa of the clarinet Starkey; talk, "Pre-school Literature for the Mrs. Harriet Steen; duet, Harry Eugene Lingford; Nebraska Miss McVey. The meeting will start at 7:45 p. m. sharp.

Be on time! UNITED SLUGGERS ENTERTAINED Last Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Tyma, the "United Sluggers of Kelso" ladies kittenball team, were entertained to a wiener roast by Zigmund Smedra, in honor of their very successful season during 1932. The ladies closed the season by defeating the St. Michael ladies kittenball team by a score of 9 to 3. Mr.

Smedra, who is a strong supporter of the team, believed the ladies were entitled to some recognition so he provided a wiener roast, and all present had an enjoyable time. Kittenball seems to have become a fixture and next season the Kelso ladies will be in the field early and have a good strong aggregation which will meet all comers. The players, greatly appreciate the they received from the home. community during the past season. TEACHERS MEETING SATURDAY Teachers from almost every district in the county were in St.

Paul Saturday to attend the seclond meeting of the institute of Howard county to be held this year. The meeting was held in the high school building and two sessions were in progress in the morning. One was held for the teachers of the rural schools and grade schools of the county with Miss Chloe Baldridge, of the State Department of Public Schools, in charge. The other was conducted teachers of the high schools of the county, under the direction of Dr. Dean Fordyce of the University of Nebraska.

In the afternoon all the teachers met in the assembly room and two lectures were delivered, one by Baldridge and the other by Dr. Fordyce. In the morning session demonstrations were given by or two rural schools in the work of the Knighthood of Youth clubs. Miss Baldridge's lecture was along the lines of teaching reading and on the various methods using construction work school. At the afternoon session Miss Baldridge gave a talk on the teacher's responsibility for the success of the backward pupil.

Dr. Fordyce then gave a lecture which was well received by the teachers present. The talk was along the lines of the essentials for becoming a dynamic teacher. The writer first saw Dr. Fordyce at Broken Bow in 1907 at the Junior Normal, which was held there when Dr.

Fordyce' was an instructor during the summer. He doesn't seem to have aged any in all those twenty five years and indeed he looks the picture of dynamic force and energy himelf. His talk was full of interest to all of his listeners and doubt each one of the teachers present went back to her school filled with a new enthusiasm after listening to that splendid speech. The business men of town were right on deck this time with the welcome flags to show the visiting teachers that they were glad to have them as guests in the city. Henry Tockey was here, Saturday from his home near Dannebrog to look after some business matters and to visit friends.

While here he was a very. pleasant visitor at this office. tells us he has over one hundred fine young turkeys that will be fat and ready for the bake oven by thanksgiving. He would like to provide turkey dinner for a lot of people in St. Paul.

His daughter, Mrs. Stevenson, who is employed in the Hotel Howard, accompanied him home for the week end. Nebraska indicated that had been returned to the two years. There is also the entire -state demointo office in the landslide coast. In the only two county contest where there was opposition, -state representative and sheriff, the democratic candidates were successful.

Eddi Peterson has a large majority for assurance of the office of sheriff. Robert Obermiller has a safe lead so that he will represent this county in the state legislature for the next two years. The police patrol system bill, Sorensen, seems to be defeated, sponsored by Attorney General judging the very scant returns available at this time. In Howard county the measure is being defeated by considerable majority. There is no information available on the question of whether we are to have a county assessor or not in the future.

Following is the vote reported eleven of the sixteen precincts in Howard county: President. Roosevelt -Garner 2559 545 Hoover-Curtis Governor. Bryan 1957 Griswold 1091 Congressman, Fifth District. Carpenter 11816 Simmons 1007 State Senator. McCormick 2070 McLellan 741 State Representative.

Obermiller 1750 Sorensen 1118 Sheriff. Peterson 2140 Irvin 899 GREETINGS, PRESIDENT! PAS FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT ELECTED PRESIDENT BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE GREATEST LANDSLIDE IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY.