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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. TIIUHSDAY AP1HL 28, 1910
VOLUME XXIX
NO 32
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IKE VILLAGE OF CEDAR GREEK
Automobile Collides With Horse
Badly Demolished
From Monday's Pally.
A disastrous accident took place
last Saturday night at Cedar Creek
which came near ending the lives of
Bix estimable citizens of that town
and its immediate vicinity. The ac
cident consisted of a collision be
tween the big, high power, Mercer
motor car of John Gauer and a horse
and buggy driven by Henry Fornoff.
the car with Mr. Gauer who was
driving, was Chris Metzger and
Henry Leuchtweis while there were
two other gentleman in the buggy
with Mr. Fornoff.
The accident took i place at
a point just west of the Burlington
station and almost in the village of
Cedar Creek. According to one of
the parties in the car, the latter was
driving along a smooth, level piece
of road by Mr. Gauer at a speed of
seme 15 to 20 miles an hour. The
front seat of the car was occupied
by Mr. Gauer and Mr. Leuchtweis
while Mr. Metzger occupied the back
soat himself.
The night was a windy and dusty
e and very dark at the time of the
accident, which took place about 8
o'clock. The lamps on the car, it is
claimed, were lighted and according
to the occupants of the car, all ne
cessary precautions against acci
dent had been taken. The scene of
the accident was at the curve in the
road. The car approached the curve
st a speed from 15 to 20 miles an
hour, according to their statements,
and Mr. Fornoff was driving slowly
as he approached the curve. The
light from the lamp on the car pro
jected straight ahead as the curve
was approached and the driver of it
("aid not Bee .the borvjs and buggy,.
According to those in the car, Mr.
Fornoff did not turn to the left as he
should have done, but turned toward
the right and the big heavy car
Btruck the horse and buggy squarely.
The force of the collision was terri
fic and the horse was hurled in the
air lighting in the car between the
front and back seats. Mr. Metzger,
who was in the back seat, leaped
from the car and escaped injury.
After floundering about in the car
for several minutes, the horse got
ver into the front scat from which
Mr. Leushtweis had leaped but in
which Mr. Gauer was still sitting.
The horse kicked him a number of
times in the face and about the chest
and rather badly bruised and lacer
ated him, but fortunately no bones
Mrs. Otterstein Passes Away at
Her Home in This City.
lrom Monday's Daily.
DIED Otterstein, Mrs Marie, wife of
William OtterBtein, at her home in
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, aged 42
years, 4 months and 10 days. Fun
eral on Tuesday, April 26, 1910,
from the St. Paul Evangelical
church at 2 o'clock p. m. Rev.
Steger officiating. Interment at
Oak Hill cemetery.
After an illness of several weeks
duration Mrs. Marie Otterstein, the
beloved wife of William Otterstein,
passed into rest yesterday morning.
Deceased was a most estimable lady,
well known and greatly liked by a
wide circle of friends and acquaint
ances who will learn of her passing
with the deepest regret. She had lived
)a this city for quite a number of
years and during that long period of
time she had earned a very high place
in the esteem and estimation of the
public. All who had come in con
tact with her had appreciated her
many noble qualities and her attrac
tions and the close of her life comes
U them as a great shock and the
bereaved husband and children are
assured of the deep and sincere sym
pathy of all in their loss.
Mrs. Otterstein was born Marie
Kochn In Germany on December 14,
1867, and she mado that her resi
dence for the larger part of her
parly life, meeting and wedding Wil
Ham Otterstein In that land.
Later
UtAIH Ul All
ESTIMABLE LADY
and Buggy and Both Vehicles
and Horse Killed.
were broken. The remainder of the
party escaped injury.
The buggy in which Mr. Fornoff
and the other two gentlemen weru
seated was totally demolished, only
two of the wheels being left Intact,
Fortunately the occupants of the
buggy escaped injury, although it
was a little short of miraculous that
they were not killed. The body of
the automobile was badly torn up
and the car put out of commission, a
large part of the damage being done
by the horse in its wild plunges
about. The animal was so badly
injured that it was found necessary
to kill it Sunday morning. It had
both shoulders broken and was other
wise hurt, the injuries being of
such a nature that a veterinarian
recommended killing.
The damage amounts to several
thousand dollars, the largest amount
of the monetary loss being said to
be to Mr Gauer, whose automobile
is said to have cost about $2,000
not long ago and is now so badly
damaged as to be almost worthless.
Mr. Fornoff 'b horse was a valuable
one and the buggy was also a good
one. Hl3 damages will be several
hundred dollars.
According to the story as told by
those in the automobile, the entire
cause of the accident was the failure
of Mr. Fornoff to turn to the left of
the curve instead of turning to the
right. As he turned in that direct
ion, the car swerved out to the left
with the result both came together.
It could not be learned just what
Mr. Fornoff had to say on the matter
nor whether his story was the same
as that of the other parties. The
affair was a very unfortunate one
and . serves as -a. warning to .drivers
of machines to exercise great care
in their operation. That serious in
jury or possible death did not come
to some of the parties is surprising
and very fortunate. .
From parties who came down from
Cedar Creek this morning it is learn
ed that a claim is made that the
automobile was running at a speed of
thirty-five to forty miles an hour
when the accident took place and
that Mr. Fornoff claims he did not
have time to prevent the machine
crashing into his buggy. As none
of the parties came to the city this
morning the only statement of farts
available for the Journal is that
given by the occupants of the car
and the above rumor la printed mere
ly as such.
they removed to this country and
ago when Mr. Otterstein entered the
employ of the Burlington road in the
shops in this city. Of the union with
Mr. Otterstein seven children were
born and are now living, all being
present when the end came.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
(Tuesday) afternoon from St. Paul's
Evangelical church in this city, Rev.
Steger officiating. . Interment will be
held at Oak Hill cemetery.
Fine Management.
C. E. Klett and wife of Fairbanks,
Alaska, who were in the city for sev
eral days making a visit with Mrs
Parr at the Masonic home, departed
this morning for their home, Mrs.
Parr is an aunt of Mrs. Klett. The
latter lady spoke very highly of her
visit and was especially complimen
tary of the management of the home,
warmly praising Superintendent Ask-
with for the care and attention which
he has given the inmates and the ex
cellent treatment which they have
received. Mr. and Mrs. Klett were
vlsltors at the home several years ago
and noted the many improvements
made with great pleasure.
Xcw School House for 111 in wood.
A special from Elm wood under
date of April 23, says: "Bonds were
voted here today for a new school
building. Forty-one votes were cast
against the proposition and 150 for
it." This Is the second election Elm
wood has had on this proposition
Before it was defeated. The Journal
congratulates the good people of that
enterprising little city on their pros
pects of soon having a new school
house for the Lord knows they need
one bad enough.
prioiier
UP 10 Oil
To Try and Locate Diamond He
Swindled Express Company
Out of in Wyoming
From Monday's Dally.
Sheriff Quinton this morning took
McMichael, the diamond swindler to
Omaha where an effort was made to
locate the diamond ring which that
fellow had bilked the Adams Express
company out of. The mission was
only partially successful as the ring
was not recovered. The fellow had
told Mr. Pickett that he had pawned
the ring with an Omaha pawn broker
and the trip was made to see if he
could locate the broker. This he did
with tase. The broker admitted
that he had had the ring and that Mc-
Michael's story so far as it related
tothat part of it was correct but he
claimed that he had since sold the
tfing to a traveling man for a New
Vork suit case house and was un
able to say where he was. The visit
to the pawn broker was made by Mc
Michael. Sheriff Quinton and Agent
Pickett together with an officer as
signed to them by Chief Donohue of
the Omaha force. McMichael was
brought to this city by the sheiff on
the noon train. The express com
pany will continue its searh for the
diamond and will recover it is pos
sible.
McMichael was quite ill at ease
while at the depot and nervous. He
had quite a long talk with Agent
Pickett of the Burlington, at the sta-
tion and discussed .freely the job he
had confessed to Saturday by which
he swindled the Adams Express com
pany out of a valuable. diamond ring
at Newcastel, Wyo. He frankly ad
mits his part in the job and evident
ly feels that he will have to face
trial again at the expiration of his
present term for that Job. In that
case as told in the Journal Satur
day, he visited a Jeweler at Sheridan,
Wyo., and examined a number of
diamonds, one of which he had set
aside and sent him by express C. O
D., at Newcastle. When the agent at
that point received the diamond, Mc
Michael induced him to let him take
it out and examined it and while do-
ing bo cleverly substituted a paste
diamond for the original. The paste
diamond was returned to the jeweler
who promptly refused it and held the
express company for the value of the
diamond. McMichael took the real
diamond and later disposed of it for
the sum of $142. The express com
pany has been on the lookout for
him since that time but he was not
located until Agent Pickett got into
conversation with him and learned
his story. The route agent for the
company was present at the conversa
tion and has all the facts which will
be used by the company to prosecu
ting him just as soon as his present
term is served. McMichael showed
the effect of his confinement, being
pale from his confinement and hav
ing several days growth red, Bandy
beard on his face.
A New Maxwell Car.
Dr. George H. Gilmore of Murray,
who recently purchased a Maxwell
runabout, drove up from Murray last
Saturday, being accompanied by his
sister-in-law, Miss Margery Walker.
The latter remained in the city for
a visit of several days with relatives
while the doctor returned home in
the evening with his wife and little
son Walker, who had been spending
the day in Omaha. The doctor is well
pleased with his new machine and
on Saturday drove in it from his of
fice at Murray to Weeping Water
where he transacted some business,
thence to Union and then to his home
and to this city, making the round
trip in fast time. The new machine
is just exactly what he has needed
for his country practice and enables
him to get to his calls in quick time
It is a very pretty little machine and
capable of great speedy This make
of car, the Maxwell, has earned an
excellent reputation throughout this
section for Btrength, durability and
reliability and quite a large number
of them have been sold in this
county by the county agent, Bert
Phllpot, of Weeping Water. Dr. Gil
more had been in charge of his car
but a couple of days, yet ho found it
to be easily handled and experienced
no difficulty in learning its manage
ment. Despite the high wind and
the dusty, sandy atmosphere he made
fast time over the roads and the ma
chine worked excellently.
Severe Injur)'.
John Carlson, employed at the
Burlington blacksmith shop, last Sat
urday had the misfortune to receive
a severe Injury to his forehead while
engaged In work. The accident was
caused by a large piece of flange
iron slipping and striking him across
the forhead, badly bruising him and
lacerating the skin. A cut in the
forehead was treated by the company
surgeon who took one stitch in it.
It Is not believed the injury is dan
gerous and it is hoped that Mr. Carl
son will be able to return to work
in a short time. His many friends
here will be glad to learn the injury
was no more severe than it was al-
thought it mighty easly have been
very dangerous.
AT
John Erwin, an Old Resident
Passes Away
From Monday's Dally.
John Erwin, an aged inmate of the
county farm, died at that Institution
last Saturday night, after an illness
of some time. The deceased was
found by J. II. Tarns, superintendent
of the farm, in his room yesterday
morning, having passed away some
time during the night. He had been
in ill health for some time past and
his demise was not altogether unex
pected, lie had reached the ripe age
of 74 years, having been born in
Pennsylvania and had been a resident
of Cass county for many years, hav
ing lived near Murray and Union for
a good many years. He is survived
by a son who now resides near Mur
ray, and who was notified of his
father's death but who had not at
the time this is written, made any
arrangements for a funeral nor had
he answered Mr. Tarns' message
Father and son had been estranged
for a number of years, and it is
said that in his last few days he had
frequently called for the son. De-
cesFfid will be quite well remembered
by many from the vicinity of his
former home as he had at one time
been quite an active man in that lo
cality. He will be buried at Oak
Hill cemetery.
Narrow Kscape.
Henry Hirz, Jr., this morning had
a very narrow escape from serious in
jury and possibly death while coming
into the city from his home west of
town. The young man was driving
a team of horses to a buggy which
he had borrowed from a neighbor and
just as he came to the Missouri Paci
fic railroad bridge west of Mr. Wiles'
place and just out of the city limits,
the tongue of the buggy dropped
down, scaring the horses and causing
them to run away. Mr. Illrz stayed
with the team for a distance of half
a mile hoping to get them under
control as they dashed up the hill
this Bide of the bridge, but he was
unable to do so. When the top of
the hill was reached and the team
started down the hill by Luke Wiles
place, Mr. Hirz concluded it was not
safe to remain in the buggy longer
and leaped from it. At this time the
buggy was swaying from side to side
of the road and threatened every
moment to be overturned. As he
jumped upon his feet in such a man
ner as to severely sprain his left
angle. Aside from this he was un
injured. A passing team picked him
up and brought him to this city where
a physician examined the foot, And
ing no bones broken and the only
serious injury being the sprained men
tioned. He secured a ride to his
home from this city this afternoon
The team which was stopped after
running quite a distance, was un
injured but the buggy was pretty
badly broken up, the tongue being
splintered into many pieces and the
box badly damaged. Mr. Hirz regard
the accident, however, as having ter
minated exceedingly fortunate and
was glad to have escaped as easily
as he did.
Promotion for Waterman.
There is much talk among local
railroad men about a change in the
Btore department of the ;Burllng
ton. Rumor has it that J. H. Water
man, now store keeper at Lincoln, Is
to be promoted to a higher position
Bomewhere in the lines east of the
river, but so far nothing official has
come out of it. Lincoln Journal.
Barred Prymouth Rock eggs. 76
cents per 1C. $4. CO per 100. Four
miles southwest of Murray.
Mrs. Wm. Troop,
CLOSING OE All
EIITFUL LIFE
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William P. Bailey Passes Away
at His Home in This City
DIED Bailey, W. P., at the home of
his - daughter, Mrs. Garrison in
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, on April
26, 1910, at 12:30, noon, aged 94
years, 10 months and 1 day, of
abscess. Funeral announcement
later.
After a hard struggle death proved
the conqueror today and took as its
toll tho life of W. P. Bailey, the aged
itizen whose years had almost cros
sed the century line. Several months
ago the fatal illness seized this aged
Itizen but he had made a determined
fight against its inroads and had won
the right for longer life by a remark-.
able display of vitality. So strong
had ho seemed at times that there
had been hopes for his ultimate re-
overy and the attending physician
had marveled greatly at the sturdl
ness with which he had battled his
omplnlnt. However, his great age
proved too strong a handicap to bo
overcome and for tho past twenty
four hours, the approaching end had
been foreseen by the anxious watch
ers at the bedside, lie hail lapsed
into unconsciousness early in the
evening of Monday when the physi
cian Baw the beginning of tho end
nd from this lethargy no words could
rouse him.
So cIoscb a life long one of use
fulness to himself and the country.
Few better men have lived than W.
Bailey. He was of that high type
of man to whom all paid tribute.
He was the soul of honor and integ
rity and during the long time he has
dwelt among this people, he had well
earned the encomiums which they
have bestowed upon him. No long
er ago than last September this aged
man who seemed as one from another
age, had appeared before a large
assemblage In this city when the
early Bettlers of Nebraska had gath
ered together, and Tils marvelous
energy had attracted the attention
of all. This occasion was pioneer
day at the merchants carnival on
September 2, 1909, when Hon. 11. S.
Ramsey in a strong, eloquent and
able address had presented Grandpa
Bailey, as he wns affectionately
known, to the assembly and made a
brief review of his long life. This
occasion was a red-letter day in the
memory of this veteran and he has
often Bince recalled tne pleasure It
gave him.
To the able address of Judge
RaniBcy on this occasion, the Jour
nal is much indebted for many of the
facts in this article.
There will be deep Borrow when
the news of tho passing of this worthy
man Is heard in this section. Known
far and wide as Grandpa Bailey, he
was considered by man, woman and
child alike as a close and intimate
friend, one whom long association
had taught them to respect and ad
mire and his Borrowing children will
receive from all the deepest and most
sincere condolence In their great be
reavement.
Deceased was of sturdy English
stock and to this fact Is perhaps due
a great degree of the vigor and
strength with which he had buffeted
the storms of years and the hard
trials of an active life. He first saw
the light of day on June 25, 1815, at
Yorkshire, in England, and he had
but turn the third birthday when his
parents removed to the United States
settling at Schenectady, N. Y. Here
the child Bailey, was to go through
his boyhood, his early manhood and
the strong, vigorous years of full
power as he lived in that city until
the year 1879 when he removed to
this county, These long years cover
a remarkable epoch In the history of
the United States. They are the
years in which railroads came into
being developed, the years in which
the telegraph, the telephone, the
electric light, the phonograph, the
wirelesB wonders and the millions
of other marvels of the Nineteenth
century had their rise the fruitful
years of America's great industrial
development. And the deceased Baw
all this.
When he was nine years of age
he was among the throng which stood
upon the boat landing at Schncctady
and witnessed the great triumphal
entry into that city of the Marquis
De LaFayette, then as now a great
hero of the American revolution, and
his feelings on that memorable oc
casion are wonderfully well told in
the eloquent speech of Judge Ramsey
spoken of above.
In the early manhood deceased had
also seen the Bight which is vouch
safed men but once in the ordinary
lifetime and had he lived but a few
days longer he would again gazed up
on it. This was the mysterious wan
derer, Halley's comet, now flamlns
into view. He saw this great sight
in the year 1S35 when he was twenty
years of age and he had often spoken
to his family of Its appearance and
the terror which it had spread in that
period. His many friends hil hoped
that he might live long enough un
til the comet had appeared once
more.
It was In Schnectady that Mr.
Bailey entered into matrimony and
the adventure was 'a long and pleas
ant one. Of this union there was
born eleven children of whom six
are now living. These are Mrs. Sarah
A. How land of Lebonan, Conn.; Mrs.
Jane Halse of Milwaukee, Wis.: W.
P Bailey, Jr., of Greenwood, Neb.;
Nicholas Bailey of Morrill, Neb.; Mrs.
Harriet Garrison of this city who w as
her father's companion for the past
twenty-one years and who cared for
him during his declining years and
Charles H. Bailey of this city. Tho
beloved wife of the deceased departed
this life on January 11, 1892 and was
laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery. In
addition to tho above tho" deceased
Is survived by twenty-one grand-children,
thirty-five great grand-children
and one great great grand child.
It was in the year 1871) that de
ceased with his family emigrated
from Schnectady to Cass county, lo
cating upon a farm west of this city
where he lived for many years, tak
ing a very active part in the fanning
operations and to this he can lay
much of the strength which his de
cling years had.
Thorughout his long and useful life
deceased had taken an active inter
est in politics, being an ardent Dem
ocrat. His first vote was cast in 1836
when he cast a ballot for Martin Van
Buren and at each succeeding elec
tion since his voice and his vote had
been for Democracy. He was a great
admirer of William J. Byran and
took great pride in being able to
cast his vote for him in the election
two years ago
While no arrangement as to the
time of the funeral have been made
as yet; tne remains win ue interred
at his old home at Schnectady, N. Y
It being his desire that his beloved
wife be also taken to that point for
interment bo that this pair of lovers
all through a long life, may rest
peacefully in tho shade of the old
home.
Owing to the fact that the death
of this splendid man occurred this
noon no arrangements have yet boeu
made for the funeral due announce
ment of which will appear in tho
Journal later.
v
Will ln Tiniisfei red.
Announcement is made of the
transfer of Thos. I). Snlmon at pres
ent chief clerk in the storehouse de
partment in this city to Burlington,
la., where he takes a like position at
an advanced salary. The change will
be effective Wednesday when Mr. Sol-
mon reports for duty. His many
friends in this city will regret to
learn of his change of location but
are glad to know that his many
merits are being duly recognized by
the company and they are united lu
the belief that he will rapidly climb
to the front in his new position. Hq
is young, capable and energetic and
full of activity. His family will not
follow for some days. Grandpa Kelly
Fox Is deeply moved over the pros
pective loss of his little grandson to
whom he has become much attached
and he has not fully decided yet
whether he will permit the youngster
to go or not.
Why That Big Broad Smile?
County Treasurer Schlater this
morning bounced in this office
with a wide smile, a box of new cig
ars, and tho announcement that he
waB now ready to meet the census
taker. The cause of all this was the
visit of the Stork at his home this
morning when a tine, handsome
young lady arrived to gladden the
household and make a sister for the
four bouncing young men who had
preceded her. Frank Is naturally
highly pleased over the pretty addi
tion to his family and things about
the treasurer's office today have beeu
mighty pleasant. Both Mrs. Schlater
and the little daughter are doing
nicely and the father as Btated above
is in rare humor.
Death at Klniwood.
A special from Elmwood under
date of April 23, Bays: "N. P. Lefler,
formerly of Gordon, but having made
his home with his son William Let
ter, of this place, the last few mouth
died last night after a short illness."
