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out -Hi! moutb be otttna SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION-EIGHT PAGES PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY MAY 1!, 1910 VOLUME XXIX XO 3 tte PM1IH BfcLL. TEM.1 IIS C. B. 5 0, TEAM OF H II first Sunday Game in Years is Quiet and Orderly and a Good, Clean Exhibition of Ball Playing. to bat for the Burlingtons and got a single, going to Third on Way's I hit right behind him and then Pete had to boot the ball and let him score. Way and Eyre were left on bases. This ended the agony and the local team placed another well earned victory to their credit. The Burlingtons are said to have had but four of their regular men on the team, it being braced up for this game but they returned to the city no longer an unbeaten team for Mr. Brantner's young men had put them The first start for Sunday base ball In this city in many years took place yesterday afternoon at the Chicago avenue grounds, and despite the threatening and damp weather, a good sized crowd gathered and the popularity of Sunday ball was de monstrated. The crowd was an ord erly one and there were no scenes of a demoralizing nature to be witness ed. That games can be played and will be popular was demonstrated as was the fact that the crowd appre ciated the kindness of the residents of the neighborhood In permitting the games and refrained from any boisterous or noisy demonstrations. Had the weather been good the at tendance would have been very large. A number were also kept away from the game because of an unfounded fear of an attempt to stop the game. Fortunately the people of this city look on base ball now with a differ ent eye from that of several years ago and the sentiment is that it Is a heal thy and wholesome recreation and an Innocent pastime far better than other and more demoraHzlng influ ences in the community. The game itselr resulted in a com paratively easy victory for Platts- mouth but it was a good game and . kept the pulse of the spectator aquiv er until the last man was out. There were a number of errors made but these were nearly all traceable to the slippery condtlon of the grounds and ball, the latter being muddy and hard to nandla. On the whole, though the game was as good as nine in ten and showed that Plattsmouth has a team which is going some. The local team had Frank Hulflsh ' in the box and he pitched steady and ' winning ball. Hulfish is some pitcher and he shewed the men from up the Big Muddy that there are as good ball players in the sticks as ewr walked the city pavement. He came in from the wilds of the Wabash and at that, "hurled some shoots and cur ves which fooled the young men who work for Jim Hill. We consider that we have some pitcher In young Mr. Hulfish who is stamped with the brand of Al and 'then some. Mass caught Dor the locals and caught a good game besides being there with the stick. Beal did some fine work with the stick, getting two two-base bits to "his credit with a couple of mighty swats into 'left field- In the field he didn't have anything to da Droege played his usual brilliant game but had little to do at short He execute! a neat trick in the sixth when Shockley hurt himself sliding into second and a substitute player went in to run for him. This young man walked off the base while Droege had the ball and came up behind him and tagged him, eaying "You're it." The umpire, Mr. Schnei der said "Your're oot." The crowd greatly enjoyed the discomforture of the young man who looked as If he had taken a foolish powder as he walked In. Fitzgerald played a good game barring an Inexcusable muff of a high fly which he was too sure of to hold on to. McOauley played very well but had several errors which were largely due to the slippery field. Pete at third was a flat fizzle and let In the only run the visitors got by his miserable fielding. Lo, the poor Indian, is outclassed in this company and Its back to the wigwam for him. Mason and Kelly in the outfield had little to do and each caught the only fly in their territory with ease. Kelly electrified the crowd with a high and long fly into deep left which netted him three bases before it was returned. A voice In the grandstand had remind ed him that he had promised to make a home run this day and the words had hardly died out when he landed a terrific whack on the sphere which sent it skyward until it looked like the head of Halley's comet in the distance. It traveled on and on and the young man from Mr. Holdrege's domain nearly separated himself from his legs in trying to get under it But he failed and when he had gotten the ball back to the diamond little Eddie was sitting on the third corner and the crowd was yelling nooray, hooray." For the visitors Bddle Harris who I Is a man specially drafted for this game, pitched good ball and with perfect support would have held down the score to about a 2 to 0 fig-1 ure. He did not equal Hulfish as a I twlrler but he did very well, indeed. Way for the visitors was the best man with the bat but had nothing to do in his position. Loving and Eyre at second and third played poorly in the field and were responsible for several runs for the locals. But then, it was some game at that and satiisfied the fans who compared it to the Western League games to the disadvantage of the latter. The Burlingtons opened up In the first inning by getting one man to first, young Mr. Mann having let a third strike get away from him That's as far as they ever got though. On the Plattsmouth side it looked like a comedy of errors was about to give them the game by a wide margin. Beal was hit by one of young Mr. Harris' shoots and went around to third on a missed throw by R. Harris at first, and a second later bounded over the plate on Frey missing a thrown ball in left field. The next three went out 1-2-3, al though a mighty run by While who grabbed a long fly off Fittgerald's bat saved another score likely. It was a great catch and Whit deserved the good band he got. It was 1-2-3 for the C B. & Q's in the second and then Eddie Harris electrified the audience and his sup porters by striking out the side, only three men getting to him in tfcat in ning. In tbe Ihtrd Fitzgerald Kiade a brilliant one-handed catch of Saut ter' hit to short rlgtit cutting off a base hit while the net two men up went ont, 'leaving Mr. Hill's men still shy.' Then came Kelly "with his mighty "wallop for three bags and Mann with. a single which scored him Mann -stole second, went to third on a passed ban and was sacrificed to home by Beal. That Tnafle two more for tbe locals. In the fourth, Mann captured high foul -which "Loving sent up and White and Frey made tfhe other two oirts lor the C. B. & Q men. Way got a single in this inxing and went to seooud on an error f McCauley's but St won him nil. Plattsmouth again showed the adrtiitness of young Mr. Harris. by again striking out the side, something which rather Jarred the fans. In tbe fifth Sautter got to second base but that was all. Droege made a fine catch in this inaing of Harris bit, wliiiilh roused the spectators to a high buret of enthusiasm. For Plattsmouth In this half Mann got a bit but was nipped trying to pilfer second and the Inning ended with a blank for both sides. It was 5n the sixth Then Fltzger aid made his drop of Shoekley's fly and when, the latter burt himself sliding to second and bad to have a substitute run for him. in this inning also Droege fooled the young man ana tagged mm out. That was all for the Burlingtons. For Platts mouth Beal got his batting eye to working and swatted the ball into left field for two bags while Droege followed with a hit which Beal tried to take advantage of but was caught at third. Fitzgerald followed with another hit on which Droege went to third and scored on an error of E. Harris. Fitzgerald stole Beoond and on the error of which let Beal In, went to third. Later he tried to steal home and was caught at the plate. For the Burlington's, the seventh was 1-2-3, while a combination of errors by Eyre and a hit by Hulfish scored Mason. Hulfish In this In ning surprised and delighted the fans by stealing second while the pitcher stood In hia box with the ball. The job was so daring that Harris was taken by surprise and let him get away with the goods. Hulfish got to third but there he ended as the side went out. Mr. Hill's young men came near scoring In the eighth as Sautter got around to third on a hit and a couple of errors but Fitzgerald redeemed himself by a brilliant catch of a short hit over second. Then came the finish. White went some crimp into their score, score: PLATTSMOUTH. R. H. P.O. The Beal, cf 1 Droege, ss 1 Fitzgerald, 2b 0 McCauley, lb 0 Peter, 3b 0 Mason, If 1 Hulfish, p 0 Kelly, rf 1 Mann, c 1 0 2 4 11 v 0 1 0 1 8 A. 0 0 2 0 2 0 11 0 1 8 27 16 8 C. B. & Q. R. II. P.O. A, Shockley, c 0. 0 10 3 Loving, 3b 0 0 2 3 White, cf 1 1 1 0 Way. ss..; 0 2 0 0 Frey, if ,.. 0 0 0 0 Eyre, 3b 0 0 3 0 Harris, E., p 0 0 2 11 Sautter, rf 0 1 1 0 Harris, R., lb 0 0 5 1 E. 0 1 4 24 IS Platts 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 5 B. & Q..0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Earned Runs Plattsmouth 3, p B. & Q., 1. Two Base Hits Beal (2). Three Base Hits Kelly. Struck Out By Hulfish 9; by B. Harris 9. Stolen Bases Beal, Fitz gerald (2), Halfish, MaTin(2), Way, Eyre, Sautter, R. Harris. Sacrifice Hits Beal, Broege. Left on Bases Plattsmouth 1; C. 1. & 'Q., 7. Pass ed Balls Mann 1, Sbocklev 2. Hit by Pitcher Beal, Sautter. Time 1 hour and 4o minutes. Umpires Hoppe and Schneider. Scorer Grimes, The Burglary Friday Xiglit. From JJwnday's ruiily. There have been no new depelop- ments in the burglary cases since Saturday and It would appear that there 3s small Mklibood of locating the criminal. Miss Lourie Oorder, who tbe police stated had altered her dt scTlptlon of the invader oT her home, denies that Bhe has done ;any thing 'of the Tdnd, and adheres to the first tlescriptiim which she furriiBhed the police in the presence of the Journal reporter. This description tallies In every detail -with that of a man seen on Sixth street during the evening and night. The men who were talien before Miss Gordcr for identification were dressed different ly, and she stateB positively they were not the men wanted. There has evidently been a misunderstand ing tctween the police and "Miss Gor der, for they "believed she had given them another description, and so in forming the Journal man Saturday. fHino at "Weeping "Water, Frorm Monday' (Daily. The Eighth grade team of the public schools journeyed over to Weeping Water Saturday ami met up with a team of that place composed partly of high Rchool players and the rest of tows boys. The locals got the short end of tbe argument in consequence and were snowed under by a score of 11 to 6. The showing which tbe lads made, however, was a good one as they went over expect ing to play a high school team and not a town nine. They played well and did excellent work both at the bat and in the field and although de feated, are entitled to great credit for their showing. Smallpox In Lincoln. Owing to the prevalence of small pox at Lincoln, the authorities hav ing the debate of the high schools in charge have decided to change the location of it to York which they consider a most central location. The date will remain the same but In stead of holding the debate at Lin coln it will take place at York. Platts mouth's representative will be Miss Marie Douglas and she will have the negative side of the proposition, "Re solved, that labor unions on the whole are beneficial." Notice to County Teacher. The regular teachers' examinations for May will be held on Friday and Saturday, the 20th and 21st, at Plattsmouth and Weeping Water. Byron Clark Withdraw From Defense in Clarence Case. From Monday' Dally. Somewhat of a sensation was sprung this morning in district court when Byron Clark who has been acting as counsel for the defendant, John Clarence, charged with the murder of John ' P. Thacker, near Union about a year and a half ago, rose and announced that he wished to withdraw from any further con nection with the case. This means that Clarence has placed the matter of his defense In the hands of other counsel. The case will be up for trial at the fall term of court, it hav ing recently been reversed by the su preme court on the ground of error In receiving testimony of witnesses who had claimed to have seen the tragedy through a crack in the boards of the corn crib near the scene, could not have so seen It. This testimony was by witnesses who vis ited the spot some four months or so after the tragedy and no testimony was Introduced showing that the wagons, teams and Implements were in the same position as on the day of the shooting. It is learned that Clarence visited Mr. Clark several weeks ago and at that time wanted to learn his terms for defending him at the coming trial These Mr. Clark made him when Clarence wanted to know if his reten tion would be accompanied by a guar antee of finding a verdict for acquit tal. This Mr. Clark positively de clined to make as he stated that he was not in the habit of guaranteeing the findings of Juries and courts. He asked Mr. Clarence if he had such counsel In view and Clarence stated such a proposition had been made him. He then left and returned with in a few days. Mr. Clark asked him if he had found the lawyer which he had spoken of and if he would guar ant,?o his acquittal. Clarence told him he had and that he was a whole lot cheaper attorney than Mr. Clark Mr. Clark then told him he would pay over to him the balance of ex pense money In his hands which he did. This ended bis connection with the case and this morning he made his formal announcement. The announcement of Mr. Clark's withdrawal surprised everyone who heard of it. He had made a very good fight for Clarence In the first trial of the case and had given tbe case every possible attention. His argument before the supreme court on the hearing for a new trial was an exceedingly able and brilliant one and he was personally congratulated by several of the members of the court on the able manner In which he presented the matter. It was his strong and lucid argument which re sulted In the court reversing the case he laying particular stress on the very point upon which the case was decided. lie Is generally considered one of tho ablest attorneys at the Nebraska bar and It Is not believed Mr. Clarence will find any other counsel wltl equal opportunities for his defense Among the legal fraternity there was considerable adverse criticism of the practice of guaranteeing the finding of courts and Juries, thl placing the defense of tho case prac tlcally upon a contingent fee basis and tending to throw suspicion upon both the courts and jurors. As a matter of principle the practice was strongly condemned by virtually all attorneys who were spoken to on the matter. Mr. Clark by withdrawal from con nection with the cane leaves Clar ence and his counsel with several months In which to get into shape for the trial which will not affect them adversely. Judge Travis opened the May term of the district court this morning, this being an equity term.. In addi tion to the Clarence matter mention ed above a number of orders were made in other cases Including an overruling of a motion filed by John M. Ley da to have the city prepare and pay for a transcript of the evi dence taken at the hearing on the remonstrance against Bering & Co., a permit to sell malt,' npiritous and vinous liquors. He also wanted cer tain parts of tho testimony and evi dence stricken from the record. Leyda's motion was to throw the cost of this work on the city and escape it himself as he desired to this light and turned down his ap-l plication as he had nothing before him on which to base such findings. This probably means Leyda will have to put up Borne $20 or $25 in costs in the matter before he gets into district court. In the case of Boyd vs. Boyd, a divorce proceeding, the counsel for plaintiff moved a dismissal of the ase upon payment of costs which was ordered. In McDonald vs. McDonald, a suit for an Injunction to restrain the de fendant from using the plaintiff's name in business, the hearing was set down for Tuesday morning. White vs. White, a divorce action was tried this morning and a decree of divorce given the plaintiff who lives at Elmwood. In Clark vs. Bankers Accident As sociation, the defendant was given thirty days in which to answer the petition. Several minor matters were also heard by argument. HAS DISPOSED OF HIS SI111 Dr. I. C Munger, of Elmwood to Look After Other Business N This Summer. Dr. I. C. Munger of Elmwood was RETURN H soujejiiip The Contingent to Texas Came in Saturday Night W. B. Rosencrans, Ed. Egenberger and J. W. Vallery, the remainder of the party who have been touring Texas for several weeks past arrived home last Saturday night, coming through from Houston. They were highly enthusiastic over Texas and consider that it is a grand land cap able of raising everything which growB almost. They were especially delighted with the land around Fal furrias and each of them together with Ed. Donat, the other member of the party, purchased forty acres of the land apiece. This land lies In what 1b known as the orange grove section and all about It tbe land Is being put out to that fruit and other like varieties. They consider It a dirt cheap bargain and predict that It will rise in value within a very short time to fabulous prices. The gentlemen visited San Antonio which they pronounce a great and flourishing city and with which they fell In love; Corpus Christ! on the bay of that name which they all agree is one of the finest cities they ever seen with a location very de lightful and Houston which they claim to be one of the llvllest cities they have ever seen anywhere, and they had a fine time and one most enjoyable. They saw the land with Its wonuenul wealth or crops corn being way up and roastlngears in the market, wheat which was now harvested and being harvested, alfal fa of wonderful growth and richness and cotton now coming up in fine shape. Besides this they passed through the wonderful truck farm country and Baw onions, cabbage, let tuce, radishes and every other kind of garden vegetable growing with a rankness and profusion never seen here. They surely consider Texas the greatest state In the union and all of them believe it carries out all the claims which have been made for it Mr. Donat returned Friday night from bis trip. in the city today and while here paid the Journal a very pleasant call. The Journal learns with the deepest, regret that Dr. Munger several days since disposed of his sanitarium at Elmwood, the new proprietor being Kansas City physician, and that he intends to put In the coming sum mer looking after his land interests which Include some 480 acres in Kan- Baa, 160 acres in Canada and 40 acres in Texas. . It Is the intention of the doctor to take an extended rest and let the practice of his profession go for a while as he needs to re cuperate after the hard work which he has been doing the past several years. During the past several years the practice of Dr. Munger had grown to enormous proportions so that he was compelled to do two men's work. This has told on him and he has been compelled to take an ex tended period of rest. In the fall he Intends to go to Chicago for a post graduate course and on its comple tion he will settle down at Lincoln and take up a city practice. Dr.. Munger is one of the ablest physicians and surgeons in Cass county or in the state, standing at the head of his profession and being a man of un usual information and ability upon medical subject He Is a very pop ular citizen of Elmwood and that community will note his determina tion to leave with the deepest and most sincere regret. He has many good friends in Plattsmouth and Its lcinlty who will also learn of his determination with the most sincere disappointment, He departed for his ell. Judge Travis could not see it in Some Breeder. George Kaffenberger Is the owner of a flue Berkshire sow of which ho is Justly proud for its breeding eapa city. It recently had a litter of fif teen pigs, all of whom are strong and healthy animals. As this is the second litter for the animal It makes quite a showing, the first having been eleven in number. Mr. Kaff enberger is the owner and breeder of a large number of fine animalH, most ly of the Berkshire variety and has established a very enviable reputa tion In the hog and cattle raising line. homo this afternoon. Base Ball Situation. ' The base ball situation in the city has Improved Immensely the past few weeks and arrangements have been made to secure a Btrong pitcher and catcher permanently for the team.' Tho boys are now playing the fastest ball for years and a good bat tery is all that is needed to make. them a success and enable them to compete;wlth the strongest teams of the state. To secure this battery it. takes money and a number of citi zens have voluntarily offered to put, up a small sum each week or month for the purpose of paying the salary and expense of those two needed men. All who want to see the team succeed and become the fastest team in the state can help the cause by leaving their names with either Charles Grimes of the Journal, Ed.. Brantner or William Egenberger, these being the president, manager and treasurer of the club. Help a good thing along and show the team that Its great work is being appro elated. Situation in South Omaha. Roy Thompson departed yesterday for South Omaha where he has ob tained a position with a prominent commission firm. Roy's many friends in this city will not his leaving with regret while hoping that he will speedily advance in his new field. He is a most estimable young man of unquestioned integrity and ability and will make good. Mm J. L. Thompson accompanied him to South Omaha and will make a short visit with Ernest Belon and family. Light Brahma Eggs for Salo Light Brahma eggs for setting at 50c per setting. Also large Toulouse geese eggs. Leave orders at Dovey's ttore or call Mrs. Wm. Gllmore. In Another Field. Elsewhere In this issue may be seen the announcement of protracted meetings at Cottage church, live miles southeast of town which are to be conducted by Alva Campbell, son of Rev. Frank Campbell, a for mer Elmwood pastor. The Camp bells lived here some fourteen years ago, and the editor recalls many a pleasant day spent In frolic and fun with the boys. There are a good number of Alva's old friends who will be pleased to see him, and many will no doubt attend the services ho is about to commence at the country church. Elmwood Leader-Echo. Meet Ofl'lcMk. j From TunHday'i Dnll. The Masons last evening held their annual election of officers at the bus iness session of the lodge. There was an unusually largo attendance and great interest taken in the result. The election resulted as follows: Oliver C. Dovey W. M. Fred Ramge S. W. William C. Ramsey J. w. Ml Archer Secretary. . Carl Gi Frlcke Treasurer. Another precinct assessor to finish his work and that well, was William H. Puis, assessor for M4. Pleasant precinct. Mr. Puis today turned in his books and that precinct la com plete. He has made an excellent and satisfactory record as assessor there and Is assured of his job In that cap acity for a long time If the people , there have anything to say about it.