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VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1914.
NO. 9.
THE UNTIMELY
DEATH OF FOR-
MERJESIDEIIT
Robert Hull, a Former Resident
of This County, Killed in
Accident in Idaho.
From Tuesday's Daily.
The news has just been receiv
ed here by the relatives and
friends of the death at Kellogg,
Idaho, of Robert Hull, a young
man who for several years re
sided in this section of the coun
ty, living: for a time at the home
of his uncle, the late A. B. Tay
lor, and later beinpr employed for
several years at the farm of
Henry Eikenbary, near this city.
Mr. Hull came here from West
Virginia, where his parents re
sided, and lived here quite a num.
ber of years, leaving: here about
six years ago for Idaho, where he
resided until his death. The
death of the young: man is made
more pathetic by the fact of his
leaving: a bride of seventeen days
to mourn his untimely death.
The following: from a Monroe
county, West Virginia, paper
gives a few of the facts of the
wedding: and death of Mr. Hull:
The following: clipping: taken
from a Kellogg, Idaho, news
paper has an interest accentuat
ed with sadness for his friends
in Monroe county by reason of
the death of Mr. Hull, which took
place just seventeen days after
his marriage:
"Quietly stealing: a march on
heir many friend-in-1 he. .Twin .
Cities, Mrs. Emma Donaldson
and Robert Hull went over to
Coeur d'Alene City last Wednes
day a week ago and were there
united in marriage by the Rev.
Mr. Forsythe, pastor of the
Methodist church, in the parlor
of the Methodist parsonage. I.
M. Bushby, former well known
business man of this city, acted
as best man for the occasion, he
having been an old-time friend
of Mr. Hull. A week was spent
by Mr. and Mrs. Hull in Spokane
and oilier points and they have
now returned to this city to make
their home. Mr. Hull has for
many years been employed as
molorman at the Hunker Hill,
lloth have a host of friends to
wish them every happiness in
their new estate."
The body of the late Mr. Robert
P. Hull, who was killed in an ac
cident in a silver mine at Kel
logg, Idaho, on January 5, 1914,
was brought back to Gap Mills,
this county, where he was born
and reared, arriving there at 3
o'clock last Tuesday afternoon,
January 13. His wife, a bride of
less than three weeks, accom
panied the remains of her hus
band on the long, sad journey
from Idaho. Mr. Hull was a
molorman at the liunker Hill
mine and lost his life in a col
lision on the electric car line. His
body was laid to rest in the fam
ily graveyard on what was for
merly the Henry D. Hull place,
nearCap Mills, at 2 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. appropriate
funeral services being conducted
bv Rev. Oeorge R. Fringer.
For Sale.
Good IGO-acre farm, 3 miles
southeast of Greenwood, Neb.;
125 acres in winter wheat, 30
acres meadow. Also good 160
acre farm 1 miles west of
Greenwood, Neb.; 70 acres in
winter wheat, 12 acres alfalfa.
Call on or write, A. D. Welton, or
Farmers State Bank, Greenwood,
Neb.
Mew Son at Tritsch Home.
From Tuesday's Daily.
A fine new son and heir arrived
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Tritsch in this city early Satur
day morning and the parents are
feeling very proud over the ad
vent of the young man.; The
mother and little one are getting
along nicely.
Don't fail to attend J. T.
Lyeli's big farm sale at Eagle,
Neb., February 7th.
Sells Lots of Trees.
From Tuesday's Daily.
The rustilhg fruit tree dealers,
Messrs. P. I. Ruffner and C. C.
Despain, of this city, who have
been engaged during the past
several years in selling trees for
the Stark Brothers nursery of
Louisiana, Missouri, have just
been awarded a prize of s, for
the sale of the largest number of
trees for that company. The
check was sent to the gentlemen
a few days ago as a recognition
of their splendid services. The
firm of Wescott's Sons has had a
number of the appples grown
from trees of the Stark Brothers
orchard on exhibition at their
store and these apples have at
tracted a great deal of attention
from the visitors to the city.
CASS COUNTY
YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE MARRIED
Mr. Albert W. Seiker and Miss
Barbara Ml. Stander Married
at Manley This Morning.
From "Wednesday's Daily.
This morning at 10 o'clock, at
St. Patrick's church at Manley,
occurred the marriage of Mr. Al
bert W. Seiker of Elmwood and
Miss Barbara M. Stander of
Louisville; the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Father Wil
liam Higgins, rector of the
church. The wedding was attend
ed by a large number of rela
tives and friends to witness the
ceremony that was" to unite tnese
two young and happy hearts, and
following the wedding ceremony
the young people departed for
California, where they will spend
a few weeks on their honeymoon.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. August Stander and
was born and reared to woman
hood in this county, and a more
popular or charming young lady
could not be found in that sec
tion of the county where the
Stander family has for years been
prominent citizens, and where
the bride possesses a host of
friends.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Seiker of near Elm-
wood, and like his charming
helpmate, is a native of Cass
county and has resided near his
present residence all of his life
and has won the highest opinion
of everyone by his splendid traits
of character, and his many
friends will be delighted to learn
of his having secured such a win
some wife to assist him in the
journey of life.
The young people will be at
home after March 1 at the farm
of the groom's father near Elm
wood. FORMER CASS COUNTY
MEN IN THE LIMELIGHT
From Wednesday's Daily.
The following from the Lin
coln dispatches in the Omaha
Daily News tells of the promin
ence which is being secured by a
former Cass county man in the
western part of the state. The
parties formerly resided at
Weeping Water, in this county:
"Paddy Miles of Sidney, having
failed to secure an injunction in
the Cheyenne county district
court preventing A. L. Timblin
and Daniel Johnson from pro
ceeding under a contract with
the county board to recover $27,
370 old taxes and interest from
B. B. Johnson, has appealed to
the supreme court. The contract
provided the county should pay
50 per cent commission on the
first 82,000 collected, and 25 per
cent on all above. Miles declar
ed this would give, the ferrets
$8,000 in case they should collect
the, total amount sued for. He
wants the contract declared void
as against public policy. The
suit is an outgrowth of the fail
ure of the old state bank at Sid
ney in 1889."
DHL
MEETING
OFJHE BUB
Tribute Paid to Memory of the
Late Judge Harvey D.
Travis.
From Wednesday's Daily.
The members of the bar of
Cass, Otoe and Sarpy counties
assembled last evening at the
district coutr room in this city
and paid tribute to the late Har
vey I). Travis, who for six years
presided over the Second Judi
cial district with justness to all
who came before him, and whose
record as a judge was one of un
exampled fairness to every per
son, rich or poor, whose case was
tried before his court, and last
evening the attorney of the dif
ferent counties paid their tribute
to this grand good man, who in
the midst of his usefulness was
cut down by death, and whose
loss was deeply felt throughout
the district.
The addresses, delivered by
Attorneys A. L. Tidd, W. W. Wil
son, R. B. Windham, C. A. Rawls,
I). W. Livingston, A. E. Landon
of Papillion, D. O. Dwyer, Paul
Jessen, A. J. Bvson, Matthew
deirng, W. F. Moran and Judge
J. T. Begiey, were filled with the
loftiest tributes that it was pos
sible for man to pay to another
of nis brothers, and expressed to
the fullest the sentiment felt
thoroughout the district by the
members of the bar for the late
lamented jurist. '
There was a very large rep
resentation of the attorneys of
Cass and Otoe counties and sarpy
county was well represented at
the meeting last evening, at
which time, following- the elo
quent addresses of the different
members, the following resolu
tions were adopted as expressing
the feeling of esteem and respect
felt for the late Judge Travis:
Whereas. In the wisdom of, an
AH Wise Greater in the great plan
of human life, has provided for
the beginning and ending of
mortal man, and only for a new
beginnig of eternal life and in the
fulfillment, of this great plan, on
the ith day of October, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand
nineh undred and thirteen, our
late worthy Judge Harvey D.
Travis, in answer to the call of
the messenger of death, was re
moved from our midst; and,
Whereas, At the lime of his
death, he was presiding judge
over the district court within
and for the Second Judicial dis
trict of the state of Nebraska, in
cluding the counties of Cass,
Otoe and Sarpy, and had so pre
sided during the past seven
years, and while yet engaged in
the active administration of his
high olTice he was stricken down;
therefore,
Be It Resolved, That we, the
members of the bar of Cass, Otoe
and Sarpy counties, in joint as
sembly in the district court
at Plattsmouth, in Cass county,
in the Second Judicial district of
Nebraska, as living witnesses of
the high ideal and impartiality
with which Judge Harvey D.
Travis ruled the court, deem it
befitting that we should express
our esteem for him in such a
manner that it may become a
part of the records of this court.
He lived to see this common
wealth grow from the crudity of
frontier conditions itno a well
developed state with each suc
ceeding year adding to its im
portance until it has become a
strong factor in the conduct of
the affairs of the nation. He was
a strong moral factor in the
struggle. A man of well measured
judgment. Harmony was his
watchword. It pained him much
to witness disagreements among
men, which required adjustment
by the intervention of the
judiciary. Yet he never flinched
in doing his full duty as he saw
it in the rendition of simple
justice-. He was a man of silent,
earnest demeanor. Cool headed
and dignified, exercising a keen
knowledge of the traits, weak
nesses and virlues of those with
who he had in his oflicial capacity
to deal. In the conduct of his
courta 11 parties were given an
opportunity to be heard in the
most minute features of their
differences. He always God
fearing, ever thai error might
be committed, which be eer
tried to avert. And while he,
like all. occasionally erred in
judgment, such was of the head
and not of the heart. One of tin
most admirable traits about this
eminent jurist was exemplified in
his announcement to the bar,
made in open court, that he took
no special pride in his rulings,
and if he discovered that he had
erred in judgment ' r in his rul
ings, he would be glad to im
mediatelv correct t..e error, lie
(Continued on rage G)
T
ERS RECEIVE
SENTENCE
IToung Clifton Gets Short Term
in Penitentiary for "Black
Hand" Work.
From Wednesday' Dany.
Yesterday afternoon Judges
James T. Begiey was called upon
to pass sentence upon George
Clifton, the young man who
pleaded guilty a few days ago to
sending the letter demanding the
sum of 500 from Henry Knabe,
one of the wealthy and promin
ent farmers - of "n'r Neliawka.
Secretary Lukes it the Lincoln
Y. M. C. A. came down and looked
after the interests of the boy.
who had been paroled in his
charge at the time he was re
leased from the detention home
by Judge Kennedy of Omaha, who
has taken a great interest in the
young man in an endeavor to
have him lead a better and up
right life. The court, after a
careful consideral ion of the case
gave the young man an indeter
minate sentence, of. from one to
three years in the penitentiary
at Lincoln, but if be conducts
himself in the manner he should
lie will probably be later released
on parole.
Mr. Lukes is of the opinion
that young Clifton is only in a
sub-normal state and is not fully
accountable for all of his actions,
and a further inquiry into the
case will be made and an effort
made to secure his release. The
judge let the boy off very easily
and gave him a very thorough
lecture on his future conduct
when he should again be free.
Plasido Catderon, the Mexican
arrested at Louisville a few weeks
ago for carrying deadly weapons,
was also brought into court and
arraigned, and through an inter
perter entered a plea of guilty to
the charge and received a fine of
-100 and costs, and being unable
to pay the fine was remanded to
the custody of the sheriff to re
main in the county jail until the
amount of the fine and costs had
been satisfied. Catderon was ar
rested at Louisville by Marshal
Seybert, and at the time of his
arrest had on his person a large
and very ugly looking butcher
knife.
Press Representative Here.
b'rom Wednesday's Dally.
This morning Thomas F. Kane,
special press representative for
the William A. Brady company,
presenting "Little Women," that
will appear at the Parmele thea
ter on Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary 18, arrived in the city to
make arrangements for the per
formance of this great play. The
company is the one that has ap
peared in the largest cities of the
country and has a first-class ag
gregation of actors and actresses
to present the beautiful story of
Louisa May Alcott. The com
pany will have their second ad
vance man here about eight days
before the show.
1 PRISON
Get your harness oiled for $1
at John Gorder's.
l-12-tfwkly
VERY BUSY
SESSION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
Light Company Wants to Replace
the Gas Lights With Electric
Arc Lights.
From Tuesday's Daily-
The meeting of the city conn
cil lest evening was attended by
every member with the exception
of Richey of the Third ward, and
a great many matters of interest
were discussed by the different
members of that body.
A communicat im NVIls read by
City Clerk Wurl from C. E. Mar
tin and others in regard to the
location of two pole.; on pearl
street at the corner of Seventh
street at the Richey lumber yard,
and the petitioners asked that the
poles be changed. as in their
present location they do not al
low t tie light to hine on tin- side
walk leading up Pearl street and
also cuts off the view of anyone
driving along Sevelnh street to
the south. This matter, by agree
ment, was referred to the light
committee to look up and present
a report at the next meeting of
the council.
The Nebraska Lighting com
pany also addressed a communi
cation to the council in regard to
t tie street lighting and they of
fered to supply electric power to
light the city instead of the
present gas lamps, and without
addition expense to the ci!y. For
the gas lamps in the outlying
districts the company will supply
a Gtl-watt electric lamp in each
case, ami in tile case or Hie 1 1 g li i s
on Main street the company
agre-vs to put in a flaming arc
electric light, which will be ample
to illuminate the streets in a ery
ood manner and far superior to
the present gas lights that are
used for the purpose. The cos I
of the flaming arc lights to the
citv will be the same as the gas
lights, s
per month. Ttii-
proposition from the light com
pany will not interfere with the
installation of the electroliers on
the street if that proposition is
desired b the city, and the com
pany stated they would be glad
to assist in any way in the secur
ing of the electroliers for the use
of the city on the street at any
time that it was thought adisa
ble to purchase them. The
proposition of tin light company
was evidently in favor with the
council, as a number of the coun
cilmen seemed to favor it. and
the matter was laid over until
the next meeting of the council
for consideration. and in the
meantime the lipht committee
will look into the matter.
The Plattsmouth Water com
pany, through the superintend
ent, II. H. Sinclair, addressed a
communication to the council in
regard to the fire hydrant at the
corner or Fighlh and (.old
streets, calling the attention of
the council to the fact that there
was due the sum of $" for the
rental of this hydrant and that he
desired the council to accept the
hydrant, as the company had
placed it in as good condition as
possible since the complaint of
the council in regard to its being
set too low. This matter brought
out a great many expressions as
to whether the city should accept
the hydrant or not, and the
superintendent stated in his let
ter that it would be left in condi
tion to use in case of fire. Coun
cilman Johnson, chairman of the
fire and water committee, stated
that he had visited the scene and
found that a ditch had been dug
around the hydrant and that
some water was standing around
the hydrant, but in spite of the
ditch the hydrant was still to-
low. Councilman Lush in sky had
talked with Mr. Sinclair, he said,
and that he had agreed to hae
the hydrant raised in the spring.
but as it was so late in the sea
son they could do nothing with it
until that time, but that now the
hydrant was in such shape that it
could be used in case of fire, and
he was willing to leave it turned
... I
o'j p.r irie it-.- oi in- eny in a-'"
f lire, and if tlm chief t.f the tire
department and the water com
mittee of th- Council f.'ii:id it t..
low the water e..mp.i' v w. )'.. I
hae it raiel in the prm-.
Councilman Vr"iii.in of th
Fifth ward mad- ;iie motion that
the bill of s:, b" :ii!owe,t. wdh the
agreement with th- company tti.it
the hydrant b- fivd wi'h.n rin-ty
day-. This motion brought n a
new flood of oratory from th- dif
ferent cour'ci!rii-:i in r ;t r . I to
the mailer. Councilman !r !-!i!
stated that h thought that if th
tire and wafer committee hid i.'i
et i-afed the matter and r r? -ed
that the hydrant should r.-d be
accepted that the -. . 1 1 : , l J o-;?i:
to back, up the report of tf;e com
mittee. Councilman I.ihiti-kv
stated that the place where th-
'Continue. I on Page 7.
T ABOUT
THE FREE MIL
DELIVERY HERE?
Every Patron of Plattsmouth
Postofnce Should Favor
Free Delivery.
There j- a c ntant!y t'p-.i,i.-interest
in tins city oc, the
queti.n of securing a -y-teni of
free mail d"!iry f t Plitt--ntouth.
and numerous Im-in--
men arid patron- of the po-totf.c.;
here hae a-ke.J the .plc-Iion a-
to the ueee-s-ary ; v; a ! i V. c at i- r. - of I
a city to haw free city deher
installed by the government.
In one respect Plattsmouth i
in - f shape hae free de
livery started a..d that i- in th"
matter of go. .j permanent -i'e ;
walk-, for there i- haidl a sec
tion of the r;ty that i- m l a--
ce--ible by th.-e walk-, which
have in the last few year- t n
iit-t.IIed by Ihe property ovnr-
f the city, and ttie-e walks will
make the v.rk of the carrier-
easy in getting to the ditVrei.t
residences. Another thing that
1
i- required in the free .!. livery ofjtlo sirl. a- ,.r- p.r i- d ! y t
mail i- the minering of the r nnd h.-r and -f e-f.it :,. Mr. and
lences that will he ..-ia.'. hy I he t
carrier-, and this can be ea-ilyiing t. .' after the -natter an I
fixed up by the citie.n- havi.:-
their re-idenres numbered, and
in a great many ca-e- this ha
already been done by tie p.iriie-
ottiiiiLg the property.
Thi- propo-ifiou of having a
free delivery -v-tem is one that
the residents of this citv -i.oiiid
work for and urge and make rep
resentations to the cor:gre-iii.ri
and senators frm this -late t-
U-e their good ofl'.Ce- to see that
this city receive- it- ju-t de-ert-in
the matter. There are .-nil
cities in the state imt jn ar:y w.iv
more entitled to this -ervice than
IMaltsnioulh and they have had
free d-divery for years and it i
lime that our people were awak
ening to the importance of Jhi
question and they -h-mld -e
that I'lattsmouth i- mven
the recognition that is fully
entitled to in every way. The
Commercial club should take the
matter up and start the hall roll
ing in the direction of -"curing
free city delivery.
Vases Are Given Away.
The award "f prize- at the
firand theater la-t evening vva
a matter of great iritere-t to th
patron- of the plahou-e. and
the beautiful vacs offered by
Manager ;nb-ky were m-.-t
highly appreciated by the prize
winners. Karl Franci and Frne-t
Robert-. wh drew hr-l and -e. -ond
prizes respectively, and the
vases were certainly a tiff that
will prove a m"t valued one.
Notice of Congregational meeting.
The members of the church
and congregat i.n of the First
iTe-byf erian rhurrh are called
to meet in the Sabbath school
room f said church on Fridiy
evening. January a"tb. at 7:30
o'clock, for the purpo-e of con
sidering the advisability of pur
chasing a manse.
Hy Order of Se--i n and
Hoard of Tru-tee-i.
l-2o-3td.
A LITTLE TOO
YOOIIG TO ENTER
PATRIMONY
Yet the Young People Done So in
Defiance cf La and Will nto
Have to Suffer Consequences.
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a-e,j -'. i f .l.
port. I . app u- 1 .i' th- . : -e
of th ;dy j-. '.- -.: th- . .:
ho-;.e anl re. ;.-;. -i a i a"r- .-
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giving her a-- .4- I . a i th--
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by Jn-!iee M. Arch- a !.
ho.'l.e. I".' 1 '! .1 fe'.V I,: 'e. I.'..
ho?:ej j. to. ; ri .'"r..; I
by th- apep.ir.ir.ee f . T
. : i r: who i ; .-' r-.1
m .'!-' fro-. i ..!. h ih i. .-.-i'
linn t -'.lot the -.; 1".
the bride W.l o y I. ..: of
a-e. a:: I .i t i t p..-.. th- . -..!!
of loT ir-; '" to !'. -.--e
m '!iv.
She i-i .1 '. t".-h' of J, I' .
I.irroi:!i. h e-. ,r ii V1' '
re...'e.i ..'j a f.irn r.. r:',-.i-r
I'r.n.n. in thi- v-:".': . and
family later re-.".. .-.! t t hi
an.d .1 .me-?;.- tr .1- t hV.
re- nl-e.J m Mr. and Mr-. I i -ro';-h
-. para' r s a i r-:.- . -f.t
M'j!!i . th i. ' h-'T- Vr. I i-r"-;--h
ha- -.-.ce r : .'si '
named I'.:n"-. a-.
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t!..i' C.r .p i ' M.s- V
rn:;.'!t nt'on; tw. we. '.
I'
lie wa- I
aw a'e that - !(- w -
.-!r.T -f Mr. r.rlrr
U'tt.I t he Co.;; We"--
j.;.,, i;.
arr--! -e-
and detained until the r-h'iv-
ci;M arr;i
fr-n; ' tl H ;,!1.!.
The s irl cin e I.. -.- a f w
ag.. to i;t at t.h" .h. no- . '
mother- b'ot h-r-in-ia-v. !.-- .
Crawford. ;-. Can.p cm." ni 1
evening t ' have the w . ! i '.
i-.-r.-nio-iv ..:' !.
.Lime. farr.t;gh. f i'h- - f
Mr-. It-igg-. arr..e.j t:,.- r-
f.. -ee what
made of the g.rl. T y. - j id.
n th ca-e - :..- r m h att i : I
to In T loi-bar d T ? i- o-rv
an. iv at th. i I'-rf-r- of !.--
r it . m t lo r.
The ,i-.-ne a! !. c ,,f ;h'
county attorney thi- m rnir.
w.i- t j i i : dr. it.. a' .e. ... !!.. y g
bride clur g In- r?.i ..f 1 1
hn-b-i d of a f.-.v h and v--w-
d her bya"'y ar ! - f -r t. ".
while toT -. the- .i- d fat
I leaded with h- r t i ret ;-n w ' i
tl cm J.. m-'!i aha. a- d af:.-
c.n.sid.rah'e arg':n th- fa- -
i!y fnaliy per-nad.-d the g.-i :
leave Willi l!l-:n. wti.e ...;.;,
wa- retnrr e.l t.. J.,d ! aw i t
farther ,t i'i hi- ca-e.
Tl.- gro. rn. Mr. Ca p. I d ?:;
f.r-t Wife abot;t two W il-n. I V
dnth. and d r.of -.em t . I. i-w,1!-.
any ti ne jr '
so', a I "i in fa".;- g ' ' f. '
an dher helpmate. : --- i-. -"
that the tirt wa- t' wf.-n - i-
only f... re.ie- the . 'T.
of Cm p quite --,. ;. ar I l
in e'nca!ir.g hi.:
j..,:- ,,f the u--.
f fr nl th-
Taken to the Penitentiary.
Tod av Sher.fT '.. I'. V ..' :t n d -
parte.J f.,r Li: t : with
him Jo-.-ph It .e. w! . wid - a:'
iH to -erve tl;- -.; ;.' , , t.f t'.f.--e l
ear- in tl.e pen d -t. ' j irv.
which h- W l- -er 'e::.-.-d a'! "
e..nv:ct,on by t!ie j ;ry of th--
murd.-r "f '!!! " lti-h ir-i m a
drunken r.ght r.ear Wpr.' Wa
fer Ut fail. The c-.me W i Ve'V
brutal ami the pri-o . ! h.e
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over hi- wr T-d " in th
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Benefit Social.
Thre u.ii b- an I'o'r -up?-"
at the M. W. A. ha!! at fy: arl
Saturday vn rig. F-bruary 7lh.
Proceed- ! t C'V"1 to the n ..
ov raued by th- ri er. g a -..';- -engine
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