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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1916.
No. 115.
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THE TERRIBLE
AUTO TRAGEDY
OF YESTERDAY
The Manner in Which Charles Iliatt
Meets Death Has Cast Gloom
Over the City
The city was profoundly affected
by the t raped y yesterday afternoon
that resulted in the death of Charles
Hiatt, and the friends of the fam
ily were very much shocked at the
untimely death of this estimable
gentleman that had come so sudden
ly and without warning on them.
There was little light shown on the
facts of the accident at the coroner's
inquest owing to the fact that there
were no eye witnesses of the accident
when the heavy automobile had turn
ed over and crushed the helpless
driver in his seat. A great many re
ports were circulated as to how the
accident occurred and most of these
when sifted down proved groundless
and the facts of the matter are that
there is no one who can actually tell
how the sad affair happened. Mr.
Iliatt had been absent only a short
time from the Barton hardware store
where he was employed as clerk and
had delivered an oil stove at the home
of E. M. Godwin, only a short dis
tance from the scene of the tragedy
and after seeing that the stove was in
proper condition had left the house
and starting his auto drove west
about a half block in order to turn
around to start back to the city, as
the road in front of the Godwin house
is quite narrow and has a rather high
bank on either side. The members of
the Godwin household noticed him
start east with the machine and it
was remarked that the car was run
ning rather wildly from one side of
the road to the other as if it was hard
to steer the machine. No further at
tention was paid to the machine until
the noise occasioned by the car over
turning in the road called the neigh
bors to the scene of the accident. The
neighbors and the first arrivals from
the city on the scene rolled the car
back on the side and then the body of
the unfortunate man was found with
the head mangled from the wind
shield, one corner of the metal frame
of the shield having struck Mr. Iliatt
near the right temple and pentrated
to the brain causing death. The
weight of the car had also occasioned
a number of injuries and bruises to
the body. Dr. E. W. Cook was sum
moned by Mrs. Godwin to the scene
of the accident but it was not possible
to do anything for the unfortunate
man whose death had evidently oc
curred as soon as the car turned over.
The body was held pending the ar
rival of Coroner J. F. Brendel from
Murray who at once impanneled a
jury composed of C. E. Ilaney, B. A.
Rosencrans, Asbury Jacks, J. C. Pet
erson, George M. Ilild and Frank
Hrinkman. The coroner and jury
viewed the body and the scene of the
accident and had the car tested out
to discover whether or not the steer
ing apparatus and brakes were in
good working order and these were
found to be in first class shape and
thfc car was not damaged to any great
extent beyond the breaking of the
wind shield and the fenders. The jury
found in their verdict that Mr. Iliatt
came to his death by being crushed
beneath a Ford automobile while he
was driving in the southwest part of
the city of Plattsmouth and that the
car was in good working condition
at the time of the accident.
From the facts in the case it would
.seem that Mr. Iliatt who was not an
experienced driver, had either become
nervous and was unable to control the
steering of the machine, allowing it
to run up the side of the rather steep
roadside where it turned over as the
result or had suddenly been stricken
with a fainting spell but as far as
known he was not subject to this
form of sickness.
Charles Iliatt has made his home in
Plattsmouth for the greater part of
his lifetime and his death was a
severe blow to the old friends and
neighbors by whom he was held in
such esteem and to the sorrow strick
en relatives and the heart broken
wife as well as the aged parents the
deepest sypathy of the entire com
munity will go out in this, life's dark
est hour.
Besides the widow, Mr. Hiatt leaves
to mourn his death the aged parents
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Iliatt of Murray
two brothers, L. D. Iliatt of Murray
and D. W. Hiatt of Raising City, Ne
beraska, and one sister, Mrs. A. M
Cole of Weeping Water. The parents
were at Raising City visiting at the
time of the accident and were called
home by the sad message that has
brought them such deep grief and
sorrow.
The funeral will be held this after
noon at 4 o'clock from the First
Methodist church and the services
will be in charge of Rev. F. M. Dru-
liner, pastor of the church.
A TRIBUTE.
While all nature was throbbing, and
humming, and gleaming, with the joy
of life; while the e.Tth was pulsating
in rapture at the wooing of the sun;
amidst the laughter of children, the
songs of youth, the "bantering of ma
turer years, silently, but upon his
swiftest wing, the death angel flitted
through our beloved city and bore
away a neighbor and friend, i ester
.1 A 1 1 .
uay. xms morning, at noon-tide, yes,
after the day had commenced to grow
old, Charles Iliatt, with face still to
waru tne rising sun, was witn us in
health and strength. At this, the ev
en-titie or tne same day, he is gone
from among us. It is not right that
he should go unheralded to the grave
For weeks, and months, and years he
has been passing our doorway, on his
way to his daily tasks and back to the
home he loved. For many years we
have known this genial triend, and
wish to pay this humble tribute to
s memory.
Charles Hiatt made no pretentions
to distinction in the larger affairs of
men, but wrought with manly erlort
in his sphere of life, to provide the
needs and comfort of those he dear
est loved. He claimed not perfection,
but recognized and lived for a higher
goal as the years swept on. He car-
ied no bitred in his heart, and mal"-e
was not born for him in the hearts of
others. His greeting was cheerful,
his wishes for all was well. He was
faithful to his duties, devoted to his
family and home, was moral and up
right, and recognized his Creator in
lis life. He had virtues that others
might well covet, and habits worthy
cf emulation. We shall miss our
friend as we walk the streets, and go
about our daily duties and work. Let
us hope and believe we do hope and
believe, that his life has passed into
a broader and more joyous realm, and
is now looking out upon the sunrise of
blissful eternity.
Farewell, good friend, for a time,
farewell.
July 20, 191G. A Friend.
DEPARTS FOR
YORK TO RESUME HIS
STUDIES IN COLLEGE
From Tuesday's" Dally.
Rosendo LubianT" the young man
who has been visiting here at the
farm home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Wiles, west of this city, has departed
for York, where he will make his
home there at the home of Mr. Looni
er, one of the wealthy residents of
that place. Mr. Lubian is a native of
the Phillipine islands and was con
verted to christanity there by the
missionaries and has come to Amer
ica to study for the ministry and is
now studing at the United Brethern
college at York with a view of enter
ing the missionary field and going to
his old home to take up the work of
bringing the teachings of the Chris
tian religion to the residents of the
islands. During his stay at the Wiles
home Mr. Lubian made the acquain
tance of a great many of our people
and won many friends by his genial
and gentlemanly manner of meeting
his fellow men. Mr. Loomer with
whom he is to make his home while
in college has just given an endow
ment of $50,000 to York college.
C. II. VALLERY IMPROVING
From Tuesdays Dailv.
C. H. Vallery was in the city today
from his farm home and his friends
were very much pleased to learn that
he is feeling much better since his
return from the hospital. Mr. Vallery
has been taking treatment there for
an affliction of the throat and he be
lieves that he is now on the highway
to recovery.
If you have anything for sale adver
tise in the Journal.
ROBERT SHER
WOOD, SR., IS
LAID TO REST
The Funeral of Deceased Held at the"
Episcopal Church and Then Con
signed to the Silent Tomb.
From Wednesday s Dally.
The funeral of Robert Sherwood
was held yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the St. Luke's Episcopal
cnurch ot which he long has been a
member and the church was filled to
its utmost capacity by the sorrowing
relatives and friends who gathered to
pay their last tribute of love and
esteem to the kindly gentleman who
had been called from their midst to
his last long rest at the close of a
long and useful life. Father W. S.
Leete rector of the parish, conducted
the services which were beautiful and
impressive, the simple ritual of the
Episcopal church being carried out
by the rector. The choir of the church
during the services sang two of the
Robert Sherwood, Sr.
well beloved hymns of faith and hope
which served to comfort those whose
hearts had been so wounded in the
passing of the grand good man. The
members of Plattsmouth lodge, No. 6,
Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons,
were present in a body at the church
and acted as an escort of honor to
the grave where the beloved brother
was consigned to his last earthly
resting place with the service of the
order of which he had been a most
devout member for the greater part
of his lifetime. The wealth of floral
rememberances laid on the bier spoke
eloquently of the feeling in which the
community held Mr. Sherwood and as
his casket passed from the church for
the last time each eye was filled with
tears in memory of the kindly gentle
man and friend who would come no
more to join them in their daily walks
of life. The casket was, borne by six
of the sons of the deceased Thomas,
lerbert, George, John, Victor and
Ralph Sherwood, to the last resting
place in Oak Hill cemetery where it
was consigned to the silent tomb.
The death of Mr. Sherwood has oc
casioned a great grief throughout the
city among all those who had known
him during the forty years of resi
dence here and the feeling has been
one of a great loss to the community
of a great estimable citizen. While
Mr. Sherwood was no longer a resi
dent here he still held the kindly feel
ings of his old friends and his visits
here were always the source of great
deasure to those with whom he came
in touch as he brought with him a
spirit of kindly feeling that made a
lasting impression upon every one.
While gone from the circle of his
family he leaves with them a pre
cious memory of a good and Christian
life to strengthen them in the hour
of grief and surely with a man like
this the future now just dawning on
another shore must indeed be blessed
and filled with promise of a meeting
with the loved when they too shall
cross the silent river at the Master's
call. The last words heard from the
lips of this good man were charac
teristic of his daily life as when he
retired to his couch from which he
never woke in life he turned to the
members of the family who were
present and bade them a kind good
night and a blessing for their
welfare. It is indeed hard to part
with such a man but it is not our part
to say when we must go but only to
bear with aching heart the separa
tion and look forward with hope to
another meeting when the pain of
parting shall not come again.
S. S. CLUB GIRLS ENJOY AN
OUTING LAST SUNDAY
From Tuesday's Dally. i
Early Sunday morning the S. S.
club girls gathered at the home of
their president and from there im
mediately journeyed out to Swallow
hill to spend the day in picnicking.
The morning was spent in bathing,
swimming, taking pictures and vari
ous other ways of picnic merry-making
and the hours passed away all
too quickly to suit the members of
the merry party. At noon all gather
ed readily under the shade of a large
tree where they heartily enjoyed the
well-prepared picnic feast. After
lunch they again returned to the
river where they pleasantly whiled
away the few short afternoon hours
in swimming and bathing.
Later they once more came to shore
and participated in a most delicious
luncheon and in the cool of the even
ing they started homeward, vowing
that this picnic had been one of the
most delightful ones of the season.
RED SOX TO PLAY
MALVERN BALL TEAM
ON NEXT SUNDAY
From Tuesdays Dally.
On Sunday afternoon the base ball
team of Malvern, la., will visit the
city for the purpose of trying to put
one over the redoubtable Red Sox if
possible and they promise to bring a
mighty fast organization of base bal-
ists with them. This will be the first
time that a team from Malvern has
visited this city and as that section
of Iowa has produced some mighty
fast ball players they should be able
to have a first class organization on
hand to pit against the members of
the Sox crew. The game is one that
should draw a good crowd and the
visitors will be accompanied by a
number of their boosters and friends
to furnish enthusiasm for the occa
sion and try and assist in securing a
win for the Iowa boys. The Sox will
be in first class shape for the battle
and ready to give a good account of
themselves.
A PRETTY WEDDING
AT THE HOME OF MR.
AND MRS. A. J. SNYDER
From Tuesday's Daily,
Last evening the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Snyder was the scene of
a
very pretty wedding when Mr.
'rank Ptak and Miss Carrie Kriv-
anek, both of Armour, S. D., were
united in the bonds of wedlock. The
ceremony was performed by County
Judge A. J. Beeson in the presence of
the relatives of" the contracting
parties and was a very simple and
juiet marriage. Following the wed
ding a very dainty and tempting
uncheon was served by Mrs. Snyder
and Mrs. Emmons Ptak for the new-
y weds and the relatives. The groom
is a former Plattsmouth man and is
a brother of Emmons Ptak and Mrs.
A. J. Snyder of this city. He is at
present located at Armour where he
is engaged in the cigar making bus
iness, and has been very successful
in his line of business and very high-
y esteemed by everyone in his home.
The bride is a very charming lady
and has been the housekeeper at the
Ptak home for some time. The newly
weds motored from Armour to this
city and will spend a short honey
moon here with their relatives and
friends before returning home.
NAME IS OMITTED
In the account of the fortieth wed
ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
George Dodge appearing in the Jour
nal last evening the name of Miss
Kathryn Waddick was unintentially
omitted from the list of those taking
part in the program, in , which she
gave a most pleasing piano solo, and
one that was thoroughly enjoyed by
everyone present.
A REAL PLEAS
URE TO BEHOLD
NOW DAYS
A Trip in the County is Not Only
Invigoration, But Interesting to
See the Crops.
This time of the year in Nebraska
is perhaps the most interesting and
pleasing to the lover of nature of any
in the whole year. The golden harvest
of wheat and oats is being gathered
in, ready for the thresher and in
many places the threshing is on in
full blast.
A trip out in Cass county certainly
impresses one with the immense re
eults of the harvest in this state of
the breadstuff of the world, and
makes one feel proud that they re
side in this state and particularly in
this county, which will rank as high
as any m the state. It is well worth
the time of anyone to take a spin out
into the country in order to get in
touch with the farms and the results
of the year's harvest to really ap
preciate the true greateness of the
yield of wheat and oats and the grow
ing corn that is soon to materlize into
a great bumper crop to add to the
wealth. As one comes up over the
hills the view is one that cannot be
excelled anywhere else in the world
for real beauty with the creeks and
streams with their heavily wooded
banks wending their ways through
the valleys while on the hillsides the
golden grain ready for the thresher
mingles with the green of the grow
ing corn in a beautiful array of color
that speaks of peace and plenty and
a great yield of everything that is
needful to man's benefit and help.
Along the hillsand bluffs that line
the Platte and Missouri river, a view,
that is more than pleasing is revealed
to the eye, with the broad fertile river
valleys lying peacefully on either side
of the streams and with the growing
crops in profusion, dotted here and
there by houses and barns where
some of the sturdy farmers of the
county are making their homes and
doing their part in keeping up the
splendid reputation of Cass county
as an agricultural kingdom. Two of
the best trips in this part of the coun
ty to give one a good idea of the
wealth of the crops is that from
Plattsmouth to Louisville as well as
that from Union and from Louisville
can continue on west to Greenwood
and view the great stretches of coun
try near Murdock and Alvo where
the land is as fine as any in the world.
On the Union trip the great hills of
old Liberty precinct gives one a won
derful opportunity of viewing the
country clear from the Sciota bottoms
to the hills near Nehawka and far
down into Otoe county and hill and
vale is dotted and checkered with
the green of the corn and the gold of
the wheat and oats in a harmony of
olor that speaks cf the tru? great
ness of Cass county and of Nebraska.
NEHAWKA CITIZENS
PREPARING TO HOLD
A BIG PICNIC SOON
From Tuesday'c DaitT.
The residents of Nehawka are pre
paring to hold a big picnic this sea
son and the plans are now being for
mulated for the event which it is ex
pected will be held on either Satur
day, August 5, or on August 19, so
not to conflict with other celebrations
that will be held by other towns and
will furnish a most pleasing part of
the summer entertainments. The bus
iness men and citizens of Nehawka
are the best entertainers in the world
and it is always a pleasure to be
present to any of the gatherings held
in that city. As soon as the commit
tee completes the arrangements for
the event the exact dates will be
given out and the residents of the
different parts of the county can be
sure of one very pleasant day as
guests at the Nehawka picnic.
II. C. Creamer of Murray was in
the city for a few hours today visit
ing with his friends and looking after
a few matters of importance.
THE W. C. T. U. MEET WITH
MRS. G. G. WESCOTT
From Tuesday's Dally.
me v. k,. i. u. neid a very in
teresting business meeting yesterday
at the home of Mrs. C. C. Wescott
that was attended by a large number
of the members and was filled with
tnuch pleasure to the ladies present
Miss Alice Louise Wescott gave the
scripture lesson, taken from the 121st
Psalm and the roll call was respond
ed to by the members with Bible
verses giving an expression of bless
ings received. Mrs. A. H. Knee, one
of the life long members of the
Plattsmouth chapter, who has just re
turned from Omaha was present at
the meeting and gave a very inter
esting account of the meeting of the
Omaha chapter which she attended
while in that city. The session was
one -of the most pleasing that has
been held for some time and the
ladies felt well repaid for their at
tendance.
WINS WAYNE TOURNAMENT
From Wednesdays Dally.
Raymond Larson of this city, who
is attending the tennis tournament at
Wayne, Neb., yesterday sprang a sur
prise on the veterans of the game
who are there taking part in the
games by defeating Frank Morgan,
the 1915 champion of northeastern
Nebraska by two straight set, 6-3 and
6-4. Morgan is regarded as one of the
crack players of that part of the state
and the victory of Larson rather up
set the dope on the games that had
been handed out by the "sharks''
present. Juno Marshall of this city
was also successful in his opening
game and the boys will give a good
account of themselves before return
ing home. Those of the local enthus
iasts who have played either Larson
or Marshall know that they playa
mighty fast game and should be able
to add a number of other games to
their credit before the matches are
closed.
GETS CASE MIXED UP
From Tuesday's Daily.
The case of B. G. Wiley and C. E.
Wiley against William L. Nickles,
which was passed on by the supreme
court on July 3, was decided in favor
of Mr. Nickles, who had been the
winner of the case in the lower court,
he judgement of which was affirmed
by the state tribunal. A great many
had gathered the impression that the
Wiley s had secured a verdict but
such is not the case, and Mr. Nickles
was given full possession of the land
n question.
WALTER SEBATKA
MEETS WITH VERY
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
From "Wednesday's Dally.
Last evening Walter Sebatka met
with a very serious accident at his
home while he was engaged in split-
ti
ng some wood on a chopping block
nd as a result cut his left hand in a
tvery severe manner. He was using
small ax with his right hand and
holding the piece of wood with the
eft when the ax glanced and struck
the back of the hand almost severing
the thumb from the hand and inflict
ing a very severe wound. He was tak
en to the office of a physician but it
as found that it was impossible to
reach one of the tendons which had
been severed and which had drawn
p in the arm to quite a distance and
without which the thumb would be
seless. It was decided to have the
patient taken to the Immanuel hos
pital in Omaha where the injured
member will be looked after.
BIRTH OF A FINE LITTLE SON
From Tuesday's Dull v.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Cyril
Kalina on High school hill is much
happier today as the result of the ar
rival there last night of a fine little
son. The mother and babe are both
doing nicely and it is needless to say
that the proud father is as happy as
is possible for anyone to be and his
smile is of the variety that will not
wear off. The many friends of the
family will extend their best wishes
for the welfare of the little man for
his success in life.
ANOTHER VERY
SUDDEN DEATH
THIS MORNING
Mrs. John Click, Daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Droege, Died This
Morning of Heart Trouble.
From Wednesday's Dally.
This morning at 10:30 Mrs. John
Ulick died very suddenly at the home
of her husband's parents, in the west
part of the city as the result of an
attack of heart trouble, and after
falling to the floor in a faint it was
only a few minutes until death came
to her before medical assistance could
arrive.
Mrs. Ulick has not been in the best
of health for some time and since
coming here from Denver a few
weeks ago she has been feeling very
poorly, but it was not thought that
she was in dangerous condition, and
she has been up and around as usual.
Mr. and Mrs. Ulick have been staying
at the home of Mr. Ulick's mother,
who is in very poor health and assist
ing in her care, and this morning
while Mrs. Ulick was looking after
some of the household duties, she va:
taken with a sudden fainting spell, and
all efforts to arouse her to conscious
ness failed, and medical assistance
was summoned but in vain as the un
fortunate lady was far beyond hu
man aid, and when Dr. P. J? Flynn
arrived at the home she had been
dead for several minutes. The depart
ed was the eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Droege, of this city, and
was reared to womanhood here and
married here eight years ago to John
Ulick. Shortly after their marriage
they moved to Denver, where the
family resided up to a few weeks
ago, when they moved back to this
city to make their home, and were
just getting settled when the death
messenger broke up the family cir
cle. Mrs. Ulick was 28 years of age,
and leaves besides the heart broken
husband and one son, John, her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Droege
and two brothers, Emil and Carl
Droege of Magna, Utah, and one sis
ter, Mrs. Gale Connors. All of the
family excepting the two brothers re
sides in this city.
As far as can be determined at this
time the funeral services will be held
n this city Friday morning, but the
exact time cannot be given until word
is received from the relatves.
This death comes as a very bitter
blow to the members of the family
and especially to the mother and in
their hour of deepest grief the fam-
ly will have the sympathy of the
entire community in their loss and
t will be hard indeed for them to
bear the loss that has darkened their
home and wounded their hearts.
BASE BALL PLAYING
DURING THE HOME
COMNG WEEK
From Tuesday's Dally.
For the base ball games during the
forthcoming fall festival and "Home
Coming" week from August 31 to
September 4, the management of the
ocal team is quite anxious to have a
teams representing some of the county
towns present to take part in the dif
ferent games. There is lots of good
material in the smaller towns of the
county that could form a basis of a
mighty good team and one that would
be a credit to the entire county. With
the Red Sox and a team from out in
the county as the contenders, there
should be plenty of enjoyment for the
fans in the games. The teams that
have been here from our neighboring
towns in the past two seasons have
put up some of the best games ever
seen here and should they again ap
pear here it would be a fine drawing
card. The fan3 out in the county
should get busy and get their teams
arranged so that when the festival
opens they will be on hand to take
part in the base ball games. Now is
the time to start and there should be
no delay in getting the teams lined
up for the big week.
Stewart's Phonographs, only $5.00j
at Dawson's, Plattsmouth, Neb.
