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Nebraska State Histori cal Society X mmou omn No. 104. VOL. XXXV. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1918. flatte be ib 3 THREE BOOZE CARS CAPTOR- ED LAST NIGHT STATE AGENTS AND SHERIFF QUINTON MAKE RAID AT LOUISVILLE BRIDGE TWO MEN FROM ONE ESCAPE Others and Cars are Brought Here and Men Placed in Jail Had Lots of Damp Goods. From Friday's Daily. You do not need to ask us how the robin knows that spring is on the way. when he comes a few days ahead of time, or how the daisy re placed the snowdrift so quickly, neither how the officers knew last evening that there weie three cars, containing "booze" were returning from St. Joseph to Omaha, and that they were going via Louisville in stead of this city. Nevertheless the moral squad were at the proper place at the right time, and the three cars were scooped in as well as three peo ple as well. That the state men are working with and co-operating with the new authorities in Omaha is evident, for it is the Omaha "Blockade Runners" which the men were after. Two men from the state office, co-operating with the sheriff of this county C. D. Quinton, who took one of the most important parts in the capture, and the deputy sheriff for Douglas coun ty, Roy Finnigan, they station them selves along a place where retreat was not possible, and where it was possible to block the highway and aawited . for the v people . to come along. Between one and iwo o'clock, there nppeared over a steep hill leading down to the bridge over the Platte river at Louisville, a headlight which was making good time, and I when about half way down, Sheriff I Quinton stepped out of the roadside I and commanded the driver to halt whose name is Hormsby Owens, this he assayed to do, but as he was let ting the car drift along pretty rap idly, it was difficult to stop, but he did in time, to be cared for by the officers lower down the hill Then came the second which was allowed to pass this car and to find the road I blocked beyond. Just as thi was corraled, the third car appeared, this I one a large Case car. and as it tipped i r v. v;it v. -.-. v I utr in? iup ui me urn, iuc """ erved the situation, and stopping the car threw it in reverse, ana starting backwards. Sheriff Quinton ran after it demanding that they halt. Instead of doing this the driver endeavored to get awav by running backwards, when the sher iff fired three shots at the tires, which caused the driver to lose con trol of the machine, and he hooked the front wheel on the left side of a teleDhone Dole riDDiag the tire off and also wrecking the fender, and killing the engine At this the two occupants jumped from the car and ran. Sheriff Quinton who was con siderable ways away, ran after them shooting and commanding them to halt, but to no effect ihey got away in the darkness and weeds which lined the place, and were not seen afterwards. Bringing the men to Plattsmouth the three were placed in jail while the stuff was stored in the basement of the jail. The two first cars were Studebakers and bore numbers 191S license. 65776 and 43578 respective ly, they both being roadsters, one having ten small kegs of whiskey. while the other had mostly Dottiea stuff. The case car wnicn ran into the telephone pole, was a large touring car, and had license num ber 79782-1918. Last Thursday morning a week yesterday while coming from Omaha John F. Gorder saw these cars going south from Albright ana as It was muddy they stopped just off the pave ment and put on their mud chains. For this reason Mr. Ooreier was able to recognize them, as his at- tention was particularly attractea to the cars. The preparations for the trial Is in progress as we go to press and the results will not be published until the ner.t issue of this paper. HAD THEM GOING SOME. From Saturday's Daily. The campaign to put the "block ade runners" out of business, is be ing pressed strongly just now and the state officers, with Sheriff Quin ton last night received a hunch that something was going wrong last evening and taking one of the cars which they captured yesterday, act ing under the idea "That it is well to turn the enemy's guns against them," went after a car which they were given a hunch was a "booze car" they missed it, and as it was coming this way, about over hauled it, when the officers commanded the car to stop, and the occupants who were representatives of the National Cash Register, having the 'old re liable" a Ford and thinking they were in a hold up game, opened up the throttle, and how that "little critter" did skim over the hills was a caution. The fast running Stude baker, which has been thought would run away from anything as a booze carrier, was not able to keep in sight of the flyver. It was only after the car had gotten into town, that it was finally overhauled. No liquor was found there in, and not even a smell. But the car went so fast, that the speed limit was broken and had to pay the penalty. They gave bonds to appear before the court next Tuesday. T. H. Pol lock signing their bonds. HEARS FROM LARRY LAWN. From Saturday's Daily. A letter from Larry Lawn who is now located at Camp Fremont, in California, tells of the life in camp there, of how the boys are getting along, and the manner of living on the western coast, it also tells of a change which Mr. Lawn has been given, in that he has been placed in the Medical Reserve Corps, and as signed a special duty, in an engage ment, as he has no particular med ical training, he is given the task of marker, he carrying a number of flags, which designates where the one on which it is left is to go. He can render temporary aid and mark the one with a flag upon examina tion which shall tell whether he shall go to field hospital, or to a base in the rear, and also as to the urg- ency of the case, which faciliates the treatment of the wounded DIED AT THE MASONIC . HOME LAST EVENING From Friday's Daily Last evening, just as the shades of night were gathering, the soul of Mrs. Mary Louise Anderson, who has made her home at the Nebraska Masonic home for the past nearly seven years, took its flight to the Ptner world. Mrs. Anderson was born February 29. 1852. and was past 66 vears Df age. Her husband died some time since, and since be- iug at the home she has been a help less invalid, having to have an at tendant and being wheeled about in a chair. She came from Grand Is land, and the remains were taken there for interment this morning by her children, Harry, Emil and Emily Anderson. VAMPLRES LOOT CRIPPLED CAR From Friday's Daily. Yesterday John Parmele and Vic tor Krevonek, were visitors in Ne braska City, where they visited the Duff Carburetter factory, where they are making the carburetter, de signed by Ralph Duff, and on which he has a patent. Going down they came upon a car, which had been wrecked just on the other side of Wyoming, breaking off a wheel, and from which the owner had left. On their return they noticed the car had been stripped of a number of things which were on it when they went down, showing that some one had looted it durin& their stay in Ne i j,,. citv LICENSE GRANTED TO MARRY. From Saturday's Daily. A young (?) man, whom the av j erage man guessing would have plac ed at fifty-eight appeared at the of fice of the county judge and giving his name to the judge as Robert McGeehan of Kansas City, asked for license to wed Miss Mae Belle Mc Kinley of Los Angeles, but giving i their age as 21 years old and up I wards, with the accent on the up- I wards the license was granted Large line of American flags at the Journal office. LETTER FROM RALPH ALLEN, IN FRANCE WRITES TO MOTHER HERE UN DER DATE OF MAY 23RD. IN FRONT LINES. ALL PLATTSMOUTH BOYS WELL And Glad to Be Able to Do Their Bit Toward Licking Army of the Kaiser. From Friday's Daily. France, May 21, 1918. Dear Mother. Tuesday morning, will drop vou a line. I got back from the front a few days ago, got a few good nights sleep, took a bath and am boiling up now to get rid of some coolies, have been up four times now and am feeling fine. We are now camp ed in a timber and its sure a beau tiful place. You have to hand it to France for being a beautiful coun try. Its enough to make a fellow home sick for old Nebraska. Your last letter received while I was in the front line trench. The hash car riers brought it cut to me one even ing about 6 o'clock. It sure is great to get a letter from home at that time. That shows what Uncle Sam my -does for us over here. I got a letter from aunt Mittee but she nev er said much, only that they hid moved to town and that Harry and Ern were away working on the rail road. I suppose you have heard about our service stripes. We get a service stripe for every six months service on foreign soil and in the advance.spne. It j.a gold strip-abont an Inch wide and in a V shape, to be worn on the left arm at the cuff point down, and the wounded stripes are to be worn on the right. When they are a strait gold stripe, we will get our service stripe the last of this month. Some of the boys have them now, that bat us over. After dinner. Will finish this let ter up and get it off. It has to be censored by one of our officers, but the ones you send are never censored. Well its about time you are receiving my allotment. It started the first of February. Will soon be four months. I also took out $10,000 00 insurance. The policy will be sent to you. Did you ever hear from Milo? I wonder if he has come over here yet. The last time I heard from Wayne he was expecting to come over soon. Well will close for this time. If anyone wants to know how the other Platts mouth boys are, tell them they are all well and feeling fine. Answer soon, as ever, RALPH H. ALLEN. Here is a sample of some of my shooting. 15 shots at 50 yards with my Springfield rifle. Do you think they would count? GREAT DEMAND FOR CHERRIES. From Saturday's Daily. John R. Beeson who has the cherry orchard, south of this city, and where he will sell this year more than two hundred bushels of this delicious fruit, says that he will be unable to supply one-half or the amount of cherries which the people are calling on him for cherries. John has about two hundred and fifty trees, which are pretty well filled with the fruit, but even then he is not able to near fill the demand. GOVERNMENT NEEDS BLACK WALNUT 3 From Saturday's Dally. The Boy Scouts over the entire country, are now in search of the most important wood that grows on our soil at this time the Black Wal nut. It is very essential to the sue cessful prosecution of the war in that it is badly needed in the manu facture of gun stocks and aeroplane propellers. To expedite matters we ask that those who have black walnut on their premises do a good turn for our common cause and make a re- port, immediately, as to: Number of trees; Approximate diameters of trunks at 4 feet from the ground. Sizes to be put in three classes as follows: 12 to 17 inches, IS to 23 inches, and 24 inches or over. Nothing under 12 inches in diameter is desired. Whether or not the owner is will ing to sell. Address of owner is also desired. It is not the desire of the govern ment to cut valuable city trees. There are undoubtedly a great many black walnut trees in this vicinity that would be donated to the governmnet if the owners knew where to write to dispose of them. We would be pleased to lave these reports sent as scon as p ssihle to Scout John Ptak, Plattsmouth, Nebr. He will in turn send a repo t to the Forest Service, at Washington, D. C. If any further information is de sired. Scout Ptak may be found at the Busch Tailor Shop. His resi dence phone number is 499. WERE MARRIED BY THE JUDGE From Saturday's Dally. Yesterday there appeared a man by name Charles W. Estah. along about the noon time of life or a little later, and with him a lady some few years his junior, and applied for a permit to wed. They gave their home as LaFayette, Indiana, and after the license was granted they were united in marriaga by the good natured judge.- The couple took their new honors in a matter-of-fact-way, and departed in the afternoon for Ihe east on the Burlington train looking like a couple who might have been enjoying -wedded bliss for the past 26 years. ARE ALL READY TO GO NOW. From Saturday's Daily. A letter,from Thomas Walling who is at Camp Cody, at Deming. New Mexico, says that they have had their summer wear taken from them and woolens substituted. in the preparations for going across the pond, and then for some reason, they were not allowed to go, and the excessive heat in that latitude makes Jife almost unbearble with . the woolens on, and the troops are com pelled to go almost without clothing during the wait, which they are hop ing will be soon, that they can get to doing something and they do not even have to drill during the time of waiting. RETURNS FROM VISITING SISTER From Saturday's Daily. J. S. Rhoades who has been at De catur and Kalamazoo, Mich., for the past week returned home yesterday afternoon. Mr. Rhoades was called east on account of the serious illness of a sister, who lived at Decatur, Mich., whom he went to accompany to Kalamazoo, and remaining with her at the time of her having an operation for appendicitis. The sis ter is progressing nicely, at the time of the departure of Mr. Rhoades for his home. SOME FINE STOCK SALE. From Saturday's Daily. Yesterday afternoon Judge J. E. Douglas returned from Maryville, Mo t wnere he with the family had been taking with them the remains of the father of Mrs. Douglas, Dr. J. W. Dean for burial. Judge Douglas said that while there he had at tended a fine stock sale, which had amounted to $110,000 being 60 head of stock, and the highest being one bull wniCli sold as high as $16,500 It seems to us some prices to be paying tor siock. BROUGHff MOTHER HOME. From Saturday's Daily. George Brinklow jr., departed this j morning for Omaha and returning on the train this forenoon, accompany ing his mother Mrs. George Brink low sr., home who has been at the hospital at Omaha for some time re ceiving treatment for throat trouble. The trouble seems persistent, and difficult to bring under the effects of the treatment as it is desired. P. J. VALLERY REJOICING. From Saturday's Daily. A letter from Mrs. Peter Vallery who is at Maywood. where Joseph J Spence lived and where Mrs. Vallery and Mrs. C. Rummell -is visiting. tells of the stork having left a ten I nound bov in the care of Mr and j Mrs. Spence. As Mrs. Spence was formerly Miss Josephine Vallery, daughter of C. F. Vallery and a girl which Peter Vallery raised, we con- elude that Mr. Vallery has the right J to be as Joyous as his demeanor j would indicate he is. CHILDREN OF ST. LUKE'S EN JOY SELVES FOLK DANCES AND KINDER GARDEN GAMES FORM A PART OF PROGRAM ROMP AND FROLIC OH LAWN "What is So Rare as a Day in June" Happily Depicted by -Youngsters Carrying Flags In March From Thursday's Daily. Last evening just at the close of.. T, . . . . . . . I Cty. Kansas, where he is engaged ,1 lilt" CYCUliip. l ix a ui r- u i ; 1 1 1 1 1 1- ii'u.n- ... t eu iiie mil tups, a. idi ,e iiumut-i as sembled on the lawn surrounding St. Luke's parish rectory, to enjoy the Children's Entertainment rendered by the children of the Church School cf St. Luke's church. This little entertainment consisted of the Folk Dances and Kindergarten games and was given out on the lawn. Each number was rendered in a charming manner and denoted much time and practice on the part of both the children and those in charge of the program. The program was opened with the Grand March, the following children participating in this march: Ursula Herold, Delia Claus. Violet Begley, Dorothy Peters, Helen Ledgway, Elizabeth Waddick, Ida Egenberger, Laura Grassman, Dorothy Baumgart, Jane Fricke. Ruth Smith. Charlotte Fields, Eloyse Young, Ruth Finder, Laura Clark, Helen Jane West, Vestetta KODertson, Marry Liar::, Virgil Glark, Morris Cummins. George Claus, Edward Patterson",' Herbert Patterson, Robert Livingston and James Begley. All carried a. fag and the stirring strains of a military t- 1 ,1 1,. 1. ,1 V-A.I.IftP I iiiarL-ii weie pwicu u me rvivcunn orcnestra. ine urana Marci ioiiowea oy me biiismg 01 Spangled Banner, the audience, also. taking part in the smg:ng or tne national hymn. The Kindergarten games furnished amusement, especially when the children played the3 were hopping and flying birds and the graceful movements of the children looked very pretty on the lawn. The three little Folk Dances were well done and seemed to be favor ites, each little dancer was more than enthusiastic in their sweet childish ways. The vocal solos by little Miss Dorothy Peters and Master James Begley received much applause and added greatly to the program. The three children, Urusula Her old, Elizabeth Waddick ana Ida Egenberger, who rendered the play entitled "King Midas," deserved much credit as each part was very well portrayed. The music for this delightful Children's Entertainment was furn ished by the Kroehler orchestra, as sisted by Mr. Ed. Schuhlhoff, while Miss lone Dovey presided at the organ. Those in cnaree 01 me en tertainment, are much indebted to those who furnished the music as the music greatly added to making the program such a splendid and excellent one. Mrs. W. S. Leete and Miss Marg aret Donelan. also deserve much credit and praise for planning such a delightful entertainment to be en joyed by the large- number in at tendance. Also, for their untiring efforts in training the children for we know they must have worked very hard. This little entertainment was a most unique and novel lawn fete and many are the praises we have heard today on their good work. At the close of the program an offering was taken, a neat sum being realized. This will be used for the children's work. It was a most ideal evening for holding a program of this nature on the lawn. MR. FARMER. Did you ever 6top to think how much easi?r it would he to lay by the corn with a Badger R'ding Cultivator or the New Century. Two of the best Riding Cultivators on the market. John F. Gorder, Platts- I mouth. Neb. 6-ll-tfd&w WILL MAKE HOME AT GREELEY. From PattirJay's Daily. This morning Mrs. Lyle Sprecher and children who have been visiting here for some time while Mr. Sprech er has gotten the household goods at their new home at Greeley, depart ed for that place this morning on the early morning trian. Mr. Sprecher departed some time since for that place, where he accepted a position with the electric lighting company of that place and where he has been working since. RETURNS TO HIS WORK AGAIN From Saturday's Daily. Burdette Briggs who has been visiting in the city since Friday morning, coming to visit with his brother Leland, who went to the ser vice this morning with the quota from this count' to the state Uni versity for SDeciat traininsr. denart- I .5 , , . . T , . with the Olson Photo Company, in I . , . , - . I luii uiaiiiij cl l nidi iiatr, IS VISITING IN PLATTSMOUTH From Thursday's Dally. Miss DeLisle Mica, of Evanston, 111., arrived in the city this morn ing, coming to Pacific Junction, at which place she was met by Edward G. Dovey and Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Dovey, and will visit in this city for a few days as the guest of the E. G. Dovey home. Miss Mica comes to visit with Mr. Dovey and his family at this time on account of Mr. Dovey going to the service at an early date. It is not known just now whether Mr. Dovey will go as a member cf the Medical Reserve Corps or to Ft. Riley with the quota from this county. IS KICKED BY A VICIOUS HORSE Frora Thursday's Daily. ; James Rainey was a passenger to rnniaha" this morning on the early morning train, where he is looking after some business for the dav. Mr. Rainev is onjv aole to get about i with the assistance or a care, on ac count of suffering from the kick of a vjcic)lls horse a few davs ago. He ,g not afc a pleased with the mode if traye, thgt hag become lieCessary tQ use RECEIVES LETER FROM HIS SON From Thursday's Daily. C. H. Biggs received a letter this morning from his son, Burl liiggs. who is located at the Great Lakes, Illinois, naval training camp, where he was sent when he enlisted as a carpenter in the navy some weeks ago. He had but a few days before writing this letter been released from the detention camp and placed in the main carpentershop where he has charge of a wood planer. Tho Tilulii-SsrvicQ Account When the farmer opens a checking account at this bank he has a multi-service account. He does not need to leave his important work of feeding the world to come to town to pay a bill - he sends his check. He does not need to pay out money for money orders to send out of town he sends his checks. He always has an accurate account of his fi nance and avoids all risks of losing money either from his pockets or through paying bills twice. Have an account here and use it con stantly this summer. First National Sank Plattsmouth, Nebraska. PLATTSMOUTH NIGHT AT THE AK-SAR-BEN DATE SET AND ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO AGAIN HAVE US VISIT THE DEN BIG ATTENDANCE LAST YEAR The Ak-Sar-Ben Boys Put Up a Fine Entertainment That is Pleas ing to Everyone. Heretofore the Plattsmouth night has been coupled with that of some other town, at the Ak-Sar-Ben, at Omaha, with the result, that when reported some other town were count ed on our men, and we were not no ticed at all. Now arrangements are making that we may gain the bene fits which should accrue to any town as to advertising, and the manage ment of the Fall Festivities Commit tee, have arranged to give to Platts mouth June 24th, and arrangements are now making for a special train to go from this city, at about feven o'clock on that evening with the re turn after the celebrations are over. The probable cost for the ent're trip will be one dollar and fifty cnts which shall include a badge bearing the word "PLATTSMOUTH" which will denote that we are all from this city. It is expected that we will be able to get two hundred men for the purpose. It is also arranged that some one from this city will respond to the address of welcome, and in such address will outline the city, its advantages, its interests, and pros pects, as well as its industries, and in fact all the things which ero to make this city a desirable p!ace in which to live and to do business. Get busy in this matter all you who live in Plattsmouth. who have property, as job, a hope for a bigger and better Plattsmouth. and in fact all who have made this their home, be patriotic in the matter of your place of habitation. Let the people know why you live, why you have spent these years here, and who you are, sure Plattsmouth is the best place on the map to live, and is still getting better. Some one will no doubt be around to see you. and to offer you the privilege of becoming one of this band of workers for the advertising of this town over the state- and nation. Then they come grasp the opportunity to avail yourself of the evening, which not alone should mean a pleasant evening of enjoy ment, but an opportunity to strike a good hard stroke for the advance ment of your city. S r? j 4 K3 ky.