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No. 12.
VOL. XXXVI.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA,, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1918.
PUR
OD
OF
EARLY MORNING DRIVE TO
PLATTE BOTTOMS REWARDS
SHERIFF WITH FOUR MEN.
WERE DRIVING CHALMERS GAR
Ccrralls Four Men, With Only a
Driver Of Car For
Aid.
Trom Friday's Ially.
Sheriff Quinton had a hunch this
morning that there was something
doing and also desired to have a nice
cool ride in the morning, and call
ing a car from J. E. Mason, about
mx Thirty went to Platte bottom,
on the auto bridge road, and in the
shade of a clump of trees, awaited
and hi wait was not long, for soon,
there came in sight a boat, bound
for the north, and filled with pas
sengers, which was halted after a
cl.nse of about half a mile and their
tlc-.-i illation asked, they said Omaha,
rr.d as the sheriff ncared the side of
the car. he saw piled in the car
nearly filled the remainder cf the
available room after the four pas
sengers, huge quantities of the Old
Taylcr brand of fire water. He com
manded the men to turn around
and drive back to Plattsmouth which
they did and had the contraband
unloaded in the basement of the
county jail, while the four men
were piven apartments in the cell up
stairs. The men gave their names
as K. Shrader, II. Manfer. George
Parlek and L. Anderson and their
hemes as anywhere. They were
driving a. car which bares license
number 124CC0 Neb. 101S. County
Attorney Tele bad been out in Colo
r:i'l. f.?r thf pa-t wee'.:, and had re
turned home last evening just arriv
ing in time for the prosecution of
this ca?2. Sheriff Quinton had been
away, and enly returned day before
yesterday, but happened in the nick
of time for this particular car. and
thee men. who should have been i
either fighting or working, one or
the other.
They will now have the oppor-
tunity to serve their country in one .
way or the other, as they will have J
disposed of their present occupation
by the time the cae is closed. j
The men were arraigned before
Judge Beeson this morning and
Frank E. Schrivt-r, who is scon to
go to the army, Ben Anderson and
Hi
Henry Manfer. were charged withjTjST ESCAPED BY REPRIMAND.
having in posession intoxicating li- J
quor to which all pleaded guilty j From Saturday's Daily,
and were assessed a fine of one ' The defense council had before
hundred dollars and costs of prose- them a young man yesterday, who
cution each, which the charge of has been talking too freely, and
transportation of intoxicating li- j whose case is now only on trial,
c,uors was lodged against George for he was complained of by a very
Parlek, to which he pleaded guilty j reliable citizen, on a very grave
and was given a like fine. The car j charge, and while the young man
was confiscated, and was claimed to admitted he had talked, he denied
be the property of a brother-in-law that he had used the language at
of Mr. Parlek, a man by the name j tributed to him. The council made
of Frank Hornek. a resident of So. jit very plain what they would do, in
Omaha. The men were remanded case of another complaint. He de-
to jail to arrange for their fines and
costs. ;
WERE MARRIED BY THE JUDGE-
From Friday'? Dailv. . I
This morning there appeared
from 1'nion John Armstrong and
Mrs. Lillian Meade before the clerk
of the county court, applying for a
license to wed .which was granted
and the kindly judge, did the ser
vice of unities them for life to the
satisfaction of all. The young peo
ple departed on their way down the
path cf life without a care and as
happy as the bird on the wing.
TRAVELING BY AUTOMOBILE.
From Friday's Daily.
Mrs. Mattie E. Blackmore of Chi
cago, is visiting at Cedar Creek at
the home of her brother Mr. Ira
Bates, who is now in the Ford Hos
pital where he is receiving treatment
and where he underwent an opera
tion a short time since. Mrs. Black
more was born near this city some
miles sout and left here some thir
ty ye ytro. going to Kansas City
t- . Xt Kansas City her husband
jo was employed on the Missouri
'Pacific was Injured and they went
lo Chicago to make their home and
where he since died. Mrs. Black
more is accompanied by Carl Lindahl
a neighbor and does the driving. They
will visit with her brother. Lemon
will visit at her brother. Lemon
Dates near Rock Bluffs until over
Sunday when she will go to St.
Joseph, Kansas City and St. Louis on
their way home. Passing through
Salem, Town, where they had an aunt
Mrs. Malissa Loper and a grandfath
er Samuel Copeland, but who recently
died.
LOOKS LIKE A LOCAL
GANG TO US
From Thursdays Pally.
During the past few months and
coming down to weeks more so, and
during less than a week, there has
been two house breakings and one
unsuccessful attempt. You will re
member the cases of Guy Morgan's
place which was broken into and
that also of Earl Stanfield, and just
last Friday came to the case of the
Fetzer Shoe Store which was at
tempted to be raided, but who were
frightened away by Mrs. C. A.
Rosencrans who heard the plotters
and attempted to secure the police,
but the artists were away before
anyone could be secured. Last Sun
day evening a double burglary was
commit teed in the case of the Pool
Hall of A. M. Arries, where they
secured some $70.00 and other ar
ticles, gaining entrance through the
cold air pipe of the furnace. At the
next door C. L. Herger, they secur
ed two dollars, and tore things up
all over the house. These things are
happening pretty frequently and it
looks like the talent was focal, for
from their frequency. It could not
be the work of yeggmen. These
people should be combed out of the
community just as the government
is endeavoring to comb out the sub
marine from the waters of the At
lantic. HAS HAND BADLY MASHED.
From Thursday's raily.
Yesterday while Charles Grado
ville was working at his usual occu
pation in the Burlington shops and
was bringing into the shops some
passenger engine tires, one of the
steel rims which was broken caught
the third finger on his left hand
and mashed the flesh from the out
portion of the finger, taking the nail
with it. but left the flesh hanging.
He was rushed to the office of the
physician, and had the member
dressed, it being necessary to sew
the hanging flesh to the hand in
order to retain it in place until it
shall heal. The finger was giving
much pain, and while it is some
easier now, is causing the owner
much suffering,
nied all complaints and said he was
loyal. He is no -just on good he-.
havior. The matted of the speak
ing of the German language was
drawn pretty tightly, in the light of
I'uu',t; uiiemiiL-es, aiiu tm mis mai-
ter the council are taking a very
firm stand.
WILL VISIT IN THE NORTH-
From Saturday's Daily.
This afternoon Mrs. J. R. Hunter
and daughter Grace and son Robert
departed for Hitchcock, South Da
kota, where they will spend some
time with the daughter of Mrs
Hunter, Mrs. J. H. Heineman and
family who have lived in the north
for a number of years. Mrs. Hunter
and children will visit there for some
time, and enjoy the coolness of the
northern air.
FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE.
I have filed for nomination on
Democratic Ticket for Representa
tive subject to the will of the voteri
at the Primaries, August 20.
I am your friend,
JOHN MURTEY.
Stationery at the Journal office.
LANGUAGE
T BE STOPPED
CASS COUNTY COUNCIL OF DE
FENSE HAVE PUT BAN ON
THE USE OF THE LANGUAGE.
FORBID GERMAN OVER PHONES
The Patriot and the True American
Will Refrain From
Its Use.
From Saturday's Dally.
We are at war with an autocracy,
which has bred sedition, and enemy
propaganda under the guise of the
guilds, rid societies of ri it kinds,
which has been inimical the wel
fare of this government, and has
taught lax methods of promoting
true loyal ideas. The time has past
when under this guise or any other,
in the name of religion or other
wise we will allow the serpent Ger
man propaganda, to be longer fost
ered in our midst. The German
idea, the propaganda, the intrigue,
which only could be fostered under
the guise of the claimed culture oZ
the German tongue, has brought us"
as well as the world into this strug
gle. This is the way the Kaiser
has promoted and fostered the in
human ravages of the helpless of all
lands, and has with inhuman butch
ery devastated peaceful states, and
especially those which could not
help themselves. To longer, tolerate
such a means of a spreading treason
and treasonable teachings and allow
ing a cover for foreign teachings
and propaganda, is a thing no self
respecting American is willing to
stand for. The Executive commit
tee of the Cass county council of
defense at their meeting yesterday.
forbid the delivering of addresses
whether religious, or of any "other
character, in the German language.
Telling everybody that you are
in American, speak the American
language. They applied this mat
ter to the use of German over tele
phones, and have made it plain that
the German language must be erad
icated, keeping this country safe
from the inroads of the things
which this propaganda, has insid
uously taught this tongue. Many
thousands of Americans have died
and more than a million are now
engaged in deadly conflict with that
power which is trying to wreck the
world. Our allies have lost millions
of true men for the same cause, and
we are true Loyal Americans if we
permit and foster this serpent, in
the shape of the language which
has been and would still be the in
cubator here of butchery, rapine and
devastation.
RETURN FROM THE SOUTH.
From Saturday's Daily.
Joseph McCarthy and wife arriv
ed this morning from Ft. Sill, Okla.,
where they have been for the past
week visiting with their son Ken
neth McCarthy, who is with the
service there. They found Kenneth
looking well and with him in the
same company they also found a
number of Plattsmouth boys and
all well. There were among the
number. Peter Gradoville, Roy
Richardson, Henry Stull and "Wayne
Allen of this city and L. Cjogren of
Louisville.
HOLD PICNIC AT
TULENES GROVE
From Saturday's Dally.
Thursday evening a number of
the boys and girls from the west
side had a most enjoyable time in
the shape of a picnic for the junior
young people, at the Tulene's grove,
and which they had an excellent
season of enjoyment. The evening
was spent in games, and music, for
which they all have an especial
adaptation. They also had refresh
ments in the shape of cooling
drinks and ice cream. In all the
evening was very pleasantly spent.
There were present: Misses Mable
and Josephine Rys, Helen Donat,
Helen Lileny, Emma Holly, Frank
Krejci, James Wooster, Frank Sed
lak, Jos. Holly, Fred Duda, Antone
Janca. Joe Sedlak, Max Duda, Mike
Krejci, James Kreici, Frank Grado
ville. .
GERMAN
IS
CAR STOLEN AT HUMBOLDT.
From Saturday's Daily.
Sheriff Quinton received a notice
to be on the lookout for a stolen
Olsmobile, which was taken at Hum
boldt last night and which belongs
to a man in Falls City. There is
fifty dollars offered for the capture
of the car and fifty dollars for the
capture of the thief. The license
number is 10J9."2 Nebraska and the
car is an Olsmobile, engine number
SC670. '
MAKES VERY NEAT HOME NOW
From Saturday's iaily.
N. K. Peoples has just finished the
painting on the outside and finish
ing on the inside of the new home
of Mayor II. A. Schneider and wife
in this city. The building as it is
at this time makes a really modern
and up-to-date home. The inside
particularly being well arranged
and modern in every respect, and
the finishing both of the floors and
wood work as well as the walls and
ceilings are done in the best of taste
and workmanship.
HID TO REST
THIS MORNING
MRS. JOSEPHINE WOOSTER BUR
IED AT WEST OAK HILL.
(CATHOLIC) CEMETERY.
From Saturday's Daily.
The mortal remains were this
morning laid to rest in the Catholic
cemetery west of this city, by loving
hands, after the eulogy by the Rev.
John Vlcek, had been said at the
Holy Rosary church, in the pres
ence of a large number of her rela
tives and friends. Two of her
children could not be in attendance.
John Wooster of -Rliance, South
Dakota, and Mrs. Tom C. Janda.
near Salem, Oregon, could not ar
rive in time for the funeral. In
her death the family have lost a
kind loving mother and wife, one
who always has with kindness and
love ministered to loved ones of her
household, and the community in
which she lived a good neighbor.
whose object was to make all happy
with whom she came In contact.
She will be remembered for her
kindness to all and her genuine
Christianity.
OLD RESIDENT
PASSES AWAY
MRS. IGNAC WOOSTER GOES TO
GREAT BEYOND, CALLED BY
DEATH ANGEL YESTERDAY.
From Friday's Dailr-
Mrs .Tnsenhine Wooster. born in
Bohemia, April 10, 1851, and hav
ing lived in Plattsmouth since 18S2,
nassed to her reward last evening
after an illness extending over two
years. Mrs. Wooster has been bed
fast for the most of the summer,
and had been at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Wm. Kriskey, for the
past six weeks, and all of the
children were gone, and the hus
band who was aged, was to feeble to
care for his wife as he desired and
they therefore made their home
rt-tty, o rtansrhter. At the age of
nineteen she was united in marriage
with Ignac Wooster and twelve
years later came to America and to
Plattsmouth, where they have re
sided since. The children from the
union being Frank Wooster of this
place, John Wooster, Reliance So
Dak., Josie Kriskey and " Joseph
Wooster. both living here, Mary,
Mrs. Tom C. Janda, of near Salem,
Oregon. It is expected that John
who lives at Reliance, So. Dak.,
will be here, but Mrs. Janda is not
looked for as the remains would
have to be kept for so long. The
funeral will occur from the Holy
Rosary Catholic church tomorrow
at 10:00 o'clock, the Rev. Father
Vlcek delivering the funeral ora
tion.
Your stock can be delivered in
South Omaha in fine snape these hot
days with an auto truck. Call the
Plattsmouth Garage for particulars.
COUNCIL PASSES
aba Annniii
m UnUiNANub
AFTER CONSIDERING CONDI
TIONS. CONCLUDED COSTS
CERTAINLY REQUIRED IT.
ALSO REPEAL CURB GDGK ACT
Concluded The Requiring Its Fulfil
ment Would Work
Hardship.
From Saturday's Daily.
Every councilman was in his
place last evening when the gavil
of the mayor fell on the desk, no
minutes, but instead, a reading of
the call which brought the legisla
tors together. It was stated the Ne
braska Lighting Company has is
sued a notice stating that on the
0th day of July they would dis
continue the matter of furnishing
gas for the city, and for the trade.
and that they had withdrawn all
proposals regarding the continua
tion of supply of gas, to their
clientele.
Then began the threshing out of
the problem, and inquiries as to
what the company desired, but all
the information that could be gotten
was that they had withdrawn all
their propositions. The questions
was propounded, would the Nebras
ka Lighting Company accept the
proposition, should it be granted, of
raising the rates, to where the ordi
nance read, should the ordinance be
passed. No one seemed to know,
not even F. E. Smith their manager
here. Later discussion brought out
the fact that the question of rates
was not the only thing, but that
the Curb cock ordinance was worry
ing the lighting company, and they
wanted a dollar minimum charge as
well.
Johnson propounded the question
to the city attorney. What rights
have the city under the ordinance?
The judge evidently did not under
stand the question, for he arose,
and illustrated how prices had ad
vanced, as well as the price of all
commodities, and showed that all
other things had advanced, and were
advancing, when it was explained to
him by the mayor that he was not
speaking to the question. When
the question was re-stated, he said
that he thought there was no re
course, whatever action the Lias
company might take, for they had
no bond on the gas matter, but one
for ?2.500 on the street lighting
with electricity.
On motion by Luschinsky, sup
ported by Beeson, the matter of
reading the new adinance by title
the second and third time was
brought before the council. City at
torney J. E. Douglas advised the
reading of the entire ordinance
first and then proceeding with the
reading by title, this was done, and
the vote was taken, which showed,
Patterson, Kunsman, Buttery, Vorn-
dron. Johnson, Luschinsky, Beeson
and Harris voting for proposition.
while Weber and Larson voted
against it. After the reading of the
ordinance by title the second and
third time a vote was taken, and
the ordinance passed, with the same
vote for and against it, as on the
motion to take it up.
A motion was made by Johnson
and supported by Luschinsky to not
enforce the measures of the Curb
Cock Ordinance, which required the
placing of a shut off cock at the
curb of ull business houses, to pre
vent a recurrence of the conditions
which prevailed at the Zuckweiler
& Lutz fire. When ready -for the
vote. Larson called the council's at
tention to the fact that they could
not override an ordinance by a mo
tion. City attorney Douglas said he
could write an ordinance in five min
utes, and a recess was taken for
that purpose, and it was done. The
ordinance repealed the former curb
cock ordinance, and it was passed
by reading entire and later by title
the 2nd and 3rd time. and passed.
Lame Shoulder.
This ailment is usualy caused by
rheumatism of the muscles. All that
is needed Is absolute rest and a few
applications of Chamberlain's Linl
ment. Try it.
LETTER FROM A SAILOR.
From Thursday's Daily.
The following letter was received
from her nephew by Mrs. Charles
Me Daniel a few days since from
Levi Krough, who is at this time on
the Indiana, one of Uncle Sam's
Dreadnougts, which is on the At
lantic in service at this time:
U. S. S. Indiana, July 19th.
Dear Aunt Martha:
I was greatly pleased to receive
yoir kind letter, I am feeling fine.
I have been transferred to the
Indiana, and like it much better.
I would like to have seen Uncle
George, before he left, but could not.
How does he like being a sailor boy?
Well we have been having lots of
rain. I was sleeping on the deck,
when a heavy rain caught a lot of
us and you should have seen us
scurrying for shelter.
We are having target practice
this week, or rather the gunners
are. I am not in it ior as a nre
raan I am kept down below the
water some fifteen feet and hand
ling the coal is some job. The gun
ners make good record?, which all
who have had anything to do with
the American navy must know. Well
it is about mess time, I will ring
off. Your loving nephew,
LEVI KROUGH.
IT. S. S. Indiana,
car P. M. Fortress Monroe, Va.
AUTO GOES OVER BANK.
From Thursday's Daily.
Night before last while a car from
Lincolu, in which was T. O. Eswue
and wife and A. L. Chapman and
wife who were on their way from
Lincoln to Hastings, Iowa, for a
visit, went wrong as they were
nearing the Burlington's big bridge
near the Ferry, and the driver los
ing control of the machine, it
plunged over a high bank, off the
narrow roadway and was caught by
two friendly trees. The occupants
of the car four in number were un
injured as was also the car, with
the exception of a few scratches.
The frightened occupants crawled
out and securing assistance of J. E.
Mason had the car" pulled out of the
hole, and proceeded to the ferry, but
it getting dark they accepted the in
vitation of E. A. Wurl and wife and
stayed over night with them. Yes
terday during the day they proceed
ed on their way to Hastings. They
were neighbors to Mrs. Floyd Hav
ery of Lincoln, formerly Miss Anna
Fry.
DIED.
Mrs. George E. Dovey died at her
home this morning, at 12:20. The
funeral will be held Monday morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock, at St. Luke's
church. The body will lie in state
at the Dovey home Sunday after
noon between the hours of 4 and 5
o'clock.
Loaning Farmers is Our Share in
Speeding Up Production!
Farmers who have increased their acreage in
answer to the Government's call for more food,
will naturally aboiit this time, be finding them
selves in need of financial assistance to see
them over the harvest season.
To meet your needs, is our share in speeding
up production. We are here with money for
all responsible farmers.
You don't even have to come after it if you
bank h re. "Phone us the amount you need
and we'll send you a note which you can sign
and mail back and we'll credit you with the
proceeds.
First National Bank
Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
OLD RESIDENT
PASSES m
ROSS CRABTREE OF EAGLE. NEB.
ANSWERS CALL. LIVED
HERE YEARS AGO.
The people of this vicinity were
shocked to learn of the sudden and
unexpected death last Friday of
Ross Crabtree, which occurred at
Beaver City on that date. Mr. Crab
tree was well and favorably known
in this section, where he had lived
practically all his life. At the time
of his death he was a resident of
Lincoln, from which place he had
gone to Beaver City a few days pre
vious to look after farming Inter
ests. The immediate cause of death
was heart trouble, from which he
had been bothered for some time.
Mr. Crabtree was born In Jack
son county, Ohio, in 1853, and at
the time of his death was 65 years
C months and 5 days of age. He
came to Cass county with his par
ents when but a year and a halt
old .and his life has been spent
largely in this county and nearby.
He was married in 1885 to Miss
Dora Wettenkamp, and was the fath
er of three children, two of whom
are still living Mrs. Ernestine
Porter and Herbert D., both of Lin
coln. Besides these he leaves to
mourn his loss two brothers, one
sister, two aunts, two uncles, and
numerous other relatives and a
large circle of friends.
The remains were brought back
to Lincoln, where a short service
was held at the home, then brought
to Eagle Sunday for burial in the
family lot beside his son. The fu
neral service here was held at the
Methodist church, conducted by
Rev. C. W. Williams of the Chris
tian "tabernacle at Lincoln, assisted
by Rev. Byers of the Trinity Lu
theran church. Eagle Beacon.
Mrs. Burns' Letter.
Here is a letter that is certain to
prove of interest to people In this vi
cinity, as cases of this sort occur in
almost every neighborhood, and peo
ple should know what to do in like
circumstances:
Savannah, Mo., Oct. 12, 1916.
"I used a bottle of Chamberlain's
Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy about
nine years ago and U cured me of
flux (dysentery). I had another at
tack of the same complaint some
three or four years ago and a few
dose3 of this remedy cured me. I
have recommended Cuair.nerlain's
Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy to doz
ens of people since I first used It."
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