PLATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOUBNAL
MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1920.
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STECHER CLIIiGS TO TITLE
OF CHAMPIOII WRESTLER
Champion Wrestler Victor Over
Strangler Lewis in an Ex
citing Match.
New York, April 16. Joe Stecher
successfully defended his. heavy
weight catch-as-catch-Can wrestling
title here tonight by throwing Ed
r(Strangler) Lewis, of Lexington,
Ky., in three hours seven minutes
and 15 seconds, with a head, scis
sors and arm lock.
; The match was one of the most
'exciting seen here in the last year.
Shortly before the third hour mark
was reached Aewis obtained three
flying headlocks on the title holder'
in such quick succession that It ap-
JAKE, 12651
. Jake is a black jack with white
points. Was foaled May 28, 1912.
Is 15 hands high, weight 1150.
Sired by Big Jake, and his dam was
Lady Elgin. He is an excellent Jack,
and has a good reputation as a foal
getter.
TEDDY R. 97G0G
Teddy R. is a fine Percheron Stal-
lion, black with white hind feet and nize the pOStal service and a short
right front foot also white. He was'tlme later ne was offered a position
foaled March CO, 1912, and weighs
1900 pounds. His sire was Morton, t
67203; by Epateur, 51S36. (64349); i
by Bolivar. 40111 (46462); by Amil-
car, (19979); by Sultan, (4713); by
Bayard, (9495); by Estraba,. 187
(736); by son of Jean le Blanc,
(739).
. Teddy R. and Jake will make the
season of 1920 at my home, six niilei
west of Murray and six miles east of
Manley, every day in the week.
Terms for Teddy R., $12.50 to in
sure colt to stand up and suck.
Terms for Jake, $15.00 to Insure
colt to stand up and suck. When
parties dispose of mares or remove
from the locality service fee becomes
due and must be paid immediately.
All care will be taken to prevent ac
cidents, but owner will not be held
responsible should any occur.
I fl. J. S CHAFER
Some Real Bargains in
Farm Implements!
For the next few days, or until our present stock
and all goods bought at this time is exhausted, we will
offer the following exceptional bargains in farming
implements: .
New Departure cultivators. ...............$ 24.50
Two-row New Departure cultivators. : ..... 105.00
Jenny Linde Cultivators .................. 29.50
New Century cultivators. 49.50
Badger cultivators . .. 49.50
All two-wheel riding listers. 67.50
All four-wheel riding listers. .............. 79.50
All .wide tread listers .................... 104.50
High wheel corn " planters . I 77.50
Two-row listers. . . . . .... ....... . 79.50
Deering and McCormick mowing mchs, 5-f t. . 74.50
10'2 foot hay rakes, 32 teeth. . : . . . . . . . 43.50
I. H. C. and Sterling loaders, with fore carriage 105.00
Deering binders . . 240.00
Two 7-foot McCormick binders. ........... 232.50
WE ARE NOW SELLING DEERING
' 1 BINDER TWINE AT
Per Pound
Three-bottom Titan tractors . ........... . .$1000.00
f.o.b. Factory "
J. F. C2E)ER, "
The Implement Man - Plattsmouth, Nebr.
DODGE, CLEVELAND AND CHANDLER CARS '
One 2d hand Dodge touring car, 1918 model. $ 650.00
One. 1918 Ford touring car. . . . . ... . ..... . 350.00
One Model &.J. H. C. truck, complete, grain. .
z; box and stock rack 2,000.00
peared as though the champion was
weakening. '
Lewis held each for about a min
ute, but on the last one Stecher turn
ed quickly and obtained a body scis
sors, .which he held for three min
utes and four econds, while Lewis
bridged. When free Lewis made. a
wild attempt for another headlock.
Stecher broke the hold, lifted his op
ponent up In his arms and threw
him heavily to the center of the mat
on his back. The champion then
pounced on him and in fifteen sec
onds pinned his shoulders down.
Stecher was unusually aggressive,
forcing the pace for the first half
hour, constantly worrying Lewis
with a reverse arm hold. The first
good hold was obtained by the chal
lenger "after forty-eight minutes'
wrestling when he got his favorite
headlock which lasted forty-two sec-
nnfia Rtpcher, retaliated wltn a
similar hoid combined with an arm
scissors. Lewis was in jeopardy for
fifty-five seconds.1
Just before the end of-the second
hour Stecher twisted out of a leg
scissors and brought his opponent to
the mat with a reverse arm hold but
the men rolled off the mat. Later
the champion'made a punishing side
body scissors hold which seemed to
weaken Lewis, who then resorted to
attempts at a flying hold.
TELEPHONE COMPANY HEAD
DIES III BALTIMORE, MD
Theodore N. Vail, chairman of the
board of directors of the American
Telephone and Telegraph company,
and a former Omaha man, when he
was employed as . a telegrapher by
the Union Pacific in 1865, died in
Baltimore yesterday. Mr. Vail went
from Omaha to Lodge Pole where he
was Western Union operator for a
year, later ' entering the postal ser
vice and running between Omaha
and Ogden. His efficiency in" this
line was responsible for his being
called to Washington to help orga-
tas general manager of the newly or-
; ganized American
Bell : Telephone
comDanv. lust two years aiier uie
,nventlon of the telephone and at a
time when it was still considered a
mere toy. However, he took hold of
.the enterprise and made a remark
able success of it.
Mr. Vail retired as president of
the American Telephone and Tele
graph company last June and be
came chairman of the board of di
rectors. Mrs. A. W. Bradway and little
child and Mrs. John Gelser departed
this morning for Omaha, where they
will visit for the day looking after
seme business matters in that city.
Henry R. Gering, of Omaha, came
down this afternoon to spend a few
hours in this city visiting with his
relatives and friends. ,
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INTERESTING ITEMS
OF VABASH FOLKS
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Mitchell. Mr.
and Mrs. H. P. Hinds, Mr. Emme,
Guy Hinds, Merrill McDonald, Frank
lin Murfin, Orval Gerbelin"g", Howard
Wilson, Robert and Walter Earls,
Clifford Brown, William and Harry
Dehning, Olive Baker, Zella Mitchell,
Bettie 'Reese, Meta Dehning and J.
D. Geberling, were passengers to Elm
wood Friday evening to attend the
junior class play entitled, "Safety
First".
Mrs. Viola Copple was in town
one day last week. -
Guy Lake left for Rochester Minn.,
Thursday noon to be with his wife
when she Is operated on.
Several from the country drove
up to Elmwood Friday evening to at
tend the junior class play.
Mrs. Viola Copple moved her house
hold goods to, Murdock Saturday.
She has rented a place In Murdock.
Warren Richard bought Mrs. Crp-
Dles place Saturday. Grover Otte
made the deal.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Wilson and two
sons, Howard and Otis, were Lincoln
passengers Saturday evening.
Irl Wilson was an over Sunday
visitor with home folks.
. There wasn't any church Sunday
on account of the weather. .
Olive Baker spent Saturday and
Sunday with her parents.
Frank Wilson was a Weeping Wa
ter visitor a few days last week.
Edgar Golden drove over to Murr
dock Monday forenoon In a one horse
buggy.
Jim Bosworth spent Friday and
Saturday In Weeping Water.
Albert Sylvester and Chas. Clapp
were Weeping Water passengers Mon
day.
Mrs. Frank Marshall was a Weep
ing Water passenger Tuesday.
Mr. L. C. Todd is visiting with Mr.
and Mrs. II. H Geberling and other
relatives. He. has Just returned
from California.
Mrs. Oliver spent a few days with
her daughter, Mrs. William Brown.
Grover Otte was a Lincoln pas
senger Tuesday evening. . . . . .
Frank Rink moved into the sec-
-
tion house Tuesday.
M. S. Briggs of Plattsmouth was
in town for a while Thursday fore
noon. -
IOC Al NEWS
Krm Thursdays Dailj
Will Oliver departed this morning
for Louisville, where he was called
to look after some business matters
for a few hours.
Henry Horn was a visitor at Ce
dar Creek today where, he was call
ed to attend to a few matters of
business in that city.
Mrs. Rachel Ford of Cedar Creek,
was in the city today for- a . few
hours looking after some matters of
business with the merchants.
Mrs. J. J. Schneider, who has been
here visiting at the home of her
brother, Simon Clark and family, de
parted this morning for her home
at Cedar Creek.
From Friday's Dally.
C. H. Boedeker of Murray was ill
the city yesterday for a few houis
looking after some business matters.
W. S. Smith and wife came up
from Murray last evening to attend
the Bryan meeting and to visit with
friends. ;
P. A. Melslnger and wife were
in the city yesterday for a few hours
looking after some trading with the
merchants. .
Dr. G. H. Gilmore, wife and son.
John, were in the city last evening
to attend the Bryan meeting at the
court house. "
W. G. Boedeker and Arthur Baker
of Murray, were in the city today
for a few hours visit looking after
some matters of business.
Attorney C. E. Tefft of Weeping
Water, -came over last evening to
spend a short time in this city look
ing after some legal matters.
Joseph Shraider was among the
visitors in the city last evening tc
attend -the Bryan meeting, drivim?
up from his home near Nehawka.
Untie McVey and wife from south
west of Nehawka, were in the city
yesterday afternoon for a few hours
lookin gafter some matters, of busi
ness with the merchants.
William Atchison of Elmwood, the
J new county commissioner from 4the
jthird district was in the city yea
, terday for a few hours and filed his
, bond for the office to which he had
been selected.
j J. M. Stone, one of the old reai
I dents and prominent citizens of Ne-
( hawka, was In the city yesterday Washington, D. C. Applications
rfor a few- hours and visited with Ma should be forwarded to the Commi3
old friends In the city including Col. sion at Washlncton at the earliest
M. A. Bates, editor of the Journal. .
II. P. Sturm, John Wunderlich,
Edwin Schoemaker and ' son, Fred
Schoemaker, motored up from Ne
hawka yesterday, to spend a few
hours in the city wheer Air. Edwin
Schoemaker made application for hU
citizenship papers.
From Saturday's Dally. -
it. a. young, or Jiurray, was a
visitor in the 'city yesterday for a
few hours, looking after some mat
ters of business.
A. D. Zaar of South Bend-cai.je
in this morning from his home tr
look after some. matters at the co.t
hoi?e for a few hours.
Miss Ethel Wolph, of Nehawka,
teacher in the Mapie Grove district,
was in the city today attending the
spelling contest and " school work
exhibition.
Mayor Fred H. Gorder of Weep
ing Water came in yesterday for a
few hours visit with his relatives in
this city and to look after some busi
ness affairs. ,
FOURTH VICTIM RE
PORTED AT NORFOLK
Another Norfolk Patient Now Suf
fering From Sleeping Sickness
Germ May Recover
Xorfolk, April 15. The fourth
case of "sleeping sickness" developed
in Norfolk Monday when physicians
at the Verges sanitarium announced
that Elmer Christiansen, seventeen-
year-old son of Chris Christiansen, is
confined there with a severe case of
encephalitis lethargical His condi
tion, the physicians say, is quite ser
ious but hopes are entertained for
his final recovery. The boy has had
sleeping sickness for a week and ef
forts to arouse r him have failed.
Three other cases of the same di
sease have developed here during the
past three months, but the patients
who live at Pierce, Ainsworth and
Chambers have fully recovered.
- Young Christiansen suffered a mild
attack of influenza about a year ago
and sleeping sickness attacked him
only recently. Physicians here say
such an attack can be expected about
a year after an influenza attack. In
Christiansen's case the sleeping di
sease appears to have been more se
vere than in the other three cases.
Several lumbar punctures have been
made by attending surgeons who be
lieve they see more signs of improve-
mnet in their patient.
Dr. Kriz who recently left the
naval service and who was a regi
mental surgeon for the Ameriian
marines in Haiti and in various parts
of the United States after examin
ing Christiansen, declares he is a
typical sleeping sickness patient. He
saw many cases of this disease ii
California among the marines and
sailors. lie Joined the staff of the
Verges sanitarium recently.
The presence of the sleeping sick
ness with the announcement that
three other cases had been treated
here caused considerable comment on
the disease by some members of the
medical profession. It Is declared
the disease is very dangerous and
should be given proper treatment at
an early stage. Among the' symp
toms are the double vision, drowsi
ness, stupor, temperature, the devel
opment of general brain symptoms
and eventually paralysis. . .
The word encephalitis Is derived
from the Greek, meaning inflamma
tion of the brain, while the word
lethragica means drowsiness.
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an ex
amination for the county of Cass,
Nebr., to be held at Weeping Water,
and Plattsmouth! Neb., on May 8,
1920, to fill the position of rural
carrier at Avoca and Weeping Wa
ter, Neb., and vacancies that may
later occur on rural routes from
other postoffices in the above-mentioned
county. The examination
will be open only to citizens who are
actually domiciled, in the territory
of a postoffice in the county and
who meet the other requirements set
forth in Form No. 1977. Both men
and women, if qualified, may enter
this examination, but appointing offi
cers have the legal right to specify
the sex desired in requesting certi
fication of eligtbles. .Women will
not be considered for rural carrier
appointment unless they are the wi
dows of D.; S. soldiers, sailors, or
marines, or the wives of U. S. sol
diers, sailors, or marines who are
physically disqualified for examina
tion by reason of injuries received
in the line of military duty. Form
No. 1977 and application blanks may
be obtained from the offices men
tioned above or from the United
I States Civil Service Commission at
practicable date.-
REPUDIATE M'MliL
LEN ENDORSEMENT
Twenty-Five' of Leaders of Party
irass Resolution Commending Can
didacy of Hon. E. M. Pollard .
The endorsement given. by a num
ber of the prominent republicans ot
Douglas county to the "endorsement
of Senator McMullen of Beatrice has
led to a movement Jn that city to
place the majority on record In favor
of Hon. E. M. Pollard of Cass coun
ty, and at a meeting held yesterday
the following resolutions were drawn
up and approved by twenty-five of
the leaders of the party representing
the party in general:
Whereas, it appeared from public
press that . certain; individuals as
suming to represent the sentiment
of Douglas- county republicans un
dertook to endorse, on behalf ani as
in act of the party in Douglas coun
ty, a certain candidate of only local
following as the party's choice' for
governor of the state of Nebraska,
and assumed to give the impression
that republicans of Douglas county"
generally combined 'upon and ac
cepted him as the party's candi
date; and
Whereas, such assumption is mis
leading to the great rank and file of
'.he party, and is not a true repre
sentation or reflection of the feeling.
wishes or sentiment of the repub
licans of Douglas county, generally;
and
Whereas, the said assumed leaders
would make it appear and represent
that their candidate is the strongest
man and the choice of the state gen
erally; and
Whereas, their statement of said
candidate's strength is neither re
liable nor a true statement of the
feeling and sentiment throughout
the state of Nebraska; and
Whereas, it appears from reliable
information and from a canvass made
if the state through the county
chairmen of the various counties in
he ( state of Nebraska, that Ernest
M. Pollard of Cass county, will re-
eive an overwhelming majority of
til the votes in nearlv all of the
counties throughout the state and
s the choice of the rank and file of
the party generally throughout
Douglas county, and the state of Ne
braska; -
Be It Therefore Resolved that
we, the undersigned republicans oi
Douglas county, are unalterably op-
xsed to and resent the dictation of
ny other office, and that we are un
alterably opposed to and resent the
ssuming by a few self-important in-
lividuals to represent the whole
arty in Douglas county; that we
jelieve that Ernest M. Pollard of
3ass county,- a farmer and fruit
H"0wer, and a man of wide experi
ence and acquaintance and of large
'ollowing throughout the state, be
cause of his strong public record as
nember of the state legislature of
he United States congress and of
he Nebraska constitutional conven-
'ion, is the strongest and best fitted
candidate in the field to carry the
oarty's banner at the election in No
vember; tBat all factions! of the party
Motice to
Believing it to be our duty to serve Ford car owners first, and
from the fact that our Ford repair business has grown' to such an
extent that with our present shop facilities we are often times unable
to give our Ford customers our usual prompt service, we have de
cided to discontinue shop work on all cars , except Fords and .will
hereafter operate an exclusive Ford repair shop, thereby insuring to
all Ford car owners prompt attention at all times to their needs t for
Service and Repairs.
Thanking all our customers for the liberal patronage they
, ! -
have given us, we remain,
Yours very truly,
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can and will concentrate their vote
upon him as Is shown by the senti
ment reflected in the canvass which
was made of the several counties
throughout the state, that he can be
lominated, and that his nomination
will mean the success of the party
in the state.
NEED VILLA TO LEAD THEM
- San Antonio, Tex., April 15. The
revolution of Sonora ; against the
Mexican government has the poten
tialities of failure unless Francisco
ilia assumes the role which may
hrow the balance on thp side of the
.evolutionary state, according tore
ports "received at southern - depart
ment headquarters at Fort Sam
louston today. Sonora Is a "house
divided within Itself", and Villa at
thjs time would seem to bo the
greatest potential factor in the revo
lutionary movement, it was stated.
Want of money and of coal and Car
ranza propaganda, which is being
spread throughout the revolutionary
state by Gen. Juan J. Rios and Gen.
Torribio Gamboa, are the chief dif
ficulties facing the revolutionists,
according to the reports. Neither
Rios or. Gamboa has been permitted
'.o return to Carranza territory, but
neither has been imprisoned and ap
parently both have found opportun
ity for greater activity from within
than from without, - it was stated.
Jamboa was repotred t ohave crossed
into Arizona on Wednesday and to
have been seen in the vicinity of No
gales, Ariz.
Villa today was reported on the
northern part of the Chihuahua
Coahuila line, near a point where
his brother, Hipolico Villa has con
centrated 300 horses.
That was Interpreted to mean Vil
la may be preparing to assist Son
ora, possibly through overtaking and
harassing any Carranza troops which
may move against the state from
Chihuahua City, which now lies be
tween him and Sonora. '
Mrs. Bert Coleman was among
those going to Omaha this afternoon
to visit for a few hours with friends.
B. F. Snodgrass was among the
business visitors in Omaha today,
going 'to that city on the morning
train over the Burlington.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBR.
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new Soring finerv which
you have already picked out,'
don't" forget that your friends
have long been waiting for a
photograph of you and your new.
spring suit would make a most
appropriate costume.
Sunday sittings by .
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Plattsmouth, Neb.
UNION MEN SUPPORT H0WAT
Pittsburg, Kas., April 15. A
crowd of a thousand union laborers,
mostly miners of Crawford county,
today assembled at Girard as. a. pro
test to the imprisonment of Alexan
der Hu-.vat, president of the Kansas
mine workers' union and throe oi.h
;r union officials who are in ja?1 cr
2-i.iempt of court for opposing the
state industrial relations court. All
buildings trades were -shut . down '
and the shops of the Kansas City
Southern railway were closed.
Meanwhile, in Pittsburg, District
Judge A. J. Curran, overruled a mo
tion by Phil H. Callery, attorney
for the miners' union, for a new
trial for the four union leaders. No
tice was given by Callery that lie
would appeal to the supreme court.
Sheriff G. C. Webb of Crawford
county, who last Monday permitted
President Howat and the other Im
prisoned union leaders to address a
crowd. from the portico of tho Jail,
has resigned, it was announced to
night. " Miss Florence White was among
those coming down from the metrop
olis for the week end and will re
main over Sunday.
Chevrolet Touring Good
$400.00
Six Cylinder Buick-Good
$750.00
Several Good Re-built Fords
Priced Right!
VJ SELL FOODS
on payment plan-T-ty3 cash,
balance in 12 equal monthly
payments.
T. II, Pollock Garage
Phone No. 1
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