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Nebraska State Histori cal Society urn VOL. NO. XXXIX. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1924. NO. 69 f A J. A, CAPWELL NAMED AS THE CO. ATTORNEY ACTION FOLLOWS RESIGNATION OF COUNTY. ATTORNEY A. G. COLE AT 10 A. M. From Friday's Daily This morning at 10 o'clock, the board of county commissioners in session at the court house received the written resignation of County Attorney A. G. Cole, which, it had been rumored would be sent to the board at the present session and which was presented by Mr. Cole in writing to the board. Immediately after the resignation was received the board took up the matter of the appointment of a suc cessor to the office of the county at torney and the office was tendered to Attorney C. E. Tefft of Weeping Water who declined the position and the board proceeded to take a sec ond ballot on the proposition of nam ing the successor and the result of j which was that Joseph A. Capwell of Elmwood was named as the man for the position. Mr. Capwell has been active in the county since his return from the ser vice in the world war and was the democratic opponent of Mr. Cole at the la?t general election in Novem- ber. 1922, and was defeated for the position. Mr. Cole stated to the representa- tive of the Journal that his resigna- tion was made at this time as he de- sires to engage in the private prac- tice of law and is appreciative of the honor that the people of Cass coun- tv has given him as he has been in the office since 1915 and there re- mains three vears of his present term yet to serve. The question of whether or not the position will be filled at the next general election has been raised and it is a matter of divided opinion as to whether or not the office will be placed for the consideration-of . the vntons hut the nrnhnhfmtea fhat tfcere will be several f iUng&or-tie- position. A, L. TIDD WILL SEEK STATE SENATORSKIP piaHcmnTith Attorn Pile. For th T . .. ,,. which there will be representatives Nomination on Republican trom all sections of the county pres Ticket With Co. Clerk... jent and participate in the gathering. iThe arrangements for this gathering The lists for the nominations on will be announced from time to time the legislative tickets have been fill- as the plans are worked out and it is ed very generally and the final en- hoped to have with the Cass county try to make the republican slate democrats many of the leading fig- complete was made today when At torney A. L. Tidd of this city filed for the republican nomination for the office of state senate on the republi can ticket for the second district, comprising the counties of Otoe, Cass and Sarpy. Mr. Tidd is the first candidate to file for the republican nomination for this office and will make a very ef- fective campaign for the office. The new candidate 13 well known over the county having been several times before the voters and two years ago was the nominee of the progressive party for the position of congress man in the First district against J. H. Morehead and Walter Anderson. The candidate for senator has been a resident of Plattsmouth for the past twenty-four years and is one of the leading members of the Cass county bar.. The candidate for the democratic nomination to the senatorship is Wil liam B. Banning of Union, who has represented the district for the past two years and is an outstanding .fig ure in the state senate and the race, betweea the two candidates will be a most interesting one. SECURES BRIDGE CONTRACT From Friday's Pally At the session of the board of countv commissioners vesterdav the award of the contract for the coun- ty bridge work was made and the c'nntrart tot tn iho Unn.mi, rnrin. eoring company or Falls City, which has been handling- the bridtre work ' hero in the nnst fow vpafs The ' work of. the Monarch company has always been very satisfactory, to the coi.ntv in ,,1 iarity with the work here will make it easier to handle. JESS WARGA SICK Last evening aftpr Toca V Wartra L.asi evening alter jess vvarga had returned home from the weekly fsion of the Business Men's ath- letic Clut. he was taken .finite sick. I , . . , , . ( and it was found necessary to sum- n.wu luruini ansisiaui-e as lue pa- lent was suiiering rrom severe pains in the chest and lungs. Mr, Warga spent a very severe night or it and luuruiuK . was dui mtie Deuer. jusi wnai tne cause of the illness may be has not been determined as yet. Business tonus ol all, kinds prtnt ed at the Journal office. OPERATED ON YESTERDAY From Friday's Dally At the University hospital in Om aha yesterday. Mark lies, well known resident of this city, was operated upon for a severe attack of what seems to have been a case of what is sometimes known as "lumpy Jaw" and from which Mr. lies has been suffering for some time. The patient has been undergoing treatment for several months and the case not get ting better, he was sent to the hos pital in the hopes of giving him per manent relief. Mrs. lies was at the hospital with her husband and re ports him as standing the operation in the beet of shape. FEEL WELL PLEASED WITH COMTE MEET'G Democratic Gathering Yesterday One Filled With Great Interest Delegates Selected. "The best committee meeting in years," was the comment of Lou F. IjailUUJM, tUttirmaU UI tilt? UtrlllUCral- ic county central committee and can- didate for the nomination for state treasurer on the democratic ticket, yesterday afternoon when the meet- ing of the central committee at the court house was closed. The members present as well as the visiting democrats from all over the county were filled with the spirit of making the coming campaign one of the greatest interest and the enthus- iasm of the persons present was such as to give the chairman the greatest pleasure. The party will have a full list of delegates to the county convention this year as there were a large num- ber of filings made in the different precincts of the county and wards of the cities of - Plattsmouth and Weeping Water and should insure a real turnout at the gathering of the democrats that will name 'the dele- gates to the state convention and the members of the county central com- mittee for the coming campaign. The committee meeting more than anything else was devoted to the dis- cussion of the coming campaign in which the party will enter with re- neweri vitror and with the dirs that the best men of the party be named for the nlares of trust in the nation etate and county, and the members of the committee 'as well as the oth- er democrats present offered many Riie-frpstlnns of mprit n3 tr tho fori- duct of the preliminary battle that wiU occur at the primary on April S. It is hoped that at the time of the county convention that a banquet raa h arranged by the democrats in ures of the state and nation. SUFFERS SERIOUS IN JURY TO EYE LAST WEEK . George Lutz was in Omaha several days the latter part of last week, being called there to see his little ??dAU l-?"? StlVL J. l? Mrs. William Gobelman. of Alliance who has been brought down to the Methodist hospital for treatment for a serious injury to her eye. She was playing with a box of nails and was pounding them when one of the nails flew up and hit her in the eye, pierc ing it. Great fears were entertained for ' I ?l Ye' w , . seeefl 1 f hut the Omaha physicians give them hope now that they will be able 10 save ner signi. Mr. and Mrs. Gobelman formerly uvea nere ami tne nttie girl was born in Louisville and their many friends in this vicinity will sympa thize with them and will hope for the little girl's complete recovery. , Louisville Courier. EASTERN STAR HOLDS MEETING From Friday's Dally Last evening the members of Home Chapter No. 189, Order of the : Eastern Star, held a very pleasant s33'00 at their rooms in the Masonic! temple, and which was very largely, attended by the membership of the, uru.er- ... " 1 ,jn lnls occasion me cnapier was 1e" &uiar inspection oy Mrs" ff"11 0f L1,co'n' inspector, representing the grand ehapter of the iate,and for the distinguished guest IT I n.c.o vuuuucicu tueir , ritualistic ceremonies in their usual; impressive manner. Mrs Fetterman ; gave.a.very interesting talk on the 'order and its work and gave a pleas- inr trinntD t r tno o-v no! lent m otitic 7 7iT . . 7v 11 I ing. tribute to the excellent manner m which the local chanter has con- ducted its affairs. , ! - ti. i. .ho c ia t -i; c . m wivvn. cujujr ci a gne covered dish suDDer that Dro- vided manv dainties for the rpnast and which was enjoyed to the ut- most and on V, nnrnni,i,. I. 1 1 .vr"V 1"."ttI' received ' many-fords of praise for. their excellent work 1 Every novelty in the Easter lines can be found at the Bates Book and Stntinnprv ttnro TW, i-.-n 1aV ZC-Z r!l - j' - them over. PLATTE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. HOME SOCIETY WITH SUPPORT OF .THE PLATTS MOUTH PEOPLE COMPANY WILL BE BIG ASSET. From Thursday's Daiiy TriD Platto XT li t n q 1 TnciiroTifft mm- pany held their yearly meeting last evening and the stockholders spent some time in the discussion of the affairs of the company which has for years been one of the big home in stitutions of the city. This company is in the position to offer the best possible insurance to the Plattsmouth people at a very low rate that will permit the citizens carrying the proper amount of insur ance on their property and the com- pany be a success in a financial way Kx 01 wxmvitiri o UJ tuc t-aiiu management of the risks. There is a splendid field for the company here to place their risks over the city to insure that they will De BO divided as not to place the risks in groups as is sometimes the case of companies and which has been one the drawbacks felt in the insur- ance business in cases of fires. Tn Are record of Plattsmouth is as low as any city of the state and there is very few instances of any fires that are really heavy losses and with the Platte Mutual company hav- in their risks well placed as they be there is no reason why it cannot be made one of the most pros- Perous mutual companies in the state and a it credit to the city and its institutions. For many years the Platte Mutual company was one of the best in this section of the state and the stock- holders are to start at once a cam- Paign to do what is possible in the w of restoring the company to its former strong position by the co-op- eration of the people of the commun- tv who desire to have fire protec- tion at reasonable and just rates and handled by a home institution back Of -whicL stands ,tae responsibility of ur own people ana the success of which company will be a credit to the city. At the meeting last evening the lonow ing omcers werenamea: iresi- dent H- M- Soennichsen; vice presi- dent. R. W. Knorr; secretary and treasurer. A. J. Trilety; directors, J. H- McMaken. John Vondran, H. F. lioos, n. w. ivnorr ana a. l.. iiaa. CITY TO HAVE DAY IN COURT ON ML 111 PIP niTrn jY yy II A I UU Summon3 Filed on the Mayer and Councilmen Today to Appear in the Federal Court. From Thursday's Dally This afternoon a deputy United States marshal, representing the Lln- coin branch of the United States district court, was here to serve sum mons on the mayor, city councilmen and attorney of the City of Platts mouth in the action that has been started in the federal court, in which the Nebraska Gas & Electric com- pany is the plaintiff and the City of Plattsmouth the defendant. This case is one growing out of the recent action of the city council in passing an ordinance changing the pas rates and which lowered the rates now in force by the light com- are the very best that they can pro nanv. The Nebraska Gas & Electric vide and that the best of order is .company has sought in the federal court a restraining: oraer to prevent the placing in effect of the new rates and the city officials are commanded to answer the summons for the hear- This action was foreshadowed fol- lodge rooms and with their well lowing the recent meeting of the city known reputation for good, clean council when the new rates were dances, should provide real enter adopted and will probably mean a tainment for the dancing public of sharp legal battle over the question of whether the rates proposed are confiscatory or not under the. law. The plaintiff company has contended that the rates are lower than they could be asked to charge and secure return ou meir invest went. ASSISTING IN CLUB WORK From Friday's rMlly- in addition to the list of names of the members of the different circles into which the work of the Platts-. mouth Woman's clnh ia tn r divM-' ed the coming year, appearing in the i x - . . ... i wuimS jear, appearing in tne Journal last evening the foilnwlr-e- 1 .1 lJZnf: 5?! announced t" - ... . . circle i o. j Aiiss b lorence Bal- eer. Mm r. i. wnaa Circle No. 2 Mrs. J. Mrs. E. A. Wurl. Mrs. RtreiYht r. worn, tt, r, r . . . '--' ----- I - orsan, jirs. ieist, Mrs. O. C. Dovey. I Jennings Seybert. who h tlh Tiaati making his home at Los Angeles, California, for several months past u.aa returned nas returned to nis home here and thla morning was a visitor in Oma- jna to spend the day. ENJOY SOCIAL EVENING From Thursday's Daily: Last evening the members of the Sunday school class of George L. Far ley enjoyed a very pleasant social meeting at the home of their teacher on South 6th street. The young men spent the, time in playing games and enjoying themselves informally fol lowing: the business session. Those attending the gathering were: Ed ward and Will Matschullat. Ray mond Meisinger, George Ebersole, George Schmidtmann, Fred Trilety. Covert and James Jean, Herbert and Elmer Johnson, John and Rudolph Iverson. Glen Kruger, Glen Henry, Paul Vandervoort, Mayron Birdsley, James Mitchell, Forest Schrader, Roy olson. Lloyd Todd DEATH OF FORMER RESIDENT HERE ON THE WEST COAST jfj3 sher Clark Passed Away Yes- terday at Her Home in Los An geles Following Illness. - ; From Thursday's naiiy ' The message was received here this morning by old friends of the death yesterday afternoon at her home in Los Angeles, California, of J Mrs. Asher Clarif , for many years a well known resident of this city, and to the host of friends here the news of the death came as a great sorrow as the memory of Mrs Clark and her years spent here are very dear to the large circle of old acquaintances, ! The deceased lady was seventy-five years cf age and came from her na- tive state of New York to Platts- mouth as a bride many years ago and made her home here for a long period of years, covering a period of something like thirty-five years. Mr. Clark located here and established a grocery store and during the years of their residence here the family was very prominent socially and in the religious life of the community, as the family were active in the St. John's Catholic church in this city for many years. In the year 1904 the family re- moved to Los Angeras. where. ' they nave since resiaea ana wnere tneyi enjoyed the society of so many of the j former friends who had come from j the old home in Nebraska. j hp uiuuiu ius ui mis tsu-i mable lady there remain the aged husband and three children. Mrs. Charl Weckbach of Crete. Nebras ka, George Clark of Los Angeles and Miss Loretta Clark, one of the lead ers in the educational work of the Los Angeles public school system in ;tle teaching of visual training and! ; who made ner nome witn tne par ' ents. : Mrs. Clark was a member of the KnicMs and L?dies of Security lodge ot tnis nty ani ner rteatn brings a rrrp'lt regret to the membership of this city. Mrs. Weckbach. one of the daugh- ters. has left for Los Angeles to be with the family on the sad occasion ; that has come to them. In their loss j the family will have the deep sym-I pathy of the many old friends here j in Cass county. ' EAGLES TAKE OVER HALL The Plattsmouth aerie No. 365, Fraternal Order of Eagles, has taken I over the control of the Coates hall 1 and expect in the future to main-, tain the lease on the nail ana nave full charge of the nlace. The order will at once start giving their social! dances and desire to have the hearty- co-operation of the public in the! making of the dances a success. j The order will see that the dances; maintained at all times and nothing tnai win ouenu me must uistnuimui- ing persons will be permitted at anyj of the dances. 1 The Eagles formerly were in charge the city end the surrounding com- munity DOINGS OF COUNTY BOARD From Thursdav.s Daiiy This morning the board of county commissioners took up the matter of the application of the Cass County Agricultural society for the appropri ation of $2,000 for the coming year to help defray the expenses of the , county fair and on motion the sum was appropriated as asked for. The bond of Ralph Meisinger as " nm- n.. pcinct was approved" as wa Tal o ynv.vw precinct was approved as was also ii- 7JTJ -tCti,0ii r . that Ale Campbell who was ap- pointfd 1 h ??,!Ui?.1 ajJ Ier seer in r,ast ivuea. umuo pieiiuut. This afternoon the board is open ing and tabulating the bid3 for the county bridge work in preparation "l """ .ZZrV" iui iue a vv am ui mo lul iud vear'a WOrk. The letting of the con- tracts attracted much attention from the contractors in this line of work. flnir and .Tnhn rrrnk of the Monarch Engineering company of Falls City; Robert McCIeery, of Weeping Water. and J. H. McMaken or this city be- ing present at the opening of the bids. LOUISVILLE SHOOK BY FORCE PLOSION DYNAMITE MAGAZINE EXPLODED LAST NIGHT AT 7:30 ALL WINDOWS BROKEN. From Friday's Puily Last evening there were two dis tinct shocks felt in this city that caused residences and the business houses on Main street to shiver and tremble and the startled inhabitants had visions of an earthquake and it wa.s some little time before the cause cf the tremors was ascertained and it was learned that they were the re sult of the explosion of a magazine of dynamite at Louisville, fourteen miles west of this city. The explosion broke every window in what is estimated at 500 residence properties and business houses in the town, and despite its force no person was injured as far as could be as certained, which is certainly a most luckv incident in connection with the blast. The dynamite that exploded was stored near the stone quarry of the Hugh Murphy Construction company. The cause of the explosion is un known. I The magazine, located nearly a quarter of a mile from the main street of Louisville, contained dyna mite and high explosives. The ex plosion took place shortly before 7:30 p. m. and literally swept resi dents off their feet. All plate gla3 windows in store fronts were broken, and many buildings were shaken out of shape. No casualties were reported, but many were said to be badly shaken. Firemen were abroad shortly after the shock to examine chimneys and make repairs for fire prevention. Fear More Danger The magazine is the property of the Atlas Powder company, and the powder was for use at the quarry. No one ventured near the explod ed magkzine for some, time after, the explosion tor- f 331" another ' in - the same neighborhood would explode. Corrugated iron used for roofing on the masrazine was picked up at a distance of a mile from where it was located. The blast came just after the din ner hour, and caught many people either sitting in their homes or pre paring to go out for the evening. When the houses shook with the shock they rushed into the streets in panic, unable to comprehend what had' happened. Prompt and thor ough inquiry by the cooler members of the community, however, made it virtually certain that not a single person was hurt, but many were later reported suffering from shock and subsequent exposure. Even locked doors were forced open by the explosion, being literal ly torn from their frames, while win dows vanished and dishes either were hurled from their shelves or shaken as the houses trembled. Many 111 in Bed At the home of C. J. Pankonin, a fins residence in the eastern part of tht city, the 10-year-old daughter, Eldora, was confined to her bed with illness. The child suffered no harm, however. Likewise Mrs. Frank Tyo was bed ridden at her home in the same sec tion of the town, but escaped un scratched." "Grandma" G. W. Mayfield. a Ne braska pioneer, aged 88, was rescued unhurt, but somewhat nervously up set in her own home by a grand daughter, and T. C. Mayfield, ill with lumbago at his residence could only watch the windows smash from the explosion while the house rocked on its foundations. ; "We did not know what to think," said Mrs. L. J. Mayfield. "I was pre paring to po to a club meeting down town when the whole house seemed to leap and shudder, while the noise of the explosion was deafening. I There has been some dynamiting in the river near here, and.it occurred to us after the first shock that per haps some of the dynamite stores had blown up. But we soon realized that this explosion was too great for any ordinary supply of blasting ma terial. Terrified Groups Gather "Groups of terrified people gath ered in the streets of the residence j section, asking each other what had ; happened. It soon developed that none knew of any injured, so the people began at once setting their homes in order. j "It was found almost without ex ception that windows were blown out of every house, while many suf- fered structural damage. - j "Emergency measures were em-. ployed to patch up the broken win dows, old canvas, blankets, quilts, bed spreads and table cloths being pressed into service, while those ill in bed w-ere reassured and made comfortable. Business Houses Hard Hit "Downtown It was observed that hardly a single plate glass window in business establishments had es caped. The Hotel Drake was badly damaged, as were the Stander & Stander hardware store and the W. F. Diers general store, where not a OF EX ! single pane of plate glass remained. 1 "The Diers store suffered a loss of 'ten thousand dollars in the flood at 1 Louisville the night of September 28th last, which also exacted a toll of twelve lives from that community is well as heavy property damage." SUFFERS SLIGHT INJURY From Friday's rally Yesterday Kirk Saltz, one of the emploj-es at the Burlington shops, suffered a rather severe injury when a large block of wood with which he was working new up ana eirucK mm j La6t evenins when the stored ex on the right side of the nise inflict- j pl0Bivta at the Murphv quarry near ing a gash that was very painful and i t ...jvine broke loo the residents required two stitches to close up and as a result Kirk will wear a bandage on his map for a few days. BURLINGTON MAKES GUT OVER THE LINES WEST i Order For Reduction of Shop Forces Will Mean Some Eighty-Nine Men in This City. From Friday's Dally This morning in pursuance of the order from the headquarters of the system, notice was posted in the lo cal shops of the Burlington announc ing the reduction of eighty-nine men in the working force of the shops. The reduction Is made largely in the steel car shop of the company and is a move following the sudden drop in the coal and oil traffic of the lines from the western fields and which leaves the company with large supplies of steel car equipment all over the system and particularly on the lines west where the falling off in the freight business has been most rronouneed. Since the first of the year the amount of coal handled has dropped to a large extent and the usu.il amount that is stored at the large terminal points have all been placed and leaves a large amount of equip ment in first '.lass shape available t. handle the outness i.nd eliminated t'-e need of roprirs that keep thi var ious shops going. On the lines west the layoff will affect some 500 men, rated a.nuau j Th,3 afternoon at 1:30 at the The reduction will leave the force ' uity court roora ln the court hoU3e Ji T l! ln,t tZl the members of the democratic coun here at some 489 men, about the . . , , , same as it was at the time of the M centJfL?JllP calling of the strike in 1922. UP AND AROUND AGAIN T.,,. n-,r, " 1 -" party should strive to give the peo- Wilham D. W heeler, well known ple of the county, state and nation resident of Cass county, and who has th6 5est men of tne party to handle for several weeks been laid up by the affaIrs which from the develop" sickness. was in the city today for menta ot the past few months have the first time since his illness. Mr. ' been apparently grossly mismanaged Wheeler had been anticipating his aa ls showa Dy the Teapot Dome coming to the city to visit the old 8andal and other of the conditions friends and added to the lure of the that are being unearthed in Wash meeting of the democratic county jngton central committee, as a session of the chairman L. F. Langhorst of Elm-demo-rats without "Blllie" Wheeler ; wood presided and urged that the wculd hardly be complete. DEATH OF YOUNG LAD From Thursday's Dailv Last evening John Sietz, the eight- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sietz, residing on Lincoln avenue. ! The meeting also discussed a num passed away folowing an illness of a ber of questions of importance rela short duration from pneumonia. The tive to the coming campaign and to funeral of the little lad will be held see that the ticket was properly cov on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock ered by good competent men in ev from the First Methodist church. ery instance. Get the The "Savers" of today will be the "Havers" of tomorrow. Saving is easy enough so that anyone with .-determination can save, and hard enough so that anyone who does save can be proud of it. You'll find this bank a safe, convenient and pleasant place to keep your savings. And no better time than right now to start. $1 opens your account. The First National Bank rHE BANK WHERE D'ATTSMOUTH "The Bank Where o EXPLOSION LIKE MINIATURE EARTH QUAKEIN THIS CITY Louisville Dynamite Explosion Last Night Shakes Windows and Buildings Here. (prom Friday's Dally of Plattsmouth had touch of the feeling that come ' the residents in the earthquake as the force of the shock was ditiri- tly felt in all parts of the city and i . the territory surrounding the city. There was hardly a residence or business structure that did not feel the force of the shock and it was something that caused a great deal of wonderment to the people for a long time and conjectures were rife as to wheth the Missouri vallev was havi ng earthquake or an oil gusher and g-s well had been struck in the oil fields near Murray. The force of the explosion caused a great deal of air vibration as well as earth shock and waa distinctly felt all over the city in varying force. The large plate glass windows in the business houses shook and vibrated with the force and it seemed that some would certainly break or crack with the force of the shock, but so far as can be learned there was no real damage in the business section or the resident portion of the city. In the residence section many who wondered at the shock, rushed to their doors and porch lights could be seen turned on all over the city for some little time afterwards. It was some little time before the cause of the disturbance was learned here and then excitement became in tense as to the possible fate of the town of Louisville and its people and It was with great relief that it was learned that the community there that had been so sorely tried by the flood of last September, had escaped this time with only a small property loss in the breaking of windows in the city and no persons were injured. DEM0CRATIS COMMITTEE MEETS ine ma. lie i u yrenmiuii; iu iuc uycu- ling of the county and state compalgn and in the atmosphere of the gather- jing was felt the optimistic feeling that this year was one in which the democrats take steps at once to see that there were delegates filed for the county convention of the party and the members of which must be selected at the coming primary elec- tion. Habit! YOU FEEL- AT HQW5 g NEBRASKA You Feel at Home!" u a