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VOL. NO. XL. PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA. MONDAY, NOVEMEEL, 3, 1924. NO. 73 YOUNG LAD RE CEIVES FATAL INJURY IN FALL Six Year Old Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ewing of Near Culllom, Palls Beneath Wheels of Waq-on . From Friday's Daily Yesterday afternoon George, the six-year-old son e.f Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ewing. residing near Ciillom. received fatal injuries when he fell from a v a iron loaded with sand and was run over by the rear wheels of the wapon. The young lad was riding on the load of sand and as the wagon was traveling over the highway he was jarred in some manner or lost his hold on the wa?un and fell to the road, alighting so that the rear wheels of the wagon passed over his stomach and crushed him very sev erely as the load of sand was very heavy. The injured boy was hurried to the office of Dr. P. J. Flynn. where an examination was made of the in jured boy and the injuries recognized as being fatal in their nature and giving no hope of the recovery of the lad. The parents took the boy back to the home and where he gradually continued to sink until 4 o'clock this morning when death came to re lieve his suffering and to bring him the end of the agony that the injur ies had caused. In the tragedy that has come to their home the parents will have the deep sympathy of the large circle of friends over the neighborhood and in the community in general. HIGHLY RESPECTED LADY PASSES ON Mrs. W. H. H. Cassel Went to That Pinal Rest Tuesday Eve at 6 O'clock. One of Oldest Residents. From Friday's Oaiiy ' . . On Tuesday evening at six o'clock Mrs. W. H. H. Cassel passed to her final rest. She was one of Elmwood's finest and most highly respected ladies having lived here for many years and had a host of warm friend: who mourn her departure with deep sorrow. She had been a sufferer for manj- years, but she never complain ed. A few days ago she fell sustain ing a fracture of one of her hips and this together with her frail condi tion hastened the end which the rel atives and friends knew must come soon. Funeral services were held from the Methodist church at Elm wood Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and were conducted by Rev. Taylor of Union. The church was crowded with friends who came to pay their last respects to the deceased. Her body was laid to rest in the Weeping Watf r cemetery beside the grave of her husband, who had passed beyond eight ytur.- ago. She leaves three children, two sons. Earl of this plae. and Wayland of Mitchell. Nebraska . and one daughter. Mrs. Dell Tyson of Eagle. Nebraska, besides other relatives and a host of friends to mourn her loss. At the time of her death, she was 74 years of age. Elinwood Leader Echo. PREMATURE CELEBRATION From Friday's Daily Last night a large party of young-j The character of the campaign sters in the south portion of the city j which has been waged against Con decided that they would celebrate j gressman John H. More-head over the Hallowe'en even if they were a day . district by the whispering opponents ahead of the scheduled time. Accord- who. failing to find anything in his ingly whn the shades of night had j fallen thev hastened out and started in to celebrate. The watchman who is employed to look after the cement mixer that is being used on the pav ing cn Granite street was able to take in the full details of the performance that caused a great deal of excite rnert .to the members of the party. The boys had visited one of the residences in that locality and had accomplished the damage that they desired and were gleefully laughing over the matter when suddenly the owner of the property appeared and with him a large sized shot gun. The owner of the gun raised the weapon skyward and discharged it but the effect was as great as if it had been fired direct at the boys and a general route ensued. One of the bovs, who was only some five or six rears of age, had the misfortune to "fall down in the first retreat and his companions scrambled over his body in their haste to make a suc cessful petaway. The cries of the boy attracted the attention of the watchmen who joined several of his older compan ions and sought out the small lad to ascertain what was the matter. The boy claimed to have been shot, but the watchman was aware that this was impossible as the boys had not been shot at and on further investi gation the real cause of the trouble was found and the lad sent on homeland Ladies of Security, the Modern to receive-the parental wrath and i Woodmen of America, for the beau get replacements of his garments. Jtiful flowers sent us at the time of jour great sorrow. Mrs. C. A. Mar- Be sure and vote Tuesday. shall and Family. NEW HOME COMPLETED The new residence of Philip Thier olf on North Sixth street is now com pleted and will be ready for the fam ily to move into within the next few days and by the middle of the week the Thieroll" family will be back home again alter several months' residence in the Coronado apartments. The home has been constructed under the supervision of Bert Cole man and is a neat and attractive home and adds much to that section of the city that boasts of so many handsome homes. It has been ar ranged for the comfort of the fam ily and will make them a home that will be a rtal enjoyment and delight to Mr. and Mrs. Thierolf in their declining years. The house is of the combined Dutch and colonial style and is ar ranged so that it is the last word in convenience and comfort and will make an ideal home for this estim able family OLD TIME RESIDENT TELLS OF HIS EXPE RIENCES IN COUNTY L. S. Cowell, of Lincoln. Tells of Stirring Experiences as Pioneer Mail Carrier in County. Krom Friday'd Dully L. S. Cowell of Lincoln has been visiting in Cass county the past week with old time friends and after an absence of forty years from the scents where in his younger days he served as mail carrier in the time when this position was more or less tilled with peril and dangers. More than fifty years ago Mr. Ccwell was mail carrier from Platts mouth to Rok L'uffs, Weepins: Var er and Nebraska City and in this p" sitioi, he had many experiences that make an interesting story of pioneer life. At the time that he served in this capacity, Plattsmouth was only a freighting point for the west and the mode of travel was by wagon train from here to the west as the rail roads at that time had not been built through this part of the Plate. He states that when he made Weep ing Water on his route the place con sisted of one store, a mill and a few scattered houses. While carrying the mail near Rock Bluns, on one of his trips, he was i held up by three bandits, who stop ped the team and covered him with their guns, took the mail and disap peared in the timber. He reported the holdup to the postmaster at Rock Blufis. who immediately dispatched j a messenger to Plattsmouth to notify j Sheriff Joseph Johnson, who headed ! a posse and went in pursuit of the i robbers and captured them after a I battle in which the sheriff received a gunshot wound in the arm. in the ; woods wh'-re the y had disappeared a lew hours before, the robbers of those drys not having the speedy means of i es; ape available now. The men were j taken to Omaha, convicted and cent ; to prison to serve time fjr their '. crime. FALLS CITY MAN NAILS CAMPAIGN STORY AS FALSE Repudiation of Story Circulated in an Effort to Influence Voters Against forehead. public record that they can aim their shatts at, have taken up the plan of circulating rumors affecting the religious affiliations of the mem bers of the family of the congress man and attacking their right to worship as they may see fit, has been shown. The Journal has received from Falls City from one of the old friends of the family a message that nails very strongly the favorite fire side campaign story of the Morehead opposition : "Fall City. Nebr. Oct. 29. Editor Journal. Plattsmouth: Inquiry reached me concerning the denominational facts of Con gressman Morehead and family, whom I have known for thirty-five years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Morehead are members of the Presbyterian church and have never belonged to any other religious organization. His opponent does not discuss his own personal or public record; he does not give his religious affiliations but injects questions that should not en ter into campaigns or political is sues. W. W. JENNE." AN APPRECIATION We wish to thank the teachers of school district No. 1, the Knights SHERIFF STEWART AILS TWO YOUNG MEN LAST EVENING Sheriff Stewart Arrests Two Young Men Named King and Adams For Thefts From Depots. From Saturday's taily Late yesterday afternoon. Sheriff Stewart received a mesrage from Ne hraska City announcing the fact that two men named King and Adams, who were suspected of having been the parties impiicated in the robbery of several railroad stations on the Crete line of the Missouri Pacific, were coming this way. Mr. Stewart was at the M. P. sta tion when the northbound passenger pulled in last evening and the two men answering the description giv en were taken off and placed in the county jail where they were held un til Sheriff Carl Ryder of Otoe coun ty could arrive and secure the men. The two young men are between twenty-five and thirty years of age and will have charges preferred asrainst them at Nebraska City for the offense of burglary. The fact of the presence of the two men in this part of the state was given by the sheriff at Auburn who hod the fact that there was an abandoned motor car there, reported to him and which !ed to the connection of the crime to the two men. The thefts in connection with which the two men are held were r.-.nde Thursday nigbt at Kramer. Spraerue. Hickman. Panama. Cook and Brock. The robberies came af ter a gasoline motor car had been taken from the Fwrlington signal mair.t'iiner at Crete. The car was abandoned at Auburn. Entrance to the depots were gained by the use of a jimmy in openintr the windows. HOLD PLEASANT MEETING From Thursday's Dally Yesterday afternoon the ladies of Q. Z. society of the Presbyterian Church, held their regular meeting. They were delightfully entertained tit the beautif'il home of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Tidball, Jr.. with Mrs. Tidball as hostess on this occasion. Many of the ladies took advantage of the beautiful autumnal day, there being a large number of the ladies and friends in attendance. The ladies are planning on holding their Christmas Gift sale during the early part of the month of December and so the greater portion of the afternoon hours were very indus triously whiled away in plying the busy needle preparing beautiful linen pieces, as well as other articles in the line of fancy work for this sale. During the course of the after noon's entertainment the usual busi ness session was held at which time arrangements were made fcr the Happy Hundred Supper to be served at the Presbyterian Churcti on next Tuesday evening, November 4th. At a suitable time the hostess, assisted by her daughters, Jean and Ruth. Misses Catherine Schneider and Kathleen Troop, served dainty refreshments. On their departure the ladies ex tended their many thanks to the hostess. Mrs. Tidball. for her kind hospitality, and the delightful after noon afforded them. ENJOY DELIGHTFUL TIME From Friday's Daily The Misses Mildred Schlater and Emma Johnson were hostesses at a most delightful Hallowe'en party at the home of Mis3 Johnson last even ing. The house was decorated in the Hallowe'en colors and in lighted juck-o-lan terns, ghosts and witches. The evening was spent in playing appropriate Hallowe'en games and in ducking for apples. Miss Cressie Hackenberg proved to be the best "Imp" and Miss Jose phine Rys the best "Suffragette." Both girls were presented with ap propriate prizes. At a late hour refreshments were served by the hostesses, assisted by Mrs. James P. Johnson. The table was decorated in place cards, lighted Jaek-o-lanterns and black and or ange ribbon streamers. Upon pull ing the streamers each guest found a noise maker and they sure used them to good advantage. After refreshments the guests vis ited a little and then departed for their various homes. Those present were: Misses Cres sie Hackenberg, Josephine Rys. Ed na Warren. Lillian Palacek, Florene Tritsch. Nettie Moore, Alyce John son. Esther Heafey, Jeanette Weber, Helen Egenberger, Sarah Rector, Emma Wohlfarth. Genevieve Whal en. Mildred Schlater, Emma John son and Mesdames Anton Hula, John Hadraba. James P. Johnson and Noel B. Seney of Herman, Nebraska. SUFFERS SEVERE FALL From Friday's Daily This morning while Mrs. Ward Clark was engaged in looking: after the household work she had the mis fortune to fall down an open cellar way at the home on Pearl street, sus taining very severe bruises that will remind her painfully for some time of the accident but fortunately there were no broken bones. LOUISVILLE HAS BAD FIRE From Thursday's Daily This morning at 5 o'clock the citi zens of Louisville were aroused by the fire alarm and discovered that the parage at the residence property of Tom Schmader was anlaze and despite the efforts of the firemen and citizens the building was completely -wipeu out. In the garage at the time was the new sport model Oak land auto belonging to Mr. Schma der nad also a fine modern electric washing machine which had been recently purchased by Mrs. Schmader and these were destroyed in the fire. The lc-s will be several thousand dollars and only partially covered by insuram e. The garage belonging to Wendel Heil was only a short distance away from the burning building and was badly scorched and the roof sprinkled with the sparks from the Schmader garage but the work of the fire department checked the spread of the blaze to this building. HAS .MADE EXl LENT RECORD AS COUNTY SHERIFF E. P. Stewart, Present Occuoant of Office. Has Given Taxpayers ?. Eusiness Administration. As the republican candidate for county sheriff, E. P. tSewart, the present occupant of the office, is ask ing the suffrages of the voters of Cass countv at the polls on next Puesday. Mr. Stewart has served as sheriff cince December. and under some very difficult circumstances- and has conducted the office in a c!ean-cut, business-like manner that hr.s wen the admiration of those who are familiar with the workings of the office of the countv sheriff. He h2s secured a large number of arrests of law viola rrs from looters of the stores of the "county down to violators of the prohibition law and for the first time Vnany years the persona robbing CJs -ounty busi neps houses have been brought to the bar of justice and received their punishment. Mr. Stewart has in the little less than a year that he has been in the office tried to the utmost to see that ALL laws were enforced and doue fo without fear or favor and regardless of the ill favor that he might gain which, however, is generally the lot of the enforcer of the law. In audition to the fact that law violators of all kinds have been ar rested and punished. Mr. Stewart lias conducted a strictly business ad ministration C)f the office and has every fee received accounted for and placed on the books where it is checked off to the credit of the coun ty and paid over to the county treas urer of Cass county and Mr. Stewart is g!ad to have any taxpayer of the county call at his office and inspect the books where the fees are kept and satisfy himself as to the conduct of the business of the office. Mr. tSewart has made an excellent rule in the office in the appointment of his deputy, W. R. Young, the dep uty residing in this city, being the custodian of the county jail. Mr. Young when ot actively engaged in the duties of the deputyship does nrt draw any salary, strict service for the money received being the rule of Mr. Stewart. While Mr. Stewart has served as sheriff there have been no swash buckling gun plays made along the public highways, the travelers, our own good citizens as well as tourists passing through, have not been sub ject to indignity and abuse, women and children and respectable men have not been assailed with torrents of profanity or cursed and abused for the offense of traveling the pub lic highway, built with their tax money. Mr. Stewart has tried to be just with everyone and if elected he ex pects to continue this policy and has the personal consolation of knowing that he tried to be a strictly fair and impartial sheriff and one who has had the best interests of the of fice at heart. Adv. NEW SON ARRIVES From Thursday's Daily This morning at an early hour a fine nine pound son was born to Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Johnson of St. Joseph, Missouri. The little son was born here at the home of the grandmoth er, Mrs. Mike Stiles, where Mrs. Johnson has been for the past few weeks and the occasion has brought the greatest happiness to the mem bers of the family circle. All con cerned are doing very nicely. CARD OF THANKS It is with the feeling of deepest appreciation that we wish to express to our host of kind friends and lov ing neighbors, our indebtedness for the many acts of kindness and word3 of sympathy shown to us in our great sorrow. These acts will ever remain in our hearts as memories of the many good, kind friends. J. A. Libershal and daughter; Mrs. J. A. Libershal. Sr.; Joseph Vetersnek and family. UNERAL OF MRS. JOHN A. LI8ERSHAL HELD THIS MORNING Services at St. John Catholic Church Attended by Very Large Num ber of Old Friends. From Thursday's Daily This morning at 10:30 at the St. John's Catholic church was hold the fi'incial services of Mrs. John A. Lih ershall, whose death early Sunday morning at the hospital in Omaha bad brought such a shock to the ' host of friends in the city and vicin- i t y. The number attending the ser vices was very large and was a si lent tribute to the estimable lady, v. ho at ihe meridian of life had been called upon to lay aside her daily tasks and answer the i;;st summons. The church was filled to capacity anl large numbers gathered at the cuter entrance of the edifice to show by their presence the feeling of sym pathy that has come from the peo ple of the city to the bereaved lamily. The impressive requiem mass of the church was celebrated bj' Fath er Michael A. Shine, the rector of ,the church, and assisting the choir i of the church rendered very beauti ' f ally the music of the mass. During t lie service Damian Flynn gave as a ' solo number. "Face to Face." i Father Shine gave a short sermon in which he praised the life of the deceased and her part in the daily : life of the community and gave v.' ore's of comfort to the bereaved ; family. 1 The floral remembrances were I rofue and beautiful and attested the 'reling of love and rerpect in which the deceased ladv has been held. The life of Mrs. Libersiial had not f t reached its peak and while the d:iys of youth were still but a few short years behind and her taking away was the more to be regretted that she had not completed her al lotted years but had been called vfcile.yat. life held cut many prom ises yet uniulfilled. During the years that she has grown to worr.anb.Qod here in this city she has always been of a kindly and helpful disposition and her tl.ougl.tfulness and desire to aid those whom she knew as friends had set her apart as one of the most dearly beloved of a large circle of acquaintance. There was no task too difficult to perform for those she knew and through the years she has given words of comfort and minis tered to those who had suffered sor row or misfortune. There is little to be said that will lighten the burden that the grief cf separation has brought to the husband and daughter and to the aged father and sorrowing sis ter and brothers, and only the heal ing tcuch of time can bring to their troub'ed hearts peace, but in her memory they can find a worthy ex ample to lead them on until the com ing of .a brighter day when once more in the sunshine of eternal life they shall meet again the loved one gone on before. ORGANIZE PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCI ATION ON TUESDAY Patrons of the Wintersteen Hill School Form Organization for Securing Better Work From Thursday's Daiiy In response to the invitations sent out there were a large number of the mothers of the children attending school at the Wintersteen Hill school present at the school building on Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose of forming a Parent-Teachers asso ciation similar to those that have already been established in several of the schools of the city. The officers selected for the new association were: President Mrs. Earl Redd. Vice-President Mrs. H. P. Dow. Secretary Mrs. Cotton. Treasurer Mrs. J. E. Baldwin. There was a great deal of enthus iasm shown by the members who were present and from the interest shown there should be a great deal more effort made to secure the great er in terest in school work by the parents and thereby aid the children in their work in the schools. It was voted to have two meetings a month, one a business and educa tional meeting and the other a social meeting. The next regular meeting will be held Friday, November 14th at 3:30 at the school house. RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL From. Thursday's Dally Miss Mary Schiessel returned i home yesterday from the St. Joseph Hospital, where she had been oper ater on for appendicitis. Her many friends will be glad to know of her return and ppeedy recovery. She was accompanied home by her mother. ORGANIZE DAVIS-BRYAN CLUB From Thursday's Daily Louisville now has a real live and active Davis-Bryan club which was organized on Tuesday evening and is ready to do its part in securing the election of the democratic ticket at the forthcoming election in national, state and county tickets. The mem bership is tomposod cf the promi nent residents of the city and pre cinct and at the organization meet ing there was a great deal of enthus iasm. Mrs. Ida Thurber of Lincoln wsa present and assisted the Louis ville people in getting the club well under way. The' ofiicers nar.ie'd for the club were: William Ossenkop, president; W. H. Heil. vice presi dent; Mrs. Ethel Ossenkep, secre tary; Mrs. John Group, treasurer. The new club will have a few strenuous days before it until the smoke of the battle rolls away and the election -will give the political clubs of all sides a rest. FINDS MANY GOOD ROADS IN AUTO TRIP ACROSS NEBRASKA jj. W. Holmes and Wife Very Much Pleased Over Development of Good Roads Movement. From Friday's Daily J. W. Holmes and wife, who have been enjoying a trip out in the west portion of the state, have returned home and have had a most delight ful outing in the auto tour. In going to the west Mr. and Mrs. Holmes traveled over the D L D road to Imperial and found that this high way, one of the most extensively traveled in the state, was being plac ed in a high state of efficiency and ail along the long stretch of highway from Greenwood west to Imperial there was good, well kept highway. After their visit in Chase and Crant counties they drove to the north and returned home on the Lincoln highway. This route was well filled with cars going and com ing and kept up in great shape and with a great deal of paving and grav eling Koinj; on throughout car ious localities that they visited. En route home they stopped at Grand Island, where the' visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Green, former residents of Murray and old friends of the Holmes fam ily. They branched off the Lincoln highway and made the rest of the journey on the S Y A highway and found this highway also in very good shape. Mr. Holmes states that from the ! amount of permanent highway work that is being projected out in the state, he is of the opinion that in the next two years, the Lincoln. D L D and S Y A highways will all either be paved or graveled 'or their length through the state of Nebraska and give the residents of this common wealth as good a highway system as any in the middle west. MORGAN LEAVES PARIS. Paris. Oct. 31. J. P. Morgan called on Finonce Minister Clem entell today to say farewell before leaving for London tomorrow. No developments with regard to the projected French loan in America is expected for three or four weeks. (iilMfiiiA. If you vote, you are one of the rulers of the United States. If you vote, there is no bigger per son in the country on Ejection Day than you. Your vote counts exactly as much as the vote of the richest and most pow erful person in the land. There is no prouder privilege in the world than the privilege of an American citizen to help decide how and by whom his own government is to be run. This privilege is yours tomorrow if you vote. Take your rightful place on November 4 among the rulers of your country. Vote a you like but VOTE! The First National Bank THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL ATHOME PLATTSMOUTH The Bank Where SELECT JURORS FOR NOVEMBER TERM OF THE DISTRICT COURT Panel from Which Juries will te Formed Drawn by Sheriff and Clerk of Dist Court. ! From Thursday'? Dally I The members of the petit jury ! panel whi-h will conve ne he re at ti e I opening ef the November te rm of the district court on Monday, November 17th, have been selected by Sheriff E P. Stewart and Clerk of the Dis trict Court James M. Robertsem and the members of the panel notified to be present when the court convenes for the starting of the regular grind. The following have been drawn as members of the panel: William Rice, Sr.. I. J. Hall, Platts mouth; David Murray, Union; Ed Earnest, Elmwood; Charles T. Ed ward. Elmwooel; C. E. Heim, Louis ville; Herman Rose, Avoca; C. E. Pool, Weeping Water; J. II. Rogge, Elmwood: J. A. Pitz, Plattsmouth; W. O. Gillespie. Mureloek; F. S. Rice'. Plattsmouth; Hugh I5re)wn, Murray: G. F. Jochirn, Louisville; T. J. Janda, Plattsmouth; A. (5. Johnson, Platts mouth: T. A. Tennant, Louisville: Ivan Balfour, I'nion; J. P. Latta, Murray; V. A. Re-sack, Louisville; John W. I'.aty. Weeping Water; L. J'. Woleott. Weeping Water; A. A. Young, Murray. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE till rw Fa Miss Helen Stander and Mr. Bert Mooney of South Bend Mar ried in Iowa City. From Friday's Daily Miss Helen Stander and Mr. Dert O. Mooney, of South Bend, were married at Council Bluffs, Saturday. October 25, 1924. The ceremony took place at the court house, the Rev. Hf nry peiontj officiating. Mrs. Mooney is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hetry Stander, who live near South Bend. The family is well known in Ashland and vicinity and Helen has a large circle of friends there as well as at South Bend, says the Ashland Gazette. Shej graduated from the Ashland school with the class of 1922 and since that time has been a successful teacher in the South Bend neighborhood and has taught in the town school for a year and a half and is still keeping up her work there for the present. Mr Mooney has been the telegraph operator at the tower in South Bend for the past six years but will be sec ond trick operator at the Rock Island station there as socn as the line's are cut over from the tower. He is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Mooney, of Thayer, Mo., and is a young man of steady, industrious habits. They will make their home in South Bend. The best wishes of a host of friends go with them for a long, happy and prosperous life together. Willis Richards of South Bend was in the city for a few hourst looking after some matters of business at the court house. Election Day Us Your Day! JVL, "NEBRASKA. You Feel at Home.