Nebraska State Histori cal Society 1 4 VOL. HO. XL. PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2. 1925. NO. 104 HAS CLOSE GALL FROM BONG SE- -a . iAAin'or panther that has been the object Unill Y RAxXpll of more or less comment in Cass and niUUwLI UMOOLU Otoe counties., had been done to i death by a party of hunters in the ., TT . i vicinity of Paul, Nebraska, last night L. W. Lorenz ramiiy Has An Expe- after an an day hunt in that lo- rience That They Will Not .callity. Care to Go Thru Again. The mysterious animal that has I been seen in all section of the two The L. Lorenz family yesterday ' counties In the past ten days, it is had an experience that they will not claimed has at last become too bold tn cm ti,rn.."ii nin ;, n ,i i.-hifh has left effects that are still a pain- ful reminder to the familv of the nar- row escape that they had of being seriously if not fatally gassed. When Mrs. Lorenz arose yesterday morning she felt decidedlv ill mid a splitting headache made her getting around very difficult and jj that time she thought that there were gas fumes in the house but was un- able to locate them and decided that perhaps she was mistaken. Shortly after Mr. Iorenz had left for the store, Alice, the daughter of the household, arose and started from her room to the bath room a short distance away and as she came to the bath room door she suddenly became faint and sank to the floor and with the greatest difficulty re gained her room. Later recovering somewhat she came on down stairs and was crossing the kitchen where Mrs. Lorenz was looking after some work when she suddenly became faint when she suddenlj' became faint again and fell to the floor and the mother alarmed called medical aid and carried the girl to a couch and mad-? attempts to revive her. On the arrival of Dr. T. P. Livingston there were founds signs by the physician of gas poisoning and the family at!Btnrm n l.torn nnrr nf Kehras- once called the office of the light company to Fecure assistance and a search was made in an attempt to lo cate if possible the source of gaa, There were no leaks found in the gas pipes in the houso and it was not until today that the cause of the gas! was discovered. It was found by the light company that there was a leak in the gas line out in the street in front of the Lorenz home and that through an old and abandoned sewer pipe the gas was Beeping into -the house and was slowly causing the gas poisoning of te firefly. It is fortunate that "Ifie gaa was discovered when it wat as it might have resulted fatally to some of the family and as it is they are all feel ing far from well. THE PLAY'S THE THING From Saturday's Daily iiauio oroaaoasting stations ar turning from realms of music to ! dramatics the past few weeks and j and brings with it the customary the innovation of WGY, Schenectady,; mud and s!ush. more than a year ago. Is being fol-! Bad roads always remind us that lowed by mid-wet stations. WOC, at w? are to blame in not securing the Davenport started in on a small scale Proper kind of roads in the summer last winter, when they broadcast j season so that they can be traveled among others, "Little Old New York," upon in comfort in the winter. and this winter have followed with! numerous dramatic successes. Thist THEODORE HARMS, JR., ARRIVES week they put on "Ten Nights in ai Barroom." for the vast invisible audi- A fine, big ten-pound 'Ooy arrived ence that tunes to thtir wave for a . last Sunday. January 23. 1925, at portion of the good things in the ; he home of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore air. Lat night. KOA, the new Den-: Harms, of Manley, and the little ver station presented "The Roman- j feliow received a most hearty wel tic Age," a three-act paraphrase on come. Mr. Harms and wife have the fallacy of over-dene romance in -been married about seven years and one's life. I5oth these stations have: this is their first child .although Mr. special groups of players, who rc- Harms has a family of children by hearse future plays and present them j his first wife. regularly, known as the "WOC Play-j Mrs. Harms lias proven herself a ers" and the "KOA Players." The 30 votf d mother to her stepchildren. Omaha .station WOAW. put on one; and the whole family are delighted Fpler.did offering in thi3 line, some to bavo a baby in the house and the months ago. in Jack Hazzard's "Turn snany friends join the Courier in ex to the Itight," which was enacted by tending congratulations to the happy the Creighton Dramatic club. .parents. The little boy has been The play's the thing! And more'name1 for ,,is father and his middle and mere radio stftions are working name will be Peters, which is the out plan to make this a regular en-nia!3en n3mc of Mrs. Harms, who tertaimnent feature in the future. was forRier,y M3s Anna Peters. WILL UNDERGO OPERATION From Saturday'!" Dally The reports from the. St. Cather ine's hospital in Omaha state that Dr. P. J. Flynn, who has been there for the past few days will probably be operated on Monday morning. It had been expected to have the oper ation performed before but owing to the fact that Dr. Flynn had a severe j to buy tools or land for himself, then cold it was thought best to postpone ; labors for himself another while, the operation until a later date. It land at length hires another new be is hoped that in the operation he j ginner to help him. may derive some permanent relief "This is the just, and generous, as he has not been in the best of 'and prosperous system, which opens neaiin ior several months and it was,tne way to an, gives hope to all, and decided that the operation would be ! consequent energy, and progress and necessary in order to secure any measure of relief. WILL OPEN REPAIR SHOP This city is to have a new auto repair shop that will look after the sick and ailing cars and will be operated by John B. Livingston, well known young auto dealer and gen- eral all round expert in all matters connected with the work of running and repairing an auto. The new location will be at the corner of Fourth and Main streets in the Anheuser-Busch building, and Mr. Livingston is having a large and modern repair shop placed in the rear of the building with the offices in the front portion of the building, Mr. Livingston will also conduct his Buick agency in this new office and will be in a position to give the Plattsmouth and Cass county public a chance to look over this fin ear and Mtti tbl machines km at home. HAS THE LION BEEN KILLED? i Froin Thursday's Dally J A report reached this city today that the now widely known liones3 ana me resiuenis 01 near i-aui nave been on the trail of the beast since Sunday and as claimed were able to , lay low the erstwhile wild animal I f 1!onef.s4 has no been reported ' n this locality for several days and "e " aululal 1138 been killed is our lioness altho the ' luuoctx T (i 1 1 1 1 ua. i in. irsiucuio -- i.rt t- 1 . 1 1 . - r i t i t" i t . f T 1 .1 . n in mis locaiuy nave neia 10 me opinion that the animal seen here was a large timber wolf, but as they cannot produce 'the wolf, we have as much right to claim the lioness as our neighboring county. MILLION DOLLAR SNOW FALLS OVER STATE YESTERDAY This Locality Has a Five Inch Fall of the Beautiful Which Will Benefit Wheat Crop. From Thursaay's Daiiy Starting yesterday afternoon and In L't in thrnnoh tlio n 1 crVi t tYa ennw. ka brought a five-inch downfall of the beautiful snow that will prove of untold value to the wheat crop of this locality, the wiseacres predict. The cold weather of the last few days preceding the storm threatened to do much damage but the heavy snow that i3 now lying packed over the fertile fields of Nebraska brings protection and moisture to the wheat lands. The enowfall here and all along the Missouri valley was the heaviest of the season, but was a gentle, bene T"cial storm that did not car 1-7 with it the intense cold and high wind of the few days previous. The railroad traffic stood the storm in good shape and trains this morn ing were operating on their sched uled time and the storm could not possibly make the roads In the coun try districts any worse than they were. On the contrary, the packed down snow rsiav heln rather than In- jure the roads, at least until it melts Louisville Courier. EVOLUTION Abraham Lincoln told in two sen- 'ter.ces how the individual progressses j from employe to employer. Here they ' are: "The prudent, penniless beginner in the world labors for wages for awhile, saves a surplus with which Improvement of condition to all." WINS A PRIZE Louis Born, one of the enereetlc farmers of the northern part of Cass county, has Just received from the Henry Fields Co., a prize which was given for the letter of Mr. Born stating how the best results could be secured on one acre of ground and the acceptance of the Iowa company of the letter of Mr. Born is very pleasing as showing that the Cass county farmers know their "stuff" when it conies to the practical dem- onstration. of farming. Mr. Fields had asked, via the radio, for letters teling how one acre of ground could be made the most productive and give the greatest return and Mr. Born decided that he would 6end in a letter just to help along the good work and thought no more about the matter until a few days ago when he received a ebtck tor th amount (of th prize. TWO INTERESTING TALKS ON WORK OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH Mrs. D. D. Tabor of New York and Miss Eleanor Sprajrue, Omaha, Address Episcopal Ladies. From Friday's Daily Yesterday afternoon the ladies of St. Luke's Episcopal church enjoyed two very fine talks given by Mrs. D. D. Tabor of New York, representing the national council of the women's organizations of the church, and Miss Kleanor Sprague, of Omaha, one of the leaders in the church school ac tivities of the church. The meeting was held at the pleas ant Gering home on North Sixth street and was very largely attended by the ladies who enjoyed to the ut most the many interesting facts and details of the church work over the nation as presented by the two guests of honor of the occasion. Mrs. Tabor gave, in a most pleas ing manner, many interesting facts Miss Edythe Kelly and Mr. Emil A. as to the growth of the activities of , Koukal of This Citv Joined in the women's auxiliary of the church j and its helpfulness in the extending of the mission work of the church so ; that it was one of the strongest and 1 most active of the church organiza-', lions in the spreading of the Chris tian faith through the missionaries to all parts of the world. The speak er touched on many personal expe- where the church has carried on its i work . Miss Sprague has long been a fa miliar figure in the work of the church schools in the state and her address was verj' much enjoyed as she pointed out the need for the greater expansion of the church school activities in the training and teaching of the young who are a part of the church and in whom the church finds their future strength and power. At the close of the afternoon dain ty refreshments served to add to the enjoyment of the members of the party. POLICE CALLED , -OUT TO QUELL FAMILY 'FUSS' Disturbance Caused When Husband and Wife Come to Blows and Damage Love Nest. From Thursday's Daily: Last evening as Officer Joe Liber- shal was coming on duty he received a hasty call to South Fifth street where a family battle was in progress and was called by the wife who claimed to have received the worst of the affray. The police when arriving at the scene of action found that the war fare had subsided but were shown sundry and divers marks and bruises that the wife claimed to have re ceived in the encounter and in per son she resembled one of the Prus sian guard after the late quarrel in 1918. The officer in compliance with the request of the wife, arrested the hus band and took him to the city bastile to await the settlement of the case and the matter was this morning turned over to County Attorney W. . in i . . . . G iviecK 10 uanaie witn ins usual skill and diplomacy, as a family quarrel is about as dangerous as dynamite to safely get 'into the clear. After an investigation of the matter and hearing the wishes of the com plaining witness, the county attor ney will probably take what steps the law allows in the matter. BURLINGTON OFFICIALS PASS THRU THIS CITY From Thursday's Dally This morning. Hale Holden, presi dent of the Burlington railroad, and E. P. Bracken, operating vice presi dent, passed through this city on No. 15 at 8:10, bound for Omaha where they spoke this noon at a luncheon of the greater Omaha committee, the occasion being Burlington Day at which there were a large number of the officials of the road present, in cluding N. C. Allen, division super intendent. E. Flynn, general mana ger of lines west, and Byron Clark and Jesse L. Root of the legal de partment of the road. Q. Z. HOLDS MEETING From Thursday's Dally Yesterday afternoon the ladies of the Q. Z. society of the Presbyterian church were most delightfully en tertained at the charming Harris home, on lower Main street, by Mrs. E. C. Harris and Mrs. Guy Morgan, and the pleasant occasion will be one long remembered by all those who were, fortunate enough to be in attendance. Despite the extremely stormy conditions there was a very large attendance of the ladies and the afternoon was spent in the mak ing of many very attractive pieces of needlework as well as social con versation. At a suitable hour the hostesses esrve a Tery dainty and delicious two-course luncheon that brought to a eioM a. moat pleetent TAKING TREATMENT AT I ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA From Thursday's Dally Charles S. Johnson, day yardmas ter of the Burlington in this city, has been for the past two weeks at the St. Mary's hospital at Rochester, Minnesota, taking treatment for his illness from which he has suffered for the past few years. Mr. Johnson has been traveling a great deal in the past year hoping that he could secure some relief and was finally urged to go to Rochester to take treatment there of a specialist and as the result he will remain there for some time. His case has not been fully determined but under the skill ed treatment he is now feeling Borne better. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE WEDDED AT COUNCIL BLUFFS Bonds of Wedlock. i From Thursday's I 'uWy- This morning at 9 o'clock at the St. Francis Xavier c'r.ipel at Council Bluffs, occurred the marriage of Mis Edythe and Mr. Ihiiil A. Koukal of this city, the nuptial mass of the Ro man Catholic church being celebrat- ! ru r.T-T":"' I 'J " The bridal couple was attended at the altar by Miss Marguerite McDon ald, of Murdock. neice of the bride, and Mr. Louis Koukal of this city, brother of the groom. Both the brfda and bridesmaid were gowned in tan canton crepe and carried showers of Bride roses and presented a very attractive picture. The groom and best man were at tired in the conventional dark suits. Following the wedding ceremony at the chapel the members of the bridal party were entertained at a most charming wedding breakfast at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. O'Neill, uncle and aunt of the bride. The bride is. the youngest daugh ter of Mvand'M's. J. It. Kelly of IMs city and v.a U;rn "utd Plattsmouth and where she was graduated from the high school with the class of 1918, and since made her home here In this city. The grconi is a con of John Koukal. one of the well known residents of this com mnity, and has lived here the greater part of his lifetime. During the world war he was in the service of his country, having served overseas with the 88th division. Returning here at the close of the war. he has since been engaged in farming at the home of his father. Mr. and Mrs. Koukal will make their home in the future in the west part of the city after their return from a short honeymoon spent in vis iting with relatives. The many friends here join in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Koukal many years of happiness and prosperity as hey take up life's Journey together and with all the .success that can nossiblv come to them. NEXT "Hi HUNDRED" FEED FEBRUARY 10TH Event of the Monthly Suppers Ar ranged by the Chamber of Commerce Announced. From Thursday's Dally The committee in charge of the Happy Hundred suppers, composed of E. H. Wescott, L. O. Minor and G. V. Morgan, are announcing their next gathering as Tuesday evening, Feb ruary 10th and the occasion will be held at the parlors of the First Methodist church. There will be a very able address given as well as the many other in teresting social features that add pleasure and interest to the gather ing and the ladies of the church will have their usual excellent menu ar ranged to care for the inner wants of man. Those who have not made reser vations should do so as soon as pos sible in order that the lists may be completed as there is only a limited number of the seats available and these will soon be snapped up. RECEIVES PLEASANT NEWS From Friday's Daily This morning the relatives re ceived a message anouncing the fact and that in July 1922, the defend that a fine little son and heir had ant, deserted the plaintiff and has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Anthony since resided away from him. The E Svoboda at the St. Joseph hospital defendant is a resident at this time at Denver. Colorado, on Wednesday, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and service January 28th. The mother and little by publication is asked. one are both doing nicely and the . .rw--- occasion has brought a great deal of UNDER PEACE BOND pleasure to the relatives of the little j man in this city. Mrs. Svoboda was ; From Friday' Daily formerly Miss Alba Jirousek of this J Yesterday on the request of Coun city, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ty Attorney W. G. Kieck, Ralph Al John Jirousek, residents of the south len, against whom complaint had part of this city, and Mr. Svoboda is been made by his wife following a a son of Mr. and Mrs. Anton Svo- family quarrel, was released under a boda. well known residents of the west portion of the city. The many friends here will Join in wishing the young man much happineea and sue- MEN'S CLUB HAS A VERY FINE SO CIAL EVENING episcopal uiiJiua jisa-azauon iaee At TTnHornrn nf flnnrrn tnn At Undercroft of Church and Enteitained at Rectory. From Friday's Daily Last evening the members of the Men's club of the St. Luke's Episco pal church held a very pleasant meet ing at the undercroft of the church with a very pleasing attendance of the membership and an evening of the greatest interest and pleasure was enjoyed by all of the members of the party, iue rector 01 mo cnurcn, vainer George D. Pierce, gave a very inter-f esting sketch of some of the early! church history covering the original Christian church and down to and including the division of the church into two parts and later the redivi- sion at the time of the reformation and later dates when the smaller ; churches were formed from the j main churches of the Christian worliL The informal address was most valuable from a religious and historical standpoint rnd covered many points that had been rather obscure in the mind of the layman and average churchman. Following the discussion which was enjoyed by the members follow ing the address of the evening the men were invited to adjourn to the rectory where they found a most de lightful treat awaiting them which had been arranged by Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. R. F. Patterson. Mrs. J. T. Beg ley and Mrs. F. H. Dunbar, who. with Edward and Herbert Patterson. proceeded to serve the members of the Men's club with very' dainty and here on his way southward and had much appreciated refreshments of , made the journey this far by the sandwiches, cakes and coiTee and af-1 foot method and for several hours ter a short time of pleasant informal 1 made things very lively for a num- eociabilit3', the members adjourned ; her of the residents of this commun- voting the occasion one of the great-iity before they could get rid of him. est pleasure and in anticipation of! The aged man came to the home the many equally pelasant events in 'of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Briggs on Chi- the future. ATHI FT! P. PI I1R . , . MEMBERS SHOW OFF FOR PUBLIC Business Men Entertain at Games and Exercises for the Benefit of Parent-Teachers' Ass'n. From Friday's Dally Last evening the high school gym rang and rang again with- the cries of the excited members of the Busi ness Men's Athletic club as they bat fled in several volley ball games for the benefit of the Parent-Teachers' ospociation of the Central building of the city schools. The large number who wended their way up the high school hill were more than repaid for their ef forts In the excellent entertainment afforded. The opening of the program was when the members of the club in re sponse to the snappy command of William G. Kieck, instructor of the class, fell into their places and start ed the exercises that are a part of their weekly toil and by means of which they keep themselves fit and retHin their youthful forms and fig ures. The volley ball games were the crowning features of the evening and the members of the club, divided in to rival teams, made the spectators cheer and thrill as they battled the ball back and forth over the net and it was very close in all of the con tests before the final scores were tal lied. The players demonstrated that weight and girth of waist are no handicaps in this game and the heavyweights were there and over in boosting the ball over the net for scores on their opponents. As a result of the benefit, the as sociation will realize a neat sum and which will be devoted to the activi ties of the Parent-Teachers' associa tion. FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE from Thursday's Dally In the office of Clerk of the District Court Clarence L. Beal there has been a suit for divorce entitled John W. Whiteside vs Cecile Whiteside. In the petition of the plaintiff as filed by his attorney, W. A. Robert son, It 13 stated that the parties were married on March 8, 1922 at Omaha, peace bond of $100 pending a settle- ment of the trouble that had arisen in the household. After the filing of the bond the defendant was allowed WILL ATTEND AUTO SHOW From Friday's Daily George K. Pet ring of the Platts mouth Motor Co., departed this af ter neon for Chicago where he will spend a short time looking over the auto show ther;?, one of the greatest exhibits of the automobile industry held in the nation, and from Chi ef: go he will go to Detroit for a meot- . g aui ,.onfurt.nco of Foril an(1 Lin .. .t.. .1 1.. coin dealers that has been called by the gnat Ford company. The visit to Detroit will be marked by a visit through the Lincoln and Ford factories where the members of the vifiting party can see every' part of the cars prepared and placed into erv:ce al .1 guui a nioroui ana com-L:;n.orii .(ml manv of lhe ol(, tn. pleto understanding of the auto in-!frk,mls .,n1 m.iKu!,ors wt.rt. in ;tt dustry from the bottom up. In ad- J tondam.e , offer ,h,.ir Iast tribute dition important conferences will iof ,ovo !ind ri.spi.ct to the memory of niaru me meeung covering uie proo - Jems and plans of th great industry'., iuj me coming jear. This is the first visit of Mr. Pit- ring to the center,of the auto indus- ry :;nd he is anticipating a real treat in the experiences that he may gain 1 there in viewing the work of the j Ford and Lincoln plants I OLD TIMER HIKING THRU TO SOUTH Aged Man Claiming Sioux City as His Heme Reaches Here on Journey to Arkansas. From Friday's Tjuliy This morning an aged man, giving ! his name as S. E. WT.ittiker and his home as Sioux City, Iowa, arrived cago avenue at an early hour this morning and they very charitably j allowed him to warm up and gavel him food but in turn the man be- cane-attached '4o the nome and it was with difficulty that he could be persuaded to leave, and for a time it seemed as though he would become a regular star boarder at the home. He stated that he had come from Kim,T ritv wfllkimr n:,rt of the wav and getting rides from passing auto,e"re "J drivers along the way until he reach- J 11 II,a" Ul "f uu" ed Omaha where he had a daughter ol(1 allke w" ?ver? ouf to enjoy the living but he had then decided to excellent music furnished by the push on to Arkansas where he has I Holly orchestra. There were a num another daughter residing and it was'ner of the, dancers competing for tne with this ohlert in view that he came : ?outhward and reached the confines of Plattsmouth last evening as the day was closing and made his quar ters for the night at the Missouri Pa cific station escaping the rigors of the cold winter night and after the nierht there had started out on foot anrl nrn-rpscipfl rs fnr nj tlir TlHsrr-c: home when he decided to stop and j feed up. The man was taken to the court house where, after a conference of the officials, it was decided to pro vide him with transportation to the next county seat on his way south ward as being a cheaper proposition than having the man remain here and by means of the railroad trans portation escape the cost that was threatened in having Mr. Whittiker remain as the guest of Cass county. LsJ's Spead Making Plattsmouth and the sur rounding community grow and prosper is a job that can only be done by folks who live in this community. Nobody else is going to build(up our town for us. Do your share and urge your neighbors to do theirs by buying and banking at home in 1925. We can make things hum, if we all pull together! January is gone! But there are eleven good months left to do it in. The First national bank THE BANK WHEWE -pmi PLATTSMOUTH 'The Lasik Where FUNERAL OF L. G. LARSON IS HELD HERE THURSDAY Services at the First Presbyterian Church Largely Attended by the Old Friends and Neighbors. Frnrrt Friday's Daily Yesterday afternoon at the First PresbyU rian church was held the funeral services of the late L. (I. ,th,ir fri(1!,,i h..(1 .. fow (lavs igo been called from the home circl" 1 to tjH, jjf( everlasting Tno services weie conducted by rtev. II. G. McClusky. pastor of the j church and who offered words of COmfort to the members of the be reaved family and the friends on the loss that has come to them and spoke briefly of the life of the de parted and his long and useful work in the community that he had for al most half u century been a vital part. During the service the male quar tette composed of L. O. Minor, Frank A. Cloidt, Raymond Cook, and H. O McClusky gave two of the well loved songs of comfort and faith. "Jem Savior. Pilot Me" and "Rock of Ages." At the conclusion of the services the body was borne to Oak Hill cemetery where it was laid to rest beside that of the son who had pre ceeded him in death some twenty (years ago. The pall bearers were selected from the service men an I friends and neighbors and wire com posed of A. H. Duxbury, V. II. i nighfield, V. T. Arn. George Forbes, y q Kieck and J. B. Rishi 1. -pjie wealth ot beautiful flowers tnat were sent by friends was. at lne request of the family, distributed to the sick and shut ins of the city as jn keeping with the wishes of departed husband and father. "POVERTY BALL A SUCCESS , F'TV -. ! , lt evening the Eagles hall a the scene of a very pleasant social fathering on the occasion of the Poverty ball staged under th aus- Pife3, of .th-?,,OC.al cou?c 1 ,of iMilguis oi umuhiuus unu uuiw.- s lined P'izes onereu ior in.- mosi. puveiu stricken cortume and in this James Bulin received the prize for the gen tlemen and Mrs. Edward Fullerton for the lady's prize. The idea of the ball was very novel and overalls an-1 calico dresses were to be found among the dancers but only a few of the dancers were able to muster the hardihood to appear in real poverty stricken costumes. The Knights pe- cured a neat sum from the proceeds of the ball. CARD OF THANKS I desire to express to my friends in the city and vicinity, my appre ciation of their asistance and patron age in the past and recommend to them my successor. Mr. McCarty. V. W. ELLIOTT. Things YOU PEEL. AT HuMC You Fed at Uome!' SI anernoon. cess in the future years. ' to go on his way.