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3I0iTELft.Y. FEBRUARY 2. 1325. Poultry Wanted! TWO DAYS Wednesday - Thursday February 4 - 5th Plattsmouth, Nebraska WILLIAMSON COUNTY BLOODY BATTLEFIELD IN THE LATE SIXTIES Col. M. A. Bates Some Early Experi ences in Warlike Illinois County. From Saturday's Daily The attention of the entire coun try has for the past year been largely centered on Williamson county, Illi nois, where the struggle, long and bitter between factions, has resulted in much bloodshed and a few days ntm brought to a tragic close the ! lives of S. Glenn Young. Ku Klux . Klan raider, and Ora Thomas, deputy sheriff and sworn foe of the Klans- men. rne towns oi aiauuu, iuuuW seat of Williamson county, and Her- rin. the mining town of the county, have been more or less on the front pages of the leading papers prior to !iia oo Vio u-arfarp raced there. A car load of live poultry wanted J These incidents of the great strug to be delivered at poultry car near f gie have proven doubly interesting the Burlington freight house. Platts-i to Col. M. A. Bates of the Journal, mouth WEDNESDAY and THURS-1 as he was a resident there in the late DAY, February 4th and 5th (two;60E and the early "70s and relates days) for which we will pay the many interesting incidents which following Cash Prices 1 1 A 1 A I show that from tne eariy aays mai I section of Illinois was a teeming melting pot cf molten passion that Bucks, per lb "Slti rr it, iqp ' frequently boiled over. Kens, per lb ic. wgg Jn 1S68 that Col Bates Springs per lb. 18c then a venturesome young newspaper ' ' ' man, came to the town of Marion, Old Boosters, per lb 'C,at that time a place of some 1,200 , ! people, and established the paper Geese, per ID wc known as "The Peoples Friend." As title indicates, it was a demo- ic DUDlication. rne population Guineas per dozen ?3 ; of Marion was largely southern, the Beef Hides, per lb cTennesfee and Virginia, and the , . j spirit of the war time days still pre- Horse Hides, eacn , vailed thpre as Mr. Bates launched Leghorn Poultry. 1 lb. less. his newspaper. It was only a short time after the N pnpor was started that the 6moulder- t (tinier Sf notice embers of a feud, brought from . the southland, was fanned into life Uring your poimry iu uu ; ,n localitv and caused the death Plattsmouth. e ship in car lots and cf a , number of the residents pay you the highest price you cap..of thp tQwn of Marion and vicinlty. get anywhere. At that tlme the town of Herrin was Remember we'll be here two days not in existence and the mining re thls time, and will pay above prices gion had not been opened up with its . 1 m m t - 1 . . . , mousanns ox ioreign residents mai j were to come. Col. Bates states that Herrin's Prairie, as it was known consisted of a store and postoffice op- " j crated by a man named Herrin and SELECT HATCHING EGGS CABE- S Altaian! sorrow. PreSent C"y FULLY, DIVIDENDS WILL COME But to return to the feud that was ! started in that county and which The price received for eggs in the ! arose between two families that had market is dependent more and more come to Illinois from Tennessee and on size and color of the eggs. One carried with them the hatred that of the best ways to raise the quality nau existed in the mountains of the of eggs laid by the flock with respect BOuth and before it was quelled It to size and color is to be more careful had resulted in the rjractieal wininir as to the kind of eggs used for hatch- ,-ut of the two families and a large ins. the Agricultural college, Lincoln, number of outsiders that for reasons has found. Eggs selected for hatch-' vs-ere suspected of friendliness to one ing should approach as nearly as pos- or tne other in the strife. The sible our ideal or a high quality egg feucj opened when the sheriff of the for market, because, with but slight . countv. a friend of one" of the fami- cariation a pullet or hen, will layjijes, became engaged in an alterca tion with one of the opposing fac tion and received a broken arm and from that came the demand for blood that was to take a toll of life that reached into the hundreds. The fac- BACK ON SIX DAY SCHEDULE From Saturday's Daily Orders were received at the office of Superintendent William Baird of the Burlington 6hops today that com mencing next week, the shops will be operated on a six day schedule in stead of the five day week under which they have been operating for the past two weeks. The change back to the regular working schedule will be very pleasing to the workmen, as it brings a great deal more in each month in the pay envelope of the workmen. POPULAR PLATTSMOUTH TEACHERS MARRIED AT GENOA THIS MORNING Miss Heen Ceder United in Marriage to Mr. Lambert F. Folda of Howells, Nebraska. for your poultry. W. E. KEENEY. From Saturday's Daily This morning at 11 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents at Genoa, Nebraska, occurred the marriage of Miss Ileen Ceder and Mr. Lambert F. Folda of Howells, Nebraska. The ceremony was very quiet and attended by the immediate relatives of the contracting parties and the lives of these two estimable young people were joined by the impressive marriage service of the Roman Cath olic church. Following a short honeymoon the young people will return to Howells, where they will locate in tne ruture, Mr. Folda being engaged in the banking business in that city. The bride has ben a resident of this city for the past two years as a member of the teaching force of the city schools and her charming per sonality and musical ability have made her very popular in the social as well as the educational circles of the city and her friends h?re regret very much that she is leaving. Mrs. Folda is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Ceder of Genoa and one of the popular young ladies in the social life of that city. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Folda of Howells, and his family i3 one of the most promi nent in the eastern portion of the rtate of Nebraska, Mr. Folda being interested in a number of banks in Colfax and Dodge counties, and the groom will take up work in these banks at once. Mr. Folda has been attending the University of Nebraska and is a member of the Sigma Phi Epnilon fraternity. The many friends here will Join in wishing the young people a long and very happy wedded life in the years to come. eggs like the one from which she was hatched. It has been proven that the male bird has an influence on the egg type of his progeny as well as the number of eggs laid. Be more careful to discard from ! tjon of which the sheriff u'as a friend the hatching eggs all eggs that are.ppr:,ng to ar;Tls cml attacke(i mem large or small ttwo ounces per egg . bers of the opposing famllv and in is that normal size), also all eggs;turn tnis Was sought to be revenged and many battles staged in the pub lic square and along the highways! or the county and from ambush many were shot down, including those who were marked as partisans of either! side. While cot participating in the struggle on either side. Col. Bates ha.I two calls from the feudists and escapea ine Knue or a Fr.-m sau.Mluv' uMv womn-ae avenger wno sought to put The ca?e of Chris Parkening. him out of the way. After the sec- et al.. vs the C. B. &. Q. railroad ond attempt was made to knife him company, which was filed a few a 3 he was resting on the porch of his weeks ago in the district court, is i homo, he sold the paper and departed to be taken to the United States : to a less warlike section of Illinois. M. D, A. PRESENTS "ARIZONA COW BOY" AT PARMELE Parmele Theatre Packed by Shoo Ken and Their Families to Enjoy Comedy Drama. that are misshapen, pointed, or round and all eggs that are off color ed for the breed. The notion that it is possible to predetermine the sex of chicks hatch ed or the fertility by setting eggs of a certain shape are absurd. DAMAGE SUIT TO HIGH COUBT district court at Lincoln for trial. A motion by the defendant railroad company, in the district court here. His successor as publisher of the Da- per disappeared after a few months in Marion and was never heard of was granted by Judge Begley for; again and his fate was a matter of the transfer of .the case to the fed-;UouDt. eral court. This is the action in i So from these facts it seems that which Mr. Parkening is suing for Bloody Williamson" has lone been damages caused to his farm by over-! a battleground of factions and hat- flow of water alleged to have been ! reus tnnt equalled the present out caused by insufficient drainage along i break although in this day and age tne rignt oi way oi tne aeienaam i me wanare auracis mucn more at railroad company. j tension than was the case then. DEATH OF MRS. JOHN C. YORK ATOMAHA, NEB. Passed Away Last Night After Ill ness of Several Weeks from Heart Tronble. HEBE FBOM UNTVEBSITT From Saturday's Dally A number of the Plattsmouth young men students of the Univer sity of Nebraska, taking advantage of the fact that this is the close of the half year at the university and the examinations and grading of the papers of the students are being looked after, are enjoying a short vacation here with the relatives and friends. Otto E. Trilety, Frank Gradoville, Stuart Chase, and How nrri Dwver are among those who will From Saturday's Dally I enjoy the vacation periuu uuu uyc The old time friends of the York an outing from their strenuous worit family were profoundly shocked last at the university. night to receive a message announc ing the death of Mrs. John C. York, which occurred last night at 8:05, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Jelinek, 1320 North 35th street. Omaha, where she has been for the past few weeks suffering from a very severe attack of heart trouble and from which she failed to rally and has been gradually growing weaker for the last few days. The deceased lady has resided n- Edythe Johnson and Mr. Gus Plattsmouth for the past twenty SS X.ayte-ou years and by her quiet and unassum ing life she has raade many friends who will share with the family the deeD sorrow that has come to them. Mrs. York was a home loving wire; From Saturday e jjuy and mother, whose greatest delight ( The marriage or juisb was in the welfare and happiness of Johnson, of this city, and xur. uus her husband and children and in;swanson, of Long Beach, California. her going they will find a place in occurred yesterday afternoon at 4:jS0 YOUNG PEOPLE WEDDED AT LOS ANGELES FRIDAY Swanson United There in Wed lock Friday Afternoon. Overcoats as You Like Them! BIG, roomy, graceful and warm, ulsters, box coats, with or with out belts. Whatever yeur faaoy, yeu'll find it here. There is still plenty of seasonable weather in which to sport one of these big new eeats. The priae will not be lower this season. $ 250-2 Frnm Saturday's Pailr Last night the Parmele theatre was lined to its utmost capacity by the members of the M. D. A. and their families and friends to witness the offering of the comedy-drama, "The Arizona Cowboy," presented by a numoer or tne talented young peo ple of the city. For several hours the audience laughed and thrilled with the adventures and many hu morous situations that arose in the play. The cast of characters was well cuosen ana in me leading roles as Bheriff and Miss Margaret, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vincent appeared and were well selected for these Darts Edward Gradoville made an excellent iwwuoy anu miss i.aura L.eacock as "the young 'on" was very attractive and pleasing. In the role of the aged man, Hezekiah Bugg, Ed Matschullat was as usual very pleasing and Mrs. Hans Ileinrich was also quite a fea ture in the play as Mrs. Buge and her work assisted very much in the success of the production. The villain of the play was Wil nam Matschullat, who was lifelike in his part and showed his stage ex penence in this role. Hans Heinrlch and Miss Gladys Arnold were also very effective in their rendition of their parts. One of the pleasing char acters was "Grisley Grimm," in which Llmer P. Johnson appeared and with his charm and pleasinsr nersonalitv made a decided hit. As an Indian maiden and the big chief. Miss Jean Fitch and Marion Beardsley added to the interest of the play. iuring the intermission several clever songs and dancing numbers were given by William Wells that showed real class and made a decided Impression on all of the largo audi ence. Mrs. Joseph Bulin served as the accompanist for the numbers. The interest of the evening was added to by the fact that Peter Grad oville and his orchestra nlaved number of elections preceding the performance and dutinjr the inter missions. their livou that will lnnsr remain va- nt Los Aneeles and was attended by cant with the vanishing of the touch & few intimate friends of the young of the mother hand and the sweet people. The bride left here the first music of her voice that had stilled of the week on her journey westward many of their troubles in their child-i where the happiness oi me weuuius hood and more mature years. jwae to take place, and arrived in the This estimable lady is survived-by ' California city yesteruay 10 oe met the aged husband and 6ix children, ; Dy tne groom anu iub wcuums Mrs. William Gravett, Don C. York, ! curred at once. Mrs. Katherine Hull, Jesse York and j The bride has grown to woman Mrs. Charles Jelinek, all of Omaha, ! hood here in Plattsmouth and is a and Russell York, who resides at.tiaugnier oi jwr. auu ai... Petersburg. Alaska. Johnson ana a iaay very Pn'"ii Tho hrwiTr n-n. lav in Rtatft todav ! amoDR a large circle of friends who at the Jelinek home and a short ser-jhave parted with her witti i great re vice will be held there at S o'clock ' gret and will her very much from the Sunday morning and the body be circle of friendship. She was edu taken on the 9 o'clock Burlington cated here in the city schools and has train to Watson. Missouri, the old been quite active in the young social home, where the services will be held sets of the city. at 3 o clock Sunday afternoon ana the body laid to rest in the ceme tery at that place. EAGLE MAY LOSE HARDING HIGHWAY THRU THAT CITY Construction of Boulevard in Lan caster County May Change Koute of New Highway. From Saturday's aily The conditioner the roads these lays should ia:press upon our peo ple the fact that better roads are needed, and can be had if gone about in the right way. If some of the money wasted on surveyors on federal "projects" had ; been spent for hard surfacing, we; would not now be wading in. the mud or bumping the bumps on frozen I roughness. There will be some sur-1 facing done in .Cass county this year,' and our confidence in our county board is such that we have no doubt we will get araare deal from them, j but the thing that sticks in our craw; is why the Lancaster county board" builds a boulevard two miles south of O street butting up against bluffs that will not be opened for many years and neglects the unfinished fed eral project on O street from the county line in. It is just such stu pidity or selfishness that makes lm The irroom was for two years a resident of this city, coming here from his home at Randolph. Nebras ka, and has for the past year been employed with the Pacific Electric corporation at Long Beach. He is a young man of the highest standing and esteemed very much by all those who have the pleasure of knowing him and in this city made a large circle of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Swanson will enjoy a short honeymoon on the Catalina Islands and will on their return lo cate at Long Beach where the groom has a home awaiting the coming of the bride. The many friends here will Join in wishing Mr. and Mr3. Swanson a long and very happy wedded life and all the happiness that they so well deserves MALVERN HIGH SOORES A WIN OVER LOCALS Iowa "Farmers" Outluck Blue and White Cagesters in Slow Game Here Last Night. Under State Supervision Deposits Guaranteed by State Guaranty Fund Living Up to Our PJame The Farmers S'ate Bank is all that the name implies. We try to live up to it at all times in serving the farmers of this vicinity. And the farmer who banks here finds that he has truly acquired a banking home. Our combination of intelligent service and personal intere&t in our pat rons makes them our friends as well. We bank on the wheat, the corn and the products of the farm. If you are a farmer, deal with your own bank -The Farmers State Bank. You'll ficd us ever ready to help you. We serve the Farmer! Farmers State Bank Plattsmouth Nebraska Mrs. L. C. Sharp was a visitor in Omaha today, going to that city on early morning Burlington train. Ed Stoner departed this morning for Omaha where he will spend the day after a visit here with relatives and friends. Anton Hula and wife were among the visitors in Omaha today to look after some matters of business and visiting with friends. A new 4 00 horse power boiler is being placed in the Hastings elec trical plant. From Thursday's Dally In the slowest game seen here this season, the Malvern High school bas ketball five defeated the Blue and White here last night by the score of 19 to 16. The Iowans could not miss the basket no matter how hard possible the placing in county hands tney tried and tossed them in one the spending of road funds; and it handed looking in the opposite way is the lavish employment of "engi- from the basket. While Plattsmouth ueers" that makes even more dan- had hard luck In making the ball gerous the placing of funds with connect with the hoop, they played swivel chair officials in Lincoln. i ragged ball for the most part and What is the solution? in many Instances failed to pass the A Highway board or commission, ball to open men when a pass would which would take pride in "pulling have meant a basket. Nebraska out of the mud." If such. The first half ended 7 to for men can be found to build a ten mil-(Malvern after 16 minutes of slow lion dollar capitol without other com- playing in which each team caged pensation, they ought to be found to three field goals and Malvern one build highways. foul conversion. From what we hear a determined The visitors drew away from the effort is being made to divert the locals in the second half with their Harding Memorial highway formerly freak shooting until the score stood routed through Eagle, to connect: is to 8. Here Flynn. local forward. have been dragged several times during the past ten days and are now in condition to travel by automobile. The last snow has been removed from the Union-Murray-PIattsmouth-Omaha Highway and while the roads are rough in places, no serious trouble will be experienced in mak ing the trip by automobile to and from Omaha. Farmers are trucking hogs and cattle to the Omaha market every day. Of course chains are necessary. sllack Oridgs llompany with this boulevard, or go into Lin coln still further south. Our people have not yet provided the $300 ap portioned to us by the association, and should do so at once and settle the route. Eagle Beacon. WITH CLAB.KS0N PATIENTS NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS The 10th annual Stock Holders meeting of the Farmers Union Ele vator Co., of Murdock, will be held on Tuesday, Feb. the 3rd, at 1:30 p. m. at the union, hall, for the elec tion of three directors and other business which may come before the meeting. FEED STOCK, President. 'AOORJSX HUGE, from ifeturdiir'e Daily The Cass county people at the Clarkson hospital in Omaha are all progressing very nicely and seem well on the highway to recovery from their various afflictions and operations. Mrs. Charles. L. Martin, who had an exceptionally severe operation a few weeks ago, is now getting along fine and in the next few days hopes to leave the hospital and return home to this city very much benefited in health by the operation. George Snyder, Jr., who is also there recovering from the effects of an operation for appendi citis, has shown such improvement that it is thought that he will be able to sit up today and in a few days should be abe to get out some. George has entirely recovered from the operation but had several bad days from the slight attack of pneu monia and which has delayed his complete recovery. Little Donald Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Murphy of Manley, is also on the highway to recovery now after sev eral davs of very serious condition due to an infection in a broken leg that he sustained some time ago. The infection has been removed and Donald is getting along in fine shape now. . started a rally which resulted in 8 points but lacked the necessary points, he,' Buttery and Rebal caging baskets in quick succession, but the necessary punch was lacking for a victory. Box score: Plattsmouth (16) FG FT F P Rebal, rf 2 0 0 4 Flynn. If. c 3 0 0 Hartford, If 0 0 0 0 Hatt, c, rg 0 0 0 0 Lambert, c 0 0 0 0 Hadraba, rg 0 0 1 0 Buttery, lg 3 0 16 Totals 8 0 2 16 Malvern (20) FG FT F P Jones, rf 5 0 3 10 Aistrope, rf 0 0 0 0 Slater, If 2 115 Duval, c 0 0 0 0 Hilton, c 2 0 0 4 Barkus, rg 0 10 1 Cooney, lg 0 0 0 0 Riggins, lg 0 0 10 Totals 9 2 5 20 FOB SALE Choice Rhode Island Red cockrels. Call Murray phone 3304. Address O. D. Sherman, RFD, Plattsmouth. J26-2w FOB SALE Rose comb Rhode Island red cockrels for sale. Philip Hirz, phone, 2012 Plattsmouth, Neb. J29-2w In Style Next Spring! Hat Sale nPHE Hat you buy in this event will be in vogue right now and next spring as well. That why you'll be pleased with the values we're offanna in our January Clearance. Smooth finish fur hats in late style Fedoras, assorted colors, $f$95 Velour rough finish hats in new light shades silk lined, $485 C. E. Wescoltt's Sons 'ON THE CORNER'1 1 JtS-Sbwr SeeMtarr.