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THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1926.
PiATTSMOUTH SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL
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Ladies Toggerv
Fred P. Busch, Manager
Phoenix Hosiery
mm iiiii i in in
Expre
ss Com
pany Planning a
Change of Policy
Agent R. W. Clement of the Burling
ton Announces That Ncv
Folicy Starts Soon.
From Tuesday's Iaily
Agent R. V. Clement of the Amer
ican Railwav K:pre?s Co.. announc
td today that the express companies
plan to establish a system of charges
for the storing of express shipments
refused when tendered for delivery
or uncalled for.
A docket outlining the proposal
has been issued for the information
of the public, and. in due course, it
will be filed with the Interstate Com-
mcrce Commission as an addition to , .". " ,
the express classification to become :luPCP.te copy of such notice,
effective on or about May 1. I In lhe .cours2. of business, many
The rule-; and charges will applv ' f ontroversu s arise during which a
to business of this character which i consignee may prefer to refuse ship
the local office has to store owing to ' n,en,,s Tnt.to um- The carrier has
the refusal of the consignee to ac-
etcn cu'
MACARONI;
Purity and Uniform
Quality Due to
Constant laboratory
Control.
Demand Gooch's
Best Macaroni.
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All Ready
The
singing;
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An Invitation
You are cordially invited to come
and see our brilliant array of The
"Palmer Garment" Coats and
Dresses for Spring.
A visit to our store will prove
more convincing than mere
words as to the beauty, originali
ty, and quality of these new mod
els. Something to satisfy every
woman's desire for the artistic
and unusual.
Make it a point to accept this in
vitation. It will be worth your
while.
Sport Coats in the New
Spring Tweeds,
$10.75 to $39.75
Dress Coats in Charmeen
$16.75 to $79.50
New Dresses
$6.75 to $47.50
Munsing Wecr
cept it when a tender of delivery is
made or which for any other reason
not the fault of the express company
canrot be delivered. Three days'
"free time" will be allowed after
which the storage charge will be 10
or the first day, five cents for
f the next eight days with a
nun of 50 rents a month for
i each shipment weighing 100 pounds
cr less. There will be a regular
j monthly charge thereafter of 50
j cents per month or fraction thereof.
I On shipments weighing more than
jlOO rounds this storage charge will
;to asfess:Ml proportionally, and frac-
tieiril part of 100 pounds to be com
puted as 100 pounds, i. e., on ship
ments weighing more than 100
pounds and not more than 200
pounds the storage charge will be
ti"e that shown above on a 100
pounl shipment. The carrier 13 re
cuired to ive proper arrival notice
to the consignee, such notice to bear
ithe same address
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u" ,ailt iu s ow u guuub
iiini taiiuui relieve useii ui me suip
ment or of all responsibility fo it
until the parties involved adjust
their differences. This may take sev-j
era! months in which the carrier is
rn innocent bystander having been
in nowise responsible for the non
delivery. The expresr, companies have not
heretofore made it a practice to as-
c ss storage charges on unclaimed
hirments although it has long been
:i practice with freight and baggage.
They contend that the expense and . lue clo&t; Ul a lonK ana useiul i,l
rxtrn labor involved should be borne, ! The services were especially sor
not by express patrons generally, but rowful as the family had parted with
by the owners of the goods so stored. , the wife and mother just two months
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FOR SALE
White Orpington Hatching Eggs
i$4.50 per 100. Mrs. George Hen-
jnings. Cedar Creek, Neb. Phone
1C25 Louisville. mlo-4sw
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Maps of Cass county, showing every
man's farm can be had at the Journal
office. Price 50 cents each.
bees will soon be
the birds making honey and
Boys
bunnies laying Easter eggs; the
t i i .
ailU die SlllJ
ing their love songs.
Get in tune with Spring, you younB
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Komeos, and Sing your mush m a
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$30.00 to $50.00
New Entry in
Republican Race
for Treasurer
John E. Turner of Elmwood Is the
Latest Name for the Repub
lican Nomination.
From "Wednesday's Daily
Another entry was made in the re
publican race for county treasurer
yesterday when John E. Turner, a
well known young man of Elmwood
came to this city and paid over the
sum necessary to allow him to have
jhis name printed on the ballot at the
August primary as a candidate be
fore the republican voters for the
position of county treasurer.
Mr. Turner, who has for the past
eight years been with the Farmers
Union elevator company at Elmwood
and also is a native son of that por
tionj of Cass county, having been born
and reared in that locality.
The new candidate was educated at
the Elmwood schools, graduating
there" and later entering the Uni
versity of Nebraska where he studied
for a number of years. During the
world war Mr. Turner entered the
army and was assigned to service at
l Fort Riley, Kansas, where he remain
ed until he was sent to the 10th divi
sion at Camp Funston, where he re
mained for the duration of the war.
Mr. Turner is a married man and
has one child and is now preparing
to get into the race and to meet the
voters of his political faith in the sev
eral sections of the county.
Manley Lumber
Yard Office Has
Night Prowlers
From Tuesday's Daily
Firm of Crane, Curyea & Murtey
Suffers the Loss of Cash Reg
ister and $175 in Cash.
Last evening the community of
Manley that generally enjoys a
peaceful calm until the baseball
season starts and the fans and ball
players get busy, had their peace
rudly broken last night by the visi
tation of a gang of robbers.
The place selected for the scene of
operation by the unwelcome call
ers was the office at the lumber yard
of Crane, Curyea & Murtey, and not
only did the visitors get away with
what cash was on hand but also car
ried off the cash register, reports
received here this morning at the
office of Sheriff E. I. Stewart state.
The loss was not discovered until
this morning when the office was
opened for business and the fact was
revealed that there was no cash reg
ister and also that some $175 in
checks and money was missing from
its usual resting place.
Sheriff Stewart and County At
torney V. G. Kieck motored out to
the scene of action as soon as possible
after sending out the alarm to nearby
cities to look for the appearance of
the missing cash register.
FUNERAL OF CONRAD MEISINGER
From Wednesday's Daily
The funeral of the late Conrad
Meisinger was held yesterday after
noon at the St. Paul's church and
was very largely attended by the
' old friends and associates from the
I eastern portion of Cass county to
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respect to the memory of the kindly
Suneuiau "itu gone on oeiore
ueiure ituu iu me lew snort weeKs
the husband and father had been
called to lay aside his mortal life
and join the circle of his loved ones
who have preceeded him in death.
At the church service Rev. O. G.
Wichmann, pastor of the church gave
words of comfort to the members
of the bereaved family and the sor-
rowing friends, bringing to their
attention the message of the Master
j that had promised life everlasting
i to those who believed in the teach
ings of the christian faith.
The choir of the church with Miss
Minnie Klinger as accompanist gave
three of the old and well loved
hymns, one in German, while the
other of the songs were given in
Enylish.
The floral remembrances were
lavish and very beautiful and silent
ly spoke of the love with which Mr.
Meisinger had been held in the com
munity. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
' j From Wednesday's Dally
j Yesterday was the 15th birthday
m - i r .. iL.-. f .
Clusky and in honor of the event the
occasion was fittingly celebrated at
the Manse on South 7th street despite
the fact that Catherine and Mrs.
McClusky are enjoying an enforced
vacation due to quarantine. The din-
ing room was wel1 arranged in a
'color scheme of green and yellow and
the decorations of festoons of green
with the candles and Shamrocks add-
ing a pleasing touch to the scene.
(The centerpiece of the table was the
i large white birthday cake with its
gleaming candles.
The event had been planned as a
social meeting of the Campfire girls.
ana in wnicn a numDer oi tne irienus
had been invited and while the quar
antine interfered with the pleasures
(Of the occasion, a number of the
friends gathered and watched the
KirthrlQV nartTf li rnn crVi fha -txrin-
'dow. The occasion however was verylarm Loans
' pleasant and Miss Catherine has the
.best wishes of her friends on
j passing of another milestone. j
Coroner's Jury
Frees Driver of
the Death Car
Evidence Offered Brings Verdict of
Accident and No Responsibility
on Car Occupants.
From Tuesday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon County Attor
ney W. G. Kieck held an inquest on
the death of Georgette Harsch, vic
tim of the auto accident early Mon
day morning on the highway east
of Union and released James Fitz-
patrick of Omaha from any responsi-j
ollity as to the deatli ot tue unior
tunate woman.
The coroner's jury as impanneled
consisted of C. A. Rosencrans, E. A.
Fricke, E. A. Wurl, Claude C. Smith.)
W. C. Soennichsen, Fred P. IJusch
The inquest was conducted by
County Attorney Kieck as the coro
ner of the county and various wit
nesses were called to offer their testi
mony in the case.
Tony Ratova, sweetheart and biisi-!
ness associate of the dead woman
was the first witness called and testi
fied that he and Georgette Ilarsch
were associated in the conduct cf a
chicken hut known as the Rainbow
Gardens near Omaha. Ho stated that
his residence was at 715 Pierce street i
and that he and the deceased had
been engaged in the conduct of a
chicken hut, that he had been the
cook and she the cashier of the place.
He had last seen Miss Harsch on
Sunday night, March 14th about
11:40, they had been drinking som.
alcohol had been the basis of the
drinks that they had partaken of.
Miss Ilarsch had been showing effects
of drinks. He had been the friend
or sweetheart of the dead woman
for the past seventeen months. Miss
Ilarsch had taken a taxi and left
the chicken hut about 11:40. lie
and the deceased had a quarrel de
scribed as a lover's quarrel and that
the woman as well as he had been
rather blue and downcast. The quar
rel had been over the fact that the
witness had taken dinner with somf ;
of the guests of the place rather than j
following the custom of eating with;
otner or tne employes aooui ino
place. The witness had known James
Fitzpatrick about seventy days th"
time that he had been in Omaha.
Fitzpatrick had driven the witness ot
the chicken hut and stayed there ten
minutes or so and then left. Jean
Martin, the other woman in the acci
dent had not been at the hut.
Frank Smith of the Journal testi
fied as to the viewing of the car at
the scene of the accident about 4:"')
Monday morning in company with
Sheriff Stewart and County Attorney
Kieck, seeing the car lying overturn
ed on the south side of the highway
leading into Union, with the dead
body of Miss Ilarsch a short dis
tance from the car. The witness also
testified to seeing Fitzpatrick at ihe
garage of Mr. Propst and of his be
ing asleep or in a dazed condition
and ai.so to the interviewing of Miss
Jean Martin at the office of Dr. Lux-
ford in Union.
Wayne Propst, Union garage man
testified that from his observation:;
he had thought the tar had turned
over twice, if that being the cae
would say the car had been going
at a good rate of speed, if the car
had been going slower it probably
would have turnej over only once.
Witness had examined the car after
at the garage after it v.as brought
in after daybreak and found that the
top and windshield v.-rre almost de
molished, both doors had been
damaged, the left side of the car
near the door had been dented bad
ly by striking the telephone pole.
Fitzpatrick had seemed dazed at the
garage. On examination by D. O.
Dw-er representing Mr. Fitzpatrick
the witness stated that there was
some loose gravel at the place of the
accident and some hard road. Setting
of the brakes would have the tend
ency to cause the car to skid.
Sheric E. P. Stewart testified as
to the visitation to the scene of the
accident early Sunday morning and
of viewing the bodyor Miss Harsch
as well as the position of the car.
He had seen later the grip r.nd bot
tle that had contained a small quau
ity of liquor that had been lying
One Crumpled Fonder
and Smashed Wheel
will cost you more
than a year's protec
tion and there are
364 more days in
the year!
Searl S. Davis
Insurance
Investments
Real Estate i
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Wc have made it
Here is the Hart SchafFner &. Marx, high quality suits, $35 to $50.
Also $20 "Bill - the highest grade low price suit in America.
Betwesn these 2 prices are our $25 and $30 standard suits. These
values made possible only by our no-sale-year-round low price.
Spring top coat $20 and $25.
along the road near the wreck. Wit -
ness had viewed Fitzpatrick at the
garage but did not Know wneiner
he was dazed from the effects jf the
accident or not. Wliness had not j
interviewed Miss Martin. J
James Fitzpatrick, driver of the,
car testified that he had left with
the two women about 1:30 or 2
o'clock from 17002 Leavenworth
street. Omaha, the place where ho,
Miss Harsch and Jean Martin were i
staying. He and the woman had been j
drinking there. The girls, were feel-;
ing pretty well "lit up." The two
women had been drinking on the way
from Omaha to the scene of the acci
dent, the liquor found in the car
had belonged to them. The girls had
wanted to go to Kansas City and he
had started with them because they
were not able to handle a car in
thier condition. The car had been
running from 25 to 30 miles an hour
at the time of the accident. The
gravel was heavy at the place cf the
accident and witness had not been
able to see the turn clearly. They
would have made the turn all right
but one of the women had stepped
on the brakes and later released them
and stepped on the accelerator, caus
ing the car to swing round and over
turned and later he had rescued the
women and then ran into Union to
get help. Jean Martin had been sit
ting in' the middle of the seat of
the roadster between witness and
Georgette Ilarsch.
Dr. R. P. Westover. described the
natures of the injuries of Miss Harsch
and the opinion that her death had
occured instantly.
This concluded the testimony and
after the consideration of the evi
dence in the case the jury returned
a verdict of accidental death and
relieving Mr. Fitzpatrick of any re
sponsibility and he was allowed to
go on to Omaha with his friends, a
large party of whom had attended
the hearing.
The body of Miss Ilareh was taken
back to Omaha by the HoiTman-Cros- fcj
by undertakers immediately after H
tne inquest and win be tnirieu mere.
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FARM HAS FTCE LOSS
This morning a large harn on the
Wiiyam Wagner farm in the vicinity
of Louisville was destroyed hy fire,
the fire occuring at an early hour.
The barn was completely destroyed.
The farm is now occupied by John
Wegner. It was not learned whether
the barn was insured or not.
FARM FOR SALE
The Dovey section. Will sell in one
piece or" will divide to suit purchaser.
See or write
O. H. ALLEN,
Omaha, Nebr.
2220 Howard Street.
For a mild, easy action of the
bowels, try Doan's Regulets, a mod
ern laxative. 30c at all stores.
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Victim in Very
Critical Shape;
Miss Jean Martin Injured This Morn-
ing Develops Internal Injuries
-Dt.il: xi ui lieu iu nuspiiai.
From Monday's Daily
Jean Martin, the second young
woman in the auto accident at Union
early this morning is being hurried
to Omaha this afternoon in a criti
cal condition that has developed as
the result of what seems to have
been internal injuries received in
the wreck.
Early this morning it was thought
that a fractured arm was the extent
Nw EststeF Stint
of the injuries received by Miss Mar-;
i in but later in the clay she started
vomiting blood and gave signs of
being severely injured internally and
on the advice of Dr. Luxford she i3 .r.
being taken to Omaha on the after-!.
noon trr.in from Union.
Miss Martin is the landlady of a '
rooming house at 17002 Leaven
worth street, Omaha at which all of '
the parties in the accident were liv-j.r,
ing. Mr. Fitzpatrick stated today atj.?.
the office of County Attorney Kieck. j
The injured woman is also known
as Vera Pierce in Omaha, where she.
on AH Chevrolet Cars
Reduction of 2 on All Types
EFFECTIVE MARCH 8
The following reduction has been announc
ed on the various types of Chevrolet cars:
Touring $12.00
Sedan 18.00
Landau Sedan 19.00
Coupe 16.00
Coach 16.00
These prices mean an additional saving to
Chevrolet purchasers. Let us explain them.
John
Chevrolet and
4th and Main Street
OI1S
has made her home for a number of
years, this being her maiden name
and under which she carried her auto
license as well as bank accounts and
business dealings..
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