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Sebraska State Histori cal Society (hue piatismoMico VOL. no. xun PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1927. NO. 43 John Lindemann Kills W cinan and Turns Gun on Self Former Resident of This City Figure in Tragedy at Redondo, California. A tale of tragedy involving a for nit r resident of Plattsrnouth comes from the Pacific coast. whre Jolia f". Lindemann. aged 55, Killed Mrs. Nick Lewis 4 7 and then turned the revolver on himself, shooting the! woraan through the heart and then send-ng a bullet cra-hing through his own brain. The apparently frenzied man after killing the woman called the office of Chi;f of Police Hnry of Redondo. and as the police chief entered the house fired the fatal bullet into his own brain. The murder and suicide follows an apparent infatuation of the unfor tunate man fr the woman in the case and in which he had lavished upon hi r. the monev that he had when he left here for the west const some two years ago. and had I' d to his making many efforts to raise additional sum; for the 'Mac'y friend" and with the ceasing of tha supply of funds hnd evidently come the breaking cf the as.-o( iatic n and the tragedy. The Los Angeles Record has the following story of the slaying-sui-oule : "Lindemann died en route to the lie rmosa-Redm.do hospital, and the dead bo:!v of his victim is at the C'atcs undertaking parlors. Police Chief Henry Answered a phone call at 7:45 this morning, ask ing him to come immediately to 441 Hermosa avenue. RedonCo. "Knocking on the front door of the house at this address. Henry declar ed he was told to go to the rear and to enter the bedroom. "There he found Lindemnnn Fit ting on the bed by the dead body of Mrs. Lewis, holding a gun to hit head. "Before Chief Henry could peize the weapon, Lindemann had fired, the hulltt piercing his head, ;oing through the wall of the house and lodging in the garage. "Lindenian left two notes, one of them addressed to Nick Lewis, hus band of the dead woman, who is em ployed on the docks at Wilmington and a second to a brother, J. S. Lindemann. of 4 20 South Center street. Orange. "The note to Lewis, though inco herent, is believed to contain the rea son for the double shooting. It read as follows: 'Anna told you about you and yourself. The way you and she came to California and left the children back there. And about the alimony is the reason yru came to Redondo to live. (Signed) J. C. L.' "The note to his brother read: " 'In case anything happens, please notify J. S. Lindemann. 420 South Center street. Orange.' "Chief Henry is attempting to lo cate Lewis for questioning. Accord ing to Henry, the Lewises made a Itrip east recently and brought Linde mann with them when they return ed." CARS GO IN DITCH From Monday's Daiiy There was more or less excitement last evening about 5 o'clock on the King of Trails highway a quorter miles south of the Glen Vallery home, wiiiii a -,. - '-" an Omaha number was overturned in ; J-0'-'. U,'," the ditch and somewhat battered up v-f're born five children: Mrs. Elsie as the result of the accident- The oc- j Hrasky. Mark Lee and Paul Lee. all cupants were a man and wife and j Pacific Junction la., Mrs. Gladys small child. The accident caused a abb of Omaha, Nebraska, and Mrs-gre-t deal of confusion and for some Millie Bulin of Plattsrnouth. These time the highway was blocked with with the husband, James Lee. all are cars that had stopped at the seen.- of iltft to mourn her loss, the accident and cars were lined up Besides the husband and children fr.v lnr? .listances on each side of the wreck and it required the services of j Sheriff Bert Reed to get the cars traveling again and the traffic open ed up. The driver of the car who was loth tr give his name to the authorities stated that he was driving along and the wife had been preparing a place I for the small child to sleep in the : rear seat of the car, be turned around to converse with her a moment aid U.st control cf the car that narrowly mised one of the pasts along the j road and then overturned into the ditch. None of the occupants of the car were injured and only the glass in rT,. r,f tho rr winflnwa nml the rieht rear fender were damaged on j the car, altho it required a wrecker to get the car righted and back on the road. The party were en route back to Omaha from a Sunday spin down in this part of the state. MRS. PULS BETTER From Monday's Dailv The reports from Murray are to the effect that Mrs. William Puis, Sr., of that place, is now showing a much more pleasing turn for the better and it is hoped that with the pres ent rate of improvement she may soon be on the highway to recovery from a severe attack of double nneu- mnTiia. - madeher recovery very doubtful. j Journal Want Ads bring results, MRS. WALLING DIPROVING From Monday's Iaily The host of friends in the city of Mr?. Robert M. Walling will be de lighted to learn that she is now do- mg very iiicfiy si iuc .uciuuuiol pital in Omaha where she was oper ated on last week. The patient has come through the ordeal in tine shape and seems to be well on the highway to complete recovery and it is hoped that in the next week she may be able to return home to this city. The patient is under the care of Dr. C. R. Kennedy, former Platts rnouth man and now one cf the best known surgeons of Omaha. Missouri River Gives Up Body of Chas. Landis; Aged Man Who in Depression Over Finances Killed Himself, Recovered. From Monday's Taity Late yesterday afternoon the body cf Charles Landis, aged resident oZ thi:j city, was recovered by a fisher man south of the Gouchenour island. where it was found floating in the liver and towed to shore where tne j fisherman with the assistance of Royj Dowd. who was in the vicinity, brought the body on up to the island where it was secured by Undertaker Sattler. The body was brought to this city by Mr. Sattler and the fun era! services were held this morning at 10 o'clock from the Sattler funeral home. Rev. II. E. Sortor of the Meth odist church conducting the services. The deceased was a native of Perry City, Illinois, where he was born on May 28. 1S59, and came to Platts rr.outh some six years ago and has made his home here with hla brother Worden Landis at their home in the south part of the city. The deceased was a thrifty and hard working man and when coming here with his bro there they had some $3,000 that they placed in the First National bank and which closed its doors on De cember 14. 1926, tying up the funds of the two aged men and on which they had been dependent. The-fact that the money was not available for use had worried Mr. Landis a great deal and his condition In the last few weeks had been one of the great est despondency and culminating on Friday when he took his way to the bluffs of the Missouri river to end his life in the rushing waters whose tide has often told a tale of grief and sorrow in the dead that it has claimed. He had left a note at the home informing the brother of his intention and altho search was made along the river there was no trace of the man or where he had leaped into the stream. It was not until the fish erman noticed the floating body that the real truth of his ending was known. The deceased is survived by his brother of this city and two aged sisters residing in Illinois as well af a niece, Mrs. 13. J. Halstead of Oma ha, who with her family were pres ent at the funeral today. DEATH OF MRS LEE Minnie May Mendenhall Lee was born in Mills county, Iowa , near Pacific Junction, February 20, 1875 and after an illness of six months passed awav at the home of her daughter, July 16, 1927, at the age cf f2 years, 4 months and 26 days. She was married to James Lee , on -teni ,1 V,,'o uninn ine ieaes ner agea motner, ;ur. . W. Barker of Pacific Junction, three sisters and three brothers, Mrs. Pete Birdsall of Macey, Neb., Mrs. Fred Davis and Mrs. Ed Roarty of Council Bluffs, William Mendenhall of Platts rnouth, Mr. Ernest Barker of Pa cific Junction and Mr. Walter Men denhall of Misssouri Valley, Iowa, UL menus anu neignuors. She, a devoted wife and mothei and w, ,be flatly missed by all thse knew her' She was a faith" fu' worker in the Methodist church social affairs and was always to assist in anything that would help her community. Mrs. Lee was a resident of Plattsrnouth for some ? years and at that time w as a member of the W. R. C. of this city. SOLDIERS STILL IN LEAD From Tuesday's Dally The Fort Crook soldiers who have been in the lead of the Sarpy-Cass county league race, have closed a tighter hold on the bunting of the year by their 7 to 4 victory over Papillion Sunday, while Louisville was defeating Plattsrnouth, their nearest rival for first place honors. Bellevue also chalked up a victory in the race by defeating Springfield ,0 ro nt i n a Andy Graves, who is now doing a ,-,1 v , .ir - o.L urai in i iir ivt- mi in mi the Pappio player8 and gathering in 'the plate. :a aouDje ana a single in nis trips to Large Number Attend Picnic West of City Event Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and Catholic Daugh ters Pleasant Occasion. From Monday's Daily The picnic sponsored by the local council of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Daughters of Amer ica, held at the very pleasant grove at the Vitersnik farm northwest of this ci( Sunday, was very largely atter.ded by the members of the St. John and Holy Rosary parishes of the Catholic church, the large num- er enjoying to the utmost the fea- re-s that had been arranged for them. The delightful grove with its shade made a very attractive spot for the picnic and the grass a place where the picnicers might rest and view the various sports and activities that marked the day. The crowd commenced to assemble about 10 o'clock and by the noon hour there were large numbers at the grounds to enjoy the opportunity of the fine picnic dinners that the ladies of the party had arranged and which was enjoyed to the limit in the cool and pleasant surroundings. In addition to the array of good things that each of the various picnic parties had brought the K. of C. and C. D. of A- had provided free coffee and ice cream that made an added touch to the enjoyment of everyone. After the dinner hour when every one was feeling at peace with the world and rested, the program of the afternoon was started, two piano numbers being given by Charles Ne wasek and John Bissing, that were received with the marked approval of the large crowd. Mike Vitersnik, chairman of the committee in charge, presided at the program and very briefly introduced Dr. E. G. Zimmerer, of Lincoln, rtate deputy of the Knights of Columbus, who made a brief and very interest ing address. Dr. Zimmerer stated that he had a deep personal interest in the Ft. Juan dePadulla council of this city as he was one of those who came here on a hot summer day sev eral years ago to institute this coun cil. The K. of C, the speaker stated was the strong lay arm of the church and it was one of the duties of the order to see that the church was plac ed in the proper light before the non catholic citizenship, the lack of real information as to the church and its work being the cause of much of the misunderstanding on the part of the friendly non-catholic portion of the citizenship and it was the real mis sion of the crder to see that the prop er light was shed on the religious teachings of the church as well as the patriotic motives of the order. The order was also to teach the mem bership to be better in their church and religious life and be an example to others of their faith. The speaker also urged the laymen and women of the church to avail themselves of the opportunity of attending the retreats to be held this summer at Hastings and York. The address closed the K. of C. portion of the pragram and the ladies of the C. D. of A. then held the re mainder of the afternoon entertain ment consisting of games and sports of various kinds and in which the following were the winners: Young ladies foot race, Helen Egenberger; hoop race, girls. Constance Rea; hoop race, ladies. Mrs. F. I. Rea; sack race, boys. Bill Woolcott; hat contest, P. A. Horn, first, Lon Henry, second; golf contest, ladies. Jeanette Weber; golf contest, men. Dr. J. A. Griffin; sack race, girls. Josephine Janda; wheelbarrow race, Frank Lepert, Fred Knieke; peanut race, boys, Fred Dietel; peanut race girls. Rose Sed lak; foot race, boys. Bill Woolcott; girls' foot race, Helen Sedlak. A tug of war was staged between the teams of George Sedlacek and Bob Eagan and In which the Sedlacek team was an easy winner. The ladies tug of war was held by the teams captained by Mrs. Lon Henry and Miss Genevieve WTielan and in which the Henry team pulled over their foes easily. HIT MAN IN JAW From Monday's Dally Herman Hough, of this city, was the victim of an assault yesterday morning from a party of Omaha men who were fishing in the Platte river just north and east of the David Ru therford home. Mr. Hough had been there fishing and his attention was attracted by the loud talk of the Omaha parties who were camped some distance from him. As he approached and started in conversation with the Omaha men an argument ensued and with the result that one of the men swung a vicious right at Mr. Hough and knocked one of the teeth of Mr. Hough out. The victim of the as ault started for this city to secure the aid of Sheriff Stewart and when the party returned it was found that the Omaha fishermen had taken their lines and camping equipment and de parted for other fields and removed themselves from the jurisdiction of Cass county. The party of Omaha men had been drinking quite a little and which had led to their warlike attitude. MAY GO TO HOSPITAL From Tuesday's Daily Mike Vitersnik, who has been hav ing several severe attacks of gall bladder trouble in the last few weeks, is again confined to his home on the farm northwest of this city with this paintful affliction. Mr. Vitersnik was feeling much better the past week and was able to participate in the picnic held at his farm on Sunday but has evidently over exerted him self and as the result was taken with a more severe attack yesterday. II is thought that he will probably have to undergo an operation in the hopj that he may derive wir.i" permanent relief from his suffering and illness. Rifle Club lias Splendid Record on me 11 .daiJrC E- H. Douglas Has Expert Rifleman Record in Shoot Sunday and Some Fine Scores Hade. From Tuesday's Daily Twenty members of Plattsrnouth Rifle club fired all or part of Course I) in practice Sunday on the govern ment rifle range. This course con sists of ten shots, ( prone, ten shots sitting, and ten standing at 200 yards, slow fire. In addition ten shots prone and ten shots sitting at 200 yards rapid fire are required. The results of the practive were very sat isfactory and scores of those finish ing the full course ranged from 145 to 224, out of a possible 250. The four high shots were E. II. Douglas, with 224; Clyde W. Hutchins, with 207; Fred Warren with 175; and John Palacek with 171. E. H. Doug las qualified as an Expert Rifleman by virtue of his score of 224, and Clyde W. Hutchin3 qualified as Marksman with a score of 207, or 17 points to the good. A great deal of Interest is being shown in the club, which now boasts 55 members. FRANK HAWKSW0RTH DIES From Monday's Daily The message was received here late last night of the death of Frank W. Hawksworth, at Denver, Colorado, whose death occurred on Sunday eve ning at 7 o'clock. The message did not give any particulars of the death and came as a great shock to the relatives and many old time friends in this city. Mr. Hawksworth was the oldest son cf Mrs. Katherine Hawksworth of this city and cameh ere with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Hawks worth when a child and was reared to manhood in this community where his family has been very prominent in the life of the city, the father, having for a great many years served as the master mechanic of the Bur lington here. The deceased learned the machinists trade here in the lo cal shops of the Burlington and later was engaged in the train service of the railroad as a locomotive engi neer and has for a great many years made his home at Denver. He is survived by his aged mother the father having preceded him in death a number of years ago, his wife, two brothers, David and Joseph Hawksworth and one sister, Mrs. E. W. Cook of this city. HOLD FINE MEETING From Tuesday's DaJly The members of the W. C. T. U met at the pleasant home of Mrs " r on Monday afternoon pleasant number of the Glen Vallery and with a members in attendance. The attrac tive settings of this country home proved very delightful to all of the ladies and the event was one of the most largely attended that the mem bers had for some time. A review of the work of the order for the past fifteen years was given by the various members. Miss Jean Hayes gave two very de lightful numbers and Mrs. R. B. Hayes played the accompaniment for these selections. Miss Marjorie Arn gave a very pleasant piano selection. Mrs. Vallery was assisted in en tertaining and serving by her three daughters, Misses Marie, Helen and Gertrude. OLD RESIDENT HERE DIES The local lodge No. 8 of the A. O. U. W. has been notified of the death at Schenectady, New York, of Samuel Ramsden, an old time resident of this community and who was a mem ber of the local Workman lodge. Mr. Ramsden came here when a young' man and was employed for a great many years in the brass foundry of cnn 5 rut, 1oi vln ry V at a enm o t wan ro o iCi to go to New York where he was employed at a brass foundry under John A. Gutsche. formerly of this city and on the removal of Mr. Gutsche to Cleveland, Ohio, he. was made fore-) man of the foundry and continued i in that position practically up until . his death. He leaves to mourn his death the widow and a number of York. The funeral services were held at Schenectady, New York. Herman Tie kotter Called to Z. O sxirirrt a3 laSl lCWcirCI Highly Respected Resident of This City Passes Away Sunday Morning. From Monday's Daily With the dawning of the bright and sunny Sunday morning the life of one of our old well loved residents was brought to the close when Her man Tiekotter was called to the last long rest, death coming at the home in the north portion of the city. The death was a profound shock to the community as it was not thought that Mr. Tiekotter was in serious conelition altho he has suf- 1 .1 , . r . ... Cvrm i tl f . i tion that develoned a very severe at- IHCH. Ol UlUUil (niisuu auu 111 x OUVI . time had claimed his life. In this dark hour of sorrow the sorrowing widow and the splendid family of sons and daughters, will have the deepest sympathy of all those who in the passing of the years have known and repected Mr. Tiekot ter. The deceased was born on Decem ber 31, 1SCS at Bilefield, Germany and when a youth of sixteen years he came across the sea to find a home! m tne united states ana wnere ne lived the greater part of his lifetime a true and worthy citizen and one who had contributed much to the up building of the community that he has called home. Practically all of his years in the Fnited States have been spent in Plattsrnouth and it was in this city in August 1S89 that lie was united in marriage to Miss Martha Kngel, their married life having been happy and serene and now the ties of love that have been their lot have been severed by the cold hand of death. The family of children were born and reared in this city, with three, Ella, Emil and Lena, preceding the father in death as children. The surviving children are Henry Tiekotter, Chicago, Louis Tiekotter of this cits', Mrs. Olga Stanley of Hoyt, Kansas, Carl Tiekot ter of Webb City, Missouri, Mrs. Elsie McClintok and Herman Tiekotter, Jr.. of this city. The love of hts adopted land was shown by Mr. Tie kotter when two of the sons that he had reared were sent forth to bat tle for their homeland and the adopt ed land of their father. Mr. Tie kotter was engaged in the years of his residence here as a carpenter and in the many places that he assisted in building was the St. Paul's Evan gelical church of which he has long been a devout member. He was also a member of the Sons of Herman and Cass Camp No. 332 Modern Woodmen of America. There are also surviving, one brother and two sisters, residing in Germany as well as seven grandchil dren who were greatly beloved by the departed. CALF HAS FIVE LEGS From Tuesday's Dally Out at the farm home of Kenneth McCarthy on the Stava farm south of this city, there is a real curiosity in the animal line in a five legged calf which was born a few days ago and is now as alert as any normal calf despite the fact that there is an extra pedal attached to the an imal. The additional leg and foot is growing out of the left knee joint and while it is small it is a clearly formed leg and foot and has made the calf the object of a great deal of interest to everyone who has visited the Stava farm. The calf has been t able to walk around and seems as able to walk around and seen health as other of the ani Rt the. farm d Ue the fact th iraals spite the fact that it is in the freak class. ENJOYS VISIT HERE From Tuesday's Da.ily Mr. and Mrs. Frank Surber of South Sioux City, have been here as guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nolting, south of the city and enjoying the charm and beauty of the countryside where the Nolting home is located. Mr. and Mrs. Sur ber are- accompanied by their daugh ter, Miss Sara, who has been teach ing at Rutherford, New Jersey, and who will enjoy the summer months here with the parents and friends. The occasion is a very pleasant one for Miss Grace Nolting who has been one of the most efficient teachers in the South Sioux City schools and has made her home with Mr. and Mrs. Surber for the teaching terms in the past four years. GAS IS LOWER From Monday's Daily The Sinclair oil station in this ty today took steps to meet the lowering of prices in gasoline at the O. K. and Bauer garage stations. making a price of 16 cents, tax in- cuiaea ine low price no ever ay P,1'? to sales in the city. Mr I ,Carty - manager of the station states SOCIAL WORKERS MEETING From Tuesday's natly The Social Workers of the Meth- Sunday to spend the day there at jthe home of the parents of Mr. Kieck. ENTERS OMAHA HOSPITAL From Wednesday's Dailv Mrs. Earl Newland of Decatur. 111- i inois, who with her little daughter, ' has heen here visitine at the home of ner Parents, Mr. and Mrs- Dave Wallengren, departed last evening , for Omaha and where she will enter J the Wise Memorial hospital for treat- ment and operation. Mrs. Newland has been suffering from goitre for some time and while here decided to take advantage of the opportunity of having one of the best known grdtre specialists in me west at tne nos- M'uai tahe up ner case ana give ner some permanent relief from her affliction. Lighting Com pany Employees Have Fine Feedi!- Construction Department and the Plattsrnouth Employes Join in Chicken Dinner. From Wednesday's Daily Last evening the members of the construction department of the Ne braska Gas fc Electric Co., as well as the Plattsrnouth employes of the com pany held a very pleasant fried chick en dinner at the Royal cafe and which was enjoyed by some thirty of the members of the staff of employes. The members cf the construction department have made a splendid re cord in June with no accidents to their record and as the result they were given the treat of the chicken dinner by the company and which they invited the Plattsrnouth force in to enjoy the event. All the members of the party were seated at the long table that was ar ranged with bouquets of the late sum mer nowers and which made a very attractive setting for the fine dinner that followed. During the evening various mem bers of the dinner party responded informally with short talks on the work of the company and advice and suggestions as to the safety and ef ficiency of the work. PLATTSMOUTH MAN IN HOLDUP From Monday's Daiy Emil A. Koukal of this city while In Omaha on Saturday afternoon was one of the victims of the holdup at the Leon Brothers haberdashery at 1410 Farnam street. The two young men that staged the holdup had come into the store shortly after 2 o'clock and asked to wrap them up they announced the fact that they were holdup men and were there to do business. Merdith Kenyon, another clerk and W. M. Bowman, a customer, who were in the store at the time were also lined up and gently marched back to the rear of the store back of the counters where they were gaged and bound with shirts and ties taken from the stock in the store. While the holdup was in progress Mr. Koukal arrived at the store and asked permission to use the phone and was given the desired permiSfion by the robbers, who having rolled their victims out of sight had assum ed the role of clerks. Mr. Koukal was then given a glimpse of the re volver of the robbers and politely re quested to come to the rear of the store where he was ordered to lie down on the floor and soon joined the clerks in their silk bonds. The robbers secured $365 from the store as well as some Jewelry and also relieved Mr. Koukal of $50 that he had on his person. After pulling the rohbery the two men combed their hair and then care lessly left the store to join the crowd on the street and made their escape as it was some few minutes before one of the clerks was able to release himself and notify the police. ENTERTAINS FOR GUESTS From Tuesday's Daily Mrs. R. P. Westover entertained very pleasantly at her home on Sat urday afternoon in honor of her lit tle niece, Josephine McKarron, of St. Joseph, Missouri, who has been here for a few weeks enjoying a vacation with her uncle and aunt and little cousins. There were a number of the younger girls invited in to spend the afternoon which was in the nature of a lawn rete anu at wnicn a Krfai, deal of pleasure was derived by all J of the members of the party. In the contest oi ue uiienioou UeitUUj;of hig youth and tQ fi(ie a few of lhe Vallery received the first prize and , f ri(,nfls n, h, hnvhoo(1 !;1VS. T,, Madge Garnett, the second prize DV,nt7 5ef;tshment3 werfseJvte,f th, added to the enjoyment of the oc- casion. WILL UNDERGO OPERATION From Wednesday's Daily- Mine wiersniK oi mis cny w a taken to Omaha yesterday afternoon to be placed in the Methodist hospital there for an examination and oper- ation as the result of several very severe attacks of gall stones that has patient is under the care of Dr. C. R. Kennedy, well known Omaha sur geon and former Plattsmouth resi- I cess in his work in the state metrop- lolls. Aged Lady is Victim of Rob bers Last Night j Mrs. Charles Fetzer, Residing South east of Louisville Has Start ling Experience. From Tuesday's Dal! Mrs. Charles retzcr, who reside a mile and a half south of the (Jb-n-rale church east of Louisville, bad a startling experience list niht with burglars who visited her farm hon.e and made away with som' money and other articles. The burglary occurred at near the midnight hour and the two men gain ed entrance to the home by cutting wire on the screen door and then re able to opeii the t-econd door leading into the house. They had then gone to the room of Mrs. Fetzer. who resides alone, and entering her bed chamber had requested that the lady give them what money she had in the house. Mrs. Ftzer, who was shocked by the appearance of the two masked men told them that all of her funds in the house were contained in her handbag which was lying on the dresser in the bed chamber and the two men then Opened the purse and took the money, amounting to some $50. A gold watch of Mrs. Fet zer was lying on the dresser and she asked the two men to leave this ua it was a family keepsake and which they agreed to do. The two men then asked what she had done with her damond ri.ig, which has l"d to the suspicion that the men were more familiar with the surroundings and the fact that the lady possessed a ring. This too, they were told wa. on the dresser, but as it was con cealed in a small box thy failed to find it and Mrs. Fetzer was command ed to get up and find the ring, this she did and opened the small box that was concealed in a portrait hold er, but In doing so she was able to get the ring out and concealed in her night dress and leaving only a few brooches and pins for the robbers and her explanation that the ring must be elsewhere about the house seemed to satisfy the burglars, who were in a hurry, and gathering up their loot, they proceeded to tear strips from the bed spread and with which they tied the aged lady. The men were very considerate however and did not tie the bonds very tieht simply enough to allow them to make their getaway. The victim of the burglary was able after a few moments to work loose from the bonds and then found that the telephone line had been cut by the robbers and which made nec essary her running to the home of her neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Tennatt, where she remained for the rest of the night. The description given of the men was that one was rather tall, well dressed, with well creased trousers, while the second man was short and wore a slicker. Both men were mask ed and the victim was unable to tell whether they were young or o'd. The matter was not reported to Sheriff Reed until after breakfast thl.s morning altho Mr. Tennatt had urg ed the calling of the sheriff last nisht after the robbery, but Mrs. Fetzer seemed desirious of not having the sheriff called until morning. The late hour at which the fdierlff and Deputy Sheriff Young were call ed to the scene made it difficult to get any trace of the men as at the time of the robbery there were many cars passing along this road with the members of the Louisville Farmer Union band that had been in town for practice and the residents of the nearby farmers were unable to give any idea of which way the robbers had departed. Sheriff Reed in speaking of the rohbery stated that parties when they know of anj' crime like this being committed should call as soon as pos sible so that the officers can get on the job within a reasonable length of time and when it may Te possib!? to arrest the culprits or get som? trace of them within a fhort time p that if possible they m!ght be pur sued. The wait of several hours is n handicap to the officers and in most cases effectively prevents the capture of the robbers. FORMER RESIDENT HERE p.m t,,ax,-0 rmiv Vestrdav an nii timp ptnttsn-nntii bov wag here to Jook f" tho h s have laI(J the,r bunk.ng on j Walter Ellingson. and have also b ht succeS3 to thls Iad of u.r. I day in Plattsrnouth. Mr. Islington is manager of the Utah Sugar Co.. of Salt Lake and is also potentate of El Kalah temple of the Fhrincrs of that city. There were but few of the residpnta herf fhnl Mr F!!lw,r,n j., hllt hp wrt n-rin? th nl.t hom aeain He is a son of Joe kl nT, .f.,, knn,v. painter of this city and the family left bere Eome thlrtjr yearg Rgo for the west and the son located at Salt Lake where he has since been engag (ed in business. blanks of all kinds for &alfl (at the Journal office.