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Heoraska State Histori cal Society VOL. NO. XLIV PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUG. G, 1928. NO. 53 v Death Calls Mrs. Jess Atterberry at Hospital After Two Weeks Illness and Brave Battle for Life Young Lady Re ceives the Last Summons From Thursday's Daily- Mrs. Jess Atterberry, who has for the past two weeks been in very ser ious condition at the Methodist hos pital at Omaha, early this morning was called to the last rest, death coming to still her sufferings and after a brave battle for life that the patient has made and in which every aid that medical skill and loving hands could administer was offered Mrs. Atterberry was taken ill quite suddenly two weeks ago and hurried to the hospital where she was operated on at once and was found to be in very serious shape from an appendicitis infection and her phyisical strength was not great enough to combat the advanced stage of the infection. The news of the death came as a severe blow to the relatives and friends, who had, in the last few days received some encouragement aa to her gaining strength, hoping that the next few days might make real progress in her case. In their loss the deepest sympathy goes out to the members of the bereaved fam ily circle, Donice Vroman was born in Mills county, Iowa, October 5, 1905. and has lived her lifetime in this city where her foster-parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Vroman have long made their home. It was here that she received her training in the city schools and where on August 1, 1925, she was united in marriage to Jess D. Atterberry, who with the two small children, Dwight and Elma, are left to mourn her death. There also remains the father, L. E. Vroman and five brothers and one sister, A. F. Vroman of Alliance Leslie, of Ravenna, Alton of Mina doka, Idaho, Verdon, of Chicago,-and Eugene and Winnie of this city. Two sisters also reside in the western part of the state. v FUNERAL OF MRS. PITZ From Thursday's Dally The funeral services of the late Mrs. Helen Pitz, widow of G. G. Pitz, old time resident of this city, were held Wednesday afternoon at the St. Paul's Evangelical church of which the deceased had long been a mem ber. There were a large number of the old friends in attendance at the ser vice and to share with the members of the family the sorrow that her passing had occasioned. Rev. O. G. Wichmann, pastor of the church held the services and gave words of comfort to the be reaved members of the family circle on the sorrow that has come to them and the hope of the Joining of the broken ties in the future in the life everlasting. During the services the choir of the church gave one of the old Ger man hymns and also the hymn, "Jesus Savior Pilot Me" during the services. The conclusion of the service at the church the body was borne to Oak Hill cemetery where it was laid to the last rest beside that of the husband. The pall bearers were six of the nephews of Mrs. Pitz, Carl, William and George Schmidtmann, Clarence and Jack Ledgeway and Julius A. Pitz. CAR GOES ON RAMPAGE From Friday's Daily Last night while a refrigerator car containing perishable goods was being switched onto the freighthouse track of th Burlington south of the subway, to be spotted for unload ing this, morning, the car took a wild ride that wrecked the fence that sur mounts the roadway leading to the subway and only the fact that the concrete wall of the subway stands several inches above the surface of the ground prevented the car from being hurled into the subway. The car had been switched onto the track that leads to the unloading plat form at the frieghthouse but failed to stop at the place desired and con tinued its course after leaving the rails over the road and into the sub way fence. The train crew that looks after the switching since the switch engine has been discontinued, was finally able to get the car pulled back onto the storehouse track and where is -was being unloaded this morning. DEPARTS FOR COLORADO From Thursday's Dally This afternoon Carl Weigel, pre mier organist at the Parmele theatre, Jnnnftad tiw Cr nra An Crwlnva vrhorp he will visit with his brother and other relatives there and also en - joy the delights of the mountain country for a week or ten days dur- . . i ,i i vi. ing iue u" oyoii iu m.- part of the west. During the an- !,aa nt fr w-froi rhori Maw. asek will serve as the organist at the theatre and assist fn the program at the theatre. "DOLLS UP" BUILDING The Union block, owned by the, firm of P. G. Fricke, situated at the corner of Sixth and Main street is being given a thorough re-decorating and being added to the many other buildings of the downtown section that have been given the magic or the Dainters brush. The wood work rf V KnilrHntr la rfarV rd and cream w " - the several store fronts real attrac- tive to the eye and a fine addition to j that section of the city. The past summer has been char acterized by a more extensive paint- ing ana reuecui aiing yiugiaui iuuii has been noted for several years in this city and adds much to the eral appearance of the business part of the town. Lightning Does Damage to Resi dence Last Night Bolt Strikes Tree at Mike Bajeck Home and Follows Clothes Line Into House From Friday's Daily Last evening when the rain and wind storm swept this city at 7:30 it brought with it some severe lightn ing and which is reported to have done considerable damage at the residence of Michael Bajeck at 13th and Main streets. The lightning struck a large tree standing in the east portion of the Bajeck lawn and badly shattered the tree and then followed along a wire clothes line that was attached to the tree, to the house where more or less damage was inflicted. The lightning split the window casing at one of the basement win dows and also splintered the door of the basement and knocked off a large part of the plastering. On the main floor of the house a part of the plastering in one of the clothes clo sets was also torn off by the, lightn ing. At the time of the bolt striking the tree, W. A. Swatek. a neighbor, was standing on the Torch of his home, only a short distance away and was struck by several particles of the splintered tree. The lightning caused considerable excitement and shock to the members of the Bajeck family as well as the damage that it did to the house. COUNTY AGENT HERE From Thursday's Dally County Agent L. R. Snipes of Weeping Water was here today for a few hours and was a guest at lunch eon of the Chamber of Commerce and to discuss the work of his office which is important to every section of this great agricultural county. Mr. Snipes is planning on arranging matters so that he can make his swing through the eastern portion of the county and reach this city on Wednesday of each week to meet the farmers of this locality and talk over any matters that may be demanding endeavor to arraneeh carved but wh,ch time endeavor to arrange - or so ";has almost obliterated. A canoe he canbeeLe? I!IalZed-!S?.ty about eight feet long which was able to get into the city in the day time. Mr. Snipes is a rustler and con stantly on the move to see that the extension work is carried into every, part of the county and in the past six months the . boy and girl club work in this section of the county has grown very rapidly and promises to make one of the best showing? of any part of the county. UNDERGOES OPERATION From Friday's Daily Yesterday morning Mrs. E. G. Ruffner, residing southwest of My nard,' was taken to Omaha where she was operated on at the Lord Lis ter hospital at that place at 1:30 yes terday afternoon, her case being a very acute one and which was thought to be caused by appendicitis. On the operation it was found that Mrs. Ruffner was suffering from a tumor of considerable size and which had caused her a great deal of suffer ing in the last few weeks. The pa tient was doing just as well as pos sible under the circumstances but It will be some time before the outcome of her case can be fully determined. Miss Gerhold of Columbus, a sister of Mrs. Ruffner arrivted here last evening to assist in looking after the children at the farm nome during, the mother's illness. VERY HAPPY EVENT From Thursday's Dally The home or Mr. ana Mrs. uiaus 'western Nebraska. ... A vivid ex Jorgenson was made very happy here position of weapons and Indian im- yesteraay Dy me arrival oi a nne piements and antique relics: The little seven and a half pound girl Wiseman rifle, used at every oppor who has come to make her home in tunity to revenge the death of his the future with the proud parents ! and bringing a great deal of joy to we bquuwu. u ""'"s '' and the parents receiving the well wishes of the friends for the future , ..-- "v-v""" ww one. Mrs, Jorgenson was formerly Miss Dora Soennichsen of this city. J Read the Journal Want Ads. Traveling State Museum Is to Be I? 1 ! 1 If EXniDltcU OeiC Two Cars Valuable Historical Relics lu jjm uw 'kjjiuuaut 6U WJ c0 a-nA P "R X, O Diaie ana D- a H' ' From Friday's Dally I The first known traveling histor- icaJ museum, carried Dy two full c,rc" iaOCnBji gen-'Wn waf. snown r ne nrst "meition agent of the - w- ui.wu vi j v. 21st, is to be shown in this city the latter part of August or soon after school starts. The Chamber of Com merce is arranging with the Burling ton and the state . historical society to have this most interesting exhibit to be brought here that the residents of this section of the state might have the opportunity of viewing the many interesting articles that the car contains. Val Kuska of the Bur lington is assisting the move to have the traveling museum brought here to one of the towns where a great deal of early history of the state was laid. Mr. Val Kuska of the Colonization Department of the Burlington with the cooperation of Dr. A. E. Sheldon, superintendent of the Nebraska State Historical society planned the gener al display and exhibit. The first car, under the direction of Mr. Val Kus ka, to be equipped with early his torical material used by the Burling ton railroad in its pioneering days. The second car, under the direction of E. E. Blackman. curator of the Nebraska Historical Society Mu seum, to be furnished with relics and exhibits from that museum. The fol lowing description will give a good general idea of the car, and Mr. Blackman, who will be present and in charge of the car will give more definite and detailed information and gladly answer the questions of those interested in specific subjects. Arranged in chronological order the displays portray every period in the development of the state. Begin ning along the side wall and on the table with an assortment of stone weapons and implements used by the Indian ' before the coming of the white man, accompanied with a ser ies of old maps, most of them orig inal, placed on the. false ceiling of the car. This first series of maps was published in Paris in 1802 and shows the central portion of the United States as the explorers of that day thought it was. The next map Is the product of an army officer in 1885 which shows the most of the western part of the state as unex plored. And thus the exhibit of rel ics and maps continues right on through the car finally ending with a group of World war posters from a collection of several hundred French, Italian and German posters brought back from France by Mr. Sheldon . Among the relicts are to be found: Belonging to the early day Indians a stone axe which weighs sixteen pounds and is next to the largest that has ever been found. On one side it bears Indian signs which were carved from a tree is also to be seen. Several large flints, one of these, a ceremonial, is likewise the second largest that has been found any where in the world, one other being three-quarters of an inch longer. Fur ther along is a group of photographs representing the 'sodhouse era' in Nebraska's history, selected from a group of 4,000 negatives in the poss ession of the society. The first Bell telephone exchange to be used in the state, which i3 a replica of Bell's or iginal model finds its place along with such relics as spinning wheels, a wooden mold board plow, made in 1934, once the property of Fred B. Humphrey's father, the remains of the flagstaff which was set up at Fort Kearney in 184 8. It would require more space than can here be afforded to give even the slightest mention of all the interest ing and Important relics arranged in the car. Below is given a few brief extracts from a full column account in an Alliance paper describing the car as it appeared there and men tioning important objects witnessed and appreciated by the visitors: "The Alliance News, Thursday June 21. 1928. "The bright men, Supt. Addison E. Sheldon and Museum Curator E. E ! Blackman, of the Nebraska State J Historical society are in charge of the Burlington car No. 5847. south of the Burlington passenger station, explaining and lecturing on the dis plays of the chronological 'exhibit which portrays not only the state's (development but particularly that of children, who were massacred by the indianB: the flintlock belonging to Samuel Ains, missionary in 1834; display of Union army uniforms; In - hi .rm,nti-.with hHari o.'tin.. nr rtonth nt nnr inii moth- . . .. . . " ments; rne -unosi anin is a zeature n ward off the white man's hni - ,iet8. Relics of the Spanish .expedl- ,tion of 1720 form an Interesting dis- play; ... A wealth of photographs 'and documents rare and of consider- (able value line the "walls of the car. I Inrln.lca rr P.pnr?ft W. Miller. Roh- !ert W. urnas. General J. M. Thayer, 'and other Nebraska celebreties; Wil- Uiam Jennings Bryan .as a young man . : a S :is a striking portrait A deed grant- ed to Daniel Freeman, the first docu-j mtrtt rernrHfd for ahomestead. Mav 20, 1926, at the BrcAmville land of- nee. Another interring feature is I the collection of ?ar posters and maps lining the taute ceiling of the car. The mays shof Nebraska as an unexplored country 3&l 1S02 down to 1S87 "When Box Bitte county was yet a part of Sioux tunty. The pro- fessors Sheldon andi Blackman were assisted by iir. va.usKa, eoioniza- l vuska, coloniza- rtirlinp-rmi fn t-v uintCS museum .dl of visitors that n 1 ;t i n i n r 1111s mu exhibit to the crow thronged the car dally." Will Take Up Proposed Bridge Plans at Meeting Hearing Will Re Had on the Propos als for Bridge Over the Miss ouri River at This Place From Saturday's Dany The work of construction of the proposed wagon and auto nridge over the Missouri river at this place seems to be getting nearer with the an nouncement that the" war department will hold a hearing in the latter part of the month at Kansas City relative to the plans and the request for the location of the new bridge which has been made by the Plattsmouth bridge company. As soon as the approval of the location which it is desired by the bridge company to be 200 or 300 feet below the present railroad bridge is made, it will be possible for the company to go ahead and have sound ings made of the river for definite information as to the depth that will be required in the placing of the piers and for the information of the contractors that may wish to bid on the construction of ijtf bridge struc ture. It has been the wish of the com pany that is sponsoring the bridge to have the first work started this fall so that a completed structure in 1929 may be looked for and while several weeks delay has been occas ioned by the necessity of the approval of the plans by the war department it is hoped that the next Tew weekf or two months will see some active work started on the details that are necessary before bridge construction can be started. RAIN DAMAGES AUTO TRAVEL From Friday's Dalty Last evening during the rain a large number of autos were stalled and damaged on the highway just south of this city near the turn at the Wiles farm and kept wreckers and aid going from this city out to the vicinity of the wrecks. The county is building a new road through the corner of the Wiles farm to eliminate the former dangerous turn and this short piece of road that makes a wide curve is still un graveled and here there were a large number of cars stalled, driving onto the newly graded road and getting stuck in the mud and others in at tempting to rescue them also were stalled. Several cars, driven by tourists not familiar with the road were in the ditches along the highway in the vicinity of the turn and kept rescue parties constantly on the go. In attempting to push one of the cars out of the ditch along the road, a man from Omaha sustained a sev ere cut on his wrist, his hand slip ping on the wet side of the car and the wrist catching a sharp part of the fender and with the result that an artery was severed and made nec essary his being brought to this city by another passing auto party ana the injured member was dressed by Dr. E. J. Gillespie. MARRIED IN WASHINGTON The announcement has been re ceived here of the marriage at Seat tle, Washington on Thursday July 5th, of Mrs. Ina Hatt South to Paul Brown of Seattle. The bride is a daughter of the late Jonathan Hatt of this city and made her home here up until the death of her first hus band a few years ago and has since that time been residing on the west coast. While a resident here Mrs Brown was a member of the teaching force of the Cass county schools and has a very large circle of friendf over the country and who were very much pleased to learn of her new found happiness. CARD OF THANKS Wo wish to exDress our heartfelt appreciation of the many words of; .vn.nofi.ir on aota r,t innsa to 1 us given by the many friends at the , . , . . . . er,. Mrs. tieien fit ana aiso lor me - hpnntlfnl floral remembrances and to those who took part in the funeral service. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Pitz and j Family. .1 JjGaUlllV tllC Gity Movement Is Worthy One j A Little Care and Effort Can Give Homes a Real Surrounding, Pleasing and Attractive. From Thursday's Daliv- The efforts that are being made by m.o. c fv.mmr,.0 v...an's , " " " ' . ' " 'club and other civic organizations as 1 we as a ereat many public spirit- I f d individuals, to make this city naturally set in the most artistic of surroundings, even more beautiful, should have the heartiest support from the public. J A drive over the city will disclose) just what a little effort does in the beautifying of the surroundings of the home, lawns, trees, flowers, na ture's contribution to the comfort and refinement of man, which needs but a little care to multiply and make for the most artistic beauty. in vie uie mauy tiuiucs iiiai aic uo charming to the eye as any that can be found in the whole country and which reflects the pride that the owners feel. Just what a little effort in the linej nie chamber of Commerce has an of beautifying can do, is shown in nounced the committee that will have the main part of the city along , charge of the preparation of the brief Fourth street. For many years the that win be presented to the U. S. small area of ground to the east veterans bureau in support of the and south of the building now occu-(flalmg of thig cIty as a site for the pied by the Coryell furniture store . iocatIon of the new Veterans hos was allowed to grow up in weeds pital that It Ig proposed to erect In that the city had to cut at its f-lthe state of Nebraska to care for pense. Today this spot is occupied the neG(lg of the veterana for medical by grass and shrubs and flowers and !jd an(1 care the blossoms along the narrow park- The h j, wa3 secured by the ing make a very bright spot in theJeffQrta f h Nebraska American downtown section Also at the rear n and un,ted ort of the M.rka delegation in congress and S TeUmVfa'renandn!! KaTXt "iTo sightly place a real "ttle garden by 1.11? CUUl l UL CtLlllg DVFU UUU yilll& It there and tending it until today it it is a green and attractive sight. What can be accomplished by the owners of these small and poorly located plots, if carried out in the larger and more advantageously lo cated section of the city-would pro duce even more wonderful contribu tions to the city beautiful. The civic improvement committee of the Chamber of Commerce is of fering three prizes for the best kept lawns and surroundings of the resi dences of the city and the smallest as well as the largest lawn, no matter whether a great mansion or a small cottage stands a part of the set tings, will be given the full consid eration by the members of the com mittee. Those who visit this city from oth er points are at once caught with the unusually attractive settings of the city, the hills, tree clad, the drives-that lead along the river and with wonderful views, but this is only for those who take the trouble to drive out over the city as along the main arteries, through the city are some of the most unattractive spots that can be found in a drive over the entire community and which should be made the center of a beau - tifying campaign by the owners or residents to place them in harmony with other of the attractive places! over the city. DEATH OF MRS. C0ATES From Fridays Dany Mrs. W. W. Coates, former resi dent of Plattsmouth, passed away this morning at 6 o'clock, at her home at Kansas City, Missouri, mes sages received here by friends state. Mrs. Coates was operated on Tuesday morning at one of the Kansas, City hospitals following an illness of some duration. The deceased lady has been in poor health for some years past and her condition has given the family much apprehension as to her recovery. The Coates family resided here some twenty years ago and the news up to receive an electrical treatment of the death of this estimable lady for an injury that he suffered a few comes as a great shock to the many days ago while engaged in his farm) old friends and who will extend tojWOrk. Mr. Lewis, it is stated, was the bereaved family their " deepest ihauling a load of oats and fell from sympathy. Mrs. Coates is survived by the wagon, alighting on his shoul the husband and two sons, William 'ders and head and being unconscious W. Jr., and Meredith, both living; for over a half hour as the result of at Kansas City. jthe fall, but fortunately not sustain- During her residence here Mrs. i ing concussion of the brain. After, Coates was very prominent socially ni8 fall from the wagon the team and also found much time to devote started running but was stopped by to her church and relief work and the other men nearby and who also was one that brought a great deal of came to the aid of Mr. Lewis and joy and comfort to others by her secured medical aid. feeling of charity and desire to aid: those less fortunate than herself. It) FIND MAN GUILTY may be truly said that the world . , j has been better for her having lived From Thursday's Dany and her service to those or ner rei- lowman that came her way. GENEROUS RAINFALL From Friday' Daily The rainfall from 7 o'clock last evening to 8 this morning In this city reglstered two inches, but was sc ed. The court sentenced, tne detenu well distributed that it caused nc ant to ninety days in the county damage in this locality and was not of the violent nature of the rain- . falls of the first part of July. The rain brought in its wake much more ,v D piea.sa.ui. coiu aa was concerned and was a welcome totheresldents of this section, whe have sunerea several aays oi in' jmost intense heat and humility. REDECORATES RESTAURANT From Saturday's Dany The interior of the Royal cafe has just been redecorated and placed In a most neat and attractive appear ance. The ceiling of the restaurant has been painted in dull ivory with shadings of red on the side and w hich fits in with the side walls that have be Papered in the new art paper in urtigu ui reu iiuu t nuijf uavn. ground. The new settings with the handsome fixtures makes the res taurant a most delightful place and will add to its popularity as one of iue unesi restaurants in una pur. f the state. Mr. Leosis, the proprie- tor of the restaurant sees that every lur V, ,1 resiuuiam s. likh tv.iy Possible comfort is afforded his pat- rons. rkm9V9Zt.Lse VOliiiIIllCC lU Boost Hospital Location Here wilj present Advantages of the City to the Veterans Bureau on New Vets Hospital From Saturday's Dally one city designated as the point of location and this has placed the mat ter of the decision as to location in the hands of the bureau. This city has many advantages in the way of the site for the proposed hospital . that .will be presented by this committee that consists of At torney J. A. Capwell, Elmer A. Webb and Judge James T. Begley. The hospital will be located, it has been intimated in some of the towns that are in the center of the veteran population and which makes the cities in the vicinity of Omaha and Lincoln very logical points and of which this city is one. The natural advantages of this community are many and will be presented by the committee to the bureau for their consideration when the place of the hospital site is to be taken up by the Veterans bureau. ROAD IN BAD SHAPE From Friday's Daily The heavy rain of last night has caused a great deal of trouble to the J King of Trails highway at La Platte, l the small hill and turn just north of the double tracks, which in the 1 heavy rain of July 4th was practi cally stripped of gravel, being the !v.orst nlace on the highway and which caused a 1 arge number of cars to slide into the ditches along the road and be stuck in the mud. Tractors were used to pull the cars out and the result is that the road is quite badly cut up and still hard to travel and makes the use of chains necessary if one expects to get through with any degree of safety. This short part of the road will be eliminated when the overhead cross ing is installed at La Platte and makes a very bad place for safety as well as traveling in rainy weather. RECOVERING FROM ACCIDENT W. A. Lewis, residing in the vi-j cinity of Union, was here Thursday .afternoon for a short time, coming T the hearing of the case of the State of Nebraska vs. Fred Brown, charging the defendant with wife desertion and abandonment in the county court yesterday, an order was I entered after the hearing of the cane by Judge Duxbury, in which the defendant was found guilty as charg- Jail, with the privilege of gl bond for $100 for a period of the privilege of giving one year and to guarantee the care and support of the wife and minor chil- rlron The riefftndant wa remanded - - . 1 , . r ",T to tne custody or snenn Keed until the bond is provided J Journal Want Ads Dnng" results. Training Camp at Fort Crook Started Monday Six Hundred of the Students From. Middle West Assemble There to Start SO Days Training. From Thursday's Dally Yesterday the Citizens Military Training Camp at Kort Crook was opened with some 00 of the young men from this part of the vt,st pres ent to register for the camp, anion: these t'lirin Bulin, Donald Pitman and George Tha-kor of this city. High tichool boys, mostly, these, youths, the kid brothers or sons of the men who in 1917 and 1918 were oing through the same mustei Ing-iu preliminaries, have four weeks of citizen training and body building ahead of them. No enemy horde lit in wait for them across thf ocean; instead, school books or the fall plowing back on the farm will beck on when their month of soldiering ends. Come in Battered Cars. They arrived yesterday, the first day in camp, by train, in battered automobiles with their luggage tied on, and by interurban ear from South Omaha. Officers told of three boys who arrived three lay3 ago. who started afoot, but caught rides with motorists. They were fed and given lodging until camp opened to day. These six hundred are from Ne braska and Iowa. Small town and farm boys piedoniinate. The boys will live in regulation army tents, made to accommodate eight men, but only six will occupy a tent in this camp. The tents are arranged in orderly rows, forming four "company streets." Each com pany has 150 students, commanded by a regular army captain and thi"e assistants. The first three are ritle companies, the last a machine gun company with mules for traction power. The tents are lighted electrically. Each cot, of the folding variety, has a mosquito-netting covering. A large f rama . mess-hqll . accommodates all six hundred at one time. As the boys arrived they were "processed" and assigned to com panies. First they passed through the personnel tent, where the iden tity of each was established and a tg affixed. Then to the finance tent each went to receive Ms mileage the government pays the railroad fare to and from camp. At the next stop, the custodian's tent, each gavo up what personal valuables he want ed to leave in safekeeping. Then the. boys were stripped of their civilian clothing. Get First Army Chow. At noon the first mess-call for the citizen soldiers was sounded, and the boys had their introduction to army chow. The first general assembly will be this afternoon, when, aligned in company formation, the jouths will be addressed by Colonel C. A. Trott and administered the army oath. A month chock-full of activities Ia ahead. Drill, calisthenics, lectures, organized athletics, reviews and en tertainment are pcreduled. A dance will be held each Thursday night. There will be movies three nigh:s a week and boxing and wrestling bouts other nights. Miss Agnes llaty will be camp hostess. ! HANDCUFFED MAN IS STILL AT LARGE From Saturday's Dally The latest reports of Eugene Frye. Lincoln man. who escaped from Carl Ryder. Fheriff of Otoe county, Mon day night, fire that the man has been seen in the vicinity of Havclock. his supposed destination and former home. Parties residing near Havclock have reported to the authorities that they had seen a man answering the description of Frye in that locality late Thourday and lie was apparent ly headed toward Lincoln or Ilave lock. The man had previously been re ported to have been seen in the vi cinity of Nehawk'a where he had stopped at a farm house and had asked for a pair of shoe and at that tinni had his hands covered by a large red handkerchief. The man has been barefooted in his flight over the country since he escaped Monday night by leaping from the auto of Sheriff Kyder and his wrists have borne the handcuffs that were placed there by the sheriff. Relatives of the wanted man have visited Nebraska City and asked for clemency of rthe prisoner if lie is captured, but this of course is with out the power of the sheriff's office. WILL ENJOY FAMILY REUNION "From Friday's Dail This morning Mrs. John Weyrich and daughter. Miss Clara, departed for El Paso. Illinois, where they will spend some time visiting and attend ing the reunion of the Joerger fam ily of which Mrs. Weyrich is a mem ber. This family is largely located in central Illinois where the original members settled when coming from France in 1838 and their descendent" are still located in that section with other members at more distant points.