Nebraska Fate Histori
cal Society
IP l a te
VOL. NO. XIV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1929.
NO. 42
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Geo. 0. Dovey
is Acquitted by
Jury Saturday
Charged With Having; Embezzeled
Note Former Banker Is Freed
of Charge by Jury
From Monday's Pally
The jury in the case of the State
of Nebraska vs. George O. Dovey,
late Saturday evening returned a
verdict in the district court here ac
quitting Mr. Dovey of the charges
that had been preferred against him
and closing a case that has been on
trial since Thursday.
The state had filed charges of em-
bezzelnient, larceny as bailee and
fraud against the defendant, basing
action on a note made by H. M.
Soennichsen for the sum of $3,000
which is was alleged by the state,
Mr. Dovey had converted to his own
use and which note later came into
the possession of Mrs. Allie Adams,
who later started a civil action for
the collection of the note from Mr.
Soennichsen but in which case the
jury found for Soennichsen as hav
ing received no consideration in ex
change fur the note. Following the
civil action complaint on the charges
luade above were filed against Mr.
Dovey and on which he was tried.
The defendant contended that the
note was valuless and that he had
not sold the note or disposed of it
or received any consideration for the
$3,000 note, that it had been given
Mrs. Adams with other notes to have
her examine as to collateral for an
indebtedness owing to her from the
First National bank, that she had
retained the note against the wishes
of the defendant and that he received
no consideration for the note. The
defense also contended that the acts
were not those of the defendant as
an individual but acting in the mat
ter as the agent of the First National
bank of which he was at the time
cashier.
The case has attracted much at
tention in the community and the
outcome of the case .awaited with a
great deal of interest by the residents
and the verdict in favor of the defen
dant brought a g'-eat deal of pleas
ure to the friends of Mr. Dovey.
FIND FOB PLAINTIFF
In the case of Lydia Walton vs. A.
J. Trilety, which was on trial In the
district court Monday, the verdict
given last night by the jury was for
the plaintiff in the sum of $800.
In this action the plaintiff, the
owner of Lot 24 in Porter place,
charged that the defendant, the agent
of the plaintiff, had committed a
breach of trust, alleging that when
the place owned by the plaintiff was
sold at sheriffs sale on February 2,
lf29. that the defendant had pur
chased the same at the price of
$1,450. and further alleged that the
defendant had on January 31, 1929,
entered into a contract to sell the
property to Clarence Henderson for
the sum of $2,500.
To the charges of the plaintiff the
defendant claimed that the relation
ship of agent on the part of the de
fendant had been terminated in 1927
and that the defendant had so noti
fied the plaintiff: that the sale of the
property could not have been made
by the plaintiff due to the necessity
of financing the purchase price.
The plaintiff in her action asked
for a judgment of $1,050, the differ
ence between the price paid at the
sheriff's sale of the land and that
at which it was alleged the property
was sold to Mr. Henderson.
STEEPLE JACK HERE
Jack North, one of the most dar
ing steeple jacks of the country,
whose exploits in climbing build
ings, flagpoles, smoke stacks has
made him a well known figure in
many of the large cities of the coun
try, is in Plattsmouth and is pie
paring to take up the work of plac
ing lightning rods for protection on
the large smokestack of the Burling
ton railroad shops here. This stack,
built a few years ago, is 2 30 feet
in height and to carry on the work
of placing the lightning rods, it re
quires a steady nerve and not a little
courage so that the work of Mr.
North will be watched with interest
as he climbs over the huge smoke
stack with unconcern. This steeple
jack thinks very little of a jab of
this kind which would fill the aver
age person with the greatest of ap
prehension and feels that the climb
ing of the stack here is all in the
davs work.
REAL ESTATE CASE ON
From Monday's Dally
This morning the jury in the dis
trict court took up the hearing of
the case of Lydia M. Wilton, vs. An
ton J. Trilety, an action In which
the plaintiff is suing the defendant
to secure title to real estate recent
ly purchased at sheriff's sale and
which the plaintiff claims was far
less than the price which should have
been received for the real estate and
by reason of the small price tl.e
plaintiff has suffered a financial losv
W. R. Patrick and Seymore Smith
of Omaha appear for the plaintiff
and A. L. TIdd for the defendant.
BOY SUFFERS BURNS
Prom Monday's Daily
This afternoon Richard, the small
son of Mr. and Mrs. George K. Pet
ring, suffered a very severe burn of
the left leg from the waist to the
ankle when his clothing caught fire
while he was playing around an in-
cenerator in which debris was being
burning. The boy was placing paper
and debris in the incenerator when
the clothing caught fire and before
the blaze could be extinguished the
boy had suffered a bad burning. Mrs.
Petring on hearing the cries of the
son ran to his rescue and suffered
some burns on the hand that while
not serious are very painful. The
condition of the lad is not dangerous
but are very painful and causes a
great deal of suffering to the boy.
The injuries were dressed by Dr. J.
S. Livingston and the boy made as
comfortable as possible under the
circumstances.
Willard Wise,
Old Resident,
Buried Here
Former Plattsmouth Newspaper Man
Has Ashes Buried in Family
Lot Here Yesterday.
From Monday' Dally
Willard B. Wise, 59 years of age,
resident of Chicago, departed this
life in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 10th,
1929, and his ashes now rest in the
Wright-Wise cemetery lots in Oak
Hill cemetery here.
Mr. Wise was born in Plattsmouth.
His parents, Jonathan N. Wise and
Frances Wise were early and prom
inent pioneers in Cass county.
Willard was reared in Plattsmouth
and educated in its public schools.
Early in life he selected the printer's
craft as his vocation and became an
expert in every branch of "the art
preservative." He worked as a com
positor for the Journal under Mr.
C. W. Sherman, but later departed
for other and larger cities than his
old home town. Mr. Wise, In com
mon with most printers, was an op
timist; cheerful, generous, magnetic
and - sympathetic he attracted and
retained a host of friends. He is
survived by one brother, King, re
siding in California; two sisters, Mrs.
Frank W. Jackson, of Chicago, and
Mrs. Jesse L. Root, of Omaha.?
He rests from his labors and his
multitude of kind deeds shall not be
forgotten.
MISHAPS OF GOLFING
From Tuesday's Dally-
That a man can educate his wife
too well was aptly shown at the
Country club last evening when one
of the younger members of the golf
club was compelled to suffer defeat
at the hands of his own wife. The
golfer, who has prided himself on
his prowness on the greens started
the round of the course with the
bright hope of victory and little
thinking that his wife had the true
golfing eye and deadly aim that sent
the little golf ball hurling toward
the green while the husband requir
ed many .shots to approach the green
and to make the cup.
This is a case that should discour
age the remaining members of the
golf club from training their better
half in the gTeat Scot game and for
their own good they should avoid
taking on friend wife as an oppon
ent. Being defeated by another's
wife could be ascribed to gallantry.
but when your own wife can put it
over, well, it is just a case of the
wife being too good at the game
there can be no other explanation.
This humiliating game was wit
nessed by C. A. Rosencrans, the bar
bering golfer and he is thinking of
establishing a school for the benefit
of husbands who are not so good at
golf.
MANLEY WINS GAME
From Monday ta!ly
Yesterday afternoon the Platts
mouth Athletics staged a real exhibi
tion of the national game of base
ball at Manley when they played
the fast and aggressive team of that
place and in which the Manley team
was the winner by the score of 8 to
7.
The game required thirteen inn
ings to determine the final result and
both teams were at top speed when
the games closed.
Williame H. Mason was the pitch
ing choice of the Plattsmouth team
for the opening Innings and Joe Mc
Carty closed the game for the Ath
letics. Frank Krejcl did the receiv
ing for the Plattsmouth team and
was also the batting Btar of the con
test with four safe bingles, two be
ing for extra bases, while George Sed
lacek was also one of the hard hit
ting local players.
WILL VISIT OLD HOME
Sam Moye, the well known poul
try dealer, departed Saturday for
his old home in Posey county, Indi
ana, where he will join Mrs. Moye
who has been there for the past few
weeks and expects to return with
the wife after the viBit there with
the old time friends of the family in
that portion of the Hoosier atate.
Bernardi Shows
Here for a Week
of Entertainment
One of the Largest Carnival Com
panies to Visit the City Ar
rives Here Yesterday.
From Monday Dallv
The Bernardi Exposition shows.
one of the largest carnival compan
ies on the road today, will be here
this week for the entertainment of
the residents of this community and
the arrival of the big carnival com
pany Sunday afternoon was a real
attraction to a large number of peo
ple of the community.
The special train carrying the
carnival company arrived over the
Burlington from Omaha late Sunday
afternoon and for some time prior to
the coming of the train the vicinity
of the passenger station was filled
with a large group of the residents
of the city who were eagerly await
ing the coming of this large and at
tractive carnival organization.
The company, as soon as the train
was spotted on the siding here, com
menced the task of unloading and
local trucking firms were called into
service in assisting in getting the
various shows onto the show grounds
at the Tourist park on Washington
avenue.
The company is one of the largest
on the road this season and their
large show fronts, as well as the
various rides fill the tourist' park to
its utmost capacity and the work of
erecting the shows and rides was
pushed through this morning and
afternoon to get all in readiness for
the opening performance of the car
nival this evening at 7 o'clock.
The exposition shows have a great
many very high class attractions on
the grounds and which features the
big Hawaiian Serenaders as one of
the largest shows of the company,
carrying a large group of singers
and dancers. There is also the circus
sideshow, with 120-foot front and
several points of entrance, Broad
way Belles, the palace of illusions and
eight or ten others comprising the
offering of th midway.
There are six adult rides with the
Bernardi shows. Including all the
popular and thrill-producing rides
and swings that help make the out
door carnival an unfailing source of
pleasure to the young and old alike.
The Bernardi shows were here
eight years ago. when Mr. Bernard!
was starting out with the new show
that has grown steadily year by year
to its present size, as the year before
he had sold his former outfit, one of
the largest in the business back in
post-war days. To provide room for
his appearance here the American
Legion sponsored the grading of the
present tourist park, then an aban
doned brickyard lot. with hills and
ditches all over it.
The carnival is also here this week
under the auspices of the local post
of the American Legion.
WILL TEACH AT NORTHWESTERN
Ted Hadraba, who has for the past
four years been attending the North
western university at Chicago, was
home Sunday for a visit with his
father. JoseDh F. Hadraba and the
relatives and friends. Ted has just
graduated from the great university
and was one of the high ranking
students of the class of which he was
a member. He returned to Chicago
last evening to complete some special
teaching work for the next few weeks
and will then depart with a pasty of
school friends on an auto trip to
California for a few weeks stay.
On returning to Chicago in the fall
Mr. Hadraba expects to take up a
position as teacher in Northwestern
and will be in the department of
finance in which he has specialized
during his college worK.
The teaching position is a very
fine recognition of the excellent work
of this fine young man at North
western where he has maintained a
very high standing in all of his col
lege career and In it he finds a pro
fession that is much to bis liking and
for which he has been trained.
HAVE A FINE TIME
The residents of the Pleasant
Ridge neighborhood, seven miles west
of this city, held a very delightful
strawberry and ice cream social on
Sunday afternoon at the school and
which was enjoyed by a very large
number of the friends from all sec
tions of the county to enjoy the
dainty refreshments provided and
which proved a fine social as well as
financial success. The school associa
tion realized an amount from the
social that will permit them paying
for the piano installed in the school
recently.
MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE
County Judge A. H. Duxbury was
called upon Saturday evening to join
in the bonds of wedlock Miss Leora
A. Robbing of Louisville and Thomas
G. Young of this city. The bridal
couple were attended by Miss Nora
Kinnison and Mrs. Walter Boyer,
both of Louisville. The wedding
party returned to Louisville follow
ing the wedding ceremony.
WHEELER CASE ON TRIAL
From Tuesday's Dally
The case of the State of Nebraska
vs. J. C. Wheeler was called for
trial this morning in the district
court before Judge Begley and a
jury. The morning was largciy
taken up in securing a jury and New
Young deputy sheriff, was busy
rounding up sufficient men to foiia
the panel for the cane as many ver
stricken from the list of tailsmen by
both the state and the defense. Mr.
Wheeler is charged with having at
tempted to obtain by false pretovjc
a release of a judgment against prop
erty in which he was held by D. o.
Dwyer and with havine: given a check
for this settlement and later having
had the check stopped. The 3;He is
represented by County Attorney W.
G. Kieck while the defense is hand
led by Attorney A. L. Tidd.
Eastern Star
Holds Impressive
Memorial Sunday
Services in Memory of the Departed
Members are Very Beauti
fully Conducted
On Sunday afternoon the members
of the Home Chapter 189, of the
Eastern Star held a most impressive
and beautiful memorial service at
the lodge room in the Masonic tem
ple and which was attended by a
large number of the members as well
as Masons and their families. The
residents of the Nebraska Masonic
Home who were able to be in at
tendance were also present to take
part in the impressive ceremonies.
The lodge room was arranged as
a garden with the wilderness of the
summer flowers making it a scene
of beauty and where the ritualistic
services were carried out by the offi
cers of the chapter in paying tribute
to the memory of those who had
been members of the order and had
been called to the last reward.
In the services the officers were
assisted by members of a mixed quar
tet composed of Mrs. James T. Beg
ley, Mrs. Wiley, Sigler, Frank A.
Cloidt and R. W." Knorr, the quar
tet giving two numbers, "In the
Garden" and "Abide With Me" dur
ing the services. Solo numbers were
also given by Raymond C. Cook,
"Crossing the Bar" and Frank A.
Cloidt in "The City Four Square."
At the conclusion of the services
the flowers were taken to Oak Hill
cemetery where they were used in
decorating the last resting places of
the departed members.
The ceremony was ont of the great
est beauty and with the splendid
manner in which the ritual was ex
emplified by the officers made it an
occasion of loving memory for those
of the order that have passed on.
RECOVERS LOST WATCH
From Tuesflay s Daily
Last evening Mrs. Agnes Moore
who was at the carnival grounds had
the misfortune to lose her wrist
watch while riding on the "Whip"
one of the riding devices of the car
nival and while a search was made
at the time it was not found. This
morning the manager of the attrac
tion made another search and was
able to find the watch which he turn
ed over the Chief of Police Libershal
who learned the ownership of the
watch and was able to restore it
to Mrs. Moore who was more than de
lighted with the return of the watch
and the honesty of the gentleman
who had found and restored the
watch.
WILL STUDY IN CALIFORNIA
From Tuesday's Dally
Miss Marie Hiber of this city, who
has been engaged in teaching in the
Omaha schools for the past several
years, departed yesterday for Berk
ley, California, where she will enter
the University of California for the
summer school work at that well
known western school. Miss Hiber
has been one of the successful teach
ers in the Omaha school system and
is taking advantage of the oppor
tunity to secure additional training
in her profession.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Clark of this
city have received word of the fact
that their little grandson, Billy Pot
ter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marie Pot
ter of Waseca, Minnesota, was oper
ated on a few days ago. The little
babe is but five weeks of age and
has been troubled with some intes
tinal trouble and to relieve which
the operation was deemed necsseary.
The little one was doing very nicely
at the last word received here by
the grandparents.
MISS B00ZMEYER ILL
Miss Clara Bookmeyer has for the
paBt few days been quite poorly at
the hospital in Omaha where she
entered a short time ago for a slight
operation and which has been fol
lowed with what seems to be an in
fection of the stomach and which
has made the condition of the patient
more than usually severe.
Vacation Bible
School Held the
Interest of All
Large Enrollment end Youngsters Re
ceive Worthy Instruction and
Train in Bihle
brum Tuesday's Dally
The vacation bible school held ia
this city from June 3rd to June 21t-t.
was no: the first of its kind held
here but was by far the most suc
cessful of its nature in the history
of the city both in the enrolinie.it
and the interest shown and with
real results of benefit to the young
sters of the school.
The vacation bible school was ar
ranged by Mrs. I!. E. Sortor and for
the first two years this was conduct
ed at the Methodist church but this
year the Presbyterian church wa?
enlisted in the work of the school
as an organization and the use uf
the church building given for use
of the school and which alo brought
much added interest in teachers and
in the attendance.
The junior and intermediate de
partments of the varp.tion svool
were held at the First Methocn.-.t
church while the kindergarten v.-us
held at the First Presbyterian
church, the attendance in the junior
and intermediate departments being
117 while that of the kindergarten
department was 5 4 or a total at
tendance of 171 for the two branches
of the school.
The average attendance of the
kindergarten department was 4 5 and
in the other two departments of 90.
There was a perfect attendance of
104 members of the school as shown
by the figures checked by the teach
ers at the close of the school on Sun
day. In the standing in the older chil
dren's departments Junita Welshim-
er was the highest ranking girl and
Aulton Roland the highest ranking
boy while Kitty Ann Dovey was the
highest ranking girl and John Tid
ball, Jr., the highest boy in the
younger children's classes and these
were, given a recognition of tehir
services.
The school had a regularly ar
ranged program of study and re
creation each day that provided in
terest and pleasure for the members
of the school, the day being devided
into periods of study and recreation.
The devotional period opened the
school . and was followed by the
music and memory period, in which
the hymns of the church were learn
ed. The bible study period followed
the musical hour and this in turn
was followed by the basketry, hand
work and manual training period
which developed the interest of the
pupils.
In the kindergarten department
that was held at the Presbyterian
church Miss Helen Farley was the
superintendent, with Misses Irma
Mayfield. Dorothy Elliott. Jean
Hayes, Gladys Bushnell Marjorie
Am and Alice Bulin.
The teachers in the junior and
intermediate department were Mrs.
H. E. Sortor, superintendent, Mrs.
Trively, Miss Estella Baird, Miss
Helen Wiles, Miss Ruth Tidball, Miss
Bernese Arn. Miss Alice Funk, Miss
Marie Vallery, Rev. II. E. Sortor. !
The teachers were assisted in the
basketry work by Florence Nelson,
Vivian Lightbody, Mrs. Leroy Per
kins. In the work of the school the
teachers deserve the highest praise
for their splendid services that have
made possible the great success that
it has achieved and especially out
standing was the efforts of the sup
erintendents, Mrs. H. E. Sortor and
Miss Helen Farley in their handling
of the executive head of the school
work.
RECEIVES SAD NEWS
From Tuesday's DalVy
Mr. and Mrs. John McNurlin of
this city yesterday received the news
of the death at the hospital at Omaha
of Louis Reichart, a great nephew
of Mrs. McNurlin and a member of
one of the prominent families of
Louisville. Mr. Reichart has been at
the hospital at Omaha for a short
time where he was taken to undergo
an operation as the result of au in
fection of the foot.
The funeral of Mr. Reichart will
be held on Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the late home at Louis
ville and the burial at the cemetery
there.
LEAVING FOR CALIFORNIA
On Friday of this week Edward
Patterson, who has - been here for
the past two weeks visiting with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Pat
terson, will return to his duties at
San Francisco and Oakland where
he is .engaged in the Pacific Coast
Telephone company. He will be ac
companied by his brother, Herbert
Patterson, who is expecting to locate
at San Francisco also and will enter
the. employe of the telephone com
pany in which his brother is em
ployed. Celebrate the Nation's birthday
with Firecrackers and Fireworks
from the Bates Book Store.
TRAVELING IN ALASKA
George Schmidtmann of this city,
who left here last January to enter
the employe of a large dental supply
house of New York City, has had a
very interesting time in his work as
it has taken him into a great many
new i.nd varied localities. He was
tirst sent to the Pacific coast and in
his territory was sent into Mexico
and to southern California and later
was sent to Hawaii, where he look
ed after the interests of his company
and then returned to his headquar
ters at Seattle and from where he
was recently sent to Alaska. Mr.
Schmidtmann has found the little
known northern land a very inter
esting place and one that he has en
joyed very much, with the work of
visiting the various cities and towns
in the interests of his company and
having the opportunity of observing
the great natural beauties of this
northern land.
Bread Trucks
are Stopped on
Their Delivery
t.. , i-ni- j
Drivers Taken to Police Court and
tv j tt j n rr
Fined Under Occupation Tax
Ordinance Appeal Case
From Tuesday's taliv resented Mr. Dwyer in the case and
Acting under the orders of the who Save the fOUrt tosts as 100 U
city council, this morning Chief of was claimed by the defendant in
Police Joe Libershal arrested the the Wheeler case and which Mr.
drivers of the Peter Pan and Wonder Wheeler claimed was excessive as
bread trucks when thev arrived in the costs of the court as given by
the citv to make deliveries of bread the defense was but $25. The matter
from The Omaha bakeries to the local , of the costs between Mr. Wheeler
stores. i and AIr- Bedar brought on the ac-
The arrests were made on war- ! tion of Mr. Wheeler stopping the
rants alleging that the baking com- check of his that he had given Mr.
panies were violators of the city Dwyer. before the check was cashed,
ordinance in operating a truck and The state contended that the defen
delivering bread in the city without , dant did not have the amount for
having first paid the occupation tax which the check was drawn in the
levied by the city under its ordin- bank at the time that it was made
ance and which placed the amount .while the defense claimed to have
of the tax at $150 per year. arranged for the check being cared
Following the arrest of the drivers tor at the bank and the defendant
the trucks were taken to the qity : later deposited funds to cover it.
hall where some delay was occas- The matter was discussed among
ioned while counsel for the drivers ; the parties for some time and last
and representing the Omaha bakeries ! f all the complaint of the matter was
arrived on the scene. . A .plea of not imade to the office of the county at
guilty was followed by the hearing 'torney and on which Mr. Kieot filed
of the facts by Police Judge Charles the information and charges.
L. Graves, who allowed the request The trial of the case was short,
of the legal representatives of the I the matter being disposed of during
baking companies for a continuance the afternoon and the case handed
and the posting of a bond of $100
for the release of the drivers and
trucks from the custody of the po
lice. The hearing on the case was
set for Tuesday, July 2nd, at the
city hall.
Acting under the orders of the
council the city police will arrest
the drivers each day that they ap
pear here with the trucks for the
url".rl' u,cu "iu "'".ur
cununueu ui.iu some coun ruling
on the matter of the ordinance is
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"T."1' u",u" i"u'"e
the district court
at una Lime iu
which the nrmhn bakeries ire fin- i "ul aLl,J'1 ". '""ft
v.riien the Omaha bakeries are ap nI1( did not surVjVe the operation
pealing the case from the decision! , ,. , . t,rlnlla
i . , . . ,
were fined $10 and costs for the vio-
lation of the city
l j rri. ,
uiuuianie. mis
first action was started
o T-ooT- oo-r.
a jeai u
and since which time there has been
no action taken until the orders given
by the council to continue the ar
rests and now the warfare is on.
CARNIVAL DRAWS CROWD
From Tuesdays Dally
The. opening night of the Bernardi resnyterian sunaay scnooi u-purieu
carnival at the Tourist park last j for .Omaha where they are to hold
evening, saw a very large number of the'r annual picnic at the Hiverview
the residents of the city and vicin- ; Vk. where the Sunday school has
itv out to look over the various at- ! he'd heir annual outing lor the
tractions and the general impression j Past few 'ears- There erc some
of the company was one of the best ' twenty-five cars of the jolly young
as the shows are all large and num- I people and a very fine time was en
ber some very high class features. ! ica in the day s outing and the
The rides and mechanical devices of . fie Plc"ic dinner that was arrang
the company proved a real lure for Je( for tne event-
the vrmnsrer members of the nnrtv. i
Last evening was newsboys night
and the carriers of the Journal as
well as Bee and World-Herald were
the guests of the carnival company
and had the opportunity of looking
in on all of the shows and rides.
WILL VISIT AT CRAIG
From Mondavs Daitv while the other wood work will be
Rev. and Mrs. H. G. McCluskv and ; stained a cherry color that will make
daughter. Miss Catherine motored to for.1Je uandsoms eppearar.ee of the
Craig, Nebraska, this mornir.g where building.
Mrs. McClusky will remain for some )
time at the home of her sister, Mrs. REJOICE IN NEW SON
H. E. Friedland and family, while j
Rev. McClusky and daughter will Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Mason are re
return home at once. Mrs. McClusky ; joicing over the arrival of a new
has been ill for some time and is son there the past week and who is
able to be around only a part of the a fine youngster and a pleasing ad
time as yet and will spend the time dition to the family circle and the
with her sister while recuperating source of admiration to the relatives
from her illness. j and friends. The young man has
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Mrs. Robert Hart was taken to
Omaha Saturday afternoon where
she was placed in the University
hospital to receive treatment and
possibly on operation as she has not
been in the best of health for some
time and it was thought beet to have
her placed in the hospital. Mrs. Hart
was formerly Miss Leona Kief of this
city and her many friends are hope-
ful that she may receive the needed
relief from the course of treatment
at the hospital.
Joe Wheeler
is Acquitted by
Jury Last Night
Charged With Obtaining Valuable
Paper by Fraud and Worthless
Check He is Acquitted
From Wednesday's liaily
The jury that was impunneled to
try the case of the State of Nebras
ka vs. J. C Wheeler last evening
returned a verdict at 11 o'clock in
which the defendant was acquitted
of the charges made by the state
against him and in which D. O.
Dwyer was the complaining witness.
The charges grew out of the set
tlement of the Ranney estate in
; .which Mr. Wheeler had a small in
i terest and in which Mr. Dwyer as
atton.cy held a judgment and later
Mr. Wheeler desiring to settle the
case to allow him to dispose ef his
interest, sought to get the matter
adjusted and in the office of Mr.
Dwyer a memorandum agreement
as made as to the reUasir.g of the
dgment and Mr. Wheeler to pay
over the sum of $20S which did not
include the court costs and this Mr.
Whet.,er dU1 by givinK t ch(,tk on
! .. . . . . . .
jtne .Murray state uanK. i no miner
Jwas then taken up with James iitd
i car, Omaha attorney that had rcp-
the jury last evening at the supper
hour and with the verdict at 11
o'clock. The trial of this case at the
November term of the court resulted
in a jury being unable to agree on
a verdict and it was again taken
up at this term of the court.
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
From Tuesday's Dally
i XTrc TIart nf fh;a r1fv.
; folTmerIy Miss Leona'Kief. is at the
University hospital in Omaha in very
;KpHmis condition following a Caesar-
.... . i t Th
i auu lilt muni vi i r a viuiiv v i
I snape.
Last evening a blood trans-
was given Mrs. Hart, her
l ujiuh
, . t-! , v.
crouier, rtiiur supply nig me
t,, , , j . : ...m
blood and a
be given this evening at the hos
pital. PICNIC IN OMAHA
from Tuesday's iJafly
lilIS i"nns " " -"
i IMPROVES COAL OFFICE
The coal office of C. E. Hartford
on lower Main street is being placed
in the best of shape with new paper
and paint and when it is completed
j will be one of the most attractive
J in the city. The walis are done in
tints of brewn and with cream paint,
I not as yet Deen namea, out tne latn-
er is feelirg that William Harvey,
Handle.
j ATTEND CONFERENCE
A large number of the members of
the Christian Endeavor of the First
Presbyterian church attended the
Bellevue conference for young peo-
pie which was held Friday evening,
The society turned out in full force
to attend the closing conference ses-
sion which was held at Bellevue last
night.
