Nebraska S'ate IH. t S
E MEWS
ERALB,
TWICE A WEEK
SEE PLATTSMOUTH SUCCEED
NWS. Established Not. 5. 1891
HERALD, Established April 16. 1864
Consolidated Jan. 1. 1895
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, Til U USD AY. MAllCf! 24, 1910
VOL. XLVI NO. 97
V
TWO YEARS
IN THE PEN
Mabray Gang Found Guilty
and Will Spend Season
in Retirement.
GOOD STIFF FINE
ACCOMPANIES SENTENCE
Case ol Much Interest to the Pub
lic Culminates In Just Pun
ishment. (From Wednesday's Dally)
J. C. Mabray and his corps of gold
brick artists were yesterday sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary and
to pay a fine of $10,000, for the parts
they played in fleecing the "Mikes"
out of their fat bank accounts some
timo ago by means of fake foot races,
prize fights and the like.
The cases of these men are well
known to all having implicated men
from nearly every state in the Union,
including the "Show me" state, and
the outcome has been watched with
interest since the trial began, That
1 he verdict is a popular one goes with
out saying,and about the only matter
of regret is for the families of the ac--Unfrl
ulx must, neeessnrilv suffer in
f i .shame alone w ith those who are now
playing hide-and seek from the sun
light. Following are the penalties meted
out the bunch by Judge McPherson:
Two years and $10,000 fine:
J. C. Mabray, "United States, at
large.
Leon Lozier, Councoil Bluffhs.
Eddie K. Morris, Punxsutawney, Pa.
Tom S. Roinson, Farmington, la.
Ed Leach, Montrose, la.
Harry Forbes, Chicugo.
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Ed McCoy, Salt Lake City.
Llarcnce Llass, Chicago.
Willard Poewll, Jacksonville, Fla.
Fifteen months, $1100 fine:
Bert Shores, Farmineton, la.
Olc Marsh, Seattle Wash.
Six months and $100 fine:
Frank Scott, Pender, Neb.
W. S. Harris, Spokane, Wash.
Jury disagreed: II. E. L. Goddard,
Dallas, Tex.
G. M. Anderson of Gretna was in
towD yesterday, leaving this morning
for South Omaha. Mr. Anderson
was sent down by a South Omaha
stock buyer to see about loading
a bunch of horses at the local yards.
This ho did Monday night only to
find out the next morning that the
bunch were again loose in the pen.
The car had not been properly billed
and being left on the track over night
the i-fli nt turned the animals out the
tioi day. Anderson got them loaded
up iisain last night and saw that
tiny wire on their way Ik fore he lift
for tli market today.
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HE DISTURBED THE
PEACE LAST NIGHT
Young Fellow Smashes Up a Vine
Street House and Draws
125 Fine.
Wis Kalasek enlisted last evening
as a knight of the Growler and pro
ceeded to make things noisy around the
streets for a while. He was taken off
duty last night about nine o'clock buy
night officer Trout who placed him in
the city bastile to await his "court
martial" this morning.
It seems that Monday night, three
or four young fellows of the city,
being a little affected by the soft rajs
of the spring moon, went up to spend
a social evening at Mrs,. Wortlen's
place on Vine street. The woman was
not especially anxious for their com
pany that evening and refused them
admittance to her abode, wherewith
the gentlemen on the outside became
decidedly wrathy and threatened to
take the place by Btorm. They banged
on the doors and broke out a number
of window lights but the people on
the inside held their own anil managed
to withstand the siege without running
up the white flag. Ilowevei, fearing
a repitition of the Port Arthur stunt
last night, Mrs. Worden appealed to
the polisce for aid in preventing the
expected attack.
Officer Trout was sent out with his
big stick to await the developments
of the evening, and hardly was he more
than stationed when the aforesaid
Kalasek arrived with blood in his eye
and also a little booze in his system.
He broke out what remaining glass he
could find in the door and then statrcd
to demolish the sash. The forces on
the inside,armed with a hatchet suc
ceeded in holding the fort and were
just threatening to blow off the rebel's
head with a pop-gun when the officer
interferred and took Kalasek out of
the dangerous vicinity. He submitted
willingly to the officer and was lodged
in the calaboose for the night.
In the police court this morning he
pleaded guilty to being drunk and dis
turbing the peace and was given a
fine of $25 and trimmings. He was
allowed the day to dig up the coin
which he said he would rather produce
than be a month's boarder of the Man
speaker hotel.
Krowlek Estate Sold.
An administrator's sale was held
at eleven o'clock today on the court
house steps buy Will J. Streight, ad
ministrator of the Waclav (generally
known as James) Krolck estate. The
property consisted of ten acres of
land and a small three room house
situated just outside the city limits.
The land was purchased by Frank
Krowlek, son of the deceased, for the
sum of $1,000.
W. D. Messersmith, the local truck
gardener and fruit man, reported to
the News today that the severe win
ter had not injured his fruit tries to
any extent as many people expected
it would. Ho states that sumo of
his poach trees are already in hit in
and he'll have green poaches the si.e
of a pea in about a week.
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you'll need to come soon. They are being
snapped up by the best dressers as never be
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shown in Plattsmouth this season, and we
speak advisedly. You can compare them with
any other suit you like and you'll find the
above is correct. Prices $20 to $:.". Clothes
not so pcod, but od as other show $.") to $18.
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PLATTSMOUTH WILL PLAY
BALL AND DO IT SOON
Enthusiastic Meeting of Businessmen and Fans Held in
the City Hall Last Night.
SET OF OFFICERS ELECTED
AND GOOD MANAGER SELECTED
Prospects Never Brighter For a Fast Team to Represent
the City For 1910 Season.
(From Wednesday's Daily)
If the size of the crowd and the en-
thusiasm indulged in last night at the
base ball meeting held in the Council
chamber is to be the judge base ball
in Plattsmouth this year w ill take
a step forward which will be a credit
to the city. -
Everybody was enthusiastic for a
good team and the assurance by sev-
eral present, including last year s
manager that there was material right
here in the city for a fast team met w ith
a great deal of favorable comment,
for it seemed to be the general idea
that as we had the material here,
the boys should be given a chance to
make good.
Mr. Warren, manager last year call
ed the meeting to order and gave the
crowd a good talk on the work necess
ary to make the venture a success.
Owing to his work in the shops he
said that it was impossible for him
to take hold of the team and give it
the attention which a team should
have to make it a success along all
lines, but he would be glad to assist
in every way in his power to make a
winning team for the city.
The following officers were then el
ected: President, P. A. Barrows.
Secretary, Frank Gobclman.
Treasurer W. It. Egenberger.
Manager, Ed Brantner.
Executive ciommittee, J. P. Falter,
Adolph Giese, Anton II. Kobek.
The above officers will constitute
the executive committee who will
have power to transact the business
of the association.
Speeches were made by most of
the officers elected atid by several
of the businessmen present and the
matter of grounds were discussed at
considerable length, the matter fi
nally being loft to the members of
the executive committee.
In his talk to the mooting on taking
the chair, the president asured the as
sociation that everything would be
done by him that was possible to ad-
Mrs. Herman Klietsoh from the vil
lage of W weeping Water spout last
I r.isht vith her cousin Mrs. I). L5. Ebor
! solo in this city. She departed this
j morning for a day's stay in Omaha.
vance the interests of the club and gave
considerable of a talk along the lines
of harmony. He asked that the
, criticism whirti a player is apt to
' receive from his team mates when an
j error is made be cut out as much as
possible, saying that the player him-
.self probably felt the mistakes more
deeply than anyone else could possibly
do and that criticism many times made
the offender more subject to additional
errors. A player who played without
error, it must be remembered, would be
in the big leagues, and not in Platts
mouth, and that fact should be re
membered in casting judgment on the
work of an amatuer. The president
also advised that a system of busi
ness be adopted whereby the treas
urer would make a monthly repoit
of all .monies received and paid out,
that no money be paid out only upon
order of the secretary signed by some
other officer.
Mr. Nemetz made a good talk along
the line of ; good, language by the
players during a game. He said that
the public were the ones the asso
ciation would have to depend upon
if the venture was a success, and if
all were assured that they would not
be compelled to listen to vile lan
guage, they would attend the games
and would be constant with their pat
ronage. His remarks met with much favor
from the crowd and others joined with
him in assuring the mooting that they
would use their influence along the
line of giving the public not only good
exhibitions of base ball in which the
ladies or girls could attend and be as
sured that there would be no ac
casion for them to leave the grounds
with regret that they had been com
pelled to listen to something which
had no place there.
The executive committee will meet
Tomorrow evening to perfect plans
along the linos of grounds and other
matters of importance.
The mooting then adjourned
Greek Found Ills Brother.
W. L Pickett, the agent for the Bur
lington felt last night as though ho
had a great burden lifted olT his shoul
ders when ho got the freshly imported
Son of Greece safely landed with his
brother with the sphogotti name.
The young foollow of tho dark skinned
typo landed in the city on the 8:15
train yesterday morning and when the
train pulled out and tho passengers
cleared away the fresli importation
remained as a silent guard over his
stack of luggage on the platform.
Mr. Pickett, nol caring for the perman
ent decoration at the depot, tried to
leave him at the Greek quarters near
the shops, but although this idea
could not be explained to the foreigner
the signs and grunts along that line
didn't seem to make a hit with him,
and he stuck to the gent all day like
a watch dog.
In the evening his brother returned
in one of the crews of laborers and
their meeting was a joyful one, at least
it was noisy enough to be so. The two
of thorn clambered on a morning train
for Omaha today, while Pickett wont
across the river to celebrate his nar
row escape from having to adopt the
son of the sunny south.
One of the catchy Easter display
w indow s of the city is that of Sherwood
Brothers, the shoomen. It is a pretty
arrangement of the Easter rabbits
and eggs trimmed with the season's
colors of purple and white with a
sprinkling of lillies.
ESTIMATES FOR PAVING
IN HANDS OF MAYOR
Have Not Yet Been Filed with Sec
retary and Few Details Made
Public.
(From Wednesday's Daily)
Estimates were received yesterday
by Mayor Sattler ftom Engineer
Campen who was hired by the city
to look over tho new paving district
and submit his estimates for the cost
of the work. The estimates ore to
be accompanied by blue prints of the
plan of laying the paving, width of
street and details of the construction.
The figures received arc just about
what was expected by most of the
property owners but a few had placed
their estimates a little higher than
Ihe engineer's. The estimates re
ceived are as follows:
Paving 5,690 sq. yds
$2.00 per yd. .. .$11,380
Curbing 2,100 lin.
ft. at .55 per ft... 1,155
Grading 1,000 cu.
yds. at .30 per yd 3S0
12,835.00
Intersections.
Paving 1,5 1 6 sq. yds
Paving l,51Gsq. yds
at $2 per yd....$ 3,032
Curbing 2S0 lin ft.
at .55 per ft 154
Grading 20 cu. yds.
Grading 20 cu. yds.
at .30 per yd. . . . 60
Oak Header 152 lin
at .25 per ft 38
3,284
Amount of total
contract $16,119
Six per cent for en
gineering fees.. 967.14
Total cost $17,086.14
The paving opposite the site for
the federal building, 346 sq. yds.
with 272 lin. ft. of curbing.
Of the 2,725 ft. of curbing in the dis
trict, it is estimated that 625 ft. of
the present curb can be used.
Judge Travis and wife visited yes
terday at Syracuse, Neb., where the
Judge delivered 8 delightful toast
at a large democratic banquet given
there last night. From Syracuse they
will make a short trip into Kansas
to look over some of the Judgo's land.
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BACK TO
NEBRASKA
Congressman Hinshaw An
nounces He Will Not
Be a Candidate.
LEAVES WAY OPEN
FOR SENATOR SLOAN
Mr. Hinshaw Gives as Reason that
He Needs a Rest from the
Hard Work.
FAIRBURY, Neb., March 23.
Word has just been received in Fair
bury be friends of Congressman Hin
shaw that he will decline to enter
the race for congress this fall. The
congessman has worked very hard
during the last session, and ho does
not feel at this time that he cares to
assume the burdens of a hard cam
paign. This announcement was re
ceived here with expressions of regret
on every hand. The congressman
has been especially popular in his home
county, where he began his proffes
sional career some t'.venty-odd years
ago. It was known at the time he
left for Washington that he was ser
iously considering retiring from con
gress at the end of his present term,
and the announcement did not come
wholly as a surprise. While his friends
here have expressed regret that he had
been impelled to make this action,
they believe his long and faithful
service and his loyalty to his party
has earned him the right to make th
choice. In retiring the congressman
expresses gratuitudc and profound
appreciation for the loyalty of his
many friends throughput the district,
and treasures the many expressions
of confidence that he is receiving from
day to day.
Mrs. Thrasher DecUnes.
Having been nominated for member
of the Board of Education by the
Republican convention, I shall re
spectfully but decidedly decline the
honor. I extend my thanks to the
convention for the honor it has gave
inc. Mrs. Laura Thrasher..'
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