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PLATTSSIOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY MAY
5 1M0
VOL. XLVII NO. 5
DEATH TAKES
INJURED MAN
W. E. Renner, Unable to
Survive Amputation
of Limb.
DIES IN OMAHA HOSPITAL
AT 11 LAST NIGHT
Injuries Received While Working
on Ills Engine at Pacific
Junction Fatal.
William E.Renner, the Burlington
engineer who was hurt while under his
engine at Pacific Junction yesterday
morning, died at the Immanuel hos
pital of Omaha last night at 1 1 o'clock.
He did not rally from the effects of the
amputation of his leg and passed away
without clearly recovering his con
sciousness. The man was hurried to
the Omaha hospital shortly after the
accident which occurred at six o'clock
yesterday morning when Mr. Renner
was under his locomotive repairing a
Jdken brake beam and his train was
jr struck by a strine of cars heinir sivit,-
Cll',d by the vard enn-ine of that, nlnni
"His left leg was horribly mangled
from the hip to the foot and anesthetics
were admisnitered to the injured
to make the intense pain bearable.
Under the influence of the injections
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his pain was almost entirely relieved
until apout evening when the reaction
set in and at times he suffered greatly
from a pain which seemed to extend
from his right knee to his foot. When
informed by Dr. Livinirstnn that, it
would be impossible to sa ve the limb
the injured man gave way, saying he
would rather be dead than suffer the
loss of a member. He was consoled
by the doctor and seemed to think
nothing more of the matter during the
day. At 6:30 in the evening after the
arrival of Dr. Davis, the head physi
cian of the hospital who had been
out of the city, he was taken to the
operating room and the leg ampu
tated, the operation being completed
a few minutes after eight. He seemed
to go through the ordeal very well
and at ten thirty. Mr. and Mrs. Hp
started for home.Bcfore they had left
the city lie had suileied a sudden re
lapse and died althouirh thev
not informed of the death until they
reached their home in Plattsmouth
when a telephone message brought
the sad news.
Mr. Renner conversed with his friend
while at the hospital but did not. l.iv
the blame of the accident on nnv twr.
son in particular and his details of the
accident were the same as given in
last night's News. At the timn r.f
the operation his mother, wife, Mr.
llerger, William Richardson of My
nard, a brother-in-law. and ( iPOrirp
Horn of Cedar Creek, an uncle, were
at the hospital but none of them were
aware that he would not live through
the night.
The sad death of one of thp mnt.
respected and honorable vnunir
men of the city has cast a shadow
among the people of the town who
were a'l so intimately armmintpd
with the deceased and know so well
of his clean habits and. morals. He
was born and raised in Plattsmouth
and there was hardly a person in town
that could not call "Bill" a friend of
theirs. It is a sad blow to the young
wife, a Plattsmouth girl, and to the
mother, to whom he was so dearlv
attached. The News unites with the
many friends of the deceased in ex
tending consolations to the bereaved
family.
W. E. Renner was born at Ceresco,
Nebraska, not far from Lincoln,
August 27, 1S77, where he spent
the younger days of his boyhood.
His father was Andrew R. Renner of
whom he was the only child. When
about 17. the young man came to this
city and secured work at the Burling
ton shops, where he was emnloved
j first in the lumber yards and later
1 as a blacksmith. Here he learned
locomotive work and later became
fireman on the road. In about 1900
he was married to Dora Narnell
a Lincoln girl, and two sons, Carl
and Harry, were born. His wife
died at that city where they made their
home, in aov. 19()o and on December
20, 1006 he was united in marriage
with Miss Lmma Robbms, a Platts
mouth girl. He secured the position
of engineer on the road, working on
different runs, but makinar this eitv
his home and living in a comfortable
tittle residence on High school hill
As before stated he was the onlv ehih
leaning at his death, his wife and moth
er, Airs, llerger, and two sons.
The remains arc to be brought
home ihis evening on the five o'clock
train and as yet no funeral, arrange
ments have been made, on account
of the absence from the city of the
deceased's wife, who remained in
Omaha until the body was shipped.
It is thought the services will be held
rriday afternoon.
WANTS HINSHAW
FOR GOVERNOR
City Attorney of Capital City Ad
vocates the Congressman
For Governor.
THINKS HE WOULD
DEFEAT SHALLENBERGER
Believes a Progressive Would Stand the Best Chance of
Winning This Fall.
Little Fellow Improving.
Ben, the ten year old son of Carter
Albin who was badly burned at the
tarm of his fattier a few weeks ago,
is reported to be getting along very
well at an Omaha hospital. The lk tic
fellow was playing with fire on the
evening of April 7, when his clothing
caught fire and the flesh of his left
leg was burned to a crisp. He was re
moved in a few days to an Omaha
nospitai where skm is being grafted
onto the injured member. Fifteen
or twenty small pieces of skin have
been taken from the rieht W nf tin.
suffering lad and grafted onto the
burned limb. It is now exnerto.1 tlm
leg will be saved although there was
lirttlc hope for it immediately follow
ing the accident
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Rcprc-
scntative Edmund II. Ilinshaw, of
the Fourth Nebraska district, is being
boomed for the republican guberna
torial nomination. Mr. Ilinshaw to
day received a letter from John M
Stewart of Lincoln askincr him if
he would head the state ticket and run
in opposition to Governor Shallen
berger, who is a candidate for reelec
tion. It is believed here that many of
the republican leaders in Nebraska
think their best hope for success in
the state election is to nominate
a progressive man who has been prom
inently identified with the insurcrent
movement. Representative Norris of
Nebraska has been approached on
this, subject on several occasions,
but thus far he has failed to give any
definite answer to his friends. It
is known that Mr. Norris would much
rather make a fight against Senator
Burkett and probably would do so
if he felt reasonably sure of victory
He has delayed announcing his can
didacy for either office and it 1Q ft mii
believed that ho will be a candidat
lor re-election in the house.
Mr. Ilinshaw had practically made
up his mind to retire to private life
at the close of his present term in
olhce. Although he has not made
an formal announcement to this
effect, it is known that he has written
his friends in Nebraska that he would
not be a candidate for re-plprtimi
Foi that reason Mr. Ilinshaw is
not yet rr dy to consider his original
plans for the purpose of entering thp
race for governor, although lie might
he induced to do so if it seemed reason
ably certain that he could ennturp
the republican nomination for governor.
"I had made up mv mind to rpfirp
said Mr. Ilinshaw today, "and I
do not believe that I will be a candi
date for any office after this venr.
I do not know what is behind the
letter of Mr. Stewart and until I
am fully informed on the subicct I
cannot make a definite statement."
U. P. WILL MAKE OMAHA
MAIN WIRELESS STATION
Dr. MHlener Who Lectured Here
to Have Charge ol the
' Entire Work.
The Sophomores of the Hieh school
don't seem to agree with the score of
their recent ball came with tin.
Freshman as told by the lower class
men. The Sophs claim thpv skin n pi I
the Freshies by a score of 22 to 6.
Dr. Frederick II. Milliner, the well
known Union Pacific man who was
in the city about two months ago
and delivered a lecture for the young
men's class of the Methodist church,
has todav received orders from head
quarters to start on the work of in
stalling a complete wireless system
for the company. The system to
be used is the Millener, the details
of which were worked out bv the
great electrician himself. The entire
work has been placed in the hands
of Mr. Millener and it will bo the
first wireless to be put into actual
use bv anv road m the world.
A gigantic tower is to be erected
in Omaha for the master station,
which will send mcssaecs as far as
Salt Lake City. Cheyenne and other
points on the line. Mr. Millener has
been conducting experiments for the
comoanv for some time. The hmo
" o
stretches of wires across the country
give much trouble during storms and
throuch the' winter, but it is thouirht
when the new system is in actual
operation, the many troubles now ex
perienced will be done entirely awav
with.
It is the intention of the company
to extend the wireless stations to
the very ends of it's lines but it wil'
bo some time before the work can be
carried out for all the apparatus
constructed will be put up in a per
manent manner. Mr. Mi'lcncr will
leave Omaha in a few days for a trip
through the eastern states where the
wireless is in daily use, in order that
he may look into certain details of
the work.
Uncle Samuel as his favorite blossom.
Members of the G. A. R. pnmn in
time to enjoy a part of tho afternoon
and paratake of the dainty refresh
ments served bv the hostess
by Mrs. Eva Reese and Miss Mollie
Seivcrs, and with hearty good will
and appreciation to the host nnd h nut.
ess the meeting ended most delightfully
A meeting of this kind is held once
a month in some of the homes of the
city and the public are invited to be
present and are alwavs welnnnm
The W. R. C. is strictlv a nat.rint.in
organization, auxiliary to the Grand
Army and it strives to keep before the
people the duties thev owe to Hmsn
about them patiiotic love of coun
try, its grand old flag and tho defen
ders thereof.
At the Court House.
The will of John. W. Miller Infp rt
Elmwood, was filed todav at Mm ommi
court. The estate was a small one
consisting of personal
a small amount of property near
Elmwood.
Final settlement was made tndnv in
the estate of John (known as Bert)
Elements, Jormer editor of the Elm
wood Leader-Echo. The ndminitrn
trix, the deceased's wife, was discharg
ed.
VOTE YES
ON BONDS
Every Ward of City Goes
In Favor of Their
Issuance.
MAJORITY ESTIMATED TO
BE VERY CLOSE TO 175
Filth Was the Only Ward Where
the Majority Was Not a Good
Sized One.
RELIEF CORPS HAS
PLEASANT TIME
Spend Alternoon at the Residence
ol Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Moore.
County Assessor II. M. Sonnninh.
sen went out this morning to inter
view tne diJlerent precenct asspssors
of the county. The trip will take him
until Friday or Saturday to complete.
The district court was in spssinn
today and a number of small cases
were brought up before Judge Travis.
he case of Zi'Ilie E. White inrnint
Andrew F. Sturm ct al was decided
in favor of the defendant. Thnnlnin-
tiff was making an attempt to secure
a fair portion of the estate of her
msband which was left to a eprtnin
church but the decision was rendered
against her. In the case of the Miles
I Smith estate, the contract uhirh
the heirs had made with D. O. Dwyer
tl'tkO un4 .luiil. (....I .1 . 1 (
..no n;i o,iiuc mm mi; umount eiuinipii
by Mr. Dwyer was allowed. A roil.
tract had been made bv tho Inivvpr
to sell a certain amount of land for
the estate for $100, but after the af-
air was carried into court, a sum r.f
$300 was demanded for the work
wnicn was today allowed by the judge's
decision. A decree to quiet title
was made today in the case of Charles
Schwab et al vs. James Kidwpll
et al. In the Sarah Peterson vs
John Bauer case. A. L. Tidd was ap
pointed guardian ad litem over the
minors of the estate, Mable, Grace,
Gertrude and Hazel Bauer and the
guardian was instructed to suggest
to the court a general guardian well
skilled in matters of law.
Tho paving bonds carrind vpatnr-
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day by a decided maioritv nmi iL
only step that now stands in the way
is tne selling ot tho bonds. They will
uv muni wuiuuuiiuciy unu mere seems
to be little doubt but what a ready
market will bo found for thera. The
bonds are to written for tho sum of
$3,500 in denominations of 1500
and the amount is to be used for pav
ing the intersections in the new rmv.
ing district.
The official count of the votes will
be held at the council clmmbpr
Monday night, but it is thought the
bonds carried by a majority of about
375. There were in the neighborhood
of 450 votes cast. The main opposition
of the issuance was found in the south
part of the citv. In the fifth ward
it only carried by a majority of 8
votes. In the other wards, the mar
gins were large and in some of them
there were hardly a handful of votes
cast against the proposition. The
mayor, commercial club president
and business men of the city were
more than pleased with tho results v
and it shows the citizens arc in favor
of helping the city succeed, by coining
out in favor of improvements.
The Riley Barber Shop has under
gone quite a number of interior
changes in the last two days. Yester
day afternoon the place looked like
it might have been the scene of a big
rough house, but this morning the con
ditions assumed Jicir normal and it
was noticed a large plate mirror had
taken the place of the smaller glassBes
that were formerly in front of the
barber chairs. There was an idea
given .out also that some new chlrs
arc liable to find their way into the
shop before long.
Tuesday's afternoon the Womens
Relief Corps and their friends sncnt
the time in a social way at the home
ol Airs. L. A. Moore in the west part
of town. The parlors were filled with
ladies who had taken advantage of
the beaulitul day to spend it as above
stated. The rooms were most appro
priately decorated with tho iintionnl
colors and with the national songs
which were sung made the afternoon
pass most pleasantly.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore favored their
guests with many pieces of good music
which were greatly enjoyed. Mrs
Dixon sang "Yankee Doodle" most
entertainingly and Mrs, Moore ren
dered "Dixie" also most beautifully
and as she sang one could almost im
agine that they were down on the
sandy bottoms among the suirar
cane and cotton.
Mr Moore spoke intcrestincrlv and
favored the columbine as the national
flower and brought out many points
in his talk as to why it should be
thus. I'irst the name second it erows.
in every state; third it blooms in red
white, and UUic as few flowers do;
it holds its head up in a statelv mnnnrr
well befitting our emblems; looking
at it one way it shows a five pointed
star. He had some beautiful flowers
of this varity to illustrate with. Tak
ing one apart, there was a perfect
liberty cap for the Goddess of Liberty.
eagle, talons and a dove of peace,
and "overflowing with honey whereby
we get money." It also has the dain
tiest of odors to please the most
fastidious. The flower was then and
there endorsed unanimously for the
most worthy consideration of our
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