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About The news-herald. (Plattsmouth, Neb.) 1909-1911 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1910)
G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT STARTS AT FAIREURV Plattsmouth Delegates Leave This Morning to be In Atten dance at Sessions. (From Tuesday's Daily) The thirty-fourth annual eneain)- trwttit i .f tin na I ruii'iif f VnV-..Cl- Grand Army of the Republic com- j inencts this morning at Fuirburv audi n party of three delegates represent-! ins riattsniouth lett on an early train today to attend the three days program which lasts Tuesday, Wednes day and Thursday of this week. The local trio of delegatis consisted of Guy McMakcn and W. S. Askwith of the G. A. It. and Mrs. J. W. Hickson of the W. It. 0. the auxiliary of the G. A. It. The encampment this year is in charge of Captain A. M. Trimble, adjutant general of the organization who is of the opinion that this gather ing will be the most enjoyable ever held. The daily program begins at . six thirty when the old veterans are awak ened by reveille, and music by the bugle and drum corps. One of the features of the annual encampment is the martial music rendered by the old ciivil war musicians. This evening at the Fairbury Christian church a general reception will be held for the members of the Woman's Relief Corps and a patriotic program ren dered. Tomorrow morning will be given over to different musical con certs and the annual parade. In the parade will be 1,000 school children some from the city schools and some from the country schools. In addition .1 Ml I . ! mere win uc a civic section automohm s and floats. At eleven thirty the state organizations will meet for the trans action of business. In the evening a big campfire will be held in the City Park and martial music will be rendered by the National Association of Civil War Musicians and choruses. ThurS' day morning, department officers of the Ci. A. R. will be elected and in the evening installed, following which the encampment will close with the bene diction and taps. To Auction Ofl Stock J. W. Larkin is announcing rather a novei way of disposing of the stock of nevolties and notions. He is going to auction off his $1500 stock of goods commencing Wednesday morning and continuing until the entire amount is disposed of. They have secured the services of a well known auction cer who will-conduct the sale. This action is taken by the Larkins in or der to close out their stock in the shortest possible time. The couple have not been enjoying the best of health since the first of the year and they have decided to get into work that would not be so confining for bolh of them. They have not de cided where they will locate, but it will probably be some place in the state where Mr. Larkin can return to his chosen profession, the minis try. By the removal from the city of the enterprising business couple, Plattsmouth will lose two of its best boosters and their many friends whom they have made in their short stay in the city will greatly miss them. Championship Debate at York. Word was received yesterday that the championship contest of the High School Debating League will be held at York on Friday night of this week. The annual High school field day which was to be held at Lincoln on the same day has been called off on account of the eninll pox scare at hat city and York was named as the loca tion for tho debate this year. Ten representatives of the ten schools that have won the championships of tho respective districts will debate the proposition that "Labor unions, are, on the whole, benoficia'." Miss Marie Douglass is to represent Platts mouth, being district champion of this vicinity. The order of speaking will be as follows: Affirmative. Wayne, Sonor, Bro ken Row; Miss E. Floy Lewis, Wy more; Jesse Ertcl, Geneva; IJoyd Worley, Ashland: Van Webster, Hast ings; Negative Miss Edith Christensen, Valentine; Clarence A, Davis. Beaver City; Joseph Fitzgerald, Kearney; Miss Ethel James, Alliance; Miss Mario Douglass, Plattsmouth. Installation of Pastor. At the Presbyterian church on to morrow evening the 18th, at 7:45 o'clock. Order of Exercises. Itev. Mr. Perry of Nebraska City Moderator of the Prcsbyteria, will preside and preach the sermon. Rev. Thomas L. Sexton, D. D., will deliver tho charge to the pastor and Rev. J. II. Salsbury will deliver tho charge to the congregation. The benediction will be pronounced by the pastor. The public is cordially invited to those services. A Five Ton Broadside. In the five turrets of the Florida the battle ship just launched, will lc ten 12-ineh guns, which can he trained upon a single, point and hurl 10,0(10 pounds of metal at one discharge All the ships with which Dewey fought the battle of Manila Hay had a com bined broadwaye only half ns power ful, and the effective range was less by several miles. Though our buttle ships of twelve years ago destroyed the Spanish fleet at Saiiiiago almost without receiving n scratch l.nu are :iniiiiiated now and are completely outelassei added to ty tin le latliaii.-. lately the navy. The Florida will be equivalent to a great fortress or defense, and a speed of twciitv-onc nots is an indication f what shot would be expected to do offensively. I With the Panama canal open she could steam from New York to San Fran cisco or Ilonuluol inside of two weeks, an illustration of the extent to which the waterway across the isthmus will add to the available strength of the navy. Our battle ships will count for more than twice as much when the canal is completed. Forty-eight years ago an impro vised armored vessel, covered. with railroad iron, steamed down the James, took any position it preferred, and sank some of the best wooden ships of the United States, whose shots in reply were harmless. Another armoured vessel, the Monitor, happened to be there in the nick of time, and finally drove off the ironplated assailant. That was the starting point of mod ern navies, in which the Florida is now believed to be the most massive and heavily armed ship afloat. She may never fire a hostile shot. Prob ably she will be considered a proven live of war, and in that way easily be worth the $10,000,000 slice ost. Four other battle ships of this class all greater than the original dread nought, arc an addition to the United States navy, assuring that its pre paredness has been carefully pro- vided for by recent administrations. Globe Democrat. Train Wreckers Alter M. P. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., May 16 (Special) For some time past some one has been giving the Missouri Pacific employees here considerable trouble by smashing the switch lights along the track in the southern part of the city. Watch was placed, but the guilty party could not be disrov ercd. Last Friday morning the sec tion foreman found four large rail road spikes driven in a frog of a switch on tne main line, so that a passing train would have been wrecked. He removed them and reported the matter and on Saturday morning two largo bridge bolts were found driven inco the v switch rail at the same place. A watchman had been placed at this point with a hope of locating.the party or parties who seem bent upon wrecking some of the trains at this particular point. This is very close to where the passenger train was de railed in the day time some two weeks ago. Gets Pianola at Theatre. Manager Schlaes of the Majestic theatre received his pianola today and has it unpacked at his new play house. The machine is a fine model of the Columbus player, one that he had used at his Tekania house. It was quite badly damaged in transit and it will have to be overhauled and repaired before it will do satisfactory work. The case was carelessly pack ed in damp hay at Tekamah, which has spoiled thedark finish in a number of places. It is the proprietor's plan to have the woodwork revarnished and the instrument tuned up before he puts it into service. He will sta tion the new music maker near the front of the building and keep the pia no at the stage so that it may be used for the illustrated longs while the piano at the door will serve to attract attention of passersby. Tonight is amateur night and several numbers of local talent have been billed. Episcopalians to Omaha. Ten Plattsmouth ladies, members of the local Episcopal church left this morning for Omaha where they will attend a number of church meet ings which arc to be held in the cath edral there today. It is the annual meeting day of tho Diososan Branch of the Woman's Auxiliary. The Plattsmouth ladies who are attending the sessions are Miss Alice Eaton Mrs. Carl Fricke, Mrs. T. P. Living ston, Mrs. W. J. White, Miss Bar bara Genng, Miss Helen Dovey, Miss Dora lrieke, Mrs. Kuhn, Mrs A. W. Dawson and Mrs. J. H. Thrash er. Unclaimed Letters. following is the list of uncalled for letters remaining in the Plattsmoutl postoflico May, 1(5.: LADIES. Mrs. G. A. Johnson. GENTS. W. II. Allen, Henry Bus man, It. I). Dixon, Eminent, J, li. Hagcrnan, Peter Haraka, W. M. Haller, F4ed G. Meyers, Frank J. White. Abovc.lcttors unclaimed will be sent to dead letter ozffic May 30. II. A. SCHNEIDER, P.M. HYDE'S FATE SEALED BY HIS OWN TALK Attorneys Looked For a Deadlock Among the Jurors. JURY OUT THREE MOVE The Doctor Takes the Verdict Without Flinching and Thinks He Will KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 10-Dr. Bennett Clark Hyde, whom a jury today found guilty of murdering Colonel Thomas II. Swope and sen tenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary, owes his conviction to his own testimony on the witness stand, says W. C. Crone, a juror. Crone is in reality the man who decided the physician's fate. Until Sunday night Crone and S. R. John son, a fanner from Sibley, Mo., held out for acquittal against the rest of the jury. Reinenibei ing Dr. Hyde's demeanor on the stand, Mr. Crone finally decided the accused man was guilty and voted for conviction. He then convinced Johnson, making the verdict unanimous. ; "Dr. Hyde was his own worst enemy in the tiial," said Mr. Crone tonight. "His own testimony con victed him. When Dr. Hyde said that he had bought cyanide for ten years and yet could not remember where he bought it he damned himself as a witness. If he had not testified as he did I think ho would not be in the 'position he is. "At first I believed Hyde innocent, and until tonight I voted to acquit him. Then I recalled his testimony about his cyanide purchases and I decided he was guilty. I told Mr. Johnson I had changed my vote and I talked with him about my decision, I think my reasoning had an effect on him." A strange feature of Juror Crone's action is that his son, Albert, was re cently sentenced to eighteen years in the state penitentiary for murder ing Bertha Bowler, his sweeJicart. Tonight all the participants m the great murder case are as calm as they have been at any time since the trial started. Tho return of the verdict was marked by the absence of any dra- Broomstick Causes Trouble. On complaint of Hans Rothman a warrant was issued by Judge Archer this afternoon for the arrest of one! Hamburg, first name unknown, whom Rothman claims disturbed the peace this morning by wildly brandishimg broom stick and using it strenu ously on both him and his cow. Mr. Rothman's bovine took a notion last night to seek greener pastures and before sunup this morning the owner set out upon the trail of his wanderer. He came upon the aforesaid Hamburg who was messaging the animal's porterhouse with a broom stick for trespassing on his property. The owner of the live stock 'objected to such treatment to his bossy whereupon the wielder of the weapon turned his attention to Rothman and funned him for a few minutes with the hard side of the stick. When the parties sep arated they were not on the best of terms and the complaint before the justice was the result. The warrant has not been served at the present time Parmele Files Answer. Thomas E. Parmelo has filed ans wer to the petition of Frank B. John son's suit for an accounting of money expended in obtaining the passage of the franchise ordinance for the Inde pendent Telephone company and that received from its sale. The answer is characterized by the same lack of detail as to the nature and amount of expenditure ns was Mr. Johnson's petition. It merely makes general denial of all the allegations of the pe tition. World-Herald. Noah and Ills Troubles. Mr. and Mis. J. M. Noah of Glen wood were in the city between trains this morning on their way to Stella, Neb., Oii account of tho large num ber of people who crowded onto the DAYS FOR NEW TRIAL Yet be Free. mat ic features. Mrs. i Hyde cried a little when she heard the verdict in Hyde did not the court room. Dr, change his usual stoical appearance. Mrs. Logan A. Swopc was unnerved when at her home at Independence she heard of the outcome, but she soon regamded her composure. It was what she had been fighting for and she was satisfied. "My home is still open to my daugh ter," she said. "1 feel sorry for her." Mrs Hyde, however, is not going to her mother. She is still loyal to her husband and confidently believes the supreme court will free him. She is going to take up his fight immediately and battle on until he is freed or her means are exhausted, she says. "Clark is innocent and he sha'l be freed." she said. Dr. Hyde takes his imprisonment cooly. He was asleep today soon after sentence was passed upon him. He professes to believe the case will be remanded for new trial when it reaches the supreme court. His attorneys will make a motion for a new trial some day this week. The Physician probably will be sentenced Saturday. By law ho is not admissible to bail. It is discretionary with Judge Ralph S. Latshaw whether Dr. Hyde be sent to state's prison or held at the county jail pending the consideration of his case by the supreme court. "Until after Dr. Hyde's attorneys have applied for a new trial, I shall not decide what wi'l be done with the prisoner pending tho decision of his appeal." said the court tonight. It is probable that out of consider ation for Mrs. Hyde the prisoner will be kept here for several weeks at least. Since he is convicted she will bo per mitted to see him, but twice a week. Formerly she saw him as many times a day as she desired. train when i: pulled into the station, the aged Mr. Noah was unable to get off the train and the result was it started up with him in the vestibule and Mrs. Noah frantically calling to him from the plattorm. Tho train was stopped by the conductor be fore it had gone more than ten or fif- i teen ynrds and the old gentleman with lie Biblical name managed to get off i and join his wife who had become nearly frantic when she saw tho nasty I train taking her Noah away from her. At the Court House. A hearing was held in county court today in the estate of Sam S. Johnson and Dr. Alton of Elmwood was ap pointed administrator with will an nexed the bond being placed at $30,000 A hearing was held on the petition for final settlement in the estate of Fred Wehnes. This afternoon in district court the case of the First National Bank vs. Breckenridge is being nrgued. A dipsomaniac com plaint was made today by Thomas Sed lock against Frank Podlesak, the hearing being set for three o'clock. Podlesak had recently sued the above mentioned Sedlcck for an amount due him for wages. A mandamus suit was started today by the county surveyor against the county to secure an outfit of surveying instruments the papers reading, State of Nebraska, ex rel, relator versus county commis sioners, respondents. Bert Gallup,tho mandolin instructor was in town yesterday on his periodi cal visit to the city. He packed his freight for Omaha this morning from where he goes to other towns where he has musical classes. W. A. Parker of Omaha returned home this morning. He had been in town making a short visit vith his brother J. D. Parker. PRODIGAL DUMAS. Hit Disregard of Money and Failure ai a Publisher. The Mousquetaire, a Parisian journal founded by Alexandre Du mas, grew and nourished for a short time and thou became extinct. It w as carried on during a brilliant ex istence with an astonishing disre gard of business methods conimouly in vogue. Its staff was tho largest and most varied ever known. Per sons would walk into the ofliee, pro pose working for the paper and find themselves at once accepted. "What will you allow me?" a new man would ask. "Whatever you like, my boy," Du mas would return. "By tho way," he would explain to every new as pirant, "we must understand ono thing: I mean you to be handsome ly paid. You must havo 1,000 francs a month, and if you should want a month's pay in advance now don't scruplo to ask for it." Everybody was dazzled, and Du mas himself more than all tho rest. No business enterprise, however, COIlld OTicf on such a hieig, tbft Journal began to languish". Tfion a man named Boule proposed taking tho speculation out of Dumas' hands.. He offered tho great man 100 francs a day, which meant more than $7,000 a vear.' "Here," said Boule, "is a check book full of those little tinted leaves you are bo fond of. Every morning you havo only to writo your name at the foot of one, send it into tho office and touch your 100 francs." Dumas loved money, and his face beamed with delight. "But sup pose," said he, "that some day I Bhould want 300 or 400 francs?" "Well, all you havo to do is to Bend in throe or four of your checks. Nothing is more simple." The book lay on the author's desk, a delightful and ready re source. Did a creditor call ? A slip of paper, and ho was paid. A poor woman was about to be turned out into the street. A few more Blips, and she was relieved. At tho end of the week nothing was left of the book but tho cover. Then Boule changed his mode of procedure. PLAYERS' BATS DIFFER. Soma Big Man Wield Small 8ticka, i and Midgete Use Big Onea. Baseball players' bats differ In size and suape ns much as the players do In physique. And the strange part of it Is that ninny of tho big fellows use a small, well shaped warclub, and a couple of the "rabbits" wield some thing resembling a wagon tongue. An Instance of this Is the woodpile that "Rebel" Oakes, a former Cincin nati star, but now with the St Louis Cardinals, uses. A mnu can scarcely imagine such a little follow swinging so large and heavy a bat as Oakes does. The opposite side of the case is represented by Bresnahan, who, while large in stature, hits with a reasona bly small club. After a glance at the Hans Wagner bat one would think that the "Flying Dutchman" might Just as well go and pull up a young but promising tree and use that to destroy the hopes of young and old pitchers alike. No bal ance to it, large and heavy all over, the average man could hardly swing It It takes a person of immense strength to use it properly, and Hans is that Being so heavy, tho great batsman can meet the ball cither on the handle or the very end and make a hit where another player would put up a pop fly or weak grounder. INTERMOUNTAIN RACING. Long Meeting to Open at Cgdan, Utah, May 25. Manager Richard Dwyer of the Utah Jockey club has oulclally announced the dates of all meetings to be held under the Jurisdiction of the Interim tlonal Racing association. Ogden is scheduled to open tho season with a meeting commencing May 23 and run nlng till June 4. Salt Lake City then takes up the running, the spring meet' ing at Buena Vista park opening June 0 and continuing until July 21. Fol lowing this meeting a jump will bo made to Butte, where the runners will hold forth from July 23 until Aug. 21). Cheyenne will hold a meeting com menclng Sept. 1 and finishing the 20th. Returning to Salt Lake City, the final meeting ou the intermountalu circuit will begin Sept. 24 and conclude Oct 20. Compact Quarter. It was the tiniest of tiny flats. "Yes, sir," said tho maid, "the stork arrived with a lino baby boy." "Great Josephus!" exclaimed Mr. Flatte, who had been away on a trip. "That means more room. Have vou hung the broom in the air shaft ?" "Yes, sir." "And trimmed the leaves of the rubber plant down to one-half their normal size? "Yes, sir." "Then take the pot dog to the fancier's and hare his tail cut off, p must economize room some way. Thank goodness , it wasn't twins!" Chicago News. I TWO MORE DRUNKS ARE I BROUGHT INTO TOWN. Louisville and Greenwood Each Generously Donate One for City Strong House. (From Tuesday's Dally; The Cass county jail is again as suming its popularity and this morn ing to more callers were assigned apartments in the Manspcaker hotel. The fust part of the month tho tran sient business at the old shack was comparatively dull but the last few days it has been picking up to a reat extent. The police in the county tow ns have been getting busy and mak ing life miserable for the drunks who care to bibc with in their city limits. A few days ago one was rought down from Greenwood by Constable Andrus and this morning he appeared with another. His charge today was ono John Doe who had been creating quiet a disturbance in that peaceable town by being drunk and disorderly. He was given a hear ing before W. E. Hand, justice of the peace, and deceived a fine of $10 and costs which totaled up to $22.35. Doo was lacking with tho dough so he's lying out the fine at the jail. C. M. Seybert, marshall for he town of Louisville, turned over to the jailor a drunk giving the name of Arthur McVey. He had stirred up quito a fuss at Louisville last night when he had a big snoot full. Justice of the Peace Lewis gave him a stiff sentence of thirty days in tho cooler with tho last ten on bread and water. While in the city the Louisville mar shall Bpokc of he poor condition of tho jail at that place. It is not safe to put a desperate character in con finement there for the brick walls are much like the walls of the county jail. About two months ago, a pair of store breakers who are now serving time Lincoln, very near made their getaway by digging through the wall and since that time they have not trusted the jnil with anyone more than twenty-four hours. He says Louisville and Plattsmouth can shake hands on the jail proposition. DISTRICT COURT m CONTINUES SESSION. City Clerk Instructed to File Trans crlpt ol Hearing Belore City Council. (From Tuesday's Dally) The May term of the District court was continued today at the court house. Late yesterday afternoon a settlement was reached in the case of C. W. Baylor vs. Claude Butler. The defendant Butler was ordered to pay the plaintiff $15.50, the original amount owed on a quantity of coal purchased from the fuel yard of C. W. Baylor. Tho plaintiff wns ordered to pay the costs of proceedings amount ing to $23.30 and the case was dis missed. This morning the case of Alvin L. McDonald against Agnes Mc Donald was brought before Judge Travis and the plaintiff was given leave to amend his petitioner. The parties waived objections to the presiding judge, Travis, hearing and deciding the case and a demurrer was argued and submitted. Tho hearing in the Goring case was continued and City Clerk Elstor was directed to file in the court a transcript of tho proceedings had before the city council, on the payment of the charge for the same by J. M. Leyda, attorney for the remonstrators. The county commisioners are in reirular session todav in their rooms at the court house. Masonic Election. Annual election of officers was held last evening of the Blue Lodge, Order of Masonp, and about the largest at tendance of tho year was present. The following officers wero elected : Oliver Dovey, W. M.; Fred Ramge, S. W.; W. C. Ramsay, J. W.; M. Archer, Sec; C. G. Fricke, Treas. There arc other officers of the year who are appointed but the appoint ments have not as yet been made. To California. New through tourist car line to Los Angeles, Calif. Lcavo riatts niouth each Friday 12:03 a. m. via Kansas City C. 11. It. I. & P. El Paso arrive Los Angeles Monday 7:05 a. m. Returning leave Los Angeles Thurs day 3 p. in. arrive Plattsmouth 5:03 p. m. Sundays. Hugh Norton, tf A gout Mo. Pte t
