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'JMattsmoutb Journal.
VOLUME XXVII
PLATTSMOUTJI, NE15RASKA, THURSDAY, .IULV 1 1JK)7
SUM ni:u -!
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GIVES
The Body of John A. Anderson Who Fell Into
the Water at Gibson, Recovered
VAS INTERRED
Had No Relatives in This Country and But Few
Near Him in His Native Land
The raging Missouri river gives up
its dead. At an early hour yesterday
morning while working at the riprap on
the other side of the river, at a point a
little alove, directly across the river,
Howard Newton and George Green dis
covered the ldy of John A. Anderson,
foreman of the pile driver gang who
lost his life at Gibson, lodged against a
pile of drift a short distance from the
shore. They immediately prwured a
hand line and secured him, drawing him
to the shore and fastening the line so he
could not float away. Immediately they
notified V. L. Pickett ami bridge fore
man Oscar Sampson, who also notified
Mr. Bignell and I. C. Woodring, who
instructed Mr. Pickett to have the body
prepared for burial and the remains
were turned over toStreight & Streight,
w ho sent a casket to the place where he
was found and he was placet! in the
casket and brought over on the work
train about four o'clock last evening.
By instructions from D. C. Woodring
to Oscar Sampson, he was to select pall
bearers from the bridge gang and bury
Mr. Anderson in the afternoon even if
it should be late. But the rain during
the funeral of H. H. Hollister so delay
ed the return of the hearse from the
cemetery that it was deemed unadvis
able to go ahead with the funeral, so
the body was placed in the freight de
pot until this morning. Oscar Sampson
and Henry Walker went and watched
with the body during the night and in
terment made this morning.
John A. Anderson came to this coun
try about twelve years ago and has been
working for the Burlington Railway
company off and on for the past ten
years. He worked in the local shops
here some eight or nine years ago, un
der Foreman Steimker, and when he
quit here he engaged with the bridge
department and has worked over a good
FARM HOUSE BURNS
Located Three Miles Hortwest
Of Union
The Union Ledger gives the following
particulars of the destruction by fire of
a farm residence near that village on
the 4th of July: "The burning of the
Pearsley residence, which is located
about three miles northeast of town, oc
curred just after the dinner hour. Mr.
Pearsley and the hired men had finished
their dinners and were out in the yard
when Mrs. Pearsley discovered the fire
and gave the alarm. Help was soon at
hand, and after a vain effort to check
. the fire they endeavored to save as much
of the contents as possible, but succeed
ed in getting out only a small part of
the clothing and bedding. The main
building was brick, but the walls and
foundation were rendered worthless and
frame parts were totally destroyed. It
is supposed that the fire caught from a
rlue in the cook room. The farm is own
ed by John Pearsley, who had $80 in
surance on the building. Art Pearsley
and family who occupied the farm, es
timate there loss at about $."h. and Art
says he thinks he had the most expensive
display of fire works ever exibited in
this county on the 4th of July. We are
informed that the Pearsleys will rebuild
in a short time."
Noah Tyler at Home.
Noah Tyler, who it will be remem
bered, was shot accidently near Ham
burg on the evening preceeding the
Fourth, is so far recovered as to be able
to be removed and returned home last
evening. He is now at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Tyler, and
is progressing very rapidly. His wound
is healing nicely and it is hoped that
his recovery will be rapid and that he
will soon be entirely free from any
affliction whatever. The matter of
careless handling of fire arms is one ot
the things which add to our cemetery
entries, and which goes along with the
"fool who rocks the boat."
W IT
DEAD
THIS MORNING
1 dortion of the road. Some years ago he
juit the road and engaged in the retail
; cigar business in South Omaha, but
' about three years ago closed out his
cigar business and again took up rail-
roading, this time engaging with
the pile driver gang. He soon became
foreman and was holding that position
when he lost his life.
While driving piles for the formation
: of a dyke at Gibson last Monday morn
ing, July 8, John Anderson was on the
barge on which the pile driver was sta
tioned and was guiding a pile which was
to be driven, and thought he had it to
the bottom of the river and called out
"all over" which was a signal for the
releasing of the pile as it was held by
the engine. When the engine let go the
pile it sank about eight feet and as he
held it with a cant hook, the drop threw
him into the water, striking him across
the stomach with the cant hook handle.
This was about fifty yards from the
bank of the river, and after the plunge
into the water he came to the surface
and swam towards the shore and had
covered nearly half the distance when
he went down and did not come up again.
I All haste was made to secure a boat
: at the time but before one could be got
ten he was gone. Search was made
around the spot and down the river but
nothing more was seen of him.
Mr. Anderson was well thought of by
. a large number of friends both here and
at other places on the Burlington road.
All who have worked for and with him,
say he was a fine man and a first-class
foreman. He has been saving and had
accumulated considerable money which
it is said is now on deposit in one of the
Omaha banks. The unfortunate man
came from Sweden and from what we
are able to learn, has no relatives living
in this country and but very few in his
native land.
THE CHILD
LABOR QUESTION
Summerized Sections of the
Law in Controversy:
1. A child under the age of 14 years
may not be employed or suffered to
work in or in connection with any
theatre, concert hall or place of amuse
ment, or any place where intoxicating
liquors are sold, or in any merchatile
institution, store, office, hotel, laundry,
manufacturing establishment, bowling
alley, passenger or freight elevator,
factory or workshop, or as a messenger
or driver therefor, or in any other busi
ness or service whatever during the
hours when the public schools of its res
idence are in session, or employed in any
work which by reason of the nature of
the work or place of preformance is
dangerous to life or limb, or in which
its health may be injured or his morals
depraved.
2. A child under the age of 14 years
may be lawfully employed to preform
services not specially prohibited as above
set forth when the time of such em
ployment does not conflict with school
hours.
Sick at the County Farm.
John McFarland. an aged inmate at
the county farm, is very sick. He has
intervals in which his sufferings are in
tense and causes him to make a great
disturbance. When he was in the con
dition which he maintained before he
became so seriously ill, he was consid
ered the very best of the inmates, and
was well liked. His condition has be
come so very bad that his recovery has
been dispaired of. It is a sorrowful
condition which brings a person to the
straights in which he is now. He is re
ceiving every attention which can be
bestowed, and has the best nursing and
medical attention, which are of no avail.
Rehearing in Case
The supreme court has granted a re
hearing in the case of the state vs H. B.
Burgess. The matter relates to the an
nexation of land to the city of Platts
mouth in 18K8. The court had recently
decided the case in favor of Mr. Bur
gess on the ground that the act of 18W)
was unconstitutional, but overlooked
the act of 1881, which was in force up
to The case arose under the scav
enger act. The proceedings of the city
council in annexing South I'ark and ad
joining tracts complied substantially
with the act of 1881. H. D. Travis, city
attorney, is confident that at the trial
of the supreme court the annexation
will be declared valid. The act of 1881
was not attacked in the district court.
WATCH OUT FOR 1 1 1 T.l
Clever Swindler at Work in
Sections of Nebraska
A special from Clay Center, Neb.,
under date of July 10, gives the follow
ing account of a clever swindler which
has just been unearthed in that section:
"A smooth grafter has been operating
in this section for some days. The plan
of operation is well studied, and has
given the parties several days to get
out of the country. Following is an out
line of the deal that succeeded here:
"June 29, a stranger, giving his name
and residence called at the law office of
William M. Clark, and left for collec
tion an account of $125 against Mr.
Koehler, a prominent farmer, near Ed
gar.
"Mr. Clark wrote Mr. Koehler, ask
ing him to pay the amount and avoid a
law suit.
"In due time an answer came with a
check for $129, with Mr. Koehler's
signature, and drawn on a bank in Ed
gar. The man leaving the account had
stated that he would call again in a few
days, and accordingly on July 3 came in
and drew the money and departed; Mr.
Clark in the meantime having cashed
the check at the bank here.
"It turns out that Mr. Koehler knew
nothing of any of the transactions un
til, receiving a letter from Clark, ac
knowledging receipt of the check.
"It develops that the stranger had
called at the Koehler home, while Mr.
Koehlor was absent, and talked of buy
ing land, and in some w-ay learned of
which bank Mr. Koehler was a patron.
He was there again at the proper time
to expect the letter from Mr. Clark.
The rural mail carrier passed while he
was at the Koehler place and he kindly
offered to go for the mail for Mrs. Koeh
ler. In this way, it is supposed, he se
cured the Clark letter, and proceeded
to business by sending the check in
payment and apearing at proper time in
Clay Center to draw the money.
"It has been learned since that he
worked the same game with an attor
ney in Fairfiold, using Mr. Koehler 's
name as before, but at last report had
not'called for the money."
VERY YOUNG TO
GET HARRIED
Sixteen Year Old Doy Weds a
Younger Girl Both of
Cass Countv
A special from Council Bluffs, Iowa,
gives the followMng account of a youth
ful Cass county couple that were mar
ried in that city on Thursday, July 11:
"The groom, accompanied by his
father to vouch for his being permitted
to wed at so youthful an age and the
bride presented to the marriage clerk
by her mother for the same reason and
purpose, Guy Rector, aged sixteen, and
Mildred Marie Hoke, fifteen years of
age, both of Weeping Water, Neb.,
were married at the corrt house here
today, It was the most youthful ap
pearing couple ever married here."
Had a Busy Week
Superintendent J. W. Gamble has just
returned from Peru where he has been
engaged in school work at the summer
session of the State Normal school at
that place. This has been a busy week
with Mr. Gamble; he has delivered lec
tures on the following subjects while he
was there: "Records and Reports."
"The Eighth Grade Problem." "The
Relation of the County Superintendent
and His Principals," "Supervision w:ith
out Visitation" and "The Teacher and
Her Opportunities." The superintend
ent is making a record as a lecturer
that will favorably compare with many
of the speeches of the fluent politicians
and in a manner of merit as to the way
the subjects are handled, his is far superior.
FOR A COUNTY
HIGH SCHOOL
Chsse County the First in Line
Under the New Law
From the Chase County Tribune w e
learn that the county commissioners of
that county have called a special elec
tion on July 2.', for the purpose of vot
ing on the proposition of establishing
a county high school in Chase county
under the provisions of the new high
school law.
Here is a county in the extreme west
ern portion of the state with small pop
ulation and yet they see the necessity
of having a county high school.
The petition presented to the board of
county commissioners in Chase county
asking that such an election be called
and which was duly granted, was signed
by about two hundred of the most sub
stancial farmers of the county. One
hundred petitioners is all that is neces
sary under this law, but the people out
there are enthusiastic for a county high
school.
If a county high school is necessary in
a county like Chase with small popula
tion, there should be at least one in Cass
county which is large enough to accomo
date at least 500 students.
Someone start the ball and let's have
a county high school for Cass county so
as to enable the country students to ob
tain their education at home instead of
going away to college elsewhere. Many
of our country students are compelled to
drop progress in education on account
of insufficient educational facilities and
an oportunity to attend school.
Put your shoulder to the wheel and
push for a county high school building.
CASS COUNTY'S
FINANCIAL REPORT
The semi-annual report of the county
treasurer shows a very prosperous con
dition of the county's finances. There
are outstanding only $5, 000 bonds against
the county, and these are the last of the
court house bonds. The total receipts
for the last half year roll up the amount
of $200,570.92, while the total expendi
tures are away below that figure, and
only counting up when everything is
taken, to $192,232.57, showing an in
crease for the half year of $8,337.35.
There remains a balance in the general
fund, $23,889.81; in the bridge fund,
$13,979.44; in the road fund, $25,937.66,
and in the school fund $35, 214. 69, a total
in the hands of the treasurer of $116,
864.98. There are no outstanding war
rents, or any over drafts, and the last
$5,000 of bonds, which the county owes,
will be paid when they fall due on the
first of August, less than three weeks
from now.
Fireman Wadick Dies
A special from Grand Island under
date of July' 12, says: "William ; A."
Wadick, aged twenty-nine, a fireman on
the Burlington, died while being taken
to St. Francis hospital in this city as a
result of injuries received in falling
from his engine yesterday. A plug in a
flue blew out, letting the steam escape,
and Wadick evidently leaned out of the
engine to escape the steam and fell.
The train was making thirty miles an
hour and Wadick struck some ties,
fracturing his skull. He leaves a wife
and two children, residing at Aurora,
whither the remains will be sent, later
being taken to Kansas for interment.
To the above the Lincoln Journal adds:
"For a long time Mr. Wadick was night
foreman of the Burlington round house
in this city. Later he was promoted to
a day position, but soon after took a
position on the road and moved his
family to Aurora. At the time of the
accident he was on Engine 1012, at the
head of a freight train. He has been
in the empioy of the Burlington for a
long time."
Mrs. Flora Wadick, a sister-in-law of
the unfortunate man, received a tele
gram yesterday calling her to the home
of the deceased, and she departed on
the evening train for Aurora. Mrs.
Wadick is a daughter of Ed Martin of
the Burlington shops at this place. W.
A. Wadick was well known in this coun
ty, having been married near Elmwood,
this county, where his wife lived before
their marriage and for a time made her
home with the family of County Clerk
W. E. Rosencrans and familv.
Announcement
rn' announce that I am a candi
date for the office of County Judge, sub
ject to the will of the republican voters
of Cass county expressed at the primary
to be held under the new law, Septem
ber 3d, next. J. E." Douglas:
For Sale.
A few good milk cows, by John Berg
man, four miles west of Mynard.
Has Finished His Work
Wm. Delesdernier finished the work
of appraising the Sheldon estate on Tues
day by calling as witnesses to ascertain
the value, Fred Nutzman and George
Conrad. Their evidence was taken in
shorthand by Willard Clapp and reduced
to writing and will form part of his re
Krt. The appraising of this estate re
quired considerable work. First each
seperate piece of land had to bejerson
ally inspected and then the evidence of
the parties as to value had to be taken.
The report will be filed in a few days.
Nehawka Register.
REPUBLICAN CAN
DIDATES FOR SU
PREME JUDGE
The "Press Bureau Crowd"
Getting in Their Work
as Usual
A special from Lincoln says: "Jt may
now be taken as fairly assured that a
good, lively contest will be waged in the
preliminary campaign for the republican
primary nomination for supreme judge.
While Judge M. B. Reese has made no
formal announcement of his candidacy
it is understood that the "press bureau
crowd" has gotten in sufficient action al
ready to convince the judge that a wide
spread demand exists for his candidacy,
and that he has allowed the propaganda
to go so far that he will have to go
through with it to the finish.
"On the Sedgwick side the original
program is being carried out, of peti
tions signed up generally by republicans
throughout the state, asking that his
name be placed on the official primary
ballot. Reports from all directions are
to the effect that the petitions are being
well received. The publication of the
letter of transmittal shows that these
petitions are to be returned to the Sedg
wick managers ty July 20, and, allow
owing for delays, they will probably be
filed with the secretary of the state
sometime next week."
Claimed He Was An Odd Fellow
J. T. Blair, an umbrella machinist,
whose chief pursuit was the sampling
of bad whiskey and worse beer, lost his
bearings to the extent that he was not
able to pilot his ship, and as a conse
quence put into port thinking it friend
ly, only to find when he had read his
log, that he was in the city bastile.
Another bark sailing under no particu
lar name, called him John Doe, sought
to aid him; and as Blair claimed to be
an Odd Fellow, searched all over the
north part of town for one, to identify
him, and when one was found, Blair
failed to recognize the necessary sig
nals. It was at once concluded he was
sailing under false colors and he was
allowed to continue in the jail until
this morning, while John Doe, as an ac
cessory, shared his fate and his cell.
This morning with nothing more found
against them but the fact that they
were a very great nuisance, were turned
loose to drift down the stream of dissi
pation which eventually leads to the sea
of dispair.
Elevator Company Meet
The Cedar Creek Elevator company
are holding a meeting in the city today,
and a number of people from west of
the city are in attendance. We under
stand that there are a large number
of farmers who have taken stock ic the
enterprise aud they expect to do a good
business when the new crop is ready to
move. The meeting todav was for the
purpose of arranging to buy the Duff
grain company's elevator at Cedar
Creek.
His Crop Destroyed
N. C. DelesDernier, of Nehawka.
came in last evening accompanied by
his wife and little daughter, Ruth, and
are visiting with friends ar.d relatives,
the guests of Chas. E. Cook, his
brother-in-law. Mr. DellesDernier re
ports that the vicinity in which he lives
was visited by a very severe hail storm j
last Saturday night, in which his crop
was destroyed. The storm extended,
over land four miles wide by ten miles
long.
Editor's Pants Story
A newspaper man is an enemy to
bulletin board advertising on general
principles, but there are occasions when
a bulletin board may bring better results
than a paper. The editor of an exchange
remarks that he observed one in front
of a store in his city not long ago which
read, "B,4 U Buy Pants Come In and
SeeJOurs." He went in, and there was
not a confounded man clerk in the store
(thev were all females), so he bought a
fan and walked out.
VICTIM OF A SWINDLE
George A. Hay's Purported
Fortune Proves a "Fake"
A special from Central City, S. 1).,
says: "It now turns out that the pur
ported fortune of ?125,mmi that was left
George A. Hay of this place was out of
the neatest swindles ever perpetrated
on a Black Hills man. He received a
communication from a concern in Mad
rid, Spain, which stated that a relative
of his by the name of Hay was dying in
a hospital in that city. He had a large
amount of money in a hank in London
and also some signed checks in his lug
gage which had been seized by the
Spanish officers. The first letter was
written at the request of the chaplain
of the prison hospital, so the graft let
ter stated.
"The first letter was followed by an
other which brought the information to
Hay that the relative had died and that,
the luggage was still being held. The
relative had a daughter and it was th
request of his that she be brought over
to America and educated. It would re
quire $2.r0 to release the luggage. It is
not known here whether Hay sent the
necessary money according to the orders
of the letter. The same graft was work
ed on a young man two years ago at.
I'luma, near this place, but the letters
were returned to the American minister
at Madrid for investigation, who wrote
back that the scheme was one being
worked by grafters in Spain against
whom the authorities had a number of
similar grievances.
COMMITTEE MEETING
The Democratic Central Com
mittee to Meet in Platfs
mouth, July 20.
Notice is hereby given that the dem
ocratic central committee of ('ass coun
ty will meet in I'lattsmouth at 1 o'clock,
j). m., on Saturday, July 20, 1907, for
the purpose of consultation and the
transaction of such business as may
properly come up. It is very imrortant
that every member be present, and al
so all other democrats who feel like do
ing so. Under the primary election law
it is very important that all should un
derstand the manner of proceedu re. Let
every committeeman insist on others
coming with him.
W. B. Bannim;, Chairman.
M. A. Bates, Secretary.
Rouse at Ord Institute
E. L. House departed last evening for
Ord, where he will be one of the instruc
tors in the Ord Normal school during
the coming week. Mr. Rouse's work
there will claim his time during the
coming week. He expects to return
next Saturday. To our mind, no better
man could be selected for the position
which he is to fill, than is Mr. House.
He has had the necessary experience
and the ability, which coupled with a
deep interest in the schoolwork, equips
him in a way that few possess; for the
thorough presentation to the teacher
and the prospective teacher, the prob
lem which will sooner or later confront
her, if she continues at work in the
school room.
Arm Broken in a Runaway
While working in the hay field at
Henry Sturm's last Friday Earnest
Brewer was thrown from a hay wagon
and both bones of his left arm were
broken just above the wrist.
He was on the load and a bunch of
hay falling upon the horse which was a
little nervous caused thern to jump nr.d
turn the wagon quickly throwing Brewer
off the wagon and in the effort to save
himself the arm was broken. The hor.-e
run until they got into Heinhart Ketel
hut's field where they became entangled
and one horse was thrown and the other
horse tramping on him hniisod him pret
ty bad.
Dr. Wilcox and Dr. Bollard reduced
the fracture and it will he some time
before Br ewer will pitch hay again. He
carried accident insurance in the M. W.
A. Accident Association, and he will re
ceive and per month until he
can go to work again. Nc-hawka Regis
ter. Hilarious at Nehawka
D. D. Martindale imbibed too much
of the fire water and -had to have his
home folks administer a little corrective
persuasion at Nehawka yesterday. At
the session of the court he was sentenc
ed to a term in the county bastile and
F. R. Cunningham brought him up last
evening. Moral: The way to keep from
getting drunk is not to drink.