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VOLUME XXVI11
PLATTSMOUTn, NEBBASKA. MONDAi" NOVEMBER I5,.190!
NO 85
Ml IHSIII DIVORCE
CASE III IKE DISTRICT COURT
The Trial Comes to an Abrubt Termination Owing to the Discov
ery That New Matter is Claimed to Have Been Injected.
E01RRY
HER 1 1JURED
In district court this morning
Judge Travis took up the hearing in
the case- of Jacob Rayk3 vs. Adelia
Itaylcs, a 'divorce action. The part
ies in the case are represented by
Matthew Gering who appears for the
plaintiff and Messrs II. M. Sullivan
of Broken Bow and Byron Clark of
this city appears for the defend
ant. There does not seem to be
serious objection to a divorc by either
party but there is a big fight over a
division of property and alimony.
Owing to an antenupial agreement
between the parties, the alimony
question is quite complicated and af
fords food for a long and vigorous
fight.
The trial of the Rayles case came
to an abrupt termination this morn
ing owing to the discovery that new
matters is claimed to have been
injected into the pleadings by the
reply of the plaintiff, Jacob Rayles,
ette of Lincoln his attorneys. This
new matter related to the ante-nupi-tial
agreement spoken of above and
it is a matter which Messrs. Sulli
van and Clark, counsel for the de
fendant contended should have been
made a part of the petition. On
the ground that it was new matter
and that the defendant would have
to have time in which to examine
into it and determine their line of
defense, the defendant would file
affidavits for a continuance of the
case. This ended the case so far
as the trial today was concerned.
The parties to the case are well-to-do
and own quite a good deal of prop
erty situated in this county and
Custer county.
This afternoon Judge Travis over
ruled the motion of the defendant
for a continuance and the case pre-
ceeded to trial as originally out
lined this morning. Taking of evi
dence was commenced and the case
Med by Messrs. Gering and Mock- j will probably run over into tomorrow
GOES TO THE RE-
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Precipitated Over a Twenty-five
Foot Embankment.
William Telleson, an employe of
the National Stone company at their
quarries near Louisville, was badly
injured yesterday In an accident at
that point. Telleson was engaged
in moving the railroad track in the
quarries and was working on top
of an embankment some twenty
five feet high. He was pulling ties
from under the rail, using his pick
for that purpose. Striking the pick
into the ties ho would draw them
out to one side of the track, lie
struck his pick Into a tie and start
ed to pull it out when the pick
failed to hold and the unfortunate
man was precipitated over the bank.
lie was picked up at the foot of
the bank in an unconscious condi
tion and medical aid summoned.
An examination disclosed that he
had broken his right leg. in two
places and in addition his right arm
and nose were broken. ' He was
taken from the quarries to Omaha,
where he was placed In a hospital
for treatment. He had only been
employed in the quarry a few days
and was not known in the vicinity.
Miss Newell Captures Prize. '
The usual big crowd was present
at the weekly unveiling of Wescott's
clock last Wednesday and there was
much amusement had over the con
test to see who held the number
nearest the winning time. The clock
was unveiled and displayed he fig
ures on the dial as 11:22:30. Im
mediately there was a wild hubbub
among the assembled multitude to
see who was next to the winning
time. The search among the 11 's
resulted in the nearest being some
thirty minutes or more off and
then came the search among the
10's. At last all was over and Miss
Bernlce N'ewell was found to be the
winner, holding a check with the
time 10:54:59 on It. The weekly
unveiling takes place next Wednes
day, November 17, at 3 o'clock
prompt. These unvellings will con
tinue until Dec. 15, and they are
proving an unfailing source of
amusement as well as interest and
have been found by the Messrs. Wes
cott as a valuable advertising asset.
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Norfolk Commercial Club BelieveslThat Omaha Retail Dealers are
Taking Advantage of the Show to Boost Holiday Trade
Leona Edgerton Thinks That is
the Best Place for Her.
In county court today Judge Bee
son held a hearing on the matter of
the probate of the will of Lovina
Hunter, deceased. The- will "was
proved and allowed and Isaac N.
Hunter appointed as executor under
its provisions.
He also held a hearing on a com
plaint against Leona Edgerton
charged by her guardian, 0. C. Dovey
with incorribibility. Miss Edgerton is
the young girl who was recently
taken from the care and guardian
ship of her grandmother by order
of the court, on her own motion and
placed under the guardianship of
Mr. Dovey. In that hearing ithe
court found her surroundings to be
such that it would be best to change
her guardian and so ordered. She
had just turned . fourteen years of
age when this order was made. The
young girl is heir to considerable
property left her by her father, the
late William Edgerton. Since being
placed under Mr. Dovey as guard
ian it is charged he has been un
able to exercise care over her as she
Mas rfused to obey his orders and
has persisted in roaming the streets
and in other ways disregarding her
Instructions and refusing to live at
the home selected for her. This ac
tion is brought under the law by
County Attorney Ramsey upon Mr.
Dovey's complaint to have her sent
to the state industrial school at
Geneva and the hearing was had be
fore Judge Beeson this morning.
The healing developed that the
girl was anxious to be committed to
the industrial home and Judge Bee
son by questioning her found that
she thought it would be best for her
to go there and attend school. As
this was the object of Mr. Dovey'a
complaint, Judge Beeson decided to
commit her to the school and entered
an order to that effect. The girl
will go to the school tomorrow morn
ing.
This case is a pathetic one In a
umber of ways. Thje girl Is a
bright and intelligent one and seems
to be well disposed except that she
has many faults which training
should remove. She has been made
the subject of considerable Iitlga
tion and this seems to have resulted
unfavorably to her general behavior
It is to bo hoped that she receives
much benefit by the transfer to the
school and that she. returns In a short
time a model young lady.
Surprise Miss Fricke.
The members of the Bridge Whist
club and friends invaded the home
of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Fricke last
evening and most agreeably sur
prised their daughter, Miss Lena
who is a member of the club and
whose mariage to Mr. R. A. Harris
of Omaha occurs Nevember 23.
The principal amusement was de
rived from bridge whist, which was
entered into with much interest and
enthusiasm.
Following the card games a deli
cious luncheon.,.-was served, after
which the club members presented
Miss Fricke with a beautiful card
table and cards bearing the initial
"H."
After an hour or so spent in a
social way, the invaders withdrew
their. forces, having spent a very
pleasant evening.
Those present were Misses Verna
i Cole, Claire and Hazel Dovey, Lil
lian and Mae Murphy, Anna Has
sler, Florence, lone and Helen Dovey,
Frances Hatch, Dora Fricke, Amelia
and Henrietta Martens, Martha
Goehry, Minnie Guthman and Mrs
C. G. Fricke.
Oyster Supper.
There wil bo an oyster supper
given at the Rock Bluffs school
house, (Dlst. G) on Saturday even
ing, November 27, for the benefit
of the school.
The best i me cneapest, "Acorns''
in re the best
Delegates to Navigation Congress
A special from Lincoln, under
date of November 11, says:
"Governor Shallenberger has
named the following delegates to at
tend the third annual meeting of
the Missouri River Navigation con
gress to be held In Omaha December
14 to 16:
Hon. G. M. Hitchcock, Omaha.
Henry T. Clarke, Omaha.
I). J. O'Brien, Omaha.
Ed. P. Berryman, Omaha.
Joseph Haden, Omaha
Emil Brandies, Omaha.
Arthur C. Smith, Omaha.
Colonel M. A. Bates, Plattsmouth
Captain Logan Enyert, Nebraska
City.
Hon. J. P. Latta, Tekamah.
Joseph Miles, Falls City.
Clark O'Hanion, Blair.
Dr. Stewart Livingston, Platts
mouth.
George W. Ledigh, Nebraska City.
J. M. Tanner, South Omaha.
W. S. Whitten, Lincoln.
C. B. Dempster, Beatrice.
Charles H. May, Fremont.
George L. Loomls, Fremont.
Burlington Pay Day.
- Today is pay day for the Burling
ton employes and things will liven
up a bit as the company leaves a
good roll of money in the city this
month. Business at the shops has
been very good for several months
past and the company Is employing
a great many men at good pay which
Is resulting In prosperity for the
entire community. The pay roll this
month is one of the heaviest in re
cent years and is up to the -high
mark, of the most prosperous year.
Many of the shops are away behind
on orders and are working full time
with every prospect that overtime
will soon be ordered on to get the
work out. Business on the road
continues to be unusually good and
great deal of merchandize and
gran Is moving both ways. Passen
ger traffic has fallen oft during the
past few days, a preliminary 1111 be
fore the holiday business and caused
by the approach of winter and cold
weather. The general outlook for
railroads in the country is excellent
and' there Is every indication that
the coming year wil be a recerd
breaker in point of earnings. The
Burlington will get all of Its share
and this means Increased work in
the local shops and big pay rolls
for this city.
Pushing the Work.
The Nebraska Lighting company
Is pushing the work of erecting poles
for the electric lights over the city
forward with all possible speed and
soon will commence stringing the
wires. It will be a very short time
until the city is in possession of
plenty of light for all needed pur
poses. Tho poles are large, solid
substantial ones, the end which goes
Into the ground being treated to a
coating of tar for preservative pur
poses. There will be a great many
of them required for the work
which will take some days to com
plete.
Mrs. A. W. Dawson Is among those
spending today In Omaha, having
gone to that city this morning on
tike early train.
Close Call.
Night Officer Rainey who took
Nelson Jones place, last night came
near being the victim of a massacre
at the hands of two war-like youths
from the Iowa bottoms. These
youths had Imbibed freely of the
cup that doth cheer and likewise
Inebriate and Officer Rainey ad
monished them to cut it out or he
would throw them Into durance vile.
They Immediately waxed wroth and
wanted him to adjourn to the Bur
lington station, where they promised
to make him look like the prover
bial dirty deuce. In this they failed
most miserably for the officer agreed
to go and did go and he
took them with him. One of them
sought to carve him up a lot, but
he frustrated the attempt and res
trained himself from beating the
young man up by a great effort. He
saw that that the malcontenets
beat It" to Bartlett on the first
train.
A Large Funeral.
The funeral of the late Dr. E. T
Rickard, who was so well known in
this city, was held last Wednesday
at Weeping Water from the Metho
dist church. The funeral was the
largest ever held in that city where
the deceased was well known and
excedlngly popular.
The church edifice could not hold
near all those who were anxious to
pay the departed a last tribute and
the cortege to the grave was one
of the longest ever seen In the county
As a further mark of respect to the
deceased, all business houses in the
city closed their doors during the
time of the services. There was a
very large attendance of fellow prac
tltioners from many points in the
state, members of his profession act
Ing as pall bearers. The funeral
oration was pronounced by Rev. J.
C. Street, while Rev. H. W. Cope and
Rev. G. II. Moulton, former pastors
of the church also delivered short
sermons.
t The Chicken Pie Hupper.
The parlors of the Presbyterian
church were the scene of a merry
throng last evening, the occasion be
ing the first chicken pie supper of
the season given by1 the Ladles Auxi
liary.
The affair was very largely at
tended and the ladles netted the
sum of $50.00, which is the larg
est amount ever jeallzed by the
ladles.
There were six long tables, each
prettily decorated with cyrysanthe-
muras, autumn leaves and candelabra.
The chicken pie, salads, bread, Jel
lies, coffee and cake were up to the
standard and were- demonstrations
of the fact that the ladles are well
versed In the culinary art.
Following the supper a number
remained for a social time.
The ladles wish to thank the peo
ple of this city for the liberal pa
tronage they received last evening
Again Laid Up.
Nelson Jones, mention of whose
visit to an Omaha hospital was made
in the Journal several weeks ago, is
reported today as being seriously
111. His place upon the night po
lice force was taken last evening by
ex-Lhlet nainey. Mr. Jones was
was operated upon some days since
for an enlarged gland under the arm
and returned to the city apparently
as well as could be expected but
within tho past several days alarm
Ing symptoms have appeared and
be has been compelled to take to his
bed. It is to be hoped his condition
is not so serious as reported and
that he will be able to be out within
a few days. The trouble' seems to
have developed In hlB lungs and bo
far has not yielded to treatment.
The Journal is In receipt of the
following resolutions adopted by the
Norfolk Commercial club protesting
against Omuhu holding the National
Corn show at the date set by the as
sociation, and it takes pleasure in
cordially endorsing and reprinting
them. Omaha depneds upon the peo
ple and the small towns of Nebraska
for its support and its action hold-
ung tne corn snow at tne time set.
Is a directblow to them and theelr
Interests. It is in lino for tho com
mercial dub of every small city and
town in this vicinity to adopt sim
ilar resolutions and ,tp take steps
to stand up for the rights of their
business men und people. The reso
lutions are as follows:
Norfolk, Neb., Nov. 9, 1909.
The Norfolk Commercial dub, by
action of Its board of directors, this
9th day of November, protests
against Omaha holding the National
Corn show at the date set by the
association and unanimously adopt
the following resolutions:
Resolved that the Influence of
the retail and department store own
ers has been sufficient to cause the
mangement of the corn show to
set the date of holding this meeting
at such a time as to be detrimental
to the best interests of the retail
merchants and business men of
smaller towns throughout the state
and In direct opposition to the ac
tion taken by the State Commercial
clubs held in Norfolk In January,
1909, when a request was made to
set tne uate or tne corn snow so
as not to draw the visitors to Om
aha just prior to the holiday trade
And we further protest for the
reason that we believe It a selfish
motive on the part of the Omaha
retailers, to Induce the 'Interior
holiday buyers into Omaha to make
their purchases, just at the time
when the trade is needed through
out the state. By reason of losing
the holiday trade the country deal
ers in Nebraska are placed at the
Abroad in tho Land.
The festive spotsman was abroad
this morning on the river and at
daylight a number of guns could be
heard cracking away at ducks and
geese which are reported as quite
plentiful. The .cold snap and the
clearing weather has brought the
fowl from the north and many hunt
ing parties are scouring the streams
and ponds adjacent to the city with
profitable results. There seemed to
be a number of sportsmen up near
the mouth of the Platte as reports
of guns In that vicinity were fre
quent during the early morning and
several flocks of ducks were obser
ved rising from the waters of that
v'cinity. There are said to be a lot
of ducks in the lakes and ponds on
the Iowa side but few here hold
licenses to hunt there.
Injured Near Louisville.
Henry Sass, a prominent young
farmer living near Louisville, Is in
a very critical condition at home
owing to injuries received by falling
under a wagon londed with corn
Sass who hnd been corn husking was
standing by his wagon and he Bclzed
the lines and endeavored to stop
them. They Jerked him under the
wagon and It passed over his left
side, Inflicting Injuries which the at
tending physician says may result In
death. Mr. Sass is well known
throughout his section of the coun
try as one of Its best young men
and It Is hoped he may recover from
his Injuries despite theunfavorable
diagnosis of the doctor.
Conklio pens at Gerlng'i.
mercy of the Omaha stores and will
suffer materially by virtue of los
ing trade which is always looked
forward to at this, particular time."
We appeal to the manufacturers,
wholesalers and jobbers of Omaha,
asking them to use their influence)
In changing the date of the two
weeks' corn show to sometime af
ter the holidays and we believe that
we are justified In maklug the re
quest, for the reason that a vast
amount of the stocks of the country
merchants are purchased in Omaha,
and wo see no reason why the dates
of the show should be set for the
purpose of direct benefit to the few
and at the cost and detriment of
the many.
Bo it further resolved, that we
are thoroughly In sympathy with the
holding of a National Corn show In
Omaha and we are always anxious
to help in every way possible, not
only In this movement but any other
that is of interest to the state or
Omaha.
We appreciate fully the good that.
will be derived by the holding of a
National Corn show within our
borders and we are .fully aware of
the vast benefit it will be to the
state, not only from an agricultural
standpoint but in general and we
will do all In our power to boost
and advertise the enterprise and
will lose no effort t make this corn
exposition a success In every way,
providing the dates are set at such
a time as not to interfere with the
best interests of the state at large.
We do not object to Omaha mer
chants using every legitimate means
of stimulating their trade, but we
do strenuously protest against their
using a national corn exposition for
the express benefit of Omaha retail
merchants, particularly Inasmuch as
the entire people of the state of Ne
braska are asked by Omaha to con
tribute toward . the success of this
event.
THE NORFOLK COMMERCIAL
CLUB. J. D. STURGEON.
ANOTHER OLD
RESIDENT 0
After an Illness of Several Months
Nathan B. Schultz Died Last
Evening
Died Schulze. Nathan Bevier. at
his home in Plattsmouth, Nebras
ka, on Friday, November 12, 1909,
aged 74 years, 7 months and 11
days, of complication of diseases.
Funeral from the home In Platts
mouth, Nebraska, on Sunday, No
vember 14, 1909, at 2 o'clock p.
m. Cannon Burgess officiating.
Interment at Ook Hill cemetery.
Aftr a long life full of good deeds
and with the greatest respect and
esteem of many old neighbors and
friends, Nathan Bevier Schul.e pass
ed to his last- reward yesterday af
ternoon. His death came peaceful
ly as the passing of the day. In
the gloom of early evening when the
elements outside were tempestuous
and tossed by stormy winds, the soul
of this good man left his body and
passed Jnto the Great Beyond calm
ly and quietly as befitted his life.
A long illness which could have but
a fatal termination, had pre
pared the children and the wife of
the deceased for the approach of
death and they were not surprised
when the end came. In his lifetime
Nathan B. Schnlze was a loving and
kind husband and father and a
noble and generous friend. For
months' he had lain upon a sick bed
racked with the pains of a complica
tion of diseases and during all that
time the christian fortitude which
he has displayed had brought home
to his many friends tho good which
upright living gives. The sorrow
ing family have the consolation of
knowing that there is universal grief
among all who had known Mr.
Schultz in his lifetime and that they
have the most sympathy in their
bereavement.
Nathan Bevier Schulze was born
on March 31, 1835 In the state of
New York, and here for many years
he made his home, spending his boy
hood and early manhood in that
state. Later he moved to the state
of Iowa, locating in the town of
Chariton in 1873, and here he lived
until 1893 a period of twenty
years, wheu he came to this city
where he has since made his home.
He was married during his early
manhood in Toulon, 111., to Miss
Eliza Culbertson, and of, this union
four children are now living and
were present last evening when their
father passed away. They are Mrs,
T. J. Hennessey of Missouri Valley,
la., C. W. Schulze of York, Neb., A.
A. Schulze of Omaha, Neb., and N.
P. Schulze of this city.
The funeral of this most estim
able man will tako place tomorrow
(Sunday) afternoon from tho homo
in the second ward, at 2 o'clock.
Cannon H. B. Burgess conducting
the services. Interment will take
place at Oak Hill cemetery.
I hie Showing of Missouri I'milic
It Is understood that the Missouri
Pacific in September earned at the
rate of 10 per cent" on tho stock.
Tho net results were the best In the
company's history for that month.
The car movements one day in Sep
tember exceeded anything that the
company has ever had. The cash
balance of the Missouri Pacific, Just
now.lt is claimed, Is sufficient to take
care of current needs In spite of Im
provements of considerable size, so
that the demand for the new Issue
of bonds is not an urgent one.
State Journal.
Will Trade One of the best ran
ches in central Nebraska, 2000 acres,
highly improved, cut 1000 tons of
hay, fenced and cross-fenced, well
watered, has over 400 acres good
corn land, 12 miles from station
$22,000. Want a Cass county farm.
480 acres, in cultivation 150,
fenced, has house) and barn, 12
miles from depot. A snap for cash
at $12.50 per acre
R. I). WINDHAM,
Plattsmouth, Neb.
Paton's paint at Gerlng's.
