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PLA1TSMOUTU, NEBRASKA, Til HSU DAT FKHKUARY 10, 1910
VOLUME XXIX
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MISER HOTS SUICIDE
Robert Kendall Found Dead in a Shed at His Home With His
Head Blown to Atoms 111 Health Supposed
to Have Been the Cause.
What Beems to have been a clear
case of suicide took place yesterday
afternoon near Union when Robt.
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Kendall, one of the best known and
most popular citizens of eastern Cass
.county, was found dead In a shed at
tached to the stable on his farm, with
the top of his head and his face
blown off While the 6hooting Is sur
rounded with considerable mystery
and no apparent cause for suicide
can be found, the circumstances all
point to his having made way with
kimself.
Kendall lives on a fara about three
miles northeast of Union, having one
of the best places in that section.
Yesterday afternoon he was about
his house and about half past three
o'clock he told his wife that he be
lieved he would go out to a field
where he had some men working
husking corn. He left the house and
Mrs. Kendall thought no more of
the matter, supposing that he had
gone to the field and not expecting
him to return until the men came
In for supper.
Kendall did not go to the field,
however, for the men Baw nothing
of him and continued at work until
night when they came to the house,
Charles Reeves, one of the men, stop
ping at a shed attached to the large
barn of Kandall's to do some chores.
ReeveB entered the shed and was hor-
to the home of the deceased.
Allows Pension.
Judge M. Archer this morning re
ceived offlcail notice . from the pen
sion department at Washington of the
allowance of a pension to Mrs. Nellie
Clifton, widow of the late Alex Clif
ton. Mrs. Clifton gets a pension of
$12 per month dating from March
22, 1909, with an additional allow
ance of $2 per month for her daugh
ter. Judge Archer found this ; to be
one of the hardest cases he has had.
to handle for sometime owing tb
Inability to locate some very material
evidence. However, he succeeded In
getting all needed evidence with the
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coroner's jury was speedily Impanel- j happy regult ag announced above.
led and witnesses heard, the Inquest
being held at one o'clock In the morn- j
lng. The verdict of the jury was that
deceased came to his death from a
gunshot wound inflicted by himself
with suicidal intent.
Dob Kendall, as he was' well and
popularly known, was a native of
Cass county, being a son of Frank
Kandall, one of the old pioneers of
this section and a veteran of the civil
war. He was a man about forty years
of age and was born within a short
distance of where he came to his
death. He was well off In this world's
goods, having a large farm, well Im
proved and with plenty of stock and
grain. He was thrifty and Industrious
and a man who had a world of friends
not alone In his Immediate locality j
but throughout eastern Cass county.
He was well known In this city
where he had frequently been on
business and has many friends here
who were shocked and grieved over
the terrible news of his death. He Is
survived by a wife who was a daugh
ter of Ben Davis, an Otoe county pio
neer, and three children.
The coroner's Jury developed the
cause of the death, a note being found
in the coat pocket of the dead man
in which he stated that he was sick
and could not stand to live longer.
It also developed that he had been
Mrs. Clifton's many friends In the
city are glad to hear of her success.
CUPID GUTS
OTHER SLY DASH
rifled to find Kendall lying on the in 111 health for the past year and
ground in the shed with his head
literally blown to atoms, the face
being destroyed. Across the body of
the unfortunate man lay a shotgun,
one barrel of which was .empty, this
being the weapon with which he had
brought about his end. The right
foot of the . unfoitunate man was
bare, the shoe and sock having been
removed From this circumstance,
It is believed that Kendall had en
tered the shed, sat down, removea
the shoe and sock and placing the
muzzle of the gun In his mouth, had
pulled the trigger with his toes, blow
ing his face and head off.
Reeves immediately gave an alarm
that he had brooded over his condl
tion a great deal. This information
served to form a basis for the coron
er's jury rendering the verdict of
suicide as above set forth and ' as
signing ill health as the cause. '
Kendall was a very properous. man
and one who stood very high in the
estimation of the people. He was
personally a most delightful and gen
ial gentleman, one whose mere ac
quaintance was enough to make one a
lifelong friend. So far as known he
had not an enemy in the world. In
his home relations he was a kind and
loving husband and father and he
placed his home above all else on
and thtf county officers were at once .earth. The faithful and loving wife
notified. As Kendall did not have
a gun when he left the house, con
siderable curiosity Is manifested as to
where the gun came from.
Coroner Clements at Elmwood was
notified and at once hurried to Union
where he was driven in a carriage
Is completely prostrated by the ter
rlble occurrence and her condition
Is regarded as crtlcal. The aged fath
er of the deceased Is also reported as
suffering greatly from the shock and
his condition Is such as to cause grave
fears for his recovery.
Edward C. Rummell and Mary
Janda Go to Lincoln Where
They are Married.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 8. (Special).
Edward C. Rummell, aged 37, and
Miss Mary Janda," aged 26, both of
Plattsmouth, Neb., were united In
marriage here this afternoon.
The above dispatch will be re
ceived with surprise by the many
friends of the contracting parties
who are both so veil known In this
city where they have lived for bo
many years. While It has been cur
rently rumored for sometime that
their nupltals would take place short
ly, no public announcement had been
made and this morning they quietly
left the city, giving no Intimation as
to where they were going. The wed-
ing at Lincoln is the result f their
mysterious movements. It is not
known just when they will return
to their home near this city.
The groom is a very well known
and popular young man of this vlcin
ity, having, been born, and .raised
here. He Is a young man of excel
lent character and much ability, and
a personally very popular man. He
has been engaged in farming in the
precinct for a number of years past
and only recently purchased a fine
farm close to the town of Mynard
He is a son of the late Peter Rum
mell and a brother of William Rum
mell of the precinct. He had been llv
ing with his mother upon the farm
southwest of the city since the death
of his father a number of years ago.
Recently he was urged to make the
race for sheriff on the Democratic
ticket but declined. He is a very
popular young man and has a great
circle of friends who extend their
best wishes for a long and happy
married life.
FU RLOFIS
FREDRICK BORDER
ceased were MoBsrs. J
Byron Clark, Carl Kunsman, J
A Fitting Tribute to the Memory
And Virtues of a Most
Noble Lady.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Char
lotte Gorder took place last Satur
day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
German Presbyterian church at the
corner of Ninth and Main streets.
There were a great many old friends
of this beloved pioneer woman gath
ered to pay a last mark of respect,
the church edifice being filled with
sorrowing friends. The services were
conducted by Rev. Lucas Abel of
Hickman, Neb., who made the trip
to this city for that especial pur
pose. Rev. Abel preached an eloquent
, sermon extolling ' most fittingly the
many. virtues of the deceased, and
drawing from her upright and christ
ian life, many lessons for those who
are left behind.
In addition there were a number
of the favorite hymns of the deceas
ed sung, by the assembled choir and
friends.
There were a great many floral
emblems surmounting the casket, the
gifts of old friends who expressed as
near as thoy might, their deep sense
of loss In the death or this most
worthy lady.
Immediately following tho sermon
at the church, a long cortege bore
the body to beautiful Oak Hill where
the remains were laid to rest beside
those of her well beloved husband
who had preceded her to the better
Land several years ago. Those per
forming the last sad rites for the de-
M. Roberts,
C.
Petersen, Jacob Trltsch and Jos. Fet
zer, all friends of many years stand
ing.
The sympathy and condolence of
a very large circle of friends Is ex
tended to the bereaved daughters and
sens cf the deceased In their hour of
sorrow.
Is Released On the Agreement
That He Leaves the County
' for the County's Good.
L'ftst Saturday afternoon the usual
ly quiet town of Union, had one of
its periodic upheavals. Artie McKane,
one of the well known characters of
the town, secured possession of some
red-'jye and proceeded to fill his tank
to overflowing with the liquid. After
It had gotten In Its work, he pro
ceeded to terrorize the village and
put up one of the most stupendous
exhibitions of profanity heard there
for some days agone. Incidentally.
he discussed the possibility of war
and intimated his desire to smash a
number of the populace fore and aft.
Continuing bnTils rampage he land
ed eventually up against the village
constable who haled him before Jus
tice Reuben Foster. Justice Foster
at once opened his court in his wa
gon 'shop and the entire village, at
tracted by the uproar, turned out to
hear the corpus delicto, so to speak
The Bcene in the court room is said
to have been very exciting, the exhl
bltlon of profanity breaking all re
cords.
The court was some peeved over
Artie's lawless exhibition and sought
to restrain his unruly tongue, but in
vain. The blasts of profanity rolled
out stronger and stronger and the
court appealed to the constable to
suppress the defendant, the constable
replying that he "didn't see how In
the h he could do It." The court
advised him to "twist defendant's
neck off," and advocated a number of
other methods of stifling the flow of
profanity which Beemed without lim
it. Finally all suggestions falling to
be enforced Justice Foster rose in his
might and sentenced the young man
to thirty days in the donjon keep in I
thla.ity for contempt. Sheriff Quln
ton was present in the court room,
being on his way through the town
on other business, and the Justice
committed the prisoner to his care.
McKane and the sheriff came up to
this city on the evening M. P. train
and the prisoner was incarcerated in
the county bastlle.
This morning he was taken out of
durance vile and an agreement made
between the Justice and the prisoner
who had retained Attorney Charles
L. Graves of Union, to get him out
of his fix, by which the proceedings
against the prisoner would be drop
ped, providing he would betake him
self, his brothers and his mother out
of the confines of Union and keep
them out for good and all. McKane
speedily agreed that if the hand of
Justice be restrained he would se
IRE JOLLY SIX IIIDiS" MASK
BALL A SPLENDID SUCCESS
A Very Large Crowd Present and Many Elegant Costumes Were
Worn by the Merry Maskers Judges Have aHard
Time to Pick the Prize Winners.
One of the largest attended mas-1 first prize for the men. This consisted
querade balls held In this city in years of a superb smoking set of handsome
was that given last Saturday night design and finish. Second prize for
by the "Jolly Six Indians" dancing
club at Coatea' hall. There was a
great crowd present and many very
fine and elegant costumes were to be
Keen on the floor. There were spooks
and goblins and harlequins, and sold
iers, and Indians and devils and boars
and animals of all kinds and nature
and the scene on the floor of the hall
was an amazing mixture of color and
design.
The grand march which opened
the ball was lead by Mr. Moreland of
Fort Crook and Miss Helen Trlllety
and It was an imposing affair with
a large number of maskers In line.
The evening was spent In dancing to
the fine music of the M. W. A. orch
estra which had been engaged for the
occasion and which played as fine
music as has ever been heard In
the city. The dancing continued un
til a very late hour, the dancers be
ing loath to stop even when the last
waltz had been played.
There was keen competition for the
the men consisting of a fine cigar jar,
went to O. A. Gllson who was dres
sed as an Indian warrior. Mr. Gllson
was a fierce and warlike figure and
the judges easily selected hlra for
ono of the prizes.
the prizes for the ladies were car
ried off by Miss Ada Moore who
won the first prize which was a fine,
hand painted fruit dish, something
very handsome and attractive. Miss
Moore was dressed In an eighteenth
century costume of the style of the
colonial period. Miss Ella Neuman
carried off the second prize, a hand
some hand painted card dish. Miss
Neuman was dressed as winter with
a white fleecy snow-flacked gown.
She had a handsome sash on across
which ran the words "See Platts
mouth Succeed," the slogan emblema
tic of the new Plattsmouth.
The several prizes were presented
to the winners by Anton H. Koubek,
president of the dancing club.
It was a late hour when the merry
four handsome prizes which were to i gathering broke up and everyone
be awarded and this accounted in a voted the occasion a brilliant suc
lavge measure for the many very hand 1 cess. i
some coBtumes which were on the
floor. The committee. of Judges to
select the prize winners consisted of
Messrs Sol Adamson, John Schulhof
and George Lushlnsky and they had
a hard task in selecting the winners.
They finally decided that Emll Lorenz
who was dressed as a Mexican with
the fancy decorated clothes which
A special prize offered for the best
group of maskers caused considerable
keen competition and it was finally
decided in favor of Misses Hulda
Goos, Clara Goos, Paula Goos, Helen
Egenberger and Teresa Droege. The
young ladles made a fancy group
which took not alone the eye of the
Judges but of the audience as well.
they affect and the wide sombrero They fully deserved the prize, which
which covers their head, had won was (2. SO in mosey.
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Here From Okluhoinu.
Wm. Hohlschuh of Mlnco, Okla.,
came in last evening to make a visit
of several days in the city, having
business matters to look after. Mr.
Hohlschuh Is engaged in farming
near1 Mlnco, having a very fine farm
In' that locality. Last year's, crops
throughout that section were not very
good owing to the extremely dry
wentber but there is every prospect
that the coming season will make, up
for the short comings of the last.
Land values in the vicinity of Mlnco
have advanced much as in this sec
tion, by leaps and bounds, and Mr.
Hohlschuh has benefited largely
thereby. Ho expects to remain for
several days here, returning to his
farm In time to put in a good crop
for this year. There are a number
The bride Is the handsome and ac
complished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. that his mother, Mrs. Ida McKane and
Cyril Janda .of this city, a native of j his brothers, Jeff and Charles,, to
thls city and a most; popular and j gether with hlmsclg, got out of Union
charming young woman. She is a J and located at Sioux City, whither he
lady of many rare attainments, being went this afternoon. This seems to
a musician of more than ordinary I have been what the good people of
ability. She has all those traits which .Union wanted as they have had too
go to make up a most finished young much trouble with the McKane fam
lady. ly already.
Like her husband she has a large' J8tke Foster and a numb" f
circle of good friends who have been other Un,on IH'I,le were n hand
la,. at l,n. n.nrr.n.n wkn o 1 tlliS mOMlng tO prOSfCUte the J'OUng
wish her the best of success upon
the matrimonial sea.
The newly wedded couple will be
at home In a short time upon the
fine farm of the groom at Mynard.
malefactor to the full extent of the
law but their services were not needed.
Prompt Settlement.
It pays to Insure with a company
whtrh Tin vr Its lnanpH nromntlv. Platts-
Humors of Burlington Changes. mouth people haye fQund th out by
Railroad circles on the Burlington I practical experience. The Shawnee
are all agog over rumors of a general Fire company of Topeka, is one of
shakeup on the Nebraska lines which the companies which seems bent on
will change the official family in this j making a record for prompt settle
section so that it will not be recogniz- ment and Its local agent M. Archer
able. It is said among other changes is pleased with the manner in which
that Superintendent Ed. Blgnell of ', his customers are treated when they
the Lincoln division, will resign and
leave the service of the road to go
with the Pan-American road of D.
E. Thompson in Mexico. Just who will
get his place is up in the air. It is
also rumored" that Trainmns'ter J.
D. Austin of the Omaha division will
resign to engage In business and that
he will be succeeded by Frank C.
of other former Plattsmouth and Cass ILedwIth at present conductor. In ad-
county' people in his immediate
neighborhood and they have been do
ing very well. He finds the general
run of them well satisfied with that
locality and doing qulto well.
ditlott there are a number of other
changes rumored, the full extent of
are visited with loss.
Yesterday Frank A. McEIroy, ad
juster for the Shawnee Fire compay
was in the city to adjust the loss on
the property, of Mrs. ' Mary Ann
O'Leary whoso dwelling and furniture
was destroyed by fire less than a
week ago. The settlement which was
made with Mrs. O'Leary was entirely
satisfactory to that lady who received
a draft covering her loss. This makes
tho second firo In this vicinity which
She Passes Away in the Night
and Her Death Not Discoved
Until Morning- '
The many friends of Mrs. Benton
Klnkald were shocked beyond ex
prcHslon this morning when the dis
covery was made that she had pas
sed into rest during the night. The
lady had been down town within the
past few days and apparently had
been in good health. When she re
tired last night there was no indica
tion of sickness, and according to
the attending physician, she had pas
sed away in her sleep without a strug
gle.
The body was discovered at about
7:30 this morning by tho husband
of deceased who occupied an adjac
ent room to that in which his wife
slept. When his wife failed to get
up to get the breakfast, ho Investi
gated and found her locked In the
last sleep. A physician was hastily
summoned and an examination by
him disclosed that the lady had been
dend about three hours or longer.
There was no Indications of pain on
her features and apparently, she had
passed quietly and peacefully into
her last sleep.
Deceased was very well known In
this city where she had lived for
many years and she had many good
friends who regret exceedingly her
passing away. She is survived by a
husband and several daughters, one
of whom, Miss Laura Klnkald, teach
es in the Lincoln schools. She Is ex
pects to arrive In the city this even
ing. No arrangements had been made
for the funeral at the time the Jour
nal goes to press.
A full account of tho life of this
most estimable lady will bo given In
the Journal of a later issue.
In District Court.
In the office of Clerk of the Court
Robertson today a dismissal of the
case of the State vs. Florence I.
Myers was filed by County Attorney
Ramsey. It will be recalled that this
Is the woman who was arrested near
Greenwood charged with bigamy on
the complaint ot her husband, one
Myers from Wyoming. The dismis
sal Is made by Mr. Ramsey because
the marriage of Myers to Mrs. Myers
seems to be an illegal one as she ap
pears to have another husband liv
ing somewhere out in the wilds of
Wyoming. In fact, .from Investiga
tions made by the county attornoy,
It appears Florence. has the marry
ing mania pretty bad and she does
not let such a small thing as the
law stand In her way. She has sev
eral husbands scattered about over
the wide stretch of country between
the AlleghantcB and the Rockies
from whom she has not thought tho
formality of a divorce -necessary. She
Is now out In uyomlng living with
Myers and according to letters from
him they are getting along like twa
turtle doves. That being the case
Mr. Ramsey concluded to let the
Wyoming authorities handle the
young woman's case If they wanted
her punished.
which Is not known. The probablll- the Shawnee Fire company has set
ties Becrq to point to a general re-'tied within a week after tho loss oc
organlzatlon of the Nebraska lines curred, a very prompt manner of
transacting business. As Mrs. O'Leary
and the elevation of a number of new
men to the force. These rumors rnmo
Reuben Foster of Union Is among'. ,.. .,,.n u.i
i from sources usually quite reliable
those having business matters In the 'an(j ti,at big changes are pending will
city to look after today, coming up affect Plattsmouth seems more than I Elroy returned to his office at Omaha
Curd of Thanks.
For the many expressions of sym
pathy and tho kind asslstnnco rend
ered us during tho funeral of our bo
loved husband, father and undo,
Anselmo B. Smith, and tho many flor-
was in need of tho money sho was al remembrances of his loving friends,
very grateful for the promptness with I we duBlro to extend our most sincere
which the company settled. Mr. Mc-
on the morning train,
likely.
last evening.
thanks.
Mrs. A. B. Smith and family.
A. Baxter Smith and family.
New liank AHwit-tant.
Louie Rice who has been book
keeper In the Bank of Union the past
eight monthB, resigned tho first of
the week and his successor is R. A.
Flanngan, an experienced bank clerk
who came from Silver City, Iowa.
Mr. Rice has good positions open for
him but has not yet decided which
one he will accept. Tie has many
friends here who wish him well, and
he has tho qualifications and integrity
that will win in any position. His suc
cessor, Mr. Flanagan, Is a very soci
able gentleman. Union Ledger.
Advertined letter Lint.
Tho following letters remain In the
Plattsmouth postofflce on this (Feb
ruary 7, 1910) date uncalled for:
Miss Erna Cole, Mrs. Chas. J. Cutler,
Mrs. Visa Hammond, Mrs. Myrtle
Mark, Frank Busss, Eddlo Collins,
Wm. Coughlin, 11. A. Davis, Johan
Engel, A. J. Farron, J. C. Fory, Geo.
N. James, J. Johnson, Johncy Jonse
son, R. I). RamBoy, Frk Roberts, C.
T. Water, Karl Yo'rgan. Those let
ters will bo Bent to the dead letter
office If not called for by February
21, 1910. H. A. Schneider, P. M.
F. J. Sullivan of Ixnilsvllle, was
a visitor in the city yesterday, being
registered at tho Hotel Riley.
