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0 Neb. SttU Historic! So iMattentottib outnal. Bit SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION-KIC.IIT P AC ICS VOLUME XXIX PLATTSMOUTI1. NEKKASKA. TIIU1JSDAY XOVHMllKli 10, l!MO NO 8:? 3 CASE OF SI1ZII ID KEEZER 10 BE Oil TRIAL lOliIIIOli Charge! With the Murder of Mike Geno Near Cedar reek on the Night of September 1, 1910. The district court will convene to morrow for a continuance of the October term, the Jury arriving short ly after noon. The first case for trial on the reassemblying of the court is tho one in which Isadore Sitzman and Louis Keezer are ! charged with having assaulted for purposes of robbery, Mike Geno, who, in company with George Sanders and Alex Martin, on the evening of the first of September, 1910, were on their way from Cedar Creek to the quarry, w here the men worked. When the three men were within a half mile of their camp they were passed by two men, whom they after ward identified as the accused men, and shortly afterward the three were set upon by the men and struck at with clubs. Martin, who was about twenty feet In advance of his companions, was the first to be assaulted, but the highwayman was not accurate in his aim and failed to land on Martin's head, failing to knock him down, the blow falling on his arm, he escaped and ran to camp and gave the alarm. Both Sanders and Geno were knocked down and robbed, Sanders, though unconscious for a few minutes, soon rallied, but Mike Geno never regained consciousness. The assaulted men called for help and their cries soon'brought John Gauer I C PI Four Men Get in the Fracas and Some of the Wounds Serious. Saturday eveningg Edw. Goff, Joe Smith, Charles llinsley and Ben Goldsberry were In the Tenth street saloon and got Into an altercation over something about a girl at a dance, a year ago. Some words were had in the saloon, but they were separated and llinsley and Smith went out to get into their wagon to go homo, they living some eight miles southeast of tho city on the bottoms. They wero followed by Goff and Goldsberry and it is claimed the latter attacked them as they were getting Into the wagon. In the fracas some ono stabbed llinsley in the side, the knife entering between the two lower ribs, but fortunately not striking any vital points, and he had a bruise under one of his eyes. Smith was struck In the heod with a brick, making a severe scalp wound and rendering him unconscious for some time and making him quite sick yesterday. Goff had a knife stuck under his left eye and it was forced In nearly three inches, going through tho nose and under the other eye. It 13 feared that ho may lose one eye. . Despite the fad that many people were present and witnessed the light nnd yelled police loud enough to awakeji the dead, that not a single policeman put in an appearance. Dr. Wilson dressed tho wounds of all .of tho men, but CotT, who was cared for by Dr. Ginn. Joseph Brandt, of Paul, and a friend were standing near witnessing the fight and in some way Brandt got too near tho fighters and a knife ripped open his left hand, making an ugly wound. Goff and Goldsberry are in jail and will await the result of tho wounds of the other two men. Golds berry escaped without a scratch. County Attorney Livingston is await ing the results of tho wounds before tiling information. Nebraska City News. James Holmes, of Murray, motored to Platt'-mouth last evening and met Mrs. Dr. Gilmore at the Burlington station, coming In on No. 4 from Omaha. Mr. Holmes was accompan ied by his son Ralph. Mr. Holmes was a caller ft the Journal headquar ters during his stay In the city. n and his hired mau to the seme and they arrived In time to see two men running toward Cedar Creek. Geno never regained consciousness, tint was carried to the camp, where a physician from Louisville attended him, and about noon the following day Ceno died. The officers were summoned to Cedar Creek at once and rounded up all of tho strangers and others and asked Martin and Sanders if they could identify the two men w ho made the murderous assault and without hesitation tbey pointed out the two accused men. At that time both Sitznian and Keezer strenuously denied their guilt, and have entered such a plea In the court, having retained ex Judge Ben Baker, of Omaha, to de fend them, Tnere was the tracx c- a heavy boot-heel near the place of the mur der, one of the men had on boots, the heel of which tallied with the track, and a search of the room occupied by the men disclosed a shirt with blood stains on it. The coroner's jury 1m panelled at the time, brought In a verdict of murder and a finding that the crime had been committed by the i accused men. Owing to the insecurity of the Jail building the two men have been kept in prison nt Lincoln since their preliminary hearing, about two months ago. Sin prised a Bachelor. A jolly party of young people from the vicinity of Murray and Mynard, enjoyed themselves most heartily Saturday evening when they unex pectedly came upon Carl Cole at his "bachelor, home," southwest of My nard. lie undoubtedly was very much pleased to see them. He invited them to come Into his domicile, which was fit for any queen. Laughable games were Indulged In and, also, musical games,' during which Miss Gertrude Cole presided at the organ. Partners for supper were secured by guessing shadows and justice was done to the ample supply of pop-corn, candy, peanuts and apples which was served by tho host, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Earle Cole and Mrs. C. L. Wiles. The Invited guests wore: Misses Stella Long, De Ella Vennert, Lillian Wheeler, Harriet te Adams, Raehael Livingston, Nota Perry, Florence and Winnie Hutchinson, Jennie and Ruth Johnson, Anna Snyder, Peiirle Henton, Gertrude Cole, Edna and Mayola Propst, Lelah Vallery and Eva Torter; Messrs. Elbert and Glen Wiles, Boyd Porter, Percy and Joe Wheeler, Charles Barnard, Roy and Sherman Cole, Tom Tilson, Ernest Hutchinson, Will Propst; Messrs. and Mesdamcs John Vallery, Albert Wheeler, Earle Cole, Maxwell Adams and Cash Wiles. Began Moving IM i t Today. From TuoFclnv's Imlly H. C. McMaken At Son began mov ing dirt on the site of the new post office building this morning. The excavation for the basement and foundations was being done w ith two teams, one attached to a wheel and tho other to a slip scraper. The dirt will not be moved very far, as it will bo needed to make tho fill behind the curb both east and north of the build ing. Tho brick for the foundation have begun to arrive from Kansas, and will soon be on tho ground. Tim weather nrosi.ert is good, so tboso say who have consulted the goose bone, and the building will probably be erected before the winter storms set In. YMiors in Pliiltsnniiitli. Mrs. Dr. Dodge, o" Omaha, nnd Mrs. Swikcs, of Maysvllle, Missouri, and Mrs. Mitchell, of Smithvillu, Mis souri, arrived Saturday afternoon to bo giirsts of Mrs. Dodge's parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Ruffncr, ' over Sunday. Mrs. Dodge returned to her home Sunday afternoon and Mes damcs Swikcs nnd Mitchell departed for Nehawka this morning, where they will visit Mrs. Klrkpatrhk for n few days. The ladles are cousins of Mrs. Ru (Tiler. Sunk and Grain Farm For Sale. 222 acres lVj miles east of Murray and 7 miles south of Plattsmouth. Good five-room house with excellent stone cellar. Good $1,Q00 barn, and other out buildings. Three good, living springs, one right at the house, and everything comfortably situated. Will be sold Tor J 110 per acre, one- half down, and balance to suit pur chaser at 6 per cent. ' Call on or ad dress me at Murray, Nebraska. P. M. Young. IS A Farmer's Wife Outraged Near Hamburg, Iowa, and Man is aplucd Neer Pacific Junction There was considerable excitement in Pacific Junction this Friday after noon over the arrest of Harry Barger, a man wanted by .Missouri officers for criminally assaulting Mrs. C. C. Bak er at her home on a farm six miles southeast of Hamburg. Barger was recently employed to work on tho Baker farm. During the absence of Baker on Monday morning Barger assaulted Mrs. Baker. She was badly beeten by the brute. When Mrs. Baker regained con sciousness she telephoned her broth er, Ezra Brown, who lives near by, to come at once. He answered tho call In his auto, meeting Barger on tho way over, but not knowing what had happened, thought nothing of stop ping him. Armed bands of men soon began a search for Barger, but it was not till Wednesday morning that a trace was found of him. He took dinner that day with Walter Long north of Bart let, but It was not till several hours later that Long learned that the stranger was wanted. Tho officers and armed men were soon hot on the trail of the man. He managed to elude them, however, and on Wednesday night reached the home of Charles Moore, on the old Hugh Kenney farm, two miles north west of Pacific Junction. He hired out to Moore to shuck corn and began work the next day. Constable John Farrell, of Pacific Junction, to whom credit for the cap ture is to be given, heard incidentally that Mooro had hired a man and that he was seen shucking corn In his good clothes. This aroused Farrell's I suspicions and he made further In quiry as to the stranger. When the officers arrived In the Junction Mr. Farrell told them he could locate their man, and went in an auto with Deputy Sheriff Robert Adams, of Atchison county, Missouri, to the Moore home. This was about 3 o'clock this afternoon, and Barger was found at work In the field and was taken In custody. His face showed some scratches, made by the woman in resisting him, and It Is said that ho confessed the crime to tho officers. Barger was brought to the jail at Glenwood, where he was kept but a few mo'ments. Fearing mob violence, the Missouri sheriff and his deputy hurried him to Council Bluffs, Clyde Stranathan taking him up In his auto. Burger Is now in Jail there, and It may be several days before It Is deemed safe to take him back to Missouri. Several auto loads of relatives and friends of the woman joined In the search and they were heavily armed. These men were at the Junction and later camo to Glenwood, and were breathing out vengeance on Barger should they set eyes on him. Find ing that Barger had been taken to Council Bluffs they returned to the Junction in time to catch the K. ('. train to the Bluffs this evening. Glenwood Tribune. Freights Change Time. A new time card for the freight traffic on tho Burlington lines went Into effect last Sunday, which Is quite agreeable to the Sioux City run crews who reside In Plattsmouth. The morning freights have all changed tin 1 1 tlino of departing, the train which Is made up at Pacific Junction for Sioux (ily, leaves fifty minuto.i later than formerly, which gives tho boys an hour longer to sleep. The cart bound freight, formerly No. 70, has been changed to No. 70. The only train carrying passengers whlih is affected by the new order Is No. 2!, westbound Ma Louisville, which will leave hereafter at 7:20. ACROSS THE RIVER STOf.E OF SUCCESS No word appeals more strongly to the average person than loyalty. We ;rr;:.:::;:,,"t,::' : i!i,c family, friends, country and to our ideals. We should also include our home city. There is no doubt of our sincerity in this and we would feel very much offended were it ques tioned, but is this loyalty always of the right sort; is it intelligent and active or is It sometimes a sentimen tal and pleasing fancy with which we delude ourselves? Tho happiness of the people of a city der.-ends largely on the prosperity of the community as a whole, and this prosperity depends in part upon the an.Junt of money circulating there. The more money the people send away for things they can buy from their own merchants, the poorer the community will become and, con cersely, the more they spend at home, the more the place will thrive. Patronago of homo merchants Is the life of a city. These mail order houses by offering attractive (?) premiums with indifferent goods, have drawn from us largo amounts of money which, if spent at home, would have helped to pay for schools, paving, lighting and general civic im provement. Outside business houses do not pay any part of our city taxes. But, ' business Is business," some say. Yes, but business Is more than that, It Is reciprocity, and It should be apparent to everyone that business dealings with those who are working for the same local interests as our selves will bo far more productive of good, than trading with proplo who are far .away who buy nothing from us and (whoso only Interest in our community is the amount of money they can get out of It. Do you recall when times have been hard that these mall order houses ever extended you crc'lt to help you over the hard places? Will they? Not In a thousand years it's money down, or no goods. The local mer chants are the ones to whom we must then turn for assistance, but how can we do so with good grace or reason unless we support them in prosperous times? They are alert, Intelligent and pro gressive, and, If given tho opportu nit y, will sell better goods at the same, or lower prices, than the mall order houses can or will and deliver them at once no express charges, no long delays, no disappointments Let us cease then enriching a few peoplo in whom we have no sort of interest, at the cost of lasting Injury to our own community. Try support ing our own home business for time. Surely, loyalty In tills Instance means spend your money at homo. The Elect Iiiik From Tuesday's Pally The election has gone along quiet ly In Plattsmouth today and at the hour of going to press the Indications were that there would bo a heavy voto cast In this city. At three o'clock there had been cast In the First ward 9G votes out of about 105 in tho ward; in the Second ward there wero 137 out of about 280; in the Third ward, 152 Were already In out of 275; In tho Fourth ward, 90 out of 180 wero In; out in tho Fifth ward, CO were cast out of 135. The foregoing is a heavier voto at this time In tho day than at any election for a long time, indicating that the voters are Interested In the results. Enjoy Motor T'.idc. From Tuesday's Iuilly Mr. 1). O. Dwyer took advantage of tho fine day yesterday and with his wife and sons accompanied by Mrs. Judge Beeson, motored to Omaha, crossing the Mntto at Louisville, spent an hour and a half In tho me tropolis, crossed Into Iowa at Council I!luff:i returning homo via Pacific Junction and tho ferry, arriving In liiiltsniouth about 5:30, having made the round trip In about throe hours. Christ Bayser, the engineer for the city, went to his home In Oiniilui to cast his ballot this afternoon. Before going to Omaha, he staked off for the city the trad of ground to be deeded to the gas engine far lory In company with Mayor Satlbr. Our good- natured mayor says he is willing to assist In staking off grounds for a factory every day In the week and Sunday, too. IHE Til DE GREE" LAST NIGHT - - u some of the " Best Actors on the Stage. From Wt'diiesiluy's Dally. Hie presentation last evening at the Parinclo theatre by the Henry B. Harris company of Clias. Klein's beautiful ami powerful play, "The Third Degree," was ono of the finest that has ever been offered In this city. Miss Sarah Paddcii, as Annie Jeffries, the faithful and loving wile, who sacrificed everything to save her husband, was splendid and artitsle In her rendition of the character. Paul Everton and Margaret Drew, as Rich ard Brewster and Mrs. Howard Jef fries, were strong and their acting was true to life. The entire company was composed of first-class metro politan actors. The scenic features of the play were line and showed the great care with which the production had been staged. Tho management of the Parmele Is to be congratulated on securing such attractions for the Plattsmouth amusement loving pub lic. Another Heartache. The Gazette has referred upon divers and sundry occasions to the Domestic Misery department of n well known New York paper. Hus bands and wives who have secret sor rows write to that paper, and doubt less find much consolation In seeing their troubles In print. Many of the letters are amusing, beeauso of their childishness and foolishness, but, taken altogether, they form an Interesting study In human nature; and tho conclusion one draws from reading them regu Lilly Is that half tho troubles In the homes of this country could bo avoid ed or remedied if people only would bo open and candid with each other. Here is a brief letter from the Do mestic Misery department; "Would you please stato If It Is In a wife's place to ask her husband for tho money she needs to keep house with, or should he keep her supplied with money without being asked to do so?" The trouble or this afflicted wife Is ns old as marriage, nnd there doubtless are many rases where, the husband being a tightwad or a tyrant the wifo hns a real grievance. But there are countless cases where the failure of tho husband to fork over tho green goods is duo to his Ignor ance of the needs of his wife or to the fact that his mind Is occupied with other tilings. He Is used to being notified when money Is needed, and It takes him some time to get iktiis toined to the fact that ho should dig up at home without being reminded by his wife. In any event, wouldn't It be better for a wifo to have a heart-to-heart talk with her husband than to take her pen In hand nnd nsk for editorial ndvhe? If she would explain to her husband that sho hates to nsk for money, nnd thnt he should make n regular weekly or monthly allowance for the household, he would brace up and reform If he Is nny sort of a man, and If he Isn't, she should swap him for a burro. Tho point Is that people loso by lack of candor, not only In the homes, and between husbands and wives, but everywhere, and In every relation of life. Most of tho misunderstandings and troubles would be cleared away If the people who are sulking or mint ing grouches would speak up about what's hurting them. An open expla nation Is better than a million hints. A hint Is a cowardly thing under any condition. Emporia Gazette. Pliillsinoiitli Young Ln"v WccR Mrs. Grace Thomas, nee Miss Grace Taylor, was married In Omaha last week to Dr. G. W. Pugsley, of Pana ma, Iowa, and has had her address changed to that city. The wedding was a very quiet one, not even the friends of Mrs. Thomas In this city knew of her approaching marriage. The Journal Joins her many friends In wishing Mr. and Mrs. Pugsley Joy and prosperity. Mr. J. P. Schroeiler, manager of the Cedar Creek stone quarry, und George Sanders, tho princ ipal witness for tho state, In the Koozer-Sitzman murder trial, arrived from Cedar Creek this morning to give evidence on behalf of the state. Looking fur O.ijiHK unities. A wise and honest man, a man of ability and earnestness, is not trou bled about looking for opportunities. Many and great opportunities every where are on a constant outlook for such men. It is the niiml.slc.il I ..,,) street loafer who is continually talk ing, complaining about the lack of opportunities. As a rule his :i!v town is too slow and small, and he feels compelled to leave his parental backyard for some hustling, bustling metropolis in order to show tho world the stuff he is 'made of. Mush. We have several such ypung fel lows standing tround the postofficc. with their hands in their pantaloon pockets up to the tlbovvs. smoking cigarettes, feeling confident that our home town has no opportunity for them. It Is a sad fact, but every vil lage and town has such serious par ents. Remember, no village Is so small und quiet, but is largo and active enough for every honest man of practical ability to bo happy and do something noble and useful. It Is all fol-de-rol to bo everlast ingly hankering toMvo in a large city because of larger opportunities Of course a man who has rnillv out grown his native village has a moral light to seek larger opportunity else where, but that man Is as rare us a pearl In an oyster. Thousands of our youth, however, are annually rushing to our larger cities believing themselves to be talented and capable to become famous and financially suc cessful in the midst of the largo and dazzling opportunities of tho city. Alas! only to bo compelled to turn the grind-stone for sharpening the tools of others. If our young men are wise and truly have great ability, they will remain at home, nt least, for a season longer, until their wis dom teeth are cut. It Is more satis factory to bo a prominent and re spected citizen of a village than to bo an Insignificant stranger, Jostled and ignored, by tho hurrying mass of humanity In a metropolis. We would rather be a dog on the farm than a caged Hon in a menagerie. The Concrete Work Completed. R. E. Jackson, of Omaha, of'thc M. Ford company, was in the city today to wind up the concrete work on the paving contract. Ills foreman, Mr. Chnrh s Trimble, accompanied him to Omaha. Tho blocks for the paving are expected any time now. Foreman Tremble goes to Seward, where the company will lay two million blocks. Tho concreting on this Jolt was com pleted before bringing the machine to Plattsmouth. The Job here will ro quiro about four thousand Mocks. The delay in getting tho blocks will not prevent the streets from being used, as a layer of sand can be put on the concrete to protect It from tho iron slides of tho horses, and travel proi eed light along. Hum Benched (be Cent my Mink. Mr. Isaac Cook celebrated his birthday last Saturday. All of ns have birthdays, but how many of us will live to celebrate our HHtli as did Mr. Cook on that day? lie lives nt the homo of his son, Mr. Frank Cook, In tho east part of town, is as spry as many men a quarter of a century younger, lie does the chores about, the house, splits wood and walks or rides horseback up town once In a while. His uiliid and memory is good, although his e night and hear ing are Impaired. All of his children except one daughter, wero hero to assist hi rn In celebrating his birthday. They aro John M. and O. I). Cook, of Osceola; W. P., of Plattsmouth, Ne braska, and daughter, Miss Mildred; L. II., of lllllshoro, Iowa; O. G. Cook, of Richmond, Missouri, and Mrs. Elam llockett, and Matilda and Frank Cook, of this place Salom, (Iowa) Weekly News, Oct. 27. l'JIO. Mr. W. P. Cook, of this city, has promised to leave a cut of his father, who Is now In his one hundredth year, with the Journal and we hope to produce (ho same before long. Piling Prisoners. From Wedni'Hcliiy'B Pnlly. Sheriff C. I). Qulnton went to Omaha on the Missouri Pacific this morning and brought Louis Kco.er and Isadore Sit.mati to Plat'smouth for dial. Tho prisoners had been held at Lincoln until In -t Thursday, when Mr. Qulnton removed them to Omaha. The young men do not seem to realize tho enormity of tho crime with which they are charged, nor the sternness of the law when It has placed Its hand on an offending per-Bon. ! i '7V.
