plattamoutb Journal
SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION EIGHT TAGES
VOLUME XXIX
PLATTSMOUTI1. NEBRASKA, MONDAY VK UHO
NO 95
PIH FARMER RECEIVES
INJURIES MT 111 PROVE FATAL
James Fleshman, of Near Avoca, Meets With Terrible Acciden
While Working on His Farm.
From Wednesday's Dally.
James Fleshman, a prominent
farmer residing a mile and a half
southeast of Avoca, met with an
accident yesterday morning between
8 and 9 o'clock, which may result In
his death. Mr. Fleshman and his
hired man were pulling stumps on a
farm which he purchased last year,
some three miles from his home,
when the distressing accident oc
curred. To the stump puller he had
hitched a big team of horses by a
steel cable and was having the team
make a pull, Mr. Fleshman himself
driving the team, when the double
tree broke releasing the lever, which
came back with all of the force that
the two horses were pulling In the
opposito direction, striking Mr. Flesh
WILL DALLES DERINER
A PRACTICAL JOKER
Injured man was too badly Injured
to take to Omaha, bo that Dr. Allison
was wired to come to Avoca on the
afternoon train. The doctor's part
ner, Dr. Dwyer, went In his place andlomaha today, and dropped a remark
from Thursday's Pally
Ever siuce the loss of his valuable
30-year-old family nag last summer,
Commissioner Fredrlch has felt the
necessity of economizing wherever it
could be done. He conceived the
Idea of having his ten dollar Stet
son hat, which has been out of repair
lately, cleaned and shaped up aud
thus save the commission to the
clothier on a new one. The commis
sioner had planned to take his hat to
POLICE SECURE
JURY DECIDES IH FAVOR OF
C E
an operation was performed last
evening, the result of which has not
been learned by the Journal. Mr.
William Betts, who resides in the
vicinity, was In the city today and
said Mr. Fleshman's chance of recov
ery was slight, as the blow he re
ceived was of great force. It was at
first thought Mr. Fleshman's bowels
were bursted, so powerful was the
blow, and It was for the purpose of
ascertaining where or not this was
the case that an operation was had.
The Injured man was only conscious
at Intervale of short duration prior to
man In the bowels, rendering him i the operation.
unconscious. The hired man got him
Into the wagon and drove him to his
home, when Dr. J. W. Brendel was
called, who decided that an opera
tion would be necessary, and that the
The accident Is deplorable, as the
victim is a young man who stands
high in the vicinity In which he lives,
being one of the leading citizens in
that community.
in the hearing of the Elmwood law
yer, which put Delles Dernier wise to
Mr. Frederlch's plans. Delle3 then
got busy and learned that the hat
had been left with Clothier Holly for
safe keeping and he found where the
package was left and substituted for
the hat a bundle of paper. He then
learned that Judge Beeson and D. 0.
Dwyer were going to Omaha on the
same train with Mr. Frederlch, and
requested those gentlemen to go with
Mr. Frederlch and pilot him to the
hatter's establishment and keep an
eye on Mr. Frederich's facial contor
tions and note his oral expressions
when he unwraps tho package and
report the same at the next meeting
of the commissioners.
RE S
onera 10 fri
Too Bus to Talk of Booming
Candidates for President.
The Washington correspondent of
the World-Herald, under date of De
cember 18, says: "It developed to
day that Representative Harrison, of
New York, who gave a luncheon at
PREDICTS LOIR
PRICES POR HOGS
In speaking of the hog market,
General Manager R. C. Howe, of the
Armour Packing company of South
Omaha, said yesterday that he was
amused when he read the story ema
nating from Chicago that hogs had
soared there Saturday to $10. He
was more than amused as he knew
that the actual closing figures for
that market that day were $8 and the
absurdity of the story was more ap
parent to him than many others when
he knew that his firm could buy all
RAILROAD III
ROLD MEETING
All of the Heads of the Various
Departments of the Burl
ington System,
From Thursday's Ially
Mr. F. H. Clark, general superln-
the Metropolitan club last Saturday
In honor of Governor Harmon, of th nE8 they wanted at even a lower
Ohio, was not successful In having
all of his Invitations accepted. Rep
resentative Magulre, of Nebraska,
was one of the members of the house
who refused to participate In the
function on the ground that It was
an occasion formally arranged for
the purpose of launching a boom for
the Ohio governor for the democratic J
presidential nomination of 1912. I
"Mr. Magulre admitted today that
he was one of the members who re
fused to attend the luncheon, but re
fused to enter Into a detailed discus
sion of the matter beyond stating
that he understood the gathering to
be a movement on the part of Har
mon's friends to commit the guests to
a Harmon presidential boom.
" 'I understand,' said Mr. Magulre,
'that I was elected and sent here for
the purpose of legislating and to that
work I am going to devote myself In
stead of assisting representatives In
naming a candidate for president.
Let presidential candidates stand In
the light of public examination until
the proper time for selection and then
the country can take the measure of
the men who are aspirants. It is
useless for the party to waste Its
energies In selecting presidential can
didates when Its representatives here
have an abundance of work that they
have solemnly promised to do. 1 am
one of the representatives who were
elected as a result of the new public
conscience and I am In favor of get
ting down to legislative business and
do something for the country, enact
remedial laws In the Interest of the
masses and give relief to existing
conditions.' "
figure than $8. Yesterday In South
Omaha markets the firm purchased
3,200 at 7, and the conviction of
Manager Howe Is that between now
and June, next, we will see hogs a
good deal cheaper. Commission men
think that a break will come earlier
than that, but this Is what Mr. Howe
says: "My opinion is that this hog
market Is too high. With this great
big crop of corn selling from 30 to
40 cents In the country, these farmers
are making more money today out of
7-cent hogs than they made last year
out of hogs selling a good deal high
er, as corn at this time last year was
selling around 60 cents a bushel. I,
personally, think we will see a good
deal cheaper hog3 between now and
the first of June."
In the South Oniha market yester
day the price of hogs ranged from
$7.35 to $7.55, 15 cent3 lower than
Monday and in the Chicago market
the top figure was $7.85.
M. V. A. Hold Interesting Meeting.
Tho M. W. A. held a very Interest
ing meeting at their hall last night,
the occasion being the annual elec
tion of officers. After the usual
rourso of business, the band played a
few choice selections, and a smoker
was Indulged In a good social time.
District Deputy W. C. James, of
Omaha, was present and made a
pleasant talk on the good of the
order.
The following officers were elect
ed: George Lushlnsky, Consul; Oli
ver C. Hudson, Worthy Advisor; Wm.
Hassler, Banker; H. F. Goos, Clerk;
J. W. refers, Manager for three
years; J. D. Parker, Watchman; C.
A. Davis, Sentry; Dra. J. S. Living
ston and E. D. Cummins, Physicians.
H. F. Goo was selected as local
"tpuy.
Health Rules.
To enjoy good health, our. fore
fathers used to say: "Keep the head
cool, the feet warm and the digestion
regular." To this we add: KeKep
both the outside and Inside of your
body clean. The principal rule Is, to
keep the digestion ergular. Nearly
everybody has the disposition to give
the stomach more work than It can
comfortably perform. This causes
various disturbances, tho most com
mon of them being los sof appetite, a
senso of heaviness after meals, flatu
lence and constipation. In such cases
use at once Trlner's American Ellzlr
of Bitter Wine. It will clean out the
stomach and the Intestines and give
new strength to these organs. It
works excellently In all Irregularities
of the digestion, in nervousness, ha
bitual headache, rheumatic pains,
acute and chronic constipation. At
drug stores. Jos. Trlner, 1333-1339
South Ashland avenue, Chicago, 111.
tendent of motive power of all Bur
llngton lines; Mr. F. A. Torrey,
superintendent of motive power of all
Burlington lines east of the Missouri f
river; Mr. Thomas Roope, superin
tendent of all Burlington lines west
of the Missouri river; Mr. C. B.
Young, mechanical engineer for the
Burlington system; twelve or fifteen
master mechanics and car foremen,
of lines east, and twelve or fifteen
master mechanics and car foremen
of the lines west, met in Superintend
ent of Shops William Balrd's office
today for the purpose of deliberating
and discussing methods and econo
mies in the handling and moving of
trains. There were in all thirty-five
men In the meeting. Mr. Clark and
the men from the lines east arrived
from Chicago on No. -15 this morn
ing, while many came In a special
attached to No. 4 from the west. The
men went directly from the train to
the shops, where the meeting was
held. They took dinner at the Riley.
There was no special significance
in the meeting at this point, the
reason being that Plattsmouth Is cen
trally located and the men from the
east and those from the west could
conveniently meet here and none of
them have to be away from home for
any great length of time.
Through the courtesy of Superin
tendent Balrd, a reporter for the
Journal had the pleasure of meeting
Mr. Clark, who was not at all reti
cent as to the purpose of the meeting
here.
The object, he said, was to discuss
freight car repairs, with the view to
reducing the expense and at the same
time have better repairs. Mr. Clark
thought that a great deal could be
said on the subject of economy In the
mechanical department of a railroad.
That the movement had started with
his company long before Mr. Bran
dies had been heard of. This meet
ing was to last but the day, there
were thirty-five present.
Mr. Roope, superintendent of mo
tive power west of the Missouri river,
could not be present, all of the other
gentlemen mentioned above were
here.
Pass Worthless Check at Ed.
Donats and Try It at Several
Other Places.
From Thursday's Dally
Chief of Police i.en Rniney made
an Important catch last evening when
he landed Tom Davis, of Mexico, Roy
Feaoody, of Canada, and another,
behind the bars.
The man who gave his name as
Tom Davis passed a worthless check
at Ed. Donat's saloon amounting to
$5.90, purporting to have been made
by Herman Leefers. This occurred
during the afternoon, and when after
trying to perform the same stunt at
U. Sherwood's shoe store, and at A.
Gelse's and McDanlel's saloons suspl
clou was arousod and the police put
on their trail. Chief Ralncy found
the trio at Helnrlch's restaurant,
where they were getting supper, and
he waited on the outside expecting
they would try to pass the check
ofa-red at the other places here. But
one of the M. E. Smith operators In
quired of Mrs. llcinricli in tho hear
ing of the men, "what tho police were
waiting for outside?"
.Chief Ralncy thinks tho remark
tray have prompted the men to not
offer tho check to Mr. llelnrlch. As
soon as the men came out the pollco
nabbed them and took them to jail.
In searching the men the chief found
a check on Davis purporting to be
signed by the same party that the one
reused at Donat's was signed by, and
was for the amount of $5.60. The
matter was reported to the county at
torney this morning and a complaint
charging Davis wltn uttering forged
pnper was prepared, and the other
men with being accessories.
The men will probably be arraign
ed before Judge Archer or Judge Bee
son tomorrow for their preliminary
l uring, and as the district court is
In session a trial can be had at this
term and the trio put to work for the
state before the first of the year
THE DEFENDANT. C. F. ROYAL
n the Case of Harshman vs. Royal Case of Earl R. Blish vs. the
Burlington Relief Being Heard by Judge Travis.
From Friday's Pally.
In the case on trial in the district
court yesterday and the day before
n which G. W. Harshman was plain
tiff and his son-in-law, F. C. Royal,
defendant, after listening to argu
ments on motions filed by each side to
ake the case irom tne Jury, the court
declined to take it from the Jury, and
the Jury was called Into the room and
the raso argued aud submitted on
Instructions by the court. After be
ing out two or three hours the Jury
brought In a verdict of "not guilty"
as tho case Is of qualsl-crlmlnal na
ture. The verdict seemed to meet
with the approval of most people
who heard tho evidence
It is not known what turn the case
will take, as tho rlalntltl has tho
right lo appeal should ho see fit to
do so. The defendant is a bright,
clever young man and has a host of
friends In tho community In which
he liven, while the plaintiff Is ono of
the old time and highly respected
citizens, having lived In tho commu
nity for years, until recently, when
he has spent most of his time In Kan
sas, where ho has large real estate
Interests. It Is hoped that the litiga
tion will end with this trial, as the
parties are related by ties of kindred.
The case of Earl R. Bllah against
the Burlington relief department of
the Burlington Railway company In
which the plaintiff seeks to recover
from the relief department the sum
of $2,000 for the loss of his foot.
A Jury was waived In the suit and
the point Involved being ono purely
of law, tho case was tried to tho
court.
Mr. Rllsh has, at a former term of
the district court, recovered a Judge
ment against the Burlington Railway
company for $10,000, and the conten
tion of the relief department In tho
present suit Is that under tho terms
or plaintiff's contract for tho relief
Insurance ho would not be entitled
to benefits from tho relief department
and bImo to recover for his Injury
from tho company.
LEE FILER MS
I
M. P. STRIKE Ml BE
CUED OFF
Time Extended to Close Charter.
Mr. L. A. Helllg, state organizer of
the O. O. O's, returned from Ham
berg this afternoon. Mr. Helllg re
ceived from the national headquar
ters a dispensation holding the char
ter of the riattsmouth nest open for
90 days longer. Mr. Helllg also has
orders to proceed to Fremont and
Grand Island and organize nests In
those cities.
Don't fall to see the 25c quality
stationery at the Journal office. It
Is a splendid grade of paper.
A special from St. Louis, under
date of December 14, If true, will be
glad news to the people living along
the line of the Missouri Pacific rail
road The special says:
"The strike of the Missouri Pacific
machinists, hoilermakers and black
smiths, which haa been in progress
for nearly sevec months, probably
will be called off tomorrow, accord
ing to a statement of James O'Con
nell, president of the International
Association of Machinists, here to
night. "Mr. O'Connell arrived from Wash
ington today, and held conferences
with A. W. Sullivan, general manager
of the Missouri Pacific; J. A. Frank
lin, of Kansas City, president of tho
hoilermakers; J. M. Bray, of Kansas
City, general secretary of the sheet
metal workers, and J. W. Kline, of
Chicago, president of the blacksmiths.
"Another conference will ho held
tomorrow. President O'Connell said
that the unions would not withdraw
their demands, but would Insist upon
an eight-hour day, re-arrangement of
hours In round-houses, an Increase of
3 cents per hour, and the immediate
re-lnstatement of all men and fore
men. He believes that the confer
ence will result In an agreement cov
ering these points.
"General Manager Sullivan, on the
other hand was noncommittal regard
ing any possible change In tho atti
tude of his companies, which has
been that of resistance to the de
mands of the men."
A Plum For Cum County.
Tho announcement Is made this
morning In a special dispatch from
David City, the homo of the governor
elect, that Monte Robb, of Mynard,
will bo steward of the penitentiary
under the new administration. While
It was destined that tho position
would go to a republican, we don't
know of anyone that we would rather
see get It. Monte Is a dycd-ln-tbe-wool
republican, and a good, clover
gentleman. Ills qualifications are
Quite an Interested Audience
Attended the Bout at the
Parmele Last Night
From Thursday's Dally
The wrestling match pulled off at
the Parmele last evening between Lee
Flckler and Kid Parker, of Alliance,
brought out a good house, as the
opera house was fairly well filled
with Interested spectators. The
match was for a wager of $50, which
the visitor offered to put up against
a like sum furnished by Flckler or
his frlendH, that Kid Parker would,
within thirty minutes, throw Flckler
two "pin falls." William Helnrlch
sen refereed tho match In a very sat
isfactory manner to all parties con
cerned. The money was easily won
by Flckler. During the first few
minutes of the half hour In which the
two falls were to have been given,
the "Kid" threw Flckler, but did not
make the fall required In the wager.
Although Flckler was forty pounds
lighter than Parker, his superior
strength and wind were much to his
advantage, and at no time was Flck
ler In danger of losing.
The onlookers cheered Flckler's
dexterous foot work, and at the end
of the match gave him an ovation.
Lee has been In training but a short
time, but his friends claim that he
Is able to go against any athlete of
his weight, and another match may
be arranged soon.
LET THEM MAKE A
MOVE AFTER HOLIDAYS
Otoe county hns Just closed a most
successful exhibit of poultry at Ne
braska City. Theso exhibits take
place annually, and under tho man
agement of local breeders of poultry.
These annual shows have proved very
beneficial to all Interested in linn
chickens and have Improved the breed
of all kinds of poultry In Otoe coun
ty. Naturally the farmers wives are
Interested In fine chickens, and such
exhibits as was held at Nebraska City
last week Interest them as It does
those who make a specialty of breed
ing any special variety. A show of
this character brings all the special
variety of chickens together and gives
the farmer's wife an opportunity to
select the kind she would desire to.
breed. Cass county can have an In
teresting poultry show, aud as thero
are a number In the vicinity of
Plattsmouth who make a specialty of
the poultry business, we suggest that
as soon as tho holidays are over they
get together and start the ball to
rolling In the direction of a poultry
exhibit In Plattsmouth. The busi
ness men will help. All that is need
ed l.s a starter.
Box Social at Becker School.
The pupils of the Becker Bchool In
District No. 41 and their teacher,
Miss Marie HIber, are going to give a
box social at the school house on Fri
day evening, December 23rd, to which
they most cordially Invito everybody.
A fine program la being arranged,
which will bo given at 8 o'clock
sharp. Proceeds from the sale of the
boxes will bo used for school sup
plies. 12-15-3td3w.
Mrs. C. M. Parker went to Omaha
on the morning train today, where
first-class In every particular. Accept she looked after some Items of busl
the Journal's congratulations, Monte, ness.
Laying Fourth Street Paving.
Mr. C. F. Darkness, of the Ford
Paving company and two expert pav
ing block men were tho center of an
Interested crowd of spectators this
morning, when ho began laying tho
blocks on Fourth street.
It required several carriers to take
the blocks from tho piles on tho pave
ment and get them to the two colored
men who put them In place.
Mr. Harkncss completed Vino
street Wednesday night and did not
attempt to lay any blocks yesterday,
but rolled and sanded tho work al
ready completed. Yesterday tho
blocks for Fourth street were com
menced to be unloaded from tho cars,
and the most of this block will bo
completed by bIx o'clock this evening.
The weather has been Ideal and the
work Is nenring completion as thero
will remain but tho one block on
Fifth street to lay after today's work
Is finished.
Mr. Cluck Uillivcr Here.
Mr. Clark Welllver, of Lexington,
Nebraska, who has been In the vicin
ity of Murray visiting his brother-in-law,
Mr. D. A. Young, for a few days,
made tho Journal office a pleasant
call today. Mr. Welllver has been
visiting relatives In Iowa and stopped
oft here en route to his home. Mr.
Welllver left for his home this after-
DOOU.
A Big Kwert Potato.
From Friday's Pally.
Our old friend, Miles Standlsh,
who lived so many years In Cass
county, but Is now a resident of Kan
sas, owning a largo tract of land
near Garnett, was In the city last
evening, and while here culled and
renewed his subscription to tho
unit mil, and also that of bis son,
Ivors. Miles had In his possession a
sample of the Bweet potatoes they
mine in his vicinity, which welghod
seven pounds and very solid, to show
lila Irimids what they could do down
fiero i'i Iho way of rat:!iu this crop.
Mo r.ys ether crops are j.oo'l arvorJ
Ingly, Did he Is well U ,u -jd with hi t
sunoii'i.ilngs. We w( pleased to
meet our old friend, an! also pleased
to learn that he was prosperous and
hiiiiiy.
In County Court.
From Friday's Dally. '
A petition for administration was
filed In Judgo Beeson's court today,
In tho estate of I). Henry Grafe, de
ceased. Tho deceased In hid II fo
time resided in the south part of the
county, and tho petition was fllod by
County Attorney Jllshoff, of Otoo
county. It Is alleged that tho real
estate of the deceased Is of about tho
valuo of $15,000 and his personal
property worth probably $1,100.
Almost Enclosed.
The machine shop of the new foun
dry building Is almost enclosed. Mr.
Boyd and his force of men got tho
rafters and tho sheeting boards of tho
roof up today. The building la pro
gressing In fine shape, the good
weather of the past few days has been
most acceptable to the contractor, a
It has enabled him to work rapidly.