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VOLUME XXXI.
PLATTSMOUTH, NELRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1912.
NO. 16.
Journal.
IKY Gill
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BURLINGTON FIRE
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Young Man Was Hurried to Surgeon's Office But Died From the
Terrible Wounds, Both Feet Were Cut Off and Head Badly
Crushed Graham Wa3 on Way to Work at the Time.
Prom Tuesday's Daily.
An unfortunate accident occur
red in tho Burlington yards near
the coal chute about 7 o'clock
this morning in which Tracy L.
rahain received injuries from
which ho died at about 9 o'clock.
No one knows just how the ac
cident occurred. The unfortunate
young man left the Perkins house
Ive minutes before 7 o'clock to
f(o to the round house, where, as
frcrnan, he expected to go out
with Bob Gibson, engineer on
wiginoNo. 1232. Engine No. 3182
"Big Dick," which had worked
during the night, was coming
down to the chutes to be coaled
p, and was in charge of the
hostler.
The heavy snow rendered the
Movements of the wheels and the
machinery perfectly noiseless and
tt is supposed that Graham,
walking with his eyes cast down,
did not observe the approach
es engine and was struck. lie
was picked up unconscious, both
feet were cut olT and a cut inflict
ed on the head. No was placed
tn the engine which probably run
him down and was brought to the
station, where he was placed on
a stretcher and taken to Dr.
Livingston's office, where all was
done for him to relieve his suffer
Mg that could be done.
At about 8:15 Mr. Cory of the,
Perkins telephoned to the physi
cian's office to inquire about ar
langing a room for Mr. Graham
and was informed that Mr. Gra
ham would not need it. as ho was
dying.
Tracy L. Graham had been a
esident of Plattsniouth and in
Ihe employ of the Burlington for
about two years, having been em
ployed in the capacity of fireman,
lie came to Platlsmoulh from his
stepfather's home near Auburn.
On December 13 last, he was mar
ried to Miss Ruth Spencer of this
city. Since their marriage Mr.
and Mrs. Graham have lived at
the Perkins hotel. He was a
young man of sterling worth, of
genial disposition, frank and
manly in his bearing and highly
esteemed by his acquaintances.
Mr. Graham's stepfather was
notified at, once of his stepson's
injury and death.
Mr. Graham never regained
consciousness after he was in
jured and when found shortly af
ter being struck had very little
pluse. He probably lost so much
blood before surgical aid could be
rendered that he could not sur
vive the shock.
Mr. Graham leaves, beside his
wife, to mourn his untimely death,
his mother, Mrs. George Smedley,
of near Brook, Neb., and several
brothers and sisters and step
brothers and sisters,
morning and expressed himself
Mr. Graham met a fellow em
ploye as he went to work this
as expecting to have an easy
day today, as he would be oft for
a time to lake a physical examina
tion. Mr. Graham had rented a
house on High School Hill only
last, night, and expected to move
from the hotel very soon. He
was a member of the Burlington
relief, and held a policy with at
least, one other accident company.
His mother was expected to ar
rive on the afternoon M. P. train,
after which the funeral arrange
ments will be made.
Will Undergo Operation.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Mrs. A. L. Henry departed for
Omaha on the morning train to
day, expecting to be gone for
three weeks. Day after tomorrow
Mrs. Henry will undergo a
surgical operaliin, which will be
performed by Dr. llohison. Mrs.
Henry will enter a private hos
pital and remain until she re
covers from tin; effects of the
operation. Mr. Henry will go to
Omaha tomorrow afternoon to be
with his wife during the trying
ordeal.
GiTIZENS SHOULD I
I
WORTHY LADY
A HAPPY BIRTHDAY
SURPRISE PARTY
Iven on Saturday, February 26,
for 45th Birthday Anniversary
of John Kopp.
Ethel and Meda Jones, Minnie and
Marie Kopp, Gladys Steinhauer,
Helen and Goldie Sivey; Messrs.
Henry Klinger, Paul Sitzman,
Clarence Donald, Gus Kopp,
Wayne Hobson, B. G. Hyde, Frank
Amick, Jimmie Jones, Lee Spry,
i Henry Hyde, Frankic Sivey, Ches
ter Conn, Charles Conn and Will
Beaver.
Saturday, February 24, was the
, forty-fifth birthday anniversary
f Mr. John Kopp, and thinking
fhat this important event should
fco celebrated in the proper man
ner, Mesdames Frank Sivey and
John Kopp very secretly planned
a surprise, party and invited a
large number of his friends to as
sist him in commemorating his
birthday anniversary.
The invited guests gathered at
Hie Sivey home about 8 o'clock
and then journeyed to the Kopp
home, when they learned that Mr.
Kopp had retired for the night.
One of Mr. Kopp's favorite selee-
, ions was played by Paul Sitzman
n the accordion, to which the
merry company inarched into the
Kopp home.
To say that Mr. Kopp was some
surprised would be putting it mild,
e itrose, dressed and proceeded
entertain his guests in a most
oyal manner. The kitchen was
fleared out and for several hours
a number of the company whiled
away the time in dancing. Dur
ing the evening some excellent
violin selections were furnished
by B. C. Hyde, which were very
itiueh appreciated by all.
This merry crowd had come
well armed-with good things to
eat and at a late hour a line six-
ourse luncheon was served bv
Messrs. Paul Sitzman, Henry
Klinger and Frank Amick. their
naps and aprons being just alike.
Then they all wished Mr. Kopp
lany more happy birthdays and
dispersed, having had a most en
joyable evening.
Those participating in this de
lightful surprise were: Messrs.
and Mesdames W. Tuletie. Will
6ravitt, Robert Hichfer, Hay
Beaver, Henry Steinhauer. Frank
Sivey, Mrs. John Hobson, Misses
terniee Hobson. F.lla Riehter,
Charles HIcGuire a Hero.
Prom Tuesday's Dally.
Charles McGuire and three
Irishmen from Greece, whose
names Mr. McGuire could not re
call, or pronounce if he did re
call them, but for convenience
numbered them from 1 to 3 in
clusive, worked all night in the
blizzard Sunday night to keep the
switches and tracks through the
Burlington yards open. When
asked if he could keep them clear
Charles was modest in his claims,
replying that "we did the best we
could." At 0 o'clock last night
the track was sufficiently clear so
that Mr. McGuire could be spared
to take about a twelve hours' nap.
Mrs. Kaspar and Family Are En
titled to the Sympathy of the
Citizens of This Community
Mrs. Kaspar and family, who
have been so recently deserted by
husband and father, Mrs. Kaspar,
too, with an infant but a few days
old, are certainly entitled to the
symmpathy of the citizens of the
community.
It was largely through the in
dustry and business tact of Mrs.
Kaspar that her husband was able
to build up a tine trade fortius
bakery, and it was no fault of hers
that Kaspar contracted obliga
lions which he had not the cour
ago to stay with and pay out like
a man. He left his family behind
to face his creditors while he fled
for parts unknown, and unless
something is done by the neigh
bors and friends of Mrs. Kaspar
to aid her in meeting the, obliga
tions of the bakery, creditors will
close in and leave her practically
stranded with her children, to be
come a burden on relatives or up
on the county.
As soon as Mrs. Kaspar can be
about, if the bakery can be kept
intact, she will run the business
herself and pay off all of the
obligations against it, but just at
present she is facing a hard
proposition, and just how to
satisfy the creditors and get time
to meet the outstanding bills is a
question which confronts her.
It would be a graceful thing if
some of the good citizens and
business men of the town would
take the matter in charge and
raise a fund to tide Mrs. Kaspar
over until she can manage affairs
herself. It would bo a loss to the
entiro community to have this
shop closed and taken from Main
street and the city. A little
judicious planning and effort put
forth along the right track would
no doubt save tho enterprise.
RESIDENCE IS BADLY
Din 8Y FIRE
Fira at Hasidenca of Harry Craw
ford on Walnut, Between
Soventh and Eighth.
From Tuesday's Dally.
About midnight last night tire
broke nut at the residence of
JHarry Crawford on Walnut
street, between' Seventh and
Fight h. The alarm was turned in
as soon as the tire was discover
ed and the tire boys turned out at
once. The hose carts were drag
ged through the deep snow as
rapidly as they could be under tho
circumstances, and the boys did
nobly to get the carts on the
ground in time to save the build
ing. As it was the upper story
was badly burned.
From appearances the Arc
started near the stairway, short
ly after Mr. Crawford had re
tired for the night, he being one
of the firemen of the Sioux City
run, and got home late last night.
The residence is tho property of
C. F. Yallery, residing in the
country, and Mrs. Vallery stated
over the telephone that the
building was not insured.
The fire company did excellent
work after arriving on tho
ground, and soon had the lire
under control. It is to bo re
grelted that arrangements for a
team to drag the hose cart cannot
be made. The depth of the snow
and much of the street, untraveled
yesterday made the wheeling un
usually difficult for Ihe carts last
night and was a tax on tho
strength of the fire boys. Tho
residences on either side, Judge
Johnson on Ihe east and II. J
Mreigiu on tne west, were in
danger from the flames, and the
timely arrival of the fire com
pany no doubt prevented the
spread of the flames to the ad
joining property.
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From Wednesday's Dally.
The following gentlemen were
nipaneled by Sheriff Quinton
eslerday afternoon, and an in
quest, held over the remains of
Tracy L. Graham: F.d Sehulhof,
G. L. Farley, Harry Smith, Theo
dore Starkjohn and George
nhoden. After the jury was
sworn Deputy Sheriff Manspeaker
conducted them from tho district
court room to the Streight under
taking rooms, where they viewed
the body and returned to tho court
room, where the hearing was had.
Mr. Sharp and a stenographer
from the superintendent's office
were present, and ftir. Miarp
participated in questioning the
witnesses upon being invited to
do so by tho sheriff. The com
pany's stenographer took down
the testimony, as did tho stenog
rapher from A. L. Tidd's office.
Mr. Tidd was also present for Mr.
Goring and propounded questions
to the witnesses.
PAY TRITE TO DE-
E. A. McElwain Returns.
From Tuesday's Dally.
B. A. McElwain, who has been
spending a month on the coast,
arrived last night on No. 14. Mr.
McElwain expected to make a
longer stay while on this trip, but
the strike situation on the west
ern and mountain roads caused
him lo return now while the way
is open, rather than to delay and
risk being tied up longer than he
wished. He had a very enjoyable
visit with the old-time Platts
niouth people and he regretted
fhat he did not have more timo
to spend in their new-found
homes.
Returns From Hospital.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Miss Alice Lewis, who has been
at St. Joseph's hospital in Omaha
for two weeks recovering from the
effects of an operation for ap
pendicitis, returned last evening
on No. 2. Miss Lewis left home
last November to visjt her brother
in the northeastern part of the
state, and while there she was at
tacked with appendicitis and was
taken lo the hospital by her
brother. She has made a verv
rapid recovery and is glad to get,
out of the hospital and to get
home once more.
PARTED CLASSMATE
5 JURY HDLB3 INQUEST
OH THE WE INCH Hill
ury After Hearing Evidence of Number of Witnesses Returns a
Verdict That Graham Came to His Death by Being Run Over
by C. B. & Q. Switch Engine Body Taken to Brock.
the corner of Maiu and Fourth
streets when the unfortunate man
was taken to his oiu-e; that he
found him plusoless; stimulants
were administered, but without
response, and at 8:30 Mr. Graham
died. He then described the
wounds to the jury, and it was
his opinion that an internal in
jury caused death, a ordinarily
the system will respond to a
stimulant when administered un
der like circumslanecs.
C. H. Mann of 938 P streot,
Lincoln, testified UkU he was a
fireman in tho Burlington em
ploy; that he had oonm down from
Lincoln after the storm to flro a
special switch engine,; that ho
went to tho round house yester
day morning to take his position
on the engine, which was in
charge of the hostler. Ho was
not supposed to gel into tho cab
until it was coaled up ready to
go, but thought he might as well
Bert. Majors, night hostler at ,.j,i j0Wn to Ihe chutes as walk,
the round house, was the first and climbed into the, cab while
witness sworn, and related what Hie bosller, Bert Majors, drifted
he knew of the occurrence, which l ,h! l Mann
had so tragic an ending. In sub- ,s ,",,k" mit f ",0 b "V!
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HiUlli r, 1I I , iMUJOlN flF(U('U tlli 11 1L
was o:.r0 when he mounted the
engine at the round house to take
it to the coal chutes to be, coaled
up before turning it over to a
of the way down, 1ml saw no one
on the I rack. Witness stated that,
from his position in the cab,
which was the ordinary straight,
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special day crew, which was lo "V? " T m ,'a
wiiiiiij io or iiut-ii r.m ii-iim.iis.
run Ihe snow train for the day.
After starting the engine the
steam was shut off and the engine
and tender, backing, coasted from
the round house to tho clinics at
about three or four miles an hour.)
The hostler saw no ono on the
He got into the cab after the en
gine was started; tho steam cocks
were shut olT, hut the engine
made sufficient noi.se to attract
tho attention of anyone within a
hundred feel. No bell was ring
ing, but there was rattle about
Entertained for Lincoln Guest
Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Austin
gave a delightful whist parly
Saturday evening in honor of Mr
Phillip Harrison, a Nebraska uni
versity man and classmate of
County Attorney C. H. Taylor.
Four tables of bridge whist fur
nished amusement for the young
gentlemen and ladies present.
Lunch was served and music re
galed the guests for a time.
Cacti's Team Takes Spin.
From Tuesday's Dally.
The delivery team belonging to
Bach & Son took a lively spin this
noon, starling from the water
trough on South Third street.
The driver had let. their reins
down to allow them lo drink, and
had stepped away a few feet,
when the spirited animals started
off with the delivery wagon. The
horses soon struck up a lively
pace and kept, the street south
past the shops and down Lincoln
avenue, passing Charlie Cook's
farm, and landed in a snow drift.
No damage was done whatever
and the team was brought back
feeling very docile.
Large Turnout of the Members of
the Y. IYI. B. C. of Methodist
Church Sunday Afternoon.
There was a large turnout of
the members of the Y. M. B. C. of
the Methodist church Sunday aft
ernoon, the occasion being a me
morial service in memory of the
deceased members of the class
of whom there are two, namely,
Bldward White and Oscar Hall
stroin.
The program was in charge of
the president of the class, It. B
Hayes, and opened and closed wit
a song by Ihe class. Brief re
marks were made and tributes
paid the deceased members byj
Paul Morgan and James flishel,
the principal address of the meet
ing was delivered by Ilev. W. L.
Austin.
Ilev. Austin made three points
prominent in his address to the
young men first, Ihe loyal life;
second, tho determined life, and
third, the clean life all of which
characteristics were strongly ex
emplified in Ihe lives of the de
censed members. Before tho close
of the service a motion was made
and voted to make the -occasion
an annual one, to be observed
each year on the last Sunday in
February. The program was very
much appreciated by the members
and all agreed that the occasion
had been of great benefit.
It';icl; niwl iliil tinl ltnriw lli.il nnv.
one was struck or run over until ."V: ,'I"fml" "'l '? "'T h"
he stopped the engine at the chute 1 w" ll1,ndw,
ami turned and looked fonvanl 'M' h of Ihe chutes the en
up the track, where ho saw a man ! ""! y anyone go-
lying between tho rails. He told, ""'
the fireman that a man had been
run over, and climbing out of the
cab, ran to the man and saw thai,
he was badly mangled, his feet
cut off and head cut. The man
was lying thirty or forty yards
from where he stopped the en
gine. He did not slop to identify
the man, but ran to the round
house to call a physician. When
he had put in tho call he hurried
back and he and others who had
been attracted to the scene, picked
Mr. Graham up and brought him
to the doctor's office.
The witness was afterward re
called and stated that, from in
dications in the snow, Mr. Gra
ham's body had been rolled under
the tender and engine for thirty
or forty feet. That on account of
a curve in the track from the
round house lo the chutes, Ihe
witness could not have seen a man
on Ihe track, but right at the
place where Mr. Graham was
struck, ho could see all of Ihe way
to the bridge beyond the chutes.
Dr. J. S. Livingston was svorn
and slated that he was called
about 7 o'clock; thai he was on
Adolph Weseh finished loading
his car today and shipped his
household belongings nnd farm
ing implements to Creighlon. Mrs.
Wesch and the children departed
for Creighlon on the afternoon
I rain today. They will engage in
farming, Mr. Wesch having leased
a fine farm in that vicinity for the
coming year.
Authorized to Issue Bonds.
The state railway commission
has authorized the Missouri Pa
cific Railroad company to issue
$2,415,000 of equipment bonds
and $1,085,000 or first and
mortgage bonds from lime lo
time. The company originally
had permission of several stale
commissions to issue $11,500,000
of bonds. Of that ' amount $L
415,000 have been paid and Ihe
company desires to issue
amounts from time lo lime as
fast as the bonds are paid off, so
Ihal it will continue to keep in
debt $0,500,000.
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house. There was a saw shed on
Ihe oast of the track which might
have obstructed Graham's view
for a lime. The witness got out
of the cab at the chutes on being
told by the hostler that a man had
been run over. He went to where
Mr. Graham lay and found him
lying between tint rails, with his
head lo the east, and he had been
rolled for some distance.
W. J. Streight then testified to
tho condition of Ihe body, also
lo the opinion thai some of the
arteries internally had been
ruptured.
The matter was then submitted
to the jury, which brought in its
verdict, finding that Ihe deceased
came to his death while walking
on Ihe I racks by being run over
by a C, H. & (). engine.
.1. P. Dunlin, a stepbrother, and
Mrs. G. W. Smedley, mother of
tin' unfortunate young man, ar
rived from Brock last night and
this morning the remains, accom
panied by them and the wife of
the deceased, were taken to Brock
for Ihe funeral services and interment.
Hotel Doors Open Inward. j
Slate Hotel Inspector McFad-
den, who recently completed an
inspection of hotels and rooming
houses in Lincoln, reports that ho
found twenty-live buildings used
for hotel purposes which have
doors constructed in violation of
the state law. The law requiring
outside doors of hotels and pub
lic buildings where people assem
ble has been in sxislence since
1877, but it has not been the duty
of any particular person to en
force it and it is often violated.
Mr. McFadden has authority over
hotel buildings and he has noti
fied the violators of the law in
Lincoln to make changes. The
penalty for violation of Ihe law is
a tine' of from $100 to $1,000.
"The hotel men on whom notice
has been served to make changes,"
said Mr. McFadden, "have almost
invariably admitted that the sug
gesled changes ought to be made
and have promised to make them."
Hotel men will do well to comply
with this law. or bo subjected lo a
heavy line.
To Visit in Europe.
Miss Juliette Alwood, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. H.
Alwood of this city, will sail soon
for Europe to join her sister,
Catherine, who is at school in
Biarritz, in southern Franco. Miss
Alwood will leave Lincoln on
Sunday, March 10, and will sail
March H by tho Saint Anna of a
French line. She, will land at
Marseilles, where she will be, met
by her sister and ono of the
touchers from the school. The
two young Indies will spend a few
weeks traveling through tlaly, and
will bo in Home for Easter. They
will then return lo Biarritz to re
main till Ihe close of the school
year. The summer months will
be hpenl, in I ravel. They w ill
probably return to this country in
the fall. Lincoln Journal.