The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, July 01, 1912, Image 1
State Uiatorical Soc outb 5oum VOLUME XXXI. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JULY 1, 1912. NO. 51. Ilbe 1 mm a r c CALLED ID REST Former Cass County Lady Passes Away at Bethany, Neb., Tuesday Morning. From Friday's Daily. Mrs. Harri'.'t Critchfleld, for merly residing three miles north of Weeping Water, died Tuesday morning at 7:30 o'clock at her home in Bethany, Neb., at quite an advanced age. Her funeral oc curred today and interment was made at Elmwood, Neb., by the side of her husband, who died many years ago. The deceased came to Nebraska with her hus band, from Ohio, thirty years ago, and settled on their farm north of Weeping Water, where she re sided until a few years ago. She was the mother of ten children, all of whom survive her. They are: Jason and Mrs. Alice Moore, living in Ohio; W. II. Critchfleld of Kansas City, Missouri; Bird, Dow, Comen, Casper, Mrs. Buz gel'l and Mrs. G. M. Porter of Ne braska. All of the children were present at their mother's bedside when death relieved her but those residing in Ohio, who, on account of illness in their families, could not come. This good woman will be mourned by a large circle of friends and old-lime neighbors. She was a warm-hearted, Chris tian woman, a kind neighbor and loving parent and stood very high in the estimation of all who knew her. Death at Nehawka. L. J. Griffith, who had been gradually failing for several months, died Wednesday morning from a complication of diseases incident to age, he being one day over 78 years old. Mr. Grill th was one of the pioneers of Cass county, coming first in 1859, but not becoming a permanent resi dent until 18G7, when he located on the farm where lie died. He was an old soldier, serving in a Pennsylvania regiment during the civil war. His wife and six grown children survive him. The fun eral takes place this morning from the U. B. church and (he body will be taken to Weeping Waler for burial. More extended notice next week. Nehawka News. WORTHY LADY IS FINAL LAID TO I WEDDING AT HOLY ROSARY CHURCH THE CASE OF IS. 1IR0EVS1 L STULL Evidence All in and Case Will Probably Be Decided Today or Tomorrow. Popular Plattsmouth Young Peo ple Are Joined in Wedlock. From Friday's Daily. One of the prettiest church weddings which has taken place in I his city for a long time occur red at the Holy Ilosary Catholic church at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. The contracting parties were two of Plaltsmouth's most popular young people, Mr. Tim othy C. Kohoutek and Miss Mary Gradoville, the nuptial knot being lied by Rev. Father John Vlcek, pastor of the church. Thomas Gradoville, brother of the bride, was best man and Miss Anna llvs acted as bridesmaid. The bride wore a beautiful white vojle dress and the brides maid wore ping messaline. The groom and his best man wore black business suits. The cere mony was witnessed by a large number of the relatives and near friends of the happy young couple. After the ceremony a fine and sumptuous wedding dinner was served, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gradoville. Last night the festivities were further continued by a reception at the T. J. Sokol hall, where the young friends and relatives of the bride and groom were present and enjoyed a social evening, with music and dancing. A pre-nuptial party was given by Miss Anna Rys on Wednesday evening in the nature of a hand kerchief shower for the bride, and and a sock shower for the groom.! The Burlington Route band, of which the groom is a member, was present and furnished some very fine music, and the event was a very enjoyable one. The happy young couple left this afternoon for Denver and the mountains, where they will spend a two weeks' honeymoon. They will make their home in Platts mouth, where Mr. Kohoutek has a good position with the Burling ton. The Journal joins their large number of friends in wish ing them a long and happy life. A Large Number of Relatives and Friends Pay Tribute to Mrs. John Polecek. From Saturday's Dally. I he funeral of Mrs. John Polecek occurred yesterday morning at 9:40 from the resi deuce on West Vine street, and at 10 o'clock at (he Holy Rosary Catholic church. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Father Vlcek, pastor or tne cnurcii, and was largely attended by the neighbors and friends of the deceased lady and her estimable family. The menus and neignnors came in large numbers to show I heir last tribute of respect to the high character of this noble Christian woman. The music was furnished by the Holy Rosary church choir. The floral tributes were very numer ous and beautiful, attesting the love and admiration of the donors. Interment took place immediately after the service at the church and the casket was followed to the Holy Sepulcher cemetery by a long procession of mourning friends. The pall-bearers were: Joseph Hadraba, Anton Svoboda, Mike Bajeck, Joseph Vetesnek, J. Jirousek and James Pelan. Rela tives and friends from abroad at tending the funeral were: James Pelel of Prague, Mrs. Kohoutek of Denver, Frank Svoboa and wife of Hamburg, and Miss Popesel of South Omaha. F Mrs. A. J. Hoover Passed Away. Another good woman lias pass ed on to that country from whose bourne no traveler has ever yet returned and the home of her chosen mate, Andrew J. Hoover, is in mourning. Mrs. Hoover passed away Mon day morning of the present week and was laid to rest in Riverview icemetery SW'ednesday, afternoon, Elder F. A. Meyers officiating. The last sad rites were attended by a large number of friends and relatives of the family, the pall bearing being members of the Louisville Odd Fellows lodge, of which order Mr. Hoover is a member. Mrs. Hoover was 39 years, 9 months and i days old when she died. She was born in Penn sylvania September 20, 1872. She leaves a husband a young daugh ter and her immediate family and other relatives mourn her. Mr. Hoover and daughter have the deep sympathy of the people of this vicinity who knew and admired the departed for her many kind acts and noble char acter. Louisville Courier. Have Little Boy Operated On. From Friday's Dally. Fred Majors and wife went to Omaha on the morning train to day to take their little 2-year-old son to the hospital for an opera tion. Mr9. Salla of Lincoln ac companied them to Omaha and will return from there to her home. Entertain Choirs. From Saturday's Dall Mr. and Mrs. E. 11. Wescolt last evening entertained the choir and Glee club of the Methodist church and their friends at a lawn party at Minnyside. forty or more young people enjoyed the hos pitality of Mr. and Mrs. Wescolt on this occasion. A long table was arranged upon the lawn and refreshments were served. An in formal program of vocal and instrumental music furnished much enjoyment for the com pany. Mrs. Max Adams of Waco, Neb., sang two or three numbers, as well as Don York and W. G. Brooks also furnishing vocal numbers. Edgar Wescott favor ed the choir with a fine solo. From Friday's Dally. I'he case of Amelia Monroe vs. C. Lawrence Stull, at the adjourn ment of court last night, had reached the stage where both parlies were willing to rest their case so far as the introduction of evidence was concerned. Nearly all of Wednesday was taken up by the plaintiff in the introduction of her testimony, while the defendant and the re bull al of plaintiff occupied the time of the court yesterday. To prove I he allegations of her peti tion, plaintiff had sworn herself, (). P. Monroe, Dr. E. YV. Cook, Dr. J. B. Martin, Mrs. Alford, Mrs. L. Murphy cf South Guiana, u. M. Streight, T. II. Pollock and others, whilst for the defense the defend ant testified in his own behalf, and also Mrs. Ollie Dasher, Nettie Stull, Clayton Rosencrans, G. R. Olson, Mrs. W. K. Fox, County Treasurer W. K. Fox, Dr. J. II Hall, Dr. J. S. Livingston, Dr. E D. Cummins and Dr. Henry D. Le- mere, an eye and ear specialist of Omaha. The testimony of plaintiff and her husband related to the assault and the consequent pain and suf ferine which plaintiff had never had before and the impairment I of hearing and eyesight and a denial of the use of the language ascribed lo plaintiff as having been used toward defendant. Mrs. Alford and Mrs. Murphy were walking along the west side of Sixth si reel, near the telephone office, when they heard the tumult in the Monroe store,, and on looking across saw the assault and saw I he defendant kick plain tiff. Dr. Cook testified to having treated plaintiff after I he injury. O. M. Streight and T. If. Pollock assisted in gelling plaintiff to her home, a short distance north of the store. Dr. Martin testified to treating plaintiff for effusion of one eye. Defendant testified to the trouble with his sister and the hard language used against him; denied having kicked plaintiff; swore to a screen door being closed between the participants in the affray and the witnesses, Mrs. Alford and Mrs. Murphy. Mrs. Dasher and Nettie Stull, nieces of plaintiff and defendant, testified to much complaint from headache by plaintiff long prior to the assault. Clayt Rosencrans testified to having made measure ments of the distance from the door to the end of the counter where both claimed the trouble occurred, and the distance from the north wall to the edge of the counter. G. R. Olson had taken pictures of the building and he testified lo his work. Dr. J. II Hall, Mrs. Fox and Mr. Fox testi fied to Ihe plaintiff having been injured in a runaway sixteen years ago, when she was thrown from a buggy on Chicago 'avenue am Granite street and carried to Dr. Ball's residence, where medical aid was given her. Dr. Lemere testified to having made an examination of Mrs. Monroe's eyes and hearing am nose one day last week, and found no injury and not as much im paired vision as is usually found in women of Mrs. Monroe's age. Her hearing was above the aver age. Be did find catarrhal trouble in the nasal passage that, wouh cause headaches. Drs. Living ston and Cummins both testifies lo finding no indications of in jury to plaintiff's head, eyes or hearing. i ne court men tooK a recess until 9 o'clock this morning, but informed attorneys and litigants that the question of permanent injury would not go lo the Jury ns no permanent injury had been proven, hence the testimony touching that phase of the case would not be considered by the jury. At Ihe time of going lo press the case wag not completed and the court and jury were listening lo the arguinentH of Attorney Rawls closing argument for the plain tiff. Frank Young Grows Worse. From Friday's Dally. Frank Young, who has been ill at a rooming house in Omaha for I he past ten days, has grown worse, and his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Cook, of Murray went to his bedside this afternoon in re sponse to a message received last evening. Mrs. Young has been sent for and will arrive from Min nesota today. OURTH OF JULY In PLATTSMOUTH Committee on Arrangements Have Decided Upon the Program as Printed Below. The committee on entertain ment and speakers for the Fourth of July celebration held a session last night and formulated a splen did program for the enjoyment of the public on that occasion. The following program will be carried out as nearly as possible: 9:15 to 10 A. M. Band Concert on Main Street by the Bur . lington Band. 10 A. M.-Band Will March Base Ball Park. Game Be tween Ihe Red Sox and Shamrocks. Noon. 1 :30 p. M. Band Concert at Gar field Park. Address by Hon. E. M. Pollard. Music. Address by Judge J. L. Roof. Music. 3 P. M. Band Will March to Ball Park. Game Between Sham rocks and Plattsmouth Boosters. 8 P. M. Burlington Band Concert 9 P. M. Fireworks. to EGGS MUST BE PURE AMD UNTAINTED Takes Spin With Binder. From Friday's Dally. Will Splitt had a narrow escape frojn being seriously injured yes terday afternoon, when a young team which he had just hitched to a binder at the Gorder imple ment house, took fright and ran away. The team, which consisted of a young mule and a young orse, were being driven by Mr. Splitt from North Third street across Main attached to Die bind er, and on reaching Ihe pave ment the rattle of Ihe iron wheels and other parts of Ihe machinery irigiticneu tne team and trie way they went south on Third was a caution. They scurried along for two blocks, when the crossing at Granite street was reached Ihe driver was jostled from his seat and fell to the ground, holding on to Ihe lines, Ihe left one of which broke, turning the team and bind er up the hill. The incline was loo much for Ihe mule and his fright soon subsided and the team turned in at the Brill ian home, where they were caught. The only damage was the broken line.. State Health Department Coming to the Rescue of the Egg Com plaining Public. The state health department is coming lo the rescue of the egg complaining public. The fruit of the festive hen must be sweet as dew upon the mountains in its native stale, untainted by the onions in the garden or the kero sene in the kitchen. In fact, eggs must be perfectly fresh, or the farmer will get into (rouble with Ihe deputy food and drug com missioner. That official's bulletin of warn ing to farmers and dealers in eggs and keepers of egg plants in which all the ten commandments of eggs are set forth in paraphrase, is as follows: 1. Thou shall not set thv bens in a dirty nest. 2. Thou shall not let Ihe eggs rest for a day after (hey are laid, but gather them up and rush them to the consumer. 3. Thou shall not wash they dirty egglets, but keep I hem at home lo feed thy wife and family. i. Thou shall not let thy eggs get all bet up. 5. Thou shall not try thy eggs out in an incubator ami then sell Ihem when they refuse to hatch the chicken within may be fooling you. t. Thou shall, not hold I by eggs in storage for a raise in prices. . I nou snail not sell eggs from a stolen nest. 8. Thou shall not let thy egg crop bask in the sun. 9. Thou shall candle I by eggs and consider them holy. 10. Thou shalt not sell thy eggs by case count, allowing the customer to lake his chances, bt cause gambling is forbidden by law. Eggs produced by Ihe Nebraska nen, generally considered, are equal in value lo all of Ihe hog and polato crop combined or about $20,000,000 every year. At present Nebraska eggs are at a discount in eastern markets, but the health commissioner thinks that by encouraging the hens and treating Ihem with proper respect the value of the crop may be in creased materially. Celebrates Birthday. Clair Brown celebrated his 13th birhtday last evening by enter taining ten of his youthful friends at the home of his brother, Wil liam Jonas Brown, on West Vine street. Many lino presents were received by Clair from his young friends. Refreshments were served and all departed wishing their host many happy returns of the day. YOUNG BOYS CHARGED WITH CHICKEN STEALING Should Be Sent to State Reform School, Where They Can Be Restrained. From Friday's Dally. County Attorney C. II. Taylor filed a complaint in the county court, on evidence of Mrs. Mary Edgerlon, the complaint charging that Ed Veihu, Edwin Maybee and Bradley Billings did, on the 22d day of June, 1912, steal and carry away three- hens of the value of (he properly of Mrs. Mary Edgerlon. A second count of I lie complaint charged that the above named boys were under the age of 10 years and were not properly re strained and were in the habit of roaming the streets at all hours of the day and night and were growing up in meiidecacy and crime; did not allend school when it was in session and had been guilty of numerous petty crimes, and for want of proper parental restraint would be a menace to society unless reformed. Tho complaint asked that they be re strained at Ihe state industrial school at Kearney. A hearing was set for a week ago and Hie boys allowed lo give it personal recognizance for their appearance the next day. But they failed to put in an appear ance, but instead crossed info Iowa, where (hey have been until today, when two of them, Edwin Maybee and Bradley Billings, were round on the si reel tiv the hiet of police and taken before Judge Beeson, where a hearing was had. The court took tho matter under advisement and may hand down a decision very soon. New Screen for the Qem. Mr. Herman Horowitz, rep resenting the F. M. Tisdale enter prises of Chicago and New Y'ork, manufacturers and promoters of Ihe famous Tisdale daylight screen, is in the city preparing lo place a new Tisdale screen in Ihe Gem theater. This screen is without a doubt the most perfect for the production of motion pic tures on the market today, and the completion of which will place the Gem on an equal foot ing with the very best moving pic ture theaters in Ihe large cities. Mr. Horowitz expects to remain here until the screen is completed. He will also place a new advertis ing drop curtain in the Gem and will give a number of advertisers exclusive positions on the curtain Floyd Smith Buys Shop. From Friday's Dally. Floyd Smith, the Riley hotel barber, who has been working for Perry Thackston for the past six months, has closed a deal for the purchase of one of the leading barber shops of Aurora, Neb., and lie will take possession of it next week. Mrs. Smith and babe de parted this morning for Seward, Neb., where she will visit friends for a few days and join her hus band at Aurora next week. Mr, Smith has made many friends during his slay in this city, who will regret to have him leave. Mrs. N. E. While and daughter, Nellie, departed for Sioux City on the fast mail this afternoon. Fire Boys Make Good Run. From Friday's Dally. F. E. Sch later and others in the vicinity of the Mauzy home, at which a mysterious fire occurred yesterday, are very warm in their expressions of praise for the fire company and the members, who made the run to the fire, Mr. Schlaler's woodshed joins the Mauzy woodshed, and he was soon at the scene of Ihe fire. The time which elapsed frofu the turning in of the alarm was scarcely five minutes neiore (lie lire company was ou the ground with hose cart and fire fighting apparatus. A stream of water had been turned on Ihe fire by Mr. Schlater and Mr, Mauzy with garden hose, and some of Ihe neighbors formed a bucket brigade and the fire was under control when the boys arrived. But they are entitled lo credit for making a quick run, and had the fire not been properly checked I heir services would have been in valuable in preventing the fire from spreading to tho Schlater property and other near-by neigh bors. Crops Good In Fremont. From Thursday's Dully. Philip H. Trilsch and wife and County Clerk D. C. Morgan motor ed over Ihe Big Muddy yesterday and visited Mr. Tritsch's iOO-acre farm east of Percival, where they found everything in fine shape. Mr. Tritsch's 87-acre wheat field was ripening nicely, standing a good three feel high and not a weed in sight, and crop experts estimate this field will average 35 bushels per acre. Corn and oats were just in Ihe snme proportion, corn being almost ready to lay by and of fine color, nnd appar ently not in need of moisture right now. The oats crop was heavy. There is not any better land out doors than this second bottom Missouri river land. The tract is five miles east of Percival. Boy Scouts Take Hike. Gail Robinson nnd Ralph Pana baka, two small boys in boy scout uniform, walked in from Omaha this morning and will be the guests of friends until tomorrow, when they will walk back to their homes. Gail Robinson is the son of Dr. Robinson of Omaha and is totally blind. As the scouts crossed the Platte river bridge this morning the wind whisked Gail's hat oil and it fell into the river and he did without any headgear until he arrived in Plattsmouth Gail attended the school for the blind at Nebraska City while Prof. Abbott was in charge, and took occasion to call on his former teacher for a fchort time this morning after arriving. Returns From Spooner, Wisconsin O. C. Hudson and family return ed from Spooner, Wisconsin, and other points in the lake slates early this morning. Mr. Hudson has been absent about (en days and was through Wisconsin, Min nesota, Illinois and Iowa and found that Ihe further west ho came the better the crops of all descriptions. Mr. Hudson will as sume charge of the Central school building July first. Social Workers Meet. From Thursday's Dally. The Social Workers of the M. E. church held a very pleasant, meet ing at Ihe home of Mrs. A. P. Barnes on High School Hill yes terday afternoon. The business session was held, after which the ladies devoted (he lime to social conversation and sit itching on dainty fancy work. The hostess served some very delicious refreshments. Threshing Machine for Sale. Gaar-Scott 13 h.-p. engine, J. I. Case Seperator, 32, 50 rear. In running order and under shed. Mrs. J. M. Leek of Lincoln, who Will sell or trade for stock or is a guest of friends in this city, town property. See T. W. Vallery, was a passenger to Omaha on the Murray, Neb., or write me at morning train today. I Ogallala, Neb. Frank Vallery.