Jfeb State Historical Soo
journal
VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1914.
NO. 52.
Platte
OFFICER E MAN
AGAIN MEETS
TROUBLES
Officer Neumann Gets One of the
Disturbers While the Other
Two Make Getaway.
Frcm Saturday s Datlv.
Last night about 9:30 throe
si r;mi: Ts appeared in the vicinity
f lht i. lil rain elevator along
the Burlington Hacks and pro
ceeded 1. 1 start a disturbance that
greatly annoyed the Italians living
along the tracks in the hunk cars
and the Italians sent up town to
notify the police of the presence
of the disturbers and asked their
assistance in getting rid of them,
ntln-er Neumann and Night police
man J-'itzpat rick responded to the
all and hastened to the scene of
the trouble.
On the arrival of the officers
at I tie elevator Mr. Neumann re
quested the men to accompany
them to town and answer to their
making trouble, when one of the
men. who was of large size,
hauled back and struck at Officer
Neumann, planting a blow upon
the no-f of the officer, causing
the blood to flow freely- and caus
ing him to fall across the track,
injuring his leg quite severely.
The oflleer then drew his club and
regain ins: his feet proceeded to
lay in to the man. and soon re
duced his warlike spirit and he
was compelled to accompany the
ollicers to the city jail. The other
two men during: the mix-up suc
ceeded in making- their getaway
and tore off down the track. The
pr isoner was a man of evidently
very vicious nature and of great
strength and it required several
blows to subdue his warlike atti
tude and reduce him to a state
of submission. The courage of
the officer is jn be commended in
making the arrest and in showing
the vicious and lawless that they
cannot come here and do as they
ph-ase in defiance of the law and
order and without regard to the
laws of the state and citv.
FORMER PLATTSMOUTH
YOUNG LADY IS MARRIED
IN SOUTH DAKOTA
From Friday's Dally.
Cards have just been received
in this city by friends announcing
the marriage at Hot Springs, S. I).,
on Monday. June 22. of Mr. George
M. Penkoski of Fairburn, S. I).,
and Miss I.eona E. Asemissen of
Hot Springs. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. I..
Asemissen. formerly of this city,
and will be remember by a large
t'ircle of friends here as the fam
ily resided here for several years
an I Miss Asemissen graduated
from the high school in 1910.
The friends of the bride in this
city will be pleased to learn of
her marriage and trust that the
future of the young people may
be free from care and tilled with
much happiness.
Taken Back to Omaha.
From Saturday's Dally.
George Barr, who was brought
f! wn from Omaha this morning
to be arraigned on the complaint
of Cass county for murder, was
returned to the metropolis where
he is confined in the Douglas
county jail pending his prelimi
nary hearing on July f. While
here he was allowed to visit his
family in company with the
sheriff and to secure such cloth
ing as was necessary for his use
during his stay in Omaha.
One unfotrunate feature of the
case is that Mrs. Barr is quite ill.
A baby boy arrived some (en days
ago.
If you want to sell your farm,
list it with me. I have buyers for
good Cass county farms. T. II.
pollock, Coates blk., Plattsmouth.
Entertainment at Tartsch Home.
From Friday's Daily.
The pretty home of Mrs. August
Tartsch was the scene of a most
delightful social meeting- of the
members of the Ladies'" Aid
society of St. Paul's church and
their friends yesterday afternoon.
There was a large number of the
ladies in attendance, and there be
ing no business session held at
this time they indulged in social
conversation, sewing- and other
amusements, which made the
hours pass all too rapidly. Dainty
refreshments were provided by
the hostess and at the usual hour
the guests dispersed. . declaring
the hostess to be an excellent en
tertainer.
GREENWOOD MAN IS
FINED DY THE COUNTY
JUDGE FOR FIGHTING
From Friday's Dally.
This morning in the county-
court John Mang of Greenwood
was arraigned, charged with light
ing, and received a line of 5 and
costs, amounting to sli, which he
paid and was released from
custody. The case grew out of
a disturbance near that place last
Sundav when a young lad of some
15 years engaged in the occupa
tion of throwing clods and stones
at Mang. who resented it. and
then an older brother of the boy
interferred. with the result that
there was quite a lively mix-up.
Mang had the other fellow ar
rested and fined, and now the
other side has had Mang fined,
making it even all around, and
the warring parties should sub
side and let the warfare cease.
These neighborhood disputes are
always the source of a great deal
of grief to all concerned and the
less they are dragged into the
courts the better off the most of
them are.
JOLLY PICNIC PARTY IN
HONOR OF MRS. CHAS.
WECKDACH. CRETE, NED
From Saturdays Dally.
There was quite a jolly picnic
party yesterday afternoon at one
f the pretty shaded spots along
the banks of the old Missouri just
below the Burlington bridge. The
iadies composing- the party had
engaged a carry-all and were con
veved earlv in the afternoon to
the spot selected as their picnick
ing ground and on their arrival
there at once proceeded to enjoy
themselves to their hearts' con
t'M'.t. The affair was in honor of
Mrs. Charles Weckbach of Crete,
who was formerlv Miss Ella Clark
of this city, and the ladies com
prising the party were members
of the "Jolly Six" club, of which
Mrs. Weckbach was formerly a
member. After spending the aft
ernoon in visiting and a general
good time a camp fire was started
and a picnic supper prepared that
was enjoyed to the utmost, espe
cially by the gentlemen present,
who acted as the hewers of wood
and the carriers of water for the
party. Those in the party were:
Miss.es Mia and Barbara Gering,
Verna Leonard, Teresa Ilemple,
Dora Fricke, Mesdames R. V.
Clement, J. A. Donelan, Charles
Weckbach of Crete and Messrs.
Matthew Gering and R. W. Clem
ent. The party after the lunch
spent several hours in the enjoy
ment of the cool breezes of the
river and as the twilight hours
drew nigh returned to the city
full of the enjoyment of the occa
sion. Transported to Lincoln for Burial.
From Saturday's Dally.
The bodies of Joseph V. Weck
bach and infant daughter, which
have been buried in the Oak Hill
cemetery for the past twenty-four
years, were taken up yesterday
and will be shipped today to Lin
coln, where the Weckbach family
now reside and where Mrs. J. V.
Wackbach is buried, and they will
be reburied there in the family
lot.
DISTRICT LEAGUE
CONVENTION
AT
Plattsmouth Delegates Return
Home Highly Elated Over the
Fine Time Enjoyed.
From Friday's Dally.
The Plattsmouth delegation
which has been in attendance at
the district convention of the
Epworth League at Brock, Neb
returned home yesterday after
noon, after having enjoyed what
is reported as one of the most
interesting meetings that the
societv has held for years in this
district. The delegates from thi
city were E. H. Wescott, president
of the district organization;
Jesse p. Perry and Misses Ellen
Windham. Hazel Tuey and Mar
garite Porter and Mrs. F. II.
Gobclman. The meetings were
held in the First Methodist church
of that place, which is in charge
of Rev. A. E. Watchel, who was
for a number of years pastor of
the church at Mynard, and since
his going- to Block he has suc
ceeded in building a 10,000
church edifice, which is a beauty
and fully equipped for the church
work. One of the most pleasing
programs ever given in a league
meeting was carried out and in
cluded addresses hv three of the
most successful young people's
workers in the state, whose re
marks were filled with much good
to the members of the league
present at the sessions of the
meetings. Plattsmouth received
qnite a hatfering recognition
there as the Junior league of the
Methodist church of this city.
which is under the direction of
Mrs. Gobelman, was awarded the
honor of being the largest or
ganization of its kind in the dis
trict. In the election of officers
for the ensuing year Rev. Watchel
was elected as president, wnue
Jesse P. Perrv of this city was
given the office of treasurer for
the year as a recognition of the
work he has carried on for the
eague.
FLOYD RICHARDSON IS
FOR DRUNKENNESS
From Friday's DaJlv.
The hearing of the complaint
against Floyd Richardson, who
was charged with lighting and
disturbing the peace, attracted
quite a good deal of attention in
Judge Archer's court yesterday,
and as a result of the case the
young man received a fine of .10
and costs as his share in the
trouble which in the end brought
on the tragedy of Wednesday aft
ernoon when Mansfield Bunker
was killed. The young man while
receiving a fine can consider him-s-elf
lucky that he was not involved
in the shooting affray on the river
road that he might have become
involved in had he not been placed
under arrest when he was. The
line and costs were settled and he
was given his liberty, and it is to
e hoped he will in the future
keep out of the clutches of the
aw.
Will Speak at Celebration.
Attorney A. G. Cole of this city-
has been secured by the commit
tee for the Fourth of July cele
bration at Elmwood to deliver the
oration on that occasion. The
good people of Elmwood will find
they have selected an excellent
man for this position as Mr. Cole
is a talented young attorney and
his appearance at the different
gatherings where he has spoken
has made a most favorable im
pression as he is a very close
student and his addresses show
deep thought and earnestness.
The celebration at Elmwood will
be one of the largest held in the
county this year.
BROCK
Dope Fiend is Gathered In.
From Friday's Dally.
This morning- Sheriff Quinton
and Chief of Police Rainey gath
ered in a man who was making a
disturbance on the upper part of
Main street. The man was quite
evidently a dope lb'nd and was
well filled with "hop," and when
the officers attempted to place him
under arrest he proceeded to show
fight, and it required the efforts
of several men to load him into a
wagon and convey him to the city-
jail, where he can rest up from
his accumulation of the dope and
tame down from his warlike atti
tude.
LODAL LADIES ARE ENTER
TAINED AT NEBRASKA CITY
BY MRS. N. G. ABBOTT
From Friday's Dallr.
Yesterday a very pleasant social
gathering occurred at Nebraska
City, when a number of Platts
mouth ladies were entertained for
the day by Superintendent X. C.
Abbott and Mrs. Abbott at the
bling institute in that city. The
splendid hospitality of Mr. and
Mrs. Abbott is well known and the
ladies found that the time passed
all too rapidly in the enjoyment
of the visit and the delightful
social time afforded them, and it
was with regret that thev returned
to this city, bringing to a close a
most delightful day. Mrs. Abbott
was a great social favorite while
a resident of this citv and her
friends were delighted to enjoy a
short visit with her. Those who
composed the party yerc; Misses
Mia and Barbara Gering-, Marie
Donnelly, Dora Fricke. Yerna
Leonard. Mesdames J. A. Donelan,
R. W. Clement, "Frank L. Cum
mins. C. G. Fricke. J. H. Donnelly
and Mrs. Charles Weckbach of
Crete, Neb.
'RELIMINARY HEARING OF
GEORGE BARR CONTINUED
TO MONDAY, JULY 6
From Saturday's Daily.
The announcement that the
preliminary hearing of George
Barr was to be held this morning
created great interest throughout
the city and for an hour before
the time set for the hearing a
arge crowd assembled in the
ricinity of the court house to hear
he evidence offered. The pris
oner was brought down irom
Omaha by Sheriff Quinton at 9: 48
and at once taken to the office of
Matthew Gering. whom he de-
ired to consult before being- ar
raigned in court. As soon as the
train arrived a rush was made for
the county court room, where the
case was set for hearing-, but in a
few minutes the crowd filled the
oom to overflowing and it was
necessarv to adjourn to the dis
trict court room where the hear
ing was arranged for. After the
arrival of the prisoner at the
court room his attorney, Mr. Ger
ing, asked that the preliminary be
et over until a later date as there
were several witnesses mat lie
desired to summon and he had no
time to consult with his client.
rhe grantiner of time was agree
able to the county attorney, and
the case set for hearing on Mon
day, July 0, at 9 o'clock. The
prisoner was arraigned, however,
and to both the charge of first
degree murder for the death of
Mansfield Bunker as well as to
the charge of attempting to wound
and murder Chief of Police Rainey
he entered a plea of not guilty.
Attorney R. W. Patrick of South
Omaha annears in the case as
attorney for the family of young
Bunker. The case has created the
most intense interest and the
citizens in general are very much
interested in the outcome of the
case.
Mrs. S. II. Shoemaker and son.
Claude, are visiting- for a short
time with relatives and friends at
Ottumwa, la., having- motored to
that place a few days ago in the
touring- car of Mr. Shoemaker.
GARFIELD PARK
IS BECOMING
QUITE POPULAR
Park Commissioners Should Have
an Eye on Making Things
More Convenient.
The popularity of Garfield park
as a place for holding picnics and
gatherings of a similar nature has
caused many of our citizens to
express a desire that small tables
lie built at different spots in the
park in order that they could be
using them to place their lunches
upon and would prove a most
agreeable feature of the equip
ment of the park. The park board
has had under consideration for
some time the placing of one or
two drinking fountains in the
park for the accommodation of
such occasions as picnics as well
as for those who might go there
to rest and and desire to have a
drink of water. The park, while
it is not large and is situated on
top of a very steep hill, is still
quite popular with the residents
of the city and the park commis
sioners would find that these im
provements that they have been
considering would prove most
popular with the users of the
pa rk.
The new park commissioners
will bo given full authority over
the park as well as the super
vision of the planting of trees
along the different streets where
the new cuibing and guttering
makes it possible to 'make a neat
parking between the sidewalk and
curb line. The new commission
has taken up its duties and will
see that everything possible for
the beautifying of the city is car
ried out ami will lend its assist
ance to any movement of this
kind. That Plattsmouth does not
possess a park of several acres
has often been regretted, but we
should see that what we have is
maintained in the proper condi
tion ami shape where it can add
to the beauty of the city as well
as the comfort of the citizens of
the citv in general.
FRAUEN VERIEN, ST. PAUL'S
CHURCH, ENTERTAINED AT
THE TARTSCH HOME
The Frauen Yerien of the St.
Paul's church were entertained
most delightfully on Thursday
afternoon at the hospitable home
of Mr. and Mrs. August Tartsch
and the event was one filled with
much pleasure to the ladies who
were present to take part in the
meeting1. Social conversation as
well as the discussion of matters
of interest to the welfare of the
society served to pass the time
away until an appropriate hour,
when light refreshments were
served that added greatly in mak
ing the event one of the rarest
enjoyment to the ladies and they
departed for their homes feeling
that the meeting had been one of
the most pleasant that the society
had held and that the hospitality
shown them had been all that
possibly could be asked.
Here From Lincoln Today.
From Saturday's Dall-
This morning John Gilligan,
one of the prominent democratic
politicians of Lincoln, was in the
city visiting- with his friends and
looking over the local situation
as to a number of his favorite
candidate. Mr. Gilligan, who is
a most agreeable gentleman, while
in the city was a caller at the
Journal office to chat for a few
minutes with the editor. Mr.
Gilligan is engaged in the real
estate and insurance business in
the capital city.,
T have money to loan on Cass
county farms at 5Vj per cent.
T. II. Pollock', Coates blk., Plattsmouth.
Has a Very Severe Fall.
From Saturday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon Clans Jess
one of the carpenters employed
in the Burlington coach shop.
suffered quite a painful accident
in falling from a car on which
he was working, and which re
sulted in his sustaining a sprain
to his left ankle that will put him
on the retired list for a few day
while that member is healing up
It is fortunate that the accident
was not more serious as the fall
was for quite a distance and on
the hard concrete floor.
MUCH GRADING DEING
DONE AT PRESENT FOR
STREET CURDING
The work of grading and pre
paring for the curbing and gut
tering on North Third street is
getting along nicely and every
thing will be in readiness in a
short time to start in on the
placing of the curbing and gut
tering which will be similar to
that which has been placed along
North Sixth street and on Oak
dreet. This plan of curbing and
guttering the residence streets
las proven a most excellent one
and not only cuts down the width
of the street that must be cared
for but when the time is ripe to
take up the proposition of paving
the streets this will greatly lessen
the cost fo the taxpayers. Third
street, especially in the block
adjacent to Main street, has al
ways carried a large volume of
water from the heavy rains and
the curbing and guttering will
tend to lessen the washing of the
roadwav from the waste wafer.
TEL JED SOKALS IN
OMAHA JULY 21 TO
27, INCLUSIVE
The national championships of
the Tel Jed Sokol, which will be
held in Omaha July 21-27, will be
enlivened by athletic competition
among more than 200 women.
New York City will send a delega
tion of twenty-four women ath
letes, Chicago as many, while
other eastern cities will send
large representations.
The competition among the
women excites even more interest
than that of the men. The wom
an's championships are keenly
contested, as the winners carry
the championship pins for a year.
More than GOO athletes will
compete in the athletic champion
ships, which will extend over a
period of two days. On Sunday
following the championships an
exhibition will be given by the
winners.
Conservative estimates place
the number of members who will
attend the convention at 7,500.
Nebraska cities will send big rep
resentations, both for the athletic
contests and for the convention.
A monster parade on Saturday
will wind up the festivities. At
least 10,000 Bohemians will be in
line for the parade.
BUSINESS MEN WHO
WILL CLOSE STORES
AT 6 O'CLOCK P.
We, the undersigned, agree to
close our places of business at (
p. m. excepting Saturday and
payday nights, through the
months of July and August. The
early closing- will take effect on
July 1. (Signed.)
E. A. Wurl,
J. W. Crab ill,
E. G. Dovey & Son,
C. E. Wescott's Sons,
Falter & Thierolf,
Joseph Fetzer,
Fanger Department Store,
John Frank,
B. A. McElwain,
Adolph Wesh,
Warga & Schuldice,
Avard S. McLean.
P. E. 0. ENTER
TAINS FOR THE
CHILDREN
The Home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Raw Is the Scene of Much
Pleasure.
From Saturday's Dally.
Yesterday a most delightful
event occuri-ed at the beautiful
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Itawls
when the ladies of the i E. O.
society entertained for the chil
dren of the members at a chil
dren's day party and the occasion
was one of the most unique and
pleasant in the history of this
splendid organization and was
tilled with the greatest of pleasure
to the young people who Welt
present. One of the features of
the party was the parade given by
the little folks, who were costumed
to represent the different business
houses of the city, displaying
some advertisements of the lead
ing articles handled by the mer
chant whom they represented, and
the costumes shown were very
attractive and pleasing to the eye
and much pleasure was deried
rom the parade.
The lawn was the scene of the
merriment of the little folks ami
there was joy unrestrained for
several hours in the games and
lastimes that the ladies had pro
vided for the children. The spa-
ious lawn of the Rawls home was
made very attractive for the chil
dren and their pleasure was great
as they romped and played about
he grass ami in the shade of the
trees. One of the pleasant enter
tainments was that of the fortune
eller, who at her booth fold the
fortunes of the little folks ami
gave them promises of the most
rilliant future. At a suitable
iour dainty and tempting refresh
ments were served fo the little
folks that served to add to their
pleasure and they did full justice
o these with all the enjoyment
of the young.
The occasion throughout was
filled with great pleasure not only
o the little folks but to the moth
ers as well, who had prepared the
lelightful event, and they feel
gratified that it was such a splen
did success in every way.
LATTSMOUTH MER
CHANTS WILL ALL CLOSE
ON THE FOURTH
Most of the business houses of
the city have signified their in
tention of closing their places of
business on next Saturday, July
4, at noon in order to give their
employes an opportunity to enjoy
a celebration of the great national
day. The barber shops of the city
will also quit at 12 o'clock, and
those who desire to shop or get
separated from their whiskers
would do well to mark the dale
down in the note books and get
around before the noon hour.
There being no celebration here,
a great many of our people will
observe the day in some of our
neighboring cities and towns.
Buys a Very Fine Porker.
From Saturday's Datly.
Mrs. Hettie Cummings, who is
the owner of a number of very
fine hogs which she has at her
property in the south part of the
city yesterday made a trip to the
vicinity of pacific Junction, where
she secured a splendid addition
fo her stock in purchasing a fine
thoroughbred Poland-China pig
which will be brought here and
placed with her other specimens
of the pure-blooded swine. The
pigs that she has are of excep
tionally fine stock and anyone
who desires to secure any addi
tions to their swine had better
call and look over the animals
owned by Mrs. Cummings.
