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PLATTSMOUTn, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 19 IS.
NO. 68.
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OMAHA VETERAN
DETECTIVE KILLED
Tom Ring, One of the Best Known
Dctecthes in the City, Is Shot
Down by Mexicans.
Yesterday at noon in Omaha oc
curred one of the most sensatioml
shooting affrays that has occurred
there in several years and the victim
of the affair was Tom Ring, the oldest
member of the detective force of that
city and one of the most popular men
i.i the service of the Omaha police de
partment. The shooting occurred at the room
ing houso of A. X. Madrid, 401 North
Fifteenth street, where the officer, to
gether with a special policeman of
the Union. Pacific, made a visit to in
vestigate the men in regard to the
robbery of several freight cars of the
Union Pacific. The railroad detective
remained on the first floor of the
building, nhile Ring, who was a very
fearless man. advanced to the second
floor, where the men occupied a room.
As the officer came up the stairs the
men warned him away, but Ring1, see
ing a washstand nearby, placed it in
front of the door and was standing
on it to look through the transom in
to the room when, it is thought, he
made some noise and the Mexicans
fired, the first bullet striking Ring
right between the eyes and he fell
back into the hallway. Another Mexi
can in the building who saw the shoot
ing was frightened and ran into his
loom, but peered out through the
I artially open door and saw one of the
?dx:can murderers open the door of
the room and place his revolver to the
breast of the detective lying on the
floor and fire another bullet into his
heart.
The entire force of the city police
were called in as soon as the alarm
was sent to the station, but the two
men had made their escape from the
second foor of the building, and in
ioing so one of them was injured, as
he broke through the roof of a small
coal shed in the rear of the rooming
house, and from later reports must
have injured his leg.
The men were reported later as
having been seen at Oreapolis, a few
miles north of Plattsmouth, about
.":30, and were walking in the direc
tion of this city and one of them was
limping quite badly. Officers Wade
and Farrens of the Omaha police
force arrived here last evening at
f:30 to examine the strangers who
had been rounded up by Chief of
Police Rainey, but no one answering
to the description of the Mexicans
could be found.
The officers, together with the members-of
the local police, made a
thorough search of the railroad yards
to no avail, and the Omaha officers
examined every freight train passing
through here in hopes of locating the
men, as it was thought they would
try to reach Pacific Junction, where a
la'-ge colony of Mexicans are located,
but were unable to unearth a sign of
the men or.d returned this morning to
the metropolis to assist in the search.
Members of the Omaha police fore
have been sent to all the towns with
in a radius of forty miles of Omaha
to assist, the local officers in a search
for the men. and chief of Police Dunn
of Omaha issued the command to his
men to bring the Mexicans in, "dead
or alive." A description of the men
given the police is as follows:
No. 1 Mexican, curly haired, fiv
feet nine, aged "2'). weight 100 pound.",
face pitted with smallpox marks,
wearing Hue serg? suit. Thought to
be the man who did the shooting.
No. 2 Mexican, five feet six inches,
weight 14-) pounds, about 24 years
old, blue shirt with white dots, a
blue mole on left cheek, limp 3 with
left leg.
A report was circulated here this
afternoon that cne of the Mexicans
had been killed at the Union station
in Omaha this morning by a member
of the police force who was attempt
ing to arrest him, but no confirmation
of this could be had from that city.
T r ti: - r ir -
x-.. v. nwu yi -iuiiuy was in me
city last evening for a few hours
visiting with relatives and friends,
Asks to Sell Keal Estate.
From Tuesday's Pally.
A petition has been filed in the mat
ter of the estate of Henry F. Krulle,
deceased, asking permission to sell
certain real estate belonging to said
estate in order that the proceeds may
be applied on the payment of debts
and cost of the administration of the
estate. Judge Begley ha set the
date of hearing the petition for March
13, 191").
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THE WIZARD OFWISELAND"
CO., BUY THEIR CLOTHING
WHILE HERE LAST SATURDAY
From Tuesdav's D.iilv.
It auite often haDDens that we nass
up many chances to secure bargains
that are often offered at home and
tmvol tn 5ftinA ntiisr tnu-n tn fnr
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them and receive in return goods
greatly inferior to those we might
purchase at home, and it remains for
the strangers to come here after bar
gains to point out the opportunitie
we pass by. While the "Wizard of
Wiseland" company were here Satur
day the men of the company were at
tracted by the display of the bargain:
in men's clothing shown by the firm
of C. E. Wescott's Sons, and after
examining them made the purchase
of six suits of clothes that were the
hief bargain feature for that
They were headed for Chicago, but as
one of the men in the party remarked,
they could do no better even in the
I
v.;. tha nn,u niToA i
I therefore they laid in a good supply,
feeling that they were truly getting
a rare bargain in the clothing line
that they could not afford to pass up.
ARRANGEMENT FOR POST
AGE BETWEEN THE UNITED
h fl hh AMI ihHMANT
From Tuesday's Pally.
The United States postoffice de-
partment has sent out tne tollowing
notice to the postoffices throughout property for the purpose of rate
the country, covering the mail that is making which its patrons must pay.
sent from this country to Germany "In the bills above mentioned I
under present conditions, which do have attempted to correct exactly the
not permit of direct communication same situation in the matter of in-
between these two countries:
"The arrangement for the 2 -cent I
letter rate between the United States
and Germany applies only to suc'i
letters as are dispatched from ei.be" I
country to the other by sea direct, let-
ters which require transit through any
intervening country or countries be-
ing subject to Postal Union rates and
conditions. As there is now no direct
service to Germany, notice is hereby .
given that, pending the resumption of
such direct service, letters mailed in
this country destined for Germany
shall be subject to the Postal Union
rate of 5 cents for the first ounce or
fraction thereof and 3 cents for each
additional ounce or fraction thereof,
Letters not fully prepaid at the rate
indicated will be allowed to go for-
ward to destination, but will be dis-
patched from the United States ex-
change offices under stamp "T," sub-
ject to a charge on delivery equal to
double the amount of the deficient
postage."
THE DEATH OF A FOR
MER NEHAWKA LADY AT
ALMA, NEBRASKA
From Tuesday's Daily,
The following is a special from
Nehawka, under date of yesterday,
and conveys the intelligence of the
death of a lady well known through
out the southern portion of the
county:
"The body of Mrs. D. R. McCleary
of Alma, Neb., whose death from
pneumonia occurred Sunday morning,
was brought here today for burial.
The funeral is to take place Wednes
day. Mrs. McCleary was a daughter
of Mrs. L. C. Pollard, and is survived The Otto Finder home was glad
by her husband and two children. She dened Monday by the arrival there of
also leaves her mother, Mrs. L. C.
Pollard; a sister, Mrs. W. T. Johnson,
.... I
oi iawnee uy; two Drotners, :.
. Pollard of Elizabeth, N. J., and Julian
jj. Pollard of Nehawka.
SENATOR
01
, JR., EX
PLAINS HIS BILLS
The Senator From Otoe and Cass
Counties Creates Sentiment
Among Insurance People.
From 'Wednesday's Pally.
During the present session of th
legislature the measure relating to
the insurance bills introduced bv
Senator Mattes of this county am
v..l? c w. u. n Ki
dcal of inquiry as to their purpose
and intent anl n order that the pub
,ic may have a clearer insight into the
proposeu legislation me lonowing
....
leuer lrom tne senator to tne editor
oi tne Daily Press at Nebraska City
will be of much interest, as it covers
the position taken by the senator on
his measures:
"Your letter of the 1st at hand and
contents noted. I am glad to respond
to your request and have sent you by
mail copies of S. F.'s 145 and 14b'
There is another S. F. which I have
introduced and which is a companion
bill to the two bills first mentioned
and necessary to complete the legisla
tion proposed in the bills first men
tioned. This latter bill was intro
duced subsequent to the others and
'It X X t 1 X 1 , 1 Ml
nas not ec reacnea xne senate oiu
A. 1. L A
room irom me primer. .vs soon as
received l wm send you a copy and
you will then have the complete idea
in hand.
"In regard to the idea embraced in
this proposal I can perhaps best il
lustrate it by reference to another
issue which has received extended
public attention and which, I think,
is fundamentally the same. For some
years there has been serious and
wiiipsnrpml nbivtinn nn ihe nnrt nf n
large section of the public to the
practice oi puonc service corporations
presenting one basis of valuation of
v'ujjcit. iui me j.ui jju.es ui
taxation and another and much high-
er valuation ot identically tne same
surance against loss bv fire.
The value of property for assess-
ment and taxation I have proposed
to make its value for insurance
against fire, etc. I think this pro-
posal is sound in business morals and
feasible in practice. I would be glad
to have your views on this proposed
legislation after you have looked it
over in detail.
"I have been not a little surprised
to find that some competent attorneys
and some fire insurance agents who
have spent many years in the busi-
ness were not aware of the fact that
our existing laws make it a fineable
offense for an agent to grant or an
insurer to obtain 'over insurance.'
This, however, is the case, though I do
not know that this law has ever been
applied in this state. This perhaps
arises from the fact that the existing
statute is based on the uncertain and
indefinite term 'fair value.' I think
my proposal is founded on what will
prove to be a very positive and cer
tain basis of value, thereby making
this- legislation effective in practice.
Should you care to examine the pre
sent statute on 'over insurance' you
will find it as sections 3247 and 3248
of the Revised Statutes for 1913."
Mrs. William Herold Improving.
From Wednesday' Pally.
Mrs. William Herold, who is mak
ing her home with her daughter, Mrs.
A. L. Tidd, has been confined to her
room with an attack of lagrippe for
the past few days. She is reported as
being very much improved today,
which will be pleasing news to her
large circle of friends.
New Daughter Arrives.
From Wednesday's Dally.
a fine little daughter, who came to
make her future home with the hatrv
....
.parents, and it is unnecessary to
state that the little lady received a
hearty welcome in her new home.
UTTES
To Raflie Off Beautiful Lintn Piece.
From Tuesday's Pailw
u. Jierger win raine ott a
beautiful hand crocheted and em
broidered linen table piece, at 25 cents
a chance, and the sum realized from
this raffle will be appropriated to the
fund known as the German Relief
Fund, which is used in caring for the
widows, orphans, homeless and
wounded during the present wa:
which is racing: in the foreign lands
at this time.
THE MSRR1HGE LICENSE
DEPARTMENT HIS TAKEN
A NEW LEASE Oil LIFE
From Tuesday's Pailv.
1 IIC I11U1 I lU.LL. IIV t U.JIIII llliVH. 'II
the county judge's olnce has taken on
a new lease of life and a great many
of the young people have been handed
out the coveted little parchments that
meant for them the happiness of wed
ded bliss. Frar.k C. Reister, aged 24,
of Manley, and Miss Dora Scheei,
aged 20, of Murdock, were among
those securing licenses and will be
married Sunday at the home of tl c
bride's parents, near Murdock.
Another of the happy your.
couples
to secure a license was Mr.
Henrv A. Urish and Miss Marv L.
Heil. both residing in the vicinity of
Cedar Creek, and who are among ih?
best known and popular young people
in that lccality
.ir. v i.ume iisniT ui .wunuj """
Miss Mamie D. Drumm of Bartlett,
Iowa, were also granted a marriage
license bv the judge yesterday.
Jason Good of Harrison county
Iowa, and Miss Mary C. Lord oi
Omaha were callers at the office of
the judge yesterday afternoon, and
securing the license requested the
udge to perform t"rfTferemony- that
would make them as one, which he
nu in nis usual accommodating man-
ner, and the newly weds were enabled
to leave the court house as one, and
rejoicing in tneir
new-found hap-
piness.
THE UP-TO-DATE LITTLE
VILLAGE OF NEHAWKA NOW
HAS ELECTRIC LIGHTS
fr run Tuesday's Pnilv.
Ihe village ot Nehawka is rejoic
ing over the fact that the electric
lights have come to their enterprising
ittle town through the untiring ef
forts of ex-Congressman E. M. Pol
lard, who installed a modern little
lectric light plant that gives the peo
ple there a twenty-four-hour service.
Mr. Pollard, who is nothing if not a
live and energetic citizen of that
lace, has built the plant on his home
property there, and a large 25-horse
power engine supplies the power for
the running of the plant. The engine
s a crude oil burner and can be oper
ated at a cost that will allow the sup-
dying of current at a very cheap rate
to the consumers, and the good people
f Nehawka are fast taking advant-
ge of the opportunity afforded them,
Nehawka is unincorporated, and the
treet lights, of which there will be a
umber, will be paid for by popular
subscription, as the Commercial club,
by whom the public conveniences have
been handled in the past, has lived
out its five-year tenure and may not
be reorganized, although during the
time it has been in existence it has
done a great work for the helpfu;ness
of the village and its people and its
members are as live an organization
as could be found anywhere in a
imilar town, and for the future prog
ress of Nehawka that they may decide
to reorganize.
Commissioners Still Checking Up.
'-om Wednesday's Dally
The board of county commissioners
are busily engaged today in the work
of checking up the books of the of-
cials of the county, and are seeing
that everything is in first-class shape.
he work is one that takes rp a great
eal of time and our worth cor.m;s-
ioners are seeing that it is donj in
the proper manner.
Miss Marie Fitzgerald was a pas
senger this morning for Omaha,
where she will spend the day looking
fter some matters of business.
DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE Oi
61
The Bird That Obtains His Freedom
Is the One Who Nips the De
stroyers of Crops.
From W'ednesd.-i v's Itallv.
Fine feathers don't make fine birds
Neither do fine voices. Everything
depends on their stomachs, the de
partment of agriculture has decided
Whenever the department wants to
know whether a bird is of any value
to society, it examines its stomach
II tne stomach contains the proper
portion of bugs and worms, the de
partment gives the bird his passport
to fly anywhere he pleases in the
United States. But the stomach must
show that the bird has been devouring
a required number of bugs or worms
before its winged owner can get his
credentials from the department's
Djr,j expert-
During the past year, study of
birds' stomachs resulted in eleven
species being added to the list of bird
enemies cf the boll weevil, making a
total of fiftv-four thus far discovered.
Forty-five specie.-:, of birds as well as
frogs, toads, and the salamander,
were found to have a fondness for the
alfalfa weevil. The most active
enemies of the weevil among the birds
Lre 1he brewer blackbird, the western
meadowlark, the valley quail, and the
commonly despised English sparrow.
The Rocky Mountain toad "wears a
rrecious jewel in his head" in his de
traction of breeding adult insects in
the spring, and the larvae later in the
year. ' -
An examination of the stomachs of
G00 P1)ecies of birds indicated they
had no apPetite for caterpillers. The
standing of the skunk was material-
ly elevated by the discovery that he
considers caterpillers a great delicacy.
Permits were issued during the year
for importing 475.3S2 birds into the
United States. Among these were
5f'S,G7t canaries, 3,7G0 partridges
and 4.1 43 pheasants. . There was a
noticeable increase in the importation
!of partridges, as a number of states,
including Iowa and Oregon, are ex
perimenting in the introduction of
these game birds for restocking pur
poses. The department advises with
drawal of all protection from the
European startling. Although this
bird is an enemy to insects, its use
fulness is found to be overbalanced by
its fondness for small fruits.
THE POSTMASTERS BE
COMES AGENTS FOR THE
EMPLOYMENT BUREAU
From Wednesday's Pally
The postoffice department, in con-
junction wun tne department ot labor
at Washington, is getting into a new
line of business that of an employ
ment agency where the employer
seeking help or the worker seeking
employment are both aided in their
eft orts. Postmaster Morgan has re
ceived a large number of blanks from
the postoffice department that can be
secured by either the employer or the
worker, and being rilled out in the
printed forms are then sent in to the
proper officers of the department of
labor at Washington and their cases
looked after as the demand can be
supplied. This is put into practice to
ry and adjust the conditions in dif
ferent parts of the country where the
demand for labor may exceed the
supply and clear up other sections
where the idle workers far outnum
ber the positions open for those who
desire them. This i3 an entirely new
departure in the government work
and the result will be watched
throughout the entire country with
the keenest of interest, as it seems
this is a matter that the government,
with its resources for obtaining in
formation, should have taken up long
ago, and will undoubtedly in time
prove one cf the best moves that has
ben taken up by the federal govern
ment. Those here who desire to take
advantage of the new effort may do so
by calling at the postoffice and filling
out the blanks.
10 QUEST!
Notice.
The second quarterly conference of
the United Brethren church, two
miles south of town, will be held next
Sunday irorning and evening. Rev. J.
F. Hedges of Nehawka will be in at
tendance and conduct these services.
Let all the friends of the church.
especially the official board, make a
great effort to be present. Everybody
cordiall welcomed.
J. M. Eads, Rector.
DAV CLUB ENTER
TAINED AT THE HOKE
OF MRS. J. A. DONELAN
From Tuesday's Dativ.
February is certainly a busy time
for the members of the Birthday club,
as there are a number of the members
who have their natal day occur in this
month, and all the club members
gather with their friend on the oc
casion of the anniversary. In keep
ing with this practice last evening the
Birthday club was entertained most
harmingly at the home of Mrs. J. A.
Donelan, as it was the celebration of
her birthday, and the event was cele
brated in a manner that will long be
most pleasantly remembered by
everyone present. Cards and pleas
ant social conversation served to
while away the passing hours amid
the pleasant suroundings, and the
jolly crowd of lifelong friends spent
cne of the most delightful evenings
in their history. At a suitable hour
delicious three-course repast was
served, which aided in completing the
enjoyment of a most thoroughly
appy occasion, and everyone present
felt it was a rare treat to be a guest
at the hospitable Donelan home and
shower the guest of honor with
well wishes for her future years.
VIR. JEFF SALSBURG
AND MISS LOUISE GAUER
MARRIED IN OMAHA
Yesterday morning in Omaha oc
curred the marriage of two of the
most popular young people of this
county in the persons of Mr. Jeff
Salsburg and Miss Louise Gauer, both
of the vicinity of Cedar Creek. The
young people departed for Omaha on
the Schuyler yesterday morning, and
visiting the court house they were
united in the bonds of holy wedlock
and returned home in the afternoon
to Cedar Creek, where a most delight
ful reception was tendered them at
the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Gauer, the parents of the bride.
The wedding of these most estimable
young people had been looked forward
to for some time by their large host
of friends, and the news that they
have decided to take up life's journey
together is certainly most pleasing to
them. The bride is the accomplished
daughter of one of the most promin
ent and worthy families in this sec
tion of the county and has been rear
ed to womanhood in the locality where
she new makes her home, and by her
lovable traits of character has won
many warm friends, who will wish her
all the happiness in the world in her
future wedded life. The groom is a
most estimable young man who has
won for himself a warm friendship
with all whom he has come in con
tact, and in securing such a worthy
helpmate will receive the best con
gratulations of his many friends. The
newly wedded young people will make
their home near Cedar Creek on a
farm which they will look after during
the coming season.
To Look Over Land.
rrnm Saturday's PnHv
J. M. Palmer left Tuesday morning
for San Antonio, Texas, he being
sent there by the Cass Land Co. to
look over some of their holdings down
there. Some time ago they traded
one of their Kansas City properties
for a considerable body of land down
there, and the Mr. Richey who died
lecently in Kansas City, was the only
member of the concern who had ever
seen the land, hence Mr. Palmer's
trip. He will be gone about a week.
Nehawka News.
Sell your property through th
Journal Want Ada.
BEAUTIFUL HOME
WEDDING
CEDAR GREEK
Miss I.ula Heil, Daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G. Heil. and Mr. Henry frixh
United in Wedlock.
Vestewlay at high noon at the
beautiful home of the bride neir
Cedar. Creek occured the ceremony
that united the hearts and lives of
Mr. Henry Urish and Miss Lula Heil,
two very popular young people of
that locality, and was one of the pret
tiest home weddings that has occur
red in that vicinity for some time.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Hartmann of Louisville and the nup
tials were witnessed by only the im
mediate relatives of the contracting
parties.
The bride was most charming in a
beautiful gown of white crepe de
chine, wearing the flowing bridal veil
and carried a bouquet of bride roses.
The bridesmaids, Misses Katie Heil
and Lucile Urish, sister of the bride
and groom, were both garbed in very
striking costumes of white and carrie 1
bouquets of pink carnations. Mr. Carl
Heil, brother of the bride, and Mr.
Virgil Urish, brother of the groom,
acted as attendants for the groom
during the wedding, and together with
the groom Mere attired in the conven
tional black.
As the bridal party entered the
parlors of the home the soft and be
witching strains of the "Lohengrin"
wedding march was sounded on the
piano by Mrs. Philip Schafer, as the
young people advanced to their sta
tion where the words that united their
hearts and lives were pronounced by
the minister. Following the wedding
ceremony the bridal party and the
guests participated in an elegant
wedding feast.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G. P. Heil and has resided near
Cedar Creek, on the farm there, all
of her lifetime and is a most charm
ing lady in every sense of the word
and loved and esteemed by a large
circle of friends. The groom is a son
of Mr. and Mrs. John Urish, promin
ent residents of near Weeping Water.
He was born and reared to manhood
in that locality and is a young man
of .sterling worth and has a large
circle of friends who will join in wish
ing him and his estimable young wife
much happiness and prosperity.
Mr. and Mrs. Urish departed on the
evening train for Sheldon and Fre
mont, Iowa, after which they will re
turn to reside on their farm east of
Weeping Water. The going-away
costume of the bride was of dark blue
and very handsome.
118 MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED AND ONLY 20
DIVORCES IN 1914
In the year 1914, which has just
closed, there was filed in the office of
the clerk of the district court twenty
divorce suits in which the parties
were seeking to have their bonds of
wedlock loosened that they might be
free. There was acted on by the
court some twenty-six cases in the
year as six were carried over from
the preceding year. This is quite a
showing in a county of this size and
stands up in good proportions to the
marriage licenses for the year, which
numbered 118, but this by no means
represents the total number of the
residents of the county getting mar
ried as a great many visit Omaha on
the needful occasion and have the
knot tied instead of patronizing home
industry, but at that the rate of the
percentage of divorces to marriages is
plenty large enough.
Martin Lohnes and sister. Miss
Anna, from the vicinity of Cedar
Creek, drove in Monday morning from
their country home to visit for the
day at the hotne of their uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Friedrich.
R. E. Lloyd was among those go
ing to Omaha this afternoon on No.
23, where he was called to look after
some matters of business for a few
I hours.