P1?h ;c Will Celebrate Every Saturday i Afternoon During the Summer Months
3ounral
VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JULY 19, 1913.
STORE BURGLAR
IZED AT MYNARD
LAST EVENING
Some Time During the Storm Last
Night W. T. Richardson's Store
Was Entered and Robbed.
From Friday's Daliy.
Last night the store of W. T
Richardson, at Mynard, which is also
the United States postoffice in that
village, was entered by someone and
a small amount of money taken, as
well as several small articles. The
robbery seems to have been committed
after the rainstorm, as the track of
the robber are plainly visable in the
mud, where he evidently stood before
making his entrance through a win
dow on the southwest corner of the
building and which led into the post
office part of the building. Here, after
gaining entrance, the man forced open
the money drawer and secured about
$3 belonging to the government, as
well as taking a similar amount from
the private drawer of Mr. Richardson.
There does not seem to have been any
stamps taken from the post-office, but
a number of small articles such as
cans of tobacco, writing tablets and
a pair of shoes and several pairs of
socks were among the articles missed
by Mr. Richardson on his opening up
his place of business this morning.
There was no noise heard in the rob
bing of the store, although the resi
dence of the owner is just adjoining,
and it is thought that he took ad
vantage of the storm to gain en
trance while the thunder would drown
any noise he might make.
This morning near the Gillespie ele
vator an old pair of shoes was found,
as well as one of the tablets stolen
from the store, and this would seem
to indicate that the robber lost little
time in making a switch of his foot
wear. It is reported that two colored
men were noticed along the tracks
near Mynard yesterday afternoon, and
one of them was in the store for a
while during the afternoon making a
number of purchases and looking
around, but did not tarry long, re
turning to join his companion on the
tracks. The shape of the shoes found
near the elevator do not look as
though they had been worn by a
negro and do not conform to the
general characteristics of the foot of
one of the black race, which is gen
erally quite fiat. The party getting
in the store had selected with care the
window farthest removed from the
residence of Mr. Richardson, as the
one through which to make entrance.
The county, as well as the postal
authorities, will investigate the mat
ter in the hopes of securing the per
ron doing the robbery.
MATTERS III THE DIS
TRICT COURT DISPOS
ED OF YESTERDAY
From Friday's Dally.
Yesterday in the district court, in
the matter of the case of S. J. Amb
ler vs. John C. Jones, the is-jues were
tried to the court and the case argued
and submitted and taken under ad
visement by Judge Begley.
In the case of N. D. Thrap, ct al.,
vs. Myrtle M. Thrap, et al., all per-
a ' 1 , 1 ' 1
sons interested were oruereu 10 snow
cause by July 10, 1915, why the sale
of land in Red Willow county be not
confirmed and abo in lots 1 and 2,
block 4, village of Alvo, in this
county.
The court also made a number of
orders in different cases that were de
manding the attention of Judge Beg-
ley. The judge returned in the after
-noon to his home at Papillion.
Now an Automobile Owner.
From Fridav's Dally.
M. Fanger, who with his family
came down yesterday from their home
at Missouri Valley, Iowa, has joined
the ranks of the automobile owners
and has a fine new Buick car of the
latest type and pattern, in which he
can travel when he so desires. Ben
Fanger does the manipulating of the
machine, as well as an experienced
driver of several years practice.
IS VERY PROUD OF HIS
NEW BUICK AUTOMOBILE
From Frldav's Dally.
Joseph McMaken is now the proud
owner of a fine new 1916 Buick auto
mobile, which he purchased through
T. II. Pollock, the local agent, and
which was brought down from Lincoln
yesterday by Henry McMaken. The
car is one of the newest on the market
and is a very handsome machine in
every way and is certainly one of the
nicest appearing . that has been
brought here recently. It is a seven
passenger machine and will doubtless
furnish Mr. McMaken and family
many very pleasant hours in the en-
jayment of it.
RESULTS OF THE .
STORM IN THIS VI
CINITY LAST NIGHT
From FrldaVn ra.llv
The rain storm which visited this
city last night between 9 and iz
o'clock, was one of the heaviest of the
season and at times almost approach
ed the proportions of the storm of
Sunday night. The threatening clouds
earlier in the evening looked like
there might be a very violent wind
or hail storm, but the greater part of
these passed around the city and on
every side of us there comes reports
of the work of . the storm, which was
general throughout all of eastern Ne
braska. The northern part of the
state, including Tekamah and Her
man, were visited by very violent
wind storms, which approached very
near to being tornadoes, and were fol
lowed by hail and rain. In North
Omaha the wind was very high and
in the locality of Carter Lake and
Florence done considerable damage to
property, while the heavy rain caused
the flooding of many cellars in the
north part of Omaha and in the low
lands. .
The storm here came at a time
when there was still many people
down town, and a mad dash for home
was made in the driving rain, and
everyone venturing out got thorough
ly soaked. The lightning accompany
ing the rain storm was most brilliant
and lit the heavens with its daz
zling light, making the storm seem
even worse than it really was. An
inch and a half of rain is reported as
the result of the visitation of the
storm.
From this city north . the storm
seems to have been a .great deal more
intense and violent and at Fremont
the wind is reported to have blown
box cars from the sidings onto the
main tracks. The Kansas City line
of the Burlington is completely out of
commission, due to a washout near
Hamburg, Iowa, and the Missouri Pa
cific has also suffered several small
washouts on their line south.
MISS MINA THIEROLF GUEST
OF FRIENDS IN OMAHA
From Saturday's Dally.
Miss Myna Thieroll ot tnis city is
visiting for a few days in Omaha as a
guest at the home of Miss Esther El-
inghusen, who is entertaining at
house party for a number of the mem
bers of the Delta Zeta sorority this
week. The young ladies were enter
tained at the Pan-Hellenic luncheon
at the Happy Hollow club on Thurs
day, as well as a dinner party at the
Ellinghausen home. Miss Thierolf is
member of the chapter of this
sorority at the Nebraska state uni-
ersity.
Visits Her Parents Here.
From Friday's Dally.
Miss Margaret Mauzy of lxs An
geles, California, who has been here
for two days visiting with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mauzy and
family, departed this afternoon for
New York, where she will lookafter
some matters for one of the Los An
geles department stores, of which she
has charge of one of the ladies' de
partments. She was accompanied as
far as Omaha by Dr. and Mrs. T. J
Todd of Kearney, and Miss Marion
Mauzy.
Office supplies at the Journal of.
See.
PROBLEM FOR COUNTY
ATTORNEY TO DECIDE
WHICH MILL BE HARD
From Friday's Daily.
That all honest people are not dead
yet and that a sense of right and
wrong will after years cause an at
tempt to right a misdeed to be car
ried out was shown a few days ago
when the county treasurer here re
ceived a letter sent from Lincoln
which contained a check for $120 and
with it a note explaining why the
money was being sent. It seems that
some twenty years ago a tax collector
in Salt Creek precinct, in making his
returns had through a mistake of
some kind been short some $40 in his
returns to the county assessor. This
was in the beginning of the hard
times in Nebraska and the drouth,
and this made it impossible for the
tax collector to pay over the money
which was due the county, as bad
health was added to his other burdens
which he was laboring under and it
drifted on and on and finally the man
passed away only a few months ago,
but left a note of the amount he
thought he owed the county, but could
not tell to whom the taxes should be
credited, and after the death of this
man his daughter sent the check for
$120, which included the $40, together
with interest to date from the time
the $40 had been collected. There is
no record of any taxes of that year
in that particular precinct that are
unpaid, and who the money should be
credited to is a problem for the coun
ty to settle, and whether to return
it or place it in a conscionce fund is
a question with the commissioners and
county attorney
REMAINS OF LATE Z.T.
BROWN LAID AT REST
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
From Friday!" Dn.
The funeral of the late Z. T. Brwn
was held yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the family residence on
Granite street and was attended by a
large number of the old friends and
neighbors with whom Mr. Brown had
been so closely associated during his
long years of residence in this city.
The services were in charge of Rev.
F. M. Druliner of the Methodist
church and were very impressive. The
minister took for the subject of his
remarks, consolation through Christ,
the Savior, who was crucified and
risen from the dead that the world
through Him might gain eternal life.
He had taken away the fear of death
and the judgment of God as through
Christ all could be saved. The re
marks of Rev. Druliner were most
impressive and brought to the sorrow
ing family a sense of peace and faith
in the meeting with their loved one
in the future years. A quartet com
posed of Mesdames C. S. Johnson and
R. B. Hays and Messrs. G. L. Farley
and J. E. Douglass, sang several num
bers taken from those that had been
beloved by the departed gentleman
during his lifetime. There were a
large number of floral remembrances
laid on the casket as a silent token of
the esteem in which the deceased had
been held by his neighbors and
friends. At the close of the service
the body was conveyed to Oak Hill
cemetery, where it was laid to rest
in the family lot.
SOME OF THE LUCKY ONES
AT THE WESCOTT'S STORE
From Friday's Dally.
Among the automobile owners
and drivers who have identified the
number 6t their cars in the special
advertising plan of C. E. Wescott's
Sons during the harvest sale are the
following:
Frank Gobelman, 51985; Pollock
Parmele, 224; J. W. Peters, 52695; C.
G. Mayfield, Louisville, 59297; G. O.
Dovey, 40G96; G. E. Dovey, jr., 3464G;
A. O. Moore, 52519; Harris Cook, 19
571; Leland Briggs, 615G6; Dr. O.
Sandin, 67434 ; Robert " A. Bates,
52102.
All of these were given the articles
on which the price tickets bearing the
auto numbers appeared.
Paints and Oils. Gering & Co.
YOUNG MAN HAS
HIS LEG BROKEN
IN ODD MANNER
Harry Horn Kicked by Another Horse
While Riding One, Fracturing
His Right Leg.
From Saturday's Dally.
Yesterday morning Harry Horn met
with a very serious mishap at the
farm home of his parents, near Cedar
Creek that will lay him up for some
time at least as a result of it. It
seems that Harry had arisen early in
the morning to get started on the
farm work, and about 5 o'clock was
out in the pasture where the horses
were kept preparing to get ready for
work in the field, and had jumped on
one to ride, when, as he started out
there were a number of the other
horses in the pasture crowded around
the one he was riding, and one more
refactory than the others, suddenly
launched a vicious kick at the hors;
on which Harry was riding, and the
full force of the blow was received
by the young man on his right leg
and the bone between the ankle and
knee was fractured quite badly and
rendered that member useless.
The cries of the young man were
heard and he was conveyed to the
house and medical assistance sum
moned from Plattsmouth to look after
the injured member, and it was set
and dressed and the victim of the ac
cident made as comfortable as pos
sible, although suffering a great deal
of pain, as well as annoyance from
the injury. He will be compelled to
remain on the retired list for the next
few weeks in order to give the injured
leg an opportunity to heal.
Mcs. Henry Horn, rather of. the in
jured man, who has been visiting in
Creighton and other parts in the
northern part of the state, returned
home last evening and will be able to
assist in the care of her son. It is to
be hoped that Harry will soon be able
to be up and around again a3 good
as ever.
AFTER A NIGHT'S REST
TAKES HIS DEPARTURE
FOR ANOTHER CLIME
From Saturday "Pally.
Yesterday afternoon a stranger by
the name of Duncan, who stated that
his residence was across the river in
Iowa, came to this city and proceeded
to acquire what has been aptly term
ed a "bun," and instead of diminish
ing the load became greater as time
sped on and about 5:30 Duncan be
came seized with a desire to sleep and
decided that Main street was a fitting
place to seek his slumber, but had
hardly got comfortably to sleep when
Chief Barclay made his appearance
and rudely interrupted the siesta of
the gentleman and escorted him to
the city jail, where he reposed for the
night on the luxurious couches of
wood and concrete provided by the
city for their hostelry. This morning
he was released and sent back to his
home, as he was without funds to pay
a fine and it was thought that his
presence would not add anything to
the benefit of the city. He gladly ac
cepted the chance to leave and in a
short time was on his way back to
his home, going by the walking route.
He claimed to be an experienced
musician and desired to join the Brun-
dage band, but there was nothing do
ing for him.
MRS. ED M'GULLEY DANGER
OUSLY ILL AT NEBRASKA CITY
From Saturdays Daily.
Edward McCulley this morning re
ceived a telephone message from Ne
braska City announcing the serious
illness of his wife in that city, where
she went yesterday for a short visit
at the home of her brother Joe La
bi oda and family. The cause of the
illness was not given, but Mr. Mc
Culley departed this afternoon on the
flyer over the Missouri Pacific for the
Otoe county metropolis to visit his
wife and see if it were possible to
bring her home.
THE CHAMPION BOY
WALKER OF WORLD
IS IN TOWN TODAY
From Friday's Dallv.
Today Lawrence Benz, champion
boy walker of the wrold, was in the
city for a short time en route back
to San Francisco from New York,
where he had walked as a part of the
wager of $3,000. He left San Fran
cisco last September and made the
distance to New York in 142 days,
a part of which was in the dead of
winter, without either overcoat or
gloves and this surely entitles this
young man to the high honor of the
champion boy walker of the world. He
has in his journey back to the Pa
cific coast made excellent time and
came from Chicago to Omaha in 35
days. While in New York he re
ceived a gold medal, as well as a
silver cup, as a prize for his work.
He made the trip east over the Lin
coln Highway and was the first to
cover that route entirely on foot. He
will take a southern route from here
through Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and
New Mexico, on into California, and
is due to arrive at San Francisco by
November 1st, when he will receive
his award of the $3,000. He certain
ly has made splendid time in making
the trip afoot without being helped a
single mile of the way.
VIOLIN CLASS TO BE
CONTINUED BY MISS
AGNES KNOFICEK
From Friday's Dally.
The class in violin which has been
conducted here by Miss Augusta
Mengedhot of .Omaha, and. which she
was forced to 'give up "owing to her
taking up an engagement with the
Orpheum circuit as a star this season,
will be under the instruction of Miss
Agnes Knoflicek of this city, who will
at once take up the work of further
instructing the young people on the
violin, and it is certainly fortunate
that they were able to secure so well
qualified a teacher as Miss Knoflicek.
In speaking of the work of Miss Kno
flicek, the following letter from Aug
ust M. Borglum, of the Borglum
Piano School of Omaha, will be most
interesting to the members of the
violin class, as well as those interest
ed in the advancement of this line of
music:
Omaha, Neb., July 14.
Miss Agnes Knoflicek, Violinist,
Plattsmouth, Neb.
My Dear Miss Knoflicek Having
had the pleasure of hearing you play,
I unhesitatingly recommend to your
care any pupils who may wish to
study the violin. Your study with
Mr. Luehy of Prague, has given you
a true intonation, intelligent technical
standing and developed your tem-
permental qualities to a marked de
gree. Wishing you every success, I
am very truly yours.
August M. Borglum.
THE LIGHLCOMPAHY KEPT
PRETTY BUSY LAST NIGHT
From Friday's Dally.
Last nieht during the severe rain
and electrical storm the line of the
Nebraska Lighting company, leading
up High School Hill was broken
down and the live wires, which had
been broken during the storm, fur
nished considerable fireworks for a
ihort time, as the wires lay on the
ground and emitted a continuous
nark, for several minutes, but as
soon as word of the accident to the
line VPas telephone in to the office of
the light company Manager Woods
and Lineman Seivers responded and
soon had the line repaired. For
tunately no one was injured by the
wire, as they were warned by the
neighbors to keep away until after the
line was repaired. There were several
calls from different parts of the city
and it kept the manager and the line
men busy in looking after the com
plaints. For Sale.
1914 Bull Tractor, in good condi
tion, $250.00. O. A. Davis, Murray,
Nebraska. 7-12-4tw
RETURNS FROM TRIP TO
SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA
From Saturday' Dally.
W. E. Rosencrans returned home
yesterday from a business trip to Im
perial. Chase county, and reports that
the crops in that county look as fine
as any in the state and that the pros
pects for a bumper wheat crop is im
mense. The wheat in that county is
expected to average nearly forty
bushels to the acre, and looks fine,
with the harvest on. He brought back
several specimens of the wheat raised
there, which looks mighty fine. Mr.
Rosencrans is interested in land there
and feels well satisfied with the out
look for all the crops which have not
suffered as much from the wet weath
er as in other sections of the state.
FATHER M. A. SHINE
WRITES TO PROFES
SOR A. E. SHELDON
From Saturday's TaIT.
Rev. Father Michael A. Shine of
this city, who has devoted several
years to the study of Indian life and
language in the early inhabitants of
Nebraska, has just written a letter to
Prof. A. E. Sheldon of the possible
location of a meterorite in the west
ern part of the state. He has just
learned during his investigations that
the old Padouca (Commanche) village
at the head of Plum creek, in Cherry
county, was called by the Indians by a
native name meaning a place where
they lifted great stones, which was
used as a test of the strength of the
young men of the tribe, and from this
he thinks it possible that some large
stone of the meteoric origin is located
in that vicinity. Father Shine is one
of, if not best, informed authorities
on the early Indians of Nebraska and
his researches into the legends and
history of the Indian tribes has result
ed in bringing forth many interesting
facts in regard to the red men, who
at one time held sway on the prairies
of this state, and each day, almost,
discovers some new fact in regard to
their lives and habits, which will be
most valuable to the historians of the
future in tracing the history of the
Indian tribes in Nebraska.
FINISHING TOUCHES
ON THE PETERS &
RICHARDS BUILDING
From Friday's Dally.
The Peters & Richards building on
lower Main street is having its ex
terior put in first-class shape by
means of a coat of paint which N. K.
Peoples is engaged in applying and
which adds greatly to the general ap
pearance of the building. The build
ing, which is of brick, is being painted
red with white trimmings, in keeping
with its neighbors, and will be one of
the most attractive appearing in that
block when completed. Messrs. Peters
and Richards are fixing the interior of
the building up in as fine shape as
the outside and on the second floor of
the building have arranged a very fine
flat of rooms, which they are very
proud of and well may be. It would
be hard to tell that this building was
gutted by fire on Christmas day to
look at it now, since it has been re
stored.
THOSE WHO GOT PRIZES
AT THE HARVEST SALE
From Saturday's Dally.
Those who have so far located their
automobile numbers at the Harvest
Sale of C. E. Wescott's Sons, where
they are displayed on price tickets, in
addition to those reported yesterday,
are: J. P. Berry, 44988; Maldon
Brown, 31200; C. K. Fuller, 4022; Ed
ward Fitzgerald, 12088; Arthur
Troop, 24356; Pollock Parmele, 20729;
A. J. Beeson, 44968; J. Skolka, 1512;
A. J. Trilety, 49285; L. J. Marquardt,
Avoca, 40517; Charles Peacock,
67932; A. F. Nickels, 5076.
In the contest for the one finding
the largest number of times in which
the word "harvest" appeared in the
large bills of the Wescott store, Wal
ter Martin and George Busch were
the first to report at the store.
INFORMATION
TO SENDERS OF
PARCELS POST
How Letters May Be Sent With Pack
ages Without Infringing Upon
the Postal Laws.
Sometimes people enclose a letter
in a parcels post package, which is
not permissible under the regulations,
but there is a way by which a letter
and a parcel may be legally sent to
gether. In a communication addressed
to patrons of the service this method
is explained ts follows:
"Quite frequently it is desired that
a parcel and a letter should reach the
addressee at the same time. In fact.
some of the public are so anxious
that this should be done that they
enclose the letter with the parcel,
thereby running a risk of a $100 fine
for breaking one tf the department'.
laws.
"But there is a way to send a let
ter and a parcel together which is in
accordance with the regulations.
"You may place the regular parcel
post rate upon the parcel; then if
you desire to send a letter or com
munication with the parcel, you may
place the regular postage on the en
velope containing the letter, fasten
the envelope securely to the parrel,
so the stamps may be canceled on
both articles.
"If you should desire to send a
parcel by special delivery, you may
attach a letter as above indicated, and
both the parcel and the letter will be
delivered by special messenger for
the one fee.
"The following are the only excep
tions in the way of writing or print
ing 'which "are permitted to be en
closed with parcels post matter: An
invoice showing in writing or printing
the name and address of the sender
and of the addressee; the names and
quantities of articles enclosed, to
gether with inscription?, the price,
style, stock number, size and quality
of the articles; the order or file num
ber, date of order and date and man
ner of shipment, and the initials or
name of the salesman or of the per
son by whom the articles were packed
or checked.
"Further than this it is not permit
ted to go. If the patrons of the office
will kindly observe these instruction?
it will save them from taking chances
of running counter to the laws and
the regulations of the postoffice de
partment." 'HUMAN FISH MAN"
WEDS MISS KUTZMAN
OF NEBRASKA CITY
Saturday afternoon developed quite
a little business at the office of Coun
ty Judge Allen J. Beeson in the
matrimonial line, as two couples were
given the necessary permission to
enter into the etate of matrimony.
Gerald Marx, aged 23, the "Human
Fish," appearing with the S. W. Brun-
dage Carnival company, was granted
a license to wed Miss Esther Kutz-
man, aged 19, of Nebraska City, and
after securing the license the young
people repaired to tha residence of
Rev. J. H. Steger, pastor of St. Paul's
church, where they were united in
wedlock. Mr. and Mrs. Abbey, man
agers of the "10 in 1" show, with
which Mr. Marx was appearing, were
present to witness the ceremony. The
wedding is the culmination of a ro
mance began when the carnival com
pany was at Nebraska City some
three weeks ago, when the two young
people first met, and a continuance of
the acquaintance resulted in the young
lady coming here to be married.
Another young couple to find their
happiness in this city were Mr. Earl
Doan, aged 19, and Miss Bessie Kates,
aged 18, both of Glenwood, who were
united in marriage by Judge Beeson
in the presence of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Doan, father and mother of the
groom, who accompanied the bridal
party to this city. After a few hours'
visit here the newly weds returned to
their home at Glenwood.
Wall Paper. Gering & Co.
