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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JULY 17, 1916.
N. 111.
I, W. W. MEMBERS
ATTACK SHERIFF
GUS HYERS
Men Concerned in Assault "Would
Send Telegrams but Sheriff
Objects.
From Friday's Dally.
Sheriff Gus Ilyers of Lancaster
county and his father, R. W. Ilyers,
one of the deputies, had a most excit
ins time at the Lancaster county jail
yesterday afternoon in quelling a riot
of seven members of the Interna
tional Workers of the World, who had
been lodged in the jail. The men had
been working as harvest hands and
by their conduct had gotten in bad
with the authorities and were placed
in jail. They desired to send out tele
grams to Kansas City and Omaha
for help and assistance and the re
fusal of Sheriff Ilyers to send the
messages was the cause of the out
break. The message to Kansas City signed
by Philip Strambu, asked that 500
International Workers of the World
members be sent to Lincoln to pro
tect the seven men who were in jail.
The telegram to Omaha was for fi
nacial aid.
The sheriff refused to send either
message. Sheriff Ilyers and his
father were in the bull pen in the jail
when the seven men attacked them
and one of the party wielding a skil
let knocked It. W. Ilyers down, but
the rioters were not able to carry
their warfare further as the jail at
tendance came to the assistance of
the sheriff and his father and over
powered the men.
After the main insurrection was
put down and County Attorney Hager
was drawing a complaint against Leo
Landers, Harry Clifford, Philip
Strambu, Ralp Bigelow and William
Burns, charging them with assault,
a second near riot was pulled off.
Jeff Fogelson, who had not been in
the first scrap started trouble against
the sheriff on the steps of the jail
but Mr. Ilyers soon calmed him down
and he was lodged in jail.
Both Sheriff Gus Ilyers and his
father are former residents of '.his
city and for several terms R. W.
Ilyers served as sheriff of Cass coun
ty with great success and his courage
and bravery was often put to the test
but was always able to handle the
most dangerous criminals and crooks.
Sheriff Ilyers of Lancaster county
has been one of the most able men
who has ever filled the office of sher
iff in that county and he is always on
the job.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
4, BURLINGTON DAY
AND FLAG RAISING
From Friday's Dally.
The committtee in charge of the
fall festival and "Home Coming"
have designated, Monday, September
4, as Burlington day, in recognition
of the employes of the Burlington
railroad shops who have planned a
very extensive program in commera-
tion of the raising of the new flags
recently purchased by the shop men
for use at the shops where three new
forty foot flag staffs have just been
placed. The day will be one that will
be filled with interest from start to
finish and plans are being made to
ece that it is a fitting close of the
celebration. With the other attrac
tions of the festival on thC special
exercises of the Burlington shop men
will make the day a red letter occa
sion. There will be speaking as well
as a short program given at the shops
and a number of other events have
been planned by the general commit
.tee representing each department of
the shops which will make the day
one filled with great pleasure to
everyone and "Burlington Day" will
he an event well worth remembering
as one of the greatest of pleasure.
The complete program for the day
will be prepared and published in
plenty of time for the public to get
a line on what will be doing so that
all can have the fullest opportunity
of attending a royal good time.
MR. AND MRS. HENRY
KAUFMAN ENTERTAIN FRIENDS
From Friday's Dally.
Last evening a very pleasant time
was enjoyed at the comfortable coun
try home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Kaufman south of this city when
large number of the friends and
neighbors from this city were pres
ent to spend the evening with this
estimable couple. Mr. Kaufman has
just completed the erection of a fine
new barn at his farm and the mem
bers of the party gave it an appropri
ate dedication. The evening wa:
spent in visiting and playing cards
nd the event will be one long most
pleasantly remembered by everyone
present. A lunch, fit for a king was
served during the evening with the
most delicious refreshments and
everyone present enjoyed to the ut
most the pleasant event which had
been provided for them and it was
with the greatest of regret that the
members of the party departed to
their homes well pleased with the
splendid hospitality afforded them.
AUTOMOBILE TURNS
TURTLE WITH LITTLE IN
JURY TO OCCUPANTS
From Friday's Dally.
Last evening quite a little automo
bile mixup occurred just south of the
city near the United Brethern church
when the Ford car driven by W. W.
Wasley, turned turtle and the occu-
ants of the car had a close call from
serious injury, the car striking a
ditch, was overturned and the occu
pants were fortunate in .getting out
without having the weight of the car
fall 'on them, as it certainly would
have caused quite serious injury. The.
windshield of the machine was broken
and several pieces of the glass cut
the right leg of George Forbes in
quite a painful manner, but aside
from this the other members were not
njured beyond being bruised and
shaken up considerably. The car was
damaged to quite an. extent, the top
being broken, as well as the wind
shield and the radiator was torn off
of the car and the fender on the left
side "jimmed up" quite a little.
The road is not very safe at the
place where the accident occurred -ow
ing to the ditch that extends along
the side of the roadway and in mak
ing the turn it is very hard to avoid
accidents and especially at night. As
Mr. Wasley made the turn into the
north and south road the car ran
into the ditch and in a few seconds
had turned completely over and only
the fact that the top of the machine
was up saved the occupants from in
jury as this held the weight of the
machine off the occupants until they
could crawl out of the wreck. The car
was finally righted and the journey
resumed to this city.
This place is a very dangerous one
both in coming from the east or
west and turning into the Platts-
mouth road and should be looked
after in order to avoid other and more
serious accidents.
MAJOR HALL FALLS AND
FRACTURES SHOULDER
From Friday's Daily.
Major A. Hall, the republican can
didate for county treasurer, is tak
ing an enforced vacation from his
farm work, due to an accident which
befell him a few days ago and which
resulted in the fracturing of his left
shoulder. Mr. Hall was engaged in
moving a binder from one field to an
other, and while he was doing this
the chain holding the binder broke,
and this frightened the horses who
started forward, and while Mr. Hall
was quieting them he lost his balance
and fell to the roadway, striking on
the and inflicting the fracture. The
injury is very annoying and will keep
the patient from his work for some
time at least, but not injuring his
campaigning and he expects to be at
the republican county convention
Tuesday at Weeping Water.
George W. Shrader of near Murray
was in the city today for a few hours
visiting with his old friends and look
ing after some matters of business
A DOPE FIEND
IS SENT TO
THE ASYLUM
Stranger Steals Surgical Instruments
From Dr. Livingston's Office
And is Caught.
From Friday's Dally.
This morning shortly after 8
o clock considerable excitement was
created on upper Main street when a
stranger was found ransacking the
office of Dr. Livingston, and when
discovered he started to run from the
office down the alley, carrying with
him several . surgical instruments
which he had picked up from the con
suiting room. The fact of the strang
er being in the office was discovered
by Father W. S. Leete, who called to
see Dr. Livingston, and as soon as
the man discovered that there was
anyone in the office he attempted to
make his escape. As he dashed down
the alleyway several parties on the
street joined in the chase and the
man was overhauled near the Air-
dome, where he turned and attempt
ed show fight to his pursuers. The
fellow was handled by Jack Brittain
in short order and taken back up to
the office of the doctor, where he was
held, pending the arrival of Chief of
Police Barclay and placed under ar
rest, and later was turned over to
Sheriff Quinton and the county board
of insanity, as he was evidently a
dope fiend and a fit patient for the
state hospital.
He was taken to the jail and the
county board of insanity summoned
to take up the case and examine the
man as to his condition. He stated
that his name was George Dougherty,
and that his last residence had been
at 102S South Twenty-fifth street,
Omaha. He has been a victim of the
drug habit for the past nine years,
and his favorite dope is morophine,
taking as he stated from ten to fif
teen grains a day. He is a young man
years ot age ana wnen inter
viewed by the board was in "a very
nevous state, suffering evidently
from the lack of his usual "dope."
He had hoped to find some of the
moi-phine in the office of the physi
cian, as it was impossible for him
to secure the drug at any drug store,
and in his desperate condition the
only resource was to try and steal it
from the office of some physician.
The man will be committed to the
state hospital for treatment for his
unfortunate condition, and he will be
taken there as soon as it is possible
to secure admission for him.
THE REPUBLICAN CENTRAL
COMMITTEE MEETS
From Friday's Daily.
The republican county central com
mittee met yesterday afternoon at
Weeping Water and the gathering
was largely attended by the members
of the committee. The main business
of the occasion was the selection of a
candidate for the nomination for float
representative to take the place of
Edwin Zimmerer, who as a member
of Company B, Fifth Nebraska Na
tional Guard is at the border and
will not be able to make the race.
The members of the committee final
ly selected Marshall T. Harrison of
Dunbar as the candidate for the of
fice and he will go on the ballot next
fall as the republican candidate
against L. G. Todd, who has the dem
ocratic nomination. Mr. Harrison ser
ved in the legislature from 1906 to
1907, but was defeated in 1908, for
re-election by Col. M. A. Bates. He
has not been active since that time
in politics.
SEVENTY-TWO YEARS OLD
From Friday's Dailv.
Our old frend Adam Hild was in
the city for a few hours today and in
conversation informs us that the
Journal is trying to advance his age
some two years as in the acount of
his birthday last week it was stated
he had reached 74 years of age when
he is only 72 and we regret greatly
to have added any more to the years
that our friend is carrying so well.
He is a gentleman well perserved for
his years and still as active as in his
younger days.
HARRY KRUGER AND
WIFE RETURN HOME
From Saturday's Daily.
Harry Krueger and wife, who re
tinned Thursday from Tampa, Fla.
are very well pleased, with the condi
ti'uis they f'nd in that state and
part tcularly in the locai-'cv where
their -and interests are located. While
in Fiorida Mr. and Mv Krucg'r
were visitors at the Plantation of
Mi. snd Mrs. L A. Moore where they
found our former townpeople in the
best of health and enjoying life very
much. Their friut has begun to yield
in fine shape and pineapples and
grapefruit are grown in profusion
there in the fertile and productive
soil of that portion of Florida. The
friends of the Moore family here will
be well pleased to learn of their good
luck in their new'home and trust that
they may find continued success.
GEORGE H. FALTER
BUYS CLOTHING STORE
AT FALLS CITY
From Saturday's Dally.
George II. Falter, who for the past
year has been employed as manager
at the big department store of E. G.
Dovey & Son, in this city has de
cided to locate elsewhere and accord
ingly has purchased the clothing store
of Bert ReaviS" at Falls City, one of
the largest and best business houses
in that city, and one that is rated
;is one of the best in this section of
the state. Mr. Falter was for a num
ber of years interested in the cloth
ing business here in the firm of Fal
ter & Thierolf, one of the principal
jusiness houses of the city and his
bility as a business man was dem
onstrated in the success attained by
this firm. Mr. Falter has been very
successful in handling the business of
the Dovey Store, and his worth as a
.salesman as well as buyer has made
him a very valuable man in a store
cf this kind. It is with great regret
that the friends of Mr. Falter will
see him leave this city but he will
take with him their best wishes for
continued success in his chosen field
of business.
The citizens of Falls City can rest
assurred that they are securing a
clean cut, able energetic business man
who will give them an establishment
they can well be proud of and who
will deliver the goods on whatever
line he engages in. Mr. Falter may
not find it possible to leave for an
other week to take up his new field
of work as the special sale at the
Dovey store has proven such a great
success, but as soon as he can get
away he will on the job at the Falls
City store and give the people there
a first class business house in every
way.
DEATH OF AN OLD
RESIDENT NEAR UNION
From Saturday's Dany.
John C. Sherwood was born May 15,
1834, in the state of New York, and
died Friday, July 7, 1916, at his homee
near Union, Neberaska, agen 82 years,
1 month and 27 days.
Mr. Sherwood came to this state in
1865 and for the past 25 years has
been a resident near Union, where he
has been engaged in farming ann his
life.
He was united in marriage to Miss
Mary Janette Sherwood and to this
union was born eight children, one son
having died about six years ago in
South Dakota. Those surviving him
are Mrs. V. E. Rose, Mrs. Frank Slag
le, Mrs. Harry Walker, Mrs. John
Hobscheidt, Mrs. Len McVey, Mrs.
Alice Jennings and Frank Sherwood
The funeral services were held at the
U. B. church Saturday, at 3 o'clock
p. m., and were conducted by Rev. W.
A. Taylor. Interment being made in
the Union cemetery.
The family have the sympathy of all
in this sad hour. Union Ledger.
Miss Edna Peterson departed this
afternoon for Omaha where she will
join Miss Mathilde Soennichsen and
depart for Chicago where they will
enjoy a visit for a short time at the
home of Mrs. John Coughlin, former
ly Miss Christine Soennichsen.
SUDDEN PASSING
OF ROBERT SHER
WOOD TODAY
For Forty-four Years Idendified With
the Business Interests of
Plattsmouth.
From Saturday's Dafl.
The community was profoundly
shocked this morning to learn of the
death at his home in Nebraska City
of Robert Sherwood, for forty-four
years a resident of Plattsmouth and a
gentleman long identified with the bus
iness interests of the city. The death
of Mr. Sherwood was very sudden
and came as the result of a stroke of
appplexy with which he was striken
early this morning, and died at seven
o'clock, before medical assistance
could reach his side. Mr. Sherwood
has been in rather poor health for the
past few years but it was not thought
that his death was so near at hand
until the message came suddenly to
call him to his last long rest.
Robert Sherwood was a native of
ngland and was seventy years of age
at the time of his death, and has al
ways led an active and energetic life,
and one devoted to the interests of his
business, lie was born in London,
and at the age of thirteen began to
earn the trade of shoemaker in his
father's shop, and becoming a thorough
master of the trade. He continued
to reside in London until 1870 when
e came to America and located in
Mattsmouth, taking up his trade in
one of the business houses in this city
and continued there as a journeyman
for four months, when he was promot
ed to the post ion of foreman of the
hop. Continuing for four years at
the trade he decided to embark in bus-
ness for himself and accordingly he
aunched forth in a business career
that was to terminate only in his
death. In 1883 Mr. Sherwood suffered
the loss of his building and the con
tents of his store, but this did not
check the wonderful energy and force
and he purchased the lot at the corner
f Fifth and Main streets and erected
there a fine brick building, that is
till one of the finest buildings in the
ity. In later years Mr. Sherwood
erected the building that is at present
occupied by the Dunbar pool hall, and
here the firm of Sherwood & Son con
tinued in business until three years
ago when the business was closed out.
For several months Mr. Sherwood
made his home on the farm south of
the city, but the longing for the active
life of the shoeshop was too strong
and he piux-hased a shop in Nebraska
City, which he has since continued,
and during the past few months has
been assisted by his son John Sher
wood, in conducting the business. The
departed gentleman was a most de
vout member .of the Masonic fratern
ity, and occupied a high place in the
councils, of the order, and was a mem
ber of Plattsmouth lodge No. 6 of
this city, as well as the high degrees
of the order. He wras also a lifelong
member of the Episcopal church and
has been identified with St. Luke's
church of this city since coming here
to live. He was married December
25th, 1857 to Amelia Hitchcock, and
leaves to mourn his death the follow
ing children: Robert W. Sherwood,
Thomas H. Sherwood, of Omaha; Her
bert Sherwood, of Plattsmouth;
George Sherwood, St. Louis; John
Sherwood, Nebraska City; Mrs. Will
Hoover, Louisville; Mrs. Arthur
Troop, Victor Sherwood, Plattsmouth;
Ralph Sherwood and Miss Carrie
Sherwood, Omaha.
The death of Mr. Sherwood brings
a profound regret as there are few
men held in a higher respect than this
splendid gentleman, and during his
long years of life in this city he made
many friends who will share with his
children the grief at the death
which has come so suddenly to rob
them of a loving father and a kind
and gentle friend.
ON A VACATION
FrTTi Saturday "DaHr.
Miss Carrie Greenwald will depart
for Faith, S. D., this evening where
she will enjoy a much needed vaca
tion with her brother, mother and
sister, on a ranch located near that
point. Miss Greenwald expects to be
gone about four weeks and her many
friends trust that she will have a
most delightful trip and visit. Dur
ing her absence, her studio will be
closed.
MRS. RORERT TROOP ENJOYS
RIRTHDAY SURPRISE
From Saturday pallv. '
Yesterday was the birthday o
Mrs. Robert Troop of this city, and in
honor of the event some thirty of the
neighbors and friends of this estim
able lady gathered to assist her in
observing the anniversary in proper
shape. The event was in the nature
of a handkerchief shower and as re-
memberances ofl the occasion the
guest of honor received many hand
some presents of dainty handker
chiefs as tokens of esteem from the
kind friends. The afternoon was spent
very enjoyable in singing as well as
in the making of articles of fancy
needle work that served to pass the
time very pleasantly. At a suitable
hour the members of the party pro
duced well laden baskets of good
things to eat which they proceeded
to. enjoy to the utmost and which
added go the pleasures of the event
A FORMER PLATTS
MOUTH BOY GAINS
FAME IN OREGON
From Saturday's Dally.
A former Plattsmouth boy. Fred
Ieithausen, has just completed for
the University of Oregon, at which
institution he is a student, a series
of statistics which have long been de
s-ired by the Oregon school but, which
they have never been able to secure
until Mr. Heithausen took up the
work and carried it to a successful
conclusion, despite the long and ardu
ous work that it involved, in addition
to the other school work which he
was carrying. The friends of the
oung man in this city will be pleas
ed to learn of his success and the
great service he has been able to
give to his school and state. The Heit
hausen family have resided in Port-
and for a number of years and Fred
was for one term a student at the Ne
braska state university. In speaking
of the work of this talented young
man the Portland Oregonian has the
bllowing :
"A Portland boy with a taste for
statistics has just completed for the
Jniversity of Oregon a series of
tables of data cerning the institution,
which the authorities were glad to
ave, but which they have never felt
ablt to have worked up by regular
statisticians. Fred Heithausen of 999
Williams avenue, Portland, a junior
in the school of commerce, has labor
ed all spring added up long columns
of figures and computing averages,
and he has done it for the love of
the work and to satisfy his own in
tellectual curiosity. He is taking no
work in statistics nor in any other
course in which he could expect uni-
ersity credit for his efforts."
Mr Heithausen has figured out to
day the ages of every man and
woman enterting the university and
from these the university will find
much valuable information.
LIEUTENANT G. R. GUILD PRO
MOTED TO CAPTAIICY
From Saturday's Dally.
From the dispatches from Wash-
ngton it seems that Lieutenant
5eorge R. Guild, who has been as
signed to the Twenty-ninth regiment
has been promoted to the office of
captain and assigned to duty with the
Thirty-third regiment. Captain Guild
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Guild,
for a number of years residents of
this city and it was while the family
were residents here that Captain
Guild was appointed to West Point
and from which he graduated several
years ago and has been in activa ser
vice for several years. His old friends
in this city will be pleased to learn
of his advancement along the lines
of military service.
II. E. Pankonin and son Charles
and Taylor Wilson of Louisville mo
tored to this city this morning to at
tend to some business matters and
visit friends, for a short time. Mr.
H. E. Pankonin was a pleasant caller
at this office and while here has his
subscription extended for another
year.
A VERY CLEVER
BASE BALL GAME
YESTERDAY
The Hollys of Omaha Trim the Red
Sox to the Tune of 5 to 3, in
Good Game.
The Red Sox yesterday ran into
something when they went up against
the Hollys of Omaha and as the re
sult of their experience were trimmed
to the score of 5 to 3 after the locals
had apparently had the game on ice
up to the ninth inning.
The Sox proceeded to take the lead
ii: the game in the first inning when
they secured two runs on the ap
parently easy marks from the big
city and the ease with which they se
cured their first runs made the Sox
slow up in their playing and as a re
sult they were compelled to take the
40 per cent of the gate receipts for
their part of the division of the spoils
of the conflict. Beal and Parriott reg
istered in the opening session of the
game on a hit and an error and scor
ed on the hitting of Huff, Rockwell
and Connors. The locals again tallied
in the third inning on the lads from
Omaha when Fahenstock was able to
register at .the plate and after this
the game dragged along until the
ninth inning when the Hollys pro
ceeded to unload a bunch of surprises
on the Sox that brought them under
the wire winners of the freak con
flict. The visitors were able to se
cure live hits in this inning that
proved good for that many scores.
With the lead in their advantage the
Omaha lads played a good game in
the Sox half of the ining and held
the locals scoreless and cinched the
battle.
One of the features of the game
was the catching of John Shields, for
the Hollys and this former Platt
smouth lad has certainly developed
nto a real ball player and is the
mainstay of the fast little Omaha
team and his friends here were great-
y pleased to see him in such rare
form in the game.
For the Sox Beal and Ilerold se
cured the batting honors as each se
cured two hits off the delivery of
Mr. Peterson and aided materially in
the showing made by the team. Rock
well was seen in left garden in place
of Bill Mason who is out of the city
on his vacation fishing while Ossen-
kop occupied the right field position
in place of Manager Smith who was
not able to be on the job yesterday.
The summary of the game is as fol-
ows:
RED SOX
AB. II.
PO. A.
E.
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
Beal, cf 5 2
1
2
1
11
2
2
0
0
8
0
3
1
0
1
0
3
0
1
arriott, 3b 5 0
Fahenstock ss. . . 4
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
lerold, c 3
luff, 2b 4
lockwell, If 4
Connors, p 3
Ossenkop, rf 4
Craig, lb 4
Total 36 8 27 0 3
HOLLYS
AB. II. PO. A. E.
Simpson, cf. . . . . 4 0 1 1 0
Rcber, 3b. 5 1 2 3 0
Lawler, ss 3 1 ) 1 3
Hclbrook, If 4 1 3 1 0
Shields, c 4 1 12 1 0
Unquist, 2b 4 2 2 1 1
Johnson, rf . . . . . 4 0 1 0 0
Adams, lb 4 2 G 1 0
Peterson, p 4 1 1 1 1
Total 3G 9 27 10 5
HARRY CRAIG MARRIED Hi
UEDRSAKA CITY SATURDAY
Harry II. Craig, the star first sack-
er of the Red Sox base ball team,
sprang quite a surprise on his friends
Saturday when he journeyed to Ne
braska City and was married there to
Miss Blanche Slack, of Brownville.
The wedding came as a surprise to
the friends of the groom in this city
and they will extend to him their
heartiest congratulations and best
wishes for a long and happy married
ife. Harry and his bride will continue
to make their home in this city. Mrs.
Craig is one of the most highly es
teemed ladies in Brownville and a
friend from childhood of the groom.
