MttBMOutb journal
VOL. XXXV,
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, 3IOXDAY, JULY 9, 1917.
No. 4.
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Bride of Few Hours Tells Story of
Forced Marriage la Omaha
On Friday.
Frr.m Saturday's Paily.
A rather interesting: story of a
blighted romance came to light this
morning from the story of a bride of
a (lay, who with her helpmate came
to this city last evening: from Omaha,
where the parties were married yes
terday. The groom in the cae is
named Edward Sullivan, and the bride
was formerly named Hull, and both
are deaf mutes. From the story told
by the bride to the authorities it
seems that she met the man on July
Fourth, and after a short outing1 to
gether the man proposed marriage,
and on the refusal of the lady to ac
cept him he threatened to kill her un
less she would accompany him to the
Douglas county court house and there
have the nutials performed. The
threat, the lady claimed, caused her
to fro with the man and they were
married, and the groom confided to his
helpmate that he would send to Illi
nois for ?"200 with which they would
enjoy their honeymoon, and in the
meantime the bride? was r.sked to come
across with' SIT of her savings. This
sum did not last long: and when the
bridal party hit this etty the skies of
matrimonial bliss were obscured by
the root of evil, the lack of coin
necessary for the enjoyment of a real
for sure honeymoon. Sullivan, it
seems called on James Jelinek of this
city, with whom his wife had become
acquainted at the deaf and dumb
rchool. and it was thought that he
mirrht be induced to fir.ar.ee the new
found happiness of the young couple,
but without avail. A man answering:
the description of Sullivan has been
reported in different parts of the
country enlaced in rather shady
transactions, r.nd this fact caused Mr.
Jciinvk to become suspicious, and the
a;Tair was reported to the county au
thorities. On the question of the
bride being: forced into the marriage
Sullivan denies the charge, while the
wife is assertive of the fact that the
marriage was an unwilling: one on her
part. The authorities are awaiting
further developments in the case.
DEATH OF MRS. J. W. ELDER
IN THIS CITY YESTERDAY
Yesterday afternoon at her home on
We.t Pearl street, Mrs. J. V. Elder
passed away after an illness covering
sin;'e last January, and since which
time she had be?n suffering from a
complication of diseases which made
her recovery very doubtful. For the
last week the condition of Mrs. Elder
continued to grow worse until Satur
day when it was clear that death was
only a matter of a few hours, and on
Sunday she was called home to her
last long rest. Mrs. Elder was quite
well advanced in years, being past
seventy years, and had for many years
made her home in Cass county, re
siding south of this city on a farm
until a few years ago, when the fam
ily removed to Plattsmouth, where
they have since resided. She leaves to
mourn her death the husband, residing
in this city, and a number of children,
all of whom reside in different por
tions of the country.
The funeral services were held from
the home this afternoon at 2:C0, ana
were attended by a number -of the
neighbors of the estimable lady who
had known her so many years.
FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
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The divorce mill continues to grind
rapidly in this county, as another suit
was filed yesterday in the office of
Clerk of the District Court Robertson
This suit is entitled Irene Stout vs
Charles Stout. The parties according
.to the petition of the -plaintiff, were
married at Hastings, Neb., November
18, 1914, and separated in June, 1915
The grounds for the action as set
forth is extreme cruelty. Palmer,
Taylor & Palmer cf Omaha appear as
the attorneys for the plaintiff in the
action.
UPLE
WORK Oil SCHOOL BUILDING
ic until nnnnnrpomn uinnv
to mm rnuuncaainu mutu
The work on the new high school
uuuuiiig- nas Deen acuveiv commenced
and yesterday the work of pouring the
concrete for the foundation footings
of the building was commenced by the
contractors, Messrs. Peters & Parker.
The work will be hurried along as
rapidly as possible in order that the
building construction will be well
along by the winter season. Mr. Ed
win J. Olson of Lincoln is in the city
to superintend th work on the build
ing for the architects and to see that
the structure is made one of the best
possible to secure. The preparation of
the trenches for the foundation has
been excellent and the clap ground in
which the foundation will be sunk is
deemed exceptionally good by the
architects, and with the heavy con
crete footings for the foundation will
make a splendid base for the future
home of the boys and girls of the city.
The completion of the" school will
man: a great advance in the city
along educational lines and will mean
a greater standing for the city among
the schools of the state.
MAMMOTH GARAGE
IS TO BE ERECTED BY
J. H. WAKEN & SONS
Frim Piturdav's TViilv.
The firm of J. H. McMaken & Sons
cf this city, the agents of the famous
Buick automobiles, and also for the
Kelly tires and other outo supplies,
have moved from the White building
on upper 31am street to the building
cn lower Main street occupied by the
M. E. Smith factory. The firm will
use the Smith building for their head
quarters for the present, pending the
completion of their new and modern
garage on Washington avenue.
The new garage will be one of the
finest and most complete in eastern
Nebraska when it is ready for use, and
will fill a long felt want in the com
munity. The building will be 144xlG6
in size, and will be as near fire proof
as it is possible to erect. It will be
made of brick and concrete as far as
possible and will be equipped with all
the modern conveniences that can be
found in an up-to-date garage. Large
individual cages for cars will be
placed in the building, where the cars
can be svored and the owners carry
the keys to the cages. Rest rooms
will be provided for the ladies and
others desirous 'of resting during an
auto trip or while waiting for their
cars. The cost of the building it is
estimated will be in the neighborhood
of $30,000 according to the plans of
Mr. McMaken. This building will be
erected on the lots on Washington
avenue which are at present occupied
by the McMaken ice house. This will
add wonderfully to the appearance of
that section of the city and will be
a long felt want in this section of the
county for a large and strictly modern
garage building, 'and with Mr. Mc
Maken in charge will be sure to give
the patrons the assurance of first class
treatment all the time.
K THE LUMBER BUSINESS
25 YEARS Hi ELMWOOD
This week marks the twentv-fifth
anniversary for J. H. Rogge as far
as the lumber business is concerned.
It was J.o years aero that he com
menced in this business at Elmwood.
He has built up a big business in the
lumber trade and aside from this has
an active part in the elevator, mill
and electric light plant. Twenty-five
years is a long time to be in business
at one place and we imagine that a
fellow would feel a little older, but
from the present vim and get-there
that Mr. Rogge has, we contemplate
he no doubt will be in business a good
many more years yet before he would
as they say go on the "retired list."
Elmwood Leader-Echo.
Guy H. Clossen was a passenger
this morning for Omaha, where he
goes to visit with his wife, who is at
the hospital in that city and who will
be operated on today at the Methodist
hospital.
FALSE REPORT IN
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S RJERTin UK AFT
From Friday's Dally.
Last evening a report eminating
from Omaha was received in this city
giving out some '"inside" dope on the
selective draft and going so far as to
give a portion of the numbers that
were supposed to have been drawn by
the board at Washington. The report
received in this city was the same as
that from a wire of Logan & Bryan,
stock and grain brokers of Omaha.
The numbers given out were, 11, 16,
17, 9, 5, G2, C7, 97, 100, 111, 125, 145
and 146. This information caused a
hurried gathering up of registration
cards and many a young man had the
vision of a not far distant day when
he would be called to the colors. This
''dope" on the cards, however, was dis
credited as the government has given
until Saturday for all cards to be in
the hands of the draft board at Wash
ington, and it is expected that the
first list of names will be drawn on
Tuesday, and will at once be tele
graphed by the war department to
the different exemption boards over
the country, in order that they may
post the lists. In all counties and
cities the registration cards have ail
been numbered and arranged in alpha
betical order, so that the numbers on
the cards in the hands of the men
liable to draft cannot be taken as an
indication of what the number really
is in the drawing. The fact that this
was a false report will quiet the feel
ings of some of the nervous young
men in the community.
METHOD OF REACHING THE
NON-CKURCH-GOING PEOPLE
From Saturday's Daily.
The Methodist church of this city
has adopted up-to-date methods in
reaching the non-church going people
of the city, by preparing advertising
of the services at the church each
Sunday and offering to the public of
the city an invitation to attend the
services and enjoy the series of special
sermons prepared by the pastor, Rev.
T. A. Truscott. This church is mak
ing a special effort to bring the non
churchgoers into the "go to church"
movement and the services will be of
a special nature appealing to those
who are not in the habit of attending
each Sunday the house of worship.
The announcements and advertisement
of the services for the coming Sunday
will be found elsewhere in this issue
of the Journal.
LARGE BULL SNAKE
DINES ON SEVERAL
CHINA NEST EGGS
From Friday's Daily.
Tim Wooster, the efficient shoe
maker at the shoe store of Fetzer &
Co., had a rather startling experience
a few days ago with one of the fa
mous bull snakes that are so numer
ous in this portion of the country. Tim
had gone to the hen house to gather
up the daily contribution of eggs, and
his surprise may be imagined on find
ing a large sized bull snake reposing
in the hen roost and apparently en-
joying a much needed siesta. The
owner of the hen house at once se
I cured a club and proceeded to put his
snakeship out of commission with sev
eral well planted blows, and on closer
examination found two large pro
tubrances in the body of the snake
that were apparently caused from
I something the reptile had swallowed
On cutting open the snake it was
I found it had swallowed two large
I china nest eggs that had been placed
jn the hens' nests, and they had failed
to prove as dainty a morsel as had
been hoped for by the snake. Tim
rescued the nest eggs and has the
hide of the snake as a souvenir of the
occasion.-
Mrs. C. O. Larson of Scranton, Kan
who has been visiting relatives and
friends in this city, was a passenger
: to South Omaha- last evening, where
she -will visit her sister, Mrs. J. D.
McBride and family.
BASEBALL GAME BETWEEN
SOLDIERS AND SECOND TEAM
From Saturday's Daily.
Last evening the members of the
second base ball team of the city and
the soldiers' second team gathered at
the Red Sox park for a very interest
ing seven-inning battle before the
shades of night made it necessary to
give up the conflict. The soldiers
proved the winners in the affray, by
the score of (5 to 4, coming up with a
whirlwind finish in the battle and over
coming a 3 to 0 lead that the city
second team had secured. Gradoville,
the catcher, and Martin at short were
the stars for the second team, while
for the soldiers Johnson was the star
with the big stick, and Pavlik and
Kennedy were the chief fielders for
the Sammies. The second team se
cured three of their four runs in the
first inning, when two hits were se
cured off Gustafson, the dope ball ar
tist from Stockholm, combined with
two errors on the part of the soldiers.
Dailey, who finished the game, was
given excellent support and was able
to hold the second team to two hits.
Long, for the second team, pitched
a good game up to the fourth inning,
when he was touched up lively and
the soldiers were able to tie up the
score.
NEED OF SURGICAL
SUPPLIES CARED
FOR BY THE LADIES
FrAm Soi rday's Daily.
The bandage committee of the
American Surgical Dressings Com
mittee has now located in a large,
light and. airy room in the Coronado
apartment house, and .the ladies are
now ready to resume their work in
preparing surgical dressings for the
use of the field hospitals at the front
n France and Russia, where they are
so greatly needed. It is one line of
work to which the women of America
have dedicated themselves and one in
which all who can should trv and
have a part. There is nothing that is
more needed at the present time than
id for wounded on the battle fields
and the ladies of Plattsmouth have
joined in an effort to do their ''bit"
n the good cause.
This organization welcomes every
ady in the city regardless of nation
ality or creed, to join in the work of
humanity for which they have ex
isted their greatest efforts. The com
mittee meets each Monday and Thurs
day at their room and carries on their
work of preparing bandages and other
needed articles which the soldiers are
so badly in need of at the present.
On the battle front in France there
a great shortage of the surgical
dressings and in many cases the
wounded have' been compelled to use
old newspapers to close the wounds
where there is a great danger of in
fection, and this is due to the fact of
the shortage of suitable dressings. It
is a great movement mat tne women
of America has undertaken and one
that cannot but result in greatly les
sening the suffering of the maimed
and bleeding victims of war on the
battlefields. Now is the time to get
busy on the work, as it may not be a
distant day when the soldiers of the
United States will require the same
care and treatment on the battle
front and be faced with the shortage
of needed hospital supplies.
JUDGE RAMSEY HERE.
From SaturJav's Dailv.
Judge Basil S. Ramsey, who has
been making his home at Hay Springs,
Neb., for some time and enjoying a
visit with his sister in that place, has
returned to his home in this city
Judge Ramsey has been - suffering
from rheumatism for some time, but
otherwise is feeling fine, and his ex
tended visit m the west has proven
very benehcial to him. lhe many
friends of the Judge throughout the
county will be much pleased to learn
of his return and to have an oppor
tunity of once more taking him by
the hand and enjoying a real old-time
visit.
Mrs. Louis Rheinackle of near Mur
ray, was among those going to Oma
ha this morning, where she will visit
her daughter, who is at the Presby
terian hospital in that city.
PRISONER FROM CASS
MAKES HIS ESCAPE
FROM PENITENTIARY
From Patii'-il.tv's Daily.
The authorities at the state peni
tentiary have notified Sheriff Quinton
that Ed Wittstruck, who was sent up
from this city several months ago for
breaking into the feed shed of A. S.
Will, north of this city, and for draw
ing a revolver on John Rutherford, jr.,
had taken French leave of the institu
tion and was at large. Wittstruck
had been given considerable liberty
at the penitentiary by being placed in
the position of a trusty and had up
to this time been a model prisoner.
Thursday evening it was found that
he was missing when the men were
called in at evening, and no trace
could be found of him. A search has
been made for the young man but so
far there has been no trace found of
him either in Lincoln or in this lo
cality. The man who made his escape
was serving a sentence of from one to
seven years and would probably have
been released after the first year as
it was his first offense and the au
thorities were inclined to be lenient
with him in this regard.
Sheriff Quinton spent the greater
part of the day yesterday and last
evening in looking for a clue to the
whereabouts of the escaped man in
this locality, but without result.
JAMES M'CARTNEY
PASSES TO REWARD
On Inst Sunday evening at r.bout 8
o'clock James McCartney "died at his
home in this city after an illness of
several weeks. Mr. McCartney was
one of our best known and most high-
y respected citizens, having come to
this country in an early day ar.d
settled on a farm between here and
Avoca, Xeb., where he lived for a
good many years and where many of
his old neighbors live yet. Kis death
comes as a shock to them, as he was
considered one of the kindest and best
neighbors and friends and will be
greatly missed by all of them.
James McCartney was born in Bel
fast. Ireland, March 17th, 1844, and
died in Elmwood, Neb., July 1st 1917,
aged To years 3 months and 14 days.
Mr. McCartney moved to Canada in
857; later he moved to Illinois, and
on February 5, 1970, was united in
marriage with Mary E. Leddy. To
this union there were five children,
four of whom survived him, Henry E.
McCartney, of Central City, Neb.;
Thomas C. McCartney, of Grant,
Neb., James J. McCartney, of Wav-
erly, Neb., and Mrs. Mabel Parish, of
Elmwood Neb., who with their fam
ilies have the sympathy of their many
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. McCartney came to
Nebraska in 1879 and have lived near
Elmwood many years and for a few
years in Elmwood. They have been
active church people for many years
nd he will be greatly missed by the
members of the Methodist church in
Elmwood. He was a good man, be-
ieved in and loved by all who knew
him.
The funeral services, conducted by
the pastor, ReV. Morrison, were held
from the Methodist church and the
body was laid to rest in the Elm
wood cemetery. Elmwood Leader-
Echo.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Louis Henning had a narrow escape
from death one day last week. He
was en route to Cedar Creek with a
farm wagon and leading a cow to mar
ket. It was just after the heavy rain
and as the team stepped upon a bridge
which crosses a deep ravine the bridge
went down, taking the team, wagon,
cow and all into the ravine, some six
teen feet below. One of the horses
was killed, but Mr. Hennings and Beu
lah Warren, a little girl 9 years of
age, who was riding with him, escaped
injury by jumping. Louisville Cour
ier. F. J. Hennings, wife and sons, Her
man and Albert, were in the city Sat
urday for a few hours looking after
a few matters of business.
For Sale Barclay restaurant. In
quire at Restaurant for particulars.
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GASS COUNTY BOYS TO BE
ASSIGNED TO THE MACHINE
GUN COMPANY OF SIXTH
From Friday's Dally.
The Cass county young men who
have enlisted in the Sixth regiment of
Nebraska infantry, are to be assigned
to the machine gun company of that
organization, from all reports from
Lincoln, where the final plans for
mustering the regiment into service
are being planned by General P. L.
Hall. The machine gun company of
the new regiment has not yet been
assigned their officers, but it is
thought probable that the company
will be accredited to the Omaha bat
talion of the regiment, where there
has been such a keen interest taken
and where the enlistments have been
very heavy. The assignment of the
Plattsmouth and Cass county boys to
the machine gun company will give
them advantages in getting advance
ments and will insure that they will
be able to see active service. This
company will number seventy-five
men, with the usual quota of officers,
captain, first and second lieutenants,
two sergeants and four corporals. The
company will be assembled at Fort
Crook with the remainder of the regi
ments and prepared for service in the
training camps.
ANOTHER RECRUITING
OFFICER IS IN TOWN
FOR THE U. S. ARMY
The United States regular army is
still pushing its campaign for enlist
ments to bring the organization up to
full war strength, a id to aid in this
Robert Goldberg, ot the recruiting
service of the regular army, arrived
in the city this morning and will re
main here over night to enlist any
who may desire to enter the service.
The government will furnish transpor
tation and expenses to those who en
list from this city to Omaha, and
after their examination ther.? they
will be sent direct to Fcrc Logan,
Colo., where they will be put in train
ing. The government has waived the
requirements as to height and weigiit
and such defects as flat feet as long
as they have never interfered with the
civil life of the applicant for enlist
ment. Mr. Goldberg will give all ap
plicants a preliminary examination
here, and then send them to Omaha,
from where they will be sent to Fort
Logan. He will also give any infor
mation desired concerning the army
and those interested should call on
him at once as it is a splendid oppor
tunity to get into the service at once
and there will be no delays whatever
to the men.
OPERATED UPON" TODAY.
This afternoon Louis RXeinackle
and Dr. G. II. Gilmore of Murray re
turned home from Omaha, where they
were present at the Presbyterian hos
pital when an operation was per
formed upon Grace Lintner, step
daughter of Mr. Rheinackle. The lit
tie girl has been suerlrg from a case
of chronic appendicitis and is reported
to have stood the operation nicely.
Good Roads in Banking
Have you ever driven over one of the new
"good reads?" If so you know what the Federal
Reserve Banking System is doing for its mem
ber banks and their depositors.
No more ruts and sandy spots, gullies and
steep hills, but a smooth surface and even grades
for the financing of business and farming to
travel over.
FEDERAL llESOtVEj
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
-The only National Bank in Plattsmouth
THE VIELADY
MAVERICKS MET
DEFEAT SUNDAY
Game Was Filled With Interest and
Argument, and Local Team Win,
By a Sccre of 4 to 1.
Yesterday afternoon the Meiady
Mavericks, leaders in the pennant race
in the Greater Omaha base ball league.
journeyed down to our peaceful little
city to engage the sterling warriors
of the crimson hoseand with the re
sult that the league leaders were hum
bled, by the score of 4 to 1, in a con
test that wa3 filled with much argu
ment with the umpira and the mem
bers of the visiting team, ar.d at one
time it seemed the affair was to end
in another half-finished game, but
finally after a great deal of discus
sion, France Ballance was induced to
act as umpire for the remainder of
the battle and peace reigned there
after. The Meiady organization sent Carl
Stengle to the mound for them, and
as a result eight hits were secured
off his delivery that materially con
tributed to the downfall of the Omaha
bunch, while they were unable to hit
Hay to any effect, and their only run
was secured through an error. The
Omaha team drew first blocd by scor
ing in the opening inning, and it was
not until the third that the locals werr
able to push over the plate two run.
that gave them the lead. The Red
Sox scored in both the fifth and sev
enth innings, and it was in this in
ning that the long pent up storm
burst over the decision of Umpire?
Minnier, and Manager Dennison ar.d
his followers proceeded to suspend
diplomatic relations with the umpire,
and it was not until Mr. Ballance was
persuaded to handle the indicator for
the rest of the game that peace and
harmony fell on the scene. The Red
Sox were in excellent form and only
the regular lineup was used in th?
game, and this proved sufficient to
carry off the long end of the gate
money. The attendance was very
pleasing, and aside from the disputing
the game was a good one throughout.
NAMES POSTED UP IN THE
COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE
The Plattsmouth young men sub
ject to draft and whose names will
be placed in the drawing under the
selective draft will fir.i their names
and numbers posted in the ofilc? of
County Clark Frank J. Libershal.
and bv calling there thev can learn
their number and find out when they
are drawn in draft at Washington.
The Plattsmouth numbers range from
810 to 112(1 niclusive and when any
number between these two appears in
the official announcements they can
understand that some one from
Plattsmouth has been selected for
military service, and they can pre
pare for taking up the work of serv
ice for the nation.
Bowling the best of exercise for
ladies and gentlemen. Try it.
You can go this good road
by becoming one of our de-
positors. Drop in and talk
with us about it.
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