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VOL. XXXV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1917.
No. 37.
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ANOTHER LETTER
FROM FORMER RE
PORTER ON PAPER
FRANK SMITH SAYS THE BOYS AT
CAMP CODY GRATEFUL FOR
FUND EEING RAISED
Also Gives Some Interesting Impres
sions of the Country and Tells
of Early Outlawery.
From Saturday's Daily.
Camp Cody, Oct. 21st
Editor Journal:
The Cass county volunteer soldiers
who are located at Camp Cody, learn
ed with pleasure through the Jour
nal of the starting of a fund for tho
boys in the ranks and those who con
tribute to the securing of a few good
things for the boys will be held in
grateful memory by all the bunch
who are so far from Plattsmouth
and the comforts of home. As usual,
and in keeping with its time honored
precedent, we see that 'the Journal is
first in starting the list both for the
volunteers at Codj-'as well as for the
drafted men at Funston.
The section where Camp Cody is
located has occupied quite a promi
nent part in the history of the South
west. This is the locality from
which "Billy the Kid," one of the
widest known outlaws of the south
west came from, and his old home
was at Silver City, some forty miles
from Deruing. Many of the old res
idents of this part of the country re
member well the time when the out
law reign held sway over the state.
In conversation with one who has
spent over 40 years in the vicinity of
Deming, he states that "Cilly the
Kid" was a pleasant man to meet or
dinarily, but when one .quarreled
with him, they usually went" home
ward with a bullet or two through
their lungs or other fragile portions
of their anatomy.
A number of the boys from Platts
mouth this week enj03-ed a trip over
to the Floreita mountains, fifteen
miles southeast of Deming. The par
ty left Saturday evening just after
retreat and reached the foothills of
the mountains shortly after S o'clock
and here camp was prepared for the
night. Each man carried with him
two blankets, poncho and mess kit.
The ponchos were spread on' the
ground and the blankets placed in
side and the poncho buttoned up,
making a fine sleeping bag. The camp
fire was prepared by securing a num
ber of Yucca plants which made a
good hot fire, but required a great
deal of replenishment. The night
was not overly cool and everyone was
comfortable as they lay around the
camp fire sleeping the rest of the just
and the only sound to break the still-I
nesf? was the lowing of cattle from
nearby ranches and the snoring of a
number of the boys. As the first hint
of morning came in the brightening
skies over the mountain top, the
gentle voice of ,ye scribe awoke the
camp with a sweet Alpine yodle that
resulted in a loud demand for Imme
diate death, but the boys turned out
and soon had a roaring fire going and
breakfast was served shortly after
C o'clock and the blankets rolled and
strapped and the march to the moun
tains resumed. There are a number
of mines located in the mountains,
and thre"e of these were visited by
the bunch. Copper and lead are the
chief output of the mines and one
mine has been a very paying propo
sition for the owner, but the great-
er cart of these mines are not. The
mines run back into the mountain
for hundreds of feet and have several out of Nehawka, and who was call
different levels and tunnels f rom ei for service through the selective
which the ore is conveyed to the draft, to report last evening. After
surface by cars and then down thejhe had done so he was allowed to
mountain fcy burro to the foothills,
where it is loaded into wagons and
brought to the smelteV. The Flor-
eitas are noted for being the home
of the Apache Indians in the days of
Indian warfare and from their roc
ky crags many raids have been made
on the unsuspecting white settlers in
the valley. The range of mountains,
iiihile they cannot be compared with
the Rockies of Colorado, ure certain
ly, the real thing when one climb3
them. From the summit of the range
one can see for miles over the valley
in which the town of Deming and
Camp Cody is located. The highest
peak of the range was ascended by
E. Finder and Albert Carnes Sun
day, and the boys were compelled to
make part of the ascent bare footed
and with but slight hold on the slip
pery rocks, .but they were able to at
tain the summit hundreds of feet
above the range.
fcveryone from riattsmouth in
Camp is enjoying good health and
Robert Jones, who was under the
weather for a few days, is now back
on duty on the line.
Yours truly,
FRANK II. SMITH.
WILL VISIT BOYS AT GAMP
FUNST0I1 TOMORROW
From Saturday's raily.
This morning A. S. Will and wife,
accompanied by Misses Dora Will and
Gpal Fitzgeraid departed via the
Missouri Pacific railway for Camp
Funston, Kansas, where' they will
visit for a few days with Mr. Po'
ert Will, who is one of the soldier
boys at that place.
They had intended to go with
Grover Will's car, but the condition
of the roads prevented the traveling
that way. Not that they could not
have made it with the car, but the
roads being heavy it would have re
quired more time and would have
ropped the trip of the . pleasure
which it would have otherwise have
brought.
A. SHELLENBERGER VERY
SICK AT MASON CITY, IOWA
From Saturday's Daily.
Mrs. A. G. Shellenberger and
children returned home this morn
ing from Mason City. Iowa, where
they have been for the past week
called there by the extreme illness
of Mr. Shellnbrger's father A.
Shellenberger who is down with
erysipelas and pneumonia, at home
of his daughter N. W. Curtice of 4
that city. Mr. A. Shellenberger
went there to visit but a short time
since, ' and was immediately strick
en with the pneumonia, and has
since Jeen very sick. Mr. Shellen
berger of this city was wired for
and with his family went immed
iately. The father has showed no
improvement during the week, and
has not been conscious, during the
time. Yesterday the physician
thought he noted a few symptoms
favorable to his recovery. Still his
condition is so bad that, his son Mr.
E. G.; Shellenberger of this city
thought it best to remain with his
father until there should be an im
provement to warrant a hope of his
recover.
FAMILY REUNION TOMORROW
AT MRS. HEIIiRIGH HOME
F, om Saturday's Dally.
ine cnuaren or airs. jacoD nem-
rich will all be at the mother's home
here in Plattsmouth tomorrow. This
evening Mrs. H. K. Zavgren and
little one with Mr. Vavgren will ar
rive and the other sons and daugh
ters on the later train. All getting
her on the late train this evening.
It is nice where the entire fam
ily can get together accasionally
and have a good sociable time, for
the time soon slips away and changes
come which often puts miles between
the members of a family.
THOMAS MASON, COLORED,
LEFT FOR FUNSTON TODAY
From Satimlay.g Dallv
Last evening Thomas E. Mason,
who has been the rural mail carrier
go to Omaha where a fete was given
( to those who were to depart for
Canap Funston today. He remained
for the celebration, and dance which-l
was given afterwards. 'Returning
here during the night on a late train,
and this morning reported for ser
vice, and was accompanied to the
Missouri Pacifis station of Sheriff
Quinton and County clerk, Libershal,
members of the Local Board, on his
departure for Camp Fun3ton.
Mr. Mason, who is a colored man,
will be placed in the regiment with
other colored men, and will go to
Camp Funston with the other color
ed men who are going-from Omaha.
LAMBERT TRIAL IS
WELL UNDER WAY
IN LANCASTER CO.
PHOTOGRAPHS INTRODUCED
CASE OF MURDER OF FORM
ER PLATTSMOUTH
RESIDENT.
IN
Sheriff Simons, at Lincoln, Testifies
of Finding Body of W. E.
Miller After Shot.
From Saturday's Daily.
Photographs of the scene of the
shooting and rocks said to have fig
ured in the previous stoning of the
street car were introduced as evi
dence in the trial of Calvin Lambert,
charged with murder in connection
with the shooting of Wm. Miller, last
May, during street car riots, at Lin
coln yesterday.
County Attorney Peterson of Lan
caster county and Attorney F. M.
Tyrell, for the defense, engaged in a
tilt over introducing a sack of rocks
in the cross examination of Sheriff
Simmons. Judge Cosgrave overrul
ed the county attorney's objections
that the sack should be introduced
only when the defense established a
proper foundation later in the trial.
It has been indicated that the
prosecution hopes to show that only
small pebbles figured in the stoning
of cars. A small size stone, the size
of a hen's egg, introduced by the
state, gave the defense its opening
for the dozen stones turned over to
the authorities the next day after the
death of Miller.
Question the Rocks.
The county attorney intimated he
would question the part these "peck
of stones" as Attorney Tyrrell call
ed them, played in the actual ston
ing of the car.
Sheriff Simons on the witness
stand this morning described the lo
cation of Miller's body fifty feet
from the intersection of 27th and
Fair streets in Lincoln near midnight
May 6th.
Mrst Bettie Ruckert. living near
the scene of the shooting, told of
Miller's companions Joe Shepherd,
Charles Odell and Freeman Roberts
-coming to her home to telephone
to the police that their companion
had been shot.
She said she smelled liquor on
their breath, and that they asserted
they didn't know who their com
panion was.
On cross examination she said she
was awakened by a "terrible noise"
about half past eleven, followed by
two shots. Attorney Tyrrell inquir
ed if this noise was from the ston-
inr of the car.
Mrs. Jennie Bruce, whose home
was struck by one bullet fired dur
ing the trouble, said she was awak
ened by two shots an interval apart,
and said she heard someone say:
"Come on , throw your
bomb."
Other witnesses for the state were
on the stand during the course of
the afternoon.
GO TO ATTEND TRIAL OF
SLAYER OF WILL MILLER
From Thursday's Daily.
Mrs. Emma C. Miller and daughter,
Myrtle, and son, John Miller, de
parted this morning for Lincoln,
where they go to attend a trial in
progress just now, in which Calvin
C. Lambert is charged with the mur
der of Will E. Miller, formerly of
this city, the deed having been com
mitted some time ago. Mr. Miller
will be remembered as a barber hav"
ing had the shop where Harry H.
Kuhney is now located, and after
disposing of the place he went to
Lincoln and worked in a shop. At
the time of the street car strike last
spring, on a Sunday night at about
eleven o'clock, while on the street
past which a car came, it is claimed
byhis friends, Mr. Miller was stand
ing at the edge of the sidewalk, and
doing nothing to molest anyone,
while the conductor who did the
shooting says that he was interfer
ing with the traffic. This is dis
claimed by people who are supposed
to be in a position to know. It has
taken twelve days to impanel a jury
to try this case, and intense interest
is felt in the outcome. Mrs. Miller
who has lost her son, and the son
and daughter, who have lost their
brother, go to attend the trial and
hope to see something done with the
man who took his life. It is prob
able the trial will continue for some
time, as many witnesses will be call
ed for testimony.
LATEST REPORT SHOWS
LIBERTY BOND SALES lil
CASS GGUNTY ARE HIGH
From Saturday's Daily.
Up to last evening the amount of
the sales of the Liberty Bonds in
this county totalled $CS5,G0O.00. re
quiring $42,700 yet to be sold to
reach the quota for this county, and
which will be realized without a
question. Some of the banks in the
county have over sold their quota
while some have not reached it. The
First National bank of this city has
sold some fifteen thousand dollars
in excess of its quota, while the Bank
at Greenwood has exceeded its
amount by ten thousand.
COMMERCIAL CLUB EN
CORSES COMMUNITY SING
From Thursday's Daily.
At their meeting Tuesday noon
the directors of the Commercial ciub
by a unanimous vote put themselves
on record as being heartily in favor
of and backing the big "Community
Sing" planned for a little later in
the season. Since these men see fit
to endorse this movement it is un
doubtedly a capital good thing for
the community. If you are interest
ed in j'our community and wish to
make it a better place in which to
live, you should feel it your duty to
be at the library at 3:30 Sunday af
ternoon. Watch for program in this
paper Saturday.
CASS COUNTY MEN APPEAL
TO WILSON FOR EXEMPTION
From Friday's Dally.
A long list, from all over the state,
of men who have appealed to the
President for exemption from mili
tary service, after the District Board
had passed adversely on their claims,
appeared in the state papers this
morning.
We have clipped the names of
those appealing from Cass county
and give them below. The president
has declared that he will not over
ride the decision of the District
Boards, as they are on the ground
and should have a better idea of 'the
merits and demerits of the various ap
plicants Following is the list appealing to
the president from Cass county: M.
W. O'Leary, Frederick G. Ahrens, Ar
thur S. Sjogren, John A. Bix, Edward
W. Seiker. Ernest L. Stener, Carl II.
Cox. Frederick II. Stoll, George W.
Comer, Joseph J. Stanek, James Ter
ryberg. VISITS WITH FRIENDS HERE.
From Thursday's Daily.
Wm. Stohlman of Manley, came
over in his Studebaker car this mor
ning to look after some business at
the court house, bringing with him
his son, Wm., a3 the driver of the
car, and Chas. Fleichmann for whom
Mr. Stohlman was looking after
some business. William Stohlman.
tells of having heard from his son,
Walter Stohlman, who Is a musician
on the U. S. S. Richmond, and who
has been quarantined at the hos
pital there, first with the Spinal
Menengitis, and later with the
Measles, being in the hospital for 87
days. He is just now recovering
from their effects and is far from
well j'et.
WILL VISIT SON IN ST. LOUIS.
From Tliurssdav's Daily.
Mr. Isaac Wiles departed last even
ing for St. Louis, Missouri, where
he will visit for some time at the
home of his son, Ray Wiles, who is
ensasred in the lumber business
there. Mr. Wiles expected to depart
for St. Louis on number two of the
Burlington,:. but on account , of the
lateness of 'that train,! was taken to
Pacific Junction on a way car in
time to make the desired connection
at Pacific Junction.
Bring your weldinpr to us. Platts
mouth Garage. Tel. 394.'
Y.M. C. A. WAR
WORK COUNCIL TO
- MEET IN OMAHA
MANY FROM PLATTSMOUTH WILL
BE IN ATTENDANCE AT
SESSION TONIGHT.
jar.- anerwooa .baay wm bpeak on
''The Present Situation at the
Front" Other Speakers '
From Thursday's Daily.
The War Work Council of the Y.
M. C. A. will meet in Omaha this ev
ening, at which meeting there will
be in attendance from this place
Messrs. C. A. Rawls. T. II. Pollock,
Henry A. Schneider, E. II. Wescott,
C. A. Marshall, A. G. Cole, C. D.
Quinton, G. O. Dovey and J. K. Tol-
lock and Mesdames C. A. Rawls, A.
G. Cole, E. II. Wescott and T. H. Pol
lock. In addition there will be good
ly delegations present from over the
county. Weeping Water will send I.
W. Teagarden, Jack Meier, John Col
bert, E. E. Day and Thomas Murty.
C. S. Aldrich will be among those
there from Elmwood; W. B. Banning
from Union and A. F. Sturm from
Nehawka.
The object of this War Work coun
cil is to organize the state for effec
tive work for the Y. M. C. A. at the
front that is to put the state in a
position that the work can be sup
ported at the front effectively.
Mr. Sherwood Eddy will speak on
"The Present Situation at the Front"
and having just returned from a
series of thrilling experiences in the
war zoive with the American and Al
lied armies where he visited hun
dreds of regiments from General
Pershing's " camps clear up to the
battle '.front, he should be able to
deliver a most interesting talk. Dur-
ng the last few years Mr. Eddy's
work has taken him throughout the
entirety of Russia, Turkey. Servia.
Bulgaria, Greece and Egypt, and al
so among the camps of England and
France.
Mr. Rawls heard this man, Eddy,
speak at Chicago about ten days ago.
elling of his experience and what
the needs are at the front. He will
enlighten the visiting delegations
very much on present day warfare
as it is going on overseas day in and
day out.
81 YEARS OLD; OPER
ATED UPON
TODAY
From Thursday's Daily.
Mr. Andrew rsitzel, wno nas maae
his home at the Nebraska Masonic
Home in this city for a numr-e of
years past, and who about a week
since went to Omaha, where he has
been taking treamtent at the Em
manuel Hospital at that p'aco was
today operated upon at that iustitu-
ion. Mr. Nitzel is a littlo over
eighty-one years of age, and stood
the operation in fairly good shape,
was just returning to consciousness.
when the physician with hini hid
o return to catch the train. Dr.
'. B. Martin accompanied him to the
operating room, but had nothing to
do with the operation in person.
PATRIOTISM AND THEN
OTHER PATRIOTISM
From Thursday's Daily.
Some people think they are doing
the thing nicely when, with an
abundance of the coin of the realm
stored away in a safety deposit vault
in some substantial bank, and their
larder filled to overflowing with ab
solutely nothing to wish for in the
world, they come forth and "invest"
in a little old measly $50 Liberty
bond "just to help the government,"
saying they cannot afford to call
their money in from where it. is
earning them a bigger .income to in
vest it in "Liberty for the World."
We have this kind of "patriotism"
and then we have another kind a
real PATRIOTISM, such as was ex
hibited yesterday by two former Cass
county boys, who, though delinquent
as a result of intoxicants, which
caused them to commit the crime for
which they are now paying the pen
alty, came nobly forward with th.e
amount they have saved, by thrift,
in their present positions,' and with
it purchased bonds of the second is
sue of 1917.
These boy3 have not forgotten nor
ceased to feel the greatest of respect
for their country, even though de
nied their freedom. Isador Sitzman
subscribed yesterday for a $100 Lib
erty bond and his cousin, Louis Kee-
zer, who is also with him, took $350
worth of the bonds, which are to
help win the war and make the
world safe for democracy.
A good many of these purse-proud
people with everything which they
can wish for had better learn a les
son from these boys. Boys, accept
our acknowledgement of your pa
triotic action.
VISIT HERE AFTER SEVER
AL YEARS OF ABSENCE
From Thursday's Daily.
A. M. Johnson of Bloomfield, who
has been visiting in this city de
parted this morning for Pacific
Junction. Iowa, where he will visit
for some time as he lived just across
the river for a number of years be
fore he moved to Bloomfield. He
will also visit at Glenwood and Sid
ney, Iowa, before he returns to his
home in the north. While in Platts
mouth he was the guest at the home
of his old time friends, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Tegge, who he knew at Glen
wood. but who are making their
home in Plattsmouth now.
A PLATTSMOUTH BOY IS
NOW SOJOURNING IN ITALY
From Thursday's Dally.
Mr. Charles Hitt, jr., is in receipt
of a card from his cousin Thomas
Isner, who last spring joined the
navy and has been on the ocean
at digerent places. The card which
was received from Mr. Isner just
now was mailed from Genoa, Italy,
and tells of his having a good time,
and seeing many places and strange
sights, all of which are of the most
intense interest. However he says
he would like to see old Plattsmouth
for a little time just the same.
Thomas Isner is a good boy and was
a hard worker as a lad here and we
feel assured that he will make his
way wherever the wheel of fortune
casts him. He will do his part, and
a little of the other fellow's if he
is treated right.
EAGLES BUY LIBERTY BONDS.
From Saturday's Daily.
Last evening at the meeting of
the Fraternal Order of Eagles, they
passed a resolution without a dis
centing vite, and without the slight
est objection to purchase a $100.00
Liberty bond. Beside this they are
carrying a thousand collar policy
on each of the lives of the members
who have gone to the service, and
consider it a very little bit, but are
willing to do it and more to, when
the need arises.
Croup.
If your children are subject to
croup get a bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, and when the attack
comes on be careful to follow the
plain printed directions. You vrill
be surprised at the quick relief
which it affords.
An Everyday
Banking System
The Federal Reserve Banking System is
not merely an emergency system, a financial fire
engine to extinguish occasional fires.
. It is much more than this. It is a vast
reservoir through whose member banks its ser
vice reaches into every mill, every farm and
every store in the country, supplying at all times
not only the best banking protection but the best
banking service the country has ever known.
If you want to tap this system of which we
FIRST JATIOUflL Dflllll
Established 1871
POPULAR YOUNG
COUPLE WEDDED
HERE LAST NIGHT
JOHN PARKENING, A FARMER
LIVING WEST OF TOWN, AND
MISS SOPHIA HILD.
Ceremony at St. Paul's Evangelical
Church, Followed by Wedding
Supper at Home of the
Bride's Parents.
From Thursday's Daily.
Last evening at the Saint Paul's
Evangelical church, as the sweet
strains of the wedding march came
from the touch of the keys by Miss
Amelia Martins, a wedding group
entered the church and in the pres
ence of a goodly number of their
friends were united in the bonds of
holy wedlock. The participants to
this wedding were John Parkening,
a young farmer living west of the
city, and Miss Sophia Hild, one of
the finest of Plattsmouth's many fine
young ladies, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. M. Hild.
As the couple took their places at
the alter, Miss Hild was supported by
Miss Vera Moore as bridesmaid and
Emil Parkening, a brother of the
groom, acted as best man. The fate
ful words which united the hearts
and lives of these worthy young peo
ple were said by Rev. J. 11. Steger,
who then asked the benediction of
High Heaven upon their lives.
After the ceremony and congratu
lation, the wedding party repaired
to the home of the bride's parents,
where a sumptuous wedding supper
was served. The young couple re-
ceitrd a large number of presents.
love-gifts from a host of friends and
many expressions of well wishes were
voiced from friends both present and
absent.
Mr. Parkening is the son of C;
Parkening and wife living west of
the city. He is an industrious and
capable young farmer and with his
winsome wife, they will make their
home on a farm some twelve miles
west of the city. The best wishes of
their numerous friends, and those of
the Journal go with them, that their
lives may be prosperous, happy and
useful to all their circle of acquain
tances. Emil J. Hild, who is at Camp
Funston with the Nebraska boys,
was expected to have been present
at the wedding, but did not get his
permit to leave, anii therefore was
unable to get here.
BUYS A NEW OVERLAND CAR.
From Thursday's Daily.
"Say Mister, do you want some
news," was the cheery inquiry made
by Master Norris Smith, last even
ing. "Cetrainly. My Little Man."
was the rejoinder by the Journal
man. "Well we have a new car."
"Good for you, what kind' of a car
is it?" "We got it at Baurer's. it
is a five passenger Overland." Now
we see plainly the Frank L. Cum
mins family will enjoy this new car
to the utmost, for even when not
in use. Master Norris is getting good
from it.
are members, your connec
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iting your money with us.
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