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Nebraska State Histori cal Society outn VOL. XXXVI. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 12. 1918. No. 1G. A PIONEER OE LOUISVILLE OIES MRS. ELIZA STANDER PASSED AWAY AT HER HOME YES DAY. SICK FOR A YEAR. The Funeral Will Occur at Louisville Tomorrow Afternoon At Two O'clock. From Friday's Patty. After having been sick for over a year at her home in Louisville, Mrs. Eliza Ann Slander, aged 76 years. died at her home yesterday after noon, among the children who make their home near that place. Mrs. Stander and husband who died a number of years ago, were early settlers in Cass county farm ing near Louisville. They were the parents of fourteen children, three of whom have died, there remaining now eleven who are George Stander of this place, who is the oldest. There lives at and near Louisville, Janus, Arthur, Henry, Peter and William, all with Mrs. V. A. Cleg horn and Mrs. Peter Rpangler, liv ing in that portion of Cass county. Ralph Stander living in Kansas, while Lewis lives at Central City. Mrs. Stander was a member of the Methodist Church, and has always been a very devoted and consistent christian woman. The funeral will be held at the Methodist church at Louisville, and the interment be had at the cemetery east of Louisville. T TO THE COLOIIAL EDWIN FRICKE DECEIVED NICE PROMOTION AT CAMP WHEELER. GEORGIA. From Thursday's Pally. Carl G. Fricke this morning re ceived a letter from his brother Ed win Fricke. which told of his hav ing received a promotion, which makes him an officer of the regiment instead of the company. Adjutant Fricke was before Captain of a com pany, and was a member of the 'Dixie Division who are just at this time preparing for their departure. At a grand review which they had a few days since and which will be the lat until the return from France, the officers drill in which Adjutant Fricke took part, present ed a movement as one piece of ma chinery. With on order to present arms, there was but one movement, and all were just to the fraction of the second, as well as in the case of forward march, all started at once and all togther, which the halt brought the whole company at a standstill instantly with no one lag ging. Camp Wheeler will soon give up the men who have been there for so long, and when they depart, oth ers will fill up the cantonment, that the continued stream of soldiers will keep on the move from the places of entrainment to the city of Berlin. FINED $100.00 FOR FIGHTING A. J. BOX OF ELMWOOD CHARGED WITH ASSAULT UPON WM. ATCHINSON. From Thursday's Paily. On complaint filed before Judge A. J. Beeson. by County Attorney A. G. Cole, information furnished by Wm. Atchison, Sheriff Quinton apprehended A. J. Box, who was ar raigned before county judge A. J. Beeson. charging Box with having struck and kicked Mr. Wm. Atchi son, injuring him. The defendant admitted to the charge, and was giv en a fine by Judge Beeson of one hundred dollars and costs of prose cution, amounting to $11.50. which were paid and the defendant discharged. OW ADMAN HAVE JOINED THE MARINES. From Thursday's Pally. S. B. Copen haver, who was one cf the instructors in the Plattsmouth ' city schools last year, arrived in the city this morning from his home at Syracuse, and was accompanied by his cousin Ray Copenhaver, who are visiting in the city for the af terroon. Tomorrow they go to Omaha where they 'report, as they nave recently enlisted in the ser vice as members of the marines ! They will depart for Paris Island, S C, tomorrow. JAMES A SHELLENBERGER IS KILLED IN FRANCE From Fr'day's Pally. Mr. E. G. Shellenberger of this city received a letter this mornin from his brother L. E. Shellenber? er of Beaver City, telling of the death of his son. Corporal James A. Shellenberger, and a nephew of Mr. Shellenberger of this city. He was killed in battle on May 21, was a member of Co. I. ICth infantry, and has been in the service for six years. He was among the first of the soldiers to go to France with General Pershing. The lists show him as having come from Montana, where his parents lived at that time, but who moved to Beaver City since. Corporal Shellenberger enlisted in Missouri. He was raised by the par ents of Mr. Shellenberger here and they grew to manhood together, and were like brothers. Mr. Shellen berger here felt the loss keenly as it is just like the loss of a broth er, and has the sympathy of all his friends. SON DIES IN TOPEKA, KANSAS. From Friday's Pally. Lloyd Rodecker of Topeka. Kansas a son of W. II. Rodecker and wife of this city, aged forty-three years. died very suddenly at his home a few days since of heart failure. Mr. Rodecker who was a married man with five children visited here last winter with his parents. Mrs. Ro decker has been feeling rather bad ly for some time and her health was such as to prevent them from at tending the funeral of the son. Mrs. James Gibson of Trenton, this state, a sister of Mr. Lloyd Rodecker and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rodecker of this place, was in attendance at the funeral and returned this way to visit with her parents. HAS ENLISTED IN THE ARMY. From Thursdav's Pail v. Yesterday Robert Poisall return ed to this city for a few days, and before coming went to the recruit ing station, where he enlisted in the army, and will be sgnt next Tues day to Ft. Logan, where he goes in the Coast Artillery, and will after an examination at Ft. Logan be sent to San Francisco where he will enter active training. LEFT FOR SAN FRANCISCO. From Saturday's Pally. This morning Burdette Briggs and Mearle Rainey departed for Omaha, where they completed their enlist ment in the navy and this evening they are departing for the west, where they enter the training school at the station at that place. They enlisted as apprentice seamen, and applied for radio, which will be giv en when opening occurs. Junior Marshall was to have gone but will depart next Tuesday. and Clyde Clause will go to Red Oak, Iowa, the last of next week and enlist there and be sworn in at Des Moines. VISITING OLD TIME FRIENDS. From Saturday's Pally. Claude Landers arrived In this city this morning and is visiting with his many friends here. Mrs. Land ers has been visiting here for a num ber of days. Claude is employed with the Government, and had just gotten home last evening and learn ing that Mrs. Landers was visiting and not having been here for some time, concluded he would run over for a little while. It has been some seven years since Mr. and Mrs. Landers lived here and visited at Ft. Riley and Manhattan. Lame Shoulder. This ailment is usualy caused by rheumatism of the muscles. All that is needed is absolute rest and a few applications of Chamberlain's Lini ment. Try It. INTERESTING LETTER FROM BATTLE FRONT Lloyd Belville Writes of Fight and Impressions of Enemy. He Thinks the Germans Cowards. SLIGHT WOUND FROM A GERMAN SHELL The battle of ChaeH Thierry will doubtless go down in history as the; one m vfcich American troops re - ceived thtir' first real baptism of fir-? in the reat war. It zs the U. .S. Marines, named by the Germans "Tieful hunden", (devil dogs) who added new laurels to our glorious military history. Among this lit-. tie band that stood like a stone wall against the Teuton waves which ( to say in closing, if anything nap beat against them on these historic , pens to me let us have no mourning days, was a tracy boy, Lloyd Bel-' in spirit or in dress. Like a Liberty ville, a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Belville, of this community. ' He en-j isted and entered the service last j December and has been on the active front now for some months. In this! battle he received shell wound which sent to a hospital for some weeks. He thus holds the distinct- J ion of being the first Tracy boy who at their summer cottage at Donald has been wounded in actual battle at ! son, Wisconsin. There the family the front. We give below a letter to , his mother telling of his experience ; n the battle and impressions of theencts in his canoe and covering all enemy: V. M. C. A. Headquarters, Bordeaux. France, June 22, 191S. Dear .Mother Through the kindness of a-wound ed comrade that has the use of both hands, I will write you a few lines. Xo doubt before this General Bar- nett has informed slightly wounded. explain that I have not lost an arm or leg, but simply got a small shell fragment through the right elbow, j which renders me "hors de combat" for a short time. We saw a good I deal of fighting in the neighborhood ot Chateau Thierry, and after thir- teen days, during which I was in number of very heavy bombard ments, and finally got hit by a lit tle lonesome shell because I got a little careless. My injury is not ser ious, though at times painful and enough to keep me out of fighting for six weeks or so. No doubt you ; have read all about the big fight in the Chicago Tribune and probably know more about the battle than we do ourselves, but you will be glad to know that we met the Germans fair ly in close quarters and that we have been up to the big league front, j , T1 t, So far I haven t much respect for t V) om aa crhlriiore nciHo frnrn tVioii nr- ... . . ! tiuery nre. ineir reputation as quitters when the fighting gets hand to hand is amply justified and they are ready to yell "Kamerad" when-1 ever they see a chance to surrender, j I have been very well taken care of since being hurt, spending four days in a lied Cross hospital in Par- is before coming here to Base hospi- tal Xo. 6, located at Bordeaux. 1 have a nice view of Paris, including ' the "Bois de Boulogne" on the edge of the city and the "Champs Elyse- es" from the ambulence and expect to see it soon again under more fav- orable circumstances. I am also' in hopes that my mail will catch up , with me here (I have never had any since coming to France in March.) in which case I will be pretty well j satisfied with everything. I am en- ( closing a clipping from a Paris edi-j tion of the Chicago Tribune which expresses a sentiment much better than I can. I don't want to freight en j'ou and of course I have no no tion of being killed but I have seen a good many comrades who have fared much worse than I and one had best be propared as this Lieu- Mrs. Roy Mayfield who has been at the hospital at Omaha for a number of months, where she was taken for an operation for append!- citis and peritonities. returned home today. While she is far from being well, she is on the road to . recovery, and with the time will, It t is hoped, be well again. tenant was. At least it is a good thought though you probably will have no chance to use it. I guess this will be all. Don't worry as I will soon be all right again and as good as ever. Write often and I will get it some time, no doubt. Give my love to all the folks and believe me as always, Your affectionate son, Lloyd. Private L. S. Belville. 74th Co. 6th Reg't v. s. Marines, a. k. f. A card written a week later adds Doing fine and able to write a lit tle as you can see. Two weeks ago today I was hurt and I am almost well. Have gained three pounds in four days so ycu ian pee I am doing "ell. Weather is elegant here at Atlantic port. Lovingly, Lloyd, referred to is as fol- The clippinj , lows: Chicago. May Gth Lieuten- 'ant Dinsmore Ely. of Winnetka a north shore superb was killed in France while on air .service on April 2-. A'few days before his death he wrote a letter to his father, Dr. Jas. Ely, which was received yesterday. The letter closes thus: "And I want .bond, it is an investment not a loss when a man dies for hi.-? country. It is an honor to hu family, and is that a time for weeping? I would rather leave my family rich in mem- 'ories of mv life than numbered in sorrow at my death." Dr. Ely sent the letter to Mrs. Ely held a funeral service for the sold- ier. Iist Sunday they placed his with the national colors, they sank it in a quiet nook of the lake which was a favorite retreat of the voting man. The above letfer is taken from the Tracy, Minnesota, Headlight, sent to us by Mrs. Belville. who was a form er resident of Plattsmouth, and well you that I was known by many of our people., and I will hasten tojthe daughter of Mr. Chas. Sherman. .The letter will be read with rirmhle interest bv our people, especiallv those being better acquainted with the Sherman family. ViTHEY WILL TAKE SPECIAL TRAINING SIX YOUNG MEN OF THIS COUN- TY GO TO KANSAS CITY FOR SPECIAL TRAINING. From Thursday's Daily. The call for the departure of the I rtnott wlm linvo cn1itpil for snerJul . . training to go to Kansas City, , t, .,, . . whprp thev will be sriven a course in - Auto Mechanics, will be entrained on August 15th, one week from to day over the Missouri Pacific for Kansas City.' At this time there are more offerings for enlistment than can be piaced as more people now are inquiring for places than are places just ready for their training. Later when the camps and places of training have been emptied there will be oDnortunitv for the others. Those who are to go to Kansas City one week from this morning are: Elweod Buttery. John Weber, Henry Roman, Carl Droege, of this city, Clarence Heebner of Nehawka, and Mearl Lanning of Eagle. RECEIVED LETTER FROM SON. Mrs. C. S. Forbes received a let ter from her son Clifford Forbes at Rannes, France, whicn tells of them getting along nicely, and speaks of hew they are liking the army life. His idea of that country while it is a fine country, seems quaint and awav behind time, and cannot be compared' with this country, in any thing except it is old, and nearly ripe. Chamberlain's Tablets. These tablets are intended espe- dally for stomach troubles, bilious ness and constipation. If you have any troubles of this sort, give them a trial and realize for yourself what a first-clas3 medicine will do for you. They only cost a quarter. MTHEW HEROLD !N FRANCE. VERY INTERESTING LETTER FROM SON RECEIVED BY MRS. HENRY HEROLD. LEADING A VERY BUSY LIFE Making Good In the Service of His Country On the Other Side. . From Saturday's Daily. In a letter from Mathew Ilerold who is in France and has been there for eight months, to his mother here he gives a good description of the country. The fact that Mathew was able to speak French, was an opening for him to make his way in France. He has been very busy with special missions over many por tions cf France, and because of his native ability, and his educational qualifications, and his determina tion to do all the work he could for his, government, are some of tv.e rea sons which has placed him in the fore as much as he is now, for aMthew is making good in that far away country. He has been select ed as a delegate at large from the "2 army division, to the French Na tional Military School, at Uaumur Maine-et-Laire, France. One dele gate at large being sent from each army division, which is composed of about 2.000 commissioned and non commissioned officers, and which suggests his popularity by his elec tion. This school has been in operation since the 17th century, and the com pletion of the term, means a com mission from the French Govern ment. This school is one of the most noted in the world, and compares with West Point in the United States. Mathew says that the quart ers are fine, and that it is a treat to get betwee nreal hseets and that are clean, when he has been against the rough side of army life at the front for so many months. Matt has been assigned to the ar tillery and will have charge of the "Soixante" or as they are called by the Americans, the French 75th. Mathew says that the work is very interesting though intense, and that they are reqtiired to work from 5:4H in the morning to 6:45 in the evening. His knowledge of French has stood him in good stead, in his experiences in thru country during lb- time he has ocen abroad, ci-ir. ins which time h- has been woik-:n.-. in what is known as re-mrv. inent service. - RETURNS FROM THE WEST. From Saturday's Daily. John Koukal who has been in the west for the past two weeks getting harvest and threshing done on his brother's farm, who is in the ser vice reVurned heme this morning and is looking brown as a berry, and has to say. Things are looking fine out there, with wheat making on an average of twenty bushels to the acre, and many instances forty bushel3 was realized. The corn gives a good promise of making on the average from 45 to 50 bushels per acre. There has been an abund ance of rain in that portion of the state. ADDED A FEW GRAY HAIRS. From Saturday's Pally Yesterday as the crew tof switch men, were going to Pacific Junction, Iowa, it being the practice to carry the Way car and engine over for the crew which leaves there in the even ing, thev were going along near where the old elevator burned some time rince. when a woman who was walking along by the side of the track, not twenty feet in advance of the moving engines and way car. As she disappeared behind the tank or tender of the engine one of the switchmen jumped across the "way car and applied the emergency brake which brought the engine and car to a stop within about ten feet. He then looked . expecting to see the woman torn to pieces, when she stepped out on the other side of the track, just about a yard -from the corner of the lank. The railroad man said that his heart stood still, and a few more gray hairs were ac quired on account of the incident. People w ho do not have enough presence of mind, or knowledge of railroads than to step deliberately before a moving engine should stay avay froia railway tracks. The railway men have enough to do looking after the necessary things without having to watch out for peo pie who need a guardian. TEACHERS SCARCE JUST AT THIS TDIE From Sj! turtla y's Iailv. The Board of Education, at this place are having troubles of their own, about getting and keeping the complement of teachers for the com ing year. They had engaged a Prof. Watson, who has an excellent repu tation and record in teaching, but were notified that he could not come, and so has elected a Miss Edith Woodburn for the position and have the position filled just at this time. MRS. E. J. ETHRIGE VERY SICK. From Saturday's Dallv Mrs. S. E. McEIwain departed this afternoon for Greenwood where she was called on account of the extreme illness of her sister Mrs. E. J. Ethrige, of that place who is very ill, and her condition is such that but little hope is entertained of her recovery. It is hoped that Mrs. Mc EIwain may find her sister improv ed when she shall have arrived. WILL VISIT A WHILE IN IOWA. From Saturday's Dally. Mrs. C. N. Holmes and children of Shenandoah, Iowa, a sister of .Mrs. Will J. Ferguson, who has been visiting here and was in attendance at the funeral of little Raymond Ferguson which occurred a few days since, departed for her home last evening and was accompanied by her sister Mrs. Ferguson who goes for a short visit. LOOKING AFTER BUSINESS HERE From Friday's Daily. A. H. Bowdish, who formerly liv ed in Plattsmouth, and was engaged in the real estate business, was in the city for a little while last night, looking after some business, and while here had to say that he would leave the soldiers home at Milford. where he has been steward for some two years, having purchased a home for himself at DeWitt. In fact the one which he sold nine years ago when leaving there. He also said that Mrs. Bowdish. who will be re membered was the superintendent of the M. E. Smith factory here, has suffered a pretty severe shaking up when she fell down a flight of stairs at the home a few days since, but had come out alright. seil Gaffle Well One of the poorest ways to economize is to be stingy with feed for stock at this season of the year. Pastures are in many instances be coming somewhat dry and they need supple menting either with silage or grain. Our armies and the people at home need all the dairy products which can be secured. Don't let a little shortage of money cause you to relax your efforts to produre the most possible. If you need assistance in order to keep the good farm up to standard, call and talk the matter over with us. We believe we can be of service to you. si' its H8 1 First National Bank Plattsmouth, Nebraska. - C-UP-MN GETS $2400 FRANK MARSHALL HELD UP EARLY THIS MORNING EAST OF MYNARD AND ROEBED. SEARCHED AT POINT OF GUN Stopped At Two O'clock This Morn ing and Made to Stand While He Was Searched. From P.iturdnv'" Pall v. This morning for it was about 2 o'clock while Frank Marshall was returning from a trip to the coun try he was stopped at the cross roads east of Mynard, by two men who had crossed their car in the road so he could not pass them, and when he had also stopped his car to see what was the matter, they ordered him at the point of a gun to stand while thej- searched him. Frank thinking they were in trouble stopped to see if he could help them, when they said "Have you anything on you", he replied O, I think not. "Well get out of there and we'll see" they ordered and out he had to climb while they search ed him and were rewarded by find ing twenty-four dollars. They then climbed into their car, and depart ed telling him not to follow or he would "Get smoke in his ' face." When they were gone Frank start ed his car and come into the city. as a wiser man, but minus the $24. DEPARTS FOR HIS HOME. From Saturday's Pally. Colonel. J. H. Thrasher, who has been visiting here for the past month, and who has been making hi3 home in the west with his son and daughter for the past few years, having been here visiting with his many friends, and while here served as bailiff in the District court de parted last evening for his home in the west. He has been living at Deer Lodge. Montana, to this place he is now departing. The Joy of Living. To enjoy life we must have good health. No one can reasonably hope to get much real pleasure out of life vhen his bowels are clogged a good share of the time and the poisons that should be expelled are absorbed into the system, producing headache and indigestion. A few doses of Chamberlain's Tablets will move the bowels, strengthen the digestion and give you a chance to realize the real joy of living. Try it.