The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, August 26, 1918, Image 1
0 Nebraska State Histori cal Society VOL. XXXVI. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 2C, 1918. No. 19. cEbe plattemoutb 0 RALPH FOSTER IS WOUNDED RECEIVED BTTI.IET WOUND TM RIGHT ARM MAKING SIX EREAKS IN THE BONE. MEMBER LOYAL SON'S CLASS First of Thirty-Six Members In Ser vice To Receive An Injury. Fmm 1 Kiirpilny's Daily .Mrs. Fred Kissling who has just returned from North Yakima, Wash., where s'.ie has been visiting. :it the home if lirr parents C. M. Fost-r and wife, brings back the news of the wounding of her broth er Ralph Foster, of July 0th. the same day that Rvron Arries was wounded. The wound was a severe nS school, says. "In their examina one, and the young man is in the ticns of the week, all are doing American Hospital at Paris, where finely, and come through the week, lie is b-ing treated. The wound with good records." v.-a s in the riht arm above the el- i bow, and the bone was badly shat tered., the ball which struck the bone shattering it, and making six f'.istinct breaks. The nurse in charge, wrote to the parents t North Yakiraa, telling of hi.- condition, and saying that the tied in the stable and getting fright wound was progressing as well as ened at something, the horse pulled could be expected, but was very severe from the nature of the in jury. Ralph Foster is the second son of Mr. and Mr. C. M. Foster, who formerly was employed in the Bur lington shops, before they moved to the west seme years ago. Ralph. was but a youth w hen he left here j when the purchaser asked for a price and was a member of the Christian ! on it, but he refused to sell the arii church and a member of the Loyal mal. Pons class at that Sunday school, j He attended the schools here, and ! was employed in a mercantile es tablishment in North Yakima, be fore he entered the service from his state, Washington. His address is Ralph Foster, Co. A Sth Regi ment A. K. F. His many friends here will be grieved to know of his injury and hope for a rapid and permanent recovery. WILL GO OVER SEAS. Fr'm Ti.urs-la v's Dnilw George Nut;lin and wife with their little child of Nebraska City, were in this city this morning en route for Keokuk, Iowa, where they go to vibit with Mrs. Nuglin's broth er James Coleman, who is shortly to depart for France. Mr. Coleman has been inrpector of ammunition at Brockton. Mass., until just re cently, and having been given a furlough for a few days before he r!ill go abroad. CASS COUNTY FORTUNATE. From Friday's Daily. This county is fortunate in that it has two candidates for the posi tion of Lieutenant Governor. One real citizen, while the other was formerly a citizen of this count. W. B. Canning one of the real live wires of this county has been chosen the candidate for the position of lieutenant governor, by the Demo cratic party, is a man whom the citizen-? of this county have learned to take a meaning enterprise, pep and get there, and one of the most reliable citizens of eld Cass. " Again I A. Barrows or Tel Bar rows, is one cf the most reliable citizens of the state, and a man well known over the state. Mr. Bar rows was the editor for the Platts- mouth News-Herald, for some tfme, I years since, when it was in the hands of Earnest Pollard. UNFURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT. T hav, an un f u rn it,rl to rent to school students who wish to do lisht housekepninj? Ti o q No. 403 Marble and 11 Sts. Olive Gass. S-9-2v.ksd4twkly ; NOTICE. The New Hope War Savings So ciety will meet Thursday, August 29th. at the School house west of Murray. S-24-d&w DIVORCE MATTER SETTLED. From Fri Jay's Pally. lne matter or the case stine vs, Stine winch is a case wherein Wm Stine had brought suit against his spouse for separation alleging ex treme cruelty, and has stipulated to pay ?."00.00 alminoy. The case of Mr. Stine was looked after by At- torney ('. L. Craves, while the in terests of Mrs. Stine was looked af ter by Attorney C. A. Rawls of this city. At the hearing the defense did not appear, and the decree was giv en to the plaintiff by default, and on account of the stipulation the defendant was given almony to the amount of $500.00. ALL CASS COUNTY BOYS DOING WELL From Friday's Dolly. A letter received by the writer from his son Leland S. Briggs who is an instructor in the branch of Auto Mechanics, at the state farm. where the boys of the last quota from this county which was sent to Lincoln are. Leland in speaking about the boys all of whom he has met and are with him, in the train- LOSES VALUABLE HORSE. From Fr 'Jay's Pally. Carl Egenberger is the loser of an excellent horse, which died from a peculiar accident. The horse was back, and when the halter broke, the horse's head struck against the joist of the stable inflicting an in jury in the head of the animal, from this a gathering was caused in the head, from which it died yes terday morning. Carl had just re fused $225.00 for the animal, and HAS HIS SUPER SIX HUDSON AGAIN From FriOay's Pally. Henry Stutt, the banker of Avoca, who some time since lost his Hud son Super Six, he having some one nip it while it stood just out side his home at Avoca, has recovered It and has it home again. Mr. Stutt has just returned from a trip to Colorado, when the car was stolen. He invoked the assist ance of the chasers of 'stolen cars, and through Charles W. Pitkin of Omaha, the car was recovered at Kansas City and returned. WAS HERE 46 YEARS AGO. From Saturday'." Daily. Yesterday Charle3 Hall living at Havelock, and a number of the fam ily, namely. Francis, Ray, Maurice. Ronald. William and Fred, accom panying him they came for a drive and had four cars. After looking around the city, they went to the Big Burlington bridge, and looked around at the river and then return ed to their home atNJIavelock. In 1872. Wm. Hall, the father of Charles Hall came to this city, and crossing the river here went to near Louisville where they lived for seme two years but did not return to Plattsmouth as they found a trading point at Louisville. After having resided there they went to near where Havelock now is and made their home there ever since. During all this time they never came back to Plattsmouth, having passed through here 4G years ago, and thi3 the first time they found time to come back here. The thirteen year old boy who passed through this city with his father is now a man only j one year from sixty years of age. They came through this city, travel ing with a covered wagon from Gil man, Illinois. The Joy of Living. To enjoy life we must have good neaun. ro one can reasunauiy iiupe to et much real. Pleasure out of life when his bowels are cloggeu a good share or tne time ana me poisons lnat 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 their son Louie and daughter Lil give you a chance to realize the real lian who have Deen at Camp Dodge tnv nf living Trv u , Read the Journal Ads It Payt TWO AUTOMOBILES GDLIDE ON HILL ONE COMING DOWN THE Mo KOHNKIE HILL. THE OTHER ONE HITTING FOR IT. ONE GAR TURNED TURTLE. Occupants Thrown Out Of the Car But Fortunately No One Injured. From Friday's Dally. Last evening as Oscar Gapen, sis ter Helen Gapen and two cousins of Mr. Gapen, were coming down the McKohnkie hill, and were near the bottom, a car from Union, going south and traveling at a good rate of speed, on account of desiring to make the steep grade, collided with the result that the car of Mr. Gapen was overturned, and the occupants five in number thrown from the car, which was an Overland, while the other which was a Ford, lost one wheel, but stayed the right side up. Th? wheel from the Ford was torn off, and the casing thrown off, and ran about sixty feet up hill be fore stopping, thus indicating the speed at which the cars were travel ing. Both cars were considerably dam aged, and very fortunate it is that the occupants escaped without in- ur7. MEETS WITH SERIOUS ACCIDENT From Saturday's Dailv. Yesterday when Eddie Waintroub desired to go to dinner he hopped a passing car, driven by a man from the country, and when he had got- en near the store of E. P. Lutz, as sayed to hop off again, and in doing so was thrown to the ground, his head striking against a portion of a brick which cut a long deep gash ust behind the right ear. and rendered the young man uncon scious. . T. wasseu ana ine driv er of the car picked the unfortunate boy up, and carried him to the of fice of Dr. Livingston, where he had he wound dressed. As they neared the office, the young man recovered onsciousness and wanted to be put down so he could walk. He was al- owed to walk into the office sup ported by the assistants. After the wound was dressed he was able to go to his home, and was feeling pretty well with the exception of a dull heavy headache during the evening. RETURNS HOME FROM HOSPITAL 'rom Friday's Pail v. Last evening Mr. and Mrs. John Bauer returned from a stay of about a week at the hospital at Rochester, Minn., where Mr. Bauer went for treatment, and where he underwent an operation about six days since. They arrived at Omaha over the Northwestern road, and were met at Omaha by auto, and arrived at home late last night. Mr. Bauer is feeling fairly well, is able to walk across the room, and has some appe tite. His many friends wish that he may soon be able to be out again. PRETTY GOOD NATURED MAN. From Friday's Dally. Frank H. Steppat, was in the city this morning, and he has always been meeting us with a smile and a cheery "good morning', and "how are you" but this morning when we met him, he seemed a little more pleasant, and as he poked a good smoke in our direction, we glanced a little more directly into his pleas ant eye, and also smiled, and he confessed "It is a girl, and every body doing nicely." Wo did not smoke but extended congratulations and good wishes all the same. Sure he and wife are pleased at the ar rival of the little Miss. RETURNED LAST EVENING FROM CAMP DODGE From Friday's Dally. Joseph Schessel and wife with for tne Pas few days returned home last night, and tells of seeing their son and brother Geo. Schessel who was still there but expected to get away soon. The camp is about half deserted at this time and will be almost entirely empty in a short i time. Few are coming now, but in a short time will be filled up again. Mrs. Schessel tells of the camp, say ing it looked like all the people in the United Slates were there. Y?s. this is a bisr country, and Hftv In one hundred thousand people when gotten together seem a lnrge crowd, but when there are millions of them the crowd is larger. Still we hear the tramp of mil lions more of free men, as thev come answering the call in thn name of Humanity and Civilization. ANOTHER FAMILY NOV . IN PLATTSMOUTH From Friday's Pally. K. Mewis the maker of new tires out of old. and the solver cf the troubles of the traveler by auto. "who has a blowout, ha also solved some of his own trouble.-. He has been here some time and been hav ing to board at the hotel. while awaiting for the household goods to be shipped from Ashland. They finally arrived and are installed in his new home, and last evening the family came also, and everything, is all right and the tire repairer whistles at his vorl'. VISITORS IN THE CITY TODAY. From Friday's I si 11 y. Mr. C. S. Newlon, Mr. 11. F. Mar shall and daughter Mi?s Carrie of Weeping Water, Mrs. Frank Mar shall and Miss Faith Murfin of Wa bash motored to this city this morn ing for a short visit with friends and to attend to seme important business matters. Y.'liile here Mr. Newlon took time to call at this of fice and renewed his subscription for another year. MISS KATHERINE WHITAKER DEPARTS TOR HER HOME From Friday's Dailv. Miss Katherine Whitaker of Lin coln who has been visiting in this city for some time past the guest of her friend Miss Grace Beeson. de parted for her home last evening and was accompanied by Mi?s Grace Beeson for a two weeks visit. Mrs. Allen J. Beeson gave a supper in honor of her daughter Miss Grace and her friend Miss Katherine Whit aker, yesterday, at which a large number cf the friends of these vcung ladies were present, .Miss Whitaker was ah-o feted at a six o'clock supper by her friend Miss Katherine Schrack and a five o'clock tea, by Helen. VISITING HERE FROM CAMP CODY From 'Friday's Daily. Herold Barnes arrived in the city last evening from Camp Cody, where lie has been for the past months, as sisting in drilling, of new men, for the array. Before he was on the Mexican border, and is home on a furlough. It will be remembered that he was at the Burlington bridge during the time that guards were placed here. He is a cousin of Roy Cole, and was his guest while here. He returned to Weeping Water th morning. WILL VISIT FOR SOME TIME IN THE EAST From Friday's Dailv Mrs. E. C. Hill and son Roscoe, depart this evening for Chicago; and will visit at the home of a sister of Mrs. Hill. Mrs. A. B. Smith and husband of Englewcod, for some time and will visit at the Great Lakes training station. Roscoe will see the boys who have gone from this city and are there, the two Duxbury boys, Clarence Beal, Frank Policek, and A. W. Vallery and a number of others from this city and county who there. They will spent some time at Englewood and visit with relatives and see the sights. FERRY NOTICE. Owing to the fact that my son Floyd Richardson will join the army, the Plattsmouth Ferry will stop running at 9 o'clock, at night after September 1st. 24-2td-tw JOHN RICHARDSON. Wanted Married man, not large family, to work on farm, good wag- es, and a house furnished. Call R. J. Haynie, phone No. 3712. 16-tf LADIES DOING ! HOLD ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT HOME OF W. A. TAYLOR, WITH EASY EFFORT THEY ORGANIZE RED CROSS CHAPTER And Lay Plans For Very Active Work During the Contin uance Of the War. From Saturday's Daily. The Social Workers Flower club with Mrs. H. C. Yanllorn as Presi dent, Miss Blanche Horning as Yice-President, Mrs. F. W. Nolting Treasurer, and Mrs. C. M. Manners secretary, met at the country home of Mrs. Wm. Taylor south of this city on Wednesday afternoon of this week to organize an independ ent Red Cross chapter and devote their afternoons to Red Cross work, instead of a social time. This meeting was an all day meeting and the ladies of this splendid club had arranged to come to the Tay- Icr heme and spend the day. At the noon hour an elegant picnic din ner, consisting of fried chickens and ill the good things to go with it, was spread and to which ell did ample justice. The early hours of the afternoon were devoted to the regular tmsi ness session, alter wnicti Mrs. t . u. Dunbar. Chairman and Mrs. C. A Rosencrans Vice-Chairman of the riatfir.outh Chapter, who had been nvited to attend this meeting, told of the Red Cross work in a most interesting and charming manner fter' their explanations, the ladies of this club decided to organize in to an independent branch of thf Red Cross, and to give up all social entertainments and good times anu devote their time to the Red Cross work during the period of the war. The ladies will hold their next meet ing in next two weeks at the home of Mrs. Wm. Gilmour, at which time a Red Cross Chapter organization will be completed. Mrs. Dunbar and Mrs. Rosencrans of the Platts meuth chapter will, also, be in at tendance at this meeting to make further explanations of the work and will have the materials with them to show the ladies how the work is to be done. We know some excellent work will be sent in b this chapter, along with the other chapters, as they are very enthus- astic in their new work. This mokes the nineteentn uea cross chapter in the county, the Platts mouth chapter making the twen tieth, and all chapters are doing ex cellent work and lots of it and this is especially most pleasing to the Plattsmouth Chairman, Mrs. Dun bar. She is very proud of the work and the results derived from each chapter. The Cass Countj' Red Cross Chapter is the largest chapter in the state, in that it has the larg est number of auxiliary chapters. SUFFERS LOSS OF FOUR COWS. From Saturday's Dally. John F. Wehrbein is the loser of four of his best cows, from the eat ing of cane. They had gotten into the cane, and as they broke through the fence they were observed by the man who is employed on the farm. Pie hastened to get them out, and while they only were able to eat a few mouthsful cf the cane, which at a certain stage is considered ex tremely poison, before they were driven out, nine were affected by the cane, and four died while they were able to pull the other five through. JUST AS WELL BE FAIR ABOUT IT From Saturday's Daily. One of the farmers from the coun ty, where wild grapes grow, was complaining that people from town ccme to their place when they were away from home on Sunday, were visiting in town, and tore the grape vires all up, and the fences down, leaving the gates open, where the j stock were, and generally 'tearing up jack. The farmer who Is good natured said, that if they were to j come to town with a half pint of J booze somewhere in their car, and the police was to get hold of it the penalty would be $100.00 and costs while from all out side evidences the ones who went and stole the grapes besides destroying the vines and fences, were going to make wine out of the grapes, and get away with it. He asks, is it fair and the question comes to us all. i it? GOOD WHEAT IN THE NORTH From Saturday's Dally. Otto Creamer who has been in the north harvesting for some time arrived home last evening and says that their is an abundance of rain in the Dakotas and especially North Dakota, where he was. The' wheat made a good y'eld, averaging about 25 bushels per acre, and some in stances running as high as forty. Otto and Joe Seagraves went up there at the same time and while there Otto was taken with malaria, and on that account he came hack, while Joe Seagrave stayed and is as sisting in harvesting. CLARENCE MASON RETURNS HOME From Saturday's Daily. Clarence Mason who has been in Dakota, for the past six months. where he worked at Winner, So. Dakota, for most of the time, and at another point some one hundred and twenty miles further north, ar rived home -last evening and will work here for the present. He ha"" an offer or two here, but has not decided as to which he would take Clarence is a good man on an auto mobile and will do good work for whoever shall give him employment. WILL GO TO THE COAST. 'om Saturday's Dailv. During the past few days Frank- Cook and wife with their little one have been visiting in this city with their folks, the .occasion being that they are departing for the west. vhere Mr. Ccok is accepting a posi tion as a workman in the ship yards at Seattle, Wash. Frank Cook who is the son of C. E. Cook, southwest of the city, has been at Havelock for a number of years, where he has had charge of a crew of workmen. On his departure they presented him with a fine gold watch, as a token of their esteem, and as a memento of their times to gether. Miss Catherine Schopp departed this afternoon for McCook, where she will visit for some time with friends. Mrs. W. A. Robertson and child ren departed this afternoon for Omaha, where they are visiting with friends for over Sunday. laffs at the Journal Office. Deposit Vour Wheat Re turns in This Bank and pay your bills by check. It's not only safer, but it keeps the money end of your har vest season in systematic order. Your bank statement and cancelled checks re turned to you at the end of each month fur nish an accurate record of your transactions no nee to keep an elaborate set of books when you have a checking account in this bank. First National Bank m P:att-mouth, Nebraska RUN OVER A LOG IN THE WEEDS AUTO GOING TOO SWIFT A CLIP RUNS OVER OBSTACLE AND SPILLS OCCUPANTS. GIRL GETS SHOULDER BROKEN Were Endeavoring To Go Around Another Car On the Road The Cause. From Thursday's Dally. Last evening while traveling along the road southwest of the city. Earl Becker, Miss Freda Wolforth, Otto Wolforth and Harry Speck who were driving along and the dust making a cloud in their faces con cluded that they would pass the "ar which was causing the trouble and accordingly pulled out of the road, to pass the car which was causing the dust, and they both be ing moving at rapid pace, the car n which Mr. Becker and the young ady and her brother was riding struck a log. which was partly cov ered by grass and weeds, with the result that the car was wrecked, and the occupants thrown out, with great violence. Miss Freda Wol forth sustained many bruises, and a broken collar bone, which was re duced by one of the city doctors. Mr. Otto Wolforth who was doing the driving and Earl Becker were considerable bruised also, while the wo in the rear seat were not so se verely injured. The injuries of the persons in the car were dressed "and they made as comfortable as possible and the car turned over to the tender mercies of the garage man. T IS NOW CAPTAIN G. H. GILM0RE "rom Saturday's Dally. Some time since Dr. G. H. Gil- more passed the examination as a Physician and surgeon for the Unit ed States army, and has been ap pointed to the position with the anking of a captain. Dr. Gilmore passed an excellent examination and will go to the service in a short ime. He has secured the services of Dr. C. II. Ross who was in this city to serve in his place while he is away. Dr. Gilmore is an excel lent physician and will make good as a practitioner in the army. Mrs. W. T. Scottin was a passeng er to Omaha this morning where she is visiting at the home of her daughter Mrs. T. L. Murphy for the day.