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VOL. XXXVL
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1919.
No. 8G.
MERRIMAN '
PETTY IS NOW
DISCHARGED
HAD NOT RECEIVED THE "BIT
OF WHITE PAPER" WHEN
HERE FEW DAYS AGO
WOUNDED IN ARGONNE FOREST
And Met His Erother, Whom He Had
Given Up for Bead at Camp
Dodge Last Week.
From Wednesday's Pally.
This morning Merriman J. (Eill)
Petty arrived in Plattsmouth for a
visit with his aunt. Mrs. John Wynn
and other friends having been dis
charged from the army at Camp
Dodge yesterday, following his re
rent arrival from overseas. He was
here briefly last week prior to the
time of receiving his discharge and
now returns a civilian, reinvested
with the freedom of movements he
gave up to enter the service of Un
ci? Sam.
"Bill"' has had seme great experi
ence since he went into the service.
One brother was killed and he was
under the impression for a long time
that his second brother had met with
a similar fate. Last September, in
the midst of the battle before the
Fortress of Verdun, he saw his broth
er being carried off the field on a
stretcher, after having been wounded
in action, and as soon as he couli he
"endeavored to locate him. being told
at the hospital that he hail died from
the effects of the wound. lie then
tried to find out where his brother
was buried but to no avail. And in
the meantime, his brother, on the
road to recovery, was writing him
letters telling of his miraculous es
cape, none of which were ever re
ceived by the latter.
As the war went on. "Bill" him
self was wounded in the right leg
in an action in the Argonne Forest
between Verdun and Sedan. An ac
count of this was in the casualty
reports and reached Hershel, who
was in the hospital. Later th? re
port came to him that Bill had died,
and so far as each other was con
cerned they were "dead" one to the
other.
The disallusionmeut continued un
til last Friday when they met face to
face in the Red Cross nni at Camp
Dodge, where both were awaiting
demobilization. Speaking of the
meeting, "Bill said: "I canno- tell
Just how I felt when I looked upon
my brother, whom I had thought of
as being dead for many motinths,
and found him very much alive. It
was a strange experience."
The wound received by Merriman
in the Argonne Forest fighting was
in his right leg below the knee, the
bullet passing through the leg in
such manner as to miss rhatrcring
. the bone, and thus he was saved a
probable amputation of the limb. It
is still a little tender, causing him
to walk with the aid of a cane, which
comes in mighty handy as help guide
him over the rough spots.
Speaking of the havoc wrought by
the artillery, of which he was a
member. Merriman said: "The Ar
gonne Forest before the battle was
one of the most beautiful places in
all of France, but soon became a
wreck and is now all torn to pieces
as a mute testimonial to the price
cf warfare."
After completing a short visit In
Plattsniouth, "Bill" will go to Mon
tana to visit with his parents, who
are making their home there. Prior
to moving west they resided in the
southern part of the city for a num
ber of years.
Hershel is stiH In the hospital at
Camp Dodge and will be held there
until the army officials conclude he
is well enough to be given Us dis
, charged and returned to civilian
life. '
FARM FOR SALE.
The E. K. Todd Homestead SO
acre improved farnv 3 miles west
cf Plattsmouth, now owned by
Ruwel Todd. Price $250.00 per
acre. T. II. Pollock, Plattsriouth.
Fancy box paper at this vfZct.
CASS COUNTY'S VICTORY I
LOAN QUOTA $729,400
Fro.i Wednesday's Ialiv.
We now know just where we are
, at on the Fifth Liberty Loan as
the quota wa.s received for Cass
County this morning by Chairman
J. P. Falter, and tl total subscrip
tion for Cass county wilt" be $719.
4 00. Not so bad after all. and not
nearly as large as the former loans,
and we believe that the amount
can easily be subscribed with a
little effort on the part of each and
' every one of us. It is not the time
now for quitters, so let us put the
thoulder to the wheel and put the
Fifth Loan over just the same as we
! have all the former ones. Let it not
be said that. f'ass county slowed up
at the finish.
There has been eleven German
helmets awarded to Cass county,
that will be given to the localities
who prove the best hustlers in se
curing their share of the loan. Who
wants the first German helmet?
HUSBAND GRANTED A
DIVORCE YESTERDAY
LEROY COVERT SUES FOE SEP
ARATION FROM WLTE. IS
GRANTED PRAYER OF
PETITION.
From YTedneKuny'p Dally
A Nebraska City some four years
ago. LeRoy Covert and Miss Mar
garet Maybee, were united in mar
riage and have lived together as
man and wife since, until on March
12th the wife left the home.
A few days since a petition was
filed alleging extreme cruelty,
which in answer was denied, end at
the hearing yesterday afternoon,
the prayer of the petition of the
plaintiff was granted giving a com
plete separation and entire custody
and control of the youngest of two
children a daughter one year old,
Shelia Nadine Covert, while the de
fendant Margaret Covert was given
care and control of the eldest, a boy
three years of age. Elburn Arnold
Covert.
ELKS TO HOLD ANOTHER
INITIATION ON APRIL 29
FrTn Wcdnpsflav'j Pally.
Petitions to the number of some
fifteen have now been received for
admission into the local lodere of
Elks, and a class initiation the sec
end within a few weeks :is called
for April 29th. at which time the
andidates will be instructed in the
mysteries of Elkdcm and become full
fiedged masculine "deers."
WILL MAKE HOME
IN COUNCIL 3LUFFS
Frwn Wednesday's Tatly.
Levi Miller and wife departed this
afternoon for Omaha, where they
will look after some business before
going to Council Bluffs, where they
recently purchased property, and
will make their home there as soon
as they can get possession of the
place. They have rented ihe place
hre and have their goods packed to
ship as soon as their new home is
vacated.
TWO PRETTY NICE WINDOWS.
At the 'Daylight Store of 11. M.
Soennichsen, the two sides of the
house evidently were . endeavoring
to beat each other, in the dressing
of their windows. To the man who
is going home after 3. hard day's
work, the one cn the grocery side
looks pretty good, for the things are
there to eat, and he is hungry. To
the lady or girl, who has Just come
down town after having had an
abundance of things to eat, the west
window which in dressed with some
of the nicer of women wearing ap
parel, that window would appeal to
them the most. We are endeavoring
to remain neutral, and will pass it
up to the one who looks at them.
MRS. ELIZA KAUFMANN IS
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
Reports from the home of Mrs.
Eliza Kaufmann, who has been so
seriously sick at her home in this
city with the pneumonia, is that she
is making some very substantial pro
gress towards recovery, and for the
first time she was able to sit up a
little on last Sunday, and is still
maintaining her improvement.
LOAN PARADE
WILL BE EAS
TER FEATURE
A BIG TIME ASSURED AS THERE
WILL BE A LARGE CROWD
PARTICIPATE IN AFFAIR.
TANKS MANEUVER AT STATION
The Procession Will Form at the
Court House At Two
" O'Clock Sunday.
From Wednesday's Daily.
The tank will be here, that big
six ton one, which has done such
valient service on the battle fields
of France, and which is naking the
country in the interest of the Vic
tory Loan which is to be floated,
and the drive for which is on the
calendar to begin oh next Monday.
In preparation for this, the parade
is being made.
This parade will have much sig
nificance, as it will denote the
thankfulness of those who have
sons, husbands and fathers in the
war and who have come back, and
are to come back, it will emphasize
the fact that people will gladly con
tribute to a loan to brlng'the boys
back, as they did to send them away.
The procession will be headed by
the city band, and after it will be
the !oys who have returned from
the army and navy, the home
guards' all in uniform as well as
citizens organizations if such can
be arranged for and by citizens all
who can and -will make the trip
and those in cars who do rot feel
able to march. The procession will
form at the court bouse at two
o'clock and march to th Missouri
Pacific station where the tank will
arrive at 2:30. and will remain un
til seven. The tank will unload
and will maneuver in the space by
the railroad tracks. There will be
barricades made with the plies of
walnut logs which are there and
over this the tanks will climb.
Be sure and be in this parade and
see the tank, and boost for hte Vic
tory Loan. J. V. Holmes will have
charge .of the parade. Call him for
information.
WAS OPERATED UPON
FOR APPENDICITIS
Fronr. Wednesday's DnlJv.
This morning C. H. Griffin, who
has been here for over night visiting
at the home of Jesse Cahoon. and
family, departed for his home near
Rock Port. Mo. Mr. Griffin was
just returning from Omaha, where
he had accompanied his wife, where
she entered the St. Joseph Hospital.
and underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis, Monday. When leaving
last evening Mr3. Griffin was doing
nicely. It will be remembered that.
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin made their
home here about two years since, and
from here moved to Missouri.
HOME LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
From Wednesday's Ialiv.
J. II. Hines and wife who have
been in the western portion of the
state visiting at Alliance and Scotts
Bluffs, returned home this morning
and report some pretty cold weath
er and much mow in that portion.
They tell of drifts of snow three
feet in depth, in all the country
west of Alliance. They had an ex
cellent time visiting with their
friends and relatives, but thought
Plattsmouth looked pretty good to
them in getting home again.
IT MAKES -A HAPPY
HOME YOU BET
From Wednesday's Dally.
Yesterday morning at the home of
Homer H. Schrader, there appeared
a little blue eyed girl baby, which
has gladdened the home of Mr.
Schrader and wife, until everything
ceems like a garden of paradise. The
little girl and hei; mother are both
doing nicely, while Homer, Oh, well,
he is getting along, but does not get
much -work done now, as he is kept
smiling and ' whistling when he is
not singing, for there is a tone of
gladness in his song now.
For Sale: Two Red Short Horn
bulls past one year old. Elbert
Wiles, phone 2521. " all-tfd&w
LOOKING AFTER SOME
BUSINESS HERE
Prom Wednesday's Daily
L. M. Briley who lias been visit
ing here for sevt-ral day.; past, hulk
ing after t'ae affairs of his half
brother John Johnson, who it will
be remembered, is supposed to have
been drowned whose body was
found near Nebraska City sc.i.ie time
later and was brought to this city
and buried. Mr. Brik-y departed
this .morning or Saskatchewan. -Canada,
where he .will vnit for
some time. j
ARRiES BOYS ARE NOT
TO GOMEHOME YET
ARRIES BOYS WIDELY SEPARAT
ED. BYRON AU NEWPORT
NEWS, OTHERS IN FRANCE.
From Wednesday's Daiiw
A letter from Major Arries a short
time since tells cf hirf having been
returned to his regiment, and sent
from the hospital in France where
he has just been released, to Ger-,
many to join his division.
He had expected to have come
heme when he was able but was re
turned to his unit, and will come
with them, but no one knows just
when that will be. Byron is in the
hospital at Newport News, where
he is still receiving treatment, and
does not know when he will be out.
Don Arries is still with the areo di
vision to which he is attached, and
like the others does not know when
he will be home.
GETS HIS CAR TODAY.
Frr Tuesday's Dailv.
This morning Frank W. Elliott
was a passenger .to Omaha, where he
drove down the new Republic truck,
which he recently'purchased from
the T-, H. Polloct-tto (Iompany.
Mr. Elliott will endeavor to care for
the business which is ..coming his
way and coming fast. He is arrang
ing to place a rack on the truck,
that will hold barrels, to which he
will attach faucets until the arrival
of the tank, which has been ordered,
and which will be installed on the
truck as soon as it arrives. Will
Meisinger one of the most clever
young men is running the truck,
which Mr. Elliott has at this time,
and a more trustworthy and e.Ticient
man could not be found for the
place.
VISITS WITH FRIENDS HERE.
From Tuesday? Daily.
Thomas M. AlcCarty, of Silver
City, a friend of Robert Richter,
and family was in the city for a
short time and left last evening for
his home after having spent a few
days in pleasant visit with his
friends. Mr. McCarty. who was cne
of the men who guarded the Big
Burlington bridge over the Missouri
river, went overseas, and has but
recently returned from the" camp on
discharge. He knowing a number
of people hee, came oven and spent
a short time with them. Mr. Mc
Carty is this year, working cn a
farm near Silver City, but expects
to engage in farming for himself
the coming year, lie had formerly
lived near Silver City.
GRANDMOTHER DEES
. IN DES MOINES
From Tuesday's Pally.
Last evening Guy Keiser depart
ed for Des Moines. Iowa, called
there on account of the news that
his grandmother Mrs. E. D. Hall
had just passed away. Mrs. E. D.
Hall was formerly Mrs. Cephas Ma
teer. Mr. Keiser gce3 to a? tend the
funeral and assist what he can in
the trouble incident to the- death of
the aged lady. The funeral occurs
this afternoon.
THE BAND BOYS WORK HARD.
It chanced last, evening that the
city council continued their meeting
until 11:15. and as we were going
home even after that found the
members of the city ban(J indus
triously at their work practicing,
that may be in condition to serve
the citizens in the concerts which
we are to have this year. So when
they or some one in their behalf
comes to you.s remember that per
haps you were sleeping very quiet
ly while they were, still practicing
that they might serve you with de
lightful music.
SERGEANT
RALPH ALLEN
S NOW HOME
OVERSEAS FOR IS MONTHS, SAW
MUCH OF HARDEST FIGHT
ING OF THE WAR.
WAS WOUNDED NEAR VERDUN
And Has Lain in Hospital Since Oc
tober 23rd Arrived in the U.
S. on April 2nd.
From Tuesday's Patty.
Last Saturday afternoon Sergeant
Ralph H. Allen, who has been over
seas for a year and a half, and who
answered his country's call to the
colors three days after was de
clared on April 9, 1917 arrived
home and was rejoiced to find his
family all well and to meet his
mother again.
Ralph enlisted in Company "I" of
the national guard regiment which
was recruited to war strength upon
the entry of the United States into
the world conflict. This was the
Glenwood. Iowa, company, and in it,
along with him, weresome six -or
seven other Plattsmouth boys, all
anxious to do their bit. From Glen
wood they mobilized with other com
panies of .the regiment long before
Camp Dodge was thought of. The
regiment became a part of the fam
ous Rainbow division, and the latter
part of September, 1917. saw them in
the overseas fighting. The excessive
ions and hard service which the di
vision was required to perform was
shared in no small degree .by the
Glenwood company, and Plattsmouth
boys, including Mr. Allen, were al
ways found ready to do their part.
Of the eight young men frcm here
hi the Glenwood company, two were
killed in action and practically all
the remainder were wounded. Thus
the fatalities of the "Plattsmouth
squad" ran 25 per cent and the cas
ualties nearly 100 per cent.
While Sergeant Allen was in the
thickest of the fighting on the west
front, he was fortunate in that he
went through to wjthin three weeks
of the time of the signing of the ar
mistice without even a scratch. But
during the fierce fighting around the
contested fortress of Verdun, in the
Argonne forest, while the fighting
was unusually heavy, and an effort
was being made to cut off Metz, a
bullet from the enemy's gun found
its way into Ralph's left leg. sending
him to the hospital, where he lay
long after the cessation of hostili
ties.
Like the brave young American
he is, when writing to his mother,
Ralph said that he was not with the
company, tut was staying at the
hospital where he was having bis
teeth worked upon, in order that she
miht not be worried and think he
was severely wounded.
The bullet wound, which was in
his left leg. has -.now gotten com
pletely well and is as sound as a dol
lar. Ralph presented the picture of
health as he swung from the train
to greet his relatives and friends in
the old home town.
We are glad to greet this young
patriot who has willingly sacrificed
so much through love of his country
and his home.
RUN OVER SPORT LAST NIGHT
from Tuesday's Pally.
A lot of young fellows were joy
riding last evening, and as Mason
Wescott was one of them. Sport, his
faithful dog was along, not taking a
joy ride but a joy run, for he had
to keep trotting along you know. A
dog spying the car and the dog
trotting along so nicely dashed out
of a house on the avenue, above the
iO. K. Garage, which caused 'Sport'
to sidle over a little, and was
caught by one of the wheels of the
car, which ran over him. the wheel
passing over the small of the dog's
back. Mason said he was able to
wag his tail today but appeared to
be years older.
"Wanted: Girl for general house
work, in small family. Must do
plain fooking; good wages. Write
Mrs. T. Mi Patterson, Plattsmouth,
Xebr."
JOHN G0CHEN0UR HAPPY MAN.
Frun Tuesday's Pally.
Incident to the birth of a little
girl baby on the Gochenour Island,
it is reported that Foxy Grandpa,
John Gochenour, is about as happy
a man as ever come down the pike.
John generally is good natured, but
the advent of the little granddaugh
ter was one thing which capped the
climax cf his good feeling, and even
the Mock on the farm noticed his
beaming smile, and would come up
and eat cut of his hand since the
coming of the little grand daughter.
There is a bright speck in all our
lives.
MAKES SETTLEMENT
OF INSURANCE CLAIM
IN THE MATTER OF THE LOSS BY
FIRE OF THE HOME OF IVAN
. J. TAYLOR, RECENTLY.
Mr. Dickey who is an adjuster of
Insurance losses, was in the city to
day and as representative of the
American Insurance Company of
Philadelphia, made a very satisfact
ory adjustment of the less on the
property of Mr. Ivan J. Taylor,
whose home was entirely consumed
but a short time since. The loss
was shown to have been total, and
so the returns are made to the
company, and the insurance which
was for one thousand dollars was
paid in full. Though the loss was
somewhere about three thousand
dollars there was but one thousand
on it at the time, but this was paid
in full.
Mr. Taylor has had his policy
through the agenc yof J. E. Bar
wick, who is writing insurance in
seme of the best- companies in the
country, and is very particular that
everything is just right in the
policies which" he" writes. In the
case of this policy, is stipulated Just
what the terms were and this was
plain and explicit. Mr. Barwick is
doing a very good business and the
manner in which he handles it
speaks well for him.
ATTENDING HISTOR
ICAL SOCIETY
From Tuesday's T.nllr.
Rev. M. A. Shine of the St.
John's Catholic Church, of this city
departed on the earlv train this
morning for Lincoln, where he goes
to meet with the State Historical
society in their quarterly conven
tion. Rev. Shine is a very earnest and
enthusiastic student of history, and
is well versed in history, both uni
versal, national and state, having
the happenings of this state at an
early day at. his fingers ends.
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CHASED BY THE
GRIM SPECTRE DEATH
Andy Moore Has His "Lucky Star"
to Thank that He Wasn't
Killed in Accident.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Ray Milburn has a motor cycle,
which is a goer when it is thrown in
to gear and given plenty of gas. AS
a racer it sure has pep. This fact
can best be attested by Andy Moore,
who had a bit of experience Satur
day afternoon. Mr. Moore, wishing
to run from the depot to the lum
ber yard of his moving picture part
ner, August Cloidt, decided he would
imake the trip on the motorcycle and
as he came up Main street the ma
chine gained speed rapidly. When he
came to the Fifth street corner not
far from the Journal office the mo
torcycle was going at a clip that
would easily prove its worth in the
traffic department of any large city.
But when Mr. Moore assayed to turn
south at this corner the speed was
too rapid to permit of making the
turn safely and the machine landed
against The curb on the eat side of
the Holly clothing store, throwing
Mr. Moore high into the air and
across the pavement, where he struck
a wooden railing inflicting a very
severe cut in his Lead. The mo
torcycle scooted along the walk for
a distance of some thirty feet ! efore
it stopped. Mr. Moore picked him
self up and scurried about to the
office of a physician, where he had
the wound dressed, a total of nine
stitches being required to close the
cut. He is feeling somewhat sore
as a result of his experience, but is
getting along al lright and thanking
his lucky star that he came out so,
far ahead in the race with the grim
monster. Death.
IS VISITING WITH RELATIVES.
From iiifuflay's Dully.
Mrs. Benjamin Cole, of Sanonia,
California, arrived. In this city this
morning from her home in the west
on her way to the east where she
will visit with relatives in Ohio,
and is visiting for some time at the
home of her brother-in-law A. G.
Cole and wife. Mrs. Cole will visit
here for a while before going to her
former home in the east.
MRS. OTTO PITZ SOME BETTER
Mrs. Otto Pitz who is at the hos
pital at Omaha where she has been
for a number of weeks, having been
in the hospital, where she was rp
erated upon, and has tlnce been
making progress which is very sat
isfactory and it is hoped that ere
long she may be able to return to
her home in this city. Mr. Pitz was
a passenger to Omaha this after
noon where he is visiting with hi3
wife for a short time.
Office Supplies? That's where wc
shine. The Journal Printery.
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