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VOL. ZXXVL
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 8r 1919.
No. 92.
PLATTSMOUTH
LOSES FIRST
GAME OF YEAR
LOOKED GOOD AT THE BEGIN
NING. BUT WAS LOST IN
THE FINAL WIND UP.
WAS TIE IN THE NINTH INNING
Tenth Inning: Gives The Omaha
Team the Game, Seven
To Three.
Prom Monday's Dally.
The first ball game of the season
has hecn played, and the prospect
during the former portion of the
game was that we should win.
Nothing was done by either team
until the third inning, when the
Red Sox made a run. and the visit
ors only had a man on third. It as
not until the fifth that the visitors
saw the home jjlate. where two tal
lies was recorded to their credit.
Again in the seventh, they secured a
run. making them three to thelted
Sex one. and thing3 did not look-so
well for the Plattsmouth team, but
when they go their half of the in
ning the matters were evened up
for Mason who had made a run in
the third recorded one again, and
Mayfield added one. making the
runs even.
The eighth and ninth showed no
change on the status, and when the
nominal game had been played it
was a tie. and in the first portion of
the tenth inning, the Omaha Power
men shelled out four runs, and were
.pretty hilarious, while we were not
rble to secure any in our half? The
game went to them at the tune of
seven to three.
Carl Stimpson who was in the
box, did some very fine work, and
during the game struck out seven
teen men, and but for a few very
gross errors we would have been
able to have won the game. There
were a number of very fine plays on
both Fides, and also some which
could not well be praised very "high
ly, as good balL Dr. Sandin was
the umpire, while the batteries for
the home team were Stimpson and
Ilerold. for the visitors were Mogen
son and Yost.
The runs by innings being:
Red Sox 0 01000200 0 3
Omaha 0 0.0020100 4 7
WERE HARRIED BY THE JUDGE.
From Monday's Dallv.
A soldier just from across, living
at Nebraska City, and whose name
is George R. Fields, a manly hand
some young man, the picture of good
health and looking like a true Amer
ican, and a bonnie lassie .of just
turned eighteen 3-ears, fair to look
upon, and with an open womanly
countenance, bearing the names of
Miss Thelma Giles of Omaha, appear
ed at the office of the county judge,
and were furnished with a marriage
license, and the kind hearted judge
was impressed into the service, to
perform the ceremony, which made
these two excellent young people,
husband and wife. They departed
for Omaha on an afternoon train,
after having spent the time viewing
the city, until the train departed. A
very beautiful wedding ring was
purchased from one of the local
Jewelers. We with their many
friends extend to them congratula
tions and beft wishes for. a happy
life.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
IS SOME FINE BOAT
From Monday's Daily
Sunday morning as Thomas Short
was departing for Omaha, where he
went to spend Sunday, he remarked
as to how the George Washington,
the boat which carried the president
to and fro from America to Europe,
was outfitted. Mr. Short who has
been on the boat, tells of it all being
painted white, and with much brass
work, in railings and trimmings,
and a veritable thing of beauty. But
he said, 'How those boys in the
nary have to work to keep the ship
in shape, with decks immaculate and
the brass trimming shining, not
like a silver dollar, but like a dia
mond. Mr. Short says she Fure looks
pretty.
WILL CONSULT A SPECIALIST.
From Mnnday't Dally.
Charles E. Martin, who has been
at- his home for the past ten days
sick, and not' able to get out, only
at rare intervals, is so he can be
: down town again, and this after
noon departed for Omaha, where he
goes to consult with the eminent
specialist Dr. Kennedy with the
hope of securing some relief from
the troubles which he has been hav
ing in his health. We are in hopes
that Mr. Martin will speedily re
turn to his accustomed health.
HOSPITAL TRAIN IN
OMAHA YESTERDAY
Carried 134 Wounded Soldiers En
Route to Camp Lewis Stop-
ped in City 2 Hours.
From Monday's Dallv.
A model hospital train, carrying
134 wounded soldiers to Camp Lew
is. Washington, stopped off a couple
of hours in Omaha yesterday morn
fug and during its stay in the city,
the train was visited by a number
of Plattsmouth people who happened
to be at. the station. The men were
showered with flowers and cigarets
by Omaha canteen workers and also
taken fer a short tour of the vilv in
private cars.
With few exceptions every man
on the train fought in at least one
of the gral battles of the world
war. A majority of the heroes were
wounded in the Argonne forest fight
although men wounded at Cantig-
ney, Chatteau JThierry and St. Mihiel
were among the group.
With the exception of Sergt. John
Cook and Private John Sande, both
wounded at Argonne forest, all of
he men were in convalescent stages
and able to care for themselves.
Shrapnel, and gunshot wounds.
with an occasional gas case, pre
dominated.
They wera a happy bunch of men
these heroes of the great war, in
spite of hardships and wounds suf
fered during the struggle. No har
rowing tales of death and blood
shed were told, and no complaints
were voiced.
"We're on our way home.' smiled
one round faced youth, "so, what
more could we ask."
HAVE A LITTLE DIS
AGREEMENT IN ALV0
From Tuesday' Daliy
Harvey Toland and little daugh
ter Edna, from Alvo was in the city.
for a short time today, coming to
consult with the county attorney,
and to make complaint against Mrs.
Allen Meyers, of. his town whom he
is accusing of assaulting his daugh
ter Miss Edna Toland and Laurine
Stromer yesterday evening as they
returned from school. From the
testimony given by the little girl,
the children had been quarreling
and had a fight last Friday, which
engendered had feeling.
Who is to blame in the case will
probably come out In the trial as
Mr. Toland is preferring charges
against Mrs. Meyers. Both families
have lived in Alvo for some time.
Mr. Allen Meyers is the birrber at
the village, and has three sons rang
ing fiom twelve to eighteen, while
Mr. Toland is a mason, and has a
son and daughter.
ANNUAL MEETING.
From Tuesday's T.ally.
The Daughters of the American
Revolution met Monday evening for
their annual business meeting at
the heme of Mrs. E. G. Brown.
The meeting was called to order
by the Vice-Regent and the usual
reports and business transacted.
Arrangements were made for the
usual Memorial Day exercises and
the Declamatory contest May 30th.
The election of officers was next
Jibe order of business, and the fol
Jowing ones were elected:
Regent Mrs. Hazel Smith.
Vice-Regent Mrs. E. II. Wescott.
Secretary Miss Bernice Newell.
-Treasurer Mrs. Earl Stanfield.
Historian Mrs. Geo. Dodge.
Chaplain Mrs. W. S. Street.
Organist Mrs. E. G. Brown.
Registrar Mrs. W. S. Leete.
After the meeting was adjourned
dainty refreshments were served by
the hostess and a social hour enjoyed
by all.
22 CASS COUN
TY BOYS DIED
IN SERVICE
Some from Flu and Other Diseases;
Others Facing the Enemy on
Battlefields of France.
LIST OF THE DECEASED ONES
Shows Four Plattsmouth Boys Were
Killed in Action and Three
Died of Disease.
From Monday's Dally.
Lieut. I). L. Deal, who is located
in Omaha at the Rome hotel, and
who has in hand the matter of com
piling a list of names of all Nebras
ka .soldiers, sailors and marines who
were killed or died during the war,
has written to the Red Cross chap
ters in each of the counties over the
state for a list of all those from the
county who gave their lives while
in hte service, either through disease
or from the shells, of the enemy.
As a member of the local chapter
of Red Cross. Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans
has furnished Lieut. Beal with the
desired list for Cass co'unty, which
shows that a total of twenty-two
of our fair youths paid the exacting
price of warfare some through ill
ness while in cantonments, some in
overseas camps and others who laid
down their lives while facing the
errif.c gun fire of the enemy.
Plattsmouth contributed seven of
her youths to this list of twenty
two within the confines of the coun
ty. Four of these seven, Edward C.
Ripple. Henry Hirz, Hugh Kearnes
and Robert Jacks, were killed in ac
tion, while the remaining three.
Matt A. Jirousek. George Kopischka
and August Hesse succumbed to the
ravages of disease.
Herman Furrer, a former resident
of Eagle died of influenza.
Edward M. Heeney. of Manley.
died of pneumania.
Guy Frisbe. while on a furlough
in California near the station where
he was located, was struck by a
taxicab and killed. Mr. Frisbe was a
former Elmwood resident.
Jack Idimiller. also of Elmwood.
died in camp from spinal meningitis.
Herold Marshall, of Weeping Wat
er was killed in action, while Van
Crew and Harold Hitchman, both of
whom were xfrom. the same place,
died of" disease.
Harry E. Johnson, of Murray,
died of influenza.
Bernard Roddy, one of the old
time scholars of Mrs. Lottie Rosen
crans. died of .tuberculosis of the
bowels.
Paul Spence Ingram, of Louisville,
died of lobar pneumonia.
Claude and Frank Riggs and Al
bert W. Vallery, all of "Mynard. died
of influenza.
Ralph Parcell and Archer Tru
deau of Alvo also succumbed to the
same disease. . '
This makes a total of twenty-two,
only five f whom, it will be noted,
were killed in combat.
THE NEW SCHOOL
TEACHER IS HERE
From Tuesday' Dally. I.
' Yesterday there arrived at the
home of Alfred Edgerton and wife
a young lady, who is to be an in
structor in the public schools, some
seventeen years from now, being
rather young at the time of her ar
rival she was chaperoned by his
majesty the stork. With a bright
smile and a cheery greeting the
young lady greeted her parents who
were overjoyed to have their daugh
ter call upon them. All concerned
are feeling fine and happy.
RECEIVE FINE OF TWO DOLLARS
From Tuesday's Dally. ,
A crowd of young men of this
city were out joy riding Sunday aft
ernoon, and complaint was riled by
the officers, charging them, with ex
ceeding the speed limit, the case
going before Judge M. Archer this
morning, and. upon the findings, be
gave a fine of two dollars and costs
to the drivers of the cars, which
were Ralph Marshall and Joseph
J. Johnson.
MOVING TO THE EAST.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Last evening Mrs. Harry Clarke,
who has lived in this city for nearly
a year now, departed for the east,
where they will make their home at
Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Clarke has
been in the east for some time, and
will make" their home there in the
future. They had their goods pack
ed for shipment yesterday, and in
their departure Plattsmouth is los
ing a fine family, but while our
loss will be the gain of the Ohio
town.
MRS. WILLIAM
LOUOHRIGE KURT
FALLS WHEN SHE ATTEMPTS TO
ARISE IN NIGHT. BREAKS HIP
JOINT, CONDITION SERIOUS.
From Tuesday's Dallv.
Last evening James Loughrige,
who has been making his home for
many months at Almejli, on San
Francisco Bay, where he "has been
employed in the ship yards, arrived
in this city, after having brought
his mother Mrs. W. Loughirge to
Omaha, where she is at the home
of another son. Mrs. Loughrige was
living with her sou in the west
when she received her injury some
three weeks since. Mrs. Loughrige,
who is 82 years of age, fell breaking
the hip joint in 60 severe a manner
that it is considered that it is not
possible to set it so as to have it
mend. Mrs. James Loughrige will
visit in this city and Murray for a
short time and will remain near his
mother until such a time as it is
definitely known how she will suc
ceed. LIKES THE SAILOR
LIFE IMMENSELY
JOHN ISBELL. AFTER HAVING
BEEN IN THE NAVY FOR TWO
TERMS HAD REENLISTED.
From Monday's Dally.
John Isbell after 'having spent a
few days at the home of his parents
Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Isbell. is depart
ing for Philadelphia, where he is
again entering the service of the
government in the navy. John serv
ed for two consecutive terms, as a
member of the navy, and during
that time has visited a number of
places in the world, and among
them many places in Europe, China,
Phillipines, Guam, the Mediterran
ean points, and in fact has been al
most entirely around the world.
While he has two honorable dis
charges, he is re-entering the ser
vice, and he expects to make the
navy his life vocation, and will ex
pect in any event, b will retire
after having served thirty years.
Mr: Isbell has been on the U. S. S.
Dale, and was storekeeper, and to
which place he will be assigned
again on his entering the service
after he has returned to his station.
At the time of the beginning of the
late war he was stationed in the
Phillippines. and in August of that
year was ordered with a convoy of
destroyers ani torpedo-boats, ar
rived at Gibraltar in October of that
year. 1917, and remaining untilthe
armistice was signed, coming to the
United States last December. John
served during the Mexican trouble,
and was in Vera Cruz in 1914, when
the United States took charge of
that port, and for his service abroad
is entitled to two gold chevrons.
JAMES LEPERT ARRIVES IN U. S.
From Tuesday's Daily.
A telegram and also a letter were
received' by Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Lepert from their son Private James
Lepert. He arrived at Newport
News, Va., April 28th with the 35th
division. James stated in the letter
that he would not be discharged at
once on account of having to march
in a parade in St. Louis, Mo., and
then in Kansas City. From there
they would be sent to Camp Funston
and be mustered out. He had been
overseas for 8 months and i very
anxious to get back to his own home
town, of Plattsmouth again.
FOR SALE.
, A Ford Touring. car, in good run
ning order. , Priced to sell by An
drew Stohlman, Louisville, Nebr.
SUPREME
COURT HANDS
DOWN FINDINGS
ON THE CASE OF GEORGE E
D0VEY ADMINISTRATOR OF
ESTATE OF E. G. D0VEY, AND
SOHLATER iS ADMINISTRATOR
With Will Annexed, Of The Estate
Of Jane A. Dovey, H. N. Dcvey
and 0. C. Dovey et al.
From Tuesday's Daily.
The long drawn out and bitterly
contested case of Geo. E. Dovey, Ad
ministrator of the estate of E. G.
Dovey, deceased; E. G. Dovey & Son.
a partnership and George E. Dovey,
Plaintiffs vs. Frank E. Schlater Ad
ministrator with the will annexed
of the estate of Jane A. Dovey, de
ceased; H oration N. Dovey, Oliver
C. Dovey and C. I). Quinton, Sheriff
of Cass County. Defendants, has
finally found a decision at the hands
of Judge Good of Wahoo, sitting in
the case, in the room of Judge Beg
ley. In this controversy, the contest
really was on the equity of Jane A.
Dovey on the estate of E. G. Dovey
& Son. which formerly included. E.
G. Dovey, and son Geo. E. Dovey,
from February 1st, 1S7 6, to July
25th. 18S1 at which time the firm
become composed of Jane A. Dovey
widow of E. G. Dovey. and three
sons, George E. Dovey, Oliver C
Dovey and Horatio N. Dovey, as the
onlv heirs at law --of the lateE. G.
Dovev. That Geo. E. Dovey was
appointed administrator at fhe time
of the death of his father, and on
June 20th, 1914 made first inven
tory of property."
In the year 1885, a new partner
ship was formed, which consisted of
the old partners with the exception
of Jane A. Dovey, and the business
continued until September 22nd,
1909. when Oliver C. Dovey retired
selling his Interest for $50,000.00.
The new partnership now formed
consisted of Geo. E. Dovey owning
three-fifths and H. N. Dovey owning
two fifths of the business, but still
continuing the name of the firm E.
G. Dovey & Son.
The interest of Jane A. Dovey re
mained in the estate, and was not
accounted for, other than to keep
same as loan to the firm, which was
to have iriteerst paid thereon, she
still continuing to hold a one-fourth
interest in the firm.
The court finds that for the in
terest of Jane A. Dovey as shown by
the facts per the testimony, from
all sources, which had accumulated
from July 25th, 1881, to the time
of her death November 20th. 1913.
the total was $113,076.39 and that
she had withdrawn during her life
time from July 25th. 1881, to the
time of her death $29,403.97 with
interest thereon, making in all $57,
712.24 thus left in the firm the in
terest of Jane A. Dovey at her death,
her estate, with inteVest at the rate
of 7 per cent which makes on the
handing down of this decision May
5th. 1919, the sum of $76,520.62,
for which judgment is rendered in
favor of Frank E. Schlater adminis
trator with the will annexed of the
estate of Jane A. Dovey, deceased;
Horatio N. Dovey, Oliver C. Dovey,
and C. D. Quinton, Sheriff of Cass
County, Defendants. -Also showing
a judgment in favor of Oliver C.
Dovey for the sum of $816.82, and
that he be released, while the cost
of the suit are to be taxed up
against the present firm of E. G.
Dovey & Son, allowing them forty
days in which to perfect an appeal.
In this case attorney C. A. Rawls
appeared for the defendants, while
for the plaintiffs there appeared At
torneys John L. Webster and Mr.
Burbank of Omaha, and D. O. Dwyer
of this city. In the matter of work
and ability, no one questions the
three legal lights, who looked after
the affairs of the plaintiffs and of
their earnestness and hard work to
win for their clients, the decision
in the plaintiffs favor, and with this
as a fact, Attorney C. A. Rawls alone
single handed, won oyer this com
bination of talent which speaks for
Mr. Rawls' ability, integrity and a,
persistency of watching all legal
aspects and phases of the case, from
the three points of the other side.
Mr. Rawls is one of the most re
liable practitioners at the bar o
Cass county, and in winning this
the largest judgment ever giveu
party in this court is evidence of
his ability nnd integrity as a lawyer
PLATTSMOUTH MAN
TO GO AS DELEGATE
THE AMERICAN LEGION CON
VENTION AT LINCOLN ELECTS
CASS COUNTY MAN TO PLACE
From Tuesday" Dallv.
At the meeting which was held
at Lincoln, for the purpose of se
lecting delegates to the National
Convention at St. Louis, for the pur
pose of forming the National Amer
ican Legion council, Elmer Hall
strom was elected the representative
from this county, while Leonard
Meisinger was selected as the alter
nate. A special train will be run
from Omaha going via the Wabash
railroad, which will carry the dele
gates from this state. The conven
tion will continue over three days.
and will begin tomorrow, making it
the 7th, 8th and 9th. The delega
tion from this state will depart on
the evening of the 7th tomorrow. It
is not known whether Mr. Hall-
strom can get away from the bank
for king enough a time to attend
the convention of not at this time,
if he can he will attend, but in case
he cannot Mr. Meisinger will go,
but probably only one will attend. ,
UNDERWENT AN OPERATION.
From Tuesday"!? Daily.
Mrs. Martha Chrisweisser who
was at the hospital at Omaha yes
terday to visit with her daughter-in-law
Mrs. Dick Chrisweisser. return
ed home last evening, and was well
pleased with the progress towards
recovery her daughter was making
at the St. Joseph Hospital at Oma
ha. Mrs. Chrisweisser was operat
ed on last Friday for appendicitis
which had been giving her consid
erable trouble of late.
HEARS FROM FORMER PAL
IN THE RAINBOW DIVISION
From M nday's Daiiy.
Earl L. Murray, one of the boys
who went from here to Glenwood,
to enlist in the army, and was with
the Rainbow Division for many
months of their hardest fighting and
went to the mountains of Arizona
to get cured from the gas. and who
has just returned, writes his friend
Ed C. Ripple, from his home at
Madison, Oklahoma, telling of the
times there, and of his having taken
a claim and going to engage in farm
ing this year. He was with Edward
C. Ripple jr.. who was killed in
battle, during the war and says he
has not heard from any of his com
rades for some time.
fie will make this city and his
many old time friends a visit in
the near future.
Fine t the Jnun.' OfThe.
' "' ' UNDER jfy ""
Jffl" GOVERNMENT YA ZPfj
SUPERVISION
Mothers' Day!
Next Saturday May 1 0th sons and daugh
ters who are away from home will write letters
to their mothers. Those who are close at hand
will send them tokens of affection and regard
perhaps flowers a book something.
Mothers are bo familiar to us that in the rush of, things
we sometimes forget that they are our mothers, our wisest
counsellors and our deares, sincerest friends.
But next Saturday we shan't forget. It is their day to
be remembered ours not to forget.
First National Bank,
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
MEMBER
from ai
SYSTEM
SLASHED WITH
RAZOR BY THE
STAR BOARDER
ED BRANTNER, OF PENDER. A
S9N-IN-LAW OF. JOHN CORY
AND WIFE, INJURED.
MAN MAKES HIS BET-AWAY
Brantner Had Asked Him for the $18
Board Bill He Owed. Which
Started the Trouble.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Even being landlord of a hotel is
not without its dangers in these days
of the H. C. of L., for one can nvcr
tell v hen ome itinerant boarder
may feel himself insulted v hen ask
ed to pay his board and proceed to
start a rough house.
Last Wednesday Ed Brantntr of
Pender had a narrow escape from
death when he asked a barber by
the name of Johnson for a board
bill which he was owing, when he
attempted to go away without pay
ing same. Johnson, who had money
was attempting to pet by w:hout
liquidating, but owing to vilijenee
of Mr. Brantner was caught at the
livery stable just across the street
from the hotel. When Mr. Brantner
asked Johnson for the money he
owed, they became involved in a
wordy confab, when the barber
si ruck at Mr. Brantner. who threw
up his arm to ward off the blow.
when the barber drew a razor across
Mr. Brantner's waist band, cutting
he clothing and the, fleshy portion
cf the abdomen, for a space of eight
nches along the waistline. Mr.
Brantner Etruck the man, knocking
him down, and with such force that
he broke the bones in his own hand.
With the left hand he then gave the
man a good pummelling.
The man got away and escaped.
while Mr. Brantner went after a
gun, but the man was gone when
he got back. The following day a
friend of Johnson brought the
amount of the bocrd bill and secur
ed the man's clothes, who s-id M.ut
the letter had ttrov sent from Ban
croft. Mr. Brantner had the wound
sewed up, which required a large
number of stitches to close it. The
physician said that another cjuarter
of an inch would have proven fatal.
Mr. Brantner is getting along
nicely at last reports.
BROUGHT REMAINS
HOME TODAY
From Wednesday's Dolly.
This morning Frank Slatinsky
and brother Vincent Slatinsky.
Joseph and James Sedlak, departed
for Omaha, where they received the
remains of Mrs. Slatinsky. who has
parsed away at the St. Joseph hos
pital yesterday, returned horn? with
it on the noon train.
.mr crour