Nebraska Newspapers

    RrtMista State Histori
cal Society
plattsmowtb
VOL. XXXVII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1919.
No. 5.
MAIN STREET
SUBWAY HAS
SECOND VICTIM
ASBURY JACES. AN OLD SOLDIER,
IS KNOCKED DOWN EY
DR. SANDLN'S CAR.
ILL FORTUNE PURSUES HIM
Recently Lest His Wife. A Son in
France. One in Council EIuf3
and Last a Grandson.
From TucS'lay s Iaily.
The Burlington subway and tin;
:iiitf combined last night to e-r.'ec
a serious accident, when a set-on. 1
victim of subway traf!ie, Atbury
Jacks was knocked down and se
verely bruised. The former a-jcide:it
there occurred about a year ago.
when August Bach was rut: into by
a car and bruised quite badly.
Mr. Jacks, who is a civil war vet
eran and carries upwards of come
7.V years, was coming; from the bah
park at the time of the sounding of
the fire alarm last night and the sub
way was tilled with people and car.
One car had just pas.-ed Mr. Jacks,
and two others were following, the
first being that of Dr. Oscar Sandir..
The fender of the doctor's car struck
him. on the risht hip. hurling him
to the pavement, on which his head
struck, cutting a bad gash t'iat re
quired several stitches to ciose. His
rT'M'.y was roiled, almip by the run
ning beard, until the car had pas-,ed,
when Mr. Sandin was a He to stop
li pki. eJ Mr. Jacks in the car ar. i
took him to tin office of Drs. Living
ston, where his wrunds were dress
ed, f.fier wiWch he- wa taken to th-
hore of his d-iugh'T in South Park,
where he is now confined to his bc-3.
I'! fortune seems to pursue Mr.
Jacks, as it has lifea but a short
timesinre ho hist his wife; then cam
the loss of his son. Sergeant Robert
Jacks, killed in action in Prance,
followed by the death of his sen,
Willi::;-! Jceks. who was electrocut
ed by cor. ling in contact with a iiv;
wire at Council Iilnffs a couple of
we. ks i'-x . Scarcely had Mr. Jack..
r-turne.: t:.'.i:;i from tne sunerai
when was notified i'f the doath cf
: l::;!e ir'-i.r.d-o;!. i:.bert J.cks. son
of 'he nan who had just died. Now
comes this injury, capping the cli
m; x.
It is hoped that Mr. Jack:- will
soon recover from th" injury of lavt
night, although his age and the ex
treme hot weather will combine to
prevent his being out arain for some
time.
The subway, with its mixed pedes
trian and vehicle traffic is a danirer
ous pl:ion at all times, and especial
ly when a ball game is in progress
at the Red Sox park. It was built
i:"orc'or to avoid the danger of pass
ing over the tracks, but with the
menace cf an ever increasing nuri
l er of cars, it i- really as dangerous
to pedestrians as pa.sr-ing over the
tracks could possibly be and much
care should be exercised by all who
pass that way. Sjine place for th-.'
vassing of pedestrians separate from
that used by vehicles should be pro
i l-d if we are to avoid future accident.-
there.
DEPARTED FOR NEW H0:IE
Mrs. Andy Kuczen. nee Miss Alice
Raher, wife of Corporal Andre'
Kuczen. who has been stationed at
Csnip Funston. but who has lately
been discharged and is now at De
troit, where be has a ptH-ition. de
parted last evening via theJJurling
ton for that place, where they will
make their horn?. During the time!
Corporal Kuczen has been stationed J
at Cump Funston. bis wife has been
naking hr "home with her mother.
Aaiauel Nixson. of this city.
AJnrOUNCE WILL GHTE iron, they driving here and going in
OVERALLS FOR HOME RUN ( the ar with Paul's son and wife.
j where they visited for Pome time
rrnn Tuesday's Pally. ( among the old Fcene3 of their child-
Last evening at the ball park. Dr. ' hood, and returned here Sunday, al
Orcar Saneiin announced that C. C. lowing K .A. Wurl to stop at home
V.'ecott's Son would give a pair of' pud picking up Mrs. Paul Wurl who
union m?.de overalls to each player has visited here while they were
who scores a borne run during the 'gone with Mrs. E. A. Wurl, and took
course of the playing between the her home.
L'urlington shops league teams this
rummer. Now seme of you gooJ
batter? better get after this proposi
tion and see how soon you can mak-
u heme run. Of course the fellows
on the other side will do their best
f; see that you do not get more than
your share of the good hits.
-VI t hough the announcement by
Dr. San! in was greeted with en
thu?iu'm, no one was able to lay
claim to overalls in last night's game
between the Hip track and black
smith teams. Three 3-base hits were
made however. which shows that
the home run proposition is far from
impossible of achievement.
LAST OF EIGHT
LOCAL BOYS IS
BACK IN U. S.
RALPH LAIR ARRIVES AT NEW
YORK AFTER LONG TIME
SPENT OVERSEAS.
WITH THE GLENVY000 COMPANY
Two of Them Sleep in France All
Eight Wounded or Gassed
Two Escape Injury.
From Monday's Dally.
Of the eight Plattsmcuth boys,
who enlisted with tlie Glenwood
.-iate militia company, and thereby
became members of the famous Rain
vw division, when the old national
: '.;ard was taken over for war pur
jo'es. all but one have been reliev
ed of army service for some timo.
i?a!ph Lair, ttri one remaining mem
ber of the iioys from here was held
for service overseas an unusually
long time, ai.d at times his. friends
almost despaired of his getting b.ick
within the next year, or more.
Put now comes word through the
newspaper dispatches this morning,
th: t he has arrived in the United
Ftpto-5 on a transport casting anchor
in New York harbor. So it may be
expected that as soon as he passes
Inrensh The denobilizrtirn canps in
the east he will come west to be dis
charged from further army service.
Of the eight hoys who went a
I me mbers of the Glenwood company.
two--Hugh Kearnes and Eddie Hip
id'. were killed in action. thus
making the death loss of tlie Platts
ni'.iUh Mj'iad -total 25 per cent. Four
other? were wounded, making the
wound casualties mount to 50 per
per cent. Th? remaining two came
through without a body Bcrn.tch. oth
erwise than a few shots of gas. which
they nil go a taste of.
Kalph has made a good soldier
and was only too anxious to go an 1
do his part while the country he
loves was in need of his services, 'h.u
like many others, after the armis
:ice was sic-tied re. like many other,
in similar circumstances, was glad to
hear the welcome news that bis unit
was to sail for home.
WILL PLAY ARMOURS SUNDAY.
From Tuesday's Pally.
Arrangements have been ' made
for the game for next Sunday at
the local park, where the Red Sox
will play the Armour's of Omaha.
The Armour's have the reputation of
playing an excellent game of ball.
The Red Sox have secured Jimmy
Moore to pitch the game. It will be
remembered it was he who pitched
the game cr part of the game for the
Holmes and who is considered as
one of the extra good pitchers of
this portion of the country and
should make an excellent game.
BACK FR05I THE EAST.
Fm Tuesday s Patir.
east for the past two weeks return
ed home last Sunday having gone
to Racine, Wis., with his brother
Paul Wurl who is a merchant at P.y-
GOOD WOMAN
OF CITY SLEEPS
PEACEFULLY
MRS. HAI7NAH ROMAN, AFTER A
YEAR IN HOSPITAL, HAS
PASSED AWAY.
MARRIED IN PLATTSMOUTH
Was Born in Norway, in 1863
and Came to America when
Five Years of Age.
From Monday's Ijar.y.
Mrs. A. G. Roman, formerly Mist,
Hannah Hanson, one of the most pn
tient sufferers from ill health, pass
ed away at the hospital in Omaha
on S.uurday afternoon ut 1:15, afcer
having undergone a number of op
eratiens for the restoration of her
health.
Miss Hanah Hanson was born "oil
April 7, IS 63, ia Norway, and came
.o this country when but five year;;
of age. She has lived in Pla ttsmouth
for the greaer portion of her life, and
was on June i. 1SS5, united in mar
riage witu A. G. Roman, from which
union there were six children born,
they being: Edwin IlomaA who is a
resident of this city; Miss Helen Ro
man, who married Carl Holmberg.
now fl erased ; Giles Roman of Sioux
City, Iowa: Miss Ruth Roman of t'r.ia
city; Henry Roman, of Kansas City
and Frrnces Roman of Platsmouil:.
Mrs. Roman lived quietly in this
city throughout a large part of her
fe. devoting berlf to her domes
tic ariairs and was a very kindiy dis
posed and lovable woman, blssinj;
with her kind acts everybody whom
she knew. Her health began to fail
bonis years r.ince. find while every
thing possible was done for its rer
toration. she was compelled to go to
the hospital at Omaha nearly a year
nd a half ago. where she underwent
three opera tir:is be! ore sue was able
to return home and then only with
promise that she would have t )
return for another and further op
eration. hen she i?am returned
to the host ital she underwent three
more operations, and "inttn her re
turn home it was thought she might
possibly not have to undergo an
other operation.
But a week ago yesterday she was
compelled te return and undergo a.
seventh operation, from which she
never recovered.
The funeral is being held this af-j
ternoor. from the Methodist church
of which the deceased was a mem
ber, and interment will be in Oak
Hill cemetery west of the city.
With the passing of Mrs Roman
there goes cut of the lives of her
acquaintances "a woman who proved
herself a friend of the friendless, a
comforter lo the comfortless. Al
though her body was racked with
pain she bore up faithfully and nev
er murmered st her lot in life.
The husband loses a loving wife and
devoted- companion, while the child
ren are deprived of a kind and lov
ing mother, whose foremost thought
has alwavs been for their welfare.
IS HOME FOR GOOD.
Frorn Tuesday's Dally.
Edward W. Rebal who has been in
the navy for the past year, and who
bas been serving on the troop ship
Sr'n. leturned home yesterday ev
ening. . Edward had enlisted while
working in Omaha and has seen six
months service abroad, but says
that this city and country looks'
good to him. He will visit at home
for a while and then return to
Omaha, where he was employed be
fore he went to the service and go
to work there again.
A PRETTY SCALY TRICK.
From Tuesday's Pally.
We like a sport and we like a man
to take a position from principle,
and stay with it. If a man is a
crook, and not in any ways reliable,
it is some times best that he shall
he blue penciled, but ft is generally
best to get along with your neigh
bors.
Be frank, if you -cannot get
along with him, just cut him off
your list, do it frankly, squarely
and leave no grounds for doubt why.
If you have a friend be loyal to
him and if you haw an enemy be as
loyal to him as to the friend. Do
net do anything low, mean, despic
able, act on the square. Our atten
tion was called to a very little trick
it seemed to us. f-'on-e one in order
to get even with a neighbor took
fine wire and tied it tightly around
the feet of a small chicken, which
as it grew cut on- foot off and the
ether was in a fair way to suffer the
same fate, when the matter was
discovered. The man who would do
that seems to u to be about as
low and mean as anyone could find
Better be a man and not a sneak.
WKEAT'CROP IS
100 PER GENT
!N NcBRASKl
ACCORDING TO EU2LINGT0N AG
RICULTURAL EEPAHTMENT
REPORT JUST ISSUED
HARVEST IS WELL ADVAHOED
And Crop Shows ITo Sins of Earn
zgt by Rust Pastures Con
tinue in Good Shape.
From Tuesday's 1'ai'v.
There is nothing to the report
thut the Nebraska wheat crop lias
been damaged by rust. This is the
information given out by the Jiur
lington's agricultural department
that makes a specialty of sealing
with grain conditions in the terri
tory wcvt of the Missouri river.
In its crop report compiled from
data up to last Saturday, the I5'ir
lington experts, in discussing the
wheat conditions,' sny that all
ft h rough !CebraskaMTtT"v'Tteat harvest
is well along, adding. "There is no
doubt. at all but that the crop has
reached maturity in condition o
sustain the highest estimates that
have been made. We doubt if there
has been a year in the last tor;
v.hen so little damage has occurred
by reason of rut. storms or from
other causes as this year."
Final estimates on the Nebraska
wheat crop, figured on 100 per cent
as the basis and taking, the ten-year
average into consideration, by divi
sions are: Omaha. 16; Lincoln, 9S:
Wymore, 103; MeCook. 110 per cent.
The estimate of about S.I.OOO.OO-V
bushels still holds good.
Corn is reported io be making
rapid progress and conditions for i.
bumper crop are said to be most
favorable. During the warm weath
er of the last week the cereal has
made such a wonderful growth that
it is said to have fully reached h
.ormal stage fcr this season of tlu
year. Cultivation generajly has been
finished and the condition on th
basis of 100 per cent for perfect by
divisions follows: Omaha. 91; Lip
coin. 96; Wymore and McCook, 100
per cent.
Harvesting of oats, rye and barley
is well under way and the yield is
expected to be fully up to the nor
mal, if not better.
Pastures continue in excellent
condition and all through the ha
section of the state a large tonago
of fodder is being obtained.
HAD PLEASANT EVENING.
From Tuesday's I -ally.
Last evening the Liberty Girls
club hiked to the big Burlington
bridge and in the cool refreshing
shade, had a very pleasant evening,
when they ate their supper, after
the day3 work was over, and spent
delightfully a pleasant hour or two,
in song, social conversation, and a
short session of their club. The
j-oung ladies returned just at dusk
feeling greatly refreshed and having
had a good time
CARD-OF THANKS.
We desire to express our appre
ciation or. the kindly feeling which
prompted friends and members of
the different organizations, .who so
kindly ministered. contributed
floral offerings and furnished music
at the funeral for the ministrations
'during the illness and at the death
of our beloved wife and mother Mrs.
A. G. Roman.
A. G. ROMAN AND FAMILY.
WILL HOLD AN
-IMMENSE OPEN
AIR IEETI
1 1 Li
LOCAL UNIONS PLAN CONCLAVE
UK XUJiSUAY EVENING
OF NEXT WEEK.
TO CONVENE i.N GARFIELD PARK
Excellent Speakers Will Expound
the Loctrines of Unionism
Music by the Band.
From Tuesday's Dailj.
There will be a meeting of union
labor at Garf;e!d park on Tuesday
evening of next. week. July 15th.
beginning at 7:30 o'clock at which
an excellent program will be given.
This meeting is somewhat in the
nature cf a get -acquainted meeting
and is one to which the general pub
lie is inriteu. i lie various union
organizations that include in their
membership a large percentage of
the Burlington shop employes, an
comparatively new institutions in
Piattsinouth and it is the aim to
give the people a more concrete idea
of the intent and purpose of orga
nized labor.
A good program has been provid
ed, to include several selections bv
the Plat Ismout h band and a number
of patriotic songs led by Den C.
York. An address will be made by
Hon. C. A. RawIs as 'well as one by
B. J. Wright, who is a member of
the blacksmiths' union and will ad
dress himself to the subject. "I'nion-i-n:."
It wilt be well worth while
for everybody to hear both of these
addresses.
I i" .arranged to have the band
lead the procession of organized la
bor and others attending the meet
ing, from the corner of Sixth and
Main street to the park, starting at
t : 1 i' .
Let everybody come out and hear
more about unionism, a subject that
is interesting the masses of workers
in all lines of labor just now. You
will enjoy the music and the ad
dresses as well ir; the cordial treat
ment you will receive at the hands
cf the local organizations.
SAW TEE HOSE DIVE.
Fn-m Tuosday'j Pally.
Mus Adelia Sayles who was spend
ing the Fourth of July at the home
of Mrs. Ida Campbell in Omaha,
and was at Lake Txlanawa during
the day. witnessed the nose dive
which injured three people. She
describes the flight as being made
across the lake, and rising to con
siderable height, when a turn was
made, and qn the return. goiiig
some higher and, landing, in the
lake near this side. She was not
aware of the seriousness of the in
jury until "after she had returned
home yesterday.
W. E. COPELAND HAS
AN AUTO ACCIDENT
From Monday's Dally.
W. E. Copeland of Aurora, Neb.,
representing the Harrison Nursery
Co.. of York, met with a bad acci
dent near the Nuckolls-Clay county
line Tuesday forenoon. The way his
auto flip-fippped, the man can thank
the stars that he is alive and able
to be about. The accident occurred
by his steering shy of a deep cut i.i
the roatl to the left, and in doing so
he got too near to the right Bid"',
his auto going down the bank, turn
ing over twice completely and half
again. The man was injured some
in the breast and one of his limbs is
badly crushed. Superior Journal.
Mr. Copeland formerly lived in
this city, and h?s been making his
home at Aurora for some time. He
visited here about a year ago and
will be remembered by many Piatts
inouth people.
GRANDPA CHAS. UHLRICH.
From Monday's Dally.
Mrs. Chas. Uhlrich returned home
last week from Ida Grove, Iowa,
where she had been spending a few
ds with their daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Long, formerly Miss
Sophia Uhlrich, Mrs. Uhlrich went
over to eee the new grandson, that
arrived at the Long home on June
2d, and who she thinks is about the
; finest boy baby that ever arrived in
i the state of Iowa. We had noticed
j that Granddad Uhlrich had been
i stepping around rather proudly for
! the past week or two. but as he
m never mentioned the affair in the
1 " . - " " I - W1I 1 V L- . ! (1.1 V i
j good smoke" we were none the wiser
until Mrs. Uhlrich came home from
1 Iowa a few days ago. However, we
will forgive you this time Charley,
and join with you in .hoping that
the little lad may live to be a great
joy and comfort to the entire fam
ily for the balance of your days.
RED SOX WON
THE HANDICAP
CAME SUNDAY
PLAYING WITH SIX MEN THET
WERE ABLE TO DEFEAT
THE SHOP NINE.
tWi GOOD PLAYS WERE MADE
And Likewise Some That Were Far
from Being Good Red Sox
Scored Eight in First
From Monday's Daily.
The game of base ball arranged
between six of the Red Sox and a
picked nine from among the players
of the Burlington shops took plac"
at the Sox park yesterday.
The first inning of this haudicap
game was a run-away anair ior ti:e
Red Sox boys, who circled the dia
mond for eight runs off Payne. The
Burlington team then t hanged pit' It
ers, putting Cilmore in the box fn-1
from then on tightened up in their
playing And the game wan a much
more evenly contested anair..
AH the features, good and other-,
wise, which go with a nail game,
were in evidence. Walks en ha P.-
were plentiful and one and two-has;-
hits run a close race with the num
ber of errers ' which piled up on
b'oth sides. The game was thor
oughly enjoyed by all the speetati-rs.
The result by innings is:
Shop Team ,0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4
Red Sox S0120000 x 11
IN COUNTY COURT.
From Tuesday's rallv.
Attorney Wm. Delles Denier of
Elmwood arrived this morning via
train from his home and was ac
companied by C. S. Hart the land
lord of Elmwood's leading hotel.
they coming to look after some busi
ness in tne county court touching
the settlement cf the late Mary G.
Hart's estate.
GOOD C0RNGR0WING WEATHER
From Tuesday's Daily.
The weather continues favorable
to the growth of corn and also to
the completion of the small grain
harvest, which is now well under
way. The farmers are a busy lot
just now, and express pleasure at
the weather conditions.
crQ ' "' ' "nSI under iy LP
jjffi yJ fvERNMENT 1 'gi
V3i JiSUPERVISION
Cash to You but "A Scrap of
Paper" if Lost!
That is the story of our Traveler's Cheques.' You sipji tlieni
when you get them and countersign them when you cash them.
Unless they are countersigned with your signature they are
but so much paper.
Tssiied in anv denomination
are the idealy money for travel' expenses. Get your supply at
.t t I 1 r 1 . DUt(rmn1.
tins DariK oeiore you jeac i idiwaiuum.
First National Bank,
' Plattsmouth, Nebraska
"The Bank where You Feci at Home"
MUCH EXCITE
MENT; LITTLE
LOSS BY FIRE
CONTENTS OF STABLE BURNEH.
RUT FIVE HORSES SAVED
FROM CREMATION.
TWO EXPLOSIONS ARE HEARD
Just Before Fire Broke Out Volun
teer Department on the Job
in Doable Quick Time.
Fn.m Tuesday's Daily.
Last evening about eight-thirty.
while the hall game was in progress
at the lied Sox park and people gen
erally were enjoying themselves S1t
the conclusion of the day's work, a
couple of explosions occurred ii a
brick building a short distance west
of the old jail, and adjoining the
fhannon 1:U,I,,,,,S- T.!" bu".,,i,,R W4M
ueinj; ufeu as a Maoie aim 11 nousen
four horses belonging to li A. Wurl
and one belonging to K. C. Harris.
Immediately following the explo
sion a fire broke out in the building,
consuming the hay in the mow aid
two sets of harness belonging to Mr.
Wurl. All of the five bead of Imrr-s
were gotten out without being burn
ed, as was the harness belonging -
Mr. Harris, of the Plat ImiiouI h lain,
dry. The hay and feed ln-loime-I t
both parties and it was entirely con
sumed by the flames. Some of th'"
hay had been placed in tb- burn dur
ing the day.
The volunteer fire department wa ;
on the job within a very short tim
after the alarm was bounded, but tl.
flamea hwd gained headway and th1
interior of 1 1 i building was gutt 1
1n spite of their effort to exlititfuit-b
the blaze. The ,':re became intensely
hot and smoke in great volume' ;
arose, permeating the air above th".
v.-hole of that part of the city. at. 1
Having the appearance from a dis
tance if being an immense ciiiii', i
gration. As the Raines crept out
from everv crevice of the brick
.
structure tiny were hrous.'it uiubr
subjugation by well directed str-ar:'.;
of water, but it was impossible to
get to the Interior.
The buildi'ig stanrls this inornirg
firm as the reie-k of Gibralter ai. I
from outward appearance is but li!
tie the worse for v.er. but on tin;
inside it shows the effect of haviir;
been badly burned.
Many people, hurried from the b:"!
game as soon as the first blast f
the fire whistle was sounded and
others came from their homes in thr
residence section to see the appar
ently big conflagration.
GOOD LANDS.
I have some snaps in lands in
Gage. Pawnee and Johnson counties,
Nebraska with easy terms. It will
pay you to see me for a home or in
vestment. Mockenhaupt Land Com
pany, Sterling, Nebraska. 26-4wksw
Stationery at the JenrnaJ office
can be cashed anvwhere the."