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PLATrSMOUTH, KERRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1919.
No. 37.
jjofcToska Stats
cal Socisty
Platte
DRAW INDETER
MINATE PRISON
SENTENCES
TWO OF LOUISVILLE BURGLARS
CAME BEFORE DISTRICT
JUDGE SATURDAY.
ONE MAN STILL IN HOSPITAL
Fred Byam, Alias James King, and
Walter J. Miller Given from
One to Ten Years.-
From Mondar'F DaHv.
The final chapter in the story of
the Louisville burglaries, which oc
curred on the night of October 13th,
was closed for two of the parties in
the case last Saturday afternoon,
when they received their sentences
for their offenses.
Fred Byam. alias James King, and
Walter J. Miller were brought be-
fore District Judge James T. Begley Col. and Mrs. M. A. Bates and with
to answer to the charge of burglarly ' the brothers of Mrs. Clabaugh, T. B.
preferred against them by the State' nd A- Bates and families. Mrs.
of Nebraska and to the charge as Clabaugh is preparing to remove to
preferred by County Attorney A. G. the southland where Mr. Clabaugh
Cole, they entered a plea of guilty. ; na been transferred as general
The court on hearing the complaint manager of the street railway, gas
and statement of the cae sentenced I and electric companies in Jackson,
them under the indeterminate sen-' Mississippi. Mr. Clabaugh' has been
tence law of the state w hich gives i connected with the American Utili
from one to ten years as the penaltv :tles Co- of New York- and has been
for the crime. in charge of their inteersts at New-
The third member of the party of
burglars is still in the hospital at
Omaha, where he is recovering from
the amputation of his left leg which
"was shattered by buck shot in the
battle with the Louisville citizens
and his hearing will be postponed
until such time as it is possible for
him to be brought to this city.
In Eecuring the speedy hearing of
the men and their early sentence,
the sheriff and county attorney have
saved the county the cost of anoth
er very expensive jury trial and with
the apparent guilt of the parties it
was not difficult to secure their plea
of guilty and thereby do away with
the need of the county putting out '
several hundred dollars for the costs
of the trial.
The two men were taken to Lin
coln this morning by Sheriff C. D.
Quinton and William Grebe and will
begin the serving of their sentence
in the state penitentiary at that
place.
DISASTER BEFALLS MAIL WAGON
From Monday's DaJly.
The famous Ford mail car of
George V. Olson, which has been
the storm center of many thrilling
escapades has added another chapter
to the list of accidents in which it
has participated and as a result is
now on the retired list for a short
time until the efforts of skilled me
chanics can once more prepare it
to take the road. The car made
noted by Doc Yak has had no more I
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divers troubles than has this ma
chine of Ole and she still is able to
ue 5,1m i auie lu
Yesterday Percy
be patched up
arthern secured tne car irom Jr.
Olson to make a delivery of a stove '
uui iuljic auuiu iiuuu ' . . . .r
and all went merry as the car sped
out Lincoln avenue but presently
the stove begin to bounce and sway
in the car as the machine traveled
over the bumps and ruts and as the
driver made a slight turn in the
course of the avenue the car glided
up a small embankment and grace
fully turned over. The wind Ehield
was shattered and the side of the
machine has the appearance of hav
ing been in the way of a one pound
er shell; but despite all this the
engine continued to operate and the
car was brought back to the city
where it is lodged in the garage for
repairs.
BOX SOCIAL.
A box socfal will be given at the
Lewiston school in district No. 7 on
Friday evening. November 7th. La
dies are requested to come with
well laden boxes and the gentlemen
with their pocket books. A good
time for everybody. Irene Neff,
teacher. 2tdltw-2tdltw
Read the Daily Journal.
RETURNS HOME FROM VISIT.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. L. Kin
namon, who has been enjoying a
two weks visit in Council Bluffs at
the home of her daughter. Mrs
Herman Fields, returned to her
home in this city and was accom
panied by her daughter, Mrs
Fields, who is visiting at the home
of her sister. Mrs. II. Gartleman
and family, 'hile in Council Bluffs
Mrs. Kinnamon had the pleasure of
visiting another daughter. Mrs.
Carnes of Walthill. Nebraska, who
spent a short time there at the
Fields home after a short visit in
Plattsmouth.
ARRIVES FOR SHORT
VISIT IN THIS GITY
f"
Mrs- Albert Clabaugh to Enjoy Visit
With Her Parents. Col. and Mrs.
M. A. Bates Prior to Going South
From Monday's Daily.
- This irorning Mrs. Albert Cla
baugh of Newark. New Jersey, ar
rived in the city to enjoy a visit for
a time at the home of her parents.
I ark. prior to being transferred to
1 Jackson to assume charge of the
: general electric utilities in that city.
This i3 the first visit back to the old
heme for two years and it is need
less to say the occasion has been a
very pleasant one for both Mrs. i-tei-baugh
and the members of the fam
ily. SEARCHING FOR
EARLY BAPTIST HISTORY
From Monday'? Dally.
Inquiries have been received here
from the leaders of the movement
to celebrate the anniversary of the
Baptist church in the state, as to
the history of the church in this
city. The activities of the Bap
tists as a church organization in this
community ceased several years ago
when the few remaining members
that had maintained the congrega
tion grew too lev- in numbers to
keep up the church and the struc-
ture was later sold to R. L. Propst
who had the church building re
moved to Mvnard where it was
changed into a residence and was I Firm of Anderson & Davis of Pa
occupied by the Propst family for a j cific Junction on Saturday held a
number of years. The church here . very suocessful hog sale at their big
was erected in the late eighties and J sale pavillion in that place. Auc
was at the time a very handsome tioneer Rex Young of this city ofi
edifice and one of the most attractive , cited at the sale and secured splend-
in the city but in the unsettled con- j
dition of the church affairs the
building was allowed to go neglect-
ed and having no pastor for a num- ;
ber of years the organization slowly j
disappeared from the list of the (
churches of the city. The Baptist ;
.UU1 7 v a 1
church was one of the first to estab- (
lish religious teachings in the un-
U.rown COuntry of the west in which
?Cebrasfea is now a part and the
miwin at what is now
jPlatte was established in 1833iy
Rev. Stephen Merrill, a minister of blooded animals that Frank Ander
the Baptist faith who held charge son and Charley Davis have made
there for many years in his mission-
ary work among the Indians.
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
From Monday's Dally.
Last evening Dr. P. J. Flynn and
T. M. Patterson' motored to Omaha
taking with' them Leonard J. Meis
inger, who is being taken back to
the hospital as he has been suffer
ing greatly since his return Friday
evening and his condition has be
come such that it was thought best
to have him returned to the hos- j many and to -Austria, after a sus
pital. Mr. Meisinger was operated ' pension of postal relations for three
on last week for the removal of his years. Quite a number in this city
tonsils, and had been doing so well
that he was able to return home
Friday evening but was taken with
a severe hemmorhage yesterday
that made it necessary for his return
to Omaha.
For Sale: Four room cottage, four
lots. Price for quick sale only
$1,000. Write P. O. box 607.
Plattsmouth. 14-tfd&w
RECEIVES A LETTER
FROM HIS BROTHER
Edward Donat of This City Hears
From His Brother Frank. Resid
ing in Vienna, Austria.
From Saturday's Daily.
Yesterday Edward Donat was re
joiced to receive a letter from his
brother, Frank Donat residing at
Vienna. Austria, from whom he has
not heard for the past five years.
The letter is interesting as describ
ing the conditions prevailing in the
beautiful capital city of the new
Austrian republic. The food condi
tions there while still serious are
not as bad as they have been and
food is' a little more plentiful but
still with the unsettled conditions
prevailing it is hard tp determine
the final outcome of the results of
the long suffering in that city as
the unrest among the population is
very great. One of the chief causes
of the suffering and unrest is due
to the large number . of Jewish
refugees who fled from Poland in
view of the Russian and German
demonstrations against their race
and these people being unloaded in
Vienna on the already impoverished
population of the city has caused a
great deal of worry and annoyance
to the inhabitants and made the
task of feeding the people a graveltr' to tht house and ransacked the
problem. Mr. Donat states that dur
ing the war The residents of Vienna
were limited to an allowance of ani
mal fat of four ounces for every
thirty days and that this has caused
a great deal of suffering among all
classes but that it has improved
somewhat as the allied powers have
shipped large quantities of foodstuff
to the city for relief of the people.
He also informed his brother of the
fact that their second brother
Joseph Donat had died in Vienna
last March, cf an attack of . pneu
monia and this was the first news
Ed has had that his brother was
not living as during the dark days
of the war it was impossible to get
any word from the relatives in the
Austrian empire. Frank Donat was
a very wealthy manufacturer before
the war and while suffering a great
deal 'from the effects of the "strife
that crippled all the business indus
tries of the nation has realized
enoueh from his business to be able
to withstand the worst of the ordeal
through which the nation and the
people are now passing as the re
sult of the shortage in food and sup
plies. !,H0LDS A. VERY
SUCESSFUL SALE
From Monday's Dail
id success in the disposal
forty-seven head of hogs ol
of the
ffered for
sale.
One of the boars offered fcr
sale brought the turn of $1,020. be-
ing purchased, by H. O. Williams of
Herman. Nebraska, and was one of
the finest specimens seen at any or
the sales in
erage of the
this locality. The av
aale was $201 a head.
Mr. Young had brought with him a
number of bidders from Cass coun-
tv. who took advantage of the occa-
sion to purchase some of the fine
their farm famous for producing.
The visitors .at the sale were well
pleased with the fine line of ani
mals offered and the purchasers feel
they have secured some bargains.
POSTAL RELATIONS
ARE NOW RESUMED
From Tuesday's Daily.
The postoffice department has re
cently given the official order that
permits the sending of parcel post
packages from this country to Ger-
( have taken advantage of the op-
, portunity to send small packages or
dainties to their relatives and
friends in these countries as the
foodstuffs there are still very limit
ed. You will enlov reading Harold
Bell Wright's new book. "The Rec
reation of Brian Kent." Get one
now. at the Journal office.
HERE FOR SHORT VISIT.
From Monday's Daily.
This afternoon Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Rising arrived in this city from St.
Louis. Missouri, and will enjoy a
few days visit here at the home of
Mrs. Rising's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
B. W. Livingston, at their home
south of the city. From here Mr.
and Mrs. Rising expect to depart
for Phoenix. Arizona, and after a
short stay there -will leave for New
York where they are to make their
home in the future.
ELMWOQD VICINITY
HAS A BURGLAR
Home of C. P. Hall. South of That
City, is Ransacked and Some
$50 in Cash Taken.
From Saturday Daily.
The reports come from the vicin
ity of Elmwood of the visitation
there on the night of October 19th
of burglars who appear to have
made the home of C. P. Hall, south
of that city, the scene of their op
erations and as a result of the visi
tation the male members of the
family are mourning the loss of
$50 in cold cash. The parties pull
ing off the robbery made their en-
pockets of the men folks relieving
them of their surplus coin.
As far as can be learned nothing
else was taken except the money
and the burglar seemed to know
what he waHted and where to get
it. As has been suggested by Brc.
Blessing, of the Leader-Echo, it is
always the safest policy to keep the
money and valuables cf the house
hold under lock and key and espec
ially at njght.
SEEKS DAMAGES FOR
AN AUTO ACCIDENT
Parties In West Portion cf the Coun
ty Involved in Damage Suit as Re
, suit of Accident in Lincoln.
Fi om Thursdays Daily.
This morning in the district court
suit was filed by Eri McCorkle
against William H. Eetz in which
the plaintiff asks damages in the
sum of $500 for damages alleged to
have been sustained in an automo
bile accident occuring in Lincoln in
August of 1918. ,
The petition of the plaintiff states
that on August 17, 1918. he was
driving in an automobile 'on East
O street in the city of Lincoln and
was traveling at a lawful rate of
speed on the right hand side of the
street and that the defendant was
driving on the same thoroughfare
and attempted to pass the car of
the plaintiff and carelessly and ne
glectfully allowed his automobile
to run into that of the plaintiff with
the result that the car ofthe plain
tiff was damaged to the extent of
$150 and that as the result of the
accident the plaintiff was unable to
perform his labors for a week for
which he asks the sum of $300 and
$10 for medical service that he was
compelled to employ. The total
amount of damages asked is $500.
The plaintiff in his petition also
states that the defendant was run
ning at a rate of speed greater than
that permitted by the city ordinanc
es of Lincoln and the laws of the
state of Nebraska.
. A REMINDER OF WINTER.
fr5m Tuesday's Dally.
The weather this morning was
decidedly a foretaste of the bleak
and wintry days that are soon to
creep upon us and the pedestrians
on the streets did not loiter along
with the chilling wind that came
from the north making the atmos
phere anything but summer like.
The temperature at 8 o'clock reg
istered eighteen degrees above zero,
but coming very suddenly on the
community it made it seem a great
deal colder. However the clearing
skies made a very pleasant day
aside from the chilling wind and we
have the consolation of knowing
that it is snowing in Minnesota and
ten below zero in North Dakota so
we can look for more of the old
weather.
Wall Paper, Paints, Glass, Picture
Framing. Frank. Gobelman.
REVIVING A PAY
ING HOME INDUSTRY
Gus R. Olson Seeking to Secure a
Revival of a Very Profitable
Branch of His Business.
From Tuesday's Daily.
A great many readers of the
Journal will recall a few years ago
when Gus R. Olson, of the Olson
Photo Co.. established as a part of
the business in this city a modern
razor blade sharpening machine and
which was a very successful portion
"of the business at the, time and
which received orders from all por
tions of the west. This branch of
the Olson company gr?w so that it
furnished quite an employment to
a number of persons but was tem
porarily checked by the growing de
mands made on the photographic
end of the establishment that re
quired the personal attention of Mr.
Olson and this was followed by the
war and the absence cf the owner
at Camp Funston. Kansas, where he
had opened a branch house and
thereby the razor sharpening de
partment of the business was allow
ed to lag. Now that Mr. Olson is
in a position where he can give
more attention to the management
of this department he is desirous of
reviving and putting it on a paj'ing
basis again and to do so is enlisting
the interest of the citizens of the
community in taking a part in mak
ing it a success. Mr. Olson is en
gaged in securing the interest of
the citizens who have small sums
they desire to invest at a good pay
ing interest and which will not only
bring them a good interest on their
money but also prove an aid to one
of our industries that has in the
past been very successful.
This portion of the Olson indus
tries if properly" handled "wflKprove
a very paying proposition and also
furnish employment to a number of
our people in the plan-t as well as
to many outside in handling the
orders for the company. Mr. Olson
desires to install new machinery for
carrying on tne work ana witn tne
co-operation of the citizens of the
community hopes to have a very
paying industry developed in this
city.. There are millions or these
razor blades thrown away each year
over the United States and with very
little expense the owners can have
them made as good r new and as
they are constantly advancing in
price it means a big saving to the
men who are shaving themselves.
To anyone who is interested in the
proposition Mr. Olson is pleased to
explain all the particulars and the
opportunity it offers as an invest
ment. VERY PLEASING
PIANO RECITAL
From Tuesday's Daily. ,
The pupils of Miss Kittie Cum
mins who are taking up the study
cf 'the piano enjoyed a very pleas
ing recital yesterday afternoon and
last evening at the pleasant home of
their instructor on South Ninth
street. The afternoon was devoted
to the primary and intermediate
students while in the evening the
more advanced pupils presented a
well selected program. The young
people displayed much artistic tal
ent in thir numbers and demon
strated the careful training they
have received in their study of
music. .Quite a pleasing number of
the parents and friends of the
young people were present to enjoy
the occasion and were delighted
with the program that had been
arranged by Miss Cummins and so
well carried out by the young folks.
A VERY ATTRACTIVE WINDOW.
If anyone is in doubt as to what
will tempt the jaded appetite they
should take a look into the east
show window of the H. M. Soen-
nichsen store" wrhere a very pleasing
and artistic display of the canned
dainties for the table Jias been ar
ranged by Marion Duxbury, the
window dresser of the store. The
background is formed with decora
tions of orange and black and with
a bunch of the handsome yellow
chrysanthmums forming a part of
the centerpiece. It is a very hand
some and attractive window and
shows remarkable good taste. ,
Read the Journal for all the news
RETURNS FROM RO
CHESTER. MINN,
From Monday's Daily.
; B. F. Goodman of this city has
, just returned from Rochester,
Uiiiu.,- where he has been for the
pai-t eight days in consulation with
the specialists at the Mayo Broth
ers hospital in that city. Mr. Good
man has not been in the best of
health for sometime past and his
condition was such that he decided
to have a consultation made by the
specialists but they were unable to
give Mr. Goodman any definite in
formation as to his case.
SECURES CHANGE OF
VENUE IN THE CASE
Defendant Has Case Changed from
County Court to that of Jus
tice Archer Fined $1C0
From Monday's Dally
The hearing on the complaint filed
by Mrs. Lida Howe, of Alvo, charg
ing her brother, George Sheadey,
with striking and beating her, was
scheduled for "trial in the county
court Saturday afternoon, but on
motion of the attorney for the de
fendant, William A. Robertson, the
case was transferred from the
county court to that of Justice M.
Archer. The evidence was taken
n the case and Justice Archer plac
ed a fine of $100 and costs upon the
defendant, which was paid and the
case closed. Owing to the illness of
Sheriff C. D. Quinton, Constable G.
T. Slinger, of Alvo, brought over the
defendant for the hearing.
MAKING A RECORD
IN SAFETY FIRST
""top Tuesday's Dally.
The Burlington is conducting
their Safety First campaign with
the greatest of success all over the
system and the record for last week
shows only ten injured over the sys
tem as against one killed and seventy-five
injured during the same per
iod last year.
The divisions reporting one acci
dent for the week are: Galesburg,
Casper, McCook, Hannibal, Creston,
Sheridan, Chicago. Burlington, Oma
ha, Aurora. On the lines west of
the river the Lincoln. Wymore, Al
liance and Sterling divisions have
escaped accidents for the week and
have clean slates.
The record over tlie system is one
that the management can be proud
of and shows that the railroad em
ployes have probably the lowest
standard of accidents of any line of
work.
STRAYED.
Dark red steer, weighing about
0 pounds, strayed- from my farm
Tuesday, Oct. 21. Finder please
telephone 1132, Louisville exchange.
Philip Heil. . 27-2tw
Our Policy!
J Simply this that our service may
satisfy our patrons whether they be
business men or farmers, with large ac
counts or small, to such an extent that
it can lead to nothing but established
friendship permanent patronage.
J On this basis we appreciate your
business and invite that of your friends.
You may be assured that this bank is
back of you to the limit of good bank
ing judgment.
1 We have always tried to make our
service of especial value to farmers and
welcome suggestions from them for its
further development.
First National Bank
"The Bank Where You Feel at Home. '
OPEN SERIES
OF EVANGELIS
TIC MEETINGS
TO BE HELD AT THE METHODIST
CHURCH BY THE PASTOR.
REV. A. V. HUNTER.
TO CGHTINUE FOR SOME TIME
Opening Address on the Subj'f
"Sidetracked." Was a Very
Able Discourse.
:t.
From Monday's Dallv.
Last evening the Methodist Epis
copal church was well filled with a
large audience of sttentiv? hearers
to listen to the very able address !
livered by the pastor, Kev. A. V.
Hunter, who had as his subject
"Sidetracked." and in the course of
his remarks the pastor took up the
tendency to pass the needs of i'.:
Christian life and the church.
The speaker gave a most impres
sive sermon that was a fitting begin
ning for the two weeks" special
meetings that are to be held at thi;
church. Each evening the pu.-ior
has selected strong, able subjects a:. il
in his forceful and impressive man
ner, he will present them to the peo
ple of the community.
To assist in the services a chorus
choir of twenty-five voices will le
used, rendering the old and inspir
ing hymns at each of the services,
which will undoubtedly have an in
spiring effect upon the success of
the meetings. The choir will be
under the direction cf Mrs. E. U.
Ve3c0tf. Miss 'Agnes' Garner, Oij ;f
the deaconesses of the church, will
bo here this week and assist in the
work of the meetings.
At the meeting last evening one
new member was admitted to il.e
church at the close cf the service,
which is a very pleading berinnhig
of the meetings. As the clewing num
ber of the musical program, Mr.- E.
H. Wescott gave a very pleasing
solo number, "He leadeth Me."'
which added very much to the even
ing of religious thought.
ASKS FOR ADMINISTRATOR.
From Tuesday's Dally.
In the count j court cf Lancaster
county, Oliver M. Broadwpter. hus
band of the late Luevennie Broad
water, has filed a petition asking
for the appointment of himself as
administrator of the estate of the
deceased wife. The estate consists
of a legacy of $5,000. to come from
the estate of an uncle and ?20O in
personal property. The funeral c'.
the late Mrs. Broadwater was held
in Plattsmouth yesterday morning.
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