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cal Society omnia vol. xxx vn. PLATTSMOUTH, HEBRASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1920. No. 80 WESTBOUND FREIGHT KILLS A MAN TODAY WEST BOUND BURLINGTON TRAIN . STRIKES TOM DAVIS, WHO WAS WALKING ON TRACKS ACCIDENT NEAR LOUISVILLE Davis Reported to Be Slightly Deaf and Seems to Have Failed to Hear Approach of Train From Tuesday's Dally. This morning as freight No. 87 was traveling from this city to Lin coln over the old main line the loco motive struck and instantly killed Tom Davis, an aged man reported to have been making his home in Louisville. The accident occurred near Louisville sections 21 and 22, and from what can be learned of the affair it seems that Davis, who is rather hard of hearing had, been walking along the track for quite a distance and had at one time stepped off the track, but later had resumed his journey down the track, it Is stat ed by parties who were in the vicin ity at the time. The dead man is reported to be a man of between 55 and 5 ft years of age and has relatives residing at Louisville. Shortly after the accident the res idents cf the vicinity called up Coun ty Attorney A. G. Cole and notified him of the accident, but as there was no question as to how the man met his death it was thought unnecessary by the county attorney to hold an inquest which' would "be an -added expense to the county that was not warranted by the circumstances. The body of Mr. Davis will be turned oyer to the relatives for the making of the funeral arrangements. The killing of Mr. Davis marks the third death that has occurred along this line of the Burlington within the past week, the death of Charles Bullock and Con Sohl occurring near there on Friday morning. WEEPING WATER OR GANIZES LEGION POST Enthusiastic Meeting Held at That City Last Evening, This City Being Well Represented From Tuesday's Dally. Last evening the former service men of Weeping Water and vicinity launched a post of the American I e gion lhat will care for the organiza tion of the men residing in the ecu try', portion of the county an J v-M together the interests of thVv who served their country in the taue of stress. To aid in the work of getting the new post organized the young men interested in the movement at Weep ing Water invited the members of tl-e Plattsmouth post to come over and assist them in getting into the game and in response to the generous invitation some thirty-five of the members of the Hugh J. Kearns post of this city motored over to our 'neighboring city. The new members .of the Legion at Weeping Water as well as the people of that city had prepared for the coming of the party from this city and gave them a very hearty wel come. The organization was accomplished at the meeting held at the Philpot hall, where Webb Russell called the gathering to order and Introduced Aubrey Duxbury, commander of the post of this city, who presided as temporary chairman.' The selection of the officers for the new post, which has been fittingly named in honor of one of the brave sons of Weeping Water who perished on the battlefield. Harold Marshall post, resulted in the selection of. the fol lowing: ' Commander Charles' Baker. Vice-Commander Victor Wallick, Vice-Commander Humphrey Mur phy. Adjutant Earl Quinn. Financier Ben A. Olive, , At the close of the meeting when the new members were enrolled the visitors from Plattsmouth were invit ed together with the Weeping Water Legionnaries to the basement of the First Methodist church, where the ladies of the church had prepared a very appetizing repast for the benefit of the hungry former service men and it Js needless to say that the members of the legion did ample jus tice to the generous repast afforded them. During the supper the Weeping Water band gave a number of pleas ing musical selections which added a pleasing touch to the excellent ev ening's entertainment. Mr. Baker, the commander or the new post ex pressed their appreciation of the visit of their comrades from Plattsmouth while Mr. Duxbury for the local post responded in thanking the -members of the Harold Marshall post and the ladies for the excellent 'entertain ment. HOLDS ITS FIRST PUBLIC SALE Men Dealing With Spotted Poland China Hogs Pleased Over Their Success From Tuesday's Daily. The Nebraska Spotted Poland China association held the first public sale of Spotted Polands in , the state at " Wahoo on the 18th. The sale was a success. Twenty-five bred sows and i three boars were sold. The top of 'the sale went at $315 to T. W. Por ter of Wahoo, with an average of $23C40; none of the sows sold below 5155. The purchasers were: C. D. Lowe, Aurora, DeWolf & Sons. Bray mer. Mo.; Henry Field, Shenandoah, la.; J. D. Cope, Kingsley, la.; S. E. Ward. Brunswick, Neb.; J. A. Wil son, Garrison; C. Arthur Johnson, Fremont; T. W. Porter, Wahoo; Carl Wilson, Dunbar; J. W. Wilfang, Nor wich. Ia.; Fred Ludwick, Unadilla; . H. F. Williams, Otoe; Louis F. Hen nings, Cedar Creek; H. B. Brooderson, ' Dennison, la.; R. H. Stooker, Dun bar; D. F. Williams, Charter Oak, la.; Kasborn Bros.. Dunbar; N. H. Lingren, Hooper; Oakwood Farm, 'Dennison, la.; J. E. Welch. Letcher, So. Dak.; Chas. Wheeler, Braymer, Mo. j Buyers were present from several states and it was a sale from start to finish. The Nebraska association was organized on the thirteenth of February. . In tiie evening a banquet was held after which the members adjourned to the parlor for a business meeting. The classification and prizes for the state fair were arranged for, pig club work was discussed and some plans made for this campaign in the state. President Wiltse of Dawson made an able address on the hog subject. The officers are: G. W. Wiltse, president, Dawson; R. B. Stone, vice president, Nehawka; T. W. Porter, secretary-treasurer, Wahoo. Directors: R. H. Stooker, Dunbar; R. B. Stone, Nehawka; C. Arthur Johnson, Fremont; A. H. .Nelson, Blair; S. E. Ward, Brunswick; Hans Bossard, Tilden. COUNTY ASSESSORS HOLD MEETING TODAY County Assessor Farley Has Precinct Assessors Gather to Discuss Plans of Assessment of County From Mondav's Dally. . The various precinct assessors of Cass county nfet today at the district court room in the court house to dis cuss the work of this year which in cludes the assessment of the real es tate of the county. The" work wiU be more than usually complicated this year on account of the increasing values of the farm lands and will require the most careful work on the part of the assessors. Those who were In attendance at the nieeting were: Mike Mauzy, Plattsmouth; Will Rummell, Plattsmouth precinct; Alfred Gansemer, Ro:k Bluffs; Ed, Doran, of Eagle; Ed Appleman, Alvo; John Mefford, Greenwood; C. W. Jew ell, Elm wood; II. R. Schmidt, Mur dock; M. E. Bushnell. South Bend: H. W. Breckenrldge, .Weeping Water precinct; John McKay, Weeping Wa ter city; R. E. Norris, Avoca, H. F. Kropp, Nehawka; P. A. Hild, Mt. Pleasant; J. G. Meisinger, Eight Mile Grove, J. W. -Hoover, Louisville, G. W. Cheney, Union. Daily Journal 15c per week. TIPPING OF HAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ARREST PRESIDENT OF STATE BANKERS' ASSOCIATION PLAYS PART OF A DETECTIVE CASS CO. MAN TURNS TRICK H. K. Frantz of Eagle Plans Clever Scheme for Nabbing Man Wanted in Connection with Sad Checks Prom Tuesday's Dally." H. K. Frantz of Eagle, president of the Nebraska state bankers' asso ciation, tipped his hat In the North western passenger station in Lincoln Friday morning and Chief State Agent Gus Hyers nabbed Ollie M. Barger, wanted in Omaha in connec tion with bad checks aggregating $675. Quick work on the part of the banker and the state agent possibly prevented a suicide. Barger carried an automatic gun. He also had in his possession a farewell letter' to his wife announcing that he was tired of being a fugitive and would end his life. The arrest was made so quickly that no opportunity was' giv en Barger to carry out the threat. From other evidence, it is apparent that he had not intended to hurry the deed.. Mr. Frantz received word that Barger was coming out from Chicago and would meet his wife and two email children in Lincoln. The lat ter to come from the home in Elm Creek. Barger was to be at the train.'- The Eagle banker had never seen him but had a fair description. He communicated with Hyers and the two were at the station some time before- the arrival of the train. A man was seen to enter the depot. The banker thought It was Barger but was not sure. The latter went into the wash room. Hyers stationed himself just be yond the door with Frantz back a considerable distance. "When he comes out, if he's the man we want I'll lift my hat", said the banker. Barger came out. Frantz lifted his hat. and Hyers made the arrest. Mr. Hyers said that the man would be taken to Omaha Monday. He Is said to hfive made a complete confes sion in regard to forgery on the Brodkey Jewelry company of Omaha for $504 and to lesser forgeries. At the Jewelry store he is said to have purchased a diamond and to have re ceived the difference in the price of the stone and the amount of the check in money. A diamond was found on him. Barger was formerly in business in Elm Creek. If the Omaha' authorities handle the case which is promised by Chief of Detectives Dunn, there will be no prosecution here on the charge of carrying a dangerous weapon. Mr. Frantz is a member of the leg islature and his friends tjave induced him to be a candidate for re-election. -State Journal. QUIETLY MARRIED AT OMAHA TODAY Miss Pauline Oldham and Mr. Albert . Young of Murray, United in Bonds of Holy Wedlock From Tuesday's Dally. This morning at 11 o'clock in Oma ha occurred the marriage of two of the popular residents of Murray, Miss Pauline Oldham and Mr. Albert Young. Owing to sickness and re cent bereavement in the family of the bride the marriage was a quiet one, the. bridal couple being attended by Miss Clara Young and W. R. Young, sister and brother of the groom. Both of the contracting parties are well and favorably known through out this portion of Cas ocunty, where they have been brought up from childhood and where their friends are limited only by their acquaintance ship. '. ' The bride is a daughter of the late H. L. Oldham and has since the death of the father, been making her home with the mother on the farm near Murray and during this time has been very prominently connected with the social and religiousHife of the com munity In -whtch she has made her home. A lady of more than usual charm of character., she possesses a host of friends who will wish hei much .happiness in f her new home. The groom, like his: charming help mate is a representative of one of the pioneer families of the county being a son of Mr. and Mrs. D. A Young. He is an Industrious ycung farmer and his sterling qualities have made him one of the highly respected res idents of his home community where he had been reared to manhood. The friends will be pleased to know that Mr. and Mrs. Young will con tinue to make their home in; this community In the future and nil cf the friends over the 'county among v.-hich the Journal Is pleased to be numbered will wish them a future filled only with the happiness and joy that they both so well deserve. FATHER GETS CHILD THROUGH HABEAS CORPUS FATHER OF LITHE . PAUL LEMPXE GETS POSSESSION OF SON THE CASE WILL GE CONTESTED Love for Little Boy Will Lead to Claim of Father Being Contested by Family That Reared Him from Tuesday" Daily. Yesterday afternoon a deputy sheritT 'of LancastervOUnty aniret in tho city ' armed with . a writ o? habeaus corpus for little Paul Lempke, the nine-year-old lad who lias be.?n making his home since hif birth at the home of Mrs. F. R. Guth- mann and family. The writ was secured by the father of the lad from the district court or Lancaster county and mrtde return able to the court there. The sheriff visited here and finally located Paul in the school, v.'here he is bein educated rnd despite his protests and bitter grief, was separated from the family who have had charge of hi"; since earliest recollection. He - was taken to Lincoln where he will be held In detention home until his custody is disposed of by the courts. Little Paul has made his home here all his life, as at the death of his mother, who was a neice of Mrs. F. R. Guthmann, he was given into the custody of Mrs. Guthmann, It be ing the mother's wish that the tiny bit of humanity might have the best of care. Through the frail childhood as Paul was in very delicate health the little one was watched over and cared for by the foster mother and has known no other home than the one here or other care than that given by the members of the family who had learned to love the little one as a child of their own. The father, who is reputed to be quite wealthy resides on a farm near Lincoln and has within the past few months been very desirous of getting the possession of the child and which has culminated in the court proceed ings undertaken. ' The question of the custody of the child will be threshed out in : the hearing in the habeas corpus pro ceedings at Lincoln. Attorney Mat thew Gering of this city will appear in the action for Mrs. Guthmann and family. TO RETURN HOME.-, From Tuesday's Dally. . ; Thjs morning Mrs. Joseph Schissel and daughter, Miss Rose, departed for, Omaha, where they will visit their daughter and sister, Miss Lillian at the St. Joseph hospital and will, if itis possible, bring Miss Lillian home. Miss Schissel has underwent an oper ation for appendicitis at the hospital which has proven very successful and she is now in such condition that they will be ab'le to bring her home to more fully recuperate. For Sale Three bushels of red clover seed, re-cleaned. $30. per bushel. O. A. Ramge, telephone 3513. tfw MURRAY MAN HAS A VERY CLOSE CALL G. M. MINFORD EXPERIENCES NARROW ESCAPE WHILE HELP- I ING 3 LAST STUMPS I STRUCK ON HEAD BY. STUMP Aho Falls Across Another Stump and Has Back Severely Injured Un ncicus for Several Hours. from Monday's Dally. iiaturd.iy afternoon shortly before 5 o'clock, what came near being a fatal" accident, occurred at the farm of G. M. Minford, one mile east of Murray, when Mr. Minford was struck in the head by a port!cn of a stump that had been blasted out a few seconds before. The vic?iin the accident together with W. J. Partridge, Edgar Marks and sevevni other men were engaged in blasting out stumps to clear the piece or land for cultivation and as the charge be neath one of the large stumps was discharged Mr. Minford started to run to get out of the way of the fly ing parties of the stump when It was blasted. As he was running from the vicinity Of the stump it was blown out of the ground quite a distance in the air and in falling struck Mr. Minford in the head, daz ing him to some extent and as" he continued to move he fell into a small ravine and in falling struck another stump inflicting seriou3 injury to his back. . ; The fellow workmen of Mr. Min fdrtrliasiohed Wliis'side to find him in an unconscious condition and medical aid was at once summoned'. Dr. B. F. Brendel being called to the scene and the unconscious man carried to his home in Murraj He remained unconscious for several hours and at first it was thought had sustained serious internal injuries, but happily this has not proven true. The injured man regained conscious ness about 9 o'clock Saturday even ing and has since shown much im provement. Word from the Minford home this morning states that he is resting easily as possible under the conditions and his recovery is only the matter of a short time. Under the conditions of the acci dent Mr. Minford is very fortunate in having escaped death as the re sult of his accident. FUNERAL OF GEORGE H. BECKER YESTERDAY Methodist Church is Filled by For mer Old Friends to Pay Their , Last Tribute of Respect. From Tuesday's Daily. The funeral services for George H. Becker, who passed away a few days ago, were held yesterday afternoon at the First Methodist church at 2 o'clock. The funeral services had been delayed pending the arrival of the father from " California who reached home Sunday evening. The church was filled to its capacity by the old friends and neighbors who gathered to render to the memory of this .estimable gentleman their last token of esteem and respect. , ', Rev. A. V. Hunter, pastor of the church, took as his text, "the body returns to dust and the soul to God who gave it", and spoke of the worth of the departed gentleman who has been since his uniting with the Methodist church in 1909, one of the earnest and faithful workers in the church and Sunday school." Dur ing the service a quartet composed of Jesse P. Perry, Mrs. E. H. Wes cott, Miss Florence Balsar and Rev. Huntea, sang two hymns, "Jesus, Savior Pilot Me", and "I Have a Friend". At the close of the ser vices Mrs. Wescott gave as a solo, "Face to Face". ' The pallbearers who laid the body to the last long rest in the Oak Hill cemetery,- were composed of the teacher and members of the Y. M. BK C. of the church which Mr. Becker was a member for a. number of years: Jesse Perry, Will Evers, E. II. Wescott, Lionel Ashman, Harley Cecil and Byron Babbitt. George H. Becker .was born March 10, 1866, and has spent the greater part of his lifetime in this county, having lived oh the farm west of this city up to the last few years when the family moved to this city. In his Jife time he made many friends by his kindly ways and ev eready desire to assist his fellow man that will leave a world of kind deeds as a lasting monument to his memory. FILES SUIT TO QUIET TITLE From Tuesday's Dally. An action has been commenced in the district court entitled Theodore R. Davis et al vs. Ruby L. Davis, et al in which the plaintiff seeks to have title to real estate quieted. C. A. Rawls appears as the attorney for the plaintiff. FEMALE SHOPLIFTERS GET SELVES PINCHED Sheriff Quinton Rounds Up Two La dies Who Had Made Small Hauls From Two Local Stores. F'ora Monday's Dallv Saturday afternoon Sheriff C. D. Quinton rounded up and placed un der arrest two strange women who had been in the city but a few hours, but who in that space of time had succeeded in storing away several ar ticles pilfered from the clothing stores cf Philip Thierolf and C. E, Wes- cott's Sons. The fact that the ladies were shop lifters was first discovered at the store of Mr. Thierolf when a very choice and expensive silk shirt was discovered to be missing from the stock and the matter was at once placed in the hands of Sheriff Quin ton to whom a description of the two strange women was given. It was only a few minutes until the sheriff found the two women, one of whom was carrying a suitcase and he re quested them to allow him to exam ine it and on opening it the missing shirt was found together with a boys suit of clothes which was later Iden tified as. having been taken from the Wescott store. The women were taken in custody by the sheriff and taken to the coun ty jail, but the fact that the owners of the stolen property did not care to press the charge of stealing against the women as the goods were recovered and also that one of the women was suffering from a very contagious disease caused the author ities to release them and they re turned to Omaha, where they claimed they made -their home. HAS WINDOW BLOWN IN From Monday's Daily. - During the high wind yesterday af ternoon one of the large plate glass windows in the office of Charles M. Parker on lower Main street was blown in by the force of the wind and a large section of the window brok en. The cost of replacing the glass alone will be in the neighborhood of $150 and makes the loss a rather ex pensive one. Hffi GOVERNMENT rV 1 JfG$k SUPERVISION J Bank-by-Mail! Drafts or checks received in business transac tions should be presented promptly for payment. If it is inconvenient for you to come in, e-n dorse your checks and drafts and add "For Deposit Only," and mail them to us. We will credit them to your account and ac- . j knowledge receipt immediately. , - , " First National Bank "The Bank where you feel at home. " MEMBER - iW. SYSTEM WRITES FROM CHARGE SOUTH OF EQUATOR REV. T. A. TRUSCOTT, FORMER PASTOR OF THIS CITY WRITES TO OLD FRIENDS NOV AT MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY Finds Work in Fields of the Southern Nation Interesting and Has an Excellent Church There From Tuesday's Daily. E. H. Wescott of this city has re ceived a very interesting letter from Rev. T. A. Truscott, who is now the pastor in charge of the Anglo-American Methodist church at Montevideo, Uruguay. In the letter the minister tells some very interesting facts of the life they are leading in the teach ing of the faith among the residents of the South American republic. Among other things Mr. Truscott says: t "We have been here in Montevideo since conference. This is a most de lightful seaside city, long stretches of sands, every day filled with bathers. This city has about 500,000 inhabi tants, Central church of which 1 am the pastor in one of the fine kIiow buildings of the city. We have a pipe organ in the church costing $7,500. "I am not entering upon nr.y details of the Journey hero, because you had that in the letter I sent be fore. Suffice to say now we very much enjoy being back again among the old sights and scenes and friends. The clear skies and balmy air uf sum mer and with no dreary winter to face certainly appeals to ms. Cer tainly we met many people in the States that we wish we had out here, you being among them. I often wish I could hear you play and your wife sing. I have a very fine leader of the choir, a young man named Ham man, a graduate of the university of Pittsburg. He and his wife came out on the same boat as ourselves. They ure missionaries, teachers, under our mission board. A part of my Sunday morning congregation are missionar ies, teachers and preachers. Last Sun day there were present not less than one minister, two L. L. D.'s four M. A.'s, fourteen B. A.'s, and eight or dinary teachers in the congregation. The Methodists here have four churches and three schools. Two of the schools give manual training and business courses. They are recog nized by the government. REV. T. A. TRUSCOTT. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express to our kind friends and neighbors of the com munity our heartfelt appreciation of the aid and comfort given us in the hour of bereavement and assure them that the memory of these kind acts will last as long as life. J. H. Becker and' family. .