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VOL. XXX VII.
PLATTSMOUTH, HEBEASKA. MONDAY, APEIL 12, 1920.
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PLATTSMOUTH
MAN HAS GREAT
EXPERIENCE
J. K. POLLOCK ON TRIP WEST IS
STALLED IN SNOW STORM ON
COLORADO MOUNTAINS
R. R. TRAIN HELD UP BY SHOW
Last Day Passengers Havs- Only
Bred and Butter Sandwich Apiece
When Relief Train Reaches Them
Prom Friday's Dally.
James K. Pollock, who has . just
returned from a trip to southwestern
Colorado, where he looked after his
ranch near Pagosa Springs, had an
experience on his trip that he will
long" remember and which give3 an
insight into what winter in the
mountain regions really is. Mr.
Pollock had reached Alamosa, Colo
rado, on March 22, and started west
to his ranch traveling over the D.
& R. G. lines to Pagosa Springs, and
when he was leaving the snow was
falling quite freely. The tripwa3
progressing very nicely until- the
train reached the Cumbres pass in
the San Juan mountains) when they
found the snow terrific and the
tracks more impassible each mile.
A wedge snow plow pushed by five
locomotives preceded the passenger
train, but as they neared the. pass
the snow offered successful resis
tence to the plow and it was neces
sary to back down and make a run
for the pass hoping "to forces the
snow out sufficient to allow the pas-.
sage of the, train. On" ttitr second j
run made by the locomotives for the
Tinoa nno nf Ilia lnrnmnt I vf8 v rip.
f ' " - " w . - - -
railed and the plow as well as the
passenger train was left stalled' in
the mountain as it was impossible
for the passenger train to back
through the, snow to the Cumbres
station. A portion of the train was
in a enow shed and this car escaped
being buried in the snow but the
cars exposed to the fury of the storm
were soon engulfed in the sea of
enow and on one side of the train
which was exposed to the force of
the wind which was sweeping down
at the rate of seventy miles an hour
tho snow piled up over the top of
the coaches. The train was stalled
on a. Monday and it was not until
Wednesday that a relief train from
Alamose was able to reach them.
ine passengers were euyyueu uj
food that had been gathered from
supplies in the express cars and
which were doled out to make them
last as long as possible. On the last
day of the' snow-bound confinement
the only food was one small -bread
and butter sandwich which had to
last the passengers until 6 o'clock
in the evening when the relief train
"reached the scene. In the meantime
the supply of coal carried by the lo
comotives had reached the lowesi
level and it was with difficulty
that the fire3 were kept going in the
five locomotives. In the relief train
that-came out to aid the passengers
were five locomotives and a rotary
snow plow as well as. 100 Mexicans
who assisted in getting the tracks
cleared so that' the passenger train
could be pulled back to Cumbres
station, where the passengers were
conjl led to. , remain for , a ;-week.
- Thje. train" ,finally. reathed Pagosa
Springs' on Wednesday, March 31st,
and .Mr. Pollock was able to reach
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hp ranch which is located west of
ho TfrtsPifdra river.
The 'winter In that locality has been
very severe and some snow arm
there are sixty feet in depth and
Mr. Pollock states that on the trip
they could see the lordly pine trees
on the mountain ides buried, in
enow with only the tops showing.
Mr. Pollock is well pleased wit the
country in which his ranch is lo
cated as it is one of the finest game
and fish localities in the west and
shortly before his arrival two moun
tain lions were killed only a short
way from hU ranch and the Rio
Piedra river is filled, wrth the finest
o f trout.. The -owner, of the, ranch.
however, .will" ch'oose tke- sum
mer time hereafter when he. visits
the mountain country. ' " '" '
" If it's in the. book. Jin, all at
the Journal office. V
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PRESBYTERIAN AUXILIARY
; - MEMBERS ENTERTAINED
From Thursday Daily
. The ladies of the Presbyterian aux
iliary were very pleasantly entertain
ed Wednesday afternoon In the
church parlors, Mrs. W. J. Streight,
Mrs. Kate Minor and Mrs. J. B. Mar
tin being the hostesses. The after
noon, was spent in a social manner
after the conclusion of the business
meeting of the society. A large
membership was in attendance, also
a number of guests. The rooms were
beautifully decorated with cut flow
ers and potted plants, and all enjoy
ed the delicious refreshments served
at a suitable hour by the hostesses.
The "pleasure of the meeting was
somewhat marred by the absence of
the president, Mrs. Allison, who' is
quite ill at her home.
DEATH OF MRS, ADAM
WOLFF LAST NIGHT
Passes Away at Her Home in This
.City Last Evening After Illness
of Some Duration.
From Friday's Dally.
Last evening Mrs. Adam Wolff
passed away at her home in this
city after an illness of some duration
and at the age of sixty years. Mrs.
Wolff has made her home in this city
for the past several years, coming
here from near Murray where she
resided prior to her marriage to
Mr. Wolff.
' The deceased lady was a native
of Germany, but has, since-girlhood,
been a resident of the United State?
and for the greater part of the time
in Cass county, where she has pos
cssed a large circle of warm friends
who will share with the family tKe
feeling of grief that the" death -of
thi9 estimable lady ' has occasioned.
Mrs. Wolff was twice married, the
first, husband, Mr.. West," passing
away, a number, of years ago. To
mourn her -death she leaves the hus
band, and two sons, John and Jo
seph West and two daughters, Mrs.
James Tigner and Mrs. Otto Puis of
Murray. One brother, Joseph Kastle
residing at Murdock and one sister
Miss Dora Kastle. are also left to
mourn her loss. Several step-child
ren, William Wolff of McCook, John
Koke of Alliance.- Mrs. Jennie. Bus
ier bf Hastings and C. C. and Henry
Koke also survive the death of this
good woman.
YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
JOINED IN WEDLOCK
Mis Lucille Rice and Mr. Carl H.
Mathiesen of Newall, la., Are Mar
. ried at Home of Bride's Parents
From Friday's Dajly. -
At high -noon on TTeunesday, Ap
ril 7th, 1924), occurred the marriage
of Miss Lucille Rice and Mr. Carl
H. Mathiesen of Newell, Iowa. The
ceremony was performed at the
home of the bride's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William 'Rice, and was attend
ed by only the immediate family.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. E. H. Pontius of the Liberty,
United Brethern church.
The young people departed the
same evening for a-short wedding
trip and "will be at home to tbeii
friends at Newell after April .15th,
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The JSride is one of the popular
young- ladies of-this; portion of the
county,;' and is a, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. J, William 'Rice, one of the
highly respected families of this
community, and a young lady pos
sessing in the fullest , the ' affection
of a large circle of . friends.- The
groom is one of the progressive busi
ness men ef Newell, being the man
ager, of a general store in that city
and Is a . young man held . in the
highest .esteem by all -who have the
pleasure of knowing. him. Mr. Math
iesen has a fine home awaiting the
coming of the bride -and over which
she will preside In the future.
- W. A. Cleghorn.one of the prom
inent residents, of Louisville, was in
the city today for a .few hours at
tending to some matters of business
at the court house. ' ". " . .
Lou I? Frederich, one' of the lead
ing ". young farmers of Eight Mile
Grove precinct, was in the city to
day. looking: after spme business mat
ters. '.v 1 iii;,-'?
COURT FINDS FOR THE
, PLAINTIFF IN CASE
Contest Over Legality of Deed to
Farm Made by Mrs. Ellen Quinn
in Favor of Her. Son, Decided
From Thursday's Dally.
The case of William J. Quinn, et
al vs. Charles II. Quinn, which was
on trial at the district court here
two weeks ago and attracted a great
deal of attention from the vicinity of
Elmwood, where the property in
volved is located, was decided yester-
day.by District Judge Begley In favor
of the plaintiff, William J. Quinn
The issues raised in this case was
over the validity of a deed made by
Mrs. Ellen Quinn to her son, Charles
H. Quinn and in which she conveyed
to him the farm near Elmwood on
which they were residing. The
plaintiff contended that the mother
was not In such condition as to rea
lize the full import of the deed and
that the undue influence of the de
fendant had been made in securing
the document. The defendant had
made his home with the mother for
a long period of years and assisted in
her care. The farm which is near
Elmwood is very valuable at he pres
ent time.
The court also overruled the mo
tion for a new trial and the dfeendant
was given forty days to prepare bill
of exceptions in the case.
PLEASANT BIRTHDAY
SURPRISE TENDERED
Mrs. Helen Wallick, Head Operator
at the Local Exchange Given ;
Most Delightful Surprise .
"'rrtm ThurdayK paflv. . .....
., Yesterday being ' the ' birthday an
niversary of Mrs. Helen Wallick,
head operator of the local exchange
of the Lincoln Telephone & Tele
graph company, the young ladies em
ployed In the exchange planned and
carried out a very successful birth
day surprise and one that will long
be very pleasantly remembered by
those who were fortunate enough to
be present. ,
In honor of the occasion, Mrs. Wal
lick was presented by' the young la
dies with a handsome gold -mounted
fountain pen which she will long
treasure as a remembrance of the
young friends with whom she has
been so pleasantly associated at the
exchange.
The evening was spent in game3
and dancing. until a late hour when
the many baskets of good things
brought by the visitors were pro
duced and a delicious supper pre
pared that was enjoyed to the ut
most bjt, the members of the party.
At the home going hour the mem
bers of the Jolly party wended their
way homeward wishing the guest of
honor many more such happy events
in the future years.
WOULD RETAIN POS
SESSION OF YOUTH
State Journal Has Article Relative
to Mrs. Guthmann Objecting
. to Giving Dp Child.
From Thursday's Daily.
Mrs. .Anna Guthmann,
of Plattti-
mouth has filed in district court an
answer in the habeas corpus -action
brought recently against her jby Wil
liam' Lemke for the purpose of ob
taining possession of his nine-year-old
son, who is the nephew of the
respondent. Mrs. Guthmann alleges
that the boy, Paul Lemke," was given
to - her by his mother ..while on her
death bed, - the child being then
three weeks old and having weigh
ed at his birth only five pounds.
The baby was at that time taken
by the respondent, with the .consent
of the father, to Piattsmouth, where
he has since resided in the home of the marriage of Miss Letha B. Mead
bis aunt, who has cared for. and!anu- Mr. William A. Reeves, both of
schooled him, furnishing him a good the vicinity of Union. The marriage
home as she . was amply able to do
She has- nursed him when he was
ill and has never made any charge
for his maintenance. She says that
she and net family have become
very much attached to him and de
sire to retain him during his mi
nority. - - -
It is further alleged by the re-
spoandent that the father while able
financially to care for the boy, is not
a proper person to have him. He has
no desirable home in which to rear
him and no person to care for him.
Re has failed to send his other child
ren to school, and in violation of his
duties as a father, has compelled
them to perform manual labor, as he
will require of this one, this due to
his financial acquisitiveness. The
home of the father, it is alleged, is
kept in an uncleanly manner and s
no place In which to rear children,
there being no one there to care for
them in case of sickness.
Respondent, alleges that the only
purpose of the plaintiff in attempt
ing to obtain possession of his son,
upon whom he has called only a few
times during all the years he has
been - with respondent, is to secure
his services, to work on the farm, or
do the house work, so- that the other
children may be free to work in the
fields. The health of the boy is not
of the best, it is stated, and such a
life will further impair it.
It is alleged that the boy strong
ly objects to leaving the respondent
and going to the home of his father.
State Journal.
KNIGHTS OF COLUM
BUS PLAN BIG TIME
Class Adoption of Fifty Members is
Scheduled to Taka Place on Sun
day, April 18, at Local Council
(from Thursday's Ually.
The local council of the Knights
of Columbus are preparing to hold
one of the largest meetings since
their organization on Sunday, April
18th; when they wil receive and in
itiate a class of fifty or more mem
bers.
It is expected t$ make the oc
casion a record breaker in the his
tory of the .. local .iyr&ez. and; with
their usual spirit they are now bus
ily arranging to make the occasion
one that will -fully represent this
great organization. The local coun
cil are having their hall at the cor
ner of Sixth street and Chicago av
enue placed in the proper shape for
the -big event and it will be all
ready when the festal occasion rolls
around.
A large party of the distinguished
knights of the state as well as a num
ber of the representatives of the
Catholic clergy of the state are ex
pected" to be present- to attend the
services and initiation of the mem
bers into he order.
Since its establishment the lodge
in thin city has been very successful
and have Just recently completed the
purchase of the new quarters on
Sixth street and are daily having, the
hall improved in every way. With
the addition of the new membership
this order will be one of the most
progressive in the city in th point of
mmbership and in the keen and ac
tive membership. ,
HEARING IS TODAY
From Frjday's Daily. " . ;
The hearing on the case of Paul
Lemke, the little nine-year-old lad
who was taken by his father from
the custody of Mrs. Anna Guthmann
of this city who has raised the child
from infancy, will be heard in the
district court of Lancaster county
this morning. The child was taken
to Lincoln on a writ of habeas cor
pus secured in the district court of
Lancaster county, and the matter
has b.een pending for the past week.
During the years of babyhood and
childhood the family have become
greatly attached to the little lad and
his. affection for his foster mother
and other members of the family
have been unbounded. Matthew
Gering of this city is appearing for
jMrs. Guthmann in the action
UIIIOII PEOPLE JOIIIED III
WEDLOCK HERE TGDAY
From Thursday's Dally.
This morning at the office of Coun
ty Judge Allen J. Beeson occurred
ceremony was performed -- . by the
Judge In his usual pleasing manner
and brought to the young people a
realization of their happiness. The
ceremony was witnesed by A. J.
Mead, father of the bride and Mrs
Frances Reeves, mother of the
groom. Following the ceremony the
bridal party-returned to their home
near Union."
DEATH OF MRS.
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ill Ul IIIi.lwillUL.ll
Services Held at Methodist Church
and Are Attended by a Vast Con
course of Friends and Neighbors
From Friday's Daily.
. The funeral services of the late
Mrs. William G. Meisinger were held
(his afternoon at 1 o'clock, fro ni the
First Methodist church and were atv
tended by a very large number of
friends and neighbors to pay iheir
last tribute of love to the memory
of the good woman who.:e death
has come to 'the community as a
very severe blow.
. From the old home at Louisville
and vicinity came a large number
to attend the service and to share
with the bereaved' husband and
children arid the aged father the
grief that has been visited upon
them. -
The service was in charge oj the
Rev. Dillon of Louisville, wo spoke
to the sorrowing ones words of
comfort and cheer and held out to
them the glorious future tnat a 'well
spent life such a.3 that of the "de
parted would enjoy in the herearter,
freed from the sorrows and tribu
lations of the' material life. During
the service a number of the well
loved hymns were given that had
been so much enjoyed by the depart
ed wife and mother and sister in her
lifetime. . . ,
The relatives from out of the city
to attend the funeral, were: George
Schoemann and wife, parents of Mrs.
Meisinger, of Louisville; Matt Schoe
mann. Enid, Oklahoma; Frank
Schoemann, Dousen, Wis.; Mrs.
George Schoemann, jr. and daugh
ter, John G. Schoemann and fam.ly,
V illiam H. Hoover and. wife, Fred
Krecklow and wife, William Schwalm
and, wife", Andrew; Schoemann and
wife, .-indrew Stohlmann and 'wife",
August 'Stohlman and wile, Freder
ick Stohlmann and wife Daniel
Schoemann and wife. Arch. Fchoe
mann and wife, Charles Vo'.chnian
and wife, of Louisville; Mrs. Franc
es Chrisman and Mrs. John -Cl eve
land, of Omaha; Harry and . Lute
Likewise of Cedar Creek; John
Spangler, William Wegener, Wil
liam Stohlman and wife, David Jar
dine, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Stander
of Louisville; John Schee! of Mur
dock; Adam Fornoff, John II. Buscha,
Harry Meisinger and wife. Ervln
Meisinger, .Adam . Meisinger and
wife. Harry O'Brien. C. J. Meisinger
and wife, Allie Meisinger nud wife,
Mrs. George Horn, Mr?. Sarah
Schneider, Mrs. P. H. , Roberts, Mrs.
Clarence Busche, Walter J. Schnei
der and wife, Mrs. W. M. Schneider.
Mrs. A. O. Ault, G. L. Meisinger and
wife and daughter, Mis? Dora,
George P. Meisinger, jr., L. G. Meis
inger and family, P. A. Meisinger
and wife, all of near Cedar Creek;
Mrs. Eva Dreeszen and daughter of
Douglas. " .
FIXING UP SOME BAD
ROAD ON THE BOTTOM
John Richardson' Does Not Believe
in Waiting f cr Some One Else to
Get Busy on Preparing Road
From Friday's Dally.
John Richardson, the ferryman,
is a real believer in good roads if
they are not -good he gets out and
improves them and yesterday he
was engaged in . doing some badly
needed work on the road through
the Missouri river, bottom from this
city to the ferry. This road is one
that is very important to -the city
especially as it Is over this road that
the visitors from our neighboring
state of Iowa must travel and it is
a ling on the hisnway system from
Omaha to the south. This road last
fall was one of the worst that it
would be possible to find in many
days travel, as we had occasion to
use it when a young man was
drowTied at the ferry landing and
know the fact. that a car could get
through was almost a miracle. Now
it is to" remedy such conditions that
Mr. Richardson has been getting
busy and has done some very effec
tive work, but It would seem . that
he should have a little . assistance
on this long stretch of road that ia
so very . iniportant. - '
. The popular line of Dennison stick'
era and cards at the Journal ofScc
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ELEtT
Profn Thtirada j' I iotlv
Last evening the members of Mt
Zion Commandery No. 5, Knights
t Templar at the regular session held
their annual election of officers for
the ensuing year and the election
was participated in by a large num
. ber of the membership. The officers
chosen were: Eminent Commander,
Dr. F. L. Cummins; Generalissimo,
Luke L. Wiles; Captain General, E.
J. Richey; Treasurer, Philip Thie-
rolf; Secretary, Will F. Evers.
The cemmandery as well as the
other degrees of the Masonic order
have had a splendid year in the one
Just closed and have gained in mem
bership and a great interest in the
work of the commandery secured.
WEEPING WATER RE
ELECTS FRED GORDER
Duriness Temperance Ticket Wins in
Our Neighboring City by Good
Majority Over Progressives
The decidedly warm municipal
campaign that was waged in Weep
ing Water this spring was decided
by the election of Mayor Fred H.
Gorder for another term and the
whole ticket as endorsed as the Busi
ness Temperance ticket was succes
ful; Mayor Gorder was returned by
a majority of 49 and George' H. Olive
as city clerk by 37. Thomas Murtey
for treasurer had no opposition. The
members of the council v.'ho were
elected. Wiles and Marshall, are of
the same party as the mayor. The
proposition of issuing warrants for
the improvement of the city lighting
plant also carried and. will be made
a part of the new administration in
carrying out. : '
v The vote was quite large, 380 be.
lng"'caFi."whIch"ltis" i-Iaimed" is t1 try
more than were secured at the elec
tion last year. The 'result of the
election seems to dispose of the ques
tion cf the manner in which the
light plant of the city Bhall be hand
led and it continues In' the hands of
the municipality.
PIERCE GO. COMMIS
SIONER GUEST HERE
H
. G. Hoffart for Many Years
Prominent Resident of Cass
County, Pays Short Visit
From Friday' Dally.
Last evening Henry G. Hoffart,
formerly one of the prominent farm
ers of this portion of Cass county,
came in for a short visit here with
the old, friends in Piattsmouth and
vicinity. Mr. Hoffart As now one
of the members of the board of
county commissioners of Pierce
county and has been in Lincoln;,
where he, with the other members
of the commissioners, closed the con
tract for the federal aid road work
in his county. Mr. Hoffart has not
changed greatly in the years since
he was a resident here, but enjoyed
very much the fact that the old
friends were rather puzzled to iden
tify him. ' Mr. Hoffart is a cousin of
J. P. Falter of this city.
.lournal want ads pay.
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mill
The cost of the safety for your valuable
papers-bonds, deeds, insurance policies, con
tracts, etc. is so small that no one can afford to
assume any risk.
For the trifling cost of $1 .00 a year, you can
rent a safe deposit box for such papers in our fire
proof vault, thus placing them beyond the proba
bility of the common forms of loss.
First National Bank
v f'The Dank Where You Feel at Home. "
CASS COUNTY
LOSES FAITH
FUL OFFICIAL
COMMISSIONER HENRY J. MILLER
" OF ALVO RESIGNS POSITION
HE HAS HELD A YEAR
WILLIAM ATCHISON SUCCESSOR
Mr. Miller has Been Most Efficient in
His Discharge of Duties Per
sonally a Fine Fellow.
From Thurnday'n Dclly.
Yesterday County Commissioner
Henry J. Miller, of Alvo, who since
January, 1919, has been one of the
members of the official governing
hoard of the county, resigned his po
sition, placing his resignation in
the hands of his colleagues. Com
missioners Pitz and Harris, who with
the greatest of regret accepted the
withdrawal of their friend and as
sociate. .
Under the operation of the law
he vacancy is filled by appointment
made by the county treasurer, clerk
and attorney and accordingly Trt-as-urer
Mike Tritsch, County Clerk
Sayles and County Attorney Cole at
once met and named William At
chison, of Elmwood, as the new com
missioner from the third district.
The resignation of Mr. Miller
takes' from the county government
one of their most efficient officials,
and one who has devoted his best
necests to the good of the tapayers
of the county- during his term of
service in the county legislative
body, Mr. Miller was elected in the
fall of 1918 as a republican candi
date in the third district and has
during the year he has served on
the board become one of the most
popular-members of the commission
ers. Of a pleasant and genial na
ture he has been , an official with
whom it was a pleasure to meet and
who was filled with only one de
sire that of, giving the people of
he county the best possible service.
Personal reasons have compelled Mr.
Miller to resign and his going is re
gretted by the many friends he has
made in this city as well as the tax
payers of the county.
Mr. Atchison, the newly selected
commissioner, is one of the old resi
dents of Stove Creek precinct and
has been very prominent in the life
of that community and taken a keen
interest in the affairs of the county
during his long residence here. With
his ability, he should, make a fitting
successor to the able gentleman who
has Just resigned.
Raymond Wegener of Louisvill
was among the visitors in the citr
today looking after some matters at
the court house.
W. J. Hessenflow and little son of
near Cedar Creek, were, In the city
for a few hours today enroute to
Omaha, where they will spend the
day.
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