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Nbra:.ka Stare Histcri cal Society plattemoiitb outn vol. xxx vn. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 24. 1920. NO. 93 ASKS DAMAGE FOR $5,000 FOR DEATH OF BOY J. W. EDMUNDS FILES ACTION IN DISTRICT COURT FOR ESTATE -OF JOHN W. LONG From Thursilav's Daily This morning an action was filed in the district court of Cass county by John V. Edmunds of Murray, ad ministrator f the estate of John V. Long, in which damages in the sum of $r..o(H) is asked, as the result of the death of .Mr. Long on February 9. l'.il'O, when he was electrocuted on the wires oi the high power line belonging to the Nebras ka Gas Ar Electric company. The petition of the plaintiff state ttiat the defendant corporation is in corporated under the laws of the Hate of New Hampshire and author ized to transact business in the state of Nebraska, and that on February 9. 1920. the employes of the defend ant were engaged in stringing wires along a line ea-st of Murray and near the farm of Alva (I. Long, father of the young man. John V. Long, who was killed. It is alleged that the death was caused by the neglect and carelessness of the defendant com pany and their employes. It is stat ed also that the defendant was at the time of his death fifteen years .f age and asks that the sum of $"..000 in damages be awarded his estate. Attorney C. A. Rawls appears in the action for the plaintiff. At the time of the death of the young lad he was found li:ig near one cf the poles of the high power line and at that time there was no current in the line and it was thought that in some manner he had taken hold of the dead wire that was in the process of being stretched along the line of poles and this wire Lad touched the high tension wires on the poles causing his instant death. RIVER FALLING FAST The falling cf the water in the Missouri river at this, point has been as sudden as the raise and this morning the waters were receding fast from the bottom land east of the Burlington station. The land south of the ferry road including the base ball park was practically free of the floow water and it had also fell several leet on the farm of A. G. Bach and the residence on that farm which has been entirely surrounded by the high water is now in such shape that t is possible to reach the house without the use of a boat as was necessary during the highest portion "of the flood. The farm of John Cory is also free of water and by the end of the week only the extreme low places will bear any evi den-re of the high water that for several days made the bot tom a vast lake. WITH THE SICK FOLKS From Thursday's Daily. The many friends of Mrs. L. E. Vroman will regret very much to learn that she has for the past few days been confined to her home as the result of a very severe attack of, rheumatism and the visitation of this painful malady has kept her confined to her bed for a greater part cf the time. Mrs. J. B. Cotner. residing in the south portion of the city is also num bered with th sick having for sev eral days been kept to her bed. Mrs. Cotner is well advanced in years and her sickness has given the family a::d friends a great deal of worry. RESIGNS HIS POSITION Leroy B. Gorthey. who came to this city from Murdock a few weeks ago to accept the position as carrier on rural route No. 2. lias resigned bis position and expects to return to Murdock in the near future. The position of carrier on route No. 2 will be taken over by Ralph IT. Al len, who has been engaged as car rier at different times and who will In all probability be retained as the permanent carrier on route No. 2 in the future. Mrs. M. P. Fleming came in this morning from her home west of the city and departed on the early morn ing Burlington train for Omaha where she meets her son. Gerald Fleming, who has been attending school at Coleridge, Neb., for the past year. REPORTS A DROUTH Yesterday afternoon Drury Graves, cue of the pioneer residents of this city, who has been spending the win ter near Plainview, Texas, arrived in the city for a visit in the oil home. Mr. Graves reports that in the portion of Texas in which he has been staying there has been lit tle or no rain and that the conditions point to a severe drouth throughout the western part of the lone star state. This condition certainly is vastly difierent from this portion of .eorasKa. wnere tne cool and damp conditions have kept the farmers from getting in their crops as usual. EASTERN STAR HOLDS PLEASANT MEETING Miss Rose Owens. Secretary of Grand Chapter of Nebraska Guest of Home Chapter. Last evening the members of Home chapter, (). E. S., enjoyed a visit from two of the grand chapter offi ceis, M-iss Rose Owens of Omaha, grand secretary, and Mrs. George W. Thomas, ef Nebraska City, grand electra. and the meeting of the or ler was very largely attended by the members as well as a number of visitors from other chapters. The meeting was also in the nature of a farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Avard ant! Mr. and Mrs. John Mc Lean, who are expecting to leave in June for their old home in Eng land ami as a remembrance of the Plattsmouth chapter of the Eastern star, the lauies were presented with two handsome silver spoons from Monie Chapter, the presentation speech being made by Mrs. William Baird in her usual pleasing manner. During the session of the chapter hree new candidates, Mrs. John F. Wolff. Mm. Mvrtle McKinsie and Mrs. Stella Persinger were initiated '.nto the order. At the close of the regular session of the chapter the members adjourn ed to the banquet hall where elainty refreshments were servetl. The deco rations were in the pleasing lilac tints, huge bouquets of these sweet rpnng flowers being used in the table setting and lilac candles added a touch ef beauty to the scene. Mrs. Val Burkle presided in the banquet room as toastmistress ana responses were made by the grand secretary. Miss Owens and Mrs. Thomas, as well as the newly initiated candi dates. MORE ABOUT THE NEW RIVER CRAFT Captain of the "Castalia" Tells of the Work of Tow Boat in Pro tecting: Farm Lands. Fiom Thursdays Dally. The steamer Castalia arrived in Plattsmouth Friday, May 14th, from Pittsburg, Pa., enroute to Decatur, Nebraska. The Castalia is not a patrol boat but a tow boa! used to handle or tow barges of different kinds of material used in dike work. The "Daniel Lindsey" is work ing at Hamburg, Iowa, with a fleet ( of barges and our "Castalia" will work at Decatur just as soon as the river permits. At present the river is too high and as stated in yester day's paper, we have slight repairs to make en the boiler before leaving Plattsmouth. Woods Bros., of Lincoln, Nebr., are in the river improvement busi ness or better than that, they pro tect farms and towns. They had otie boat on the river last year. They are new at the business but since they have something new in the line of dike work, it is safe to say they ire here to stay. Word that they did last season has proven to be a success in the way of protecting valuable land. During our stay here we would be more than glad to explain how the new work is done to anyone interested in same. ROY A. MILLER. Captain. Henry J. Meisinger was in the city today for a few hours looking after some business matters and in cidently consulting his physician in regard to an infection of his right hand and which has made It neces sary to lance that member. HON. R. B. WINDHAM NAMED AS DELEGATE i State Encampment at 'Fremont Elects Officers for Ensuing Year and Closes a Successful Meeting The state encampment of (he Grand Army of the Republic and Woman's Relief Corps closed their annual meeting yesterday at Fre mont and selected as the next meet ing place Hastings, where the en campment will be held in 1921. The reprot of the adjutant showed 15 'J posts in Nebraska with a member ship of 2,240. The officers elected were as follows: Department Commander J. JI Presson. No. 23. Omaha. Senior Vice W. J. Blystone, No. 25. Lincoln. Junior Vice J. M. Fodge, Broken Bow. Council of Administration ( . D. Fuller. 25. Lincoln; J. L. MellaiTey, 02. Bennet; A. J. Frantz, A3. Hast ings; J. O. Moore, Miliord, W. H. Stewart, 22, Geneva. Delegates to National I'.mamp ment R. B. WinAham. No. 15. Plattsmouth; Andv Tiuvnur. No. 110, Omaha; A. R. Wilson. No. 25. Lincoln; 11. W. George. No. J8. Brok en Bow; S. F. Sanders. No. Ill, llol drege; C. T. Smith. No. 202. Omaha; H. V. Hoagland, No. 2r, Lincoln. The officers were publicly insra'I- ed this afternoon at the hotel Delegate at large C-s-i 1). Fuller. The business session of the Grav.d 'wmy of the Eepubli. was held this iito-ning m tne auditor':;. ot the ho- r?l Pathfinoer. l'he ladies of the G. A. R. elected the following officers: Department President Martha A. Carmony. Omaha. Senior Vice Louise Young, Gresh am. j Junior Vice1 Minnie Blades, Au rora. Chaplain Susie Lewis. Ord. Counsellor Belle Law.ha. Se ward. Council of Administration Lu netra Konkright, Nora Kidder and Martha Richmond. Delegates to the national, conven tion Lila Kline, Hattie Putman, Julia Frady, Rachel Woods. Alternates Clara Kllett. Clara Gordon. Susie Lewis. Cora Bowers. The convention presented Mrs. Nora Kidder of Fremont with a gold mounted fountain pen as a token of honor of her untiring efforts to make the meeting a success. The W. R. C. chose the following officers: Department President Blanch McComnaughey, Giblxjn. Senior Vice E. L. Storey. Fre mont. Junior" Vice Lettie Lesher. Chaplain Mrs. McCartney, Jun iata. Chairman of the Executive Board Blanche Williams. The Sons of Veterans adopted res olutions favoring the candidacy of Pell A. Barrows for ' commander in chief of the erganization. The following state officers were elected: Commander Frank Mills. Lin coln. Senior Commander W. R. For man. York. Junior Commander Burt Morris, Hastings. Division Council Bert Gallery. Columbus; H. W. Rogers, Fremont; J. G. O. Joyner, Broken Bow. Patriots Ins L. W. Garoutte. Lin coln. Chaplain W. L. Gaston. Lincoln. Counsellor Dr. Carr, Lincoln. WILL BLOW UP WEST END OF THE STATE Will Partridge left Monday for Grant. Neb., to show the folks out there a few tricks with dynamite or as Will says "to blow up that end of the state." Will is a dynamite expert and there is a big field for his kind of work breaking up gumbo hard pan, elraining swampy places, etc. On his trip this time he will give some practical demonstrations on the Geo. Mark farm and there is no doubt but that he will interest enough land owners that his services will be in demand for some big jobs out there. Will has handled some big jobs of taking out hedges, and stump patch es in this part of the state and is a recognized . expert in his line. Weeping Water Republican. SECURES MARRIAGE LICENSE. Among the marriage licenses is sued in Omaha yesterday appears the names of Frank Sivey and Fannie Potras of this city, who were united in marriage in the metropolis. The groom is a well known employe of the Burlington shops and has re sided here for a number of years, while the bride has made her home here for. the past few years. If it's in the card line, call the Journal office. at STATE ROAD MAN HERE This morning R. vision engineer of of public works of W. t Le the s Clancy, di-tie-partmcnt tiite of S'i- braska. was in the city interviewing the county coniinisio:vrs in regard to matters concerning; the maintain ing of the state is ml govermm-nt highways and from this city motored on to Lincoln and Beatrice, where, he has work o Mipervise. Mr Clancy has been viih the depart ment ef public v.orl.s following hi.-; return from France !.i-t fall and is one of the able and competent men to wltcm the pood ads problems of the state has been turned over. Mr. Clancy was during the war a lieu tenant in the 22nd engineers and was for several ninths station? I with his company In . pjri- wiser? they assisted in the electing f the Hod Cross dormater: s and the Per shing stadium as w-'l as other en gineering work cin.:i"f e l w:rh tls3 American activities Ke now hss the supervision cf a large part of the roads in eastern Nebraska an 1 th? travel over the muddy road.-: i a reminder of the mud "over lluie" Hi THIS CITY TO OMAHA H. Donnelly, Head of Corporations Department of Finance Depart ment of Stat.- to Move From Thursday's la!!v. . James H. Donnelly, he-ad of the corporations brain h of the state de partment of tinanco. with his fam ily is preparing to it-move from Plattsmouth. where tlie-v have resid ed for many year-, to Omaha where they expect to make their home in the future. It is with the greatest of regret that the friends of this es timable family part with them and sever the pleasant relations that have that sided fully nelly their existed of tW,Ti--ni:wy. "S)is the Donnelly family have re in Plattsmouth. The regret is shared by Mr. and Mrs. Don as they have spent some of happiest and brightest years in the old town by the river, but the press of business duties makes the change advisable at this time. Mr. Donnelly is on eof the best qual ified men in the service of the state and liis office calls fur a great deal of his time out in the tate and in Lincoln and Omaha so that the clianie will allow him a greater time with his family than if they continued to make this' city their home. That Mr. and Mrs. Donnelly and their family will enjoy the most abundant preisperity and success is the sincere wish of the friends in Plattsmouth and Cass count v. WILL SECURE THIEF TAKING AUTO TIRES Sheriff C. D. Quint on Motors to Ne braska City to Take Into Custody Ted Ryan. From Saturday's Taiiv. This morning Sheriff C. D. Quin ton departed for Nebraska City, where he goes to look further into the case of Ted Ryan, who is the young man charge 1 with' having tak en the tires from the Ford car of C. M. Parker in this city a week ago. Ryan was arrested by Sheriff Fis cher, of Otoe county, last Saturday, and since that time the authorities have been engage! in getting the dope on the various transactions in which the young man was engaged. That Mr. Parker has been able to recover his tires as well as locating the party who ha.; been conducting this kind of an enterprise is certain ly good fortune. The stealing of automobile tires has become quite extensive in the past year and dur ing the automobile season last year a large number were taken from ma chines in this city and vicinity and in almost all cases it was never pos sible to locate the party taking them. CARD OF THANKS. De desire' to thank the neighbors and friends who ministered to our beloved baby during its sickness and death and especially to the B. or R. Carmen and others for their floral of ferings; also to Mrs. Wescott, Rev. Hunter and the doctors who worked with him so faithfully. J. W. Simm and family, J. li. Hunter and family, and other relatives. BRUCE ROSENCRANS A VERY HAPPY MAN From FrMay's ?aiiv. All on Account cf Fact That Philip Bruce Roscncrans Has Arrived to Make His Home. ' Krm Frirtav's I:iil. 11 j If anyone was searching for the happiest man in Plat tfiuouth they would make no mistake in choosing Bruce- -cnorans. and the itason is i that there arrived yesterday at hi-s j home a line nine and one-half pound j son and heir and who is "seme boy'' j if the statements of the Jiappy red- jatives can be taken. The little ton ' has been christened Philip Bruce Rosencrans and this fact is adJing I to the happiness of Grandfather! Philip Thieic If in whose honor the new arrival has been named. The j new addition to the familv has brought much happiness to Mr. and Mrs. 'W. E. Roseucrans, parents of the proud father as it gives them two fine grandson. Mrs. Rosen era ns U doing nicely and the baby is as fine-as possible for an infant of his few days to V-e and one of the happiest of the family is the little sister, who has found a new play mate to .share her home. SCHEDULE" OF BURLINGTON SHOP LEAGUE BALL GAMES! The following schedule has been prepared for Burlinaton shop league games during this summer. As will bt"" noted the time ef playing two of the games schedule-d is already past, but these games will be made up later in the season. The next and opening game will be played Wed nesdaty evening. June 2nd, between the freight and locomotive depart ments. ; . . May..ll. Freight vs. Locomotive. June 2 August 25 fMay 26 Coach vs. storehouse., i August 4 August fJune 9 .Storehouse vs. Locos Jjulv 7 Sept. 1 IS (June 16 14 S Freight vs. Coach i Julv Sept. f June Storehouse v eight. July 21 June 30 Locomotive vs. Coach Jul: FOPPY DAY FOR A MOST WORTHY CAUSE Ladies of the City to Sell Poppies on May 29th for Relief of French Children Left Homeless. On next Saturday the young la dies of the various campfires and other of the public spirited ladies of the community will sell poppies upon the streets of the city and in the various stores to assist in rais ing funds for the -relief of the French children of the war devas tated regions. The poppy sale is to be conducted as one feature of the local drive to raise funds for the American and French Children's league. The movement has been taken up all over the United States by the public officials and the leaders in the ladies organizations to lend their aid in the badly needed relief work to which the funds will be devoted. Mrs. 11. r. Westover has been desig nated as the chairman for Platts mouth and has secured the co-operti-tion of a number of the ladies of the city as well as the campfire girls, who are to have the sale in charge. Mine. E. Guerin, of Paris, delegate to the United States, is in charge of the efforts made to provide funds for the relief of the sufferers among the children of the war swept areas of France and is operating in connec tion with the American men and women who have recognized the dire need of some immediate relief. Those who are familiar with the situation in France have declared that the children of that portion of the country are indeed in pitable circumstances owing to the impos sibility of the French people in their present situation to properly care for them. Blank books, Journal office. CELEBRATES 81 ST BIRTHDAY Yesterday being the eighty-first birthday anniversary of Mrs. Ber nard Wurl. Sr., a number of old friends decided to assist this estimable lady in the proper observance of the occasion and accordingly gathered at her he mo in the afternoon. The time was spent pleasantly in visiting and in keeping with a beautiful cus tom cf several years past the friends came with handsome bouquets which were presented to the guest of hon or with many wishes for the years to come. In the evening the members of the family gathered with the mother, for a family dinner party which was most thoroughly enjoyed. RECEDING WATERS CAUSING DAMAGE Conditions Across on Iowa Side of River Causes Eurlington More Worry With Receding Water The receding waters of the Mis souri river which had spread them selves ever the land on the Iowa bot toms is causing the Burlington rail road really more anxiety than the flood itself as the waters are leaving in their wake the danger of having the elaborate defenses constructed to prevent the washing away tf the river embankments destroyed. In a number of places the flood has softened the land so that the rip rap and fills are threatening to give away befejre the steady push e;f the main river current and several car loads of rock have been hurried to the gcene of action together wifh crews of road laborers to assist in the work of fighting the river. The work of strengthening the defenses against the river is in charge of Su perintendent N". C. Allen of the Oma ha division who has been on the job for several days at the points of dan ger.' - A'lirrgt; crew -of - Mexican la borers were in the city last evening enroute to Pacific Junction and from where they will be sent to various points where the danger of the river breaking through is the greatest. LOOKS OVER RURAL ROUTE Inspector Coble of the postoffice department at Omaha, who was in the city yesterday looking over the affairs of the local office, made a tour of inrpection over the proposed extension to rural route No.. 2 ex tending north of the city and which was destined to perve the needs of the residents along the way to the Platte bottom. While the inspector . has yet to submit his report to the postoffice department at Washing ton, the condition of the roads over which he and Postmaster Morgan traveled was far from making a fav orable impression upon the postof fice representative. 1 The road over which the proposed road will go is in very bad shape and its condition is making the adop tion of the extension a matter of doubt as the carriers fiml it very difficult to travel over. 1 i Adam Stoehr was a passenger this morning for Omaha, where he will 'visit for the day leoking after some matters of business. investments. The First National Bank Plattsmouth, Nebraska "The Bank Where You Feel at Home SHARP CHALLENGE TO ITS AUTHORITY Red Cloud Corporation Insists Has a Right to Maintain Competition Regardless of Order. The order made some month aj-'o by the state railway commission or dering a physical connection of two telephone companies at Red Cloud and a free interchange of servic; where certain scheduled charges are paid is sharply challenge 1 by the Farmers Telephone company, one of he twain, in a brief filed in sup port of its appeal to the supreme ourt. The rival company there is t he Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph com pany, which succeeded : tlie I'.ell in terests eight years ago.' The two worked alongside one another with out ai.y trouble until a year vr two ago, when the Lincoln company cut the trunk line that gave- the farmers loll connections nn the ground that the letter was trying to take away its city subscriptions. The commis sion reejuired it to restore th- con nection. After several legal bouts a peti tion signed by 400 patrons of the companies was filed with the commis sion in which they asked an inter change of service, and another by other patrons who desired one com pany only. In passing on the ae the commission required the Lin coln company to continue its toll connection with the other company, and in order to stop the rivals from cutting one" another's buin -.-s throat ordered that the town b made into one zone, witli trunk con nections between the exchaiu-'-s. so that subscribers to both companies could have free interchange on pay ment cf a small additional flat rate. "Asserting that this would wipe it ouL-fje JTixm er'B-ccnipa n y apj.eal -J to the supreme court. It attacks the order as being" entirely in the inter est of its rival, and as being -clearlv in excess ef the authority josessed by the commission. The order was an exercise of the police power that the legislature had not delegated to the commission and which it alone can exerci-e. It also contend- that an intelligent reading of the stale law shows it rer,uires toll connections only, and does not mean contact ion metween exchanges for i n ter hange of service. That would cmibleoi.e company to put the other out business, it- says. State Journal. of L. CREAMER HAS OLD AND INTERESTING PAPER MONEY I. L. Creamer showed us a, piece of paper rnoney-which was handed down to him by his grandfather. This piece of money was printed in ITT:, and bear's the signature of King George of England, L. Pemberton. Benj. Marshall and Thos. Leach. It is about 150 years old and was worth at that time 50 shillings or about $6. Printed on this were the words "Counterfeiting penalty. Death." This is a rare piece of money and all who have seen it say that it is the first that they had ever seen. Elmwood Leader-Echo. - Reliable Advice for Investors! For forty-nine years it has been our business to distinguish between good and bad investments. Our rec ord in this respect has been such that we confidently offer our services to you in selecting your personal in vestments. Friends of this bank, customers or otherwise, are welcome to infor mation we have at hand or cap ob tain concerning any stock or bond
