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VOL. XXXVII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1920.
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STATE ENGI
NEER TO CON
SIDER BRIDGE
PROPOSED TO BE ERECTED OVER
THE PLATTE ON HIGHWAY
NORTH OF CITY.
SARPY COUNTY HOLDING BACK
Refusal of Their Board to Come
Across to be Threshed Out at
Lincoln Tomorrow.
Fr'im Thursday's Daij-.
The county ommissioners of Cass
county together with Highway Com
missioner C F. Vallery will take up
;:t Lincoln tomorrow the matter of
a free bridge over the Platte river
at tin's point and which has bee
f "'nru!Iy petitioned for by the resi
dents of southeastern Nebraska'.
The commissioners have experi
enced much difficulty in getting any
favorable action from Sarpy county,
which has refused through its coun
ty board to do anything in (carrying
out this part of. the highway system
that is being male through the state.
This is the second time that Sar
py county has appeared in an un
favorable light as this county refus
ed to contribute to the fund for the
purchase of the Ashland bridge be
tween Sarpy and Saunders county,
ami the share of Sarpy county was
finally advanced by the O. L. I), road
association to carry out the work. At
that time the Ashland toil bridge' was
rnirchB.ed nd the priee-.-.-ax to be
split bet wen the state and the two
counties and the auto association
finally was forced to advance the
monoy to save the proposition from
falling through.
This time the Omaha Automobile
club is to be iiproached on the mat
tr after the hearing, should the
I'latte bridge be ordered, as the pro
posed bridge is on the main north
and south road from Omaha and of
great importance to the residents of
the eastern portion of the state. The
proposed bridge will cost 1 10o,00o
according to estimates, of which the
state of Nebraska is to pay half and
the counties interested one-fourth
each.
The Cass county commissioners
will present the matter tomorrow
and endeavor to secure some definite
action from the state that will per
mit the erection of this important
link in the federal highway system.
As it is the federal and state aid
goad work will only be continued t
within a certain distance of the
present toll bridge and tills leaves a
very bad stretch of road on the
Platte bottom, both on the Cass atid
Sarpy sides and vhieh would be fix
ed tip in proper shape should the
new bridge be ordered.
The people of Cass county for sev
eral years have oaid state taxes for
bridges all over the state and it is
high time that they should be re
ceiving some benefit and it is not
alone this county, but Otoe, Nem
aha and Riehardon counties are also
affected by the. bridge that will give
i hem a direct route into Omaha.
DEATH OF LITTLE
FINGERSON CHILD
One Year Old Daughter of Lieutenant
and Wife Passed Away at Home
of the Grandparents.
From Thursday's Dally.
The friends in this city of the J.
H. Donnelly family were profound-
ly shocked this morning when the
message was received in this city an
nouncing the death at the Donnelly
home in Omaha of the little daughter
of Lieutenant and Mrs. George Fin
gerson. Mrs. Fingerson and little
child arrived just a few days ago
from their home at Fort Logan, Col
orado. The little one was taken only a
short time before its death with a
slight affliction of the throat and
lungs, which later ailment develop
ed into bronchial pneumonia, from
which the little one passed away
this morning.
Little Sally was one year old yes-
! terday and htr death comes as a
keen blow to the parents and grand
parents. Lieutenant Fingerson had
started to the Pacific coast with his
regiment and arrangements for the
i funeral will await word from him.
Mrs. Fiugtrson was formerly Miss
! Marie Donnelly.
To the bereaved family the deep
est" sympathy of the large circle of
friends "in this city will be extended.
RECEIVE ANNOUNCE
MENT OF WEDDING
From Friday's Daily.
Relatives in this city have receiv
ed announcement of the marriage of
Miss Inez May Summers of Malvern.
Iowa, to Mr. Ward H. Smith, of
Omaha, which occurred yesterday at
the home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Grant Summers, at Mal
vern. The young people will he at
home at Florence, Nebraska, after
June 15th. Mr. Smith is a brother
of Mi's. T. 13. Bates of this city.
SUMMER SCHOOL IS
NOW IN PROGRESS
Nice Class of Students Enrolled at
Local High School for Work
Under Supt. C. E. Pratt
From Thursday s Daily.
The summer school that was pro
posed some time ago for this city is
now under way in a very successful
manner and a large class has been
enrolled to take up the course se
lected for the season. The school
meets every morning from S lb 12
o'clock and every day excepting Sat
urday and Sunday. The interest
shown has been very pleasing and
Superintendent Pratt is anxious that
all who desire to take up the sum
mer school work notify him at once
so that they can get in on the first
classes.
In regard to the proposed night
school there has been no great de
mand shown for this feature and if
there is anyone who is engaged in
work at the shops and who desires to
take up studies at night, the city su
perintendent would be pleased to get
in touch with them at once and try
and arrange a suitable class.
SCHOOL BOUNDRIES
TO STAND AS MAPPED
State Supt. Matzen Decides There
will be No Changes Made in
Outlined Districts.
From Thursday's Daily.
The boundries of the proposed
consolidated school district of which
Mt. Pleasant precinct is a part, will
stand aa mapped according to the
decision handed down by Superinten
dent Matzen. The report of the find
ings on theTesult of the heading held
in this city has been sent to Miss
Alpha Petersen, county superinten
dent and in his written confirmation
of the district as outlined, Mr. Mat-
zen states that the boundries are
legal and were prepared in accor
dance with the state school la and
therefore will 'constitute the school
district. I1
The result of this decision will bet
of much interest throughout the
county and "especially in the western
portion where several of the districts
are planning on holding elections as
soon as the petitions can be prepar
ed in order to get the consolidation
proposition well under way.
MOREHEAD MAKES SPEECH
AT ALV0 ON WEDNESDAY
John II. Morehead came in on the
evening train Wednesday evening
and made a short visit with the L.
F. Langhorst family, taking supper
with them. After supper Mr. Iang-
horst and Mr.' Morehead drove
to.
Alvo where the latter made a speech,
Mr. Morehead is the democratic
nominee for governor. He made anjeott's Sons have just installed today
exceptionally good governor and the!
people are impressed with the faction the corner of the building at
that he will make a good governor
again. Elm wood Leader-Echo.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express to the neigh
bors and friends our deepest appre
ciation of the aid and sympathy giv
en us in our hour of sorrow and al
so for the beautiful floral remem
brances. Mrs. Albert Gaster and
family; Mrs. Anna Wilder.
MRS. MARY JOHN
SON LAID TO REST
Impressive Services Held This Morn
ing from the Late Home At
tended by Large Number
From Friday's Daily.
This morning at 11 o'clock at the
family home where the departed had
spent so many years of happines.
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surrounded ny tne lamny aim lout?
time friends, occurred the funeral
services of the late Mrs. Mary Jane
Johnson.
The home was filled wiih the old
friends and neighbors to share with
the members of the family the grief
that the passing of this estimable
lady had brought to them. A large
number of the members of the
Grand Army and of the Woman's
Kelief Corps were present to attend
the services.
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Rev. II. G. McClusky, of the First
Presbyterian church, spoke briefly
of the life of Mrs. Johnson and his
sermon was taken from John 17:13
and expressed the beautiful thought
of the blessed love of the Savior and
the redemption and salvation of
mankind.
During the service a quartet com-
posed of Messrs. G. L. Farley, H. G
McClusky, Mrs. Kdna Marshall-Eaton
and Miss Kstelle Baird sang very
sweetly two of the songs of faith,
"Lead Kindly Light." and "Nearer
My God to Thee."
The roins of the home were filled
with the beautiful floral remem
brances 'whose beauty and charm
spoke of the feeling of respect and
love in which the departed had been
held by these who had the pleasure
of knowing her. ,
At the conclusion of the services
at the home, the cortege wended its
way to Oak Hill cemetery, where the
body was laid to rest beside that of
he husband who had passed be
yond two years previous. The pall
bearers were the three sons. Jay,
Frank II. and Alge - Johnson, a
gTandson. Edgar Johnson, and I). C.
Morgan and Dr. C. A. Marshall, old
neighbors of the departed lady.
AN OLD RESIDENT HERE
From Friday's Daily.
The old time friend? or William
F. Waybright, who made his home
in this city for many years, will be
surprised and shocked to learn that
Mr. Waybright was a few days ago
detained at Newcastle, Pennslyvan
ia, by the authorities, as he appear
ed to be suffering from a breakdown
that had made him unable to fully
remember just who he was or where
he was going.
Mr. Waybright has been living at
Lincoln in recent years and has been
in the employ of the Burlington anl
a few days ago started for the old
home in Virginia for a visit and had
proceeded as far as Newcastle, when
he was placed in the care of the
authorities.
The family at Lincoln were noti
fied and made arrangements to care
for the unfortunate man. The wife
l at Lincoln stated that the husband
had not been feeling well and was
not in the best of health when he
left for the east.
ANOTHER NEW ELEC
TRIC SIGN INSTALLED
E. Wescott's Son Add to the Gen
eral Appearance of the Busi
ness Part of the City.
From Friday's Ually.
Another of the enterprising busi
ness houses of the city have come to
the front in adding to the metropoli
tan appearance of the main street of
the city
by the installation of a
j neat and modern electric sign
The
I old established firm of C. E. Wes-
the snappy new sign and it is placed
Fifth and Main streets so that, it
can be seen and read from any di -
rection. The sign is prepared by
the Federal sign company and in
stalled through the Nebraska Gas &
Electric company and will be a' wel
come addition to the city street.
The installation of the sign is
being completed this afternoon and
it is expected to have it illuminated
and ready for. business this evening.
EEPARIS WITH PEISOfiEK
EVorn Friday's Daity
This morning Sheriff C. D. Quinton
departed on the ar'.y Burlington
train fir Lincoln. t.:ki::g with him
Lloyd Mashburn. wl o is to take up
his residence in the large rtone
building at Laneu?t:-r owned by the
state, for a period of from one to
ten years. Mashburu is. the man
who was found gu;:'y of breaking
into the Drown
Greenwood and
and i'Mlfe; stores at
will !i,ivc plenty of
opportunity ot r j
'nn;; ht act.
NEGRO REPORTED AS
BEING ACTIVE AGAIN
Colored Man is Reported to Have
Ben in Vicinity of Cut South
of Depot Lar-t Night.
From Friday's
Ouce more
of color who
been reported
Dally,
the :.
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as pr."
y -tenons man
various time
ling over the
city, has come into tie limelight a:il
this time he is reported to have
been in the vicinity of the Burling
ton cut southeast of the depot.
Two ladies resi.lin;-. in the south-
(,aft p irt of the (ity rPpi,rU.(i a man
who in their hurried view they thot
was a negro had started to follow
them and who caus.-d ;hem a great
jdeal of fright.
. ..e alarm was spread in the down
town districts and a number of
young men visited .that locality in
the hopes of finding T.tr. Darkey, and
if they had it wou'd have been a
rather rough experience for him. to
say the least. So fi.r no trace has
'bee
found of the man and who he
was, or whether Lv. was really a
negro is a matter o; -peculation.
IS MAKING GOOD IN
SUNSHINE LEAGUE
Carl Stimson. One Time- Pitcher for
Red Sox. Carrying Off Honors
in Dakota State League
From Friday's Daily
The friends in this city of Carl
Stimson. one time twirler for the
local Hed Sox. will be surprised and
pleased to learn Unit Mr. Stimson is
now fine of the leading pitchers in
the Sunshine league, a state organi
sation of South Dako'a and in which
the towns of Platte. Avon. Lake An
des. Tripp, Tyndall. Geddes, Armour
and Wagner are represented by good
fast base ball organizations.
Stimson is at Platte and in the
opening game with Wagner on June
2d, his team won by the score of 4
to 2. stimson cinched the honors of
the day by striking out fifteen of
his opponents as well as making one
r.f the scores needed by his organi
zation. Stimson was ore of the best ball
players and pitchers appearing in
this city and during his service with
the Red Sox did some excellent
work that aided materially in the
I showing of his team. The first ap
, pearance of the lanky pitcher here
was several years ago on the occa
sion of the final game of the Cass
county base ball tournament when
the Manley team strongly reinforc
ed came here to play with Platts
mouth and on that occasion Stimson
held the visitors scoreless and did
not allow a hit although some of
the best amateur players of the state
were playing on the Manley team.
TO ENJOY OUTING
From Friday's Dally.
This morning J. E. Wiles and wife
and Mrs. Luke Wiles and daughter,
! Miss Margaurite. departed by
auto
for Aurora. Nebraska, where they
will attend the missionary convention
of the United Brethren church being
held in that city and will .from
there return to 'Milford to attend a
P. E. O. meeting or a few days and
from there will motor to Scotts,
bluft, where they will enjoy an out-
ling with relatives
and friends for
1 several days
Alva Long, of near Murray, was
in the city yesterday afternoon for a
few hours looking after some mat
ters of business.
James Stander, of Louisville, was
in the city today for a few hours at
tending to some matters of business
at the court Louse.
NEW HIGHWAY IS TO
PASS THRU ELMWOOD
Leader-Echo Tells of Meeting of
Delegates at Wahoo to Piomota
Northwestern Highway
From Saturday's Dailv
A big delegation was present
Wahoo on the :2Sh dav of Muv
at
to
talk over the road proposition to run
from Columbus to Falls City. Those
from this place were J. A. Capwell.
L. F. Langhorst. J. P. Cobb. H. A.
Williams. Virgil l ong. - K;T Penter
i:ia n and J. H.-Rogge.
It was decided that the road from
Columbus would go by way of Schuy
ler, Wahoo, Ashland. Klmwood on
south to Unadilla and Syracuse.
where it would hit the K. of T. road'
by way of Dunbar to Nebraska City
and on to Auburn and Falls City.
The name adopted was the North
western hiehwav, provided it doesn't
conflict with any other names such
as the Northwestern It. K.
This places Elmwod on two im
porTtint highways passing directly
through town.
It would be a wise idea now to see
thai proper sign reading.? for these
roads, are placed up along the way
leading in and out of town on these
highways. This should he attended
o without delay as it is the proper
thing and would not take a great
ileal of work if once it was com
menced. Elm wood Leader-Kcho.
A GRAND OLD IvIAN
Krom Frilv's Daily.
George W. Shrader. one of the
pioneer re?jde?ns or near Murray,
was in the citv.for a few hours to
day driVinr- up from his .home in
Miiipjny with his son, Homer, and
spent a few hours here with the
old friends. Mr. Shrader will be S4
on the 7th day of August and he is
still" as active and keen minded as
many a -man of less years. .
It i.s the delight of this splendid
old gentleman to get out each day
and work in the garden that he is
raising ayd in which he finds a re
laxation that does not permit him
to worry or fret over the ailments
and troubles that tome in old age.
He is residing with his children
and as they nearly all live in a short
radius he enjoys walks from t he dif
ferent homes as a part of his pro
gram of "keeping fit" and certainly
"Cucle George," as he is affection
ately known is bearing wvll the
weight of his years.
FLAG DAY TO BE '
OBSERVED BY ELKS
Omaha Lodge Has Completed Pro
gram for Big 'Event Sunday
at Hanscom Park.
From Saturday's. Daily.
The observance of Flag day. al
ways an important event in the an
nals of the Elks lodge is to be made
even more impressive than ever at
t,he observance planned- by Omaha
lodge No. 29 for Sunday afternoon,
June 13th, and which is to be held
at Hanscom park in the metropolis.
The local lodge Ikis received an
invitation to attend ami join in the
observance and a large number from
this city will join in the great pa
triotic event.
The observance this year in Om
aha is to be joined in by the Grand
I Army of the Republic, the Ameri
can Legion and other patriotic orga
nizations to'make the event one of
the greatest interest and lasting pa
triotic lessons ever given. M. P.
O'LJrieri of the Omaha Elks, is to
give a history 6f Flag day as he had
an important part in its adoption by
the Elks.
COURT HOUSE HAPPENINGS
From Friday's Dally.
Last evening Judge Allen J. Bee
son "was called on to officiate at one
of the weddings that mark the
mouth of June and in his usual
pleasing manner united Charles
Reed and Iva Brittain, both of Tabor,
Iowa, the ceremony being witnessed
by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cotner.
This morning a license was issued
to Torrance B. Smith, of Elmwood,
and Miss Anna M. Manhart, of Otoe
county. These young folks will be
married at Elmwod on next. Tues
day. In the case of the State of Ne
braska, ex rel the village of Louis
ville vs. C. E. Norton, the clerk of
the district court received the set
tlement of the case from the' attor
ney for the defendant. The case
was tried in the justice court of
Louisville and the defendant fined
$10 and costs and later appealed
the case to the district court where
the judgment of the lower court was
confirmed. The defendant had de
sired to have the case appealed to
the supreme court, but later decided
to abandon the matter and settle
with the law for his failure to se
cure a license to sell goods in the
village of Louisville, which was the
starting point of the controversy.
FUNERAL OF LITTLE
CHILD HELD TODAY
Sally, the Little Daughter of Lieut,
and Mrs. Geo. Eingarsen. Laid
to Rest in Omaha.
This morning at 10:30 at Trinity
cathedral in Omaha occurred the
funeral services of little Sally Fin
garsen, the infant daughter of Lieu
tenant and Mrs. George Fingarsen.
A large number of the friends of the
family from Plattsmouth were pres
ent to attend the services and to ex
press their grief at the sorrow that
has come to the parents and to the
grandparents of the little one, Mr.
and Mrs. J. II. Donnelly.
Dean J. A. Tancock, of. Trinity
cathedral, assisted by Father W. S.
Leete of St. Luke's church of this
city, had charge of the services and
the beautiful burial service of the
Episcopal ehnrch was used.
The death of this bright little
child has brought to the family a
deep and lasting fgrief and dimmed
the sunshine of the home where the
little one has been so loved and cher
ished during the brief space of her
lifetime. Little Sally was born in
Omaha on June 11, 1919, and soon
after her birth was taken to Fort
Logan. Colorado, where the father,
Lieutenant George Fingarsen was
stationed with his regiment.
During the winter Mrs. Fingarsen
with littleSally fpent a short time
here at the home of Mr. and. Mrs. J.
II. Donnelly, parents of Mrs. Fingar
sen and later returned to the west.
Last Sunday Mrs. Fingarsen and lit
tle daughter came from Colorado to
Omaha to visit for a time and a few
days later the little" one was stricken
with bronchial pneumonia and died
on Thursday morning.
MARRIED AT COURT HOUSE
From Friday's Dally.
Last evening at the office of Coun
ty Judge Allen J. Beeson occurred
the marriage of AValter Carson, of
Emporia, Kansas, and Miss Ruth I.
Compton, of Weeping Water. The
ceremony was witnessed by Mr. and
Mrs. Everett Wiles of Weeping Wat
er, who had accompanied the bridal
couple to this 'city.
Carter Albin, of Union, wasin the
city today for a few hours attending
to some matters at the court house.
The First National Bank
' Plattsmouth, Nebraska
"The Bank Where You Feel at Home
GREENWOOD
ROBBERS NAB
BED BY POLICE
OMAHA SLEUTHS ROUND UP THE
TWO MEN IT IS ALLEGED. .
TURNED THE TRICK.
MEN BROUGHT TO THIS CITY
Yesterday by Sheriff Quinto One,
Lloyd Mashburn. Sentenced by
Judge Eegley Today.
From Thursday' Pally.
This morning in district court, he
fore Judge Pegley. Lloyd Mashburn,
of Omaha, was arraigned charged
with having been implicated in the
robbery of the Cal fee and Drown
stores at Greenwood on last Friday
night and on hearing the facts in
the case the prisoner was sentenced
to from one to ten ye.irs in the peni
tentiary. Mashburn and Ernest Vamlerhoff,
who gave his home at Stanley. Wis
consin, were arrested by the police
of Omaha on Tuesday after an inves
tigation of their action, charged with
having pulled o:T a robbery several
days auo at Milford ami also for the
Greenwood robbery. The two men
were brought to Plattsmouth y st r
day by Sheriff Quinton and lodged in
jail pending the filing of a complaint
by the county attorney and this
morning Mashburn drew his sen
tence for his purt in the Greenwood
affair.
-T2n-Oniiiha police stato that the
two men acknowledged their part in
the Milford robbery as well as the
one at Grtenwood and a part of the
loot turned over by them was given
to Sheriff Richmond of Seward coun
ty as belonging to the stock of good
raided at Milford while E. G. Drown
of Greenwood secured a part of th'
goods taken from his store.
The two men had tra-ve'ed thru
from Milford in a car that was thot
to have been stolen and action on
this will be taken up later. Vander
hof is still at the Cass county jail
and it is expected that a request
for his person on other chart's will
be made.
The arrest of the men seems to
dispose of the theory that the rob
bery was the work of a gang of yegps
and the prompt work of the Omaha
police in getting the men rounded up
will prevent them from carrying on
any more of their raids for some
time at least
Mrs. W. T. Scotten was a passen
ger this morning on the early l'ur
lington train for Omaha to visit in
that city at the home of her daugh
ter. Mrs. T. L. Murphy and family.
Mrs. Henry Herold and sisters.
Misses Mia and Barbara Gering, were
passengers this morning for Omaha,
where they will attend the funeral
of little Sally Fingarson. granddaugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Donhelly.
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