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vol. xxxvn.
PLATTSHOUTH, HXBBASEA. THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1920.
NO. 11
SOLDIERS IN
STREET MIX-UP
LAST NIGHT
NEAR RIOT FOLLOWS FIGHT OF
TWO SOLDIERS WITH CIVIL
IAN AND POLICE.
MEN TURNED OVER TO MILITARY
Sheriff Quinton Escorts the Trouble
Makers to County Bastile
Taken to Camp Today.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Last night a very exciting mix-up
occurred at the corner of Fourth and
Main streets when two soldiers from
the rifle range decidedly under the
influence of intoxicants had a round
up with Charles Huffington and lat
er with the police and Sheriff Quin
ttin, which resulted in their being
lodged in jail over night and taken
back to their organization this
morning to face charges punishable
by court martial.
Karlier in the evening Chief of
Police Mnspeaker and Officer Mc
Ilride had warned the two soldiers
that they had better leave for camp
as they were not in the best of shape
owing to an over accumulation of
intoxicants of some description and
the men had proceeded down the
street, apparently deciding to heed
the advice of the officers and to re
turn to the range. Shortly after
this .Mr. RutTington was compelled
to come down town to make a tele
phone call for a doctor for his fam
ily and used the phone in the sofj
drink establishment of Edward Do
na.1 and completing his business,
walked out and when just outside
was stopped by the soldiers who 'pro
ceeded to start an argument and at
tempted to assault Mr. Buffington.
who had been entirely blameless of
even passing words with the men.
After this episode of the story Mr.
Huffington continued on up Main
street and informed Chief of Police
Ma?speaker of the matter and he
hastened to the scene and told the
men that they would have to go to
jail. This started a lively mix-up
and while the chief was engaged in
handling one of the men. another
very burly soldier proceeded to jump
on his back and the chief and his
assailant fell to the walk. Officer
Trout whw had arrived on the scene
assisted in getting the man under
partial control and Sheriff QuirUon,
who had taken one of the men to
Jail, returned and proceeded to help
subdue the unruly member of the
army who was full of fight and made
several passes at the sheriff as he!of
was being taken to the county jail
by Sheriff Quinton and the police,
and by this time two of the officers.0'
stationed at the range arrived and
attempted to quiet the two soldiers.
but the men refused to accompany
their officers back to the range and
were accordingly lodged in the jail.
This .morning Captain Cody, com
mander of the company of which the
two men are members came down
and secured them, taking them back
to their company, where they will
.be arraigned before the military
authorities for their being drunk
and also for assaulting an officer of
the law and refusal to obey the or
der of their officers to return to
camp.
It was stated that one of the men
had just been sent here from Leav
enworth where he has been at the
disciplinary barracks and this mem
bt r of the party was the one causing
the greater part of the trouble as
the other soldier did not resist the
officers in his arrest.
The warlike member of the party
was given a good handling by Sheriff
Quinton that he will not soon forget
in his struggles to escape being plac
td in Jail as the sheriff had him sub
dued by the time he was locked in
the cell room. , .
The affair was very regrettable as
the soldiers from the range have all
been very gentlemanly during their
stay in our midst and have been fre
quent visitors to the city and the
mix-up is regretted very much uot
only by the civil authorities but by
the officers and the men stationed at
the range who have to bear the
burden of this outbreak.
GOES TO PLEASANT MISSION
From Tuesday's Daily.
- This morning Mrs. Charles Mc
Guire departed for Osmond, Nebr.,
where she goes to visit with a fine
little granddaughter that arrived on
Thursday at the home of Mr. ' and
Mrs. William Becker, near that place.
Mrs. Becker was formerly Miss Mary
McGuire of this city, and the many
friends here will join the happy par
ents and grandparents In wishing the
little lad j' a long and happy career.
Grandpa McGuire Is also contemplat
ing a visit to Osmond In the near
future to visit the Tittle lady.
PLATTSMOUTH NIGHT
AT THE AK-SAR-BEN
"Samson' ' Has Set Aside Monday
Night, August 9th, as the Date for
Visitors From This City
From Tuesday's Dali.
"Samson" sublime ruler . of the
land of Quivera, has set aside Mon
day evening, August 9th, as the date
when his subjects from the province
of Plattsmouth may visit the royal
den in masse and be received with
all the frovolity and pleasure that has
long distinguished the yearly gather
ings of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben.
Arrangements are now under way
to secure the services of a special
train to leave this city on the even
ing of the 9th and which will con
vey and bring back the visitors to
the Ak-Sar-Ben den.
This show this year at the den is
one of the most successful that has
been staged for a number of years
and is full of the usual pep and snap
of the dramatic productions qf the
knights and details the experiences
of a trip to the moon, where the
man in the moon has the same trou
bles as we of the earth with profi
teers, prohibition, taxes, strikes and
hijackers and it is truly "some
show." Incidently the initiation cer
emonies have left nothing out in the
way of enjoyment.
VISITING OLD HOME
From Tuesday's Dally.
Mike Whelan. of this city. Is en
Joying, a visit with his brother, M.
C. Whelan, of Kansas City, who is
here for a short visit in the old home
where he spent a number of years
of his youth. Mr. Whelan will be
remembered by the older residents
of the city as he resided here in the
early eighties and was well known
to a large circle of friends, the great
er part of whom have passed on or
moved to other localities. Mr. Whelan
was engaged In surveying and rail
road work here and was a member
of the party leaving this city in the
year 1880 to survey the western part
the 8tate- He has met a number
whom he knew in the years gone
by during his stay and the renewal
old acquaintances has been very
P,rawni lo " cuucwiieu.
AGENTS PULL ANOTHER RAID
From Tuesday's Dally.
State agents assisted by Chief of
Police Pilger of Norfolk raided the
Herman Wittenburg farm, three and
one-half miles east of Norfolk Satur
day and kicked from the kettles and
the kegs one hundred gallons of
mash. This whisky making sub
stance was ripe and prime for con
version into fifteen gallons of the
home distilled fluid. The market
value being $14 a quart or $840.
Wittenburg and Connie Hans were
arrested. They were taken to Stan
ton and fined $100 each. The offi
cers confiscated a high grade coil
still. Rumor bad reached head
quarters of the state law enforce
ment division of moonshine activities
between Norfolk and Stanton. Af
ter considerable detective work the
state agents who were put on the
trail, landed at the Wittenburg farm.
The main ingredients used by this
Nebraska moonshiner were rhubarb,
peaches, raisins and sugar.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to take this method of
expressing our thanks to the friends
who so kindly assisted us in the sick
ness and death of our beloved hus
band nad father.
Mrs. J. R. Vallery and family.
Fine line of stationery and . cor
respondence paper at the Journal
THE REGULAR
GRIND OF CITY
LEGISLATORS
COUNCIL ADOPTS REPORT OF P0
LICE DEPARTMENT FOR AN
EXTRA NIGHT COP
GRANT LEGION CEMETERY PLOT
By Unanimous Vote City Council
Approves Transfer of Lots for
Consideration of $1.
rm Tuesday's Dally
The city council last evening held
a double headed session, the first
half of which was devoted to the
sitting as a board of equalization for
the work in the curb and gutter dis
tricts and at which all of the coun
cilmen excepting McCarthy were
present.
At the regular session all of the
members were present and the busi
ness of the legislative body at once
taken up by the members and dis
posed of with rapidity.
In the matter of the petition of
Herbert Sherwood for the purchase
of a lot in the old cemetery and of
which there was no clear record in
the office of the city clerk, it was
decided to sell the lot to Mr. Sher
wood with the understanding that
he assume any liability that might
arise from the lot having been dis
posed of in the past to a previous
purchaser.
The lighting committee through
Chairman Iverson reported out the
matter of the petition of a number of
the merchants in regard to the plac
ing of extra lights in the alleys and
tated that It would require at least
three lights to a block and this ex
pense was too much to be undertaken
at this time. The report of the com
mittee was adopted by the unani
mous vote of the city legislators.
Chairman Howe of the police com
mittee gave the report of his com
mittee on the matter of an addition
al member of the police force as re
quested by the business men of the
city and recommended that the pe
tition be granted and an additional
man employed at a salary of $100
per month of which not less than $50
was to be contributed by the mer
chants. This matter brought out
some discussion. Mayor Schneider
stating that the city had made their
estimate for the forthcoming year
and which gave only $2,400 for the
police funds. Just sufficient to pay
the two police already employed by
the city. Councilman Ptacek sug
gested that the time of the police be
divided so that one member of .the
present force go on duty at noon in
stead of in the morning as at pres
ent and which would assist in caring
for the situation. On the vote to
adopt the report of the committee it
was carried by a vote of seven to
three, Iverson, McCarthy, Lindeman,
Ptacek, Howe, Brittain and Vroman
voting for and Mason, Schulhof and
Maurer against. Mayor Schneider
stated that he would await the next
meeting of the council before giving
his final approval of the matter.
The report of the engineers for
the city, Bruce & Group on the work
on curb and gutter districts 15 to
19, was read and listed the work as
complete and according to the plans
and specifications. On the adoption
of the report the final payments to
the contractor, Bert Coleman, of $2.-
837.77 and $364.69 to the engineers
was ordered.
The bill of Mr. Coleman for $752.
21 for sidewalk construction was also
ordered by the council.
Councilman Vroman, chairman of
the cemetery committee brought up
the matter of the oemetery lots asked
for by the American Legion and
urged that the nine lots originally
granted be transferred to the Legion
as a memorial plot where some suit
able monument could be erected and
that the transfer be made legal by
the paymeut of $1 by the Legion for
the lots.' This motion was seconded
by Councilman Schulhof. Mayor H.
A.. Schneider desired to know wheth
er or not the plot was intended for
burial purposes and also thought
that only the exact number of lots
needed should be granted to the
Legion. On motion of Mason the
motion of Councilman Vroman was
amended so that the plot will be
I omenileil an that tllP Tilnt will nrU
used for burial purpose by the Le
gion. Mr. Mauer thought .that if
the lots were not improved they
should revert back to the city after
a certain length of lime. Council-
man Howe was of the opinion that
the lots asked for were not excessive
and only necessary for the various
ceremonies that might be held there
and this viewpoint wa.s also taken by
councilman roinau. uii mc nnai rrom the hnie in which the depart
submission of the proposition all of L.i i1a(1 SI,en. so manv VP:irs lf hanni-
the councilmen Joined in voting to
transfer the lots to the Legion.
Mayor Schneider stated that the
committee and himself and Mr. J. F.
Gorder, the agent of the fire truck
selected by the city had visited the
offices of the company in Omaha and
had closed, the contract tor the pur
chase of the truck and equipment
and the only additional cost had been
that of a sirene whistle. The truck
had advanced some $:'00 from the
price quoted the city but after some
strong representation the company
had been held to their original fig
ures and the deal closed, the truck
and equipment to be 'delivered with
in ninety days.
The mayor also advised the coun
cil that the matter of refunding some
$96,000 of the city bonds would be
in their hands before many months
as these bonds would fall due on
January 1, 1921, and that it would
be necessary to have the funds on
hand at that time. He also stated
that the deal made last year with
the First Trust Co., of Omaha, had
been very satisfactory but that this
year they were demanding more re
turns for carrying through this one.
asking $1,000 for the expense of
making the deal with the New York
interests and also asking that they.
be given first right at a private sale
of the bonds and in case the bonds
were offered to the highest bidder to
have the flrs.t privileged buying the
bonds at the same figure as that of
the highest bidder. Mayor Schneider
stated that he would take the matter
up further and endeavor to secure
more favorable figure if possible.
After the discussion of a number
of matters of street work the city
council adjourned. The monthly bills
granted by the finance committee and
approved by the council were as fol
lows, to-wit:
Claims Allowed
John Wynn, street work $ 42.75
James Wynn. street work.
man and team 103.50
Anton Nitka, same 103.40
Mike Lutz, street commis
sioner 2.10
John Zitka. street cleaning 51.30
John Cechal, street work 4.50
Walter Gouchenour, street
work S8.20
D. B. Ebersole. repairs 4.80
William Hassler, repairs 2.50
C. Boetel, burying five dogs 3.25
Ralph Barthold, special po
lice : : 14.00
Frank Dickson, street work 35.10
PLATTSMOUTH YOUNG
MAN WEDS IN OMAHA
Miss Vera Rebstock, of Los Angeles.
and Harry T. Short of This
City Married Saturday.
From Tuesday's Dally.
A romance covering the time of
service of the groom on the Pacific
coast as a member of the army, cul
minated in Omaha on Saturday when
Harry T. Short of this city and Miss
Vera Rebstock of Los Angeles. Cali
fornia, were united in marriage.
The friendship of the young peo
ple commencing while Mr. Short was
stationed on the coast has gradually
ripened into a deeper affection that
was culminated in the very quiet
wedding at Omaha, the bride coming
from her western home to join her
husband in the Omaha metropolis.
The wedding was a very simple one.
the service being performed by Jus
tice Collins. Following the wedding,
the young people returned to this
city where they will make their home
for the present at least.
The bride is a very charming and
accomplished lady and the groom is
busy receiving the congratulations
of the many friends on securing so
charming a helpmate. The groom
is a son of. Mr. and Mrs. James H.
Short of this city and has since his
return from the army in the summer
of 1919 been in the employ of the
L. C. Sharp company, in this city, as
a machinist and is a young man very
highly esteemed by those who have
the privilege of knowing him.
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FUNERAL OF JACOB R.
VALLERY SATURDAY
pioneer of Casg Count and Qne of
titii,: d;j t:a
vv tannics i xvcsiucxiia i.aiu iu
Rest at Eight Mile Grove
Prom Monday's Dally.
On Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock
ness with his loved ones, was held
the funeral services of Jacob R. Val
lery. The services were beautiful
and impressive, the wishes of the
father and husband for simplicity fn
the last rites of earth being carried
out in the service.
Rev. A. V. Hunter, pastor of the
First Methodist church of this city
was in charge of the service and his
brief sermon brought to the bereav
ed family and the host of friends a
sense of comfort in their hour of
parting with the one they had held
so dear, and to those left behind the
pastor held the vision of the rest and
calm of the true Christian's reward
at the side of the Master and the
bright dawn that has shone on the
husband, father and friend who has
crossed the river of eternity to gain
that reward which he has so well
earned in the long years of his life
on earth.
During the services a quartet com
posed of Mrs. J. W. Holmes, Miss
Alariel Streight. Messrs. C. K. Pratt
and Frank A. Cloidt, sang two of the
favorite hymns of the departed,
"Asleep in Jesus." and "Abide With
Me." Mrs. J. M. Roberts presiding
at the piano.
At the conclusion of the services
at the home the body was borne to
the Eight Mile Grove cemetery and
tenderly laid to rest in the family
j burial pot Tne pan i,earers were
.selected from the old friends of many
years standing, being George E. Dov
:y, IL M. Soennichsen. W. F. Gillis
pie. William Schmidtmann, George
W. Snyder. Addison Kiser. William U.
Wheeler and George W. Rhoden.
The funeral services were very
largely attended, the old friends from
all over Cass county gathering to
pay their tribute of love and affection
to the good man who has been taken
from them and the cortege was one
of the largest in this portion of the
county in a number of years.
FINAL WEEK OF CIRCUS
From Monday's Dallv.
Today is the tenth day of Bargains
Circus and marks the opening of the
final week of this combined commun
ity arouser and sales event. A large
amount of entertainment of various
kinds has been on the boards dur
ing the past nine days and more is
promised for the wind-up week. A
big feature of the event has been the
daring flights of Lieut. Nielson, an
expert aircraft man who handles Ms
plane in better manner than seventy
per cent of the auto drivers handle
their cars. It is worth while to see
Mr. Nielson make a landing at the
flying field, so carefully is it done bv
this noted pilot, that passengers feel
no jolting as the. heavy plane retu::..s
to Mother Earth after a soar in the
clouds.
VISITS AT OLD HOME
Prom Monday's Dally.
William Hermann of Sandusky,
Ohio, a former Plattsmouth 'man, has
been in the city for a short visit at
the home of his sisters, Mrs. Joseph
Warga and'Mrs. Fr.ed Ohm. This is
the first visit of Mr. Hermann back
to the old home in a long period of
years and the occasion is one much
enjoyed by the members of the fam
ily. Mr. Herman1 ' departed this
morning for Boise",' Idaho, where he
expects to visit for some time and
through the great Pacific Northwest.
PIANO WILL BE RAFFLED
From Tuesday's Dally.
The residents of this city will
hare the opportunity of securing a
fine $600 player piano at a very
cheap price, as the American Legion
are to. offer a fine new up-to-date
player piano, with seat , and thirty
six rolls to the one holding-the
lucky number at the big dance plat
form Saturday evening. The piano
is on exhibition at the store of J. F..
Warga -and is a fine piece of work
manship and with the chance of e
curing it for only $1. - -
MARRIED IN CALIFORNIA
From Monday's Dally.
The announcement js made at Lin
coln of the marriage of Miss Natalie
Spencer and Mr. L. Irving Meisinger
which occurred on July 12, at San
Rernardina, California. Mr. Mei
singer was very prominent in uni
versity circles at the Lincoln capital
and is a member of one of the most
prominent families of Cass county.
although his parents have resided at
Lincoln for a number of years. The
newly weds will make their home at
147 Ashland avenue, Oakland Park,
California, in the future.
RETURNS FROM TRIP
TO WESTERN NEBR.
County Clerk George R. Sayles, Wife
and Little Son Return Home
From Pleasant Visit.
From Monday's Dally.
County Clerk George R. Sayles.
wife and son, George, Jr., returned
home Saturday evening fnyn a visit
in the western part of the state at
the home of Hr. and Mrs. Major Hall.
Jr., near Madrid.
Tne visit was a very pleasant one
and Mr. and . Mrs. Sayles enjoyed
every minute of the stay at the home
of their daughter and in viewing
the sights of that portion of our
great commonwealth. Mr. Sayle3
states that the crop conditions in
that portion of the tate are of the
very best and the wheat, oats and
rye are showing heavy yields and the
corn is in the best shape for years,
being of good size and a heavy stand
and an excellent color and with the
present favorable conditions prom
ises a great crop.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall are located on
the ranch of T. E. Parmele and this
is one of the most modern and well
equipped ranches in the state, hav
ing everything that could possihly
be desired in the way of improve
ments. The ranch house is equipped
with water from their own plant,
electric lights and heating plant and
situated in a very beautiful spot on
the large 5.000 acre ranch.
On the return trip. Mr. and Mrs.
Sayles left the ranch Saturday morn
ing at 4 o'clock and drove to Ogallala.
a distance of twenty-three miles.
where they caught the, Union Pacific
train which brought them to Omaha
in time to catch the 9 o'clock train
over the Burlington for home.
CALLED BY SERIOUS ILLNESS.
Finn Tuesday's Daily.
This morning Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Sporer, of near Murray, depart
ed for Valparaiso, Nebraska, where
they were called by a message an
nouncing the serious illness of a
brother of Mr. Sporer, and whose re
covery was not expected. The mes
sage was very urgent and Mr. and
Mrs. Sporer motored to Union where
they caught the early Missouri Pa
cific for Lincoln and from where
they can secure connections for Val
paraiso. NOTICE
Money to loan on town or country
property at seven per cent. Address
box 287, Plattsmouth. w&d-6t.
Service
The First National Bank
THE BANK WHERE ,VPU ggt- AT HOME
PLATTSMOUTH EC NEBRASKA.
BRIGHT LIGHTS
ON CARS MEN
ACE TO OTHERS
ALL SECTIONS OF COUNTRY BE
ING AROUSED BY TRAGEDIES
' DUE TO BRILLIANCY
MAKES. ROADWAY BLINDING
And Eiivers of Other Cars in Path
of Rays Are Helpless to Prop
erly Guide Machines.
From Mondav's Dally.
Throughout the state a general
cry has arisen against the bright
lights which are used on a great
many automobiles and in both Oma
ha and Fremont bad wrecks that
have resulted in death have occur
red where the drivers of aulos hae
been blinded by the bright rays from
the lights of approaching cars and
have plunged their machines to de
struction.
This is u matter that is of uni
versal concern as the automobile has
largely become the chief means of
travel in cities and country i'like
and on the highway there is a men
ace to every auto driver in tha blind
ing lights tha.t are found on many
machines and which the owners use
in defiance of all rules of the road
and in defiance of the law.
The lights if properly used would
not be as serious a menace as they
have grown to be in the hands of
reckles and incompetent driver,
aiid it is only good fortune that some
tragedy has not occurred on th!
roads in Cass county since the open-
ng of the auto feason.
A great many of the drivers of
cars have lights so arranged that
their rays do not. blind the yes of
another driver approaching them
and others apply their dimmers when
coming to a passing with another
car, but there are those who have
;ot provided themselves with the
regulation lights and. who disregard
the rights of their fellow travelers
on the highway, coming at a high
rate of speed and with their lights
turned on to their fullest extent and
it is to such as these that the many
Iserious accidents can be laid in this
and neighboring states.
As it has been said we have been
fortunate in regard to accidents of
this kind aud all precaution to check
the danger before any accidents do
occur should be made.
SECURES MARRIAGE LICENSE
From Monday's Dally.
License to wed was issued in the
county court to William Hill and
Miss Frances Paulsen of Nebraska
City and Frank H. Peake and Miss
Vera Reed of Omaha. Mr. Peake and
Miss Reed were married by Justice
M. Archer at this rooms in the city
hall Saturday afternoon. ,
Advertising is the most effective
method of "drumming up" trade.
for Business Lien!
Merchants in all lines of business
are invited to use the services of this
bank .Every facility consistent with
good, commercial banking is placed at
your disposal.
Demands of our merchant patrons
vary widely but all are receiving prompt
and satisfactory service. Our increas
ing patronage from the business houses
of Plattsmouth proves this. May we
not serve you, also?