i:rbr?.EI, Sl'e Histori cal So::etj 1 mniout mnu 4 VOL. NO. xxxvn PLATTSM OUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1921. NO. 102 Platte 0 ROPER WINS DECISION OVER SCHMADER PROVES SUPERIOR TO OPPONENT IN TEN ROUND EATTLE IN OMAHA YESTERDAY. Frm Tufsday's lally. The greater part of the male popu lation of P'lattsmouth. as well as the vicinity of Louisville, were in Omaha yesterday to witness the boxing ex hibition between Captain P.ob Roper, army champion ami Andy Schmader. of Louisville, the champion of the navy. Ami they were not disappoint ed in the excellent card furnished by the Omaha Legion post, which was as good as any dished out to Nebras ka tight fans in the past twenty years. In every buit from tlie first preliminary to the main event, the contestants were evenly matched and put up a pood exhibit iuii of the manly sport. Much credit for this is due Jake Isaacson. Legion athletic director. w l. will give the fans some real s:"es under the new state box ine law which takes effect the latter rart of this month. Praise is also due Is;iac:.i.n for refusine to let thej crowd "move up" as has frown to be the cu.-toin at Omaha fmhts. When man pays his god m.iiiey for a seat.' he is eiitiiKd to it. and no fellow who payi; $1 central admission is entitled! to the one beside him. even thought it may ! unc-upied. Our hat s on to Jake Isaacson. Rut getting back to the fieht. the main event w as largely in favor of i the army man. although Andy show ed much improvement over his pre-! vious encounters and few men could ! have stood the punishment that was, meted out by Koper to the Cass conn- . ty lad. but Sihmader. although at a! disadvantage, remained until the Cb)-e. j While losinrr the decision on the' fight, the show in? made by Andy wasj most credible and it was simply aj case of being outclassed by his op ponent. In speaking of the bout, the World Herald has the following comment: Army Man Superior "Andy Schmader has been waiting: for a lour, time to fight a real heavy weight and yesterday he got his chance when be faced Captain Rob K'.per ai the city auditorium. So long has Andy been waiting that lie was unprepared for a man of Rop er's calibre and as a result took a terrific beating at the hands of the Chicago army man. who won the referee's decision at the end of the ten-round slaughter. "Schmader was i.n match for Rop-, er. Schmader was never in a posi tion to give the fi.onu fans a hope that he might win. It was Roper's fight from the end of the first round ami the Chicago fighter gave Oma-1 bans a nice exhibition of rintr work at tlie expense of sdi ma ;I er. who must be giver credit for the heal ing he took throughout the ten rounds. I "The .tne surprising feature of the! match was that Roper did not put J home a knock out. lie hit Andy so. swiftly and freely each round that) it was impossible to keep count of them. Roper wasted few punches! and found Schniader's defense so poor that ho hit with all the liberty possible. "Schniader's poor defense was the cause of bis defeat. He was unable to w ard off but a half dozen blows during the fitht. Punch after punch Roper rained to Schniader's face and, stomach in (juiek rotation and with-J out opposition. At the end of the mill SchmadT's stomach looked like a piece of chewed meat while his face had several bad cuts coming from which blood was Schniader's left eye fore the fight was freely. I was ciose ,1 i,e- ' half ended and over the left he had open cuts eve and on the right received when he cheek which he stopped terrific lefts straight from f houlder. the captain's Schmader Was Game "Schmader nevertheless was game and fought a losing uphill fight from the first. Kt w other fighters would have stood on their feet before the barrage of blows that Roper sent to him. Round after round he was los ing ground but he stood toe to toe with the army man until the final two rounds when he began to hang on to Roper. "Recent fights of Schmader have given the Louisville boy little op portunity to extend himself or open himself to punishment. He has been winning all of his fights by knock outs in the early rounds, being on the of;ensie at all times and never forced to offer defense. His defeat does not leave him in the 'has been' class, but with lots of lessons on de fense and faster foot work he will be ready for Roper again. "Roper is one of the fastest heavy weights ever appearing in a local ring. From the first go?j ho was on the offensive and jut as fresh at the end of the program as be was after the first round. He was in perfect physical condition and re quired no assistance in his corner between rounds. His trainer, Ren Smith, just wiped his body with a towel and Roper waited until the bell called him in again. "Roper used both right x and left hands with equal effectiveness. His lefts straight from the shoulder were evil ones for Schmader to take while his right and left swings to Schmad j er's stomach and ribs almost ren dered the Louisville boy helpless. Schmader lauded but twoood blows on Roper during the fight. Bob's de fence was too clever for the Louis ville boy and his blovs were easily warded off. I "The decision was popular and Roper won the whole crowd to him . before the fight was over. Manv Omahans expressed their desire to see him in action here again soon. Roper was entertained at a dance at the Deitz club last night follow ing the fight. He leaves for St. Louis today with his manager, train er and sparring partners where he .will meet Martin Durke of New Orleans next week. Hammer Wins Bout j "The semi-windup between Ever ' Hammer, of Chicago and Arlos Fan ning was equally good. Hammer won the decision over the younger Kan i sus Cityan after ten rounds of ter rific fighting on the parts of both men. The decision was popular anJ , well earned. Roth fought 'in' throughout the mill, though Fanning , tried to draw the Chicago man out for some open fighting. Fanning took the worst punishment from Hammer's body and uppercuts but put up a game fight and stood ready I to exchange blows when Ihe final bell ; was sounded. t "Turk Logan won the city light weight championship by defeating Happy Maloiie of the stout h side in all of the six rounds. "Young Bruno knocked out Tommy Vaughn in the first round of a sched uled iix round mill. "The refereeing of Curley I'lrich of St. Paul was most popular with the big crowd. "The Douglas county post of the American Legion is to be ci edited for th" program which was slaved under its auspices. It was free from setup", and stalling, with plenty of action from the first to the last. Kver thing went along in a hormon- lous way and all received their money's worth. "Tlie Legion will clear about ?l.."Mi on the fiizht which will be used for its employment fund and helping needy Legion men." VERY QUIET WEDDING HELD THIS MORNING Miss Marie 0'Donn.ell. of Omaha, and Peter Gradoville of Platts mouth are Married. From Tuesday's ralty. A very simple wedding that unit ed the lives of Miss Marie O'Hnnnell. of Omaha, and Mr. Peter Gradoville. of this city. was celebrated this morning at 11 o'clock at the office of Judge M. Archer, in the city hall. The wedding was very quiet, the bridal couple being accompanied by (leorge Krivanek and Thomas J. Skoda, who witnessed the ceremony. Following the wedding the bridal party were entertained at luncheon at the home of the parents of the groom. Mr. and Mrs. John Gradoville and at which the immediate family were in attendance. The newly weds departed this af ternoon on a honeymoon trip to the west, including Denver and other points, and on their return will be at home to their many friends in this city. The groom is well known here, he having been prominently identified with the musical circles of the city and is also a former service man, having been a soldier in the 127th field artillery during Ihe world war and has rii te his return home been employed in the Burlington shops. A voting man of the highest standing and integrity he has a host of warm triencis who will join in wishing the happiness in the world n im all in his good fortune in securing the charming helpmate who will share life's journey with him in the future. The bride is a sister of William O'Donnell of this city. VISITS THE OLD HOME Krm Tuesday's rally. Yesterday two former Plattsmouth residents. Frank M. and Bert Sher man, were in the city for the day j looking over the scenes where they 'had spent their boyhood and renew j ing acquaintances with the older res idents with whom they were well acquainted. These, two young men lare sons of the late C. ,V. Sherman. founder of the Plaltsmouth Journal and it has been twenty years since last they had visited the city, and be ing at Glen w ood where they are hav ing a monument placed at the grave of their mother they decided to drop over to the old home. They missed many of the once familiar faces among the old residents who have gone on before and also much pleased with the many improvements which have been made in the old town since the days of their residence here. Both of the young men are still in terested in the newspaper work. Berr being with a paper at Lancaster. Wisconsin, while Frank is at Chica go w here he has interests in the new; -paper game. FOR SALE Two high grade Red Polled bull , for sale. C. C. Barnard. Mynard. j Neb., telephone 4022. NARROW ESCAPE AS GAR RUNS INTO TRAIN Buick Roadster of Ray Frans, of Union. Demolished on Crossing North of Nebraska City. Last Friday afternoon while Ray Frans, mayor of Union, accompanied by Fred P.orne of that ula?e and his aunt, Mrs. Elbert Queen, of Platts- mouth were returning from Nebras ! ka City in Mr. Frans' Buick roadster. they met with, a miraculous escape from death w lien their car collided with a train on the Missouri Pacific a short distance north of Nebraska City. As they neared the crossing they. noticed on the opposite side of thej track a load of hay. Mr. Frans look ed at the signal which showed clear track and made up his mind the driver of the load of hay was wait-, ijig for him lo cross. The occupants kept their eyes on the track, and' not until they had gotten to within a short distance of the crossing did t lit observe a thin cloud of smoke coming from the cut at their right. Mr. Frans immediately turned the car up the bank at the side of tlie road. which it partially mounted, veeiiug its course forward over the tdge ami down Ihe slope to the side of the track, just as the locomotive and one car had passed. Three remaining cars struck the auto, the first tearing away the hood over the engine, the next catching the left light and the third taking;! the left front wheel. j Mr. Borne received some bruises? about the head when he was thrown against the bows supporting the top, Mr. Frans and his aunt. Mrs. Queen,' were badly shaken up. but not ser-1 iouslv injured. The car was badly demolished, but the occupants cor. sider it most lucky they escaped with but such slight injuries in the of probable death. face YOUNG PEOPLE WED IN OMAHA SATURDAY Mrs. Josie McCulley and Frank Sch mader United in Wedlock Now "At Home' Here The wedding of two of the well known young people of this city oc curred on Saturday morning at tlie Douglas county court house in Om rha. when Mrs. Josie McCulley and Mr. Frank Schmader were joined in the bonds of wedlock. The wedding was a very quiet one as tlie young people decided to steal a march on their many relatives and friends in this city and vicinity and making the trip to the metropolis, were joined in marriage. Yesterday the bridal party were guests at a very elaborate w ed ding dinner at tne home oi me ornie s mother. Mrs. Frank K. Johnson, on Wintersteen Hill and which was at tended by the relatives and a few friends from Omaha and Lincoln to join in wishing tlie young people well on their venture on the matri monial sea. Mr. and Mrs. Schmader will make their home here for the present, as they have not definitely decided on a location for the future and are now at home to their friends in this city. Roth of the contracting parties are well known here, the bride hav ing spent her lifetime here while the groom is one of the leading figures in the athletic life of this portion of the state, having been engaged for a number of years in tlie wrestling game and in which he secured a great deal of prominence all over the state and has participated in a great many very interesting events in the differ ent cities. Their friends here will join in wishing them success and happiness in their new life. VERY QUIET WEDDING From Tuesday's Dally. Yesterday morning at the residence cf Rev. A. G. Hollowell occured the marriage of Miss Georgia I. Hull and Wayn W. Wilson, both residing in "Tne wej the vicinity of Rock Bluff ding was very simple and was wit nessed by Gilbert Hull, brother of the bride and Miss Audrey Willet, sister of Mrs. Hollowell. At the conclusion of the ceremony the young people re turned to the home of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Hull, where they are now making their home. Both of the young people are well known in their home locality and their host of friends are joining in wishing them a long and happy wed ded life in the years to come. DOING VERY NICELY The condition of Broyer Christ of ihis city, who is at the Methodist Hospital in uniana is reported as snowing mucn improvement anu tne family and friends are very much en- couraged over the showing made in the last few days by the patient, Mrs. Christ has been at the hospital each day with the husband and feels very much encouraged by the progress made in the condition of the patient. We dn all kini or Jon prlnrtOK. Blank Books at the Journal Office. OPERATED ON IN OMAHA 1 Sunday morning Lillie, the nine year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Lamphear of this city, was taken to the University hospital in Omaha, suffering from a very severe attack of appendicitis. The patient was in a very serious condition on reaching the hospital as the append ix had burst and it was necessary to operate at once in the hope of giving her relief. The operation seems to have been successful and the patient is now reported as doing as well as could possibly be expected under the circumstance. BODY OF WAR HERO IS TO BE RETURNED Edward C. Ripple, Fiift Plattsmouth Man to Die in Battle, to be Shipped July? 15th. Within the next month this city and surrounding community will have the opportunity or paying honor t the memory of Edward C. Ripple, first Platlimoiith man! killed in ac tion in the world war;. The message received by E. C. Riple. father of the dead soldier boy. Sunday, from the war idepartment at Washington, stated t hit the body of Edward would be hipped from France July lf.th andfon its arrival at Hoboken. the parents would be notified of the time that it would leave for this city. Edward Ripple was one of the first to enter the service of 4he nation af ter the declaration of war against Germany, having in jhompany with a number of other Luis from Platts mouth enlisted in CoJ I. of the old :'.rd lown infantry. of'Glenwood. on May 4. 1!U7. The company of which Mr. Ripple was a member, was made a part of the lCSth infantry, it being muster ed into federal service at Des Moines in June. 1!U7. and from there was dispatched to Camp Mills. New York, and soon afterwards brigaded with other outfits of the 41'nd or Rainbow division, which was later to become so noted in the annals of war. The company of which Mr. Ripple was a member arrived in England December 1. 1917, and. on December r.th left Tor France. On .February IS. lit IS. the men entered the front line trenches f,r service that was to ter minate for the company only with the signing of the armistice. The death of Mr. Ripple occurred on July l-1. 191$. when the Rainbow division was tent in to take Hill 211! on the Ourcq river, and in the face of the defense of the Prussian guard of the German army the Rainbow troops drove them back, but the Plattsmouth boy was among those called upon to make the supreme sacrifice for the cause of his country. It is planned that the body on ar rival here will be given the highest I military honors and ihe services held nn,jer no auspices of the American Legion post of this city. It has been arranged that the services will be held on a Sunday so as lo permit all who desire to be in attendance and to give the former service men a greater chance to attend in a body and in uniform. GET INTO DRAGNET Saturday evening Sheriff Quinton was called out to the Platte bottom where the action of two strangers driving a car was noticed by the pas sershy and threatened for a time to prevent anyone else from driving along the highway.. It seems that the two men who gave their names as George Brow n and W. H. Morrow had partaken freely of some fluid that supplied a great deal of kick and which affected their vision to such an extent that they were unable to see the road and to them the high way seemed double and they attempt ed to keep on both of the roads with tite result that other parties passing them were put in peril of their lives. On reaching here the two men were placed in the county jail to rest up. On arriving at the jail the men in quired here they were surmising that they were at the South Side station hut missing the benign countenance I ui v iiiei ill igp, lur it ai uru llldl lii: 1 were in Cass county. The two men deposited $20 each with the sheriff tor ineir appearance mis morning oni when the hour for trial came they were not in evidence and the funds will go to the county strong box. A SURPRISE VISIT Sunday Col. and Mrs. Bates were completely surprised by a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schemmerhorn, of Collegs Springs. Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Pence, of Nodaway coun ty. Mo., all of whom are cousins of Mrs. Bates. The former is in business at the college town, and Mr. Pence is a prosperous young farmer. They have not met for several years, and all were raised together from child hood. It was indeed a most happy surprise, but coming as they did by auto, ana having to return the same evening, their visit was cut short by a threatening storm. It was indeed a I happy event, and all vowed that they 1 would visit oftener in the future, as the distance between and their home is only Plattsmouth 70 miles by auto. We can furnish you blank books most any kind at Journal office. FIFTY-FIFTY ON j BASE BALL GAMES Eagles Win from Union 7 to 5 Sun day and Lose to Weeping Water 14 to 8 Monday The Eagles base ball team of this city, as the result of their Sunday and Monday games drew a fifty-fifty split, as thev won from the Union team and dumped one at Mauley yesterday to the Weeping Water team. The Union game required ten in nings to complete with the locals holding the long end of the score and was a very pretty exhibition of the national pastime. Bill Mason was the mound artist and Pete Her (dd in the receiving station in this battle and when the final result was checked up the Eagles were able to tally seven runs while the dwellers along the Weeping Water creek had annexed five of the scores. Hoback and Hathaway did the battery work for the" Union team and the players of our neighboring city put up a first class exhibition of base ball all the way through. S'esterday the wet condition of the grounds here made playing with Weeping Water here impossible and accordingly Manager Barclay made arrangements with the Mauley ball team to play the contest there, as their diamond is one of the best in that part of the county and despite the short notice of the game there was a very large crowd in atten dance. The Weeping Water team played a good game, with Buckmaster and Gradoville doing the battery work, while Connors and Herold perform ed the same job for the Eagles, but the Weeping Water team was more fortunate in the fielding as the er rors checked on the Plattsmouth team were costly and aided in the score of 14 to 8 that the Weeping Water team secured. The umpiring was looked after by O'Brien of Manley and the Eagles were well pleased with his splendid work with the indicator as well as the excellent manner in which they were treated by the Manley people and the management of the local team desires to thank the umpire and the Manley people for the fine way In which they were tieated while in our neighboring city. ANDY LOOKIN TO ANOTHER BOUT Louisville Scrapper Feels He Has the Punch that Can Win Over Captain Bob Roper. From Wednesday's Daily. Andv Schmader. Cass County's clev er young padded glove artist, who' lost the match at Omaha on the 4th, j on points, is more than anxious for a future meeting with Captain Bob Roper, the winner of the Omaha bout. Andy is feeling in the best of shape after the severe gruelling that he un derwent at the hands of Bob Roper and aside from three slight cuts on the face dees not show any indica tion that he was through the long and hard fought battle. Before leaving Omaha for his home Mr. Schmarder stated to the Omaha ; newspaper representatives that he I had secured knockouts from men who) had stayed the limit with Roper. In j speaking of the matter the sporting department of the World-Herald quotes Andy as follows: "I almost had him out in the second, and I am told I had him groggy in the eighth. I shall continue training with one thought in mind a return bout with Roper. And when the match takes place I promise Omaha fans to put him away." SHOWING SOME IMPROVEMENT The. condition of John Wooster, former resident of this city, but now living near Reliance, South Dakota, is reported as being somewhat im proved over his previous condition. Mr. Wooster's brothers. Frank and Joe and sister, Mrs. W. F. Krisky were at Reliance for a short time looking after the brother and found on their arrival there that he had made some favorable changes over that of a few weeks ago. It seems that the patient has been suffering for a number of years from hem morhage of the stomach but it had been thought that he was cured of the affliction but the overwork of caring for his farm of 400 acres had brought on a renewed attack and which forced him to take to his bed. The relatives have returned home and report that he is now much bet ter. The crops in that country are I excellent and especially on the farm 1 of Mr. Wooster. CARD OF THANKS We desire to express to our kind ( menus our ueepe.s appreciation or the cordial support given the toy 'auto contest at the Fanger store and I which made it possible for the suc ' cess that was secured. Finnice Gallo way, Mrs. Galloway. If you want good printing let us do your work. Best equipped job shop in southeastern Nebraska. DOINGS IN COURT In the district court Saturday afternoon the case of O. Lawrence Siull vs Charles F. Richardson was heard and the request of the plain tiff for an injunction against the de fendant to prevent his interfering with the work of cultivating of corn on the land of the plaintiff was grant ed by Judge Beglev. The case of tfie C. B. & Q. Rail road vs Ira Stull, asking for an in junction to prevent the defendant from tresspassing on the property of the plaintiff as also granted by the court. DANIEL B. SMITH CALLED BY DEATH Former Resident of This City and a Veteran Employe of Burlington, Passes Away in Missouri After an illness covering the past reveral years, Daniel B. Smith, form er fort-man of the Burlington paint shop in this city, passed away at the home of his daughter. Mrs. Zella Stiger, at Thayer, Missouri. Sunday evening, and the body arrived this morning on No. 15 over the Burling ton for burial. The services were held this after noon at the First Methodist church, of which the deceased and the mem bers of his family have been mem bers for a number of years. Rev. A. V. Hunter conducted the services at the church and at the grave the members of Plattsmouth lodge No. C, A. F. & A. M., held the ritualistic service of their order over the de parted brother. The body was accompanied by the daughter, Mrs. Stiver and a son. George Smith, of Kansas City, and the funeral party was met at the Burlington station by an escort of members of the Masonic order con sisting of E. P. Lutz. L. B. Egen berger. F. I. Busch. C. C. Despain, E. A. Wurl. 11. F. Goos and Frank A. Cloidt. The body was taken direct to the church, where it lay in state until the funeral hour at 2 o'clock. Daniel B. Smith was seventy-three years of age at the time of his death and had been a resident of Platts mouth since 1873, coming here as a young man and entering the em ploy of the Burlington with which company he remained until a few years ago when his advancing years and failing health compelled his re tirement from the service and since which time he has been making his home for the greater part of the time in Missouri with his daughter. A year ago the wife was called by death and since that time Mr. Smith has been growing more feeble in health as he awaited the time until the voice of the Master might call him to his final reward and once more unite him with the life com panion whose going was such a se vere blow to him. During the years of his residence here. Mr. Smith was foreman of the Burlington paint shop for the great er part of the time and was one of the most faithful of the employes of the company. To mourn the loss of Mr. Smith there remain five children: William D. Smith, of this city; George Smith, of Kansas City; Mrs. C. S. Tidd. of Anaconda, Montana; Mrs. Zella Stig er, of Thayer, Missouri and Ralph Smith, of Tacoma, Washington. Blank Books at the Journal Office. Community 1 Jm ! . jmmnimiiiii wrm-r TfiT immmimmtirwj if m if IN We want you to think of the First Na tional Bank as community headquarters where you can come in at'any time for counsel and advice regarding your financial problems, where you ca n meet your friends and where you are always sure of willing, considerate and friendly banking service. This bank is big enough to provide com plete banking service, but will never be too big to know its patrons as friends and fellow-citizens. The First national bank THE BANK W M EE F? EE PIATTSMOUTH RESTAURANT IS AN OBJECT OF BEAUTY Ea relay Cafe Will be One of Neatest in tLe State when Ready for Reopening at Early Date From Wednesday's Dally. The decorators and painters have been v'ery busy on the interior of the Barclay cafe lor the last week and tlie result is one that is mott pleas ing to tlie proprietor of the cafe. Mr. William Barclay ;.s well a- the public who have ihe opportunity of viewing the dining room and kitchen. The c;.le lias been ihoioghiy over hauled and brightened up. from the Iront to the rear of the building and is now spic and .pan in new paint and paper and with the addition of several much needed improvements. The dining room has been papered in a fawn color, with large paio-lings in which beautiful sceni - efUcts have been placed and which bud a pleas ing ton. h to the general neatness of the room. The talles have been all retouched and varni-hel .nid as well as the lunch counter where many hundred of customers are wont to enjoy their repast. The wood work of the dining room has ) en finished in white of spoilt--, hue and makes a pleasant pari of the decorative scheme. In the dining room a large g::s arc light lias been placed t'.iat will serve in case the eier-tric service is n; r operating and a large gas light has also been placed in the kitchen. The celling of the dining room as well as the kitchen has been furn ished in light fawn color and is a hue that gives the mot possible light ti the room and completes the every ar tistic combination of Color on the deccratiens. Mr. and Mrs. Barclay can well feel proud of their establishment a- it is as attractive a cafe as cm be found in any smaller cities -if the state. The work on the cafe has been at tended to bv Herb Cor ton and his force of workmen in a tine manner that deserves a grtat d.al of credit. KILLING WEED CROP The residents along certain parts of the main street have allowed small weed groths to get a start along the edges of the curbing and the walks and in a number of cases this grew to be quite a crop and so much so that it attracted the attention of the city councilmen and they at once got busy to have the offending weeds removed. Councilman Jack Brittain was on the job last evening lining up the property owners en the south side of the street and thus the har vest of weeds occured. It has improv ed the appearance of the street a great deal and care should be taken to see that the offending weeds are. kept clear of the walks. VISITS WITH BROTHER From "Wednesda y's Dallv. This morning Morgan Waybricht dparted for Lincoln where he will rpend a short time with his brother. Will Waybright. who has recently suffered a paralytic stroke that has mrule his condition very serious and while the brother is here frnm Los Angelec. enjoying a viuit with rela tives in this city he will take the occasion to eniny a short visit with the ailing brother. Blank Books at the Journal OiTicc Headquarters! -11 m -ri' pi YOU FEEL AT HOME NEBRASKA. IP:! Pi' N: : trdl If jm