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VOL. NO. XXXTIIL
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1922.
NO. 2
DEATH TAKES
TOLL AT CEDAR
CREEKSUNDAY
ALB IAN BEZDEK, RESIDENT OF
THIS CITY, DROWNS IN
CEDAR CREEK LAKE.
From Monday's Dally
From Monday Dally.
The Sunday outing at the pleas
ant lakes near Cedar Creek was
marred yesterday afternoon when
Albian Bezdek of this city was
drowned while swimming there.
There had been a large number
xl people at the lakes during the af
ternoon but as the evening approach
ed the crowd began to thin out and
there were only a few in the vicin
ity of the lakes when the tragedy
occurred.
The deceased with his wife and
four small children had driven out
to Cedar Creek to enjoy a picnic for
the day and it was close to 6 o'clock
when the husband and father, who
was an expert swimmer, decided to
attempt to swim across the small
lake and leaving his family sitting
on the bank he dove into the water,
swimming almost across the lake
when suddenly he sank out of sight
in the very deep water of the lake.
Mr. Bezdek, it is stated, never came
to the surface of the lake again and
it was a short time before the fam
ily realized the tragedy that had
occurred, as the deceased being a
well versed swimmer the thought of
his drowning had never occurred,
but his failure to appear caused the
sounding of an alarm and attempts to
rescue him were made by those who
had been called to the scene of the
accident by the cries of the wife.
Clyde Martin, who, with his family,
was nearby, ran to the scene and
Sir. Martin with several boys swam
out to the spot where Mr. Bezdek
had disappeared and after several
efforts Mr. Martin brought the body
up and the rescue party bore it to
the shore some ten feet away where
every effort was made to revive! ' IDS I
spark of life but without result, as
death"" had apparently -ntme -tvtj
swiftly.
It is not known whether the Icy
waters of the lake at that point had
brought on an attack of the cramps
or a sudden attack of heart trouble
had caused the swimmer to sink as
he disappeared without a struggle.
As soon as the drowning occurred I
Tnx i
Sheriff Quinton was notified and
hurried to the scene as did Under
taker John P. Sattler and the body
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was brought to this city about 10 ,
o clock and placed in
undertaking parlors.
Mr. Bezdek was forty years of age
and leaves to mourn his death the
wife and five children, the eldest of
whom had not been at the scene of
the accident but remained in the
city. He came to Plattsmouth five
years ago and has since been in the
Burlington shops as a carman, but
the last two weeks has been with
his fellow workers on the strike.
The family resides in the old Jan
da property at 15th and Vine street
and thi3 is another chapter in the
series of tragic deaths that -have
been visited on the residents of that
property as the former residents, the
Hovich family, suffered two trage- i
dies, one of the brothers being kill
ed by a band saw breaking and an
other brother by electricity while
working on a motorcycle.
FUNERAL OF MRS. LUTZ
ThP St. Paul's Evangelical church .
in this city was filled to Its utmost "went well with the car until the ap
capacity Saturday afternoon by old proach to the sharp turn in the pave
friends to attend the funeral ser- lment near the Missouri Pacific depot
vices of the late Mrs. George Lutz j and here they failed to make the
of Louisville, whose tragic death has turn in the street but instead their
stirred the county for the past week. ! car turned over, striking the curb
From the old home at Louisville ins and at . the speed they were go
there were some seventy-five friends ing it was easy to cause the car to
present. . j move gently over and the next thing
The services were conducted by that the occupants of the car knew
Rev. H. Kottich, pastor of the church , their gas wagon was lying In the
and the sermon delivered in both;sireei upsiae aown. unaney niton.
English and German as the pastor:
spoke words of comfort to the be
reaved i husband and children and
other members of the family to
whom ihe death has come as such a
severe "blow.
The I choir of the church sang a
number of the old familiar hymns
during1; the services and at the con
clusionj of the service the body was
borne to Oak Hill cemetery where it
was laid to rest. The pall bearers
were selected from among the mem
bers ot the I. O. O. F. lodge of Lou
isville ot which Mr. Lutz is a mem
ber. The wealth of floral remembrances
at the funeral spoke silently of the
deep feeling of affection in which
the deceased lady has been held by
the friends and neighbors and their
sorrow at . her untimely death.
DELIVERS SEPARATOR
William Wetenkamp. the imple
ment representative of the Woods
Brothers Co., has Just received and
delivered a fine new separator to
Charles Spangler and Will Seyboldt
of near Murray that will be used by
these gentlemen this season In look
ing after the handling of the wheat
crop in their part of the county: The
machine is of the latest type and one
that Mr. Wetenkamp feels sure will
give the greatest possible service.
CLUB WILL CLOSE UP '
The Cosmopolitan club which has
been in existence in this city for the
past eleven years is to disband from
the reports that have been made pub-
lie and will be closed for the pres
ent if not permanently.
This club was organized by a num
ber of the young men of the city in
October, 1911, and has survived the
usual run of social clubs and main
tained a very active organization up
to the last few months. The club was
founded purely for social purposes
and has had a long and very success
ful career and at different' times Has
had many of the young men of the
community numbered in its member-'
ship.
LITTLE RUTH PICKETT
ANSWERS SUMMONS
After Illness of Long Duration Spirit
of Little One Called Home to
Rest Eternal Saturday.
Saturday evening at 9 o'clock at
the University hospital in Omaha,
the spirit of little Ruth Pickett an
swered the final summons and passed
to her home in the bosom of the
Father where she may enjoy the
peace and rest that her long illness
had made most welcome to the little
sufferer.
Ruth Pickett was born November
6. 1912, and was the third child of
Mr. and Mrs. Luther P. Pickett of
this city. The little one had been at
tending the schools in this city and
up to the last term was one of the
brightest of the little folks in' school,
and her showing in the school work
was the first intimation that her
bodily strength and vitality was fail
ing, as she failed to merit the higher
grades that had always been hers in
the past, and often complained of be
ing tired and listless.
Last May her condition was fol
lowed by more serious symptoms and
since that time her health had been
gradually failing. She was taken
dangerously sick a few weeks ago,
while visiting with relatives at Ham
burg, Iowa, and was brought on home
and taken from here to the hospital
la-Omaha; wfcere-she had been since,
with the exception of a few days at
home.
On Saturday morning the special
ist Dr. Young and Dr. J. J. Keegan
operated on the little one for tumor
of the brain and the patient never
fully recovered from the operation
"J
hope of saving her life.
I The death of the little girl has
(been a deep blow to the parents and
'the little brothers and sisters. Mar
nit time uttsbucAO auu Dtoici a a a. -
jorie Paul Darline. Jaunita and Elza
sympathy of the community will go
out to them.
OMAHA AUTO PARTY
HAS A NASTY SPILL
Attempt to Make Curve Near M. P.
Depot Saturday Night Brings
Expensive Results.
Saturday night about the time
that the far-famed midnight Mis-
souri Pacific was to arrive in the
city irom the state metropolis, a
Dodge coupe occupied by a gentle
man and lady was seen dashing out
Washington avenue at considerable
speed and apparently not traveling
as straight as it might and indicat
ing that the driver was not altogeth-
er with His mind on his work. All
the taxi driver, and Howard Jolly,
who were at the M. P. station, has
tened to the scene of the accident
and succeeded with some difficulty
in getting the two occupants of the
car out uninjured but considerably
shaken up by 'their experience. The
rescue party found it necessary to
tear out a considerable part of the
top and side of the car in getting
out the man and woman and imme
diately after the rescue the victims
of the accident hailed a passing car
and were able to get a ride on into
Omaha. Yesterday morning a truck
from Omaha came down and removed
the badly demolished car from the
scene of the accident and took it on
back to Omaha.
VISITING IN CITY
From Monday's Dally.
Yesterday Paul Nicholson and wife
and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson of Sacra
mento, California, arrived in the
city for a short visit at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cole, uncle and
aunt of Mr. Nicholson. The party are
traveling by auto from their home to
Ohio and Buffalo, New York, and are
having a very pleasant trip.
Have you noticed that it the stores
that advertise which axe always filled
with buyers t
BIG MYSTERY AT
LOUISVILLE IS UN-
SOLVED AS YET
Cause of Death of Mrs. George Lutz
Raises Questions That May
Have Bearing on Case.
From Monday's Dally.
So far there has been little new
light shed on the case of Mrs. George
Lutz, whose death occurred Thursday
from the effects of poison administer
ed in an alleged assault at her home
in Louisville on last Monday
The only clue that might lead to
the guilty man was that relative to
Mewhorter, the escaped prisoner
from the state reformatory who was
reported to have been seen in Louis
ville on Sunday last, and this Sup-er-intendant
Miller of the state reform
atory admits may be true, but he
doubts it very much. ,
In speaking of the matter, those
who have investigated the case close
ly have brought out questions as to
the case.
While neighbors apparently are
satisfied that the true story of the
poisoning of Mrs.1 Lutz was told by
her, they cannot account for the fol
lowing: How the man got in without being
seen by neighbors.
How it happened that all doors to
the house were locked when Mr.
Lutz returned. 1
One door, however, locks with a
padlock on the outside. It would be
possible for a burglar to enter an un
locked door and lock it when he de
parted. In this instance, according to
neighbors, the man may have played
to bring about delay in discovery of
the deed.
The Lutz home, altho among the
trees, is on high ground. It can be
seen by those of neighboring houses
on three sides. It is directly opposite
the garden and home of L. E. Twiss.
Mr. Twiss told the officers that his
mother was at work in the garden, a
short stone's throw from the Lutz
house, when the poison presumably
was being poured dowd the victim's
throat. ...
-Mrs. Cecil Pettis, who lives but a
short distance from the Lutz home,
expressed the belief that some one
may have overheard Mr. Lutz in a
possible discussion of money matters
and in this manner obtained infor
mation of the currency in the house.
Another question which is given
considerable thought is the difficulty
presumably experienced when , one
person attempts to pour liquid clown
the throat of another person while
the latter struggles against it.
Mrs. Lutz was a nurse. She was
called out frequently and was away
from home quite often at night.
There is no way of fixing the time
of fatal poisoning. In her death-bed
statement, the victim is said to have
given it as between 2 and 5 p. m.
Since the so-called shadow man was
not seen to enter or leave the house,
that statement furnishes the only evi
dence as to time.
WELL SPEED WITHOUT
THEIR TIMEPIECES
From Monday's Daily.
Last evening as the lowering
clouds were portending the usual
evening downpour, a party of auto
ists from the city of Omaha arrived
here and for a few moments amus
ed themselves with their daring at
tempts to lower all speed records.
down the main street of our little
city as well as throwing a scare into
the rural residenters. Chief Barclay
started out in pursuit of the visitors
who headed out Washington avenue
but they decided to have a little more
frolic and turning off into a side
street made their way back to the
main part of the city where again
they stepped on the gas and made
the previous trial of speed look fee
ble, but bad luck awaited them just
beyond. As the car came past ' the
palace of sweets that is presided over
by Guy W. Morgan, Officer Jones
stopped the car and held the parties
in the car for investigation and on
the arrival of the chief they were
ticketed for speeding. The driver of
the car was unable to put up a cash
bond but left two gold watches to
satisfy the demands of outraged jus
tice to the extent of $13 and should
the parties not show up the city will
be able to dispose of two watches at
a bargain.
CARD OF THANKS
We . desire to extend to all our
friends and neighbors who so kind
ly ministered to the welfare and com
fort of our beloved wife and mother
following the attack and consequent
illness and at the time of her death
for the floral tributes and to those
who sang at the funeral. George
Lutz; Mrs. Ray Core; Edward Gobel-
man; Will Gobelman; Mrs. Henry
Fornoff.
MASON GARAGE MOVES
The garage of Ed Mason which
has been located at Seventh and Vine
street has been removed to the build
ing on lower Main street next to
the Egenberger store and where Mr.
Mason will be found in the future.
dank books! Tes you can ret
af all kin da. The Journal.
RETURNS FROM ENGLAND
From Tuesday's Dally.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Avard and son. Dickie, ar
rived in this city from an extended
visit covering the past year in Eng
land where they have been with rel
atives in Sheffield and London, and
it is with pleasure that they return
to the land of their adoption. Mrs.
Avard was poorly in health for some
time and this made their stay in the
old home longer than had been first
anticipated. They sailed on July 6th
from Southampton and came direct
from New York to this city. While
not decided as to their location, the
friends are hopeful that they will de
cide to locate in Plattsmouth in the
future.
W. C, T. U. HAS
. PLEASANT MEET
INGIESTERDAY Miss Olive Gass, Assisted by Miss
Lucy Arnold and Mrs. H. C.
Leopold, Hostesses.
From Tuesday's Dally.
The members of the W. C. T. U.
society yesterday afternoon enjoyed
a most delightful meeting atthe
home of Miss Olive Gass on Marble
street, and for the occasion the hos
tess was assisted by Miss Lucy Ar
nold and Mrs. H. C. Leopold. The
business .session was devoted to a
discussion of the primary election
and the ladies devoted much time to
the studying of the manner of casting
their ballot and the candidates for
the various offices within the gift of
the voters and on which they are
passing today.
After the close of the business
meeting a most delightful musical
program was given by a number of
the pupils of Miss Gass on the piano,
and in which the young people show
ed much skill and artistic ability.. A
duet by Misses Elizabeth and Ruth
Sitzman, a trio by Misses Minnie,
Edna and Freda Klinger and 6olo
numbers by Misses Helen and Gret
chen Warner . and Treva Edgerton
comprised the excepi.iViial2y pleasing
program.
There were a goodly number of
the ladies in attendance and at the
close of the afternoon dainty refresh
ments were served that aided in
making the occasion one of the great
est of pleasure.
OLDEST MASON IN
STATE OF NEBRASKA
D. Edwards of Stromsburg Ne
braska's Oldest Mason Is Pre
sented With Jordan Medal
J. D. Edwards of Stromsburg is
the oldest Mason in Nebraska. He is
92 years of age and has been a Ma
son for 67 years. He was presented
with the Jordan medal from the Ma
sonic order by the grand officers of
the Masonic lodge of Nebraska on
July 8. The presentation was made
. . . . , .
in me siromsDurg pars iu iuc fic-
ning where appropriate exercises
were held.
Mr. Edwards joined the Masonic
lodge at Fairfield, la., in April. 1855.
He demitted from this lodge in 1874,
joining Oliver lodge No. 3S at Sew
ard, Neb. He served nine years as
master of the lodge and has been
a secretary of theeDDBNsl A2vM
a secretary for twenty-one years.
He has been secretary of the Stroms
burg lodge continuously for the past
sixteen years.
Mr. Edwards served four years anu
nine months in the Civil war on the
frontiers in the Dakotas, being a vol
unteer from Iowa. He has also been
active in civil affairs. He was post
master under the administration of
President Harrison, and more recent
ly he has been police judge, serving
in this capacity until a year ago. He
is still enjoying the best of health
and visits in Lincoln several times
each year.
KMNK-RAT. OF LITTLE RUTH
PICKETT IS HELD TODAY
From Tuesday' Dally.
The funeral services of little Ruth
Pickett were held this afternoon at
2 o'clock from the Christian church'
and quite largely attended by the
friends of the family and the little
school friends of the deceased girl.
Rev. A. G. Hallowell had charge
of the service and spoke briefly from
the text, "He shall gather the lambs
in His arms and carry them in His
Bosom." In his remarks the pastor
took up the thought of the protecting
love of the Father for his little one
and the strength that this love gave
in the protecting of the little ones
of the earth. During the services.
Mrs. E. H. Wescott and Mrs. George
Nelson gave a number of the well be
loved hymns.
At the conclusion of the service,
tne cortege moved to Oak Hill ceme
tery, where , the- final services were
held, the pall bearers, six girls, garb
ed in white, Ethel Stone. Etta Bur
rows, Elsie Nelson, Gretal Hacken-
berg, Ruby and Doris Winscott bore
the casket to tbe last resting place.
Ten of the little sebyfolmates of
Ruth, dressed in the spotless white,
served as flower bearers for the funeral.
CAUSES FOR TUBER
CULOSIS ANALYZED
Government Survey Indicates Num
ber of Them Exist Cattle Re
, sponsible for Spread.
In view of the campaign now be
ing made in Nebraska to get rid of
bovine tuberculosis, recent data se
cured by the federal department of
agriculture is of great importance.
The question was what is the com
mon method of spreading the dis
ease, and was asked in the interest
of establishing tuberculosis free
herds.
In North Dakota, where range con
ditions are typical of those in many
other states of the northwest, un
restricted ranging of cattle was giv
en as a common cause; drinking at
the same pool was another. The in
troduction of the disease was laid to
cattle not properly tested being ship
ped into the state.
In parts where the pastures, are
fenced the complaint was that the
disease is spread by cattle nosing
each other at fence lines. One breed
er advocated a double line of fence to
prevent this means of contact. in
this state, where purebred cattle are
generally tested before being sold,
but grade cattle are not, much of
the spread of the disease is laid to
Infected grade stock. Close housing
in poorly ventilated buildings was
given as a cause of disease by a few
breeders. Some, from observation
and experience, laid the spread of
the disease to feding calves and pigs
railk from tuberculous animals.
From one source came the claim
that it was spread from dead ani
mals by dogs and hogs running at
large and feeding upon the carcasses.
From Oklahoma came fewer reas
ons, but of the same type; common
pasture, importation of untested ani
mals from other states and the sale
locally of untested animals, foul
stables and contact with infected
cattle in adjoining fields by breachy
stock crawling through fences or
stock nosing at fence lines.
Among the chief causes given in
New England were the low price at
which suspected animals are sold, the
lack of testing hogs and grade cattle
to be sure they as well a3 "purebred
animals, are free from disease when
sold, tbe breeding to a common bull,
sarving cbws outside the herd, the
common drinking trough, milk from
diseased animals fed to calves and
hogs, unsanitary barns, drafty barns,
underfeeding, the common pasture or
pasturing boarder animals and nos
ing at or breaking tru fence lines by
cattle which may be diseased.
The twelve causes of the spread of
the disease reported generally were:
I. Unrestricted range or common
pasture.
2. Common drinking pool or
trough.
3. Introduction of untested cat
tle. 4. Nosing at fence lines.
5. Close foul housing.
6. Milk of infected animals fed to
calves and hogs.
7. Trading of untested animals.
8. Dead animals eaten by dogs
and hogs.
9. Breechy stock.
10. Breeding to a common bull.
II. Serving cows outside the
herd.
12. Conditions unfavorable to
health, as drafty barns and under
feeding. THE HAIL AT GREENWOOD
The roof is completely gone from
the h5me of John Anderson as the
result of the storm Monday night.
The wheat was badly damaged by
the hail and farmers are putting in
tight bottoms in hay racks to save as
much as possible. Cedric Fulmer had
his car badly damaged Monday when
the storm overtook him near the en
trance to tbe cemetery. The car was
overturned. The rain fell in torrents
nearly drowning Mr. Fulmer. Among
the Greenwood vicinity residents
whose corn crops are a total loss are
John Gable, Alfred Hutchison, John
Anderson, Joe Johnson, Joe Arm
strong, Evan Armstrong, Ed Bell,
Lewis Laune, Tim Brittenham, Lloyd
Jeffery, Olie Olson, Fred Hartsook,
Everett Drake, Nallie Almy. These
farmers live northwest of town, D.
L. Talcott, O. S. Hartsook, George
Hansen, O. A. Johnson suffered crop
losses west of town. Will Leesley had
a barn destroyed and two big barns
were destroyed on the farm of Del
bert Leesley. The home of Lyman
Momery was damaged and his crops
ruined. Very little wheat had been
threshed and the entire crop In the
hail section will not only be cut in
yield but loss in grade. One horse
was struck and killed by lightning
and chickens were killed by the
score.
WILL UNDERGO OPERATION
From 'Wedneeday' Dally
This morning Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Pickrell departed for Omaha where
Mrs. Pickrell will enter the St
Luke's hospital in that city for an
operation for appendicitis. Mrs
Pickrell. who was formerly Miss
Nellie White of this city, has been
suffering for some time from the at
tack of appendicitis and it was deem
ed necessary by the attending phy
sicians thatxshe undergo an opera
tion in the hopes of securing some
much needed relief.
ENTERTAINS FOR GUEST
From Tuesday' Ijally.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Mariel
jStreight was hostess to a very charm-
inc 1 r'rlnfV Innrhmn in hnnnr nf
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her house guest. Miss Vivian Bahr,
of Broken liow. at her home, "Crag
stone Lodge" in the north portion of
the city.
The guests were seated at one long
table which was attractive in its ap
pointments of lace, silver and crys
tal.' The centerpiece of the table was
of snapdragons, carrying out the
color scheme of yellow and white.
Those present were Mesdames Wal
demar Soenichsen, J. D. Hawksworth,
Charles Dovey and W. C. Mclntyre,
of Council Bluffs, Misses Vivian Bahr,
Mary Rosencrans, Nellie Mae Cowles,
Madeline Minor, Eleanor Burnie and
the hostess. Miss Streight.
ASK FOR PAYMENT.
FOR CORN CROP
Carl L. Ellison and Jens Bundgard
File Action Against Farmers'
Union Co-Operative Co.
frcm Tuesday's .Dally.
An action has been filed in the
district" court in which Carl Louis
Ellison and Jens Bundgard are the
plaintiffs and the Farmers' Co-Operative
Co., the defendants. The plain
tiffs in their petition state that they
delivered to the defendant company
at their elevator, 5.101 bushels of
corn in the year 1921 with the or
der that it should be kept in stor
age and sold or disposed of on the
orde-of the two plaintiffs, and that
on March 2S, 1922, the plaintiffs
ordered the corn sold and at that
date the market price at Weeping
Water, where the corn was disposed
of, was 43c per bushel. They further
allege that they have not received
the price of the corn and therefore
ask that the sum of $2,192.61 to
gether with interest from March,
1922, be allowed them in judgment
against the defendants.
Another action in the district
court Is that of Mrs. Laura E. Ry
ons, et al, against Jason Grable, in
which the plaintiff ithe case leased
a tract of land to the defendant for
which he was to pay certain cash
rental and which has not as yet been
paid and for which the plaintiff asks
judgment in the sum of $1,215 with
interest.
HAIL CAUSES HEAVY LOSS
Norfolk, Neb., July 17. Between
$500,000 and $750,000 damage to
crops was the estimate made by a
correspondent who toured the region
ten miles in diameter laid waste late
Saturday night by the most severe
hail storm ever known in Pierce
county. Between seventy and eighty
sections of the richest farm land in
the county are in the devastated dis
trict. Corn and uncut grain were
beaten into the ground and hundreds
of acres of shocked grain swept into
creeks. A deluge of rain amounting
to six Inches in places accompanied
the hail.
HafT fell for an hour and a half
and in places it formed dams behind
which water collected in small lakes
inundating fields. Late Sunday hail
stones as large as hen eggs were to
be seen on the ground.
The storm which had its center
about seven miles northeast of Pierce
was accompanied by a wind of al
most tornado proportions, tho no ser
ious damage by wind has been re
ported.
Handling Out of Town Business
for Customers!
We are occasionally asked how we
are able to assist customers with out-of-town
business.
This is easily answered.
By correspondent connections with
banks in other cities National banks,
largely, also under government super
vision, thus affording to customers in
terests uniform and maximum protection.
Membership of all National banks in
the Federal Reserve System further as
sures prompt, efficient 'service.
We cordially invite you to use our
service freely.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
THE BANK WHERE YOU FEEL. AT HOME
PTATTSMOUTH JH NEBRASKA.
Member. Federal Reserve
PATRONS MAKE A
FAST EXIT DURING
RAID AT LA PLATTE
State Officers Raid Tent Containing
Booze a Mile and One-Half
South of La Platte.
Two cars were stationed in front
of a small tent one-half mile nouih
of La Platte Saturday evening whn
State Sheriff Hyers, Deputy State
Sheriff Karl Schmitt. Jr.. Superin
tendent Gus Miller of the reforma
tory, and others drove up in a stat
car. In addition to the two standing
cars a third slowly approached from
the south. One glimpse at the man at
the wheel in the state car caused a
rapid disappearance of all visible
patrons.
L. A. Gray, proprietor of the soft
and hard drink place, was found on
his cot. He is sixty-five years old. He
is a wreck -of a man. He told the
officers that one arm and part of his
jaw were shot off in the Indian ter
ritory. He is minus one leg and
claims that four ribs are missing on
one side. The leg and the ribs, he
said, were lost when a woman ran
over him in Iowa. He declared that
he is merely waiting to die and that
he doesn't expect it to be a long
wait. He employs a man to do his
work.
Deputy State Sheriff Schmitt en
tered the tent alone. He asked If
any liquor was on hand.
"Where you from?" whispered the
old man.
"Chadron," said the deputy.
"Look under the counter."
This the deputy did. He found a
quart bottje about one-third full of
"hooch." He started out thru the tent
entrance with the bottle in one
hand.
"Don't take it out. Bring the fel
lows in," said the .proprietor. The
deputy then took in the state sheriff
and others of the party. Gray said
that he purchased the stuff of a man
who delivered from Omaha at $10
a gallon. He sold it in the tent, he
said, -at 25 cents a drink.
"I wish I hadn't ever got that last
gallon," he said.
"Because of the wretched condition
of the man, the officers did not at
tempt to move him. He promised to
be ready whenever they may send
for him and also declared that he
will handle no more booze. The man
in charge of the toll bridge just be
low the tent, said that many cars
cross the river and return In from
thirty to forty-five minutes. State
Journal.
DEPARTS FOR CALIFORNIA
Krom Tuesday's DatlT.
Today J. J. Meisinger. wife and
children, and accompanied by Court
ney Chandler, departed via the auto
route for California, where they ex
pect to make their home in the fu
ture and in their new home will car
ry the well wishes of the many
friends in Cass county. Mr. Meising
er and wife have long contemplated
removing to the coast country where
they have a number of friends re
siding and just a 6hort time since
purchased themselves a home at San
ta Anna.
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