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VOL. 170. XXXV11L
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1923.
NO. 112
( MEETS DEATH
IN R. R. YARDS
LAST EVENING
WALTER ELLIOTT, WHO SOUGHT
SHELTER BENEATH CAR
IS BADLY MANGLED.
BOTH HIS LEGS ARE CUT OFF
Injured Man Discovered by Train
Crew and Brought to Depot,
Where He Later Died.
From Tuesday's Dally.
The switching yards of the Bur
lington in this city which have been
the scene of many tragic deaths in
the years past had another added to
the list of fatalities late last night
when Walter Elliott, a well known
man of this city, was found in a dy
ing condition there by members of a
passing freight crew, the Injured
man having both legs cut and man
gled in a terrible manner as the re
sult of having been run over by the
wheels of a string of cars.
The first intimation of the trag
edy was discovered by members of
the crew on train No. S8 which was
passing through the yards at 10:50
the brakeman hearing groans and
cries from the side of the track and
on investigation found the injured
man lying along the track in'a ter
rible shape, both legs being mangled
and cut and the blood flowing very :
freely from the injured man, but who.
despite his terrible injuries, was still
conscious.
The train crew notified the mem
bers of the local switching crew who
hastened to the scene of the accident
and conveyed the dying man to the
passenger station where he lingered
until 12:0C when death came to his
relief and stilled his sufferings. -
Mr. Elliott stated that he had been
walking through the yards late in
the evening and as the rain storm
came up he had Bought shelter be
neath one of the empty cars standing
on the siding there, expecting to re
main there until after the storm and
while beneath the car the switch en
gine had moved in to remove some
of the cars and the result he had
been caught beneath the wheels of
the cars before having time to get
out and was terribly Injured as the
result. One leg was cut and crushed
from the thigh to the knee and the
other leg crushed below the knee so
that it was impossible to give the in
jured man any hope for life and it
was a relief and blessing to him
when he passed away, as he suffered
the most intense pain.
On learning of the accident Dr. J.
S. Livingston was called by the night
operator from the station and came
a few moments later and with Hay
wood Elledge, Night Yardmaster B.
J. Reynolds, Bob Burkel and Earl
Hohensheal assisted In taking the In
jured man to the depot where he was
placed in the baggage room and what
possible aid could be given was ad
ministered. Tim H-rW rt Vio iinfnrtiinate man
was later removed to the undertak-!
ing rooms of William J. Streight and
where it will remain until the ar
rangements are made for the funeral
services.
Walter Elliott had just passed his
forty-sixth year on July 26, last and
has for the past six months been en
gaged in working at various points
in this locality. Greenwood, Ashland
and South Bend being among the
places where he has been located for
a few months past and only recently
has he returned to this city where he
was employed in city work for a part
of the time. He was unmarried and
leaves to - mourn his death three
brothers and one sister, Jess N. Elli-'nich require3 a ten days notice be
ott and John Elliott of this city. Mrs. fore the Hcense can be granted and
Janie Matlock of Jackson, Tenn.. and the appiicant3 wedded, was made
Jasper Elliott of " esleyan, Mass. ,ate Saturdav afternoon at the office
Owing to the condition of the un- f of County judge Allen J. Beeson,
fortunate man the funeral services Mr Lewia Mougay and Miss Nettie
will be held this afternoon and the McCarrol, both of Union, appearing
interment made in the Oak Hill cem- . an(, ma(ie nnniiration for
etery.
In the sudden tragedy that has
tome into their lives the members of
the family will have the deep sym
pathy of the many friends here and
those who were acquaintances of the
departed man will be deeply grieved
to learn of his untimely death.
SARPY COUNTY ROADS BAD
From Monday's Dally.
The autoists passing through the
city yesterday ocmplained very much
of the K. T. road between LaPlatte
and Fort Crook, near the Pappio
creek which had overflowed onto the
roadway and made travel a very dis
agreeable matter for a short stretch.
Here the water was standing over
the road and in several cases cars
attempting to make it through were
compelled to be pulled out by horse
power. Other of the travelers made
a detour of a few miles and were
able to get to and from Omaha in
this way. To the south the roads
were very muddy in the morning but
improved rapidly in the afternoon bo
that they wee very good for travel
by night.
WILL HOLD SERVICES HERE
From Wednesday's lially.
The Rev. W. A. Taylor of Union,
who can truly be called Cass county's
favorite minister of the gospel, wiD
be with the members of the congre
gation of the First Methodist church
on next Sunday, occupying the pul
pit in the absence of Rev. Frank E.
Pfoutz. , Rev. Taylor is among the
ablest ministers in the county and
j his great sincerity and lifelong work
in me cause or the .Master and the
Plattsmouth church goers will sure
ly appreciate the opportunity of
hearing this very able and genial
minister on next Sunday. He will be
at the church both for the morning
and evening service.
WILL HONOR THE
MEMORY OF PRES
IDENT ON FRIDAY
Services Here Will be Simple and Im
pressive in Keeping With Gen
eral Plan of the Nation.
Prom Wednesdays Dally.
On Friday afternoon the city of
Plattsmouth and surrounding terri
tory will join in this city in a great
public memorial service to the late
president of the United States, War
ren Gamaliel Harding, and which is
being arranged under the committee
of the city council and the Chamber
of Commerce.
The committee of the city council
consists of John P. . Sattler, Roy W.
Knorr, Joseph II. McMaken, and that
of the Chamber of Commerce of Searl
S. Davis, Frank M. Bestor and Guy
W. Morgan.
The committees have selected Gar
field park as the most suitable place
for the memorial esrvlces Friday af
ternoon If the weather conditions
permit and if not they will be held at
the Parmele theatre.
The services will be opened at 2
o'clock with a short program of pa
triotic and sacred numbers by the
Eagles band of this city under the di
rection of E. H. Schulhof. Follow
ing this prelude the program will be
given as below: -------
Searl S. Davis, chairman, presiding.
Invocation. Rev. H. G. McClusky.
"Lead Kindly Light," Masonic
quartet.
Address, Judge James T. Begley.
"America," By the Audience.
Mrs. E. H. Wescott, Director
Benediction, Rev. H. G. McClusky.
The services will be participated in
y every citizen in the. community
that can possibly be present and the
committee in charge is especially ex
tending an invitation to the G. A. R.,
Spanish War Veterans, American Le
gion and other World war veterans,
the W. R. C, American Legion Aux
iliary and the Daughters of the
American Revolution. '
.While there has been no definite
word as to whether the Burlington
will have their shops closed for the
day the court house and the business
houses and the citizens in general
will observe the afternoon of Friday,
August 10, as a day of meditation
and set aside to honor the memory of
the dead president who will be laid
to rest at Marion, Ohio., at the time
the services are being held.
FIRST APPLICATION
FILED UNDER THE
NEW LICENSE LAW
Young People From Union Are First
to Apply For Necessary Per
mit to Join Their Lives.
Worn Monday's Dally.
The first application for marriage
litanca llnHor thp nftw Kf n t O law.
their license
The new law requires that both
parties appear in the marriage li
cense bureau and sign the applica
tion for the license and to give the
necessary facts as set forth In the
law to the county judge or the clerk
issuing the license.
The two young people are to be
congratulated that they have decided
to have their wedding at home de
spite the red tape and delays of the
law, instead of seeking more conven
ient places to secure the license.
The new law is looked forward to
giving the Iowa towns along the Ne
braska border a great boom In the
marriage business as the result of
the long period required for the Is
suance of the license.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thurman, who has
been visiting in Waterloo, Iowa, for
several months past at the home of
Dr. and Mrs. J. E. Kurtle, the latter
being a daughter of Mrs. Thurman,
arrived in Murray Saturday and will
spend several months at the home of
her other daughter, Mrs. Glen Val-
lery.
COUNCIL LETS
PAVING CON
TRACT AGAIN
SELECT RE-INFORCED CONCRETE
AS MATERIAL CONTRACT
GIVEN TO COLEMAN.
MR. COLEMAN IS LOW BIDDER
Council Adopts Resolutions of Condo
lence on Death of President
Warren G. Harding.
Front Tuesdays Dan.
The long threatening clouds that
have hung over the matter of the
paving contract in the three newly
created districts, were dispelled last
evening at the session of the city
council when the body voted to
award the contract to Bert Coleman,
the low bidder on the job, and select
ed as the material to be used re-in-forced
concrete.
The session opened with all of the
members present with the exception
of Councilman Jams Henderson of
the fifth ward and the greater part
of the session was taken up with the
tabulation of the bids for the paving
which were being re-awarded as the
result of the court decision of last
Friday.
At the opening of the session
Councilman John Sattler moved the
adoption of a resolution of condo
lence on the death of President War
ren G. Harding and Mayor Johnson
named John P. Sattler, Roy W.
Knorr and J. H. McMaken as a com
mittee to draft the resolutions and
the following resolution was adopted
and ordered spread on the minutes
of the council:
Whereas, a great sorrow has fal
len upon our nation in the death of
Its chief executive. Warren G. Hard-
lng, president of the United States of
AmeTlca. and
Whereas, it seems fitting and prop
er that, in each state and commun
ity of our Republic, some expression
of sorrow for the loss and some to
ken of respect for the memory of our
deceased president should be given
by the citizens generally.
Therefore be it .resolved by the
Mayor and Council of the City of
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, that In the
sudden death of Warren G. Harding,
president of the United States of
America, the nation has suffered a
great loss nad parted with an able,
conscientious and upright executive;
Be it further resolved that it Is
the wish of the Mayor and City Coun
cil that our citizens should general
ly have the opportunity of ceasing
from their activities and meeting at
some suitable place to give expres
sion to their sorrow for the death
of the President, and to manifest
their respect for the high office which
he occupied; and to this end that th'e
Mayor appoint a committee of 3 from
this body to meet a like committee
from the Chamber of Commerce of
our city to arrange some suitable
program to be carried out at such
time as the Mayor by proclamation
may designate, on the day of the fu
neral of President Harding.
Be it further resolved that these
resolution be spread upon the journal
of the proceedings of this council and
be given to the local paper for pub
lication. JOHN P. SATTLER,
ROY W. KNORR,
J. H. M'MAKEN.
City Clerk Duxbury then read the
bids on the proposed paving in dis
tricts 26. 27 and 28 consisting of
eleven blocks. The bidders were
Frank Busche of Omaha, Arthur A.
Dobson of Lincoln and Bert Coleman
of this city. '
Councilman McCarthy moved that
the mayor, clerk and city engineer
I be authorized to retire and tabulate
I the figures as to the bids but this
motion was ruled out of order by j
'Mayor Johnson and the matter re-'
ferred to the streets, alleys and 1
bridges committee.
The streets, alleys and bridges
committee reported on their tabula
tion that on the re-lnrorced concrete
paving the call that had been- re-
f nilAQtH hv.thA a n a rora rt . Ats-
w - j . u ,j u j A. VIA. Ul3
trict that Bert Coleman had bid
$27,601.70 and Frank Busche $27.
690.90. a-difference of some $90 in
favor of Mr. Coleman's bid. "
Councilman McMaken stated that
under the peculiar conditions that
had existed relative to the former
contract and in view of the small
margin between the bidders that he
would move that the contract be
awarded to Mr. Busche. .
This led to a few remarks by mem
bers of the council, Councilmen Mc
Carthy and Howe expressing the
sentiment that the bid should go to
the lowest bidder who was also a
resident here in Plattsmouth. Coun
cilman McMaken stated that the
work would be performed by Platts
mouth labor in the event that Mr.
Busche was given the contract.
On the vote to award the contract
to Mr. Busche, McMaken and Sattler
voted aye and McCarthy, Bestor,
Knorr, Howe, Brittain, Peterson and
Vroman voted naye.
Councilman McCarthy then moved
that the contract be awarded to Bert
Coleman, that the round curbs be us
ed and that the mayor and city clerk
be authorized to enter into a contract
with the successful bidder. This was
. carried, all but Councilman McMak
en voting aye and the meeting drew
I to a close and with what is to be
hoped a conclusion of the contro
versy over the paving matter.
HAVE CLOSE CALL
FROM DEATH DUR
ING SEVERE STORM
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sand
ers Struck by Lightning and
Family Has Close Call.
Troon Tuesday's Dally.
Last evening a few moments before
10 o'clock as the electric and rain
storm was sweeping down on the city
the home of Henry Sanders in the
second ward at ihe Corner of 10th
and Elm streets was struck by light
ning and did much damage to the
house and caused the members of the
family to have a close call from death
or at least serious Injury.
The lightning struck in the north
east corner of ths house and where is
located the sleeping roam of Mr. and
Mrs. Sanders. Just a 'few' moments
before Mr. Sanders had retired and
Mrs. Sanders had just stepped from a
clothes closet a minule before the
lightning bolt descended and crush
ed the closet and a few seconds earli
er it would have caused her death.
Mr. Sander was badly; dazed by the
force of the bolt and w:is unable for
a few moments to reapze just what
had happened or how to get out of
the room and look after the children
of the household who were frighten
ed very badly by the, bolt that had
torn off a large part of the corner of
the house.
Fortunately the lightning did not
cause a fire and after recovering
from the fright the fa?nily was able
to retire with their roof still intact
although badly damaged, The struc
ture was Insured and t ill reimburse
the owner for iti"Miui,-e to the
home.
Parties driving down Washington
avenue at the time of the striking of
the house witnessed the descent of
the bolt- and report that it was an
awe inspiring sight as the flash of
fire flew all over the exterior of the
house and the trees nearby.
REAL CITY SERVICE
B"rona VnJy'8 Dally.
The Plattsmouth Steam Laundry
has demonstrated that their service
is as fast and efficient as that .of
any of the large city laundries in
getting their work and returning it
to the patrons in a finished condition.
This morning the laundry secured
the laundry from one of the business
houses at 9 o'clock and by noon the
linen was delivered back to the own
ers at the Royal cafe, washed and
ironed and ready for service. This is
certainly real enterprise on the part
of the laundry management.
NOTED FOOTBALL
COACH IS NEAR TO
'S DOOR
Former University of Nebraska Foot
ball Mentor Dying a Son-in-Law
of Mrs. J. E. Douglas
Froro Tuesday's Dally.
Mrs. J. E. Douglas of this -city re
ceived a message today from her
daughter, Mrs. E. O. Steihm of
Bloomington, Indiana, announcing
the fact of the very serious condi
tion of Mr. Steihm and that all hope
of his recovery had been given up
and he was gradually growing worse
and death seemed not far distant.
E. O. Steihm was known through
out the country for his work as di
rector of the athletics at the Uni
versity of Nebraska and during his
regime at Lincoln he produced a
number of wonderful football ma
chines .which made a record for the
university on the gridiron; and the
news of his serious illness will be
sorrowful indeed to the host of uni
versity friends in this city and over
the state. v
Shortly after his marriage to Miss'
Marie Douglas of this city Mr Steihm
removed to Bloomington, Indiana,
where he was director at the Univer
sity of Indiana until his failing
health made his retirement necessary
as he was suffering a complete nerv
ous breakdown and has steadily
grown much worse in the last few
months.
Mrs. J. E. Douglass and son. Dean,
will leave tomorrow for Blooming
ton. L. L. Turpin was in Nebraska City
today, where he was called to report
a case in the county court there.
Mrs. Lee Corbfn and daughter.
Miss Annabelle, of Dayton, Ohio, are
in the city visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Searl S. Davis. Mrs.
Corbin is the mother of Mrs. Davis.
MANY FRO
HERE WERE AT
THE STATION
IN OMAHA AT EARLY HOUR THIS
MORNING TO VIEW HARD
ING FUNERAL TRAIN.
PAY TRIBUTE TO DECEASED
Fully 20,000 Gathered .with Bared
Heads in Silent Mourning for
Late Chief Executive.
From Monday's Daily.
Joining the thousands of Omaha
residents and those living in the
eastern portion of Nebraska, in pay
ing silent tribute to the Harding
funeral train when it arrived in
Omaha early this morning were
many from Plattsmouth who had mo
tored and traveled by train that they
might be present to reverently view
the passing of the late chief executive
of the nation. Fully 20.000 were
estimated as the crowd that stood
through the long waiting period as
the belated funeral train arrived in
the chief city of the state, half way
on the long journey to Washington.
The Omaha tribute closed the
train's course through Nebraska. It
was a fitting finale. for the tribute1
accorded the dead president by morel
than 200,000 Nebraskans who saw-
the train pass somewhere in thej
Cornhusker commonwealth.
Since the train bearing the body;
cf Mr. Harding pulled out of the.
San Francisco yaras last tnaay nigm
at 7:15 it has been the center of
one of the most dramatic demonstra
tions the western half of the conti
nent has ever witnessed. .-
At every city, every town, every
village, every hamlet, throngs of
reverent Americans stood in silent
prayer while the funeral train passed
on its way east. Sons of the desert
?ared their heads as ' the powerful
iron hearse steamed across the cands.
Farmers etood in their fields offering
a prayer or an aspiration for the
nation's former leader.
In Omaha, its journey half com
pleted, the funeral train was met by
a reverent throng. Crowds that had
begun arriving at the station before
midnight, had swelled to an estimat
ed number of fully 20,000 by the'
time the train rolled into the yards)
at 2:45 a. m., a little behind its,
schedule time.
The Union station and the "prom
enade" between the station doors and
the gates leading into the railroad
yards was so jammed with people
that Drogress through It was im
possible. Police maintained a small j
aisle trom one aoor to me siairy
with great exertion.
Thousands taxed the capacity of
the Tenth street viaduct, - under
which the funeral train had to pass.
The Eleventh street viaduct a block
west, was almost as badly crowded.
Down in dark aisles between the
tracks, other Omahans waited hours
for the train's arrival.
From the Sixteenth and Twenty
fourth street viaducts hundreds of
others watched the steam cortege pull
into the station yards.
Two battalions of Fort Omaha sol
diers under command of Colonel C.
W. Tillotson, a squad of naval offf
cers under command of Lieutenant
Frederick D. Powers and General
Duncan's staff acted as a guard of
honor, flanking the train.
When the train pulled into the
station yards, the guard ' presented
arms. The guard was at rest in si
lence while the train was in the
yards and when it. pulled out the
guard presented arms again.
City, county and state officials
mingled in the crowd that jammed
the station and platforms.
Senator R. Beecher Howell and
Congressman Willis G. Sears were
among those who were in the yards.
Pilot JTrain Across State
Conductors Gideon Hall, on the
pilot train, and E. Warren, on the
funeral train, brought the presiden
tial funeral party across the state
from North Platte to Omaha.
The engineers and firemen changed
at Grand Island. Engineer J. Fonda,
on the pilot train, and Mike Hayes,
on the funeral train from North
Platte to Grand Island, were relieved
there by Engineers A. L. Branson
and A. R. Meiklejohn, respectively,
who piloted them to Omaha.
The firemen on the North Platte
to Grand Island division of the jour
ney across the state were George
Powell, pilot train, and R. A. Lin
coln, funeral train, and from Grand
Island to Omaha. A. S." Roberts, pilot
train, and Mr. Christiansen, funeral
train.
To veteran railroad employes was
entrusted the pilot train and funeral
train from Omaha to Boone, Iowa,
on the Chicago & Northwestern. All
are residents of Boone.
F. G. Egenberger will write you a
policy in the New York Life Insur
ance Co., and look after your New
York Life business. j2-tfw
Ed . Schulhof, Piano Tuner,
phone 389-J.
Tele-
HAS GOOD YIELD
From Monday's Dally.
One of the best wheat yields this
season is that reported from the
; farm of George H. Meisinger east of
Murray where the threshing by Art
Troop and John Kaufman has just
beeu completed. The wheat of Mr.
Meisinger showed a very pleasing
crop for this year which has gener
ally been marked by a shortage over
' the usual yield and as high as twen
. ty-seven bushels to the acre was not
ed on the Meisinger farm. This is
very pleasing to the owner of the
j farm and especially so as the other
farmers have had only a very light
yield of wheat this season.
STUDENTS FROM
OTHER STATES
MUST PAY MORE
Higher University Fees Necessary
Because of Appropriation Cuts
By the Last Legislature.
Lincoln, Aug. 7. Fees paid by
students at the University of Nebras
ka who come from other states will
be from 200 to 400 per cent higher
during the coming school year than
last year, according to a recent deci
sion of the university board.
This action was made necessary
by the curtailment of the appropria
tions for the university by the last
session of the legislature, it was ex
plained at the university.
Fees at the college of arts and
sciences and the college of business
administration have been raised from
$10 to $37. This does not include
the matriculation fee paid by all stu
dents.
Law college, $30 to $45 a year;
pharmacy college, $45 to $50 a year;
medical college, $135 to $175; agri
culture, $37 to $40 a year.
Students from Iowa. attending the
state medical college at Omaha must
pay $350 a year, the same as that
collected by Iowa State Medical col
lege from Nebraska students.
central west, is but a half hour's ride
from Plattsmouth as is also the
Bellevue . vocational training school,
maintained for the veterans of the
World $var who have suffered a
handicap in health through their
service for their country.
The city has an atmosphere of the
very best educational and religious
life, a magnificent high school plant,
many ward schools, churches that of
fer the opportunity to worship for
the believer of almost any faith,
Presbyterian, Eposcipalian, Metho
dist, two Roman Catholic, Evangeli
cal. Church of Christ, Scientist, and
Holiness faith marking the religious
institutions of the city.
The city itself has a world of
points of interest that are only ap
preciated by a travel over its miles
of paved streets amid the most at
tractive of surroundings. That it is
an ideal spot for an institution of
this kind is shown by the fact that
the Masons of Nebraska have here
their home for the old and retired
members of the great fraternity.
When seeking a place for the new
government hospital the committees
In charge could find the ideal spot
here In Plattsmouth and its claims
should be advanced as they are far
better than those possessed by other
cities.
5pr
Fcdorai Roscrvo Uomborship!
The Federal Reserve is a bankers bank.
Its members can secure loans on proper secur
ity when necessary in much the same manner
as you secure a loan from your own bank ; and
the funds thus obtained become, available for
further legitimate credit in the member bank's
own community.
The Federal Reserve is not a magic mon
ey factory but it is a huge reservoir on which
member banks can draw to supply the legiti
mate needs of their customers.
Plattsmouth and you benefit by the
First National Bank's Federal Reserve membership.
The First National Bank
THE BANK WHERE
PLATTSMOUTH
IDEAL SPOT
FOR VETERANS
HOSPITAL
PLATTSMOUTH HAS ADVANTAGE
OVER MANY CITIES FOR
PROPOSED HOSPITAL.
THE FINEST OF RAIL FACILITIES
i
Also Within Easy Distance of Omaha
Has Abundant Water Sup
ply of Good Water.
From Wednesday's Dally.
The suggestion that has been ad
vanced as to the location of the new
gevornment veterans hospital in the
state of Nebraska, which has carried
with it the desire to have the hospi
tal close to Omaha, has brought out
the desire of several of the cities near
Omaha to offer their communities as
sites for the proposed 600 be I insti
tution for the former service men.
While the locations are being con
sidered there is one spot that has all
nf the advantages tha thave been
urged by other places and many more
in addition, and this is the city of
Plattsmouth.
Here in this city there is an abun
dant supply of the best water in tho
state of Nebraska which a test will
prove to be the truth and this is an
important matter in the location of
an institution of this kind.
Here in Plattsmouth there are
beautiful spots for a location as could
be found anywhere in the state from
east to west. The lofty hills carry
ing a view over miles of the beauti
ful Missouri Valley are worth a days
journey to see and placed on any of
these hills that encircle the city tho
hospital would have a setting that
would rest and charm the eye of tho
residents of the hospital and in the
pleasant and invigorating air of this
section of the state would prove u
cheerful and healthful location.
Another strong point possessed by
the city for a centralization point for
an institution of this kind is the fact
that two of the large railway sys
tems of the country have their main
lines passing through the city. The
Burlington Chicago-Denver line
passes through here insuring easy
and prompt communication with the
east and west while the main line of
the Missouri Pacific furnishes com
munication with the south and
southwest and also with the railroad
lines of the north at Omaha so that
every section of the country is in
easy touch with this city. A night's
ride from Denver or Chicago and
the same from Kansas City makes
this city a spot that is hard to equal
as a center for a hospital of this kind.
Plattsmouth is within forty min
utes ride of Omaha either by train or
over the King of Trails and George
Washington highways, which have
been pronounced the greatest dirt
highways In the west by travelers
from all parts of the country. The
headquarters of the Seventh army
corps is at Omaha and Fort Crook,
one of the chief army posts in the
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