Histoii- cal Society (Mattemouth journal VOL. NO. XXZIX. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1924. NO. 90 SOUTH DAMAGE SUIT IS AFFIRMED BY THE U. S. CIRCUIT COURT Judgment For Sam of $5,214 Given Ey U. S. District Court at Lin coln. Is Sustained. From Wednesday's Daily In the case of the Missouri Pacific railroad vs. Ina South, heard in the United States circuit court of appeals on appeal by the plaintiff from the decision cf the U. S. district court at Lincoln, the verdict of the lower court in favor of Mrs. South for the earn of $".214. has been affirmed. The case was tried in the federal court at Lincoln by V. G. Kieck, of this city, representing the interests of George South, and there a verdict wls secured in favor of Mr. South for injuries that were received by him. alleged to have occurred from large piece of coal falling from a tender of a locomotive of the rail road company, which, striking Mr. South on the head, inflicted injuries that resulted In his permanent dis ability. The case was appealed by j the railroad company and since that) time Mr. South has died and the ac tion has been carried on by the wid ow, Mrs. Ina South in the interests of herself and her children. The opinion in the circuit court after the hearnig h-dd at St. Ixuis. was given by Judge Symes and sustained the findings of the lower court. The accident that resulted in the injuries to Mr. South occurred at the overhead crossing of the Missouri Pa cific north of Union, and Mr. South and his family were driving along the highway beneath the tracks of the railroad company when a train passed and a large piece of coal, it is claimed, fell from the tender and struck Mr. South and as the result of which he received injuries from which he never recovered. Th decision wil be verv pleasing, to the friends of the South family! let as yet but the bids will be sub and is a notable victory for Mr. jmitted for the action of the Grand Kieck. GIVEN PLEASANT SURPRISE Prom Wednasday'j Dally Last evening. Mrs. E. C7 Harris was given a most pleasant surprise on the passing of her birthday anni versary that she will lone: remem ber as it was carried out in secrecy by the friends and it was not until the jolly party of voting married peo ple arrived at the Harris home that the guest of honor was aware of the "conspiracy" that was on foot among the friends After the nartv had rived the pveninir .- enont van I pleasantlv in the plavinir of bridge ' wa-" participated in by a number of at which a great deal of pleasure was friends. The members of the party derived and very much skill displayed motored to the home shortly after 4 bv the members .f the partv. In the o'clock and spent the time very de bridge games. Mrs. R. W. knorr car- liRhtfully in visiting until the sup ried off the first honors and Mrs. E. iP1" hour when a fine picnic supper C. Harris the consolation prize. In 1 was enjoyed amid the pleasant sur- honor of the o.-vasinn. Mrs Harris was made the recipient of a number ... ,-or-,- Konrfano t w. ri t iiu : i cv 1 1 J t 1 1 i co mr1 1 1 J It I L 1 1 T refreshments were served that added to the enjoyment of the occasion Theme in attendance wer- Mmb and Mesdames J. F. Warga. R. W. Knorr. James Bulin. Fred Lugsch. Lawrence Sprecher. J. F. Wolff, W. K. Krecklow. VERDICT FOR DEFENDANTS From TTadnday raily The case of Herman L. Specht vs. Mary (". Newlon et al.. which was on trial all day yesterday in the district court and also at a session of court last evening that lasted until 10 and report a most interesting trip in residents of that city were here to o'clock, was terminated this morning the southeastern portion of the state. ' attend the hearing. The case will when a verdict for the defendants At Auburn. Mrs. W. S. Leete. who probably last through the entire day. was directed by Judge James T. Beg- is state president of the Auxiliary. I The plaintiff is represented by J. E. ley on the motion of the attorneys held a very interesting meeting ofjBednarof Wahoo and the defendant, for the defendants. This is the case the society and thence the familv: Mrs Newlon bv Judge E. E. Good, involving dispute over daniaeres al- motored on to Falls City where Mrs. i nf Wahoo. and Mr Teegarden by Jes leged to be due by the plaintiff over Joshua Lec-te was a guest at the home j se L. Root, of Omaha, and C. E. Tefft, the loss in Value of land that he had of Mr. am! Mrs. G. H. Falter and i of Weeping Water, agreed to purchase. The land in Father and Mrs. W. S. Leete at the! '. question was owiu-u ny me .ewious and the matter handled through the 1"-m of Teeuarden Brothers of Weep- ing Water. The court held as the hnd had been returned and the plain- tiff returned the amount paid on the land that the case had ben settled and that the defendants were entitled to a vedict. I DR. IvIAE SHALL DIPR0VVING From Wednesday's Daily The condition of Dr Ci. A Mar- -ill . . . fna" nas PO ra'lctl improved mat ne ;.t e to U.'Ve I IP lOSmtri Jit a where he has been for some time and to go to the home of his ghter, Mrs John Bettvs in that City where he will recuperate and continue his treatments. The many friends of Dr. Marshall will hp vprv much Dleased to learn nf his imnrnve- nient and trust that hp mav ar.on Hp able to return home to Plattsmouth restored to his former good health and be able to resume his activities. HOME GROWS GERASIUMS In bud and bloom, strong plants dozen Phnn ii HENRY JASPER. Florist. r Ut Flowers and Floral Designs Blank books t cataal Little Child Injured as Gate is Blown Over From Tuesday's laily Yesterday afternoon Phyllis, the little 14 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Stander. residing west of the city was the victim of quite a painful accident that result ed in the child receiving some very severe bruises. The little one was playing around the yard as her father was at work I constructing a large gate for use on the farm and in a sudden gust of wind the gate was blown over and fell, striking the little one on the head and inflicting a very painful injury. The injury was dressed and the little one is doing very nicely to day. WILL PLACE THE WALL FOR THE CORNERSTONE Firm of Wind & Hvde. of Omaha. Get Contract For Doing Prelimin ary Work at Home. From Wednesday's Daily The announcement was received here today that the preliminary ma sonry work on the new infirmary at the Neraska Masonic Home here will he in the hands of the firm of Wind ii- Hyde, of Omaha, contractors, who were the lowest bidders for the con struction of the building. The walls will be placed at once on which the cornerstone will rest when it is laid June 3rd and the firm will be here eoon to start the work so that all will be in readiness for the ceremo nies when the Masonic Grand Lodge visits here. The cornerstone will be a very massive one and will cost in the neighborhood of $300. The contract for the construction cf the building itself has not been Lodge at Omaha in June. It is expected that the cornerstone will be received here several days ibefore the ceremonis and will be J placed on thp grounds in readiness for the coming of the Grand Lodge officers to formally place it in posi tion. ENJOY PICNIC PARTY From Wednesday Dally Yesterday afternoon a very pleas :nt picnic party was held at the ar-!country home of Mr. and Mrs. Monte St Tel gh t . north of this City, Which roundines or the home. After the supper the members of the party en- loved themselves until thp cominir nf I rkr.f ;s when thev returned home. Those who enjoyed the occasion were: j Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Streight. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wurl and familv. Mr. and I Mrs. . E Hartford and familv. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burnie. Mr. and Mrs Fvi Spier. Mrs. Marie Vauler. of Chi- , cago. HAVE FINE VISIT Fmm Wednesday's Daily Father and Mrs. W. S. Leete and Madame Leete. who have been visit ing at Auburn and Falls Citv for the I st ,ew days, have returned home, Dome ui .wr. ami ir. a. i . Davis.! A t C C A Mrs. Leete also held a meetine of theAuto caravan to ounaa) auxiliary at the rectory of the Epis- copal church and Mrs. Joshua Leete the periodical secretary of the dio- cese. also addressed the ladies. The meeting was at the rectory and Fath- er John Gillespie assisted in the ser- vices. SMALL SMASHUP OCCURS i From Wednesday's Daily . , i i i- .- . ? , , I" 1 m T ' . . . . T l . . . r- 1 ' ' r " - -- - j A . I l' ..laun.i uwme "null lesuneu v. orasKa .viasomc riome wmcn resuiieu ! in a reat dea! of damage to the Ford sedan of F. L. Adams. Mr. Adams and family were out driving and were coming east on tim street when the driver. Mr. Adams, had his attention oeiractea lor a moment ana in tnis brief space of time his car ran into the rear end of another car that was I a3 SinK east on the street. Thej right front fender of the Adams car I was very badly bent and twisted and the right front tire badly damaeei! in the collision and the rear left fen- der of the other car also damaged to some extent. The force of the im-' pact shook up the occupants of the car consioeraoiy out aid not injuro lutriu fciiwuoi. , Luther Meade, wife and two little son of near Union were here today to look aftar some matters of busi- ness here for the day with the local ' mprphnnta POLICE SEGURE CAR AND BOOZE ON SAT URDAY EVENING Investigation of Parties For Alleged Reckless Driving Brings More Serious Consequences. From Monday's Daily On Saturday evening. Tom Svoboda overhauled Constable a car on Gth street that he had trailed from the Platte bottom, the car being an object of suspicion and was driven in what he considered a rather reck - e accordingly in - vestiated the matter and found tin patties near the in'erseotion at SUi and Pearl street and approtching tnem lie found that trie two men in the car were evidently decidedly un .1 l : . c .. . uei ii." luiiuenct? ui iiuuor aim :;i u state that the constable did not con sider safe for the public while they were operating the car and mounting (the running board of the car he or- Idored the parties to drive down to the city hall for investigation. un arrival or trie car at norm Fifth street the two men. giving th names of Ward Pitman and Gu Wittze both of Omaha, were placed under arrest by Chief of Police Hein richsen and Officer Joe Libershal and a search of the car revealed the fact that the parties had not only a considerable store of liquor on the inside of them but several bottles in the car as well. The two men were placed in the city jail and Wittze proceeded to start a real rough house and broke out several of the window lights from the classic building that houses the city prisoners and it was not until the men were forced into the small cells that they subsided and were quieted down. The car was taken over by the city authorities and the police required the men to furnish a cash bond yes terday amounting to SIT'). Pitman, the owner of the car. putting up a bond of $120 and Wittze the sum of 550. I lie men were allowed to go on to their homes but the car remain- ed with the police. This morning when the case was called in the court of Justice Wil liam Weber the men came not to answer to the charge and the bonds were ordered turned over to the city treasury. Case in District Court Over Land Transaction From Tuesday' Daily This morning the last of the cases that will require the services of the jury for some time at least was call ed for trial before Judge James T. Begley in the district court. This was the case of Herman L. Specht vs. Mary C. Xewlon et al, and result from the disagreement over the s;-le of land purchased by the piainti'Ys irom ine ueienuuuib. With Mary C. Newlon ther" is al so named as one of the defendants James M. Teegarden. of eeping Water, whose firm was the agency through which the alleged land deal was mane The plaintiff is suing for the sum of v25,OO0 claimed as the difference in the price of the land at the time the purchase was first made and the time the abstract to the land was delivered and which the plaintiff which the plaintiff claims to have caused the lo3s to him of the falling land values. The case has attracted a great deal of attention in the vicinity of Weep inz Water and a larire number of the School Convention Tuesday An auto caravan will be organiz ed in this county to attend the state Sunday school convention at Nebras- ka City, which is being held next ! week, and the Dartv embracing rep resentatives from all parts of the county will meet at Union at 8 o'cleick next Tuesday morning and form the caravan that will proceed on to the convention at Nebraska CitT to eniov the fine nroeram that ; K . B v f , Onng Lady Graduating from Wymore Schools From Monday's Dally A number cf the friends nf the family have received invitations of the commencement exercises of the Wymore high school in which Miss Kathryn McMaken. daughter of Mrs. James McBride of this city is a mem- 1 ber of the class that is being gradu-j ated from the schools. Miss Mc-1 Maken has attended the Wvmore pudiic scnoois tor the past two years aim "ci tiieuun iieie win op oipaspn to Know mat she has done so well in the school work and completed her common school education. The graduation exercises of the Wvmore schools will be held on Thursday, lov 99 V, j . Has Hand Badiy Cut when Pop Bottle Blows Up From Monday's Daily Saturday afternoon George Conis. the proprietor of the Palace Shini.;; 'arlur. was the victim of a very pain ful and annoying accident that will our htfl rip-ht hand nur nf PAnamln- sion for some time at least ami make it a matter of difficulty for him to handle the work around the shining parlor. Mr. Conis was engamd in placing bottles ot poo in the i e box at the parlor when one of the bottles that had evidently been verv heavily J charged, exploded and the broken glass from the bottle inflicted sever jal very severe gashes in the palm of i the ritht hand and whic h will rt- 1 quire some time to recover from. OPEN AIR THEATRE ON ASROOME SITE HERE THIS SEASON Filinland Company, a Local Organi zation to Open Air Dome on Fifth Street Soon. From Monday's Daily To assist in providing entertain ment features for the coming sum mer months a number of the local people are planning to start an open air theatre on soutn nun s'reet. just south of Wescott s store, and hope to have the theatre open for the public in a very short time if the present plans of the organi sation are carried out. The Filmland company is com posed of a number of the young men of the city and who announce thai they expect to show the latest and best la?s of pictures at their air dome at the popular prices and with these during the season will have a number of vaudeville showings as well as novelties and specialties in the way of entertainment that will aid in making the summer season one ot the greatest pleasure to UM residents of this city and the sur rounding territory. The interior of th air dome, as it is better known, is being given a thorough overhauling and the seats will be placed in first lass shape and a new screen placed for the purpose of showing of the motion pictures and a machine of the latest and most approved type will be installed for use in the theatre in showing the pictures. The company will have a more de tailed announcement for the publi" in a few days as to their policy end the pictures that they will uave then booked for the season, but thejr state that only the best of the mov ing pictures will be offered at their theatre. WOMAN'S CLUB CARD FARTY IS A SUCCESS Large Number Present and a Very Fine Time Enjoyed by Ladies at Main Hotel Saturday rom Monday s D;iiiy j The ladies of Circle No. 2 of the; Plattsmouth Woman's club were the. hostesses to a large number of the - ladies of the city on Saturday after- ' noon at the Hotel Main, the occasion ; being a card party under the auspices of the Woman's club. The dining room of the hotel was decorated very tastefully by the lad ies in charge and made a most al luring setting for the delightful time that was enjoyed by all those who were fortunate enough to be present. Flowers were used quite extensively in the decorations by the ladies, Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans being chairman of the very efficient dec orating committee. There were tables for both bridge and high five, eighteen tables being . a , . . , en al ai ! provineu anu wiese were nueu aj un members of the party eager to en joy the pleasures of the afternoon, in the bridge contest Miss Hazel Dovev was the winner of the first prize and Mrs. Maldon Brown of the second prize. In the high five games Mrs. Robert Troop was the winner of the first prize and Mrs. William Barclay of the second prize. The hostesses of the afternoon were Mesdames C. B. Harttord. J. F. Gorder and W. E. Rosencrans and to these ladies and the chairman of the circle. Mrs. James T. Begley. a great deal of the credit for the suc cess of the most pleasant occasion i can be ascribed. At an appropriate hour in the rhm,. ternoon dainty refreshments were served by the ladies that aided in the enjoyment of the event and were appreciated by all of the party. . SeW Daughter Arrives at j mm n j Home Ot Mr. ana mrs. need From Mondays Daily The stork paid a visit to the home CiT Air ann yirs ipwev i-cppn in tnp south portion of the city Saturday evening and left with the parents a fine little eight pound girl. Both the mother and little one are doine verv nicely and the occasion has brought . . CARS CRASH ON HIGHWAY NEAR OF UNION Car Driven by a Man from Kansas City Has Collission with Car of an Omaha Lady. From Monday s Daily The most serious auto accident re corded for Sunday was that which oc curred on the federal highway a mile and a half south of l'nion and which resulted in the car belonging to Karl Thornton of Kansas City and that of Miss Marie Moeller of Om aha being almost completely wreck ed. From the statements of the acci dent it seems that Mr. Thornton was coming north along the highway while Mrs. Moeller with several friends was driving south being en route from Omaha to her former i ! home in Nebraska City. The parties I t f 'J t . i f 1 1 ) t . . j ( 1 1 .if flit, i "l rf w 'i trl.i ii rr at a very good rate of -peed and both approached a small and narrow uriuge ininKing mat iney coum maKe the passage of the bridge before the other car reached there, but in this they made a poor guews and as the cars were very badly damaged when they hit head on Both of the front wheels of the Moc ller car were torn off and the Thornton car had all of the wheels broken and otherwise damaged, so that it resembled more of a scrap heap than an auto. There was no one seriously iniur- cd in the accident however, as far as .-..nil! he mtu ertaineri from the tifithe subway and the horses, which laminations of the members of the arty. One child in the Moeller car as buried several feet without suf fering serioul injury and another child wus found hanging out of the car by its feet when the wrecked ears were finally stopped. With the damage to the cars they plowed along several feet after the accident and left in tne highway the marks of the evident speed at which they were traveling. Sheriff i. P. Stewart and County Attorney J. A. Capwell were called to Union and looked over the situa tion there with a view of ascertain ing whether any of the parties might Le guilty of any law violation, but found no evidence of this fact. Gives Director Praise but Lists Home Address Wrong From Tuesday's Daily The radio section of the Omaha Daily News of Saturday had as one of the features of the edition a very g m d picture of our fellow towns man. Edward H. Schulhof. although the article gave the credit for pos sessing Mr. Schulhof to Glenwood instead of Plattsmouth and for this fact we desire to call the attention of the News to the error. Mr. Schulhof has for several years been the director of the Glenwood municipal band and has by his mu isicai work become one of the well j known figures in Cass and Mills counties ana through his efforts there has been many excellent band men developed in this section of the country. The Plattsmouth and Glenwood bands under the direction of Mr. Schulhof have been heard frequently over the WOAW radio station and are two Organizations that bring a great deal of pleasure to hear from the radio fans. VERY PLEASANT OCCASION From Tuesday's DaUy Yesterday afternoon the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hinton near Louisville was made very happy by the arrival there of a fine nine pound son and heir who is a fine young American and well worthy of the admiration of the happy parents as well as the other relatives and friends. The young man is a grand son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Oliver of this citv as well as a nephew of Mrs. Rex Young and it is needless to say that the advent of the young man has brought them a great deal of pleasure. Mrs. Young is at the Hin ton home and was able to greet the arrival of the little nephew. Roads in Perfect Shape for Automobile Travel North, south, east, west the roads are in fine shape for travel, and yesterday an unusually laree 1 number of tne auto owners were out enjoying the rural scenery. The road to Omaha is declared to 1 2 A 1 V. utA - i l M af-jut,n luf. UTOl "" ,L "aB lur 1 a long times, whne the Highway south of this city is like a boulevard. The O street is in very good condi i tion while the state highway west thru Murray is fully as good as the federal aid road between here and Nebraska City. The Louisville road is also well graded up and in fine shape for travel. The light shower of Saturday in stead of hurting anything really aid- ed in allaying the dust and made the i-nnr c hoitor J. M. Teegarden of Weeping Wat-1 er was among the visitors in the city ' tndav tr. snpnri a few hnnm lnniHn after some matters of business and ... ..... Receive Sad Sews of Death of a Relative Krom Tuesday's Dally This morning Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Vallery departed for Peru. Nebras ka, in response to a message an nouncing the death of Mrs. KM i craves, a sister-in-law of Mrs. Vai- lery. which occurred there yesterday afternoon. The message did not give the particulars of the death. The deceased lady was formerly Miss Marie Niday. the daughter of Oliver Niday and wife, former resi dents of near Union and who are now located on the Pacific coast. The news came as a great shock to the many old time friends in Cass coun ty. LOUIS LEINER IS IN JURED THIS MORN ING IN A RUNAWAY Thrown From Wagon When Team Runs Awav: Sustains Painful Injuries as a Result. From Tuesday's Daily This morning, Louis Leiner, the well known farmer residing west of this city, was the victim of a very serious accident when his team ran away which resulted in his receiving a number of very painful injuries. Mr. Leiner was just driving under the Burlington subway at the foot of Main street when a train passed over I n ro v e r -e nirifeH hppnnip friphtpnpH and started to plunge and rear and in doing so caused the wagon to tip partly over throwing the driver out. Mr. Leiner hit the concrete paving on his head and inflicted a very se vere contusion on the head as well as bruising very badly his left leg and shoulder and the right arm to some? extent and was thoroughly shaken up by the accident. The horses then started to run and ran up the bottom west of the Bach farm to the pumping station of the Plattsmouth Water Company be- fore they were stopped. Mr. Leiner was reached by per sons who were standing nearby when the accident occurred and hurried to the offices of the Drs. Livingston where his injuries were dressed by Dr. J. H. Hall and the patient made as comfortable as possible altho he will be on the retired list for several days as the result of the accident. As serious as the accident was, Mr. Leiner feels fortunate that it was not more serious. Showing Up Well on the Tennis Courts at Lincoln From Tuesday's Daily Alfred Calvert, of York, son of Rev. and Mrs. Jonn Calvert, of that city, and who was a student here at the Plattsmouth nieh school during the residence of his parents here, is setting a good pace in the high school tennis tournament being held in Lincoln this week. Calvert and SSmith. of York, were in the open mg round of doubles, defeating Schoemaker and Wheatley of Omaha and in the singles Alfred Calvert drew a bye. The finals Will be play- ed on Saturday. The tennis spirit seems to run in the Calvert family, as Rev. Calvert was one of the best players in the state. LYTTW f7sv f A STRONG BANK Boys and Girls How Much Can You Save During Vacation? When you go back to school in the fall you'll want to have something more than happy memories as a result of your vacation. Wouldn't it be a good idea to open a Savings Account at the First National Bank and see how much you can save during the summer? You can start with a dollar, and we'll help by paying 4 ' , compound interest. Make your vacation pay a profit with a Savings Account. The First national Bank THE BANK WHERE YOU PEEL. AT HOWB PIJVTTSMOUTH JjL, "NEBRASKA "The Bank Where You Feel at Home?" PLATTSMOUTH MA SONIC LODGE HAS ANNUAL ELECTION Luke L. Wiles Named Head of PllttS- mouth Lodge No. 6. A. F. & A. M. At Meeting. From Tuesday's Dally Last evening, Plattsmouth lodge No. 6. A. F. & A. If., held their an nual election of officers for the year and the session of the lodge was very largely attended by the membership of the order. The folloing officers were named for the year: Worshipful Master Luke L. Wiles. Senior Warden Oliver C. Hudson. Junior Warden Willis R. Holmes. Secretary Frank A. Cloidt. Treasurer Henry A. Schneider. The local Masonic lodge is now very largely occupied with the plans for the cornerstone laying of the new infirmary at the Nebraska Masonic Home which will take place on Tues day, June 3rd, and at which time the members of the grand ledge of the Nebraska A. P. & A M.. which will be in session in Omaha, will be brought here to iticipate in the ceremonies thrt tuaik the beginning of the construction of the new $125. 000 addition to the lasonic Home in this city. While the ceremonies' will be in charge of the Masonh lodge the citi zens in general are preparing to as sist in the preparations to make the day one of the most notable ever held in the city and one which will bring visitors from practically every part of the Btal this city. Injured m Auto Accident when Ford Car Overturns From Thursday's Dally Last Sunday while driving in a Ford roadster in which there were Miss Tessie Philpot and another young lady, and Mr. Harold Ward. the car was ran into a bank near the home of A. G. Murdoch and over turned and badly broken, while Miss Tessie Philpot was caught under the car and very seriously injured in the chest and hips, as well as having a very serious contusion in one of her arms which required many stitches f the surgeon's needle to close. It was thought at first that a num ber of the ribs had been broken from the spinal column and just how ser ious the internal injuries are has not been ascertained, but the injur ies were severe in the extreme. The young lady was immediately taken to her home and has been under the care of the physicians and nurses since, and is considered as being very badly injured. The car was being driven by the other young lady, who was not so very familiar with the driving of the car. and the steering gear being very loose, made the control of the car much more difficult. GOES TO VISIT BROTHER From Tuesday's Daily This morning. Mrs. D. A. Young of near Murray motored to Council Bluffs in company with her son, W. R. Young, where she will soend the day with her brother. Perry Mann of Morehead, Iowa, who is in Coun- cil Bluffs taking treatment at the Jennie Edminson hospital. Mr. Mann is an old resident of Cass county and well known to many of the older residents of near Rock BlufTs and Murra.y. IN A GOOD STATE - O 'wv J w V TvlA ,iGua.