MONIAY. JUNE 16. 1924.
PLATTSHOUTH 5E3Q - WEEEXY JOUEJSAl
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and TGRPEDQS!
What would the Fourth of July be to the Young American
without both of thes?
When in Plattsmouth on Bargain Wednesday you can
SAVE MONEY
in buying your supply for the big day at the
Bates Book and Stationery Store
THE GIFT THOP-
Where You Will Find a Big Line to Choose From!
STORE YEGGS ARE
LEAVING NEBRASKA
FOR GREENER FIELD
Find Efforts Successfully Blocked in
This State find Are Shaking
Dust from Their Feet.
Of nine big store robberies staged
in Nebraska within the past six
months, in but two Instances have
peace officers failed either to capture
the perpetrators or recover the goods
stolen. Secretary Watson of the Ne
braska Retail Dealers' association
revealed statistics as proof of this
assertion.
On Friday in the presence of State
Sheriff Carroll, he saw to the open
ing and invoicing of another ship
ment of goods stolen in Nebraska
and recovered in Chicago.
Approximately $1,004 worth of
merchandise had already been re
turned to Sheriff Condit at Fremont
for distribution among merchants
who could identify. This last ship
ment now awaits identification. It
Is a block of the goods alleged to
have been billed by Max Ross, alias
"Lucky Kid" to an Illinois merchant.
Ross, in jail at Fremont, was recent
ly bound over to the district court
on a burglary charge. Attempt Is
being made to connect him with up
wards of a dozen robberies within
the past few years.
Ross, suspected of gang leader
ship, was traced east through the
enorts of Sheriff Condit. He was ar
retted in Milwaukee when caught
with a pal. The two were trailed
back to Kokomo where, according;
to officers they picked up two girls
and took them to Chicago and later
to Milwaukee. When Ross was re
turned to Nebraska, his pal and the
girls were held In custody at Mil
waukee. In view of their failure to "get by
in this state, it is believed that old
time store robbers are giving Ne
braska the slip. There have been
few robberies of any consequence in
recent weeks. Desertion of the Ne
braska field by expert talent would
not however discourage local talent
from pulling an occasional job.
Secretary Watson credits success
In rounding up burglars and sus
pects to co-operation between state
and local authorities, to the excel
lent work of such men as Sheriff
Condit, to the general caliber of the
peace officers ard to the bulldog de
termination to hang onto the trail
until it leads some place.
FUNERAL OF MBS. SMITH
his wife in death by some sixteen
years, but she continued to live on
the old home place, which was filled
with many fond memories that serv
ed to cheer her in her darkest mo
ments. The children who survive her are
Mrs. Minnie Shera. John and "Wil
liam Smith, of Rock Bluffs; Thomas
Smith, of Beeson, Illinois; Mrs. Alice
Marquette of Davenport. Nebraska,
and Ra:- Lambert, of Plattsmouth.
a nephew, whom she has cared for
all of his life.
The entire community mourns the
loss of this estimable lady, who has
taken such an active part in looking
after the betterment of this once
thriving little settlement for so many
years, and the old residents of Cass
county far and near, who knew her,
extend to the children their heart
felt sympathy over the loss of their
kind and loving mother.
WHEN DAWES WAS
A LAWYER IN NE
BRASKA CAPITAL
Prominent in Legal Contest to TJU'
scramble a Burlington Consoli
dation ana Lower Bates
Fifteen Year Old Girl Trav
els Alone from Englanh
From twaurdava rU!y
The funeral services of Mrs. Mary
Smith were held at her late home in
k"ck Bluffs Thursday afternoon. The
Rev. Father ML A. Shine, who was in
charge, spoke words of comfort to
the grief stricken family.
The pallbearers were Ray Smith,
of Omaha: Frank and Ivan Smith.
Paul and Joe Shera, grandsons of
the deceased, and Ray Lambert, a
nephew.
With the departure of this lady,
the children have lost an affectionate
mother and the community a kind
and faithful friend.
Mary Lambest. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Lambert, was born
in Dublin, Ireland. October 9. 1S49.
When but a small child she came to
this country with her parents and
fettled in Pennsylvania. Later the
parents decided to seek a new loca
tion, so they left Pennsylvania and
came west. At the steamboat land
ing in Rock Bluffs they were met by
Thomas Patterson who. on learning
ihat they had no particular settle
ment in mind, persuaded them to
stop here. It was here that the de
ceased lady spent practically all of
her lifetime. She was married to
Thomas Smith at Nebraska City on
February 28. 1865. To this union
were born eleven children, five of
whom passed away in infancy. One
daughter, Mrs. Ella Smith, passed to
her reward April 27, 1916.
The husband and father preceded
A little lady who attracted a good
deal of notice and admiring com
ment at the local railroad station
yesterday was 15-year-old Mary Mc
Glone of Blavk Hill, County Dur
ham, England. Mary was on her
way to her aunt, her mother's sister,
at Osmond, Nebraska. She left Eng
land alone last October and since
that time was the guest of old coun
try friends in Monessen, Peun. Her
mother ried shortly after the close of
the world war. Her father and two
unci's were soldiers in the English
army during that war. her father
serving about twelve months in the
beginning of the struggle, when he
was discharged on account of
wounds. Her father is a steel mill
worker, at present unemployed on
account of the mills :".i:ig closed.
Mary is a dark hairecr. blue eyed
miss, very well educated for her age
and very intelligent, perfectly in
command of herself but withal some
what retiring and reticent. She was
very much taken with the west and
expressed a strong desire to remain
in the west.
Her father is now residing in Con
sett. England. Mary said she was
glad to be in America. Every one in
England, shi -ays. had some relative
killed in the war. It is easy to gath
er from Mary's childish wisdom that
a lather, hopeless or his own fuiure.
determined that Mary s Life might be
lived In a land where hope is not
yet a thing of the past.
Very homesick she was for a long
time, she says, but does not think
so much about it now. and is very
anxious to get to the aunt, who will
be like mother. Ashland Gazette.
BAND TO PLATTSMOUTH
The Weeping Water hand has bi
engaged to furnish music at the I
4th of July celebration in Plat
mouth. The biggest progra m
offered by that city on this naiii
al day is in coure of preparation, a
only favorable weather conditi
will be necessary to complete the fi
tivities and royally entertain t
mass of visitors that will be t
guests of Plattsmouth on that oc
sion. Weeping Water Republican.
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1 DB SCHM7BTMANN HOME
Last evening Dr. Carl F. Schmid'.
mann. who has been attending scho 1
at Chicago for the past several mon
ths completing his course of spec
ialization in the care and diseases
of the foot, returned home. Carl
is now a full fledged D. S. C. and
able to handle the most difficult
cases of foot trouble and restore the
pedal extremities to their natural
conditions. The many friends were
very mtch pleased to see Carl and to
know that he had been successful
in completing his course of study in
his chosen profession.
When Charles G. Dawes, republi
can nominee for vice president, was
practicing law in Lincoln in the late
eighties and the early nineties, he
was one of the liveliest foes that the
railroads possessed, in a legal sense.
He graduated from law college in
IS 86 and came to Lincoln the fol
lowing year from Cincinnati.
Nebraska was at that time in the
throes of what was known as the
anti-monopoly fight, the farmers be
ing in battle array against the rail
roads, largely over freight rates. It
was the year when Charles H. Van
Wvk. leader of the anti-nionopoiists.
had been elected senator.
One of the first cases in which the
fledgling lawyer became interested
was a suit against the Eurlin:; on
railroad to unscramble its consolida
tion with the old Atchison & Ne
braska, running from Lincoln to At
chison. Kansas. He was. as the
memory of the capital city lawyers
goes, the instigator of the proceed
ings. The A. & N. was a competi
tor of the Burlington, in a sense, and
the action in which Mr. Dawes and
Attorney General Leese were the at
torneys, was brought on the ground
that the consolidation was against
the public interest and destructive, oi
competition. They lost finally, but
the ase made a big noise for a
time.
Later Mr. Dawes became very
much interested in railroad rates,
and made a thorough study of them.
John E. Ctt was then the rate ex
pert for the Lincoln board of tradi ,
which was the chamber of com
merce of thiriy-five years ago, and
he and Dawes became fast friends
J. M. Raymond, big wholesale grocer,
was in the van of the fight for betti r
rates for Lincoln, which was finally
won. and with Dawes' aid.
Although young Dawes showei
then some of the brilliant qualitiei
that have later distinguished him. he
found it hard picking at the lav.,
especially as the real estate boom
burst wiihin a few years after he
came and after that came the
drouth and the panic. His active
mind did not allow him to moulder
in a law office waiting for clients
w ho didn't come and his firmness of
principle did not permit him to take
i ases or seek a class of business
that was not of the higher type oi
litiuation.
lir. Dav.es said that he did not
pick on Lincoln by design; that he
just happened to locate here. He
did not tome well equipped with the
BineWB of war. and one of the earli
est jobs he took was that of eng:
n ring the layout of Cottage Park
addition to Lincoln, promoted by S.
EL Burnham and his brother, south
west of the city. Mr. Burnham re
calls that Mr. Dawes gratefully ac
cepted the $S0 or $ 1 o fee for doing
the engineering work. State Jour-naL
Mrs. L. L. McCarty was among
those going to Omaha on the Bur
lington train to snepd a few hours
looking after some matters of busi
ness.
George A. Dodge and wife depan
this morning for Omaha where
they will spend the day there visit
ing with friends and attending to
some business affairs.
La Follette Praises Fight
Pat Up by Wisconsin Delegates
Cleveland. Ohio, June 12. Sena
tor Robert M. LaFollette in a tele
gram received this afternoon by
Gov. J. J. Blaine. Wisconsin delegate
to the national republican conven
tion from Wisconsin, said:
"Please convey to everv member of
the Wisconsin delegation my pro
I found feeling of admiration for the
I gallant fight you have made. Wis
consin is proud of you. You have
vindicated the principles of progres
sivism. Millions of progressives are
watching your fight and admiring
their steadfastness. (Signed) Rob
ert M. LaFollettee.
t MANLEY NEWS ITEMS
V V
I Frank Taylor and the family were
'spending last Sunday at the home of
1 J. C. Rauth. I
Wm. Hcebner has been making
quite a success in the matter of
i trading horses and mules.
Miss Anna Rauth was spending
! last Sunday afternoon with her old,
friend. Mrs. August Stander.
Gen Vogler. living north of M .n
ley. had fi. large trees broken in!
tii- witid siuim of last W 1m ii j
U. Bergman was looking lifter
me business in Omaha tin !tt
Tuesday, making the -rip in l:la
auto.
Miss Morgan of Louisville was a i
visitor for the past week at the
home of Cap. and Mrs. Jones of .
Man by.
Miss Evelyn Elseman. of Gretna,
is spending the Week at the home ,
of her friends, Mr. and Mrs. August
Krecklow.
Monroe Neihart was looking after)
some business matters in Platts
moutb last Friday afternoon making i
the trip in his auto.
Henry Vogler has been compelled '
to plant some five acres of corn on
account of the several rains cover
ing it over with mud.
Omar Coon was looking after
some business matters in Fiatts
moutb last Friday and was accom
panied by hj.i.n, tiny making t!c
t r;p in their car.
In a game of ball between the
school boys of Man ley and Weeping
Water played at the latter place,
the Manley boys won from the Weep
ing Water boys by a score of 5 to
4.
The parsonage of the church near
tin- Henry Gaeble place has been
having some slight repairs in the
shape of installing two windows
which has been needing fixu-g for
s. .t.e it nit .
Mrs. Margaret St hliefert and
dauehfr. Miss Leona. of near Louis
ville were visiting at the homes of
the sons of Mrs. Scluietert. Messrs.
Orris and Arnold Schliefert f i a
few days last week.
Theo Hr.rms and wife, who with
the latter's parents Henry Peters
who have been spending the past
in Oklahoma, returned about a week
since and report having a most ex
cellent time while there.
Joseph Wolpert who has made a
success with whatever he has un
dertaken and just at this time in
meeting the conditions which are
confronting him in the matter of
caring for the many swarms of bees
which are constantly swarming at
his home.
Charles Schafer, representing the
Trunkenbc lz Oil company of Manley
was looking after some business mat
ters in Manley last Friday.. Mr.
Schafer is an excellent young man
and has made good with the oil busi
for hi.- cciuisauy, as we are
certain he is doing a's well as any
one could and better than most peo
ple with this work.
Bargain Wednesday
AT
The Bates Book & Gift Shop
Corner 5th and Main Street
100 boxes of fancy Stationery at per box S .25
100 boxes, 50c to 81 values at per box 50
About 50 dozen school tablets at per dozen 35
All Rubber Balis at Just Half Price!
Boys' base balls, regular 50c sellers, at 35
Boys' fielder mitts, regular 75c values at 50
81.50 boys' mitts at 1.15
S2 values in boys' mitts at 1.59
Ticonderoga, the high grade lead pencil, per doz. .50
All 10c writing ink, Bargain day only, bottle. . . .05
All regular 10c writing tablets, 3 for 20
Regular 10c selling envelopes, 3 pkgs. for 25
This line of goods is all taken from our Regular
Stock and the Very Best for the Price that
Money can Buy Get your Supply
NOW and Save Money.
Back at Work Again
A. II. Humble, the genial and ef
ficient agent for the Missouri Pacific
fa acci mpanied Mrs. Humble, who
by the way. is one of the best of
teachers in the Cass county schools,
some two weeks or more departed for
Kansas City where they spent the
time during the session of the Na
tional Shrincrs Convention at Kan
sas City, attending the festivities of
that organization. They report a
ra st enjoyable tim'- in Kansas City.
In returning to take charge of the
station here. Mr. Humble finds it
is different from the stranger who
was here during their absence and
now when one has business at the
railroad station he finds a cheerful
greeting and a genial smile awaiting
him.
Re-elect William Scheehan
At the school meeting which was
held at Mauley last Monday a good
degree of interest was manifest in
the business of the district and at the
election of the only officer for this
j ar, school treasurer. The selection
! 11 on the present incumbent, Mr.
Wm. Scheehan. and who by he way.
has maih a most excellent official.
The Bates Book
Plattsmouth,
Nebraska
Entertained Their Friend
A large number of the friends of
Mr. Arnold Elseman. of Gretna, met
at the home of Mr. August Krecklow
last Thursday and gave this very
popular young man a very complete
surprise, and with the couples a most
pi asant evening for him and them
selves as well. The evening was
spent in games and music and a most
appetizing luncheon was served as a
climax of the occasion. There were
present for the gathering at this hos
pitable home the following young
people: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Elseman
and their daughter. Miss Virginia, of
Gretna; Messrs and Mesdanies John
Rohrdanz, George L. Meisinger. Law
roace Meisinger. Henry Elseman.
Lawrence Krecklow. August Kreck
low and Richard Pickard and fam
ily. Louis Krecklow and family. Ed
ward Elseman and friend. Miss Pauly
of Omaha. Misses Leda and Lorene
and Master Elden Ragoss, Herbert
and Vera Rohrdanz. Earnest Mann.
Arnold Harms. Edwin Mann, Ber
nard Ruby. Viola. William. Jr., and
Elmer Wendt. Freda Gauer, Eda and
Bertha Sahs. Glen and Carl Meising
er. Harold and John Krecklow. Ma-
ri- iiarKer. noiio r-ugerion. am arm
Fred Bchoeman, Evelyn Elseman and
Amanda Krecklow.
CATARRH
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE CEMETERY
PAVING FUND
IDr. R. A. Podge, Omaha
! Mrs. John Bauer. Sr
G. S. Hawkins. Havelock
,Mrs. M. P. Fleming
Mrs. J. M. Roberts
Joe Wiles
Chas. L. Gyger, Omaha
.Mrs. D. C. Morgan 10.00
IVal Burkel 5.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
r..oo
10.00
American Legion, Hugh Kearns
Tict nf Those Who Have Contributed1 Post 2.". 00
to the Donations to Aid in Pav
ing Oak Hill Cemetery.
The very efficient civic committee
of the Plattsmouth Woman's Club
which has been aiding the city in se
curing funds for the paving of certain
of the roads in Oak Hill cemetery has
secured some splendid responses from
the residents of the city and the lot
owners in the cemetery in voluntary
donations to the fund and submit the
following report of the amounts and
the parties making the donations:
Mrs. Geo. A. Meisinger $10.00
J. V. Hatt 10.00
C. A. Rawls 5.00
Mrs. Walter White 10.00
Mrs. Bettv Mostin 5.00
Mrs. J. M. Roberts 10.00
Mrs. Peter Claus 100
Mrs. T. J. Ryan. Ixng Beach 5.00
e'hris. Wolfarth 5.00
J. W. Holmes 5.00
Mrs. T. S. C. Dabb 5.00
Mrs. M. Wehrbein 10.00
Ghrist & Ghrist 5.00
Mvron E. Wheeler. Lincoln.. 10.00
Mrs. Ida Tritsch 10.00
Mrs. Columbus Neff 10.00
John Wickman, Sr 3.00
Luke L. Wiles 10.00
B. Spurlock. York. Neb. 10.00
Joseph Fetzer 10.00
Mrs. J. H. Hess. Omaha 10.00
Mrs. J. Byers. Lincoln 5.00
Mrs. Manternach. Omaha 10.00
Mrs. S. H. Atwood. Clinton. Md 10.00
W. J. Stadelman. Santa, Monica,
! Lnrenz Rros
F. G. Egenberger
10.00
5.00
5.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
5.00
10.00
6. 25
5.00
10.00
MONEY EXPECTED
TO ENLARGE PEN
Board Urging Bill to Provide Some
New Buildings for Nebraska's
Penal Institutions.
S. S. Chase
!D. O. Dwver
IE. H. Schulhof
Mrs. Gertrude Morgan
Mrs. C. B. Tungate, Oniaha
Mrs. John A. Donelan
Mrs. E. B. Hyde, Pasadena, Cal.
W. H. Newell
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Cioidt
A. G. Bach 10.00
Platts. Lodge No. C. A. F.&A.M. 10.00
Margaret M. Sampson, Portland.
j Oregon 10.00
George Conis 10.00
K. J. Richey 10.00
jG. O. Dovey 10.00
,Mrs. V. V. Leonard 5.00
riyre W. Drew, Omaha 10.00
.Mrs. Henry Martens 10.00
j Jesse L. Root. Omaha 10.00
Henry Boeck. Los Angeles 5.00
Mrs. Annie Lillie 10.00
Wm. Kief 5.00
Mrs. C. E. Wescott, Los Angeles 10.00
Total $77G.7;
Public Utilities Give Good
Service During the Storm
California
F. L. Fox. Los Angeles, Cali
Mrs. Jeonette Atkinson. Monte
rey. California
Mrs. D. Hawksworth
Mrs. E. W. Cook
Mr3. W. C. Tippens
Mrs. George Meisinger
Mrs. Dr. Gilmore. Murray
John Fight
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
5.00
10.00
10.00
3.00
5.00
vaiai iij o . - m
fluenced by Constitutional conditions.
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE con
sists of an Ointment which eives Quick
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Ke'iei Dv iO'"ai rf" suni mm hw
Ir.ternal Medicine, a Tonic, which acts
.v.. . . v. .v.A ulnn.1 nn thp "fiirntl flujr-
faees and assists in ridding your System
of Catarrh.
Sold by drugpists ror over w xears.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O.
IS YOUR home for sale? Do you want
to buy a home? Then make use of
our "Real Estate" want ad section.
George Schanz
Wm. Schmidtman
Joseph Princ 9.00
One who Is interested 5.00
Mrs. W. T. Cole 10.00
F. H. Gorder. Weeping Water 10.00
Mrs. F. R. Gobelman 2.50
John P. Sattler 25.00
C. E. Wescott's Sons 10.00
Mrs. Geo. Horn, Stamford, Xeb. 5.00
G. E. DeWolf 5.00
A. Baxter Smith 7.00
C. F. Stastka 3.00
Mrs. H. J. Streight 5.00
C. E. Hartford 2.00
E. A. War! 10.00
Dr C. E. Kennedy. Omaha -10.00
Mrs. C. H. Parmele 10.00
J. W. Warga 5.00
Mr9. Agnew 10.00
John Gorder 10.00
Wm. Ballance 10.00
J. W. Whitehead, Syracuse 10.00
M. Mauzy, Los Angeles, Cali 10.00
During the severe storm of early
Thursday morning the service of
both the Lncoln Telephone and Tele
graph company and tnat of the Ne
braska Lighting company was very
good and aided in the battles against
the water that was transforming the
streets Into a raging river. The tele
phone manager and the night oper
ator at the telephone office were
both kept busy in handling the calls
that were coming in from the water
menaced districts as well as the in
quiries for the condition of affairs
in the main part of the city where
the storm was felt the worst. The
operator was prompt in calling the
members of the fire department when
the flood seemed certain and for
this deserves a great deal of credit.
In the future in a similar case, how
ever, it is suggested that calls also
be made for the owners of the busi
ness houses on main street.
The lighting company, barring a
short time at the opening of the
storm by hard work was able to keep
the light service going and which en
able the persons down town to more
effectively cope with the waters that
were threatening on every side and
for his personal interest and direc
tion of the work Mr. Theleen showed
the greatest public spirit and real
interest in doing all possible to save
any loss from the flood.
HERE is the place to advertise Tot
anything you lose. Rates reasonable.
Relief from the present overcrowd
ed conditions in the state's two penal
institutions at Lincoln is expected
by the board of control through ap
propriations by the next legislature
for new buildings. Chairma An. E.
Allyn of that body informs Sheriff
M. L. Endres of Douglas county in
: reply to a communication from the
latter several days complaining be
cause he has fifty prisoners under
j sentence to the penitentiary and the
; men's reformatory who cannot be
! taken in at those places because
there is no room for them.
"We are unable to receive com
! mitmonts as only terms expire and
I as the pardon board poroles," Mr.
Allyn advises the sheriff.
The board, he says, asked the leg
islature a year ago. for new build
ings at both institutions and when
it was notified that provision would
be made only for one of them it
. changed its request to $200,000 for
i a complete cell house at the reforma
; tory; but only $50,000 was appripri
I ated for that purpose and this was
i sufficient only for one section of the
, building planned by the board,
i The legislature also cut down the
board's estimate of maintenance for
the institutions by $75,064. Allyn
declares.
He reminds tha sheriff that $20,
923 was appropriated to reibmurse
counties and sheriffs for board of
prisoners who had to be held in
county jails, although sentenced to
one of the state institutions, and
that $11,951 of this went to Doug
las county. This was to cover the
period prior to January 1. 1923.
There will be a new batch of similar
claims, for a larger total, to be acted
on by the next legislature. Mr. Al
lyn thinks it would be cheaper for
the state to provide the necessary
quarters and board the prisoners
itself in its own institutions.
TAKING MORE TESTIMONY
IN THE OIL INVESTIGATION
Denver June 13. Frank E. Kist
er, president of the roducer's and
Refiners Oi company, was here to
give a disposition under kucstion
ing by Owen J. Roberts, special gov
ernment counsel, to be used in the
trial of the government's suits to
annual naval oil reserve leasrs. In
vie wof objections of counsel for the
Mammoth Oil company and Harry
F. Sinclair, th edepositions wW be
taken behind closed doors.
Mrs. H. E. Becker and daughters,
WM Leona and Verla Becker were
visitors in Omaha today where they
spent the day with friends.