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Che IPlattemoutb ouina VOL. NO. XXZIX. NO. 103 PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY. JULY 7, 1924. COURT FINDS FOR SHERIFF E. P, STEWART DECISION OF DISTRICT JUDGE STUEFFER OF OMAHA IS ANNOUNCED. INJUNCTION TO BE GRANTED Order Provides for the Vacation County Jail by C. D. Quinton, Former Co. Sheiiif. of From Thursday's Dtlly The announcement has been 10 reived here by the attorneys Inter ested in the case of E. P. Stewar C. D. Quinton, A. L. Tidd, Ralph J. Maynie and A. F. Sturm, of the de cision of Judge C. C. Stueffer of Om aha, who heard the case here for the issuance of a temporary restraining order against the uefendants to pre vent them from interfering with Sheri:T E. P. Stewart in the discharge of the duties of his office, to prevent them from filing objections or con spiring to file objections to the grant ing of the salary and jailor fees by Cass county commissioners to the plaintiff, to prevent the defendant Quinton from claiming or represent ing to be sheriff of Cass county or priminp notices to that effect and to restrain the defendants from making statements that Mr. Stewart was not the legal sheriff of Cass county. In addition the injunction asked for would require that the keys to the outer and inner doors of the county jail be turned over to Sher iff Stewart an;! also that the jail building be placed in the po.-:sission o? Mr. Stewart and vacated by the defendant Quinton and his family. The announcement made from Om aha is that the court finds generally for the plaintiff, E. P. Stewart and ! the granting of the injunction as j prayed for by the plaintiff is approv-,' ed-. Which includes the possession of ( the county jail building. j It is expected that Judge Stueffer v. ill be here in the next few days to rr ak- the formal journal entry in the case. In the trial of the case, Mr. Stew-fea are was represented by William A. Robertson of this city. Judge Ben S. Baker and A. S. Lewis, of Omaha, while the defendants were represent ed by Judge Paul Jessen and D. W. Livingston of Nebraska City and A. L. Tidd of this city. RIVER BREAKS LEVEE Fruit, Th'irsiJny's Pnlly The Missouri river, which has been very high for the past two weeks is now engaged in another raid on the farm lands in the Iowa bottoms north of Pacific Junction in the vicinity otrnm Thursday' Danv Folsom, and has flooded a tract of st vt ral acres in that vicinity. The farmers in the vicinity of the spot where the water overflow-1 ed. throwed up a temporary dykejtasK or preparing the "Gut Heal" that has apparently checked the j and "Handmade." which have been spread of the flood waters over the j his well known brands and this week bottom land. There was a levee built sevuvd his connection with the along the river bank last year and cigar making business and closed the the river has washed out a section oflfactory here. Mr. Wurl is now en- the levee making it possible for the j water to overflow into tne lowianas. The temporary track of the Burling ton laid there to haul supplies and material for riprapping was washed into the river for 300 feet. The break occurred on Monday and the following day farmers from the west ern portion of Mills county joined ;n the battle against the river and with the river receding as it prob-; ably will in the next few days, there is nr great danger apprehended of further inroads on the land. ENTERTAIN AT BRIDGE From Thursday's Dally Yesterday afternoon Mrs. H. N. Doy y and Mrs. George O. Dovey en tertained very pleasantly for Mrs. William Goehner. of Seward, at a 1 o'clock bridge luncheon at the George O. Dovey home, some thirty ladies being in attendane-e. The rooms were arranged in a 'olor scheme of purple and pink, the purple clematis and pink roses being 0 d as the floral decorations and adorning the rooms of the house. In the bridge games Miss Dora PHcke was awarded the first prize and Miss Vcrna Leonard the second prize. The out of town guests present at this most delightful occasion were Mrs. H. H. Kuppinger, of Omaha. Miss Frances Chat burn of Lincoln and Mrs. Jack Patterson of Union. CAR GOES INTO POLE. 1 pom nuinruA) ' r August Piach. Jr., is on tne retired tne Hiattsmouin An chid ana wicn list today as the result of his auto his pleasing personality and close taking a sudden notion yesterday to' attention to the interests of the push a telephone pole out of the 'agency should make it a great suc way. Mr. Bach had been traveling j cess both to the club and to him aloni the street in the northwest self. part of the city and in turning outj f the way for a passing car the can ph tfcB news. Tve want to ..ml 1 . rucnli prichr.i I UJU Idl Uliti ex.- uu c.i.irioiiiv swung to the side of the road and into the telephone pole. SMALL AUTO SMASHUF. From Thursday's Dally This morning the residents near 6th and Pearl street were treated to a real thriller in the way of a small sized auto wreck hut which fortuun- I ately resulted in no serious injury of anyone. A tine large Buick car 'was coming down Pearl street from the west and in making the turn in to Sixth street the driver failed to ; swing the car quick enough and crashed into a large telephone pole : on the east side of the intersection. The car had the front bumper badly damaged and the fender bent quite badly and more or less damage to the front axel of the car The car was from Kansas, and the tourisits were delayed hero for some time ; while the damage was being repaired. m strtl! m TRAIN SMASHUP From Thursrtay's Pali Rev. Frank Emorv Pfoutz Aroused From Sleep in Wreck When 2 Wrecked at Buda, 111. No. Among the passengers on No. 2, east bound train of the Burlington, wrecKed at Buda. Illinois, was Kev. Frank Emory Pfoutz of this city who was enroute to Chicago where he Is to attend summer school at North western Univ rsity. Rev. Pfoutz writes back to the family and friends here a very in- teresting account of the wreck and j as they struck a section of rough in which fortunately he sustained j road the truck suddenly swung over no serious injuries beyond the gener-jand poing at a fair rate of speed was ;al shaking up that was experienced , turned over. The cab on the truck by all of the passengers on the train, was completely torn off and the two I At the time of the wreck which ; ocupnnts received th;'ir very severe .was at 5 a. m.. So. 2 was standing j injuries as they were hurled with on the main line at Buda. taking on I the cab to the ground and thrown j Water, and on the sidins was a long! out and onlv escaped bv a close : freiprht train that extended around a curve and shut out tne new or tne j , tracks i trainu from the west, statiemed in this With the manner Xo. 8. the mail train from the west swept into the yards end coming from he- hind the freitrht rear of No. 2. crashed into the The observation car and the rear Pullman were both the blood flowed in a stream for steel coaches and resisted the force of some time, and another piece of the the locomotive cf the fast mail andjerlass cut a terrible gash on the the locomotive plowed under the cheek of Mrs. Thompson near the coaches, turning them over but not I no? and another piece tore an angry injuring anyone seriously. The third j wound Just be tween the eyes and by Pullman was one cf the wooden .a very narrow margin escaped the coaches and this car was badly Jainm-! right eye. In falling Mrs. Thomo- ana nere tne tive eieatns occurea as the berths. Rev. parties were crushed in there Pfoutz was peacefully sleep-1 mg when he was arroused by the terrific impact that almost drove him through the end of his berth but suffered no serious in juries. He then dressed and hast ened out to th- wreck cars where the task of rescuing the dead and injured was in progress and the scene was very shocking. RETIRES FROM BUSINESS Bernard Wurl. who for a number jof years has been conducting one of the loading cigar factories of the city, has decided to abandon the j gageo with his brother. E. A. Wurl. g la and grocery busi- store at Sixth and Main believes that he has fin the making of cigars at llu ness in t Mo st rer ts and ished with least for the present as he desires a less confining job. Mr. Wurl is a very able business man and an excellent bookke.-per and should be a very valuable addi- Don to the force of clerks at the v uu Mil j re. ENJOYS CHICKEN DINNER. From Thursday Dally One of the fine chicken dinners which have been so much enjoyed by the autoists and tourists at the Oscar Gapen home.F south of this city on the federal highway, was held at the Gapen home on Tuesday evening when Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wiles had as guests there Mrs. C. C. Wescott and daughter, Alice Louise and Mrs. Mary Wescott of Los Angeles and the members of the party enjoyed to the utmost the fried chicken prepared as only Bin. Gapen knows the secret. WILL ENGAGE IN BUSINESS. From Saturday' 8 rail One of the voting men of the of the Gerald graduating class of 1924 'Plattsmouth high school. Fleming, this city office in has decided to locate in and has opened up his the law offices of A. H. Duxburv, where he will conduct his work as a collector. Mr. Fleming! I ' ill niuuuht . . v,vi i n vi v n . . ... . iui . a,- , , UfS.. A everything wnporfcanc " j .hat happens in Cats county TWO PERSONS INJURED IN ACCI DENT YESTERDAY Mrs. Clara Thompson of Kansas City and Leroy Elliott Badly Injured When Truck Overturns. From Thursday's Daily A very serious accident oecured at 4 o'clock yesterday on the highway near the Horning cemetery that r -suited In Mrs. Clara Thompson of Kansas City receiving a double frac ture of the riht leg. a terrible gash over the face, and Leroy Elliot t of this city having two severe scalp wounds as well as severing an artery in the right hand and from which he suffered the loss of a large amount of blood. Mr, Elliott is a driver of an oil l truck for the Collins Oil Co., of I which his brother. Frank Elliott, lis the local representative, and was lout yesterday delivering gas and oil to the territory southeast of the city j While on his trip he was asked by : Mrs. Thompson to allow her to ride down in the country a short distance j to visit friends and the parties were ; on their way back to their homes ' when the accident occurod, Mr. Elliott stated. ; On the front wheels one of the tires developed a slow leak and this ! is the cause of the accident Mr. I Elliott believes, as the tire bad gone .down as the truck w truck was coming up a small incline on the highway and margin from being pinned beneath the truck. As the glass of the windshield broke the flying particles of glass struck the two unfortunate occu pants of tli cab. one pfece striking Mr. F'lliott on the right wrist and the truck. i puncturing an artery and from which son had her ripht leg broken in two places, one break occuring just at the ankle and one in the upper nortlon of the lee and both are rerv! severe fractures. Mr. Elliott assisted his compan ion from getting out from the wreck age of the cab and then holding his Injured wrist from which the blood had flowed very freely and covered him with the blood from his head down, and with the head and face covered with blood from the wounds In head, he made his way to the Pace home just a short distance away to secuie help and James Madi son, who Is farming the Horning farm, only a short distance away secured his automobile and brought the injured parties in the city whore thoy were taken to the office of Dr. IP. J Flynn where the injuries were dressed. Mr. Elliott stood the shock of the accident in splendid shape and de spite the fact that he had io3t a great quanity of blood was able to assist in caring for Mrs. Thomp son until reaching the office of the physician. The scalp wounds re quired several stitches and it w-as neessary to sew up the artery in the wri:-,t and the patient stood the ordeal very fine in his weakened condition. The more serious injuries of Mrs. Thompson led to her being sent to the St. Catherine hospital in Omaha, following the temporary treatment here to be arcd for there where the facilities are more suitable. The mother of Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. James Zoubek, accompanied her to the metropolis, the trip being made by auto. Mrs. Thompson lias been here for a few days visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Zoubek. and resides at Kansas City. Missouri, and the husband was notified last evening by the members of the family of the unfortunate accident. The oil truck was very badly dam aged in the wreck and will require a great deal of repairs to place in shape and the families of the injured parties feel that though the acci dent wan bad enough it was fortu nate that it had been no worse as the parties could easily have been killed in the wreck. SPEAKS AT SOUTH BEND Frnoi SuLtuJ-Aiy Daily Yesterday morning Attorney A. H. Duxhury of this city was the orator at the Fourth of July celebration held by the citizens of South Bend, and reports that the residents of the Bend were certainly most hospitable entertainers and had a fine commun ity gathering that was enjoyed by a very large crowd. The address of Mr. Duxhury was along patriotic lines and greatly en joyed by the large crowd of inter ested spectators and the opportunity of meeting the residents of that part of the county much appreciated by the genial young Plattsmouth attorney. DEPARTS FOE CALIFORNIA. From Thursday's Daily This morning Mrs. Mary Wescott, who has been here since the middle of May visiting at the homes of her sons. C. C. Wescott and E. H. Wes cott and their families, started bach on her journey to her home in Los Angeles, California. She was ac companied as far as Omaha by her son, E. H. Wescott. and her grand Idaughter, .Miss Heb n, and h-r rand son, Edgar, accompanied her as far las Columbus, where he is to spend I the summer. Mrs. Wescott has met a great many of her old time friends during her stay here and the visit n o trior t 'ic i . r v i n f 1 1 on. , - W 11 J I . . I ! 1111.11 W joyed by all of tft old time friends. ENTERTAINS FOR BR ELECT UST NITE Mrs. E. H. Spangler Is Hostess Large Party of Ladies at Eer Home Last Evening. to From Thursday's Daily: Last evening Mrs. E. H. Spangler entertained very pleasantly at a buffet dinner party at her beaut if vil ountry home just south of Platts mouth in honor of Mrs. Raymond C. Cook, a recent bride and Miss Mattie Gapen. whose marriage to Mr. G'en Lock hart of Watertown, South Da kota, is to occur Saturday. The handsome interior of the Spangler home was made even more attractive by a plersing color scheme of pink and lavender and the gar den flowers that lent their freshness and charm to the scene of the pleas ant gathering. Candles also feat ured the decorations. Duiinp the evening the ladies, some eighteen in number enjoyed several very charming musical se lections. Miss Lois Keefer of Alvo being heard in a few vocal numbers In which her voice of exceptional beauty found real expression, while Mis. Roy O. Cole at the piano a:ni Mrs. Elbert Wiles, flutest, were heard in several of their always pleasing selections that reflected on the ladies the great credit. On the. hoir Eer ho me going the bride and the bride elect were show ered with the well wishes of friends for their future years of happinosa. OAR FROM MAN LEY WRECKED m Mi hioi-iway Failed to Successfully Make Turn ear the Livingston Farm end. Injures Members of Party. Pram Saturday's Daily Last evening while the car of Mr. and Mrs. Monroem Neihart of Man ley was homeward bound, the mem bers of the party met with a serious accident at the cer.er near the old I". P. church and as the result of which Miss Elizabeth Sheehan, one of the guests of the Neihart family re ceived several very severe gashes on the face and head from the dying particles of glass from the broken wind shield. The party had been returning home from Plattsmouth where they had attended the celebration and when they neared the corner at the Living ston farm and near the old U, B, church site, the driver of the car failed to note the approching turn until they were right onto the turn and then they were unable to swing tho car clear into the roadway and it traveled on across to the south side of the road and into the small ditch there. The car was quite badly damaged in the wreck and it was thought at first that the members of the party had been very seriousy injured but the cuts received by Miss Sheehan and the general shaking up of the members of the party was the only damages sustained by them. Mr. Neihart who was driving the car Is a very careful driver and his being unacquainted with the high way made the accident possible as the car was clear onto the turn he fore it was noticed. In the car were Mr. and Mrs. Neihart, Miss Sheehan and Mrs. Earhardt. a neighbor and friend of the Neiharts. CELEBRATION AT MURRAY. From Saturday s Daily The celebration of the Fourth of July at Murray last evening was one of the utmost pleasure to the crowd that was in attendance and the fes tivities were staged at the Murray bathing beach where the various sports and entertainments were held. In the several swimming and diving contests there were many fine prizes given and the greatest of interest shown by the large crowd. In ad dition to the water sports there was a fine two hour concert by the Mur ray Community club orchestra that was given under the direction of L. D. Hiatt. The evening closed with a very fine display of fireworks that had been provided by the live wire Murray people and was enjoyed by the residents of that community and their friends. CELEBRATION IS A GRAND AND GLORIOUS ONE STREETS FILLED WITH VERY LARGE CROWDS FROM ALL SECTIONS OF COUNTY. FPATilRFS WELL ARRANGED Committee in Charge Has Reason F-eased Over Success of the Big Celebration of Day. to From Saturday's Daily The observance of the Fourth of, July of 1124 In this city was one that certainly repaid the hard work that the committee in charge of the occasion has expended and proved one of the best that has ever been j held In the city and kept the thous-j amis in attendance well entertained until the midnight hour last night, and which proved very interesting The business men and citizens in get- and served to fill in the program ting up the celebration under the nicely, and in the work of Mr. Vin auspices of the chamber of commerce ; cent and his assisstants the committe planned that everything possible had a big boost toward handling the should be free and this was carried events. out so that all that the visitors had to In the evening after the refresh provide was what they cared to ex- ment hour, the Weeping Water band pend for drink and food. gave a very fine concert at the stand The main section of the city was at 4th and Main street and the resi closed to traffic, from Third to Sixth dents of our neighboring city certain and this aided in the pleasure of the ly can feel a real pride in the organi thousands who were free to move zation that Director Hawkins has up and down the streets without given them and which ranks as one the danger from tho traffic that was of the best of the smaller bands in confined to the side streets and along j this portion of the state. This the alleyways and left the main sec-! was the first opportunity the Platts ticn free for the celebration. I mouth people have had of enjoying The first signs of dawn of the hearing this band and it is hoped glorious Fourth brought with it the that they made he heard later as opening of the celebration from the they are ertainly one of the best in youngsters with their firecrackers j this section. and other noise producers and by During the afternoon the Parmele nine o'clock the city had taken on a theatre was crowded to its capacity real gala appearance with the flags with two showings of "School Days" and decoratiems floating to the breeze and the streets arranged for the big obaerranCe. The Eagles band offered the first attraction of the day in a concert at the stand at the intersection of Main and Fourth streets, their pro r':m of popular and standard num bers being given under the eiirection of E. H. Schulhof, and here they Were later joined by the members of the Weeping Water band that added to the program a number of their selections. Both of these bands are of the very highest class and from the character of the programs given demonstrate that they were real musicians and their excellent num bers entertained the people for sever al hours. Perhaps the most looked forward to feature on the morning program Third and Fourth streets, with the!loted" to members of Plattsmouth the Weeping Water and ,i.,;nmon(0 oo .,tCoates hall and also the K. S. Plat- contenders. For the Plattsmouth firemen, Frank Detlof and Dr. O. Sandin. the fire chief were selected to uphold the honor of the depart ment while Louis W. Paulsen and ('. G. Davis were the two huskies selected to represent the visitors in the contest. The water fight was of surprisingly short duration and the Weeping Water team had the advantage from the start as their two representatives stood eyes to the front with their hose playing a ltdady stream on the Plattsmouth firemen and the local men were un able to get the range of the visitors and after the futile struggle were forced to give up the battle and the honors to the plucky Weeping Wat er boys. The baseball game in the morning was between Union and Plattsmouth and a very large number of the fans were present at the ball park to wit ness the game and to see tho locals win from the visitors by a scon- of 3 to 0 in a plexsin? battle of the national pastime. Fo- the Pla'ts nouth team Mason and Klanachie did the battery work and Meade and FetbaWay for Union. 'i he tug of war held just proceed ing the water fight was indulged in by i large number of the huskies of the c;ty and vicinity and the leani composed largely e.:' th residents -f the country districts was the din ners rt tne e ent. Afternoon Procram. The intermission for the lun&ieou hour was Blle-l v 'th eunounceunent ,p tlv remainder of tl program by 'a Warrei. the announcer in e- i of the ce'ebration, and many to l. advantage of the lull In the ;" :ram to list?.! in on the national den ; cratic con - i 'ion radio at the Weyrich returns by & Hadraba drug store. The Eagle band gave a short con cert at the Garfield park commencing! at 1:30 that attracted a very large j crowd that enjoyed the opportunity) of resting in the cool shade of the park and enjoying the fine musical program and later the address of District Judge James T. Begley. At the park Searl S. Davis, president of the chamber of commerce presided, and introduced T. W. Glenn, com mander of the G. A. R. as the chair man of the meeting and who in turn introduced the speaker of the after noon. The address of Judge Beg-; ley was one that should have been hoard by everyone in the city as it was a clear cut and logical story' of the life of the American nation, the sacrifices that were necessary in at taining the national independence and the responsibility that rested on the citizenship of the present day. The park meeting was closed by the audience singing "America," the Eagles band furnishing the accom paniment for the number. The greater part of the large crowd moved from the park to the base ball grounds where the game between Cedar Creek and Platts-i mouth was the star attraction and here the fans found ample enter tainment in the red hot battle that resulted in Plattsmouth winning by a core of 4 to I. Joe McCarty did the mound work for Plattsmouth and Herb Klauschie was at the re-j ceiving end of the battery while Swanson. the hurling ace of Cedar Creek Officiated for his team on the hill and Ed radcvllle was back of the bat. The work of both Swan son and McCarty was of the very best and a few bobbles on the part of the members of the Cedar Creek team as sisted in the winning by Plattsmouth The game was better than the score indicates and the visitors demon strated that they had a real fast organization. The various racer, and sporting events of the day were under the supervision of Fred H. Vincent of the M. D. A. of the Burlington shops the Wesley Barry feature and which was one of the big free attractions provided for those who did not de sire the other forms of entertainment provided. The latter part of the evening was given over to the display of fireworks on the river front, the dis play being handled at the base ball park where the American legion members took charge of this feature of the program and helped put it over in fine shape and the display was one of the most lavish and beautiful that has been seen it the city in many years. The set pieces served to add a most attractive fea ture to display and all were handled with dispatch and care by the Legion members and was a fitting finale to the big celebration. The rest of the evening was de- dnncing. there being free ici in ami ill ctu mi' picices me nana and dance floors were filled to their utmost capacity. Misses Katheryn and Elizabeth Wadick departed this morning for Omaha and from there they will go to Sheridan, Wyoming, to visit with th(ir mother, Mrs. J. J. Adams for the summer and enjoy the sights of the mountain country. STRONG BANK Start Now and The best time to save money is be tween the ages of six and ninety-six. In other words, start young and keep it up. And the first step in successful sav ing is to open a Savings Account at the First National Bank. It will give you a safe place for your savings, an accurate record of your progress and the help and encouragement ol this strong, friendly bank. the First National Ban k THE BANK WHERE W3rrSMtJTH "The Bank Where WEDDING TODAY Ceremony Occurs at Watertown, D., This Afternoon. Witness ed by Relatives. S. From Saturday's Daily This afternoon at 4 o'clock at Watertown, Sduth Dakota, oecured the marriage of Miss Mattie Gapen of this city to Mr. Glen Leickhart of Watertown. The marriage ocurred at the Episcopal church at Water town and was attended by the im mediate family of the groom. It was a very quiet ceremony and the imnressive ritualistic Service of the ' Episcopal church used in the join ing of the lives of these young peo ple. It had been planned to hold tho wedding in this city but owing to (the business interests of the groom being so pressing it was impossible 'for him to reach here and make ne cessary the changing of the location 1 for the ceremony. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and i Mrs. Oscar Gapen, one of the promin ent families of this community, and ; has been reared to womanhood in this community where she has a host of warm friends. She was edu cated in the Plattsmouth city schools, graduating in the class of 1916 and graduated from the Peru state norm al in 1920, and has since been en gaged in teaching in the public j schools at Plattsmouth, Yanton, I South Dakota, and last year at Saginaw, Michigan. The groom is one of the well known business men of his home locality and interested jin the Yanton Wholesale Grocery Co., of which he is a traveling re presentative. Mr. Lockhart has been very successful in his business interests and he'd in the highest i esteem by the larc circle of friends ; in his home community. Mr. and Mrs. Lockhart will make their future home at Huron. South Dakota, and in their new home will carry the best wishes of the friends here in Cass county. VISITLNG LN THE CITY. From Bat av's Dally Yfc'terot y Mr. and Mrs. Loren W. Barger and wife arrived In the city for a ehort visit with relatives and friends, motoring in from their home at Rochester. New York. Mr. and Mrs. Barger stopped here for a visit with Mrs. Martha Peterson, mother of Mrs. Barger, and a brother and sister. J. C. Peterson and Mrs. John E. Schutz, and tomorrow will go on to Hebron to visit the mother of Mr. Barger and be accompanied to that place by Mrs. Peterson who will spend a few days there. Mr. Bar ger was a resident here a number of years ago when he was engaged In the Burlington store tlepartment. and is at this time in the employe of the P. H. Synington Co., at Roches ter. Mrs. Barger was formerly Miss Alice Peterson of this city and many old time friends were pleased to meet her again on the visit back to the old home. J. E. Hall, who is attending the Bellevue vocational school, with his friends, Mr. and Mrs. Wagner, were here yesterday for a short visit with Dr. J. H. Hall, a cousin of Mr. Hall. Mr. J. E. Hall is a son of Dr. J. E. Hall, formerly of Weeping Water and well known to many of the older residents of the county. IN A GOOD STATE Keep Going! YOU PB6U AT t-fQiyvE NEBRASKA You Feel at Home!"