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if j gal Bociet? VOL. NO. XL. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 1924. NO. 52. r COURT FENDS FOR STEWART IN INJUNCTION JUDGE C. 0. STAUFTER OF OMA HA MAKESS THE INJUNC TION PERMANENT. DEFENDANTS WILL APPEAL Decision Sweeping and Confirms the Right of Mr. Stewart to the County Jail. From Saturday's naJiy j District President Agnes Christian Late yesterday afternoon the legal son of Omaha and Staff Con battie covering "the action of K. v. duct Ceremonials. Stewart vs. C. U. Quinton et al., and) in which the plaintiff had secured aj temporary restraining order some' time aso against the defendants, was Saturday. Daily- closed for the present at least wlu n Last evening was a most notewor Jndtie Carroll O Simiffrr of Omaha. t' occasion in the annals of the lie- uOm u- tn nrni,i, in i!,p pf.s. rrnnt..if thP remiest of Mr. Stewart and his attornevs for makiner the in- junction permanent. i The afternoon session was largely covered by the taking of testimony, l)y the plaintiff and the defendant. To aid in the claim of conspiracy on the part of the defendants to inter fere with the salary of Sheriff Stew art, the testimony of Andrew F. Sturm and Ralph J. Ilaynie. signers of the two of the appeals of the pay ment of the salary of the present sheriff, was taken. Both men testi fied to having been asked to sign . thf appeal as taxpayers cf the coun-j ty and both claimed no knowledge' of whether or not the claims were i just ones aside from the fact that it! had bet n represented to them that' St e v. art was not sheriff and not en-i titled to the salary. j R. A. Hates, publisher of the Jour-; nal. was called to identify a notice! of sheriff's sale that hnd been caused to be advertised, by .Mr. Quintaa ?.nd : 1 1 which was signed by his name ag herin". following the removal from' office by Governor Bryan and Judge : Alexander C. Troup. i Mrs. Edith Palmer of Nehawka. a' sister of Mr. Quinton, who also had filed an apoeal of the payment of the salary of Mr. Stewart, testified that she had done this a.s a taxpayer, but did not know if the amount was ex cessive or not. She had done so with-! out solicitation and the papers in1 the case had been prepared by Mr. 1 A. L. Tidd. ! From Saturday's Daily A. J. Trilety was called to the wit-! The vicinity of Plattsmouth was ness stand and related a conversa- visited by a very generous rainfall tion held with A. L. Tidd. attorney last night and early this morning for Mr. Quinton and one cf the de- which totaled an inch and a half and fendants in the case, jml the audi-t which was accompanied by a very enee was regailed with some very generous display of lightning. The sharp passages between the witness rainfall wis heaviest from 2 to 3 ami the attorney as the testimony o'clock and shortly after 3 o'clock was bfing taken. At the time of the the members of the fire department conversation both parties had been was ca'led out by the fact that the angry. j sewer on Chicago avenue overflowed George II. Shradcr of T'nion was 'and the result was that a deposit of called to the stand and testified that 'J 1 was left all over the pavement he had been in business at Union and -and a large amount of water swept had his place closed by Mr. Stewart n down onto Main street but was and going to Mr. Tidd for lgnl ad- nt at all dangerous and with the vice later, had be--n told that the firemen keeping the inlets open to closing was illegal and that he could nox powers the water soon passed open up again and which he had n" F'n,i the men were able to go on done on the advice of Mr. Tidd en l l'oi.ie and catch a few hours sleep. had been closed the second time. On i cross examination he stated that Mr.! VISITS AT WEEPING WATER Tidd had asked him as to his having: bad any warrant or papers served on ! From Fafirday's Dail bin by Mr. Stewart and he had told i Will Rice motored over to Weep Tidd he had none served. Witnessing Water yesterday afternoon to also stated that Mr. Tidd had told bring his daughter, Mrs. John Fitz him that unless Stewart had brought patri'k and two little daughters the papers with him lie had no right , hcre for an over Sunday visit. Mr. to ck.se the piaee. iRice reports the crops between this Mr. Tidd testified to the various I c ity and Weeping Water as looking actions thai had been taken by him; very fine and everybody busy har in th interests of the right of his ( vesting and working the corn over clien;. Mr. Quinton, to the office of . for the season and apparent good rherii". and of his i-.dvice from time! crops of both wheat and corn in to time as to what steps should be taken, including the refusal to va cate the jail and the turning over of the keys to the Jail until after the granting of the injunction. Mr. Quinton testified relative to a statement made by Mr. Trilety on the stand that Quinton had stated that be was sheriff of the county. Mr. Quinton stated that he had told a 'ij 2, partv that the attornev. general the state had said he was the sheriff, j After th taking of the evidence j on si'puiaiiou oi me pa rues, n vua;farrrl agrtil that Judge htauner coma pre pare the journal entry in the case and l ave it sent here to the clerk of the d:strict court. Judge Stauffer announced that he found for tho plaintiff, E. P. Stewart, and made the injunction permanent which has heretofore been merely of a temporary nature. The provisions of the injunction covered the turning over of the jail to the plaintiff, Stewart, together with the keys thereof, by thc defend ant, Quinton. the ceasing of all ef forts to annoy or interfere with Stew art in the discharge of the duties of FARM FOR SALE Eighty acres, well improved, some timber and running water. Four miles south of Plattsmouth. Mrs. W. A. Taylor, R. F. D. Xo. 1. Platts mouth, Xebr. j28-4tw the office of sheriff and also from causing appeals to be made on the payment oi me salary oi snenu on. the grounds that Quinton was the si dieriff, from causing notices or state-I Ticnts to be published that Quinton; mcnts to be publ was the sheriff and Stewart was not, j or making or causing to be made verbal statements that the plaintiff.; Stewart, was not the sheriff of the county. It is expected that most of i these will be included in the perma nent restraining order. The cases of appeals from the allowance of salary that have already been made will not I b- included in the injunction but I will be tried on their merits by the court later. I REBEKAHS INSTALL HEW OFFICERS FOR THE COMING YEAR bekah ledge of this city and made very interesting in the installation ' new officers of the lodge which was held at the lodge rooms and was very largely attended by the mem bers. The impressive ritualistic work was carried out by District Presi dent Agnes Christianson and staff of tv.-entj" members from Omaha and the ladies com nisirphsedhtgurlshr the ladies comprising the degree team gave a real exhibition of the work that was witnessed with the greatest of interest by the Platts mouth members. The officers installed were: Miss Helen Lutz. noble grand. .Mrs. Florence Coleman, vice grand. Miss Catherine Lutz. warden. Mrs. Minnie Pickard. conductor. Mrs. Emma Olson, chaplain. Sanford Short, secretary. Mrs. Sophia Short, treasurer. Mrs. Martha Peterson, RS to NG. Mrs. Susie McNurlin, LS to XG. Mrs.. Anna Hild. RS to VG. ", iMrs'. Susie Bates,," LS to VG. - Mrs. Lizzie Cavendar, inner guard. George Tick, outer guard. Following the installation of the officers the members of the party were treated to very dainty refresh ments that had been prepared by the committee, in charge under the direc tion of Mrs. F. II. Mumni, the effici ent retiring noble grand. HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT prospect. GOOD WHEAT YIELD From Thursday's Dally On the farm of Lee Snavely, four and a half miles west of Elmwood. there is a tract of four acres of wheat that has shown a yield of fifty bushels to the acre and is one of the best pieces of wheat in the county KO far reported. On the gen eral averaffe of the wheat on th) the Mr. Snavely expects an aver age of thirty-five bushels, which dem onstrates that old Cass county is the real bread basket of the state, as this is about the general ratio of the wheat yield over the county. MAY ATTEND MEETING From Saturday's Dally The democrats of the county and especially those of the members of the county central committee which is to meeting on Saturday, August 9th at Union, are hoping to have with them on this occasion, Charles W. Pool, present secretary of state and candidate for re-election. Mr. j The operation seems to have been en Pool is one of the well known demo- .tirely successful and after a short crats in this section of the state and .course of treatment It is expected has been very active in party circles 'that the eye will be restored to its for the past twenty years. This will (normal condition. Miss Peterson will make a real attraction for the old ; probably have to undergo a second settlers reunion as Mr. Pool is one' operation later as her other eye is of the old time residents of the state, affected to some extent. flMP N MM FID CD Mil UIlL liUflSJllLU lYllL" LION DOLLAR GAIN WHr AT PRnP Vrtl 111- IlfluHl UllUl iriLULi Conservative Estimate Made by Ag riculture Department "Frost less Fall" Necessary. Washington, July 31. The present spectacular boom in grain prices will net American wheat growers from $100,000,000 to $200,000,000 more than they received for last year's urrtll ,.,ei . ul -fiMumu,, conservatively estimated today. The department discounted opti - ?i1fLCAMlatl0,nS -f a gam 000,000 000 made in some quarters but declared in its statement that the gain bespeaks an increased abil- uy to pay on ueois anu a general mi- provement in financial conditions in the wheat country." Corn Crop Backward The corn situation is by no means good, the departmental grain survey continued, much of the crop being so afr behind that it will need some thing like a "frostless fall" for it to mature. "The main significance of the corn situation." said the statement, "lies in its effect on livestock production and prices during "The coming year. Expensive corn this fall will prob ably prolong the liquidation of breed ing stock now in process. Unless history is a faithless guide, hogs and high grade cattle will be a good prop erty before this time in 1925." Car Loading: Increase "Stimulation in the movement of grain and grain products, forest products and miscellaneous freights," said the weekly survey or the car service division, American Railway association, today, "brought the to tal loading of revenue freight to 930, 28 4 cars for the week ended July 19. ompared with the preceding week, this was an increase of 19.S69 cars. "Grain and grain products loading totaled 47.62S cars, an increase of 058 over the week before. In the western districts alone. 3J.4S9 car3 were loaded with grain and grain products." GIL WELL DRILLING NOW AGTIVELY ON Indications So Far Are Optimistic That There Will Be a Success ful Conclusion of Work. From Thursday's Dally: Since the release of thc drill used in the sinking or ine test on wen un the Z. W. Shrader farm southwest ot Murray near the vicinity of Nehawka the work of drilling has been con tinued with unabated force and the drillers are well pleased with the showing so far in the work. The drill was stuck in the rock formations for more than two months anu kept tne operations at a fianu still while special machinery was se cured to try in getting the diamond pointed drill released from its posi tion in the rock. The extra work and machinery that was necessary in get ting the drill out will be close to $10,000 and indicates the general confidence that is felt that the ulti mate outcome of the operations will be a success. Mr. Thurston, who has charge of the interests of the company that Is doing the drilling, is very well pleas ed they that extricated the diamond drill without Injury and have it back in service and have the well at a depth of some 850 feet. From the formations that have been touched since the drilling was resumed on Monday, the indications are more favorable than ever. The formations strongly indicate at one time there was oil present in ,the earth and it is thought that in the years that have passed there have been formations on the top of the former oil veins that have forced the oil to lower levels where it awaits the drilling operation to reveal to the world This, it is taken, is a very favorable indication and the well will be pushed so that every op portunity to locate a paying oil well will be given When the well reaches the depth of from 1,200 to 1,500 feet there will probably be more definite traces of the oil if not actually reached by the drillers and from every view point the indications are strong that the veil will prove all that has been hoped for by the promoters as well as the residents of the locality where the well is being eunk. FINDS OPERATION SUCCESSFUL This afternoon Miss Alpha Peter son, county superintendent of schools returned from Omaha, where she was present this morning when the ban dages were removed from the eyes of her sister, Miss Gerda Peterson, who was operated on at the Methodist hospital a week ago for the removal of a cataract from one of her eyes ACCIDENTS SHOWS INCREASE. From Friday's Dally I The United States department of commerce have just prepared and is- (,eath ratG in two of the states of the union in widely seperated areas ! that show a striking increase in the j number of accidental deaths that should be a warning and especially to the traveler. The states are Wyoming and Dcleware, both with small populations. In Wyoming, one of our neighboring states there were 2S killed in auto accidents in 1D22 and in 1923 this had climed to 51, while in railroad accidents the rate had grown from 31 in 1922 to 72 in 1923. In the state of Dcleware the auto- .mobile accident deaths showed an (increase from 24 in l'J22 to 55 in j ly23 while thc (leatIig from rai!roa(1 l accidents showed a marked decrease, 15 in 1922 amJ on, 9 in ls23 Thp ral ,,eath rate in ,,oth statg j showed a marUcd increase. ST. LOUIS MAN IDENTIFIES BODY AS THAT OF SON G. G. Sullivan Makes Trip Here to Ezhume Body Found in River and Buried Saturday. From Thursday's Dally This morning G. G. Sullivan, of St. Louis, father of John Sullivan, the lS-year-old boy drowned in the Missouri river at Omaha on July 21st, arrived in this city to identify if possible the body taken from the waters of the river here last Satur day as that of his boy. Mr. Sullivan was accompanied here by W. E. McConnell of Council Bluffs, secretary of the Masonic Re lief committee of that city, and who has been aiding in the search for the body of young Sullivan, for the fam ily, the father of the unfortunate young man being a member of the Ma:;cnic order. The father was in, .consultation with John P. Sattler, the undertaker, who had charge of the funeral ar rangements of the body recovered and from the description of the body was convinced that it was that of John Sullivan, although the condi tion of the body would not permit a thorough identification and at that time there was no detailed descrip tion available of the boy. The case is one that is very sad indeed as the mother of the boy is in poor health at her home in St. Ixnris and the father greatiy broken by the fate of his son. but bore the long journey here in the hope of having himself assured of the recov ery of the body. Mr. Sullivan was much gratified upon reaching here to learn of the manner in which the body had been cared for and given a Christian burial in the cemetery, as he had feared the body had been buried somewhere along the river bank. The body was taken up this after noon at the Oak Hill cemetery where it had been interred last Saturday, and was Identified by Mr. Sullivan as that of his son and to this extent satisfied the father as to the final fate of the unfortunate boy. While the father is very anxious to have the body taken back to the old home in St. Louis for burial, he has decided to wait at least until colder weather for the removal of the body and may under the circum stances decide to have the body re main here permanently as little can be gained by the moving of the body to St. Louis, and removal at this time would be a matter of the greatest difficulty. The unfortunate boy with two companions had been traveling over the country and reaching Omaha the trio was picked up by the Omaha police. department and held for some time without cause ana then order ed out of the city and in their at tempt to comply with the order young Sullivan met death as the boys only had live cents net ween them and this was given to the one mem ber of the party who could not swim. while Sullivan and his other compan ion removing their clollies and giv ing them to the third boy to carry over the river, started to swim the river, with the result that Sullivan was seized with a cramp in the chil ling turbulant waters of the Big Muddy and went down despite efforts cf his companion to rescue him. VISITS FRIENDS HERE. From Friday's Dally Yesterday for a short time Mr. and Mrs. Fred II. Barclay of Pawnee City and Dr. Arnot, also of that place were here visiting with friends. Mr. Barclay is well known to many of the Plattsmouth business men as he has been very active in the work of the Nebraska Retail Clothiers as sociation and the general mercan tile organizations or the state and has been at different times the president or the ciotniers associa tion. Dr. Arnot is one of the young dentists of the southern section of the state and while here looked over the situation here with a view of locating if the proposition appeared to be satisfactory to. him. WILL OBSERVE FIF TIETH ANNIVER SARY THIS MONTH First Christian Church of This City to Hold Splendid Program on Sunday, August 10th. Fiom FrUlay'e Ixaliy The First Christian church of this city is observing this year the cele bration of its fiftieth anniversity of its foundation and accordingly are arranging a very worthy program that will in an impressive and appro priale manner mark the fifty years of service that this church has given in Plattsmouth and this portion of Cass county. The church building was dedi cated in 1871 and has been in con stant use since that time as the meeting place of these ernest and devoted followers of the christian faith and among the membership numbers at lenst one of tTie old time pioneers in church work. Thomas Wiles, who is still very active in the affairs of the church. The program that has been ar ranged for Sunday, August 10th em braces a joint service of all of the bible schools of Cass county, morn ing worship conducted by one of the visiting pastors, a big basket tlinner' at noon and in the afternoon the "Home Coming" service at which Thomas Wiles will give the history of the loeal church and an address be delivered by John G. Albers, state secretary of hte Christian church of Nebraska. In the evening Charles A. Finch of Kansas City will preach. At the services there will be special music by the choir under the direction of Miss Hazel Robb. Following the anniversary services there will be a series of evangelistic services held with the Rev. W. B. F. Robb of North Bend. Nebraska, in charge and conducting the services that will bring the word of the gos pel to the people of the community. At the evangelistic services Miss Hazel Robb will have charge of the special services. Rev. Robb is the father of Rev. Walter Robb, pastor of the Christian church in this city. MAKES BIG PROFIT IN GROWING CORN John Tighe, Burt County Fanner, is Nebraska Land Booster Says Profit in Growing Corn. From Thursday's Dally: "There is a good profit in grow ing corn on eastern rseijrasKa lanu at present prices, says John Tighe, who owns 240 acres three miles north of Herman, in Burt county. Mr. Tighe has retired from active wor;: on tne rarin. tie Deiieves in giving the boys a chance. His son operates the tarm anu tnis year there are nearly 200 acres in corn. The crop is nearly three weeks late, but is making a fine growth and the fields are clean. 'Last year we had nearly 200 acres of corn, which averaged about sixty- five busheis to the acre," said Mr. Tishe. "Some of it was fed to cattle and hogs. I made a deal with a big cattle feeding company to take 2,000 bushels on July 14 at 9S 1-2 cents per bushel." Mr. Tighe has been farming and dealing in livestock for more than fiftv years. About 1S75 he bought a farm in Cass county at $10 an acre. Five years ago he sold that land for $250 an acre and bought his present farm in Burt county at $300 per acre. It is all upland, nearly level but drains well and will stand either a wet or dry season. Last year the corn crop on his place brought near ly $8,000 in cash and feeding value. ENTERTAINS BRIDGE CLUB From Friday's Dally Yesterdav afternoon Mrs. George K Petrins- entertained very pleas antly the members of the bridge club at her home on High school hill and a most delightful time was enioved bv the ladies who are mem bers of this organization. The Petring home is one or the most attractive in the city and in its pleasant surroundings the ladies found a great deal of enjoyment ana pleasure. in iho rontests Mrs. Frank L. Cummins received the first prize, while Miss Minnie uutnmann was awarded the second prize of the af ternoon. At a suitable hour the hostess served very dainty and de licious refreshments. ENTERTAIN AT DINNER From Friday's Daily A very enjoyable dinner party was given last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Kieck at their attractive home on West Rock street to a small party of friends. The usual pleasant interior of the home was enhanced by the use of the garden flowers and amid this setting the enjoyable dinner party was served. Those attending the oc casion were the Misses Elizabeth and Emma Hirz and Rev. H. Kottich. RECEIVE PLEASANT NEWS From Friday's Dally Yesterday, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Reiver of this city received the pleas ant news that they were again hon ored with the distinction of being grandparents as a fine little daugh ter arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Heldmann at Fargo, North Dakota, on Monday, July 2Sth. The occasion has brought the great est of pleasure to the relatives here. Mrs. Heldmann was formerly Miss Alma Seiver of this city. . i DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT OF GASS COUNTY OCCURS Mrs. Martha Ann Mapel Dies at Nichols, Iowa ; Brought to Cass County For Burial. Martha Ann Jenkins was born at Harrisonvflle, Sciota county, Ohio, on September 11, 1844, and died July 25, 1924, age 79 year6, 10 months and 15 days. Martha Jenkins emigrated with her parents when 11 years old to Iowa, and in 18 61 was united in mar riage to Wm. Mapel. To this union nere born 12 children, of whom 3 daughters and 4 sons still survive. They are: Mrs. Mary Rockwell, Den ver, Colo.; Will Mapel, Avoca, Neb.; Grant Mapel, Atlanta, Kan.; Hiram Mapel, Belfry, Mont.; George Mapel, Nichols, Iowa, where Mrs. Mapel made her home for years. Mrs. Mapel was a devoted and lov ing wife and a kind and loving moth er. Mrs. Mapel was of a kind and loving nature and is leaving, besides her loved ones, a host of friends both here and in Nichols, la., where a short service was held at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Foley, last Mon day afternoon. The remains were then taken to Weeping Water for burial. Mrs. Mapel was a member of the Christian church, having accepted Christianity in 1908. The body of Mrs. Mapel was bronght to Weeping Water Tuesday and the funeral was held at the Christian church. The remains were laid to rest in Oakwood cemetery, Rev. J. F, Hay of Eljnwood officiat ing. The music was in charge of the Christian church male quartet, com posed of Messrs. Jenkins. Harmon, Cyrus Livingston and Sack. Old friends of the family were the pallbearers. Weeping Water Repub lican. HAS DISTINGUISHED VISITORS Yesterday Canon W. S. Leete and wife and Madame Leete enjoyed a very pleasant visit from a party of distinguished friends who were here for the day and as guests at lunch eon and dinner at the pleasant St. Luke's rectory. Those in the party were Rt. Rev. Ernest V. Shayler, bishop of Nebraska and Mrs. Shay ler; Mrs. Marion Heath, daughter of the Shaylers and little Miss Mar ion Louise Heath; Miss Margaret Knight, sister of Mrs. Shayler and secretary of the bishop, and Mrs. Clare Langford, of London, England, cousin of Bishop Shayler. The members of the party motor ed down from Omaha and enjoyed very much the journey and the time spent in the quiet of the country district. A STRONG BANK Uncle Sam Knows This Bank is Sound for he calls for frequent sworn state ments of our condition and sends his own examiners without warning at least twice a year to go through all our records. The word "National" in our name means that we operate under strict United States banking laws which are enforced by strict supervision. Bank with this National Bank for safety. The First THE BANK W-EF?E PLATTSMOUTH "The Bank Where mi OLD TIME NEBRAS KA HAIL STORM IS TOLD OF IN PAPER Ashland Gazette Has an Interesting Story of Storm of 28 Years Ago in This Section The Ashland Gazette has the fol lowing account of a big hau storm that swept over that section some years ago, and which also in west ern Cass county left waste and l ruin in its wake: i "We are indebted to Mr. J. N. Granger for calling our attention to i the fact that today (July 3 1st) is the 2 8th anniversary of the big hail storm that struck Ashland and vi cinity leaving nothing but devasta tion of all crops and vegetation in its path. Some of the hail stones were 13 Inches in circumference and the ground was piled so thick with them that they lasted for several hours. The path of the storm was about six miles long and three miles wide. Many hogs and hundreds of chickens were killed. The storm came up from the northwest and all window lights facing that direction were demolished. Shingles were in great demand after the storm as many houses had to be entirely re shingled and all roofs in the entire town had to be repaired. Beautiful ly kept lawns the next morning had the appearance of lots where the hogs had been turned loose to root. "We turned to the files of the Gazette of August 7, 1896, and found there a two column write-up of the storm which occurred the week before, after the Gazette had been printed. We quote a few para graphs: " 'The south side of Silver street looked like a wreck. Nearly every glass front was ruined, some of the larger lights costing $50 and up wards. The telephone and electric light wires were knocked down so that the town was left in darkness and it took a large force of men to repair' The damage. Sidewalks were covered with Bmall limbs of treea, some of them several feet in length.' " 'It Is Impossible to form, an ac curate estimate of the losses, but they are enormous. Apart from the damage to crops in the country, the losses from broken glass and ruined roofs will run well up into the thou sands. Probably I. L. Simington is the heaviest sufferer in this respect. His losses are estimated at $1,500. E. A. Wiggenhorn comes next on the list. The 6late roof of his magnifi cent residence is badly damaged, and it will require $1,000 or more to re pair all of his losses. Dr. Mansfelde was also a severe loser, his loss fall ing principally upon his green house, which was the finest in this part of the state. He has a rare collection pf plants. The roof to the green house was entirely riddled and the plants were many of them badly damaged.' " UNDERGOES OPERATION from Thursday' Daily This morning, Dr. H. C. Leopold was called upon to operate on Har lan Sans of Omaha, who was brought here for the operation and which proved very successful In every way and the young man came through in fine shape and the operation seems successful in every way. IN A GOOD STATE ioxlBank YQl3e E L-'at' W A P Kl&I&dKA. Yoa Feel at Homer HT