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PLATTSTiIQUTIL NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1925.
NO. 33
COUNTY CELE
BRATION HERE
JULY FOURTH
PLANS TO MAKE OCCASION ONE
OF KOST PLEASANT FOE
YOUNG AND OLD.
FREE ENTERTAINMENT OFFERED
Eand Concerts. Free Baseball Games,
Sports of All Kinds and Big
Display of Fireworks.
From Thursday"? Ial!y
The first preliminary steps for the
rroper observance of the Fourth of
July were taken last evening when
members of the Flattsmouth Ad club
and the Chamber of Commerce got
together to start the ball rolling for
another big and successful observ
ance of the nation's birthday.
The treneral committee that will
have charire of the celebration will
consist of Guy W. Morgan. Henry F.
Coos. Frank M. Bestor, WalJemar
Poenniehsen and these will be sup
plement by a large number of com
mittees that will have special duties
in looking after some form of the
entertaining features of tho day.
It is planned to have two bands
rlaying during the entire day, the
Plaitsniouth and and the Weeping
Water band, if possible to secure,
being the ones to furni?h the music
for the day.
For the lovers of the great nation
al sport there will be two games of
baseball free of charge to the public,
Ftaged at the local baseball park,
with the Flattsmouth team and that
of several of the towns over the coun
ty being the opposing foes on the
diamond.
Alarge number of the other Fports
will be arranged for the day and
which will be under the supervision
of Fred II. Vincent and -Henry Lea
cock, who were so successful .last
season. -
The water light between the Weep
ing Water and Flattsmouth fire de
partments will be staged as the
locals are anxious to redeem them
selves over the defeat last Fourth
when the visitors took away the
prize for the best fighting team.
There will be other features, in
cluding a bie display of fireworks in
the eveninc that'will add to the en
joyment of the crowd here on that
day and the residents of every sec
tion of Cass county will be invited
to be present and enjoy the day.
PLATTSJIOUTH ELKS TO AT
TEND FLAG DAY OBSERVANCE
From Friday's Iaily
At! the last meeting of Flattsmouth
lodge of Elks No. 7?.9. it wis de
cided that instead of having a spe
cinl fiaer day ceremony here the mem
b rs of this lodge should nttend the
flag day observances of Omaha lodge
of Elks No. "9, which will b: hld
at Hanscom park at Omaha, Sunday
afternoon, June 14. at 4:00 p. m.
General George 15. I niacin will de
lier the address and Attorney Ray
mond G. Young will speak on the
history of the American flag. Vocal
and instrumental music will bo pro
vided by the Elks gle club and the
American Legion drug corps.
Observance of flag day is consid
ered by Elks as second only in im
portance to their memorial day and
p. larce number of Flattsmouth Elks
with tla-ir families and friends will
attend the flag day observance at
Hanscom park nxt Sunday.
MEETING OLD FRIENDS IN
THIS PART OF COUNTRY
George Berger. of Orange. Califor
nia, who is back in Nebraska on a
business trip, is having a gocd time
meeting his many old time friends
in this part of the country. He has
been visiting in Elmwood ani Mur
dock and came over here for a short
visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Ahl before going to Omaha
to visit his daughter. Mrs Cecil
Zachary and familj- at 1505 Park
avenue.
He will then return to Louisville
for a more extensive visit with his
friends here. Mr. Berger is looking
fine and one would hardly take him
to be "S, which he claims is his age.
He is one of our early pioneers and
wiiile they own a comfortable home
in California, where they enjoy the
most beautiful surroundings, both
Mr. Berger and wife have a great love
for their old home state.
Mr. Berger has been a man of good
business ability and great Industry
and has well earned the life of com
fort he and his wife row enpoy and
their friends here will wish them
continued health and success In all
their undertakings. Louisville
Courier.
A SENSATION!
For Ford cars, trucks and trac
tors. "Hot Shot" timer brush, works
right in your old worn out shell
Sl.f0 post paid. Money back if not
satisfied. S. A. Van Winkle, agent.
J10-6td-4tw
EOYS SELLING JUNK
From Triday's Daily
Tho police in the past "work hare
received a large number of com
plaints from all parts of the city of
vougs boys prowling around the
home;? and business houses, gather
ing up small articles and selling them
to junk dealers and which in several
cases hns resulted in valuable arti
cles taken and sold. The complaints
have been especially strong from
residents in the business section of
the city where articles that have
been left at the rear of the stores
have been taken and sold.
IUFFERS SEVERE
ACCIDENT WORK
ING AT NEW BRIDGE
Ted Renner Struck on Head by Crow
bar While Helping Move Pile
Driver at Structure.
From Friday's I'aily
Ysterday afternoon, Ted Renner,
who has been engaged on the new
auto and wagon bridge that is under
construction over the Flatte river,
was the victim of a very painful and
serious accident which he can feel
fortunate did not result fatally for
him.
The bridge is just in the first
stages of driving the piling for the
structure and the large wooden pile
driver is moved when desired by bar
ing the machine along over the
bridge structure to the place desired
to start work.
This was what was being done
yesterday when the accident to Mr.
Renner occurred. The young man
with others was engaged in using a
pinch bar to pry the pile driver along
to the desired location and suddenly
the board on which Mr. Renner was
standing, slipped, in an instant caus
ing him to fall and while he was
failing the bar that he had been us
ing also fell and alighted on the head
cf Mr. Renner. The bar inflicted a
wound some two and a half inches
long on the top of the head and
greatly shocked and bruised the
young man as well.
As soon the accident occurred, Mr.
Ogle, the engineer In charge of the
construction work, had Mr. Renner
loaded into an auto and brought him
on into the city where he had his in
juries dressed at the office of the
Drs. Livingston and which required
some time to get the young man
back in normal condition.
WEEPING WATER
HAS REAL METRO
POLITAN ASPECT
With Improved Electric Service, Ex
tended Water Hains, Paving and
Electroliers in Few Years.
From Thursday's Pally
In company with the Legion Drum
and Bugle corps, a Journal represen
tative visited Weeping Water last
night, and it being our first visit
there in more than a year we were
greatly impressed with the changed
appearance of the business section of
the town.
A dozen or more blocks of fine con
crete paving has been completed
there in the past few weeks and a
metropolitan white way graces Main
street the entire length of the busi
ness section.
Other improvements that have
been accomplished in the past few
years include the extension of water
mains and rebuilding of the water
works system, and the securing of
electric current from the transmis
sion lines of the Nebraska Gas and
Electric company, holding the local
plant intact to take over the light
ing load at any time it might become
necessary.
The Weeping Water band, one of
the very creditable musical organi
zations of southeastern Nebraska,
gives weekly concerts on Thursday
nights for the entertainment of the
citizens of the community.
We found Weeping Water business
men greatly regretting the defeat of
the road graveling tax by the voters
of the road district south of there,
as they had pledged nearly a thous
and dollars to help with the work,
and feel that all concerned would
be benefitted far more than the cost
with an all-year-round road south
from there to the O street road.
ENJOYING NEW H03LE HERE
From Thursday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. HIatt and fam
ily and Mr. Fred Heinrich, father of
Mrs. Hiatt, are again residents of
this city, having just moved here
from Murray where they have made
their home for a number of years.
The family are residing on Seventh
street in the Frank Gobelman prop
erty and which makes them a very
pleasant home, ine old lriends are
pleased to see them once more back
in this city to reside and the change
makes it much more pleasant for Mr.
Hiatt who is one of the members of
the H. M. Soennichsen company firm
here and assisting in the large de
partment store, one of the largest in
this section of the state.
A Letter that Didn't Boost
(Copied from a Minnesota Newspaper)
The Booster Clubs of Southern California have asked their friends
to write letters "back East telling; the truth about that part of
the country." One woman wrote as follows
Oh! Come to the land of the western sun,
Where every business is overdone;
Where the stores charge freight on the goods made here.
Ask them the reason, they think you're queer!
They serve you climate with all your meals
It's so blame hot your back just peels.
The "Anninias club" includes the state
From San Diego to the Golde n Gate.
The movie stars marry twice a year
Would marry again if the way was clear.
The grape fruit here is something fine.
Cross between lemon and pumpkin rind.
Where cows eat barley instead of hay.
And the cream gets lost in the milky way.
They sell you lots that are made by hand,
And make you believe it is really land.
The view of the ocean is very nice
That is included with the price.
They weigh the sack and then the fruit,
Then weigh them again, and their figures to boot.
They claim it is wet if it rains once a year
You get so dry you can't shed a tear.
The chickens have mites, and the dogs have fleas.
The desert wind blows, and the oranges freeze.
We shovel sand; you shovel snow
Just about a standoff, us far as I know.
So tune up your flivver and start for the West.
Where jobs are scarce and pay is less.
Bring all your cash and plenty of clothes
When you get any more, the Lord only knows.
I'm telling this story, which is true.
As seen by me through eyes of blue.
If the Booster club ever gets this back
They will change my eyes from blue to black.
They asked us to write the truth to a friend,
Now I have done so, and this is the end.
This is the way A. S. Will sees California
at the present time. We'll take Nebraska.
A. J. WEAVER WILL
BE THE SPEAKER
HERE JULY FOURTH
Committee Very Fortunate in Secur
ing" Well Known Statesman and
Business Man As Arator.
From Friday's Dally
The committee that has had charge
of securing a speaker for the Fourth
of July celebration have been most
successful in securirg one of the best
known -statesmen and business men
in southeastern Nebraska. Arthur J.
Weaver of Falls City as their orator
for the day.
Mr. Weaver is one of the leaders in
the state, for many years being prom
inent and active in the political and
business life of the entire srate and
his coming here insures a message
that will be well worth while and
carry some vital and important fact
with it.
Mr. Weaver was the president of
the last constitutional convention
drew the present basis code of laws
under which the state is operating,
and at the convention was one of the
most influential of the members. He
has been very strongly urged at sev
eral times to enter the race for gov
ernor of the state and could easily
have been nominated for this office
but believed that his usefulness could
be greater in other lines outside of
the political office.
The Flattsmouth and Cass county
people can depend upon it that they
will have a real oration here on July
4th that will be practical and filled
with something that is really worth
while. The announcement of the fact
that Mr. Weaver will be the speaker
for the celebration here will add
greater interest to the occasion as
he is in great demand at national and
state gatherings.
BUILDING WATER PLANT
Phil Hall, banker of Greenwood,
W. E. Hand, member of the town
board, and P. A- Sanborn were Gretna
visitors last Friday noon. They came
over to inspect our city water plant.
Mr. Sanborn informs us that he is
now in business at Greenwood. He
sells implements, autos, and conducts
a garage and filling station. His son,
Clayton, is with him. He hasn't
moved there yet, but expects to as
soon as he can get a house. P. A.
looks as natural as ever. Friday even
ing the entire village board of Green
wood met with our village board.
They came over to get the experience
of our village dads on the water sys
tem, as Greenwood has voted $24,000
in bonds to build a plant of their
own. Greenwood has had enough fires
in the past to build several water sys
tems and they are now on the right
track. Our village dads showed them
every courtesy possible. Gretna
Breeze.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crandall and
children were in Omaha Thursday
afternoon where they spent a few
hours with Mrs. John Bowles, moth
er of Mrs. Crandall, who was brought
to the Lord Lister hospital from her
home at Holdrege, for an operation.
UNION MAN SUES
MISSOURI PACIFIC
' FOR $59,000 DAMAGE
James T. Hamilton of Union Plain
tiff in Action Against Eoad
Section Kan Also Sues.
From Frlday'8 Ially
The Missouri Pacific railroad was
made the defendant in two damage
suits filed in the district court in
OmaTia Thursday and In one of
which James T. Hamilton, of Union,
appears as the plaintiff. In his cause
cf action Mr. Hamilton asks judg
ment in the sum of foO.OOO for
damages that he alleges were caused
through an accident the result of
defective equipment of the defend
ant railroad company. Mr. Hamil
ton states that he was injured when
a rail that was being lifted by a
crane at Union, fell, because of a de
fect in the crane, inflicting damages
that have resulted in permanent in
jury to the plaintiff and for which
he seeks damages.
The second suit filed is that of
Otis Muck, a track laborer, aged "S
years, who states that while em
ployed in the section work for the
defendant railroad company he was
ordered by Frank Hobbs. the fore
man, to jump on a moving motor car
while at work near LaPlatte on
May 4th. The plaintiff claims that
he "made a try for the car and fell,
sustaining serious and permanent in
juries and for which he wishes the
railroad company to be required to
pay him the sum of $25,000.
CAR TAKEN BY MISTAKE
From Friday's Pally
Last evening there was more or
less excitement created in the main
section of the city over what was
supposed to be the stealing of the
new Ford touring of W. E. Hatha
way, one of the employes of the Bur
lington shops, and for some time Mr.
Hathaway and the police were busy
getting in touch with neighboring
points to head off the supposed auto
bandit, until the car was returned
"by a party who had taken it by mis
take. Mr. Hathaway had driven the car
up near the curb at the Farmers
State bank and gone in to cash his
pay check shortly before 6 o'clock,
and being in there a very few mo
ments he came out to get into his
car only to find that It was missing.
A hurried search was made along
Main street by Officer Joe Libershal,
but with no trace of the missing car
and while the officers were prepar
ing to send out an alarm over the
nearby points, the car was returned.
It seems that the owner of an
other Ford that was parked next to
Mr. Hathaway's had completed his
shopping and being in a hurry had
jumped into what he supposed waa
his car and drove to his home in the
extreme southern portion of the city.
On arriving there his wife had in
quired as to the why and wherefore
of the new car and the gentleman
then found that he had taken the
Hathaway car. He at once returned
to the city and turned the machine
over to "Curley" and drove off his
own car.
NEBRASKA CITY
LADY SUES FOR
$90,000 DAMAGE
Mrs. Lydia T. Holland Files Suit
Against Her Former Neigh
bors at Nebraska City.
From Fritlay'p Daily
Mrs. Lvdia T. Holland filed a
damage suit for $90,200 Thursday
in federal court against Fred Stahi
hut. Henry Knabe, Fritz Albers.
Dick Shomerus, Frank B. Sim, Lon
T. Tyson, John J. Combs and George
B. Bevke. all of Nebraska City. Her
petition alleges malicious prosecution
and const quent suffering, humilia
tion and financial injury.
Mrs. Holland for many years op
erated a 235 acre farm mar Nebras
ka City, the petition sets forth, where
she built up an extensive business in
raising blooded horses and cattle and
thoroughbred hogs, marketing them
for breeding purposes. On May 2 of
last year the defendants petitioned
the Otoe county court to appoint a
guardian for her, declaring that she
was neglecting her stock, was incom
petent to run the business, and was
in danger of becoming a public
charge through the foreclosure of a
mortgage on her farm and her al
leged incompetency. On June 28,
after the case had been tried in the
county court. Judge A. A. Bischoff
dismissed the suit.
Meantime, Mrs. Holland says, the
Nebraska City papers and other3 had
published reports of the action, add
ing unofficial comments by the peti
tioners. She cites one of these which
stated that there wasn't enough feed
on the place for the stock which was
roaming at will over neighboring
fields; another that she was involved
In litigation over the mortgage on
her farm and Hkoly to lose every
thing. As a result of this publicity, al
though the er.se was dismissed by the
court as without foundation, her
creditors took alarm and forced liq
uidation, she says, ruining her busi
ness. She asks $200 for the expenses
of fighting tha suit; $35,000 for the
damage to her credit; $25,000 for
the;--sacrifice of her property, and
o'M U' -tor. BULUiriiig, , U-La&ritia aua
humiliation; a total of $90,200.
Mrs. Holland now lives In Cawker
City, Kan. Andrew Moran and D.
W. Livingston are her attorneys In
this proceeding.
TELLS STRANGE
STORY OF ASSAULT
NEAR THIS CITY
Man Picked Up at Mt. Pleasant, la.,
Has Story that Seems Backed
by Evidence of Crime.
From Thursday's Daily
Last Thursday there arrived at
Mt. rieasant, Iowa, a stranger, who
was very strange in his actions and
seemed to be laboring with some
mental trouble and finally on last
Saturday the man was picked up and
adjudged mentally unbalanced.
The stranger has a very peculiar
story to tell and which seems strong
ly borne out by circumstances. The
man did not apparently know his
own name or his home, but through
his rambling conversation and an
swers to questions put to him, he
gave details of an assault which he
claimed had occurred near Flatts
mouth.
The man when urged to give his
name and residence would branch
off on the story of the assault, re
lating how he had been driving a
car along the highway near Flatts
mouth, had seen a tire in the road
and when he got out of the car to
pick up the tire someone struck him
on the head and proceeded to make
away with his money and his car.
How the man got to Mt. Pleasant
he is unable to explain any more
than he can who he is or where he
came from and his case is one that
baffles the Iowa officers.
The story of the strange man Is
given some credence at Mt. Pleasant
as automobile keys were found on
his key ring and also he had a bad
gash on the top of his head as
though he had been struck there by
a club or some blunt instrument.
There has been no assault case re
ported in the last few weeks to the
authorities here and if the man was
injured near here as he claims, he
must have been gotten out of the
way by his assailants or in his in
jured condition wandered on east
into Iowa along the main line of the
Burlington to Mt. Pleasant, where he
was found.
Efforts are being made by the Mt.
Pleasant authorities to try and learn
who the man is and where he came
from to that place.
THE WETS SANG WITH GUSTO
A Nebraska clergyman was telling
his flock about the terrible effects of
strong drink and concluded with
the words: "I hope the day will soon
come when every bottle of this cur
sed liquor will be taken away and
emptied Into tho nearest river. . . .
We will now sing hymn No. 204,
Shall We Gather at the River?' "
EIG PATTIES VANISHING
There seems to be a race on be
tween Mr. Munsev of New York and
J Mr. Curtis of Philadelphia, to see
i who can buy the largest number of
j big metropolitan dailies. It may be
'that in a few years four or five men
will own and control all the large
dailies in our country. The country
I weeklies and small c ity dailies re
I ip a in in the big independent group
of newspapers. There are some four
ten tl'.ousand of these published and
read in the homes of the people and
reaching a majority of the popula
tion. AVOCA LADY IS
INJURED IN AN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Mrs. P. H. Nutzmann Suffers Severe
Injuries When Car in Which
She Is Eiding Overturns.
From Fri'l.iy'( Iaily
Another auto accident occurred
yesterday afternoon on the O street
road a few miles north of Avoca that
resulted in the serious injury to Mth.
P. H. Nutzmann of Avoca.
Mrs. Nutzmann hid been driving
with Rev. and Mrs. Kokel, old friends
and neighbors, whom she had out for
an outing, and the car had been go
ing along very nicely until Mrs. Nutz
mann attempted to make a turn from
the O street road into one of the
highways leading into Weeping
Water when the car took a rudden
turn on the very highly crowned
road and In an instant was over
turned.
The occupants of the car vere all
more or lesa bruised and shaken up
and Mrs. Nutzmann, the most severe
ly Injured of the members of the
party suffered very severe bruises and
also the fracture of two ribs. The
injured lady was taken to ner home
where Dr. Shaw of Otoe was sum
moned to care for her injuries as Dr.
J. W. Brendel of Avoca was absent
from home, and in a short time the
injured lady was made as comfortable
as posible altho she is still very -stiff
and sore as the result of the accident.
HENEY PICKAED PASSES 031
Henry Pickard was born at Leeds,
England, February 6, 1853, and
made that his home until he was
grown and when 21 years of age was
united in marriage with Miss Lillie
Stuck, they coming to America end
settling at Valley where they lived
until 1903, when they moved to
Havelock, Neb., and have made that
place their home ever since. Mr.
Pickard was a plasterer and mason
at which he worked until very re
cently. He was sick for only a short
time and passed away on last Sat
urday, the funeral being last Sun
day. Mr. Pickard leaves to mourn
his departure the fife, five sons and
two daughters, they being, Aubrej',
Frank and Leonard Pickard of Have
lock; Richard of Manley, Samuel of
McCook and Miss Mattie Pickard of
Beatrice and Mrs. Lillian Benjamin
of Havelock.
Miss Mona Keif, former commercial
teacher in the Plattsmouth high
school and who has been teaching In
Vermont for the past year. Is here
visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Rawls. while enroute to her
home at Curtis, Nebraska.
Chickens and
8
A business with a dependable cash
income can usually operate at lower cost
than one which has no such income. This
is partly because it can pay cash for a
larger part of its purchases, and partly
because, its income being less uncertain,
it finds it easier to get credit when it
needs it.
The same principle holds true in
farming which is one reason why a good
flock of chickens is a valuable asset on
every farm. Give the industrious hen a
chance to buy your groceries and improve
your credit!
The First National Bank
'THE BANK WHERE VPU PEEL. AT HOME
PLATTSMOUTH NEBRASKA
"The Benk Where You Feel at Ume!"
ma
DEATH OF MISS
JENNIE BAILEY
AT OMAHA, NEB.
Former Resident cf Plattsmouth For
Many Years Has Been Liv
ing in Ashland.
From Friday's Daily
Miss Jennie Bailey, or Ashland,
passed away at St. Catherine's hos
pital in Omaha early Saturday morn
ing, the hews of her death being a
great frhock to her family anil friends
as it was thought she was making
a good recovery. She was taken to
Omaha and operated upon for ap
pendicitis Sunday. May 24. It was
an acute case and the operation fol
lowed soon after her arrival at the
hospital. She was apparently recov
ering, though slowly, when periton
itis set in and her heart began to
give trouble and the end came sud
denly. Saturday, June 6. She was
brought back to Ashland Saturday
afternoon and the funeral service
was held Monday at 2 p. in., at the
Methodist church. Rev. W. N. Wallis
having the service in charge. The
church choir sang two numbers and
Mrs. S. R. Parks pang "Just Beyond
the Vale of Tears." The sermon was
by Rev. Wallis. Interment was made
in the Ashland cemetery.
The members of the South Ash
land Woman's club attended the fu
neral service in a body. Miss Bailey
having been a charter member of
that organization.
Janet Franchot Bailey was born
September 18, 1871, at Schenectady,
N. Y., passed on to her new homo
Saturday morning at 8 o'clock, June
6, at St. Catherine's hospital In
She came to riattsmouth. Neb.,
with her parents at the age of ten
yeare ana resided there until me
year 1&02 when they moved to a
farm four and one-half mll south
of Afhland. The last seven years her
home has been in Ashland.
She was a charter member of tho
South Ashland Woman's club and
was a member of the organization
for over twenty years.
Miss Bailey was baptized when a
child In the Episcopal church at
Schenectady, but since coming to Ne-
braska, has attended the Methodist
church and became a member of this
church about eight years ago.
She always enjoyed helping and,
serving at the church whenever it
waa possible for her to do so. She
was a faithful Christian to the end.
She leaves to mourn her loss her
father, W. P. Bailey of Ashland; on
brother, W. P. Bailey, Jr.. and hla
xvlfe, a nephew, Lyle Bailey oB
Greenwood, and a niece, Mrs. Harry
Wagar, of KirksvIIle, Mo., also many
friends.
ALPHONSE KITRELL DIES
Alphonse Kitrell, a young man of
29 years of South Bend, was taken
with an attack of appendicitis about
two weeks since and was taken tQ
a hospital in Omaha where he under
went an operation for relief, but fol
lowing which he was taken worse
and on Tuesday of last week passed
away. The funeral was held at the
church in South Bend on Thursday
and interment made at tho cemetery
at South Bend.
FOE SALE
Pure bred Shorthorn bull. Ivan
De Les Dernier, Murray, Nebr.
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Your Credit!
