cal Society IDlatHamoiat vol. mo. xli PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1925 NO. 67 3 LOCALS TRIM UP WEST SIDE ATH LETICS SUNDAY In Muddy Field, Plattsmouth Wins Contest by Score of 5 to 4 from Fast Independent Team. From Monday's Daily The weather man that had sent a very plentiful shower on Saturday nigm was noi unoij iu 111 uuaii;Mr- and Mrs Ed Tritscn Mr. and players as the diamond yesterday Mrs jester Meisinger, Mr. and Mrs. when the West Side Athletics of the I John Bauer and children, Mr. and South Side, Omaha, and the local ball tossers met, was decidedly mud dy and made the game hard to play, but in the struggle the locals emerg ed victorious by the score of 5 to 4. The hurling for the locals was handled by Swanson, who played a good game and was effective in his work in the pinches and especially in the ninth when his timely strik ing out of his opponent, Farris, saved the possibility of the game being tied. Swanny whiffed seven of the visitors, while Farris on the hilltop for the West Side struck out six of the Plattsmouth warriors. The features of the game for Plattsmouth was the fielding of New man at short, who made one put out and had six assists, while Jardine with his hitting starred in that de partment of the game and his timely bingles won the battle for the locals. For the visitors Kinnear at second base was the bright outstanding star and made outs for four of the Platts mouth players as well as assisted in five putouts. his playing being far superior to that of his teammates. Frank Donovan, center fielder of the visitors, registered the longest hit of the day. with a circuit drive over the left field fence. Plattsmouth registered in the open ing inning when McCarty, tte first man up, singled to center field and was advanced to second on the sacri fice of HeroM. Klauschie was re tired on a grounder to Ploke at short and was followed by Jardine, who singled to right and scored Mc Carty. Newman closed the inning with an out from catcher to first base. , The visitors for a few moments had the score tied iTi--th third frame when they scored one run, bat this was soon overcome by the locals. In the visitors half of the third. Brunk ner singled safely to right and was serrificed to second by Magrane, scor ing when Farris doubled to deep right. Donovan and Feeney were both retired on ground balls to the in field. Plattsmouth cinched the game in their half of the third when two hits, two walks and an error gave them sufficient scores to win. Swanson opened the inning and drew a walk. but was forced at second on the hit handle the ball cleanly and Pete was also safe. Then Farris in his gene rosity, gave Herb Klauschie a ba3e on balls and filled the sacks. Jar dine broke the ice with a rap to right field that scored McCarty and Herold. while Orville Johnson with a poke to center registered Klauschie scoring of the locals. The West Side team claimed their second tally in the seventh when Ploke leaned against one of the slants of Swanny for two bags into the center field and scored when of McCarty in tront or tne plate. .Mc-i; caturdav the nartv left for Kan- Harlan. Martha and Frederick Gor Carty reaching first safely. Herold ; turday teprtylentOTKii der, offering several of their splen hit to Ploke at short who railed tor" v .: ii st, it did numbers, all being received with Clemmons rapped one to short left mouth'late yesterday afternoon, hav neld. ing experienced no trouble and with- The visitors made two in the out seeinff any or the interference eighth after Farris had been retired. ; promiBed by the friends of the al Newman to Jardine, J. Donavan be- iege(j robber. ing given a waiK oy swanson auu wa. reposii.g at first base when Frank Donavan did a brotherly act by smacking the ball over the left field fence for a circuit drive and brought the visitors within one Bcore of tying the battle. In the ninth the West Siders were again threatening. Clemons was struck out by Swanson and followed uy urucKner wno iaia uon u circle. Mrs. Lester's home is at Pres nasty grounder to Herold that he Q s D failed to handle. Magrane singled jIrg Lee E Eatherton, formerly to center and Bruckner was brought Agnes Edgerton, has been a guest to third base where a score looked at ber father's home for the past favorable. Swanny whiffed Farris year cne ha3 two children, Floy and cleared the skies for the locals and RUth Nellie. and J. Donavan closed the story with ; Alfred Edgerton, the oldest, and a foul to Herb Klauschie. j njs three children, Bhea, Reno and The box score of the game was as follows: Plattsmouth AB H PO A E McCarty, cf 4 10 0 0 Herold. 2b 2 12 11 Klauschie, c , 3 0 8 1 0 Jardine, lb 4 3 15 0 0 Newman, ss 4 0 1 6 0 O. Johnson, rf 4 10 0 0 Mason, If 4 110 0 H. Johnson. 3b 4 0 0 4 0 Swanson, p 3 0 0 4 0 32 7 27 16 1 Athletics' AB H PO A J. Donovan, If 4 0 11 Feeney, lb 4 0 9 0 F. Donovan, cf 4 110 Ploke, ss 3 12 4 Kinnear, 2b 4 0 5 5 Clemens. 3b 4 10 2 Bruckner, rf 4 10 0 Magrane, c 2 16 2 Jterxi p . 4 10 1 34 S 24 IS MOTORS TO THURMAN, IOWA From Monday's Daily Yesterday a very jolly party of Cass county relatives and friends motored from this city to the home of Mr. and airs. Phillip Tritsch near Thurman, Iowa, where they spent the day in enjoying the many points of interest in that locality. The party took with them baskets of the good things to eat which furnished the means of a real fine luncheon and picnic dinner that was appreciated to the utmost by all of the party. Those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. John uehrbein and children, Mr and Mrs. William Wehrbein and eon Mrs. Henry Born and children. Miss Louise Parriott, Elmer Tritsch, and Herman Hennings. OMAHA BANK -ROBBER PASSES THROUGH CITY Lee Flournoy, Wanted in Connection With South Omaha Robbery, Chained to Seat of Car. From Monday's Daily Yesterday afternoon a group of Omaha detectives and representa tives of the police department of Omaha passed through Plattsmouth taking Lee Flournoy, who is charged with having been one of the band of robbers who robbed the Security State bank of South Omaha last March. The robbery was one of the most sensational in the history of crime in Omaha and occurred in the late af ternoon of the March day when the ! bank was filled with customers and an armed guard stood on the balcony of the banking room and was unable to fire on robbers for fear of hit ting the customers. The robbers: rvnr. nnrl i V t fl ft A (n rl 1 ATI OTH . v t , " : . - ",n reports of the departmental superin- hve not been heard of since until . . . - . , . . , the unearthing of Flournoy at 'dents Tom the various unions and Springfield. Missouri, as the result of brcteB of tnf organization the activities of the Omaha police de-J . the noon our the member en . f (joyed a very fine dinner prepared and Jt .w. whl -fJL ao,ifi bright bued flowers of the early fall ssi ssssyar . ? .js' S2.D5 . v,r . the church parlors where the noon Omaha robbery was at other points iuncheon was held ThP ladles at that time. Last week the Mis- y. " t. m ctlJt -euri supreme court denied the ap- hJ ,,?tt AfnL S-llS n'ication of Flournoy for a writ of and County Attorney K.eck as vell habeas corpus, Officer William Gur- af A?e "tn theJh nett of Omaha having been sent to structora m the local school. The Springfield and conducted the cross noon hour was devoted to questions examination of the parties who were covering prohibition and its prob testifyine: to the alibi for Flournoy. ; ltnis Thursday. Detectives Gurnett. Po-' In the afternoon the ladies enjoyed tach. Bringham and Francl went to several very Pleasing musical num PpringSeld in the face of threats of hers Miss Catherine Schneider being the friends of the Missouri man that hear 1D B OCal el.ectlon- as 7e" ... . I t- U-Ill 1111 1 1 - V -- r I I - I 111 I t-l I III III IA- they appeared, but the train trip was uneventful and the party reach ed Kansas City. The delivery of the prisoner to Omaha was guarded very carefully and Chief of Detectives Danbaum of Omaha had an auto with Detective Ed Vanous and George Dodds secret- ly sent to Kansas City to meet the party with Flournoy there. Early Sunday morning the car, filled with detectives, wearing bullet-proof vests and with sawed off shotguns left Kansas City with the prisoner and passed through Platts- ENJOY FAMILY REUNION From Monday's Daily Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Edgerton have as their guests all their children and grandchildren, Mrs. A. E. Lester, nee Ruby Edgerton arrived Sunday with and Ronald to complete the family .rjarlein, with Miss Treva Edgerton, who is a junior In the high school filled the home again to its full capa city. Mr. and Mrs. Eatherton depart by car Tuesday morning for Moran. KanBas. where they will make their home in the future. Mrs. Lester will remain for some three weeks visiting with home folks and renewing old friendships. RECEIVES RECOGNITION From Tuesday's Daily At the Methodist conference at Lincoln yesterday. Rev. A. V. Hun E ter. c:t one time pastor of the Metho 0 dist church in tl-is city and later at Gclherburg and Grand Island, was 0 named as the superintendent of the 3 Hastings district of the church. He 0 will, in his new position, have the 1 supervision of all of the churches 0 in the Hastings district and will 0 make his Tome in that city, travel- 0 ing over the district to look over! the ronmagrTTflnt J3 vmammm ttxei 4 ' churches. 1 W, G, T. U. HOLDS COUNTY CONVEN TION SATURDAY Every One of the Six Unions of the County Represented in Meet ing Held Here. From Monday's Daily The convention of the Cass coun ty W. C. T. U. was held in this city Saturday, proving one of the largest and most interesting meetings that the ladies have had for years. The Plattsmouth union, which Berved as host to the visitors, was very highly praised by the visitors for the fine arrangements of the convention and the delightful hospitality that was aorded them while here. The sessions of the convention vere held in the auditorium of the First Methodist church which proved a very suitable place for the meet ings and one that was convenient to all the visitors as well as the local people who attended the sessions. The morning session which opened at 9:30 was devoted in the opening period to the devotions of the dele gates and followed by the regular routine business of the convention, the naming of the committees as well as the reports of the various county officers. The election of officers was also held at this session and the con vention voted ta re-elect their old of ficers who had served so faithfully and efficiently the past year, they being: President Mrs. F. H. Gorder, Weeping Water. Vice President Mrs. Eunice West- lakeMurdock. Secretary Mrs. Balfour, Union. Treasurer Mrs. M. M. McFall, Eagle. The reports from the unions at Weeping Water, Plattsmouth, Louis ville, Union, Elmwood and Eagle were given by the various repre6en- tatives of these unions and also tfie the greatest approval by the ladies State Sheriff Condlt and F. A. High were unable to be present, but the ladies enjoyed an address of un usual merit by Elmer E. Thomas, former federal prohibition director, covering the enforcement methods and the steps that had been taken to clean up Omaha during the time that he was in charge of the enforcement bureau. One of the features of the after noon of mere than passing Interest was the reading of the prize essays from the pupils of the fifth and sixth and seventh and eighth grades In the county schools on the effect of to bacco and strong drink and In which Plattsmouth scholars received four of the prizes, a very fine showing. Those who were awarded prizes in the Btrong drink essays were Helen Jane Weft, first, and Lena HutTsbn, second. In the tobacco essays, Rob ert Hartford received a first as did also Cleamons Retelsdorf, this being a very fine recognition of the local schools. SAYS CITY IMPROVED From Monday's Dally Yesterday W. W. Coates, at one time a prominent business man of this city and now a well known cap italist of Kansas City, Missouri, was in the city for a few hours and had the opportunity of visiting a few of the old time friends. Mr. Coates in his stay made a trip over the city and was very enthus iastic in his praise of the many im provements that have been installed since the time when he was a resi dent here. The improvements in the business section, the many fine homes, the large increase in paved streets and modern advancment in every way was remarked on by Mr. Coates and who stated, "If anyone had told me that Plattsmouth had shown such an advancement in the years since I was here, I would not have believed it." These views by one who was for so many years a resident here and con versant with the city and its con ditions certainly speaks well for the progress that has been gradually go lng on In the community and to which the citizens who are familiar, has become a commonplace matter. but to a former resident like Mr Coates the improvement can be more thoroughly appreciated. . AdrarQae jw nil for Jsults. NEBRASKA CITY BOYS FALL FROM GRACE Saturday afternoon the police force of this city rounded up two young men from Nebraska City who were en route from Omaha to their home town and were in a very pro nounced state o intoxication, so much 60 that they had attracted the attention of the passersby on the highway who sent word of their com ing to the police department. The two young men, giving the names of Richard Williamson and Dave Andrews, with their homes as Nebraska City, were arraigned this morning in the office of Police Judge William Weber and received a joint fine of 1 20 and costs which they paid and went on their way rejoicing. SEVERE STORM BREAKS LONG HEATED SPELL Wind and Rain Storm Saturday Hight Brings Relief to Resi dents of Community. The culmination of the intense heat of the last two days of the week wa6 broken Saturday night in one of the heaviest wind and electrical storms of the season that brought in its wake a great relief from the heat as well as much damage from the wind in the country adjacent to the city, especially from the south side of the Plattsmouth city limits to three and four miles south of this city. The clouds commenced to roll up in the west and northweBt shortly before 7 o'clock and their coming gave indication of the change in the weather as the purple aspect of the clouds gave indication of the wind and rain that lurked in them. The Etorm broke late in the eve ning, very intense lightning preced ing the storm and with a great sweep the wind struck this section of the ounty doing a great deal of damage. The worst of the storm a6 reported was in the locality at the south por tion of the city and several miles south where trees by the hundreds suffered broken limbs and in several cases the tree3 themselves were up rooted and flung about by the storm, i The gasoline filling station at the junction of Chicago and Lincoln Ave-! nue3 which is operated by A. W. Cop- enhaver, was one of the heaviest suf ferers as the roof of the station was blown off and some distance awaj' from the building. At the farm of J. W. Seagraves, south of Plattsmouth, the wind reached the dimensions of a small cvclone, blowing down a large barn. unroofing the chicken coop and also destroying the frame garage on the place. Much damage was also at the Pet er Mumni farm where the barn suf fered a great deal of damage and the trees around the place were broken and blown down by the intense force cf the wind. Along the K. of T. highway from this city south for several miles there were large limbs from the trees scattered along the road and several small trees were uprooted and had to be removed from the road by the passing- autoists before they could get through. Following the windstorm mere was a very heavy rain, over an inch fall ing in the city but wnicn am no damage beyond making the auto travel a little inconvenient for the day. SOME REAL WINDOW DECORATIONS From Monday's Dally The large show windows at the big store of the H. M. Soenichsen company in this city are the attrac tion for a large number of the vis itors here, not only for the many fine lines of goods that are displayed in the window but for the very ar tistic manner in which they have been arranged. These windows are of the latest type of display windows and in them the company constantly has displays of their latest in dry goods, ladies wearing apparel, shoes, mens cloth ing and novelties that makes them a real treat to the shopper as showing just what is the latest notes in the world of fashion, both for men and women. The window decorating depart ment of the store is looked after by Mrs. Joe Bulin in the ladles de partment and Damian Flynn in the gentleman s portion oi tne Dig store and they have a most artistic sense in making their selections and arranging them. . The special lighting effects at night make the store windows one of the attractions of the downtown district. BILLY CL0EDT IMPROVING From Tuesday's Daily The friends of the August Cloidt family will be pleased to learn that Billy, the three year old son of the family is now doing very nicely at the St. Joseph hospital in Omaha where he was operated on last week for a gathering in the shoulder, caused, it is thought, by diseased tonsils. The little lad stood his try ing ordeal in lne shape and is now doing Just as wall as could be er pBt4 under fh ireum9ta,neM. PLATTSMOUTH PEOPLE TAKE AIR LAST Wi 1 PROGRAM BY LOCAL PEOPLE GIVEN FROM STATION KMA AT SHENANDOAH. IA. RECEIVE CONGRATULATIONS Everything Works Nicely Except Artists Get in Mud and Lose Road in Returning. From Tuesday's Daily As the result of the splendid ef forts of the Plattsmouth entertain ers in their program from Station KMA at Shenandoah, Iowa, the May Seed and Nursery Co., radio estab lishment, this city received an ad vertisement that will be nationwide and which was given moit pleasant ly by the array of local talent. The weather conditions had be come bad when the time for the de parture of the members of the pro gram bunch arrived, but they took up their journey, anyway, and drove through mud and unmarked roads to the Iowa city to make good their promise to Mr. May and the result was one of the most delightful pro grams that has been heard for some time from the stations in this part oi the west. The announcer for the Platts mouth program was Earl Mcy him self who added to the interest andj levity of the occasion when he fit-' tingly inducted W. A. Robertson, the official spokesman of the Plattsmouth delegation, into the "Coo Coo" club, and forced Bill to broadcast the proeting sign of the order that all might know that he was a full-fiedg-ed member. In this connection it may be stated that this was a dia bolic plot on the part of Mr. May to secure revenge for what Bill had done to Earl when Mr. May was in ducted into "the Slirine at Lincoln. However, Earl's revenge was pain less. The program consisted of twenty- one numbers, everyone a winner and which drew telegrams and telephone calls of congratulations from all over this portion of the west. Offering piano selections on the program 'were Mrs. R. G. Reed. Mrs. Elbert Wiles and Irma Pittman, aged 13, all of which were very artistic ally given. Anton Bajeck, the well known xylophone artist, was heard in two numbers, his accompaniment being given by Mrs. Reed and these num bers were real gems of beauty. The Upp To Date Tune Weavers, composed of Helen P. Upp, piano; Pauline Parker, saxophone; Paul Vandervoort, banjo; Jack Ledg way, cornet, and Anton Bajeck, drums, gave several of their num bers during the programs and proved real entertainers for the thousands listening in. , On the program were two flute so los, one by Mrs. Elbert Wiles and one by Miss Catherine McClusky, both of which were very artistically given and for which Mrs. A. D. Cald well served as accompanist. Adding to the diversity of the pro gram was the high class violin solos offered by Ira Mumni, youthful artist on the violin and Mrs. A. D. Cald well, one of the best known soloists of this section of the west. W. R. Holly, one of the well known soloists of the Eagles band, was heard in two euphonium sols. tone classic and one more popular se lection that were given in a very fin ished manner by Mr. Holly. The Plattsmouth mixed quartette, composed of Frank A. Cloidt, tenor; Mrs. Minnie Pickard. alto; Mrs. Hal Garnett, soprano, and B. A. McEl wain, bass, gave two numbers on the high class program and requests for other selections that they were un able to respond to. The vocal section of the program was exceptionally strong in the solo numbers that were given. Frank Cloidt, B. A. McElwain and Mrs. Hal Garnett each giving a well chosen selection, the accompaniment for which was played by Mrs. Upp in her able and finished manner and the voices of the soloists as well as the quartet numbers were among the clearest that came through the air. The wealth of musical talent in tthe Gorder family was heard to the .very best advantage in the numbers of the saxophone trio, Harlan, Mar itha and Frederick Gorder comprising 'this splendid trio of young musicians while Mrs. Gorder assisted at trie piano. One of the unique features of the program was the whistling duet of 'Mathilde and Roy Olson that was re i ceived i with marked approval by those who had turned in and reflect ed the greatest credit on the young people. Not the least of the features of the program was the talk on Plattsmouth given by Attorney William A. Rob ertson and which was bristling with facts of the city and its worth as well as clever humor of the speaker that gave the whole world an ap preciation of this ety that they ll long retain. As a radio speaker, Billy is a real whizzer and equals the best announcers that the air has pro- jduced. If he ever decides to lay aside the law as,a profession the radio an nouncers will have to watch their positions. From every standpoint the talk of Mr. Robertson left nothing to be desired as a real boost for Plattsmouth and its people. DISTRICT COURT GRINDING From Tuesday's Daily This morning Judge Begley was engaged in hearing the case of Frank I. Fanger vs. George O. Dovey, an action involving dispute as to the f" - -1?" p? of the buildings and stocks of the defunct firm of E. G. Dovey & Son. The opening arguments were made this morning and the taking of tes timony reached at 11 o'clock. C. A, HARVEY ABLE TO RETURN HOME FROM HOSPITAL Victim of Stabbing Affray at County Farm Three Weeks Ago, Back With His Danghter. From Tuesday's Daily C. A. Harvey, the victim of the stabbing affray at the county farm three weeks ago, is now back home and feeling very much improved al though he is still weak and bears the marks of his ordeal and the weeks that he has been compelled to spend confined to his bed. Mr. Harvey suffered the usual fate of a peacemaker when at the farm one night three weeks ago he tried to quiet a quarrel between an aged man named Stephens and another of the old gentlemen there. The two old men, who were roommates, had commenced quarreling over having a window up or down during the night. Stephens protested against the open ing of the window and from mere words the two aged battlers came to blows and Stephens, who Is 88 years of age, suffered the worst of the fist ic encounter. The noise of the struggle woke Mr. Harvey who re sides with his son-in-law, George W. Goodman, superintendent of the farm, and he came upstairs to try to settle the combat. He entered the room which was partially dark, the only light coming from one in the hall, reaching the room just as the aged man, Stephens, angered by the beating he had received, lurched for ward with a large pocket knife that he had drawn to defend himself and instead of the knife finding lodge ment in the person of Stephens' foe, it was Mr. Harvey who suffered the effects of the blow. A gash -some three inches long was cut in the ab domen and as soon as medical aid could be called and temporary aid given the injured man was taken to Omaha to the hospital. Mr. Harvey was In very serloua condition for several days but has re covered nicely while Stephens, hiB assailant, has since been taken to Lincoln to be cared for at the hos pital in that city. Full line school sup plies at the Bates Book Store. Lowest prices. A Matter UseALLff jts of our r- iO f k j Keeping our customers' business confidential is an obligation that we at The First National Bank take very seriously. Talk over your business prob lems freely with us in the know ledge that your confidences will be respected absolutely. FuarrsMouTH T& sfc Whirt " - tr - it ,s - - r COLLECTION OF PLEDGES IN HANDS OF LESLIE V. NIEL Treasurer of Auditorium Financing Ready to Write Notes or Accept Full Cash Payments. . From Monday' Daily j The certainty of the erection ot the proposed community auditorium in Plattsmouth now being establish ed beyond a reasonable doubt, the Financing Committee Is now begln- ninp thp vnrli nf n1 lfrt i n a in th (pledges already subscribed, either in cash or notes providing ten monthly installments and a small down pay ment. With the fund now nearing the $C,000 mark and numerous business houses, as well as individuals thru out the town and a number of lodges and civic organizations yet to hear from, the ultimate attainment of the $10,000 goal is no longer a matter of doubt. To this will be added large percentage of the proceeds from the joint Elk-Legion carnival in No vember. A goodly number of contributors have declared theJr intention of pay ing their pledges in cash, and all those bo desiring can expedite the work greatly by handing their checks to Leslie Niel, treasurer of the Ltgion Financing committee, who is hand ling all the money and will keep it intact in the bank, subject to return in the possible event the building should not be erected, as prodded for in the pledges. Those desiring notes, can also help to speed up this work by calling on Mr. Niel and designat ing the bank thru which they dsire to make their payments. The fraternal and civic bodies ot the city are responding most gener ously to the request for aid In finano ing this building which will b of great benefit to them as well as to individual citizens who are Interested as Is the Legion, In the things that help to boost our town. Even, in the residence sections, where the progress of the house-to-house canvas in necessarily slow, the solicitors have met with few turn downs, everyone seeming willing to give something to this cause. All those who have pledged can greatly aid by advising Mr. Niel of the manner in which they wish to pay their pledges. Of course, he will come to see you, if you're too busy to stop at the window a moment and advise him, but with a couple of hundred names already on the list to be seen, every bit ofg assistance pos sible will greatly aid In expediting the work. DEPARTS FROM THE CITY From Tue6&ay' Daily Charles Turnbaugh, who has been employed here as barber in the C. A. Rosencrans shop on North 5th, de parted Sunday for his home near Hastings where he will enjoy a visit with the parents and other relative and friends for a short time before seeking another location. Mr. Turn baugh made many friends while here and who regret very much to see him leave but trust that wherever he may locate that he may find success and happiness. While here Mr. Turn baugh has been quite active in the American Legion circles und was a member of the drum and bugle corps of the organization. 1 1 of Honor You fd! a tW' mm -