VOL. no. xin
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1926.
NO. 3
Candidates are
Getting Into the
Race Early Now
I
P. Stewart and County At- j
W. G. Kieck Make Fil- '
Sheriff E.
toraey
ings with Clerk Today.
From Thursday's Daily j
The list of candidates filing for ;
county offices is growing rapidly now
and the latest to enter the race to
face the republican voters at the com-,
ing primary election are Sheriff E. P. '
Stewart and County Attorney V. G. !
Kieck. both of whom deposited their
nhitg tee tnis morning with County
Clerk George It. Sayles and are now
full-fledged candidates for re-election
to their respective positions.
Sheriff Stewart, while a candidate
for re-election has not served out a!
full term, but the two years that re-
mained of the term of former sheriff!
S. C. Quinton. and will be a candi
date for the full year term at the'
primary. Mr. Stewart was first ap
pointed to the position of Sheriff iyj
Governor Bryan on the recommends
tion of ihp grand jury that met here
in November. If23, when Sheriff
Quinton was indicted by the prand :
jury and has very capably filled the!
office since that time. He was the'
victor in the republican primary of.
1924 in a three cornered race and
elected by a very larpe majority at
the fall election of that year. Sheriff
Stewart has made an excellent sheriff
both in his work as a law enforcer
and in the business administration
of the office, rendering to the county
the reports that are demanded by
law and keeping a strict business-like,
administration of the office in every
respect. He has made an excellent
record as a law enforcer and with
out violating any of the laws that
might protect the suspected man that
he might be in search of or have as
a prisoner. He has been a gentle
man in the discharge of his official
duties and no one who has come into
his custody can offer any complaint
that their rights have, been invaded
or that the swashbuckling methods
of law enforcement have come from
this office. . j
The fact that Cass county ranks
amon; the first fifteen nf the ninety
three counties of the state in law en
forcement during the past year, is a
record that speaks well for the ac
tivity of the sheriff. A large num
ber of these cases are also large
crimes that have taken time and
patient work to unravel and bring
the culprits to justice.
County Attorney Kieck was elect
ed in the fall of i924 to fill out the
unexpired term of A. G. Cole in the
county attorney's office and has been
an efficient man in his work in this
legal department of the county and
has a record of a large number of
convictions in cases in which the
county has prosecuted. The duties
of this office maVes it the part of the
county attorney to bring the law
violators to justice after they have
boon apprehended and in this Mr.
Kieck has been alert and vigorous in
his work and kept constantly on the
job. "Bill" is personally a very gen
ial and pleasant gentleman and one
easy io approach and listen to the re
quests of those who may have busi
ness at his office and during his term
lias made many friends. I
So far Mr. Kieck has no opponents
in the offinc for the county attorney
ship, but Mr. Stewart will have as
his opponent for the nomination Wil
liam Hinrichsen, former chief of
police here.
WITH THE SICK POLKS
y s Dai I v
great deal of sickness
the community at the
and which has made
There is a
prevailing in
prseent time
practically every household suffer
from the effects of the grippe and
colds.
Mrs. W. C. Schaus has been con
fined to her home for the past sev
eral days and her condition while
somewhat hotter this morning has
not placed her on the highway to
recovery as yet. The Schaus fam
ily have been suffering with sick
ness and ailments since last fall
when the two children were sick
for several weeks and hardly had
they recovered when Mr. Schaus was
laid up with a fractured ankle and
now the wife and mother has been
confined
to nr bed for several davs. I
Mrs. Michael Hild has been suf-' jonn Sanders. George Caldwell, Joe
fermg from tonsilitis for several Buttery Fred McMaken, Charles
days past and which has kept her Howard', Lenville Wiles and Fred
to her bed for several days but she'erick Gorder
is now up ana arounu to some ex
tent but far from well.
W. F. Huneke. storekeeper of the
Burlington is still confined to his
home as the result of an attack of
the fiu and after two weeks of the
ailment is still far from well.
HAS TONSILS REMOVED
From Thursday s Daily
This morning Mrs. Joseph Bierl,
from west of the city, was operated
on at the offices of Dr. H. C. Leo
pold, for the removal of her tonsils.
The patient came through the opera
tion nicely and now seems well on
the highway to recovery and in a
few days will be entirely over the
effects of the illness and the operation.
MIKE RYS VERY LOW
From Thursday's Daily
The many friends in this city and
1 at Murray of Mike Rys, veteran
I blacksmith, will regret very much
1 to learn that Mr. Rys is in very
j serious condition at the St. Joseph
hospital in Omaha to which place
he was taken several days ago for
treatmeut. Mr. Rys suffered a second
stroke of paralysis at the hospital
yesterday and his condition is now
regarded as being very grave an I
serious doubts of his recovery are
entertained. Mr. Rys has been in
very poor health for the past year
and a half but has been able to be
at work a part of the time up until
the last few months when his condi
tion has become more grave.
Frank Rys of Chicago, a son. ar
rived this morning from the east
and continued on to Omaha to be
with the father at the hospital.
Mynard Tritsch
is Still in a Very
Poor Condition
Young Man Who Was Burned Very
Severely on December 24th Is
Still Suffering From Effect.
From Thursday's Daily
The many friends of the P. E.
Tritsch family over Cass county will
regret very much to learn that their
son. Maynard. who was injured on
December 24th in the explosion of
a jar of kerosene, is not showing
the progress that was at first hoped
for.
Maynard was taken to the hos
pital in Omaha a short time after
the accident and was kept there for
some time receiving: treatment and
it was hoped that from this course
of treatment that he would receive
a great deal of benefit and the burn
ed portion of the body heal but thi?
did not develop as had been hoped
and Maynard was allowed to return
home here to remain at the home
of his grandmother, Mrs. Jacob
Tritsch while continuing the med
ical treatment.
The condition of the patient and
the fact that the flesh that was burn
ed
not healing as hoped for makes
it seem that skin grafting will be
the only means of securing a firm
growth on the injured portions of
the body.
The severe burns have been a very
great test on the strength and cour
age of the young man but he has
borne the long suffering very patient
ly and it is the sincere wish of the
many friends that he may find in the
skin grafting the healing of the in
juries that will permit his resuming
his usual activity.
SURPRISE YOUNG POLES
From Thursday s Dallv
The sixteenth birthday annivers
ary of Frederick Gorder was very
pleasantly observed last evening at
the Gorder home in the north part
of the city when a number of the
members of the sophomore class of the
high school gathered to assist Fred
erick in the proper observance of the
occasion. The event was a surprise
I and vers cleverly carried out and
made an evening that will long be
' most pleasantly remembered by all
of the members of the party.
The forepart of the evening v.-as
cprnt in playing "Sweethearts" in
which Miss Vivian Livingston was
the most successful lady while the
guest of honor. Frederick Gorder, re
ceived the gentleman's prize for be
ling the most skillful. The consola
Ition prizes were awarded to Frances
Wiles and Fred McMaken.
In honor of the occasion Frederick
received a lafge number of very
handsome gifts.
The last of the evening was spent
in dancing and games and at an ap
propriate hotir dainty refreshments
were served by Mrs. Gorder in which
the Valentine spirit was carried out
in the pink ice cream hearts.
Those attending the event were,
Elizabeth Hatt, Mary Ellen Vallery,
Vivian Livingston. Florence Wiles,
Irene Pfoutz. Isabel Marshal, Cath
erine Flynn. Marie Sperry, Helen
Sharp, Vivian Chamberlain. Frances
Wiles. Alice Crabill. Alice Bulin. Joe
Hartford. Jack Hatt. Robert Wurl.
.Herbert Patterson. Ralph Gansemer,
Arthur trTmit Tinrnlrf Alhert.
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL
From Thursday's rally
i Mrs. Clvde Jackson of this city was
taken to Omaha yesterday where she
entered the University hospital in
that city to undergo an operation of
a very serious nature. Mrs. Jackson
has been in very poor health for some
months and in the hopes of securing
some permanent relief it was decided
to have the patient taken to the hos
pital. It is expected that she will be
operated upon Friday morning if her
condition will permit. Mrs. Batchler,
mother of Mrs. Jackson, came over
yesterday from her home at Thurs-,
man, Iowa, to remain here with the -
children during the stay of the patient J
at the hospital.
May Extend
City Mail De
livery System
Postmaster J. W. Holmes Making
Survey of the Local Situation
for This Purpose.
From Friday's Daily
The city may have an extension
of the system of free mail delivery,
the matter having come to the at
tention of the postal department that
the number of persons served con
stitute only about one half of the
city population.
The matter was called to the at
tention of Postmaster Holmes some
I days ago by the postal department
and he has since been engaged in
a survey that would get the facts
and figures relative to the city and
the conditions in the territory where
the expansion of the service would
be made.
The addition of more territory
would be a great boon to the resi
dents of the city and would als-5
give the local post office an addi
tional carrier as the present force
would
la rged
The
proved
of the
be unable to handle the en
routes that would follow.
present delivery system has
quite a boon to the residents
districts served and relieves
families
making
making the necessity of
frequent trips to the post
office and having the post office build
ing filled each morning and after
noon with the small children seek
ing mail.
Postmaster Holmes has given the
Journal the following which gives
a little of the requirements of the
territory to fie served by the free
mail delivery system:
Paragraph 135 ( page 22. of the
current Postal Guide recites as fol
lows: City delivery may not be extended
by postmaster without specific au
thority from the department. Such
authority will be given only when
the territory to which it is proposed
to extend service is provided with
good continuous sidewalks, cross
walks, street lights, and street de
signs, and when the houses are num
bered and provided with mail re-
ceptacles. or slots in the doors
for
not
the receipt of mail. Service will
be extended to any block in which
less than 50 per cent of the build
ing lots are improved and houses
occupied.
When two or more building lots
constitute the grounds of one res
dnce the plot may be regarded as
improved. It is preferable that the
new territory be contiguous, but
this is not an absolute requirement.
SOON TO GO SOUTH
From Friday's Dniiy
Herbert Klauschie. who has for
the past two seasons served as the
catcher for the Plattsmouth base
ball team, is to leave in a very short
time for the southland where he goes
with the Omaha baseball club on
their training trip. Herb has been
notified by Barney Burch. owner of
the Omaha club that they will leave
in the early part of March for Orange.
Texas,, their training camp and start
in on the shaping up for the open
ing of the season. Mr. Burch will
accompany his young recruits to the
south and supervise their training
and workouts so that they will be
in good shape for the season's work.
A number of very promising young
sters have been signed by Mr. Burch
and these will be given every oppor
tunity of demonstrating their 'stuff"
in the south in the training camps
and in the exhibition games that will
be staged with the southern teams.
Mr. Klauschie has been playing
baseball for several years with Omaha
teams and later with several of the
fast organizations of Council Bluffs
and Plattsmouth. His work back of
the bat has been of a very big type
and his swiftness in handling the
base runners has nipped many runs
in the bud for visiting teams on
the local lot in the past season. His
love for the game and natural abil-1
ity as a baseball player should secure !
him success and the hope of his '
friends is that he will be able to get j
into the big show of the national
sport.
During his residence here Mr.
K-lauschie has made many warm
friends and who are parting with
him in the sense of greatest regret
but wishing him success in his newer
and wider field of activity.
MRS. KATTERSON IMPROVING
From Thursday's Dally
Last evening an auto party ofi
Plattsmouth people. Miss Eleanor j
Hiber, Miss Margaret Sitzman, Miss I
Elizabeth Sitzman, Vern Hutchison j
and C. J. Katterson. motered to i
Omaha where they visited with Mrs. '
Katterson at the Methodist hospital
where she has been recovering from
her recent operation. The friends
were aengniea to una that the
patient was showing very fine im
provement and giving the greatest
encouragement to the family and
friends that she might soon be able
to return home.
All the news in the Journal.
SARAH BALED IMPROVING
From Thursday's Dallv
Miss Sarah Baird of this city was
operated on yesterday morning at
the Clarkson hospital in Omaha for
apendicitis, the operation being a
very successful one in every way and
the patient being very bright
cheerful last evening when Mr.
Mrs. Baird left the hospital,
operation was performed with
being used instead) of ether as
anesthetic, and which allowed
ar.d
and
The
gas
the
the
patient to rally rapidly following
the ordeal. The mr.ny friends are
hopeful that Miss Sarah may find
her stay in the hospital a short one
and soon be able to return home,
relieved of her illness and on the
highway to complete recovery.
Missouri Facific
Making Improve
ments at Station
Building Will Be Raised and New
Platform Made While Water and
Toilets Will Be Added.
From Friday's Daitt
The Missouri Pacific railroad is
engaged in making some very ex
tensive improvements at their pas
senger station in the west part of
the city that will be very much ap
preciated by the traveling public
and adding a great deal in the ap
pearance of the surroundings of the
station.
The station building is to be raised
several feet from its present level
and which will be followed by the
rebuilding of the platform to a
height that will be more convenient
to those getting on ana on the trains i
at the station. j
In the building proper there are
a number of important changes Lin
ing made, city water being placed
in the building and more modern
toilet rooms placed in the station
for the convenience of the traveling
public.
When the building is entirely over
hauled and placed in first class shape
it will make a very fine addition to
that section of the c-ty and the pub
lic who patronize this great rail
road system will find the arrange
ments the very best for their service
and combort.
The excellent train schedule that
is maintained through the line of
the Missouri Pacific here has made
the road a very popular one for the
traveling public in reaching Omaha
or Minneapolis as well as Kansas j
City and St. Louis and the remodel
ing and arranging of the station will
make it a place of comfort to the
travelers.
YOUNG MAN IN TROUBLE
From Thursday's Dally
Deputy Sheriff W. C. Schaus was
at Nehawka vesterdav where he was
called to look after securing a young
man by the name of Sterling Hodge,
who v.-as wanted by the authorities at
Boulder. Colorado, on the charge of
having removed a mortgaged auto
mobile from that state without the
consent of the company holding the
mortgage.
It is claimed that this is the sec
ond offense of this kind as Mr. Hodge
about a year ago purchased a
car i
from the Plattsmouth Motor Co.. and
later drove it to Boulder, where it
was taken possession of later by G. j
K. Petring. of the Plattsmouth Mo-!
tor Co.. by virtue of the mortgage
and the car returned to this city, j
there being no charges preferred by
Mr. Petring as the car was recover
ed. This time Mr. Hodge has removed
a car from Colorado to Nebraska.
The man is being held here pending
the arrival of Shreiff Bloom of Boul
der to take him back to Colorado.
BREAKS UP HOME HERE
From Friday's Daily
Mrs. Mary B. Allison, who recently
disposed of her residence property in
the second, ward, has been here ar
ranging for the shipment of her
household effects to Lincoln where
she has been located for some time
and where she expects to make her
permanent home. Mrs. Allison has
been engaged in supervision work at
one of the children's hrme3 at Lin
coln and enjoys the position very
much and in view of her duties keep-!
ing her in the capital city the greater
part of the tim has decided that she
would give up the home here and hav
ing disposed of it to Mr." and Mrs.
W. H. Venner of Mynard, will move
her household effects to the capital
city.
SUFFERS BROKEN WRIST
From Tuesday's Daily
This afternoon Glen Kohrell, aged
nine years, suffered the fracture of
both bones of the right wrist while
playing at the Wintersteen Hill
school. Glen was sliding on one
of the slides in the playground and in
6ome manner as he came from the
slide he struck his wrist and inflict
ed the painful injury. An X-ray will
be taken of the wrist later to fully
determine the extent of the break
while the member has been given
temporary dressing.
Mrs. Golda
Bea! Files for
Re-Election
Present Clark cf the District Court
Will Be Candidate Before the
P.eublican Primary.
From Friday's Dai'iv
I Another of the filing.- for county
offices mad? late yesterday afternoon
was that of Mrs. Golda Noble Pea!.
tleik of the district court, who will
present her name for the considera
tion of the voters at the republican
primary to be held in Aueust.
Mrs. lie al has had charge' of the
office of clerk of ihe district court
since July last and has mad? a very
capable oflioial in the discharge of
her duties. Mrs. Deal is the- widow
of Clarence L. Heal, who was elect
ed to the office of !erk of the dis
trict court in the fall of 124. but
who served but a very few weeks in
the office as lie was Taken very ser
iously ill when just entering his
duties and never regained his health
sufficiently to allow him to discharge
the: duties of the office.
On the deaUi of Mr. Ileal the widow
made application for the appointment
and was selected by the board of
coi:nty commissioners for the pot-it ion
and has since iast July been the offi
cial in charge ef this very- important
office.
In her service in the office Mrs.
Peal has made m?ny friends by her
courtesy and helpfulness to those who
have business at her office and has
j been developing as one of the most
(efficient of the county officers. New
land simpler means of handling the
i business of the office have been in-
j tioduced by the new
clerk that adds
to tlieefficieney of the office and the
convenience of those who have busi
ness there.
A lady of the mo.t pleasant per
sonality Mrs. Deal has made many
friends in the time she has served as
clerk and her decision to see re-election
will be most ple asing to her host
of friends over the county, regardless
if their political affiliation.
There has been no one suErgesteel
rs a candidate for this office at the
primary against "Mrs. Beal and it may
be that 'she will have smooth sailing
in the preliminary.
TO LEAVE THIS CITY
From Saturday's Daily
The resignation of Father George
D. Pierce, rector of the St. Luke's
Episcopal church has been submitted
to the vestry of the church and will
be passed upon by them at their
meeting to be held this evening.
Father Pierce will leave in a very
short time it is expected for Penn
sylvania where he has offerings of
a larger field of activity and in the
localities that are familiar both to
himself and Mrs. Pierce.
During the time that Father
Pierce has been a resident of this
city he has made a very large circle
of friends and has ben active in
American Lecion activities, being at
the present time thp chaplain of the
Huch J. Kearns post of this city
and also chaplain of the district
convention and delegate to the state
convention at Columbus las year
and has been a loyal and faithful
worker in the cause of the service
as he has been in the service of the
Master in the church.
Father Pierce has brought to the
church here many of the teachings
of the church in the east and has
been an interesting and inspiring
teacher to the members of his parish
on the long anel glorious history of
the church in the centuries that it
has been in existence, his work in
this line being the best that has
ever been offered in the parish.
Both Father and Mrs. Pierce will
be missed very much in their circle
of warm friends in this community
and who will tender them their
heartiest well wishes in whatever
field the message of the church may
carry them in the future.
RECEIVES FINE PRESENT
From Saturdays Dnlly
Miss Kathleen Darcy of this city
received a very acceptable gift from
her brother. Robert Darcy who re-
sides near Miami. Florida. The gift
as a box of oranges grapefruit and
lemons from the southland and con-
tained some four vareties of the
oranges that are grown in the south
and which are very beautiful to the
eye and delicious.
CARD OF THANKS
We are extending to the many
kind friends and neighbors here in
the old home our deepest apprecia
tion of the many acts of kindness
shown us in our recent bereavement
and also for the beautiful floral
offerings. Mrs. Minerva Dean. Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Gapen. Mrs. Marie
Jean, Mrs. W. F. Hall, Frank R.
Dean.
School supply head
quarters Bates Book
and Stationery Store.
LOCATING NEAR GREENWOOD
From Friday's Daily
T. V. Roberts.' well known resident
jof this portion of Nebraska, who ha.?
(been recuperating at the home of
his son, Clifford Roberts northwest
of this city since his return from
tne hospital, t'-els now that he can
take up his tasks again ai'd accord
ingly he is locating near Gre n wood.
Mr. Roberts will be the caretaker
at the large stork farm of his np
hew. ilarrv V. Bricker between
Greenwood and Ashland. Mr. Bric ker
j is an extensive breeder of thorough
i bred stock and in his work he will
now have the assistance of Mr.
Roberts whose experience will
to the efficiency of the farm,
manv friends of Mr. Roberts
add
The
a re
pleased to learn that he will remain
a resident of this portion of the
state.
Lincoln Birth
iay Observed in
Schools Here
A jvopriate Programs Were Held at
the High School and Junior
High School.
Frcn-i Friday's laily -
The passing of the birthday an
niversary of the great civil war
president. Abraham Lincoln, was
was marked today in the city schools
by appropriate services that gave
the students a fuller appreciation of
the life of the great leader of the
nation who had been stricken down
in the midst of his great task of re
uniting the nation.
At the high school assembly there
was held a period of the patriotic
songs under the leadership of Leroy
Fager. supervisor of music, the
people joining in the rendition of
these numbers. The Lincoln - essay
contest was also held, the prize of
fered being a bronze medal offered
by the Illinois Watch Co.. and after
the conclusion of the reading of the
essay that had been voted the prize
winner. Miss De lores Wiles was pre
sented with the medal. There were
some sixty essays submitted by the
members cf the history classes.
At the junior high school there
was a very fine observance of the
occasion, the patriotic songs being
given under the direction of Miss
Fossler and the flag salute being by
the students. Rev II. G. McClusky
gave a very interesting story of the
life of Abraham Lincoln.
MISS PARKER TO RETURN
From Thursday's Daily
The many friends of Miss Pauline
Parker of this city will be pleased
to learn that she is now able to be
up to some extent from her recent
operation for appendicitis at the
Clarkson hospital in Omaha and it
is hoped that in the next few days!
she will be able to le-ave the bos-'
pital and go to the home of rela
tives in Omaha to remain for a few
dany and then come on home. Her
recovery has been very rapid ind the
many friends are delighted that she
has shown these favorable indica-,
tions.
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Supreme Court
Affirms Bottom
Lands Finding
Opinion of the District Court as to
Status of Land East cf Bur
lington Station Upheld.
Frem S:i t n rl:i y'. Daily
' Notification was received here- this
nor hint: of the d-cNi'in of the state
supreme court in the case cf the ty
f Plattsmouth vs. the C. P. A J.
icilroi'd and which i n v o 1 v d
the (jiH-stion of the status of the land
; formed along the Missouri river bot
tcirs east of the ISiirlinerton station
Jat tlie foot of Main street.
The- action as far as the city and
the railroad company was concerned
v.i.s a friendly puit to def nately set
tle i he question of the owne rship arid
the status of th- land which had b en
formed through a forty year period
and title to which was claimd by
the citv of Plattsmouth. the C. P. A:
, Q. railroad, and the partis who heve
j squatted on the land in question,
j In the trial of the case here in the
dirtrict court the findings we re p n-
c rally for the defendants. John and
Alice Cory, who claimed title to n..nie
sixteen acres of land lying immediate
ly east of the rifrlit-of-w ay of the
Chicago, Purlington and Quincy
I railroad company and south of the
(highway that runs 'ast from Main
street to the Missouri river. The
land lyinc north of the road was not
claimed by the city as being freuned
from the accumulation of the deposits
of the river.
The district court in its finding ex
cepted from the award made to tlie
defendants. John and Alice Cory, that
tract of land in use as a baseball
park and which was held by the court
to be a tract owned and held by the
city of Plattsmouth.
Tlie action of the state supreme
court afhrnis without opinion the de
cision of the district court.
M. D. A. AUXILIARY MEETS
From Saturday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon the ladies of
the M. D. A. auxiliary were me st
delightfully entertained at the home
cf Mrs. Hans Heinrich. 414 Gobi
street. There were eighteen of the
members present and the greater prrt
of the afternoon was taken up In
the business session of the society
and the enjoyment of a short pro
gram. A covered dish was serve d by
the hostess who was assisted I
y
Mesdames George Downs, I red Arm
strong. Otto Lushinsky and Frank
Strough. It was late in th after
noon when the ladies departed for
home expressing their appreciation
of the very fine time that had been
afforded them.
CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY
From Saturday's Daily
The F. W. Loomis home was the
scene of real festivity last even In c
The occasion was a joint e lei. rat i.n
in honor of the wed din it anni ver-ary
of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Craiir ai.d
the birthday ef Mr. Loomis. The
feature of the evening was an elab
orate wedding breakfast served at
12 o'clock.
The many friends who were in
attendance extended contrratulat ions
and report a f-plendid time.
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