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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1926.
NO. 3G
Prominent Cass
County Banker
Dies Suddenly
Thomas Murtey, Cashier of First
-Rair f nr-tti.Txra
Stricken by Heart Trouble.
From Monday's Dally
Yesterday one of the most promin
ent men of the central portion ofj
Cass county was called very suddenly
from the scenes of his earthly activ
ities when Thomas Murtey, cashier of
the First National Bank of Weeping
Water passed away as the result of
a very sudden attack of heart trouble.
The death of Mr. Murtey came with
out warning and he was stricken at
his home in that city, death coming
in a very few moments and before
mfr1ir-al nKsfstanro rrmlrt rooph hin
side.
The passing of this splendid citizen I
came as a very great shock to thej
members of the family and the en-!
tire county where Mr. Murtey was'
among me Desi Known residents ana;
had long been a very active figure in -
the business life of the county.
Thomas Murtey was born at Lin-
coin. mnois. Jiarcn i, coming
to Nebraska with his parents in 1871.
they locating on a farm north of
waDasn wnere me aeceasea was en-
gagea in iarming until ibiv, wnen,
jar. jiuney removed to aiocKion. was peter Olson. H. H. Shrader, W.
Kansas, where he was educated in H. Gtte. Fred Shaffer. Myron Wiles,
the public schools there and later james Johnson, William H. Porter,
completed his education in the Uni- c K Bestor. C L Carson, J. H. Cot
versity of Kansas at Lawrence. After ner R E Farner and M. R. Allen,
completing his work at the univer-J The e6tate is located in the west
sity Mr. Murtey taught school near;ern part Qf the county and as the dis
Salina. Kansas, for one year and tance from Eagle to this city was too
later engaged In the abstract busi- great to permit the witnesses reach
ness at Stockton. In the year 1887 ing bere tnis m0rnlng. it was decided
Mr. Murtey returned to Nebraska and , to oave the taking of testimony in
located at the old home near Wabash, i tne caBe deferred until Thursday
engaged in the conduct of a general morning when the case wil be opened
Store at that place, later Closing tbiS;,,-. ThprP will ho a lartTA niimh- of
1 1 l i a I
uubiueai ituu going 10 si. josepn, rii3
aouri, where he was engaged in book
keeping for the firm of Tootle & Co.
In the year 18S9 Mr. Murtey decid-; pr0bably take some little time,
ed that the old home In Nebraska I Tnis is a case in whIch the docu
offered a greater opportunity to him ment filed as the last will and testa
and he came back to Weeping, Water J ment of Andrew Henricksen, aged
as the cashier of the First .ationalEagle reSident who committed suicide
bank of that city and which position , Iast wInter by hanging. Is being at
fce has lnce filled, being ranked as.trkpd hv fiPVf-ai nf the hlra The
one of the ablest members of the;Wni that was admitted to nrobate in
banking profession in the state and
building his bank up to a high stand
ard. While engaged In the conduct of
the bank at Weeping Water, Mr. Mur
tey has also been a director of the
City National bank of Lincoln, one
of the leading financial institutions
in the Etate and was also a stock
holder in a bank at Rising City. Ne
braska. The deceased was married at Stock
ton, Kansas, October 5, 1892, to Miss
Olive Hill, the young people return
ing to the home that had been pre
pared for the coming of the wife at
Weeping Water The wife and two
daughters. Miss Dorothy Murtey, who
is now enroute to Paris, France, and
Mrs. Mable M. Stocker of Rising City,
Nebraska, survive the passing of this
good man. There also are two grand
children, Ann Stocker and John Mur
tey Stocker of Rising City, survive
the passing of Mr. Murtey. A brother,
Hon John Murtey of Alvo, preceeded
Mr. Murtey in death a number of
years ago.
The deceased was a member of the
Congregational church and one of the
active leaders in the church work at
Weeping Water and where his influ
ence has constantly been for the up
building of the Christian faith in his
home community.
In their loss the family will have
the deepest sympathy of a host of
friends over Cass county and among
whom the Journal is numbered.
MRS. MARY TAYLOR POORLY
From Monday' Daily
The reports from Bayard, Ne
braska, where Mrs. Mary Taylor, one
of the well known ladies of this com
munity has been for the past several
weeks, indicated that Mrs. Taylor
was very poorly and that her recov
ery was not expected as she has
shown a gradual decline in health
for the past year. Mrs. Taylor has
been at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. G. W. Pugsley and family, at
Bayard, for the winter season and
her condition has become such that
her daughter, Mrs. J. L. Stamp, of
south of this city, has been called to
her bedside. Mrs. Taylor is the
widow of William A. Taylor, one of
the pioneers of this portion of Cass
county.
VERY PLEASANT EVENT
From Tuesday's Daily
There is joy and happiness reign
Ing supreme at tho home of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Seivers near Cullom and
this occasioned by the' fact that a
fine little eight and a half pound
daughter arrived there Saturday aft
ernoon. The event has broueht one
of the happy smiles to the face of
"Bun"-while the little Bister who
has a playmate now is overjoyed.
The mother and little one are doing
.Sne and the occasion truly one of
the greatest happiness. Mrs. Seiver
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. F.
Seybert of this city who are delight
ed over the happy event In their fam
ily circle.
ATTENDING SUMMER SCHOOL
A large number of the Plattsmouth
girls who have graduated from the
high school in this year's class and
a number of others from this city
are taking their summer school work
at the Peru state normal, which has
one of the best teachers colleges in
I the state and where a great many of
the students of this part of the state
are sudying. Among those from this
city who are taking the summer
course are Misses Louise Rummel,
Mildred Fleming, Mare Hunter,
Gladys Meisinger, Ruth Hogue and
Frances Stewart.
Secure Jury to
Try Henriksen
Will Contest
Taking of Evidence Will Be Laid Over
Until Thursday for Arrival of
Witnesses From Eagle,
From Wednesday's Dally
With the dismissal of the case of
Linder vs. Deering in the district
court this morning the case entitled
-Tn the Matter of the Estate of An-
drew Henriksen. Deceased," was ad-
vanced one dav on the trial list and
tne taslc of examining the jury for
tne case was taken up
The jUrv. selected to try the case
wittnesses In the case called on both
the proponent's and' the contestant's
'sides of the rase and th hpfiriner will
the county court by Judge A. II. Dux-jna3 maae nis nome wun nis aaugn
bury .after a hearing that took sev-jter. Mrs. R. A. Bates with the ex
eral days, gave the estate to the wife;ception of a few years that he was
of the deceased. Carrie Henriksen, engaged In his work at Union. There
who was also named as the executrix were four children born to Mr. and
of the estate. It provided in the will! Mrs. Rupley, two daughters dying
that should there be any sums or real j several years ago and the passing
estate left in the estate at the death I of this good man is mourned by
of the beneficiary that It should be the two surviving daughters, Mrs.
equally distributed among the heirs Belle Stoner and Mrs. Martha Bates
at law of the deceased Andrew Hen-; of this city. There also remain five
riksen. The will that was admitted grandchildren, Mrs. Thomas Short
to probate was executed on May 6, of Newton. Iowa. Mrs. Florence
1919, and the document was witnessed
by S. C. Boyles and Dale Boyles, Alvo
bankers.
The will was attacked by Mrs.
Hulda Fritz, daughter of the deceased
by a first marriage and by Attorney
A. L. Tidd, guardian ad litem, appont-
ed by the court for the Interests of
Ruth. Dale and Verna Henriksen, I
grandchildren and heirs of Henry
Henriksen, deceased. The contestants
attack the will as not being the true
will of the deceased, that he was suf
fering as the result of apoplectic
strokes prior to the date of the draft
ing of the will and that incapaciated
by age and weakness was not In a
position to make a proper will.
DEATH OF YOUNG MAN
From Monday's Dally
This morning the sad news was
received by the relatives of the death
of Raymond Welch at Omaha, the
death occuring at the hospital where
he was operated upon Saturday
for a severe 0ase of appendicitis.
The death was caused by heart
trouble that would not permit his
rallying from the effects of the oper
ation and he has been gradually
growing weaker following the op
eration. This sad message has brought a
great sorrow to Mr. and Mrs. August
Bach, the aged grandparents of the
young man and Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Bach, uncle and aunt of the de
ceased. Mr. and Mrs. Bach were at
Omaha yesterday to see their nephew
and at that time his condition was
very critical and the patient was
unable to receive visitors and his
condition gradually grew worse until
death came to end his suffering.
Raymond Welch, son of Mr. and
Mrs. P. A. Welch was born at Platts
mouth, Neg., February 27, 1896. He
has lived in Omaha for the last few
years and leaves to survive him the
widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Welch and;
one infant son, Raymond, Jr., as
well as the mother and grandpar
ents. The father and one brother,
Leo, have preceeded him in death.
In the sorrow that has coma to
them the family will have the deep
est sympathy of the host of friends
in the bereavement of the taking
away of this splendid young man
who was just entering into the full
flush of manhood and to whom the
future offered many years of happi
ness and success.
All kinds of business stationery
' printed at the Journal office.
Death Summons
Comes to Abram
Rupley Sunday
Old Time Resident of This City Passes
to the Last Reward After
Long Illness.
From Monday's Dally
Sunday morning shortly after 4
o'clock Abram Rupley, one of the
old time residents of the city an
swered the last call and peacefully
sank into the slumber whose peace
will last until the final judgment
day. The death of Mr. Rupley oc
curred at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. R. A. Bates with whom he has
made his home for a great many
years.
The passing of this old time resi
dent will bring a real regret to the
host of old time friends with whom
he has been associated in his years
of residence here in Plattsmouth
and the sorrow that his death has
brought to the members of the fam
ily circle will be shared by the
many old time friends.
Mr. Rupley has been In failing
health for a number of years and
in the last three years he has been
unable to pursue his usual activities
and led a retired life at the home !
of his daughter. Mr. Rupley was
the victim of a very severe sun
stroke a number of years ago at
Union where he was then working
and has never fully recovered from
that attack, later being affected with
the maladies of his long years and
to which he gradually succumbed.
Abram Rupley was born September
26, 1847, at Mechanicsville, Penn
sylvania, and spent his boyhood in
that section of the east, later re
moving to the state of Illinois, where
he located at Lockport. making that
city his home for a number of years
and where in 1871 he was united
in marriage to Miss Kittle Lotz.
The family continued to make their
home at Lockport until in 1S9 2
when Mr. Rupley came to Platts
mouth to engage in the pursuit of
his trade as a tinner. The family
came to this city a year later and
have since made their home in this
city.' Mrs. Rupley :was called to her
reward in 1S98 at the family home
here and since that time Mr. Rupley
Manasek of Omaha, Hillard Grass
man. Hiss Laura Grassman of this
city and Paul Grassman of Cocoa,
Florida. Two great grandchildren
also are surviving.
The friends here who knew the de
parted best held a very warm regard
for the kindly gentleman who has
just gone on before and knew well
the many kindly deeds that he loved
to perform for his friends, the sym-
pathy that he felt for those of his
fellow man in their hour of disap
pointment or sorrow and his many
services that he gave to those he
knew as friends while his health
permitted his activity. It was one
of the severest blows to Mr. Rupley
when the approaching years and the
ill health forced him to lay aside
his daily tasks in which he had taken
so deep an interest.
Mr. Rupley was a member of many
years standing of the Woodmen of
the World of this city.
For a number of years "Uncle
Abram" as he was affectionately
known was a familiar figure at the
Journal office where he enjoyed the
warm affection of everyone and
with the associates there whom he
loved to assist and aid in any way,
his going brings a great regret and
his memory will be ever green with
the thoughts of the many kindly
words and helpful acts that he loved
to render.
DEATH OF WILLIAM GRAVETT
From Tuesday's Daily
A message was received here this
morning ,of the death of William
Gravett, a former well known resi
dent here, which occurred at the hos
pital in Omaha on Sunday evening.
Mr. Gravett has been in poor health
for some time and his condition in
the last few weeks has been quite
serious, he gradually growing worse
until his death which occurred Sun
day. During his residence here Mr. Gra
vett resided in South Park and was a
membersof the city council from fifth
ward at one time. He was also for a
number of years in the employe of the
Burlington in the local shops.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and a number of grown children
and the many friends here regret very
much to learn of his passing.
The funeral will be held in Oma
ha as far as could be learned in this
city.
Call No. 6 with your order for
job printing.
GOES TO ROCHESTER
From Tuesday's Dally
Last evening Miss Alice Pollock de
parted for Rochester, Minnesota, tak
ing her little niece:, Eleanor Minor,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Minor
The little girl has been very poorly
for the past year and was under treat
men at the hospital in Omaha for sev
eral weeks but has not seemed to give
her the permanent relief that was
hoped for and it was decided to have
Eleanor taken to Rochester to under
go an examination by the specialists
at the Mayo hospitals. The many
frends of the little lady and the fam
ily are hopeful that she may derive a
restoration to her former good health
by the treatment at Rochester.
Broyer ChHst
ianson Dies of
Severe Burns
Former Plattsmouth Young: Man Re
ceives Fatal Injuries Saturday
Dies Following Day.
From Monday's Dally
Broyer Christianson, age 33, form
er Plattsmouth resident and an em
ploye of the Nebraska Power com
pany, at Omaha, passed away Sunday
morning at 10:25 at the Nicholas
Senn hospital in Omaha, as the re
sult of severe burns which he receiv
ed early Saturday morning while at
his work.
Mr. Christianson had gone to hi?
work as usual shortly after 6 o'clock
Saturday morning at the sub-station
of the Nebraska Power company, at
4 8th and Leavenworth streets, Oma
ha, and was engaged in working with
some wiring and machinery, when in
some manner the wires each carry
ing 6,600 volts were crossed and in
an instant the workman had received
terrible burns before the current
could be checked and the injured
man. rescued from his dangerous posi
tion. The body of Mr. Christianson
from the waist up was terribly burn
ed and injured from the effects ol
the electrical current that had pass
ed through him and his suffering was
very great. The injured man was re
moved to the Nichol&s-Senn hospital
at once, where he.was given every
attention, but without-avail as he
passed away Sunday morning at
10:25 as the result of his injuries.
The news of the accident and the
untimely death of Mr. Christianson,
who was more familiarly known here
as "Ole" Christ, came as a great
shock to the many old time friends
who had held him in very high es
teem for the many years that they
had known him. The deceased came
here as a very young man and spent
the greater part of his years here,
being employed in the electrical de
partment of the Burlington shops.
He left here in 1923 for Omaha, and
has since been employed in the me
tropolis. While a resident here, Mr. Chris
tianson was married to Miss Bessie
Ptacek. who with the two little sons,
John Vincent, age 9. and Calvin
Broyer, the baby, survive the passing
of Mr. Christianson. He also leaves
the aged parents, two sisters and two
brothers residing in Sweden and two
brothers, Carl and Gaston, of Gurley,
Nebraska.
YOUNG PEOPLE WEDDED
From Tuesday's Dally
The marriage of Miss Mary E.
Alwin of this city to Mr. Nelson
Eaton of Denver, Colorado, occurred
at Omaha Saturday afternoon, the
wedding being a very quiet one and
the young -people unattended. The
ceremony occurred at the office of the
county judge of Douglas county.
The young people, after the wed
ding, departed for Union where they
will spend a short time visiting in
that city and vicinity with the rela
tves 6f the groom and old time
friends, going later to Denver where
they will make their future home.
The bride is a daughter of John
Alwin of this city and has for the
past four years made her home in this
city where she has made a wide circle
of acquaintances that will regret very
much to learn that this charming
lady is to remove from this city to the
west.
The groom is a son of Frank Eaton,
formerly a well known resident of
Union and who is now located at Den
ver and is a member of one of the
best known families of Liberty pre
cinct. The bride is a niece of Mrs. W. A.
Wells of this city and who will en
tertain at a shower in honor of the
bride at the home here in the next
few days.
GEORGIA'S PEACH CROP
PUT AT 13,000 CARLOADS
Macon, Ga. While Georgia's 1926
peach crop has been estimated by
railroad official a at 13.000 carloads.
, ,
lief that there will be a material drop
in the figure if the drouth in this
section continues.
Early freight shipments of the
Mayflower variety will begin moving
this week, it was said. j
Business forms of all kinds printed i
at the Journal office. j
I Masonic Grand
Lodge Pays Visit
to Home Here
Delegation of Several Hundred Motor
From Omaha to Pay Visit of
Inspection to Home.
From Tuesday's Daily
This afternoon the Nebraska Mas
onic Home and the infirmary build
ing was visited by a delegation of
several hundred members of the
Masonic fraternity, members of the
grand lodge of the order which is
now meeting in Omaha and who took
advantage of the occasion to pay a
visit of inspection to the beautiful
home that they have dedicated to the
services of the aged members of the
fraternity.
The members of the grand lodge
were provided with some 130 cars
by the Omaha members of the order
and which met the members of the
grand lodge at the Masonic temple
where the grand lodge sessions are
being held, immediately after the
noon adjournment.
The auto caravan was given an
escort of members of the Omaha
police department and moved east
from the Masonic temple on Douglas
street to 13th from where they drove
on south to the King of Trails high
way and then on into Plattsmouth
reaching here shortly before 1
o'clock.
As the party arrived at the Masonic
Home they found the most charming
scene to greet their view, the wide
and spacious lawn and the bright
and attractive flowers maiing a
wonderful picture as the cars drove
down John R. Webster boulevard to
Elm street and thence west on Elm
street to the 15th street entrance to
the home grounds. The cars of the
visiting party were parked along
Elm and 15th street, each car stop-
ing in order and the members of the
grand lodge alighting and making
their way to the main building of
the Home where they were greeted
by Superintendent W. F. Evers,
Matron Mrs. Ona Lawton and the
staff of the Home employes as well
as a committee from Plattsmouth
lodge No. 6, A. T. & A.-.M. of this
city, who served as the guides for
the visiting party over the buildings
and grounds of the Home.
As the members of the party ar
rived, they were invited to the din
ing room of the main building,
where a very dainty and delicious
cafeteria luncheon was served to the
large delegation by the ladies of
Home chapter, 189, Eastern Star of
this city and the delightful repast
prepared by the ladies was a fitting
opening of the pleasant afternoon.
The tour of inspection of the Home
was a delight and a real revelation
to the larger number of the mem
bers of the visiting partynwho had
not had the previous opportunity of
visiting te Home and realizing the
magnitude of the great Masonic in
stitution and the splendid manner
in which it is conducted by the
board of control and Superintendent
Evers and Matron Lawton.
The rooms of the main building
as well as those of the infirmary are
furnished through the donations of
the various Masonic and Eastern Star
bodies as well as a number of lead
ing Masons of the state and which
have made it possible for their aged
members to enjoy peace and comfort
In the years when the shadows are
falling fast toward the east.
The infirmary building that has
just recently been placed in service
was one of the great objects of in
terest to the visiting grand lodge
members and the ladies of the party.
the rooms with their latest furnish
ings and equipment to care for the
bedfast and ailing members being
viewed with the greatest interest
as well as the spacious and beauti
fully arranged rest rooms, dining
rooms, diet kitchens on each floor,
the operating room, the gift of the
loral Knights Templar with its dedi
cation "To Bind Up the Wounds of
the Afflicted," making an appropriate
dedication for the great building that
is to house those whose physical in-
firmaties made their activities im
possible. The large tract of grounds that sur
round the home was also enjoyed to
the utmost by all of the visiting
party and the wonderful manner in
which the landscaping plans of the
grounds is being carried out brought
many words of commendation frof
the members of the party.
As the afternoon drew to the close
and time ' for departure came the
members of the grand lodge and their
ladies enjoyed a short auto trip over
the city, the party driving south on
15th street from the Home to Main
street and thence east on Main to
the business section of the city. The
wonderful view of the business sec
tion and the broad Missouri river
bottoms that is to be enjoyed from
the top of high school hill was one
that entranced all of the members of
the party. The automobile parade
passed down Main street to Third
and thence north on Third to "Vine '
going west on Vine and Washington ;
avenue to John R. Webster boule
vard and north to Omaha.
The visit was one that the city(
felt honored in receiving: and the
only regret was that the program
did not permit a more general viit
over the city by the members of the
visiting Masonic members and their
ladies.
QUARTET AT OMAHA
Prom Tuesday's Daily
The Masonic Male quartet composed
of Frank A. Cloidt, Raymond C.
Cook, Harry G. McClucky and L. O.
Minor, with E. H. We.scott as accom
panist, were in Omaha today, the
quartet furnishing several numbers at
the opening session of the grand lodge
of the A. F. & A. M. of Nebraska
which is in session there today. The
request of the grand master and the
grand lodge to appear on the program
is an honor that reflects the greatest
credit upon this splendid musical or
ganization.
Bandits at Dice
Game Slay Boy
and Rob Sixty
Boy, 15, Is Wounded in Stomach by
Five Men Who Take Loot
of $2,500
Fal!3 City, Neb., June 6. Buff Ras
nic, 15 years old, of Forest City, Mo.,
was fatally shot here about 5 o'clock
this afternoon when five men, believed
to be from Missouri, raided a dice'
game on the Nemaha river bottoms a
half mile south of Falls City. Hel
died at 10:45 in a Falls City hospital.
The boy was shot in the stomach '
by a .45 caliber pistol in the hands
of one of the bandits. The bullet
passed entirely through his body.
The bandits who, after searching
all the CO men participating in the
game and obtaining between 25 hun
dred dollars and three thousand dol
lars In currency made all the play
ers lie down with their hands out
stretched, then escaped in a large;
touring car. The car carried one
Missouri and one Iowa license tag.
Rasnic who, it is said, was not
a participant in the game, was shot
when one of the bandits began shoot
ing at a man named Scott from
Kansas who started to run when the
bandits -ordered "hands up." After
searchlns. all the players the bandits
shot up several car tires and tore the
ignition loose in more than 20 auto
mobiles. Only one automobile was
left in use, and it was in this car
that the youth was rushed to the Falls
City hospital. He had lost a great
quantity of blood.
The bandits are believed to have
visited the game last Sunday at the
same place and looked over the
ground and planned the raid this
Sunday.
The boy's intestines were perfor
ated in 19 places. The bullet, which
entered his stomach, missed the spinal
cord by less than an inch.
The boy, in a statement to Dr. II.
R. Miner before the operation, said
that he was standing still with his
hands in the air when hit.
Feeling was running high here to
night against the bandits for shooting
the lad in cold blood. Sheriff Albert
R. Young notified Omaha, Kansas
City, Lincoln, St. Joseph, Topeka and
other officers.
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all kinds of job printing at the Jour
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PLATTSMOUTH Jfl "NEBRASKA
Verdict for the
Plaintiff in Farm
Land Rent Case
jJury Finds for John E. Hazzard in
' Action Against Hans Schroeder
Regarding Rentals.
i From Tuesday's Daily
j The district court was busy yes
terday in throshing out the problem
of the why and wherefore of the case
of John E. Hazzard, well known
actor and dramatic writer, against
Hans Schroeder, and involving the
matter of the disposition of the
rental of the land comprised in what
is known as the "Uovey Section"
east of Cedar Creek.
The land in the Dovey section was
leased in 1924 by Mr. Schroeder and
who has since farmed it and the ques
tion of the ownership of the laud
was one of the factors of the case,
as determining as to whom the rental
was due and which had led to the
dispute as to the ownership of the
land.
Several years ago Mr. Hazzard be
came interested in the land embraced
in the section by a deed made by
George E. Dovey, administrator of
the estate of E. G. Dovey, deceased,
the plaintiff being given title to a
part Interest in the land and thre
by hangs the complications of the
case. Later in the disposition of the
assets of the firm of E. G. Dovey
& Son the land was purchased by
G. O. and O. C. Dovey, under whom
a suit to clear up the title was
brought but in the action the name
of John E. Hazzard was not includ
ed in the action. Later Mr. Hazzard
started an action to establish his
right and it was held by the court
that as he had not been a party de
fendant to the suit that his title
stood and that he should have the
constitutional right to redeem his
interest in the land embraced in the
cause of action. The time limit for
redemption expired without action
on the part of M,r. Hazzard and the
purchasers of the land were given
the clear title.
The present action of Mr. Hazzard
was to collect the amount of rentals
that was due him as his share dur
ing the period that he held the deed
ed interest in the farm.
The question of the determination
of the amount due Mr. Hazzard was
left to the jury to pass upon, they
receiving the case last evening short
ly before 6 o'clock and returning a
verdict at 9 o'clock finding that the
amount of teh rental due to Mr.
Hazzard to be $1,750.
The plaintiff in the action is one
of the well known theatrical men of
the east and is the husband of Allie
Dovey, nationally known musical
comedy star, who has retired from
the stage for the past several years.
GAS BLAST HURTS MANY
New York, Jcne S. Several per
sons were reported injured one ferry
terminal and possibly a steamship
dock set on fire and a crosstown car
line put out of commission late Mon
day by a series of sewer gas explos
ions, running from IJroadway and
One Hundred and Twenty-ninth to
the North river.
year of Progress! ft
Chocking!
