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. XLbc - IPlafltemoutb Journal
vol. no. xun
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1927.
NO. 46
Returns from
Pleasant Trip to
4-71- I",
me est Loast
Henry P. Goos Enjoys Auto Trip of
1,867 Miles Through the North-
west Part of Country.
From Monday's Daily
La.t evening Henry F. Goos of the
Fetzer Shoe Co., who has been en
joying a trip of some three weeks
through the Pacific northwest and
which was made from this city fo
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i uiuj;.! iiii me auiu route, .nr. uous i
having here with his nephew FreJ
Ueitzhausen in the fine Chrysler car
that Mr. Heitzhausen purchased in
the east and drove back with him!
to the west.
The trip was made west from Oma
ha to North Platte in the first day of j
travel and the party left this city at'
&:?, in the morning tn arrive at
North Platte that night. The average,
of the trip was ?,0 0 miles a day and
was cne of' the greatest pleasure as'
in the 1.SC7 miles that they traveled
they had only two punctures to mar
the joy and pleasure of the journey..
w nen r.itiing me muuuiaiu Muieni
the party found splendid roads and
many fine and ir.terestite cities along
the way of travel, they stopping each
night in the towns and resting and
gttintr r.n early start on the suc
ceeding day on the journey.
While Mr. Coos was at American
Falls. Idaho, be stopped for a brief
visit with John E. Coleman, former
Plattsmouth resident, who is now
conducting a jewelry store at Amer
ican Fall.-? i n:! making a
great sue-
cess ef the business there where he
lias been
located for some twenty
yea r5.
One of the thines that impressed
Mr. Goos was the fact that the moun
tain and Pacific state? are a great
deal ahr-ad of Nebraska, Iowa and
Iltm.'-a.? en permanent reads and es
pecially in the number of paved
highways, as these roads are more
often found that gravel in the north
wept. Portland where the Heitzhausen
family hare resided frr- r great many
years is a splendid city. Mr. Goos
states and the climate there was fine,
with cool evenings and which was a
trreat relief to the traveler from the
teated sections of the errantry.
The only drawback to the trip
Henry states was the fact that it was
. .r,,,rrVi o r, A ttlO 1 1 C f t Vl O
merchandi;ing&life called him" back
0 irt haw
wished for.
ENTERTAINS FOE, GUESTS
From Monday's Dally
On Saturday Miss Vestetta Robert
son was hostess to a number of th
school friends in honor of her house
guest. Brownie Bess Bergrjuist of
Omaha and Josephine McKarron of
P. Joseph, a guest at the home of hr
uncle. Dr. R. P. Westover and fam
ily. The time was spent in playing
games of all kinds and at which a
great deal cf pleasure was -derived by
the young people, while dancing was
also made a feature or the entertain
ment. At a suitable hour dainty refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Robrrt
pm to the jolly party of young peo
ple. Those who attended the occasion
were: Wilhelmina Ilenricksen
So -
Nadine
pr ia
and Eleanor Fteger.
Cloidt. Gertrude Vallery, Catherine
Terryberry. Germaine Mason. Janet
WeWover." Rachel Robertson. Rrnwri"
Bess Bersrriuist. Josephine McKarror.
and the hostess, Vestetta Robertson
VISITING RELATIVES HERE
From Monday's Dally
Yesterday morning Robert Hayek.
of St Louis, arrived m the city for a
visit We at of au';
J01"!1 f"lfl Z
a iev. ua)S "
outinc from his work
Mr. Hayek is a foreman at the
'lant of the Maloney Electric Co. a'
St. Louis, one of the largest plants of '
its kind in the country and his Frojn Monday 3 Daily
brother Louis, is the superintendent Yesterday afternoon the Athletic
of thi' large plant which supplies baseball team of this city journeyed
equipment for some of the largest out' to Alvo to play a return game
companies oMhe nation. with the fast team of that place and
The Hayek brothers were here for scored a 12 to 10 victory over the
a short tiine twelve years ago when western siders who several weeks ago
thev arrived from their home in defeated the Athletics here by a very
Europe and after staying here at the heavy score. The hurling for the Ath
home of their aunt and being em- letics was in the hands of Alex
ployed in the local shops they decided Schliscke and Frank Gradoville and
to locate in St. Louis and where they Frank Gradoville also figured in the
have been most successful in their victory with his stick work. The vic
work and in making advancement in tory was very pleasing to the local
their cho?en lines.
VISITED HERE OVER NIGHT
From Mondav's Daily
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Whitesel.
of
Correctionville, Iowa, v-rited here
over last night at the Elmer ebb Several carloads of cattle have
home, being enroute to Cambridge. been Enipped here in the last few
Nebr.. where Mr. Whitesel's parents davs for the Omaha and Chicago
operate a large farm and where he markets via the Burlington. W. G.
will be employed in the future. Mrs. Boedeker of Murray leaving last night
uhitesel is a half sister of Mr. wjth two car loads that were con
Webb's and they came down with the signed to the Chicago market while
W ebb family in the car last evening, this morning W. F. Halmes, one of
the latter having visited yesterday the young farmers of this territory
at the home of Mr. Webb's father in shipped two cars to the Omaha market
Correctionville. j to be disposed of there.
CAE GOES INTO DITCH
From Monday's Daily
This morning shortly before 11
o'clock a large Dodge sedan driven
bv William Peet uiid bearing an Iowa
! liet-nse number, was
i"tcn along the ki
s overturned in the
ng of Trails high
way south of this city, just at the
turn near the B. W. Livingston farm.
The driver of the car suffered a
SraineTnkhV Si
was otherwise uninjui
e accident but
njured. The driver
of the car ascribes the accident to the
fact that a blowout occurred just as
he reached the scene of the accident
and which he thinks caused him to
skid over into the ditch and suffer the
wreck. The car was damaged to such
an extent that the Blotzer service
truck was called to the scene to get
the car out of the ditch and bring it
on into the city for repairs before it
can be used again-
Man Severely
Injured During
Mule Stampede
George Bird, of Omaha, Has Jaw
Eroken and Suffers Other In-
juries Driving Mules,
From Monday's Dally
Late yesterday afternoon, while
oeorge lird. an employe of the grad-
ing gang that is doinff some road.
work in the vicinity of Elmwood.
was assisting in driving and leading
seven or eight mules from Omaha to
the grading camp, he was the victim
of a very serious accident near the
Liilce Wiles farm southwest of the
city.
The mules were in charge of Mr.
Bird and an assistant and the great
er part of them were being led by
ropes and as the party was passing
along the highway near the Wiles
farm, the mules became agitated and
in milling around a number of them
became entangled in the ropes they
were being led with and started to
stampede. Mr. Bird attempted to
get the animals untangled from the
ropes and to get them quieted down
and in so doing he alighted and was
knocked down by one of the frantic
animals and the mules being fright
ened they started to kick at the un
fortunate man, one blow from the
hoof of a mule shattering the right
jaw of the driver and it was with
difficulty that he was extricated
from Perij .ion .hi!
companion and Mr. "Wiles, who had
I been attracted by the affair.
Mr. Wiles called Sheriff Bert
jReed. who with Chief of Police A. R.
i Johnson, drove out to the Wiles
jfarm and securing the victim of the
accident, hurried him on into the
hospital at Omaha, where he was
suffering very much from the effects
of the injured jaw as well as the
various bruises that had been in
flicted by the hoofs of the infuriated
mules.
At the last reports from the ros
pital the injured man was doing
just as well as possible under the
circumstances.
Mr. Bird is a resident of Omaha,
and has been with the grading gang
at Elm wood for several weeks past.
GAS WAR ON
From Monday's Dally
This city where the price of gaso-
line has been kept very well stand-
arized seems to be facing a regular
gas war sucn as several 01 me ie-
braska towns have had the last spring
&nd summer. The first intimation of
the drop in the selling price was Sat-
"rday when the Krejci garage station
loppea tne price to is cents ana tnen
later the price was dropped to fifteen
land a half including the state tax of
two PfntH hr t l-i a 1 ? 1 1 n crQratra eta.
- i
do ,n regard to the d in ice hag
nQt announced butPseverJal are of
the opinion that the price at present
U cents wil, be maintained unless
decision is made later to cut.
ATHLETICS TAKE ONE
boys in view of the previous defeat
and they, are loud in their praise of
the excellent team of Alvo.
MAKES STOCK SHIPMENT
PrftrT, Mnnv riw
Locals Take
Contest from the
LouisviJJeites
Many Errors Characterize Locals Play
and Visitors Fail to Profit
Thereby.
From Monday's Daiiy
Our sterlings were far from per
fect yesterday on the baseball lot
where they tangled with Louisville
and had the visitors possessed the
push they would have been able to
gallop away with the contest as there
were so many bad plays on the part
of the Platters that pen could not en
umerate. The final score was 6 to C
for the Platters.
The fighting spirit of Fay Spidell
with the hard work of Swanny and
the stick work of Joe McCarty fea
tured the game for the locals and
Spidell by his work saved a dangerous
situation several times in the contest
and particularly in the fifth frame
when he nipped off two of the visi
tors after three errors had allowed
them two scores in that frame.
Ted Hartman was on the hill for
Louisville and pitched a good game
altho he was a little wild in the open
ing ?nd allowed several passes as
well as hitting one, but later steadied
and hurled through the rest of the
battle in good form. The batting
honors of Louisville were annexed bv
Koop. receiver of the Cement Maker?
with two bingles and Stone, right
gardner.
In the opening inning the clouds
were very heavy around the Platters
dugout as the Louisville team start
ed things right off the reel or rath
er the local aid that they received
gave them a lease on life that they
took advantage of. Jeff Salsburg, one
of the veterans of the team who has
again heard the call of the diamond,
was the first up and his grounder to
Distell, was hurled wild to first and
the runner was safe and Jeff tallied
when Stone hit to center, Meisinger
and Fred Reichart, brotner of our
George, were both retired and then
Pete did the Black Bottom with a
grounder at first that gave Lohnes a
lease on life but he was extinguished
when Koop grounded to Hans and
"Fiddler" was snuffed at second base.
When the Platters had their half of
the first and emerged from their dug
outs filled with fire they proceeded to
even things up with the visitors and
take a one run lead. George Reichart
whose big stick has made a good re
cord this season, was first up, and
rapped one over second that Fred
could not spear and was able to ad
vance on a passed ball. Klauschic
was hit by Hartman and then Distell
hit to short with Art being nipped
at the second base while Spidell's hit
to right cleared up the situation for
the locals and brought home the need
ed tallies. Jeff Salsburg. first sacker
of Louisville was injured in this in
ning with a bad spike wound in the
right leg.
The locals in the fourth inning
again started things with the visit
ing team and hit Hartman hard in
this part of the game for four hits
and three scores, Ted slipping in ?,
walk also to help along. McCarthy
laid the wood on the ball for two
sacks right in the opening and was
followed by Swanny who drew a pass
from his rival and McCarthy scored
when George Reichart hit safe to
short center and Swanny and George
came home when. Klauschie hit to
right garden. Art was nipped when
he was caught off third base and tag
ged by Tyo. Louisville's hard work
ing short fielder.
With Plattsmouth having a five to
one lead in the first of the fifth.
Louisville started a rally that looked
like it might bring them a victory
as errors threw the opportunities of
winning in their way. Knutson open
ed and was out on a foul to Spidell
while Billy Diers, one of the best of
the Louisville fielders and hitters,
laced a hot one to center garden and
was helped around by the error of
Distell on the bingle of Rudolph
Meisinger. Stone hit to Distell wh''
made a wild heave of the ball and
Diers was home and then Pete got all
mixed up with a grounder over at
first base and Meisinger was home
with the second score. Lohnes lifted
a foul that Spidell grabbed and Koop
was out on a fly to Klauschie, ending
the agony.
The last tally of the game was in
the last of the sixth when Platts
mouth stretched in one more run tc
complete their six to three lead. Mc
Carthy again nicked Ted for a two
bagger and was scored on the sacri
fice of George Reichart at first base.
The tabulated score of the game
was a follows:
Plattsmouth
AB H PO A E
Reichart. G.. 2b 4 1 3 1 0
Klauschie rf 3 110 0
Distell, 3b 4 12 13
Spidell, c 2 1 11 2 0
Herold, lb 4 0 9 0 2
Mason. If 3 110 0
j Newman, ss 4 0 0 4 1
McCarthy, cf 4 2 0 0 0
' Swanson, p 3 1 0 4 0
TOTALS 31 8 27 12
Louisville
AB H PO A
Salsburg, lb 2 0 0
E
0
Diers, cf 3 12 0 0
Meisinger, 3b 5 1 0 2 0
Stone, rf 4 2 0 0 0
Reichart, F., 2b-lb 4 0 S 0 2,
Nesson, lb 0 0 2 0 0
Lohnes, If 4 0 1 0 0 !
Koop, c 4 2 7 1 c I
Tyo, ss 4 0 1 4 0 j
Hartman, p 4 1 0 3 0 j
Knutson, cf-2b 3 0 3 0 0
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TOTALS 3S 7 24 10 2
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PACIFIC JUNCTION WINS GAME
From Monday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon the M. W. A.I l-ast evening was one or tne not
baseball team of this city journeyed able occasions in tW annals of the
over to Pacific Junction and staged local camp of the Royal Neighbors of
a real battle with the fast team of America and the camp is larger to
that place, the result being that the day by the fact of the large class
Junction team won by the score of S initiation that was featured last
to 5. The hurling for the Junction evening as a part of the meeting,
was done by Flynn. youthful hurlerj There were twenty-three new mem
and who was a member of the justly bers present last evening when the
famous battery of Flynn and Spidell session of the lodge was opened and
two seasons ago. For the Woodmen j they were duly inducted into the
Hulzer and Peterson did the hurling!
while Smith served as the catcher. Joe
Buttery featured the game for the lo -
cals with a three sacktr, the longest
hit of the game.
New Foreman
Named for Local
Coach Shop
John Rhodes. Former Employe Here
Is Sent From Lincoln to
Take Up Position.
From Monday's Daily
This morning tht local coach shop
of the Burlington was placed under
the foremanship of John Rhodes, of
Lincoln, who was sent Sere to re
place Paul Wohlfarth, who has held
this position for the last few years,
and will at once take up the new
work. Robert B. Hayes has also been
named as the assistant foreman of the
shop to take the place of Tony Miller,
who has been employed in this cap
acity for the past year and a half.
The changes are also made with
a number of the empioj'es of the
shops in several departments, these
being announced tj the railroad of
ficials who were here Saturday after
noon to complete the details of the
change in the personnel of the shop
employes and on their departure the
changes as made were announced.
Fred Kissling ia the paintshop and
Albert Olson in the store department
were also dropped from the company
rolls. ,
Mr. Rhodes, who comes here to
take over the coach department, is a
former employe here where he was
engaged in working several years ago
and is well acquainted with a num
ber of the older employes at the
shops.
SELLS GOODS AT CRETE
From Tuesday's Dally
The fact that Plattsmouth stores
have the best goods at the lowest
prices was shown in the last few days
when the local furniture dealers
Ghrist & Ghrist, shipped a load of
furniture to Crete where it is to be
used in one of the cottages that are
placed there for the use of the sum
mer tourists. Recently H. Nave of
Kansas City was here to visit his son,
C. H. Nave and he decided after look
ing over the line at the Ghrist store
that he could buy just what he want
ed here at the very best price and ac
cordingly he made the purchase of
the needed articles at the local store.
The goods were taken to Crete by
truck, John Alwin making the trir
for the Ghrist firm and making an
other satisfied home with the equip
ment secured from the Plattsmouth
store.
ATTEND NEPHEW'S TUNERAL
From Wednesday s Dailv
Mr. end Mrs. John Nelson of this
city were at Lincoln yesterday where
they were called to attend the funer
al services of Dan Jensen, a nephew
of Mrs- Nelson and former world
war veteran. The deceased was thirty-five
years of age and was in France
for two years with the United States
troops, receiving from the effects of
his service a general undermining of
his health that had made necessary
his receiveing treatment at a number
of the government hospitals in Cal
ifornia. The last services were held
at Davy and the interment made at
the cemetery there.
The deceased was accorded full mil
itary honors by the Lincoln post of
the American Legion at the cemetery.
COUNCILMAN EGENBERGER OUT.
From Tuesday's Dally
Councilman Fred G. Egenberger of
the second ward, who has been con
fined to his home since June, 1926,
is again able to be out and around
a part of the time and was in attend
ance at the meeting of the city coun
cil last night for the first time in
over a year.
Mr. Egenberger is bearing the
marks of his long illness, but feels
greatly improved and his family and
friends are hopeful that he may be
able to be up and around again and
shake off the effects of the long ill
ness and to resume his duties as a
member of the city council.
Royal Neighbors
Hold Largely At
tended Meeting
Class cf 23 New Members Eeceived
with State Officers and Omaha
Drill learn Here to Help
h rnm luesaavs uaiiy
order bv the Omaha drill team, one
cf the best in the state, and who car
rjt.( out the initiatory work as well
as the drills that featured the floor
work of this part of the ceremony.
Mrs. Henriett Owens, state super
vising deputy and Mrs. Clara Trum-
ble, district deputy, of Omaha, were
both present and assisted in the
initiatory work as well as giving
short addresses to the members of
the order who were present and giv
ing many splendid facts regarding
the order and the work that it is
doing throughout the country.
After the regular lodge work was
rompleted, the members joined in a
shower in honor of Mrs. Edna New
ton Long, a member of the order,
whose marriage occurred a short
time ago. In honor of the occasion,
Mrs. Long was presented with many
very beautiful articles in the miscel
laneous shower that will be a remind
er of the kind friends in the frater
nity of which she has been an active
figure.
At the close of the evening dainty
and delicious refreshments were serv
ed that added to the enjoyment of
all of the members and after a fine
time in visiting with the Omaha
guests the meeting was adjourned
and the visitors returned to Omaha
on their chartered bus, leaving here
near the midnight hour.
WELL KNOWN RECTOR DEES
Frcm Tuesday's Dally
Father Theodore Saurer. for some
eighteen years rector of the St.
Mary's Roman Catholic church at Ne
braska City, one of the best known
priests of the church in this part of
the state, died yesterday at the hos
pital in St. Joseph, Missouri, where
he has been for the past week in very
critical conditio. Father Saurer was
just recently transfered from Ne
braska City to have charge of one of
the largest churches in the west at
St. Joseph and a week ago Saturday
while celebrating his first mass in
the new charge was taken sick and
has since been in very grave condi
tion, due to an attack of appendicitis.
The appendix was ruptured, it was
found on the operation and very little
hope was entertained from the start
for the recovery of the priest. Father
Saurer is known to a great many of
the Plattsmouth people as he has
been very active in church and Ro
tarian circles at Nebraska City and
was former head of the Nebraska
City deanery of the church.
WILLARD GIRLS HERE
From Monday's Dally
Yesterday a number of the mem
bers of the Willard sorority at the
Wesleyan University, were in the
city to spend a few hours with the
Plattsmouth members of this sorority.
Helen Vallery, Ella Margaret Wiles
and Helen and Margurite Wiles, Mer-
na Wolff and Helen Wescott. The
visiting party came by auto and at
noon yesterday staged a delightful
picnic dinner down along the cool
and shady banks of the Missouri river
and which they enjoyed to the ut
most. The remainder of the time was
spent in visiting at the homes of the
Plattsmouth members of the sorority
until the time for their departure
bac k to Lincoln. Those in the party j
were: Helen Gregg, Florence Har-j
rell and Mildred Crom of University;
Place, Gertrude Anderton of Waver-
ly, Helen and Mary Clack of Edgar,
Bernese Ault of Cedar Creek and Bet-.
ty and Margaret Stander of Louisville
DEED IS SET ASIDE
In the district court this mornine '
the hearing of the case wherein
James W. Sage sought to have deeds
made to real estate owned by him
set aside as null and void. Mr. Sage;
claimed that he had signed a blank
rleefl at th reniest of renreeentatlves
of the Banker's Speciality Co.. of
Omaha, which instrument he wished
set nside and all deeds made nrior
to the court action be declared null
and void. When the court opened
this morning it was announced by the
parties that an agreement had been
mndo w tho defendant tn em-render
the deed to Mr. Sage and also to waive
the deed to Mr. Sage and also to waive
anv defense on the request of the
plaintiff for the setting aside of the
dQOd f,0 dondc tloto nror 00t
ueeu. i ue ueeus were urucreu sei
aside by the court and the costs tax
ed to the defendants.
Legal blanks of aH kinds for sale
at the Journal offioe.
GIVES ENJOYABLE SOCIAL
From Tuesday's Dally
The auxiliary of the St. Paul'j
church gave a very pleasant ice cream
social at the church lawn on Sunday
evening that was one of the most suc
cessful affairs that the church ladies
have held for some time. The mem -
bers of the auxiliary had arranged
refreshments that would tempt the
most discriminating and which con -
sisted of sandwiches, ice cream, cake,
coffee and lemonade and with the
well known reputation of the ladies
as cooks and preparing for an occa -
sion of this kind they won the heart-
est appreciation of all those who
were fortunte enough to be present
in the manner in which they had pre
pared and served the dainty refresh
ments of the social. The ladies will
realize a neat sum for their church
ork as the result of the social.
Heated Spell
and Drouth Ends
with Fine Rain
Sections in This Locality Report
Heavy Wind and Some Hail
With Generous Rain.
From Wednesday's Daily
After a long period of heat that
grew most oppressive, the relief that1
came last night after the rain and ;
electrical storm was one that every j
one appreciated. Heavy and threat
ening clouds hanging in the skies all
day grew more business like last
evening about 7 o'clock and showers
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LUill liiaut? iX LULdl JUlUitlU Ul .O illCII.
but which however small, looked
awful good to the residents of the
city and is probably the forerunner
of more rain.
From the vicinity of Louisville and
points from eight to fifteen miles
west a much heavier rain than that
here was reported to the night police
and some hail mixed with the storm
while there and in the vicinity of
Murray there was a great deal of
heavy wind that preceded the storm
and travelers on the highway reach
ing here during the night reported
the wind so strong that it drove into
closed cars, forcing its way around'
the windows in the cars.
No information wt-.s available as
to any damage that wind might have!
caused to wheat and oats in blowing
the stands of grain over in the field.
The rain, however slight was a real'
boon to corn and other growing crops
and makes a renewel freshness in the
whole eastern part of the unty.
From Omaha and Tekamah much
wind and some hail was reported as
well as a small rainfall, altho farther
north the rainfall seemed more gener
ous.
WANTS MARRIAGE ANNULLED
From Wednesday s Daily
Petition has been filed in the dis
trict court by Bernard L. Grogan ot
Omaha in which he asks that his mar
riage to Helen Grogan be set aside
anl that the marriage be declared
null and void. Bernard Grogan and
Helen Cordelia Bing, were married
in this city on Saturday June 4th
by County Judge A. H. Duxbury and
immediately after the wedding re
turned to Omaha. The parties gave
the impression that the marriage was
an elopement and the groom quite
anxious to see that the matter did
not reach the members of the family
in Omaha. Now the petition filed
states that the bride deserted the
plaintiff on the same day of their
marriage and has refused to make her
home with him and for this reason
it is desired that the marriage be
annulled.
DISTINGUISHED SOLDIER HERE
From Wednesday's Dally
Last evening Judge and Mrs. James
T. Begley entertained a few mends
at a very pleasant 6 o'clock dinner in
honor of Col. and Mrs. Owen-Allshire,
of Washington, D. C, who are en
jouie 10 iuc luniLdij n waua,
lexas. neaaquaners 01 tne iroopj
stationed In the Big Bend territory I
lur "o'" aeivic-tr. 01 .u., r a-
commanding officer at Fort Crook in
1913-14 and later was sent to Wash
ington. After the close of the war
rv.l A 11 eh ire wni detailed at Washinff-
1" ' "
ton of duty with the general Ptati.
I I T n -nw ill n n nv 1 1 1 w rt r4 4 y i f Hut
" " "". uul'
with the troops on the border.
CASE IS AFFIRMED
From Wednesday's Dally
The State Supreme COUTt in the
release 01 opinions ini3 weeK nave
handed down a decision affirming the
judgment of the district court of Cass
county in me case 01 saran u. via-
ham vs. Hans Christianson. Thu"
was an action in wnicn the defend-
ant had claimed money due on a
land contract that had not been ful-
filled, the plaintiff claimed, and in
n"ea. tne piainun claimed, and in
the trial of the case here, a verdict
was rendered in favor of the plaintiff,
Mrs. Oldham, and aerainst thedefend-
ant.
Business stationery, programs and
ell kinds of job printing at the Tour-,
inal office, I
Ketelhut Will
Case Reversed
for New Trial
;
i-.j.ti j t-.- .
Supreme Court Remands Litigation
! Over Estate of Well Kcnwn
j Eagle Man.
From Wednfflay'g Daily
! The litigation over the estate of
Henry Ketelhut, deceased, which has
been pending in the supreme eourt
for some time, was passed upon by
the court yesterday and the caso
ordered remanded back to the district
court of Cikh t-ounty for n-tiial.
The court remands the c:ise be
cause of the fact that the burden of
proving that they did nor use coer
cion or fraud in procuring the- instru
ment of the proponents of the will.
Henry Ketelhut was ore of the
large land owners in the vicinity of
Eagle, his land holdings being large
ly located in Lancaster county with
?
some small property in Eagle. The
ralue ef the real estate being named
in the petition for probate at $64.
000. The will that was filed in the
county court here provided that the
daughters had been provided for in
settlements made in deeds executed
by Mr. Ketelhut in which tie dcdcd
certain farm lands to three rf hi.-i
sons. Henry, Jr., Otto and William
Ketelhut, the home farm b ing deed
ed to William Ketelhut, the young-
. est son.
j As the will was offered it nomin
! ated as the executor of the estate
' Henry Ketelhut, Jr., and objection
' was filed to the allowance cf the will
t by Rheinhardt Ketelhut. Nehawka.
Albert
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Agnes Sacks. Mrs. Martha Francko.
Mrs. Kate Oberle, Eagle; Mrs. Het-
tie Knadle, Mo. Valley, Iowa, Mrs.
Myrtle Blanchard, Wray, Colorado
The three other sons and one daugh
ter, Mrs. Francis Starge of Bethany
offered no objection to the probate
of the will.
It was offered as objection that
the instrument was not properly at
tested, that Henry Ketelhut, Sr., was
aged find not mentally fit to make a
will, that the instrument was pro
cured through the undue lnbueiic-e
of the three sons, Henry. Otto arid
William Kettelhut, that the will of
fered was not in keeping with the de
clared intention of the deceased.
The county court held that the
will ,vas good and admitted it to pro
bate and from the decision of
' tl. nrt nT1" n,.n
. a .bor n tri,.i i.r,,,
tne jury resulted in a verdict for ih
contestants of the will and which
was appealed to the supreme court
with the result that the case was re
manded for new trial on the ground?
set out above.
BEER IS BEER
Recently one of the families resid
ing in the city decided that they
would like to have some home made
beverage that might temper the hot
weather with a cooling drink and ac
cordingly the young son of the family
was sent down into the main parts
of trade of the city with instruction?
as to the purchase of some root beer
extract. The boy called at on of the
stores and being approached by th?
gentlemanly clerk made- his want?
known as to securing the root beer
basis. The package was l anded the
boy and he was soon 'on his way
homeward and on arrival there the
package was opened with tJie greatest
of joy in anticipation of the flagons
of root beer that would soin be bub
bling forth. The surprise of the fam
ily can be imagined when it wa?
found that the boy had been given a
can of malt extract. The clerk had
the right idea but was a little off on
the amount of kick that the family
desired. There was considerable fun
over the incident among the mem
bers of the family and who are now
nrpnarinrr to cultivate the acnuaint-
ante of the clerk who evidently knows
his stuff about the summer drinks.
DIPR0VING STORE FRONT
From Tuesday's Daiiy
Thp b brush of the painter l3
making the three front building of
th(? 1L jj Soennichsen Co.. and the
...inir of the 0 F Wescott's Sons.
loom ud in fine shape with freh
paint aud whlch adds very murh tr
, t. 1.1. .1,
me general appeal mice ul me uiov.iv.
,n which the two buildings are locat-
- . - ...a.
ed. The work Is being looked arter
by F. R. Gobelman and John C. Brit
tain is the man with the brush in do
ing the work on the buildings and
the result of the fresh paint is that
the buildings are all appearing great
ly improved.
HERE FROM INDIANA
r r..m mesaays uany-
Sam Moye, of this city, is enjoy-
mg a visit irom nis parens, .nr. aui
Mrs. Joel II. Moye, and his cousin, A.
W. Wade, all of Evansville. lindiana.
who came to attend the funeral of
.u .ueua w
Mrs. Moye Sunday at Greenfield,
and came on over to visit with
bereaved family for a few days
the
fore returning to their home. On their
return to Indiana, Mr. and Mrs. Moye
will be accompanied by their grand
son, Jack Moye, who will spend the
remainder of the school vacation at
Evansville with his grandparents.