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VOL. NO. XLIV
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA, THURSDA.Y AUG. 1G, 1928.
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Elks Picnic
Draws Large
Crowd Sunday
Many Sports and Diversions Make
Day One of Greatest Pleasure in
Delightful Surroundings.
From Monday's Daily
The picnic staged by Plattsmouth
lodge No. 739 of the B. P. O. E.
yesterday at the country club and
golf course, was one of the most en
joyable affairs of its kind that has
been held in this city and in which
the members of the Elks, their fam
ilies and invited guests, spent the
time in the thorough enjoyment of
the very beautiful surroundings of
the country club.
The attractive settings for the
picnic party added to the enjoyment
of all of the members of the jolly
crowd, the fine golf course, the
6plendid shade of the trees, all af
fording a fine place for the picnic
party.
There was a very large number
attending the event, some coming
early in the morning and spending
the day on the grounds while ethers
came in the afternoon to participate
in the enjoyment of the day and re
maining until the shades of darkness
brought the end of a perfect day.
The committee in charge of the
picnic had arranged a flag tourna
ment for the golfers and in which
there were many participants and all
those who took part in the various
events received some award for their
efforts in making the picnic a real
success. In the golfing events Donald
Pitman was awarded the prize for
the best approach shot over the trees,
while C. A. Rosencrans was a win
ner in the approach and putting. In
the putting contest Leslie Niel was
the prize winner. The flag tourna
ment gave the prize to Louie Hor
sack, Jr., with first honors and Paul
Wohlfarth as the second.
The horse shoe pitching tourna
ment was an all amatuer event and
resulted in a three way tie between
Don Pitman. W. H. Puis and George
Petring, j
Perhaps the greatest event of the
picnic was the fat men's race and in I
this Henry A. Schneider was first to
cross the tape with Judge James T.
Begley second and John Bauer, third
in the race which was replete with
many thrills. i
In the 100 yard dash William T.
Distell, local baseball manager was
the winner.
The boys race resulted in Frank
Read being the prize winner in a
large field of racers.
In the married ladies race Mrs. W.
T. Distell proved herself as fleet
footed as her husband and was
awarded the first prize.
The girl's race was won by Miss
Murphy of Weeping Water.
The little girl's race was one In
which a large number participated
and in this Betty Bulin was the win
ner. The committee In charge of the
picnic had provided a great amount
of ice water, lemonade and water
melons by the wagon load and which
furnished a fine addition to the
many picnic dinners and suppers that
were enjoyed by everyone.
During the serving of the picnic
supper Joe Horsack and his accord
ian added to the enjoyment of every
one with a fine program of popular
numbers.
ATTEND FAMILY REUNION
From Monday's Dallv
Yesterday the reunion of the
Ozbun family was held at Creston,
Iowa, the gathering being at the,
attractive McKinley park at that ;
place, a large number from this lo-j
cality being present at the happy i
event, Mrs. Elivira Elliott Ozbun, J
the mother and grandmother of the
family was able to be In attendance
and motored from this city where
she is visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. M. S. Briggs, while at the ad
vanced age of 91 years is still active
and vigorous and was able to enjoy
to the utmost the pleasant gathering.
Those who attended from this vi
cinity were Mr. and Mrs. M. S.
Briggs and son, Chester B. Briggs, of
this city, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Briggs
and children of Winner, South Da
kota, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stangenberg
of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Osborn
and family of Lincoln, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred J. Franzen and family of Oma
ha, Mrs. Lydia N. Davis of this city!
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visitors made the trip by auto and
returned home last evening.
ASKS TO SELL REAL ESTATE
From Tuesday's Dally
The office of the clerk of the dis
trict court today received the filing
of an application of Hervey B. Koopi
and Ralph R. Larson, administrators i
of the estate of William August New
man of Louisville, to sell real estate
belonging the the estate. The action
is necessary It is claimed to pay the
claims against the estate and the cost
of administration.
Planning a picnic or party? Call
at the Bates Book and Gift Shop and'
see the many things the Dennison"
line offers. ;
CAR HAS SMASHUP
From Monday's Dally
At an early hour this morning a
Hupmobile touring car driven by
Omaha parties had a smashup at the
corner of 7th and Pearl street, and
which damaged the car to a great
extent. The car was coming down
Chicago avenue at a good rate of
speed shortly after 5 o-clock and as
the driver tried to make the turn into
Senenth street he failed to get the
car swung over sufficiently and it
crashed into the curb on the west side
of the Tidball lumber company office.
The right fender was smashed as the
car coninued to drag along the curb
ing and both of the right hand
wheels were smashed one of the
wheels catching into tne sewer in
take and as the result the car was
so badly damaged that the owner
was forced to leave it here to be re
paired. Greenwood
Store Suffers a
Heavy Loss
Entrance to Store of E. L. McDonald
Forced by Robbers and Stock
Is Taken.
From Tuesday's Dally
The pleasant little city of Green
wood which has for the latter part
of the week been the scene of fes
tivity and pleasure in the three day
festival, drawing many from all
parts of the county, has again come
into the spotlight and in a manner
that has brought with it a loss of
some $700 to E. L. McDonald, one of
the leading merchants of that place.
The store of Mr. McDonald, situ
ated on the main street of the town
and adjoining the Greenwood State
bank, was looted of $700 worth of
overalls and cigarettes on Sunday
night, the crime not being discovered
until Monday when the store was
opened for business.
The entrance was secured through
a window in the rear of the build
ing, the iron bars being removed, the
screen torn out and the window then
pried open and the entrance gained
into the store room. The stock was
apparently taken away by truck, the
burglars making their get away
many hours before the crime was dis
covered. Sheriff Bert Reed was at the scene
of the robbery Monday and found
that practically all of the good taken
consisted of overalls and 2,000 cig
arettes. The store is located on the main
street and which is also the D. L. D.
highway and on which there is a
constant stream of travel day and
night and the passing of the truck
occasioned no undue attention from
the residents and enabled the parties
to escape with their loot into Lin
coln or Omaha it is thought by the
authorities.
Sheriff Reed visited a number of
places where it was thought that
possibly the men might have taken
the stock, but no trace was found of
any of the overalls or cigarettes.
CLAIMS NOT GUILTY
From Monday's Daily
The hearing on the complaint filed
against William Kelly of Green
wood, charging the defendant with
possession and transportation of in
toxicating liquor, was held at the
court house on. Saturday afternoon
before Judge A. H. Duxbury. In this
case the defendant entered a plea
of not guilty and the preliminary
hearing set for Wednesday, August
15th in the county court. Mr. Kelly
was arrested at Greenwood on Fri
day afternoon when his truck was
stopped by deputies from the office
of the state sheriff and some twenty
quarts of "hootch" were found, and
the man was turned over to the Cass
county authorities as the liquor was
found in this county. Mr. Kelly
claims that he had no knowledge of
the package containing the "hootch"
being in the truck, that he had
loaned the truck during the day to
other parties and when he had gone
to start the truck he had not looked
to see what was in the truck and
the first that he was aware of any
thing wrong was when the truck was
stopped by the officers.
The case has attracted a great
deal of attention in the vicinity of
Greenwood and a very large number
of the residents are planning on be
ing here for the hearing. Mr. Kelly
is now out on $300 bond until the
hearing of the matter in the county
court.
DEPART ON TRIP
From Tuesday's Daily
After being delayed for a week in
getting away on the trip to Mar
quette, Michigan, and other points in
the Btates of Iowa, Wisconsin and
Illinois, the auto party comprising
John A. Libershal. Henry J. Mei
singer, John M. Meisinger and Father
Marcellus Agius, departed yesterday
on their outing trip. They will make
their most extensive stay at the home
of August Libershall at Marquette,
but en route will stop at a number of,
the leading cities to view the points
of interest and to visit with friends
along the way.
Platters Cop
Pennant in the
Interstate Loop
Forfeited Game by North Omaha
Gives Local Team Lead Play
Colored Team Sunday.
From Monday's Dally
The Plattsmouth baseball team
yesterday alternoon became the pos
sessor of the bunting of the pen
nant winner of the Interstate base
ball league when the North Omaha
Athletic club team, the runners up
In the race, who have until the last
week held the lead, failed to show up
to play the regularly scheduled game.
With the defeat of the North Omaha
team last Sunday Plattsmouth forged
ahead a half game over the Omaha
aggregation and the forfeit of yes
terday placed the Platters definitely
out in front and closed the season
in the loop.
To take the place of the North
Omaha team, an aggregation of color
ed youngsters from the south side
were sent here, "The Broken Down
Giants" being the handle with which
the boys were known. The game
was close and ten innings were re
quired to determine the final re
sult, altho it was lacking snap and
neither team was able to hit very
effectively, but the Platters closed
with a 2 to 1 margin on the Giants.
The Plattsmouth team suffered
from the fact that Trumble and
Klauschie, two of their heaviest
stickers were out of the lineup and
which made a material difference in
the playing while several others who
have been hitting well showed a de
cided slump.
Jim Phillips was on the mound
for the locals and while hit for
eight raps, was able to hold the foe
at all of the critical stages of the
game. The locals hit O'Neil for ten
safe bingles during the ten inning
performance, the colored boy that
bore the grand old Hibernian name
however, having several of the lo
cals on his list.
The Broken Down Giants were the
first to register, Hodges, second
sacker. being given a pass to first
by Phillips and advancing when
O'Neill hit through short. Thomas
was out on a fly to Gansemer at sec
ond and then Hall hit a hard one
through third base that registered
Hodges. O'Neill tried to score on
the rap of Lyles but was caught on
the throw of Joe McCarty to Spidell
at the plate.
The Plattsmouth team tied up the
score in the sixth inning when War
ing opened with a clean single, fol
lowed by Newman with a pop up fly
to short and then Joe Krejci again
demonstrated his ability at winning
a ball game by a sizzling single to
center and on which Waring regis
tered. This, however, ended the
scoring for this part of the conflict.
With the inability of either team
to hit, the game passed into the
extra 10th frame with the choice of
winners looking very doubtful as
Herbert of the visitors opened with
a single to center, but was unable
to get around the sacks, Hodges go
oing out on a fly to Gansemer and
while O'Neill advanced Herbert with
a single to third, O'Neill was out
on a try for second on the grounder
of Hall, Gansemer touching the run
ner. Thomas lifted a high foul toj
O'Donnell that closed the chances of
the colored boys.
In the Plattsmouth half of the
tenth Distell opened with a hit to
right and when a bad throw was
made to first he was able to pilfer
second, going to third as Phillips was
out second to first and when Waring
hit to right Distell scored and the!
game was over 2 to 1. i
The tabulated score of the game
was as follows: j
Plattsmouth :
AB H PO A E
Waring, 3b 4 3 2 2 0
Newman, ss 4 0 3 1 1
Krejci, cf 4 13 0 0
O'Donnell, c 2 0 8 1 0
Spidell, c 4 0 7 4 0
McCarty, If 4 10 10
Gansemer, 2b 4 15 0 0
Svoboda, rf 2 110 0
Distell, 3b 2 2 0 0 0
Phillips, p 4 113 0
34 10 30 12 1
Broken Down Giants
AB H PO A E
Thomas, rf . 5 0 0 0 1
Hall, cf 4 110 0
Lyles, c 4 14 0 0
Hilton, ss 4 12 2 0
Smith, 3b 4 0 0 3 1
Merrill, lb 4 0 13 0 0
Herbert, If 4 12 0 0
Hodges, 2b 3 15 5 0
O'Neill, p 4 3 1 5 0
36 8 28 15 2
DR. LIVINGSTON ILL
From Monday" Dally
Dr, J. S. Livingston was taken
sick Saturday afternoon and has
since been confined to his home as
the result of the attack which seems
to have been caused by the excessive
heat of the past weeks. Dr. Living
ston was reported as some better to
day but will have to remain quiet for
the next few days it is throught, be
fore he will be able to resume his
act It practice.
OLD SETTLER'S REUNION
The annual reunion of the old
settler's of Cass and Otoe county,
which has since 1889, been featured
at the pleasant little city of Union,
will be held this year on Friday and
Saturday, August 17th and 18th. The
event was at first given up for the
year but the boosters and the re
maining old time) residents decided
that it would be a real loss to the
two counties to have this day of
meeting of the old settlers given up,
accordingly getting together and fix
ing the date3 for the big two day
entertainment for Friday and Satur-
day of this week.
It has been planned to have the
two days given over to a little poli
tical noise and Friday, the 17th has
been designated as republican day
with Lieutenant Governor George
Williams as the spell binder and oth
er republican candidates who are
there joining in on the chorus. On
Saturday, the democrats will have
their chance at the vocal fireworks
and various candidates of the demo
crats will speak, while Judge James
T. Begley, non-partisan candidate
for district judge will be secured as
the main speaker of the afternoon.
Union, without - the Old Settler's
each year would look strange indeed
and the old and young alike voer the
county are pleased to know that the
dual county holiday and festival will
be held again this year.
Greenwood Man
Attempts Suicide
in County Jail
Fred Brown, Held for Wife Desertion
Slashes Throat During Night
Sent to State Hospital.
From Wednesday's Daily
Fred Brown, 47. former resident
of Greenwood, who has been held in
the county jail under sentence for
wife desertion and abandonment,
last night made an attempt to end
his life by slashing his throat with
a small pocket kn'fc.
Mr. Brown waa - field in- the jail
pending the supplying of bond for
his release on guaranty of provid
ing for the support of the wife, resid
ing at Greenwood, and had given no
sign of being unbalanced and it was
not until this morning when Sheriff
Reed visited the cell house to serve
breakfast to the prisoner that the
fact of his attempted suicide was
discovered.
Brown had taken the knife and
inflicted deep gashes on each side of
the throat, missing severing the
Juglar vein.' and when found was
suffering great pain and had bled
a great deal. Dr. O. C. Hudson,
county physician was called at once
when the plight of Brown was dis
covered and it required sixteen
stitches to close the gaping wound.
After an examination this morn
ing Mr. Brown was ordered taken to
the state hospital at Lincoln where
he will receive treatment and cared
for so that he will not be able to
do damage to himself in a reoccur
ance of the suicide desire.
The attempt at suicide was thej
first intimation that the sheriff had
of his unbalanced condition and the
finding of the man in his wounded
condition was a very great shock to
the members of the family.
HONORS MOTHER ON BIRTHDAY
From Tuesday's Dally
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Lon
Henry entertained very pleasantly
at her home in honor of her mother,
Mrs. Frank Mullen, the event being
in observance of the birthday anni
versary of Mrs. Mullen.
The Henry home was filled with
the guests of the Jolly party and
who Joined in showering Mrs. Mullen
with their congratulations on the
passing of another milestone of life.
The occasion was that of a hand
kerchief shower and Mrs. Mullen re
ceived many very beautiful gifts from
the friends that will remind her of
the happy event in the future.
The diversions of the afternoon
was at bridge and rummie, three
tables of bridge and one of rummie
serving to make the time pass most
delightfully. In the bridge playing
Miss May Murphy was awarded the
first .prize and Mrs. C. A. Rosencrans
the consolation while in the rummie
games Mrs. L. D. McKinney was the
first prize winner and Miss Rath of
Chicago received the consolation
prize.
At a suitable hour dainty refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Henry
who was assisted by Mrs. Guy Long.
VISITING IN KANSAS
From Wednesday's Dany
Mrs. Vm. Henrichsen and son
William Jr., departed for Stockton
Kansas, thismornlng to visit Mrs.
Henrichsen's sister, Mrs. A. C. Ham
mond. The Hammond's have a very
large ranch and this is William Jr.
frrst visit there.
They went on the Rock Island train
to Phillinsburg. and tsen they gc
over to Stockton and Hays Center by
car. They will be gone about a week
or ten days.
Read the Journal Want Ads.
Missouri River
Gives Up Body;
May be Murder
Floater Found Near Ferry Landing
Bears Marks of Assault With
Blunt Instrument.
From "Wednesday's Dilv
Yesterday afternoon the waters of
the Big Muddy gave up a body that
furnishes a possible murder mystery,
the man that was sighted and towed
to the shore of the river by Claud
Richardson, the ferryman, develop
ing a very large abrasion on the
head just back of the right ear and
which in the opinion of William, J.
Streight, undertaker, could have
been the result of a blow from some
blunt instrument.
The body was in very good shape
and could not have been in the Mis
souri river for more than three day6
at the outside as it was not badly
swollen and which with the intense
hot weather of the past weeks would
have been impossible if the body
had been in the water for very
many days.
When first sighted by Mr. Richard
son the body was floating down the
river east of the ferry and putting
out with a skiff he towed the body
into the Nebraska shore a half mile
below the ferry landing and notified
the authorities of the grewsome dis
covery. The body was that of a man of
apparently 55 or 60 years of age,
smooth faced and dressed in a blue
work shirt and dark trousers. The
cast of his countenance seemed to
indicate that the man was an Irish
man as he bore many of the facial
characteristics of the Irish. There
was very little hair on the head of
the man.
No identifying marks or papers
were found on the person of the man,
all that his pockets contained being
a pocket knife, a rubber band and
a button.
Owing to the intense heat and the
fact that no morgue facilities wets
to be had here, the body was taken
at onoi to Oak Hill cemetery ard
interred at that place.
The condition of the body that in
dicated just a short time in the river
would make it seem that the body
had entered the river not farther
north than Omaha, but police circles
there have no reports of missing
persons of the description of the body
in the last few days.
There is the possibility that the
body is that of some harvest hand
that was killed by companions while
traveling and was placed in the
river to hide the real cause of the
crime. It is not thought that the
body came down the Platte river as
that stream is In mid-summer shal
lowness and the progress of the body
would have been very slow in reach
ing this point.
GIVE SHOWER FOR FRIENDS
From Tuesday's Dally
Misses Catherine Schneider and
Kathleen Troop were hostesses yes
terday at a very charming miscellan
eous shower in honor of Mrs. Norris
Chadderdon, of Lincoln, formerly
Miss Merna Wolff and Miss Ethelyn
Wiles, whose marriage to Mr. Harold
Mullis of Crawford, Nebraska occurs
on Saturday.
The Schneider home was very at
tractively arranged in the decora
tions of the bright hued summer
flowers and which made a very
pretty setting for the happy event.
The guests spent the afternoon in
playing bridge, there being six tables
arranged for the occasion. In thf
playing Miss Florence Wiles received
the first prize and Miss Helen Farley
the second honors.
In honor of the occasion the guests
of honor received many very beauti
ful and attractive gifts as remem
brances from the friends.
Dainty refreshments were served
at an appropriate hour that added
to the enjoyment of the members of
the party.
SALE CONTINUES TO DRAW
From Tuesday's Daily
The special features each day at
the great sale being held at the H.
M. Soennichsen Co. store on upper
Main street, have attracted a great
deal of attention and the special
remnant sale held Monday morning
brought a large crowd out early in
the morning to await the opening
of the doors at 9 o'clock and as the
doors were opened the store was fill
ed and the flow of shoppers continued
all day.
This morning the special offered
was that of overalls and the store
management is planning on making
Wednesday another big remnant day
and which will be continued over
into the evening for the benefit of
those who are unable to get here in
the morning and afternoon.
The sale has attracted widespread
attention and people have been here
from all sections of the county to
take advantage of the special offers
that are being made and the large
store that is crammed to the roof
with the greatest of bargains in all
lines.
Read the Journal Want Ads.
WILL ATTEND HEARING
From Wednesday's Daily
H. A. Schneider, president of the
Bridge Co., that is to erect the new
wagon and auto bridge over the Mis
souri river at this place, will depart
on Thursday for Kansas City, Mis
souri, to attend the hearing that is
to be held by the engineering de
partment of the war department on
the application of the bridge company
as to the location of the structure
that is to span the river. It is de
sired to have the bridge built some
distance south of the Burlington
railroad bridge and on which the war
department will have to pass. The
'granting of the request will make
possible a early start on Hie actual
j work of the bridge, which is hoped
to nave completed in 13Z.
Asks for Ten
Thousand Dam
ages for Injuries
Edward Toman Files Suit Against
Michael Tritsch and Mariam
Tirtsch for Injuries
From Wednesdays Dally
A suit was filed this morning in
the office of the clerk of the district
court in which Edward Toman, of
this city, is the plaintiff and Michael
Tritsch and Mariam Tritsch are the
defendants.
The action asks damages in the
sum of $10,000, alleged to have been
caused by accident in this city on
November 3, 1927. when the plaintiff
was struck by a Ford car driven by
the defendant, Mariam Tritsch and
owned by the defendant, Michael
Tritsch.
In the petition of the plaintiff it
is stated that Edward Toman waf
engaged in burning leaves along the
parkway on Chicago avenue, the peti
tion claiming that the plaintiff, tend
ing the fire, was standing with the
right foot and leg within the curb
ing and the left foot and leg in the
parkway. It . is claimed that . the
Tritsch car was coming at a rate
of more than 25 miles an hour down
the avenue and gave no warning of
the approach of the car, the plaintiff
was struck and dragged some dis
tance, suffering a fracture of the leg
and other injuries and bruises which
it i3 claimed wil result in perament
disability.
At the time of the accident the
burning leaves had occasioned a very
heavy smoke and at the time of the
accident, the driver of the car. Mis?
Tritsch stated that she was unable
to see that anyone was standing
along the curbing and was unaware
of Mr. Toman being there until he
was struck by the car.
BARCLAY RESTAURANT OPENING
From Wednesday s Dally
The Barclay restaurant will open
for business Thursday morning at
6 o'clock, W. M. Barclay, the old
new restaurant man states, and will
be in readiness to look after the needs
of the patrons.
The restaurant building has in the
past two weeks received a tharough
cleaning from the front door cleat
to the alley and is spic and span
in the cleanliness that Mr. and Mrs.
Barclay demand for their restaurant.
The dining room has been repaper
ed and painted in light tan paper
and spotless white paint and all
woodwork renovated and placed in
the best of shape and makes a very
attractive spot.
The cleanup program has included
the cellar of the building and every
inch of the kitchen and all equipment
has been cleaned and shined up pre
paratory to the opening there will
be no flurishes in the opening Mr.
Barclay states, just the doors swing
ing open and the best the market
affords supplied to the customers.
POLICE RECEIVE CALL
From Wednesdays Daily
Last evening Officers Dave Pickrel
and Tom Svoboda weie kept busy in
searching in the neighborhood of
Sixth and Granite streets for some
one that had been reported as hav
ing been peeping in the Reteldorf
residence in that locality. The police
responded to the call at once but on
their arrival found that the party
or parties had made their getaway
from the scene of the alleged "peep
ing." In a vacant house just west
of the Reteldorf home the police
found traces of some person having
been there but they had apparently
took the air and made their escape.
The police on Monday night had
a similar call from the vicinity of
the Konfrst home in the west part
of the city but no one was found,
the son of Mr. Konfrst, returning
home late in the evening had thought
he saw some person with a flashlight
around the home, but who had. evi
dently made a quick getaway.
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Ice Cream Social at St. Paul's Evan
gelical church Sunday, August 19th,
at 5 o'clock. Coffee, cake and ice
cream, 25c. a22-4d
Frank Cook Has
Great Success in
Chosen Work
Former Plattsmouth Young Man Has
Fine Position at Tacoma, Wash.,
Paper Pulp Mill.
From Wednesday's Daily
It is a great pleasure to recount
the success that has been attained by
the young men and women that hold
.piat ts mourn as nome ut'spiif wi i
that they may have been absent for
years from the pleasant association
of their friends and old time asso
ciates, one of these young men that
has secured a very fine advancement
in his chosen line is Frank Cook,
son of Charles E. Cook of this city
and also a son-in-law of Mr. unl
Mrs. L. H. Peterson of this city.
Mr. Cook has just recently received
the appointment to the position of
master mechanic in the new plant of
the western division of the Union
May and Paper Power Co.. of New
York, at Tacoma, Washington.
This company has purchased a site
on the waterfront at Tacoma and is
now erecting a new $4,000,000 plant,
modern in every way and which will
be devoted to the manufacture of
paper pulp from the timber that is
one of the chief industries of Wash
ington. Mr. Cook a year ago made appli
cation for a position with this com
pany, he having formerly been en
gaged while a resident of Nebraska
in the machine shop work of the
Burlington at Havelock, the appli
cation being accepted and a phort
time ago Mr. Cook was notified that
he was to be placed in charge of the
work of the supervising of the in
stalling of the machinery in the great
plant, one feature of which is the
great electric mill with hundreds of
machines, some of which are import
ed from Sweden for use in the paper
pulp making.
At this time Mr. Cook has some
150 men engaged in hia service and
when the plant is equipped to start
on active work there will be 400 em
ployed in this-department of . the
plant.
The capacity of the plant will be
150 tons of pulp each day and will
be one of the largest plants of its
kind in the country, the establish
ment being a small city in itself and
in this huge project Mr. Cook has
the charge of all of the machinery
installation, the work expecting to
be on in full swing by November
1st when all of the buildings will be
ready for occupancj and the com
pany will rush the work to have
the pulp making start by the first
of the year.
As has been said Plattsmouth has
a double Interest In the Cook family
as Mr. Cook was formerly Miss
Annie Peterson of this city and the
news of the success that has come
to them will be learned with the
greatest of pleasure by the many
friends in this city community.
RECEIVES $100 FINE
From Wednesaay'i Dally
In the county court yesterday
afternoon William Kelly of near
Greenwood, was arraigned on a com
plaint charging him with possession
of intoxicating liquor and on this
charge was given a fine of $100 and
costs for the offense, the defendant
entering a plea of guilty to the
charge.
The case has aroused a great deal
of interest at Greenwood where Mr,
Kelly has long made his home and
j where the general sentiment has
i been that he was the victim of cir
' cumstances, some twenty quarts of
hootch having been found in hi.
J truck and which the defendant
claimed he was without knowledge
of having been there when it was
i found by representatives of the stato
' sheriff's office late Friday afternoon.
Mr. Kelly had the support of the
leading citizens of Greenwood, some
of the most active of the dry lead
ers joining in the expression that
Mr. Kelly had been a sober and law
abiding citizen and that he had been
dragged into the affair through no
fault of his own, but someone had
used his truck to dump the load of
booze when pursued too close by the
state men. However, to avoid the
trial and the delay from his work
at Greenwood, Mr. Kelly decided to
enter the plea of guilty and the case
was settled.
LARGE INHERITANCE TAX
From Tuesday's Dally
The county court today had paid
over the largest single inheritance
tax that has been recorded in the
court, $7,089.45, being the amount
that was paid into the court by Wil
liam A. Ost, executor of the estate
of August F. Ost. deceased. The
estate was valued at some $21&.000
and was one where the heirs of the
deceased were nieces and nephews.
Under the law the heirs pay at the
'rate of four per cent on all sums
over $2,000, the amount of exemp
tion allowed by law.
There have been many large es
tates probated in the county since
the enactment of the inheritance tax
law but this is the largest single
amount of tax that has been received
so far.
