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VOL. NO. XLV
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 25, 1929.
NO. 15
Season of the
Year for Clean-
Up is at Hand
Lawns and Surroundings of Homes of
City Need Attention to Make
City Beautiful.
Now that winter has apparently
passed from the landscape and the
reawakening of nature bring with
it the renewed life of the grass, the
trees and the flowers, the committee
in charge of the campaign to make
the pity more attractive, recently ap
pointed a sub-committee of the civics
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce who are urging that the citi
zens individually take part in the
campaign.
The grass is now starting to sprout
and the committee urges that all
lawns be raked and debris removed
to allow the grass a greater chance
to grow and also that in cases where
thre is need to have grass seed sowed
over the lawn to make a better
growth of grass for' the summer sea
son. The trimming up of the trees, the
removal of dead or unsightly
branches or trees from the yards is
also urged as a measure of beautify
ing the lawns and the surroundings
of the homes that will more than re
pay the owners in the neat and at
tractive appearance that it will make
to the homes.
The planting of flowers around the
home and over the lawns in attrac
tive beds, the bordering of walks
with the flowers and planting these
along driveways as well as mass
planting along the house makes for
a charm that the summer will fully
develop in the surroundings of the
homes.
This city has a very large number
of places where the owners have
labored and produced some wonder
fully attractive places in the sum
mer season as was revealed In the
contest last summer for the most at
tractive lawns and these are In all
sections of the city and if others
would get into the campaign and de
vote some time to their lawns and j
expend a small sum for flower or
grass seed they would be more than
repaid in the wonderful improvement
that it would make in the scenery of
their locality.
The elimination of unsightly spots
along the main streets of the city of
fers a problem and . it is hoped to
have the owners get into the full
spirit of the clean-up campaign and
help make the city as attractive to
the eye as possible and give added
charm to this ideal home city.
WINTERSTEEN HIL P-T-A
From Thursday's Dally
Last evening the Wintersteen Hill
Parent-Teachers association held a
very interesting meeting at the
school and which drew out a large
number of the members of the asso
ciation to participate in the meeting.
Following the business session a
most pleasing program was given,
Frank A. Cloidt, member of the board
of education being heard in two of
his artistic vocal number which were
very much enjoyed and this feature
was followed by a playlet given by
the members of the association and
which was very cleverly given by the
talented members of the cast.
A number of recitations, piano an
accordian solos were also presented
by the young people of the school.
At the close of the evening the
committee in charge served very
dainty and delicious refreshments
that aided in the completion of a most
pleasant event for all concerned.
EARLY MORNING FIRE
From Friday's Daily
This morning at 6:30 the fire de
partment was called out owing to a
small fire reported on South Fourth
street and where it was found that
sparks had caused a small fire to
break out on the roof of the residence
property occupied by Mrs. Rebecca
Moreland. The fire was extinguished
without difficulty and doing little
damage to the building. The fire,
however, caused several of the fire
.men to have breakfast a little earlier
than usual, however.
LITTLE CHILD POORLY
From Thursday's Dally
The little babe of Mr. and Mrs
Carl Kraeger of near Mynard has
neen taken to the Methodist hospital
at Omaha where it is beine eiven
treatment for a-very severe case of
pneumonia from which the child has
sunerea ror a snort time. The mother
and little one on their return from
the hosnital were doine nicplv. hut
a cold taken by the child turned
into pneumonia ana makes her case
quite serious.
DOINGS IN DISTRICT COURT
From Thursday's DaTlj
An action in foreclosure entitled
Marguerite Tiedjie vs. John H.
Behrns, haa been filed in the district
clerk's office and a similar crmso nf
action by Mary O. Norris vs. Lucy
E. Schafer and Max Schafer has been
offered for filing. The parties are
residents or .Neiiawka and vicinity.
SHOWNIG IMPROVEMENT
Frotr Thursday's Dally
The many friends of Miss Hilda
Wallengren, one of the efficient oper
ators at the exchange of the Lincoln
Tel. Co., will be pleased to learn that
she is now improving following a
very severe attack of asthma from
which she has been suffering since
last Friday. Miss Wallengren was in
very serious condition for several
days but seems now to be rallying
very nicely from the attack. Mrs
Earl Xewland, of Decatur, Illinois,
a sister of Miss Wallengren is to ar
rive here today and assist in the care
of the sister.
Dollar Day in
Plattsmouth Big
Red Letter Event
Fcrty Merchants Co-operating, Each
with a Special that Fairly
Screams Economy.
In a special two-page "Messenger
of Economy," which appears else
where in this issue of the Journal,
forty merchants of Plattsmouth are
co-operating in the offering of Dol
lar Day values extraordinary for
Wednesday of this week March 27.
Of the entire forty, not one has failed
to provide a real red hot special, as
will be noted by a casual glancing
over of the ad.
Plattsmouth is the logical shopping
place of every Cass county resident,
who goes out of his own village or
town to buy anything. Not only are
the stocks of Plattsmouth merchants
very complete in all lines, but actual
comparison has proven that prices
are being advertised in every issue of
the Journal that are below those of
city chain stores or radio and mail
order dealers.
Plattsmouth is the county seat of
your home county only a short drive
over good roads now that Spring has
opened up and in addition to offering
low prices for the things you have to
buy, it also affords the farmers of
the community an exceptional market
for their produce cream, poultry,
eggs. etc.
Look over the big ad, for in it
you will find many items at prices
so outstanding as to instantly claim
your attention. And then come to
Plattsmouth Wednesday, where you
will find not only these de luxe bar
gains, but consistently low prices on
everything you wish to buy.
New Spring stocks are on display,
and this too is worthy of your com
ing to Plattsmouth to shop just be
fore Easter Sunday.
HOLD A FINE MEETING
From Friday's Daily
The Central and First ward Par
ent Teachers association held a very
interesting session last evening at the
high school building and where a
very large group of the members
were in attendance.
The association has recently pur
chased and had installed in the Cen
tral building an electric bell, that
is a great addition to the building
and very convenient to the teachers
and pupils of the building.
Tn the studv neriod the members
enjoyed a very fine talk by Judge A.
II. Duxbury, who had as nts suDject
that of "Parental Responsibility" and
in which the sneaker covered tne
crniind of the resDonsibilities that
come to the parent in the rearing of
the child and the need for the proper
study for this important part of life.
Mrs. II. A. Liehtbody was also
heard in a very interesting article
on "Nebraska," and in which sne
covered verv thoroughly the history
of the state from the early days and
traced the development of the state
in all lines to the present day.
Miss Jessie M. Robertson in tne
entertainment section of the pro
cram eave a very fine review of the
latest work of Mrs. Bess Streeter Aid
rich of Elmwood, "A Lantern in Her
Hand," and which was enjoyed to the
utmost by all of the members of the
party.
At the close of the evening the
members of the party enjoyed very
dainty and delicious refreshments
which made a fine feature of the oc
casion.
HAS HAND OPERATED ON
From Thursday's Daily "
This morning Mrs. W. F. Gillespie
was compelled to undergo the second
operation at the hospital at Omaha as
the result of a severe infection of the
thumb and to check the.spread of
blood poison. The patient has been
resting easily and has improved some
since receiving the first operation but
in order to clear up all infection the
second operation was decided upon
ROAD CAN ABANDON
OMAHA UNION DEPOT
Washington The Chicago Great
Western railway was given permis
sion Friday by the Interstate com
merce commission to use the Burling
ton railroad passenger depot at Oma
ha and to abandon use of the union
station. The transfer was made to re
duce expenses, railroad officials ex
plained.
Phone your news to the Journal
Will This City
Have Baseball
TeamThis Year
Warm Weather Brings Up Question
of Whether Players Will Be
Organized for Season.
The few warm days of the early
spring and the sport pages of the
papers causes the mind of the sport
lover to shift from basketball to base
ball and track and with this comes
the question in the minds of the
Plattsmouth fans of whether or not
the city will have a baseball team
this season.
The past two seasons have not been
successful in the way of finances with
the team and with the small receipts
the team was called upon to make
extensive expenditures on the local
park due to heavy rains and over
flows and in addition to the money
from the baseball treasury the Ad
club and Chamber of Commerce also
aided to try and place the lot in
condition to play. Whether the team
would again care to attempt to play
under these circumstances it is not
known, as the season made a profit at
the end of the season for the players
impossible.
In the past several season3 the
local baseball team has been a mem
ber of small leagues organized in the
towns in this section, first with the
Cass-Sarpy league and last year with
the Interstate league when the
locals held the disputed honor of the
league leadership. So far there has
been no definite steps taken to revive
the league altho some discussion of
forming a league with Omaha teams
Plattsmouth and Missouri Valley,
Iowa, have been made.
Locally there has been some dis
cussion of the Eagles possibly spon
soring the baseball team and in
which case it would have a strong
support as the Eagles are back of a
very active Athletic club.
The veterans of the baseball team
are largely permanent residents of
this city and whether or not they
wish to again try a fling with the old
pill has not been known and Pete
Herold and Bill Mason, war horses
of the- team will have keen competi
tion in playing with their sons, Rich
and Ralph, who are developing into
fast and aggressive players them
selves. William O'Donnell, Fay Spi
dell, W. T. Distell. Harry Newman,
John Svoboda of the last year's team
are still here and Ed Gradoville, well
known semi-pro player is also a pos
sibility in the team should one be
organized.
MANY ATTEND OPERA
From Friday's Dan
Last evening the Chicago civic
opera company appeared at Lincoln
at the university field house before
an audience of S.400, the largest sin
gle audience that has greeted them
either at Chicago or entour. The
second largest audience was at Oak
land, California, where there were
G.000 admissions.
The Lincoln presentation was that
of "Faust" and the immense audience
represented many from all this part
of Nebraska and for the second time
Lincoln gave the company the larg
est audience of their tour.
There were a great many from
this city and especially from the
school circles of the city to attend,
Superintendent and Mrs. R. E. Bailey,
J. V. Simons, Miss Amelia Martens,
Miss Edith Abbott, Miss Selma
Dehen," Miss Lydia Todd, Miss Airel
Moore, Issac Todd of Murray, Miss
Iola Nahrstadt, Carl Ofe being among
the lovers of the opera to enjoy the
occasion.
WILL ATTEND FEEDERS DAY
The Cass County Farm bureau is
sending to the stock raisers of Cass
county invitations to the 17th an
nual Feeders day which 5s to be held
at the college of agriculture of the
University of Nebraska on Friday,
April 19th.
This meeting will be one of the
greatest Interest to the feeders of
the state and will give them the ad
vantages of the experience of the
leads in agriculture on this Import
ant part of the farm problems of to
day. County Agent L. R. Snipes la
anxious that all who can attend from
this county as he believes the talks
and discussions there will be of the
greatest benefit to the feeders of the
county. T. H. Pollock, chairman of
the agricultural committee of the
Chamber of Commerce is also urging
feeders in this locality to attend the
meeting.
DEATH OF MR. GRIFFIN
From Friday's DaUy
The G. G. Griffin family have de
parted for Fullerton where they were
called by the death there of the
father of Mr. Griffin. The aged gen
tleman was stricken several days
ago with a paralytic stroke and the
son, G. G. Griffin, at once left for
his bed side and remained for the
last days, the father passing away
Wednesday night and the family
have gone there for the funeral ser
vices. Read the Journal Want Ads.
VISITS IN THE CITY
From Saturday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Boedeker ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Ed Boe
deker of Xehawka, were in the city
yesterday for a few hours while en
Joying a short outing and while in
the city were visitors at the Journal.
Mr. Frank Boedeker since leaving the
state service as bank examiner has
been engaged with the O. P. Skaggs
chain store company and has two
stores at Council Bluffs at 224 and
539 West Broadway in that city, be
ing located in the main business
section of the Iowa city.
Work on New
Bridge Now on
in Full Force
Many Local People Employed in the
Construction Work of the Piers
oi New Structure.
From Friday's Dally
The last ten days with the modi
fying of weather conditions has
brought with it a great deal of re
newed activity in the construction
work of. the new auto and wagon
bridge over the Missouri river at this
point and the task of driving the
piers down to bedrock for the founda
tion of the big bridge is now where
several of the land piers are at
sufficient depth and the work on the
two large piers which will be lo
cated in the stream of the Missouri
will be started.
With the pushing of the work an
increasing number of local men have
been employed in the work in the
caissons as well as the force of the
Union Bridge & Construction Co.,
which has been engaged in the work
during the winter season.
The work on the bridge has been
followed closely by the residents of
this section and on Sunday the river
bank is filled with those looking over
the progress of the piers and to en
joy the thrill of a walk over the
waters of the Missouri on the foot
bridge placed in service for the work
men on the bridge. "The ferry is now
operating and give a" Veiter chance
for everyone to get over on the Iowa
side of the river if they wish to look
over the scene of the bridge build
ing activity at that part of the con
struction work.
Construction of the bridge is also
watched with the greatest of interest
by the residents of Mills county,
Iowa, as the traffic bridge will re
move the long time barrier of the
Missouri river and permit the resi
dents of this and our neighboring
county across the river to enjoy
greater association and as well make
a much shorter market road for the
farmers and stock feeders of Mills
county to the Omaha live stock mar
ket. Local Students
Win at Weeping
Water Contest
Clelland Reteldorf and Miss Doris
Young Win Firsts, Chris Bulin
and Ruby Carter Seconds
From Saturday's Dauv
In the county oratorical and de
clamatory contest held Friday eve
ning at Weeping Water, the repre
sentatives of the Plattsmouth schools
scored heavily in the awards with
more points than any one school
showing and with two of the first
place position being won by local
students.
In the extemperaneous class of
speaking Clelland Retelsdorf of this
city was the winner of the first
honors of the contest with a splendid
ly given number and which was as
signed to him but thirty minutes be
fore the contest was held.
The oratorical contest was won
by Clarence Norris of Avoca as first
with Ch ris Bulin of Plattsmouth as
the second. Both of the oratorical
and extemperaneous contests were
held in the afternoon.
In the evening the dramatic and
humorous contests were held and in
the dramatic section Miss Doris
Young of Plattsmouth received the
first honors while in the humorous
section Miss Evelyn Kuehne of Mur
dock was awarded the first honor and
Miss Ruby Carter of Plattsmouth the
second.
The judge of the contest was Miss
Henri of the Mizner school of speech
of Omaha.
Adding to the interest of the con
test Miss Marjorie Am was heard
in a piano number and Miss Cather
ine McClusky in a flute solo to add
to the entertainment program of the
afternoon and evening.
In the contest was represented
Plattsmouth, Weeping Water, Louis
ville, Murdock .Avoca and Elmwood.
BORN
To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Holmes,
a daughter, Margaret Louise, Wed
nesday, March 20th, 1929 at Schen
ectady, New York. Mr. Holmes is a
son of Postmaster and Mrs. James
W. Holmes of this city.
Mrs. E. H. Wescott
Vice - Regent of
Nebr. D. A. R.
Former Regent cf Fontenelle Chap
ter of This City Is Named as
Vice Regent at Fremont
From Friday's Daily
The Nebraska chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion which ha.s been in session at
Fremont this week, closed their de
liberations today and one of the
final acts of the meeting was the
naming of the officers at the Thurs
day session of the chapter.
For the office of vice-president, the
second highest office in the state or
ganization the meeting named Mrs.
E. II. Wescott, prominent Platts
mouth lady and who is a former
regent of Fontenelle chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion of this city, and has been very
active in the work of the society in
the state for the past several years.
As the state regent Mrs. Adam
McMullen of Beatrice, former vice
regent, was advanced to the head of
the state society as a recognition of
her splendid work in the organiza
tion in the past. Mrs. McMullen is
the wife of former Governor McMul
len. Other officers elected were: re
cording secretary, Mrs. H. J. Carey,
Kearney; registrar, Mrs. R. E.
Knight. Alliance, and auditor, Mrs.
Fred Laird, Fremont.
Officers who have an additional
year of their 2-year terms to serve
are: Corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Farnk H. Baker, Omaha; treasurer.
Miss Fanny DeBow, Coleridge; his
torian, Miss Mabel Lindly, Lincoln;
librarian. Mrs. Roy Northup. York
and chaplain, Mrs. Charles H. Mul
len, Omaha, who is well known here
where she has often visited at the
home of her niece, Mrs. T. B. Bates.
An address by Mrs. Russell Wil
liam Magna, Washington, national
chairman of constitution hall and a
candidate for librarian general, was
ah additional feature of Thursday's
program.
The members of the local chapter
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution as well as the many
friends here of Mrs. Wescott are
pleased to learn of her election to
this office and which is a fitting
recognition of her services in this
patriotic society and untiring zeal
in this work.
AN OLD SETTLER
From Friday's Dally
For manv vears. in fact probably
as long as any of the present gen
eration can recall. Phillip Harrison
has been a very active man in the
community and a familiar ngure on
the streets here. Mr. Harrison in
cenversation with a Journal repre
sentative this morning stated that
Saturday represented the fifty-ninth
nnnh-prsarv of his arrival in Platts
mouth as he arrived here, a young
man from Buchanan, west irginia.
on the morning of March 23, 1870,
reaching here via the steamboat route
and has since made his home in this
community.
Mr TTarrison for a number or years
after arriving here ran a transfer
line for the late Morgan Way
bright, also a settler here rrom Vir
ginia, later Mr. Harrison purchasing
the transfer line and conducting it
for many years and the team or
hi!v mules that Phil drove was a
familiar sight along the streets here.
Mr. Harrison is one of the real oia
time resident here and can recall
munv intprpstine: stories of the eany
days here in this city and. vicinity.
Of the Harrison family wno came
here from Old Dominion there are but
two living here, Mr. Harrison and
his sister, Mrs. Frances Jurdy.
BROADCAST PROGRAM
From Saturflay' Dall
This afternon from 1:30 to 2 over
WOW at Omaha Rev. Leroy J. Mit
chell and his evangelistic party, now
holding meetings at Tekamah. were
on the air with a program of song
and religious messages. The party
comprised of Rev. Mitchell, Edward
Shriner, piano; Franta Baker, vocal
soloist and bible reader and Miss
Elsie Choumont, vocalist. Rev. Mit
chell and Miss Baker are well ac
quainted here where they held evan
gelistic services last fa-.
VERY SERIOUSLY ILL
Prom Saturday's Daily
The many friends in this section
of Nebraska will regret to learn that
George K. Petring, local agent of
the Ford Motor company, is very ill
at his home in this city as the re
sult of a severe attack of flue from
which he has been suffering for the
past several days. The condition of
Mr. Petring yesterday was very ser
ious and caused a great deal of ap
prehension to the members of the
family circle.
Edward Brantner, William O'Don
nell and W. II. Mason departed this
morning for Omaha where they will
arrange for the boxing match to be
given here on April lgth under the
ouspices of the Eagles lodge.
MRS. GILLESPIE IMPROVING
From Friday's Dally
Mrs. W. F. Gillespie, who was
taken to the hospital in Omaha a
few days ago, suffering with blood
poisoning, has been resting fairly
well today, although a couple of new
incisions were necessary yesterday to
relieve her suffering, and assist in the
proper drainage of the arm. The
many frainds hope that her condi
tion may continue to improve, and
that she will soon be able to return
home. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Henton,
of Hastings, are here, and have been
in Omaha with the patient during her
stay in the hospital.
Auto Owner Asks
Damages for In
juries in Wreck
Suit Filed Here for $1,908 Damages
as Result of Wreck in Decem
ber Near Ashland
From Friday's Daily
This morning a suit for damages
was filed in the office of the clerk
of the district court in which Wil
liam Sorenson is the plaintiff and
Fred Hoffman, the defendant, the ac
tion growing out of a collision on
December ISth on the D. L. D. high
way northeast of Ashland in Cass
county, between the car of the plain
tiff and a truck belonging to the de
fendant. The petition of the plaintiff filed
by his attorney, William R. Patrick
of Omaha, claims that on December
18th, 1928, the defendant was en
gaged in loading horses into his three
ton Reo truck, the loading taking
place near an embankment along
the D. L. D. highway a few miles
northeast of Ashland. It is alleged
that the defendant had his truck
unlawfully parked across the high
way and without lights or signals
to warn of the position of the truck.
The plaintiff states that he was
driving a new Buick sedan and came
along the highway after dusk and
that his view of the truck was ob
scured by the darkness and also the
lights of another car coming from
the opposite direction and he was
unaware of the truck until he struck
it. As a result of the collision the
plaintiff claims he sustained cuts and
bruises that presented him from car
rying on his usual duties, that his
services were worth the sum of $35
per day and as the result of the in
juries and loss of time the sum of
$7S5 is asked while for the damage
to the car the sum of $759.23 is
asked and the total damages asked
of the defendant is the sum of $1,
908. COLUMBIAN P-T-A MEETS
rrorr Saturday's Daily
Yesterday afternoon the members
of the Parent-Teachers association of
the Columbian school held a very
fine meeting at the scholl building
and wbich was attended by a very
pleasing number of the parents and
friends in attendance.
The DUDils of the C. 1st and 5th
gradse presented a very fine program
with a playlet, "In Holland" and in
which the clever little people or the
school as well as the older pupus
were heard in songs, recitations and
several very entertaining dance
numbers that made the offering one
of the greatest interest.
GOES TO HOSPITAL
From Saturday's Daily
This morning Joe Parker of this
city was taken to Omaha where he
will enter the hospital at that place
as the result of an illness of the past
ten days. Mr. Parker has been suf
fering from a complications of trou
bles that have grown very scriou3
and it was finally decided to have the
natient taken to the hospital where
he can be cared for in better shape
and it is hoped be given treatment
that will give him at least relief
from his illness.
ASKS FOR DIVORCE
From Saturday's DaTty
An action was filed in the office of
the clerk of the district court today
in which James E. Friend is the
plaintiff and Jane E. Friend the de
fendant. The action is one in which
the plaintiff asks for a decree of di
vorce, the petition stating that the
parties were married in April In
Oklahoma, and that in October 1925
the defendant deserted the plaintiff
and has since liver apart from him.
CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY .
From Saturday's Tany
Yesterday was the fifty-third wed
ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
D. A. Young' of near Murray, two of
the old" time and best beloved resl- ,
dents of the county. There was no '
special observance of the day held at .
the home but the members of the
family took the opportunity of drop
ping in on the parents during the
day and extending their congratu
lations. There is no slaci Tuslness period
for the merchant who advertises his
goods the year 'round.
Passing of a
Prominent Resi
dent of Cfy
Joseph Fetzer Passed Away at His
Home After Long Illness, Death
Coming Last Evening
From Saturdays Dally
After an illness of several month?
and which offered no hopes of his
recovery, Joseph Fetzer, one of the
old and loved residents of the com
munity here answered the last sum
mons last evening, death coming
peacefully to this splendid citizen
and long prominent business man of
the community.
A year ago when his failing health
started to tell upon him, Mr. Fetzer
retired from the shoe business in
which he was engaged in for many,
many years and turned the interests
of his company over to his brother-in-law
and associate in this business,
Henry F. Goos. Since that time Mr.
Fetzer has led a retired life and ha J
the tender and careful care of his
daughter and family to minister to
his last needs as he gradually grew
worse.
Joseph Fetzer was born December
22, 1854, in the state of Wisconsin
and was a member of one of the old
time families of that state, his par
ents, Godfrey and Rose Fetzer com
ing to that state from Germany in
1848 and become leaders in the life
of the community where they had
settled.
When a lad the deceased was ap
prenticed in the shoemaker trade and
this was his lifetime occupation, he
completing his work in Wisconsin
and in the year 1874 he decided to
come west to follow his brother,
Frank, Fetzer, who had located in
Nebraska and accordingly in Novem
ber 1874 Joseph Fetzer arrived at
Plattsmouth and started in to follow
his trade in the shoemaker business,
being engaged for a time with Ro
bert Sherwood, a veteran of this
trade in the west. In 1877 and a
part of 1S78 Mr. Fetzer was engaged
in his trade at Joplin, Missouri, and
in the fall of 1878 he came back to
Plattsmouth and spent some time in
looking after various calls in his
trade in this part of the state. In
1882 Mr. Fetzer made his first ven
ture into business life in this city
in opening a boot and shoe store and
making the name Fetzer associated
with the highest standard of business
honor in this community for many f
years.
In the year 1890 Joseph Fetr.er
and Miss Mary Goos were married in
this city and their wedded life was
spent happily in this community un
til several years ago when the wife
was called to the last long rest. Mr.
and Mrs. Fetzer were the parents of
cne daughter, Charlotte, now Mrs.
J. M. Patterson, who is left to mourn
the passing of the father. There is
also of the family of Mr. Fetzer two
brothers surviving, Henry Fetzer of
Lincoln and Frank Fetzer of Omaha.
FAITH HEALER IS ARRESTED
Allentown, Pa. Charles A. Belles,
self styled "faith healer," was ar
rested Friday night in connection
with the death of twenty-one year
old Verna Octavia Delp. whose body
was found last Saturday on the
grounds of the Catasaugua gun club.
The girl died of poison, the coroner's
report stated, but the nature of the
poison has not been determined.
With the arrest of Belles, District
Attorney Gearhart says there will be
a sweeping inquiry into the prac
tices of poy-wow-ism in Lehigh and
adjoining counties. Belles was com
mitted to jail, District Attorney
Gearhart announcing that a warrant
charging murder will be sworn out
tomorrow.
"Hexereism" entered into the case
when two cabalistic notes were fo'ind
pinned to the bodice of the girl's
dress when the body was discovered
and when it was learned that she
and many of her relatives were be
lievers in "pow-wod-ism."
CALLED EAST BY DEATH
From Thursday's Dally
Last evening W. J. Hartwick, well
known candy manufacturer of this
city, departed on No. 2 over the
Burlington for Chicago where he was
called by a message announcing the
death of his sister, Mrs. Nick Behene,
which occurred there early Wednes
day morning. The deceased and her
family are old residents of Chicago
and it was in that city that Mr.
Hartwick spent his younger years
and the journey back to the old home
on the sorrowful mission makes it
far from pleasant.
SUFFERING FROM FLU
From Friday's Daily
Miss Dorothy Persinger, the effi
cient clerk in the office of the county
register of deeds is numbered among
the sick, being taken ill yesterday
and compelled to go on to her home
and where she has since been tak
ing treatment for the annoying mal
ady. The many friends of Miss Per
singer are hopeful that 6he may soon
conquer the malady and be able to
resume her activities at the court
house.
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