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TSrtr. State Historical Society
VOL. No. XLVI"
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JULY 28, 1930.
NO. 51
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South Dakota
Auto Party Has
Severe Wreck
William Koscine of Elk Point. With
His Family Have Car Over
, turned on Highway
From Thursday's Dally
This morning shortly after 5
o'clock William Koscine, accompan
ied by his wife anrl two daughters,
driving south on highway No. 75,
had their car overturned along the
paving and with the result that Mr.
and Mrs. Koscine were severely in
jured and the car badly damaged.
The auto party were en route from
their home at Elk Point, South
Dakota, to St. Joseph, Missouri, tak
ing their married daughter and lit
tle babe back to their home in the
Missouri city.
As they were traveling along the
highway near the Ida Cole farm
south of this city their car was pass
ed by a car driven by Merle Stark
of Lexington, Nebraska, which was
also going south and which Mr. Kos
cine stated had almost cleared the
Koscine car when it swung into the
car of the South Dakota party and
which was overturned.
Sheriff Bert Reed was at the scene
of the accident a few moments after
it occurred and is of the opinion that
the accident was not the fault of the
passing car but rather that the Kas
cine car had been well over on the
right side of the roadway and the
passing car had startled the driver
who allowed his car to swing over
too near the edge and causing it to
run up on a small bank and over
turn, as the Stark car bears no marks
of a very hard impact.
A passing auto party from Lin
coln brought Mr. and Mrs. Koscine
and their married daughter and
child on into Plattsmouth, accom
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Stark, and
the injured members of the party
were taken to the office of Dr. T. P.
Livingston where It was found that
Mr. Koscine had several cuts on the
head and also the right hand but
which were not of a dangerous na
ture and were dressed. Mrs. Kascine
had been badly bruised and had ap
parently an injured shoulder and she
was sent to Omaha for examination
at the hospital.
EARLY FISHING PARTY
From Thursday's Dally
This morning when the first rays
of sun was kissing to pinkness the
eastern sky and the shrill clarion
of the rooster was awakening the
echos o'er hill and dale, a party of
Plattsmouth fishermen hied them
selves southward from the trials and
tribulations of the busy workday
world to seek solace in the fishing
for the elusive minnow, cat and carp.
The party was headed by Judge
Charles L. Graves, who declared a
truce in the police court for a few
hours while he wandered once again
along the banks of the placid Weep
ing Water creek, where in the days
of his residence at Union he was to
be found several times a week seek
ing to snare the lish that are some
times to be found in this stream.
The fishing party was principally in
honor of Robert M. Walling, head of
the Thomas Walling Abstract Co.,
who is observing his birthday anni
versary today in fitting form and who
had hoped to secure a fine mess of
fish for the Walling larder. Attor
ney W. A. Robertson was also in the
party, BiJ" appearing in the matter
as a friend of the court and driving
the gasoline chariot that conveyed
the party to the scene of the landing
of the fish. No reports are available
as to the net sum of the catches
made however.
CASE IS DROPPED
From Thursday's Dany
The discovery of the cache of li
quor on Wintersteen hill which was
made by police officers yesterday
while they were searching the pre
mises of Jean Mason, has proven to
be in the street near the Mason home
and as there is no connection estab
lished between the liquor and Mr.
Mason, and he has entered a denial
of the ownership or any knowledge
of the liquor, the matter has been
dropped, both as regards Mr. Mason
and his boarder, named Kelly who
was also taken into custody. The li
quor, however, will be destined to
suffer as contraband of war and will
find its way into the waters of the
Missouri river via the sewer route as
the liquor has no apparent owner and
whoever planted it in the hiding
place will be out of" luck.
SUFFERS SAD LOSS
From Thursday's Dallv
This morning a little son was
born to Mr. and Mrs. George Chris
tius at their home in this city but
the little one passed away at birth
and brought to the parents a very
deep sorrow at the little life that
had come to them and was so soon
called to its Maker. This was the
first child in the family and the blow
to the parents will bring them the
deepest sympathy of the friends here.
Mr. Christius is one of the proprie
tors of the Majestic cafe.
BRING IN YOUNG GIRL
From Thursday's Dally
Last evening on the complaint of
the parents of the girl, Deputy Sher
iff Rex Young with Mrs. C. A. Rosen
crans, county probation officer and
Miss Marie Fitzgerald, drove to
Springfield where they secured Miss
Mildred Walker, of Louisville, who
was working at that place and whose
parents desired to have her returned
here as incorrigible. The young girl
had been here for a few days work
ing and had then gone to Spring
field where she was located by the
parents but had declined to return
to her home at Louisville. The girl
was brought on here to await the ac
tion of the parents as to filing addi
tional charges in the case.
Young People
V edded at Coun
cil Bluffs, Iowa
Miss Clara True, of Cedar Creek, and
Mr. Ed Robbins of Louisville
Married on Wednesday.
On Wednesday afternoon at Coun
cil Bluffs. Iowa, occurred the mar
riage of Miss Clara True, of Cedar
Creek and Mr. Ed Robbins, of Louis
ville, the wedding being a very quiet
one and attended by only a few of
the close relatives of the bride.
The marriage lines were read by
the Rev. Bonham, Methodist minis
ter, at his residence.
The bridal couple were attended
by Miss Alice True, sister of the
bride, as bridesmaid, and Mr. Henry
Franke as the best man.
Both the bride and bridesmaid were
attired in gowns of flowered Geor
gette. Following the wedding ceremony,
the bridal party returned to Omaha,
where they were guests at a very
charming wedding dinner at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wooster, the
latter a sister of the bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Robbins are to leave
Friday on a short honeymoon for
Denver and the west and will later
go to Kansas, where they are to
make their home In the future.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John True, well known resi
dents of Cedar Creek and where she
has grown to womanhood and pos
sesses a very large circle of warm
friends. She is a sister of Mrs. Frank
Krejci, of this city.
The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Robbins and is a well known
roung man at Louisville, where he Is
held in high esteem by a large circle
cle of friends. He is at the present
time in the employ of the Dunn Con
struction company.
WORKING ON PARK PLANS
Prof. M. I. Evinger, of the college
of engineering of the state univers
ity, with his force of workmen have
been busy for the past few days in
making the survey of the tourist
park in this city which is to be made
into an athletic field and commun
ity center.
The basic survey with levels and
measurements is necessary for the
ground work of the plans which Prof.
lEvanger is preparing for the use of
the board of education in starting
their work of making this a fine
permanent athletic field and general
recreation spot for the city schools
and for the holding of the athletic
events of the high school in the fu
ture. While the work this year will
be only in getting the field in shape
for the playing of the football games
of the high school, it is hoped each
year to add to the park so that event
ually it can be made a fine modern
and up to the minute community
center that will be a place of beauty
as well as serving as a much needed
addition to the school.
The city is securing the general
plans for the park but the future
improvement as well as the care of
the park will be in the hands of the
board of education of the city.
VISITING FRIENDS HERE
From Thursday's Datiy
George E. DeWolf, former super
intendent of the Plattsmouth city
schools and now head of the Creston,
Iowa, schools and junior college.
with Mrs. DeWolf and their two smal
sons, were in tne city today for a
visit with friends. The DeWolf fam
ily are returning home from Gibbon,
Nebraska, where they have been
spending some time with relatives in
and near that place. From here they
depart via the easiest way" over
the new Missouri river bridge for
their home in the Iowa city.
VISITS OLD HOME
From Thursday's Dany
Conrad Guthmann, of East Pitts
burgh, Pensylvania, member of one
of the early families of this locality,
came in ftoday to enjoy a short visit
with the relatives and the old time
friends in this city. Mr. Guthmann
is a son of the late Oswald Guth
mann and also is a nephew of Ed
ward Ripple of this city, his mother
having been a daughter of Conrad
Ripple, one of the early pioneers
here.
Wedding of
Robert Creamer
in California
Former Plattsmouth Boy is Mar
ried at Stockton, California, to
Miss Lucille Gadbury
The wedding of Robert Creamer,
former resident of this city and who
has a very large circle of friends
here occurred at Stockton, Califor
nia. July 13th. The groom is a son
of C. L. Creamer of this city and
a brother of Mrs. A. H. Duxbury.
The Stockton Independent has the
following account of the wedding:
Lovely in its appointments of
pink and blue was the wedding yes
terday morning at 9 o'clock of Miss
Mary Lucille Gadbury, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Gadbury, and Mr.
Robert N. Creamer, son of Mrs. M.
N. Creamer of San Jose. The service
was read at 9 o'clock at the First
Presbyterian church by the Rev.
Ward Willis Long in the presence of
some hundred or more guests. The
altar was banked with masses of pink
gladiola and ferns and potted palms
added further to the floral back
ground. Preceding the ceremony Miss
Dorothy Eproson played organ wed
ding selections and Miss Marie Quinn
sang "All for You."
Miss Gadbury wore for her wed
ding an exquisite model of Lucerne
blue chiffon. Made with molded lines
to the hips the long skirt was em
bellished with tiny ruffles and an
ecru lace yoke fashioned to form a
cape at the back. The dress was fin
ished with cap sleeves. She wore a
large blue lace and horsehair picture
hat that was trimmed with a blue
taffeta bow at one side and falling
across the back. Her slippers were in
blue moire and her flowers were a.
shower of pink Ophelia rose buds and
lillies of the valley tied with a large
pink bow to further develop the pret
ty color scheme of the wedding. Mr.
Gadbury gave his daughter in mar
irage. Miss Bessie Lee Traban was the
maid of honor.
" Mr. Leroy Creamer, brother of the
groom, attended as best man and
ushers were Mr. William Gagen and
Mr. Clarence Veit of San Jose.
A wedding breakfast was served at
the Eden Square for members of the
two families and the bridal party at
one large table attractively appoint
ed in pink. Pink rosebuds formed
the centerpiece and tall pink tapers
were also used.
Later in the morning Mr. and Mrs.
Creamer took their departure for a
honeymoon trip north along the Red
wood highway and will visit in Klam
math Falls and at Crater Lake, Ore.,
before returning to San Jose where
the new home will be established.
For traveling Mrs. Creamer has an
outfit of sprig green. A dress of the
green flat crepe made with a plaid
of black and yellow was worn with
a green coat trimmed with black
Galyack fur. Her hat was of green
felt with touches of black and oc
cessories were in black also.
Mrs. Creamer was graduated from
local schools and is a member of the
Omega Nu sorority. She has been
the incentive for a number of cour
tesies since the announcement of her
betrothal. Mr. Creamer attended San
Jose schools and is established in
business there.
CONCERT DRAWS MANY
From Thursday's Dany
The weekly concert by the Elks
band at the court house lawn last
evening drew a very large audience
to enjoy the occasion, there being a
very large number of cars and an
exceptionally large number of per
sons gathered on the benches, court
house lawn and the adjoining street
corners to enjoy the excellent pro
gram that was offered.
The musical numbers embraced
among others the descriptive over
ture, "The Northern World" by Che
nette, the Spanish serenade, "Visions
of Madrid" and "The Fountain
Dance" by Losey, one of the standard
selections that is always a favorite
of the music lovers.
The band had as a special feature
the girls quartet in "Ro-Ro-Rollin
Along," Margaret Shellenbarger, Lu
cille Albert, Winifred Rainey and
Helen Schulz giving the vocal re
frain of this popular selection.
Anton Bajeck, well known xylo
phone artist, who is now located at
Glenwood, was to have been here for
a number but owing to the large
amount of work at the institution
where he is engaged he was unable to
be here.
Miss Margaret Shellenbarger gave
as a vocal number the selection,
"Should I," the number that Mr. Ba
jeck was to have presented.
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Wednesday afternoon Miss Marie
Parriott, who ie employed at the
Nebraska Masonic Home, was taken
suddenly very ill and her condition
was such as to make it necessary to
call medical aid and when it was
discovered that she was suffering
from an acute attack of appendicitis.
The patient was taken to the Metho
dist hospital at Omaha by Dr. O. C.
Hudson and operated on as soon as
possible.
REJOICE OVER NEW DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. Gldn Kruger of Oma
ha are very happy over the arrival
at their home Thursday of a fine
little daughter, who on her arrival
tipped the scales at eight and a half
pounds. The mother and little one
are doing very nicely and the oc
casion has brought a great deal of
happiness to the- relatives and
friends. Mrs. Kruger was formerly
Miss Margaret Meisinger of this city,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Moi
singer, Jr. The happy parents will
have the congratulations of tht
friends here on tbe arrival of the
new daughter.
Greyhound
Bus Catches on
Fire Here Today
Brakes Catch Fire as Bus Is Com
Ccming East on Washing
ton Avenue
From Fridays Dany
This morning as a southbound
Pickwick-Greyhound passenger bus
was coming east on Washington
avenue, the brakes becoming over
heated started a small fire that did
more or less damage to the large
bus.
The bus was stopped near the O.
K. garage building on Washington
avenue and the alarm turned in fe:r
the fire department which responded
and with the use of the chemical ex
tinguisher was able to get the fire
cheeked and saved the bus from be
ing destroyed by the fire as a few
moments more would have caused
the smouldering rubber and pack
ing to burst into flames.
The fire department after getting
the fire checked by the use of the
chemicals had the bus pulled over
onto Eighth street and the firemen
started a stream playing on the
smouldering brakes.
The fire caused much excitement
and Washington avenue was soon
packed with cars of the passing tour
ists and local people who had driven
out to see the fire.'
Passengers and baggage from
the damaged bus were taken to the
Hotel Riley to remain until another
bus could be impressed into service
at Omaha and sent on to take up the
southern trip.
OMAHA MAN DROWNS
Will W. Baker, of Omaha, twenty
eight, who was killed when he dived
into shallow water at Carter Lake,
Wednesday, is well known here to
the county authorities and parti
cularly Deputy Sheriff Young. Mr.
Baker it will be remember was found
here by the local authorities asleep
in his car along highway No. 75 be
tween this city and the Platte river
bridge and as Mr. Young made ef
forts to arouse Baker the man sud
denly started up and smote the de
puty a blow in the face. Later he
was fined here for being intoxicated.
Coroner Steinwender at Omaha de
clared his death accidental and dis
credited stories that Baker committed
suicide.
With him at the time of his
drowning was Miss Anna Bansett,
eighteen, who sat in the car and
waited for Baker to get his swim,
she said.
Miss Bansett denied sensational
stories appearing in an Omaha news
paper that Baker committed suicide
because she refused to marry him.
She admitted that he proposed to
her telling her he was divorced, but
denied that Baker was depressed. He
was in the best of spirits, she' said.
"He said, 'Here goes nothing' as he
dived into the water, but that was a
favorite expression of his."
Baker is survived by his wife and
son Leroy, ten.
ENJOYING VISIT HERE
Mrs. E. O. Furlong and daughters,
Ruth and Virginia, and son, Edward,
of Steamboat Springs, Colo., arrived
Monday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Stamp, south of this city.
Mrs. Furlong and family spent the
past year in Indianapolis, Ind., with
her daughter, Grace, who is a bact
erilogical technician in the Swan
Meyer Co. of Indianapolis. Before
coming to Plattsmouth they visited
many points of interest including
Gettysburg, Mt. Vernon and Wash
ington, D. C. They also visited Mrs.
Furlong's brother, C. E. Taylor of
Yaukomis, Okla.
ENJOYS CARD PARTY
From Friday's Dally
The Two Square club met yester
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
F. I. Rea and the occasion was one
of the greatest pleasure to all of the
ladies as they passed the hours in
the diversion of bridge. In the play
ing Mrs. Charles M. Gradoville was
the winner of the first prize while
the consolation honors were award
ed to Mrs. Frank Rebal. At a suit
able hour very dainty and delicious
refreshments were served by the
hostess that added much to the en
joyment of the occasion.
Death of Mrs.
M. L Freidrich, a
Pioneer Resident
After Seventeen Years of Poor Health
Aged Lady Passed Away Wed
nesday Afternoon
On Wednesday afternoon at the
family home on North Eighth street
occurred the death of Mrs. Eva
Freiderich, widow of the late Mar
tin L. Freiderich, the death follow
ing a long period of illness, as the
dee-eased lady has been more or less
of an invalid for the past seventeen
and a half years.
The deceased has been gradually
failing in the last few days until
death came to her relief and brought
peace and comfort after the long
years of trial and suffering.
Eva Volk, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Volk, early residents
of Illinois, was born on March 21,
1S5 6, at Sand Prairie, Tazewell coun
ty, Illinois, and while a child of
tender years was christened in the
Evangelical Lutheran church and
confirmed in this faith on April 10,
IS 70 by the Rev. Reis Reisinger.
It was on January 30, 1S79, that
Eva Volk and Martin L. Freidrich
were united in the bonds of holy
wedlock at the old home in Illinois,
following the wedding they continu
ing to make their home on the farm
in Taxewell county for two years.
The family moved to Nebraska in
1SS1 and settled on a farm in the
vicinity of Cedar Creek where the
best years of their life were spent,
the family reared to manhood and
womanhood and where by their splen
did efforts they succeeded in devel
oping a fine farm and by their in
dustry and thrift built up a com
petence for themselves. In 1907
Mr. and Mrs. Freidrich moved to
Plattsmouth and where they have
since made their home, the husband
and father passing away on August
14, 1921. For a number of years the
husband served as a member of the
board of county commissioners of
Cass county.
The life of Mr. and Mrs. Freidrich
wasblesc?d w'h six children,, two
of whom. Margaret, passed away in
1SS1, and John, dying In 1903, pre
ceding the parents in death. The
living children are Louis of Cedar
Creek, Nicholas of Murray. William
of Cedar Creek and Amelia M. of
Plattsmouth.
There are a number of the bro
thers and sisters surviving the pass
ing of this splendid lady, they being
Peter Valk, Caldwell, Kansas; Mr3.
Elizabeth Tritsch, Plattsmouth;
Baltz Volk, Randolph, Nebraska;
Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Horn, Plain
view; Mrs. George Frederich, Plain
view; Nick Volk, Renfrow, Okla
homa; John Volk, McLean, Nebras
ka: George Volk, Delavan, Illinois;
Philip Volk, California. The deceased
brothers and sister are Mrs. C. C.
Hennings, George Volk and Caroline
Volk.
LINE WORKERS LEAVE
A number of employes of the Dunn
Brothers and Smith Brothers Com
panies of Fort Worth, Texas, who
have been working on the natural
gas line that is being constructed
through this county by the Missouri
Valley Pipeline Co., ere returinng to
the south.
The line is fast nearing this city
and the companies have made a re
duction in their forces and changes
which have released a number of the
employes. Several of the workers re
turned today to their homes in Texas
and Oklahoma but are expecting to
return north in a,, short time as
workers for the companies that will
have the contract for the second pipe
line that will be built from the
Texas fields to Chicago.
A number of local young men have
been working with the road making
force of the construction gangs, pre
paring the roadway through the sec
tion south of this city for the pipe
line.
RETURN TO HOMES
From Friday's Dally
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Rainey of New
York City with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Cross of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
who have been enjoying a" visit here
at the home of the parents of the
ladies, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Sullivan
south of the city and Mrs. W. II.
Rainey in this city, departed yester
day for their home. The visitors
from the east have had a very pleas
ant outing in this locality and the
event has been the source of the
greatest happiness to all of the fam
ily. SUFFERS BROKEN ARM
Johnnie, young son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Slatinsky, while playing at the
family home in the west part of the
city, fell from the roof of a shed and
as the result suffered the fracture of
the right forearm Just above the
wrist. The injured member wa3 set
by Dr. E. J. Gillespie and the lad
made as comfortable as the circum
stances of the case would permit
This is the second time the boy has
suffered an injury of this nature as
he had some time ago fractured the
left arm.
WILL OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
From Saturday's Daily
Mrs. George Schantz, Sr., one of
the well known residents of the
south portion of the city, is to ob
serve her eighty-first anniversary on
Monday at the family home here.
Owing to the condition of Mrs.
Schantz who has been an invalid
for the past four years, the anniver
sary will be very quietly observed.
Mr. and Mrs. Schantz are among
the most highly esteemed residents
of the city and have made their home
here since IS 87 and where for many
years Mr. Schanz was engaged in
working at the local shops of the
Burlington.
Since the illness of the wife Mr.
Schanz has largely been engaged in
her care altho he is himself not in
the most robust health.
Iowa Officials
Visit New Gas
Pipe Line Work
Heads of Several Municipalities Look
Over Line for Natural
Gas Cupplies
From Saturday's Dally
The work of laying and completing
the natural gas pipe lines which are
now nearing this city, was watched
with interest yesterday afternoon by
a group of some twenty officials from
several Iowa cities, who under the
guidance of the representatives of
the Missouri Valley Pipeline Co., and
the Iowa-Nebraska Light & Power
Co., were taken to the scenes of
activity.
The party came here by auto and
represented the cities of Griswold,
Sirney, Hamburg, Tabor, Red
Oak, Glenwood and other small
er communities where the natural
gas lines are expecting to touch.
They had a fine opportuniy of view
ing the workings of the pipeline
company, seeing the workmen pre
paring the roadway and right of
way along the miles of pipe that are
strewn over this section of the coun
ty, the giaht ditchers at work pre
paring the deep trenches into which
the pipe is laid, then the force of
workmen laying the twenty-four
inch mains that are to carry the gas
to the consumers along the 1,000
mile line, and then the machine that
fills the ditch as the other lines of
the work move onward.
After the inspecton of the work
the party came on into this city
where they were entertained at
luncheon at the Stewart cafe and
later returned home.
The pipe line crossing the Mis
souri river here is to run the main
line toward Des Moines and from
this there will be branches connect
ing the different cities, one line con
necting the southwest towns of Shen
andoah, Sidney, Hamburg and Tabor
and where there is the greatest in
terest shown in the progress of the
work that is bringing the natural
gas into their communities.
GOES TO INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
From Saturday's Daily
This morning in the district court
was heard the complaint against Mil
dred Walker, of Louisville, charged
with being incorrigible and who had
been brougnt here from Springfield on
the complaint of the parents of the
girl. The court after the hearing the
statements of the case by the mother
of the girl and the young woman her
self, decided that for the best in
terests of the girl that she be sent
to the industrial school at Geneva,
Nebraska. The relatives charged
that they had no control over the
young woman who stated that sho
could not get along with the family.
The young woman was taken this
afternoon by Sheriff Reed to Geneva
to be placed in the state institution.
WRITES FROM GERMANY
Mayor John P. Sattler who with
Mrs. Sattler Is enjoying a visit back
to the native land of Mr. Sattler,
Germany, has written to the rela
tives here of their safe arrival in
Europe and of having a very fine
time among the relatives and visiting
the places of interest in that part of
Europe. They had a very pleasant
trip over with Mrs. Sattler suffering
some from the effects of sea sickness
but is now able to enjoy the visit
among the pleasant scenes of the
Rhine provinces and the surround
ing states.
SEEKING FRANCHISE HERE
Claude C. Smith, president of the
city council, acting mayor, has re
ceived communication from the
the United Gas Service Co., of Bart
lesville, Oklahoma, urging that the
city take action on the matter of a
franchise for this company which has
been pending for some time. The
company in their message states that
the company is letting their contracts
for the line from Oklahoma to the
north and are desiriou3 of figuring on
the city plant here.
Attorney John M. Leyda departed
this morning stating that he was go
ing to the mountains but with the
gliter of Omaha in his eye.
Prisoners
Kidnap Guard
I at Fort Crook
Search Conducted Over This Section
for Two Escaped Prisoners
and Their Guard
Seach was conducted through this
section of Nebraska Friday after
noon and night for two escaped pris
oners from Fort Crook and their
guard who it is thought the pris
oners had kidnaped and forced him
to accompany them.
The two prisoners, John S. Mont
gomery, 23. of Fort Fosston, Minn.,
and Roy F. Comstock, 17, of Lincoln,
Illinois, were detailed to Richard
MayfiVld, a recruit of only a month's
service, to take to the golf course
at the army post and see that they
rolled te greens. This course is to
the west and north of the officers
quarters, the view of the course
from the post buildings being more
or less obscured, so that no one saw
the actual escape of the prisoners
or tbe attack that they were sup
posed to have made on their guard as
they forced him to accompany them
"over the hill."
The guard and prisoners were not
i.-i it-arxl until llipv fnilod to rennrt
jat the guard house for tne noonday
jmeal and a check of the post failed
to find them, other mv.i hers f th-
'guard detail being sent to the go'f
course and where thry found that
the men had tore a hole in the efnee
near highway No. 75 and escaped,
going west.
As the search for the men con
tinued the searchers found articles
of clothing and belongings of May
field which he had dropped evident
ly to guide the searchers to his cap
tors. The search led to a drainage
ditch west of the fort and swung in
a large circle to the south and into
the lowlands of the Pappio creek.
The alarm was spread and officers
at Omaha and this city were notified
to be on the outlook for the men
and maintained watch on the high
ways to try and check any effort of
the men to escape from the searching
parties of soldiers.
The men were reported seen in
one of the corn fields near the Pappio
and a large detail of men from the
fort with the officers hastened to
the scene to surround the field but
without any success in locating the
men.
A detail of the guard and officers
were busy in this locality to search
for the men and their prisoner.
Both of the prisoners have records
as being bad characters and were
armed with the riot gun that had
been carried by their guard. May
field. The two deserters were dressed in
regulation army denim fatigue
clothes. One was blue and the other
khaki-colored. Both had the letter
"P" imprinted on their backs. May
field wore his regulation khaki uni
form and carried a riot gun, loaded
with four 12-guage shotgun shells.
Montgomery, according to army
records, is a general prisoner, sched
uled to receive a dishonorable dis
charge from the service. He enlisted
in Rontfmhpr 127. but deserted
jthe following spring while stationed
at Fort Snelling. Minn. After a
search of two years, he was caught
last April and confined in jail.
Comstock gave a fradulent age
when he enlisted at Springfield, 111.,
last January. He told military au
thorities there he was 18. His pres
ent age is 17, officers at Fort Crook
stated. He, escaped from a guard
at Chanute field, 111., on May 26,
though he was wounded by a gun-
Ishot in the attempt. He was arrest
Jed here July 15.
LOCATES STOLEN CAR
There arrived in this city Friday
Raymond Leonard of Bethany, Mis
souri, who has been conducting a
search since last May for his auto
mobile which was stolen from the
streets of Bethany, who after all of
the weeks of search finally located
the car through a prisoner held here
in the Cass county jail by Sheriff
Bert Reed.
Mr. Leonard finally was able to
discover the fact that Washington
Petry, the man taking his car, had
been living in Council Bluffs and
he made his way from his home to
the Iowa city on foot and hitch hik
ing reaching that place, got in
touch with the police there and dis
covered that the man he sought was
at Plattsmouth. He walked to this
city and found that the man w"ho had
taken the car was here serving a sen
tence for a bad cheek charge. The
prisoner, who has gone by the alias
of W. J. Burns, finally acknowledg
ed that he was 'the man that had
taken the Leonard car and that he
had left it at Deadwood, S. D., in
storage. Mr. Leonard, who is very
desirious of securing fhe car and
not over burdened with cash, start
ed last evening to walk and hitch
hike to Deadwood to secure the car
and drive it back home.
Burns or Petry, is held here on
a bad check charge preferred by Joe
Knecht of South Bend and still has
considerable of his term to serve
here.
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