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VOL. HO. XLVm
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1932.
NO. 14
Robert Reed
is Seriously In
jured in Wreck
Euiled Tkiough Windshield of Auto
Monday Afternoon Near Gal
lup, New Mexico.
Robert Reed, of this city, travel
ing representative of the Globe Cas
ket Co.. of Kalamazoo, Michigan and
Icnver, was seriously injured late
Monday afternoon near Gallup, Nev.
Mexico .
Mr. need nau purchased a new
Chevrolet sedan at Denver for use
on his territory and had left that
city with Mr. Massie. president of
the casket company on a trip over the
southwest territory.
The two men had traveled con
tinuously from Denver and Monday
Mr. Massie relieved Mr. Reed at the
wheel of the car as Mr. Reed was
well exhausted, but Mr. Massie was
unable to keep awake and the car
was crashed into a ditch, overturned
and almost demolished. Mr. Reed
was hurled through the windshield
of the car, suffering a broken arm
and many bad cuts, one near the eye
being erpecially serious. Mr. Massie
suffered only minor cuts and in
juries. The two injured men were taken
on into Gallup and Mr. Heed placed
in the Franci.-cs.-i hospital for treat
ment. He is quite seriously injured
but his condition is not dangerous
unless pneumonia develops from the
result of the injury and the high
climate.
Message to Mrs. Reed and son.
"Warren, here this morning stated
that all possible v.as being done for
the care of Mr. Reed and that they
would be kept in close touch with
any change that niighr"cTevelop"""ih
the condition of the patifiit.
STAGE SMALL RIOT
Officer Dave Pickrel , was . called
to the south part of Wintersteen.hill
Sunday morning about 6:30 where
a disturbance wa6 reported at the
home ot Harry Wilson. The offieer
found that a quarrel had .been in
dulged in by members of the family
and during which a knife play had
been made, so il was alleged by the
members of the -family. From what
the officers could learn tha wifeof
Mr. Wilson had arrived from Om
aha cr. the bus and Mr. Wilson, had
failed to zee her at the time and
she was taken on to her home by a
local lady. Later there had been
some words it is claimed and which
culminated i? the knife play. Mr.
Wilson had the knife, members of
the family state and in trying to
get it away from him the daughter
had one hand cut some. A young
man at the house finally secured the
k::ife and the police were called. The
case was turned over to the county
authorities by Officer Pickrel to be
taken care of.
PETIT JURY LIST
The petit jury for the April term
of the district court has been drawn
and will be called for the opening
of the court on Monday, April 4th.
The following is the panel:
Arthur N Sullivan, Plattsmouth;
II F. Xolting, Plattsmouth; John
Bajeck. Plattsmouth; Art Skinner,
Alvo; Emil Kuehn, Murdock; A. R.
Jonnson, Plattsmouth; Fred Lin
hardt. Avoca; E. M. Griffin. Platts
mouth; George W. Olson, Platts
mouth; Walter Heil, Cedar Creek;
Fritz Fricke, Plattsmouth; I. C. Mc
Crory, Murdock; S. W. Ccpenhaver,
Murray; Edward Murphy. Weeping
Water; Fred J. Luetchens, Wabash;
C. C. Wet-con. Plattsmouth; George
Bornma'nn. South Bend; Phillip H.
Kahler, Louisville; A. M. Longman,
Eagle; Turner McKinnon, Alvo;
Walter A. Box. Elm wood; Louis
Schmidt, Murdock; Paul Bornemeier.
Elm wood; Fred L. Carsten, Avoca.
VISITS IN MINNESOTA
James K. Pollock, assistant cashier
of the Farmers State bank, is en
joying a short vacation at Minnea
polis, spending a short time there
with his sister and family. Mr. Pol
lock has not been feeling so well in
the past few weeks and hopes that
the change in Bcenes and the rest
may prove beneficial to his health.
ENTERTAIN FRIENDS
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gansemer en
tertained a number of the friends
Sunday at the Gansemer country
home west of Mynard, spending some
time at the home and later motoring
to Omaha where the members of the
party enjoyed several hours in danc
ing. Those participating were Air
and Mrs. Newton Sullivan. Mr. and
Mrs. Bernard Klinger, of Omaha
Miss Marjorie Miller of Bellevue
Donald Born, Leslie Gansemer, Miss
Patrician Ferrie, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Tritsch and the host and hos
tess, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gansemer.
Canning Company
to Hold Meeting
vith Farmers
Wish to Meet the Pann Residents
of Community to Discuss
Acreage Contracts.
The Norfolk Packing Co., which
is to operate the canning plant in
this city in the near future, is to
hold a meeting at the court house
on next Saturday afternoon at
o'clock with the farmers of the com
munity.
The meeting will be for the pur
pose of getting together between the
representatives of the new industry
and the farmers of this section who
are to supply the raw material for
the operation of the plant. The com
pany desires to make contracts for
2,400 acres to be planted to corn as
well as other acreages and which It
is desired to secure as soon as pos
sible. The afternoon meeting will en
able all of the farmers who are in
to look after their trading to also
meet with the company officers and
discuss the plans for., the raising of
vegetables for the use of the factory, i
A regular program , of planting lor
the use of the plant will be present
ed -so that' they may be assured of a
regular program for the operation of
the factory.' i
' The local plant will be the main
one of the Norfolk company and
Manager Stewart is anxious to get
the work started as soon as possible
so that canning operations can be
maintained all through the summer
arid fall.
SEEKS DIVORCE
From Monday's Daily
Mrs. Jennie May Powell of Ne
braska City, through her attorney,
Howard Dwyer of that city, has tiled
suit in the Otoe county district court
for divorce against her husband. Eu
gene Mickey Powell, former Platts
mouth resident. Non-support is set
forth as the grounds for the action.
Mrs. Powell in her petition filed
Saturday sets out that she and the
defendant were married in Nebras
ka City, January 25, 1931, moving
to Auburn a few days later and also
Plattsmouth where they made their
home until May of that year and
then returning to Nebraska City to
makc their home with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Ora Drum, where she,attempts to Btar in their j He
has Fince resided. ajso expressed regret that this bas-
The petition further sets out thatketbal, season wouW mean tbe ciose
her husband has failed and neglect- of his hgh schoo, atnletic career
ed to buy her wearing apparel and
that he has contributed nothing to
her support since returning here
nearly a year ago.
She seeks an absolute divorce and
the restoration of her maiden name,
Jennie May Drum.
ENROLLS FOR DAILY
From Monday's Daily
Leslie Potts, one of the well known
residents of the vicinity of Avoca,
was in the city for a short time to
day and while here was a caller at
the Journal office. Mr. Potts while
here enrolled his name as a reader of
the daily edition of the Journal. He
was accompanied here by his father,
A. L. Potts of Avoca.
NEW SON ARRIVES
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Elliott will be pleased to
learn that they are now the proud
parents of a fine nine pound son
which arrived Monday night at the
hospital at Omaha. Mrs. Elliott and
the little son are both doing nicely
and Dick is feeling proud over the
new first born of the family circle.
Community Pays
Honor to High
School Quintet
Members cf the Chamnion Southeast
Regional Team Guests at Ban
quet Tuesday Night.
From "Wednesday's I)aily
The banquet hall of the American
Legion building was the scene of a
very fine demonstration last evening
of the appreciation of the citizens
of the community to the Plattsmouth
high school basketball team and
Coach Fred A. Rothert.
The banquet had been arranged
by the efforts of a number of the
young men of the city and was a
real success in every way. C. H. Mar
tin, Carl Ofe and John Sattler, Jr.,
were the committee arranging the
event.
The ladies of the American Legion
Auxiliary were in charge of hand
ling the banquet and had arranged
a very attractive setting for the
event. The high school colors ot
blue and. white was emphasized in
the streamers of blue on the table3
and the white candles. As the cen
terpiece of the speakers table a large
basketball and the trophy of the Ne
braska City tournament shared hon
ors.
The ladies of the Auxiliary served
a well selected and splendidly serv
ed menu and which left nothing to
be desired by the members of the
banquet party.
The toast list was presided over
by Robert Foster Patterson, prin
cipal of the high school, in his usual
very able and clever manner, he in
troducing the various speakers andj
entertainers of the evening.
Mayor John P. Sattler on behalf
oZ the city of Plattsmouth, express
ed he pride of the community in
the basketball team and wished them
success as they departed for Lincoln
f n the state tourney in which they
will .represent the southeast region.
David Robinson favored the ban
quet party with two fine harmonica
solos.
I:. A. Svh'ieider, president of the
chamber of commerce gave expres
sion to the sentiment of the business
men and the civic interest as to the
fine record that the basketball team
had made and assured the basketball
team that they had the"be9t wishes
of the community for their success
and pride in the fine manner in
which they had acquitted themselves.
Henry Donat, center of the basket
ball team for the past season, gave
the response for the basketball team,
offering words of praise to Coach
Rothert for his splendid inspiration
to the members of the various ath
letic activities of the school. He also
cited the benefits that the scholars
received in athletic training, the
interest that it gave to the school
work. Mr. Donat also gave personal
expression of the fine feeling of
friendship that had existed among
the members of the basketball team
in the past season, all joining in the
team work rather than individual
Coach Fred Rothert briefly ex
pressed his appreciation of the work
of the team, the fine friendly and
sportsmanship manner in which they
had worked together, as well as the
gratification that the players and
himself felt at the banquet arranged
in their honor.
' The high school boy's quartet
composed of David Robinson, George
Adam, Otto Stodola and James Now
acek, gave three numbers that were
received with the greatest expres
sion of pleasure by the banquet
party, "Little Cotton Dolly," "Com
ing Thro the Rye," and "Invictus."
were the numbers that were pre
sented in a fine manner. Miss Cora
Williams, director of music of the
high school served as the accompan
ist. The banquet was fortunate in
having as their speaker, Gregg Me
Bride, well known Nebraska sports
writer, of Lincoln. Mr. MeBride,
who is one of those closest in touch
with all lines of sport in the state,
gave a clever and interesting talk
as his contribution to the evening.
Mr. MeBride gave a very pleasing
compliment to Jerry A lam, Platts-
mouth Btudent at the university, as
a member of the Cornhusker foot
ball team, citing his work as out
standing in many 5of the hardest
games on the Nebraska schedule. In
discussing the forthcoming stale
tournament. Mr. MeBride told of
the manner of preparing the region
al meets and the fct that Platts
mouth was one of the sixteen teams
to compete at Lincoln was a tribute
to the work of the team, as those
in class A represented the cream of
the basketball world. He also told
for the benefit of the audience the
methods used in the handling of the
various sports events, football and
golf which required V great deal of
preparation and the. employment of
several persons to -ODver the sports.
Mr. MeBride also cfcmpiimented the
Plattsmouth basketball team on their
showing Tor the s(ason and urged
them to carry thett high standard
of sportsmanship fnto the state
tournament, to continue to be a pride
to the community of r-hich they were
a iu l.
As a special honor at the open
ing of the banquet c. silent tribute
was effered to Robert Warren, de
parted, one of the enthusiastic sport
fans of the high school.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
(From the Official Record)
"(First Session.) The Plattsmouth
City Council met on the 29th day
of January A. D. 1857. and was or
ganized by the mayor-lect. Wheat
ley Micl.elwait, taking the chair and
calling the house to order, where
upon Jacob Vallery and Enos Wil-
lianis presented their certificates of
election as aldermen and were duly
sworn in by the mayor: It v.as then
determined by the .Council that
Wheatley Mickelwalt was duly elect
ed mayor, and Enos Williams, W. M
Slaughter and Jacob Vallery as al
dermen. .
"Mr. Jacob Vallery then present
ed the following, which was unani
mously adopted as a law: .
"Be it enacted by the City Coun
cil of Plattsmouth that they will
hold a regular meeting on the first
Monday of each month, and that it
shall be the duty of the Mayor to call
a meeting at that time, . providing
that thirty citizens request the same.
"On motion of Mr. Enos Williams,
the Council adjourned.:
"WHEATLEY MICKELWAIT,
"Mayor.
"W. E. DONELANv
"Recorder."
COMMITTEE LOOKS .
OVER COUNTY RECORDS
A committee representing a tax
payers organization of the west por
tion of Cass county was here Tues
day afternoon to look over the re
cords in the offices of the county
clerk and treasurer. The- commit
tee was composed of Attorney Carl
D. Ganz of Alvo; Henry Bornemeier
of Alvo; Paul E. Gerard of Weeping
Water and Martin Blum of South
Bend.
This committee is checking over
the records to secure, facts as to the
county expense and tax and . which
they will use in the work of their
organization in the several precincts
of the county.
PIES AT CHICAGO
. Mrs. W. 3. Hartwick of this city,
departed Sunday night lor Chicago
in response to the message an
nouncing the death of her son-in-law,
Joseph McLoud. , Mr. McLoud
passed away ' Saturday evening at
C;30 at the home in Chicago.
Mr. McLoud had been poorly for
some time past. The funeral serv
ices will be held on Thursday at
Chicago. He is survived by the wife,
formerly Miss Sophia Hartwick, as
well as four children.
ARRESTED FOR DRUNKENNESS
From Tuesday's IaHy
Last evening Officers David Pick
rell and Joe Libershal arrested C. L.
Howell, finding the prisoner to have
in his possession a small part of the
contents of a pint of hootch, as well
as a great deal more on board. The
man was placed in jail and this
morning: was given a hearing before
Judge C L. Graves.- The man was
assBMBfl 41 and costs for the offense
and lodged in jail until the same was
settled.
William Ritchie
Addresses Voters
of the City
Candidate for Democratic Nomination
for Governor Gives Address
at Court House.
From Tuesday's Daily
William Ritchie, candidate for the
democratic nomination lor governor
of Nebraska, was in the city last
evening to address a meeting of the
votem at the district court room. Mr.
Ritchie is making a statewide tour
and came here from Eagle, where
earlier in the day he had addressed
a meeting of the Farmer's Union
of Cass counts', which organization
was holding a countywide meeting.
Preceding the speaking here Mr.
Ritchie was entertained by a group
of the local service men and mem
bers of the American Legion, he be
ing a former state commander of the
Legion.. The dinner was held at the
Farnham cafe and was non-pclitical
in its nature.
At the court house W. T. Distell.
local Legion commander presided and
introduced J. A. Capwell, who in
turn presented Mr. Ritchie to the
citizens of the community.
In the audience was George W.
Olson of this city, who recently filed
also as a candidate for governor
against Governor Bryan, Mr. Ritchie
and James Christie of Omaha.
Mr. Ritchie in his remarks out
lined his plan for handling the af
fairs of the state, toward making for
a more economical form of state gov-
eminent, abolishing the unnecessary
bureaus and departments that now
make a great deal of the expense of
the state management. He also con
tended that the claims of tax reduc
tion made by Governor Bryan were
unfounded, and .sot. borne put hj-the
facts in the case. Mr. . Ritchie also
urged the call. .of new and younger
leaders to. the democratic party and
.the injunction of, a more vital spirit
in the ranks of the party over the
state. ......
The address was followed with
the greatest interest by all of. the
audience, listening to the various
plans cf handling the affairs of
state that were advanced by the
spsaker of the evening.
CELEBRATES SILVER WEDDING
From T'lepday's Daltj-
The home of Mt. and Mrs. Otto
Puis, west of Murray, was the scene
of a very pleasant gathering last
evening when a group of the friends
and neighbors from many miles
around came to join in a surprise.
The occasion was the twenty-fifth
'wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
Puis and the home was filled with
the members of the jolly party who
continued the merriment until a late
hour. v' . '
Miss ' Annie West and Otto Puis
were united in marriage at Platts
rhcuth on March 14.' 1907, starting
in at once housekeeping on their
farm home and where they still re
side. They have been splendid citi
zens of the community where they
made their home and have made a
host of friends among the associates
of the intervening years.
Last evening the members of the
party of surprisers came with many
fine remembrances and the evening
was spent in diversions, of cards as
well as dancing, the music for the
latter being provided by James Tig
ner, Fred Kahler and Leonard
Lutz.
At the close of the evening the
well laden baskets were produced
and a fine, lunch enjoyed to the utmost-by
all of the members of the
party and at a late hour all returned
to their home.
SHOWING IMPROVEMENT
The many friends of Mrs. .Joseph
Ellington will be pleased to learn
that she is doing very nicely at the
Lord Lister hospital at Omaha where
she has been for the past week. . Mrs.
Ellington has undergone an oper
ation and is now receiving treatment.
She has rallied nicely and now
seems well on the highway to recov
ery -from her illness and operation.
It ' is hoped . that with the present
rate, of Improvement , that she may
soon be restored to her former good
health., , '.. .
MAKES HIS ESCAPE
George Murray, who was sent to
the state reformatory from Cass
county in 1927, charged with break
ing and entering, Sunday made his
escape from the state asylum to
which he had been transferred. The
man was sent up from Creenwond
on the charge of breaking and en
tering, having a term of from one to
seven years, later he developing a
mer.tal trouble that made necessary
his being sent to the hospital tor
care. While an entertainment was
in progress Sunday he made his es
cape and so far has not been recap
tured.
Pipeline
Workers Have
Fatal Accident
On- of Workers Fatally Injured and
Two Suffer Severe Injury in
Sarpy County.
From Wednesday' Daily
The extension of the natural gas
pipeline into Omaha has brought estate and insurance business, be
with it a number of serious acci-Jing associated with H. A. Crozier in
dents. R. L. Paulett being killed in
an accident just north of the Platte was also a director of the Farmers
river bridge last Thursday, as well. Mutual Insurance Co., of Lincoln,
as another fatal accident occuring which recently took over the local
Monday afternoon. ' farmers mutual company of this city.
The latest accident occurred on Mr. Teegarden was very active in
the line that is now being construct- the political life of Cass county, he
ed in the vicinity of Fort Crook, a being one of the leaders of the re
section of pipe rolling onto several publican party and had several times
of the workmen. served as chairman of the county
The injured parties were taken on 'committee as well as member of the
into Omaha where one of the men. J state committee. Mr. Teegarden,
who suffered a broken back, one however, was not a seeker after pub
broken leg and internal injuries, died . lie office and aside from one term
a short time after reaching the hos-jas county assessor, he had served to
pital. Two others injured suffered., aid others to office rather than hlm
sevcrely from' the crushing by the self.
pipe and one of these hrv.ot expected! .H survived by the widow, Mrs.
to live. 1 Florence Teegarden. a daughter, Mrs.
The accident as reported in this Edwin Steckly of Weeping Water,
city is similar to the one that caused, a son. William,' of Los Beach, Call
the death of Mr. Paulett, a tripod fornia; two brothers, Jonas of Brook
holding a section of pipe slipping and and Isaac of Long Beach.
allowing the pipe to roll onto the
group of workmen.
LAID TO LAST REST
The funeral service of Walter J. I
i
Tv.-iss. held Sunday afternoon at the.
Sattler funeral home, was veryj
largely attended by the old time
friends and neighbore.
Rev. K. G. McClusky, pastor ot
the First Presbyterian church, held j charges of Intoxication and disturb
the Teligious services, bringing words ; ing the peace were placed against
of comfort to the bereaved family him before Judge C. L. Graves,
and friends. I Judge Graves gave the defendant
The Persbyterian choir composed on the first count of the complaint,
of Frank A. Cloidt, L. D. Hiatt. intoxication, a sentence of thirty
George Sayles, Jr., and H. G. Mc- days in Jail, to labor on streets and
Clusky, gave two of the favorite in refusal to be kept on bread and
hymns of the departed, "Jesus Savior . water. On the second count, charg
Pilot Me" and "Rock of Ages." dur- ing disturbing of the peace by fight
ing the service. Miss Estelle Baird
being the accompanist.
ROTARIANS ENJOY MEETING
From Tuesday's Dnlly I
At the weekly luncheon of the
Rotary club today the members had
the pleasure of a fine program fur- (
nished by two of the talented young
people of the city schools, winners
in the recent declamatory contest.
William Wetenkamp, Jr., gave his
oratorical number while Anna Mayj
Sandin, second place winner in the
humorous class, was heard in a pleas-.
ing offering.
The club also had present as guests
W. S. Robinson, well known Glen-
wood jeweler. Dr. T. L. Lacey, ofi The local authorities have recov
thc staff of the Iowa state institure ered more of the loot taken from
and Harry Norman, one of the busi-Jthe Begley home here a week ago
ness leaders of the Iowa city, twho Thursday. This was received when
came over to meet the Nebraska
friends for a few hours. I
OPERATED ON AT ROCHESTER
The old time friends of Henry by Mrs. Carrodo from her brothcr
Kell. former resident here, will be in-law. John Carrodo, they being sent
interested in learning that he is do-J from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to the
ing as well as possible at Rochester, South Omaha address of the Carrodo
Minnesota. Mr. Keil, who has resld- family. The officers had learned of
ed for a number of years at Alpena, ' the fact that the goods had been
South Dakota, and for some time has sent to Omaha, Deputy Sheriff Beck
been in poor health. Mrs. A. F. Sey-Jer going to that place to secure the
bert, a sister, was called to his home goods but in the meantime Mrs. Car
two weeks ago and accompanied him rodo came on here and turned the
to Rochester. Mr. Keil was com-j articles over to the officers,
pelled to undergo a very serious op-j This about completes the return
eration and his condition is reported of the articles that were stolen and
just as well as could be expected un-J with which William Carrodo has
der the circumstances. jbeen charged with taking.
1 J. Rl. Teegarden,
j Well Known Cass
Co. Man, is Dead
t
Prominent in Weeping Water Busi
ness Life and Political Leader
for Many Years.
From Monday' Dally
I Alter an illness tnat covered a
period of several weeks, James M.
Tetgarden. TO. veteran Weeping Wa
ter business man and political lead
er, passed away late Friday night.
The condition of Mr. Teegarden was
such that his recovery was a matter
of grave doubt from the time that
he was stricken some weeks ago.
Mr. Teegarden was born at Lot-
, onia, Ohio, seventy years ago, com
r
' w
ing west in 1S83 to Weeping Water
here he was to make his home in
lne future. Mr. Teegarden when flm
coming to Weeping Water engaged
in the conduct of a pharmacy for a
period of several years.
l"? pasi iweniy years air. lee-
garden has been engaged in the real
this line of activity. Mr. Teegarden
5 The funeral was held this after-
noon at 2 o'clock from the Congre
gational church at Weeping Water.
PLACED IN EXILE
From WednoRday's Daily
Last evening Officer Joe. Libershal
and Dave Pickrel placed S. J. Earlc.
better known as "WhisKey reie.
under arrest and this morning
ing. Judge Craves gave the prisoner
a fine or zzo and costs and com
mitted to jail if not paid, with also
the bread and water proviso.
The court offered, however, that
if the prisoner wouia iorever re-
move himself from the confines of
the city and not force the city to
board him. that his sentence would
be suspended. An agreement was
reached, the prisoner was taken to
Oreapolis by Chief of Police Elliott
and sent on his way.
Failure to comply with the exile
wm mean the enforcement of the
sentence of the court.
RECOVER MORE CLOTHING
Mrs. William Carrado, wife of the
man charged with the breaking and
entering of the Begley home, brought
the articles here Saturday night.
These articles had been received