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Uenr. State Historical Society Soucnal VOL. NO. XLVHI PLATISUOTJTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST IS, 1D32. NO. 58 William Bowen Arrested in Iowa City Thursday 2ian Wlio Created Much Trouble for Local Officers Now on Forgery Lnarge m Iova. Prom Monday's Iai!y Wiliiam Poven. itinerate painter, frger and man of many alias, who for several months made this city his home and is a fugitive frcm the state hospital in this state, is a pris oner at Iowa City, Iowa, on a forgery charge. Bowen landed in the jail at Iowa City fcr the passing of bogus travel ers checks, totaling; ?S0. When ar ed he hl 120 of these checks on 1. is perron, which he said were print ed in Connecticut. The checks pass ed in Iowa were signed by A. Puller ton and drawn on the Royal Bank of Canada. Bowen came to this city in the -arly p-rt of 1931, supposedly a wan dering war veteran who was striv ing to make a few dollars by paint ing. lit- was able to secure a mem-,of this community, Miss Janet Yal bership in the local Legion post that lery and Mr. Theodore Ptak. later was revoked when the true facts I The wedding was a very quiet one, a to Bowen were learned. He also 'the bridal couple being accompanied Ft-cured some work here and all wer.tj'o the Icwa city by Miss Nadine serer, :ly until one morning w hen Bc.'V.en was found to be missing and inci-Jer.tly a few days later it was found that he had forged a check and passed it at the Pricke drug store in payment cf a bill. The check was ruppostd to have been signed by a p. an named Cook at Omaha, tut by the time the check was returned here Bo v.-en was gone. For weeks after his departure from this city there was a constant stream of reports reaching this city of the various travr-lr checks that had been raised ty Bowne and which extend ed from Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, California and Washington. Bowen, however, was one movo ahead of the officii in the Sight acro3 the coun try. One day Bert Reed, then sheriff of Cass county and Deputy Sheriff Young, recived word that Bower, was Young, received word Bowen was maimed and injured as the result of an auto accident. In the wreck of hi? car was found hundreds of the i rirtt d travc 1 r checks which had j.r.r been cashed. Bowen was kept in a hospital in Wanh:::gt?n for some time until his condition permitted the Cass county officers to ask his return to Nebras ka. After a trip of much distress Bov.cn was brought here by Pat r. ed and placed in the University ho pital at Omaha for treatment. A week or ten days was sufficient for the hospital officials and Sheriff Heed was notified to have him re moved at once on account of his be havior. When rejected by the University hospital, local officials were able to get Bowen placed at the penitentiary ho-pital where he remained until he recovered sufficiently to be brought l.tre fr arraignment. Bodged in the county Jail here, Bowen proceeded to make things lively for the officers and the other iri.onfrs. He made an attempt to hang himself in the cell of the Jail and eventually hi3 actions won him a hearing betore the insanity board and which rent him to Lincoln. While a patient at the hospital Bowen improved rapidly physically and one day several months ago he made hi escape and the arrest at 1 iv. a City is the first definite clue that has been received a3 to his v !, r a bouts. The prisoner will be tried at Iowa C :y. local officers stated today, as I " could rot receive a more severe r-r,tence here and the previous exper ience with the prisoner would not varrant further expense when he could just as well receive punish ment in Iowa. NOW SITTING "UP Fmrri Tufsday's Iaily Robert M. Walling, local ab stractor, who was operated on for appendicitis on last Tuesday at Om aha, is r.ow so far recovered that he is able to sit up some. Mr. Walling is at the Clarkson hospital and is doing fine and perhaps may be able to return home by the last of the w eek. RETURN FROM OUTING Judge and Mrs. A. H. Duxbury and daughter, Dorothea, returned Sun day noon from a week's outing which they have enjoyed in a motor trip to Chicago and other points in Illinois. The family returns much "freshed from the outing and the Judge to find a busy round of court matters to demand his attention, several criminal matters awaiting the court. However the week of reat and away from the regular grind of the court v. oik has refreshened the Judge as well as the other members of the family. Popular Young People Wedded in Glenwood Miss Janet Vallery and Jlr. Theodore Piak Joined in Wedlock Sat urday Afternoon. On Saturday afternoon at Glen wood, Iowa, occurred the marriage I of two of the popular young people Cloidt of this city, and Charles IIow- ard of Murray, who witnessed the ceremony. Following the wedding the ycung people returned to this city and where they received the congratula tions of the many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ptak are to make their home at the Herold apartments and where they have Etarted housekeeping at once. The bride is the youngest daugh ter cf Mr. and Mrs. John S. Vallery of near Mynard and was a member of the 1932 graduating class of the Plattsmouth high school. She has been very popular among the younger social tet cf the community end possesses a very large circle of friends in this rart of the county. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmons Ptak and was born and reared in this city and where he re ceived his education, graduating in the clas of 192S of the Plattsmouth high school. Mr. Ptak i3 at the pres ent time engaged in the postal ser vice at the local postoffice. A young man of splendid character and genial personality he has a very large group of friends who will Join in their best wishes for the future welfare of this estimable young couple. POLICE CAPTURE LIQUOR From Monday's Paily Last night shortly after 9:30 John ! Roebeck, who has been making his home in the vacant Goos hotel build ing at Third and Main streets, was captured with a cargo of hootch. Roebeck, carrying the jug wrapped in a sack, was noticed by police of ficers coming from the south section of the city and headed for his head quarters. As the officers approached he started to race for shelter and was overhauled. It was found that he had a consignment of the well known moonshine or hootch in a gallon Jug. He was escorted to the city Jail by Officers Stewart and Pick rell and it is expected that he" will later be turned over to the county to be punished. This morning the case against Mr. Roebeck was heard in the county court on the complaint filed by Coun ty Attorney W. G. Kieck, the charges being transportation and possession. To the charges the prisoner entered a plea of guilty and received a fine of $100 and sixty days in the coun ty Jail. RETURNS FR0H HOSPITAL Julius Ramge, who several weeks ago was taken to a hospital at Om aha for an operation, has returned to this city. Mr. Ramge was suffer ing from a growth on one of the glands of the throat and which had been giving him more or less trou ble for some time. The case was one that attracted a great deal of atten tion at the hospital from the mem bers of the staff and who followed closely the operation and the case in general. Mr. Ramge, however, is feeling much improved, altho weak from the effects of a two weeks con finement to his bed in the hospital. Hear Evidence in Murdock Store Robbery Case Some T .testimony Taken end Case Laid Over Until Next Satur day for Hearing. From Monday's i:aly A part of the charges and denials in the complaint of the State of Ne braska vs. Joe Miller, Omaha resi dent, was heard today in the county court. Miller was charged with hav ing bein implicated in the robbery of the store of Gottleib Bauer at Mur doch on Saturday, July 30th. The state called Wiilard Clites, I alias Frank McCarty, who had been also arrested in connection with the case. The witness at first refused to answer the questions put by County Attorney W. G. Kieck, on the grounds that the evidence might tend to in volve the witness. Later, however, he came through and told his side of the story. He stated that he had known Miller for the past two years, when asked whether he had met Miller on the road near Ralston on the early racrning of Sunday. Julv 1st, the witness refused to answer, but later stated he had met the de fendant Miller on the highway near Saymore Lake at 4:30 on the morn ing of Sunday, July 31st, that he had paid Miller $25 for a load of merchandise, consisting of shirts, overalls, slippers and many other articles. The goods had been unload ed into the car of McCarty and who had taken them to the home of a man named Jewett. He denied mak ing other statements as to facts be fore examination at Omaha police headquarters. McCarty was closely cross-examined as to hi3 statements as to the times of the meeting with Miller. - ' - Joe Miller, the defendant, was call ed to the stand and Ftated that he had been arrested on Monday, Aug ust 1st, that when he was taken to the central police station at Omaha, that Captain Fritz Franks was not present. McCarty at the time of the examination had stated that he had bought the goods of Miller at 1 a. m., making this statement on Tuesday, August 2nd. The witness had told Mt'Carty to keep away from him sev eral weeks before the arrest of Mill er. Witness stated in reply to ques tions that he did not rob the Bauer store at Murdock and had not sold the poods in question. He stated that on Saturday night, July 30th he had been at 3Cth and U streets, playing cards until after 11 a. m. and had then gone home to be called later by an automobile accident to a friend to 25th and P streets. He had gone to j tho St. Catherine's hospital, taking a lady that had Buffered a fracture of her arm in the wreck. He had remained at the hospital until 2 a. m. and then gone with some of tho members of the auto party to Fort Crook where the acci dent occurred. He had not gone back home until after 5 o'clock. The testimony as to Mr. Miller's whereabouts on the night of the alleged robbery was backed by the members cf the auto party and friends who claimed to have seen him and been with him on the night of the Murdock robbery. Mr. Bauer, owner of the store, testified as to the robbery and the goods taken from the store. After the close of the defense case County Attorney W. G. Kieck asked that hi3 office have time to check up the statements of the defendant and witnesses as to the auto wreck and the circumstances and which if found true, would make necessary the dis missal of the case. The continuance was taken until Saturday. SOME CORN Not all of the tall corn is grown in the waving fields of the Iowa and Nebraska lands, as George Con is of the Palace Shining parlor can testify. This spring in the small garden space at the rear of the building that is occupied by the shining parlor, Mrs. Conis planted some sweet corn which is now ready for use. One of the ears of corn gathered from the Conis garden was weighed and found to be one pound and four ounces, which is some corn to be found in a garden located in the midst of the pave ments. WILL VISIT AT TILDEN Mrs. Martha J. Peterson departed Sunday by auto bus for Tilden, Ne braska, where she will enjoy a few weeks outing. She will be a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Louie Hansen, the latter being a niece of Mr?. Peterson. Mr. and Mru. Hansen motored to Nor folk where they met Mrs. Peterson and took her on to Tilden in their car. Mrs. f'eterso nis anticipating a very pleasant stay in the northern part of the state and will enjoy a number of the fall entertainments being held in that locality. Rains Aain Bring Up the Pappio Creek Rise of Four Feet in an Honr Re ported After the Eain Early This Morning. From Monday's Daily A heavy rain early this morning in the territory drained by the Big and Little Pappio in Sarpy county, brought the.-;e streams up, a four foot rise in an hour being reported. The railroads have been working in the territory east and south of Fort Crook sir.ee Friday morning en deavoring to restore travel over the lines and have been handicaped by the high water that Las checked the workers. The storm today interfered with the work on the Burlington main line tracks near the mouth of the Pappion north of La Platte, where much of the track and terri tory was under water. The Missouri Pacific was able to get their line open late Saturday aft ernoon, and the flood this morning did not seriously damage the track, altho the train service was late, due to the soft track that made slow travel necessary with tho trains. The added flood water today made the lowlands that had partially start ed to drain again a sea of waLer and it will be several days before the water starts to clear off, providing that there are not more heavy rains to add to the menace in the flooded areas around Fort Crook. EETUEN FUG TRIP EAST Mrs. John W. Gamble of Omaha, and granddaughter. Miss Aimee Jane Thomas of this city, have returned home from a very delightful outing that has taken them through a great deal of the east. They spent some time at Indianapolis with Mr. and Mrs. Roland Thomas, and also at Louisville at the Joe Eaton home, where Mrs. Gamble enjoyed a visit with her new grandchild which was born a few months ago to Mr. and Mrs. Eaton. Mrs. Gamble and grand daughter then motored to Boston, where they visUd with Cedric Eaton, another son of Mrs. Gamble. Later they motored through the White Mountains and visited sev eral of tho interesting places in New Hampshire and Vermont before start ing home. Mrs. Gamble has been a guest here at the Thomas home for a few days and is now at her home in Omaha. SHOWING IMPROVEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gradoville and children, Eddie and Joan, were at Knoxville, Iowa, over the week end, guests of Dr. and Mr3. C. M. Gradoville and family. They found Dr. Gradoville recovering nicely from the effects of his attack of pneumonia and i3 now home and re cuperating in excellent shape from the severe illness. This will be most pleasing news to the many friends here who have been anxiously await ing word a3 to his condition. RETURN FROM HONEYMOON Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hild have just returned from their honeymoon trip of three weeks thru Denver, New Castle, Wyo., Estes and Yellow stone parks. They returned by the way of the Black Hills, having a very enjoyable time. They are now busy getting settled on the farm of the groom south of Mynard, where he has been farming for the past year and a half. The community joins in wishing this estimable cou ple many years of happiness and success. Pay Honor to Departing Priest Monday Night Knights of Colnmhns and Catholic Daughters Entertain for Fath er Marcclles Agius. From Tuesday's raily Last evening the members of the Michael A. Shine council of the Knights of Columbus and the local court of the Catholic Daughters of America, entertained in honor of Father Marcclles Agius, pastor of the Holy Rosary church. rather J.larcelles is to leave in a short time fcr a new charge and the occasion was the tribute arranged by his many friends in the two Cath olic orders who are regretting very much to sec the departure of the loved priest and friend. The program was presided over by Miss Genevieve Whelan in a very clever and witty manner and who introduced the various numbers that had been arranged. Charles Staska. past grand knight of-the K. of C. and lecturer of the order, expressed the regret that the community here feels in the coming departure of Father Agius and re called the many splendid services in the church work that has been performed by the pastor in hi3 stay in this city. Charles Nowacek, one cf the tal ented musicians of the city, favored the members of the party with two very artistic piano numbers that were very much appreciated. John Kenneth Bestor, youthful entertainer, was heard in two excep tionally delightful readings and which were well presented by the young man. Mrs. Fred I. Roa and Mrs. William Woolcott, who have so often delight od Plattsmouth audiences, gave vocal duet that all appreciated to the utmost, given as it was in the artis tic presentation of these ladies. The K. of C. quartet entertained tho members of the party with two of their always enjoyable selections, the quartet being composed of John Cloidt, William Woolcott and John and Theodore Svoboda. John Cloidt gave two vocal solos, "Duna" and "Farewell," the last number being the composition of Mrs. Cloidt, a very beautiful selec tion an done most appropriate to the occasion. Mrs. John Cloidt Was the accom panist for tn quartet and the solo number of Mr. Cloidt. Father John Murphy, associate pastor of the St. Theresa cathedral at Lincoln, was present and gave a most pleasing address and paying tribute to the splendid work of the retiring pastor of the Holy Rosary church. On behalf of the K. of C. and the C. D. of A., Charles Staska presented Fathe Agius with a handsome K. of C. watch charm which serves as a reminder of the many friends in this city. Father Marcelles responded very feelingly to the many expressions of regret that the friends had evidenced and told of his many pleasant mem ories of Plattsmouth that he will take with him in tho new charge. At the close of the program the Catholic Daughters served a very dainty and most enjoyed luncheon to bring to the close a most enter taining evening. HERE FROM WASHINGTON From Tuesday's Daitr Fred Trilety, who i3 engaged with the chemistry department of the de partment of agriculture, at Wash ington, D. C, arrived home today. Mr. Trilety made the trip west with a friend who was driving to Fuller ton. Mr. Trilety will visit here with his wife and family for the duration of his vacation and then return to his work in the government offices. SUFFERS A GREAT DEAL Mrs. Hillard Grassman, who is at the St. Catherine's hospital at Om aha, recovering from an operation performed last Friday, is reported as suffering a great deal of pain from the effects of the operation. She came through the operation nicely but for the past few days has had a great deal of suffering. TO UNDERGO TREATMENT Mr. and Mrs. Simon Clark depart ed for Rochester, Minnesota, Sunday night where they expect to spend the next two weeks. Mr. Clark will take treatment at the Mayo clinic for a growth that h? has suffered for some time and v.nich will require his con- stant care each day at the hospital. Mr. Clark was first taken with this trouble ten years ago and had several inenis ax irequent intervals ciur.ng the ten years. In the last few months his ailment has grown worse and makes necessary further treatment. City Teachers Soon to Start on Year's Work Superintendent Devoe Announces Registrations for Augnst 25, 26 and 27. The board of education have offi cially set Tuesday, September C, for the official opening cf the Platts mouth' public schools. The first gen eral teachers' meeting of the year will be held at the high school audi torium the Monday preceding. This will be the first general meeting in which the new superintendent williern Xebraska. Barring a few miles issue instructions and iormulate policies for the coming year. Mr. Patterson wishes it announced that high school registration will be held at the high school building Aug ust 25, 2C and 27. He will bo at the FChool building on these three days to assist high school pupils in arranging their school program. Or dinarily registration is finished Tt- fore school closes in the cpring but his year it was thought best to reg- ster during the month of August. According to the census taken dur ing the summer by Mis3 Baird, Mis3 Staats and Mrs. Carlson the number cf pupils in the Plattsmouth school districts No. one is approximately the same as it wa3 a year ago. The school census for 1930-31 was 1,415 and for 1931-C2 it was 1,399. school will be approximately the same this year as it has been in the Pat. I A number of the teachers liaveibelnir enerulfed in the hole. been doing advanced educational work during the summer, better pre-', paring themselves for tho work in the fall. Some of them continuing their advanced work were: Miss Weyrich completed her work for Bachelor s degree at Omaha Munici pal University; Miss Nolting is study ing at Seattle, Washington; while d"M " -"B wuiu. ui t : -rt . : . . i. . . University of Nebraska; Mis3 Johns. kindergarten teacher was working on her Master's degreo at the Uni versity of Nebraska; Miss Farley was at the Omaha Municipal University; Mi3 Beighley and Miss James are both attending school in California; Jr. Devoe and Mr. Patterson were both at the University of Nebraska, Mr. Patterson finished his require ments and was granted a Master's degreo in history. Mr. Devoe was, taking advanced work in elementary L..as Fpcnt in visiting and a general supervision and assisting with the BOOd tJme urjtn an appropriate hour recreational program. Mr. Patterson' .ht.n rtfr2shmcnts of ice cream and was elected to membership in Phi Delta Kappa, an honorary teachers' fraternity. Mr. Kvasnicka was tak- ng work toward his Master's degree at the University of Nebraska, spe cializing in secondary c-ducation. Miss Baird Is attending the Univer sity of Iowa at Iowa City, Iowa, and Miss Whalen at Peru State Teachers' College. VISIT IN THE CITY Albert Schuldice, an old time resi dent of this city, was here Tuesday afternoon for a few hours visiting with a number of the old time friends. Mr. Schuldice is now living in Chicago and came west with his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Benson and family. They the owner of the car. Arlie J. Bevens, were accompanied to Plattsmouth by a student of the University of Kan Mr. and Mrs. Harry -Schuldice and 'sas at Law rence. Tho car was stolen daughter, spending several hours most delightfully with the old time been used by a gang of robbers ap friends. Mr. Schuldice and Mr. and parently, frcm the check of Kansas Mrs. Benson and family are en; route to Grant, Nebraska, where they are to visit with relatives and friends for a short time. While at Omaha the party are guests at the Frank Schuldice and Harry Schul-'and dice homes. Nebraska is Looking Fine, Says Banker JJ. A. Schneider. Returning: from West Travels Through Garden Land of the World. IMattFni0uth Slat,. Lank, wUu Mrs. Schneider, has Just returned home from a visit to the west and which lias given him the opportunity or viewing the crops through the entire length of the state. Mr. Schneider Mates that he has never seen crops look ho well in the entire state a3 they arc this year, the cast section of the ctate from H astings east especially, being a veritable garden of Eden as far as the crop conditions are concerned. On their way west to Colorado, Mr. and Mrs. Schneider followed the Lincoln highway and up through the North riattc valley and the beet country near Scottsbluff. finding the conditions excellent and the pastur age in the etate looking good despite the fact that the hot weather of July had been trying on the 'pastures. Returning they made the trip by the pouth route, coming via Akron and Wray, Colorado and goutbwest- from Holdrege to Minden, the corn was looking fine and from Minden east it continued to improve until it reached a hundred per cent in old Cass county. Mr. and Mrs. Schneider while In the west made their headquarters at Loveland, Colorado, where MrB. Schneider's lister, Mrs. John Katn pey, resides, making many trips out in the mountains and the interesting cities that clot northern Colorado, also visiting at Denver and Colorado Springs. Enroute home Mr. and Mrs. Schneider ran into rain Saturday and a Fart of Sunday and which afforded the onJy disagreeable features cf the trip Near Central City they found Ln annroach to one of the bridces in Te.linrl charw with n email u-nahnnf fTi1 n Eetting through this Mr. Schneider had to do Bome real driving QS the rear w heels of tho rnr came near while at Denver they had learned the terriflc raln of last Thursday and the rcport tbat allnOBt pcven inches had fallen in Omaha, brought visions of a general flood ln this city a;lo the piaUsiIJOUth people and they were agreeably surprised on reaching home to find that there bad not been i the least damage in the city, save ror some dirt roads being rutted up. CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Mrs. Roberta Hofield Sunday en tertained a group cf the friends and neighbors at her homo in honor of the birth(3ay anniversary of Mrs. Low Kinnamon. The event was arranged unbeknown to Mr3. Kinnamon and who was much surprised to fnd tho Jolly party awaiting her on her ar- , j t the Hoficld honie. The t,me ical:c was Ftrved. Those who enjoyed the occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. Low Kinnamon and daughter, Tcarl, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Schwtnniker and daughter, Mamie, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kinnamon and son, Ted, Mrs. L. Kin namon and grandson, Lester Kinna mon, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Garile man, Fred Hoficld and on, Fred, Jr., of Hol?ltin, Ncbraaka. CLADIS ABANDONED CAR From Tut'fxSay'n Dally Chii-f of Police Joe Libcrsbal dls- covered an abandoned Ford coupe on 'North 7th Btreet on the 27th of July, w hich Eince that time has been Btored 'in one of the local caraees. This 'morning the chief had a visit from in the early part of July and has officers. Tho car is one that is thought to have been used by a gans in the looting of a store at Abellne and a bank at Marquette. The car had been driven here and abandoned it is thought ths robbers made Itheir escape on Into Omaha. 1