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MONDAY, JULY 17, 1933.
PLATTSMOUTH SEJIT. WEEKLY JOUENA1
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Another reason most Hollywood
divorces are of no importance to the
public is that their partner for the
next matrimonial dance are gener
ally already programmed.
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Another advantage of the aban
donment of the gold standard by the
United States, is that it apparently
has made it impossible for British
authors to come over here any more
on lecture tours.
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The first few. weeks after the in
auguration, the newspapers thought
they were going great lengths when
they referred to the "brain trust."
But now some of the bolder ones
rashly call them the absent-minded
rrofsssors.
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Man's talent for homicide continues
to floursih in practically all branches
except in dueling. Very few people
arc killed nowadays in duels, but so
many other improved means have
been provided that the grand total
docs not suffer.
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The President has issued a full
pardon to Representative Shoemaker
of Minnesota, who served a term at
Leavenworth in 1929. Mr. Shoemak
er's offence was considered very grave
in 1929. He addressed a letter to a
banker in his home state, identifying
him as "Robber of Widows and Or
phans." As we remarked before, that
was considered a very grave offense
In 1929.
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Chancellor Hitler is well pleased
a3 he reviews the five months of his
chancellorship of Germany. This
view will be shared by most of his
countrymen who talk out loud. Those
who see the administration in a dif
ferent light will not comment aud
ibly. As for foreign opinion, it will
net circulate freely among the Ger-
man people. - Thus Hitler may' con
tinue to be amazed at the unanimity
with which is administration i3 ap
proved by the Germans.
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THE CASH VALUE OF
INLAND NAVIGATION
Persons interested in advancing
the inland navigation program some
times grow somewhat discouraged by
the indifference of those residing in
inland towns and cities and their
lack of knowledge of the subject.
Only recently one of northwest
Iowa's fine inland towns was given
an opportunity to hear a discussion
by a competent authority on what
inland navigation would mean to that
particular community. The secretary
of the local Chamber of Commerce re
ported that there was not enough in
terest in the community to warrant
the speaker going there.
Yet, that is the very sort of com
munity that should take the pains
to inform itself. The citizens simply
are sleeping on their own rights,
ignoring their own interests, in re
fusing or failing to learn the facts.
The benefits to the very commun
ity the Tribune has in mind would
amount to about 20 per cent reduc
tion in transportation costs on every
thing that community produces and
buys. That particular community
produces, roughly two million bush
els of corn. A saving of 5 cents per
bushel on transportation costs would
add 100 thousand dollars a year 10
Vaj net income of that community.
The same community buys at least
100 thousand tons of coal per year.
Navigation would reduce that com
munity's coal bill about 25 per cent.
Multiply these savings by the total
volume of business transacted in
that community and it is possible to
get a picture of what inland naviga
tion means.
The most humble citizen of the
smallest community center in this
whole territory is Just as vitally in
terested in this navigation project as
i3 any citizen of Sioux City. Improv
ing the Missouri for navigation is
not strictly a Sioux City affair. Ev
ery town, hamlet, every farmer with
in the Missouri river valley, will be
benefited.
' A Chamber of Commerce or other
civic organization that win pot take
tie paics to inform its membership
and the citizens of the community it
is designated to serve concerning in
land navigation is set perforaiius its
whole duty to thoce who support it.
Sioux City Journal.
There's one- thing about the rise
in bread prices. It makes the "heels
more palatable.
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Hitch-hikers are becoming par
ticular now, they even pick out the
cars they want to ride in from town
to town.
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The warm weather is said . to be
good for young pigs, but the trouble
is most of ua are either hogs or
humans, -
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Because he was at one time an
easy mark, there is no sensible rea
son why Uncle Sam should continue
to play the part.
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We can remember wnen a town
man was seldom criticized for any
thing he did, unless it was get a
haircut on Saturday afternoon. Ev
erything else, nearly, was freely for
given. :o: '
When a young woman had some
trouble with her rubber bathing suit
at the pool recently and telephoned
home for immediate assistance, her
obliging brother sent a tire repair
man to her aid.
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There are doo-dads to stick in the
end3 of a roasting ear so as not to
get butter on your fingers, but a
person dainty enough to want to use
them wouldn't care for roasting ears
anyhow. There is no way to keep
butter off the face.
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TAX AX FALLS UPON
AUTOMOTIVE GOOSE
Public confidence is stronger now
than at any other time since the
happy days, of early 1929. At a period
when the summer decline in, trade
and ' industry normally begins, sta
tistics in abundance testify that there
Is no sign of relapse. Wholesale' trade
has expanded in defiance of seasonal
trends. Sales by department stores
are increasing sensationally.' There
are gains in employment and the
number of beneficiaries of relief
agencies is decreasing.
While the desire to buy household
necessities before prices advance is
partly responsible for the improve
ment in retail trade, it is scarcely
a factor in the steel industry. Three
important users of steel the rail
roads, the building trades and farm
machinery are still sharply depress
ed, and have taken only a fraction
of their normal steel tonnage. Yet
steel, which is regarded as the pros
perity index, of the nation's indus
tries, is operating at 50 per cent of
ingot capacity. A year ago it was
operating at 18 per cent.
The giant responsible for the im
provement is the automobile. De
spite banking moratoriums and other
troubles, the output and sales of new
cars thus far in 1933 have exceeded
last year's marks by substantial mar
gins. Car output in May was 23 per
cent ahead of that in April, while
production in June probably ran
nearly 20 per cent ahead of May. The
rising volume of automobile pur
chases may b3 sufficient to elimin
ate the midsummer dull period. That
is good news not only for the steel
industry, but for tire companies,
plate glass manufacturers, and the
makers of a long list of accessories
and parts.
There is in the picture, neverthe
less, a warning to state and national
lawmakers who soak the automobile
industry and the individual motorist
unmercifully for taxes. In 1932 the
industry and the car owners paid a
total of nearly $1,100,000,000 in
taxes on account of the sale and oper
ation of omtor cars. This year the
sum will be larger, thanks to the
recent increase in the federal tax on
gasoline. No industry can long sur
vive a burden of discriminatory tax
ation. It is no mere accident that an
unusually large percentage of the
automobiles sold this year have been
small models that are operated at low
cost, and that the motorcycle and
the bicycle have reappeared in num
bers on, the boulevards. '
The automobile industry and the
car owner are taxed too much. If
the burden is increased materially,
government may $nd . that the tax
ax has VUled, or at least badly maim
ed, the automobile goose that has laid
so masy golden eggs. -Chicago Daily
News. ; "' ' "
Story of Early
Nebraska Law
Enforcement
Miss Olive Gass Gives History of
Vigilantes in Plattsmouth
and Cass County.
The July issue of the magazine1
published by the Nebraska State
Historical Society features an article
by Miss Olive Gass, entitled "The
Vigilantes, Nebraska's First Defend
ers."
' The story deals intimately with
the activities of the Vigilante Band
of -Plattsmouth and Cass county, dur
ing the years 1855-1865 inclusive.
A copy of this magazine will be sent
with other Nebraska historical ma
terial to the. Century of Progress ex-
Dosition at Chicago. The article
follows:
'I am a native Nebraskan. My
father, Mr. Perry P. Gass, was a
member of the. Vigilantes Band of
Plattsmouth and later, he. was sher
iff of Cass county during some of
the most dramatic and spectacular
events of those disorderly times.
v'The Nebraska State Historical So
ciety i3 making every effort to pre
serve these traditions," and I consid
er it a duty, as well as an honor to
have a part in recording some of the
interesting events as told to me by
my father and others conversant with
the facts.
. No written . records were kept by
the Vigilantes, of their activities, and
therefore we are dependent on the
oral information handed down from
father to son for the interesting and
colorful folks-lore of this phase of
earliest Nebraska history.
In order to get the proper "atmos
phere" for this picture of the activ
ities of these vigilantes, it will be
necessary to .review conditions in
Nebraska at its organization as a
territory in 1854.
The first settlements were made at
points along the Missouri river. In
the early 50's about the only settle
ments were at Bellevue, Nebraska
City, Plattsmouth, Omaha and
Brown vi lie. ;
. All of these settlements had to
have some defense; organization op
account of the depredations of claim
Jumpers and horse-thieves. The or
ganization .at .Plattsmouth, Cass
county, was the most active and the
largest of these. The Vigilantes
membership grew to over 300 men,
including settlers from every part
of Cass county.
I have chosen, to record the history
of the defense organization at Platts
mouth because it is familiar to me.
I have often heard the member.talk
of the "good old., bad old. times" of
the Vigilantes. However- the o&iecte
and characteristics of ail "the others
were the same as that of the Platts
mouth Band.
The law-abiding settler3 in these
river-towns had no sooner "staked
their claims" and built their homes,
before claim-Jumpers and horse
thieves Infested the villages and sur
rounding country and stole their
property.
Therefore, we see the founding of
these hamlets and the organization
of committees for self-defense, goinj
forward hand-in-hand. And the set
tiers felt compelled at times to re
sort to unlawful methods to bring
these criminals to Justice.
The founders cf Plattsmouth were
Mr. .James O'Neill and Mr. Martin.
In 1853 Mr. O'Neill made "claim"
to the laud on which Plattsmouth
now stands. He built a log house,
which had an earth floor, for his
family. He then planned a village
and began selling lots. During the
summer of 1855 there were probably
a dozen houses built.
The first law-enforcement organ
ization in Plattsmouth and vicinity
was called "The Club." Mr. O'Neill
was a member of this club. He said
that from June 1S54 to Sept. 1855
Club law reigned supreme, not only
In regard to claim-jumper3 and horse
thieves, but in the preservation of
order in the community. This club
was often obliged to issue edicts of
banishment from Nebraska soil for
the most serious offenders.
In such cases, the criminals wero
taken over the Missouri river into
Iowa and forbidden to return to Ne
braska. In 1855 the Club was merged into
The Vigilantes Band and its author
ity became more restricted after ter
ritorial organization in 1854. The
duties of the Vigilantes were now
confined mostly to arresting claim
Jumpers and horse-thieves. They
gave their prisoners a fair trial, gen
erally, but always punished the
guilty ones by death.
As is true of all pioneers, these
men were fearless, with primitive im
pulses to defend their families and
their homes at any cost. In these
early years in Nebraska, we see
them' "in the raw."
, :The events that I shall now relate,
covered a period of about 10 years,
beginning in 1855 and closing in
1865.. I. shall "tell the truth, the
whole truth and nothing but the
truth" as.it was told to me by the
Vigilantes . themselves, or by their
descendants. While many of the trials
of these prisoners, took the regular
course of . law, the ones that seem
Indelllbly imprinted on tho memories
of the Vigilantes, are those which
were presided over by "Judge
Lynch."
The audacity of the claim-jumpers
always aroused the indignation of
the settlers to fever heat. One inter
esting story is told of the thwarting
of the plans of the claim-Jumpers.
Tna settlers 4earned that on a cer
tain : day, the qiaiw-jumpers were
planning to drive the family of Mr.j
Shryder off from his .land. The
neighbors, Mr. John Buck, Mr. Wolff
and others, armed themselves with
guns and went to the home of Mr.
Shryder to help him defend it.
Grandmother Shryder said "I can't
shoot but I can scald them with hot
water." So she prepared a wash-
boiler of hot water, into which she
put a generous supply of grease, "so
that the water would not run off so
easily." Then they all waited in
great excitement, but the claim-
jumpers did not appear. They prob
ably did not relish the idea of tne
"hot time?' that wa3 in store for
them.
Another method of attack on the
part of the claim-jumpers, was to
fill the chimneys with debris, and
"smoke out" the settlers who owned
the property.
Punishment was sure death if the
claim-jumpers were caught and found
guilty as charged, in a trial conduct
ed by the Vigilantes, themselves.
When a lawful court trial was given
the prisoners, they were sometimes
nunished less severely.
On one occasion, several clalntB
jumpers were made prisoners and
found guilty by the Vigilantes. They
tied the men's hands and feet and
said they were going to take the
prisoners over to Iowa. But when
they got to the middle of the Mis
souri river, they , had an "accident
and none of the- prisoners were ever
heard of again.
My parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry
P. Gass, had a thrilling experience
with the Vigilantes, as soon as they
set foot on Nebraska soil, in 18o7
They were married in Mansfield,
Ohio, in 1S56 and immediately left
their quiet Ohio farm homes for the
west and for the untried experiences
of pioneers. They spent the winter
at Red Oak, Iowa, where they met
Mr. T. M. Marquette, a young school
teacher.
When the- term of Mr Marquette's
school was out he decided to come to
Nebraska, and about the first of
January, 1857, he departed, telling
his friend Gass that as soon as he
got to Plattsmouth, the place of des
tination, he would write him and tell
him about the place and what he
thought of the town. In due time
Mr. Gass got a letter, telling all
about the city, its possibilities and
its present condition, saying that he
thought it would be a good thing for
him to come. Contracting with
teamster to take, him to Plattsmouth,
they, after a tortuous and extremely
hard trip arrived at East Tlattsmouth
(or .Bethlehem,. Iowa). This was in
the early spring of 1857, and as the
water was high,' Mr. Gass stored his
goods in a building on the other side
of the river, placing them in the sec
ond story, as water was in the lower
rooms. He with his wife and another
woman named Johnson engaged pass
age in a skiff and crossed -to this
side. In order to get to town they
had to come over, the hills, and when
they got. to the top of the hill just
the other side of Happy Hollow, they
encountered a squad of 30 men in
doubje file, .whifh opened ranks for
tne, tnree strangers, and after naving
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passeu ma 'my1 uw mey k ere slip
ped and asked where they were go
ing, and it being about dark, Mr.
Gass , was somewhat puzzled, as on
close inspection all of the men were
heavily armed. Great was the relief
of mind when T. M. Marquette step
ped cut of the , ranks and grasping
Mr. Gass by the hand, said "Well
if this is not my old friend. Perry
Gass." They were then allowed to
pass, and came on down town This
was a very memorable night in -the
early history of . Plattsmouth, for in
that night aT faniy by the name of
jonnson entirely uisappeareu, wno
had been suspected of being mem
ber3 of a gang of horse-thieves.
The Mrs. Johnson who came across
the Missouri Tiver with my parents,
was the wife of one of the desper
adoes. The Johnson Gang had their
rendezvous south of Plattsmouth, at
Fremont's Point. This gang of claim-
jumpers and horse-thieves consisted
of about 20 men, but the leaders were
the three Johnson men and a relative
named Kelly.
. The Vigilantes who met the skiff
containing the Johnson woman and
my parents, kept Mrs. Johnson in
custody. That night the Vigilantes
raided the Johnson rendezvous, and
captured all of them. The Vigilantes
tried them and they were found
guilty. When morning dawned the
four leaders were missing. No search
was ever made for them. No Vigil
ante could be found who would tel!
what became of those four men, of
the Johnson Gang. No one cculd be
found who attended the trial of these
men. The Vigilantes took the re
maining members of the gang across
the Missouri river into Iowa and set
them free, with the admonition never
to return to Nebraska.
After the proceedings of that
fateful April night, the subject was
never mentioned 'again by the Vigil
antes. A very thrilling event occurred at
the time that my father was sheriff
of Cass county. Two men Tibbits
and Hunt were arrested for horse
stealing. This story was told by a
man who was on the jury that tried
tho two men and found them guilty.
The incidents were as follows:
Jim Tibbits was a blacksmith, who
came to Plattsmouth in the late 50s.
Hunt, who came some time after
wards, was a lawyer by profession,
yet his cases were few and far be
tween, and he eventually cast about
for something more profitable. In
some manner he and the blacksmith
became cronies and were frequently
seen together. Often they would go
away and be absent a week or ten
days, when they would show up
flush of money. In time these trip3
began to attract attention . and it
was decided that the two were up
to crooked work of some kind.
One day a pair of .horses was miss
ed from a settler near Plattsmouth
and when inquiry was made a man
was located who had seen the black
smith and the lawyer going toward
Nebraska City with the animals.
Perry Gass .was . then sheriff, and,
Andy Taylor his deputy. They took
a party of men and started in pur
suit of the horse-thieves. After a
hard ride they came up with them
and brought them back to Platts
mouth. By the time they arrived
here about 300 members of the
vigilant committee had gathered in
town and it looked as if there would
be a hanging before the sun -went
down.
The vigilantes demanded the pris
oners of Sheriff Gass, but he refused
to give them up, and he and his
deputies asserted that at the first at
tempt to take them by force there
would be someone killed.
A horse thief in those days, you
know, was despised equally as much
or even more than a murderer was.
These two men had been caught red-
handed and the vigilantes could not
see why Sheriff Gass should feel it
his duty to protect them.
Finally a mass meeting of the
vigilantes was held and the question
discussed as to whether the two men
should be taken away from the sher
iff and hanged or be given a trial.
Jim Doom declared that every man
should have a fair trial before he
was condemned, adding: "And I am
one man who will stand by the sher
iff to see that Tibbits and Hunt get
a fair trial."
By a fair trial Doom meant for
it to be determined by a jury wheth
er or not the prisoners should be
hanged. As to their guilt of steal
ing the horses, there was no question.
They even admitted it themselves,
claiming they were drunk when they
took the animals and did not know
what they were doing.
Many of the vigilantes made
speeches and insisted that the men
be hanged at once. Some of the
cooler heads sided with Doom and
the upshot was that a trial was or
dered. Twelve men, all vigilantes,
were selected of which E. R. Todd,
was chosen foreman.
The trial began, and it wa3 soon
proven by the sheriff and others with
him when the men were caught that
they had the horscj in their posses
sion. Then the man who had seen
tnem riding tne norses away was
called. He testified to the facts as he
knew them, and it began to look
pretty black for Tibbits and Hunt.
After all of the evidence was in
the prisoners were asked to tell their
side of the story, which they did
Arguments then began and a mem
ber of the vigilance committee, who
acted as prosecuting attorney, in
sisted that the men had been found
guilty, and should be executed ac
cording to the rules of the commit
tee. Jim Doom spoke In bcliatr of the
prisoners, and was followed by Hunt,
who said, as near a3 I can recall it:
"Gentlemen of the jury and honor
ed citizens of riattsmcuth and sur
rounding country: We admit that
we are in a bad fix, but we don't
want to be hanged. What will you
gain by committing thi3 murder?
Will any of you gentlemen sleep
sounder; will your future lives be
more joyous, and yi 11: your horses, be
safer in the future, If we two are
selected to ornament the limb of a
lordly oak? Nay, you will net. Life
is a precious thing; given to man by
God above. To take that life vio
lates one of the sacred rul33 of the
Master, who will not hold guiltless
him that breaketh the rule. We ad
mit we did wrong, but gentlemen of
the jury, you will recall that on
that eventful day when the Savior
was dying on the cross he turned
to a repentant thief at his side, and
said: 'This day you shall be with
me in paradise.' Now if the Savior
of mankind forgave that poor mis
guided soul, why should you gentle
men of the jury refuse to do like
wise? All we ask is freedom, and
we promise that we will leave your
locality and never return. Think of
Tibbit's wife and children, and let
him go; but gentlemen, don't hang
me unclss you do Tiboits."
Tho vein of humor mingled with
pathos, which had run like a thread
through the address of Hunt, had its
effect and turned the tide in favor of
the accused. Hoarse v hiaperings were
heard throughout the room and occa
sionally a voice would say: "Guess
hanging is too much for them fel
lows."
In time the jury retired to the
corner of the room to deliberate on"a
verdict. Several ballot3 were taken.
some reading "hanging" others
"drowning" and one juror even want
ed to scorch their toe3 before they
were hanged. The majority however,
were opposed to hanging and the re
sult was that the jury disagreed, the
last ballot standing three for hang
ing and nine for imprisonment until
such a time as a trial could be held
under, the provision of the statutes.
When the prisoners learned that
they were not to be hanged tho
blacksmith broke down and cried
like a babe, but the lawyer only
smiled approvingly.
A boat was due about the time
the trial was over aud Sheriff Gass
decided to take the men to Omaha
for safekeeping. He placed the hand
cuffs on Tibbits" wrists and turning
to Hunt said: "It3 your turn now,
hold up your hands."
Ifa no use," replied Hunt, "for
the handcuffs were never made that
would stay on my hands."
WTiat Hunt said was true, for as
fast as the sheriff would clasp the
irons on his wrists he would give hi3
hands a shake and off they would
drop. -
Arriving at Omaha, Tibbitts and
Hunt .were placed in jail, a rickety
affair. That night they made their
escape and crossed the Missouri river
Into Iowa. Hardly had they landed
on the east side when they stole a
pair of horses and headed for Red
Oak. but a number of men were soou
on their trail, among them being one
or two vigilantes from Plattsmouth.
The party divided at Glenwood
and while one crowd went east to
Red Oak the ether scoured the woods
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ORDER OF HEARING
and Notice on Petition for Set
tlement of Account.
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, Cass county, ss.
To the heirs at law and all persons
interested in the estate of Lewis H.
Young, deceased:
On reading the petition of C. R.
Troop, Administrator c. t. a., praying
a final settlement and allowance of
his account, filed in this Court on the
7th day of July, 1933, and for as
signment of residue of said estate,
Including personal property not re
duced to cash; determination of
heirship and for his discharge us
Administrator c. t. a. thereof;
It is hereby ordered that you and
all persons interested in said matter
may, and do, appear at the County
Court to be held in and for said
county, on the 4th day of August, A.
D. 1933, at ten o'clock a. m., to show
cause, if any there be, why the
prayer of the petitioner should not
be granted, and that notice of the
pendency of said petition and the
hearing thereof be given to all per
sons interested in said matter, by
publishing a copy of this order in
the Plattsmouth Journal, a seml-
weekly newspaper printed in said
county, for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and the seal of
said Court this 7th day of July, A.
D. 1933
A. H. DUXBURY,
(Seal) jl0-3w County Judge.
ORDER OF HEARING
and Notice on Petition for Set
tlement of Account.
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, County of Cass,
ss. ' ' . . . . . .
To all persons interested In the
matter of the Guardianship of Mag-
:rie Larson, an incompetent person
new deceased:
On reading the petition of A. L.
Tidd. Guardian of Maggie Larson, in
competent, alleging therein that the
said Maggie Larson departed this life
on February 28th, 1933, and praying
for a final settlement and allowance
of his account filed in this court on
the 13th day of July, 1933, and for
his discharge as guardian;
It is hereby ordered that you and
all persons interested in said matter
may, and do appear at the County
Court to be held in and for said coun
ty, on the 28th day of July, 1933, at
the hour of ten o'clock a. m., to show
cause, if any there be, why the pray
er of the petitioner should not be
erranted. and that notice of the pen
dency of said petition and the hear
ing thereof be given to all persons
'nterested in said matter by publish
ing a copy of this order in the Platts
mouth Journal, a semi-weekly news
paper, printed and of general circu
lation in said county for one week
prior to said day and hour of hear
ing. . , In .witness whereof . I have here
unto set my hand and1 affixed the
seal of said court this 13th day of
July, 1933. .
A. H. DUXBURY,
(Seal) jl7-lw County Judge.
NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT
DEFENDANTS
Albert E. Foreman and Essie R
Foreman, defendants, will take no
tice that on the 8th day of June,
1933, the plaintiff, Josephine S. War
ren filed her petition in the District
Court of Cass county, Nebraska,
against said defendants, the object
and prayer of which are to recover a
judgment against said defendants on
two certain promissory notes for the
sum of $3,000.00, dated June 9, 192C,
made, executed and delivered to the
Bank of Polk, Polk, Nebraska, and
another for the sum of $315, dated
June 8. 1926, to Godfred Olson and
R. L. Cox. on which notes there is
now due the sum of $4,641.00, to
gether with interest thereon, from
June 9, 1933, at ten per cent per
annum, which notes are now owned
and possessed by the plaintiff, Joseph
ine S. Warren, and to subject and
sell the title and interest of said de
fendants in the following described
property, which has been attached in
said action to satisfy said judgment,
to-wit: An undivided one-eleventh
interest in and to the southwest
quarter and the south half of the
northwest quarter, the northeast
quarter of the northwest quarter of
Section 27, Township 11. Range 9,
East of the 6th P. M.; and an un
divided one-eleventh interest In and
to the northeast quarter of the north
east quarter of Section 28, Township
11, Range 9, East of the 6th F. Al..
in Cass county. Nebraska; and an
undivided one-eleventh interest in
and to Lot 5, of the northeast quar
ter of the northwest quarter, and of
the southeast Quarter of the north
west quarter of Section 2, Township
11, Range 9, all in Cass county, Ne
braska, for the payment of the
amount found due the plaintiff on
3aid notes, and for the costs of said
action.
You are required to answer said
petition on or before the 4th day of
September, 1933.
JOSEPHINE S. WARREN.
By
W. T. THOMPSON and
E. R. MOCKETT, - :
Her Attorneys.
J17-4w .
. A host of Frenchmen knocked off
last week to assist the 20,000 Amer
icans now in Pari3 to celebrate the
Fourth of July, and it is reported
as a manifestation of friendly senti
ment.. It also is a manifestation of
the fact that Frenchmen, like most
other peoples, will quit work any
time to assist in celebrating some
thing, and the more remote their per
sonal interest, the more ardenny
they wi!J celebrate, especially if the
oce3 who are beisg assisted are also
standing the expense. ,
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty. Nebraska.
In the matter of the estate of An
ton Koubek, deceased.
Notice of Administration.
All persons interested in said es
tate are hereby notified that a peti
tion has been filed in paid Court al
leging that said deceased died leav
ing no last will and testament and
praying for administration upon his
estate and for such other and further
orders and proceedings in the prem
ises as may be required by the stat
utes in such cases made and provided
to the end that said estate and all
things, pertaining thereto may be
finally settled and determined, and
that a hearing will be had on said
petition before eaid Court on the
2Sth day of July, A. D. 1933. and
that if they fail to appear at said
Court on said 2Sth day of July, 1933,
at ten o'clock a. m. to contest the
said petition, the Court may grant
the same and grant administration
of said estate to Frank J. Libershal,
or spme other suitable person and
proceed to a settlement thereof.
A. H. DUXBURY,
(Seal) J3-3w County Judge.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
State of Nebraska, County of Cass.
83.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of
Gottlieb Gustav ltofmann. deceased.
To the creditors of said estate:
You are hereby notified, that 1
will sit at the County Court room In
Plattsmouth, in said county, on tho
28th day of July. 1933, and on the
3rd day of November, 1933, at ten
o'clock a. m. of each day, to examine
all claims against said estate, with
a view to their adjustment and al
lowance. The time limited for tho
presentation . of claims against said
estate Is three months from the 28th
day of July, A. D. 1933, and the time
limited for payment of debts Is one
year from said 2Sth day of July,
1933.
Witncps riy hand and the seal of
said County Court this 30th day of
June, 1933.
A. H. DUXBURY,
(Seal) J3-3w County Judge.
NOTICE OF HEARING
on Petition for Determination of
Heirship
Estate of Alozsia Koubel:, deceas
ed. In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
The State of Nebraska: To all per
sons Interested in said estate, credi
tors and heirs take notice, that Jo
seph J. Stanek has filed his petition
alleging that Alozsia Koubek died
intestate in Cass county on or about
March 28, 1925, being a resident and
inhabitant of Cass county nnd died
seized of the following described real
estate, to-wit:
An undivided one-half inter
est in and to the east three
fourths of the southeast quarter i
of .the, northwest quarter ojf. Sec-. .
tion twelve, ' Township twelve.
North, Range thirteen East of
the 6th Principal Meridian
leaving as his sole and only heirs at
law the following named persons, to
wit: Anton Koubek, her husband;
Joseph J. Stanek, a son; Emil J.
Stanek. a son, and Mary Racek
(nee Mary Stanek), a daugh
ter. That the interest of the petitioner in
the above described real estate is
that of a son and heir, and praying
for a determination of the time of
the death of said Alozsia Koubek and
of her heirs, the degree of kinship
and the right of descent of the real
property belonging to the said deceas
ed, in the State of Nebraska.
It is ordered that the same stand
for hearing on the 28th day of July,
1933, before the County Court of
Cass county in the court house at
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, at the hour
of 10 o'clock a. m.
Dated at Plattsmouth, Nebraska,
this 1st day of July. A. D. 1933.
A. H. DUXBURY.
(Seal) jl0-3w County Judge.
ORDER OF HEARING
and Notice of Petition for Termi
nation of Guardianship. Settlement
of Guardian's Accounts and for
Discharge of Guardian.
In the County Court of Cass coun
ty, Nebraska.
State of Nebraska, County of Cass,
ss.
To the United States Veterans Ad
ministration and all persons inter
ested in the matter of the Guardian
ship of John P. Miller, Incompetent:
Notice Is hereby given that Frank
A. Cloidt, Guardian of John P. Mil
ler, an incompetent person, has filed
in this court his final report and pe
tition for the termination of said
guardianship proceedings, approval
of his accounts and for his discharge
as guardian.
Said petition alleges among other
things that the said John P. Miller is
now competent to manage his own
estate and that for this reason said
guardianship proceedings should be
terminated and guardian discharged.
It is hereby ordered that you and
all other persons interested in said
matter may, and do appear at tho
County Court to be held in and for
said county, on the 28th day of July,
A. D. 1933, at ten o'clock a. m., to
show cause, if any there be, why the
prayer cf the petitioner should not
be' granted' and that notice of th;
pendency of said petition and th'
hearing thereon be given to all pe
sons, interested in said matter
publishing' a copy of this order1
the Plattsmouth Journal, a stT
weekly newspaper . printed in 1(
rcuaty, . for . two successive v1
prior to said day of hearing and1?'
nctlce of Baid hearing be gjv ,
the-United States Veterans Ada,f"
tratkn as prescribed by law.
la witness whereof, I havltr,e,"
unto set my hand and the Eea ,a
court this 6 th day cf July, l.
(Ssal) JlO-Sw
County 3v$- "aS
County, jasKa