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PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 30. 1896.
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THE DAY'S DOINGS
What the People In and Around
Plattsmouth Are Doing.
VERDICT FOR THE PLAINTIFFS.
Judge KMinof-y Hand Uuwn ill Decision
lu the Kikeubary-Citixen J'.unk
(ate-Other Kvfnti Around
the Town Notex,
Settlement Ordered Set A aide.
Judge Ramsey Friday afternoon
hauded dovn bis decision in the case
of Henry Eikenbary, ei al. vs. the
Citizen's bank of Plattsmouth. This
wa3 an action brought by D. O. Dwyer,
one of the depositors, to set aside the
settlement, ordered made by Judge
Ohapinan. between the receiver and
Michael arid Susan Morrisey, wherein
the latter were to receive some $3,000
above the bank's claims against the
propt-rty, which, it is claimed, was
rated at some seven or eight dollars an
acre more than it would sell for.
Judge Ramsey's decision was in the
plaintiff's favor, and it is estimated by
some of the depositors that the saving
to them will atuount to about $5,000.
A Complicated Cane.
A dispatch from O'Neill, Neb., says:
J. G. Tate.Grand Master Workman
of the A. O. U. W., through his at
torney, has fl'ed his answer to the pe
tition of Mrs. Alice Scott, widow of
the late Barrett Scott. The answer
denies all the allegations set forth in
the petition, except that at one time
Barrett Scott was a member of the or
ganizUion. The case will probably
come up for trial in the district court
here in September.
"The points involved in the case
-are such that it will be watched with
interest bv all the members of frater
nal insurance organizations in the
statp. On March 25, 1S91, Barrett
Scott became a member of the A.O.
U. W. It appears that it had been his
custom to deposit So and $10 at a time
-vith the financier of the lodge, whose
duty ii svas to receive the money paid
-on assessments and dues. The de
fendant's answer siates that he was
suspended on September 2S, 1S93, for
yailme to pay the assessment for the
mnth. The plaintiff alleges that on
'hat date the financier of the O'Neill
lodge had in bi3 possession $3.25 to the
credit of Barrett Scott, and as this
: amount was in the hands of the officer
- whose duty it is to keep the accounts
of the members, that he could not
.legally be suspended. It appears that
on September 30, 1893, the financier of
tlhe lodge inclosed $3.2-3 in an envelope
rand mailed it to Barrett Scott. Scott
being out of town at the time the let
ter was received by Mrs. Scott. The
envelope contained nothing but the
noney and Mrs. Scott did not know
f rom whom the money came, nor for
w.'Jat purpose it was sent."
.Store Robbed at Louisville.
.general merchandise store of
Edvvrards" Bros, at Louisville was
brorien open last night and goods to
the ralue of about $100 weretaken,con
sisting of shoes, slippers, pataloons,
hat: I, silk 'kerchiefs, neckties, toilet
soa p, and various small articles of
me a's wear and rise.
Tlie burglars broke open the back
do: r by the use of a bridge spike, and
pi of a railway fishplate. A bag of
dri-d peaches and a bag of peanuts
weie turned out on the floor behind
the vMinter and the bags were taken
to put their plunder in. They did'their
wotk by the light of matches and small
plec-'s of paper, the burned bits being
scattered about the store in abundance
this morning.
' The only marks of identification
thev left ware the footprint, of a man
with tooth-pick shoes on and a Mis
souri I'aciGc railway guide book
'.They helped themselves to plenty of
candy and cigars while at work. It was
The geueral belief that the lurglary
was the work of local parties.
fturelttrtzed Again.
The Missouri Pacific is having more
trouble with its depot at Talmage than
any other place along the line. Every
time tramps want a little money or
imagine they need something they go
in and help themselves. The safe has
b-n blown open two or three times
and a number of articles stolen. La3t
week two tramps went into the depot
and stole two suits of clothes. The
tramps went south with the office in
pursuit. .
Bennett & Tutt.the grocers. are pre
pared to fill all orders for BULK and
PACKAGE GARDEN SEEDS at
prices to suit the times.
. Shooting Affray at Murdock.
The following dispatch from Mur
I dock appeared in last Saturday's
1 World-Herald: "A shooting affray
j occurred at about 8:30 o'clock last
. night at the home of Fred Schrewe,
two miles northwest of this place.
Otto Renwantz, a oung man about
twenty years of age and a nephew of
Mr. Schrewe, who was employed on a
farm near by, thinking he would Lave
some fun, went to Mr. Schrewe's house
after the family had retired and at
tempted to frighten the young ladies
of the household. They aroused Mr.
Schrewe and he,with his son, got down
the old shotgun. They went out in
the yard and fired one shot in the air.
Young Renwantz started to run. Mr.
Schewe, not knowing who the intruder
was, ordered him to stop and when he
failed to do so, ordered his son to
shoot. Several shot lodged in bis
back, making an ugly wound. His
recovery is doubtful."
Married at Midnight.
Monday's Daily.
East evening, when the court house
clock was thinking of striking twelve,
a young couple drove up town in a
buggy, and soon hunted up County
Judge Spurlock. To him they related
thabthey wanted to be married, at once,
so the accommodating judge dressed
himself and came down to the court
house. It still lacked, a few minutes
of twelve o'clock.so the anxious couple
were compelled to wait until that hour,
as the license would not be legal if
issued on Sunday. At a few minutes
after the clock had announced
midnight, the license was issued
and Judge Spurlock performed
the ceremony. The parties hailed from
Mills county, Iowa, and their names
were Ralph R. Mickelwait. aged 24,
and Emma Ilurd, aged 20.
Judge Spurlock certainly started out
early enough this week to do a rustling
business in the matrimonial line.
Departed for Kngland.
Misses Maud and Gertrude FoxwelL,
two of Plattsmouth's most attractive
oung ladies, departed Sunday evening;
for Southampton, Eng., where thej
join their father, W. Foxwell, on the
estate to which he has fallen heir, and
expect to remain permanetly. Miss
Maud resigned her position as teacher
iu the city schools some weeks since to
prepare for this journey. The girls
were accompanied to the train by
their mother and relatives and also a
large company of their young friends,
members of the Y. P. S. C. E., and as
the train pulled in all joined in singing
the hymn beginning,'God be with you
till we meet again." They are ac
companied as far as New York by
their uncle, Hon. A. W. Crites, of
Chadron, who will see them safetv
aboard ship.
Was Very Enthusiastic.
The C. E. convention of the Second
district, (including Otoe, Cass, Saun
ders, Lancaster, Seward, Butler, Polk
and York counties), held at Wahoo
April 24-26, was attended by delegates
from all parts of the district. In every
respect the convention was a success.
In deep enthusiasm it compared
favorably with the national conven
tion held at Boston.
Rev. Dell, of the Nebraska City
Lutheran church, was the most pop
ular speaker. His wit makes him a
favorite everywhere. He advocates
the idea of sanctified common sense;
be says common sense is a rare gift.
It is uncommon sense. "We only regret
that all our young people could not
have been there and enjoyed the con
vention as we did.
State Hanks.
Secretary R. II. Townley of the state
banking board is sending out copies of
his annual report for the year 1895. At
that time there were 447 commercial
and savings banks in operation, with
an aggregate authorized capital stock
of $9,216,525, giving to each bank an
average capital stock of $20,842. Eleven
new banks were organized during the
past year and forty-six discontinued
business from various causes. The
discontinued banks had an aggregate
capital of $1,069,700, and total deposits
of $1,305,334.82. The sixteen insolvent
banks which were placed in the bands
of receivers had an aggregate capital
stock of $434,000 and deposits amount
ing to $5S4,665.
Teipel Adjudged Insane.
Chas. TeineL the German carnenter
who attempted suicide last week by
shooting himself, was last Tuesday ex
amined by the insanity board, and ad
judged insane. Monday evening he
rested quite well, but next morning,
when no one was home except his
wife and several small children, he be
came very violent and threatened the
lives of his family.
.!A VERY BAD FALL.
Mrs-
Levi Golding; Falls Down a
Flight of Stairs.
DEATH OF COLONEL N. GREUSEL.
The Aged Veteran Passes Avray Saturday
Morning at Ills Home in Aurora,
Ills. Other Local Happen
ings Around Town. ,
A Severe Fall.
Mrs. Levi Golding was the victim of
a very severe accident at one o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and the result
may prove more serious than the
present indications show. Mr. and
Mrs. Golding reside upstairs overtheir
store, and, after dinner, the lady was
coming down the back stairway when
a piece of the railing gave away, and
she fell to the ground, a distance of
twelve or fifteen feet. The lady was
assisted into the store and Dr. Hump
rey was hastily summoned. It was
found that Mrs. Golding's left shoulder
had been broken in the middle, and
her body was badly bruised. She was
suffering intense pain, but was made
as comfortable as possible.
Mrs. Golding is quite an old lady,
being about fifty-five years of age, and
this fact will make her injuries more
serious.
Death or Col. Cireusel.
Saturday's Daily.
A telegram received in this city this
morning from Aurora, 111., an
nounces the death, at two o'clock
this morning, of Col. Nicholas Greusel.
The deceased has been a sufferer from
cancer of the face for about a year and
a half, and his death has been ex
pected for some time, lie was seventy-
nine years of age, and leaves a wife
and eight children, as follows: Mrs.
Josephine Langston, E. S. Greusel and
Mrs. Chas. Martin, Havelock; Mrs.
Groch, Sandusky, Ohio; Mrs. John
White and Phil Greusel, Aurora, Ills.;
J. O. Greusel, Sioux City, la.; and
Mrs. Phil Wurtemberger of Platts
mouth.
Mr. Greusel's illustrious career has
been one of honor, and it can be truly
said of him that he was one of "Na
ture's Noblemen." lie was colonel in
the 30th Illinois regiment, and all who
served under him during the war have
occasion to revere bis memory. Col.
Greusel was known to almost every
resident of this city, having visited
here a number of times in past years.
A. O. V. XV. Floral Day.
Grand Master Workman Tate is
sending out a circular to all of the
subordinate A. O. U. W. lodges of
the state reminding them of a resolu
tion passed at the last regular session
of the grand lodge and requesting
them to observe Sunday, May 3, as A.
O. U. W.- floral day. The resolution
referred to reads as follows:
"Recognizing the fact that the prin
ciples and practices of the A.O. U. W.
have only to be set before all home
loving men to meet their hearty ap
proval and co-operation; also that an
annual religious service in memory of
our departed brethren is a most fitting
recognition of our fraternal interests
in each other, therefore be it
"Resolved, That this A. O.U. W.
&rand lodge set apart the first Sunday
ia May to be known as A. O. U. W.
floral day' and to be observed each
year by subordinate lodges of this
grand jurisdiction with appropriate
services and the decoration of the
graves of their departed brethren."
The grand master exhorts the var
ious lodges to meet in their lodge
rooms prior to the time of holding the
religious services and repair in a body
to the church, where such services are
to be held; to go to the graveyards
after the religious services are con
eluded and strew the graves of the
sleeping with flowers, and especially
urges that the children of A. O. U. W.
families be encouraged to take part in
the exercises. "Let us make this day,"
concludes Grand Master Workman
Tate, "as memorable to our order as
.Memorial day is to that splendid or
ganization, the G. A. It."
Mr. Neville's Suit
Wm. Neville returned last Tuesday
from Lincoln. Mr. Neville has a suit
( pending in Judge Cochran's court for
$15,000 against the Fitzgerald estate,
which amount is claimed by him for
services as a sub-contractor on two
railroads which were constructed by
the late John Fitzgerald in Michigan
several years ago. The case has been
continued until about the middle of
August.
With Military Honors.
The Aurora (Ills.) Daily Beacon of
the 27th inst, contains a column ac
count of the funeral of the late Gen
eral Greusel, part of the report beiug
as follows:
"The weather of Sunday, April 26,
1S96, was most beautiful until the
hour approached in the afternoon for
the funeral of General Nicholas
Greusel, when the gathering clouds
began to let fall a quiet, gentle rain,
as if in sympathy with those who
mourned. This made the attendance
considerably smaller than it would
otherwise have been, but the throng
which tamed out to pay the final
honors to the dead soldier was by no
means diminutive in its proportions,
and the procession was an imposing
one.
"Of the comrades of the Grand
Army, fully 200 were in line. Among
them was a considerable squad of
veterans of General Greusel's old regi
ment, the 36th Illinois Infantry, led
by J. F. Harral. A delegation of eight
old soldiers came down from Elgin,
and another of eightor ten from Sand
wich. No matter what the weather.
all would have turned out to do honor
to their gallant comrade in arms.
"The hour for the services at the
Episcopal church had been set for four
o'clock, but it was considerably past
that time when the hearse came in
sight.
"Between the long lines of men the
procession moved, and it was a touch
ing sight. As the ranks stood at pre-
sent, aims, or uucuveicu ueaus, iuc
hearse with its flag draped casket,
covered with floral tiibutes, passed
through. Next in the rear was the
body guardtofold soldiers, and then a
horse with full military trappings led
by the weeping grandson of the old
general, with whom he had always
been a favorite. The carriages fol
lowed.
"The church was so full of people
that the escort and hundreds of peo
ple were obliged to remain outside.
The services lasted half an hour or i
more, and when they were over the
organizations were given an oppor
tunity to file through and view the re
mains. The general lay as in peace
ful sleep after a most wearying trial,
Is nd showed the marks of the terrible
ordeal through which he had passed.
Thin to emaciation, the look of the
soldier was still upon his countenance,
and the inanimate clay bore the im
press of the noble spirit which had
tenanted it for nearly fourscore years.
"The floral pieces were many and
beautiful. Among them was one in
the form of a shield, with the national
colors, which was fine as anything
ever seen. Roses, callas, and Easter
lilies were in profusion.
"At length the long procession
moved toward the cemetery, with the
muffled drums beating sadly and
solemnly the funeral march to the
grave. People lined the street along
which it passed, and at Spring Lake
cemetery hundreds of citizens had
gathered to witness the final scene.
Winding through the beautiful city of
the dead, out across the open and up
to the western side, the procession
came to a halt at one of the most
beautifully located lots in that portion
of the cemetery.
"Here the touching burial service of
the Grand Army of the Republic was
given, and the casket with its time
worn, battle and disease stricken and
yet precious burden was lowered to its
place in the waiting grave. The mili
tia companies marched up into place,
three volleys were fired above the dead
soldier, "taps" were blown upon the
bugle, and the ceremonies were over.
"A military funeral is always im
pressive, and this was especially so
because of the prominence of the man
in whose honor it was given, and the
high esteem in which he had always
been held. Few men are as well known
as was uenerai Greusai ; lew now
living can point to as distinguished a
record, and few could be awarded a
more spontaneous tribute than he at
the close of a long life. May his spirit
prevade the youth of our land, and
teach them the value of ever uphold
ing the liberty, the rights and the law
of the country."
Floral Day.
All members of the A. O. U. W. and
the Degree of Honor are invited to ob
serve Sunday, May 3rd, as Floral Day,
that day having been set apart by the
grand lodge in memory of our deceased
brothers. You are requested to meet
in A. O. U. W. lodge room in Fitz
gerald block at 2 o'clock p. m. sharp,
with all the flowers you can procure,
to march to the cemetery and decorate
the graves of departed brothers. At
request of the committee.
Frank Botd, Chairman.
AN UNFORTUNATE TOWN.
Cripple Creek, Colo.. Almost Wiped Out
Hy a Second Fire.
Cripple Creek, the Colorado mining
metropolis, was again visited by a dis
astrous fire yesterday, and the entire
business portion of the town was
wiped out, most of the residences
burned, several people killed, many
wounded, and over 3,000 people home
less is the condition in that place to
day. The origin of the fire appears to have
been purely accidental, though the
general belief is that it was incendiary.
There has been talk crediting Satur
day's fire to such origin, and this one
coming so close upon it gives rise to
suspicion.
With the talk of incendiarism rum
ors spread fast and lost nothing in the
retelling. It was reported that the
list of dead and injured runs into the
scores, and this anil that officer were
credited with having shot men in the
act of setting fire to buildings. Law
lessness seemed in the air. Men lost
their heads and were ready for any
thing. City Marshal James Marshall
has sworn in about 150 special police
men, and company G, Second regi
ment, Colorado National guards, has
also been utilized. Many of the men
are mounted, and the burned district
is being thoroughly patrolled. About
twenty arrests have been made for
theft and other causes, but the police
now feel confident that they will be
able to prevent any further depreda
tions by vandals. Stolen liquor was
plentiful. Many saloons were looted
for private drink, and a firm hand was
necessary to restrain the crowds. The
Florence & Cripple Creek railroad had
flat cars at the disposal of merchants,
and these were kept busy hauling
goods beyond the reach of the fire and
to safe shelter.
It is estimated that over $1,000,000
worth of property was destroyed, and
the insurance loss will be fully three
times as much as Saturday's. One
agent estimates it at five times as
much and says every agency in town
was loaded up with risks. The in
surance loss or $iot,uuu on aaturaay
must be fully $450,000 on yesterday's
fire. Every insurance office in town is
burned and figures cannot be obtained.
Taken to the Asylum.
From Wednesday's Dally.
Sheriff Holloway took Chas. Teipel
up to the asylum at Lincoln on No. 5
this morning. He was taken to jail
yesterday afternoon, where be re
mained over night. Yesterday when
he became aware that he was to be
taken to jail for safe keeping until
this morning he was very violent, and
it took the combined force of Jailor
Holloway and Wm. Brantner to hold
him while he was handcuffed, and a
straight-jacket put on. However,
when he arrived at the jail, he was
completely subdued, and caused no
further trouble. He made no resist
ence this morning when taken to the
train.
Pugilistic Kids.
City Attorney Grimes tried his first
case this afternoon since his appoint
ment as legal advisor for this city.
'Gene Mason, a boy aged about seven
teen years, smote a ten-year-old grand
son of W. B. Short, named Fred Way-
bright, with his fists, and, according
to the testimony, he smote him hard.
The result was that young Mason was
arrested and' taken before Judge
Archer. B. Cecil Jack represented
the defendant. The judge fined the
Mason lad $5 and costs, but suspended
sentence pending his future behavior,
as he did not want to send the kid to
jail unless compelled to.
Recommends the Dismissal or the Suits.
A dispatch in the World-Herald
from Washington, D. C, says: "Sec
retary Hoke Smith has recommended
to the attorney general the dismissal
of the suits against the Burlington &
Missouri River Railroad company to
recover about 50,000 acres of land in
Kansas and Nebraska, erroneously
patented to the road, upon which
about 2,000 homesteaders have settled.
The settlers have acquired a bona fide
title to these lands and the suggestion
is therefore made by the secretary to
the attorney general to dismiss the
case in order to quiet their titles."
Wooster Gets Two Tears.
Edward Wooster, who was found
guilty of attempted rape on the person
of Carrie Taylor on March 1st, by
jury last week in the district court
was brought before Judge Hall, this
morning, who sentenced him to two
years in the penitentiary. Wooster
took the sentence very coolly and what
the judge said did not seem to have
any effect on him. Nebraska City
News.
New Kind of Truffles.
John Eberhardt is a pretty good har
ness-maker, but he can't tell a truffle
from a blade of grass. Last evening
John and a couple of friends took a
stroll up the B. & M. tracks, in the
vicinity of the water works pump
house, in quest of truffles. He con
fessed that be had never seen a truffle,
,o his knowledge, and asked whatthey
ooked like. One of his friends volun
teered the information that they
resembled asparagus very much, and,
being thus enlightened, John started
out to pluck a bushel or so of this
tasty "ground fruit." In the course
of a half hour he returned with his
arms full of common joint-grass.which
m a . 1 a. A. . 1 J
can he iouna on any ooliolu iauu.
John was very enthusiastic over his
good luck, but, while he cast many a
withering glance at hia companions
or their misfortune in not finding any
truffles, he was liberal enough to offer
6 "divvy" up with them. His com
panions could hold their faces straight
no longer, and explained the joke to
him. It is very likely that Mr. Eber
hardt will mistrust a real truffle now
when he sees one, as he is said to be
leary" of everything strange eince
the joke was perpetrated on him.
Levi's Rib Was Ilroken.
Levi Patten, an employe in the B. &
M. freight car repair shops, will wear
one of his ribs in a sling for a week or
so, as a result of an accident Saturday
morning. Levi was holding a trus
rod, while Geo. Ulrich was striking it
with a twelve-pound sledge. The
striker hit the rod a side blow and the
sledge glanced off and smote LeVi a
hard blow on one of his ribs. Levi
was knocked upside down and around
the room a few times, and was ren
dered unconscious by the blow. He
was carried up town to a physician's
office, where it was discovered that
one of his ribs had been broken. The
bone was set, and Levi is able to be
around again.
Wild Joy at South Omaha.
The live stock agents of the various
roads report that the commission men
and shippers at South Omaha are wild
with joy and . that nothing is too good
for .anybody. The cause of their
hilarity is the final removal of the
switching charges in 'the yards. This
enables a shipper to unload in South
Omaha and test the market, and if un
satisfactory to reload and ship to
Chicago, but it is very seldom that a
shipper unloads and reloads. The
commission men look after this. The
charge for switching has lost South
Omaha many hundred cars of stock.
World-Herald.
More Trouble at Bock li luffs.
Fred Patterson came up from Rock
Bluffs this morning and commenced
an action before Judge Archer against
Tom Moore and Ben McCulloch to re-
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cover the possession oi some lanu
down in that vicinity the fame over
which the shooting scrape occurred
several weeks ago. Patterson claims
that the defendants took forcible pos
session of the land some three years
ago, and he now seeks to recover the
same. The case will be tried on Tues
day, May 5th.
This is the way a Texas editor por
trays the advent of spring in the Lone
Star state: "The torpid brooks that
loitered in their bed the winterthrough
now murmur musically along their
way. The dull, seared foliage of the
forest takes on a fresh, picturesque
dress of green; the early morning song
ster carols his sweet trills and down
in the dell the mischievous sunbeam
casts frantastic shadows in fairyland,
while the myrtle-crowned pine sighs a
plaintive lullaby and the mournful coo
of the dove reaches our drowsy ears,
and this if spring in Texasland."
Mrs. Lillian Hasse and Miss Mary
Jameson entertained their Presby
terian Sunday school classes last even
ing at the home of Mrs. Swearingen.
The young people bad a splendid time
playing various games. Refreshments,
consisting of ice cream and cake, were
served, and all thoroughly enjoyed the
occasion.
George Weidmann, who attended
the funeral of General Greusel at
Aurora, Ills., reports that while back
there he saw the monument erected
by the boys of the SGth Illinois regi
ment over the grave of Col. Miller,
who succeeded General Greusel as col
onel of that regiment .
The King's Daughters will give a
May Day festival at White's hall,
Friday evening, Mav 1. An ad
mission of 15c will include refresh
ments. Come.
The ice cream season
is drawing
near and the young man who has been
saving up bicycle money feels shaky.
