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Grand Island Daily Independent,
Monday, January 3, 1910
UNDER COURT HOUSE DOME
Married Less Than Two Months and Complaint Filed.
A new record was made for short-term marriages when Mrs. Maggie E. Henry filed a complaint against her husband Oscar Henry for wife desertion after having been married less than two months ago. It was Nov. 15 that the nuptial knot was tied. From what can be learned the two have seen each other within the last week but of late the groom has made his home with his parents and the bride with hers.
The warrant was presented in the defendant at Doniphan this morning and he was brought to this city to await the preliminary hearing before Judge Mullin in county court. Mr. Henry, father of the defendant, came up this afternoon and will prepare to defend his son. He alleges that his son was ordered to leave the home of Mr. Henry's folks a short time ago. Of late they had trouble over the ownership of a buggy and it is alleged that the plaintiff attacked her husband as well as his father.
MARRIED
Mr. Henry Roy Burns of this city and Miss Lottie Cook of St. Paul were the first ones to be married in Hall county in 1910. They were united in the bonds of wedlock by Judge Mullin this morning. The year 1909 broke the record for marriages in Hall county. There were 315 of them.
VETERAN SOLDIER PRESENTS RATHER A PUZZLING CASE
Marshall York, an old soldier, who came from Fullerton, called at the police station yesterday with his hands severely blistered, as if they had been burned. He claimed that they were frozen however, and was suffering greatly. Mr. York came to this city to reside at the Soldiers' Home but his papers had not been received on his arrival here and he remained at the Altoona rooming house for about a week.
On walking in at the police station the officers were surprised to see the condition of the man. All the fingers were swollen and covered with blisters and the finger nails had turned black. The old man claimed that he had been drinking Saturday night and about 9:30 he fell into a sand hole. He was found by someone and taken to his room and in the morning he went to the station for help.
He was taken out to the Soldiers Home at once and Dr. Piatt (?) dressed the injuries. It is learned this morning that York still claims that his hands were frozen but the doctor reports that the hands were burned. It is believed that there is still something back of the case. What reason the old man could have for saying that his hands were frozen, when they were burned, no one knows. He is reported better this morning and unless blood poisoning sets in no serious results are feared.
POOL ROOMS PLAY HAVOC
And School Board Wants Stricter Regulations
BOY STUDENTS VISIT THEM
Can Usually Be Found There When Not in School
At the regular meeting of the school board last night special attention was called by Superintendent Barr to minors, including quite a number of the students of the High school, who spend their time in the pool halls when they should be in school. When some of the students are out of school they are invariably found in the pool halls and this fact started a determined effort on the part of the board to urge that the law with respect to minors playing in pool halls be rightly enforced. All members were in attendance except Geddes and Baumann. At the request of the superindendent, Attorney Harrison presented a statement in regard to the laws and regulations governing the visiting of pool and billiard halls by minors and stated that under the state law a minor under the age of 18 years may not be permitted to play the game of billiards, or remain or be in or upon the premises occupied by a billiard hall, saloon or where a billiard table is kept; this does not cover the game of pool unless played on a billiard table but if a game of pool or pool table is in a room where there are also billiard tables then the minor may not remain or be in the place, and if allowed to stay there, the owner or keeper is subject to a fine of $20 for the first offense and $50 for each and every succeeding offense.
Attention was also called to an ordinance passed by the city council last February, by which ever person running a pool or billiard halls mist have a license and by a section of this ordinance it provides that no owner of a pool or billiard hall shall allow any minor under the age of 18 to be in or play in such a place and a violation of this section will be deemed a Misdemeanor and upon conviction the offender shall be fined not more that $25 and costs and $50 and costs for every subsequent offense. A violation of this ordinance further provides for a revocation by the city council of the offenders license and that no license can be issued to him again for a years.
Member Norris stated that he knew of the evil caused by the pool rooms and suggested that the truant officer be given a list of minors and have him notify the owners of pool halls. Edwards believed it was the duty of the city officials to prosecute such cases and that the board should not take the initiative in criminal actions but that the board should ask for a rigid prosecution of all offenders. On motion the matter was referred to the mayor and chief of police and it was decided that the truant officer be furnished with a list of names of students under age, who frequent these places, and that he should work in harmony with the city officials. It was brought out from a statement made by a parent that one boy under age had spent as much as $20 in playing.
Grand Island Daily Independent,
Wednesday, January 5, 1910
PLIGHT OF DRUNKEN MAN
Walks through Snow Barefooted--May Lost Member
REMOVES SHOES IN A COOP
Central City Man's Excessive Drinking Proves Mighty Costly to Him--Walks Seven Blocks with Unprotected Feet--Expensive Lesson.
Think of waling about barefooted last night on the streets of the city with the thermometer moving between 10 and 14 degrees below zero! Such was the experience of Rudolph S. Calvin, a young man from Central City, who is suffering at he police station this morning as a result. It will take 24 hours, according to the report of the physician, to tell whether he will lost his toes or possibly one of his feet, both of which were frozen badly.
Calvin came to the city yesterday on No. 13 and from his own report had been drinking. A telephone call was received at the police station from the 1200 block on West Fourth street, at about 11 o'clock last night, to the effect that a man was prowling about the place. The night police went out to investigate but could find no trace of him. Later it was found that a man was at the old lighting plant with both shoes off and with only one of his socks on. Calvin entered the chicken coop at the home of Conductor Quiggle, in the 1200 block on West Fourth street, where he took off his shoes and left them. He then walked east for 12 blocks, with a sock on his right foot and the left one entirely bare and exposed. The police took charge of the young man at the light plant and brought him to the station. The one foot on which he had the sock did not appear to be injured but the other foot has turned black. A brother has been notified at Central City, who arrived at noon and it is quite likely that the young man will be taken to the hospital. Calvin stated to the police that he guessed this would teach him a lesson. He admits that it was a costly experience.
Grand Island Daily Independent,
Saturday, January 8, 1910
FIVE HUNDRED ATTEND EVENT
Big House Warming Dance at Storage House
BIG FLOOR WAS CROWDED
Orchestra Appeared in Regular Barn Dance Attire and Great Crowd of People Has Glorious Time--Didn't Go Home Till Morning
Fully five hundred people attended the house warming at the new home of the Grand Island Storage & Forwarding Company on West Fourth street, last night. The member of the new firm were at a loss to know how to celebrate the completion of the building, when Dick Odam of the Carnation Club came to their assistance and with other members of the club very succesfully arranged for the "Barn Warmin.'"
Though the building was not supplied with a heating plant it did not take long for the merry crowd to warm things up and with the stove that was placed for the event, the building was almost too warm at times. Despite the large dancing room on the main floor of 120x32, it was almost too crowded to dance.
It was about 9 o'clock when everyone was there and became busy. The decorations were in harmony with the occasion, being of a rustic order. Japenese lanterns were suspended from above and, in addition to the strings of incandescent lights, furnished plenty of illumination. Seats were provided around the room, by the use of baled hay and planks. The Popular orchestra of seven pieces was equal to the occasion. The members appeared in their best big overalls and jumpers, and quite a few of the merry dancers wore Ki-Ki suits and displayed red "bandanner" kerchiefs. The affair lasted until the wee hours of the morning, with a large attendance up to the very close, the office department of the building was used as a refreshment stand, and hot coffee, ham sandwiches and doughnuts went faster than hot cakes.
The proprietors were desirous of providing the public with some sort of amusement to signal the completion of their building and in this they were certainly successful.
The members of the firm are William Spangenberg, president; Mat Jarvis, secretary and treasurer; M. M. Blake, bookkeeper and manager; James Sheffield and Henry Jarvis.
Grand Island Daily Independent,
Tuesday, January 11, 1910
BADLY INJURED BY ENGINE
Oscar Johnson Whirled About With Serious Result
GASOLINE ENGINE BALKED
Walked, However, to Stock Yards Hotel Despite Sever Injuries--
Was Alone at Time of Accident--May Recover
At about 2:30 o'clock this morning, Oscar Johnson, an employe of the Union Stock Yards Company, was very severely injured at the pumping station of the yards.
All that is known of the details of the accident is that the friction clutch sometimes slips and it is supposed that this happened upon this occasion and that Johnson went to start the engine, that it started away with a jerk and that he was caught in the wheels in some manner. The extent of the injuries would so indicate.
However, Johnson was able to walk to the stock yards hotel where help was immediately summoned and at an early hour this morning Drs. George and Clyde Roeder attended the injuries in the operation room of the St. Francis hospital. The skull was crushed, a piece of the bone penetrating the brain, one arm was badly fractured, the bone being severely crused, there was an injury to the hip and many bruises about the back.
Johnson was a decidedly game patient. After the proper care had been given the head and while the surgeons were bandaging the arm he became conscious for a time, and remarked lagonically that he supposed the surgeons were determined to keep his arm in the positon it was forever, judging from the manner in which they were tieing it. He was asked by the company's attorney, R. R. Horth, how he felt and observed that he might go out husking corn tomorrow
Johnson is a young man. Both of his parents are dead. A sister lives at St. Edwards and another at Burwell. Both have been communicated with and one of them will arrive on this evenings train.
Grand Island Daily Independent,
Saturday, January 15, 1910
HORSES COLLIDE
And One Runaway Quickly Generates a Second
What might have been a serious smashup occurred last evening at Knickrehm's store at the corner of Fourth and Pine streets. Paul Walters, residing east of St. Libory came to the city yesterday in a sled and was about to leave from the Union Pacific depot with four people in his rig for home. In some manner the tongue of the sleigh became unfastened and with this the horses dashed on and at Knickrehm's corner dashed into a team of Adolph Glesenhagen. The latter's team then started off and was not stopped until it was within a few yards of plunging through a plate glass window of a store near by. The team of Mr. Walters dashed on farther and at a later hour one of the horses was caught but the other was still at large.
IN INTEREST OF CHILDREN
Law's Hand is Stayed and Family is Reunited
MAIN CULPRIT SENTENCED
Court Satisfies Itself That Woman's Intentions Are in Earnest
Kaylynn's Note: I have decided to leave the names out of this story.
A somewhat dramatic scene was enacted in the district court this afternoon when the cases of __ _______ and Mrs. ______, for wrong doing heretofore reported, came before the court. ______ this morning plead guilty to the charge. This afternoon his co-defendant was arraigned and likewise plead quilty. (Note: It appears the two defendants were having an affair.) County Attorney Cleary related the facts in the case so far as he gathered them. Attorney Howard represented _______ and related the facts as he had heard them from _______, representing that in a way it had been ________'s intention to assist the woman in some difficulties with her husband. Attorney Thompson, representing the children and the grand parents, plead that the woman seemed to have such an affection for the children that she was willing to renew marital relations with her husband and err no more, the husband was willing, for the children's sake to do the same and there was a determination to do the best that could be done on the part of these two. Mr. Thompson urged a suspension of the woman's sentence that must neccessarily follow, pending good behavior and the court sentenced ________ to six months in the county jail and the woman four, suspending this during good behaviour. Judge Paul,
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through a series of earnest and severe questions of the woman, satisfied himself that the woman meant to return to her family. When Deputy Sheriff Lelser took _______out of the room, and was compelled to pass ______, _______ proffered his hand which ______ refused to accept.
Grand Island "Daily" Independent
Tuesday, February 21, 1914
SUGAR BEET MEN HOLD BANQUET
Second Annual Event Very Successfurl Affair
PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT
For the Coming Season, As Brought Forth in Speeches Made Last Evening,
Despite Slight Anxiety on Tariff Workings.-A Sugar Song.
Last night, the Palmer house was a scene of mirth. Song resounded, wit scintilated and peals of laughter echoed throught the house.
It was the occasion of the American Beet Sugar company's second annual banquet, and twenty-three permanent employees of the local factory attended. A rich menu was dispensed, and the affair lasted from 8:30 until mid-night.
In an entertaining talk, Manager Denman stated that last year, the field men secured the largest acreage in the history of the factory; but drouth, hail, tornado and adverse legislation came nearly making 1913 a hoodoo year. The campaign, however, showed a very fine record in output of sugar. Agruculturalists Bryan, Hagge and Baker promised a still greater acreage fo the present year.
Superintendent Howland, in a heart to heart talk, thanked his men for their loyal support, promised a continuation of the Grand Island factory and many more banquets, providing the company could survive the recent tariff legislation affection sugar.
Short talks were made by the merry trinity of field men, who were the life of the occasion; and talks were also made by Chief Engineer Mehring, Assistant Oberg, Assistant Superintendent Blaise, Cashier Stimpfig, Chief Chemist Snyder, Messrs Powell, Cornelius, Milar and others.
Mr. Miller led the company in singing a song entitled "The Second Banquet," written to the tune of "What's The Matter With Father?" and the sugar men sang the choruses with a rollicking swing which would have done justice to a German Saengerfest.
Those present were: A. J. Denman, J. L. Howland, John Bryan, August Hagge, A. J. Baker, W. H. Snyder, A. J. Stimpfig, Claude Powell, R. R. Mehring, John Oberg, Charles Braise, Martin Alexander, Gus Schweiger, James Gidings, Gus Cornelius, Robert Myers, Frank Pepper, Julius Brandt, Henry Seaman, Jack DeCoto, Carl Schweiger, Otto Dibbern and thomas Millar.
Banquet echoes:
An Irish employee remarked: Superintendent Howlan' is well named. He has a good job and knows how to howl.
How did a young man like Mr. Denman get to be manager? General Mgr. Howe knew Denman and Denman knew "Howe."
Fearing the dishes might not be properly seasoned, the factory brought along their own "Pepper."
The cashier's figures are called "Stimpfigures," and his books are works of "Art."
The highest men at the factory--Bob Myers and Frank Pepper on the smoke stack.
Only one Irishman at the factory--John Oberg--and he's a Swede.
The song given at the banquet ws as follows:
The banquet of glad memories,
that we held a year ago,
Inspired a grand, good feeling,
and the feeling seems to grow;
And through the year, in gloom or cheer,
we held this hope in view:
"The sugar men will meet again
at Banquet Number Two."
Here we are at the banquet,
All care free;
Here we are at the banquet,
You and me!
Catch the spirit of the tale and song!
Take the joys of the feast along;
Think all year of the banquet!
Gloom shall flee.
At times, the year Ninteen Thirteen
looked very, very glum;
The weather man got tipsy
and tariff hit us some;
But not a tear be-gloomed the year
and beets will bloom anew;
We've tied the nail to trouble's tail
at Banquet Number Two.
Here we are at the banquet,
All care-free;
Here we are at the banquet
You and me!
Catch the spirit of tale and song!
Take the joys of the feast along!
Think all year of the banquet!
Gloom shall free!
As Moses hit the rock a swat
and made the water spout
So Bryan waves his magic wand,
and beets begin to sprout;
They bloom for August Hagge till
they don't know when to stop;
Where Baker throws a smile or two
we're sure to have a crop.
Here's good luck to the field me
Bold and free!
To the days of the field men
Rich in glee!
We acknowledge them all as stars;
May their autos be triumph cars;
Here's good luck to the field men--
Bright men three!
[Kaylynn's Note: There are more verses, but the page is cut off.]
Residents of West Second street witnessed quite a spectacle the other day at the Limback home when a taxi-cab and the delivery car of the Fairmont Creamery company came nearly mixing. The taxicab was sent over the curbing and dashed into a hydrant, which was broken off. This started a stream of water and for a while occasioned condsiderable excitement.
Grand Island "Daily" Independent
Friday, February 27, 1914
IS MISSING
R. E. Plummer, a Traveling Man, Drops from Sight
Due to inquiries made by L. A. Koolman, of Hastings, his father-in-law, the police of this city are looking for R. E. Plummer, a commercial traveler for an auto supply house, who seemingly has mysteriously disappeared. The missing man is described as 25 years of age, smooth-faced, weight between 140 and 150 pounds, height, 5 feet, 10 inches, and wore a blue serge suit, gray overcoat and tan shoes. Mr. Koolman stated over the phone to Chief Arbogast that he had received a letter yesterday purporting to be from his son-in-law, but while the letter was postmarked Kansas City, the missive itself bore no date line. From its contents he was inclined to believe the the young man had suffered an injury or was sick in a hospital at some place and asked that an investigation be made. He described the grip carried by Mr. Plummer and the police located the same last evening in the ticket office at the Union Pacific depot, where it was placed nearly two weeks age, or coincident with the time that the missing man dropped from sight. The grip was sent to the Hastings relatives this morning and the police are doing all in their power to fathom the mystery surrounding the man's disappearance.
Late this afternoon the following message was received through the Associated Press:
Hastings, Neb., Feb. 27. Roy E. Plummer, who travels for a Chicago auto supply house, and who has been missing for the past ten days, is held the unwilling prisoner of two women in a Kansas City hotel, according to a letter received by his wife. He declares in this that he was engaged in conversation by these women at the depot at Grand Island and remembered nothing thereafter until he regained consciousness in the Kansas City hotel.
THREE ROBBERIES
Organized Gang Thought to Have Worked City Last Night
After a quiet two weeks in police circles, there was excitement enough last night to partially make up for any dullness. It would seem that a gang of robbers are working east along the Union Pacific, as three robberies occurred in this city last evening, following a similar event which took place at Lexington on Thursday evening. The police yesterday received word of the Lexington robberies, in which two houses were broken into and a diamond ring, a ruby cluster ring and a lady's watch were taken.
Last evening between the hours of 7 and 11 o'clock the residence of Frank Alden, at 422 North Pine street; Clyde Johnson at 412 West Fourth street and the Dolan Fruit company's building were entered and ransacked. At the Alden home a sum of $8 in money, an open face watch with small gold lettering on the face, an Elgin watch, 17 jewel, with fob, chain and charm with initials "F. E. A." on the latter; fifty pennies, several quarters of 1853 date and one dollar dated 1844. At the Johnson residence a lady's diamond ring valued at $45 was taken, together with a watch and $10 worth of "Buffalo" nickles. At the Dolan Fruit company's store nothing has been found missing as yet, but whether or not anything has been taken will take time to determine.
The method of the robbers was simplicity itself, they effecting an entrance through the front doors, either by a jimmy or a skeleton key, locking the door after them and going out the back way after ransacking the house. The police drag net was thrown out and some thirteen vags and hobos occupied the bull pen this morning and were given a "going over" by the chief, but nothing was discovered which would throw any light upon the occurrences of last night. The officials are rather insistent in their belief that it is the work of an organized gang, and that the perpetrators of the robberies "beat it" out of the city during the night with their loot. A call was also received from a home on West Koenig street, but proved to be a false alarm.
Grand Island Independent,
Thursday, February 26, 1914
CELEBRANTS OF GOLDEN WEDDING
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Dodson the Venerable Couple
MARRIED DURING THE CIVIL WAR
Came Home on Furlough and Was Married -
Then Back to Join His Regiment - Lived in and Around
Grand Island for 42 Years
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Dodson were the celebrants of their golden wedding anniversary yesterday and were the recipients of the congradulations of many friends while others remembered the venerable couple with beautiful bouquets of flowers. Owing to the fact that some of the relatives who are on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts could not be here, there was no family gathering, but the day was spent quietly and the couple visited with friends and reviewed some of their experiences of the past half century. Mr. and Mrs. Dodson may be called a Civil War couple, for they were married while it was raging, and while Mr. Dodson, who was a lieutenant in the array, was on a short veteran furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Dodson have been identified with Grand Island for about 42 years, coming here in 1872 and aside from a short time when they lived on the farm, have always made this city their home. For years they resided on East Fourth street, where the Bradstreet & Clemens sales stables are now located but for a number of years they have lived on East Third street where they have a comfortable home. Both are enjoying good health and expect to live many more years. They have the hearty congratulations of all the residents of Grand Island.
It was on February 24, 1864, that Charles C. Dodson was united in marriage to Miss Theresa Clink in Dayton, O. at a time when the states were in the thick of a war thich threatened to divide this country, and the surroundings of a wedding during these troublous times can well be imagined. After serving two years Mr. Dodson came home on a veteran furlough and it was at this time that he was married and shortly after enlisted for three years more. After peace had been declared Mr. and Mrs. Dodson began farming near Dayton until March 14, 1872, when they came to Grand Island and took a homestead north of Chapman. He built the first hotel in that village and after running it a short time disposed of that business. In the year 1880 he quit the work of tilling the soil and returned to Grand Island to work for the Union Pacific and for 31 years continuously he was in the emply of this company. At no town along the line was there a man who was a steadler on the job for the company, or who put in more days work during the same space of time. Mr. Dodson was a car inspector and for years he was a familiar figure at eh passenger station and some few years ago when he was retired on the pension list he was greatly missed by his fellow employers. After retiring from railroad work Mr. Dodson took up other duties and is actively engaged at the present time with the Grand Island Culver works of Wingert and McElroy.
Mr. Dodson had an exceptionally interesting career during the civil war. He was born in Lima, O., July 28, 1841, the youngest son of 12 children, of whom three brothers are still living. His father was a farmer, and the boys befan work at tilling the soil. When 17 years of age he went to Dayton, O., and hired out on a farm by the year. When the war broke out he enlisted, when 20 years of age, in the 74th Ohio infantry. He was wounded twice and was in many important battles among them Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Stony River, Siege of Atlanta; was with Sherman on his march from Atlanta to the sea, and in the grand review in Washington at the close of the war. Mr. Dodson served under General Thomas and while he entered the service as a private he was a lieutenant when discharged. After serving two years he went home and as mentioned, was married during his veteran furlough. He re-enlisted for three years more, but before this time expired the war was at an end.
Mrs. Dodson, nee Theresa Clinck, was born in France, May 15, 1844, and when seven years of age came to this country on a sailing vessel, wearing wooden shoes and a tasselled cap. She remembers the trip witch brought great grief to the family on account of the death of a little brother, 5 years of age. It was during a storm that he fell overboard and the body was never recovered. The Clink family located in Dayton, O., and here she made her home until the family came to Grand Island.
Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Dodson, three of whom are living; Mrs. Jennie Osterman having passed away about two years ago. The children living are Mrs. Florence Makeley, of Oxford, Mass.; Mrs. Emma Stein, who resides in the west, and Miss Mattie Dodson, of this city. There are three grand children and two great grand-children in the family.
[Kaylynn's Note: There is a photo of Mr. and Mrs. Dodson in the newspaper copy, but it is of such poor quality it will not scan well enough to post.]
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