Cass County

Yesterday at his home at Brady Island, Neb., occurred the death of George M. Hild, a former resident of this city, and the father of Mrs. L. A. Meisinger and Mrs. P.M. Meisinger residing west of the city. The death of Mr. Hild come unexpectedly as he was ill only a short time and comes as a great shock to the members of the family. Mr. Hild had purchased a home near this city and was expecting to return to Plattsmouth to make his home and was to have moved from Brady Island in the spring. George Hild was a native of Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, coming to the United States forty years ago and has since made his home in this country and for the great part of the time in Plattsmouth and Cass County. He was for a number of years employed in the Burlington shops in this city and later took up farming. Mr. Hild was married in this to Miss Margaret Schoemann, who with the seven children are left to mourn the passing of this good man. The children are William and George Hild of Brady Island, Mrs. P. M. Meisinger of Plattsmouth, Philip, Peter and Bert Hild of Brady Island, and Mrs. L. A. Meisinger of this city. One child died several years ago. Twelve years ago the family moved from this city to Oklahoma where they resided for a time and later located in Knox County, Nebraska, moving from there to their present home. The body will be brought to this city tomorrow and funeral services held at the St. Paul's church at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and the body laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery.

The funeral services of the late Mrs. Lucy Taylor were held yesterday afternoon at the First Methodist church and a large number of the friends who had known this splendid Christian woman in her long residence in this community were present to pay their token of love and esteem to her memory. The floral tributes spoke of the feeling of love and affection in which she had been held in this community and the grief that her passing has occasioned to those who had known and loved her. The pastor of the church, Rev. A. V. Hunter, took as his subject "Thou has brought me into the desired home" and paid a passing tribute to the worth of the departed lady during her lifetime. During the service Mrs E. H. Wescott sang two of the favorite hymns of the departed, "Beulah Land" and "Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me.". The body was laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery beside that of the husband who had preceded Mrs. Taylor in the journey to the promised land years ago. Mrs. Lucy Taylor was born in New York State January 16, 1848, and was united in marriage to David F. Taylor of Lynn county, Iowa, in 1868. The family came to Nebraska in 1884 and located at Plattsmouth where they made their home for a period of over 25 years. Mr. Taylor died in this city October 5, 1914, and since that time the wife has been making her home at Havelock with her son, Ratio Taylor, and her daughter, Miss Celia. to mourn her death there remain six children, Elmer, Ivan, Roy, Lulu of Plattsmouth, and Ratio and Celia Taylor of Havelock. Two daughters, Mrs. Frances Gorton of Dunbar and Mrs. Neva Stull, have preceded the mother in death. The departed lady was an active worker in the Christian church of which she has been a member for the past 50 years, always striving to do the best that was possible and those who knew her loved her for (article cut off).

J. Ben Roddy, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Roddy, died Wednesday noon at the thome of Charles Garrison after only a few days sickness with pnuemonia. The death of this splendid young man was a shock to all and the bereaved parents and relatives have the sincere sympathy of the entire community. His wife, who had been recovering from an operation for appendicitis at the Methodist hospital in Omaha, and who suffered a relapse form the flu, was physically unable to be brought home at the time of his death. Mr. Roddy live here practically all his life and was well know throughout this part of the county. He leaves a wide circle of friends to mourn the loss. Funeral services were held Saturday morning at the St. Mary's church in Nebraska City.

Jesse Franklin Hughson was born February 15, 1887, died February 2, 1920, aged 32 years, 11 months and 13 days. Jess was not know to have an enemy because of his kind and loving disposition and one who was for the good in everything he thought and did. He always felt that his ome with his father and mother, brothers and sisters was the most cherished spot on earth to him, and there he grew to manhood and had always lived. He was taken down with the flu several days ago and was not able to overcome the dreaded malady. Rev. Taylor, of Union, held a short service at the home and gave them many words of love and comfort and cheer to the living, in the sad hour. A short service was held at the grave where friends and relatives took the last look with tears of sympathy and regret for the father and mother, brothers and sisters not able to be there on account of just recovering from the same sickness. He was a member of the M. W. A. lodge of which he had been a member several years. There were several floral offerings from his lodge, also friends. Jesse was the oldest of six children, three brothers and three sisters, all living, except himself. His father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hughson, are known by all and have the sincere sympathy of all the community. - Nehawka News-Ledger.

Miss Fay Oldham, one of the well known and popular young ladies of this community, passed away Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock after an illness covering the past week. Miss Oldham has been reared in this community and has been very active in the social life of the city and vicinity and her death comes as a crushing blow to the many friends in this portion of the county. To the grief strick mother and sister the sympathy of the community will go out to their hour of grief and sorrow. No announcement of the funeral has been made at this time (Thursday morning.) A more extensive notice of the death of this estimable young lady will appear later in this paper.

Last week the blessing of a young daughter was given to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Pettit while sorrow followed soon as the little one died only a few hours old. the mother, who was ill with the flu at the time of the birth, grew rapidly worse, the case running into pneumonia. Her mother Mrs. Mets of Talmage, was present and and had gone to her home, while a sister of Mrs. Pettit, Miss Mamie (?) Mets, remained to assist in the care of Mrs. Pettit, the entire family being prostrated with the influenza. Monday morning a little after 7 o'clock the death angel came the second time to the household with a message for the mother of the little one and preparations were made to take the remains to Talmage, the home of her parents, for burial. While Mr. Pettit, who also had the flu, was just convalescing, was not able to go with the funeral cortege, he went anyway. The mother of Mrs. Pettit, Mrs. Metz, after having returned to her home had been taken with the malady and passed away at 1 o'clock Monday afternoon, and when the remain of the daughter arrived her spirit had joined the daughter and little granddaughter on the other shore. The friends are saddened by the three deaths in the very short time of less than a week and two in one day. Mr. Pettit has the sympathy of the many friends of the family living in Murray.

On Tuesday, January 27, Fred Condon attended a sale at the home of James Tilson and while the weather was rather cold remained until the close of the selling when he went home complaining of feeling very cold. He ate his dinner and after doing the chores about the place in the evening was taken by what proved to be pneumonia with a complication of stomach trouble which rapidly sapped his life energy. He grew rapidly worse until on last Monday evening after fighting to the last against the grim reaper and having had the best of medical treatment, specialist of Omaha being called into consultation with the local physicians, he passed away at a little after 7 o'clock. Mr. Condon came to Murray during the summer of 1916 and for a short time worked on the farm of D. A. Young and proving an excellent young man and a good farm hand when the work was over on the farm he was recommended to the Misses Oldham as an excellent man by Mr. Young and family. He came to the Oldham home to live in August, 1916, where he has proven himself an invaluable help to the Oldham sisters in the conduct of the farm whose business was alos the raising and shipping of fine breed hogs. While Mr. Condon made many friends and it can be said that he had no enemies he did not have much to say about his former home which was in England. At the time of his death it was not known anything about his friends in the old country. The funeral was held on Tuesday and the interment made to the cemetery near Plattsmouth. Murray has lost one of the best citizens and the people with whom he was employed deemed him one of the most faithful of workers and truest of friends. The family where he has lived are prostrated by his death and his many friends here sadly grieved by his loss. He was a man who all who knew learned to love and to know him was to be his friend.

Another of the old and well known pioneers of Cass County has passed to the great beyond in the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Catherine Wiles, who was called to her final reward Saturday evening shortly after 8 o'clock at her farm home near this city. Mrs. Wiles, who lacked but a few months of reaching ninety years of age, has for the past three days been afflicted with a severe cold and with her advanced years the sickness was too severe and resulted in her death. It is the privilege of but few persons to live the period of time that this estimable lady has, and her lifetime has covered a portion of history that has been the most important in the history of the nation and of the world. Born in Clay County, Missouri, May 8, 1830, she passed her girlhood there and in 1848 was united in marriage to Stephen Wiles in her old home. The young people in the year 1854 decide to join the pioneers who were settling the newly created territory of Nebraska, and accordingly came to Plattsmouth and entered a homestead near what is now the southern limits of the city. Here the husband and wife prepared for their battle with life and through the trying years of the pioneer brought years of the pioneer brought forth from the new country success and happiness. To them were born fourteen children, four of whom, Thomas L., James, Samuel and Wesley, have preceded the parents in death. The surviving children are Mrs. Rebecca Murray, Isaac Wiles, George Wiles, all residing near Weeping Water; John Wiles, of Plattsmouth; Mrs. Barbara Warner, Plattsmouth; Mrs. Nancy Spangler, Weeping Water; Isabell Wiles, Stephen A., Joseph E. and B. F. Wiles, all of Plattsmouth. In the year 1895 the husband and father passed away and since that time the wife has continued to make her home on the homestaed with her daughter, Isabell, where the family first settled, and it was here that she passed gently to the last long rest. During the lifetime of the departed, the territory in which she and her husband were pioneers has developed into one of the most fertile and important states of the great union, two mighty conflicts have been waged and won by the country of which she was a citizen, the railroad, the telegraph, the wireless, the air ship and the submarine have been developed and brought to the service of mankind, and her life has had the opportunity of witnessing the greatest strides of the human race in development. In the sunset of her life she has seen her family successful and prosperous - settled in the community of their childhood and numbered among its leading citizens. The death of this estimable lady will bring great regret to the man friends who have known her for so many friends and who will share with the children the grief that the death of the mother has brought. The funeral services will be held Tuesday but the time has not been definitely decided upon by the family.

John Scneli and wife were among those from Murdock in attendance at the funeral of their friend, Mrs. Harry Long, who recently died in an Omaha hospital, which was held last week. Mrs. Long had a large number of friends wherever she was known, Murdock being no exception. It will be recalled how she received a scratch on her hand wich resulted in a serious affection and finally terminated in blood poison, which claimed her as its victim, although everything possible was done to save her life in the Omaha hospital in which she was confined for so long a time. The many friends of this estimable lady regret exceedingly her untimely demise and extend sympathy to the husband and children who have been bereft of a loving mother and helpmate.

This morning at 8 o'clock at the Methodist hospital in Omaha occurred the death of Mrs. Harry Long of South Bend after an illness of a short time due to blood poisoning. Mrs. Long was assisting in the care of her neighbors at South Bend and while so engaged contracted an infection that later developed into blood poisoning and which made necessary her removal to Omaha to the hospital but the treatment was without effect as she continued to grow worse until death came to her relief this morning. The body will be taken to Lincoln Monday morning over the Burlington and the funeral held at the Roberts chapel in that city at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon and the burial had in that city. The deceased was formerly Miss Luella Patterson, daughter of Silas Patterson, one of the pioneer residents of Cass county, and she was born and reared near South Bend where she was later married to Harry Long and the family have since continued to make their home there. Mrs. Long was 35 years of age at the time of her death and leaves the husband and one son, Robert, residing at South Bend as well as one sister and one brother. Several years ago the parents of Mrs. Long removed to Texas where they later passed away. the deceased was a cousin of Thomas M. Patterson, R. F. Patterson and Mrs. T. H. Pollock of this city and a cousin by marriage of W. J. Streight and a niece of O. M. Streight.

E. C. and J. J. Twiss received word from their sister, Mrs. Emily Hoover, of Big Springs, last week, of the sad death of her granddaughter, Miss Florence Hoover who is teaching at Cozad and who mer her death by the explosion of a kerosene can while she was pouring oil in the stove. Te (sic) accident happened on Friday night of last week, when she was alone at her boarding house with only two children in the house. She was not feeling very well that evening and the people where she stayed had gone to an entertainment leaving her with the children. She had called up her home folks at Big Springs and they had urged her to come home and rest up for a few days until she felt better. Affter she had gone to bed she felt cold and had got up to start up the fire. She was pouring oil from the can when the explosion took place and she was enveloped in the flames. She screamed and ran out doors, when a neighbor heard her and came to her assistance. A young man drove by in a car and also stopped to assist her, wrapping a quilt around her after every shred of clothing burned from her body. Her face was not burned. A physician was called immediately who did all that could be done, and they decided to take her to a hospital at North Platte, but she died at the station at Cozad. The unfortunate girl was 22 (32?) years old and was the daughter of Earl Hoover of Big Springs, but who lived in Louisville during his boyhood. He is the son of B. G. Hoover. She had visited in Louisville with her relatives and was a beautiful character, much loved and admired by all her friends. The last time she visited here, she was accompanied by her sister, Miss Bessie Hoover. The news of her sad death came as a great shock to the relatives and friends of the family and the Courier extends heartfelt sympathy to the family in their great sorrow. - Louisville Courier

This morning at 9 o'clock at his home in Benson occred the death of Leo Welch, for a number of years a resident of this city where he made his home with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Bach. The death of the young man came very suddenly and was a severe shock to the members of the family . Leo has been in poor health for some time, suffering from a nervous breakdown but it was not thought that his condition was dangerous and Tuesday he was able to be up and around a portion of time and appeared to be improving but a sudden change for the worse resulted in the fatal ending of the case. He has for a number of years been troubled with an afflication of the heart and which at the time of the war prevented his acceptance for the army and it is thought that this was the direct cause of the death. Leo Welch was 25 years of age last July and has made his home in Oamah where he located after his marriage about a year ago. A little babe was born to Mr. and Mrs. Welch on Sunday last and the father was never able to see the little one owing to his sickness. The wife and little one have thier grief shared by the mother of the deceased, Mrs. Peter Welch, and four brothers and sisters, all of whom reside at the home in Omaha with the exception of one brother, Raymond Welch, who resides at Fairfax, S. D. Mr. Welch was also a nephew of August Back of this city with whom he was associated in the store in this city for some three years. Leo Welch was a young man of the very highest character and his manly characteristics won for him the highest respect of all with whom he came in contact and his genial and friendly manner made him a host of friends among the young people of this city to whom his death comes as quite a severe shock. Since his marriage Mr. Welch and wife have visisted here frequently and in the deep sorrow that has come to the young wife and the little babe the deepest sympathy of the community will be extended as well as to the mother and the sorrow stricken grandparents.

After an illness covering the past several months Mrs. Joseph E. Thompson away at 12:30 p.m. ath her home on the Platte river bridge north of the city. While for several weeks it had been recognized that it was impossible for Mrs. Thompson to recover from the illness as a result of an attack of heart trouble the news of the death came as a sad blow to the many friends of the family in this city and brought an overpowering grief to husband and children who are left to mourn her loss. The deceased lady has made her home in this city for a number of years and was known and highly esteemed by a large circle of warm friends with whom she was associated during her residence. Mr. Thompson has had charge of the Platte River wagon bridge since 1917 and the family have made their home in the cottage there since that time and it was here that the wife and mother passed away. For the past two months Mrs. Roy Thompson of Omaha has been assisting in the care of the mother and the son, Roy, has for the past month been at the home. To mourn the loss of this good woman there remains the husband and one son, Roy Thompson of Omaha, a daughter, Clara May, residing at home and a foster daughter, Mrs. Lillian Kay of Salt Lake City. The deceased was also a niece of Mrs. P. C. Stander and Miss Edith Shyrock of Louisville. Mrs. Thompson was 48 years old the 22nd of January and for the greater part of her lifetime has resided in this city.

Amon Royer was born May 15, 1862, in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, passes was on the morning of January 15, 1920, aged 57 years and 8 months. He came to Nebraska in 1874. Febuary 14, 1894, he was united in marriage with Miss Nora K. Paddleford. To this union three children were born, one dying in infancy. He leaves to mourn his departure a wife, two sons, Pearl and Edward, four sisters and one brother. He was united with the Christian church about 25 years ago and has been a faithful member ever since. He was a quiet and unpretentious man and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. He was an excellent neighbor, a kind father and a devoted husband. His absence from the community in which he has lived for many years will be greatly missed. The immediate relatives and friends have the sympathy of the entire community. The funeral was from the Christian church Saturday afternoon conducted by the pastor, D. A. Young, Rev. Longacre assisting. The music was furnished by a quartet from the church choir. There were a number of beautiful floral offerings. The pall bearers were from among the neighbors of the deceased - W. J. Hayes, H. P. Hayes, Oliver Chandler, J. P. Sutherland, William Mendenhall and E. H. Boyles. - Elmwood Leader-Echo.

John Stewart, 18 years old, resideing on a farm one mile west of Greenwood was instantly killed yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock when the auto in which he was riding was struck by a Burlington train No. 12 eastbound, at a a crossing about a half mile southwest of the Greenwood depot. Mr. Stewart, with his companion, Everett Coleman, 16 years old, was driving across the railroad track at the time the accident occurred. The automobile was thrown to the west side of the track by the impact of the train and was entirely demolished. One of the remarkable features of the accident was the fact that Coleman was seated by the side of young Stewart in the front seat of the car and was practically unhurt as medical examination failed to show any serious injuries and only a few bruises were to be found. The engineer of the train stopped his train about 200 yards beyond the crossing but by the time the train officials had reached the side of Stewart he was dead. Physicians were called from Greenwood to look after Mr. Coleman but he was found practically uninjured. The two boys were seen in Waverly shortly before 4:30 in the afternoon. The train struck their car shortly before 5 o'clock as Stewart was turning off the O. L. D. road to cross over the tracks onto the road that led to his home. At the point where the accident occurred both the railroad track and the road on which the car was traveling are cut through a hill hiding the approach of a train from view along the highway. The only witnesses of the tragedy were William Dasher, a section foreman and Layton Gordon, who was nearby, tried to motion to Stewart to stay back form the crossing but at the time the two boys in the care were engaged in conversation and did not notice his warning. The car had almost cleard the crossing when the rear portion was struck by the onrushing train.

George A. Mayer, father of Mrs. Henry Wetenkamp, died at his home in Lincoln December 22, 1919. Mr. Mayer was one of Nebraska's pioneer settlers. In last Sunday's Star appears an interesting article too lengthy for reproduction here, which tells of his coming with his wife and eldest son to Nebraska in 1850, traveling over the unbroken prairies of Wisonsin, Iowa and Nebraska, in a covered wagon drawn by two yoke of oxen and two cows. After six weeks of arduous traveling they stopped at Plattsmouth, where they farmed for three years. Then Mr. Mayer bought 160 acres seven miles east of Lincoln on Holdredge street for 300, part of which was paid in gold dust received in exchange for a yoke of oxen. In 1865 he filed a homestead claim on 160 just across the road. In 1868 the first school of Lancaster county was organized and held in Mayer's two room log cabin. The Mayers were always friendly with the Indians, who call Mr. Mayer "Good Buck.". At one time, when the Mayer children were without shoes, the father obtained moccasins from a tribe of 600 Indians who were camped on his farm in exchange for some onions. He also traded them a rooster for his first butcher knife. Lincoln at that time composed of only a dozen houses and was known as Salt Basin. The first train that ever run into Lincoln was a great curiousity. The family stood outside the house and waited expectantly for the whistle, the first one they had ever heard. Mr. Mayer was one of the twenty-three men who voted in the first election held in Lancaster county. The old home fram where a family of six children was raised, was sold in 1910 and Mr. Mayer moved to Lincoln where he spent the remainder of his life. The funeral was held December 24th at the home, 2825 I street, in charge of Rev. R. M. Badger, the remains being buried at Wyuka. Mr. Mayer is survived by three sons and three daughters, H. W. Mayer of Walton, Nebraska; W. L. Mayer, of Beatrice; M. J. Mayer of Denton; Emma B. Mayer, and Mrs. E. E. Mann, of Lincoln and Mrs. Henry Wetenkamp, of Eagle. - Eagle Beacon.

At an early hour this morning Miss Emma Mann passed away after an illness covering the past year and during which time she has borne with Christian fortitude the sufferings, calmly awaiting the end when the messenger of death would bring to her the peace and rest form the long period of sickness. Her condition has been critical for the past two weeks and despite the ministrations of the loved ones of the family circle the patient continued to fail until the end of life came this morning. Emma C. Mann was born in St. Louis, Mo., April 19, 1864, and came to Plattsmouth with her parents, Peter and Elizabeth Mann, June 19, 1871, and has since made her home here in this city. When a child she suffered a paralytic stroke from the effects of which she never fully recovered. She is survived by the mother, three brothers, William H. and George B. Mann of this city and Edwin C. Mann of Son (sic) Francisco, and one sister, Mrs. George W. Thomas of Nebraska City. In the loss of the daughter and sister the members of the family will have the deepest sympathy of the entire community and the friends who had known and loved the departed one will share with the family the grief that her passing has brought to them. The funeral arrangements have not been definitely decided upon.