Cass County

This morning the body of Mrs. Charles Farthing arrived in the city on No. 6 over the Burlington andwas taken direct from the train to Oak Hill cemetery, where it was laid to rest in the Farthing family lot. Mrs. Farthing passed away yesterday at the home in Omaha, aged thirty years, after an illness of some duration and the funeral services were held at the home in that city. The body was accompanied here by the husband and the father-in-law, Jerry Farthing and wife who accompanied the funeral cortege to the cemetery. The Farthing family were for many years residents of this city, where Jerry Farthing was among the best known of our citizens, but for the past fifteen years they have made their home in Omaha. The misfortune that has come to them will be greatly regretted by the many old friends here who had know the family so well during the years of their residence in this city.

The remains of Mrs. J. J. Griffith were brought here on the train Thursday morning from York where she died Monday morning at 4:30 of heart failure at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Comstock, with whom she has made her home the last four years. The remains were taken to the Ratnour & Hobson undertaking parlor where short services were conducted by the Rev. S. A. Jacobson, United Brethren pastor of Nehawka, of which church the deceased was a member (regular funeral services were held at York), and the body was laid to rest in Oakwood cemetery beside the husband who preceded her to the Great Beyond some eight years ago. Those who accompanied the remains here were the only daughter, Mrs. C. M. Comstock, husband and daughter Altner; three sons, A. I. of Nehawka and W. G. and John of York. Mrs. Griffith was a pioneer resident of Nehawka neighborhood having settled on a farm two miles south of Nehawka in 1867, when she and her husband came from Indiana where she had since lived until four years ago when she went to York to make her home with her daughter. Mrs. Griffith was 80 years, ? months and 29 days old at the time of her death and leaves to mourn her loss the only daughter, Mrs. C. M. Comstock of York, five sons, W. C. and John of York; A. L. of Nehawka; Joseph of Salem, Oregon; and Mode of Trenholm, Oregon; two grandchildren, other relatives and many friends. - Weeping Water Republican.

Catherine Eidenmiller was born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, November 5, 1847. When she was six years of age, she came with her parents to the United States, settling at Pittburg, Pa. From Pennsylvania she came with her parents to Tazewell county, Illinois, in 1864. Here she was married, in 1867, at Pekin, to George P. Nickel, and in the spring of 1875, with her husband, came to Cass county, Nebraska, settling on the farm which has been her home continuously since that time. Here were born and reared her family of ten children. two of whom died in early life and two after arriving at maturity. Those living are Anna C., George, Martin J., Louise, William and Nellie M. Nickel, all residing in the vicinity of Alvo. Mrs. Nickel was baptised in the Lutheran church when a child and never united with any other church, but was also an attendant at the church in Alvo as long as her health permitted. About a year ago her health began to fail and in October of last years she took to her bed, where she remained continuously until she was released by death Monday, April 12, 1920, at the age of 72 years, 5 months and 7 days. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Philip Nickel, who passed away in August 1905. Her immediate relatives include John Eidenmiller and Miss Mary Eidenmiller and George Eidenmiller, of Portland, Oregon. The funeral was held at Elmwood Wednesday afternoon, April 14th, conducted by Rev. E. A. Knight, of Alvo. Burial was made in the Elmwood cemetery. The many friends of the bereaved family extend sincere sympathy.

Paul Frohlich was born in Germany, June 29, 1848 and died at Lincoln April 10, 1920, aged 71 years, 10 months and 10 days. At the age of three years he came with his parents to this country, they locating near Niagara Falls, N. Y. Here his early boyhood days were spent and in 1869 he was united in marriage to Miss Rachel Sofin and to this union four children were born. In 1880 Mr. Frohlich, with his family, moved to Nebraska, locating near Eagle, but later moving to Alvo, where his wife died on March 16, 1907. Since that time he has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Clyde W. Boyles, of Lincoln. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon, April 14th, from the M. E. church in Alvo, being conducted by Rev. E. N. Tompkins, pastor of Trinity Methodist church at Lincoln and burial was made in the Alvo cemetery beside his wife. The deceased is survived by his four children, Mrs. J. M. Robotham, Burlington, Colo; Mrs. C. C. Bucknell, Alvo; George C. Frohlich and Mrs. Clyde W. Boyles, Lincoln, all of whom were in attendance at the funeral. Their many friends extend sincere sympathy to the bereaved relatives in their hour of grief.

It was with shock and surprise that the community learned last evening of the sudden death of Joseph E. Douglass, for several terms county judge of Cass county and at the time of his death city attorney of Plattsmouth. The death of Judge Douglass occured at his home on high school hill shortly before 7 o'clock. He had been in consultation with a number of the members of teh council at his office at 6 o'clock and left there to go to dinner at his home and had just stepped onto the porch at the home when he fell, and never regained consciousness, passing away a few moments later. The death not only comes as a severe blow to the family, but to the community as well for there were few better known or more highly esteemed men in the community than the able and genial city attorney. To those who had the opportunity of knowing him best the judge was a gentleman to meet whom was a pleasure, and his genial manner and splendid Christian citizenship had endeared him to the whole community. It is not without personal feeling that we pay brief tribute to the departed friend, as he was for a number of years with the Journal as city editor and during that time the most cordial feeling grew up between the members of the staff of the paper and Judge Douglass that only the sudden death has terminated, and during his time with this paper he gave the most careful service that was so characteristic to his daily life and we fell that it has been a loss of a friend whose place will be hard to fill in the coming years in the passing of Judge Douglass. To the sorrowing wife and daughter and son the sympathy of the friends over Cass county will go out in their loss. In their grief they can have the inspiration of the calm, pleasant and Christian life of the departed to bear with them on the journey through the future years lighting the way to the realms where the sorrow of parting is no more. There remains to mourn the death of this good man the widow, two daughters, Mrs. E. O. Stelhm of Bloomington, Indiana, Miss Vesta Douglass of this city and one son, Dean Douglass, living at home. Mrs. Douglass and the son were they only members of the family at home at the time of the death, Miss Vesta Douglass being on a visit to the sister in Indiana. One brother, Dr. G. G. Douglass of Elmwood, is also left to mourn the death of Judge Douglass.

Shortly before noon today the discovery of the lifeless body of Oliver Gilson, a well known and long time resident of Plattsmouth was made by members of the Leslie McKinney family who were moving into the residence of Mr. Gilson. Mrs. McKinney had entered the Gilson home in which they were preparing to move and was startled to find the body of Mr. Gilson seated in a chair in the kitchen of the home and apparently lifeless. The dead man had evidently been suddenly stricken shortly after the evening meal yesterday as the dishes were still on the table and from the circumstances it seems as though he had been reading at the time of his death as his spectacles were still on and the paper had fallen to the floor and was lying at his feet. As soon as the body was found Dr. J. P. Flynn was called to the scene but life had departed from the body many hours before. So far as the examination could disclose the death came as the result of heart failure and apparently without a struggle on the part of the aged man. Mrs. Gilson has been away on a visit for several days and no one was at the home at the time of his death. The deceased leaves the wife and several children to mourn his death and was at the time of his death seventy years of age and has made his home in this city for a great many years, being engaged in the well digging business for the greater part of the time of his residence here. The arrangements for the funeral will not be made until the arrival of the members of the family.

Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Oliver Gilson arrived home from Glenwood, Iowa, where she has been for a few days visit and which was terminated by the message announcing the death of the husband in this city. Mrs. Gilson was accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Howell of Estherville, Iowa. The two brothers and two sisters of Mr. Gilson, Edward and David Gilson of near Creston, Mrs. James Black of Orient, Iowa, and Mrs. Gooding of Corning are also here to remain until after the funeral. So far no definite arrangements have been made awaiting the arrival of other of the children. The suddenness of the shock of the death has proven a severe blow to the family and friends none of whom were aware of Mr. Gilson even being ailing until the discovery of his body in the home yesterday noon. He is reported to have been outside of the house Sunday evening about 6 o'clock and engaged in conversation with Marion Hobson, a next door neighbor and at that time seemed in usual health.

Two of the ladies who have been making their home at the Nebraska Masonic Home in this city have passed away as the result of their sickness and affliction due to their advanced age. Mrs. Charlotte Osterich who has live at the Home since March 1917., and who for a greater part of the time has been practically helpless, died yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Mrs. Osterich was a native of Delaware County, New York, where she was born in 1854, and prior to coming to the home resided at Kansas City, Mo., and while living in that city sustained a severe fall which had made her a practical invalid since that time. She was a member of Vesta Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of Omaha. The funeral of this lady was held at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the home conducted by the members of the Home Chapter of the Eastern Star and the interment made in the Oakhill Cemetery. This morning Mrs. Carl Dunfee passed away at 8:15 following a short period of illness. Mrs. Dunfee was sixty years of age at the time of her death and has been a resident of the home since 1915, coming to Plattsmouth from Lincoln where she was a member of the Electa Chapter of the Eastern Star. She leaves to mourn her loss the husband residing in Indiana, one sister, Mrs. J. P. Marsh of Lincoln and one brother whose residence is unknown. Mrs. Dunfee has benn quite active up to the last two months, but since that time has gradually been failing until death came to her relief. There has been no definite arrangements made for the funeral, awaiting word from the Eastern Star at Lincoln, but it is thought that the body will be taken back to the old home in Indiana for burial.

Last evening while James Thompson, and eighteen year old lad of Louisville was enroute from his work at the Lyman-Richey sand pits north of the Platte River, to his home in Louisville, he was killed by falling beneath a moving freight train of the C. R. I. & P. railroad. The accident occurred shortly before six o'clock as young Thompson, completing his work, was starting for his home. At this time a westbound freight train of the Rock Island was moving off of the bridge of the Missouri Pacific and Mr. Thompson to save a walk to town, attempted to board the train. The only eyewitness of the tragedy was the fireman of the train and he states that Thompson made three attempts to secure a footing on the train which had by the time he came up gained quite a little headway. The third attempt was fatal as the boy losing his hold on the side irons was swung beneath the wheels and six cars passed over his body before the train could be stopped........The unfortunate young man resided in Louisville with his widowed mother, Mrs. Mary Thompson, of whom he was the support and to whom the loss has come as a terrible shock. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. Louis Mayfield, residing east of Louisville and two brothers, Harry of Papillion and George, residing at Havelock. The funeral services were held today at the late home owing to the condition of the body not permitting delay. The accident has come as a great shock to the community near Louisville and the bereaved mother has the deepest sympathy of the many friends in her loss.

Miss Gladys Josephine Lynch, who for the past week has been in a very serious condition at the home north of this city, passed away this afternoon at 12: 30 as a result of the complications that followed an attack of the measles. During the year and a half that the family have made their home in this community, Miss Gladys has made many friends among the young people of this city to whom the announcement of her death comes as a great shock and the loss will be one keenly felt by those who had the pleasure of knowing her. The deceased was born in Howell county, Missouri, in 1902 and has spent the greater part of her life there, coming to this city a year and a half ago with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Lynch and the family have since resided here. She leaves besides the heartbroken parents, four sisters and one brother, Mrs. Carrie Gentry, Misses Cora, Elsie and Florence Lynch and Ezra Lynch, the brother. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home on North Eighth street.

James Hamilton Norris, or "Ham" as he was familiarly known, was born at Grafton, W. Va., September 12, 1849, died at Coleridge, Nebraska., May 4, 1920, aged 70 years 7 months and 22 days. He was the youngest of a family of nine children. In 1856, at the early age of seven, he moved with his parents to Red Key, Ind., where he grew to manhood. On March 22, 1870, he was united in marriage to Barbara Alice Gibbs at Power Station, Ind. To this union were born four sons and two daughters. The daughters are Mrs. Estella A. Iowther and Mrs. Lottie D. Kloepping, both of Coleridge, Neb., and one son Earl E. Norris of Ogallala, Neb., together with the wife, three grandsons, and other relatives survive to mourn the loss of the loved one. Besides the immediate relatives he left behind an unusually large circle of friends and neighbors, for he was highly esteemed and respected by all who knew him, the same being evinced by the beautiful floral offerings banked about the casket and by those who so kindly shared in the lonely vigils by bedside and assisted in laying the remains so tenderly away for the last long slumber. February 6, 1879, he removed to Cass County, Nebraska, wehre he resided on a farm for thirty years, moving to Cedar county, Neb., in 1909, where he continued to farm for three years more. He removed to Coleridge in 1912, where he resided until his death. Mr. Norris was united with the U. B. church twenty-eight years ago. He was a kind and loving husband and father, a real home body, true to every instinct of the home life. To the world he was a moral and upright citizen in every way. To the church he was loyal and true, a worthy example to all. His life was indeed, an impersonation of his oft repeated words during his sickness: "Don't worry about me, I'm all right." Although Mr. Norris had heart trouble for a number of years his last illness was very brief. He suffered a stroke of paralysis Friday morning, April 30, from which he was confined to his bed until Tuesday morning, May 4, when the angel of death came to relieve his suffering and transport his soul to its final reward. The funeral services were conducted by Ralph H. Long, pastor of the M. E. church, form the late home, and interment was made in the Coleridge cemtery Thursday afternoon, May 6, 1920.

Saturday afternoon the funeral service of the late Adam Hild was held at the St. Paul's Evangelical church and was one of the largest that has been held for years in the city as the old friends and neighbors from over the county gathered to pay their last tribute of respect to the memory of this good man, who had been so suddenly taken from their midst. The services were in charge of Rev. Robert Runsendorf of the Eight Mile Grove church who spoke at some length in both English and German. The minister paid a glowing tribute to the memory of Mr. Hild, who during his life time, had been an upright Christian gentleman and whose faith in the teaching of the church in which he had been a member since his boyhood had been firm and steadfast. The lessons of faith that premitted the true Christian to maintain his house in order so that when the summons to the great unknown came they could face the future with the conviction of the teachings of Christ, was brought out by the minister in his remarks. During the services the choir of the church gave a number of hymns which had been so well loved by Mr. Hild in his life time. At the close of the services the casket was opened and the friends of the departed allowed to take a last farewell and it required some time for the hundreds of old friends to file past to pay their last farewell to the one who had been with them so many years. The interment was at the family lot in Oak Hill cemetery, the pall bearers being old friends of the departed: John Fight, John Kaffenberger, Jacob Tritsch, William Hassler, John H. Albert and Theodore Starkjohn. The passing of Adam Hild removes one of the strong and substantial men of the community and while time will in its mercifulness soften perhaps the pang of the bitter grief that his loss has occasioned to then old and dear friends and the members of the family circle, the loss to the community is one that will be hard to fill as Mr. Hild was a strong and able personality that had contributed much to the development of the community.

Last evening the death messenger came suddenly to one of the old and highly respected residents of Cass county, Adam Hild, who without any warning of the approaching end, passed away. Mr. Hild had been enjoying very good health and was engaged yesterday afternoon in working around the home on Locust street and seemed in the best of spirits as he came into the house shortly after 5 o'clock and sitting down to rest in a chair before the supper was served, passed away as a candle blown out by the fittering breath of the wind. Mrs. Hild was in an adjoining room preparing the evening meal and hearing a sigh from the husband glanced in and saw him slipping down in the chair in which he was sitting, his death having come in an instant. His death has come as a very great shock to the devoted wife and the loving children who have cherished the greatest affection for the kindly father, as well as to the host of friends who have known Mr. Hild intimately and well during his long residence in this county. Adam Hild was one of the substantial residents of the county and his loss to the community will be a severe one. He came to Cass county in the early eighties and has had a great part in the development of the county into one of the leading agricultural communities in the state and for the past two years has enjoyed a well earned rest at the home in this city where he and his devoted helpmate had hoped to spend their declining years in the enjoyment of the fruits of their industry and labor. Adam Hild was born in Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany, July 6, 1844, being a son of George and Margaret Hild. When a lad of six years of age the parents with the little family migrated to the United States, having sailed from the pore of Havre and after a long and stormy voyage in a sailing vessel reached the port of New York and the land that they had decided to make their future home. For a little over a year the family resided at Rochester, New York, and from there departed for Tazewell county, Illinois, where they located near the city of Pekin and where the father engaged in farming up to the time of his death in 1881. On February 25, 1869, Adam Hild was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Katherine Reeg, at the home near Pekin, Ill., and here the family resided until early in 1883, when they came west to Nebraska and located on a farm in Eight Mile Grove precinct, where the family had made their home through the years prior to their coming to Plattsmouth to make their home. When a lad at home in Illinois Mrs. Hild entered in to the life of the church and was confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Pekin, remaining a devout member of that church until his death. To mourn the death of Mr. Hild there remains the wife, five sons and two daughters, Michael, Plattsmouth; Jacob, Mynard; George, Plattsmouth; Philip A., Mynard; Frederick L., Murray; Mrs. Anna Puls, Murray; Mrs. Emma Friedrich, Cedar Creek. Two brothers, Philip Hild of Pekin, Illinois and Michael Hild of Ottumwa, Ia., are also left to share the grief that the passing of this good man has occasioned. The funeral services will be held on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the St. Paul's Evangelical church in this city. Rev. Robert Rusendorf will have charge of the services.

Last evening Mrs. William Nixon passed away at the home of her daughter Mrs. Henry Specht on North Eighth street following an illness of several months duration and during which time she has been a sufferer of cancer of the stomach. Mrs. Nixon at the time of her death was aged 53 years, 11 months and twenty-six days and has for different periods made this city her home for a number of years, but for the last few years Mrs. Nixon has resided with her daughter at her home. During her illness she has been tended with loving care but the nature of her sickness gave but little hope of her recovery and she has gradually grown worse until death came to her relief. The funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home and the interment had at the Oak hill cemetery. In their loss the family will receive the deepest sympathy of the community and the friends who were priviledged to know this estimable lady in her life time. Ida Mills was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, May 11th, 1866, and spent her early girlhood in that state. At at age of nineteen she was united in marriage to William Nixon at Gallatin, Mo. To this union three children were born: Anna May Tinker of Avoca, Mary Allen, dying in infancy and Ella Frances Specht of this city. She leaves also the husband and five grand children to mourn her death, all of whom were present when she passed away. Mrs. Nixon united with the Baptist church at the age of twelve years and remained a member ever after and her Christian life and training leaves a splendid heritage to the family who are to mourn her death.

Early Sunday morning, Mrs. Mary Kearns, one of the oldest residents of the city passed away after an illness covering several months during which time she has suffered from the disabilities due to her advanced years. At the time of her death Mrs. Kearns was in her ninety-sixth year and has for many years made her home in this city. The funeral services were held from the home in the western part of the city this afternoon at (?) o'clock, conducted by Rev. E. Pontius, pastor of the Liberty United Brethren church and the body laid to rest in the Horning cemetery south of the city beside that of the husband who passed away a number of years ago.

Mrs. Mary Kerns was born in Darke County, North Carolina, May 1, about the year 1822. She left her native state when about 14 years of age, going from there to Kentucky, and a little later coming west as far as Wanbonsee, Iowa. She was married when about 16 years of age, coming with her husband a few years later to Nebraska and settling a couple of miles south of Plattsmouth. That was in an early day when only two other families of white people were in the vicinity. She was therefore well acquainted with the trials of frontier life, and had a share in the burdens incident to the making of a home, and transforming the wilderness into a garden. Mrs. Kerns became the mother of six sons and 3 daughters, of whom there remain 2 sons and 2 daughters. They are Joseph S. of Omaha; Stephen of Orting, Wash; Elizabeth Saxton of Enid, Oklahoma., and Mrs. M. A. Rennie of Plattsmouth. These, with 12 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren are left to mourn the departure of a loving mother and grandmother. Her husband preceded her to the spirit land by about 40 years. She became a Christian early in life, and has been a member of the Liberty United Brethren church from its very beginning. She remained true and faithful in service to Him who gave his life to her. For the last three years she has been in failing health, often suffering greatly. During this time of trial her faith was unwavering and she looked forward in sweet rest and hopefulness to the time when her spirit should be set free and she should go to her reward. She feel asleep about 3 o'clock in the morning of May 23, 1920. She had reached the ripe old age of about 98 years.

Yesterday afternoon at 3:30 at the Nebraska Masonic home in this city was held the funeral services of Mrs. Etta White, one of the residents of the home, who passed away on Wednesday evening. Rev. H. G. McClusky, pastor of the Presbyterian church conducted the services and a mixed quartet composed of Mrs. J. W. Holmes, Miss Estelle Baird, R. W. Knorr and Rev. McClusky, gave a number of the well loved hymns during the services. The body was laid to rest in Oak Hill cemetery. Mrs. White was born in New York March 20, 1845, and was brought to Nebraska when a child of tender years by her parents , Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Reid, who located at Nebraska City, where the family were numbered among the pioneer residents of then territory of Nebraska. Mrs. White made her home there for a great many years, but just prior to her admission into the Home in 1906, resided in South Dakota. Mrs. White leaves to mourn her death one sister, Mrs. J. V. D. Patch, who also is living at the Masonic Home.