Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-27
| MANY FREMONTERS
JOIN RED CROSS
Four Thousand Memberships
Recorded After One Weeks
Drive; Sensation Through
Law Suit.

Fremont. Neb., Dec. ,o-lSpeciai
Telegram.l-With several committees
in Fremont and a number rural dis
tricts to hear from, the Red Crss drive
i'll Fremont and Dodge county had
nettcd a total OF 1000 new members
this morning. The committee in
charge plans to cntinue the campaign
through the week. The committee
has set its goal at $500
Lawsuit Over Estate.
Hearing in the case of Harriet
Stevens and Arthur B. Coogan, chill
drcn OF the late Richard Coogan,
pioneer Dodge county resident,
against their brother, James Coogan,
for d share in the estate OF the father,
was begun in district court. The elder
Coogan died several years ago. leav-
ing his property valued at $4,000 to
his son, James, who married two years
ago and few months since willed his
property TO his wife. Mrs. Stevens
is the daughter Of his common-law-
wife, Elizabeth Steel, who never came
to Nebraska. Letters had been intro
duCed to show that the elder Coogan
had planned to provide 4 home for
Miss Steel in Nebraska.
Communion Wine Stolen.
Officers have been asked to locate
the person who stole two Jugful OF
communion wine from the rectory OF
st. James Episcopal church. Rev.
w. n. Frost, rector of the parish for
II years. is preparing TO remove to
Milwaukee where he has accepted a
call. He called in local transfer
cmpany TO pack his household effects
and to the Workmcn offered a drink
OF the wine. He thea left home and
next day when he went to look for the
beverage it was gone.
Money In Seed Corn.
Farmers in the vicinity OF Lcshara
who contracted for seed corn at {
fancy figure, have made big money
! this season on the crop. Twelve acre,
planted by Bert Esty brought al
average OF Sal all acre Ambrose ant
+ Marcellus Feist, Gilbert Winkleman
/ Oscar Burt and d. p. Williams. ar,
other farmers, who have large acre
ages and sold their product at goo,
prices. A total of 20 carloads hac,
been shipped out Of Leshara to Da
kota and Minnesota points this fall
Kaiser Causes Quarrel
Growing out OF alleged unpatrioti
remarks as the result OF an argu
mcnt in a barbber shop at Dodge
complaint has beer made to Chair
man Ray Nvc of the Dodge Count
Council Of Defense. Father korte i
said TO have grown somewhat warn
in his defense Of Germany and during
the argument in which A. ]. Clement
took part climbed out OF the chai
over which Clements presided an
refused to allow the latter to hnls'
the barbcrring job Some Of the re
marks Father Kortc is said to hav
made were decidedly unpatriotic.
Father korte is said to have mad
a statement in which he admitted h
said more than he should have in tn
heat of the argument, but insists he i
loyal Mr. Nyc SO far as is known ha
taken no action in the matter othe
than to begin all investigation.
Military Weddings.
Two military weddings were ccle
brated in Fremont "Wednesday
County Judge Waldo Wintersteen OF
ticiated at both, ROLAND S. Enso Q
Detroit, Mich, stationed at CAM
Cody, \. NJ. claimed Miss Grac'
| Hall OF Omaha as his bride, and Al
bert J. Lahcr Of the Balloon schoo
at Fort Omaha, was married to Mis-
! Frances N. Ferris Of Omaha.