THE TRIP THEN AND NOW
How the Voyage Across the Atlantic Was
Made Fifty Years Ago and How
It Is Made Now.
.Satunlny a party of prominent Ger
man citizens of Plattsmouth departed
for a pleasure trip to their native Ger
maiiy. They will find their trip one
of pleasure. On loard the German
Atlantic ship Deutchland, taking .sec
ond cabin, they will find everything
comfortable. A nice and clean .state
room to sleep in, the table fare the
same as our tirst class hotels, with a
hill of fare to select what they want to
eat and drink, a tine and large saloon
with all the comforts and pleasure,
.such as listening to music and enjoy
ing dancing. Also a place where they
can drink their lager beer, or some
thing stronger; a barber shop, where
they can get a tirst class shave; the
ship's doctor, who will attend them in
case of sickness. In 10 days at most
from leaving New York they will ar
rive in the city of Hamburg, where
tltey will take passage for their old
homes in Germany on a tirst class rail
road car and in a day or so will land at
their homes, Bielefeld, a city of 15,000
inhabitants, and will be welcomed by
their relatives and friends, who have
been made aware of their coming.
Then there will be rejoicing and hand
shaking, and a general good time.
How different was it wit li us 5 years
ago, when we lei t the dear fatherland
fur America, "The land of the free and
the home of the brave." It was in the
forepart of March, J when my
older brother and myself took a third
class railroad car, which was nothing
more nor less than a common freight
car without seats. We had to stand
:p, and if we got tired before we
reached Bremen, the seaport town, we
had the privilege of sitting down on
the lloor. Worn and tired out we ar
rived there and forthwith took passage
for Bremerhafen, where our ship was
waiting for the passengers. The name
f the ship was Christopher Columbus,
named for the discoverer of America.
The ship was considered one of the
U'sl sailing vessels in the business.
Meamlnats were not in use, and immi
grants, rich ami poor, had to go by
mailing vessels then. The ship had
three decks, the lower one for the
torage of the ship's provisions and
water, the middle deck for the use of
the passengers, and the upper deck for
the working of the vessel. The front
part was used for the sailors. The
ship's kitchen was in the centre of the
upper deck. The captain's cabin, a
very small affair, was also on the upper
deck. The middle deck had bunks on
each side. Each bunk was occu pied by
eight persons, the upper one for men
and the lower one for women. The
middle of the deck was used for the
storage of the baggage and trunks of
the passengers. The trunks served as
tables to eat from. Seats we had
none. No lights were allowed at
nights. Ventilation was not on hand.
All we l ad was the trap door which
was used for getting in and out. At
nights this door was closed. To think
that in this hole we had to eke out a
miserable life for seven weeks. Three
meals a day were served. Every one
had to go to the ship's cook with a
bucket and get what he had cooked.
Each morning coffee was served which
tasted to me as if strips of tar rope
had been boiled Instead of coffee. For
dinner we had pea soup and salted
beef; the next day bean soup and fat
pork. In the evening tea and black
hard tack was served, which had
to le chopped with a hatchet on ac
count of being so hard, and then had
to be soaked in the tea to be tit to eat.
Occasionally a little rice and prunes
were handed out. Water was served
every day. When it came out of the
lower hole it smelled worse than a
skunk. Our dirty clothes when in
need of washing we tied to a rope,
threw in the ocean's salt water, and
let them remain for a day or night
dragging along with the ship. Our
shirts had to be ironed on our backs.
We had no laundry on board.
At last our passengers arrived, and
the captain, coming on board, ordered
the anchors to be raised and the ship
slid out of the hart or into the river
Weser. The crew and passengers sang
the farewell song of the Fatherland,
"Das Shif Streight Durch Die Wellen
Fridolin," etc., known so well to all
Germans. I could not join them in
the song, because I felt so bad leaving
the Fatherland behind, and watched
the last speck of land disappear with
tears in my eyes. I was then only 16
years old. After a passage of seven
weeks we landed in New Orleans on
the tirst day of May, l4f, and on May
12 at Cincinnati. Ohio.
Thank (iod, the steamships with all
the comforts for immigrants have
superseded the sailing vessels of the
former days, with all their misery to
human beings.
COXKAD SCH LATE U.
Three Ball Garrjes Scheduled.
Arrangements have been nearly com
pleted for a double header ball game
next Saturday. The Cedar Creek team
will come up and meet both the Elks
and the Orphans. A game has also
been decided upon to take place be
tween the Elks and the M. W. A.
team of Omaha on the day of the
Moderh Woodmen picnic, August 2.
A NEW BANK
FOR OMAHA
C. C. and T. E. Parmele Mentioned Among
the Prime Members In the Institution.
G. G. PARMELE INTERVIEWED
In Which He Says He and His Brother Hare
Not Yet Fully Decided.
J. A. DONELAN AN INTERESTED PARTY
The following article appeared in
Monday's issue of the Omaha Daily
News :
"I would not be surprised to see
even two new banks in Omaha as a re
sult of the recent merger of three
large banks," said Guy C. Barton this
morning.
"There would seem to be room for
an additional bank, but I think they
w ill le small ones if any are started."
"Negotiations are still on for the
lease of the bank room of the Barker
block, at Fifteenth and Farnam
streets, but no detinite arrangements
have been made."
"The president of one bank said this
morning that John A. Donelan, of
Weeping Water, and the Parmeles, of
IMattsmouth, are the parties contem
plating the establishment of the new-
bank."
"The article was seen by several
IMattsmouth people, who saw reason
for alarm in the report that the l'ur
meles were going into banking opera
tions in Omaha. They thought it
meant a complete w ithdrawal of their
capital fiom local enterprises.
Mr. C. C. Parmele said to a repre
sentative of the Journal :
"That report is, to say the least.
premature. It is by no means decided
that we will have anything to do with
the enterprise.
"This much I can state. John A.
Donelan, of Weeping Water, is about
to start a bank there. It will be a
state bank. There is no other state
bank in Omaha. He has secured a
line location and a first class banking
room at reasonable terms on a long
lease. It is located on the southwest
corner of Fifteenth and Farnam. He
has associated with him as directors
and stockholders a number of promi
nent bankers throughout the state.
This will tend to strengthen his bank.
The bank will have a capital of from
50,000 to $100,000."
Mr. Donelan is a cousin of the Par
melee brothers, commands good capi
tal, and is experienced in the business
of banking.
But even though the Parmeles
should go into this venture it would
be only an added interest. Charles
Parmele is just finishing his handsome
residence here, and both he and his
brother consider Plattsmouth as good
a town as can be found either for in
vestment or for a home.
Old Settlers' Reunion.
We do not want the readers of the
Journal to lose sight of the fact that
on Friday and Saturday, August IS
and 1!, occurs the annual meeting of
the old settlers of Cass county at
Fnion. These reunions are looked
forward to by all the pioneers of the
county as a time of much pleasure and
enjoyment, and much more so this
year because the farmers will have
laid aside one of the best wheat crops
ever produced. Besides, the commit
tees are making preparations to enter
tain the largest crowds that have ever
attended the two days' enjoyment of
the old settlers' meeting once more.
50C
BABIES?
No: We would not
put such a cheap and
depreciating price on
the little darlings for
hey are ;ilout the best friends we have.
1 lis the
Slippers
rL(i Shoes
f which we refer
Children Clippers, black. 2 to S ; .50
Shoes 50
SiiDpers. tan " " rtO
Patent Slippers" "
Ked
Patent 4-strap, 5 to s l?5
Tan 4-strap. " " 1.31
5 to 11 1.40
Patent Wine Top. 2to 5 s0
Advertising Brushes 10
We Dye Old Tans, Black.
Sherwood & Son.
I A Few Thoughts.
I ('IIMU'M ATM'.
' On the 11th of this month I left
I Plattsmouth to attend the funeral of
IMrs. Claud S.-vier. and during mv
short stay in the pleasant little town
of Marquette was very much im
pressed by the charity and the chris
tian sympathy shown by the business
i men of that beautiful little western
j town during the days of mourning of
the bereft family. Mr. Land, father
lot the deceased, whose field of wheat
was reaiiy mr me silhii:, .um uui a. l
. i . . . i . . . : . . i . 1 . . 1,1 w .
tend to the harvest w ith his daughter
lying dead in his home, but his neigh
liorson Monday cut the greater part of
his field, and in the evening, after
business hours, the business men, in
eluding merchants, bankers, median
ics and laborers, to the number of :w
men, went out to his field and shocked
all that was cut. On Tuesday the
harvesters finished the cutting and
the crowd went out and completed the
shocking.
On Wednesday the farmers living in
the vicinity of a man who was quaran
tined-on account of smallpox went
into his field and cut all of a large
crop, and in the evening the livervmen
of the town ran out their teams and,
with the men of the town loaded in,
drove four miles and shocked all of his
wheat by moonlight. This is patron
age of a different nature to what our
eastern business men require, but of a
kind that appeals to the farmer, and
shows that it is not only the farmer's
money they want, but his good will
as well. Our merchants will raise a
great howl if a farmer goes to Omaha
and does his trading, but how many of
them will take oil his coat and go out
and help him in his extremity.
"Do unto others as you would have
them d' unto you" W. J. S.
Injured Internally.
William Kephart, one of the graders
at work on north Eighth street, was
severely hurt Tuesday afternoon. He
was plowing at the side of the road
when the plowshare struck a big rock
and the handle of the plow struck Mr.
Kephart a heavy blow in the left side,
knocking him down and rendering him
unconscious. Dr. Schildknecht was
summoned to the scene of the acci
dent. The injured man remained un
conscious for more than half an hour.
The physician pronounced his injuries
not of a serious nature, and he was
taken to his home. Durinsr theniuht,
however, lie spit considerable blood
Today he is better.
Glee Club's Outing.
Eleven young ladies, members of the
Methodist church glee club, one chap
erone and one manager-driver, set out
yesterday morning in a commodious
carryall for a day in the country.
The weather was threatening, but
the temperature was quite comfort
ably cool. Six miles to the west they
went to the home of Senator S L.
Thomas. There they were met by
Misses Evalyne and Belle Taylor, also
members of the club, who provided en
tertainment. Dinner and lunch were
eaten on the lawn under the shady
trees. On account of the threatening
clouds the young folks started home at
4.30, arriving here at 7 o'clock.
The following composed the party :
Misses Jessie Barton, Pearl Barton,
Edna Peterson, May Peterson, Ellen
Windham, Ethel Crabill, Margaret
Mauzy, Helen McClellan, of Lincoln;
Irene Leesley, Blanche Murray, Carrie
Becker:
Birthday of Pioneer.
"Grandma" Davis was 88 years old
Monday. A number of her friends had
decided to have a little celebration n
honor of the anniversary but owing to
the illness of Mrs. Davis' daughter,
Mrs. Kennedy, with whom she lives,
this plan was abandoned. Many called
however to give the old lady their best
wishes and wish her many returns of
the day.
Mrs. Davis is the oldest inhabitant
of Plattsmouth in point of years as
well as residence here. She came here
with her husband before the town
was incorporated. Mr. Davis died a
few years ago at the age of 90.
Weeping Water Boy Hurt.
A Weeping Water special to the
Lincoln Journal, under date of July IT,
says: "Stephen, the nine-year-old son
of A. M. Rockwell, met with a severe
accident Friday evening. He and an
other boy got on Mr. Rockwell's horse,
and went to the pasture for the cow.
When they got to the pasture they
found one of George Woods' boys also
there on a horse, and they concluded
to speed their ponies. The horse on
which the Rockwell and Surber boy
were, ran into a wire fence and caught
young Rockwell's right ankle on the
wire, cutting it to the bone, and sever
ing the leaders on the front of the
ankle. Dr. H ungate dressed the
wpund, which required several stitches
and it is thought the ankle will always
be stiff. The pony bucked and threw
the boys off, landing the Surber boy on
the fence, and cutting his shoulder
and arm, but not seriously, but the
Wood boy had to release him from the
fence.
If you are a judge of a good smoke,
try the "Acorns" 5 cent cigar and you
will smoke no other.
HOBOES AT SOUTH BEND
They Are Invited to Leave the Town and
Are Conveyed Across the River, But
Return After Dark.
A special to the Journal from South
B Mid says that a bunch of hoUx s
created a diversion at that plac last
Sunday. There were six in the bunch,
and a very cosmopolitan crew it was,
including a Dago who could "not a
speka da Engleese, and a young
negro from whom the hard knocks of
his variegated peregrinations had not
taken his natural good humor. They
all took a dip in the humid waters of
the Platte near the Rock Island
bridge, and near the scene of their
semi-annual clean-up two younger boys
of the same ilk were performing a like
operation. Theirablutions completed
they donned their assortment of gar
ments and repaired to the depot, when
the two boys discovered that $11 and a
jack knife were missing from their
pockets. They immediately appealed
to the citizens and accused the erst
while dirty bunch of six of the theft.
Several citizens volunteered to hold
the hoboes until Marshal Richards
could be summoned, when it was dis
covered that the absence of a justice
made it impossible to serve papers on
the sextette. The quandary was dis
cussed at some length, and, as the
crowd of citizens had become very
much augmented it was decided to
search the gang, and they, being a
trifle awed by the force of numbers,
willingly retired to the powerhouse of
the elevator, stripped, and permitted
the two boys to examine the empti
ness of their clothes and search in vain
for a secret place containing the lost
valuables. Nothing was found, and it
was evident that, had they really
"touched" the boys, they had hidden
the spoils, only .'55 cents being found in
the gang, and the coon insisted that
if anything was found on him the
finder should have half by right of
original discovery.
The citizens conferred again and de
cided that as walking w as not crowded
the hoboes should be escorted to the
bridge and watched out of sight in
Sarpy county, which plan was exe
cuted, and the boys were left to guard
the bridge in case any of the gang
came back to dig up the cached $11.
But the boys becamesleepy and scared.
and soon after dark left their post of
duty. Late in the night, according to
the semaphore man, two of the hoboes
made a Hying trip across the bridge
and back. So it is probable that they
ate $11 and a jack knife jicher.
A Farewell Entertainment.
Mrs. J. V. Egenberger entertained
at a 5 o'clock dinner Wednesday after
noon in honor of her sister, Mrs. J. M.
Egenberger, of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Mrs. Egenberger expects to leave for
her home Thursday, after a rive week's
visit in this city with relatives and
friends. The afternoon was spent in
pleasant conversation, and at 5 o'clock
refreshments were served. The table
was decorated with sweet peas and
carnations. Misses Rosa Holschuh and
Ida Egenberger assisted in serving.
Music was furnished by Miss Anna
Egenberger. Those present were: Mes
dames John Hirz, John Holschuh,
C L. Herger, I. Pearlman, J. C. Peter
son, F. R. Guthman, T. B. Egenber
ger, F. G. Egenberger, Henry Boeck,
Joe Droege, Ben Elson, G. Sheumann,
G. Dodge, II. Spies, William WTeber,
Chris Wolfarth, Phil Thierolf, Henry
Weckbach, Misses Rosa Holschuh,
Ivy Spies, Anna Egenberger, Ida
Egenberger and Elsie Thierolf.
A Pleasant Affair.
On Tuesday evening Miss Pearl Farr
gave a luncheon in honor of her guest,
Miss Ella Gettman, of Lincoln. The
dining room had a pretty trimming of
nasturtiums and sweet peas, and was
presided over by Mrs. Nat. II. Moore,
of Omaha.
The entertainment consisted of
games and music. A contest flower
game was won by Miss Inez Reese,
and Miss Hermie Spies accepted the
"booby" prize.
Those present were: Misses Ella
Gettman, Inez Reese, Hermie Spies,
Minnie Born, Christina Socnnichsen.
Helen Spies, Matilda Soennichsen and
Pearl Fair.
Grand Arrny Commander-in-Chief.
The remains of General Wilmon W.
Blackmar, national commander-in-chief
of the G. A. R. arrived in Omaha
last evening from Boise, Idaho, where
his death occurred on the 16th inst.
The funeral party was met at the sta
tion by a number of prominent Grand
Army men.
The train proceeded to the east at
5.50 last night. The body arrived in
Chicago this morning and was escorted
to Memorial Hall, where it lay in state
for two hours. This afternoon the
funeral train proceeded to the east
over the Michigan Central.
It will arrive in Boston tomorrow
night and the funeral will be held Sat
urday from the Second Unitarian
church.
A Smooth Article.
Y hen you find it necessary to use
salve use DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
It is the purest and best for Sores,
Burns, Boils, Eczema, Blind, Bleeding,
Itching or Protruding Piles. Get the
genuine DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Sold by F. G. Fricke & Co. Gering &
Co.
ELECTION
RETURNS
Plattsmouth Could Not Be "Wheedled" By
the Government Building Cry.
EXPECTED LARGER MAJORITY
Pollard Gets a Blackeye in the Precincts
Where He is Best Known.
TOO MANY STAY-AT-HOME DEMOCRATS
The special election is over, and the
result shows that Mr. Pollard ran bet
ter where he is not know than where
he is best known. His home county
demonstrated this fact, and every dem
ocrat has cause to feel somewhat
elated.
The vote was very light in Cass
county, as well as in every other
county in the district. Every repub
Mean that was for Pollard went to the
polls and voted, while many demo
cratie farmers remained in the bar
vest fields and with threshing ma
chines many of them because they
thought there was no show for Brown,
and others because their work was in
such a condition that they could not
take the time to go and vote. This is
especiallytheca.se where the voting
precincts were situated several miles
from their work.
The result in the district is not Hat
tering to Mr. Pollard, when we con
sider the fact that last fall Mr. Bur
kett had nearly 8000 majority, and in
1902, about 4000. In 100 Burkett's
majority in this county was 47'.; in
1904, his majority was 470, and last
fall was f.77. Now, doesn't these ma
jorities of a Lancaster county man
make Pollard's 194 appear very in
significant, and a home man at that?
Every fair man will say that it does,
1 1 is safe to say that more republi
cans voted for Mr. Brown in Cass
county than democrats who voted for
Pollard on account of "local pride"
and to be sure of "getting a govern
ment building." In this city where
they expected to pull a big vote on
this "stale cry," they were badly
downed. It is safe to say that not a
dozen democratic votes were changed
to the Pollard side in consequence of
,his "rallying cry."
We reiterate that the democrats of
Cass county have no cause to feel the
result keenly, because they have done
better than was really expected in the
county as a whole. Mr. Pollard is the
one that should feel the result more
keenly than anyone else.
The Official Vote.
The vote of the various precincts and
wards of Cass county, was canvassed
today with the following result:
I
PRECINCTS
Avora
Center
Ki;rht-mile Grove ...
Elm wood
Greenwood
liberty
Ijuisvllle
Jit. Pleasant
Nehawka
IMattsmouth
Plattsmouth. 1st. wa
Plattsmouth. 21
Plattsmouth. 3d
Plattsmouth. 4th
Plattsmouth. 5th
Koek Bluffs. 1st
Kock Bluffs. 2d
Salt Creek
South Bend
Stove Creek ,
Tipton
Weeping Water, city
Weeplnji Water ,
4.Y 42 105 W
:15- 33 ! !5
:)' 44, mij llifi
5M; 3l 154 Ki
2l 14 101 TT
51; lot! 143 123
f,; 54 12!': 7'.t
23: 54 72 77
loo! 5i, 144 tl3
2! 44 K 12
13; f.0' 73
r I m! ioi i ii
71' 7. 73 5
321 3 s: 2I 5
35) 45 t!3; 53
54. 4J; IDlj
12' 29 i 35j 52
5ti: 40: 134 103
3fi 221 631 i
125 3Ti 1!MI 93
72 33 15 77
145 31 15! 57
33 9j 41
rd.
1272 1033 254 1-71
Pollard's majority in Cass county, is
59.
The Lincoln Journal says that Pol
lard's majorities are estimated as fol
lows at republican headquarters:
Lancaster 1 iW.t
Richardson 27H
Pawnee 424
Johnson 235
Nemaha 2ii
Otoe 40
Cass i:4
Total 2 411
In 1904 these counties gave the fol
lowing votes to Senator Burkett, then
a candidate for congress, and Lamas
ter, democratic candidate:
Burkett Larnaster
Cass
Lancaster ..
Otoe
Nemaha
.lohnson
Pawnee
Kichardson.
2 51
7 124
2 4.is
1 7.VJ
i 4.?;
1 t;
2 343
1 S71
2 s7
1 7-7
i :i
1 oi
74i
2 OuO
KLECTION NOTES.
That telephone message from this
city to Nehawka, the home of Mr.
Pollard, was a sort of a "boomerang."
It is always best to wait till the votes
are counted.
It would have looked much better
if one of clerks on the First ward elec-
ti'u hoard had he remained at his post
of duty Instead of "going out to
s -e someone occasionally."
Pollard's lilt ie gang done all they
could to carry the city, but the fa t Is
they couldn't do much.
If those few democrats vit d for
Pollard because they were so sure he
would gel us a government building,
now let them watch with what an
elastic step he moves in that direct ion.
If Pollard had carried the city, the
Journal would have felt like moving
out. But now we feel so good over the
result in Plattsmouth that we have
added a little red waggon to our outfit
to carry our great weekly edition to
the postotlice.
But a very light vote was cast in the
county, and but little over half the
usual vote In Plattsmouth.
The day was rather a warm one so
far as the weather was concerned, and
outside of a very few of Pollard's
friends and a few of Brown's staunch
supporters, but very little interest was
taken.
Some of the loys say that if the
"Dickey" bird of the Neliawka Regis
ter had remained in town another day
Brown's majority would have easily
reached one hundred.
Those Who Brought In Retarns.
The following gentlemen brought in
the election returns from their several
precincts Wednesday: W. N. Mur
ford, Stove Creek; G. M. Murford,
First Rock Bluff; W. R. Kim, Salt
Creek; John Lohnes, Eight Mile
Grove; A. Jenkins, Manley; C. T.
Richards, South Bend; W. F. Gilles
pie, Plattsmouth; H. K. Pankonin,
A. L. Stall, A. J. Maylield, Louisville;
Roy B. Cox, Elm wood; W. P. Hutch
inson, Rock Bluff; George N. La Rue,
Liberty; G. W. Peterson, Tipton; T.
M. Trimblin, John L. Badgley, Weep
ing Water: J. N. Wiseman, Avoca;
F. M. Massil, Mount Pleasant; I. C.
Alford, Nehawka.
Window Falls on John Kuhney.
John Kuhney sustained a painful in
jury at the Riley Hotel barber shop
yesterday. He was trying the lower
the upper half of one of the big w in
dows between the siiop and the hotel
lobby. The sills had recently been
painted and the windows stuck fast.
Mr. Kuhney had one foot upon the sill
and was pulling hard when the window
suddenly gave way and there being no
side strip to hold it back the whole
thing, weighing nearly a hundred
pounds came down on Mr. Kulmey's
knee.
It seemed at first that the knee cap
was broken. Both the knee and ankle
received a severe spain, but the physi
cian summoned pronounced all bones
ntact.
The window very nearly fell upon
Mr. Kuhney s head. Had it done so
the heavy glass would have broken and
probably cut him up pretty badly, so
he considers himself rather fortunate.
Moving the Crop.
Division Frieght Agent Cox of the
Burlington, says the Lincoln Journal,
looked pleased yesterday: "The first
shipment of VM wheat from my terri
tory was loaded today. Farmers are
threshing now and the movement will
grow to considerable proportions un-
ess the market goes wrong before the
end of the week. If the market gets
low that will check the movement and
farmers will then stack their grain
and thresh when they have more time.
The wheat is of excellent quality and
the yield is heavy."
Piano Contest.
The Methodist church gets busy and
s running up the vote. The result of
the count made last night is as follows:
Methodist Church 31,179
Blanche Murray 2ATi
Helen Goos 21,:tS.
Essie Buttery 1S.:."
Katholiky Sokol HT.ir,
Ethel Satfer W.i
Presbyterian Church :w7
Zetta Brown 215!
Christian Church 715
Don't allow money to lie around. It
is easier to spend it and easier
to lose it
SWE MONEY
by keeping it in a safe place such as
The BanH of Cass County
Capital Stock S.30,000, Surplus 115,000
OFFICERS:
Chas. C. Parmele. Pres., Jacob Trltsch. V-P.
T. M. Patterson, Cash.
You can give a check for any part of
it at any time and so have a receipt
forpayment without asking for one.
When you have a bank account you
will be anxious to add to it rather than
spend from it. Don't you want to
know more about it.