be lattstiioiitb journal.
SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION- EIGHT PAGES
volume xxvnn
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, TlIUItSDAY, JUNE 17, 1909
NO. 230
PUPILS HAV MOST
DELIGTFUL TIME
Mark Close of School Year Dy a
Pleasant Picnic Party
One of the pleasantest features of
the closing of the school year was
the picnic and exercises held by the
pupils of the district near Weeping
Water presided over during the past
year by Miss Mary Fischer. The
festivities were held in the pasture
of George Wiles' a most choice place
for such an event and the afternoon
on June 1 will Jong be memorable
in that locality. The twenty-three
pupils of the school in company with
several of the patrons and residents
of the district were present and as
sisted in making the occasion a most
enjoyable and delightful one. Re
freshments were served and they
were most delicious and appetizing
In character, an especially fine feat
ure being the Ice cream served and
prepared by Reno Moore who proved
himself an adept in that direction.
The program which was given is pub
lished in full below and it was a late
hour when the last number was given
and the happy pupils and parents
dispersed to their several homes.
Miss Fischer who taught the dis
trict last year, will not return for
the coming year greatly to the regret
of the residents. They had grown
to love her and her abilities as a
teacher and they regret to see her
change her place of teaching. She
has been desirous for sometime of
obtaining a school nearer her home
in Weeping Water and this year the
opportunity presented Itself and she
embraced it, taking a school close to
that city where she could be with
her parents ofteneT. While her old
district Is sorry to lose her they are
glad to see her advance and trust
that the signal success which has
followed her the past year contin
ues the coming one and for many
more.
It would bo difficult to select any
one number upon the program by
the pupils as calling for special men
tion as everyone of the students ac
quitted themselves splendidly and
were great credit to Miss Fischer's
ability to train their young minds.
From the time their voices were
raised in the Commencement snng
until the -closing notes of the last
exercises, the afternoon was one
Citizens Indignant.
The proposed raise In rates to be
charged by the Nebraska Telephone
Company in this city, has raised a
great deal of indignation among the
patrons of that company here and a
number of them have discontinued
their service and transferred their
patronage to the Plattsmouth Tele
phono Company, ordering the phones
of the latter company Installed. On
the face of tho new rates proposed
by the Bell people the Increase Is
so much greater than seems neces
sary that the people cannot see
the reason therefor. A good many
merchants are talking of making a
concerted effort to have the Bell
phone taken out of their stores as
the higher rates will destroy their
efficency. The Bell Company Is of
fering them a sop In tho shape of a
reduction of fifty cents a month for
business houses while they Increase
the rates for residence service from
fifty rents and one dollar a month
to one dollar and fifty cents per
month. There will be no more fifty
cent and one dollar phones In rintts
niouth. As the rate has been so
sharply advanced those who have
been using the cheap phones have
ordered the service discontinued nnd
In most cases have taken the In
dependent phone. As the old fran
chise fixed the rates at 12 nnd $t
per month, the new rates are an ad
vance over both the old legal rates.
The Hell Company however, had
totally disregard the rates fixed
by the ordinance nnd had been
barging $;i per month for the busi
ness (service a ri'te they llllil
no
legal right to make
while for red-
deuce service thWr rat.-s were what; the city today, coming In to look f.
was lixed by t. ordinance or lower. 't"r nom business matter!.. Wnile
With the inking out of l,e f.-sl.l -nee j h-rc be paid The Journal P pTenv." II'
phones, the use for the business : rail and made himself ngierable
Phones disappears nnd these are not with th.. editor. Mr. Ston'm i,
worth any price as the number of lone f the old school deniorati nnd
, subscribers they will rm. h will be ; It Is a pbam.ro to tak- him by thi
(too limited. The Independent ( hand nnd enjoy hjs good rompnnv.
Company is deserving of assistance ; He will always be welcome nt Th"
;ln tlx. right between tlm twu com- i Journal office.
throughly enjoyable. The program
as rendered is as follows:
Program.
Commencement song School
An Address of Welcome Mae Allen
New Kind of a Doll Geneva Wiles
A Sick Doll Dialogue Mae Allen,
Josephine Griffin, Anna Boono.
Three Little Lads Teddy Akeson,
Albert Benson, Dick Boone.
Grandpa Floyd Ruby
An Every Day Occurence: Virgil
Miller, John Terryberry, Jose
phine Griffin.
Floy's Letter Lucia Boone
Vacation Song School.
Honesty the Best Policy: Dan Terry
berry, Clarence Akeson, Albert
Benson, Virgil Ruby.
Hew he Teased Ned: Jesse Terry
berry, Albert Benson.
A Little Boy's Speech
Herman Boone.
Never say Fail Chorus.
Pulling a Tooth Lucia Boone,
John Terryberry, Virgil Miller,
Jesse Terryberry, Fred Terry
berry. A Little Girls Dream Anna Boone.
Evening visit; Lick Boone, Fred
Terryberry, Virgil Miller, Jesse Terry
berry.
Stolen Cat: Mae Allen, Lucia Boone,
Dick Boone, Simon Johnson, Dan
Terryberry, Fred Terryberry.
Closing Day Exercises Little Folks
The pupils who composed the
school of Miss Fischer are as fol
lows: V. Miller; Jesse, Dan, John
and Fred Terryberry; Sam Johnson;
Al.Benson;Diek and Herman Boone;
Floyd and Virgil Ruby; Thos., Clar
ence and Edwin Akeson; Josephine
Griffin; Anna and Lucy Boone;
Mable and Wilbur Lau; Mne Allen;
Geo. Wiles; Grace and Phoebe
Spence.
The invited guests who attended
included. '
Present:
Mrs. Geo. Wiles, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Ronne, Mrs. E. Ruby, Mrs. Terry
berry, Mrs. Trey "VCTles, Mrs. Me
Nurlin. Miss Dora McNurlin, Mrs.
F. Pankonln, Miss Minnie Pankonin,
Mrs. Boone, Mrs. and Miss Benson,
Mrs. J. Miller. Mlhs Boone. Miss
Doty, "Mrs. Doty, Jin,. Green
panles on account of the better ner
vke they have compelled as weH as
the lcrwer rates they have forced In
the city. This seems to be the con
sensus of opinion among those mer
chants and patrons of the Bell Com
pany In this city and the outlook Is
good for a boom for the Independ
ent Company.
Ifrturns From Sad MIkhmmu
Htv. J. II. Salsbury returned home
Sunday from the sad mission of
attending the funeral of his brother
F. A. Salisbury who recently died at
Kalispel, Mont. Mr. Salsbury was
In business at Conrad, Mont., at the
time of his death and was a promi
nent .citizen of that state. Rev. Sals
bury after his sad task was accom
plished, remained at KalispiSI and
Conrad for some time nnd visited the
Flathad Indian reservation, the
lands of which areoon to be thrown
open to settlement. Some very fine
land la In the tract. From Montana
he Journeyed on to Seattle where he
attended the Yukon-Alaska exposi
tion. Later he made a brief trip to
Tacoina a few mlleB from Seattle. It
was while In Washington he made a
call upon the Tiltchclls, the
Stoughtmborroughs and othwr
Plattsmouth people who live In that
section finding them all well nnd
prosperous. He returned from th
northwest by way of the O. R. & N.
K, through Salt Lake where he
made a short Flop ami Denver, Col.,
where ho also put In some little time,
arriving h-re at .1 o'clock Sunday
morning.
William Stoblnian, one of the best
I democrat nnd good farmer.' Cent' r
precinct produces, wa n vl-ttor l:i
A HAPPY
OCCASION
Former Plattsmouth Citizens Cele
brate Wedding Anniversary
The ties of family relationship are
beautifully emphasized in the var
ious festival days of the year, when
reunions are held, on the birthday
anniversaries of the individual mem
bers of the family, and more auspic
ously still on the ocurrence of the
happy day which marked the founda
tion cf another hearthstone, the
wedding day of the two heads of the
household.
Crowning the various anniversa
ries of the married life Is that one
which marks the completion of "a
rainbow span of fifty years" of the
Intimate companionship or daily life.
To celebrate an occasion of this
kind a happy gathering Is being held
today at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. II. Miller, at 541 D street the
honored guests being Mrs. Miller's
parents, Captain and Mrs. L. D. Ben
nett of Long Beach, who came up
several days ago that the day might
be celebrated with the only one of
their children who is a resident of
California. A double celebration
will mark the day, the son of the
house of Miller, Will B., today attain
ing his majority. A family dinner
will mark the day.another guest be
ing Miss Grace Mann, the graniK
daughter of Captain and Mrs. Ben
nett, who makes her home with
them in Long Beach.
The marriage of Captain Bennett
and his wife, then Miss Margaret
L. Duke, was quietly celebrated in
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, on June 6,
1859, at an early morning wedding,
and they left immediately on a wed
ding trip not In a Pullman, but on a
Missouri river steamboat.this being
the preferred mode of travel then
from necessity.
For a time they made tholr home
In Iowa, living there at the beginning
of the civil war, when Captain Ben
nett raised a company of men and
was assigned to the Thirty-ninth
regiment of Iowa, remaining In ser
vice until the close of the war. He
was appointed provost marshal gen
eral, with General Dodge'B staff at
Pulaski, Tennessee, and later Assist
ant Inspector General with General
Rice's staff, holding this important
post until the close of the war. The
captain has many Interesting slorles
to relate of the stirring days during
Sherman's march to the sea. It was
his duty to inspect all confiscated
stores, and among the collections
taken by the soldiers wvre rich
stores of silver, vflliiaule clothing,
silks and jewelry, which Hie aristo
cratic families of the South would
hide in the Bwamps, or ny out of
the way place, with prayers and
tears.ln the hope of evading the ad
vanclng army. Captain Dennett was
too conscientious to TeHaln even as
souveniers any of the treasures which
passed through his hands, taking to
his home but one relic, a half set
of silver and mother of pearl knives
and forks, and a pah- of the.se will
be handed down as "heirlooms In the
families of each ot his six grand
children.
Thirty-six years of Captain and
mth. licnnexis married lire were
spent In PlattKmotrth, Nebraska
where he was engaged in the real es
tate and mercantile business. Four
years ago they came to California to
remnin, and at Long Beach are hap
pily situated with a Circle of 22 for
mer Plattsmmith families within
reach, and ready to participate In a
Nebraska reunion at any time.
The captain Is a nafive of Drown.
vine, rennsyivania and his sweet
nnd gentle-faced wife of Bridgeport
Ohio. The years have passed light
ly over the heads of each. Their
nges are 77 and 74. respectively, hut
both are that many years young, in
stead of old. That which should fit
tlngly accompany old nge, "honor
love, obeldence, troops it frends,"ls
theirs In plenty.
The years have not siolen "lire
from the mind, or vigor from the
limb." The captain is ns erect as If
a nilllltnry calling had been his all hi
life, and four years ago concluded to
become n bicycle rider, nnd the whe. 1
Is now bis companion on many rides.
In an Interview many Interesting
facts of his first trip to California in
lT.2, when he accompanied Ms father
from Pennsylvania by way of Cen
tral America, to the con.t. living In
KMoralo county four years, among
all sorts or forutne Keekers, Indians
and Chinamen of which there w re
ninny In northern California at that
nrly time.
Cnptnln end Mrs. Bennett have one
other daughter, Mrs. Carrie L. Wil
son, living In Lincoln, Nebraska.
Three daughters blessed their union,
Mrs. Elberta Mann having passed
beyond four years ago. Six grand
children and one great grandchild
will revere their name and memory,
and are the pride of the serene and
beautiful twilight of their life.
Will Miller, who has Just graduat
ed from the Belmont Military acade
my, and who will participate In the
celebration today, will be with home
folks until June 16, when he leaves
for Berkeley to attend the sum
mer school of the university. In
the fall he will enter a university not
selected as yet for a thorough course
In civil and mining engineering in
which he has already had consider
able work - and experience. San
Bernardino, (Cal.) Sun.
I. O. (). F. Observe Memorial Day.
The memorial day of the I. O. O.
F. was duly observed In this city
yesterday by Platte Lodge No. 7 and
Rebekah Lodge No. 40 In the man
ner prescribed In the ritual of the
organization. The several lodges
met at their hall on. lower Main
street at eight o'clock a. m. and af
ter the services are prescribed in the
ritual and by order of the Grand
Lodge officers, the entire body form
ed in procession and marched to
Oak Hill cemetery. The order of
the prosesslon was as follows:
Woodman band.
Platte Lodge No. 7.
Rebekah Lodge No. 40.
The members of Platte Lodge
made the Journey to the cemetery on
foot followed the Rebekahs In a car
ryall, Mayor Sattler driving a car
riage after them containing the
venerable Wm, Wynn, sr., and L. C
Anderson for whom the long Jour
ney on foot would have been too
tiresome. Councilman F. II. Steim
ker also drove to the cemetery fol
lowing the carryall of the Rebekahs
The procession of the Odd Fel
lows was under command of M. L.
Johnson, the several officers of the
lodge bringing up the renr of tho
marching members. The Woodman
band which headed the procession
p1yed music appropriate to the oc
casion. The procession was a hand
some one and highly creditable to
the organization, the members turn
ing out in lnrge force with flow
ers in profusion, and forming i
handsome sight as they marched up
Main street. At the cemetery the
ceremonies prescribed by tho ritual
were gone through with, the entire
procession then reforming and re
turning to their hall.
Aftr the hall was reached refresh
merits were had for those who had be
come tired with the long march
Brother Emll Ptak furnishing the
male members with cigars which
were much appreciated.
The day was an Ideal one, not be
Ing too warm nor either chilly, the
sim shining brightly and all condl
Hons uniting to make the occasion
complete success.
The Odd FellowB have a large num
her of members sleeping In Oak Hill
eemetery and they wi;re all kindly
remembered yesterday by their broth
ers, handsome bouquets gracing every
grave and flowers 'In profusion being
strewn about as a tribute from their
brothers. The rosier of the dead Is
8 follows:
W. M. Stowe, It. C. Kerr. M
Kchnellbucher, Jesse Fox, A. John
son, Charles HerTser, M. MrElwaln
feamuel Chapman, Shepherd Duke
John Thompson. Harry Howlund
Henry Martens, "W. Ti. Shryork, A. II
linger, O. C. Smith, Joel IMz. N. C
Agaard, Chris Oabler, Wm. Herold
S. H. Fisher, M. V. GlbHon, Elam
Parmele, John "Whalen, Ed. Stamm
John Gyger, Ell Busier, John Shafer
Resign loni I'oiw.
Officer Anton Nltka last Snturday
evening placed his resignation an
night policeman In the lmnds of
Mayor Sattler. During his brief
PTiod os pot Ire m mi Mr. Nltka ser
ved the city fahbfully nnd Well and
was n matter of regret to Mayor
Sntiler to accept hU resignation.
For sometime past Mr. Nilka had
not been satisfied with conditions
and llnnlly concluded to never his
connection with the force. It
not definitely known what be will
I'tirmo in b,. bin several olfTerent
matters in vl. w, among them being
stock raising, be flt'tirlng now on
pun basing scwrnl carload of ani
mals for fattening purposes. An
other matl.r which be has In mind
H the HtarlliiK of a picnic ground
upon tln Island below the big brlditu,
an Ideal spot for such n place prn
vldlng a boat line can be arranged
fur. This would be a fine pot for
picnics both In the daytime and at
nlKht. lie Is looking Into the lat
ter matter now.
IN EARLY
HISTORY
An Incident That Occurred When Or.
A. C. Donelan, Ot St. Joseph,
Was Mayor of Plattsmouth
From C. Schlater's Scrap Book.
The other day as the writer was
peruslng an Interview with the re-
ha with Dr. E. A. Donelon. president
of the school board of that city, in
the mention of his name, our mind
reverted back to the early days of
Plattsmouth, when that gentleman
was a prominent citizen. Doctor
Donelan with his cousin, Dr. William
Donelan, enme to Plattsmouth in.
1836 and began the practice of med-
Iclne and also entered into the drug
business. He is a brother to Doctor
James Donelan of Glenwood, Iowa,
and also a cousin of Mrs. Margaret
Schulhof and Mrs. Conrad Schlater.
The subject of this sketch is a life-
long democrat and always took an
active nart in nolitlcs. He was nkanie the four bridesmaids. Misses
member of the lower house of the
Nebraska legislature and also served
one term In the senate while tho can-
ltal was still In Omnha. He served
with Doctor Miller and the late la-
mented J. Sterling Morton. In 1839
he was elected mayor of Flatts-
mouth. It was during his incumbency nnt the brI(le- Tbe bridesmaids car
as such that the Pikes Teak lmigra- rlotl pl(,Rant bouquets of pink roses
tion to the gold mines of Colorndo
occurred and thousands of emigrants
crossed the Missouri at this point on
their wav to the mines. It. whs then
that the citizens of Plattsmouth had
tha i,i.r cm-. n,,.i r,Ml vni..n,'nn
nc i , j me it iii t diiut, t:. wilt; in villi
prevailed for a while on account of
the stampede of one large company
of those followers of the star of the
empire, who had turned their faces
hnmownril TJn.u hn.1 1.,.,.., itA 1,
ome homesick tenderfooted follow
ers whom they met returning enst-
ward that no gold was to be found
in the Rocky Mountains; thpt It was
only a fake of the river town mer-
chants who had published the stories
that had induced them to go west in
order to sell their outfits I wns nt
Elm Creek, 130 miles west of Plaits-
mouth, where the nartv held a meet-
ing and resolved to return and burn
the towns on the banks of the Mis
Rourl river. Many of theao enil
grunts were left In n distressed con
ditlon, having Invested every dollar
they possessed In buying teams and
outfits and were stranded, so to
speak, In a wild country. It was hartl
for some of them of course. Tho
towns people heard of their deda
rauon and made preparations to
meet them. The mayor ordered all
citizens to arm themselves for the
purpose of defendng their homes.
Ths was done and when some 150
siampeders marched Into town,
bended by a fire and drum, they saw
the people with guns In their hands
nnd renilv In iu. thnm if rw...rw.. ..-,,
thev cave im th Men r,f Wni v
town of Plattsmouth right then and
there, and thought best to compro-
mlse matters. This was done by
tho Htltens having them taken
across the river by a ferry bnat free
of charge. Some months later Dr
a. .
uoneian lert riattsmouth for St.
Joseph, Mo. He served several
terms In th Missouri leglalature In
hoi n of Its branches. He also takes
great In terewt In educational affairs
and has been chairman of the board
of education of that city. The plo'
neer settlers all remember Dr. Done
Inn with pleasure nnd will bo plensed
to Jenrn tliat he Is In good health
considering his oge.
Iliiy New Machine.
Two more fine automobiles wero
added 1o tho list of machines in thin
city this morning, Messrs. J. W. Cra
blll and Dr. E. I). Cummins receiv
ing two fine Ford machines. Mr.
C ratlin's machine Is a runabout with
seats for three persons, a double seat
In front and a single neat behind
Dr. Cummins' machine Is n two seat
en louring car with a rapacity for
rour persons. Both machines nre ex
cellent and hlnh grade, and consider
ed among the best, machines manu
factured. Both of these are hand
some and nrtlstlc machines, well nnd
neatly Mulshed nod quite attractive
III every respect. They were much
admired lis they stood nt the freight
depot and whi.. they came up the
St reet .
.Martin Sleppat, tl,,. prominent
farmer of the precinct, came In this
morning and was n passenger for
Omaha this morning on th,. eailv
train where he will spend the day
Mil friends.
. Pretty Church Wedding.
The Methodist Episcopal church
was the scene of a very pretty wed
ding Saturday evening, the contract
ing parties being Miss Nettle Whelan
and Mr. Charles Carlson The church
was beautlful,y decorated for the
accasion. a color scheme of pink.
green and whito being carried out
by a generous use of ferns, roses
and asparagus, the work of the Ep-
worth League, was crowned to its
utraost caPac,ty by the many relatl-
ves and "'ends of the contracting
partIe8
At the appointed hour, Miss Hat
tle Hofmann toolt hr Place at the
organ and as Bhe Played the famil
lal st1" of Lohengren's Wed-
dlnS chorus, Mrs. E. II. Wescott
am! Miss Estello Balrd stepped to
the choir loft and sang na the bridal
Par,y enured
1,le rohn bearers, little Misses
Mabel Lee Copenhaver and Jessie
NV hl',an' slster of ,he bri(,' aUra(,t
,ve,y dressed in white, entered
flrst.followed by the ushers, Messrs
Don antl Ksi'll York. Charles
Fmse anJ George Morrison. Then
Mabel Carlylo of Omaha, in white;
Mab('1 Freese, wblte; Bessie Ed-
wart,a' ,n Krecn; nml A,mn Larson
!l Ereen. Following the bridesmaids
ra,ne the 6room accompanied by Mr,
E(I- AV1llte as bo8t ,nan- tho mal(1 of
honor' Miss Carrie Balrd, In green;
nil(1 tne mnl11 ot ,lonor- ml
Tho brldo appwd very charm-
lnR ,n (Ialn,y wn,,0 wnlI a nm,y
vpl1 all(l a 1:,r bouquet of bride's
rosos nP',,i ",r rontump.
Dr. J. T. Balrd performed the
coremony' "slnB tn0 P"'" rl"K srr
rlre' hk'n unlt0(1 t,1Pm for life af"
tor wnlch tho wedding march was
aPnln "ounded as the wedding party
'Cft the CllUrcll.
Tho bride Is tho daughter of
Mrs. Jennie Whelan nnd has grown
,0 womanhood In our city. Is n
graduate of tne riattsmoutn lllgn
School, being a member of the class
of '0t- ,,aa tended the state
Normal at Peru and Wefdejnn Unl-
vcmi' lBUK"1 1 v
numb(r yarfl-
T1,e Kroom 13 an energetic and
CXompIary yo,,nB ma" nnd Bt th
present time holds a lucrativo posi-
tlon In the Burlington local shops.
Their many friends Join The Jour
nal In wishing them a long and
happy married life among the famil
iar scenes and faces of tlielr youth.
Many handsome and useful gifts
were showered upon mo nappy
young couple, testimonials of the
esteem in which both are held.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Carlson left on No.
13 the same evening for a weeks
wedding trip to Denver. After
July 14th. they will be at homo ta
their friends at their residence on
South Seventh street.
The out of town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Chase of St. Joe. Mo.,
Miss Frances Mitchell of Omaha, Mr
lrB' S- A' nuUon of UnlrR'ty
Vhir' Mr' ftml R' r,
of Union and Miss Emma Rr.esner
of Louisville.
: yulct ctltnng. ..
On last Wednesday, Juno 9. Tsoi),
at the home of Mrs. Mary Bryan In
Ashland occurred the marriage of
her daughter, Ella, to Mr. Floyd L.
Woolcott, Elder L. A. Chapman of
flcatlng. Only a few of the brldo's rela
tives and frlendn were present. The
mnrrlngo was Bolemnlzed at 10:30 a.
m., and almost Immediately after
wards the contracting parties de
parted for "parts unknown" with the
promise to be at homo to their mnny
friends after July 1st., on north Main
street In this city.
The bride Is numbered among the
most successful teachers of the Elm
wood public schools for the pnst two
years. The groom Is the genial
vice president of the First National
bank of this city and has a wide cir
cle of friends who will tip their hats
to the "newly wed" when Floyd re
turns with bis bride. Elmwood
Lender-Echo.
Trouble In this direction has been
brewing for some time. Floyd began
lonesome life as kooii ns Ted
Jcnry got. married, and for Severn I
mouths, we have been suspicious of
bis actions, but now Mmf i...
v " II M
'did, gone and done It," The Journal
ennnot do otherwise than to con
gratulate the young lady upon secur
ing such nn estimable young man
for a husband. The groom can also
be congratulated upon securing sin li
an ncotnpllshed nnd handsome young
iy for r helpmeet through life, ami
If nny troubles should overtake the
happy couple "may they be
ones."