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SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION EIGHT PAGES
PLATTSMOUTT1, NEBRASKA. TIIUBSDAY JUNE 2 , 1910
VOLUME XXIX
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TIE DECHI DM SERVICES
AT THE Piffi THEATER
Fine Program of Patriotic Music is Rendered and a Number of
Excellent Speeches Delivered
From Tuesday's Daily.
Very seldom in weather records
has there been a more delightful
Memorial day so far as weather is
concerned than that which the people
of this city enjoyed yesterday. In
the early morning it appeared that
the day would be in sombre keeping
with the occasion, dark, wet and sor
rowfulas if the tears of nature
would fall upon the graves of the
haps no other anniversary of this
kind ever had a more fitting obser
vation than this. Only one thing was
lacking to make this portion of the
ceremony complete and that was the
presence of little ones to do the
strewing of the flowers. As it was,
the ceremony wa3 a very handsome
one and most Impressive. At its
close the procession reformed and
beloved soldier dead and pay the j marcned .back to the arrlv,ng
nere at ciose 10 noon.
The afternoon services at the Par-
tribute of nature to brave men wrap
ped In their last sleep upon the altar
of their country's patriotism. But
the shower proved a passing one and
while the morning was yet young, it
had passed away and the warm bright
spring sun rode clear in the heavens.
Within a few hours the damp of the
rain had passed away and nature took
on a more beauteous aspect.
It is most regrettable to record
that probably no Memorial day in this
city was ever so poorly observed in
the way of decorations. Hardly a
business house, and very, very few
residences were surmounted with
that grand emblem of patriotism
the flag, while bunting which on oc
casions past has been draped in lavish
profusion, was conspicuous by its ab
sence. Why this was is Inexplicable.
Where there should have been oceans
on oceans of bunting and where great
flags should have reared their heads
to the heavens only vacant space was
in sight. Even the county building
was devoid of decoration, something
' which has not happened for years.
Why this important feature should
have been neglected cannot be ex
plained. Here and there several of
the stores displayed flags but the
only really conspicuous attempt,, to
. decorate for the sacred occasion was
that of Dovey's where the front was
draped in the American colors. In
fact, so far as decoration was con
cerned the day was the poorest in
this city In years.
The procession to Oak Hill where
the dead of the Grand Army repose
was aiso a aistinct disappointment
in size. The members of the Modern
Woodmen and the Red Men turned
out In small numbers, the former hav
ing their Foresters and band, how
ever, while the latter had their drill
team dressed in the paint and feath'
ers of the native. The total member
ship of the two lodges, however, was
very large in comparison to those
who took part in the procession. The
procession formed on Main and Fifth
Btreet, the M. W. A. band taking the
lead and being stationed In front of
the G. A. R. hall between Fifth and
Sixth streets. Next to the band came
the Foresters of Cass Camp and im
mediately behind them a delegation
from the camp. Following came the
drill team of the Red Men, who at
tracted great attention in their In
dian dress and who made a fine ap
pearance. This team which is new
ly organized was throughout the pro
cession given every attention and its
.appearance excited the warmest com
mendation. Behind came members
of the Red Men lodge. The mem
bers of McConihe Post, G. A. R.,
followed on foot headed by Post Com
mander J. T. Thrasher and after
them came the members of the Wo
man's Relief Corps. The appearance
of the aged veterans whose ranks are
so rapidly thinning brought out great
respect from those who witnessed the
procession from the walks as they
marched with limp and halting step
and seemed passing onward to that
Great Final Reward which awaits
all.
It was ten o'clock before the pro
cession moved to Oak Hill, Comrade
Morrison, marshal of the day, being
mounted upon a handsome bay horse
and delivering the command to move
promptly at that hour. The M. W. A.
band struck up the air of "Flee As a
Bird," and the final Btep was taken
toward covering with the roses the
blue and closing another sad anni
versary in the lives of the patriots.
At the corner of Seventh street and
Washington avenue, carryalls were in
waiting and here the veterans and
the women of the corps took passage
and rode the remainder of the dis
tance, the Woodmen and Red Men
continuing on foot. At the cemetery,
the beautiful ceremony of strewing
flowers on the graves of the beloved
dead was gone through with, and per-
mele theater were very meagerly at
tended and a lamentable lack of re
spect seemed to be paid to the sacred
nature of the occasion. Aside from
the old soldiers and a large number
of ladies, the attendance was limited
to a very few men. At the urgent
request of. Commander Thrasher of
McConihe Post, Comrade R. B. Wind
ham consented to act as chairman of
favor. Both gentlemen were accom
panied on the piano by E. H. Wes
cott to whose excellent work much
of the success attendant upon the
solos was due.
The oration of the day was de
livered by County Judge Beeson who
made a telling and impressive address
of some length. Judge Beeson's
speech was throughout one of the lof
tiest patriotism anu from the time he
took up the question of the civil war
with its attendant causes until he had
concluded the audience displayed the
most profound interest. His pictures
of the hard life led by, the soldiers,
the troubles and Bufferings which be
set them through their campaigns'
and the magnificent fortitude which
they displayed under all these trials
were well drawn and vividly recalled
the dark days to the aged men who
sat at attention In the auditorium.
Judge Beeson's oration was highly
creditable to him and was one of un
usual interest to the old soldiers.
Judge J. E. Douglas read to the
audience that most inspiring Ameri
can oration, Lincoln's Gettysburg ad
dress, a short, brief but soul stirring
address well suited to the times and
full of the garndest sentiment the
human mind can conceive. Judge
Douglas made an excellent impression
by his rendition of this memorable
address
Miss Hallie Jones, a young lady
I who has not yet become known to
THE DBPai
SATURDAY
the gathering. Rev. W. L. Austin of tne ,ocal au(iiences, made a very fav-
the Methodist church was called on orable impression by her reading
to deliver the prayer and he deliv- ..The sleepjng Sentinel," displaying
ered a very Impressive one well suit- consl(ierable ability as a reader but
ed to the occasion. In opening tne not navlng her volce developed suf
meeting unairman wmanam toon oc- flclenUy to penetrate the remoter
easion to comment upon the size of cornera of tne auditorium. Those who
tne audience wnicn ne iacea anu es- wcre close enough to heaP MiB8 Jones
pecially upon the absence of young h taken wlth her manner
men in its ranks. He commented d her dellvery and gne loft a very
severely upon the tendency of modern good jmpression.
times to convert what should be an Jt had been tne lntentlon to have
occasion for the widest display of tne pi:oceedings close with' the sing
patriotism into a holiday and for the lng of .Anierlra" by the audience
lack of reverence and sentiment that but tMs haJ to be (ona away wlth on
Is shown for the anniversary. He account of the accompanist, Mr. E.
While Some Damage Was Done
in The Country, The City
Fared Well.
Plattsmouth and this vicinity last
Saturday night received the first
heavy drenching of the year when a
heavy downpour set in lasting for
more than two hours. In the city
o great damage was done although
the rain was so heavy as to wash the
streets on the hills and sidewalks un
dermined. The damage to streets
will amount to several hundred dol
lars and will require the services of
the street commissioner's force for
some time in repairing.
The sewer carried off the water in
fine shape, this being the first heavy
rain the city has had since the new
Burlington sewer was completed. The
taking out of the double sewer and
changing it into one big sewer had
the desired effect apparently as there
was no clogging up of the sewer and
the immense volume of water which
came down from the hills went on
through the sewer in fine shape. Con
sidering that the rainfall amounted
to alpiost two Inches, to be exact 1.7
Inches, this shows that the sewer is
capable of handling an immense load
of water when it Is unimpeded. In
addition to the good work of the
sewers Main street carried off all the
water which drained into It without
anything like a high mark.
The plan which the streets com
mittee adopted with respect to the
creek on Chicago avenue, that of
felling trees across the stream at in
tervals forming dams back of which
the dirt would collect and which It
was believed would stop the erosion
of the banks, worked like a charm
and resulted in the water coming
could be seen reaching far over Into A Xew Kule.
the yellow w ater of the Missouri. Judge Travis at the commencement
The rise, however, fell later and the of his term as district Judge inaug-
stream is now normal. The rain arated a new rule in partition cases
seemed to be local in this immediate which he recently put into practical
vicinity although rains are reported application In a large estate In this
along the Missouri river south for county. Before his advent to the
several hundred miles.
DEATH OF A
bench the custom had been for the
attorneys Interested in partition suits
to suggest to the Judge the names
of those qualified to act as apprais
ers of the property to be partitioned.
At times this had lead to charges of
collusion between the parties to the
detriment of others and these reports
and rumors prompted the Judge to
put a stop to this practice. When he
4 rrr rff na Y a ran nnct aI tnnncAl In
Mrs. Anna Uavis raised Away partition cases to refrain from mak-
At Her Home, in This City ing any suggestions to him as to
Monday, May 30, 1910.
From Tuesday's Dally.
DIED Davis, Mrs. Anna, at her
home In Plattsmouth, Nebraska, on
Monday. May 30. 1910, aged 93
years, 10 months and 12 dayi
Funeral from the residence on
Wednesday, June 1, 1910, at 2
o'clock p. m. Services conducted
by Rev. W. L. Austin. Interment
at Oak Hill cemetery.
A very long and useful life came
to a close yesterday afternoon after
whom they wanted for appraisers and
stated he would make a ruie of ap
pointing appraisers on his own mo
tion. The practical application of
this rule took place In the estate of
the late John Bauer which has been
the subject of so long and so vigor
ous litigation. Judge Travis has
named as appraisers of this estate
J. W. Johnson, D. O. Dwyer and Dr.
J. S. Livingston, all of this city and
all thoroughly disinterested and Im
partial men. The estate Is valued at
many thousands of dollars and owing
a period of illness, when Mrs. Edwin to the numcrou9 parties Interested
Davis was called to her reward. The
It Is a delicate task to appraise it so
aged lady had been a sufferer for that it will be thoroughly satisfactory
many months past rrom tuness ana t0 r11i Wlth B0 bl d f ,
the past four months had been con- bonrd of appraisers nB the above tno
fined to her bed. At the time of her
death she sank Into rest surrounded
by a loving family of children who
had waited for the final summons en
shrouded in that sorrow which alone
comes to those who lose a kind and
loving mother
goes that of a pure, sweet soul whose
matter should be settled to the ap
proval of all.
A Narrow Kscapc.
John Kernel z, tlio ice cream man,
last Sunday morning had a narrow
With her passing e8Cape from a Berous njury wi,n0
engaged in crushing Ice for his freez-
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lso severely arraigned tne mayor ana TI Wps,.ntt hpInB cMpA awav and
members of the council for their ab- be, unable to get back ,n tlme. The down the stream in good shape and
sence from the meeting and his talk ..., wprp r1nspd bv thfi dplivprv filling in around and back of the
along these lines were very vigorous of tne benedUlon pronounced by Rev. P08- There waa no overflow alonB
and condemnatory. The speaker ar- ,v , Al.t!n who imniorpd dIvj,, J this tvenue and the committee is very
raigned the officers for being in at- guldance upon tne llttle band of pa. mgniy graunea over me success oi
tendance upon the base ball game trlolts left behlnd and alao asked the plan. It is probable the same
which was being played at the park for ble8sing8 upon tno8e who nad scheme will be. adopted In regard to
and spoke strongly in opposition to lent tne,r presence t0 ob8erve tne vvasnington avenue, ine cree a.ong
that. While not condemning base L.,., that thoroughfare was quite high
ball as a sport nor in any manner op- T'nug ci08ed Memorial day A. D., Saturday evening but did not over
posing it, he did not favor games be- inin ft dflV wnlph marka thfi nassine ow and could have carrled f'lllte 1
lng played upon this day which had Lf another mtlestone ln llfe.8 march good bit more water. Altogether this
been set apart as a memorial to the fnP iha anld,pra nf thft nrtmd Armv Part 01 tne work 8een,s a 8UCCe88
country's dead. He called attention of the naUon wno are movlng onward Councilmen Weber, Will and Schul
to the flagrant violation of the law tnu.nrd thBt rpstl n,flC hp hof made a trip over the improve
wnicn tne game was ana to tne xact glde thoge whom they ye8terday hon. ments auer tne ram anu aiso ex-
that the law prohibiting it was a ored amined the crossing at the foot of
special one and passed by the leglsla- ' Main street, finding that the large
ture with hardly a dissenting voice x. , ' ,, viiin' body of water had moved through It
as a protest against it. He ventured Spvpri dBVH ,nPn thn JftllPn.i i with no damage and that the ap
the assertion that the absence of the LnpoVlno. nf . npw hnrn vh..h ,fl proach on the other side of the tracks
young men in the audience was due practlcany complete for Mrs. Rosa wa8 m fair 8nape' Tne commlttee
directly to the base ball game and Hpnninira rpfprrPd to Messrs Cllno took advantage of the visit there to
that a view of the ball park would and parks ag do,ng the wofk At th(J devise a plan for handling the seep
dlsclose hundreds of them present at Ume ,t wag not known tne contract age water which flows from the
the game. In the course of his hpl(1 hv Thom(.a j. Isnpr Bnd th-t springs under the grade and decided
criticism of the city administration Mpssra. cllna and ParUa wpre pmnlov. to put ln ditches which would turn
and the citizens who did not show a ed by nlm Mr 8ner, lg one of tne the water from the roadway to a
proper respect to the day, he remark- DrlnpInal c'ontr.ctor8 of this section draln- ThIs win P,lt the new nlgh
ed that the city needed "a little less Rnd th)a WM but one of many joba he roadway which the citizens are to
years a resident of this city the de
ceased had made herself a very wide
circle of true friends who will hear of
the close of her noble life with the
most sincere sorrow and regret. To
them all she was that most grand
life was one long, unbroken of true er, Tne 1(.0 rru8her which he uses is
Christianity, whose whole existence a iarge) heavy ono wnU.n operates by
exemplified to the utmost the faith a nandle whch wlll fly back lf not
or tne gooa ana ueauurui. r or many turned to the proper point, and it
comes back with considerable forco.
Mr. Nemetz on Sunday morning was
engaged ln grinding the Ice and fail
ed to get the handle turned to the
proper point for stopping. He re
leased it without thinking of the
character a faithful and loyal friend disastrous consequences of the action
J At I
ana one in wnom mey couiu repose when the handle flew back and
the most sacred of confidence. Their f nucht him a heavv hlow In the chest.
loss Is to them almost as deep and He was knocked down and for a few
as heartfelt as that of her children moments thought he had been ln-
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Him mey mine wiui iiifin in meir jUreu internally, lie coughea up
grief. fcome blood and this alarmed him.
Anna Richardson was born in the Hurrying to a physician he had an
historic town of Albany, New York, ,xamlnatlon made and was relieved to
when the nation was young, and that find that he had not been seriously
city was well toward the frontier, injured although his lungs had been
this being on July 18, 1816, so when Jarred up by the force of the blow.
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tneenu came sne nau nearea inecen- An examination disclosed ,tbat no
tury mark In life. At that place she bones were broken and he was able to
was united ln marriage on Jan. 22, proceed with his work, although ho
1832, to Edwin Davis, who preceded suffered severe pains through the
her to the Great Beyond on Febru- chest all day. The injury very easily
ary 2, 1902, he reaching the ripe age could have been much worse and it
of 91 years. One year before she Is really a long chance that he escaped
entered into matrimony she had em- with no broken bones.
braced the doctrines of the Methodist
sport and a little more righteous
ness." Mr. Windham's remarks
has on hand. He is now going to
work unon a contract for a modern
throughout met with the hearty ap- fn Tv -mt h.,i
i vuLiagv wi u vu u uiuuvt living iiui iu
proval of his audience who applauded
his strictures loudly and made it evi
dent they sympathized largely with
him in his utterances, On the whole,
of the city and will soon have this
build high and dry and permit teams
to drive Into the crossing without
trouble. The ditches and approach
which the city will put in will be con'
the neighborhood of -3500. Mr. Is- a11 over tne co"ntry and overflowed
ner had no trouble ln landing this thousands of acres in its course. The
contract as his good work wherever damaB done fannot be definitely
he has been has been a recommenda
tion.
Job complete. Mr. Elliott Is building crete- u ,n8Ures a BOod roadway
thnrm,rhiv. mnHorr ,,n tn 0t from the ferry to the city and is an
bulldlne of slxe 28x34 fopt. It in tn important move.
however, his speech was an appeal for conta)n g)x room9 lncludlng bath and Reports from the country are to
a revival or patriotism ana wnne en- tQ bg an ,deal home pace u w,n b(j tne eireci mat tne rain aia a very
tirely extemporaneous, was a very ef- bult that all moder convpnlpnrpJ large amount of damage to corn. In
fective and able one. k t ,wi, many fields the report Is that the corn
i vau lc iiui iinu il nnu rann. itii.i
Oliver Stoneliocker, bandmaster for T8ner regards this as a verv nice 1ob 18 'afhed out and replanting will
the Plattsmouth Cornet band, then when this is completed he wlll com- nave t0 be done' ln some caBeB tni8
gave the audience some realistic mence work on a residence for Will wU1 De tne rounn P'anunB- greens
thrills and reminiscences of war Schneider near Cedar Creek. This throughout this section were very
times by giving the bugle calls of structure wlll be a modern oL thor. n8h- niany of them beln hlgher than
the United States armv. He did nnohiv rnnv.ni.m cm .ni i ever before. Four Mile creek was
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these excellently and the sound of
the bugle proved stirring to the aged
veterans to whom it brought back
the long hard days of '61.
The musical portion of the program
by the way, was a very excellent one
and well arranged. There were two
superb solos on the program includ
ing Prof. Austin who sang "O! Stern
Old Land," by Stone, a magnificent
bass ballad full of grandeur and lofty,
patriotism and sentiment. It is quite
unnecessary to say anything of Prof.
Austin's singing as he is noted for his
magnificent voice and yesterday he
moved his audience as never before
with his rendition of the great song.
Mr. Don C. York also favored the
audience with another fitting solo,
choosing for his song "Your Dad Gave
His Life for His Country," a pathetic
and moving soldier story in melody
and one which aroused the sentiment
of his auditors to the highest pitch.
Mr. York is another great singer and
he has seldom been in better voice
than yesterday. His song won Instant after business matters.
Returns From Hospital.
Martin O'Brien of Cedar Creek,
came down last night from Omaha
estimated in figures but it is large,
Thq rain seems to "be much
heavier west, southwest and south of
this city than here. Several from
the country report that a strawstack
In a pasture southwest of the city
was moved bodily by the water for a
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anu it Kuebt over mgni at me distance of half a mile, and left ln
Perkins hotel. Mr. O Brien has been ftnother Dart of the field intact, ln
in a hospital at Omaha for some a nun,her of places, particularly near
six weeks past suffering from pneu- n()(.k niurfll and Hm,thwest of the
monia and has only recovered so far clty heavy wlnd ,s reported and a
as to oe au.e to return to bis home number of Bmall outbuildlng8 and
now. i. .u u Bo.no utue ume De- barn8 6utteTvl ,n0re or less delaplda
fore he is himself but his friends Uon. The loss, however, was not
will be pleased to note that his pro- large, The wlnd approached within
gress toward recovery has been very ,,,, than four miles of the city and
rapiu ana an tnai couia do expected. rrpnt,i - Bmn ,,,, linn!p . . min,
ber of cases.
Ami D. Todd, of Denver, Colo., is The effect of tho rain was seen
In the city making a visit with rcla- Sunday in the rapid swelling of the
tlves. He was a passenger on the Platte river. During Saturday night
Monday train for Omaha to look it rose something over a foot in
church, and for almost seventy-nine
years she had maintained her mem
bershlp' ln that church, a long and
glorious record of devotion to Christ
and his teachings.
In the fall of 1865 Mr. and Mrs.
Davis came to Nebraska and since
that time, a period of forty-five years,
the deceased had made her home
here. Of her untlon with Mr. Davis
five children remain alive to mourn
the loss of the beloved mother. They
are Mrs. E. C. Colvln, of Kearney,
Keb.; Mrs. F. R. Kennedy, of this
city; Mrs. R. Z. Keeney, of Central
City, Keb.; Lora Davis, Colorado City,
Colo.; and Mrs. Rasmus Petterson,
of this city.
Funeral services for the well belov
ed woman will be held on Wednesday
afternoon, June 1, at 2 o'clock from
the late residence on high school
hill. The services will bo conducted
by Rev. W. L. Austin, pastor of the
Methodist church, with which de
ceased was so long united as men
tloned above. Interment will be at
Oak Hill cemetery beside the remains
of her husband.
The many friends of the late Mrs
Edwin Davis can take a last look
at the face of their beloved friend
tomorrow (Wednesday) morning be
tween tho hours of 10 and 12 o'clock
IMcuMant Informal Ion.
From Tuesday's Dalr '
Mrs. Harriett ivmOiurpny came
down yesterday from Omaha to spend
Memorial day ln the city with old
friends and to attend the services
ere. Mrs. MacMurphy Is state food
nspector and Is kept very busy at
her task, she finding it rather hard
to get to make calls on old friends.
ler husband who sleeps ln Oak Hill
now formerly was the, well known edi
tor of the Herald of this city and very
prominent newspaper man here. She
met many good rlends while hero.
She brings a piece of pleasant Infor
mation for Plattsmouth friends of
JameB Pettee and wife, formerly of
this city. They now reside at Morgan
Hill, Cal., and on June 19, they will
celebrate their golden wedding an
niversary at that point. Mrs. A. M.
White, formerly Miss Anna Dakln, of
Omaha, has left for that point to
make them a visit and be present at
the anniversary. The many friends
of Mr. and Mrs. Pettee in this city
will extend them their most cordial
congratulations upon rounding out
fifty years of wedded bliss and hope
that many more pleasant years lie
before them. .
DcllRlilful IIcmis Parly.
Misses Jessie, Blanche and Marie
Robertson last Saturday and Sunday
entertained a number of their girl
frlendB at their handsome homo on
Vino street with a week-end house
party. The visitors had a very tie
llghtful time during their stay an
the hours were very pleasantly pu
In. Those comprising the merry
party were Miss Grace Delashmutt
of Uurwell, Keb., Mlsa May Cornell
of Alamosa, CoL, MIbb Fay Arker of
South Omaha and
Two Couples Willi Wed.
The wedding of Mr. Carl Mauritz
llolmberg and Miss Helen Alftida
Roman takes place this evening at
tho home of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Roman ln the south
part of the city. The license was
issued this afternoon.
A marriage license was Issued this
afternoon to Mr. Ernest Tuey and
Miss Mollle Solvers, both of this
city. The wedding takes place this
evening at the Methodist church at
8 o'clock.
Itch cured la 30 minutes by Wool-
Misses Adella ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never falls.
helghth and the black, muddy water White and Emma Bauer of this city. Sold by Gertng & Co., druggists.