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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY MARCH 20, 1911
VOLUME XXX
NO 2!i
IDE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER
IN IE ffi ILLS OE THE EAST
The Journal Reporter Interviews a Gentleman Who Has Been
Employed in a Paper Mill for Many Years.
Mr. G. L. Putney of New Hamp- i
4iire arrived in the city a few days
ago and will go to work for the Bur- 5
liugton when work opens up for the '
outside spring cleaning up. Mr. Put-1
ley is an expert paper maker, but i
the mill with which he waa working j
is the east burned out a short time
ego and he concluded to railroad
wAile the mill is being rebuilt.
The process of paper making is
Tery interesting to one who has never j
tH-n one of the mills, and although
tJe product of the mill is almost a '
.household necessity very few knowi
from what and how paper is made,
Paper is made very little from rags'
any more, but nearly all of it is , sulphuric acid, muriatic acid, blue
manufactured from wood. Spruce, j vltrol and qul kllnie, then It goes into
poplar and cottonwod are the trees the digester) where it revolves slow
niostly used for this purpose. The ly and the chemicals cook it for
upruce and poplar is used by the twenty-four hours; it Is then run into
eastern mills and the cottonwocd by. the rolls and drying cylinders, eom-
the mills on the Pacific coast. There
tui-e no mills situated anywhere ex
cept near to water power, as the
huge grinders require from 350 to
40 horse power to run one, and from !
tkree to four grinders are run in an j
rdinary sized paper mill.
Mr. Putney has had the greater ,
part of his experience in the eastern j
allls, although he has worked con-j
irfderable on the Pacific coast in the
wills there. I
The wood from which the pulp Is
ground is brought to the mill In logs
about four feet 1n length and costs I
from (4 to 5 per cord, a cord of (
wood will make slightly more than a '
ton of paper, which sells for j
about $28.
The logs are taken to the wood
room, cut into blocks about sixteen
iiches in. length, and If too large, I
are split into blocks of even size, '
after which it goes Into the barker. I
The barker Is a large wheel about the
ize of a locomotive drive wheel,
equipped with many knives whetted
o an edge as sharp as a razor. From j
Klie barker the blocks go to the
grinder, which is a ranite stone .
bout four feet In diameter, and re-!
flves at a rate of 300 revolutions
ter minute. The blocks are pressed
down upon this stone with tremen
dous force; the stone Is cooled by be
ing continually sprinkled with water. ,
The pulp comes from this grinder re-!
embling new made butter and Is
tery hot. It goes from the grinder
ito the sliverer, which takes out the
MAGUIRE ROI
'
He Thinks 'Reciprocity Will De
All Right in the House But
Close Call in the Senate.
Congressman Maguire arrived at
his home In Lincoln on Wednesday
last, and was warmly received by his
friends.
The Canadian reciprocity measure
a not thought by Mr. Maguire an
issue to require much support in the
house. He thinks that this measure
will pass with little opposition, but
hat It will undergo a hard battle In
I
the senate. The fight In the news-! t was hardly light enough to dls
apers and on the floor of the house! tlnguish who they were, and as we
tgalnst the bill, based on the fact
that It did not give sufficient reduc
tions, was not sympathized with by
the Nebraska representative, who
aid that In his opinion the wise
Wilng for the house to do Is to pass
the measure as recommended by the
representatives of both governments,
and then readjust our own tariffs In
uch further ways as It may seem lit.
Mr. Maguire said that the wavsiiof Elmwood's staunch friends H
and means committee of the house Is
it present at work on the woolen
schedule and will follow this up with j
an attack on the cotton schedules, j
The majority party In the next house'
has selected Its members of this j
fommittee in caucus and it was 1
thought best to allow tlie minority to '
to the same In order that both parties
might be represented by their strong-j
et men. Mr. Maguire characterized
the committee-to-be as the strongest i
hody of tariff for revenue only men
which has dealt with this matter In j
tixiy years.
He believes that taking
slivers remaining un-
ground. This w aste amounts to about
per cent of the bulk going into the
grinder. The mass of pulp is theu
run Into the stock tank and cooled ,
with water and resembles milk. It is
next screened and put through the!
wet machines, coming out of these
pressed into sheets about one-sixteenth
of an Inch thick and twelve
feet wide; passing through the dryer
it conies out in bundles ready to be
mixed with the pulp and put through
the sulphrite process,
In the sulphite process the wood
is prepared by chipping instead of
grinding and is placed In a vat with'
ing out suitable for market.
The ground wood and the sulphite
preparation are then run into the
beaters and churned into a mixture!
resembling porridge, two-thirds of
which is water. There are about
twenty - four sixty-pound bundles of
the ground wood pulp mixed with a
certain per cent of the sulphite and
beat up together, then mixed with
sizing, which is composed of fine clay,
rosin, tallow and arsenic. From the
beateis, after two hours', working, It
goes into the stock tank, then over
a stock tank, screened and run
through a wet machine and dried, the
two processes being necessary to
make the paper, and the products of
each process are then mixed in
proportions to the quality of paper
wanted to produce,
The papers used for cigarette
wrappers has the largest per cent of
arsenic, with wall paper next, and
one working about where the paper
is made would never become a user
of cigarettes.
There Is a great deal more to the
process of making paper which the
lack of space prevents us from giving
at this time. The largest paper mills
in the country are located at Mil
linockot. Maine, and the next lareest
knots and
at Sault St. Marie, Michigan. Mostlown aee and those older In years
mills pay wages to their employees
from $1.60 to $5 per day of twelve
hours.. and work two shifts of that
length, running night and day. A
few mills have three shifts of eight
hours each.
up different schedules In toto and not
attempting to treat the entire system
at once will do away with much of
the log rolling.
Mr. Maguire stated that he expects
to return to Washington by April 1.
He will be busied with Ms local af-
fairs In the next few days, but the
reorganization of the house with the
democrats in the majority for the
first time In many years will demand
early attendance In the capital city
from all of that party.
VISIT THE JOURNAL OFFICE
From Friday's Pally.
Karly this morning a couple of
i Kentlemen entered the Journal office.
were working by the light of a roal
oll lamp (tho light company not turn
ing on the electricity until 7 o'clock
i nw) . we looked up with blinded eyes
j ovpr the Rllm, and at first thought
i tho1r entrance at this early hour
i rather mysterious. We aroe to our
fe;et to see who they were, and our
heart did not palpitate so rapidly
when we found that they were two
Detnian and Ted Jeary. The former
a merchant and the latter cashier of
the First National bank of that city,
They came in last evening, and their
reason for being up so early can be
better Imagined than expre-sesd In
so many words. They were over nn
some Important business and were
perhaps strolling over the city to see
the many Improvements made since
they were here last. Anyway, we
are always glad to see them, and they
know the Journal latch string
dangles on the outside to all 6iu h
i friends.
i
PEOPLE. 10 B
Son of James Patterson to Wed
a California Lady Soon
(The following refers to a son of
James Patterson, who was born and
reared In Cass county nd Is taken
fl.om tho Pan nernardliio (Cal.)
Evt,ninR Iudex of Monday, March 6:
In the announcement made by Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Ingersoll of the en
gagement and approaching marriage
of their daughter, Miss Lozie Inger-
; soil, and James Patterson of this
i city, the members of the younger so
I cial set of San Hernardino, as well as
their many friends In the other sec
tions of the valley, have experienced
a surprise from which they will not
recover for many days. It Is not that
their friends have not suspicioned
that the attachment so evident to all
was more than that of mere friend
ship, buf it was because the young
people have already made a great
many of their preliminary plans, and
while not announcing the exact date
of the wedding, admit that the time
Is virtually agreed upon, that has oc
casioned the surprise. Socially the
announcement Is one of the greatest
Importance as both Miss Ingersoll
and Mr. Patterson have for some time
been considered as leaders among
the social set in which they have
moved and have drawn around them
by reason of their deserved popular
ity a circle of friends that has proved
to be the envy of many.
Miss Ingersoll is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ingersoll of 653
E street, and has made her home in
San Bernardino for the greater por
tion of her life. From earliest child
hood she has been a favorite with all
who knew her, her manner and ways
being such as to endear her to every
acquaintance. Since JJJnishing school,
Miss Ingersoll entered Into all the
social galties of her Bet and on every
occaslon has been chosen as one of
the leading spirits. "
Mr. Patterson Is the son of James
Patterson and Is considered one of
ihe rising young business men of the
city, lie Is at present head bookkeep
er for the San llernardino Hardware
company. Although a resident of San
llernardino for only comparatively a
short time, he has nevertheless made
for himself a large circle of friends
uotn aniong the young men of his
an(1 experience, who look upon him
as one who will succeed In carving
out for himself a brilliant career In
the future. He Is a prominent mem
her of the local lodge of Klks and Is
justly popular among his fellow lodge
men.
The wedding will take place In the
near future, the exact date not hav
ing been decided upon as yet, and
will be a pretty home wedding, which
will be witnessed by a company of
the relatives of Miss Ingersoll and
Mr. Patterson and a few Intimate
friends.
it
CLEAN DP" SHOULD
BE THE WATCHWORD
Councilman Will called the writer's
attention this morning to the east
exit to the subway at the Hurllngton
station, where some unfldy person
had dumped a load of yard grass In
the waterway. The councilman was
very Indignant, which he had a right
to be, at the seeming disregard of the
ordlnance-s and regulations of the
city.
Mr. Will has been over the city
much of late and has noted that the
gutters and waterways which should
: be kept free to allow the water to
run freely, have been used for the
dumping place of tin cans, brush and
all sorts of rubbish which the own
ers and occupants of properties have
discarded. Tho councilman says all
such refuse should be carted to the
river across the bar, and If this Is
done much will be added to the ap
pearance of the residences, where
they are now a poor sort of decora
tion. The Hurllngton has cleaned up Its
lawn and raked off the right-of-way
about the foot of Main street and (lie
rest of tho city should follow the
company's example immediately. The
blocking up of the gutters Is a
menace to the health of the city In
general, and tho ordinance should
bo enforced In keeping them free
from obstruction by having ashes
and other useless obstructions thrown
in them. Another thing which U a
menace to the public is the
promiscuous way in which bottles
and pieces of broktn glass are thrown
in the streets and alleys. This habit
should be stopped, as it Is a menace
to both man and beast.
MORE CAPERS
OF DAK (f ID
The Nuptials of Miss Llla Roe
Long and Benjamin J. Land.
A pretty home wedding occuned
at the rtsidonce of Mr, It. V. Long,
three ami one-half miles west of
Mvnard, Wednesday evening,
when. In tho presence of about lull
guests, relatives and friends, his
daughter, Miss 10 11a Hoe Ung, and
Mr. Reiijamin J. Land were Joined in
marriasre. Uev. Meese, pastor of tho
I'nited Ilrethren church, officiated.
Precisely at 8:30 Miss Anna Kopla
of Plnttsinouth began playing softly
the strains of the wedding inarch,
when the party, preceded llrst by the
little brother of the bride, dressed In
white, as ring bearer, followed by
the minister, who was followed by
the groomsmen, Jessie Long, brother
of the bride and Mr. Land, brother of
the groom, who were followed by the
bride's maids, Miss Olive Long,
cousin of the bride, and Miss Hengen,
aunt of the groom, the bridal couple
following closely, entered the room,
the bridal pair taking their places Im
mediately under a large white wed
ding bell suspended from the celling.
The bride wore a beautiful cream
colored silk gown and carried a
bouquet of white carnations. The
bride's maids also wore white dresses.
The groom and his groomsmen wore
the customary black. The ring form
of ceremony was observed by Hev.
Meese, and It was a pretty picture
presented to the company, while the
happy young couple plighted the mar
riage vows. After the congratula-
J H,.8 of U)e KnePta ght refrhnu-nta
I w;re 8orve,i. The young couple will
at 0nce begin housekeeping on a farm
In Rock HI lift precinct.
Hoth the groom and the bride are
well known Cass county young peo
ple, having been born and reared In
this county. The bride Is the charm
ing daughter of Mr. H. W. Long, who
Is himself an old citizen of eastern
Cass county. The groom Is a pros-
perous young farmer and a son of .Mr,
i Allen Land, who has resided In this'
county for many years. The happy
young couple have a large number
0f friends and acquantances who will
be pleased at the announcement of
their marriage.
Cuosts attending from Plattsmouth
were Mr. and Mrs. Silas Long and
two daughters, Misses Stella and
Fern, and Miss Anna Kopla, and from
M unlock, were Mrs. A. Long and son
and daughter.
The Journal joins tho many friends
of this happy couple In wishing (hem
a happy Journey through life, with
health and prosperity.
AN ERROR IN REPORT OF
FATHER SHINE'S ADDRESS
I'Yiiin Nutimliiv's Imily.
Kditor of the Kvening Jouma:
Dear Sir In last evening's report
of my remnrks to the High school
! students there Is an error In the use
of the word "mind" Instead of the
word "soul." I spoke about the!
three faculties of the soul, namely,
"will," "memory" and "understand-
.ing." The latter facility, "under
standing," is also known as the
mind, reason or Intellect. The soul
Is the vital principle of life that anl -
mates every atom of the body, while
the understanding or the mind t
only one of the three powers of that
vital principle or soul. The soul Is
more than the mind, for It also In
cludes the other two powers or
faculties of memory and will, and be.
side's It Is the source of all our ac
tions.. Yours respectfully,
(Hev.) Michael A. Shine.
Mrs. Klmcr Hoodekcr of near Mur-
ray and her niotlwr, Mrs. Opp of N'e-
tenw ka, called at tho Journal office
last evening as they were en route,
from Omaha to Mrs. Hoedeker's
heme, and Mrs. lloedeker renewed
lnr husband's subscription for the
Jaurnnl.
.1. D. Lewis, from east of Murray,
was doing some trading in the city;
today.
RER SEVENTY
SECOND BIRTHDAY
Mrs. Kate Oliver Entertains Her
Children and Grandchildren
in Honor of Event.
c'rimi Friday's Pnlly.
The Oliver homo on North Third
street was the scene of much rejoic
ing today, it being the occasion of
the annual reunion of Mrs. Oliver's
family, as well as a birthday dinner
party In honor of the seventy-second
anniversary of Mrs. Oliver's birth, as
well as that of St. Patrick. In this
particular Instance the celebration Is
peculiarly fitting on St. Patrick's day
bi'cauuse the lady honored was born
an Irish lnsle In the County of Tlp
peiary, Ireland. Mrs. Oliver's
maiden name was Miss Katherine
Qulrke, and at tho age of 7 years
she emigrated from the Knierald Isle
with her parents and settled In St.
Louis, where she grew to woman
hood. She often sighs to return to
the land of her nativity, and In mem
ory of that fair land she has her din
ing table, once a year, decorated with
green. This she does on each re
currence of her natal day. While yet
a young woman in St. Louis she met
and was won by her husband, Mr.
Oliver, with whom she removed to
llellevue, Nebraska, In 1856, becom
ing one of the pioneer families of
eastern Nebraska.
Mr; Oliver died many years ago,
and about twenty-three years ago
Mrs. Oliver moved to Plnttsinouth,
where she has ever since made her
home, and where she has won hosts
of friends who hold her in the high
est respect. Her home today was a
scene of beauty, the parlors and din
ing room were handsomely decorated
with green and the large dining
tables spread with snowy linen and
also decorations fitting the occasion.
There were present today as guests
of her home children and grandchil
dren and nephews and nieces as fol
irows: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kads
of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. A. W, Hal
lam and son, Oliver, of Lincoln, Mr.
and Mrs. I), C. Morgan and daughter,
Miss Gertrude, of Plattsmouth, Miss
Carrie Oliver of this city, Dr. Ward
and wife, nee Miss Kay Kads, and son
of Omaha, Mr. and Mrs. I). P. Ayles
wert, nee Miss Kads, of Kansas City,
also Mrs. Oliver's only sister, Mrs.
Anna Miller, Mr', anil Mrs. Ieroy M li
,,,r and two H(I,,B a'1 Mls Katherine
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Van Cleave and
two daughters, all of Fort Crook,
Nebraska, and Miss (Jussle Munson of
Lincoln.
I'ceived Handsome Pit-sent.
Lig Hrown of Kanosha was In Ihe
city today on business and dropped
In at the Journal office for a Bhort
visit. Mr. Hrown Is the proud pos
sessor of a pair of real "buckskin"
gloves, which were sent to him by a
relative from l'rlmevllle, Oregon. The
gloves were made by an Indian of the
nge of 106 years, and Lig feels that
at that age Mr. Indian ought to know
his business pretty well. Anyway,
they are the real "buck'
will wear out.
and never
THROUCH ON SCHEDULE
"Railroads are making strenuous
efforts these days to run their trains
on time," said Superintendent Hlg
nell of the Burlington recently to a
Lincoln Journal reporter. Mr. Hlg
iii ll has been in the business long
enough to see the transformation of
,h ini,,.c rulr(m,i wl(h ll3 un,iual.
; KrB,,pg an(, Kht ,. wh w(1(,
j ,.,.,, tm) H ,,. tl.ttn.,.)n.
i tin. ntal w ith lowest possible grades,
I v,. .lv,K, ,,,,.,.1 ruH Bn,i , i,,,,!,),.,!
In ballast, on whleh hundred-car
trains do not excite comment, and
where trains adhere to time card
schedules with a regularity that Is
monotonous.
"People who travel want to know
when they will start and when they
will arrive," he continued. "They
want to make good time, but. over
and above everything elso they are
I ph ased when they leave and arrive
on scheduled time. Then give them
a good roadbed to ride over, an even
run and good equipment and you
have answered about every require-
mi nt the traveling public reasonably
can make."
Under the Daniel Willard adminis
tration on the Hurllngton all engines
In the passenger service and many In
the freight service wore equipped
with speed recorders. These ma
chines record the speed made on
every mile of the run. After engines
had been equipped a speed limit was
fixed. On the lines west It Is geu
erally fifty to fifty-five miles an hour.
Knglnemeti, though late, may not ex
reed the limit. The result has Ikm-ii
that trains have made better schedule
records, runs have been made more,
uniformly and possibility of accident
has been reduced. The tremendous
bursts of speed which eugineinen
formerly bragged about are heard of
no more. Modem englnenieii and
modem engines are just as cupiiole of
high speed with heavy trains as were
Ihe engine-era of either days with
lighter trains, but they are not al
lowed to make it. A reprimand fol
lows when the speed record tape
shows a higher rates than the limit
set In the rules.
THE FIDDLERS' CONTEST '
The fiddler's contest given at Mur
ray Wednesday evening was a suc
cess In every respect, a large crowd
being present to enjoy the music and
all were well pleased. This was thi
first attempt of our little sister city
to stage an event of this kind, but
It Is the opinion of all that It was a
first-class entertainment.
There were twelve fiddlers on hand
with their weapons for the "grand
opening" with all playing together,
each player playing his favorite tuno.
The players were: Howard (1 raven,
D. S. Carter, William La Hue, Kd
Craves, Pete Smith and Mac Church
Ill of Murray; O. L. Reeves, Walter
Wunderllch and William Halfour of
Nehawka, Henry Allen of Julian,
James Wilson of Union and Joseph
Dukes of Mlnersville. The contest
proper was then put on. each one be
ing called upon to piny his favorites
selection, also one waltz, Max Balfour
and George Craves playing piano ac
companiment. Some good music was
rendered. Then the Judges, Miss Mar
gery Walker and James Holme of
Murray, James Talklngton of Sur
prise and Harry Craves of Union, pro
ceeded to "check up" and award tho
prizes, the result being as follows:
Henry Allen, first price, $.r; William
La Hue, second, $3; William Halfour,
$1, and worthy mention; all other
contestants $1 each.
After the awarding of prizes the
fiddlers all Joined in a "grand
chorus" and played "Arkansas
Traveler" In a ery creditable man
ner, which closed the contest. Theu
those who were so disposed par
ticipated In a daine and a very nice
time was enjoyed by all Uulou
Ledger.
REPUBLICANS NAME
THEIR CITY TICKET
Kiciiii Hin urilii.v's Dully.
The republican primaries and city
convention met last evening, accord-
' u announcement, ami placed it
full ticket In the field, with the ex-
ecptlon of treasurer, which was left
blank.
After meeting In the se'veral wardi
ni,d nominating couucllmeii, the deto
nates from the wards assembled at
the council chamber and organized,
with Judge Heeson as chairman ami
Oliver Hudson as secretary. The fol
losing ticket was placed In nomina
tion: Mayor F. II. Stelmker.
Police Judge I. C. York.
Clerk A. K. Prlbiile.
Treasurer .
Members of School ollard E. H.
Wescolt and Frank Shopp.
Councllinen were nominated from
Ihe different wards as follows:
First W. D. llessersmlth.
Second Frank M. Ruttery.
Third L. (J. Larsen.
Fourth (leorge Lushlnsky.
Fifth L. II. Peterson.
Lf.mlt Power of County .fudge.
The senate closed the week with
passage of a handful of bills Friday
morning, among which was Hoag
land's bill which limits the restrain
ing power of a county Judge here
after to the Issuing of a temporary
restraining order and which deprives
that official of his old right of an In
junction. Hoagland was particularly
Interested In the bill because of ai
Injunction that was Issued last sum
mer by a county judge in the western
part of the state, tying up the watel
supply during the dry season.