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VOLUME XXX
PLATTSMO UTI1, NEBRASKA, TJIUHSDAY NOVEMHKK 23,1911
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HEALTH Oil. H UDCURED
LAST I
Dr. E. D. Cummins Delivered a Most Excellent Address to the
Students on the Subject of Health, and What to Do In Order
to Maintain the Good Health They at Present Possess.
From Tuesday's Daily.
State health day occurred last
month fur the High schools of the
state, for the reason that school
matters of pressing importance
have occupied the attention of the
faculty, the matter was not ob
served until this morning1, when,
on invitation of Superintendent
Abboll, Dr. K. 1. Cummins de
livered an address to the students
on the subject of health. Dr.
Cummins said, in part, lhal he
would tell the students how lo
keep the good health they pos
sessed. We. openly and defiantly
disregard many rules of nature,
heedless of the , result to our
health, and then wonder why we
get sick.
Good health is wealth, but
wealth does not always produce
good health, but good health is the
largest and best asset that we can
possess. A healthy body is neces
sary for the growth and maturity
of a healthy bruin. A healthy
brain is a necessity for success in
our daily lives and that, is what
wo are striving for. We allow
eur thought to be buried in social
pleasures and heedlessly steal
away many hours from the time
that our bodies should be resting
m peaceful slumbers.
Wc forget the fact that our
stomachs are our very best
friends, and often overload and
abuse them and make the burden
so great that repealed abuses
finally cause disease to develop
which is often the beginning of
trouble for us. Disease of the
stomach is called the. American
disease, and in most cases it is
caused by over-indulgence in
foods, especially rich preserves,
pie. and cake and many articles of
diet that would tax the power of
a meat-grinder such as your
mother uses in the kitchen. A
great many people seem to think
I hey have teeth in their stomach,
and instead of masticating their
food, swallow it in chunks or any
old way, especially when I hey are
in a hurry, and depend on the
stomach to do the work that na
SUDDEN DEATH OF
FORMER CITIZEN
Joel Messerimith of Havelock
Drops Dead While on Way
to Work.
From Tuesday's Pnlly
Joel Messersinith, well known
to many Plallsmoulh people, died
suddenly this morning while on
his way to the shops at Havelock.
Mr. Messersinith was a brother of,
Mrs. lloint r McKay and W. D.
Messersinith of this city, and a
brolher-iu-law of Mrs. William
UcCauley, he having married Mrs.
McCauley's sister. No details of
Mr. Messeisinil It's death were
Riven in uie short phone message
received by bis sister, Mrs. McKay, ""'"I. "ere loo far away. Ed
which was to the effect that on (ho , revived immediately and was as
way lo his work Ibis morning he ! misled lo a seat in Neniet.'s con
dropped dead. jfeelionary store, where he again
Mr. Messersinith was horn in! fainted. Dr. Drown was called
Connersville, Indiana, llfly-eight ' l administered restoratives. A
years ago, and removed to Plaits- j hark was called and Ed was taken
mouth about twenty years ago , homo al Henry Zurkweiler's
with his wife and children. For
several years he resided in this
city and was employed as a ma
chinist, which occupation he still
followed at the lime of his death.
He was transferred to the Have
lock shops some years ago and re
moved his family to that place.
He is survived by his wife and
four children. I wo sons and two ' I'laint whatever. This is certain
daughters, with residences as fol- very commendable to Superin
lows: William, of Sedalia. Mo.; lendent N. C. Abbott, ellarly co
Charles, of Lincoln; Mrs. Maude operation on Ihe part of parents
Malheson and Miss (ioldie, who and an elllcient gentleman and
reside at home.
Mr. Messersinith had but e
r.enlly returned to work, having
been conllned lo his home since
last March, recovering from a
broken leg. He had nut been well,
of Into, but returned to his work
some lime ago. Mrs. MeCaulcy
departed for Havelock on Ihe a ft -nrnooii
train today.
OBSERVED BY SCHOOLS
ture intended the teeth to do. If
you wish to be healthy and happy
do not willfully violate one of na
ture's laws of health. Live mod
erately in every way; avoid intem
perance excesses in everything.
Do not cat too much, nor too
often, but give the stomach time
to rest the same as any other part
of the body.
Live out of doors in the open
air as much as possible, Pull the
draperies down from your win
dows and allow Cod's best rem
edies, sunshine and fresh air, to
penetrate every inch of space in
your home. Keep clean, scrupi
ously clean, fur disease lurks in
dark and dirty places, (iud gave
us water lo bathe in and keep
clean, and you should not be
afraid to use it freely in summer
and winter. Dress according to
the season. Disregard the idea of
wearing make-believe underwear
of tissue paper thickness at a sea
son of the year when flannels
should be worn. Do not let society
dictate the weight of your gar
ments, but wear enough of the
right kind of clothes to keep the
body warm. When the first frost
comes in the fall discard your low
shoes, gauze underwear, short
sleeves and low-neck dresses, and
replace them with high shoes,
heavier cottons and rational dres
ses. Chilling of the surface, of
the body, cold hands and feet
drive the blood from the surface
of the body and produce internal
congestions, which opens the way
and produres fertile soil for the
development of various diseases.
Superintendent Abboll and the
students of the High school were
exceedingly pleased with Dr. Cum
mins' address, and Hie timely ad
vice contained in it', and the
amount of scholarly learning re
quired in the production of it ap
pealed to the judgment of all who
heard it. The address was one of
I he best ever presented to the
school, and its timely warnings, if
heeded, are bound lo result ill
great benefit to the students.
Ankle Fractured.
Ed McCulley had the mis
fortune Sunday evening to meet
with an accident which resulted in
a fractured ankle. He, with a few
congenial companions, were col
lected at the building formerly
occupied by John Srhiappacasse,
which is undergoing repairs, and
at the time I hey were engaged in
pranks and various modes of
youthful amusement, when L
had started lo retreat from the
building and tripped over a 2x1
1 1 1 1- and fell.
He sprang up
and walked a short dilauce and
slopped, not realizing that he was
seriously injured. He had stood
but a moment when he became
faint and limp. Harry White and
other companions tried to catch
him before lie fell lo I he pave-
residence. Yesterday he was able
to hobble down lown with the use
of a cane. He will be laid up for
a few days.
Schools Prosperous.
It is a real pleasure lo note that
our city schools are going along
nicely and we hear of no coin-
seholar at their head, will make
good schools everywhere.
Lost.
A I.
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addressed
Addii
Elder was lost on Ihe L'Olh insl.,
between .I'lallsmoutli nn.1 the O
'.. Miller farm, southeast of town.
Tinder please return Ihe letter lo
the postonice. J. V. Elder.
Band of Mercy Meets.
The Hand of Mercy, with twelve
members present, held their sec
ond session last Saturday after
noon at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Streight. Owing to the
bad weather there was not as big
a turn-out as at the initial meet
ing two weeks before. Those who
turned out were well repaid for
their trouble. A line program was
given, and in addition to the pro
gram the band was entertained by
the children relating stories from
the life of Iheir, pels. Refresh
ments were served, this being a
pleasant feature of the after
noon's entertainment. The place
of holding the next meeting has
not, yet been decided upon.
HE FELLOW 10 FLEECES
UNSUSPECTING CITIZENS
Residents of Adair County, Mis
souri, Get Taken In by
Traveling Agent.
The Kirksville (Mo.) (iraphic
tells of a confidence man who
(leered the people in the vicinity
of (ireentop, in Adair county, in
the old way of taking orders, se
curing the money and the goods
were never delivered. The afore
said "traveling man" had a
liberal supply of good old Ken
tucky whisky which he sold at
82.50 a gallon. All who tasted
the liquor agreed I hat it was
about the finest they had ever
toucherl and the agent look orders
for $180 worth of the stuff in two
days. All orders had to be paid
for in advance to avoid trouble.
The agent (hen left and nothing
has been heard of him since.
Neither has the Kentucky whisky
shown up. The "free" samples
cost $2. 50 to all who bought or
thought I hey bought.
Had these people, supposing
that, they had to have whisky,
gone to a reliable liquor dealer,
or lo a druggist in (heir home
lown, they would have got full
value for their money and the
money in turn would have re
mained in the community and
eventually have found its way
back into their own pockets.
While Ihe above is an excep
tional case, (his sort of business
is going on in every community
every day. Hig mail order houses
send Iheir alluring catalogues and
Ihe people, imagining that they
can get something for nothing,
send their money away, buying
goods which they have not seen.
If (he goods are not as represent
ed and nine limes out of ten
(hey are not (he buyers has Ihe
choice of either throwing good
money after bad, or keeping the
inferior goods. Frequently he
does not even know lhal, he has
paid entirely loo much for Ihe
quality he is getting. lie pa
tronizes (he mail order house and
when placed on a committee for
an entertainment or picnic given
by his church or lodge, (he local
merchant is criticised if he does
not show up and spend his money
lavishly. The fact f hat the local
dealer pays taxes and contributes
as liberally as his means will per
mit toward building up the (own,
never enters the mind of the mail
order customer. That he is cheat
ing himself by not buying from a
reliable (Inn is another fact which
be forgets.
The local merchant makes (he
town. He pays high taxes, high
rent and employs local people. He
stands back of his goods and, if
Ihey are not as represented, he
stands the loss, rather (ban have
his customer dissatisfied. If he
prospers, Ihe lown prospers. If
he fails, (he lown is Ihe loser. He
must make more than a living if
the (own is lo progress, lie needs
all Ihe business that he is justly
entitled to and every dollar sent
to mail order houses is robbed
from him. None of the prollts
realized by the mail order house
goes towards making improve
ments here; nut a cent of it lo the
beauty or well being of this city.
Without our merchant s our city
would soon be a village. The man
who owns properly here or has
any interest in the ritv's de
velopment, cannot alVord to
patronize outside firms. If he is
looking out for his best interest
he cannot- do otherwise than
patronize home industries and
home merchants.
ENTERTAINS FOR
M10E-IO-BE
In Honor of Miss Baird, Whose
Marriage to Fred Jones Occurs
Thursday Evening.
from Tuesday's Dally.
Mrs. Oeorge L. Farley very
pleasantly entertained a number
of young ladies at her home on
South Sixth street last evening in
honor of her sister, Miss Flor
ence ltaird. whose marriage to
Fred Jones will occur on Thurs
day evening. Whenever invited to
partake of the hospitality of the
Farleys (he guests always anti
cipate an extra good time, and,
as usual anticipations were fully
realized in the entertainment last
evening.
Mrs. Farley had planned a num
ber of amusements for the enter
tainment of her guests, the llrst
one being a guessing contest, in
which questions had been placed
here and there on Ihe walls of (he
parlor and these were (o be an
swered with (he names of some
popular song. Miss Ruth Chap
man won the prize in this contest
au'd was awarded a beautiful
bunch of yellow and white
chrysanthemums. The next was
the reading of a humorous story,
which was a source of much mer
riment. A game of the nature of
"Consequence" was then partici
pated in and most thoroughly en
joyed. Just about (his time Miss Flor
ence was most agreeably sur
prised when (he guests showered
her with bundles of all shapes and
sizes and which consisted of
articles calculated to introduce
her into the mysteries of the art
of housekeeping.
Another delightful feature of
this pleasing evening's entertain
ment was the mock wedding, in
which Misses Pearle Staats and
Esther Larson were Ihe contract
or;,,', parties and Miss TJernese
Newell a most dignified clergy
man. Luncheon was (hen announced
ond (he guests were ushered into
(he dining room, where (hey were
sealed at a table very prettily
decorated in yellow, green and
while. The place cards were
while and heart-shaped and lied
with white ribbons. Suspended
above Ihe center of the (able was
a wedding bell of yellow, lo which
were attached streamers of yel
low, which were brought down lo
(he four corners of (he (able. The
centerpiece was of green with the
while candles and around which
(lowers, which bespoke of (he
autumn season yellow chrysan
themums were festooned. An cx
celjent three-course luncheon was
served, Mrs. Farley being assist
ed in serving by Misses Lenora
Wolfangcr, Carrie and Esfelle
Hard, Helen and Kdilh Farley and
Mrs. E. T. Haird. In Ihe culling
of cake for (he ring, Miss fieri -rnde
Morgan was Ihe lucky one.
Hetiirning to Ihe parlor Ihe
guests tarried a few moments and
indulged in some vocal and Instru
mental music,' after which they
dispersed, indebted lo the hostess
for the splendid evening she had
a (forded (hem. The invited guests
ewre: Misses Helen and Ruth
Chapman, Iternese Newell, pearle
Staats, Carrie Creeuwald, Helen
Travis, Amelia Martens, (ierlrude
Morgan, Frances Weidman, Itulli
Johnson, Alma and Esther Lar
son, Clara Weyrich, Margaret
Hodgert, (Iretchen Donnelly, Mar
garet Quigley ()f Valentine, Neb.,
and Mrs. Charles Carlson.
Inheritance Tax Case.
Judge Iteeson was engaged this
morning with a hearing in the
estate of L. C. Pollard, deceased,
pertaining lo the assessment, of
an inheritance lax against (he
property going lo Ihe heirs, and
upon an object ion of the guardian,
ail litem, fur the minor grand
children, lo (he assessment of a
lax against (hem. Attorney C. E.
TelVI of Weeping Water appeared
fur the administratrix and C. H.
Taylor for Ihe slate and county.
The ground of Ihe minor's objec
tion was that the interest each of
I hem took and not the share which
Iheir molher would have laken
had she survived Ihe deceased,
should be considered as the basis
on which to compute (he inherit
ance (ax. The court sustained
Ihe objection of the minors and
rendered a decision accordingly.
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LUNGH 111 EIG OF Ki L OF S
They Very Cleverly Dodge the Dishwashing by Using Paper Plate
to Serve the Lunch With Several New Members are Shown
the Mysteries of the Order.
From Wednesday's Dnlly.
That there is more real
pleasure in anticipation than pos
session was demonstrated at the
session of the Knights and Ladies
of Security last evening, when the
Knights were "chief cooks and
bottle washers" and administer
ed the "feed." The pancakes, with
the "batter made lniddliu' thick,"
did not materialize, neither did
the lung tables covered with
snowy linen decorate the dining
room. And for a lime it, appear
ed to the holies thai there would
be "nothing doing" along the re
freshment line whatever.
After the initiation of a fine
class of new members, District,
Deputy Powell added interest lo
an object contest by offering a
valuable prize to the member who
guessed (he entire list, and placed
(ho proper answers opposite the
objects, the names of which were
placed on a slip of paper. The
proposition was to present the
winning parly, if a woman, a line
gold pin, and if a man, pair of
gold cuff buttons. Sixteen persons
had the list complete and the
DEATH OF A FORMER
Henry W. Lloyd Passed Away at
His Home In Omaha Last
Saturday Night.
From Tuesday' Pally
Henry W. Lloyd, lale of 25.10
Davenport street, Omaha, died al
bis lale residence Saturday night
and Ihe funeral occurred at the
home Tuesday evening at 7:.10.
The remains were brought lo
I'latlsmoulh litis morning and in
terment, was prive and from (he
Missouri Pacille station.
The deceased was a native of
Pennsylvania, and was a soldier
jn the war of the rebellion, being
a member of Company A, F'irst
Pennsylvania Volunteer in fun fry,
serving through (he war. Mr.
Lloyd moved lo Platlsinoulli about
Iwenly years ago and resided in
Ibis cily for (en years, having his
residence in the brick dwelling
west of the E. E. Hilton home.
lie leaves a wife and daughter
to 'mourn bis death. Mr. Lloyd
had been in bad health for a num
ber of years, and Ibis, in addition
to his age, so weakened him until
death came lo his relief. He was
highly respected and was a kind
neighbor. Those who knew him
best regarded him as a most ex
cellent citizen. Since moving lo
Omaha leu years ago Mr. Lloyd
was seldom in Platlsiuoiilh. and
some lime ago disposed of bis
former home here.
A Sad Case.
From Tucmlny's Pally
The hoard of insanity was yes
terday called lo the vicinity of
Klmwood lo hold a meeting over a
very sad case of menial unbalance
brought about, from over-excile-inenl
on religious subjects. The
subject of (he inquiry was Wright
(ioiizales, a very examplary young
man and a son of a highly re
spected citizen of that eum
miinily. The young man has
been a member of Ihe Christian
church for a number of years, and
has a large circle of acquaint
ances, in whose estimation he
stood very high. Recrnlly he has
been attending religious meet
ings of a different name nod of
more demonstrative sort than he
was accustomed, and Ihe matter
seemed to unsettle his mental
equipois, ami he grew worse as
time went by until the board was
called in yesterday. An order was
made eoinmilliug him to Ihe hos
pital at Lincoln.
O. W. Loyd of near Murray and
C. Tollen of Wmikeeny, Kas.,
came lo Platlsinoulli this morn
ing and boarded Ihe morning
train
for Omaha for the day.
PLATTSMOUTH
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winner was (hen selected by lot,
I lie prize falling lo Miss Lillian
Thompson.
When the hour for refresh
ments arrived, Chairman R. II.
Windham of the refreshments
committee announced that the
Knights had thought that the
ladies would enjoy (he refresh
ments more after a walk and that
the banquet was some distance
away, but if the company would
Tall in line he would have them
conducted lo the spot and they
would be glad they went. While
Mrs. C. II. Smith played a march
Ihe line was formed and escorted
between an armed guard of
Knighls out of the hall, through
Mr. Windham's olllee and through
his private office. In the private
olllee each Knight and Lady re-
reived n paper plate ladened with
fruils, wafers, nuts and candy,
and then passed on, returning to
the hall, where the light feast was
soon put out of sight.
Talks on the good of Ihe order
were made by Judge Hees'on, 0. F.
S. Ilurton and others.
Woman Suffrage.
Editor of The Journal:
Dear Sir You note, editorially,
Ihe fact of one "jury of women"
in California "failing to agree."
I enclose another side of the
question, just received from Cali
fornia. As it concerns an "editor"
I I bought you would be interest
ed. Heller get into Ihe band
wagon now, for suffrage is suro
ly coming.
"Are not the women quiililled
by education, broad and wide, to
use (he ballot lo protect their
honor and their self respect, and
to protect their children, too?
What better work could wom
en do?"
An Editor "lle.x iied" by the
"Women" Whom lie Hail Derided:
Al. a recent (rial of an editor in
California on Ihe charge of using
"obscene language" in his paper
about another parly, a jury of all
women was called. H look them
just twenty minutes lo bring in a
verdict oT "Nol guilty." They
knew Ihe difference between "pro
fane" and "obscene," and said the
language Ihe editor had used was
heard every day in the saloons
and nothing said about it, and
Ihey would be jusl, even lo the
editor who had fought them all
along Ihe line of suffrage.
Needless lo say, the editor be
came an urdenl "convert," and
placed his columns al Iheir dis
posal in furtherance of their
cause. Justice will conquer in
I he long run.
A Friend of Ihe Cause.
Mont Robb In Town.
From Tnenrtny's Pnlly.
Our good friend. .Mont Robb,
who formerly had charge of the
Jones' Elevator at Mvnard, and
well known in southern Cass
and northern Otoe comities, was
in I lie city this muriiinu. Mr. Itubb
was called lo Omaha on account
of the death of II. W. Lloyd, and
came down with the wife and
daughter of Ihe deceased, to at
tend Ihe interment. He was met
here by his wife, son, Hugh, and
Ralph Cheney with auto and con
veyed to his home south of Union.
Monl is now steward at the slate
penitentiary, and. of course, is
making good, as he always does
in any position, and is a genuine
good fellow, notwithstanding his
repiiblicansim. While in the cily
Mont called and renewed his sub
scription lo the Daily Journal and
also renewed for Ihe Semi-Weekly
for Max Ploehn, an inmate of Ihe
penitentiary.
WIIlTlold Contest.
The Red Men contemplate giv
ing another tiddlers' coolest soon
on a larger ami belter scale (ban
the one held last year. The dale
has not been fixed. The commillee
on arrangements has been select
ed and will have arrangements
under way very soon.
