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IMMENSE SUCCESS Will PRODUCTION JSH
Parmele Theater Crowded to the Doors With Pleased and De
lighted Audience Who Enjoy the Feast of Melody and Mirth.
Special Train Leaves Tomorrow at 4 p. m. Sharp.
A monster audience witnessed
tbo llrst performance of the Mod
ern Minstrelsy, Riven at the Par
melo theater last evening by the
Plattsmouth Players' club. Not
a scat was left unsold when the
curtain rose at 8:30.
Numerous complimentary re
marks commending the niinslrels
and the superior quality of their
performance were, heard on I he
street last night after the per
formance and this morning. The
ladies achieved a great success,
their negro melodies and funny
jokes making a hit with the entire
audience. No printed cast ap
peared upon the program, and the
majority of the ladies remained
"tngog" hidden by their disguise
and were not recognized at all.
Tho solos were well rendered and
the choruses were soft and
melodious and very true to
plantation life in the sunny south.
The work of the trained orchestra,
assisted by Mr. Will Hethcring
tpn of Omaha, with violin, was
exceedingly good, and at all times
subordinated to the vocalists.
The program was one of rare
hierit and is seldom equalled by
traveling companies. Every num
ber was enjoyed, and many were
nncorod for the second and third
lime. The large audience took no
The music furnished by the M.
W. A. orchestra was great, and
their renditions were enthusias
tically applauded.
The costumes of the young
ladies were very appropriate and
they all worked together like old
hands at the business.
All aboard for Nebraska City-
train leaves tomorrow evening at
1 o'clock, (let your tickets and
accompany the young ladies.
Everyone who can, should go
with the young ladies to Nebraska
City tomorrow evening. Round
trip tickets only $1.
The ladies composing the
Plattsmouth Players' club un
doubtedly acquitted themselves
nobly last night and we are all
proud of them.
Probably one of the largest
audiences ever assembled in the
Parmele theater greeted the
young ladies, and they feel very
thankful for this fine recognition
Case Given to Jury at 6 O'clock
Yesterday and the Verdict
Returned This Morning
The trial of John Doud con
tinued to engage the attention of
Judge Travis and the jury, as well
as the lawyers representing the
parlies, all day yesterday and in
to I he night. Zaek Ellis, the
stale's witness, who was recalled
for further testimony yesterday
morning, was one of the most
important witnesses in gathering
the chain of evidence which the
state succeeded in weaving about
Doud. Mr. Ellis was succeeded
by F, W. Mefiinnis, also a de
tective, who had assisted in mak
ing the arrest of the men im
plicated in the crime of blowing
Mr. Tritsch's safe September 29
last.
Miss Mabel Ossenkop and
George Shullz testified to seeing
three men march up Main street
toward the Tritsch store about 12
o'clock on the night of Septem
ber 28. The size, of the men tal
lied with the three men sitting in
the court room. Sheriff Quinton
detailed the arrest of the three
men, and told of finding the
safety razor in Doud's posesssion,
w-hich tallied with those taken
from the Tritsch safe.
corded him as counsel for the de- j
fendant. j
Mr. Iiritt was followed by Judge
Slabauph, whom be informed the
jury was one of the brightest)
criminal lawyers in Nebraska, j
Judge Slabaugh also made a very
clear and lucid argument of the
case, lie told the jury about the
practices of criminals regarding
their clothing. It was their habit
to change clothing frequently on
the same day, and swap, swap
continually, which, he argued,
would explain any discrepancy of
testimony regarding the clothing.
Mr. Britt and also Judge Sla
baugh each used over an hour in
their arguments. It was C:30
o'clock before the case was sub
mitted to the jury on the in-
Men's Hats
If you want to buy a good
fur hat for one single dollar,
come in. We found about 25
odd hats while invoicing that
must go. This is the "go" price.
C, E.
Ladies' Shirts!
We have been unable to
keep up the supply of
them, but if you come right
now you will find a new as
sortment vhich we just received.
C. E.
Wescott's Sons
i
Every young lady who took part
in the performance deserves
special mention, but it would be
iltpi'lv i mnnaailile fm llio .Tnnrnnl
note, of lime and would have been; ff) gjve oach ono 8uch nolic(( ag
glad lo have remained longer, al
though the program lasted until
f0:30 before tho curtain was run
down on the last number.
The sallies from the inter
locutor and end ladies were neat
lakeoffs on local persons and
ovonts and furnished I he audi
ence much enjoyment. Platts-
inmilll li mv vll In m-mwl nf Hie
Inlenl whirl, nhmnnlu in ll, nilv W" ,,,i1,t' "f "OlirHC, single Ollt
U.e initial performance of tlll, i ' win, did their parts better
lady minstrels is an indication of , " an O,"ors- W1 nmu "mn?
W'hnt we may expect at some
I hey t ruly deserve.
President Jackson of the Ne
braska City Commercial club and
Mr. Ilolfe, manager of II. A. Duff's
garage, were here last night to
witness the performance, and
I bought it was great.
fulnre lime, when Ihe Players'
club may be induced lo give an
other performance. No home
talent production has ever re
ceived ns much merited praise as
the lady niinslrels.
SHOW NOTES.
4-H-M"MMMM-!-K:
The universal verdict a great
show.
please permit us to say that all
did so well that the whole com
pany did- remarkable
A royal reception awaits the
young ladies at Nebraska City to
morrow night, and they will be
accompanied hy quile a number
from here. Some of the parents
will go with them, as they should.
The opera house was crowded
to its utmost capacity.
The stage was most beautifully
decorated and was very much ad
mired by the large audience
present.
Prof. II. S. Austin, who trained
the young ladies, demonstrate!
fullv that he was a master hand
at Ibis kind of work, anil he de
serves great credit for the man
ner in whim the snow was presented.
Manhattan
Shirts
25 oo Discount
For the week end we offer
you this uniform discount on
all Manhattan Shirts. These
prices are strictly cash.
G, F. Wescott's Sons
MURDOCH.
J (Special Correspondent.) 4
structions of the court.
The jury took the instructions
of the court, and in charge of the
sheriff retired to the jury room,
where Mr. Shroeder was selected
as foreman. The instructions of
the court were carefully read and
reread, then the evidence was dis
cussed and by 4 a. m. this morn
ing the jury reached a verdict of
guilty as charged.
The jury was kept together un
til the verdict was returned into
court this morning. Judge
Travis, after receiving the verdict,
discharged the tailsmen for the
rest of Ihe term. The court will
lake up Ihe trial of George Lytic,
a co-defendant with Doud and
McCann, during next week.
Never in the history of Platts
mouth was there an entertain
ment that gave such general
satisfaction.
Mr. Will llclhcringtou of Oma
ha favored Ihe audience wilh
several violin solos, which were
highly appreciated, and added
greatly lo Ihe interest of the
event. Mr. Helheringlon is one of
Ihe finest violinists in Ihe stale of
Nebraska, and Ihe young ladies
. feel very grateful to him for his
1 valuable assistance.
111! GROWERS
ARE COMING
TO PLATTSMOUTH
producing territory."
All persons interested in good
friul should allend the institute
on r chruary 1 at 2 p. in. at
Coates' ball.
The defendant went on the
si ami in Ins own behalf audcall
eil the sheriff" and Court Reporter
Earl Travis. His counsel also at
tempted to impeach Mrs. Thim
gau anil Mrs. Masters' teslimony
identifying Doud. Doud told the
jury that he was from Aberdeen,
S. I and that he was only a
country boy 25 years old; that he
had never been out of the county
where he was raised until he
started out last fall; that he beat
his way on a frciuhl train from
Sioux City to Ashland; had in
tended lo go to Omaha, but got
on Ihe wrong train. He went
from Ashland to South Bond, then
to Louisville, and was in Louis
ville about the time of the rob
bery, but did not hear of it at that
lime. He went from Louisville to
Omaha.
The impeachment of the two
ladies was attempted on the
variance of their teslimony at the
present and former trial. At the
McCann trial there was some
thing said by these witnesses
about the color of clothing, or
SECOND GRADE GOODS IN
TIE METROPOLITAN STORES
Purchasers Get the Worst of
VVhenevor They Buy Away
From Home.
It
Thursday, February 1, Is Date,
and Experienced Fruit Grow
ers Will Be Present.
On ThuiMlay, February I, the
fruit growers of Cass county will
hold their annual institute. Tho
session will convene at 2 p. in. at
Coates' hall and will be addressed
by some of the best-posted apple
men in Ihe state. The speakers
will be: lion. Val Keyser, a prac
tical Nebraska orchardist; Prof.
Ilowlainl of Hit; stale university,
and Hon. E. M. Pollard, the most
successful apple grower in Ne
braska. The lectures are free and
everyone interested in fruit grow
ing is urged to attend and bring
your boys. The committee ar
ranging the institute promise that
you will he intsrucled how to care
for the orchard ami make it
profitable.
Mr. Tidd, secretary of tho Com
mercial club, has had a neat
circular struck, stating the ditto
and time of tho meeting, and tho
prominent speakers to bo present.
The circular slates that "Ne
hraska grown Crimes' Golden,
Jonathan and Wine Sap apples
look first prizes over fruit from
all other states last year. Eastern
Nebraska is superior to Idaho,
Oregon and Colorado as apple
Try Damage Suit Today.
The following gentlemen were
selected as a jury in the district
court this morning to try Ihe
case of W, R. Sperry vs. the M
P. Itailway company: Edward
Lager, Fred Stock, Frank Shel
don, Then. Slarkjohn, William
Alchison, A. E. Lake, Henry
Schullz, (i. W. Cheney, A. F.
Boedekor, A. C. Clymer ami C. C
Hucknell. The case is one for
damages for personal injury
caused by Mr. Sperry falling while
alighting from a train at Murray
about a year ago. In the fall he
sustained injury which laid him
olT from his work for a long time,
he being a concrete bridge build
er, ami has done considerable
work for Ihe county.
One of the principal differ
ences between retail business in
such a town as ours and the
business of the great mctropoli
lan department stores is the
substantial character of the stock t
which the home merchant keeps.
The merchant who depends on the
patronage of his townspeople
must keep his customers satisfied
or lose his trade. He rarely puts
an article in his stock unless it
will stand the strain of wear.
The great metropolitan store,
on the contrary, uses an enormous
amount of second-grade goods.
They have to offer an appearance
of unusual bargains in order to
get people to buy by mail order
or under the inconveniences of a
great department store. The
kind of hat which the men wore margin is not greater than their
at Louisville and at South .Bend' tremendous expense for rentals,
catalogues and high salaries. Con
sequently they give orders for a
select oil class of second-grade
goods, which can be finished to
please the eye, but have serious
defects.
The tendency lo consider price
at the expense of .quality has built
up Ihe great mail order houses,
bul l'n' vogue that it. has given lo
shoddy goods is one of the causes
of high cost of living. Belter buy
at home, where the merchant will
tell you just what an article is.
John Schwartz Dies.
John Schwartz, an old gentle
man 80 years of age, residing
with a married daughter in South
Park, died this morning. Mr.
Schwartz leaves one son, Albert,
who resides in this city and is an
employee of the Burlington at the
shops. The Journal hopes to have
a more detailed obituary state
ment of tho deceased for tomor
row's issue.
Forest Rose Flour. The next
time you need a sack of flour try
a sack. You will find it Ihe best
on the market.
when they were seen there by the
witnesses, while in the present
trial the witnesses would not
swear positively about Ihe color
of Ihe clothing.
The case was argued by the
counsel, Mr. Taylor making Ihe
opening speech, followed by Mr.
Brill and he by Judge Slabaugh.
Some time was taken before Mr.
Taylor addressed the jury in al
lowing the jury to inspect the ex
hibits introduced at the trial.
County Attorney Taylor made
an extended argument, going over
Ihe evidence in detail. Mr. Britt
also took all of the time ho de
sired in placing his client's case
before the jury in the best light
possible. His argument was in
genious, and considering the
array of evidence piled up by the
slnte against the accused, was
able and not unreasonable. He
pleaded for Ihe boy whom Ihe
circumstances of this case had
placeJ in the unfortunate position
in which Doud was found. Mr.
Brilt denounced the methods of
detectives, and particularly those
of McGinnis and Ellis, and told
the jurv that courts always look
ed at the evidence of tho sleuths
very closely". Mr. Britt praised
the court officials in general, and
thanked Judge Travis for his uni
form fair and impartial rulings
on the admission of testimony,
and also thanked the jury for
their patience in listening to the
case and the uniform courtesy ac
Charles Durham, Lovinglon, HI.,
has succeeded in finding a positive
cure for bed wetting. "My little
boy wet tho bed every night clear
through on the floor. I tried
several kinds of kidney medicine
and I was in the drug store look
ing for something different lo help
him when I heard of Foley Kidney
Pills. After he had taken them
two days we could see a change
and w hen he had taken two-thirds
of a bottle he was cured. That is
about six weeks ago and he has
not wet in bed since." For sale
by Fricke & Co.
Parents of Fine Boy.
William Mendenhall and wife
are the proud parents of a line
eight-pound baby boy, which the
stork left with them last Mon
day. Both babe and its mother
are doing fine and Mr. Menden
hall is as happy as can be over
its arrival.
Rev. L. Heddon was in Lincoln
Tuesday.
John McCarthy went to Omaha
Tuesday.
Ed Thimgan shelled corn last
Wednesday.
Henry Guthman was in Omaha
last Saturday.
William Nelson was in Omaha
Monday evening.
Mrs. George Pickwell was shop
ping in Omaha on Saturday.
William Rennwanz of Cali
fornia is visiting relatives here.
The Ladies' Aid Society met at
the Eveland home on Wednesday.
Miss Etta Sorick of Lincoln
spent Sunday with her parents
here.
Adaughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. John Rung on Monday,
January 22.
Mr. Adolph Kuehn of Malcolm,
Neb., is visiting relatives and
friends here.
Adolph Kuehn of Alvo came
down Wednesday to attend tho
Gramlich sale.
Mrs. Henry Gakemeir and
daughter, Carrie, went to Omaha
Wednesday.
Mr. Adolph Kuehn of Malcome,
Neb., visited his brother and other
relatives here a few days last
week.
Grandpa -Jones of Stratton,
Neb., and Orla Jones of Beatrice,
is eh., visited relatives here over
Sunday.
Mrs. Dunscome and daughter.
Erna, of Omaha, attended the
funeral of Merle HcDonald here
Sunday.
Miss Martha Goehry of Valley,
Neb., and Miss Anna Goehry of
Lincoln were guests of their par
ents Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Wallinger
and daughter, Verna, from south
of Elmwood, spent Sunday with
their daughter, Mrs. Herman
Kuehn and husband.
Guests at the A. J. Tool home
on Sunday were: Miss Cora
Mueller of Elmwood, Mr. and Mrs
Barry Long and son, Robert, of
near South Bend.
Mrs. Warren Richards received
a telegram last Thursday inform
ing her of the death of her sister,
who was formerly known here as
Miss ElTa Stearns.
Conrad Baumgartner, Rev.
Peters, (Jus Thimgan and Herman
Kupke were among those who at
tended the funeral of Rev. Baum
gartner at Lincoln Wednesday.
Rev. Baumgartner died at his
home in Lincoln last Sunday. The
funeral services will be held
Thursday from tho church north
of town, of which he was pastor
a few years ago.
Paul Bornemeier ami Miss
Emma Bornemeier were married
Tuesday at Ihe home of the bride's
mother, east, of town.'' They left
that evening for a trip lo Cali
fornia, expecting lo be gone about
two months.
Herman Kuehn and Paul Borne
meier accompanied Lee DeFord to
Lincoln Monday, where he will be
under a doctor's care. Lee has
been a pretty sick boy, suffering
from the third attack of ap
pendicitis, Ihe appendix bursting,
rendering him quite low for some
lime. He is doing fairly well now
and his many friends are hoping
for his entiro recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Davis
entertained at their home on
Monday evening in honor of their
ft i ft li wedding anniversary. The
evening was spent in social con
versation, games and music. At
the usual time a dainty two
course luncheon was served. Mr
and Mrs. Davis were each pre
sented with a beautiful rocker to
remind them in future years o
the evening when their guests
were Messrs. and Mesdames John
Schwin, Emil Kuehn, Herman
Kuehn. Fred Bokelman. Dr. Jones
F. O. Beall. Oscar McDonald and
daughter, Marguerite. John Amg
wert and daughter, Marvel, Mrs
G. V. Pickwell and children
Obituary.
Merle McDonald was born in
F.lsie, Neb., on July 4, 1889, and
died at the home of his parents in
this city last Friday morning,
January If, 1912, aged 22 years,
6 months and 15 days. Merle
moved here with his parents in
1892 and grew to manhood in our
midst. He received his education
in our city schools, and in 1910
he entered the Creighton Univer
sity of Pharmacy at Omaha and
completed the course in fourteen
months. He was very bright and
always stood at the head of his
class. Soon after receiving hit
diploma he was stricken with
typhoid fever, which deveolped
into tuberculosis, from which he
died. He was a model young man,
with no bad habits anil a sunny,
lovable disposition, ono who al
ways saw the bright side of every
thing. Ho leaves to mourn him
his father and mother, three
brothers and two sisters, two
grandfathers and one grand
mother, besides a number of other
relatives and a host of friends.
The funeral services were held
Sunday at 2 p. m. at the M. B.
church, conducted by the Rev. L.
Heddon. A male quartet, com
posed of Messrs. Morgan, Emil
Kuehn, Mart Bornemeier and Will
Boelters, with Miss Martha Bran-
ckle at the organ, furnished the
music. The floral offerings were
beautiful and profuse, indicating
the esteem in which he was held
by the donors. The pall-bearers
were: Harold Tool, Harry Gilles
pie, Paul uoenry, Joe (Justin,
George Moomey and Guy Lake.
Nearly 300 people gathered to pay
their last respects to one whom
considered everyone his friend.
The remains were laid to rest In
the Wabash cemetery south of
this city, there to await tho resur
rection day.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to thank those who
so kindly assisted in the sickness,
death and burial of our beloved
son and brother, Merle. They
shall surely receive their reward.
;Mso for the beautiful floral offerings.
Mr. and Mrs. II. V. McDonald
and Children.
THE DANGER OF LA GRIPPE
Is its fatal tendency lo pneu
monia. To cure your la grippe
coughs take Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound. R. E. Fisher,
Washington, Kas., says: "I was
troubled with a severe attack of
la grippe that threatened penu
monia. A friend advised Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound and 1
col relief after taking the first
few doses. I took three bottles and
my la grippe was cured." Get the
genuine, in the yellow package.
For sale by Fricke & Co.
Burned With Powder.
Our excellent friend J. II. Tarns,
superintendent of tho county
farm, met with an accident yester
day that might have proven very
serious, it was hutchermg time
at the county farm and Mr. Tarns
iad several hogs and a sleer lo
ill, so he came down town to
borrow a rifle wilh which to do
the task, and he secured one at
the hardware store of John
Bauer. It was evidently one that
Mr. Bauer had long since placed
in the loan department of his
store, and the last applicant fail
ed lo clean it up. The end of the
barrel was filled with mud and
was otherwise very dirty. Mr.
I'ams loaded Ihe gun and went af
ter the first critter be intended
to slaughter. When the shell
was discharged the bullet failed
to leave the barerl of the gun, and
Ihe burned powder flew out at the
britch, burning Mr. Tains' face
about the eyes quite severely.
Fortunately the sight was not in
jured, but he bears several powder
burned spots about the face. He
suffered a great deal from them
for several hours. There will be
no serious injuries result, bul it
might have been a great deal
worse.
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS
always give satisfaction pecause
they always do the work. J. T.
Shelnut, Bremen, Ga., says: "I
have used Foley Kidney Pills with
great satisfaction and found more
reHef from I heir use than from
any other kidney medicino, and
I've tried almost all kinds. I can
cheerfully recommend them to oil
sufferers for kidney and bladder
trouble." For sale by Fricko &
Co.
Mrs. Guy French, sister of Mrs.
T. B. Bates, and little daughter.
Octa, came down from Omaha
last evening to attend the mins
trel show, returning home this
morning. Mrs. French was well
pleased with tho performance nrid
thought ihe girls did remarkably
well.
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