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AYl, ci... a g, oo Clattsmoutb be ourn VOLUME XXXI. PL ATTS MOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1912. NO. 9. 3 1 1 a PLATTSMOUTH HCI CLUB EMS ANOTHER FINE BMQUEl Feast Was Held at Coates' Hall and the Occasion One Long to Be Remembered by Those Present Responses Made by Hon. L. T. Genung, Matthew Gering and Others. From Friday's Dally. The third annual banquet of the Plattsmouth Commercial club, given at Coates' hall last night, was the most successfu lafTair of its kind yet undertaken by the club. The hall was gorgeously decorated with bunting and U. S flags as at the Cosmopoli tan club dance of Saturday night, and an elegant four-course din ner was served by the ladies of the, Methodist church. The ladies deserve great credit for the sumptuous banquet they served and the pleasing, methodical manner in which the guests were waited upon at the table. By the side of each plate was a menu card, the opposite page bearing the list of after-dinner speakers and the toasts to be responded to. Never before has so large a com pany been served in Coates' hall, there being more than ICO ban queters at the table last evening, and to serve this large number without apparent effort or an uh pleasant incident of any kind is a feat of which the ladies can well feel complimented. After the banqueters had been ushered to their seals, and before . being seated, Rev. W. L. Austin, pastor of the Methodist church, pronounced the invocation. After the speeehmaking was over, Rev. L. W. Gade, pastor of the Pres bylerian church, pronounced the benedict ion. V. II. YVescolt was chosen toast master by the, committee on I arrangements, and his' genial manner ami faculty of saying the! Plait smouth voters for coming to his assistance in trying to con tinue the county seat at Glen- wood. "But," said the speaker, "you owed it to us on that side of the river to repay the Glenwood voters, who did valant service in Plat I smouth a few years before." Mr. Genung was accorded an ovation when he resumed his seat. Judge Jesse L. Root was in troduced and spoke to the topic of "A Study in Civics." Mr. Root said lhat the city of Plattsmouth furnished him a theme; that she had had her prosperous times a few years ago; lhat the hard times had brought reverses, but that now Hie city was again taking on new life and taking her place among the live cities of the state. Judge Root's talk was a calm re view of the history of events in TMallsmoulh for the past twenty five years, and was a clear and strong statement of the fads as thev have and now exist. E. R. Gurney of Fremont made one of the most eloquent and in structive addresses of the even ing and spoke from the subject of "Profit and Loss." Mr. Gur- nev is a rrcmont banker, and a belter after-dinner orator can ned be found anvwhere, and in his speech last night he traced com meree from the lime of. Adam down through the ages to the present lime. His closing sen tences were magnificent and elo- 'incut , I he speaker appealing io his listeners to e men in the bat lie of life arid bear the losses with a smile, and out of the ex- Takes Charge for Singer. W illiam Jonas Brown, w ho has been traveling representative for the Success magaine for the past few months, has accepted the agency at Plattsmouth of the Singer sewing machine business. Mr. Hrown has moved his family lo Plattsmouth and will be one of the live wires of I he city. The company has had no represent ative here since the death of Wil liam Street, and Mr. Brown will fill the vacancy. He will have his otV'ce on Main street and will give his personal attention lo the de lails of the business. 01 DEALERS ARE ALUS SAFEST Transient Vendors Misrepresent and Sell You Inferior Goods. right thing at the right minute pcrienres of life gain the profit was proof lhat the committee had for the future, innde no mistake in selecting him. Mr. Gurney was followed by In clearing the decks for I he i Mat I hew Gering. tin' young man eloiment of Pin f sinont h. who maintained his fame as an elo quent after-dinner orator. Mr. Gering regretted that he had not met with I he club before and promised (hat in future he would second every effort of the Plaits moiilh Commercial club lo boost for his home city. Mr. Gering' s address abounded with anecdotes, poelry and sentiment. Mr. Gcr ing's address closed the printed program, and when he resumed his seat it was near the hour of midnight, and lie, was warmly applauded. The loaslmaster then called for a talk from Sheriff Gus Ilyers of Lancaster county, and Gus re sponded most happily. President of the Commercial Club Pollock was called upon, also Superin tendent Baird of the Burlington shops, both responding with ap propriate remarks. Mr. Pollock look occasion to predict lhat among other things in store for t ne cuy will lie an interurlian road. At about 12:30 the banqueters quit Ihe hall, with the lingering (oasis, Mr. YVescolt made some very pertinent remarks pertain ing lo Hie commercial interests of the cilv, and wound up his ad ders bv staling lhat there were three things on his mind llvat he wished lo impress on the hearts and minds of Plattsmouth busi ness men as a clue lo success the present year, and these were, optimism, co-operative competi tion and attendance upon the ses sions of the Commercial club at its meetings during the vear. Mr. Weseolt then introduced Rev. L. W. Gade, who sooke on the "Busi ness Men's Calling." Rev. Gade made an eloquent and forceful address, which was replete with anedotes and il lustrated with well-timed stories. Rev. Gade demonsl rated lhat Ihe minister can be an able afler-din-er speaker, and his remarks were frequently applauded. fn introducing L. T. Genung, Ihe loast master look occasion lo remark that it. was Ihe misfortune of the next speaker that he did not reside in Ibis community, but, that he was at the great disad There are limes, we presume, when well meaning people are led lo patronize peddlers, agents and solicitors for Jim Crow concerns scattered throughout the east, making, advertising and often misrepresenting articles that are intended solely for this kind of business. They have so many de vices, so many peculiar methods and such a world of persistency lhat unsuspecting people arc fre quently led to believe that the sole aim of Ihese vendors is to hunt you up and come to your very door to save you money. Of course, upon second thought, you realize that he comes to your door for the purpose of making himself money and lhat he must resort to all the arts of his business lo accomplish it. The markets of the world are open lo your home dealer, where in quantities he can buv cheaper than any pcddlee. Shipping in miantities he gets better rates than is possible in shipping one article ui, a lime. The cost of hieing I earns to haul these articles about the country is greater by far than that of keeping Ihem in stock. I hen tins fellow will oiler you terms. navnienl plans, etc. Your untie dealer will do Ibis and per nips lias done it for you dozens of limes. This fellow makes deal with you and is gone you do not see him again, and he doesn't want to see you. Your home dealer is always where you can see him and he can't afford lo have you dissatisfied. He will do anything in reason lo make good his promises or guarantees. The next lime one of these fel lows comes along and takes two hours of your time showing up his proposition, go down town and give your home dealer one-fourth as much lime to exnlain his then decide. Isn't that fair? vantage of having lo view Ihe I'uprcssion lhat the Plallsmouth prosperity of this city and the Commercial club had shown I hem great county of Cass from across the murky waters of the Big Muddy. The loaslmaster had never met Mr. Genung, but he was glad to welcome him "lo the l(n( promised land." or words to that effect. Mr. Genung arose, ad dressed the (oastmasler, and soon had the bannueters in a merry mood, his sallies of wit and apt anecdotes keeping Ihe audience in a roar of laughter almost all of Ihe lime lhat he occupied the floor. He informed Ihe toast master that he (Genung had been in "Nebraska before the Mis souri river was dug further north than Nebraska City;" (hat ho passed this locality up for what seemed to him a better country, and settled in Saunders county, later returning nnd taking up his residence in Mills county, Iowa. In the course of his talk Mr. Genung said lhat when Sherman said that "war was hell" he did not mean anything about Atlanta, but he rather referred to a coun tv seal, fight, which Mr. Genung had had some experience with, and he took occasion lo lhank the i ue nine oi ineir lives During the lime (he banquet was being served the M. V. A. orchestra discoursed most excel music, which charmed the banqueters and added much pleasure lo the dinner hour. Mr Holly and his nsstants certainly have Ihe thanks of Ihe Commer cial club for the splendid musica program furnished last night. Executive Committee Meets. From Friday's Dally. The executive committee of (he Nebraska Association of Com mercial clubs meels tonight at Hastings to tlx Ihe dale when the annual convention will be held. E H. Weseolt is a member of the executive committee from this district. The annua! meeting wil be held within a few weeks am the membership of Ihe Plaits mouth Commercial club ought to select a pood, live delegation to attend Ibis meeting and demon strate that our city is still on the state map. Subscribe for the Dally journal THE PASSING OF ANJLD CITIZEN John Swartz, Born in Germany November 11, 1835 Funeral Saturday. From Friday's Daily. J. D. Schwartz, who died yes terday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Felix Sieskowski. in South Park, was born in Ger many November 11, 1835, where he grew lo manhood, and where about II fly years ago he was married lo Miss Mary Webel. Seven children were born lo Mr. and Mrs. Schwartz, three of whom survive their parents. Mrs Schwartz died in 1881, and three years later Mr. Schwartz and his three surviving children came to America and settled in Plalls inouth, where Mr. Schwartz had resided in this vicinity ever since. The surviving children are: Al bert Schwartz of this city, Aug ust Schwartz of Rockford, 111., and Mrs. Felix Sieskowski. He was in hi.s 77lh year at the time of his death and has been almost help less for the past three months, having lo be cared for constantly by his daughter or some member of ..Ihe family. His funeral will occur Saturday morning at o'clock from St. John's church. In addition lo the two sons and daughter, Mr. Schwartz leaves sixteen grandchildren and six great-grandchildren surviving, also two sisters Mrs. Split t of this county and Mrs. Bushka of Germany. Cilice Ihe foregoing was placed in type we learn that Mr. Schwartz's birthplace in Germany was the city of Tremewsln, in the state of Mogilno. The pall bearers are: A. Bach, sr., Al bert, Srhuldiee, Valentine Tuinas zci. Mike Hobsrheidt, Frank To-n.V-,-1 iand Mike Robb. IS OF 111 US US TRIAL 111 DIS1R1GT CQURT Litigation Grow Out of Sale of Business and Good Will of Pan- konin to Gorder and the Opening of New Store by Pankonin. Present Suit Is Over Queslicn of Rent. From Saturday' Daily. Judge Travis and a jury yester day were engaged in the trial of a case in the district court entitled Herman Pankonin against Fred II. Gorder, which involves the rent of a store building in Louisville. The following is the jury selected lo try Ihe facts: John W. Rhuge, N. K. Peoples, John Elliott, John Schroeder, Joe Tubbs, K. Norris, Henry Schroeder, James Niday, C. R. Frans, M. M. Beal, Michael Martin and John V. Kinser. The case proceeded yesterday afternoon as far as Hie testimony of the plaintiff and the petition, answer and reply of the case of Fred II. Gorder vs. H. K. Pankonin were offered in evidence, which raised a question of law, which Ihe court thought should not be discussed in the presence of Ihe iury and the jury was excused from Ihe room while Attorneys Tidd and I). 0. Owvcr for Pan konin, and Jesse L. Root and V. A. Robertson for Gorder, argued the question lo Ihe court. The arguments were quite extended and numerous authorities were brought in and read to Ihe court. About 5 o'clock the court excused the jury until 9 o'clock Saturday morning. The litigation has been in court for some time and grows out of a lease contract of real estate and the sale of Ihe business and good will by Mr. Pankonin lo Mr. Gord er in 1902. Mr. Gorder claimed that under the contract Mr. Pan konin agreed not lo engage in (he same line during the term of the lease and that the lease contained an option allowing it to be ex tended for a period of five years more at the end of the term. Mr. Pankonin did not remain out of business, but engaged in Ihe same line he had sold the good will of (o Mr. Gorder. Mr. Gorder then brought suit lo en !oin Mr. Pankonin from engaging in his line of business, and this case is yet pending. For some reason, probably because Mr. Pankonin had again entered busi ness, Mr. Gorder declined lo pay further rent, and the litigation now under way is lo settle Ihe oneslion of rent. Defcat3 Auburn High Schocl Team by a Score of 41 to 40 for the Home Team. VERDICT FOR W. R. SPERRY FOR 400 Special Seed Corn Trains. Special trains carrying experts from the stale farm may be sent over the stale within a short time lo instruct Nebraska farmers in methods of chooisng seed corn. Lectures will also be given at the slopping places on improved methods of farming. The main object of the project, however, is lo see that Ihe farmers are In terested in securing good seed corn for planting this spring. A meeting is to be held in Omaha Friday niaht lo complete plans for the special. Governor Aldrich, Prof. A. Burnett of the university farm, and a number of seed growers are expected to speak at this gathering. Omaha members of the grain exchange have recently returned from the grain dealers' meeting in Chicago and report lhat seed corn in most of the middle west ern stales is far below par. Corn raisersi n Ibis state, including O. Hull of Alma, F. T. Chase of Pawnee City and R. Hogue of Crete, are united in declaring that, never before has the con dition of seed corn in this slate been so deplorable. Lincoln Journal. The Amount Far Short of What It Should Have Been for One Thus Injured. From Saturday's Pally. After being out deliberating upon the case all night, the jury in the case of W. R. Sperry against Ihe M. P. Railway com pany, brought in a verdict (his morning in favor of Ihe plaintiff for !M00. The suit was originally brought for $2,000 damages for injury sustained while alighting from defendant's train at Mynard last summer. The plaintiff stepped in a ditch while getting off the (rain and re ceived a fall, throwing his ankle out of place, and Ihe pain was so great lhat he fainted and remain ed by Ihe track unconscious for some time. The accident occur red in Ihe night. Mr. Sperry was alone at the lime, and when he regained consciousness made his way lo the station and securer medical attendance as soon as he could. lie went to his home at Weeping Water, where he was many months in recovering. He lost not only valuable lime, but was also at much expense for physician's services and nursing The sum allowed is far short of an adequate compensation for his damages and must have been the result of a compromise between Ihe members of the jury. Apply to Rynott. Fd Rynott will be pleased to have any of the worthy poor of the city see him regarding (he distribution of the charity fund which will bo in Mr. Rynott's hands shortly from a benefit for lhat, purpose lo be given at Ihe Majestic. Presented Fine Chair. In the write-up in the Journa of Wednesday of Ihe dinner parly given to the directors of the Coin mercial club by K. II. Weseolt and wife, an important feature of the event, and one that gave Mr. Wes roll much pleasure, was inadevrt an I ly omitted from the account A very graceful thing was done by Ihe directors when, in token of their oppreciatinn of the failhfu work of Mr. Weseolt as sec relary of the club during Ihe past three years, they presente mm with a nice leather up bolstered Morris chair. Tho chair was presented by the direct ors themselves, each of (hem contributing to the purchase of it. LATTSIUTH WINS BASKET BALL GAME rum Saturday'! Dally. The basket ball game between ie Plallsmoiilli High school and Auburn High school learns was played last night lo a fair-sized rowd at Coales' hall. Principal Larson is well pleased with Ihe score made bv his athletes in the second half of Ihe game. The! game was handicapped by one of Hie baskets having been broken down bv parlies who have used Ihe hall for balls and banquets and the like, making i dillicull to throw into the broken basket. At the end of Ihe first half of the game the score favored Ihe visitors, standing:, Auburn, 21; Plattsmouth, 18. But in the sec ond half Ihe home athletes were the aggressors from Ihe si art, soon making the score a lie, 2i lo I. At the end of Ihe twenty min utes the score stood 10 to 40. During Ihe live minutes given lo play off the lie Prof.Larson's lads made 5, while Ihe visitors scored but 4, giving the game to Plalls mouth by I score. The fouls called on Ihe two teams were the same. Principal Hare of Auburn acted as referee ami Principal Larson as umpire. The line-up of Ihe two learns was as follows: PlallsmouHi, Dallon, center; Fdwards and Ames, for ward; Shrader and Arries, guard. Auburn R. Smith, center; L. ! Smith and Keedv, forward; F. Smith and Whit more, guard; Christ ner, sub. Off for Long Trip. Isaac Pollard and his daughter, Mrs. Shot well, expect lo leave next week for the Panama canal zone, sight-seeing and where Mr. Pol lard will personally inspect Ihe work already done on the great canal. They have not 'hVcided ' whether (heir route will be by way ol New York or New Orleans. We doubt if there is a man in (In state of anything like Mr. Pol lard's age, 82, who takes as much interest in what is going on over the v.orld, or is a greater Iihm ler to places away from the beaten paths lhat tourists travel. In the last three years Mr. Pollard has been lo South America, Honolulu and Alska, the trip to Alaska be ing made last summer, and In al ways brings back a few of the native trees and shrubs, usually coaxing them to grow. Later Mr. Pollard has chang ed his plans somewhat after the above was in type, and leaves Sat urday evening, going by Ihe way of New York City. They also in tend to visit Cuba, Jamaeia and several of Ihe islands in that pari of Ihe south. Nehawka News. Visit the County Seat. From Friday' Dally. J. C. and Fred Dreamer of Alvo were in Ihe city today, hav ing driven down to look after some business matters at the county seat and visit their brother-in-law, Charles Cook and wife. These gentlemen are prominent and prosperous business men of lehir community and the Journal is glad to number them among its friends. Monster Load of Hay. The Kgcnbergcr feed store has Ihe belt on the largest load of hay yet delivered from the car to Ihe store. A I Kgenberger this morning loaded 82 bails of hay, weighing 5,580 pounds, on his wagon and carted Ihe same from the M. P. freight yards lo Ihe store on Main street. Next! Nominations Settled. From Saturday'B Dally. There will be no need now Tor Ihe national convent ions to meet for the nomination of candid ales, as the mailer was all settled last night by Ihe jury in the Sperry-M. P. suit. The jury is composed of representative men of Cass county and possesses some of the brainy farmers and business men of the slate, anil anyone who would not lake their judgment on mailers of slate must be deficient mentally. Realizing something of Ihe re sponsibility resting on them as citizens of a great country, they could not sleep until they had ex pressed their preference for a man lo occupy the presidential chair for the next four years. A ballot was taken, first on a re publican, then on a democrat, and the result is as follows: Roose velt I). Taft 3; Bryan 4, Harmon, 2, Wilson fl. "P. & R," the new 8c cigar, made in Plattsmouth. Try one. Meet With Mrs. F. G. FricVe. The regular monthly . social meeting of Ihe Ladies' Aid society of St. Paul's church was held Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. F. L Fricke, at which lime a large number of Ihe ladies of the church and congregation were very pleasantly entertained. The afternoon hours were devoted to a social time, there being no business session held on this oc casion. Other amusements were indulged in and at the usual hour delicious coffee and cake were served.