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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1912)
1 1ERI HSIEHUS FIE EHLT SH UT MORNING DESTROYS RESIDENCE ft lisGOimt! Iscounf! s 2 ft ft ft ft '? ft 8 E32 - a House Occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leightv, Who Were Away From Home at the Time, and No One Had Been About the House for Several Hours Previously. UU ANNUM. About 3 o'clock Sunday morn-' iug, when .lm I hermomeler was hovering near 10 below zero, the firo whistle sounded and the lire laddies hustled from their warm beds to' grasp the nozzle and di rect the ice-cold water on the blaze that was consuming Charles Lcighly's residence. Shortly after Che tire alarm sounded the men liad the white, cart from the cen tral hose house at tins scene of the Maze on South Seventh street. Mr. and Mrs. Weighty were away at the time, Mrs. Leighty having (one to Omaha on the fast mail Saturday afternoon and Mr. Weighty followed on the M. P., ex pecting to visit friends over Sunday. The origin of the fire at that late, hour is a mystery which the Chief of the fire department can BOt fathom. Tho fire was first oticed by Mrs. Ilrown, who was Op at the time, attending to the wants of her little child, and hap pened to smell tho wood burning. At first she looked about her own dwelling to see if it was on ftre, and on looking out of the door saw the Leighty home in flames. The fire seems to have started Under the floor, as the joist were burned from the under side, but not on lop. The fire spread to the interior of the dwelling and the roof, and little was left of it but the sides. The fire bovs did excellent work, and Henry Zuck weiler, who resides in the neigh borhood, was awful popular with the bovs and thev will not soon forget his kindness in starting up a lire in his range and making two boilers full of hot coffee, which the hoys relished very much. Henry knows how to make coffee to suit the taste of the lire boys and I hey will be under everlast ing obligations to him for his generous treatment of Ihein Sun day morning. It is not known whelher the dwelling was insured or not. It was valued at about $1,000. The excellent work of the fire company cannot be over-estimated, and had they not respond ed promptly to the alarm the way the wind was blowing and the fire-brands flying the fire would probably have spread to neigh boring dwellings. The fire had firained considerable headway be fore it was discovered and the alarm sent in. The boys had to contend with the steep upgrade from the central house up South Sixth street, and the ice and snow on the street made the footing precarious and headway in climb ing the hill was made slowly, but when this difficulty was overcome the boys went at the fire with some celerity. C. F. Weber of tho water company was on the ground and did all he could to aid the boys in getting the stream of water playing on the building. The contents of the building, including furniture and Mr. Lcighly's moving picture ap paratus, were all destroyed by the flames. Mr. and Mrs. Leighty re lumed last evening on No. 14, and mi I il Ihey arrived at the station they knew nothing of their loss. 3 COMMENCING c I Tfowiredsiy, AND CONTINUING FOR SIX DAYS This will NOT be a half-price sale on a few Winter Goods that we want to dispose of. Our per cent of profit won't allow us to sell FIRST- CLASS Merchandise (and that is sure the kind we sell) at 50 per cent discount. Now we are going to of fer you with a very few exceptions the entire stock of Dry Goods and Shoes at 2 IU)NT! That means that every dollar's worth of Merchandise you buy out of this big up-to-date stock, will only cost you 80 cents. Remember the dates i FEBRUARY 1st to FEBRUARY 8th c SM Groceries, Carpets, Rugs, Linoliums, Oil Cloth, Butterick Patterns, O. N. T. Thread, . . a I at ai urn . A I J .J.1 A. fX Carpet warp ana musnns are noi inciuaea in mis uiscouni oaie. SMITH & MI'S NEW DRUG STORE One of Beauty and Well Arranged for Business New and Up-to-Date Fixtures. 4 PLATTSMOU, Have yon dropped in al. the, new dug store of the Smith & Mauzy Drug Co.? For convenience and ojcganro there is not a drug store in Ihe slate which will eclipse, the new Htore just opened. When llie visitor enters the door the first impression which attracts his iitlcnlion is the harmony in Odor of the furnishings of the store room with the walls and wiling and fixtures. The tincture and patent incdi Gjne cases, which are lined upon ojthcr side of the room, are llnish Ctl in oak. The cases are en dosed with bullbearing sliding (jlass doors, entirely dust-proof, and mounted with ornamental bronze-covered mortars and pedestals, the signs of the profes sion. In the rear of Ihe slore room, on the right is a neat cjfllce; on the left one of the most cjnnplete prescription cases it has Over been the lot of the writer to behold. Taking the place of the mirror which usually is found on the ex terior of the prescription case, is beautiful art glass, and the same tjtvers the exterior of the front of Uie olllce, making a very beauti ful and pleasing effect. Modern show rases line both sides of Ihe room, in which are displayed Ihe slock of toilet articles, brushes, leather goods, confectionery and On' numerous other articles kept for sale by druggists. An all marble, ice-less soda fountain occupies Ihe front on Qie east side of the room. The ejilire store room is carpeted with heavy linoleum; antique light and gas fixtures adorn the ceiling and the most beautiful show clusters are found in each window, which uro resplendent with beauty at all Umes, and especially when the dectric lights are turned on in tho evening. The ticturo and patent inedicino cases, as well as tho lino cabinet work on drawers and flask racks and medicine cupboards and pre scription case, as wel! as all other acrpenter work, are the handi work of that skilled mechanic, Al Despain. Tho artistic frescoing and painting and graining on all the inside woodwork was done by arlists of long experience, this work being done by Ileal &. Son. From this it will be seen that Ihe money expended by tho Smith 4 Mauzy Drug Co. in fitting up their new building and rendering il one of the most elegant stores in the city, has all been expend ed at home. The material men of IMallsmoulh, as well as Ihe home mechanics, each got a piece of the money, and the members of the drug company are both men that believe in living up to the city's slogan, "See Plattsmouth Succeed." If you have not al ready been in lo see them, drop in and lake a look at the new store one that will reflect, credit to the city. The proprietors of the slore are both men of much experience in Ihe drug business, C. II. Smith having been a resident of the city for about forty years, and former ly was in the drug business in I his city before being appointed postmaster. James Mauzy is a The Public Schools of the State to Plattsmouth boy, having been Be Enlisted In Selecting Qood horn and raised in this city, and ...j Cftpn is a son oi iienry mauzy or riaus- inouth. James has achieved sue- School superintendents, prin cess in his chosen profession and cipals and teachers all over Ne conducted a drug slore for a firm braska ure to be enlisted in the in Missouri for a number of years, work of securing seed corn tests Holb Mr. Smith and Mr. Mauzy to prevent tho planting of fields arc skilled pharmacists and genial next spring with grain which gentlemen, just tho right turn to may not possess proper germin he successful merchants. atinw dualities. State Superin IV 1 1 IMl JV NEBRASKA AGITATION FOR TEST ING SEED G01 tendent Delzell ba9 started tho Railroad Wan Married. movement to utilize the educa- I'ho friends in Pacific Junction li,,nal machinery of the state for of Sui.erintendent. Edward E. this purpose, ay sending out a Young of the western division of circular letter to nil superintend the Burlington, will be interested (,t and principals. to know that he was married to It is thought that the super Ir. Alice M. Day of Denver on last visory officers of tho schools can Wednesday. The coimle left for gel their teachers interested in an extended honeymoon of sev- the work, that Ihe pupils will be era! weeks. They will go llrst to conie interested and through them New Orleans, from whence they Ihe parents. Ily conducting tests will take boat for Cuba. Porto during February in tho schools, Rico, the Isle of Pines, coining the pupils will be shown how to home by Ilirmingham, Ala. Mrs. determine the growing qualities of Young was one of the most well corn and in turn can make tests known woman doctors in the al home, thus aiding their par- country and tho daughter of an ents. Uluo Hanker. I hey will live at The fp thai, n lnrire nronor- Mliance, Neb. Mr. Young spent i;n r farmers are already in the a dozen years or more at the bo- habit of-testing seed corn each Kuuimg oi ins raiiroan career y,.nr is recognized by Slate Super- Hero ai Uie Junction. (ilonwood intendent Delzell. He bones. how- Tribune, nvpr Mini IIik aetionls enn he ninde Mr. Young has many friends in tho medium of universalizing the Plattsmouth who extend con- practice. In this letter to super gratulations and wish him and his intendents and principals, he bride all the happiness and pros- says: After a conference with Prof. C. V. Pugsley of the slate uni- Lost, Strayed op Stolen. versity farm, on tho subject of Two-year-old White-face heif- seed corn for Nebraska farmers, it or, aboutDecember 18, 1911. She seems advisable that county su- is a perfect type of tho While- perintendents and town and vil face breed. Any information will luge superintendents instruct Ihe be thankfully received by tele- teachers under their charge how phoning Line 4-11. Plaits. 'Phone, to test seed corn. or address, Guy Reiser, Mynard, "To follow tho above sugges- Neb. lion would bo one of tho most practical ways of convincing the Box Social at Bestor Sschool. fanner that it is worth while to A box social and girls' play will teach agriculture in, our schools perity imaginable. be given at the Hestor school, District 42, on next Saturday evening, February the 10th. Everyone come and bring boxes. Nora Hat ten, Teacher. 2-r-2lw-?ld. The loss of Ihe farmers of Ne braska by planting poor seed corn has been a very heavy drain on the income from that one prod uct. In one section there are (UP acres of land in one township there are 24,500 acres. If one eighth of that acreage were plant ed in corn, and a loss of four bushels per acre were caused by planting poor seed corn, that township would lose 11,520 bushels, which, if corn is worth 50 cents per bushel, would make a loss of $5,7CO. That is not a very large loss, but there are about 2,100 townships, equaling 49,177,000 acres. A loss of four bushels per aero on one-eighth of the above would mean 24,588,800 bushels, which, at 50 cents per bushel would make a deficiency of $12,294,400 in the cash funds of the farmers of the state. Tho total number of bushels of corn raised in 1911 was 133,- 400,303, which, at 50 cents per bushel, would equal $06,700,151. Thus a loss of four bushels per acre would be about one-fifth of last year's crop of corn. Now is the time to select good seed corn and to know that it is good. You will probably see many articles in the papers along these same lines. This letter and inclosures will be added incentive to help boost for good seed corn. "You will find inclosed three forms of testing seed corn. Use the one that seems most suitable to your locality and conditions. Tho 'rag babv' system appears to mo as being the most practical. "Urge the testing of seed corn (his spring. Make a special cam paign on this one item of agri cultural study and you will have done tho state a lasting good. Yours for a practical educa tion and a great crop of corn." Instruction for the 'rag baby" test are given as follows: Take a piece of muslin, ono foot wide and three feet long. Mark it off lengthwise into spaces three inches wide and number from one to ten, leaving a blank space at each end. Select ten ears of corn. Num her each ear from 1 to 10, using tho tag in butt of ear fastened by oin or shingle nail. Preserve the identity of the ear until the test is complete. Remove 6 kernels from each ear. Dampen Ihe cloth. Placo the ernals from ear No. 1 m space No. 1, fold again over kernels on pnco No. 2, and continue until "oil is completed. Tie securely at aoh end with a siring. Keep in v ih-", damn place, or, better, bury in warm, damp sand or saw dust. Organize a corn testing contest between four or more teams, a boy or girl and father lo con stitute a team. Each team selects its best ears of corn for the con test. At the end of a week or eight days have a public meeting at tho schoolhouse and examine the rag babies. Plant no corn which does not show at least 80 per cent of strong root and stalk sprouts. Get your farmers lo test all their seed corn. The condition is critical. DEATH OF IS. JOI KQI1KAL Red Hog Sale. V. E. Perry and Guy Reiser, from near Mynard, were in Ihe city today for a short visit and to look after some business mat ters. Mr. Perry called at this office for tho purpose of making advertising arrangements for his Duroc-Jersey breed sow sale, that will be held on Friday, February 23, at his farm, south west of Plattsmouth. You will find an advertisement elsewhere in this issue of the Journal an nouncing tho sale. Mr. Perry has some of tho finest red bogs to bo found in the county; in fact, his strains are as good as tho best, and his offerings al this sale will prove valuable additions to any herd in tho country. In the District Court. Judge Travis entered a decree Saturday afternoon, granting a divorce in the case of Alice E Sherwood vs. Ralph Sherwood. The order gives the custody of their 8-months-old babo to tho mother, with a proviso that tho defendant may visit the child at times convenient to the mother, until further order of the court, In the case of J. N. Haskell vs. Almira Davis, a sale of tho real estate, being the Wetenkamp block, was confirmed and the sheriff ordered to place the pur chaser in possession of tho prop erty. After an Illness of Several Months Mrs. Koukal Passed Away Saturday Morning. After an illness of some months Mrs. John Roukal died at her home, west of this city, Sat urday morning. Mrs. Koukal's maiden name was Miss Svoboda, she being the eldest daughter of Joseph and Albina Svoboda of this city. She was born in Europe about forty-two years ago and came to America and to Platts mouth with her parents, and about twenty-five years ago was married to John Roukal. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Koukal Julia, Joseph, John, Emil, Raymond, Louis, Gust, Henry and Harriett. Besides her husband and children, Mrs. Kou kal leaves her father and mother and two sisters surviving, the sis ters being Mrs. Maravek of Ra cine, Wis., and Miss Julia Svob oda, who is employed by Hess & Svoboda, florists, of Omaha. Mrs. Koukal'8 funeral occurred this morning at 1,0 o'clock from the Holy Rosary Catholic church. Father Vlcek conducting the same. A 8erlou8 Experience. Dewey Hoback had an experi ence Sunday evening that will teach him the danger of throwing kerosene on a smouldering coal fire. His father sent him to the church about 7 o'clock to see how the fire was, and Dewey conceived the brilliant idea of throwing kerosene on the fire as a means toward quickly kindling it. The resultant explosion knocked him down, singing his eyebrows off and burned his face quite pain fully. Ho is staying out of school on account of it and it is hoped there will be no permanent ill effects. Nehawka News. Steve Darker and wife drove in from the farm west of the city to day and transacted business with Ihe merchants. They found the sleighing good in spots, while in nlaces the roads were quite bare the wind having swept the snow into the low places. Murray Danclnq Club. Tho Murray Dancing club will give another dance in tho Jenkins' hall in Murray. on Saturday even ing, February 10. Tbe music will be furnished by tho popular Jacobs' orchestra of Omaha. You know there is a good time in store for you, so do not make any other ''lie.