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VOLUME XXXI.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1912.
NO. 76.
DAI THE LAND
OF FINE FRUIT AND
SMALL I
Evidently Idaho Is the Place for
the Fruit Grower, as Well as
Vegetable Grower.
From Wednesday's Daily.
Our friend, II. It. Neitzel, for
merly of M unlock, in Ibis county,
but now of Boise, Idaho, was a
pleasant caller at this ollice yes
terday. Mr.-Neitzel left this
county some two years ago to go
to the stale of Idaho to make his
future home. When he left, here
ho was enthusiastic about the
outlook there, and we are pleased
to learn thai he has more than
realized his fondest hopes in this
land of plenty, lie brought with
him to the ollice a number of
prunes, which a person must see
to realize what enormous sized
fruit can be produced in that
great western country in which
Mr. Neitzel has cast his lot. They
are as large as an ordinary apple
and were grown on the orchard of
Mr. Egglcson, who formerly re
sided near Crete, this stale.
In the magnificent orchard in
which Mr. Neitzel is interested
they have planted 320 acres to ap
ples, which will produce an enor
mous yield, 50 trees being planted
to the acre. Between these trees
they have put in oats, wheat, corn
alfarfa and potatoes. To show
the creat productiveness of
this wonderful country we will
state that the yield of potatoes
will be 300 bushels to the
acre this season, which is in
itself almost enough lo cause a
man to want to live in the great
and growing state of Idaho.
The soil in the section of Ihe
state in which Mr. Neitzel is
located is of a decomposed lava
and volcanic ash and other min
eral matter, making it particular
ly adapted lo the production of
fruit in enormous quantities.
The land has not been under
cultivation long, as. they awaited
the development of that wonder
worker of the west, irrigation, and
now, with the best water facilities
in the world at the. command of
.the settlers, the land is yielding
great returns to those who were
fortunate enough to be located
there.
The apple is especially adapted
to this country, as there is no
violent rain storms to beat ofT the
blossoms, no protracted dry
spells, as the water is there to
use to irrigate the land whenever
needed, and in the Snake river
valley is to be had in unlimited
quantities, and the result i9 that
crop failures are not known there.
Another thing that so much aids
in the raising of crops and fruits
in this locality is the climate the
winters are mild and the summers
are moderate, with cool nights,
not haing the hot, blistering
weather that is prevalent in the
middle west, making an ideal
climate for the raising of fruit
and small grain, the fruit ripen
ing evenly and retaining the ex
quisite llavor peculiar lo Idaho
fruit.
The land values in Idaho are
something wonderlul, orchard
lands selling as high as $1,000
per acre. Only recently Ihe Wil
son orchard at Ifealty sold at thai
price, ami the purchaser considers
that he secured a bargain, even at
those figures. The results of a
few crops will double the amount
of money invested and, at com
paratively lit lie or no labor.
Mr. Neitzel allowed us the
privilege of reading an article in
the Sundav Capital News of
Boise, in which there is an ac
count of Ihe yield of oals on the
Miller Brothers' ranch near Par
ma, where Ihe oats threshed out
105 bushels per acre. These oats
weighed 12 pounds per bushel
which is equivalent to 1 10 bushels
eastern weight per acre. The
farmers in Ihe surrounding coun
try have all yields averaging al
most, as much as these.
Purely Mr. Neitzel is juslilled in
his praise of this splendid coun
try, in which he has cast his lot,
where the crops are so wonder-
fully large, the water supply un
limited ami the irrigation facili
ties are so easy to secure, and
where the small farmer may, in
few years, become independent,
as nature has been more man
generous in Her treatment oi tne
great Snake river valley of Idaho,
LAST SAD mi
ll D. BURGESS
Attendance Very Large, Many Dis
tinguished Men Being Here
From Other Cities.
From Tuesday's Ially.
The funeral of the lale Hev
Herman B. Burgess was held at
St. Luke's- Episcopal church in
this city yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock and was attended by hun
dreds of sorrowing friends, who
had gathered there to pay the last
earthly tribute to the venerable
and well loved rector of the
church, and the casket, resting in
a wilderness of beautiful (lowers,
spoke eloquently of the beautiful
life of the deceased.
The services at the church were
conducted by the visiting clergy of
the slate, with the beautiful
Episcopal service for the dead, the
music being rendered by the St.
Luke's choir. The casket was re
moved to Ihe church at 10 o'clock,
where the body lay in stale until
1 o'clock, under a guard of honor
composed of members of the
Knight Templers, of which the de
ceased had been a member for
many t"ars, having been chaplain
of Mt. Zion commandery for a
number of years.
The attendance at the church
was from every walk in life,-members
of every religious denomina
tion in Ihe city were present at
the funeral and showed in what
manner the people of Platlsmouth
regarded this good man, who had
spent his life here laboring in
the Master's cause. The Masonic
order was present in a body, and
with the Knight Templers acted
as an escort to the cemetery,
where Ihe body was consigned lo
the last resting place in Oak Hill
cemetery. The casket was bourne
lo the grave by the following
members of the Masons and the
wardens of the church: Dr. T. P.
Livingston, Dr. E. V. Cook, C. C.
Weseotl, William Ballance,
George Dodge and J. 11. Thrasher.
The services at the grave were
simple and beautiful prayers were
offered by Dean Taneock, Father
John Williams and Hev. W. II.
Frost. The Blue lodge, A. F. and
. M., held a short ritual service
over the grave of their departed
brother.
Canon Burgess was an excep
tional man in every way, a min
ister of the Protestant Episropu'
church, he granted to every man
the right to worship God as he
saw fit; he did not believe in de
manding that a man should view
things as he did, but should fol
low the dictates of his own heart.
There was in his dealings w ith his
fellow man a noble desire lo aid
and serve the needs of those he
came in touch with in his daily
walk of life, to lift up the fallen
and to extend to the weak and
struggling a helping hand in the
battle of life and to these the
passing of the good man is a loss
indeed. Peace to the ashes of our
old friend; farewell until Ihe
meeting in another world, where
partings are no more.
Here Over Night.
From Tuesday'H Pally.
Frank Sheldon, the merchant
prince of Nehawka, accompanied
by John Wunderlich and E. E.
Hardy, came rolling into Plait s
inoulh last evening from Omaha,
where I hey hail gone early in Ihe
morning in Mr. Sheldon's car.
They arrived here before the
heaviest of the rain, and slopped
over night at the Riley, continuing
their journey homeward this
morning. While here they at
tended "Paid in Full" at the Par
niele and pronounced it a splendid
play and line actors.
SLOES FOH SALE on the old
McVay farm. Plums 75c lo 50c
on the tree.
Line l-O.
Tom Tilson. "Phone
HELD ATM PRAGUE
An Event That Occurs Every Five
Years and Rivals the Great
Olympic Games.
from Tuesday's Dally.
A description of the great
Sokol congress held in Bohemia,
was written by Will L. Lowrie,
formerly consul at Carlsbad, Bo
hemia, now consul at Lisbon,
Portugal. It was published in
the Elgin (III.) News and will nn
doubt prove very interesting to
many Bohemian readers of the
Journal in this city, and also to
others:
Carlsbad, Bohemia.- One of the
most interesting experiences of
our life in Bohemia was the re
cent visit to Prague for the
Sokol congress. The Sokols form
a large organization of Slavic
people and have now nearly 300,
(Win members. The congresses an
held every live years and dele
gates are present from each Slavic
country. It is a most picturesque
assemblage and we saw Bulgari
ans, Servians, Croalians, Mace.
donians, Poles, Little Russians,
Huthenes, Russians, Moravians,
Dalmatians, Letts, Hounianians,
Bosnians, Silesians, Herzogovians,
Montenegrins and others, many of
them in the slrahge and fantastic
costumes of the near east. The
four days of the congress were
given over to a series of drills and
athletic events held on the Letna
field. Seats for 70,000 people
were arranged about a large
square and more than 150,000
spectators saw the various events
which nmst'be more spectacular
than the international matches at
Stockholm. The consular corps of
Prague occupied one of Ihe best
boxes and we enjoyed long visits
with the official representatives of
Great Britain, Russia, Germany,
France and the Netherlands. A
line band furnished music
especially composed for Ihe
drilling of 12,000 Sokolmen and
0,000 women. The march onto
the field and the gymnastic drill
of the athletes, consisting of
five complicated movements with
pauses between, was almost per
fect. It was specially wonderful
when one considers that these
men and women had never gone
through the drill together, but
had practiced only in small bodies.
These mass drills were followed
by gymnastic displays by districts
of the Slav union. French, Rus
sian and American athletes gave
some excellent exhibitions. A
dance by eight girls from Chicago
and a series of exercises by eight
American men attracted much at
tention, although they were al
most lost on the field where 12,
000 men three feet apart were
easily accommodated. All one
side of the seating stands was
occupied by the Sokols in their
high boots, knee trousers, red
shirt and coat thrown over the
shoulder. They resembled a field
of poppies.
A parade of 50,000 Soloki
through the ancient and royal city
of Prague, the capital of Bohemia,
was reviewed by the mayor from
Ihe old city hall. Each district
was indicated by a banner covered
with flowers and leaves. When
the square was filled it looked
like a great garden. Addresses
were made by the lord mayor of
the city and by (ho president of
the Sokol union, all in Czecish
The program was followed by an
elaborate luncheon in Ihe great
rooms of Ihe city hall. In the
evening we attended a "rout,"
given by the Bohemian ladies and
Ihe Slavanie club of Prague on an
island in the Moldau river, which
is owned by Ihe cily and used for
park purposes.
On the last day of the congres
I at tended t he exercises at the
unveiling of the monument to
Francis Palacky, the historian.
Dr. Sum, the able assistant to
the mayor of Prague, in an in
teresting pamphlet, stales Ihe
object and aim of the Sokol so
cilies as follows: "They are na
tional organizations for Ihe culti
vat ion of gymnastic systematical
ly and with Ihe purpose of educat
ing for Ihe nation's weal strong
and healthy sons and (laughters
and uniting physical with mora
education by the systematic culti
vation of ideas of beauty, of
morals and of manly courage in
a national and democratic spirit."
The first Sokol society was found
ed in Prague in 1 803 by Dr. Miro-
slav Tyrs, philosopher, aesthetic
and art critic. Now there are
1,100 societies in Bohemia, Mora-
vis, Silesia and Lower Austria,
with over 100,000 members. They
practice gymnastics regularly and
systematically and teach children
up to the agv of 11 years. The
Sokol women are organized in
special branches and have the
same aim as the men. Although
the center of Sokol activity is at
Prague with twenty-six societies
and 10,0(10 members, the idea has
spread rapidly to all oilier Slav
onic countries.
One of the interesting things we
noticed during (lie celebration at
the capital of Bohemia was the
prevalence of the American flag.
It was displayed on dozens of
stores and was worn by hundreds
fif people on the streets. In some
cases Ihe number of stars and
stripes was most irregular, but
the respect and admiration in
which the Bohemians hold our
republic, where so many of their
countrymen have found new
homes, was most, noticeable
everywhere and greatly delighted
our pal riot ic souls.
CEDAB CREEK BULL TEAM
PUIS HERE NEXT SUM
From WedneHdny's Dally.
For several days there has been
reports circulating around the
city thai the Storz Triumphs and
the Shamrocks of Omaha were to
play ball in this city, but Ihe
facts in the case are that they
wanted the management of Ihe
local team to raise a purse of
100 to secure their services lo
play here. Now, while both teams
are good fast ones, the local base
ball as,-.iation could not afford
to pay them any such sum as
Ihey asked, so there is nothing
doing with these teams.
The game Sunday promises to
jo a real warm one, as Ihe Cedar
Ireek team is coming lo I own
with blood in their eye. Noah,
who did the pitching last Sunday
against the A. O. U. W.'s, will
appear in Ihe box against Cedar
Creek.
In honor of King Ak-Sar-Ben
XVIII, the secretary of Ihe navy
has decided to send the United
Stales traveling naval exhibit to
Omaha September 25 to October
"), Ihe dates of the Ak-Sar-Ben
fall festival. Omaha is in luck to
get this exhibit, it being scheduled
for only five other cilies this fall.
The exhibit will.be free to all.
The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben will
erect a special building to house
the exhibit while here. The ex
hibit will include models of
various types of war vessels,
among them Ihe Florida, Oregon,
old Maine, Salem, Shubrick, De
catur and Holland. There will
be an electrical exhibit, including
wireless, and the latest electrical
naval devices; an exhibit, of the
artificer school; a machinist
school exhibit, and a display
showing how the gunners work.
This exhibit is expected to
greally increase the interest in
the festival, whose other big
events are "Cheyenne Frontier
Day," street carnival, automobile
tlower parade, electrical parade,
dedication parade and coronal ion
ball.
$80,000,000.00 Lost Annually by
Wage Earners.
Or. Sadler estimates that, about
$80,000,000.00 in wages is lost
annually to the American people
as a direct, result of colds. Lost
time means lost, wages and doc
toring is expensive. Use Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound
promptly, h, will slop the cough
and heal and sooth the sore and
inflamed air passages. For sale
by F. G. Fricke & Co.
Miss Kittle Cummins.
Piano teacher, accredited with
the University School of Music of
Lincoln, Neb. Ellis Illustrated
Music Course and Burrows' Musi
cal Kindergarten a specialty. Fall
UN CLE Si EXHIBITS
S SHOW
Gill UHL
HE M III1ER
ES1G SESSIM
Reports of Officers, Special Street
Work Ordered Calms Allowed
and Other Routine Business.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Despite the stormy weather last
night seven of the cily fathers
braved the elements and were
present at the council chamber
when Mayor Saltier rapped for
order. Following the roll call and
reading of the minutes of the
previous meeting the mayor call
ed for the reports of Ihe various
conmiitees and the city officials.
The chief of police reported
eight arrests, some of whom were
remitted and one committed to
jail. This report was referred lo
the police committee.
City Clerk Wurl reported that
he had collected $ 105.118, occupa
tion tax and the sale of two cemc
lery lots, also one dug tag. Falter
it Thierolf and Weseolt's Sons
each paid 85 occupation tax, and
having paid $15 last year, this
entitled lliem to a credit of 5, as
the lax is only $10.
The report of the cily treasurer
was as follows and shows the city
treasurer in flattering condition:
Warrants Balance
Fund
Building
General
Road
Fire Dept. . . .
Library
Park
Police
Fire Hydrant.
Lighting
Interest,
Cemetery
Dog
Business Tax.
Paid. Aug. 31.
$1,000.00 $ 20S.SI2
121.00
7 41.77
3.00
11.85
8.05
121.70
1 28.(10
7.80
2 25
10.00
131.78
282.37
10.87
1 1.18
103.79
215.11
551. 02
157.0 i
3,803.7
20!). 00
128.31
1,702.3
Sinking n 1,381.80
Gen. School,
Teachers' . ,
Paving Di
No. 3
031.23
115.83
08.20
!53.70
1 17.37
Balance on hand in
treasury Aug. 31 . .$1 1,715.1 1
Indicates overdrawn.
The finance committee reporlei
Ihe following bills against the city
as correct and the clerk was in
sl.ructed to draw warrants for the
amounts: Lincoln Telephone Co.
rent for 'phone and tolls, $2.70
L. G. Larson, work cily hall
$12.30; W. B. Rishel, street work
and driving sprinkler, $38.85
James Rebal, street work, $22; E
Snodgrass, street work, $30; Alvin
Jones, street work, $21.10; II. C
McMaken & Son, $12; P. J. Baker
$3; M. Archer, salary police judge
$30; Ernest Milburn, work at
library, 80 cents; public, library
expense, $1.15; Cass county,
boarding cily prisoners, $1211.20
Nebraska Lighting company
street lights $129.20; Nebraska
Lighting company, light at conn
cil chamber, 30 cents; Olive
Jones, librarian, $35; Henry
Trout, salary, $50; Ben Rainey
salary, $05; John Filzpalrick,
merchant police, $10; B. G. Wurl,
expense, $1.1)0.
The report of Ihe chief of Ihe
(Ire department was read and re
ferred lo the lire and water com
mittee. The report, of the police judge
showed six arrests had been made,
three paid fines, two sent lo jail
and one remitted. This was re
ferred to the police committee.
The following claims against
the cily were referred to the
claims committee for action at.
the next meeting of the council:
Warga & Cecil, lamp al, hose
house, 20 cents; John Bauer,
twine to park board, 20 cents;
John Bauer, hardware, $1.25; G.
Knapp, repairs sprinkler, $1.20;
11. C. McMaken, crossings and
sand, $101.81).
Prior lo the reading of Ihe new
ordinance fixing the boundaries of
Lincoln nvenue, a resolution was
passed adopting the plat made by
Engineer Slavan as the ollleial
one, by which to carry on the
work. The new ordinance was
then placed on its first reading
and laid over until Ihe next meet
ing of the council.
Oouncilnian Richey informed
the council that, he had been able
to secure 210 pieces of 15-inch
tiling in Omaha that, he could let
the city have at the price of 70
ents each, a saving of 15 cents
ipiece to the city, as they now
pay 85 cents apiece for them.
The couucilmen had a great
eal of street work on hand, and
after hearing the needs of the
arious sections of the cily, the
work was ordered done where it
was most needed.
William Barclay, who owns
property on Mercer avenue, was
present and asked that Ihe ave
nue be fixed up so as to be pass
able in the winter, as it becomes
impossible to gel, through when
the snow becomes deep. Coun-
ilmau Kurtz agreed with Mr.
Barclay as to Mercer avenue and
thought the city should fix up
Ballon avenue, which is located
near the cemetery and used a
great deal by the residents of I hat
icinily. There being nothing
Ise of importance, the council
adjourned.
TO BE ESTABLISHED
From Wednesday's Dally.
I'latlsmouth is about to have a
new industry added to (hose al
ready in llii city, in the .shape of
new gravel pit, which is to be
located on Ihe old O'Neil property
just south of Ihe Burlington
shops. Robert Leland, who re
sides there, is the gentleman who
has the project in hand and will
at once start in working on it.
Yesterday he purchased a gaso
line engine of August Gorder, the
implement dealer, which he will
use to pump the water. This will
undoiibledly prove a great thing
for Mr. Leland, as the demand for
good gravel is always great, and
be is very conveniently located to
Ihe city, and Ihe gravel pit should
comeoul a winner.
JOSEPH EIGHEIDT TRANS
FERRED TO WYMORE SHOPS
From Thiintdiiy'a Dally.
Joseph Eicheidl, who for the
past three years has been holding
Ihe position of foreman of tho
biler shops for the Burlington in
this cily, lias been transferred to
Wyniore. The new position is a
step higher up the ladder for Mr.
Eicheidl, and of course there is
an increased salary attached to
it. Joe is a mighty good man and
is deserving of the promotion and
his many friends in this cily will
be pleased to learn of his good
fortune, all hough they will deep
ly regret lo see him leave Plat ts
iiioulh. The call was for his im
mediate transfer, and he will leave
today for Ihe new duties, Mrs.
Eicheidl, remaining here for a few
days until suitable quarters can
be found for their future resi
dence. THE EAGLE BEACON HAS
SUSPENDED PUBLICATION
From Wednt'Hday'H Dally.
The Eagle Beacon, which has
been established for fifteen or
twenty years ami perhaps longer,
has suspended publication under
the management of Harry E.
Graves. Eagle is a good tow n and
possesses a live, energetic busi
ness class of people, and we have
always thought they were rather
generous in their support to tho
Beacon, and il seems rather
queer that after ils publication
for so many years it should be
allowed lo suspend. There aro
towns in Nebraska, not so large
as Eagle, where Hie papers thrive
and prosper, but. perhaps the pub
lishers are economical and very
attentive lo business. It is no
use to try to run a paper in a
town like Eagle unless Ihe pub
lisher is industrious and manages
to do the work himself. Eagle is
loo good a town to be without a
paper and we believe, with the
proper effort nnd the right man
at Ihe helm, Ihe Eagle Beacon can
be revived and be made to prosper.
1
HSM
111 PUnSUOUTH