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VOLUME XXXI.
PLATTSIY10UTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1912.
NO. 82.
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FIIIE LECTURES III
AT THE METHODIST
CHURCH PARLORS
Lieutenant Kelly and Dr. Trender
of U. S. Army Make Interest
ing Addresses.
From Tuesday's Dally.
One of the most nileresting lec-
lures ever given in the city was
that given last evening at the par
lor of the Methodist church by
Lieutenant Kelly and Dr. Trender
of the Fourth infantry, who are
now with the hatillion stationed
at the rifle range. Lieutenant
Kelly spoke on "The Organization
of the Army," and the operation
of the army from Ihe highest
officer in the service to the private
soldier. lie described in detail
Ihe life and general conditions of
the soldiers in war and peace and
was most interesting and in
structive to the auditors. He had
one of the soldiers present in full
equipment, showing how the
soldiers appeared when equipped
for service in the Held.
Or. Trender described the or
ganization of the medical corps
,of the army and their duties in
the times 'of peace and in war. He
told of the work that the Hed
Cross society had done on the
battle fields and the bravery of its
members during Ihe limes of war.
The lectures were very pleasing
to the audience, which numbered
some seventy-five, including
some of the leading professional
and business men of the city, and
shows Ihe deep interest that these
men are taking in these lectures,
which the young men of the city
are trying to get started for this
winter. The speakers were in
troduced by Mr. C. A. Hawls, who
served during Ihe Spanish-Ameri
ran war as a lieutenant, in Com
pany I! of the Third Nebraska.
The parlors of the church for the
occasion was decorated with
American Hags and presented a
very beaut iful sight.
The Y. M. H. C. have endeavored
to give to the young men of the
city in the past a place where
they could go and listen to some
of the most prominent men of the
slate and city, including Hon.
William llayward, C. C. Hose
water, Mr. ltelden of Thompson,
lieblen & Co., Or. Mueller of I he
Union Pacific, Judge Travis, Prof.
Abbott and fit her distinguished
speakers. is Ihe intention in
Ihe future to make Ihese lectures
more open to the public, in order
that all may enjoy Ihe benefits of
Ihe splendid thoughts thai Ihe
lecturers have given to the class.
Organize Glee Club.
It is proposed by the Young
Men's Hible Glass of the Methodist
church to organize a Young Men's
Glee Club. A meeting will be held
Ibis evening in Ihe class room at
Ihe church at 8 o'clock. All young
men of the city who will belong lo
such an organization are invited
lo be present. If the work is
started, a director will be secured,
and at each meeting of the club
the lime will be divided between
instruction and the singing of
familiar and popular songs.
The City Schools.
The attendance of Ihe cily
schools for Ihe first month
is making a most remarkable
showing-. Superintendent Abbott,
on his visil of inspection lo the
High school a few days ago, found
only one absentee and that was
caused by sickness in Ihe family
of the pupil. Mr. Abbott has de
voted a great deal of his lime o
the maintaining of the attendance
of the .schools, and Ihe results so
far have certainly proven most
satisfactory.
Wood Wanted.
Those of our subscribers who
desire to pay their subscriptions
in wood are requested lo bring it
in before the mails get bad, ns
we desire lo place it in Ihe dry.
Come in with it, boys, right away.
Visiting cards, Invitations, pro
grams, and e!l other kinds of
fancy printing done at the Jour
nal office.
Mr. and Mrs. Mauzy Return.
Mike Mauy and wife returned
Saturday evening from their trip
to Denver and points in Kansas,
where Mr. Mauzy has land in
terests. The I rip was very enjoy
able to both Mr. and Mrs. Mauzy
and I hey feel very much improved
over their vacation. While in
Denver I hey were guests of their
son, Robert Mauzy, who is a Pull
man conductor running between
Denver and Ogden, Utah.
IN HONOR OF 1. AND
. W. G. SCHUTZ
Who Are Removing to Texas to
Make Their Future Home in
the Lone Star State.
From Tuesday' Dally. ,
A large crowd of young people,
assembled at Ihe home of J. F.
Wehrbein, west of this city, Sat
urday evening, Ihe occasion being
a farewell in honor of their friend,
W. G. Schulz, who is soon to re
move to Texas In make his future
home. The guests, while regret
ting the departure of their friend
from their midst, enjoyed them
selves and merriment reigned su
preme for several hours. A pleas
ing feature of Ihe evening was the
elegant Iwo-course luncheon
served by Mrs. Weherbein, assist
ed by Mrs. W. O. Schulz. During
Ihe course of the evening a straw
vole was taken among 1 her guests
and resulted in an overwhelming
majority for Wilson, he receiving
18, Taft 3, Roosevelt 2 and
Debs 1.
Those who participated in Ihe
delightful occasion were: Henry
Ilirz, sr., Henry Hirz, jr., Philip
llirz, John Hirz, Louis Horn,
(ieorge Horn. Philip Horn, Peter
llalmes, W. (i. Schutz, C. F. Val
Irry, G. Parkeniug, John Parken
ing, Frank Fight, William Hum
mel, John Kafl'cnbergcr, J. p.
Meisiuger. Waller Herger, Wil
liam llirlmes, A. Smith, F.mil
Haumgarl. Albert Segun, G. G.
Stoehr, J. G. Jauda, Sain Hhodcn,
Joe Schulz. J. F. Weherbein and
Fred KafTcnheriror.
Sheriffs Entitled to Mileage.
Red Willow counly lost out in
its efforts to compel ex-SherilT
Hans I. Peterson to pay over lo
fhe county all mileage fees. The
lower court held that such fees
must be turned into Ihe county
treasury. The law is somewhat
vague, one clause exempting
mileage fees and another clause
stating that all fees earned by
the sheriffs shall be turned into
Ihe county treasury. The supreme
court holds that mileage fees are
exempted by the law and need not
be paid over to the county.
GERMAN DAY CELEARA
TION NEXT SATURDRY
From Tuesday's Dally.
The committee advertising the
I, wo big German Day celebrations
will depart tomorrow on a tour
of Ihe counly, accompanied by a
number of Ihe members of Ihe
Hurlington band, who will dis
course sweet music at the various
stopping places. The program
promises a rare treat lo the
music-loving public and every
German in Cass counly should
make it a point to be in Plaits
mouth next Saturday and Sunday
and enjoy Ihe festivities.
L
The I
hiliil ion
days iu
will be
ligh SCllOl!
thai is lo
the middle
one of the
I picture ex
be held three
of November,
most pleasing
feat dies of Ihe school year ami
ought lo receive 1 lit patronage of
all Ihe citizens who have Ihe best
interests of the school at heart.
The admission fee of 10 cents is
so small that, no one can afford lo
slay away, and Ihe proceeds will
be used to purchase other pictures
for Ihe schools.
Marshall, Dentist, Coates block.
PICTURE EXHIBITS AI
THE 1 SGHQO
TO ENJOY SCENES OF
THE HEWAtlAN ISLANDS
IN MOVING PICTURES
From Tuenday'3 Dully.
The High school and the
seventh and eighth grades of the
city schools are o be given an
opportunity to enjoy some very
interesting and instructive mov
ing pictures of Ihe Hawaiian is
lands Saturday afternoon, October
12, at the Gem theater. Manager
Shlaes has kindly consented to
allow the use of the theater ami
Ihe machine for Ihe use of the
schools. Superintendent Abbott
will delivery a very instructive
lecture on Ihe slides, showing the
life and habits of Ihe natives. Mr.
Abbott has spent several years in
the Pacific islands and will make
a lecture that will be well worth
hearing and will prove of great
value to the students. The ex
penses for the entertainment will
lie paid out of the class of 1012
fund, which was to be used for
Ihe giving of lectures for the
education of Ihe students.
. DR. J. B.
ENTERTAINS LADY FREINOS
From Tuesday's Dally.
Mrs. Hr. J. H. Martin was at
home Monday lo guests, at which
lime a very prettily appointed i
('clock luncheon was served. Mrs.
Martin was ably assisted by Miss
Harbara Gering and Miss Kdilh
Martin. The table decorations of
huge yellow chrysanthemums and
green ferns contrasted beautifully
with Ihe snowy linen, while quaint
little Dutch place cards indicated
each guest's appointed place. A
live-course luncheon, perfectly
prepared and beautifully served,
needed Hot Ihe appetizer of the
crisp autumnal air to enable the
guests each and all lo do ample
justice. A little mental stimulas
was provided after the luncheon,
in the form of a contest in
"Forestry," and other subjects,
showing a remarkable amount of
knowledge, as well as ignorance,
along certain lines. A delightful
afternoon was the unanimous
verdict of all. The following ladies
enjoyed Mrs. Martin's hospitality:
Mesdames Paul Gering, H. N.
Dovey, ' K. D. Cummins, L. W.
Cade, W. J. Slreighl, F,. II. Wes
colt, G. C. Wescoll, 0. G. Morgan,
T. H. Pollock, G. A. Rawls, J. H.
Kuhne, W. A. Rosencrans, Kale
Minor, Virginia McVicar and II. D.
Travis.
TO BE ENTERTAINED BY ,
MRS. CHAS. WECKBACH
. AT CRETE, NEBRASKA
From Tuesday's ually.
A jolly parly, consisting of
Mrs. John Donelan, Mrs. R. W.
Clement, Misses Harbara Gering,
Verna Leonard and Dora Fricke,
departed this afternoon for Crete,
Neb., where they will be entertain
ed at a house party by Mrs.
Charles Weckbach, formerly Miss
Klin Clark of this city. The
ladies were members of the "Jolly
Six," a social club, and they al
ways try to hold a reunion of Ihe
members as often as possible, and
as Mrs..Weckbach's reputation ns
a hostess is well known in Ibis
cily, (here is no doubt but what
Ihe guests will be entertained in
a most delight ful manner.
Candidate In Town.
From Tuesday's Dally.
W. R. Ilryan, democratic can
didate for county assessor, was
in Ihe city today visiting among
his friends here. Mr. Hryan is
one of Ihe good, reliable citizens
of South liend precinct and is
well qnalilled iu every way to hold
the olllce lo which he aspires,
and every taxpayer will receive
just and equal treatment at his
hands if elected.
A large lino of invitation sta
tionery is always carried at the
Journal office.
Meet With Mrs. Kuhns.
From Tuesday's Dully.
The ladies of the SI. Mary's
Guild held I heir regular meeting
yesterday afternoon, instead of on
Tuesday, their usual day, on ac
count of many of Ihe ladies in
tending to be out of town. They
held their meeting at the home of
Mrs. J. II. Kuhns ami were enter
tained in a most enjoyable man
ner. Considerable important busi
ness matters were attended to
during Ihe business session, after
which the, time was made lo pass
all loo rapidly, as they participat
ed in social conversation, sewing
and Ihe like. The hostess provid
ed a delicious luncheon and about
Ihe hour of 5 Ihe ladies dispersed,
indebted lo Mrs. Kuhns for her
kind hospitality and splendid aft
ernoon's entertainment afforded
I hem.
A CASS COUNTY BOY IN
TIE UNITED STATES NAVY
From Tuesday's Dally. ,
We have received a clipping
from one of the Seattle (Wash
ington) papers, which gives an
account of an oar contest between
the ballelsbip crews of the U. S.
S. Raleigh, U. S. S. Pennsylvania
ami the U. S. s. M. l.ouis, near
that cily. It is said lo have been
a very pretty and exciting race
from the beginning lo the end,
and Ihe reason Ihe Journal makes
mention of the event is because a
Cass counly boy was one of the
crew of Ihe Raleigh, which landed
Ihe prize, in the person of Mat
I hew Dennison, a young man
reared by Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Sey
berl, and who has been in the
navy several years. A large
crowd witnessed the spectacular
event anil Hie victorious crew
were g"eeled with round after
round ..pru.iis". i lie prize was
a loving cup, on which will be en
graved the names of Ihe winning
crew as follows: Morrow, coxs
wain; Noble, Covington. Hunter,
Koilan, Shields, Lauro, Dennison,
llimes. Nolle and Rudd, and the
cup will be Hie properly of Hie
v ictorious crew. Mat hew Denni
son, the Cass county member of
Hie crew, has been around Ihe
world on a cruise, and expects to
soon go again.
Hurt at the Shops.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Mike Robb, while engaged at his
labors in the shops yesterday, had
Ihe misfortune to have his lip cut
by a piece of steel, indicting a
painful wound.
Henry Schlunlz was among the
injured Ibis morning, having re
ceived a cut on the linger, causing
him lo be unable lo work.
Robert Jones, a young man em
ployed in the paint shop) depart
ment, had the misfortune lo
sprain his right ankle while
alighting from a ladder ami will
lay oil' for a few days. ,
Paul Wohlfarlh, while digging
some dried pully out. of a window
frame, had the misfortune lo get
a small pie.ee of glass in his eye,
which was quite irritating until it
was extracted.
Sixty-eight Defendants.
From Tuesday's Dally.
A suit to quiet lille lo some
land in Louisville precinct was
tiled in the olllce of Ihe district
clerk Ibis morning. The plaintiff
is William A. Cleghorn and the
defendants number some sixty
eight persons, making one of the
largest lists of parlies lo a suit
that has been Held in the olllce
for a number of years. Rawls &
Robertson appear as attorneys for
the plaint iff.
Here From Hubbard.
From Tuendny's Dully.
L. J. Maylleld and wife of Hub
bard, Neb., are iu the cily visiting
al the home of Mrs. Maylleld's
parents, L. II. Peterson and wifi
Mr. Maylleld was formerly tele
graph operator al tin iSurlingluii
station in this cily and now oc
eunies a similar position at Hub
bard. From here Mr. and Mrs
Maylleld go lo Memphis, where
I hey will visit R. T. Maylleld and
family for a lime before returning
home.
Frank Gobclman, painting and
paper hanging. 4-ft.
LOSS OF HORSES IN
NEBRASKA IS 5,000
The Burlington Crop Report Deals
With Loss to Farmers Through
Horse Disease.
From Tuesday's Dully.
the Hurlington weekly crop re
port declares that the horse
plague over Ihe district has prac
tically abated. It asserts that on
the MeCook division 2,700 horses
died from the disease, Ihe loss
between Red Cloud and Oxford
alone being 2,000. It says I hat
the state authorities have placed
the loss from t lie epidemic, at
5,000. The report places the loss
much higher.
A report published in Kansas
Cily recently placed the Kansas
loss at 25,000, valued at 2,
500,00(1. The "last word" on the corn
crop is given by the Hurlington
report, which will not he issued
any more this year. On the Oma
ha division 90 per cent of a full
crop is estimated; on Ihe Wymore
division from HO to 85 per cent;
on the MeCook division 00 per
cent, and on the Lincoln division
70 per cent. Heavy frosts occur
red during the week in the west
ern part of the territory, but. it is
declared thai corn was not much
damaged. No estimate of Ihe per
cent of the crop out of danger of
killing frosts is given.
From 50 to 75 per cent of Ihe
winter wheat has been planted. In
some small sections the horse
plague has cut down the grain
acreage because of the loss of
working stock. A big crop of ap
ples in the southern and eastern
part of the slate is listed.
THIEVES MAKE A RAIO ON
Burglars Break Into Four Busi
ness Houses, but Get Nothing
in Two of Them.
Hurglars made a raid
several business bouses in
upon
Fnioii
last, night, in two of which I hey
secured quite a haul. The hard
ware slore of Lynn it Gross,
where they secured li razors, a
dozen pocket knives ami a hatchet.
This is probably Hie first slore
I hey entered, and no doubt I hey
look the hatchet along to aid
them in entering other places.
The next place they broke into
was Thygeson's drug slore, where
they secured 12 or 11 watches,
two of which were very valuable,
while the oilier were cheap time
pieces. Here Ihey also secured
$12 or in money, along with
other small articles Ihey could
conveniently carry. The burglars
also entered the store of R. II.
Frans & Son, but Ihey have dis
covered nothing missing. Appar
ently, Ihe last place Ihey broke in
to was W. H. Handing's imple
ment house, ami here nothing has
been missed. The thieves evi
dently were trying lo visit every
business house in Ihe town, but
Ihe night was loo short for them
to acoemplish a clean sweep of
Ihe business houses.
Sheriff Ouinton was notified
this morning as soon as the
burglaries were discovered, and he
went on Ihe llrsl M. P. train, and
may be successful in gelling a
clue to Ihe thieves. There are
some inclined lo believe that
amateurs commitled the deeds,
while other think that "old hands
at Ihe business" done Ihe work.
We would ralher believe Ihe
latter version of the mailer. As
winter approaches such burg
laries are liable to become more
frequent, and it would behoove
the business men of all (owns to
be on the alert for a repetition of
such thefts.
For Assessor.
L. A. Tyson, republican can
didate for counly assessor. Re
sided in Cass counly 40 years.
Counly clerk of Cass counly i
years. Your voles solicited.
Mrs. Allison Moving to Town.
Mrs. James Allison is moving
into her beautiful new home in
the Second ward this week and
gelling her home put in shape.
Miss Fva Allison will make her
home with her mother fur the
w inter, at least until I hey get the
house thoroughly arraigned. Miss
Allison was one of the leading in
structors at the Oklahoma uni
versity last year and gave up her
leaching for this year in order to
assist her inolher in getting set-
ed in her new home.
Many Farmers Who Have Hereto
fore Opposed the Proposition
Now for It.
From Wednesday's Dallv.
Those who have visited the
city from out in the county are
impressed w ith I lie great need for
a new counly jail, as (lie condition
of the present, building is such as
to make if almost imperative to
Ihe county to creel a new jail.
The building that is now used is
in a state of (Tumbling ruin and
lo attempt to conline dangerous
criminals in it would be lo invite
a wholesale jail delivery.
The county commissioners have
decided lo refer Ihe matter to Ihe
voters at the coming election in
November and Ihe voters who have
the best, interests of Ihe county at
heart will go to the polls and cast
a ballot in favor of the proposi
tion, as Cass county is in splen
did condition financially ami can
well afford to erect a building that,
will be a credit o a county Ihe
size of and possessing the wealth
that old Cass does, nnd there is
no reason why ve h uilil not have
it. Oilier counties in the slate
smaller in population Ihau ours
ami which have md near Die
amount of taxable properly, boast.
of buildings that are creeled lo
last for years and not mere make
shift structures erected at a cost,
of 2.on or s:i.(ino.
Let us not be backward in Ihe
mailer, but vole for the new jail
and place Cass counly in Ihe list
of progressive counties of Ihe
slate.
NDTHEFi ANSWERS
THE LAST ROLL CALL
David F. Taylor, a Veteran of the
Civil War, Passes Away at His
Home in This City.
From Wedni'sduy's Daily.
David F. Taylor, one of the old
residents of Plaltsmout h, passed
away last evening at his home on
Washington avenue at the ad
vanced age of 71 years. Mr. Tay
lor had been afllicled with heart
I rouble for a number of years and
had been compelled lo lead u very
quid life for the last few years.
Mr. Taylor was a unlive of In
diana ami came lo Ibis slate about
twenty years ago, locating near
Plallsmoiilh. lie served in the
union army during Ihe civil war
and was mustered out of the serv
ice al the close of the war. Mr.
Taylor was a member of Ihe G. A.
R. ami will be sadly missed by the
idd comrades he leaves behind.
In his conduct towards his fellow
man he was always courteous and
everyone who knew him will
sincerely mourn bis loss. He,
leaves, besides his widow, seven
children lo mourn his loss, a fol
lows; Mrs. Frances Gorlon, Dun
bar, Neb.; Flmer F... Roy, Lulu,
Ivan, Gelia and Ratio Taylor, all
of lliis cily.
The funeral will be held tomor
row from the home al 2 p. in., be
ing conducted by Rev. A. L. Zink.
Visiting cards, invitations, pro
grams, and all otner kinds of
fancy printing done at the Jour
nal office.
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