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VOL. XXXII.
PLATTSIYIOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1913.
NO. 22.
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IRE IMPROVE
IMS
AT BURLINGTON SHOPS
Many Improvements Will Be Mcde
the Coming Season, Which Will
Cost $25,000 or Wore.
From Tuesday's Dany.
Tho Hurlington railroad has
outlined some plans for the im
provement of the shops in this
city, which, when they are com
pleted, will make the shops much
more convenient, for those em
ployed (here, as well as for the
handling of material.
A new building 31x21:! feet is
to be constructed for the store de
partment north of the present oil
house, which will be used for the
storing of finished lumber and
forging shed. This building will
be built convenient to the track
and make it much easier to load
material onto cars than has been
in the past, and will add greatly
lo the handling of the large busi
ness that goes through the hands
of the elTiciejit storekeeper, Mr. K.
G. Hill, and his force. Tracks for
rubble cars will run through the
building, as well as turntables for
the cars where they can be run
onto the track leading to the load
ing platform on the outside. The
material that is to be placed in
the building at present occupies
ten stalls in the old round-houst
and its removal to the new build
ing will give Superintendent Daird
and Foreman Parker more room,
which is badly needed for the slet
car department, which is badly
crowded at present, and make tin
handling of the work much mort
convenient lo all who are employ,
ed in the handling of this ma
terial. The improving in the simps,
however, is not to be confined to
tbe erecting of this new building,
as the plaining mill of the me
chanical department is lo receive
its share of I he work laid nut for
the year anil a new lloor will be
placed in that department, as well
as new foundations f r the differ
ent machines, and t In department
placed in much better shape than
it is at present.
Several of I he shop buildings
will also be re-roofed and placed
in first-class condition, and a new
air compressor installed in the
shop. The company expects to ex
pend in the neighborhood of $25,
000 in the improvements this
summer, which looks like the re
sults that this shop is turning out
is very satisfactory to the man
agement of the system, and the
high standard that Superintend-
ent Uaird and his force has set
has attracted the attention of
those in the main offices of the
company and the improvements
will add greatly in assisting the
workmen in turning out high
class work.
One of the interesting places
around the shops is the lumber
yard, which is under the charge of
J. II. Kuhns, and the stock of lum
ber carried here is very large, as
Ibis yard supplies most of the
points west with lumber, and the
conditions in the yard here have
been greatly improved by Mr.
Kuhns, who has brought the yard
up in splendid shape since he was
assigned to this position. The
company has a large building in
I he south end of the shop's yard,
and here the more valuable, such
as mahogany, cherry and other
high-class woods are kept until
needed. Quite a number of men
sre employed in the delivery gangs
and ul unloading and loading the
cars in this department. Mr.
Kuhns is assisted in his office
work by Mr. C. W. Hula, who is an
expert in this line of business,
ami the lumber yard is without
doub one of the neatest kept de
portmenls of the shop.
At the Methodist Church.
On Friday evening at 8 o'clock,
in coininemoral ion of tin
crucifixion of Chri-d, Ihe chorus
will sing " The Seven Last Words
of Christ." The solos will be
(alien by D. G. York, bass, tuid Mr
Lucius Prior of Omaha, tenor
Prof. Kolhaba will accompany the
chorus with violin and also play
as olfcrlory Jie solo, "There Is a
Green Hill Far Away."
Arrives at Their New Home.
From Tue'l!iv'8 Daily.
Word has been received in this
cilv from .Mr. and .Mrs. Louis
Jiran staling that they have ar
rived at their new home at Man-
dan, N. I)., Wednesday, and had
visited their farm there and were
well pleased with the prospects.
The day after I hey arrived the
country up there was visited by a
blizzard and the lrael was badly
interfer'red with. The many
friends of this worthy family will
be greatly pleased to learn of Iheir
safe arrival at their new home and
trust they may have a prosperous
career in that localily.
FATHER SHINE SPEAKS IN
OMAHA ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY
From Tuesday's Dally.
One of the leading features of
the St. Patrick's day celebration
in Omaha estcrday was the ad
dress delivered by Father M. A.
Shine of I his cily at Crcighton
ball at the enlertainmenl furnish
ed by (be Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, of which he is the stale
president. The Omaha Bee gives
the following outline of the ad
dress :
The feature of the evening was
the. address by Father Michael
Shine, in which he dwelt upon the
history of the Irish race from the
beginning of its records. He
touched upon them from the lime
I he tribes of Asia migrated lo the
north of Furope, and related the
steps of descendants from them
down, finally approaching the lime
when St. Patrick fought the
Druidical superstition that pre
vailed in the island (he time when
he First Ink serious notice of its
religious welfare. He then told
the history of SI. Patrick, of how
be was sold into slavery and
served six years as a sheep herder
lor tns captors, only io come nacK
and release Ireland from the
clutches umler which he found it
laboring. The speaker then de
scribed the viscissiludes that the
saint went through during the
thirty years of his work.
"They were numerous and pain
ful," he said, "but his work had
V lasting effect. Within another
two years I here is every likelihood
of Ireland dually arriving at Hie
filings that, ils patron saint had
ahvavs wished for il."
THE GREENHOUSE
CHANGES HANDS AGAIN
From Tuesday' Daily.
The Platlsmouth greenhouse,
which has been under the man
agement of Andrews & McDonald
for some months has been dis
posed of by them to Ernest and
Clarence Slenner, who expect to
conduct the business iii the
future under the name of Slenner
Brothers. The new firm is com
posed of young men who have
grown up hern and they have had
considerable experience along this
line of work and should have lit
tle trouble in getting the plant in
good condition and making the
florist business here a successful
proposition and the new owners
will devote their entire time to
making this one of the neatest
little greenhouses in this part of
the stale, and the young men
should have the patronage of all
l the people here in order that
they can put the plant in the best
of shape.
Meet at Tippens Home.
From Wednesday's Dally.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian church held a very
pleasant meeting at the cozy home
of Mrs. W. G. Tippens in the
norlh pari, of the city yesterday
afternoon. The ladies held an
interesting business session, af
ter which the time was vvhiled
away in a most enjoyable manner,
there being conversation, sewing
and various other amusements.
During Ihe afternoon Ihe hostess
served some delightful refresh
ments, and al Ihe usual hour Ihe
large number in attendance dis
persed, declaring Mrs. Tippens an
excellent enterl ainer.
Journal for fancy Stationery
THE SUMMONS.
V Jf ll -pfe
THE LOYAL DAUGHTERS
COMMEMORATE ST. PATRICK
From Tuesday's Dally.
In commemoration of St. Pal
rick, last, evening at the home of
Mrs. Scheldknecht. the Loyal
Daughters class of the Christian'
Sunday school gave a social, al j
w hich a large crowd of young peo !
pie, as well as some more ad-j
vanced in years, gathered and had
a jolly lime. Hesides games and
social conversation, splendid
music was had, which was enjoyed
by all present. The Misses L'lrich
rendered a number of pieces on
their mandolins, which were en
cored to I lie eclio. Auoiiier
feature of (he evening was the
drawing of a pig, in which all
present look a hand, with the ex
ception of the judges, who were
Flaee Phcbus, Hazel Cowles and
Crete Driggs. There were pigs
of all kinds, from the well round
ed Berkshire to the razor-back of
Arkansas, and from the liltle,
wheezy ones with the quinsy, to
Ihe hedge-hog. There were no
ground-hogs drawn, as their time
was out the day before, and be
sides, getting as near spring as
it is, no one wanted to see one, or
its shadow, either. The first prize
was awarded to Miss Elizabeth
Hall for her excellent execution in
the drawing of a fine porker, and
she received a china pig, in the
shape of a savings bank. For Ihe
one that looked the least like a
pig M. S. Driggs received a paper
snake.
Then followed Ihe refresh
ments, which were served by the
ladies, both young and Ihe ma
trons, which was indeed a repast,
and those who did the serving
showed themselves past masters
of the art, as they marched out to
eceive their portion, all sung "We
Kept the Pig in the Parlor."
Basket Ball Game.
The High school boys have been
trying for a month to secure a
suitable date on a Friday or Sat
urday night for a basket ball game
with Ihe alumni. They have been
unable to secure a hall on Friday
have arranged for a game on
Thursday, March "JO. The pro
ceeds of the game will be used for
the several High school organiza
tions and the boys deserve Ihe
hearty support of everybody in
Iheir ell'orls lo make Iheir shool
life pleasant and interesting, as
well as profitable. The line-up
will appear in tomorrow's paper,
Gome (nit, tomorrow night to Ihe
last basket ball game of the sea
son, and lo one of the most in
teresting. Commercial Club meets third
Thursday evening of each month
Harding in Brooklyn Eagla.
ATTRACTIVE WINDOWS AT E.
G. DOVEY & SON'S STORE
From Tuesday's ually.
The show windows of tin;
store of F. G. Dovey it Son
taking on the appearance
big
are
of
sirring, as all Ihe latest shades of
the iiopiilar il!v poplins are on
display in one of (be windows and
in the east side of the store Ihe
light. Ileecy laces of i lie summer
season, ib well as the ready-to-wear
garments for women and
children have been put on display
and Mr. Ramsey, Ihe artist ie. dec
orator, has dune himself proud in
bis display of Ihe beautiful ma
terials for the feminine decoration
and almost anything that is de
sired in the way of summer goods
can be secured at this store. This
firm has also placed one of the
windows for the use of the cele
brated Gossard corsets, of which
they are Ihe representatives here,
and Ihe display looks very good to
t he masculine eye.
As Result of Jumping off Moving
Missouri Pacific Train Warn
ing to Other Boys.
From Tuopday's Daily.
An accident that resulted in the
dealh of Willard Applegate, a lad
of about 14 years, occurred Sat
urday night at Union. Young Ap
plepate, in company with several
of her boys of about the same age,
were engaged in hopping on and
riding freight trains through the
Fnion switch yards about 10:30 al
night, and as the unfortunate boy
jumped off the car he struck a
switch and was thrown under the
moving train and had his left leg
taken off at the thigh. He was re
moved lo his home, but the efforts
of the doctors to save his life were
unavailing and be died at 2":'.T
Sunday morning.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Applegate of Union and
his untimely death came as a
ureal, shock to the entire com
munily. This practice of Imp
ping trains has been quite com
mon at Union and the dealh of
Miis lad should be an example to
the other boys who have been
making a practice of this. The
railroad companies throughout
the country are constantly warn
ing against the trespassing on
their properly, as the accidents
in railroad .van Is are generally
caused by other than railroad em
VERY BAD ACCIDENT AT
UNION SATURDAY NIGHT
ployes being run over or injured
in other ways when I hey should
assist the companies to prevent
accidents by keeping away from
places where so much danger ex
ists as it does around railroad
yards and moving- trains.
IS IT 10 BE a WOMAN
I!
Leading Women of the Country
Becoming Divided on the
Suffrage Question.
From Tuesday's Daily.
Growing out of the long march
and the big parade of the women
seekers for suffrage at Washing
Ion, D. C., there seems to be de
veloping a war on suffrage of a
novel character led not by the
men, but by other women who do
not wish the ballot. Should this
war really start it threatens to be
more costly to the cause of wom
an sulTrage than any opposition
the masculine voters could raise.
Mrs. Arthur A. Dodge, president
of the national organization op
posed to women suffrage, said be
fore Ihe parade in Washington,
"Today's parade will prove a
boomerang. Wait until it's over
and you II hear the niurniurings
of the tide swinging against suf
fragism." To this Mrs. Harriet
SI anion Match, representing th
suffrage seekers, replied: "We
here and now thrown down tin
gauntlet to all the miserable anti-
sull'ragists in the country," and
added, "When they declare tin
women oi uie country no noi
want the vide, they lie."
Such language from the leaders
of two factions of women cannot
but be widely influential among
Ihe women of the nation. So far
Ihe campaign for suffrage in Ihe
United Scales has been conducted
in a most quiet and commendable
maimer, with no reason to regret
if as has been the case in the
militant campaign in Fngland.
Tbe opposition lo Ihe women
marchers and parades came only
from a bunch of hoodlums, and
I lie most, regret table t hing about
it is that il was not promptly put
down by the Washington police.
To our mind Ihe signs are most
propitious for universal suffrage
in tins nation in me near luiure,
provided that the threatened war
among the members of Ihe suf
frage seeking sex does not de
velop. Such a war would certain
ly be most regrettable and if il
really developed would seem al
most certain to cause the defeat
of suffrage, at least for a long
time lo come.
The women ballot seekers did
nothing wrong in Iheir march to
Washington or their parade in
that city. They had as much
right to parade on March 3 as did
Ihe men on the day following, and
Iheir parade was a beautiful and
inspiring pageant. Whether they
secure Ihe ballot or not, the suf
fragists of this nation deserve
great credit for tho manner in
which they have conducted Iheir
campaign. Here's hoping thai a
war among Ihe members of the
sex themselves does not spoil the
treat record made lo dale.
SEVERAL APPLICATIONS FOR
FIRST CITIZENSHIP PAPERS
From Tuomlav'K Dallv.
This morning was quile a busy
one in, Ihe naturalization depart
ment of the ollice of Clerk of the
District Court James Robertson,
there being two applications for
llrsl citizenship papers. Hror
Christ declared his intention of
becoming a citizen of Ihe United
Stales and renounced his allegi
ance lo the king of Sweden, lie
has been a resident of Ibis city
for several years and is employed
in the Iturlinglon shops, l'.edrich
Mlejnek appeared and asked lo be
taken into the protecting fold of
the United Stales. He is a native
of Moravia and came to this
counlry in 1H!)7, and has been fol
lowing his trade of carpenle" in
this city.
i
Parmele Theater Monday Night,
March 24 One of Most Wide
ly Discussed Plays.
From Tuesday's Dally
One of the most widely dis
cussed plays of the season is call
ed "The Price She Paid," and the
public of Plallsnioulh will have
an opportunity to witness this
remarkable performance at the
Parmele theater Monday, March
Ji. The new dramatic offering is
strictly speaking a problem play,
but it is so thoroughly relieved by
comedy touches that il does not
tax the brain too strong o follow
ils absorbing plot. At the same
time the slory is gripping. It
deals with people of the middle
classes. An employe of a mil
lionaire jeweler steals some dia
monds to make good his specula
live losses and is delected in his
thievery. The thief's sister, who
has long been admired. by the
wealthy jeweler, is approached by
him with a proposition of love, her
reward being the freedom of the
brother and ease and luxurious
surroundings Tor Ihe rest of her
days. She has a scene wilh the
jeweler, in which he lells her that
he is separated, but not divorced
from his wife in Ihe west, hence
cannot marry the grirl, providing
she gives her consent.
He proposes that they unile
without tbe foriiialily of a mar
riage ceremony, defining his
position as that of a gentleman
and defending his proposition by
saying that a few mumbled words
of a clergy man made no dilVcrenrc
in the sight of heaven, lie con
lends thai there is true love and
respect two people can live to
gether just as respectably as if
there had been a wedding.
Naturally she spurns the proposi
tion and is shocked and horrified
by the brazenness of the man who
makes it.
THE PLATTS10TH
BOOSTERS' CLUB HOLDS
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
From Tuonilny'8 Dally.
The ollicers and active bull
I players of the Plallsnioulh Monst
ers' club held a most en
thusiastic meeting last evening al
Ihe otllcc of ThomasWalliug and
perfected the organization for the
coining season. Mr. Walling was
elected as president of the club
and II. N. Dovey as treasurer. C.
S. Johnson, who did such splendid
work as manager last season, was
re-elected as manager, which is a
well deserved recognition of the
good work lie did for the club dur
ing the past year, and under his
charge Ihe learn Ibis year ought
lo be a winner. The players se
lected t' red Maun, I he old reliable,
to captain the team, which is one
of Ihe best moves lhal could have
ben made, as Fred is one of Ihe
most level-headed players on Ihe
learn and will give a good account
of himself iu his new position. II
is expected to start practice as
soon as possible in order lo get
into the going as soon as the sea
son opens, and you want to keep
your eyes on Ihe Platlsmouth
Ilooslers during the coming sea
son. Red Hot Game of "Pitch."
From Wednesday's Dally.
There was a red hoi pitch con
test pulled oil" Monday evening al
Ihe Perkins bouse, which opened
about l o'clock and lasted until 'J
a. m.. when Ihe participants were
forced to abandon the pleasure of
Ihe game for Iheir downy couch.
The' rcpresenlal iv cs of Platls
iioolh, Corey and New kirk were no
match for Ihe Union champions.
Graves and Marks, who won the
honors of (he evening by a score
of It to 10 games. The losers iu
Ihe contest are practicing up all
Iheir signals in the hopes of
Iiiiiii ilat ing Ihe prond players
from Union a! Ihe next session.
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ATTRACT ON
HE PRICE SHE PI