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Neb Slate Hisloriral Soc
VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1914.
NO. 46.
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BUD CONCERTS
BEGIN JUNE 18
The Air Dome Has Been Secured
for This Purpose, Where
People Can Be Seated.
The Burlington band will lo
ready t i '1 m1 1 tile series of suin-iiu-v
ncert s in this city on
Thursday "V ninir. .Tinu ISth. ac
erding lo tin' present program
of t!ii- committee in charge of the
prel iminary arrangement s. The
location of the concerts in tho air
loinf will give tli'-ni a mopo con
tra 1 location anl ono that will bo
thoroughly appreciated by tho
pie who attend tho band con
certs, as there they will bo ablo
to sit down in comfortable seats
to on.j..y tho excellent music fur-ni-he.l
hy the band. These con
certs arc perhaps tho most pleas
ing amusement that can lie do
ised for the sunimer month-:,
and tho oomniittoe that has boon
out solicit imr the funds for tho
payment of tin- concerts during
tht coming three months has met
with much success in their n"orts.
although they still lack a great
deal of having the full amount
desired f,,r the use of the con
ceits. ,ut there is little doubt that
they will soon pet the desired
amount by the time the concerts
are ready to start. The move
ment should bo aided, as this is
something' that is enjoyed by
youmr and old alike, and many a
pleasant flour can be spent in
li-lepjns- to tho music of tho band.
The opportunity of securing the
air dome solves tho question of
seating the crowd and will fur
nish excellent lighting- facilities
for the band, as well as tho audi
ence to see where th.A- are going
and in local inir their seats.
SOLOMON KEGKLER
ASKS 52.000 JUDGMENT
FROM INSURANCE CO.,
From Friilny's Pailj.
A suit was l i ltl this morning in
the oiliee of the district clerk, in
which Solomon C. Keckb'r of
.Mauley is the plaint i IT and the
Fidel it y-IMien ix Insurance Co. of
New Yoik are defendants. The
plaint ill" asks that judgment be
gien him in the sum of siinii to
coer balance on an insurance
policy issue, by the defendant
company, he claims, on the con
tents of the elevator at Manley.
which wa- later destroyed by lire.
The defendant company has al
ready paid the sum of 1,000.
which the plaintiff claims js not
a sullicienl sum for the loss sus
tained, and lie should have the
full value of the policy.
FINE PRESENT FROM
MAX PLOEHN, AN IN
MATE OF STATE PRISON
James Ilicrely of this city is tho
proud possessor of a fine watch
fob which lie values quite highly
on account of its beauty, as well
as the unique nature of it. The
fob is constructed of heads and
was woven into the form of a
chain by Max Ploehn, one of tho
convicts at tho Nebraska slate
prison, and it is certainly a very
line piece of work and shows
great skill on the part of Max,
who, since his confinement, in tho
stato prison, has improved won
derfully in his work and is con
sidered ono of the most reliable
men in the whole prison.
FARM FOH RENT Inquire of
S. O. Colo, Mynord, Neb.
C-8-lmowklv
Tuicklen's Arnica Salve for All
Hurls.
Returns From Idaho Home.
From Friday's Dally.
Charles F. Guthmann came in
last evening- from his homo at
Murphy. Idaho, where he has ox
tensive business interests, and lie
will remain hero for a time to
visit his mother and other rela
tives in this city ami vicinity. Mr
Guthmann has been very success
ful in his western homo and his
appearance indicates that he ha
found it very healthful in the
mountain climate.
JUNE WEBBING
BELLS RING BUT
NEAR NEHAWKA
Miss Ula Fair Heebner, Daughter
of Commissioner Heebner,
United in Marriage to Mr.
Jess Westlake.
At the homo of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Heebner, June 3d. at S
p. m., the second daughter, Tula
Fair, was married to Mr. Jesse
Westlake of Kaple.
The potior and dining room
were beautifully decorated in pink
and while, with carnations and
roses interminpled. Kipht ribbon
bearers marched into the parlor,
forming an aisle through which
the bridal couple marched, takinp
their positions under a larpe
white wedding bell and canopy of
garlands.
Here Rev. J. F. Hedpes cpoko
the words that united the happy
couple.
The bride was dressed in white
mossaline trimmed with embroid
ered Irish net and pearls, while
the proom wore the conventional
black. The bride carried a bou
quet of bride's roses.
Miss Matilda Heebner, sister of
the bride. pan?, "I Love You
Truly." The wedding march was
played by Miss Imo Heebner. sis
ter of the bride. Tho ribbon
hearers wore: Florence Knabe,
Sylvia Ciilmore. Matilda Heebner,
Isabel Westlake, Lydia Clark, Rua
and Juaniala Fleming.
The ceremony was witnessed
hy about thirty puests. relatives
and friends. A two-oourr-o lunch
eon was servoq. miss ViVia i i
more presiding at the punch bowl.
Tho bride is well and favor
ably known, having grown to
womanhood near Nehawka, while
tho proom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Westlake, prosper
ous farmers near Eaple.
The young- couple will begin
married life on a farm near Eagle.
Nehawka News.
S. J. REAMS' BARBER
SHOP AT CEDAR CREEK
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
From Friday's Daily.
This morning at about i o'clock
the frame buildinp at Cedar Creek
which was occupied as a barber
shop by S. J. Reams, was struck'
by lightning during tho heavy
electrical storm, and as a result
it is a total ruin, as it was im
possible to check the spread of
the llanios after the buildinp was
ipnited by the liphtninp1. The
contents of the buildinp- were de
stroyed, as nothing: of value could
bo saved. The loss will be par
tially covered by insurance, and
will be in the neighborhood of
800. The storm was quite ex
tensive throuph this section, and
startinp about 12 o'clock made a
preat electrical display, and the
flashes of liphtninp- and the crash
of the thunder made the storm
more awe inspiring" than usual.
Woodman Circle Meeting.
The Woodman Circle will meet
tomorrow eveninp at 8 o'clock at
their lodpe rooms in the A. O. U.
W. hall. All members are urped
lo attend.
Try the Journal for stationery.
OPPORTUNITY
WITHIN YOUR
The Journal Invites You to
Circulatiou Campaign in Which Hundreds of Dollars
in Prizes Will be Given Away. Any Man or
Woman, Married or Single is Eligible
overland car
A $400 Piano, Diamonds, Merchandise Orders, and Gold
Watches are Also Offered. Rules of Campaign Most
Fair and Every One to Have Equal Chance to Win
You Get Paid for Your Time We Pay You 10
Per Cont.' Commission if You Don't Win.
Head Page "Ad" for Particulars
Plans and Rides on Pt?ge b.
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW IN ORDER
SEND IN NOMINATIONS.
Do not hesitate, but enter at oueo and pet the benefit of an
early start. Nominations are in order and are beinp roeeivod
by the Campaipn Department. Run over the list of you
friends, select the one whom youthink would be the must
likely to be interested, and send in their nominal and by
so doinp- you maybe the moans of wining for him or her ono
of tho valuable rewards. The Campaipn Department will be
pleaded to supply full information to all those who are in
terested ami a representative will call and explain the plan
of the enterprise to all whom are nominated.
Tho ballot is appearing" in each issue of THE JOURNAL.
Clip it out and save it, to bo voted when tho ballot box is in
place, which will bo shortly. Enter your name. let your
friends know that you are out to win one of those prizes,
and you will be surprised and gratified to see hov cheerfully
and enthusiastically they will rally to your support.
Judging from present indica
tions The Journal's splendid offer
of eipht valuable awards to eight
representative people from this
section, seems destined to be a
preat success. As the exceeding
ly liberal nature of this most
generous offer becomes more
fully understood, more and more
of the popular and prominent
voung men and women of Platts-
mouth ami tho entire community
are becoming interesting in the
enterprise and are entering the
friendly contest with great en
thusiasm. It is without doubt a
rare opportunity for securing a
high-class car. The fact that such
a popular and worth-proven car
as the 101 i Overland is offered
as the Grand Prize in this cam
paign has caused added attention
to be drawn toward this big gift
enterprise. The Overland tour
ing car will be awarded without
liscriminat ion or favor to the
man or woman, married or singlot
who receives the largest number
of votes polled in the whole cam
paign. It is a handsome beauty.
fully equipped and ready for the
road. The Overland is the king
of the highway all over the United
States and the reason is because
it is the car that goes where you
want it, when you want it and
combines strength, beauty, and
appearance with durability, speed
and comfort.
The Schmoller & Mueller Piano,
purchased from the manufactur
ers, will be awarded to the candi
date who receives the second
largest vote in the entire cam
paign. Words fail to describe
the beautiful tone of this in
strument. It is variant, substle
and charming-, showing- its un
limited powers in its wonderful
shadeing- and superb crecsendo.
The case is of finest walnut, mas
sive, yet graceful. It is beauti
fully finished throughout. The
unequalled and every increasing
demand for the Schmoller &
Mueller is the best proof of the
complete satisfaction these
VERY GRASP
Participate in it's Big 1914
is first prize
pianos have given and are now
giving in thousands of homes that
are adorned and refined by their
beauty and excellent tone.
The two diamond rings will be
awarded to those who stand high
est in their respective districts
after the Grand Prizes have been
awarded. They are large stones,
sparkling- and beautiful. Mr. J.
W. Crabill. from whom the dia
monds were bought, is having
them mounted in a solid gold
mounting. They will indeed be
worthy of your hardest efforts.
The 30 merchandise order and
the Elgin or .Waltham Gold
Watches will go to those tand
inp second and third highest in
their respective districts after the
Grand Prizes have been awarded.
All those prizes are worth more
than the effort required to win
them.
Hut this is not all. The Jour
nal has further provided that
there will bo no losers in this
contest. For every candidate who
enters this campaign and works
to the end and fails to win one of
the big- rewards or one of the
prizes in his or her district, shall
receive 10 per cent of all sub
scription moneys that have been
placed to their credit during- the
contest. By this arrangement no
one need work in vain.
Contest Absolutely Fair.
The campaign is to be con
ducted along linos of scrupulous
fairness to each and every candi
date who participates. The rules
are at once comprehensive and
concise, and a guarantee of a
"square deal" to all, for they will
be adhered to rigidly. There are
to le no favorites and no one is
under a handicap. Candidates
living- in the smaller towns and
country will have exactly the
same chance to win as those living-
in the larger ones, as there is
one outside district and one in
Plattsmouth, and just which dis
trict will win the car is at this
time an unfolded secret of the
future.
New Daughter at Coolidge Home.
Tho news has boon received
hero of tho birth of a new daugh
ter at the homo of Mr. and Mrs.
Will Coolidge at Rosalie, Neb., a
few days ago. The mother and
little daughter are gettinp- along
nicely and tho father is rejoicing
over tho addition to the family.
Mrs. Coolidge was formerly Miss
Mat lie Smith, daughter of tho
late Washington Smith and wife
of this city.
YOUNG AUGUST
ELECTROCUTED
Found Dead in Yard Near Motor
cycle Upon Which He Had
Been Making Repairs.
Saturady night about eleven
o'clock the lifeless form of Aug
ust Havir, a young man of some
2 years of age, was found in the
yard at his home in the west part
of the city, where he had ap
parently met his death by elec
trocution. August, who had re
cently purchased a motorcycle,
had boon working on it during- the
day. painting it up and getting it
in first-class shape, and ho had
desisted from work shortly after
o'clock and had gone out to the
platform fiance, returning shortly
after 10 o'clock and going to
sleep. He remained asleep until
about 11 o'clock, when he awoke
and decided to make a few more
repairs on the motorcycle, as he
desired to use it Sunday, and ac
cordingly secured an electric
light extension, which he hooked
on to ono of the lights in the
house and ran it out into the
yard, where the motorcycle was
standing. It was not until some
time afterwards that his sistor-in-law.
Mrs. Josoph Havir.
noticed that he had not returned
o the house, and not hearing
lim at work. wont, out into the
vard to see what had become of
lim, and here his lifeless body
1 1 - (1 1
was discovered lying hy nio siuo
of the machine with the electric
isrht wire lying on his breast.
and from all signs life had been
extinct for some time. A physi
cian was nurroiiiv summoned,
ut it was then too late to do any
thing for the young man. as ho
iad boon dead for some time. It
is thought that ho was running
the machine or attempting to.
and in some wav received a shock
from the engine, as well as tho
'octric light wire that caused his
death.
This makes the second tragedy
in the family in a little over a
year, as Joseph Havir, a brother,
was killed about twelve months
ago in tho bursting of a fly wheel
m a gasoline engine.
Tho real story, of the death of
the young man will probably
never be clearly known, as he.
was evidently stricken with sud
den death before he could utter a
ry of distress. Mrs. Havir states
that noticing the lights in the
muse were out she started to in
vestigate the cause, and found
that. August was not in the house
and went, out into tho yard, only
lo find him dead ami clasped in
lis hand the electric light globe
attached to the extension. She
attempted to rouse him and was
sfartlod to find that all signs of
ife was extinct, and as she
touched tho light to remove it
from his grasp, saw that the
amp was apparently burned out,
and she received a severe shock
mm the current which was still
flowing through the lamp and
was thrown to the ground, drop-1
ping the lamp, which broke. As
soon as she was able Mrs. Havir
ran to the home of Joseph Hiber,
across the street, to inform them
of the tragedy and lo summon
medical assistance for the young
man. Mr. JJiner accompanied
ier to her home and he, too, re
ceived quite a shock from the
electric current. The arm of
August, which had received the
electricity was rapidly assuming
a purple hue, and at different
a u
places on the body there was
found marks of the manner in
which he met his death. The
sheriff was summoned as soon as
the death of the young man wa
fully determined, ami at once
visited the scene of the terrible
accident, but tho case was so ap
parent that of accidental death
that there was no question raiset
as to its cause.
Tho funeral was held this
morning from the Holy Rosary
Catholic church and whs attend
ed by a largo concourse of tho
friends of the unfortunate young
man, whoso life had been ter
minated just when ho was bo-
ginning to fully enjoy his man
hood. The mass was performed
by the Rev. Father John VIcek in
the usual impressive manner of
the Roman Catholic church. At
the close of the services the pall
bears, young friends of the de
parted, tenderly bore the body to
its last resting place in Oak Hill
cemetery. August was a member
of the Modern Woodmen of
American, in which he carried an
insurance policy.
LOUISVILLE PARTIES
ARE JOINED IN THE
HOLY BONOS IN OMAHA
The marriage of Miss Alice
Twiss and Virgil M. Haldon oc
curred at Omaha Sunday after
noon, at the homo of Mrs. Lillian
Nelson, Rev. Charles Savidge of
ficiating. The wedding was a
quiet alTair, a few relatives and
intimate friends only being pres
ent, among- them, Mrs. Leonard
Haddon of Louisville, and Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Richey of Omaha.
Those two young people represent
two of Louisville's oldest and
most respoctoii families and they
embark upon their new life fol
lowed by the best wishes of a host
of friends. For the present they
will occupy the E. Palmer resi
dence on Cherry street. Louis
ville Courier.
MARTIN FRIEDRICH
AND CARL GORDER
RETURN FROM CHICAGO
From Saturday's Dailv.
This morning Martin Friedrich
and little Carl Gorder, who have
been at Chicago taking treatment
at the Pasteur institute in that
city for the injuries they sustain
ed by being bit by a dog suffering
with the rabies, returned home to
this city, after having taken the
full treatment for the disease
with which it was feared they
might be afflicted. Both of the
patients have gotten along fine
and feel little or no effect from
tho course of treatment, and the
friends feel very grateful that
they have escaped all danger of
being- afflicted with the dread
malady. That their cases were
taken in hand at once is doubtless
the reason that they escaped so
easily from its results.
FOR SALE Four five-room
cottages on monthly payments.
One seven-room house and five
lots near the shops. A reven
room residence close in. A few
vacant lots.
Windham Investment & Loan Co.
G-5-tfd
For Sale or Trade.
Edison moving picture machine
complete with model It. gas outfit
and 6 big reels; all in first-class
condition. Is equipped for travel
ing purposes. E. C. Ripple, sr.,
Plattsmouth, Neb.
Pure Bred Pigs for Sale.
I have 30 or more Duroc-Jersey
pigs about 8 weeks old that I will
sell during1 June. Pedigrees fur
nished. Prices range from $10 to
15 apiece. No male pigs sold
after July 1st. Stock can be seen
any day at my place at Mynard,
Neb. W. It. Porter.
5-29-4td-4lw
Buy your stationery at the
Journal office.
ELK'S WIND-UP
DEDICATORY
SERVICES
The Elks Finish Their Celebra
tion With Numerous Visitors
Saturday Night.
The Plattsmouth II. P. O. E.
Saturday afternoon and evening
completed their dedicatory exer
cises with a grand stair party at
the new club house, and the mem
bers of the order certainly made it
a red b'lter day in the history of
the lodge and one that will long
be remembered by tho pleasant
time enjoyed.
Invitations to the opening of
the new home had beeir sent out
to tho different lodges in the stato
and quite a goodly number from
the adjoining cities responded to
the invitations by being- present
to enjoy the good fellowship
which the It. P. O. E. is famous
for. The Omaha visitors arrived
on No. 2 Saturday afternoon ami
were in charge of Secretary Ike
Miner of the Omaha lodge, one of
the live wires of the Elks of the
tate, while oilier visiting broth
ers were present from different
localities, especially large delega
tions being present from Ne
braska City and Lincoln, while
from the county there were many
in attendance who are members
of the lodge here.
Tho new home was tho scene
of merriment until a late hour in
the jubilation of the members of
the order over the completion of
the building.
As a feature of the evening's
entertainment several delightful
musical numbers were furnished
by tho members in the lodge room
on the second floor, while on the
first floor the members enjoyed
themselves at cards and in
listening to the strains of music
from the Victrola. A very tempt
ing luncheon had been prepared
for the occasion in the dining
room on tho second floor of tho
building, which was enjoyed to
the utmost by the members and
the visiting brothers.
The Elks are now fully at home
in tho now building and each day
finds more pleasures in the en
joyment of tho deligHful quar
ters that have been erected by
them for their ue and which is a
monument to tho energy and
push of the live members of the
order.
THE EIGHTH GRADE
GRADUATION EXERCISES
From Saturdays Dally.
The eighth grade graduating
exercises of the Cass county
schools was held yesterday at the
First Congregational church of
Weeping Water, and of the ir0
students to graduate from the
ighth grade there were loO
present to take part in the ex-
rcises of the day. A most pleas
ing- program had been arrange. 1
ty the county superintendent.
Mary E. Foster, and it was car-
iod out in a most pleasing man
ner by the young people, and fv
flects much credit upon the
splendid training- they had re
ceived in schools of the county.
riie address of the esxorcises was
lelivered by Robert R. Elliot I,
deputy state superintendent, who
took as his subject, "Education
That EVlueafes," and his remarks
were clear-cut and to the point
and were thoroughly enjoyed by
the students graduating.
Session of District Court.
This morning- District Judge
James T. Ilegley came down from
'apillion to convene the June
erm of court. The divorce cases
of Fred Stoll vs. Chloey Stull and
ferman C. Ross vs. Lydia Ross
were brought up for hearing and
decrees entered in favor of the
plaintiffs.