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VOL.. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTII, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1914.
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SUPERINTENDENT
BID OF THE BOR
ON
Not for Years Has the Shops in All
Departments Been in Such
l ine Shape.
From Saturday's Daily.
The Burlington shops in this city
are right now in as flourishing a
condition as they have been for some
time with work wu'ch is being turned
out rapidly each day by the workman
in all th.- different departments there.
The now air compressor that has been
installed as soon as it gets in running
order will be a decided improvement
there in the amount of work that is
handled by the air driven machinery
and tools. This m?ch:ne has required
a great deal of time to install r.nd will
add greatly to th general policy of
improvement in the shops generally.
The compressor will be capable of
supplying plenty of pressure for use
in all parts of the shop and will give
a pressure of 110 pounds to the inch,
although if necessary this could be
doubled.
In the different departments there
has been a number of minor improve
ments that all tend toward more ef
ficiency and better service and in the
planing mill the equipment and build
ing has been thoroughly overhauled
end placed in first class shape that is
certainly greatly in improvement to
that which existed there for several
years past.
A new addition placed on tha south
of the mill will pive additional room
for more machinery to be installed as
needed. In this shop a new floor has
been 'al l that also adds greatly to the
general neatness of the shop and to
facilitate the handling of the large
amount of work turned out here for
use in the other departments.
Superintendent Baird has been
making great efforts to secure sev
eral changes that will add to the con
dition of the shops and in the steel
car shop has been ah'e to secure an
r.ddition to three stalls used to house
the locomotives t'nat will be enlarged
lo care for the large road engines that
are sent in here for overhauling. The
steel car shop in genr ral is one of the
best supplied of any in the shop and
the work here is constantly on the in
crease as a greater part of the repair
work of the system is done here and
the force under Mr. Parker, the fore
man, has turned out some splendid
work in rebuilding the cars that have
been sent in, some of which were
total wrecks, and it was necessary to
rebuild them from the trucks up. To
eally appreciate how much labor is
icquired on a car that is sent in here
a person should see some of the steel
cars sent in to the shop here and then
view the rebuilt car when it is sent
out ready for service. The material
on the cars is all worked over and re
used in the completion of the car and
very little new material is added if
any to one of the cars that is rebuilt.
The upholstery department under
Foreman Budig is another of the very
r usy departments these days a:? the
work has been rushing for some time
.nd the cushions, seats, curtains and
other articles turned out here in a
day is really surprising to one and the
work is all of the highest type. The
coach shop and the paint shop are
both filled up with the passenger
coaches that are being prepared for
service on the road and no matter in
what shape they may be when they
arrive they are turned out in the very
best of shape all ready for service.
The freight car repair department
is always on the move as here there
is almost always a yard full of cars
although they are turned out at a
very lively rate and each day the
new cars sent in to be repaired. This
department employs a large number of
men. both truckmen n i crpenters who
handle every detail of this line of the
lepair work and cars sent in to this
department are rushed through and
out on the road almost before one car
lealize it.
The lumber yad, under the charge
of Foreman J. II. Kuhns, has now one
of the largest stocks that they have
had in many months and there is
hardly a vacant spot in the yard ow
ing to the large amount of lumber
stored here and more is constantly
being unloaded. The stock carried in
eludes a great deal of very valuable
wood as well, as the more cheaper
varieties and the value of the stock
carried now is exceptionally big
reaching many thousands of dollars.
Commissioner Heebner Gets Lead.
From Saturday s Dali.
The checking of the vote cast for
county commissioner in the Secom
district has shown a slight gain for
County Commissioner Heebner over
his opponent. Charier; II. Spohn, as
an error in the figures has been dis
covered that gives Mr. Heebner a gain
of ten and now places his plurality at
sixteen instead of six as was first re
ported in the unofficial vote of the
county. That the worthy commis
sioner has been able to secure this
gain will be pleasing news to his
friends throughout the county who
have been so anxious to see him re
turned to office.
MRS.VV. 0. GREENE PASSED
AWAY AT HER HOME SOUTH
OF TOWN LAST EVENING
From Saturday's Dally.
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
Mrs. W. O. Green passed away at the
home on the farm of R. M. Wiles near
this city, where Mr. Green has been
employed for some time. The death
was rather unexpected and comes as
a great blow to the husband and
seven little children, who are left to
mourn the taking away of a good wife
and mother. The case is a very sad
one and the unfortunate family will
receive the deepest sympathy of the
entire community. Mrs. Green has not
been very well for some time and her
death takes with her the little child
who did not live to see the light of
day. The Green family lived in the
south part of the city for some three
years, removing a short time ago to
the Wiles farm, where Mr. Green was
engaged in working at the time of thfe
death of his wife. They came to this
city from Iowa and the deceased lady
was a very devout member of the
Holiness church. Definite arrange
ments for the funeral have not as yet
been made, but it is thought it will be
held tomorrow afternoon from the
Liberty church south of this city. The
family has been very unfortunate in
the last year and the death of the
wife and mother comes as a most se
vere blow to them.
JUDGE ARCHER SAYS PIG
PEN MUST BE REMOVED
From Saturday's Daily.
The hog pen case which held the
center of the stage at the court of
Judge M. Archer yesterday was far
more long winded than was looked
for, and the entire day was taken
up in hearing the evidence pro and
con as to whether or not the pig pen
was a nuisance and the owner should
be compelled to remove it at once for
the benefit of the persons residing in
the neighborhood of the aforesaid pig
pen. The case attracted as much at
tention as the famous Thaw trial and
the only difference in this case was
that the odor in the hog case was
before, while in the Thaw case it was
after the trial. The testimony of
fered was very conflicting and it was
a difficult matter for the judge to de
termine after hearing the arguments
of the attorneys in the case and he
decided to pass his decision over until
morning as the mass of testimony
and argument was too great to be
passed on without due deliberation.
This morning Judge Archer handed
down his decision in which he found
the issue in favor of the plaintiffff,
C. J. Baker, and against the defend
ant, I. N. Cummings, and assessed a
finfie of $5 and the costs of the case
against the defendants. The defend
ants have filed an exception to the
decision of the court and will probably
appeal the case to the district court
for hearing.
Notice. "
Anyone having any clothing and
furniture or anything to donate to
the Rummage Sale, which will be held
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of
this week, notify the ladies at the
room in the Riley block, where the
sale will be held.
GREAT MUSICAL
COMEDY TO BE
ATTHE PARMELE
On Friday Night, November 13, "Don't
Lie to Your Wife" Will A fiord
Our People Amusement.
The following, taken from the Iowa
City Daily Press, gives a very flatter
ing account of the appearance there
of C. S. Primrose's company present
ing the laughing farce comedy, "Don't
Lie to Your Wife," which will appear
here at the Parmele theatre on Fri
day evening, November 13:
"Don't Lie to Your Wife" won new
laurels at the Englert theatre last
night, when the medium that served
Dave Lewis so happily in other days
was presented to an audience, many
of whose constituent parts were more
enthusiastic in their admiration than
were those who saw that old-time Chi
cago favorite in almost "auld lang
syne."
A. C. Wynn scored heavily as
"Amos Doubleday," an unctiously rich
comedy role that calls for ability of
unusual type, but offers abundant op
portunities to one thus gifted.
James Cortelyou and R. M. Jackson,
in strong laugh-creating roles, and
Miss Dorothy Grey, as Amos' "almost
deceived" wife, and Miss Jane Hall
as Benedict's "ditto," contributed val
uably to the features of the play that
appealed to the risibilities of the au
dience.
The plot gallops along at the race
horse speed of modern farce, dialectic
and otherwise, and the injunction of
numerous tuneful numbers, full of
whistle and tango steps, scarcely les
sened the speed, the while they en
hanced in enjoyableness the amusing
play that C. S. Primrose has so ef
fectively revived.
DEATH OF ANOTHER CASS
COUNTY PIONEER IN OMAHA
From Friday's Daily.
On Wednesday, November 4, at
Omaha, Charles D. Walker, one of
the pioneer settlers of Elmwood,
passed away at the ripe old age of 82
years and 17 days. He was
well known throughout this county,
where he had been for so many years
a resident, and the body was laid to
rest this morning in the cemetery at
Elmwood among the familiar scenes
of his life-time.
Mr. Walker was born in Levington
county, Michigan, October 17, 1832,
a son of Joseph Walker and Emerency
Rounds, natives of Bristol county
Massachusetts. In 1872 Charles D.
Walker located in what is now Elm
wood, and there for awhile conducted
the first store of that place. Later,
as the town advanced, he built a ho
tel, which is still there. For the past
twelve years he had resided in Oma
ha with his only living daughter, Mrs.
D. M. Carr. He leaves a widow, Mrs.
Sarah May Walker; one son, Elmer
Walker, of Atlantic City, Wyo.,
and an elder brother, Jonathan Walk
er, of Roscobel, Wis., and a score of
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was a veteran of the civil
war, having served in the Thirty-third
Wisconsin regiment, and was a mem
ber of the Grand Army of the Repub-
ic.
Meets With General Approvals
Frm Friday's Dailv.
This morning L. W. Milenz, the rep
resentative of the Wahoo Mills com
pany, arrived in the city to look after
the interests of his company and to
dispose of his celebrated "Forest
Rose" flour. Mr. Milenz is a very
clever gentleman and one whom it is
a great pleasure to meet, and his
friends here are numerous who enjoy
very much meeting this pleasant gen
tleman. The place to enjoy a good social
dance is at the German Home and the
time, next Saturday evening. Remem
ber the date and be on hand.
Office supplies at the Journal
office.
Take a Trip Into County,
from Saturday raiiv.
Yesterday County Judge Beeson
and wife and Postmaster D. C. Mor
gan and wife motored down to Ne
hawka to the famous Pollard orchards
where they visited for a short time
and while there purchased two bar
rels of the fine Cass county apple
cider, which is famous throughout the
state. The trip there was made in
the car of the judge and was on very
much enjoyed by the party.
TOM KRATOCHVIL MEETS
WITH AN ACCIDENT TODAY
Tom Kratochvil, who is employed in
the Burlington shops, hud a very close
shave from being badly injured while
at his work in the steel car shop this
morning. There were a number of
cars being pushed from the turntable
into the stalls in the shop, and Tom
was among those assisting in the
pushing of the cars, and as the car en
tered through the doorway of the
shop he misjudged the width of the
space between the car and the door,
and as a consequence was pinned be
tween the two and rceived very severe
bruises on the right shoulder and
chest as well as having his neck
bruised up considerable in the acci
dent. It is most fortunate for the
young man that the curs were going
at a very slow rate of speed or he
would have been injured very badly,
but as it is, he will only be com
pelled to take a few days off from
his duties.
THE EASTMAN SCHOOL
FOR PROFESSIONAL PHO
TOGRAPHERS IN OMAHA
From Friday's Dally.
Miss Came Grecnwald returned
home yesterday afternoon from
Omaha, where she had been in at
tendance at the Eastman school for
professional photographers that has
been holding sessions in that city for
he past few days. This school is be
ing held in the different large cities of
the country by the Eastman com
pany, who are sending out with it
their best lecturers and experts in the
ine of photographic work, who give
to all attending the latest ideas and
improvements in the line of photo
graphic work.
Miss Greenwald believes in keep
ing abreast with the latest develop
ments in this line of work and has
given her patrons here (he benefit of
her study in the work turned out at
her studio here, which is very com
plete in every way, and this lady is
always on the outlook for anything
that will add to the value of her
photographic output. The schools
and associations formed among the
photographers of the country give
each other the value of their as
sociated ideas and 1 his has tended
largely toward the upbuilding of this
ine of business and there are few
who have kept so well informed along
these lines as Miss Greenwald.
RAKE UP FALLING LEAVES
ANO PUT THEM ON YOUR
GARDEN IN THE SPRING
From Saturday's Dally.
When we see a leaf fall from a tree,
do we wonder how that leaf can be
converted into money? Hardly! 'Tis
only a leaf. Yet at this season of the
year there are countless billions of
leaves falling from trees, and every
single leaf is of value if the human
brain cares to utilize it. These leaves
can be swept into a pile in the back
yard, or elsewhere, and converted into
a compact heap for use on the garden
next summer. There is no better fer
tilizer. They will make the Vadishes,
the string beans, tomatoes and other
garden truck spring into life as if
touched by a magic wand. They will
be a constant reminder that even the
dropping of a leaf is not without its
significance, its commercial value.
Convert your leaves into wealth. Tis
an easy thing to do.
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PLATTSIUTH'S
SCHOOLS IKE A
FINE SHOWING
Schools Show Up Well for First Quar
ter with an Enrollment of 1,012
in the Different Grades.
The report for the Plattsmouth city
schools for the first quarter is most
pleasing to the superintendent and
teachers, and the pupils are showing
a great interest in their work, and
the examinations for the first quarter
held last Thursday and Friday are
very satisfactory in all departments
of the school. The attendance is
keeping up in splendid shape, and the
work is being carried forward in a
manner that speaks well for the boys
uul girls who are taking their edu
cation in the schools of this city. The
report of the enrollment and per cent
of attendance in the different grades
of the school are as follows:
Attendance. Per Cent.
High school 192 98.0
Anna Prankum 4!) 9(5.2
Elizabeth Kerr .. 43 95.1
Amelia Martens 37 90.0
Mattie Larson 31 93.3
Teresa Hemple 3: 94.1
Verna Cole 40 93.5
Clara Weyrich 41 95.8
Pearl Staats 42 93.8
Mae Morgan 40 97.3
E. F. Frans 28 95.8
Anna Heisel 30 98.9
Crete Briggs 35 97.8
Christian Manson .... 38 90.0
Marie Swoboda 33 90.7
Nettie Ilawksworth ... 34 94.0
Vesta Douglass 32 97.0
Alpha Peterson 45 98.0
Hazel Doyey 40 91.9
Edna Shopp 45 95. G
Delia Tartsch 25 97.0
Hilda Berwick 40 T-5.8
M-irgaret Porter 21 09.7
IN HONOR OF HIS
SEVENTY-FIRST BIRTHDAY
Yesterday being the 71st birthdy
day anniversary of Mr. II. C. Van
Horn, his wife gave him a very pleas
ant surprise in having several friends
drop in for dinner. After congratu
lations were over they were all invited
to the dining room, which was pro
fusely decorated with pink and white
chrysanthemums. A lovely dinner
was served by the hostess, which was
most thoroughly enjoyed by the
guests.
Those in attendance were Messrs.
and Mesdames Bunch, Philip Rihn,
Thos. Wiles, Mrs. Minnie Pickhard
and daughter, Wilma; Hazel and How
ard Bunch, Mr. and Mrs. George Van
Horn of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Van
Horn of Omaha provided the birthday
cake, this making a very attractive
centerpiece for the table. Mr. Van
Horn was made the happy recipient
of many useful presents, which will
be constant reminders of this enjoya
ble occasion. The afternoon was
whiled away in a delightful social
time, and at a late hour departed for
their homes, wishing Mr. Van Horn
many more happy birthday anniver
saries. WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE LOSES
OUT IN CASS COUNTY BY
A VERY LARGE MAJORITY
From Saturday's Daily.
The canvassing board in their
checking of the vote cast at the elec
tion revealed the vote on the question
of giving the ballot to the women as
1,378 for and 2,133 against, which de
feats the proposition in the county by
a majority of 745. The trend against
the proposed amendment to the con
stitution was general in almost every
precinct of the county and the result
will add to the large majority piled
up against this proposition in the
state. It is impossible . to give the
full tabulated vote of the county for
the benefit of the readers of The Jour
nal today, but it will appear in the
Monday issue of the daily and weekly.
Andrew Sturm in the City.
From Saturday's Daily.
Andrew F. Sturm came up yester
day from his home at Nehawka to
spend a few hours here with his
friends. Mr. Sturm feels well pleased
with the vote he received in his home
county for the office of state senator
and expressed his appreciation of the
feeling shown him by the voters of
Cass county although rather disap
pointed in the manner in which he
was treated in Otoe county, where a
deal was put through that resulted in
his defeat.
SENATOR CHARLES KRUM-
BACH AND MAKE PLATTS
MOUTH A PLEASANT VISIT
Senator Charles Krumbach of Shel
by, Polk county, Nebraska, and wife
visited in this city over Sunday at
the home of W. A. Ingalls and family,
Senator Brumbach is one of the lead-
ng democrats of his section of the
state and has represented the Elev
enth senatorial district in the legis-
ature for three terms. He had de
cided to retire and not seek re-election,
but the democrats of the district pre
vailed upon him to again enter the
race, and he was elected by a greatly
ncreased majority in the district that
ncludes Polk, Merrick and Platte
counties. The senator, with his years
of experience, will be one of the lead-
ng figures at the session of the leg
islature ibis winter, and with his
assistance should assist in carrying
out the measures of democratic re
form legislation. Mr. Krumbach was
in Nebraska City yesterday, where he
visited with Senator-elect John Mat
tes ' of this district. Mr. and Mrs.
Krumbach departed this morning for
their home.
THE CEUAR CREEK CIT
- IZENS GIVE THE SIDE OF
THE RECENT "MIX-UP"
The item founct In the Plattsmouth
Journal November 5, copied from
Tuesday's Journal and headed "A Mix
Up in the Hallowe'en Celebration at
Cec'ar Creek Saturday," is written
with so great uncertainty that in jus
tit to the young manhood and good
people of Cedar Creek, it may be well
to clear up the so-called "mix-up."
As stated, "three freeholders'.' made
application to Justice Archer for spe
cial constables, but those three seem
practically the only persons who
thought such service necessary.
It is further stated that the pur
pose of those particular officers was to
guard certain places and property and
that some lumber disappeared from
the yard.
It is enough to be forced to do right
when one is planning or caught in the
act of evil doing, but when the young
men of Cedar Creek and community,
as gentlemanly and well-behaved as
can be found, are made to suffer the
disgrace of having officers of the law
come to Cedar Creek, when even the
intentions of the boys were good, it
seems time that the public knew the
facts in the case.
A literary in town and a party in
the county were the only organized
Hallowe'en pranks planned, and not
night prowling.
If any lumber was disturbed, our
lumberman isn't a bit too old to call
up some of his boyhood Hallowe'en
spirit and get out on that night with
the boys and laugh and help in their
harmless celebration, for we have it
from the boys themselves that they
draw the line when it comes to de
stroying property and many places
cannot boast from like considerate
ness. If any officers "suffered slightly"
as the writer of said article asserts,
he forgot to mention the foul lan
guage used by said officer to banter
the boys to do something that he
might find an excuse for coming to
Cedar Creek at all, and that his atti
tude was responsible for the "slight
egg attack."
If reports be true, that officer should
feel, after using such disgraceful lan
guage, that he got off lucky, coming,
as he did, among a peaceable and de
cent community.
CEDAR CREEK CITIZENS.
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OF
I FOOT
BALL GONTEST
Plattsmouth Boys Put Up Good Show
ing Against the Fast Culum
bias of Omaha.
The Tlattsmouth football team yes
terday afternoon journeyed up to the
metropolis to engage with what is
known as the Columbian team, but
which consists of one Flanagan prin
cipally, as this gentleman was the
cause of the score standing at the
close, 33 to 3 in favor of the lads
from the metropolis. The Columbians
have been boasting through the press
of the fact that they had never been
scored upon, and the locals sprang a
surprise on the huskies when in the
second quarter they scored a field goal
that marked up three against the
boastful Omaha bunch. It was easy
to see that in experience and pract
ice the Omaha boys were in a class
by themselves, and it was impossible
for the locals to do business with them
after the second quarter, when by a
series of rushes and end runs by
Flanagan, the fast left half of the Co-
umbians, they were able to put two
touchdowns on the Plattsmouth boys.
The interference formed by the Oma
ha players was splendid, and at all
imes allowed the runner to get
through the line at the most vulner
able spots. The locals put up a splen-
id game with the odds against them.
and while two of the men were out
of the line-up, the boys surprised
their friends by the manner in which
they resisted the onslaughts of the
usky gentlemen of the metropolis,
and the tackling of Red Warstadt vras '
specially strong, as he gave several
of the descendants of Columbus their
needin's" in throwing them, and
there was none of the Columbians
that cared to go up against his clever
work in this line. The forward pass
was worked quite successfully at the
Arries at quarterback, and this lost
quarters of th3 contest the Omaha
team successfully blocked several
ery pretty throws that were made by
Arries at quarterback( and this lost
considerable territory for the locals.
n the second half of the game.
Streight and Dawson retired, and Pet
ty and Burrows were put in to assist
in holding the wild Irish foes, who
were rushing down on the boys from
this city. Noble was able to throw
scare into the Omaha lads several
imes with his attempts to get
through the line for a safety, and
they kept a close eye on him during
the rest- of the game. He made a
great run after Flanagan down half
the length of the Rourke park and
succeeded in throwing that gentleman
on the ten-yard line of the Platts
mouth team. Ames at center playe 1
a good, steady game at all times, an 1
his passing of the ball was accurate
and his work in interference good.
MOTORCYCLISTS DISTURB
PEACE ON MAIN STREET
The residents along lower Main
street were treated to a most nerve
wracking and sleep-destroying experi
ence at an early hour Sunday morning
when some speed fiend with his mo
torcycle was busy on the street and
had evidently gotten the machine out
o fix, and it was started and stopped
for a period covering almost an hour,
and being without a muffler on the
machine certainly kept everybody in
a radius of two blocks awake, and the
party chose as the chief spot for his
operation down near the Perkins ami
Goos hotels. Such disturbances should
be suppressed, as they are certainly
very annoying, and if the motorcyclists
must enjoy themselves at 2 or 3
o'clock in ths morning in practicing,
they should seek some more secluded
spot than the principal street of the
city, where there are many families
residing and where the hotels are lo
cated. In the future the police should
see that this nuisance is abated.
Tyewrlter ribbons at the Jour
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