Neb State Historical Soc
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VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1915.
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BANQUET TO FATH
ERS AND SONS BY
Hack on the Job.
PRESBYTER ANS
An Event to lie Long Remembered by
the BeneGciaries of the
Happy Occasion.
From Friday's Dally.
Miss Gertie Beeson, who for the
past two weeks has been compelled to
remain at home suffering from a
seige of the common complaint of the
grippe, was able yesterday afternoon
to come down to the business section
of the city, and this morning was
back on the job in the office of the
county judge and ready to serve all
who desire marriage licenses. Miss
Beeson has had a very severe time
with the malady and feels that to be
up and around is about as pleasant a
sensation one can have.
WHY NOT GIVE
THE CORNS!
LAW A CHANGE?
Give the Law a Chance to Prove Its
Good or Bad Qualities by
Actual Experience.
GREENWOOD HAS OR
GANIZED A MUTUAL
TELEPHONE COMPANY
From Friday's Dally.
The referendum vote taken at the
general election last fall established
the workman's compensation act and
liability law as a law of the state,
says the Lincoln I rade Keview.
The delay caused by the referendum
vote gave no opportunity for the law
to have a trial, and it was scarcely in
i ? f A
From Friday's Dally. operation oeiore tne present, legis-
The telephone question seems to be I lature came upon the boards. To seek
stirring up the residents of the vi- to amend, to change or disturb the
cinity of Greenwood to a considerable I law during the present session is to
extent just now and the prospect for I refuse to give the new law a reason
a new mutual company there seems able trial, and to know from ex-
very bright. There was an er.thusias- perience just its strength, and what
tic meeting of the telephone patrons may be weakness in the measure,
held there yesterday and another There is no demand whatever, either
From Friday's Dailv.
Last evening one of the occasions
that will be long remembered in the
history of the First Presbyterian
church of this city was held at the
church parlors, when the ladies of the
church tendered to the "Fathers and
Sons" a feast that they certainly ap
preciated to the fullest. Those who
have ever been present at the dinners
given by the ladies of this church can
realize fully the feast that was enjoy
ed by the men of the church last
evening.
The tables had been placed in the
parlors of the church and were spark
ling with china and silver, while dec
eptions of flowers and the soft lieht
of candles made the settings for the meeting called to be held at the Wil- from employers of labor or- those em
banquet one of the most perfect that son sho1 house on March 18th at ployed, for any present change in the
could be desired by anyone. The ban- "hich timeo fficers will be chosen, a law; all interests want to see it given
quet itself was most tempting in every company formed and stock sold for an a fair trial and an opportunity to
xvav an,l there was nothing omitted independent telephone company. The prove its worth before monkeying
that mieht add to the pleasures of the trouble between the patrons and the with it
p-entlemen. vouns- and old. assembled telephone company grows out of the The law as passed was worked out
in the parlors and the charminir man- rate question, which the patrons claim by a special commission after many
ner in which the ladies served theas Den boosted up, and they demand months of inquiry into the features of
banouet added ereatlv to the pleas-1 a ower rate. Another demand made I similar laws in other states. Few
tires of the occasion. y the Greenwood people is that the laws are enacted that are given the
The occasion was gotten up that telephones taken out be restored with- study and attention as that given the
the men of the church might get into out extra charge to the subscribers, workmen's compensation act. To
rlner tourh w.ith Mph other jnd much T"3 matter has ben brooding for throw bolts into the cogs before the
mutual benefit be derived from the some tIme an1 the subscribers, par- wheels are revolving means injury to
pleasant intercourse with each other ticularly in the country, feel keenly the law with no compensatory returns
under the surroundings of the de- J tnat they should have some relief I for the law carefully builded has had
lights of a sumptuous banquet. ' Such I from the condition that has prevailed J no trial as yet, and a safe inference is
gatherings as this one, gotten up by inere lor some mt- ne outcome oi mat nastily prepared amendments
the ladies does a trreat deal in brins- tne settlement of the problem will be will injure rather than improve the
ine the men of the church in'a closer watched with the greatest of interest law as it stands
understanding and to the ones takinsr by other communities which have been Give the compensation ret a few
part cannot but bring a sense of Placed in the same position as that of years in which to prove its practica-
pleasure and profit. .
After the loads of good things to
cat had been disposed of by the gen-
Is Slowly Sinking.
From Saturday's Dally.
While in the city last evening Hon.
William JJelesDernier, the ElmwooJ
attorney, stated that his mother, who
is making her home with him and
who has been in very Lad shape for
the past several months, suffering
from an illness, is no better and that
she is gradually sinking and there are
little hopes held out for her recovery
ROCK BLUFFS CEM
ETERY PLATTED BY
Celebrates His Birthday.
COUNTY
PATRICK KITES. BELL
mm in diss covin),
PASSES MSI U K1SLEV
The Old Resting: Place of Pioneer
Citizens Long Passed Away
to Be Improved.
From FrMav's Dallv.
We wondered today at the happy
expression appearing on the counten
ance of Edward Donat, the genia
proprietor of the Peerless bar, and we
were led to make inquiries as to the
reason therefore, and some of his
friends stated that on March 12, 18Si
in Austria, a young man made his ap
pearance in the household of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Donat, and who has since
nown into "Peerless Ed." Mr. Donat
has stood his age well, as he is still
r.s jolly as a youth of twenty.
From Saturday's Dally.
Another of the pioneer farmers of
Cass county has been called away by
the grim messenger of death in the
person of Patrick Hayes, who passed lhe buryiRg. place for th
away Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 lhis sectjon of Casg cm
after an illness of only a few days.
The death of this fine old gentleman
occurred at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. John Murphy.
Mr. Hayes was some 85 years of
aee and came to Cass county about
thirty-five years ago and settled on a
From Saturday's Dnflv.
C ounty Surveyor i red Patterson
has just completed a very difficult
job and one that will serve a good pur
pose in the future. This is the pre
paring of a blue print of the old Rock
Bluffs cemetery, which long before the
outbreak of the civil war was used as
e residents of
county.
Mr. Patterson, who came from Rock
BOB PROPS! COMES
NEAR EXPERIENCING A
SERIOOS ACCIDENT
Robert L. Propst, while returning
from his farm near Mynard yesterday,
the leading citizens in the townjn its
flourishing days, has taken a grfift in
terest in the movement that has been
sianeu to care ior tne cemeterv in
better shrine, and aoconlinp'K' hp rip.
ltt"" """" "l "y-K"' y-., cided to try and secure a permanent
ne was engageu in liirming ior some
time. He had a great deal to do with
the developing of the central part of
the county and his force was felt in
II 3 i . " .1 . 1 J ' 1
Bluffs, where his father was one of naa quue n exPer,ente ne. a"
not relish in the least, and which he
savs has brought to his hair many
streaks of silver as a result of the
narrow escape he had from being
seriously injured. He was on horse
back, and as the horse came along
the road it stepped on what seemed
to be a solid bunch of snow, but
which was all slush and water be-
the community where he was for so
long a useful citizen. lie is survived
by two sons, Will of Plainville, Kan
sas, and James of WTestern Nebraska,
and three daughters, Mrs. John Mur
phy, Mrs. Louise Bourke and Mrs,
Patrick Murphy.
The funeral of this good old gentle
man and pioneer was held this morn
ing at 1U ociock lrom tt. I'atrick s
church in Manley, and the interment
made there anioncr the old familiar
scenes.
record that could be used when it was
decided to try and restore the ceme
terv. There was no previous bine
prints or anything of that kind, so he neath' and aS the hrSC stePPed on this
was compelled to go to the records in 11 feH and Mn 1 roP?t was thrown
the office of Recorder Snyder and from into a neai b sn"ft and the horse
the old deeds prepare a blue print of ie" un lop 01 mm' l"ninK
the different lots, with the proper
TREE "DOCTOR"
STEINLE GETS
INTO TROUBLE
The Man Who "Roped In" the Com
missioners Here for Fifty Dollar
Arrested for FmlMZlemrnt.
y.
Greenwood.
tlemen, a number of very pleasing ad
dresses were made by Mr. C. A. Rawls,
Rev. H. G. McClusky and Mr. D. C.
Morgan, in which they expressed
their pleasure at being present and
at the splendid attendance, that show
ed the appreciation of the efforts of
the ladies in preparing the dainty re
past that they had, and all returned
their most sincere thanks for the en
tire gathering for the feast given
WHAT ABOUT PUTTING
TELEPHONES BACK IN
THE COUNTY OFFICES?
bility and worth, and then, if there
are any kinks in the law to take out
the corrections can be made intel
ligently, and the law in all its main
features be not interfered with until
it has had a fair and reasonable trial.
There is no small amount of ex
pense coming to those who come under
the law, and amendatory efforts that
will cloud the law as it stands and
make it more difficult for those who
have informed themselves concerning
it ought to be of the largest import
ance if entertained. There are none
From Friday's Dally.
For the past year there has been
considerable complaint and incon
them and for the inspiration it might vuus.eu ut vne c-uuru iiuue oy pending that are of sufl.cient interest
brino- to 'hen in the future The I " c e itjcyuvu-; inci- or importance to warrant tne legis-
event as a whole was most delightful tions there are so "nhandy. and this lature in making changes in the law
tnd the bovs. old and young, assembl-j fact 13 weU known to those who nave as it stands. Give the compensation
ed around the banquet board, feel found jt necessary to call up the coun- act a chance to prove itself in actual
jrrateful for the opportunity afforded iy DU11QinS on ""siness wun tne an- experience
them.
LYMAN HOWE DREW HIS
USUAL LARGE CROWD AT
THE PARMELE LAST NIGHT
ferent officials, and at times some of
the officials are almost moved to say
ing something after they had been
called out of their offices five or six
times in an hour to answer a call in
the booth which generally proved to
be for someone else.
It does not seem to anyone who has
paid attention to this matter that it
gains anything for the county to have
MOVES ENTIRE STOCK
INTO HIS OWN ROOM
From Friday's Daily.
The Fanger Department Store,
the officials have to spend so much which for the past few years has been
time chasing around over the court carried on in the two rooms on Main
house answering the telephone and street, has all been moved into the
From Friday s Dally.
The visit of the Lyman Howe pic
tures to this city last evening drew looking up parties who are called to east room, the one belonging to Mr.
r,uite a large audience to the Parmele the 'phone. Many of the offices have Fanger. Mr. Fanger takes this move
theater to witness them, and as has a &reat deal of business over the tr several reasons, one of which is
been the case in the past all were well county that can be handled over the! that it will reduce the expense of
pleased with the different views telephone, but the present arrange-1 the carrying on of the business; an
shown as well as the comics which jments since the 'phones were taken other is that he wants to reduce the
are such a feature of the Howe shows. out of the offices makes it decidedly stock so that the one room will be
"Our Navy" was the subject of the unpleasant to attempt to try and do sufficient to give proper display of the
chief feature of the exhibition and business over the telephone with those goods. Here the clothing business will
certainly eives one an insieht into the who reside at a distance. be closed out altogether, and it will
life of the sailors as well as the dif- I The clerk, judge, sheriff and treas- give his assistants a much better op
ferent war vessels possessed by theurer all have a great deal of dealings portunity to look after the patrons
United States at the present time over the telephone and it tseems that man wnen both rooms were occupied
The views of the battleships in action it would be a great deal more of a For a short time the room will look a
was certainly a si-ht that was in- saving to have the telephones placed trifle crowded, but after all arrange-
spiring to the patriotic feeling of the J back in the different offices as they rnents have been completed he will
audience, and whenever the American formerly were and not make it an an- nave a muen Detter room than before
flag was shown in the course of the noyance to persons who try to talk The millinery season is close at hand,
pictures the applause that swept w'ith some official over the telephone and in making preparations for the
'through the audience showed the feel- and nal we tme are mable to big opening in the near future, the
ine- of nride in our country. The views get in touch with them. work or making permanent arrange
of a river trip throueh Japan as well Tbe matter has been discussed by ments has been delayed to some ex-
as the trip up the Thames in Enc-the board of commissioners and some tent. Watch the columns of the Jour
land were beautiful and gave an ex- action may be taken in the matter nal for further announcement in re
cellent idea of the character of the and those who are compelled to call t?ard to the Fanger Millinery Opening,
land in these countries. The process UP often at the court house certainly which will be one of the largest in the
of constructing a National cash reis- wish that some change could be nistory oi tne store.
ter was also shown and this proved I made.
very pleasing in showing the making
of these wonderful machines. In all
the show was very pleasing to all who
were present.
C. A; Troop was among those go-
Harold G. Streight was a visitor in ing to South Omaha this morning to
Lincoln over Sunday, where he spent look over the stock market for a few
the day with friends. I hours.
COUNTY SUPERINTEN
DENT'S OFFICE 13 TO
BE FIXED DP SOMEWHAT
From 'Friday'" ral!y.
The office of County Superintendent
Miss Eda Marquardt. in the court
house, will soon be made far more
presentable by the cleaning and re
painting of the office rooms, and it
certainly is needed bad enough. The
main office does not appear as light
as it should, as the walls are covered
with old paint that has grown dark
and smokey, as well as dirty, and it
will certainly be appreciated by the
superintendent, as well as those hav
ing business in the office, to find that
it is to be cleaned up and made more
fitting for the use that it is intended
ANOTHER AGED CASS COUN
TY LADY PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Dora Frances Amick, wife of
T. C. Amick, died at her home in
Louisville Saturday morning, March
6, 1915, at 2 o'clock. She had been
ill for several months with a com
plication of physical ailments and for
several days prior to her death th?
end was momentarily expected.
Dora Frances Smith was born in
Cass county, in Rock Bluff precinct,
September 7, 185S). She was aged 33
years, o months ana Zi days. sne
was married a girl of 17, on December
24, 1876, to Thomas Amick, at Platts
month. They lived at various places
in Nebraska, coming to Louisville
eight years ago.
To Mr. and Mrs. Amick were born
six children, all of whom, with a los
ing husband and two brothers survive
her. They are: Charles L., Elmer N.,
Orin R., Frank, Mrs. Mabel Beaver
and Mrs. Orrel Edgerton. The broth
ers Donald Smith of Grand Island an 1
John Smith of Bloomington, Neb. t
n early age she became a Christian
and her everyday life was filled with
love and kindness.
The funeral was held from the
Christian church at 2 o'clock on Tues
day afternoon, Rev. C. L. Norman
preaching the sermon. Wednesday
morning the remains were taken to
Tekamah, Neb., for burial.
The Courier unites with the many
friends in extending deepest sym
pathy to the sorrowing husband and
children. Louisville Courier.
width of the avenues and alleyways
throutrh the cemetery. The original
deed was from R. W. Stafford and
wife ard Thomas Patterson and wife
to the mayor of Rock Bluffs, giving
over this tract oi land for the com
mon burying ground. The avenues are
named as eleven feet wide
alleyways as six.
This cemetery is one of the oldest,
if not the oldest, in the county, and
has been neglected in a shameful man
ner in the past'years. as anyone who
has ever visited it can well remember.
Trees and brush have been allowed to
grow up in rank profusion and they
hide many of the graves and in the
dense undergrowth many graves have
been totally obliterated from record
and probably will never be located
lhe names appearing on the stones
that still stand recall many old fam
ilie and names that have been quite
prominent in later years, but the last
resting place of those sleeping here
are unkept and allowed to become a
wilderness of brush, save in spots
where the more considerate have saw
that their lots have been kept clear of
all debris and brush.
A movement has been started
among the residents of the community
near Rock Bluffs who have relatives
Luried there to fence the cemetery off
from wandering cattle and to clean it
up and try and restore it in a meas
ure to the proper condition, and it is
to be hoped that this movement sue
ceeds, and Mr. Patterson is one of
the main movers for the restoration of
God's acre in old Rock Bluffs.
in the snow and for several minutes
he was compelled to remain in this
position, as it was dangerous to urge
the horse toomuch for fear that it
might move in such a manner as to
cause uob to receive several broken
bones, and he finally was able to get
the horse in such a position that it
Uvn? atl trt rr&t. un n n . ! q t 1 ricrVf
and the " V. . ---
over the form of Mr. Propst, but he
was able to crawl out without loss of
time and get out of danger. As has
been said before, there was no dam
age done unless it is a few more gray
hairs in the head of our old friend.
THE SHERIFF ORDERED
GUARD FOR THE JAIL AND
NOT COMMISSIONERS
Pmm Saturdays Dall.
The Weeping Water Republican of
this week contained a few lines which
were doubtless intended to have a
withering effect upon the people of
Plattsmouth. as well as the board of
county commissioners. It was head
ed, "Have to Guard New Jail." and
contained an item of $1 J which had
been paid to William Grebe for guard
ing the jail. It may look to the Weep
ing Water gentlemen that they were
able to hand one to the commission
ers on this score, but the facts in the
case do not seem to bear them out-
During the time that the cell rooms
on the first floor of the jail were be
ing plastered it was necessary to place
the prisoners in the rooms on the sec
ond floor where there are no cells, and
the sheriff secured the services of Mr.
Grebe to guard them so that they
would not escape from this room which
is used as the woman's ward of the
III hi HI1? H 11 M F jail- The bm of Mr-Grebe was -k'd
ILL HI II I U U U III L hv the sheriff when presented to the
board and they had nothing to do but
to allow the bill, as the sheriff was
From Friday's Daily. . Lor,oMa nf i',,,!,. nf tha noedtv f
From our neighboring town of - . . .
Greenwood comes the information that I,UW"B " e
a very sore spot with our friends in
It would seem from d:spatches :'r
Fremont that J. Walter Steinle, v
is well known here to a trresit ma
as he was, lor some time a rre.ji-M
visitor to this city, ha gotten h it
self into the hands of the law thro i r'ri
his operations in Cedar Rapid' 1,
where he is charged with working a
swindling game. He xas tnkc-n up ;:t
Fremont for pussinrr a wortVo.-
check, and it was then that the chiff
of police of the Iowa city came over
to take him back there to fai-e :h
music.
In Cedar Rapids, as in this city, he
represented himself as a tree surtr i.
and was successful there in 1 i
surgery in separating two men he ).:i
nduced to become his partners fif-n
$500. which they put up to learn the
inside of the tree surgery bjsinv-.
Partnership papers were drawn n;.
but it is alleged Steinle took '!.
papers and money and departed hnr-.
He will be tried on an emfezzlem'-it
charge, it is stated by Chief of Police
Burgin of Cedar Rapids, who made ih-
arrest.
The man made quite a stir hero
with with his tree surgery when be
came here in the summe r of lltll.
induced quite a number to become in
terested in the project to a-i-t thr-Ti
in fixing up their lawns, and iho
county allowed him some for as
sisting in fixinjr up the court hop
lawn and considerable fertili; tr rr I
prepared plaster was placed on the
lawn by the assistants of the "lie.
surgeon," but it did little good and the
surgeon failed to attend to the ke i'
in? up of the lawn, as he had agree 1
to do when given the contract, lie
had not been heard of for som time
until the incident at Fremont brought
him into the public eye. The final rt
eorr.e of the case will be awaited with
much interest by those here w ho r.i t
the "doctor," as he was a very smooth
talker and could readily interest any
one in his projects.
WILLIAM LEESLEY OF
GREENWOOD IS VERY
I Weeping Water, evidently, from their
weekly spasms over it.
Dance Proves a Success.
William Leesley, one of the oldest
residents of that place, i3 quite ill at
his home there and that his condition
has caused a great deal of ap
prehension, as he is quite well along in
years. He is an old resident of this
city, where he spent his boyhood, and The dance Saturday evening at the
he is well known to a large number Cerman Home was a great success rn
of our people, who will learn with re- every way, as there was a large
gret of his being so ill. For years crowd in attendance and a genuine
during tha times before the railroads good time enjoyed in every way by
came west. Mr. Leesley was a freight- everyone who was present. The
er on the plains and made many trips Plattsmouth orchestra, under th
to the west and Colorado. He was a leadership of Tom Svoboda, furnished
brother of the late John Leesley of the music and proved most agreea'
this city, and possesses a large num- to the large number present. Dan-
ber of friends in the county. cing was enjoyed until a late houi,
and the jolly crowd departed for their
A .T VTnnW and wife of Omaha homes deling that it was good to be
end Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hackelberry cf lRere
Lincoln were here yesterday visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Beit Mrs. E. Schubeck and two daugh
Knorr and were accompanied on their ters were among those going to Oma
return to Omaha by Mr. and Mrs." ha this morning, where they will visit
Knorr, who visited for a few hours for a few hours looking after soi-ie
in that city. matters of business in that city
THE LENTON TEA GIVEN
RY THE (. Z. SOCIETY
WAS AJ3RANC SUCCESS
The third Ienten Tea. given by tn(
young ladies of the Q. Z. society of the
Presbyterian church, was held Sal'i'
day afternoon at the home of Mi-s
Hazel Dovey, with Misses Anna H.i
sel, Madeline Minor, Lucille Gass r.n 1
Hazel Dovey as hostesses. They h id
arranged a delightful program, re sisting
of vocal solos by Mrs. E. '?.
Wescott and Miss Lucille Gass, read
ings by Mrs. William Baird, piir
solo by Miss Verna Cole, an l th- e
pleasing numbers were interspcr- 1
with a number of Victrola selection .
This program proved to be a mot en
joyable feature of the afternoo i'.-:
entertainment and each number
highly appreciated by those fortu:l,.
enough to be present to hear them. A
dainty luncheon was served, and in
keeping with the St. Patrick day ei
son, each guest was presented w!:'i
a little Irish flag. A small admis n
fee of 15 cents was charged and the
young ladies in charge realized a I'-a:
sum, which will be added to the tr-":1--ury
of the Q. Z. society. Miss NVm
Latta of Murray, who was to iv :
given a vocal selection, was unab!e to
be present on account of illness.
Returns From the Hospital.
p-mm Saturiav" luitr.
This afternoon L. W. Lotenz return
ed home from Omaha, where he had
been for the past three weeks at th
Immanuel hospital recovering from
tn operation for appendicitis, and his
appearance back home is certainly
pleading to his family and friends.
Mr. Lorenz, after the operation, suf
fered a slight attack of pneumonia,
and feels well pleased that he a
able to return home as soon as ha
was.
