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VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1913.
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NO. 88.
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ADDRESS TO THE
BIBLE CLASS
One of Most Interesting Addresses
by Hon. J. R. Cain, Ever Deliver
ed Before the Class.
Prom Tuesday's Daily.
A business man with extensive in
terests in several lines, but withal has
lime to take up his share of the re
ligious work of his community and
who has charge of one of the largest
Sunday schools in the metropolis, AI.
John R. Cain, jr., of Omaha, who last
ivening proved such an interesting
speaker before the Young Men's Bible
class of the Methodist church and sev
eral visitors who gathered to hear
what this able gentleman had to offer
to them, and they were more than de
lighted with the straightforward ap
peal made to the young men of the
community by the speaker.
Preceding the speaker of the even
ing the High School Glee club quartet
furnished two very pleasing numbers
that were very much appreciated by
the young men present. This quartet
consists of Floyd Stone. Frark Mar
shall, Clifford Cecil and Isat-c Hall,
and the young men certainly have
shown wonderful improvement in
their work in the past few weeks and
rre very delightful to listen to.
The speaker of the evening was in
troduced by E. H. Wescott, teacher of
the bible class, who at once launched
into his remarks by relating a number
of very pleasing stories. Mr. Cain is
a very pleasing sjeaker and has a
most impressive appearance, as well
as a voice rich and full that lends to
the clean-cut statements f the speak
er an inexpressible charm that holds
the complete attention of his hearers.
Mr. Cain pointed out to the young
men the growth of the bible study
movement and the increasing numbers
of the men of the world who were get
ting into this line of work each year
and the joy and restfulness that the
labor in the Lord's vineyard brought
to the busy man or woman who had
dedicated their life to service. He
pointed out that while in many lo
calities it was considered rather a re
proach to take up church work, still
it would come in a short time when it
would be considered the proper thing
to do and the ranks of the church
workers grow and swell. He stated
further that there was only one way
to live and that was with a clean life
that might be an honor to the young
man and an inspiration to the com
munity. He also urged a greater ef
fort by the young men in the work of
their class that its sphere of influence
might be greatly enlarged and im
proved until it might stand as a great
vital factor in the life of the com
munity. The address of Mr. Cain was one of
the most pleasing that has been de
livered before the class who have in
the past been allowed the pleasure of
listening to some of thea blest minds
in the state, but none has seemed to
grasp the situation as thoroughly as
Mr. Cain in his pleasing address last
evening.
At the close of the address of Mr.
Cain a short installation service was
given by Rev. F. M. Druliner for the
benefit of the newly-elected officers of
the bible class, and the charges given
to them were both impressive and
forceful, as he outlined theuty that
was expected of each. A short recep
tion to Mr. Cain followed, in which
the boys were given an opportunity to
meet him and shake the htnd of a
man with a message, and who cer
tainly delivered it.
Secures Marriage License.
From Wednesday's Daily.
This morning a marriage license
was issued by County Judge Allen J.
Beeson to Mr. Harry Henton of Mis
souri Valley, Iowa, and Miss Eliza
beth A. Oliver of this city. Both of
these young people are well known
throughout this section of the county.
They were married this afternoon at 3
o'clock at the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Oliver.
Mr. and Mrs. Henton will make their
home near Missouri Vallery on a
farm.
fill EXCELLENT
Now Back on Duty.
From Tuesday's Pally. j ,
Miss Gertrude Beeson, clerk in the
office of the county judge, was able
yesterday to resume her duties, af
ter an illness of several "weeks from
a very severe gathering in her head
as well as a siege of the grippe. Miss
Beeson is feeling much better, al
though not entirely well, and is hold
ing down the job at the court house
as usual. Her appearance was a most
pleasant one to her friends, who have
been greatly worried as to the out
come of her illness.
THE CASE OF MOLLIE A.
BERBER VS CASS COUNTY
FIRST IN DISTRICT COURT
From Tuesday's Dally.
' The opening of district court has
been occupied with the case of Mollie
A. Berger vs. the County of Ca?s, and
involves damages for a road placed
along the property of the plaintiff in
Nehawka precinct. The court and
jury were taken out yesterday after
noon to the home of the plaintiff to
view the ground and base their
c pinion of the matter, and thrj case
argued and submitted to them by the
attorneys. Mrs. Berger is represent
ed by Rawls & Robertson of thi i ,ity
and the county by County Attorney A.
G. Cole. This morning the case was
submitted and the instructions given
to the jury, consisting of Frank
Shopp, F. J. Warner, Harry Smith,
E. H. Penterman, Charles Reihart,
Nelson Jean, Paul Schewe, George
Farley, Fred Schleifert, Harry Tool,
Fred M. Prouty and Grovernor Dovey,
who at 9:30 retired to deliberate over
the case.
The jury, shortly after the noonday
recess of the court, brought in a
verdict finding for Mrs. Berger in the
sum of $541.20. The plaintiff had
p.sked for the amount of $1,692 dam
ages.
The court this, afternoon was taken
up with the selection of a jury to try
the case of James Ingwerson vs.
Richard H. Ingwerson, et al.
THE TOWNSEND GUN
CLUB BASE BALL TEAM
HERE NEXT SUNDAY
Prom Tuesday" Dally- 1
For the attraction at the Red Sox
base ball park on next Sunday Man
ager Johnson has secured a game
with the team representing the
Townsend Gun club of Omaha, which
has recently been reorganized and is
very much faster than last season
when they visited our city', and the
fans can rest assurred that the game
will be a good one. The local in their
showing Sunday pleased a large ma
jority of the fans, and there is no
doubt but that a large crowd will be
cn hand to witness the contest. Stimp-
feon will be here to do the tossing for
the Sox, and if in the form that he
displayed last Sunday, the Sox should
be able to get away with the game
without difficulty. The indications
are that the team representing this
city will be far stronger this season
than for several years past, as all the
trained veterans will be in the line
up, as well as several new ones, in
cluding Rockwell at third, who fills
this very difficult position in a most
able manner and will develop in a
few weeks into his old hitting form
that made him such a factor with the
Manley team last season.
Charles Peacock Buys a Hudson.
From "Wednesdav'B Daily.
Charles Peacock, one of the pros
perous young farmers west of this
city, is now the proud possessor of a
fine new Hudson seven-passenger
touring car, which he purchased last
week in Omaha and brought home on
Sunday afternoon last. The car is of
the latest type and a forty horse
power machine and the owner will
doubtless have a most enjoyable time
in traveling with the auto, as it is one
of the leading makes on the market.
I hil Becker is the agent for the Hud
Eon machine, and it was through him
that the sale was made to Mr. Peacock.
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AT LOUISVILLE SAT
URDAY EVENING
Byron McNealy Gets on His "High
Horse" and Scatters Shot
Promiscuously.
From Tuesdays Dally.
Our neighboring city of Louisville
is reported to have been the scene of
quite a lively shooting scrape on Sat
urday evening, when Byron McNealy,
a well digger, got into an altercation
with Fritz Schmarder, which came
near ending in a tragedy. After a
few blows had been struck the two
men separated, when McNealy went
to his home and secured a double
barreled shotgun and started on the
trail of Schmarder. As he came down
the street he saw Schmarder standing
in a group of men on the street and
called to them to throw up their
hands or he would shoot, and at once
the crowd started to leave, as Mc
Nealy fired one load up the street,
evidently trying to get Schmarder,
but he was uninjured in the discharge
of the shot, which swept right and
left, and several persons were injured
from the effects. Harry Davis, local
manager of the Omaha & Lincoln
Electric Light company, received one
shot just above the eye, and John
Ossenhop, a boy standing nearby, re
ceived a portion of the shot in his
head, but neither was injured
seriously.
As soon as the shooting took place
McNealy, who is reported to have
been intoxicated, disappeared, and
since then no trace of him has been
found, as he did not return to his
home. McNealy is the man who a
few years ago was dug out of a
caved-in well near Louisville, and at
that time had a close call for his life,
having been buried three days and
nights before the rescuing party could
reach him and get him out.
In the shooting scrape several other
parties on the street had narrow
escapes from injury by the flying
shot, and among these was Thomas
E. Parmele, president of the Bank of
Commerce, who was sitting in front of
the bank at the time, and shot struck
all around him, hitting several win
dows on that side of the street. A
horse which was standing hitched
nearby was very severely injured by
the shot. The affair created intense
excitement for a few minutes, as it
was feared that McNealy, crazed by
drink, might continue his bombard
ment of the citizens with fatal results,
but his first effort must have fright
ened him into fleeing.
SEVERAL APPLICANTS
GIVEN THEIR FINAL NATUR
ALIZATION PAPERS
From Tuesday's Dally.
Yesterday was the day set for the
hearing on the application for citizen
ihip papers in the district court, and
as a result several were granted their
final papers that gives them the full
right as American citizens. The fol
lowing gentlemen were allowed their
citizenship: Carl Waner Zavgren, a
native of Sweden; Jonas Johnson, a
former subject of the king of Sweden;
Carl Wilhelm Christenson, also a
native of Sweden, all residents of this
city; William Morley of Avoca, a sub
ject of the king of England, and
Frank Peteriet of Cedar Creek, a
former resident of Germany. Frank
Lei pert of Plattsmouth, Chris Hanson
of Weeping Water, and Lars Peter
Hanson of Eagle, who had made ap
plication for citizenship, were not
present in court and their cases were
continued over until June 14th. Vin
cent Pilney of this city, who had made
application for his second papers, was
unable to obtain them, owing to the
fact that he was not yet 18 years of
age when making his declaration of
intention, and was compelled to make
out his second declaration.
Doan's Regulets are recommended
by many who say they operate easily,
without griping and without bad after
effects. 25c at all drug stores.
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Now Progressing Nicely.
From Wednesday's Dallr.
Mrs. Arthur Keffler, who is at the
Wise Memorial hospital in Omah
jecovering from an operation whit
s-he underwent a few weeks ago,
is
getting along fine and every prospect
is that she will be able to leave th
hospital in a few days and come to
this city to visit at the home of her
parents, Colonel and Mrs. J. H
Thrasher, for a short time until she
is completely restored to health.
STANDING OF THE CANDI
DATES IN THE PIANO CON
TEST AT EASTWOOD'S
From Wednesday's Daily.
Following is the standing of the
contestants in the Eastwood Piano
Contest:
Miss Josephine Warga 3,220,350
Mrs. Philip Rhin 375,435
VIrs. H. W. Klinger 170,380
Miss Klara Bisanz 145,535
Miss Tillie Halmes 127,705
U. B. Church ..118,710
Miss Violet Keil 112,180
Presbyterian Sunday School 102,710
Miss Helen Horn 102,275
M. E. Sunday School 102,130
Miss Grace Nolting 100,095
Miss Vera Campbell 100,240
Mrs. J. McGee 100,285
Mr. Charles Isner 100,040
Miss Bessie Wiles 100.000
Only a few more days to collect
coupons. Yv ork nard and see now
many you can get in a few days.
Some are gaining while others are
rtandingstill. One week from Sat
urday is the last.
G. P. EASTWOOD.
MATTHEW GERING'S BUILD
ING ON SOUTH SIDE JAIN
STREET BEING IMPROVED
From Wednesdays Dally.
The building belonging to Matthew
Gering on Main street, wrhich was
formerly occupied by the clothing and
dry goods department of the Fanger
department store, is being thorough
ly overhauled and fitted up in a most
attractive manner. A new steel ceil
ing will be one of the new additions
of the store, and it is being placed by
the firm of Warga & Schukhce, and
this will add greatly to the attractive
ness of the room when it is completed.
n addition to the ceiling the room
will be entirely re-decorated and
painted in preparation for the occupy
ing of the room by Lew Russell with
his saloon, which he expects to trans
fer from the Hotel Riley to this loca
tion as soon as the change in license
is made. It is expected to place the
bar fixtures on the east side of the
room, and new and modern fixtures
will be installed, which will make it a
first-class place in every way. This
location is more in the center of the
business section of the city and should
make a good location for Mr. Russell
with his establishment.
Returns From the Hospital.
From 'Wednesday's Dally.
Ben Horning returned home last
evening from the Wise Memorial hos
pital in Omaha and will now be able
to remain at home for the present at
least, as he is apparently getting
along in fine shape from the malady
from which he was suffering, and
while he may be compelled to go up
occasionally to have his case looked
after by the specialists, he will be able
to remain at home.
Dance on May 1.
The dance that was to have been
given on Saturday eovening at the
German Home has been postponed for
a week and will be held on Saturday
evening, May 1st. A good time is
looked forward to at this time. The
Plattsmouth orchestra will be on hand
to'furnish the music for the dance. ,
J. D. Bramblet of Union, who is
serving on the jury panel, and who,
through the fact that this was a holi
day, is enjoying a layoff from his
duties, was a passenger this morning
for Omaha to spend the day.
THE WHEAT PROS
PECTS THROUGHOUT
THE WHEAT BELT
Among All the Wheat States Nebras
ka Prospects Are Equal to the
Best of Them.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Never before has the prospect for
winter wheat been better in Nebraska
than it is at the present time. Ac
cording to the" last government report
issued April 1st, Nebraska's per cent
of conditions is 90, as against 93 per
cent on April 1, 1114. Nebraska, in
its per cent of condition the first of
this month, stands at the head of the
list of all winter wheat growing
states; the Kansas per cent is 89;
Oklahoma, 90; Missouri, 80; while Ne
braska, as heretofore stated, is 90 per
cent. The total acreage for Nebraska
is 3,037,000; the acreage of winter
wheat in this state being exceeded in
amount only by the acreage of Kan
sas. In the entire winter wheat belt,
there is an increased acreage this year
ot 11 per cent and Nebraska has it
proportionate increase in this total.
Last year, the government estimate
cf winter the wheat wheat crop in
Nebraska was 00,274,000 bushels;
with the increased acreage of the
present year and the increased high
condition the first of April, Nebraska
stands at this time, with conditions
remaining as good through the grow
ing season as they were last year,
with a prospect of fully 75,000,000
bushels of wheat when the harvest
time comes.
With another record-breaking crop,
such as 1914 produced in this state.
nd with the certainty of high prices,
there will be a tremendous addition
to the wealth of Nebraska as pro
duced from the soil within the next
six months. No one anticipates, even
should the war in Europe come to a
sudden close, that wheat prices will
recede to any great extent from what
they are at present when the new crop
comes. It is going to be impossible
for nations at war to anywhere near
produce their normal amount of food
supply because if the war ceased with
in the next month the crop planting
season would be practically over.
There are no excessive stocks held
anywhere and in this country the
rtocks will be at a very low point long
before harvest time comes around.
There will be less wheat in the hands
of both farmers and buyers by the
first of July than there has been in
many years back, so that the home
demand will be urgent by the time the
new crop comes on the market.
The winter wheat crop has been
carried througn the winter months in
Nebraska without any loss. The
rcreage that will be plowed up will be
inconsequential and as the govern
ment figures show, conditions are the
very highest as we enter into April.
Not in years has there been so much
moisture stored for the growing crop
as at present, so that it scarcely
seems possible that there can be any
serious injury worked on the winter
wheat crop in this state between the
present and the time of harvest.
Lincoln Trade Review.
MRS. ANDREW KRO EH-
LER RETURNS HOME
FROM THE HOSPITAL
From Wednesday's Dariy.
Mrs. Andrew Kroehler returned
home this afternoon from Omaha,
where she had been for the past sev
eral weeks in the Immanuel hospital
recovering from a very severe opera
tion. She has been in very poor health
for the past two years and it is
thought that the operation will result
in restoring her to her former state
of good health. The return of Mrs.
Kroehler is a most happy occasion
for her family and friends, as her
case was a very severe one, and that
she has recovered so nicely is the
source of happiness to her husband
and children. Mr. Kroehler made a
visit to the metropolis this morning
and accompanied his wife home.
Goes to Consult Epecialist
From Wednesday's Dally.
This afternoon Henry Thiele, one
of the prominent farmers residing
near Nehawka, came in from his home
and departed on the afternoon Eur
lington train for Omaha, where he
goes to consult a specialist in regard
to his health, which has been very
poorly of late, as he has been a great
sufferer from liver trouble. He was
accompanied to Omaha by Dr. G. II
Gilmore of Murray, who has been
looking after his case.
BEAUTIFUL HOME
WEDDING YESTER
DAY AFTERNOON
Miss Elizabeth A. Oliver of This City
Becomes the Bride of, Mr. Harry
Henton of Missouri Valley, la.
A very beautiful home wedding oc
curred yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
William A. Oliver in this city, when
their daughter. Miss Elizabeth A.
Oliver, became the bride of Mr. Harry
Henton of Missouri Valley, Iowa. The
Oliver home had been most tastefully
arranged for the happy occasion and
throughout the rooms the color
scheme of pink and white was car
ried out by the lavish use of pink and
white sweet peas, interspersed with
ferns, that made the home a vertiable
bower of beauty and a fitting setting
for the happy event that was to unita
for life the hearts and destinies or
these two most estimable young peo
ple. In the living room palms had
been arranged to form a bower, before
which the young people, who were un
attended, took their station, while the
solemn and impressive wedding serv
ice of the Episcopal church was per
formed by Rev. W. S. Leete, pastor of
St. Luke's church of this city, and
the occasion was one filled with the
deepest reverence as the solemn vows
were plighted, and only the voice of
the minister and the responses of the
young people broke the silence as the
divine' blessing was given to the
bride and groom, just starting out on
life's highway as one.
Following the ceremony the newly
wedded young people were showered
with congratulations and well wishes
from their' relatives, who were pres
ent to witness the nuptials of thesa
two happy young folks. The wedding
was very quiet and the bridal couple
were without attendance, and the
ceremony was attended by only the
immediate relatives. The bride was
most charming in a costume of white
embroidered silk chiffon over white
silk, while the groom was attired in
the customary dark afternoon
costume.
The wedding party and guests, af
ter the ceremony, were served with
most delicious refreshments while th;
bridal couple were receiving congratu
lations on the happy event. The re
refreshments were in the color scheme
of pink and white.
Both of the contracting parties have
been brought up in Cass county and
their friends throughout this section
of the county are only limited by the
number of their acquaintances, and
all will join in wishing them a long
and very happy wedded life and one
free from the cares and sorrows.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William A. Oliver and was bom
and grew to womanhood in this coun
ty, where the family have made their
home for several years on a farm near
Murray, and after finishing her educa
tion in the schools of the county she
has been engaged in teaching for the
past two years. She is a lady uni
versally loved and esteemed and we'i
worthy of all the happiness in the
world.
The groom has for the past few
years been engaged in the manage
ment of a farm near Mynard, and has
spent the greater part of his life
here, where his friends are legion, and
he will receive their heartiest con
gratulations on having secured such
a charming helpmate to assist him in
completing life's journey. Mr. Hen
ton located on a farm near Missouri
Valley, Iowa, last fall and here th"
young people will make their home in
the future, as the groom has a cozy
little home awaiting the coming of
his helpmate.
A SILL MEXI
CAN
RVOUTO
AT THE JUNCTION
Creates a Little Excitement, but No
One Is Killed and but
Two Wounded.
From Wednesday's Dally
This morning about 3 o clock our
neighboring city of Pacific Junction
was made the scene of a small-sized
Mexican revolution, which for a time
seemed as thought it might result in
a tragedy, but fortunately the in
juries sustained by the victims were
small.
Jt seems that the Mexicans em
ployed there by the railroad had se
cured some liquor and were holding a
small party among themselves and
several had imbibed quite heavily,
with the result that the stimulant, to
gether with their national warlike
5-pirit, got the best of them and two
of the party began to quarrel quite
violently over the charms of their
wives, which continued for some time,
and at each fresh remark couched in
the choice language of the southland
the ire of the two men grew, and
finally culminated when one drew a
revolver and opened fire, shooting his
foe in the thumb. The wounded man
at once grabbed out his weapon and
started in to do a little shooting on
his own account, and the bullet from
his gun lodged in the right leg of the
man who had started the shooting,
and this put him out of commission
as far as the battle was concerned,
but did not stop the affair, as a friend
of the man who had been shot in the
eg got busy with a large rock, and
with a neat rap on the head proceed
ed to put the second of the gun men
out of commission, and the combat
ceased, although the entire party re
sembled a slumbering volcano about
to break forth in eruption at any time.
The injured men had their injuries
ooked after, and so far no loss of
life is reported from the scene of bat
tle. The affair gives one an idea of the
militant spirit of the residents of the
southern republic and it is little won
der that the conditions there are as
bad as have been reported. One feat
ure of the shooting most fortunate,
however, was that it was strictly con
fined to the members of the colony of
Mexicans there and did not involve
any of the residents of the town, as
had it been more serious trouble
might have been looked for. These
people have been at the Junction for
some time engaged in various jobs of
construction work, and their conduct
has always been very peaceable as far
as the community was concerned and
their quarrels confined largely to
themselves.
ODAY IS ARDOR DAY
FOR NEBRASKA AND
A LEGAL HOLIDAY
Today is Nebraska's own holiday
that of Arbor day which for many
years has been set aside in this state
as the day on which to plant a trea
that the timber supply of the state
may be preserved, as well as the
beauties of nature desecrated by the
woodman's ax, may be replaced. The
day owes its origin to J. Sterling
Morton, the sage of Arbor Lodge at
Nebraska City, who labored in season
end out to see that the state of Ne
braska and its citizens preserved the
trees and added to the number in ex
istence in the state, and for this pur
pose he finally secured the adoption
by the legislature of Arbor day to
promote the planting of trees, and the
awmakers of Nebraska wisely decid
ed to fix the holiday on the birthday
of the originator and designated April
22 as the time when all Nebraska
should honor their state and the dis
tinguished citizen who was the sec
retary of agriculture during the ad
ministration of President Grover
Cleveland. There has been no ex
tensive observance of the day in this
city today, although a number of
citizens got busy and planted out a
number of trees in honor of the holiday.
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