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VOL. XXXIII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MAY 17, 1I3.
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FIHE CONCERT AT
GRAND THEATRE
last evening
Made Up of Students From the Blind
Asylum at Nebraska City, and
Was Greatly Enjoyed.
From Friday's
The appearance of the orchestra
and students of the School for the
Iilind at the Grand theater last even
ing1 was one of the most pleasant
musical entertainments that has teen
heard here for some time, and those
taking part eerti-inly deserve the
highest praise for the able manner in
which they conducted their parts and
the delightful prog-ram of high-class
music furnished. The orchestra was
superb in its artistic playing and the
soloists showed gieat skill in their
different numbers that was thorough
ly enjoyed and showed the careful
ti airing which had been given the
students at Nebraska City by Sujer
ir.tendent Abbott and the corps of ef
ficient and talented teachers.
The orchestra was under the lead
ership of Miss Helen Chase, instruct
or of violin at the school, and her
brilliant playing was a very pleasing
feature of the concert and the pupils,
with their finished rendition of the
different selections, made the evening
one of i are enjoyment. The orchestra
was composed of Miss Lecna Jen
nings, Albert Cozad, George Cozad,
Clark Bruce. Einar Nelson, William
Koch, C. F. Orton, together with Miss
March Schoeder, instructor of the
piano at the school, who served as
accompanist for the different num
bers. The program was well selected and
consisted of the very highest class of
music from the leading composers,
and it was met with the warmest ap
proval from the delighted audience
which filled the theater to its utmost
capacity. Especially delightful was
the selection of th; intermezzo from
''Cavalleriu Rusticana," as well as
the solos of Einar Nielson, "Bedouin
Love Song," and "Song of a Heart."
Miss Elizabeth Leonard, a grand
daughter of Mr. an-1 Mrs. V. V. Leon
ard of this city, and one of the most
talented pupils at the school, accom
panied the orchestra and gave two
very delightful vocal numbers, "When
I. ore Abides" and "Barcarolle," from
the "Tales of Hoffman," by Offen
bach, and in these the swe;t, clear
voice of this talented lady was heard
at its best. Miss Leonard, together
with Miss Lecna Jennings, also gave
a demonstration of the New York
point system of reading and writing,
which is used at the institute for the
instruction of the pupils.
The entertainment as a whole was
most 'pleasing and enjoyed very much,
despite the intense heat of the thea
ter, which made it decidedly uncom
fortable for those in attendance, and
the ladies of St. Mary's Guild, who
had charge of the concert, are to be
congratulated on the splendid at
traction, and the members of th
party from the institute are certain
ly artists in their different lines and
their work was far superior to other
large orchestras that have greater op
portunities for instruction and learn
ing. GEORGE ("SHANTY") FAL
CONER, WELL KNOWN BALL
PLAYER, DIES IN OMAHA
From Satiiros y's la!ly.
The base ball fans of this city who
have known George Falconer or
"Shanty" as he was known among the
base ball boys, will regret greatly to
learn of his death yesterday in Oma
ha at the Methodist hospital of
typhoid fever. He was one of the
best known amateur players in the
state and his services on the different
teams in Omaha won him a wide ac
quaintance, and those who knew him
will certainly mourn his loss. He had
ten in this city often as a player on
t teams from Omaha. For the past
Vee seasons he l ad been one of the
Snstays of the torz Triumphs. He
employed in 'the engraving de
ment cf the Omaha Bee. He was
" and reared in Omaha.
Suffers Slight injury.
From Friday's Pnllr.
Albert Cotner, employed in th
store department of the Burlington
was injured quite painfully while at
his duties yesterday, and will have to
take an enforced vacation for a few
days. He was working on the plat
form and was moving a truck-load o
material when a large draw-ba
standing near him was tipped over.
and in falling struck his left arm, in
flitting a severe contusion and
abrasion that proved quite painful
although not serious.
TWO PLATTSMOOTH YOUNG
LADIES WHO GRADUATE
FROM STATE UNIVERSITY
From Fr May's Dally.
The invitations for the graduation
exercises of the Nebraska State Uni
cersity have just been issued and they
re certainly a work of art and bound
with a cover of dark gray leather em
bossed with the coat of arms of the
university. The graduation ceremonies
will open on Friday, June 4th, and
continue until Wednesday, June 9th,
when the conferring of the degree will
be made by Chancellor Avery of the
university to the members of the
graduation class, and the address this
year will be given by President Ben
jamin Ide Wheeler of the University
of California. Among those in the
list of graduates appears the names
of two Plattsmouth young ladies-
Miss Marie M. Robertson and Miss
Mildred L. Cummins, who have finish
ed their course in the school and are
now leaving the university to take up
tehir active work. Miss Fern Long,
a daughter of Mr. Silas Long, for
merly of this city, and a graduate of
the High school here ,is also one of
the members of the class of 1915.
THE NEHAWKA NEWS
CHANGES HANDS; MR. LONG
GOES TO LARGER FIELD
From Friday's Daily.
.The Nehawka News, which for the
past few years has been owned and
edited by John I. Long, has been dis
posed of to A. B. Ruthledge, who will
assume charge of the management on
June 1st. Mr. Long has decided to
seek a large field of operation and
has purchased the Enterprise at
Clarks, Nebraska, which he will con
duct in the future. This removes one
cf the leading figures in the news
paper business in Cass county, and
since Mr. Long has been in charge of
the News it certainly has improved
wonderfully and the people of that
community will miss greatly the ener
getic and forceful work of the retir
ing editor. Mr. Ruthledge comes well
recommended and will be accorded a
hearty welcome to the field in this
county. To Mr. Long will be extend
ed the best wishes of a large num
ber of friends in his new venture in
the newspaper line.
JUDGE ARCHER COULD NOT
UNDERSTAND THE LINGO OF
MAN WANTING A LICENSE
From Friday's J'sllv.
Judge Michael Archer, who presides
over the department of justice for the
city, spent several interesting mom
ents this morning at his office with a
strange caller who entered and start
ed a conversation with the judge in
the purest of Castlian, which, how
ever musical in its rolling smooth
ness, was as Greek to the judge, and
during a lull in the storm of language
he managed to make th-i visitor un
derstand that his knowledge of
Spanish was limited to "manana"
and "raus mit em," or similar terms,
and then in broken English the man
explained that he desired a license to
sell rugs, and was accordingly direct
ed to the office of City Oierk Nemetz,
where he could secure the license de
sired. The man then desired to leave
part of his stock with the ;udge, but
was informed that the city hall was
not a store house, and accordingly
took his departure.
Letter files at the Journal office.
PUBLIC EXHIBI
TION OF ART AND
PENMANSHIP
Many Attended at Columbian School
and Were Much Enthused Over
the Work in These Lines.
From Saturday's Daily.
The art and penmanship exhibition
at the Columbian school yesterday-
afternoon was one of the most sue
cessful efforts of its kind ever held
in the city schools in every way pos
sioje. l ne attendance included some
thing over 100 visitors, which was a
most unexpected pleasure to the
teachers, and the work of the children
in these lines was all that could be
sked for. Each room had its own
exhibition and the scholars from the
first to the sxith grades certainly took
a great pride in their work. In each
of the rooms large doves of peace had
1 een designed, while the motto, "We
Are for WTorld Peace," was displayed
on the walls, expressing the sentiment
of the school in this matter.
The penmanship exhibition was a
revelation to the parents and patrons
of the school, as the children in the
lower grades in their work were far
superior to that of scholars in the
higher grades three years ago, and
the change that has been made in the
work of the school children in this
line is certainly remarkable.
In the first grade room v of Miss
Hazel Dovey, where the beginners are
taught the first foundations of their
knowledge, the exhibition of both
penmanship and art was very pleas
ing, and the little folks had evidently
done their utmost to make the rep
resentation of their room as good as
possible, and the many little pictures
and designs turned out by them were
very interesting.
In the room of Miss Alpha Peter
son, where the second and third
grade pupils are taught, is shown the
work of the scholars, and some of the
penmanship here was certainly' re
markable and shows a skill worthy of
children much older than those at
tending here. The art work was both
from tracings and life and the chil
dren in this had some very clever
designs.
The work of the children in the
room of Miss Vesta Douglass, who
has charge of the fourth and fifth
grades, was very clever, and in the
demonstrations of the different move
ments of the pen in the writing and
pecimens of penmanship, was show
ing constant improvement. iiere
also the pupils had an exhibition of
their work in figures that showed up
nicely in comparison with that of the
other rooms.
The room of Miss Nettie Hawks-
worth, where the fifth and sixth
grades are taught, was also in gala
attire for the exhxibition and the
scholars had a great amount of their
penmanship and art work .or the in
spection of the visitors, and much
favorable comment was derived at in
looking over the work of the pupils.
The Palmer method of penmanship
is used in the schools now exclusive
ly and allows of a uniform system,
and the instructor, Miss Marie Kauf
mann, is one of the ablest that could
have been secured and devotes a great
deal of interest to advancing the work
and visits each school one day a week,
and the efficient teachers of the city
each day give their scholars instruc
tions in penmanship, as well as the
art work.
The art department of the city
schools is presided over by Miss Ellen
Windham, who visits the schools once
a week and instructs the children, and
the teachers of the different rooms
each day have the children follow out
this work, thereby largely advancing
the interest, as well as increasing the
efficiency of the schools.
Yesterday afternoon from 2:30 to
4 o'clock the Columbian building was
filled to its utmost with those in
terested, and Miss Kaufmann gave a
series of instructive lectures on the
Palmer system, as well as a demon
stration of its workings, which proved
most interesting. This .is the first
time that the work of fvt Columbian
building has received recognition and
the teachers and pupils feel well
pleased with the success attained by
them in both the art and penmanship
departments.
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Asks for a Divorce.
From Friday's Dally
A petition for divorce has been
filed in the district court by Max
Duda against Josephine Duda. In his
petition the plaintiff alleges that the
defendant deserted his home June 4
1914, and conducted herself in a man
ner toward the plaintiff that caused
him great mental anguish, and for
this he asks that the law give him
his freedom, as well as the custody of
one daughter, a child of something
over 1", months old.
PIONEER CITIZEN OF WEEP
ING WATER SUPPOSED TO
HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE
From Saturday's Daily.
Tuesday afternoon the body of Will
Jacobs, which was found Monday on
a creek bank northeast of Lincoln,
where it had evidently laid since Feb
ruary y, wnen jat-oos disappeared,
was brought here for burial. Several
theories as to the cause of death were
reported, but relatives agreed that it
must have been suicide. The deceased
was i. years ot age anu was one oi
the pioneer settlers of Weeping Wa
ter. He settled here about forty years
ago, jiving here tor twenty years.
During part of this time he worked
in the butcher shop of Sam Ripley and
is well remembered by our older citi
zens. J. he wne and one son were
buried in Oakwood cemetery, which
was the reason tor having tne inter
ment here.
Sons and daughter from out-of-
town who accompanied the body here
were as follows: A daughter. Mrs.
Ed Greby and husband, of Lincoln; a
son, Will and wife, of Lincoln; a
daughter, Mrs. Tom Radford and hus
band, of Lincoln; also the two sons,
Frank and Lester, of Lincoln; a
laughter, Mrs. C. Atl.rTsSon, of Oma
ha; a sen, Charles and wife, of Oma
ha. Other living sons who were not
present are: Guy of Iowa and George
of Toronto, Canada. There is also a
daughter, Mrs. Sam Fontana, of
Omaha.
The body when found was in a
serious state of decay, but was
identified by the clothing worn and by
a watch and some other articles which
remained on the body. Weeping Wa
ter Republican.
FORMER CASS COUNTY
BOY MEETS WITH ACCI
DENT NEAR IMPERIAL
From Eaturaay's Daily.
The news has just been received
here of a very unfortunate accident
that has befallen Ed Baumgart, a
former Cass county boy, but who is
at present making his home on the
farm of J. II. Becker, near Imperial,
Neb. It seems that they have been
making some very extensive improve
ments on the farm, including the con
struction of a large barn, and it was
while assisting in working on this
structure that Mr. Baumgart was in
jured. He had gone up into the loft
of the barn to look after some of the
w-ork, and while there his foot slipped,
allowing him to fall to the ground, a
distance of some twelve feet, and in
alighting his left leg was doubled un
der him in such a manner as to cause
two fractures of the member that will
lay him up for several weeks. The
accident comes at one of the busiest
times of the year and will keep Ed
from active supervision of the farm
work. It had been the intention to
erect a new house on the Becker farm,
but this will have to be postponed un
til later, when Mr. Bauhgart will be
able to be around.
Departs for the West.
From Friday's DaUy.
mis aiternoon reter iuaasen
de
parted on No. 23 for Lincoln, from
where he will leave on a six weeks'
visit to the northwest and Pacific
ccast. Mr. Madsen will go to Bil
ilngs, Montana and from there goes
to Red Lodge, to make a short visit
with his son, Henry, and from there
will go to Tacoma, Washington, to
visit his son, Emil Madsen, in that
city. He is anticipating a most de
lightful time on his trip west.
Wall Paper. Gering & Co.
HE ESTATE OF
LATE GEORGE
IS!
Heirs Have Another Dispute Over
the Division of Real
Estate.
From Saturday's Dally.
Another suit involving the estate of
the late George W. Garrison has been
filed in the district court, in which
Mrs. Nancy J. Garrison, the widow,
brings suit against the other heirs of
the estate Luella Pittman, Charles
W. Garrison and Alonzo D. Garrison.
The plaintiff, in her petition, alleges,
among other things, that she was
married at Seymour, Iowa, on June
12, 1902, to George W. Garrison, and
resided with her husband near Union,
in this county, up to the time of the
death of the husband, George W. Gar
rison, on April 29, 1914.
The plaintiff further alleges that
on or about February 15, 1899, George
W". Garrison, being then unmarried,
without any consideration, executed
a warranty' deed conveying to Luclla
Pittman, nee Garrison, a daughter,
the east half, southeast quarter, sec
tion 23, township 10. range 13, con
sisting of eightv acres. This ded
was kept under the care of G. W. Gar
rison up to the time of hi? death. On
or about May 3, 1914, Luella Pittman
and Charles W. Garri. on, the petition
further states, removed the deed from
the safe in the home of the deceased,
and without the- knowledge or con
sent of the plair.ini had the same
recorded in the ofiicrj of the register
of deeds of Cass count.
The plaintiff further states that
under the will she was Jo t onty tne
sum of S500 and elected to take under
the laws of descent and therefore is
entitled to an undivided one-fourth of
the estate and asks that her claim
be recognized and the deed be set
i-.side and the land returned to the
estate to be divided among the rest
of the proceeds of the estate among
the plaintiff and the three defendants.
It. will be remembered that several
months ago this estate was in court
involving the disposal of notes
amounting to 16,000, which Mrs.
Garrison claimed were given her by
her husband before his death, and on
the trial of the case Mrs. Garrison
was awarded the notes by the jury.
The Garrison estate was a very
large one and quite valuable and
there may be considerable litigation
looked for over its settlement between
the widow and the other heirs.
SUIT FILED IN COUNTY
COURT FOR 52,999.00
FOR INJURIES RECEIVED
This morning in county court was
filed a suit entitled Nils John Carlson
vs. the Missouri Pacific Railway com
pany, in which the plaintiff seeks to
lecover judgment in the sum of $2,
999.00. In his petition the plaintiff
states that on January 1, 1914, he
was employed by the defendant rail
way company as a carpenter in the
terminal round-house owned and
maintained by the defendant, and
while at work on the first of January
was required to get lumber for his
work from a very dangerous place,
where it had been scored, and while
doing so was struck on the left leg in
such a manner as to strain and lacer
ate the ligaments of his leg in a
serious manner that has not been
fully determined upon by his physi
cians. He states further that prior
to his accident he was capable of
earning $100 a month and with an ex-
pectency of a great many years, and
the accident has caused ihm a great
deal of annoyance, as well as lots of
time and he asks that judgment for
the sum prayed for be given him.
ralmer, Taylor & Palmer of Omaha
appear as the attorneys for the plain
tiff. Service will be had of the station
agent here as the representative of
the defendant company.
Call at the Journal office and see
the 75c Initial Stationery that you
can now buy for 50c
W. GARR
Very Pleasantly Entertained.
From Friday'" allr.
The Ladies' Aid society of the M
F. church were very pleasantly enter
tained at the church parlors yester
day afternoon byr Mesdames Helen
and Margaret Mauzy and Luella
Leesley. This was their regular meet
ing and the ladies held a very in
teresting business session. After the
business session the ladies devoted
the fleeting hours to a delightful so
cial time, interspersed with stitching
on fancy work and other amuse
merits. At a convenient time the
hostesses served a most excellent
luncheon, which was very much ap
preciated by the large number in at
tendance.
MOTOR CARS FOR DELIV
ERING MAIL BOTH IN THE
CITY AND RURAL DISTRICTS
The last congress granted authority
for the postmaster general to use
motor cars or to employ motor
vehicles after July 1st to expedite
mail delivery over the country.
The postmaster general has a large
force of men at work now re-arranging
routes, both in cities and country
routes, to enlarge service and add
hundreds of thousands of people to
the lists of those already served by
free delivery through a readjustment
of routes and where advisable, using
motor vehicles.
With the tremendous increase in
printed matter of every kind and
character, there are thousands of
routes now handled by carriers where
men even on small territory are over
loaded. It would seem that nothing
could be more practical than to con
solidate different routes of delivery,
both in cities and rural districts so
that a man with a motor vehicle
could ck the work of three men new
who make deliveries on foot.
There are a multitude of rural
routes where good roads have come
so that a motor vehicle can go any
where and it I is estimated that with
motor vehiclft, two-horse routes can
be consolidafed into one and larger
and better service given. It is believed
that routes which now cover fifteen
to twentv mu.es -of travel can, with a
motor vehicle, be extended to forty
miles of delivery daily.
Opportunities constantly opening
for the larger use of motor vehicles
are seen on every hand. Unexpected
ly there has come foreign dmands for
the heaviest character of trucks that
are testing the capacity of the big
manufacturing plants to turn out.
Now, under the enlarged postal serv
ice, it looks as though there was go
ing to be a market for light motor
vehicles that will double the output in
that line over anything that it has
been' heretofore.
It will be worth watching the de
velopment of the use of motor
vehicles in free delivery of mail in
both city and on rural routes. Lin
coln Trade Review.
THE PAST CHIEFS OF
DEGREE OF HONOR TAKE
A TRIP TO CEDAR CREEK
From Saturday's Dally.
The Past Chiefs of the Degree oi
Honor to the number of some twenty,'
yesterday enjoyed a most delightful
time at the hospitable country home
of Mrs. John Busche, near Cedar
Creek. Mrs. Busche has had the
entertaining of the Past Chiefs once a
year, and the occasion is one that is
always filled with the greatest of
pleasure when they are given the op
portunity of enjoying her hospitality.
The jolly party departed about 8
o'clock yesterday morning in carry
alls for the Busche home, and the ar
rival was made about 11 o'clock, when
the party found a feast fit for a king
awaiting them. There was nothing
emitted that could possibly add to the
pleasure of the company and all voted
that the feast was certainly a royal
one. After the dinner hour several
more happy hours were spent in
music and games of various kinds, aa
well as in a short business session of
the organization. The party returned
home about 7 o'clock well pleased
with the delightful time enjoyed at
the Busche home and in sharing the
gracious hospitality of their hostess.
ANOTHER HUH"
BALL GAME SUN
DAY AFTERNOON
Weather Being Very Unfavorable for
Ball Playing May Have Ben the
Cause of Defeat of Loral Team.
Yesterday was a most disappoint
ing day lor the base nail lar.s ol the
city, as the combination of b:id weath
er and poor playing made the result
of the conflict with the DeVol! Victors
of Council Bluffs a most disappoint
ing one, and in fact the game finally
lesolved itself into one huge joke.
The score at the end of the conflict
was 11 to 3 in favor of the Victors,
who returned to the Iowa city flushed
over their triumph. The weather was
very much against playing any kind
of a decent game, a a strong north
west wind which was blowing kept a
cloud of dust sweeping across the dia
mond and against this the pitchers
were forced to work with varying de
grees of success, and in the fielding
the wind had a great influence in pie
venting many of the hits from being
handled.
Bob Grecko of Omaha, the fast slab
artist who was with the Dundee Wool
en Mills team last season, was secur
ed to do the tossing for the .ocals and
gave a very poor exhibition of his art.
which was quite disappointing, as he
has played some splendid pan:es in
this city, but in this was handicap
ped yesterday by the vind, wh'ch
made the work of putting over strikes.
a difficult job. Ford was the "handle"
of the gentleman on the mound for
the Victors, and his actions a IJod
much to the enjoyment of tha cowi,
although he was able to retire fifteen
of the Red Sox through the striueoit
route, as the boys seemed unabie to
do anything with him at times when
it would have counted.
The Red Sox drew first blood in
the game in the first inning, when,
after Parriott had walked, he was
able to reach second and advanced on
the hit of C. Smith to shortstop,
which was not handled in time to re
tire the runner, and when Pete Ilerold
punched the ball on the nose for a
single Parriott came home with the
first score and the hearts of the fans
swelled with pride as they had fond
hopes of a laurel crown of victory
resting on our sterling athletics, but
this was doomed to an early death, ns
the visitors came light back at us in
the second and in the third inning ad
ded two more to their growing list,
which changed the aspect of things
decidedly and wilted the hopes of the
Sox in getting the lead.
From this on a great many errors
were made by the locals that aided
materially in securing an easy victory
for the Council Bluffs organization.
In the enemy's half of the fourth
a conflict over the decision of Umpire
Schroeder on the safety of one of th?
Victors at the second station caused
his retirement from the game, an he
refused to continue to handle the in
dicator, owing to the protests over his
decision, and Walter Connors was
substituted. At this time, by mutual
consent of both teams fifteen minutes
were taken to honor the memory of
George Falconer of Omaha, the pop
ular fielder of the Storz Triumphs,
whose death occurred Friday, and as
the funeral hour, 4 o'clock, was
chimed, the ball players desisted iu
their playing.
On the resumption of play in the
fourth the visitors grew sassy and
took on another run to add to their,
growing list.
The Plattsmouth boys scored in the
sixth and eighth innings, but this was
the extent of their tallies and left
them far from the winning place in
the engagement.
In the seventh Payne of the Vic
tors lobbed one over the right field
fence for a home run, the first of the
season, and with skillful work and
aided by errors, the visitors were able
to make their total two for this in
ning, in the eigntn ana ninm spasms
two score each were brought over by
the Victors, and the crowd, well chill
ed by the wintry atmosphere prevail
ing, wended their way homeward.
Blank books of all kinds
at tha
Journal office.
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