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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1915.
NO. 10.
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THE ROADS NEED
SOME ATTENTION
AT THIS TIME
Let's All Comply "With the Governor's
Good Roads Proclamation and Get
Onto the Work for Two Days.
A great many of the iesidents of
the county are preparing: to get busy
and do their utmost to follow out the
proclamation of Governor John II
Morehead in setting1 aside Thursday
and Friday, July 29th ard 30th, as
good road days, in which all the peo
ple of the commonwealth are request
ed to get out and do a turn toward
making- the roads better and safer for
travel. This is certainly a work that
is badly needed throughout the state
and here in Cass county the citizens
should see that they do their part to
ward making the two days a red let
ter event in caring- for the improve
ment of the roads.
The heavy rains cf the past two
months have had a tendency to undo
a great deal of the labor expended by
the road supervisors of the county
and it is really a duty of the citizens
to do what they can toward the bet
terment of the roads and highways of
the county, as there will be so much
for the supervisors to look after that
it cannot all be carried out and it will
be necessary for the good roads boost
ers to get out and assist in the good
work. There will be very little effort
required from each resident to get out
along the country roads with a drag
and assist in getting the roads in good
shape, and it is to give a .special ef
fort along this line that the governor
has urged the people of the state to
respond to the good roads cause. 4.
Right here in the city it would be
an excellent thing if the citizens
would get busy and start in on the
good roads movement and assist in
making the streets of the city first-
class in every wayy.
MISSOURI AND PLATTE
RIVERS ARE ALMOST
UP TO THE TOP NOTCH
From Tue.day'c Dairy.
The heavy rains of the past few
weeks have at last shown their effect
on the condition of the Platte and
Missouri rivers at this place and the
streams are now almost at flood tide,
with an increase in the river.3 reported
to I if nn IflP M-nV Thi ATiccjIllri riVPf I
east of this city, is now with in a frac-
tion of an inch of when it overflow-
ed in May and every indication points J
to a still further swelling of the
stream. The flood water that swept
over the bottom land east of the city
still stands in the low places, as the
continued rises have tended to in
crease, rather than decrease, the
amount standing there and it has
made it impossible to allow the plant-
ing of another crops by those who are
cultivating this land, and it seems as
though they are to again be compelled
to suffer a loss of the crop, which will
be rather hard on them, as it is the
third successive season when the
crops there have been washed out and
ruined by the high water. The ditch
that was dug on the south side of the
road by the farmers has carried off a
greater part of the surface water
from the city and had it not been for
this the condition there would be even
worse than it is. It seems hard that
so much hard work must go to waste,
but the high waters are something
that man cannot prevent and this sea
son has been on of such extraordinarv
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Cow Struck by Train.
From Tuesday's Dally.
This afternoon while No. 23, the
north bound Burlington passenger,
was rounding the foot of Wintersteen
Hill near the old elevator they ran in
to a cow belonging to Mrs. Mary
Edgerton, but in the mix-up the ani
mal was not injured very much aside
from a severe bump on the right side
of its flank.
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From Tuesday' Dany.
Yesterday morning Leo Royer met
with a very painful accident while en
gaged at his work in the Burlington
shops that will result in laying him
up for a few days at least. He was
so unfortunate as to get the large toe
of the right foot beneath a falling
object, with the result that this mem
ber was mashed and bruised quite
painfully and the victim of the ac
cident will be compelled to enjoy a
few days' layyoff from his duties un
til the damage to the toe heals up.
PRIZE FOR THE GASS
COUNTY FATHER HAV
ING THE MOST SONS
From Tuesday's Dan
As a special inducement to their
efforts during the big Harvest Sale at
the store of C. E. Wescott's Sons they
are offering a special prize to the
father residing in Cass county who
will come to the store and bring with
him the largest number of sons, all of
whom are living in this county. This
has created a great deal of interest
and already there has been quite a
number of the proud fathers of the
county gather their sons with them
and call at the store, and the showing
made by several of these parties was
one that would make the heart of
Roosevelt swell with pride if he could
look on them. The father bringing in
the largest number of sons will re
ceive a fine Stetson hat. while each
of the sons will be given an ap
propriate present as a remembrance
of the occasion. ..
TWO PERSONS FILE
APPLICATIONS TO
BECOME CITIZENS
From Tuesday's Dally.
Yesterday in the office of the clerk
of the district court was filed the
tt a rut inn nf two rvf thp Tpsidpntjx nf
Cass county as to their intention of
becoming full-fledged citizens of the
United States of American and re-
nouncing all allegiance to the king of
Denmark to whom they were former
subjects.
One of the applicants, Henry Niko-
laus Magensen, is employed in the
Marquardt store at Avoca as a clerk
rhimn man enma 1Q VDQrs
age and came to this country on
March 24, 1912, and has since that
time been a resident of Avoca. Anton
Jensen, also a native of Denmark and
at present engaged in farming in
Avoca precinct, was the second of the
armlicants for citizenship and stated
that since March 6, 1913, he has been
a resident of this country. He is 21
years of age.
There has been a great many ap
plications for citizenship papers since
the opening of the great war in
Europe, and the larger per cent hers
comes from the sturdy races of the
north of Europe, where the best class
of citizens are secured, and it ha3
been found that they all have a warm
feeling for the land of their adoption
and little desire to return to the old
world.
QUEEN ESTHERS ENTERTAIN
ED BY MARGARET RISHEL
From Wednesday' Dall
Th Onn F.tW f , Mothwl.
Rishel in the west part of the city in
a most pleasant social time, as well
as a very interesting business meet
ing. The evening was largely spent in
discussing matters pertaining to the
welfare of the society, and at the
close of the business meeting the
young ladies spent some time very
pleasantly in games and music A
very tempting and delicious luncheon
was served at an appropriate hour. I
which added much to the pleasures of
the occasion. I
W,TH
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DUTY OF EVERY
BUSINESS MAN
TO ADVERTISE
It Is Your Duty to Your Business to
Advertise and Give All a
Chance to Buy.
From Tuesday's Da II r.
Did you ever consider that it is part
of your duty as a merchant to adver
tise what you have for sale?
Probably you are keen on service,
the service your stores renders to the
people of your community. Most mer
chants are. A part of that service is
your advertising.
One of the ablest speakers at the
recent convention of the Associated
Advertising Clubs of the World at
Chicago, one who spoke in the retail
ers division, namely, Mr. Apple, ad
vertising manager for John Wana-
maker's stores, stated that it was just
as bad for a store to leave the public
uninformed as to misinform it.
Think of that! Just as bad to leave
the public uninformed of what you
have to sell as to misinform the pub
lie about what you have to sell.
Truth in advertising has been blaz
oned from one end of the commercial
world to the other. Truth has been
held up as the great power and god
dess of advertising. It has been the
goal and aim of all earnest and con
scientious advertisers.
But it seems there are sins of
omission in advertising as well as
sins of commission.
All the time we have been giving
our attention to advertisers to make
them do it better and make them do
it truthfully, honestly.
How about ' the fellow who has
things to sell who does not advertise
at all?
Hasn't a public a right to know
what you have to sell, as well as a
right to receive good merchandise at
the right price, or to have you tell
them the truth about what you have
to sell?
Isn't it your duty to your business
to advertise, to give the people a
chance to come and buy?
How can you expect the public to
buy goods from you that they know
nothing of? You can't show the act
ual goods to all the people who might
want to buy, or at least you can never
be sure that you have. Therefore, it
is your duty to yourself, to your busi
ness and to your public to advertise.
Omaha Trade Exhibit.
THE D. A. R. MUSIC ALE
A VERY DELIGHTFUL
EVENT LAST EVENING
The musicale given last evening at
the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Mar
tin on North Sixth street, by the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, was a most delightful event in
every way and a very neat sum was
realized from the pleasant event. As
had been advertised, the occasion was
devoted to the singing of the old
heart songs and with the splendid
program an ample opportunity was
given the music lovers to listen again
to the songs that brought back the
memories of other days, some of them
with happy smiles and others touched
with tears, but the occasion through
out was one of the most delightful
that has been held for some time. In
addition to the musical program of
the evening a most delightful reading
was given by Mrs. William Baird in
her usual pleasing manner, while
vocal solos by Mrs. E. H. Wescott,
Lynn O. Minor and Miss Eda Mar-
quardt added to the enjoyment of the
evening. A male quartet gave a num
ber of the old songs, in which every
one joined, and the sweet and well
loved strains of "Swannee River,"
"Ben Bolt," "Annie Laurie" and all
the old favorites of years past filled
the Martin home with their melody
and sweetness.
To Hold Services Sunday.
Rev. Reynolds of the Baptist
church will preach at the United
Brethren church, south of this city, I
next Sunday morning at 11 o clock, j
He is an able minister and everybody
woh uossiblv can should hear him.
NEBMSUUtS MEET AT
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One of the warmest admirers of
William Jennings Bryan present at
the Hotel Virginia dinner and the
auditorium lecture Wednesday night
was C. W. Sherman, now a resident of
Los Angeles and formerly for many
years publisher of a newspaper in
Plattsmouth, Neb. Mr. Sherman was
Mr. Bryan's private secretary during
the first term of the oratorical Ne-
braskan in congress, and has been in
timately acquainted with him for
many years. Mr. Sherman was in the
party making the trip to Catalina Is
land Wednesday and in the evening he
was the guest of Senator S. L. Thom
as, whose home was in Bryan's con
gressional district. Thomas, a repub
lican, was elected to the state senate
the same year that Bryan was sent to
congress. Long Beach (Cal.) Daily
Telegram.
AUBURN A VERY PAR
TICULAR TOWN ON
THE SHOW BUSINESS
tTTm Tuesday's Dally.
The Brundage shows are at Platts
mouth this week, still fighting the
weather man. Plattsmouth people like
the shows, however, and although the
majority of the people opposed street
carnival companies of any sort they
admit that Brundage has a good show,
At Auburn the authorities, encourag
ed by the church people, would not
permit the minstrel company to show,
nor would they permit tne don
wheels to run. Auburn seems to be a
sort of "Holy City." The people of
that town, or some of them, would
rather play poker arouuJ oehind the
barn, apparently, and then air the
episode in police court. Nebraska
City Press.
The above is certainly a plain
statement and it seems strange that
any city could find objection in the
minstrel company, which was uni-
versally conceded here the best at-
traction of the carnival and one of the
cleanest and best tent shows ever
seen here. Surely the Auburn people
were in wrong on keeping this show I
from appearing.
SILVER MEDAL CON
TEST OF THE W. C. T.
U. AT BRIGGS HOME
From Wednesday Daily.
The silver medal contest of the W.
C. T. U. was held last evening at the
beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. M. S.
Briggs on South Sixth street, and was
attended by quite a large number of
persons, who enjoyed to the utmost a
very interesting program. There were
six contestants for the - medal, and
after the different readings the
judges, Mesdames Elizabeth Travis,
R. B. Hayes and Miss Verna Cole, de
cided that the selection, "One of the
Falling," by Miss Golda Kaffenberger,
was the prize winner, and this little
lady was presented with the hand
some medal by M. S. Briggs in a few
well chosen remarks, which were very
much enjoyed and appreciated by all
those present. The musical program
as arranged was most pleasing in
every particular and each one taking
part displayed much talent in their
different selections. Piano solos were
given by Francis Whelan, Miss Una
Crook and Mrs. Arthur Troop in a
very finished manner, while a violin
duet h Miss Grace Beeson and Robert
Kroehler was one of the delightful
numbers of the evening. Vocal num
bers were contributed by Mrs. R. B.
Hayes, Mrs. Charles Jelinek and Miss
Leona Hudson, which served as pleas-1
ant features of the evening's enter-1
tainment. A most charming piano and
violin duet was given by Francis
Whelan and Miss Geneive Whelan.
which displayed the talent possessed
by these two young people. The
entertainment throughout was one in
which the ladies of the W. C. T. U.
can take a great pride, and its success
reflects great credit on those taking
part. '
Thomsen. Dentist. Gaud Bldf.
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NEAR GREENWOOD
Death Comes Very Sudden Following
the Birth of a Very Beautiful
Girl Baby.
From "Wednesday's Dally.
On Thursday, July 15, 1915, at 1
o'clock, death came very sudden and
unexpected to Mrs. Gustav Woitzel,
aged 25 years, 9 months and 14 days.
She was stricken with an attack of
heart trouble, and though she was
given all possible aid she passed away
in her final sleep in the presence of
her husband and sister. It came as
a great shock to her relatives, as
only in the hour before she was in the
very best of health and was just in
the zenith of her life, with the flush
of youth upon her cheeks. She had
just entered the life of motherhood
on July 5, 1915, when a little baby girl
had come to gladden the home.
The funeral was held on Saturday
at 12 o'clock at the German Lutheran
church near Murdock, Neb., where the
departed was confirmed and married
and attended church her lifetime. The
services were conducted by Rev. J. W.
Peters, who performed the beautiful
burial service of the church and gave
a short sermon on the useful and
j happy life of the departed lady, who
had always enjoyed the very best of
health and had endeared herself to all
those whom she had known, and to
the heartbroken husband, parents,
brothers and sisters he spoke words
of comfort in the promise of the
future life when partings should be
no more. She was the second daugh
ters of Mr. and Mrs. John Scheel of
near Murdock.
Elsie Anna Scheel was born Novem
ber 1, 1889. She was married on
Easter Sunday, April 12, 1914, to Mr.
Gustav Woitzel of near Greenwood.
She leaves to mourn her loss in her
untimely death, besides her husband
and little baby girl, Gertrude Eliza-
beth, her parents, three brothers and
seven sisters, namely: Ranhard,
Herman and John Scheel, Mrs. Ed
Jochim, Mrs. Frank Reaster, Delia,
Rosa, Anna, Clara and Alma Scheel,
and scores of relatives and friends.
The floral offerings, by which the
friends testified their affection and
esteem in which the departed was
held, were most beautiful as well as
lavish. Among the most notable was
SATURDAY, JULY 24
AT. PLATTSMOUTH
BAND CONCERT AT 2 P. M.
Followed by Free Vaudeville Act for One Hour.
Corner Sixth and Main Streets.
a magnificent wheel, representing the
family wheel which was broken. It
was a token from her sisters and was
carried behind the casket to the
grace by two of her sisters, where she
now lies in sleep among the scenes
of her many childhood days.
The pall-bearers, who were her old-
time schoolmates, were as follows:
Charley, Herman and Ed Rau, Aug
ust and John Gaekemier and Walter
Thimgan. The flower girls were
Esther Rau, Gladys Peterson and
Emma and Anna Korth of Western,
Nebraska,
Card of Thanks.
We wish to express our most heart
felt thanks to the neighbors and
friends for their kindness and
assistance and 'words of sympathy,
also for the beautiful floral offerings
at the funeral of our dear beloved
wife, daughter and sister.
Gustav Woitzel.
Mr. and Mrs. John Scheel and
Family.
Mr. and Mrs. Rainhard Scheel.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Scheel.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Jochim.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Reaster.
"THE HAN AT THE THROT
TLE" TO BE AT AIR
Vrnrd WftSnMflar'i Dally.
Messrs. Shla'es and Peterson of the
Midwest Amusement company, have
received word from the Superior Film
Co. of Des Moines, Iowa, that the
feature, "The Man at the Throttle,
which was taken here a few weeks
ago, has been tested out and found
to be one of the best films that they
have had from the standpoint of
photography, as well as acting, and
the film company is certain that the
picture will be one that will be a most
pleasing feature to the movie lovers
in this city. The play was acted out
by local talent and the scenes all laid
here at home. These pictures will be
shown at the Air Dome on next Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday nights
as a special feature, in addition to the
regular program.
WOMAN TRAVELING
IN MEN'S CLOTHING
TO AVOID SUSPICION
From "Wednesday" Dally.
On Monday evening a telephone
message was received here by Sheriff
Quinton calling him out to the vicinity
of Mynard, where a camping party
was arousing a great deal of suspicion
from the residents there and there
was much surprise as to their identity
and purpose in making camp in that
peaceful locality. On arrival o the
sheriff and County Attorney Cole, it
was found that the party consisted of
two men in a moving outfit and a man
and woman who stated that they were
tramping on their way to Nebraska
City and had stopped with the camp
ers for the night. These two stated
that they were man and wife and had
come quite a distance from the north
ern part of the state. The woman
was attired in a man's suit for con
venience in traveling, it was .stated,
and to avoid the questions and annoy
ances that would have followed any
one in female garb in tramping along
the highways and railroad tracks, as
they had done. After hearing the
story the man and wife were brought
here and placed in the county jail for
the night, as they did not have a very
good place in which to stay. The
woman was given transportation to
Nebraska City yesterday, while the
man stated he would be able to reach
that place all right, where they ex
pected to secure employment.
THE GLEIIVOOD BALL TEAM
TO PLAY RED SOX SUNDAY
From Tuesday's Dally.
The Glenwood base ball team have
made arrangements with Manager
Johnson of the Red Sox to appear
here next Sunday for an exhibition of
the national pastime, and this will be
an event of more than usual interest,
as heretofore the teams playing here
have came from Omaha, and this will
be the first small town team to line
up with the Sox this summer. The
Glenwood team, it is claimed, is a
first-class organization of ball play
ers and has had as their pitching star,
Stimpson, who was here earlier in the
season as a member of the Sox ag
gregation. Two weeks hence the
Louisville team has promised to be on
hand to do business with the John
sonites, and will do their best to carry
off the bacon. These two teams will
bring new faces here that will give
the fans an opportunity of witnessing
what they can do.
Subscribe for The Journal,
OUTCROPPING OF
A LONG-STANDING
COMPLAINT
Something Should be Done With the
Instigator Before Something
Disastrous Occurs.
From Wednesday's Daily.
For the past two days the com
munity has been deeply stirred over
what is the latest outcropping of a
long-standing complaint against one
of the men who for several years has
made this city his home, and this time
it looks like a show-down for some
thing to be done to either remove the
man from the community or see that
he is placed in safe keeping. The
authorities have several times been
annoyed by the actions of this party,
but have overlooked it in a feeling of
charity for those of his family, who
were entirely blameless in the ac
tions of this man. Now it seems as
though "the limits of patienee had been
exhausted and the county authorities
will take the matter up if there are
not steps taken by the family to re
move the party from the city and lo
cality. It is to be regretted that such
steps are necessary, but the peace and
safety of the community require that
it be done, and at once, before some
tragedy marks the close of the chapter
of the deeds of this man.
It would seem that children, and
especially little girls, exercise a
fascination for him that is almost be
yond his power to resist, and there
has often been complaint from par
ents as to their children being fondled
and handled in a manner that was not
all that it should be by any means
on the part of this person, and a
number of very irate parents have
awaited a favorable opportunity to
deal with the matter, regardless of the
aw, but fortunately everyone seems
to have kept their temper pretty well.
considering the provocation offered
them, and no violence has been at
tempted, but, as it was remarked a
short time ago, it is strange that
some parent has not "spilled over"
and committed some rash act.
The residents of the city all feel
that their little children are hardly
safe in being allowed on the street
with a constant fear and menace over
them such as there has been for the
past few years. The latest complaint
lodged with the authorities did not
result in any injury to the child be
yond an unnecessary familiarity on
the part of the man.
MRS. LOUIS LAHODA
GOES HOME BECAUSE
OF HUSBAND'S ILLNESS
From Wednesday's Dally.
This morning Mrs. Louis Lahoda
departed for her home at Spencer,
Iowa, where she was called by the ill
ness of her husband, who was over
come there a few days ago through
overwork. Mr. and Mrs. Lahoda came
here some ten weeks ago and assisted
in caring for Mrs. Henry Lahoda, and
Mrs. Louis Lahoda was at her side
constantly 0oking after her and the
little babe since their return from
the hospital. About two weeks ago
they received a message that their
own little child was ill at Spencer, and
Mr. Lahoda hastened home, but his
wife was unable to go, and when
shortly afterwards the news of his
being overcome by a sunstroke reach
ed here she was sick in bed and was
forced to rest for a week at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Murphy before
being able to return to her home in
Spencer. She was feeling much im
proved on her departure.
Merl Rainey Improving.
From "Wednesday's Daily.
W. H. Rainey returned home last
evening from the Methodist hospital
in Omaha, where his son Merl, is re
covering from an operation for ap
pendicitis, and reports the lad as do
ing nicely and apparently has gone
through the operation in fine shape.
Mr. Rainey will go to Omaha this
evening to visit his son again. That
he is doing so nicely is pleasing news
to his relatives and friends.
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