PCATTSMOUTH SJEMI-WEESLY JOURNAL.
TIimiSpAT, AUGUST 5, 1913.
PAGE 2.
MR. AND MRS. HENRY
BOECK EflJOYING LIFE
ON PACIFIC COAST
From Tuesday's Daily.
Henry Boeck and wife, who are
sojourning in California, are enjoying
themselves to the fullest extent, as
letters received here from them in
dicate, and the visit is proving one of
the most delightful occasions that
these worthy old people have enjoyed
in recent years. They are located at
Los Angeles at present and have been
fortunate enough to secure rooms in
the same apartment house as that in
which . Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wescott
make their home, and this gives Mr.
Boeck and wife a real homelike feel
ing to have two old-time Plattsmouth
people with- them to visit with, and
as Mr. and Mrs. Wescott have spent
several years in California they can
assist Mr. and Mrs. Boeck very much
in getting around and locating their
old Nebraska friends who reside on
the coast. The climate on the coast
has proven most enjoyable to this
worthy couple, although Mrs. Beock
was not very well at first, but they
are enjoying it very much now and
may decide to remain there for a con
siderable period if the proper ar
rangements for caring for their pro
perty in this city can be made. There
are so many old-time residents from
this county and city located at Los
Angeles and vicinity that it is real
homelike to the visitor from Nebraska
snd a treat to persons like Mr. and
Mrs. Boeck, who knew all of them so
well when they lived here.
SORROWFUL LOOKING SPECI
MEN WALKS INTO TOWN
From Tuesday's Pally.
A wayfarer arrived in the city Sun
day who came about as near being
destitute of clothing as possible for a
human being to be, and the cool
zephyrs of the Nebraska hills was
playing about his form in a very live
ly manner that made it very uncom
fortable for the man. He was not able
to talk English and was. forced to
make signs of his distress in the way
of not having had anything to eat, and
the police assisted in getting him a
meal, and as his speech was evidently
that of a native of Italy, he was taken
to the store of John Schiappacasse,
where he related in his native tongue
the fact that he was a native of
Sicily and had not been in this country
but a short time and had landed in
Omaha, but being unable to secure
work there had started out into the
country to find something to do in
order to get enough to keep himself
alive. He was without food for sev
eral days and was in a very pitable
condition, and was given shelter at
the jail over night. The case was
brought to the attention of the coun
ty, and County Attorney Cole pur
chased the man some overalls, as well
as securing him a cap and shoes and
this morning he was able to stand the
wintery breezes much better than in
his back-to-nature attire. The man
seems very grateful for the treatment
he has received here and was engaged
this morning in trimming the lawn
at the court house.
MISS ETTA NICKELS RETURNS
FROM TRIP TO PACIFIC COAST
From Tuesday's Daily.
Miss Etta Nickels of Murray was in
the city today calling on her friends
and enjoying a visit with them for the
first time, since her return Thursday
from her trip to the Pacific coast. Miss
Nickels departed on April 19th, in
company with her cousin, Miss Bertha
Nickels, for the coast, and has spent
three months most delightfully in tak
ing in the points of interest along the
coast country. The ladies traveled
both on the. mountain and the seacoast
route from San Diego to Seattle and
enjoyed stays in the larger cities, as
well as a visit of several weeks at the
San Francisco and San Diego exposi
tions, and this trip, which is one of a
lifetime, was enjoyed to the limit by
the ladies," who return refreshed by
their outing.
Asks to Have Will Probated.
From 'Wednesday's Dally.
This momipg a petition for the pro
bate of the la'sf will and testament of
Mrs. Carrie J7Barry was filed in the
office of County Judge Allen J. Bee
son by C, S. Johnson, who is named in
the will as the executor of the estate.
Mrs- Barry died on July 11, 1915, at
her home at Alvo and. was possessed
of real estate valued at $1,500, and
personal property valued at $2,100.
The husband and five children are the
heirs' "of the estate. ;
COUHTY COMMISSIONERS III
REGULAR MONTHLY SESSION
From Tuesdav's Pallr.
The county commissioners were on
the job this morning at the cqurt
house to start in on the usual month
ly grind of the county's business af
fairs, and quite a large" number of
claims were presented. The report of
Sheriff Quiaton for the second quar
ters of the year, showing $98.14 in
fees collected, was presented to the
board and the amountt urned over to
the county strong box. The unusual
ly wet and rainy season will make a
hard shot on the road work of the
county and the commissioners and
supervisors , will have a problem on
their hands .to look after all of this.
FLYING ANTS PUT OUT
AUTOMATIC SIGNAL
LIGHTS ON RAILROAD
From Tuesday's Dafiy.
Out on the McCook division of the
Burlington 112 miles of automatic
block signalled railroad is in opera
tion. Along this oil lighted way are
262 signal lamps, controlling the
movements of trains. These lamps
are of the continuous burning type,
guaranteed to burn for five days with
out attention, and often showing a
record of seven or eight days, where
tests have been made. Twice a week,
under the rules, these lights must be
trimmed ard filled. They burn day
and night nnd are inspected daily, a
maintainer covering his twenty to
twenty-five miles every day with a
gasoline motor car.
Many things make daily inspection
of the lamps necessary. Recently one
of the troubles of the maintainer has
been caused by flying ants. These
little insects get into the globes, go
ing through the smallest screen pos
sible to use on the lamps. They get
into the globes in such numbers that
their dead bodies fill the globe and
choke out the flame, greatly diminish
ing its brilliancy before putting it en
tirely out. The screens keep out the
larger insects, but the little ants find
their death in the signal lamps by the
thousands. When an engineer finds a
dark signal he must stop.
Traffic movements have been more
free, greater effiicency has been made
possible, ard liability of wrecks has
been reduced since the block signal
installation on this division has been
completed. It is reported that the
mileage of automatic signaling on the
lines west will not be increased this
year, but with usual business condi
tions, next year is expected to see a
considerable addition to mileage of
this department on the Burlington.
REPORTED SNOWFALL IN
TOWN THIS MORNING
From Tuesday's Danr-
This morning certainly marked the
most freakish summer day in a sea
son of the most unusual weather in
recent yeats, when the cool breezzes
reminded one more of the autumn sea
son and the mercury hovered around
the 50 above mark. Reports of snow
fcll around us were reported, and the
residents were geratly startled to
learn that at the residence of John C.
York there had been a downfall of
the beautiful for a few seconds, but it
melted as toon as falling. Mr. York,
who is an early riser, was out in time
to see snow and stands ready to prove
this, but we will wait until "Posy"
Messersmith reports before giving
this out as the official weather report
as to the snow.
f-TiSS AUCE WEVRICH IS
OPERATED UPON AT OMAHA
From Tuesday's Dally.
Yesterday morning at the Clarkson
hosprti.l in Omaha, Miss Alice Wey
rich was subjected to quite a delicate
operation for the removal of her
tonsils, which have been giving her
more or less pain since last
April, when she suffered an attack of
tensilities, and since that time the
effect of the illness seems to have in
duced rheumatism, which has caused
her a great deal of pain and suffering,
and it was finally decided to operate
by removing the tonsils, which was
most successfully carried out and the
patient is now resting very easily at
the .hospital, where she will remain
for a few days until it is safe for her
to return h ome.
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SURPRISE TO MISS
SEYBERT ON EIGH
TEENTH BIRTHDAY
From Wednesday's Dally.
A very, pleasant surprise party oc
curred Monday 'evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Seybert near
Cullom, when a large number of the
friends and - neighbors of the family
assembled to assist Miss Honor Sey
bert in celebrating her eighteenth
birthday anniversary in a fitting man
ner. The party was arranged without
the knowledge reaching the members
of the Seybert family and they were
all unaware of the pleasant event,
when in response to a knock on the
door, they answered and were over
whelmned by the jolly party of "in
vaders" with cries of "Surprise," and
the guest of honor was showered with
many good wishes for years of happi
ness. The evening was very pleasant
ly spent in playing games and a
genuine good time had by the entire
party until a late hour. The party
had come prepared for the occasion
with many baskets of danties, which
made a most delicious luncheon and
which was enjoyed to the utmost by
the company. The event was one that
will be fondly remembered by every
one present and Miss Seybert feels
that it is indeed pleasant to be remem
bered so kindly by her friends in her
old home.
WILL RETURN PER
MANENTLY IN A
VERY FEW MONTHS
From Wednesday's Dally.
Last evening F. M. Welshimcr and
son, C. E. Welshimer, who have been
here for the past few months, depart
ed for their home at Stratford, Texas,
after having made a number of im
provements, on their property here,
and they expect to wind up their con
tracting work in Texas and then pre
pare to move to Plattsmouth to make
their future home and carry out a
number of plans they have in view to
improve their property. These gentle
men are very progressive and will,
when they return, at once get busy in
making a number of changes that will
add greatly to the value of their real
estate holdings, as well as the appear
f nce of the city.
They have in Texas a number of
contracts that will require their at
tention for two or three months to
clean up and then they will be ready
to move back to Nebraska, where they
believe there is a good opportunity,
and as proof of their confidence in the
city they have purchased a number of
pieces of real estate, some of which
have residences located on them, and
on others they will erect new homes
for rental. The lots north of the
High school are owned by these gen
tlemen, as well as the place across the
street west, and both of these will be
improved and fixed up, and if possible
a house placed on their lots on Main
street near Twelfth. They have re
built the Campbell property in the
south part of tho city while here.
OLD FRIENDS AND RELATIVES
SURPRISE MR. JOHN GORY
From Tuesday's Daily.
Yesterday John Cory, the proprietor
of the Perkins House, had a very
pleasant surprise given him when ihs
brother, H. W. Cory, of North Yaki
ma, Washington; Mr and Mrs. James
Basler of Yetter, Iowa, and Mrs. Mary
Comstock of Sac City, Iowa, arrived
here for a short visit with him and
his family. These are all old-time
friends of Mr. Cory, whom he has
known for the past sixty years, and
the visit was one of the rarest enjoy
ment to the whole party, as they pass
ed the time in discussing the events
of the past when they were all young
people together in Iowa.
R. L. PROPST AND MOTHER '
VISIT WATERLOO, IOWA
From Tuesday's Daily.
This morning R. L. Propst and
mother, Mrs. E. E. Goodwin, returned
home from a trip to Waterloo, Iowa,
where they were called by the death
of a brother of Mrs. Goodwin, who
died there a few days ago, and they
remained - for the funeral services,
which were held at Monmouth, Iowa,
Saturday. Mr. M. L. Propst, the de
parted brother, was the last male rep
resentative of his family and the only
remaining brother of Mrs. Goodwin.
She stood the trip nicely and return
home without mishap, although sad
dened by the bereavement that had
visited her.
POPULAR VARIETY STORE TO
MOVE TO MAIN STREET
From Tuesdays Dally.
R. W. Knorr, proprietor of the
Popular Variety store on Sixth street
will move it this-week from its pres
ent location to the Golding building
on Main street, and for this purpose
the store will be closed on Thursday
and Friday to allow the stock to be
moved and everything put in readi
ness for the big opening on Saturday
at the new location. The new loca
tion is more central in the business
section of the city and will prove a
point of vantage to the owner in the
handling of his trade. On opening a
new line of bargains will be offered to
the residents of this city.
GEOLOGIST HERE FOR
INVESTIGATION OF
THE OIL PROSPECTS
From Wednesday's Datr.
Prof. E. F. Schram, assistant geo
logist at the state university, arrived
this morning to look over the land in
this locality to see . the different
formations with their possibilities in
the way of oil-bearing rock that
might act as a reservoir holding both
oil and gas. Mr. Baker has interested
Prof. Schram in the matter and he
brings with him the plats and records
of a number of surveys made by the
state that, can give an insight to the
formation of the soil and rock of this
section of the county and will be a
factor in determining the question of
where the oill well experiment will be
started by Mr. Baker. The result of
the visit of the geologist will be
awaited with interest for the effect it
will have on the future development in
the way of bringing into life a paying
oil field.
As a business proposition Mr. Baker
will look over the field carefully be
fore making a decision as to the place
for sinking a well and pick that which
looks-the best to him as the location
for the first experimential well that
will be sunk into the earth to test out
the oil and gas theory.
THE PRAYER OF THE
INCESSENT KNOCK
ER IN THIS CITY
Lord, please' don't let this town
grow. I've been here for thirty years
and during that time I've fought every
public improvement. I've knocked
everything and everybody. No firm or
individual has ' established a business
here without my doing all I could to
put them out of business. I've lied
about them, and would have stolen
from them if I had had the courage
I have done all I could to keep the
town from growing and never have
spoken a good word for it. I've knock
ed hard and often. I've put ashes on
the children's slide and I've made the
marshal stop the boys playing ball on
my vacant lot. Whenever I saw any
one prospering or enjoying themselves
I've started a reform to kill the busi
ness or spoil the fun. I don't want
the young folks to stay in this town
and I will do all I can by law, rule or
ordinance to drive them away. It
pain3 me, O Lord, to see that, in spite
of my knocking, it i3 beginning to
grow. Some day I fear I will be called
upon to put down sidewalks in front
of my property, and who knows but
what I may have to keep oil on the
streets that run by my premises?
This, Lord, would be more than I
could bear. It would cost me money,
though all I have was made right here
in town. Then, too, more people
might come if the town begins to
grow, which would cause me to lose
my pull. I ask, therefore, to keep
this town at a standstill that I may
continue to be the chief knocker.
Amen.
THE FETZER SHOE SALE .
IS VERY SUCCESSFUL
From Tuesday's Daily
One of the most successful special
sales that has been held for some
time in this city is that which is being
held this week at the Joseph Fetzer
shoe store, where their large stock is
being offered at rare bargains. The
sale is being conducted by the Kelley
Salesmanship system through their
representative,-D. B. Patton, and on
Saturday, the opening day, it was
necessary to have several clerks cn
duty besides the regular force, and:
these were rushed with the throng of
people ager to secure the shoe bar
gains offered. ;
PAR1ELE OPERA
OPENING TUES
DAY AUGUST 31
Attractions Booked Comprise Some of
the Finest Comedy Cpmpanics
Ever Booked in Plattsmouth.
The dramatic season will open in
this city very shortly and the Pannele
theater again be opening for the lov
ers of the drama and of the musical
comedy, of which Manager Schlaes
has secured quite a large and at
tractive list for the coming fall and
winter and the plays range from the
most successful musical comedies to
the heavier dramas which' have scored
so successfully in the metropolitan
cities.
Mr. Shlaes expects, if he can pos
sibly get away, to attend the conven
tion of the theatrical managers in
Chicago about August 13th, and will
then be able to sign a number of other
high-class attractions. The date for
the opening of the Tarmele for the
season of 1915-16 will be on Tuesday,
August 31st, when Milton Schuster
with a large and first-class company,
will present the comedy with music
"A Prince for a Day," which will be
given with a fine scenic production, as
well as catchy music and winsome
girls who are always the big hit with
the musical comedies produced in late
years on the American stage.
Among the other attractions se
cured so far for appearance this sea
son at the Parmele are: "A Modern
Cinderella," "Prince of Tonight,'
"Billy, Single Clifford's Lady Min
strels," "Damaged Goods," ."Safety
First." "Uncle Tom's Cabin." "Mutt
and Jeff in College," "Twin Beds,
"Henpecked Henry," "Sunny South
Minstrels," "The Family Cupboard,
"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine.
"Two Merry Tramps," "Lyman
Howe's Pictures," "Garrick Theater
Stock Co.," "Morgan's Mighty Min
strels,'' "Hans Hanson," "Premier
Vaudeville Co.," "Overland Theater
Vaudeville Co.," "Within the Law."
The later attractions that will be
secured will be the new plays and
musical attractions that will come
west from Chicago arid play in' the
larger towns and cities eri route to the
Pacific coast. With a good patronage
the best , plays on the road can be
brought here, but of course they can
not be expected if the patronage does
not warrant, and if the best shows
are desired the amusement-loving
public should patronize them.
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MARTIN LOHNES AND MOTHER
VISIT IN THE CITY TUESDAY
Martin I,ohnes and mother, Mrf.
John Lohnes, from near Cedar Creek,
were in the city a few hours on Tues
day of this week, coming in to spend
a few hours with county seat friends,
and do some trading with the mer
chant of this city. Martin made the
Journal office a short ccall, reporting
everything in his locality, looking as
well as could be expected at this time
of the present year.
A HEW FEMALE TEACHER
AT E&GEN3ERGER HOME
The news has just reached this city
of the arrival at Hildredth, Neb., of
a fine new daughter, who was born to
Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Eggcnberger of
this city who are spending the sum
mer at Hildredth with relatives and
friends. The mother and little one
are doing nicely and it is reported
that the proud father is restored to
about normal conditions, although he
still is very much elated over the ad
dition to the family. . After a short
visit there the Eggenberger family
ill return home to this city, and the
principal prepare for the opening of
the school work for the coming sea
son. In their good fortune Mr. and
rs. Etreenberger will receive the
best wishes of their friends in this
city.
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FREAKS WILL OCCUR III THE
VEGETABLE KINGDOM, ALSO
Krorn Wednesday's Dally.
John Bauer, sr., brought into the
Journal office last evening quite a
strange sight in the way of an ear of
corn, or rather two ears in one, as the
corn had from the one central ear
formed two perfect large sized ears
of sweetcom- A few stalks of corn
producing Lke this would certainly
make a paying proposition in the way
of a crop.
William Gravitt also has another
strange freak in the way of potatoes
and that is a plant with the potatoes
growing on the vine on top of the
ground, as they evidently could not
find room beneath the surface, so rank
was the yield, and several of the small
tubers were found on the plant above
the ground, as well as a heavy yield
in the hills.
FEATURES FOR THE
STREET ENTERTAIN
MENT SATURDAY
As the feature for the free public
entertainment to be given here under
the auspices of the entertainment
committee of the Commercial club on
Saturday afternoon, Aoolph and Ray
mond, the acrobatic " tumblers, who
were dated to be here last week, will
be present and give two free exhibi
tions, one immediately following the
band concert and one later in the aft
ernoon. These gentlemen were kept
from reaching this city last Saturday
through the lateness of their train,
but will sure be here this week in
plenty of time to stage their new and
pleasing novelty acrobatic act. The
band concert will commence promptly
at 3 o'clock and will continue for an
hour, and an excellent program that
is certain to please has been arranged
for by Prof. Schulhof, the director.
The public has taken very kindly to
these entertainments, which are offer
ed to the residents of Plattsmouth and
Cass county through the generosity of
the business men and citizens of the
city, without cost, and large crowds
have been present each Saturday aft-j
ernoon to enjoy them, and with the
excellent program arranged there
should be an unusually large crowd
on hand Saturday to enjoy the per
formance of the acrobats, as well as
the excellent band concert.
Named Justice of the Peace.
From Wednesday's Dally.
At the session of the board of coun
ty commissioners yesterday a petition
was received from some twenty-three
of the free holders of South B. end pre
cinct asking for the appointment of
Robert D. McDonald as justice of the
peace for ths.t precinct, and the board
accordingly made the appointment as
requested.
Now Seventy-five Years Young.
From Tuesday's Dally. "
There are . few people who would
take Col. J. H. Thrasher to be 75 years
of age, yet he passed that milestone
yesterday and is feeling as frisky as a
man of forty and claims he can still
strike 1,400 with his right arm, and
his looks would deceive one into think
ing him much younger than he really
is. The colonel ha3 spent the last
thirty years of his life in Palttsmouth.
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THE COUNTY CANNOT
AFFORD TO BE WITH
OUT DEPUTY SHERIFF
esterday one of our attorneys "had
occasion to have some legal papers to
serve and was brought forcibly up
against the fact that there was the
need of a deputy sheriff in the coun
ty, something that we are at present
without. The office has been vacant
since the first of the year, when the
county board decided to do away with
the office and save the salary to the
taxpayers. The attorney in question
had secured his summons to serve and
then found that the sheriff had been
called out of the city and the con
stable was otherwise engaged and
could not get to the handling of the
matter, and as a result the man on
whom it was desired to secure service
was able to get away before the officer
of the law could serve the papers on
him. Had there been a deputy sheriff
in office he could have served the
documents and saved the long wait
that will be necessary before the man
desired can be within the reach of the
long arm of the law. In years gone
by the county has always had a
deputy sheriff on the job, and it seems
as though the needs of the county de
mands that they have an officer of
this rank on duty to . assist in cases
where his services may be required.-
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