journal.
Neb Stat Historical oc
VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1913.
NO. SI.
Platte
MERCHANTS PUT
TING ON THEIR
HOLIDAY ATTIRE
Old Santa Claus and the Glad Christ
mas Time Is Greatly in Evidence
in Plattsmouth.
From Tucsdav'c ")av.
A trip up and down the business
section of the city shows the near ap
proach of the glad Christmas time,
ami in almost every store there is the
display of the many desirable articles
for the Christmas gifts to young and
old. It is a pleasure to go up and
down the business section of the city
and witness the preparations that
have been made to decorate and pie
pare for this glad season of the year,
when the hearts of men become closer
to each other than at any other time
The bright greens and reds, with hol
ly and other Christmas decorations
are being used in the decoration of the
interiors of the stores, and in a great
many cases prevails in the general
decorative schemes of the windows.
One of the stores that has joined
the "preparedness" program for the
Christmas season is that of II. M
Soennichsen, where the interior of the
store has been decorated throughout
with flowing festoons of green and
red, while many dainty articles have
been placed there for the eye of the
shopper where they can easily find
something to suit their tastes in a
gift for the young or old. and the
large show window is aglow with
many suitable articles for this happy
season.
The store of E. G. Dovey & Son has
also prepared their assortment of the
many attractive things in the gift
lines which they will offer to the early
shopper.
Those who are seeking something
for "him" will have little difficulty
this year, as the clothing stores of C.
E. Wescott's Sons, Philip Thierolf and
William Holly are preparing their
holiday lines in first-class articles for
the men who are lovers of the neat
and attractive in the clothing and fur
nishing lines.
The drug stores of F. G. and Wey
rich & Iladraba, as well as that of
Gering & Co., offer a number of very
suitable gifts for either ladies or
gentlemen, and at the Weyrich & Ilad
raba store the assortment of the fine
line of kodaks and cameras of the
Eastman company offers a gift that
will be one long a reminder of the
giver.
The hardware stores of Bestor &
Swatek as well as that of G. P. East
wood have a great many things in the
way of useful gifts that might please
anyone to receive.
In the jewelery line the store of J.
W. Crabill is fairly ablaze with a
most attractive line of Christmas
gifts in many beautiful articles which
would make a valued rememberance
of the holiday time.
We shall at a future time touch on
other establishments of the city which
are teeming with the rememberances
for the holidays.
SEVERAL SHOP PEOPLE
SUFFER MINOR INJURIES
From Tuesday' Dally.
In the past two days a number of
the employes of the Burlington shops
have suffered minor injuries while at
their labors, which will prove of some
inconvenience to them, although none
are very serious in nature. Frank
Koubeck, a truck repairer, is suffering
from a contused lip as the result of
being struck in the face by a small
piece of wood. T. E. Jennings also
was among the injured, as he suffer
ed the bruising of his limb getting
it caught between the transfer table
and the ground, and will probably be
a few days getting it back to its usual
condition. II. J. Schluntz yesterday
had the little finger of his left hand
mashed as he was at work as the re
sult of the blow of a hammer being
deflected and striking this member.
James Newasek was compelled to have
two stitches taken in the thumb of
his right hand as a result of having
it strike a bit while he was engaged
in hi3 work in the plaining mill. Jay
Vaughn suffered a contusion of his
left hand when he had it caught be
tween a drawbar and a truck while he
was at work.
COUNTY CHARGE IS SENT
TO OMAHA TO FRIENDS
From Tuesdays Dally.
This morning C. K. Rider, who has
been a county charge here for the pas
two .veeks. was f. iven a ticket and $3
in money and sent on to Omaha at his
request, where he claimed to have
friends. The man was taken sick here
.ibout two weeks ago and applied to
the commissioners for aid, and was
sent out to the county farm, where he
has since been staying and receiving
medical care, and having gotten a
great deal better, desired to get on his
way, and as it would save the county
the expense of caring for him he was
given this assistance.
FARMERS WILL AT
TEMPT TO REVOKE
RAILROADS' ORDERS
Prom Tuesday's Dally.
Omaha, .Neb., Dec. G. The recent
order of the railroads prohibiting the
sale of produce and other merchandise
from cars, will receive much attention
at the annual meeting of the Nebraska
Farmers Co-operative Grain and Live
Stock State association in Omaha next
week.
While the action of the association
cannot be anticipated, yet it is quite
certain that efforts will be made to
have this order revoked. The railroad
action is the cause of much unfavor-
ble comment among many members
of different farmers' organizations in
the state. This question is demanding
and securing unusual attention.
"This year's meeting will be an un
usually large one," says Secretary
Shorthill. "I believe the attendance
will be increased 50 per cent over last
year. Many things are the cause
we have been in closer touch with our
members and they like to come to
Omaha. It's going to be a great meet-
ng, with a fine program. Many
prominent men will address the con
vention on marketing in its various
phases. The convention will open
Wednesday morning. December 15."
HIGHER PRICES FOR
POSTOFFIGE BOXES,
MONEY IS NEEDED
The patrons of the United States
postoflice in this city who have been
in the habit of receiving their mail
through the means of postoffice lock
boxes will in the future be compelled
to pay a higher rate of rent for the
same, from a notice received by Post
master Morgan from the office of
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Dockery. Heretofore the rate for the
small boxes has been 45 cents per
quarter, but this is now advanced to
CO cents, while the medium-sized
boxes, which were GO cent3 will now
be 75 cents per quarter; the large
boxes, formerly 75 cents, are now
scheduled at $1, and the extra large
boxes are now placed at $1.50 instead
of $1, as under the old arrangement.
The raise in the price of the box rent
s regulated by the revenue of the
postofllces in the different towns, and
the greater the revenue the lower the
price will be on the boxes.
LATTSMOUTH GIRL MAR
RIED AT WATERLOO, IOWA
From Tuesday's Daily.
A wedding of a Plattsmouth young
ady occurred at Waterloo, Iowa, on
Tuesday, November 23, when Miss
Grace Dalton was united in marriage
to Mr. Willis Holmes of Independence,
Iowa, the ceremony being performed
at the parsonage of the First Method
ist church in Waterloo. The news of
the wedding will be the source of a
great deal of pleasure to the friends
of the bride in this city, and they will
extend to her their best wishes for a
very happy and successful married
life. The bride is the oldest daugh
ter of Mrnd Mrs. R. D. Dalton of
this city, and a young lady held in the
highest esteem by all who have the
pleasure of knowing her. She has
been teaching in the schools atIn-
lependence for the past year.
SERIOUS SHOOT
ING AFFRAY NEAR
PACIFIC JUNCTION
Ben Knight, HraKeman, Shot by
Hoboes, Who the Unfortunate Man
Tried to Eject From Bov Car.
From Wednesday's Dally.
A very serious shooting affair oc
curred across the river in Iowa last
night shortly after 11 o'clock, and in
which Ben Knight, a brakeman on
Burlington train No. 72, received
wounds which may prove fatal, in a
battle with three hoboes who were rid
ing on the train.
The freight train had left Pacific
Junction bound for St. Joseph, at 11
o'clock, and Knight was making his
way over the cars of the train when
he ran across three hoboes who were
resting in a box car, and in some
manner the brakeman and the tramps
became involved in a quarrel, as a re
sult of which one of the tramps drew
a revolver and opened fire on the rail
road man, five shots taking effect, and
it is feared will result fatally, one bul
let having struck him in the lnoast.
one in the back, one in the leg and two
in his right hand.
The wounded man, bleeding freely,
bravely started to climb down the side
of the car and attempted to cut the air
on the train, but his strength was-not
sufficient for the task and he was com
pelled to climb back up, and desperate
with his suffering and injuries, rolled
and pulled himself along seven car
length of the train to the tender of
the engine, where his cries attracted
the attention of the engineer and the
train was stopped and the train crew
made an attempt to locate the tramps
who had committed the outrage, but
they had made good their escape in
the darkness, and it was impossible to
secure any trace of them.
The injured man was placed in the
waycar of the train, and at Hamburg
several physicians were picked up and
assisted in ministering to the injured
brakeman, but the wounds were such
that it was imposible to do anything
with them and it was decided to send
the man on to St. Joseph to the hos
pital. An order was given from the
headquarters to slear the way for the
train and the injured man was rushed
at once to St. Joseph to be treated, in
the hopes of saving his life.
Three men were seen shortly after
the time of the shooting to board a
north-bound freight at Pacific Junc-
ion, and it is supposed that the three
hoboes made their way into Council
Bluffs or Omaha, and every effort will
be made to locate them and bring them
to justice for the outrage they com
mitted and which may prove to be
murder. These shooting affairs are be
coming far too common and every pos
sible means should be used to try and
bring the men to their just deserts.
Knight is well known in railroad
circles as one of the veterans in the
rain service and has been running on
this line for some time.
W.H.BROWN OF UNION
IS FINED FOR DIS
ORDERLY CONDUCT
From Wednesday s Dally.
Yesterday afternoon W. H. Brown
of Union was given a fine of $15 and
costs in the county court by Judge
Beeson as a result of an information
iled by the county attorney charging
Brown with being in a state of intoxi
cation on December 7th, and for as
sault on Edward Splettstoeser and
Russell Cockrun, as well as an as
sault on Clarence Dukes, which oc
cured at Union yesterday. It would
seem from the facts unearthed by the
authorities that Brown had become in
toxicated and possessing a revolver
had caused considerable excitement by
pulling the gun on several parties
and while not doing any damage to
anyone, threw quite a scare into them
anyway and made an appeal to the
county authorities who took up the
matter and settled it. The fine and
costs were paid by the man and he
was allowed to go his way.
FARM LOANS, at 5 per cent and 5i
per cent. No delays. T. H. Pollock.
11-29 tf d.
MRS. P. REYNOLDS REPORT
ED IN SERIOUS CONDITION
From Wednesday's Dally.
Mrs. P. Reynolds, who has been suf
fering for the past few months from
the effects of a stroke of paralysis, is
reported as oeing in a very serious
condition at her home in this city and
is gradually growing weaker as the
result of the stroke. Her left side is
almost wholly useless and her arm
cannot be used at all, while she suf
fers greatly from the pain. The fam
ily, and especially the aged husband
have been constantly in attendance on
the unfortunate lady and all that can
i-ossible be did for her comfort is be
ing looked after with loving acre.
A SOCIAL HOUR AT
"SUNNYSIDE" MON
DAY AFTERNOON
Prom Wednesrtav Dally.
The social hour at "Sunnyside
Monday afternoon will long be remem
bered by the members of the W. C. T,
U. and their many friends who were
with them. They surely appreciated
the kindness shown them by
Mesdames C. E. and II. E. Wescott.
The program for the afternoon was
the one suggested in the W. C. T. U.
year book and was very much enjoyed
by all. Old-time memories were re
called as the responses in answer to
the roll call were given, the responses
consisting of the answering of the
question, "How I Was Led Into the
W. C. T. U." Another pleasing feat
ure of the program was several beauti
ful instrumental selections by Miss
Genevieve Whelan and. vocal solos by
Mrs. E. H. Wescott. A delightful sur
prise to the ladies of the W. C. T. U.
and their friends was the serving of
a lovely luncheon by Mrs. E. W. Wes
cott at a suitable time, which greatly
assisted in making the afternoon such
an enjoyable one. At the usual time
the ladies dispersed, hoping they may
have the pleasure of meeting with the
Mesdames Hescott again.
K. AND L. OF S. ENJOY
ED PLEASANT MEET
ING LAST NIGHT
From Wednesday's Dally.
Last evening the Knights and
Ladies of Security enjoyed a very
pleasant meeting at their lodge rooms
n the Woodman building and were
honored with the presence there of
Miss Gertrude Clark, national prelate,
and Mr. A. B. Patton, district man
ager of the order, who favored the
members of the lodge with a few re
marks on the good of the order, which
was very much appreciated by all
those fortunate enough to be present,
and which served to bring the mem
bers to a feeling of greater interest in
the work of the lodge in this city and
a desire to increase the activity of the
lodge work. Mr. Patton has just re
cently arrived from Illinois and is at
present located at Nebraska City, but
expects to make his headquarters here
after the first of the year to assist in
upbuilding of the lodge. The visit of
these two officers was very much en
joyed by the members of Platte coun
cil. During the course of the evening
light refreshments were served, which
added greatly to the pleasures of the
evening.
School Closes December 17th.
From Tuesdays Lai:v.
On Friday, December lth, the city
schools will close for their two weeks'
Christmas vacation and will reopen
cn Monday, January 3, 1916. -This
will be a treat to the young people, as
well as the teachers, and enable them
to enjoy the holidays at home in the
proper manner.
SWIFT & CO.
will be at Zuckweiler & Lutz's store
Tuesday, December 14th, to buy
poultry, and will pay the highest mar
ket price for all kinds. 12-9-ltw
FARM LOANS, at 5 pr cent and 52
per cent. No delays. T II. Pollock.
11-29 tf d.
NEW MACHINERY
FOR PETERS &
RICHARDS
A New Up-to-Date Device Used as a
Surface for Floors Has Just
Been Installed.
From Wednesday's Dally.
The firm of Pters & Richards, the
contractors, have just installed in
their modern and up-to-date establish
ment a new device which is used as a
surfacer for floors of all kinds, and
the machine is certainly one of the
finest of its kind on the market and
has been accepted as the highest
standard of the floor finishing devices
that has ever been offered to carpent
ers and others engaged in this line of
work.
ine macnine in appearance some
what resembles a lawn mower and is
operated by electricity and capable of
attaining a great deal of speed in its
work. The surface of the floor is
treated by a large roll which travel
ing at a very high rate of speed is
able to take off rough spots and places
where a floor may have become warp
ed out of shape through years of. use,
and no matter in what shape the floor
may be this machine will certainly do
the business in bringing it down to
normal condition and giving it a finish
that will be as fine as a very expensive
floor. When used on newly laid floors
the machine produces a glass-like
finish and eliminates all little defects
that might occur in the laying of this
floor and adds very much to the value
of the work. The machine, however,
is perhaps seen at the best when it is
used on an old floor, and it soon
makes the worst possible kind of a
floor seem like one of the best after it
has been run over the surface and
cleaned and evened up the rough spots
which every once in a while will be
found in a floor that has been down
any length of time. A vacuum at
tachment to the sufacer gathers up
all dust and dirt just as the machine
goes along, and with the speed which
can be obtained it is possible to thor
oughly work over the floor of an
ordinary sized room in an hour and do
a job that one could be proud of in
every way.
The new machine cost $250, but will
be found a very valuable addition to
the working material of the firm, and
one that they have been constantly in
need of in their building operations.
The machine makes a smooth, even
surface on a floor and does away with
the old method of plaining the floor
by hand, as was formerly the practice,
and which of course could not produce
the effect of the machine, which does
not vary in its work in the least and
its speed has all the recommendation
to the workers in this line.
ADAM KURTZ SHOWING
SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT
From Tue."rtav's Daily
Adam Kurtz, who has been quite
ill at his home in this city for the past
few weeks, is now reported as show
ing a slight improvement and has
gained a little strength, although he is
far from well. Mr. Kurtz was taken
very sick while he was on a visit to
his daughter at Plainview and it was
with great difficulty that he was able
to return to his home, where he has
since been confined to his bed. His
daughter has been here assisting in
caring for him since his return, and
while he is showing such a pleasing
im provement has returned to her
home. Mr. Kurtz is well advanced in
years and has not been in robust
health for some months past.
George Becker Quite Low.
George II. Becker, who was taken
with pneumonia on Saturday evening
last, is in a very critical condition at
present and grave fears for his re
covery are entertained. Both of his
lungs have been affected by the mal
ady and his strength has been great
ly sapped by the illness and his fam
ily have become quite worried over
his condition. The malady has not
reached its crisis, however, and it is
to be hoped that George will be able
to rally from the attack and soon be
able to be up and around.
MISS GLADYS KAFFENBER-
GER IS RECOVERING NICELY
Miss Gladys Kaffenberger who is at
the Immanuel hospital in Omaha re
covering from an operation for appen
dicitis is showing a wonderful im
provement and the attending physici
ans are very much pleased at the
change that has taken place and which
would indicate that she will soon be
on the highway to recovery. Her fath
er and sister were at the hospital yes
terday and found a marked change in
her condition for the better. Mrs. Kaf
fenberger is remaining at the hospit
al to care for her daughter.
EVERGREEN CAMP W.
0. W. ELECT OFFICERS
FOR ENSUING YEAR
Last evening the members of Ever
green camp No. 70, Woodman of the
World, held a most interesting meet
ing at their lodge rooms, at which
three new candidates were present to
take the obligation of the order and
be instructed in the mysteries of wood
craft. State Manager Edward Walsh
of Omaha was present at the meeting
and gave the members a most impres
sive address on the order and its work
for the helpfulness of its membership,
and the address was thoroughly enjoy
ed by the members present. The lodge
also took up the election of the offic
ers for the ensuing year, when the fol
lowing were selected:
Consul Commander Edward C.
Ripple, sr.
Advisory Lieutenant C. H. Mc-
Daniel.
Banker P. J. Vallery.
Clerk W. B. Rishel.
Escort D. J. Lair.
Watchman Frank Cheval
Sentry Jess Tower.
Manager, Three Years H. M. Soen
nichsen.
Manager, Two Years Thorn. Wal
ing.
Camp Physician Dr. E. W. Cook.
The position of deputy for the head
camp in Cass and Sarpy counties will
be filled by W. B. Rishel of this city,
who has just been reappointed to this
office by the state manager, and he
will continue his good work for the
order in these two counties.
ETITION FILED FOR ADMIN
ISTRATOR IN SKILES' ESTATE
This morning a petition was filed
in the county court by Mrs. Margaret
Skiles, through her attorney, Dale O.
Boyles, asking that the estate of Alex
ander F. Skiles, deceased, be probated
and an administrator be appointed for
the same. Mr. Skiles died at Univer-
ty Place, Nebraska, November 17,
1915, and was possessed at the time of
ds death of real estate valued at $1,-
200 and personal property of $12,000.
The widow and six children, three sons
and three daughters, are named as
the heirs of the estate. Mr. Skiles
was one of the prominent residents of
Greenwood precinct for a great many
years, and is the father of Mrs. S. O.
Bovles of Alvo.
MANY GO TO OMAHA
TO HEAR MADAME MELBA
Quite a number of the music-loving
public of this city were in Omaha last
evening to hear Madame Melba at the
Auditorium in what may be her last
performance on the concert stage, and
those who attended were delighted
with the voice of the world's greatest
soprano in her program of the highest
classics of the world, but the number
enjoyed the most was the tender
strains of "Annie Laurie," which was
given as an encore. Among those who
were in attendance from this city
were: Miss Eda Marquardt, Miss
Margaret Giberson, Mrs. Mae Morgan,
Miss Dora Fricke, Mrs. A. E. Gass
and daughter. Miss Lucille; E. H.
Wescott, G. W. Ponsler, Mrs. J. A.
Donelan and daughter, Miss Margaret;
Miss Julia Hermann, Miss Marie Don
nelly, Miss Madeline Minor.
DAN CUPID
STILL WORKING
THIS VICINITY
Miss Katie Fitchhorn and Mr. Arthur
Haworth United in Marriage at tlx
Home of the Bride's Parents.
Yesterday at high noon at the home
of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
S. D. Fitchhorn, south of this city,
occurred the marriage of Miss Katie
Fitchhorn and Mr. Arthur Haworth,
two of the popular young people of
this community, and the ceremony
uniting these two estimable young
people was witnessed by some fifty of
the relatives and friends of the con
tracting parties. The wedding was
held in the parlors of the Fitchhorn
home, which had been very tastefully
arranged for the occasion, and as the
soft strains of the wedding march.
played by Miss Mildred Lee, floated
through the rooms the bridal party
entered to take their stations before
the ministers, Rev. G. A. Randall, of
Union, pastor of the Methodist church,
who pronounced the words that were
to make their hearts as one in the
future, using the beautiful ring serv
ice. The bride and groom were at
tended by Miss Martha McCiary as
bridesmaid and Mr. George Privet as
best man. Both the bride and brides
maid were attired in traveling cos
tumes of dark blue broadcloth and the
bride carried a handsome shower bou
quet of bride roses. The groom and
best man were attired in the custom
ary dark suits.
Following the wedding ceremony a
very delightful four-course wedding
dinner was served to the briday party
and guests, after which the young
people were showered with the best
wishes of their friends. At 4:15 Mr.
and Mrs. Haworth departed for Oma
ha, from where they will go on a short
honeymoon to the west, returning
home about January 1st.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. S. D. Fitchhorn and pos
sesses a large circle of very warm
friends in the community where she
has made her home since childhood,
and they will extend to her their best
wishes for a long and happy married
ife. The groom is a young man of
much worth, who has been engaged in
farming rear this city, and he is hell
in the highest esteem by those who
have the pleasure of his acquaintance.
THE TRAIL OF THE ,
LONESOME PINE" AT
THE PARMELE
One of the most beautiful plays of
recent years has been tha of "The
Trail of the Lonesome Pine.' which
has been adapted from the great novel
of the southern mountaineers by John
Fox, jr., and wherever thi play has
been shown it has drawn a large audi
ence and pleased everyone by the
beauty and cleanness of the show, in
marked contrast to a great many of
the suggestive modern plays. This
great idyl of southern life has been
secured by Manager Shlaes of the
Parmele theater for appearance at his
theater on Friday evening, December
17th. The company presenting the
play has shown at a number of the
cities in this state and produced a
most favorable impression, and at Ne
braska City, on the occasion of its
visit there, the Overland theater was
chowded to the doors with the well
pleased audience. The story of "June"
and her sweet character developed
among the mountains of the southland
an enchantment to the play that grips
the audience, and portrayed by one of
the most pleasing actresses on the
stage, is an assurance that it will be a
rare treat to the amusement-loving
public of this city. It is the first time
that this play has appeared here and
they should receive a crowded house
for their production.
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For Sale or Rent.
Store building
Terms reasonable
22x60 in Murray.
O. A. Davis,
Murray, Neb.
12-6-lwkd-2wks-wkly