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VOL. XXXIV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1916.
NO. fill.
$1
ANNUAL MEETING
OF LIVINGSTON B.
81
Brides the Election of Officers, Re
ports of Officers Showed This In
stitution in Excellent Condition.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Last evening the Livingston Loan
and Building association of this city
held their annual mening at the city
hall nd elected their officers for the
ensuing year, as well as to review the
work of the past year
The showing made by this thriving
financial institution of the city was
most pleasing and in the past three
years the business of the company has
almost doubled in volume through the
efforts of the officers, and particularly
the secretary, C. G. Fricke, who
among other things, has reduced the
amount due from stockholders from
55.000 when he assumed office to
SS50.11 at the present time, and is
cleaning up the amount rapidly.
Treasurer C. A. Marshall reported
that during the past year the amount
of business handled had been in the
neighborhood of S12LO0O. The stock
holders also decided to issue paid-up
stock bearing t per -rnt interest and
payable semi-annually, which should
make a pleasing investment for those
seeking a safe and conservative re
turn for their money.
In the election of officers all the
present effiicent officers were re-elected
as follows:
President D. B. Smith.
Treasurer C. A. Marshall.
Secretary C. G. Fricke.
Solicitor A. L. Tidd.
Directors D. B. Smith, C. A. Mar
shall and H. S. Barthold, for a period
of three years.
This company now maintains loans
amounting to $185,126.74, which sum
has contributed to the upbuilding of
the city, and the Livingston Loan and
Building association has did a great
deal toward developing the city and
furnishing the opportunity for the
building of new homes and residences
which might otherwise not have been
erected, and its safe and conservative
policy and excellent management has
brought it to the front as one of the
leading financial institutions of the
city, and the success of our building
and lean associations has shown clear
ly that there is no need to invest
money in any foreign institution with
two such ?pleniid" institutions as we
have here for the seTker after a safe
and sound place to daj-sit their money
to the best possible advantage.
The resources of the Livingston
Loan an Building a-sociation amount j
to S192,2b4.4y, and the increasing and
flourishing business has been cared for
in splendid shape by the efficient of
ficers of the organization.
THE COASTING SEASON EN
JOYED BY YOUNG PEOPLE
From Tuesday's Pally
The coasting season is now on in
full blast here and the young folks
of the city are enjoying themselves
to the utmost in this great winter
.sport, and High School Hill is the
scene of much delight as the bobsleds
carry the youngsters down the incline
to the lower part of Main street. The
authorities have decided to allow
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
nights for the coasters to enjoy them
selves and they will be allowed to coast
from 8 to 10 o'clock. The young peo
ple, however, will be required to main
tain guards at the different intersec
tions to avoid accident with teams or
wagons if they desire to coast.
Recovering From Fall.
From Tuesday's Dan
Principal A. O. Eggenberger of the
High school, who for the past several
days has been confined to his home as
the result of a fall on the ice side
walk on High School Hill, is reported
as doing nicely and expects to be on
the job teaching after today, as his
injuries are getting along nicely. Dur
his his enforced layoff Mrs. G. B.
Mann has been looking after the
work at the school.
ASSOCIATION
THE NEW MANAGER OF THE
RILEY CLEANING UP THINGS
From Tuesday's Dally.
The Hotel Riley is being improved
in all lines, and under the manager
ship of Mr. Joseph Grippen bids fair
to be one of the leading hotels in this
section of the state, as the new man
ager in the short time he has been
on the job has added immensely to
the general pleasing condition of af
fairs and is still looking for the
places where improvement can be
made. He has made a number of
radical changes in the conduct of the
dining room and the service has been
improved wonderfully and the wide
experience of the new manager has
aided in making this feature of the
hotel one that is thoroughly ap
preciated by the residents of the city,
as well as the guests who are stop
ping there temporarily. Mr. Gippen
will see that all the patrons are treat
ed in the proper shape and that every
thing possible is done for their com
fort. With the present rate of im
provement the Riley will soon be
known as one of the best establish
ments of its size in the state.
JAMES M. ROBERTSON
PILES FOR CLERK OF
THE DISTRICT COORT
Tom Tuesday Dally
Yesterday the petitions asking for
the placing of the name of James
Robertson on the primary ballot as a
candidate for the republican nomina
tion for clerk of the district court was
filed in the' office of County Clerk
Libershal, and accordingly Mr. Rob
ertson's name will go before the re
publican voters. Mr. Robertson has
filled this position for the past several
years and has proven a most accom
modating and obliging official to all
who have been in his office, and the
humblest citizen received the same
couiteous treatment from his hands
that is given the most exalted. Mr.
Robertson has resided in the county in
the neighborhood of forty years and
has often in the past been honored by
his friends and neighbors with offices
of trust and has always discharged
these with great credit to himself and
his constituents. Prior to moving to
this city Mr. Robertson was a resident
cf Louisville, where he still has prop
erty interests.
Fred Kaffenberger Better.
from Tuesday's Dallv.
The friends of Fred Kaffenberger,
the young man who was taken to
Omaha a few days ago to undergo
treatment for an affliction of the
throat, following a severe case of
tensilities, will be pleased to learn
that he is doing nicely and improving
rapidly and it is thought that he will
be able to return home in a short time.
Mr. Kaffenberger will probably have
an operation performed on his throat
later when he is stronger, but at the
present time it is expected to allow
him to return home r.nd rest before
undergoing the operation.
Some Fine Films Shown.
From Tuesday's Dally.
This evening at the Gem theater
will be shown a most interesting two
reel feature, "Steve Hill's Awaken
ing," which is shown under the
auspices of the "Safety First" depart
ment of the Burlington, and the film
shows the different devices which have
done so much to make life safer and
the chances of accidents less in the
railroad world, and which has awak
ened the public to the need of the ex
ercise of care and caution. This feat
ure will be given in addition to the
regular program at the theater.
Operated on Today in Omaha.
Mrs. Matt Sedlock, who has been
at Omaha for the past few days at
the Imanuel hospital, was operated
on this morning at that institution
and her friends in this city are anx
iously awaiting word from her bed-
side. Mrs. Sedlock has not been in
: good health for some time, and it
was decided that it would be best that
she undergo an operation to give her
relief.
"SAFETY FIRST" CAR
OF THE BURLINGTON
ARRIVED YESTERDAY
A Series of Meetings Will Be Held in
the Interest of the Good Among
Railroad Men.
From Tuesday's Dally.
The "Safety First" car of the Bur
lington arrived in this city yesterday
afternoon for a series of meetings
here in the interest of the spread of
the doctrine of the safety of the em
ployes of the railroad and of the pub
lic.
Mr. F. B. Thomas of Chicago, who
has made a close study of this ques
tion of the preventation of accidents
by the exericse of a little good judg
ment and care on the part of the per
sons who expose themselves to the
chance of getting injured, will be with
the car and opened up the meetings in
the car, which is stationed in the shop
yards, at 12:30, noon, and will hold
the second meeting at 5 o'clock this
evening. Mr. 1 nomas has been here
several times in the past with his car
and always has had a most interest
ing and useful lecture that has pointed
out the necessity of the exercise of
care and caution while working around
the railroad yards or tracks and also
the fact that the public by tresspass
ing on the railroad company's prop
erty are exposion themselves to
danger, and the figures show that out
of a total of those killed on the rail
road tracks each year the greatest
part are tresspassers who have taken
chances and paid for it with their
lives.
Since the introduction of the Safety
First movement into he railroad work
of the country the percentage of those
injured has shrank to a very small
figure, although before the number be
ing injured each day in the railroad
employ was appalling, but since that
time the accidents have all been small
ones, while protective measures have
been taken by the railroad company
which makes it safe to handle the
machinery in a shop or pii.nt of the
railroads and the rules h. regard to
the use of tools has also resulted in
the lessening of the number injured.
Here in the local shops the number of
those who are injured now while at ,
work is very small, and these are all
slight accidents that are not very i
serious, and the "Safety First" move
ment is largely responsible for its
success.
THURSDAY EVENING
AT THE COATES HALL
From Tuesday' Dally.
Only a few more days remain until
the big democratic banquet and the
residents of this city who desire to
take part in the festal occasion should
get busy and secure their tickets for
the event. The list of speakers, com
posed of the leading state officials and
democrats from all parts of the state,
assures that the banquet will be a
winner from this standpoint, and the
menu prepared by the ladies for the
event assures one that the wants of
the inner man will be looked after in
proper shape, and thij alone is worth
the price of admission. While the
dinner will be a democratic one, there
are no bars laid against the friends
of opposite political faith and repub
licans or other political opponents of j
the democratc party are cordially in-,
vited to be present to join in having
a good time and partaking of the
good things to eat, as well as enjoying
the speeches. Frank E. Schlater, B.
A. Rosencrans and John Nemetz are
the committee in charge of the ticket
sale, and those desiring to secure
their tickets should be on the ground
early.
John R. Meisinger came in thi
morning from his farm home, depart- '
ing on the early Burlington train for
the metropolis, where he spent the
day with friends, as well as attending
to some matters of business.
DEMOCRATIC
BANQUET
DELIGHTFUL SOCIAL
MEETING OF W. C. T. 0.
AT THE R. 0. HAYES HOME
From Tuesday's Daily.
The W. C. T. U. held a most de
lightful social meeting yesterday aft
ernoon at the pretty home of Mrs. R.
E. Hayes. The program in charge
of the honorary members of this or
ganization, which consists of the min
isters of the city and their wives, and
was a most interesting and very high
ly enjoyed one by those fortunate
enough to be present. The devotional
exercises were led by the president,
and the roll call ws answered by
"Campaign Encouragements" re
sponses, which was enjoyed by all
The entire company then sang the
Nebraska rally song, after which Rev.
H. G. McClusky gave a splendid ad
dress on "The Effect of the European
War on Prohibition." His address
was followed by one by Rev. C. E. Per
Lee on "Testimony of Fact Experi
ences of Other States." These ad
dresses were most excellent ones and
most thoroughly appreciated by the
ladies. A discussion on "Can a Pro
hibitory Law Be Enforced in Nebras
wa?" was then held, and the ladies
decided that it could. After the pro
gram a short social time was par
ticipated in and the hostesses served
some very delicious refreshments.
Mrs. Hayes was assisted in entertain
ing and serving by Mesdames Joe
Wiles and Luke E. Wiles. On their
departure the ladies extended their
warmest thanks to the hostess for her
kind hospitality and splendid after
noon afforded them.
ANDREW KROEHLER
SUFFERING--FROM IN
JURIES OF LAST WEEK
from Tuesday's Dally.
Andrew Kroehler is confined to his
home in this city suffering from quite
a severe injury he sustained a few
days ago while working around his
home and which seems to have gotten
the best of him. Mr. Kroehler on
Thursday last was engaged in carry
ing a large washtub full of meat down
into the cellar at his home and the
outside steps to the cellar were coat
ed with sleet and snow and when
iibout half way down his feet slipped
ZiV.d he fell down quite a number of
steps and the heavy tub of meat fell
with considerable foice on his chest
and stomach, making a very painful
injury, but regardless of this he con
tinued at his work at the store until
Saturday, when the pain and weak
ness became such that he was com
pelled to retire to his home, where
he has since remained and is suffer
ing considerably from the effects if
his unfortunate experience. It is not
thought, however, that there were any
bones broken or serious internal in
juries and the patient hopes to be out
in a few days.
NOEL B. BAWLS. OF BOISE,
IDAHO, PR000 OF HIS BOY
From Tuesdav'5 Dally.
The friends in this city of Mr. and
Mrs. Noel B. Rawls will be pleased to
learn that on Monday, January 31st,
there arrived at their home in Boise,
Idaho, a fine new son and heir, and
the young man, the first sen in the
Rawls family, is the object of uni
versal admiration from the happy and
delighted parents and the good news
has been most pleasing to the mem
bers of the family in this city. The
young man will be known as John
Noel Rawls, and it is the wish of the
friends of the family here that he may
live long and be a joy and happiness
to his parents in the years to come.
Miss Margaret Mauzy, who has been
in New York for a short time secur
ing new spring goods for one of the
leading stores of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, came in this morning and will
enjoy a short visit here before con
tinuing on to Los Angeles to resume
her work in that city.
Sales bills done quickly at the
Journal.
NO GRAND OPERA
FOR ALICE DOVEY
Musical Comedy Star, Nebraska Girl,
Took Two Trios at the
Classic.
SHE RAN AWAY FROM HOME
From "Wednesday's Dally.
Few Omaha people who have heard
pretty little Alice Dovey, former
Plattsmouth, Neb., girl, sing in mu
sical comedy here know that once she
cherish ambition to star in grand
opera and lan away from home to
acrve out her career.
She did, and says she was cured by
two brief experiences. It was too
hard work for little Alice.
Ran Barefooted.
Alice, who ran barefooted around
Plattsmouth with the other kiddies
some twenty years ago, is now prima
donna of "Very Good Eddie," Goth
am's favorite musical comedy.
She was 15 when she decided to go
on the stage. She took a midnight
train out of Plattsmouth with her
sister, Ethel, one trunk and two suit
cases.
"We both landed chorus jobs, as we
could sing fairly well," said Alice.
"The next season I went out alone,
as Sister Ethel had managed to get
engaged and went home.
Went to London.
"I was a prima donna that year,
and that summer went to London to
study for grand opera. I worked hard,
but it was too great task, and I re
turned to New York, where in 1909 I
sag in 'Stubborn Cinderella' and
then made my first success in 'The
Pink Lady.
"Then I went to Paris and tried
grand opera again. I had six weeks
of it and worked harder than a set
tler's wife in a Nebraska sod house.
I was too hard worked and tired to
even curl my hair or powder my nose.
If I had not been cured before, I was
then. Geraldine Farrar and Emmy
x)e3tinn can have theirs, but I'll take
line in the happy, care-free world of
r.jsical comedy." Omaha News.
W. G. RROOKS SE
LECTED SUPERINTEN
DENT ANOTHER YEAR
From Tuesday's Dany.
Last evening the board of educa
tion met in their regular monthly
session to take up the matters that
demanded their attention in the man
agement of the affairs of the city
schools, and chief among these was
the selecton of a superintendent of
the city schools. W. G. Brooks, who
for the past several years has been
at the head of the public schools of
this city, was unanimously selected
for the position of superintendent in
recognition of the splendid service he
has given to the city, and during the
coming year will fill the office and
have charge of the handlingof the
public schools. Mr. Brooks has given
a very efficient servico to the patrons
of the public schools and as far as has
been in his power has advanced the
school work in all lines and added and
improved the system as far as pos
sible with the facilities at hand. Mr.
Brooks has just completed a course in
the Columbian university at New
York, and has received his masters'
degree in the special ccurse for super
intendents, and will be able to give
the schools here the full benefit of his
special training.
ALLIES WILL ASK ITALY
TO MAKE WARJN GERMANY
London, Feb. 9. Italy is expected
to declare war on Germany and to
participate in the allied campaign in
the Balkans as the result of French
Premier Briand's coming visit to
Rome, Paris dispatches assert today.
Come to The Journal for fine stationery.
HIGH SCHOOL BASKET BALL
TEAM TO PLAY ELMWOOD
From Wednesday's Da II v.
The local High school basket bal
team will play with the team rep
resenting Elmwood at the roller skat
ing rink here Friday evening and the
admirers of this line of sport are look
ing forward with great pleasure to the
meeting of the two teams. Elmwood
has in the last two years been rep
resented by a very fast and aggres
sive basket ball team and should be
able to give our athletes a run for
their money in the game Friday. The
splendid showing in the last few
weeks made by Plattsmouth, however,
makes them a worthy rival for any
teamu in this section of the state and
if a team wins from the locals they
will know they have been up against
something.
NEBRASKA CITY AL
READY ARRANGING FOR
From Wednesday's Dally.
Our neighboring city of Nebraska
City has certainly received a new
ease of life and the live wires there
appear to be right in the saddle with
the securing of special features for
the coming year, and at the last meet
ing of the city commissioners, a con
tract was entered into with the Ne
braska City band for the furnishing
of weekly concerts at the city park
during June, July, August and Sep
tember, as well as furnishing four
concerts for the chautauqua and for
five municipal events. This is the
proper spirit to display and is a re
minder that there should be some
thing doing before long in that line in
this city, where the concerts have al
ways proven so popular. The Bur-
ington band here has not been prac
ticing during the winter months and
it will probably take them' some time
to get into shape for the concerts, but
the work of planning for the weekly
concerts should be taken up at once
and when the summer season starts
out have everything in readiness for
the pleasant entertainments for the
summer months. In this city the con
certs, however, are maintained by
popular subscription and not by the
city, as is the rule in the Otoe county
metropolis. The band at Nebraska
City will receive for their services
something in the neighborhood of $600
for the entire summer work, while
here the band receives as a rule $125
for the weekly concerts. There can
not be found a more generally pleas
ing form of amusement, however,
than the band concerts, and it would
be well for the Commerical club and
citizens to get busy in having them
started.
HERMAN STREITWEISER
SELLS HIS SHOP AND
WILL GO TO CALIF.
Herman Streitweiser, who for the
past thirty years has been conduct
ing a machine shop at his home, south
east of this city, has just sold the ma
chinery and equipment of the plant to
Frank Raymond of Atchison, Kansas,
who will at once remove the ma
chinery. Mr. Streitweiser's health has
not been the best in the world for the
past year and he feels that he would
be greatly benefited by a change of
climate, and accordingly he will leave
for California in the next two weeks,
where he expects to make his home in
the future. The friends of Mr. Streit
weiser in this city and vicinity will
regret very much to learn that he is
soon to leave them and take up his
residence on the coast, but trust that
he may find success and good health
in the milder climate of the coast
country. He will still retain his prop
erty interests here, however.
Walter Gouchenour came in this
afternoon from his farm home and
departed on the afternoon Burlington
train for Omaha to visit for a few
hours and look after securing some
live stock.
SUMMER
A S E TS
LYMAN
HOWE
COM
ING AGAIN TO THE
PARILE THEATER
Tuesday Evening, February 1.1. the
Greatest Picture Eer
Before Sh w n.
Motion pictures of all soits may
come and go; the "posed" fad film-;
have their fleeting day, and photo
dramas of yesterday may wane nn 1
vanish as quickly as they came, but
the semi-annual presentations by Ly
man H. Howe remari as perennially
popular as ever. Indeed, becau.-e of
their surpassing excellence, they grow
in prestige and popularity with each
recurring visit. Undoubtedly the at
traction keeps its film grip on the
hearts and minds of the public because
it apepals to the heart and mind
because it aims high and fulfills that
aim better than any ether exhibition
before the public. It is broadening,
inspiring and uplifting to a degree
and it surpasses other attractions in
diversity of subject matter, in the
wondrous beauty of the scenes, in lh
perfection of its photography, in th"
quality of its humor, ar.d in its reali.-m
of presentation.
These merits are particularly well
illustrated in a feature of the new
production which will be presented at
the Parmele theater Tuesday night.
February 15. The see les were filmed
away up in the northwestern corner of
Montana, where Uncle Sam set asid
1,500 square miles of mountains, lake-;
and plain and called it Glacier Nation
al park, so that our's and future gen
erations may see and revel i-i
nature's wonderflanj unmarred by th
devasting hand of civilization.
Interspersed with the scenes of th
magic of the mountains are turn
studies of the American Indian of to
day in his native haunti in Glacier Na
tional park.
Throughout the new program is like
a mine of veritable riches, which, in
termingled with its veins of pure gold
in an educational sen?e, also has its
veins of sparkling corned v films.
scintillating with wit nd humor con
tributed by Howe's cartoonists. Thi-;
comes as a welcome and wholesom"
relief from the enrnary posed so
called comedy of the slap-stick" or
rough house" type, and is all th
more appreciated for the reason that
these films are created exclusively for
this exhibition and cannot be seen at
any other. Of trips abroad there an'
pictorial journeys par excellence to
Maderia, the rivers cf France, pas
toral Holland, Italy, the Firth of
Forth bridge, Scotland, logging in
Italy, and via aeropL.ne above and
among the clouds. Of curiosities of
filmdom and at the same time in the
kingdom of nature, there will be a
demonstration of the crystallization of
various metals, and the vivid portrayal
of the movements of animals in a
weird and almost uncanny sort of way
because these movements are shown
eight times slower than normal, s
as to show details which the human
eye never has or could detect.
CELEBRATES EIGHTIETH
BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY
Yesterday was the eightieth birth
day anniversary of Mrs. Paul Gerir.g,
and in honor of the event her family
gathering with her at her home on
North Sixth street to assist her in see
ing that the occasion was properly
celebrated, and the rhildrea gathered
for the occasion were pleased to sci
that the years had dealt so gently with
this estimable lady. In honor of the
occasion Mrs. Gering received a great
many letters and telegrams from rela
tives and friends in .ill parts of the
country, as well as a deluge cf beauti
ful flowers as silent tokens of the deep
affection in which M-. Gering is held
by all who have the pleasure of know
ing her.
Charles Chriswisser of Nehawka
was here today for a short time en
routef rom his home to Omaha, where
he was called to secure some auto
mobile supplies, and will visit there
with the wholesale houses for a short
time.