V
TIIt'KSDA V, AUGUST 17, 1916.
PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
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J. IN PLATTS3IOUTH
FORTY YEARS AGO.
Will Ballar.ee cut his fingers on a
fan last week and it looks as if he may
have to lose a couple. We are sorry
to hear this, indeed.
Mr. Dawson has removed to the
hou.-e formerly occupied by ?.h . Cut
ler and Mr. Ci.rruth and family will
occupy their own house and pro to
h ;usekeep i ng agai n.
We dropped into the new barber
shop of 31 r. Shicketanz the other day
at the Platte Valley house. He kevs
a very neat, tasty looking place and
we hone he may succeed here.
And Pottenger, our "Pot"' of Cass,
takes his place once more in front of
his honor at the Cass County bar.
His honor is chanced, and times have
altered though since Mr. Pottenge:
practiced law in Cass county.
John Leach has leased the building
formerly occupied by Mrs-. Crocker,
and has fitted it up very handsome'v
as a confectionary; building; an uddi
tior for cxtK room and to manufac
ture line candi d, ir. Good for .John.
Micklowait McGuire have leased
the Uriderstlre coal mines near Union.
t:s coun-y, and expect to ra"e rood
coal in this market lor sale in a few
days, at ?-" a tor. If this proves
true hurrah for Mick & Mac, and the
coal, and P.ricknstine, and the !?.".! o
and all. .Send us a chunk for this
"liutiss" tew onct. We're most out.
A Temple of Honor was formed
here last week with members.
Amor-jr those who joined were I. II.
Wheeler, Sam M. Chapman. Alex
Schle-el. S. S. Hinkle, William H.
Laker. Edward Kennedy. W. S. P.latk
burn, M. I. Cutler. James Morrison,
J. P. Younir. Edward F. Kees. Dr. (I.
H. Black, Ceo. K. Dovey, Robert Don
nelly. P. Hicks. (Jeo. Kinse. I.
I. Cass, William Stone. William S.
Wie. Isaac Wiles. Jos. A. Connor, J.
J. Weaver. E. W. Black. L. Davis. W.
V. Morrison. H. C. Cliubbuck. Thos.
Mitchell. E. D. Stone, Chas. K. Duke,
John S. Duke, Thos. Pollock. I". R.
Lewis. C. Mahony. W. L. Wells. The
following Templars were elected ami
installed as otl'icers of Plattsmourh
Tempie of Honor. No 17,. Daniel II.
Wheeler, worthy chief templar; Win.
Agrn-w, worthy vice templar; George
L. Dovev. worthy recorder; Wm. II.
Baler, worthy assistant recorder; J.
A. Conner, worthy financial recorder;
Thos. Pollock, worthy treasurer; E. D.
Stone, worthy usher; J. E. Morrison,
worthy assistant usher: E. W. Rlack,
guardian; L. Davis, sentinel. After
the organisation speeches were made
by Chapman. Wheeler and others and
the new edifice of honor seems fair to
rise to great proportions here.
Colonel Vanatta has just returned
fim Iow a and all over. The Colonel
is jubilant over so much fresh water
this spring. Thinks it will kill all the
hoppers.
Julius Peppenbe rg, our enterpris
ing and enthusiastic, councilman and
cigar man, is fretting ready for sonie-
thing this fall. We know it by his
eye.
Herman Newman. "Shorty," our
old acquaintance, looking splendid,
visited us Monday. lie lives at Cres
Ur. Ia.
That good fellow, R. O. Fellows who
has been on an excursion into Iowa,
catching .gophers and grasshoppers,
i eturned on Tuesday, fully recuper
ated. Two small steamers, the "Victory"
and the "W. F. Weaver." with each a
large barge in tow, en route for the
upper Missouri, lay at our landing
Tuesday night.
We learn that Messrs J. A. Conner,
Frank White. Jr.. and Wm. Darrah
have organised for the purpose or
opening it grain trade with the Rlack
Hills and will immediately ship a
number of cars loaded with grain.
Frank will attend to the R: H. end..
Sm-eess to your enterprise, boys.
Mr. Dnimmnnri is exciting great in
terest in the schools hy the judicious
management of the sports and mental
exercises of the scholars outside of
rchool hours. The High school "Lit
erarv" everv Fridav evening is a very
happy idea, and all parents ought to
attend.
Will Shryock came near meeting
w ith a severe accident Tuesday morn
ing as he was splitting wood. He was
dnvinjr a wedge into a stick of wood
when his axe glanced and struck his
foot, bruising it badly. lie says it is
a warning to young men not to get up
early in tho morning to cut wood.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs.
Coolov of Cedar Creek met with a se
vere acident a week ago last Sunday
on the way home from church. The
horses were frightened "by the sudden
flight of a prairie chicken and ran,
throwing Mrs. Cooley and the-children
out, and catching up with a wagon
ahead sprang onto the box, throwing
a couple of ladies forward in the box.
The man who was driving, however,
succeeded in stopping the team with
out any fr.rther injury. Mrs. Cooley
was severely injured and has been
confined to her bed since.
The match frame of base ball for
the prize cf a fine ball, as advertised
last week, was played on Saturday
afternoon on the grounds near the
high school, and resulted in the Blue
Stars making nineteen runs, and the
Quick Steps making seventy-seven
runs, thereby carrying off the prize
from their less fortunate but equally
plucky competitors. '
A slight collision took place on Sun
day at the curve on the railroad be
tween here and the landing.
Lincoln avenue is being graded
and fixed up "splinkup." John Shan
non and Sam Chapman took us out to
see it t'other day.
Rev. I). Hart and lady started Wed
nesday for Salt Lake, where he pro
poses to spend the winter for his
health, which has been very poor for
some time.
Miss Carrie Rennett left last week
Thursday, to attend school at Brown
ell Hall, Omaha.
Miss Anna Dakin made a visit to
Plattsmouth for a few davs last week,
pieparatory to her departure for Utah
territory, where she will spend the
winter with a sister.
Dovey's delivery wagon ran away
with the wagon and upset Lorin Ken
edy and the horses, yesterday.
Peter Rates little girl puller! a
scalding coffee pot over on herself
Tuesday, scalding herself badly on the
le"
Sam Raker, Wm. and Henry Eiken
bary, I). Draper. D. L. Draper, Perry
Walker and Sam'l Richardson all went
to Utah last month to buv cattle. Mr.
Richardson and one of the Eikenbary's
arc back and Mr. R. has seventy new
Mormons on his place
Dick Streight met w ith an accident
while returning from the convention.
The bridge at Four Mile creek is bad,
and Streight after crossing, left his
team with McElwain while he went
back to see that the teams got across
all right. Ry some means Streight's
team ran backwards off the bridge
and bank and broke hi buggy badly.
One of the horses was also cut some.
The services at the Catholic church
on Sunday were very interesting and
largely attended. The Rt. Rev. James
O'Conncr, assisted by the Rev. Fath
ers Reynolds, Maekien, Greanabaum
and Hayes administered the rite of
confirmation to over forty persons, the
bi.-hop delivering the candidates first
a most instructive and sensible ad
dress on their duties and the privi
leges conferred on them bv this rite.
i
We are not sufficiently acquainted
with the ritual of the Catholic church
to know exactly what else was done,
except that the pope's blessing was
given by the bishop, being conferred
1 y his pontifical highness on the
good Catholics of Nebraska for their
presentation to him of some $3,000 on
the occasion of the golden anniversary
of his pontificate. In the afternoon
services were held again and the Rev.
Father Greenabaum preached in Ger
man. In the evening Rishop O'Con
nor lectured at Fitzgerald hall and
gave us some new ideas in regard to
the Russian question. Evidently the
hishop doesn't think much of the Rus
sian plea that they made the war to
protect Christians from Turkish bar
barities. THRESHING IN THE WEST.
Carl Sergum, one of the enterpris
ing young men of this county w ho has
been doing a great deal of threshing
throughout this locality, has shipped
his threshing outfit to Gothenberg,
Neb., and will look after the threshing
cf the wheat crop in that part of the
state. He has a large number of con
tracts already fin hand and will be
amply able to give the people of the
western part of the state splendid
service in the way of threshing. Re
ports from that section of the state
are to the effect that the yield of
wheat and oats is quite heavy.
REJOICING AT MOUDOCK HOME.
The birth of a fine little son at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Mordock
at Wyoming, Neb., is reported. The
little one arrived on Tuesday, August
loth, and with the mother is doing
nicely. This good fortune that has
befallen the Mordock household will
certainly be most pleasing to the
manv friends of the family in this
city and to the little son will be ex
tended the heartiest best wishes. Mrs.
Mordock was formerly Miss Bertha
Richey of this city.
Can't look well, eat well, or feel
well with impure blood. Keep the
blood pure with Burdock Blood Bi
tors. Eat simply, take exercise, 1: iep
clean, and good health is pretty' sure
to iol.ow. S1.00 a bottle.
$5.00 Phonographs at Dawson's.
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Believije (Omsaa)
Neb. Box2'.Prafc
David &. bjzu
5ellevue ollege
'4 K2 Clwirnl. Literary. 1 1 If P"von Buildinai.
t pa tScientyje. Teahm' City and Country
$-.-g.Jt Certificate. Bible, I j AdvaotApw.Csm-
At Art. Piano. 'we. 12 ' pui new delicbt
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Education, Gyrrna- TJ
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Local News
From Tuesdays Daily.
Mrs. W. W. Wade and mother, Mrs
Trilety, departed this afternoon for
Omaha after a visit here with relatives
and friends.
Henry Heebner of Cedar Creek was
in the city for a few hours today, en
route to his duties at the elevator in
Cedar Creek.
County- Commissioner Henry Snoke
came in last evening from Eagle to
spend a short time here attending to
a few matters for the county.
George Ray and wife of near Mur
ray were in the city for a few hours
today visiting with friends and look
ing after a few matters of busiriess.
L. J. Mayfield, editor of the Louis
ville Courier, was in the city today
for a few hours looking after a few
matters of business at the court house.
Mrs. Orville Kintz was among those
going to the metropolis this morning
where she will visit for the day in that
citv looking after a few matters of
business.
Joseph Zimmerer of Avoca was in
the city for a short time this morning
and departed on the early Rurlington
train for Omaha where he will visit
for the day.
Henry Heil, jr., and wife of near
Louisville, were in the city for a few
hours today- while Mr. Heil underwent
a slight operation for the removal of
a growth from his left arm, which
proved very painful.
F. J. Hennings and wife and daugh
ter, Miss Helen, and Mr. Allie Meis
inger returned home this afternoon
from Scribner, Neb., where they have
been for the past few days visiting
with relatives and friends near that
place.
C. H. Roedekcr of Murray came up
this morning from his home, and de
parted on the early Rurlington train
for Colgate, Neb., where he will visit
at the farm home of J. L. Young, near
that place, and attend a big stock sale
that is being held there this week.
From "Wednesday's rally.
P. T. Becker was in the city for a
few hours today, attending to some
matters of business with the mer
chants.
Adam Stoehr motored in this morn
ing from his farm to spend a few
hours looking after some business
matters.
Frank Vallery of Murray was in
the city ror a few hours today looking
after a few matters of business and
visiting with friends.
William Wohlfarth came in this
morning from his farm home to visit
with his friends and look after a few
matters of business with the mer
chants. Edward Brantner and wife of Pen
der. Neb., arrived this afternoon to
attend the golden wedding anniversary
of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Morgan Waybright.
Lloyd '.lapen came up this afternoon
from his home in the vicinity- of Mur
ray and departed for Omaha over the
lurlington to look after some busi
ness matters for a few hours.
Mrs. J. N. Wise and Mrs. Jesse L.
Root of Omaha came down this after
noon on No. 24 to attend the Way
bright golden wedding this afternoon
and enjoy a short visit with old
friends.
Miss Virginia Hanson of Edison.
Neb., arrived last evening on No. 2
for a visit here with Judge A. J. Bee-
son and family, and will attend the
Waybright golden wedding anniver
sary.
Mrs. John Fight was among those
going to Omaha on the early- Burling
ton train this morning, where she will
enjoy a short visit with her daughter.
Mrs. Thomas Sullivan and family, in
that city.
William Otterstein was among
those going to Omaha on the early-
Burlington train this morning, accom
panied by his daughter, Miss Helen,
and they will visit for the day with
Miss "Minnie Otterstein at the hos
pital. Frank Cole, who has been here vis
iting his brother, County Attorney
A. G. Cole, departed this morning for
his home at Marced, Cal. Mr. Cole is
instructor there in the high school
having charge of the chemistry de
partment-
Miss Emma Tresham arrived in th
city yesterday afternoon for a visit
hue during the home coming and will
be a guest at the G. A. Kaffenberger
home. Miss Tresham is now located
in Washington where she is engaged
in school work.
George Stamm, wife and little
daughter, Susie, arrived this morning
from.' Moline, 111., and will enjoy a
brief visit here with Albert Rhein-
ackle, MisS; Kate Rheinackle, Louie
Rheinackle and family near Murray,
uncles and aunt of Mr. Stamm.
The best hammocks in the city can
be found at the Stanfield Book Shop
Prices the lowest.
NEBRASKA
PROSPERITY LE6UE
A Statewide. Konnartisan
Orzanizationof Tax-
pavers
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VICE-PRESIDENTS
WESLEY P ADKINS
SOUTH OMAHA
JOHN ALBERTSO
MERCHANT. PEKOE"
DR. C. C. ALLISON
SURGEON
GEORGE ANTIL
INVESTMENTS. LI
Z. M. BAlRD
M ARTINCTON
J. L. BAKER
MANUFACTURE"
J. W. BEMDCR
FARMER. HUMPHREY
ALFRED BR ATT
INVESTMENTS. GENOA
CHAS. H. BROWN
RIAL ESTATE rNVESTMTNTS
W. J. BURGESS
INVESTMENTS
HARRY V. BURKLEY
PRINTER
W. M. BUSHMAN
STOR ACE
ALBERT CAH N
MANUFACTURER
LOUIS S. DEETS
STPCK MAN. KEARNEY
E. M. fairf:eld
DEAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
JOHN N. FRENZER
KE.AU ESTATE INVESTMENTS
DR. R. GILMORE
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
T. V. GOLDEN
CAPITALIST. O'NEILL
FERDINAND HAARMANN
MANUFACTURER
J. J. HANIGHEN
CONTRACTOR
FRED C. HUNKFR
ATTORNEY. WEST POINT
FRANK B JOHNSON
OMAHA PRINTINS CO.
C. J. KARBACH
INVESTMENTS
HON. J. T. KEELEY
VALENTINE
P J. KELLY
MCCHUNT, NIOBRARA
FRANK B. KENNARD
CAPITALIST
JACOB KLEIN
xrnCHANT. fll AIR CE
BUD LATTA
RANCH OWNER. TEKAMAH
E. M . F. LEFLANG
CAPITALIST
G. W. MEGEATH
COAL OPERATOR
JOHN A. MOMRBACHER
IKIESTMrNTS. WYMORE
SOPHUS F. NEBLE
PU9LISMC ?
FRANK A . KIMS
PLTlfD FARMER. FALLS CITY
J J. IXVAK
BANKER. WILBI. R
J J. O'CONNOR
ATTORNEY
CFORCE PARR
MERCHANT. NEBRASKA CITY
HON. VkATSON L. F-URDY
LAND OWNER. MACISON
THEODORE REIMERS
STOCKMAN, PULLERTON
CARL ROH DE
rrTICO PAUNCH. CnLlMUS
JOHN G. ROSICKY
PLBL13HT R
J. C. ROTH
INVESTOH FRFMCNT
JOHN SCHINDLER
STANTON
W. H. fCHMOLLER
JOBBER
THEODORE H. SERK
fTOCKMAN. NELICH
G C. EHUKEKT
M ANIIFA'TUBER
HARRY E. SIMAN
Vk INSIDE
PAUL F. SKINNFR
MANUE ACTLTr.R
A. F. C.M1TH
JOBBER
N. A. SPIESBERGER
WHOLESALER
HON P. F. STAFFORD
NORFOLK
Vk'.LLIAM STORK
INVESTMENTS. ARLINGTON
R ODE RT C. STREHLCW
CONTRACTOR
GEORGE B. TYLER .
INVESTMENTS. HASTINGS
A. J VIEftLINCJ
PRES. PAXTON VIERLING
IRON WORKS
THEODORE WIDAMAN
STOCK BUYER. AURORA
C. B. WILLEY
ATTORNEY. RANDOLPH
S. N. V.OLBACH
MERCHANT. CRANO ISLAND
R. M. WOLCOTT
MERCHANT. CENTRAL CITY
HON. OTTO ZUELOW
MAYOR. SOMUYLER
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HOUSE VOTES
FOR BIGGER AND
GREATER NAVY
Congress Thus Virtually Completes
National Defense Program
of Administration.
TO MAKE U. S. SECOND
Lower IJody Insists on Disagreement
On Several Less Import
ant Sections.
Washington, D. C, Aug. 15. Con
gress virtually completed the national
defense program today by finally ap
proving the great increases in naval
construction and personnel written
into the naval bill and urgently sup
ported by the administration.
The house accepted the building
program, to which its conferees on
the measure had refused to agree, by
a vote of 283 to 51, with seven of the
members present not voting. The per
sonnel increases, on which there also
was a disagreement in conference,
were approved without a record vote.
The personnel and construction sec
tions, which already, have the ap
proval of the "senate," authorize an iin-
crease in enlisted men to 74,700 and
the building of 157 war vessels within
the next three years, with four batle
cruisers and four battleships included
among the ships for, 1917. Previously
the house had refused to adopt-a con
tinuing building program, had au
Doe
The - Promise
The Actual
Penitentiary . . .
Reformatory
Boys' Industrial
Girls' Industrial
(Th orpioin i ! annplptf liisf of Stat TVnuI nn! Corrprtloual ! urn
two HlatfL. t iim i i t.r.M ar officii I . NlrgkL kna 1:0 li-ifr mnlor
the I''lral Prinon arc nut inciilei in tixe H.m.ztmmm tutiii.;
The Cost
Ficuresfor Kansas are found
on panes 26, S4. M and
FirM Biennial Report State
Board of Correotions.
F'ijrures for Xchrasta are
found on pace 77, Biennial
Keiort Hoard of Commis
sioners of State Institutions
Tlie Alley
Warden J. K. Codding of the Kansas penitentiary cays that Lhe
"LITTLE ALLEY JOINT" in the cities cf Kansas makes crL-r.in.iIc.
"After being in the penitentiary ior three ysars end nine months (the
average sentence served) the KANSAS BOY who has gone vrror wzlhs
out of the institution under parele Cleaned, disciplined, re
formed, he leaves the penitentiary was behind him to return to his
native city the ciy that permitted him to become schooled in crime
He nds that his native citv, the civ thai spoiled
him, hasn't reformed any. IT HAS THE &AI.IZ LITTLE ALLEY
JOINT, the same rendezvous where some of the men end boys slip down
after night to play
while, but the pull of the destructive ht of his nsiive city is too much
for him. He slips a little and keeps slipping, and seme morning he wakes
up after a debauch to find he has broken his parole :;: : ;
(Sr OKirial Report of. f lie IvananB Conference of Charitlea and Correction
held OT(mber, pmg -ill.)
These are the conditions surrounding the men and boys of Kan
sas. Is it any wonder that the penal and correctional institutions
in Kansas contain two and a half times as many ir.mies as do sim
ilar institutions in Nebraska?
The Nebraska Pros
OPPOSED TO STATE PROHIBITION. IN" FAVOR OF LOCAL OPTION. HIGH LICL,Si;
President, L. F. CROFOOT Treasurer, W. J. COAD Secretary, J. B. JIAYXIIS
Send for our literature. OMAHA, NEBRASKA
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thorized only five capital ships, all of
them battle cruisers, and had pro
vided for a personnel of only f5,000.
Disagree On Some Points.'
On several less important sections,
including appropriations for improve
ment of navy yards, the house in-
sisted on its disagreement to senate j
increases and voted to send the bill
back to conference for settlement of
these points. An early agreement is
expected, however, and the measure
may be sent to the president for his
signature within a week.
Secretary Daniels issued a state
ment tonight pointing out that the
building authorizations in the bill
were the greatest ever passed in any
country, and would give the United
States, in the opinion of naval au
thorities, the second largest navy in
the world. He declared the measure
"so complete and nearly perfect that
it will stand as a model for all navy
bills for future legislators."
The vote by which the house ac
cepted the senate increase in the
building program was nonpartisan,
the majority of both democrats and
republicans voting in the affirmative.
Of the fifty-one members who voted
in the negative, there were thirty-five
democrats, fifteen republicans and one
socialist, as follows:
Voting in Negative.
Democrats Ayres, Bailey, Black.
Blackmon, Buchanan of Illinois, Bur
nett, Connelly, Cox, Dies, Doolittle,
Garrett, Gray, Harding, Helvcring,
Hilliaird, -Hudleston,; Johnson of Ken-4
lucky, Kitchin, Mc'Clintic, Pace of
North .Carolina," Randall,'' Shallen
berger, Shouse, Sisson, Slayden,
Steele of Iowa, Taggart, Tavenner,
Taylor of Arkansas, Thomas, Thomp
son, Tillman, Van Dyke, Watkins and
Webb.
Republicans Anderson, ..Campbell,
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Pro
MMtioii
G
rim
nee
Advocates of State PROHIBITION predict there will be
fewer criminals in the penitentiary and fewer boys and girls
in industrial schools and reformatories, in case the people of
Nebraska wipe out their Local Option, High License Law and
adopt State PROHIBITION.
Let us see what are the results in Kansas under 35 years of
State PROHIBITION, and what the results are under 35
years of Local Option in Nebraska.
Meruit
SENTENCED INMATES OCTOBER
-
School
School
Total
to tlie Ts.si'psLcr
KANSAS, expenses g5 above institu
tions for fiscs! yecr 1914
NEBRASKA, expenses of above insti
tutions for fiscal year 1914 . . "
'Joint in M
poker and shoot craps
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it:;
Cramton, Davis of Minnesoto, Dillon,!
Ellsworth, Haupen, Helgezen, Hoi-I
lingsworth, Kinkaid, Lenroot, Mondell.
Morgan of Oklahoma, Nelson, and
Young of North Dakota.
Socialist London.
During the debate on the building
program, the republicans insisted that
they had led the way toward in
creases and that the administrati'ir;
was not entitled to all of the creJit
AT
Next
AUGUST 1
bclilldlk
Saturday'
For Members asid Those Hc'ding Cards
of Admisson G;i!y!
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The lime i.IloUc'.! topoi :.t f
big program was i-cr.trullv.i ! IK
cratic Lea.ier Kite!;.::, who t.::.:
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front.
i: i. Ih Lyr.ch. v.-ifo ;.!!! bn'-y.
:d".- Ed. S. Tutt f Mtnvay ym
the city today for a fi'W
in;r friends and attoiuh::.' to a
matters of bu-iness.
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THE -
evening?
Sih, 1916
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