PLATTSMOUTII SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1917.
PAGE 2.
BOBBER LOCKS
VAULT ON PRES
DENT, ROBS BANK
Lone Bandit Secures S1.9S1 From
First National Bank of Univer
sity Place Friday.
University Place, Neb., Feb. 16.
A lne bandit held up B. II. Schaberg,
president of the First National bank,
in the bank at 12:30 today and escap
ed in an automobile with $1,981.
The president was alone in the
Lank. The bandit, described as a
man about 'S-i years old? asked Scha
U-iv to change a bill. When Scha
Icrg turned away from the cash till
he was confronted by the bandit's
levolver.
The bandit backed Schaberg into
the vault, closed the heavy door and
turned the combination. He then
took the money, most of it currency.
He left a large amount of gold and
.-ilvt-r in plain sight.
The robber then leisurely walked
out of the bank within sight of a
score of people on the street. He
jumped into an automobile a block
away, where a confederate was wait
in ir. Clerks in the store of G. II.
Chism, druggist, saw him walk down
the bank steps and gave the police a
good description.
While the bandit took his time to
r.-al.c his escape Schaberg was work
ing frantically within the vault. He
the vault ftr jut such an emergency,
t.c'l a .-crew driver and a hammer in
i.e said. He succeeded in manipulat
i:.g the combination in a few minutes
a:. J cleared.
A.- s.-n s tiie ahum was given
r .le of University Place and Lin
c ,.s well as scores, of citizens,
c :.::r.er.eed a wide search. The car
u.-ni by the bandit is believed to be
re .-.okn from C. II. Wilson at
.; :i in the morning. It is a
.'! '.aker vix,' seven-passenger,
I.'IT model. It had nickel-plated
: ;r ;t-r.- red rubber catches on the
i. i, a clock on the dash and an extra
::r-. -n the back. The engine number
' and the license number
"12.11.; .Vora-ka, 1017." Others i
.y the bandit escaped in a Ford
r jr.al--ut.
The Nehrar-ka, Bankers' association
:r.r.-.ediatc-ly notified e:Ticials in all)
:--v. i within a large radius of Uni
vcri:v Place of the robberv.
FORMER PLATTS
MOUTH GIRL MAR
RIED IN SO, DAKOTA
Fro::i Saturday's I'aliy.
Announcement has just been re-
c ived in this city by the relative.-
a:.l friends of the marriage on Wed-
r.esday. February 7, 1917, at Pierre,
Sou;ii Dakota, of Miss Ethel Lewis,
f this city, and Mr. John F. Wei-
htrd. f Lovalton South Dakota.
-r-
i weeding came as a great sur
prise to the friends, but they will join
in wishing the two newly weds the
grtatet happiness in the world in
the years to come. The bride is the
da-jghter of Mr and Mrs. C. II.
Ix-wis of this city, and a young lady
wh lias made many friends during
her rnlhood in this communitv and
. t i e- .-ho completed her education in
tl public schools of this city. She
1 - i
iu.. iNfu t ngagcu in teaching near
P'ap r. South Dakota, for the past
ar and lias been verv successful in
;n- iir.e oi woik. ine groom is a
-ty succe-siui rancn man who is
:; I in the highest esteem in the com
. i':;iity where he has made his home
a. id r s:"ses the respect of all those
v. ithwhoiii he has been associated
i young Kople will make their
h.nie in the future on the ranch of
the fioom near Loyalton.
WILL SERVE LUNCHES.
W. i. Scott of Murray has arranged
t furnish lunches at all sale
throughout the county where it may
Le desired, and will see that the needs
cf the hungry are looked after prop
erly. Anyone who is desirous of hav
ing lunch served at any public sale
fdiouM call on or address W. S. Scott,
Murray. Neb. - tf
About Constipation.
Certain articles of diet tend to check
movements of the bowels. The most
common of these are cheese, tea and
boiled milk. On the other hand, raw
fruits, especially apples and bananas,
alto graham bread and whole wheat
bread promote a movement of the
Lowe!- When the bowels are badly
constipated, however, the sure way is
to U,Le one or two of Chamberlain's
Tfifcltts immediately after supper.
ENTHUSIASTIC
CROWDS CHEER
GERARD IN PARIS
Paris, Feb. 18. James W. Gerard,
the former American ambassador to
Germany, was the guest of honor at
a luncheon given by Premier Briand
today. A distinguished company was
present, including the diplomatic rep
resentatives of all the entente pow
ers having ambassadors here.
Mr. Gerard was accompanied by the
American ambassador to France, Wil
liam Graves Sharp, and both were
recipients of many marks of cordial
ity. Ambassador and Mrs. Gerard and
Ambassador and Mrs. Sharp later at
tended a performance at the Troca
dero for the benefit of the Canadian
hospital at St. Cloud. Shouts of
"Bravo " greeted their arrival and
as soon as their presence became gen
erally known the immense audience
renewed the cheering. Both ambas
sadors bowed their acknowledge
ments and the orchestra ceased play
ing in order to give way to the band
of the republic guard, which immedi
ately marched on the stage and play
ed the "Star Spangled Banner, at
the close of which there was another
outburst of enthusiasm.
Mr. Gerard, on leaving the Troca-
dero, became the object of most friend-j
ly demonstrations on the part of thv i
crowds that lined the streets.
C. L. BERGER SOLD HiS
FARM REAR MUROOCK
The first of the week a deal was ;
completed whereby G. L. Bergc-r dis-j
posed of his fine 210 acres of land
near Murdock. One SO was pur
chased by Henry Reike, this deal hav-
: i ,i . ti..
ii:g uea inaue serine iinie au. 1 we j
...... i . ...
ib-) acres, However was soui on .iui.
tluy of this week to Albert Stroiker.
This was a good farm ar.d Mr. Ber
ger received S1".00 per acre for his
land or ?37.2noV0 for the 210 acres.
Mr. Eerger says that he does noL
intend purchasing more lalal so we
presume that he will place his -none
in safe investments. Elmwood Lead
er-Echo.
DIRECTORS OF THE
MMERGIAL
CL03 APPOINT
n
President William A. Roberson o
the Commercial club has just an
nounced the members of the board of
directors of the club for the ensuing
year, as follows: E. II. Wescott, J. P.
Falter, J. P. Sattler, E. J. Richey, R
F. Patterson, E. A. Wurl, C. W. Bay
lor, II. (J. Soennichsen and Nelson
Jean. The new board of directors has
several new members who will take an
active interest in the club work, and
the development of the business inter
ests of the city to the best possible
advantage, and the older member
who have served so well in the past in
this capacity will lend their splendid
efforts toward making the year 1917
a record breaker for the club and the
city. The different committees of the
club have not as yet been completed,
but will be ready for announcement at
the next meeting of the organization.
nnd be all ready to get into the bar
ness for the club work of the ensuing
year. From all indications the coming
year has many possibilities for the
city and with hearty co-operation of
tne Commercial club and the citizens
a mighty good record can be made
before the close of the twelve month
rolis around.
LCGS FOR HATCHING.
Light Brahma eggs, $1.00 per L7,;
$5.00 per 100. Telephone Murray 1121.
Mrs. J. W. Stones, Mynard, Neb.
2-19-2moswkly
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WASHINGTON
AND LINCOLN
OELI
Celebration of Anniversaries of These
Two Great Men. Saturday Night,
Largely Attended.
The celebration of the anniversar
ies of George Washington and Abra
ham Lincoln, held Saturday evening
at the Elks lodge room, under the
auspices of the Grand Army of the
Republic and the Woman's Relief
Corps, was one of the most splendid
gatherings of its kind that has ever
been held in the city. ' and the at
tendance was most pleasing, the lodge
room being crowded to its utmost
capacity by the patriotic citizens who
gathered to take part in the demon
stration of honor to the memory of
the two great presidents of t lie repub
lic. The spirit of the meeting was
hown by the display of the American
flag and the patriotic nature of the
proirram which had been so well ar
ranged.
The meeting was presided over by
Hon. K. B. Windham in a very able
manner, as the representative of the
Grand Army and Corps, and in a
very pleasing way he introduced the
"-rent speaKc-rs and special num-
Uers on me program, l no opening oi
the program was a selection by the
Girl's Cite club of the high school
and the young ladies made a most
excellent impression with their
entertaining voices and delightful
harmory. The Boys Scouts of the
city gave as their contribution to the
program, the salute to the flag, and
the bo;, s who are doing s ir.iuh in
their organization for the instillin-r of
ix.il true Americanism m tae yoiu.:
jef the lard did themselves piouu, and
j t:vj I'n-: r.j.-pcuranees of the lads va
n-r.e that wvs inspiring to the :umi-
Jamts Fer.-inver, asitar t
g'-.ve the Gettysburg :.!
T.ir :'". in a 1 ery p!vj-::.ig
iv d in its rendition a!lo-.ve.l
fall opportunity to hear he
r v.(,rds th t the gieat v.: :-
g.-.e in ibis IvMovii.- speech
r.uirror
v'.vryo- e
i irin-r
t : . .-;
i.V'.m l-.:c nattic-in-ni i tn y rcau .- i
con-.iici of the civil war.
vt Ju'.'ge James T. Be;. Icy in
hi-: address mi "Abraham Lincoln"
va.- rit his In. st an i hi. r. mar!... along
the life of the martyr president v a.--t.
.(h-ubted'y f.r.c i" the be--: that ba
bven l;eurd !u-ie. Judge Begk-y '-vave
short l)i-"graphical ut!ine of the
-c:n
j rom ni i-ii-tn m v.a.-
r- l.;f
n ivcr.t'K hV in '-.
that I In as-sas; ri":-
Iri'.kl stilled the j-.ivat he:.rt f t! e
man of sornr.vs. who had guided the
nation through the greate.-t civil con
flict of all time, to determine the
question of whether the nation shuuld
be one union or collection of individ
ual states free to remain or leave the
union as they eh. se. From the life
cf- Lincoln Judge Begley gathered a
number of inspiring thoughts and
pointed oat the influence that the
president had had in keeping the union
intact, that the future generations
might live under the starsand stripe
of a re-united nation didicatcd to the
freedom of rdl mankind.
Following the address of Judge
Begley Edgar Wescott gave an ap
propriate song, "The Story of the Flag'j
l Love ana the young man won the
entire audience by his very clever
rendition of the selection.
Mrs. William Baird, one of the tal
ented ladies of the city gave a nmst
delightful reading, her number bein
I lie IJamiy 1-iltli and was given in
her usual pleasing manner that added
a great deal to the exceptionally
good program. Mrs. E. II. Wescott
and Mrs. Mae Morgan favored the
audience with a charming duet that
won the approval of their hearers by
its beauty.
Lev. II. CL McClusky of the First
Presbyterian church took the topic
and briefly touched on the facts in
and briefly lunched on the facts in
the life of the Father of his Country,
from Ins childhood in old Virginia,
down- tlnrjugh the dark days . of the
war of the American Revolution until
the close of the war brought into life
a now democracy that was destined to
lead the world in free government,
founded on the consent of the govern
ed. From the storv of the life of
Washington, Bev. McClusky pointed
out the strong points in his character
that had been made a vital part in
the new: republic and these principals
had been formed into the law of the
land and assisted materially in the
creating of a free government. ' The
address .showed. much thought and
study by the speaker of the American
government and of the life of Wash
ington. The" men glee club gave a very
pleasing number and the mixed chorus
of'the glee clubs proved two very in
teresting and entertaining.' features
of the program. . , -V '
The" gathering "was brought " to a
close by the singing of "American by
ION
the entire audience, and at the end the
citizens departed homeward feeling
that the fact that they were present
gave them greater inspiration toward
being better Americans.
IN MEMOKIAM.
The following verses have been writ
ton in memory of little Jennie Cathe
rine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Kiser. She was born November 26,
1014, died February 13, 1917, at the
age of 2 years 2 months and 18 days.
The funeral service was held last
Thursday afternoon at the Eight Mile
Grove church and was conducted by
Rev. G. A. Randall of Union:
She is sleeping 'neath the flowers,
She, the babe we loved so well,
And how lonely are the hours
Since she went, no tongue can tell.'
But we know her soul was given
By the God we all should love,
And is now at home in heaven
With the angel hosts above.
Ne'er again shall be behold her
Where earth's dusky shadows creep,
With our loving arms enfold her
In the world where mortals weep,
But beyond the deep dark river
Is the land of peace and rest,
TheVe our gracious God will give her
Back to us supremely blest.
Shed not then thy tears of sorrow '
For the days will quickly glide;
Soon 'twill be a bright tomorrow
In the Lord of life confide.
In the midst of grief, disaster,
Pain and sorrow, trust in God;
Lean on Him who is thy Master,
Learn to kiss the chastening rod.
EAGLES MASK BALL
SATURDAY NIGHT A.
BIG SUCCESS
Or.o of
balls hold
the most successful mask
in this city in years was
by riattsmouth Aerie No.
Eagles Saturday evening.
!.:,? l.ol.l
'" of t!;o
;.i Ciates hall, and the array of cos
t'nres was ore that was pleasing to
the large crowd present to enjoy the
e-.r.:-t. The IM'jttsmoiU.h" orchestra
'va:; on the job in furnishing the music
ar.d had several additional instru
r.ento to aid in furnishing the lively
tunes for the merry dancers. Clowns,
aimers, mors, .Mexicans and a vas
n ay of nU.er cstumes were- display
cd :'.nd attracted a great deal of com
:re:'t from the audience. In th
grand march to select the prizes, th
;:rst gents piize was awarded to
George G belman as a Spanish gentle
man while tne lust ladies prize was
awarded to .Mrs. Gobelman with
very handsome Spanish ladies cos
tume. ror tin most comical prize
Percy Fields won first with a life
like Dutch costume while Mrs. Gray
son was the second in a laelies cos
turne. For the special
. n l Florence Grassman
Dust twins won the eve
prize Edith
as the Gold
nt. The oc
csion was much enjoyed and member
f the party during the intermission
were entertained in the rooms of the
Magics, adjoining the dance hall. The
committee in charge of the affair de
serve much praise for the manner i
which the tiance was conducted and
the large crowd handled without any
difficulty.
W. H. POLS OF MURRAY
HAS RIGHT ARM BROKEf;
From Saturday's Paily.
William II. Puis of Murray was so
unfortunate :ts to have his right fore-
are bioken this morning while he was
engaged in cranking up his automobile
at the home of his brother-in-law, Fret
Lutz. west of Murray. The accident
ocurrcd shortly after 9 o'clock when
Mr. Puis was preparing to start back
to Murray, anil when the car, not re
sponding readily to the attempts to
start it, was given an extra hard
prank bv Mr. Puis, when it kicked
back, the crank striking the victim on
the forearm and breaking it. The in-
jured man was brought on into Mur
ray, where Dr. G. II. Gilmore set the
injured arm, and Billy will be com
pelled to wear the injured member in
a sling for some time before he can
regain its use. The many friends of
the genial Murray merchant will re
gret very much to learn of his mis
fortune.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank our friends, neigh
bors, B. of L. E. and I. O. p. F for
sympathy shown our beloved husband,
son and brother, E. E. Rosener, during
illness and bereavement.
Mrs. E. E. Rosener,
John T. Rosener,
.Mrs. Carl Wagner, . .
A. r. Rosener,
G. A. Rosener,
Wm. Lushinsky,
George Lushinsky.
THE DEATH OF
AN ESTEEMED
PIONEER LADY
Mrs. James Hodgert Passed Away Sat
urday Evening After Lingering
Illness of Several Years.
Saturday evening as the day drew
to a close and the spirit of the night
descended to close the sunshine and
the light of day, the spirit of Mrs.
James Hodgert took its flight into
the arms of her Maker, after a long
and lingering illness that covered a
period of several years. Mrs. Hodg
ert has been numbered among the
old residents of Flatfsmouth, coming
here with her husband over forty
years ago and the family has been
one that has been held in the highest
esteeem by a very large circle of
friends. During the past three years
Mrs. Hodgert has not been in the best
health' and has gradually failed since
the death of the husband, until with
in the last few weeks it was apparent
that the end of life was near. She
was born in Glasgow, Scotland, April
8, 1839 and there spent her girlhood
and young womanhood being united
in marriage in that city to James
Hodgert. The family " located in
Plattsmouth some forty years ago and
since resided here continuosly. Mrs.
Hodgert was a very devout member
of the Presbyterian faith with which
she affiliated in her native land and
remained firm in that faith until her
death. She leaves to mourn her death
one daughter, Miss Margaret Hodg
ert, of this city, and a number of
distant relatives in Scotland, the
j daughter being the only relative re
siding in the United States.
The funeral services of this worthy
lady were held this afternoon at 2
o'clock from the late home on west
Main street uncr was conducted by
Kcv. II. G. McClusky of the Presby
terian church. The interment was
had at Oak Hill cemetery where the
body was laid to rest beside that of
the husband, preceeded the wife in
death two years age. A large num
ber of old friends were present to at
t: nd the services.
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It is when you have a severe cold
that you appreciate the good qualities
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs.
Frank Crocker, Pana, 111., writes:
"Our five-year-old son, Paul, caught
a severe cold last winter that settled
on his lungs and he had terrible cough
ing spells. We were greatly worried
about him as the medicine we gave
him did not help him in the least. A
neighbor spoke so highly of Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy that I got a
bottle of it. The first dose benefited
him so much that I continued giving
it to him until he was cured."
STRAYED.
From my home, one mile east and
two and one-half miles north of Mur
doch, one 2-year-old heifer, red with
white spots, heavy with calf, weight
about 800 lbs. Anyone knowing its
whereabouts, please notify Herman
Scheel. R. F. D., South Bend, Neb.
2-8-tfwkly
For good, fresh Candy, Fruit and
Nuts, see S. J. Reames.
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Local News
From Friday's Dally.
Ben Dill of Murray was in our city
for a few hours today.
John A. Schulhof and wife departed
this morning for Lincoln, where they
will attend the funeral of Ernest
Roesner, a cousin of Mrs. Schulhof.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rawls departed
for Lawrence, Kan., this afternoon,
where they go to attend the golden
wedding anniversary of a sister of Mr.
Rawls.
Mrs. Ralph Mullis and brother, Otto
Luschinsky, departed this morning for
Lincoln, where they go to be present
at the funeral of their uncle, Ernest
Roesner, this afternoon.
John Stones and Will Rice of near
Murray were in the city for a few
hours looking after some trading.
Mr. Stones brought in some fine po
tatoes for delivery to the merchants.
W. F. Moore and wife from the vi
cinity of Murray drove up this morn
ing from their farm home to visit for
a few hours in this city looking after
; some trading and visiting with their
j friends.
Mrs. John Lutz and Mrs. Henry
Zuzkweiler were among those going
to Lincoln this morning, where they
will attend the funeral of the late I
Ernest Roesner, which was held in
that city this afternoon.
Henry Japsen of Chinook, Mont.,
and wife, who have been visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Rath
man for the past few days, departed
this morning for Fort Dodge, Ia for
a short visit before returning to their
home in the west.
A. H. Bowdish, who is at the Sol
diers' Home at Milford, came in this
afternoon for a brief visit with
friends. Mr. Bowdish reports that his.
wife suffered a slight paraletic stroke
two weeks ago, but is now showing
much improvement.
Mrs. M. Ryan of Scranton, Kan.,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Wm. Morley, and assisting in caring
for her, returned to her home this aft
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SONS
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New ties every week!
ernoon. Mr. Ryan also visited in the
city for a few days and returned to his
home early in the week. Mrs. Morley
has been confined to her bed since fall
ing on, the ice on Main street about
five weeks ago. i
A. C. Carey accompanied by II. W.
Barker were among those going to
Omaha this morning, where Mr. Bar
ker will spend the day having his
hand treated by a specie list.
Louis Leiner departed this morning
for Lincoln, where he goes to visit his
daughter, Miss Caroline, who is still
in that city taking treatment at the
St. Elizameth's hospital.
Robert Patterson came in this morn
ing from his home south of the city
and departed on the early Burlington
train for Omaha to spend the day
looking after some matters of busi
ness. Miss Edith Randall of University
Place, who has been spending a short
time as a guest of Miss Lillian Clock,
departed this morning for her home in
the Lincoln suburb.
H. E. Becker and brother, George
Becker, were among those going to
Omaha this morning, where they will
visit for the day in that city looking
after some business matters.
Georgo Rhoden and wife drove in
this morning from their farm home
near Murray to look after some trad
ing with the merchants.
Allie Meisinger and wife came in
this afternoon from their farm home
near Cedar Creek to visit for a few
hours with friends and look after some
business matters.
Ben Beckman came in this afternoon
from his home near Murray and spent
a few hours in this city visiting with
his many friends and looking after
some trading w ith the merchants.
Philip Schaffer and wife from west
of Murray were in the city today for
a few hours looking after some mat
ters of business and calling on their
friends.
Cobs for sale. $2.00 per load. Call
Phone No. 3111. T t-t i
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