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cal Society
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VOL. XXXVI.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1919.
No. 64.
FORMER CITI
ZEN WRITES
QLD FRIENDS
TELLING JOURNAL READERS
ABOUT WHAT HE IS DOING
AND THE PEOPLE HE MEETS
FORMER PLATTSMOUTH FOLKS
Made Interesting Subject For Con
sideration. Recalls Former
Times Here.
rion 'i uei1ay's Daily.
Plattsmouth Journal. Greeting0,
Dear Editor:
As the years go by our memory
often calls to mind many incidents
that took place in our experience
v :th the time, place and people of
Plattsmouih when the writer and
family v.ere citizens of Plattsmouth.
These incidents often come to our
memory fraught with pleasure. So
ve loe t: think of the many happy
occasions we enjoyed, among the so
cial minded people cf Plattsmouth
2j years out of 40 years ago. In
our minds eye we can see the hills,
the valley, the streets, the alleys, the
stores, hotels, rittle old court house,
half a dozen or more saloons with
their busy patrons and the hills
decorated with native shade trees
where one dwelt in humble cottage
th pit 'iip-r settler of the new and
now transformed city of Platts
mouth now stands in honor to its
ape and generation. How few to
day now living can point to the
fr-it house huilt in Plat tsmouth in
the early CO's. The town was full
of them 40 years ago. We could
name dozens of them at that date.
The fathers and mothers now living
at that date would scarcely make a
fly speck in comparison to the mul
titudes whom we knew at that date.
It was very necessary and prac
tical. That the county and civic
officers know everybody from the
greatest to the last. But now peace
and safety has been multiplied to
flow as a river not only in the first
fwn cf Nebraska. but in every
town of the state with but one or
two exceptions surely in the settle
ment at the world's peace confer
ence. If mp.de in th spirit and har
mony of the world redeem. The
promised millineum day is dawning
when Satan shall be chained for a
thousand years. All hail the ad
vent of its coming should be the
prayer of God's people, the world a
round. How many cherter mem
bers of McConnahie Post now living
in Plattsmouth of the ' or more
membership of 40 years ago. Start
ing with Dr. Livingston as our first
charter post commander aside from
myself I cannot name one charter
member now living. If there is one
or more we would be pleased to hear
from them. And so with the church
and Sunday School fathers and
mothers at that date. In number
left then we can count cn our fing
ers. Surely as the waters of the old
?disouri passed by the city, so has
passed away the fathers r.nd moth
ers of Plattsmouth.
Now a word to the many readers
rf the Journal about the Battle
Mountain Sanitarium of South Da
kota is ideal in its location on a
mountain. Its arrangement for
healthy water facilities, for climate
and weather conditions to meet the
demands of human comfort and
health, no home or location in the
United States can excel it. This is
the experience and testimony of
many comrades who have visited all
or many hemes of the nation. There
are ccmrades here from all or nearly
every state in the union. The ma
jorities from Ohio. Indiana, (even
some from Posey county, Hoopole T.
Ship). A very fat bunch from 111.,
Iowa and especially from Nebraska.
One from Cass county formerly liv
ed in Plattsmouth and was an active
official member oT McConnahie Post,
namely T. M. Carter, if I have the
initials correct. He and wife came
to the home in October. His home
is now in Blair. He has gone home.
Yes. comrade here from old Missouri
but they lock like the ret of us.
are good mixers, comrades here cf
all denomination, faitb and relig
ion. Attending the services of their
liking. We have free picture shows
twice a week, mostly of war scenes.
We will close the door on this pic
ture and rest. C. W. -GREEN.
MASHED FINGER THIS MORNOTG
From Tiiedny's Dairy.
Edward Cotntr is detained from
his regular employment for a sea-.
f-.on on account of an accident this
morning which resulted in his re
ceiving a crushed finger. Mr. Cot
ner with others of the working
force at the lumber yard of the
Burlington shops. were at their
work, when the small finger of his
left hard was caught tinder a timb
er which was being moved, and the
member crushed. The injury was
such that it required three stitches
to put it into the shape of a finger.
It will be seme time ere Mr. Corner
will be able to return to his work,
besides the member is causing con
siderable suffering.
PLATTSMOUTH
MAN DIES IN
THE FAR WEST
CHARLES M. FOSTER PASSED
AWAY AT NORTH YAKIMA,
SUNDAY. BURIAL THERE.
LIVED HERE FOR MANY YEARS
Had Moved to the West Some Four
Years Ago. Mrs. Fred Kiss
ling Daughter, i
From Monday's Dally.
Mrs. Fred Kissling of this city.
received a message last evening an
nouncing the death of her father
Charles M. Foster, aged about sixty
years, formerly of this city. Mr.
Foster, who with his family moved
to Washington about four years ago,
has been having very bad health for
the past two years, but the cause
of death was not told in the mes
sage announcing his departure. For
many years C. M. Foster lived in
this city, and was a painter employ
ed with the Burlington railway. He
with wife and family departed for
the west, locating at North Yakima.
Washington, where he has made his
home since. Mr. Foster was one of
the best of citizens, and went west
with the hopes of bettering his
financial condition, and finding a
better climate in which to live. He
leaves besides his sorrowing wife.
the following children to mourn nis
ath. 'George H. Foster of North
Yakima, who is engaged in the bar
ber business there. Mrs. Agnes
Stout, who lives in the west. .Mrs.
Helen Kissling. of this city, who is
kept from attending the funeral of
her parent, on account of ill health
having just herself returned from
the hospital where she underwent
an operation a few weeks since. Miss
Katie Foster, living at home with
her parents. Ralph Foster who is at
this time at Camp Fremont, Cali..
having but a short time since re
turned from France, where he was
wounded in the arm, in action, re
ceiving six separate shots irom a
German machine gun in one arm.
and Hugh Foster who Is the young
est, and is at the nome oi nis par
ents.
Y0UND LADY IS GIVEN A
MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER
Coming Nuptial Event in Life of
Miss Rose Schaeffer is Honor
ed Last Evening.
Frt.TTi Tuesday's Daity.
Last evening at the home of Mrs.
Mary Schaeffer, mother of Miss Rose
Schaeffer, whose wedding to Mr.
Herman Wolforth is to be solemniz
ed tomorrow, Mrs. Nicholas Fried-
rich gave a most enjoyable miscel
laneous shower for Miss Schaeffer,
at which there were nearly fifty
guests present.
The evening was spent very pleas-
antly to. the enjoyment of all pres- for over an hour and a half the Qp
ent, with games and music. Doubt- eration being so delicate and severe,
less the most interesting of all the The husband and children were by
games played was the peanut game.'her Bide. and after the conclusion of
in which Miss Sophia Kreager -won j the operation, her son Edgar return-
the first prize, while the booby prize
went to Miss Helen Horn.
You tell 'em we keep all kind of
stationery at the Journal.
THE W. 0. W.
LODGE HERE IS
25 YEARS OLD
LOCAL CAMP PLANS TO PROPER
LY CELEBRATE EVENT
THIS SUMMER
OVER 25 CHARTER MEMBERS
Will Endeavor to Have a Class of at
Least One for Each Year of Ex
istence to be Initiated.
From Tuesday's Daily.
On July 17th, which comes on
Thursday, Evergreen Camp No. 7 0,
Woodmen of the World, of this city.
will celebrate the twenty-fifth anni
versary of its organization.
The camp clerk. W. B. Rishel.
tells us that there are now more
than twenty-five charter members
still in the camp one for each year
of its existence and then a few to
spare. This is an exceptional rec
ord, and one difficult to equal.
The event of the twenty-fifth an
niversary of the founding of the
camp is to be celebrated in appro
priate n-anner and it is the intention
to have a class of at least twenty
five new members to initiate at the
birthday celebration. We say it is
the intention, but we should really
say they will do it, for with the rec
ord of the order in matters pertain
ing to insurance and the staying
qualities of its members, twenty-five
and more of whom have belonged
through all these years, there is ex
hibited ability to perform what they
purpose.
The W. O. W. organization is but
a little over twenty-five years old it
self, the Plattsmouth camp being, as
noted above, number 70. The order
has in this comparatively short lime
gained nearly a million members and
paid out millions of dollars insur
ance premiums. Headquarters of the
order are. as everyone knows, in Om
aha so it is a Nebraska concern. At
the present time the total assets of
the grand lodge, or as ihey term it
the Sovereign Camp, amount to the
stupendous sum of $4,136,425.51 and
the total liabilities of all kinds are
but a trine over three million, leav
ing the remaining forty million as
net reserve to care for any future
contingencies which might arise. The
reserve is growing larger each year
and will be added to from time to
time as the receipts from premiums
exceed the death claim warrants.
The interest on investments alone
amount to a million dollars a year,
wheih is no small sum.
The Journal and all of Plattsmouth
takes pleasure in noting the success
of this order and wishes Evergreen
Camp No. 70 a most happy celebra
tion in honor of its twenty-fifth year
of existence.
MRS. EDWARD BLACK
SOME BETTER
Frorr. Tuesday's Daily.
Last evening James H. Jones re
turned home from Yutan, where he
has been for several days, with his
sister Mrs. Edward Black and fam
ily, and reports them as getting
along much better than they were.
j the children having showed good
j improvement.; while his sister Mrs.
Black is some better. This is good
news as her condition was so bad
that her recovery was not expected.
'That she will have an opportunity
to get well, is much encouragement.
UNDERWENT OPERATION.
From Tuesday's Pally.
Yesterday at the Ford Hospital,
Mrs. Henry Steinhauer underwent
an operation for the correction of a
trouble which has beeai afflicting
her for some time, and which she has
taken much medicine to relieve.
Mrs. Steinhauer was on the table
. ed home, and he had to report that
the mother was just coming out
from under the influence of the
drug, as he had to'ieave to ctch his
train.
MUSTERED OUT OF SERVICE.
From Monday's Dally.
Last evening Connie Schlater ar
rived in this city from Camp Dod.se.
where lie was discharge I from the
service. Connie on June 14th. went
to Lincoln from Chappell. where he
was cashier in a bank, and entered
special training. t the Haywar.l
Academy, as a radio ;perator, and
was later sent to Sherman Ohio, and
from there to the ea.-t, and has just
now ben at Camp Metd, Md.. and
was sent from there to Camp Dodge
to be mustered out. Connie is well
known here and is a graduate of the
Plattsmouth High School, and a
nephew of Frank E. Schlater and
Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald of thi city.
He is visiting for a short time here
before going on to. his lime in the
western portion of the state
RECEIVES NO
TICE OF MOTH
ERS' 0
MRS. LYDIA A. COLE. MOTHER
OF A. G. COLE DIED YESTER
DAY AT LOS ANGELES. CAE.
BURIAL WILL BE HELD IN OHIO
Mr. Cole Wiil Meet Funeral Cortege
At Omaha On Next Wed
nesday Morning.
From Monday' Daily.
County attorney A. G. Cole has
just received a message from his sis
ter Mrs. S. S. Lingo, telling of the
death of their mother Mrs. Lydia A.
Cole, at Los Angele... where they
were spending tL - winter, follow
ing a stroke of paralysis. Mrbl Cole
who has been making her home at
Barnesville. Ohio, with her daugh
ter Mrs. S. S. Lino, aTter having
visited here for some time went to
Los Angeles, to spend the winter,
and was soon joined by another
daughter Avice Cole. They visited
there with two sons of Mrs. Cole
Frank and Benjamin Cole and with
a brother Will Smith.
They had expected to reiurn to
the east in the spring. Mrs. Cole
was smitten with a stroke of paraly
sis, which was soon followed by her
death. The husband Mr. Archibald
Cole had passed away seme years
since. The two sisters started this
morning from Los Angeles, and will
probably pass through Omaha about
Wednesday evening, when they will
be joined by Mr. Cole who will ac
company them to the old home in
the east, where the interment will
be made in a cemetery about five
miles from Barnesville. Ohio. Mr.
Cole will be absent for about a
week or more. '
While County Attorney A. G. Cole
is in the east attending the funeral
of his mother. C. A. Rawls will lock
after the affairs at the off.ee of the
county attorney.
ATT. SEEMED TO EE HAPPY.
From Ttie1ay'! Daily
Mrs. It. L. Propst returned yester
day from Union, where she was
visiting at the lmme of her son
Wayne Propst and wife and espec
ially the little grand daughter who
graces their home. Charles S. John
son also made a visit a week since,
as he was the grandfather also of
the little stranger.
This is perfectly natural that
they should go visit the little one.
but the most tickled party we have
noticed was Grandpa Propst, why
really, the smiles seemed to radiate
from his beaming countenance.
IS HOME FROM THE ARMY.
Fr"i Tuesday's Dally.
Sunday morning Eddie Steppat
arrived home from ('amp Dodge,
where he was mustered out of the
service, he had just come from Camp
Meade, Md., having been sent to the
east from Camp Funston. where he
went last summer. Eddie was in the
Signal Corps, and has supposed he
would have gone over just at the
time of the signing of peace. He
is pleased to get back to Platts
mouth which even with the extremely-muddy
streets looks god to him.
EMSE
Journal Want Ads Pay!
HON. R. B.
WINDHAM
-SENDS BILLS
THE JOURNAL EDITOR IS IN RE
CEPIT OF HOUSE ROLL NUM
BER 3 AND SENATE FILE 4.
WOULD BUILD A NEW CAPITOL
The Other A Memorial To Senator
Gilbert M. Hitchcock, For
Woman Suffrage.
Frr.rn T'lesflay'p Daily.
The Editor of the Journal is in
receipt of House Roll Number three,
which is a bill for the erection of a
new capitol building at Lincoln on
the same site as now used for that
purpose. The bill provides for a
commission to be composed of the
Governor of the state, the Secretary
of State, Board of Education. High
ways and Drainage and three other
citizens of the state which shall be
appointed by the governor. This
committee shall have power to cause
the erection of a new capitol build
ing, and shall serve without pay ex
cept the expenses. .The bill carries
with the levying of a one mill tax
on all the property of the state for
the creating of a fund for this pur
pose, which shall extend over the
years 1919, 1920. 1921 and 1922.
The bill has been read twice, and
been printed. The bill shall be
come effective upon its passage and
approval, and it is declared an
emergency exists.
Senate File Number Three.
This is a memorial to the United
States Senator from Nebraska, Gil
bert J.T. Hitchcock, asking that .he.
support the submitting of" the
Woman Suffrage Federal Amend
ment. This is to be a concurrent
bill, and acted in with and in con
junction with the house of represen
tatives of the state. A copy of the
amendment is sent by the secretary
cf the senate, of the state of Ne
braska, to the secretary cf the Unit
ed States Senate and to Senator Gil
bert M. Hitchcock.
SURE PURCHASED FINE HOG.
Prom Tuesday's Dnily.
At the fine Mock sale at Council
Bluffs last Saturday, which was
cried by Col. W. R. Young and for
George C. Clark, the breeder and
raiser of fine pure bred black Poland
Chinas, Herman Gansemer of near
Murrav topped the market, by mak
ing the purchase of absolutely the
finest as Col. W. T. Young says, that
he ever sold. That the sow was
sold to Mr. Gansemer by Col. Young
for $500 is surely a guarantee of the
quality of the animal. Mr. Ganse
mer is putting this sow on his place,
and will raise pigs from, and as he
believes the best absolutely that
can be produced.
BERT COLEMAN AND
WIFE ARE DIPR0VED
From Tuesday's Daily. 1
A letter this morning from Mrs.
Nadie Schultz. at Longpine. where
she was called a short time ago on
account of the illness of Bert Cole
man and wife, who had gone to the
western part of the state in order to
visit for a couple of weeks at the
home of Mr. Coleman's parents at
Longpine. and where they were bcth
taken sick, states that Mr. Coleman
and his wife are doing very nicely
now and are on the road to recovery.
This will be most gratifying news to
their many friends in Plattsmouth.
JOSEPH MASON SOME BETTER.
From Tuesday's Pally.
Joseph " Mason who has been at
home for some time since his op
eration at a hospital at Omaha, was
down town this morning and is
feeling pretty well though some
what weak as yet. He has been
staying alone at his home and is at
tempting to renew the fire, by put
ting coal into the stove, he sus
tained a rupture of the place where
the incision was made at the time
of the operation, thus retarding the
healing process. The external
wound is about healed, but is still
tender and healing inside.
L00KTNG BACKWARD
AND FORWARD
From AlonOay'F Pail,.
Representative R. B. Windham of
Cass county is this year eD joying
his sixth legislative reincarnation.
Mr. Wind ham first appearance in
a legislative chair was forty years
ego. the session of 1S79. . He re
turne dat intervals after that, and
in 190r served his fifth term. Four
teen years more and he is back
again, remarking that this is the
quietest, cleanest, most efficient
looking legislature in all his experi
ence. Mr. Windham is looking for
ward with pleasure to this winter's
work. After that he is wondering
what the legislatures of 1933 and
1951 which in the orderly habits of
events will find him again a mem
ber, are going to be like. State
Journal.
JOHN E. JEN
NINGS DIED ON
SATURDAY
WAS SICK WITH PNEUMONIA FOR
ONLY ABOUT FIVE DAYS.
FUNERAL TOMORROW.
MOST EXCELLENT YOUNG MAN
Has Numerous Friends Over County
Who Mourn Has Untimely
Departure.
From Monday's Pallr.
John E. Hennings of this county
and making his home with his fath
er near Cedar Creek, was taken
with pneumonia, early last week,
which ran a rapjd course, and from
which he with the most heroic fight
was not able to overcome, dying on
last Saturday evening. Mr. John E.
Hennings, who was the son of John
A. Hennings. was a man of excel
lent character, and a manly man in
every way. He and father were
making their home together since
the death of the mother but a short
time since. The funeral will be
from the home south of Cedar Creek
on tomorrow, (Tuesday) at one
o'colck in the afternoon. He leaves
besides his father, a number of
brothers and sisters. Mrs. Mike
Tritsch of this city, being a sister.
Will, George, Louis and Charles
Hennings living near the home
place south of Cedar Creek are
brothers.
Lost Last winter, when Mrs. Ag
new's household goods were packed
at Sixth and Vine, a box of bedding.
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CASS COUNTY
PIONEER PASS
ES TO BEYOND
J. W. PITTMAN OF NEAR UNION
DIED AT HIS HOME LAST WEEK
CLOSELY FOLLOWING WIFE.
RESIDENT NEARLY SIXTY YEARS
Came To Rock Bluffs in 1859, Has
Been Very Successful In
Farming.
From Monday's Dai'y.
J. W. Pitman, a pioneer resident
of Cass county died at his farm
home north .of Union. Tuesday
morning. His death was not un
expected as his health has failed
rapidly since the dath of his wife
several weeks ago. Mr. Pitman
was widely known throughout this
part of, the state and was a man of
character and influence. He leaves
many friends to mourn his loss and
the entire community extends its
sympathy to the grief stricken
children and other relatives Un
ion Ledger.
J. W. Pitman was born March
25th. 183 4, in Harrison county,
Indiana, and when a young man
moved to Iowa, and later in 1S59.
came to Nebraska, locating on a
claim near Rock Bluffs, but went to
Nebraska City, and engaged in
freighting over the plains. He was
for two years engaged in the min
ing business in Montana, but that
not proving lucretlv? returned to
Cass County and located on a farm
in Liberty precinct, where he has
lived until the call came for him.
He was united to Mrs. Lydia A. G.
Bailey, who was killed !n an auto
mobile accident a few weeks since.
From thi union there were nine
children born, two of whom died In
childhood, and there remains to
mourn the death of both parents.
Mrs. J. D. Bramlet, living near Be
atrice, George L. Schryder near
Weeping Water, Malisee. Charles,
James, Edward and Berdie at home.
Mr. Pitman had reached the ripe
old age, being nearly eighty-five
years of age.
LOOK OUT FOR
COLDER WEATHER
From Monriay'n Pa 11 v.
Judge M. Archer, said that years
ago. that when a fog came along
duck creek in January, the saying
was prevalent that "A January fog
would freeze an Indian's dog." Bet
ter lay in another arm full of wood
and hear the sparks crackle up the
chimney.
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