Nebraska State Histori
cal Society
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VOL. XXXVL
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1919.
No. 89.
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LIVED A LIFE
FILLED WITH
GOOD WORKS
JOHN ANDERSON DAVIS, NEAR
MURRAY, BURIED LAST MON
DAY, 6 SONS PALL BEARERS
HE WAS A PIONEER RESIDENT
Was Born Near Terre Haute, Indi
ana. Lived In Missouri
And Iowa Also.
From Thurmlay'n Daily.
Last Monday was laid to rest the
mortal remains of the late John
Anderson Davis, who passed away
at his home west of Murray last
Saturday. April 19. 1919. John
Anderson Davis was born in Virgo
County, Indiana, near the city of
Terre Haute and when two years of
age. with his parents moved to
Savannah. Mo., where they made
their home for a number of years.
When a young man. they moved to
Mills county. Iowa. and located
south of Glenwood. where they liv
ed until in 1881 when they moved
to the place west of Murray, where
he has lived since. While residing
in Iowa, on October 2.'th. 1860. Mr.
Davis was united in marriage to
Miss Susanna Neely, and from which
union there were eight sons born,
two jt them dying during ir fancy,
the remaining six surviving the
father being Marsion S. Davis of
Hoxtum. Colo.. Dr. T. V. Davis and
Dr. J. R. Davis both living in Lin
coln, while Ora Davis, L M. Davis
and Ray P. Davis reside at and near
Murray. The mother and -wife al
so survives the husband and father.
The six sons were the pall bearers,
which 6lx honorary pall bearers
were selected from the Grand Array
Post. Mr. Davis enlisted as a mem
ber of the union army in 18(2. and
served three years and was a mem
ber of the same company with
Thomas Wiles of this city. Mr.
Davis united with the United Breth
ren church in 1867. and has been a
member of the church since. The
funeral oration was delivered by
the Rev. S. Jackson of Nehawka.
who is a member of the same
church with Mr. Davis. Besides the
wife and six sons. Mr. Davis left six
Grand children and fourteen great
grand children.
BOX MAKES ROUND TRIP
FROM HERE TO GERMANY
From Thursday's Daily.
On the ?th of January last. Wm.
Holly sent to his son, Roy Holly a
box of cookies and other edibles.
In yesterday's mail he received the
Fame box back, it having been sent
from Germany by his son. and thus
has made a round trip across the
ocean safely. In the box were pack
ed some souvenirs of the war, and
although it was badly battered as
a result of its long Journey, none of
the articles were missing or dam
cged. The box contained an officer's
helmet, a beautiful officer's sash, a
cloth-covered canteen, a belt and a
rumber of maps which were used by
the Germans in the closing days of
the world war. Among other things
they showed the battle line as it
existed on September 18. 1919.
In Roy's letter, which was dated
April 4th. he stated he did not know
when he would get to come home
(although it is presumed that his
outfit has since sailed from Ant
werp and he is on his way home)
but that he expected to go to Paris
the next day for a couple of days'
visit.
RETURN TO THEIR HOMES.
Fr'tm Thursday's Dally.
Ben Dill and wife from southwest
of Murray were in the city this aft
ernoon coming with M. S. Davis and
wife who are returning to their
home at Haxtum. Colo., after hav
ing attended the funeral of his fath
er J. A. Davis, which occurred a
short time since. Mr. and Mrs.
Davis departed on the afternoon
train for Alliance, where they will
visit for awhile before returning to
their home at Haxtum.
MAKES PURCHASE OF A HOME.
From Thursday's Dally.
Dr. Oscar Sandin, the popular
veternarian and general hustler, has
today, through the A. C. Mutz real
estate agency made e purchase of a
new home. He has acquired the
place where Mr. L. F. Pickett has
lived for some time, and which has
been the property of Adam Kirtz for
some years past, but which was
formerly owned by Frank Johnson.
This will make an excellent home
for Dr. Sandin. and will leave the
place where he is now living for dis
position by sale, as he is to offer it.
PASSED WITHIN SIGHT OF
HOME; COULD NOT STOP
From Thursday!- Dally.
Yesterday, a troop train bearing a
number of car loads of Utah. Wyom
ing. Colorado and Montana troops
passed through here over the Mis
souri Pacific road en route from St.
Louis to Omaha, and from there con
tinued its journey westward over
the Union Pacific, to Ft. Russell,
near Cheyenne, where the soldiers
will be discharged, they having been
enlisted from the territory adjacent
to that army post.
Although the troops were for the
! most part from the. western section
of the country, there was one Platts
mouth boy among them, he being
Anton Swoboda. Jr.. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Anton Swoboda of this city, and
a brother of Miss Marie Swoboda.
As he passed through town he drop
ped off a note which was picked up
by Charles Staske and George W.
Olson, the mail messenger.
It seems a little strange that he
should have to pass so near home
and yet not be able to see the folks.
Still he Is in America, the greatest
country in the world and the joy of
being, back offsets the temporary dis
appointment occasioned by not get
ting to visit the home folks Just yet.
And what joy the boys must experi
ence as they alight from the train
on their arrival home. Say now. let's
not let one of these boys come back
without clasping them by the hand
and telling them how glad we are
to see them home and how much we
appreciate the sacrifice they made
for us. Make this a real home for
them and make their home-coming
worth while. You could readily see
how important this matter is if you
were but to exchange places with
them for a short time.
MANY PEOPLE WANT
THE PICTURES
While Roy South was in the ser
vice and a sailor on the U. S. S.
Nebraska, he sent to the Journal of
fice a picture of the ship, and also
of the crew, which was very fine.
and was exhibited in the window of
the Journal office, and admired by
many people. Since his return,
many have asked for one of the pic
tures. Mr. South is willing to have
them copied, that all who desire one
can have them at a nominal price,
but for those who now have said
they desired one. the cost of produc
tion would be more than they care
to pay. In the transaction Mr.
South does not care to be the loser,
but if enough desire the pictures to
pay for the making, he will have
them made. See him about it.
ANDY MO RAN ARRIVES IN
NEW YOFK AFTER VOYAGE
A. P. Moran, a Knights of Colum
bus secretary whose duties find him
frequently on shipboard to entertain
and aid wounded soldiers, arrived in
New York after a visit to France, a
few day ago, according to informa
tion which has been received in the
city by his friends. He will leave
for France again in a few days.
When he will return to Nebraska
City and take up the practice of law
is not known. Nebraska City Press.
VISITED HERE FOR THE DAY.
From Saturday's Daily.
Frank Mateer of Afton, Iowa, who
has been in Omaha, stopped here this
morning on his way home, for a
short visit with his sister Mrs.
Joseph McCarthy, but found her and
son Kenneth and two daughters De
loris and Dorothy, visiting at
Kansas City, but visited with Joseph
Jr., and Joseph Sr.. during the day
and departed in the afternoon for
his home in Iowa.
THE BOARD OF
EDUCATION IS
ENTERTAINED
BY THE TEACHERS OF PLATTS
MOUTH SCHOOLS AT HIGH
SCHOOL LAST NIGHT
IN HONOR OF SUPT. DE WOLF
Who Closes His Work Here This
Year Very Delightful Time
and Good Eats Provided.
From Friday's Daily.
In honor of Supt. G. E. De Wolf,
who closes his work in the Platts
mouth schools at the end of the
present school year, when he w ill go
east to take advanced studies him
self, the teaching force of the city
schools, comprising the ward, grade
and High school teachers to the
number of thirty-two entertain
ed the members of the Board of
Education and their wives hist even
ing in the gymnasium of the High
school building.
So thoroughly enjoyable was the
function that there was no rest till
well somewhere in the late hours
of the night.
When youth and schoolboard meet
To chase the flying hours
They must have plenty to eat.
And have the eats they did and
good ones, too for the teacher of
Domestic Science had charge of the
ceremonies in that department and
did her level best to furnish temp
ting viands, because well, because.
she had just received word someone
had arrived from France and was on
his way home, so why shouldn't she
be most happy in the performance of
her work?
All in all the evening was one of
pure unadulterated delight and
pleasure and while the teachers had
some misgivings at the start as to
just the proper procedure in enter
taining the more sedate members of
the school board, by the time the
ceremonies had gotten well under
way they lost thought of their timid
ity in the matter and all entered in
to the enjoyment of the occasion in
most pleasing manner.
Miss Gretchen MacPrang, one of
the teachers, sang a special number.
which awakened memories in the
minds of some of the more advanced
in years members of the board, con
nected with their days of youth and
frivolity, and they were inspired to
an even lighter vein of thought. She
was followed by Miss Jessie Spreck-
er. who gave a reading mat was
highly appreciated and filled with
much merit. It required the humor
ous reading by T. H. Pollock, one of
the members of the board, however,
to tip the spirits of everyone com
pletely Into the abyss of merry gig
gling and laughter, and straight
away staid demeanor was tossed out
of the north window of the new high
school building and allowed to wan
der about in the dark, while the
more jolly behavior reigned supreme.
The stunts which President Marshall
of the board, and members Frank E.
Schlater. T. H. Pollock and Phillip
Thierolf pulled off are declared to
have been a caution to snakes, while
E. H. Wescott. secretary seeks to
deny that he acted other than sane
all the time. However the evidence
seems to be against him as well as
the rest. Anyway, everyone had a
most delightful time and the misgiv
ings of the teachers vanished into
thin air.
The secretary of the board and his
good wife favored the assemblage
with a duet which was duly appre
ciated by all.
Indoors base ball was played, and
in fact all other sorts of games which
appeal to the human race, from the
age of gleeful youth in childhood's
domain to those which meet with
pleasure from sordid age. and they
were entered into unreservedly by
everyone pleasant, thus assuring the
excellent time which was enjoyed.
This is the first occasion since the
completion of the new building that
opportunity has arisen for a meeting
of all the teachers and members of
the board of education. Until the
event of last night gave opportunity
for extending acquaintanceship, there
were numerous of the teachers not
acquainted with nearly all the mem
bers of the teaching force and some
who did not know personally all t lie
members of the board of education
and vice versa.
Following the hilarity of the even
ing, and at a late hour, the assem
blage was conducted to the domes
tic science room, where under the
supervision of Miss MacPrang, in
structor in that department of the
scnooj worn, a ieeu nau teen pre
pared and was served cafateria style.
the guests helping themselves and
returning to the sewing room, where
they gathered atound the tables in
groups of eight, to partake of some
thing solid on the lightness of the
evening.
j ne 1'iattsmouin teachers are a
Jolly lot. and it is pleasing to know
that nearly all of them have ac
cepted the tender of their positions
the coming school year.
CHANGE IN TIME ON
MO. PACIFIC SUNDAY
Four of the Six Passenger Trains to
Operate on Revised Schedule
Night Ones Unchanged.
From Saturday's Daily
Four of the six passenger trains
on the Missouri Pacific line through
Plattsmouth will change time to
morrow. Sunday. April 2th. while
the two night passengers will con
tinue to operate as before.
The two south bound trains to
operate under the revised schedule
are the one going at 9:16. which
will in the future go at 9:02 a. m..
or 14 minutes earlier while the fast
afternoon train. No. 10S. which has
been going at 2:40 w ill now go at
2:36 just four minutes earlier, not
much of a change, but one could
miss the train on -liat. easily.
Of the northbound trains No. 10.1.
which has been due through here at
3:52 in the afternoon, will now go
at 3:20 more than a half hour ear
lier. The evening flyer which has
been going at T:4S will now go nine
minutes earlier or at 7:39.
These changes are not so much
in some instances, but enough so
one could miss the trains and be put
to considerable inconvenience. The
midnight train going south and the
early morning train northbound will
continue to arrive and depart at the
old time, which is very satisfactory
particularly in the instance of the
south bound train as it affords the
people from here an opportunity of
seeing a show and catching the train
home from Omaha much more readily
than when this train used to depart
from the Union station 15 minutes
earlier than it now does.
GOOD SIZED CROWD AT THE
DANCE LAST EVENING
From Thursday's Daily.
There was a good sized crowd in
attendance at the dance given at
Coates hall last night, when music
was furnished by the Des Dunes col
ored jazz orchestra from Omaha.
They put up some high class music
which coupled with the perfect time
of their playing pleased the dancers
who call for encore after encore on
some of the favorite selections. This
is the bird time Des Dunes have vis
ited Plattsmouth this year.
QUITE A CHICKEN FANCIER.
From Saturday's Daiiv.
That Peter J. Vallery is a chicken
fancier of no mean ability, is demon
strated by the fine bure breed flock
he maintains at his home. He re
cently set 116 eggs from which he
now has an even hundred of the
finest Rose Comb Brown Leghorns.
To a person who admires fine chick
ens, a glance at the flock which Mr.
Vallery keeps would be a sight well
worth the going to see.
VISITING WITH RELATIVES HERE
From Thursday's Daily.
Leon Cory arrived this morning
from Sac City, Iowa, where he has
been visiting for a short time at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Cory, coming to visit with his
uncles, John Cory and H. W. Cory,
who is here from his home in Iowa,
a guest at the home of his brother.
Leon is on a furlough, being in the
aviation corps at Kelly Field, near
San Antonio, Texas.
YOUTH TAKEN TO THE
REFORMATORY TODAY
For Lack of a Home Nine-Year Old
Lad Must Submit to Being
Raised in 'Prison."
Sometimes society itself is more or
less responsible for the making of
criminals. Take from youth the in
stinct to get somewhere in the world
and you rob mankind of its most
priceless treasure. There is a com
bination of circumstances which can
make it possible for a lad to lose in
terest in himself and this combina
tion is reflected to a marked degree
in the case of little Willie Bockel -
man. who has played about on the
court house lawn for the past ten
davs or two w:eeks. waiting patient
ly for some one to provide a home
for him. that he might not be com
pelled in view of his age of nine
years, to serve time in the state re
formatory at Kearney and grow up
among hardened juvenile derelicts
such as habilitated the state indus
trial home, in order to gain suste
nance and a bit of education. Plac
ed under such a handicap, a boy is
at a decided disadvantage and if he
ever succeeds in life his success is
doubly commendable. A boy born
into this world (or a girl either for
that matter) is entitled to a fair
opportunity to make a man of him
self and to a home, either with his(
real parents or those of adoption.
who will treat him as a human be
ing and give him the advantage of
sufficient education to enable him to
go forth and fight life's battles and
gain the respect and trust of his
fellow man. Then society has the
right, in return, to demand of him
his best thought and effort and in
eight cases out of ten he will not
fall 'the trust imposed In him -at the
ender age when he is perhaps left
friendless and alone. Give the aver
age boy an opportunity, and he will
make good. But on the other hand.
f we push him aside and send him
o make his home in our state re
formatories and penal institutions, it
s a miracle more than the fulfill
ment of expectation, if he turns out
he kind of a man society demands
him to be.
Sheriff Quinton departed this
morning with his juvenile charge for
Kearney, where the nightfall will
find him commencing upon a term
of years in the state reformatory.
We trust he will prove the excep
tion to the rule and grow into a use
ful man despite the small responsi
bility society is willing to shoulder
for him now, but will in turn de
mand of him in the years to come.
GEN. PERSHING GREETS
MISS DOVEY-SEE PICTURE
From Thursday's Daily.
E. H. Wescott has on display in
his window a picture of much inter
est to Plattsmouth people, in that it
shows General John J. Pershing as
he is greeting and welcoming Miss
lone Dovey on her arrival in France.
Looking at the picture one can see
plainly the feature of both Miss uo-
vey and the noted American general.
Take a peep at the picture while it
is in the window.
EXTEND THEIR THANKS
TO THE PEOPLE HERE
From Saturday's Daily.
Mr. Elzey, sales manager of the
Perfection Cooker Service Company,
of Omaha, in closing their success
ful ten day advertising campaign
here, wishes on behalf of the com
pany, to express their thanks for
the manifest appreciation of the
Perfection Cooker in the city of
Plattsmouth. also for the kind and
courteous way in which their repre
sentatives were received during
their stay in the city. Mr. and
Mrs. Lee depart this afternoon for
Iowa, for an extended campaign
through that state. Mr. Elzey will
return to Omaha this afternoon, but
will return Monday for a couple of
days stay in the city, closing up the
business of the campaign Just com
pleted here.
FOR SALE.
A Ford Touring car, In good run
ning order. Priced to sell by An
drew Stohlman, Louisville, Nebr.
VISITED WITH FRIENDS HERE.
From Thursfla v's Daily.
Mrs. George Spangler, of Lincoln,
who has been a delegate to the na
tional convention of the United
Brethren church from Lincoln, and
In attendance at the meeting held
at ScoMdale, Pennsylvania, stopped
off in this city a few days since for
a visit with Mrs. Henry Spangler
and daughter. Miss Elizabeth and
Mesdames Luke L. Wiles and Joe E.
Wiles and families, while enroute to
her home in the capital city. She
departed last evening for home. On
her way west Mrs. Spangler visited
at Cleveland. Hyattsville and Day
ton, Ohio. She reports having had
a very good time at the convention,
representatives being present from
all over the country. She also says
l,he affairs of lhe church were found
to be in most excellent condition.
FORMERLY OF UNION.
DIES AT AUBURN
From Saturday's Daily.
Benjamin J. Brissey was born
October 30. 1886. at Maysville. Mo.,
and dietl in Auburn, Neb., April 13.
1919. aged 32 years. 5 months and
13 days.
When about three months old he
moved with his parents to Union.
Neb., where they lived for about ten
years, then moved to Rock Bluff,
Neb., where the next two years
were spent. In 1898 the family
moved to Auburn, where they have
since resided.
He was married June 27th. 1910
to Miss Sylvia Fritz, and to this
union were born two children. Jose
phine and Corrine.
He has been conducting a meat
market in South Auburn for the
past several years, and has made
numerous business friends during
this time. He was a man of wide
acquaintance and numbered his
friends by his acquaintances.
Besides -h-is wife nd 4 wo children
he leaves to mourn his untimely de
parture, his father and step mother,
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Brissey, two
brothers, one step brother, one step
sister, and his grand mother, Mrs.
Mary Brissey. of Marysviile. Mo.
Funeral services were held at the
Church of Christ conducted by B.
Franklin Hall, pastor of the church.
Interment was made in Sheridan
cemetery. The services were largely
attended by the citizens of the com
munity as an expression of sympathy
to the bereaved relatives and as a
token of esteem in which he was
held by all. Auburn Republican.
FOR SALE.
Ford truck, nearly new, Reo truck
in good condition, Fordson tractor
nearly new. with plow. Also a few
work horses. Frank Vallery, Mur
ray, Neb.
A Plattsmouth party stood in a
line a block long in St. Louis to get
in to see "Mickey,' on the last day
of its 2 weeks run.
A Service message
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Peace Patriotism!
The coming of peace does not bring
an end to the heroism and sacrifices of
war. Over in France the war-weary poilu
goes back to his little farm to find his
home a skeleton his fields ruined.
Although the war is over he must continue
for some time to make sacrifices to war. And so
must we all of us.
And our sacrifices are nothing compared to
those of the poilu's. We shall merely be called
upon to lend our surplus money to the government.
And we get well paid for any sacrifice we
make because of this loan. We get paid for our
patriotism.
What real American can refuse when the
Government calls for funds?
First National Bank
Plants mouth, Nebraska.
METHODIST CHORUS
ENJOYS A BANQUET
They Sang Before the Eats, Else
They Could Not Have Sang
at All Lots to Eat.
From Saturday's Tlallr.
Last night, as is their usual cus
tom, the chorus of the Methodist,
church met for their rehearsal, and
by the way, they had an unusually
good one at that, and have their mu
sic in excellent condition for the
services tomorrow.
Following the period of song re
hearsal they were agreeably surpris
ed by the ladies of the church, who
have appreciated the excellent mu
sic which the chorus has furnished,
and who as a means of conveying to
the singers their appreciation pre
sented the members of the chorus
forty-two in number with a very
delightful banquet.
The evening was very delightful
ly spent and the hours sped rapidly
by. the midnight hour arriving al
together too soon. Don C. York wa
selected as toastmaster. and many
were the excellent responses to the
live topics he chose to assign to
different ones of those present. His
own remarks were most witty and
to the "point.
In appreciation of the untiring
work of Mrs. E. H. Wescott, she was
presented with a wrist watch, which
she is very proud of.
WITHSTOOD OPERATION NICELY
From Saturday's Dally.
Yesterday, at the hospital in Oma
ha, when Mr. Henry Kaufmann was
operated upon for what the doctors
thought to be either appendicitis or
an abscess, it was discovered that his
ailment was neither one of the above
but a slight entanglement of the in
testines and a bit of lnflaniation at
the apex of the gall cyst. They re
moved his appendix, however, while-
they had the incision open. Mr. Kauf
mann withstood the ordeal in ex
cellent manner. ' considering his
weakened condition and hopes are
entertained that he will fooii regain
his former good health.
UNDERWENT OPERATION
AT OMAHA YESTERDAY
From Thursday's Da!.
William Troop and William Coun
tryman, both of near Nehawka. and
who were both afflicted with hernia,
went to Omaha the first of the week
where they underwent the ordeal of
operations yesterday morning and.
at last reports, were getting along
as well as could be expected. C. R.
Troop, who was in Omaha, returned
home last night, after having visit
ed these gentlemen at St. Cather
ine's hospital, where the operations
were performed.
Hats at $2.50 at the Jardon Milli
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