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VOL. XXXVL
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA. MONDAY, MAY 12, .1913.
No. 93.
OTTO WURL
RISES TO RANK
OF MAJOR
FROM PRIVATE TO MAPLE LEAF
IN THREE YEARS AND
FOUR MONTHS.
A RECORD OF FEW EQUALS
Among Which is That of Harry 0.
Palmer, Louisville Boy, Who
Saw Similar Rise in Year
From Thursday's Daily.
Two Cass county boys have lately
received promotions to the rank of
major In the army, and in each in
stance their rise has been remark
able. We publish below a clipping
taken from the Quincy (Illinois) Ga
zette, telling of the rise of Otto
Wurl, now a resident of Quincy but
a former Plattsmouth boy. Also a
case coming to our attention at thii
time is that of Harry O. Palmer, a
Iuisville boy, but who has been en
gaged in practicing law in Omaha
for some time prior to his entry In
to the service a year ago. Mr. Pal
mer .was right hand man to Ward
Burgess in perfecting the Nebraska
plan of selling W. S. S. and when
his work along that line was com
pleted he eatered the army as a pri
vate his rise being most remarkable,
and only last week he was promoted
from the rank of captain to that of
major and at the same time assign
ed to duty with an American force
in China, for which place -he - will
soon sail.
Following is the clipping from the
Quincy paper regarding the rise of
Mr. Wurl:
"From private to major in three
years and four months! That is the
record of Otto Wurl, of Quincy, a
record which perhaps has but few
equals in this couatry.
"In 1915 Otto Wurl did not know
the first principle of military train
ing, not even the fundamentals of
close 'order drill. In 1919 he is a
major in the United States reserves,
a commission granted on a recom
mendation made before the armis
tice of the war with Germany was
signed.
Major Wurl was notified this
rooming of his latest promotion, the
order being signed by Adjutant Gen
eral Harris and dating back to
March 25 and specifically stating
that the promotion is granted on
recommendations made to the de
partment before the armistice had
been signed.
"In 1915 Otto Wurl attended the
summer camp at Fort Sheridan for
the training of civilians. Previous
to that he had never had any mili
tary experience. In December ot
that year he joined the Machine gun
company which had Just been orga
nized. He was made a corporal and
In ApTil, 1917, he was promoted to
sergeant. When the Fifth Illinois
was at Camp Parker he was a ser
geant of the machine gun company.
After the companies had gone to
Camp, Logan, at Houston, Sergeant
Wurl became Lieutenant Wurl. From
a second lieutenant he was promot
ed to first lieutenant on January 7,
1918. Hwent overseas and was
with the 131st. He was then sent
back to this country as an instruc
tor at Camp Funston and was given
a commission as captain, his com
mission dating from July 30, 1918.
He arrived In this country on Aug
ust 20. Now "comes his promotiop
to major, dating back, to March 2
1919. but made on the basis ot
recomm.naatlon. gl.en before the
I
armistice of last November
. - t 1 1LI. 1- - 1
Of
which any man may be proud. From
corporal at the beginning of the
war to major at the war's close Is a
distinction Which has bO-t few
equals.
FOR SALE 2 HERFORD BULLS
X nave ior saie, iwo roung nign i
bred registered Herford bulls, four-!
teen and fifteen months of age re
spectively. Inquire of Fred T.
Ramge. Phones 102 and 632,
Plattsmouth, Neb. 5-tfw
ASKS FOR NEW TRIAL.
Fmm Thursday's Dally.
In the office of the clerk of the
district court there was filed today
a motion tor a new trial, in the mat
ter of George E. Dovey, Adminis
trator vs. Frank K. Schlater. Ad
ministrator with . will attached, a
decision on which was handed down
by Judge Good, of Wahoo, sitting
in the room of Judge Begley of thi3
district. In the ' motion for a re
hearing of the matter, the attention
of the court Is called to the mak
ing of a number of findings in the
entire list, which the plaintiffs in
the case, allege are not supported by
evidence and therefore are asking
for a rehearing of the matter.
HARRY WINSCOT
WRITES HOME FOLKS
DOES NOT KNOW WHEN HE CAN
EXPECT TO BE HOME AGAIN,
FEELS IT WILL BE SCON.
From Thtirdnv Daily.
Harry W. Winscott, who enlisted
in the service here two years and
one month ago yesterday, and who
has been in France for more than
a year, andin fact nearly a year
and a half, writes to his parents
here, expressing himself of what Joy
it will be when he at last shall be
allowed to return. The letter says:
St. Nazairre, France, April 23d.
Dearest Folks:
You may believe with what joy
I received two letters from home
just recently, and as I have been ex
tremely busy I have not had an op
portunity to write until now. I
was surely overjoyed to hear from
you. and to know that you were all
well, and having a fine time. I am
washing that this letter finds you
all feeling fineand enjoying life to
the full.
I am well with the single excep
tion of a little trouble with my
teeth, my wisdom teeth are peeking
through, which causes a little an
noyance. I am otherwise having as
good a time as one could well ex
pect, being so busily engaged. I re
ceived a letter from LeRoy and- one
also from Ruby. They were both
well and enjoying life. The letter
contained some pictures, the same
as you sent, but still I was sure glad
to get them.
I would have answered the letters
from you sooner, but you must be
lieve me. I really did not have the
I time. I am acting as chief clerk, sten
. ographer, and at the same time
helping to get the new time keeper
broken IntoJiis duties, that is a job
itself, but I am getting along fine
with my job, as well as getting the
man in shape for the one which .1
am leaving. I suppose I will hold
this down until we come home,
which we do not know when it will
be. but when it comes "Say won't
that be a grand a glorious feeling."
Please excuse me for the brevity
of this' le'tter, assuring I will en
deavor to give you a more extended
one next time, with lots of love to
all. I am as ever, lovingly.
Your son and brother,
PVT. HARRY C. WINSCOT,
Address: 872 Co. Trans. Corps.
Am. E. F., A. P. O. 701, Camp No f,
France.
EASTERN STAR KENSINGTON.
From Thursday's Dally.
Yesterday at the Eastern Star
Orphanage was held a meeting of
the Kensington club of that order,
which was from every point of view
a very excellent meeting. There
were about, fifty in attendance,
which surprised everybody. A num
ber of the ladies from the Masonic
Home which is near, were In attend
ance, and .was a great treat to them.
The afternoon , was pleasantly spent
in social conversation and short but
rprv IntprAfltln? nrnernm in whfch
Mc9daIlles A j. BetBO, Wm. Dard
and Val Burkel entertained the
. made the people ,augn no matter
hat their age nke a happy bunch
of 8chool gJrls A most delightful
l.-nnhpnti wn aorvori TVrilTi uroQ on-
I " " .
Joyed by all, and arrangements were
perfected to hold the June meeting,
, which comes on the first Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. Allen J. Beeson.
. FOR SALE.
A Ford Touring car. In good run-
ning order. Priced to sell by An
drew Stohlman, Louisville, Nebr.
WOULD ESTAB
LISH A MILL AT
BEATRICE SOON
Omaha Company Will Make Proposi
tion to Community Club at
Luncheon Today.
CAPACITY 40 TONS A DAY
To Manufacture Product Known as
Maize To Build Other Plant3
In Nebraska.
From Thursday's Dally.
J. E. Haarmann, representing the
Alfalfa-Maize Milling company,
which has its headquarters in Oma
ha, arrived in the city yesterday and
today will make, a proposition to
the members of the Community
club at their regular weekly lunch
eon relative to establishing a nod
em plant in Beatrice.
Steel Cut Product.
Mr. Haarmann says that the com
pany proposes to establish a modern
plant In Beatrice with a capacity cf
about forty tons of maize per day.
With the special machinery made
for the company at Plattsmouth it
will produce a steel cut. dustlees
product. Provided the proper amount
of stock is subscribed the company
proposes to make it strictly a Beat
rice Institution.
Maize is known the world over as
the best food for stock and consists
of corn and alfalfa milled in such a
way that it is ground very fine. It
can be fed in any way at any time
of the year, and is very nutritious
and fattening.
Would Help Farmers.
Mr. Haarmann states that in case
a plant is built here the company
will have two large trucks which
will haul the alfalfa to town from
the farms tus saving farmers from
baling or stacking it.
The company expects to erect
plants in a number of other towns in
the state the coming summer, and
Beatrice will probabTy get the first
mill if the Community club mem
bers give the matter the proper sup
port. V. H. Scharmann of this city.
who purchased the S. F. Nichols1
farm southeast of Beatrice some
time ago, and who formerly operat
ed an alfalfa mill at North Platte,
has inspected the company's machin-
eryjnanufactured at Plattsmouth
and states that it is the best and
most modern that can be secured.
Beatrice Daily Sun.
The Western Machine Company
of this city who are furnishing the
machinery, have same covered by
eight patents, and will be similar to
the one "which is to be established
here.
RESIGNS POSITION
AT COURT HOUSE
The position as , deputy clerk of
the district court is not a very good
paying proposition at this time. For
the past thirty-seven days the re
ceipts have averaged about $3.00
per day, which is to pay both the
clerk and his deputy. On this they
have not had much after the divi
sion. Miss Margaret Porter who has
been the deputy, has felt that the
position at that was hardly worth
the having and has therefore resign
ed, and will seek other employment.
Mr. Robertson is doing the work
himself for rhe present, but will ap
point his daughter as deputy, who
when there is anything to will work,
and when there is nothing, will not
put in her time, but the office will
be, in charge of the clerk personally.
SHIPS A FINE BULL
Firnn Thursday' TJally.
This morning Luke L. Wiles ship
ped a very fine Red Polled bull to
Mr. J. M. Neirud, of Dorchester, to
head the fine herd of Mr. Neirud's.
Mr. Wiles always finds an excellent
market for the large number of high
grade cattle he raises each year and
he is one stock breeder who ' has
made a remarkable success of the
business, due in part to the business
like methods he follows, as well as
to the excellency of the breed.
Flas at the Journal Oilr.e
HEARS FATHER VERY ILL.
Yesterday Joseph McLeoG received
a message from his folks in Chicago,
telling of the seriousness of his
father Wm. McLeod, who the mes
sage said is very low. Joseph de
parted last evening on the later
Burlington trajn for his father's
bedside, hoping that he niisht find
his parent Letter e're he should
reach him.
LIBERTY GIRLS
TO ADOPT FOUR
WAR ORPHANS
FOR ONE YEAR AT COST OF $50
EACH COVERS .CARE OF
THEM AND CLOTHING
DIO WELL WITH THEIR PLAY
Netting Arcur.d $203 p.s Result of
Efforts-Wish to Thank Everyone-
Who Helped.
h'rom Pat irtiay's Dail.
The -Business Girls" Liberty club,
of Plattsmouth will t-ooa become
-ponsor for the welfare of four little
French and Belgian war orphans for
a period cf one year, through the
process or long instance adoption
that has become to popular in this
country rince the advent of the war.
It has been found that by grooping
activities along the line of caring for
these children the expense may be
reduced to the minimum and the ap
proximate cost of'caring for one cf
them an entire year ' only amounts
to $50, which ' in ei tides"' necessary
clothing. In America many men ex
ceed this sum considerably every
year in the cigars they smoke and it
is exceeded many times over for the!
luxuries that could be gotten along
without.
The same kind of a proposition
faced the local club. There is need
of a Varpet for the floor in their
otherwise cozy club rooms in the
Gund building and divers other lit
tle articles could be r.dde-1 for im
provement of conveniences about the
place. A part of their money rea
lized through the giving of "Fi-Fi'
Wednesday and Thursday nighn
could have been ued for the pur
chase of such articles, and the bal
ance applied to Belgian and French
war orphan relief, hut the girls be
lieved the greatest good could come
of the money if it were all applied
in this latter channel and conse
quently gave up, for the time at
least the purchase of the new car
pet and other articles that might
come within the limits of th luxury
class and contributed the entire sum
for this relief.
The girls did well with their play
from a financial standpoint and they
desire to extend thanks to everyone
who contributed in any way to its
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success, especially uo tney wish iu
thank those members of the cast who j
are not members of the club, yet!
whn pav-P cn itherallv of their time
o . , ,
to preparation for its presentation.
We wonder how many people in
Plattsmouth would give up a needed
carpet to cover a bare-worn floor in
order to support just one more little
French or Belgian war orphan, as
are the Liberty Girls doing.
HAD AN ENJOYABLE TIME.
From Thursday's Dtty.
Tuesday afternoon the girl3 cf
the Domestic Science class of the
High .School, gave a "Tea" in the
sewing room. Encii girl invited a
guest. Spring blossoms made the
room fragrant and beautiful.
Miss Vallery and Miss Sullivan
poured while the other girls looked
after the comforts of the guests.
The food was prepared by the girls
under the supervision of their in
structor. Miss McPrang. After
school hours the teachers of the
High School and Junior High were
served. Much interest has been
manifest this year in this depart
ment, and it is to be hoped that
more time may be devoted next year
t to the work.
Office Supplies? That's where we
shine. The Journal Printery.
DROPS DEAD
AT WASHTUB
YESTERDAY
MRS: MINNIE COX, OF NEBRASKA
CITY. FOUND AFTER HAD
BEEN DEAD 6 HOURS
FORMERLY LIVED AT MYNARD
But Was Engaged in Variety Store
Euoir.ess in Nebraska City for
18 Years Sold Out Lately
From Saturday's Daily.
Yerterday morning when Mrs. Ha
zel Covert, daughter of Mrs. Minnie
Cox (Mrs. A. L. Cox) left the home
of herself and mother to go to her
.vork in an f ating house down town,
at Nebraska City, her mother was
jtirt preparing to begin the day's
washing. Returning at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, she found her mother
leaning over the wringer with one
hrnd on the handle, her body life
less. Physicians who were called stat
ed she had "been dead for several
hours and from appearances "it would
seem her death occurred shortly af
ter her daughter left the house in
the morning.
Mrs. Cox was about 4S years of
age and had for the past eighteen
I years been engaged in conducting a
: variety store business at Nebraska
City, but had only a few weeks ago
disposed of the business.
Mrs. Cox was formerly Miss Min
nie Keiser, sister of A. J. Keiser, of
Lincoln, and a cousin of R. L.
Propst of this city. -. She was born
in Davenport, Iowa, and came to
thi3 county in 1876. In 1889 she
was married to A. L. Cox and to
(his union were born two children.
Roy Cox and Mrs. Hazel Covert,
both of whom reside at Nebraska
city. Mrs. Cox, with her husband,
conducted a business a.t Mynard for
a number of years before going to
Nebraska City to engage in business.
The funeral will be held at Ne
braska City at two o'clock tomorrow
afternoon and interment will be in
Wyuka cemetery near that place.
jThe cause of death is given as par-
alysis. an
her brain.
artery having ruptured
TWO MORE BOYS
GET HOME TODAY
Robert Will and Phillip Thierolf
are Back From the Battle
Helds of Europe.
Frr.m Saturday's Dally.
This morning, coming via the'Mis
souri Pacific from Omaha, Robert
Will and Phillip Thierolf arrived in
Plattsmouth, having just been dis-
nKnpororl frnm tha corvlPP nt Cnmn
iiiaibtu r
Dodge, Iowa, and being late arrivals
from overseas.
Robert Will first went to Camp
Funston, from where he was later
transferred to Camp Pike and from
there went overseas about a year
ago. During the .time he was across
he saw much active service, being in
some of the hardest contested battles
of the entire war. Being discharged
at Camp Dodge yesterday he met
Phillip Thierolf on his way home,
neither of the, boys knowing each
other, although both from the same
county and having covered practical
ly the same route of service.
Mr. Thierolf was also in many of
the hotly contested battles, fighting
in the St. Meheil drive and being
wounded by shrapnel in both his
right leg and right arm. He looks
to weigh, many pounds more than at
the time he went. away.
Both of the boys present a fine
appearance and look to be in the
best of health. They are mighty
glad to see old Plattsmouth again
and to renew acquaintance with the
folks in their home county, but none
the mere so than are the folks them
selves to see them back.
School Day books in a large va
riety at the Journal office. You will
want one for that graduation friend.
Call and see the line.
MAKES PURCHASE OF A
TWO ROW CORN PLOW
From Thursday's Dai.
While in the city yesterday L. G.
Meisinger and brother Eddie Meis
inger, made the purchase of a two
row corn plow, which they will use
in farming their crops this year on
the farm of their father a few miles
west of Mynard. Both the gentle
men know how to farm, and are
desiring to be prepared for the task
at the best by the use of up-to-date
farming machinery.
GOOD TIME ASSURED
NEXT TUESDAY NITE
At Woodman Circle Dance in M. W.
A. Hall Music by Kroehler
Orchestra All Come.
From Saturday's Daily.
Wtfen the Woodman Circle lodge
ladies announce a dance there is no
question about what kind of a time
those who attend are going to have.
And through long practice the excep
tion to the rule has never yet been
proven.
These ladies have announced a
dance and candy and refreshment
sale combined, to be held next Tues
day evening at the M. W. A. hall.
The' Kroehler orchestra will furnish.
the music and the usual good time
dancing is promised. In addition,
delicious home made candy, sand
wiches and light refreshments will
be offered for sale.
The nrice of admission will be
gents, 50 cents; spectators 25 cents;
ladies free plus the war tax. You
all know the good time so come to
this dance Tuesday night. ,
SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS
HELD PICNIC IN WOODS
From Saturday's Dally.
The Seventh grade girls in "Class
A" invited the girls of "Class B" in
the same grade to join them in a
picnic in the pasture south of the
city known as the Goos pasture, and
along the banks of a little stream
that runs through the pasture and
which the girls have denominated
as Goos creek. Accordingly the pic
nic was had last evening, the girls
taking their lunch with them and
having an excellent time. Misses
Goldie Noble and Clara Weyrich are
teaches'of Classes A and B of the
Seventh grade and joined in the pic
nic with as much hilarity as the
youngest of their pupils.
ARE ATTENDING
THE CONVENTION
From Saturday'e Daily.
Mesdames M. Hild and J. F.
Clugey and Miss Marie E. Kauf
mann, departed this morning for
Omaha, where they go as delegates
to the district convention of ' the
Daughters of Rebekah, which is
meeting iu that cjty for the day,
and are the representatives from the
Rebekah assembly for this city.
You and the
The war being over it is difficult for many
people to see the necessity for lending any more
of their money to the Government as they are
being called upon to do while the Victory Loan
is being floated.
At this time there are still nearly two million Ameri
can soldiers in Europe. To keep these men in food, cloth and
provided with shelter, calls for millions in money. which the
Government cannot supply without YOUR help.
Our individual obligations to our government are Just
as great today as they were when the guns were firing in
France. It will be a mighty poor sample of an American
who chooses to put his or her patriotism aside.
First National, Bank,
Plattsmouth, Nebraska
SfDIIAL-lESEIVEj
YOUNG LADY
TAKES CONCEN
TRATED LYE
MISS MILDRED YORK THIS MOR
NING DRINKS CONCENTRATED
LYE, CONDITION SERIOUS.
HAD WORKED AT DOVEY STORE
For the Past Few Months, Where
She Had Given Good Service,
Cause Of Act Unknown.
From Saturday's Dally.
Miss Mildred York, one of the
quietest and most lady-like young
women imaginable, of some seven
teen summers and daughter of Mr.
and Mr3. Oscar York of this city,
who had been working at the Dovey
department store for the past seven
months, and before ;:iat was em
ployed with the Burlington, this
morning drank a quantity of con
centrated lye. Drs. Flynn and West
over have been working with the
young woman the most of the day,
in an 'endeavor to counteract the
poison. As we go to press her con
dition is" considered as being very
serious with a very weak pulse, and
with but little hopes of her recovery.
There is no known reason why she
should have desired to have ended
her life if that tvas the cause of the
drinking of the poison.
WISH MARRIAGE
TIES LOOSENED
From Thursday's Dally. '
Yesterday there were filed in the
district court petitions for the sep
aration of two couples, one of five
years standing while the other had
been married for a third of a cen
tury. Mrs. Emily West, of Louis
ville claims, that she and Geo. L.
West were married in 1914, and
that they have had born to them
one child, Lucile West, and that her
husband had abandoned her, fhe
not knowing his whereabouts, and
had not for some time contributed
to her support. The second on be
ing that of the Tell Billon, who
asks a legal separation from his
wife Martha Billon, who he married
in 1886. From this union there
were three children born, the eldest
28, the second 2G and the youngest
Paul, 16. The wife of his bosom
having during the time when he
and Paul were away from home at
work departed, taking the household
goods, and on their return found
the home gone. He asked a separa
tion and custody of the minor child.
"That Printer of Udell's," one of
Harold Bell Wright's good stories,
on sale at the Journal office.
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