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VOL. XXXVII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 6, 1919.
No. 39.
A GRAND GOOD
MAN CALLED TO
HIS REWARD
JACOB MEISINGER PASSES AWAY
THIS MORNING AT HIS HOME
HERE AFTER LONG ILLNESS.
A PIONEER OF CASS COUNTY
Fourth of the Family of Brothers
Who Have Answered the Final
Summons. Funeral Wednesday.
From Monday's Dally.
This morning at an early hour
another of the old and well beloved
residents of the community was
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THE IIEISINSER 3R0THERS
Front row. seated, reading from right to left: Henry J.. J. 15. (Hals),
standing, George P.. Jacob in center and Philip II.
summoned frem his earthly home to
bis final reward, when Jacob Meis
inger passed away after an illness
covering the past six months. Mr.
Meisinger for the past three weeks
has been critically ill and the pro
gress of his malady, that of diabetes,
made his recovery almost impossible
and he has been gradually failing
until death rcme to end his suffer
ings and to bring to him peace and
rest.
Jacob Meisinger wa? torn in Pe
kin. Illinois. January 5, 1851. where
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. George
Meisinger. had been among the
earliest settlers of that community,
having come to the United States
from their home in Germany to
find success and fortune in the new
world, and it was amid the sur
roundings of the farm in Illinois f
that Jacob was reared to manhood.
On August 2G. 1S72. he was united
in marriage to Miss Lena Hartmann,
at Pekin. and in the same year the
young people came to Nebraska and
located in Cass county where the
brothers of Mr. Meisinger had
rettled and where the family has
;ince made their home. Mr. and
Mrs. Meisinger settled on a farm
west of Plattsmouth and there they
made their home until eleven years
ago when they moved into the city
to make their home. Mr. Meising
i r, with his brothers. J. R, Michael.
Henry, Conrad, George P. and
Philip H. Meisinger. have had a
great part in the development of
Cass county since their arrival in
the early seventies and their en
durance of the hardships and toil of
the early days ha.s resulted in bring
ing to the men great measure of
success and to the community the
benefit of their useful years In mak
ing the county what it has become
cne of the leading agricultural
counties of the state.
During the years of their wedded
life there came to bless the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Meisinger six children,
three of whom have preceeded the
father In death, two infant sons and
one daughter, Mrs. Otto Fpreick having-
passed away. Three sens, Con
rad J. Meisinger, George P. Meising
er, Jr., and John Meisinger, Jr..
with the well beloved wife are left
to mourn the passing- of this grand
good man. Three of the seven broth
ers are also left to share t lie grief
that the death of Mr. Meisinger has
brought to his loved ones, Conrad.
George P.. and I'hilip II. Meisinger,
all residing in this city and vicinity.
Eight grandchildren also are left to
mourn the death of Mr. Meisinger.
Up until the last ten years the
angel cf death had stayed its visit
to the members of the family but
with the advance- of age three of the
brothers were called away, J. II.
(Bals) Meisinger. Michael Meising
er and Henry Meisinger having
preceeded their brother Jacob in
rest. One sister, Mrs. Fred Mul
hausen died a few years ago at her
home near Pekin, Illinois, and one j
brother. John, died in infancy. '
The funeral of Jacob Meisinger j
will be held on Wednesday after- ;
noon at 2 o'clock from the St.
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Paul's Evangelical church, of which
the departed had been a devout
member for years. The services will
be in charge of Rev. J. H. Steger.
pastor of the church.
There is little that can be said of
Jacob Meisinger that was not known
to the people cf the community in
which he has made his home for the
greater part of his lifetime. His
righteous life and sturdy honesty
have formed the basis of a splendid
character that will be deeply missed
in the every day life of the city and
county in which he has made his
home and to those whom he has
been a loving and tender husband,
father and brother, the loss is gTeat
and only the healing touch of time
can bring to those of his loved ones
I the softening of their grief that is
so keen in this, their hour of sor
row. To wife and children and
brothers, the deepest sympathy of
the community goes out in their
loss, which is one felt deeply by
those who knew and were associat
ed with this splendid old gcrrtle
man during his life time.
FILES PETITION IN
DISTRICT COURT
Requesting Permission to Sell Real
Estate for Benefit of Minor
Now Attending College.
From Tuesday's Dail.
A petition was filed in the District
court today by Wilbur L. Contry
man. guardian of Robert J. Corbctt,
minor, asking permission of the court
for the sale of real estate for the
benefit of the said minor. The young
man is at present attending college
and it is desired to have the real
estate disposed of in order that ho
may complete his education.
C. A. Rawls appears as attorney
for the petitioner in the case.
Fancy box paper at this office.
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CASE AFFIRMED BY
THE SUPREME COURT
Much Litigated Action of O'Brien vs.
Coon Sustained in Favor of
Plaintiff in Case.
From Tuesday's Dally.
The case of Robert D. O'Prien vs.
Omar A. Coon, which has been oc
cupying the attention of the courts
since 1 9 1 G has been finally given its
settlement as far as the state court:;
are concerned in the amrming of the
judgment rendered in the district
court of Cass county.
This case when first tried before
the district cojrt in this county, re
sulted in a judgment for the sum of
$o,900 in favor of the plaintiff, Mr.
O'Drien. but was appealed to the
state supreme court and bv that body1
remanded for trial again in the dis-j
trict court.
, fi '.lf.,,r,,i tri ! nfi,
the case a iudsnnent of Ja.ll'S was
Michael and Conrad.
Buck row.
secured by Mr. O'Brien and this was
also appealed by the defendant, and
it is this judgment that has just
been affirmed by the state court.
The parties in the case reside near
Manley and the litigation arose over
the real estate transactions between
Mr. Coon and Mr. O'Brien, in which
Mr. Coon was the agent of parties
having for sale certain land in Min
nesota and title to which caused the
appeal to the law.
Attorney I). O. Dwyer of this city
appeared in the action for Mr.
O'Brien, while Lincoln attorneys
handled the case for the defendant.
THE ADVENT OF THE
WOMEN IN POLITICS
Call Sent Out for Meeting of Those
of Republican Faith inRespec
tive Wards in Nebraska.
From 'iuesday's Daily.
The call has been sent out for a
meeting on Tuesday, November
11, of the republican' women of the
state in their respective wards and
precincts for the purpose of select
ing a representative of the women
to serve as precinct committee repre
sentative until the primary in April
1920. The meeting will be called
by the present committeemen and
who will preside over the meetings
until the ladies have formulated
their organization and are ready to
carry on the work of the meeting.
The committeemen will assist the
ladies in getting them organized
if requested and it will then be up
to the ladies to proceed with their
first advent into politics. The var
ious precinct representatives, of the
county committee have received
notices from Chairman DeVoe of the
republican state committee to have
the call made for the meetings and
to endeavor to have a goodly at
tendance of the new voters out at
this first meeting.
NOW CARRYING MAIL
From Tuesday's Dally.
Louie Rice, who has been starting
on the job of mail carrier on rural
route No. 2 has . decided that the
work is too much for the amount de
rived therefrom and accordingly has
resigned. Ed V.'ilcox is now handling
the mail business over the rural
route and being a hustling young
man should make a success of the
job us he is accommodating and on
the job all the time.
BACK HOME FROM
THE U, S, NAVY
Isadore Waintroub Returns to This
City After Service With the
Navy During the War.
From Monday's Daily.
Another of those who served their
- OUI,irJ 111 lne Ilule OI war lias re-
a I turned to civilian pursuits in tho
person of Isadore Waintroub. who
has arrived in the city from New
Orleans. where he was discharge!
frf.m the service after j: faithful
period of enlistment extending over
J almost two yt-ars. Mr. Waintroub
, v.-as assigred to service on th coast-
v ;::e i'.a t of tlie navy i:.s a njechanic
and has betn kept busy at hiu trade
! during this tin.e.
I!e is looking fine and few would
the who was playing around
Lut a few thovt years ago until he
heard t!;. call of his country and
responded by enlisting in the t:ay.
lie repc.'is that iiis brother, E(.iis
jKirscli, .s still in the seri?e and is
jeagagtd in radio work in Scotland
land liris a very fine position under
jthe government there.
MEMORY, OF
MR. IRA L. WOOD
A Young Man Who Made His Home
with His Brother. Near Ne
katvka, fcr a Time.
From Monday's Daily.
Ira L. Wood was born in Vinton
county, Ohio, April 7, 1S90 and died
at Pittsburg. Pennsylvania, October
4. 1919, aged 2 9 years, 5 months and
27 days.
Mr. Wood was well known thru
out Cass county, having made his
home for two years with his broth-
er, Frank E. Wood, in the vicinity
of Nehawka. While a resident of
this county, Mr. Wood became a ffi 1- j across, and then not until the draw
iated w ith the I. O. O. F. and was a 'bars of several cars had been pulled,
member of the lodge at Weepinp jThis fact delayed No. 15, the Oma
Water during his residence in the ha passenger from reaching Platts
county. mouth and also held up No. 6, the
At the time of the Mexican trou-
bles on fhe border, Mr. Wood was j
a member of the Nebraska national
guards and returned home in the'niouth yards being filled with
spring of 1917. Mr. Wood was j
among the first of the Cass county J
men to be called into the National
army in the fall of 1917 and was
sent to Camp Funston, Kansas, at
which place he spent some time in
training and was later sent to one
of the eastern camps for service.
Despite his desire to be sent over
seas, he was kept on service in this
country and aided in the training of
units destined for foreign service.
After the completion of the war with
Germany, Mr. Wood was kept in ser
vice for some time, being discharged
at Camp Hill. Virginia, after fifteen
months of service, with the rank of
1st sergeant.
On July 2C, 1919, Mr. Wood was
united in marriage to Miss Clara
Moore of Gallipolis. Ohio, and since
their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Wood
have held positions in the Boys In
dustrial school at Pittsburg.
He was taken suddenly very sick
at Pittsburg with an attack of pneu
monia and after a week's illness pass
ed away. The body was taken to
the home of his parents at Carpen
ter, Ohio, and laid to rest beside
that of his little sister who had pre
ceded him in death several years be
fore. To mourn his loss there remain
the wife, father and mother, two
brothers and one sister. The sister,
Mrs. Sterling Hays, of Weeping Wat
er, and the brother, Frank E. Woods,
of Plattsmouth, were in attendance
at the funeral services.
C. W. Haffke was among those go
ing to Omaha this morning to visit
and look after his property interests
in the city.
FINAL REPORT OF
SAFETY-FIRST DRIVE
Burlington Reduces Accidents 83' ,
Over Same Two Weeks Year
Ago Result Pleasing.
The Burlington announced Mon
day the result of the safety drive
on the system, showing a reduction
of S3 per cent in injuries. The
bulletin posted follows:
"Complete record accident preven
tion drive following divisions over
the top with no accident to em
ployes: La Crosse, Burlington, Ot
tumwa, Centerville, Lincoln. Wy
more and Sterling; also St. Louis
terminal and shops at Aurora. West
Burlington. Havelock and Platts-
mouth.
"Accidents by divisions: Aurora,
Hannibal. Creston, Alliance and
Kansas City terminal had one each.
Chicago. Galesburg. Beardstown. St.
Joseph. Omaha. Sheridan end Casper
had two each. McCook. three.
Brookleld. one killed, three injured.
Total for system: one killed, twenty-
five injured. As compared with
same two weeks last year, two kill
ed, one hundred forty-eight injured.
Reduction S3 per cent.
"Our showing sompared with oth
er railroads will appear later."
BURLINGTON TRAINS
DELAYED TODAY
Unruly Freights Filled Local Yards
and Stalled on Main Line
Nos. 6 and 15 Held Ut.
The passengers over Ue Burling
ton this morning were rather in
convenienced by the fact that the
unruly freight trcLi3 of the system
had the passenger service badly hung
up between this city and Pacific
Junction.
Two of the freight trains were
put up in the yards here owing to
bad order cars and the fact that the
engine of No. 24 was off the track
near Cullom, causing the remainder
of the train, which had been brought
on into this city by the switch en
gine, to remain here until the road
engine could be gotten back on the
track.
The west bound freight out of
Pacific Junction at G:30 was stalled
on the approach to the east end of
the bridge and necessitated the ser-
.vices of four engines to finally
et
Denver-Chicago
passenger
which
was compelled to wait at Oreapolis
for the arrival of No. 15. the Platts-
the
freight trains from the west. It was
almost D o'clock before No. 15 was
'able to get through.
MEETINGS GROW
ING IN INTEREST
Two Splendid Services at Methodist
Church Yesterday. Meetings To
night for 7the Laboring People.
From Monday's Dally.
Yesterday Rev. A. V. Hunter of
the Methodist church held two very
interesting and well attended meet
ings at the church as a part of the
series of meetings he has been con
ducting for the past week. At the
morning service the sermon was de
livered on the subject. "Common
place Life," and was one of the most
interesting of the series or excendt
addresses that has been aenveiva
bv the pastor. At the evening
service before a very large audience
the minister spoke on "Conscience,"
and at this service the pleasing
musical program by the choir was
assisted by a solo number by Rev.
E. H. Pontius of the United Brethren
church south of the city, "Alone"
which served as a strong feature of
the service.
This evening Rev. Hunter has set
aside for those who labor and a
cordial invitation is extended to the
laboring people of the city and es
pecially the men of the community
to attend. The subject will be that
of "The Face of an Artist." A dele
gation of twelve or fifteen laymen
from the neighboring cities will be
present at the meeting and will
give a little of their experience in
the Christian life and for this spec
ial feature it is desired that all the
laboring men be present. Special
music will be furnished and one of
the most interesting meetings of the
series is looked forward to by the
members of the congregation.
On Tuesday evening the subject
will be "The Harvest Laws." . -
SURPRISE FOR MRS.
REBECCA KENNEDY
Ladies of W. R. C. Tender Pleasant
Event to Their Aged Member
Friday Afternoon.
From Saturday's Dally
Yesterday being the eighty-third
birthday anniversarvpf Mrs. Rebec
ca Kennedy, one of the old and
highly respected residents of the
city, the ladies of the Woman's Re
lief Corps, with their usual thought
fulness decided to visit the Kennedy
home and tender a surprise to the
well beloved member.
The ladies have observed the
birthdays of their various members
number of times during the year,
but none has been more delightful
than this occasion when they hon
ored this noble lady who has lived
through so many eventful years of
the nation's history, and who, in the
dark days of war and trouble hid
borne her part in the burdens of the
nation.
It was a fitting tribute on this oc
casion for the ladies to present to
Mrs. Kennedy a last memento of her
part in the story of her country a
beautiful silken emblem of the Unit
ed States.
During the afternoon a very dain
ty and delightful luncheon was serv
ed that proved a pleasing feature of
the afternoon. There were thirty of
the ladies present to take part in tlia
observance of the occasion and at
the homecoming hour each extended
their best wishes to the guest of
honor for many more such pleasant
anniversaries.
REPAINTING INTERIOR.
From Tuesday's Daily.,
The interior of the club home of
Plattsmouth lodge No. 739, B. P. O.
E., is being repainted and recorated
in most aproved effect by N. K. Peo
ples and his assistants.
The steel ceilings are being tint
ed in dainty colors, the walls re
claimed from the dingy appearance
several years of exposure to smoke
and dust is bound to bring about,
and the woodwork revarnished.
And it is really wonderful how
much difference the paint -makes in
general appearance about the club
home. Plattsmouth Elks have a
most beautiful home and they do not
mean to permit its appearance to
deteriorate when such a small mat
ter as a little paint will keep it from
doing so.
Giving Fall Funds a Job
f If you have funds from rents, grain
sales, insurance dividends or other fall
activities put them at work in this bank.
1 Deposited with us in the form of a
Certificate of Deposit they will earn
4 interest if left with us six months
or longer. If emergencies arise you
can secure cash at any time without
sacrificing one cent of the principal.
I Keep your fall funds at work keep
them at home keep them in this bank
for safety, convenience and profit.
First National Bank
"The Bank Where You Feel at Home. "
ANNIVERSARY
OF ARMISTICE
NEXT TUESDAY
ONE YEAR SINCE WORLD WAR
WAS BROUGHT TO CLOSE
GERMANS BEATEN.
DISPLAY OF FLAG IS URGED
By Patriotic Societies Largely Mat
ter of Choice as to Further Ob
servance of the Day.
Fiorn Tuesday's Daily.
On next Tuesda. November llt't.
occurs the first anniversary of tin1
signing of the armistice that brought
to a close the hostilities between th-
Allied armies and thoe f t!ie cen
tral powers.
There ha.s been much argument ;i
to the celebration or observance i
the event i;nd i seems largely .t
matter of choice as to whether or iu-t
the day is to be marked by any e -pecial
significance. Hovecr. if it
was not for th? event that is bri:-;
observed there would have been
thousands who would not tod:.y !
home enjoying the pleasures an 1
happiness of their firesides and while
a continuance of the war mii-lit have
left a more striking obje.-t !;.,. hi
with the enemy it is a t;rc,!i.n ;
to whether ( r not it wuul.l b-ive le i
worth the number of lives that wmM
of necessity have l.-ei-n demanded mi
carrying on f' rther hostilities.
The patriotic societies tlmnii.
out the nation are urging the dis
play of the national emblem as i il
as Xl-.e service fiaes wkt-re ir is de
sired. It is av fitting oocarion to
honor the homes wh'-r the star
that gleam are of a golden hue. ;:i.d
to the parents, wives and swet
hearts of those whose call cine he
fore the signing of the armistice, the
day of victory is one when they may
rejoice in that their lovwd ones did
not fall in vain.
Let us all display the flag a week
fron today, an 1 feel down in our
hearts that we are better Americana
for the sacrifices that were made
for us by the boys of the nation
and which made possible the succc;.
ful end of the struggle.
GEORGE VI. SHRADER ILL.
George W. Shrader, one f the
old residents of Cass county is re
ported as being quite seriously ill
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Georgia Creamer, near Murray. Our
old friend is quite well advanced in
years and seems to be suffering
from a general breakdown. It is
sincerely hoped that this splendid
old gentleman will be able to rally
and soon be up and'around as usual.