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VOLUME XXVII
PLATTSMOUTH, NEUUASKA, THURSDAY, .lUNKL'O 1.K7.
suhday school
An Exceedingly Interesting Session Last Fri
day Closes the Gonvenfion.
E. G. KNAPP PLEASES EVERYBODY
The Delegates Tender
People in
Friday afternoon, the convention
was called to order promptly at one
o'clock, and was opened by singing and
prayer, after which was heard Mrs
Marvella Howland deliver a paper on
the teachers meeting which was concise
to the point and offered a way whereby
all the teachers could be lined up on the
lesson in a manner that their teaching
would be a unit and the blow struck
would be effective. Mrs. Howland's
paper showed deep thought and thorough
preparation.
Then followed an address by Mrs. (J.
M. Porter, as to how she succeeded with
her class. When she arose to speak,
she showed a little timidity, but was re
assurred by the strict attention and
eager interest manifested, and launched
into her subject in a way that was con
vincing, telling she had, without
any members to begin with, had collect
ed together a class of young men number
ing upwards of thirty members, and had
now on hand part of the necessary funds
which they are collecting to build a room
onto the church building for a meeting
place for the class, who are proud to
call her their teacher.
E. H. Wescott followed by telling how
he maintained a class of young men,
also, and had built a room for them and
had it furnished, and the series of lec
tures, which he had, through his many
friends, furnished for them, and of the
many good things that he had in store
for them in the future.
These talks by the people we know,
and of the interest which is unselfish
and show real sacrifice on their part,
tells more and strikes a harder blow in
the cause of the Sunday school than all
the finely presented theories of which
we have no real knowledge. . Following
tKese a short recess was taken after
which under the head of "The. Superin
tendent from Forty Sides," Mr. E. C.
Knapp answered the questions, of
which there were forty on a printed
slip, one of which was "How can he
get enough teachers?" The most perti
nent reply was train them, have a
training or normal class, with more
teachers on hand than can be used, and
them waiting for a class, instead of the
class waiting for a teacher. "How can
he use printer's ink to advantage?"
This was answered, by having printed
the programs of the Sunday schools and
the auxiliary organizations, have invi
tations printed and sent to those whom
are desired to get to attend, and also
those who are already members. "How
can he get the boys and girls into the
church?" On this he said it was the
duty of the teachers to do this, and that
the superintendent should know his school
so well that he can coach teachers, most
ly by a suggestive question as "How
about Bessie? or Henry? or Frank or
Clara? When is she going to come into
the church?" "How can he make the
opening exercises more interesting?"
By being prepared with a full knowledge
as to what is going to be done and be
interested in it himself.
After the time had elapsed which had
been devoted to this department, Mr.
Knapp said that at the evening meet
ing he would give an address of an hour
and then an offering would be taken,
and if there anyone left to speak to he
would give a short talk on "Ten reasons
why the boy left Sunday school."
Evening Session
Mr. Knapp then answered the ten
reasons why the boys left the Sunday
School. First: The Sunday School is
poky. He showed that in order to in
terest the boys you must have some
thing that is interesting and must be
interested in it yourself and not have a
mask which you dominate Christianity,
but you must be the real thing. Second :
COC3VEE3TIOE3
Miniums
Thanks to Plattsmouth
General.
Teacher did not know me. This is often
the case, but in order to get near enough
to the boy to impart any of the teach
ings of the Master you must know him,
and in order to have a message to im
part you must know the members of
your class. Third: Teacher did not care
for him and showed it by being irregu
lar. On this he showed that if the
teacher really was interested in each
scholar, he would be there just as regu
lar as he would at his business. Fourth:
Music was no goKl. This is a question
which seems difficult to handle as those
who furnish it of course think it fine,
and the boy says it is the limit; and in
many cases it is so awful that he will
wait outside until it is over. Fifth:
Teaching was negative and was all
don't; he was not taught to do but not
to do. Sixth : The boy was not encour
aged. If he had any faults they were
magnified and his good points were not
noticed; the teacher forgets he is human.
Seventh : Boy was given nothing to do.
The boy full of life and activity wants
to do something and rather than sit in
the class and listen to the discussion of
some creed, he will look for some way
to get out of the school. Eighth: He
was urged too tacklessly to become a
christian. In this he was nagged at to
join the "meeting house" and the beau
ties of a real christian life were not
presented to him in a way that appealed
to him. Ninth: He was not presented
with a dignified and cheerful type of
chaistianity. He was given the old fogy
type with the long face, that never
smiled. Tenth: The father did not go
to Sunday School. The old adage is "if
you want anything done, go, don't
send," is very true in this case. The
boy. thinks his father is somewhere near
right, and if the father goes, the boy
can be induced to go cheerfully.
Thanking all for their attention, Mr.
Knapp said the only thing that you can
make a man out of is a boy. The com
mittee on resolutions offered the follow
ing which were adopted:
Resolutions Adopted.
The Cass county Sunday Schools in
convention assembled, take this means
of thanking our friends and fellow
workers for the service and encourage
ment given the association.
Resolved, That we extend our sincere
thanks to the Young Men's club for the
use of the piano during the convention.
Resolved, That we offer this resolu
tion to the Nebraska Telephone com
pany showing our appreciation of their
kindness in donating the use of the tele
phone. Resolved, That the convention ex
tend our thanks to the speakers and all
other workers for the able way they
have conducted their part of the pro
gram. Resolved, That we put forth more
effort and give more time to the home
department and the cradle roll for the
coming year.
Resolved, That we solicit the earnest
co-operation of the Sunday Schools of
the county with the district superintend
ents for this year.
Resolved, That we extend to the good
people of Plattsmouth our sincere thanks
for the generous hospitality and cordial
welcome we have received at their hands ;
also the good work of the reception
committee in meeting the trains and in
troducing delegates
J. A. Leming
W. W. WATKIXS
James Standees
Miss Mamie Haines was sick at her
home in Lincoln, and her physician re
fuse to al !ow her to leave, and by a vote
of the convention a telegram was sent
her extending the sympathy of the convention.
Will Visit Old Home.
Mru lucdli Horn Letter known as
"Grandma" Horn, accompanied by Mis
Anna Hassler, departed for Canton
Illinois, on the early Burlington trail
Mondav. where thev will visit at
the home of J. W. Johnson, whose wife
is a daughter of Mrs. Horn, and with
other friends and relatives. Miss Anna
will remain away for about ten days, as
she cannot be longer away from her
duties in the office of the Granp Record
er of the Degree of Honor. Mrs. Horn
will not return for some time later and
will visit at other places before coming
home.
WAS FIFTY YEARS OLD
Celebrates the Event Sunday
June 16 1907
Sunday being the date at which
Mrs. William Hoffke, reached her fiftieth
milestone, a large number of her friends
collected at her home and surprised her
and made a day long to be remembered
as a day of enjoyment.
The time was spent in making the oc
casion a joyous one and refreshments
were had at the proper time. A num
ber of useful and beautiful presents
were given. In the early evening all
departed with the assurance that they
had had a fine days pleasure, and had
help make it a bright spot in the memory
of their friend, Mrs. Hoffke. Those
present were: Messrs and Mesdames
John Lutz, Peter Madsen, J. H. Tamms,
Claus Jess, August Bach, Hans Tarns,
Frank Rhene, Wm. and Peter Hoffke.
THE SPECTACLE GRAFTS
Some of Our Citizens Taken
in by Thm.
It appears that the spectacle graft
is about the worst ever, and the non-
descrspt merchants who travel from
town to town make big profits. It is
asserted that they get all the way
from $1 to $10 for a pair of glasses
which can be bought at wholesale for
15 cents a pair. The amount which
they secure depends on the gullibility
of their victim. We aegret to learn
that a number in this vicinity have gone
and got bitten.
These glasses are cheap magnifying
glasses and can be secured from any
local dealer for 25 to 50 cents. The
bows of these glasses are frequently
made of Roman alloy and to the un
sophisticated resembles gold, thereby
enabling the spectacle grafter to charge
several dollars extra.
Returns to Oregon
Frank Smith, who was called here on
account of the death of his wife's father,
Peter Peterson some time ago, and who
had been trying to get the estate settled
up, departed for his home in Portland,
Ore., Monday afternoon. ... Frank could
not stay to see the entire settling up of
the estate but had it so far along that
Mrs C. Christensen, a daughter of the
Petersons can attend to the rest. Frank
will stop at Lincoln over Sunday and
visit with the children of the late W.
L. Browne, before they leave for Indi
ana, where they expect to make their
home in the future. From Lincoln Mr.
Smith will go to Hastings, where he has
some relatives which he expects to visit
for a while, and then he will stop at
Denver and visit for a short time. He
will also stop at Ogden, Utah, where
he has a sister, and visit a short time
with her, before proceeding to his nome
at Portland.
To Consult a Specialist.
Mrs. W. A. Wrhite and son, David,
went to Omaha Saturday to visit
Will, who is at the Immanuel hospital
where he will have an examination of a
growth on the side of his head and neck,
which has been troubling him for some
time, with a view to having something
done in regard to it in order to see if
relief cannot be obtained. We hope
with his many friends, that he may have
a safe and speedy recovery if it is found
advisable to perform the operation.
Licensed to Wed
Permission to wed was granted Harry
Lee Marshall, aged 20, and Miss Cora
Crabtree, same age, both of Weeping
Water. Joseph John Wrooster, aged
22, was granted a license to wed Miss
Mary Elizabeth Janda, aged 20, both of
this city. Now comes Wm. H. Mason,
aged 21, and asks leave to marry
Sophia N. Sattler, aged 19, of whose
marriage see another column.
The woes of the amateur gardner are
very amusing to others, but decidedly
real to the man who has spoiled a suit
of clothes, blistered his hands and lost
his temper in his efforts to make things
grow.
A NOBLE
WOMAN GONE
A Lady Highly Respected by
All Who Knew Her
Died June 11, 1907, Mrs. Jennie E
Todd, wife of L. C. Todd, aged 3S years
and 10 months. She was born in Meggs
county, Ohio, July 27, 18G8, and married
to L. C. Todd, February 19, 1WK. A
husband and seven children are left to
mourn the loss of a devoted wife and a
loving mother. Jennie Todd was in the
true sense of the word a helpmeet: and
no duty was ever left undone, and no
task shirked by her. While her house
hold duties were many and exacting,
yet in Mr. Todd's absence the broader
business of the big farm, and the herds
of blooded stock were perfectly safe
under her direction.
Mrs. Todd's heart and hand were ever
open at the call of need, and her boun
ties were as free and welcome as the
air of Nebraska prairies, which she so
much loved. A lovely character is gone,
which will be greatly missed by her
many friends, and particularly by her
husband and children. She leaves a
mother and three brothers, George,
William M. and Edgar Mark. The fun
eral services were held Thursday at 2 :00
o'clock and were conducted by Rev.
Schell of York. Interment at Otterbien
cemetery. Nehawk a Register.
CUPID GUTS
MORE GAPERS
There was a stir of activity, interest
and animation at the home of our geni
al street comissioner, John Janda, Mon
day morning. John is a rustler on all ocj
casions, but in the air, one would have
preceived something of more than or
dinary importance. And at the Holy
Rosary Catholic church was gathered
o'clock, a merry throng; all friends
of John Joseph Wooster and Miss Eliz
abeth Marie Janda, to witness the cer
emony which was performed by Rev.
Father Hancik, which united the lives
of these young people, making them hus
band and wife. Characteristic of the
nationality to which they belong (Bo
hemian) these people make merry at a
wedding, giving many costly and beau
tiful gifts, signifying the feeling they
cherish for those they wish to see well
started on the journey of life. A sump
tuous dinner was served at the home of
the bride's parents, and a joyous sea
son is in progress. The newly married
people will live in the Joseph Hardroba
place, on Vine street between Thireenth
and Fourteenth. The Journal joins
with the their host of friends in wish
ing them a happy and prosperous
voyage across the sea of life.
SEVENTY-SECOND
HE STONE.
Balse Meisinger in the journey of life,
Friday reached the seventy-second
milestone, and as a fitting recogniton of
the happy event, all his children had ar
ranged to be present at the home last
evening to celebrate their father's natal
day in an appropriate manner. J ohn B.
Meisinger and wife accompanied by
their daughter, came in last evening
from Lincoln to be present and help
celebrate the delightful occassion. Phi
lip Meisinger and son who is in Benson
in the mercantile business, could not
make arrangements to get away at this
time and will be down for over Sunday.
Uncle Balse had an accident last night,
which caused him considerable injury,
but forunate in as much as it was not
worse than it was. Mr. Meisinger, in
the night arose and was looking for a
match to make a light, and mistaking a
door which he was passing through,
thinking it was going into the bed room,
but went into the cellar entry, falling
down the steps and injuring his leg so
that he has been lame since. That he
was not injured seriousily, being
a heavy man as he is, seems very
strange.
Will Buy a Thresher.
William Kaufmann, departed for Lin
coln this morning, accompanied by his
son, Fred, where he will look over the
stock of threshing machines with a view
of purchasing. William is a thourough
ly experienced thresher, and to proper
ly take care of the coming crop of small
grain, has to make provisions by the
purchase of a new machine.
If the new circus men who are going
to fight the circus trust will give us
plenty of clowns our money is their's.
A EUNIQUE
ENTERTAINMENT
At the Home of County Clerk Rosencrans
Thursday Evening
In the pleasant home of County Clerk
and Mrs. Rosencrans, was enjoyed by a
large crowd of neighlxirs and friends of
those taking part, probably far more
than any show of the season, the repro
duction of "Peter Pan," given under
the direction of Mrs. W. Ii. Clements,
last evening.
Each gave their version or idea it in
spired as they saw the play. Barbara
Clements took the part of "Peter Pan"
and the part was rendered in a master
ful manner; Mary Helps the part of
"Wendy" which was also fine; the Darl
ing Family was represented by Mildred
Johnson as Mr. Darling and Doratha
Britt as Mrs. Darling; Mary Egenherg-
er and Mary Rosencrans as the Twins;
Harriett Clements as Michael Darling;
Helen Egenberger as John Darling;
Janet Clements as the Nurse Dog;
Peter's Band was Nora Livingston,
Muriel Straight, Ruth Clark, Blanch
Clark, Florence Egenberger, the latter
taking the part of "Nibs;" the Pilots
were Dorothy Britt, Janet Clements
and Laura Rosencrans.
Much merriment was had as the little
folks performed their parts, and all
demonstrated considerable merit, and
reflected the ability of the director,
Mrs. Clements, as she did the training.
Those present to witness the play were
J. V. Egenberger, wife, Miss Anna and
Master Carl; Dr. and Mrs. T. P. Liv
ingston, W. J. Straight and wife, Bar
bara and Mia Gering, Miss Helen
Waugh of Lincoln, Mrs. C. S. Johnson,
Mrs. Ward Clark, Henry Robert Her-
old, Doratha Helps, County Clerk Ros
encrans and family.
Raised Close to Ten Millions.
Between $9,000,000 and $10,000,000 in
crease in the assessed valuation of prop
erty in Nebraska, as compared with the
total for 1906, is expected to be shown
by the final figures after all counties
have reported and the stete board of
equalization has acted upon the state
board estimates that the assessments
will stand somewhere between $320,000,
000 and $325,000,000 in the aggregate,
with the probability that it will be
about halfway between these two fig
ures, or Jfzz, 500,000. L.ast year s
assessment was slightly in excess of
$313,000,000.
The prediction of a $9, 00 ), 000 increase
is fully justified by the unofficial reports
received so far. In 1906 the gain over
the preceding year was about $9, 000, 000.
Nearly the whole of this was on private
property, as the railroad increases was
very small. This year the state board
has added $5,300,000 to the valuation of
railroad property. If other property.
yields only half the rate of increase it
did in 1906, the total assessment will
run beyond the estimate of $322,500,000.
Mr. aud Mrs. George D. Merriam, of
Shannon City Iowa, came in on the fast
mail, and will visit with their son Walter
and family, for a few days. The elder
Merriam are surprising the folks here,
as they did not know of the visit that
the parents were going to make them,
and the surprise will be pleasant as
inique.
In District Court.
The case of Nellie Jensen vs Garry
Treat and Catharine Treat, which has
been on trial two days, came to an end
today. The contest was over a farm
adjoining Weeping Water, which Jen
sen claims to have bought for $9,500.
the deed was signed but never deliv
ered. There was no acknowledgment by
Garry Treat of the deed, and the deed
was never delivered to the Jensens but
had been delivered the agent by the
Treats for delivery on certain condi
tions. After the evidence was all in
the court promptly found in favor of
defendants, Treats, and against the
plaintiffs, Jensens. A. L. Brown rep
resented the Jensens, and Skiles &
Harris of David City, and H. D. Travis
of this city appeared for the Treats.
The case was warmly contested; many
witnesses being present from Weeping
Water.
Says Crops Are Fine.
A letter from Robert Troop, who is
now living in Gregory, South Dakota,
says that the country is looking fine up
there now, and they are having plenty
of rain. All vegetation is showing a
rank growth. He also says that some
new towns are being built up in Tripp
county, which is just west oi Gregory,
and the country is of the same charac
ter. This will enhance the value of the
land where he lives. He was offered
$6,400 for his farm a short time since.
This is the farm Mr. Troop drew at the
drawing of the Rose Bud agency lands
some three years since.
ALMOST FORTY
YEARS AGO
Result of Staying Qualities of
Early Citizenship
The other day N. D. Mills was in
from the western part of tin county
and was a witness in a case coming be
fore the county court. This is the first
time that Mr. Mills has been in the city
for a long time. W. D. Jones whs tell
ing a representative of this paper, that
he distinctly recalls that just thirty-nine
years ago, he remembers that Mr. Mills
came along through here moving to his
homestead which he had taken some
where north and west of Weeping
Water. Mr. Jones helped drive the
cattle to the new home to he, then noth
ing but a barren waste of I'ufralograsH.
But by staying with the proposition,
Mr. Mills is today worth something
like $100,000, which shows what can be
done by staying with a good proposition
through thick and thin. Nebraska is
the place. It only requires a little grit
to get the greatest of returns from her
soil.
ANOTHER MISSOURI
PACIFIC WRECK.
Engine Jumps Track South of
Wyoming.
The Missouri Pacific railway has been
having all kinds af trouble for somm'
time past and it is said to be chargeable.
in a large measure to the poor rails, ties
and equipment which the company per
sists in using. I he Nebraska City News
says that Sunday night or rather early
Monday morning the passenger train
due at that dace shortly after 1 o'clock,
was laid out about a mile south of Wy
oming, by the wheels under the tank
of the engine jumping the track. For
tunately it was in a place where the
train could not have been wrecked, be
ing banks on either side of the track.
The train was delayed there until nearly
eight o'clock Monday morning.
NEGRO INJURED
AT UNION
Special to The Journal.
Union, Nebraska, June 14, 1907.--
This afternoon between twelve and one
o'clock, as the local freight on the Mis
souri Pacific was pulling into the yards,
it ran over and mangled the foot of a
negro, Robert Falkner, whose home is
at 914 Walker avenue, Kansas City,
Kansas.
It seems that Falkner and a compan
ion, also colored, who does not care to
give his name, were returning to their
home from the west, had been put off
the train here that they were riding on,
and they were waiting for an opportun
ity to get out on a train going south.
They were loitering around at the north
end of the yards, and Falkner went to
sleep, and the train passed over him.
His left foot was caught in the frog and
mashed to a pulp.
Falkner was immediately removed to
the office of Dr. A. E. Walker, the com
pany physician, and the foot is being
amputated. It could not be learned
whether the boys had any money or not.
Vhey were both young men from 18 to
20 years of age. Whether they will re
main here or go on to Kansas City is not
yet known. Falkner's companion seems
to be made of the right metal, for he
says that whatever happens, he will
stay with and take care of his unfortu
nate friend.
Looks Bad for Corn.
Orville Kintz, who works in the Burling
ton shops, and whose home is at De
catur, Indiana, while in conversation
with a represetativ of this paper, said:
"At the time I came back from a vi.-:it
which I had at home during the month
of May, there was only one half of the
corn planted and I am in receipt of a
letter from my parents saying that
there hd not been a grain of corn plant
ed since I came away, and that the
ground where it was at all w and flat
was, and had been covered w '.h water."
From this kind of a report Indiana sure
ly is not in the fore front as to pros
pects for a crop of corn this year.
To Be Harried Soon.
Cards are out announcing the com
ing wedding of Miss Maude Anna Tubbs,
daughter of Joseph Tubbs, of Mynard,
and William Weldon Jones, which is to
be solemnized at high noon on the 2Gth
of June. The bride is a young lady of
much refinement and education, rd
Mr. Jones is to be congratulated tv r t
he is to get for a wife so accord 1 i
and winsome a lady as Miss Ar.r: .