DAILY PERSONAL NEWS
Short Items of Interest, From Satur-
day Evening s
t t
Henry A. Schneider was a visitor in
Norfolk this afternoon.
John Baucatek was a business visitor
in Omaha this afternoon.
Henry Sanders of Cedar Creek was a
business visitor in the ci:y this morn
ing. Mike McCool, of Omaha, visited in
the city today.
W. W. Coates was a business visitor
in Omaha this morning.
G. A. B. Hicks of Cedar Creek was a
business visitor in the city this morning.
George Mapes, who has been work
ing in Omaha, grading, came home last
evening.
Herb Josselyn came in last evening
from Lincoln, where he is working, and
will remain over Sunday.
. A. M. Franks departed last evening
for Hamburg, Iowa, where he is look
ing after some business matters.
S. O. Cole was a business visitor in
Omaha and Council Bluffs this after
noon. -C N. Humphrey came in last even
ing and will remain over Sunday at
home.
Miss Victoria Janda, of Havelock, is
visiting in the city, having come this
morning.
Mrs. H. S. Barthold and daughter
were visitors with friends in Omaha this
afternoon.
George Poisal came in this morning
from near Memphis, where he is doing
some grading.
Patrick Egan was looking after some
business matters in Omaha and visiting
with friends today.
C. A. Miller, of Thurman, Iowa, was
a visitor in the city this morning, look
ing after some business.
Henry Guthman returned this morn
ing from Cedar Creek, where he has
been for the past two days.
Miss Lillian Bookmeyer came in this
morning from Omaha, and will visit
with her mother over Sunday.
A. B. FornofT of near Cullom was a
visitor in the city this morning, looking
after some business matters.
George Snyder, of west of Mynard,
was a visitor in the city today, tran
sacting business with our merchants.
Henry ponat came in this morning
and will visit with the folks over Sun
day before going out on the road again.
James R. Hunter has accepted a posi
tion with W. F. Gillespie;, the grain
buyer at Mynard, and will begin Mon
day. r.ln Smith of Lincoln was a business
visitor in the city th's morning, looking J
after some business matters at the court
house.
E. S. CritchfielJ, cf Omaha, was a
visitor in the city last evening, and in
attendence at the commencement exer
cises. Samuel Compton, of Weeping Water,
was a visitor in the city today, having
some business to look after at the court"
bouse.
Will Crissman, of Omaha, of the .sur
veyor's gang of the Burlington, was in
the city today looking after some mat
ters for the company.
Will Richardson and wife of Omaha,
after visiting in the city for a few days
with friends, guests at the home of
Robert Ballance, returned to their
home this afternoon.
Harry Mahoney, electrician for the
Plattsmouth Telephone company, was a
visitor at South Omaha today on busi
ness for the company.
C. L. Maitland, Jay Herring and J.
M. Leek came in this morning from
Louisville, where they have been at work
at the carpenter trade.
Mrs. Chas. Grassman and children
came in last evening from Alliance, and
will visit for some time with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Batton. -
Arthur Patterson came in last even
ing from Omaha, his home, and will
stay this summer in the city at the
home of E. E. Hilton and wife.
Howard Hilton came home last even-. with her brother,
ing from Fairmont, where he has been . E. J. Richey was a passenger to Lou
staying at the home of Mrs. E. A. isville last evening, where he is looking
Holyoke and will visit at home tor some
time.
Mrs. JohnWoodrey, of Newton, Iowa,
came in last evening, and after attend
ing the graduating exercises is visiting
with her brother, Sam G. Smith and
family at Rock Bluffs.
Mrs. Joseph Phebus and son, Drury,
departed this morning for Wilber, this
state, where they will visit for a few
days, guests of friends, they formerly
having lived at that place.
Rev. A. A. Randall was a passenger
to Omaha this afternoon, where he goes
to visit his daughter, who was operated
upon at the Methodist hospital a few
days since, and who is reported as get
ting along nicely.
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G. -M. Porter came in this afternoon
from Creston.
Henry Horn of Cedar Creek was a
visitor in the city this morning.
Henry Thierolf, of Cedar Creek, was
a visitor in the city this morning.
Miss Pattie Mathews was a visitor
with friends in the metropolis this af
ternoon. Mrs. O. P. Edmonds and Mrs. A. C.
Godwin .were visitors with friends in
Omaha today. ...
John Busche ah4 wife were looking
after Bomei business- matters in .Omaha
this afternoon.
Louis Jarand and wife were visitors
in Omaha this afternoon, where they
will visit for the day.
Miss-Alice Kerr came in this morning
from"Glenwood, and will visit with her
mother, over Sunday.
Mrs. Herman Schaeff er of west of the
city was a passenger to Omaha this
morning.
Elijah O'Neal came in this morning
from Pacific Junction, where he has
been looking after some business.
John Shields departed for South Om
aha this morning, where he will visit
over Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Matt
Spader.
T. E. Williams of Renfrow, Okla.,
was a visitor in the city this morning,
renewing acquaintances and visiting
with old friends.
Frank T. Darrow came in last even
ing from Lincoln, and is looking after
some business matters at the local shops
for the Burlington.
Mrs. I. N. Gochnour of Pacific June
tion came over last evening and is vis
iting with friends and relatives in the
city for a few days.
Frank Roucka and daughter-in-law,
Mrs. PhilliD Roucka. were visitors in
Omaha this afternoon.
Will Brinkman returned this morning
from Omaha, where he has been visit
ing with friends overnight.
Miss Ethel Bates was a passenger to
Seward this afternoon, where she will
visith friends for a few days.
J. G. Meisinger, of Cedar Creek, was
a visitor in the city this morning, hav
ing business at the court house.
Mrs. W. Josselyn and little daughter,
Frances, departed this afternoon for
J Lander, Wyoming, where they will
! visit for some time with Krs. W. B.
i Lodge and family. Mrs. Lodge is a
! daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Josselyn.
j J. S. F. Weeks, of Linco n, was a
visitor in the city this morning, looking
after some business matters relative to
the
providing of better waterway
facilities for drainage at the shops and
the crossing on Main street.
Daniel Kiser from west of Mynard
was in the city last last evening, and
while here made ,the Journal a very
pleasant call, extending his subscription
for another yezr, say'ng he could not
get along without it in the home.
R. J. Rummerfield returned this
morning from Phelps, Missouri, where
he was called by the sickness of his
sister, and who died a few days since,
the funeral occuring yesterday.
J. H. Ferris, living south of Murray,
was a visitor in the city last evening,
and in conversation with the reporter,
said that during the heavy rain of Wed
nesday evening he had a great deal of
c?rn washed out.
After a visit with friends and rela
atives in this place and at Pacific Junc
tion and other points in Iowa, V. W.
Price and family departed last evening
for their home at Alliance, this state,
where Mr. Price is emplayed with the
Burlington in the car repairing depart
ment of the shop3 at that p!ace.
Ernest Royal and family of Alliance,
who have been visiting in this city and
Glenwood, la., came over last evening
and visited at the home of Charles Hyde,
and departed this morning for Kearney,
where they will visit some time before
continuing to their home at Alliance.
They were accompanied by Miss Flor
ence Royal, who will make her home
after some business matters aud visit
ing with his brother and family.
Mrs. Walter Mitchki of South Omaha
was a visitor in the city last evening,
attending the commencement exercises
of the high school, and returning home
this morning.
Miss Pearl O'Neal departed for Glen
wood, la., this morning, after having
visited in the city over night, and at
tending the commencement exercises
last evening.
Mrs. S. W. Copenhaver and son, Ar
thur, from near Murray, were in the
city last evening looking after some
business and visiting with friends, guests
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Porter.
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EXERCISES 8F- '08
A Large Audience Attend the Ceremonies at the
Parmele Last Evening, and the Young
People Acquit Thomsolvcs Nobly.
Gradu itea.
Ethel F. Ballance
JeanT. yorrlssey
Elizabeth E. Shea
Anna M. Petersen
Clara E. Weyilck
Minnie M. Fry
Ruth T. HeliH
Mathilde SoennLachsen
Marie E. Lansrhorxt
Margaret G, Scott n
Jack Patterson
.. S. Kay Smith
Georgia White
9. Phebus
Vesta D. Dousrlass
FrancU L. Kanka
Esther L. Larsen
Nora Batten
Anna Bird
Charlotte M. Fetser
Marguerite L. Helps
Ruby Reynolds
Ida G. Efrenberger
Earl E. Ilassler
E. Grorernor Dorey
Flace
Program of Exorcises.
Inrocatlon ....Rev. A. A. Rtndall
Vocal solo selected Don M. York
Salutatory "Make Hay While the Sun
Shines" S. Ray Smith
Valedlctory-"FrancU E. Wlllard". ........ .
,: Vesta D. Douglass
Vocal solo selected l...Mlss Lucille Bates
Address 'The Art of Seeing Things" .....
: Frank E. Loreland
Music selected Aeolian Mixed Quartet
Presentation of Diplomas W. C. Ramsey
Benediction Rer. H. D.Thomas
Last evening at the Parmele theatre
were assembled a large crowd of the
citizens of Plattsmouth, parents and
friends of the graduating class of the
High school. From the well lighted
theatre, in an instant all was of inky
darkness, until like a flash of lightning,
there appeared in the back ground and
high above the stage, in colored electric
lights '08, signifying Senior class,
followed in an instant, the return of the
lights, showing twenty-five of the young
people of Plattsmouth, seated in a semi
circle, dressed in the black gowns and
caps with Dr. Loveland, of Omaha, and
Superintendent Gamble seated at the
right. As the lights appeared and the
audience got a glimpse of the ones who
were just commencing life, a cheer from
their friends resounded through the
building that fairly shook the structure
from the topmost brick to the founda
tion stone, this appreciation of the good
work done and the good wishes for the
success of the "Class of '08" in life.
As Rev. A. Allen Randall stepped to
the front of the stage and waited, for
quiet to invoke the blessing of Almighty
God on the class, the schools and com
munity, a quiet and hushed silence stole
over the vast audience, broken only af
ter he had finished. This was followed
by Don C. York singing "Mavourneen"
and supported by E. H. Wescott at the
piano, which called forth a round of ap
plause from their many admirers.
Then came the salutatory by S. Ray
Smith, "Make Hay While the Sun
Shines, ' ' and as he stepped to the front
of the stage was greeted with applause,
and in his address gave many instances
of how people had made the most of
their opportunities, and in the end made
for success, thus "making hay while
the sun shines," for no one can employ
an opportunity except to grasp it when
it is present. In this he cited the suc
cess achieved by Admiral Evans; of
Stevenson and his steam engine; of
Washington in his crossing the Dela
ware, and even of the cow, which kicked
over the lantern, which caused the con
flagaticn in Chicago in 1871. He told a
story of the boy who helped the old lady
across the crowded street and said she
was somebody's mother, and said do not
lose an opportunity to do some good act
to some one. The address was well re
ceived, and at the end received great
applause.
The Valadictory.
Vesta D. Douglass, in the valadictory,
with her subject "Frances E. Willard,"
showed that she had touched the inner
most parts of the theme, and had
thoroughly considered it in all its phases
for her delivery was all that could have
been wished. Her voice was clear and
distinct, and while not very loud, could
be heard distinctly throughout the en
tire building and easily understood. Miss
Douglass handled the subjet very learn
edly, and cited in the beginning, the
perpetuation of the lives and acts of our
great men in marble and bronze, and
said that among those of the noted wo
men of our country, none were worthier
of being thus remembered than was the
subject of her address. After a full
and minute discription of the childhood,
school days and later education, as well
fcsthe school work, and later the tem
perance work of this noted women.
Miss Douglass extended thanks to the
board of education for the care which
they had taken for the giving of an op
portunity to those who have graduated,
for the securing of an education, and to
Superintendent Gamble, who she said
had always been so willing to do all he
could to assist them in mastering any
difficult problems. To Principal Brooks
and the other teachers of the High
school, who had so patiently assisted
them in the High school course; then to
the teachers of the grade, she extended
thanks for preparaing them for th3
H gh school. To the members of the
class of '03, she said farewell, as class
mates, for while they would no doubt
meet in the life before them, but as
classmates they would meet no more.
Tonight we set sail upon the sea of life,
with' the prow of their craft pointing
towards the port of success and with
the persistent effort may hope to reach
that port. As Miss Kittie Cummins took
her place at the. piano and. Miss Lucile
Bates her position on the stage" the
house resounded with kindly greetings
of these two favorites, after which Miss
Bates sang "The Creole Lover's Song,"
by Dudley Buck, was listened to with
the utmost attention by everyone, who
applauded loudly at the conclusion.
Address of Dr. Loveland.
After being introduced by Superin
tendent Gamble, Rev. Frank L. Love
land addressed the meeting by beginning
with congratulating the class of '08, on
their arriving at the end of the course
at the Plattsmouth High school with
credit and honor, and said that the oc
casion reminded him of a little boy five
years of age, (his and wife's baby) with
a broad white collar coming down over
his waist, going to school for the first
time. How he walked down to the cor
ner and then half way up the opposite
side of-the block, threw a kiss, back to
his parents. At noon when he came
home for his dinner the baby was gone
and a school boy was in his place; then
at the time twelve years after, when he
graduated, the school boy was gone, and
they knew that he was to leave home
for college life, and they had lost at
their home their boy, for after the col
lege he was to come home a man, and
their boy had gone forever. He called
attention to the 500,000 teachers in the
United States, saying that was the
grandest army on the face of the globe,
with a single exception, the one which
wore the little brown buttons. This
grand army was fighting against the
combined army of ignorance, and that
they were making good progress, in the
fact that they were teaching the chil- j
dren of America to see things. The art
of seeing things being his subject, he
drew attention with many an apt illus
tration, of how this art could be culti
vated. Take up a lark's egg, he said,
and hold it to your ear and hear the lark
sing; this would be the art, for one
must understand the evolution of events
which must proceed each other in order
to bring the consumation of this much
desired object. Just then a baby in the
audience cried, and the speaker said he
wished he had cne hundred babies; he
would have them all graduate. This
pleased the audience Jand they shouted
until the baby could not be heard, and
afterwards the little fellow concluded
to let the speaker proceed. He told
about making a trip to the Yellowstone
park, where he saw the last stroke of
the hammer of creation had been struck,
and that their work had been suspended,
leaving all the wonders of that unsur
passed place open to view. Here every
body saw, as they had the art of seeing,
with the exception of one whom the
speaker denominated as "an unclaimed
sister," who said, "how can a person
enjoy the scenery when the fleas are so
bad." He challenged the attention of
all the class as they sat there, not any
over eighteen years of age, and told
them they could in the next ten years
have a good thorough college education,
and malje their way themselves if they
would and then be able to graduate at
the age of twenty-eight. That is if they
wanted to, but he said they have to
want to, and work to that end. He said
that he believed the world was getting
better; that it is now better than when
he was a boy, and will be better tomor
row; that the best is yet to come, and is
to be ours for the taking, all we have to
do is to go after it, for the tomorrows
will see greater things. Again con
gratulating the city on its having so
good a public school system and so good
coterie of teachers, and the class of '08
on their good work and fine prospects,
he concluded his address and was fol
lowed by the mixed quartette, who
were received with great demonstra
tions of appreciation both before and
after the rendition a very delightful
number.
Will C. Ramsey after a short ad
dress presented the diplomas, and in
hi3 remarks said that the goal of suc
cess was a place which all could reach,
and that success comes to those who
wait and work, for the waiting is of no
consequence unless coupled with active,
honest intelligent efforts, and when
anyone has done this there is nothing
which can keep them from achieving
the much coveted object. After the
benediction by the Rev. H. D. Thomas,
which was given in a very impressive
manner, the exercises closed, which
ended this school year. No sooner were
all the exercises over, then the jell
of the junior clasp, which at that
moment became the senior class for
'0'J, shouted out their claim to the
place, waving their colors in the air
from the parquet of the balcony. And
thus went the High, school class of
Plattsmouth for the year 1903.
The Journal wishes each and every
graduate a bright future, and may he
who rules on high, watch over them
and guide their footsteps in the right
direction. And may they each boy and
girls who stepped forth last night as
graduates from the Plattsmouth High
school become good and useful citizen,
and that their career through life will
be such that all who know them today
will be glad to hear of their prosperity
in years to come.
r.1RS. ELIZABETH
PATTERSON
A Drief Sketch of Ilcr Life
While a Rosidcnf of Cass
County.
The following in regard to Mrs.
Elizabeth Patterson, who lived so many
years in Cass county, is taken from the
Ord. (Neb.) Journal. Mrs. Patterson,
it will be remembered, was living with
her daughter near Ord, at the time of
her death, and her remains were
brought to Rock Bluffs for interment:
Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. John W.
Pocock, southeast of Ord at 8:45 Sun
day morning. On Thursday afternoon she
was smitten with a paraletic stroke and
did not regain consciousness, passing
quietly away as though in peaceful
sleep.
Mrs. Patterson had played a leading
part in life's drama. She was born
near Philadelphia on the 28th day of
July 1814 to Richard and Helen Well?.
On February 10, 1831, she became tl e
wife of Thomas Patterson. To the
union were born twenty children, three
pair of twins.
In 1836 Mr. and Mrs. Patterson
moved to Illinois and settled at
Magnolia where they remained until
1855 when they came to Nebraska and
settled at Rock Bluffs, on the Missouri
river near Plattsmouth. Here they
filed on a homestead of government
land and a townsite was later laid out
on the farm.
Mr. Patterson was a civil engineer
of unusual ability, having worked at
the business in the east and again af
ter he came to Nebraska. Three broth
ers of Mrs. Pocock 's were also sur
veyors. It was at the Rock Bluf"s home that
the father died in lbO'J leaving the wife
and six children. It is worthy of note
right here that in the old family Bible,
from which we gather these facts,
there are some valuable notes. Among
these there is a memorandum made on
the first day of February 1861 stating
that Mr. Patterson had that day felled
a large Walnut tree that stood back of
the house; that he had counted the
rings of the trunk and dicovered that
the tree was 155 years old. He added
that he wanted coffins for himself and
his wife made from this tree. Mr. PoJ
cock tells us that in the first regards
his wish was respected but that the
lumber that had been preserved for
Mrs. Patterson was destroyed.
Another note of particular interest in
connection with the memoranda of the
old Bible is about the birth of the lat
est child, James Buchanan, on the 20th
of April 1856. It states that he was
the second child born in the town and
was in the first house built in the town;
that within an hour after his birth the
steamboat Omaha, the first to navigate
the river commercially, stopped at the
landing to unload much needed freight
and groceries.
It was in the cemetery that was laid
out on the Patterson homestead that
several of the children were buried and
it was to this place that the remains of
the aged mother were taken Monday,
there to rest beside her long mourned
husband and her babes.
But four children survive Mrs. Pat
terson, Mrs. Narcissa Fraizee, of Con-
corda, Kansas; Levinus Patterson, of
Narka, Kansas; Mrs. J, W. Pocock of
Ord, and Frederick Patterson of Platts
mouth. The latter came up to assist
Mr. and Mrs. Pocock in accompanying
the remains to Cass county for burial.
Early in life Mrs. Patterson was con
verted to Christianity and joined the
Presbyterian church. She had lived a
faithful and helpful christian life, had
been a good wife and mother and a
generous and kind neighbor.
For the last eleven years her health
has been on the decline and all of this
time she has made her home with Mrs,
Pocock. She was possessed of a wonder
ful vitality, in proof of which might be
mentioned the " fact that three years
ago she fell and broke an arm which
knitted and grew together as strong,
apparently, as it might have done in
the case of a younger person.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday at Rock Bluffs.
Miss Fay Eades came in last evening
for a brief visit with relatives and
friends, and returned to her home in
South Omaha this afternoon.
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CapTrlgfet, MOB.
wal4WeU,CbkS
If we knew of any
better goods anywhere
than those we are sell
ing now we would go
after them at once.
We have built up our
business and our repu
tation with good goods
nothing else.
If you really care for
good goods come to
the good goods mer
chants. C. E.
Wescoft's
WHERE QUALITY COUNTS
Did Ysur Wife Bite?
i-'omctime ago a smooth, (.-o 'Knock
ing stranger blew into town w!th tome
toilet soap, a box of cold cream, a stick
of shaving soap and a scheme, lie sold
the soap, etc for 7"c and as a premium
agreed to furni.-ih a photograph sofa
pillow top to any person whose i holo
graph was furnished, but preferred
family group as they always gave bet
ter results. For fifteen cents extra he
would make them on best white silk.
He only visited the best family as thy
would better appreciate a real work of
art. The pillow top was to be delivered
in eight days.
He had the names of half of tie
prominent people of Union and a fam
ily group for each name. How many
did he get here? Better ask how many
he did not get. Nearly every woman
has toilet soap and cold cream and a
picture of a group and a pillow top
coming.
One lady was going to surprise 1 er
husband, we understand, so she hid the
ap, etc., behind a box. She was go
ing to wait until the pillow top came
and she was going to show him the
bargain she got. He was hunting
around for something, just like a
"snupy" man, knocked over the box
and she had to tell. It sifted around
to the editor you know the rest. Are
the suckers all dead, papa? Not yet,
my child not as long as picture men
peddle and women live. Not soon. Nc
hawka Register.
Here to Sell Hose.
H. C. Noach of New York was in the
city last evening, representing a fire
hose company, with a view of selling
the city some fire hose. The last hose
which was purchased had couplings
which would not connect with the old
couplings, although they were ordered
just the same, the threads in the screw
being of a different size. At the fire
which occurred on the side of the hill to
which they were called some time since
they proved to be of no use, as when
the pressure wag put on the hose came
apart at the coupling, and water would
always escape.
Convention Called Oft.
Owing to the condition of the roads,
the washing out of many bridges and
the speakers being unable to get there
in consequence, the Sunday school con
vention which was to have been held
yesterday at Murray, was called off.
Probably arrangements will be made
for another date in the near future.
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