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PLATTSMOUT1I, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JAN U Alt Y 4, 1909
NUMBER 70
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ENTERPRISING
BUSINESS WEN
Lorcnz Bros. Extend Room and
Purchase Building Occupied
The rapid expansion of business
by a live and energetic firm ia some
thing the Journal is always glad to
note, and it is pleased to state that
the firm of Lorenz Bros, of this city
is proving to be one of the livest
firms in this section. The firm has
just completed the building of a brick
addition 40x20 feet to their present
durable store building. The new
addition is a handsome one, being
built in a solid and substantial man
ner. The floor is a concrete one,
built to last to the end of time.and
the general appurtenances of the
new addition are all made with a view
to permanency.
The work on the new addition was
done by workmen of the very high
est class, the firm prefering to pay
good prices and get the very best
possible grade of work for their
money. The carpentry work was all
done under the direction of the vet
eran J. C. Coleman, who has done so
much work of this character in the
past. The masonry was all done un
der the supervision of Harry John
son, a mason whose work is his best
recommendation and one whom to
employ once is to make a lasting em
ploye of. Mr. Johnson's work Is of
high grade and this fact caused his
employment by the Lorenz'. Mr.
Komfrist is doing the finishing
work and his work is of a grade to
compare with that of the others on
the Job sufficiently good to pass mus
ter with the very best.
The new addition Is designed to be
used as a sausage, room and a store
room being divided equally between
these two lines. This gives the firm
plenty of room in which to handle
their expanding business.
The rise of this firm "has been
noteworthy In this city. The orig
inal firm started out in the old Pearl
man building on Sixth street Just
across the street from where they
are now located. There was but one
member, then. W. J. Lorenz, being
the entire firm, he opening up In
February, 1902. His brother E. A.
Lorenz was employed in the shop as
a workman but later by! his enter
Resolutions of Sympathy.
. Whereas, In Hia Infinite wisdom
God has seen fit to remove from our
midst Brother Jas. Skoumal, Jr., and
In his death we feel that the Frater
nal Order of Eagles and sustained an
irreparable loss, and the community
loses one of its best citizens and his
family a faithful husband and fath
er, therefore be It
Resolved, That we extend to the
sorrowing widow and children and
other relatives our profound spm
pathy in this, their hour of grief, and
be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these res
olutions be spread at large upon the
records of this lodge, and a copy
thereof be engrossed and presented
the widow and children of deceased.
W. M. Barclay,
J. E. McDanlel,
Emll Ptak,
Committee.
Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Farm
ers Mutual Fire and Live Stock In
surance Company of Cass County,
Neb., will be held at the Hell school
house (district No. 88) on Saturday
January 8th, 1909, at 1:30 p. m. for
the purpose of electing officers for
the coming year and transact such
other business as may come before
the meeting.
J. P. Falter, Secretary.
Jacob Trltsch, President.
Proceeding upon information fur
nished from a supposedly responsible
source, the Journal Thursday in
printing the story of the unfortunate
Harry Adair stated that his father
had died of insanity. From rela
tives it Is learned tnat this is an er
ror and no taint of Insanity is in the
family. The correction Is cheerfully
made. Mr. Adair's grandfather and
father were connected at one time
with the Omaha Bee and were unus
ually gifted men. It is regretted
that the error was permitted to rreep
la tod the fullest possible apology
is extended for it.
prise, frugality and shrewd business
judgment he became the second part
ner in the firm. In May, 1903, L. W.
Lorenz joined the brothers as a
third partner, the business growing
ut 1 i. T1 1 I...IMtn I
rayiuiy, wueu me io.uic.c uu..ui..g
on Sixth street was leased and the
nrm oramnea oui nuo a srory ttIlu
meat business using the double store
room for that purpose.
Then came vissisituaes ana tne nrm
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iou.m ii wuvi-meui. u cui u.. u.
stock and give up one room, out tnis
uiu iiui iui.tu.uc u,c,
were once more running com rooms
ana carrying a larger biock. man
ever.
Now W. J. Lorenz has retired
from the firm, his brothers taking
over his Interest and making the
firm now consist of E. A. and L. W.
Lorenz. Another brother, Frank E.,
will remain as an employe as he Is of
the same sturdy, energetic stock he
has made a valuable assistant.
Since the change the firm has
purchased the Parmele building mak-
lng them a rorty root rront on bixtn
street, to which they have now ad-
ded the new addition. In addition
they have purchased the north ninety
feet of lot 3 In the same block from
the Plattsmouth Telephone Company
and will erect an ice house on it for
their own use. They have now ar
ranged to put their meat market
and grocery store all in oue room,
laKing out me paruuon ot me aouuie
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room and throwing the whole build-
lng into oue. mis win oe a marsea
improvement in meir Dusiness mem-
od3-
When one stops to consider tne
,act iui me u.Ut..c. ta..,c
to this city only some seven years
ago without acquaintance, strangers
ana wun naming 10 n,u
save their own ability and energy,
ne can out marvei ui me uii
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wnicu nas cuiue tu
built up a fine business simply by
their. strict adherence , to business
nrinnlnloa onA in thp IdpA that their
customers should have a square deal.
meir success is wru .... tCU ..u .t
will continue,
Rig Shooting Match.
On December 24th a big shooting
match was arranged for Cedar Creek,
There was a large attendance and
the managers made a big success out
of it. '' The' day was a good one and
the shooting was quite good as is at
tested by the tfcores which are print
ed below. Everyone who attended
came away more than pleased and
no dissatisfaction excited in any way,
Messrs Gauer and Metzer who man
aged the affair are to be rongrat
ulated upon the success which at
tended their efforts. There is no
good reason why these affairs cannot
be given oftener as they are highly
enjoyable.
Birds
John Gauer 110
Ed. W. Thingam ... .110
Killed
93
S8
95
65
54
82
72
42
63
65
25
30
38
28
32
34
36
20
13
16
Edwards 110
J. Wolff 80
D. Schoerman 70
Fred Metzger 110
Rolla Noyes 90
C. E. Metzger 50
Paul Phillips 80
J. Terry berry 80
Geo. Hennlngs 30
Louis Hennlngs 40
Low 50
Frank Sitzman 35
Ingram 40
Bill Ossenkop 4 0
Ed. Ossenkop" 40
Spence 30
Andy Thompson 20
Ashley Ault 20
Con Melslnger 20
John Krcgan 20
Henry Hell 20
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Mxrliange of llntw.
Froni Saturday' Dully.
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yesterday afternoon, an exchange of
hats left E. L. Rouse a hat not his
own. The hat is black fedora, sine
7 U. bears Wescott's Sons' label, and
brand "Lion Special." Mr. Rouse's
hat was a blatk Stetson and he re-
quests that It be left at Wescott's
store so that proper exchange ran
be Wide.
At the reception at roaies liuiii" iwiywung iney were smaller. 1 ney
From KIiiiivihkI.
A reception was tendered M. B.
Williams formerly of this city by
his many friends here, on last Mon
day night at the K. P. Hall The
evening was very pleasantly spent,
there being a social visit had by the
old friends and neighbors as well as
amusements of various kinds. Mr.
Williams removed from Elmwood
some two years ago to take up his
residence at Fairbury, Neb., where
he now lives. He has been visiting
relatives and friends in this city for
several days past.
Mrs. W. C. Bartlett of this city was
pleasantly surprised last Monday
evening by her many lady friends in
this vicinity. Mrs. Bartlett was in
vited to take a ride with a party of
ladies and they kept her away
frcm her h untU th ear,
, when the rt.turned hon)e and
found her residence taken up by her
frR)nds whQ hftd come ,n tQ
her a 8Urprl8e party on the occasion
of hpr ,lir,h(,BV n.rhtf.,1
, t b . refre8m
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mentg served and a gcneral pleasant
Ume had The many frlenda pre.
8ented her wlth a charming hand-
paInted dlsh aa a Bouvenlr of their
v,8i,
Tuesday evening the members of
the Baraca class met with their teach-
er, Mrs. Woodcock, and a very enjoy-
able evening was had. There were
games and guessing contests after
which they had a delightful lunch,
A business meeting followed after
which all retired, having thoroughly
enjoyed themselves.
Jos. Mullln, mention of whlse hur-
rled tr)p t0 Smlth Center Kag ( lg
made aDOVe, ha8 returned from his
Rad mi8Son. Ills brother whose 111-
ne8s caused ni8 departure died before
Mr. Mullin could reach there but he
arrived in time for the funeral. His
many friends in this vicinity Joined
In their sympathy at his loss.
Peculiar Case of Burning.
A peculiar case of burning Is re-
p0rted froiri the home of a man
named Klme or K,lne Ivlng below
the city, near the Burlington bridge
Yesterday the. mother went out of
doors leaving a little three year old
chlld In the house alone and unat
tended. Later screams from the little
one brought her back and she discov-
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ered that , Eome manner the mtIe
one had caught its dress on fire, the
8leeve oaU.hng and burning for some
d atante UD th- arm whfin u had
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stopped. The peculiar feature Of the
case was that a band about some two
,nche8 wde had bee burned about
u .ktui. m . t A . i
I iue luiiua lurearm. me arm ai mis
pjace being burned to a crisp while
ttbove it tne flame8 had only 8Corched
the skin. There were no burns on
the hand or below the burned band,
ine prooaDiuies are that the band
whlch was burned so badly was
ItAIIOnfl ltm il.o 1!llt.. nlrvAao VaIxmi
u' "t ume U..C a mecu uui.i8
tight about the arm at that point
which caused it to burn longer and
ilAAnor A tlflutv ro 1 1 uoa can t e
' ' " 7. , .. V - poem ana Mrs. wiiuam uaira-rettu runnIng at the M Fanger's Dcuart
the city for medical attendance which tw0 Beiectlon to the great delight of ' t Rtore. ftn tim
faH Th P 7 'T ,k ,,f.7rSr
n"Ll?lJT
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uuuunu. Ul ... pruKpet-ia mr saving
inn arm anil reara that It la mi hadlv
uurnea mat amputation may be nec-
esRary. owing to the fact that the
family are foreigners and can talk
very little English, no explanation as
to how the Injury occurred can be ob
talned. The mother does not seem
over bright and the little one cannot
talk English. It is a peculiar and
pathetic case.
The Dwarf I'ear Tree.
There was a bunch of men in our
office the other day and the conver-
Bai.uu uiuit-u v.i iu lluriK-UIUire.
Mr. Bates old of an experiment a
man maue in aeveioping me cotton-
"uuu " "'i"c lw
generauons oi bu years eacn, ana get-
ting a blossom, the experimenter
died and his secret with him. And
this caused E. A. Klrkpatrlck to
tell of a fruit tree agent, who in an
early day made a canvass of this
county selling a dwarf pear tree.
And this Is about what he said:
"Well, father bought some and the
next spring we planted them, aud
us boys cultivated and cared for
them. The first year the trees grew
some, and likewise the second and
third yeur a little growth was mnde.
I then went away from home and re-
turning examined the trees and very
little if any growth hnd been made
II .u..iLI at . aim I
re forgotten by mo for a few years
na men tniiiKing or them I went to
If they had any fruit, and all I
found was a hole two feet deep."
The tree had actually grown to be
U hole In the ground. Nehawka Reg.
Inter.
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A Fine New Year's Gift.
J. A. Becker, manager of the
Plattsmouth Music Company yester
day Bold a very fine Hamilton piano
to Henry Hirz, the prominent farmer
of the precinct and delivered the
same to him at his home in the coun
try. Mr. Hirz was determined to
make his daughters a present worthy
of them and to this end he picked out
one of the best pianos to be had
in this market. He showed his good
judgment in patronizing a local firm
in preference to some outside party,
and he obtained a piano from a firm
which Is located where he can get
at them. It is qu'ie needless to say
Mr. HIrz's folks wtrj delighted at his
generosity and highly pleased at this
valuable addition to their already
luxurious home.
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i inning win fit ii nut'ii
Plattsmouth the old town on the
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Muddy just below where the Platte I
empties its sand laden waters Into
the larger river, and makes a pale
treak down the west side of the
murky stream Plattsmouth. which
in the early days had every prospect,
of becoming the metropolis of Ne-
hrnh. h..t fallal nwlnr not to In.
cality or topographical condition, but1
by reason of Internal indifference and
short-sightedness Plattsmouth, the
town which has had its ups and
downs, which has flourished, boomed,
faded and retrograded, and suffered
from various vicissitudes, from
floods, fires and fickle fortune Is,
apparently, coming out of its shell of
desuetude and getting busy. The
younger generation is taking hold of
the reins of public affairs, and a
dawn of a new era Is breaking. They
have organized a Commercial Club.
There Js no town, large or small,
which can keep abreast of her nelgh-
bors and up to the times without the
active and constant operation of a
live as
restive commercial club.
When is Red Oak going to get busy
along this line. Red Oak (Iowa)
Express.
New Yenr's Itccrption ut Sunnysidf
From tfauirflny's Dally.
The New Year's reception given
hv the F!nwnrth Lonpno on Thursday
evening at Sunnyslde was largely at
L,i .,w - h..
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dred Leaguers and their friends pres-
ent. A program of excellence, con-
88unK of music and readings was
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I cujuj cu v J mc iiiuuaiii. wuiiuj
Um." ho pnrortnln tho nnnnal
meeting of these young people for DIAMA
the twelve yearg and thlg oc riMIMV
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mi nn was nna nf ha nii.ncnnteKt in
the memory of the league. Prof. E.
L. Rouse, who was the special guest
0f the evening, was greeeted by his
many friends with enthusiasm. His
address before them was a character-
8tic one, and was founded upon the
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words -ye are not your own, ye are
bought with a nrk-e."
' Mr c. A. Rawls read a New Year's
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th8e Pre8eDt' The Prgram d8ed
?,th a Pryer fr 00(1,8
Jusi opening given oy me
pastor. Rev. A. Allen Randall. The
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.rBBue.B ..u menu urpu.i uuui
i0:30 leaving expressions of good
will and thankfulness to the host and
hostess. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wescott.
wnw uau dv kiiiu wtwuu uirn " "
lUr HUB UUrUBIUH.
Entertained the J. V. (lub.
From Haturduya Dally.
Misses Alma Larson and Julia
Kerr last evening entertained the T.
J. C. club at Miss Kerr s residence
0n West Pearl street
ine evening
WR8 8pt,nt ,n playng dorainoes and
Athop rnmen anil In ronrtlno- ul era
written 5 years ago by the members
of this charming little club. As a
finishing course a delightful lunch-
eon of four courses was served.
Misses Esther Larson and Alice Kerr
rinlntr tho Horilnir Tho mooting unu
Uo nf tho mnt nr.wufl tho lh
ha8 had. 0ne feature of the evening
wa8 the reading of letters from Miss
8teIIa Koyd wrlUp flve y,.ar8 ng0,
Mlss Boyd has since the letters were
written, passed to her great reward.
Those who were present were
Misses Carrie and Estelle Balrd, Hel
en Travis, Nellie Whelan, Mrs. Albert
Button of University Place. Letters
were received from Misses Lilly and
Belle Martin of San Joes, Cal., Mrs.
Warrpn laming of Broken How, Neb.,
Lnd MIl)8 Frann8 Mitchell of Omaha.
an 0 hom were members of the
I club but were unable to bo present.
Want to Buy a Building.
I desire to buv a small dwelling
house, the same to be moved from
tne j0 immediately. Anyone bavins
. urh . buiiain. to -ii notify th
dvrslmed
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I Theo. L. Atnlrk. Mvnanl. NVh.
THE RECEPTION
AT COATES' HALL
A Large Attcndahcc and Every
one Enjoyed a Good Time.
From Saturday's Dally.
The reception tendered Rev. Lu-
ther Moore by the citizens of this city
and vicinity on the occasion of his
entering the pastorate of the Christ
inn church, vesterdav afternoon, as
well as the farewell party tendered
d an T Pnrtfli o Kt i a m ruf out I m a
VI W 1 A V 1 VV I I II 14 mo uivni, VDli lilt-
ble wife, was pronounced a success
and greatly enjoyed by everyone who
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the depth of regret felt by the many
guests at the loss of such good peo
ple as Mr. and Mrs. Porter.
The attendance was very large,
many of cur citizens availing them
selves of the opportunity to meet the
new pastor who Btarts his career in
the city under the most auspicious
circumstances. The various minis
ters of the city attended and bade
him welcome to the field conscious
that they were receiving a valuable
addition to their forces.
A splendid program had been ar-
ran8ed tor the occasion and it passed
off in a fine manner. There were
dainty refreshments served during
the afternoon and this in connection
with the program made the occasion
one to be remembered. The manifest
regret of all at the departure of Mr.
and Mrs. Porter was quite notlcable,
all realizing that these good people
were too valuable citizens to part
with without sorrow.
It would be quite impossible to en
ter into a detailed account of the ex
cellent program which was the work
of Mrs. Mae Morgan largely. Every
number upon It was finely handled,
especially worthy of remark being the
reading "New Jfear's Day" by Mrs.
Wm. Baird. Mrs. Balrd made a dis-
lit a i .
lntt ,mPre88lon uPn the ,are aud
lence by her scholarly recitation and
elicited warm applause -for her fin
ished work. It was quite needless
naBiHBH
CONTEST
CLOSED
Been RuntlinZ it the DcBartment
I t
lOTe I0T MOSIilS.
ith the dying of the old year, but
the present time It is not known
who w,nfJ the beautlfu, nBtrument
; Th. h fhirkB
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b counted until next week, owln
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,ent from the dty and havng , hcr
fare the checkg gathered , by lhe
gchool children
A a f Ponirof Hrta n itrtuh a
, a t a uiigt i v w o ii v v tt inn t
have anything to da with the contest,
ne has requested us to have all part
. holdlna- rnnnnna to leave them at
tho Journal office, and a suitable
place will be selected by the parties
interested for the counting of same
Ie w8hP8 this done at the earliest
possible time, as he would like to
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taUe the Instrument from his store
immediately.
Kntertulned Guest h.
I From Suturday'a Dally.
li bin anueinun ymifiuttjr rn
stained 8ma 0 npr rr,cas
at he!" h,ome;. A yer,y p,e"Bant V"'6
was nau, hi. eujuyu 8 iu...
immensely and departing more than
pleased with Miss Anderson's abili
ties as a hostess
Thoso who attended were Misses
Nellie Hodson, Bess Stuart of Omaha
and Fern Kennedy of Council Bluffs,
la., Messrs Roscoe Hendricks and
James Williams of Council Bluffs, la.,
Lee Wright of Omaha and Sam Han
num. of this city. The out of town
guests departed for their homes last
evening.
I looms for Kent.
Excellent living rooms, all modern
"Pt heat, in excellent condition
over M. Fanger's store. For partlcu
. Mars call at the store below
Travelln sot a florin r A Cn
to remark that the various solos of
Miss Zelma Tuey, Mrs. J. W. Gamble,
Mrs. E. H. Wescott, Mr. B. A. McEI
wain, Mr. H. S. Austin were all ex
cellent while the Instrumental selec
tions of Misses Mollie Godwin and
Ella Margaret Dovey were more than
good. Tho speechmaklng program
Included addresses by Rev. A. A.
Randall, Rev. J. H. Salsbury and
Prof. E. L. Rouse. Revs. Randall
and Salsbury extended a hearty
welcome to Rev. Moore who happily
responded In well chosen, language
to their invitation to the field. For
the departing guests Prof. , Rouse
spoke the sentiments of the assem
blage bidding them "Auld Lang
Syne" on behalf of their many
friends.
One feature of the program wns
the reading of Miss Josephine Hall.
Miss Hall is a Plattsmouth favorite
and was at her best in "In May" and
very( much favorable comment was
passed upon her excellent work.
All in all, the reception was a moNt
brilliant and pronounced success. The
new minister assumes his pastorate
with the best wishes of the entire
community with him and there Is no
doubt he will find the field a fertile
one and one in which his manifest
talents will find full play.
The regret of the public at the de
parture of Mr. and Mrs. Purler lies
In the fact that these good people
have lived In the city for many years
and have made themselves univer
sally respected by all. They are the
finest people to be met with anywhere
and their departure makes a loss to
the community which all will feel. The
many who attended yesterday made it
a point to express themselves in a
pronounced way upon their feelings
in this respect. Mr. and Mrs. Porter
departed for their new homo this
morning accompanied by the best
wishes of all.
The Leap Year Ball
The leap year dance given , at
Coates Hall by the young ladies of
the city to the young men, was the
swell Boelal event of the year cli
maxing the number of fine dances
given and marking an epoch in social
affairs.
The attendance was very large.
there being some sixty couples pres
ent to enjoy themselves. For the
occasion the young ladles had made
elaborate preparations and nothing
was left undone to make the occa
sion an enjoyable one. The hall -
was lighted by three huge gas arcs, ;
which gave an abundance of light.
During the course of the dance a
pleasant Interruption occurred in
the shape of a "moon dance." This
was caused by the lights being-'
turned off and a big search light be-
lng called into play, the several
couples being thrown upon its rays. .
It was a pleasing and fanciful Idea '
and evoked no end of comment from '
those who noticed its happy, effects. '
Ices and cakes were served through :
out. The music for the occasion
was served by Geo. Weld man and
Karl Eblnger, they having come
down from Havelock for the pur
pose. Needless to say, their work
was excellent and much appreciated.
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i ho ftiui.u lull, i n wan tu uy KaipQ
White of Nebraska City and Miss
Nettle Morgan and was participated
In by some sixty couples. There was
largo attendance of out-of-town
people, they coming from Nebrnska
City, Omaha, Ashland and Murray.
After the dance some thirty coup
les polned In a dinner at the Hatt &
Osbourno restaurant, engaging the
restaurant for that purpose from the
hours of one to three. The dinner
was a four course affair and wns a
fine one, the cuisine being excellent.
The young ladles are to bo con
gratulated upon tho success of the
affair from every standpoint. It was
not alone socially n biir thine hut In
addition they cleared enough money
to enable them to glve another danco
in the near future. As a close to a
year of social festivity unprecedented
in local annals, It was a glittering
success.
For Rent.
A six room house In' good repair
to rent. Inquire of J. II. Becker.