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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1909)
ACTIVE TURNERS ..... HOLD. RECEPTION "ANIGHT in japatj" Largo Crowd Present to Partici pate in tho Enjoyment The active turners last evening gave an "at home" to a number of their friends at Turner hall. There was a very large' attendance and everyone had an enjoyable time. The principal attraction was music, there being a large number of selec tions, both vocal and Instrumental. Mi:s Marie Fitzgerald, Miss Etha Crabill, Miss Genjeve Howard and Prof W. G. Brooks were among those favoring the" audience with numbers. Miss Howard gave a most delightful solo, , "Just a Wearing For , You.' Prof., Brook? also favored, the larr ' audience with a fine vocal number. I . addition there were a number -of short addresses by well known cltU zens. Mayor John P. Sattler deliver ed a short talk upon the benefits of the Turners society which was well received. President Wm. Weber of the society also spoke at length Ion the good to be derived from member ship tti the "'order and', p.' O. Dwyer also "added ;hls word! cf.' praise for the organization. Mr. Dwyer es pecially dellver'eff a fine" talk and showed where the Turners developed the best there way in a man. The en tire. 'evening was snent most", delight fully and 'when the speeches were' over the floor was cleared and danc ing continued to a late hour. The active turners consisting of Messrs. Ernest Wurl, Fred Mann, Fred Daw son. Fred Jess and Emll Droege gave a short exhibition drill which was a fine spectacle. An enjoyable luncheon was also servei during the" .evening. The turn ers have beeti maklngvulendld pro- r:t.L. n . ri....i:. r. mi men vi4s 111 tiutuuuii bu-,w, 1 'lertains Lirge Crowd at High School Building , The entertainment given -.at the high school on Monday evening by Miss Fitch's class In elocution was well attended and a flattering suc cess socially and financially. The class was assisted by the Seniors of 09 and Juniors and the entertainment Practical Work Counts. ; " - "Tou" public men whoworry over. your lack of power should study the methods of those who exert great power. 'ou wear yourselves, and your hearers out dedaiulng about men or power devote their time tell ing them how to do. Most of us jknow our spiritual ,. moral and ma terial needs. Most of us want to live well and accumulate some property. Most of us want good government, good roads and good crops. We need one to' tell us what we ought to do along these lines, because we already ,know what we ought to accomplish ANOTHER GOOD ' those desires. On May 22 the Government will open it's second tract of 12,000 acres of per fectly irrigated land in the Big Horn Basin, near Gailund and Powell, Wyom ing, lhis irrigation project 01 the Government is first-class and reliable. This land is adjacent to and along side of the Burlington road. Powell and Garland re prosperous towns. The community is absolutely first-class, and there is not a better place to live in the whole west for climate, sunshine, productiveness of And thus it happens soil and many other good reasons, than the Big Horn Basin. This land is $45.00 rriLD dnrlni the nastSMlYr and now una IhnmupMv nnlnvnrl hv' thnsA for. have: their attlve class In fine shape, 'tunate enough to be present. Each I that We -fle from the man who harps n cre n ten annual installments, without interest These evenings "af home" are coming dumber on the program was of such,?" ugm to ao and hurry to muc to the attractiveness of this high character as to be w to be most delightful affairs and add much to., the . attractiveness of this fin- order.' " . , v- One pleasant feature of this, social and capable manner in which thry -ithcring was the work of Prof. andled their parts showed careful Garrble who annonced the. 'several training and preparation on the part numbers cf the program and In other 0f both pupils and Instructor. ' .The ways-participated lii'maklng the en- nusical numbers, which consisted of a t-rtalnme it one of the most enjoyable vocal duet by Mr. and Mrs.H.'S. thisockyhaJijid It Is largely Austin. Instrumental solos by Miss T .workwhlcX PrQf... Qam-- Estelle Balrd and Mr. E. H. Wes'cott .''ehasd'ne for the society that their and a vocal solo by Prlneipal-W. G. active cV"i f In s ;ch good shape and Jprcoks, also aided materially to the so ur-' -''ate.' Prof. Gamble Is one success of the entertatlnment. of t' ' best er: '"i ft t 'e ocal One of the numbers deserving spec lodge and his wcrk In Its b half Is ! al mention is the "I'rophecy of the duly' appreciated. , '" " Iseniors of '09," interpreted by Miss In addition to the above the Turn- iMIldred Cummins. Each Senior &p- ,orthy oj the man who.-can tell us the way to , . .uu. . , 1 lie irecner wno lens you speciay mention, space prevents us . . ,v . . u . . , j 1 the . amount that ought to be raised from doing so. Each showed marked . ' . t . .. elocutional talent sn.r th article fr , fhllrCh Uprise w1 not , 1 juii uus.v nan as iasi as the one who tells you how to do it. The' man who tells you the need of good roads Is simply ringing a chestnut bell, but the man who tells you how to get them Inspires you to practical effort. And so it goes all along the line. The hint in all this. brethren Is to be practical. Cut out all those meaningless platitudes bout opportunities, duties and needs. Replace them with practical plans for doing things and you will become bright and shining light. 320 ACRE MONDELD ACT:-Select locations for homesteading in Wyom ing near Newcastle, Upton and Moorcroft Plats on file. Write me. I conduct an excursion on the first and third Tuesday of each month, Only $27.50 round trip homeseeker's excursion rate. No charge for my services. Write meat once about this new tract. The excursion of May 18 or in June will ' be in time for good selections. D. CLEM DEAVER, General Agent, Land Seekers Information Bureau, Omaha, Nebraska. W. L. PICKETT, Ticket Agent. I. W. WUEIEY, B. t. ., Oiuhi, Rib. iliiliPlli Willi!; era ad'opted a resolution of thanks tq Prof. Gamble and also to Mrs. Jos. Droege whohas' taken so' active an nteVesV in the welfare of the society and "whd has aided' so largely pohre'd, engaged lii th'e voVatlcri'Svh'ich Miss Cummins prophesied' they will ave vhofen and .she prophesied that Clarence Real would be a foot.bnll Grace Dalton society belle; In p'ayer; 1 makinfc their social affairs a success. (Ethel TJentley hair dresser; Johi Mrs. Droege'' has spa'red no 'pains to iHernrlch lawyer; Marie Fitzgerald make matters' attractive to the boys nurse; Clara Wohlfarth milliner; who1 belong to' the active class and 'Alice Root cook; Joe Hall actress; they' are not the kind to fail to ap preciate It. ' Their thanks last even ing came from the heart and the reso utlon was carried with great enthu lasm. . ., , .;. Neliawkft. (From the Beiflster.) Lee Klrkpatrick was going around on Friday and Saturday with a "crick" In his back, occasioned by lifting too hard on logs while sawing wood for F. P. Sheldon. Mrs. Luclnda Chapman who has been visiting her daughter Mrs. Wm. Newman at Farnam, Neb., for the past four months, returned to her home Saturday morning. Melvin Sturm was kicked by a horse Thursday morning and a gash cut In the side of his nose near the eye that required a couple of stitches to close It. It was a narrow escape for his eye. Miss Bertha Klaurens came down from Murray Saturday to help her father "pull off" his seventy-ninth birthday. Uncle Jacob says he Is feeling better every day but when we wanted to administer the usual ' licking" he proceeded to make his escape. Nehawka was visited by a small twister on Wedesiay afternoon that raised havoc with a number of out huildlnps. It picked up one belong ing to Henry Behrns and completely demolished It; It took the shingles off of some of the buildings and went on its way rejoicing. Vilas P. Sheldon drove his Oddsmo l)ile to Edgar, this week, starting on Sunday morning, and making the run without any serious mishap Mrs. P. C. West and Miss Irene Norrls ac companied him. He returned on Wednesday, bringing' little Merril with him. He was also accompanied by B. O. Tucker and wife. Mr. and Mrs. B. Wolf received a box of remarkably fine oranges the ether day direct from Colton, Cal. They were sent by Mr. and Mrs. S. Gilbert and were picked from trees In their grove after being properly ripened. We had the pleasure of eating three and pronounce them the finest we ever tasted. Marie Bookmeyer cow girl; ' Will Shopp policeman; Carl Smith farmer; Clarence Staats choii boy; Marie Hi er telephone operator; Nettle Jlr oiisek head bookkeeper for 'J. D. Rockefeller; Anna Kopla artist; Ethel Leyda an old maid; Mtna Thlerolf Ruth Bryan's maid; Ellen Pollock A Remarkable Cow. F. G. O. Nelson living on August graduate; Helen Kline teacher; Jen- Ost's farm south of town has a cow nle Johnson missionary; Ida John- that hsld's the record, and as Mr. son stenographer; Helen Jess nun; Nelson tells us there Is no mistake .Mabel KIser chemist, and Muriel Mul about It we wll Hell it. Us music teacher. The animal referred to Is Just a Another particular feature was the common cow, but in the record, she reading of Miss Marie Douglas, "If I has made, is a very uncommon anl- Were King," the one she will give at mal. Onhe 16th day of March she the state declammatory contest at Drougnt nome a uiacn can. Air. Alliance rriaay. mips Douglas was Nelson cared for her but had much at he rbest and kept the audience trouble with her udder to keep It thoroughly at attention by her flnlsh- from swelling. ' She was turned out ed style and manner of reciting and to pasture with the rest of the cattle, we predict for her, victory In the and was milked regularly, but on contest. . ' April istn sne gave mrtn to a rea L.ast, DUt not least, was tne wax male calf, and refused to admit that . ork under the direction of Profes- It was not her offspring almost be- sor Benjamin Windham. This num coming frantic when It was taken ber proved very Interesting and en from her. tertainlng and produced much laugh- Mr. Nelson is absolutely certain ter. that the first one was not a stray that j For the occasion the auditorium wandered off from a neighboring pas- and hall had been very prettily and ture and assures us that the cow Is aristocratically decorated In Japan mother of both. Some are skeptical ese style by the members of the Jun but the bwner of the cow Is not. Ne- lor class. Tissue paper streamers, hawka Register. ranches containing paper peach bios Boms, paper chrysanthemums, and Japanese lanterns were festooned For Constipation. everywhere and In the hall was ar Mr. L. H. Farnham, a prominent ranged lattice work. druggist of Spirit Lake. Iowu, says: During the evening at booths tas- 'Chamberlaln's Stomach and Liver tlly decorated fruit puii'h and pop Tablets are certainly the best thing corn were sold by several young laly on the market for constipation. "Give (members of the Junior class dressed these tablets a trial. You are cer- in Japanese style. The entire enter tain to find them agreeable and pleas- talnment was of faslnatlng interest ant In effect. Price,' 25 cents. Sam- and everyone felt amply rewar lei and pies free. For salo by F. G. Frlcke so far as the financial end of It Is concerned over $54 was realize' --id Surprise Friend., The many fronds of Roy Denson athered a,t his home In the .south- rn part, of the. city Jast Friday njght ana gave mm a very pleasant -sur- rls.ej Tho occasion was the fifteenth ' anniversary of the, young man and he certainly found many to wish him a' return, of many more. The even- lig was very''('pleat8antly spent In games of various kinds and much music. It. was a late hour when the happy guests departed "hoping to re turn' for many thdCe'anhlversarles. Those attending were: " Miss 'Hattle' Hoffman, Svea John- on. Emsie O'Neill. Pearl O'Neill Gladys Stelnhauer, Mary Swartz, Lot- ta Lair, Trua South, Thelma Denaon, Edgar Stlenhauer, Otto Luti, Henry Lutz, Elmer Hallstrom, Roy Denson, Otto Polln. Clarence Busche, John Schwartz, Raymond O'Neill. ' D. N. Dunbar, of Pacific Junction was In the city today and called on the Journal. Dave Is night baggaee master at the Burlington depot, and we have know hlra a long time. He is a good fellow and we are always glad to meet him. The Sleeping Girl. Eagle has a sleeping girl. Last Tuesday Miss Katy.Reltter went to sleep and everything was done that could be done to waken her, but to no avail. She aroused between three and four Thursday morning and ask- llss Douglass will go to Alllan e Traveling Agent Here, Claud Stockham, traveling passen ger agent of the Union Pacific Rail way was In the city this morning looking after business connected with the Elk's convention to be held In ed for samethlng to eat. and after!Lo AngPiea Ca. next July Mr eating she again fell asleep and at present Is still unconclnus, but her relatives and friends have hopes for her recovery. She lays with her eyes open. Louslville. Courier. . i rf. DAILY PERSONAL NEWS 1 Short Items of Interest From Tues- X day's Evening Journal i 1 I : ? J. P. Falter was a passenger for Mrs. L. C. Kline and family of Waterloo this morning going out Omaha returned this noou on the mall arter several days In the city. Mrs: L. C. Kline and family of there to attend to business matters. F. M. Rlchey, former mayor, was a passeger this morning ror . umana where he will attend to business matters. Rev. J. T. Balrd It attending to business matters In Omaha today be ing a passener on the morning train tor that city. County ' Commissioners Frledrlch and Swltzer departed this morning for the country where they will In spect bridges. Dr. J. F. Brendel and wife of Mur ray were in the city tms morning Won't Slight a Good Friend. "If ever I need a cough medicine I know what to get,'' declares Mrs. A. L. 'Alley, of Beales. Me.,, "for, after using ten bottles of Dr. King's for a few hours, being passengers for New Discovery, and seeing Its ex- Omaha on the morning train. cellent results In my own family and Miss Mollle Reivers and her broth- others, I am convinced that It Is the er Don, were passengers this morn best medicine made for coughs, colds ng on the mall train for Omaha and lung trouble." Everyone who tries It feels JuBt that way. Relief Is felt at once and Its quick cur sur prises you. For bronchitis, asthma, hemorrhage, cough, la grippe, sore throat, pain In the chest or lungs Its supreme. GOc and $1.00. Trial bot tle free. Guaranteed by F. C. Frlcke & Co . A Live Ileal Restate Man. M. H. Tyson, of Elmwood, came over Wednesday morning and re mained until today, the guest of his sister, Mrs. Quartls Parmele. Mr Tyson is one of the live real estate dealers of Cass county, and was com bining business with pleasure while In 1I19 county seat. . Mr. Tyson Is agent for the O. W. Kerr Land Com pany, of Minneapolis, Minn., who have . thousands upon thousands of acres of good farming lands to dis pose of on the crop-payment plan, giving the poor man an opportunity of paying for his home just as he goes along. It will pay those seeking for new homes In the Alberta country to write Mr. Tyson at Elm- wood. While In the city Mr. Tyson gave the Journal a business call. Miss Annabel Moore of Murray came up this morning on the M. P. and after a few hours in the city, departed for Omaha where she will spend the day. PERKINS HOTEL y y y y y y y y y y y t y y CUTHM AN & CORY, Proprietors Plattsmouth, : : : : Nebraska RATES $1.00 PER DAY We Solicit the Farmers' Trade CZJD and Guarantee Satisfaction. WHEN IX THE CITY GIVE US A CALL The Perkirvs Hotel T y y y y y y y ? y y y y y y y Stockham Is a very pleasant gentle man to meet and made an excellent impression upon the local Elk's . Ills road Is featuring a special train for the South Dakota Elks who have endorsed Bro. Sammls of LeMars, la. for the office of Grand Exalted Ruler. The convention at Los Angeles bids fair to be the greatest In the his tory of Elkdora and there will be a big attendance from all sections. It Is probable several will attend from this city and the expectation Is that they will travel over tho Overland route. The trip Includes a return trip by the Burlington route and the north Including the Seattle , exposi tion. Lived 132 Year. Wm. Parr. England's oldest man. married the third time at 120. worked In the fields until 132 and lived 20 years longer. Teople should be youthful at 80. James Wright of Spurlock, Ky., shows how to remain young. "I feel Just like a 16-year old boy," he writes, "after taking six bottle of Electric Bitters. For thlr- ty years kldnev troubles made life a burden, but the first bottle of this wonaernn meaicine convinced me that I hnd found the greatest cure on earth." They's a God-sond to weak, slekly. rundown old "nob, Try them. f,0c at F. O. Frlcke &Co. where they will spend the day with friends. Mrs. Chas. E. Duke Is spending the day In Omaha being a passenger for that city on the morning train. Hans Tarns Is doing some work for the Burlington at South Omaha be ing a passenger for that city on the morning train. Miss Isabelle Richmond who has been working In Council Bluffs came down Saturday night for a visit with her folks. She was a passenger this morning for that city expecting to re turn on the evening rain. Mrs. Harry Kelsey of Council Bluffs spent several dayB In the city with relatives, returning to her home thU morning. She was accompanied by her sister Miss Lulu Ames who will visit her for several days, Andy Nelsnn came in Saturday evening from Dallas, S. D., where he filed on some Tripp County land. Like Victor Anderson he was struck on the country and believes he has a line prospect In the future. W. J. White and Col. Askwlth of the Masonic Home were passengers on the early train for Omaha where they will attend a meeting of the board of trustees of the Masonic Home. W. D. Jones Is looking after busi ness matters In Omaha today, being a passenger on the morning train for that city. He was accompanied On. aha returned this noon on the mall train after several days In the city. Mrs. H. M. Regner Is spending the afternoon Inn Omaha being a passen ger on the mall train at noon for that city. Mrs. Wm. Balrd was a passenger on the mall train at noon for Omaha where she will spend the afternoon with friends. Mrs. C. E. Blnkley came down this morning from Omaha for a few hours In the city returning on the mall train at noon. Ed. Lutz, the prominent grocer, camo In this morning from a trip to Lincoln where he was called by busi ness matters. Julius Pitz Is looking after busi ness matters In Omaha this after noon being a passenger for that city on the fast mall train this noon. J. M. Melslnger came In today from his home In the country and paid the Journal a very pleasant call. Mr. Melslnger Is one of Cass County's best citizens and his visits to this office are certainly appreciated. Master Wm. Kyle of the Masonic Home, was a passenger this morning for Omaha where he will spend th lay with friends. This Is the young man's first trip since his arrival In the Ity, he having been hero a year and five months. He was delighted to bo able to get away for a day. County Clerk Rosencrans and wife wtre passengers this noon on the :nall train for Omaha where they will make a visit with John R. Balrd st Immanuel hospital. Mr. Ilulrd's inank friends will bo delighted to learn that he Is getting along finely and Is progressing toward recovery In great style. A Fierce hunt Storm. Last night this city and vicinity was visited by one of the worst'dust storms In the history of the state For several hours the air was lit lorlv fMIH with rtlrt nnH d nut and It percolated Into everywhere. No b Ju W'l "' Nwe"' the.two ' great amount of damage was done al though the wind reached a fifty mile an hour enlt at times. Several tin 1 - 1 . 1 1 . 1 .... roofs , were torn up and the Hnioko !"" "ene.em anmversary anu stack on the Coates block was badly tlemen going up to look after each other. That s what they said. As a matter of fact, Mr Jones has Just twisted and ripped up, but as a gen eral thing everything stood the galetn good shape. It was a straight blow out of the northwest and brought along some cooler weather after the hot sun of the afternoon. While the storm lasted It was a very dirty one however. only recently celebrated the forty ninth anniversary of his marriage, so he thought he should have some. one to look after him on the trip. Th? gentlemen expect to return tonight. A marriage license was Issued laxt e-nlng by County Judge Beeson lo Fiank Steppnt, aged 24, and Miss Louise Trlllt y, aged 20. The groom Is a son f f Martin Steppat, the well known farmer of the precinct and Is young man of marked ability In nil rei-pects. He stands high In the est I Kills to Stop tlie Fiend. The foe for 12 years of John Deye, of Gladwin, Mich., was a running i-UT(. f wnowink him and Is a man In without benefit Then nucklln s ar - vory R,,nH0 of th(, word jn mny cer. He paid doctors over $400.00 fritu oi,.n,l fh..l- nw.irrat ulntloim nucKiin s (o hm MHR Tr, y a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Trlllty. wlthoiit benefit. Then Arnica Salve killed the ulcer Bnd cured him. Cures fever sores, bolls, felons, eczema, salt rheum. Infal lible for plies, burns, scalds, cuts, corns. 25c at F. G .Frlcke s oung woman of high attainments anri marked ability. She Is a graduate of the Plattsmouth high schools nn.1 has becu engaged In teaching for some time. She has a great many friends L. W. Lorenx Is looking after busl- In this locality who extend th-lr best I-as In Omaha this afternoon golnr wishes and hopes for a long and hap there on the noon train. Py married life. 4 John W: Spence, a prominent horseman of Louisville, came down yesterday to look after business mat ters In the city. He paid the Jour nal a very pleasant visit and was very welcome as he Is one of the Jour nals best friends. Mr. Spence Is In the horse business at Louisville and there are no better men In his line In the country. It will always pay the man wanting to breed animals to rail upon him for he has the stock. E. R. Todd came In today from his homo In the precinct and nald the ournal a very pleasant call. Mr. Todd Is In receipt of a letter from A. B. Todd at Denver, Col., wherein that gentleman tells htm thst he Is feeling better now than he has any time since th operation was per formed on him several years ago, Mr. Todd Is quite gratified to know his brother Is gettlnst along so finely and A. R.'a many friends In this sec tion will be pleased to get this Infor mation. John Bergman and wife from the precinct came In this "morning and were passengers on tho early train for Omaha. Mr. Bergman Is one of the best citizens of Cass County and an old pioneer. He recalled early davs this morning at the depot and spoke of the days when steamboata landed at the foot of Main street. Mr. Bergman Is one of the Journal's host friends and It Is glad to know thnt things have been moving along nicely with him.
