The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, May 24, 1909, Image 4

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    DAILY PERSONAL NEWS 4
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day's Evening Journal
Mrs .Anton Toman Is a visitor in
Omaha today going there this morn
ing on the early train.
Mrs. G. W. Burnett Is sennding
the day In Omaha having gone to
that city this morning on the early
train.
Mrs. Jos. Holly and daughters are
spending the day In Omaha being
passengers this morning on the early
train.
C. K. Ward of the Lincoln Con
struction Company, is spending tfce
day in the city, coming down this
morning.
Mrs. Frank Johnson Is among
those visiting today in Omaha be
ing a passenger for that city on the
early train.
Mrs. C. W. Ilaylor Is spending
the day In Omaha being a passenger
for that city this morning on the
early train.
J. Ed. Barwick returned this
morning from Omaha where ho had
been spending several days at the
Episcopal conference.
Mrs. Charles Janda and baby are
upending the day In Omaha going
there on the early train for a visit
with friends and relatives.
Mrs. Henry Stelnhauer Is spend
Ing the day with friends In Omaha
being a passenger for that city this
morning on the early train.
Walter L. Speck of Omaha who
has been spending several days la
the city returned to his work this
morning on the early Burlington
train.
John Maekey was a passenger this
morning for Oxford, Neb., where he
goes to look after his land at that
point. He will be gone for several
days.
Mrs. Parker accompanied by her
guest Miss Pickens of Chicago, 111.
were passengers on the morning
train for Omaha where they will
spend the dy. '
Miss Minnie Guthmann was a pas
senger yesterday afternoon for Mur
dock where she will visit for sev
eral days with her sister, Mrs. II. R.
Neitzcl and family.
Mrs. Gertrude Morgan wag a pas
senger this morning for Lincoln
where she will visit several days
with friends and her son Paul, a
student at the State University.
Mrs. Z. W. Shrader and daughter,
Mrs. G. H. Rhoden came In this
morning from their home In the
country and were passengers this
morning for Omaha where they will
spend the day visiting with friends
and relatives.
James K. Pollock returned to his
duties In Omaha this morning after
spending a day In this city and at
LaPlatte fishing. He was not very
successful In catching any of the
finny tribe but greatly enjoyed the
outing just the same.
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Mrs. Miller tf Ft. Crook, Neb. is
in the city, the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Kate Oliver.
Misses Anna and Pauline Pulactk
are spending the day with friends
in Omaha going to that city this
morning on the early Burlington
train. . ,
K. J. CClark of Langdon, Mo.,
who has ben vlhltlng in the city with
his daughter, Mrs. J R. Rummer
field, departed this morning for his
home.
Mrs. John Richardson and baby
were passengers this morning on
the early train for Omaha where
they will spend the day visiting
friends.
Q. Knapp Is spending the day In
Omaha attending to business matters
being a passenger for that city on
the early train this morning on the
Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Will have is
sued the announcement of the wed
ding of their daughter Minnie to Mr.
Wade W. Windham, on Wednesday,
May the nineteenth, nineteen hun
dred and nine at Chicago, 111., Tlio
couple will be at home June 10th. In
this city.
Misses Mildred and Amy Ccok,
of Platsmouth, were here last week
visiting Lewis turtles and wife, re
turning home Sunday evening.
These ladles are splendid perform
ers on violin and piano and favor
ed a number of callers' with their
excellent music while here. Union
Ledger.
James II. Carper, the hustling and
energetic assessor for Center pre
cinct, came in this morning and
turned in his books to County As
sessor Soennlchsen. Mr. Carper Is
one of Cass county's best farmers
and business men and his books
show that he was an excellent choice
for assessor of his precinct.
George Farley, a nephew of ex
county superintendent Farley, came
In last evening from California
where he has been staying the past
three years. Mr. Farley was quite
a boy when he went away but he
hag developed Into quite a man
now. He Is greatly delighted with
California and at the same time he
thinks Nebraska Is all right.
A Are on the sandbar below the
Burlington station this morning
served to furnish the city with a
strong odor, the wind being In the
east and sweeping the stench from
the burning refuse down through tho
central part of the city. The prac
tice of dumping refuse on the bar
below the station should be abol
Ished and the strict' enforcement of
the new ordinance prohibiting the
same be Insisted on. This morn
ing's odor was particularly offensive
to those whose buslnessfwywypwyp
to those having business at the Bur
lington station
In our boy's de
partment we have
had more than
success, and that
because we have
nice fresh assort
ments and honest
prices.
We have a beautiful assort
ment of boy's suits, all made
double breasted with or with
out a belt and knickcrbockcr
pants. All the new shades we
have: greens, grays, London
smokes -some browns. Wo
have an all wool line it $3.00
that can't be beat. Suits
$2.50 to $7. CO. Also a large
assortment of boy's wah suits ,
50c to $2.00.
Sii our Ui'im hIiow loir of lov'
Mollies- nio-tly jor, nunc tt 7.V.
Tlx fimoiii ffiL BLOUSE,
iriiiIIi'I lijr in fxrluilvely.
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j .i:s. Will Smith Is spending the
I clay in Orcaha being a passenger this
', :.:crnlng.
I Charles Cock, the well known
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. firmer from south of the city is
! lot king after business In the city
ithis afternoon coming in during the
, ally afternoon.
j A. F. Hedengren, master carpen
itrr cf the Burlington, after spending
short time In the city this morning
ns a passenger fcr Omaha cn the
fast mail at noon.
Frank McCaity came down this
cicrnlng from Omaha where he is
ow employed to spend the day with
Is mother, returning this evening
to his work.
Zack W. Shrader, the well known
farmer and stock raiser of Mt.
Pleasant precinct, is attending to
business in the city today. Mr.
Shrader is one of Cass County's best
nown and most popular citizens
nd his visits to this city ate al
ways appreciated. He drove In and
111 return this evening.
Thos. J. O'Day, the Irrepressible
dltor of the Nehawka Register, is In
the city today looking after busi
ness matters. He paid this office a
ery pleasant call and spent most of
the day Interviewing the democratic
fflcals. This week's Weeping Wa
ter Republican prints a cordial Invi
tation to the Col. to move his paper
to that city and start a democratic
paper.
P. A. McCrary departed this noon
on the fast mall for Omaha where
he will enter a hospital for an opera
tion for appendicitle8. The opera
tion will take place tomorrow morn
ing. The many friends of Mr. Mc
Crary trust that he will come out of
the ordeal all right and that he will
soon return to the city feeling fine
and with his health completely re
stored. Mrs. M. Hild and her sister Mrs.
Lorenz, were passengers this noon
on the fast mail for Omaha where
they will spend the afternoon with
Mrs. P. P. Melsinger at the hospital.
Mrs. Melslnger's condition Is report
ed as being some Improved and
there Is every reason now to hope
for her speedy recovery. This news
will be pleasing to her many friends
throughout this section.
George P. Melsinger, the able as
sessor of Eight Mile Grove precinct,
came In this morning and turned in
his books to County Assessor Soen
nlchsen. Mr. Melsinger Is glad that
his task Is completed as he has
found the work quite ardous, hav
ing to be out In the rain and wind
so much. He Is one of the best
men on County Assessor Soennlch-
sen'8 staff and merits the warm ap
proval which the people of his pre
cinct have shown of his work.
B. A. McElwaln, Mrs. J. W. Gam
ble and Miss Estelle Balrd were
passengers last evening for Pacific
Junction where they went to take
part In the commencement exercis
es of the high schools at that place.
The party who comprise with Mr.
R. W. White, the Aeolian quartette,
one of the best quartettes In this
section of the country Bnd which oc
cupied a conspldous place on the
program at the exercises last even
ing. F. W Pitman of Shelby, Iowa was
n the city yesterday, taking a trip
out In the country to the fine s'ock
farm of Wendell Hell to look over
his herd of Red Polled cattle. He
wag so pleased with the line stock
which he saw there tb.at he im
mediately made the purchase of sev
eral head which will be shipped to
him at Shelby. Mr. Hell's stock Is
pronounced very fine by Mr. Pitman
who 1b a Red Polled enthusiast.
The small baby of Mr. and Mrs.
D. P. Buell 1b reported today as be
ing critically ill from pneumonia,
hope having been abandoned by the
attending physician yesterday even
ing when the condition of the little
one became alarming. The Infant
has been unconscious for several
days and yesterday afternoon symp
toms developed which Indicated that
the end was not far away. Today
tho child was still alive but very
little hope Is entertained for re
An automobile party from Love
land, Col. passed through the city
yesterday afternoon for Tabor, la.,
stopping In tho city for a few hours
for repairs at tho Barker & Parmele
garage The party had been making
splendid time, having left Loveland
on Sunday last and getting to
Tabor last evening. Their machine
stood the trip In good shape and
as a general rule, they had en
countered good roads which enabled
the mto make good time. They bad
greatly enjoyed tho trip.
Mow tlie (iriiiM.
One of our citizens suggests that
It Is time to mow the grass In Gar
field park. Whose duty Is It to look
ftcr this matter? Continence the
work right now and keep It up. It
would seem In the case of the park
that "what Is everybody's business
Is nobody's business." But It Is
somebody', and who that somebody
Is hhnuld do his duty. Now Is the
time to begin to keep the grass
down.
fUNERAL HALTS
BIGINOOSTRY
Employees of Standard Oil Com
pany Idle for Two Hours.
FINALTRIBUTETO H,H. ROGERS.
Branch Stations Throughout the Coun
try, Employing Sixty-Seven Thou
sand Persons, Suspend Work Dur
ing Funeral of First Vice President
of the Company in New York John
D. Rockellsr Unable to Attend.
New York, May 22. The funeral of
Henry II. Rogers, president of the
Amalgamated Copper company and ac
tive head of the Standard OH com
pany, brought together many men
prominent In the business and finan
cial districts of this city. Although
attendance at the service In the
Church of the Messiah at 10 a. m. was
limited to intimate business associates
and personal friends, these Included
bo many of the leaders of the New
York business and' financial world that
their absence from their usual activ
ities had a noticeable effect upon the
business of the financial district.
Throughout the country wherever the
Standard Oil company had a station or
a branch there was u pause during tho
hours of the funeral to mark the pass
ing of the first vice president of the
company and one of the men who had
helped materially to make It a great
organization. Orders had been Issued
that all operations of the company
should cease between 10 and 12 o'clock
and these applied' to everyone of the
67,000 employees a condition which
had not existed In the giant corpora
tion since its foundation more than
thirty-five years ago.
John D. Rockefeller could not at
tend the funeral, as he is In Hot
Springs, Va., with Mrs. Rockefeller,
whose convalescence from a severe Ill
ness would not permit hjm to leave
her. He sent, however, a long tele
gram to Mrs. Rogers expressing his
grief.
FIVE HURT IN AUTO WRECK
Driver Loses Control of Machine on
Steep Hill at Council Bluffs.
Council Bluffs, la., May 22. A. G.
Mason, a Northwestern conductor, and
wife and two little boys, Mrs. Abble
Federland of Des Molnea and D. D.
Swift were all Injured In an automo
bile accident here. The party was as
cending a steep hill when the driver
lost control of the machine and It
dropped back down the declivity, strik
ing a tree at the bottom. The ma
chine was reduced to Junk. The po
lice ambulance conveyed the Injured
to their rooms after temporarily car
ing for them In the office of a physi
cian. ivlrs. Federland was the most severe
ly injured, but none of them are-la a
serious condition.
JIJNKEN IN CENTERVILL JAIL
Officers Rush Him There From Fort
Madison.
Centervllle, la., May 22. Leading
the public to believe that John Junken
would not be brought here till May
25, the day for his trial, he was se
cretly brought from Fort Madison by
Sheriff Jackson of Ottumwa and put
In the custody of Sheriff Clark.
There la must restlessness on the
part of officials and the public, as Her
man Owens, arrested for assault on a
simple minded girl, has Just been put
in Jail and there is a strong feeling
against him. He Is whjte, but a
former convict.
-Mikes" See Maybray.
Council Bluffs, la., May 22. Claims
for the recovery of a large share of
the 256,000 which it is alleged was
taken from "Mikes" by J. C. May
bray and his assoclates.ln the so called
"swindle syndicate" during 1907 and
1908, are In the hands of attorneys in
this city and suits are to be Instituted
In the district court here to recover
on them from Maybray and the other
men, who, It Is claimed, were connect
ed with the various swindles.
Shea Kills Woman.
Chicago, May 22. Cornelius P.
Shea, who was arrested In New York
for stabbing and killing a woman, waa
formerly president of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters. He engi
neered the great teamsters' strike lu
this city four years ago.
Scared to Death by Searchlight.
Foroche, Im., May 22. Adeline
Hawkins, a negress, was literally
frightened to death by the powerful
searchlight of the battleship Missis
sippi cm Its way up the river to
Natchez. "It's tho Judgment light,"
she exclaimed, and then fell dead.
Abdul Loseg Bank Account.
Constantinople, May 22. A local
newspaper l authority for the state
ment that Abdul Ilanild, the deposed
sultan, has transferred bank deposits
amounting to more than 3,0oo,0ii0 to
the government.
Meredith's Body Cremated.
tondon, May 22. The body ct
George Meredith, the English novelist,
who died May 1S, was cremated at
Porklnu In the presence of a few
members of his family.
DAILY PERSONAL NEWS
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X day Evening's Daily Journal
Mrs. A. N. Renners was a passen
ger this morning for Omaha accom
panying Mrs. McCCrary.
Mrs. J. W. Crabill Is spelling the
day in Omaha visiting with relatives
being a apssenger for that city on
the morning train.
Mrs. R F. Whitaker and daughter
Katie are spending the day In Lin
coln having been passengers for that
city on the early train this morning.
Mm. O. P. Richmond is among
those spending the day in Omaha
having been a passenger for that
city this morning on the early train.
Hon. H. D. Travis is holding a
little court today In Nebraska City
having been a passenger for that city
this morning on the early train on
the M. P.
Miss Lillian Fitch came down this
morning for her usual Saturday vis
it with her pupils In this city, re
turning to Omaha on the fast mail
at noon.
Conrad Zend of Cedar Creek, who
has spent several days in the city
looking after business matters, waa
a passenger on the morning train
for Omaha.
James W. Newell, auditor o
freight accounts of the Burlington,
snd his wife came down last evening
from their home In Omaha for a
visit in, the city with relatives.
Mrs. L. Rusterholtz was a passen
ger this morning on the early train
for Omaha where she goes to meet
her daughter from Coleridge, Neb.,
who is coming In to make her a vis
it. Charles L. Graves, the energet
ic and hustling attorney and editor
of Union, came up this morning
from his lively little city to look af
ter business matters, returning to
his home on the morning train.
John W. Chapman came down
last evening from Omaha w;here he
now makes his headquarters for a
visit overnight with his mother and
friends. John is now employed in
the train service of the Union Pacif
ic railroad breaking out of Omaha
and took advantage of a day off to
.visit home.
The Havelock Times this week re
ports the following parties as having
secured passes for Sunday vacations
to be spent in this city tomorrow:
Fred Hesse, O. J. Lushlnsky, J. A.
Carlson, Fred Heinrieh, Nels Hawk-
Inson, J. C. Petersen, J. E. Hunter
and wife, A. O. Ramge and wife,
nd E. M Graham.
Mrs. P. A. McCrary and baby
were passengers for Omaha this
morning where she will b nrpsent
at an operation to be performed up
on Mr McCrary for appendicitis. The
operation will be performed today
and It is hoped by the many friends
or tne gentleman that he will suc
cesfully pass through the oner t Inn
and will come back soon entirely
recovered.
The Journal Is In receipt of a
communication from a citizen of
Louisville taking exceptions to nn
article recently printed in the Cour-
ter or that city. Aa the article In
question is one which rela ton nurplv
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to the citizens of that place, the
Journal does not care to become In
volved In a controversv which vnuM
be produced by the publication of
me comunication and therefore de
ellnes to print the same.
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We're ready for Spring plowing with a splendid line of How
Shoes the best that's made. We are showing several good
styles and we guarantee every pair of Plow Shoes we sell.
The leathers are tan, raw hide and Kunganoo calf. Half,
double or single soles, bellows tongue, nailed shank.
ALL SIZES! 1
$2,00, $2,50 S3.00 to S3.50
If you are interested in good Plow Shoes, Sir, you'll be in
terested in ours, for How Shoes could not be made better.
Fetzer's Shoe Store.
REPAIRING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
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IMss Ellen Pollock was a north
bound passenger this morning cn
the early train.
Miss Greenwald leaves tonight for
her home In Falls City to spend
Sunday with her mother.
W. R. Murray Is spending the day
in the city coming In this afternoon
from his home at Mynard.
Mrs. C. Neff is spending the af
ternoon in Omaha, being a passsen
ger for that city on the mall train.
Mrs. E. Kennedy is spending the
day in Omaha being a" passenger
for that city on the early train thi3
morning.
Adam Kaffenger, one of the solid
substantial citizens of Cass county,
was in the city today attending to
business matters.
S. Furlong and family from Rock
Bluffs are In the city today having
driven In thia morning to atend to
business matters.
Miss Josie Fogarty is spending the
afternoon in Omaha visiting with
relatives, going to that city on the
fast mail train at noon.
E. N. Harmon, wife and baby were
passengers this morning for Ashland
where they will visit with relatives
and friends over Sunday.,
Miss Anna Kanka la spending Sun
day with friends in Cmaha having
been a passenger for that city on the
early train this morning.
Dr. Haley of the Quaker Remedy
Company and his wife are visitors
today in Omaha having gone to that
city on the early train this morning.
Mrs. F. G. Egijiberger and child
ren were passengers this morning
on the early train for Omaha where
they will spend the day visiting
with relatives.
Mrs. H. E. Becker and son Harley
came In this morning from their
home west of the city and were pas
sengers for Omaha on the early train
where they will spend the day.
S. J. Alexander, formerly secre
tary of state of Nebraska, and who
has been In the city several days
In the Interest of an Insurance com
pany, waa a passenger for Lincoln
this morning.
Philip II. Melsinger is among the
good citizens of Eight Mile Grove
precinct, coming Into the city today
to look after business amtters.
John Albert, the prominent and
well known Cedar Creek citizen
came In this morning from his home
to look after business matters In the
city.
Mrs. J. C. O'Connor, sister of R.
O. Watters, will arrive In the city
thU evening from her home at Bat
tle Creek, Neb., for a visit of three
fir four dayB with her brother ar.d
family.
Mrs. E. W. Cook and Miss Nettle
Hawksworth are spending the day
In the metropolis being passengers
thia morning on the early train for
that city.
County Treasurer Schlater, wife
and children are spending the af
ternoon In Omaha having been pas
sengers for that city on the fast
mall at noon.
Mrs. L. B Batten and daughter
were passengers this morning for
Omaha from which city Miss Batten
goes to Newman Grove for a visit
with her sister Mrs. Jensen. Mrs.
Batten returns this evening.
Shoes!
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