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jMattsmotitlb Journal
SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION EIGHT PAGES
VOLUME XXVIII
PLATTSMOUTH. NEBRASKA. THUItS DAY, AUGUST 1!, 190b
NO 61
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UNION EASY FOR
BASE BALL BOYS
Gruber Hakes Lone Score for
Visitors by Home Run
I The ball game Saturday between
i Union and Plattsmouth was a one
I sided affair, the locals having the
1 best of the engagement. Union pre
i sented a patched-up team, which In a
measure accounts for the score. They
J'Care booked for a game here during
the festival and then will present
their regular team. In Saturday's
game Williams who twirled for
Plattsmouth had the visitors com
pletely at his mercy and held them
to four scattering hits, one of which,
however, was a home run and netted
the visitors their lone tally.
They scored in the fourth when
Gruber, the little pitcher for the
Union team, fell upon one of Wil
liams' shoots and lammed it far out
into left field, making the circle of
the sacks before the ball could be
returned. Bauer in the seventh se
cured a hit and got as far as third
but could not connect with the plate.
In the fifth Van Horn secured a hit
and got to second but that was his
limit. Hall did the bulk of the
batting for the visitors securing a
hit in the third and one In the eighth
but getting no farther than second.
The visitors also played a loose field
ing game, both in the In and out
fields, and assisted the locals ma
terially In scoring by this.
For Flattsmouth Droege and Smith
scored in the first on a combina
tion of hits and errors. Smith, Ma
Bon and Hadraba scored on three
hits coupled with errors and a pass
ed ball. In the fourth Droege scored
again on errors of the visitors. Had
raba scored In the fifth by a hit,
coupled with good base running. In
the seventh the locals added three
more runs on hits by Mason, Mann
and ome good base running. In
tne eigntn inning sniito ana warga
scored on hits and good base run
ning which wound up the scoring
with a total of 12.
Nit may be remarked that the local
team was largely a patched-up com
bination and not as good as usually
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good fielding game and had but two
Funeral of William Kroehler.
The funeral of the late William
Kroehler was held In this city yes
terday, the remains being brought
to this city from Havelock on the
train arriving here at 1:12 p. m. The
fur.eral was held directly from the
depot to Oak Hill cemetery, a large
attendance of friends being present
at the station to pay a last mark of
respect to the young man. The body
was accompanied by a delegation of
members of the Woodmen lodge of
Havelock, who acted as pnllbearers.
Rev. A. A. Randall conducted the
serrlccs at the cemetery, which were
largely attended despite the intense
heat. At the depot the local lodge
of Eagles and Woodmen were pres
ent as an escort for the hearse,
. mnrchlng as far as Turner hall,
where they parted ranks and stood
at attention while the funeral cor
tege pnssed. This was determined
on owing to the danger of sunstroke
If the march was made further.
There Is deep regret among the
many friends of Mr. Kroehler over
his untimely death. In his lifetime
William Kroehler, or Bill" Kroeh
ler as they knew him, was one of the
most genial of men. Generous to a
fault, he l.ad mnde himself univer
sally liked by a wide circle of ac
quaintances and stood high In their
estimation. His sudden death came
as a great surprise to them, as he
was generally considered an excep
tionally healthy man. He was very
fleshy, and to this fact the heat wag
tindobutcdly due.
Mr. Kroehler was born In this
city anil received his early education
in the local schools. He entered the
service of the Burlington In this city
and for a number of years worked
here, afterward going to other
points on the system anil following
his trade, that of a blacksmith. He
was n member of the Woodmen and
the Eagles and stood lilxh In both
lodges.
W. O. Sihewe of Elmwood pre
clnct. I In the city today, acting as
messenger for the election returns,
errors.
As usual the attendance was miser
ably small and how the people here
expect to keep a team going on the
patronage they are giving them is a
mystery. Certainly it is to be hoped
a brace takes place soon in the at
tendance and that a crowd creditable
In size turns out to some of the
games. The boys are playing good
ball and deserve patronage.
Williams who has been pitching
the games lately is in fine fettle and
Saturday held the visitors safe at all
time, the hit which gave them their
lone run being a luck hit which may
happen to anyone. He is the best
pitcher seen here in a long time and
the people ought to give the team
patronage enough to keep him.
The score was as follows:
Flattsmouth. B. R. H. O. A. E.
Droege, lb. ... 3 2 2 8 1 0
Larson, 89 4 0 0 3 1 0
Smith, 3b 5 3 2 5 8 1
Williams, p. ... 5 0 1 2 0
Warga, If 5 2 2 0 0 1
Mason, cf 4 2 2 0 0 0
Hadraba, rf. . . . 4 2 1 0 0 0
Mann, c 4 1 1 6 1 0
Staats, 2b 4 0 1 3 2 0
Totals 40 12 12 27 1 6 2
Union.
B. R.
H.
0
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0
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0
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1
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9
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Cheney, 3b. ..
0
Anderson, ss.
Gruber, p. . . .
Eaton, If.
Graves, 2b 4
Bauer, lb.
Byers, rf. ...
Van Horn, cf.
Hall, c
Totals 34 1 5 24 15 5
Earned runs Plattsmouth 6,
Union 1. Two-base hits Platts
mouth 3. Home run Gruber. Passed
ball Hall. Wild pitch Gruber.
Base on balls Off Williams 1, off
Gruber 1. Hit by pitcher Williams
Struck out By Williams 7, by
Gruber 7. Left on bases Platts
mouth 6, Union 4. Double play
Union.
t A Kitchen Shower.
The Loyal Daughters of the Chris
tian Sunday school gave the bride-to-
be, Miss Blanch O'Neill, a kitchen
6hower at the home of Miss Lena
Maurer, In South Park. The parlor
was very beautifully decorated with
green and white, forming an arch
Into which three wedding bells were
hung and were sounded when the
young lady took her chair beneath
the bells, where she received many
beautiful and costly gifts, which will
always come handy in her married
life. Miss O'Neill proves to bo very
familiar with kitchen utensils, for as
soon as her fingers touched them she
told us Just what was In each one
before she unwrapped It. A good
ilnie was had during the evening and
at a late hour lunchean was served
consisting of Ice cream and cake
which all did ample Justice. They
all departed wishing Miss Blanch a
very prosperous and happy life.
The New Uniforms Appear.
The Woodman band is now in re
celpt of their new suits, the same
having arrived several days ago
They are certainly swell looking
suits and the boys put up a neat and
natty appearance in them. They re
semble the Foresters' suits largely
being dark blue In color and are
nicely fend neatly made. The boys
are quite proud of them, as well
they may be, and will exhibit them
the first time they have an oppor
tunlty. They arrived In ample tlm
for the big fall festival and th
boys will put up a swell appearnnc
as well as swell music on that oc
cnslon.
Harry 8. Barthold, who has bet
making an extended trip through
Colorado and other western states
has returned feeling fine and dand
and well hested up, and Is now hue
at his position as foreman of th
Burlington carpenter shop. Hurry
had a great trip ami as Is always th
case with him, succeeded In enjoy
ing himself immensely.
Must Brand Net Weight.
State Food Commissioner S. L.
Mains has Issued a bulletin contain
ing an Interpretation of the amend
ment adopted by the last legislature
to the pure food law relating to the
branding of net weight or measure
of packages cf food.
The old law was indefinite, but
had been Interpreted by Food Com
missioner Johnson to' require the
stamping of the net weight on all
food packages. The interpretation
of Mr. Johnson was contested by
packers of meat and the courts de
cided a suit In favor of meat pack
ers. The last legislature made the
language more specific so as to ex
empt meat, but to Include crackers.
Food Commissioner Mains has Inter
preted the new law and also defines
a "package" In his bulletin. His
bulletin also makes it plain that
the articles that must be marked
with the net weight or measure
must be marked by the wholesaler
as well as the retailer.
lie requires the branding of pack
ages offered for sale, both wholesale
and retail.
The food commissioner's interpre
tation of the new law Is as follows:
"Manufacturers, wholesale and re
tall grocers, your attention is called
to section 8 of the food, drug and
dairy laws as amended by the last
legislature, which became effective
uly 2, 1909.
An article deemed misbranded,
if sold for use In Nebraska and in
package form, other than canned
corn, if every such package, as pro
vided and named below, does not
bear a correct statement clearly
printed on the outside of the main
label, of the contents, and also of
the net weight or measure of the
contents exclusive of the container,
iz: All dairy products, lard, cotto-
lene, or any other article used for
substitute for lard, wheat pro
ducts, oat products and corn pro-
ucts and mixtures, prepared or
unprepared; sugar, syrup and mo
lasses, tea, coffee and dried fruits;
provided, however, that the pro-
islon-shall dot 'apply to packages
put up by the retailer, nor to pack
ages on hand by any retailer at the
time of taking effect of this act. In
the case of liquids other than med
icines, If the true quantity In con
tainer thereof is not correctly stated
thereon.'
"Package form, definition of:
Any filled carton, bottle, bag, box or
other container which Is for the pur
pose of selling at wholesale or re-
tall.
"The following articles must be
branded as to net weight or incas
ure and should bear the minimum
net weight: All dairy products,
milk canned, cheese, butter.o Ice
cream, lard, cottolene and substl
stutes, wheat products, raw or cook
ed, flour, buckwheat flour, crackers,
farina, macaroni, wheat starch. Oat
products raw or cooked, oatmeal
and rolled oats, oat breakfast foods,
corn products, raw or cooked, corn
flour, corn mean, corn flakes, hom
iny, corn breakfast foods, corn
starch.
"Mixtures Prepared or unpre
pared: Any mixture of wheat, oats,
or corn, or products of same, raw or
cooked, pancake flour, sugars, sy
rups and molasses made from maple,
can n, beet, fruit or glucose.
"Tea, coffee and dried fruits.
"Extracts, liquids, mnlt, spirituous
or vinous liquors or other drinks
must bear the net weight or mens'
ure and also the percentum of al
cohol.
"Food Inspectors are directed to
report all violations to the commit
sion."
Xcw Sonic at the Pniinclc.
During this week at the Parmele
Mrs. H. S. Austin, accompanied by
Misses Catherine Dovey, Gladys Sul
livan and Gietchen Donnelly, will
sing one of the song hits of "A Stub
born Cinderella." The title of the
piece Is "Please Teach Me How to
Swim Alone," and Mrs. Austin and
the young ladles can be depended
upon to give the piece as It should
be given. Mrs. Austin has made her
self quite a name since she has been
connected with the Parmele, nnd the
announcement of a number by her In
sufficient to attract a good crowd to
the play house. She hns excellent
assistance, ns a glance at the names
of tho young ladles In her support
demonstrates. Miss Dovey has had
a great deal of experience and Is a
nnisncu ami nccompiisiicii young
lady. Misses Sullivan and Donnelly
are also talented and accomplished
young ladles nnd will do their share
The pleco In Itself Is fine and catchy
and every one who enjoys good sing
Ing and dancing should attend.
Resolutions.
Whereas, U has pleased Divine
Providence to remove from our midst
Brother John V. Egenberger; and,
Whereas, In his death Plattsmouth
lodge No. 739, B. P. O. E., of Amer
ica, loses one of its best and most
useful members and the community
in which he lived one of its most up
right, sincere and noble citizens, and
his family is bereaved of a loving,
kind and considerate husband and
father; therefore, be it
Resplved, By Plattsmouth lodge
No. 789, B. P. O. E., of America,
that this lodge does lose one of its
most beloved and respected members
and officers, and the community in
which he has lived for so long a
time, one of Its best and most up
right citizens and his family a most
loving husband and father; and be It
further
Resolved. That this lodge does
tender the sorrowing widow and
children and other relatives of
Brother Egenberger our most sin
cere and heartfelt sympathy; and be
It further
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be spread at large upon
the records of this lodge and that a
copy thereof be given the family of
the deceased, and that the same be
printed in the newspapers of the city
of Plattsmouth.
CHARLES D. GRIMES,
HENRY A. SCHNEIDER,
T. S. CLIFFORD,
Committee.
Resolutions.
Wheras, it has pleased Almighty
God, In his wisdom, to remove
Neighbor J. V. Egenberger from
earthly existence; and,
Whereas, Cass camp No. 332 of
the Modern Woodmen of America,
in the death of Neighbor J. V. Eg
enberger has lost one of its most
lovable and faithful members and
now sorrows with the family of our
departed neighbor; therefore, be It
Resolved, By Cass camp No. 332
of the Modern Woodmen of America
that in the death of Neighbor Egen
berger this camp has lost one of Its
most beloved members, the commun
ity an honored, upright citizen and
his family a kind and loving husband
and father; and be it
Resolved, That this camp tender
the widow, children and relatives of
our departed neighbor our deepest
sympathy; and be It further
Resolved, That the charter of
Cass camp No. 332 of the Modern
Woodmen of America be draped In
mourning In remembrance of Neigh
bor Egenberger for thirty days; that
a copy of these resolutions be spread
upon the records of this camp and
that a copy thereof be furnished the
family of our late neighbor and be
published In the newspapers of our
ity.
J. S. LIVINGSTON,
WM. HASSLER,
W. C. RAMSEY,
Committee.
KcMoltif inns
Da es dem Allmnei htlgen Gott
gefallen hat, unsern lleben Bruder
John V. Egenberger aus unsere
Mitte nb.urufen, bc es beschlossen
das wlr die Germanla logc No. 81, zu
der er eln gutes Mltglled war, der
trauenden famllie, sorvlc den Ver
wnndten miser herzllches Bellied
aupzudruecken. Fcrner sel es besrh
lossen, das cine Abschrlft dleser
Beschluesse In das Protokoll der
logo elngetragen wlrd, mid elne
Abschrlft der tiaueuden famllie
ucbergelien wlrd.
WM. OTTERSTE1N,
WM. WOI1LFARTH,
JOSEPH DROEGE,
Committee.
Koine High TeniMrnture.
Yesterday was by far the hottest
day of the. year and broke all
weather records In this locality for
many years back at least as far
bark an 1R94, tho year of tho bl
drouth. Reports from various ther
mometers lu town put tho tempera
Hire at from 1 06 to 110 In the shade
something almost unprecedented
The entire middle west swelterc
under a scorching sun with no breeze
to relieve It. People hunted th
woods and the river bunks seekln
In vii I ii to find n cool spot. Th
cities of the middle west report th
parks ami resorts crowded, but llltl
relief being experienced. Last nlgl
was also a very warm one nnd th
thermometer stood i!l up the tube
all night. Early this morning th
hent was suffocating. There Is n
prospect of a break until the mlddl
of the week when the Weather bll
rcati promised rood rains In the lorn
'belt.
EARL R. BLISH SUES
THE BURLINGTON
Asks $25,000 For Loss of Limb
in Railroad Wreck
Suit has been filed in the office of
the clerk of the district court by
Ear R. Blish, asking for $25,000
damages against the Burlington rail
road on account of the loss of his
foot in the collision in the local
yards on the night of July 1. Mat
thew Gerlng appears as counsel for
the plaintiff.
The petition is a very voluminous
one and sets forth Bllsh's age as 28
years and his residence as Bradford,
Pa. His occupation Is given as fire
man on the Burlington. Petitioner
alleges that the defendant had fail
ed to provide a suitable place and
appliances in the local yards for the
plaintiff to exercise his calling as a
fireman, and that the defendnnt hnd
carelessly and negligently permitted
the semaphores In the yards to be
come useless and had no lights on
the switch stands or semaphores.
The plaintiff states he did not know
of this condition of affairs. Tho pe
tition sets forth that it was tho duty
f the employes of the road to have
their trains under control when ap
proaching the yards, which they
failed to do. Tho petition nlso al-
ges that the train which collided
Ith the engine on which plaintiff
was employed was running at the
rate of thirty miles an hour when
entered the Plattsmouth yards
and at the time of the collision. It
is also alleged that the employes of
the company running the train
which collided with the engine on
which plaintiff was working knew
of the condition of the-semaphores
and switch lights in the Plattsmouth
yards at the time of their entering
them, and that they carelessly and
negligently caused the collision In
which plaintiff was Injured. The de
fendant railroad company is alleged
to have failed to give instructions to
Its employes 'n charge of the train
as to the manner of handling the.
same, the speed at which it was to1
be or the control which It was to bo
under on the day when the accident
occurred In which plaintiff lost his
foot. It Is alleged the crew on the
train failed to sound the whistle, or
ring the bell before they crashed
nto the engine on which the plain
tiff was working. It Is also alleged
that the train was running from
three to five minutes ahead of Its
scheduled time, and that the plain
tiff had been lead to believe the
train would not bo at the point be
fore about 11:48, or thereabouts.
The plaintiff's age In given as 28,
and he was earning at the time of
his injury $75 per month. Tho In-
Jury permanently crippled the plain
tiff and Incapacitated him from earn
Ing a living. Tho cost of medicine,
medical attendance, nursing, etc.,
is placed nt $300. The plaintiff con
cludes by asking Judgment against
the Burlington in the sum of $2.,
000 and costs of suit.
The accident will be quite well re
membered by the local public. It
took place about 11:48 p. in. on the
night of July 1 Just Inside the west
yard limits In this city. A train
JiiM ft Sprinkle U All.
A little sprinkle was all J. Pluvius
could dig up for the suffering citi
zens of this community this morn
ing. Tho weather sharps at Wash
ington may have been well Intrn
tloned but they failed to deliver the
poods when they promised rain for
Nebraska this morning. A bunc h of
clouds gathered In the west nnd
northwest, and there were dire
threats of the deluge whic h was to
bo made, but the net results was a
few scattering drops of aqua pura
which did not go far toward help
ing com. Added to this tho sun
came out hot ns even within a short
I lino after the clouds had come up
and the Utile moist ure which had
fallen wns quickly absorbed.
Old Sid clanged Jupiter Pluvius
In battle and vniiiiulshed him that
was nil there wns to It. J. Pluv
found thnt the theory of turning the
Imso on the (Ire didn't work well
when the fires were of celestial
origin. At other points In this vi
cinity be had more success nnd
li.howcri came down In good shape,
known as 74's extra collided with
switcher No. 3001, on which Bliss
was fireman. According . to stories
current at the time, switcher 3001
was backing out of a siding near
the west end of the yards with sev
eral cars attached to the engine,
when tho extra swung around the
big bend at the water works and
collided with it. Blish was in the
gangway, between the engine and
tank of 3001, and the engineer,
Nellson, called for him to Jump. He
Started to do bo and saw the reflec
tion of the headlight of the onrush-
Ing engine on the rails of the paral
lel track and realized he could not
get out In time. As he stepped back
the two engines came together and
the foot of the unfortunate fireman
was caught between the tank and
the engine, and he was held as In a
vice. It was several hours before
he was released, and It was found
his foot was so badly mashed that
amputation would be necessary. The
operation was performed next day,
tho foot being taken off between the
ankle and tho knee. Blish recov
ered remarkubly fast and lit two
weeks was able to leave his bed.
At the time of the accident grad
ing was being clone on the right of
way of the company at the point
where tho disaster occurred, George
Polsall of this city being engaged In
grading out some ditches for the
company, carrying the dirt from the
west side of the tracks where there
Is a high hill, or bluff, to the east,
where It wns used in widening the
right of way. To do this grading it
hnd become necessary to take down
the semaphore signs, or arms, and it
Is understood there was a bulletin
out by the company announcing this
fact to the engine and trainmen, and
advising them to approach the
Plattsmouth yards with their trains
under control, and expecting to find
the main line occupied by switchers.
it was also reported at the time that
a telephone order had been given
the operator here Hint the extra 74,
which caused the collision, would
not arrive here until midnight, or
later, and that this Information was
conveyed to the yard foreman in
charge of the switcher No. 3001 and
that the switcher tnd its crew acted
on the assumption the information
was authentic and proceeded to
utilize the time In switching with
the disastrous result of being on the
moln line when the extra arrived.
The case will not come up for
trial before some time in September
or October, and gives every promise
of being hotly contested. Since
Illlsh's recovery he has been ten
dered a settlement by the company
In which It was said he was offered
the sum of $2,000 In settlement, nud
which he flat ly refused. He made a
trip to Omaha to consult tho of
ficials, nud this wns the outcome of
the trip. According to one source
of Information the company hns
some- mooted questions ns to re
sponsibility for such accidents which
they expect to raise, and for that
reason they are not Inclined to make
a settlement of this case.
much to the relief of growing crops.
There Is still hope thnt It may
rain, and that soon. The fact that
a sprinkle came on Is enough to en
courage one to hope for better ro
sults, and there Is a chance for rain
tonight, although the weather bu
reau maintains considerable stoicism
and says merely fair nnd cooler
weather. Tho latter Is something
worth having If rain doesn't fall,
but rain will be mighty welcome
right now.
Harry Graves, editor of the Union
Ledger, came up with the ball team
on Saturday and while here gave the
Journal a pleasant call. Harry Is n
chip off the old block and Is making
tho Ledger a bright paper, continu
ing the success which his father hnd
made of It. He was accompanied
by his sister, Miss Verna Graves,
and Miss Jennie Marsh of Union.
Miss Lillian Wheeler was a pas
senger this morning for Omaha,
where she will spend the day.