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And the Inventor is No Other Than Gus Olson a Resident for
Many Years in This City-
At different times the Journal has
written various phases of the business
of the Olson Photograph company
one Institution which has achieved
distinct success In this city, and which
has had marvelous growth from a
f mall beginning. ' This morning the
Journal man had the pleasure of
viewing the working of another
branch of this establishment which
is really a greater marvel than all
which has gone before.
This Is the latest invention of Gus
Olson, the mechanical genius of the
company and the man to whom is
owing its great development and Us
success In taking the lead over all
competitors from whatever part of
the country, In the photograph bus!
nes. This invention is what is
kiown as a photograph printing ma
chine and It Is a wonderful product
cf a fertile brain.
Heretofore photographs have been
printed by the old, awkward and
cumbersome method which produced
a tetal from 300 to 500 per day.
The new machine makes what is real
ly a revolution in the business. In
oa? hour it produces from two and a
half to four times as much as has
been produced heretofore in one day
In other words this machine prints
1,200 photographs an hour. And it
is not alone inf&qautlty that it excels
but in quality. Under the ancient
hand method of printing the photo
graphs usually came out in all de
crees of uniformity or rather lack of
uniformity. The new method is a
guarantee of a uniform shading
throughout the entire set of photo
graphs. The last one comes from
the machine as perfect as the first.
This machine which is a recent pat
ent la protected from use by com
petitors by letters patent which have
only recently been perfected by Mr.
Olson. Efforts have been made re
putedly by the photograph appara
tus trust to get hold of this invention
ana aunng me ume me paienis were
pending, Mr. Olson was compelled to
exercise the utmost secrecy to pre
vent the valuable points of his ma
chine being stolen by these competi
tors. Now the danger of this is
nhvlntoH and ho dnrilv lets thp nn
into the secret of the invention.
It is the outgrowth of several years
of experimenting. A few years ago
Mr. Olson made a trip to Chicago
and the east where he visited the
large photographic establishments
and studied their methods. He saw
liow far in advance his factory in
this city was and he also saw how
much farther it could be made with
the exercise of a little ingenuity and
that wonderful brain which he pos
sesses for mechanical details. He
went to work and today he presents
a great combination of levers and
springs which does more work at less
expense than any similar Invention
of the kind in the history of photo
graphic progress.
The entire machine occupies small
space. It stands some five feet in
height and measures from the end
of the lever which works the machine
to the back of the case contalningthe
mechanism perhaps two feet. The
process is such that one workman or
woman can merely pull down a lever,
insert a post card or the card for the
photo into the holder, raise the lever
and the card is pressed against the
negative, the curtain is raised and
by the action of a fan motor the
light lingers just for the required
space of time upon the negative, the
lever is moved back, the card drops;
to a receiver and the picture is fin-
isnea. it is wonderfully simple yet
that is all there is to it.
The the pressing of the card
against the negative, the curtains
within the machine are lifted auto-
To darken any part of a photo
graph there are similar sots of regis
ters with corresponding levers which
are set at the time of exposure want-
d for any part of a photograph. In
other words, one pnrt of a picture
n have a twenty second exposure,
another part a five second exposure
nd still another a ten second ex
posure. Another thing about the machine is
that it has what is known as a nega
tive adjustment by which any size
negative can be used and the work of
adjusting is that of but a few sec
onds. Besides this the devices for
straightening up the negatives are
t-lmple and easily handled.
The general working of the hold
ers of the card is that of the job
rrew of the printing office but it Is
simpler. The card does not have to
be removed from the holder but when
the lever is drawn back and the
negative, it falls automatically to
the floor or to the receiving basket.
It can be regulated as to position In
the holder similar to the Job press.
Mr. Olson has three different mod
els of the machine which can be suit
ed to different branches of the photo
graphic business., There is one on
which either daylight or the electric
light can be used. There is one in
which electric light can be used and
there is one for daylight exposure
alone. These are all fitted for use
by the several different kinds of phot
ographers.
To give a technical description of
the machine is quite impossible for
one not versed in the practical me
chanics of the device and not to be
attempted by the tyro. The machine
Is a wonder of simple mechanics. It
bids fair to make Mr. Olson" famous
for It reduces the cost of manufactur
ing photographs to a fraction of their
former cost. The placing of this ma
chine on the market is Mr. Olson's
ambition and there is a great profit in
it. It can be manufactured for very
little money and being a patent of
such known worth, it will sell rapid
ly at a high price. It ha3 been sug
gested that a company be formed
here for the manufacture of the ma
chine and the local capitalists should
give the matter their' serious consld
eratlon. It means a lot for Platts
mouth but It means better than that
a big profit for those going into the
company. This Is no experiment but
a demonstrated certainty. The ma
chine is working for the Olson Photo
graph company and has been for a
long time. It is a success without
any doubt whatever and it will sell
like hot cakes. The matter should be
taken up and a factory started to put
the machine In the 12,000 photograph
establishments in the United States.
The investment would be small and
the profits large. Build a factory.
FUNERAL Of CD II
RAD SHIER
Beloved f loneer Laid to Kest cn
Monday, March 21, 1910
The funeral of the fate Conrad
Schlater was held this morning from
St. John's Catholic church and it
was one of the largest attended held
in this city or its vicinity in years.
The entire city and his old home near
Louisville and Manley united in a
common bond of sorrow over the
death of this excellent representative
of true manhood. Thrre was a great
outpouring of his old friends and
neighbors from Louisville and the
vicinity of Manley, all anxious to pay
the last tribute of praise for their
old and highly esteemed friend, the
Schuyler train from the west having
many passengers whNe a great num
ber drove in from their homes or
came in by automobile.
The services as noted above were
from the Catholic church and were
many virtues which the aged man had i
hown during his long and upright
life. Father Bradley who had betn .
the spiritual adviser of the deceased '
for a number of years spoke very i
telingly and eloquently and his
words found an echo in the hearts of
the large gathering.
There was a great profusion of
flowers upon the casket, the silent i
ckens of the deep grief which all j
felt for their departed and well be
loved friend. The floral emblems
were very handsome and many in
number, many being sent by those
from abroad, who were unable to be
present at the services.
There was a large nunioer of car
riages in the cortege to the Catholic
cemetery where the remains were
laid to rest by the loving hands of
grief-stricken friends. The honorary
pall bearers were Messrs. Theo. Helm
of Louisville, George Berger of Elm-
wood, Nicholas Halmes of this city.
Henry Boeck of this city, II. C. Mc-
Maken of this city, Thomas W. Shry-
ock, Elder George W. Mayfleld of
Louisville and Hon. B. S. Ramsey of
this city. All these gentlemen had
been close friends and associates of
the deceased in his life time and many
had shared the trials and tribulations
of early Nebraska days with him. The
active nail bearers were Messrs. H.
M. Soennichsen of this city, E. II.
Wescott of this city, James Stander
of Louisville, James Carper of Man-,
ley, F. A. Stohlman of Louisville and
Thomas Walling of this city.
There were very many Troin abroad
attending the funeral, It being al
most an impossibility at this time to
publish the names of all who came to
the city for this sad occasion. Among
those arriving were Missrs. C. C.
McPherson and family, Lincoln; W.
C. Frampton and family, Lincoln;
James Stander, Louisville; Mrs. Wm.
Erhart, Louisville; Charles Noyes and
wife, Louisville; G. Fickler and wife,
from near Plattsmouth; Chris Mock-
enhaupt, Louisville; Wm. Kehne, of
Center Precinct; Wm. Stohlman, of
Manley; Theo. Helm, of Louisville;
John Group, Louisville; John Ossen-
kop, Louisville; Charles Murphy,
Manley; Patrick Murphy, Manley;
John Tlghe, Manley; Patrick Tlghe,
Manley; George Berger, Elmwood;
Thomas W. Shryock, Louisville; J. A.
Gauer, Wabash; John Bergman, Cen
ter precinct; Jos. Tlghe and family,
Havelock; H. M. Blauma, Louisville;
Andrew Stohlman, Louisville; Rev
Geo. W. Mayfleld and family, Loute
ville; James Carper, Manley.
The photograph of the aged citizen
which is printed herewith is the last
taken of deceased, and is kindly lean
ed the Journal for this publication by
L. J. Mayfleld, of the Louisville Cour
ler. It is an excellent likeness of the
venerated citizen and doubtless will
recall his kindly and gentle face to
a multitude of old friends through
out the country.
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THE HOME OF SATISFACTION
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Wife of Section Boss at South
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Missouri on tlie Fall.
The old Missouri after cutting an
unusual freak for this time of the
year and getting up to a point high
er than ever before for the month of
March and higher than it was any
time last year, commenced this morn
ing to fall and during the night it
went down a little over an inch, to
be exact .1 of a foot. Reports from
upper river points indicate that the
rise Is over for the present and that
the stream will soon be normal. The
rise is stated by the weather bureau
to be due to ice from the upper Mis
souri and its tributaries and to the
breaking of an immense ice gorge
which had JeenJiolding at Blsmark,
N. D. The annual April rise-is not
due until about three weeks hence.
The river cut into Carter lake at
east Omaha and had the inhabitants
of the lowlands near that part of the
world standing on their chairs and
things for a few days but the river Is
receding there now. At Council Bluffs
the river came up higher than at any
time since 1881 and threatened a
great flood but danger is now past,
Indications seem good for a big flood
In April as none of the snow from the
upper watershed has yet melted and
this will doubtless come with a rush
on top of the present rise as this
will hardly be all gone before the
other starts. The June rise will also
come on top of the April rise and the
outlook is not reassuring for those on
the Iowa side of the stream.
Tha Lata Conrad Schlater.
conducted by Rev. Father W. F
Bradley of Lincoln Cathederal, assist
ed by Rev. Father M. A. Shine of
this city and Rev. Dr. Hlgglns of Man
ley. The beautiful and impressive
ceremony of the church was perform
ed and mass for the repose of the
soul of the departed was given as re
quired by the church ritual. The
funeral sermon was delivered by Rev.
Father Bradley and it was an elo-
card detached from contact with the quent and imposing tribute to the
WillllH Iloiton Dies.
Word has been received in the city
of the death at Wabnsh of Willis Hor-
ton, an old settler of the county and
well known in this vicinity. Mr. Hor
ton died yesterday morning at his
home at the age of seventy-nine
years. Ho had been a resident of
this county for fifty-two years and
was the man who opened the first
general merchandise store in Weep
ing Water. He was a widower, his
wife having died several years since.
Mr. Horton was a man well liked by
all who knew him and the intelli
gence of his death was received here
with the deepest regret.
Mrs. Frank McElroy departed this
morning for Lincoln where she will
spent Easter with her daughter.
Mrs. Maude Finton, wife of the j
Rock . Island section boss at South
Bend, killed herself yesterday after
noon at Ashland by taking carbolic
acid.
Mrs. Finton is the woman whom
the Journal referred to last evening
as having told the reporter that she
intended to kill herself as soon as
she got home and she kept her threat.
The woman was undoubtedly insane
and she should have been taken care
of while here as her condition was
such that insanity was apparent
to the most casual observer. She was
in this city to complain of her hus
band, Edward Finton and John Llsh
recently convicted of selling , liquor
unlawfully at South Bend and fined
by Judge Travis $150, the fine being
suspended and the prisoner paroled.
Llsh and Finton returned to their
homes at South Bend drunk on the
Schuyler train Immediately after the
former had been paroled and proceed
ed, according to the woman to make
life a burden for her. Yesterday
morning she came down and tried to
get something done with Lish but the
sheriff declined to go after him un
less Judge Travis or the county at
torney Instructed him to, or an order
to that eff ct issued out of court. As
both Judge Travis and County At
torney Ramsey were out of the city,
no such an order could be obtained
yesterday and the woman became
nearly frantic. She sat in the office
of Clerk of the Court Robertson yes
terday afternoon and declared re
peatedly that she would kill herself,
referring constantly to her child
less condition and to the fact that
she was alone in the world. The
reporter had a talk with her and ob
served that she was in a highly ex
cited and dangerous condition. He
sought to dissuade her from the sui
cide idea but It seemed a fixed mania
with her. Later she went to the
Burlington station where she pur
chased a ticket for South Bend, her
actions while she was at the station
impressed the employes who consld-,
ered her unbalanced. Instead of stop
ping at South Bend she continued on
through to Ashland where she visited
drug store and procured the carbolic
acid which she took. Death ensued
in a few moments.
The case is a pitiable tragedy and
one which could have been prevented
had the woman been detained for
examination as her condition indicat
ed she should have been. She told
the reporter that people considered
her insane anyway and that she might
as well be dead ns to live the way
she had been. Her entire talk which
was delivered In the presence of
others besides the reporter Indicated
that she was of unsound mind and
her highly excited condition Indicat
ed that she should have been restrain
ed.
From the State Journal It Is learn
ed that Mrs. Finton after reaching
Ashland went to Totten's hotel where
she engaged accomodations after
which she went up town and pur
chased the drug, being rcfuRed at one
drug store She secured an ounce
bottel of the add and started back
to the hotel. On the bridge which
spans Salt Creek she took the acid
and died within half an hour. A phy
siclan was summoned but he was un
able to do anything for the woman.
She was a woman about thirty years
of age and had been a resident of
South Bend for about ten years. One
sister Mrs. Stlrl Stellers lives at South
Bend and the woman's parents reside
at Wichita, Kas.
Officials at the court houso de
clined to comment upon the suicide,
County Attorney Ramsey Btating that
the woman had undoubtedly been
having a great deal of trouble at
South Bend and that he had not ap
proved of Llshs' parole when it was
done. Clerk Robertson had nothing
to say on the matter. Sheriff Quln-
ton Is out of the city, being out in
the county on business. Judge Travis
has not yet returned to the city and
what action he intended to take re
garding Llsh could not be learned.
being dances to follow this for nearly
every Saturday night.
HEED 1HE V
Many Plattsmouth People Have
Done So.
When the kidneys are sick they
give unmistakable warnings that
should not be Ignored. By examining
the urine and treating the kidneys
upon the first sign of disorder, many
days of suffering may be saved. Rick
kidneys expel a dark, Ill-smelling' ur
ine, full of "brlckdust" sediment and
painful in passage. Sluggish kidneys
cause a dull pain in the small of the
back, headaches, dizzy spells, tired,
languid feeling and frequently rheu
matism twinges.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for the
kidneys only; they cure sick kidneys,
The Ainlom Theater.
The New York Clipper has the fol
lowing to say concerning a projected
circuit of airdome or summer theaters
which the Journal spoke of some time
ago. The project seems an elaborate
one and according to the Clipper
Plattsmouth is to be included in the
list:
Forty-flve alrdomes or summer
theaters in all the principal cities of
Kansas and Oklahoma and southern
Nebraska and western Missouri, this
year will be controlled, so far as
bookings are concerned, by a new
Topeka amusement syndicate, the or
ganization of which was completed
March 5. Incorporation papers for
the new company which is known
at the Crawfor-Kearney-Wells amuse
ment company, were granted recent-
ly.
Roy Crawford of Topeka, is at the
head of the "syndicate. The capitali
zation of the company is $15,000.
Most of the stock is held by the of
ficers. The largest single project eon
templated by the syndicate is the Im
mediate bulldlag of ten new alrdomes
in ten cities in southern Nebraska.
These houses will be owned exclusive
ly by the company.
Part of the other houses in Kansas
and Oklahoma, attractions for which
will be booked from Topeka, are own
ed by the syndicate, while the rest
are the property of the local man
agers. All of the alrdomes controlled
and rid the blood of uric poiBon. If
you suffer from any of the above J by the syndicate will play stock eoa-
symptoms you can use no better remedy.
Plattsmouth people recommend the
Doan's Kidney Pills.
John Mackey, farmer, Third St.,
Dyke St., Plattsmouth, Neb., says:
"Two and one-halt years ago my back
became very lame and I had head
aches. The kidneys secretions con
tained a sediment and a frequent de
sire to void themcaused me much
annoyance. I was unable to find a
remedy that would bring me any per
manent relief and I was at a loss to
know what to do. Seeing Doan's Kid
ney Pills highly recommended in the
local papers, I procured a box from
Gerlng & Co.'s drug store and began
their use. This remedy brought me
Immediate relief and at the present
time my back does not bother me in
the least. I am very grateful to
Doan's Kidney Pills for what they
have done lor me."
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New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's
and tak no other.
On. April 2ii1.
On April 2nd, the Jolly Six
Dancing club will give another of Us
pleasant dances at Coates' hall. There
were several of these dances given
Just before lent commenced and each
of them were very pleasant Boclal af
fairs. There Is the best of music
always at these dunces and the six
young men who are backing them are
among tho most popular In the city.
That this dance will come up to the
high standard Bet by them In their
previous dances is without question
and there Is every prospect that the
attendance will bo greater than at
any of the others. The dance is set
for Saturday night, April 2nd, as it
comes at the most convenient time
for everyone to be there aq,d enjoy
themselves. The management of the
affair will bo of the very highest
quality and everyone who favors the
boys by attending will find themsel
ves a welcome guest. This danco will
be the first in a series of pleasant
social affairs which will take place
during every week in April, there home.
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punies exclusively.
The company, however, will main
tain a second booking agency at T-
peka to furnish vaudeville acts for
numerous alrdomes in smaller Kan
sas towns which are not on the re
gular circuit and which are not larte-
enough to support stock houses.
The officers of the Crawford-Kear
ney-Wells amusement company, t
Topeka, are: Roy Crawford, presi
dent; James Kearney, first vice presi
dent; L. M. Crawford, second vk
president, and Rolla Wells, secretary
and treasurer. .
Mr. Kearney at present is in Ne
braska making arrangements for the
erection of the ten new alrdomes ta
that state. These houses will be lo
cated in the following cities: Falls
City, Beatrice, Falrbury, Hastings.
Kearney, Grand Island, .York, Fre
mont, Plattsmouth and Nebraska
City. The erection of the alrdomes
will be commenced at once, and they
will be ready for business when the
summer season opens.
The following alrdomes In Kansas
will be furnished with stock com
panies, booked by Roy Crawford Indi
vidually: Wlnfleld, Arkansas City,
Hutchinson, Newton, Sallna, Empor
ia, Topeka, Lawrence, Ottawa, Man
hatten and Juncton City.
tSock attractions for fifteen alr
domes In principal cities of Oklahoma
will be booked by the Crawford-Kearney-Wells
company. Of thetie fifteen
houses about half are owned by the
syndicate and the other half ore
owned by the local manngers.
In western Missouri nine alrdomes
will play stock attractions booked by
the new syndicate. Two agencies will
ho maintained In Topeka by the syndicate.
Mrs. ,S. D. Gibson and family de
parted this morning on the Burling
ton train for Missouri Valley, la.,
where she will join her husband who
Is in the employ of the C. & N. W.,
in that city, and where they will
make their future home. Mr. and:
Mrs. GlbBon have many friends in thi
city who will regret to learn of their
change of location but who will wist
them every prosperity In their newv
