The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, May 12, 1910, Image 5

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WINS OUT
High School Debaters Defeat the
Wahoo High School
By winning the district debate last
evening at Wahoo, the local debating
team covered itself with glory and
placed Plattsmouth in the front rank
with the cities of this state that com
pose the Nebraska High School De
bating League. The debate was held
last evening in the High School build
ing at Wahoo, before a large and en
thusiastic audience. The opening ex
ercises were started at 8:30, consist
ing of several musical numbers by
the Wahoo orchestra, under the lead
ership and direction of Miss Wilhel
mina Herold, formerly a resident of
this city, but at present instructor
in music and history at Wahooi
These numbers were most excellently
rendered, and tesified to the ability
of Miss Herold as an Instructor, as
did the vocal selection with which
she favored the audience.
Following the opening exercises,
the speakers were introduced by
Chairman Judge Good, and spoke in
the following order, Plattsmouth op
ening the discussion: Affirmative,
Miss Lucille GasB, John Falter, Miss
Marie Douglas; Negative, Miss Mil
dred Pickett, Miss Lola Gillillan and
Miss Elolse Gilchrist. The debate
proceeded without a hitch, and was
one of the most interesting and hotly
contested of the year, both sides hav
ing excellent speeches prepared and
presenting their agumcnt In good
order. While both of the teams
showed marked ability, it appeared
that the question, "Resolved, That
laber unions are on the whole bene
ficial,'' had been more thoroughly in
vestigated by the Plattsmouth team,
representing the affirmative, than by
the Wahoo contingent.
The Plattsmouth team clearly had
the best of the contest on all three
points of Delivery, Argument and Re
buttal, Miss Douglas, of this city,
rounding out the argument of the
affirmative In a most concise and
logical manner, and securing for her-
self the unanimous preference for
the individual honors. Miss Gass was
remarkable for cleverness and force
in argument, and Mr. Falter starred
in the rebuttal. The argument and
rebuttal consumed about an hour
and a half, and the dcbators showed
their talent by keeping the audience
at high tension for the entire time
When the argument was concluded
the decision was rendered in favor
of Plattsmouth, two of the Judges
voting for us and one for Wahoo
The judges of the occasion were Pro
fessors Caldwell, aWtkiiiB and Maxey,
all of the University of Nebraska.
This decision Bottled the most im
portant debate that Plattsmouth has
engaged in up to the present time,
as the winner of this debate sends a
representative to Lincoln to meet the
champions of the ten other districts
of the state in the contest to decide
the State Championship. Our repre
sentative, as decided by the Judges
at last evenings debate, will be Miss
Marie Douglas, and it Is assured that
this talented young woman will ac
quit herself as she has In the past,
with great credit to herself and the
school. This state meet will be on
the evening of May 20th, and it Is
hoped that a large delegation can go
to Lincoln on this occasion, as this
is a high school fete day and there
will be distinguished visitors from
all over the state.
Thi3 debate is the third consecu
tive victory for Plattsmouth this
year and reflects great credit upon
the team and Mr. Harrison, who has
acted as coach. The most of the
people who hear a debate have no
aproprlate idea of the amount
of work that its preparation entails,
and not only in the way of mental
laber, but in the matter of finances,
the Principal and Superintendent
have been greatly handicapped by
lack of funds. These gentlemen
have been obliged to back the debat
ing team to the financial extent of
twenty-five or thirty dollars, in order
that the city might continue to have
a prominent and winning team and
hold the rank that it ought to hold.
There is no reason, however, that
this debating enterprise cannot be
made to pay in this city, and it is
hoped that the people will respond
to this call. As a business proposi
tion in advertising a winning team
cannot be surpassed, as everyone
knows who gives the matter consideration.
Those who accompanied the team
yesterday were: Miss Elizabeth Fal
ter, Superintendent J. W. Gamble,
Principal B. L. Harrison, and Principal-elect
J. L. Richey. These peo
ple have announced their intention
of attending the state debate in Lin
coln the 20th, and any of them will
be glad to furnish information in re
gard to the trip to all who are in
terested.
Congressman Maguire Sees the
Officials at Washington. j
Work on the new public building ;
In this city will probabiy be starteu
about July first according to a re
port which Congressman Maguire
makes to Councilman D. O. Dwyer.
Mr. Dwyer who is somewhat interest
ed in the matter of the new building
and who hopes to see it soon com
pleted had written Mr. Maguire and
urged upon him the necessity of get
ting something started in the line
work on the building. His letter
brought an Immediate answer, the
congressman taking the matter up at
once and calling upon the supervis
ing architecht of the treasury depart
ment. He investigated conditions as
they existed and at once wrote Mr.
Dwyer as to the status of the matter.
He found that the drawings and
plans for the building had been com
pletely already and that bids were
likely to be advertised for during the
coming week. Immediately follow
ing the advertising and the submis
sion of the bids, they will he ex
amined and the contract awarded
As soon as this is done and the con
tractor has an opportunity to get his
forces lined up, work wil be started.
As the letter shows work should be
started about July 1st.
This is good news for the residents
of Plattsmouth and coupled with
other important news, shows that the
work of making Plattsmouth a larg
er and better town is getting along
nicely. By the end of the year 1910,
the probabilities are that this city
will be several thousand inhabitants
to the good. The improvements of
the streets are a big item, the public
building is another, free delivery is
another and the improvements at the
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no two alike. That's what we offer you in
our QUALITY LINE $20 to
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Every one of them as good or better
than your favorite tailor could make for you.
Every one of them bristling with snap and
style. They're selected from the cream of
the best makers in America and for variety
of models and fnbrics cannot be excelled in
any city. Come m and try them on to your
hearts content. If you don't find one to suit
you perfectly we won't ask you to buy.
Chances are you'll join the crowd of good
dressers in Plattsmouth who have bought
them. We stand behind every suit with an unqualified guaran
tee of satisfaction. The new straws are here. Be one of the first.
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Burlington shops are still others that
are worth whlla. The new public m.u.i,- r.nJ n.n Mti
building with the paving which is
to be done represents in round num
bers $75,000 of outlay which is not
a small sum by any means and which
will help a whole lot toward making
the city a larger and better one.
Congressman Maguire's letter is
given below and it is a good thing
to read as it spells better times for
Plattsmouth and this locality. The
letter Is as follows:
House of Representatives, Wash.,
May 9, 1910.
D. O. Dwyer, Esu..
Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
Dear Sir:
1 again waited upon J. K. Tayler,
supervising architect, in the treasury
department, today to ascertain what
progress was being made on the
drawings, etc., on the proposed
Plattsmouth postotTlce building and
to urge that no delay be had. I was
Informed that the architectural draw
ings and plans were Just completed
and would be checked over in time
to advertise for bids on the contract
next week. He alev advised me that
in Omaha.
From Wednesday's Pally.
The Grand Chapter of Nebraska,
Order of Eastern Star, is holding its
thirty-fifth annual meeting at the
Masonic Temple that'B why so many
of the five point stars are seen in
Omaha. The delegates, all of them
potenates, past and present, come
from 22' chapters of Nebraska. As
each chapter is entitled to represen
tation by its past and present worthy
matron and patron, and also present
association matron, more than 600
people are expected to attend the
sessions, which close Thursday even
ing with the installation of the new
ly elected officers. The election is
held Wednesday afternoon.
The present officers of the grand
chapter are: Mrs. Hattie M. Scott
of Stromberg, grand matron; D. E.
Green of Lincoln, grand patron;
Mrs. Anna C. Simpson of Omaha,
under the rpmilar nrilpr of nrnpurtiiro
work should begin on the building grand secretary; Mrs. Carrie Wright
about July 1st.
Very truly yours.
John A. Maguire,
M. C.
Peculiar Condition Thin Year.
Jacob Bengen is in the city today
looking after some business matters.
Mr. Bengen came in with his new
Regal machine, a very handsome and
attractive one and one which caused
much attention by the public. The
machine is one of the best of its
class in the market and Mr. Bengen
is much pleased with. He finds the
machine to be all that It has been
represented to be and a machine
which thoroughly serves his purpose.
The Regal is sold by the Duff Motor
company of this city. Mr. Bengen
was accompanied to the city by his
father, C. Bengen, one of the best
citizens of the Mynard neighborhood.
The elder Mr. Bengen together with
his son have completed the planting
of their corn and believe they will
have a nice crop this summer if the
weather is at all favorable. Mr. Ben
gen states tnat he has never seen
so peculiar a spring as this in the
years he has lived in Nebraska. He
says the season is a month ahead
and a month behind, the crops hav
Ing come out In March and gone back
in AprlL Owing to the peculiar
conditions attending the crops it is
really a hard proposition to say where
the yield will come outfits year
Never hesitate about giving
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to th
children. It contains no opium or
other narcotics and can be given
with implicit confidence. As
quick cure for coughs and colds to
which children are susceptible, it is
unsurpassed. Fold by all dealers.
Let vh Have a Jail.
The Journal learns that agitation
for a new county Jail which has died
down to some extent Is about to be
inaugurated again and this time
through action by a grand Jury which
may possibly be summoned and given
a chance to inspect the old shack.
There is no question but what a Jury
of aCss county people would come to
the conclusion to condemn the jail
at once and probably order the con
struction of a new one. As it stands
at present, Cass county has literally
of Schuyler, grand treasurer; Mrs.
Emma Fuller of Nelson, grand con
ductress; Mrs. Elizabeth Gamble of
Plattsmouth, associate grand con
ductress; Mrs. Evelyn Chester of
Long Pine, grand chaplain; B. L.
Terry of Alexandria, grand marshal;
Miss Emma Bentley of Alma, Mrs.
Anna V. Peterson of Kearney, Mrs.
Belinda Graham of Omaha, Miss
Mabel Doty of David City, Mrs. Grace
Simon of Oakland, Mra Elizabeth
Mullin of Bloomfield, Mrs. Lola Car
lisle of Wahoo, Mrs. A. L. Moyer of
Crawford.. Omaha Bee
Fix up Sidewalks.
From Wednesday's Dally.
Postmaster " Henry Ar""Schnelder
calls the attention of the Journal to
the vital necessity of the city get
ting sidewalks laid wherever possible
as this is one requisite the United
States government requires for Buch
work. There ' are many Btreets in
the city on which the walks are in
bad shape and it behooves the city
to get a move and put the walks up
to the standard which is required by
all cities. Uncle Sam does not insist
on his carriers having to wade in
mud to their shoe tops and when
free delivery is established it means
that walks must be put down and
steps taken to have the streets in
Bhape for cleanly passageway for
the carriers. Postmaster Schneider
states that the receipts of the office
have gone about the required amount
and the only thing which now stands
in the way is that of the walks.
The general policy of the city ad
ministration is to build new walks
wherever the same may be needed
and this is likely to be carried out
the coming year on a larger scale
than ever. If it is done, it means
that free delivery is something which
is assured for the future according
to the understanding as it now ex
ists. Plattsmouth has been advanc
ing the past year with great strides
and there is small room to doubt that
it will be able to furnish Uncle Sam
with anything he requires in the
shape of walks and the like.
An inspector for the poBtoffice de
partment visited the city some time
ago and he stated the policy of the
government had been not to put in
carriers where the cities did not take
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Buys New Engines.
The Burlington has received three
no safe place to confine criminals in of the twenty-five class S2 combina
and any time they get ready to leave
they can nearly do so. Public senti
ment is in favor of a new and mod
ern up to date jail and the commis
sioners should pay heed to it. The
action of a grand Jury would be of
far reaching consequences and would
help a lot toward getting what the
county needs but the commissioners
could order one without. As one of
the board says the present Jail is one
in which the wind blows the sand
from between the bricks. Let us have
a new Jail by all means and that
soon.
To KM'nI Several Weeks.
C. E. Wescott and wife depart this
evening for a trip of some four weeks
duration in the east. During their
Journey they expect to visit Chicago,
Laporte, Ind., where Mrs. Wescott
has a brother, New York and Pitts-
field, Mass., in the Berkshire hills
where they will enjoy several weeks
of rest. The trip is taken largely
for the benefit of Mrs. Wescott whose
health has been very poor for some
tiem past. Mr. Wescott has rela
tives in Plttsfield and several other
places in that locality and will un
doubtedly have a very enjoyable time
while there.
tlon freight and passenger engines
which were ordered some time ago
It Is expected that seven more will
reach Lincoln some time this week.
The balance of the consignment will
be delivered in the near future. Two
of these will be sent to the McCook
division, two will remain on the Lin
coin division, two will go the Sherl
dan division and two to the Alliance
division. From fifteen to seventeen
of these monsters which are able to
work in the freight or passenger
service with equal facility, will be
kept in reserve at Havelock till fall
when the rush of traffic comes.
Class S2 locomotives have a trac
tlon force of 35,000 tons. At the
present time the road has plenty o
freight engines in service and th
new motive power will be placed be
hind the varnished cars. They are
twice the size and have treble the
pulling capacity of the locomotives
used twenty years ago. The lines
entit of the river have also ordered
twenty-five of this class of engines
.State Journal.
John D. Rockefeller would
broke if he should spend his entire
Income trying to prepare a bctte
medicine than Chamberlain's Colic
Perry Marsh came up this morn- Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for
ing from his home in the country diarrhoea, dysentery or bowel com
and was a passenger on the morning plaints. It is simply impossible, an
train for Omaha where he had busl-'so Bays every one that has used it
ness to look after. Sold by all dealers.
Lot Owners are Asked to Aid
Committe by Having Lota
Cleaned Up
From Wednesday'! Dally.
The cemetery committee Is very
anxious to have the different lot
owners at the cemetery call on the
city clerk and pay the fee of $1.50
for cleaning up the lots. The money
is badly needed and a ready response
by the public will be appreciated. Tha
city administration is determined to
make the cemetery the equal of any
in the state for appearance and it In
vites the co-operation of the publlo
in that respect. By paying the nomi
nal fee which is demanded by the
city, the lot owners will put the ceme
tery committee in shape to proceed
with their work and make Oak Hill
what it should be a superb resting:
place for the dead. The Journal,
hopes that the work will be done Im
mediately and it is assured if the
public will do its part. The recent
appropriation of $300 by the council
helps a whole lot but it will take,
much more than this. It takes mony
to pave and macadamize Btreets and
the work which the committee has
in view will cost money which the
public should pay. Councilman Neu
man has taken a very active interest
in the cemetery and is hopeful that
the public will appreciate what is
needed in the shape of funds for
pains to keep their walks in shape. th wolk- He believes that all should;
He believed then that Plattsmouth on the city treasurer and help
had a good opportunity to get free to Improve the cemetery with the
delivery but he wanted to know that 8niall contribution which the city
the city had walks to warrant it. ordinances imposes.
As a matter of public benefit, the The Plana of t,le committee In-.
walks should be provided and the dude the grading nd macadamlzin
public Is strongly in favor of this. of the streets through the cemetery.
With a little push and vim the the mowing of the several lots, the
streets can be placed In shape where general cleaning up of the cemeterr
free delivery will be had without any and the reconstruction of the fenc
difficulty.
lie Likes the Journal.
From Wednesday'! Dally.
C. P. Richards, precinct assessor
of South Bend precinct and a most
about the plot of ground, The ujqto
is a most commendable one and It la
to be hoped that everyone appreciates
the steps which the committee Is
braska for a cemtery than Oak Hill
made what it should be a delight
ful resting place for the departed.
excellent citizen of that bailiwick,
came down today to turn In his re- There is no prettier location In Ne
turns to County Assessor Soennlchsen braska for a cemetery than Ook Hill
and while here he paid the Journal a
pleasant call, renewing his subscrip
tion to the paper for another year.
Mr. Richards also renewed the sub-
and with the expenditure of a small
amount of money, it can be made to
be one of the most handsome ceme
teries in the state. Let all lot own
scriptlon of his brother, O. C. Rich- ers pay heed to this appeal and pay
arda to the Journal. It is a pleas
ure to be able to send the Journal
to these two fine gentlemen and the
paper certainly hopes that it will
continue to be at their fireside for
many years to come.
in the small amount of $1.50 for the
work. , ,v
Improving Avenues.
The city has been doing quite a
good bit of work on the Bouth end.
of Chicago avenue, the road grader
Smoke 1'ro.m the Fires. . having been In uso there for several
The atmosphere today is somewhat days past. The result has been to
smoky caused by the fires In Wlscon- make the residents of the Fifth ward
sin and Michigan which have been feel much better as well as encourage
raging for some days. The shift in the farmers who use that road into
the wind to the north resulted in the city. This work is entirely ad
blowing the smoke from these great dltlonal to that of macadamizing tha
fires down upon the region the course avenue whlqh is to start very soon
of the smoke following the Missouri and which will make that thorough-
and Mississippi rivers. The odor of faro one of the best in this part of
burning pine is easily observable on the country. The work of grading
the breeze and the pall of smoke will bo carried on by the city on
hangs heavily over the river and the Washington avenue and Lincoln ave-
hllls. The fires have been doing an nue and they will bo put in the best
immense amount of damage and have of condition for travel in a very
rendered many a family homeless. short time.