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Neb. Stato Historical Soe. lattsmoEtb Journal. be SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION EIGHT PAGES VOLUME XXIX . PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. MONDAY OCTOBER 10 , 1910 NO 74 GERMAU-AMER GA I i n Meeting at Lincoln is Largely Attended by Germans From all Parts of Nebraska Val J. Peter of Omaha, President The Germans had complete con trol of Lincoln yesterday. Thousands came to the city to participate In the celebration of the anniversary of the day when Mastorlus with his band of Mennonites founded Germantown in 1683. An immense parade, over two miles long and with hundreds of Germans in line, was the first of a program that consumed the entire afternoon. Speeches were made later to Immense crowds on the state bouse grounds, Mayor Love and Chancellor Avery welcoming the vis itors. For several days the entire city has been decked with American and German colors. Local merchants to the number of fifty, had prepared floats for use In the parade today. American and German colors were prominent In the parade, on the floats, on the lapela of spectators and on every business block along the line of march. The celebration of German day Is coincident with the first annual meet ings of the German-American alliance and is regarded as of much signifi cance with respect to the consolida tion of German Interests and Influ ence in the state. At a Thursday morning meeting of the German-American alliance, John Mattes, jr., on behalf of the political committees, Introduced the follow ing resolutions, which were unani mously adopted: "The committee on educatioual matters recommend in Its report In struction in the German language in our public schools. Said report was received by the convention with great enthusiasm. Requisite to obtain re sults in this direction are competent teachers, therefore this committee asks that the German-American alli ance of Nebraska lend the German seminary of Milwaukee, Wis., moral and financial support. "The committee recommends that the German-American alliance of Ne braska be represented at the dedica tion of the monument of General Steuben, which takes place In Wash ington, D. Cl, November next. "The committee recommends that the Gereman-American alliance of Nebraska make a donation towards the erection of a suitable monument in honor of Daniel Pastorius. Con gress made an appropriation of $30, 000 for this purpose upon condition that the national German-American alliance appropriate a like amount. "The committee recommends that the various branch organizations of the German-American alliance of Nebraska furnish its members with the insignia of our national organi zation. "The German-American alliance of Nebraska demands the redisricting of our state to give representation In the legislature in accordance with the population, Irrespective of political consequences. "We recommend that the state or ganization appoint one man in each county to have charge of state affairs I GOOD M'lE HI THE mm BP! At the last session of the Board of County Commissioners, the question of whether Cass county should have a new jail was an interesting subject for discussion. It is becoming more evident each month that the county can not house its criminal class In the old shell we have, for want of a bet ter name termed, a Jail, much longer, und hold Its place In civilized society. A resolution was passed this session, allowing the citizen taxpayers an op portunity to express their feelings, at the November election, as to whether they will, for the cause of humanity, burden their property with a tax of 2 mills on each dollar of valuation, the valuation for taxation purposes being but one-fifth of the actual valu ation, for the purpose of creating a, fund out of which a decent jail shall be constructed. When the actual value of the taxable property is con sidered, the levy of 2 mills on one fifth of this amount would not be felt by any one, and the Just pride we as citizens of the county should feel In ALIKE IS I therein; such appointee to act as general delegate with power to vote at annual or special meetings of the German-American alliance of Ne braska." "We welcome with genuine satis faction the movement of conservation of natural resources. We recommend the enactment of such laws by con gress which will bring about a speedy solution of this Important problem, the final solution of a question which was considered of most vital import ance over thirty years ago by our countrymen and patriot, Carl Schurz. As a reward he received at the time the gratuitous ridicule of the Ameri can press. "We condemn the movement now on foot to bring a prohibition bill be fore the next national congress, and are opposed to any national interfer ence In the matter of temperance leg islation. The plain resolutions adopted re garding county option and the sturdy indorsement of anti-county option candidates was a source of perplexity to republican campaign managers to day. "We have never won a republican victory in this state without? the aid of the Germans," a republican said. "It's a cinch that we won't get many of these." The officers of the German-American alliance who were chosen In July to serve until the first annual meet ing were re-elected today. The alli ance comprises slightly more than half of the German organizations In the stale at this time and it Is assert ed that all of them will be under the wings of the alliance within a short time. The officers are: President, Val J. Peter, Omaha; first vice president, Dr. H. Gearhard, Lincoln; second vice president, Otto Leptin, South Omaha; third vice pres- dent, Karl Kauf, Hastings; first re cording secretary, A. A. Lembach, Hastings; corresponding and finan cial secretary, John Mattes, jr., Ne braska City; treasurer, Fred Volpp, Scrlbner. The committees were made up of these members: Organization and Business Dr. II. Gearhead, Lincoln; Louis Otnat, Ne braska City; Otto Lepin, South Omaha; C. W. Blum, Omaha; Mr. Lutz, Columbus. Educational Pursuits Carl Bolide, Columbus; the Rev. Stege, Platts- mouth; B. Sache, Omaha; Louis Tag merker, Seward; George E. Stratt mann, Omaha. Political Affairs John Mattes, Ne braska City; Karl Kauf, Hastings; Fritz Volpp, Scrlbner; Michael Bauer, Lincoln; C. A. Reimers, Pierce. Auditing Albert von Ileyde, Grand Island; Jacob Frltzier, Lin coln; Nick Witt, Bennington; Died- ricli Blankenmeyer, Pender; Joseph Thurlnger, Omaha. Thanksgiving W. F. Stoecker, Omaha; Iiouis Held, Columbus; Fritz Stelllng, South Omaha; Charles Weiss, Hartington; A. A. Lembach, Hastings. the common weal, should prompt us to vote for the Improvement. It will only be opposed by a narrow-minded few, who are of the ancient Pharasee type of Individuals, who can have no touch of sympathy for the unfortu nate souls whom the law thrusts be hind the jail walls to await their day in court. Every enterprising citizen in the county should sanction the en terprise, and if one has a doubt as to the need for the proposed structure, he should visit the place where the prisoners are kept and see for him self what the conditions really are. "Right Man In the Right rime." From Friday's Pally. ' Hans Tarns, superintendent of county Infirmary, called at the Jour nal office yesterday, and while here renewed for the dally and also re newed the subscription of the copy of the Semi-Weekly Journal sent to his son-in-law, Henry CarBton, at Wall Lake, Iowa. Mr. Tarns has had charge of the poor farm for several years, and seems to be "the right man la the right place." He Is a hustler, and has done better for the county than any superintendent for many years. Ill ARE The City Should Make It a Red Letter Day in Its History. Missouri Tribe No. 69, or Platts mouth, local branch of the Improved Order of Red Men, are circulating a neat little booklet for the purpose of advertising their annual convention which meets in this city on the 19th and 20th of the present month, which is one week from next Wednesday and Thursday. it is the proud boast of this order that antidates the declaration of in dependence ten years, and that George Washington, the Father of his Country, was' the first Great Sa chem of the order. Members of this order were of the band comprising the Boston Tea Party, and the his tory of the order is contemporaneous with the history of the United States government. The manners, customs, habits and characteristics of the Iro quois Indians have been adopted with the signs, ceremonies and pass-words of the Indian language, translated into English. The local lodge has made a fine record and one its members may well be proud of. From starting In with a charter membership of 30 mem bers, they have grown to a member ship of 300. And the membership of the local lodge includes some of the best blood In the city, and the same is true through this state and other states. The local lodge owns Its own build ing which Is fitted up for entertain ing the membership In the most ap proved fashion. The last annual session of he Great Council was held In Omaha one year ago, and at that time 200 members of the local lodge were In attendance and worked and voted to get the session of the present year located In Plattsmouth. This will be a live convention amf the member ship of Missouri Tribe No. 69, Flatts mouth, deserve much credit for their success In landing the convention. and It is now up to the city to royally entertain our guests while they are In the city. If an automobile parade could bo arranged It would be a nice feature, and show up the good points of our beautiful little city. In District Court. The eleven Jurors who tried the case of Charles Beckwlth vs. the Samuel Johnson estate, were out but a short time when they returned a verdict into court yesterday after noon in favor of the claimant for the sum of $1,864.00. The plaintiff asked for J3.500.00 and alleged a promise to make a will on the part of the deceased In plaintiff's favor, and his claim was for the amount which an eighty acre farm would have cost at the time the "promise was made. The Jury did not consider the promise proven, and allowed plaintiff wages as a farm hand for the time plaintiff showed he was with the deceased, which aggregated the above sum. A jury was impaneled to try the case of Vesta Clark vs. the Bankers' Accident Insurance company, and the trial commenced. The jury in this case, by agreement of the par ties, consists of ten men, two of the original panel having been excused. Those excused were G. L. Farley and Henry Goos, and the case ia being tried to the following ten men: John Albert, John Bramblett, Oscar Miller, Chris Iske, Oregon Douge, J. V. Carnes, William Spangler, G. R. Sayles, W. A. Tulene and C. A. Gauer. In County Court. From Friday's Dally. Judge Beeson this morning heard the proofs in final settlement of the estate of the Mary Ella Davis estate, and discharged the administrator. An administrator was appointed In the estate of Clalburn Aubrey Davis, deceased, today. Attorney Charles L. Graves appearing for tho petition er. Proofs of death were made and the administrator appointed in the estate of John Ruby this morning, Charles E, Martin, the brother-in-law of the deceased, was appointed administra tor. 264 acre farm, 4 miles west of Plattsmouth one and half miles from grain elevator well Improved, and known as the Jacob Horn farm. For further particulars see Mrs. W. Hass ler, riattsmouth, Neb. CHI WHY NOf USE THE SPLIT-LOG DRAG HERE? Frank Beeson, Jr., who Is the guest of his uncle, Judge Beeson, and who motored from Alliance to Platts mouth, a distance of over four hun dred miles, informs the Journal that through the counties lu the west and west central part of the state the roads have been put In excellent con dition by the use of the drag. Mr. Beeson thinks the roads in the east ern part of the state do not receive near the attention, and are nof nearly in as good condition, as in the west ern counties. A very good road drag, and one costing but little, Is described In Farmers' Bulletin 321, sent out by the government, and written by D. Ward King, "Expert on Split-log Drag, Office of Public Roads." Mr. King says the earth road is by far the m.ct common type of highway In this country. The cheapness compared with other types of construction and the absence of rock and gravel from many sections of the country w ill ren der its use necessary for many years to come. Mr. King says there are 2,000,000 miles of such roads which must be maintained by some means more or less expensive, and then en dorses the split-log drag and de scribes the drag and tells how it Is constructed, setting forth with appro priate cuts each part, so that anyone with an axe, saw, hammer and a two Inch auger and a piece of steel four feet long and three or four inches wide and a quarter of an inch thick can make such an Implement. Mr. King then discusses the time to use the drag, stating that this should be not when the road is sticky, but moist enough to yield readily to the drag. There Is no reason why the roads In this part of the state should not be kept In an excellent condition If the use of the split-log drag should be put In common use. "The Wolf" Last Niulit. Fr' Friday's Pally 'tie company presenting this play last night at the Parmele deserve more praise than we are able to give It. While the audience was small, every member of the company played their parts to perfection Just the same, and never before have we at tended a performance In Plattsmouth that gave such universal satisfaction among the auditors. "The Wolf" Is an Interesting play from beginning to the end, and the scenery was clmply grand. If we were to write columns In praise of Louis J. Howard and his excellent support, we would not be able to give them the credit they Justly deserve. They should have been greeted by a crowded house, and those who failed to be there failed to witness one of the best shows that has ever visited Plattsmouth. And In this connection, the Journal desires to say, that those who fall to see "Graus tark" Monday night will fall to Bee a play that Is just as commendable as "The Wolf," if not a little more so. Col. McMnkcn Visits John Gutie. Col. II. C. McMaken returned from Jersey City and the east a few days ago, where he attended the national encampment of the G. A. R. While on his trip the colonel visited In Cleveland and spent some time with John Gutclie, formerly mayor of Plattsmouth, and an employee of the Burlington here. Mr. Gutclie is fore man In the brass foundry for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern and draws his check each month for f 210. 00, a similar position to which lie held here. While Colonel McMa ken was there Mr. Gutche received nn offer from the locomotlvo works nt Schenectady, New York, of a simi lar position at twice the salary he Is row receiving. The son-ln-laws of Mr. Gutche, Hugh Roberts and Will McFadden, were comfortably located In Cleveland and doing fine. What Tliey Denote. Uncle Ben Marlcr, of Mynard, sends to tho Journal a number of sweet potatoes, all In one bunch, all grown on one vine. Tho vino pro duced fifteen, and some of them pret ty fair sized. Undo Ben Is one of the oldest democrats In Cass county, if not the oldest, and ho says the in crease of potatoes simply denotes the great multiplication of democrats this year. Miss Cella Madson, who has been employed at the Iowa Institution for the Feeble Minded at Glenwood for the past few months, returned home Wednesday evening for a few days' visit with borne folks. Attend District Court. Merton E. Weldy, superintendent of claims department of the Bankers' Accident Insurance company, of Des Moines, Iowa; J. A. Klzer, secretary of the company, also of Des Moines; Edward F. Uhe, of Sioux City, for merly district manager for the com pany; Roy L. Hamilton and Frank Irwin, manager and agent respective ly, from Beatrice, Nebraska, were In the city today and gave evidence on behalf of the defendant In the case of Vesta Clark against the accident company. 0EA1H OF I FOB CISS (Mil CITIZEN From Friday's Dally. T. M. Patterson received a 'phono message this morning Informing him of the death of his cousin, Lavlnus W. Patterson, at his homo at Narka, Kansas, at 6:30 InHt evening. The message was very brief and did not state arty of the details of Mr. Patter son's last sickness, but for the reuson that none of his relatives In this county had been informed of his Ill ness, it Is believed that he died from heart failure. Mr. Patterson was about seventy-five years of age and he was a resident of Cass county for many years, having been one of the pioneers in this locality when the country was first settled by white men, and has been a resident of Kan sas for probably twenty years. Mrs. Frank Moore, and Mrs. McDonald, of near Murray, are daughters of the deceased, and Mrs. William Gllmour, residing south of thl city, Is a sister, and Mr. Fred Patterson, the county surveyor, is a brother. A more ex tended obituary statement will ap pear tomorrow. Will Soon Move. The west room of the Fanger de partment store building, owned by Albert Wetenkamp, Is being thor oughly overhauled this week and put In excellent condition for occupancy about the 15th of this month by J. E. Mason, with bis candy and confec tionery store. When In this new room Mr. Mason will carry a much larger line In every department, he will be better prepared to serve his many patrons, giving him an excellent room for serving hot and cold lunches and oysters In any style. Mr. Mason's patronage has grown wonderfully since he opened this lino about one year hgo, as hard work and kind treatment hns always been his daily motto, and we predict for him great er success thin ever In his new homo. May he continue to grow, He will be In the lie home rot later th..n the 1 .". til of October. Returns Home. Chas. Reynolds, who has for the past few weeks been working at Palmer, Nebraska, at which place he was for a few weeks In full charge of the village newspaper, returned home this week. Charley says ho was successful holding down every department of the situation, but ho pays the financial surroundings did not Justify his remaining with the Job. TIiIh Is no unusual circumstance with the average country newspaper. They are in many localities supposed to exist without the necessary finan cial assistance, and many of them do simply exist, and nothing more. A I'oi'iiicr Citizen of Cuss. From Friday's Dally. A former citizen, Aaron Batterson, of Antelope county, who wns called here on account of the death of his little grand-daughter, littlo Mary Grace Batterson, was a caller at the Journal headquarters yesterday. Mr. Batterson is a former resident of Cass county, and removed to Ante- lopo county about ten years ago, where he has slnco resided. Mr. Pat terson was known to all the older residents of tho county, and especial ly In tho vicinity of Plattsmouth, and has been a constant reader of tho Journal. A. W. Smith Improves Farm. Mr. A. W. Smith, residing Just west of the city, hns recently finished a large addition to his already com modious bam. Mr. Smith has added room enough for ten cows, which ho expects to add to his herd, and do some dairy farming. Mr. L. G. Lar son did the carpenter work. In addi tion to the Improvements on his bam, Mr. Smith haB added two coats of paint to his dwelling, Mr. J. R. Rum- mcrfleld doing the artistic stunt. Service)) at M. K. church nt Muynard. The pictures now at the Majestic are great. A HA HUG H1AHTIC PLAY "Graustark" Coming to the Par- mele Monday Night. "Graustark," the dramatization of the most popular work of fiction In the last twenty years, will be the at traction at the Parmele on Monday night, October 10th. In It George Burr McCutcheon has treated the most romantic theme that ever in spired tho pen of a novelist, the love of a brave, handsome, dominant American for a princess of royal blood. Tho story has been told be fore, but never with the delightful charm of Mr. MoCuteheon's novel. No heroine was ever so fascinating as Yetlve, tho wilful little princess of Graustark, and no hero so admirable as Grenfall Lorry, the rich young American, whose native shrewdness outwits foreign diplomacy and bat ters down the royal tradition of cen turies, In the fight for tho woman ho loves. lie first meets her on a train as It pulls out of Denver. There Is some thing rare and exquisite, but dis tinctly foreign in her appearance, and though a much traveled young man, he cannot quite guesa her na tionality. All his advances toward her or members of her party are met with cold reserve, but he eventually forms her acquaintance when she la advertently left behind at a little station up In the Alleghanles. Al though able to catch the train him self he remains behind to assist her. lie wires the train to wait for them at the next station, and hiring a mountain coach, they dash wildly after the waiting train; by the tlmo he assists her to the steps of the Pullman their friendship is cemented and the romance well started. The young woman introduces her self as "Miss Guggenslocke" of Edel weiss, the capital of Graustark. When the American told her he had never heard of It she asked him why geography Is not flight In American schools, and half Jestingly Invites him to visit her at Edelweiss. By the time he watches her steamer sail away from the pier he is hopelessly In love and the next boat has his name on tho passenger list tho eager search for the mysterious land of Graustark has begun. Through Harry Anguish, on artist friend who joins him In Paris, ho learns that "Graustark" Is an oh' scuro principality In eastern Europe. When they arrive they are dismayed to find that not even the oldest In habitant has ever heard of "Miss Giiggensloi ker" all Inquiries meet ing with a mysterious Ignorance. That night tho disappointed lover and his friend overhear a plot to abduct the princess of tho realm. In a crazy mood for adventure they fol low the conspirators to tho cnstle and even to the princess' boudoir, which Lorry enters to protect her. The princess awakened, rises hastily from her bed. Lorry turns to her and with a gasp recognizes tho strange glii he hns .conio haif way across the world to see not Miss Guggenslocker, but Yetlve, princess of Graustark. Then follows the prettiest duo of love scenes ever staged. For An guish and his cute littlo countess, unfettered by the bnn of royalty, life flows as smoothly as a summer song. But for Lorry and Yetlve thero are problems, unconquerable, unsur mountable unless American pluck can cut the Gordon knot. She is a princess of the royal blood, must wed nono but a prince, and even now is betrothed to tho heir of the thorno of Axphaln. Lorry Is only an Ameri can. Sho loves him hopelessly, dls- paliingly. He loves audaciously, pud ever the stnr of hope shines be fore him and beckons hlni on. Mat ters are hurled to a climax by the jealous prince of Duwsbergon, who murders Piinco Lorenz of Axphaln and casts suspicion on the American. Then the princess becomes an arch plotter, scheming to save her lover even at tho cost of her kingdom. Her superb bravery and the unadulter ated nerve of Anguish's "bluff" snntch Lorry from tho scaffold, win a strong political alliance for Graus tark, and remove the barrier of her editary law between the littlo queen and the American prince. Charles Wamsat and wife, of South Omaha, came down today and looked over the farm lately purchased from James Sage. Mr. Wamsat will move on his farm next March.