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VOLUME XXX
PLATTSMOUTH, NE15RASKA. Til UUSDAV MMtCIl 16, 1911
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A LARGE NUMBER OF
ATTEND THE MEET N6 SATURDAY
A Very Interesting Event and Several Fine Addresses Delivered'
Including: Miss Fosters Account of Her Trip and Visit to
Booker T. Washington's School.
The Cass County Teachers' associa
tion met in the High scnool building
in this city last Saturday for its reg
ular monthly session and for the dis
cussion of subjects In the regular
reading circle course. There was a
fine turnout of the teachers of the
county and Superintendent Abbott
and many of the teachers of the city
schools were present to take part in
the interesting discussions. There
were alout 00 of the teachers of the
county present, but three of the dis
tricts were not represented, for the
reason that they are under quaran
tine for smallpox.'
At the morning session chapters
10, 11, 12 and 13 of Barrett's
Pedagogy was under discussion, with
Principal E. E. Odcll of South Dend
as first epeaker. Also review of
Smith's Evolution of Dodd, with Miss
Lena Young of Cedar Creek to read
the first paper. These topics were
very thoroughly discussed, by many
of the teachers.
At the afternoon session other
chapters of the Pedagogy were dis
cussed. Superintendent X. C. Abbott
delivered a lecture on "Patriotism,"
and County Superintendent Miss
Mary Foster, gave an account of her
visit to Booker T. Washington's
school at Tuskegee, Alabama. Miss
Foster's paper was a very Interesting
discussion, bearing on the solution of
the race problem, as well as throwing
light on some of the newer ideas In
Pedagogy. Miss Foster spoke of the
pleasure afforded her In visiting this
remarkable school of colored
students, consisting of some fifteen
hundred pupils, and about one hun
dred and seventy Instructors. Miss
Foster said, in substance, that the
journey was made from Mobile to
Tuskegee, leaving the former city
about noon and arriving at their
destination at 8 o'clock in the even
ing, and taking a carriage drove im
mediately to Washington's school,
which is located two miles from the
city of Tuskegee, a city of about
.1,000 population.
Miss Foster's party was met by a
porter, who escorted them to a door
and called a maid, wh took their
cards and they were ushered Into the
office of Mr. Washington and there
met his wife, who was a very intel
ligent negro woman, who Is dean of
the Girls' Trades school. Her home
was very nice and showed marks of
culture. The visitors were given
rooms in the girls' dormatory and
Pioneer Company Has Begun
Work on Project to Utilize
Water of River.
Very quietly and without any blow
ing of horns, a real start at the build
ing of a Platte river power canal has
at lust been made. In fact, so quietly
was the work inaugurated that no
word has so far gotten into the news
papers, although ground .was broken
February 27 and there has been no
"let up" in labor since that time.
Despite the fact that a half dozen
or more different Platte river canal
projects have been launched within
the last ten years, this is the first one
upon which a single shovelful of earth
has been turned. The men behind
the plan are making no great hurrah
over the matter, but are going ahead
with the work in a businesslike man
ner. They are making no extravagant
claims as to the amount of power
which will be developed, nor are they
claiming to be able to sell power at a
less figure than is v' no elsewhere on
the face of the earth. They are
simply going ahead with actual con
struction work and are keeping quiet
on all points.
The project is not the old one In
connection with the Loup rher. It is,
in fact and name, a real "Platte"
river canal. In brief, the plan is to
construct a dam In the Tlntte about
two miles above the point at which
TEACHERS
V
If
every possible attention was paid
them. Shortly after taking possession
cf the guests' chamber they were in
vited to go to the auditorium of the
chapel for devotional exercises, and
were given seats on the platform with
the instructors.
The next morning after breakfast
the party was assigned a guide, one
of the Gtnlor boys, who took them
through the various departments of
the school. They first visited the
tinshop, where the students were
making buckets, cake tins, spouting
for houses and all sorts of utensils
n,a:le from tin. Then they visited the
wagon shop; the institution makes all
of its wagons and buggies. The har
ness shop was visited also, and the
tailor shop, where the clothing for
the school is made. A carpenter shop
is maintained, where earpentery Is
taught. In fact, the buildings con
nected with the school, of which
there were 103, wero all designed,
built and completed by the students
of the school.
The Girls' Trades schools were
then visited, where they are taught
to do plain and fancy sewing, mil
linery and ladies' tailoring. The girls
are required to take two years In
domestic science, In which they are
taken through the art of housekeep
ing and given actual experience In
keeping the sitting room, dining
room, bed room and kitchen. In
each of the trades It was noticed that
they were correlating the work with
the academic department, viz: On
the blackboard it was noted the as
signment of an essay on the subject
of how to finish a coat collar and an
other how to make a hat frame; in
the cooking department a paper was
required on how to make cookies.
The plan and method appealed to the
visiting teachers as more in line with
a practical education than to have re
quired an essay on some abstract sub
jet, such as is usually required In
our schools.
Miss Foster then related her ex
perience in visiting a rural colored
school, which was conducted along
similar lines as the Tuskegee school.
A man and his wife had the school
In charge and the students were half
of them instructed in the school room
by one, while the other Instructor
had the remainder of the school In
the field or garden. Each student
was given a parcel of land to plant
and given the proceeds of their
labor.
the southern line of Douglas county
comes to the river. From this dam
a-canal will conduct the wa!er south
eastward to a point one-half mile
west of the state fisheries across the
river from the town of South Bend.
Here the power houses will be con
structed, and from this point electric
power wires will radiate to those
titles in which power will be sold.
ANOTHER Cf.fi ROBBERY
It has become almost a nightly oc
currence for the officers to receive a
report from the railroads that a car
of merchandise has been entered dur
ing the night and some of the con
tents taken. Last night a ear of
merchandise on tho Missouri Pacific
railway was entered and a lot of sad
dlery goods taken and one or two
sits of harness. It Is not known
whether tho car was entered here or
while in transit from Omaha, but the
car was found here and some of the
contents missing. The officers are
working on a slow which they have
Nebraska City News.
Shooter Better Stop Shooting.
Frank Ration, residing out on West
Pearl street, says that some of his
neighbors have for the past few
nights been In tho habit of discharg
ing firearms Just a little too close to
his premises for comfort and which
Yrs been much to the annoyance of
his family, and it must be stopped.
This Is bad practice within the city
limits and Mr. Rauen says he Intends
to take the matter up himself If It is
not stopped.
SPLENDID 1101-
I1T1 SATURDAY
Mayor Sattler Unanimously En
dorsed Rea Patterson and John
Schulhof for Members of
Board of Education.
As a resulut of tho democratic
primaries and convention, for the
nomination of city officers, which had
been called for last Saturday evening,
a harmonious convention was held
and a strong ticket, both for the
school board and city officers, was
placed In the field for the coming
election.
In the First ward Councilman
Dovey was Indorsed for re-election;
iq the Second ward Councilman Kurtz
was renominated; in the Third ward
John Ilalstrom was nominated; in the
Fourth ward George Dodge received
the nomination, while in tho Fifth
William Shea was nominated for
election to the position which he has
tilled by appointment for some time.
The convention met later in the
council chamber and organized by
electing John Lutz as chairman and
F. E. Schlater secretary of the con
vention. As a result of the convention tho
following ticket was Indorsed for city
offices: Mayor, J. P. Slatter; clerk,
B. G. Wurl; treasurer, Carl Fricke;
police Judge, M. Archer; for members
of the school board to succeed D. C.
Morgan and Dr. Cummins, both of
whom declined to become candidates,
Mr. John Schulhof and Mr. Rae Pat
terson. A better ticket and a more capable
set of men for the positions for which
each has been named could not have
been selected and it is the duty of
every good citizen to cast off partisan
bias and see to It that this ticket of
business men be elected from top to
bottom.
Frank Llbershall wasciosen as
chairman of the city central com
mittee. The eomniittee Is as follows:
First ward, D J. S. Livingston;
Second ward, James Rebal; Third
ward, P. J. Vallery; Fourth ward, Pat
Eagan; Fifth ward, R. W. Toogood.
IDE WATER PUNT PROB
LEM IN PLATTSMOUTH
Plattsmouth citizens are waking
up on the municipal water and light
problem and the more they look Into
it the better it looks to them. Water
company officials want tho Platts
moutlcity council to appoint an ap
praiser, to confer with a company ap
praiser and fix a price on the old
water plant with a view to unloading
it on the city. Here would bo a fine
opportunity for the city to get slung
as it would not be a difficult matter
for tho company to "see" the city's
appraiser, tho price would be boosted
to the limit and tho courts would
order the city to stand on it's ap
praiser's report and come through
with the price. Omaha, North Platte
and eKarney furnish striking lllustra
tlons of this brand of "smoothness"
and high finance. Beware! Lincoln
Herald.
In Police Court.
A little friction was generated
Saturday afternoon between two of
the spectators In making ther un for
the firo on North Sixth street. The
parties had mounted the wagon draw
ing the hose cart in order to bo on
hand whe nthe fire fighting apparatus
of tho city should bo, brought Into
action. It appears that one of the
men took exceptions to tho other
loading the team with so much
weight and ordered him off the
wagon. Blows and strong language
were exchanged, but no serious In
jury Inflicted. A complaint was made
in police court, but the complaining
witness was advised by his friends to
drop the matter and ho "did not ap
pear, so that tho court could not do
otherwise than dismiss the com
plaint.
MUvcn Xeur Myminl.
J. C. Yost, from near Mynnd way
in the city tills morning looking after
some business matters and called at
this offi'-o to enroll his name for a
copy of the Daily Journal. Mr. Yost
has been living out near Cedar Creek
for tho past year, but recently moved
to the Metzger farm near Mynard,
this being his first visit to Platts
mouth in nearly a year.
Mauled by the County Judge.
Judge Person this morning Issued
a marriage license and also perform
ed the marriage ceremony uniting In
the holy bonds of wedlock Mr. Fred
J. Beard and .Miss Signa Clinken
beard, both of Omaha. The happy
pair returned to the metropolis on
the afternoon train, where they will
make their future home. They in
formed the Judge that they were not
afraid of the "13th" day of the month
and really thought It may bo a good
omen.
Large Attendance at the Morn-
ir.g service, aim twelve INew
Members Received.
1'n in Monday's Unity.
Tho largest congregation which
has attended services since Rev. L.
W. Cade took charge- last May as
sembled In tho auditorium of the
Presbyterian church yesterday morn
ing. , A largo number of the city's
prominent young men attended In a
body and occupied the front seats.
The service was most Interesting
throughout. The choir rendered a
beautiful anthem entitled, "God Is
Our Refuge and Our Strength."
After tho preliminary service Rev.
Cade sprang a surprise on the con
gregation by Introducing Rev. Mr.
Hilkeman, the representative of the
Board of Publication and Sabbath
School Work of tho Presbyterian
church, who gave a splendid address,
emphasizing the need of qualifica
tions for Sabbath school Instruction.
At tho conclusion of tho sermon
one of the most beautiful sights ever
witnessed In the church took place
when twelve new members were re
ceived Into the church on confession
of their faith in Christ. Eight of the
number received the sacrament of
baptism. Others are to bo received
soon 'Ko add - to-the large number
which Rev. Gado has received since
taking charge of the church. People
are being reached and touched by the
labors of the pastor.
FIRE AT THE CURTIS
HOME LAST SATURDAY
The fire alarm was turned in
Saturday afternoon about 4:yo, when
a small blaze was discovered at the
residence of Mr. Curtis on North
Sixth street. There was a slight mis
understanding In the location at first,
and instead of going directly up
Sixth street, the team with tho hose
cart niade a detour of two or three
blocks, and finally noting the error
swung back to the proper course,
Clyde Funk, C. P. Richards and Wil
liam Ralney were the first persons on
tho scene of the firo and noted tho
roof in a blaze. Mr. Curtis, who Is
ill and unable to walk, was carried
out of tho house by these gentlemen
and a bucket procured and dashed
upon the flames, and before tho hose
cart reached the building the flames
were extinguished. Small damage
was done to the roof, which is sup
posed to have caught fire from the
flue. Every resident in the city
should inspect his flues and ascertain
whether they are perfectly safo or
not. Tho high winds prevalent In the
spring will soon be on and fire likely
to be started.
IV'glns Grudlng l!oal.
From Tuesday's Imllv
George Polsall, with six men and
four teams and paraphlnalla for road
work, left for Union tills morning,
where Mr. Polsall has a contract for
grading a stretch of country road be
tween Union and Nchawka. Mr.
Polsall has had a house built on
wheels and covered with sheet Iron
largo enough to accommodato his
forte, and tho matter of providing
board for the force- will be easily
solved. A larger force may bo put
on later, nS tho weather cannot be
counted on as settled for a few
weeks.
Will Wed Soon.
Mr. William lleldinnu of Motley,
Minnesota, arrived In the city Satur
day evening, having come to Platts
mouth with tho expressed Intention
of taking away with him this week
ono of Plattsmouth's most charming
young ladies, Miss Alma Solvers. In
vitations are already out and the
wedding Is to occur next Wednesday.
mces Ira
ni CliURGH
SERVICES AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH
Large Attendance Doth Morning
and Evening, and all Pleased
With Evangelist Lewis.
From Monday's Dally.
The series of revival meetings ad
vertised to begin at the M. E. church
were opened yesterday morning
under auspicious circumstances. Rev.
Lewis arrived in the city yesterday
morning about C o'clock, and al
though weary from his long journey,
made a vigorous address at the morn
ing service. He was accompanied by
Mr. Holmes, the blind pianist, whom
Rev. U'wls introduced to the audi
ence and asked him to play "Home
Sweet Home," which request was
complied with, tho mush Ian entranc
ing the large audience with his rendi
tion of this popular melody.
Rev. Lewis told his hearers that if
they had come to hear something
new or out of the ordinary, ttiey
would be disappointed, for he made
no claim other than that "he was
simply a fanner saved by grace." He
based his remarks on the scripture:
"If ye abide In me ami my words
abide- in you, ye shall ask what ye
will and It shall be yours." Rev.
Lewis stated that "prayer was the
telegraph line from earth to heaven,
and If the church In Plattsmouth Is
connected up with tho line he would
not fear for results." Among other
things said by the revivalist was that
he would prefer that, all criticism of
himself and methods bo deferred un
til tho last day of the meeting, and
have them all In at that time. At tho
close of the service Rev. W. L. Austin
received eight persons Into the
church by letter.
The evening service w as largely at
tended. The Christian church did
rot hold Its regular Sunday evening
service and Its pnstor, Rev. Ratcliffe,
occupied a seat on the platform and
offered prayer at the opening of tho
servlce.
The evangelist had for his subject,
'Ten Reasons Why Ho Believed the
Bible Was tho Work of God." The
subject was presented In a masterful
manner, the speaker holding tho at
tention of his listeners for over an
hour. During his remarks Rev.
IewIs said that on next Friday even
ing he would give a picture, of his
own life from the time of his youth
to his call to the ministry about four
years ago, and stated that his ex
perience was different from that of
"Billy" Sunday or "Gypsy" Smith
and that ho felt that his listeners
would bo Interested in it.
The service was made Interesting
and enjoyable by the nttisie rendered
by a large choir, accompanied by Miss
Cook with violin, E. II. Wescntt with
organ and Mr, Holmes with the
piano.
MAYOR SATTLER'S RENOH-
IMlimilST TRIBUTE
The renomlnatlon of Mayor Sattler
Saturday night was expected. Tho
primaries could not have resulted
otherwise where the people, desired
to pay Just tribute to a worthy offi
cial. John Sattler has been a close
student to the best Interests of
Plattsmouth and has worked Inces
sently In connection with the Com
mercial club to That end. lie has
demonstrated to tho fullest extent
that he "Is the right man in the right
place." Ills record as mayor Is that
of which any official should bo proud,
and the voters should re-elect him by
an overwhelming majority. The
Journal Is more thnn pleased to give
such a man its united support, be
cause it believes Joint P. Saltier has
made as good a mayor of whom thp
city of Plattsmouth has ever boasted.
Died In Omaha.
From Monday's Dally.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Gardner re
turned this morning from Omaha,
where they were called on account of
the death of Mr. Gardner's older
brother. Tho deceased leaves twelve
elilldren, all adults, and a mother 00
years of age to mourn his death,
Also two brothers survivo tho de
censed, namely, W. R. Gardner of this
city and Sam Gardner of Washington.
Wesley Burnett and wife, from
south of tho eify, were shopping In
Plattsmouth last Saturday. While
hero Wesley called at tho Journal
office and renewed his subscription
for the paper.
HjiS llisliii-iiislird (Juest.
Hon. George W. Llndsey of Red
Cloud, a member of the present house
cf representatives at Lincoln and ono
cf die nine dry democrats In the
present house, spent Sunday In
Plattsmouth, guest of Rev W. L.
Austin and wife. Mr. Llndsey r-
t'lriud to Lincoln this morning.
FOUR CONVICTS ESCAPE
FROM THE PENITENTIARY
Four cotulcts of the state peniten
tiary escaped between 4:30 and !i
o'clock Sunday morning, through a
hole at n north window where three
of the Iron bars had been sawed off.
It Is thought tho men received help
from tho outside, as they escaped
from the east kitchen where they had
Just been taken a few minutes before
they escaped. It Is thought almost
certain that they could not have
sawed og the three bars in the few
minutes they were In the kitchen.
Those who escaped were Charles
Pcaliody of Cass county, Joe Bus'inell
of Jefferson county, Jesse Smith of
Douglas county, and John Hayes of
Box Butte county. Peahody was serv
ing a term of five years for forgery.
Bushnell was sentenced to a term of
four years for burglary. Smith was
sentenced to a term of ten years for
murder in Douglas county. Hayes was
sentenced to three years for robbery.
Up to midnight Sunday night no
definito trace of tho men had been
found. Warden Smith at once notified
tho central telephono offices in all
parts of tho county who at once put
in a general call telling all persons on
party lines to be on the lookout for
the men.
Teabody was committed from this
county last December for a term of
fivo years for forgery. He Is about 20
years of age and wns comparatively
unknown In this community.
THE POST EDITORS TO
LIVE IN Gl HOMES
Within a very few weeks tho
editors of the Northwest Post expex t
to settle In homes of their own. Con
tractors Nelson & Holding are already
at work on II, L. Klrkham's residence
nnd it Is expected that some con
tractor will be at work on the Fel
lows' home In the course of a week
or ten days. The residences will bo
built on the side hill north of Prof.
Lang's residence, and this particular
portion of tint town will In future be
known as Mountain View, for the
reason that a splendid view of the
entire Blacks Hills range will lie In
plain sight from our doorstep, and
there's no danger that anyone can
building up in front of us, owing to
the height thereof. It might not be
out of place at this purtclular time
to call attention of many tif our de
llit'liients to the fact that this would
be a mighty good time to call around
ami help us build our houses by pay
ing up to dale and a few years In
advance on subscriptions. Not in the
way of donations, however, as we
shall expect In the future as in the
past to give value received. Now who
will be the first? Belle Fourche (S.
1). ) Northwest Post.
A FREIGHT TRAIN OF
108 HEAVILY LOAUEO CARS
Burlington freight No. "7 today
had a good big crowd of spectators
at the station to see a test of tho
strength and speed of the mammoth
new type O-l engliu. The monster
whirled past the station at the rate
of twenty-live miles per hour drawing
after it a string of 10S cars loaded
with time freight, beside the way
car. On this train there was exceed
ing 4,01)0 tons of freight, the heaviest
load ever drawn by one engine, and
e'lght cars more than was In the
record-breaking train of Saturday.
On the engine beside Mr. Moller,
who bandied the lever, were Ed
Johnson, traveling engineer; K.
Flynn, superintendent of the lines
west of tho Missouri river, and Chief
Dispatcher J. T. McShane, all watch
ing the great engine handle the train
with case. The old-time engineers
standing on tho platform said they
had never seen anything like the O-l
engine.
Mr. A. L. Baker of Murray was In
the city last evening and looked after
business matters for a short time.
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