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VOLUME XXX
PLATTSMOUTII. NE15RASKA. MONDAY MAY 15,1911
NO 10
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111 COMPANY IS THE CITY'S ALSO
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The City, Can Do Many Things Fot the Burlington and the Bur
lington Can Do Much For the City, and Thus Both Greatly
Benefitted Thereby.
In a inter to the president of1
the Commercial club of I his city
Mr. H. E. Byram, vice president of
the. Burlington, said:
"The building of our new shops
at Havelock has left a building
available in which to install the
brass foundry, and that had been
our intention all along since we
first began to enlarge the shops at
Havelock, but in view of your re
quest, and the importance of
Plattsmouth of retaining the
plant at that place, we have de
cided to give up the advantages to
toe company that would be de
rived from the removal of the
brass foundry to Havelock and let
It remain at Plattsmouth."
Our people most certainly ap
preciate the fact that the brass
foundry is to remain in Platts
mouth. This practically settles
the matter of any further removal
of the Plattsmouth shops. But
4 h IU ic r-Wl nil 4 V, innnnnn I i
1:111 li? 11'7L an llir IIKlllllll 111
which Vice President Byram has
considered (he matter, when he
says, "We have derided to give
up the, advantages to the com
THE STORY WRITTEN BY
. INCLEJOM" KEMMISH
A Very Interesting Narrative of
Sea Life, Published in the
Sunday New York Herald.
. On the fifth page of the maga
me'scction of the New York Her
ald of I lie issue of Sunday, May
7, will be found an illustrated
story of "A Castaway Who Found
a Swiss Family Robinson," the
narrative, a very interesting one,
is written liy "our own Uncle
Tom Kennish," under I lie non du
plume of "Captain Adams." By
the way of introduction the editor
Kays: "Captain Charles Adams,
author of the appended story, is a
veteran mariner of the days when
full-rigged ships lured youths to
enlist, perhaps as runaways, in
pursuit of romance and advanturc
on the seven seas. In 18(50, when
he was 'quite a wild young fel
low' (to quote him), he enlisted
in the English navy, where, he
chafed under strict discipline un
til he shipped as an apprentice
aboard the Victory for an eigh
teen months' voyage lo China."
The story is one of adventure
and tells of the experience of
Captain Adams aboard of a whaler
in the Prtielic ocean, and graphic
ally describes the rapture of their
first whale. The illustration ac
companying the story shows the
captain standing in the prow of
h small boat with an uplifted har
poon in the act of hurling the in
strument into Hie bulky form of
the sea monster. The story is
told in quaint English, and
abounds with, (lie expressions
famil iar to the sea-laring man
and new to the "laud lubber"
reader.
While on the voyage the ship
was wrecked and the crew cast
upon a small island, which was in
possesison of a man named Hunt,
who lived as the "Swiss family
Robinson." Mr. Hunt owned 52,
000 acres under a patent from the
English crown. The description
of the storm which wrecked the
vessel and the landing of the crew
is thrilling. For two years Cap
tain Adams was on this island, a
castaway. The story is interest
ing from start to finish, ami 1'nele
Tom is to be congratulated on the
success of his story.
Sunday School Class Meets.
From Frlilay'a Pnlly.
The girls belonging to the Sun
day school class of the Presby
terian church, taught by Mrs. J,
M. Roberts, held their regular
social meeting at the home of
Miss Emma Cummins yesterday
afternoon. The girls of this clas9
meet every other Thursday after
school at the home of the mem
bers of the class for the express
furpose of spending a couple ol
pany and let it remain in Platts
mouth," has made an impression
upon every citizen of the town,
and has endeared Mr. Bryain to
us all.
When it conies to a great cor
poration giving up some of its
own advantages in view of the
importance of the tiling to PlalLs
nioulh, brings it right home to
every man, woman and child in
our city to work together for the
mutual good of the Burlington
and Plallsmouth. Our business
men should make it a point to
make the personal acquaintance
of Mr. Byram and other ollleials
of the company. Let us get closer
together and see where we can
work to our mutual good.
This city can do many things
for the Burlington and the Bur
lington can do much for this city.
Our people should appreciate the
efforts that Mr. William Baird
is making to build up the Burling
ton shops in this city and for the
general upbuilding of this city,
lie is our friend. Let us all be his
friend.
hours in a social way. The time
is devoted to various amusements
and light refreshments are
served.
MRS. TCM WALLING PASSED
I AT 1:30 TODAY
Death Removes From Community
One of Plattsmouth's Most
Estimable Ladies.
It become- ,he sad duly of Hie
writer lo chronicle the death of
one of Plattsmouth's most
esteemed ladies, being that of
Mrs. Thomas Walling, which oc
curred at her home on North
Third street at 1 :.10 o'clock today.
Mrs. Walling lias been a sufferer
from cancer for more than a year,
and has undergone several opera
tions for the dread malady, and
her friends and physicians enter
tained some hope of her recovery,
and her death conies as a shock lo
all of her friends.
Mrs. Walling was reared to
womanhood in tin's city, her
maiden name being Miss Margaret
O'Rourk. She leaves lo mourn
her a husband, Thomas Walling,
and three sons and one daughter;
also one sister, Mrs. I). McIIiigh,
and three brothers, Daniel, Thom
as and Edward O'Rourk. The
Journal hopes to be able to give
a more extended obituary to
morrow. MAY PROVE TO HAVE
BEEN ATTEMPTED MURDER
Reports Are to the Effect That
the Injured Man Cannot
Recover.
From Friday' Dally.
County Commissioner Freid
erich, who went lo Omaha with
the man who was hurt on the M.
P. track Wednesday morning,
says the physician held out little
hope of the man's recovery. The
skull was fractured badly.
A man appeared who was look
ing for his brother, and although
he had not seen the injured man
he felt confident it was his
brother. If so, the injured man's
name is not Johnson, as he stated
in his half-conscious moments,
but Slranburg, and when he lefL
his brother a week ago he had
?-( 0 in money.
The manner of the injury and
the fact that the train crew found
the injured man lying between
the rails seems to indicate that
the man hod met with foul play,
and may have been placed on the
track by the party who slugged
and robbed him. The matter will
be investigated by the authorities.
Subscribe for the Dally Journal.
NOT A VERY CHIV-
ALROUS PROCEDURE
Auto Driver Pays No Attention to
Signal and Causes an
Accident.
Yesterday afternoon two wom
en were driving along the road not
far from Plattsmouth when an
auto containing two men and two
women came dashing toward them
at a high rate of speed. The
women in the buggy signaled the
chauffeur to sttp, as the team
they were driving was becoming
unmanageable, but the auloists
paid no attention to the signal of
distress and glided nasi .
The frightened animal whirled
around in the road, breaking the
tongue out of the buggy, almost
overturning the rig. The machine
occupied by the careless chauffeur
was a Ford, and the owner resides
in Mynard and was identified by
Hie women driving Hie rig. An
other auto occupied by two men
came up while the women were
attempting to quid I heir fright
ened team and assisted them,
procuring a bit of w ire and w iring
the tongue together so they could
get their vehicle home, while Hie
parly which did Hie damage did
not stop to inquire if help were
needed.
RETURNS FROM TRIP TO
SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS
G. L. Farley Accompanied a Car
of Excursionists to the
Lone Star State.
Mr. (i. L. Farley, who has been
in southwestern Texas for the
past ten days, returned last even
ing, well pleased with that, coun
try. Mr. Farley went with a car
of excursionists under the guid
ance of the Standard Land com
pany of Lincoln, amj visited the
new town. of San Juan, Texas, and
was also over the Mexican border
and visited the old city of Ma
tanioras, Mexico. While at San
Juan, which is a town built since
January last, Mr. Farley attended
Sunday school, and noted that
every boy and girl present was
from Nebraska except one.
lie visited Houston and went,
out fo V. J. Bryan's fine farm,
where he saw L'OO acres of line
land under irrigation and planted
to various crops. Mr. Hryan
spent three months last winter at
Ibis farm, and he is contemplat
ing building a fine dwelling soon.
MORE GOOD NEWS FOR
PLATTSMOUTH PEOPLE
Orders for More Improvements at
the Burlington Shops Received
by Superintendent Baird.
Superintendent Baird of Ihe,
Burlington Plattsmouth shops
yesterday informed President Bert
Pollock of the Commercial club
that orders had been received by
him for the construction of
two large turntables in the"
Plallsmouth shop yards of cap
acity to hold Ihe large coaches.
Mr. Baird has had the matter
in mind for some lime and has
been hoping to be directed lo
make the improvement, and yes
terday was gralilled by receiving
the instructions to go ahead. The
outlay will cost the company not
less than $5,000 and will be n
valuable addition to the Platts
niouth plant.
Funeral of Mrs. Slocum.
From Friday's bally.
Funeral services over Ihe re
mains of Mrs. Minerva A. Slocum
occurred yesterday morning. The
procession left Ihe residence, I wo
miles north of Murray, shortly
after 10 o'clock and proceeded to
the Eight Mile drove church,
where Ihe public service was held
at 11 o'clock, Rev. Maas, pastor of
the I'nited Brethren church, con
ducting the services. A largo
congregation of neighbors and
acquaintances of Ihe deceased as
sembled to pay respect to oiw
w hom I hey had know n and
esteemed for many years. Inter
ment was made at the Eight Mile
Oroe cemelerv.
Shetland Ponies.
Colls and matured Shetland
Ponies for sale.
William Ciilmour,
Plattsmouth, It. F. I).
His First Term in Sarpy County.
From Friday's ily.
Judge Travis, with bis son,
Court Reporter Earl Travis, re
turned yesterday from Papillion,
where Judge Travis held bis llrst
session of court in the newly as
signed territory, which was ad
ded to the Second Judicial dis
trict at the last session of the
legislature. Sarpy county's seat
of government is situated on the
1'nion Pacific railway, and In
order to reach it one must first
go to Omaha, then take the U. P.
train for Papillion.
THE, PASSING OF GRAND
MA STAR WN LAST NIGHT
Forty Years a Resident of Cass
County, Aged 91 Years, 2
Months and 28 Days.
From Frliliiy'H Dully.
Orniidma Starkjohn, whose
serious illness was mentioned in
yesterday's Journal, passed away
last evening al the advanced age
of Ul vears, months and
days.
Magdalena Margaret Tiiiim was
born in the village oT Mania,
Schlesvvig Hoist ine, (iennany,
February 1 'A, I :(, and grew to
womanhood and was educated in
her -native village. After she at
tained her majority she went to
Ihejrity of Allona, Where, on May
31, ,1KH), she was married to
Thies Starkjohn.
To this union six children were
born. Henry, the eldest, died at
Ihe age of 1 year; Einil, the sec
ond son, died at the age of 10,
both dying in flennany. August,
the next son, died at the age of
10; Mary, the wife of Philip
Trislch, died in 11)0(5.
Mrs. Starkjohn came to America
with her husband and three chil
dren, landing in Nebraska City
June, 1). 18(58, going to the home
of Vrrbrolher, H. 11. Timm, near
Nehavvka, where they lived until
January, 18(51), when Mr. and Mrs.
Starkjohn moved lo Iheir farm
live miles northwest of Plalfs
inonlh, where Mrs. Starkjohn re
sided with her family for more
than forty years.
In 1872 death again visited her
home, this time seizing her be
loved husband, leaving her a
widow, to care for her daughter,
Mary, now deceased, and her two
sons, Theodore and William, who
survive lo mourn her loss. The
little family struggled along
through drouth and scourage
of insects and losses by hail, and
Mrs. Starkjohn endured all of Ihe
hardships of the frontier life
without complaining.
Besides her two sons, Theodore
and William, with whom Mrs.
Starkjohn has made her home
since the death of her husband,
she is survived by four grand
children and one great grand
child. Her grandchildren are:
Henry Starkjohn, Wililam Trilsch,
Eddie Trilsch and Mrs. Anna
Parkening, and her great grand
child, Adelia Trilsch.
Mrs. Strakjohn was a kind
neighbor, a devoted wife and
mother, a consistent Christian
and a member of the Lutheran
church and highly esteemed by all
who knew her. A year ago last
February she removed with her
sons lo this city, where she has
since resided. The funeral will
occur Sunday, May 14, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon. Rev,
Steger will conduct Ihe service.
The Majestic Remains Open.
Mr. R. M. Schlaes went to
Omaha this morning lo procure a
moving picture machine for the
stock company, lo place in the
Parmele theater. The Majestic is
not to close the three evenings in
the week which the Parmele will
be open, as has been rumored, but
will continue as it has done. Mr.
Schlaes has no idea of closing Ihe
Majestic, as he has a four-year
lease on Ihe building in which the
show is conducted. The Majestic
is to continue just as it formerly
has, with Ihe same high class
pictures.
Card of Thanks.
To the kind neighbors and
friends who so generously assist
ed us during Ihe last sickness and
buiral of our beloved mother, tho
undersigned tender their warmest
thanks.
Edward Riorum.
Mrs. Adda Ferris.
BOOD ROADS AID HOW 10 SECURE
THEM 15 IHE GREAT QUESTIQH
The Farmer, the Business Man in Town, and the Taxpayers in
General Must Put on the BoostinR Clothes for Good Roads.
Good roads is all the talk every
where in .Nebraska, as well as in
oilier stales, and the mailer is
not liable to down until all who
have awakened to Ihe fact that we
must have belter roads, and (hat
the only way to get Iliein is for
Ihe farmers and the townspeople
fo join hands in securing them,
and work in harmony lo that end.
The following article from the
Lincoln Daily Star hits our vi.'vvs
so well (hat we appropriate it in
its enlirdy for the benefit of Ihe
readers of t he Journal :
Con.-iderable ad iv ily is noted in
Ncbra.-ka of late looking toward
Ihe building of good roads lead
ing Ihiough the thickly settled
portions. May one hope thai this
activity will really result in some
thing substantial in the way of
adual accomplishment ?
I " auital ion would build good
roads the stale of Nebraska would
be girdled with them, but some
how talk fails lo belter the condi
tion of Hie highways, and nobody
has offered anything more ef
fective toward thai end.
rndoubledly slate aid in mod
eration would give road improve
ment a decided impetus, but
somehow those in position to pro
vide it have feared to undertake it,
possibly because they did riot care
to incur the risk of criticism from
taxpayers. Were it. rendered
possible for Ihe slate lo aid in
road improvement it might on Ihe
one hand involve a heavy drain on
the treasury, or on the other
arouse criticism because certain
localities were favored.
Delay in g I roads work in
this stale, as in many others, has
been due lo Ihe fact that the
E
Are Enthusiastic Over the Flight
of the French
Aviator.
From Frlilny'i Dally.
Charles Martin and C. A. Raw Is
returned lasl night from the avia
tion meet, enthusiastic over Ihe
llight of the Frenchman. The
meet is held live miles west of
Omaha at the end of Hie car line.
The first ascension in the aft
ernoon was not, a charming suc
cess, the biplane seemed lo pitch
and loss ami dive down and up as
though encountering currents of
air unexpected, and the aviators
who watched the lljghl seemed
much concerned as lo the safely
of the man making Hie llight.
When he descended he told Ihe
bystanders that at, times there
would be no wind and at others
he would strike a strong current
of air which caused the machine
lo plunge about and almost be
came unmanageable.
The other men would not at
tempt another llight for some
time, and not until (1 o'clock did
the Frenchman make another at
tempt. He soared around the
course, circled around and around
like a hawk, and ascended (o a
height of over 3,000 feel, gliding
to the ground with the ease of a
bird, then soared aloft a second
lime. The exhibition was ipiile
thrilling, and Mr. Martin looked
upon Ihe feat as most wonderful.
FOR SHERIFF.
I hereby announce by self as a
candidate for the nomination for the
office of sheriff of Cass county, Ne
braska, subject to the decision of the
voters ut the coming primary elec
tion, I ask the voters to place me
In nomination on the democratic
ticket. 0. P. Barton, Union, Neb.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Marsh and
daughters, Jessie and Esther,
visited St. Joseph's hospital at
Omaha and spent a few hours
with their daughter, who la re
covering from an operation for
appendicitis.
51 IHE AVUH0H
XlilDIT AI OMAHA
agitation has had the wroiur
origin. Such agitation will never
be effective until it begins at the
bottom and works upward, in
stead of at Ihe top and frying to
work downward. Should there
ever come a day when Ihe farm
ers in each township shall
organize a good roads association,
which local associations shall
send representatives to county
and stale organial ions for the
same purpose, it will then be pos
sible to do something substantial,
for such an organization could
hardly ask for anv thing and not,
get it.
The initiative must be with the
farmer and taxpayer. He nmt
indicate his readiness lo submit
lo his share of the (aval ion nee.es-
j sary to carry on such work. When
I he does that, and undertakes to
bear his share of Hie cost locally
in cadi lownship, then his rep
resentatives in the legislature
may feel safe in providing for a
system of stale aid that, would
throw a portion of the cost upon
organized villages, towns ami
cities.
As long as the farmer contents
himself to imagine that someone
with the means is coining along
to build good roads for him, he Is
not going lo gel anywhere, but
when he shows sulllcient interest
and desire to undertake some
thing that will cosf him money
individually, then there will be
plenty of aid found coming to his
assistance. If permanent good
roads would be half as great an
economy lo Hie farmers as they
have been computed by experts
to be it is dilllcull to understand
why he does not organize fo get,
Iheni.
METHODIST LADIES MEET
WITH IS. GC NURL1M
Entertained at the Home of Mrs.
John McNurlln Yesterday
Afternoon.
From Frliliiy'H I Hilly.
The members and friends of
Ihe Ladies' Aid society of the f.
E. church were entertained at the
charming home of Mrs. John Me
Nurlin yesterday afternoon in a
very delightful manner.. There
was an exxcepl ionally large num
ber in attendance, Hie MeXurlin
home being crowded, ami all had
a most enjoyable time.
The usual business session was
held, during which the usual
rout ine of business was coniluded
and Ihe final plans ami arrange
ments were made for Ihe eniiilucl
ing of the floral and faneyvvork
bazaar, which is being held by the
ladies of this church today ami
tomorrow.
There were some elegant re
freshments served, which the
ladies found very appetizing and
lo which they could not help but
do justice. Mrs. W. 11. Seybert of
Cullom assisted Mrs. MeXurlin in
entertaining ami serving the large
number present. At the usual
hour Ihe ladies departed for their
homes, very much indebted fo
Mrs. MeXurlin for the splendid
entertainment afforded them and
for her kind hospitality on this
occasion.
Gives Farewell Party.
From Friday's Dully.
Mrs. (ieoige Ooodman enter
tained a few ladies Wednesday
afternoon in honor of her mother,
Mrs. A. C. Harvey, who is to de
part next Monday from Havelock
for Hoeman, Montana, for the
summer. The parly was in tho
nature of a farewell for Mrs.
Harvey, Ihe entertainment con
sisting of social .conversation.
Many of the ladies brought their
fancy work and plied I ho busy
needle as they conversed with one
nnolher. Mrs. Ooodman served
ices and dainty cakes.
John Sneed, who has been lay
ing off for a week, will take hU
run again Saturday morning.