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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1911)
yota Does that sound good to you in these days of "high cost living?" Well it's true and it's your chance to save a nice little piece of money. We have just closed out from a famous New York house a few short lines of high grade suits at about price.We will place these on sale this week good roads day week at the moder ate price of $15 spot cash. You cannot get a fair idea of these suits by the price. They are not $15 suits, but suits that were made to sell for 20, 22, 25 and $28. We were fortunate enough to buy them at this low price and we are willing to turn this advantage over to you. Come this week. Remember our guarantee is back of every one of them. Your money is on deposit until you are satisfied. We advise you to come early while the selection is good. Don't forget to bring the money as this is a cash deal. Ask for the advertised suits. C. E. Wescott's Sons THE HOME OF SATISEACTION TIE SENIOR US PLAY LAST EVEH IHG OME OF THE BEST EVER PBESEMTED An Immense Audience Present at the Parmele to Greet the Young Ladies and Gentlemen, and Each One Acquitted Them selves With Great Credit. From Wednesday's Daily. . Superintendent Abbott and the senior class are receiving the congratulations of the friends of education today on the splendid success of the class play riven in the Parmele theater last evening to a crowded house. The mem bers of the class taking part in the performance last evening are entitled to much praise for the artistic manner in which each played his or her part. The masterly skill of Mrs. Dovey and Mr. II. S. Austin in the presenta tion of the farce and play was in vidcnce from the time the cur tain went up on the first scene "until it finally descended on the last act of the comedy. The farce, "The Mouse Trap," was a laughable production, the leading parts being taken by Dur wood Lynde as Willis Campbell, and Mi3s Hilda Brinkman as Mrs. Somers, a widow and financee ot Willis. The play opens with a heated discussion between them on the topic of sufTrage and moral courage, in which Mrs. Somers maintained that women are pos sessed of this element of char acter in a higher degree than man, and after some argument, in which Mr. Campbell seems to be considerably bested by his fiancee. He imagines that he sees a mouse under a table and inform. Mrs. Somers, who at once mounts a divan standing near and is in this position when the door bell rings and Jane, the maid, a part most aptly taken by Miss Anna Rys, enters the room with the cards of two l.-.dy callers. No sooner has Jane entered than she takes in Hie situation and mounts the diviin with her mistress. Wil . lis .Campbell spends some time and eil'ort in trying to induce both to li,nve their ludicrous positions' before the ladies who had sent 1 their cards in by J.me should'be ushered into the room, but no amount of persuasion would move I them Mrs. Miller ,in the person of Miss Svea Johnson; Mrs. Iteniis, in the person of .Miss Fannie Will; Mrs. Curwin, in the person of Miss Irene Harlwick. and Mrs. Robert, sister of Willis, in the person of Miss Lulu Welch, each mounted some article of furniture as Mrs. Somers explained her reason for her exhalted position on the divan. Each lady had some bit of sage advice and remark on the moral courage of woman, un til, on the suggestion of Camp bell's sister to all scream and unake a concerted rush they could escape with their lives. This done, all left the room except Wil lis and Mrs. Somers, who still per sisted in remaining on the divan. Willis made himself a hero, as j the curatin descended by seizing me rorm or his liancee and carry ing her from her perilous posi tion. Each one having a part in the farce acquitted themselves well, and are deserving of more detailed mention than our space will permit. The college comdey, "The Sophomore," was one of the finest productions ever presented by any home talent players in this city. The leading parts in this three act play were taken by Matthew Herold as Robert Stewart, star fullback, and Miss Mildred Cum mins as Hope Alden, daughter of Prof. Alden, M.A., B.B., of the col lege. These parts were support ed by Henry Egenberger ns "Buster" Brown, manager; John Falter as "Bud" Kennedy, captain; Oiirwood Lynd as Livingston. head coach; Louis Kirschenblatt as "Kink" Bannister, Frank Sieezkowiski as "Reddy" Sim ins Anton Rys as "Owl," firiggs "greasy grind;" Mr. H. S. Austin , Hj Mia nh.iAnl a.,....... ...... r , - t I ... uw m-mmueu proiessor m physics; Miss Marie Donnelly a9 Aunt Mary Scott, Miss Marie Rob erlson as Cousin Matilda Dwig gins, and Miss Fern Long as Violet, a servant. The difficult part of the old pro fessor of physics hearing a recitation in that study, as given in the first act, was extremely well produced by Mr. Austin. The act opens with a class room scene, in which the class appears to be awaiting the arrival of the in structor, but the lime is occupied by an animated discussion of the aiinroaehinir foolhnll mmn in which the honor of the university is at slake, and the star fullback, Robert Stewart, is apt to be bar red from the game on account of his low grade in physicls. Th .stuttering answers of Brown, the apparent indifference of Bobby, the keen thrusts of "Kink" Ban nister, and the excited energy of Livingston, with the unusual for get fulness of Prof. Alden, kept the audience in a roar during the time this class occupied the boards. At the close of the recita tion Prof. Alden invited Bobby to remain after class, and it was ar ranged for Stewart to take up his resilience for the three or frur days intervening beforo the crucial game was to take place, and give his attention to physics, where he would be near the pro- fessor and get what necessary as sistance tie should need in pre paring for a final examination in the branch in which he was de ficient. The second act includes the time spent in the home of Prof.) Alden and discloses the objections of members of the household to the presence of the football play er. In this act Miss Marie Don nelly, Miss Marie Robertson and Miss Fern Long are the principal players. Miss Long took the part of Violet, the maid, and her act ing was superb, the part being de lineated true to life; the parts of the "finicky" relation by Misses Robertson and Donnelly were also well played. The third act brings out the climax of the play. The game is called, and although the fullback has had his examination, no re port has been given by the absent minded professor, and the game begins without Bobby, and is anxiously watched by Hope Alden and Bobby, the fullback. The ex cited stuttering manager, Buster Brown, rushed to the 'phono and attempted to call up Prof. Alden to get a report on the grade of the fullback. This difficult part was played by Henry Egenberger in such an able manner as to elicit for him the warmest applause, and many commendatory remarks were heard concerning Henry's rendition of his part. The captain and the head coach each took a turn at the 'phone trying to locate the professor. who finally strolled in when the game was almost lost, to report that Bobby had passed. The full back was quickly hustled to the field and then the tide of battle turned, and from what seemed certain defeat, the star fullback, Bobby Stewart, wrested a victory. The shouts of the players over their victory appeared to please the forgetful professor and soon the team appeared with Bobbv on their shoulders. He was deposited on a table in the center of the room and called on for a speech. which ho gave. . The result was the class yell, which was answer ed from the audience bv the veil of the class of '12. The curtain fell on a touching love scene between the profes sor's daughter and the hero of the game, Bobby. We regret that we cannot specially note the clever acting of each member of the east, but lack of space forbids. The command ing stage presence of Bobby and the clever acting of Hope Alden, as well as that of Violet and the football magnates, was favorably commented on frequently today. Many are the opinions that last night's performance was the best of the kind ever placed before the Plattsmouth public. The gross proceeds of the play were 1188.25, which will net the fund for the class of '11 about $80 or $t0. Superintendent Abbott and the '11 class are very grateful to Mrs. Dovey, Mr. Austin, Mr. Holly and his orchestra, Mr. Parmele and the management of the theater, Mr. Smith and the scene shifters for their kindness in aiding them in putting on the most creditable performance that was produced last evening. Card of Thanks. To the neighbors ami friends who so kindly assisted us in the last sickness, death and burial of our beloved -mother, we express our deepest gratitude; am! especially do we appreciate the Urit'jJa iT Inmliin Dfim.nll.i. 11.-... -vmi i iimi fjm mill IIV HfV, sieger, (he choir and their com forting songs, and the beautiful bouquet of flowers laid on our dear mother's casket by the Sons of Herman. May the (Sod of Love reward each of you. Your kind ness shall ever be remembered. Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Slarkjohn. William Slarkjohn. Oram! Children. Tulip Tree Blooms. Mr. Carl Fricke is the pos sessor of the only tulip tree in tho city, which is now in full bloom. The tree is a beauty and the blos som is an exact copy of a real tulip with heavy pistil, delicate stems and tinted petals. The sepals of the flower resemble the green pea pod and the leaf of the tree is perfect in shape. Tho tree was planted about fifty years ago by Parker Wise, well known to the old pioneers of the town. The tree has reached a height of fifty feet and is a rare sight in this climate. CASTOR I A Tor lafentt and Children. Its Kind You Nan Always Bo'ight CANNOT SUCCEED WITH OUT JiQME PATRONAGE If the Home People Do Not Sup port Home Enterprises They Cannot Survive. Another case of refusing to support a home institution has been brought to light by the con- i ....... i .. ii irmpiaieu removal or a cigar factory, owned by a home man and employing home labor, on ac count of lack of patronage. Whether the product was not good enough to please the fastidious tastes of the smoker or whether the advertising of the foreign brand had the greatest pulling power with the consumer, we are unable to state, but the "patron age home industry" idea does not seem to be working all the time. Newspapers may pound and pound, argument of the best sort may be advanced and an appeal to every human sentiment bo made, yet the fact remains that the resi dents of the average town will continue to buy their goods of the other fellow. When the tariff Is settled to our satisfaction, when we really discover who discovered the pole, and when Mexico be comes a peaceful republic per hap, then, we shall have time to figure out by what reasoning or logical conclusion Nebraska City people think it right and proper to neglect the town and slowly cut. ils throat. Nebraska City Daily Press. That is one tiling to the credit of Plattsmouth business men. They sell home-made riuars, and while some of them sell cigars manufacture! elsewhere, they make a specially of pushing the home product, which, as a general thing, comes up with those manu facture! in olher places. Our smokers generally prefer the home brands because they know they are the genuine stulT, and our manufacturers merit the suc cess they are receiving in sales tn adjoining towns. For soreness of (tie muscles whether induced by violent ex ercise or injury, Chamberlain's Liniment is excellent. This lini ment is also highly esteemed for the relief it affords in case of rheumatism. Sold by F. 0. Fricke & Co. BURLINGTON OFFICIALS VISIT IN PLATTSMOUTH And a Social Time Is Enjoyed With Members of the Com mercial Club. From WeiliirHday'a Dully. Mr. Kupe, superintendent of motive power; Mr. Wiltsio, master mechanic; Mr. J. F. Emerson, road master, all Burlington offi cials, were in the city yesterday, having come in on their special car attached to No. 2!, and re mained in the city until the de parture of No. H. These gentle men were taken by Superintend ent of the Shops William Baird for a ride in the country, and in the evening met President Bert Pollock and oilier members of the Commercial club at the Elks' parlors during the evening. Tho railway officials expressed their pleasure in becoming ac quainted with some of Platls mol uh's business men, am! for two hours or more general social conversation was carried on. When Mr. Rupe, about it) o'clock, mentioned that it was about time for the train, Mr. Pollock said to him: "Mr. Rupe, the business men of Plattsmouth wish to express their appreciation to you and tho Bur lington company for tho order recently made fixing the brass foundry permanent ly in Platts mouth; you can hardly realize the benefit this will be to our city." Mr. Rupe replied that he "was glad to know that the act of tho company was appreciated by Plattsmouth citizens, and that the Burlington would be doing littlo things for Plattsmouth right along in tho future." This friendly meeting of tho company officials and the mer chants of Plattsmouth was very gratifying to President Pollock, and he feels that it will be for tho mutual benefit of the citizens of Plattsmouth and the Burlington company to cultivate this friendly spirit. Now is the time to get rid of your rheumatism. You will find Chamberlain's Liniment wonder fully effective. One application will convince you of its merits. Try it. For sale by F. G. Fricke A Co. J. C. O'RIEN'S (UNDER ' T I Largest Minstrel Organi zation on Earth! Will Exhibit at - PLATTSMOUTH, - Saturday, May 20thS People b 4 GENUINE -flJ) I "COLORED CREOLES!" Fun! Music! Laughter! Eminent Stars of the Minstrel Firmament! Seated with the Lateit Opera Chairs! The Largest Tented Theatre in the World! Grand Free Street Parade Daily at Noonl A DOLLAR DREAM. I'hey wanted him to buy a farm A thousand miles remote, In regions that were full of charm, The proud promoter wroto. The more he thought and thought of it The more he liked the scheme; To think of it lie used to sit And then he had a dream. (Now, dreams are very foolish things Undoubtedly, it's true Your brain put on ils fairy wings And flies away from you; And yet it seems that some of us Our cash would never keep Unless we learned a lesson, thus, By falling fast, asleep.) He had a dream a dollar came, With tears its features wet; A dollar came and called his name In anger and regret. The coin was shedding silver tears From out ils silver eye. He asked I he reason for its fears; The dollar made reply: "They tell me you intend to send Me many miles away, They tell ine you intent! to spend In speculation gay The dollar that has been to you A servant many years, To send me to some region new And hence these silver tears. "I've lived in this community Almost as long as you; I've been in ev'ry family, I guess, but one or two But one or two who, sad to say, Had such a scheme in mind And sent, their hard-earned cash away Some other land to find. "I am the dollar thai was paid To Johnson for his wheat, That Johnson gave attain in trade To Murphy for his meal, That Murphy gave to Smith, you see, For furnishing a knife, That Smith left at the grocery For candy for his wife. "The grocer gave ine up to Jones, Who runs the dry goods store, And that the doctor set his bones This Jones can thank me for. Tho doctor paid me out for oats CANVAS) To feed his dapple gray, The feedmau paid me on soma notes Fell duo a certain day. "The banker bought a book o? two, And so the thing went on . Each night I had an owner new A new ono at the dawn. A welcome waited when I came, A godspeed when I went, In fact, a thousand ways the same On errands I was sent. "But now you say that I must go, A wanderer to be, Afar from all the friends I know Who know and honor me. I wonder that you dare to look Me fairly in the face; And in your empty pockelbook, Oh, who will take my place?" r The speculator then awoke, The dollar in his hand, Ami softly to himself he spoke, "At last I understand." He nave it to Hit; druggist's clerk Ami bought a brush and comb- He found a dollar does its work The best right here at home. Douglas Malloch. Is there anything In all this world that is of morci rnporlanc to you than good digestion? Food must be eaten to sustain life and must be digested and converted into blood. When the digestion fails the whole body Buffers. Chamberlain's Tablets are a ra tional and reliable cure for In digestion. They increase the flow of bilo, purify the blood, strength en the stomach, and tone up the whole digestive apparatus to A natural and healthy action. For salo by F. 0. Fricko & Co. Should Be Here Saturday, Every road overseer in Cas$ counly should make it a point to be here next Saturday and hear the "Good Roads King." It is ot vital imporlanco to them, as welt as to county commissioners, that they hear tho only practical road builder in the western country. Every one of them will hear some thing that will bo of great ad vantage to them in working the. roads. Come out, every one ot you I