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moutb -V M MM w J J ourn SEMI-WEEKLY KDITION-KIGIIT PAGES VOLUME XXX PL ATTSM O UTI1 , NEBRASKA. TUUIiSDAY JUNE 1,1911 NO 45 THE PROPER I PREVAILED 111 OBSERVATION OE DEMI! DAY The Day Was More Broadly Observed As a Memorial Day Holi day Than Has Been Usual in the Past Afternoon Services at the Parmele Theater, Where Judge Travis Was the Principal Orator of the Occasion. great conflict terminated. It was o urn T in Pilnlilish Ihe irincutlcs I pronounced by Rev. L. W. Gade, roil , nastor of the Presbyterian Solos were, rendered by S. Aus- s Gettysburg speech, after which Judge Travis wa9 introduced and made one of the ablest addresses From Wednesday's Daily. II IS 1111 jroio "'' V,"'1P Snmnter was fired upon, and the 'church north and south entered into the ! Mrs. E H. Wescott and 11 I S. Aus neatest civil war of history. It I tin. Mr. Windham read Lincoln is now forty-five years since that of freedom and the abolishment "Inch has been given on any like of slavery, and while the war was precipitated over the contention of the sovereignty of the states and their right to form their own alliances in government and to secede from the Union. It was really the question as to whether one man had the right to hold an other in bondage that hastened the irrepressible conflict and forcing brother to take up arms against brother. That question has been settled and settled right, and today we all rejoice that this is one country and that one of its greatest evils has been blotted out. To the men who offered their lives that these principles might be established, the nation owes a debt that can never be re paid. Some of these men are with us yet, although bowed down with the weight of many years. The great majority have 'passed to their reward, and May 30 of each year is the great day of mourning and commemoration. And the Journal is pleased to note the en thusiasm anil the spirit in which our people entered this year upon a duty they owed to the fallen heroes and the manner in. which they comprehended and ap appreciated the occasion on this Decoration Day. The old soldiers are rapidly fading away, as the procession of Tuesday would in dicate. Several who were in line a year ago were missing in the ranks,, and probably a year hence the ranks will lie thinned by several more. There was nut to exceed twenty-five old veterans in line, but the attendance of friends was much greater than any pre vious year. The procession to the cemetery was much larger than for many years, and there was a profusion of flowers to place on the graves. Soon the last one of the old boys who fought to save the old flag that you today might enjoy life and liberty under its protecting wings, will have an swered the last roll call, and "when this time comes we hope that Memorial Day will be just as :,,;! w.L':!,?; a.'1;"";! closes school win FINE PICNIC SATURDAY DollOV.l Corpoi Wisconsin; John 1st Nebraska; 13. (i occasion in the city. The judge said, among other things, that he was a small boy when the war closed, and that he remembered seeing Morgan and his force, and saw them chased by the boys in blue when making raid into Ohio and Indiana. That he could not tell the old soldiers present of matters they knew from experience, and the address he should make would necessarily be from a philosophical review of the great struggle, in which the mem bers of the G. A. H. present had risked their lives to preserve the nation. The judge then reviewed the history of the, English-speaking people and recounted the si rug gles of the Anglo-Saxon race with the Romans, who first subdued them under Caesar, hut the brave Anglo-Saxon would not remain subdued and continued to struggle for more liberty, until at last process of events the jury system was inaugurated, which had been one of the bulwarks standing be tween the people and oppression for the centuries since it was granted to the people. The speak er showed that .every advance ment made by our people was brought about by struggle ' and effort, that the American people bad developed in this way. The war of the rebellion was causert by a decision of the supreme court of (lie United States, and was handed down by Chief Justice Taney in the memorable. I 'red Scott case, and the war was to de termine whether a human being was a chattel or not. Judge Travis I lien spofce of the soldiers, who were only boys when the terrible struggle came on, un drilled, unusued to war, and he was' not surprised that some de feats were met at the, outset. He spoke of reading page after page of telegrams sent to the front by President Lincoln, asking the de lay off executions of young sold iers until he could examine the record. The judge then gave ages enthusiastically commemorated and milliners as snow n uy me nd flowers nlaced noon the rest-i records of the war department. ing places of those who went at. The boys in the army 10 years of Phcir counlrv's call to save the I age or under were 25; 11 years or ' . ' n . J .1 nnr . JO under, J; i- or unuer, an; 10 or under, 300; 11 or under, 1,500; If) or under, 3JI.000; 18 or under, 1,150,000; 21 or under, 2,150,000. Judge Travis then spofce of President Lincoln and the lack of co-operation with him on the part of the members of his cabinet, the criticisms lie endured for the first three years of the war, ami the great, sad heart of the man and his form bowed with responsibil ity. In spile of all of the diffi culties Cod had been with the Union forces, and the hardships endured by the men in the field would always cause the, hearts of the people to swell with gratitude, and so long as their deeds of valor were remembered this nation would be safe and its free instilu-i lions stand the test of lime. The following is a list of the (soldiers whose graves were deco rated yesterday: Sergeant . h. Wells, Co. A, 1st Nebraska; Cor poral F. W. Beaumoisler. Co. C, 1st Ohio heavy artillery; Sergeant William Hayes, Co. A, tlth Illinois infantry; Sergeant William Irish, Co. A, 1st Nebraska; J. C. Gin gery, Co. K. 15th Iowa; Henry Cooper, Co. II, 23d Iowa; C. X. Clutter, Co. M. Slh Iowa; Captain J. O'Rourk, Co. S, 1st Illinois linlit ru'-'icrv; H. IV tii'tuore, Co. G, 2 ', 1 h V; ! ; i '.. ( i 1 1 1 li i .ami, Co. I!, 3olh Mifxoiiri: Seryeant. Klias Saye, Co. II, Jo, I Nebraska; Guy Livingston, Spanish war; Colonel II. 11. Livingston, Co. A. 1st Nebraska; Captain Edward Union, as it has been in the past and was on Decoration Day, 1011. The memorial services proper began with the formation of the" procession to go to the cemetery to decorate the graves of the soldiers dead. Captain Morrison acted as marshal of the day and as mounted. The procession formed near the court, house on Main street, the Woodman band and that order taking first, place, the Red Men second and Odd Fel lows third. Next the orator of the day and city officials, followed by the W. R. C. and the G. A. R., the latter marching in the procession to the corner of Seventh and Vine, where carryalls were in waiting for them. The orders named marched in double file to the cemetery gate, where they formed on either sidrt of the road and the W. R. C. and G. A. R. left their conveyances and marched to the south side of the cemetery, where a large (lag was erected and where the services were conducted by the officers of the W. R. C. Those conducting the services were Mesdames Dodge, Peterson and Thrasher. After the ceremony squads of old soldiers, which had been detailed, decorated the graves of soldiers in different pails of the cemetery. In the afternoon a large :i u t i -once assembled at. the Parmele theater to witness the pnmriini and listen to Judge Travis' speech. Hon. R. 13. Windham presided, the invocation being Drown, Co. A, W. Pierce, Co. 13th Connecticut; A. M. Mar ten, Co. A. 5 2nd Iowa eavairy; Henry Ulster, Co. H, 20th Mis souri infantry; Richard Kinna- mon, Co. A, 1st Nebraska; John Jennings, 2nd Nebraska; 1'eier Yallerv, Co. K, 1st California; An drew McMaken, 1st Neebraska; Sergeant William Slater, 2nd Ver mont; J. R. Wilson, Co. D, 1st Ne braska; R. S. Carr, Co. G, 17th Illinois; Richard Reese, Mexican war; O. W. Oswart, Co. II, 2nd Pennsylvania; S. R. Parrigan, Co. F, 12th Pennsylvania cavalry; Alexander Clifton, U. S. navy; Al fred D. Johnson, Co. If, 2nd Ne braska; Alpha Wright, chaplain, Twenty-fifth Missouri; J. N. Haves, Co. I, 81sl Ohio infantry; Canlain G. W. Marshall, Co. II, 2nd Nebraska; James Murphy, Co I, 2nd Iowa cavalry; Charles II. Wolcott, Co. A, 1st .Nebraska; John Philbv. Co. I, lib Iowa cavalry; 0. A. Archer, Co. H, 2nd Wisconsin cavalry; F. M. Lons dale, U. S. navy; Joseph Renne, Co. C, fith Missouri; James Mar shall, Co. H, 2nd Nebraska; Charles Robine, Co. A. 1st Ne braska; P. F. Beaver, Co. II, 2nd Nebraska; William Tucker, Co. A, 1st Nebraska; Sergeant S. M. Chapman, Co. K, lih Iowa; Cap tain F. P. Chapman, Co. E. lpt California; D. W. McKinnon; Mar shall MrElwain, Co. II, 2nd Ne braska: J. F. Hrown, Co. D, 3rd Pennsylvania; J. II. Ware, Co. K, 17th Illinois; Ben Landis, Co. K, 2nd California: David Case, Co. G, 31st Illinois; James Hall, service not given; J. B. Archer, Co. A, 13th Indiana; L. P. Weidman, Co. A. 4ilh Illinois; John H. Thomp- son, L.O. i. inn iowa; j. u. jvimt, Co. F, 651 h Illinois; Fred Levings, Co. A, 1st Nebraska; John Doh erty, Co. (5, 10th Illinois; J. I. Cal houn, Co. H, 77th Pennsylvania; Sergeant J. S. Newland, Co. K, 82nd Ohio; J, W.,McCroikyr Co. B, 5th Iowa; James A. Ramsey, Co. A, 1st, Nebraska; Corporal J. L. Ellis, Co. II, 2nd Nebraska; W. W. Connanl, Co. I, 23rd Illinois; Joseph Muck, Co. I, 71 h Iowa; Aimer Mason, Co. K, 112lh Il linois; J. C. Brittian, Co. L, 1st Ohio light artillery; G. 0. Sc hit tier, 123rd Pennsylvania; J. O. Foster, Co. K, 1st Nebraska; II. W. Sheldon, fith Wisconsin bat tery; L. O. Corliss, Co. K, 20th Connecticut I: L. O. Connor. Mex ican war; Peter Hanna'ian, Co. T, 2nd Pennsylvania; Benjamin Heinpel, Co. A, 1st,. Nebraska; Thomas Wales, Co. K, 1st Cali ofrnia cavalary; John Shannon, Pennsyhania; William Alexand er; M. A. Dickson, 30th Iowa; II. G. Spencer, Mexican war; Serge ant Edwin Davis, Co. K, 351 h Iowa; Sj-rgeant John Robbins, 11th Ohio light artillery; G. A. McMurphy, Co. B, New York Rifles; Corporal Serento Dulton, Co. K, 7th Iowa; Joseph Flansburg, Co. II, 139lh Illinois; Sergeant W. S. IMirdy, 301 h West Virginia cavalry; George W. Moster, Spanish war; Eli Buster, Spanish war; Oscar F. Bart let t; W. T. Cole, Co. A, 8HI.li Ohio; Cyrus Cowles, Co. C, 15lh New York; Andrew C. Fry, Co. E, lillh Iowa; S. E. Hall, Co. F; 07th Pennsylvania; G. W. Ostium. Miss Edna Propst, Teacher of District No. 45, Carries Out Well Laid Plans. Miss Edna Propst, the popular teacher of the school in district No. 45, closed her fourth year last Saturday by giving her school and the neighboring districts a fine picnic. It had been planned to occupy the grove of Mr. Tschlr- ren, but the threatening weather caused them to change the plan and tables were erected in the school room and the picnic dinner served there. It was a sumptuous dinner and each kid, young and old, did all he could to lighten the baskets for the homeward trip. There was an excellent program of 'readings, music and exercises, which furnished amusement for tho ladies. The great American game occupied tho attention of the older heads, including the mem bers of the board. The older hoys of Hie school were pitted against the "farmer" team, which rallied around George Snyder and Albert Wetencamp, the battery for the "farmer" team. The farmers proved they were really entitled to positions on "Pa" Rourke's crack coft team of Omaha. The way Pitcher Snyder did twirl the Curves was a mystery to the boys who tried to "find 111111." Catcher Wetencamp never let, a ball pass him, and the, wny he stood up to the batter, with his index finger pointing at his nose to indicate where Pitch Snyder was to let him have it, was a sight for a kodak expert." The farmers were all right when the score was counted and had the school boys skinned "a country block." It was a great day for the com munity, and the game was so in tensely interesting that the farm er."'-"forgot the chores" and kept. right at the game, till almost dark. .Among the farmers making star plays were: Boh Propst, Glen Vallery, E. Barker, Roy Howard, Albert Wetencamp, George Sny der and others. nn ra Services Held at the Methodist Church in Which All the Churches of the City United in Commerating the Memory of Those Departed Heroes Who Fought to Save the Flag WHY IT IS ADVANTAGEOUS . TO TRADE AT HOME Organized Their Committee. From Mondny'H Dully. The Red Men have completed the organization of their com inillecs on celebration of the Fourth of July and are preparing to make it a day long to bo re membered by the patriotic people of Plattsinouth. It is one of the principles of the order to observe with patriotic feeling the nation's birthday. The order celebrates the day each year, and on this oc casion the members of the order .felt that it would be belter for everyone in business to have the celebralion near the center of town than to take it ofT to a grove in the country. Everyone should put their shoulder to the enter prise and make it a hummer. It can be done, and will be, but if all work to the same purpose it will he much li'-Ller. Careful Salesmen Feel Interested In Serving You and Sell You Goods as Represented. The purchase of goods requires i ..ii.... not, merely some personal uiu-u-tion from the purchaser, which is never secured on a hurired shop ping lour or from a mail order house, but it needs carerul dis- ... till! t (Mission witn some lnieingeni salesman, who feels keenly in leresled to serve you. How much helpful attention do you get, from some fluffy-haired store clerk in a distant city, whose only motive in talking with you is to avoid the wrath of the floor walker? In the home city there grows up more or less personal relationship between the sales people ami customers. They feel enough interested in them, too, to tell the truth about goods, realiz ing that a sale made on false statements kills future business. It is therefore possible in dealing at homo to find out from the proprietor or his clerks what you really are buying. That informa tion is worth a heavy percentage on the cost of your purchase. From Monday'! Dally. The members of the Platts- nioulh G. A. R. post and the Spanish-American war veterans and the members of the W. R. C. attended the services in a body i and occupied seals in the audit orium reserved for them at the Methodist church yesterday. The church was decorated with na tional colors, a large United States flag was draped from the arch over the pulpit back to tin. windows at the back of 'tho ros trum, and a large shield was sus pended from the arch bearing tho coat of arms. A large chorus entered from the vestibule and the service was icgun with a silent prayer by the pastor, Rev. Austin, followed by the choir singing in unison the 'Gloria," which was succeeded by the congregation, led by tho pas tor, reciting the apostle's creed. V beautfiul anthem was rendered ly the choir, in which the solo nart was sung by Miss Ellen Windham. A prayer was offered by Rev. Wiley, a Presbyterian pastor from the western part of the stale. The scripture lesson was read by Rev. L. W. Gade, pas tor of tho Presbyterian church. Tho "Star Spangled Banner" was played as nn offertory while I he offering was taken by tho ushers. Rev. L. W. Austin was at his best yesterday, the subject of his sermon being from Paul's epistle to Timothy, the words being..; "1 have fought n good fight." And in substance tho speaker said In part that he was pleased at hav ing an opportunity to speak to the members of the G. A. R., the ex soldiers of the Spanish-American war and the members of the W. R. C; that he hoped to make himself clear on his idea of patriotism, as hitherto he had been misun derstood and misstated at times in the past. The speaker express ed love for our country ami our flag, and regretted that bloodshed had been necessary to preserve the union of the stales. He-expressed regret that in the develop ment of civilization to its present stale the ages past, had placed the present generation in the situa tion of bearing burdens which should never have been placed up on the people of this generation. Rev. Austin commended the world movement for arbitration of national differences and staled that this was the greatest move ment which had been inaugurated He referred with feeling to the men before him who had been through I lie horrors of war, and doubled not that, every one of 'Tt fm'RlFF. announce by self I hereby announce by sell as a candidate for the nomination for the office of sheriff of Cass county, Ne brnska, subject to the decision of the voters nt the coming primary elec tion. I nsk tho voters to place me in nomination on the democratic ticket. G. P. Barton, Union, Neb. em would sanction the 'world peace movement. 1 no speaker criticised the statesman who, in a recent utterance, coin mended the sport of boxing and other sports as lending to make manly men, and referred to the fact that even in France the practice of dueling was becoming unpopular. The unwritten law as an excuse for murder was criticiesd in no uncertain tones, and the Mosaic, law, "n eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth," had been re pealed by Gotl, and the gentler statute, placed in the record by our Savior, of "love your enemies and do good to them that de Hpitefully use you," had taken the place of the sterner Mosaic statute. That, society was shock ed often by the deeds of the murderer, but that war was only the same crime on a large and wholesale plan. The speaker was glad to note the disappearance of race hatred and tho nations were standlm? closer together than formerly; that, while the war and bloodshed in which soldiers, participated .was necesasry, the day would soon bo when war and bloodshed would no longer be necessary. This na tion has been peculiarly kept lty God, said the speaker, and it is for us to rise to I he requirements of our age. The preservation of the Union was necessary to carry out the will of God concerning l!n high destiny of this people. Rev Austin honored the old soldiers for the alianl. deeds of heroism, and for the hardship ( endured to perpetuate tho prin ciples of liberty. He had lit lie sympathy in the movement of the sentimentalists who wore i-n- (leaoring to Have the tiatlleiiags of the southern army returned to the south. He spoke in no un certain tones of the disapproval on his part of the sent inient which would raise funds to erect nu nii- luenls to General Lee or to the ev president of Hie confedracy. 'l'lits portion of his sermon was ap plauded by some of the congrega tion as the speaker slalcd thai 11. E, Lee had no more right to a monument than had Benedict Arnold. In speaking of the cause of the war and the liberating of the colored race from servitude. Rev. Austin said there is another sort of slavery, and that there are In the United Stales now 1,000.000 while slaves of sin and Ihe liquor habit. That there should !' a freedom in the moral and spirit -ual world of our being, ami that this we should struggle for and try to attain. He closed by slating that Ihe flowers we should place on I lie graves of the soldier dead u Tuesday would wither and die but the sentiment which pi'oi-1 ; t I us to do this would never die. Produce From Texas. W. E. Rosencrans Si Son have just received a wire from Burton Si Dunforth of Falfurrlas, Texas, informing this popular real estate firm that the first car of water melons has just 1 n shipped from that point. The melons were taken from the section in which' many Cass county people have invested. The car was bill ed out at $325, and as the melons were, very fine that is considered a low price for Ihe load. Their correspondents at Falfurrias state that a large melon from their hands is being shipped to Plaits month, and when it arrives the readers of the Journal should call at Rosencrans Si Son's office and get a piece of it. Miss Florence Dye departed for her home at Peru this morning, going via Omaha. AN OLD-TIMER RETURNS FROM PACIFIC COAST Buck Keith, Well Known In This City, Comes East to Visit His Sick Mother. Buck Keith, ono of the best known sporting men ami sport promoters whoever graced Ihe city of Omaha, was here Saturday on his way from Portland, Ore., to Nebraska City, where his aged mother is seriously ill. Mr. Keith will slay with his mother until she, is well enough to allow him to return. Buck is now running n billiard parlor at, Portland, and claims that Omaha looks pretty slow to him now, after seeing tho won ders of the Pacific slope. Ho ad mitted, however, in a subdued voice, that he was darn glad to get back. Ho was the man who start ed Omaha in the Western league, after a considerable period ol absence in l'.00. He organized the buiicti ami made tho park now known as Rourke park. Ho like wise had a gin mill at Twelfth and Farnam streets, which was a reg ular sporting luecca. World Herald. Buck is well known in l'lalls moulh, being a frequent visitor during his residence in Omaha. His friends will all Be pla.sed to learn that ho Is prospering, as he is one of the best, fellows in tho world. Accepts Position. I Mirwood Bryan Lyndo of I mien, who completed Ihe I'lallsiinoil Ii High school course this year ami graduated with the class ol 'It, lias accepted a good position In the U. P. railway offices at Oma ha. Durwood is a bright young man and has made a creditable record in his school work, and we predict for him an enviable career as a railway man. His position at present will be of a clerical na ture, but, with his energ and genial disposition we expect to sew him climb up rapidly. Notice. There will be a meeting b Ihe Rock BlutV school houe urdav. Juno 3rd. for the el of cemetery directors. Waller Byers, Overseer Id at ion