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VOLUME XXX
PLATTSMOUTI1. NE15RASKA. THURSDAY JULY 27, 1911
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SONS OF HERMAN
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Go to Home of August Steppat
Sunday, and With Families
Have a Good Time.
From Monday's Dally.
About twenty-five families, or
fifty couples of the Sons of Her
man, chartered conveyances and
went to the home of August Step
pat yesterday and enjoyed a pic
nic, dinner and suppper and had a
staple day in recreation and out
door sports. It was 9 o'clock
when the procession left the heart
of the city and wended its way
over the hills west of the Seppat
farm. Upon reaching the prem
ises it was found that Mr. Steppat
had anticipated their coining and
had erected a fine platform in the
cool shade, where, with strains
of volin and organ, the merry
dancers could dance their fill.
During the, afternoon to vary
the program just enough to lend
variety, which the poet has said
i'b the "spice of life," a shooting
match was organized, and it was
shortly demonstrated that among
Ahe Sons were some of the best
marksmen in the state. Mr. A.
Giese proved to the hoys that he
was a crack shot, and by resting
his gun on a firm object hit the
barn door two times out of three,
at a distance of twenty steps.
Ed Donat was the crack wing
,shot, and proved his dexterity by
crippling one of Mr. Steppat's
milch cows, which he mistook for
a water fowl. At a very late
hour when there was no longer
anything moist in sight the pic
jnirkers came back to the city,
having enjoyed one of the finest
times in the history of the lodge.
PARTIES INSPECT THE
CORN CROP YESTERDAY
Inspection Discloses Fact That
Cass County Will Be Blessod
With a Bumper Crop
From Monday's Dnlly.
II. II. Xeitzel, former banker of
If unlock, has been in the city Willi
his family for the past few days,
veiling F. R. Gulhmann and
family. Mr. Xcitzel, with John
Goehry, Charles Gulhmann and
others, are interested in large re
tail lumber ami general merchan
dise interests at Murphy, Idaho.
Mr. Xeitzel also has largo farm
ing interests in this county.
Business in Mr Noilzel's
locality in Idaho has been
flourishing since his connection
with it and for some time before,
and the men who went from this
county to Idaho are well pleased
and enthusiastic over the business
done and prospects for I he future
of the country.
Mr. Xeitzel, Mr. F. It. Gulh
mann and Mr. Cline yesterday
went, through several fields of
eorn in the vicinity of Odar
Creek, on both upland and bottom
land, and tchir opinion is that
Cass county will have a bumper
orn crop and Mr. Xeitzel says
that the prospect in this county
.for a big corn crop is belter than
anywhere between Cass and the
foothills of the Rocky mountains.
Fie is a close observer and has
' observed the crops here and
alung the route and is satisfied
that we in this locality have a
most excellent corn crop in sight
the best he has ever seen in
Cass county and he has been al
most twenty years a resident of
this county. Mr. Xeitzel went out
o Munlock today, where the
wheat threshing is at its height
No. 15 Delayed This Morning.
From Monday' Pally.
Burlington flyer No. 1. which
goes through this city about ft a.
m. each morning, was the cause
ftf delaying No. 15 fur a short
lime today. The engine of No. t
was derailed at Oreapnlis and
eonld nut be gotten on the track
for an hour and a half, and No.
1.Vs engine was pressed Into serv
ice o lake No. I's train to Lin
coln. After No. 1's engine was
gain. cotton on the track it was
sent back to pet. Xn. :' train,
causing a delay of some twenty
linules.
All kinds of cool summer drinks
at Bookmeyer &. Maurer's. I
ENJOY AH OUTING
Machine Changes Hands.
George Thierlof of near Cedar
Creek has disposed of, bis steam
threshing machine outfit, having
sold the same to Philip, Fred and
George Hild and George Meising
er, who will operate the machine.
THE REPUBLICAN CONVEN
TION AT WEEPING WATER
They Endorse Everything in the
Line of Republicanism, In
cluding Aldrich.
The republicans met at Weep
ing Water Saturday afternoon in
delegate convention, with Dr. M.
M. Butler as chairman and G. L.
Falrey secretary. The temporary
organization was made permanent
and a committee on credentials
was dispensed with, a motion
having been made that accredited
delegates from the different wards
and precincts be declared the
-delegates of the convention.
On motion of ex-Congressman
F,. M. Pollard a commilteo of
.three on resolutions was appoint
ed, the chair appointing as such
.committee E. M. Pollard, Orlando
TefTt and A. L. Tidd.
The convention then proceed
ed to elect seventeen delegates to
the slate convention, which con
venes at Lincoln July 25.
The committee on resolutions
reported, endorsing the admin
istration of President Taft, the
attitude of United States Senator
Norris Brown, the administration
of Governor Aldrich, and the re
nomination of Judges Rose, Let
ton and Jesse L. Roof, as judges
of the Nebraska supureme court.
Ex-Congressman Pollard was
called on for a speech and re
sponded with an address of about
an hour on the political issues
as he conceived them to have been
and what they would be in the
near future.
The candidates who have filed
for the different republican' nom
inations were then called lo the
platform and introduced by
Chnirman Butler.
The Otoe Democrats.
The Otoe county democrats
held a most harmonious conven
tion at Syracuse last Salurday.
Besides adopting resolutions
commending our democratic con
gressmen and Senator Hitchcock,
the following were adopted:
"We favor a non-parl isan
.judiciary, and deplore the action
of Governor Aldrich in vetoing
the non-partisan judiciary act
passed by the last democratic
legislature.
"We approve the record of our
district judge, Hon. II. D. Travis,
and commend him lo the people
of Ibis judicial district as the
best demonstration of the prin
ciples of a non-partisan
judiciary."
Broke Camp Saturday.
The St. Alouisia cadets, who
went into camp at Paradise park,
north of this city, one week ago
last Saturday, broke camp Satur
day afternoon and returned lo
Omaha the same evening. There
were 18 to 20 of the boys and they
report one of the most pleasant
iiccasions they ever enjoyed, and
say they are going to return again
next year. They spoke repeated
ly in praise of the excellent treat
ment they received from our peo
ple. They are nice young men
and their behavior during their
slay was all that could be expect
ed from gentlemen, and our peo
ple will gladly welcome them to
our vicinity at any lime they may
choose to come.
Sunday School Convention Here.
The Sunday schools of the city
have extended an invitation to
the schools of the county to hold
their annual county Sunday
school convention in this city. It
is believed that the invitation will
be accepted; if so, the persons in
terested in Sunday school work
will have the pleasure of listen
ing to some noted state and na
tional workers in this line of
work. The convention will be one
of the best of the kind ever held
in the county, ami the interest
manifested by the local workers
will add much lo Hie siiueress of
the convention.
For a goou oc Bmoxe, tell We man
to give you a "Gut Hell."
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT
NEAR UNION SATURDAY
Team Steps Off Bridge in Dark
ness With Disastrous
Results.
A special from ITnlon, under
date of July 23, gives the follow
ing particulars of the distressing
accident which occurred near
Union on Saturday night:
One child was killed outright
and four other members of the
family injured in the storm of
Saturday night, when Walter
Olson of this place, on his way
home, drove over the side of a
bridge in the intense darkness.
Olson was accompanied by his
wife and three children, the
youngest 3 years old. The babe
was killed instantly when the
vehicle went over the bridge which
spans a creek and it was some
time after the accident that the
little body was found in the mud
and water where it had been half
buried bby the fury of the storm.
Although more or less hurl, the
members of the family managed
to get to shore with the exception
of the baby. It was found partly
hidden in the mud. The child's
neck, it was discovered, had been
broken by one of the wagon
wheels when the wagon went over
the bridge. Death evidently was
instantaneous. The accident hap
pened near the home of a family
named Fykes. The members of
the Olson family niado their way
to the farm house, where lanterns
were secured and a search for the
baby was made.
The funeral of the little one
will be held this afternoon from
the home of the distracted par-
I ents.
The horses were engulfed in
mud and it was with difficulty that
they were rescued.
SERVICES AT THE PRESBY
TERIAN CHURCH SUNDAY
The Program Was of More Than
Ordinary Interest and the
Auditors Well Pleased.
The Y. I S. C. F. service at the
Presbyterian church last evening
was of more than ordinary in
terest, the topic being, "Dumb
Animals." The meeting was led
by Mrs. L. W. Cade, and then'
were many addresses, which were
very interesting. Solos were
rendered by Misses Mildred John
son arid Gladys Marshall, both
being highly appreciated by the
listeners. Mr. M. S. Briggs gave
a talk on the birds, the warblers
and insect destroyers, and in his
usual happy vein made some very
important points, his address be
ing espccilaly instructive to boys
who sometimes make targets of
the song birds. Miss Olive Gass
made a good talk on the subject
of animals, which was followed
by an address by C. A. Ilawls on
the topic of "Animal Character
istics." Mr. Raw Is was eloquent
in his description of the courage
and fidelity of many species of
animals and birds. He mention
ed the migration of Hie birds each
season, anil inquired as to the in
stict which caused them to take
their annual journeys, lie slated
I hat many limes they would lly a
thousand miles without slopping
to rest or to take food, and asked
who implanted this instict within
the bird mind, and answered the
question himself, saying, "God."
This address was much ap
preciated by the congregation and
was followed by a solo by Miss
Gladys Marshall entitled "Give
the Folwers While Living." Miss
Marshall has a beautiful voice,
which she has under perfect con
trol and her rendition of this
sweet selection charmed her
hearers.
Miss Marie Douglass gave
Burns' "To a Mouse," which was
well received. There was a large
attendance and the meeting was
much enjoyed by hosi present.
Another Daughter.
It. B. Windlnni. jr., and wife
are rejoicing over Ihe arrival of
a little daughter at. their home
last evening. Mother and child
are doing nicely and Papa "Hob"
is feeling jubilant.
Suhm rllm ror me nany journal.
Went to Weeping Water.
Among the republicans going
to Weeping Water last Saturday
to attend the county convention
were: Hon. H. B. Windham.
County Attorney C. 11. Taylor,
Postmaster H. A. Schneider and
son, Carl; James Mauzy, Tom
Fry, William Weber, W. A. Rob
ertson, M. L. Friedrich, G. L.
Farley, J. F. Douglass, C. D. Quin
lon, Judge Heeson, L. B. Egen
bergre and Charles Warner.
ENJOY A DAY'S OUTING
IN THE COUNTRY SUNDAY
Fln Dinner Served at Bachelor
Quarters of Wm. H. Tritsch,
' West of Town.
, A Sunday stag party and a sur
prise on William H. Tritsch en
joyed an outing in the country
yesterday. The company in
spected the neat and tidy com
partments of Mr. Tritisch's
bachelor hall, and found every
thing in excellent shape, and Hie
wonder was how Mr. Tritsch,
with' his numerous farming and
stock interests, could find time to
keep his dwelling in Ihe tidy con
dition the visitors found it.
The dozen or more friends, up
on arriving at Mr. Tritsch's resi
dence, elected Anton II. Koubek
as chef, with Mr. Tritsch as as
sistant, E. Killdow as waitress
and Fred Flgenberger, jr., Joe
Libershal and Albert Egenbergcr
were placed on a committee to
slaughter and prepare the dozen
or so spring chickens. At 1:30
promptly the dinner was an
nounced, the menu being chicken
soup with noodles, mashed
.potatoes, bread and butter, fried
chicken, cake, coffee, deserts,
with liquid refreshments ami
cigars after dinner.
Mr. Koubek found that the
position of chief cook was more
responsible than he had expect
ed, as some of (he guests were
very profuse in criticisms, some
claiming Ihe fried chicken was too
salt and olhers said it was not
salt enough. He cannot under
stand how the wives of these
gentlemen can cook lo suit them,
but Mr. Koubeck bad Hie satisfac
tion of noting that there was not
enough of the fried chicken left
j lo speak of except Hie bones.
During the afternoon ranis and
other amusements engaged Hie
attention of the company. At a
late hour the company dispersed,
voting Mr. Tritsch a prince of
entertainers and vowing they had
enjoyed the lime of their lives.
Those present were: Henry
Volk, Frank Barkening, Ignaz
Schwind, Frank Blolzer, William
II. Tritsch, George Mild, George
Thierolf, Charles Peacock, Joe
Libershal, K. Kildow, Albert Egen
bergcr. Fred Egenbergcr, jr., arid
Anton II. Koubek.
Unvoiled Monument Sunday.
The unveiling ceremony of a
monument lo Ihe memory of
Sovereign W. E. Minion, a de
ceased member of Kverygreen
camp of the W. (). W., was held
last. Sunday at Martin Chapel
cemetery, two miles north of Pa
cific Junction. Master of Cere
monies W. B. Rishel of this city
unveiled the monument in the
presence of a large number ol
friends and brothers of the de
ceased. A number of Ihe mem
bers of the Plalf snioulh camp ac
companied Mr. Rishel and aided
him in the ceremony. Among
those who went from this city
were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Silence,
Mr. nml Mrs. Philip Rhin, Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Curtis, Harry Kruger,
Robert Mollelt, Charles Kirby,
Levi Miller, Joe Kelly, James
Rishel, Peter Valb-ry, George
Becker. A choir, consisting of
Misses Mildred and Amy Cook,
Mildred Butcher, and and Mrs.
Curtis, Jesse Perry, Philip Hhin,'
Hugh Cecil and Andy Moore, sang
"Nearer My God to Thee," and
some of Hie funeral dirges of Ihe
order. The unveiling poem was
very beautifully read by Mrs.
I Philip Rhin. The trip over and
hack was a very pleasant one, as
no one can have a dull minute
when George Becker is one of the
party, as he keeps the company
on the slir aiding him in recover
ing lost articles of apparel, nml
George had more than his usual
succe-s in losing things Sinnlay.
CEDAR CREEK LOSES
GiEJO NEHAWKA
Codar Creek Loses Ragged Game
of Ball at Nehawka Sunday
by a Score of 9 to 1.
The score of the game between
Cedar Creek and Nehawka last
Sunday would indicate ragged
playing on one side, but the
Cedar Creek aggregation played
bone-headed ball and ran bases
Ihe poorest kind of a wav. while
Nehawka had numerous errors
which never proved costlv. The
only run was earned, and another
run would have resulted had a
rule book been on the ground.
However, lo avoid any wrangle,
the captain allowed the decision,
which was merely a rule not
understood, to stand as the um
pire decided. The play will be
described in Ihe World-Herald
and answered. Watch the sport
ing columns for it.
The Cedar Creek boys vowed
they could not play hall and bo
out to a dance Ihe night before,
so anyone need not look for Ihe
ball team out at a dance preced
ing a game.
Cedar Creek and Eagle cross
bats at the Nehawka log rolling
August 19, and the winners play
Nehawka. A different game may
be looked for then. Cedar Creek's
mechanism was wrecked when S.
S. Schneider was taken out of the
line-up on account of the sudden
illness of his grandmother. Also
the star hitter and base runner
was minus on this account.
Springfield plays Cedar Creek
Sunday, July 30, and Greenwood
August fi. both games at, Cndar
Creek's ball park. Cm tut and
enjoy nn outing and a good game
of ball.
DEATH OF A PIONEER AND
HIGHLY RESPECTED LADY
Grandma Clark, Mother of Simon
Clark of This City, Passes
Away In Omaha.
From TitPHilny's Pally.
Grandma Clark, mother of
Simon Clark of (his city, and' of
Mrs. J. J. Schneider of Cedar
Creek, died at Hie home of her
laughter, Mrs. Roy Wilson, 4208
Corby street, Omaha, Sunday
evening very suddenly while there
on a visit. The cause of death
was a stroke of paralysis and was
very nnexpectecd lo her sons and
daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Mockenhauupt arrived Trom Sterl
ing, Nebraska, Ibis morning and
went lo Cedar Creek to attend
the funeral. Mrs. Mockenhaupt
being a daughter of the deceased.
Mrs. Jane Clark was in her Hist
year and was one of the pioneer
citizens of (his county, nml reared
a large family of children, all of
who are grown and well respected
members of society. Since the
death of her husband, several
years ago, Mrs. Clark has resided
with her children, but the greater
part of the lime made her home
with her daughter, Mrs. J. J.
Schneider, at Cedar Creek. Her
remains were brought from Oma
ha yesterday, and the funeral oc
curred this afternoon from Ihe
Cedar Creek church.
Bridfle Material Arrives.
From TiioNilny'R Inlly,
Five more carloads of the
Plalte river wagon bridge material
arrived yesterday and Ihe bills for
four more carloads. The stuff is
being yarded al LaPlalle, and Ihe
yard already has taken on the
nppearance of n lively enterprise.
The yards will be about hall a
mile from Ihe north end of the
bridge and Ihe material will be
hauled to the river as needed.
Had Fire Sunday Night.
Oscar Gapen had another de
structive fire at his farm house
Sunday night. About midnight
his cob house, which was quite a
large-sized building, caught fire
ami was burned lo the ground.
Only the direction of (he wind
prevented all of his farm build
ings from being desti'oved.
LOST The lid lo a round
sheet iron box, between my home
and Ihe home of Earl Cole. Finder
please notify me or leave the
same at the Journal office.
V. E. Perry.
Ball Game at Murray.
From Tuesday's Dally. ,
The senior ball team of this
city went down lo Murray yester
day, and in a fast and furious
contest with the Murray team, de
feated the latter by a score of 1G
to 5. The seniors evidently done
.some good playing. They were
well pleased with the trip to Mur
ray and report royal treatment by
the Murray bovs.
EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Rev. Wilkinson's Address Last
Evening Listened to by a Very
Interested Audience.
From Tui'mluy'a Dully.
Lust evening at the Christian
church Rev. Wilkinson delivered
an address on the - subject of
"Body, Mind and Spirit," which
was listened to by a very interest
ed audience. In the handling of
Ihe subbjeel Rev. Wilkinson said
that with the body alone develop
ed and when Nature had not been
kind in giving requisite mind and
spirit, that the body would be de
veloped in excess of other por
tions of man, and the result would
be the brute above the man, and
that brutal characteristics would
predominate. In the other direc
tion, that when Hit mind alone
was developed and where the
body was not of sufficient propor
tions, coupled with the required
health, the mind would be likely
to be deformed and some peculiar
tendency develop, which would
make, the man debased in some
form, and cited as an illustration
Ihe grarter, the criminal in many
respects, and if not that, one who
placed intellectual attainments as
paramount above all other things.
The one which had the spirit de
veloped in precedance of the
mind and body was likely to be a
religious tlanlic, and cited many
peculiar seels as examples, as
the "religious roller," or the
"high jumper," two sects who are
noled more for Iheir zeal than
their reason. In order lo have a
well balanced make-up it is re
quired that a healthy mind be well
developed, while the spiritual
training be well looked after, and
the body be kepi in that, condition.
Dial, the mind be supported and
kept dealt by.
Rev. Wilkinson said when one
was thus filled he was the noblest
work of God, and endowed so Unit,
he could do thai work Tor which
Ihe Lord had, called him and do
jl. effectively.
A number of slides were ex
hibited ami a short lecture given
thereon. No illustrated song was
given on account of the throat
trouble of Miss Daniels, who was
al Omaha yesterday to consult a
specialist. It js hoped that shu
will be able in a few days to slug
again. An cll'ort will be made
today to gel someone to sing for
an illustrated song al Ihe serv
ices this evening. All are invited
to come with the expectation that
arrangements will be made to that
end.
Reorganize Degree of Honor.
Deputy Grand. Chief of Honor
Mrs. F.lma Kill y of Plallsinoutlt
has been in Louisville for
the
past week and has sue led
in
reorganizing the Degree of Honor
loilge and adding ten new mem
hers. At Ihe meeting held at
the
I. O. 0. F. hall Thursday night
i lie following olllcers were
stalled:
Past Chief of Honor Mrs
in-
E
C. Twiss.
Chief of Honor Mrs. P. Suiter
Lady of Honor Mrs. C
Mayfield.
Chief of Ceremonies Mrs
Kilgore.
Financier Mrs. William
G.
Lon
An-
derson.
Recorder Mrs. Dean.
Csher Mrs. Bradley.
Treasurer Mrs. R. Loherg.
Oulside Watch Mrs. C. Amick
Inside Watch Mrs. Arvidson
After the conclusion of
the
business of the evening refresh
merits were served Louisville
Courier.
McPhearson Passed Today.
From Tuomlny'R pnlly.
The government snag boat. Mc
Phearson, a large steamer, which
went to Sioux City early in the
spring, passed down the river today.