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VOLUME XXX
PLATTSMOUTTl, NEBRASKA. TI1TT118DAY OCTOHEK 5, 1911
NO 82
LECTURE
Mr. William Rathvon, of Boston,
Logical Reasoner and
From Tuesday's bally.
The lecture delivered last even- ,
ing by William H. Rathvon of
Boston at the church on the cor
ner of Mam and Mnlli streets was i
one of the best of its kind ever
delivered in the city. Mr. Hath-
von is a good thinker, a strong
and logical reasoner and a ideas- j
ant speaker. i
By way of introduction to his j
remarks Hie speaker said: "Of
the multitude of men and women j
who are indebted to Christian j
Science, the great majority were j
driven to it under the lash of j
bodily 'deficiency. For many it j
was the last resort, all else hav
ing proved empty, fruitless, dis
appointing. The basis or Chris
tian Science healing is the in
finitude and omnipotence or
Mind. Spirit, Clod."
The lecture was sub-divided in
to four heads, as follows: "The
Two Hooks," "Hody's Ilespon.se to
Mind." "Discouragement" and
E SI
"Light and Darkness." Under the j freedom from whatever enslaves
first the lecturer said in substance I and bestows mental, moral and
that the two books referred to j physical liberty. Discouragement
were "Science and Health, with wears the invisable livery of evil
Key to Hie Scriptures," by Maryland is constantly ami ronsislenl
Baker Fddy, and the oilier thejly working for its master. II is
bible. I always pulling down and never
The speaker said: "It has been building up. Did you ever know
asserted that .Christian Scientists j anyone to accomplish anything
place their text book above the
bible as Ihe guide to righteous-
riess. No one can honestly makf j
this allegation who has read the I
book carefully, for on page i()7 of
'Science and Health' are printed
these words, the first of a series
cf tenets or our religion: 'As
adherauts oT truth we take the
inspired word or the bible as our
HHflieicnt guide to eternal life.'
The truths of Christian Science
do not originate in the book
'Science and Health.' They find
expression there, but .their origin
is in (!od. They have always ex
isted and will forever exist."
Under the second heading Ihe ;
speaker said : "It is often charged .
again Christian Scientists because
they rely wholly on Ihe mind
that they do not do anything for
the sick." And in substance he
fdaled thai because Ihe ordinary
iudividual was not dosing himself
with medicine he imagined that
nothing was being done, and he-
caiise Ihe sick were not given , complishe.l much. You have taken
some drug or application that a step, a little one to be sure, but
their case was being neglected, it leads in the direction of the
ye.t this same iudividual would understanding or dod Hie know
admit thai a man's body com- ledge or Him, whom to know
rnonly and frequently undergoes aright is life eternal.
WINTER CONCERTS BY
THE BURLINGTON BMP
A matter That Should Be Taken
Up by the Commercial
Club.
I
As Hi days shorten and the j
ftvenings lengthen the question of 1
entertainment during Ihe winter i
i
negin 10 present itseir for con
sideration. The past three
months of weekly hand concerts
were so much enjoyed by the
citizens of Plattsmoulh that the
termination of the season last
Thursday evening was regretted
much by everyone.
' The Burlington band, as now
organized, is one oT the most
pleasing musical aggregations
ever assembled in the city, and
the crowds or from 1,000 to i,.r00
people which came out every
Thursday evening to listen to the
band play attested the high ap
preciation of the talent which
composes Ihe organization.
Mr. Kd Schulhof. the gentle
manly leader of Ihe band, is en
titled to much credit for the high
Mate of proficiency to which he
brought the hand in a remarkably
abort period of time, and it is to
be hoped that some arrangements
ran be made looking toward the
procuring of this baud for a win
ter concert .season. From the re
marks heard on the street we be
lieve thai the Commercial club
would meet with hearty support
UST EHK
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Proves Himself a Strong and
a Splendid Speaker.
sudden and very marked changes
,u? entirely to mental causes.
That sudden fear
cold perspiration.
will produce
That angel
Vj)i cause the face In flush or
,,ae, the heart to thump, the voice
t) change. If then it is conceded
that the state of the mind may
disturb the secretions, causing
(he tears to How, or that the slate
,,f u, mind may quicken the
heart-beat, ami if of these, why
n,, other organs of the body? If
the change of thought renin grief
to joy will slop the tears from
flowing, why will not a change or
thought change the How or Ihe
fluids to the stomach? fs il not
more rational to treat dyspepsia
with mind than with tabloids and
powders ?
Pi ediiiL, the speaker dis
coursed on the topic of dis
couragement, slating that Chris
tian Science brings Ihe truth to
human comprehension. gives
while in the grip or discourage
ment? Ft paralyzes effort.
stupities thought and dissipates
purpose.
On the topic of "Light and
Darkness" the speaker said that
Ihe Christian Science plan of get
ling rid or things that are wrong
is to introduce things that are
right. This is not fighting evil,
but destroying it. II has been
, proven in millions of instances
j that a wrong thought which is the
j rather or a wrong action will
.vanish into nothingness jf you
; will but introduce a right thought
j in its place. dond destroys evil
as surely as light destroys dark-
ness. Every time your thought
drops to the level of the beast,
lift it as near the stars as you
can raise it. If thoughts unclean,
unjust, dishonorable are there,
bring in something or purity, nf
justice, oT unduly. When you
have done your best in this line or
noble endeavor, you will have ac-
should il decide to fake this mat
ter up with the band boys.
Commissioners Meet.
From Tuesday- Dnlly.
County Commissioners Charles
Ionian of Alvn and I.. D. wilzer
of near Weeping Waler arrived
last evening and met with Com
missioner Frcidrich in regular
session for the transaction of
the county business this morning.
After allowing Ihe hills under
consideration and transacting
some business with Mr. Smith of
the Nebraska Construction com
pany, the hoard visited Ihe county
farm, where they found everything
in fine shape for the winter.
Overseer Tains is in Ihe midst of
harvesting Ihe county's crop of
apples and has some fine fruit or
different varieties and more than
will be required for the use of the
residents of the farm.
Returns From Successful Trip.
O, It. Ol.vm returned home
Sunday morning from a very suc
cessful trip out in the slate in the
interests of the Olson Photo Co.
Mr. Olson is sore there and over,
as the old saying goes, when it
comes to securing new business
along the picture line. He look a
great many new views or various
subjects in the numerous towns
he visited and. of course, secured
a large number or new orders.
Sam Smith was called lo Oma
ha on business of importance
this morning.
John Kreager Here Yesterday.
From Tue3ay' Dally.
John Kreager oT Mt. Pleasant
precinct was in the city yesterday
afternoon, having been railed to
the city on some business mat
ters. Mr. Kreager intended to
visit IMattsiuouth last Saturday,
tmt on account of the rain did not
do so. The fine rain Saturday
seems to have been general and
the farmers were delighted to
see it come, as it was what the
wheat which has been sowed
needed. The wheat was coming
up nicely, hut a little uneven, as
some localities, even in the same
field, seemed to hold more
moisture than others, and this
rain will bring about a change in
this condition.
OMAHA OFFICIALS APPRE
HEND LOUISVILLE BURGLARS
Two of Them Captured in Omaha
and Are Now in the Confines of
the Dilapidated Bastile.
From Tuesday's Dully.
The sherilV this morning went
In Omaha In bring down to the
Cass county jail Ihe second man
apprehended for the robbery of
Mike Tril sch's jewelry si ore at
Louisville early last Friday morn
ing. The Omaha police ollicers
made Ihe arrest and there is little
doubt but they have the right
parly.
. The man. Frank McCann, al
ready in the jail, was brought
down Saturday night and does not
heslilate to give his name to the
inmates of Ihe jail. This nam)'
corresponds with one written on
a gravel car , at Cedar Creek
Thursday. The parlies were
tracked to Omaha. The lirsl clew
of Ihejr having gone m that di
ced ion was a pair of cuff bullous
picked up near the M. 1 track on
the north side of Ihe Plalle river
Friday morning; then later the
tricycle, which had been taken
from the loiiisville M. I station,
was found at Albrig'-ii. a village
near Omaha, on the M. P. railway.
Tl1 witness from Louisville
who saw Ihe strangers there did
not come down yesterday, as ex
pected, but there is plenty of time
fi" identification after Ihe .sus
pects are safe in the jail.
II is probable that more than
two participated in Ihe crime, as
the same night an attempt was
made to rob the Cily National bank
at Weeping Water. There Ihe
robbers got on further than tak
ing Ihe knobs oil' Ihe bank door
when they were discovered by the
night watchman ami tired upon,
and they made basly exit from the
village.
McCann answers Ihe descrip
tion of one of the men wanted by I
Detective Malone fur the Wabash
bank robbery, which is as follows:
"One man, 'M years old, weight
ISO pounds, two gold-tilled teeth
in upper jaw; three lingers mis
sing from left hand."
0'iile a delegation from Louis
ville, among whom were L. J.
Mayfield, C. K. Twiss, Cam Sey
bert, H. T. Thompson, T. Sehlaler,
Fred Ossenknp, Mayor Charles
Kichcy, F.d Keyser, John Koop and
T. 0. Amick, came down loday to
take a look at McCann. Deputy
SherilV Manspeakcr look the
gentlemen lo see his prisoner, and
on meeting him McCann stretched
ins Hands toward Ihe party and
asked them if they knew him.
A number r the men identified
McCann as one r I het si rangers
seen in Louisville the day Mr.
Trit sch's store was robbed. There
is little doubt but the criminals
wanted for Ihe Louisville robbery
are the same men who blew Ihe
Wabash hank vault the night be
fore. 'Possom and Sweet Potatoes, Sahl
Fd Taylor of f.a Platte was for
tune enough a day or Iwo ago to
capture a large fat 'opossom,
which was promptly killed and
prepared for baking. The juicy
animal weighed twelve pounds,
and with half a bushel of sweet
potatoes, which F.d procured to
serve with il. made a dish which
all his rrii'iid- relished, and Mr.
Taylor was not at all backward
about inv iting I lie boys lo partake.
v. i. rornnii, j. ii. .vieisinger
and Oeorge W. Fornoff left this
afternoon for Huron, S. I)., near
which place they have large real
estate holdings.
II I' it r . t a
ROBERTSOH-GRAY WED
16 AT SIX FALLS
Ceremony Occurs at Sioux Falls,
S. D., and Several Social
Functions Follow. j
The following account of the
marriage of Mr. Will A. Robertson
to Miss Helen dray itf Fremont is
taken from the Fremont Tribune:
A social event of more than or
dinary interest lo Fremont social
circles was Ihe wedding of Miss
Helen (iray of Fremont lo Mr.
William Robertson of I'latts
moulh, which look place last
Wednesday afternoon at T:;10 at
the home of the bride's sister,
Mrs. F. (). Jones, at Sioux Falls,
S. D. It was the twelfth an
niversary of Mr. and Mrs. Jones'
wedding.
A few minutes before the hour
Mrs. Morris of Sioux Falls sang
two beaut iHil songs. "All for You"
and "Love's Dawn." The music
ended, the Rev. Hiller, pastor of
the Sioux Falls Fpiseopal church,
took his jdace benealh an arch of
honeysuckles ami clematis be
tween the reception hall and the
library. In Ihe archway hung a
large wedding bell of while raveu
nas and aslors.
Mrs. Sigler of Sioux Falls play
ed the wedding inarch. Mr. Rob
ertson, accompanied by his besl
man, Mr. Carl Jeffords, or Hroken
How. entered. Miss Jessie Al
bers or Fremont, as bridesmaid,
came down the stairway alone in
to t In reception hall. She wore a
beautiful gown of blue silk. The
bride entered with her rather. Mr.
V.. V. (Iray of Fremont, who gave
her away during the ceremony.
Miss (iray was exceedingly al-
tractive in her exquisite gown of
vyliile batiste, hand-embroidered
and trimmed with Venilian lace.
She carried an arm bouquet of
bride's roses and lilies of Ihe val-
'"Ihe ceremony was witnessed by
a company of fourteen, only a few
inlimale friends, in addition to the
relatives, being present. At 0
o'clock a wedding dinner was
served by Mrs. Jones. After Ihe
dinner an unique surprise was
sprung Tor Mr. Robertson in the
singing or Tour songs. Mr. Rob
ertson had wrillen the words and
his bride, without his knowledge,
had set them to music.
fn the decorations for the wed
ding Ihe color elTect was in silver,
gold and blue, Ihe colors of the
Delta Delta Delia sorority, of
which Ihe bride is a member. The
library ami reception hall were
done in palms and carnations,
while the stairway leading down
into Ihe reception hall was clothed
in honeysuckles. The dining room
was in silver, gold and blue. A
large dish of pansies, the sorority
flower, formed the centerpiece.
Streamers of blue with smilax
hung from the chandeliers lo the
corners of the table. The effect
was mns! pretty.
Mr. and Mrs. Robertson leH the
following morning for Fremont.
They will spend Sunday here and
expert to leave early next week for
HIaltsmoulli. There they will be
at home o their friends afler
November I.
Mrs. Robert son is a graduate of
the Fremont High school and the
stale university. She was a mem
ber oT Ihe High school faculty
during the last school year. She
has been prominent in the young
er social circles of Fremont and
has a host of friends here. Mr.
Robertson is a graduate or the
law department of the stale uni
versity and has hung out his
shingle al Plallsinoulh. Thev
first met when students al the
university.
A series or social functions are
being given for Mrs. Robertson
while here. Friday evening Mrs.
Kzra Hawkins entertained a num
ber of young ladies for her. This
afternoon Miss Jessie Albers will
entertain at a (:.10 dinner, and
Sunday evening her father, Mr. R.
F. dray, will give a dinner parly
for her a I the Rno.
Mrs. M. Doak and daunhfer,
Kstclle, of dlenwood, have h"cn
guests or their mother, Mrs. Jack
son, and her daughter, Mrs.
Barnes, ror a few days, returning
lo their home this morning. Mrs.
Jackson accompanied her daugh
ter home Jo make a few days' visit.
New Carpenter Firm in Town.
Richards & Peters is the style
of the new live carpenter firm re
cently started in this city. The
individual names of the firm are
C. 1 Richards and Joe Peters, and
their work grades A-l right along.
At present they are engaged on
the new front for the D. 0. Dwyer
building, and have finished a
couple nf other good jobs since
the firm started up. The men are
industrious fellows and we are
pleased to note their success.
PASS NG AWAY
OF D. K.
For Many Years a Prominent
Resident of . Plattsmouth and
' Well Known In County.
From Tut'Hilay'R Pnlly.
D. K. Itarr, attorney, of Louis
ville and village clerk, died yes
terday nf Hrighl's disease at the
age or at, al his home in that vil
lage. Mr. Itarr had been identi
fied with Cass counly for a num
ber of years and formerly resided
in this city, and for thirteen
years was janitor of the Central
school building.
He leaves surviving his widow,
who is a sister of Isaac Slradley
or dreenvvood, and two daughters
nnd one son. One son died about
four months ago at his home in
Omaha, where he had been a
street car conductor; Maud, mar
ried ami residing in Omaha, and
Dot, residing al home. The fun
eral occurred this afternoon at
Louisville and interment was at
dreenwond.
Tin' deceased resided in Plalts-
n h u t li fnr a number nf years and
was admit led lo Ihe bar w hile re
siding in Ibis cily. About ten
years ago he removed to dreen
vvood, where be engaged in the
practice nf law, later moving to
Oklahoma, where he practiced for
a year. He then moved to Omaha,
having two sons ami a daughter
residing there. Mr. Itarr and
family made their home in Omaha
for a year or more, laler moving
to Louisville, where he engaged in
the law business.
About a year ago be began to
lose his lieallh, ami of lale has
been in in- h of a sulTerer. lie was
a member of the I. O. O. F. and
bis funeral was conducted by that
order,
THE COONTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION
Prominent Speakers to Be Here
on Monday and Tuesday,
October 16 and 17.
Mr. C. C. Wescoll has called the
journals aiicniion to (tic array
of talent which will lake part in
Ihe two days' program when the
annual Cass counly Sunday school
convent inn meets in Ibis cilv
Monday ami Tuesday, October Hi
and 17.
The program in full will appear
in Ihe Journal a few days before
Ihe convention meets. Some or
the prominent speakers who will
be present at lhal lime are: Dr.
R. P. Shepherd of SI. Louis, Prof.
W. N. Ilalsey of Omaha. W. II.
Kimberly or Lincoln, Rev. J. W,
Finbi nf I 'Diversity Place and
Miss Margaret Brown or Lincoln.
Many other interesting speak
ers or note will participate in Ihe
convent inn, and an interest jug
session is anticipated by the per
sons interested in Sunday school
work. It is Imped lhal Ihe good
people of Ihe city will attend in
such numbers as will show the
appreciation of the efforts oT Mr.
Wescotl and others lo make the
convention a hummer.
W. A. Robertson and Bride Return
From Tiimdav'i Dally
W. A. Robertson and bride re
turned yesterday from their
honeymoon trip to Denver and
the west. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
son will begin housekeeping in Ihe
Mrs. Ambrose Patterson property
on West Main si reef, where they
will he at home to their friends
after November I.
Attorney C. A. Rawls ami Mr. C.
K. Martin went to Omaha Sunday
afternoon to hear the president
speak at the Auditorium, but came
home on No. L somewhat disap
pointed, as the presidential party
failed to arrive for Ihe speaking.
mm
FIVE YEARS THE LIMIT
ON INHERITANCE TAX
Opinion on Case Which Recently
Arose In This County, Where
Time Had Elapsed.
Inheritance tax in Nebraska
ceases to be a lien against real
estate afler live years where suit
has not been started to collect it
and Ihe real estate has meanwhile
passed into the hands of some
one other than an heir. This is
the opinion of Attorney deneral
Marl in in reply to a quest ion from
Counly Attorney C. H. Taylor of
Cass counly, says the Lincoln
Star.
A. case recently arose in Cass
county where an estate went more
than live years without being pro
baled. The counly had failed lo
lake any action for collection of
the 'inheritance lax. which goes
into the road fund. There is a
clause in Ihe law relating to this
lax which says that suit lo col
lect it shall be brought within the
five-year period.
The counly attorney gave as Hie
reason why suit was not com
menced sooner thai the estate had
ind been fully probated. He re
lied on a clause which sasy I hat
"the lien shall continue until the
tax is settled and satisfied."
The attorney general holds that
if no suit is commenced within
five years (lie law preseumes that
the lax has been paid, but if the
real cslale remains in Ihe hands
of the heirs proof may he oll'ered
to overcome this assumption'. If
Ihe real estate has been acquired
by a purchaser, and no action for
recovery of the tax has been com
menced williin live years, il is held
lhal the statute bars any proceed
ing afler I hat period had elapsed.
HH-l"H-H-M-:-H-MH
! HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
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Last Saturday Mr. Mollis re
moved from Ihe High scl I
building the old book shelves,
taking them In the library in the
Central building and replacing Ihe
shelves Willi the new sectional
bookcases presented lo the High
school by Ihe class of I'M 1.
The teachers of Ihe lliuli school
reported In Ihe superintendent (
names of the students who are
ilelinquul and falling behind in
their work, and Imlav Mr. Abbott
took the matter up with the stud
ents themselves and checked over
Ihe reports o ascertain if some
thing could not be done In bring
alioul a change nf scholarship, to
have the student do some of the
work oulside the regular school
periods or in some way lighten
the work so that Ihe grade of
Ihe delinquents could be im
proved. The regular monthly meeting of
Ihe teachers of the schools was in
session yesterday afternoon and
had under cnnsideral ion the "Pre
face ami Introduction of lloyt's
History of Fducalion," and a very
lively discussion followed the
reading of Ibis portion of the
work. Afler Ihe discussion
Superinlriiile nl Abboll lalkol for
a slmrl time to Ihe teachers about
the monthly reports which lliey
are to bring in. and in the future
these reports will be similar,
greatly facilitating the work of
the superintendent in checking
them over.
Cam Seybert In Town.
Frum TtiPHilny'n Pnlly.
Cam Sevhcrl, the genial demo
cratic candidate for county com
missioner, was down from his
Louisville home this morning ami
dropped in on the Journal for a
few minutes' dial. Cam is mak
ing friends wherever he shows his
smiling countenance, ami it is a
safe bet that he is 1 lit next com
missioner from Ihe Second district.
Attention, Farmers I
The annual meeting of the
Cass County Farmers' Protective
Association will be held in Louis
ville on Saturday. October 7. 191 1,
at ? o'clock p. in., for the purpose
of electing ollicers for the com
ing year and transacting such
business as may come before the
meeting.
I. (I. Schoemann, Pres.
J. fl. Meisinger, Sec.