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Neb. ftjto HLtorfoai Soc. mout Souttta SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION EIGHT PAGES VOLUME XXX PLATTSMOUTll. NEBRASKA, MONDAY OCTOHKR 30, 1911 NO DO H IIIKSIIIIG EEHC OF OLD UNIVERSITY SMDIS LAST The Event a Most Enjoyable One. Twenty-five Eligible Members Bern Present, and a Through Organization Being Effected by the Election of Superintendent Abbott as President, and J. L. Richey, Secretary. Has Foot Pierced. From Friday'! Pally. Yineens Stansky, an employe of the Burlington, working ou the re pair track, had the misfortune this morning to step on a sharp piece of iron, which passed through the sole of his shoe and pierced his foot, inflicting a deep and painful wound. Dr. Cochran, the Burlington relief physician, dressed the wound and Mr. Satinsky will be laid up for some lime. lv equivalent to enlightened patriotism. In this field the col lege man has played and must continue to play a large and in fluential part. Today we have our Taft, our Bryan and our other great college men, just as among the founders of the republic were Jefferson and the members of the Adams family. Not only in polities, but in agriculture, in art E. 11. Wescott and 'and in science, the university man Wolfanger, elected I ought to make bis power increas From Friday s Daily. The meeting of old students of the University of Nebraska, ar ranged for last night at the home of Superintendent and Mrs. N. C. Abbott, was a great success. About twenty-five of the former students got together, listened to a splendid and inspiring address by Frank E. Edgerton of Lincoln, , applauded the music furnished by Mr. and Mrs Mis9 Lenora officers to keep the organization alive, called for remarks from Dr. T. P. Livingston and Miss Mary E. Foster, made candy and indulged in a general old-fashioned talk fest. It was almost 9 o'clock before Hie nicotine was called to order and Mrs. Wescott was invited to sing. Her number was given in i the same well known artistic style for which she has gained a I reputation. This song was en-j titled "Little One a-Cryin,'' byj Speaks. In response to the en core, Mrs. Wescott sang "lies Hold My Hands," a lullaby by Bond. Mr. Wescott, as always, proved a most delightful accom panist. Mr. Edgerton explained the purpose of the alumni in en deavoring to have local organiza tions in every county in the slate. Last night three such meetings were being held one at Fair burv. with the chancellor as speaker; another at Kearney, with Secretary Kline as speaker, and the third in Plattsmouth. The idea is to have a loyal body of old students in every community of the state, who are willing to work with the interest of old alma mater at heart. The holding out of the various ways in which a college man may YOUNG MEN ARE TO GIVE BANQUET inclv felt., if he lives up to his opportunities. He ought also to continue to cherish great love for bis college that has made his suc cess possible." After Mr. Edgerton finished calls were made for Dr. T. P. Livingston and Miss Mary Foster. Dr. Livingston was introduced as the boy' who was sitting on the corner stone of the old hall, wait ing for the building to be finish ed so that he might enter. While the doctor branded this as a slight exaggeration, he spoke most en tertaingly of the extremely youthful days of the state in stitution and his happy life there. Miss Foster was asked for a few words on politics from the wom an's standpoint, and responded very briefly without giving any of her political secrets away. N. C. Abbott was chosen as president, and J. L. Ilichey as sec retary. Tee cream and wafers were served, after which the young folks indulged in candy making and the old folks in talk. Those present were: Dr. and Mrs. T. P. Livingston, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wescott, Mr. and Mrs. N. 0. Abbott, Mrs. Will Robertson, Misses Helen Travis, Jessie Rob ertson, Anna Ileisel, Lenora Wol fanger, Blanche Horning, Pearl be useful to the stale was verySlaals, Crete Briggs, Mary I-os-well done by Mr. Edgerton. Ho ler, Rhona TowV, Lillian Cole, said: "I speak not of politics in 1 Florence Dovey, draco Newbranch the narrow partisan sense, but. of : and Messrs. Calvin Taylor, Ed politics in the broad, comprehen- j Fricke, J. L. Richey, Grosvcnor sive sense that makes it practical- Dovey and Paul Morgan. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ENJOY FINE BANQUET li by them. Seldom does it occur that viands are so nicely prepared and served as was the banquet of last evening. The Young Men's Bible Class of the M. E. Church Planning Big Entertainment. A treat is in store for the young men of the (own and is be ing planned by the entertainment. committee of the Y. M. B. C. of the M. E. church, in the shape of a half-a-dollar-a-plate banquet. The function will lake place in the j parlors of the Methodist church ion the night of Friday, November 17, and will be served by the ladies of the church. The committee anticipates entertaining 100 young men on that, occasion, the purpose being to promote good fellowship among the young men of the town. This is the first attempt at anything of the sort, and the idea is wholly a new one, but, will no doubt, meet with the hearty approval of every young man in the town. The menu is not, announced as yet, but, we will be safe in leaving that to the committee, as the members were young men once themselves find know just what will tickle the palate and at the same lime inspire a sort of good cheer and frinedly sociability needed on like occasions. The physical appetite will not be the only part of the man pro vided for, but p n intellectual treat is also in store for the fortunate holders of a banquet ticket. G. O. Wallace, a prominent real estaie merchant of Omaha, w ill be present and make an after-dinner talk; also Hon. Howard II. Bald- rige, one of the leading lawyers of the metropolis, will take a hand at the speechmaking, besides some of Plaltsmont h's own eloquent. young orators. Music? Well, we rather guess there will be. It, will not all be of the "chin" variety, either. There will be solos and quartets, as well as piano selections. SECRETARY OF STATE PRO POSES NEWRESTRICTION Would Weed Out Numerous Can didates Whose Names Are Written on Ballots. To render more difficult the nomination of party candidates by writing names upon the ballot at primary elections is the object of an amendment to the state pri mary law which Secretary of State Wait has prepared and will sug gest to the commission workln upon a recodification of the statutes. If it should be in corporated in me commission s report to the next legislature, it will probably become part of the law,' says the Lincoln Star. Th.is is Ihe pargraph which Secretary Wait would like to have tacked on "No person not a candidate at a primary election shall receive i nomination by having name writ ten on a ballot unless such per son' shall receive twenty-five or mole votes, and file within ten (lavs' after said vole is canvassed, Fair Warning! I hereby give notice that here after no bicycle riding or coaster wagons will be permitted on the idewalks. This means everybody, old or young. I have authorized Ihe chief of police to arrest all persons found so doing, which I hope he will not be called upon to do, as everyone so arrested will be fined. This is to warn every one. John P. Saltier, Mayor. FORMER SUPERINTENDENT Several Candidates Initiated and Addresses by Home People and Outsiders In Attendance. From Friday' Dally. After a series of meetings lead ing up to last night's session of Ml. Zion Coinmandry No. 75, three candidates were admitted to the order of the temple, and the even ing was crowned by one of the finest banquets ever given in the city. Sir Knighls Barry Barlhold, W. C. Tippens of this city and George Frater of Louisville were initiated into the mysteries of the order of Knights Templar. A five-course banquet was serv ed by SI. Mary's Guild, the menu consisting of the following: First courso, boulion; second course, fish, tomato sauce, Saratoga chips; third course, filet of beef, mushroon sauce, maccaroni and cheese; fourth course, ice cream, peaches and small confections; fifth course, coffee and cigars. The temple was tastefully deco rated in red and while and the mom was very beautiful in the dazzling light. After-dinner speeches were made by J. N. Wise, J. C. Richey and W. A. Roberlson of Ibis city; George Frater and Charles Richey of Louisville; James Walker and David Piltman of Murray, and others. Mr. Wise spoke most interestingly on the history of Mt. Zion Comrnandery No. 75, and noted the fact lhat but three knights were present who were members of the order twentv-flve years airn. The other speeches were all good and well received bv Ihe assembled kniahts. The knighls bad warm words of praise for Hie ladies of the Guild and the sumptuous repast served Meet With Mrs. Haff ke. From Friday' Dally. Another very pleasant event of yesterday afternoon was the social meeting of Ihe Ladies' Aid so ciety of Ihe German St. Paul's church, which was held at the home of Mrs. C. W. Ilaffke. Here, loo, there was a large' number present, the ladies realizing the, neat sum of $5.25. The hurrying moments were devoted to that of social conversation and other amusements calculated to make. Ihe afternoon's entertainment a most splendid one. Some de licious coffee and cake were served, at the proper time, to which all did ample justice. Sandy Home Again. From Friday's Dally. Sandy F. Andrews, the good humored trunk smasher at the Burlington station, who has been visiting the home of his best girl at Hamburg, Iowa, arrived in the Plait smoulh yards about 2 a. m. this morning in his special car attached to No. 123 4. The car was immediately switched lo the "dip track" to be overhauled. Sandy is again at his post, much to (he satisfaction of the station men. Merchants Shipping In Potatoes Merchants are busy unloading potatoes. A. Bach received two carloads of fine Minnesota Rurals, E. G. Dovey & Son two cars, one of Durban and the other Earl Oluos, and H. M. Soennichsen has a fine car of Minnesota Rurals on the track. Must Not Occur Again. From Friday's Dolly. Lawrence Bower, a farmer from near Pacific Junction, was in the city today and delivered a load of corn lo Ihe Ileisel mill, and while driving peacefully along the Washington avenue road musing on the low price of farm produce he was suddenly brought lo him self by having a black runaway horse attached (o a spring wagon collide with Ihe tail endgate of his wagon, smashing it into fine kindling wood and jostling Mr. Bower in his seat. An inquiry was instituted by Mr. Bower and an inventory of his damages made, and the owner of the black run away horse will have lo put up at least a dollar lo repair the dam ages, provided he is located and his guilt established. This thing i of leaving a horse unfastened lo run into every farmer lhat brings grain lo market should be stop ped, and if Mr. Bower can he will locale the guilty party. Vlsltnlg Schools This Week. From Friday's Dally. Miss Mary Foster returned last evening from a trip over Ihe west end of the county, where she has visited schools during Ihe past 5 days. Schools in Ihe vicinity of Fnion, Eagle, Wabash, Alvo, Greenwood and South Bend were isited on Ibis trip. She left again this afternoon for Wabash and Elniwood. Miss Rena Towle, of near Wabash, nccompanied Miss Foster lo Plattsmouth and was hor guesl over night. The road in most pari s of the county at this season are ideal and Miss Foster is able lo cover many miles of territory in a day's travel with her auto. witu Ihe proper officer, an ac ceptance and a receipt, from Ihe county treasurer of Ihe county in which such person resides, show ing payment of the fee as required from regular candidates filing for nomination at. primary elections." Tt is noted from the foregoing provision that no change will be inadi1 in Ihe status of a candidate on ijne ticket who may be nomin ated! by the voters of other parlies i as well as his own. I lie amend ment is aimed el the practice of nominating persona who are not candidates who have regularly filed on nny ticket. The socialists, who usually pick Iheir nominees in advance of Ihe form of voting for them, have used primaries and then go through the writing method in some cases heretofore because it enables them lo save the payment of filing fees. Under Secretary Wait's plan Ihe fee must, be paid in nny event or Ihe candidate's name will not appear on Ihe bal lot at. the general election. At the last, stale primaries, a number of candidates for district judge in various parts of Ihe slate received Ihe nominations of min ority parties by having two or three voters write in their names. If the proposed amendment should be enacted, anyone who received fewer than Iwenty-llve voles would nul be considered a candidate, and Ihe ballot would be relieved of some name of can didates who do not care to run. BURLINGTON REMOVING A LANDMARK AT SHOPS Tall Brick Smokestack, Eighty five Feet Above the Building, Is Torn Down. The Burlington started a force of men last Monday morning U remove Ihe tall brick smoke stack at Ihe boiler house. This bit of masonry has lowered eighly-five feet, above the shop buildings for the past thirty years, it having been among Ihe first brick structures to go up when Ihe shops were located in Plaits mouth. To remove Ihe slack it was necessary to construct, a scaffold on Ihe inside to Ihe (op of the stack. There was no effort made to save Ihe brick as they were hurled from Ihe top to the ground and were more or less broken. One of the blacksmiths inquired of the foreman whether Ihe brick were not worth preserving, and was in formed lhat, I hey were not, that the effect, of the atmosphere bad been to "slack" Ihe brick, and Ihe blacksmith was furl her informed that if he hail been exposed to the weather for thirl y years he would be "slackened, too." The work of removing the stack was com pleted yesterday, and a new steel slack, with a blower attachment,, allowing a much shorter slack, has been creeled in place of the brick one just removed. DELIGHTFULLY ENTER- TAIN THE LADIES Something Out of the Ordinary at tho Methodist Church Parlors. A. L. Becker Injured. Abe L, Becker is under the care of a physician and has three or four broken ribs, in addition lo a few minor injuries, resulting from a fall last Sunday evening at his home northeast of town, lie was engaged in tho evening chores at the lime and was work ing in the large barn, gelling out feed for the slock, and in walking about the hay-mow he stepped where a board ought to bo-r-but wasn't and his weight overcame Ihe atmospheric resistance and (from Friday's Dally The Ladies' Aid society of the M. E. church were entertained in Ihe church parlors in a most de lightful manner yesterday after noon, the hostesses (Mi this oc casion being Mesdames John Brady, A. J. Hecson and Ed Brant ner. Then, loo, there were a large number in attendance sixty and all most thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The business session was held and t lion Ihe ladies adjourn ed for the social lime. Something out of the ordinary was in store for the guests, as the hostesses, in deference to the season, had planned a couple of amusements which were characteristic of Hal loween. The first one introduced was one in w hich si rings to which apples had been fastened ant! which had been bung hero an there in the church parlors, am Ihe guests were lo eat the apple Just Recovering From Long Selge of Sickness, After Effects of Pneumonia Attack. Anderson Rouse and wife of Lincoln are in the vicinity, guests of Iheir daughter, Mrs. Grover Will and family. Mr. Rouse re turned from the coast last sum mer and is just recovering from a severe attack of illness. Mr. Rouse formerly was overseer of Ihe county farm in this county and left here more than two years ago, settling at Bethany, near Lincoln. Later he went to Cali fornia, where he was employed by the Santa Fo Railway com pany, and last January, while in their employ, was attacked by tho grippe and went to the company hospital iii San Francisco. The treatment Mr. House re ceived there was not salistaelory and oilier complications set in, and after six weeks of treatment there he was removed lo another hospital of the company across Ihe bay, in Richmond. Mr. Rouse did not improve any, although his en ironmcnt was much better, and finally the physicians informed him that his case was a puzzle for them and that they did not know what was the ailment, and suid their skill had been exhausted. At, this juncture he received a circular letter from the great Chinese doctor of San Francisco ami a list of questions to bo answered. Mr. Rouse gave Ihe doctor his symptoms on the card and I lie next day received an an swer informing him of what his sickness was ami a twenty days' free treatment, which Ihe doctor told Mr. Rouse to try, and if it helped him and he had tho patience lo stick lo it, and he was sure he would, he would send a month's treatment for $5. Mr. Rouse began lo take Ihe, medicine and grew better from tho start, lie sent, for more medicine when the first, allowance was gone, ami Ihe doctor changed his medicine every eighteen days, un til in May Mr. House left, the hos pital, but did not, cease taking the doctor's medicine until two months later, and is growing stronger all Ihe lime, lie return ed lo Lincoln from California in September, where he resides at present. Iwi iL'onl lumlino in fhft manger below. At first be did not', fmm "Irlnjr without touching think his injuries were of much importance, but the pain caused him to call a physician, and ex amination disclosed the broKcn ribs. There is nothing dangerous about his injuries, but they are bad enough to keep him on the "bad order list" for some time and perhaps cause him to lose the pleasure of November corn husk ing. I'nion Ledger. John Kreager of Ml. Pleasant precinct was a Plattsmouth visit or today. Constable J. R. Benson went to Murray lo serve papers in a civil case this morning. Make Correction. In the write-up of the city council proceedings of last Mon day evening, the Journal was in error when it stated lhat "a com- municatio" w; road from the water committee, making a pro posal to Mr. West, offering to irrnnt him a franchise," etc. The proposition came from the entire council, which met at Councilman Dwycr's office on Ihe Saturday night previous and agreed on the proposition after a thorough dis cussion of Ihe matter at a special session called for that purpose. We are glad to make the correc tion, as Ihe council should have Ihe credit for what it does, and not a single committee. Ihe apple with Iheir hands. This created a great deal of merriment, and Mrs. J. M. Leyda was the first tne to dispose of an apple in this manner. The next stunt was that one in which a number of apples had been placed in a wash tub, which had been filled with water, and the ladies were told to grab an apple, not with Iheir fingers, though, but with their teeth. Mrs. Barkel won Ibis contest. In deference to the season the refreshments, which were most excellent and delicious, consisted of pumpkin pie, sand wiches, pickles and the like. Find Sons Prosperous. From 8ntiinlnv's Dully. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Meisinger, who have been spending a week with (heir sons and Mr. Meising- er's brother, J. H. Meisinger, in the country, returned yesterday morning, feeling tine after a week's enjoyment of farm life. The sons visited were Con, Georgo and John Meisinger, all residing on separate farms, and all doing nicely. The young men have all commenced to crib their corn crop and are agreeably surprised at Ihe yield; their fields will aver age from 30 to .'15 bushels of corn per acre. Small grain crops were exceedingly good, and the prairie hay crop will be more than suf ficient for the. needs of their stock and a surplus will be over for market. The apple crop we large, and the winter varieties on the home place will be sufficient for the use of all the sons, as well as Mr. Meisinger himself. Mr. Meisinger found his brother, J. H also with a line crop of corn, Hie drouth md having affected his yield as much as at first expected. Apple Buyers Numerous. Apple buyers are becoming numerous, and yesterday and to day parlies! from Falls City were paying 20 cents per bushel for all kinds of apples and scooping them into a car at the M. P. station and shipping lo the vinegar works at Falls City. Louie Dose Improving. Louie Doso, who has had an eight weeks' turn at typhoid fever, has so far recovered as lo be able to be about the house, but not strong enough lo be out. His numerous friends will be pleased lo know lhat he is growing stronger, although he has lost a great deal in weight, but he has a good appetite and is on the way In recovery. Mrs. Dose spent tho day in Omaha, going on the early train this morning. George Berger, the retired Elmwood farmer, nrrived last evening and was an over night visitor in the city. Gets Good Yield. Major Ball Ihreshed four acres of alfalfa a few days ago, receiv ing Iwenly-six bushels of as fine, seed as one would wish to see. William Smith, tho veteran threshing machine man, did Itio job for Mr. Hall and the yield was very satisfactory. . , a 11 1 .i .... ii.i ii inn mi , ii. i
