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VOLUME XXXI.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1912.
NO. 5.
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SEBUM f HEISTS ILL HOLD
i GOIIH HI COLLEGE VIEW
Will Convene January 16, and Will Continue Until January 31,
and Will Be One of the Largest Denominational Gathetings
Ever 'Held in the State.
The biggest convention of
Seventh Day Advent isls that has
ver taken place at College View
will convene January 1(5 and con
tinue until January .11, when the
joint biennial sessions of Hie
central and northern union con
ference of the denomination will
be held.
Nine of the northern and cen
tral slates Nebraska, Kansas,
Wyoming, Colorado, Missouri,,
ova, Minnesota, North Dakola
and South Dakota will be vep
resented. The fust live slates
are included in the central union
conference, and the last four in
the northern union. These union
conferences are made up of sev
eral local conferences, which are
scattered throughout the differ
ent slates. Comprising the cen
tral union conference are the
Colorado, east Kansas, Nebraska,
north Missouri, south Missouri,
west Colorado, west Kansas and
Wvominer conferences anil the SI.
Louis mission field. The olTlcers
of the central union conference
are: President, E. T. Russell.
College View; vice president, A. T.
Robinson. Boulder, Colo.; sec
retary. Miss Nellie E. Cornell,
College View.
tn the northern union confer
ence are the Iowa, Minnesota,
North Dakola and South Dakola
conferences. The ollieers of the
northern union are: President.
R. A. Cnderwood. Minneapolis;
vice president, M. N. Campbell,
Nevada, la.; secretarv and treas
urer, T. D. Oihson, Minneapolis.
There are about 9.000 Seventh
Dav Advenlisls in the central
union conference, and between
ft, 000 and 7,000 in Hie northern
union conference. There will be
about :!00 delegates present from
the two conferences.
The coming convent inn will
have a number of unusual meet
ings in convection with it. He
sides the bbusiness sessions there
will be a bible or minsterial in-!
slilule, a bookmen's convention,!
several addresses on health re
form and education, and public
discourses in the college taber
nacle each evening. These public,
discourses will ,be given by some
of the most 'prominent leaders in
the Seventh Day Advent ist de
nomination, and they will come
from different parts of the United
States. Among them will be Elder j
A. (5. Daniels, president of the i
general conference of Seventh j
Day Advenlisls, which controls all i
the other conferences in the de
nomination in the world, lie will'
come from Washington, and will !
give a series of studies on thej
work of the gospel minstry.
Others who will be present are:
Pror. V. W. Prescott of Wash
ington, who will lalk on the prog
ress of the work of the denomina
tion; Elder G. R. Thompson of
Washington, who will conduct a
series of studies on I tin office and
work of the Holy Spirit, and Prof.
IT. R. Salisbury of Washington,
who will talk on education.
One of. the strongholds of the
Seventh Day Advenlist believers
is in the territory covered by
these two conferences. A num
ber of educational ami medical
institutions are conducted by
them in different places in the
unions. At College View is locat
ed Union college, the largest
educational institution in the de
nomination; at Clinton, Mo., is
the German seminary for the
education and training of Ger
man workers for the United
States; at Boulder, Co.lo., is the
mediate school al Hastings,
Neb.; SI rode academy al. Oswego,
Kas.; Hill agricultural academy at
Downs, Kas.
Three peculiar points in the
Seventh Day Advenlist doctrine
are the keeping of Saturday for
the Sabbalh, in obedience to the
commands of the bible; the lilh
ing system, which obligates every
member to pav one-tenth of his
income into the treasury of the
church; and the belief that Christ
is to come the second lime, in this
general ion. Slirring lectures on
these three principles will be
given bv able speakers during the
sessions.
Tn connection with the paying
of titties it is worlhv of mention
to sav lhat the central union con
ference alone, during the year
10 tO. had a HI he of 8115. '.It. 80
paid in to it, while Sno.9fi7.H0 was
paid in to the northern union for
the same lime, the total for the
two unions being lii'j:tri..1'.i9. ()('.
Another notable lealure in
connerl ion with Ihe aims and
purposes of this denomination is
the effort Hint is being put forth
lo snread Ihe teachings of the
church in foreign ileitis. There
are nearlv i,r00 missionaries
operating in forlv-live different
countries of the ulobo. The Ad
venlisls believe they have a mes
sage for the entire world, and are
working willi Hint end in view.
While t'ie Advenlisls pay par
ticular attention (o foreign fields,
Ihev are uuile active in Ihe home
land. The total offerings for
home missionarv work in the cen
tral onion during 1910 were
751.85. and in Ihe northern union.
.'7, 771. .15 : a lolal for Ihe two
unions of .5-.',5l'5.t 0. The total
r",ounl paid in the two unions in
tithes ami offerings lo missions
in 1910 was 8581,100.70. The
amount paid per member was
"'5.78. The amount of book
sab's in the central union was
SM..rH.t..ui, and in the northern
union. Sil.KWi.C.fi. n tidal for Hie
, two unions of $J0,7i9.9fi.
The denomination also oper
lates 18.1 institutions of different
(kinds, which includes seventy
! four sanitariums and twenty
eight publishing houses, the lat
ter publishing books and periodi
cals in sivty-seven languages.
Meet With Mrs. C. M. Parker.
('rum Friday s Iiully.
The Social Workers of the M.
E. church held a very pleasant
meeting at the home of Mrs. C. M.
Parker yesterday afternoon. In
spite of the extreme cold weather
there was a good attendance and
all most, thoroughly enjoyed them
selves, as Mrs. Parker is a splen
did entertainer. The regular
business session was held at the
usual hour, after which a most
delightful social time was in
dulged in. A lovely luncheon was
served by the hostess at a very
appropriate time, which was very
much apprecialed bv the ladies.
MRS.
E.
WOOD HITS Dill
IE
COLDEST WEATHER
IN II S
Extreme Cruelty Alleged es the
Rsason for Her Action In
the Matter.
'rom Friday's Dally.
Alice E. Sherwood, nee Miss
Alice lSudig, tiled a petition in the
district court last evening, Ihe
object and prayer of which was
lo obtain a divorce from her hus-
iiaiui, uaipri Mierwoou. iirs.
Sherwood alleges lhat she was
wed lo the defendant on Septem
ber 15, 1910, in this city and
county and has ever deported her
self as a faithful and dutiful
spouse, bul lhat in the mouth of
May, 1911, the exact dale plain
tiff does not now stale, defendant
abused her and used profane
language in addressing her, and
struck her, and kicked her, and
was guilty of exlreine cruelly lo
ward her, and at divers limes
thereafter repealed the abuse.
Thereafter, on a dale named in
Ihe petition, defendant again
swore at her and struck her, and
afterward purchased a weapon
which he placed under bis pillow,
and afler she retired, drew the
weapon and threatened to kill the
plaintiff, all of which caused her
creat anguish of mind, and pul
her in fear for her bodilv safety.
The plaintiff further sels out
thai the defendant is a painter
capable of earning from 80 lo
son per month, and that one
child, 8 months of age, is Ihe
fruits of the marriage. The
praver is lor an ahsoiule divorce
ment from the bonds of malri
monv, and for the custody of the
child, and lhat the court, decree
Hie defendant to pay a reasonable
sum for Ihe support of their child
and for alimony.
The Thermometers In This
Vicinity Ringed From 28 to
- 32 Degrees Below Zero.
Krum Friday's Dully.
Afler the coldest day of the
winter yesterday, the mercury
took a drop last night lo a point
lhat is the lowest for January
since the government sub-station
was located here.
The thermometers varied al
different locations in Platls
moulh. At Ered Ramge's this
morning at fi o'clock Ihe mercury
registered It below; at Luke
Wiles' home j v as .I'.', and at J.
E. Wiles' home It below was in
ilicaled. The Hiirlinglon ther
mometer indicated 27 below at 0
a. m. today, and at 8 a. m. it was
a degree colder, marking 28.
Reports from over Ihe stale
and throughout the middle west
are nil lo the effect lhat the Mis
sissippi vallev is in the grip of a
cobl wave, while al Denver i de
grees above and at Chicago fi
ohovc was Ihe record. At Mednra.
N. D below was reached at 8
p. m. Thursdav.
fi!. I A. INSTALL
I NEW OFFICERS
R:turns From Csdar Rapids.
rum Kruluv luillv
Elmer Murray of near Murray
returnt d Iroin Cedar Rannls. la..
I his morning, where he has been
visiting relatives for two months
and also doing some hunting. Mr.
Murray did not appear to notice
e cold al 28 below zero when he
alighter from Ihe train and walk
ed up town with his ears un
covered. "At Cedar Rapids last
week Ihe mercury registered 12
below," remarked Mr. Mm-rav.
'and I am used lo the cold now.''
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DESTRUCTION
The Big Hcuso Occupied by Mrs.
Dr. Barnes Citchcs Fire
About Noon.
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1910 were SI, 500,5 10.58.
MaVing Arangements.
The committee on arrange
ments for the Red Men's great
event of February lfi, the tid
dlers' contest, have their work
well along. The tickets have
been pirnled and will be placed on
sale a sufficient length of lime
in advance of Ihe date lo insure
a crowded house. The program is
lo be one of rare inleresl, the con
testants lo be divided into three
classes and each class given an
oimorl unity to win the big prize.
Afler Ihe performance of each
class the entertainment will be
oiversiiien wun a larce or some
thing as good, so that Ihe event
will probably far eclipse the con
test of last year.
Tho Wor Was Attended With
the UsuhI lnt?rest and
Large Att:ndanc9.
East Wednesday n i u h t at their
lodge room in the Coales' block
Ihe members of Ihe M. W. A. met
for the annual installation of
olPcers for the year 1912. There
wa-,a good allendanee and Ihe
usual inleresl manifested in Ihe
proceedings.
The M. W. A. is Ihe strongest
fralernal insurance order in the
counlv and has among ils mem
bership Ihe bet business ami
professional men of the city and
niiiniv, i ne ouieers were m-
alleil last meet ing by 11. S. Hir-
Ihold, installing oO'cer. The fol
lowing were installed in Ihe jinsi-
ions named: O. C. Hudson,
consul; J1. J. Lihrrshall, worlhy
advisor: William Hasler, bank
er; II. E. Coos, clerk: It. M. Wil
cox, escort; J. 1). Parker, watch
man; W. II. Mason, senlry; A. J.
Heeson, trustee for three yea rs.
Continue Icelng Today.
From Friday' nelly.
McMaken & Son continued the
ice harvest, today, although many
of the men complained of the hit
ler cold yesterday, yet by 8 o'clock
Ihe road leading lo the loading
platform was pretty well lined
with teams. The Kunsmann &
Ramge house and I,. II. I'genberg
er's house and McMaken & Son's
High School Convocation.
""rom Frldav'n Poll v.
At the High school convocation
yesterday morning the Girls' Glee
club contributed a very pleasing
program of music, there being
five numbers. The. first, third
and 11 fill numbers were seleclions
rendered by the entire Glee club
and were as follows: "The Call
lo Arms," "The Swing Song" and
"The Anvil Chorus," from "HI
Trovalore." The young ladies
composing this Glee club have
been under Ihe careful training of
Mrs. R. It. Hayes and there nuni-
ners were rendered in a very
callable manner.
The second number of Ihe pro
gram was a sweet, vocal solo bv
Miss Mable Adams, cut il led
"Pansies Are Thoughts, and
Thoughts Mean You;" while Ihe
fourth number was an excellent
vocal solo by Miss Ferris York,
"The Garden of Roses." Miss
York responded to the hearty en
cores wilh "Where the River
Shannon Flows." This program
of music was very much ap
preciated by the students am
faculty.
nonider-i.olorado sanitarium, one i i,iK house all received ice today,
of the largest sanitariums in the' , few nf ih .mm i.ii.i ,.(T ihi-
denomination. These are cen
tral union conference institu
tions. The larger of the local confer
ence institutions in the central
union are the Kansas sanitarium,
Wichita, Kas.; Nebraska sanitari
ums, nt College View and Hast
ings. IS eb.; Campion ncademv at The Journal office carries all
Loveland, Colo.; Hastings inter- kinds of typewriter supplies.
morning because of frost biles
yesterday. About thirty teams
were hauling today, and a load of
ice would arrive at Ihe Kuns
mann & Ramge's ice house every
two or three minutes for a part
of the day.
County Assessors to Meet.
Secretary Henry Seymour of the
stale assessment board has is
sued a call for a meeting of the
county assessors of the state for
January 17 and 18. The session
will be held in Ihe senate chain
her at Lincoln. Real estate is to
be reassessed this year and many
changes in the assessment laws
of the state have made it desir
able to gather and discuss the
matter.
A. H. Fornoff of Culloin was a
Plattsinouth visitor yesterday
having come down on No. i to
'spend the day at the county seat
From Friday's Dally.
About noon today the (ire alarm
was turned in and Ihe announce
ment made that the residence of
Mrs. Dr. Harnes on South Ninth
si reel was miming. 1 he lire
company tpiiekly turned out lind
got the hose carts lo Ihe lire in
short order. It was discovered
that the lire had spread lo Ihe lop
of Ihe building and was under the
roof and slowlv creeping from Ihe
south side of Ihe large three slory
building across to the north side
and in such a place that it was
next lo impossible lo gel al Ihe
Haines ipiicklv. Finally Ihe water
was turned on Ihe lire, and afler
much hard work Ihe Haines were
put oul. The damage to the fur
niture and building from the wa
in' soaking is considerable and
estimated at about 200.
The lire started from an over
healed stove in the southeast
corner up-slairs, which sel fire lo
I he adjacent 'woodwork.
The (Ire bovs experienced much
I rouble in having the hose freeze
and the extreme cold on their
hands and feet was a great
obstacle fo contend with. Some
id I heir hands almost frozen.
ind Ihev are entitled to much
redil for I heir good work in slop
ping the tire when Ihev did, as the
building is large and would have
ndaiigereil other properties had
Ihe lire gained more headway.
Woodmen of the World and the
Woodman Circle Join Hands
In Work.
From Friday's Daily.
Edward Walsh of Omaha came
down last evening to be present
at the installation and act as in
stalling olVcer al the Woodmen of
Ihe World local lodge. The
Woodmen Circle and the Wood
men of Ihe World lodges met, in
one body last night to install
ollieers. H. J. Shroeder of Cedar
Creek was a visiting brother from
lhat lodge.
Mr. Walsh delivered a good ad
dress on fralernalism -and dwelt
on the peculiar advantages of the
W. O. W. and W. C. Refresh
ments were served and a line pro
gram of music and readings was
given at the intermission. A good
meeting was Ihe result of Mr.
Walsh's visit. ' Mr. Sehroeder
made an address on the good of
Ihe order, which was also much
apprecialed by the Plallsinouth
membership.
Big Trees in Cass.
Lincoln News: A man from an
eastern stale was very much sur
prised the oilier day when he read
in the news columns of this paper
thai a man down in Cass county
had been killed by a falling tree.
1 didn't know you raised trees
big enouuh lo kill people out
here," was his comment. There
are few trees, comparatively
peaking, in Nebraska, but the
easterner did not have the right
impression. lie thought Ne
braska's land would not produce
trees. While many trees havr
been planted over the stale, most
of Iheni for "wind breaks" or
shade, Nebraska, like her oilier
sister slates, is not in it with
some of the central or eastern
slates. Hul there is a reason for
Ibis condition. Nebraskans can
grow Irees, but it is too slow a
crop for most farmers. Besides,
those in Ihe eastern and central
slates can't afford lo raise trees
The price of land is too high and
more productive crops can lie
produced.
Cold at Postofflce.
From frlrtnyn linny.
The postofllce employes yester
day afternoon got a faint con
ception of Dante's river "Styx.
I here was no heat on at the
radiators in the postofllce and it
was necessary to take vigorous
exercise in order to keep the teelh
from chattering. It was sail
nothing was wrong, but that
Maior Creamer was in the city
and making Ihe boiler and pipe
tests in the basement.
George W. Fornoff and Wil
liam Meisinger of Cedar Creek
were looking afler business mat
ters at Ihe county seat yesterday
returning to their homes on the
Schuyler.
C. E. PARTICIPATES
IN A PIE SOCAL
Sllgbtlv Inebrlatod.
Krum Friday's Dally.
Harry Gray, for Ihe second lime
williin Ihe space of a few weeks.
has disgraced his acquaintance by
becoming inebriated lo such a de
cree lhat the police thought il
Iheir duly to lock him up. Harry
was before his honor, Judge
Archer, this morning, where he
was lined .?: and costs, winch he
still owes the school fund, while
he is boarding at Ihe expense of
the stale at Ihe Hold de Man-
speaker. Harry (alked to Ihe
court, about the water backing
over Ihe ice and freezing, making
such a (hie fpialily for Mr. Mc
Maken, which lead the court to
think mavbe Harry expected lo get
a job on the ice, but lost all his
Mood intentions when he saw Ihe
red Honor. If is unforlunale that
he bad to lie locked up when Ihe
ice harvest, is at ils best.
And En'oy a Very Plaasint Even
ing at the Homo of Miss
Clira Wohlfarth.
From Friday' Dally.
A large number f m members
of the C. E. society of Ihe First
Presbyterian church and their
friends, gathered al. the home of
Miss Clara Wohlfarlh last even
ing lo participate in a pie social.
This being Ihe regular monthly
social meeting of the C. E. so
coiety, no business session of any
soi l was held,
Each young lady had been pre
viously informed thai her admit
tance fee would be a pie, and Ihe
young men Ihe price will) which
lo purchase a pie. During Ihe
course of Ihe evening's enlerlain
i"enl these pies were Mild al auc
tion and the crowd had a merry
lime bidding. Various amuse
ments, slunls and a social time
were indulged in by Ihe company
of young people up to Ihe time of
the sale of the pies. It was a most
.mioyable occasion throughout
and a line lime is Ihe report.
Find Business Lively.
From Frlday'n Dally.
W arga it Cecil, Ihe plumbers
and eleel ricians, have had their
hands full of business of late, ami
uie unusual ireezes and nail order
of water pipes have added lo their
troubles. They have recently fit
led up bath rooms for Judge
Travis, W. F. Warga, Mrs. R. R
Livingston and Walter Scolt, and
toilets for M. Ilild's store and also
II. M. Soennichsen's store. There
have been twenty-live water pipes
frozen up already reported to the
linn, most of which have been at
tended lo. New business in this
line, wilh Ihe frozen gas meters,
keeps Ihe firm on the jump from
early morn till frosly eve.
Buy Shop at Havelock.
John Kuhney and son, Floyd,
have purchased a barber shop at
Havelock and Mr. Kuhney, sr., has
taken possesion. Floyd expects
lo join his father at Ihe shop
town after this week. Messrs
John and Floyd Kuhney are both
expert lonsorial artists and the
patrons of the barber trade at
Havelock are fortunate in secur
ing two as tine barbers as these
gentlemen.
QUARTERLY REPORT OF
JUDCE k J. BEESON
Shows the County Judge's Office
In an Excellent Financial
Condition. .
from Thursday' Dally
County-Judge Reesoii ha.- Hied
his quarterly report of fees earn
ed during Ihe luonlhs of October,
November and December, which is
a very creditable showing for his
olllce, which, if the same nropor-
ion prevailed throughout the
year, his oliice would have a neat
surplus lo turn into Ihe county
treasurer's olllce. For Ihe Ihree
months Ihe fees earned and col
lected and accounted for aggre
gate Ihe sum of .11729.95. Of this
lolal the sum of $128 was earned
and collected in October; $212.(50
in November and $389.35 in De
cember. The marriage license depart
ment is always an interesting one,
and in this branch of the work
Judge Heeson issued thirteen per
mits to wed in October and per
formed three ceremonies. In No
vember six licenses were issued
and three ceremonies performed,
while in December thirteen
licenses were issued and two cere
monies performed.
Judge Heeson does not expect
that this being leap year will ma
terially increase the fees of the
olllce, and if such should prove
the case ho will be agreeably surprised.
T. Latham of Lincoln and Mrs.
J. Messersinith and daughter,
Miss Goldie, who have been guests
of Mrs. William McCauley nnd
family for a few days, departed
for their home on the early traiu
today.