PLMS1II VISITED 81 01 OF
IHE HEAVIEST UK OF REGENT TEHS
Snow Began Falling About Three O'clock Yesterday Afternoon,
and This Morning Residents Were Compelled to Dig Their
Way Through Enormous Snow Drifts Train Service is
Badly Crippled Throughout Middle West.
II)
TESTING
Commercial Clubs Are Making
Efforts to Improve Condition
of Corn Crops.
Tin' worst florin in tin; history
f southeastern Nebraska raged
all last niKhf, Hi" snow falling all
of the time and was piled high by
lite strong wind which blew a
gale. When the citizens of the
old town awoke this morning
many of them found themselves
completely snow-hound, and those
who took the precaution to lake
their snow shovels into the house
last night were fortunate, as they
could dig' out, much faster llian
wilh a lire shovel, as many no
doubt did.
The snow was banked in drifts
much higher than a horse's back
in the streets from all sides lead
ing to the school building. The
janitor, V. Mullis, found a drift
eight feet high against tho south
door to the boiler room when he
arrived this morning and had to
go through a window on Hie north
side.
Miss lilanch Horning left, her
home, with her brother and a
driver in a bob-sled about 7 a. m.
and reached the Central building
about 8 o'clock. She was the
only teacher who reached the
building.
Miss Barwiek, who leaches in
South l'ark school, reached her
school before '.) a. m. Superin
tendent, Abbott got the members
of the board over I he 'phone as
early as he could and it, was
agreed that no school would be
held today. Miss Horning had
left her home before I he arrange
ment was made, and Miss Har
wick could not be reached by
'phone, or I hey would not have
been troubled to face the storm.
The, shop men who had to go to
their work early were confronted
wilh the task of breaking a path
from the limits of I he city to the
business district and lo the shops.
In many places they found them
selves floundering in snowdrifts
to their waist line.
Railway I rathe w as badly
handicapped wilh the snow drifts.
No. 1, which passes through west
bound at 5:45, was reported stall
ed in a snow drift at Stanton,
Iowa, at S o'clock this
and No. was reported
and forty minutes late
purl could be made on
morning,
one hour
No re
No. IT,. In
was
fact, the railway servici
paralyzed with t lie snow.
The switch crew, wilh the en
gine and a box-car, broke the
road lo Oreapolis and returned,
reporting thai ten men were
wanted at Oreapolis lo shovel
snow. Ten of the Crock laborers
were on the sick list this morn
ing, which added to Ihe troubles
of Hie track men.
In the business district of Ihe
city matters were at a standstill.
Some of the grocers sent, their
teams back to the barn, as the
streets in Ihe residence districts
were piled full of snow. De
liveries of small articles were
made on foot. On the north side
of I he street, Ihe stores were, al
most inaccessable, and at short
ly after 8 o'clock an army of
shovelers were throwing snow
from the doorways. Every fellow
seemed anxious to get the snow
off before Ihe chief of police
should begin If) enforce Ihe new
resolution of the council to have
the snow removed at once. Frank
MoKlrny was Ihe only man who
stood around with his hands in
his pockets and refused lo work
on the snow drifts, lie was ther
with an air of "I am from Mis
souri, yees, w ill have to show me."
few women would venture down
town. Miss Kiiinia Itauer, Miss
(irace New branch, Miss Marie
Donnelly, Miss Teresa llempel
and Miss Alma Larson were
among those brave enough to fact;
Ihe drifts in Ihe business section.
In Ihe country Ihe conditions
were as bad. William Oillispic
'phoned from Mynard that, during
all of tin' twenty-live years which
he has resided within a stone's
throw of the village, this morning
was the first which he had seen
that, he could not walk to Mynard.
On account of the drifts in Hit
country and Ihe railroads being
so lied up, the seed corn special
was postponed.
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AT PARMELE
HE S
Comedy Drama Entitled "Sunday"
to Be Presented at Parmele
Thursday Evening.
On Thursday evening, February
20, at the Parmele theater, a com
pany of ten Louisville young peo
ple, will present the hrauliful
little comedy drama entitled
"Sunday." The play deals wilh
the life of a young girl whom at
the tender age of 1 year had been
left in Ihe care of four rough
miners in a western town Silver
Creek, U. S. A. When she be
comes of age she is sent to Eng
land to complete her education.
While there she meets and falls in
love wilh a young army olllcer.
Hut Sunday does not then
marry this man ami remains in
England, but, for very good rea
sons, which are revealed in the
play, tells him she can never
marry him and returns lo her
boys, as she calls them, at Silver
('reek. The young olllcer, of
course, follows her.
The play ends happily, as all
good plays should. The young
people have secured the serv
ices of a professional stage di
rector and will give a tlrst class
performance in every respi'cl.
Following is I he cast :
('.id. Hrinlhrop Joseph Kelley
Arthur Hrinlhrop. .James Donlan
Tom Oxley Arm in Leo
Towser Victor Lee
Davy Harold Koop
Lively Hoy Clifford
Jacky Sidney Spencc
Mrs. Alice Narsey. .Myrtle Clifford
Mrs. Kate Shelton
Mabel Thompson
Maid Mabel Ward
Sunday Ruth Noyes
Act 1.
The room at Silver Creek,
U. S. A.
Acts 2 and 3.
Hrinlhrop Abbey, England.
Act 4.
The room at Silver Creek,
n. s. a.
Prices :.'!, H5 and 50 cents.
While Hie minds of Hie farm
ers ami oilier eili.ons are being'
stirred litis week by Ihe seed corn
test by special trains throughout
Ihe stale, and there is more or
li'ss agitation over Ihe seed corn
iueslion, Mr. Trimpe, the cashier
at the- Burlington station has
handed Ihe Journal a poster sent
out by Hie crop improvement
eominillee of Ihe Chicago Hoard
of Trade, winch has some very sport?
valuable simtresl ions. Conies of match
the poster can be bad free by I night.
writing lo Herl Hall. Secretary, Quite
Room I. Hoard of Trade. Chicago, locality
The nosier slates that "the
average seed ear of corn has 800
kernals, which if all should
grow, would produce 800 stalks,
which should product; 800 eacrs
of corn, and 800 ears of corn
would make about 8 bushels,
which, at the moderate price of
HO cents, would he worth $1. Re
pealed tests from all parts of the
corn belt reveal the sad story that,
the dampness in immature corn
has caused much of it to be
frozen, so that it will not grow.
If we are to have a corn crop of
normal proportions, every ear
should be tested to see whether
it is alive or dead. No man can
tell whether corn will grow or
not without making a germina
tion test. No man can select corn
by looking at, it. He may be able
to tell some that will not grow,
but he can never be sore of that.
which will grow. A line looking
ear may have been poltenizeil by a
sterile father."
Among other good features on
the poster mentioned is the fol
lowing direct ion for testing seed
for ten acres of corn: "If you are
in doubt about Ihe condition of
your seed corn, it. would be well
for you lo make a shallow box
soini I wo or three inches deep,
large enough to make a test for
ten acres; that is, Iwelve squares
one way lo ten across. The box
should be about, 30x50 inches
Fill the box about half full o
moist, dirt, sand or sawdust. We
preter sawdust, because it, is
lighter and can be handled in Ihe
ouse. , Press it well down so
that it will have a smooth, even
surface. Take a white cloth
ibout Ihe size of Ihe box, rule it
IV checker-board fashion, mak
ing squares I wo or t hree inches
ach way, numbering 1, 2, 3, etc
,'ake a (lour sack or make a pat
MAPLE GROVE.
J (Special Correspondence.) S
'Ton Lale for Last Week.
Jeff Lewis is moving this week
on a farm northwest of Union,
which he will farm the coming
year.
Will and Louie Puis are busy
sawing wood in this locality.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles llerren
made a business trip to Plaits
mouth Saturday.
Rev. Spriegel was a Maple
drove caller last Thursday.
Mrs. Alfred (lanseiner gave u
carpet-rag party last Friday,
which was attended by a num
ber of swift members of carpet
rag sewers.
Quite a number of Maple drove
attended the wrestling
at Louisville Thursday
a number from Ibis
locality attended the public sale
of David Foltz Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tucker
were oiuaiia visitors w eunestiay.
A. F. Hoedeker made a business
I rip to Omaha Monday.
Alfred G-anseinier and Fritz
Lutz made a trip to Nehawka
Tuesday.
fieorge Fngelkcmier was a Mur
ray caller tuesuay.
V. II. Puis attended the Ne
braska legislature banquet at
Lincoln Thursday.
R. A. Young is delivering wheat
at Nehawka.
reed.
We are now ready lo deliver to
all purls of Ihe city wheal, oals,
corn ami mixed chop of all kinds
for f I. Plaits. 'Phone No. 307
Nelson Jean i Co.
Charles L. Craves of Ihe Fnion
Ledger, was an over night guest
in the oily, returning lo his home
this morning. The Jour nil
acknowledges a pleasant call
from him.
And the next day it
snowed!
All the more reason why you should buy one of
those warm, fine, dressy overcoats we 07 CO
are selling at UliuU
They put style in your appearance, money in
your pocket and warmth in your blood. Buy one
now before they are all gone.
Watch for Our Next Ad!
C. E. Wescott's Sons
Always tho Home of Satisfaction
No. 19U
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
-or thr -
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
At Plattsmouth, in the State of Ne
braska, at the close of business
February 20, 1912.
RESOURCES
Ijiiiiis anil dlscoums 9TJ4li.U.'i.7
Overdrafts. eeuied ami unecured.. ai'iiH
1'. S. Ih)H(Is to secure circulation jtUMi.uo
Oilier bonds Id secure I'oslal Sav
ings .' COtm.CO
I'rciniuius mi 1. S. IkhiUs ;mi.m
Itonds. securities, etc ti.sti.1 4!l
Hanklnc liou.se. furniture, fixtures. .. ICirno ihi
Other real estate owned 7,t'iT.ss
One from national hanks (not re
serve atretics) 11.03
Due from approved reserve agents . .,7tl.i:i
Cheeks and oilier easli Items :m
Notes of ol her national hanks H..V.UI'
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents lr.'l t's
Lawful money reserve in hank, viz:
Specie 517.4H.I.OII
Letrul-tcndcr notes CiUlih) -- :."2,('4l.u0
Ueden pliun fund from I . S. I leas- '
tiler l." per cent of circulation). . 2.jiK.00
Total..
.4:ii.is!i.s'i
fxumo.nii
1,(K.
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SEASON
TORY
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in i
Surplus fund
Fndivlded profits, less expenses and
taxes paid
National hunk holes outstanding
Individual deposits subject to check
liemand cerltllcates of deposit
Time certillcBtes of deposit
Deposits of I'oslal Saving's
Total $4:il. 1Mi.SC
Stntenf Nebraska I '
County of Cass f I. II. N. Dovey, cashier
of the above-named bunk, do solemnly swear
that the atHive statement Is true to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
11. N. Dovet, Cashier.
Correct Attest: (!ko. E. Dovey,
E. W. Cook,
O. Knai-1', Directors.
Sulwertlied and sworn to before me this
Sith day of February. 11112. D O. Dwver,
eal Notary I'ublle
my commission expires Auitust at, lull,
(11 Hit' ton of Ihe lmx, padding
with an inch or two of moist
awdust or sand.
"IliMiiovt' from six lo Ion ker
nals from each oar selected,
numbering each oar and putting
the kernels from each in the cor-
cspnnding square in the box.
lace the box in a warm place
where it will not chill. Keen the
pad well dampened and warm, and
in live or six days you can roll up
the pad carefully and you will llnd
your seed will show its quality.
Kernals which show both sprouts
ninl rootlets in healthy condi
tion are lit for planting; ears
from which kernals show sprouts
only, or rootlets only, may or may
no! grow, but it is best nol to
lake chances with such ears. All
weak and dead ears should be
thrown into tho feed box and the
est repealed until you are sure
you Have enough perfect ears to
plant, your acreage. If in doubt,
ask your state agricultural col
ore wnere lo ohiain proper
seed.
Plattsmouth Boys Win From the
Fast Iowa Team Saturday
Night.
The IMaltsinouth High school
basket, ball team won a victory
over Ihe Malvern, lowa, lugn
school loam in a warmly contest
ed game last Saturday night, at
which J. T. Maxwell, physical di
rector of the Omaha Y. M. G. A.,
acted as referee. The score at
the end of the first half of the
game stood, Plattsmouth, 35;
Malvern, !. During the second
half the home team made 11
scores, while the visitors made
but 11, giving the game lo Platts
mouth by a score of 55 to 20. The
Mavern team has previously won
from Clarinda, Tabor and Wen-
wood. Wat (smooth's team has
played eight games and won six
I bus far, with two games to play,
the next at Klmwood next Friday
night, and at Nebraska City Sat
unlay night. The line-up Satur
day night was as follows:
IMaMsmoulh I). Arries, Kd-
wards, Frans, Noble, M. Arries
Dallon.
Malvern Bayer, Hoehmer, Hal
liner, I'ialt Foster, Thomas.
Our local boys feel no degree of
pride in Saturday night's victory
Death of Miss Grace Mann.
Coorgo Mann received a post
card from Captain L. I). Bennett
or Long JJoach, Cat., today, ap
prising him of the death of his
niece, Miss draco Bennett Mann
which occurred at a hospital at
Los Angeles on last Tuesday af
or a short Mines with tuberc
ulosis. The funeral services wort
held at Long Beach on Wcdnes-
lay afternoon and interment was
made beside draco's grandmother
Mrs. Bennett. draco was th
eldest daughter of Mr. Ed Mann
and was 15 years of age on last
Christmas day, December 2!
1911. Since the death of lit
mother she had been making lit
home with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Bennett, at Long Beach,
Cal. She is survived by her
father and a sister, Ruth Mann,
who, since I ho death of her
mot her, has boon making her
home with her grandmother in
this city.
OPENING OF NEW LIVERY BARN
On Saturday, March 12th.
My .vow livery Darn lias noon
completed and I wish to inform
all my patrons that the opening of
tin- same will take place on the
above date. Many now turnouts
have boon added to my line, and I
am better prepared than over lo
serve tile public in I heir livorv
and hack lino needs.
I also will be very much ploasot
to meol all my obi patrons and
many new ones who are desiring
food and stable quarters. Hack
service a specialty.
M. H. Mauspeaker.
Farmer of Experience in
Real Estate Business.
the
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SE BOILERS
MUST BEJEP UICED
County Commissioners May B
Compelled to Purchase a
New Boiler.
Will they do it? Dare luy
lo it?" Will the county cou-
missionors. without the eonsew,
if the editor of the Republic
the Weeping Water kicke.
spend 7,000 of the county funds
in I lie purchase of a new limb
and erection of a boiler house, ti.
the court house'.'
Such seems lo be I he inovitabh
conclusion, since an architect anf
boiler inspector have looked ovor
the situation and pronounce I We.
boiler now in use and which hu
been in use for the past eighteen
years, unsafe. An explosion ther
might (tost, the county a great dear
more than S?.H0), and since tfaf
boiler has boon condemned plaufc
have been submitted lo the boar
for a new boiler, as well as a
boiler house in which to put lb.
The architect consulted criticised-
the plan and present arrange
ment, as the boiler in presenfi
use can only be removed by tak
ing out a part of the wall of the
basement of the building. The
crowded condition and smalt
capacity of the boiler room is u
great handicap in keeping the
steam to the proper gauge dur
ing the coldest season of the
winter.
The otlicials at the court house,
have boon lucky to got through
the winter thus far without more
compulsory lay-offs than they
had. On one occasion I hey were
without, lire for several days on
account of a flue blowing out. It
happened to be in a mild turn of
Ihe weather or work would have,
had to cease altogether.
II is to be regretted that at
the lime the court house was
built the boiler was not put in a
proper room adjacent to th
building, and arranged at the
time to be replaced when worn,
out. It appears that it never oc
curred to the board at that time
that the boiler would some, day
be old and of no account. Had
the matter boon properly con
sidered at that lime the expense
won It! have been much less at this
I ime.
Born on a farm and my whole
life devoted to farming. I have
visited the state of Arkansas at
different times and seasons of the
year ami fully investigated the
unusual opportunities offered to
the homoseekor and investor. 1
have purchased Arkansas land to
Ihe extent of my moans and have
secured about 15,000 acres for
sale on easy payments. If you
want a splendid low-priced farm
that is sure to please you lot mo
llgure wilh you. Don't, you be
lieve Arkansas land is all
swamps. Investigate. Hun
dreds of northern farmers are
permanently local ing there every
month. 1 have also a few choice
farms in Cass county for sale.
Address T. L. Amiek, Mvuard,
Neb.
Death of Miss Eva Fletcher.
Friends in this city Have re
ceived communications from Mrs.
T, Frank Wiles apprising them
of the death of her sister, Miss
Kva Fletcher, which occurred at
the Wiles home on last Wednes
day evening. The Fletchers for
merly resided in this city, whore
Miss Kva attended school for a
number of years. She was a very
popular young lady and had a
largo circle of friends who will
ho sorry to learn of her untimely
death. Miss Fletcher had boon a
sufferer wilh that dread malady,
tuberculosis, for some time, but
was thought to be Improving, and
consequently her many friends
were very much surprised lo learn
of her death. Miss Fletcher and
her mother have boon making
their home with Mrs. T. F. Wiles
at Omaha for the past few months
Bring Attachment Suits.
Attachment suits were brought,
this morning in the county court
against J. V. Kaspar, by J. M.
Roberts, for the sum of $275 rent
of Ihi' building in which the
bakery was conducted, and by the
Plaltsinouth Slate bank for 100
and interest on a proinisary note.
A writ was issued commanding
the sheriff to attach all goods and
chattels stock and other property
belonging to the defendant. It
appears that during the time the
defendant has occupied the build
ing belonging to Mr. Roberts that
he has paid no rent. It is prob
able I hat Mrs. Kaspar will,
through her friends and rela
tives, try to straighten out the
financial tangle in which her hus
band left the business.
Land for Sale.
One section of as good land as
there is in Lincoln county, Ne
braska, situated in Ihe southern
section. Two sots of improve
ments, Iwo and a half miles from
town. For particulars address
Yt. D. Shirley, Wolllleet, Neb.
Miss, Shields of Omaha was an
over Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Trimpe, returning to her home
this afternoon.
Fire Alarm Last Night.
'fhe blowing off of the surplus
steam by the safety valves on the
hot water plant at the Kgonberger
saloon last nighl, when the storm
was at its worst, caused some in
experienced person lo turn in the
lire alarm. The boating plant is
near Ihe sidewalk, in Ihe base
ment of the saloon building, and
when tho safety blew off the steam
found its way out at the opening
above tho sidewalk and a passer
by, nol icing it, mistook the steam
for smoke and at once turned in
the lire alarm without making any
investigation. Tho whistle sound
ed, Ihe lire bell clanged 'and Ihe
boys hustled out in the driving
snow storm lo llnd no lire al nil.
Miss Fannie MeOarroll came up
from I'nion Friday evening and
spent a few days wilh her sister,
Miss Augie, who is attending High
school in Ibis city. She returned
home yesterday morning.
New Elevator. Firm.
Nelson Jean & Co. are the pro
prietors of the Murray elevator,
located on the M. I. (racks in this
city, Ihe deal having boon com
pleted a few days ago whereby
(he change is made, and Mr. Jean
will be found in charge of the
business from this day on. The
now firm expects lo conduct Ihe
business on about tho same plans
as hereto to re, buying all kinds of
grain anil handling all kinds of
feed. Nelson Jean is well known
in I his city and surrounding coun
try. He has been employed in Ihe
B. - M. shops for some time and
is a young man of sterling worth,
lie is popular with the largo circle
of friends and acquaintances and
will no doubt prove successful in
his now venture.
Horses and Mules Wanted.
The undersigned will make Ihe
following towns on the dates
given below for the purpose of
buying horses ami mules;
Klmwood, March ith.
Mauley, March 5th.'
Louisville, March tilh.
Murray, March 8th.
Plattsmouth, March 1Mb.
I will buy all good fat mules
and horses that are ready for the
market. I especially want some
good big mules. Will also buy old
horses ami mares thai are fat.
Bring in your slock and lot us
have a deal.
Frank Anderson,
The Veteran Horseman.
Bogus Elk Teeth.
The retail jewelers of Ne
braska will be told how lo toll a
real elk tooth from a bogus one
when Ihey meet in convention in
Omaha on March (i and 7. Recent
ly many jewelers of I lie state
have been palming off fake, elk
teeth. An exhibit, of real and
bogus tooth will be placed in the
convention hall at Ihe I'axton
hotel and lectures will be given
lo instruct jewelers how to tell
I lie real thing. During the visit
of the jewelers Ihey will be enter
tained wilh a theater parly on
March i and a banquqel on March
7. T. L. Combs of Omaha, presi
dent of ihe association, stall
that more than one hundred Ne
braska jewelers have promised to
attend the coming convention.
The Journal office carries
kinds of typewriter supplies.
all
Ntl l K i: TO ( nUDITOMS.
In County Court.
STATU K NK1IKASKA.
Ciinh County, so.
In the Mutter of the Kstate of Thimi1.
W. Shryock. Jteceiuied.
Notice Ih hereby jrlven that the
creditors of snld deceased will meet
Peter ". Standee, udnitniKtrntor of said
estate, before me, County .ludice. of
CusM County. Nebraska, at the County
Court Uooin in l'lattsmontli. In no id
County, on lite JTith day of March, 1912.
and on the :0t I) duv of September 1913,
at 10 o'clock A. M on each day, for
the purpose of examining, adjusting
and allowlnir nodi claims as may be
on file nt kucIi time.
Six month are uMowed from tl'e "'itli
day of I'Yhruary, l!tl. for (he creditors
of said deceased to tile their etnlmp
in this Court, 1. e, all claims against
said estate should be on tile on or be
fore the L'fith dav of September, 1912.
Tho said administrator Is berebv tfivei
one year from the L'sth dav of Ken
runrv, tali. In which to setlln saifl
estate.
Witness in v band and the senl of the
Counlv Court at Plfittsmouth, Nebronka.
this ath dav of February, mu.
(Seal) A1XKN .1. P.KKSON,
Couniv .Indt"
1). (. DWVKlt, Attorney.