The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, April 22, 1912, Image 7
SOCIAL DUE GIVEI1 BY DRAMATIC C U The Catholic Sokol Club Will Give a Very Unique Entertainment on the Evening of May 1. The Catholic Sokol Dramatic club is preparing to give a very l!eaart dance at the K. S. hall on the evening of May 1. The program on which they are work ing and expect to carry to a most xueecssful end, will be a little out of the ordinary and will no doubt prove a very pleasant affair. They are planning to make the event an annual affair, to be given about the same date each year. The gentlemen will be charged an ad mission fee of 50 cents, while all the ladies will he admitted free, but will be requested to prepare a luncheon box to be opened at midnight and to contain sullicient good things to eat for herself and gentleman escort. This box must contain her name, and upon ar rival be placed in the custody of the society, at which time it is numbered. When the supper hour arrives this, or rather a cor responding number, is found in the possession of some gentle man, which iH the result of a drawing. This gentleman takes 'the, basket, and (hiding the young lady they proceed to invest igale its contents and ascertain Just how good a cook the young lady may be that, is providing her mother does not prepare the box. The fore part of the evening and up to the hour of luncheon, will be gents' choice for the num bers of dancing, and after lunch eon will be lailies' choice. After the supper hour the grand inarch will -lake 'place and the numbers will be placed in tho order in which I hey were drawli from the lottery box, from 1 up remaining partners for the grand march. Every member of the dramatic club is exerting every efl'ort to make this occasion a grand suc cess, and you will no doubt miss a rare treat if you fail to attend. Remember the date is Wednesday evening, May 1st. Has Been Very ill. Mrs. Karl It. Wish, nee Miss Ida Weidman, of Conrad, Montana, has been very sick for the past few days, and while she has great ly improved at this time, her con dition was very critical for se veral days. She was taken to the hospital a few -day-ngo, where she submiled to a very serious surgical operation, which has proved quite successful, and the patient is gaining strength very rapidly. Her brother and sister, Fiud Weidman and Mrs. Fred F.bintrer, were summoned to her bedside from Plainview a few days ago, and they write to home folks that Mrs. Wish is getting along nicely at this time. This news her many Plaltsmoulh friends will be pleased to learn and sincerely hope that she may continue to gain strength. Services at St. Paul's Church. A large congregation assembled at St. Paul's Kvangelieal church in this city yesterday to witness the solemn confirmation exercises. The church was beautifully decor ated with Easter lilies, palms and ferns. The address of Hev. Steger to the eonflrmants was most eloquent and touching and was given in both (Jerman and English. In substance, Rev. Steger told his auditors that the step taken at this time was the most important one in life. The following is the list of names of those continued yesterday: Olga Thiekoetter, Francis and Thomas Heinrich, Fred and William Nolt ing, and Florence and John Rum-niel. PLATTSMOUTH LADY Mrs. Julius Pepperburg Passes Away at Her Home in Lincoln Saturday, April 20. Mrs. Alice Pepperburg died at her home, 2035 South Eighteenth street,, Lincoln, at 1:50 p. in. Sat urday at the age of 55 years. She had been confined to her bed for the past four months with a com plication of diseases. Mrs. Pepperburg's maiden name was Miss Alice Straus. She was a native of Livon, Belgium, and was married to Julius Pepperburg at St. Joseph, Missouri, October 17, 1877, and for about twenty live years resided with her hus band in this city, Mrs. Pepper burg bad a large circle of friends in this city and was highly esteemed by all who knew her. She leaves surviving her hus band and three sons Ecu, living in California; Abraham, in. New York, and Roy, in Lincoln. She also leaves a sister, Mrs. M. Xeus- liaum. iMarvville, m issi mri. 1 lie funeral occurred at 2 p. in. today from (lie home, with interment, in Wynka cemetery, Lincoln. Dance in Murray. The Murray Dancing club will give another dance in Jenkins' hall in Murray on Saturday even ing, April 27. The music will be furnished by. the Jacobs' or chestra of Omaha. You know the good time that is in store for you, so make up your mind to attend right now. ' C. L. Graves, editor of the Union Ledger was a Plattsmoulh visitor today, having come up on the early M. P. train lo look after matters of business in the county seat. BREEDERS ATTENTION- Weeping Water Loses Debate. In a debate between South omaiia llign school and Weeping Water High school Friday nip lit ler team that the Magic City was won the decision. In Hie South Omaha department of the Omaha Bee of Saturday appears the fid lowing: "South Omaha High school de naimg team last nignl proved in Hie debate Vil li llie Weening Wa ter. team that Ihe Mabic City was a (aiming man's town when it downed (he visiting team on (hi question of closed shop. The home team won the decision unanimously and it was agrer that, the closed shop should re ceive the support of Ihe public. Judge A. L. Sutton presided and the judges of the debate were: E. U. (iralf of Omaha, Oeorge Mar tin of Nebraska City and Principal Marshall of Council Bluffs. The detailing teams were: . "Weeping Water, negative, El win Hunter, Jeanelle Teegarden and William Williams. "South Omaha, alllrmative, John Orchard, Winthrop Lane and Edgar Kiddoo." Returns From Vacation. "Sport," the Burlington em ploye, who assists C. S. Johnson in looking after the trains in the oeal yards, returned from a weeks vacation Sunday morning on the M. P. t seems (hat "Old Sport" had some way of getting next to the company's rule that every employe should take a lay off during the year, and last Mon- lay he hoarded the M. p. and went to South Omaha, where he spent several days. Returning he stop ped off at Fort. Crook for two days and visited (he military post (here and boarded (he M. P. for Platts nioutli Sunday morning, and was back at his post this morning ready for switching cars in (he Burlington yard. Rock Creek School Closes. The Rock Creek school closed ist Saturday with a day of pleasure to (he scholars, the teacher and the narents. Miss Dovey Barkhurst of Union, Ihe teacher, planned a very pleasant program for the last day. 'Ihe parents of the scholars were present with well filled baskets, and an excellent dinner was en joyed at the usual hour. Miss Barkhurst. has enjoyed a very suc cessful term at Rock Creek the past, winter, and it is with Ihe deepest regrets to both the scholars and the parents that she was unable to accept the school for another year, which was offer ed her. She has accepted a posi tion in her home district. tob&4 is r mm v m a ... IK What's the Most You Ever Paid'For a Suit of Clothes? " H If you've got a great-grandfather in your family, ask him what it cost iu years gone bv to have a tailor make him a suit? His answer will stagger vou. He'll make vou realize that vnu vnnr fathm-nnit vnnr drami. ' W ) 4 I w - .... V J V V ather could each purchase today a "Miller Made" suit and the whole bunch would coat ' no more than one tailor-made suit cost in great-grandfather's days. If you actually care for advance style if clever features and excellent tailoring appeal to vou. vou'll purchase "Miller Made." ...... Age will cut no figure, if you'll come to us to look. "Miller-Made" clothes are made for Men of All Ages, regardless of whether their purse is fat or slim. Walter Street Likes West. Mrs. V. L. Street is in receipt of a letter from her son, Waller Street, who has jusl accepted a tine position as advertising man ager for the Panloii-I.onilon com pany, a large dry goods house in Seattle, Washington!! o he effect that Waller is highly pleased with the climate ami country, as well as the business he is enuatied in. Waller has been bend clerk in one of the largest dry goods stores in Hastings for Ihe past li years and is well eipiipped for his new posi tion. His son, Merril, a lew days ago departed for Seallle lo join bis father. Work on E ridge Commenced. Work of repairing the Pollock Duff Platte river auto and wagon bridge commenced in earnest last Friday and Saturday. Mr. Pollock began to move material from Cedar Creek to the bridge Friday, and Saturday (lien Smith inovei ins out in lo I lie bridge, and loday Ihe steel was being unloaded and laken to (he bridge. Steel piling forty feel in length will be driven into (he sand for (he (wo steel spans to rest upon. It will reipiire two steel spans and one wooden one to repair t lit portion dial went uut. I wish to announce that all my horses and Jack will make the season of 1012, at my farm, 1 mile south of Mynard: HUBERT, the celebrated Belgian Horse. COLONEL, the great breed ing English Shire. PR I ZELANDER, the . thoroughbred trotting horse. TOM, the mammoth sure foal getting Jack. TERMS ! $10.00, which ap plies to all horses, and $15.00 for the Jack, to guarantee colt to stand and Buck. All care will be taken to prevent accidents, but owner will not be re sponsible for any that may occur. 17. A. FIGHT Why "Champ" Clark. James Beauchamp (pronounced Beerham) Clark was known in his early life as James B. Clark. Soon after leaving law school he found that a J. B. Clark was getting mail at nearly every poslollice in the country. Sometimes they got his letters and sent them back to the writers. "I tried lopping off Ihe James ami (raveling as plain Beauchamp Clark, but my friends insistei upon pronouncing it 'Bo-champ," or abbreviated it to 'Bo Clark,' " said the speaker, telling me how lie made (he change. "I thought I would save them (rouble by ab breviating it myself and began In wrile il 'Champ Clark.' II has been a good asset. II is enough to be usually printed in full. Look at any list of 'I hose present' in Ihe paper. Others are mentioned by surnames only, but my nann is printed 'Champ Clark.' " From this il may be inferred Hint the speaker is alive to the value advertising. World's Work. Put in Copper and Glass. I wo skilled mechanics arrived Ibis morning from Niles, Mich., to put in Ihe cupper and plale glass at Wescott Son's store These men are expert plale glass sellers from (he Kawneer Front Construction company, which fur uislied (he material for pulling in (he front. Mrs. lorn Handley nml lliree sons arrived from Iheir home in Virginia Sunday morning and wi he guests of Mrs. Handler's mother nml son. Paul, al Iheir home on West Main street for time. F. A. Petty Here. I'. A. Pelly and wife and two laughters ami four sons, former ly of this city, but for (he past eleven years residents oi near Bonesleel, South Dakota, arirved Saturday lo visit II. F. Pelly and family for a short time. Mr. Petty sold nis rami ol ion acres in S'oulh Dakota and purchased 200 acres near Rustin, Louisiana, lie parted for his new possessions with his family this afternoon. Work Proceeds at Library. The special committee appoint d by 'Mayor Saltier, consisting of Coiincilmen Dovey, l.ushinsky am Ilalslrom, have arranged lo place a concrete block wall four feet, in iieigmii anoui Hie library prop erty and Ihe work was commence! last week and is prpoceeding nice ly. II. Peterson and John Reulam are doing uie mason work, llie concrete wall is being laid on brick base. Eiuys Residence on Rock Street. John Schulze, one of Plalls mould's hustling young me chanics, has completed a deal whereby be becomes the purchas er of the Charles Ryberg resident' properly on Rock street, situate between Fighlli and Ninth streets John is one of the enterprising young business men of Plait. mouth and is one who has faith in the future of this metropolis Mrs. p. K. RulTner visited (una ha friends (Ins afternoon, going on the fast mail. ' Silver Shirts : sis WM. lo $30 HOLLY University-Shoes FIRST CIRCUS IN PLATTSMOUTH jNJIVE YEARS Cole brothers United Shows Will Visit Plattsmouth on Saturday, May 4, Day and Night. j 'Flaming posters in all the col ors or i lie rainbow tlirouuhout (his section, proclaim (be fact that the world famed Cole Broth ers Foiled Shows are to be seen in Plaltsmoulh on Saturday, May i. AlreailV Ihe small bov nml elifers are happy in ant icinat ing the'eoming of this mighty tented imusement enterprise and its countless wonders. For this sea son Ihe Cole Brothers enlarged Iheir shows in every department and their greatly aiigumented list of performers, feature acts and menagerie exhibits made it neces sary to add several more railroad cars, today three special trains are reiiuiied lo transport the huge lenls, ponderous wagons, cages, dens, chariots, tableau cars, elephants, camels, horses, ponies, men and women. In the triple zoological gardens, combined under one vast spread of canvas an; lo be found the finest living specimens of rare, si range and curious animals from every quarter of the globe. Prom inent in Ibis collection is a full grown yellow olnious inoschatiis, positively (he only one ever seen by man. Captured north of Great Slave lake at latitude fii, it was only by exercising the greatest diplomacy thai Cole Brothers' agents were enabled lo gel (lie animal out of the country. Cover ed with a heavy coal of pure gold en eov hair, the beast was re garded as sacred by (lie natives, not one of whom could be induced lo aid in its capture. There are oilier exhibits of animal life equally as rare, making a visit lo Cole Brothers' menageries of far greater educational value I ban will ever be gained by the deepest, study of all the books at hand on the subject of natural hislorv. In side (he vast canvas ampithealcr are three great rings and as many elevated stages, encirclced by a monster modern hippodrome track. Over-capping all is a veritable maze of trapeze and horizontal bars, flying rings, ropes, wires nml other aei'ial rig ging. From Ihe beginning lo tin; end of the performance hundreds of men, women and animal per formers cover Ihe ground and fill (he air in the rendition of a pro gram, the like nml equal of which have never before been seen. There are forly-one clowns and merriment, rules supreme. if B Accepts Position. I'.ugene Tighe went lo Omaha Sunday to accept a position in the Irnllie department of Ihe Union Pacific Railroad company. Mr. Tighe has had considerable experience in railroad olllce work and we have no doubt but what he will make good with (he Union Pacille. Have lock Times. SPRING and SUMMER ILLliO I wish to announce that my Spring and Summer line of Millinery is up-to-date in every particular. All the ladies of this city and community are invited to call and see me in my Mew Location - on South Sixth Street - Dressmaking is Our Specialty li MBS. JIM oro Don't forget! The Journal office Is prepared to do all kinds of fancy Job work. Give us a trial. Ira I3eito, 8 Miles South of Plattsmouth (the Old Martin Farm) has installed a Saw Mill on his place, and is prepared to furnish hard lum ber of all kinds, posts and chunk wood. ItaTAll orders promptly filled, and also solicited . i OUR c IS STILL GOING ON! "'..' -' , . We simply want to impress upon your mind that this is the' Golden Opportunity for you to secure your Spring line of wearing apparel -AT A EEAT 8AV!IIS- G.V.GHRISVISSER THE Live Stock Dealer Nchawka, Nebraska is ready to make you the most liberal offer on anything you have for sale in the stock line. Get His Prices Before Selling We offer you everything in the Fine Clothes line for every member of your fam ily, and we are here ready to guarantee the quality of the goods and the prices at which they are being offered. Our Millinery Line remains almost unbroken, although we have sold hundreds of the pretty new hats that you have seen worn this Spring. Come in and see us now. Fanger's Department Store "THE HOME OF GUARANTEED VALUES!" V. ZUCKER, Manager