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VOLUME XXXI.
PLATTSMOUTH,- NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1912.
NO. 36.
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MOLLIS IIS REGULAR 1
H. N. Dovey Retires From the Board and Is Succeeded by John
Lute Dr. . A.Marshall Elected President, J. M. Roberts
Vice-President and E. H. Wescott Secretary.
The first meeting of the new
school board was had last night,
Mr. II. N. Dovey going out and Mr.
John Lutz assuming' the duties of
the ofllce of school board mem
ber. The board was reorganized,
Dr. Marshall was elected presi
dent, J. M. Roberts, vice president,
and E. II. Wescott secretary.
The board decided to visit the
Central building very soon and
ascertain what is needed in the
way of repairs, blackboards and
fixtures and .seals. Joseph Ha
draba, sr., was given the contract
for removing the trees from the
southeast corner of the campus,
he fco take the wood in payment
for his labor. The work of re
moving the trees has already been
commenced.
The monthly report of Super
intendent Abbott was considered
and important, recommendations
contained therein were adopted
by the board in regard to install
ing new rooms in the Central
building and the use of stereopli
can views and lectures by way of
instruction, as has been adopted
in some of the eastern schools.
The substance of the monlhly re
port is as 'follows: Collections
from tuitions, .$03.10, making the
grand total for the year $305.01.
The matter of assignment of
teachers bad been discussed with
the teachers' committee, and the
teachers re-assigned, practically
all of the present corps to the
rooms now taught, by them. The
changes in the personnel will be
as. follows: Crete Briggs, First
ward; Miss Lumsden, Fourth
ward, grades 1 and 2; Hess Ed
wards, Columbian, grades 1 and
5; Esther Larson, Central, grades
5 and G; Pearl Staals, Central,
grade G; Miss Tuey, Central,
grades 3 and 1.
In order to relieve the con
gested condition of the upper
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First Examinations for City State
Certificates Will Be Held May
17 and 18.
The slate superintendent of
public instruction has issued a
letter of instruction to the county
and city superintendents, under
date of May 1, 1912, stating that
the first examination for city slate
certificates will be given May 17
and 18. This examination will be
under the supervision of the
county superintendent, and will
be conducted in the same manner
as the exams for county and stale
certificates. The fee will be one
dollar, the same as required for
state certificates.
Information concerning the
exams can be had from the coun
ty superintendent. There are two
lists of subjects, the academic
(List A), and professional (List
H).' The program for the exam
ination is as follows:
List, A (Academic Subjects).
Friday Forenoon.
Chemistry, General History.
Friday Afternoon.
English Literature, Plane Trigo
nometry, Zoology.
Saturday Forenoon,
fieology, Physical Geography.
Saturday Afternoon.
Psychology, Rhetoric.
List B (Professional Subjects).
Saturday Forenoon.
Child Study, History of Education,
Induslrial Education, Moral
Education.
Saturday Afternoon.
Psychology, School Hygiene,
School Management, Theory
of Education.
One requirement for the re
issuance of first and second grafh;
city certificates is the completion
of the reading circle work for the
year just closing. If the can
didate fails to produce a certifi
cate from the county or city
FIRST EXAMINATION FOR
STATE CERTIFICATES
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grammar grades, Mr. Abbott re
commended as follows: First, that
all seventh and eighth grade
pupils of the schools be con
gregated on the third floor of the
Central building and that the de
partmental teaching be extended
even farther than we now have it.
Second, that room 5 be divided,
making two such rooms, as there
are immediately above it; that the
west part, or room ti be assigned
to Miss Staats, with sixth grade
pupils, and that the west part, or
room 5, be assigned to Miss Lar
son, with fifth and sixth grade
pupils. ,
In many of the eastern schools
the stereoptican is used by the
schools, and the superintendent
believed he would have a fund
that could be available to do
something of the kind next. year.
Mr. Shlaes has been interviewed
and has agreed to allow the use
of one of his halls once a week
from say ' till 5:15, for the actual
operating expense, or about $2.50
for each afternoon. The super
intendent has about 200 views
of the Orient and Hawaii and
could secure other people to come
and talk to our children for the
mere expense. The general plan
would be for about twenty-five of
these educational matinees to be
furnished to the children free of
all charge.
The following is the tabulation
of attendance for the months of
March and April: Total number
of days attended by boys in
March, 7,i5)7; total days absent,
713; girls attended 7,808 days
and were absent 810; there were
35 more girls enrolled for the
month than boys; during April
boys at tended 7,920 days and were
absent 470 days, while the girls
for the same month attended 8,(57 i
days and were absent 351 days,
and during the month there were
12 more girls enrolled than boys.
superintendent that the circle
work has been satisfactorily com
pleled, the candidate will be re
quired to take an examination in
Colgrove's "The Teacher and the
School." This examination will
be given May 18.
B. F. Dill Assaulted.
From Tuesday's Dally.
H. f . Dili, a rarmer and grain
man of South Hend, was in the
city today with a bandage on his
head, interviewing the county at
lorney relative to a criminal
prosecution against a South Hend
citizen.
Since the above was placed in
type a compalint has been filled
before Judge Archer charging one
(ieorge Vogle with unlawfully
making an assault upon the com
plainlant, H. F. Dill, on the 0th
day of May and him said Vogle
did unlawfully wound and batter
Warrant was issued and placed in
the hands of the sheriff directing
him to arrest the said Vogle and
have him before the court then
to give his reasons for thus
violating the statutes.
Drives Up From Union.
From Tuesday's Dally.
A. Meeker, one of the prosper
ous, progressive and up-to-date
farmers and slock raisers from
near Union, was in the city a fe
hours today, driving up from his
home this morning to look afli
some county seat business
He
was acompanied by Mrs. Jam
Allison, who is also making h
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home in Union. While here Mr
Decker paid this office a bri
call, renewing his subscription
to
the Journal. We believe that, Mr
Uecker has one of the finest im
proved slock farms in Cass conn
ty, and when we say that he
IS
successful in his line of work we
know whereof we speak.
J. E. McDaniel is having the
fronts of his saloon building am
ware room given a new coat i
paint. Tom Mahoney is the artist
neninn tne orusn and is doing a
fine piece of work.
Applies for Change of Venue.
From Tuesday's Dally.
County Attorney C. H. Taylor
returned from Papillion last
evening, where tie had been to
submit a motion to the court ask
ing for a change ()f vcniic in the
Louisville bridge case, which has
been tried and reversed by the su
preme court more than once. If
the change is granted the case
will probably come to this county
for trial.
A. L. HELL DIES
Former Citizen of Plattsmouth
Passes Away at the Home of
His Daughter.
From Tuesdav't Dally
Ed. Lutz is in receipt of a card
from Mrs. Clark of Corning, Iowa,
under date of May filh, staling
that her father, A. L. Bu.ell, died
at 11:15 a. m. that date. The re
mains arrived in Plattsmouth
this afternoon and the funeral
will occur from the Christian
church at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning. Ilev. Zink will conduct
the service. The deceased was
for years a resident of this city
and an employe of the Burlington
shops in the carpentary depart
ment. He leaves surviving two
daughters, Mrs. Edith Clark of
Corning, Iowa, and Mrs. A. E.
J'odd of near Plaltsmoulb, and
one son, Oliver, who is master
mechanic of the railway shops at
San Bernardino, California. Mr.
Buzell had been making bis home
during the past winter with his
daughter, Mrs. Edith Clark, and
had he lived and his health per
mitted, he would have returned to
this county and resided with Mrs.
Todd during the summer.
Glenwood Beats Plattsmouth.
The (ilenwood High school
baseball team won its third game
of Ihe season Saturday by defeat.
ing Plallsmouth on the grounds
here by a score of 7 to 2. Tin
game was well attended, showing
the support being acorded the
team is indicative of Ihe Glen
wood spirit.
In the sixth inning neither
team scored; Morgan for Glen
wood and Schlaler for Platts
moii I li pitching fine ball. In the
sixth Plait sinnulh put two over
by several clever plays. Glenwood
retaliated by nipping one. In the
seventh Plallmouth failed, and
did the same thing in the eighth,
while Glenwood added four in the
seventh and in the eighth put
down two more. Plattsmouth
rolled in another in the ninth;
the Glenwood players refraining
from batting.
Morgan's pitching for Glenwood
was a feature. Without trying to
accumulate selfish honors, he
fanned thirteen Plattsmouth
mosquito killers, while Schlaler of
Plaltsniouth covered himself with
glory by making nine of our bar
rel slave artists bite the dust
Reeves caught his usual good
game for Glenwood, M. Arries do
ing Ihe backstop work for the boys
from over the river. The score
Platts ....0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 :
Glenwood 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 7
Glenwood Tribune.
Teaching History.
Recently there was a meeting
of more than forty of the history
teachers of the stale held in Oma
ha. It was the first convention of
Ihe kind ever held in this stale
No doubt the object is a good one
and will be an intellectual treat
for the teachers. Hut the News
would suggest I hat ancient his
tory be dropped and Nebraska
considered. There is a great dea
about this state yet to be learnei
and would be of more importance
than Gcrck history and Greek
paintings. The Phoenicians are
not to be considered with abori
ginies of the Platte. If these his
lorians would confine their dis
cussions to the history of Ne
braska it would he much more
beneficial for future generations
Nebraska City News.
Pleasure Boating.
J. E. Mason has his pleasure
motor boat in readiness for serv
ice on Ihe Missouri river and al
parties who wish a pleasure ride
will please call on Mr. Mason
Where there are a number in th
party a fee of 25c each will be
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charged.
Supply and Demand.
The best fiction is that which is
grouped about a salient and
asily recognizable fact. One of
tlm most interesting tales that we
have recently read outlined the
success that came to an alert
business man by reason of his
ecognition of the fact that there
ire a considerable number of
buyers of goods that prefer to pay
more than the market price be
cause they can afford to do so.
that it gives I hem a sort of dis
tinction. This principle is really
at the bottom of the present high
price level, although other ele
ments enter into the problem. The
presence in the market of buyers
who. don't care what the price is
so the article is what thev want
has its effect on prices, and the
refusal of so many to buy cheaper
oodstuffs and the like, even
though they are wholesome and
palatable, makes for a waste that
is made good by the increased
price for what is purchased. Most
prices, especially of goods that
must be quickly moved, follow the
aw of supply and demand, and if
people would refuse to purchase
goods when the sellers, taking ad
vantage of supply being short in
the face of Ihe usual, demand, ad
vance prices, I hey could soon
iminand the situation. Sad ex
perience has convinced many per
sons that they can really do with
out a good many things thev
I bought they could not before re
verses came. Demand is under
the control' of the buyers, and
with wisdom they can make it
match supply at will. Lincoln
News.
Saloon Fight at Greenwood.
From Tuondny'8 Dally.
According to advices received
from Greenwood a warm fight is
on in that village o determine
whether it shall have a saloon
I bo coming year. At the election
on April i the citizens decided for
a wet town under the referendum
and pel il ion ordinance by a vote
of. 01 to 38. John E. Schulliim
i A. 1). Wellon, the two pro-
license adherents, were re-elected
to Ihe board of village trustees.
The hold-over trustees. Frank
Nichols, Dr. N. D. Talcott and
Watson Howard, refused to vote
lo grant Ihe license, and Chair
man Howard said he would refuse
to sign any license granted.
Henry 11. Weidemann of Green
wood, who is an applicant for the
saloon license, began mandamus
proceedings Friday lo compel the
dry members of Ihe Greenwood
village board to appear . before
District Judge II. I). Travis and
show cause why they should not
grant Ihe saloon license in .ac
cordance with the referendum
vote. Summons were today served
on Trustees Talcott, Nichols and
Howard to appear Wednesday be
fore Judge Travis al Papillion.
Operated on for Appendicitis.
From Tuesday'! Dally.
John Meisinger, jr., and wife,
accompanied by Mr. Meisinger's
father, Jacob Meisinger, went to
Omaha yesterday, where John
Meisinger, jr., entered St. Jos
eph's hospital and will undergo
an operation this morning for ap
pendicitis. Jacob Meisinger and
his son, G. P. Meisinger, went lo
Omaha again this morning wild
Dr. Cummings lo be with John,
jr., while the operation is heing
performed. He has been troubled
with Ihe disease for some months,
but thought he could pull through
without an operation, but has now
concluded he had better submit to
the knife while he has strength
to endure it.
To Extend Corporation Limits.
A movement is being made lo
extend the corporate limits of
Union, which, if carried out, will
materially improve the condition
of the village. Many improve
nienls are under way, such as new
cement , walks and crossings,
grading streets and keeping them
floated and dragged following
each rain. Besides, a number of
new buildings are in prospect of
erection. In the past few years
Union has made many permanent
and substantial improvements,
the old frame buildings having
been replaced by brick and all oc
cupied by prosperous merchants
and business men.
Visiting cards, invitations, pro
grams, and all other kinds of
fanoy printing done at the Jour
nal office.
1 MATTER OF JESSE BLUNT HIST
TIE G. B. 8 0. Ill HUT
This Suit is for $15,000, and Was
the Federal Court on Motion of the Defendant, and Case Came
Up for Trial in Lincoln Monday Matthew Gering, of this
City, Representing the Plaintiff.
The case brought two and a
half years ago in the district
court of this county by Jesse F.
Blunt against the C, H. & Q. Rail
way company for $15,000 dam
ages, and on motion or Ihe de
fgendant removed to Ihe federal
court, came up for trial Monday
at Lincoln. The case was filed in
September, i'JOU, and in October
of the same year taken to the
federal court, and only reached
for trial this week. The plaint ilY
is and was represented by M. Ger
ing, and the company by Ilalleck
F. Rose, John E. Kelby and Byron
Clark, and will be warmly contest
ed, the trial probably lasling three
or four days. Several witnesses
went to Lincoln Ibis morning to
testify in the case.
Plaintiff alleges in his petition
that on the 21st day of March,
15108, be was employed by the C,
B. & Q. Railway company as fire
man, and at McCook, on that day,
while in the regular course of his
employment, and al the lime of
the accident resulting in his in
jury, be was taking sand from the
sand bin, when the company's en
ERS SHORT TERMED
Recodifying Commission Holds
These Officials Have Cut .
Terms Too Short
The reports come from Lincoln
at county commissioners in this
slate have for Ihe past six years
allowed I liemselves to lose hue
year of olllce solely because of the
fact that they have not understood
the workings of the law under
w hich I bey hav e been elected.
Leastwise that is what Ihe re
codifying commissioner members
iclieve. The official body created
by an act of (he last legislature
has been looking up the mailer
for some time past and Jefferson
llroady, chairman, lias given out
the essence of the commission's
conclusion in the matter.
There are diverging provisions
of the law relat ing to the election
of the county officials, but the only
view of the mailer that the com
missioners, who are readjusting
the statutes, can arrive at is that
the occupants of these offices
have been concluding I heir terms
with three years, when they might
just as well have stayed in olllce
four years.
The latest expression of thtt
legislature on the subject was in
151(15, when the term of county
commissioners was set al four
years in the biennial election law
passed that year. Later Ihe stale
supreme court round that phase
of Ihe law unconslitulional, but
the oilier phase of I lie law relating
lo the term of county commis
sioners, according to the re
codifying commission, still holds
and is operative among the coun
ties of the slate where the com
missioner system is in vogue. An
other measure also passed al that
session of Ihe legislature fixed Ihe
terms of commissioners al four
years, Both the latter law and
the biennial elections law were
fathered by C. J. Warner of this
county, and K. It. Perry, now a
district judge in western Ne
braska. The voiding then of the bien
nial election law in no wise could
be construed as a voiding of Ihe
law fixing the terms of county
commissioners at four years. This
separate law was the latest en
actment of the legislature upon
that, subject, and is si ill binding
upon these officials over Ihe stale.
Reasons for its misunderstanding
are many and various, but it is
understood by Chairman Broady
of the commission that the ex
ample followed in Douglas coun
ty of holding only three-year
COUNTY COMMISSION
Removed From this County to
gineer suddenly and without
warning, moved the engine upon
which he was tiring, throwing him
to the ground, a distance of twelve
feel, wounding and lacerating his
left knee, so that he has been per
manently injured, and incapacit
ated from earning a livlihood. Ho
expended about $100 in doctors'
bills, besides the pain endured;
the damage o plaint ill' and the
sum for which be prays judgment
is .$15,000.
Mr. Gering and his client went
to Lincoln Monday, and Ilia first
case on the docket, of Ihe federal,
court taken up Tuesday morning
was Mr. Blunt's case. The jury
was empaneled yesterday fore
noon and considerable evidence
introduced yesterday.
The plaintiff, in 1910, brought
suit against the Burlington Relief
association for the same injury
Tor $10,000 in the county court, of
this county, and recovered a judg
ment for $315. This case was ap
pealed to the district court by the
defendant and is pending in the
supreme court. The outcome of
Ihi' suit in the federal court will
be watched for with interest.
terms blazed Hie way for county
boards all over Ihe stale.
Subscription List Grows.
The committee appointed by the
baseball boys Monday night were
out yesterday a little while and
have over $100 subscribed to the
enterprise. ,et everyone get
ready lo respond liberally when
the coinmillee calls. Considerable
funds will be necessary to fit up
the ground and erect an amphi
theater. The following amounts
have already been subscribed:
J. L. Russell, $25; Kd Fgen
berger, $15; J. K. McDaniel, $15;
F. Gobelnian, $5; II. N. Dovey, $5;
R. A. Males, $5; Fd Schulliof, $5;
Wescoll's Sons, $:); M. G. Ilerold,
$2.50; K. G. Dovey, $1 ; Joe Fclzer,
$1; A. J. Snyder, $1; J. P. Perry,
$1; F. G. Fricke, $1; G. K. Dovey,
$1; Weyrich & lladraba, $1; Lor
enz Brothers, $1; R. Hampton,
J. J. Decker, J. Kazel, G. 11. Cline,
C. R. Burdick, L. F. Trimpe, 50
cenls each; Ward Clark, $1; J. E.
Mason, $1. As additional names
are secured they will be added
from lime to lime.
Improvements Going On.
The building occupied by the
Hampton & Decker dry cleaning
establishment is being overhauled
ami will be thoroughly renovated,
the woodwork painted and the
walls' and ceiling papered. The
doorway, which had been ar
ranged for a garage, has been
changed back lo its former posi
tion and Ihe usual doorway re
placed, John Weyrich is doing
the carpenter work. The front
is being painted, anil our friends,
Hampton & Decker, are con
gratulating themselves on having
a building for their business as
good as new.
The Morgan building, occupied
by A. M. Arries' billiard hall, has
been given a new coat of paint.
Tom Slokes is the artist, who
decorated it ami caused it to take
on the appearance of a new build
ing. Visits His Old Home.
From Tupoflay'a Dally.
D. B. Kbersole and sons, David
and George, departed for Omaha
this afternoon, where they expect
ed to lake Ihe Milwaukee road for
Chicago and from there go to Mr.
Fhersole's old home al Middle
town, Pennsylvania. It has been
twenty-three years since Mr.
F.hersole left his native city for
t he west, and he has not been back
since. i He anticipates a pleasant
visit with his brothers and sisters
and uncles and aunts, of whom ho
has many. He has recently been
in the hospital, and while not
strong enough for work, I bought
it a good lime to make a visit to
his old home.
