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VOLUME XXXI.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1912.
NO. 81.
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ENTHUSIASTIC I
SOU AND SHALL
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Quito a Number Present and the
Membership Increased to
Nearly Two Hundred.
From Friday's Dally.
The Wilson and Marshall club
held a most enthusiastic meeting
last evening at the council cham
ber, there being between seventy
five and one hundred members
present, and all were full of the
spirit of the democratic victory
that is in the air. The temporary
organization of the club was made
permanent, and by the adoption
of the by-laws the club now has
a vice president, in the person of
D. C. Morgan.
The committee, on membership,
consisting of Mayor Saltier, J. M.
Roberts, A. J. Snyder, Frank
Libershall, Dennett Chriswisser,
M. Archer, Phil Kinnimon, I). C.
Morgan, John Halls! rom, Oeorge
Dodge and James Nowasek, re
ported and showed that in less
than a week's lime 175 members
had been placed on the club roll,
and with the increasing interest
that the democrats and independ
ent republicans are taking in
the candidacy of flovcrnnr Wil
son, the membership can easily
be run un to the 300 mark before
the next meeting. The club will
meet next Thursday evening at 8
o'clock, at the council chamber,
and a full attendance of the mem
bership should be on hand.
Hon. J. W. Kelley of Beaver
City, candidate for secretary of
Male on the democratic ticket,
was present at lat night's m t-
ing, and on request of the ciub,
addressed Ibem for a few min
utes. Mr. Kelley said that he be
lieved that (Jovernor Wilson was
the most fearless man in public
life today: that when he is presi
dent be, and he alone, would run
the ollice; there would be no boss
or set. of bosses to dictate how
the afTairs of the nation should
be run. He spoke briefly on Ihe
state ticket, paying a warm trib
ute to Hon. John II. Morehead,
candidate for governor, and also
called alien) ion to the great re
form measures that Ihe last two
democratic legislatures had
placed on Ihe statute books of the
Male Ihe bank guarantee law,
the physical valuation law, Ihe
non-partisan election of judges
and school officers, which the re
publican supreme court turned
down; Ihe constitutional amend
ments that are to be submitted to
the people Ibis fall, including Ihe
non-partisan control of the state
institutions; Ihe initiative and
referendum, all of which Ihe
democrats have made possible.
Mr. Kelley also expressed his ap
preciation of the tribute paid him
by Colonel li;.tes, in the Journal,
and of Ihe many pleasant associa
tions he had while in the legis
lature. President Dwver addressed Ihe
club briefly, pointing out the ad
vantages of Ihe proposed non
partisan control of stale institu
tions and urging the voters lo
bear these in mind on election
day. The meeting is but the. be
ginning, and every believer in
democratic, principles should gel
in Ihe harness and pull for
victory. The democratic ticket is
clean from lop lo bottom and
there is no reason in the world
why every democrat should not
gi'l into line and make this the
biggest, democratic victory we
ever had in this country.
Open House for Visitors.
The Omaha Commerical club
has issued an invitation to the
Hubs of the slate and their inem
.liers announcing that, the Omaha
club would hold open house to the
v'silors at the rooms on Six
teenth and Fiirnam streets, on
Wednesday and Thursday, Octo
ber 2 and :i. Each morning al
9:30 there will be a conference of
Ihe various secretaries and offi
cers of Ihe different clubs, and
Ihe work and advancement of the
cause of the clubs throughout the
Mate will be discussed.
club i eetihg
Will Robertson's New Residence.
From Friday's Dally.
The new residence that V. A.
Robertson is to erect on his lots
on North Sixth street is to be one
of the neatest and most up-to-date
homes in the pity. The
house is to be 28x30 and will con
sist of six rooms and will be
equipped with water, electric
lights, gas and an up-to-date
bath room. The carpenter work
will be done by G. P. Richards,
which insures that a most satis
factory job will be done.
THE PASSING OF MRS.
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Funeral Will Occur
Methodist Church
From the
at 2:30
Sunday Afternoon.
From Friday's Dally.
DILI) Mrs. William A. White,
at. her home in this city on
Thursday, September 20, 11)12,
alter an illness extending over
a long period of years.
Clara M. Habbington was born
in Jersey City, New Jersey, on
December 16, 18(51, and depart ei
this life at Plattsmouth, Neb.
on Thursday, September 2(5, 1912,
at 1 :55 p. m., aged 50 years, 8
months and 10 days. Mrs. White,
while a small girl, united with the
Methodist Episcopal church and
had been a faithful worker in the
church until sickness prevented
her further labors for her church.
She came lo Plattsmouth in 1870
and has since resided here. On
February 2, 1880, she was united
in marriage with William A
White, and their married life was
a most beautiful one, the devotion
of husband and wife to each other
was something that their children
can cherish as a loving memory.
The husband and father preceded
his wife to the belter land, pass
ing away at his home in I his city
in 11X18. To this union six chil
dren were burn, two of whom,
Clara M. and Edward V., are
dead. The children living, are
David (1., Harry I,., Adelia M. am:
Arthur II. One brother and om
sister survive Mrs. While, David
Habbinglon and Mrs. Adelia Cor
nell, of Alamosa, Colorado. Mrs
White was a member of the Loyal
Mvslic Legion of America and the
Hankers' Union of the World.
Mrs. While had been sick am
sulienng for the past nineteen
years and had been compelled to
undergo a number of operations
in the hospital. Her last illness
lasted for live weeks and was ac
companied by great suffering, am
although she regretted leaving
her children, Ihe messenger of
death came as a great relief
During her sickness she looked
forward to the meeting of the
loved ones in a world where pain
and suffering are no more, and
Ihe visions of I hose gone before
soothed her closing hours on
earth.
The funeral services will be
held at the Methodist church at
2:30 Sunday afternoon. . The
funeral will leave the house at
o'clock. The interment will be
made in Oak Hill cemetery, beside
her husband and children.
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Prom Friday's Dally.
Col. J., II. Thrasher yesterday
received a telegram from Lead,
announcing that his daugh
ter, Mrs. Agnes Keflle. , hail sud
denly taken ill and would be coin,
pelted lo undergo a surgical
operation. This morning another
lelegram was received staling
I hat the operation had taken
place and thai the patient was
si ill very weak from loss of blood.
The nature of the operation was
not Mated, but il is said it was a
very serious one. Mrs. Kefller
not long ago submilted to an
operation for appendicil is, and
her friends in I his cily w ill await
the outcome of this last operation
with anxiety, but hope (hat her
recovery will be soon and Ilia!
she will regain her usual health.
Frank Oobelman, painllng and
paper hanging. 4-9.
CHICAGO WANTS THE GRAIN
RATE FROM WEST EQUALIZED
Charges That New Orleans Has
the Better of It Under the
Existing Tariffs.
From Friday's Dally.
Chicago wants Nebraska grain,
and Ihe cut rate made by the Mis
souri Pacillc for export grain
hipped via the gulf ports is
cheating Chicago of its propor
tion of the grain from this ter
ritory. Therefore the Chicago
Hoard of Trade has begun an ac
tion before Ihe interstate com
merce commission asking that
Ihe 12-ecnt rate between the Mis
souri river and Chicago be re
duced so that it will be on a parity
with Ihe 15.5-cent export rate ia
New Orleans. Recently it was
reported that ocean-carrying
companies, had raised the rale on
export grain, making if about as
cosllv to export via New Orleans
from Ibis territory as via Ihe
islern seaboard.
When Ihe Missouri Pacillc an
nounced the lower grain rale via
New Orleans there was some con-
sternal ion among a number of
roads in the western territory, and
it was then reported mat a
delegation of live railroad presi
dents made a hurry-up call on
President Hush at St. Louis, At
the same time it was said other
roads would not meet the cut, and
that the Missouri Pacific prob
ably would make little more out
of the business than it would have
cleared at the old rale. Now
comes the Chicago Hoard of
Trade with a complaint that Ihe
rales are not on a parity ami ask
ing that the 12-cent rale between
the Missouri river and Chicago
be cut. Tt is probable the Hoard
of Trade would be satisfied if the
rale to New Orleans were raised
to a figure thai would M ilt permit
grain lo reach Chicago from the
west and southwest al 12 cents.
During the past month the big
gest grain business in Ihe history
of Kansas City has been trans
acted. Armour contracted for !,
000,000 bushels r September
wheal and the filling of the con
tracts has congested Ihe yards of
Ihe roads in that city, notwith
standing Ihe fact that a large
proportion of the wheal was sel
lled for on margins.
AN AGED INMATE DIES
AT THE POOR FARM
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From Friday's Daily.
John W. Welch, an aged inmate
of the county farm, passed away
this morning at 10 o'clock, after
long suffering with senile gan
grene of both feet. Mr. Welch
was !X) years old last March and
has been suffering greatly with
his complaint, lie was a native
of Kentucky and came to Ne
braska in an early day ami en
gaged in farming near Hock
Bluffs, lie leaves a son and
daughter surviving him. The
funeral will probably be held to
morrow at the farm.
"A BIRD IN THE HAND
WORTH 1W0J THE BUSH"
From Friday's Daily.
The old saying that, love is
blind, has received another proof
of Ihe truth in this cily. A young
man here who had been engaged
to a young lady of Ibis city decid
ed to send his prospective bride
on a pleasure trip to the west,
and, accordingly, he purchased
Ihe ticket ami supplied the funds
lo pay the expenses of the trip.
A few weeks rolled by and when
Ihe lime for returning came the
young man was notified by Ihe
bride-to-be that she hail met, her
fale in the west, and had been
wooed and won by another. This
goes lo show I hat. "a bird in the
hand is worth two away from
home."
Gooch's Best Flour.
The four-lime prize-winner at
thi' slate fair is for sale only in
this city at the A. W. White, store,
wilh the price reduced to 11.50
per sack. Oct the best for less
money.
Thomsen, Dentist, Wescott Blk.
Visiting Old Friends.
From Friday's Daily.
Mr. and Mrs. (i. Sprier k of
Slanloii county, Nebraska, came
in from the residence of his son-in-law,
near Cedar Creek, to visit
their old friends and former
neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Keil, Mr. Keil having been
seriously ill for some lime. Mr.
and Mrs. Spiieck came in from
their home in Stanton county last
week to visit relatives and old
friends and will remain until af
ter the German day celebration
before returning home. Our
friend, of course, gave the
Journal a call lodav.
DEATH OF A FORMER
CASS COUNTY LADY
Death of Mrs. Sarah Miller, a
Former Resident of Cass Coun
ty for Forty Years.
From Friday's Dally.
The following biographical
sketch of Mrs. Sarah Gilmore, a
former Cass county lady and
mother of Mrs. John Coiner of
this cily, appears in the Silver
Creek Sand of September 20. Mrs.
Coiner has just returned from
Silver Creek, where she was call
ed by her mother's sickness and
death:
Miss Sarah Miller was born in
Miami County, Ohio, Scptembet
i, 18 42. She was married to
It. (iilmore, November 20, 1809,
and moved to Cass county, Ne
braska, in February, 1809.
lo uns union six children were
born, all of whom survive her
They are: Mrs, Lohr of Willislon,
N. D.; Mrs. Coiner, Plattsmouth,
Neb.; Mr. James (iilmore, Omaha;
Mr. Jesse (Iilmore, Silver Creek;
Mrs. Hamilton, Omaha, and Mr.
Edwin (Jilniore of Shelby,
J ort1. .years ol her life were,
spent in Cass county; two years
ago they removed to Silver Creek,
hoping that Ihe change would he
Itenelicial for Mrs. (lilmore's
lieallh. During the firs! year their
was apparent improvement, hut
the past year has been one of
decline until the end came. She
was Ihe victim of the dread dis
ease, consumption, from which
she suffered twenty-hvo years.
Mie nniled Willi Ihe Christian
church when she was l.t years
old and remained a member for
fifty-seven years. During the lat
ter years of their stay in Cass
county they lived in Weeping Wa
ter and she attended the Con
gregational church, of which Rev,
S. O. llanford, now Stale Home
missionary superintendent, was
then pastor.
She was deeply interested ill re
ligious work and preferred telling
her religious experiences rather
than discuss any other topic. Her
trust in Cod did not waver in her
darkest hours. During the long
years of her sickness she display
ed wonderful patience and was
never discouraged. She was never
heard to complain during her
long illness.
The funeral services were held
at the Congregational church in
Silver Creek last Friday, Rev. W.
II. Pierce conducting the ser
vice W. R. P.
A VERY FINE DISPLAY OF
MILLINERY AT FANGER'S
Some of the finest millinery
every displayed in this cily is that
in Ihe show windows of M.
I'anger's department store, and
not many stores in the large
cities have finer specimens of the
milliners' art. The hats are the
product of Miss Violet, Dodge, who
is Ihe trimmer at the store, and
they rcrtaiulv demonsl rale that
Miss Dodge had a very artistic
fasle ami should be proud of the
beautiful bats, as Ihey are wilh
out doubt Ihe bes we have ever
seen here,
For Sale.
Forty-seven acres just south of
Orcapolis, consisting of 13 acres
of the best hay land in Cass coun
ty; 31 acres of the llnest farm
land in Cass county. All level. No
improvements. Price $150.00 per
acre.
Falter & Pollock.
9-2l-3td-2t-wkly.
DELEGATIONS 10
WILSON MEETING AT
01 AND LINCOLN
From Friday's Dally.
The auto owners of Ihe county,
who have been arranging to take
a delegation to Ihe Wilson meet
ing at Lincoln and Omaha, are
meeting with great success in the
country and the prospects are
good for over fifty cars at lending
the meetings. Plattsmouth auto
owners ought to get in line and
arrange to accompany the rest of
Hie delegation to one or Ihe other
of the meetings. The idea was
started by L. F. Langhorst of
Elmwood and was at once taken
up by the auto owners in other
parts of the county, and it is
hoped to have a big delegation
from Cass county at both meet
ings. "THE ARAB" AT THE PARMELE
NEKT WEDNESDAY EVENING
From Friday's Dally.
The Chicago Evening Post of
January 2, 1912, has Ihe follow
ing to say regarding Edgar Sel
wyn's new play, "The Arab,"
which at that time was playing
at Powers' theater: "The play at
Powers' might be called a drama
of manners, also it offers a most
attractive picture of present day
life in the country that lies in Ihe
vague environment of historic
Damascus. We are shown an
animated view of life in an easier
bazaar, the interior of an Ameri
can mission school in Syria and
Ihe picturesque side of one of
those Hedouin uprisings which
ire occasionally nvrilioncd briefly
in the cables. The play has been
wrillen skillfully and with the
band of experience, for Mr. Sal
wyn has been actor, producer and
slage director, as well as author."
"The Arab" will appear at Ihe
Parniele theater Wednesday,
October 2.
HER FIRST CAR RIDE
AND 100 YEARS OLD
From Saturday's Dally.
More than 100 years old and
had never before been on u train
is Ihe unusual experience of Mrs.
Margaret Rulnnan, who for more
Cian half a century has resided
upon a farm four miles southeast
of this village, and on Tuesday
she came to town and started up
on her lirsl car ride, a journey of
about 1,200 miles, back to the,
"Old Virginia home," which she
lelt many years ago. She was ac
companied by her nephew, Wood
aril Ingle, of Hagan, Virginia, who
came last week lo escort the old
lady on Ihe long trip. In conver
sation with Mrs. Ruhman she in
formed us that she bad no dread
of the journey, and was looking
forward lo the joy of meet ing her
youngest sister, the two being the
only living "children" of a fam
ily of lirteen. She will Visit there
about three weeks, and asserted
very positively that she will then
return lo spend her remaining
days a I, her old home near here.
Union Ledger.
Held First Quarterly Meeting.
From Saturday's Dally.
Rev. J. W. Einhree, district
superintendent ()f he M. E
church, held the first quartely
meeting nf Ihe home of Mrs
Martha M. Welenkamp for tin
Light Mile drove ami Mynard
charge. The lime was mostly
taken up in discussing plans for
raising money, and also plans for
raising the parsonage at Mynard
and pulling a new foundation un
der Ihe building and building an
additional room and porch. 'I'll
members hope to make Hrolher
(ioul feel thai, life is really wor
living next, winter when Ihe cold
weal her ocmes. All members
present were greatly enthused an
were greatly pleased al. Ihe close
of Ihe meeting.
Typewriter supplies, suci as
paper, carbon, ribbons, oils and
brushes, at the Journal office.
Former Plattsmouth Boy Married.
From Saturday's Dally.
Cards have been received in
this city by friends announcing
the marriage of Miss Sarah Lott
and Mr. Oeorge F. Clark at
Springfield, Illinois, on Thursday,
September 19, 1912. Mr. Clark is
a son of Mr. and Mrs. Asher Clark
of Los Anueles, California, and
was reared to manhood in this
cny, where he resided until the
lainiiy removed lo Cos Angeles a
few years ago. The many friends
of Ihe Clark family here will ex
teid their best wishes to the
young people.
INTERIOR OF THE PARMELE
THOROUGHLY RENOVATED
Making It One of the Most Com
fortable arid Handsome
Theaters in the State.
From Saturday's Dally.
The Parniele theater has just
been redecorated and presents a
very handsome appearance. The
boxes and front of Ihe first bal
cony are finished in while and Ihe
side walls and the new steel ceil
ing in light yellow, making a very
artistic combination, The lights
have all been replaced by new
ones and when Hie whole 800
lights are turned on it presents a
beautiful sight. The aisles in the
balcony and gallery have been
carpeted with heavy padding that
will deaden the sound of people
coming in and does away with the
racket of the crowd trooping back
and forth.
The installing of the room for
the babies in arms will be an
other feature that will add great
ly lo Ihe enjoyment of the drama.
The seals are all being repaired
and put in lirst-class shape, ami
by the time of the presentation of
Hie Arab," on next Wednesday,
the I healer will present all its
il-linie splendor. The Parniele
eater is one of Ihe neatest in
Ihe slate, and now thai the iiu-
proveineiils have been made, it is
also one of the most handsome
play-houses in the slate.
CASS COUNTY PIONEER
PASSES A1Y AT LINCOLN
From Saturday's Dally.
Another of the pioneers of Cass
county has answered the sum
mons of death. R. J. Mill lord,
who lias been a resident ot Ne
braska for Ihe past forty-one
years, passed away yesterday aft
ernoon at his home in Lincoln,
afler a short illness. Mr. M in ford
was born in Ireland eighty years
ago and came to I his country
w hen a youl h of 1 (5 years, local ing
llrst. in Ohio, where he resided for
a number of years, removing lo
this state in 1870, and engaged
in farming in Eight Mile drove
precinct until about sixteen years
ago, when he removed lo Lincoln,
where he has since resided. Mr.
Mill ford leaves, besides his widow,
lo mourn his loss, six children,
namely, W. N. Minford of Elm-
wood, W. M. Minford of Lincoln,
Mrs. Mary L. Davis of Lincoln, (1.
M. Minford of Murray, I. L. Min
ford of Los Angeles, California,
and Mrs. Iva Ireland of Herlin,
Neb. The funeral will be held at
Ihe Eight Mile drove cemelery on
Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
REMEMBER "THE ARAB" AT
THE PARMELE OCTOBER 2
Jones i Crane's production of
Edgar Selwyn's latest success,
"The Arab," will he presented at
Ihe Parniele Ihealcr on Wednes
day evening, October 2. All
unique play of the Orient with its
lovely ardent heroine, its frank,
fearless hero, a cast of competent
playeis of "type class," headed
by that talented actor, duy Cauf
man, assisted by the winsome Ut
ile actress, Miss Constance Cauf
man, promises to be the most
notable event of Ihe season. It
shows a faithful vivid piclur;1 of
desert life full of the -mystical
charm of that alluring 'al Unisphere.
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