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Terrible and Way Prove Fatal
Accident to Fred Denson,
Burlington Switchman.
The Perkins house was the
scene of a terrible accident, Sat
urday night that, came very near
resulting in the death of Fred
Denson, one of the Hurlington
switch in en in the local yards. Mr.
Den,son had returned from a
dance and retired for tin;. night,
and becoming sick went to . the,
window of his room, and in lean5
ing out became dizzy and fell out
of the window lo' the ground be
low; a distance of forty feet. 1 In
falling' he. struck a largeicc box'
that was sitting in 1'iie rear of the,
hotel, which broke his fall, mid to
this., fact. Mr. Denson' 'probably
owcsibis life, as had he struck
thi! iground he. would probably
h.Tve hroken his neck 'or been
badly crippled up.
Ml Denson had one of his legs
badly fractured and received a
severe cut, over one eye, besides
being badl.v bruised and shaken
up otherwise. The room out of
which Mr. Denson fell is located
on the third floor of the hotel and
it is almost a miracle that, he was
not, instantly killed in the fall.
The ice box, which be struck in
fulling, was badly splintered, the
top being1 mashed in, and it, is
most fortunate that the box was
where it'-tths, -as it acted as a life
pcrserver for him. The physi
cians who were summoned dress
ed the wounds and made him as
comfortable as possible.
The unfortunate man was taken
to the hospital in Omaha yester
day afternoon, where he was ex
amined and the doctors were un
certain as to whether it would be
necessary to remove the injured
limb or not. Mr. Denson ap
peared to suffer greatly, and it is
feared that his injuries may be
even greater than at first sup
posed. Mr. Denson was expecting to
remove to Omaha in a few days to
enter on his new duties in the
yards there, and where he could
be with his family, who have lieen
living there for some lime," but
this "' unfortunate, accident will
prevent this. Mr. Denson is one
of the oldest yardmen in the serv
ice of the Hurlington in this city,
where he has resided for years,
hnd is also one of the inns
elllrienl men the Hurlington has
in its service. II is friends here
will anxiously await news from
his bedside, hoping that, it w
no I, be necessary to ampul ate the
injured leg.
Advices received from tne bos
pital this afternoon bold out the
hope that, it will not be necessary
to amputate the injured leg am
that it can probably be saved. Tin
patient is reported as resting as
easily ns possible under the cir
cumstances. ENTERTAINS MISS GRASS
Miss Muriel Harthold entertain
ed a number of her young lady
friends Saturday evening at a
theater parly in honor of her
friend, Miss (irass, of (llcnwnod,
who was her guest over Sunday.
The young people were enjoyably
entertained at the (ieni theater
and were delighted with the per
formance. The jolly parly was
composed of Misses Mildred fal
ser, ('ceil llawkenberg, Virginia
McDaniel, Helen Spies, Miss Crass
and Miss Muriel Harthold.
Lots of Pretty Girls.
Lots of pretty girls, handsome
gowns, gorgeous scenery and
jingly music will be at the Par
inch? theater next Saturday night,
when Tom Arnold, supported by
a company of some fifty people
will appear in "The Prince of To
night," a musical fantasy in three
acts. The piece comes slainpei
wnri me approval oi 2iH) tunes m
Chicago.
Have Fine Dance.
i ne liosmopoiiian ciun was
t! reeled by a very large crowd at
I heir dance at Coates' hall Satui
day evening and a most enjoyable
lime was had by the merry dan
cers until a late Hour. I lie music
was furnished by the M. W. A
orchestra and included some of
the latest musical hits of the sea
son, which were greatly enjoyei
hy llie dancers. A great many
were present from the surround
ing country, as well as from
Omaha.
Quite a Family Reunion.
Mr. ami Mrs. P. E. Ruffner held
u it ' a family reunion at their
In m iw in this city Sunday, and the
day was must enjoyably spent by
the voung people in visiting with
father and mother. Mrs. Dodge t
came down from Omaha Saturday
and yesterday morning lr. Dodge,
accompanied by Sperry and
Horace Rufl'iier, motored down
from Omaha and joined in the
pleasures of the day.
OMftHA PEOPLE ENTERTAINED
AT TIE D. 0. DWEPi HOME
. Mr, and Mrs. M. D. Cameron of
Omaha were in the city Sunday
uist! at' I h A honie. of 1). O.
Dwyer ' and ' family.' The parly
Were' eViferl ained at dinner, after
which Vi'iiost delightful auto trip
was taken 'hroiigli, the surround
ing con n,l ry, lhj gucsis returning
to the metropolis on the evening
train. Mr. Cameron is vice presi
dent and treasurer of the Peters
Trust, company of Omaha, one of
the largest companies in the
state, while Mrs. Cameron is a
member of the board of control of
the schools for the deaf and blind
in the slate.. They were delighted
with the beautiful scenery in and
surrounding Plattsmouth and en-
oyed their visit, to the utmost,.
TJ. POLLOCK SELLS FINE
HOME 10 JAMES SAGE
Another real estate ; deal, ,iiiJ
volving a considerable amount of
money, was carried out Saturday,
when T. II. Pollock disposed of
his handsome home in the south
part of the city to James Sage for
the sum of $10,0(10. This place is
one of the most beautiful in the
city, situated on the hill west of
Chicago avenue, and Mr. Sage can
consider himself fortunate in se
curing the place. Mr. Pollock will
probably erect a new home in this
city shortly, as he owns several
very desirable building lots in the
business section of the city.
CHARLES H. BOSCH FLOAT
BEPRESETATIVE CANDIDATE
Chas. II. Husch of Nebraska
City is the nominee of the demo
cratic party for float represent
ative in the approaching session
of the legislature from the Eighth
district, comprising the counties
of Otoe and Cass. Mr. llusch
needs no inlroducl ion to the vot
ers of Oloe county, being person
ally known to almost every citizen
of this county. As deputy in the
otllce of tin; late Herman R.
Young, county clerk of Oloe coun
ty, and subsequently for two
terms himself county clerk of this
county, Mr. Husch discharged his
mines as a puiuie omcer in a
manner to win the unstinted
praise ami commendation of the
taxpayers of all parlies, and few
men nave retired from a county
otllce with so unanimous a feeling
on the part of all citizens of the
ounly as is expressed in the
fa
amiliar saying, "Well done, good
and faithful servant." At the in
sistence of many friends in both
parties, who recognize the value
of Mr. llusch's splendid business
ability, his intelligence in the
handling of public business, and
his high personal character, he
onsented to become a candidate
for the legislature, and in this
wider Held to represent the peo
ple of Cass and Otoe counties in
the important public duties con
nected with the making of pro
gressive laws for the people of
the slate and the appropriation
of funds necessary for the con
duct of the business oMhe state.
For these duties no man is better
equipped by experience and ability
than Chs. II. Husch, and a de
served recognition of his previous
public services to the people of
this county should give him Un
practically unanimous support of
the voters of Oloe county.
Adv.
Father William Crowe Dead.
Father Shine of this city
olllciated as deacon at the high
mass performed by ltichop Tihen
at Friend, Neb., yesterday over the
body of Rev. l'aiher William
Crowe, who is well known to the
Catholics throughout the slate
and who has been stationed at
Friend for some time. He will be
greatly missed in church circles
throughout the state.
Harry Newman ami wife came
down from Omaha Saturday
evening on No. 2 and visited over
Sunday with relatives.
A FORMER GASS
QIP
UIU
Dr. J. A. Hasemeier, a Brother of
Mrs. J. M. Robertson, Passes
Away at Los Angeles.
A telegram was received in this
city yesterday by James Robert
son, conveying the said news of
the death of Mrs. Robertson's
brother, Dr. J. A. Hasemeier, at,
Los Angeles, California, yesterday
morning. ; The doctor had" not
been in good health for some time
and bis death was not wholly un
expected. 1,. ': ; . :
Dr. llast'ineier was . lor years
one. of the leading physicians in
Cass county,- being . located at
Louisville for many years, lie
came to this, county with his par
ents in 1 8(57, .'removing from .New
castle, Indiana, to this stall', th
family settling oil a farm' near
Louisville, where Hie young man
grew to manhood. After attending
the common schools the young
man decided to study for a doctor
and attended the Cincinnati
Medical college, from which he
graduated in 1878. locating at
Louisville, this county, where he
continued his practice until 190p,
when, with his family, he removed
to Los Angeles, where he 'has
since resided.
He leaves a widow, three daugh
ters and one son, all residing in
Los Angeles, as well as one broth
er, V. S. Hasemeier, of Lincoln,
and one sister, Mrs. James M.
Robertson, of this city. The
doctor possessed a host of friends
throughout the county, who will
hi? greatly grieved to learn of his
death, and their deepest sympathy
will go out, to the sorrowing
'relatives.
GRANT COTNER STILL IN A
PRECARIOUS CONDITION
I rant Coiner, who w as operated
on a few days ago for some
trouble with his head, is not' im
proving as rapidly as his friends
would like lo see him do. It seems
thai Mr. Coiner was injured about
the head some seven yearn ago
and has experienced considerable
trouble o(T and on for years. The
trouble tlnally became so acute
that the doctors advised an
operation, which was carried out,
a piece of dead bone being re
moved from the back of the head,
and it was then discovered that an
abcess had formed back of the
decayed none, wiiicn was removed
and the patient seemed to be get
ling along nicely, but since then
paralysis has set in on one side
of the unfortunate man and he is
in a very bad condition, which it
is hoped can beo vercome in lime.
WEEK-END HOUSE PARTY
ATM H. N. DOVEY HOME
The home of 1
the scene of a
week-end house
. N. Dovey was
most pleasant
parly Saturday
and Sunday, when their son,
George.- entertained a number of
his friends, who greatly enjoyed
the hospitality that the Dovey
family are noted for. Those
composing I lie party were; Mis
ses Juliet Proudllt, Miss Mac
Adams, Lincoln; Mis Lucetla
Patterson, Omaha; Messrs. How
ard Harvey and Harvey Labaugh,
Lincoln. The gentlemen in the
party were members of the Sigma
Chi fraternity, of which Mr. Dovey
is a member. The party left last
evening on the Misouri Pacific
for their homes.
Severely Kicked by Horse.
From Saturday's Pally.
Parr Young of Nehawka, who
was severely kicked by a horse at
his father's home one day last
week, is reported as getting along
nicely and is able to be around a
little. The young man was trying
to drive a horse info the barn,
when the animal kicked him on
the hip with both hind feet, in
flicting a very painful wound that
laid him up for several days and
from which he is just recovering.
lion. C. F. Melzger returned
Saturday afternoon from his trip
lo his ranch in the western part
of the stale, and reports condi
tions in that part of he stale lo
be most excellent. Mr. Metzger
found lime lo drop in and spend
a few minutes with the Journal
force.
0
DIES CALIFORNIA
i Pension Is Granted.
' Judge M. Archer has jul re-
iceived a letter from the pension
i
i department announcing that a
'pension of $12 per month had
' been granted Mrs. Mary E. Dull,
j widow of William E. Dull, of Mur
ray, the pension to date from
June, 1912. I he judge has lieen
piite successful in securing pen
sions and has had a large num
ber of cases in the department.
DAN CUPID SHOOTS HIS
DARTS IN RIGHT DIRECTION
Two more of the prominent
families of Cass county are to ho
united tomorrow, when William
M. Lau, one of the influential
farmers living between Louisville
and Wabash, and well known
throughout that pari of the coun
ty, and Miss Dora (Saehel are
united in marriage. The wedding
will lake place at the Lutheran
church, east of Louisville, and
will be performed by Rev. llart
man, pastor of the church. Fol
lowing the wedding ceremony the
bridal party will be tendered a re
ception at the beautiful farm
home of the bride's parents, Mr.
add Mrs. C. J. (Saehel, east of
Louisville. Holh of the contract
ing parties are very popular in
the locality where they live, and
their friends throughout the
county will join in wishing them
a life full of joy and happiness.
While in the city this morning Mr.
Lau was a very pleasant, caller at
the Journal ollice to renew for his
paper, as it is an absolute neces
sity to I he members of his family.
THE CHOPIE ENGINE HAS
NO PEER ON THE MARKET
That on I side investors are be
ginning to realize the undoubted
worth of the Chopie Gasoline en
gine is demonstrated by a letter
that has been received by the
company from W. W. Watkins, a
Union Pacific engineer, of North
Platte, Neb., enclosing a check for
$500 worth of slock jn the new
company. Mr. Watkins is an en
gineer and recognizes the fact
that today the Chopie engine has
no peer on I lie market and as a
gasoline saver and generally en
gine has no superior on the mar
ket. The new company is meet
ing with great encouragement in
their project, and hope in the near
future to begin to enlarge and
open their plant on a larger scale
than before, and it will mean that
thousands of dollars will come to
Plattsmouth lo seek investment
and it will act as a boost for all
the different business houses in
I lie ci y. Keen your eye on I lie
Chopie engine factory and see if
it does not prove the biggest thing
that has been located in I he cily
in recent years.
J
A.
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lion. John A. Maguire arrived
in the city this morning and spent
most of the day visiting with his
many Plattsmouth friends, of
which they are legion. He return
ed to Lincoln on the Schuyler this
afternoon. Mr. Maguire is look
ing well, notwithstanding he has
been keeping on the go for the
past few weeks almost con
tinually night and day. Con
gressman Maguire is an inde
fatigable worker, both in and
out of congress, and I he voters of
the First district believe in en
couraging a sell-mane man, who
was not born with a silver spoon
in his mouth. Hy indomitable
energy and perseverance he lias
not only educated himself, but
has arose to a position of rank,
and is deserving of the support of
everv voter who desires to
recognize honesty and integrity
and faithfulness lo his con
stituents. Has House Painted.
From Saturday's lnlly.
The painters employed hy Frank
Go be man. he boss painter, are
engaged in putting the flushing
touches to the home of Mrs. A.
E. (lass on Vine street. The
house has been painted a very
pretty shade of buff, and with the
white trimmings makes a very
handsome appearance and adds
greatly to the looks of the street
Mr. Gobelinan and his workmen
.ire vcrv skillful and always do a
CONGRESSMAN
ON
MAGUIRE VISITS HIS
PLATTSmOUTH FRIENDS
satisfactory job.
51.
PAUL'S CHURCH
LOOTED 8 BURGLARS
The parties who broke into the
Methodist church recently evi
dently thought that they would
try their luck again, as when Rev.
J. H. Sieger of St. Paul's Evangel
ical church was inspecting his
church Saturday afternoon he
found that someone had broken
into the church through the base
ment and liroken open two boxes
in the Sunday school room con
taining $3, which had been se
cured at the collection, and made
away with the spoils. A large
curtain in the room was also torn
down by the thief in. his search
for the "swag." . It takes a man
with a mighty hard heart that will
break into a church and steal the
contributions, that little children
haye made to the church, and it
is hoped that the party or parties
may be brought to justice, as
these affairs are becoming a lit
tle loo 'frequent in this com
munity. HURRY-UP ORDER FOR
GASOLINE ENGINES
The Chopie Gasoline Engine
company received a telegram Sat
urday afternoon from Pelersvilli,
Iowa, conveying a hurry up order
from W. L. Fredrich of that city
for one of their splendid IVi
horse power gas engines, and
the same will be shipped at once.
The Chopie has secured a good
reputations for elliciency wher
ever used, and the sales of the
engines are gradually growing
larger as the people awake to the
fact, that it is the greatest gaso
line saver on I he market today.
Will Hold Services.
The Methodist church of Eight
Mile Grove will have services
every Sunday as follows: Sunday
school at 10 a. m. Preaching
service at 11 a. m. There will be
evening services held at the
church every other Sunday.
Spectacular
Musical
Fairy
Play
By 32 Children At Jenkins Hall
Saturday Night .
OCTOBER 26th
8:15 O'CLOCK
Scene I.
A Wood at Night.
Dorothy Lost in the Forest.
No. 2. ,
Dance of the Will-o'-the-Wisp
The Alluring of Dorothy.
Curtain.
Scene II.
A Wood Court of the Fairy Queen.
No. 3.
Hail to the Queen. Hy Chorus.
No. 4.
The Little Green Fives.
Rescue of Dorothy.
No. 5.
Fnt ranee of Dorothy.
No. 6.
Princess Forgel-Me-Not.
Solo, Queen Mab and Chorus.
No. 7.
Flower Song.
March of the Flowers.
No. 9.
Flf Motion Song.
Fnt ranee of Dawn.
No. 10.
Finale Day Is Dawning.
Queen and Chorus.
Curtain.
The play is under the direction
of Pauline Oldham.
1 lie music is under ttie super
vision of Misses Harriet Adams
and Ogla Minford.
Costuming
Chambers.
by Mrs. Grace
Henetlt of the Public Library.
Admission, 25c
M. W. A. Dance October 26.
The members of the M. W. A.,
Cass Camp No. 1)3-', will give a
dance at their hall on next Sat
urday evening, October 20lh. The
music will be furnished by the
M. W. A. orchestra, and tickets
will be 50 cents. This is the first
of the dances of the season, as
the members of the M. W. A, ex
pect to give one of these dances
on the last Saturday of
month. Everybody invited.
each
Something That Every Nebraskan
' Should' Ba Proud of and
Feel at Home.
. The census figures reveal some
striking facts about agricultural
progress in Nebraska. During the
last decade Nebraska has leaped
to fourth in rank" in the' total
amount of farm property, now be
ing exceeded only by Illinois? Iowa
and Texas. In her per capita
wealth for the people resident on
the farms, Nebraska is now sec
ond in rank, being led only by
Iowa, which has $2,125 per
capita, while Nebraska has $2,
360. When compared with other
states, Nebraska's farm wealth
assumes astounding proportions.
The per capita wealth of the
people on the farms in the United
Stales as a whole is $80; for th'e
great geographical sub-divisions
of the country it is as follows:
New England, $700; Middle Atlan
tic, $529; East North Central,
$1,172; West North Central, $lr
743; South Atlantic, $32 4; East
South Central, $319; West South
Central, $5G2; Mountain States,
$1,012; Pacific States, $1,53G; Ne
braska, $2,360.
As compared with the corn belt
states, Nebraska farmers have
$1,155 more per capita than those
of Ohio, $554 more than Illinois,
$1,198 more than Indiana, $1,083
more than Missouri, and more
than twice as much as the farm
ers of Kansas, who can count but
$1,175 per capita, according to
the 1910 census.
Nebraska farmers now have
more property than those of all
New England with the addition, of
New Jersey, Maryland and Vir
ginia; during the past ten years
Nebraska farmers have increased
their wealth 119 per cent more
than those of Ohio, 93 per cent
more than those of Indiana, 83
per cent more than Illinois, 121
per cent more than Michigan, 104
percent more than Wisconsin, 90
per cent more than Minnesota, 76
per cent, more than Iowa, 80 per
cent more than Missouri and 42
per cent more than Kansas.
The census bureau figures the
population of all towns under
2,500 as "rural population;" ex
cluding the population of the
small towns, Nebraska had 628,
408 people on her farm in 1910;
the percapita wealth of these peo
ple actually on the farms of Ne
braska is $3,600, or $18,000 per
family of live persons. This is
$11,410 per family more than the
average wealth of the United
Stales.
The accomplishment of this
stupendous result by a little over
a half million people on the farms
of Nebraska is a veritable marvel.
The soil of Nebraska is a great
reservoir of fertility; the average
valuation of farm land is less
than $50 per acre; why should
farmers leave Nebraska for Can
ada, the northwest or southwest
in search of opportunity?
Visiting With Parents.
From Saturday's Dallv,
Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Meisinger
of Madison, Neb., arrived in the
cily yesterday evening for a
couple of days' visit with Mr.
Meisinger's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Conrad Meisinger, who are
residents of Plattsmouth. Mr.
Meisinger had some business mat
ters to look after in Omaha and
took advantage of the opportunity
to make a brief visit at the old
home, where they have a host of
friends who are always glad to
see them. They moved from here
lo Madison about, eight years ago,
where they have since resided and
are in every way prosperous and
happy. Crops were excellent this
year, being better than last, and
of course this is what makes the
thrifty farmer, like the Meising
ers happy. The Journal ac
knowledges a pleasant call from
him today, and we are pleased to
say thai he is like Ihe many
Meisingers of this county, a
mighty good friend of the Journal.
If you have anything to sell an
ad In the Journal will sell It.
Winner Journal Want fids;.
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FARM PROSPERITY
