3rOucn VOLUME XXXI. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1912. NO. 92. Iplattsmoutb Funnvs I Last Month One of Most Success ful Since Superintendent Ab bott Hass Been in Charge. From Tuesday Dally. The Plattsmoulh school hoard met last evening in regular ses sion and transacted quite a great deal of routine business. Com mittees were appointed to in vestigate further into lire protec tion for school buildings, manual training and play ground ap paratus. Superintendent Abbott present ed his report showing the schools to be in splendid condition, the last, month having been one of the most successful since Mr. Abbott became superintendent. Teachers have been earnestly at work, pupils have been generally in at tendance, the weather has been conducive to study and there has been but slight interruption through sickness, and in almost every room and in every subject has the work called for in the new course of study been finished for the lirst quarter and the three remaining days of this quarter may be spent in review. The superintendent and sec retary canvassed the teachers of the city on the subject of attend ing the State Teachers' associa tion meeting at Omaha, and they were unanimous in a desire to at tend, so, in according with the in structions of the boardthe super intendent has derided to dismiss school on November 7 and 8. The superintendent also report ed that the preparations for the art exhibition at the High school November 14, 15 and 10, have been completed and give promise of being one of the most interest ing events in the history of the school. The pupils have made arrangements to give a program on different days. The condition of the schools should be a matter of gratification to the patrons of the schools and speaks well for the splendid work of Superintendent Abbott and his excellent corps of teachers, both in the High school and the grades MISS MARIE KHN IN VENTOR OF A USEFUL ARTICLE From TueHrtay'a Dally. Miss Marie Kaufman of this city is the inventor of a mos beautiful, as well as useful article in the Kaufman Nurse Pin. This pin is to be worn by the trainei nurses when not in uniform am will make a badge that will be neat and at the same lime serve as the emblem of their profession. The pin is of a very unique and hand some design and is surrounded by a gold border intertwined with a red enameled line encircling an engraved portrait of the nurse in white and blue. Thus the national colors are employed in the de sign of the pin. The pin combines great simplicity and strength, as well as beauty. This emblem Jills a long-felt want and should be adopted at once by the trained nurses throughout the country as a badge of their noble calling. Residence Nearly Completed. The residence of Mrs. Handley on Elm street is rapidly Hearing completion and will soon be ready to (ccupy. This house will be one of the prettiest in that part of the city and will make a most beautiful home for the Handley family. For Sale. 12 horse power engine and elec tric pole wood saw, at a very low price if taken soon. , I. T. Roycr, Murray, Neb. PUBLIC SCHOOLS W. C. T. U. Weets. From Tuesday's Dally. 1'he members of the W. G. T. I', held an excellent social meet ing yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Jennie Schildknecht, which proved a most enjoyable affair. Mrs. Stephen Davis of Lincoln, a former member, very pleasantly surprised the ladies by her presence, as she had not made it known that she would be there. She made a very charming talk. Mrs. C. E. Wescott of Los Angeles, California, another former mem ber, was also present and gave an excellent talk. These talks were most interesting features of the occasion. iMesuames A. J. neeson and S. E Kerr favored the ladies with-some readings, which were most thoroughly appreciated. Dur ing the course of the afternoon's entertainment light refreshments wer served. mere was a large number of the ladies in attendance and they had a most delightful time. DEATH OF 11 LADY i HERE More Particulars Regarding Death of Mrs. Charles F. Neill at Port Arthur, Texas. From Tuesday's Dally. Mrs. Charles F. Neill died shortly before 5 o'clock this morning in Mary dates hospital, death being due to complications setting in after an operation for appendicitis. Her illness was but of short duration, manifesting it self Tuesday. She was taken to the hospital Wednesday evening and an operation performed, from which she rallied for a short time and then sank rapidly. The body has been prepared for burial by the Adams company, but the date of interment will not be determined until answers are re ceived to telegrams sent relatives last night. It is believed, how- ever, tnat interment win ne maae Tuesday in the cemetery at Gal veston. Ilev. J. A. Thome, pastor of the Presbyterian church in Galveston in which Mr. and Mrs. Neill hold membership, is in the city today, and leaves this evening for Galveston, where he'll attend to matters connected with the church service there. Sammie Gertrude Neill, daugh ter of S. M. Hopping, was born December 23, 1878, in Bastrop, Texas, and spent the early years of her life in Mexico, to which country the family moved in 1880 She was educated in St. Joseph's convent in New Orleans, and her marriage to Mr. Neill took place in Galveston twelve years ago Previous to locating here ihey resided in Spofford, Texas, and in Sabine, where Mr. Neill was locat ed in government service. It is given to few to gain a higher place in public regard than that held bv Mrs. Neill in this city, her rharm of personality combining with a depth and beauty of char acter to win for her a high place in the esteem of even the most casual acquaintances, while to the friends of the family her loss is irreparable. In addition to de voting much time to church and charitable work, she was also in terested in the more stable socia organizations, and held member ship in the Col. Geo. MofTett Chap ter D. A. R., of Beaumont, the Kate Dorman Chapter tl. D. C, of this city, of which she was president the Port Arthur Reading club am the Galveston chapter of the East, ern Star. Mrs. Neill is survived by her husband, her father, who is at the hospital suffering from a recent paralytic stroke, a sister residing at Mission, Texas, and her mother living at Plaltsmoulh, Neb. The two latter were advised by wire yesterday evening that her condi tion was serious and are en route to this citv. Arrangements for the funeral will not be complete! until they arrive. Port Arthur (Texas Evening News. Wood Wanted. Those of our subscribers who desire to pay their subscriptions in wood are requested to bring it in before the roads get bad, as we desire to place it in the dry Come in with it. boys, right away ILL KNOWI SOLDIERS FROM RIFLE E The Sooner the Soldier Boys Learn They Must Obey the Law, the Better. From Tuesday's Daily. There was considerable trouble caused by the soldiers again last night in this city. There were a number of the soldiers in the saloon of Peter Goos, and one of the men tried to pick a quarrel with the proprietor, who paid no attention to him. The man took a pair of brass "knucks" out of his pocket and laid them where he could reach them in case.be had an oportunity to use them on Mr. Goos. Another party standing by picked them up and placed them in his pocket and later turned them over to Sheriff Quinton, who had been summoned by Mr. Goos. The soldier left before the ar rival of the sheriff, and entered Ed Donat's saloon, where he was soon involved in a mix-up with two other soldiers. Chief of Police Ben Ilainey, assisted by Policeman Trout and Sheriff Quinton, took them in hand and escorted them to the jail, where they remained until the authorities from the rifle range called for them.when two of the men were turned over to them, but the man who had want- d to use the "knucks" was held over. The chief of police and sheriff showed the proper spirit in check ing the matter right at the- start, and in enforcing the law as they did. There are always a number of men in any body of men who delight in making trouble, but they must be brought to under stand that the city and state have laws that they must respect and obey. County Attorney Taylor this morning tiled a complaint against the soldier, named Dennis, who had the "knucks" in his posses sion, before Justice Archer, charging him with threatening to provoke an assault. After the civil authorities get through with the man he will be delivered over to the military authorities for pun ishment, according to military regulations. OUR HIGH SGHOOL BOYS LEARNING HOW 10 VOIE From Tuesday's Dally. The High school conducted an election this morning, starting at 9 o'clock, under the supervision of Principal Larson. The general result was a sweeping democratic victory. Each class appointed a member of the canvassing board, which counted the votes at Super intendent Abbott's ofllre. The result was as follows: President Tafl, 10; Rosevelt, 50; Wilson, 1)0. Senator Shallenberger, Norris, 07; Ferguson, 2. Governor Morehead, 81) ; rich, (53. For jail proposilon, 8(5; Ald 135; against, 10. The principal tried hard to se cure sample ballots for the elec lion, but being unable to do so, they were written on blank paper. The canvassing board was com posed of Reuben Saxon, senior; Waldeniar Soennichsen, junior; Clifford Cecil, junior; Paul Hand ley, junior. Entertained by Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. J. W. Johnson delightfully entertained t he members of I ho Ladies' Aid society of the Presby terian church yesterday. A por tion of the afternoon was devoted to the business session, which the ladies bold at these meetings, af ter which the ladies participated in social conversation and other amusements calculated to make this occasion a most enjoyable one. The hostess provided some excellent refreshments, Mrs. John Chapman assist ig in serving. FOR SALE An organ. Ha solid walnut case. Inquire of Ralph Haynie, Route 2, Paltts moulh, Neb. 1 0-28-2wks-wkly RANGE III MUM Gave Entertainment In Glenwood. From Tuesday's ally. Yesterday afternoon Professor and Mrs. II. S. Austin were in Glenwood, where they gave a most delightful program before the Woman's club of that city, which greatly pleased the audience. Both Mr. and Mrs. Austin are gifted with splendid voices and it is al ways a pleasure to attend an entertainment in which they take part, and the Glenwood ladies should feel well pleased that they secured them for their meeting. Mrs. William A. Robertson was the accompanist for Mr. and Mrs. Austin, and as she is one of the most accomplished musicians in the city, she made a strong im pression on the Glenwood ladies who attended the recital. ANOTHER TIMELY WARN II llli I 10 IRE CARELESS State Fire Commissioner Calls At tention to Danger of Ac cumulated Rubbish. , Chief Deputy Fire Commission er Randall has issued a circular letter to city councils and citizens generally in which he calls atten tion to the danger caused by the accumulation of rubbish at this time of the year.' In this connec tion, Mr. Randall says: I desire to call your attention to the necessity of removing everything of a combustible na ture from basements, outbuildings and lots so that a disastrous fire will not be caused by spontaneous combusion or from sparks from chimneys coming in contact with combustible material that is be ing permitted to accumulate in alleys,, and on lots in the several yvns in trie siaie. it. is.surpris- ing how many business men seem to lose sight of I he fact that this worthless accumulation of trash may be the cause of great damage to them and possibly their neigh bors, when a little care and small amount of labor will entirely re move a possibility of a loss from this source. In several cases in going into the various towns of the slate we 11 ml excelsior, paper, hay, straw, rags and other accumulations mixed in with grass, weeds nnd sunflowers; the weeds and sun flowers have been killed by the frost and are as inllammabln as I he material that has accumulated in and around them, and it hiakes the conditions very dangerous. City councils and citizens should see to it at once that, all danger ous and inflammable rubbish is cleaned up, removed and destroy ed before they have brought about the destruction of a large amount of valuable property and possibly human life. Do not forget that "procrastination may cause a conflagration," ami that it is bet ter to spend a few moments in re moving the cause than to spend a life lime of regrets for neglect ing it. IHE Q. Z. SOCIETY WILL GiVE AN ENTERTAINMENT From Tuesday's Dally. The . society of the Pres byterian church will present Mr. Carl Frederick Steckelberg, violin ist, and Mr. Freisinger, pipe or ganist, at a recital at the Presby terian church Tuesday evening, November 12. Mr. Steckelberg is one of the most noted violinists of the west, while Mr. Freisinger is one of I he famous musicians of the pipe organ. It has been se veral years since the people of this city have had the pleasure of hearing an excellent pipe organist, and many have heard Mr. Steckel berg, the violinist, and the more they hear him the more they want to bear him. The Q. . is a new society which nas recently iieen organized ami this is the first time they have solicited your patron ago. They expect to sell tickets at HO cents each, and we hope that everybody will purchase one. You will sure miss a rare treat if you do not allciyl Ibis recital. Thomson, Dentist, Wescott Blk. IDE RESULT III The Entire County Democratlo Ticket Elected Senator Banning Is Defeated. From W'euncsday'ii Dally. Yesterday was certainly a day of triumph for the democracy of the whole nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Nebraska was one of the foremost in the ranks of the state contributing to democratic success. John II. Morehead for governor is running like a race horse all over the state and his plurality will be 20,01)0 or better. Congressman Maguire has re ceived a magnificent vote throughout the First district and will be returned to congress by a majority of from HOO to 1,000, and it is a most just, approval of the splendid record made by Mr. Maguire in congress. One' matter of regret is the de feat of Senator Banning, as he was one of the strong men in the last two legislatures and filled the position of state senator with great credit, to himself and to Cass county and deserved to be return ed to the ofllce which he had filled so well. He received a very flat tering vote in the county, but could not overcome the majority against him in Otoe county. In the county results the. demo crats can be greatly gratified over the outcome, as they made almost a clean sweep or the ollices, the only two offices won by the repub licans being that of senator and the county nttorney, upon the lat ter there being no contest. John J. Gust in of Murdock has a safe lead over Riehey for rep resentative and is very probably a winner by a small majority. For county assessor W. R. Bryan is running ahead of L. A. Tyson and will have a majority of good diminsions. Julius Pilz for commissioner will have a large majority, leading the ticket in almost every pre cinct. The length of the ballot made the counting of the voles very hard and it was daylight before many of the election boards fin ished Iheir tasks and no informa tion could be secured last night in regard to the outcome in the county. A wire from Lincoln this morn ing states that Clarence Barman is Heeled railroad commissioner without doubt and that the whole stale ticket is running strong and will probably win out. Outside of Wilson, Morehead was the strong man on the demo cratic ticket, running ahead of 'e ticket all over the slate, and the people of the stale can rest nssurred that there will be a busi ness administration installed at Lincoln after the first of January Charles 11. Busch, the candid- ale for float representative, had an overwhelming majority, having .'8T majority in this county and over !)00 in Otoe county. P. Runner and A. 1). Despain were elected assessors in the city by a large vide over their oppon cuts. Following is the total unofficial returns of the county as received so far: For Clark, Congressman Paul F. 1,1)53; John A. Maguire, 2,20(5. For Slate Senator Henry II BarlUng, 1,870; W. B. Banning 2,107. For, Stale Representative Seventh District C. A. Richey 1,71)8; John J. Gustin, 2,178 For State Representative Eighth District Oliver C. Dovey 1,810; C. II. Busch, 2,05. For County Assessor L. A. Ty son, l,H 1 ; W. R. Bryan, 2,130. For County Commissioner William Weber. 1.731; Julius A Pttz, 2,275. hollowing was the vote re ceived from Otoe County For Stale Senator Banning 1,722; llartling, 2,0 I. For Slate Representative Busch, 2.271; Dovey, 1,329. A Want Ad In the Journal wil bring what you want. St. Mary's Guild Meets. From WednoHday's Dally. The St. Mary's Guild held a very pleasant meeting with Mrs. George Falter at the home of Mrs. George E. Doyey yesterday after noon. There were a large num ber of the ladies in attendance, who brought their needlework with I hem and whiled away the hours in a very industrious man ner. During the afternoon a business sesshm was held, at which time the ladies decided to have a Christmas shop during the first week of December. De licious refreshments were served by the hostess, .she being assisted in serving by Misses Fditli Dovey and Marie Donnelly. SPEGIAL SALES DAY Sales Are Absolutely Necessary at Least Once a Year to Clean Up Stock. From Tuesday's Dully. The country merchant who watched the advertising of the city stores is impressed with the fact that it is almost entirely made up of "special sales." The ads an nouncing new goods or inducing trade on any other basis, all put together, are fewer than the "sale" ads. In the first place a country mer chant knows he has to run his store on a little ditferent basis tUan the city stores, a basis that makes special sales of cut prices ess practical. In I he second place such rank exaggeration of his sale prices and qualities would be fatal to the success of the sale and his reputation for truthful ness and honesty. However, Ihe fact that the big city stores make such wholesale and continuous use of sales leads the country merchant to the con clusion that there is a real trade value there, and one that he may well use, if only occasionally, to advantage. We all know country merchants who never have special sales, never cut prices or make any at tempt, to clean up Iheir slock by any general trade inducement. If (here are any considerable num ber of such merchants in one town if will be found that there is a town falling behind its neigh bors in mercantile business and letting a lot of business gel away to mail order houses and larger cities. Sales are absolutely necessary to clean up stock, lo keep custom ers trading at home, in fact, there are loo many good reasons for sales to innumerale here. The main point to be made here is that, the merchant should always remember I hat a sale is n sort of purt and needs extra effort, in preparation of stock, in handling the trade and in advertising. PICTURES VERY ENTERTAINING From Tuesday' Dally. There was a good-sized audi ence present at, 1,'ie rarmeie theater last evening to witness the presentation of the Lyman 11. Howe moving pictures and there was not a person in the audience who didn't feel that Ihey had wit nessed Ihe best picture show ever given in the city. The Howe pic tures embraced every subject from the development of the flowers and nature studies to the most laughable comedies, and all were presented in a manner that pleased the most exacting. These "talking" pictures have a peculiar facination for the audience and it was with great regret that they saw the last picture shown on the screen, but departed with the hope that the company would re turn again this season. One of the most inspiring pictures shown was that, of the raising and Ihe final burial of Ihe Maine, off the coast of Cuba. Forest Roso Flour guaranteed to bn as good a9 any flour on the market. Sold by all leading deal ers. Try it. WITH MERCHANTS i) u