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VOLUME XXXI.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1912.
NO. 104.
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LECTURE OF DR. W.
0.UQF0UM
Those Who Were Present Speak
of the Address in the Very
Highest Terms.
From Tuesday's Dally.
The lecture given last evening
at the parlors of the Methodist
iiurch by Dr. W. 0. Henry of
Omaha, under the auspices of the
Young Men's Bible class of the
ciiurch, was one of the best ever
delivered in this city and was
without doubt the most valuable
oue to the large audience of young
aud middle aged men present to
listen to it.
The speaker of the evening was
introduced by Dr. T. P. Livingston
of this city in a few well chosen
remarks, during the course of
which he spoke of the great work
the class had done and of the
value of the lecture of the dis
tinguished Omaha physician, who
is one of the strongest advocates
of a clean life, both morally and
physically. Or. Henry is one of
the. most prominent physicians in
the metropolis and his lecture last
night was worth a great deal to
ttiose attending, but the class, in
order to give everyone an oppor
tunity to participate in the lec
ture, did not charge any admis
sion. The doctor, during the course
of his lecture, told the audience
some great vital truths that made
a deep impression on his hearers.
The lecture was illustrated with
slides, which brought out very
olainlv the statements of the lec-
turer and made it plain to every
one what the outcome of the
abu9e of the body would lead to.
The doctor was accompanied by
Mr. W. C. Babcock, business man
agor of the Omaha Y. M. C. A.,
who ran the machine for the pic
tures. Mr. Babcock is a great
worker in the interest of the
young men in his own city and
the members of the bibb; class, as
well as all others attending the
lecture last night feel deeply
grateful to Dr. Henry and Mr.
Babcock for the interest they
showed in coming to this city with
the lecture.
The next number on I he lecture
course will be one by Mr. V. T.
Oraham of Omaha, one of the big
real estate men of that city, and
it will be worth a great deal to
hear his valuable talk.
THE MATRIMONIAL MARKET
SEEMS TO BE GETTING BRISK
From Tuesday's Uaily.
Judge IW'sou, whose fame as a
fastener of the matrimonial knot
is known far and wide, was called
upon today to unite Frank Sprin
kle of Louisville, this county, and
Miss Dorothy Peterson of Ports
mouth, Iowa, which was done in
his usual pleasant manner, and
tiie young people were sent on
their way rejoicing in their new
found happiness.
Judge Beeson also issued a
marriage license to L. K. Rey
nolds, aged 25, and Miss Octa M.
Austin, aged 19, both of Union.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. James T. Reynolds, promin
ent citizens of Liberty precinct,
and he is very highly respected by
a large circle of friends in his
koine at Union, where he has been
employed for a number of years
as operator for the Missouri Pa
cific at that place. The bride is
the dauRhler of Mr. and Mrs. F. E.
Austin of Union and is a young
lady who has endeared herself to
everyone who has ever had the
pleasure of meeting her.
The Modern Woodmen of
J America will give their first 4
J annual mask ball on the
4 evening of January 25, 1913. 4
4 Good prizes will be given $
J and a royal good time is
j assured to all. Music by the
M. W. Ai orchestra.
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Stark Bros. Nusery Stock.
P. K. Hull" nor and C. C. Despain,
the agents for the Stark Bros.
Nursery company of Louisiana,
Missouri, report that during the
last few weeks they have sold
more fruit trees than has ever
been sold before in this county,
and they are feeling .very highly
elated over the showing they have
made. These gentlemen are
rustlers and never let any grass
grow under their feet when they
start after business.
THE FINAL SETTLE-
W AT P1JELE
IIGHT
A Play After the Order of "Bought
and Paid For" Will be Pre
sented at the Parmele.
"The Final Settlement" is hard
ly a suitable title for the play of
that name, which will be present
ed at, the Parmele theater on Sun
day night, December 22, for the
reason that the piece is far and
above what the name would indi
cate. It isn't a story of border
welfare, wild west gunplay, or
even New York's shady life, but a
good story of a condition of af
fairs known in all walks of life,
the elevation of a man's millions
over his honor, love and respect,
and the old, old story of an in
fatualion for the millions with
out the real feeling of devotion,
just such a story as recently
startled the country in New York
high life, the story of a man ele
vated to his loftly position by an
honest, plain and sincere woman
whose place in his heart is taken
by the flash of frills and feathers
of an actress whose charms en
snare him in their meshes until
"The Final Settlement" when as
a wreck, without fortune or the
position that was his, he learns
how empty is such glamour after
all. The play is as pretty a piece
as has been dramatised for quite
a while, and one of the very best
features of it is the thorough
manner in which it is sjaged, all
of the small details being careful
ly attended to. It is a play which
will attract bigger audiences ev
ery time it is produced, for while
it holds to perhaps I he harsher
facts of real life, it nevertheless
polishes them to a suitable degree
and holds the attention of an
audience completely absorbed un
til the endr II is a truly good
story and it will be truly well told
by the company.
DISPLAY OF ELECTRICAL AR
TICLES OF WARGA & CECIL
From Tuesday's Dally.
The firm of Warga & Cecil
have arranged a most beautiful
show window in their Main street
office and in it they have dis
played some of the latest ideas
in electrical articles which would
make acceptable Christinas pres
ents. The window is handsomely
trimmed with the garb of winter
and makes a very pretty sight
when lit up at night with the
many colored lights. Jesse War
ga is the artist who prepared the
window and he may feel very
proud over the artistic effect he
has secured. Anyone wanting to
make an up-to-date Christmas
present, should drop around and
see this display.
Plattsmouth People Welcome.
From TueBilav'H Dnllv.
Henry Klinger, of the firm of
Klinger & Koubek of Omaha, ar
rived this morning on No. i and
attended to business matters for
a short time, returning to Omaha
on No. 2. "J this afternoon. The
boys have an elegant pool hall
and cigar store in Omaha, just
opposite the Burlington station,
and they have a big welcome sign
out for all the Plattsmouth bunch
who comes up to the big city. They
have put in a line of the celebrated
Wurl Brothers' cigars for the use
of the smokers from this city, as
well as a place where packages
may be left while in the me-tropio.
NEXT SUA I
PLAHSMOUTH ID S
A PRIZE FIGHTER
Kid Graves Coming to the Front
as Welterweight Champion
Born in Plattsmouth. .
From Tuesday's Dally
Plattsmouth is about to get in
to the limelight in the sporting
world through the claims of "Kid"
Graves to the welterweight cham
pionship. Graves was born near
this city and lived here for many
years and still has relatives liv
ing near Rock BlulTs. His pres
ent home is at Brooklyn, N. Y., but
he has a warm spot in his heart
for his old state, as is shown by
an article on the proposed bill to
legalize boxing in Nebraska.
Graves is one of the comers in his
class and has already put a num
ber of good boys out and is going
after the championship in real
earnest. We reproduce a portion
of the article appearing the the
Omaha Daily News, the whole
article being too long to print:
Nebraska has another claimant,
of the welterweight championship
beside Jack Fitzgerald in the per
son of Kid Graves, now of Brook
lyn, N. Y., but who was born in
Plattsmouth, Neb.
Graves has been lighting in
the east for five years and has not
been in Omaha for several years,
but is still interested in his old
home state, and writes the follow
ing article upon the proposed new
boxing bill to legalize lights in
Nebraska:
"Sport Editor, Omaha Daily News:
"I just received a copy of the
Sunday issue of December 1 of
your paper and was attracted by
the article regarding boxing, in
which the main provisions of the
proposed bill were given. . It may
seem strange that I should be In
terested in the plan, but the rea
son for my interest is that Ne
braska is really my home stale.
"I was born in Plattsmouth,
Neb., and my folks lived in Omaha
for some years. My boxing career
started in Brooklyn and has taken
me as far west as Chicago, Mil
waukee and Minneapolis. All
relatives of the family are either
in Nebraska or farther west. Thus
you see, I am not, merely interest
ed as a boxer, but as a Nebraskan
as well.
"I have a slight ncquanlinco
with Carl Wartlsl, who seems to
be the prime factor in the plan
of legalizing boxing. Being a
professional boxer and at present
in a pari of the country that
comes under the famous Frawley
law, i nciieve l can oner some
suggestions that would prove of
value when framing the law for
Nebraska."
BOY'S CLUB OF ST. LUKE'S
PARISH MEET AT HEBOID'S
From Tuesday's Dally.
Last evening the Boys' club of
St. Luke's parish church held a
most enjoyable meeting with Mas
ler Henry Robert Herold, at his
home on North Fifth street. The
evening was spent in a most pro
lllable manner by all present and
it was with regret that they saw
the happy evening draw to a close.
Refreshments, consisting of ap
pies, popcorn, oranges and cider,
were served, which greatly pleas
ed the young lads present and
made them wish for many more
such gatherings at that hospitable
home.
Here From Broken Bow.
From Tuesday's Dally.
Frank H. Young of Broken Bow,
president of the board of contro
of Ihe Nebraska Masonic Home,
was in the city yesterday looking
after some matters of business at
the Home in this city. Mr. Young
is one of Ihe prominent men of
the slate aud is interested ex
tensively in the banking business
and is one of the big men in his
section of the state, and is also
one of the leading members of the
Masonic order in the state.
For Sale.
A number of thoroughbred
white Wyndotte cockrels. Inquire
of Julius Pitz. 12-9-8LwkIjr
Held as Inebrient.
From Tuesday's Dally.
The board of insanity held a
session yesterday, setting on the
case of Philip S. Davis, of Weep
ing Water, charged with being an
inerbitent. The board found that
he was addicted to the drink habit
to excess aud paroled him on the
condition that he go to Omaha and
take treatment at the Neal in-
dilute for the liquor habit at his
own expense, which he promised
to do.
SPLENDID TIME TO TALK
GOOD ROADS WITH FARMERS
December does not seem the1
right time to be talking about
good roads; but December is real
ly the critical time for the success
of the good roads movement in al
most every community.
This is the time of the year
when the merchants and other
business men of the towns and
cities should be getting together
and establishing friendly relations
with the business men of the
farms,' so that co-operative plans
can be laid for Ihe successful
operation of the good roads ma
chinery during I lie coining spring
and summer.
The main trouble with the good
roads work in the past, has been
Ihe lack of system. Road over
seers have been put onto Ihe work
in Ihe spring and during Ihe sum
mer without much preparation
and wilh no plans for concerted
action, hence a wasteful and de
cidedly unsatisfactory condition
all over the stale.
Commercial clubs and other
similar organizations interested
in good roads should now begin
laying plans for real systematic
work in the spring. Omaha
Tr-vle Exhibit.
ARRANGEMENTS TO RAISE
FUNDS FOR THE BALKAN
RED CROSS SOCIETY
From Tuesday's Dally.
The T. J. Sokol society and the
different Catholic socities of this
city have made arrangements to
raise funds for Ihe Balkan Red
Cross society for use in the car
ing for the sick and wounded in
the war wilh Turkey. The Sokols
and the Z. B. C. J. lodge have
raised $3(1 so far and the list is
rapidly growing, while Ihe other
lodges have made several contrib
utions to this worthy cause. This
is a most laudiable undertaking
and Ihe members of these lodges
deserve great praise for the inter
est they are taking in the cause
of Ihe sick and wounded across
the sea and for the relief of those
suffering for the necessities of
life. Actions like these speak
well for Ihe societies, and il is to
be hoped that I hey will be able
to send quite a neat sum to aid
Ihe suffering.
Railroad Notes.
A revival in passenger business
is looked for by local ticket men
before the present week has pass
ed. Passenger business has been
at low ebb during the past two
weeks.
Burlington officials of Ihe lines
west met with a representative of
the telegraphers order at Omaha
yesterday in a conference over the
readjustment of Ihe telegraphers'
wage schedule, as agreed upon at
Ihe Chicago conference.
The railroads will appeal to
congress in the mailer of adjust
ment of railway mail carrying
pay. The installation of the par
cels post system with no cor
responding increase in Ihe rate of
pay for that service will he the
basis of the appeal. Charles A.
Wirkersham, president of Ihe
Western Railway of Alabama,
formerly a member of the Bur
lington at Lincoln, is a member
of the railway mail committee of
the railroads that will have charge
of the rnntler.
A household remedy in America
for 25 years Dr. Thomas' Eclec
tic Oil. For cuts, sprains, burns,
scalds, bruises. 25c and 50c. At
all drug store.
HOW THE RED
GROSS SEAL
"How did the Red Cross Christ
mas Seal originate?" is a question
that is being asked by many dur
ing this holiday season when mil
lions of these stickers are being
sold all over the United States.
To Jacob Riis, the well known
social worker of New York, and to
Miss Emily P. Bissell, the ener
getic secretary of the Delaware
Red Cross, jointly belong the
honor of originating our Ameri
can Red Cross Christmas Seal. In
1901) Mr. Riis' interest was
aroused by the receipt of a Christ
mas tuberculosis stamp on a let
ter from Norway. He' published
an article about this queer look
ing stamp' in the Outlook, and
suggested some possible uses for
it in this country. Miss Bissell at
once saw an opportunity here and
prepared a stamp, from tlx; sale
of which her society realized $3,
000 for tuberculosis work. So
impressed was she wilh this suc
cess that she induced the Ameri
can Red Cross to take up Ihe sale
in 1908 on a rational basis. Wilh
very little organization and with
r.'i
hardly any attempt at careful ad
vertisiug, l lie sale that year
brought in, nevertheless, over
$135,000 for anil-tuberculosis
work in various parts of the Unit
e'd Stales. In 1909, with more
thorough organization, the sale
was increased to $230,000, and
in 1910 lo nearly $310,000. Last
year Ihe sale increased to over
8330.000, or 33,000,000 seals.
While our own Red Cross Seal
dales back only four years, "char
uy slumps, iroin which mis idea
originally sprung, go back to
1H(52, when "sanitary fair stamps'
were first used in I lost on to se
cure money for the care of
soldiers wounded during the civil
war. Nearly $1,000,000 was raised
in I his way during the years ISO
to 1805. After the war this
method of raising money was (lis
continued in this country, for i
generation, although it fount
vogue in Portugal, Switzerland,
Austria, France, Spain, Deiiiiiarl
Norway, Russia, Sweden and other
European countries. There are
now hundreds of different types of
charity stamps used in all parts
of Ihe world, as many as forty
being used in Austria for chil
dren's hospitals alone.
Slumps or seals were first used
to get money for the anti-tuberculosis
crusade in Norway and
Sweden in 190 4. It was from oiif
of these stamps that Jacob Riis
and Miss Bissell received their
ideas for our own Red Cross
Christmas Seal.
Former Citizen Here.
Dr. E. L. Siggins, an old resi
dent of this city, but now located
at Denver, is in Ihe city visiting
wilh his old-time friends. Tin.'
doctor removed from Ibis city
about twenty years ago, selling
out his drug business here to the
linn of (Seeing & Co., it being sold
later lo Edward Rynoft, who is
conducting the business at pres
ent. The doctor was here last
year for a short visit and notes
many great improvements in the
city since that time and is delight
ed wilh the change that, has oc
curred in the old town and the
spirit of progress it is showing.
Mrs. Stull Improving.
Mrs. J. F. Stull, who was so un
forlunatea s to have her shoulder
dislocated Sunday, is reported as
getting along nicely and is In a
good way to speedy recovery from
the accident, which is remarkable,
considering one of her age.
L
In County Court.
In the county court today Ed
ward M-noniaker was appointed
administrator of the estafo ol
John Fredrick Schoniaker, de
ceased, of near Nehavvka. The
estate is quite large, being in the
neighborhood of $70,000. The
deceased was one of the leading
men of his section of the county
at the time of his death.
WILL ENDEAVOR TO OR
GANIZE AN ALUMNI
There is a proposition on foot
among the members of the gradu
ating class of 1912 of the Platts
mouth High school lo form an
alumni association. The first
meeting will be held New Year's
night at the M. W. A. hall, when
the members will gather, together
for a banquet, at which the per
manent organization will be form
ed and the organization started
out. This will bo a good thing for
I ho members of the class and will
serve to hnng them closer to
gether and will tend to keep the,
friendships formed in school firm
and intact and the members can
keen track of each other, even
though they may be living in a
distant stale, and it, will prove to
be a very pleasant thing to all
those belonging to the class. In
most, of Ihe larger schools of tho
country the different classes have
formed these organizations and
they have universally proven to be
of much benefit to the members.
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Five of the Largest Engines In
Aemrlca Now in Use of
the Road, t
Tin; Lincoln Journal, in speak
ing of tho arrival of one of these
five big engines in that city, says:
The biggest engine in this part
of the west is now working ir; the
Lincoln yards of the Burli.iglon
railroad, having been brought
here yesterday for service in put
ling cars over the "hump." The
Burlington owns live of t hes i en
gines. This oue was huill last
May, ami since that, lime has been
in service on Ihe Beardstown 'di
vision of the road, handling heavy
traffic. Two others are now in
use on the "humps" in the tlales
burg jards. The engine is power
ful enough to push a siring of
eighty loaded cars over, the
"hump," making the frequent
slops necessary and starling
again without, letting out the
slack. Because of this great
power, damage to rolling stock
will be less and more work can be
done in less time.
Here are some figures of the
size of this engine:
Wheel base, engine and tender,
71 feet; total length over all, 83
feet, 914 inches; size of cylinders,
30x32 inches; drivers, C0 inches
in diameter; grate area, 88 feet;
heating surface, L'55 feel; tractive
force, 71,500 pounds; weight on
drivers, 301,800 pounds; weight
on engine, 378,700 pounds; total
weight of engine, 378,700 pounds;
total weight with tank and coal
tender loaded, 5715,580; capacity.
15 tons of coal and 10, mill gallons
of water; pressure, 175 pounds,
superheated; ten drivers, pony
truck and trailers; live-wheel con
nected pattern, outside connected;
reverse and throttle levers oper
ated by air pressure; center pair
of drivers not Hanged.
When Ihe engine pulled into
the Lincoln station (leneral
Superintendent Allen, Superin
tendent Bignell, Transmaslers
Steele and tirisinger, Chief Dis
patcher Denton and Yardmaster
Hart man were on hand to inspect
it. All were pleased with its size
and the manner in which it work
ed, and expressed the opinion that
it would prove an economical fac
tor in yard operation.
"I have been somewhat costive,
but Doan's Regulets give just the
results I desire. They act mildly
and regulate the bowels perfect
ly." Geo. II. Krause, AUoona, Pu.
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Gil CAR
