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Net State tlistcnti moutb if Vl 4 f it VOLUME XXXt. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1913. NO. 108. s ' P i r I 1 V i I. iv-b SCHOOL BOARD SELEf m aiPERirnBioiT r lira The Eoard of EducationlWeLast mgni ina selected VV. G.vBjiks for i'perintenden'. of Serifs 5 'J Fruiji rt.esUay'H Dully. Imf board of ciuciii im Iki ir '(meeting last cvi'iiiii l':cl!(,a new 1 1 1 m i -i i w -1 1 . 1 , snooted N. C. Abbott, who li "IfUieu im accept, the posit i superintendent of the l.li, Milule at Nebraska City, an picked on a most capable r man for superinlend'-nt of lK cily sclio s in the person of II'. (i. Brocks. formerly principal) if the :-.ciimmi m-re, hut at I'rsent Jmli'iKi.'iit i.f Hi,., sell. Lis at aid -f It. Idaho. i at Si' l to i of in Ithey litle- Brock V'ipri rliM-i ..'b J Villi I .''., ttn-1 I Ii'r.' most f I li- in b l.i.l ti , v-.l as " In' on I i itmleir d.le to! Goes to Omaha for Treatment. From Tuesday's Dally. T. B. Smith of Murray camq up this morning: from his homo ond was a passenger on the early Bur lington train for Omaha, wh -re Ik- (roes to take treatment atone of the hospitals there. S( me months ago Mr. Sniilh had. his arm injured and it. was necesf-ary to operate on it and he (roes up today to have the metal plate I hat was put in the arm removed. , DEATH GALLS ANOTHER GOOD PIONEER HI 1 1 L Aiked pat ilr. Brook I'll he Was i'ni.nui'1 IimoIs here, was oi,e of '-''i'i'l'ie and popular o sfl'lirfors iU1(J v.,s In- pupils and Hi,, pnlili, fUpei-inlen.leilt lie will dlllies I 111 .ion I, fv ifl I lie siiualinn .iJ'1L, iiillilllle I lie scU,:L In h i in I. wl .,,,).. .wt . " r hal Has ,w -""sir. progress Unne' Mi r-w Mllli l it .,, l..n ti I lie selnin... l UI)eriiileii.'u,nt j;i ,h(l H.,nls at ,!lv"I"i't J a1( .'ilit.lll(int, N,.... 'II' f-'reata ..-redit lo himself, and L . l,"?s''J'posilions to fro higher 1,1 lh'r f edueationai work as the Perm. llf nl(. p.ii.iu.-wH IMll III. 1. I,!' -.WIVJI'V which he has made one of the best in the ihn nn.l le:ives if Hi jplunjarjd shajMJ f0. his sut.CM!!0l.. . VM1001 thM',! liaS 1 t(,acll'"i-r r.c?' ? of some thirty instructors 's thoroughly modern in every Libt of Teachers and Officers i i Elected and a General Renew ' i of the Classes, Etc. i'oTUi 'i'i(f',, "..', At the annual t .Melliodi.-t Sunday Sunday aflernooii, ot'ticers an. enmiuei m him for I ie ear l'.M,i. 1 Ills IS one. o .' ii12 Aed Sunday ffc..ulc in he cilvi'ind is in a : t m e - i ' t I i 1 1 1 1 r I s u i ii ronuu n n,. ( 1 1 i 1 1 1 h. 'i of In . ill III 1IH3 school, liold I he follow ing teachers were elected .1 . ' ! 1 1 . lie anaii's in i ne 1 hi lor Ut HC rttate "Tf. in lahool icf.f Ida F- ie selection nf Mr. Brooks was without a dissenting vote is meeting with much praise M . nil 1.1 .im the patrons mi ine sciiooi. ho are delighted with tin- choice iatle ny ine noaru, as u is an as irance I hat the schools will be capable hands and under Ihe Marge of a gentleman who IS V i horonghly family with Ihe city !id ihe workings of the schools. uotlier cause for Ihe pleasing it'eeliiig over the sel-clion of Mr. Brooks is I hat il will return to this city his charming wife, who as formerly Miss l'.tha Orabill, iind who was sueli an immense faorile in the social circles here. THE LECTURE BEFORE THE YOUNG MEN'S BIBLE GLASS Krqm Tm-suiiy a Daily. I'lie lecture given last evening at the Young Men's Bible class rooms by Rev. Allan Ct. Wilson t.is one of the most interesting and pleasing that has been given this winter and was highly ap precialeil by Ihe large audience presenl. lie traced the develop ment of writing from the stone age down to tjie present time and discussed the different great vorks that have added so much in the development of the human race, closing with a splendid tribute lo that book of books, the Holy Bible. Following the lec ture Andrew Moore, gave a very pleasing solo and the members of (Im class enjoyed themselves in a half hour of informal-musical numbers by th- different mem bers i.f Ihe r!as. enrollment in all dcf.- irl men I'.it ineinb.-rs. II h. s a young men's bible class, jo-ganized for elVeclive work, tauufl . by one of our "business men, ajii. a business men's class, taught jl' one of our able lawyers. Bcsidel- Ibis it has a large organized cja-.s of young ladies, a married la lies' class also organized wilhjfu.ll qimla of ollieers. Willi a lai'gi cradle roll and home department this school is prepared to talu1' care of all ages from the cradjo: to old age. Following are the i!(v ollieers: Siii.erinlenderils -0 neral, C. C. Weseott: senior, fit. I. Dalton; iutei'inediiite, K. C. ill; .junior, Mae Morgan; primary, iZelnia Tuey: crade roll, Alic '?uey; home department, Mrs. fi. II,. 3obb. Sec retaries UecordinjJf. Mahlou Brown: enrolling, Kviielt Ward, assistant secrelaries , unior, Lil lian Thompson, primary, l'.dna Morrison: enrolliipr Andrew Moore. Librarian (11 arles ('arl. son: assislanl, Bryai I'rcscolt Doorkeepers ( 'ii-orge - Becker CImIi- Wilcox. r.hoiisl Zelma Tuey. Organist HS'.el Tuey Violinist Hhesler Tuev. Teach-i-rs Adull deparl metil, A. L. Tidd Mrs. Cowles, Father Uynn, It. D l)alton, Thomas (ilena. assistant senior department. YV. Wcscidt Mrs. C. C. Wescoll, Mrs. K. C. Mill intermediate, E. C. Mill. Margare Mapes. Virgie Mcnaniel, W J Brown: junior. Clara; A J-lin. Mrs Babbill. Nellie Carls n, F. M Bhehus. Don York, Hernia Wind ham. Mrs. Cummins. Bess Kd wards; primary, Mrs.iC ipenhaver Margaret Hishel. Bertlri Jackson Mildred Balser. Leoi a Brady Mael Tuey, Alice Tin. SUIT STARTED TO Rp BILL BOM) EAST OF B.5J. DEPOT i From Tucsiluy'8 Daily. This morning at 1 o'clock an other pioneer citizen of l'latts mouth was summoned lo his dual reward, when James Modgerl, for years one of the prominent resi dents here, passed away, after an illness extending over a period of years. Mr. Modgerl had resided ia this city for about forty years, coining here from Scotland, his native land, and for years was one of the leading carpenters and con tractors of the cily until his eye sight became so poorly that be was compelled to abandon his in this city for many years has led a retired life. Me was a very quid man and just in his dealings with his fellow man and was universially esteemed am resnected bv everyone in the cily. Mr. llod'-rert leaves to mourn his loss iiis aged wife and oiu daughter, Mis.s Margaret, of Ibis cilv. The funeral will be held from the lale home Thursday a ei'iinoii and will be conducted by Itev. M. W. Lnriuu-r of the l'ii 1'resbvleriau church, of which Mr. lloduerl was a devoid! me ier. .lames Modgerl was born l-'eb- uarv in. ik.j.s. ai i'aisiey. m-oi- and. and gn-w to manhood m his native town, where he learned I lie rade of cabinet llnisher and came o America lo seek his fori u in Ihirl v-eighl, years ago. and came o IMattsinoulh about thirly-llve ears ago, where he engaged in the coiil raiding business and as sisted largely in Ihe const ruction of most of the buildings that were ml up in this city during the years that he was in the posses sion of his health, and it was onlv when his age would not per mit Ihat he retired from active if. M wa married forly-lwo years ago to Miss Margaret Kirk- iride, in his native land, and she survives, Willi their iiaugneir, lo mourn the loss of this truly good and worthy man. "Uncle Jimmy," as he was affectionately known, was one oi ine most, Kindly oi men and everyone with whom he came in contact was impressed by the noble trails of character displayed bv this slurdy Scotch gentleman. Licensed to Marry. From Tui-sday'fi Dally. ihe marriage market at the county judge's office this morning was tin ite brisk, the judge being called upon to issue two marriage lice ises. James Doig, aged -i, of Fairbury, secured permit to wed Miss Hose Louise Munn, aged L'D, i f Ibis city; James L Taylor, aged -".), of Alvo, secured a license lo marry Miss Shasta K. Bird, aged -' 1. also of Aho. The lirsl-nanii-d couple will be married 0 I t PARCELS Some of the Features of the Parcels Post Which Will Be of Interest to Everybody. this bride" veiling al th s mother, Mr: home of I'eler Mu IE S SHOULD FAVOR GOOD ROADS Now Is the Time for Thoso Who Relieve In Good Roads to Think the Matter Over. BANK INSPECTORS UNDER GOVERNOR SRALLENBER6ER WANT SALARY DUE THEM Soonnichsen Building Booming. Frwm Tui-cilav' D.'illy The work on the new Soennich- -o building is le-mg pn.-h.-d along in line shape since the arrival of tins steel supports of the building. and if the c I wenUier continues Ike building will h under eovT in a very short lime and the work v n the interior can be cmuim-need. '! 'lis Mill be lie of Ihe neatest hi uj l Jin! iiiol modern . In jldmgs on li'- ? Main stivel wlnm c pleted, ami I rJ) i viill make a line sto f-.r Mr Soennichsen. For Sale. ( A number of tholoughbrcd vUite Wyndotte cockrels; Inquire f Julius I'itz. . iS.iUt-wklY The controversy oy-'i' Ihe bill board east of the Iiturliugton depot received new ife today, when Attorney ileno H.o--enfeld of Omaha appeared in Itu county, court in behalf of ;lh Thomas Cusack company, and- started u lepleveii suit against( t e Cily of I'laltsmoulh to regain ossession of the hill board. The- company stales Ihat they are '.the lawful owners of the board ui)l t li a I the cily is keeping them (Mil Of the use of their property. I Tlni case has been set for lu-arin" on Jan uary 0. It) 1,1. at which time Ihe ownership and righls of Ihe board w II be settled. 1 d ' Thomas F. Naughtiu f Omaha, a maiiufaci urer ofj bakers' specialties, slarled suit in county courl todav againl f.fis. .Maude Kaspar, asking judguii-j I fur the mho of s-.Ti f,,r goods i'd and de livered lo I he defcndaiH, Final seltl -menl varad in Ihe I. aura F. Craliln-e 1u A ami also in the lloberl Kendall ii4le today. In the lasl named caij.- Ih suit over certain lands b'llf ngin-- to the estate was sellled '(' ngree inent among the parfie I" the suit, and Ihe estate set J ed up in a satisfactory manner. i From TueHdnjm Dally. A special from Lincoln says: "Another man appointed by (lov- ernor Shallenbergcr. who was prevented from serving by reason of an injunction of the federal court, has put in a claim for a salary which that injunction In vented him from receiving. C. F. O'Malley of Omaha has presenled to Ihe auditor a hill for 3,000, covering the period of tw years for which he was appointed by the then governor as bank ex aminer. This ileiu will go before Ihe legislature for adjustment. "Another claim which may also In- before Ihe legislature in case the supreme court, which now has il under, consideration, rules against its payment, is Ihat of Sam Patterson, who wants $0,000 us secretary of the banking hoard to which he was appointed by (iovernor Shallenbergcr and did not serve for the same reason thai prevented Mr. O'Malley from serving." Sam Patterson is a Platlsinoutli boy, and while his claim has been turned down, we believe he is justly enlilh-il to Ihe salary am expenses. Fri.m Tut-Riluy'ii Dully. So much has been said about good mads and road improvement, from so many different angles, that the average reader with only a mild interest in the subject, is inclined lo Ihink the arguments have been exhausted. Mill Ihe liiiK- of the year is coining when anyone who has to travel (In roads at all will realize how much vital interest lo all Ihe good roads agitation is. There is a general tendency lo feel that the iueslioii of road im provement is a quest ion of spend ing money with no direct return to you. Of course you enjoy the greater ease with which you travel over a good road than a poor one, h;il you think that, is about all you gef otit of it. But, Jonk at the mailer from an economic standpoint, and let that slandunl !' a personal one MioeiMi' von are a I. inner am have wheal lo haul to market Maybe you usually market youi wheat when the roads are gom and think improvement will do you no good here. But lln-re wil be a time when you will have lo travel host; roads wilh a loai w hen I hey are had. Perhaps you ca.. haul thirty bushel with mu cam, where with Ihe roads in Ihe condition they might have been al Ihat very time wilh proper work you could have hauled sixty. F.sli male what extra expense in I inn and labor you expend in just that way in oiu- year and see how much you might have afforded lo put into road improvement in Ihat way and si ill be winner. Then again, it is an established fact Ihat the condition of the roads in the grain growing' dis Iricts or Ihe hog raising districts or any districts which have mar ketable products have a direct and very decided hearing on Ihe lluctualion of (he markets, (lood mads mean low prices and bad roads will cause Ihe prices to soar. Now it is not any very deep deduction lo make that if the farmers in one seel ion will put lln-ir roads in condition so llu-y can market lln-ir products when Ihe oilier farmers cannot Ihey will b in a position lo command Ho higii prices regularlv. Again, in just so much as Ihey can lower Ihe cost of transporting products from farm to market will they be increasing profits on all products Ihey sell. It seems to us I In former who cunnot see u direel, and immediate certain return from pulling roads in the best possible condition is nol entitled to be called an economist, nor even a shrewd business man. Here From Montana. Fine Ten-Pound Boy. From Tu.'Hdiiy's Dully. Henry lless and wife are re joicing over the arrival at their home Sunday of a line new len poiiiul boy hahy, and In say Dial are Ihev mildly, mi air I In for it is deals so pleased is pulling il Henry is simplv walking se day.s and he well mav , not often thai Ihe slork kindly and we I rust Ihe voung man will grow up lo be a joy and comfort lo his parents. Sell your property by an ad In the Journal. , From TtiPN.luy'a Dully, Mrs, Mary Owens of Harlem, Montana, arrived in Ibis cily several das ago for an extended visit wilh her cousin, W. It. Bryan and family-. Mrs. Owens and son and son-in-law went out lo the slate of Monlaua about three years ngo, and id that time each look up a i laim, each claim con sisting of .T.'O acres. While in conversation with Mrs. Owens we learned Ihat crops of the past summer there were very good, oats averaging .r5 bushels to (he acre and wheat '.'5, while their potato crop was an exceptionally good one. This is Mrs. Owens first visit in the easl since she look ln;r claim. From Tu.silny's Dully. Tile new parcels post law re- enuy enacted ny congress ami which becomes effective January I, has created a great deal of in- rest. among the general public and Ihe Journal has been able, through the courtesy of Post master Schneider, lo give a few important facts concerning some of Ihe feal tires of the law that nive nol been entirely clear to the general run of the patrons of the poslolllee, as follows: I'he parcels post law, enacted It Ihe last sesion of congress, be- 'otnes eiiecl lve .laiiuarv i , ivi.i. The principal changes Ihat go willi Ibis law are that alter thai time packages containing mer chandise onlv, can be mailed as ii-avy as eleven pounds al what s know n as I lie one rate. The llrsl zone reaches on) ap proximately ."jil miles from each Mice and parcels can be mailed in this zone at the rale of T cenls for the tirsl pound and .'1 cents for arh addil ion pound. I'he second zone readies from in to 1 .10 miles and the rate is ti cenls lor Hie nrsi pound ami i cents for each additional pound. As the distance increases the rales do likewise, until the eighth zone is readied, wiiicn covers everything over 1,800 miles. piattsmoiitn neing located so nearly Hie center of the t'nilei Slates, has nothing in the eighth zone m tin country and only a very narow strip along the Pacilie ocean and a small corner of the slate of .Maine that are in Hie seventh zone. Packages weighing 5 ounces or less will go at the ounce rate of I cent per ounce, regardless of distance, hut when the weighl ex ceeds 1 ounces then Ihey must lake the pound rale. No package can weigh over I I pounds, nor must il measure more than 7:' inches in length and girth combined. Your return card inus be upon every package or il cannol be ac cepted for mailing. Ordinary postage salmps can not be used, but a distinctive Par cels posl stamp must, be alllxed. If ordinary stamps are used your parcel will be Irealed the same as if no stamps had been placed I hereon. Beginning at Ihe same linn parcels cannol be sen I by regis. Icrcd mail, but in place ot tins a svslein of insurance has been pro vided. A charge of 10 cenls will be made to insure any parcel, ami in case of loss an amount equivalent o the actual value of Ihe parcel, bul in im case lo exceed $.r.n, can be recovered. Some idea of the difference in rales can be told in Ihe following: A parcel was brought lo Ihe local office yesterday weighing i pounds, lo be sent to the extreme western pari of Nebraska. The; town was located in the fourth zone, mid while under the present rates we were compelled lo charge 01 cents, under the parcels post rate it can be mailed for "JO cenls. A i -pound package under this law can be mailed to Omaha for I i cenls, to Chicago for JO cents, lo New York for :I7 cenls. The local rale is one of Hu mus! important features of the new law and one that should be especially looked into bv Ihe local merchants. Inder Ibis seel ion of Ihe law a parcel can In- maib-.l mil on the rural mules, slatting from Ibis iillicc al, Ihe very cheap rale of a c.-nls for Ihe lirst. pound and bul I cent fur each addil ional pound. 1 hereby permitting a package of Shooting Match at Adam Sharer's. From Tuesday' Dull v. A largely attended shooting match was held yesterday after noon at the home of Adam Sliafer, twelve miles southwest of this city, and some line scores were made by Ihe participants in ihe contests. There was blue rock shooting for geese and rille shoot ing for beef, bolh of which con tests brought out some good marksmanship. T. M. Pattersou, F.dwiu Fricke and C. M. Robinson wen- present from Ibis cily and report a mosl enjoyable I im. Local Hews From TuPHduy'a Daily. Miss Mary Foster was a visitor in the metropolis yesterday after noon, being called there on busi ness matters. Ceoi'ge Perry departed this morning for Watson, Missouri, where he will attend to business matters for a short time Mi Florence McKlroy return Lincoln yesterday after aftrr v i- iti.ig here wil h her cr and sisters for a .short I r. A, L. Parks of ( Iniaha came down Ibis morning on No. i and allemled lo business for Ihe Bur lington Itelief ofr a few hours. Mrs. Paul Cn-ring returned last evening from Omaha, where she had been visiting with her son, Henry P.. Oering, for a short I ime. Miss Muriel Bartholin return ed this morning to Olenvvood, af ler spending a few days here wilh her parents, M. S. Barlholdt, and wife. Miss Lillian Bnokniey.-r ,rei tim ed to her home in Omaha yester day afternoon, after a visit over Sunday wilh her mother, Mrs. Barbara Booktneyer. Hev. W. L. Austin and his son-in-law, Marry Creamer, of lied Cloud, were passengers (his morning for Omaha, where Ihey visited tor Ihe day. Mrs. (i. P. F,nsl wood departed Ibis morning for Ames, Iowa, where she will visit for a short lime. Mr. Fa si wood accompanied her as far as Omaha. I). J. Pitman and S. O. Pitman of Murray niolorrd up from their home yesterday afternoon mid spent a few hours in this city looking after some business mailers. Counly Assessor-elect W. 11. Bryan and cousin. Mrs. Mary Owens, of Harlem, Montana, who have been lo Ashland in attend ance al Ihe funeral of Mr. Bryan's siser, returned home Ibis morn ing. (ieorge Morrison, who has been spending a portion of Ihe Christ inas holidays wilh his mother, Mrs. Fmily Morrison, ami other relatives in this cily, returned to his dulies al Minneapolis Sunday even ing. I 1 pounds lo be mailed for Hi rents. This same rale applies lo i l anyone residing on our routes who ileire..t.u mail a package lo any one living in this cily or on, an oilier mule out of Ibis city. If you have a house a Journal Want Ad. r rent try Mrs. Amy Slew arl of Atchison. Kansas, is in the city, making a short visit with her parents. W. Cook and wife. I Ins is Mrs. Stewart's tirsl visit here sinc her marriage, and it is needless to say thai her parents were de lighted lo see her. Ben Davis and daughter, Mrs. IL Kendall, of Ihe vicinity of Fnion, came up last evening lo attend to some business matters, returning home on Ihe noon train ov.-r the Missouri Pacific. They were pleasant callers at. this office, and while, here Mrs. Kendall re newed her subscription to this paper. A. (i. Maine! of West Cliff. Colo rado, who visited over Sunday wilh W. A. Robertson and wife, returned to his home yesterday afternoon. Mis mother, Mrs. Loniscllamel, fff Omaha, was also a guest a I, the Robertson home. M. Mainel is engaged by Ihe eminent in the forestry service in Coloraito. ft i J