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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 10, 1913.
VOL. XXXII.
NO. 19.
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CELEBRATE 17TH
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Large Number of the Membership
Present and Entertainment
Proved Most Enjoyable One.
From Friday's Daily.
Seventeen years ago 1 1 lodge
of the Knights and Ladies of Se
curity was organized in this city
with a small and scattering mem
bership, hut it gave the charter
members a thrill of pleasure last
evening: when they glanced over
the crowded condition of the
Woodman hall and realized what
an advance that order had made
in the time it has been in exist
ence. The committee thai had been
appointed to arrange for the cele
bration of the seventeenth an
niversary ol tin; omer naa pre
pared a program for the evening
that proved one of the best that
has been heard here for some
lime and embraced some of the
local talent of the city and con
sisted of musical numbers: and
recitations.
Hon. S. H. Windham conducted
the handling- of the program in
his usual pleasing maimer, and
inlrodiiced the different artists
who had numbers on the program,
which opened with a piano solo by
Miss Kmma Cummins, whose se
lection was fully up to her reputa
tion as one of the leading musi
cians in the city, and her playing
was perfect and was a delight to
the audience, which demanded
more of her delightful playing,
and she gracefully responded with
one of Ihe late popular music,
hits, greatly' pleasing over one.
and demons! raling that he was
inasler of the popular as well as
I be classic si le of music.
To tlioe whi) have heard Mrs.
Allen J. Hceson in her reading's
it is unnecesar lo say anything"
in praise of them, hut last even- j
iiig she was al her best in a comi
cal reading and kepi the auditors
in a constant laugh, depicting
the experiences of a country lady
in a large city department store,
which was one of the best comical
selections that has been deliver
ed in this city, and one in which
Mrs. Beeson certainly showed her
great ability as an elocutionist.
The members of the lodge felt
that they had secured a feature
of more than usual merit in the
number furnished by Prof. Frank
J. Kolbaha. and the, brilliant man
ner in which that master of the
violin played his selection demon
strated that he is one of the lead
ing violinists in Ihe state, and his
selection was one of his own com
position and one of the bust, violin
solos that has been heard here.
The professor is engaged in
teaching violin in this city. lie
has quite a large class here and
hopes to secure more in the
future. The professor very
generously donates his services
at the different social gatherings
in the city, which shows that he
is desirous of giving the citizens
Ihe benelll, of his splendid musical
talents. This number was one of
the best on the program and was
warmly applauded by the audi
once, to which the professor re
sponded by playing one of the old
plantation melodies that are al
wavs nleasing to an American
audience.
Ihe next number on the pro
gram, a bass solo by Mr. Don C
York, was one that touched every
heart, us the beautiful notes of
Mr. York's powerful and sweet
' voice tilled the hall, and it was
with great regret that they heard
the final notes die away, as a per
son could sit and listen for hours
lo this talented young- man am:
then feel that they bad not re
ceived enough of his delightfu
singing. Mr. York was accom
panied bv Miss Kmma Cummins
on the piano.
Miss Marguerite Shnll had been
secured for a vocal solo, and her
number demonstrated that she is
a young: woman gifted with
truly wonderful and exceptionally
sweet voice, and her numbers
gave her voice a fine chance to
demonstrate its strength and
clearness, and her selections re
ceived a hearty encore, and it is
to be hoped that the music-loving
public of the city will be given
more freifuent opportunities to
hear this talented young woman.
Miss Honor Seybert played the ac
companiment for Miss Situ 1 1 in a
most, finished manner and demon
strated her ability as a pianist.
Miss Marie Douglass favored
the large audience with one of her
recitations, and that it was line
hardly fails to express what most
of Ihe auditors thought of it. as i
Miss Douglass has a tine voice
and her acting in the part was
worthy oT any actress on the
stage, and the number was one
that produced Ihe laughter of the
audience as she recited the story
of a shop girl. Miss Douglass is
one of the most talented young
ladies in the city and Ihe audience
last evening fell that she had cer
tainly a great future before her if
she fully develops the wonderful
talent she possesses.
After the program had been
carried lo a successful conclusion
the members were invited to the
dining room, where the ladies had
prepared a most sumptuous to
past for the Knights and their
friends, and this was certainly
one of the linest affairs of its
kind given in the city, and in the
line of preparing a dainty lunch
eon the members of the Knights
and Ladies of Security can claim
the highest honors.
The younger members of the
lodge spent several hours in the
enjoyment of a quiet social dance
after the luncheon and the oc
casion will be one long remem
bered with great pleasure by all
who attended as one where en
joyment reigned unrestrained.
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Entertains Social Workers.
The Social Workers of the M.
E. church were most delight iullv
entertained at the home of Mrs.
Charlev Marker yesterday after
noon, this being their regular
meeting. A business session was
held, after which the large num
ber in attendance devoted the re
mainder of (he afternoon to ply
ing the needle on dainty fancy
work, conversation and the like.
At the proper time a delicious
luncheon was served by the bos.
. The ladies of this oiganiza-
iou then extended their warmest
auks to Mrs. Marker for her kind
hospitably and the splendid aft
ernoon afforded them and depart
ed for their homes.
SENSIBLE VIEWS OF
THE JAIL PROPOSlTIOfl
A Few Figures That Will Con
vince Anyone That the Tax Is
but a Small Amount.
DEATH OF A FORMER
GASS COUNTY GmZEN
J. R. Bates, Veteran of Civil War
and Former Citizen of Cass
County Passes Away.
WILL TAKE THEIR DE
FARTURE NEXT TUES
DAY FOR NORTH DAKOTA
Orfla in Los Anyeiei I imc
KISS MARY E. FOSTER
VISITS PRESIDENT WILSON
From Friday's Dnlly.
Louis Jiran has been very busy
the last two days in packing bis
household goods preparatory lo
shipping them to Mandan, N. .,
where they will make their future
home on a farm some eight miles
from lhal city. The family will
leave Tuesday evening over the
irlinslon for St. Paul, Minn.,
where they will make conuecttions
with the Northern Pacific railway,
which will conduct them to their
new home. John Hadraba will
accompany the Jiran family to
their new home and will engage in
farming there during the coming
season. To this estimable family
the best wishes of their many
friends will go with them to their
future home. -
From Friday's Pally.
Washington dispatches this
morning stale that County Super
intendent Mary E. Foster of Ibis
county, in company with Con
gressman Dan V. Stephens and
Superintendent Mrs. Waterhoiise,
were callers veslertlay on Presi
dent Wilson at the While house,
and received a short audience
with the chief executive of Ihe un
ion. Miss Foster has been m
Philadelphia attending Ihe Na
tional Superintendents' associa
tion meeting, and took the oc
casion to attend the inauguration
of our democratic president.
REAL ESTATE IN GASS
GO. BRINGS BIG PRICE
That the farm lands of Cass
. . . .
county are undoubtedly among
the best in the stale was demon
strated this week when the land
belonging to the estate of the lato
Milton J. Smith, located near
Weeping Water, sold for $11,000
rhere was ninety-one acres in the
niece, wincn is locaieu in mo
west half of the southwest quar
ler of section 30, range 11, town
shin 11. Dr. M. M. Hutler of
Weeping Water was referee in
charge of the sale and the land
was purchased by E. F. Marshall
of that city. Land values
throughout the county are con
slant v increasing and the own
ers of the farming lands are hav
ing their investments double for
them, and some of the choicest
land has become almost too valu
able to farm.
NEBRASKA LIGHTING
COMPANY REMOVES TO
- THEIR NEW QUARTERS
MRS. VAL BURKEL ENTER
TAINS KENSINGTON GLUB
From Friday's lially.
The Nebraska Lighting com
pau.v was engaged yeslcrdav ami
today in removing their business
ollice to the building on North
Sixth street next lo Ihe telephone
building, where patrons can lind
the ollice located in the future. ,1.
R. RummciTicld and a force of
painlers have been engaged in re
decorating and living Ihe building
up in lirst -class shape for I lie
company and they will have a
very commodious dace to trans
act their business in and where it
can be handled much more satisfactorily.
From Thursday's Daily.
Mrs. Val IUirkcl delightfully
entertained the members of the
Kensington club at her cozy
rooms on Main street yesterday
afternoon. This is not a new club
by any means, as they have been
in existence for the past year -or
so. The ladies of the organiza
tion always bring kensinglon bags
containing their fancy work and
spend the entire afternoon stitch
ing on dainty needlework. Mrs.
Hurkel is a most hospitable enter
tainer and whenever the members
of this club are invited to her
home they plan on an enjoyable
time. The hostess served a most
excellent luncheon, which ma
terially added to the pleasures of
the afternoon. JThc members of
the club in attendance' were:
Mesdames J. E. McDaniel, M. E.
Manspeaker, R. A. Hates, George
Thomas, F. fl. Egenherger, L. H.
Egenberger, Peter fioos, Olga
Croskary, William llassler, W. L
Austin. W. E. flosencrans, J. C.
Peterson. F. It. Guthmann.
"MADE IN NEBRASKA" SHOW
IS NOW OPEN IN OMAHA
New Semaphore.
The Hurlingtnn is putting in
the concrete base for the new
semaphore at Ihe passenger
depot, in this city, which will be
constructed of iron and take the
place of Ihe present one, which is
placed on lop of the depot roof.
The work is being done by a force
of men from Omaha and is part
of the general program of im
provement lhal, has been outlined
by the Hurlinglon at Ihe station
here during the coming season.
Fine Show Windows.
From Friday's Dally.
The Main street store windows
of E. A. Wurl certainly present a
beautiful sight in the display of
the new and dainty curtain fabrics
for spring, and they have been ar
ranged in a most artistic manner
that appeals to all who are seek
ing new adornments for their
home this pprinx, and the assort
ment is most complete in every
respect and embraces every pos
sible design and price.
The "Made in Nebraska" show
which opens in Omaha today, will
havo as a special attraction for
the business men of the state the
annual meeting of the Federation
of Nebraska Retailors, which
meets there March tl-M, and
every member of the Federation
in this city should make it a point
to attend and enjoy these meet
ings, which will be full of much
interest for all of them, as well
as the splendid display of Nebraska-made
products. Every
merchant in the city should be a
member of the local branch of
the Federation, of which E. A.
Wurl is president, as-rtr helps
them, through co-operation, to
accomplish much more in their
respective lines than would he
possible otherwise. The meetings
in Omaha will give all those at
tending the benefit of the views
of Ihe different members through
out the state, and the result in
much benefit lo all of them.
From Friday's Dolly.
A letter was received vestcrday
by Israel F. Hales announcing the
death of his brother, J. R. Hales,
at Walla Walla, Washington, a
few ila s ago. Mr. Hales will be
remembered by many of our
citizens, as he was a visitor here
in November with his brother, and
made many friends who will hear
wiin great regret oi ins ueaiii. lie
was also a former resident of Ibis
county, coining here in an early
day, and endured all the hardships
of life in the new wesl, remainin
here until I SMI, when he removed
to W asliinglon. whore he lias
since resided. The news of hi
brother's death came as a great
shock to .Mr. Hates, as it, was
wholly unexpected, he dropping
dead from hemorrhage of III"
brain. The funeral was held al
his home in Walla Walla.
John It. Hales was born near
Oswego, New York, June 17, IMl,',
and lived there until IMTii, when
he accompanied hi parents to
Itockford. Illinois, where be made
his home lllil il he decided to seek
his fortune further west, and
came to Cass county. Ne
braska, sell ling in Eiishl Mile
(lroe precinct in tMt'ili, remaining
until the out break of I he civil war,
when be enlisted in Company A
of the First Nebraska and served
live. years in Ihe army in Ihe war
of the rebellion and the Indian
troubles lhal were besetting the
residents of Nebraska. He was
married in February, IMiU'i, lo
Miss Mary K. Tape, of Itockford,
Illinois, and lo this union there
were born nine children, of whom
live are left lo mourn the death of
their father. Mrs. Hales preceded
her husband to the better land,
passing away in June, Ml:.'. One
brother, I. F. Hates, of this city,
and one sisler, residing at The
Dells, Oregon, are also
mourn the loss of this
man.
Al I heir regular meeting Feb
ruary i, Ihe board of county com
missioners adopted a resolution
ordering that a special election be
held Tuesday, April M, for the pur
pose of voting upon the proposi
tion to approriale the sum of
$12,000 to build a new county
jail, ami levy a special tax for
that purpose. This action of the
commissioners no uoviDl gave
birth to the county seat removal
agitation that, is now being car
ried on in some parts of Ihe coun
ty, and petitions are now being
circulated for the purpose of hav
ing a special election called to
vote upon the question of county
seat removal. At the present
time we are net dealing with the
county seat question the jail
proposition is the one that con
fronts us, ami is the one that we
will vote upon at Ihe special elec
tion April M.
The first thing to be considered
is, does the county need a new
jail? A glance al the outside or
inside of (he old jail will alford
an emphatic affirmative answer.
The old shack which has been in
use more than twenty years was
NEVER suitable for I hat purpose.
The llgnres will show that during
thai lime the expense of trans
ferring criminals for safe-keeping,
extra guards, chasing escaped
prisoners, repairs and extra
heating expense, are items that
have amounted at least one-tourlh
Ihe cost of a new jail and that
money is gone and .-dill Ihe coun
ty has nothing but thai old shack
thai has been condemned by stale
aul lioril ic. Eighteen years ago
Ihe llrsl of this month wo saw a
prisoner march out of lhal old
jail lo Ihe scall'ohl, a smile on his
face as he look his position on Ihe
I rap door, smiling probably be
cause he realized lhal he left that
old jail for a belter place, even if
he kepi on downward afler he
dropped through Ihe I rap any
way, Marry Mill never came hack,
and Ihe old jail is there yet.
The matter of "enormous tax"
is being mentioned occasionally
and may be a bugbear to those
who do not stop to figure, the
actual cost to thorn. Just lake
your pencil and a very few min
utes of your l ime you can ascer
tain what a $12,000 jail will cost
you. The proposition to be voted
upon as it will appear on your
ballot is for or against "the ap
propriation of $12,000 and Ihe
left to
worthy
Will Move to Murray.
From Frldny's Dally.
George Park will move his fam
ily to Murray this week, where
I hey w ill make their home for the
present with Mrs. Park's mother,
Mrs. William Wiley. As the
greater portion of Mr. Park's
work is near Murray, the change
will be more convenient for him
than living in this city, as well
as being much more pleasant for
Grandma Wiley.
REMODELING THE NEW
POLLOGK RESIDENCE
From Friday's Dally.
Workmen are busily engaged
in preparing Ihe new resilience of
T. II. Pollock on Main street for
occupancy and the house is being
thoroughly remodeled and placed
in a modern condition. New win
dows have been placed in the east
side of the house and new Moor
ing placed in several of the rooms,
as well as a modern bath room.
The decorating and papering of
the house will be done by Frank
(iubelmau of this city in his usual
arlistic manner, and when com
pleted the house will be one of
the nicest homes in the oily and
one of which Mr. Pollock can be
proud.
Able to Bo OJt.
Carl, Ihe Utile son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. O. Wurl, who has just re
covered from an operation for ap
pendicitis, was aide to be out in
the yard today for the first time
and is feeling very well, and now
that he is able to be around will
gradually get back his strength
levying and collection of a special
lav sufficient to raise said amount
for Ihe purpose of buildi l . a
county jail." That's Ihe proposi
tion. Now, a simple little prob
lem in mathematics will show
just how much of Ihe $12,000
would come out of your pocket.
Taking the county's property
valuation of $8,000,000 as a basis,
Ihe tax levy to raise the $12,000
will be just IVi mills, and as you
know just the value of your own
taxable properly you can easily
tlnire out what a 1 (i mill levy
would cost you to build a $12,000
jail. Not nearly as much as
thought, oh? We have b"en asked
our opinion and reasons, and have
endeavored to slate them clearly
and fairly, with all due respect
for Ihe opinions of those who may
not agree with us on this jail
proposition. Union Ledger.
The Ledger article is right lo
the point and the views of Hro.
Graves is the way every taxpavor
should look at it. as it is but a
small mailer to them in a finan
cial point of view, ff a taxpayer
pays on $10,000 worth of properly
lo his jail tax will be just $3.00,
or .'10 cents on each Ihounsnil
dollars' worth of prop-"fv. fid
this is all paid in ne ear "ml
von are done with it.
Attention, Farmers!
Clean up your yard nni" and see
O. P. Monroe about buying all old
scrap iron at the highest market
price. 2-27-tf-wkly