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About The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1913)
OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT OF H YQUNG HEN IT BS8SUIT, hoi cb!xq9 ROYAL Baking Povida tut and easily mntlQ B. F. BUSH IS A VERY LIVELY RAIL Rebuilt the Old Missouri Pacific Throughout West and is Still Busy Improving. The Kansas City Star, in speak ing of tli Rival changes made on the Missouri Pacific railway, nays the following compliment to tin1 now president: Henjamin F. Hush lias dragged' the 7,0(10 miles of the Missouri Pacific system to the washtub ami cleaned them. Their he has re built and is rebuilding the road. When he. was elected presi dent in April, 1911, il was a mid conlinental nightmare. People used lo ride on it on bets. The plain truth about the Missouri Pacific in those pro-Hush days sounds like (he wildest exaggera tion. Covernor Stubbs of Kan was unci) asked the legislature to order the road to supend opera tions on one of its important links, because il bad become a danger lo life and slippery stand ing for the righteous. Hush came to Hie presidency of llie Missouri Pacific system from thai of the Western Maryland, which be bad just pulled through a receivership. His election fol lowed a "prolonged disagreement between I be bankers interested in the road. f 1 1 1 l al mire started on an in spect inn 1 1 hi i of I be system, which look all except forty-four days of the lir.-l car. During thai period be I raveled 110,000 miles, or an average of almost 3 no miles a day. He lived in bis private car. ile is as democrat ic as a book agent. It is his i u st i nn on reaching a station to walk into I be depot and call f..r the agent. "I'm Hush," was his greeting. "What's your name?" lie's that sort of a man. There's no fuss and not a pinfealher about him. A cat could push open his olllee door. Anyone who wants to M'c H. I'. Hush tin business can nee him ami all I he quicker if the business is a kick. He is a big, husky man, who has a large, warm hand I hat grips hard, and is perfectly friendly and wholly businesslike. He regards a dress suit as an unmitigated nuisance, often misses lunch ami smokes Mack cigars of 100 per cent efficiency. The family bible states that it is llfly-lhree years since he was born in Wellsboro, Pa., but be doesn't look it. On that llrst in spection trip be rode over one of 2 ROAD PRESIDENT Garden Seeds of All Kinds carried in connection with our most complete line of Staple and Fancy Groceries. All Brands of High-Grade' Flour. Large line of Ladies' and Gents' Shoes, with a specialty of Men's Work Shoes. Also a staple line of Queensware and a few complete Dinner Sets at a sacrifice. HAY and FEED OF ALL KINDS! mntio ivilh mm the principal divisions in com pany with the superintendent. For one whole day he sat on. the observation platform silent. At night he said to (lies iiperinlcnd ent: "What does this road need?" "Everything," said the superintendent. "Rebuild it," said Hush. "We have the money, (let lo work." He put in 5,000,000 ties, rebal lasted the roadbed, fenced it, put in cattle guards and furnished new rolling slock. On an Arkan sas branch trains had been held down to four miles an hour for safety's sake. They are running now at forty with comfort and at sixty miles an hour with safely. Hush cleaned up 7,000 miles in four months. Time expired officials could bo s ecu leaping the Mop's general offices under the red lights marking the exits at any hour. He rebuilt the force as rapidly as he did the road. A day's work on the Mop ends now when the work is done not at i o'clock. Now lei's eat the pudding. For the fiscal year of 1!)12 the first iu which his work showed be ad ded $1,72(5,657 to the operating revenues and decreased the oper ating expenses by $2,019,315, an increase in the net operating revenues of $3,77,OOI. For the live months ended November .30, 1912, the net railway operating revenues were increased by $2, 111,710. He obtained a surplus of $732,5(5(5, as against a dellcil of $1,701,231 for the same period in 11)12, a total increase in surplus of $2,133,H()0. With an increase of $.'1,31(1,235 in gross business, his transportation expenses only increased $720,191. Ile is president of the Missouri Pacific, with 7,000 miles; of the Denver & II it (Iraude, with 3,000 miles; it is understood he is soon lo lie made president, of the West ern l'acilic, with 1,000 miles, and eniii'eiv iiKeiv mat tie will lie llie iieau oi me internal iona i ureal Northern, with 1,112 miles. His digestion is perfect; he gets up at 5 o'clock in the inoining and goes to bed at 9 o'clock al night; his salary is $100,000 and he never had a valet. Improvod Threshing Outfit. From Wednesday's Dally. M. K. Manspeaker, the local representative- of the J. I. Case company, received one of that company's latest and most im proved threshing outfits yester day, which he expects to use for demonstration purposes. The outfit is one of the finest that has been brought into this city and Mr. Manspeaker will undoubtedly have little (rouble in disposing of a number of these machines to parlies who contemplate purchas ing, as it is one of (he best on the market lodav. A Want Ad In the Journal will bring what you want. EARLY RED RIVER F01 U 65c per Bushel Two Boys Comrrrtt Such Depreda tions as Will Probably Send Them to the Pen. From Wednesday' Dally. Sunday afternoon or evening two Inijs named Fred J.uwtou and Perl Reynolds, aged about 19 years, enter I he school bouse in district No.- 80 of Wabash, and lore up and burned a number of texl books; and not being sat isfied with I lie amount of mal cous mischief, climbed up into the belfrey of the school house, tak ing with llieni a board oil' the scuttle in the roof of the building, and fastened it in such a manner that when the teacher Miss Helle Hulllsh, arrived Monday morning to ring the bell at school lime (lie board fell ami cut her face, but fortunately did not strike her squarely or il, would have indicted most serious injuries. She did not notice I he shock of the ac cident at once, but has been un able lo teach for the past two days and the county attorney was notified of the affair and filed a complaint against the young men, but I hey had left the neighbor hood immediately after doing Hie mischief. This sort of business is whal makes it hard for a young woman to leach in llie country schools, and no matter how well qualified for their work, they are handicapped by such young ruf fians, who will slop at nothing to get revenge on the teacher for some petty injury thai has been done them by the teacher in the discharge of her duties. FUNERAL Of IS. From Wednesday's Dally. The following account of the funeral of the lale Mrs. Mary Weckbach appeared in the Stale Journal yesterday. The funeral was attended by a number of relatives from Ibis city: The funeral of Mrs. Marv Weckbach was hehl at SOKrancis de Sales church at 0:30 .Monday morning. Interment was in Calvary ceme tery. She is survived by live sons and live daily liters : Charles W., Crete; F.dward .1., I)ener; l'ugenc II., Denver; Louis ., Denver; Joseph V., St. Louis; Mrs. M. Costcllo, Ames, la.; Mary Leon, Dubmpie, la., and Mary, f.ydia and Agnes of Lincoln. The pall-bearers at the funeral were: Y. K. Slraub, L M. Ovel N. Lawler, fleorge Fox, Frank Farrel and O. S. Ward. The serv ices were con ducted by the Franciscan fathers, assisted by the priests of the cathedral. Mrs. Raymond Mur ray sang. Move to Kansas. From Wednesday's Dally. William Jonas Hrown and fam ily departed last evening for Lyon county, Kansas, w here I hoy w ill make their future home, and where Mr. Itrown will engage in the piano and sewing machine business. The best wishes of the entire community will go with them to their new home for a suc cessful and happy life there. OHIO Q. LjAVING arranged with one of the largest retail stores in Nebraska to share their factory ship J ments, we are able to buy our W all Paper stock at factory prices no jobbers profit tacked on. Our selection of patterns and designs has embraced a wide range of styles, all new many of them en tirely different from the usual years print. We can show patterns that will please you at once, and at prices that are interest in;.;. We Bought Right! A New Store A New Stock A New Deal for You -cJ LET US SHOW YOU OUR LINE tw We also sell White Lead, Linseed Oil, Turpentine, Muresco, Sani-Flat, (that wonderful flat paint for interior decorating) Tile-Like for brightening up furniture, for floors, &c. Also, handle varnishes of all kinds for all purposes, Exclusive Wall Paper and F TRAIN IN PLATTSMOUTH INSTEAD OF OMAHA From Wednesday's Daily. This morning William Walker of Fust is, Neb., who was en route from Lincoln lo Omaha on No. li, aroused from his slumbers as llie train was pulling info Plaits mouth and alighted, under the impression that ho had arrived at the metropolis of the stale, but later discovered that he bad slept through the passage of the big city. Mr. Walker hail shipped a carload of cattle to SI. Joseph, Missouri, and on arrival at Lin coln discovered that be had miss ed connection with his train, so be purchased a ticket for Omaha and knew no more until be arrived in this city, lie crossed the river here in 1 87 H. en route west by llie team route, and this is the lirsl time he has been here since, and although the trip was not of bis own choosing, he greatly enjoyed ie snort siav Here t ins niornin.u. GREAT HONOR BESTOWED UPON MRS. SPEAKER The Slate Forest of the Wood man Circle, winch has been in session al Deal rice Ibis week, yes terday elected their officers for llie ensuing year and honored one of our most, worthy ladies, in the person of Mrs. M. F. Manspeaker, who was selcted as delgatc from Nebraska lo the National Forest, which meets at Jacksonville, 'lorida, in June. Mrs. Manspeak er has been one of the live iiiom- liers of the order in this city, and icr election as delegate is a well deserved recognition of the splen did lodge which the ladies have organized here, and I hey arc rapidly increasing the member ship under the leadership of their ellicienl deputy, Mrs. Joseph Droege. The many friends of Mrs. Manspeaker here will extend their congratulations to her on the honor that has been given her and the slate lodge on securing such an able representative. Buys McEntee Property. From Wednesday's Dally. John M. Nondran, who sold ins home in the south part of the city a short time ago, has just closed a deal whereby he becomes the owner or the old McEntee prop erly on Pearl street, and will move there with his family shortly. While the house is a great deal larger than be really needs, he took advantage of the bargain of fered and purchased the property. Vote of Thanks. The Library Hoard of the Pub lic Library, by an unanimous vote, desire to express its' sincere thanks to MissMailhla Vallery and those who look part in the oper etta, the proceeds of which, in the sum of .tfii.no, was donated lo the Public Library. Also to the I'laltsmoulh Players' club for the donation of the sum of S50.00. These donations have enabled the Library Hoard to add many new hooks, especially in (he Juvenile Department. The young people will derive very great benefit therefrom, and the Hoard most highly appreciates such splendid donations. A. L. Tidd, President. STYLES AND PROFITS! Our Paint Store. North A. L. Tidd Buys Karnes Property. From Wednesday's Dally. Attorney A. L. Tidd has just closed a deal whereby he becomes the owner of the residence prop erty of Mrs. Delica Karnes on Granite street, and he will fix the properly up for renting purposes, and as there is a great demand for houses of this character, there is little doubt that he will find a desirable tenant for the place. The plan1 is located in a nice part of town and will make an excep tionally nice home. THE FIRE BOYS WILL GIVE DANCE SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 22N From Wednesday's Daily. 'fbe members of the Plalts- niouth Volunteer Fire department have made arrangements for giv ing a dance on Saturday evening, March 22. The boys have' made great effort's to make the affair one of the most pleasant that has been held in llie city for a long lime and they will be there with tlie. yo, d time, loo. The music will be furnished by the Holly or chestra, and a cordial invitation is extended to the public to at tend. Admission, 50c; ladies, free. Returns From Long Trip. From Wednesday's Dally. Hugh Cory and wife, who have been making a short visit here with John Cory and family, de parted this morning for their home at Sac City, Iowa. They are en roule home from a very ex tensive trip lo the Pacific coast, iu which they traveled some 7,000 miles, and report the trap as a very delightful one, both in the enjoyment of the country and their visits with relatives, whom they had not seen for years. Miss Hell Improving. Miss Adelia Heil, who has been quite sick for some time at her home west of this cily, is report ed much improved in health, which will be most cheering news to her many friends throughout llie county. 21 Roofing, Tin Work and & r ft3? n nn r ns Y SHOP REMOVED I wish to inform my patrons of my removal from Sixth Street, to Main Street, and will be lo cated in the building formerly occupied by the Ne braska Lighting Company. Here I will be in bet ter position to handle the wants of the people in my line, such as roofing, spouting, tin work of all kinds. Special attention given to repairing. Esti mates cheertully given on all kinds of work. II -A. SCHUBJDICE-S Prices are Right! m a?' f ail aw Sixth St., Plattsmouth, Neb. MAN The destruction of the big brick chimney at the old brick and terra col la works yesterday drew about half of the population of the town out to see the last of the old landmark that has reared its head there for so many years, and the sight was well worth going out. to see. The timbers that were supporting the lower were fired at, 3:30 sharp by Chris Mockenhaupt and in about twelve minutes the 100-foot chimney began to crumble into pieces. The represntalive of the Ani mated Weekly was on hand with his moving picture machine and got a line view of the chimney be fore the lire was started and of the fall, as well as llie huge crowd that swarmed over I he re mains o'f the fallen giant, and a great many carried away a brick or two as a souvenir of the oc casion. The chimney was erected in the .-..r... IUO' I Cf I i .. 4V...1 .. J .M ill innj tli cum .7 in u HUM, Ullf as there was 100 feel, in the chim ney the total cost was $1,000, and the owner who tore the structure down will not realize a great deal on it, as a large part of the brick had been chipped and broken is putting it up, as well as many broken in the fall. There was quite a competition among th crowd to get iu the front row io order (o have their picture takea for the illustrated weekly. Comes Out for Council. From Wednesday's Dally. Nelson Jean, the coal dealer, has yielded to the solicitation of his friends in the Second wari and has consented to become a candidate for the city council at the election April 1. Mr. Jean is a republican in politics and is ft young business man of much, ability. The Journal Want Ads for re sults. Spouting, All Repairing! MANY WITNESS THE GRUMBLING OF THE 016 CHIMNEY