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7,i-- plattemoMtlb NO. 79. VOL. XXXII. PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1913. DESERVED TRIBUTE TO JUST JUDGE Hon. Matthew Gering Pays Most Eloquent and Touching Tribute to the Late Judge Travis. Tlie Journal has had a number of requests for the publication of the allress of Hon. Matthew Ger ing, the eloquent attorney of this city, delivered at the funeral of the late Judge Travis, and through the courtesy of Mr. Ger ing we reproduce below the touching and impressive tribute that this gentleman paid to his departed friend and associate at the bar: My Friends: Death is the valet who opens the door of the future and permits us to look into the mysterious chamber of eternity; it is the apogee of that highway upon which our departed friend and jurist has trod, and we who live after him in tins sorrowing presence can see the flowers he lias plucked along its hillside and the thorns whose sting he has felt- In the noiseless chambers of the dead no sobs of sorrow, no heartaches over broken hopes, no anguish over aspirations unat tained now disturbs the restful ness of his dreamless sleep. Tile starlessness of a sombre night neither inars nor detracts from the generous deeds he performed while living, nor the happiness he gave to others, and from his voiceless sepulchre there comes no cry of pain. Let us salute bis memory. Death is the end of all sorrows, it either secures happiness or ends suffering. It. frees the slave from his master, opens the prison doors, cures pain and closes the struggle of poverty. It is the last and best boon of nature, for it is the emancipator of a man from all his cares and is at. worst but the enl of a banquet we have all enjoyed. I "If a man die shall he live again?" In reply to the savage incantation of the untutored Patagonian who leslens to the winds and voice of thunder with unfeigned awe, as to the subtle meditations of the metapbysi eans. comes the same answer to this preplexing question. None, except the throbbing of a soul and the longing for a life here after. If this desire for immortality is to be the splendid realization of our hopes, then men should dread to live and not to die. From the cavern of the countless dead, from the ljps of. the living, from the wails of infancy to the pip ing sounds of age pagans ami Christian -comes the cry of the soul for immortality. "Plato, thou reasonest well, Else whence this pleasing hope, This fond desire, this longing af ter immortality, Why shrinks the soul back on herself And startles at destruction? "Pis divinity that stirs within us, Divinity, thou dreadful pleasing thought." As I stand in fancy upon the edge of his last resting place to place a flower of friendship and amiration upon his beir and pay the timid tribute of a friend, I find a melancholy pleasure in contemplating bis virtures and forgetting bis faults.' He was my friend and in speculating Upon bis sad taking off when his man hood was at the noonday of ma turity, I wonder why it is that such a man is stricken down and others so much less useful to humanity are permitted to Jive, perhaps as the sweet song sun? with such feeling, ''Sometime We'll Understand," but not now. His subserviency to his duty as a jurist while a judge and fidelity to his clients, when a practitioner at the bar, was' a' passion with him, and his task in this "direction contributed to his early dissolu tion or' hastened' the end.'. The sublimest of all virtues, that of honesty, he possessed in a mark ed degree, and any mistakes in his judicial decisions was one of the head and not of the heart, for Judge Travis was as honest and conscientious a man in the per formance of his duties as any man I ever "knew. He has not lived in vain and his character will leave its impress upon the community wherein he lived and which he loved, and those that, were near and dear to him, his faithful wife and helpmate and sterling' sons and daughter, can find much to sustain them in their sorrows in the serene con templation that the husband and father was a man "where every (iod did seem to set his seal and give the world assurance of a man." FARMER NEARLY HAS HIS EAR TORN OFF Julius Helflicker Meets With a Very Severe Accident While on Way Home. From Wednesday's Dally. Last evening- Julius Helflicker, who resides a few miles west of this city, met with an accident which was quite painful and will put him out from his duties for some time. Mr. Helflicker had come to I'lattsmouth to do some trading and late in the afternoon tailed for home with a load of lumber and other merchandise for the house. When within about a mile of his home the team he was driving suddenly shied at some object in the road, and in so doing pulled the lines out of his hands, with the result that Julius was thrown to the ground, alighting on the suit .of bis head. The left, ear was torn in a ter rible manner and bruises were raised on both sides of his face from the effects of the fall. The team, after the driver bad fallen off, continued on their way home ward, and Philip Trilsch, who was behind Mr. Helflicker in an automobile, pieked the injured man up and conveyed him to bis home. The injured man was brought to this city this morning to have his injuries dressed and they were found to be quite severe, and in addition to the lacerated ear, he received a badly discolor ed right eye. and numerous skin ned places on his face. It. was feared by the family at, first that he had sustained a fracture or concussion, of his head, but he seems to feel in good shape this morning, with the exception of the injuries he sustained. It is most fortunate for Mr. Ilelficker that he escaped as easily as he did. as it is a wonder he was not killed bv the fall and the manner in which be struck the ground. WILLIAM BRADY FINED FOR HAVING ON TOO MUCH "BOOZE" This morning William Brady was brought up to face Judge M. Archer on a charge of being drunk, ami entered a plea of guilty to the charge. William was discovered by the police last evening attempting to climb up the lamp posts on Main street to try and add to the illumination furnished by the light company, evidently thinking that in his own well "lit" condition he would be an excellent substitute for the lights. He was requested to go on to his abode and sleep off his over-supply of "booze," but re fused and the police gathered him in and escorted him to the Hotel Manspeaker to rest for the night. He stated that his home was in Omaha and that he came down here to shuck corn, as had been his custom for several years, and was to start .work at once. The judge, after hearing the evi dence in the case, decided to give him a fine of ?2 and costs for his celebration, and as the man only had $2 on his person the court, on his promise of .good behavior, released him in order that he could go on to his work. SATURDAY A GREAT BIG DAY FDR BARGAINS Farmers and Their Wives Should Take Advantage of the Special Bargains Offered. On next Saturday the sales day which has been agitated for some time among the merchants will be inaugurated in this city, and the merchants oT the city have arranged some exceptional good bargains for their customers and the farmers of the county which will be an event that canned be overlooked- by the careful and shrewd buyers. The large advertisements ap pearing in this issue of the Even ing Journal will show that -the opportunities offered the public are such that they cannot be overlooked by the shoppers and those who desire to secure good values for their money. The business houses in this city are as good as can be found in any town of this size in the state, and all of them carry lines of goods from which it is possible to find anything that may be desired, and the goods all carry with them the guarantee of the mer chant as to their worth. The committee in charge of the ar rangements for the sales day has secured the services of the Bur lington band, which splendid or ganization will give a concert on Saturday afternoon on the street for the entertainment of the visitors lierii.and the citizens of the town, and this feature alone, resrardless of the splendid money-saving bargains offered by the merchants, will be the means of attracting a large number to the city, who can save money by attending the sales, and at the same time have the pleasure of hearing the excellent band in concert. The auctioneer provided by the committee will be at the disposal of tin- farmers who have articles for sale and will auction otT these free of cost to the farmers. Come in Saturday and bring your fam ilies and spend a most enjoyable day, as well as a most profitable one. RELEASED SUSPECT AT NEBRASKA CITY ENTIRELY TOO SOON Jim Billings, as he gave his name, a vagrant who was picked up by the police a few days ago and who had four or five Ingersoll watches in his possession, is be lieved to have stolen them from a jewelry store in Plattsmouth. Sheriff Fischer received a re quest yesterday afternoon to hold the man until the property could be identified, but. upon investiga tion it was discovered that Judge Cook had released, the man for want of evidence, and when sought he was nowhere to be found. It is believed he went south from here. The man was arrested on sus picion and was held but twenty- four hours, the police magistrate having stated that he had no charge upon which he could be detained longer. The request from Plattsmouth to bold him for that county came too late for the sheriff of Otoe county to do any good. The Plattsmouth store was robbed a few days ago and noth ing of value except the watches was taken. . There is probably no reason to believe that the thief could be anybody but the man who was released from the city jail yesterday afternoon. Ne braska City Press. For any pain, burn, scald or bruise, apply Dr. Thomas' Eclec tic Oil the household remedy. Two sizes, 25c. and 50c, at all drug stores. . . . Nigger in the Wood Pile. In last evening's Journal, under the- heading, "County .Commis sioners Held Interesting. Meet ing," wherein it states I filed a claim for 375. This is not true, and it looks to mc as though there is "a nigger in the wood pile" somewhere. I simply ask for a just and. equatable allow ance. I was never notified of the intention of the taking of a strip of my land for the road such notification is required by the statues and I do not know why 1 was not notified in lime so the claim could have been filed in proper time. However, I am en titled to a just, amount for the road L'oinsr through mv land, ami las soon as I get next to who and 'where the nigger is that's in the wood pile I may give out more for publication, and I shall keep it up until I receive justice. Re spectfully yours, B. Golding. SIONERS HOLD IN TERESTING MEETING The county commissioners at their meeting yesterday had quite an amount of business to trans act and pass upon, especially in the matter of new roads, as there were several petitions for the opening of roads in the vicinity of Nehawka and Weeping Water, ami they were ordered opened up. In the claim of B. folding for damages caused by the construc tion of the river road, the claim of 375 was refused, as the time for filing for damages was past. The different county officials filed their reports for the third quarter of the year as Io.osz: County clerk, 2!0.f4; county register of deeds, $392.70; county judge, "M75.10; clerk of the district court, 500.10. The commis sioners decided to postpone ac tion on the matter of the concrete bridges in this city, and also will not take action on the matter of the bids for the poor farm until the meeting here tm Tuesday, October t21. NOT MANY FARM NAMES RECORDED The legislature, at. its session in 1911, enacted a law providing that the owners of homes, farms and ranches could, by the pay ment of the sum of $1 have the name recorded with the county clerk .in the county in which they resided and that there should be no farm of the same name re corded in the county. The home owners of this county have been very slow to avail themselves of this privilege, as there has been only five so far to avail them selves of the opportunity to se cure names for their farms. Those who have registered their farms are as follows: L. J. Grif fith. Nehawka, "Cedar Vale;" C. It. Jordan, Greenwood, "Prairie View;" W. B. Banning, Liberty, "Fair Acres;" Ella S. Larsh, Liberty, "Springdale Farm;" Julius A. Pitz, "Pleasant View." The custom of having a name for the country home is a very com mendable one and more of the owners of the beautiful farms that cover Cass county should re ceive their names and have them recorded with the clerk in com pliance with the law, in order that they may have a distinction and individuality of their own. There is no county in the state where . more handsome country homes are to be found than in Cass county, and it is fitting that they should be given names that will be lasting and which will im press itself upon the persons traveling through the county. Itching, bleeding, protruding or, blind piles have yielded to Doan's Ointment. 50c at all stores. If you need anything for har vest call on Ed Donat. Ha will treat you right. COUNTY CONU S TWO BIG GER MAN DAYS OCT OBER 18 AIID 19 Arrangements Perfected for a Big Time, and Every German In Cass County Should Attend. The near approach of German Day in this city bids the citizen get busy who desire to see thi great event celebrated in th proper manner. For the tw davs that the representatives of this ureat race will hold forth in this city in celebration of the two hundred and thirtieth anniver sary of the landing of the firs Germans in America, the peopl ,.f Pint i smooth. irrespective of race, should do their utmost to make the event a great success. Let, the different business houses and residences, on these festive days, display the colors oT the Fatherland, as well as our iwn glorious Stars and Stripes, for which the Germans have so freely shed their blood. The committee on arrangements from the Germans of this city, which has the matter in hand, have ar ranged a very pleasing program for the 18th and 19th of this month, when they will celebrate the event that is being set aside throughout the country for the purpose of honoring the mem bers of the German race. A big parade of the different German societies and citizens will be given on Saturday after noon from Main, street to the German Home on Washington avenue' and in the" evening of that day a fine social dance will be given at the Home, 'to which the public will be admitted. On the 19th a very extensive program has been arranged for, which will include speeches, both in German and Engish, as Otto Kinder of Omaha will speak in the German tongue, while Hon. Matthew Gering oj this city will deliver an address in English, ami those who have heard the eloquence oi ;ur. im-hhk m know well that a splendid treat is in. store for them. In the even ing an entertainment will be eriven bv a company of talented musicians and actors from Oma ha under the direction of Thd. R. Heece, and these features alone are worth coining . miles to he.ar. The services of the Burlington band have been secured ,for Sat urday, the 18h. and this or ganization will be heard in con cert on Main street preceding the parade, which will be'he'Id at 2:30. The Germans in charge of the program were more than for tunate to secure the services of Thd. R. Reece as director of the musical feature of the entertain ment offered at the hall; and those who had the pleasure of listening to the beaut iful offerings of this talented musician at the celebration last year will fully realize the importance of having his services as director. Remember the big events and decorate up your places of busi ness or residences and show the visitors who will be here from other points what we can do. MEXICAN HAS ARM AMPUTATED AT SHOULDER From "Wednesday's Dally. The Mexican who was injured at Pacific Junction Monday even ing by having his arm crushed by 'a locomotive, yesterday afternoon was compelled to have that mem ber amputated at the shoulder, as it was so badly crushed as to make it impossible to save the member, and in order to save the man's life it became necessary to take off the arm. He was rest ing quite easily this morning. considering the severe nature of the injury, and it is thought that he v,-ill get along nicely unless some unforseen complications set in. Quite a number of the fellow countrymen ' of the injured f man were here yesterday looking after him at the Perkins house. Will Be Operated on Today. R. C. Bailey of Maple Grove came in this morning and was a passenger on the early Burlington train for Omaha, where his wife is to he operated on today. Mrs Bailev has been ailing for tin past summer, and as her eondi tion did not improve it was necessary to remove her to th hospital for treatment, and there it was decided that it wouLd b necessary to perform an opera tion in order to afford her the re lief from her ailment. W. C. T. U. Hold Meeting. The regular meeting of the C. T. U. was held at the home of Mrs. Jennie Schildknechl ye.-ter day afternoon, at which there was a large number in attendance. The ladies have planned for a Banner day, or in other words, a reunion of all the former mem bers of the society, and decided to issue their invitations some time next week. This reunion will he held at the home of Mrs. Charles Troop two weeks from yesterday. MUCH INTEREST OVER DISTRICT JUDGSH1P Judge Beeson Mentioned by State Journal as a Candidate for Office. Allen J. Beeson, county judge of Cass county, is the fourth candidate for appointment to the position of judge of the Second judicial district. The others are YV. V. Wilson and I. W. Living stone of Nebraska City, and D. O. Dwver of Plattsmouth. Gover nor Morehead is called upon to make an appointment, on account of a vacancy caused by the death of Judge Travis. Judge Beeson of Plattsmouth is a republican and is supposed to have no show on that account. The judge who died last week was a democrat and it is conceded that a democrat will take his place, although this was not the policy pursued by Governor Morehead when he appointed Judge English of Omaha on the district bench to take the place of Judge Kennedy, a republican, who was appointed by the governor as a second choice on the state board of control. Judge Travis was ill for a long time and consequently the work usually done by a district judge is far behind. Judge George 1 Corcoran of York, judge of the Fifth district, was called to pre side in the Second district during a portion of the illness of Judge Travis. Judge Corcoran was called to the governor's office yesterday to answer some ques tions relating to the work of the district ami the qualification of some of the applicants for ap pointment. Preceding Judge Corcoran a delegation of Otoe county demo crats called on the governor to urge him to appoint I). O. Dwyer of Plattsmouth. Although two attorneys of Nebraska City are applicants the Otoe county men asked for the appointment of a Cass county attorney. It is urged that Judge Travis lived in Cass county and the governor should appoint a man from that county to fill the vacancy. The Otoe county callers were George Leidigh, formerly warden of the state penitentiary and for merly a member of the legis lature; his son, O. G. Leidigh, an attorney of Nebraska City; L. H. Rohrnever, editor of a German newspaper at Nebraska City; Bavliss S. Littlefield, postmaster at Syracuse. The delegation left feeling cheerful. Lincoln State Journal, For 8ale. Seven and one-half acres of land with 5 -room house on it. Barn and outbuildings in good condition. Good well and two good cisterns; two new cellars. Land has fruit and vineyard on two acres planted m alfalfa. Inquire of Mrs. Anton Javorsky. 10-8-lwkd TRUXTGN IG IS COMIIIG TO This Fine Piay Will Be Presented at the Parmele Theater Friday Night, October 17. Is there a tendency toward a revival of t he romaui ic drama? Several eminent writers on stage topics, while not. certain there is such a tendency, are willing to predict that such a turn on the part of the producers for the theaters would prove profitable. In fact, they are urging that more of the romantic must be injected into the drama if the "movies," which are much given to the pic turing of romance, are to be suc cessfully opposed by the regular theater. In "Truxlon King," the newest play of the year, its premiere coining almost with the birth of ltiy, romance is enthroned again and the theater-goer is given it in just the setting he used to en joy, the pomp of power and the clash of arms. "The Prisoner of Zenda" was a cracking good play, and, it must be confessed, delight. fully romantic. Then I here was "Graustark," a picturesque and appealing with its love story of Yetive and Lorry. Now comes "Truxton King," a smoothly-flowing tale of the Graustark country. well-fitted for a play because of its fine flavor, its clear-cut char acters, its smart climaxes and its charming romance. The adaptation for the stage has been made bv Miss Grace Ila- ward, an experienced playwright. who made "Graustark" into a play. Miss Hayward's play-build ing is well suited to Mr. McCut- cheon's style of story-telling" and the result ought to be a very pleasant drama. The melo dramatic features are not over done, but sufficient is provided to permit of the swing and dah and brisk movement enjoyable in the book-made play. "Truxlon King" will be on view at the Parmele theater on Friday night, October 17. presented by a competent com pany under the direction of the United Play Co. Dyspepsia is America's curse. To restore digestion, normal weight, good health ami purify the blood, use Burdock Blood Bitters. Sold at all drug stores. Price, $1.00. HARRY M. WEIGHEL AND MISS BLANCHE DREAMER, OF ALVO ARE MARRIED This evening at the home of the bride's parent., Mr. and Mrs. Chris Dreamer, near Alvo, oc curs the marriage of Miss Blanch Dreamer and Mr. Harry M. Weich- el. The ceremony will be per formed by Hew Van Fleet of Elmwood, and the relatives, a well as a number of the intimate friends of the contracting parties will be present to witness th ceremony. The young" people were both born and reared in the vicinity of Alvo, where their par ents are' among the leading resi dents of that section and where they have a host of friends. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Weichel of near Alvo, and in this section the newly-wedded couple will make their future home on a fine farm. The best wishes of a vast number of friends throughout the western and central parts of the county will be extended to the young couple on their journey out on the matrimonial sea and that their future wedded life may be full of joy and happiness. Doan's Regulets are recom mended by many who say they operate easily, without gripinK and without bad after effect s. 25c at all drug stores. PLATTSMOUTH