BMOUlh
1 r
ourn
VOL. XXXII.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1913.
NO. 88.
DEATH MESSEfi
GER CALLS IS.
i
Creeping Paralysis the Cause of
the Death of This Most
Estimable Lady.
The float h mossoncpp visited
this city last evening at f o'clock
and claimed a- his own Mrs
Robert Gihou. who fop tile past
year had been suffering from
creeping paralysis, and despite
all l hat could be done hy her
physician and family the af
fliction gradually prow worse un
til the family recognized that the
life rr their loved one was a mat
ter of a few days, anil last even
jnp she peacefully sank into the
sleep that knows no awakening
on this earth.
Mrs. Gibson was formerly Miss
Lottie Smith, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. I). B. Smith of this city,
and she had resided in this city
since a child, having come here
with her parents at a tender age
from Burlington, Iowa, whore she
was lorn thirty-nine years ago.
After receiving her education in
this city Mrs. Gibson followed the
profession of teaching in the
puhlie schools and for a number
of years was one of the most
valued members of the teaching
stafT of the local schools, and hy
her splendid work greatly con
tribute.! to the success of her
scholars and was held by them
in the deepest affection,. She was
united in marriage some two
years ago lo Robert Gibson of
this city, and their wedded life
has l.oen a most, happy one until
the wife was stricken down by
the affliction that linally caused
her float h. Mrs. Gibson was very
prominent for years in active
work in the Methodist church, of
which she was a devouted mem
ber, and her loss will be keenly
felt in that church, as she was
untirinir in her endeavors to aid
in the advancement of the
church. To the grief-stricken
husband and the heart-broken
parents the deepest sympathy of
Ihe entire community will be ex
tended in this, their hour of bit
tor grieT, hut in their sorrow they
are sustained by the thought of
the beautiful Christian life of
their wife and daughter and the
hopes of a union with her in the
future where the pain of parting
will be unknown.
Besides the husband and little
step-daughter, there is left to
mourn the loss of this worthy
lady her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
I). B. Smith, of this city, and the
following brothers and sisters:
George F. Smith. Kansas City,
Missouri: W. D. Smith. Plaits
mouth: Mrs. C. S. Tidd, Anacon
da. Montana;' Mrs. J. V. Steiger,
Thayer. Missouri, ami Ralph
Smith of this city.
The funeral will be held to
morrow afternoon at 2:30 from
the Methodist church and will be
conducted by Rev. F. M. Druliner,
pastor of the church. Interment
will bo made in Oak Hill cemeterv.
MRS. CARL WEST IN
THE HOSPITAL AT OMAHA
This morning Carl West of
Wyoming, Nebraska, was a pas
senger for Omaha, where he will
visit his wife and baby daughter
at the hospital in that city. Mrs.
West is feeling quite badly, and
heing in a very weak condition it
was thought best to take her lo
the hospital where she could be
looked after better than at home.
Yesterday she was reported as
feeling a little improved, but was
still in a very serious condition.
Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Dovey. the
parents of Mrs. West, were in the
metropolis yesterday visiting
with their daughter at Ihe hos
pital. Regular Castoria week at
Gerlng & Co. Fletcher's genuine
Castoria, 35c size, 19c. 'Phone
36. Free delivery.
Fi LIRFR
GIBSON
Many From Here Attend Concert.
From Saturdays Dall.
rrtl. . .
i nore was quae a number o
our music-ioving citizens in
Omaha last evening to attend the
concert given at thp Auditorium
in that city, and most of them re
turned home last evening over the
Missouri Pacific feeling that they
had heard one of the great es
voices in the world, in that of
Madam Gadski, the queen of lyrif
and dramatic, song, and her of
ferings fin the program last even
ing were pronounced lv the
Piatt srnouth delegation as being
simply wonderful. There were
some fifteen or twenty from here
present, at. Ihe delightful musica
treat, and the total number hear
ing the singer totaled some 8,000
which filled the Auditorium.
DEATH OF A
FORMER PLAITS-
MOUTH CITIZEN
Charles A. Weldy Passes Away
Quite Suddenly From Rupture
of a Blood Vessel.
From Saturday's Dally.
Last evening while Charles A
Weldy, a former Plat tsmout h
man, was engaged in working
around a restaurant he had just
purchased a few days before in
South Omaha, was taken with a
severe coughing spell and suffer
ed the rupture of a blood vessel,
and in a few moments was life-
ess as the result of internal
bleeding.
Mr. Weldy was a man of about
50 years of age and was apparent
ly in perfect health at the time of
his death, as he had never com
plained and had been constantly
at his duties as a policeman in
South Omaha until a few days
ago, when he purchased the
restaurant in which he met his
death. He. in company with his
family. left ' this city about nine
ears apo. and prior to his de
parture from this city had been a
member of the Plattsmouth police
force and was a pentleman well
liked by all who knew him. lie
resided here for a long period of
years, and for a time was em
ployed by the Plattsmouth Gas
and Electric Light company as an
engineer at their plant, until he
took up the police work. II is
death will be very much regretted
in this city, where he was for so
long a resident, and his friends
here are numerous.
He leaves to mourn his death a
wife and three sons, Harley, Pearl
and Karl, and one daughter, Miss
Nellie. The funeral will be held
here tomorrow, as the body will
be brought here on the 12:10 Mis
souri Pacific train and be taken
direct to the Oak Hill cemetery,
where the casket will be opened
for a few minutes before the final
interment. Mr. Weldy was a
member of Ihe Eagles' lodge, hav
ing joined in this city as one of
the first members, and when he
removed to South Omaha he
changed his membership to that
city, and the lodge will have
charge of the services in that city.
E PIECE OF PHOTO
GRAPHIC ENLARGMENT
AT WEYRIGH & HADRABA'S
from Saturday's IaHy.
A ery fine piece of photo
graphic enlargements is on ex
hibition at the store of Weyrich
& Hadraba, the agents for the
Eastman Kodak company. It is
20x33 in size and was enlarged
from a picture taken with a No.
3 kodak, and is a fine piece of
work, being seventy-two times as
large as the original. The work
of enlarging was done by Mr.
Weyrich, who is an enthusiastic
follower of the kodak game, and
he feels a just pride in this splen
did specimen of his work, and as
it represents a group of his
friends, he will take much pleas
ure in ft in ftjturer jary.
PLATTSMOUTH
BOY IS UNITED
E
William Hassler, Jr.. and Miss
Vella M. Short Married in Lin
coin Saturday Evening.
The many friends here of Wil
liam Hassler. jr., wore greatly
pleased as well as surprised yes
terday to learn of Ins marriage
in Lincoln Saturday evening to
Miss Yella M. Short, a harming
young lady of the capital city.
The wedding occurred at the
home of the bride's mother Mrs
T. F.. Short, and was attended by
only a few relatives and friend-
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. F. H. Neuman of the St.
Paul's Evangelistic church of
Lincoln, using the beautiful and
impressive wedding ceremony of
the church. After the ceremony
the young people received the
congratulations of their friends
for a few hours and left on No
10 for this city, where they visit
ed over Mimiav at me nome oi
Mr. Hasslor's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Hassler, returning
to the capital city this morning
on the early Burlington train.
The bride is a most charming
jouiis nil? uuu au mum-use iax-
i :
orne wnn a large circle oi inenus
in her home where her pleasant
and charming manner has won
the esteem of all who have met
her while the groom is a former
Plattsmouth boy having been
Hrn and reared to manhood in
this city and it is unnecessary to
date that the friends here of
'Billy" were delighted to learn of
lis marriage and he and his
charming wife will have the best
wishes of a host oif friends here
or a long and hapy married life
that will be free from care. Will
a splendid young man of the
ugliest character and well de-
-eiu.o -! i iiriiiiiiaiw ne uas
secured. l ne young peopie win
continue to make their home in
.incoln.
Entertains at Dinner.
Yesterday Mrs. H. C. Van Horn
entertained most delightfully at
. dinner in honor of the seven
ieth birthday of her husband, and
the occasion was thoroughly en
joyed, not only in the discussion
of the many danties prepared by
the hostess, but in the time spent
in visiting bv the friends. The
jruests at the delightful oc-
casion were Kev. u. L. Uunkie-
berger and wife, Thomas Wiles
ami wife Dm- Vrvin nn.i wifi nnr
Mr. and Mrs. Van Horn.
SUP'T NED C. ABBOTT
AND HIS AUTOMOBILE
Supt. X. C. Abbott had Judge
ieglev. the newly appointed dis-
triet judge, and his court report-
MARK
er, Earl Travis, out yesterday aft- of joy and happiness in their
ernoon in his auto showing them married life. The wedding came
the sights. The judge had never as quite a surprise to the mem
been over the citv and did not bers of the family of the bride, as
know what it looked like and Earl
Travis had never been west of
Eleventh street, so Ned wanted
them to know what a beautiful
citv we had. Mrs. Abbott renuest -
ed her ever faithful and obedient
husband not to get far away from
Central avenue with the gentle-
men and the car, knowing what
experience he had in the past, but
being proud of his machine and
knowing that Mr. Pollock, who
formerly owned the machine, had I
one long distances in it, he dis-
obeyed the wife and ventured out
into the parks and west of the
city and got back without a single
mishap and says now he has!
mastered the machine and can go
anywhere and under any condi-
tion. Prof. Abbott has convinced
himself that he can make a trip I
to Plattsmouth and back without
a break or a mishap, but his fam-
ily have decided to permit him to
make the first trip alone so as to
convince them. iSeDrasta City 1
Jftfws. I
Selling Fine Fruit Trees.
P. E. Ruffner, the old reliable
fruit tree man of Cass county, has
started out on his fall work of
canvassing for the Stark Broth
ers nursery of I-ouisiana, Miss
ouuri, and has an excellent line
of fruit, trees and shrubs to offer
his customers this season. an
with Mr. Ruirner's long experi
ence along this lino he is able to
assist his customers in pickin
out the best varieties of frees for
this climate and those that wil
produce the best results for th
purchaser.
PLATTSMOUTH FOOT
BALL TEAM WINS BY
SGOBE OF 14 TO 0
The Plattsmouth foot ball team
yesterday won their second game
of the season by the score of 14
to 0 when thov defeated Hi
Council B,ufTs Boosters in a very
interesting game at the base bal
park before a small crowd of en-
thusiastis, who braving the cold
wind were on hand to cheer the
loca,3 on (f) victory Bo(h touch
downs for Plattsmouth were
made by Fred Dawson on fumbles
of the ball by the Council Bluff
players, and by this means vic
tory was secured for the locals
The visitors put up a good stiff
game and held the locals four
times on their ten-yard line, am
hy this means held the score
down from hoincr overwholminir
I "
T, inpai, cpenro.l most nf thoic
.u-finar ihrmh iin ni,.nlr
as their machine was working in
fine shape and it was with little
umicuuy mat mey mane me
!- 1 1- X it- 1L .
Boosters hunt cover. In the work
of forcing his way through the
visitors'- lino " Heboid was the
bright particular star of the day,
as was also Byron Arries, who
brought much strength to the
tonm h-e hie (Isvpr n-nrt rinronpn
B(ial the peru foot ba'u player'
acted as referee in a manner very
pleasing to both sides. The locals
will take on the Tigers of Oma
ha next Sunday and are looking
" forward to another victory to add
theif lfif
FORMER PLATTSMOUTH
GIRL IS MARRIED AT
DAVENPORT, IOWA
From Saturday's Dally.
Ihe news of the marriage of
Miss Ethel Bell, daughter of Mr
anJ Mrs- Charles Bell, of Daven-
P". loxea, has just oeen received
Iieie u u,e Inenus OI lIie iamu
1U lu,s ruumB uitui-
red at Clinton, Iowa, some two
weeks ago, ana me lortunate
young man in the wedding was
Mr. Hugo Jacobs, who is engaged
in the barber business in Daven
port. Mrs. Jacobs possesses a
host of friends in this city, where
she lived for many years while
her father was employed here in
the Burlington shops, and they
will be pleased to learn of the
new-found happiness of this
charming little lady and wish for
her and her husband many years
she had gone to Clinton to attend
'he wedding of a friend, and on
her return home they discovered
the wedding had been a double
lone
Farm for Sale, Cheap!
FOR. SALE 80-acre farm, 2
miles southeast of Eagle; fair
improvements; 3 acres young
fruit; 6 acres alfalfa; balance is
all good, rich, tillable land.
Price, $100.00 per acre. Inquire
of Jerome Burdick, Eagle, Neb
Anton II. Kobek came down
this afternoon from Omaha and
visited here between trains with
his many friends. While here
Anton made the Journal office a
pleasant call and renewed his
subscription to the great house-
hold necessity, as he feels he
must keep in touch with his old
friends. It was certainly good
to see Anton again, as he is a
most-genial ; and clever .grentie-
man.
A. R. LANG III
CHARGE OF THE
PAIIAIMSGHOOLS
Prof. Long Will Be Kindly Re
membered Here, Where Wife
Was Born and Reared.
From Friday's Daily.
The following, taken from the
Star-Herald, published at Pana
ma, in the Republic of Panama,
of the date of October 19. tells of
the assuming of the duties of
superintendent of the schools in
the canal zone of Albert R. Lang,
formerly of University Place, and
who was married here a few
months ago to Miss Manota
Perry, one of the fair daughters
of Cass county. The newspaper
pays a well deserved tribute to
Mr. Lang, who is eminently well
qualified for the position to
which he has been appointed. Mr.
and Mrs. Lang will make their
future home in the canal zone and
keep a close watch on the school
work there. The article is as fol
lows:
ft was learned at Governor
Metcalfe's office last evening that
the superintendent of schools,
Frank P. Wagg. had tendered his
resignation, ellective Saturday,
October 18, and that he has been
succeeded as superintendent of
chools by Albert R. Lang. This
will make necessary the appoint
ment of a successor to Mr. Lang
as principal of the high schools,
and it was. slated that Dr. David
son, superintendent of schools of
Washington, 1)1 C. had been re
quested to nominate an appointee
to this position.
It was also learned that due to
the heavy enrollment of the
schools in the Canal Zone it had
become necessary to fill Mr
Wagg's former position as super-
visor of high schools and gram
mar grades, which had been left
vacant since his promotion lo
the superintendency. The posi
tion. it is understood, has been
offered to a high-class educator
from the United States.
The high school situation at
ncon and Empire has been so
arranged that there will now be
at each town seven study periods
of forty minutes each, which will
enable the high school pupils to
carry with ease the four studies
usually required, and will also af
ford them three study periods at
the high school under the direct
supervision of the teaching corps.
To carry out this plan it has been
necessary to arrange for the ap
pointment from the United States
of an additional high school
teacher.
Mr. Lang, the new superintend
ent, comes to the Canal Zone well
prepared for the responsibilities
of his new position. He left the
position of superintendent of the
)oug!as, Wyoming, public
chools, and although he has
been here but a short lime, his
work has been characterized by
the application of the best pro
gressive ideas in educational af
fairs. The governor feels that
under Mr. Lang's supervision the
work of the schools will go for
ward in a manner that will be
creditable to his administration,
and that the patrons of the Canal
Zone schools will appreciate the
efforts being made to provide
chool facilities equivalent lo Ihe
best conducted school systems
in the United Slates.
Loss of S690.00 on House and
Household Goods Prompt
ly Paid.
I take this method of thanking
the State Farmers Mutual Insur
ance company of South Omaha,
also their agent, James Dvorak,
of this place, for their fair treat
ment of me in settling my loss.
can heartily recommend the
State Farmers Mutual Insurance
company lo anyone who wants the
insurance, as they will certain-
y be treated right in case of loss.
- John Gochenour.
11-7-ltd-ltw
Buy your rancy
stationery at
tfes Journal office
Report Is Unfounded.
From Friday's Dally.
There was quite a great deal
of excitement created in Omaha
and in this city this afternoon by
a report that war had been de
clared between this country am
Mexico by eongres. The repnr
was doubtless caused by the far
that a message from Washington
brought the news that lluerta. the
dictator of Mexico, had refused to
comply with the demand of the
United Slates and resign. It is
believed in Washington that arm
ed intervention on the part of the
United States is only a few days
off, as the action of Huerta brings
matters to a crisis.
ANOTHER WILD
WEST SHOW
CONTEMPLATED
The Vicinity of Rock Bluffs to Be
the Scene of Such a Show
for Moving Pictures.
From Friday's Daily.
During the past few days Mr.
Barney Pearson of Hastings, Ne
braska, better known as "Idaho
Bill," has been in the city looking
over the situation around here
with a view of staging a wild west
moving picture here for one of
the large film companies of Chi
cago. It was not the intention at
first of "Idaho Bill" to put on the
show here, but stopping oft" here
on the way home from Chicago,
he was struck by the appearance
of the country south of this city
and decided that it would make an
ideal spot to put on one of the
pictures of western life, and de
cided to bring his company of
cowboys. Indians and horses and
cattle here for that purpose.
He has a company which has
in the past few years been put-
ling on wild west shows in the
different towns throughout the
western part of the state, and has
been very successful and has a
large company, as he carries sev
eral carloads of horses, Texas
steers, cowboys and Indians for
use in the production of the show
The members of the company and
a large part of the stock have al
ready arrived and are being held
at Cedar Creek until the location
for the taking of the pictures is
settled upon.
The country in the vicinity of
Rock Bluffs, as soon as Mr. Pear
son saw it, recommended itself to
him by its wild beauty, and he de
cided that it would prove an ideal
spot to put on a film of this char
acter. If it could be arranged Mr.
Pearson would put on his wild
west show here, and as he has an
excellent cornpanv of daring
riders and trained horses the
show would be well worth attend
ing. WHEAT AND STRAW
STACKS BURN EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING
From Saturday Dalir.
Friday morning about 2 o'clock
six wheat slacks and two straw
stacks on the farm of C. Law
rence Stull, north of this city,
were discovered to be on fire, and
for several hours the fire raged
through them, it being impossible
to check the flames from spread
ing from stack to stack until the
whole collection had been entire
ly destroyed. The threshing out
fit of George Snyder had been at
the Stull farm Thursday doing
some threshing and left there late
Thursday afternoon, having fin
ished up with part of the work,
and at that time the stacks were
in good shape. It is supposed they
caught from sparks from a pass
ing train, as they were located
near the Missouri Pacific tracks
and in easy distance to be struck
by flying sparks. The loss is
estimated bv Mr. Stull at $800.
Wall Paper.
Gerlng & Co.
Phons 38. i t
FUNERAL OF
C. A. WELDY SM
UT MOOR
Remains Laid to Final Rest in
Oak Hill Cemetery Sunday
Afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon all that
was mortal of Charles A. Weldy,
for many years a very highly
esteemed resident of this city,
was laid lo its final rest in Oak
Hill cemetery in this city. The.
body, accompanied by the family
of the departed and an escort
from the South Omaha ldge of
the Eagles, arrived at 12:10 oer
Ihe Missouri Pacific from South
Omaha, where Mr. Weldy had re
sided for the past nine years, ami
were met. at the station here by
the members of the Plattsmouth
lodge of Lagles, of which Mr.
Weldy had been one of the early
members, and the services were
turned over to the local lodge by
the South Omaha lodge, which
had charge of the services at the
home. The casket was taken
direct to the cemetery from the
station and was opened at the
grave for a few minutes to per
mit the old friends to take a last
farewell of one whom they had
known so well and with such af
fection during his lifetime.
The services at the grave were
conducted by the Eagles, using
their beautiful and impressive
ritual service, and Rev. M. W.
Lorimer of the First Presbyterian
church" offered the prayer as the
body was consigned, to its final
resting place. Th family of Mr.
Weldy will have the deepest sym
pathy of the entire community in
their loss of a loving husband
and father, as the departed was
a man who made friends with
everyone he met and possessed a
host of warm friends here, ho
learned of his death with the
greatest grief, and coming as it
did most unexpectedly, was a
grat shock to everyone.
Following the funeral the fam
ily returned to their home in
South Omaha, where Mr. Weldy
had only a short time ago pur
chased a restaurant and which he
was working in at the time of his
death Friday night.
AT IHE PARMELE
THEATRE OH NEXT
SATURDAY NIGHT
A year ago when Billy Clifford
was here, ne was greeted ny a
large audience. He then wan
daying "The Girl, the Man and
the Game," and everybody was
well pleased. This season he has
i still better production in "Be
ieve Me," and a stronger com
pany, which is billed for the par-
mele theater next Saturday night.
n this comedy Billy Clifford
takes the lead, and you know
what that means a whole even
ing of fun and fine acting. An
other big thing with this show is
five-piece orchestra composed
of ladies alone, which will be
something very rare in Platts
mouth. All these ladies are line
musicians. Remember that 'Be-
ieve Me" is a musical comedy
composed of a fine company of
young ladies and gentlemen, and
everyone is proficient in his or
her part. The press and public
everywhere commend "Believe
Me" as one of the greatest com
edy treats ever placed on the
bills, and if you fail to see it next
Saturday night you will miss the
greatest musical treat of your
ife. Remember the dale at the
Parmele next Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hunter and
babe of Omaha spent Sunday in
this city with Mr. Hunter's par
ents, J. R. Hunter and familv. Mr.
lunter returned home last even
ing over the Missouri Pacific,
while Mrs. Hunter will remain
for a longer visit.